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Opinion: Oklahoma’s A through F public school grades ineffective (Page 4)

Sports: Sooner running back shines in fill-in start (Page 6)

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educators in uproar about A to F grading scale Only 9 percent of Oklahoma schools receive an A under new system ARIANNA PICKARD Campus reporter

Oklahoma legislature’s new method of grading school effectiveness has drawn criticism from OU professors, along with other Oklahoma teachers and school superintendents.

OU professors join other Oklahoma teachers and school superintendents in disagreement with the state’s new method of grading school effectiveness.

The Oklahoma State Department of Education released the first school report cards that grade all Oklahoma public schools on an A-F scale on Oct. 25.

The grades are based off grade-level performance standards, graduation and dropout rates and attenBY THE NUmBErS dance rates for elementary schools, according to the Oklahoma Oklahoma State Department School report of Education’s website.

Card The purpose of this new grading system is to create percent received accountability and transparan A ency among schools while making the report simple percent enough for parents to unreceived a B derstand, according to the percent department’s website. It is received a c meant to empower school administrators, parents, percent received teachers and citizens to ad make informed choices and identify ways to strengthen percent received an F and improve schools to benefit Oklahoma students.

“It all comes down to how do we keep schools Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education website accountable for educating children,” said Teresa DeBacker, associate dean of OU’s Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education and a professor of psychology.

Many teachers, professors and school administrators, however, disagree with this new method, DeBacker said.

There’s a lot of controversy about how to measure school effectiveness, she said. When students come into a classroom with different levels knowledge, different learning rates and different testing skills, it’s unfair to measure the teacher’s ability and judge the school from one test the

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OU profits from cola deal

University will receive over $13 million from Coke ARIANNA PICKARD Campus reporter

OU has received over $10 million through its exclusive contract with Coca-Cola over the last four years.

Coca-Cola has the exclusive rights to sell and promote its beverages throughout the OU’s Norman campus, facilities and food operations, according to a contract the company signed with the university four years ago. No competitive beverages will be sold on campus until the contract ends.

OU will receive a total of $13,100,800 from Coca-Cola over the 10-year period that the contract is active, according to the agreement. About $3,840,000 was paid after the first year of the contract in 2008, and $1,028,978 will be paid each year after that.

The agreement has provided OU with $10,265,921 in funding for student activities, athletic venues, programs associated with Oklahoma Memorial Union and institutional support, said Chris Kuwitzky, OU associate vice president and chief financial see COKE pAGe 2

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Hispanic American Student Association hosts first annual Day of the Dead festival

Spice up your life L&A: spice & Rice, a new campus corner restaurant and grocery store has brought taj mahal taste to Norman since mid-september.

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Presidential race heating up News: check out a timeline of how tuesday’s election results will unfold in hotly-contested states (Page 3)

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Top left: Jasmine Davis, international business sophomore, attends the first annual OU Day of the Dead Street Festival on Friday in traditional makeup and costume. The event was hosted by Latino Student Life and the Hispanic American Student Association.

Above: Members of the Yumare Mexican Folkloric Dancers perform in traditional makeup and costume Friday.

Bottom left: energy management sophomore Andy Vazquez applies traditional Dia de los Muertos face paint on film and media studies junior Artemio Castillon on Friday.

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coke: Contract grants exclusive rights until 2018 Continued from page 1

Today around campus Reference assistance will be provided by OU Libraries from 10 a.m. to noon in Adams Hall, Room 110 and Gould Hall, Room 275.

A Student Success Series seminar titled “Online Course Opportunities at OU” will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. in Adams Center’s Housing Learning Center.

Helio Sequence and Ramona Falls, presented by Campus Activities Council Concert Series, will play from 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Oklahoma Memorial Union’s East Lawn.

A harp ensemble will perform from 8 to 10 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Pitman Recital Hall.

A premiere of the film “Red Dawn,” presented by Union Programming Board, will be shown from 8 to 10 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

The musical “Avenue Q” will be performed

by University Theatre at 8 p.m. in Fine Arts Center’s Rupel Jones Theatre.

TUESDAY, NOV. 6 A gallery talk titled “Living Cultures” will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Ellen and Richard L. Sandor Photography Gallery. Heather Ahtone will lead a tour about the key visual elements about Native American cultural dynamics.

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Contract regarding purchase of 146 Page St. — To see the details of the contract, such as the price of the purchase and OU’s plans for the property.

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In return, OU has agreed to cooperate with Coca Cola’s efforts to maximize the sale and distribution of their products on campus through marketing and advertising, according to the contract.

“The economic advantage of having an exclusive beverage provider, coupled with the complexity of working with multiple beverage providers… is the reason virtually all [universities, restaurants and theaters] engage an exclusive beverage provider,” Kuwitzky said in an email.

The contract prevents the university from dealing with the hassle of multiple beverage providers, such as duplicate fountain stations, vending machines, competing vendors at sporting events, contract administration, etc., Kuwitzky said.

OU Housing and Food Ser vices sometimes receives questions and comments from customers about why the university only serves Coca-Cola, said Amy Buchanan, assistant director of marketing and communications for OU Housing and Food Services.

“The majority of feedback that Housing and Food Services receives from customers concerning our beverage variety is simply a matter of curiosity,” Buchanan said in an email.

New students, faculty and staff will sometimes ask why certain products are available and others are not, but they usually understand once the contract is explained,

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Faith Mouse, entrepreneurship sophomore, gets a Coca-Cola drink Sept. 17 at Oklahoma Memorial Union’s food court. OU grants Coca-Cola exclusive marketing rights on campus until 2018.

Buchanan said.

Many universities have some form of agreement to provide beverages on campus, Kuwitzky said. Most of these agreements require the university to sell only certain kinds of beverages on campus, besides certain exceptions like sports recovery drinks.

OU’s contract with CocaCola ends in July, 2018, Kuwitzky said. Until then, OU will examine the benefits of the agreement, look at other interested bidders and decide if the contract is worth continuing.

Arianna Pickard arianna.j.pickard-1@ou.edu

AT A GLANCE Coca-Cola campus contract To market, advertise and promote beverages on campus in connection to OU Norman campus and the teams.

To market, advertise and promote beverages off campus in connection to OU Norman campus and the teams.

To sample and survey individuals on campus with OU’s prior approval as to location and time, subject to approval

by the vice president for administration, if required, and subject to OU Norman Campus’ policies governing research using human subjects.

To market, advertise and promote beverages in connection with university marks and teams on television and radio, on print, signage, electronic and all other media, whether now or hereafter known.

Source: OU/Coca-Cola contract

grades: Six Norman schools receive an A Continued from page 1 students take at the end of the year, she said.

“How do you reduce that complexity down to ‘they get a B?’” DeBacker said.

Teachers might be “phenomenally effective,” but if their students are coming in learning English as a second language or if they have intellectual disabilities, their scores are going to drop, and the school’s ratings are going to “get slammed,” said Lawrence Baines, chairman of OU’s department of instructional leadership and academic curriculum.

“Sometimes I think that the state forgets that schools should be about helping children, not punishing teachers,” Baines said.

Most teachers and professors see this as an extremely complex task, but lawmakers want a method of judging schools that is simple and easy for parents to understand, DeBacker said.

“These report cards are user-friendly, straightforward and fair,” said Janet Barresi, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in an article in the Norman Transcript. “It is high time for parents to have access to this information as

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schools received an A schools received aB schools received aC

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they seek to make the best educational choices for their children. Parents have a basic right to this information, and they should be able to find it easily.”

This simplicity isn’t necessarily better, DeBacker said.

Another issue with this method is that poorly funded schools that can’t afford the same technology, textbooks and teachers as other schools will get bad grades, DeBacker said.

“A lot of this comes down to funding; we’re testing but not investing,” DeBacker said. “Now, we’re publicly printing the report cards— humiliating the schools while withholding what they need to do their jobs.”

Other states have taken to this same method of ranking schools with a report card, and it has been an “expensive disaster everywhere,” Baines said.

“Everyone knows that the

poorest schools are struggling and the richest schools are prospering,” Baines said.

In Ohio, zero high-poverty schools are considered A quality, while 95 percent of the schools in Ohio’s richest neighborhoods are considered A or B quality, Baines said.

“Despite the clear connection between poverty and achievement, current policies favor A-rated schools over F-rated schools,” Baines said in an email.

Arianna Pickard Arianna.J.Pickard-1@ou.edu

writing competition

College of International Studies holds essay competition as part of International Education Week Students will have the chance to write enriched by an intercultural encounter, Levi about how multicultural experiences have said. This could include a student’s experiinfluenced their lives in an ence studying abroad, par“The idea of the essay contest this month. ticipating in the OU Cousins The College of program or socializing with essay contest International Studies’ international students on was simply to contest will kick off OU’s campus, she said.

International Education The essay contest comallow students Week that takes place from mittee consists of five to think about Nov. 12 to Nov. 16. people, including Levi, an how international OU International Student “The idea of the essay contest was simply to allow connections have Services staff member, an students to think about OU Education Abroad staff transformed their member how international connecand an OU Student lives in preparation Life member. tions have transformed their lives in preparation Students must submit of International of International Education their essays by Friday, and Education Week.” The Oklahoman will publish Week,” said Janice Levi, OU’s International Programs the winning essay Nov. 16.

Janice Levi, adviser.

The winning writer will receive International Programs The 750-word essay must $100. advisor reflect how the student Jenna Beilman has expanded his or her horizons or been Campus Reporter

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PreSIDeNTIAL eLeCTION

How state results will unfold Tuesday Timetable-made-easy for armchair election watchers on election night NANCY BENAC

Democratic strongholds for an early idea of which way WASHINGTON — Stock the state will go. up on munchies and make sure the batteries in your —7:30 p.m.

TV remote are fresh. With Polls close in three states, this year’s presidential elec- including all-important tion razor-close to the fin- Ohio (18 electoral votes) and ish, Tuesday could be a long competitive North Carolina night.

(15).

Even if the presidency If Ohio is particularly isn’t decided until after close, and polls suggest it midnight EST, there will be might be, there’s a chance plenty of clues early in the the outcome there won’t be evening on how things are known until after Election going for President Barack Day, and the presidency Obama and Republican Mitt could hinge on it. In the last Romney. Obama has more several elections, between options for piecing together 2 percent and 3 percent of the 270 electoral votes need- the state’s votes came from ed for victory, so any early provisional ballots, which setbacks for Romney could aren’t counted until later. In be important portents of 2004, after a long, tense night how the night will end. counting votes, the presiHere’s a timetable for dential race wasn’t decided armchair election watchers until 11 a.m. the next day, on how the night will unfold, when Democrat John Kerry based on what time the last called President George polls close in each state. All Bush to concede Ohio and times are EST. the presidency.

Romney desperately —7 p.m., Tuesday needs Ohio; no Republican Polls close in six states, but has won the presidency all eyes will be on Virginia, without it. Without Ohio, the first of the battleground Romney would need vicstates to begin reporting tories in nearly all the reresults. If either candidate maining up-for-grabs states, is comfortably ahead in and he’d have to pick off key Virginia, with 13 electoral states now leaning Obama’s votes, that could be a lead- way, such as Wisconsin ing indicator of which way and Iowa. Obama has more the night is going. work-arounds than Romney Virginia typically has been if he can’t claim Ohio. fairly fast at counting ballots.

In North Carolina, the But there’s a new voter ID most conservative of the hotlaw in the state that could ly-contested states, Romney complicate things this year. appears to have the late edge Voters who don’t bring iden- in polling. Obama, who nartification to the polls still can rowly won the state in 2008, have their ballots counted if has paid less attention to it they produce ID by Friday. If recently. An Obama victory the race in Virginia is super there could point to broader tight, it could come down troubles for Romney. to those provisional ballots.

On Election Night, no one —8 p.m. will even know how many of More pieces of the puzzle them are out there. will start falling into place Virginia is especially im- as polls close in the District portant for Romney. In 2008, of Columbia and 16 states, Obama became the first including battlegrounds Democratic presidential F l o r i d a ( 2 9 ) a n d N e w candidate to carry Virginia Hampshire (four). since 1964. Keep an eye on Democratic-leaning parts turnout in northern Virginia’s of Florida tend to be the last The Associated Press

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President Barack Obama supporters hold a ”Vote early” sign as former President Bill Clinton spoke at an Obama campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio on Oct. 29. With this year’s presidential election razor-close, Tuesday could be a long night. Obama has more options for piecing the 270 electoral votes needed for victory, so early setbacks for romney could be important portents of how the night ends.

places to report, so be careful about jumping to a conclusion if Romney looks strong early on. Most of the polls in Florida close at 7 p.m. Eastern, so by 8 p.m.

Eastern, when the last polls close, results will start to roll out quickly. But fully 4.5 percent of votes in Florida weren’t counted on election night in 2008, so if things are tight, no one’s going to be hasty about declaring a victor in the state. Especially after the 2000 fiasco in which the winner in Florida, and thus the presidency, wasn’t determined for more than a month. If you want to get really granular, Hillsborough County, home to Tampa, is widely considered a bellwether for the state.

Tiny New Hampshire is another competitive state to watch closely.

Also keep watch on Pennsylvania (20) for any signs of a Romney surprise.

The state has long been considered safe for Obama, but Republicans started running

ads there in the final week of the campaign, and the GOP ticket was campaigning there Sunday. No Republican presidential candidate has carried the state in nearly a quarter century.

—8:30 p.m.

Polls close in Arkansas (six), where Romney is comfortably ahead in surveys.

—9 p.m.

Polls close in 14 states, including battlegrounds Colorado (nine) and Wisconsin (10). Democrats have carried Wisconsin for six straight presidential elections, and Obama had the edge in polling going in, so a flip here would be especially noteworthy.

Colorado, where almost 80 percent of voters cast early ballots, could be a straggler because it’s so close.

Historically, as much as 10 percent of the state’s vote doesn’t get counted on election night, and those ballots could be decisive in a close

race.

Information from exit polls could help flesh out the Colorado picture: Young professionals and Hispanic voters were central to Obama’s victory there in 2008, but the sluggish economy has hurt his standing.

Two more to watch : Minnesota (10) and Michigan (16). The states long have been considered safe for Obama, but the Republicans made late moves there.

West, in places like Nevada and Colorado. Nevada, where two-thirds of the electorate votes early, has been moving Obama’s direction in recent weeks, powered by strength in huge labor and Hispanic voting blocs. A Romney incursion there would really mean something.

—11 p.m.

Polls close in five western states, but most are foregone conclusions for Obama. He gets 78 electoral votes from — 10 p.m.

California, Hawaii, Oregon Polls close in four states, and Washington; Romney including the last of the bat- gets four from Idaho. tlegrounds, Iowa (six) and — 1 a.m., Nevada (six).

Iowa’s been leaning to- Wednesday ward Obama, but watch how The last of the polls close, the vote breaks down geo- in Alaska. Romney gets three graphically. Can Romney’s electoral votes. Will many advantage in GOP-heavy people still be up? western Iowa overcome Political junkies could well Obama’s edge in eastern be waiting to see how things swing territory? play out in one or more batIf Obama wins Ohio and tleground states.

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“What about the 21 other things on the ballot that do impact your community?” (jkuehn, RE: ‘Point/Counterpoint: your vote does nothing toward effecting real change’)

OPINION editorial

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Report cards do more harm than good for state schools Our View: Oklahoma needs to address social issues,

Further, the grading system can create classism not A through F grades, to create better schools. and make it difficult for schools with poor grades to achieve high grades.

The State Board of Education released grades for Parents relocating their children will be more Oklahoma schools at the end of October, assigning likely to move to a school district with a high grade. an A through F letter grade to all Oklahoma public This encourages development in schools already schools based on “student achievement,” “school performing well and discourages development in performance,” “overall student growth” and poorly-graded schools. “bottom 25 percent student growth.”

When pairing school grade reports with U.S. While attaching a letter grade to public schools Census data, one finds the higher the poverty rate in ensures transparency between the school board, a county, the more likely the school district in that administrators and teachers, the grading system is county performed poorly on school grade reports. confusing.

For example, 2010 Census data shows 21.8 perGrades are largely determined based on cent of children ages 5 to 17 in Tulsa County come calculations derived from students’ scores on a from impoverished families. The Oklahoma State state-mandated exam. Further, a school’s report Department of Education shows 45 percent of card is accessible only if it is interpreted while schools in Tulsa County received a D or F grade and consulting a glossary of terms to best understand only 6 percent received A’s. what values for “performance index” or “overall On the other hand, 12.7 percent of children ages student growth” truly mean.

5 through 17 in Canadian County come from imThe final grade is reached poverished families, while 9 percent of schools in The Our View by averaging test scores in Canadian County received a D grade and zero reis the majority various ways, but a grade ceived a F grade. Almost 74 percent of Canadian opinion of cannot adequately describe a The Daily’s County schools received A’s or B’s. nine-member school’s conditions, successes or The grading system works best for schools that editorial board weaknesses. have achieved high grades but does a disservice to Does a C mean the school those that scored poorly. offers an “average” education?

The grading system was adopted “to provide Should parents, teachers and administrators settle incentives to schools to challenge all students to for an average education? Does an A mean a school reach high levels of college and career readiness,” does not need to improve? Where does a school that according to the Oklahoma State Department of received an F start to improve? These are questions Education. The system will also “give schools a the report card doesn’t answer. tool to encourage more parental and community Because each state government assesses public involvement” to ensure a school’s success. education systems differently, Oklahoma’s school But a school with a D or F may not have the report cards evaluate a school’s performance financial resources to improve, no matter the relative to other Oklahoma schools and do incentive. If a quarter of the community is in not compare schools to others in the nation. It poverty, it may be difficult for parents to find the is impossible to know how they will perform time or resources to “become involved.” in another environment, should Oklahoma Grades cannot improve with cuts to education at students seek education outside the state. This more than 20 percent, especially when schools rely makes it impossible to ensure Oklahoma schools heavily on property taxes to fund schools. are adequately preparing students, making it For the grading system to best serve Oklahoma, problematic for students who pursue degrees the state and administrators need to recognize the outside Oklahoma. underlying social issues that enable poverty and This sets the state up for failure. Today’s students impair students by addressing issues such as crime will determine the success of our state. These rates, teen pregnancy, chemical dependency and students need to be able to work with other people poor living conditions. and states effectively and understand Oklahoma within the context of the nation, not within the Comment on this at OUDaily.com context of Oklahoma.

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Apocalypse immanent on day after election

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’ve been reading about opinion columnist the presidential election on the Internet, and since we all know the blogosphere can’t say anything that isn’t true, I really feel I have a good grip on what to expect if the president should be re-elected.

Trent Cason Here is the timeline, as far cason.trent@yahoo.com as I can piece it together, of what will happen following an Obama victory.

First, everyone will be fired Wednesday should the election go Obama’s way. Don’t even bother going to work. Just unplug your alarm clocks. Taxes will be so high for employers, they will be forced to fire everyone and outsource jobs to the remotest areas of the Amazon where workers can be paid with shiny bits of plastic and polished buttons.

Next, the government will come after your guns, as the Second Amendment will be outlawed by the new Obama Supreme Court. Only those who have maxed out all their credit cards to stockpile weapons and ammo in their basements will survive the coming disaster. Good thing they took that gamble.

With all of the unemployed, unarmed and likely very depressed Americans, the president will order the UN to seize the opportunity to carry out a full-scale uprising with its overwhelming military might: blue-helmeted troops from Argentina, Belgium, Fiji and Finland will occupy all of our cities with armored vehicles, allowing the socialist, communist, fascist, elitist, Nazi Caliphate Dictatorship to take control of our communities. During the ground invasion by the UN, the Muslim Brotherhood will parachute into Washington D.C. and seize control of Congress.

Once all wealth has been re-distributed to the lazy, abortion-loving, drug-addicted bottom 47 percent of the

country, Shariah law will be implemented. The burqa will be mandatory for all women, and mentioning Jesus will be punishable by stoning. Husbands will be required by law to beat their wives daily, and every morning you will wake up to the call to prayer from the minarets that have replaced your church steeples.

Fortunately, you won’t have to endure this for long, because it will become apparent Obama is the Antichrist. A second American civil war, led by Chuck Norris and his lovely second wife, Gena, will usher in the following 1,000 years of darkness.

Here, there is some confusion on the Internet. Either the rapture will happen after Obama defeats the Norris family (and their friends Texas and Virginia) or it will happen after Obama’s last four years are up. I’ve had trouble getting a concrete answer, but since Internet users cannot lie, I’m sure I’m just missing something. Either way, the disappearance of 50-80 million hardworking, honest Americans will cripple what’s left of the world economy, leaving the remaining 6.9 billion people on the planet to endure Obama’s evil wrath. If only they had listened to the Internet.

From this point on, it’s a familiar story. The seven-headed demon rises out of the sea, four demons on horses fly down from the sky and inflict horrors on mankind ­— trumpets, victorious return of the king and final curtain. The after party will be at the downtown Ramada in heaven.

The prophecy of the Internet is not set in stone; we can still avoid disaster for the next four years by electing Mitt Romney. Then, we can put aside all of this talk of war and evil until 2016, when Mitt Romney, savior of the world, will be forced once again to battle the evil forces of the Democratic Party. Stay tuned to the Internet, and Godspeed!

Trent Cason is a literature and cultural studies senior.

The U.S. drone war is not worth the cost

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he news media opinion columnist has given more attention to the federal funding received

by Sesame Street than to America’s destructive— and probably illegal— drone war in the Middle East.

Steven Zoeller The drone war is stevenv.zoeller@gmail.com important despite the lack of fuss among politicians and pundits.

By “drone war,” I refer to the campaign of military strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles in the Middle East, concentrated most heavily in Pakistan’s Fata region. After the U.S. acquires intelligence revealing the location of known terrorists or other “militants,” a drone is sent to blow them up.

President Obama, who has championed the use of drones, says the strikes make America safer by efficiently eliminating threats with few civilian casualties. In the last presidential debate, Gov. Romney said he shared Obama’s position on drones and would continue to use them.

Obama’s position—and Romney’s by extension—is highly questionable. It’s unclear if the number of civilian casualties is as negligible as they seem to believe, and while drone strikes have certainly hurt terrorists in some ways, there’s reason to think they‘ve also invigorated them and turned even more people against America.

It’s unclear how many civilians have been killed by drones, partly because of “While Obama the obfuscating language employed by the Obama and Romney However, might call these administration. some respectable estimates figures negligible, do exist. by the Bureau that’s not what of Research Investigative Journalism most Pakistanis shows at least 475 of the at least 2,593 people killed by would say.”

U.S. drones in Pakistan since 2004 were civilians.

The figures given by the New America Foundation are more conservative, but nevertheless concerning: At least 153 of the at least 1908 people killed by drones are confirmed to have been civilians.

While Obama and Romney might call these figures negligible, that’s not what most Pakistanis would say.

According to a June Pew Research Center survey, 94 percent of Pakistanis believe drone strikes kill too many innocent people. A must-read report published by NYU and Stanford law schools also shows Pakistanis have a dim view of drones—many are frightened and traumatized by their patrols in the region.

Accounting for the harm inflicted on civilians by drone strikes, it’s easy to see how they might be detrimental to their purpose of keeping America safe.

Crossing Pakistan’s borders at will and striking at the cost of civilian deaths and injuries, the drones breed resentment and fear in the Middle East that makes groups like the Taliban look less like terrorists and more like freedom fighters. Reporters overseas have witnessed children swearing vengeance on America over the loss of their parents to the drones. The failed Times Square bomber was reportedly motivated by rage in response to CIA drone strikes in Pakistan.

Before the drone war began, terrorist group recruiters would point to things like Guantanamo Bay to show the depravity of the U.S. Now, they point to the smoldering ruins of a drone strike target and the children who lie dead.

At some point Americans must ask: Is it worth it?

It’s important we ask, because America’s next president sure won’t.

Steven Zoeller is a journalism junior.

Letter to the Editor

‘Forcible rape’ is political silencer I read The Oklahoma Daily on Oct. 29th and was happy to see that the newspaper was covering the under-reported crimes of rape and sexual assault on the OU campus. I was dismayed, however, to see the term “forcible rape” used both in the article and in a glossary defining various sexual crimes.

There is no such thing as “forcible rape.”

That term has been used by politicians as

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SPORTS Analysis

Kedric Kitchens, sports editor Dillon Phillips, assistant editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports

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Clay steps up Jones never enough for fans in place of injured backs Assistant Sports Editor

Junior running back ran for 157 yards and one touchdown in first start of year Tobi Neidy

Sports Reporter

The Oklahoma football team couldn’t establish the running game against Notre Dame’s powerful defensive line last week. But on Saturday, junior running back Brennan Clay exploded for a career-high 157 rushing yards to help lead the Sooners to a 35-20 win over Iowa State at Jack Thrice Stadium in Ames.

Prior to this year, Clay had been part of the running back rotation, rushing for a combined 111 attempts for a total of 401 yards and just one touchdown, hardly the numbers expected from a highly-touted recruit who rushed for more than 2,000 yards and 26 touchdowns during his senior year of high school.

And with the addition of transfer running backs Damien Williams and Dominique Whaley over the past two seasons, Clay slid further down the running back depth chart.

But Whaley still hasn’t returned from last season’s injury, and Williams was questionable going into the matchup against the Cyclones after sustaining an ankle injury against the Fighting Irish.

Those injuries put the ball in Clay’s hands, and the San Diego native didn’t waste his chance to shine.

On the Sooners’ first offensive series, Clay rushed for 13 yards on three carries to help get OU down to the ISU six yard line.

Although the drive stalled without any points after sophomore quarterback Blake Bell failed to convert the first down after two rushing attempts, Clay’s early success on the ground set up the running game that OU missed against Notre Dame.

After Iowa State edged the Sooners’ lead with a 19yard rushing touchdown by Jarvis West, Clay did his most damage in the game, accounting for 41 yards on five plays including an 18-yard dash to the endzone that gave OU the 28-13 lead in the third quarter.

But more important than Clay’s individual performance was the demonstration of OU’s depth in offensive playmakers who can step up when injuries strike.

Williams took over as the Sooners’ leading rusher this year, netting 581 yards on 87 attempts and seven touchdowns so far — accounting for almost half of OU’s total ground yardage.

Going into Ames with the possibility of not having Williams’ ability to shed tackles created some questions as to how OU would be able to escape its one-dimensional offense that showed up in the game a week prior to the Iowa State matchup.

But Clay answered all of those questions and more.

While the 157-yard performance was a career-high for Clay, the consistent run production also helped senior quarterback Landry Jones establish the air attack that utilized nine different receivers in the 15-point victory.

Clay led all rushers during the game, averaging 6.5 yards per carry on 24 attempts and collected the Sooners’ only rushing touchdown.

Whether the performance solidified the junior’s position in the starting lineup or not, Clay’s success helped the Sooners’ when the team needed a player to step up to fill a vacated starting role.

And the Sooners will need players like Clay to help sustain OU’s productivity going down the stretch with no more bye weeks and four games left on OU’s regular season schedule.

Dillon Phillips dphillips85@ou.edu

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aturday in Ames, senior quarterback Landry Jones threw for 405 yards and four touchdowns, propelling the Sooners to a 35-20 win.

The game was Jones’ 10th 400-yard game as OU’s quarterback and allowed him to jump former Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore for fifth place in NCAA history with 14,792 career passing yards.

But you wouldn’t have been able to tell that from listening to local sports talk radio or reading one of the OU-centric online message boards. All they wanted to talk about was Jones’ two interceptions and his fourth quarter scramble that ended in a slide that was one-yard short of a first down.

And although those criticisms are warranted, it’s become apparent that after four years under center, there’s still nothing Jones can do to appease — much less please — OU’s rabid fan base.

His two interceptions against Iowa State — both of which were good reads that were thrown just a little off target — overshadowed his four touchdowns and more than 400 yards in a game the Sooners won on the road by 15 points.

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Sooner player falls in singles final in Austin

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Oklahoma men’s tennis player sophomore Dane Webb lost in the singles final of the Longhorn Invitational in Austin on Sunday.

Princeton senior Matija Pecotic defeated Webb 7-6, 7-6 in the final match.

“Dane (Webb) lost a very close match to a guy that’s top five in the country,” assistant coach Bo Hodge said in a release. “[Webb is] playing some of the best tennis he has ever played. We are expecting him to have a breakout year.”

Webb currently is ranked No. 57 in the nation by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association — 10 places higher than Pecotic’s No. 67 ranking.

OU also represented both teams in the doubles final. Webb and senior Costin Paval were set to play junior Peerakit Siributwong and freshman Leonard Stakhovsky before the team decided to not play the match to allow Paval to recover from a small injury, and both teams were named co-champions of the invitational.

The Sooners conclude fall play at the USTA/ ITA Indoor National Championships that begin Thursday.

Junior running back Brennan Clay (24) ran for a career-high 157 yards and one touchdown. It was the first 100-yard game of Clay’s career, and led all runners in the game.

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Senior quarterback Landry Jones (12) throws a pass during a game against Iowa State on Saturday.

Jones threw for 405 yards and four touchdowns in the, 35-20, OU win. It was the 10th 400-yard game of Jones’ career.

But such is the nature of Landry Jones.

Last month, I wrote a column examining Jones’ career in terms of his performances against Texas, noting his success in a trio of big games against the Longhorns and acknowledging his standing among OU fans in the process.

And I stand by what I wrote there: No matter how well Jones plays, he always will be remembered for the times he didn’t play well enough.

Part of that is because he had the unenviable task of succeeding Sam Bradford as the Sooners’ signal-caller, and part of that is because he’s shown glimpses of brilliance that have made his moments of mediocrity all the more disappointing.

Statistically, he is the most decorated OU quarterback ever, but he had the misfortune of playing at a program where success is measured in national championships and nothing else.

He will be judged as unfairly as any OU player ever, and certainly more unfairly than any player of the Stoops era — save maybe Nate Hybl, who played under a similar shadow when he followed Josh Heupel.

People either forget or choose to discount the fact Jones is the winningest quarterback in OU history and the record holder of virtually every passing statistic kept at OU. At season’s end, he likely will surpass Graham Harrell and become the Big 12’s all-

AT A GLANCE Big 12 passing 1. Graham Harrell, Texas Tech - 15,793 2. Landry Jones, OU 14,388 3. Colt McCoy, Texas 13,253 4. Chase Daniel, Missouri - 12,515 Source: sports-reference.com

time leader in career passing yards. But in the eyes of the Sooner faithful, he’ll never quite be good enough.

Dillon Phillips is a journalism junior and assistant sports editor for The Daily.

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LIFE&ARTS Campus Corner

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Carmen Forman, life & arts editor Westlee Parsons, assistant editor dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/life&arts • Twitter: @OUDailyArts

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New Campus Corner restaurant brings Taj Mahal taste to Norman Molly Evans

Life & Arts Reporter

Students no longer need to study abroad in Mumbai or drive to Oklahoma City for authentic halal Indian cuisine with the opening of a new Campus Corner restaurant and grocery store.

Since mid-September, Spice & Rice, 770 DeBarr Ave., has offered Norman residents a menu including staple spices like curry and classic chai tea, but the foods’ array of tastes and textures offer insight into the many geographical, cultural and religious regions of the nation, co-owner Shamim Merchant said. Indian food varies in taste across northern and southern portions of the country, Merchant said.

Spice & Rice’s menu combines those regional differences, with one of the bestselling dishes being chicken

tikka masala, a chicken and rice dish cooked in an herb and tomato sauce, she said.

Filling all 15 chairs around lunchtime, Spice & Rice also offers shelves of spices, lentils and chili powders for customers to take home. Despite the slight differences, the key ingredients of Indian food are the various spices and rice, Merchant said.

“If I don’t eat even a couple of bites of rice, I don’t feel full,” Merchant said.

Multidisciplinary studies sophomore Anjum Hussain knows Shamim Merchant from their mosque in Oklahoma City. Cinnamon, cloves, “zeera,” turmeric, red chili peppers and garlic are other familiar Indian spices with which the cooks of Spice & Rice know how to season their dishes perfectly, Hussain said.

“You know Indian food is at

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Above: Ali Alhubail and Hussain Alkhars, petroleum engineering sophomores eat lunch at Spice and Rice restaurant and grocery on Oct. 16. Spice and Rice has been open on Campus Corner since mid-September.

Left: A variety of spices and different types of rice sit on shelves at Spice and Rice on Campus Corner on.

its best when there’s a mom involved,” Hussain said. “The AT A GLANCE food tastes exactly how she Spice & Rice makes it in her own home: nothing less than nostalgic 770 DeBarr Ave. and delicious.”

405-321-7423 Merchant ’s husband, Hours Kabir, always had the dream of opening a restaurant, even 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. without any experience in Monday-Saturday Mumbai or the couple’s five and a half years in Norman, Merchant said. Kabir, who manages the Campus Corner about fresh Indian food, Market next door to Spice Merchant said. & Rice, regularly was asked T h a t f r e s h n e s s i s by customers and students translated as “halal,” which

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is a Muslim religious term similar to “kosher” in the Jewish tradition, Merchant said. All meat, except for pork, is completely “halal,” meaning “per missible” in Arabic, according to the Halal Food Authority.

There is a prayer said before slaughtering the animal, and the animal must have been fed organically throughout its life, according to the website.

As the only “halal” observant restaurant in Norman, Spice & Rice has done well in its first month and a half of

business, Merchant said.

The Spice & Rice team plans to expand the menu with the increase of business to cater a greater diversity of dishes, but Spice & Rice already is enjoying the diversity of student customers entering its doors six days a week, Merchant said.

Molly Evans, mollyevans@ou.edu

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