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students speak out on smoking issue UPDATE Proposed smoking ban Background: During the State of the University address in September, President David Boren announced he was creating a committee to explore a campuswide ban on tobacco. The Advisory Committee on Tobacco Policy held its first meeting Sept. 29.

What’s new: The committee held an open forum Thursday

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to gather input from the OU community.

What’s next: The committee meets today to discuss the information gathered during Thursday’s open forum. Boren has requested the committee submit its recommendations on a new tobacco policy in time for the OU Board of Regents’ Dec. 1 meeting.

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Warren Queton fought for his religious rights Thursday at a meeting to gather input about a proposed campuswide tobacco ban.

The anthropology graduate student and other OU community members voiced

their opinions to the Advisory Committee on Tobacco Policy during a forum in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird Lounge.

Issues raised included a desire for designated smoking areas, a petition for the university to provide tools to help smokers quit and

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infringements on personal liberties.

But smoking tobacco isn’t just a personal liberty to Queton — he said it’s something spiritual.

As a member of the Kiowa, Seminole and Cherokee tribes, Queton smokes ceremonial tobacco almost every

day as part of his culture.

Banning all tobacco on campus would violate the rights of Native Americans and possibly the Native American Religious Freedom Act, he said.

“Tobacco — to our Native American people — is considered to be sacred,” he said.

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OU forming new outlets for early research

Rivals to compete for more donors at OBI blood drive

Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series on a national trend to promote undergraduate research.

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In an attempt to spice up introductory classes, OU officials are working to show students how to supplement entry-level courses with hands-on research experience.

One way to make this possible is through a website that features student-contributed profiles about research projects and goals, undergraduate research coordinator Joy Pendley said. The profiles cover a variety of majors and disciplines — not just sciences — to encourage all students to think about research opportunities.

“It’s a fantastic place to get ideas, look at what people are doing, what they’ve accomplished, what faculty members they are working with,” Pendley said.

By expanding this website and creating a better framework, Pendley said the Office of the Vice President of Research hopes to get a better idea of how oudaily.coM many students actually particilink: Explore underpate in research. graduate research OU also is creating a seminar opportunities at OU class this semester open to all students about how to conduct research, Pendley said. The two-credit hour course will explore research in all subject areas. Besides inviting faculty to speak, the instructors will take the class on trips to labs around campus.

“We don’t just want students washing beakers,” Pendley said. “We want to guide them with the skills they need to be independent researchers.”

The Honors College is implementing a similar pilot program for honors freshmen called the First-Year Research Experience, modeled off a class in Pennsylvania, co-creator Mark Morvant said. Overall, this class will teach freshmen specifically about different types of chemistry labs.

Faculty members who have shown dedication to undergraduate research in the past will talk to students, Morvant said. This should give freshmen the confidence and skills they need to get started working in a professional lab.

The Association of American Universities recommends universities engage students early, especially in sciences, so they are more interested and less likely to switch majors.

Anthropology graduate student Michael Carlock began his research as an undergraduate at OU. Carlock said he worked on designing a new way to find buried sites for excavation that could potentially save workers thousands of dollars.

At OU, Carlock was encouraged to design a project and presented it at Undergraduate Research Day, at which he won an award for his work, he said. He now continues his research at the University of Arkansas in a master’s program.

“Undergraduate research was invaluable to me,” he said. “It prepared me to do exactly what I am going to do in graduate school. I don’t feel like I am doing anything different here.”

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The Bedlam battle for blood begins Monday.

OU and Oklahoma State are facing off outside the world of sports in a race to recruit the most blood donors.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., a blood-mobile will park on the west side of the Nielsen Hall to collect blood from donors.

Donors are encouraged to schedule their appointment on the Donor Connect page of the Oklahoma Blood Institute’s home page. The donation process takes about an hour, said Leslie Gamble, the institute’s community relations director.

About 38 percent of the population signs up to give blood, but only 10 percent of those actually show up, said Debbie Barnhill, volunteer coordinator.

All healthy people age 16 and above can donate, Gamble said. However, FDA regulations will exclude some based on factors such as international travel and birthplace.

“Although all blood types are needed, those with O-negative type blood are especially encouraged to donate,” Gamble said.

Gamble advised students to rest well, stay hydrated and have a small snack that day. The blood institute will provide refreshments and review some muscle relaxation techniques with donors before they give blood.

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Pi Beta Phi member Kelley Jones, public relations junior, models clothing donated by Dillard’s during a fashion show Thursday evening in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. The event was held to benefit the United Nations Children’s Fund, an organization that works for children’s rights.

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Advisory committee met with campus members at its forum. (OuDaily.com)

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ban: Regents to consider proposals at meeting Continued from page 1

Today around campus An exhibit of artwork by the School of Art and Art History faculty will be on display from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Memorial Art Center’s Lightwell Gallery.

Admission to the exhibit is free. A closing reception for the exhibit will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. The reception also is free.

An event titled Art “à la Carte,” featuring live music from the OU School of Music and short films, will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Vocal lessons by Marilyn Horne, artistin-residence, will be from 7 to 9 p.m. at Catlett Music Center’s Pitman Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

the forum as a listening opportunity while it crafts its recommendations for Boren and the OU Board of Regents, said committee chairman Gary Raskob, College of Public Health dean.

The forum lasted almost the entire hour and 15 minutes allotted, with a myriad of questions posed by the community both supporting and opposing a new tobacco policy.

Raskob didn’t answer many questions directly, but he thanked the participants for their suggestions.

“A lot of good input came from the tobacco forum,” Raskob said.

Third-year law student RJ Harris told the committee a complete tobacco ban would be an overreach by the university and would violate the liberties of people who smoke.

Raskob said he couldn’t address Harris’

AT A GLANCE Questions asked Members of the OU community expressed many concerns during the forum. Here is a list of questions or concerns posed by participants: • Will there be designated smoking areas?

• Will there be exemptions for religious uses of tobacco?

• Why did it take so long for the university to make this decision?

• There should be more tools available to help smokers on campus quit, especially if a full ban goes into place.

concern immediately, but he said legal issues on liberty infringements will be discussed with Anil Gollahalli, OU’s general counsel and legal counsel for the tobacco committee.

U O SA Vi c e P re s i d e nt Laura Bock said the committee helped her understand

• What does the committee plan to do about students living in the dorms and campus housing?

• Will smokeless tobacco be banned?

• Does the university benefit from grants and money for being a non-smoking campus?

• How will the university enforce a smoking ban?

• Will enforcing a university ban cost more than cleaning up cigarette litter?

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what community members wanted, but she said she was disappointed with the response from students.

“We were elected to represent the students’ opinions,” said Bock, zoology senior.

Raskob said there were no plans to host another forum at this time, but the

oudaily.coM Link: See a list of who is serving on the university’s 14-member tobacco advisory committee Contact the committee at tobaccopolicy@ou.edu committee will continue to gather information from the community through its email account.

Once the committee members prepare their recommendations for Boren, the proposals will be sent to the OU Board of Regents.

Queton will have to wait and see what the committee sends to Boren before he learns whether he will be barred from practicing his cultural beliefs. He said he will push back against the university if a tobacco ban is implemented without religious exemptions. “[Banning tobacco] violates our First Amendment rights,” Queton said.

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Thursday’s page 5 story about public transportation delays incorrectly reported the time of Norman’s Veterans Day parade. The parade starts at 8:45 a.m.

Advocates to promote justice mission Kedric Kitchens Staff Reporter

Justice advocates will be on campus Monday to discuss the global issue of human trafficking.

The Oklahoma Justice Mission will host the event in the O klahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

The mission s e eks to

fight threats to justice in Oklahoma, especially in relation to human trafficking, according to the group’s Facebook page.

The event also will include a speaker from the International Justice Mission, a human rights agency that helps victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression,

according to its website.

Melissa Mock, Campus Activities Council chairwoman and event organizer, emphasized the issue’s importance to the campus.

“Human trafficking is the second-largest criminal industry in the world today,” said Mock, international and area studies senior. “It’s a real, global issue, and it’s time OU

became more involved.”

Monday’s speaker, Laura Clawson, is International Justice Mission’s regional assistant in Africa. She also has experience in Southeast Asia.

Clawson will provide insight and steps for students to get involved, Mock said.

“It’s not just education,” she said. “It’s action.”

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Obama, your plan needs work Our View: Federal student loan repayment should take income into account like the British model.

of living, that cap will be increased to £21,000, or $28,571, for those starting their loan in 2012.

This money is taken directly from students’ On Thursday, The Daily published a letter from monthly salaries, like income tax, so there’s no President Barack Obama outlining recent actions to chance of default. If students’ incomes drop below reduce the burden of student debt. the cap, no more payments are taken until their inHis plan enables students to consolidate multiple come rises. The remaining debt is forgiven after 20 loan payments into one monthly payment at years. a lower interest rate.

The UK’s progressive student loan sysThe Our View It also calls for a program that would lower tem has kept student debt low and defaults is the majority monthly payments for those students using lower than 2 percent, according to the opinion of the income-contingent payment option Student Loans Company.

The Daily’s from 15 percent of students’ salaries to 10 In 1997, the year before this system was 10-member percent to go into effect next year, two years editorial board instituted, the Student Loans Company, earlier than planned. which handles all student loans, estimated We have to say, President Obama, your ac£61 million, or $83 million, would not be retions are a good start. But they’re not enough. paid because of defaults. This resulted in the British Reports show student debt will reach $1 trillion taxpayers paying for 20 percent of the balance that this year, and almost 9 percent of student loans are in year. Under the new system, that monetary burden default, according to the Department of Education. has all but evaporated.

A problem this serious calls for serious reform, not The U.S. student loan program is hemorrhaging Band-Aids. money. Adopting the British model may cost the Students often can’t get work right out of school government money in the short-term by lowering or must accept a lower-paying position. If students payments and forgiving debt after a certain time, but lose their jobs, can’t find work or can’t make a living it ultimately will increase revenue by keeping more wage, they will get behind on loan payments. They students paying off their loans. are then faced with serious consequences, such as Since American students pay more for their eduballooning repayments, wage garnishes, heavy fines, cation, and thus must borrow more, the U.S. can exdestroyed credit scores and the inability to borrow pand the time before debt forgiveness to 30 years. for a house or car.

Yes, students may end up paying more in interest Even if they manage to get ahead financially, the by paying off their loans over a longer period, but burden of their debt will push them back under. this increase is vastly outweighed by the fines and They will inevitably default, costing the government fees involved in defaulting.

— and, ultimately, taxpayers — money.

An income-based plan would save money for The problem is the American student loan system both students and taxpayers, not to mention giving is not sensitive to the difficulties of those first few the next generation of Americans a way to navigate years out of school. Under the usual model, the pay- our failing job market and economy without choosments are on a set monthly schedule regardless of ing between an education and a chance at financial income and spread over just 10 years. Otherwise, success. for example, students must specially apply for the In your letter, President Obama, you said you income-contingent option every year. hoped we would join you in your efforts. Now, we’re But in the British system all loan payments are asking you to join us in an effort to take real action to calculated directly from wages. So payments for the reform a broken system. year are capped at 9 percent of any earnings above Comment on this at OUDaily.com £15,000, or $20,405. Because of changing costs

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dependency on that resource. Nuclear energy is the cheapest and most productive these days, giving it a greater allure for Iran. In fact, the nation’s first nuclear power plant opened in September.

On the other hand, having a nuclear bomb would upgrade Iran’s position in the region. Israel’s military superiority would vanish, and both countries would have a similar status.

In addition, Iran has connections with the terrorist groups of the region, and Israel would not be able to threaten Hezbollah or attack Gaza as freely as it does now.

Therefore, it would mean a loss of superiority for Israel and, consequently, could trigger a nuclear race in the area.

Israel will consider a military intervention in Iran, but to do so, they need the compliance of the U.S. — which, after the 2003 Iraq war, does not have much credibility in these issues and should not support an intervention unless it is absolutely necessary. If there was an intervention in Iran, the Iranian response would be an attack against Israel.

Between Tehran and Tel Aviv are 998 miles — the distance between Oklahoma City and Las Vegas.

These days, the possibilities of an Iranian nuclear weapon or an Israeli attack on Iran are the greatest threats to the world.

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emember Bank of America’s plan to charge $5 for debit card use? Well, good news: Enough people made enough of a fuss that the company decided, you know, maybe it’s a bad idea and canceled the plan.

We might never understand the exact financial impact customers who left the bank created, but the outrage spurred by their plan prompted many pilgrimages to different banking options, like credit unions.

Bank of America finally snapped to its senses Tuesday and revoked the fee. Considering the fact that it took a presidential scolding and tons of consumer rabble-rousing, we don’t really have to worry about the cancellation being out of the goodness of Bank of America’s corporate heart.

Besides, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and SunTrust all saw the writing on the wall and dropped a planned charge.

Now don’t get me wrong — I’ll take this as a win.

Perhaps the next time a large bank wants to grub some

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money, they’ll think twice OPINION COLUMNIST about how it will affect its customer base, especially if the general attitude in America at the time is, “Businesses? I hate businesses.”

This gives me hope that protests actually hold sway Jacob Oller over their targets and maybe jacoboller@ou.edu the business environment will be forced into a socially responsible, sustainable, not-country-ruining — yet profitable — way of operation.

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oters in OPINION COLUMNIST Mississippi decided Tuesday not to pass a state amendment that would have legally recognized personhood as beginning at conception.

A survey of the news coverage of the voting reTrevor Clark veals recurrent themes in trevor.a.clark-1@ou.edu how people are interpreting those results, such as why the measure was defeated and what this means for the personhood movement.

This particular branch of the campaign to abolish human abortion is aptly called the “personhood movement” because that is its objective: to encourage people to recognize the personhood of the unborn from the moment of fertilization. As such, the personhood movement does not sway from the most elementary part of past anti-abortion initiatives, or anti-abortion ideology in general.

This ideology historically has been connected to Christian theology. This is one reason detractors of the movement assert it simply is an attempt to foist religious moral convictions into the public sphere. In light of this criticism, some anti-abortion organizations have distanced themselves from a theological foundation.

The personhood movement does not follow the pattern established by those organizations. Rather, the argument they advance has explicitly religious roots. However, where Personhood USA is concerned, the depth of theological reflection on the matter is somewhat lacking, or at least not as developed as the thought in other abolitionist groups.

I think this theological commitment is good. America, as a democracy, ought to maintain a marketplace of ideas — including religious ones. There also is a historical precedent for theologically motivated social justice — the movement against slavery in Britain and the United States.

To disallow religious influence is essentially to undermine what religion really is. Francis Schaeffer observed well that “Biblical Christianity is truth concerning total reality.”

Attempting to wrench theology’s hands off cultural decisions is not merely stifling the expression of religion but stifling religion itself.

Another defining feature of the personhood movement is its desired time frame. One of the main reasons Initiative 26 failed in Mississippi was it appeared too radical even for most “pro-life” people.

One commentator asserted that “efforts to ban abortions in ‘hard’ cases — including rape, incest, fetal deformity — are doomed to fail because they lack popular support.”

Again, a historical parallel can be drawn.

In the fight to abolish human slavery in the United States, many abolitionists were criticized for being “immediatists.”

That is, they advocated a total, sudden condemnation of the institution of slavery. They stood in contrast with — but not necessarily opposed to — those who promoted a more gradual reduction of slavery.

Many anti-abortion people would feel more comfortable taking incremental steps toward a gradual reduction of abortion. It is interesting to note that, in the case of slavery, the immediatists are those we laud today.

These two facets — an essentially religious argument and a call for the immediate abolition of abortion — have ramifications for those of us who witness the movement.

Essentially, the movement is calling us to take sides. To Christians in particular, the movement calls for a full spirituality and demands a radical attitude.

As evidenced in Mississippi, the dividing line is no longer Republican vs. Democratic, liberal vs. conservative or nominal Christianity vs. secularism (as if dividing lines have ever been that neat). The arguments of abortion abolitionists are not vague enough to permit such broad dichotomies.

Instead, the explicitly religious essence and radical urgency of their cause requires witnesses either to board ship or steer clear. There is less room for wiggling than before.

All this reminds me of a quote from C.S. Lewis’ “That Hideous Strength,” a fairy tale for grown-ups. The character of professor Cecile Dimble reflects on the state of things to his wife in what is a close, if not perfect, parallel to the issue.

“If you dip into any college, or school, or parish — anything you like — at a given point in its history, you always find that there was a time before that point when there was more elbow-room and contrasts weren’t so sharp; and that there’s going to be a time after that point when there is even less room for indecision and choices are more momentous.

Good is always getting better and bad getting worse: the possibilities of neutrality are always diminishing.”

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he United Nation’s OPINION COLUMNIST International Atomic Energy Agency published a report Wednesday suggesting Iran is close to developing a nuclear bomb.

The inspectors have not yet had access to the faciliAdrian Espallargas ties, so it is not a conclusive espallargas.adrian@gmail.com report, but it is a fact that Iran will have a nuclear bomb within a certain period of time.

Personally, I cannot imagine a scenario in which Iran carried out a nuclear attack against Israel. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is aware that as soon as he pushed the button, the international community would react and his regime would be wiped out. I think the possibility of an attack is unlikely. However, this is easier to say from Norman than from Tel Aviv.

Then, if they are not going to use it, people wonder why they need the nuclear energy. According to Iranian officials, they need it to develop economically. You can choose to believe them or not.

On the one hand, Iran has the fourth-largest proven oil reserves and oil exports. There is an enormous

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Friday, riday, Nov. 11, 201 2011 It wouldn’t hurt to spend more time in the next year attempting to find new ways to enhance your material well-being as well as your standing in the community. Chances are that you’ll find some ingenious ways to do so.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Should conflicting opinions between you and your mate become a bit trying, remember that minor concessions and a few affectionate hugs could easily restore a common bond.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Some kind of task you take on that you thought would be as easy as 1-2-3 is likely to turn out to be much more difficult. Regroup and try again, but be prepared to take it to 4-5-6.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Generally, you’re pretty good at managing your resources, but this may not be a good day to do so. To be on the safe side, enlist a friend to help keep you in line.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -Instead of getting down to business when time means money, you could allow yourself to be dragged off course. Playing catch-up later on may prevent you from accomplishing what you hoped.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Without thinking, sometimes you can end up being more of a talker than a doer. All your good intentions could go down the drain if you allow this to happen.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- More investigation than you suspect may be needed before you get involved in a new endeavor.

Take plenty of time to examine everything that needs checking.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Success is important to you, but it shouldn’t come at all costs.

Think of your reputation and how you could possibly alienate others whom you may need down the line.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Don’t depend too heavily upon chance or luck to achieve your goals; rely only on yourself. Achievement is possible, but you must be consistent, concise and accurate.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- It can always be tempting to blame our mistakes on someone else, but it only makes matters worse in the long run. Fessing up to your errors will win you admirers.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Be wary of jumping to conclusions before you have all the necessary facts.

Once all the information gets out in the open, you might have to make an embarrassing apology.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Because of one hasty judgment call, you might spend just as much time placating co-workers as you do trying to be productive. To avoid trouble, think before you act.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- If you allow expediency to govern your actions, any hasty moves could cause you further delays. Careful action brings about desirable results, while erratic ones create havoc.

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Friday, November 11, 2011 •

SPORTS

OUDaily.com ›› The OU men’s basketball program hosts Idaho State for its season opener tonight and will play without guard Steven Pledger, suspended for one game.

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James Corley, sports editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666

VOLLEYBALL

Final showdown for multi-sport stars Basketball players turn to volleyball court for last year

AT A GLANCE Baylor Bears MERRILL JONES THE DAILY

LUKE MCCONNELL Sports Reporter

The names of OU’s Carlee Roethlisberger and Baylor’s Melissa Jones conjure up memories of women’s basketball shootouts.

OU and Baylor staged classic battles over the past few years, and at 7 p.m. Saturday, Roethlisberger and Jones will face off again — on opposite sides of a volleyball net at McCasland Field House.

Roethlisberger and Jones were all-state volleyball players in high school but chose to play collegiate basketball. After playing four years each, both opted to use their fifth year of eligibility to play collegiate volleyball.

The differences are many between basketball and volleyball, but Roethlisberger said despite the contrast in the wear and tear on her body, she’s feeling good.

“This is my fifth year, so I’ve played four years to where we’re playing late in the season with basketball,” she said. “It wears on your body, but I feel I’m in pretty good shape right now.”

Roethlisberger said over the course of the season, she has developed a deeper understanding of the game and how she needs to improve.

“I definitely feel like I’ve come a long way,” she said. “I think my biggest thing right now is my blocking. Moving side to side, I feel like I get

2011 record: 17-11 (4-8) Last game: Lost to Texas A&M, 3-1, Wednesday in Waco Last game vs. OU: Lost to the Sooners, 3-1, Sept. 21 in Waco Key players: Senior MB Briana

Tolbert (2.75 kills per set, 0.90 blocks per set), junior MB Torri Campbell (2.79 kills per set, 0.92 blocks per set), junior setter Kate Harris (5.72 assists per set, 2.70 digs per set)

Restrepo’s take: “They have two very talented middles that have given us headaches throughout all the years. Torri Campbell has gotten a lot of kills against us, and she’s continued to be successful for them against us. That’s a person we have to take care of and slow her down.”

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OU’s Carlee Roethlisberger (right) and Baylor’s Melissa Jones (left) both used their fifth year of eligibility to compete with their respective volleyball teams after playing collegiate basketball for four years.

there, but the ball will hit off my arm and not go over the net and stay on our side or go out of bounds.”

Jones wasn’t completely sure what she wanted to do with her life after graduation, and when current Baylor volleyball team members suggested she join the team, she didn’t take it too seriously.

“I talked to a couple of the girls, and I just laughed at the idea at first,” Jones said.

Jones meant the world t o t h e B ay l o r w o m e n ’s

basketball program as a player and as a person. Her No. 5 jersey already has been retired even though she has yet to leave the school. Also, Baylor women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey named a team award after her: the Melissa Jones Hustle and Courage Award.

Being the face of the program was a lot of pressure, and Jones has welcomed the opportunity to take a back seat and be a cheerleader of sorts on the volleyball team.

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“It’s been a nice role to be able to take on because it’s so stress free,” Jones said. “ That’s been huge, and just being around such a fun atmosphere and great girls who are there for one another.”

OU women’s basketball coach Sherri Coale said Jones and Roethlisberger seizing the opportunity speaks volumes not only of their athletic ability but their character. “ You can’t step into a

college program for one year and not affect it,” Coale said. “You either make it better or you make it worse, and both of those guys seem to be making their environments better. There is an absence of ego that has to be there to make that work.”

Jones suffered a loss of vision in her right eye Feb. 27 against the Sooners in Norman during a collision on the basketball court. Jones still does not have complete vision back in her eye.

“I remember seeing Melissa getting taken up the tunnel of the Lloyd Noble Center on a stretcher because supposedly Whitney (Hand) or I had knocked her out,” Roethlisberger said.

Roethlisberger said she didn’t often guard Jones due to playing different positions but noted her talent and hustle were unmatched.

“Every now and then I would (guard her), and she was surprisingly athletic and took care of the ball,” she said. “She’s a tremendous basketball player.”

Coale said Jones was one

of her favorite players in the Big 12 because of her hustle and intense competitive spirit.

Jones had equally high praise for Roethlisberger and talked about how frustrating it was to play against someone who worked as hard as Roethlisberger did.

“She was one of those opponents that you hated playing against because of how hard she worked,” Jones said.

“She never took a play off.”

Roethlisberger and Jones said they appreciate the opportunity to stay at the universities they love.

“I think it’s cool that people can look up to us playing basketball and see that you don’t have to do just one sport,” Roethlisberger said.

“For us to be able to use our fifth (year), it’s been a really great privilege.”

Jones said it was a oncein-a-lifetime opportunity.

“You only live once,” Jones said. “It’s not something that you want to regret not taking as life goes on, and you might as well while you’re young, while you can, while you have the option.”

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Left: A sculpture by Sohail Shhada stands on display in the Lightwell Gallery on Wednesday.

The Faculty Art Exhibit in the Lightwell Gallery ends at 6 p.m. today.

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by V’Los Oliveira hangs on the wall on the second floor of the School of Art and Art History on Wednesday.

The art show features work by the faculty of the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts.

Faculty showcase original artwork, feed creativity in school exhibit Caitlin Ruemping Life & Arts Reporter

A tower of T-shirts looms in the corner of a room whose walls are flanked with paintings and artwork created by the instructors of the School of Art and Art History.

The faculty art exhibit, which usually happens once a year, allows students and the public to see that art instructors aren’t just teachers but artists too.

To p r i n t m a k i n g a n d painting professor Marwin Begaye, the exhibit is an opportunity to grow as an artist and show his students that one must always stay true to his or her craft. “As an artist, that creative spirit is always there, and you have to feed it,� Begaye said.

photos by MATTHEW GRIFFIN/THE DAILY

Begaye said by continually practicing his craft, he can better instruct his students and connect with them on a personal level. “You can offer better solutions to a problem to your students when you are actively participating in your art,� he said.

Fellow painting instructor

and exhibited faculty member Jason Cytacki said he also believes participating in the exhibit gives his instructions a greater impact. “It kind of gives us some validity to our teaching, and our students see us as creators in the field,� Cytacki said. “We’re not just a talking head spilling out useless

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Veteran hopes to inspire in artwork On Friday, Dreamer Concepts will host the opening reception of “Dreamer 39: Art for Anderson’s Heart.�

When Amber Clour, executive director of Dreamer Concepts, was introduced to artist Mike Simmons, she said she was moved by his story and made room for him to display his paintings at 6 p.m. on Friday in the gallery at 324 E. Main Street.

Simmons, a Marines veteran, was diagnosed in 1993 with multiple sclerosis and faced with losing mobility in three quarters of his body.

Even though Simmons has had to encounter many hardships in these few years, he has still been able to portray his love for painting.

In March of this year, Simmons’ grandson was born with a heart defect and Simmons believed painting was the solution to help his family fight, Clour said. “There was no way I could live without sharing this person’s story,� Clour said.

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Simmons’ exhibit will be open to the public until Dec. 2.

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info. We practice what we preach.�

Cytacki said he hopes all students come see the show, as it is an opportunity for them to see their community through a different lens and allows the faculty to show their creations to the world instead of keeping them hidden in a studio. “I think often times it’s not easy for us artists because we spend hours and hours

in the studio alone,� Cytacki said. “It’s important to take our art out of our private spaces and into the public.�

Though all faculty members are encouraged to participate, space is limited, said Jessica Upson, event coordinator for the School of Art and Art History. “We would like for every

faculty member to participate, but we don’t have the space,� Upson said. “Some faculty have art that they are eager to show and will place them in the exhibit.�

The exhibit will run through the week, ending Friday with a meet-andgreet reception with the exhibited faculty members.

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