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Armed man apprehended by OUPD Panel Expelled student threatened to kill soccer player LINDSEY RUTA Campus Editor

University police failed to inform students of a man, who said he was armed, on campus last week.

E x p e l l e d O U s t u d e nt Naasik Ferdous was arrested by the OU Police Department on Oct. 17 after threatening to murder the OU soccer team’s goalkeeper, Kelsey Devonshire, according to court documents.

Ferdous had been under investigation for stalking student athletes, including Devonshire, since January 2011, according to an OUPD

advisory asking some department directors to be on the lookout for him after he was seen in the Oklahoma Memorial Union on the morning of Oct. 17.

At 9:43 a.m., Brynn Daves, the director for Student Affairs Operations and Student Programs, sent an email to directors warning them about Ferdous’ presence on campus.

“Please notify your staff of this individual, but DO NOT post this flyer. He was seen on campus in the Union.

If you see him, call 911 IMMEDIATELY,” Daves said in the email.

Daves sent a follow up email at 11:06 a.m. describing Ferdous as wearing a white hat, red shorts and grey

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A third email from Daves s e nt at 1 1 : 4 6 a. m. t o l d directors Ferdous had been apprehended by OUPD. Despite the fact Ferdous was sighted on campus and potentially had a weapon, students were not notified.

OUPD has the discretion to use the emergency system when needed, said university spokesman Michael Nash.

They do exercise caution and don’t want to make any notifications prematurely, Nash said.

OUPD decided not to use the emergency system to notify students via text there was a potentially armed man on campus because Ferdous’ specific target was only Devonshire, said OU police spokesman Lt. Bruce Chan. “[Devonshire] was notified, and [her] safety was insured,” Chan said.

Given these circumstances, Chan said they decided against a campus-w ide notification.

Chan said there is no protocol for when to notify

students of a potential threat, but given the focus was on Devonshire, they believed making the information public would have only served as an obstacle to catching Ferdous.

Clarke Stroud, vice president for Student Affairs a n d D e a n o f St u d e n t s, confirmed that notifying SEE STALKER PAGE 2

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Non-native speakers must pass test to be TA SARAH SMITH

Campus Reporter

OU’s English Assessment Program is looking to pay undergraduate students to serve on panels of listeners to help evaluate English proficiency of graduate teaching assistants who are non-native speakers through a required test.

“We look for people who are intelligent and fair and thoughtful in addition to people who are interested in international exchange,” Graduate College Dean Janis Paul said.

The panels are part of a required teaching test for graduate assistants that observes how graduate assistants function as a t e a c h e r, Pa u l s a i d .

Each panel consists of Paul, a faculty member from the graduate assistant’s department, an undergraduate student and a graduate student. “ We t r y t o c re at e a normal classroom atmosphere, and then we evaluate whether we think [the graduate student] i s re a d y t o g o i n t o a classroom in terms of their English proficiency and their cultural readiness for an American classroom,” Paul said.

The English Assessment Program asks professors to recommend undergraduate students f o r t h e p ro g ra m, b u t students also can contact the program directly if they are interested in participating, Paul said.

L i n g x i a o Z h a o, a n economics graduate student and teaching assistant for Elements of Statistics lab sections, said in an email she was required to take a spoken English test, a teaching test and a written test before she could become SEE TEST PAGE 2

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Coed housing gets positive feedback Coed residence hall receives positive feedback EMMA HAMBLEN Campus Reporter

The first freshman-coed residence hall, which was implemented as a pilot program this semester, has received only positive feedback, according to Housing and Food Services officials.

Diane Brittingham, associate director of Housing and Food Services, said in an email that students have responded well to the coed community, being active in programs, creating a community and getting to know one another.

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No issues have arisen thus far, and at this time no one has requested to be transferred off the floor, Brittingham said.

OU President David Boren announced the implementation of a coed residence hall last summer in response to student demand and calls for gender-neutral housing by Students for a Democratic Society and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Friends last spring.

G e o r g e Ma l a t i n s z k y , economics junior and member of Students for a Democratic Society, said SDS has not yet done anything this semester as part of the gender-neutral housing SEE COED PAGE 2

direction when it comes to improving the university for cyclists, university OU honored spokesman Michael Nash for being bikesaid.

OU’s improvement plan friendly includes the addition of new The League of American resources and cycling paths Bicyclists has given across campus and will honorable mention to make OU more accessible OU as a bicycle-friendly and safer for student university this fall. cyclists, Nash said.

The league’s Bicycle The plan’s next project Friendly University will include the addition of a program recognizes North-to-South bicycle route universities that promote that will include improved and provide a more bicycle lanes on Asp Avenue bicycle-friendly campus from Lindsey Street to for everyone on campus, Timberdell Road, according according to a press to the release. release.

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CAMPUS

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COED: OU open to expanding housing program Continued from page 1

A Career Services workshop titled “How to Find and Make the Most of an Internship” will be held from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial’s Sooner Room.

coalition as far as the coed floor is concerned. However, some of the SDS members know people who live on the coed floor, so they’re planning to do interviews with those students, ask about their experiences living on the coed floor and then publish and submit those interviews to OU administration.

Malatinszky said the floor is going very well and he is not aware of any issues arising.

“It seems like it’s been a very positive experience for people that live on the floor,” Malatinszky said.

The coalition will continue to push for gender-neutral housing by informing more people about gender-neutral housing and the progress of the coed floor.

Scott Moses, a second year resident advisor, said in an email that being an RA for the coed floor has been a whole new experience. The interests of his all-male floor last year, for example, are different from his floor this year.

“Having a coed floor has widened the diversity of the floor,” Moses said.

The transition to being an RA on a coed floor hasn’t been that hard — it’s just new, Moses said.

“The coed floor keeps the

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Mid-Day Music, sponsored by Union Programming Board, will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s food court. Ivan Pena and Timothy Gregory will play the guitar.

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students is at the discretion of OUPD, and Student Affairs did not want to supersede the officers by making the information fully public.

Stroud said he did want his department directors to be aware of the situation — which is why he had Daves send out the advisory email. The intent of the email was not to keep the information secret, he said, but so directors could pass on the information. The warning against posting literally meant not to post the advisory as a flyer, he said.

Stroud agreed with Chan that given Devonshire was the target, Ferdous did not pose a threat to other students on campus.

Chan said they were aware Ferdous was in Norman on Oct. 16. Ferdous called the university police to take credit for a letter making death threats against Devonshire, according to court documents.

In the conversation, which officers recorded, Ferdous was described as in a “state of confusion,” and he told officers he had purchased a knife and was coming to Norman planning to “come after” Devonshire.

The letter Ferdous took credit for was left at the

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President David Boren walks with students from the South Oval to his office in Evans Hall on March 7.

Students gathered on the South Oval to raise awareness for gender-neutral housing.

RA experience fresh,” Moses said.

He has had to re-evaluate how he runs his floor compared to last year, which has made the experience more fun, Moses said.

The community of the coed floor is very relaxed, and Moses said he often finds students hanging out in one of the lounges studying or socializing.

“No one tries to impress

residence of the family of a former OU student in Overland Park, Kan., on Oct. 16. In the letter, Ferdous said he would “murder” Devonshire, according to the documents.

After reading a copy of the threatening letter later that day, Devonshire filed a request for — and was granted — a protective order against Ferdous by the district court of Cleveland County, according to documents.

In his letter, Ferdous said he wanted to kill Devonshire because he blamed her for his expulsion, according to the documents. After he was arrested by OUPD, he told officers in detail of his 900mile journey from Ohio to Norman and described his plans to assault Devonshire both with a knife and his fists, according to the documents.

In January of 2011, Ferdous tried to obtain personal information of members of the soccer team, according to court documents. He expressed frustration with the women and a desire to harm them and their families — this was a factor that led to his expulsion, according to the documents.

Devonshire was the player w h o r e p o r t e d Fe r d o u s in 2011, according to the documents.

On Oct. 18, the district attorne y file d cr iminal

each other, and I think that really brings the floor together,” Moses said.

Housing and Food Services currently is reviewing the community’s experience and will be making decisions about the future of additional coed floors based on those assessments, Brittingham said. “ We a r e e x c i t e d a n d pleased with the response and the community that has

been built on this floor,” she said. “Our Walker Center staff and particularly Scott Moses, the RA on the floor, have done a great job of implementing this new housing option.”

Boren said in an email the university is open to an expansion of the program.

Emma Hamblen emmahamblen@ou.edu

AT A GLANCE Timeline leading up to arrest Oct. 16 Ferdous left threatening letter at the residence in Overland Park, Kan. Devonshire reads copy of the letter and files a request for a protective order against Ferdous.

The protective order is granted.

Ferdous calls OUPD taking credit for the letter and saying he is traveling to Norman to kill Devonshire.

Oct. 17 Email from Student Affairs to department directors warning Ferdous has been sighted on campus.

OUPD arrest Ferdous Oct. 18 Cleveland County D.A. files criminal felony charges against Ferdous Source: court documents

f e l o n y c ha r g e s a ga i n s t Ferdous, according to court d o c u m e nt s. Fe rd ou s i s charged with one count of conspiracy to perform an act of violence and one count of stalking, according to the court document.

A preliminary hearing conference is scheduled for Oct. 30, according to court documents. His bond has been set at $2 million. The state initially requested $4

million, according to the documents.

Because of the difficult and personal nature of the situation, Devonshire said she would rather not discuss the matter right now, said Mike Ashcraft, spokesman for the soccer team.

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Continued from page 1 a graduate teaching assistant at OU. For the teaching test, Zhao led a 15-minute lesson on a simple academic topic, she said.

Professors and students who sat in on her lesson asked her frequent questions, and clearly answering questions and giving simples examples were part of the criteria for passing the test, she said.

English proficiency certification has been at OU since Paul arrived in 1985, and the English Assessment Program, which administers the required certification test, was instated officially in 1990.

The legislation requiring that universities report the English proficiency of their non-native speaking teachers was passed in 1982,

according to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education’s Academic Affairs Procedure Handbook.

The requirements for non-native English speakers are high, Zhao said, and many students improved their English by thoroughly preparing for the tests.

Jenny Hui, economics and management information systems junior, said she was unaware teaching assistants were required to take tests certifying their proficiency in English.

While students sometimes have difficulty understanding graduate assistants who are in the process of perfecting their English, Hui said the main problem for her is TAs sometimes speak too quickly.

“I can speak fluent Chinese, and I still sometimes couldn’t understand them,” Hui said.

The panelist positions

AT A GLANCE To become teaching assistants Graduate students intending to become teaching assistants must take the Speak Test, the Teach Test and the Written Test to certify their English proficiency.

Students had to schedule their Speak Tests by Oct. 15.

Registration for Teach Tests begins the last week of October.

The Written Tests are offered twice in the fall: on Nov. 3 and Nov. 17.

Source: English Assessment Program website

are only part-time, so it’s not a good way for students to make extra income, Paul said.

“It’s for someone who wants to do some extra service to the university and to have a voice in the quality of teaching at the university,”

Paul said.

The teaching tests will begin the last week of O c t o b e r, a c c o r d i n g t o the English Assessment Program’s website.

Sarah Smith sarah.c.smith-1@ou.edu

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Crime

Prisoner lets cat out of the bag about killings Suspect could face death sentence if convicted of crimes TIM TALLEY

Associated Press

An alleged prison gang leader accused of killing a prostitute featured on HBO’s “Cathouse” series and three other people told friends he was involved in the 2009 deaths, according to a police affidavit filed in the case.

Denny Phillips, who appeared in court Tuesday in Oklahoma City, is in prison on charges related to a shootout in Tulsa in 2010.

Investigators said he helped plan and participated in the murders months earlier, then told people “details of how the murders occurred and how he was involved in the planning and execution of the victims,” according to a probable cause affidavit filed

by Oklahoma City police.

Phillips is the second person charged in the 2009 shootings. Authorities allege that Phillips, who holds a leadership role in the Indian Brotherhood prison gang, a n d a n o t h e r ma n w e re involved in a prostitution and drug ring and were upset with the amount of money they were receiving.

The victims included 22year-old Brooke Phillips, who had worked as a prostitute at the legal brothel Moonlite Bunny Ranch near Carson City, Nev., that was featured on HBO. She wasn’t related to Denny Phillips.

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Denny Phillips, center, is led from an Oklahoma County Courtroom in Oklahoma City, Tuesday. A Feb. 15 preliminary hearing is scheduled for Phillips, who is accused of killing four people, including a prostitute featured on HBO’s “Cathouse” series. Phillips has pleaded not guilty. The alleged prison gang leader could face a death sentence or life in prison if convicted. Phillips is currently in prison on charges related to a shootout in Tulsa in 2010.

The other victims were Milagros Barrera, 22; Jennifer Ermey, 25; and Casey Mark Barrientos, 32.

Phillips, 34, was charged in August with six counts of first-degree murder ; the two additional murder charges are because Brooke

Phillips and Barrera were pregnant when they were killed. He also is charged with conspiracy to commit murder.

He has pleaded not guilty.

If convicted, he could face a death sentence or life in prison.

Phillips was transferred to Oklahoma last week from the Federal Correctional Institute at Terre Haute, Ind. He is serving a seven-year sentence on charges related to a shootout in Tulsa in April 2010, during which he was shot three times after

allegedly pointing a gun at officers who found him at a motel.

During his court appearance Tuesday in Oklahoma County District Court, Special Judge Fred D oak s che dule d a Feb. 15 preliminary hearing.

Fo llow ing th e h ear ing, Phillips’ defense attorney, Bill Smith, declined comment on the case.

In May, 31-year-old David Allen Tyner was sentenced to consecutive life prison sentences without the possibility of parole in a plea agreement to avoid a possible death penalty. According to testimony last year in his case, Tyner and Phillips planned to kill Barrientos because they weren’t happy with the amount of money they were being paid from a drug and prostitution operation he ran out of a south Oklahoma City house.

Tyner worked as a bodyguard for Barrientos and Phillips participated in drug deals with him, according to testimony.

O n e w o ma n t e s t i f i e d that she overheard the two men making plans to kill Barrientos and that Tyner said they could leave no living witnesses to identify them. They also discussed stealing money and drugs from Barrientos’ house while they were there, according to the police affidavit.

The affidavit also alleges that Phillips indicated he would allow Tyner, a former Marine and mixed martial arts fighter, into the gang if he participated in the robbery and death of Barrientos.

Assistant District Attorney Gayland Gieger said the investigation into the victims’ deaths is ongoing.

Briefs education

School principal resigned for grade tampering An Oklahoma City school p r i n c i p a l ha s re s i g n e d following an investigation into alleged grade tampering.

Superintendent Karl Springer said Wednesday he has accepted the resignation

of Douglass Mid-High School Principal Brian Staples. The resignation is effective Nov. 15.

Staples was placed on administrative leave Oct. 10 pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations presented to officials by students and former district employees in June. Springer says the investigation is now complete and the results have been sent to federal and state school officials

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and to Oklahoma County prosecutors for review.

School officials say the investigation found no infractions that would affect athletic eligibility at Douglass Mid-High School.

A telephone call to a number listed for Staples w a s n o t a n s w e re d a n d no recording device was activated to leave a message.

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Children scamming OKC residents out of their money The Boys & Girls Club of Oklahoma County says it’s received reports of youths attempting to scam residents in a door-to-door fund-raising scheme.

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female youths have gone door-to-door in Edmond, Oklahoma City and Tulsa — telling residents they’re raising money as part of a Boys & Girls Club fundraiser. Mares says the Club is not involved and does not solicit door-to-door.

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editorial

University’s silence put students in danger Our View: Students should be alerted to all on-

the intent to kill a student and who was described in court documents as in a “state of confusion,” was clearly dangerous and unstable. Just because he Editor’s Note: Today’s editorial about the affirmative action ballot had a specific target does not mean he didn’t pose a question was moved to Friday because of this breaking news. threat to any student he encountered.

On Oct. 17, a former OU student, who was So who is to blame for this oversight? expelled for stalking, traveled to campus with the The student alert system is run by OUPD and self-identified aim of killing a current studentactivated at its discretion, said OU spokesman athlete. Naasik Ferdous sat in Oklahoma Memorial Michael Nash. OUPD spokesman Lt. Bruce Chan Union two hours before he was arrested after calling said the alert system was not activated in this OUPD the day before to describe his plan to “come situation because Ferdous had identified a specific after” his target with a knife, court documents show. target who already had been notified.

During the time between the phone call He went on to say the university has no and his arrest, OUPD wasn’t the only one policy regulating when the alert system The Our View well aware of the threat: Emails circulated must be activated. is the majority among some administrators warning about It certainly is most efficient for OUPD to opinion of the threat. But students weren’t so lucky.

The Daily’s administer the student alert system. Police nine-member The emails specifically instructed officers typically have the most up-to-date editorial board and accurate information, so they should recipients not to re-post the warnings. And, although OU’s student alert system has been be able to alert students quickly and avoid used successfully in the past to send emails causing panic with unsubstantiated rumors. and text messages to students about campus danger, But this was not a rumor. This was a man who it was not activated in this situation. spent two hours on campus — claiming to have This inaction and purposeful secrecy left students a weapon and murderous intent — with the full unaware of the possible danger and unable to knowledge of OUPD and some administrators. protect themselves.

It seems as if the only people who didn’t know This man, who drove more than 900 miles with about it were the students walking past him blissfully campus dangers.

unaware of any possibility of danger.

Worse, even after the fact, no one from the university came forward to explain the situation to students until questioned by The Daily and others.

Even if it was appropriate to keep the situation secret — and we don’t think it was — students deserve to know a dangerous individual was on campus for multiple hours. The silence makes it seem OU has something to hide.

It is completely unacceptable that students were left in the dark when accurate and confirmed information was available (and circulating) to others on campus. This clearly was a lapse in OUPD’s judgment, but this unfortunate mistake points to a deeper problem with campus safety.

OU should develop an official policy establishing when it is appropriate and necessary to activate the student alert system. OUPD can use discretion in the borderline cases.

Students have a right to know any time their safety is danger so they can make decisions appropriate to their situation. By keeping this information from students, the university not only exposed students to potential harm — it violated their autonomy by taking away their power to choose.

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t is likely you know products like Round opinion columnist far more about the Up. Since the early ‘90s, environment and Monsanto has cleverly America’s food culture than redesigned its market your parents did at this age. plan. With awareness of That’s because the pesticides growing, the last 50 years have seen a company shifted its focus deepening awareness of from spray herbicides to food safety, pesticides and the genetic modification Andrew Sartain the impact of chemicals on of vegetable seeds. andrew.sartain@ou.edu the environment. So, with It wasn’t long before this increased awareness of Monsanto was selling environmental issues, what has changed? seeds that had been genetically modified And are there still changes to work for? with pesticides, enticing farmers with Last month marked the 50th anniversary cheap crop protection. Today, it is of Rachel Carson’s book, “Silent Spring,” estimated that nearly 85 percent of corn which flipped the world on its head when crops are genetically modified after only it came to the awareness of pesticides by two decades of use. exposing sinister uses of chemicals like DDT. Regardless of the pros and cons of Experts, agencies and the media genetically modified organisms, one thing demonized Carson before the book even is clear — awareness of our agriculture made it to print, shooting “Silent Spring” system si being plucked from underneath to the best-seller list within the first week us by advocates of this technology. of publication. Yet as time passed, rhetoric Producers have the right to offer subsided and the accuracy of Carson’s genetically modififed organisms, but there claims was cemented. is no valid reason to prohibit consumers Building on this new awareness, the 1970s from the right to make a selection based brought several progressive steps toward on the knowledge that a product has been environmental consciousness. The Clean genetically modified. Producers argue Air Act, Clean Water Act and Endangered that labeling such products will entice Species Act all encouraged a transition to consumers to compare those selections to systems thinking. The EPA banned DDT organic choices, but that’s the point. in 1972, citing the high probability it was a If your product is inferior to organics, human carcinogen. Another 40 years later, it is inferior to the market. I should not be traces of DDT are still found throughout the forced to decide which product is better environment. when the inferior choice is disguised as Carson pinpointed the nature of these the superior product. You can paint a chemicals and the danger they pose — black bean blue, but it is still a black bean. insects build resistance and leave stronger So it seems public perception of food generations behind, allowing diseases to quality has evolved but the process, survive and spread with them. In 2012, and the problems with it, have done the nearly 700 cases of West Nile virus were same. Pesticides were not defeated half reported to the U.S. Centers for Disease a century ago — they were beaten back.

Control and Prevention, causing 26 deaths.

Now they are engrained in areas of our Subsequently, the first recorded case of agriculture much harder to recognize.

Chagas disease, a Latin American disease After half a century, an organic transferred by cockroach-like insects, was movement now is present. People are reported in the U.S. concerned about food quality, and major This increase in disease is a result of suppliers like Walmart are moving away the resilience of insects and increasing from industrial short cuts. In many ways, temperatures. This is why a significant students are leading the way by switching portion of West Nile cases are found in the to organic food as they move into the south, particularly Texas. Malaria spreads world absent of guidance from labeling in more rapidly among poorer populations, the grocery store. and the southern U.S. fits that profile as you It is important to continue adding to creep toward the Gulf of Mexico. that knowledge, awareness and ability After World War II, Malaria was eradicated to compare so you can clearly evaluate from the U.S., and endemics cleared in what is best for your environment, both the southern states. Yet we face a growing externally and internally. problem today and will continue to do so if the factors of heat, poverty and chemical Andrew Sartain is an interdisciplinary resilience continue onward. perspectives on the environment and Monsanto is the largest pesticide and nonprofit management senior. herbicide producer in the world with

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he industrial processes the U.S. becomes a stimulant to the progress of relies on for food production have your garden. grown increasingly inefficient.

“Everybody should strive for at least This has become ever more apparent as some knowledge on how to sustain their society has grown in size and food has own livelihood,” said Michael Hirsch, lowered in quality. Particularly in the last executive director of Loveworks: a decade, advocacy to improve food quality, nonprofit organization sponsoring Earth decrease food market volatility and Rebirth’s Garden Your Own Growth reduce detrimental issues like obesity has program to implement a community ecoexpanded. garden. The garden will be To optimize the food located at the Loveworks industry, cost reductions facility off of Lindsey Street AT A GLANCE must be found in the and Biloxi Street.

Garden benefits production, transportation Next generation and consumption of food. gardening techniques • Improves quality of Therefore, localizing food are available, and the life for people in the sources has been widely more people aware of garden adopted by shopping at a those solutions the more • Provides a catalyst farmer’s market instead of stable the food supply for community a grocery store or avoiding can become. Techniques development imported goods, for like water recycling, • Stimulates interaction example. vertical gardening, green • Encourages selfBut which method of roofs and optimizing the reliance localization is the most inclusion of native wildlife • Beautifies sustainable? For those who drastically can improve the neighborhoods don’t own a farm, what is production of food, reduce • Creates nutritious the best option? the costs and embrace food If you live in a house, a the environment and • Reduces food small individual garden community. budgets is never a bad idea.

Unutilized land and •Creates opportunity Growing six to 12 simple infrastructure can become for recreation, exercise, therapy and vegetables easily can save outlets of independence education you hundreds of dollars from volatile world food • Reduces crime per year on groceries. markets. Subsequently, • Preserves green The bigger the garden, reducing the need for space the quicker the savings national and international • Creates income exponentially expand. food transportation can opportunities Start with common plants conserve an impressive • Reduces city heat — tomatoes, cucumber, amount of fuel and energy. from streets and squash and basil — or Whether you choose parking lots whatever appeals to you. an individual garden plot • Aids cross-cultural and intergenerational But what about those or a community garden, connections who live in a dorm or unreliable factors like apartment? Space is always oil prices will not play a a problem. The answer is a factor in your grocery bill, community garden. because you are your own grocery store.

Community gardening is on the Most importantly, you don’t have to trust rise for a number of reasons. To start, the food’s label that implies your food is methodology steadily becomes more safe, healthy or organic — you know the creative and effective with the more exact quality of your produce. people involved in the project. Secondly, Community gardening encourages a sense of community connection to the confidence, pride and collaborative environment and a shared satisfaction work. Individuals and families can gain unite those involved. an appreciation and understanding of Harvesting your own food from natural cycles and the quality of life that beginning to end becomes a matter of comes from such a lifestyle. This is why pride and a desire to better yourself, as you should strive to ensure your own well as the interdisciplinary knowledge sustainable future, rely on your own that is exchanged in a continuous group community and garden your own growth. effort to better the project.

An individual garden can do wonders, Andrew Sartain is an interdisciplinary but the ability to consult peers who have perspectives on the environment and better knowledge on a particular subject nonprofit management senior. can be extremely beneficial. Education

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OU, Notre Dame have storied past T

he Notre Dame Fighting Irish will march across the midwestern plains and invade Norman on Saturday and will arguably play the biggest game in Norman since Nov. 16, 1957, some 55 years ago.

The Irish have had their ups and downs in the past 10 years, but ever since 1924, when Knute Rockne coached the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (Conquest, War, Famine and Death), Notre Dame probably has been the most well-known program in college football.

The Sooners will have a formidable challenge. Since 1910, the Irish have won 11 national championships (more than any other school), eclipsing the Sooners by four.

Even more troublesome, the Irish have an 8-1 lifetime record against OU and have never lost in Norman in four engagements. This year, the Irish are undefeated, and the Sooners have only lost once. The Irish are seeking a shot at the national championship game, and the Sooners have a long-shot chance themselves if they beat the Irish. The Irish have not played in Norman since 1966, and the Sooners are seeking revenge this year.

This Saturday will be Grant v. Lee, Patton v.

Rommel in a struggle played out before a packed house and a national television audience. The prize will not be the western world, but close to it. The battle will be even-steven, toe-to-toe, no quarter neither asked nor given between two of the

AT A GLANCE OU all-time vs.

Notre Dame 1952: OU 21 - Notre Dame 27 1953: OU 21 - Notre Dame 28 1956: OU 40 - Notre Dame 0 1957: OU 0 - Notre Dame 7 1961: OU 6 - Notre Dame 19 1962: OU 7 - Notre Dame 13 1966: OU 0 - Notre Dame 38 1968: OU 21 - Notre Dame 45 1999: OU 30 - Notre Dame 34 Source: SoonerSports.com

Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City, the most expensive in the state. Nothing shabby for these Irish boys.

On Saturday morning they went to a private mass given by Father Eugene McGuinness, the Bishop Daily File Photo of Oklahoma, as if to seek OU running back Jakie Sandifer (27) carries the ball for three yards in a legendary game against Notre Dame on Nov. 16, 1957. OU fell to divine intervention for the the Fighting Irish, 7-0, to break the Sooners 47-game win streak. The streak still stands as the longest of all time. game that afternoon.

The weather was Oklahoma gray for the game, most storied programs in like remembering where you season. The Sooners then preseason The Associated college football history. were when Pearl Harbor was went on to go undefeated in Press pick to win the national perhaps a bad omen for With a historic game attacked or when the Allies 1954, 1955 and 1956. Many championship, even though OU. The wind did not affect the passing game that day set to be played on Owen invaded Normandy. You consider the 1956 OU team it had only three returning because passing was not Field on Saturday, it seems never forget. the best during the streak starters. Notre Dame won on the mind of either team. only right to recall the epic The 47-game winning (it beat Heisman Trophy its first four games but lost It was a ground war, not battle fought there on Nov. streak began in 1953. In winner Paul Hornung and the next two before the epic unlike that seen in France 16, 1957, when OU’s 47the first game of the year, the Irish in South Bend, Ind., battle to be fought in the and Belgium during World game winning streak ended OU lost to Notre Dame in that year) but OU didn’t go to Sooner Nation. Las Vegas War I. Most Oklahomans against the Irish of North Norman, so it was losses a bowl game in 1954 or 1956 had installed OU as a 17remember listening to the Dame in a 7-0 war of the to Notre Dame in Norman because of a tricky NCAA point favorite, but that was game on the radio because worlds in what may have that bookended both the rule at that time that didn’t before anyone knew the been the greatest college beginning and end of OU’s allow a team to repeat in Irish would test the Sooners’ many OU fans did not own a TV yet in the late ’50s. In football game ever played. record setting streak. bowl games, so OU sat out historic win streak. retrospect, it was the most Every Notre Dame and In the second game of and was denied postseason The Irish flew in Friday OU fan remembers where 1953, OU tied Pittsburgh but glory those two years. from South Bend, Ind., they were that day. It was won out for the rest of the In 1957, OU was the and stayed that night in the see history page 7

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t’s been three years since the OU men’s basketball team made the NCAA tournament.

That may seem like no time at all, but it’s the longest period the Sooners have gone without a postseason appearance since a 32-year drought from 1947-1979 — a pretty impressive statistic for a sport that too often plays second fiddle to the Sooners’ storied football program.

In 2009, former OU forward Blake Griffin took the basketball world by storm and led the Sooners to the Elite Eight for the first time in seven seasons. Then, OU fell to eventual national champion North Carolina, 72-60, and Griffin went on to be selected No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft.

Griffin’s success allowed then-coach Jeff Capel to sign a trio of highly touted recruits — Willie Warren in 2008 and Tommy MasonGriffin and Tiny Gallon in 2009 — and OU basketball was as prominent as ever.

But Capel’s capricious recruiting class never panned out, as all three left OU to enter the professional ranks in 2010 after just one season of playing together.

OU’s postseason hopes appeared to have left with Griffin, and in 2011, Capel followed suit.

OU basketball was at a turning point. So athletic director Joe Castiglione brought in the fixer: Lon

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Senior forward Romero Osby (24) protects the ball as he drives to the basket during a game against Kansas on Jan. 7. Osby is one of five ruturning seniors to the OU men’s basketball team this season.

Kruger.

The former Kansas State, Florida, Illinois, Atlanta Hawks and UNLV coach Steven was known Pledger for rebuilding programs from the ground up and selling the idea of winning to kids who’d never experienced it.

At OU, Kruger faces that same challenge, yet again.

And despite a shaky first season at the helm, he’s as optimistic as ever.

OU returns five seniors — guards Sam Grooms and Steven Pledger, forwards Andrew Fitzgerald and

Romero Osby and center Casey Arent — from a team that went 15-16 last season but showed glimpses of its tournament potential.

In addition to a year of experience under their belt, the Sooners also will have junior forward Amath M’Baye, a Wyoming transfer who had to sit out last season and was recently voted the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year

by Big 12 coaches.

This season will be critical in determining the Sooners’ future success: A trip to the big dance will put OU basketball back on the map and invaluably aid in the recruiting process.

But another season like the past three, and OU may

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fall into a vicious cycle.

The solution is simple: OU needs better players to return to the elite level, but to get better players, the Sooners need to win with what they have. It’s a catch22.

But Kruger is dead set on bringing OU back to prominence, even if it takes a little overachievement by this season’s squad.

He certainly believes the Sooners can turn it around.

But only time will tell.

Dillon Phillips is a journalism junior and assistant sports editor for The Daily. Follow him on Twitter at @DillonPhillips_.

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History: 47-game win streak snapped Continued from page 6 legendary game every played on Owen Field, until 1971, when the Nebraska Cornhuskers escaped with a victory in Norman on Thanksgiving Day. OU dominated the first half of the epic struggle against Notre Dame. It had three chances to score but failed on each occasion. The Irish apparently were roused by a halftime speech because they mercilessly ground out yardage in the second half. Notre Dame outrushed OU by more than 100 yards in the game.

Each foot of turf was contested. Owen Field had no synthetic grass then, so in the November cold, the game was played on brown grass on the edge of the Dust Bowl.

The Irish attack was led by a giant fullback names Nick Pietrosante. He was the soul of the Irish offense. He relentlessly grounded out yardage on Notre Dame’s final drive of 20 plays and 80 yards.

But Pietrosante’s greatest contribution in that series was not made while carrying the ball. OU was fooled on Notre Dame’s final play. It was fourth and goal from the OU three, and the Sooners had to hold. Everyone figured Pietrosante would go up the middle; after all, he only needed three yards until he hit the end zone, and gaining nine feet on the final drive was like taking candy from a baby for him.

Give the Irish credit; they never considered a field goal.

Perhaps it was the times, perhaps it was the gusting wind; perhaps it was their self-confidence, but the Irish wanted to win this game on the ground, not in the air. Pietrosante — blocking, not carrying — led a then-little-known (he is now immortal in the annals of Notre Dame football) halfback named Dick Lynch around the right corner, knocked the OU defensive end out of the play and Lynch scored.

7-0, Irish.

OU still had more than three minutes to score. The Sooners drove the ball to the Irish 24, where they turned the ball over. The Sooners’ streak ended in deathly silence.

The entire state of Oklahoma was numb. Children cried.

Woman wept. Men had tears in their eyes. In terms of sheer sadness for the Sooner state, it surpassed the Joad family in “The Grapes of Wrath.”

Wilkinson closed the locker room to the press and told his team how proud he was of them. He had every right to be. The Sooners did not lose again in 1957 and only lost once in 1958 to Texas (in Darrell Royal’s first year as the Longhorns’ head coach). And then Wilkinson said something of Sooner legend to his players. He remarked that “their 47-game win streak would never be duplicated.”

Fifty-five years later, Wilkinson’s postgame prediction is still correct.

John B. McAdams is a former OU Law professor and Oklahoma native who was a shocked 10-year-old when Notre Dame snapped OU’s 47-game winning streak in 1957.

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• Thursday, October 25, 2012

LIFE&ARTS

Carmen Forman, life & arts editor Westlee Parsons, assistant editor dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/life&arts • Twitter: @OUDailyArts

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Students unite for fashion, fun

Photos by Ricardo Patino/The daily

University college freshman Blair Warren models one of her favorite outfits for A Night to Unite fashion show in Oklahoma Memorial Union’ Molly Shi Boren Ballroom on Wednesday. The event was to help raise money for the Eliminate Project by Kiwanis and UNICEF to help reduce the amount of deaths from maternal and neonatal tetanus. The models wore outfits from Old Navy, Dillards and their personal collections. Read the story at oudaily.com/l&a

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University college freshman, Narmin Kawoalaft, models an outfit from Old Navy for A Night to Unite, presented by Circle K International in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom on Wednesday.

Film

Musician talks about new album Let’s do the ‘Time Warp’ again

Cody Canada talked with The Daily before a concert Thursday Westlee Parsons

Assistant Life & Arts Editor

Cody Canada from Cody Canada and The Departed exchanged emails with The Daily about his new album, “Adventus,” current tour and show tonight on Campus Corner.

The Daily: Cody Canada and The Departed has a new album, “Adventus,” coming out Nov. 13. What has the process been like writing and producing this second album? How was it different from the first album, “This is Indian Land?”

Cody Canada: Completely different process. “Indian Land” was a tribute album, to show our appreciation to the Oklahoma songwriters that influenced me.

Adventus was written by us, top to bottom; all Departedpenned and played.

The Daily: Cody Canada (guitar/vocals) and Jeremy Plato (bass/vocals) both were formerly in the band Cross Canadian Ragweed, which is on an extended hiatus. Why did Cross Canadian Ragweed go on hiatus, and how was The Departed formed? How does this new band differ from Cross Canadian Ragweed?

Concert

Cody Canada and The Departed When: 7 tonight Where: Pepe Delgado’s Parking Lot

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Cody Canada: Ragweed was together for a long time, and it was time to move forward. We’ve changed and grown as people, and the music needed to do the same. It’s safe to say that Ragweed’s hiatus is the end for Ragweed. Jeremy and I are where we belong musically. The Departed came together organically.

We’ve all jammed together in various bands, and it was time for it to come together, officially, as a band.

The Daily: Adam Odor engineered/produced “Adventus” as well as two Cross Candadian Ragweed albums. What was it like working with Odor again?

How was it different with The Departed than Cross Canadian Ragweed?

Cody Canada: It’s always awesome to work with Adam. He’s as solid as they get. He knows his craft, and he knows it well. The biggest difference was that Ragweed always had a producer, and The Departed didn’t. This record is 100 percent us.

Self-written, played and produced.

The Daily: A lot of The Departed’s songs refer back to Oklahoma and Tulsa.

The stops on the tour also seem to be localized to the Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas region, according to The Departed’s website.

What is the connection to this region? Why not tour in other areas of the country?

Cody Canada: We tour the entire country, but Oklahoma and Texas are where we’re from. We write a lot about actual events in

Film series to screen cult film Brent Stenstrom Life & Arts Reporter

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Tickets for the Cody Canada and The Departed concert Thursday can be purchased for $5 at redbulltourbuscampuscorner. eventbrite.com.

T h e L G B T Q Programming Advisory Board will be screen the classic musical, “ The Rocky Horror Picture Show” today at the Oklahoma Memorial Union courtyard as part of the Campus Activities Council’s film series.

CAC has shown “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” for the past three years which has begun to be a tradition, Women’s Outreach Center spokesman Kasey Catlett said.

“This movie was brought in because of its interactive and diverse following components,”

Catlett said. “‘Rocky Horror P i c tu re Sh ow ’ b r i ng s a unique festive flare to the fall Semester.”

The evening’s festivities w i l l b e g i n at 7 : 3 0 p. m. with a virgin auction and a classic costume contest.

The movie will begin at 8 p.m., according the event’s Facebook page.

Brent Stenstrom, brent.e.stenstrom-1@ou.edu

GO AND DO

‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ When: 8 tonight Where: Oklahoma Memorial Union courtyard

our lives, and we grew up in these regions. It’s what we know.

The Daily: According to the website, the concert Thursday in the Pepe Delgado’s parking lot in Norman is the first stop on this tour. What are the band’s expectations for the rest of the tour? Why was Norman the first stop?

Cody Canada: The tour actually started in Memphis, Tenn. That’s a booking agent question. We go and play where the gigs are. We’re a live band, and we’ll play just about anywhere. We’ve had a lot of great times in Norman and look forward to more.

Westlee Parsons westlee.a.parsons-1@ou.edu

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