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KRAETTLI APARTMENTS TO RECEIVE UPGRADE Improvements scheduled for apartments that host many families, international students CASSI TONEY Daily Staff Writer

Extensive improvements are planned at Kraettli Apartments to enhance the apartments’ features.

“The summer refreshing program at OU Traditions Square is simply to keep the apartments clean, well kept and looking like new,”

Lauren Royston, Housing and Food spokeswoman, said by e-mail. “The improvements planned for Kraettli Apartments are a much more extensive process.”

A major roof project for the Housing and Food Apartments, which began in summer 2007, will continue until summer 2011 and increase the longevity of the apartments, Royston said.

“Once the roof project is complete, we hope to increase the pace in additional renovations projects for Kraettli,” Royston said.

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The Krattelli apartments located on the east side of Asp Avenue. Improvements are being made at the apartments.

Red Flag Campaign raises dating violence awareness National campaign encourages students to look for signs of abusive relationships KATHLEEN EVANS Daily Staff Writer

T h e O U W o m e n ’s Outreach Center is participating in a national campaign this week to inform students about possible signs of dating violence.

The Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance created the Red Flag Campaign to encourage people to look for “red flags” in their relationships — warnings signs of things that should catch students’ eyes. This is OU’s second year to participate.

According to the campaign’s national Web site, approximately one in five college relationships involve some form of dating violence.

“We want to let college students know that they especially are at risk,” said Jennifer Cox, administrative assistant for the outreach center. “Women are disproportionately affected but [awareness] is important for both [sexes].”

Some “red flags” students should look for that might suggest an abusive relationship include emotional abuse, extreme jealousy, isolation, coercion, stalking and sexual assault, Cox said.

“We are centering around the idea of Valentine’s Day with our theme this year,” Cox said.

“A lot of people are in relationships around that time of year and we want them to be careful and look for the red flags in their relationships.”

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Holly A. Frink, management information systems and entrepreneurship junior, raises her red flag Monday afternoon in a protest against dating violence. The Red Flag Campaign is a social marketing effort to raise awareness of unhealthy relationships. It is being promoted by the OU Women’s Outreach Center.

To publicize the campaign, the center lined the South Oval with red lawn flags last week that had statistics and facts about dating violence printed on them.

Cox said the flags really stood out on last week’s white snow, and she saw a lot of people bending down to read them.

The center also is setting up a table this week in the main lobby of the Oklahoma Memorial Union to better reach students, Cox said. The table will have candy and pamphlets of information about the campaign and dating violence. This is the center’s first time to “table” for the event.

The group is putting posters in main campus buildings as well.

The event is still young at OU, but it is more established at the University of Virginia, with activities ranging from a red T-shirt day to running a red banner across the football field before games, according to its Web site. The campaign

originally was designed for Virginia college campuses but later became nationwide.

Cox said the Women’s Outreach Center wants to continue its campaign in future years and keep spreading the message about the warning signs of dating violence.

Corrections Department leaves OU Department training facility is moved to Oklahoma City in effort to save money CASEY WILSON Daily Staff Writer

In an attempt to save costs, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections is relocating a training facility from the College of Continuing Education to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol Training Center in Oklahoma City.

The Corrections Department also is moving its corrections officer academy from Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton to the training center in Oklahoma City, said Jerry Massie, Department of Corrections spokesman.

“State agencies have had their funding cut,” Massie said, “So were having to make up somewhere in the neighborhood of $40 million to $50 million.”

By consolidating the separate training facilities, the department will save several hundred

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thousand dollars, he said.

Massie said the Corrections Department uses OU College of Continuing Education classrooms to train employees.

The move will affect the department’s five or six employees who work there, he said.

“They’ll be reassigned either up here [training center] or to other areas,” Massie said.

Massie said he believes the department will be able to adapt to the changes.

OU has provided training successfully for the Oklahoma Department of Corrections for a number of years, said Katherine Bishop, vice president of public affairs at OU. “Upon learning of the department’s intent to move the program, OU officials immediately engaged with Corrections Department officials in efforts to identify ways to continue this important program at OU to the mutual benefit of the department and the University,” Bishop said.

Bi s h o p s s a i d d i s c u s s i o n s w i t h t h e Department of Corrections are on-going.

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provides facilities for the Department of Corrections to train its staff, said Hank Mooney, director of public relations at Eastern Oklahoma State College.

Mooney said the relocation will affect eight or nine department employees who work at the training facility in Wilburton.

“We didn’t know anything about the move until their director showed us a letter from the Department of Corrections,” he said.

Mooney said the move will more greatly affect the town of Wilburton than it will Eastern Oklahoma State College.

“It hurts the community as a whole because we’re a relatively rural town and business that moves away is not good for the community,” Mooney said.

But the college understands the Department of Corrections is having a shortfall of funds and they have to make up for that however they can, he said.

“We don’t particularly want to see them go away,” Mooney said. “We’d just as soon have them stay around for a while.”

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The UOSA Superior Court issued a 5-2 opinion Tuesday ordering that proposed amendments to the constitution be put on the ballot for the UOSA 2010 Spring General Election.

UOSA Student Congress passed a bill Feb. 2 to put the amendments on the spring general election ballot. But according to the court’s ruling, no action is required by Student Congress or the Graduate Student Senate to have the bills placed on the ballot because “the right to vote on proposed amendments, explicit in the U.O.S.A Constitution is not subject to Legislative interpretation, timelines, or discretion.”

The UOSA legislative branch violated its constitution by failing to set a date for the amendments within three weeks of the date the amendments were submitted, according to the court ruling. It also violated its constitution by failing to have an election over the amendments “as soon as practicable,” the ruling states.

Matthew Bruenig of Oklahoma Students for a Democratic Society brought the case to court.

He argued that UOSA’s constitutional responsibility to bring the amendments to a student vote “as soon as practicable” meant “as soon as feasible.” UOSA responded that “‘as soon as practicable’ is a ‘political question’ which may only be interpreted by the legislature in its role as election lawmaker.”

The court found neither definition sufficient and said that “as soon as practicable” means “as soon as is reasonably possible.”

The court found that Bruenig’s rights guaranteed to him under the UOSA constitution were infringed by congress’ violation.

UOSA Student Congress Vice Chairman Matthew Gress said he doesn’t believe UOSA Superior Court has a right to set a date for UOSA elections.

“I disagree with the court being able to step in and tell us when to have our election,” Gress said. “Their order is really moot in my opinion.”

Gress intends to introduce legislation next Tuesday stating that Student Congress and the Graduate Student Senate reserve the sole right to set election dates.

The two dissenting judges said they believed that it would be reasonable to hold a special election a month prior to the spring general election.

“My greatest personal concern is the benightedness and negligence of the Legislature that resulted, whether or not inadvertently, in a shameful oversight.

This oversight—the careless failure to adhere to the three-week statutory requirement to set an election date—resulted in severe violation of Petitioner’s rights and likely the rights of all members of UOSA who would have chosen to cast their votes in an election regarding Petitioner’s amendments,” Vice Chief Justice Chelsea Klinglesmith said in her dissenting opinion.

Three judges issued an opinion concurring with the majority but expressing concern with the state of affairs that caused the case to be brought to court.

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OU GROUP DONATES $5,000 FOR HOME Habitat for Humanity to complete its first energy-efficient house MICHELLE STEPHENSON Daily Staff Writer

The Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity affiliate is completing its first ADA-compliant and “green” house at the end of the month.

The OU chapter raised $5,000 through fundraising and Shak-a-thon donations to donate to the build, said Lori Stevens, OU Habitat for Humanity adviser.

Along with OU’s chapter, seven Christian churches from the community donated financial and volunteer time to complete the house. Most volunteer time was spent on

weekends, completing detail work, such as painting and caulking. The build was named the “Apostles Build” after the 12 apostles in the Bible.

The design of the house is specifically for two adults in wheelchairs and one 4-yearold boy. Some major architectural changes include: all doorways and hallways being three feet wide, counter tops being six inches lower than average and the entrance not having any steps. These changes in the floor plan were designed by the Habitat for Humanity staff along with professors and students from OU college of Architecture.

“With the help from professors from the College of Architecture, they started this design with a blank page. They saved energy and made the most use out of the house for the handicapped,” said Pete Street, Habitat

for Humanity construction assistant.

Street said Habitat for Humanity is seeking certification under the National Association of Home Builders. Under this certification, the house doesn’t simply meet general standards. Instead appliances and construction techniques make the lifetime of the house last a considerable amount longer and are a “step above average,” Street said.

In order to make the house as energyefficient and environmentally friendly as possible, the Apostles Build used its funds to install above-average insulation, Energy Star appliances and an on-demand gas hot water heater.

Whirlpool Appliances donated a refrigerator and an oven. Johnson Controls Inc. also donated a natural gas furnace and air conditioner that saves money on bills each month,

Street said.

The sponsors wanted to ensure something special for the 4-year-old boy, Michael, as well. The volunteers are decorating his bedroom with an OU symbol, painting the walls crimson and building a play area in the backyard.

“Michael told me his favorite part about the house is the play set and sand box on the backyard. He’s really excited about moving into a new home,” Street said.

The OU chapter of Habitat for Humanity works each year to help build a house in the community.

According to Stevens, the next house will be built by the “Women’s Build,” where women around campus and the community fundraise and volunteer to build a house for a family.

State revenue collections up slightly in January

Kraettli Continues from page 1 include new paint, new eco-friendly compact fluorescent light bulbs and new flooring and appliances as needed.

A double-resident Kraettli Apartment costs $195 less than an apartment in OU Traditions Square.

“The price of the apartment is reasonable for the international students like me,” said Son Dang, petroleum engineering freshman.

Many of the 1,200 Kraettli residents are international students and families.

Angie Flippo lives in the apartment with her two sons and husband, who received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering in the fall and currently works in a post-doctorate position.

Because the apartments are old, they often have maintenance problems, Flippo said.

However, some residents said issues are dealt with in a timely manner.

“When we call the maintenance they come right away,” said Huong Nguyen, chemical engineering freshman.

Kraettli residents said the apartments are offer close proximity to campus and bus routes.

“If I want to [go to] campus to meet some friends or go to stadium to participate in activities, it’s really easy,” Dang said.

The level of interaction between neighbors at Kraettli depends on each resident’s involvement.

“I have neighbors but I don’t know who they are,” Nguyen said. “We all have our own life.”

Flippo said she and her family enjoy the community of international students and other families with children at Kraettli that cannot be found at Traditions.

“We have loved it,” Flippo said. “It’s been a very good experience.”

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — State revenue collections improved slightly in January as personal income and oil production taxes showed growth, but revenue to fund state government services still lags behind prior year collections and the Oklahoma Tax Commission’s estimate, Treasurer Scott Meacham said Tuesday.

Preliminary reports showed collections by the state’s general revenue fund last month totaled $410.4 million. That was $82.4 million, or about 17 percent, below the prior year and $107.6 million, or 21 percent, below estimates.

But Meacham said the figures were an improvement from December, when collections totaled $402.3 million. That was $165.1 million, or 29 percent, below the prior year and $178.6 million, or about 31 percent, below the estimate.

“For the first month in several months,

we actually saw a slight improvement,” Meacham said. But he said the January collection figures did not substantially change a budget shortfall of almost $1 billion that has been forecast for the fiscal year that ends June 30.

State officials have ordered 10 percent cuts in allocations to state agencies for the remainder of the fiscal year to deal with the budget shortfall, a monthly cut of about $43 million in agency budget allocations.

In addition, officials have tapped about $234 million from cash reserve funds to help make the reduced monthly allocations since the beginning of the fiscal year July 1, funds that must be replenished by the end of the fiscal year.

Meacham says the collections are enough to fund state agencies budgets for the month at the previously announced 10percent reduction from appropriated levels.

After allocations are made, $15.6 million will remain for use in future months.

Meacham said revenue from personal income taxes and the gross production tax on oil and gas development showed the most improvement in January.

“I am hopeful that this is a trend that we will see continue,” the state treasurer said.

The gross production tax yielded $34.7 million for the month. That was about $500,000, or less than 2 percent, below the prior year but $21.9 million, or 172 percent, above the estimate.

Meacham said that for the first time this fiscal year, the general revenue fund received about $10 million in gross production tax collections from oil in January.

“That number will grow over the next few months,” Meacham said.

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STUDENT GROUPS TO RECEIVE FUNDING Student Congress approved allocation Tuesday night of $2,225 for programs, events and activities to five student organizations.

Allocations were made to the Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology, $575; Chronic Illness Awareness Association, $400; Hong Kong Student Association, $400; Taiwanese Student Association, $425; and the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature, $425.

• The Oklahoma Journal of Law and Technology will hold an end of year event celebrating those who wrote for the journal, UOSA Budget Chairman Brett Stidham said.

• The Chronic Illness Awareness Association will hold an awareness event with booths in the union, Stidham said.

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• The Hong Kong Student Association is holding a cultural night for the first time in almost 10 years, he said.

• The Taiwanese Student Association will hold a cultural evening, Stidham said.

• The Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature will use the money to attend a spring conference, he said.

Any money not spent by May 7 will revert to the UOSA General Account.

Congress also appointed its members to UOSA committees during the regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday night.

A bill was also passed recognizing eight people who organized U-Night for Haiti.

In Tuesday’s edition of The Daily, James Hocker’s name was misspelled and Lynne Carter was identified only by her last name in a page 2 story.

In a page 3 story, the number of Ronald McDonald houses around the world was misstated. There are more than 294 houses.

In a page 3 brief about the OU College Republicans date auction, the event date was misprinted. The date for the OU College Republicans date auction and outreach event is today.

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FORMER MISS BLACK OU PROMOTES SELF-ESTEEM Carlisha Williams says career is about ‘empowering as many women as possible’ DIONNE BUXTON Daily Staff Writer

Former Miss Black OU and Miss Black Oklahoma USA, Carlisha Williams, is setting out to prove she not only has the beauty, but the brains to manage her own company.

Williams, CEO of Women Empowering Nations, travels the world hosting seminars on self-esteem and female empowerment.

Most 24-year-olds are trying to find their directions on life’s road map, but, Carlisha Williams took advantage of her opportunities, and she hasn’t looked back since.

Williams, who now calls Gambia home, said OU prepared her for her career in public service. She said there was always something going on to get involved in that contributes to bettering the lives of others.

“I actually started at OU as a business major because I wanted to be the CEO of a big company and make a lot of money,” Williams said. “While I am the CEO of a company it is a non-profit organization and my focus isn’t to make a lot of money, it’s empowering as many women as possible.”

Jeanette Davidson, African and African American Studies director, said Williams started her research for her non-profit organization during her Independent Studies class.

“Carlisha was the first student to receive both our student of the year and leadership award,” Davidson said. “She’s very committed to making a difference, and whatever she chooses to do she’s going to do with excellence. We are very proud she’s a graduate of our program.”

This love of hers has enabled her to become the spokesperson for many mentor programs such as Children of Promise, and has also inspired younger women to pursue their dreams.

Ciara Amir, public relations senior, said she participated in the Miss Black OU pageant when Williams was director. Amir said she noticed how well spoken and inspiring Williams is.

“Carlisha is my life-coach. When I was in the pageant I discovered myself; she has this gift of noticing someone’s vision and bringing out to fruition,” Amir said.

These qualities ignited her to want to start her own non-profit organizations called Women Empowering Nations, an international organization that was created to enhance education through self-esteem development and empowerment.

“Women Empowering Nations aims to improve self-esteem of women while aiding them with resources to transform their communities to reach its fullest potential,” Williams said.

This past summer, Williams globalized WEN with the Gambian Girls Literacy and Empowerment Program. Along with teaching the girls English. She also taught

empowerment sessions each day.

The Gambian Girls Literacy Empowerment Program dealt with young girls who were well below the U.S. poverty rate, most of whom came from homes where it is not in their culture to celebrate female academic achievement.

“During my sessions with the girls I continually used words of affirmation and asked them questions about their perspective of who they were, their dreams, what they like and want out of life,” Williams said. “Many of the ‘I don’t know’ answers grew into great dreams because they were engaged in an environment that allowed them to believe.”

Williams said she enjoyed watching the ladies experience the beauty of believing in themselves and their ability to achieve academically.

“In their eyes I found myself, reaffirmed my dreams and chose to commit my life to empowering women around the world,” she said.

Williams urged students not to take the gift of education for granted and to always use their education to help someone else along the road to success.

“Traveling internationally, I have seen firsthand how valuable an education is and that it is nothing to take for granted,” Williams said. “There are children around the world who would give anything just to know how to read or to have a free public school to go to because their parents can’t afford to send them to school; to have text books in their classrooms and to have the chance to go to

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“Every time I step off the plane I think about how happy I am to be home. The warm air, the smiling people, the smell of the salt water from the beach, the drumming ...

It all makes me so happy. My whole mood changes when I get here. I am at peace,” said Carlisha.

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OU transfer students form supportive advisory board New advisory board seeks to make transition process easier for transfer students TA’CHELLE JONES Daily Staff Writer

Nearly a quarter of OU students transfer to the university from other institutions, and a recently formed advisory board aims to ease the campus transition for these new arrivals.

Transfer students need quick access to information like where to get student IDs, how to get involved on campus or dates for Camp Crimson, said Sarah Fain, Transfer Student Advisory Board chairwoman.

Students formed the board in the fall to offer resources and comfort to these new students, said Fain, French senior.

According to the 2008 OU Factbook, about 22 percent of students transferred to OU. Until last fall, there had not been a university entity whose sole purpose was the facilitation of transfer students.

“Being a transfer student myself, I know how difficult it can be, especially if you are coming from a smaller school like I did,” said Jake Blocker, advertising senior and Membership Development and Communications chairman. “It can be a bit of a shock on the first day. The board hopes to make the transition much easier for students.”

Rachael Carranza, the board’s adviser and graduate assistant in Student Life for Orientation and Transfer Programs, served as the chairwoman of the Transfer Student Advisory Board at Texas Christian University. Its structure is consistent with OU’s board, whose premise is “transfer students helping transfer students,” Carranza said by e-mail.

POLICE REPORTS The following is a list of arrests and citations, not convictions.

The information given is compiled from the Norman and OU Police Departments. At times, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department and the Oklahoma City FBI will contribute to these reports. All those listed are innocent until proven guilty.

AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE Rafael Cruz Arambula, 53, 746 Asp Ave., Monday, also no valid driver’s license DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Matthew Hal Holliday, 23, 500 E.

“We have such a passionate group of students serving on the board,” Carranza said. “All 15 of them are eager to make the transition process as smooth as possible for new students.”

This spring will be the first full semester of the board’s existence on campus. The board is made up members who are transfer students as well. Fain said its goals are to offer these students guidance and to act as a bridge that connects them to the rest of the university.

“I want to show them what it is like to be a part of the OU family,” Fain said. “You know, to be a Sooner.”

Within the next few months the group’s main goal is to become a recognizable entity on campus. The board will become an integral part of Transfer Days from March 24 to 26 by giving group tours to prospective transfer students.

CAMPUS EVENTS Boyd St., Friday Jonathan Isaac Rhoton, 28, 300 W. Boyd St., Saturday Matthew Brian Smith, 22, Boyd Street and University Boulevard, Saturday Travis Daniel Buckner, 21, 300 W. Boyd St., Sunday Jonathan Reed Rice, 23, 2900 Jenkins Ave., Saturday, also driving under a suspended license, transporting an open container and carrying a concealed weapon PUBLIC INTOXICATION Tracy Lynn Wachs, 22, Meadowood Boulevard, Sunday James Daniel Kaiser, 22, 407 W. Boyd St., Sunday

Joseph Taylor Bullard, 23, 407 W. Boyd St., Sunday Annie Jo Dowling, 19, 1400 Asp Ave., Saturday DRIVING UNDER A SUSPENDED LICENSE Sunia F. Khosravani, 18, 300 Third St., Sunday, also expired license plate and failure to wear a seatbelt Cory Blake Cantrell, 27, 1300 Jenkins Ave., Sunday, also no insurance

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Megan Nicole Gray, 20, 3499 W. Main St., Monday Rex Tyler Hibdon, 19, 2110 NW. 24th Ave., Monday

OU COLLEGE REPUBLICANS OU College Republicans will host a date auction and outreach event at 8 p.m. in the ballroom of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST Campus Crusade for Christ will meet at 9 p.m. in the Santee Lounge in the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

WOMEN’S OUTREACH CENTER Tickets for the Pink and Black Ball go on sale at 11 a.m. at a table in the union.

The Women’s Outreach Center will be tabling at 11 a.m. in the union to show support for and promote members of the Sooner Ally program.

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ASSAULT AND BATTERY Matthew Ryan Harris, 33, 3279 Ridgecrest Court, Friday John Thaddeus Martin, 50, 2901 E. Red Fern Lane, Sunday, also animal control violation

POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE

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James David BarwickSnell, 20, 900 Asp Ave., Friday, also possession of drug paraphernalia and public intoxication

Billie Neal Haycraft, 21, 4200 W. Main St., Sunday, also unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia

CHRISTIANS ON CAMPUS Christians on Campus will host a Bible study at noon in the Sooner Room of the union.

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Max Avery, opinion editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 325-7630 • fax: 325-6051

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In response to Micheal Pilcher’s column on ignorance.

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I considered writing a long passage about the idiocy of this opinion, then I realized it would fall on deaf ears.

Way to preach apathy though. Perhaps seeing all these “brutal” news stories is the part of college when one learns to grow up. We can’t change the world, no. But we cannot be apathetic either.

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OUR VIEW

We need to volunteer with money and sweat Students around campus have been volunteering. Here on campus “Hearts for Haiti” and “U-Night for Haiti” have both raised money for the relief effort.

Haiti isn’t the only benefactor of students’ volunteering.

Several members of the OU community put their labors and skills to help an area family rebuilt their home with “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” last week.

Our generation is known for its apathy and short attention span, but many members of the OU community are proving some of these claims false and still fundraising nearly a month after the earthquake.

We need to keep up the good work.

A great deal of money has been raised to assist the relief, but not everyone has extra cash in these days of economic recession and tuition hikes.

Philanthropy is the capitalist method of volunteering, but when you don’t have money to send you can always dedicate your time and talents.

Both money and actions are very necessary for relieving the pains of disasters and poverty.

We need to remember the everyday problems that still need to help in the OU, Norman and Oklahoma communities, and there are many ways to help without opening your pocketbook.

You can donate your time to Food and Shelter for Friends, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Bridges, Habitat for Humanity or many of the other groups in the Norman area working to improve the community. You may donate your blood to the Red Cross/Crescent or the Oklahoma Blood Institute.

Let’s make the tragedy in Haiti into the spark that lights the fire of giving and keeps it burning all semester, all year and for the rest of our lives.

Despite its precarious history, not even Haiti will need our aid forever. But there are other causes to which we could donate and make our community, our nation and our world a better place.

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Take a stand against Ageism

J. Schuyler Crabtree is a public relations junior.

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End the loitering of domineering machinery This university is usually pretty quick to tidy its messes, unless of it arrived on campus. course it has to do with the Bizzell Memorial Library Clock Tower.

It strikes me as funny that bicycles are not allowed to be locked In case you did not stick around for winter break or read the ar- to the railing over the library’s botanical pit of despair, but this ticle about it, the west face of clock tower at some point shattered damn thing remains sitting at the intersection of three campus into a million pieces. I actually obtained one of these shards while sidewalks. riding my bike through the debris. I thought to myself, “oh my, the I find it interesting that some students have complained about clock tower broke! And there are still pieces?! Surely this will the aesthetics of the contemporary sculpture on cambe dealt with soon, so I should get a shard while I can!” pus, but this blue eyesore looms over people enjoying Well, they did not clean up the clock tower explosion lunch at the Ellison concrete patio. anytime soon. I in fact had ample opportunity to grab me a The thing I am most curious about however, is OU’s sliver of this temporal Sooner memorabilia. complete negligence of its property. When walking They recently boarded up the west side of the clock tower, home fairly drunk after imbibing numerous margaritas but not fixed it. Much to my chagrin, when I look up towards and several beers I passed by this monstrosity and took the sky to check the time as I bike to class, I do not see two to inspecting this thorn that has been in my side since the hands informing me I have plenty of time, rather I just see a beginning of the semester. I pushed all sorts of buttons, blank wooden edifice. managed to read the instructions (although a little one ABBY I do not place too much blame on OU for not having a new WILLIAMSON eyed), realized I needed a key to operate, then kicked it face in the clock tower, as I am sure it is costly to fix and the and humphed away and wrote this article. weather has not been totally cooperative. Also it is not much I did not do any damage, but some angry cyclist like of an inconvenience I do not have a giant clock to check the time myself could very well reach a breaking point and take out their while biking to class. So really the face being fixed, I can forgive. frustration on that hunk of glorified blue scrap-metal.

The inexcusable negligence of OU lies in its abandonment of If the university plans to fix the clock tower, then they should. If some vehicle/machinery/thing that blocks the path of students all they can do is put the wooden face up for the interim, then that everyday. This I cannot forgive and it puts a bad taste in my mouth is fine, but move the Genie z-80/60 out of the way. every morning when I see that obnoxious obstruction. In order to Physical Plant does a lot on campus, so maybe this is just down go around it I must make a sharper turn than I am comfortable with the list of priorities, but to leave a massive piece of equipment near in midday school pedestrian traffic. the middle of campus is just asinine.

Not only is this unmanned obstacle in my way but it also creates The library is one of the busiest spots on campus. So seriously, blind spots for me! And for the unsuspecting pedestrian coming how much sense does it make to leave that shining massive blue my way! Thus my options for going around it are not ideal. If I go obstacle in our way? left I get smacked in the face by some willow tree. If I go right I It is a hazard. It is unnecessary. It is an inconvenience. It is loimake a wide turn and inevitably run into some poor class-bound tering and annoying. student who did not see me coming around that large piece of construction equipment that has apparently not been used since Abby Williamson is an English and letters senior.

GUEST COLUMN

Local elections should be more important to OU It’s election season again, and as expected all the attention is on drastic cuts in services. Mayor Cindy Rosenthal has championed congressional and state races. With the television and newspapers openness and communication with the community, city-council focusing so much on the Governor’s race and mid-term federal elec- meetings have been streamed online, and the city conducted its first tions it is easy to forget there are very important city council elec- citizen satisfaction survey — a huge step towards receiving the kind tions right here in Norman that will decide who leads our great city of community input that city leaders need to hear in order to keep into this new decade. our wishes at the forefront of the city agenda.

In the past, city council elections have brought dismal If you are a student like me who enjoys living in a city voter turnout. According to the Cleveland County Election with real entertainment value for young people, we should Board only one seat was contested last year, and only 627 cast our votes as a thank you to the city council leaders who votes were cast in the 5th Ward for that lone contested drafted the public events ordinance that paved the way for seat. That trend is guaranteed to be flipped upside down fantastic events like the Norman Music Festival. this year with a heated mayoral race and three contested Our city council should be a cross-section of our commucouncil seats. nity, and a well-balanced group of unpaid public servants There are perhaps no more important elections in who have given countless hours of their time to their fellow which the OU community should take an interest. OU is citizens. the heartbeat of Norman, and with our student body num- MICHEAL J. They are a big part of the reason Norman was ranked by bering near 25,000 we are a huge percentage of the local DAVIS Money Magazine in 2008 as the 6th best small city in the U.S. population and an enormous constituency for each of the The incumbents running this year include an OU professor, eight city council members. a dentist, a lawyer, and a retired Norman school principal.

As for myself, I will be pulling for our current mayor and all the Disrupting this great leadership team would be a mistake. We should current incumbents. In the past few years we have seen downtown be proud of the incredible success of our current city council and the revitalization, a blossoming arts district and the passage of a public leadership of Mayor Cindy Rosenthal and if you expect to continue safety sales tax that expanded community policing and added two living in a progressive, well-managed and forward-thinking city, it new fire stations to our community. would be a smart idea to re-elect the incumbents on March 2.

In the midst of a major recession Norman will be one of the only major cities in Oklahoma able to avoid layoffs of city employees and Michael J. Davis is a third-year law student.

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Nothing strikes fear in me like seeing those flashing red and blue lights. Even if I am doing nothing wrong, a police officer really makes me nervous. Every time one confronts me, I feel like I am already a convicted criminal.

Why? Because I am young.

My suspicions of this ever-apparent ageism were confirmed this weekend when I was pulled GINA over on I-35. Of course, the CIRCELLI officer’s first question was “Have you been drinking tonight?” While I appreciate he was keeping the highway clear of drunk drivers, I personally make a habit of not taking three-hour trips home while intoxicated.

Of course, police officers hear excuses like this all the time so his questioning continued.

After the officer put me through a crossexamination and sobriety test on the side of a dark highway, my fear subsided and annoyance took its place. At the point when he had me sit in his car for a few minutes while he talked to one of his buddies on the phone, I felt targeted. Not only was it crucial to go to every measure to prove I was sober, but my time was of no value.

After all, I am probably just another careless kid in his mind.

I am not trying to diminish the good police officers do and I am not saying they have a uniform attitude towards those younger than they are.

But I doubt he would have put me through such an accusatory process if I were 40.

The police are certainly not the only adults who seem to harbor stereotypes towards college-age students. Professors, parents, older siblings and pretty much anyone can be guilty of this prejudice.

Countless students complain of being treated by older adults like they are lazy, ignorant, careless and void of convictions. This is not something we should contently accept. We should fight against this stereotype.

But how?

After all, we are seeking an education and preparing for our future by attending college.

Is this not a testament to the fact we are hardly lazy or ignorant? Sure, there are exceptions, but stereotyping all 18 to 25-year-olds is an ignorant mindset in itself.

The best way to combat ageism is to not succumb to it ourselves. Most of us have feared confronting a professor (even when we have a valid excuse) about a late assignment or unexcused absence. This is because we often view our teachers as incapable of relating to someone younger than they are.

However, we should realize that just because a couple of decades in age separate us from a professor, they are still capable of feeling the same emotions we do.

Consequently, young adults are also guilty of judging and stereotyping based on age. Really, if we assume all older adults have a certain attitude towards us, we are stereotyping too.

We cannot pass the overgeneralization of an entire age group off as merely a side effect of the good old “generation gap.” This only fuels the problem. There is no excuse for not making an attempt to understand people, whether age 19 or 90. A gap between the generations is only more reason to make a greater attempt to see one another’s points of view.

Simply, no one deserves to be belittled, young or old, because age is not related to superiority. Therefore, my youth is not a scarlet letter, not a strike against me, and not an excuse to treat me like less of a person.

Gina Circelli is a broadcast junior.

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Women’s golf finishes just out of top 10 in Puerto Rico Tough weather conditions play a big role in the Sooners’ first tournament of the season RICKY LY Daily Staff Writer

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Junior guard Danielle Robinson dribbles the basketball down the court during the Sooner women’s basketball game against The University of Texas Feb. 3.

Sooner women face freshman star Olajuwon likely to have task of slowing the 6’ 11” Griner ANNELISE RUSSELL Daily Staff Writer

OU women’s basketball hosts Baylor tonight and the biggest challenge for this Sooner squad is a 6’11” freshman center who can dunk.

Baylor’s Brittany Griner is arguably the strongest freshman in the Big 12 this year and one of coach Kim Mulkey’s most high-profile recruits.

Griner is one of seven women in college basketball who have ever dunked during a game and she has the ability to block almost any shot.

This proved problematic for the Sooners in the last contest with the Lady Bears in Waco where OU never got in an offensive rhythm and struggled to put points on the board.

The task of guarding Griner may come down to senior center Abi Olajuwon. Against Baylor on the

road, Olajuwon had a double-double, but all in the second half.

Some people in the conference, such as Texas A&M head coach Gary Blair, say Olajuwon is one of the most improved players this season, and she will need to draw on that to contest Griner who is averaging 19.4 points per game.

Olajuwon is currently averaging 11.1 points per game and over six rebounds a contest.

In the Sooners’ game Saturday against Oklahoma State, OU won the battle on the boards 49-31 and that is a statistic it will need to replicate against Baylor.

OU is currently 15-0 against teams who they outrebound.

Fouls have also been an issue at times for the Sooners, especially Olajuwon and junior guard Danielle Robinson, and to beat Baylor these players will have to limit needless fouls and stay on the court.

OU fans will see if the Sooners can defend its home court at 7 p.m. in Lloyd Noble Center.

The OU women’s golf team finished in 11th place Tuesday at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, as the Sooners carded a final-round 316 (+28) to finish just one stroke out of the top 10.

In a field featuring four top-25 teams, the Sooners fought windy conditions and tough hole locations to finish ahead of five other teams, including Big 12 rival and No. 49-ranked Iowa State.

Thirteen of the 16 teams competing in the classic shot higher scores in the final round than the previous day, and eight teams overall posted their highest scores of the tournament Tuesday.

Head coach Veronique Drouin cited multiple reasons for the comprehensive increase in the stroke average.

“The conditions were tough today, gusty winds and difficult hole locations made the course play a little harder,” Drouin said. “I think we need to look at the positives and move forward because we have a ton of tournaments this spring.”

No. 8 Alabama claimed the title with a final-round-best score of 290, followed by host and No. 4-ranked Purdue at 11 shots back. No. 23 Oklahoma State and No. 16 Georgia finished in third and fourth place, respectively.

No. 9-ranked Caroline Hedwall won the individual title for the Cowgirls with a 7-under-par 209 individual total to finish three strokes ahead of Georgia’s Marta Silva and Baylor’s Hannah Burke.

Oklahoma was led by junior Ellen Mueller, who continued her recent string of success by adding a 15th-place showing in Puerto Rico.

In five tournaments this season, Mueller has yet to finish out of the top 15.

Mueller entered the final round tied for fifth after playing the first two rounds at 2-under-par, but shot a season-high 79 (+7) to finish the tournament with a solid three-round score of 221.

In her first tournament of the season, senior Chelsey Collins played through the blustery conditions to shoot a final round 79 and grab a tie for 46th place.

Perhaps playing as well as any Sooner on a day where the weather had a substantial effect on the outcome, senior Andrea Sellmeyer posted a team-best 76 and improved her score at each round to tie for 53rd place along with freshman teammate Taylor Schmidt.

Freshman Aly Seng finished just four strokes behind Sellmeyer and Schmidt to close out the scoring for OU in Rio Grande.

Oklahoma will have nearly three weeks off to prepare before its next scheduled tournament March 1 at the UCF Challenge in Orlando.

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Sooners lose to end home streak CLARK FOY Daily Staff Writer

Oklahoma men’s basketball’s perfect 12-0 home record this season was broken as the Red Raiders edged the Sooners 72-71 in a game that came down to the final two seconds.

OU lost its first home game against an unranked opponent since Jan. 21, 2008.

The loss snapped a 31 game home win streak versus unranked competition, their last loss of the same nature coming against Kansas State in head coach Jeff Capel’s second season.

Playing down two men and having another injured, OU limped out of the first half behind 36-28. The team shot 3-14 from three-point land in the first and fell to Tech runs of 9-0 and 11-1 towards the end of the half.

The shooting did not improve in the second half. The Sooners finished a laughable 6-26 from downtown; one of their worst performances of the season. “(We took) too many threes,” Capel said. “I thought we settled entirely too much tonight, especially when they weren’t falling. It was a little different than the Texas game when we were making them.”

Capel went on to say he thought the Sooners could have made more drives to the basket and taken advantage of the early Tech foul trouble.

“In the first half they had six fouls with 14 minutes left,” he said. “We never took advantage of that by trying to drive, draw hand checks and get to the line.”

While he had been on fire, Tommy Mason-Griffin did not play like he has been since Big 12 play started. The freshman guard had just three points in the first half on 1-3 from the field.

He ended shooting 3-13 from the field, 2-8 from the three-point arc and nine points. One of his misses was an attempted game-winner with just 2.5 seconds left on the shot clock.

“I did (like the way it looked),” MasonGriffin said. “But now that I look back at it, I wish I had taken a dribble or two.”

The freshman said while they weren’t shooting that well tonight, it was not completely their offenses fault.

“Our defense didn’t create our offense tonight like it normally did in the past few games,” said Mason-Griffin.

Freshmen Andrew Fitzgerald and Steven Pledger missed the game after receiving petty larceny charges in Norman a few hours after they downed their bigtime rival, the Texas Longhorns.

Capel said Fitzgerald and Pledger are suspended indefinitely.

When asked if their absence had an effect on the loss, Capel did not shovel any of the blame off the team.

“Well, it is what it is,” he said. No excuses for us. We put ourselves in this situation.”

Sophomore guard Willie Warren made his first start since missing the first Tech game with an ankle injury. Warren ended with 18 points but had six turnovers; something Capel said was just unacceptable.

Warren said he is not quite 100 percent, but hopes to be this Saturday against Oklahoma State in Stillwater.

While the team picked up some much needed momentum with their win against Texas, Capel and the team said that momentum is not gone because of this loss.

“We lost momentum Saturday night,” said Capel, referring to the charges against Pledger and Fitzgerald. “This is just another bump in the road.”

The Sooners take on OSU this Saturday in Stillwater at 1 p.m. The game is a crucial part in this team’s quest for a March Madness appearance, Capel said.

“We haven’t been very good (on the road) all season and it’s huge,” he said.

“They are going to be really excited about the game; we need to be even more excited. It’s a great opportunity for us.”

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Freshman guard Tommy Mason-Griffin charges Texas Tech’s defense during the game Tuesday night. The Sooners narrowly lost 72-71.

Pro hockey returns to OKC CHARLES WARD Daily Staff Writer

With Tuesday's announcement of a new American Hockey League franchise, the OU hockey team stopped being Oklahoma City's top puckmasters.

Which is just fine by the Sooners' general manager, Larry Donovan.

"I think it will be a great thing," said Donovan, who is also an assistant coach for the OU team. "Because there will be more hockey in the paper with the city following [the AHL team]. It will create more of a hockey atmosphere. People will want to know what else is going on hockey-wise, and I think it will be good for us."

Donovan's Sooners still practice and play home games at Blazers Ice Centre in Oklahoma City, which is one of the most visible remnants of the former Central Hockey League franchise.

The Blazers sparked an interest in junior

hockey when the franchise, along with the CHL, relaunched in 1992, Donovan said.

That interest allowed children to choose hockey as an athletic and competitive outlet.

One of those children is Donovan's son, Matt, who now a freshman playing NCAA Division 1 hockey at Denver University [OU plays in the American Collegiate Hockey Association, a league comprised of nonvarsity squads]. Before joining the Pioneers in Denver, however, the NHL's New York Islanders drafted Matt in the fourth round of the 2008 NHL draft, and still hold his professional rights.

Which means, when Matt is finished with his college career, there's a good chance the Islanders will assign him to their own AHL franchise, which may come through for a night against Oklahoma City's as-yet-unnamed AHL team.

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Sooners benefit from additions DAN HAYS Daily Staff Writer

If speed kills, then the Sooners are lethal.

When OU added five players for the second semester, they did more than fill out the roster. They added key pieces to a championship-level puzzle. With Nationals right around the corner (March 5-10), the Sooners are hitting their stride at the perfect time.

Junior forward Jesse Bryant completes the “Anchorage Connection” line, which is amongst the most talented in the ACHA. Bryant has posted 15 points (3 goals, 12 assists) in 10 games. Bryant played in Alaska with his line-mates: junior forward Blake Martin and sophomore forward Brad McCabe.

Martin is an assistant captain and is second on the team with 36 points (17 goals, 19 assists). He leads by example on and off the ice; a majority of Martin’s team-leading 128 penalty minutes come from standing up for his teammates.

In “Big Cat” McCabe’s first year at OU, he leads the team with 22 goals and 30 assists.

He’s extremely physical (92 penalty minutes), and helps set the tone for the entire team by making a big hit, and usually scoring a big goal, on nearly every shift.

“Playing with them (Martin and Bryant) is a privilege.” McCabe said. “I love playing with them. They get you the puck. They do the things you want them to do; ideal hockey guys.”

Friday night, down 1-0 to Indiana, McCabe stopped a Hoosier at the blue line, stole the puck and drove into the offensive zone. In one motion, he skidded to a stop, made a no-look pass to Bryant, and screened two defenders. Bryant sent a whistling slap shot into the net to tie the game.

Saturday night, McCabe scored 22 seconds into the second period. Later, he scored 20 seconds into a power play (35 seconds after an IU goal). These plays are not uncommon for the Anchorage Connection.

“I hate them,” senior goaltender Helgason said about what its like to face the first line in practice. “I just cannot stop these guys some days.”

OU also picked up freshman forward Chad Hudson, another speedster with a dynamite shot. He plays with sophomore forward Travis McKinney and another new Sooner, junior forward Billy Strain. Their line came alive with five goals and four assists over the weekend.

Junior forward Jarrod Yost (17 goals, 17 assists) and freshman forward Nic Power (11 goals, 21 assists) lead OU’s other two lines.

Oklahoma has a difference maker (or two) on the ice at all times.

“We can run all four lines, constantly, and just wear teams down” Helgason said.

No. 7 OU plays at No. 13 Central Oklahoma Feb. 19 and hosts UCO Feb. 20. They host No. 6 Liberty Feb. 26 and 27 to finish the regular season.

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Clothing company marries rock ‘n’ roll attitude with Okie spirit COURTNEY SILVA Daily Staff Writer

store. The process has been a great learning experience.”

The Warpaint store is a direct reflection of Ideas can be born at the most unexpected the different inspirations for the clothing as times and in the most obscure places. For well as the owners’ personal style. American Derek Knowlton and Travis Pickett, one such Indian themes infused with contemporary idea came to them while on a flight to Las elements can be found throughout the space.

Vegas: they decided to start a clothing line Bison skulls hang on a wall completely covered together. in red Victorian wallpaper. On the opposite Since that day in August, Knowlton and wall stands an old wooden hutch containing Pickett’s idea for a clothing line has evolved American Indian tobacco pipes, vintage pockinto a full-fledged reality. Their store, Warpaint etknives and canisters of old tobacco. On the Clothing Company, will have its grand open- same wall, leather jackets hang in a row and ing Friday in Oklahoma City’s Plaza District. vintage boots are set out on wooden shelves.

“The inspiration for Warpaint is basiFurther on into the store, there is another cally everything that we like room in which racks of vinthrown together,” Knowlton OPENING PARTY DETAILS tage clothes are suspended said. “Oklahoma and Native from the ceiling by chains.

American culture are at the What: Warpaint Clothing Co. Contemporary art hang on the center of the T-shirt designs store opening with free food walls and light installations debut there are also a lot of biker and drinks. signed by Pickett make a strong elements.” statement, protruding at obA rock ‘n’ roll influence When: 7 p.m. February 12 scure angles from above. also is evident in the clothing.

Originally an art space Where: 1710 N.W. 16th St., This comes as no surprise as owned

by Pickett, the store has Oklahoma City Knowlton is the lead guitarist the natural openness of an art for The Pretty Black Chains, an gallery that provides for a laidOklahoma based rock band. back atmosphere. Knowlton The T-shirt designs range from of tribal said he hopes the store will become strongly symbols to classic rock and roll images. Other rooted in the community. designs incorporate a number of different “I want people to feel like this isn’t just a elements such as animals, nude women and store,” Knowlton said. “I want people to feel as scenes of religious practices. All of the designs thought it is a place they can come hang out.” are screen-printed by hand in the back of the The opening of Warpaint Clothing Co. store on a screen printing press. will set the tone for the atmosphere its ownKnowlton and Pickett then put their de- ers hope to become known for. There will be signs on Facebook and MySpace to garner a food, drinks and music provided by 105.3 The bigger fan base. In no time at all, they began Spy. to not only receive requests for their clothing In the future, Knowlton and Pickett hope from people in the Oklahoma City area, but to extend the Warpaint brand beyond clothalso from people in New York, Los Angeles ing. They are currently working on a line of and other cities around the U.S. jewelry and hope to have their own line of “When we began receiving requests from soaps, face moisturizer and even candles. people in other states it started to hit us that “My whole outlook on this is to keep buildopening a store may not be such a bad idea,” ing and keep growing,” Pickett said. “You only Pickett said. “Derek and I had no idea what live once. Why not make the most of it?” we were getting into. We didn’t realize how much work and money goes into opening a

Sweater vests: friend or foe?

I begin this column by saying the sweater vest might be the most impractical and useless pieces of clothing ever invented. You disagree do you? Well, I’ll leave you with two reasons; One,) it’s just sweater without sleeves so you’re ver getting a little over half of what you paid for. Two,) it’s extremely misleading beOSI cause it doesn’t really function AKEN’OVA as a sweater.

See, heat escapes through your limbs and a normal sweater — with sleeves of course — is suppose to contain that heat making you warm and toasty. Though a sweater vest protects your torso, it’s not really doing much.

In spite of the ineffective design, sweater vests are everywhere. Just take a look around you; everyonee is wearing one and for the longest time I couldn’t figure out why anyone would put one on. From my life -long exposure to bad sitcoms, I felt the sweater vest was reserved strictly for rich people, academics, golf players and nerds (nerds and academics are not the same) so it surprised me that just anyone was wearing one.

This sweater vest “phenomenon” predated the nerd=cool, prep school, hipster look complete with the brightly colored hoodies, bowties and Urkel frame glasses that we both

BONNAROO LINEUP ANNOUNCED The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival announced the lineup for the 2010 festival Tuesday.

The lineup will include more than 100 music acts and several comedians as well.

The festival is well-known for having a diverse lineup full of big names. Past headliners have included Metallica, Snoop Dogg, Phish and The Police.

This year’s acts will include The Flaming Lips performing “Dark Side of the Moon,” Phoenix, Jay-Z, Weezer, The Black Keys, The xx, Dave Matthews Band, Norah Jones and many more.

The festival takes place June 10 to 13 in Manchester, Tenn. Tickets for the four-day event cost $249.50.

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know you don’t have a prescription for. Yet I still couldn’t place my finger on what would drive people to reach into their pockets and pay for something they’d still have to wear a jacket over in cold weather.

Then I figured it out — people buy sweater vests for the same superf i c i a l re a s o n that guys buy $200 Nikes and women spend hundreds of dollars on jewelry — they look pretty.

That might be over simplifying it, but sweater vests when worn appropriately ccould act as the p perfect garnish tto your outfit b bringing out it’s h hidden potentia tial. For example, w when worn with a nice blazer and slacks, an argyle sweater vest could transform your outfit to an informal three-piece suit that’s great for almost any occasion. Another advantage of the sweater vest is it’s flexibility; it can be worn in any kind of weather, though that depends on what you are wearing with the outfit or not wearing.

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

ARCTIC MONKEYS TO PLAY CAIN’S Alternative rock band Arctic Monkeys will stop in Tulsa on its upcoming spring tour.

The British band caught fire with its debut “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not,” which is the fastest selling debut album in the United Kingdom.

The band’s latest album, “Humbug,” was released in August to mixed reviews about the group’s newly found stoner-rock sound.

Arctic Monkeys will perform with rockers Sleepy Sun at 8 p.m. April 13 at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa.

Tickets for the show are $28.

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Derek Knowlton and Travis Pickett work on finishing touches for their clothing store, Warpaint Clothing Co. which is scheduled to open Friday evening.

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Ways to stand out on Valentine’s Day Are you tired of the old dinner and movie routine? Well, here are a few ideas to set you apart from other couples this year.

could be as simple as dancing for the letter D or as creative as giving your valentine a quiz about yourself for the letter Q. See where the letters take you.

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For college students, eating a home-cooked meal is a rarity. So why not ditch the fast food and chain restaurants this Valentines Day? Go to your local supermarket with your valentine and plan a meal together. Even if the food turns out to be less than edible, the experience will have brought you closer together.

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Look into your future by heading over to your local psychic. This can only end two ways: you’ll either be laughing about how ridiculously inaccurate your reading was or talking about how creepily right-on it was for the rest of the night.

SHOW EACH OTHER YOUR CREATIVE SIDE

Buy a canvas and some painting supplies. Sit back to back, put on some good music, and let your creative juices flow. Paint each other a picture that incorporates characteristics about your valentine. You may be pleasantly surprised by the results.

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Rachel Landers is a public relations junior.

Courtney Silva is a journalism sophomore.

GET A HEALTHY DOSE OF LOVE AND LAUGHS If you are looking to celebrate Valentine’s Day with poignant, sappy, sweet or cheesy love movies, here’s your guide to some of the most notable Rom-Coms.

“SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE”

Is it destiny or just coincidence? Let’s hope for the former, as Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan light up together in their mere 10 minutes of screen time, making this rom-com both classic and fresh in its execution.

“YOU’VE GOT MAIL”

In an odd turn of events, Hanks and Ryan don’t even know they love each other (in fact, they don’t even like each other) as competing bookstore owners with a soft spot for digital communication. And, unknowingly, for each other.

“PRETTY WOMAN”

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“10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU”

Heath Ledger’s early heartthrob status, a Shakespeare fetish and the cream of the crop teen stars all add a surprising originality to the teen comedy adapted from the not-soyoung “Taming of the Shrew.” Even the titles rhyme!

“AMERICAN PIE”

Remember that time at band camp? It’s the pie that started it all ... the film that gave us MILFs and redefined the sex comedy for the coming decade.

“HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS”

They secretly hate each other but they secretly like each other — that doesn’t even make sense. But with Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughay playing double agent, her as a “How To” writer out to chase a man away and him a slick ad exec out to make a woman fall in love with him, the sparks can only fly — and they certainly do.

Hello world, let me introduce you to Julia Roberts’ insanely contagious smile. Getting one’s hand slammed in a jewelry box never before has seemed so enjoyable.

“BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY”

Renee Zellweger’s very British Bridget Jones is the quintessential “Singleton,” out to lose weight and find love, all recorded in the pages of her private diary.

Bridget’s won over our hearts, but what about her two suitors, the sleazy Daniel Cleaver and the pretentious Mark Darcy?

“MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING”

Roberts lights up the screen again as ironically the scheming best friend of the groom hell-bent on more than just catching that bouquet.

“THE PROPOSAL”

“HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU”

Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock together hit this farcical Katharine HepburnSpencer Tracy affair out of the park and into the 24-hour Alaskan sunlight, with a little help from Betty White and a blanket called the “baby-maker.”

The truth is, if he’s not calling/marrying/having sex with you, he’s just not that into you. At least according to this ensemble romcom featuring a desperate Ginnifer Goodwin and an all-knowing Justin Long who sets her, and us, straight.

“WHEN HARRY MET SALLY”

Another ingenious Nora Ephron screenplay, we all now know the very sad truth that, yes, a woman can fake it. And no, you can’t have what she’s having.

“THE WEDDING SINGER”

Arguably the first in a string of mature Adam Sandler movies, Sander and Drew Barrymore’s understated performances make everything, even Sandler screaming “Somebody Kill Me,” seem only natural.

“WHAT WOMEN WANT”

We miss Mel Gibson before he went crazy ... and gray. With him as a womanizing advertising executive who wakes up hearing every woman’s thoughts, and Helen Hunt as his neurotic boss/love interest, it’s definitely a trip down memory lane.

“WEDDING CRASHERS”

Bromance is at its finest, or rather its sleaziest, with Frat Packers Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughan, who crash wedding by day and get lucky by night until their latest crash gets too wild.

“40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN”

The film to introduce the R-rated audience to director Judd Apatow, Steve Carrell’s hopelessly charming Andy spends an entire movie trying to cash in that overdue V-card.

While awkward — insanely awkward — it works.

Alex Ewald is a University College freshman.

A few ways to use the science behind love Throughout the 1990s and the early 2000s, television junkies watched on the edge of their seats to see if “Friends” characters Ross and Rachel would live happily ever after. Sure, they slept with countless other people and publicly humiliated one another on a weekly basis, but all that does not matter because we as viewers knew that love (or what we think we know as love) should conquer all.

Regardless of our own relationship status, we all wonder what force makes two people feel so intensely.

Many analytical researchers have examined this phenomenon and are beginning to have the one emotion that seems so random down to a predictable science.

Sure, baby making in general has a lot to do with “falling in love.” But if reproduction is the only driving factor in all of these impractical emotions, then why does

human kind go to so much romantic trouble?

Firstly, a great lip lock serves as a solid foundation for potentially more intimate impulses.

“Traces of testosterone make it into men’s saliva, particularly among men who have high blood levels of the hormone to start with, and … kissing over a long period may … pass some of that natural aphrodisiac to a partner” said Jeffrey Klugger, a relationship writer from Time Magazine. I’d like to see Listerine handle that bad breath dilemma.

Beyond the physical, however, lies a more psychologically based reason for romantic attachment.

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imagers demonstrate why “falling in love” makes you feel like PHOTO PROVIDED you consumed a pitcher of happy juice. According to Klugger, romance is processed in several

neurological areas. One of these is the ventral tegmental, also known as a dopamine production center. Dopamine is a bodily chemical that produces emotions associated with rewards.

Obviously love is a rewarding emotion, but this development is quite substantial when dealing with your significant other.

According to Patti Stanger of the reality show “Millionaire Matchmaker,” “training a dog is not so very different from training a [partner]. You do it with maximum love and encouragement and a minimum of harsh discipline, and you reward them.”

Stanger claims the only road to “getting GEORGIA what you want” from your mate (in any BASORE sense of the phrase) is tender loving care.

In conclusion, we may not have our love lives consistently documented on national television like our friends Ross and Rachel. But life is much more interesting with “do not disturb” signs.

Georgia Basore is a communication junior.

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New Main Street bar, restaurant goes public CAITLIN TURNER Daily Staff Writer

A Tulsa and Oklahoma City favorite will open a Norman location in the upcoming weeks.

Abner’s Ale House, located at 121 E. Main St., intends to provide its customers with a different sort of nightlife.

Named after Abner Nor man, the founder of the city of Norman, the Ale House is a smaller version of the James E. McNellie’s Public Houses — better known as McNellie’s Pubs — that currently operate in downtown Tulsa and midtown Oklahoma City.

“It’s not a bar feel, it is true public house, where people can meet after work and have a good beer and a good conversation,” said Joe Wolf, manager of the Oklahoma City McNellie’s.

The bar and restaurant aims to keep the atmosphere friendly. Handcrafted décor and a lack of blaringly loud music make Abner’s Ale House more like an

authentic Irish pub. The knowledgeable staff are ready to help customers choose from the hundreds of draught or bottled beers.

Beer education is big part of the McNellie’s pub philosophy.

“We want people to be open-minded when they come in to try new beers,” Wolf said. “A lot of people think dark beer is gross, but we want to help people find a new beer every time they come.”

Abner’s Ale house will offer beer universities and dinners to acquaint patrons with the diverse beer selection.

Customers also can order flights of beers that allow them to sample several varieties at once.

There is not a grand opening planned for the Norman site, but it will open its doors unannounced either this week or next. However with St. Patrick’s Day and Norman Music Festival coming up, the beers are sure to flowing very soon.

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Abner’s Ale House on Main Street is scheduled to open sometime in the near future. Abner’s management hope to offer patrons a different sort of nightlife.

BATMAN AND ROBIN #8

Like anyone else out there that read “R.I.P” or “Final Crisis,” I’ve been wondering when, and how, DC would bring Batman back.

Would it be a post Doomsday Superman returns type story? Or maybe another dimension wide “Crisis?”

Apparently it’s none of these. Those were pretty good guesses, but with writer Grant Morrison you don’t know what you’re going to get.

Last week’s issue gave us a humongous surprise that no one saw coming — spoiler alert — Dick placing Batman’s body in a Lazarus Pit . If your jaw didn’t hit the floor after reading the last issue you’re either an amazing guesser or a friend ruined it for you.

OSI No one can understand how happy I am that the next issue AKEN’OVA drops today. If I had to wait for a month for the next issue I’d probably have pulled my hair out in frustration. That’s how good this series is and if you aren’t reading it you need to drop everything and run to the nearest comic book store and cop it.

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

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19) -- Your intuitive perceptions are viable assets that should not be taken lightly or ignored. You should be able to use both mind and instinct to collectively evaluate an important event.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March

20) -- If invited, get out and mingle with a new group of friends. Without even trying, you’ll make your presence felt in a way that will make you a welcome addition.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) --

Don’t go out looking for trouble, but should you encounter some along the way, don’t run away from it either -- especially if it involves something you can handle effortlessly.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -Treat challenging developments philosophically because winning will be more fun and losing less painful. A competent handle on your affairs will gain admirers.

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-- Be alert for opportunities that could provide an additional source of earnings. If you’re on your toes, you’ll spot something easy to do that will bring in a few extra bucks.

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One of your best assets is likely to be a natural ability to deal with people one-on-one in an extremely diplomatic manner.

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Pride of accomplishment will lift your spirits.

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-- Social involvements that offer a bit of friendly competition will be the most enjoyable ones.

Your amiable attitude makes you a good sport, winning or losing.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Make it a top priority, and a complex matter you’ve wanted to finalize can be negotiated quite satisfactorily to your credit. Once you put your mind to it, you’ll make it happen.

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-- You’re likely to be far better equipped to handle mental assignments rather than physical ones, so give the muscles a rest and work the brain instead. Be warned, however: It won’t be less tiring.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Financial conditions appear to be steady at this time.

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Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art receives facelift Museum attendence increases despite major renovations, says director

UPCOMING EVENTS Film: “I am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang” will be shown at 7 p.m. today Tuesday Noon Concer ts: K. Karathanasis Computer Music Studio at noon Feb. 16 Art After Hours: “Stuart Davis and the American Scene” at 6 p.m. Feb. 26

TA’CHELLE JONES Daily Staff Writer

Art takes a certain amount of time to perfect. Sometimes it takes four years.

The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art began preparing for renovations and construction in September 2007. While the building has not been updated since 1971, this project was prompted by the university’s reception of the Eugene B. Adkins collection.

The new collection is an acclaimed private collection of works by the Taos artists as well as American Indian works of art, OU President David Boren said in a press release.

Since construction began, roughly 50 percent of the museum has not been in use, said Ghislain d’Humieres, museum director.

“We are very lucky to be able to build something in this economy,” d’Humieres said. “The new building will help promote culture and education through art for the students.”

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The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is currently under construction and is scheduled to be completed fall 2011. for guests to view art already on display. Developing audiences is a persisting goal of the museum, d’Humieres said.

“Construction has not affected attendance at the museum,” d’Humieres said. “In fact, we have

better attendance due to the work we do in reaching out to students.”

Once the renovation and expansion process is complete, museum patrons can expect to see a new 8,300-square-foot gallery, a mezzanine level for a photography

collection and several upgrades to the existing galleries.

University of Oklahoma Regent Jon Stuart and his wife Dee Dee donated $3 million to this project, whose total is a reported $13 million, according to a press release.

OU students receive free admission to the museum and some said they plan to take advantage in light of the new developments.

“I didn’t know about the new exhibit at first,” said Ashlan Barta, University College freshman. “But now I’m excited about it. I’d like to see it.”

The new building is scheduled to be revealed fall 2011.

Public safety committee details annual report Half-cent sales tax has gone toward city police and fire programs, according to committee CASEY PARVIN Daily Staff Writer

The Citizen’s Public Safety Oversight Committee announced its first annual report at the Norman City Council meeting Tuesday night.

Chairman David Wilson said it is the committee’s job to review expenditures and make recommendations to city council.

The revenue from the half-cent sales tax approved in 2008 has been put toward city police and fire programs. Plans for additional vehicles and two additional fire stations have been put into place.

“Our job is to review expenditures and make recommendations to city council,” Wilson said. “We first met in March and have met 11 other occasions. Challenges have come up and they have been addressed along the way.”

Ward 2 Councilman Tom Kovach said he was not sure why part of the Citizen’s Public Safety Oversight Committee’s budget did not get allocated to other projects such as additional weather sirens.

Mayor Cindy Rosenthal said not all initial items needing attention had been completed, so the use of allotted funds could not have been used for other items such as sirens.

Ward 3 Councilwoman Carol Dillingham said she would like to thank the citizens of Norman for passing the public sales tax.

“We are beginning to reap the rewards of the public safety sales tax,” Dillingham said.

“We are so fortunate to have such a wonderful committee and our public safety is going to be saved.”

The city council approved an automatic renewal of its contract with Oklahoma State University concerning veterinarian services at its meeting last night.

In February 2007, the council approved a contract with OSU concerning veterinarian services for the Animal Welfare Division through January 2010, according to the meeting’s agenda. Now the contract will be approved automatically every year.

The consent docket at Tuesday’s meeting also approved the establishment of a youth

bond.

Defense lawyer James McQueeney called Tuesday’s developments “a good sign” for AbduShahid, who says he didn’t realize he had the items in his bag when he reported for work Feb. 3 at the Manhattan Detention Complex, nicknamed the Tombs.

The imam put the four razor blades in the bag months earlier after using them to scrape paint off a window at his Staten Island home and then forgot about them, McQueeney said. The scissors also had been dropped in the bag and forgotten, he said.

Prosecutors wouldn’t discuss the grand jur y proceedings.

Department of Correction spokesman

St e p h e n Mo re l l o s a i d Tuesday that jail officials would seek to fire AbduShahid, who has been suspended without pay from the $49,000-a-year job he has held since 2007.

After Abdu-Shahid’s arrest, Correction Commissioner Dora Schriro ordered a review of the circumstances surrounding his hiring.

A b d u -S h a h i d , t h e n named Paul Pitts, was imprisoned from 1979 to 1993 after he and three other men were convicted in a deadly shooting during a robbery, state prison officials say. He was on parole until 2001.

McQueeney says AbduShahid, 58, has reformed himself since the 1976 crime.

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama acknowledged the deep partisan divisions gripping Congress, but he urged Republican and Democratic leaders Tuesday to cooperate on legislation that creates jobs.

“There should be some areas where we can agree and we can get some things done, even as we have vigorous debates on some of those issues that we don’t agree on,” Obama said as he met in the White House’s Cabinet Room with the top House and Senate leaders of both parties, plus numerous aides. It was the first time in two months that GOP leaders met with him in the White House.

After the meeting, the top Republican in the Senate told reporters that GOP lawmakers could support some pieces of jobs package.

“There are some areas of potential agreement,” Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said.

“There should be some areas where we can agree and we can get some things done, even as we have vigorous debates on some of those issues that we don’t agree on.”

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA He cited Republicans’ and Obama’s shared interests in nuclear power, clean coal technology, offshore drilling and the completion of languishing trade deals.

McConnell, R-Kentucky., cautioned, though, that most of the members of his Republican caucus hadn’t yet seen the jobs legislation and predicting passage was premature.

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Democrats propose passing budget, going home OKLAHOMA CITY — With about $1.3 billion less to spend this year than last, House and Senate Democrats said Tuesday that lawmakers should focus strictly on passing a state budget and end the legislative session early.

The idea received a cool reception from House Speaker Chris Benge, R-Tulsa, who called the idea “shortsighted.” Without support of GOP leaders in the House and Senate, the plan is unlikely to get much traction this legislative session.

In other action at the state Capitol Tuesday, a Senate committee approved a bill to eliminate the sales tax on groceries once state revenues return to where they were before the economic downturn. The bill would cost the state an estimated $406 million annually, but would not take effect until the state’s economy returned to predownturn levels, said Senate author Jay Paul Gumm, D-Durant.

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Oklahoma Prison Escape WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Williams, Ariz., police think three escaped inmates from Oklahoma have left northern Arizona. Police said Tuesday afternoon they believe the trio are headed westbound on Interstate 40 and may be in another state.

The three are suspected of stealing a car in Holbrook, Ariz., and then traveled to Williams, 35 miles east of Flagstaff.

Williams police say that after the three arrived, they dumped the stolen car from Holbrook and then took a pickup truck from a Williams residence early Tuesday.

Investigators think the inmates are responsible for the theft and damage of several other vehicles found Tuesday morning.

The three inmates are identified as 20-year-old Dennis Finch, 22-year-old Jake Trout and 20-year-old Christopher Hibl. They escaped Friday night from the William S. Key Correctional Center at Fort Supply.

Police think the three are armed with numerous stolen weapons.

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Missing 9-yearold found safe at school in OKC OKLAHOMA CITY — A missing 9-year-old boy who disappeared from his northwest Oklahoma City home was found safe when he showed up for school. Other details were not immediately available — but police say Nicklas Valadez was “safe and sound” Tuesday morning.

Sgt. Gary Knight says the boy’s father called police about midnight Monday when he woke up and the child was not at home.

Knight says the boy’s aunt had dropped him off at home about 6 p.m. Monday and the father was sleeping on a couch.

Knight says the aunt told police she awoke the father — but he apparently fell back asleep and woke up again about midnight.

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Shawnee police shoot, kill knife-wielding man

S H AW N E E , O k l a . — Police in Shawnee say an officer shot and killed a man when he lunged at officers with a knife.

Cpl. Dan Shumaker says police responding to a 911 hang-up call about 1:20 a.m. Monday were told by a woman that her neighbor had tried to break into her apartment with a knife.

The neighbor was identified as 40-year-old Russell Thomas McCann and Shumaker says the officers then went to his apartment.

Shumaker says McCann answered the door holding a knife and was shot twice when he lunged at the officers. He died at the scene and the officer is on administrative leave pending an investigation.

The officer’s name has not been released.

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That may not be any time soon, accord“Cutting the session short would allow us ing to preliminary budget figures released to bypass these wasteful practices and allow Tuesday. us to concentrate on fixing the problems State Treasurer Scott Meacham reported related to this budget crisis,” Garrison said. state revenue collections improved slight- “People are tired of legislators doing nothly in January, but still trailed both prior ing while their families are hurting, and this year collections and estimates for a 13th sends the right message that we want to get consecutive month. our job done in an effiMeacham reported cient manner.” general revenue col- “Their plan to shorten session More than a dozen lections in January is shortsighted and would House and Senate were about 17 percent require us to do nothing but Democrats appeared below the prior year with Garrison to enand nearly 21 percent slash the budget and run.” dorse the proposal. b e l o w O k l a h o m a HOUSE SPEAKER CHRIS BENGE, R-TULSA But with plenty of Ta x C o m m i s s i o n work left to do crafting projections. a budget for the next fisSen. Earl Garrison, D-Muskogee, who cal year that begins July 1 and with final revproposed the plan to approve the budget enue certification still a week away, Benge and end the session early, said the idea could indicated the proposal had a dim future. save the state hundreds of thousands of dol“Their plan to shorten session is shortlars that could be better spent elsewhere. sighted and would require us to do nothing

but slash the budget and run,” Benge said in a statement. “The people sent us here to make tough decisions, and we intend to do so.”

Senate President Pro Tem Glenn Coffee said the plan was a “laudable goal,” but not realistic this year given the uncertainty of the revenue picture through the end of the fiscal year June 30.

It costs the House and Senate an additional $117,000 each week the Legislature is in session, according to figures provided by House and Senate staff. Lawmakers receive mileage reimbursement, and those who live outside a 50-mile radius receive $150 in per diem each day for food and lodging, according to Senate Chief of Staff Tom Walls.

Lawmakers typically meet for four months each year from the first week in February until the last Friday in May.

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