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More outlets coming to Bizzell Boren approves funding Friday to add more power outlets to busy study spots SARA GROOVER The Oklahoma Daily

Additional electrical outlets will be added to high-traffic study areas of Bizzell Memorial Library as a result of the approval of a project spearheaded by UOSA executive officers.

UOSA President Franz Zenteno and Vice President Cory Lloyd met with President David

Boren on Friday to explain the demand for more outlets, according to a press release.

Boren said he appreciated Zenteno and Lloyd’s work and agreed with their request.

“After meeting with them, I’ve approved to fund these improvements and have directed the dean of libraries, Sul Lee and Brian Ellis, director of Facilities Management, to work together to complete the project over the summer and in time for the fall semester,” Boren said.

When Zenteno and Lloyd ran for office in spring 2010, adding more outlets to the library

was one of the issues on their campaign platform, according to their campaign website.

The plan to increase outlets came from students who frequent the library and cannot always find an outlet to charge their laptop batteries, Lloyd said.

“This has become a tangible way to enhance the Bizzell Library,” Zenteno said. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work on this project.”

The specific start date for the renovations has not been set.

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Community After School Program tutor Oral Blankson, human relations senior, listens as Daxton Hanson reads aloud during their twice weekly tutoring session. The program is made up of 99 percent OU students and reaches over 700 students in the Norman area.

Students help after-school program College volunteers work with 700 elementary school students on homework, provide tutoring

be,” Huggins said.

Huggins said she heard about the program from her friend Mattie Gattenby, who also volunteers for the program.

“Working with CASP was such a rewarding experience because LANEY ELLISOR The Oklahoma Daily the kids I tutored were bright and had a lot of potential, and all they needed was some individual attention and someone to truly invest hanks to OU student volunteers, the Community After in them,” said Gattenby, mechanical engineering sophomore. “It School Program helps Norman elementary school students was wonderful to be that positive relationship for them.” succeed academically.

The Community After School Program is a One such volunteer is chemical engineering sophDepartment of Human Services-licensed nonprofomore Beth Huggins, who tutored the program her Volunteering for CASP it facility and has 16 tutoring programs in Norman freshman year. taught me how hard a Public Schools, according the its website.

Huggins was responsible for two boys, one first and About 700 children — kindergarten through teacher’s job can be.” one fifth grader, whom she tutored twice a week for fifth grade — are enrolled in the program.

30 minutes each. They would begin with any home“[We] have seen students who were at the high— BETH HUGGINS, work the students had and then move on to learning est needs rating in 2009-2010 drop to the lowest CHEMICAL ENGINEERING games or worksheets on the students’ hardest subneeds rating in 2010-2011,” Executive Director SOPHOMORE jects, Huggins said.

Terri Craig said.

Huggins’ fifth-grade student struggled with reading The tutoring program, also called CASP comprehension, so she began retelling him stories from the book Cranium Crew, requires volunteer tutors to complete an applicashe was reading at the time, Greg Mortenson’s “Three Cups of Tea.” tion and undergo an Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation backThe student enjoyed this so much Huggins bought a children’s ground check, Craig said. version of the book for them to read together, Huggins said.

OU students make up 99 percent of the program’s tutors, Craig “Volunteering for CASP taught me how hard a teacher’s job can said.

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Hugs, smiles given during kindness day Random Acts of Kindness Day debuted on campus Wednesday.

Student organizations were asked to participate in the event by doing good deeds around campus and the Norman community.

Campus Activities Council liaison Alex Eppler thought of the idea when she noticed organizations occupying the South Oval always come to students for donations and support.

Eppler said she wanted to create an event that didn’t ask for anything but encouraged people to be selfless for one day.

Student organizations interpreted the day in different ways. There was a card-making room in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Weitzenhoffer Room for the OU Children’s Hospital and Brookhaven Extensive Care nursing home.

CAC Howdy Week made cards thanking Landscape and Grounds workers for their work during this semester’s snow storms. Alpha Lambda Delta made cards for veterans.

In addition, Coca-Cola sponsored hot chocolate and doughnuts on campus, and Healthy Sooners sponsored a yogurt and granola breakfast.

CAC surprised two classes and faculty offices in Evans and Buchanan halls with breakfast.

It was funny to see people’s shocked reactions, Eppler said.

CAC also chalked encouraging messages campus sidewalks such as, “Tell someone how much they mean to you,” and, “What is cookin’ good lookin’? You look super fabulous today!”

Between 15 and 20 organizations were involved in Random Acts of Kindness Day; five of these did public displays.

The day was a huge success, Eppler said.

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Student Lifelong Sooner finds personal big league goes, stays abroad OU librarian reflects on 50 years at university, looks forward to future KATHLEEN EVANS The Oklahoma Daily

South Africa, China, Turkey on student’s travel itinerary JOSH BURKS The Oklahoma Daily

While many students study abroad through OU’s international studies programs, one student has made the most of his opportunities and studied on four different continents within the past year.

International and area studies junior Matthew Mead said his passion for travel doesn’t stem from one specific source.

“I’ve always kept up with international news and had a heart for

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After 50 years of working at OU, librarian Carolyn Powell has made it to the big house – Bizzell Memorial Library.

“One day somebody wanted to know where the boss at the time was, and I don’t know why, but I said, ‘Oh, she’s at the big house,’” Powell said. “I meant it complimentary, not derogatory at all. It’s just my humor. When I moved here from Sarkeys [Energy Center], I felt like I finally made it to the big house. I’m on the fourth floor in my ivory tower.

Powell’s office in her ivory tower, which she moved to in September, is located in the Government Documents Collection section of Bizzell and decorated with Sooner sports posters along with frog and skunk figurines.

Powell began working for the Youngblood Energy Library, OU’s geology library, when she was still an OU library sciences student in the 1950s, she said.

“Working at OU has been a pleasant thing to do,” Powell said. “I’m thankful for the

A LOOK AT WHAT’S ON A new dinosaur species was discovered among pieces of a skeleton held at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

supervisor at the time — Lucy — who said, checking out books. ‘why don’t you take over?’ while I was still a She has seen the campus expand through student. I’ve always been grateful for that.” the addition of new buildings, including Powell began working in the geology li- Sarkeys Energy Center, the current home of brary, then located in Gould the geology library.

Hall. There she performed liPowell, a lifelong brarian tasks and was a part of Normanite, has always been a putting together the library’s Sooner, she said. Her mother map collection. and her aunts all went to OU, “Carolyn Powell was instruand her grandfather worked mental in making the map in the bursar’s office, then locollection in the Youngblood cated in Evans Hall.

Energy Library accessible to “I think I came out of my students, faculty and staff,” limother as a Sooner,” Powell brarian Jody Bales Foote said said with a laugh. “My grandin an e-mail. “In her early cadad would take me to work. I reer it meant processing maps just thought that was the most to add typed records for the marvelous thing. I was a little card catalog; in more recent four- or five-year-old being years it involved providing so impressed my granddad Carolyn Powell electronic records for the OU would take me around camLibraries’ online catalog. The pus. I always felt like OU was Youngblood Library’s map collection is richer the place.” because of her many years of service.”

She always has also been an avid OU sports Technology is just one of the many things fan, especially basketball, football, softball Powell has seen change during her time at OU. When she first started, all the libraries used typewriters and a card catalog for SEE LIBRARIAN PAGE 2

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Today around campus » Judge Robin Cauthron will present “Founding Principles: The Importance of Judicial Independence” as part of Distinguished Alumni Public Presentation at 10 a.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Scholars Room. » The Multicultural Career Fair will be from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Kerr McGee Stadium Club at the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. » Bernard Albaugh will present “Education for Scientific Investigation” as part of Distinguished Alumni Public Presentation at 1 p.m. in the Union’s Scholars Room. » Yanrong Qi will host a Chinese tea ceremony from 2 to 3 p.m. in Kaufman Hall, Room 230. » Dr. Elaine Mardis and Dr. Richard Wilson will present “DNA Sequencing Technology: A Decade’s Perspective” as part of Distinguished Alumni Public Presentation at 2:30 p.m. in the Union’s Associates Room. » Julia Abramson will host a French cheesetasting from 3 to 4 p.m. in Kaufman Hall, Room 232. » Dr. Dennis Kimbro will present “The Foundation of Success” at 4 p.m. in the Union’s Scholars Room as part of Distinguished Alumni Public Presentation, followed by a reception at 5:30 p.m. in the Associates Room. » Professor Gwendolyn Mikell of Georgetown University will speak at 5 p.m. in Dale Hall, Room 112. Her speech is titled “It Takes a Woman: Gender and African Leadership.” » The Delta Gamma Anchorman Pageant will be held at 6:30 p.m. in Catlett Music Center. Tickets can be purchased early from Delta Gamma for $4 and for $5 at the door. » Africa Week will host “Taste of Africa” at 7 p.m. in the Henderson-Tolson Cultural Center. Tickets are $5.

Friday, Feb. 25 » Baseball will play Oakland at 3 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. » Lee Hester will present “Native American Philosophy: Themes and Problems” at 3:30 p.m. in Dale Hall, Room 125. » Men’s tennis will play OSU at 5 p.m. at the Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion. » Kaleidoscope Evening in the Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom at 6 p.m. The event is a fundraising banquet for the Leadership Scholars Program, honoring the college’s alumni.

Saturday, Feb. 26 » A Dissertation Writing Marathon will begin at 9 a.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 280. Refreshments will be provided. » Baseball will play Oakland at noon at L. Dale Mitchell Park. » Men’s basketball will play Kansas at 3 p.m. in Lloyd Noble Center. » Africa Week will host Africa Night “Cirque d’ Afrique” 7 p.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium. Tickets are $10 beforehand and $12 at the door.

Sunday, Feb. 27 » Baseball will play Oakland at 1 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. » Women’s basketball will play Baylor at 4 p.m. in Lloyd Noble Center. » Alpha Sigma Kappa — Women in Technical Studies will meet 6:30 p.m. in the Union’s Presidents Room.

Monday, Feb. 28 » Sophia Morren will lecture on effective study skills 4 to 5 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245. » Professor Kenneth Stein from Emory University will lecture on the Arab-Israeli conflict 6 to 8 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

people,” Mead said. “It’s so great to get to know the people from the country you’re in — really learn the culture and get a feel for their hearts and attitudes.”

Mead, a Tulsa native and Berryhill High School graduate, began his studies abroad last summer with the Journey to China program, when he traveled to Xi’an, Kunming, Lijiang and Beijing.

He spent fall 2010 at the University of Pretoria in South Africa. Mead returned to Oklahoma for most of winter break before departing for Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey where he is currently studying.

Mead said anyone studying abroad is likely to feel homesick, but he offered his personal remedies.

“My trick is just making and having good friends while I’m in a different country but also keeping in contact with friends and family at home,” Mead said.

He said the most important lesson he has learned

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Matthew Mead, international and area studies junior, spends time with a child in South Africa while studying abroad. Mead tutored children in townships through the University of Pretoria. abroad has not been about any foreign culture but rather pertains to his own — the culture of America. “[America] is where I was born and raised, the culture I’m used to and am learning to love, and most importantly where most everyone I love lives,” Mead said.

Mead said his favorite experience so far has been tutoring children in South African townships through the University of Pretoria.

He was initially inspired in high school to pursue a degree in international and area studies after watching the film Invisible Children,

which documents the abduction and forced military enlistment of children in Uganda. “[The film] pretty much changed my life and ultimately led me to where I am today after I got involved with the group at OU,” Mead said After graduating, Mead said he would like to work or do research for an international human rights organization.

A c c o rd i n g t o t h e O U Factbook, 430 students were listed as international and area studies majors in fall 2010, a 9.7 percent increase from 392 just one year before.

And the college expects to see continued growth.

The Daily reported on Feb. 10 that the program is campaigning for $14 million to renovate and increase student opportunities within the college.

LIBRARIAN: Employee recognized for 50 years Continued from page 1 and baseball, she said.

“It used to be I didn’t miss a game, Texas and everything, and even traveled to a lot of games,” Powell said.

“That was a blessing in life.”

Powell said she does not have plans of retiring anytime soon, although she’s thought about it. As long as she is able to help students and the library, she plans on staying at OU. She does plan on eventually going to North Dakota one day, the only state she has not visited, she said.

“I’m determined to get to North Dakota,” Powell said.

Museum hosts night under stars The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History wants to add stargazing, learning about the sky and hands-on family activities to campus Friday nights.

“Science Night: Star Power” is a reincarnation of what the museum used to call “Family Night Out,” which includes two and a half hours of entertainment for families.

“These family nights are fun because kids and adults can do them together, and all ages of children can enjoy it as well,” spokeswoman Linda Coldwell said.

“We get families that include grandparents sometimes, as well, because the program provides entertainment and education across generations.”

Participants can create their own mini-planetarium equipped with their own constellations to take home after stargazing on the museum lawn, according to the Sam Noble website.

After family activities, there will be a discussion about stars and the night sky while visitors dine on pizza and drinks.

“It gives families an opportunity to do something together at the museum, and we handle all the planning,” Coldwell said.

Science night will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Friday. It will cost $10 per person for museum members and $12 per person for non-members.

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“That’s my goal right now — get to North Dakota.”

For her work and contributions to OU, Powell won the Distinguished Classified Staff Award in 1999, an honor she is proud of. The library has also celebrated her 20th and 40th wedding anniversaries with receptions.

The 40th anniversary was one of the most special because her family surprised her by driving down from Kansas to attend, and her husband was able to take photos of the event — a hobby of his, Powell said.

She does not know what is in store for her 50th anniversary, but says OU holds a universitywide recognition ceremony for all faculty and staff with anniversaries or retirements.

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A government supporter, right, chants revolutionary slogans as members of dissident group Ladies in White hold up images of late dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo on the first anniversary of his death Wednesday in Havana, Cuba. Tamayo died Feb. 23, 2010, after an 83-day hunger strike while he was imprisoned for disrespecting authority.

Obama denounces Cuba’s treatment of dissidents HAVANA — U.S. President Barack Obama denounced the “The Cuban people must know that their suffering does Cuban government Wednesday for harassing the mother of not go unnoticed and that the United States remains unwava political prisoner who died after a long hunger strike, and ering in our commitment to defend the inalienable right of the said her treatment and the detention of other dissidents stood Cuban people to enjoy the freedoms that define the Americas as evidence of the island’s poor human and that are universal to all human berights record. ings,” he said.

The statement came as a pro-governThere was no immediate reaction The United States ment crowd in Havana threw eggs and from Cuba to the U.S. leader’s statement, remains unwavering in our shouted insults outside a home where but it was sure to be met with anger commitment to defend the the Cuban opposition group the Damas and indignation. Relations between inalienable right of the Cuban Washington and Havana have been frigde Blanco — or Ladies in White — were marking the one-year anniversary of the people to enjoy the freedoms id for decades. death of Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who Obama’s criticism followed similar that define the Americas.” passed away following an 83-day hunsentiments by Amnesty International ger strike.

— BARACK OBAMA, U.S. PRESIDENT denouncing Cuba for its treatment of A leading Cuban human rights leader Zapata’s mother, Reina Luisa Tamayo, said at least 46 opposition activists had who was detained for about 12 hours last been detained across the island Wednesday, including an- week in her hometown of Banes, in eastern Cuba. other well-known hunger striker, Guillermo Farinas. Many of Reached by telephone in Banes, Reina Luisa Tamayo said those detained were quickly released, but Farinas remained she spent the day laying flowers and a Cuban flag on her son’s in custody late Wednesday afternoon. grave and then went to get passport photos made for a visa to Obama said Zapata’s “selfless and tragic death” had “gal- the United States, which has granted her political refuge. vanized the world’s attention to the ongoing mistreatment of those unjustly held by Cuban authorities.”

— AP

Authorities in Acapulco have found the bodies of two men and a woman in a stolen taxi, the latest victims in a wave of violence gripping the Mexican resort city.

The public security agency of Guerrero state says the bodies were found in the trunk of a sedan that was left on a major avenue late Tuesday. Gunmen had stolen the taxi from its driver a short time earlier.

Officials say one of the male victims was decapitated.

At least 11 people have been found slain in the popular tourist resort on Tuesday and Wednesday. ___

2. Buenos Aires, Argentina

No conflict with U.S. over seized cargo, economy minister says Argentina’s economy minister says his country has no conflict with Washington despite their dispute over the seizure of undeclared U.S. military cargo brought to Buenos Aires for a police training course.

But Amado Boudou says it’s strange when some sectors act “as if it is a problem that Argentina enforces its laws.”

Crowley says Argentina’s government hasn’t responded to several U.S. diplomatic notes about the dispute. ___

3. Cairo

Officials ban former prime minister from leaving country Egyptian authorities on Wednesday banned a former prime minister and a Cabinet minister from leaving the country, a move that often preludes a criminal investigation and a possible trial, state TV said.

Prosecutors imposed the travel ban on Atef Obeid as well as Culture Minister Farouq Hosni. The restrictions also cover nine businessmen deemed to have ties with the regime of ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

The restrictions are the latest legal measures taken by Egypt’s military rulers against stalwarts of the former regime.

Mubarak stepped down Feb. 11 after a popular uprising, handing over power to the military.

— AP

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A letter to UOSA candidates Social Security Today is the final day to file paperwork to become a candi- an easier time staying informed about the things going on date in next month’s UOSA presidential elections. However, in UOSA and — more importantly — could help hold our before you run off and pay the $150 fee or submit the 501 student-government representatives accountable for their signatures needed to file, we thought we would outline attri- actions. butes we believe our student-body president must possess.

The students who currently care will have their voices • First, candidates looking to add another line to their re- heard, while the ones on the fringe will have one less excuse sume need not apply. Our leader needs to not to get involved. Students are affected by understand his or her actions affect the enthe legislation UOSA passes and need to be tire OU community. We need a leader whose Students are affected informed when new bills are proposed. The goal is to improve the OU experience for all university needs a student leader who will by the legislation students. We don’t want someone who is release this information to the public.

UOSA passes and going to sit back and put his or her feet up • Fourth, the next UOSA president must need to be informed be the most visible advocate for students while in office.

• Second, we need someone who will on campus. When tuition increases come when new bills are bridge the gap between government and stuaround — and we would all be fools to think proposed.” dents. The fact is, students don’t care about they aren’t coming again — we need a leadUOSA. Six percent of students — 1,357 votes er to stand up to the administration. Yes, we — on the Norman campus voted in the fall UOSA elections. understand higher-education funding is becoming harder During last March’s presidential election only 5,282 votes to come by, but the university cannot continue to squeeze were cast, according to Daily archives. more money out of students. We are not calling for a stuWe need a leader who can break through the apathy and dent-body president to stubbornly fight President David encourage students to concern themselves with the real is- Boren, but we believe the UOSA president should go to bat sues that impact them. for students through serious negotiations with the admin• Third, our president needs to be transparent. If students istration. UOSA leaders are not elected to be talking heads aren’t attending UOSA meetings, then create a message for the university; they are voted to represent students. The board for students where they can interact with UOSA rep- next UOSA president should never forget this — ever. resentatives and voice their opinions about proposed legApplications are due at 5 p.m. today. Do you have what it islation. With classes, work and other responsibilities, stu- takes to effectively represent us? dents can’t always adjust their schedules to attend UOSA meetings. By creating a message board, students will have Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

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OU events need more advertisement As we all know, Human Rights Week STAFF COLUMN N began Feb. 15, and ended Feb. 21, or did we?

Armella There were six events involved in the Gottschalk celebration of human rights and thus available to students during Human Rights Week. The participating organizations are as follows: Amnesty International, Center for Social Justice and Sooners for Israel. The other events were presumably coordinated by the University of Oklahoma Student Association.

The events offered were quite spectacular. They included screenings regarding human trafficking, rape in the Congo, as well as a presentation from an Israeli Defense Force soldier.

I contacted UOSA President Franz Zenteno to ask questions regarding the particulars of Human Rights Week.

Zenteno told me quite a few things about the politics of Human Rights Week. I learned all student organizations are given the opportunity to participate, and the week chosen to celebrate human rights awareness is chosen by the international activism coordinator in UOSA. What I was not made aware of, though, were the specific ways in which UOSA promoted Human Rights Week.

Zenteno informed me it is the responsibility of both UOSA and the organizations participating to promote the events. My question is: where was the promotion?

Zenteno said Human Rights Week’s goal is, “to create a positive awareness of the importance of human rights around the globe.” The recognition of human rights is of the utmost importance; it helps bring awareness of world events to the OU campus. How do they expect to spread awareness when advertisements never reached students?

The only promotion for Human Rights Week that reached me was the Facebook event invitation I received, which invited 3, 518 people to participate in Human Rights Week. OU has approximately 24,000 students attending its Norman campus, so how did the other 20,482 students find out about

Human Rights Week?

This question I cannot answer, for I was not made aware of Human Rights Week until Thursday, two days after the events started, by a friend who is involved with UOSA. After asking many students, friends and strangers on campus about whether they were aware Human Rights Week was underway, the general consensus was “no.”

I scoured the union, campus handouts and corkboards on campus and could not find a single advertisement with information regarding Human Rights Week. Maybe I missed them, or maybe they weren’t there. The only true promotion I saw was on a friend’s Facebook page, in which he had what appeared to be a flier for Human Rights Week posted as his profile picture.

With all things considered, Zenteno claimed the turnout “ha[d] been great,” and UOSA “wished more students could participate though, due to the importance of human rights.”

While I do commend the Facebook invite, that’s not the only way to reach students on campus. So many things could have been done to promote the events of Human Rights Week: chalking or the handing out and posting of fliers are just a few ideas. E-mails from OU advertising these types of events are usually deleted, and although they can be informative, they are rarely read by students. Word of mouth is always a useful way to deliver information and alert students about upcoming events.

Hopefully with the next event or series of events on campus, we can expect to see more promotion from not only the student government, but also the participating organizations.

— Armella Gottschalk, sociology senior

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I read an article that said more young people STAFF COLUMN UMN believe in the existence of UFOs than people who Tom Taylor or believe they will receive Social Security when they retire.

The odds are if you have heard anything about Social Security, you heard the Social Security system will go bankrupt before you ever have a chance to retire. I’m here to tell you the person who told you this is either a fool or a liar.

I’m here to say you will receive Social Security when you retire. This is contingent on Congress not doing anything to destroy the Social Security system.

The Social Security system is set up where the Social Security tax dollars of your parents and grandparents paid for your great-grandparents and your tax dollars combined with those of your parents’ will pay for your grandparents. Any Social Security tax dollars left over are immediately loaned to the federal government, where it accrues interest, and must constitutionally be repaid because of the “full faith and credit” clause of the U.S. Constitution.

This loan is more commonly called the “Social Security Trust Fund,” and is currently valued at $2.3 trillion.

Under current projections, the Social Security program is fully funded by tax revenues until 2014. After that, the combination of taxes and the Social Security sysThose unfortunate tem cashing in its enough to work in loans to the governprofessions like nursing ment will keep the or retail management will system fully funded be lucky if they make it until 2037.

Even after 2037, to their 62nd birthdays the Social Security before their bodies are so system will be able broken down they can’t to continue makwork anymore.” ing payments (at 75% of the current benefit level) until at least 2084.

But Wait! What if you want 100% of your Social Security benefits and not just 75%?

One solution is to cut benefits on baby boomers. This plan is dead on arrival because unlike you, baby boomers actually vote. So the question becomes: What can Congress do to you that will prevent the massive cuts in 2037?

One idea is to raise your retirement age from 67 to 69 or 70. It is crazy to expect a person to work so long.

While an attorney, congressman or university professor might not have physical problems restricting them from working until 70, those unfortunate enough to work in professions like nursing or retail management will be lucky if they make it to their 62nd birthdays before their bodies are so broken down they can no longer work.

Another idea is to use your Social Security tax dollars to create private investment accounts for young people.

We will have ownership of our individual accounts, and we will choose what we want to invest in.

Hypothetically, this saves the government money because you’ll retire with what is in your account, and if your investments pay better than the Social Security system would have — great. If not — tough luck.

This creates trillions of dollars in debt as benefits continue to be paid while revenues divert to private accounts.

The simplest solutions would be to either raise the Social Security tax enough that benefits won’t have to be cut or get rid of the cap limiting how much income is taxed by Social Security.

Under current law, teachers pay a higher percentage of their income on Social Security taxes than millionaires, and millionaires pay a higher percentage than billionaires. This seems kind of screwed up when you think about it.

Our grandparents’ generation had Social Security and pensions. They could retire in style. Unfortunately, more and more pension systems are disappearing from the labor market each year. In their place are 401k investment plans that are extremely volatile to market fluctuations.

If you doubt my logic, just go to the College of Business and ask around; even people with Ph.D.’s in business and economics lost money when the economy crashed this last time.

Unless you are one of the lucky ones, Social Security will be the only thing to see you through your retirement.

If Congress has its way, you may not even have that.

— Tom Taylor, political science graduate

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Aide wounded in Gifford shooting returns to work after six weeks A woman who survived a mass shooting in Tucson, Ariz. has returned to work at Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords’ office, saying she is thrilled to be there and thankful to be alive six weeks after she was shot in the chest and the wrist.

Pam Simon was wounded in the Jan. 8 shooting, which injured Giffords and 11 others and killed six people, including a federal judge and a 9-year-old girl. Giffords is recovering from a gunshot wound to the head in Tucson. ___

2. New York

Oil prices hit $100 per barrel in wake of African unrest Oil hit $100 per barrel Wednesday for the first time in 2 1/2 years as the unrest in Libya worsened, and gasoline prices in the U.S. climbed to nearly $3.20 a gallon, the highest level ever for February.

West Texas Intermediate crude for April delivery jumped $2.68, or 2.8 percent, to settle at $98.10 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Earlier in the day, prices hit triple digits for the first time since Oct. 2, 2008. West Texas Intermediate has soared 18 percent since Valentine’s Day. ___

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Civil unions legal in Hawaii Gay and lesbian couples equal in state’s eye HONOLULU — Hawaii G ov. Neil Ab ercrombie signed same-sex civil unions into law Wednesday, calling it “a triumph for everyone� that gay and lesbian couples will have the same state rights as married partners.

Civil unions in the Rainbow State would start Jan. 1, 2012, making Hawaii the seventh state to permit civil unions or similar legal recognitions for gay couples.

Five other states and the District of Columbia allow same-sex marriage. “ T h i s b i l l re p re s e n t s equal rights for everyone in Hawaii, everyone who comes here. This is to me the essence of the aloha spirit,� Abercrombie said at a signing ceremony. “With its signing I want to say ‘welcome’ to the world, come to paradise.�

A crowd of exuberant supporters yelled, cheered and applauded as the Democrat inscribed his signature on the legislation, making it the first law he’s enacted since he was elected in November.

The bill passed the state Legislature last week. “We’re contributing to society, and we deserve the same rights as everyone else.

It’s been a long, long time coming,� said Van Law of

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Guests clap and hug in celebration after Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie signs the Hawaii Civil Unions bill at a ceremony held Wednesday in Honolulu’s Washington Place. The new law makes Hawaii the seventh state to give essentially the same rights of marriage to same-sex couples through civil unions or similar laws.

Honolulu.

The new law follows nearly 20 years of court fights, protest rallies and passionate public debate in a state that has long been a gayrights battleground.

Just seven months ago, former Republican Gov. Linda Lingle vetoed a similar bill because she said it was same-sex marriage by another name.

But civil unions have been heading toward passage since Abercrombie defeated two gubernatorial candidates who opposed them, and only one state legislator

who supported them lost reelection.

Hawaii, already known as one of the nation’s premier locations for destination weddings and honeymoons, could see an influx of gay and lesbian visitors hoping to have their partnerships solemnized on sandy, windswept beaches, according to tourism businesses. “It’s overwhelming,� said Tambry Young, who has pushed for civil unions with her partner for more than two years. “All the families here can now feel like it doesn’t matter what kind of

family you have.�

Arguments over civil unions and gay marriage have long divided the state, which nearly became the first in the nation to legalize gay marriage in 1993 because of a state Supreme Court ruling.

Voters overwhelmingly passed the nation’s first “defense of marriage� constitutional amendment five years later, which resulted in a law banning gay marriage but leaving the door open for civil unions. — AP

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Ft. Hood doctor could face charges

State official out of job after tweet targets protestors

Murderer faces court-martial and death penalty, pending recommendation

An Indiana deputy attorney general “is no longer employed� by the state after Mother Jones magazine reported he tweeted police should use live ammunition against Wisconsin labor protesters, the attorney general’s office said Wednesday.

The magazine reported Wednesday that Jeffrey Cox responded “Use live ammunition� to a Saturday night posting on his Twitter account that said riot police could sweep protesters out of the Wisconsin capitol, where thousands have been protesting a bill that would strip public employees of collective bargaining rights. ___

4. Chicago

Prosecutors seek to drop some counts in Blagojevich trial Federal prosecutors asked a judge for permission Wednesday to dismiss racketeering charges against ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich as he heads to a retrial, trying to simplify a case that deadlocked jurors in the first trial complained was too hard to follow.

In the waning minutes of a pretrial status hearing, prosecutor Reid Schar surprised courtroom observers by telling U.S. District Judge James Zagel the government wanted to streamline a case now crammed full of nearly two dozen counts. Accusations in the three charges prosecutors want dropped, he added, are duplicated in the 20 counts that would remain. “It will make it a little less complicated,� Schar said.

FORT WORTH, Texas — A military official is considering whether an Army psychiatrist should be courtmartialed and face the death penalty for the mass shooting at Fort Hood, reviewing requests made Wednesday by the defense team.

A brigade commander, Col. Morgan Lamb, was expected to make a recommendation soon in the case of Maj. Nidal Hasan, who is charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder in the 2009 rampage.

Lamb, the second military official to make a recommendation in the Hasan case, will give his report to a commanding general, who will then make the final decision about how the case will proceed.

Last fall another colonel who presided over an evidentiary hearing for Hasan made an initial recommendation that he should be court-martialed and face the death penalty. Army officials have not said if they would seek that punishment if Hasan goes to trial.

Neither Fort Hood officials nor defense attorneys would reveal specifics of the meeting Wednesday.

Defense attorney John Galligan said during the meeting that lasted more than an hour, he asked Lamb to consider all options, saying a death penalty case is more expensive, time-consuming and provides no option for the defendant to plead guilty. “It was a very good meeting, and he’s aware of our concerns, but I don’t want to talk about the nature of the discussions until Col. Lamb makes his recommendation,� Galligan told The Associated Press on Wednesday from his office near Fort Hood, about 125 miles south of Fort Worth.

Galligan declined to say whether he has discussed any plea bargains with military prosecutors or if he is considering an insanity defense for Hasan, 40, who remains jailed. Hasan was paralyzed from the waist down after being shot by police the day of the rampage.

Before issuing his recommendation, Lamb is considering a military mental health panel’s evaluation of Hasan.

The report submitted last month offers an assessment of Hasan’s mental state during the November 2009 shootings and whether he is competent to stand trial.

Galligan said he will not disclose the report until Lamb makes his recommendation, but last month Galligan said the report will not prevent the military from pursuing a court-martial. Galligan was critical of the report and requested a meeting with Lamb after it was issued. —AP

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Sooners on a roll after mid-week series against Arkansas-Pine Bluff Lions ZACK HEDRICK The Oklahoma Daily

The No. 4 Sooners sent the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Lions packing early, beating them 12-1 in just seven innings due to run-rule and travel curfew. The Sooners swept the mid-week series by blowing out UAPB by scores of 27-7 on Tuesday and 12-1 on Wednesday.

Wednesday’s win marks the best start (6-0) under coach Sunny Golloway and the best for OU since 1998.

Redshirt freshman Jordan John cruised in his first start of the season since he had surgery. He pitched the entire game, allowing one run on just six hits. The lefthander gave up two walks and struck out nine. John struck out the side in order in the seventh inning to shut the door on the Lions.

John allowed his only run in the third inning. But after a meeting on the mound with Golloway, John settled down to finish the game. He did not allow a hit in the last four innings.

“He just told me locate down,” John said. “As soon as I got into a rhythm and got my fastball down, I started pitching a lot better and getting hitters out.”

Golloway said John was effective because of his ability to control the fastball.

“More than anything, he looked like had complete command of his pitches there in the last inning. It looked like he got stronger as the game went on because

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Cayle Shambaugh, Univeristy College freshman, pitches in one of OU’s baseball games. The teams’s next game will be 3 p.m. Friday in Norman.

If you go WHAT: Oklahoma v.

Oakland WHEN: 3 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday, 1 p.m.

Sunday WHERE: L. Dale Mitchell Park he made adjustments on the mound,” Galloway said.

Offensively, the Sooners exploded again. OU scored multiple runs in the third, fifth and sixth innings. The Sooners have scored double-digit run totals in their

last four games.

Third baseman Garret Buechele had only one hit in the series, but it was a threerun homer — his fourth — in the bottom of the sixth inning.

“I’m putting good swings on the ball; it’s just not going my way,” Buechele said. “You can go 0-for-7 just like that — that’s what’s great about baseball. You can never be too high on yourself because the game will straighten you out real quick.”

Buechele drove in two more runs during the game for a total of five, tying his career high for runs driven in for a single game. He now has 10 RBIs, tied for the team

lead with junior right fielder Cody Reine.

The Sooners will wrap up their nine-game homestand this weekend against Oakland. Golloway said he doesn’t know much about the team, but his Sooners are looking forward to another competitive weekend series.

“I do know that they have arm strength on the mound,” Golloway said. “That will help us build to games that we’re moving into. I think our hitters are looking forward to seeing Oakland’s pitching.”

Senior starting pitcher Michael Rocha will be on the mound to start the series at 3 p.m. Friday.

The No. 6 OU softball team faces its toughest tournament series of the season in the 2011 Cathedral City Classic, beginning with a pair of top-10 matchups, featuring No. 2 Georgia at 5 today before taking on No. 9 Hawai’i at 7:30 p.m. in Cathedral City, Calif.

OU returns Friday to face Long Beach State at 12:30 p.m. before going up against 2010 defending national champion and top-ranked UCLA at 8 p.m. later that night. The Sooners are 3-11 all-time against No. 1 teams.

This year’s classic features seven of the eight 2010 Women’s College World Series participants.

Oklahoma ( 11-1) is coming off five consecutive wins in the Troy Cox Classic last weekend in Las Cruces, N.M. where Sooner bats outscored opponents 57-15, including a 16-0 shutout win over tournament host New Mexico State.

The Sooner’s only loss this season came at the hands of No. 13 Arizona State in the Kajikawa Classic on Feb. 12 in Tempe, Ariz. The Sun Devils’ Annie Lockwood hit a grand slam to lift ASU past the Sooners who came up one run short in the 4-3 loss.

Sophomore catcher Jessica Shults leads the Sooners on offense, managing a .538 batting average, with nine home runs and 29 RBIs. Through 12 games, Shults also maintains a 1.333 slugging average.

Sooner bats lead the conference with 113 runs scored, 130 hits, 23 homeruns and 103 RBIs through 12 games this season. Texas sits in second with 95 runs, 14 homeruns and 78 RBIs. Three Sooners lead the conference in hits, including Shults (21), freshman centerfielder Destinee Martinez (20) and sophomore left fielder Brianna Turang (19).

The 11-1 record is the best start since the 2007 season, where the Sooners began with a season-best 23-0 record under head coach Patty Gasso.

Last time OU opened the season with an 11-1 record, the Sooners went on to finish with a 66-8 record and claimed the first national championship by a women’s team at the university.

The Sooners finish the tournament with a noon match-up against Cal-Poly on Saturday.

feb. 24 - 27 thursday, feb. 24 T-Shirt Giveaway | 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in the first floor lobby of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Pick a sucker from the Union programming Board’s candy tree and if it’s specially marked, win a T-Shirt! There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www. ou.edu/upb.

Student Success Series: Say What? Effective Listening | 3 p.m. in Wagner Wall 245.

Presented by University College.

University Theatre Presents: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | 8 p.m. in the Rupel Jones Theatre. Tickets are $15 for students, $25 for OU faculty/staff and seniors and $30 for adults. Call the Fine Arts Box Office, (405) 325-4101, for more information.

friday, feb. 25 Intramural Update | Co-ed 4 vs. 4 volleyball tournament today through Sunday.

Entry is $30 per team and free for teams whose members are all students living in the residence halls. For more information, visit recservices.ou.edu or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.

Make a Magic Wand | 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in the first floor lobby of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come and make your own chocolate-dipped magic wand and get some info about the Union Programming Board’s Potter Palooza! There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www.ou.edu/upb.

friday, feb. 25 cont’d.

University Theatre Presents: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | 8 p.m. in the Rupel Jones Theatre. Tickets are $15 for students, $25 for OU faculty/staff and seniors and $30 for adults. Call the Fine Arts Box Office, (405) 325-4101, for more information.

saturday, feb. 26 Sooner Baseball: OU vs. Oakland | noon at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

Men’s Basketball: OU vs. Kansas | 3 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

University Theatre Presents: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | 8 p.m. in the Rupel Jones Theatre. Tickets are $15 for students, $25 for OU faculty/staff and seniors and $30 for adults. Call the Fine Arts Box Office, (405) 3254101, for more information.

Sooner Baseball: OU vs. Oakland | 3 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

FREE Movie: “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1” | 4, 7 & 10 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Presented by the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council Film Series.

Art after Hours: William Bazlotes, Expressing the Subconscious | 6-7 p.m. in the Dee Dee and Jon R. Stuart Classroom, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Science Night: Star Power | 6-8:30 p.m. at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Come make your own mini-planetarium to take your favorite constellation with you! We’ll introduce the topic, enjoy pizza and drinks for dinner, and complete a project to take home. Projects are designed for kids ages 5 and up, but all ages are welcome to attend. One adult for every two children is requested.

Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. To register, please call the education department at (405) 325-1008. Cost: $10 per person for members, $12 per person for non-members (Cost includes one activity project per person and dinner) Children age one and younger are free.

sunday, feb. 27 Sooner Baseball: OU vs. Oakland | 1 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

University Theatre Presents: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | 3 p.m. in the Rupel Jones Theatre. Tickets are $15 for students, $25 for OU faculty/staff and seniors and $30 for adults. Call the Fine Arts Box Office, (405) 325-4101, for more information.

Sutton Concert Series: Eldon Matlick, Horn | 3-5 p.m. in the Pitman Recital Hall, Catlett Music Center. Tickets are $5 for students, OU faculty/staff and seniors and $8 for adults. Call the Fine Arts Box Office, (405) 325-4101, for more information.

Women’s Basketball: OU vs. Baylor | 4 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

Potter Palooza | 9 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium Lobby, Oklahoma Memorial Union.

The Union Programming Board presents a special night for Potter fans with free food, trivia contest and prizes! There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www.ou.edu/upb.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Unless you are thorough in your evaluation of something important, you could pass it up and not even realize what you lost. Once you do, however, you’ll try to repair the damage.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Should early events be a bit trying, do your best to keep your head straight until things quiet down again, and they will. If you don’t get yourself rattled, the rest of the day will be a breeze.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Be careful not to be taken in by a know-it-all. Chances are this person won’t know what s/he is talking about and could take you down a blind alley. Follow your own lead.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -Regardless of what is asked of you and how much you resent it, do what is expected of you. Your good efforts will eventually be noticed and could even be rewarded in some way.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Enjoy yourself when you’re with friends, but don’t try to introduce a business proposal into the conversation. They’ll resent you for trying to take advantage of the relationship you have with them.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Don’t do anything that others might consider to be a bit underhanded, because they are likely to find a way to get even with you. Try to stay above board at all times.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Although Lady Luck might try to help you fulfill an ambition of yours, if you’re too negative, you won’t recognize it, and it’ll go by the wayside. Try to be optimistic.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Trying to force issues or make things happen is likely to be a formula for causing severe complications. Regardless of what’s going on, you’ll be better off letting events run their own courses.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Without realizing it, you could be much too assertive in dealing with others.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Early happenings might cause you to view things from a negative perspective, but if you stay the course and remain optimistic, you will be rewarded and end up being grateful that you had.

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5 Cry loudly 9 Gilpin of “Frasier” 13 ___ onto (take hold of) 14 Strike a bargain 16 Tiny powerhouse 17 Smoky state 18 Like Frosted Flakes, to Tony the Tiger 19 Whoopeecushion activator 20 Wood-shop tools 22 Pizza topping 24 Fine things?

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8 Robin of “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” 9 Female upstart 10 Toiletries case 11 Forum site 12 Troublemaking tykes 15 Societal standards 21 Prepare paint 23 Cross to bear 25 Missile famously fired in 1991 27 Bouquet 28 Dweller along the Skunk River 29 “Sack” attachment 31 Pizza topping 32 Viper 33 “The Second Coming” poet

36 To the ___ degree 37 Scream bloody murder 40 It’s often wallowed in 42 Prettify 45 Sensitive to the touch 47 Present day?

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Lecturer journeys from Paris to OU One expository writing teacher has developed a student following and distinct teaching style MATT CARNEY The Oklahoma Daily

Coiffed like a younger Albert Einstein with a pair of Martin Van Buren-style sideburns, intellectual historian and Expository Writing lecturer Ron Haas came to OU after vowing never to leave Paris, France.

The McAllen, Texas, native discovered his passion for French and German thought during his undergraduate studies at Rice University and eventually moved to the French capital where he found a home within its thriving intellectual community. He felt right there.

“I know it sounds cliche, but the French really are passionate about ideas and committed to the life of the mind, so in Paris you have a vibrant intellectual community that is not isolated within the ivory towers of the university system,” Haas said.

Now teaching Legacies of the 1960s in OU’s Expository Writing program, Haas also adjuncts in the honors college where he teaches a course on American modernity, or rather a study of America from the European perspective. “[Legacies of the 1960s] is my favorite class,” honors college freshman Kate Carlton said. “I feel really comfortable with [Haas] and talk about whatever we want. He’s able to talk about more than just the mechanics of the English class. I hung out and talked with him about music a lot longer than just writing,” she said.

Haas said he loves working at OU, both for the opportunity to teach small, intimate classes and to be part of a lively college town community.

The Daily sat down with Haas last week at Gray Owl Coffee to discuss his teaching style, motivation, the Expo program and why his students like his classes so much.

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OU lecturer Ron Haas speaks with a student inside of his office. Haas teaches a class, Legacy of the 60s, in the Expository Writing Program. He said he made his way to Oklahoma after vowing never to leave Paris.

THE DAILY: How does it feel to go to a place you’ve never been before — that you’ve only read about— and arrive to feel like you’re at home?

HAAS: As an intellectual, Paris still feels like my home, and I return there whenever possible. It’s the intellectual capital of the world to me, the only place I know where you have a thriving intellectual community integrated into fabric of society. Not even New York really compares.

For example, in Paris I studied for several years at a kind of free graduate school, the École des hautes études en sciences socials. Established in the 1960s, it’s an institution where France’s pre-eminent thinkers in every field teach to the public. To join a class, all you have to do is submit a proposal or request to the professor. People pack the lecture halls and seminars. Eventually one of my professors invited me to present my research. It’s a completely different world. That’s why I never wanted to leave France. I felt like I was part of that community, and I was respected as an intellectual.

THE DAILY: One of your students told me that, in your class, she felt like she could say anything she thought without being considered ‘out there,’ that you would understand. Do you feel like that kind of notion is especially important to cultivate in the classroom?

HAAS: Especially for freshmen, yes. They need to have at least one class where they feel enfranchised, where they feel like they have a purchase on the topic, where they feel like they have something important to say. They’re not going to get engaged with the writing process, and they’re not going to get engaged with intellectual life if they feel intimated and overwhelmed.

I want to create a comfortable, inviting atmosphere for THE DAILY: What do you like best about teaching Expo? my students. On my first day of class I always try to get HAAS: In the Expository Writing program I have small the students to model the kind of behavior that I want to see from them throughout the semester. The first day of classes. I have the freedom to design the classes the class, everybody talks. In my experience, if you don’t get way I want and the flexibility to incorporate the writing them talking the first week, then they’re going to be a fly on the wall the whole semester. I don’t want any flies on the wall in my classes.

THE DAILY: You teach almost exclusively to freshmen.

How does it feel knowing that you’re many students’ first experience with higher education?

HAAS: I love it, to be honest. I feel like my classes are really mind-opening, and I try to make them kick-ass.

I think this speaks to the vital role that the Expository Writing program plays on this campus. For a lot of freshmen, I’m the only professor whose name they know. I’m the only professor they feel comfortable talking to or visiting during office hours. In Expo, we work hard to establish a great classroom dynamic.

Honestly, I didn’t know really what to expect here until I started teaching. Coming out of graduate school, I thought of myself primarily as a scholar and a writer. It wasn’t until I actually got into the classroom that I realized how rewarding teaching is. It was unexpected, but I’ve come to love what I do.

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pedagogy as best I see fit. And I really get to know all of my students. I can’t think of a better teac hing environment.

THE DAILY: What sort of student typically enrolls in your Legacies of the 1960s class? What are their typical expectations for it?

HAAS: A lot of them enroll in it because they feel like our generation is apathetic. I get a lot of students who wish they lived in the 60s. They’ve seen documentaries on VH1 and movies romanticizing the 60s. They’ve heard about the student movements of the 60s — about civil rights, the anti-war movements — and they wish they had something similar to be a part of. They feel like our generation doesn’t offer them the same kinds of opportunities to be part of a great movement for social change. Other students sign up just because they love 60s music. What they’re not expecting, though, is that we don’t just cover the 60s. We look at the legacies of the 60s— women’s liberation and homosexual liberation in the 70s, environmentalism in the 80s — and we work our way up to the anti-globalization movements of today.

The driving question behind the seminar is, “What lessons can today’s activists and would-be activists learn from the movements of the 60s?”

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A real look at love, for better or worse Depressing is the only word I had heard in describing the movie Blue Valentine before I went to see it.

What I had heard was not far off, either. Make no mistake about it, this movie isn’t promising a happy ending.

However, the honest realism is almost as refreshing as it is gutwrenching. A look into what happens to a marriage once the love ends while the vows promising “for better or for worse” keep going.

Derek Cianfrance, the director and co-writer who is known predominantly for his documentary work, brought an intensely real feel to the script and the screen. The camera shots seemed as though they were straight from home movies or even a documentary, following the lives of a young couple now out of love.

Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling, the stars of the film, didn’t just take on the job of their lead roles, they invested all they had into becoming more attuned to what the couple was going through in the film.

The two reportedly spent a month together in a rental-house perfecting picking fights with one another and doing everyday activities.

Gosling and Williams carry the whole film almost entirely by themselves. The actors’ on screen chemistry captures both the complexity and gripping emotion of a failing marriage. Mixed in with the shots of the couple in the present are flashbacks to the couple when they first met and fell in love.

Williams was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for best actress and Gosling was nominated for a Golden Globe for best actor for their roles.

The film struck controversy when it first released when it was originally given an NC-17 rating for its sexual content. While the rating was eventually brought down to an R rating, the movie’s more sensual scenes are at times graphic. Each moment you share with the couple feels extremely intimate surpassing boundaries that most directors aren’t willing to push, making the film so unique to the current film circuit.

Cianfrance worked for twelve years to find the funding he needed to make and finish his film but it was well worth the wait. The end result was a family’s vulnerability and exposure at some of the highest and

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Dean, played by Ryan Gosling, and Cindy, played by Michelle Williams, in a still from “Blue Valentine.” The movie is still in a limited amount of theaters. lowest points in their lives.

The overall feel of the movie may be dreary or depressing but sometimes that’s life, which gives all audiences something to relate to.

Blue Valentine is still in theaters under limited release, so make sure and look for it at a theater near you.

— Margo Basse, professional writing sophomore

Neil Diamond’s new album brings past to the present Neil Diamond fans, rejoice; the easy-listening favorite is releasing another hit CD. The latest addition to his collection of anthologies, “Neil Diamond: The Bang Years (19661968),” reflects Diamond’s early days spent in New York and features the many hits that were created there.

The 23 original mono recordings, which will be released by Columbia/Legacy on March 8, cover his beginnings at Bert Bern’s Bang Records.

All tracks have been completely restored and remastered.

Neil Diamond’s new CD “Neil Diamond: The Bang Years (1966-1968).”

The album will be released March 8.

The resulting sound, as is expected in the digital age, is perfectly crisp and clear, making the songs sparkle with new life.

“The Bang Years” offers nothing new, but it is a compact package of the poppy, guitar-driven, 60s-folksy tracks that Diamond is universally known for.

Highlights include “Solitary M a n ,” “ C h e r r y , C h e r r y ,” “Kentucky Woman” and “Red, Red Wine.”

Many songs from Diamond’s 1966-1968 era were later covered and made popular by other artists, proving his testament to

the industry.

Alternative rock band Urge Overkill covered “Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon” for Quentin Ta ra nt i n o’s “ Pu l p Fi c t i o n ” soundtrack, and The Monkees made a version of “I’m a Believer” that was 1966’s Song of the Year.

“The Bang Years” may just be a reinvention of the wheel, but Diamonds’ fans will likely be more than happy to add this to their collections.

— Emily Hopkins, University College freshman

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