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Fallin wins governor race Governor-elect said she will protect Oklahoma’s economy, fight Washington CHASE COOK The Oklahoma Daily

Mary Fallin

R e p u b l i c a n Ma r y Fa l l i n d e f e a t e d Democrat Lt. Gov. Jari Askins on Tuesday night to become Oklahoma’s first female governor.

At the start of Fallin’s victory speech, she thanked God and asked Oklahomans if they were ready for change.

“The rest of the nation doesn’t know

Tuesday’s state election winners

Oklahoma is a great state,” Fallin said. “By the time I’m through, they will.”

The rest of her speech touched on thanking her supporters, family, Askins and reaffirming her campaign promises.

Fallin’s campaign focused in particular on evaluating Oklahoma’s tax structure and distancing the state from Washington policies that threaten jobs and Oklahoma’s economy.

She also criticized Oklahoma for having a large, cumbersome government and has promised to make it “faster, smarter and more cost-efficient.”

Voters elect OU student to House 24-year-old Democrat wins House District 44 seat with 5,575 votes EMILY HOPKINS The Oklahoma Daily

OU law student Emily Virgin was elected to represent Oklahoma House District 44 on Tuesday night, winning with 63.63 percent of the vote from all 16 precincts.

Virgin, the Democratic candidate for District 44, beat Republican Kent Hunt.

The district encompasses a large section of Norman, including OU’s campus.

Several people yelled out the votes as they came in, and when it was an- MORE INSIDE nounced that Virgin had won, the room View the results shook with applause, of Norman’s three cheers and rounds of other House District seats. congratulations.

“I’m obviously very PAGE 3 grateful and so proud of her,” said Virgin’s father, Blake Virgin.

“She clearly resonated with the voters.”

Though surrounded by hugs and flashing cameras, Virgin still had trouble letting her victory sink in.

“This has been a whirlwind — it’s so surreal. I can’t believe how quickly the results came in,” she said.

Virgin said she always knew she wanted a political career, but her past experiences with Norman charities proved to her that she could really make a difference in the lives of those in need of help.

“The first thing I’m going to tackle is definitely getting more funding for higher education,” she said jokingly. “But before that, I need a nap.”

A crowd of about 50 gatherers mingled around an hors d’oeuvres-laden dining room table at the Blake Virgin Law Office, shaking hands and talking about the 24-year-old law student’s burgeoning political career.

As both fresh and familiar faces

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OU law student Emily Virgin smiles Tuesday night after winning House District 44.

Virgin’s watch party was held at the Blake Virgin Law Office, 404 S. Peters Ave.

entered the firm, Virgin greeted each guest with a hug and smile, thanking them for their support.

Jay Scears, second-year OU law student, said he believes his classmate and friend is perfect for her new position.

Delay of information puts Democrat’s victory celebration on hold DEBBIE DAVIS The Oklahoma Daily

John Sparks his seat Senate District 16 by 53.55 percent from all 27 precincts.

He defeated Republican

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A LOOK AT WHAT’S NEW AT Visit the multimedia section to see a video of OU law student Emily Virgin’s reaction to her Oklahoma House District 44 victory

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Election results Oklahoma House District 44 » Emily Virgin — 63.63 percent » Kent Hunt — 36.37 percent (100 percent precincts reporting) *Source: Oklahoma Election Board

» House District 46 — Scott Martin (R) » House District 53 — Randy Terrill (R) » Senate District 16 — John Sparks (D) » U.S. Senator — Tom Coburn (R) » Superintendent of Public Instruction — Janet Barresi (R) *Source: Oklahoma Election Board

SQ 744 fails in landslide Tuesday night Legislature will not be required to increase education funding

Election results

DUSTY SOMERS

State Question 744 » YES — 18.59 percent » NO — 81.41 percent

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Sparks takes Senate District The Senate District 16 watch party at Texadelphia h e l d o f f a re a c t i o n f o r Democrat John Sparks’ v i c t o r y Tu e s d a y n i g h t due to delayed relay of information.

The Daily reported the election results at 10:16 p.m.

Tuesday by calling the election board; yet Sparks supporters were still waiting at 10:45 p.m. for the campaign’s announcement.

Sparks of Norman won

» Governor — Mary Fallin (R) » Lt. Governor — Todd Lamb (R) » Attorney General — Scott Pruitt (R) » State Treasurer — Ken Miller (R) » House District 44 — Emily Virgin (D) » House District 45 — Aaron Stiles (R)

Oklahoma voters overwhelmingly rejected State Question 744, a ballot initiative that would have required the Legislature to increase funding for public education.

The measure failed in a landslide, with 81.41 percent of voters voting “no,” with 100 percent precincts reporting.

The measure would have required the state budget to fund public education to, at minimum, the per-student average of six neighboring states — Missouri, Texas, Kansas, Arkansas, Colorado and New Mexico. The measure was unfunded, and estimates of the increased spending ranged from $850 million to $1.7 billion a year after a three-year phase-in period.

Proponents of the measure said it would have helped correct the lack of funding for education and Oklahoma’s position as 49th in the nation and last in the region in education spending.

Opponents said there was simply not enough money in the state budget or accountability built into the measure to ensure the money would be used

(100 percent precincts reporting) *Source: Oklahoma Election Board

properly.

Jeff Wilson, campaign manager for One Oklahoma Coalition, a group created to oppose SQ 744, said he was surprised by the margin by which the measure was rejected, but he was pleased with the decision Oklahomans made.

“This isn’t about whether or not Oklahoma supports education — we do,” Wilson said Tuesday night.

Now, the state needs to come together to find feasible solutions to improve the quality of education in the state, Wilson said.

Yes on 744 campaign manager Michael Kolenc struck a similar tone in a statement released Tuesday night.

“SQ 744 may not have passed, but we have elevated a serious problem, one that Oklahomans are concerned about,” Kolenc said in the statement. “It is now time for all those politicians, businesses and special interest groups that opposed SQ 744 to step up and help resolve this problem facing Oklahoma’s schools.”

Students debate election at watch party Professors, students analyze campaign ads as midterm election results roll in Tuesday night

You” ads and spoofs, to Carly Fiorina’s “Demon Sheep” Internet-specific ad.

Students in attendance shared laughs at O’Donnell’s ad, and the “Chris Coons: Taxman” references to the YouTube HILLARY MCLAIN The Oklahoma Daily “Bed Intruder” video. Gaddie explained to the attendees why negative ads are commonly used in elections.

Advertising and political science senior Madison Motley The crowd Tuesday night at Cate Center watch party let out groans of disappointment as the election results num- appeared live on the television from the event via Skype, to comment on student participabers started rolling in. Some stution in elections and the impact of dents expressed their dissatisfacI kind of want the Republicans Oklahoma’s first female governor. tion at the television, while others to take over the House so they Cate’s faculty-in-residence Allen seemed satisfied. While monitorHerzke and Barbara Norton sponing the national results, some stucan help Obama. Maybe it will the event and provided pizza dents discussed with pleasure the be good to get more in the House sored and refreshments along with resident outcome of Delaware’s U.S. Senate than Democrats for a balance.” student advisers. Carl Albert Center election concerning Republican volunteers, and Adams and Walker candidate Christine O’Donnell’s — JESICA EJESIEME, faculty-in-residence members coloss. sponsored the event.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FRESHMAN One hundred students filtered in “We were really thrilled by the and out of the Cate Center’s lounge to watch the election results and listen to a presentation of turnout and the enthusiasm of the students,” Hertzke said. political advertising presented by professor Kim Gaddie, “One of the benefits of the faculty-in-residence program who teaches a freshman political campaign seminar.

Gaddie spoke briefly about various political ads across the country before voting closed, from O’Donnell’s “I’m SEE WATCH PAGE 2

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SENATE: Incumbent reclaims Senate seat Continued from page 1

Today around campus » Brown bag lunch series hosted by Life After College will offer a seminar on Adventures in the Peace Corps from noon to 1 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room. » Intensive Salsa Training will take place 6 to 9 p.m. in the Union’s Traditions Room. » The Society of Portuguese Speakers will meet 6 to 9 p.m. in the Union’s Presidents Room.

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Democrat John Sparks celebrates with his wife, Elizabeth Sparks, after recieving the news of their win in the Senate District 16 race. Sparks recieved 52.62 percent of the vote.

Election results

Sharon Parker for the district’s Senate seat.

At 7 p.m., Texadelphia filled with 20 John Sparks supporters, friends, family, and supporters.

T h e at m o s p h e re w a s lively, the mood was light and the TV was tuned in to the election results.

Sparks has stressed that his highest legislative priority is education and he said he hopes to eliminate the state income tax for college and career technology students. He also said he wants to bring an affordable, marketable and enriching education to OU students.

Sparks is a member of the Education Subcommittee

Senate District 16 » John Sparks — 53.55 percent » Sharon Parker — 46.45 percent (100 percent precincts reporting) *Source: Oklahoma Election Board

for Appropriations, the Finance Committee, the Senate Education and Policy Committee, and the Retirement and Insurance Committee.

Sparks grew up in Sulphur on a family-owned ranch and attended Sulphur High School.

He received a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College in 1991 and then earned his law degree from OU in 1994.

» OU Cousins Advisory Board will meet 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Union’s Alma Wilson Room. » A Taiwanese Movie Festival will take place 6 to 10 p.m. in the Union’s Regents and Associates rooms. » Gamma Phi Beta is hosting their 22nd annual Chili Cookoff from 7 to 9 p.m. » Oklahoma Undergraduate Indian Students are hosting Garba Nite from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Molly Shi Ballroom. Admission is $3. » Native American Journalists will meet 7:30 p.m. in the Gaylord Hall of Fame Room.

Thursday, Nov. 4 » Sexual Assault 101 will be take place 9 to 11 a.m. in the Union’s Presidents Room. » Brown bag lunch series hosted by Life After College will offer a seminar on How to Get the Job You Want from noon to 1 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room. » Career Services: How to Find an Internship will meet 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Union’s Crimson Room. » Sexperts’ Peer Educator Meeting will take place 5 to 7 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room. » Baptist Student Union Paradigm will take place 8 to 10 p.m. in the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. » The Union Programming Board is hosting Comedy Fight Night 2010 from 8 to 10 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium. » The Women’s Outreach Center is hosting Take Back the Night, an event to speak out against sexual violence, in the South Oval from 8 to 10 p.m.

VIRGIN: From Sooner to state representative Continued from page 1

family members, others came to simply to see what all the talk was about.

“In [Advanced Placement] Government we talk about “She’s one of my best friends and she has an amazing how candidates interact with their constituents and how work ethic. At school she’s always willing to help others and they make their positions known,” Norman High School she has such a huge passion for this. I think she appeals to junior James Ross said. “I’ve never been to a watch party voters because she’s a fresh face before, but I wanted to see what — she’s not a career politician,” it was like. She obviously made he said. “She’s big on education, herself known.”

The first thing I’m going to tackle is and as a grad student that’s defiis a life-long resident definitely getting more funding for higher of Virgin nitely one of my top priorities.”

Norman. She graduated with education. But before that, I need a nap.” honors from OU in 2009 with a Hailey Green, second-year OU law student, said she knew Virgin bachelor’s degree in political sci— EMILY VIRGIN, would be successful because of ence. She is employed as a law her inherent intelligence. clerk for a Norman law firm.

HOUSE DISTRICT 44 REPRESENTATIVE-ELECT “She’s so incredibly smart and Virgin beat out three candiis one of the most diligent people dates for the Democratic nomiI know,” Green said. “That, combined with the fact that she’s nation in the July primary, including OU public policy seso friendly and caring, is why people voted for her.” nior Isaiah McCaslin and Norman City councilman Tom Though the crowd consisted mostly of classmates and Kovach.

WATCH: Midterm election reactions mixed Continued from page 1

Friday, Nov. 5 » Brown bag lunch series hosted by Life After College will offer a seminar on Teach for America from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room. » The Union Programming Board will be showing “Inception” at 4, 7, 10 and 11:50 p.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium. » African Christian Fellowship will meet 7 to 10 p.m. in the Union’s Frontier Room.

» This day in OU history

Nov. 3, 1938 Campus driving regulations enforced, students ticketed Twelve students were penalized for driving on campus without permits. President William Bizzell tightened the driving regulations this year by punishing violators with suspension.

“University authorities do not intend to deal lightly car infractions and there is no excuse for violation, since permits are granted to persons with reasons for having cars in town,” Bizzell said in response to students’ indifference to the parking regulations.

Eight new American Literature courses offered The College of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School approved eight new American literature courses, bringing the total number to 13.

The courses were designated primarily for juniors, seniors and graduate students and were set to be offered in the spring. *Source: The Oklahoma Daily archives

is being able to put on events like this.”

Hertzke and Glen Krutz, Carl Albert Center associate director, explained the “surge and decline” theory of midterm elections, and that many analysts expected Republicans to take control of the senate.

Krutz said he was looking for exit poll data on the tea party and how much Sarah Palin may have affected the polls.

Students discussed their feelings on the races while the votes were still being counted.

“I kind of want the Republicans to take over the House so they can help (President Barack) Obama,” said Jesica Ejesieme, University College freshman.

“Maybe it will be good to get more in the House than Democrats for a balance.”

Some students felt that the race was too focused on partisanship, and not enough on more important issues.

“I feel like the elections should be more about i s s u e s ,” s a i d C h i k o l d i Okoye, University College freshman.

National races were being televised alongside the local races, as well as exit poll results.

“I wish the youth would have been more involved despite this being a midterm election and not as groundbreaking as the 2008 election,” said Jerod Coker, economics senior and Daily columnist.

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Republicans win 3 of 4 Norman area House Districts

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Incumbent State Rep. Scott Martin speaks with Republican supporters (left) and fellow Republican Representative-Elect Aaron Stiles (top) Tuesday night at the Cleveland County GOP watch party at the Red Room.

Stiles defeats incumbent Collins for east Norman seat

AARON STILES HOUSE DISTRICT 45 REPRESENTATIVE-ELECT

Aaron Stiles, Republican candidate for House District 45, defeated incumbent Democrat Wallace Collins by a slim 490 votes.

Stiles won with 52.02 percent of the vote with all 16 precincts reporting. His announcement of the result was greeted by raucous cheers and a standing ovation at the Cleveland County Republican watch party at Norman’s Red Room.

Collins has held the seat for the last 14 years.

“It was a tough race,” Stiles said. “My hat’s off to Rep. Collins. We both fought hard, and I respect

him for his service since 1996.”

Stiles’ first order of business will be the reorganization of school districts.

“The thing I would like to get accomplished is taking our 537 school districts and bringing that to a much smaller amount,” Stiles said.

Stiles is still confident they can succeed.

“We’re still going to be working hard to get rid of needless administration next year in Oklahoma,” Stiles said.

—Ryan Gerbosi/The Daily

Martin wins House District seat 46, beats independent

SCOTT MARTIN HOUSE DISTRICT 46 REPRESENTATIVE

Scott Martin, R-Norman, was re-elected to represent House District 46, winning 79.91 percent of the vote out of all 18 precincts.

Martin defeated independent Zachary Knight.

“This has been an extremely interesting campaign for me,” Martin said. “I’d never run against an independent before and wasn’t sure what to expect.”

Martin has lived in District 46 for six years and first ran for office in 2006. After winning the 2008 election as well, Martin was the incumbent

candidate in this year’s race.

The educational system, infrastructure improvements, prison maintenance and providing quality human services are some of Martin’s concerns. His main concern is the state budget.

“We’re not out of the woods yet. There’s still challenging times ahead,” Martin said. “We have to be extremely smart when we sit around the budget table this next session. We’re looking for ways to reform and modernize state government.”

–Megan Deaton/The Daily

Terrill re-elected to District 53 Randy Terrill, R-Moore, was re-elected to represent House District 53 winning by 60.95 percent from the 16 precincts. He defeated Democrat Amy Corley, who received 39.05 percent of the vote. He has served as the district’s representative for the past six years.

Terrill is chairman of the Oklahoma House of RANDY TERRILL Representatives Public Safety HOUSE DISTRICT 53 and Judiciary. He also serves as REPRESENTATIVE assistant majority floor leader.

His work for District 53 includes authoring House Joint Resolution 1042, which is the basis for State Question 751. SQ 751’s passage made English the official language of Oklahoma.

Terrill has supported SQ 751, which passed, with three points: to prevent Oklahoma from being compelled to deliver “services in any language other than English against our will;” to avoid “cost, conflicts and burdens that are inherently associated with bilingualism and multilingualism;” and to try to act “consistent” with the immigration legislation passed in Oklahoma.

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THUMBS UP ›› State Question 744 defeated at polls (see page 1)

Jared Rader, opinion editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-7630

OUR VIEW

OU research could advance understanding of global warming OU researchers received a $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to study the response of ecosystems to global warming.

This is a great initiative and an example of the kind of important research that deserves attention at this university.

Joining three other universities for the study, OU is researching the responses of different microorganisms to increased temperatures in simulated Oklahoma and Alaska environments.

Because humans release 10 billion tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, global warming occurs.

Researchers from the OU Institute for Environmental Genomics have a unique position among the three other universities involved in the studies, because OU

is where the GeoChip was invented.

The GeoChip is an innovative piece of technology that can detect the presence of micoorganisms in specific environments. It will be a useful tool to understand how microorganisms regulate the carbon cycle in changing ecosystems.

The studies should provide valuable evidence and restart dialogue on an issue that has been shoved to the back of many citizens’ minds due to the political posturing of lawmakers.

Long-term impacts on Oklahoma could include more longer warm seasons, warmer cool seasons, increases in droughts and more intense but less frequent periods of rain, according to a statement on the Oklahoma Climatological

Survey’s website.

These changes could have a negative impact on Oklahoma’s agriculture, which is one of the main economic drivers for the state.

To c o m b a t t h e s e changes, the Oklahoma Climatological Survey recommends investment in alternative energy technologies that would reduce the carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to manmade global warming.

If climate change moves beyond our control, the survey recommends that lawmakers should examine Oklahoma’s economic and social vulnerability.

“Even if climate does not evolve as expected, these steps will yield long-term benefits to Oklahoma’s society and economy through

reduced losses to existing climate and weather threats and cost-savings through reduced energy use,” the report states. “If climate does evolve as expected, Oklahoma will be better positioned to adapt to those changes without rapid social upheaval.”

Oklahoma’s U.S. representatives have been among those most opposed to any kind of legislation. Indeed, U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa, has made it a point of his political career to dispute any kind of climate change science.

Hopefully OU can join other researchers and help science triumph over politically convenient stances on this important issue.

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POINT/COUNTERPOINT

Did opposing groups promote civil dialogue during Justice For All exhibit?

Point — Abortion rights group antics ridiculous Editor’s note: Tucker Cross and Jerod Coker co-authored this column.

Are Coming, Y’all.” Apparently the members of the Women and Gender Studies Student Association had agreed to proWe would like to begin this article by test the “Abortion Crazies” for some prefacing our own ideological back- time.

Tucker checked out their event ongrounds : Jerod could be safely described as a secular liberal, and Tucker line. On the event webpage there were as a Christian, anti-abortion Libertarian. comments like “Kazoos are a go!” and “CONCH SHELLS FOR Naturally, these differencCHOICE!” On the dees cause us to disagree on scription of the event, many policies. One thing we STAFF COLUMN UMN it warns: “Don’t let exdo agree on, however, is that tremists like Justice for the antics of the abortion Tucker Cross oss All be the dominant rights crowd while Justice for voice.”

All was on campus Monday Extremists?

Dominant voice? So the and Tuesday were ludicrous.

Admittedly, Justice for All’s displays quiet and friendly Justice For All people were gruesome and showy. However, the who are trained to handle people gracepeople associated with the group were fully and discuss the issue in a calm and approachable and friendly. Jerod talked civil manner are extremists?

How can a bunch of kazoo wielding, with a couple of them and had meaningful, rational conversations about the eth- obnoxious college students who yield inflammatory signs, pass out condoms, ics of abortion.

There was no religious fundamental- and yell ridiculous statements really make such a claim with a ism from them; no screamstraight face? The aboring or demonizing; no tion rights protestors repreaching; no threats of hell STAFF COLUMN MN ally shot themselves in or even Bible quotes. the foot this time.

Jerod Coker er Instead, there were apAnd what does this proachable people who mean for students who asked onlookers’ opinions, explained their beliefs and rationale, and wish to pursue a degree in Women’s and Gender Studies at OU? were overall quite genial.

The WGSSA is obviously affiliated Jerod tried to talk to these people, but there was a throng of abortion rights with the Women and Genders Studies people waving signs, yelling and blasting department.

It seems like the WGSSA is only enforcannoying party horns. One girl screamed ing the stereotype of Women and Gender repeatedly, “God hates women!”

The juxtaposition of these two groups Studies majors being conformed to a was shocking. The people with the giant feminist abortion rights agenda.

Despite our fundamental ideologipictures of aborted fetuses were actually rational and open-minded; the students cal differences, we both agree that the (and Jerod’s fellow liberals) were obnox- WGSSA could have handled themselves better. If their goal was to show the camious and overbearing.

It would have been much better, and pus how “extreme” the Justice For All more indicative of a college campus people were, they failed miserably.

The WGSSA needs to grow up and ac(which is supposed to encourage and tually face this issue like adults. support open discussion), if both groups could have been rational and approachable. Unfortunately, this was not the — Tucker Cross, letters senior case.

Tucker had an interesting epiphany concerning the abortion rights people — Jerod Coker, as well. His fiancé told him this morn- journalism senior ing that she had woken up to discover a new set of Facebook messages titled Comment on this column “WGSSA Meeting: The Abortion Crazies at OUDaily.com

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Counterpoint — Justice For All display misleading “ Wa r n i n g: G ra p h i c Photos Ahead,” reads a sign STAFF COLUMN OLUMN on the South Oval’s edge.

It’d be funny if it weren’t Steven Zoeller oeller true. Most students have to cross the South Oval in order to reach their classes, so this “warning” is little more than a snarky expression of phony concern.

Then I see the real affront. A large structure slathered in anti-abortion propaganda: photos of dismembered fetuses and phrases like “What is genocide?” blown up to huge proportions, perhaps to symbolize the immense guilt the erectors want observers to feel.

The photos were disgusting and offended my sensibilities. This will surely please the Justice For All volunteers, as I’m sure that was the intended effect.

However, I doubt they’ll be pleased to know their presentation didn’t sway my opinion on abortion at all, and I ate dinner that night uninhibited.

I’m not upset because the views presented on the South Oval conflict with my own. I’m upset because they were perfectly aligned with the negative distortions of the anti-abortion movement and used inappropriate methods to spread the message.

Most obvious was the reliance on violent imagery. To my knowledge, nobody disputes that aborted babies are revolting, and that isn’t what the debate concerns. Like other anti-abortion organizations, Justice For All likes to use shock tactics as if they are an acceptable response to opponents’ arguments. They aren’t.

Instead, the obsession with child gore is alienating and keeps people away from the issue.

Many anti-abortion advocates I know are calm, levelheaded people, as were most of the volunteers. Unfortunately, the exhibit endorses another perspective; that they rely purely on dumb emotion. Why is a considerate, non-confrontational display so undesirable to a movement that wants to be taken seriously? Their attempt to alter moral values with gruesome images is too similar to “A Clockwork Orange” for my comfort.

The exhibit was also fond of demonizing those who have abortions, regardless of motive.

Justice For All implies that rape victims seek abortion because they “hate” the baby, and glosses over reasons why unplanned pregnancy might be inconvenient. It even

goes as far as to make a suspiciously religious insinuation in the leaflet: “A decision to be sexually active outside of marriage may result in the death of a child.”

Interview women who’ve undergone the procedure and you’ll see it’s unfair to judge such a diverse group. There’s an appropriate way to argue the immorality of abortion, but it doesn’t require bashing victims or suggesting Puritanical values.

The literature should’ve put more focus on birth control, at least.

The final observation is the worst for being a blatant lie. There’s no getting around it: there is a strong scientific consensus that induced abortion does not increase the chances of getting breast cancer.

The abortion-breast cancer hypothesis is a resilient myth, presumably kept alive by the anti-abortion movement. Whoever included that falsehood in the exhibit should be ashamed of themselves. While we won’t agree on the morality of abortion, surely we can agree that women should walk into it — or in this case, walk away — with minds unclouded by misinformation.

While no other health effects given by the presentation were so completely false, the exhibit did seem to have an odd fixation with the 1990s. In the exhibit, I could only find one citation on health risks made in the last decade, in which abortion has seen improvements in technique and health protection.

I’m not unsympathetic to the anti-abortion cause — I was anti-abortion myself for some time before discovering there were more than two sides I could take. But it’s painfully apparent that while the volunteers Monday and Tuesday might have been nice, the content wasn’t.

The exhibit on the South Oval embodied many characteristics the anti-abortion movement must shed: its fascination with violent photos, judgment of abortionseekers, distaste for safe sex and the spread of misinformation. It has a long way to go before it truly lives up to its own ethical standards.

— Steven Zoeller, University College freshman

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Oklahomans overwhelmingly elect Republicans to state, federal positions Tuesday Coburn re-elected to U.S. Senate seat by 350,858 votes

TOM COBURN U.S. SENATOR

Republican Tom Coburn was re-elected as a U.S. senator as of 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Coburn, who first became a U.S. senator in 2005, is also a licensed medical doctor and an ordained Southern Baptist deacon.

Coburn served in the U.S. House of Representatives for three terms, starting in 1994.

He returned to his medical practice in 2000, then won a senate seat in 2004.

Coburn is known for making abortion an illegal

practice.

Coburn won approximately 70.35 percent of the vote in 1,861 of Oklahoma’s 2,229 districts.

His opponents were Democrat Jim Rogers who received 26.28 percent, and two independents.

Stephen Wallace received 2.48 percent and Ronald Dwyer received 0.90 percent.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

—Danny Hatch/The Daily

First male Republican lieutenant governor elected

TODD LAMB LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR-ELECT

State Sen. Todd Lamb, R-Edmond, is Oklahoma’s 16th elected lieutenant governor, winning by 62.64 percent of the vote from 1,861 of the 2,229 precincts.

With hopes of making Oklahoma more competitive with Texas concerning economic development, Lamb said he looked at surrounding states’ per capita income to see how Oklahoma stacked up.

Lamb said he thinks the state needs to focus

on job retention, job improvement and tourism.

Born in Enid, Lamb worked as a U.S. Secret Service special agent during the Clinton and Bush administrations from 1998 to 2002. Lamb was elected to the state Senate in 2004 and served as the first Republican majority leader in state history.

—LeighAnne Manwarren/The Daily

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State Question Results Voters in Tuesday’s election weighed in on 11 state questions that included issues on education, health care and term limits. The results with all 2,229 precincts reporting are listed below.

SQ 744 — FAILED Yes: 189,127 votes/18.59 percent No: 828,499 votes/81.41 percent It would have amended the state constitution, mandating funding for common education be raised to the regional average. The measure did not call for raising taxes; it also did not provide funding for new mandated spending requirements.

SQ 744 would have required new increased spending to start in the first fiscal year after its passage.

SQ 746 — PASSED Yes: 745,967 votes/74.34 percent No: 257,486 votes/25.66 percent It aims to prevent voter fraud by requiring all voters to present a valid state-issued ID at polling places. The measure states that the ID must have been issued by the federal, state or tribal government. Identification documents issued by the County Election Board would also be acceptable. This measure will go into effect July 1.

SQ 747 — PASSED Yes: 695,509 votes/69.88 percent No: 299,750 votes/30.12 percent It will set term limits statewide for all elected offices. Service as governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, treasurer, commissioner of labor, auditor and inspector, superintendent of public instruction and insurance commissioner will be limited to eight years. The corporation commissioner will be limited to 12 years. Officers serving when this measure passed can complete their terms.

SQ 748 — PASSED Redhawks management partner to be attorney general

SCOTT PRUITT ATTORNEY GENERAL-ELECT

Scott Pruitt is the first Republican elected to the attorney general seat since 1971.

After campaigning for constitutional liberty and limited federal government, he received 64.87 percent of the vote from 1,861 out of 2,229 precincts.

Pruitt defeated Democrat Jim Priest, who received 35.13 percent of the vote.

Pruitt, former state senator for Tulsa and Wagoner counties from 1998 to 2006, plans to focus on holding the federal government

Yes: 567,219 votes/58.42 percent No: 403,682 votes/41.58 percent

accountable by having attorneys dedicated to defending Oklahoma’s state liberties.

He is also the general managing partner of the Oklahoma City Triple-A Redhawks baseball team.

Pruitt served as assistant majority leader for the state Senate from 2004 to 2006 and the state Senate Republican whip from 2001 to 2003.

He previously ran for the lieutenant governor position and pulled special congressional campaigns in 2006 and 2001, respectively.

This measure will change the number of members of the Apportionment Commission from three to seven. The attorney general, superintendent of public instruction and state treasurer will be removed from the current commission, and an equal number of republicans and democrats will be appointed to the commission by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, President Pro Tempore of the Senate and governor. The lieutenant governor will chair the commission and act as a non-voting member.

—Alex Ewald/The Daily

SQ 750 — PASSED Yes: 485,637 votes/50.40 percent No: 477,988 votes/49.60 percent

Oklahomans vote for Miller as state treasurer

KEN MILLER STATE TREASURER-ELECT

Rep. Ken Miller, R-Edmond, is Oklahoma’s 18th elected state treasurer winning by 66.06 percent of the vote out of 1,861 of the 2,229 precincts.

Miller beat Democrat Stephen Covert, who received 33.94 percent of the vote.

He believes his work in the state capitol’s budget office and his background in economics has helped provide him with the experience to hold the position of state treasurer.

Miller said money should go to education,

public safety, public health and transportation.

The state treasurer-elect currently serves as chairman of the House Appropriations and Budget Committee and is an economics professor at Oklahoma Christian University.

First elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2004, he is currently serving his third term in office where he represents the citizens of District 81.

—Lauren Casonhua/The Daily

Sets the number of signatures needed to place initiatives or referendums on a ballot to a percentage of voters based on the last gubernatorial election.

SQ 751 — PASSED Yes: 740,824 votes/75.54 percent No: 239,875 votes/24.46 percent Mandates all official state actions be conducted in English.

Official state actions are not defined, and may be set by passing laws.

SQ 752 — PASSED Barressi elected, first new face in more than 20 years

JANET BARRESI SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT-ELECT

Republican Janet Barresi was elected state superintendent of public instruction with 55.19 percent of the vote in 1,861 out of 2,229 districts.

She wants fundamental reform and “common sense solutions to prepare our kids for the demands of the 21st century.”

Barresi ran against Democrat Susan Paddack, who received 38.33 percent of the vote, and independent candidate Richard Cooper, who won 6.47 percent of the vote.

She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from OU. She served as a speech pathologist in Harrah and Norman public school systems before going back to OU for a degree in dentistry in 1984.

Barresi then established Oklahoma’s first charter school in the Oklahoma City public school district and founded the board of Harding Charter Preparatory High School.

—Danny Hatch/The Daily

Yes: 606,732 votes/62.83 percent No: 358,875 votes/37.17 percent Adds two members to the Judicial Nominating Commission, to weaken the influence of lawyers on the commission.

SQ 754 — FAILED Yes: 361,859 votes/37.08 percent No: 614,145 votes/62.92 percent It would have prohibited lawmakers from using predetermined formulas or expenditures of other states or any entity in determining appropriations of funds.

SQ 755 — PASSED Yes: 695,568 votes/70.08 percent No: 296,903 votes/29.92 percent It will outlaw the use of Sharia Law — an Islamic law, based on the Quran and teachings of Muhammad — in state courts.

SQ 756 — PASSED Yes: 638,455 votes/64.73 percent No: 347,908 votes/35.27 percent The response to the federal health care law will amend the state constitution to allow citizens and businesses a way to opt out. It will prohibit making a person, employer or health care provider participate in a health care system. It will also allow for the direct payment and acceptance of direct payment for treatment.

SQ 757 — PASSED Yes: 499,230 votes/51.02 percent No: 479,289 votes/48.98 percent The Constitutional Reserve Fund will increase, with the amount of money taken from surplus revenue being put into this state savings account in order to cushion the impact of budget crises on the state.

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Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Being the intense person you are, you can sometimes get overly concerned about achieving what is important to you. Don’t let any negative thoughts dominate your life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Until you’re sure that a misunderstanding you had with a friend is totally gone from his/her mind, it may not be too smart to confide in your pal about anything sensitive.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Put on your best smile if you find yourself faced with meeting a rather influential group of people, some of whom could provide valuable new social contacts. One among them might be special.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Don’t be too demanding of yourself, because it is likely that some kind of self-created obstacle is still preventing you from completely doing what you want.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Get as many family members together as you can, and try to resolve a long-standing problem that periodically pops up. Conditions are favorable for finding that sought after answer.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - If you find yourself facing a similar situation you faced once before, stop and think about how it turned out. Make adjustments as to what went wrong, and you won’t repeat any mistakes.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Think before opening your mouth, because if you’re not careful you could blatantly express yourself in an offensive manner and not be able to convince others that it wasn’t intended.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Financial matters should not be treated indifferently at this juncture. Make sure you move cautiously and prudently in order to make certain all of your efforts are founded upon logical assumptions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - If you are in the market for purchasing something big, use your common sense regarding what you truly can afford. Base your ability to acquire it on what you have, not on what you hope to get.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Even if it isn’t easy to do, if a friend who has always been there for you asks for help, make the time. It may be your one opportunity to even the score.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Don’t get discouraged if something you’ve been hoping to accomplish is much more difficult than you had anticipated. Regroup your forces and repeat the procedures until you’re victorious.

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Robinson named preseason All-American Senior guard also named to All-Big 12 Team; Averaged 16.1 points per game in 2010, helped lead team to NCAA Final Four

DANIELLE ROBINSON Class: Senior Position: Guard Hometown: San Jose, Calif.

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The Associated Press named 5-foot-9 senior guard Danielle Robinson to the preseason All-American First Team. Robinson is joined by UCONN senior Maya Moore, Stanford’s Nnemkadi Ogwumike, Baylor’s Britney Griner and Ohio State’s Jantel Robinson.

This preseason distinction comes on the heels of Robinson being named to the preseason All-Big 12 Team on Oct. 12 for the second straight season. Along with Robinson, Baylor’s Britney Griner, Iowa State’s Kelsey Bolte and Texas A&M’s Danielle were chosen as to represent the Big 12’s preseason finest.

A San Jose native, Robinson averaged 16.1 points, 5.3 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game last season and was named to the Associated Press’ All-American Third Team at the conclusion of the 2009-2010 regular season.

Robinson was an honorable mention to the Big 12 team in 2009 and was named Big 12 freshman of the year in 2008.

Robinson is one 25 players on the Division-1A State Farm Player of Year watch list for the 2010-2011 season.

» 2010-11 AP Preseason All-American » Averaged 16.8 points, 5.3 assists and .465 field goal percentage in 2009-10 The Sooners will depend on the experience and savvy of Robinson this year as she and fellow guard Lauren Willis and Carlee Roethlisberger are the only returning seniors for coach Sheri Coale. Along with the senior duo of Robinson and Roethlisberger sophomore guard Whitney Hand will be asked to shoulder more of the burden on the offensive end on the floor.

As a junior, Robinson helped lead the Sooners to an NCAA tournament appearance in 2010. OU would eventually fall to the No. 2 ranked Stanford Cardinal 73-66 in Final Four. The Sooners have played in the last 11 straight NCAA tournaments and appeared in the Final Four in the last two consecutive seasons.

The Sooners start their exhibition schedule on Thursday, NEIL MCGLOHON/THE DAILY Nov. 2nd at Lloyd Noble Memorial Stadium against the Senior guard Danielle Robinson (13) drives to the basket in a Oklahoma Christian. game against Rodgers State last year in Norman. OU won 94-53.

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2010 women’s basketball roster JELENA CERINA Class: Junior Position: Center Hometown: Vrsac, Serbia » Averaged 13.8 points and 9.8 rebounds at Northeastern Okla A&M in 2009-10

LYNDSEY CLOMAN Class: Sophomore Position: Forward/Center Hometown: San Antonio » Averaged 8.9 minutes, 2.0 rebounds and 1.7 points per game in 2009-10

AARYN ELLENBERG Class: Freshman Position: Guard Hometown: Las Vegas » Averaged 22.8 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.7 steals per game as a senior

NICOLE GRIFFIN Class: Freshman Position: Center Hometown: Milwaukee, Wis. » Averaged 17.6 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game as a senior

JASMINE HARTMAN Class: Junior Position: Guard Hometown: Houston » Averaged 20.2 minutes, 2.2 points and 1.7 assists per game in 2009-10

MORGAN HOOK Class: Freshman Position: Guard Hometown: Lowell, Ark. » Averaged 18.0 points, 4.5 assists and 1.9 steals per game as a senior

JACQUELINE JEFFCOAT Class: Freshman Position: Forward/Center Hometown: Plano, Texas » HS All-America Honorable Mention (2010)

JOANNA MCFARLAND Class: Sophomore Position: Forward/Center Hometown: Derby, Kan. » Averaged 3.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and .482 field goal percentage in 2009-10

KODI MORRISON Class: Sophomore Position: Guard Hometown: Seminole (Varnum HS) » Averaged 3.8 minutes, 1.4 points and3.7 steals per game as a senior

CARLEE ROETHLISBERGER Class: Senior Position: Forward Hometown: Findlay, Ohio » Averaged 6.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and .293 3-point percentage in 2009-10

Hand’s return could spell further success In case you hadn’t already heard, one of the key players from OU’s 2008-09 Final Four run will be back.

No, the Paris sisters were not magically granted additional years of eligibility, but the season’s Big 12 Freshman of the Year — guard Whitney Hand — will finally take the court for the Sooners again.

Although she’s not sure of the exact day she’ll be able to play again, Hand said she’s ready.

“Obviously, I’m (mentally) ready to play,” Hand said.

“I know my time is coming and I’m as patient as I can be right now.”

She’ll return after missing

2010-11 Schedule Exhibition Games Thursday — vs. Okla Christiain Nov. 10 — vs. Cameron Nov. 13 — at Milwaukee Nov. 19 — vs. Western Illinois Nov. 22 — vs. Fresno State Travelers Invitational Nov. 26 — vs. UTPA Nov. 27 — vs. Gardner-Webb Nov. 28 — vs. Prairie View Non-conference Dec. 1 — vs. Sam Houston St. Dec. 5 — at Ohio State Dec. 8 — vs. Steven F. Austin Dec. 12 — vs. New Mexico Dec. 19 — at Arkansas Dec. 29 — vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff Jan. 2 — at TCU Big 12 Conference Jan. 8 — at Nebraska Jan. 12 — vs. Kansas State Jan. 16 — at Texas Jan. 19 — vs. Texas Tech Jan. 23 — at Kansas Jan. 26 — vs. Texas A&M Jan. 29 — at Oklahoma State Feb. 2 — at Baylor Feb. 5 — vs. Iowa State Feb. 9 — at Texas A&M Feb. 12 — vs. Missouri Feb. 14 — at Connecticut Feb. 19 — vs. Texas Feb. 23 — at Colorado Feb. 27 — vs. Baylor March 2 — vs. Oklahoma State March 5 — at Texas Tech

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are back, along with several bench players that gained a fair amount of experience.

The addition of Hand to these returning pieces completes everything OU needs to keep its recent success going because of what she brings to the court.

As a freshman, Hand averaged 9.2 points and 2.9 rebounds per game in that offense driven by Robinson and the Paris sisters.

Now that she’s back and healthy, she’ll have an increased role in the offense and will add defensive depth to the lineup.

all but the first five games of last season with a torn ACL, and she’s almost done recovering from a necessary second surgery from the injury two months ago .

Despite the losses of Nyeshia Stevenson and Amanda Thompson to graduation, the Sooners are in great shape to make a thirdstraight run to the Final Four with this year’s squad.

Four of the top six minute- — James Corley, getters from last year’s team journalism senior

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Abdul Ahmed Class: Freshman Position: Forward/Center Hometown: London, England

OU fills roster with young talent

» Averaged 18.0 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game as a high school senior

New freshmen, junior college transfers find places to fit in team

Carl Blair Jr. Class: Sophomore Position: Guard Hometown: Houston » Averaged 9.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game at University of New Orleans

Cameron Clark Class: Freshman Position: Guard/Forward Hometown: Sherman, Texas » Averaged 23.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game as a high school senior

Cade Davis Class: Senior Position: Guard Hometown: Elk City (Elk City HS) » Averaged 9.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game in 2009-10

Andrew Fitzgerald Class: Sophomore Position: Forward Hometown: Baltimore, Md. » Averaged 15.7 minutes, 4.8 points and 2.0 rebounds per game in 2009-10

T.J. Franklin Class: Junior Position: Guard Hometown: Fort Worth, Texas » Totaled two points, two rebounds and four assists in 15 games last season

Kyle Hardrick Class: Sophomore Position: Forward Hometown: Okla. City (Putnam City HS) » Totaled one rebound and one blocked shot in four minutes from three games last season

Barry Honoré Class: Junior Position: Forward Hometown: Garland, Texas » Sat out last season after transferring from Southern University (Louisiana)

Tyler Neal Class: Freshman Position: Forward Hometown: Oklahoma City (PC West HS) » Averaged 18.2 points, 8.9 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game as a high school senior

Calvin Newell Jr. Class: Freshman Position: Guard Hometown: Philadelphia » Averaged 26.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game as a high school senior

Romero Osby Class: Junior Position: Forward Hometown: Meridian, Miss. » Will sit out this season after transferring from Mississippi State

Steven Pledger Class: Sophomore Position: Guard Hometown: Chesapeake, Va. » Averaged 6.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and .475 3-point average per game in 2009-10

T.J. Taylor Class: Freshman Position: Guard Hometown: Denison, Texas » Averaged 20.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game as a high school senior

Nick Thompson Class: Junior Position: Forward Hometown: Clinton, Utah » Averaged 8.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game at College of Eastern Utah

C.J. Washington Class: Junior Position: Forward Hometown: Stringtown (Stringtown HS) » Averaged 19.3 points, 13.0 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game at Connors State JC

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The Sooners will begin this year with a lot of new faces.

OU is returning only three players who saw significant time last year for a team that boasted a 13-18 record after being a preseason top-25 team. This year’s squad is projected to finish 11th in the Big 12.

The Sooners will definitely miss the leadership that Tony Crocker and Willie Warren gave them and will look to rely on their team captains: senior guard Cade Davis, sophomore forward Andrew Fitzgerald, junior guard T.J. Franklin and junior college transfer Nick Thompson.

“Cade, ‘Fitz,’ T.J. Franklin and Nick were selected as captains because of the qualities they displayed in summer workouts and have shown thus far in our preseason program,” coach Jeff Capel said. “We’ve had several players who have shown qualities of a captain, but these guys were selected by their teammates and have the full support of our coaching staff.”

OU will also look to fill the point guard position in lieu of the early departure of Tommy Mason-Griffin.

Three newcomers will likely compete for the spot: sophomore transfer Carl Blair Jr., and freshmen Calvin Newell Jr. and T.J. Taylor.

“Our guys are being very consistent with how hard they work, their attitudes and their willingness to

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Senior guard Cade Davis (34) dribbles during last year’s OU-Texas Tech game. OU lost 71-72.

listen and learn and try to improve each day. That’s the first step to becoming a better team,” Capel said.

Davis is expected to pick up a lot of the scoring slack because he showed spurts of the ability last season, but incoming freshman Cameron Clark may do a bit of his own.

Clark, a four-star recruit according to Rivals.com, is expected to contribute early.

“He’s going to be a guy that comes in and contributes right away for us,” Davis said. “People will know him more if they don’t already.”

Another key returning player for this year will be sophomore guard Steven

Pledger. He, along with Fitzgerald, put a lot of work in this summer to drop his weight, and both said it has been very beneficial.

“I’m getting up the floor easily,” Fitzgerald said. “I’m picking up my feet more; I’m more explosive now.”

This year’s frontcourt will be full of newcomers.

Besides Fitzgerald, OU will be looking to a ragtag group of players to help battle with the “bigs” of the Big 12.

Thompson, along with junior college transfer C.J. Washington, are the only newcomers who have some college experience.

Freshmen Abdul Ahmed and Tyler Neal also may see significant time throughout

the season because of a lack of bench depth.

Capel is optimisitic about the season but knows that it’s going to be a learning experience.

“There is going to be a growing curve for us, but we are excited about that process of getting better,” he said. “Our goal is to try to get better each day and try to improve as a basketball team each day.”

The Sooner team is young, which could prove to be their double-edged sword.

But OU has the potential for a better record than last year, possibly finishing about 18-14 and coming in no higher than seventh in the Big 12.

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SOCCER

VOLLEYBALL

Team headed to postseason

OU could move to 3rd place with win

OU makes history with highest Big 12 tournament seeding TOBI NEIDY The Oklahoma Daily

OU makes its first postseason appearance since 2006 in the Big 12 Championship today against fifth-seed Texas in San Antonio.

After being picked to finish 10th of 11 teams in the conference, the Sooners enter the game with the highest seed — fourth — in the program’s history.

OU and Nebraska initially finished with identical conference records, but three tiebreakers later, the Huskers were granted the No. 3 seed.

Both tied in overall conference points (16) and also tied in their only head-tohead game, a scoreless tie Oct. 14.

Despite dropping the season finale 2-0 to Bedlam rival Oklahoma State on Friday, the Sooners finished the 2010 regular season with 10 wins, the first doubledigit-win season since 2005 and tied the program record

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Freshman forward Bailey Boulware (26) dribbles against Francis Marion on Oct. 8 in Norman. OU won 8-0. of five conference wins.

The Sooners are 6-8-1 alltime against the Longhorns following a double-overtime win over Texas 2-1 on Oct. 24 in Austin.

OU’s only program postseason win came against Texas in 2000, a 2-0 victory.

O U re c o rd e d a 2 - 2 - 1 final five-game stint to end

this season, including four overtime games — against Nebraska, Colorado, Texas A & M a n d Te x a s. A f t e r the scoreless tie with the Cornhuskers and a loss to the Aggies, the Sooners rebounded with 2-1 wins over the Buffaloes and the Longhorns.

With a win over Texas

in the quarterfinals, the Sooners would advance to face the winner of No. 1 Texas A&M-No. 8 Colorado on Friday.

The Big 12 Championship is a single-elimination bracket with the overall winner receiving the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

FOOTBALL

Macon battling giants at defensive tackle Senior replaces hurt teammates at tackle, a challenge for his size AARON COLEN The Oklahoma Daily

Senior defensive end Pryce Macon has had to spend time at defensive tackle recently due to team injuries, which he said has been a challenge because of his size.

Defensive tackles freshman Daniel Noble and sophomore Casey Walker have been hurt, shrinking the rotation and forcing Macon to shift from his natural position, where he is already somewhat undersized.

Coach Bob Stoops said Walker is still out, and Noble and sophomore linebacker Ronnell Lewis could possibly return this week, but they are still doubtful.

Stoops also said freshman defensive tackle Torrea Peterson is back for practice, but expectations for his impact are low.

“He’s a guy that hasn’t played yet, so I don’t see it as a huge boost,” Stoops said.

Senior defensive tackle Adrian Taylor said Macon has been a huge help, despite not necessarily being a huge lineman.

“He’s been a tremendous help in the inside,” Taylor said. “He is one of many people who can help us, but he just happened to be the one to slide in right now.”

Macon said even though he is outweighed by 40-50 pounds by the Sooners’ other defensive tackles, defensive line coach Jackie Shipp expects the same out of him as he does the others.

“He holds me to the same expectations as Adrian Taylor or Jamarkus McFarland,” Macon said. “He doesn’t let me slide on anything. He holds me to the same standard as if I was 300 pounds.”

Unfortunately for Macon in this situation, he isn’t 300 pounds, something he said becomes painfully evident

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Senior defensive end Pryce Macon (94) chases Colorado junior tailback Rodney Stewart (5) Saturday during the OU-Colorado game at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Sooners won 43-10. when he is in the trenches battling offensive linemen on the inside.

“It wears on me a little,” Macon said. “I feel like I’m a little bowling ball in there sometimes, and I get pushed around like a pinball. It’s just one of those things you have to fight through.”

Even though Macon said

he is willing to do whatever it takes to help out the team, he won’t hesitate to move back to defensive end when he gets the opportunity.

“It’s one of those things, if I have to do it, I’ll do it,” Macon said. “But if guys get healthy, I’m not going to stop them from moving me back to end.”

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Texas A&M junior hitter Kelsey Black serves during the OU-A&M game Oct. 20 in Norman. OU won 3-2.

Team seeking longest streak of season, chance to control conference standing behind Texas, Nebraska GREG FEWELL The Oklahoma Daily

The Sooner volleyball team will make its third television appearance of the season tonight when they travel to College Station, Texas, to take on the Texas A&M Aggies.

First serve of the match, which is being broadcast on ESPNU, is set for 8:00 p.m.

The Sooners are coming off of a close call against the Baylor Bears Saturday in Norman. OU won 3-2.

After winning her first newcomer of the week award last month, freshman middle blocker Sallie McLaurin has only gotten better.

Now, with three newcomer of the week awards under her belt, the freshman holds the OU record for solo blocks in a single season and ranks in the top 20 nationally in blocks per set.

Junior setter Brianne Barker continues to be a leader on the team and spreads the ball around to the team’s group of hitters. She has three double-doubles in the last five matches.

Junior hitter Suzy Boulavsky leads the team with 3.47 kills per set and — along with senior hitter Sarah Freudenrich — makes the Sooners a handful at the net.

Although the rest of the season is tough, the Sooners are rolling on all cylinders and ready to go. Unfortunately for OU, the Aggies seem to be hitting their stride as well.

Conference play has not been kind to the Aggies this year. After starting off 3-1, A&M lost its next six to fall to 3-7 in conference play.

However, last week the team started its first win streak in over a month by going 2-0 against Colorado and Texas Tech. Furthermore, the Aggies already proved they can hang with the Sooners when they took OU all the way to five sets in Norman just two weeks ago.

A win would give OU sole possession of third place in the Big 12 and put the Sooners only one game behind Texas.

The Sooners would have to win in College Station’s hostile environment, then turn around and do something they haven’t since 2007: beat a ranked Texas team in Austin.

The 2007 win was considered monumental for the program. However, if OU can take care of business tomorrow, the next showdown with Texas could mean a lot more.

Right now, the road is quite simple for the Sooners: They simply have to win.

Sooner sports stock report RISING: SOCCER The Sooners will enter the Big 12 Championship with the program’s highest seed, No. 4. The previous highest was sixth in 2000.

EVEN: NET DEFENSE One thing that has remained consistent this season for the Sooner volleyball team is its defense at the net. With freshman middle blocker Sallie McLaurin earning conference awards for her performances, combined with junior hitter Suzy Boulavsky and senior hitter Sarah Freudenrich’s usual solid play, the Sooners have become a force to reckon with in blocks and hands up at the net.

FALLING: MOSSIS MADU With the emergence of freshman running back Roy Finch — and another freshman, Brennan Clay, not far behind — Madu looks to be done getting consistent carries for the Sooners.

At the team’s Tuesday press conference, coach Bob Stoops pointed to Madu’s costly fumble against Missouri as why the senior didn’t see the field Saturday.

— Daily staff reports

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Gray Owl Coffee barista Jade Hall, English junior, pours coffee into an Airpot coffee dispenser Oct. 26. Gray Owl has become a popular study spot for students and a hub for the Norman arts community. The shop, which has been open for one year, is open 7 a.m. to midnight Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to midnight Saturday and Sunday.

Coffee shop celebrates first year as local hub For Gray Owl owner Mike Beavers, coffee isn’t just a business or even a lifestyle. It’s a way for people to connect and share ideas. BY MATT CARNEY Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part feature series about Gray Owl Coffee shop and its role within the progressing Norman artistic community. Read Thursday’s paper for part two.

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oday, Mike Beavers will pour a cup of coffee.

For most, this trivial ritual is a morning habit or a temporary day job, but for Beavers, the act means much more. It means that he’s realized a dream.

“The first couple of months were the hardest,” said the 28-year-old man propping himself childlike against the yellowish wall of his Gray Owl Coffee shop in September. Beavers sat Indian-style in his seat, hands clutched on his ankles. His scruffy beard is thick for the late summer weather. “It was really intense,” he continued.

Today marks the first anniversary of his shop, which caters to a new niche in Norman.

It’s a casual community space conducive to the open exchange of ideas by way of visual art, music and conversation.

Some say Gray Owl is a symbol of the remarkable progress that’s characterized Norman arts over the last decade, one that city residents ought to be proud of.

This is a story about a shop, its role within a dynamic community and the creative people who’ve worked to enrich that community.

Without places like it, the community goes undeveloped; it remains stagnant. Like still water.

Beavers wanted Gray Owl’s aesthetic to enable the classic ideal, where the shop serves as an open space for its patrons. According to “The Devil’s Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee,” this model was popularized in the 18th Century. “[The book] actually credits coffee with spawning the Enlightenment,” Beavers said.

“People were drinking beer and they started drinking coffee and coffee shops suddenly became the hub for intellectual ideas. I like that idea. That would be awesome if it’s really what it is or could be. Why wouldn’t anybody Top: Gray Owl Coffee shop owner Mike Beavers, want that? Why would you just want to get 28, stands outside his business Oct. 27. The people in and out when you can be a hub?” shop celebrates its first anniversary today.

Right: Thomas Holland, mechanical engineering senior, studies at Gray Owl Coffee shop Oct. Idealistic places tend to attract idealistic 26. Behind him hangs a collection of OU alum people. Beavers isn’t a fan of the “hipster” tag Alan Hatcher’s artwork. The shop has hosted art that’s latched itself to his shop. He concedes shows and regularly displays locals’ work. that it’s fair to assess that many — but not all — of the employees sport plaid shirts and thick beards, though that’s more a reflection the cast of extras and stand-ins constantly on their personal style. changes.

“To me, a hipster is someone who doesn’t It’s a microcosm of the college community stand for anything but a dumb haircut and a outside. The open-air environment forges fixed-gear bicycle,” he said. relationships and links people together, Kern He and his shop certainly stand for some- said. Nobody’s ever out of place at Gray Owl. thing more — the ethos of the arts commu“It’s kinda cool because you start getting innity. Because of its location downtown, open volved in their [regulars’] lives, which sounds atmosphere and exhibition of locals’ art and weird, but…” Kern’s voice trails off as he admusic, Gray Owl has embedded itself within justs his khaki-colored cap and organizes his the creative structure of the city. thoughts. “I think people feel comfortable “The day we opened, it quit being my here, you know? I think it’s why people keep thing,” Beavers said, gesturing to the many coming back. It’s why I came here in the first ❖❖❖❖❖ patrons working on their laptops and loung- place. I think it’s why Mike decided to give me Beavers first found his way to Norman in ing on couches. “This is not mine at all, it be- a job … because I was always here and hanging out and talking with the people who work 2001 as an OU freshman. He spent the next longs to the people who come here.”

Gray Owl’s patrons are a varied bunch who here.” eight or so years moving back and forth between Norman and Portland, Ore., playing in range in age and purpose based on the day ❖❖❖❖❖ a band and in 2006, he earned a bachelor’s and the time.

“Early, you get a lot of elderly people comdegree in psychology.

The shop hosts art shows and intimate He lived in his car and considered law ing in with their wives, husbands and kids,” school, eventually settling on the coffee shop said Andrew Kern, 20, a 2009 graduate of concerts whenever it can, and displays loidea that first came during his time in the Norman North High School. He’s been brew- cally made art on its walls. The current exing drinks and busing tables since February, hibit features paintings by OU alumnus Alan Northwest.

Hatcher’s paintings of a mildly gro“It’s such a huge part of the cultesque, exaggerated human form. ture there,” he said. “You go there Last year, Tim Elliot curated a colnot knowing anybody and you’re lection that hung until March. It was looking for like-minded people. It’s replaced by then-OU printmaking better than meeting people in a bar “The day we opened, it quit being my student Jared Flaming’s collection because you’re talking to people thing. This is not mine at all, it belongs of woodcuts. and not just trying to hook up or “The first show was a crazy sucwhatever.” to the people who come here.” cess,” Beavers said, referring to Unsure whether or not to follow up Elliot’s work. “Probably the biggest on his acceptance to OU law, Beavers — MIKE BEAVERS, OWNER, GRAY OWL COFFEE hit of that show were his paintings of returned to Norman in March 2009. monsters in landscapes.”

“I was kind of like, ‘OK, if we don’t Local creative outlets like the The find a space [for the store], I’m going Apache House blog have partnered to law school.’” with Gray Owl for other art shows.

Such a space was found — once Green Door Mercantile — on Gray Street, normally zipping around the shop during The shop also hosts infrequent community catty-corner to Opolis on Crawford Avenue. afternoon and evening shifts. “You get white events like book clubs and group meetings.

“That to me is the biggest sign that we’re With help from unpaid friends, Beavers la- collar guys and blue collar guys. It’s surprising bored for months, painting, plumbing and — people tend to generalize or make blanket becoming a community space,” Beavers said. installing equipment. To achieve the “an- statements about ‘hipster-whatever’ — but it CNN even showed up in the spring to shoot a meeting of the coffee party, a grassroots potique shop” vibe, he decorated Gray Owl with really is a diverse crowd.”

The patrons grow younger and more con- litical movement. an old chalkboard and vintage tables, chairs The shop’s anniversary will strengthen the and rusty lamps while rummaging for knick cerned with papers and exams as the day knacks at OU surplus sales. Local art came — which starts at 7 a.m., Monday through bond with the arts community. Beavers said Friday — progresses, though many just come it will coincide with the 2nd Friday Circuit of later.

Art organized by the Norman Arts Council Beavers’ vision to build Norman’s first in to shoot the bull.

Folks play chess and board games or Skype and host three local bands in the shop: Pa Pa classic coffeehouse prevailed when Gray Owl Coffee opened its big, green door for the first with friends far away. Regulars show up to Win, Penny Hill and The Workweek.

On show nights, Gray Owl’s filled with a diftime on Nov. 3, 2009. “Every seat was taken,” study during their usual hours, many as reliable as the retro furniture they sit in, while ferent air. he said. ❖❖❖❖❖

“You get a ton of people up here dancing and stuff,” Kern said. “There was a show not long ago where a guy was playing and he eventually just ditched the microphone and they started running around the café area singing and then they ran out and around the block, playing and singing the whole time.”

Nearby Opolis hosts slightly larger — but still very intimate — concerts a few nights a week, always drawing traffic in for a cup of joe before and after. People chat about the band, what songs they’ll think Ted Leo or whomever will play and whether or not Wayne Coyne will show up. The bands and their crews often poke in for a pre-show pick-me-up. The symbiosis is unique. ❖❖❖❖❖ Beavers said he’s optimistic about Gray Owl’s future, and he talks about many smallscale ideas for how to improve things.

“I want to make bigger tables,” he said, adding a desire to expand the little library in the back of the shop. Though it’s piddly stuff that’s left to change, it shows how little he wants to change the place from what it is right now.

He’s happy with that. He’s happy with what he and his friends built and Gray Owl’s role within the TOMORROW community of Norman.

“I like to think people of Read about the alternative culture stand progression of for something, even if it’s Norman arts just standing for the growth during the last of alternative culture,” he 10 years. said.

Beavers said Norman is a very different city from what he first witnessed in 2001 and hopes the shop will convince the artistic and creative they don’t need to leave Norman for a more open environment.

“If more people stick around and get their ideas out here, it’s going to be easier for the next generation of people like that to stay,” he said. “People with good ideas — if they’re really motivated — I think they can make things happen here.”

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This isn’t your grandfather’s music Philadelphia-based band brings frenetic act, genre-bending music to OKC Thursday JOSHUA BOYDSTON The Oklahoma Daily

You wouldn’t be too far off-base if you confused a Grandchildren show for a marathon; there’s a lot of racing around to be accomplished.

“We do a lot of switching of the instruments depending on what needs to be played,” said Roman Salcic, drummer for the band.

“There’s one song where three different people end up behind the drum set, but it’s all kind of fun having to run from the mic to the keyboard to the drums and back again.”

The energy of the Philadelphiabased six-piece’s gigs match its music — a spinning, brisk mishmash of folk, electro and chamber pop. It’s a style in need of delicate balance, and if the members weren’t so well in sync, Grandchildren would be a disaster.

Luckily, they are as close as can be.

“We act as a little family,” Salcic said. “We have been living together and sharing in each other’s lives for a good portion, if not all, of our adult life. There’s a tight bond between all the members and it’s gotten to the point where it feels like we can communicate telepathically.”

Thought-transference is a highly valued tool in reproducing music of this sort live. The band’s debut album, “Everlasting,” is a heavily layered record, drifting between the dozen or so elements buzzing at any one time. All initially written by chief songwriter Aleksander Martray, the songs need both six musicians and organic, pre-recorded samples to translate properly live.

“Surprisingly, it’s all been really natural,” Salcic said. “We need a small orchestra to be able to pull off this sound.”

Grandchildren’s sound, which nearly defies description, falls somewhere along the lines of Animal Collective covering Buddy Holly (or maybe vice versa). It’s a snug fit with its namesake — the music of rediscovering the history of your forefathers while pushing ahead and forging something of your very own.

“You grow up with music, and you grow up with whatever your parents and grandparents are listening to,” Salcic said. “’50s and ’60s pop music is hugely influential to all music. For us, the simplicity of it is immediate.”

Maintaining the history of music while still pushing ahead has proven important in keeping things familiar and accessible.

“People respond to stuff they understand. They’ll be intrigued

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Philadelphia indie-pop six-piece Grandchildren performs Thursday night at the Conservatory in Oklahoma City. by something they don’t, but [at] the core of it, there’s nothing their body understands and it’s not going to stick around.”

Finding cohesion and clarity with such an ingredientheavy mix is trying, but patience and persistence have afforded Grandchildren a sound of its very own, one people are still struggling to properly label.

“It’s been a long road to get the

sound to where it is today, and it takes a strong vision to get there,” Salcic said. “It’s a children’s orchestra on steroids. It’s got a playful aspect to it, a wonder of discovering sounds and things in music.

“We got called ‘electro acoustical orchestral pop’ a lot. I don’t even know what that means ... way too many words that contradict themselves.”

Concert bill WHAT: Grandchildren with Gang Starr Museum and Green Corn Revival WHEN: 8 p.m. Thursday WHERE: The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western in Oklahoma City COST: $7

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No-Shave November not just for the bearded It’s that time of year when the walk to school is torture in a new way — the gallons of sweat that you tote to class everyday are suddenly replaced with frostbitten digits.

Your pumpkin spice beverage becomes a peppermint mocha beverage overnight.

Your professors are now at least calling you Kristin, which is a lot closer to Caitlin than Tonya was.

Yes, the whole world seems to come into focus in the sharp winter air, except for one thing that gets a lot fuzzier.

The faces of a lot of dudes you know are about to explode into a hairy mess of manhood. Those once clean-shaven boys are looking more like a biblical hero or the Unabomber each day. Welcome to Novembeard.

I myself have only a little experience in growing a beard, but I do have a good amount of knowledge about the woes of shaving.

Scraping a razor against any part of your body

is not exactly pleasant; we all life and really, I am fine saw “The Royal Tenenbaums” with that. I have a lot of and know what it can potenstudying to do and Netflix STAFF COLUMN LUMN tially lead to. keeps asking me to come I am a woman and due to back for a new low price, Caitlin that fact, I am held to particular and I just don’t know how Turner social standards, one of which much longer I can resist its requires me to have the skin of temptations. a hairless Sphynx cat a la Mr. Bigglesworth.

Look at this way — the time of shorts and Whereas a man that can’t rustle up a mus- tank tops are over for now, so all of my untache is less masculine, a woman that can’t sightly body hair is covered with jeans and produce a coat of hair on her legs is a lucky long sleeves anyway. lady.

That is until No-Shave November comes along. Since no guy ever asked me if I was interested in making out with the Chewbaccafaced version of himself, I am going to go ahead and guess that he won’t care if I grow my armpit hair to braiding length.

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I am sure some men will also experience a little backlash from the month long observance; I just don’t know too many girls who are attracted to the neck-beard.

But by the time December gets here, the sting of social stigma against bearded men and ladies will dull and anyone who disagrees with our decisions will proudly proclaim: “My body, my choice!”

— Caitlin Turner, letters senior

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