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OU students in Chile safe after quake Education Abroad officials plan to work with students to decide what steps to take, director says RENEE SELANDERS News Editor

Two OU students studying in Chile are safe and well after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck the South American nation early Saturday morning.

OU Education Abroad Director Jack Hobson said the office has ensured the safety of the students abroad.

“The EA team will work closely with the partner institutions and the impacted students over the coming week to determine what is best for each involved,” Hobson said by e-mail.

Will O’Donnell, international studies and letters senior, is one of the two students in

Viña del Mar, Chile on a year-long reciprocal exchange program. Aside from broken glass, minor structural damage to buildings and aftershocks, the coastal city was not badly affected by the quake, he said by e-mail. Viña del Mar is approximately 359 miles north of Concepción, the city closest to the epicenter of the earthquake.

Two other OU students planned to study in Chile this semester. Despite the earthquake, international and area studies junior Kevin O’Brien said his semester abroad plans in Chile are still underway. He changed his flight from Feb. 27, the day the quake struck, to March 8. He said he isn’t worried about the possibility of another earthquake and expects his study abroad experience will be very fulfilling.

“I think it’ll be fun. I’m not too worried about it,” O’Brien said.

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CELEBRATING CULTURE ON CAMPUS Caribbean culture showcased Caribbean Student Association hosts first annual culture night; raises funds for Haiti TA’CHELLE JONES Daily Staff Writer

Students perform in the Pacific Region Show, presented by Shyrley Starkey, at Colombian Night on Saturday at the Catlett Music Center.

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Colombian Night features customs, traditions, food and dance Cultural festivities include dinner, entertainment, scholarships, after-party TROY WEATHERFORD Daily Staff Writer

Dance, music, food, cultural information and scholarships were all part of the festivities at the ninth annual Colombian Night on Saturday.

The event began at 5:30 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union with Colombian inspired piano music and a traditional dinner of sancocho, pinchos and obleas.

The event moved to Catlett Music Center at 8 p.m., where the primary entertainment was

held. The theme was “Amazing Faces, Amazing Places.”

More than 50 dancers performed in dances that highlighted the five regions of Colombia.

“The dances basically let everyone know about the different regions (of Colombia),” said Kalena Gonzalez, Colombian Student Association member, who danced in the plains region show.

The dances ranged from tribal rituals, as in the case of the Amazonas region’s show, to the plains region, which featured a dance similar to the waltz, and many other dances in between.

Informational videos about Colombia were shown preceding each dance to provide the audience with a short history of the region.

Scholarships totalling $18,000 were awarded

to the student association members. Half of the money was matched funds from the OU Alumni Association.

Renee Hoelscher, advertising sophomore, said she decided to come to the event because she spent five days in Colombia and loved it.

“It was so cool to see an entirely different culture,” Hoelscher said. “Both the people and the music were just so nice there.”

The band Tekumbé played after the cultural dances. Tekumbé’s music blends Latin music and Colombian folklore with new sounds, according to its MySpace page.

Following the show at Catlett, an after-party was held in the main room at Club 101 featuring Houston band Farra 8.

Jugglers juggled pins, dancers shook the stage and hula hoops swayed on hips for the first annual Caribbean Cultural Night on Sunday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Ballroom.

The Caribbean Student Association debuted its first annual culture night under the theme “Unity Makes Us Stronger.” Following an extended absence from campus, the organization created this event to showcase the rich culture of many Caribbean islands, said Kelly-Ann Gasper, organization vice president and zoology sophomore.

The cultural night was held to display the rich Caribbean culture, said Uyouyo Eto, psychology sophomore.

“It also makes us learn other cultures; besides, college isn’t just about studying,” Eto said.

Students performed various talents, including salsa dancing, musical compositions and the playing of the steel pan, Trinidad a n d To b a g o’s nat i o na l instrument.

The student association served authentic Caribbean cuisine after the show at the Henderson-Tolson Cultural CARRIBEAN CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

Colombian mayor urges students to reinvest in home country South American country needs graduates to contribute to economic, social progression, politician says DANIELA MCCORMICK Daily Staff Writer

A Colombian mayor appealed to OU Colombian exchange students Friday, asking them return to their home country and build a stronger nation after completing their studies at OU. The Colombian Student Association hosted the mayor of Bucaramanga, Colombia Fernando Vargas Mendoza, to discuss economic development in Latin America.

Vargas addressed poverty, education improvements and small business support in the South American country.

“There is little money in the country; business is small,”

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Vargas said. “The state can’t invest in the towns, health and education.”

Colombia is rich with mines, oil, emeralds and coffee beans, he said, and with the hard-working people of Colombia, it would be possible to use these resources and improve the country.

He said education would have to become a top priority to decrease poverty levels. His proposal in his mayoral campaign included incentives for students to attend college and graduate school and then be given monetary help to start businesses. He said universities in Colombia need to have strong ties with universities in the U.S. “Everyone in the U.S. has access to the best education, but in our country it is not so,” Vargas said. “The poor don’t have technology and libraries, and therefore aren’t able to study well in school.”

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Vargas encouraged Colombian exchange students to strengthen their country by using their education to improve life in Colombia.

“You have a compromise with your country to come back and improve society publicly and privately. You need to think about coming back to your country,” Vargas said.

Kristen Hansen, Latin American studies senior, attended Vargas’ discussion and said she appreciated his efforts to dispel negative stereotypes about Colombia. She said many people tend to focus on Colombia’s dangerous drug trafficking history.

“There is stigma in Colombia that is not true. He wants Americans to know that Colombia is safe,” Hansen said.

Vargas said the drug trade has lowered and so have poverty levels, especially in Bucaramanga.

According to Vargas’ informational brochures,

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Uyouyo Eto, master of ceremonies, stands between jugglers Charles Wynn and Steven Spallone during the first annual Carribean Cultural Night on Sunday at the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom in the union.

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Center. The traditional dishes included Jamaican jerked chicken, stewed chicken and rice and peas.

Proceeds from the night’s activities will be donated to ongoing Haiti relief efforts and the Analece Kerr Fund to help with the cost of a young girl’s heart surgery.

“No matter which part of the Caribbean you are from, we are all one,” Gasper said.

“Even though we are here and so far from home, we can still help.”

Cultural events such as this one help the OU community become more aware of each other, said Folasade Akande, psychology sophomore.

While there was only so much the association could present in one night, it may serve as a starting point for students, said Atiba Williams, University College freshman.

“I hope people learn more about the wonderful music, dance and culture of the Caribbean,” Williams said.

Bucaramanga is a metropolitan city located in the northern part of Colombia, neighboring Venezuela and is part of the five most important Colombian cities.

Bucaramanga also hosts La Universidad Industrial de Santander, a university where some of OU’s International Colombian graduates studied before coming to the U.S. Ariana Quezada, Latin American history graduate student, said she found Vargas’ ideas innovative.

“He strove to separate himself from the stereotypical politicians in Latin America,” Quezada said. “I do, however, wonder how viable his economic plans are and the possible negative implications for the small business owner.”

Graduates from La Universidad Industrial de Santander and OU students Walmy Cuello and Hernando Delgado also found Vargas’ discussion enlightening.

“Amazing. He knew the city and how it used to be,” said Cuello, referring to Bucaramanga.

Agreeing with Vargas, Delgado said returning to Colombia to contribute to the country’s development is the right thing to do.

“It’s like a reminder. When you come here you look for the American dream,” Delgado said. “When you feel like the country is progressing, you want to go back and share what you have learned and help make their life easier.”

QUAKE EFFECTS FELT IN NORMAN

Continues from page 1 coordinator at the Universidad de Viña del Mar, one of OU’s partner universities in Chile. The university is expected to reopen March 3 for the beginning of the semester’s programs, Torres stated in a Facebook message.

Cristina Caamaño Rojas is a chemical engineering graduate student from Talcahuano, Chile, a city about 15 minutes from Concepción.

She learned about the earthquake around 7 a.m. Saturday, when another Chilean exchange student called her. Caamaño’s mother, father, two sisters and brother live in Talcahuano.

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“For two or three hours I was crazy because I didn’t know anything,” she said.

After communicating via international texts, Caamaño was able to confirm that her family was safe. She said her family was very lucky; they had visited friends near the Andes Mountains about two hours away from Talcahuano and were not as close to the earthquake. Caamaño said her house was badly damaged, but the most important thing is her family’s safety.

“The houses are destroyed; but it’s okay, [because] they are fine.” she said.

The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed that an earthquake affected the Norman area Saturday.

According to the USGS Web site, a 4.4-magnitude earthquake occured 44 miles east-northeast of Oklahoma City.

The epicenter is located three miles from Sparks, Okla., the USGS stated.

The earthquake began around 4:22 p.m., and effects of the quake were felt in Norman around 4:25.

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felt the quake, along with OU students who posted “earthquake” on their Facebook pages.

“I was just watching TV, and the whole apartment shook,” Deidra Cook, multidisciplinary studies senior, said about her experience during the earthquake. “I wasn’t sure what it was at first.”

Cook lives in Traditions Square Apartments East in Norman.

No major damage or injuries were reported.

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Students donate meal points to feed the needy About 20 students help give free meals to four Norman citizens Sunday at first OU Eat-ins event KATHLEEN EVANS Daily Staff Writer

Four residents from a local shelter dined at Couch Restaurants Sunday thanks to efforts from a new student organization.

OU Eat-ins, created by Oklahoma Students for a Democratic Society, is a new organization that pairs students who have extra meal exchanges with people from Food and Shelter for Friends, a local food shelter. The first event was Sunday evening.

Approximately 20 students attended. Students were members of SDS or members of a Facebook group, OU Eat-ins, dedicated to finding students wanting to help.

“We were really nervous,” said Elizabeth Rucker, international studies and interdisciplinary perspectives on the

environment sophomore.

“We were like, ‘Oh, my gosh, if no one shows up this will be really embarrassing.’”

Rucker is a member of SDS and helped coordinate the event by acting as a liaison between the different groups involved, she said.

Groups included SDS, Food and Shelter for Friends and Food Not Bombs, an organization that makes healthy vegetarian meals from donated meals.

Noell Figueroa, early childhood sophomore, said the eat-in was a good opportunity to donate to the needy.

“It’s not what I expected,” Figueroa said. “The people are very open, social and appreciative.”

Figueroa said she usually has meals left over at the end of the week and sometimes gives them to upperclassmen without meal plans. She donated a meal to her guest, Laura Balster.

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CAREER SERVICES Career Services will host Interviewing 101 from 1:30 to 2 p.m. in the Crimson Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

It also will host a behavioral interviewing session from 2 to 2:30 p.m. in the Crimson Room of the union.

BIBLE STUDY Christians on Campus will host a Bible study from noon to 12:45 p.m. in the President’s Room of the union.

STUDENT SUCCESS SERIES University College Action Staff will host “What’s Your Learning Style?” from 4 to 5 p.m. in Wagner Hall, room 245.

CAREER CONSULTATION There will be a workshop about writing a personal statement from 4 to 4:30 p.m. in the Frontier Room of the union.

CAREER SERVICES Career Services will host workshops about telephone interviewing and resume writing from noon to 12:30 p.m. in the Crimson Room of the union.

POETRY SERIES The Everett Series will host Poets of the Two Southwests from 7 to 9 p.m. in Ellison Hall.

It will also host a poetry reading

by Lorna Dee Cervantes from 7 to 9 p.m. in the National Weather Center auditorium.

Balster said the experience was positive and had good things to say about the students.

“The students are very pleasant, very intelligent,” Balster said.

Stipulations for the event included students having to be there to run their Sooner One card for their guest and to stay and eat with their guest, Dave Annis, Housing and Food Services director, said in a Facebook post on the group wall.

“We provide students with meal plans and the ability to bring guests,” Annis said.

“Deciding to use meals and guest privileges for this program is a wonderful idea.”

Sheila Hoang, visual communications sophomore, donated one of her meals to a member of SDS so they could eat with the Eat-ins group.

Because she is a residential adviser in Couch Tower, she said she has 150 meals each semester and would donate each week if the group continued.

“I don’t really know if I have meals left over because KATRINA GLENN/ THE DAILY I have a block plan,” Hoang On Sunday, a group of OU students gave away extra meals. said. “But I just want to help These students are partaking in a program called OU Eat-Ins. people out.”

This program allows students with extra meals to feed home-

less and low income families from around Norman.

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

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

COUNTY WARRANT Brandon Scott Saumty, 33, 2320 Dakota St., Saturday MUNICIPAL WARRANT Brandon Wayne Dillard, 25, 907 E. Symmes St., Thursday James Tyson, 32, Blioxi Drive, Thursday James Lee Blackard, 23, 2828 Dewey Ave., Saturday David Russell Rhoades, 26, 216 Chalmette Drive, Saturday, also county warrant Korley Scott Anderson,

31, 225 Chalmette Drive, Friday, also municipal warrant Darien Erica Goldman, 34, 201 W. Gray St., Friday Reginald James Haney, 48, 230 W. Symmes St., Friday Kevin Allen Long, 48, 230 W. Symmes St., Friday WARRANT Roy Bret Blevins, 48, 1430 SW. 24th Avenue, Friday PETTY LARCENY Elizabeth Nicole Barlow, 18, 3499 W. Main St., Friday Orrin Bradley Brannon, 20, 2361 E. Alameda St., Friday Stephen Adrian Lee, 18, 3499 W. Main St., Friday, also municipal warrants POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA Phillip Chase Haworth, 20, 900 E. Lindsey St., Thursday, also obstructing an officer, aggravated driving under the influence and

no driver’s license Michael Allan Rodgers, 27, East Lindsey Street, Wednesday, also possession of drug paraphernalia Jason Anthony Chasteen, 25, Northeast 12th Avenue, Saturday, also aggravated driving under the influence Trenton Terrell Thomas, 19, South Berry Road and West Main Street, Saturday Tyler Garrett Cardwell, 18, Robinson Street, Thursday ASSAULT AND BATTERY William Lee Coker, 21, 918 E. Symmes St., Saturday DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE James Oral Darnell, 26, East Robinson Street, Saturday Brian Kelsey Norman, 30, East Lindsey Street, Friday Matthew Jeremy Patton, 22, West Robinson Street, Friday

AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Austin Thompson Reynolds, 19, 4th Street, Friday, also possession of a false driver’s license TAKING OR CONCEALING STOLEN PROPERTY Brandon Joe Wortman, 24, 230 W. Symmes St., Friday, also count warrant LITTERING FROM A VEHICLE James Michael Voight, 21, 1123 E. Constitution St., Thursday POSSESSION OF ALCOHOL Kate Lauren Pribyc, 19, 1123 E. Constitution St., Thursday, also unlawful use of an operator’s license DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED Henry Joseph Stas, 49, East Eufaula Street, Friday

Ronnie Lee Dixon, 20, Sonoma Park Drive, Friday, also obstructing an officer and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle INDECENT EXPOSURE Christopher James Leader, 31, George Avenue, Saturday, also obstructing an officer, breaking and entering and county warrants

PUBLIC INTOXICATION Brandon Thomas Powell, 31, 314 White St., Saturday Jacob Reed Broussard, 24, Lahoma Avenue, Friday HOSTING OR PERMITTING A LOUD PARTY Kenneth Alan Agee, 22, 375 Triad Village Drive, Friday Jay Virgil Harper, 21, 375 Triad Village Drive, Friday

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In response to Travis Grogan’s Friday column on voluntary eugenics.

OUR VIEW

CALL OUT THE CIA We will have a foreign policy conference March 8 with several of the all-stars of international diplomacy in attendance. We have the opportunity to hear from Leon Panetta, the director of the CIA, and foreign national security advisers Brent Scowcroft and Zbigniew Brzezinski.

T h e c o n f e re n c e, “A Ne w K i n d o f Leadership: America and the Rise of the Rest,” will discuss the evolving challenges to national security.

This is the benefit of having a statesman like David Boren as the president of our school; we get high profile conferences like this one. It’s an opportunity we shouldn’t miss.

Not only will we get the opportunity to listen to their words, which will certainly ring of politics and insider knowledge of the international community, but we also get to ask them potentially challenging questions.

We are writing about this a week in advance for one specific reason. This is your opportunity to challenge these wise men with questions we need to know. Think of those difficult questions now, study their history so you can ask the right person the right question. Try to get the whole truth out of some of these guys.

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Here are a few questions we could ask these men: -Why are we in Iraq? We have an obligation to keep asking this until we get a real answer.

-What will be done about Burma now that it’s courting India and China?

-Why didn’t we listen when the father (a prominent Nigerian Banker) of the underwear bomber said his son was a terrorist?

-What are we actually doing to stop extremism in Yemen and Somalia (and everywhere else for that matter)?

-What is the end goal for Afghanistan: democracy, stability or merely the pariah status of international terrorists?

-How much of Afghanistan was blowback or repercussions from our previous involvement in the region?

-What’s the point of a terrorist color wheel since it doesn’t seem to move anymore?

We have this chance to call them out, to ask the tough questions most of our media outlets don’t ask anymore. It would be a shame if we missed this opportunity.

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GUEST COLUMN

A FIRSTHAND ACCOUNT OF THE CHILEAN EARTHQUAKE Will O’Donnell is currently studying abroad in phone services appeared to be down. The Viña del Mar, Chile, aproximately 500 kilometers only news anybody had was the obvious: from the epicenter of the earthquake that struck There had been an earthquake.

Chile on Jan. 27.

Down the street, crowds of (mostly drunk and cheerful) people flocked from the The media has been inundated with reports Quinta Vergara, the site of the annual of Saturday’s earthquake in Chile and warnings International Song Festival, which had of the tsunami threats within the Pacific Rim. In apparently been interrupted by the an effort to avoid needless repetitions (as well earthquake. Amidst the revellers, howas comparisons of the post-quake experiences ever, there was a smaller and more of Chile and Haiti that are flooding the pages of focused minority who either purposevarious publications), I’d like to confine the con- fully ascended the surrounding hills or tent of this column to the personal experiences got into vehicles and headed inland. My of several friends and myself during and after roommate, a Spaniard who likewise had Saturday’s disaster. never experienced an earthI woke up to a slight shudder somequake, reminded us of the time between 3:35 and 3:40 a.m. I bepossible threat still posed by musedly got out of bed, expecting little a tsunami. more than one of the frequent tremors We trudged up into the I’d heard about. But the shudder crehills where we decided scendoed into a strong and rhythmic to wait for the next two swaying and, finally, a violent shakhours. After boredom ing. It was like being trapped in a and early-morning cold paint-can mixer. The lamp in my bed- WILL eclisped our desires to room fell to the ground and the desk O’DONNELL play it safe, we descended in my bedroom was knocked onto its the hill. About halfway down I reside. I heard the toilet lid crash onto ceived a phone call from one of my the bathroom floor as water sloshed onto the friends who had been at the disco. We tile. I was thrown from side to side, hitting both decided against returning to our apartof the opposing walls in my room. The shaking ment and opted instead to meet at the wound down to a series of low, rumbling shud- house of a mutual friend. It would be ders. I walked out into the living room and saw safer, we thought, to sleep on the second the knocked-over chairs, fallen ashtrays and story of a house as opposed to the 15th story of broken dishes. The whole experience had lasted our building. maybe 90 seconds. I shouted to make sure that Outside the house we met with a neighbor my roommates were uninjured, then ran into my who had heard the details on the radio. The room to check my phone. It was 3:40 a.m. epicenter had been close to Concepción, We dressed where it is now estimated more q u i c k l y a n d “It was like being trapped in a than 700 people died. Viña gathered iden- paint-can mixer. The lamp in my del Mar and Valparaíso would tification, keys, likely be without water, bedroom fell to the ground and most cell phones gas and electricity for the next and whatever the desk in my bedroom was several days. Luckily, Viña del cash was lying knocked onto its side. I heard Mar fared rather well; the majority around. From the toilet lid crash onto the of the damage consisting of broken the emergency windows, twisted concrete and a staircase outside bathroom floor as water sloshed few cracked foundations. Only the apartment onto the tile. I was thrown from five deaths and 10 to 15 disapb u i l d i n g w e side to side, hitting both of the pearances have been reported heard shouts, opposing walls in my room.” in the fifth region of Valparaíso. car alarms and Réplicas, or aftershocks, could be hundreds of expected for the next 20 days to two barking dogs, months. Already there have been but saw very little. Apart from a handful of lights some 57 reported aftershocks, most of which we powered by emergency generators, the city was have been able to feel all too well. completely dark.

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the week in a nutshell

We are competing in Recyclemania, with an average of 4 pounds recycled by each student.

The Oklahoma House of Representatives cut funding to Higher Education 3.5 percent.

Theta Dempsey has a building and sandwich named after her for 26 years of on-campus service.

An orca whale killed its trainer at SeaWorld in Florida.

We’re still raising awareness for Burma and raising money for Haiti.

Obama reinstated the Historical Black Colleges and Universities pledging $850 million.

Al-Shebab, the extremist Islamic opposition in Somalia, is stopping food aid from the World Food Program in Somalia.

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Disasters are not accidents, but acts of the Almighty With all of the recent news about you honor me, the more I will bless you.” earthquakes causing destruction Luckily for us, our treatment of others is and devastation around the world, independent of their treatment of us. it’s easy to forget about the natural Finally, all should see it is not because disasters happening in our own of tectonic plates that the earth shakes. backyard, our own state. More Geological excuses, like tecimportantly, it is easy not to notonic plates, are nothing more tice the attempts of our dear Lord than smoke and mirrors. Only to send the Infant Jesus of Prague, the wrath of those above is Oklahoma back to the depths of capable of such destruction. hell. That’s right. There has It is merely coincidental that been divine intervention in California earthquakes occur our very own state. above the San Andreas fault On Saturday afternoon, line or that Japan sits upon a 4.4 magnitude earthquake JOHN a stretch of the ring of fire. struck central Oklahoma, with BEST There is one true cause of the the epicenter a mere three miles massive amounts of earthfrom Prague. For those not quakes. It is the deplorable, aware, inside the town of Prague, liberal nature of California’s populace and within a small church, sits the the lunacy of Zen Buddhism and Shinto Shrine of the Infant Jesus in religion of the Japanese people. Their imPrague. This small idol has morality is the cause. rested on top a shrine within I believe each and every one of us, living this church for more than 60 in Oklahoma, has experienced at least one years, exerting his influence to hail-containing thunderstorm. Perhaps corrupt the minds of our youth all these hailstones even damaged your car of this time. or home. You may have even thought it Natural disasters, or divine in- unfortunate and unlucky that such a thing tervention, are blessings to us all. happened to you. LIES, I TELL YOU! LIES! These disasters are evidence of The true cause was your wicked automoa supernatural power work- tive idolatry and dwelling fetishes. ing through this world. Every Have you ever been walking on the sideearthquake, tsunami or walk, only to be soaked by a tidal wave of hailstone is a little piece of muddy water caused by a passing car hitheaven flexing its muscles ting a puddle? Well I tell you now; it was beand showing its wrath. This cause of your immorality the night before is how we see the evi- or your self-righteousness for not driving a dence of God. Through car like everyone else. the punishment of the I believe most among us have been wicked — through cursed with fire upon the skin, commonly “natural disasters.” called a sunburn. The normal assumpThe Infant Jesus’ tion is to think it was caused by a lack of power and influence sunscreen or too much exposure to that have now been put in burning star’s rays, but it is really the hand check, by the 4.4 earth- of God. It is because you were at the beach quake that shook our lands. scantily clad. How simply these smoke No more will he be able to sit and mirrors are able to deceive. It was your on this chair in Prague, corrupt- impure thoughts and actions that brought ing the minds of our youth. about your singeing skin.

His dozens of handcrafted You, Normanites, must heed my warncostumes will no longer con- ings. If you do not change your ways, you ceal his true nature from us. shall be next. The forces of nature have a His fountain of holy water on personality, they have a spirit of vengeance tap has been tainted. We have and this will be directed at you if you do seen the truth. We know why not change your ways. This is the way of an this earthquake struck. omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent Infant Jesus is dangerous be- being — to smite you dirty sinners. cause, unlike us, he wants beyond Best is a biochemistry and Asian studies what he needs. He owns dozens John senior. of sets of clothing while we only own what is necessary to sustain COMMENT ON THIS COLUMN ONLINE AT us. As Infant Jesus says, “The more OUDAILY.COM

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« TRACK AND FIELD The Sooner men won the Big 12 Indoor Championships over the weekend. Recap on OUDAILY.COM

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ENGLISH SHINES FOR SOONERS ON SENIOR NIGHT RICKY LY Daily Staff Writer

For just one night at least, Corey English was the main attraction.

The senior co-captain produced one of the best performances of the night to help the No. 2 OU men’s gymnastics team to a dual meet win Saturday over No. 6 Minnesota and the University of Texas club team on Senior Night inside McCasland Field House.

“It was pretty nerve-racking actually. I didn’t think I’d feel those nerves competing here for four years,” English said. “It was kind of a bittersweet feeling knowing that this is my last home meet. But it turned out great so I can’t complain about anything tonight.”

English, the lone senior on the team, posted a 14.700 on pommel horse to share the individual event title with freshman teammate Alex Naddour.

The honor was the first for English this season, and the fourth of his career after picking up two titles in 2009 and one in 2008; all on pommel horse.

Head coach Mark Williams praised English’s selflessness and commitment to the team.

“Corey has put his heart and soul into being a Sooner,” Williams said. “He’s grown a lot since he came here as a freshman. This kid’s worked really, really hard to be a part of this team and we’re that much better because of him.”

Junior Steven Legendre earned his first all-around title of the season and also picked up individual event titles on parallel bars and floor exercise to lead OU to the dual meet

win.

For Legendre, the win was a long time coming after finishing behind freshman Jacob Dalton in several all-around competitions this year.

“I think I got off to a little bit of a slower start as far as consistency goes this year,” Legendre said.

“Finally, I’m starting to get a better feel for my gymnastics so I think I’m finally peaking at a good time.”

Williams said he knew it was only a matter of time before Legendre, the defending NCAA all-around champion, would recapture the form that led the Port Jefferson, N.Y., native to 28 individual honors in 2009.

“He’s a great all-arounder, but he had some injuries and he’s just now getting back to full strength,” Williams said. “He’s going to come on strong this last half. He’s just that way, he’s a warrior. When it’s most ELI HULL/THE DAILY important, he’s one of those guys Senior Corey English prepares to perform on the parallel bars Saturday night at McCasland Field House. that raises his level to the occasion.”

Dalton (vault) and redshirt juNo. 1 Illinois on Feb. 13 in Champagne, Ill. said. “Since I came in as a freshman and leavnior Ian Jackson (rings) each added indiThe Longhorns were not registered as a ing now as a senior, I feel like every group I’ve vidual event titles as OU posted the highest win for OU, as the club team is organized by been with has felt like a close family. That’s mark in the NCAA this season with a score students and men’s gymnastics is not one of definitely what I’m going to miss the most. of 359.450. the NCAA-sponsored sports at Texas.

“They taught me how to be a team player.

In picking up its eighth victory of the seaAnd though Saturday’s victory was a team It’s never about you; it’s always about the son, the Sooners (8-0, 3-0 MPSF) swept all effort, the night ultimately belonged to the team. This was a great way to end my career six team event titles for the third time in five senior out of Covington, La., taking the stage at OU. That’s one thing I’m never going to competitions. for his final regular-season home meet as a forget.”

Minnesota fell to 6-6 after dropping its Sooner. second consecutive meet against a top-2 op“I feel like all these guys CHINESE RESTAURANT ponent. The Gophers were defeated by then- are my brothers,” English

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HORROR FLICK MAKES FOR A CRAZY GOOD TIME It may be hard at first for viewers to believe the director of “Sahara,” that dopey Matthew McConaughey action-adventure film, could actually craft an effective horror. Well, that is just what director Breck Eisner did. Only this time, instead of treasure hunters, he directs a population of blood-thirsty Iowa residents in “The Crazies.”

OK, so we have seen this film before. Although, never this sophisticated. The film is an improvement on George A. Romero’s tame 1973 version. While the film treads familiar territory, it finds a few surprises along the way. “The Crazies” is a perfectly adequate genre film that contains all the elements you would expect to find in a zombie picture.

Lethal virus with murderous after effects. Check. Isolated location. Check. Small band of relentless heroes delivering a series of hokey one-liners. You get the point.

However, Eisner manages to craft the film with a quiet confidence, generating a sense of mood, tension and style not regularly present in this genre. Oh, and not to mention some impressively creepy set pieces. Eisner spoils the audience silly with an abundance of cinematic goodies.

Of the inhabitants of the tranquil Ogden Marsh, we meet Sheriff David Dutton (a very convincing Timothy Olyphant), his deputy Russell Clank (Joe Anderson), Dr. Judy Dutton (the extremely underrated Radha Mitchell) and several other curiously friendly townsfolk. When the town drunk walks out onto the local baseball field carrying a loaded shotgun, Sheriff Dutton attempts to reason with him. When diplomacy fails, Dutton is forced to shoot and kill him. Ironically, no alcohol is found in the man’s blood during his autopsy report, causing people to scratch their heads in disbelief. That is until a series of similar murderous acts transpire from the most unlikely residents.

Could the unusual behavior these individuals are exercising be the result of a mutating virus that takes control of their minds and manipulates them into performing such horrific acts? Oh come on, that was not a spoiler. This is what you are paying to see, people. As the story goes, people will be infected, loved

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ones will die, a few will survive and the source of all the chaos will be revealed. So why should you see the film, you ask?

Well, Eisner takes the familiar aspects of the genre, blows off the dust particles and adds some much needed polish. The production value is rather convincing, small and confined, dark and ominous, tranquil and lurid. The eerie set pieces are complimented with a chillingly somber and lingering score.

The writers invested enough time in the characters, allowing the actors to stimulate spurts of genuine emotion and depth. Anderson is especially effective when he exudes a sense of heroism in the third act. The premise, while not especially elaborate, is often intriguing and thoughtful without being too silly or clichéd.

As for the crazies, well they are par for the course. There is enough blood and gore to satisfy the juvenile and enough brains to satisfy the intellectuals. The film has all the qualities of a sufficient popcorn movie. For audiences to miss out on this shamelessly effective and well crafted splatter fest would be, well, crazy.

Laron Chapman is a film and video studies sophomore.

Literature-lovers in search of poetry readings in the Norman area should look no further than the OU campus.

The Mark Allen Everett Poetry Series will host Chicana poet Lorna Dee Cervantes on Tuesday at the National Weather Center Auditorium.

Jeanetta Calhoun Mish, assistant director of the Everett Poetry Series, said she is very excited about Cervantes’ visit. “[When told] I could bring any poet I could manage to find funds for and that was enough remuneration, my choice was Lorna Dee Cervantes,” Mish said.

Cervantes is an internationally acclaimed and multiaward winning poet from San Jose, Calif. Her work is said to be derived from her personal, cultural struggles.

“Lorna Dee Cervantes is an amazing poet and a warm and engaging person,” Mish said. “Her poetry reflects her

long-time commitment to social justice activism. Even people who don’t think they like poetry should come — Ms. Cervantes writes in a style that is both generally understandable and poetically powerful.”

The Everett Poetry Series began when Dr. Jonathan Stalling and Nancy Yoch came up with the idea for a new poetry reading series.

Stalling said their primary goal behind launching the series is to make poetry a more prominent part of life at OU and in the community.

“Secondly, I believe that poetry is first and foremost ‘sound in time’ and to enjoy its way of being in the world, the way it unfolds as art, is to hear it,” Stalling said.

Upcoming poets in the Everett Series include Hugh Tribbey, Oklahoma Poet Laureate Jim Barnes and Barbara Daniels.

Cervantes will read at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the National Weather Center Auditorium.

All Everett Poetry Series events are free.

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