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Forrest Bennett, UOSA public relations committee co-chairman, talks to English literature sophomore Trent McMinn about the Undergraduate Student Congress elections. UOSA hosted its “Best Day Ever” on Monday to encourage students to vote.

Injunction ordered against Sharia law amendment A Monday hearing at the District Court in Oklahoma City resulted in an injunction against Oklahoma’s recently approved ballot question prohibiting international and Islamic, or Sharia, law from being considered in state court.

The order will prevent the state election board from certifying the results of the ballot measure until the court hears the case on Nov. 22.

Muneer Awad, executive director of the Council on American Islamic Relations, said the amendment “stigmatizes his religion” and filed the lawsuit Thursday, saying State Question 755 is “unconstitutional on its face and in its operation.”

The ballot measure passed during the 2010 General Election with 70 percent in favor of the amendment.

This is Natalie Jester’s first year as UOSA election chair. She said she has done what she could to get students involved, but it has been difficult.

“I’ve learned a lot,” said Jester, international and area studies junior.

Monday’s Best Day Ever event on the South Oval aimed to get students involved with the election process, but the turnout was average, Jester said.

Students are going to the polls today to elect student representatives

for UOSA Undergraduate Student Congress from 11 districts, but only five of those districts’ elections are contested.

T h e o t h e r s i x : A rc h i t e c t u re, Atmospheric and Geographical Sciences, Earth and Energy, Humanities, Engineering and Life Sciences have candidates running unopposed.

There are also six seats not being filled this election cycle. Two seats in Education, one seat in Earth and Energy, one seat in Continuing Education, one seat in Language and one seat in English. There were not enough candidates to fill these spots, Jester said.

The lack of candidates in these

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The Association of Disabled Students recently distributed awards to student groups that go the “extra mile” to help disabled students on campus. “[The association]’s objective is to assist students with disabilities in becoming fully integrated into campus life,” said Colin Bober, group president.

The Extra Mile Award was given to student groups that have made an effort to make life on campus easier for disabled students. The association met with the Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Council to promote accessibility opportunities for each house to install for disabled students.

“Since then, a number of houses have really stepped up to make changes, big or small, and as a result, we have seen an increase in participation for disabled students in the greek community,” Bober said.

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» Link: Vote in the Undergraduate Student Congress election today and Wednesday » Link: List of candidates running districts and lack of competition in others is the result of low student participation, Jester said.

“I don’t think political activism is quite up to par on campus yet,” she said.

Another reason for low participation is the lack of candidate information SEE VOTE PAGE 2

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Air Force cadets Chauncy Rockwell, aviation management senior, and Jon Guillen, mechanical engineering senior, were selected to attend the Euro-NATO Jet Pilot Training program. They will travel to Shepherd Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas, for training. The pair has not received a start date.

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viation management senior Chauncy Rockwell has wanted to conquer the skies since he was a little boy.

“I’ve wanted to fly since I was seven,” Rockwell said. “I’ve wanted to fly for the Air Force since I was eight.”

As an Air Force ROTC pilot recruit, he has already fulfilled his dream with runs in small aircraft. As a distinguished member of his class, he will be living his dream in the upper echelon of the Air Force’s pilot ot class.

Rockwell and cadet Jon Guillen, llen, mechanical engineering senior, were selected to attend the United States Air Force Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program. The program is highly competitive, selecting only 48 ROTC students nationwide each year, said Major Rodney Rodgers, a member of the Air Force for 18 years.

It’s the first time since 2006 that an OU student has been given the honor, and a first in recent memory that two students have been selected from OU at the same time, Rodgers said.

Both cadets were chosen based on their academic performance, physical fitness, pilot skills and leadership

ability, Rodgers said. Based on their excellence, it is no surprise they were selected, he said.

“They are both driven indiividuals,” Rodgers said.

The program will send d both cadets to Shepherd Air Force Base xas. It differs in Wichita Falls, Texas. from the typical jet pilot training programs because ause it guarantees training with h European forces and gives students first pick on the aircraft craft available, Guillen said.

The program consists of 55 weeks of rigorous training filled with 12 hour days, according to its website.

Single officers are placed in dorms together, and there is a focus on camaraderie between classmates as they complete their courses together.

After selecting their aircraft, craft, the Air Force will provide rovide the cadets ow-up training with follow-up as they carryy out their service. ed what After being asked getting accepted into the program meant to them, a smile burst onto Guillen’s face.

“We get to fly T-38s,” Guillen said. A T-38 is on the

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During their first visit to O k l a h o ma a n d O U, C h i n e s e Ambassador Jianmin Wu and his wife, Ambassador Yanhua Shi, spoke to students about the relationship between the U.S. and China in the changing world Monday afternoon.

Wu and Shi are the first Chinese couple to serve simultaneously as diplomats to the same country, said Paul Bell, College of Arts and Sciences dean.

Wu’s lecture, titled “China-U.S. Relationships,” addressed the changing relations between the U.S. and China.

“I like to highlight the importance of this relationship and make suggestions about how we can best manage these relationships,” Wu said.

Wu highlighted globalization as one of the trends that is changing the world in the 21st century.

“When we look at the world, we have to understand how it is changing and what the force of the change is,” Wu said. “We need to cchange ourselves to embrace global globalization.”

A majo major change in the world is the decline declin of the importance of war. War use used to be a powerful method of settling settl differences when countries disagreed. disag It is not as powerful today, as a exemplified by the wars in Afgh Afghanistan and Iraq, Wu said.

Wu said he predi predicts that the world is on the eve ev of industrial and lifestyle revolutions rev that are driven by the rising populations of developing developi countries and affected by the interdependence of nation nations around the world.

Ho However, Wu pointed out that ju just because we live in the information age does not mean that we understand each other well.

Too many stereotypes and misunderstandings exist, he said.

Because of this, one of the key elements of China’s peaceful development strategy is not forming alliances with other nations, although China will not follow in the footsteps of the Soviet Union, Wu said.

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Today around campus » Sooner Servants will meet 7 to 8 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Crimson Room. » Christians on Campus will host a Bible study noon to 12:45 p.m. in the Union’s Traditions Room. » Student Success Series is hosting a seminar on Overcoming Procrastination from 3 to 4 p.m. Wagner Hall, Room 245. » Transfer Leadership Class will be held noon to 1 p.m. in the Union’s Presidents Room. » Sooner Ballroom Dance Club will meet 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. in the Union’s Scholars Room.

Wednesday, Nov. 10 » Pro-Life Ambassadors will host a Justice For All discussion 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Union’s Frontier Room. » There will be an Interfaith Coffee and Conversation from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Union’s Beaird Lobby and Lounge. » Christians on Campus will host a Bible Study 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. in the Union’s Traditions Room. » Student Success Series will host a research writing seminar 4 to 5 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 280.

Thursday, Nov. 11 » A free art lecture and book signing of “In the Remington Moment” will take place 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. » Paradigm, hosted by the Baptist Student Union, will take place 8 to 10 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium. » Union Programming Board’s Jazz Lounge will take place 8 to 10 p.m. in the Union’s Beaird Lobby & Lounge.

Friday, Nov. 12 » Delta Gamma Fraternity Lectureship in Values and Ethics, presenting Leigh Anne Tuohy (whose story inspired “The Blind Side”), will take place 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. » Student Association of Bangladesh will meet 6 to 11 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room. » “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World” will show at 4, 7, 10 and 11:50 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium. » The Wire’s Battle of the Bands will take place 8 to 11 p.m. in the Union’s Will Rogers Room.

Saturday, Nov. 13 » Boomer Bash will take place 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Union’s Molly Shi Ballroom. » Student Association of Bangladesh will meet 6 to 11 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room. » OU Improv Rehearsal will take place 8 to 11 p.m. in the Union’s Frontier Room.

Sunday, Nov. 14 » A Masquerade Ball hosted by the Health Sciences Center Share Dancers will take place 6 to 11 p.m. in the Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. » Society of Chinese Students & Scholars will meet 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room.

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on the OU elections website, she said. Some of the candidates have photos and a quick paragraph on their plans. Others candidates have no photo or information.

It’s up to the candidate to provide the information, Jester said. She said she hopes in the future she can get candidates with platforms and visions so students know why they are voting.

But Jester said she has

seen progress. She noted the Architecture district’s seat was vacant at the beginning of the year, and now a student is running for that seat for the spring.

Once a representative is elected, their job is to figure out what students in their district need and to bring that to Student Congress meetings, said Aaron White, University College freshman and candidate for the University College district.

Zach Milvo, University College freshman, is another of the nine candidates running for five seats in the

University College district.

He feels this job is important, and students should get involved.

“I want to help make sure incoming freshman get what they need,” Milvo said.

Forrest Bennett, political science junior and public relations vice chairman, said he feels that Congress has done its part to show students it can make a difference.

“We have gone 90 percent,” Bennett said. “We are asking the students to come the other 10 percent.”

To vote » Students can vote for representatives in their districts from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Wednesday in Dale Hall, outside the residence halls, in the Oklahoma Memorial Union or at the bus stop at the top of the South Oval. » Electronic voting takes place 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Wednesday at elections.ou.edu.

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Kappa Gamma and Alpha Phi were among the greek organizations to receive it in 2010.

Kappa Alpha Theta received the award for putting in a ramp in the back of their house, and also installing a bathroom on the first floor of the house that is completely accessible.

“We have potential new members who sometimes need accommodations, so it’s important that they can have the same experiences that any other student looking to be in a sorority would have,” said Emily Payne, Kappa Alpha Theta president.

“If we have a student that needs a space, we will put in a physical disability space for that student, even though we have already met the required number,” said Rick Adamo, operations manager for Parking Services. “We go out of our way to try to help them get as close as possible to anywhere they want to go.”

The association hopes to make all students aware of the challenges that disabled students face every day.

Bober encourages students to ask themselves the questions, “If I were on crutches or in a wheelchair, what would I need to achieve my daily routine with the campus as it is today?” and “Would I be able to do it on my own?”

The award is presented twice a semester to student organizations, sororities, fraternities, faculty members, administrators or individual students, according to the association’s website.

overcome the difficulties that exist,” he said.

Shi, who had never visited the Midwest before, also gave a speech titled “How Many in Diversity.”

Wu retired and returned to China in 2003, after spending nine years as an ambassador from China in various parts of Europe.

He now serves as the chairman of the Shanghai Center for International Studies.

Jianmin Wu OU is one of five universities Wu and Shi are speaking at on their trip to the U.S. Wu’s visit was coordinated by the Confucius Institute at OU, part of a global network of almost 300 Confucius Institutes and 272 Confucius Classrooms in about 90 countries throughout the world.

“The Confucius Institute seeks to facilitate engagement with China in ways that strengthen the understanding, opportunities and bonds between the people of the south central United States and the people of China,” said Sharon Gou, institute director.

PILOTS: Cadets attribute success to OU ROTC Continued from page 1 fighter-bomber track at jet pilot training, he said.

There are only so many slots available and the top students in the jet pilot training program get first pick, he said.

Rockwell said it’s a dream come true.

“Our friends that are going to Vance Air Force Base have to compete for fighters on top of competing for their airplane,” Rockwell said. “We only have to compete for our specific airplane.”

There are only so many fighter bombers slots available, Guillen said.

Both cadets want to get into a fighter jet. Guillen wants to fly the F-16, and Rockwell wants the F-15. Rockwell has been in a F-15 before, and he said the experience was incredible.

“You go to take off, and you are at 30,000 feet in a manner of seconds,” Rockwell said. “It’s phenomenal.”

They attribute their success to participating in as many ROTC events as they can and keeping their grades up. Guillen said he focuses on his grades during the semester and devotes his summer to the Air Force.

OU’s facilities have played an important role as well. Other ROTC groups pale in comparison, Guillen said.

“There is so much support at this university,” Rockwell said. “It’s insane.”

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Blog author to visit Gaylord Ree Drummond, author of The Pioneer Woman blog, will share the secrets of her success as a blogger and self-made media brand Nov. 17 at Gaylord College.

Drummond, whose blog led to the publication of her cookbook, “The Pioneer Woman Cooks,” will speak at 3:30 p.m. in the Gaylord College of Journalism’s Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Auditorium.

Gaylord Ambassadors, a student representative organization for the journalism college, is hosting the event.

This is the student organization’s first speaker event of the year.

Drummond, a graduate of the University of Southern California, once thought she was destined for big city life, but that changed when she met her husband, a cattle rancher, in her hometown of Bartlesville.

Her life changed course, and when she started blogging about ranch life, home schooling her four children and posting photos and recipes, she gathered an online following that’s grown exponentially. Her success has translated into book and movie deals.

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Pakistani association to host cookout Group reformed this year in response to media coverage of Pakistan LAUREN CASONHUA The Oklahoma Daily

The Pakistani Student Association is holding a cookout tonight as part of its attempt to revive the organization’s presence on campus. “[The organization] had previously been around on campus, but it felt like the members were disconnected,” said Irfan Mahmood, organization president and sociology and microbiology senior.

The idea to start the group back up again came about when Mahmood, who is involved in other cultural groups on campus, decided recent events in the media warranted student representation on political and cultural views of Pakistan.

“We wanted people to get a better understanding of the country and what its culture is about,” Mahmood said.

Hajra Habib, zoology junior, expressed the same sentiments.

“The Pakistani members should find a community

More info The OU Pakistani Student Association will host its 2010 Cookoff Challenge at the Henderson Tolson Cultural Center. The Cookoff Challenge will have two categories for meat and vegetarian with the best dish winning $100. Cost to eat is $3. within the university,” Habib said.

Mahmood, who knows Pakistani culture and visits Pakistan often, used his own personal network of friends as well as people from the community to help get the group started.

His father is a former board member of the Oklahoma Pakistani Association, giving Mahmood a starting point.

Joshua Landis, Center for Middle East Studies director, said it’s important for all student groups to have a chance to voice their concerns with others who have similar backgrounds.

“It’s often nice to just be with people from your own country who share your language and share your food,”

Alum wills $11M to university OU now has $11 million in gift money from a deceased alumnus, whose career in geology and interest in sports will influence how the money is distributed throughout the university.

Logan Wickliffe “Wick” Carry, Jr. left the money from his estate to OU. The gift will be used to establish an endowment for football athletic scholarships.

The geology department, the International Programs Center, the Honors College and the Institute for America’s Constitutional Heritage will also receive some of the funding.

“As the nation, state and University of Oklahoma continue to address economic challenges, the generosity of alumni and friends help us advance the progress and new ideas that are the hallmark of great universities and that further strengthen OU’s position as a pacesetter in American public higher education,” President David Boren said in a press release.

Wick was born in Oklahoma City, attended Classen High School and pursued undergraduate studies at Yale. In 1954, he received his master’s degree in geophysics from OU. Wick moved to New Orleans in 1960, where he lived for the remainder of his life. He died May 11, 2009.

An avid sports fan, Carry was known to keep football teams’ current game schedules, including OU’s, in his shirt pocket, according to his obituary from 2009.

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Landis said.

Habib said she was surprised at how hard it was to start up a new organization.

“Nobody ever got organized enough. It’s hard to start up a new organization,” Habib said.

The Pakistani Student Association has around 40 members.

This year the group hopes to recruit new members and spread awareness about Pakistani culture, and

Mahmood personally hopes that the group provides a comfortable ground for students to interact and learn about the country.

“A lot of non-Pakistanis or even Asians don’t understand the difference between the Pakistani culture and the Indian culture,” Mahmood said. “They think it’s all one big culture, but there are significant cultural differences.”

The association will help

provide a community for Pakistani members as well as help others get involved in the culture, Habib said.

Mahmood encourages other students to not be put off by the group being an ethnic organization.

“Our association is for Pakistani students, but it’s also for everyone else,” Mahmood said. “We want as many people to know about our culture and be involved.”

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Israeli director to attend showing of his short films Films brought by Hillel, Judaic and Israeli studies as part of film series EMILY HOPKINS The Oklahoma Daily

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Members of the Pakastani Student Association meet Monday night in Wagner Hall. The group was established this year and will host a cookout 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Israeli filmmaker and actor Pini Tavger will be available to answer questions at a screening of three of his short films today.

“We’re very excited to have Pini Tavger coming,” said Misheala Giddings, international and area studies senior and OU Hillel’s Grinspoon MZ-Foundation Israel Advocacy intern. “He’s a well-established actor and director in Israel and is a great example of the wave of new and exciting talent coming out of Tel Aviv University.”

The three films were nominated for the 2009 Student Academy Awards. “Pinchas,” about a nine-year-old Russian boy dealing with life in Israel, won the audience award for short subject at the 12th annual Brooklyn International Film Festival in 2008.

“What better way to highlight Israeli and Jewish culture than by bringing films that highlight Israeli society, along with the director?” said Keren Ayalon, OU Hillel executive director.

In addition to writing and directing his own films, Tavger acts in movies, TV shows and soap operas.

“He’s a young, fun guy, and I think people will love him,” Giddings said.

Judaic & Israel Studies has been sponsoring the

Jewish and Israeli film series for the 15 years the program has been at OU, said Norman Stillman, Judaic history professor.

“Some of our faculty are associate or full members of the Film and Video Studies program and teach courses such as Israeli culture through cinema, so bringing in films is a natural for us,” Stillman said.

The event is cosponsored by the Schusterman/ Josey Program in Judaic & Israel Studies, the OU Film & Video Studies Program and the OU Hillel Jewish Student Center.

A question-and-answer session will follow the screening, which begins at 4:30 p.m. in the Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

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Student Congress and apathy Abortion rights, The relationship between our student government and the students resembles that of a terrible romantic comedy — they’re just not that into you.

“We have gone 90 percent,” said Forest Bennett, vice-chairman of Student Congress. “We are asking students to come the other 10 percent.”

A quick glance through elections.ou.edu reveals

that six of the races out of the 11 districts up for election are uncontested. Also, many of the candidates give no information about themselves or their agenda on the site, and six seats will remain empty after polls close on Wednesday.

It might look good on these students’ resumes to hold a position in Student Congress, but do you really want someone who gives no

to get a message heard, this is an effective way.

So maybe you should give Student Congress a chance.

It may seem boring and unattractive. You may not have a lot in common with it. But if you start to get to know it, you may realize that it could be a great friendship — with benefits.

anti- abortion activists — choose dialogue

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world.”

Before the Internet — before radio even — newspapers set up a system so that their local readers could get important news from around the world, just for this purpose. The Daily, for instance, can’t send a reporter to cover the mid-term elections in Delaware, but Delaware papers also can’t send reporters to cover the Oklahoma governor’s race. So, they trade stories.

Many major papers, including The Daily, are part of a collective effort called the Associated Press. Every day, papers upload their stories that might have an interest to readers outside their publications’ reach. Other papers can chose from this pool and run the stories. We call these “wire stories,” and you can find them everywhere from the front page to state, national and world sections.

The system worked — pretty well, at least. But then came the Internet and the great reduction in newspapers.

The Internet allows anyone to go directly to Chilean papers to get news about the mine rescue, or at least to an American national outlet with a reporter on the scene, like NBC or The New York Times. The Internet also opened up a whole new avenue for advertisers. The number of pages in a newspaper is in direct correlation with the number of ads sold for that day.

Fewer ads means fewer pages.

Newspapers were faced with a choice. Cut local coverage or cut those wire stories from outside the area. It’s kind of a nobrainer, journalistically speaking. Many, many news organizations covered the Chilean mine rescue. Only a handful, and maybe just one, would even consider running information on how much the lowest-paid staffers at OU get per hour.

The hole is for those students who do still get the main part of their news from The Daily. Some days, there is enough advertising, and therefore enough room, to run in-depth coverage of world events. Some days, all The Daily can do is cover its area well and mention the effort briefly, as it did on the opinion page with a thumbs-up kudos.

Perfect? No. Realistic? Yes. Comprehensive? Absolutely not.

But the burden has to be on the reader for that day, at least until we work out a new system that mends that hole.

The Justice For All antiSTAFF COLUMN LUMN abortion exhibit is returning later this week to the annoyance of most of the stu- Patrick O’Bryan dent body, not in the least because the Women’s and Gender Studies Student Association (WGSSA) might once again also be back with their kazoos and signs saying “our campus not theirs” — a charming and pithy expression of the WGSSA’s take on free speech on campus.

Beyond the problematic fact that the student association of an OU department organized itself to support one side of a political debate rather than open dialogue, the WGSSA activists were obnoxious and overbearing. They did not seek to start conversations, but stifle them.

However, when approached by students, whether likeminded or not, several of the WGSSA protesters did discuss the issues rather than continue shouting, a credit to those of the protesters who came to speak as well as shout.

But what was absent, at the fault of Justice For All as well as the WGSSA, is that while both groups spoke with unaffiliated OU students, I saw no instances of the two groups speaking to one another. These groups spent several hours a day standing (and marching and yelling) not 20 feet from one another, but in the two or so hours I spent talking with and observing both, they did not engage with one another.

Perhaps this is a good thing, as it may have been impossible for both sides to tone down the rhetoric (“You’re pro-murder!” “You hate women!”) long enough for them to have anything resembling the rational discussions each side was carrying on with passersby.

This indicates a deeper problem. It’s no coincidence that abortion rights and anti-abortion advocates label themselves “pro-choice” and “pro-life.” These are code words that allow them to discredit the other side without having to go through the trouble of listening to them.

The anti-abortion side ignores the abortion rights side’s all-encompassing emphasis on trusting the decisions of pregnant women, while the abortion rights side will not consider for a moment the anti-abortion side’s arguments about when a person really is a person. To do so would be to think like the enemy, who is obviously crazy — they do stupid things like put up giant pictures of bleeding fetuses or march around with kazoos. Obviously, such people cannot be reasoned with, but only ridiculed.

I saw this refusal to try to understand the other side personally last week. When talking to a WGSSA student about the Justice for All exhibit, I asked whether the student believed that the intact dilation and extraction method of abortion (known colloquially as partial-birth abortion) should continue to be illegal. This procedure involves partially extracting a fetus, feet first, until only the head remains in the uterus. The doctor then cuts a hole in the fetus’ skull and uses a vacuum to suction out the brain until the skull collapses, at which point the dead fetus is delivered.

This procedure was not limited only to cases in which the mother I hope Justice For or fetus’s life was in danger, but, as Roy Fitzsimmons, executive All and WGSSA can put down the director of the National Coalition of Abortion Providers, asserted kazoos and the in 1997, “In the vast majority brochures and talk of cases, the procedure is performed on a healthy mother with to one another a healthy fetus that is 20 weeks or this Wednesday more along.” The procedure has without calling been illegal in the United States each other since 2003, and the Supreme Court upheld the ban in 2007. A genocidal or 2003 ABC poll found that 69 perwoman-hating. ” cent believe the practice should be illegal, a belief shared by 60 percent of Democrats and 63 percent of liberals.

The student first began to talk about how Justice For All’s pictures are misleading, since a lot of them come from abortions in which either the mother’s or the fetus’ life was in danger, cases in which even the Justice For All volunteers would allow the abortion.

I pressed on with the question, asking when she would consider a fetus alive, if not during this procedure. The student resorted to the standard abortion rights logic that we need to trust women to make the right decision about their bodies. To consider that maybe there might be a point that we could all agree a fetus is truly alive would be the ultimate rejection of her ideals and must not be entertained.

I hope Justice For All and WGSSA can put down the kazoos and the brochures and talk to one another this Wednesday without calling each other genocidal or woman-hating. Consider how to weigh the freedom of choice of a woman against the human rights of a baby.

Have a rational debate in which you come to some sort of consensus.

Who knows, you might actually learn something.

— Sarah Cavanah, professional writing and journalism graduate

— Patrick O’Bryan, economics and letters sophomore

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The fact is that these student representatives are the most accessible advocates for the district your major falls in, and they approve the $500,000 allocated to various student organizations each year. Moreover, legislation passed by congress has to ultimately be signed by OU President David Boren, so if you want

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Oklahoma’s Sharia shimmy Pakistan and Indonesia are two of the most populated coun- serve in civil suits in which both tries in the world, with approximate populations of about 170 parties in dispute agree to give GUEST COLUMN MN million and 220 million, respectively. These two countries them power to rule in the case. boast the highest Muslim populations in the world.

Thus, Sharia law in the U.K. Mubeen Shakir akir Obviously there is significant Islamic influence throughout does not apply to all citizens, these two nations. However, the justice system in these coun- but only to those Muslims tries is governed not by Sharia law, but rather through a secular who allow for it to decide their courts system. case.

That’s right. Almost 400 million Muslims in Indonesia Believing that Sharia law will ever find its way to Okahoma and Pakistan, and the predominantly Muslim countries of is to live at the apex of delusion. This measure was put to vote Bangladesh and Turkey, follow a legal system that does not on Nov. 2 to simply arouse paranoia and intolerance from adhere to Sharia law. Yet on Nov. 2, Oklahomans Oklahoma voters against Muslims. showed up to the polls and, in resounding fashSome have already taken action against the Believing that ion, approved State Question 755, banning Sharia measure, such as Muneer Awad, director of the law from Oklahoma courts.

Council on American Islamic Relations, who Sharia law will State Sen. Rex Duncan, R-Sand Springs, the ever find its way filed a lawsuit against the amendment on the chief author of the amendment, described State grounds that it is unconstitutional. This resulted to Okahoma is to in the Oklahoma City District Court applying a Question 755 as a “preemptive strike” against the live at the apex of restraining order on the ballot measure Monday. use of Sharia and international law in Oklahoma courts.

Although the eventual result of this lawsuit redelusion. ” Approximately 1 percent of Oklahoma’s populamains uncertain, perhaps some Oklahomans will tion is Muslim — about 30,000 out of 3.7 million people. Nearly use this additional media attention as a chance to truly learn half a billion Muslims live in the mainly Islamic countries with- about Islam, the Muslims of Oklahoma and the illogical nature out Sharia law, yet apparently the 30,000 Muslim-Americans of of SQ 755.

Oklahoma were a great enough threat to warrant a “preempRegardless, in times of great uncertainty, divisive measures tive strike.” In the weeks leading up to the elections, the debate such as SQ 755 will only continue to worsen the relations beshould not have been whether to vote “yes” or “no” on SQ 755, tween Muslims and non-Muslims in Oklahoma. Become inbut rather why such an irrational and nonsensical piece of formed about the differences among us. Go to a local mosque.

Islamophobia managed to find its way to the ballot box.

Talk to a Muslim student. Don’t let the fear mongering and inSome have argued that the Sharia law arbitration tribunals tolerance of others govern your views. utilized in the U.K. provide reason for SQ 755. However, before we view the situation in Britain as an imminent threat, these — Mubeen Shakir, Sharia courts must be analyzed in context. Islam in Britain has University College freshman not assimilated to the extent it has in the U.S. There are small towns and neighborhoods in the U.K where the entire popu- Comment on this column at OUDaily.com lation is Muslim. These Sharia arbitrators in Britain can only

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On Oct. 18, The Daily received a letter from petroleum engineering graduate student Nabil Chavez Majluf questioning The Daily’s coverage of the dramatic mine rescue in Chile — or the lack thereof.

Chavez Majluf, originally from Bolivia, said he thought The Daily failed its readership by not giving more notice to the mine rescue. It’s a frustration I know I’ve heard several times from international students and residents, not just about The Daily, but about the U.S. in general. We can look a little selfcentered.

But, I would argue that Chavez Majluf isn’t really seeing the famous “ugly American” phenomenon at work. Instead, I think he’s seeing one of the holes in the news net.

Reporters at The Daily would give their eye teeth for the opportunity to be a witness, interview the miners and their families and report the story.

Obviously, The Daily can’t send reporters to events halfway around the world, and neither can most local news outlets.

For most media, local is king. Before the Internet, local was everything. A printed newspaper is only distributed so far beyond its newsroom, and a television signal can only reach so far. Consequently, generations of journalists were trained to look for what was newsworthy or important in their own backyards before looking beyond the coverage area.

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MARCUS DUPREE Freshman season (1982) » 905 yards, 129 carries, 13 touchdowns (regular season) » Big 8 Conference Newcomer of the Year

RJ YOUNG The Oklahoma Daily

Director Jonathan Hock set out to tell the story of the man he believes was one of the greatest running backs of all time.

That man’s name is Marcus Dupree, and he is the subject of “The Best Player That Never Was,” a film airing at 7 tonight on ESPN as part of the network’s “30 for 30” sports documentary series.

Dupree was the first freshman to lead OU in rushing, amassing 1,144 yards and 13 touchdowns in coach Barry Switzer’s I-formation option offense.

“It was definitely hard, but I wanted to be the best,” Dupree said.

While attending the University of Pennsylvania, Hock heard murmurs of a Herculean running back from Philadelphia, Miss., who had suddenly disappeared four games into the season.

“I’m the same age as Marcus, so when I was growing up in New York, going to school on the East Coast, he was this kind of mythical figure,” Hock said. “And then for him to just vanish? It was hard to leave that alone. I became obsessed with finding out why and exploring that.”

Hock was inspired to tell Dupree’s story because he believed it was more than just a great sports story.

“I think the interesting stories to tell are the ones that transcend sports,” Hock said.

“One of the pitfalls of a lot of Hollywood movies is that the sports action is so lame.

But when you have a guy like Marcus Dupree, and you get show his highlights — especially the OU highlights — and high school highlights that no one had ever seen before, you have a story that transcends the sport aspect of it.”

The story of Dupree is one that Hock feels the entire country will appreciate.

“It’s about human beings and family and greed and loss

Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1983) » 239 yards, 17 carries, 14.1 yards per carry » Set rushing record for Fiesta Bowl and was named game MVP Sophomore season (1983) » 369 yards, 61 carries, three touchdowns (four games) » Suffered concussion against Texas, transferred to the University of Southern Mississippi

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OU tailback Marcus Dupree rests on the sidelines with an icepack for his neck on Nov. 6, 1982. and redemption and how fleeting glory can be,” Hock said. “That has a profound effect on people. Marcus never experienced the amount of glory he deserves.”

It was challenging for Hock to piece together the disappearance of Dupree in the middle of the 1983 season after OU’s game against Texas.

“I talked to everybody involved and got their best recollections, and they don’t always jibe,” Hock said.

“Marcus [Dupree] remembers it, but his memories are clouded by the concussion he suffered during the game.

“It was a sensational story in the history of sports. The best player in the country vanished.”

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Sooners disagree over causes of loss Fourth quarters, road game challenges difficult to prepare for, team says AARON COLEN The Oklahoma Daily

The No. 16 OU football team seemed confused after practice Monday about the root of their problems during Saturday’s 33-19 loss to the Texas A&M Aggies in College Station, Texas.

Coach Bob Stoops said he thought his team was possibly too hyped up for the game.

Senior defensive back Jonathan Nelson said he thought the team was flat in the beginning.

Junior linebacker Travis L ewis said the defense came in knowing more a b o u t Te x a s A & M’s o ffense than any other offense they’d faced up to that point, yet both he and Nelson agreed that mental mistakes were to blame for the loss, not being physically outplayed.

“We had mental mistakes. I don’t think they beat us physically,” Lewis said.

“These teams aren’t doing anything special; we’re just beating ourselves.”

In summary, OU came into the game against the

Aggies mentally prepared but got beat by mental mistakes.

Putting that paradox aside, the Sooners face another obstacle in their quest to solve the issues that have plagued them this season, which include their inability to win on the road and their poor performance in the fourth quarter.

OU is faced with problems that can’t be simulated in practice.

They can’t re-create an environment of 80,000 hostile fans in the stands, and they can’t re-create a fourth quarter in practice.

“You can’t simulate that and work it on a day-to-day basis,” Nelson said. “It’s more of a test that you find out when you get out there how you’re going to handle it.”

One thing Nelson, Stoops and Lewis all agreed on is that the Sooners have to be tougher mentally to get over the hump on the road and in the fourth quarter.

“It’s an inconsistency thing, and it’s a mental toughness thing,” Lewis said. “Being strong in the four th quar ter when it counts; right now that’s what we’re lacking.”

When it happened, OU coaches, players and fans took it hardest. Hock wanted to comfortably break the silence around Dupree’s legacy.

“I hope the people at OU will enjoy hearing the story,” Hock said. “Hopefully, 27 years later, it’s something we can speak about.”

When asked what he wanted viewers to take away from “The Best That Never Was,” Hock became lyrical.

“Once upon a time, there was the greatest football player maybe who ever lived.

Only a handful of people got to experience it. If you saw it, you’re very lucky; if you didn’t see it, you ought to know that it happened,” Hock said.

Defenders back soon from injuries Coach Bob Stoops said sophomore linebacker Ronnell Lewis returned to practice this week, and sophomore defensive lineman Casey Walker will likely return next week.

Walker has missed the last five games with a sprained knee that he suffered during the Sept. 25 Cincinnati game.

Freshman defensive tackle Daniel Noble’s return is still uncertain, said Stoops.

Noble injured his ankle Oct. 16 against Iowa State.

— Aaron Colen/The Daily

ONLINE AT OUDAILY.COM » Story: More on Marcus Dupree’s reasons for leaving OU, ESPN documentary highlighting events 27 years ago

Marcus Dupree was one of the most successful high school players in history, amassing more than 5,000 rushing yards and breaking Herschel Walker’s high school touchdown record.

Dupree was so heavily sought after by college football programs that author Willie Morris wrote a book about the process: “The Courting of Marcus Dupree.” It took a personal visit from OU legend Billy Sims to convince Dupree to join the Sooners.

As a freshman in 1982, Dupree was a phenomenon. After seeing little time on the field in the first four games of his career, Dupree started every remaining game of the season.

Dupree had four 100-yard rushing performances, including an Oct. 16 game against Kansas in which he rushed for 158 yards.

In the 1983 Fiesta Bowl against the Arizona State Sun Devils, Dupree rushed for a Fiesta Bowl record 239 yards on 17 carries.

Even though Arizona State won the game and Dupree didn’t play much of the second half because of four separate injuries (finger, ankle, rib and hamstring), he was named Fiesta Bowl MVP. As a freshman at OU, Dupree averaged 7.8 yards per carry and set OU freshman records in single-season rushing yards (905) and touchdowns (13) on just 129 carries.

A private spat about Dupree’s work ethic between him and coach Barry Switzer was made public, so after he left the 1983 game against Texas with a concussion, Dupree disappeared.

He resurfaced in Mississippi a week later with news that he intended to transfer to Southern Miss. However, since the NCAA required him to sit out a year, he never did play another down of college football.

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Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010 SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Build on that strong new foundation that you recently laid, because its prospects for long-term success look better than anything else you have going. Get busy for prosperous tomorrows.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Set an example of being up front about a serious matter that needs to be decided, and the others will follow. You’ll feel better about the decision if everybody has a hand in it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Those who care about you will be pulling for you from behind the scenes and doing what they can to help you out. You may not even be aware of all their effort.

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PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Don’t hesitate to try to breath new life into a situation that everybody thinks is dead. Your ability to do so is better than even you anticipate, and you’ll know it when you begin your work.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Your analytical faculties are extremely sharp, but instead of using them to spot another’s shortcomings in order to get one over on him/her, use them to help this person.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - A joint interest that seems to vacillate periodically might become more clearly defined. For the first time you may see the advantages of the glue that is keeping you together.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - A partnership situation that has been questionable at best is not apt to let you down when push comes to shove. You’ll find it nice to know that the relationship is a healthy one.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - A co-worker is likely to do a job for you that s/he would rather not, all because of the way you ask.

It’s your friendliness toward this person that is so effective.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - The pleasant manner in which you treat others is the main reason you can sway them to your way of thinking when it is important for you to do so. They are responding to your friendliness, so smile it up.

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Singing — the sacred ritual of worshipping my Mazda Protegé My car is my sanctuary.

I spend so much time in it that it’s more like my home than any room could ever be.

Some people say that their body is their temple, but I gave up on that a long time ago — it’s way too fun to desecrate that thing.

In my car, there are no rules about how to keep it sacred. To me, it seems a little more holy with a bag of rotten Taco Bueno under the seat, three empty coffee cups on the passenger side and at least a fourth of my wardrobe in the trunk.

I do keep it sanctified in one traditional way, and that is the worship ritual of song.

The creators of the Mazda Protegé invented this little slot in the dashboard where you can just shove all of your CDs and prevent them from getting too scratched up. I like to blindly reach in

there while driving and pull out whatever is on top, and then allow myself just to be one with the jam.

During these blessed moments, details such as accurate lyrics and safe driving never get in my way.

Just like everything else in my life, I prefer to pretend that one day I am going to receive a DVD in the mail of my “Greatest Hits While Singing and Dancing in my Car.” Totally one of those “It’s all about the journey, not the destination” type of things. This is maybe the only time it is OK to use that phrase.

Just like everything else in my life, I prefer to pretend

that one day I am going to receive a DVD in the mail of my “Greatest Hits While Singing and Dancing in my Car.” I don’t know how these people got the footage; all I know is that I have a wellproduced 10-15 minute video of me getting down.

And it is hilarious.

When I’m driving, if people happen to notice that I am full-on screaming some Arcade Fire like it is my anthem, then I just take the show up a notch, because it is just awkward to acknowledge them.

Of course stoplights are a different animal.

Depending on the level of obscenities in the song and the number of minors in the car next to me, I either stare directly at them and thrust my body accordingly or move straight on to the inappropriate gestures.

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driveway or a parking spot at Target, I try to wait and let the song finish, otherwise you get back in the car and really embarrass yourself with a loud blast of Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy.”

I try to make a devotion to the car god every day, but if I can’t swing that, I make a good scene while walking to school and listening to Cee Lo Green.

May the good lord bless my vehicle and keep the sweet sounds of Top 40 radio comin’.

In Mazda’s name I pray, amen.

— Caitlin Turner, letters senior

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The performance begins at 8 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students, faculty, staff and seniors. For tickets, call 405-325-4101.

Chili fundraiser planned to raise money for student scholarships The School of Art and Art History will host a chili fundraiser to raise money for student scholarships Nov. 17. The fundraiser will feature the sale of handcrafted ceramic bowls.

The event will take place 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 17 in the Lightwell Gallery, 520 Parrington Oval. Chili and a ceramic bowl will sell for $15. Chili on its own will sell for $8.

Dance, music schools to perform The School of Dance and the School of Music will host a performance of “Bartók Sonata and Carmina Burana” Nov. 19 to 21 in the Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall.

The performance will stage at 8 p.m. Nov. 19 and 20 and 3 p.m. Nov. 21. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students, faculty, staff and seniors. For tickets, call 405-325-4101.

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Syd Barrett “An Introduction to Syd Barrett” EMI Released: Today 8.9/10 It took but seven years for Syd Barrett to make an indelible impression on music. He was a founding member, and creative leader, for Pink Floyd, one of the most successful bands in the history of music, and his solo work continued to push boundaries.

“An Introduction” does just that, acquainting listeners to the full arc of Barrett’s work and reminding them just how important he still is.

Barrett began with Pink Floyd in 1965, acting as the chief songwriter and stylistic director until 1968, when drug use and mental anguish prompted his departure from the band. He would perform for just four more years as a solo artist before exiling himself from the world of music, painting and gardening until his death in 2006.

T h e m a t e r i a l o n “A n Introduction” follows a c h ro n o l o g i c a l o rd e r, launching off with Pink Floyd’s very first singles, “Arnold Layne,” “See Emily P l ay ” a n d “Ap p l e s a n d Oranges.” It dives through three more Floyd singles before emerging into 12 varied songs of Barrett’s solo work.

It’s an interesting listen, following through his natural progression, and hearing songs like “Octopus” and “Terrapin” — which sound like something you’d hear on college radio today — acts as a fierce reminder

of just how far ahead of his time Barrett was.

— Joshua Boydston, psychology junior

Cee Lo Green “The Lady Killer” Elektra Released: Today 9.8/10 C e e L o G r e e n ’s n e w album “The Lady Killer” is a pretty brilliantly concocted work of art that is full of soul.

Green’s most recent effort is for the most part a feel-good love song album, with some fun twists here and there. The instrumentals are perfectly complimented by Green’s superbly soulful voice.

While all the songs are love-oriented, the album is far from predictable.

Green describes it best in the intro of the project : “Spontaneity is the spice of life.”

T h e Du n g e o n f a m i l y musician approached this album with obvious hard work, and his efforts provided a successful project from intro to outro. This is one of those albums for which it is rather difficult to pick a best track, but the debate would probably be between the popular single “F**k You,” “Bodies” and “It’s OK.” However, there really is no reason to try and rank each track, because each and every one is a solid composition. Production for the album came from the likes of the Smeezingtons, Salaam Remi and veteran English producer Fraser T. Smith. There are only two

features, singer Lauren Bennett and Earth, Wind & Fire singer Philip Bailey, but no more features were needed considering it’s hard to find any flaws with the way the project turned out.

Combine phenomenal instrumentals that are far from simple with thought provoking and yet melodic lyrics, and you’ve got “The Lady Killer.” Green displays why he’s been able to remain relevant to popular music on this one, showcasing his multitude of talents.

There’s really nothing bad to be said about the record, and it is most certainly one that everyone should give a few spins.

— Ryan Querbach, journalism senior

Kid Cudi “Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager” GOOD Music Released: Today 9.0/10 Personal problems aside, Kid Cudi has matured into a great musician, and he shows this without question in his sophomore album “Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager.”

Speaking of personal problems, what album is complete without references to them? Well Cudi fills this quota, speaking in depth about the struggles he’s been through in the past year or so, mostly revolving around his drug use.

Musically, the album is just like the first in that it is hard to compare it to anything else. Sure, it’s a hip-

hop album, but it’s nothing like any other that would fall in the genre. Cudi exercises his often-dark lyrics over similarly dark instrumentals, with production coming from the likes of No I.D., Emile and Jim Jonsin.

Similar to most of Cudi’s music, his vocals range from singing to rapping, allowing him to keep listeners guessing from track to track. The album is unmistakably personal, with Cudi approaching his inner demons without holding back.

It is solid from start to finish, with the most popular song “Erase Me” probably being the most lacking. Songs like “Mr. Rager,” “GHOST!” and “REVOFEV are perfect examples of Cudi’s willingness to exp re s s h i m s e l f l y r i c a l l y when it comes to his life.

Like his first effort, this one is split into five acts, allowing it to flow smoothly with a dark underlying storyline.

Features on the album include Cee Lo Green, Mary J. Blige and Kanye West, with Blige and Green adding some soul to the project.

With any musician, there’s always a danger of dropping a sophomore slump. Well, Cudi didn’t even come close to such a slump, and it is in fact hard to decide whether his first or second is better. Cudi’s music is in a league of its own. He’s far from the best rapper lyrically, but the musicality of his work is nothing short of fantastic.

This project will without a doubt be included in best hip-hop album of the year discussions.

— RQ

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