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CAMPUS BRIEFS ART AND ENGINEERING COME TOGETHER AT 2,400 DEGREES The OU sculptor program and the School of Art and Art History will present Fuego Friday: Halloween Iron Pour and Costume Contest at 5:30 p.m.

Friday in the Fred Jones Art Center.

Jonathan Hils, associate professor of contemporary sculpture, said spectators can watch student and faculty cast molds of molten iron exceeding 2,400 degrees Fahrenheit.

“This process brings together engineering, chemistry and artistry into one of the most unique visual spectacles you’ll witness. It’s also really, really hot and that’s just plain cool,” Hils stated in a press release.

The OU sculpture program will also sell small scratch molds for $20 so that students can create their own piece of metal art. OU students will cast the molds during the event.

Proceeds will benefit the sculpture program and the Visual Art Student Association, according to the press release.

A costume contest will begin at 7 p.m. and the winner will receive a new iPod Nano. The iron pour and costume contest are both free and open to the public.

Part-time position will not include salary CHARLES WARD Assistant Managing Editor

President Barack Obama tapped OU President David Boren to serve as co-chairman of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, Wednesday.

The board provides Obama with an independent source of advice on the effectiveness of the U.S. intelligence community, according to the White House’s Web site.

“I am honored by the president’s appointment to co-chair the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board,” Boren said in a statement issued by OU. “I appreciate the

opportunity the president has given me to help in the effort to strengthen our national security.”

Boren said the position, which is part-time and uncompensated, will not affect his plans to remain OU’s president.

Boren will co-chair the committee with former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb. “I’m especially pleased that ...

Chuck Hagel, for whom I have great respect, will serve as the other cochair. It is my hope that together, with the other members of the board, we can give candid, thoughtful, and nonpartisan advice, which will be helpful to the country,” Boren said.

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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, left, flank OU President David Boren Wednesday in the White House in Washington D.C.

OU Crew members row toward success

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GRANT AWARDED TO STUDY POLLUTION AND ENVIRONMENT The National Science Foundation awarded an OU professor a research grant focusing on living systems and Earth’s history according to a press release.

Lawrence Weider, professor of zoology, will use the grant money to investigate how aquatic organisms cope with alternative environments caused by nutrient pollution.

He will study the effects of long-term polLAWRENCE lution at the WEIDER OU Biological station located on Lake Texoma in collaboration with two colleagues from Indiana University.

The budget for the three-year project is $780,000.

The National Science Foundation awarded 61 grants totaling $26 million to university researchers in the United States.

-Hannah Rieger/Contributing Writer

LARGE PRIZES AVAILABLE FOR BUSINESS PRESENTATIONS Business students interested in entering the 7th annual Bruzzy Westheimer Presentation Competition must register online by 5 p.m. Friday.

Teams will present a business or university-related topic before a panel of judges from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 6 in Price Hall, room 2065.

All teams that enter will receive cash prizes, with a $4,200 prize awarded to the first place team.

The event is sponsored by Bruzzy Westheimer, president of Valbel West Corporation and Price College board member. Westheimer will serve as a judge for the competition.

For more information, go to http:// price.ou.edu/bcc/bcc_westheimer. aspx.

-Claire Brandon/Contributing Writer

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The OU Crew novice team practices a rowing set Monday evening on the Oklahoma River. While the rowing season continues all year, the spring season is the prime time of year for the rowing team. The club team is responsible for raising its own funds since Crew rowing is not an NCAA sport.

Members raise funds, club team receives no athletic sponsorship CASEY PARVIN Daily Staff Writer

Against a rose-colored sunset, three boats full of Oklahoma Crew rowers glide through the river water at different paces. Between working on slow strokes, listening for their coach’s corrections and balancing the boat, the rowers work

up a sweat despite the 50 degree weather.

“Even though I’m freezing on my launch (miniature motorboat), the rowers are actually working out, so they end up sweating by the time they get off the water,” said head coach Heather Patterson.

Oklahoma Crew was established in 2001, but the team has steadily improved in the last four years, said assistant coach Drew Holliday. He and Patterson have put the team on the map, Holliday said.

The program is a club team, unlike OU’s varsity

First public screening of ‘Little Town’ plays tonight Film promotes peace between Israel, Palestine SUMMAYAH ANWAR Daily Staff Writer

The very first screening of “A Little Town of Bethlehem,” a documentary chronicling non-violent resistance in Palestine and Israel, and will be shown at 5:30 tonight in Meacham Auditorium.

“The viewing tonight is the first public screening of the documentary,” said Bekah Stone, president of Sooners for Peace in Palestine.

The film was produced by EthnoGraphic Media, a nonprofit film and media group that promotes local solutions to global problems, said Stone, an international area studies junior. She said EGM contacted Sooners for Peace in Palestine earlier this year about showing the film.

“The directors have an office in Oklahoma City and wanted some extras for a few scenes in the film,”

Stone said. “They wanted some Palestinian looking people, and some Israeli looking people.”

Three current OU students, Abdurrahman Kabani, Rami Beydoun and Yousef Salous, are extras in the film, Stone said.

“The purpose of the film is to spread awareness and increase knowledge of the conflicts occurring between Israel and Palestine so that we can promote justice and peace. We need to open up dialogue,” Stone said.

International security senior Isaac Freeman said he agrees an open dialogue is needed.

“I hope this movie promotes a nonviolent peace movement and creates an understanding that there are so many people who want peace,” Freeman said.

Freeman, a member of Sooners for Israel, said there are a large number of people on both sides who are against this violence.

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women’s rowing team. The women’s varsity team is run by the OU Athletics Department.

To be a part of Oklahoma Crew, members must pay a $200 membership fee and also agree to raise $250 from outside sources, said Guy Martin, a rower for Oklahoma Crew.

“We are not an NCAA sport, so we don’t get the athletic funding,” said Martin, music junior and exchange student from England. “We get the majority of our money through fundraising. We CREW CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

Students will vote to increase study abroad opportunity Small fee to contribute to overseas expenses RICKY MARANON TROY WEATHERFORD Daily Staff Writers

Students will have the opportunity to vote on a new fee in the UOSA fall general election Nov. 10-11.

If passed, students will be required to pay a $2 fee toward a new fund set up to help students with the cost of studying abroad.

“We have a great resident that has taken great steps to make access to study abroad programs easier for all students, but the costs to travel abroad are going up and we also need to prepare for future students who may not have a president that supports study abroad programs as much as [President] Boren has,” said Isaac Freeman, Undergraduate Student Senator from the social sciences district.

Freeman said he understands some students will not use the fee, but said the fee would fund a good cause for students who want to study abroad but do not have the means to do so.

“I know that some students will not use this fee, but there are some things funded by fees that I pay for that I don’t use that other students benefit from,” Freeman said.

Out of six students asked about the proposed fee, five thought it was a good idea.

“I’m kind of interested in study abroad, so I guess some help in paying would be nice,” said Gina Leger, University College freshman.

One student expressed disdain for yet another fee.

“They can find money in other ways,” said Andrew Fitzgerald, University College freshman. “It’s just like a redistribution of wealth.”

The ballot measure was approved Tuesday at the UOSA Student Congress meeting.

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Wednesday from the Cabinet Room of the White House. Leaders from all 16 U.S. intelligence agencies, including Director of National Intelligence Denny Blair, attended the announcement, Obama said, according to a transcript of the announcement.

“Our work is clear,” Obama said. “The [intelligence] organizations represented here have made real progress in recent years. But we all agree that more needs to be done — to improve the collection of intelligence, to ensure that analysis reaches senior decision-makers in a timely way, and to provide strong oversight to ensure that our intelligence activities are consistent with our democratic values and the rule of law.”

Rep. Tom Cole, R-Moore, said Obama’s selection of Boren was a good decision.

“David Boren is a brilliant leader with an impressive record of service to our nation,” Cole stated in an e-mail. “He has the know-how, the courage of conviction and the seasoned experience to lead as co-chairman of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board. And he has the bipartisan credibility that it takes to generate understanding and support for American policy in a challenging era.”

Boren served in the U.S. Senate from 1979-1994. While in the Senate, he was the longest-serving chair of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (1986-1992). During his six years as chair, he wrote legislation to establish an independent inspector general of the CIA and instituted major reforms in the oversight of covert actions after the Iran-Contra affair, according to the release.

T h e P re s i d e n t ’s In t e l l i g e n c e Oversight Board oversees the intelligence community’s compliance with the Constitution and all applicable laws, executive orders and presidential directives, according to the White House’s Web site.

President Eisenhower created the board in 1956, according to the news release.

sell water at the student football games.

We also volunteer for security on game days, so all the money we earn working there goes straight back to Oklahoma Crew.”

Oklahoma Crew, which consists of both men and women rowers, will participate in a competition Sunday in Wichita, Kan. This will be the last competition in the head — or fall — season.

“There are three seasons in rowing,” Patterson said. “Head season lasts until the beginning of November, and is for training and recruiting. Winter season is vital to the sport because that’s when we do our major conditioning. Sprint season starts in the beginning of March and is our most important season. That’s when we do our full pressure, 2,000 meter races.”

The team will compete in eight events on Sunday, Patterson said.

Martin is a first-year rower on the team

this year.

“Rowing is for people that are prepared to make an athletic commitment,” Martin said. “We are honoring the people that came before us. We are Oklahoma Crew first and individual rowers second.”

Oklahoma Crew practices Monday through Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 3 to 5 p.m. at the Chesapeake Boathouse on the Oklahoma River in Oklahoma City. The team carpools together to practice, Martin said.

“We have to sacrifice some social time, but we are also making great friends through rowing,” Martin said. “The team bonds on and off the water.”

Oklahoma Crew is still recruiting novice members, Patterson said.

If students are interested in joining, they can visit the Oklahoma Crew Facebook group or e-mail the club at oucrewrecruitment@gmail.com, Martin said.

“I always encourage anyone with rowing experience to join, but if someone just wants to learn a new sport, we will welcome them too,” Patterson said.

OKLAHOMA CREW BY THE NUMBERS SEASONS

MONEY

Head: From the beginning of September until the beginning of November — Time for team to train and recruit.

Winter: Major conditioning season between head and sprint seasons — Vital to the sport.

Sprint: Starts in the beginning of March — The major competition season for Oklahoma Crew.

Source: Heather Patterson, Oklahoma Crew head coach

$200 membership fee, per person $250 in outside fundraising, per person As a club sport, Oklahoma Crew does not receive funding from the OU Athletics Department Source: Guy Martin, Oklahoma Crew rower

PRACTICE 6 to 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday Source: Guy Martin, Oklahoma Crew rower

For more information, visit Oklahoma Crew on Facebook or e-mail oucrewrecruitment@gmail.com.

Screening Continued from page 1 president, said she hopes this movie sets the stage for a nonviolent peace movement.

“We need to be more openminded and see the other side,” Daitch said. “Both sides are scared of each other. I’m just waiting for

the day that a Martin Luther King or a Ghandi takes a stand for a nonviolent movement.”

Stone said tonight’s viewing will be a test screening for the directors.

“The directors will be there and they want to see how the audience is receiving the film. The actual premiere of the film is on Christmas Eve in Bethlehem,” Stone said.

CRIME BRIEFS FOUR STUDENTS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL According to OU and Norman police reports, four students were taken to Norman Regional Hospital in the past five days for drinking until they became unconscious.

According to Norman police reports, a student who lives in Couch Center was taken to the hospital around 2:50 a.m. Thursday. Two other students living in Couch Center also required hospitalization for alcohol issues Monday morning, according to Norman police reports. A student who lives in Walker Center was also taken to the hospital around 9:45 p.m. Friday, according to a Norman police report.

OU Police also found marijuana and drug paraphernalia hidden in the garden north of Couch Center Tuesday, an OUPD report stated.

BEER THEFT LEADS TO ASSAULT AND BATTERY Norman Police are investigating a beer theft that led to an assault and battery with a deadly weapon.

According to a Norman police report, two men walked into the CITGO Kwick Stop at 2401 E. Imhoff Road and stole $55 of beer. When the store cashier witnessed the theft, the cashier chased the two men out of the store.

The two men, already in their vehicle, hit the cashier with their car and drove away, the report stated.

The vehicle is described to be a blue ‘80s model four-door car with a crack in the windshield.

KGOU TRANSMITTER BURGLARIZED OU Police are investigating who broke into the KGOU transmitter building, an OUPD report stated.

According to the report, the KGOU transmitter located at 5300 E. Indian Hills Road was burglarized Monday night.

OU Police have no suspects at this time, the OU Police report stated.

-Daily staff reports

OUR COMMITMENT TO ACCURACY The Daily has a long-standing commitment to serve readers by providing accurate coverage and analysis. Errors are corrected as they are identified. Readers should bring errors to the attention of the editorial board for further investigation.

Tuesday’s edition of The Daily incorrectly stated the 10th anniversary celebration of the Women’s Outreach Center will be held Thursday. The celebration will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5 in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s David L. Boren Lounge.

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TOBACCO COMPANIES FACE OPPOSITION, COURT FIGHTS INDUSTRY JARED RADER The Oklahoma Daily

Dr. Alan Blum, director of the Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society at the University of Alabama presented “A Call to Action: Countering Tobacco Industry Tactics” at the OU College of Public Health Wednesday.

He later spoke to The Daily’s Jared Rader about a recent court decision against the tobacco industry, and where his struggle against tobacco use is headed.

Q: What is the significance of the federal court decision finding tobacco companies guilty of racketeering being upheld on appeal?

A: “People who have been fighting against tobacco companies have been fighting against a rogue industry. Tobacco companies were convicted in a federal court of racketeering. Judge Gladys Kessler found them guilty in a 2006 in U.S. Justice Department case, and this year, a federal appeals court upheld the ruling that they were guilty of racketeering for 50 years.

“Cigarettes are consumer fraud.

That means tobacco companies are perpetrating fraud on the public. That’s why it’s a different game.

Now the industry can’t say we need more research.

“Soon, we’re going to see how lobbyists do representing people who were convicted in court of law.

If a lobbyist is representing a health organization, we’re going to take a look at what they’re representing.

We’re going to take a much closer

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Dr. Alan Blum, director of the Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, speaks about society’s use of tobacco. Blum said the United States has known about the dangers of tobacco use since the early 1900s. look at the people representing the tobacco industry, because they’re not representing the health insurance of Oklahomans.”

Q: Aren’t many companies guilty of lying?

A: “The difference is tobacco companies were found guilty in a court of law of lying over a 50-year period. We’re talking about an issue of fraud. It matters that from now on, when you talk about tobacco companies, you’re talking about people who have been found guilty of racketeering. ... People should know what the cigarette industry really is, and I am no longer going to be able to be sued for libel for saying that. We can no longer afford the luxury of having cigarette companies being treated like any

other industry with health costs rising as they are.”

Q: Why is tobacco use still a pandemic?

A: “Basically 45 years after the surgeon general’s report, which was supposed to mark the end of doubt on the effects of smoking, we’re still begging the state legislature to pass pre-emption. The state can pre-empt any local community to pass a bill combating tobacco use. The state says the community can’t be stronger than the state, and that weakens the opportunity for a community to go further.

“We had 15 million people smoking in 1964 and we still have 15 million people smoking today, and we have younger groups smoking today than ever before.

People aged 21-35 have not had a leveling off, but an increase in tobacco use. College students are heavily marketed to in clubs, on Internet sites, etc. College students are even being recruited by the tobacco industry to be cigarette vendors at their fraternities.

They used to be focusing a lot on children, now they focus much more on people ages 21-35.

“Tobacco companies have been on upwards of 35 campuses across the country at career fairs, and when students are looking for jobs, they’re big employers. Universities that host tobacco industries are part of the problem.”

Q: What can health care and public health care practitioners do to fight the tobacco industry?

A: “I think we’ve got to look at the allies of tobacco industry in 2009 and say enough is enough for the legislature, or a university, or any other legitimate pharmaceutical company to be working hand-in-hand with tobacco industry. It’s like the detective taking money from the mob for a [legislator] to take money from a cigarette company in 2009. Smoking is the leading cause of death that is preventable in society. I feel health forces in Oklahoma are rising up and make a point singling out the nine lobbyists who are lobbying the Oklahoma legislature. We call them the ‘Nincompoop Nine.’

“I think you’re going to see a real stepping up of activism from public health physicians and the community. This is an industry that has [gotten] away with murder for too

long, and pharmaceutical chains still selling tobacco products alongside health products will be called out for their irresponsibility. It’s not OK to just beat up on big tobacco; you also have to tackle those companies that work hand-in-hand with them. We need to ostracize tobacco industries and ostracize legislators of other institutions who accept money from the tobacco industry.”

Q: How will we get to zero tolerance for secondhand tobacco smoke pollution in workplaces?

A: “Education is going to come about and people are going to take a look at and realize it’s not a matter of freedom of choice; it’s a matter of how freedom of choice can affect another person. And I don’t think people who smoke have been properly educated either. Students might think it’s safer to smoke filtered cigarettes, but the filter is just another product, it isn’t safe. We need to do a better job of educating people.”

Q: What is the behavior of tobacco industries today? And what will it be tomorrow?

A: ”Their behavior is to let lobbyists handle everything. They fund supported FDA regulations that are just full of loopholes, and they are sitting in the driver’s seat today.

They are still an extremely powerful industry, paying legislators and lobbyists.

“I think we can finally defeat them, but we are many, many years too late. Cigarette companies are going to get sick and die, but right now, we still haven’t defeated them.”

FourSquare begins to emerge in a Facebook and Twitter world New social networking tool makes plans easier JORDYN GIDDENS Daily Staff Writer

Facebook and Twitter have dominated the social networking mainstream for a while now. There is a new service joining the scene.

The challenger’s name: FourSquare.

Users of FourSquare can send in “checkins” from their mobile phones, keeping friends informed on their location.

“Whenever I go out, I always post it up on

FourSquare. That way no one feels left out,” said Kaylee Johnson, University College freshman. “Anyone who is my friend can see where I’m at and if I’m open to company.”

The Web site, www.foursquare.com, also offers the chance for users to read and write reviews of bars, clubs, and restaurants in their area. The mobile applications even make suggestions for other places to visit based on past locations.

The more places a FourSquare user goes to and writes reviews for earns him or her more points. The points can then be turned into badges, such as the “Crunked” badge

or the “Player Please!” badge to display on one’s Web page.

When a user has visited a certain place more than any other user, he or she becomes the “mayor” of that place.

“I’m working really hard to become the mayor of this coffee house near my hometown,” said C.R. Reed, University College freshman. “If I make mayor I get free coffee, and you just can’t pass that up.”

FourSquare is mainly for people living in large cities, but users from small towns may find the network useful during trips to the city and on vacations.

“I’m from Lawton, and it isn’t listed on the site,” said Kayla Weaver, University College freshman. “This summer, though, my family went to Kansas City on vacation and FourSquare made the trip really fun. We went to a lot of places we would have never found on our own.”

FourSquare is not only a great way to discover new hangouts, it is also an excellent way to learn about your friends.

“It’s way easier to make plans with friends now that I know where they like to go,” said Johnson. “I would definitely recommend everyone give FourSquare a try.”

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Will Holland, opinion editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 325-7630 • fax: 325-6051

COMMENT OF THE DAY » In response to Jon Malone’s Wednesday column, “Obama administration not handling criticism well”

“Perhaps the author can also explain why the Bush administration frequently boycotted the New York Times, blaming the times for “liberal” bias. At least the NYT is a real news source and not a whiny propaganda machine that cries to their mommies every time they

don’t get invited to the White House.”

-Cambrian

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Students should approve study abroad fee in November elections During the UOSA fall general elections on Nov. 10 and 11, students will have a say in whether or not another fee is added to the list of costs already paid to attend OU (see page 1 for details). The fee, which would cost students $2 per semester, would help pay for financially strained students to study abroad.

At first glance this may seem like an additional fee for cash-strapped students, but we encourage members of the OU community to approve this one.

First of all, $2 per semester is not a

significant financial burden. Of course all students are in different financial situations, and to some, even a small fee may be tough to swallow. But compared to many of the fees students must pay, this one is relatively small. It’s only $16 over four years.

Second, the money would be collected for a great cause. The opportunity to study abroad is one every student should have. But it can be hard to pay for, especially for students who are in a tough financial situation.

If this fee gets approved, it would help alleviate the financial strain for some students

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

who want to study abroad but could not afford to.

Some who oppose the passage of this fee might say they don’t want to pay more money to OU, especially if the money they pay does not directly benefit them.

Why should more affluent students pay to allow students with less financial security to study abroad?

Well, we believe we are all members of the OU community, and we should help one another out. This fee would provide an opportunity to do this.

STAFF CARTOON

To the editor, At some point in the distant past, student government used to welcome the involvement of average students. If you were unhappy with the way things were going on campus, if you didn’t like the parking system or the financial aid process, if you didn’t think it was right that student leaders never did anything about the dead week or the sexual orientation referendums that the student body passed by overwhelming majorities, you could pick up an application in the student government office, find a running mate, collect enough signatures and run for student body president.

You may not necessarily have had a very good chance of being successful. But, it was your student government, and you could always put your money where your mouth was and try to make a difference at OU. However, that all changed when Jason Robison got into Student Congress during the unpublicized, uncontested “elections” which occurred at the end of last year. He’s authored the “nobody but us” rule which says, in effect, that if you wanted to run for student body president this year you’d better have already been involved in student government because “nobody but us” can run anymore.

It’s a sad day when people who were never elected start telling the student body that they’re going to have to pick their leaders from among them because they’ve somehow gotten “dibs” on everything in the future by keeping the filing period a secret.

In the first five sentences of its constitution, the student association claims three times that students can participate in “any level” of student government.

But, I ask you, is that really the case? If the average student can’t even hold an office, then does that office really even represent them anymore?

AJ Stafford is a psychology senior.

STAFF COLUMN

Nicholas Harrison JD/MBA student

There has been a lot of discussion lately regarding climate change. I think this is great, and we need to have more, but I would like to identify one issue that is continually perpetuated in the debate that I feel is unwarranted.

This issue is the inability of science to prove climate change is impacted by humans. Sen. Jim Inhofe, our “environmental” representative, has repeatedly voiced his doubt of the science and predicted outcomes regarding climate change. His spokesperson claims that scientists are merely trying to politicize the issue.

I feel nothing could be further from the truth.

Actually, I submit that Sen. Inhofe is in fact the one politicizing the issue. After all, that’s kind of his job.

His spokesperson claims that the science behind climate change is based off of unproven models, and the predictions are exaggerated. Well, a good majority of science is based off of models as it is currently impossible to predict the future, and this science is accepted by an international panel of over 2000 scientists, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

What will happen in the future though, ultimately comes down to four scenarios: 1. We don’t do anything about climate change, and catastrophic events occur. Whoops!

2. We don’t do anything about climate change, and nothing happens. No harm, no foul.

3. We do something about climate change, and catastrophic events occur, but we’re prepared 4. We do something about climate change, and nothing happens. We live in a cleaner, more technologically advanced world.

Ask yourself which scenario you want your kids to live with and whether so called climate change skeptics are truly concerned with the future of the human race.

Danny Terlip Electrical engineering senior

Okla. senators vote against family values On Oct. 6, U.S. Sens. James Inhofe and Tom Coburn, both Republicans from Oklahoma, along with 28 other Republican senators and no Democrats, voted against Democratic Sen. A l F r a n k e n ’s p r o posed amendment to the 2010 Defense Appropriations bill; appropriately nicknamed the anti-rape MAX amendment.

AVERY Still, the amendment passed 68 to 30.

In 2005, Jamie Jones was an employee of KBR, a subsidiary of Halliburton, which uses tax dollars to do contractor work in Iraq. While working in Baghdad, Jones was drugged by her co-workers, gang-raped, brutally beaten and then locked in a shipping container for more than 24 hours without food or water.

We all recognize the horror of what happened to Jones, but what makes it worse is that this is not an isolated incident.

When Jones returned from Iraq, she learned in the fine print of her KBR contract that she’d signed away her right to sue KBR and those who’d injured her.

Arbitration was the only recourse offered by her contract.

KBR almost always won the cases it arbitrated.

This has led to a culture of impunity.

KBR employees are not worried about raping women they work with because KBR will protect them with contracts and expensive lawyers.

Sen. Franken’s amendment would

deny defense contracts to companies However, the aid also told me there was like KBR that prevent their employees no part of this amendment preventing from going to civil courts for issues of arbitration; it just ensures that is not the sexual assault, battery and discrimina- only option. tion. Mind you, the U.S. already has all of This, obviously, doesn’t make any these laws to protect its citizens, but cor- sense. porations like KBR don’t want to be held Justice for rape, abuse and discriminaliable for them outside the country, even tion are basic family values. when they’re being paid by this country.

So, how could so many senators who I don’t understand why anyone would campaign on “family values” vote against vote against this, much less three-fourths this? of the Republican Party, especially our I asked. I didn’t get a serious “family first” Oklahoma senators. response.

So I called Sen. Inhofe’s office and This amendment forced the GOP asked. I spoke to three of the senator’s to choose between two of its favorite aids. Each told me Inhofe voted against things; family values and preventing this bill because it’s too broad, espe- government interference with business’ cially with the part about interests. Three-fourths discrimination.

Justice for rape, abuse of the GOP, both of our The amendment senators included, chose brings up discrimination and discrimination are business. in terms of Title 7 from the basic family values.

In part because of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

So, how could so many publicity of Jones’ story, I asked what specifi- senators who campaign civil courts are now cally should have been hearing Jones’ case; one removed from the part on “family values” vote of the rapists is on trial. about discrimination or against this?

The other rapists have the amendment in gennot been identified and eral; the aid didn’t answer are more than likely still the question. working for KBR in Iraq.

The aid said the senator didn’t like Women who work for KBR are in danhow Jones was being used to gain sup- ger, and there is no support from our port for the amendment. senators to protect them.

Jones said the amendment passing the They actually are fighting against this Senate “means the world to me.” She ob- amendment, against their protection. viously doesn’t have a problem with her Our senators don’t want these rapists story being used to prevent rape. It’s Sen. tried in court.

Inhofe who has a problem with it.

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If this fee were passed, we would know there is a future for OU students to study abroad. The money would already be there.

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“It is a good idea. Students want to study abroad, so why not help them? If I wanted to study abroad, I would hope that someone would help me.”

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Life-long love of sports leads OU student to wheelchair basketball Adaptive Sports Club provides opportunities for students with physical disabilities CAITLIN HARRISON The Oklahoma Daily

After a three-story fall left him in a wheelchair four years ago, Jordan Gingrich never thought he would play sports again.

That changed when he came to OU in 2007.

Gingrich plays wheelchair basketball with a Norman city team and is part of OU’s Adaptive Sports Club, a 12-member student organization that brings together students with an interest in sports regardless of their physical abilities.

“It kind of enables people with physical disabilities to have something to do,” said Gingrich, business management senior. “It gives us a chance to get together, have a club and play.”

Gingrich, who is also the club’s president, said the organization consists of both

disabled and able-bodied students, and “The hardest part is just chair positionmembership is open to anyone. He said ing,” Gingrich said. “That’s what gave me the only he and one other club member, Marcus biggest problems [was] learning where to put Brown, are disabled. my chair.”

Gingrich said he has been playing basketGingrich and Brown initially played for ball since he was old enough to dribble a ball, OU’s wheelchair basketball team, which and always loved sports in high school, in- stopped competing as a university team in cluding track and 2007 when several cross country. students trans“It ’s just the or gradu“They’re just coming up with all kinds of ferred competitiveness,” ated and student G i n g r i c h s a i d . different ways to play sports. You happen intere st in the “I’ve been play- to be in that situation, and you’re like, team declined. ing in sports my ‘Wow, there’s all kinds of opportunities.’”

The pair now entire life, espeplays wheelcially having an chair basketball older brother who -JORDAN GINGRICH, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT SENIOR through a Norman was pretty good city team instead, at sports himself. not the club itself, Even if I play video games, I don’t like to lose. said Garry Armstrong, club adviser. They are Just whatever it is, I like to do as good as I the only members of the OU Adaptive Sports can.”

Club who play wheelchair basketball, he Shooting fundamentals and strategy are said. essentially the same in wheelchair basket“The people get to be part of their organiball as they are in the able-bodied version, zation are friends who want to help them,” he said.

Armstrong said. “We have people come keep

score for us [and] help out with fundraising.”

Armstrong said the club does its own fundraising for traveling money and other expenses. It does not receive funding from the university.

Wheelchair basketball players need not necessarily be in a wheelchair, Armstrong said. He said anyone with a physical disability, such as a knee injury or birth defect, likely meets the requirements to play.

Gingrich said his team practices at a basketball court at Max Westheimer Airport, and the season began about two weeks ago and continues through March. They will play other college teams in about six to nine tournaments this season from locations like Arkansas, Stillwater, Kansas and Nebraska.

Gingrich said he loves playing wheelchair basketball, and that being in a wheelchair has opened his eyes to many different sports opportunities he was unaware of before.

“They’re just coming up with all kinds of different ways to play sports,” Gingrich said. “You happen to be in that situation, and you’re like, ‘Wow, there’s all kinds of opportunities.’”

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American Airlines will close Kansas City base DALLAS — American Airlines will close a maintenance base in Kansas City, Mo., and shrink other repair shops next September as the slump in travel leaves fewer planes to maintain.

The moves will eliminate up to 700 jobs nationwide, about 5 percent of American’s maintenance work force, the company said Wednesday.

Maintenance senior vice president Carmine J. Romano said in a letter to employees that the closures were “a difficult but important step” to reduce maintenance operations as American cuts back on flights due to the yearlong slump in travel.

American also has major maintenance bases in Tulsa, and Fort Worth, Texas. It has considered closing one of the bases for several years, but held off after picking up work on other airlines’ planes in Tulsa.

The airline said Wednesday that by next September it will also close smaller maintenance stations at airports in Kansas City, Detroit, Minneapolis and San Jose, Calif., and shrink stations in St. Louis — where it is sharply cutting flights — and San Francisco.

American’s fleet has dwindled from more than 900 planes to

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Corie Geller checks in for her flight to Kansas City with her dog Rocky in tow, at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. A dog or cat can travel with you in your cabin, but it is going to cost you. You’ll pay even more on some airlines if you check your pet so it is secured in the belly of the plane where checked luggage is held. about 600 over the past decade as it has been rocked by the 2001 terror attacks, two recessions, more competition from low-fare carriers, and a sharp decline in business travel.

American parent AMR Corp., based in Fort Worth, has lost $1.1 billion so far this year after losing $2.1 billion last year. Revenue is down 19 percent this year.

American officials said they tried

to keep the Kansas City base open by finding work repairing planes for other airlines. Spokesman Tim Wagner said the company had made about a dozen bids in the past 10 months, but “we just didn’t win any of them because our labor costs are too high compared to offshore” shops.

The airline signed a 25-year lease on the building in 2005 that called for annual rent of $1 million,

with the payments rising if employment fell below 700 workers.

The city was to issue at least $40 million in bonds for renovations, with another $37 million in bonds available if American needed future upgrades.

Mayor Mark Funkhouser said he didn’t blame American for leaving — “We understand in this recession these sorts of things will happen” — but the city expects American to honor lease payments of more than $1 million a year through 2029. He said American wasn’t violating terms of the incentives by leaving.

The huge, saddle-shaped building has been an economic fixture in Kansas City since the 1950s and was operated by TWA before AMR bought that airline out of bankruptcy in early 2001. At its peak, before TWA began its death spiral, the base employed 10,000 workers, but that is down to about 500 now.

The beneficiary of the Kansas City closure could be Tulsa, where American has about 7,000 workers.

The airline recently opened a new maintenance hangar there.

American executives suggested this spring that they might not need three big maintenance bases. Local leaders of the Transport Workers Union,

which represents American’s mechanics, had acknowledged that because of its smaller size, the Kansas City base could be a candidate for closure.

The Transport Workers Union has had friendlier dealings with American than have pilots and flight attendants, and union leaders were muted in their criticism of American. They blamed the closures on factors from cutthroat competition to airline deregulation.

John M. Conley, an official with the union, said he hoped the airline industry would rebound by September so the workers could find other jobs at American.

The airline offered severance payments of $12,500 for experienced employees in Kansas City and St. Louis who quit before next September.

Frank Lenk, research director for the Mid-America Regional Council in Kansas City, said the loss of the base will have a big effect on the area because it brought high-paying jobs and created sales for suppliers in the region.

Lenk estimated that each job lost at the base will cost two or three other jobs at suppliers and local businesses.

—AP

STATE BRIEFS HASKELL CO. SEEKS REVIEW OF 10 COMMANDMENTS RULING

SENATOR CALLS OKLA. ROADS ‘LIFE THREATENING’

OKLAHOMA CITY — Attorneys for Haskell County commissioners are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a ruling that a Ten Commandments monument on the courthouse lawn in Stigler was unconstitutional.

Attorneys with the Arizona-based Alliance Defense Fund on Wednesday asked for the review.

Appellate judges with a federal appeals court in June agreed with the American Civil Liberties Union and a local resident that the monument violates the Constitution because its primary effect is to endorse religion. After the commissioners asked the full court to reconsider the decision of the three-judge panel, the judges split 6-6 on July 30, falling short of the necessary seven votes needed to overturn the ruling.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The poor state of Oklahoma’s bridges and roads is “life threatening,” and the state can’t afford Congressional bickering that threatens to block federal aid for improvements, Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe said Wednesday.

“We have bridges in Oklahoma that are crumbling and falling down. People could be hurt,” said Inhofe, the ranking Republican on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, which has a Friday deadline for reauthorizing spending on road and bridge projects.

Oklahoma could lose up to $30 million if Congress doesn’t act, he said.

“We have to do this,” Inhofe said. “That’s what we are supposed to be doing here.

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bail out banks shouldn’t be having the problems that we’re having,” Inhofe said.

Inhofe voted against a $700 billion bank bailout bill approved during former President George W. Bush’s last year in office.

He spoke Wednesday by telephone from Washington after Oklahoma transportation officials expressed concern about declining federal support for Oklahoma’s road and bridge projects.

Oklahoma officials say plans to repair or replace hundreds of obsolete bridges and thousands of miles of defective roads will be delayed without federal aid.

ADA PARENT TAKES SON FROM SCHOOL OVER PUNISHMENT ADA — A woman who took her sixth-grade son out of an Ada elementary school because of how he

was punished says she’s ready to take him back to classes.

Amy Caton says her 12-year-old son Jonathan was told to stand facing the brick school building at Willard Grade Center during recess on Oct. 20.

The punishment was for failing to turn in a homework assignment.

Caton calls the punishment humiliating and disgusting and says neither she nor her son were given an alternative until she raised questions.

She says she was assured Tuesday the policy will be re-evaluated and she plans to take her son back to school Wednesday.

School Principal Kevin Mann could not be reached for comment. Ada Superintendent Pat Harrison said Monday the policy had not been questioned before. Harrison could not be reached for comment after Tuesday’s meeting with Caton.

—AP

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The Sooners survived a sluggish start to sweep the Colorado Buffaloes Wednesday at McCasland Field House [25-20, 25-12, 25-16].

OU was out of sync at the beginning of the opening set, struggling to find a rhythm. Colorado jumped to a 4-1 lead, but the Sooners brought it to a tie behind a flurry of Colorado errors.

The teams played a slow first set that featured several long rallies. Both teams attacked back and forth with little success, and the offenses struggled to produce kills and committed multiple errors to keep the game close. The Sooners eventually settled down and closed the set 25-20.

“The beginning wasn’t as sharp, but that’s going to happen,” head coach Santiago Restrepo said. “We’re just fortunate that we decided to crank it and to play better right away instead of waiting one set or two.”

The second set was all Sooners. OU had a .433 attack percentage while holding the Buffaloes to just a .030 clip. Redshirt junior middle blocker Francie Ekwerekwu was a perfect 3-for3 in the set, helping the Sooners to a 25-12 win.

OU completed the sweep with a 25-16 win that gave significant playing time to Sooner bench players. Senior outside hitter Jackie Fotu and freshman outside hitter Morgan Reynolds each had three kills and one block assist in the set. Junior middle blocker Chrissy Disarro also played most of the last set.

“Every game is important, every win is important,” Ekwerekwu said.

The match was less intense than the previous several games, allowing the Sooners to take a breather and just have fun.

“It was just a load off our shoulders,” said sophomore right side Suzy Boulavsky. “The last five games have just been a dogfight.”

Boulavsky led the Sooners offensively with 10 kills and added six digs. Junior middle blocker Sarah Freudenrich had seven kills, one solo block and three block assists. Sophomore outside hitter Caitlin Higgins added six kills and 10 digs, and

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Freshman libero Maria Fernanda dives for the ball during the Sooners match against Colorado Wednesday night. The Sooners won the game in three sets and the team has won three of its last four games on the season. senior outside hitter Bridget Laplante had four kills and 10 digs.

Ekwerekwu finished with six kills and a .857 attack percentage, completing six of her seven attempts. “[Ekwerekwu] had success against this team when we won in [Boulder],” Restrepo said. “She feels very comfortable attacking their defense.”

The Sooners finished with a team attack percentage of .343.

Sophomore setter Brianne Barker grabbed her 18th doubledouble this season by notching 31 assists and a team-high 11 digs. Freshman libero María Fernanda had three service aces for OU and added nine digs.

OU edged the Buffaloes in digs 49-47, and the Sooners won

BRADFORD’S SURGERY LABELED A SUCCESS Heisman-winner Sam Bradford’s surgery this morning was a success, according to a press release. Dr. James Andrew performed the surgery in Birmingham, Ala., and Bradford’s father, Kent Bradford, watched part of the surgery.

“Dr. Andrews said it was just as we expected,” Kent said in the press release. “It looked great in the end and everyone seems to feel very good about it.”

Bradford’s surgery started at 10:10 a.m. and he was in recovery by 12:15 p.m., and his father said he is resting comfortably even though he has some soreness.

Bradford went through a limited exercise ses-

sion Wednesday, and will return to Oklahoma within the next 24-48 hours.

“The report we got was that everything went about as well as it could and obviously we’re very happy for Sam and his family,” head coach Bob Stoops said. “We look forward to getting him back in Norman so that we can assist with his recovery and rehabilitation.”

Bradford has already announced plans to enter April’s National Football League Draft, and will be with on the sideline with the team for the rest of the season.

the defensive battle by holding Colorado to a .090 attack percentage in the match.

Colorado committed 20 attack errors and nine service errors in the match, while the Sooners only committed seven attack errors and eight service errors. With Baylor and Texas A&M losing Wednesday night, the Sooners (14-7, 7-5) move into a tie for fourth in the Big 12 with the Bears.

“We’ve got to continue playing very tough in the conference, because on any given night anybody could beat anybody,” Restrepo said. “We have to take care of business, regardless of what everybody else is doing in the standings.”

OU needs just one more win to guarantee a winning season this year. The Sooners could get that win when they host Kansas State Saturday at 2 p.m.

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Sooner defense key to stopping Wildcats The Sooners have had many ups and downs this year, however there has been one constant for the team and that is the defense.

The Sooners’ defense has really played well for the entire season, even in their three losses this year. On Saturday, the Sooners will face Kansas State and with the news of quarterback Sam Bradford being done for the rest of the season due to injury, the Sooners defense will have to continue its strong play.

Kansas State has changed quite a bit JAMES from a year ago. The Wildcats lost their ROTH star quarterback Josh Freeman to the NFL and have changed their style of play from a passing game to more of a running oriented game, and it is a good one at that.

“They are a physical team, a lot of downhill and two back sets,” said defensive coordinator Brent Venables.

“They don’t make a lot of mistakes, they’re tied for lead in turnover margin.”

The key for the Sooners is going to be stopping the running game of junior running back Daniel Thomas.

Thomas is having a great year. He has already rushed for 814 yards and is averaging just under five yards per carry.

In every game the Wildcats have won this year Thomas has rushed for at least 90 yards. If the Sooners can contain Thomas they will have a good chance of winning the game.

“I didn’t know [Thomas] was that good, you wouldn’t expect that from K-State,” said defensive linemen Gerald McCoy. “They run the ball pretty well, and they play very well up front. They are very physical.”

The Sooners front four, which has been the highest point of the defense this year, will have to be able to get into the backfield and bring down the running game early.

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Junior defensive tackle Adrian Taylor (86) sacks Kansas quarterback Matt Ressing during Saturday’s game in Lawrence, Kansas. The defensive performance helped the Sooners secure a 35-13 win over the Jayhawks.

If the Sooners do allow Thomas and the Wildcats to establish the run game the Sooners will face the same situation they did when they played Miami. The Sooners cannot allow the Wildcats to run the ball on first and second down and set up manageable third down situation.

If they do it will be very hard for the defense to get off the field.

“We have to get in our run-fense and be able to tackle in space,” said defensive back Dominique Franks. “There

are going to have good schemes for us but we just have to be patient and we will be okay.”

The Sooners defense has seemed to find its stride; they continue to improve every week. The Sooners will have to continue to improve this Saturday if they want to make it their second straight victory against Big 12 North teams.

James Roth is a journalism student.

Congress plans to aid former NFL players reporting mental problems WASHINGTON — When a recent study conducted for the NFL suggested that retired pro football players may have a higher rate than normal of Alzheimer's disease or other memory afflictions, the NFL was quick to point out that the study did not prove a link between concussions and memory disorders.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was to tell Congress on Wednesday that while the research by the University of Michigan was "a telephone survey and not a true medical diagnosis," the number of players reporting memory-related problems is a concern. In written testimony to the House Judiciary Committee, he said the NFL will offer free follow-up medical work to 56 players who reported dementia,

Alzheimer's disease or other memory-related problems in the survey.

Goodell said the league also will reach out to the players to see whether they are receiving money from the 88 Plan, which provides up to $88,000 a year to former players suffering from dementia, Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, regardless of the cause. A copy of Goodell's testimony was obtained late Tuesday by The Associated Press.

The study's lead author, David Weir, who is among the witnesses for Wednesday's hearing, has said the results show the topic is worth further study but they do not prove a link between playing football and later mental troubles.

"We have directed Dr. Weir to contact in a confidential manner those 56 former players and their families who reported memory problems to see if they are receiving 88 Plan funding and offer them the opportunity to have follow-up medical work done at our expense," Goodell said. "That process has already begun."

Goodell said the health and welfare of all members of the "NFL family, particularly our retired players," is important to him. "Since becoming commissioner, I can think of no single issue to which I have devoted as much time and attention."

As for head injuries specifically, he said medical considerations must always trump

competitive ones, and that the league has established a toll-free hot line for players if they believe they're being pressured to return to the field before fully recovering from a concussion or other head injury.

“All return-to-play decisions are made by doctors and doctors only," the commissioner said. "The decision to return to the game is not made by coaches. Not by players. Not by teammates."

He also pointed to changes in rules aimed at reducing contact to the head and neck, the development of improved helmets, research and education.

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PROSECUTOR: POLYGAMIST SECT MAN ASSAULTED TEEN ELDORADO, Texas — A 38-year-old man from a polygamist sect sexually assaulted a teenager less than half his age at the Yearning For Zion Ranch, a prosecutor charged Wednesday to open the first criminal trial since the ranch was raided.

An attorney for defendant Raymond Jessop disputed the allegation, telling jurors there is no evidence Jessop sexually assaulted the girl in Schleicher County. The location is critical, since prosecutors must prove they have the jurisdiction to prosecute the alleged crimes.

Jessop was one of 12 members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints charged after authorities raided the ranch last year and swept 439 children into foster care. The children were later returned to their parents after an appellate court intervened, but documents and DNA seized during the raid resulted in criminal indictments on charges ranging from failure to report child abuse to sexual assault and bigamy.

All the men will be tried separately.

Both sides presented opening statements Wednesday evening in Jessop’s case after 12 jurors — seven men and five women — were culled from a pool of 300, the largest ever called in this tiny county 200 miles northwest of San Antonio.

Assistant Attorney General Eric Nichols said Jessop was 33 when he had sex a 16-yearold girl, who later gave birth to a daughter.

Under Texas law, generally, no one under 17 can consent to sex with adult. Nichols did not discuss the relationship between the two in his opening statement, but prosecutors

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Raymond Jessop, center, the first man to face criminal charges following the raid of a polygamist sect’s West Texas ranch, prepares to go through security as he returns to the courtroom during a recess in the second day of jury selection of his trial in Eldorado, Texas on Tuesday. have said in court documents the teen is one of Jessop’s nine wives. Jessop has also been indicted on a bigamy charge that will be tried later.

“You will see evidence that establishes that this offense — the offense of sexual assault of (the teen) — occurred just down the road from this courthouse at the YFZ Ranch,” Nichols told jurors.

Defense attorney Mark Stevens said prosecutors would not be able to show evidence of a crime occurring in Texas, and he urged jurors not to be distracted by the alleged polygamy or the religious beliefs Jessop and the church. Broadcast images of women from the church wearing prairie dresses and distinctive braids were impossible to ignore during the weeklong raid in April 2008.

“We don’t try people because of their hairstyles or their clothes. We don’t try people because of their religious practices,” Stevens said. “We try people based on evidence, facts and proof.”

Testimony in the case is scheduled to begin Thursday. Nichols had previously said the trial would take about two weeks.

Prosecutors have prepared to call dozens of witnesses, including law enforcement officials, child welfare workers and church members.

The FLDS is a breakaway sect that is not recognized by the Mormon church. It has historically been based along the ArizonaUtah border, but church members bought a 1,700-acre ranch outside Eldorado about six years ago and began building log cabin-style homes and a four-story limestone temple that is visible from the highway that run’s through the town of about 2,000 people.

Sect Leader Warren Jeffs was arrested in 2006 and convicted as an accomplice to rape in Utah for arranging an underage marriage there. He awaits trial on similar charges in Arizona before he can be tried for sexual assault of a child and bigamy in Texas.

Fearing possible prosecution for underage marriages, Jeffs allegedly advised Jessop not to take the 16 year old to the hospital even though she was struggling for days in child labor. One of Jeffs’ daughters allegedly married Jessop at age 15 and is the focus of the separate bigamy indictment.

The Mormon church, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, renounced polygamy more than a century ago.

—AP

Cuba’s Foreign Minister says ready for talks with US UNITED NATIONS — Cuba is willing to hold talks with the United States “on any level,” Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Wednesday in conciliatory remarks aimed at the Obama administration.

Rodriguez said in an interview with The Associated Press the island nation was waiting for a response from Washington to Cuba’s offer to broaden discussions.

His comments came despite a testy exchange between the top Cuban diplomat and a senior U.S. official just before the U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn America’s 47-year trade embargo.

This year’s U.N. vote was 187-3 in opposition to the embargo, up

from 185-3 last year, with only Israel and the tiny Pacific island nation of Palau supporting the United States. Micronesia and the Marshall Islands abstained both years.

It was the 18th year in a row that the General Assembly has taken up the symbolic measure, and the first since President Barack Obama took office in January, promising to extend a hand of friendship to Washington’s traditional enemies.

That change in approach has been noticed by Havana, Rodriguez said.

“We are prepared to have a dialogue with the government of the United States at any level,” the foreign minister told AP after the vote, adding that such talks must be held on the basis of mutual respect and sovereignty.

He reiterated that Cuba formally offered in July to hold expanded talks with the United States to cooperate in combatting terrorism and drug trafficking, and to work together to fight natural disasters, among other things.

“We are waiting for the North American response,” Rodriguez said. He also said Cuba has been pleased by progress of ongoing talks on migration and re-establishing direct mail service. He called those discussions “productive and respectful.”

“The blockade is an uncultured act of arrogance,” Rodriguez said. He likened the policy to “an act of genocide” that is “ethically unacceptable.”

—AP

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A man repairs shoes inside an old building in Havana, Wednesday. The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly condemned the 47-year U.S. trade embargo on Cuba.

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Read about more Halloween costume ideas online.

COSTUME GUIDE » 1. NO STORE-BOUGHT COSTUMES, EVER. First rule, no purchased costumes are allowed.

No matter how big of a time crunch you are in, you’ll definitely lose a few points when the crowd realizes you obviously didn’t make your costume.

Homemade outfits are much more endearing, so avoid JOSHUA the full costume sets BOYDSTON and only pick up a few necessary pieces from the Halloween store.

The rest of your outfit should come from thrift stores or your closet.

2. POP CULTURE, I HARDLY KNEW HER! T h e re’s n o e a s i e r w a y t o b e recognized than to base your

outfit on something, or someone, in pop culture.

Connect on a few key points and you are on your way to being current and creative.

Lady Gaga may seem like she is always wearing a Halloween costume in her outlandish stage get-ups, but you can emulate her look easy enough.

All you need is a big pair of shades, a platinum blonde wig and a generous portion of makeup, and you are in business.

You can craft one of her bizarre dresses using a few pieces of cardboard, glitter, mirrors and black spray paint to create her bizarre, geometrical garments.

For the guys, you are just a pair of Venetian blind shades and an oversized ego away from becoming Kanye West. A bottle of Henney and an Etch A Sketch haircut only help.

Going in a group? Well, becoming the boys of “The Hangover” is all too simple.

Dressing as Phil is as easy as a

Wait until the last minute to decide on a Halloween costume? The Daily’s Joshua Boydston made a guide for quick and easy costumes.

buttondown shirt and aviators.

Stu merely needs a Polo, glasses and a missing tooth.

Alan makes or breaks the ensemble, but with a wildlife tee, beard, potbelly and yes, the man purse, you’ll have it made. Add some dirt, scratches and bruises to each of you to top it off.

3. ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND POLITICS You can get your political statement on by dressing as a political figure.

Sure, tons of people will go as Barack Obama or Sarah Palin, but dig a little deeper and you’ll have something much better.

Becoming Mark Sanford is relatively simple—all you need is a hiking outfit, a “map” of a woman’s torso and some strategically placed lipstick stains.

Be wery of dressing up as Glenn Beck though.

Replicating his behavior is a surefire way to land yourself a public intoxication fine.

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Joshua Boydston is a psychology sophomore.

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The Daily’s Life & Arts Staff put together a list of some of the things happening this Halloween weekend.

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A Halloween iron pour and costume contest will take place at 5:30 p.m. Friday in Fred Jones Art Center 555 Elm Ave.

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The Union Programming Board will show “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” at 4, 8 and 11 p.m. Friday in Meacham Auditorium in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, 900 Asp Ave. in Norman.

Will Hoge will perform Friday at the Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E. Sheridan Ave. in Oklahoma City.

THIS WEEKEND AT YOUR UNIVERSITY Thursday, Oct. 29

Homecoming Week | Banner competition, 10 a.m. at the Oklahoma Memorial Union Parking Garage. Presented by the Campus Activities Council, visit http://cac.ou.edu for a full schedule of events.

Intramural Update | Badminton, pickle ball and table tennis entries today! For more information visit recservices.ou.edu or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.

Mid-Day Music | noon in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Food Court featuring Ted Jurcsisn. Presented by the Union Programming Board.

Student Success Series: Get Ready to Enroll | 3 p.m. in Wagner Hall 245. Presented by University College.

Masala World Music Series: Oklahoma Fancy Dancers | 8 p.m. in the Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students, faculty/staff and senior adults. Please call the Box Office at (405) 325-4101 for more information.

University Theatre: “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” | 8 p.m. in Rupel Jones Theatre. Tickets are $22 for adults, $18 for seniors and OU faculty/staff and $14 for OU students. Call the Fine Arts Box Office for more information, (405) 325-4101.

Friday, Oct. 30

Homecoming Week | Papa John’s Pizza on the South Oval. Presented by the Campus Activities Council, visit http://cac.ou.edu for a full schedule of events.

EA Sports Demo: FIFA 2010 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Crossroads Lounge.

Demo the game and get some EA swag! Presented by EA Sports and the Union Programming Board.

Guess-The-Score | 11:30 a.m. in the union food court. Think you know Sooner Football? Prove it at the Union Programming Board’s pregame predictions for a chance to win great prizes. Play every Friday during football season to earn points and increase your chances of winning. There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union!

Free Movie: “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince” | free screenings at 4, 8 & 11 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Presented by the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council Film Series.

Student Alumni Association Ring Ceremony | 4 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Courtyard.

Art After Hours: Odilon Redon | 6 p.m. in the Dee Dee and Jon R. Stuart Classroom, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

Homecoming Pep Rally | TBA in the McCasland Field House. Presented by the Campus Activities Council and the Student Alumni Association.

Potter Palooza | 9:30 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium Lobby, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Before the 11 p.m. screening of the new Harry Potter movie, enjoy free food and HP activities including a costume contest and trivia contest. Don’t forget to bring donations for “Clothes for Dobby,” to benefit Goodwill. Presented by the Union Programming Board.

University Theatre: “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” | 8 p.m. in Rupel Jones Theatre.

Women’s Soccer: OU vs. Baylor | 7 p.m. at John Crain Field. Visit soonersports.com for ticket information.

Saturday, Oct. 31 Homecoming Parade | Parade will begin at 3 p.m. at the intersection of Boyd and Elm Streets. Presented by the Campus Activities Council, visit http://cac.ou.edu for a full schedule of events.

Women’s Volleyball: OU vs. Kansas State | 2 p.m. at McCasland Field House. Visit soonersports.com for ticket information.

UOSA Tailgate | 2 p.m. on the Southwest corner of Lindsey Street and Asp Avenue. Free food, music and giveaways with a VALID OU STUDENT ID. EA sports will also be on hand to demo games! Presented by the University of Oklahoma Student Association & Housing & Food Services.

Sooner Football: OU vs. Kansas State | 6 p.m. in the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Homecoming Royalty Coronation will take place during halftime, presented by the Campus Activities Council and Housing and Food Services. Visit soonersports.com for ticket info.

University Theatre: “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” | 8 p.m. in Rupel Jones Theatre. Tickets are $22 for adults, $18 for seniors and OU faculty/staff and $14 for OU students. Call the Fine Arts Box Office for more information, (405) 325-4101.

Sunday, Nov.1 University Theatre: “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” | 3 p.m. in Rupel Jones Theatre.

Sonic’s Spooky Saturday | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Free museum admission all day, courtesy of Sonic, America’s Drive-In. Free Concert: Owl City | 7 p.m. at McCasland Field House. Presented

by Campus Activities Council Concert Series.

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