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Foreign policy conference brings high-profile speakers to OU OU community to hear about leadership in America from national security heads, including CIA director CAROLINE PERRYMAN Daily Staff Writer

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A CIA director and two former U.S. national security advisers will speak at a foreign policy conference March 8 at OU. The conference, “A New Kind of Leadership: America and the Rise of the Rest,” will include keynote speakers Leon Panetta, CIA director, and Zbigniew Brzezinski and Brent Scowcroft, former national security advisers. This will mark the eighth national security conference held at OU, according to an OU press release.

“This conference will give all Oklahomans and the

OU community a rare opportunity to hear directly from leading architects of U.S. national security policy at a time of major challenges to our country,” OU President David Boren said in the release.

Panetta will speak at the luncheon on “Major Challenges to National Security,” and Brzezinski and Scowcroft will speak at the dinner on “The Major Challenges Facing the U.S. Around the World and How We Should Respond to them.”

The public is invited to a lecture on “The Architecture of American History,” featuring David Sanger, the chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times, at 10 a.m. in Beaird Lounge of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. The public is also invited to a lecture on “An Assessment of U.S. Policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan,” featuring Matthew Hoh, a former combat Marine in the Middle East, a Foreign Service officer in Afghanistan from 2007 to 2009 and a

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Curling club slides into Oklahoma OU professor hopes Winter Olympic coverage of the sport will help get official group on the ice CHARLES WARD Daily Staff Writer

People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, as the saying goes.

Fortunately for curling enthusiasts, that prohibition refers to hypocrisy, not throwing stones while inside the Plexiglas walls of a hockey rink.

This is good for Jonathan Havercroft, political science professor, and his hopes for starting a curling club in central Oklahoma.

Curling has caught the attention of more than 300 people interested in helping get the group, OK Arctic Curling, off the ground, Havercroft said.

He said there is a core group of about 10 members who used to live in Canada or the northern United States who brought their love of the sport with them to Oklahoma.

However, the coverage of the sport during the ongoing Winter Olympics is fueling most of the interest, he said.

“Most people have kind of seen it on TV and want to give it a whirl,” he said.

While the “Hey, I can do that” appeal of curling draws people to the sport, it’s not an inexpensive past time.

Ice time at Oklahoma City’s Arctic Edge Ice Arena costs $285 an hour, according to the Arctic Edge Web site.

Each game lasts two hours, Havercroft said.

Then there are the curling stones, the 40-pound granite weights that curlers slide across the ice. The club is ordering 64 used rocks, enough to play two games simultaneously, for a price of more than $10,000, Havercroft said.

Those factors lead to the club’s $200-per-person membership fee, which covers eight weeks of curling once a week, he said.

The club also has a student team in the works, Havercroft said, and he hopes to offer membership on that team for a lower rate.

Havercroft grew up in Montreal and picked up

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SOONERS 150 TONS AWAY FROM NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OU attempts to collect 18 pounds of recycled material per person in race to win RecycleMania CASSI TONEY Daily Staff Writer

A national championship is still within OU’s reach, but the Sooners are still nearly 150 tons shy.

OU is competing in RecycleMania, a 10-week competition between 500 U.S. colleges and universities to measure campus recycling and waste reduction, for the second year, according to an OU press release.

“RecycleMania helps campus recycling programs rally student, faculty and staff participation in recycling and waste-prevention programs while offering bragging rights and special awards made out of recycled materials to the winning

schools,” Amanda Toohey, Physical Plant spokeswoman, said in the release.

Toohey said the university hopes to recycle 18 pounds per person, 200 tons total, during the 2010 competition, which ends March 27. In 2009, OU recycled 14.25 pounds per person in its first year in the competition. OU is currently at more than 50 tons, Toohey said, which is close to 4 pounds per person.

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Company culture central to business success, CEO says Head of Gaylord Entertainment Company shares wisdom with students at College of Business MATTHEW MOZEK Daily Staff Writer

Students should investigate company culture when seeking jobs after graduation, a CEO said Thursday at the Price College of Business.

Colin Reed, the head of the Gaylord Entertainment Company, said graduates should pick a company that cares about people.

“That is a company that’s growing, not (deteriorating),” Reed said.

“And it’s not an organization that’s focused on the almighty dollar.”

The Gaylord Entertainment Company operates numerous hotel and media companies and is a long-time benefactor to OU. Reed has been chairman and CEO of the company since 2001 and president since 2005.

Establishing a culture of support and commitment is the key to success in this struggling economy, Reed said, and establishing this support requires the maximum

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effort of everyone on board.

“When you build the right culture in an organization, you can deal with basically anything that’s thrown at you because every one of your people are committed to the cause,” Reed said.

However, Reed said, building the right culture in an organization doesn’t happen overnight.

“This is not something that you can do by standing on the top of a mountain and say ‘Hey you guys and gals, we want you committed to the company,’” he said. “You do it by literally spending years before

that building the right culture in the business.”

Reed, who served as a member of the three-executive Office of the President of gaming company Harrah’s Entertainment Inc., got into the hotel and casino business at an early age and was named chief financial officer of a big hotel in London when he was 27, he said.

“I wasn’t born into affluence and wealth,” Reed said. “I lived on the other side of the railroad tracks.”

In his youth, Reed worked in London for five years in an investment banking business. That’s

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environmental campus group OUr Earth, said he thought OU could reach its goal because the campus is getting more recycle bins. Approximately 2,000 Crimson and Green commitments last semester raised $2,000 for OU to buy new recycling bins, Applegate said.

“It’s just proving that OU is still learning to work in a sustainable way and providing students more access to recycling and making it easier for them to recycle,” Applegate said.

Katharine Williams, professional writing sophomore, said recycling on campus is a necessity and it is easy because of all the different facilities on campus for recycling.

She said she keeps two separate trash cans in her room to make the recycling process more convenient.

“Even if you’re not a big environmentalist it’s good to not be wasteful in general as a human being,” Williams said. “I don’t see why people have something against [recycling] if it’s easy and good for everybody.”

Philip Barnett, University College freshman, said he wished OU had more recycling options for glass and cardboard.

Barnett said he worked with the Cate Resident Student Association to make a video for RecycleMania’s video competition. The winning video receives $1,500 and serves as the advertisement for the university’s recycling program, Barnett said.

RecycleMania began with three schools in 2001, Toohey said. This year’s competition has the largest number of schools with a 25 percent growth from 2009.

The competition is based on which university or college recycles the greatest percentage of its solid waste. It includes the amount recycled per capita and waste minimization per capita.

The results from each week are posted online at for all universities to see.

“Recycling just gives you a very good boost of confidence that you’re doing something good for the environment,” Barnett said.

OTHER WAYS TO BE MORE ECO-FRIENDLY • Shut off lights or laptop when not in use • Take shorter showers • Join OUr Earth, an environmentally focused group • Contact UOSA Office of Green Initiatives or the Environmental Concerns Committee • Re-use materials when possible • Visit ou.edu/recyclemania • Visit recyclemaniacs.org Sources: Chris Applegate / Katharine Williams

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the game when he was 12 years old, playing the game throughout his high school and undergraduate years.

He earned his doctorate at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, whose twin city, St. Paul, has the United States’ largest curling center.

Since moving to Oklahoma three years ago, however, Havercroft said he has had to travel to Dallas to find the closest curling club.

“I’ve been going down there for the last two years to play but also just to kind of learn what they’ve done,” he said.

The DFW Curling Club launched after the 2002 Winter Olympics and is one of three clubs in Texas, said Judy Willingham, the club’s president. There also is a club in Kansas City and, when OK Arctic Curling launches, those five clubs will form the at-large

region of clubs recognized by the United States Curling Association.

Havercroft said he is looking for his club to begin play in mid-March, which will be enough time for stones to arrive from Canada and for Arctic Edge to mark its hockey rink with curling lines and circles.

If the club succeeds, it will spread the sport to a 34th U.S. state and it will add a few more curlers to the approximately 1.5 million worldwide, according to the U.S. Curling Association’s Web site.

“The most important part about curling is the community,” Willingham said. “It’s much like going to church as anything else. It’s about the people, coming together, doing something everybody just really enjoys and really believes in and just enjoying that time together.”

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Jonathan Havercroft, political science professor, demonstrates the fundamentals of sweeping in curling Thursday afternoon in the hallway of the Dale Hall Tower.

Havercroft is responsible for organizing OK Arctic Curling.

CURLING To learn more about the sport, visit one or more of the following Web sites: USA Curling — curlingrocks.net The NBC Olympic curling site — nbcolympics.com/curling The World Curling Federation — worldcurling.org

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As Director of the CIA, Panetta leads the agency and manages human intelligence and open source collection projects on behalf of the Intelligence Committee. He has served in a wide range of leadership positions including Chief of Staff to President Clinton.

Brzezinski has served as national security adviser to President Carter and is a popular speaker on world affairs and complex issues facing the Obama administration today. He is praised for his ability to recognize the interrelations and complexities of seemingly unrelated events.

Scowcroft has served five presidents and is the only person to serve as national security adviser to two presidents; Ford and Bush Sr. Scowcroft coined the term and laid the foundation for the “New World Order.”

There is limited seating available for the luncheon and the dinner for OU students, faculty and staff. To reserve a seat at, call the OU Office of Special Events at 405-3253784. No reservations are required for the W. R. Howell Lectures.

To find out more about the OK Arctic Curling Club, visit okcurling. com or e-mail Jonathan Havercroft at okcurling@gmail.com.

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“When I was doing my accounting studies I was poor, really poor,” he said.

“Then I got into the hotel and casino business and I’ve been in the hotel and casino business for 35 years.”

In recent years, Gaylord Entertainment Company has relied on its company culture to succeed, Reed said.

“We’re very fortunate.

We got a good culture and we got good management in our business that is on top of things,” he said.

Reed also said he believes Gaylord Entertainment Company has stayed successful in this struggling economy because it has a good connection with its customers.

“Our customers love our company. They believe that we care about them and that we’re not just there to extract money from them,” Reed said.

Choosing the right company to work for is key, he emphasized.

“If you work for an organization that’s cares about people and you’re a good individual — you’re a reasonably ‘starved’ person — you’ll get watered and you’ll get nourished to be able to grow and expand your areas of influence,” Reed said.

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Ch out Tuesday’s edition for an Check in-depth story on students who also play in bands, including members of The Non and The Boom Bang.

RYAN QUERBACH Daily Staff Writer

An off-campus event headlined by an OU teacher is set to give students an opportunity to experience traditions of other cultures.

Windows into Other Worlds — a multicultural event including music, food and art — will be taking place at 6 p.m.

Saturday at Mission Hill, located just off of NE 12th Ave., between East Tecumseh Road and East Franklin Road .

The music performance will be by Arabesque, a world music duo that combines a number of elements from different cultures including Celtic, Asian, Middle Eastern, Indian, Latin American and African. Miranda Arana, world music teacher at OU, and Steve Vanlandingham make up the duo, which they established six years ago.

“It is a blend of a lot of a lot of different traditions from around the world, and we don’t just play a tune from Turkey or Ireland,” Arana said. “But we actually create these fusions that take elements of multiple traditions, and bring out the best of each.”

The musical performance also will include a few guests, to add to Arabesque’s unique sound. The performers will play a number of exotic instruments, including a variety of flutes and string instruments, representing many cultures.

“It’s not the typical concert you’d go to. We’re all mature musicians who have spent a lot of time in our craft, and we’ve done a lot of thinking about how to put things together,” Arana said. “And also because I’m a teacher I already have that sense of including the audience in the whole process of what I’m doing and trying to educate as well as entertain and inspire.”

The event’s art will also exhibit more than one culture, and Arana was excited to recruit the two artists she did: Beverly Herndon and Arisha Burmingame.

“Herndon is an Oriental brushwork painter, and what she’s done is started painting differently, bringing Celtic and other themes into her work just since we talked about this project,” Arana said.

Burmingame does mosaics with glass, and Arana spoke of how these mosaics show her fondness for different cultures around the world.

The festivity continues with food provided by “O” Asian Fusion and Himalayas Restaurant. The event begins at 6 p.m. with the performance beginning at 7 p.m., providing guests some time to survey the art and enjoy the exotic food.

“It’s a great experience for me to put something together like this and I’m very excited,” Arana said. “I hope it leads to other things.”

+ THE NON THE BOOM BANG LOCAL BANDS TEAM UP FOR ONE ROWDY SHOW

No love is lost between two of the local rock scene’s brightest young stars, according to The Non guitarist Wil Norton. “I love the Boom Bang’s sound,” he said. “Tommy McKenzie is a master of distorted tones.”

“We try to play with bands that we enjoy,” McKenzie, an OU English sophomore, said. “[The Non is] a great band.”

The Opolis will play host tonight to these two budding bands, though they’re certainly pros of the local scene. “We’ve played there enough times to forget how often we’ve played there, but it’s one of the best venues in Oklahoma,” Norton said. “I love the eclectic design of the place and think that any venue with oversized cat-head paintings is going to be pretty cool.”

Musically, the bands differ as night from day. The Non’s recentlyLIVE AT OPOLIS released second record “Tadaima” is What: The Non with The a calculated work of intricate tinkerBoom Bang ing, like a volatile compound mixed in a laboratory. It’s rife with ambience, For Fans Of: No Age, diverse and sweeping rhythms and Radiohead mountainous sonic buildup that often climaxes with noisy, distorted guitars When: 9 tonight and drum crashing. ‘Experimental’ is their work’s most common tag. “I think Where: Opolis, 113 N. that experimentation is a great way to Crawford Ave. keep a childlike fascination with music and its capabilities,” Norton said.

Cost: $5 Accompanied by a light show, The Non’s sets are free-form and sprawling. Absent are any and all vocalists, which clears the stage and prevents distraction from the sonic and visual elements.

“People aren’t really accustomed to hearing instrumental bands,” said Tom Bishop, OU aviation and economics sophomore and The Non bassist. “Generally the comments are centered around, ‘Wow, I didn’t know I could be that interested in what you guys were doing without a singer. There’s no frontman, which has kind of evolved into part of the point.” He said they try to erase themselves from the stage show.

“We want you to have this experience of this music shaping one way or the other.”

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fanboys, part of a recent indie phenomena bent on resurrecting a dated genre: Surf rock.

“It’s so gritty and so identifiable,” McKenzie said. “It’s really nostalgic—Jack White from the White Stripes listens to a lot of blues music, and does his interpretation of it. This is our interpretation of [surf rock].”

McKenzie cites influences like the bands Black Lips, Dick Dale and films featuring similar work, like Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds and Pulp Fiction.

Singer James Smith swaggers like Mick Jagger and growls, yodels and howls with guttural punk-rock style on “Spies Like Us” from their recent EP, “Pizzapocalypse”. McKenzie’s aggressive guitar work defines the band’s sound while also propelling them through their set.

“They’re a lot of fun to watch,” Norton said. “Especially Tommy, he’ll jump around and make it hard to snap a clear picture of him.”

Tonight the Opolis will play host to a pair of local rock acts both interesting and complementary. Let’s just hope they don’t blast those cat paintings off the walls.

Matt Carney is a professional writing junior.

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In response to Matt Bruenigs column on peace scholarships.

“If all the effort in the world put into “war for the sake of peace” was instead put into just plain peace, it would be perfect. Of course we can say that just isn’t reality, but shouldn’t there be an equal incentive? If people cannot be given as good of a reason to build a house or pull some teeth as they can to stand guard or fire a gun, then...well crap.”

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Actions speak louder than words for activists too Thomas Van Dyke came to OU on Tuesday to raise awareness about the terrible human rights violations committed by the state of Myanmar (Burma).

Myanmar and Sudan — these names should ring in every human rights activists’ ear as sad stories and examples for the future.

They are stories of huge successful awareness campaigns, and no effective results.

Since the coup in 1988, Myanmar has been plagued by the kind of Orwellian dictatorship found in Kim Jung Ill’s dreams and have conducted a genocide against the Karen and Kachin and other minority groups.

Since 2003, Darfur, a province of eastern Sudan, has been host to genocide against the non-Arab minority killing approximately

200,000 and displacing more than 2 million people. Its government has been quite dictatorial, stifling all dissent.

What do these groups have in common other than their human rights atrocities?

They both have a history of great awareness campaigns. Myanmar’s awareness campaigns were popularized after 1991 when Aung San Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize for her nonviolent opposition to the Myanmar government. Darfur’s campaign was more recent, just a few years ago.

We’re still feeling the after effects of both these campaigns with the occasional speaker like Van Dyke, or a documentary screening on Darfur.

People went out and informed the world.

There were documentary screenings, speakers, fairs and fliers. They were publicized with free food and had great turn-outs. Students were edified about these terrible situations, and did nothing.

So what happened? We took these nations with whom we have few economic ties and placed an embargo on them, a token slap on the hand at best.

Today, Sudan has driven nearly the entire non-Arab population from Darfur and both China and India are courting Myanmar by giving them a disproportionately large say in South Asian politics.

Simply, they’re doing well.

Raising awareness is good, and necessary, but it shouldn’t be the end goal of

activists. After getting people’s attention they need something to do. Everyone knew about Myanmar, and have since forgotten.

Everyone knew about Darfur; they are now forgetting.

People remember things they had to work for better than things that were fed to them.

If you want to stop a crisis in the world, try writing your senators and the people involved. Or, you could raise money for human rights groups actively improving the lives of the people ravaged in these conflicts.

Education can go only so far without action.

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Ethnic cleansing by another name Voluntary eugenics prevents pain There is no “ideal human” who we must all live up to. Some would say President Barack Obama. Others, Mother Teresa. Hell, some would possibly even say Ebenezer Scrooge is the pinnacle of human existence. Eugenics, the selective breeding of humanity to advance it as a species, is too dangerous and too rooted in value judgments to be a just and safe practice.

There are, of course, many positive ways in which eugenics can be used to prevent potential suffering of offspring.

Parents can get genetic tests done or opt for voluntary abortion if there is evidence or danger of a baby with JOHN Cystic Fibrosis or Tay-Sachs disease. BEST But even the decision to use eugenics in these cases is based upon the value judgment that a life lived with Cystic Fibrosis is worse than a life never lived. Whether it is right or wrong cannot be answered, just which situation a person prefers.

Eugenics is not a science. It is the use of scientific techniques to act upon one’s views and morals.

Of course, the first example used against the practice of eugenics is Nazi Germany.

The idea of an Aryan race. Forced pregnancies. Forced sterilizations. Genocide. You name it. All was done in the name of eugenics. For the advancement of humanity.

The consequences of eugenics in the modern world are less graphic and frightening, but still equally dangerous.

Take, for example, the effect of a widespread eugenics process in modern day China. In China, there are 120 males for every 100 females. Much of this is due to the availability of ultrasounds to expectant parents.

Because of the one-child policy, many parents would choose to abort the female fetus in hope that the next would be a male.

In cases where the eugenics is not used to prevent a terminal disease, who can say how much a role genes will even play in the life of the offspring? Imagine you are Theodore Roosevelt, our great outdoorsman president.

This lover of nature, boxer of men, valiant soldier and president would most definitely

have been described as a strong, healthy adult. However, Roosevelt was an asthmatic, sickly child. If modern day genetic testing had been used on Roosevelt’s parents or on the developing Teddy fetus, who knows if he would have had test results indicating he would have been sickly all his life? Roosevelt’s worked to become healthier. It was his choices and actions, not his genes, which determined the fate of his life.

If eugenics were used to further the intelligence of the human race, which form of intelligence would we choose? Would we choose parents with advanced problem solving skills? Would it be those that are born with great creativity, perfect pitch or an impressive gift for languages? Who decides which form of intelligence is most important? Most likely it would be those in power. Even if an Alpha has a higher IQ than a Delta, who is to say the individual is more intelligent? Who is to say that intelligence is the most important characteristic anyway?

There also are cases where a certain disease will have different penetrance (percent of people actually being affected) and expressivity (degree to which the individual is affected). Parents, if given a chance to see the genetic risks associated with their child would prefer zero risk versus even a 10 or 20 percent risk of a disease. These kinds of options should not be made available to parents. There is no guarantee in these cases that the child will even have the predicted disease.

We should allow the asthmatic Roosevelts and Che Gueveras of this world the opportunity to adapt and overcome. We are human and it is within us to overcome obstacles.

We have no right to attempt to remove every potential stumbling block from the human race.

John Best is a biochemistry and Asian studies senior.

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Little baby Sara is born with all 10 fingers and toes. She cries, eats, poops and does everything a perfect little baby girl should. Her parents take her home, blissfully ignorant of the absence of one critical enzyme in their little bundle of joy.

When Sara reaches about six months, her parents start to notice a change. Sara isn’t as playful as she used to be. Her muscles seem weak and her motor skills actually seem to be declining rather than improving. She is easily startled and cannot seem to focus on mama or dada anymore.

Sara was born with TaySachs, a genetic disease that must be recessive in both parents. Consequently, little Sara cannot produce an enzyme that prevents fatty compounds from building up in the nervous system. The only thing that is certain is that Sara will die. TRAVIS Probably before age five.

GROGAN It is tragic stories like this one, which prompted the Israeli government to institute a practice of voluntary eugenics.

Eugenics is defined as “the study of hereditary improvement of the human race by controlled selective breeding.” Many automatically associate the practice with Auschwitz and Nazi ideals of racial purity. However, for the Israeli people, voluntary eugenics has succeeded in dramatically reducing instances of Tay-Sachs and other genetic diseases that cause a great deal of pain and suffering for patients and families alike.

By encouraging Israeli couples who are having children to submit to genetic testing, parents and doctors have been able to make better-informed decisions regarding pregnancy. Testing allows potential parents to determine whether they carry the Tay-Sachs gene, and whether they could potentially pass it on to their child. Even when both parents test positive for the gene, it is still their choice to have a child or not. Should they choose to have a child, their doctor is better prepared to conduct prenatal testing to determine if the mutation is dominant in the fetus, and the

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couple can decide whether or not to continue the pregnancy. Most often, Tay-Sachs pregnancies are terminated.

Other countries, like Italy, are using voluntary eugenics to combat genetic diseases prevalent in its own citizenry. Some Mediterranean populations are more susceptible to a disease called thalassemia. Although it is not usually fatal, the expense of treatment is a significant burden on both families and health systems. Thus, there is widespread encouragement in places like Sardinia to submit to genetic testing. As a result, the rate of thalassemia in Sadrinia has gone from 1 in 250 births to roughly 1 in 4000 births. Still, other Mediterranean islands have taken a more drastic approach.

The island nation of Cyprus was possibly the most seriously affected by thalassemia. With about 18 to 20 new cases reported each year, the government decided to implement a prevention program.

Since 1980, premarital screening for thalassema has been mandatory, and prenatal blood sampling has been standard since 1984. From 1991 to 2001, there were only five reported cases. The Cyprus thalassemia prevention program has been a tremendous success, and undoubtedly has saved the people of Cyprus a great deal of emotional and financial hardship.

I know the very concept of eugenics is scary. However, we need to learn to separate concepts from their darkest hours in order to properly examine them in the light. There is a very important distinction to be made between voluntary and involuntary eugenics. I am not advocating the coercion of any group.

Genetic and prenatal tests are simple, safe,and effective. I am only advocating the practice of fully informing potential parents of the risks involved in having a child. Information alone causes no harm, but is always imperative in our striving to make the best decisions for ourselves as well as our children.

Travis Grogan is a political science and communications senior.

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Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -Regardless of how ambitious the goal, it can be achieved if you are properly motivated. Be bold and consistent, and never take your eye off the target.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Just be yourself, and don’t be afraid to show your feelings toward others as to who and what you are. If someone is appreciative, it might be time to reconsider the relationship.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- A difficult personal situation may finally conclude itself, and with little effort on your part.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) -It’s OK to want to protect what’s yours, but if you become too cautious, you could cause some severe problems for yourself, especially if you try to box in a family member.

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Men’s basketball looks to end 5-game skid Short-handed Sooners attempt avenge earlier blowout loss to Baylor

game losing streak and their record has decreased to 13-14 overall, 4-9 in Big 12 play. The team has lost two straight at CLARK FOY home after opening the season with a Daily Staff Writer 12-0 home record, Baylor’s last win in Norman came on The OU men’s basketball Dec. 6, 1977, when PROJECTED STARTERS team takes on the Baylor the Bears defeated Bears Saturday for their the Sooners 75-67.

OU second to last home game The last time the of the season at Lloyd Noble PG: Fr. Tommy Mason-Griffin Sooners finished Center.

SG: Jr. Cade Davis with a losing reThe last time these two SF: Sr. Tony Crocker cord was in 1981 teams met in Waco was a PF: Fr. Andrew Fitzgerald when they finished disaster for the Sooners.

C: Fr. Tiny Gallon 9-18.

Junior guard LaceDarius The Bears enter Dunn dropped 28 points Saturday’s game BAYLOR on the Sooners in a 91-60 21-6 overall and blowout in which OU sufPG: Sr. Tweety Carter with an 8-5 Big fered their largest margin of 12 record. While SG: Jr. LaceDarius Dunn defeat all season long. on the road in SF: So. Anthony Jones The loss broke OU’s the Big 12, Baylor PF: Jr. Ekpe Udoh 30-game winning streak is 2-4, with wins C: Sr. Josh Lomers against the Bears and was against Texas and just one of a list of probNebraska and losslems that plagued OU this es to Colorado, Kansas, Texas A&M and season.

Oklahoma State.

The team will be without sophomore Tipoff will be at 12:30 p.m. at Lloyd guard Willie Warren, who head coach Noble. The Sooners then rest for two days Jeff Capel said will likely sit the remain- before they take on the Texas Longhorns NEIL MCGLOHON/THE DAILY der of the regular season with an ankle in Austin on Monday night and their last Tony Crocker, senior guard, drives to the basket during Saturday’s game against Kansas State. The Sooners fell injury. home game will come March 6, when to the Wildcats 83-68.

The Sooners are currently on a five- the team takes on Texas A&M.

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Sooners try to bounce back from Nebraska loss After losing to another undefeated team at home, OU looks to recover on the road against Texas

Robinson said.

In the Sooners’ last game against Nebraska on Wednesday, the players looked tired at the end and could not keep up with Nebraska’s offense.

ANNELISE RUSSELL “We didn’t particularly defend Nebraska’s Daily Staff Writer transition like we should,” Robinson said.

Texas is another team with a strong The No. 11 OU womtransition offense and getting better WHO TO WATCH FOR en’s basketball team is at defending it will be key, Robinson loading up the bus and said.

DANIELLE ROBINSON heading south Saturday Success in Saturday’s game is simto take on No. 14 Texas ple: stick to a game plan, Robinson JUNIOR GUARD in what has become a said. bitter battle of rivals.

Robinson has been a leader “I definitely think keys will be folThe Longhorns and for the Sooners all season. lowing the scout and just staying out Sooners met for the first Averaging 16.7 points and 5.1 of foul trouble,” Robinson said. installment in Lloyd assists, Robinson was recently This game plan takes the entire Noble Center Feb. 2 named one of 30 candidates Sooner lineup, she said. when Texas stole the win “I think we just need everybody to for the 2010 Women’s Naismith on the Sooners floor. stay on the floor,” Robinson said.

Trophy. The award will be pre“It ’s nothing that Maybe by staying on the floor, the sented at the Final Four.

Texas was doing to make Sooners can clock a win at Texas. us lose,” junior guard “Its always a huge game playing Danielle Robinson said.

Texas,” Robinson said. “We know we “It’s all Oklahoma.” need to go down there and steal one Last time against Texas, OU struggled with on their floor.” maintaining intensity throughout an entire But just beating Texas won’t win be enough game and keeping people out of foul trouble, for this OU team.

Robinson said.

“In order for us to have a good postseason, Robinson fouled out of the game and senior we need to win out these next three games,” leaders Amanda Thompson and Abi Olajuwon Robinson said. both tallied four fouls. The Sooners struggled Those three games include Texas, Texas A&M on defense having their forward and center one and intrastate rival Oklahoma State. All three foul away from the bench. are ranked in the top 25.

Robinson said that game was a learning Sooners begin their road to the end of the experience. conference season with a 4 p.m. tipoff Saturday “We’ve got to go in to Texas hungry, and we’ve in Austin, Texas. got to be willing to fight the urge to be tired,”

IN NORMAN THIS WEEKEND During a time-period dominated by men’s and women’s basketball, and to a lesser extent, baseball and softball, the other sports can sometimes go under the radar. Here are some of the events going on in Norman this weekend:

MEN’S GYMNASTICS The No. 2 men’s gymnastics team will take on No. 6 Minnesota and the University of Texas club team at home Saturday at 7 p.m. in McCasland Field House.

MEN’S TENNIS The No. 26 men’s tennis team will face two different opponents at home this weekend.

Friday, The Sooners will face No. 43 Minnesota. Sunday, No. 48 Indiana comes to Norman. OU jumped 18 spots in the rankings after defeating Alabama.

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