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“We don’t do it for the recognition, it’s our job. You’ve got to take the good with the bad, but this semester’s just been a real pain so far.”

— MARTY JACKSON, OU ROADS AND HAULING SUPERVISOR

Campus closings prevent those in Room and Board Work Program, working campus jobs from earning enough hours SARAH MARTIN The Oklahoma Daily

For students who hold jobs on campus, closing the university for bad weather can mean a lower paycheck.

Kayley Gillespie, a sophomore who works at Wendy’s in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, lost three days and 12 hours of work last week when campus was closed due to snow.

“I pay rent and I pay for books and I pay my cell phone bill and I am basically independent, so it kind of affects me a little bit,” said Gillespie, English literature major.

While Gillespie works in the Union, she could have made up hours elsewhere. During closings, Housing and Food Services workers are able to work at Couch restaurants or Cate Center to make up hours they lost for jobs at the Union, said Kati Stone, Gillespie’s co-worker.

The problem is Gillespie couldn’t make it to Couch Restaurants because she lives in Traditions East apartments.

“They didn’t plow at all in the parking lot, so I couldn’t get out, and I didn’t want to walk to the cafeteria,” Gillespie said.

Stone, who also works at Wendy’s, had a different experience.

“I live at Couch so I was able to go right downstairs,” Stone said.

Stone is part of OU’s Room and Board Work Program.

Students who qualify for Federal Work I am Study and live in the basically halls or independent, residence Traditions S quare so it kind of can work about 18 affects me a hours a week to pay for their room and little bit.” board, according to the Housing and Food — KAYLEY Services website.

GILLESPIE, Although she had ENGLISH the opportunity, LITERATURE Stone did not work MAJOR as many hours as she was scheduled. Stone said the hours she missed should not affect her.

“Basically, it was my choice. I chose not to because I wanted to actually do some school work too,” Stone said.

Curt Swanson, a full-time employee for Starbucks in the Union, missed 14 hours of his typical 40 hours of work last week. As a full-time employee, he was offered double time to work at Couch Restaurants.

All Housing and Food Services workers are sent to Couch Restaurants and Cate Center, so these places can become overstaffed, Swanson said.

“They will just send people home, so it’s not like you are going to get your full hours,” Swanson said.

While campus closing this week didn’t affect him too much, it will begin to hurt him if closings continue, Swanson said.

Gillespie said she would try to pick up extra hours, but she isn’t sure what she will do if campus closes again in the future.

“I am hoping that I can get out of the parking lot so I can go to the cafeteria and work for an alternative,” Gillespie said before university closings for Wednesday had been determined.

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Marty Jackson, OU Roads and Hauling supervisor, stands next to his truck after completing his morning journey plowing OU campus roads and parking lots early Wednesday morning. He has worked at OU for 29 years and said he wouldn’t trade his staff for anything.

Crews work overnight to clear snow Roads and Hauling supervisor works long hours to clear roads, enjoys working with family-like staff

can remember.

“To have this many serious storms in 14 months, I cant really remember anything like it,” Jackson says.

As Jackson climbs behind the wheel of a GMC pickup truck CHRIS MILLER The Oklahoma Daily outfitted with a pneumatic snow plow mounted to the grill and a gas-powered salt spreader in the bed, he outlines his departt’s 5 a.m. as Marty Jackson steps into the six below zero ment’s hierarchy regarding which campus roads are the first windchill to smoke his final cigarette before hitting the to be plowed. road.

“We want to clear [CART] bus routes to the outlying housHe drinks from a steaming, freshly poured cup of cof- ing areas on south campus first,” he says as he pulls out of the fee before taking his first drag, then gazes at the snow falling Roads and Hauling Department parking lot at 705 E. Lindsey sideways upon the rows of trucks assembled St. “This includes the South Oval and leadin the parking lot in front of him. ing past the stadium.”

“It was 70 degrees two weeks ago,” he says When Jackson lowers the truck’s pneuThe whole process, it was with a smile. overwhelming. It was kind matic plow for the first time as he drives As supervisor for OU Roads and Hauling, Lindsey Street towards Jenkins of like eating an elephant, down Jackson has every reason to long for sunny, Avenue, he analyzes the texture of the fallwe just had to do it one temperate days. Over the past two weeks he ing snow in an offhand manner, yet his bite at a time.” has made his peace with 12-hour shifts bewords convey years of experience. hind a snow plow and nights spent sleeping “We didn’t get any ice, and all of this is on his office floor, but that doesn’t mean he’s just real fine snow, almost like talcum pow— MARTY JACKSON, ROADS not ready for a break. der,” he says. “The bad thing is, with the AND HAULING SUPERVISOR Regardless, Jackson insists he’s just doing wind whipping like it is now and the snow his job. being so fine, it has a tendency to blow right “Somebody has to clear the roads to get people through back into the tracks we’ve made.” campus safely,” Jackson says as he looks into the snowy darkJackson isn’t complaining. If anything, he seems grateful to ness. “If for whatever reason they feel they need to be out when have avoided a serious accumulation of ice on the roads before it gets bad, we want to do our best to make it as easy as possible the snow began to fall. for them.”

Last week, Jackson and his crew weren’t so lucky.

Jackson has been employed by OU Facilities Management, “It was quite the undertaking and I kind of had to trick mywhich oversees Roads and Hauling, for 29 years and says self,” Jackson says, referencing the storm which resulted in four in that time he’s dealt with all manner of bad weather, but consecutive days of campus closures. “If I ever stopped and he noted the past 14 months — beginning with the blizzard Christmas Eve 2009 and leading up to the storm which closed campus Wednesday — have been as unusual as any period he SEE ROADS PAGE 3

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$14 million needed to fund new college College of International Studies begins campaign to renovate building, promote opportunities overseas SARA GROOVER The Oklahoma Daily

The new College of International Studies is campaigning to raise $14 million for renovations, operations and student opportunities within the college.

The college is working on building a strong alumni base to continue funding for the college and to build a strong network for students in the college, Dean Zach Messitte said.

The alumni base includes degree holders not only from the College of International

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Studies but also from others who have researched international issues but obtained degrees in other areas at OU and students who came to OU through the International Student Services program, Messitte said.

Funds raised will go toward operations in the college, renovating the OU Arezzo campus in Italy, faculty endowment, fellowships for graduates, internships for undergraduates and study abroad scholarships, Associate Dean Suzette Grillot said.

Current degree tracks will not be changed while the school transitions to a college, Grillot said.

The college combines the School of International and Area Studies, the International Program Center, Education Abroad and International Student

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The formation of the college creates recognition from other universities of a quality education offered in international studies, Shilling said.

“President Boren is a firm believer in international study, in learning about your own culture by looking at it through the eyes of other cultures.” Shilling said.

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Snow doesn’t hinder Norman businesses During Wednesday’s second snow storm, students and Norman residents flocked to stores for groceries, liquor and entertainment while university and service industry workers worked hard to combat the storms.

Staff sleep in dorms during storms To serve students during winter weather, many Housing and Food Services employees spent their nights in vacant residence hall rooms reserved for disasters.

The majority of rooms were occupied by grounds keepers, facilities management workers, an elevator technician, housekeepers and food service employees who are essential to university operations, said Housing and Food spokeswoman Lauren Royston.

“This is the only way that we can really be assured that we are here and able to open the operations,” director Dave Annis said.

Couch Restaurants employee Kelly Woods said staying in the dorms was OK, but she didn’t like sharing a bathroom.

“It’s just a place to sleep and then come back to work,” Woods said.

Employees are paid double time when they work while the university is closed, Annis said.

During inclement weather, Housing and Food’s first priority was to open Couch Restaurants and if they had enough staff, they also tried to open Cate Center, Xcetera and Couch Express.

“We understand just because classes may be canceled, there is still a lot of activity in the residence halls and we want to make sure those events ... can proceed safely, so we do ask the staff that can be here to be here,” Royston said.

Students watch movies to pass time Norman residents and OU students remembered to stock up on entertainment for a snow day indoors.

Tuesday evening, hours before the snow was forecasted to start falling, lines of Norman residents could be seen outside Redbox DVD rental machines, despite freezing temperatures.

“I came to get a movie before the storm,” said Julie Buck, a Norman resident and nursing student at Oklahoma City Community College at a machine in front of Walgreens on 12th Street and Alameda Street. “I know I won’t have to work tomorrow.”

When looking through the machine’s inventory, more than half the pages listed inventory as out of stock, but that did not keep residents from lining up and leaving with a DVD in hand. Law student Tessa Hager shopped for DVDs at Blockbuster.

“The last snow storm I was not productive at all,” Hager said. “We knew it was going to be bad, so a bunch of my friends all went to a girl’s house and watched movies all day. Hopefully this one is just one day. I am already getting stressed out with make-up days.”

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Jimmy John’s delivers, doesn’t close

After running out of alcohol last week, area liquor stores were prepared for Wednesday’s weather.

Discount Liquors, 1820 Creekside Drive, owner Nick Mettry said last week taught him to “order big, buy a bunch of salt and get a snow shovel.”

Large shipments arrived at Campus Liquors, 800 W. Lindsey St., and cashier John Hausam said they were prepared. “[Last week] people were stocking up so they wouldn’t have to get out as much,” Hausam said. “People were consuming more because there wasn’t anything else to do.”

During the recent snow days, Jimmy John’s general manager David McCarly kept the sandwich shop open and delivering food to hungry customers in spite of the snow.

Jimmy John’s delivered sandwiches every day during the snowstorms, even through delivery cars getting stuck in snow drifts and having a small staff.

McCarly said the store normally runs on 10 or 11 staff members, with six delivery drivers during lunch rushes, but scaled it back to two delivery drivers and one in-shop employee during the storm.

On Feb. 1 delivery drivers worked until 2 p.m. and quit because the delivery truck got stuck too often.

“We shut the store down at 4:30 that afternoon, against our owner’s permission,” McCarly said. “But, I just felt like my life was more important than making a sandwich.”

Drivers noticed they make much higher tips than normal, because customers were thankful for the delivery.

McCarly and other employees, like staff member Thomas Rand, said they had to walk in the snow to get to work.

This isn’t the first time Jimmy John’s has been forced to close early but have never closed the store for the entire day.

“No matter what, we’re gonna be open. We’re still gonna bake bread, and we’re still gonna make you a sandwich,” McCarly said.

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Advertising juniors Kellee Higgins and Rachelle Barteau stock up on extra supplies Tuesday evening at the Walmart located at Main and 12th streets in preparation for the second round of winter weather. Shelves were emptied as Norman residents prepared for the oncoming storm.

Pizza a popular staple during storm Patrons depleted grocery store shelves Tuesday in preparation for Wednesday’s snowstorm.

Homeland, 1724 W. Lindsey St. prepared by stocking milk, eggs, bread, meat and bananas, said store manager Val Schlueter.

“We sold a lot of water and a lot of chips. It was crazy,” said Homeland cashier Ashley Nixon. “Our canned soups were on sale, so we sold a lot of those. Some people were buying firewood.”

Pizza was one of the frequent purchases at Buy for Less, 1205 E. Lindsey St., said store manager Mitzi Davis.

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Today around campus » A research librarian will be available to help students with research questions from 1 to 3 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 280. » Emily Brodsky will present a lecture titled “Earthquakes Triggered by Seismic Waves” from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Sarkeys Energy Center, Room A235. » The African Student Association is hosting the Taste of Africa at the Henderson Tolson Cultural Center.

Friday, Feb. 11 » Men’s Wrestling will compete against Wyoming at 7 p.m. in the McCasland Field House. » A Film Comedy Conference, which is free and open to the public, will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Heritage Room.

Saturday, Feb. 12 » The Pink and Black Ball 2011 will be from 8 to 11:45 p.m. in the Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. Tickets are $20 at the door. » Women’s Basketball vs Missouri at 2 p.m. in Lloyd Noble Center. » Wrapping up Africa Week, the African Student Association is holding African Night in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

Sunday, Feb. 13 » “All in the Timing,” an adult comedy by David Ives will be 3 p.m. in Old Science Hall.

Monday, Feb. 14 » Reporters involved in the Daniel Pearl project will be speaking at 9 a.m. in the Gaylord Hall of Fame, 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Auditorium. » Biggest Loser contestant will be speaking on body image at 10:30 in Adams Hall, Room 114. » OU art alliance will host Art from the Heart the 11:30 in the Lightwell Gallery Fred Jones Art Center. Tickets are $15. » Donald Asher will speak at the Student Success Series: Find Your Major at 12:30 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. » Nacy Matthews will review students for the PreCalculus Exam hosted by Student Success Series 3 p.m. at Wagner Hall, Room 245.

thought about the enormity of the whole process, it was overwhelming. It was kind of like eating an elephant, we just had to do it one bite at a time.”

Last week Roads and Hauling crews plowed and salted campus roads and parking lots in continuous 12 hour shifts from Tuesday to Friday, with five men working from noon to midnight and five more working midnight to noon, Jackson says.

“My guys really busted their asses last week,” Jackson says with pride. “The guys, they have families ... and their wives were home having to get their own firewood. It posed challenges, but it’s our job.”

As Jackson continues to talk about his staff ’s effort last week, he turns the truck onto Asp Avenue and continues to plow in the direction of Lloyd Noble Center.

“The guys that work for me — maybe work with me would be a better way to say it — they’ll work until they can’t go any more,” Jackson says. “I wouldn’t trade my staff for a dozen just like them. We’re a big family and just like families we have our dysfunctional moments, but we’d all fight for each other.”

As he pulls up to Lloyd Noble Center, he talks about the staff effort to clear a portion of the center’s parking lot for fans who attended the OU men’s basketball game against Baylor.

“That’s an 80-acre parking lot, I believe,” Jackson says gesturing out the window to the snow-covered concrete expanse surrounding the center. “It took a mass quantity of men and machinery to get it open, but we knew there would be ... students coming because they’d been locked up in their dorms for days.”

Parking lots, Jackson said, offer just as many challenges as roads.

“Clearing Dale Hall parking lot Wednesday night last week took four men with four

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An OU Facilities Management truck plows campus roads before sunrise Wednesday morning. pieces of equipment more than four hours to clear,” Jackson says. “People don’t understand. It may not look like a lot of snow has fallen, but let’s say Dale Hall parking lot is 15 acres. You start pushing a foot of snow off of 15 acres and you’re talking mass quantities.”

After surveying the snow which continues to accumulate on Lloyd Noble Center’s parking lot, Jackson turns his truck back on to Jenkins Avenue and heads for the National Weather Research Center on David L. Boren Boulevard. It’s nearly 6:45 a.m. by this time, and the staff at the center is preparing for a 7 a.m. shift change.

New staff members arriving at the center will need freshly plowed parking spaces and Jackson finishes his task just as cars begin to turn into the center’s lot.

As Jackson turns the truck onto Lindsey Street and back toward Roads and Hauling headquarters, he does his best to sum up the mindset of his crews as they’ve performed what he calls a vital service to both the OU and Norman communities over the past few weeks.

“We don’t do it for the recognition, it’s our job,” Jackson says. “You’ve got to take the good with the bad, but this semester’s just been a real pain so far.”

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1. At 5 a.m. Wednesday his truck leaves Roads and Hauling, 705 E. Lindsey St. 2. Heads west on Lindsey Street toward campus, turns right onto Van Vleet Oval East 3. Follows the oval past the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, continues south on Asp Avenue toward Imhoff Road

4. Turns left on Imhoff Road, then right on Jenkins Avenue 5. Continues south on Jenkins Avenue toward the National Weather Center; plows lot 6. Heads north on Jenkins Avenue to City of Norman warehouse near the duck pond 7. Truck returns to Roads and Hauling office after 7 a.m.

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Cleanup efforts noticed While you were warm in bed Wednesday morning, OU road crews and landscaping workers were clearing ice and snow on the ground to make the roads, parking lots and sidewalks on and around campus as safe as possible.

Brian Ellis, director of OU Facilities Management, invited a Daily reporter to ride along with the OU Roads and Hauling crew, and we can safely say they did an amazing job. While classes were canceled Wednesday, the efforts of the road crews and landscapers made it possible for classes to meet today.

The work that these employees do is often unseen and taken for granted. It’s put into perspective when you realize that, during the four days classes were canceled last week, OU Roads and Hauling crews worked up to 12 hour shifts to clear the ice and snow.

Marty Jackson, supervisor of OU Roads and Hauling, gave us a firsthand look at what it takes to clear the roads around campus.

As early as 3 a.m. Wednesday, we witnessed multiple crews of workers clearing ice and snow off of the roads

and walkways all around campus. Groups of workers were set up around the dorms and other on campus residencies to provide students a safe route to classes for today.

Their hard work showed through when sidewalks around the dorms were cleared by 2 p.m. Wednesday.

Sometimes we are criticized for not getting the important positive stories in the paper. This is often because certain departments advise their employees not to talk to us.

However, as our reporter’s ride-along with Jackson showed, we will report the hard work employees undertake to make life on campus as enjoyable for students as possible. Just give us a little more access.

If you ever happen to pass a landscaper or road crew preparing to battle the elements on a future day of icy weather, give them a wave or a shout out and tell them how much you appreciate it. We wouldn’t be telling you unless we had experienced it ourselves.

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Who’s to blame for national debt?

If you are a college freshman, the odds are good that responsible for approxiyou were born during the Clinton era (1993-2001). mately $1 trillion of our STAFF COLUMN UMN Unfortunately, your birth was likely greeted with the same debt. $4.2 trillion debt that greeted President Bill Clinton on the With these facts in Tom Taylor or day of his inauguration. It is even more unfortunate that mind, who do you feel the Gross Federal Debt currently stands at $14.1 trillion. is to blame for the Gross It is nearly impossible for most people to fathom just Federal Debt? Does it even how large $14.1 trillion is. When dealing with a number matter who is at fault? Regardless of who is at fault, it will this large, I like to think in astronomical terms. If you con- fall upon us to try to pay back this debt. verted $14.1 trillion into $1 bills and laid them end to end, This begs the question, can we even balance the budget they would exceed the distance from the Sun to Saturn. In at this point? The budget for the 2011 fiscal year is $3.7 fact, an object travelling at the speed of light would take trillion. With revenues (i.e., taxes) estimated to be $2.2 over two hours to travel from one end of the debt to the trillion, this means the deficit for this year will be $1.5 trilother. lion. That is $1.5 trillion that will be added to the national So just where did all of this debt come from? Simply put, debt. debt is the accumulation of budget deficits, and long term Balancing the budget at this time will either take masdeficits are principally caused by the government under- sive tax increases, massive budget cuts or both. As it is untaxing, over-spending, or a combination thereof. likely that a majority of congressional politicians have the Who can we blame for the debt that we inherited? There political fortitude to raise taxes, the solution will have to is plenty of blame to go around, but I’ll let you decide who rely on budget cuts. is the most at fault.

As the government’s spending is currently 41 percent When President Barack Obama entered office in 2009, over budget, the simplest solution is to cut government the nation was facing the Second Great Depression expenditures by 41 percent across the board. This would (now downgraded to the Great mean 41 percent less soldiers, 41 Recession). In January 2009, the percent less financial aid for colWith these facts in mind, who do lege students, 41 percent less Congressional Budget Office estimated that President George you feel is to blame for the Gross Social Security payments, etc. It W. Bush’s 2009 fiscal year budFederal Debt? Does it even matter is harsh, but it would balance the get (which ended Sept. 30, 2009) who is at fault? Regardless of who budget. would result in a national debt of In politics, there are a couple of is at fault, it will fall upon us to try rules. One is that you don’t touch $11.5 trillion. Every dollar over that to pay back this debt.” amount could arguably be placed at Social Security or Medicare. The Obama’s feet, and this puts Obama’s other is that you don’t cut defense current share of the national debt at $2.6 billion. Overall, spending during times of war. current figures suggest that the Gross Federal Debt will inFor argument’s sake, let’s balance the budget without crease 82 percent (to an astounding $20.9 trillion) during touching any of these three items. Combined, they make the Obama years (2009-2017), and this will be Obama’s up $2 trillion. If Congress were to balance the budget withfault for not controlling long term deficits. out touching them, every remaining government program When President Bush was inaugurated in 2001, would have to be cut by 88 percent. That is 88 percent America was facing a golden era in American budgetary fewer services for our veterans, 88 percent fewer federal outlooks. In fact, when he took office, it was estimated dollars for our local schools, 88 percent of federal highthe Gross Federal Debt would be $6.7 trillion for this year. way projects that wouldn’t be completed, etc. Contrary Unfortunately, we have more than doubled that debt in to what you may have heard, simply cutting government 10 years. When looking at Clinton’s 2001 fiscal year bud- pork and welfare programs will not balance the budget. get, we find that the debt increased 105 percent during the Congress should cut unnecessary spending, it is close Bush years (from $5.6 trillion at the end of fiscal year 2001 to impossible to balance the budget without raising taxes. to $11.5 trillion at the end of fiscal year 2009). Just as we Unfortunately, the cost of Congress’s failure to raise taxes can blame Obama for the increase in the debt during his will be passed on to us as national debt. watch, we can do the same to Bush during his watch.

Using the same methodology as used for Obama and — Tom Taylor, Bush, we find that Clinton raised the debt 27 percent ($1.2 political science graduate trillion), George H. W. Bush raised it 52 percent ($1.5 trillion), Ronald Reagan raised it 190 percent ($1.9 tril- Comment on this column at OUDaily.com lion), and all presidents before Reagan combined were

Youth should rediscover patriotic roots One of the saddest truths STAFF COLUMN UMN America faces is the decline of patriotic duty in youths.

Mariah The responsibilities we have Najmuddin in as Americans are no longer as thoroughly instilled as they were in previous generations. After Christina Aguilera botched the national anthem on Sunday, it was blatant that even knowing the words to a song that is still a major part of American tradition is no longer a priority.

Beyond the ritual practices we perform at football games or the pledges we swore before class in elementary school, we still have a civic duty to hold those in charge accountable. Unfortunately, political activism is not a pressing concern among our generation.

Around the world, students stand together to fight against the injustices in their cities and countries. As many have heard, there is much civil unrest in Egypt. Riots and protests against the government, led by different generations, have been particularly common these last few weeks. With all the political turmoil and injusAfter Christina Aguilera botched tices over seas, these problems definitely raise the question on the national whether or not we should raise anthem on arms to correct the wrongs in Sunday, it was our society. blatant that To be honest, raising arms might be extreme in this context, even knowing but what are we doing to activethe words to a correct the ills of our nation or song that is still ly even simpler, our state? a major part According to The New York of American Times, in Oklahoma there are “3.1 public official convictradition is no longer a priority.” tions per million residents per year.” The U.S. Census Bureau reported that an approximate 3,687,050 people reside in Oklahoma, which means roughly 10 convicted officials every year. This number may seem small, but one convicted official is too many.

We are getting to the point where awareness is not enough.

With many students oblivious to things outside of their collegiate lifestyles, the Oklahoma government is finding itself caught red handed as light is shed on many of the public officials’ shady dealings.

Sure, on a national level, it is easier to see the flaws of politicians and even easier to call them on the carpet, but we should be overwhelmingly concerned with the tainted practices that are going on just down the street in Oklahoma City.

Just recently, an Oklahoma County judge was charged with fraud and a current and a former state lawmaker was charged with bribery. It would be ridiculous not to take an interest in these cases or at the least familiarize ourselves with the legal process.

Our state leaders already are accused of felony — When will it be time for us to stand against polititcal corruption?

It is our obligation and privilege to hold our leaders to the highest of standards. We must be aware and confront corruption. Whether it is writing a letter to a congressman, signing a petition or even organizing a picket line, any effort to improve is better than nothing.

The problems we have with the government won’t change unless we are willing to change them. Corrupt politicians won’t be sought out unless we actively pursue them.

Patriotism is not about red, white and blue, but about preserving the ideals our country stands for.

We should take pride in what we have, and by doing so we must demand our leaders to lead with integrity and accept nothing less.

— Mariah Najmuddin, University College freshman

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Norman residents James and Vicki Shackleford recieved assistance from human relations senior Taylor Doe and REACH ministries during the most recent snowstorms.

When Doe met the couple, their home was without electricity, heat and furniture.

Doe and REACH ministries members volunteered their time during the snow days to get the Shacklefords furniture and living necessities.

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REACH ministries goes to work during snow days Weather no match for service minded students who fill home and heart of family JANNA GENTRY The Oklahoma Daily

While most students were bingeing on food, television and sleep during last week’s storm, human relations senior Taylor Doe helped a family in Norman get back on its feet.

Last week when winter weather arrived, Doe decided to check with Norman Shelter for Friends and see if anyone needed extra assistance because of the conditions.

Doe founded REACH ministries in 2008 and has organized activities like senior proms and home renovations to strengthen the Norman community.

On Jan. 31, Doe found James Shackleford walking to Walgreens to pick up medicine for his wife, Vicki, who was suffering from a broken hip. Doe said he gave Shackleford a ride to Walgreens and

her family now.” afterwards treated him to a meal at Whataburger.

Kitchen necessities were purchased with money Doe said he took it upon himself to find out a little more about Shackleford’s situation and “we contributed by Doe’s friends, he said. kind of invited ourselves back to his house.”

When the students revisited the Schackleford’s Upon arriving at the house, Doe home Wednesday, the couple was said he was shocked at what he saw more than pleased to welcome them We wanted to — a home without electricity, heat back in. and furniture.

This time REACH ministries brought do something Doe said he was saddened by the paintings done by one of the students with our snow Shacklefords’ situation and wantand helped move furniture around. days that was ed to help. He used funds from Johnson said Vicki Shackleford was worthwhile.” the REACH account to purchase overjoyed each time they walked the Shacklefords mattresses and through the door with something new.

— AMY JOHNSON, recruited friends to help by post“We got a lot of support really fast,” ELEMENTARY ing videos on the organization’s Doe said.

YouTube channel.

Doe said he plans to keep up with EDUCATION JUNIOR He said it wasn’t long before stuthe Shacklefords and that “Mrs. dents wanted to help.

Shackleford invites me over every day.”

Vicki Shackleford said she is amazed by the supAmy Johnson, elementary education junior, was a students who pitched in to help with the project. port Doe and his friends have provided.

“This was kind of miraculous to me,” she said. “I “We wanted to do something with our snow days that was worthwhile,” Johnson said. “[Vicki] calls us definitely think it was a God-ordained thing.”

How to get involved » Visit REACH ministries YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/ reachministries » E-mail Taylor Doe at tdoe@ou.edu » Join the REACH ministries group on Facebook » Follow on Twitter at @REACHministries

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Literature professor mixes writing, drama Getting to know your professors: Win Blevins MATT CARNEY The Oklahoma Daily

It’s been a long time between teaching gigs for OU visiting professor Win Blevins, who first lectured about English composition and American literature at Purdue University in the mid-1960s.

“Believe me, once they let me write books, I didn’t look back at university teaching again,” Blevins said with a short laugh echoed by his wife, novelist Meredith Blevins.

Currently between novels, Win is teaching 16 hours’ worth of professional writing classes, which nearly 50 years of experience more than qualify him for. He’s written more than 27 books, contributed to Smithsonian Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Outside, edited science fiction and fantasy novels for Tor Books and criticized film and music for the Los Angeles Times.

Blevins and his wife are a lively and gracious pair, asking questions and gushing about how much they love their sabbatical in Norman. Despite mild homesickness for their home in the Four Corners region, 65 miles from the nearest grocery store, they seem to enjoy their new environment.

“The young people are so kind and polite to people over 40,” Meredith said. “It’s sort of like being an ex-patriot. When you’re there, you miss regular civilization. When you’re in regular civilization, you miss there.”

THE DAILY: How was being a critic for the LA Times?

WIN BLEVINS: Reviewing movies in Hollywood is absolutely, totally a kick. You get to meet everybody, you get to go on sound stages when they shoot, you get to go abroad and watch them shoot in all the exotic places they shoot. It was absolutely a kick.

MEREDITH BLEVINS: Tell him about a few of your interviews.

WIN: I interviewed all the big actors of that time. Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, Henry Fonda— MEREDITH: Carol Burnett was one of your favorites.

WIN: She was fun. Julie Andrews was fun. I made friends with some of them and a few of them, I didn’t care to see again.

THE DAILY: So why would you ever quit that job?

WIN: I’ll tell you why: After a while, you begin to think, ‘This is like the senior prom. I’m leaned up against the wall, watching the other guys and I’m talking, making snide remarks about what they do while they’re touching the girls.’

MEREDITH: [laughs] WIN: You understand what I mean? I wanted to do it. I didn’t want to write about somebody else who did it. So I did it.

THE DAILY: You are both published writers. How does that affect your craft? Do you show each other your stuff, edit for each other, that sort of thing?

WIN: She’s the only person I show my work to before it’s finished. I think the main thing we do is brainstorm together.

Play imagination games and really good stuff comes out that way.

MEREDITH: When you’ve written something and gone

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OU visiting professor Win Blevins and his wife Meredith Blevins sit and talk Jan. 28 at Café Plaid. Win Blevins, a novelist and a former movie critic, is teaching 16 hours of professional writing courses this spring semester.

over it and gone over it, it’s like being in the forest. You don’t see the trees anymore. So we read each other’s stuff ... and say ‘I’m bored’ in the column, or ‘This part’s juicy.’ It’s not criticism in the regular way.

THE DAILY: Your students I spoke

right in class.

THE DAILY: What does that produce within your students?

WIN: Craft. Lots of craft involved in writing a

Reviewing movies in

screenplay or a novel. You can probably get away with writing a novel from the first person point of view ... but just as soon as you want to tell a more complicated story, you’d better develop that craft.

with all said your classes were very reHollywood is absolutely, freshing, that they were different from totally a kick.” what they were accustomed to. How do you go about teaching a class?

— WIN BLEVINS, OU MEREDITH: Process not product.

THE DAILY: You’ve written from a lot of difWIN: Ha, that’s good! Process not ferent voices for a lot of different purposes. If you ENGLISH LITERATURE AND product. I like to teach with exerciscould write anything you wanted to — any access, COMPOSITION PROFESSOR es right in class. I like to have a pair collaboration, means, amount of time, whatever of students get up and do a dialogue — what would you write about? like they’re having a boyfriend-girlfriend spat. I like to tell the WIN: I would want to have fantasy in it. I’d want there to students, ‘OK, now write a spat all in dialogue. Now, write it be magic in it. I’d like for there to be grand adventures in with no dialogue ... where it’s all body language.’ it. I’m not a guy to write about a couple getting divorced. I MEREDITH: You teach a lot of point of view. would like it to be very full, colorful, fun, full of imagination WIN: I like to teach with exercises, to a substantial extent, and then I would.

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First there was the serenity of yoga, next came the toning of Pilates, then the high-energy of Zumba. It’s hard to say what’s going to be the next big hit in the wave of trends that run through the fitness industry.

However, the Huston Huffman Center’s PiYo class, new this semester, promises to be a fun and exciting new class that could be here to stay.

The class is a full-body workout that consists of plyometrics and cardio mixed with yoga and Pilates moves. Patricia Baker, the center’s PiYo instructor, teaches other fitness classes like spin and Zumba but has seen the benefits of her PiYo training.

Each session can burn about 200 to 400 calories. The class isn’t as high intensity as some of the other group classes offered but PiYo specifically works to tone the whole body.

Baker starts out with stretching then moves straight into the stances. During the class there’s pop music, like Rihanna and Beyonce, playing to help students keep pace with the quick movements.

“The class is like yoga in that we use some of the positions but we’re always moving,” Baker said. “This class is not for people who have the expectations of this being a zen class like yoga.”

And while the class sounds like it’s only for those at the intermediate level, any of the exercises can be adjusted to your comfort. The MERRILL JONES/THE DAILY steps are fairly easy to follow and keep people coming back for more. Kelsey Nelson, PiYo instructor Patricia Baker teaches a class University College freshman, returned to the Tuesday at the Huston Huffman Center. class for the structured workout.

“Anyone could pick it up but it would still be a challenging workout,” Nelson said. “I expected more of the Pilates part of it but the yoga helps afterward with stretching.”

Heather Kirkes, fitness and outreach coordinator, is in charge of selecting the group WHEN: 4:15 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays and workout classes.

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5 college movies to cure winter woes The Daily offers thoughts on the best movies that detail the college experience

winning movie “Legally Blonde.”

Armed with an encyclopedic knowledge of the world of cosmetics and fashion merchandising, a spunky personality and her feisty Chihuahua Bruiser, she charms her way through Harvard Law School to win back the heart of her ex-boyfriend.

Introducing the comically executed bend-and-snap dance routine, the film suggests that all you need to succeed in personal and intellectual endeavors is a strong will and a positive attitude.

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“ANIMAL HOUSE” (1978) As clichéd as it might sound, nd, the college movie of all college ege movies is indisputably John hn Landis’s iconic comedy “Animal House.”

Who could forget the eccentric members of the Delta Tau Chi fraternity house, including the cheerfully vulgar and obnox ious per for mance from John Belushi as the drunken degenerate John “Bluto” Blutarsky?

In many respects it’s the genesis of the popular sub-genre, chronicling the juvenile antics of the Delta house as its members wreak havoc by crashing the annual Homecoming Parade, throwing an unforgettable toga party with a performance of “Shout” by Otis Day and the Knights and making it a mission of the stern Dean Vernon Wormer (John Vernon) to expedite their expulsion.

The film reminds students of those joyous evenings, for better or for worse.

“THE SOCIAL NETWORK” (2010)

“Revenge of the Nerds”

“VAN WILDER” (2002) Those who cherished the comedic and raunchy moments of the iconic “Animal H House” witnessed them resurrect, eexpand and explode in National Lampoon’s hilarious “Van Wilder.”

It’s the film that turned Ryan Reynolds into a star, showcasing his knack for slapstick and gross-out gags, while demonstrating his charisma as a comedic actor. His character is a living legend at Coolidge College, entering his seventh year as a student.

Van’s esteemed status is made possible through his gentlemanly charms, his charitable sensibilities and his tireless efforts to throw parties that make geeks popular.

The film also introduced the very funny Kal Penn of “Harold and Kumar” and demonstrates the mother of all gags involving a bulldog and jelly doughnuts. The film may not be a classic, but forgettable it is not.

“Animal House”

If all you knew about college life was what is depicted in popular Hollywood movies, college would be deemed as a setting where students are ready for bubbling excitement around the clock.

However, what most films fail to examine are the numerous hardships that come along with the awesome all-nighters, including strenuous homework assignments, group projects, final exams and, well, you get the point.

Perhaps most audiences — specifically students — would rather escape the chaotic memories of college life in exchange for the more colorful aspects of their college experience. The following films are a fun diversion from the sleepless, scholarly evenings students experience during college, while still commenting on the benefits of such a diligent commitment.

“REVENGE OF THE NERDS” (1984) An imperative convention with these school-oriented films is the presence of the alienated, mistreated and overlooked

— the nerds.

Depiction of these individuals has become a reoccurring theme in the subgenre and found its niche with Jeff Kanew’s clever “Revenge of the Nerds.”

Never has a band of bullied misfits been more likable. The film’s two heroes, Gilbert and Lewis (Anthony Edwards and Robert Carradine), have endured all the harassment and rejection they can stand at the hands of their more privileged rival fraternity.

To demand the peace and respect they deserve, the pair create their own exclusive fraternity. Joined by their buddies “Booger” and “Poindexter” (Curtis Armstrong and Timothy Busfield), the gang of nerds plan hilarious pranks to exact their revenge on their tormentors with side-splitting results.

To end this evaluation of the best college themed films, it only seems appropriate to nominate David Fincher’s masterful “The Social Network.”

The film, chronicling the origins of Facebook, is a brilliant character study of Harvard graduate Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg), the neurotic, tech-savvy, motor-mouthed genius who founded the iconic website and became the youngest billionaire in America.

The film carefully observes Harvard’s campus life, the students’ elaborate intellectual practices and the benefits of attending and succeeding in an Ivy League academic institution.

While the film examines the consequences of power and betrayal, it also functions as a social commentary on the hardships of the college experience.

“LEGALLY BLONDE” (2001) One trait all students should obtain is “determination” against all adversity.

One character that embodies such a quality is southern California-native and sorority president Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon), the lovable, enthusiastic and vivacious heroine of Robert Luketic’s

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Susan Contreras: On the Loose | Exhibition on display through Feb. 20 at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

Chocolate Factory | 7-9 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Food Court. The Union programming Board presents our Chocolate Factory!

Come and enjoy free chocolate themed foods including chocolate mocktails and a candy bar, chocolate and Valentine’s crafts and more.

There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www.ou.edu/upb.

Intramural Update | racquetball and dodge ball entries today at the Huston Huffman Center. Racquetball entries are $1 per person and free to students living in the residence halls. Dodge ball entries are $30 per team and free to students living in the residence halls. For more information, visit recservices.ou.edu or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.

OU Lab Theatre: All In the Timing | 8 p.m. in the Lab Theatre, Old Science Hall. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and available through the Fine Arts Box Office, (405) 325-4101, or at the door.

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Union Jazz Lounge | 8-10 p.m. in Beaird Lounge, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come and enjoy the Union Programming Board’s Jazz and mellow music concert series featuring the Jonbear Fourtet and the Ivan Peña Trio. This Jazz Lounge will also feature short performances by student comedians. There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www.ou.edu/upb.

friday, feb. 11 FREE Chocolate Roses | 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in the first floor lobby of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Make a Hershey Kiss Rose and get info about the Union Programming Board’s Annual Chocolate Factory. There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www.ou.edu/upb.

FREE Movie: “Burlesque” | 4, 7, 10 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Presented by the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council Film Series.

Art a la Carte | 6-9 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Enjoy film, live music, poetry, crafts and more. Please visit www.ou.edu/fjjma for more information.

Dance Marathon | 6 p.m. at the Huston Huffman Center. Dance Marathon is CAC’s annual philanthropy event that keeps students on their feet by dancing to raise awareness, support and money for the Children’s Miracle Network. Last year Dance Marathon raised over $80,000 for Children’s Miracle Network! Sign up to be a part of Dance Marathon 2011 today!

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Pink & Black Ball: The Pink Flamingo | 8 p.m.-midnight in the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Enjoy live music, DJ, dancing, chocolate fountain, assorted hors d’oeuvres, prize drawings and more at the 7th Annual Pink & Black Ball benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Tickets are $15 in advance through the Women’s Outreach Center and www.ticketstorm.com or $20 at the door. For more information or accommodations on the basis of disability, call (405) 3254929.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Unless you closely monitor your financial affairs or the handling of a prized possession, a mishap could occur when you’re not looking.

Protect what is yours.

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53 ___ for tat 54 Indian Mr. 57 Made ecstatic 60 Gray soldier (Abbr.)

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48 ___ Lee (frozen dessert brand) 50 Sicilian volcano 52 Quick to get angry 54 What Sinatra’s fans did 55 Straight muscles 56 Bothered 57 Health clubs 58 Formerly, once 59 Too inquisitive 61 Slugger Ruth 63 Teenagers’ least favorite spots?

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Oklahoma native and freshman infielder Javen Henson takes her turn at the plate during the OU’s fall season.

Henson and the ninth-ranked Sooners open the spring season this weekend against Cal State-Bakersfield.

Season starts in desert Sooner softball begins the spring season tonight at Arizona tournament

behind the plate, Shults turned heads after her first at-bat in a crimson uniform during the 2010 season opener. With the bases loaded, Shults unTOBI NEIDY loaded a first-inning grand slam. Shults finished The Oklahoma Daily second on the team in slugging percentage (.677) and walks (31) last year.

The OU softball team opens its 2011 season at Both players were named to the All-Big 12 first 7:30 tonight at the Kajakawa Classic hosted by team and first team all-region last season and are Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz. OU will face six op- currently on the top-50 watch list for the 2011 USA ponents in four days in the desert, beginning with Softball Collegiate Player of the Year award.

Cal State-Bakersfield .

Infielder Dani Dobbs, outfieldA relatively youthful Sooner er Haley Nix and utility player and team will showcase its talents captain Chana’e Jones return for against some of the most comtheir senior year. petitive programs in the country, Dobbs provided strong defense including last year’s NCAA Super at third base last year while Nix Thursday: Regional participants Oregon, pounded away at the plate. Jones’ Cal State-Bakersfield Arizona State, California and speed on the bases gave Gasso Brigham Young. great wheels.

Friday: Last season, the Sooners finTopping this year’s junior class Appalachian State ished with a 47-12 record and are the non-related pitchers, leftNorthwestern were ousted in the Seattle Super handed Allee Allen and and rightRegional. handed pitcher Kirsten Allen.

Saturday: Returning to lead the Sooners Ricketts and Shults head the #2 Arizona this year are Keilani Ricketts and sophomore class, and the fresh#13 Arizona State Jessica Shults, a sophomore pitchman six are led by outfielder er-catcher duo.

Destinee Martinez. Quick in the Sunday: This year, Ricketts will start in outfield, the freshman brings to Western Michigan the circle for the second year in a Norman a .516 batting average. row after a 32-10 record in 2010.

Over 70 games between 26 opThe San Jose, Calif., native threw ponents will be played during 29 complete games and 14 shutouts during her this year’s Kajakawa Classic. OU will return to rookie season. host St. Gregory’s for their home opener at 4 p.m.

After replacing then-senior Lindsey Vandever Wednesday at Marita Hynes Field.

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Too often students men’s gymnastics get caught up in the team.

STAFF COLUMN MN “sexy� OU sports like What do these six football, men’s basketnames have comJosh Helmer mer ball and baseball. mon beside the fact In some ways, it’s enthat Castiglione tirely understandable. hired them? They Income from football ticket sales, all lead nationally relevant proconcessions and merchandising grams. And, sadly, each coach’s prodrives much of the athletics budget. gram goes largely unnoticed.

And let’s be honest — the vast majorDrouin’s golf team is considered a ity of students don’t come to Norman favorite to win the Big 12 after leaditching to watch the Sooners com- ing the team to the best fall season in pete in golf. team history.

Few students will care about Kindler and Williams have their graduation rates for the foot- respective gymnastics teams ranked ball team if OU wins the national in the top four nationally. championship.

Under Smith, OU’s men’s cross Who cares as long as you produce country team finished a programa winner right? best fifth in the NCAA championWrong. ships to go along with its first NCAA Since Joe Castiglione landed the regional title. athletic director position at OU in Mullins helped women’s tenApril 1998, he has crafted OU into nis earn its third-highest preseason perhaps the most well-rounded ath- ranking in program history, entering letics program in the nation. the season ranked No. 39. The men’s Hiring Bob Stoops as head football tennis team is ranked 24th under coach is what Castiglione is most Roddick. well-known for. The athletic director I could go on and on about all from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., ought to of the sports that are not named be evaluated collectively. football.

How many of the following names It would be easy, too. do you recognize: Veronique Drouin, There are far more statistics and K.J. Kindler, Dave Mullins, John noteworthy achievements across the Roddick, Martin Smith and Mark board than I have paper to write on.

Williams?

Students should take pride in the If I gave you a matching worksheet fact that the Sooners are prominent with these six coaches’ names on in almost every sport. one side and their respective sports Do yourself a favor and forget the mixed around on the other side, I sexy sports every now and again. bet 90 percent of students couldn’t And while you’re at it, think about match three without help.

Castiglione’s true legacy, and let For the record, Drouin coaches Boomer Sooner stand for somewomen’s golf, Kindler runs women’s thing more than another football gymnastics, Mullins heads wom- Saturday. en’s tennis, Roddick coaches men’s tennis, Smith run the cross coun- — Josh Helmer, try team and Williams coaches the journalism sophomore

Gymnast picks up newcomer honors The Big 12 announced OU freshman gymnast Taylor Spears as the conference’s Newcomer of the Week on Tuesday. This is Spears second time to win the accolade.

The freshman scored a 9.775 on bars, a 9.875 on beam and a 9.85 on floor to aid OU’s win over No. 10 Nebraska, 196.300-195.800 on Sunday.

Spears tied career-highs on both beam and floor.

Spears, who is currently ranked No. 8 nationally on the beam, and the Sooners face Iowa State on Friday. — Daily staff report

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