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65°/39° owl.ou.edu CAMPUS BRIEFS CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON WATER SANITATION The Water Technologies for Emerging Regions Center at the University of Oklahoma will host the Inaugural OU International WaTER Conference and International Water Prize Award Ceremony today through Wednesday in the Thurman J. White Forum Building.

The conference will bring together participants from groups responding to the U.N. Millennium Development Goals centered on bringing water and sanitation to remote villages in developing countries. Water and sanitation experts from industry, academia, NGOs, government and foundations will participate, as stated in a press release.

The two-and-a-half day conference will include poster and paper sessions devoted to all technical and non-technical topics and sectors relevant to water and sanitation in remote regions of developing countries.

A post-conference workshop will take place Wednesday and will include hands-on instruction of water well drilling and sustainable pump technologies appropriate for emerging regions. Seating may be limited and will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis.

BRADFORD TO HAVE SURGERY, ENTER NFL DRAFT Heisman-winner’s right shoulder sprain to end Sooner legacy JONO GRECO Daily Staff Writer

The Bradford Era at OU is officially over.

Heisman-winner Sam Bradford announced Sunday that he will undergo surgery and will enter the National Football League Draft in April. The surgery is scheduled for Wednesday in Birmingham, Ala., and will be performed by Dr. James Andrews.

“I dreamed about coming to Oklahoma my whole life,” Bradford said. “That’s the reason I came back for this season. And I came back to play, not sit on the bench. That’s the reason I tried to play after the injury. I’m very disappointed that it didn’t work out differently. Under BRADFORD CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

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Junior quarterback Sam Bradford exits the field after sustaining an injury to his right shoulder AC joint Oct. 17 against the Texas Longhorns in Dallas. Bradford announced his intentions Sunday to undergo surgery and enter the NFL Draft in April.

Grassroots organizers fight climate change

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EVENTS TO CLOSE BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH Three students at the OU College of Law have organized events throughout the week to raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure to close out National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The week-long event, titled “Raise the Bar for Breast Cancer Awareness,” will include a bake sale, a raffle and pink-out day.

Week-long events are sponsored by the Black Law Students Association and the Organization for the Advancement of Women in Law. The organizers, second-year students Ali Khalili and Shannon Macko and third-year student Christopher Staine, said they hope the week will become an annual event for the College of Law.

GRAND OPENING CEREMONIES TO INCLUDE TOURS Grand opening ceremonies for the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s studentoperated advertising and public relations agency, Lindsey + Asp, will be Wednesday from noon to 1:30 p.m.

Lindsey + Asp is the only studentoperated advertising and public relations agency in Oklahoma.

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Participants in the Sub 350 event gather in downtown Norman on the corner of Main Street and Santa Fe Avenue Saturday afternoon.

Largest worldwide event in history pushes for U.N. environmental standards legislation JARED RADER Daily Staff Writer

Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part series on climate change. Pick up Tuesday’s edition of The Daily to read about the impact of climate change on Oklahoma.

Norman hosted one of more than 5,000 events Saturday designed to pressure governments to enact tough environmental standards at December’s U.N. Conference on Climate Change, said Mary Francis, the organizer of the Norman event.

Norman350 was one of 5,200 such events in 181 nations, crossing every time zone and encompassing 12 languages for the largest coordinated worldwide event in history to raise awareness of climate change, according to the

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organization’s Web site, 350.org.

“We want [the government leaders] to initiate tough standards,” said Francis. “Every country must get involved in requiring the lowering of our emissions of carbon dioxide. And that will require a focus on environmentally friendly energy sources, such as solar and wind, and other sources other than fuel from ... gasoline and ... oil.”

Norman Mayor Cindy Rosenthal, who

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Senior running back Chris Brown runs past the Kansas defense into the end zone for a touchdown Saturday in Lawrence, Kan.

LAWRENCE, Kan. – The No. 25 Kansas Jayhawks put up a good fight in a sloppily played first half, but the Sooners scored 21 unanswered points in the second half en route to a 35-13 victory. The win improves OU to 4-3 on the season and 2-1 in the Big 12.

The Sooners’ defense continued its relentless assault from last week but shifted its focus from Texas senior quarterback Colt McCoy to Kansas senior quarterback Todd Reesing. OU’s defensive line hurried Reesing multiple times and sacked him twice during the first half.

The defense accounted for three sacks on the day, which improves its season total to 25.

“Defensively we were just really special,” head coach Bob Stoops said.

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Reesing did help OU’s defense in the first half, though, by throwing two errant passes while under little to no pressure that resulted in interceptions. He threw three total interceptions in the first half to junior safety Quinton Carter, junior defensive end Jeremy Beal and junior cornerback Dominique Franks.

The third interception of the first half was a back-breaker for Kansas, with it being returned 85 yards to the end zone by Franks.

“We came up with big turnovers, pressures, sacks and that kind of thing,” Stoops said. “Even in some tough situations, the defense got us out of it.”

OU’s lone offensive touchdown of the first half came on a fourth-and-goal, oneyard run by senior running back Chris Brown.

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these circumstances, and after talking to several people, this is the right thing for me to do at this point.”

Bradford’s surgery will try to repair any damage remaining in his throwing right shoulder following a pair of injuries this season. He suffered the initial AC joint sprain Sept. 5 against Brigham Young University, and re-aggravated it Oct. 17 against the Texas Longhorns.

The Sooners lost both of those games.

Head coach Bob Stoops said he is completely supportive of Bradford’s decision and is appreciative of what the Oklahoma City native has accomplished while wearing the crimson and cream.

“We want Sam to pursue the best option for his recovery and future,” Stoops said. “We obviously feel this is best for his long-range future.”

Bradford holds OU records for career yards (8,403), yards in a single season (4,720), career touchdown passes (88) and touchdowns in a single season (50).

“Sam has led us to two Big 12 championships and an appearance in the national title game and has demonstrated uncommon leadership skills,” Stoops said. “We appreciate the incredible contributions he has made to this program and university.”

Along with the Big 12 titles and national championship appearance, Bradford won the Heisman Trophy, the Davey O’Brien Award and was named an All-American in 2008.

As the starting quarterback, Bradford posted a 23-4 record in games that he completed uninjured, including a perfect 14-0 record at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

The announcement also means that freshman quarterback Landry Jones will be the Sooners’ starting quarterback for the remainder of the season. Jones is 3-1 as a starter and has completed 117 of 192 passes for 1,363 yards with 13 touchdowns and six interceptions.

The rehabilitation time for this kind of surgery is expected to be four to six months, and Bradford will be working with OU’s training staff throughout the rehabilitation.

“I’ll be up to the challenge,” Bradford said.

Bradford will hold a press conference at 6 tonight after practice in the Switzer Center’s Red Room.

was among the several supporters of Norman’s event, spoke about the number of initiatives the city had accomplished in an effort to make Norman more environmentally friendly.

The list of accomplishments included the passing of a bicycle ordinance requiring the inclusion of bike parking accommodations in all new commercial building projects and receiving support from the U.S. Department of Energy to make the city’s wastewater plant more energyand cost-efficient.

Francis, an OU alumna, said the events were meant to influence attendees of the upcoming U.N. conference in Copenhagen and were not in support of any particular legislation going through Congress.

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, is one of the most vocal critics of the science behind global warming and related legislation. Matt Dempsey, an Inhofe spokesman, said recent poll results show that fewer people in the U.S. believe global warming is caused by human activity or that it is a serious problem.

“The level of skepticism is on the rise,” said Matt Dempsey, Inhofe spokesman.

“And when it comes to talking about solutions, the bills going through Congress would do nothing to prevent climate change.”

Dempsey said Inhofe would be traveling to the conference in Copenhagen in December with a “truth squad” to argue against the scientific validity of global warming.

Rosenthal said she believed the science behind global warming is clear.

“There’s really a very strong consensus in the scientific community about global warming, and I think the debate of whether it’s real or not is more of a political one in terms of public policy and how you respond,” Rosenthal said. “The debate is not a scientific one, in my opinion.”

Francis said corporate lobbying and lack of education lead to politicians disputing the scientific reality of climate change.

“I think it’s a matter of education, and it’s also a matter of following the money,” Francis said. “They have to get re-elected, and these large power brokers are pouring amazing amounts of money into their re-election.”

Kalynn Dean, who attended Saturday’s

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The Sooners came out of the locker room in the second half hitting on all cylinders, scoring 14 points on their first two possessions.

Jones started the half red-hot, leading the Sooners to backto-back touchdown drives. He connected with senior wide receiver Adron Tennell and senior running back Chris Brown for the game’s first and second touchdown passes for nine and eight yards, respectively.

Jones ended the game completing 26 of 38 passes for 252 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.

“Landry was really good again,” Stoops said. “Just pleased with his overall way he handled things. He threw the ball well.”

The touchdown pass to Tennell was his second of the season, and he caught six passes for 47 yards with a touchdown. He has been 10 of 10 on reception attempts since the start of the Baylor game Oct. 10 and is slowly working himself back into the starting

event in Norman, said switching to alternative energy sources is necessary for the economy of Oklahoma and the U.S. in the long run.

“Whichever side is right, it’s certainly not going to hurt us to use renewable energy,” said Dean, a marketing and economics senior. “[Politicians] have to realize [oil and gas] aren’t renewable and that someday those are going to run out.”

Dean said politicians who oppose climate change legislation and debate its scientific truth are concerned with shortterm profits.

“They just aren’t thinking about the world in the long run,” she said. “The people who are lobbying for them are the people that have the money from oil and coal.”

Author and environmental activist Bill McKibben created 350.org, according to the Web site. The organization takes its name from the research of NASA scientist James Hansen, who stated in a 2007 paper that 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is the safe upper limit to avoid a climate tipping point, the Web site states.

“This is our moment in history,” Francis said. “We come together to defend this planet for the common good.”

lineup since starting the season poorly.

Sophomore wide receiver Ryan Broyles was Jones’ favorite target of the day, catching 11 passes for 121 yards.

Brown added a 26-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter, and he finished the game rushing for 66 yards while scoring three times – two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown.

The Sooners’ defense remained dominant over Kansas’ stout offense in the second half, allowing a mere 134 yards and letting the Jayhawks cross the goal line once.

Stoops said he was impressed with senior cornerback Brian Jackson’s shutdown day, allowing Kansas wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe to catch seven passes for 60 yards.

“I really complimented Brian Jackson,” Stoops said. “He had a huge game being nose-to-nose with Dezmon Briscoe quite a bit of the day.

“I’m just really proud of our football team [for] the way they played against a really good Kansas team that’s been playing really well,” Stoops said.

OU returns to action Oct. 31 in Norman against the Kansas State Wildcats. The game is slated for 6 p.m.

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Student group crowns homecoming royalty, supports charity Black Student Association supports HIV/AIDS testing and education KATHLEEN EVANS Daily Staff Writer

The OU Black Student Association crowned its Ebony Homecoming king and queen and raised $2,500 for the charity Guiding Right Sunday night.

The 2009 king and queen are freshman Daron Stallworth and junior Tara Johnson. Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity nominated Stallworth, and black campus Christian ministry Impact Movement nominated Johnson.

Once nominated, the homecoming court had to raise money for non-profit Guiding Right, said Lauren McMillan, BSA president and English writing senior. To determine the winner, the BSA considered both the amount of money each candidate raised and the number of votes each earned. “I raised $764,� Johnson said. “I went to different organizations and asked for money. Some donated because they knew me, but most just thought it was a good cause.�

Guiding Right, the chosen charity, is a non-profit organization that provides free HIV testing, as well as HIV/AIDS awareness and education, according to the organization’s Web site.

The BSA chose the charity because the virus most affects the black community, McMillan

said. The theme for the Ebony Homecoming event was “A Red and Black Affair,� in order to represent the virus and the people it affects.

Ebony Homecoming is an annual event to crown a king and queen from the black community, McMillan said. “During the early years of the BSA, students felt like they were not represented in the larger Homecoming festivities and wanted to recognize two outstanding students from the black community,� McMillan said.

The BSA has now hosted the event for 42 years.

This year, however, it teamed up with Miss Black Oklahoma 2009, said Nikki Ajeh, accounting and finance junior, who currently works for HIV/AIDS awareness as her platform.

Ajeh first became interested in HIV/AIDS after becoming a peer mentor in high school. Although she did not personally know anyone with the disease, she said she started meeting individuals as she traveled around speaking about the disease. “I met so many people with AIDS and heard so many stories about discrimination [because of AIDS],� Ajeh said.

She wanted to continue teaching HIV/AIDS awareness as Miss Black Oklahoma because HIV is preventable and because people are so misinformed about the virus. “People don’t understand the facts, so I wanted to teach people

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(From left to right) Erin Jackson, public relations senior and Ebony Homecoming princess 2009; D’andre Fisher, arts and sciences junior, and Ebony Homecoming Prince 2009; Tara Johnson, arts and sciences junior and Ebony Homecoming queen 2009; and Daron Stallworth, University College freshman and Ebony Homecoming king 2009. All stand together at the end of the 2009 BSA Homecoming celebration Sunday evening in the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. that,� Ajeh said. For example, people cannot get the virus from a mosquito as commonly believed.

The BSA also crowned a prince and princess at the event: Junior D’Andre Fisher and senior Erin Jackson, respectively nominated

by Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

Winners received a prize package donated by the Miss Black Oklahoma organization. The grand prize for the king and queen was an all-expenses paid, three-day trip

for two to the city of their choice. “I am undecided on where to go for my trip,� Johnson said. “I will probably go somewhere with my boyfriend, but of course I have to talk to my parents first.�

Student organizations work together, unite to celebrate cultural event International students participate in dining, dancing at Nations Festival TROY WEATHERFORD Daily Staff Writer

Students from over 40 countries were in attendance as three organizations came together over the weekend to share culture at the Nations Festival.

The Pan American Student Organization, Colombian Student Association and French and

Francophone Student Organization music, said Zenteno, international came together Saturday evening at and area studies graduate student. “The last time I came [to a Orient Express with food, beer and music.

This is the first time that the three groups have worked together to “To me, it’s all about sharing plan an event, said Franz Zenteno, cultures and being interested FFSA president. in people who go to the same “We wanted to get everyone together and also add prestige to university as you.� what the associations mean,� said -DIEGO ALVAREZ, PANAM PRESIDENT Pablo Barajas, CSA president.

Entertainment for the event included DJs from Europe, the PANAM party] the same band U.S. and Colombia with the Latin- [TekumbÊ] was playing, and I’m American group TekumbÊ playing back to see them again,� said Nikhil

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Dhamale said he really liked the atmosphere the patio created as opposed to the indoor PANAM parties he had previously attended.

Students from all three groups share the experience of being international students, Zenteno said. “To me, it’s all about sharing cultures and being interested in people who go to the same university as you,� said Diego Alvarez, PANAM president.

Alvarez said he was pleased with how the event turned out.

“If we see people dancing, then we’ve done a good job,� said Alvarez, business management senior, gesturing to the crowd dancing in front of the stage.

Zenteno said the organizations hope to join together again in the future. “This is something we want to have for our following leaders,�

Zenteno said.

He also hopes that even more people will attend next time. “This is a first. Next time we hope it’ll be bigger, but it’s a good start,�

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A participant rides his ornately decorated bicycle at Norman350, an event Saturday to encourage governments to fight climate change.

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New starting quarterback Landry Jones played well Saturday in the game against the Kansas Jayhawks, hopefully signaling good things to come.

Heisman-winning quarterback Sam Bradford is having season-ending surgery, which means OU football fans will not get to see him play in crimson and cream again. We’ll miss you, Sam.

Owl City will perform at a free concert on campus Sunday. This is yet another opportunity for members of the OU community to see a big act in Norman.

More than 100 banks have failed this year as the economic recession continues.

On Sunday the clocks will fall back, giving everyone an additional hour to sleep in or party.

Campus is muddy thanks to rainy weather and several construction projects. This muddy environment can be inconvenient for students walking to class.

This week is homecoming week, and Saturday is Halloween. These annual events are great times of celebration for students and faculty alike.

More deadly suicide bombings took place in Iraq over the weekend.

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Abstinence has its merits too I’ve recently been thinking about when one should have sex, and because we’re in college and everyone is thinking about it, I thought I would defend a side that isn’t defended very often nowadays: abstinence. Besides, minority opinions are often the best sides to defend.

To begin, I will assume that sex is someJOSHUA thing special and HUFF unique. It’s not “just sex,” and it’s not akin to eating or drinking (even drinking a really good German beer).

There’s some kind of bond, whether you call that emotional or even spiritual.

Somehow, there’s some connection that both partners share.

Various people I’ve asked about this issue have all said that when they’ve had sex, they began viewing the other person in a different light. Sex changes things, irrevocably.

Perhaps the reason is that sex is giving of yourself in, probably, the most vulnerable fashion possible (after all, you’re naked).

Sex is special because we don’t normally bare ourselves completely to others unless we’re not thinking straight.

Furthermore, sex creates intimacy. In its best light, sex is the expression of intimacy, where both parties are fully giving each other’s body and emotions to one another.

Of course, it doesn’t necessarily induce intimacy (for example, prostitutes may have sex, but their relationships are hardly intimate).

However, according to a study published by Christianity Today in 1986, sexual intercourse before marriage corresponds with higher levels of dissatisfaction unhappiness and low self-esteem in present marriages. Obviously this study only shows a correlation, not a causation effect, but that doesn’t negate all usefulness of such a correlation.

Perhaps this correlation is grounded in the perception that sex is best within the bonds of intimate relationships, with farreaching consequences. In fact, the vulnerable act of sex may be a healing agent as it reveals hidden fears and trust issues.

It should be no surprise that some argue the best context of sex, due to the vulnerability that it entails, is best suited within the life-long commitment of marriage.

Moreover, having multiple sex partners inevitably causes suspicions, mistrust and comparisons.

Individuals will wonder if they were as attractive, stimulating or “as good” as the other person’s previous partners. These doubts will always be there, and they can ,

and have, ruined relationships. parts of the relationship. Be careful, for sex These comparisons and doubts, par- can kill your best relationship, and you ticularly in one’s relationship, again res- don’t want to have regrets about missing urrect the importance of vulnerability and out on the best person for you. trust in the act of sex. In this way, sex (as a Do you remember when I mentioned healing agent) doesn’t further trust issues that sex causes a bond with the other and fears. person? Well, scientists think it’s directly Instead, it causes trust problems and related to oxytocin, a chemical that’s refears. The more one engages in sexual in- leased in the brain. tercourse, the more doubts someone will According to oxytocin.com, “Studies have about being able to satisfy the other. show that oxytocin in females, as well as What a terrible, awful feeling when you’re the closely-related vasopressin in males, most vulnerable! is key to pair bonding.”

If doubts and comparisons and suspiRecent studies reveal that the prairie cions are in the relationship, then the sex vole has oxytocin and has lifelong momay not (perhaps even cannot) be as good nogamous relationships, whereas its close as it could have been. cousin, without oxytocin, does not.

On the other side of the story, the more Why? Because the oxytocin creates a bonds you have with others, the more bond! memories you have. These memories When oxytocin and vasopressin are cause distractions in your current rela- released during orgasm, the formation tionships, and of an emotional they prohibit the Sex before you’re ready (physically, bond begins – level of bonding more sex , emotionally, mentally, spiritually) the with the one you the greater the w a n t t o b o n d – whatever that means for bond. with!

This may be each person – may cause many That would be unrelated, but retremendously problems in your view of yourself, gardless of where d i s c o u r a g i n g your view of others, your view of you are in your for your future relationships, I spouse (should dating, your view of marriage and think it is imporyou get married), your view of your future spouse. tant sex not be a contributing to bargaining chip an even greater involving reladistrust and suspicion during the most tionships. If a guy loves and respects a girl, intimate and vulnerable physical act then would he really make sex the deterpossible. mining factor in the relationship?

I think it’s obvious that the more physiAnd, conversely, if a girl loves a guy, cal actions I do with a girl, the more mem- would she need to resort to bargaining sex ories of those actions (and girls) I have. So, to get what she wants? when I am doing these same actions with How is either case meaningful or resomeone I love in a deep sense, it will be spectful? Sex in a relationship (even in less special and less unique. marriage!) can lead to valuing the act and Also, I’ll be less able to give my full at- not the person. If this happens, the relatention because I’ll be distracted either tionship has been largely ruined. comparing the experience with other Now, I am not saying that sex outside girls, or I’ll be less able to value it. of marriage is always and in every case Another story I have often heard wrong. However, that does not mean that from people is that sex killed their those who preach abstinence have nothrelationships. ing good to offer.

Once sex happens, it becomes very difSex before you’re ready (physically, ficult to prevent sex from becoming the emotionally, mentally, spiritually) – whatfocus of the relationship. This is true not ever that means for each person – may only in sex, but in all touch-related acts. cause many problems in your view of If these acts become the focus of the rela- yourself, your view of others, your view tionship, and especially if and when they of dating, your view of marriage and your rapidly progress, then the couple may stop view of your future spouse. getting to know each other.

I think there is wisdom in what those Sex can become the defining character- who teach abstinence are saying. And, if istic of the relationship and, consequent- they have anything to offer, it would be ly, instead of growing closer together, the foolish of us to not understand and try to people drift further apart. (This is one apply what wisdom they do have. reason why maturity is so important in relationships.)

But, more importantly, it is crucial that physical relations don’t short-circuit other Joshua Huff is a philosophy and economics senior.

TO READ ANOTHER VIEW ON THE RIGHT TIME TO START HAVING SEX, CHECK OUT TREVOR CLARK’S OCT. 19 COLUMN, “IS THERE A RIGHT TIME TO START HAVING SEX?”

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More effort needed to beat climate change The City of Norman participated in a worldwide event Saturday encouraging governments to combat climate change through legislation (see page 1 for details). The local event, dubbed Norman350, was one of 5,200 in 181 countries.

We commend event organizers and Norman officials for their efforts, and we are proud to be members of a community in which people are doing what they can to find solutions to climate change, which is truly a growing global problem.

We realize organizing this event may have required more effort here than in other places due to the attitudes of some prominent Oklahomans regarding climate change. One of these prominent Oklahomans is U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, who is working to counter this event’s goal of fighting climate change.

While Inhofe may represent the views of many Oklahomans, we are saddened by this reality because we believe it’s time that we stop asking the question, “Do climate change and global warming exist?”

Instead, we need to realize that, indeed, these problems are all too real. Now we should be asking, “What can we do to fight the effects of climate change and global warming?”

Fortunately, some right here in our community are doing just that, and events like Norman350 are proof.

Grassroots effort such as this are great first steps, but more must be done. We heartily encourage everyone who heard about this weekend’s event to write to state and national legislators imploring them to enact standards that favor the environment.

It is not enough to simply attend an event like Norman350.

While the global nature of this event made it a relatively large drop in the bucket, it is still just that – a drop in the bucket. We must do more if global warming is to be stopped and its effects reversed.

Obviously there are people here in Norman who believe that, and they have done a great job of planting the seeds of change. But if these roots are to grow and flourish, more people need to follow the lead.

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Political party headquarters vandalized

CAMPUS NOTES TODAY MINORITY ASSOCIATION OF PRE-HEALTH STUDENTS Minority Association of PreHealth Students will meet at 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. in Dale Hall.

CAREER SERVICES Career Services will host “How to Find an Internship” at 1:30 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Career Services will have walk-in hours at 1:30 p.m. in the Union.

Career Services will have practice second level interviews at 2:30 p.m. in the Union.

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The Norman headquarters of the Democratic Party after being vandalized Saturday morning.

The Cleveland County Democratic Party headquarters was vandalized twice Saturday morning, and numerous windows were damaged.

“I was notified of it around 2 a.m.,” said Suzette McDowell, chairwoman of the Cleveland County Democratic Party. “I don’t know for sure when it actually happened. The police notified the party that this had happened.”

According to McDowell, Norman Police came to take a report on the damage and left the scene. When the police

left, McDowell said vandals struck again while she was inside with her husband.

“You never assume you know people’s motives, because you don’t. One would assume that they don’t like Democrats.

Well, a lot of people in Norman don’t like Democrats,” McDowell said. “Who’s out cruising around at 2 in the morning? I don’t know. Some nutcase. It’s going to be repaired right away, and we’ll go right on as usual. We’re not going to do anything differently than we’ve been doing.

We really enjoy our space here, and so

we’re annoyed we got messed up, but we are not discouraged or set back, so we will continue as usual.”

The four large windows on the front of the building have been boarded up, and a Norman Police car sat outside the building all day Saturday.

State Rep. Wallace Collings, D-Norman, told local media outlets health care reform signs were posted in the windows at the time of the vandalism.

-Jared Rader and Ricky Maranon/The Daily

CITY OF NORMAN An Inclusive Community Discussion discussing whether Norman is an inclusive community will take place at 6:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Parish Center.

Discussions will be presented in both English and Spanish.

OU CHRISTIAN SCIENCE STUDENT ORGANIZATION Robin Hoagland, member of the Christian Science Board of Lectureship, will present “Real Relationships in a Virtual Age” at 7 p.m. in the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.

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TUESDAY CAREER SERVICES Career Services will host “How to Work the JMC Career Fair” at noon in the Union.

Career Services will have walk-in hours at 1:30 p.m. in the Union.

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CHRISTIANS ON CAMPUS Christians on Campus will host a Bible study at noon in the Union.

OU CARL ALBERT CENTER “Ticklish Experiments” will be presented by Stanford University professor Jack Rakove as part of the Rothbaum Lectures at 3:30 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. ENGLISH CLUB AND SIGMA TAU DELTA The English Club and Sigma Tau Delta will host a scary movie night at 4:30 p.m. in Gittinger Hall.

PRE-LAW CLUB Pre-law club will have a meeting at 6 p.m. in the OU Law School.

POLICE REPORTS The following is a list of arrests and citations, not convictions. The information given is provided by the Norman Police Department and the OU Police Department.

All those listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

HOSTING OR PERMITTING A LOUD PARTY Quynh Nhu Ngoc Vu, 19, 401 12th Ave. S.E., Thursday DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Katherine Anne Kimberling, 38, 24th Avenue N.E., Friday Lou Ann Clifton, 44, 1225 N. Interstate Drive W., Friday, also transporting an open

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James Drive, Thursday Dominick Mathison Bellymule, 40, 1225 N. Interstate Drive, Friday Blake Michael Barnes, 19, South Santa Fe Avenue, Saturday

AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Katelyn Anne Wells, 20, South Santa Fe Avenue, Saturday, also possession and transport of an open container of alcohol

POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA Victor Da Quoc Viet Ngo, 21, 401 12th Ave. S.E., Thursday, also unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia Wuilian L. Rodriguez, 23, West Main Street, Friday, also municipal and county warrants Garrett Blaine Mayfield, 18, West Lindsey Street, Saturday, also aggravated driving under the influence and making, selling, posses-

PUBLIC DRUNKENNESS Melinda Kay Duran, 36, 800 Lexington St., Saturday PUBLIC INTOXICATION Susan Elise Miles, 31, 500

sion and displaying illegal drugs MUNICIPAL WARRANT James Donnell Carmon, 30, 4900 Kathy Lynn Drive, Thursday Kaybell Faye Hearrell, 19, 201 W. Gray St., Thursday Alfred Lee Johnson, 51, 201 W. Gray St., Thursday Justin James Searcy, 22, 2417 W. Main St., Friday, also driving under a suspended license and disregarding a traffic signal Barbara Sue Simpson, 37, 333 N. Interstate Drive E., Friday, also county warrant Dominick Mathison Bellymule, 40, 203 S. Jones Ave., Saturday,

also public intoxication Jason Lee Wilson, 31, 2351 W. Main St., Saturday

W. Main St., Wednesday Jack Bradley Jones, 33, 3499 W. Main St., Thursday

COUNTY WARRANT Shauld D. Collins, 36, East Acres Street, Wednesday James Woods, 46, East Acres Street, Wednesday, also other warrant Derick Andre Fields, 26, Beaumont Drive, Friday Michael Kinder, 32, 2400 W. Main St., Saturday

PLACING A FALSE CALL TO 911 Sharon E. Lewis, 55, West Tecumseh Road, Thursday, also driving under a suspended license

PETTY LARCENY Joseph Dano Hibler, 18, 3415 W. Main St., Wednesday Morgan Anne Wynn, 22, 3499

DISTURBING THE PEACE Marvella Jane Sharpe, 69, 1705 Daisy Lane, Wednesday

OBSTRUCTING AN OFFICER Shinnin Christopher Mahan, 38, 1333 E. Lindsey St., Thursday, also county warrants

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‘BUSINESS’ CAST, CREW SUCCEED It’s not too difficult to poke holes in its dated satire, and some of its numbers have not aged well, but “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” makes good on its title and succeeds somewhat in DUSTY spite of itself, SOMERS thanks to an eager and ass u re d s t a g i n g from University Theatre.

The Tony Award-winning 1961 workplace musical features music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, who was responsible for another Broadway hit, “Guys and Dolls.”

“How to Succeed” is cut from a similar cloth — it’s genial, but kind of toothless. The show makes some amusing observations on the politics of the workplace and the rampant sexism therein, but when the main female character pines for nothing but housewifery as soon as she meets an eligible man (it’s meant to be tonguein-cheek, but it’s telling that the female lead is the one saddled with the shallowest character), the satire kind of loses some of its potency.

Still, some of OU’s strongest musical theater personnel — and a rising star or two — get everything they can out of the production.

The show’s biggest achiever has to be one behind the scenes

though, as scenic design senior Uldarico Sarmiento hits a home run with his impressive scenery that captures the imposing and impersonal nature of the workplace. Massive shifting panels take advantage of the size of the Rupel Jones Theatre stage to create a daunting atmosphere, while weirdly angular doors built into the panels sustain the show’s whimsical and ironic tone.

On stage, musical theater junior Skyler Adams stars as J. Pierepont Finch, a fresh-faced kid armed with a bright outlook and a manual with the secrets to business success. He quickly procures himself a job at the World Wide Wicket company, where he meets the instantly infatuated Rosemary Pilkington (musical theater senior Lindsay Schwak), a secretary who’s looking to trade that profession in for homemaker.

She confides in fellow secretary Smitty (musical theater sophomore Kate Dinsmore).

Despite the attempts of sycophantic Bud Frump (musical theater senior Ryan Koss) to derail his career, Finch gets on the fast track to executive status, easily making friends with the big boss J.B Biggley (musical theater junior Ryan Wood), who’s more interested in paramour Hedy La Rue (musical theater senior Kasey Walker), as are the rest of the men in the office.

Adams is perfectly cast as the blank slate wonder boy who comes with good intentions but gets a taste of power and likes it.

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Cast of the University Theatre production “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” performing.

Schwak, who has one of the purest voices I’ve heard in the OU program, is superb in the fairly thankless role of Rosemary. The show gets a lot of mileage out of excellent physical comedy from Koss, who is hilariously slimy, and Wood, who overcomes the cliché nature of the bumbling boss schtick.

OU’s musical actor to watch has to be Dinsmore, who is supremely confident in her sassy

role as Smitty. Unfortunately, her character slides into the background in the second act, but I don’t doubt her magnetic presence will be used plenty in upcoming productions.

The varied and vast costume repertoire must have necessitated outsourcing, as the costumes are on loan from a Florida-based costume outfit. The production gets its money’s worth; they’re fantastic.

At its best, “How to Succeed” is a gently entertaining comic romp, with songs that occasionally tip over into musical theater greatness (“Coffee Break,” “Been a Long Day,” “Brotherhood of Man”). The book and the score occasionally feel a little dusty, but the cast and crew ensure the show is often at its best.

Dusty Somers is a journalism senior.

FILM FESTIVAL, ART SHOW Art lovers can celebrate Halloween at the OU School of Art and Art History with a Halloween Film Festival and Art Show beginning each night at 8 p.m., today through Oct. 29 in the Lightwell Gallery, 520 Parrington Oval in Norman.

Visiting Artist Dennis McNett and OU art students provide work for a macabre exhibition of prints, drawing and paintings exhibited in the gallery during the film festival.

McNett, a New York-Based printmaker of Howling Print Studios, is famous for his ferocious depictions of animals and fictitious creatures, as well as his print-based performance art.

The week will come to an end with Fuego Friday: Halloween Iron Pour and OU Student Costume Contest at 5:30 outside of Fred Jones Art Center.

The event will include an iron pour, a performance piece by visiting McNett and a costume contest with prizes.

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‘SWEENEY TODD’ PRODUCTION BRINGS BROADWAY TALENT TO OKLAHOMA STAGE For fans of theater and the macabre, it would be unthinkable to miss Lyric Theatre’s impressively cast production of “Sweeney To dd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street,” here just in time for Halloween.

The gloriously complex score

by Stephen Sondheim begs DUSTY to be experiSOMERS enced in person, and with a pair of Broadway stars as the leads, the production shines.

Jeff McCarthy, who has appeared in Broadway productions of “Urinetown,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Chicago” and many others, stars as Sweeney Todd, a barber returning to London after being wrongfully transported.

His former wife dead and his daughter locked up by his accuser Judge Turpin (Thomas E. Cunningham), Sweeney is eager for blood.

He forms a partnership with Mrs. L ovett (Emily Skinner, Tony-nominated for her role in Broadway’s “Side Show”), a piemaker. Sweeney is eager to kill the judge, but whets his bloodthirst on other unsuspecting patrons of his barbershop. Not wanting to waste, Mrs. Lovett “Sweeney Todd” lead actors, Emily Skinner and Jeff McCarthy posing in character. finds a new (and free!) source for meat for her pies.

The talents of McCarthy and piles of rags, and Roland Rusinek “Sweeney Todd’s” intricate melodies and often-layered Skinner, both performing the is clearly an old pro as the judge’s lyrics are a musical mar vel. show for the first time in this companion, the Beadle.

Direction by Lyric’s artistic diSondheim’s score requires in- run, are clearly highlights, but tentional listening throughout the show features the just-as- rector Nick Corley and set design to appreciate it fully, but even a strong pairing of Caitlin Wees by Amanda Foust is appropricasual listener will be seduced and Christopher J. Deaton as ately sparse. A complex series of by the tragic beauty underly- Sweeney’s daughter, Johanna, moving stage parts create strong ing many of the songs, such as and the young sailor who wants senses of place without swallowto rescue her, Anthony Hope. ing up the actors. Lighting de“Johanna” and “My Friends.”

The score blends its tragic Both sets of duets are frequently sign by Josh Epstein effectively uses red panels to amplify the sensibilities effortlessly with stunning. on-stage murders and green to Kris Todd makes a powerful blackly humorous fare like the signify impending danger. impression as the town’s begfirst act finale, “A Little Priest,” Lyric’s top-notch production which details the taste of various gar women, with a powerhouse voice emanating from under her of “Sweeney Todd” is just another kinds of men inside meat pies.

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signal that this is the region’s premiere theater company — its ability to attract national and regional talent while producing consistently excellent performances of difficult shows sets it apart in the richly talented Oklahoma theater community.

Dusty Somers is a journalism senior

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OU volleyball falls to Cornhuskers ... again JAMES CORLEY Daily Staff Writer

LINCOLN, Neb. – OU has never won in Lincoln, now after 30 tries.

The Sooners lost to the fifth-ranked Huskers in four hardfought sets Saturday at the Nebraska Coliseum [22-25, 2225, 25-22, 15-25].

Nebraska owns the NCAA record for consecutive sellouts in all women’s college sports with 128.

“Playing Nebraska here, everybody freezes a little bit instead of just going and playing,” OU coach Santiago Restrepo said.

Although the Sooners nearly beat Nebraska in Norman Sept. 30, the Huskers have won the last 25 matches.

Before a home crowd of 4,166, Nebraska opened the match with a 3-1 run. The Sooners quickly tied at 4-4 and hung on to grab a 9-8 lead. The Huskers attacked OU’s front line and built a 19-12 lead.

“We were just trying to focus so much and not make errors and do everything so right, but we’d get frustrated with ourselves and make an error,” said María Fernanda, OU freshman libero. “So it’s not the crowd, it’s not the team [we’re playing], it’s just ourselves. We put a lot of pressure on us.”

The Sooners settled down a bit and cut the lead to two by 23-21, but Nebraska closed the set 25-22.

OU led for much of the second set, but never more than two points. The Sooners started to find a rhythm on offense, using stronger attacks and forcing Nebraska errors.

Nebraska stole the lead at 16-15 and took over the set to win 25-22.

Sophomore Suzy Boulavsky had 14 kills in the first two sets to lead the Sooners offensively.

The Sooners have struggled after the break in matches this season, but they overcame that obstacle Saturday.

“They have the mentality of never giving up and working every single point, and it showed tonight,” Restrepo said.

OU built a 12-9 lead by surviving in long rallies and

seizing opportunities for easy scores. The Huskers found their footing again and closed in defensively on the Sooners’ favorite attack spots, particularly limiting Boulavsky.

Late errors by the Huskers allowed OU to fight back in the set and turn a 21-20 lead into a 25-22 set victory.

“We are learning that we are able to hang with these teams,” Boulavsky said.

The Sooners forced 12 Nebraska errors and held the Huskers to a -.053 attack percentage in the third set to force a fourth set.

“We’re still a young team. We’re known for our fight,” Boulavsky said. “We dig ourselves in holes, but we normally get out of it. I’ve never played with a team with so much fight. If we’re down, it’s not over — we’ll come back.”

Despite OU’s surge of energy in the third, Nebraska easily cruised to a 25-15 victory in the final set. Nebraska (15-5, 8-3) outplayed the Sooners’ defense that was ranked first in the conference in digs per set before Saturday. The Huskers led digs 62-54, blocks 13-9 and service aces 7-3.

Three Huskers finished with double-digit kills, led by Hannah Werth’s 19.

Boulavsky, the only Sooner to finish with double-digit kills, finished with 19 and a team-high .320 attack percentage. Junior Sarah Freudenrich had six kills and five block assists. Senior Bridget Laplante and junior Francie Ekwerekwu added five kills and one block solo each.

Sophomore setter Brianne Barker had 33 assists and 10 digs for her 15th double-double of the season. She also had one service ace.

Fernanda led the Sooners defensively with 14 digs and added two service aces.

OU finished its five-game stretch against ranked opponents with two victories.

“We’re playing a lot better volleyball in this half of the season compared to the beginning,” Restrepo said. “We’re playing a lot better as a team and finding cohesiveness.”

Oklahoma (13-7, 6-5) will return to Norman for a pair of NEIL MCGLOHON/THE DAILY home games this week. The Sooners will host Colorado at Sophomore setter Brianne Baker attempts to hit the ball during the 7 p.m. Wednesday. game against Nebraska in Lincoln Sept. 30.

Sooner soccer suffers shutout in Bedlam battle TOBI NEIDY Daily Staff Writer

Sooner soccer fell to in-state rival Oklahoma State, 3-0, Friday in Stillwater.

OSU goalkeeper Adrianna Franch recorded her seventh shutout for the season against the Sooners, which also leads the Big 12 conference.

With the loss, OU dropped to 7-101 for the season and 2-7 in conference. The Cowgirls improved to 10-7 overall, and 4-5 in Big 12 play.

OSU’s first goal, scored by Annika

Niemeier came in the 27th minute of forward Whitney Palmer and three the first half. other Sooners recorded shots for the The Cowgirls extended their lead contest. in the second half with Krista Lopez’s The OU offense just couldn’t find goal in the 70th minute, and Alison the back of the net, allowing the Farrell’s goal in the 75th minute.

Cowgirls to extend their advantage to Freshman Sooner 12-2-1 for the overall Bedlam goalkeeper Kelsey series.

UP NEXT: Devonshire recorded six The last game of the regusaves for the night. lar season for Sooner socOU Senior Night Sooner offense had cer is scheduled for next OU v. Baylor seven shots during the weekend.

7 p.m. ga m e, l e d by s o p h o The Sooners will host the Friday Baylor Bears for senior night more midfielder Jordan Norman Friday in Norman.

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Put mundane projects aside for the moment, and work on those things that require fresh ideas or tasteful concepts.

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Sooner wide receiver emerges as reliable target JONO GRECO Daily Staff Writer

Fans wrote him off. Coaches had him in their dog houses.

But following a slow start, senior wide receiver Adron Tennell has emerged as a reliable option in a receiving corps that has been the subject of criticism this season.

Tennell does not have spectacular stats through seven games, and for the first half of the season he was not in good favor with wide receiver coach Jay Norvell. He has caught 13 passes for 145 yards with two touchdowns, but his play during games five through seven is night and day compared to games one through four.

“He’s certainly able to play at a high level,” Norvell said. “A lot of that is just confidence and relaxing and letting the game come to you.”

That confidence has resulted in Tennell catching every pass that has been within reach during the past three games, which is something that can be said by only one other receiver, sophomore Ryan Broyles.

In those games, Tennell has caught 10 passes for 96 yards and is just one of two receivers who have caught at least one touchdown pass.

“It’s been pleasing to see him make some plays that we know he’s capable of making,” head coach Bob Stoops said. “It was exciting to see him do that [Saturday] and make some big plays for us.”

Offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson attributes

Tennell’s recent success to both his game against Baylor and the fact that he has been more relaxed on the field.

“He’s made a few plays in games that have settled him down,” Wilson said. “He’s maybe not pressing, not worrying. I don’t know if he’s really improved or been different in his practice habits, but just transferring it to Saturday and having a little confidence in himself.”

When Tennell has not been catching passes, he has been a productive blocker in the run game.

On multiple run plays throughout the season he has driven his defender back, opened lanes and sealed off corners for the running backs to run through.

Though Tennell is experiencing a rise, junior wide receiver Cameron Kenney is seeing a decline. During OU’s previous three games, Kenney has dropped numerous passes and was essentially benched during the second halves against Baylor and Kansas.

Because Kenney has been benched due to drops in those two games, Tennell has been allowed to be a part of the offensive game plan as more than just a blocking receiver. In those two halves, Tennell has caught eight passes for 76 yards with two touchdowns.

Normally a stretch of three good games is nothing to brag about, but with the way Tennell’s season started, both he and those keeping an eye on him should be pleased with his recent production.

“I was really proud of Adron to come out here and play the way that he did,” redshirt freshman quarterback Landry Jones said.

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Senior wide receiver Adron Tennell scores a touchdown Saturday against the Jayhawks in Lawrence, Kan.

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• Sooner football’s defense shows growth and dominance this weekend in the victory over Big 12 North foe Kansas -Clark Foy/The Daily • Sooner football’s future may not be as dreary as some expected -Steven Jones/The Daily

WE WANT YOUR WRITING To celebrate The National Day of Writing, the OU Writing Center will be collecting all kinds of writing samples from students and faculty.

When: Starting midnight, October 27, for 24 hours.

What: Essays, poems, letters, text messages, emails, lab reports, Facebook comments, blog postings.

How: On October 27, upload your text, Word, or PDF files at

http://www.ou.edu/writingcenter The first 100 entries will be uploaded to OU's writing gallery at the National Gallery of Writing (http://www.galleryofwriting.org/). Find the link to the OU Writing Center gallery at http://www.ou.edu/writingcenter. A select few entries will be featured in a nationally published book, A Day in the Life of a Writing Center.

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