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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected OU for a research agreement worth up to $75 million, President David Boren announced at a news conference Monday.

The federal funds will go to the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies through 2016 to advance weather radar research, improve severe storm forecasts and increase understanding of extreme weather and short-term regional climate, according to a press release.

The agreement will maintain employment levels and additional staff could be hired. The grant will involve about 160 jobs, Boren said.

OU has had an agreement with NOAA for five years but had to re-compete for the grant this year. Because OU won the competition, it will

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not have to compete for the grant in the future, he said.

Oklahoma is ideal for weather research because of its remarkable geological dynamics and volatile weather,

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OU President David Boren and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration administrator Craig McLean shake hands during a news consee FUNDING paGe 2 ference Monday. NOAA awarded OU a $75 million research grant, which could create 160 jobs and further weather research at the university.

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Self-censorship protects reporters, speaker says PAIGHTEN HARKINS Staff Reporter

A smokey sky and shimmering stars may not be what normally comes to mind when one thinks in the middle of a kidnapping ring bust.

But for journalist Lorne Matalon , it’s what he recalls during a night raid with Mexican law enforcement.

Matalon, reporter for Public Radio International’s “The World,” described a raid where members strapped on weapons, put knives in holsters and pulled on their bullet proof vests.

“By now I’m pretty sure this is not going to be a dog and pony show no matter what happens,” he said.

This was the first of several incidents Matalon recounted during his talk Oct. 24 in the Edith Kinney Gaylord Library of Gaylord Hall.

The conference, “The Price of Silence: The Drug War and Journalism in Mexico,” outlined the troubles Mexican journalists face trying to cover issues involving the drug cartels.

Matalon specifically spoke about the self-censoring that is being done by several newspapers in Mexico simply out of fear of cartel retaliation in the form of kidnapping or

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“They’re doing that walk along that fine line so that they can practice their craft without endangering their lives.”

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killing of reporters or their families.

He said reporters in Mexico every day ask themselves if the story they’re pursuing is worth the risk — the risk being their lives — because

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the cartels are watching, which is why some newspapers have resorted to selfcensoring, meaning they only print stories unrelated to cartel activities, and any stories published about the

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Lorne Matalon, a journalist with PRI’s “The World,” talks about his experiences covering Mexico’s battle against drug cartels during his dinner address in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

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cartels are direct government statements.

“They’re doing that walk along that fine line so that they can practice their craft without endangering their lives,” Matalon said.

Because the cartels are the de facto government in many parts of Mexico, and the legitimate government is not in a position to help them, these

OU’s College of Medicine has taken a $4.1 million step to fund its next 100 years of scholarship.

The Second Century Campaign, referring to the college’s recent centennial, has raised $902,000 in immediate contributions and $3.2 million in pledged commitments since it was launched in AT A GLANCE March. The campaign u.s. news top 5 falls under the univermedical schools sity’s larger Campaign for Scholarships, which has 1. Harvard University raised approximately $184 2. University of million in gifts and pledgPennsylvania es since 2005.

3. Johns Hopkins University The college had been 4. Washington planning a campaign for University-St. Louis 5. Duke University more than a year to address the need for scholSource: U.S. News arship funds, said Stacey Maxon, executive director of development for the Health Sciences Center.

“The 100th anniversary of the College of Medicine offered the opportunity to link this important milestone with raising more funds for scholarships in support of future generations of physicians,” Maxon said.

M. Dewayne Andrews, provost for the Health Sciences Center and executive dean for the College of Medicine, is the chairman of the leadership committee along with ’92 graduate Jonathan Drummond and ’52 graduate Ted Clemens. Clemens acts as honorary chair of the campaign.

The college has seen its share of history since it began in 1911, Andrews said. These highlights include its transformation into Oklahoma’s major hub for biomedical

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Colin Nance performs Monday in the Meacham Auditorium as part of the CAC Concert Series. Nance opened for Memory House and Reptar, the headlining group in the campus concert.

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The Daily was informed the phone records could be made available but only if student phone numbers were removed from the records. OU stated the phone numbers are protected under the Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act, but it is important to monitor athletic officials use of university-provided phones to ensure they meet NCAA regulations.

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the ou foundation’s donor records — The foundation acts as an investment firm for donors and uses funds to reimburse OU according to donor’s intent. The Daily requested the documents to see who is donating and why, but was denied because the Open Records Act allows public universities to keep donor information private. However, the act doesn’t forbid the university from releasing the information.

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funding: OU had to compete for federal funds Continued from page 1 NOAA assistant administrator Craig McLean said.

However, NOAA selected OU because of its students and its

excellence as a research institution, McLean said.

Boren said research grants to OU have increased by 25 percent in the last three years.

In the last few weeks alone, OU has won $115 million in

research grants.

“We’re talking about 1,000 jobs created by OU Research in the last few weeks,” he said.

To illustrate OU’s research growth, Boren reflected on the weather center itself,

which he said was a vacant lot just six years ago.

The afternoon conference was attended by numerous OU deans and administrators as well as Norman Mayor Cindy Rosenthal.

Journalists: Drug war affects news coverage Continued from page 1

Today around campus A workshop on learning how to use online data, maps and graphing tools, titled “Measuring Our Nation’s Economy,” will take place at 1:30 p.m. in Bizzell Memorial Library, Room 149D. Reservations are required. To reserve a space, contact Jeffrey Wilhite at 405325-1832.

A lecture titled “The Idea of Iranshahr: From the Oxus to the Eupharates; 2001200 CE” will take place at 5 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium. The lecture will be given by University of CaliforniaIrvine professor Touraj Daryaee.

A concert by the OU Cello Ensemble and professor Jonathan Ruck will take place at noon in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Sandy Bell Gallery. The concert is part of the Noon Concert Series.

Admission to the museum is free.

A concert by The Hornsemble and Brass Chamber Choir will take place at 8 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Sharp Concert Hall.

Wednesday, Nov. 9 A workshop offering advice for international studies students on the U.S. Department of State and how to apply to graduate school will take place at noon in Hester Hall, Room 170.

A guided walking tour of Native American art will be hosted by art history professor Jackson Rushing at 2 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. A Bible study held by the Christians on Campus will take place from 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Traditions Room.

This event is free.

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are the measures they are having to take, Matalon said.

Alan McPherson, professor of international and area studies, said he wanted to bring Matalon to OU because he can cover comprehensively something that is very important in the world right now.

He also said Matalon’s episodes and adventures are particularly important for students to hear.

“He’s really doing something as opposed to writing about it,” McPherson said.

McPherson also said it was important to hear from Matalon because it highlights the problems associated with buying and using drugs.

“It’s causing a war in a neighboring country,” McPherson said.

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Lorne Matalon, journalist with PRI’s The World, shakes hands with OCCC student Filo Gomez after Matalon’s dinner address Monday evening in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

security studies and Russian major who attended the event, said she knew some about the cartels activities because she has been doing several papers

over the issue.

She said she came expecting to hear about some more recent and specific things happening with the drug war

Campaign: Scholarships to ease graduate debt Continued from page 1 research, the development of “major centers of excellence” like the Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center and the discovery of heart rhythm electrophysiologic mapping, Andrews said.

The five-year campaign will continue the college’s tradition of attracting medical school candidates, he said. “[We want to] provide financial assistance to medical students to ease the enormous financial burden and debt burden with which most students graduate,” he said.

This burden has students paying through the nose.

According to U.S. News and World Report, the college’s yearly in-state tuition and outof-state tuition is $19,120 and $44,816 as of 2010. The average total debt for the graduates of 2010 was $147,000.

Andrew Nguyen, microbiology senior and recently accepted OU medical student,

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in Mexico.

There are a lot of things happening in Mexico right now, but no one really pays attention to them because they’re so close, Wyatt said.

Matalon concluded his lecture by saying one makes a choice in life.

“If you want to pursue information, you have to make a choice to do so using caution, letting fear be felt so that it acts as a restraint on ill-advised moves that are not conducive to your physical safety,” Matalon said. “What I would say to people is: one has to make a decision. Is the prize worth the battle to get that prize? For everybody, it’s a different answer.”

For Matalon and many reporters in Mexico still trying write the stories as a public service to the people, the answer is, in most cases, definitively yes.

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said he plans to cover the majority of his tuition by taking out student loans.

“I currently have two parttime jobs with OU National Scholars Recruitment and Target Pharmacy, but I doubt I’ll be able to save enough funds for even one year of school,” Nguyen said.

Nguyen said the created scholarships will appeal to students who are considering OU’s College of Medicine.

“Medical school is an incredible expense, and any help in lowering the amount of loan I’d have to take would be attractive and definitely reduce a small amount of

stress,” Nguyen said.

The College of Medicine hopes to raise the average amount of awards from $2,100 to $2,500 through the campaign, according to a College of Medicine press release.

Thus far, the campaign is within $1 million of its $5 million goal for scholarships.

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Reducing plastic usage will require communication with Coca-Cola

Emergency preparedness

The Undergraduate Student Congress passed a resolution Nov. 1 asking OU Housing and Food Services to reduce the amount of plastic it uses in water bottles.

OU Housing and Food Services makes the purchasing decisions for water bottles, according to the resolution. CocaCola Co. produces both the OU H2OK brand and Dasani.

OU has contracts with Coca-Cola Co. and sells both water bottles on campus. However, the H2OK bottles have more plastic and are considered more harmful to the environment than Dasani bottles, according to the resolution.

Author of the resolution Devin Smith said “there is a noticeable difference” on how much plastic is in the H2OK bottles compared to other brands, according to the meeting’s minutes.

Smith also did not offer plans on how to reduce the plastic in the resolution or to Student Congress. Smith said he has been working on this matter since September and has emailed people in support of the resolution but has not yet spoken with Coca-Cola Co. Housing and Food spokeswoman Lauren Royston said the Housing Center Student Association has been working on the amount of plastics in water bottles and is trying to get in touch with companies to see what can be done.

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Jess Burrow (left) and James Patterson, examine the damage caused outside the home of Joe and Mary Reneau on Sunday in Sparks, Okla.

Know your OU safety plan With the recent earthquake outbreaks, students should learn proper procedures Oklahoma experienced two earthquakes Saturday, one of which registered a 5.6 magnitude, the strongest recorded earthquake in state history.

The university has an emergency response plan for such situations. Individuals on campus are encouraged to follow these steps during an earthquake.

If outdoors 1. Move away from trees, signs, buildings, electrical poles and wires. Protect your head with your arms from falling bricks, glass, plaster and other debris.

2. Move away from fire and

smoke.

3. Once outside, move at least 300 feet away from the affected building. Proceed to the Emergency Assembly Area for your group, if safe to do so. Check with your supervisor to determine your assembly area location if you do not already know it.

4. Check for injuries and give or seek first aid.

5. Be alert for safety hazards (fires, electrical, gas leaks, etc.).

6. Do not use telephones or use roadways unless absolutely necessary.

7. Be prepared for potential aftershocks.

8. Cooperate with

emergency response per- could lead to further dansonnel, keep informed and ger (turn off gas or electrical equipment). remain calm.

6. After the effects have If indoors subsided, evacuate the im1. Immediately take cover mediate area and call OU under tables, desks or other Police (911). such objects for protec7. Seek and assist injured tion against flying glass and and disabled persons evacudebris. ating the building.

2. If you are not near a 8. Do not light matches, sturdy object, make your- and do not turn lights on or self as small as possible and off. cover your head and neck.

9. Exit via the stairway.

3. In an earthquake, if you 10. Do not use elevators. stand in a doorway, brace 11. Keep roadways and yourself against the frame walkways clear for emergenand watch out for swinging cy vehicles. Wait for further doors or other people. instructions from OU Police 4. Avoid overhead fixtures, or other properly identified windows, tall furniture, emergency personnel. Do bookcases and heavy objects not re-enter the building that could fall or shatter. until instructed to do so.

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OPINION

“If the Occupy movement places more emphasis on economic inequality over the next few months ... libertarian involvement will probably decline.” (Jaco99, Re: COLUMN: Ideals help form solidarity in Occupy protests)

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We are committed to inform Our View: Freedom of information can lead to transparency and accountability — if we do our part.

of open records requests to uncover a long history of preferential treatment by UCLA’s School of Dentistry in which wealthy donors could pay to ensure their child was accepted.

We’re not saying these kinds of abuses are hapYou’ve read about it here before: the Open Records Act, the Open Meeting Act and the impor- pening at OU. But they could be. And it’s our role to not only uncover these situations, but to let public tance of transparency. These themes have been highlighted in many of our editorials. But officials know they will be held accountwe’ve realized that it’s time to do more than able for their actions.

The Our View talk.

This doesn’t mean we don’t like or supis the majority As you can see from the new feature on port Bob Stoops or President David Boren opinion of the front page, we’re taking on a renewed The Daily’s — in fact, we’ve been vocal supporters — 10-member commitment to use every freedom offered but it’s our responsibility to stay on top of editorial board their actions, and the actions of all public by the state’s Open Records Act to fulfill our role as watchdogs and keep you the public officials. aware of your representatives’ actions.

We’ve been quick to point out the ocOpen records laws offer essential protections casional glaring Open Meeting Act violation by for freedom of information. The Oklahoma Open UOSA. But we haven’t followed up or followed Records Act requires all public bodies and public through. We haven’t been holding our public offiofficials make their records available for public cials accountable in any real way. view and copying.

So from now on, we’ll be watching. We’ll be filing These records deal with your money, with your more requests for access to significant records so positions. You have chosen these officials to repre- we can fulfill our role by give you the information sent you. They may seem untouchable, but you put you need to intelligently wield your political power. them where they are. You have the power, the reAnd we’ll be keeping a running tally on the front sponsibility, to watch their actions and hold them page of unfilled requests, why those records are imaccountable. portant and how many days have passed since the The average citizen won’t often check a commit- request was made, to help keep the open records tee’s minutes or a politician’s phone records, but office accountable and openly demonstrate our these freedoms allow the press to do it for you and commitment to this responsibility. to engage in the reporting that uncovers and stops We’ll be doing our best over the next two days abuses of power.

— and for the rest of the year — to demonstrate This isn’t a hypothetical. In 2010, two journalthe importance of freedom of information, the ists from Marshall University’s newspaper, The limitations of the current law and necessary Parthenon, discovered that the campus police de- improvements. partment was withholding certain crimes from the We’ve renewed our commitment to the responpublically available police reports, including allesibilities inherent to our role in a democracy. We gations of a rape in the dormitories. call on you to do the same.

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Tulsa police justifies cruel treatment

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OPINION COLUMNIST arly in the morning of Nov. 2, 10 members of Occupy on the ground.”

Tulsa were arrested at Tulsa’s H.A. Chapman It is clear that what hapCentennial Green for violating curfew. According to pened on the morning of the Tulsa Police Department, 25 officers were dispatched to Nov. 2 was not the modest evict the protesters and were forced to use pepper spray to operation the Tulsa Police subdue a number of protesters who actively resisted arrest.

Department later claimed, The reality was far different. Video of the incident shows but a display of force intendthat a force of at least 60 uniformed men was used to arrest ed to intimidate members of the 10 protesters. Police wielded pepper-spray pellet rifles.

Occupy Tulsa. Of course, it Zac Smith Numerous police cruisers and vans were used to shut down only succeeded in galvanizzac.smith@ou.edu two intersections adjoining the park. ing protesters.

The following day, Police Chief Chuck Jordan told the “In the holding cell, we Tulsa World that “only the people who were actively resisting were all together,” Silva said, who spent about six hours in and would not comply” were pepper-sprayed, a claim that is police custody. “We started singing and laughing and telling contradicted by all available evidence. The 10 individuals ar- jokes and feeling like heroes. There was a crowd that stayed rested — at least nine of whom were pepper-sprayed — were out [at Centennial Green] all night, waiting for us to get out of sitting passively in a circle with their arms linked when pojail. ... When we got out, there was breakfast ready and waitlice arrived. Video of the incident shows that ing for us.”

“There was a crowd those arrested continued to sit calmly on the On the following night, 13 protesters ocground as they were encircled by a phalanx cupied the park in solidarity with those that stayed out [at of police officers. arrested that morning, knowing that they Centennial Green] all might receive the same treatment. Most of “[An officer] maced me at point-blank range for about five seconds,” said therapist night, waiting for us to them came to Tulsa from other communiEli Silva, who was among those arrested. get out of jail. ... When ties in the state.

“It was excruciating. It was one of the worst Once more, an enormous number of we got out, there was police descended upon the park, though — experiences of my life — but it was also one of the greatest. It made me realize that what breakfast ready and presumably smarting from the public relawe’re doing is more crucial now than ever.” tions repercussions of the unprovoked macwaiting for us.”

According to Occupy Tulsa organizers, ing of nine people — they did not pepperthe group had previously enjoyed a friendly spray anyone. Sgt. Virgil Litterell directed ELI SILVA, relationship with police and had received the arrests.

OCCUPY TULSA PROTESTER permission to occupy Centennial Green The following day, the Tulsa Police overnight until the issue of whether or not permit fees would Department, speaking via the Tulsa World, claimed that only be waived could be determined by the Tulsa City Council.

43 officers participated in the arrests, which is a blatant lie. I According to organizers, the permits necessary to legally witnessed at least 70 officers present, not including those inoccupy the park during the 11 p.m.-to-5 a.m. curfew would volved in shutting down nearby roads. total about $3,000 per month.

It is telling that the Tulsa Police Department feels the need “When we arrived [at Centennial Green] on Friday night, to make false claims in order to justify its actions to the pubthe first thing we did was notify our police liaisons and ask lic, and it is unfortunate that the Tulsa World has chosen to if it would be all right if we stayed,” Army veteran Samuel uncritically repeat those false claims.

Molik said. “The response that we got from Capt. [Ryan] The fact is that people choosing to peacefully demonstrate Perkins and Capt. Steve Odom was, ‘No, it’s all right. Leave in a park maintained with their tax dollars have been told your tents on the grass for now.’ In a very sudden manner, they must either cough up $3,000 per month or be put in jail. our relationship with the Tulsa Police Department changed. The fact is that the authorities of Tulsa — a city with ongo... We were informed that from now on the curfew would be ing budget issues — have dispatched enormous numbers enforced.” of police to apprehend a handful of peaceful people. The That evening, Molik was among those who decided to re- fact is that numerous men who joined the police force with main in the park after curfew in an act of civil disobedience. the hope of protecting the public have found themselves or“We thought we would probably either be cited or, at the dered to arrest protesters whose only crime is offending the very most, arrested,” Molik said. “What ended up happening capitalist elite. was the Tulsa Police Department showed up in force, with When the history of these events is written, the protesters at least 60 uniformed officers. ... They took individuals out of who now find themselves in court for curfew violations will our circle by forcibly removing anything that was covering be vindicated as heroes. their face, pepper spraying them and dragging them away. It was completely unnecessary. ... We were literally just sitting Zac Smith is a journalism junior.

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Recognize the advantages of philosophy

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ew things are OPINION COLUMNIST more upsetting to me than the size of the philosophy section at Hastings. If taken as a representation of human history, then one might conclude all of Western philosophy was half as Jason Byas important as the “Chicken jason.l.byas-1@ou.edu Soup for the Soul” franchise.

I don’t blame them, though. After all, as a business, Hastings is only trying to meet consumer demand. Its shelf arrangements are just a reflection of public values, a sadly accurate one given my experience as a philosophy major discussing it with those less interested in it.

One family member even bluntly stated that philosophy was “just a way to get people to pay you for talking about nothing.” While I could agree that might be the case with certain post-modernists, it is also worth noting that her criticism itself is a philosophical criticism.

This is because philosophy is literally inescapable. As the controversial philosopher and novelist Ayn Rand once said, “as a human being, you have no choice about the fact that you need a philosophy,” but you do have a choice as to whether that philosophy is developed consciously or unconsciously.

Every aspect of human action rests upon implicit philosophical premises. Economists must establish why we should care about the transfer of goods between people, as well as account for how economic value comes about, which are fundamentally philosophical endeavors.

Similarly, psychologists must hold, explicitly or implicitly, a defensible theory of mind in order to distinguish their field from neuroscience.

Even artists and musicians must embrace, whether explicitly or implicitly, a coherent stance on aesthetics.

This doesn’t stop many great thinkers, particularly scientists like Stephen Hawking, from declaring that “philosophy is dead.” In Hawking’s case, he basically believes this because it isn’t science.

Such hard-line, reductionist scientism is like blowing up the bridge you’re on, as science is a philosophical position rooted in epistemological principles. This is why the two greatest thinkers in Hawking’s field, Newton and Einstein, were deeply invested in philosophy.

It may seem that this raises another common attack on philosophy majors — that “anyone can do it.”

While it is true that aspects of philosophy are widely accessible, to discount specialization in philosophy on the basis that it is self-evident ignores human history.

It is hard to imagine Immanuel Kant’s complex moral theory being developed by a biologist floating ideas in his spare time. For those like myself who reject Kant’s ideas, it’s equally hard to imagine that the best criticisms could have come from an astronomer browsing “The Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals” at the library.

Though Thomas Jefferson said the ideas in the Declaration of Independence were “self-evident,” it is unlikely he thought its Lockean stances on representative government and property rights were obvious to everyone. After all, the centuries of divine-right monarchism that would make that claim ridiculous were what made the Declaration of Independence so notable.

Perhaps the degradation of philosophical arguments as they pass to the arrogantly ignorant — who assume they don’t need much time with philosophy to master it — gives the best argument for those who specialize in it. William Paley’s famous argument from design for the existence of God is intellectually respectable. But when it is watered down to Bill O’Reilly’s infamous argument, “Tides go in, tides go out — you can’t explain that” for the existence of God, it’s not.

A recent article in The Atlantic, “Is Philosophy the Most Practical Major?,” questions the conventional view that a philosophy degree is radically impractical. The article cites a survey that found working conditions in the field of philosophy were better than even aerospace engineering and astronomy. Furthermore, it reminds the readers that philosophy majors in the business world, armed with crucial critical-reasoning skills, tend to do exceptionally well — like George Soros and Carl Icahn.

I’m not asserting philosophy majors are some higher class of person. But the constant derision that philosophy majors face is completely unfounded. It’s fine, though, if you philosophically disagree.

Jason Byas is a philosophy junior.

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Tomorrow ›› Junior forward Romero Osby, a transfer from Mississippi State, made his debut with the Sooners with the support of his family.

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Sports Briefs

Women’S basketball

Healthy Hand back on display Junior says she missed preseason, chemistry-building

Volleyball

Freshman earns rookie honors OU freshman outside hitter Tara Dunn was named Big 12 Rookie of the Week, the conference announced Monday.

It was the second such honor for the Poth, Texas, native, following rookie honors earned Oct. 24.

Dunn notched a double-double — her eighth this year — during OU’s 3-1 loss to No. 12 Iowa St at e o n We d n e s d ay in Norman. She led the Sooners with 18 kills, adding 10 digs and one block assist.

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It’s been two years since junior guard Whitney Hand has experienced a season-opener in an Oklahoma uniform.

Those two years have seemed like eons to the Fort Worth native, she said, but she hasn’t been suffering alone.

OU women’s basketball coach Sherri Coale said the team hasn’t been at its best during Hand’s absence.

“Having her back and healthy is a huge breath of air for everyone,” Coale said.

“Her greatest gift is she makes the guys around her better, and when you have eight underclassmen on your team, her presence becomes more important and her play even more integral.”

After shredding her ACL during the fifth game of OU’s 2009-10 season, Hand’s leadership shifted from the court to the bench until her return Jan. 2 against TCU. But just returning to the court wasn’t enough for Hand, she said.

“I love going through the preseason, and I struggled with not going through that last year,” Hand said. “Last season was hard for me mentally.”

Hand said she respects and enjoys what the preseason brings into focus — not just for her but for the dynamics of the team as a whole. Missing the preseason in 2010 contributed to her lack of confidence last season, she said.

“I’m a practice player,”

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Junior guard Whitney Hand runs the offense during OU’s 86-52 exhibition win against Central Oklahoma on Wednesday at Lloyd Noble Center.

The game was the first time in two years Hand had competed with the Sooners in preseason play after sitting out with an ACL injury last year.

Hand said. “When I get to go through practice, I know that I’m leaving everything out on the floor. It’s been fun to run, lift and struggle with them this season. It brings a new a level of chemistry that I didn’t get to have last year.”

And chemistry is already a worry for a Sooner squad loaded with underclassmen.

OU’s 86-52 exhibition victor y against UCO on Wednesday gave coaches and fans a preview of the newcomers to the Oklahoma lineup, including a couple of feisty guards — DaShawn Harden and Sharane Campbell — who could make a difference for OU’s offense.

“As long as [Hand] stays healthy, we’ll be great.”

Morgan Hook, Sophomore guard

The Sooners still are figuring out what their offensive front will look like after the graduation of All-American Danielle Robinson last season.

A couple of players poised to help Hand on the perimeter are sophomores Aayrn Ellenberg and Morgan Hook. “ No o n e c a n re p l a c e Danielle,” Ellenberg said.

“I’m going to do my best to

do what I can to help fill that void.”

But having Hand back in the practice facilities and in the weight room has given OU’s guards an unspoken, calming presence that should help in tight situations during the upcoming season.

“She’s back to 100 percent,” Hook said. “And as long as she stays healthy, we’ll be great.”

Coale echoes the belief that Hand is back in top form heading into the season.

“She looks much more like the Whitney Hand we saw as a true freshman,” Coale said.

“I don’t know that any of us really knew the pain she was in last year.”

What makes Hand one of the most down-to-earth players on this Oklahoma roster is her humility.

“I know I’m not the most gifted or natural athlete, but I feel like I can make up for that with how hard I work in practice,” she said.

Hand’s willingness to work hard in practice and her desire to become a better student of the game is something coaches like Coale consider invaluable for their programs.

“If there was a poster child for Oklahoma women’s basketball, I’d probably want it to be Whitney Hand,” Coale said.

Junior brings in defensive award OU junior defensive end Ronnell Lewis earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors, the conference announced Monday.

It was the third time this season an OU player won the conference’s weekly defensive honor. Junior safety Javon Harris won after his performance against Florida State, and senior cornerback Jamell Fleming won after his game against Texas.

The Dewar native had one pass breakup, a team-high nine tackles — including two tackles for loss — and one interception during OU’s 41-25 win against Texas A&M on Saturday in Norman.

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Variety is the key word when it comes to new band Magnets & Ghosts first album “Mass.” From rock ‘n’ roll to trippy tunes, the album has something for everyone.

For example, Coldplay fans might like the song “Mass,” which features a long instrumental introduction and some indeterminable but calming lyrics. On the other hand, “Light My Flame” would be better suited to followers of The Black Keys.

No doubt about it, Magnets & Ghosts is talented. In some ways, I enjoyed the variety, but at other times, the lack of a distinct sound made me forget who I was listening to. If the band can choose a sound and stick to it, I’ll be adding them to my music library in no time.

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Each installment in the “Now” franchise, which has been assaulting good sonic taste in America since 1998, is a thinly-veiled cash grab intended to compile all the hottest, most over-exposed hits in popular music onto one album.

The “Now” series has made streamlined popular music consumption an art form, and with terrific, horrifying success. Twentynine releases in the series have been certified platinum, with 15 installments occupying the Billboard 200 album chart for at least one week.

Today marks the release of “Now That’s What I Call Music! 40,” and I saw the occasion as an opportunity to reconnect with my generation by placing my finger directly on the pulse of popular music for the first time in years.

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by reviewing “Now 40,” perhaps I’d finally learn the song titles and artists associated with the thumping club beats I hear echoing onto the street as I walk past Logan’s and Seven47 every weekend on Campus Corner.

In the interest of full disclosure, I don’t often listen to the radio. In the age of Pandora and in-car iPod docks, I largely subsist dayto-day on a steady diet of jazz, jam, funk and soul music with a healthy smattering of nerdy podcasts added in for good measure.

For this reason, I had only heard one song on the album before undertaking this review, and I was largely oblivious to the artists whose work was featured therein.

So oblivious, in fact, that I

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Top: “Now That’s What I Call Music! 40” hits stores and iTunes today. The latest installment of the “Now” series features music from popular bands and music artists.

Bottom: Maroon 5 is one of the many bands and music artists featured on the “Now That’s What I Call Music! 40.” The “Now” series is released in both the United Kingdom and the United States.

was recently mocked by my newsroom colleagues for believing Lady Antebellum was a solo female artist.

Heading into this review I was naively optimistic about the quality of music I hoped would be featured.

After listening to each of the 20 formulaic, repetitive songs featured, however, I

look forward to returning to my self-imposed musical exile posthaste.

My biggest complaint with “Now 40” lies with the compilation’s musicianship, or lack thereof. Only four songs feature a human being playing a drum kit, and only four songs on the compilation use an actual guitar.

Relentless, computergenerated beats and tones are the norm in “Now 40,” and when you take into account the songs’ lyrics, with good reason. Nearly half of the songs on the compilation deal with drinking, partying, dancing or graphic see now page 8

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Now: Trade those computer-generated hooks for practiced musicians Continued from page 7

However, if you’re truly seeking aural pleasure, dear reader — and aren’t we all? promiscuity, and nearly all of — there are better options the songs feature catchy, up- out there. There is more tempo beats to match. to music than infectious, Don’t get me wrong, meaningless pop hooks and dear reader — I can enjoy a thumping, computer-genersong about sex and booze ated beats. as much as the next guy; I My recommendation for simply never go near trendy pop-music detox lies in the dance clubs, and my musiwork of artists who have decal tastes have developed voted thousands of hours accordingly. to practicing real instruThe songs in “Now 40” ments or developing a disdeal with many of the same tinct vocal style to push the tried and true pop themes boundaries of their chosen that have sold for years, profession. including the joys of love, Listen to Sam Cooke the agony of heartbreak, and Pink Floyd. Listen to the wonders of sex and the Frank Zappa and Django longing to find one’s place Reinhardt. Listen to Phish, in the world, with a terrible Stevie Wonder, John Nickelback song thrown in Coltrane, The Grateful Dead for good measure. or any number of artists who In the end, if the music on have played real instruments “Now 40” makes you happy, or sung within the conmore power to you. I believe straints of their actual voices. there are few things more Now that’s what I call subjective in all of human music, but then again, what experience than our individ- do I know? ual tastes in music, so if “Mr. Saxobeat” by Alexandra Stan Chris Miller is a journalism puts a smile on your face, I senior and The Daily’s online can’t fault you. editor.

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A Maroon 5 song featuring Christina Aguilera and a Britney Spears song are the first two tracks on the album. Let’s party like it’s 2004, everybody!

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“It Girl” by Jason Derulo is the fifth song on the album to feature a whistling melody. songs feature whistling more than guitar, and that’s sad.

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Nickelback continues to be terrible, but at least it’s consistent.

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Cobra Starship is one of the bands and music artists featured on today’s release “Now That’s What I Call Music!” Vol. 40. The band’s song, “You Make Me Feel...” is one of the popular songs on the album. The “Now” series compiles dozens of chart-topping songs several times a year.

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