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$7.7M used at Boren’s heed The majority of president’s discretionary money goes toward art museum, athletics NICHOLAS HARRISON The Oklahoma Daily ASHLEY WEST/THE DAILY

Bulldozers demolish O’Connell’s, 120 E. Lindsey St., Tuesday afternoon in preparation for the Sooner Housing Center. Construction on the residence hall will begin this summer. The center will house student athletes and non-athletes and is scheduled to be completed in 2013.

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orty years of tradition were torn down in 30 minutes Tuesday at the corner of Lindsey Street and Jenkins Avenue.

The original O’Connell’s Irish Pub site came out to watch the demolition. & Grille was demolished by Midwest Stewart, who has owned O’Connell’s Wrecking Co. Tuesday aftersince 1970 and threw an noon, leaving only the founempty beer into the rubble dation and restaurant’s back after the demolition to pay I’m kind of sad office standing and signaling his respects, said he was it’s gone. But time the university’s plan to build surprised by the speed of passes and things new athletic residence halls the process. go away, and so I’m by 2013.

“Forty years worth of traOK with it, I guess.” dition down in 30 minutes The demolition also included the former sites of is kind of amazing,” Stewart — MATTHEW BRADLEY, Subway, Campus Market, said.

Pad Thai and Pumpkin Shell O ’ C o n n e l l ’s , w h i c h OU ALUMNUS Preschool. opened in 1968, held a The businesses on the site known as memorabilia auction before it closed that Jenkins Corridor closed their doors in drew many locals.

January to make way for construction on Several regulars also came to watch the the new Sooner Housing Center.

O’Connell’s owner Jeff Stewart and some of his employees who worked at the original SEE DEMOLITION PAGE 2

OU President David Boren controls about $7.7 million annually in unrestricted funds for use solely at his discretion.

Unlike other sums received by the university, these funds and expenditures are not subjected to the university’s normal budgetary process and must only be approved by the OU Board of Regents.

Chris Shilling, OU’s press secretary, confirmed that Boren decides how these funds are allocated, and he defended the privilege.

“The president must have the ability to respond to unanticipated needs,” Shilling said.

Shilling cited the installation of electrical outlets in the Bizzell Memorial Library at UOSA’s request, funding unanticipated trips that sent the university drama school and debate team to national competitions and providing funds to retain faculty members who have received other employment offers as examples of those needs.

However, since 2007 the university’s financial records indicate most of these funds have gone toward the art museum ($6 million), the athletics department ($2 million), institutional commitments ($1.7 million) and renovations to a monastery in Arezzo, Italy ($445,000).

Most of the money that the university receives from the federal or state government or SEE FUNDS PAGE 3

New play-by-play voice Candidates gain sisterly support announced Tuesday Hannah Morris, Katherine Borgerding enlist sisters to support campaign efforts

Local radio, television personality says he’s honored to follow Bob Barry as the voice of OU football, men’s hoops

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The new radio play-by-play announcer for both Sooner football and men’s basketball has been chosen.

Toby Rowland, the current sideline reporter on OU football broadcasts will succeed Bob Barry in both capacities next season.

“Toby’s spirit and enthusiasm for Oklahoma will make him an ideal successor to the legendary Bob Barry,” OU President David Boren said in a press release.

Since 2000, Rowland has been an anchor and reporter for KWTV in Oklahoma City, and since 2004 he has been a morning talk show host on KREF radio in Norman.

Rowland has done television and radio coverage of Sooner baseball, softball, wrestling and both men’s and women’s basketball, according to the release.

Rowland graduated from Southern Toby Rowland Nazarene University in 1995 and is a twotime Emmy winner. His first stint as the OU radio play-by-play announcer will be April 16 at the Red and White spring football game.

“I am beyond humbled to be entrusted with a position that has such a rich and storied history at the University of Oklahoma,” Rowland said in a press release. “It is with tremendous enthusiasm and excitement that I look forward to carrying the torch forward in a way that will hopefully make them proud.”

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During a spring campaign period, two candidates for UOSA office have designated their sisters as stand-ins should they miss a meeting with the election board.

UOSA presidential candidate Hannah Morris and UOSA vice presidential candidate Katherine Borgerding, who are running on opposing tickets, have both chosen their sisters as designated agents for their campaigns.

Each candidate running for a UOSA position assigns a designated agent who can attend meetings with the election board on their behalf if they are unable to attend.

Candidates cannot be disqualified from running if they miss meetings, but assigning a designated agent gives them a person to attend meetings for them, election board chairwoman Natalie Jester said.

Borgerding’s agent is her sister, University College freshman Margaret Borgerding, who also is

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running for a position with UOSA. Because Margaret is a candidate for business district representative, she also attends meetings with the election board, which Borgerding said is one reason she chose Margaret as her designated agent.

Opposing candidate for UOSA president Hannah Morris also chose her sister Halleluiah Morris to be her designated agent. Morris said she chose her sister, a junior finance major, because she is an OU student and has a schedule that permits her involvement.

Katherine Borgerding said her sister’s reliability and knowledge of congress is why she chose her.

“It seemed like a pretty simple decision,” Borgerding said.

This sisterly support extends beyond being a designated agent.

Katherine Borgerding said her

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sister also has helped with her and Forrest Bennett’s presidential campaign.

“We’ve have been doing things together; it has been fun,” Katherine Borgerding said.

Margaret Borgerding said she is not as busy as her sister, so she does what she can to help with the campaign. Being her designated agent is one way to do so.

Morris said her sister also helps out with the campaign by driving her and running mate Laura Bock from place to place and by spreading the word about the campaign.

Though the sisters are supporting each other as designated agents, Katherine Borgerding said her involvement in student government is not why her sister decided to run for congress.

It was her previous work as a page at the Oklahoma Capitol that made her interested in being a part of student government, Katherine Borgerding said about her sister.

Designated agents are essentially a precautionary measure, Katherine Borgerding said.

Neither Borgerding nor Morris have missed a required meeting with the election board during this election cycle.

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DEMOLITION: Athletic dorms to take pub’s place Continued from page 1

Today around campus Âť The Writing Center will give free waffles to students working on their papers 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Writing Center. Âť The seminar series of “Bringing fuels for the futureâ€? will speak on the topic of solar power from 10:30 a.m. to noon in Sarkeys Energy Center, Room M-204. Âť Peer Learning Assistant Leslyn Dillow will discuss note-taking from 2 to 3 p.m. in Adams Center’s Muldrow Tower. Âť Librarian Jeffrey Wilhite will go over “Government Documents Basicsâ€? from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in Bizzell Memorial Library, Room 149D. Âť An OU School of Music professor, Sarah Reichardt, will speak about “The Musical Depiction of Modernity in Karl Freund’s Mad Loveâ€? from 5 to 6 p.m. in Catlett Music Center, Room 131. Âť The Women’s Outreach Center will host Climb for Komen from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Huston Huffman Fitness Center. The event costs $10 and includes a T-shirt, instructional rock climbing, information on breast cancer and food.

Thursday, March 24 Âť Shell Colloquium Series will feature John Oldow, who will lecture on “Spatial and Temporal Pattern of Late Neogene and Quaternary Fault-Slip Rates in the Alvord Extension Basin, Northwestern Great Basin.â€? The event will be 3:30 to 5 p.m. in Sarkeys Energy Center, Room A235. Âť The Women’s Outreach Center will host Climb for Komen from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Huston Huffman Fitness Center. The event costs $10 and includes a T-shirt, instructional rock climbing, information on breast cancer and food. Âť The OU Choirs will perform at 8 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall. Retiring director Steven Curtis will conduct the concert, and tickets are $5 for students and staff.

Friday, March 25  The Institute for the American Constitutional Heritage will host a constitutional studies symposium from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Scholar Room.  The College of Engineering will host a discussion on technology’s role in the future of business with engineers 2 to 3 p.m. in Devon Energy Hall, Room 270.  The Women’s Outreach Center will host Climb for Komen from 4 to 6 p.m. and 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Huston Huffman Fitness Center.

demolition of the main building from a safe distance across Lindsey Street.

One student brought a trombone and played “Taps� during the demolition.

OU alumnus Matthew Bradley said he had been walking down Lindsey Street from work when he saw the demolition equipment.

Bradley said O’Connell’s was his favorite place to go to in Norman. “There was a lot of good times had down there,� Bradley said. “My fondest memory is just sitting there, watching football games on the road.

My buddies would always hang out and just sit at a table and watch the football games and have a good time and cheer.�

Bradley continued to watch the yellow excavators smash the concrete and metal as the dust began to settle. “I’m kind of sad it’s gone. But time passes and things go away, and so I’m OK with it, I guess,� he said. “I’m glad I got to see it.�

OU acquired the properties in the Jenkins Corridor in 2007 after the OU Board of Regents approved the $4.5 million purchase price from the OU Foundation at their September 2006 meeting, according to meeting minutes.

The proposed Sooner Housing Center will provide housing to a 49 percent student-athlete population, OU spokesman Chris Shilling said.

Shilling said OU bought the property as part of its long-term expansion plan to improve the campus. “It’s sad to see it go, but O’Connell’s still exists, and I know some people feel strong attachment to one or the other O’Connell’s location,� Shilling said. “I think they both have the same good quality product, the same owner, the same quality service, and so I think it’s a really great thing for them.�

O’Connell’s, in the meantime, has been open for business at its Campus Corner location since 2008, Stewart said. “It’s bittersweet, but I’ve moved on

March 23, 1954 Art school gets new look in move to Carpenter Hall Previous to this, art classes were meeting temporarily in the art building on Jenkins Avenue. The big move took a week in total. All art classes except for classes in the metal work department will be held in Carpenter Hall. The building was named for Paul S. Carpenter who was the dean of the college of fine arts from 1947 to 1949. Before Carpenter was dean, he was the director of the school of music and conductor of the university symphony orchestra. — Source: The Oklahoma Daily archives

Âť Corrections The Oklahoma Daily has a commitment to serve readers by providing accurate coverage and analysis.

Errors are corrected as they are identified. Readers should bring errors to The Daily’s attention for further investigation by e-mailing dailynews@ou.edu.  In a sports column on page 7 of Tuesday’s issue of The Daily, sophomore wide receiver Jaz Reynolds’ status with the football team was incorrectly stated.

Reynolds was suspended for the 2010 season and is still an active member of the football team. Âť A page 4 opinion column in Tuesday’s issue of The Daily used the incorrect country in the headline. The correct headline should read “Humanitarian efforts in Libya far cry from Iraq.â€?

to the other one,� Stewart said. “I’ve kind of adjusted now, but it’s still tough to see it go, because I think I can remember every inch that [the demolishers are] moving around in there.�

After the rest of the property is torn down by the end of the week, construction on the center will begin in approximately eight weeks, Stewart said.

The regents will meet today and Thursday to discuss final approval of the Sooner Housing Center project.

Project plans Sooner Housing Center to include:  Forty-nine percent athletes, 51 percent non-athlete  Two- and four-bed apartments  360 beds  Central dining, laundry facilities, study rooms and other support facilities on the ground floor — Source: May 2008 Oklahoma Board of Regents meeting minutes

O Asian Fusion to support tsunami relief efforts The Student Bar Association is joining with O Asian Fusion restaurant today to raise money for Japanese tsunami relief.

If patrons of the restaurant mention the student organization, Red Cross or tsunami relief effort, the restaurant will donate 10 percent to the American Red Cross, restaurant owner Stephanie O’Hara said.

The fundraiser will last until the restaurant closes, O’Hara said. However, sales during happy hour on discounted items will not contribute to the restaurant’s donation. — Jennifer Delaney/The Daily

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O’Connell’s owner Jeff Stewart watches as old O’Connell’s, 120 E. Lindsey St. is demolished Tuesday. Stewart owns a new location at 769 Asp Ave. in Campus Corner.

If you go What: Fundraiser for American Red Cross Japanese tsunami relief effort When: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Where: O Asian Fusion, 105 12th Ave. SE

Regents to discuss potential $75 million bond The OU Board of Regents will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Scholars Room.

The regents will consider a $75 million bond issue to fund the Sooner Housing Center project, a new office building on the University Research Campus, expansion and improvement of the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium and McCasland Field House and various repairs and renovations to other campus facilities, according to the meeting agenda.

The regents also will consider the student activity-fee budget, revisions to the university’s fundraising and development policies and the appointment of Jari Askins as Associate Provost of the Health Sciences Center Campus. — Nicholas Harrison/The Daily

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University College freshman Hilary Groatman sits on the South Oval on Tuesday where some spring flowers were planted. Allen King, landscaping director, said 17,000 red dianthus flowers were planted across campus Tuesday, the majority on the South Oval. The red dianthus is used every year in honor of commencement, King said. The project required 25 employees and was completed in one day. In mid-June, the dianthus will be harvested and replaced with traditional chrysanthemums. The Peggy Helmerich Park and the Oklahoma Memorial Building’s east and west gardens were also filled with red dianthus.

CAC plans full weekend for Mom’s Day Planned events will give students a chance to spend weekend with family, spokeswoman says ALEX EWALD The Oklahoma Daily

Students and their mothers will be able to spend time together during on-campus activities for OU’s Mom’s Day from Friday morning to Sunday afternoon.

Sooner mothers and families visiting campus can attend events this weekend planned by the Campus Activities Council Mom’s Day executive committee.

The annual CAC event is titled “Now Starring ... Moms!”

The Mom’s Day events include a day-long snack giveaway Friday, a screening of the film “Country Strong” at 4, 7, 10 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. Friday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium, a tea party with OU first lady Molly Shi Boren, a

talent show Saturday and a “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”-themed brunch Sunday morning.

In addition to the free events this weekend, one Sooner mother will receive the second annual Mother of the Year award, which includes a free stay for the weekend at the Residence Inn Marriott.

Mom’s Day is meant to honor OU students’ mothers, calling attention to all they have done for their children with more than just a phone call or a card, event publicity vice chairwoman Brittany Aubert said.

Aubert, public relations sophomore, said the tradition of the event is something that makes the weekend important for mothers and their families to share. “[Mom’s Day is] just really special because ... I know every family’s pretty different, but parents go through a lot to raise us well and bring us to college, and a lot of students overlook that,” she said.

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Aubert, whose mother will be coming up from Houston after missing last year’s festivities, said while mothers and families don’t have to attend, Mom’s Day lets the university foster healthy relationships between college students and their parents.

“Mom’s Day weekend is just a great time to give back to them, a great way to honor them and a great way to spend time with them and just bond with them and show what your life is like at OU,” she said.

Other weekend events include a 5K run Saturday at Beta Theta Pi fraternity house, art gallery showings at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art and CAC’s musical revue Sooner Scandals.

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from private donors has restrictions on how it may be used. However, unrestricted or discretionary funds are unique because they have no strings attached. OU’s chief financial officer and associate vice president for administration and finance, these funds are unencumbered by any third-party restrictions, according to Chris Kuwitzky.

The revenues received from the university’s CocaCola Co. pouring rights contract and the affinity card In the end, agreement are considered unrestricted or discretionary [Boren] must funds. be the ultimate “O t h e r t ha n C o c a - C o l a decision maker.” pouring rights contract and affinity card contract rev— CHRIS SHILLING, enues, the other pr imar y UNIVERSITY source of unrestricted/discreSPOKESMAN tionary funds is earnings related to the investment of the University’s working capital/cash,” Kuwitzky said in an email. He said the university earns about $3 million annually from these investments.

“The majority of the investment earnings are allocated to self-supporting auxiliary enterprises and service units,” Kuwitzky said. “Approximately $500,000 annually of the investment earnings is allocated to support institutional commitments.”

Through these three sources, the university spends approximately $1 million annually on institutional commitments such as advertising and consulting costs, Kuwitzky said.

The Daily contacted Faculty Senate Chair LeRoy Blank before spring break and asked why input was important in the budget process. However, The Daily received no response.

Shilling said Boren takes a variety of sources into consideration when making decisions regarding the use of unrestricted or discretionary funds.

“The president is a tireless worker on behalf of the University,” Shilling said in an email. “His days and often his evenings are filled with opportunities to identify University needs and to discuss the University’s needs with faculty, staff and students.”

He also indicated that Boren was the best person to make these decisions.

“In the end, the president must be the ultimate decision maker,” Shilling said in an email. “President Boren’s decisions, however, are born out of a broad, inclusive and ongoing dialogue with a great number of people representing myriad interests at the University.”

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Elections need debate Women Monday during “Evening with UOSA,” students heard from CAC chair and UOSA presidential and vice presidential candidates.

After a meet and greet, candidates participated in a discussion moderated by Walker Center Faculty-in-Residence Joshua Landis about issues, campus diversity and engaging students in UOSA. Prior to this year, The Daily hosted a debate to see how well candidates performed under pressure and expressed their opinions. After a couple years of stale debates, we decided to support the election board’s new discussion format. We were willing to try anything that might engage more students.

However, the120 students packed into Walker Center weren’t the turnout we were hoping for. Most of the students in attendance had already made up their minds and were wearing shirts to endorse their preferred candidates. With so few students in attendance, there was little room for candidates to win over voters.

We were also disappointed by the lack of back and forth interaction between candidates during the discussion. Debates force candidates to interact with each other, and allow voters to see how each side would approach a specific issue. In the event debates get off topic, a moderator is there to refocus the candidate’s discussion.

Monday’s question-and-answer format made it hard to decipher if the candidates are

prepared to lead our university.

A better way of having students interact would have been to mix debate and discussion. The beginning of the event would consist of the debate, and afterward students would be allowed to ask questions to candidates to clarify previous statements or to propose a new discussion topic.

During the discussion, each ticket made at least one reference to getting students more involved with UOSA. But what are they going to do once students are involved, and what steps are they going to take to get students involved? These are the types of questions that should have been asked.

Time was an issue, and allowing only 45 minutes for the discussion was not adequate.

In the future, we hope to see the event return to a debate format and allow for more time.

In preparation for Monday’s endorsements of student government leaders, The Daily has invited all candidates to meet individually with the editorial board. We will ask final questions of the candidates and discuss pertinent campus issues.

We encourage anyone interested in the future of student government to join us for the meetings and hear what the candidates have to offer the university.

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Candidate meetings Before issuing endorsements for student government leaders Monday, The Daily has invited all candidates to meet individually with the editorial board. We will ask final questions of the candidates and discuss pertinent campus issues.

We invite you to join us. All meetings will be held in 160 Copeland Hall.

Today 12:30 p.m. Forrest Bennett and Katherine Borgerding Thursday 12:30 p.m. Greg Emde 1:20 p.m. Bridgitte Castorino 5 p.m. Melissa Mock 5:30 p.m. Hannah Morris and Laura Bock

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Tragedy calls for self-assessment The Friday before we all left to enjoy our through the turmoil of Japan. However, as spring break, the people of Japan were thrown we watch the tragedy of the Japanese unfold STAFF COLUMN LUMN into what is perhaps their country’s greatest on our televisions, we need only think back natural disaster of all time. to the crisis of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

Mubeen Shakir Japan, the paragon of modernity in Asia, As the levees of New Orleans broke down, boasts the third largest economy of the world. thousands of lives were lost; and the lack Known for its technological might and strong of preparation on the part of the Federal infrastructure, one of the most advanced Emergency Management Agency and other countries in the world now faces a growing death toll of over government agencies was brought to the forefront. We can18,000 of its citizens, battles the crisis of nuclear fallout and not forget the looting and rioting in New Orleans that took must rebuild from the ground up. As natural disasters con- place alongside the failure of FEMA and the government’s tinue year in and year out, we continually learn that nature’s response. All the emergency measures taken to prevent dispower knows no boundaries. order failed the city of New Orleans.

Today’s social networking tools Six years later, is America truly have brought Japan’s disaster to our prepared?

The most advanced nations in doorstep. With YouTube, Facebook Perhaps it is time for every nuclear the world, with all of their safety and Twitter, we are only able to watch country to reexamine their response plans, with all of their crisis as the suffering and mortality of thoustrategies in emergency situations. management ideals, can still fall How will our country respond if our sands upon thousands of Japanese citizens are broadcast on our televiown nuclear reactors and power victim to elements of nature.” sion and computer screens. plants fall apart due to natural As the tragic stories and reports disaster? continue to come in, with radiation leaking into the food As citizens of the world, our hearts must go out to the supplies causing the inevitability of a whole generation of people of Japan. We should be thankful that we have not Japanese faced with cancer and birth defects, our modern fallen victim to strife and turmoil like the disaster in Japan. day hubris should disappear.

However, Japan’s situation must remind us that at an instant, The disaster in Japan demonstrates that no country on all that we take for granted in life can be taken away. this planet is invulnerable. The most advanced nations in the world, with all of their safety plans, with all of their crisis — Mubeen Shakir, management ideals, can still fall victim to nature.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

OU lecturer turned off by Stiles’ behavior My first and last encounter with Aaron Stiles was on Dec. 4, 2008. As the faculty sponsor for the Oklahoma Students for a Democratic Society, I planned with Stiles a benefit concert at his Red Room space on Main Street. At the time, I knew Stiles was a lawyer and a businessman.

I knew nothing, however, of his politics or his political ambitions. I don’t think the irony of staging an SDS fundraiser on Stiles’s property registered with either of us. During our first meetings he seemed very interested and affable. Then, just as the event was about to begin, he suddenly turned red and angry.

He had insisted that the first of our five bands in the line-up begin playing at 6 p.m., and, predictably, the crowd was still trickling in slowly. Worried that we wouldn’t make enough money to cover the cost of renting the space, he decided to cancel the show as we were still setting up and the first band, Magnificent Bird, was already playing.

Like a raging child, he shut down the sound set system and threw Magnificent Bird off the stage. In all my years of playing live music, I have never seen a venue owner or organizer behave so indecently. Magnificent Bird later blogged about this experience, urging other local bands to avoid the Red Room, but they were intimidated into removing the blog after they received threatening emails from Stiles.

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To get the event going again, I gave Stiles my own credit card to hold on to for the evening and promised to personally cover any potential financial losses. Eventually we had a great turn out, covered our expenses and then some, and Aaron seemed content again. But the most disturbing aspect of his behavior came later in the evening as the event was in full swing.

As the faculty sponsor for the event, one of my biggest concerns was preventing underage drinking. Thus, we checked IDs and handed out wristbands. To my knowledge, everyone played by the rules.

Then, I noticed that Stiles had become suspiciously interested in chatting with the two underage female SDSers who were collecting donations at the table in the front of the door. He had also sneaked them some beers from behind bar.

I took the beers away, and when the event was over, I vowed never to work with Stiles in any capacity ever again. I never told this story publicly or confronted Stiles largely because, having learned valuable lessons about his character, I simply didn’t want to deal with him. But now that his highly unprofessional behavior is clearly out in the open, I decided I should share it.

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should be included in draft talks The Iraq War just turned eight. Rep. STAFF COLUMN Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., would like to celebrate Kate McPherson on this birthday by reinstating the draft — this time with a twist.

Rangel has proposed the Universal National Service Act four times, most recently March 15. This act would force military service on men and women between the ages of 18 and 42. In times of peace, those in the draft would be required to perform national volunteer work.

The bill won’t pass, nor should it. Rangel himself said in a news release that he doesn’t expect his bill to pass. The draft is never popular, and it’s hard to condone a draft during a controversial war.

However, Rangel has something right that his forefathers missed: including women in the draft.

Women have never been included in the draft. They have never been forced into combat, nor have they been forced into serving the armed forces through non-combative means.

That’s a shame.

I’m a woman, and I want to be able to vote. I want to receive equal pay to men for doing an equal job. I want to have the right to be president.

If I want these perks, I should have to accept some equality that might be uncomfortable. I don’t want to be drafted. You’ve never seen Although me hold a gun. Trust me, you women are don’t want to. I was the person restricted from cowering in the movie theater direct ground during “The Hurt Locker.” But if men as averse to violence as combat, they me are drafted, I ought to be, have been too. able to serve I’m not the only one who the armed thinks this way. A 1992 surforces in some vey showed that 52 percent capacity, such of Americans think women should be included in the as nursing, draft. support As the percentage of women work or war voluntarily serving in the milphotography, itary has increased, this numsince 1901.” ber has surely increased.

After all, if women can volunteer for war, why shouldn’t they be drafted?

Although women are restricted from frontline combat, they have been able to serve the armed forces in some capacity, such as nursing, support work or war photography, since 1901.

Women have been serving in places such as submarines and helicopters during peacetime since 1948, and they have been able to become high-ranking officials since 1967.

Women are not limited by their gender. We wouldn’t stand for someone alleging that women are incapable of going to school because they’re women.

We shouldn’t stand for someone telling us that women can’t be included in the draft simply because they are women.

Women are physically and mentally capable of serving their country in a military capacity, so much so that a 1994 Department of Defense review concluded that “the success of the military will increasingly depend upon the participation of women.”

A draft that includes both genders would require the government to have more exemptions for those involved. A mother and father both could not be overseas fighting a war; that would not be sensible or feasible. Some adjustments would certainly have to be made, but they would be worth it.

Rangel’s bill may not become law, but it contains ideas that must be discussed.

Whether it’s suffrage or the draft being discussed, women should not be discriminated against based on their gender.

— Kate McPherson, journalism sophomore

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Team hopes earth home sparks trend OU students, faculty research energy efficiency of earth homes with construction project

homes proved detrimental to his wife’s health.

Homes built out of earth are the best for your health and the environment, Hallock said. Because they are built CHASE COOK from natural materials, homeowners The Oklahoma Daily will save energy because they don’t need an air conditioner. The homes are im Hallock leans over a soil-colored brick with a piece of measur- also fireproof, soundproof, bugproof and bulletproof, Hallock said. ing tape. He has been building Lisa Holliday, construction sciences homes out of soil for 18 years; his meaassistant professor, said compressed surement is quick. earth bricks are beneficial to the en“It’s too big!” Hallock yells over vironment because of how they are the loud buzzing of the compression created. machine.

These bricks are made of nothing Hallock hands the brick off to a stubut soil with clay content, a concrete dent volunteer and prepares for the mixture and just a bit of water, Holliday next brick to slide out of the machine.

Mark Kasulis, architecture senior, takes said. The bricks are created on-site, which decreases the amount of energy the brick and throws it into another used in transportation, Holliday said. machine.

A lot of the material used can be picked Work on the project started by engiup from the waste of other construction neering faculty on Monday has been sites, Butko added. small, with only three machines and a The project has joined with Habitat few dozen hands at their disposal, but for Humanity. architecture professor Dan Jennifer Horn, Cleveland Butko said the project will If it worked in County Habitat for be doing big things.

Humanity construction The plan is to research Colorado and manager, is working with the energy efficiency of Mexico, why Butko, Holliday and the homes built out of comwon’t it work rest of the volunteers on pressed earth and how here?” the project as a representhey reduce the carbon tative for the non-profit footprint of construction, — JIM HALLOCK, organization.

Butko said.

PROJECT Earth homes are labor The team has applied intensive and Habitat for CONSULTANT for the Environmental Humanity helps take labor Protection Agency’s costs out of the equation, People, Prosperity and the Horn said. It’s also a great way to get Planet Student Design Competition for a community together and spread the Sustainability grant, Butko said. word about earth homes.

The first phase of the grant will be Construction on the site wall should a review of the project’s proposal, according to the grant’s website. The win- be finished by mid-July, Horn said.

The home won’t be started until sumner of this phase is awarded $15,000 mer 2012 because the team will first and will present their project in learn how to build with the bricks and Washington, D.C. to compete for up to incorporate that research into a fall $90,000 of research funding.

2011 course, Butko said.

While the team is waiting for compeOnce the home is built, the College tition results, they will continue work of Architecture will compare the earth on the project by building a retaining wall for a brick house in OU’s Fears Lab, home to an energy efficient home.

“I think the earth home will be more Butko said. This will teach everyone energy efficient,” Butko said. involved how to work with compressed The ultimate goal is to show earth blocks, and then the team will Oklahomans the benefit of earth shift to creating a full home. homes, Butko said.

To help Butko and his associates creHallock thinks it’s possible the homes ate the blocks for the wall, Hallock was asked to be a consultant on the project. will catch on in Oklahoma.

“If it worked in Colorado and Mexico, He started building homes 18 years why won’t it work here?” Hallock said. ago after the toxins of lumber and steel

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Disaster death toll near 9,100 Japan’s police agency says nearly 9,100 people are dead after an earthquake and tsunami. Almost 13,800 are missing.

Those tallies are likely to overlap, but police officials estimate that the final figure will likely exceed 18,000 deaths.

A police spokesman from one of the of the hardest-hit prefectures, Miyagi, estimates that the deaths will top 15,000 in that region alone. Police in other devastated areas declined to estimate eventual tolls, but said the confirmed deaths in their areas already number nearly 3,400. ___ PETROS GIANNAKOURIS/AP

2. Toronto

Canadians budget opposition likely to trigger election Canadian opposition parties said Tuesday they will vote against Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s budget in a move that will likely trigger an election.

The opposition Liberals and Bloc Quebecois said after the budget was announced that they will vote against it. That meant it was left to the left-of-center New Democrats, who said they can’t support the budget in its current form.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty appeared to offer a concession to the New Democrats, but New Democrat leader Jack Layton says Harper missed an opportunity to make the minority Parliament work. If the budget is defeated, Harper will have no choice but to call an election. A vote on the budget is expected to occur either Thursday or Friday. ___

3. Rome

Italy plans to propose 1-year moratorium on nuclear energy Italy’s government is set to propose a one-year moratorium on plans to introduce long-banned nuclear energy in the country following radiation leaks at Japan’s nuclear plant, a minister said Tuesday.

Development minister Paolo Romani said he would propose the moratorium on studies for possible nuclear storage sites at a cabinet meeting Wednesday.

Lawmakers opposed to nuclear energy said the move was purely designed to thwart a referendum set for later this year on the government’s nuclear plans. They say that by taking the issue off the political agenda for a year, Italians won’t be as likely to vote against nuclear energy in the referendum. ___

4. Lima, Peru

Peru, South Korea sign free trade agreement after 2 years of talks Peru says it has signed a free trade agreement with South Korea after two years of negotiations.

Foreign Trade Minister Eduardo Ferreyros said he expects both countries’ parliaments to ratify it by July.

Ferreyros says tariffs would immediately disappear for Korean televisions and certain automobiles. Peruvian coffee would benefit equally in Korea.

The agreement was signed Monday in Seoul.

Peru has recently enacted free trade agreements with China, Singapore, Canada and the United States. ___

Demonstrators shout slogans during a protest organized by left-wing groups against the international air strikes on Libya on Tuesday in Athens. Some 1,500 people took part in the peaceful protest, which ended at the U.S. Embassy. Greece is providing assistance to the countries involved in the air strikes, but is not contributing military aircraft or personnel.

Castro: Quit as party chief 5 years ago Announcement creates opportunity for Cuban leadership to go in different direction HAVANA — Fidel Castro’s surprise announcement that he stepped down as head of the Communist Party five years ago — despite widespread belief he remained in charge — marks the bizarre end of an era for a nation, and a man, whose fates have been intertwined for more than half a century.

The 84-year-old revolutionary icon made the revelation Tuesday — with word of the resignation thrown in as an aside halfway through an opinion piece that otherwise focused on President Barack Obama.

The declaration raises fundamental questions about just how much power Fidel has been wielding behind the scenes since his 2006 illness, and to what extent his 79-yearold brother has had freedom to make his own decisions as he pushed the country to enact sweeping economic reforms.

It also gives the Castro’s an opI resigned portunity to tap a possible future without successor with their naming of hesitation a new party No. 2 — one without from my state their famous last name. and political They might select from a cadre positions ... and of younger leaders who could carry the fiscal changes forward, and I never tried to perhaps even reboot relations with exercise those the United States. Alternatively, roles again.” the brothers could look to the past by promoting a loyal-but-weath— FIDEL CASTRO, ered veteran of the revolution that CUBAN LEADER brought them to power in 1959.

The answer will likely become apparent through a high-level game of musical chairs that Fidel’s departure will engender in the upper reaches of the Communist Party hierarchy during a crucial Communist Party Congress next month.

In Tuesday’s opinion piece, Castro said that when he got sick in 2006, “I resigned without hesitation from my state and political positions, including first secretary of the party ... and I never tried to exercise those roles again.”

5. Tel Aviv, Israel

Ex-Israeli president sentenced to 7 years for raping employee An Israeli court sentenced former President Moshe Katsav to seven years in prison on Tuesday for raping a former employee, capping a five-year saga that turned a hero into the country’s highest-ranking official ever ordered to jail.

Vowing to appeal, Katsav shouted at the judges: “You have committed an injustice! The verdict is untrue. It is a lie.”

The court ordered Katsav, 65, to report to prison on May 8, giving him time to prepare an appeal before the Supreme Court that his attorneys said they will file promptly.

Katsav has denied the charges, but the Tel Aviv court stated the accusers’ versions of events were far more credible.

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Cuba’s leader Fidel Castro delivers a speech during the 50th anniversary of the Committee for the Defense of the Revolution on Sept. 28 in Havana, Cuba. Castro said Tuesday he resigned five years ago from all his official positions, including head of Cuba’s Communist Party, a position he was thought to still hold.

He said even when his health began to improve, he stayed out of state and party affairs “even though everyone, affectionately, continued to refer to me by the same titles.” In the opinion piece, Fidel indicated he will always be an intellectual force in the revolution.

“I remain and will remain as I have promised: a soldier of ideas, as long as I can think and breathe,” he writes.

The article, which was published on the state-run Cuba debate website overnight and in newspapers Tuesday morning, caught many people by surprise.

“It’s incredible. Nobody can believe it,” said Magaly Delgado, a 72-year-old Havana retiree who was clutching a copy of Granma, the Communist Party daily. “I always thought he was still in charge. ... He never said he had resigned.”

The Cuban government had no immediate comment on the revelation.

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Autumn Huffman, life & arts editor dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-5189

Which is better: Remakes, updates or originals?

Stories can be tweaked into a hundred different versions, and screenplays are no different. Whether you’re a traditionalist who insists that the original is always better, or of the school of thought that special effects make any story superior, it usually is a case-by-case deliberation. To be fair to both printed and visual attempts, here’s a list of who’s done it best from comic books to TV series and book series to movies.

“Scott Pilgrim” “Scott Pilgrim,” the six-part graphic ic novel by Bryan Lee O’Malley, quickly beecame a huge hit when it started in 2004, 4, and for good reason. The story follows ws 23-year-old slacker Scott Pilgrim as he falls in love with Ramona Flowers, a girl who o has seven evil ex-boyfriends that must be defeated in battle if they are to be together.

The world O’Malley creates is a bit crazy. Vegans have superpowers and bands can beat up people with the power of music. Everything that O’Malley loved as a kid and an adultt spills out onto the page, with constant nt pop culture, video game and music refererences, and it all proves to be infectious.

“Scott Pilgrim” made the jump to theaters ters last year with Edgar Wright’s “Scott Pilgrim im vs. the World,” and it lost very little in transnslation. Wright, of “Shaun of the Dead” and nd “Hot Fuzz” fame, directed the movie and nd his enthusiasm for his source materiall can be seen in every shot of the film.

Wright successfully captured the hyperactive pace and visual style of Michael Cera O’Malley’s graphic novels while creating something unique. Wright’s movie strays away from the source material in a couple big ways that pay off, but it never betrays the overall feel of the franchise.

“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” is one of the best adaptations I’ve seen, and actually surpasses its source material in more ways than one.

— Conor O’Brien, University College freshman

“The Walking Dead” When stories are adapted from one medium to another, comic books most often find themselves the adaptee, not the adapted. This is probably because production planning for long-term TV shows and films depends heavily on storyboarding, which is the practice of arranging graphic organizers in a sequence to tell a story.

There, I’ve just described a comic book to you — go figure.

Hence, we have “The Walking Dead,” a surprisingly successful AMC post-apocalyptic zombie series that aired six episodes last fall (it’s since been picked up for a 13episode second season), developed from a comic book series of the same name by Frank Darabont, who directed a pair of excellent films, “The Green Mile” and “The Shawshank Redemption.” Predictably, Darabont lent his rich cinematography and keen eye for human detail to a cultural sub-genre previously lacking such focuses.

Here, Darabont improves upon “The Walking Dead” comic-writer Robert Kirkman’s intention to depict a stark, realistic human reaction to a world overrun by mindless, hungry semi-humans. The former artist intensifies the fearful protagonists’ aversion to the undead by occasionally offering a gruesome, visceral display of what is essentially cannibalism. Darabont combines this with relational conflict — one of the characters confines himself and his son to a house near where his undead wife wanders about, and the audience sees from his point of view as she scratches against the peephole on his front door, clawing for what she once knew.

Sorry Kirkman, but that’s drama you just can’t get from a picture-book.

— Matt Carney, professional writing senior

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“Harry Potter” On one hand, there are the avid “Harry Potter” book supporters who think the only commendable aspect of the movies is Emma Watson’s evolving “hotness.”

And then there are the fans who haven’t read a chapter of the books.

Delving deeper into the series, both the books and the movies get admittedly better. The books’ plots get more intriguing and less akin to the sci-fi children’s novels they started out being. The visual intensity of the movies increases tenfold as the directing torch gets passed from Chris Columbus (1 and 2) to Mike Newell (3) to Alfonso Cuaron (4) and finally to David Yates (5, 6 and 7). And as tragic as Richard Harris’s death was, of course, his replacement of Michael Gambon as Dumbledore in “Prisoner of Azkaban” brought some sorely-lacking humor and spunkiness to the character that seemed to liven up the whole movie.

There seems to be a consensus that the seventh installment, both in book and two-part movie form, is the best, and I absolutely agree.

The movie, like the book, had amazing action sequences and nail-biting dilemmas throughout. Both offered comic relief (though the movie could’ve used a bit more), as well as the oh-so-cute chemistry between Ron and Hermione and ohso-awkward scenes with Harry and Ginny. All major characters and plot twists were evident, and Dobby once again showed up to save the day – and steal the show.

It’s really impossible to choose which is better, the books or the movies. I love the crazy visuals in the movies, but sometimes it’s also nice to read the words and create the image myself.

— Emily Hopkins, University College freshman

“True Grit” Everyone’s heard the buzz around “True Grit” (2010), starring Jeff Bridges. What students probably aren’t familiar with is the book by Charles Portis upon which both versions, the original with John Wayne and the Bridges remake, are based.

The Coen Brothers’ adaptation of “True Grit” claims to be more faithful to the book than the first movie (1969), but in reality both movies deviate from the original story. The 1969 version completely changes the ending, and the 2010 production creates additional conflicts between the main characters to emphasize the differences between them.

What the recent movie has over the old movie, however, is quality acting. Kim Darby plays a great Mattie Ross in the original, but the acting of John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn and Glen Campbell as LaBoeuf cannot compare to the acting of Bridges and Matt Damon. The portrayal of Mattie Ross by Hailee Steinfeld earned her an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress.

The book is superior to both movie versions because of its dialogue. All three of the main characters are so diverse and complex, and as they travel together they attack each other with an endless supply of insults and quips. Although both movies use lines straight from the book, the dialogue in the book is more prominent because there is no image to distract from it.

Though the movies have merit, the book is better than either version. Regardless of the quality, eventually each story comes full circle, discovering that “true grit” can be found in the most unlikely places.

— Janna Gentry, English junior

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SOFTBALL

Gasso earns 800th career win Coach helped build program, establish history of success TOBI NEIDY The Oklahoma Daily

OU softball coach Patty Gasso earned the 800th win of her OU career Saturday with a 7-6 win over Washington.

The milestone win landed Gasso on an exclusive list of 30 coaches, 20 still active.

The road to 800 for the Torrence, Calif., native has been a long one, and Gasso is quick to credit those around her for getting to the landmark victory.

“Our coaching staff has had to out-recruit and out-hustle (other) coaches,” Gasso said.

“We had to do the little things to get into the households of those no one thought we had a chance of getting.”

But recruitment wasn’t the only area she had to focus on. When the very pregnant Gasso arrived in hot, humid Norman nearly 17 seasons ago, the softball program didn’t even have a field to call their own.

So Gasso found a way to build one.

“The program was in disarray,” Gasso said. “They didn’t have a stadium, so they were playing at Reeves Park across the street (from the current stadium).”

The program was without any history of success; no Sooner team had even won a Big 12 Championship, let alone advanced to a national championship game.

So Gasso found a way to win both.

“It wasn’t easy starting at the ground and working

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OU coach Patty Gasso watches the Sooners compete against Illinois-Chicago on March 5 at Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. She earned her 800th career win with Oklahoma’s 7-6 victory over Washington on Saturday in Fullerton, Calif.

Up next WHAT: Oklahoma at Tulsa WHEN: 6 tonight WHERE: Donna J. Hardesty Sports Complex, Tulsa

up,” Gasso said. “I had to get them to trust me and buy in to what we were doing. And when they did, we made our mark and continued to make noise every season.”

The Sooners’ 2000 national championship broke a 12year reign of dominance by teams from the West.

UCLA and Arizona traded off titles every year — with Fresno State taking one in 1998 — until Oklahoma stepped up to plate. “[Gasso is] a competitor,” OU associate head coach Melyssa Lombardi said. “I watch her year in and year out getting her athletes to perform at their best. You’ll never see her quit.”

Lombardi has been with the program since 1997, starting as a student assistant.

“We could tell from the beginning of [the 2000 national title season] that the team was special,” Lombardi said. “And Gasso just brings out the best in every player

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Luke McConnell

The Jeff Capel era is over after five up-and-down seasons — the last two definitely on the down side. That means it’s time for rumors, wish lists and the eventual hiring of a new head coach.

As bad as it can seem to lose a head coach, the excitement and anticipation of discovering the next one is almost like Christmas for sports fans.

When a new coach gets hired, fans and administrators alike compile a list of coaches they would love to have as the head coach of their team.

Everyone does it, whether consciously or not.

TONY DEJAK/AP Here are four candidates Marquette coach Buzz Williams cheers his team in an NCAA whom I feel would be great tournament game Sunday. Williams is the leading candidate in as the next Oklahoma men’s most lists to replace former OU coach Jeff Capel. basketball coach.

REALISTIC CHOICES Buzz Williams, Marquette Marquette has gone 67-33 in three seasons under Williams, considered by many as the top candidate for the OU job, and has made the NCAA tournament each season, including a run to the Sweet 16 last weekend.

Williams also has a connection to this area, serving as an assistant at Oklahoma City University from 1992-94.

He is currently under a sixyear contract worth around $1.4 million a year. Williams has proven he can win and can do so consistently while maintaining a good relationship with fans and players.

Josh Pastner, Memphis Pastner has guided the Tigers to consecutive 20-win seasons after taking over for John Calipari.

The Tigers won the Conference USA tournament

and lost a tight game against Arizona in the first round of this year’s NCAA tournament.

Pastner is in the middle of a five year, $4.4 million contract. Pastner is considered a great recruiter, something OU desperately needs.

THE “I CAN DREAM” Brad Stevens, Butler Stevens became a national hero and a hot commodity when he led the Bulldogs to the 2010 national championship game. His coaching record speaks for itself, as he has led the Bulldogs to an overall record of 114-24 and four straight NCAA tournament appearances.

Unfortunately for everyone else, Butler extended his contract through the 2021-2022 season. However, Stevens’ base salary is still relatively low, right around $1 million a year.

Stevens, an Indianapolis native, said he has no intention of ever leaving Butler.

However, convincing him to come to Norman would be an incredible hire.

A WILD CARD Chris Mooney, Richmond While not a household name, Mooney has done a remarkable job building the Spiders into a great basketball school. The Spiders have improved in the win column each of the last five seasons, culminating with this season’s run to the Sweet 16.

There isn’t much reason to think OU will go after another mid-major coach and give him the platform he’s wanted for some time, but if OU does, Mooney is definitely a name to look at.

— Luke McConnell, journalism junior

she has on the team.”

Winning the national championship set up the Sooners for perennialpowerhouse stardom, and Gasso’s 800 wins are yet another feather in the program’s hat to woo recruits.

“We’re ver y proud of Patty’s accomplishment and continue to value the contributions she makes to our athletic program and the way she represents the university,” OU athletic director Joe Castiglione said. “Her victory total is truly remarkable but tells only part of the story of what she has meant to us.”

Gasso also is approaching 1,000 wins for her overall career, a mark she should reach

sometime early next season.

Gasso continues to bring in top-notch talent and pairs that with her superior coaching techniques to give OU chances to come out on top.

“Just in the last eight years, I feel like we have the chance to go after anyone,” Gasso said. “We’ve beat out defending national champions and top teams with recruits we’ve gone after.”

And as long as Gasso keeps climbing up the wins ladder, the Sooners will continue to be recognized as the powerhouse of the Midwest, further advertising the coach’s drive to show recruits she has the capability of getting the best out of them.

Team to face Tulsa on road OU softball (26-7) will take another swing at the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (22-7) at 6 today at the Donna J. Hardesty Sports Complex on the University of Tulsa campus.

During the team’s first meeting March 9, OU blasted the in-state rival, 9-0, in five innings off an eight-run performance in the second inning.

The Sooners fared better in last weekend’s trip to California, downing two ranked opponents and collecting four total wins at the Judi Garman Classic.

Senior infielder Dani Dobbs was red hot at the plate during the weekend’s action. Dobbs collected home runs in three consecutive games against DePaul, No. 6 Arizona and Pacific to collect the senior’s first career Big 12 Player of the Week award.

Her grand slam against Pacific was the first of her career.

Sophomore pitcher Keilani Ricketts (14-3) leads the Big 12 in strikeouts (11.9 through 22 games) and appearances (22, including 16 starts).

Over the weekend, Ricketts led on the mound and at the plate in the 7-6 win over Washington on Saturday, collecting four RBIs on two hits and pitching eight complete innings with 11 strikeouts and four walks.

Tulsa is on an eightgame home winning streak and is 6-0 in ConferenceUSA action this season.

— Tobi Neidy/The Daily

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL BRIEFS

Postseason gets sweeter Team advances with win over Miami in 2nd round, moves on to Sweet 16

Dani Dobbs earned her first Big 12 Softball Player of the Week accolade, the conference announced Tuesday. The senior third baseman helped lead OU to a 4-2 record in the Judi Garman Classic last weekend.

Dobbs went 10-of-19 (.526) at the plate during the sixgame stint, including three consecutive games with home runs. The Moore native recorded her first career grand slam in the 13-2 win over Pacific last Friday.

Dobbs collected 10 RBIs while posting a 1.105 slugging percentage during the tournament.

This is the third weekly honor for the Sooners this season after sophomores Jessica Shults and Keilani Ricketts were recognized the first week of conference voting.

ANNELISE RUSSELL The Oklahoma Daily

The Sooners are still dancing after OU women’s basketball shook the Miami (Fla.) Hurricanes for an 88-83 win Tuesday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Sophomore guard Whitney Hand scored a career-high 27 points to help advance the sixth-seeded Sooners to the Sweet 16, where OU will play two-seed Notre Dame on Saturday for a berth in the Elite Eight.

But OU coach Sherri Coale said the win was a team effort.

“All year long, I’ve said if they all show up at the same time, look out,” she said.

Miami (28-5) trailed the Sooners (23-11) throughout the second half, but the Hurricanes tied the game, 81-81, with 3:05 to play. Timely rebounds by sophomore center Joanna McFarland, six points from senior guard Danielle Robinson and lastminute free throws quelled Miami’s comeback.

“Sometimes there’s an All-American that scores six straight points,” Miami coach Katie Meier said.

The Hurricanes outpaced the Sooners, 48-44, in the second half, but it was in the first half that Miami dug too deep a hole for itself.

After five minutes, the Sooners held a 16-12 advantage over the Hurricanes, and Hand scored eight straight points to put OU ahead, 24-14.

Hand scored 16 of her 27 points in the first half.

Coale’s squad cooled off after a trio of starters — Robinson, senior guard

Sooner slugger earns conference honors for 6-game performance

OU men’s gymnastics back on top of national poll after perfect finish

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Oklahoma guards Whitney Hand, right, and Danielle Robinson, left, celebrate an 88-83 win over Miami (Fla.) on Tuesday in Charlottesville, Va. The Sooners advanced to the Sweet 16 with the win.

Carlee Roethlisberger and freshman guard Aar yn Ellenberg — struggled with foul trouble.

Miami was unable to turn the Sooners’ 10 first-half turnovers into points despite OU going cold from the field, and OU went into halftime ahead, 44-35.

Miami took another crack at the Sooner lead in the second half, going on an 11-1 run to pull within two, 57-55, with 13:23 left.

But again OU stalled the

Hurricane rally, capped with three points from Ellenberg, who finished with 13.

“I felt like every time we’d get close, they would scramble. We’d make a great play and it would tip out and they’d hit a 3,” said Miami guard Shenise Johnson, who finished with 25 points. “ Ver y, ver y fr ustrating — back-breaking.”

Another big Hurricane run cut OU’s lead to 74-70, and with 5:45 to play, Miami tied the game, 76-76.

But OU held off Miami in the final minutes to earn a third consecutive trip to the Sweet 16.

Robinson was the Sooners’ second-leading scorer and finished with 18 points and 11 assists. Roethlisberger added 14 points and 11 rebounds, and McFarland finished the Sooner doubledouble frenzy with 12 points and 15 boards.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

After last Saturday’s home victories over then No. 4 Illinois and No. 5 Penn State, the Sooner men’s gymnastics team regained the No. 1 overall ranking in the GymInfo Poll, which is based on the National Qualifying Average used to set the seeds for the NCAA Championships.

For the fourth time in coach Mark Williams’ 11-year tenure, the team finished the regular season undefeated.

OU posted four top scores in Saturday’s six events, accentuated by sophomore Jacob Dalton, who tied an individual program-best on vault (16.700).

The Sooners also broke a team record on vault with a 64.900. Illinois and Penn State were the fourth and fifth topfive opponents OU has defeated this season.

This week marks the second time this season Oklahoma has claimed the top spot. After being ranked No. 3 in the preseason Coaches Poll, the Sooners climbed to No. 1 for five weeks after winning the Rocky Mountain Open on Jan. 15 and defeating Ohio State on Jan. 22 in Norman.

Last season, the Sooners won their 10th conference championship in the last 12 years.

Postseason action begins April 2 as OU heads to Colorado Springs, Colo., for the 2011 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships.

After that, the title-contending Sooners will travel to Columbus, Ohio, for the NCAA Championships on April 14-16.

— Daily staff reports

@trent_ratterree I apologize to any female gymnasts I might’ve offended. It’s a joke and apparently life is a joke-free zone for the OU daily.

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