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Government interference in health care not needed U.S. Congressional candidate explains broken system to OU audience JARED RADER Daily Staff Writer

72°/44° owl.ou.edu CAMPUS BRIEFS OU BOARD OF REGENTS MEETS TODAY, THURSDAY The OU Board of Regents will meet today and Thursday in Lawton to discuss the lease of property in Arezzo, Italy, for education abroad studies and to discuss an on-site auto parts inventory for fleet services on the Norman campus, according to a press release.

The OU Board of Regents will meet at 2 p.m. in the CETES Conference Center at Cameron University in Lawton to discuss items submitted by OU. The board will also meet at 9 a.m. Thursday to consider items submitted by Rogers State University and by Cameron University.

The board will also hear a report on the annual activity for an on-site supplier consignment auto parts inventory to be located in OU’s Fleet Services building.

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Dr. Johnny Roy, chief of urology at the Edmond Medical Center, speaks about the broken U.S health care system Tuesday evening in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

While the U.S. health care system needs reform, it can be done without government involvement, a 5th district U.S. Congressional candidate and doctor told an audience Tuesday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Dr. Johnny Roy, chief of urology at the Edmond Medical Center, spoke during a public health care forum put on by the Medical Ethics and Issues Discussion Panel.

Roy said the health care system is broken because of two reasons: 1) intermediaries come in between the patient and the doctor; and 2) too much is spent on defensive medicine.

“We have the best health care in the world,” Roy said.

“The problem is with access and cost.”

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STEPPING UP — SOPHOMORE GUARD WILLIE WARREN DRIVES THE BALL TO THE HOLE

-Daily staff reports

“WINGS OF THE FUTURE” SCHOLARSHIP PRESENTED TO OU AVIATION STUDENT Kimberly Lingle, aviation management senior and Norman resident, was awarded $5,000 for the “Wings of the Future” scholarship.

Lingle holds a private pilot certificate and plans to use the scholarship to complete her instrumental rating and commercial certificate, according to a press release.

Lingle hopes to fly in a “humanitarian” way by bringing relief to those in need, transporting medicine, food and relief supplies to towns and villages devastated by natural disasters or other factors, specifically in Third-world countries.

-Daily staff reports

OU PANEL DISCUSSION TO BE HELD ON ETHICS The Conscious Living Institute of Central Oklahoma will present a free public forum on ethics, “Why Have We Become So Mean?,” at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at the United Ministry Center on Elm Avenue.

The discussion forum will explore the causes and some solutions to the current erosion of public civility, according to a press release.

This panel is co-sponsored by the OU Religious Studies Program Outreach. Panelists include Tom Boyd, the David Ross Boyd professor emeritus of philosophy and religious studies faculty at OU; Darian DeBoldt, former Norman Police captain, former Norman City councilmember and philosophy program coordinator at the University of Central Oklahoma; the Rev. Charles T. Thomas, seminary professor, pastor and coordinator for the Cooperating Baptist Fellowship of Oklahoma; and Dara Fogel, OU liberal studies professor and philosophy professor at UCO. -Daily staff reports

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Sophomore guard Willie Warren takes the ball to the basket Tuesday night during an exhibition game against the University of British Columbia Thunderbirds.

READ A RECAP OF THE GAME BETWEEN THE SOONERS AND THE THUNDERBIRDS ON PAGE 9.

Sinking revenues may force use of Okla. Rainy Day Fund

Construction of OU Cancer Institute building half-complete

OU’s tuition will not increase, non-education agencies will feel effects

New building to advance research, education

CAITLIN HARRISON Daily Staff Writer

Budget cuts of 5 percent for state agencies will continue through the rest of the fiscal year due to a continuing revenue slump, Gov. Brad Henry warned last week.

Although legislative leaders hoped to see improvement in September revenues, totals again fell short of monthly allocations when data was reported in October, according to a Capitol press release.

Because revenue has been coming in almost 20 percent below the state Legislature’s budget, the state will almost certainly need to dip into the Rainy Day Fund in addition to the continuing cuts, said State Treasurer Scott Meacham.

“As governor, I have scrupulously guarded the Rainy Day Fund so that we would have a safety net in place when Oklahoma faced a true emergency,” Henry stated in the release. “With revenues

continuing to decline and important services facing larger and larger cuts, I believe we are facing such an emergency.”

Meacham said the Legislature will need to take out a large portion of the fund, which currently holds its constitutional capacity of approximately $600 million.

“You have to adjust your spending if your revenues fall. That’s absolutely necessary,” Meacham said. “The real question is, are we going to be able to manage it with just 5 percent cuts, or will it end up being more? We’re just sort of right at the line.”

The Legislature will have a better idea in the coming months as to whether deeper cuts are necessary, Meacham said.

Jay Doyle, university spokesman, stated in an e-mail that OU’s reserves will allow the university to get through the next few months without tuition increases or an impact on students, faculty or staff.

Meacham said most state colleges and universities will feel the impact of the cuts next school year, when reserves are likely to REVENUES CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

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OKLAHOMA CITY — The OU Cancer Institute celebrated the midpoint of construction on its new home Monday afternoon at the Health Sciences Center.

The institute was started in 2002 and began an initiative to construct its own building in 2006, according to its Web site. The new building will combine research, education and patient care and support under one roof starting in November 2010.

“The important thing is what we have done to impact the lives of other people and to change the quality of life for those who live with us ... That’s what we celebrate today,” OU President David Boren said. “We celebrate the fact that this OU Cancer Institute is an institute that will change the lives of people, and it is an institute that love and concern for others built.”

Much of the funding for the building came from Proposition

713, which raised taxes on tobacco products, said Christy Everest, co-chairwoman of the fundraising campaign and chairwoman and CEO of Oklahoma Publishing Company. Her job is to raise private funds to help with the rest of the construction.

The new building will be a seven-story facility with each level dedicated to separate centers, such as clinics on the second floor and treatment and trial centers on the third floor, according to the program given out at today’s event. As of now, the fourth and fifth floors are left empty for future expansion, should they need it.

High-quality patient care is a major concern for the institute.

Once the institute moves into its new building, the hope is that patients will be able to receive all elements of their treatment and see all of their doctors in one place, according to the institute’s Web site.

Jim Edwards, a pancreatic cancer survivor of almost five years, said he went to the institute for his surgery, chemotherapy and other treatments. Edwards now leads a CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

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Construction at the OU Cancer Institute is halfway complete, and officials at the OU Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City met Tuesday to celebrate the progress.

Interference Continued from page 1 Roy said health care has become so expensive in the U.S. because health insurance is used to pay for minor issues, such as treating a sore throat or foot fungus. Roy said insurance should be reserved for serious health issues, and people should pay for minor issues.

“For those that can pay something, they should pay for some part of their health care and leave the big items for the insurance,” Roy said. “For those that can’t pay, we are a compassionate nation. We can take care of those that can’t fend for themselves.”

Roy used a scenario of a patient with a headache going to the ER demanding an MRI as an example of unnecessary defensive medicine.

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pancreatic cancer support group. “[I am] now 99 percent cured of this dreaded disease,” Edwards said. “We hope we never have to use this new state-of-the art facility, but we know that if we do, we will receive the same great care we did in the past. [Patients] will receive the very best care possible anywhere in the world.”

The institute places a large focus on researching the nature of cancer and the latest and best cancer-fighting practices.

“From a societal standpoint, [cancer] is public enemy number one,” said Dr. Robert Mannel, director of the institute. “[High-quality care alone] is not good enough because still a large percentage of patients will succumb to their disease.

The way to change that is through research and education.”

Mannel also said the institute’s new building will allow researchers and doctors to move knowledge from the labs to the bedsides of the patients, putting their research into practice to best help the needs of patients.

After the ceremony, speakers and guests took a tour of the construction site. Guides led tours around the building, explaining what parts of the institute will look like and what their functions will be. Computerized images of what the building would look like were placed around the building to give visualizations.

run out.

“If the state can’t come through with its funding commitments, it puts more pressure than already exists on tuition increases,” Meacham said. “Then it’s going to put more burden on students and their families.”

Meacham said fully-funded government agencies, like the Department of Corrections, will feel the most impact financially.

“They have to start laying off people, and that puts public safety a little bit at risk,” Meacham said. “I think you’re going to see the impact on non-education agencies is going to be much more dramatic.”

The Office of State Finance first implemented cuts in August, which have continued though September and October.

“When the regular legislative session convenes in February, we will have a better picture of the overall revenue outlook and more tools available to address the shortfall,” Henry stated in the release.

“We know the cuts will cause additional hardship for agencies and programs, but given the short-term fiscal outlook, there are no good options available.”

“The chances of having a brain tumor when you have a headache is extremely remote, but people come to the emergency room and say ‘I want the MRI or I’m going to sue,’” Roy said. “So we do all these things that are unnecessary because patients demand it.”

He said tort reform is needed to combat rising health costs, citing a December 2008 report by the Pacific Research Institute, which states more than $124 billion is spent every year on defensive medicine.

“We have three committees in the Congress writing bills, and there is not a whimper about tort reform,” Roy said.

Roy said a government-run health system would be ineffective because the government would dictate what procedures patients could receive, and that the government would begin to take over other industries.

He said countries such as England or

Norway use methods of comparative effectiveness to decide who gets treatment and who does not.

“These guys are detached from that patient,” Roy said. “Only you and the physician can decide the treatment. You can’t just look at numbers and decide who gets treatment.”

Questions were taken during the forum, and many of the questions involved how the uninsured citizens in the U.S. would be paid for, and who would end up paying for the care of the uninsured if Roy believed the government should not.

Roy said one solution would be to allow people to buy insurance from companies outside of their home state so people could find insurance that they could afford.

“We don’t want the government to dictate what can be done in health care,” Roy said.

When asked if he thought health care was a privilege or a right, Roy said the U.S.

Constitution would deem it a privilege.

“There is nothing in the Constitution about health care,” Roy said. “What we have is entitlement. It should never be a right. My right is from the Constitution.”

Niekia Franklin, co-president of the panel, said the group brought in Roy to give students a perspective from a politician with a medical background.

“Everyone is affected by health care in their daily lives,” said Franklin, zoology sophomore. “Having Roy gives students an opportunity to hear from someone who has experience with politics and medicine.”

Roy is a former OU Health Sciences Center professor and former president of the National Kidney Foundation of Oklahoma.

He is president of the Oklahoma County Medical Society, and recently became chairman of the board at the Oklahoma Center for Advancement of Science and Technology.

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UOSA INDEFINITELY POSTPONES CHANGES TO PRESIDENTIAL ELIGIBILITY Bill not debated due to confusion, out-of-date UOSA Code Annotated

advancement into higher office.

Robison accepted a friendly amendment from UOSA Student Congress Secretary Brittany Pritchett that removed the term requirements but still made presidential RICKY MARANON candidates have a 2.5 grade-point average and be in good Daily Staff Writer financial standing with OU. But in the end, the bill was postponed indefinitely.

The UOSA Student Congress voted to indefinitely Members said they could not debate the bill because postpone changes to the requirements of who can run the UOSA Code Annotated, which contains the laws for UOSA president.

The proposed bill would have required anyone wish- enacted by the Graduate Student Senate and Student ing to run for UOSA president to serve two consecutive Congress, had not been updated to accompany similar or three non-consecutive terms in any branch of UOSA legislation that changed the requirements to who can run for Campus Activities Council chair. before being eligible to run for OU’s top student office.

“It is usually the job of the UOSA General Counsel “I wanted to make these changes to the rules not to disto update the UOSACA, but because of the office being courage anyone from running, but to use the changes as a busy with other things, the code has not been updated way to get more people involved in student government,” fully,” said UOSA Student Congress said Jason Robison, Congressional Chairman John Jennings, manageAdministration Committee chairment information systems senior. man and political science and in- “I also feel that the experience Jennings said though members ternational and area studies junior. someone would receive from had an out-of-date copy of the UOSA Robison said if people wanted to serving the required terms in UOSA Code Annotated, the law that was run for UOSA president under the passed last year that changed the new rules, they should think about would help them become a better CAC chair requirements was still in becoming involved in student president.” effect. government.

Members who visibly disagreed “I also feel that the experience JASON ROBISON, CONGRESSIONAL with the bill, and who were confused someone would receive from serv- ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN on what the actual UOSA law stated, ing the required terms in UOSA voted to postpone the bill indefinitewould help them become a better ly by a vote of 21 in favor, nine voting president,” Robison said.

TEEKO YANG/ THE DAILY Robison faced questions from members of Congress no and six members abstaining from voting to postpone the measure.

UOSA representative Jason Robison answers questions from other and Oklahoma Students for a Democratic Society Robison will be able to bring the bill up again in the Student Congress members about the qualifications of this upcoming Spokesman Matt Bruenig. During that time, Robison years election on Tuesday night in Adams Hall. said he was not pushing the bill for his own personal spring during another session of Congress.

Student Congress passes funding for bike racks More bike racks will be coming to campus since UOSA Student Congress passed a resolution to give $1,000 to the project.

“These new racks will not only allow people to more easily place their bikes onto the rack, but they will also allow people to secure the frame of the bike to the rack rather than just the wheel,” said Brandon Mikael, UOSA green initiative coordinator.

Mikael, entrepreneurship and economics senior, said the legislation would help encourage more students to use bikes on campus.

He also said the UOSA Office of Green Initiatives was looking into starting a

campus-wide bike rental program.

“This seems to be a popular program at other universities, and we would like to see it brought here,” Mikael said.

UOSA also approved funding for immediate needs to three student groups.

Five-hundred dollars went to the Lebanese Student Association, $350 to the Oklahoma Students for a Democratic Society for their role in the upcoming UOSA Human Rights Week and $175 to the the exploration of the start of a new Second Amendment Club in the OU Law School.

-Ricky Maranon/The Daily

CAMPUS NOTES

TODAY CHRISTIANS ON CAMPUS Christians on Campus will host a Bible study at 12:30 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Sooner Room.

CAREER SERVICES Career Services will help students with resumes, cover letters and job search strategies from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the union.

Career Services will offer help for on-site interviewing preparation and presentation at 2:30 p.m. in the Union’s Crimson Room.

OUr EARTH OUr Earth will meet at 8 p.m. in Gaylord Hall room 2030.

CAMPUS CRUSADES FOR CHRIST Campus Crusades for Christ will meet at 9 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium’s Santee Lounge

THURSDAY CAREER SERVICES

Career Services will offer help to students trying to find internships from 1:30 to 2 p.m. in the union’s Crimson Room.

Career Services will help students with resumes, cover letters and job search strategies from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the union.

JMC MAJORS The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication will offer job search strategies for all JMC majors at 1:30 p.m. in the Gaylord Hall of Fame Room.

KGE POETRY READING There will be a KGE Poetry Reading at the annual KGE event at 6 p.m. in the Gittinger Hall Lounge.

HEALTH CARE PRESENTATION Three health care specialists will present “Health Care: Universal Right or Economic Disaster” at 6 p.m. in Dale Hall room 128.

EMBODI: A CALL TO ACTION The Kappa Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will present “EMBODI: A Call to Action” at 7 p.m. in the Union’s Scholars Room.

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Tom Hank’s first movie? Of course you don’t, and for a reason.”

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GUEST COLUMN

OUR VIEW

‘And the worst is yet to come’

Do you have what it takes to ride?

Enrolling through OU’s new enrollment system sucks.

It’s complicated, aesthetically nauseating and it doesn’t offer students flexibility in planning their spring schedules.

This is in stark contrast to the old enrollment system, which was extremely user-friendly and easy to navigate. We miss that system.

And we think we are not alone, as we have not heard one (not even one) student say he or she likes the new system.

Before the new oZONE enrollment system was unveiled, we heard nothing but good things from the oZONE team. But since its release, we have been disappointed, frustrated, upset and pissed off. The list goes on.

And this has created headaches for enrollment advisers, too.

The reason why this system was necessary is that OU’s mainframe system, which housed all student records, was built in 1968.

In computer years, it was ancient. And it needed to be updated.

We understand this. A major university like OU should not have a mainframe that is over four decades old. oZONE was created as a solution to transfer all of this data from the old mainframe. We understand this was needed.

But we wish the changes that impacted students most, like enrollment, financial aid and e-mail, were implemented more gradually, as opposed to all in one semester.

We do not pretend to fully understand all of the technical aspects of a transition of this magnitude, and perhaps there was no better way.

But it is frustrating that those of us who attend and work at OU right now are dealing with the brunt of the negative effects of this transition, especially when one considers that this is a transition 40 years in the making.

And the worst is yet to come.

Right now, the old enrollment system is still available for students to use as a tool while planning their spring schedules. But we have been told that this system may be unavailable for fall enrollment.

So what can be done now?

Apparently improvements and trial schedules are on the way, but we have no timetable and that’s not encouraging.

We understand things aren’t going back to the way they were, but we implore those who are still working to fully implement the oZONE system to do their best to make the new system have as many of the convenient features the old system had, especially power search and trial schedules.

This is only fair to us, those who are not seeing any real benefits from the new system, but who are all too familiar with the system’s problems.

Unless you have the fortune of owning a car, the number one most indispensable asset to have on campus is a bike.

Mine is a hot pink mountain bike I bought from Wal-Mart for $79. It was the cheapest bike KIM there that didn’t KLINE have streamers or Hannah Montana on it.

After riding it around for a little over a month, I finally got it registered with the OUPD, thereby ordaining myself an official student biker.

As a student cyclist, I enjoy many benefits, including toned quadriceps, increased cardiovascular endurance, improved balance and lightning-fast reflexes. (I’ve also incurred a substantial loss of sensitivity in the buttocks due to the hardness of my bicycle seat. For this reason I would strongly recommend purchasing a seat cushion.)

And becoming a student cyclist comes at virtually no cost.

But before you rush out to the nearest bike store to buy your first set of wheels, be forewarned: riding a bike is a lot harder than it looks.

It may not seem like it, but riding a bike is actually one of the most hazardous activities a student can engage in on a day-to-day basis.

Yes, I’m aware that the death toll is much higher for automobile crashes than for biking accidents, but have you ever stopped to consider the risks inherent in riding a bike?

For starters, you can’t fall off a car. (Well, technically you could, but you would have to be pretty

dumb.)

Secondly, cars are enclosed to keep you protected on all sides.

Bikes, on the other hand, are completely exposed to the elements.

Unless you wear a helmet (which a few people do, I’ve noticed), the only thing between you and the pavement is, well, your bike.

Third, cars come equipped with a whole array of safety features designed to save your life should you get into an accident. Bikes don’t come with seatbelts. Nor do they come with air bags, headlights, turn indicators, rearview mirrors or windshield wipers.

Finally, many don’t know the rules for where they can and cannot ride their bikes. Therefore, bicyclists often abide by their own personal traffic laws, the result of which can be downright scary at times.

Take, for instance, the cyclist attempting to use the crosswalk on Lindsey Street in the midst of a typical pedestrian horde.

If you’ve ever played Neopets on the computer, you may be familiar with a game called Ice Cream Factory. For those of you who are unacquainted with Ice Cream Factory, the basic premise of the game is to move the computer mouse in order to dodge scoops of ice cream being fired across the screen.

Now imagine that instead of a computer mouse, you have a bike, and that those ice cream scoops are pedestrians crossing the street in the opposite direction as you.

These modifications introduce two new challenges: The first is keeping your balance, which becomes increasingly harder the slower you have to pedal. The second is that unlike scoops of ice cream, pedestrians do not travel in

straight lines, but tend to change direction often, making it impossible to predict when one is going to wander into your trajectory.

In addition to putting ourselves in mortal peril every time we put our feet to the pedals, we bicyclists are universally hated.

Pedestrians hate us because they dislike having to share the sidewalk with something that’s bigger and faster than they are.

Drivers hate us because they dislike having to share the road with something that’s smaller and slower than they are.

To the pedestrians who are reading this and thinking, “That’s what the bike lane is for, stupid!” let me tell you something: the bike lane is not like a lane on the expressway. You can’t just ride down it in a straight line because there are other cyclists coming at you from both directions, as well as merging from both sides.

There are also pedestrians wandering in and out of the bicycle lane at their leisure, a custom that perplexes me to no end because these people have the entire sidewalk to their disposal.

And then there’s the issue of parking: it seems as though every time I go to pick up my bike from the bike rack I somehow wind up having to physically untangle my bike from its neighbors, which are getting all touchy-feely with it.

I mean really, keep your dirty bike’s grimy handlebars away from my bike’s seat. It’s disgusting.

If after reading this column you still feel that you have what it takes to become a student bicyclist, I encourage you to have fun and ride safely!

Kim Kline is a University College freshman.

STAFF COLUMN

Unlike some past logos, new Olympic emblems disappoint The recent decision to hold the 2016 Olympic games in Rio de Janeiro (which is, in fact, not Chicago) prompted me to Google search the topic so I could see the logo for the event.

Needless to say, I was extremely disappointed not only with the 2016 logo, but the 2012 emblem, as well.

M a n y m a y b e a s kCAMERON ing why the logo even MASINGALE matters, but it matters because it represents a sporting event that has thousands of years of tradition behind it.

Also, the logo matters because it is representative of not only the country hosting the games, but to some extent, of the nations competing.

First, let me express my disgust for the 2012 emblem.

If you aren’t familiar with the symbol, allow me to describe it: a collection of what appear to be five jagged puzzles pieces with “London” slapped on the upper left piece. Apparently, the design is supposed to be the numbers 2-0-1-2, as in 2012, but when looking at the logo, those numbers don’t really translate … at all.

The abomination of a logo can be traced back to the design consultancy Wolff Olins, Inc. In a sporting event that includes nations from across the planet, you’d think the emblem would have some kind of unity, but it doesn’t. It looks as though it’s catering to teenagers or maybe even infants.

What adds insult to injury is the color scheme. Every version I’ve seen is a dayglow shade of pink, blue, green or orange.

The 2012 Olympic logo casts a poor reflection on the event and makes it seem trite.

The 2016 Rio de Janeiro bid logo is

almost as bad (a bid logo is essentially a placeholder until an official logo is decided upon).

It looks like it’s playing off of the “isomething” fad created by Apple’s ubiquitous advertisements. Of course, the designers may vehemently refute that statement, but I guarantee that the iPod is one of the first things you think of when you see it.

For those who haven’t seen the egregious mistake that is the logo, allow me to describe it: When read left to right, the first thing you notice is some sort of ridiculous butterfly/heart hybrid (I’m not even sure what it’s actually supposed to be) followed by “rio 2016,” with the number one as an inverted “i.”

The color scheme is light greens, blues and yellows.

If the designers of the 2016 logo had used the 2012 color scheme, it would look like Lisa Frank had designed it. Add a few unicorns and orcas flying through space and you’ve got a 10-year-old girl’s binder.

Since it is a bid logo, chances are it will be changed, but the fact remains that the emblem is, for now, representing the event.

It’s a shame that neither designer bothered to look to the past for inspiration when designing the logos because, for the most part, previous symbols were tactful and looked official.

A few notable logos that come to mind are the 1932, ‘60, ‘64 and ‘72 logos.

The designers of those logos were able to represent the games respectfully while still being creative in reflecting the time and place in which they were made.

Unfortunately, this cannot be said for the designers of the 2012 or 2016 Olympic logos.

What do you think?

Here are the six Olympic logos mentioned in Cameron Masingale’s column. Which do you like or dislike? Tell us by commenting on Cameron’s column at OUDaily.com.

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Okla. state regents request $27.5M budget increase $1.1 billion budget increase proposed for 2011 fiscal year OKLAHOMA CITY — Despite plunging state revenues, the Oklahoma State Regents asked the state Legislature Tuesday for a $27.5 million increase over last year’s budget and another $35.8 million to make up for this year’s budget cuts.

The nine-member governing body of the state’s 25 public colleges and universities unanimously approved a budget request of nearly $1.1 billion for the 2011 fiscal year that begins July 1. The Oklahoma Legislature will write the budget for the next fiscal year after it convenes in February.

“We need more students and more college degrees for a stronger, more competitive Oklahoma,” Regents Chairman William Stuart Price said. “Now is not the moment to slow down. Now is the time to accelerate and push forward.”

The regents also want the state to appropriate $68.7 million in federal stimulus

money, the same amount of stimulus fund- budget cuts continue. began July 1, the state collected about $1.1 ing the Legislature approved for the current “We’re cognizant of the times we’re in,” billion in tax revenue. That’s about $462 milfiscal year.

Johnson said. “They’re already cutting to the lion less than it collected during the same Chancellor Glen bone.” three months last year, and state finance Johnson, who deJohnson said officials have told state agencies to expect scribed the request it is too early to 5-percent budget cuts for the rest of the fisas “reasonable,” said “We need more students and more discuss whether cal year. colleges and univer- college degrees for a stronger, more tuition hikes at State Rep. Lee Denney, who chairs the sities already have competitive Oklahoma. Now is not state institutions House budget committee that allocates tightened their belts be necessary, education funding, said that while lawmakthe moment to slow down. Now is the will because of 5-percent but clearly such ers always have made education funding a budget cuts in each of time to accelerate and push forward.” increases haven’t priority, it’s too early to tell how realistic the the last three months been ruled out. regents’ budget request is. for all state agencies. —WILLIAM STUART PRICE, OKLAHOMA STATE “We’ll have to “I think it’s a little premature to start reUniversity presi- REGENTS CHAIRMAN see what the allo- questing a huge budget increase for next dents have implecation is, and then year when we’re really not even sure how mented hiring freezwe’ll make our de- revenues are going to end up this year,” she es, reduced profescision,” he said. said. “I feel like they’re asking for the moon sional service contracts, eliminated or cut But higher education isn’t the only arena and hoping for the best.” back travel expenses and moved to four-day in state government that is suffering. During work weeks at some campuses, Johnson said. the first three months of the fiscal year that —AP One state college — Redlands Community College in El Reno — already has had to furNEW RULE TO LIMIT PSEUDOEPHEDRINE USE lough employees, and Johnson said additional campuses may have to do the same if OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics is starting new programs intended to limit the

TWO OKLA. SENATORS TO PROTEST SENIOR NUTRITION CUTS OKLAHOMA CITY — Two Oklahoma senators said Tuesday they would endure the November chill and spend the night outside the state Capitol to draw attention to cuts to senior nutrition programs they say have put the state’s elderly residents out in the cold.

Sen. Kenneth Corn, D-Poteau, a candidate for lieutenant governor in 2010, and Sen. Tom Ivester, D-Elk City, planned their protest for Tuesday night.

Dozens of seniors are expected at the Capitol Wednesday to urge lawmakers to reverse cuts to nutrition programs for the elderly.

“I think our society is judged upon how we treat our senior citizens and our young people,” Corn said. “I think the fact that the Legislature continues to ignore this problem and says let’s wait is a travesty.”

Corn has called for a special session of the Legislature to restore $7.4 million in cuts to a program that provides meals to seniors. The Commission for Human Services ordered the cuts in response to a cut in the Department of Human Services’ budget allocation caused by declining state revenue.

“We may have to come in and decide there are things that are not priorities,” Corn said.

Ivester said the cuts could easily be restored with money from the state’s constitutional Rainy Day reserve fund, which contains almost $600 million.

“The Rainy Day fund is set aside for cases like this. While it’s not a hurricane, it’s raining,” Ivester said.

“There’s been 30-percent cut from nutrition, $7.4 million,” he said. “If I can’t stand up for the elderly here at the Capitol, I don’t have any reason to be here.”

Corn accused Republican legislative leaders of ignoring the needs of Oklahoma’s seniors.

In a statement, Sen. Mike Johnson, R-Kingfigher, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, called the sleepover a “publicity stunt” tied to next year’s election for lieutenant governor and legislative seats.

“It’s not a publicity stunt,” said Corn.

Johnson also accused the Senate Democrats of hypocrisy, noting that they didn’t camp out at the Capitol in 2003 when their party controlled the Legislature and the Department

of Human Services experienced budget cuts.

“I didn’t see any of them pitching a tent and rolling out sleeping bags to show their concern for the elderly when they were in the majority and failed to fully restore this funding for two years,” Johnson added.

“The fact is six years ago when they were in the majority, they didn’t lift a finger to fund senior nutrition when faced with a similar fate,” Johnson said. “The senators know that the decision to cut senior nutrition by almost 30 percent was an executive agency decision over which neither Republican nor Democrat members of the Legislature have control.”

Ivester said he and Corn will wear warm clothes and sleep in sleeping bags. Lows were forecast in the upper 40s Wednesday morning.

“We’ll be fine,” said Ivester, a member of the Oklahoma National Guard and an Afghanistan veteran. “We won’t be sleeping any different than our boys in Afghanistan.”

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Pseudoephedrine is a key ingredient in making methamphetamine and is found in many over-thecounter cold medicines.

A birth date is now required along with a full name and a state-issued identification in order to buy drugs containing pseudoephedrine at pharmacies. OBN spokesman Mark Woodward says the bureau is also working with the Department of Public Safety to implement a data-sharing program to reject sales to customers using identification cards not in the state system.

The OBN says meth labs are down by more than 90 percent in recent years — but there is an increase in so-called “shake and bake” or “one-pot” meth labs which use smaller quantities of pseudoephedrine.

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THREE PEOPLE KILLED IN OKLAHOMA CITY FIRE OKLAHOMA CITY — A fast-moving fire that swept through an apartment building and killed three people early Tuesday was intentionally set, investigators said.

Deputy Chief Cecil Clay said the fire was set in two places on the first floor of the two-story building.

Investigators were trying to determine if accelerants were used.

He said police were investigating. No arrests have been made.

The bodies of the three adults who died were sent to the state medical examiner’s office for positive identification and a determination on cause of death.

Firefighters were called to the blaze on the city’s southwest side at 2:22 a.m. and found flames shooting through doors on the first floor, Clay said.

“They fought their way in and found two of the victims, but they were deceased by the time they got there,” Clay said. “They had to exit the building because the structural integrity of the building began to deteriorate quickly.”

Two of the victims were on the second floor of the building. A third was found at the bottom of a firstfloor stairwell, Clay said.

Six other occupants managed to escape the burning building, Clay said, including a woman who was hospitalized with a back injury after jumping from a window and a man who burned his hand on a door knob and was treated at the scene.

At least one working smoke detector was found on the first floor, and Clay said several residents said it alerted them to the blaze.

“It could have been a lot worse,” Clay said. “It could have been all nine of them.”

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» “BLACK WIDOW DEADLY ORIGIN #1” As Mar vel Studio and Paramount Pictures gear up for the 2 0 1 0 re l e a s e o f “ I ro n Man 2,” the origin story of the film’s key character, Black Widow, hits shelves today.

However, rather than merely exploring the shady past OSI of Natalia AKEN’OVA Romanova, it instead has a twist: Someone from our heroine’s past seems to be threatening her loved ones.

Black Widow (Romanova’s super-spy alter ego) isn’t a very interesting character in my opinion and most Marvel origin stories can be pretty bland, but this issue is written by Paul Cornell, writer of the widely acclaimed but canceled “Captain Britain.”

Cornell is a ver y skillful writer. He took the very boring, corny and sidelined Captain Britain and created a multilayered character with a lot of depth.

With Paul Cornell at the helm, this book might just be worth it.

“LOBO: HIGHWAY TO HELL #1 OF 2” For all you Lobo fans, the first comic to feature the universe’s most violent bounty hunter in a long time is out now, and fans are in for a big surprise.

Scott Ian, the guitarist from the rock band Anthrax (perhaps most famous for being on every episode of VH1’s “I Love the ‘70s,‘80s and ‘90s), is writing the series.

The first issue begins with Lobo journeying to hell to fight the one and only Beelzebub, who apparently is not a fan of The Main Man’s sadistically violent lifestyle.

The series, like many other Lobo comics, features tremendous amounts of violence, black humor and weird characters (including demonic Chihuahuas and bleeding dolphins), so this one is definitely for mature readers.

The Daily’s Osi Aken’Ova reviews three of this week’s new comic books.

of Image Comics.

Honestly, McFarlane’s inking skills don’t add that much to the comic, but it’s nice to see him take a break from the business side of the industry and get his hands dirty.

It’ll definitely be a great book that I will be buying, which means you should too, unless you hate things that make you happy.

Osi Aken’Ova is a film and video studies senior.

“HAUNT #2” Haunt #2 picks up just after Daniel Kilgore has gotten the special ability he shares with his brother’s ghost.

He must adapt to his new powers while protecting his family from the assassins that killed his brother.

Ye s , i t ’s a n o t h e r Robert Kirkman book, so of course I’ll talk about it and advise you to pick it up.

This one is special though because it’s a collaboration not only between Kirkman (“Invincible” writer) and Ryan Ottley (“Invincible” artist), but it also features the inking talents of the one and only Todd McFarlane, creator of “Spawn” and president

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CONCEPTS STUDIO PROVIDES OUTLET FOR ARTISTIC GROWTH Local studio enhances creativity in Norman HANNAH LOFGREN Daily Staff Writer

Many boutiques and studios fill Main Street in Norman, but Dreamer Concepts might be the most unique.

Inside, its bright green walls sharply contrast with black and white photographs hanging next to whimsical ceramic centerpieces and unique paintings.

A ray of sunlight shines brightly into the gallery, illuminating a painted statement that reads : “Dreamer Concepts Foundation encourages, promotes and provides opportunities for growth for new ar tists in our community.”

Dreamer Concepts Studio and Foundation is a nonprofit organization that features local artists, giving them a chance to display and sell their work.

Unlike traditional art galleries, which usually take 50 percent commission, Dreamer Concepts takes only 37.5 percent commission from all works sold in the gallery, which helps local artists make a profit from their works.

The organization also reaches out to those in the Norman community who are interested in the arts by providing an outlet to find local art and listen

to live music and performances by local artists.

Amber Clour, executive director and founder of Dreamer Concepts Studio and Foundation, keeps herself busy running the Dreamer Concepts studio. Aside from the cultural events that she organizes for the foundation, Clour spends her time in the studio selling pieces from artists around the state.

“It’s nice to have an outlet for artists inside our community as well a s a r t i s t s f ro m Jo n e s, Oklahoma or other small c o m m u n i t i e s ,” C l o u r said.

Clour was determined to help out other artists in the Norman community when she decided to start Dreamer Concepts.

“I looked at what other arts communities were d o i n g , a n d I s aw t hat Norman lacked a couple of things,” she said.

“I wanted to help build the artistic community to help embrace more culture.”

Dreamer Concepts Studio and Foundation opened in 2006, although starting the organization was a ten-year process.

“My mentality was like a dreamer, no was never an answer, I just always dreamt and I achieved,” Clour said. “That’s how I came up with Dreamer Concepts.”

When Dreamer Concepts was formed, it was the only local organization to promote different mediums of local art.

Clour said the decision to feature more than one type of art was based on the fact that other organizations only featured one specific medium.

The organization has since grown to become a showcase for new emerging artists, and now features paintings, ceramics, photography, fashion clothing and accessories, independent films and local music.

“We just want to embrace everyone and give them an opportunity,” she said.

Although many artists have had their works featured in galleries before, Clour said people who do not have an arts education or background are still encouraged to submit their work.

“We still think that they are talented,” she said.

“It’s very hard for them to get into a gallery and do other things.”

DCSF has featured work from a number of Norman high school students as well as OU students.

“We’re here to serve t h e m, e s p e c i a l l y a s a springboard to make it to other galleries or other outlets for them to display their works,” she said.

D re a m e r C o n c e p t s Studio and Foundation is located at 324 E. Main St. in Norman.

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NO TROUBLE FOR SOONERS IN EXHIBITION AARON COLEN Daily Staff Writer

The OU men’s basketball team soundly defeated the British Columbia University Thunderbirds by a score of 93-53 in the team’s only preseason warm-up before they open the regular season.

“It’s good to play against someone else,” head coach Jeff Capel said. “We looked kind of how I expected us to look early in the season. At times we looked good, other times, not so much.”

Several members of the highly-touted Sooner freshman class gave solid contributions to the team’s victory.

Freshman forward Tiny Gallon scored 10 points and brought in nine rebounds in 23 minutes of action. Fellow McDonald’s All-American freshman guard Tommy Mason-Griffin scored 12 points.

“Two freshmen I wasn’t worried about were Tiny and Tommy,” sophomore guard Willie Warren said. “I’ve been watching them play since they were like 5 and 6 years old.”

Freshman forward Andrew Fitzgerald scored 10 points and freshman guard Steven Pledger scored 14.

“It was guys like Pledger and Fitzgerald that I really wanted to see when the lights came on,” Warren said.

“They really stepped up tonight.”

Warren led the Sooners in scoring with 23 points on 50 percent shooting. He scored a majority of his points off penetration, something he said is easier now that former Sooner Blake Griffin isn’t drawing double teams down low.

“The lane is more wide open now,” Warren said. “Last season Blake was down there and the lane was a little clogged up, usually.”

Senior guard Tony Crocker was shut out in the first half and he remained scoreless for a large part of the second half, but he scored eight points late in the game off two four-point plays.

British Columbia played the Sooners close for much of the first half, keeping the lead within single digits until near the end of the half. The Sooners held a 38-26 lead at the half.

“It was closer than we would have liked in the first half,” Warren said. “I told our team before the game, this needs to be a statement for us.”

Capel pointed out several areas where he said the team needed improvement, including defensive intensity and offensive execution.

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Freshman forward Andrew Fitzgerald combats a British Columbia player for a layup Tuesday during the Sooners’ exhibition.

In the second half, the physically overmatched Thunderbirds were unable to stay in the game. OU applied defensive pressure and forced turnovers to extend the lead to more than 30 points.

The Sooners outscored British Columbia 55-27 in the second half. They were helped by 10 threes on and 62 percent shooting from long range in the second half. OU finished with 56 percent shooting from behind the arc.

“All of our guards can shoot the ball very well,” Crocker said. “So we expect it to be like this all year.”

Capel said the biggest change in the offensive strategy is the increase in outside shooting this year.

“We’re going to shoot threes this year, that’s something

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we’re going to do,” Capel said. “We chart our shots in practice, and we’ve been shooting the ball very well.”

British Columbia finished the game shooting 35 percent from the field, and only 17 percent on three-point attempts.

Freshman forward Kyle Hardrick did not play due to a knee injury, which Capel said was not serious. Junior center Orlando Allen also did not play. Capel said he was not injured, but would not specify the reason for his absence from the game.

The Sooners will open the regular season Nov.14 against Mount St. Mar y at Lloyd Noble Center in Norman.

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Then junior guard Nyeshia Stevenson tries to get the ball past an opposing player during last season’s women’s basketball game against Texas Tech Feb. 17.

Sooners give fans sneak peek JAMES ROTH Daily Staff Writer

Right now is the best time of the year if you are a sports fan. Every night there is something going on: college and pro football, baseball, NBA basketball and even hockey.

Now add one more to that list because the women’s college basketball season is finally here.

The OU women’s basketball team is getting set to tip off its season Nov. 13 against Mercer; however, fans can get a sneak peek at what’s in store for them this season.

The Sooners take on Rogers State in an exhibition match Wednesday night at Lloyd Noble Center.

The Sooners are No. 13 in the preseason polls and look to build on the success they had last year. The Sooners did lose both Paris sisters; however, there are still plenty of pieces on the team to make a championship run.

Key players such as First Team All Big 12 junior guard

Danielle Robinson and Big 12 Freshman of the Year sophomore guard Whitney Hand will have to continue and improve their game this season as they will both be the primary scoring options for this Sooner team.

Role players from last year such as junior forward Carlee Roethlisberger and senior center Abi Olajuwon will also have to step up and take on more minutes this year to add balance to the front court in the absence of Courtney Paris.

This season will not be easy for the Sooners because they will play nine teams ranked in the top 25, including No.1 Connecticut, No. 4 Notre Dame and No. 8 Tennessee just to name a few.

If both Robinson and Hand can continue their strong play this year and if a couple of people can step up in the Sooners’ frontcourt, the team can look to have a very solid year and have a chance to make a deep run in the tournament.

Everyone has secrets.

I know I do. And I’m sure you have something that you w ish nobody knew.

Oakland Raiders head coach Tom Cable did. But now thanks to endless hours of coverage, his image has been completely destroyed.

Cable has been accused of abusing MJ a former wife and girlfriend decades CASIANO ago, as I’m sure you’ve heard about on any broadcast station this week.

It makes me sick to my stomach to see a man – like Cable – being kicked while he’s down. He’s been confronted and he’s apologized.

Cable said he’s only touched a woman once and it was out of anger. He said he slapped this woman in the face because she had committed adultery.

Cable went on to say that it was a mistake, he wouldn’t do it again and that he’s felt awful about the situation since it took place.

Frankly, it should be buried and never spoken of again.

Now don’t misunderstand this column, I do not approve of these accusations. I think physical or mental abuse toward any living creature is inexcusable.

But how much longer can this story be considered news? Weeks of cable coverage is not quality journalism; instead, it’s only trying to capture more viewers with entertainment.

Personally I don’t care about Cable’s past, A-Rod’s affairs or Tony Romo’s new girlfriend. If I did, I would turn to “Entertainment Tonight”.

It seems like off-field antics are becoming more and more a part of “Sportscenter” updates. And I just do not agree with it.

Cable should not be mentioned anymore, unless it’s about something that happened in a Raiders game.

We’ve grown accustomed to this type of journalism and hopefully the trend can be changed.

There are better things to be reported on within the crumbling Oakland franchise than accusations of someone’s personal life from years ago.

MJ Casiano is a broadcast and electronic media junior.

SOONER FOOTBALL PRACTICE NOTEBOOK IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW*

Head coach Bob Stoops on what he liked out of OU’s offense Saturday against Kansas State.

“The best part of the night was just seeing our offense come together, and in back-to-back series just put together a couple of long drives and put the ball in the end zone.

During those drives it’s pretty special when your redshirt freshman quarterback goes 14-for-14 when you have to have them.”

By now, you’re in it. You’ve gone down a few paths, pieced together a thing or two, made something of it. We hope that’s a good thing, of course we do. But if it’s getting away from you, even just a little, say when. Or mother. Or mercy. Whatever. Take a break. A breath. A nap.

Then come on back. It’ll all still be there, and you’ll be better for it.

Because learning to say when is a lesson in itself.

Head coach Bob Stoops on the reason for the wide receivers corps’ recent success.

“I’m just hopeful it’s experience and time on the field,

that they’re more comfortable and more confident now, and they’re seeing they’re making plays they’re capable of making.”

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