Monday, March 24, 2014

L&A: Literary festival brings acclaimed authors to OU this weekend (Page 2)

Opinion: Voting in SGA elections is an important duty (Page 4)

Sports: Don’t be disappointed in the men’s basketball team’s season (Page 3)

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WEEK IN REVIEW

What happened during break?

PAIGHTEN HARKINS • CAMPUS EDITOR

WEDNESDAY

Here’s a look at some of the local news Sooners may have missed during spring break:

OU graduate student Dian Zou was killed in a car accident in Arizona when he drove his car off a 200-foot cliff. The passenger, who wasn’t affiliated with OU, survived the accident. Zou came to OU Fall 2013 and was studying microbiology. More coverage to come later this week.

MONDAY The Red Cross released an app for iPhone, iPad and Android to give people instant access to flood information, so they know what to do before, during and after a flood.

The app can be found in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

A new retail store to help Oklahomans prepare for storm season opened in northwest Oklahoma City. Homestand Preparation Station carries emergency items like flashlights, weather radios, camping gear, solar-powered chargers and medical kits.

The store will also hold classes on emergency preparedness in a classroom built inside the store.

O k l a h o m a’s g a s p r i c e s reached a six-month high, with the average being $3.41 across the state. The prices may indicate the annual springtime peak for gasoline prices.

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The Oklahoma City RedHawks released an official team mobile app so fans can check team news, statistics and schedules. Fans can also purchase tickets and souvenirs through the app.

OU will be the Secretariat for the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomacy Lab program. The lab lets students and faculty members explore challenges facing the State Department and contribute to policy making through research projects. More coverage to come this week.

MORE INSIDE >>> SPRING BREAK CATCHUP See the rest of the spring break news Sooners missed PAGE 2

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Gaylord students’ efforts honored at national level National organizations recognize yearbook, newspaper, broadcast ALEX NIBLETT

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Over spring break, students in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication were nationally recognized for their media projects.

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced the 2014 Collegiate Crown Awards at the College Media Convention that took place in New York City on March 14, and both Sooner yearbook and The Daily placed.

Sooner was awarded a gold crown, and The Daily was awarded a hybrid silver crown for its online and print products.

Racey Burden, Sooner editor in chief, has been working for the yearbook for three years, joining the team when she was a freshman. Burden said it is an honor to have the yearbook staff’s work recognized by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

“It had great design, great photos, great writing and of course, it included as many students as possible,” Burden said. “It’s easy to read and beautiful to look at, and it captures the spirit of the 2013 school year well.”

Burden said winning the gold crown makes all the time she and her staff put into the final product worth it.

Although he would have liked a gold crown, The Daily’s SEE AWARDED PAGE 2

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SPRING BREAK CATCHUP AWARDED: Media students receive recognition THURSDAY

Norman Police Department responded to a robbery at Chase Bank on 3600 W. Robinson St. The suspect gave the teller a note and left the bank with an unknown amount of money. The suspect, described as a white male with short hair and a goatee, is still at large.

Firefighters battled a fire at the Pines Apartments, at 1616 E. Alameda St., and all residents were evacuated from the structure. Firefighters extinguished the fire within 20 minutes and no injuries were reported. The fire caused approximately $150,000 worth of damage to the structure and $30,000 to the contents of the apartments. The fire’s cause hasn’t been determined and is still under investigation.

Continued from page 1 editor in chief Kyle Margerum said it was an honor to get the silver crown.

That same weekend, OU placed first at the National Broadcasting Society National Convention on March 15, winning four grand-prizes. Joe Foote, dean of Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, attended the awards ceremony with faculty member Ken Fischer and OU alumni, according to a press release.

The grand-prize winners included students Kate Carlton, Meredith Everitt, Hannah Bacher, Nick Dyer, Carter Baum, Amanda Yates and Matthew Fresquez, according to a press release.

Kate Carlton, broadcast and electronic media graduate, won the grand prize in the audio news segment for her project “Bethel Acres Family – After May Tornadoes.”

Carlton went to the Bethel Acres site twice to put the project together.

“I spent a lot of time with the homeowners, talking about their previous living situations as well as their dreams for their new house,” Carlton said. “I spent a ton

of time working on the sound in that piece as well. I wanted listeners to feel like they were at the construction site with the homeowners.”

Carlton also received an honorable mention for her projects, “School Shelter Scarcity” and “Kiss me Kate.” Others who received honorable mentions included Lauren King, Madeline Stebbins, Kenzie Clark, Lauren Nevitt and Carter Baum.

Carter Baum, broadcast and electronic media junior, received an honorable mention for video sports package “Redhawks Groundskeeper” and was a grand-prize winner for his role with Sooner Sports Pad, a program that provides broadcast coverage of Sooner sports.

Baum worked for Sooner Sports Pad for two years and became the show’s producer.

“Countless hours a week go into producing a show of this magnitude and complexity, and I couldn’t have done it without my staff,” Baum said.

Alex Niblett alexandra.g.niblett@ou.edu

MONDAY - FRIDAY The Oklahoma Poison Center celebrated National Poison Prevention Week with events to teach community members the dangers of poison and prevention. In 2013, the center received 44,342 poison-related calls and placed 38,115 follow-up calls. The Poison Help number is 1(800) 222-1222.

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OU faculty and alumnae stand with awards at the National Broadcasting Society National Convention on March 15. Back row: Adjunct journalism instructor Brent Weber, journalism instructor Ken Fischer, Dean of Gaylord College Journalism and Mass Communcation Joe Foote.

Front row: Alumnae Kelsey Hightower, Emily Calhoun and Chelsea Holeman

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LITERATURE

Festival to bring renown writers TONY BEAULIEU • LIFE & ARTS EDITOR

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very year, world-renowned authors, poets, translators, editors and artists are drawn to OU’s campus by literary awards and festivals put on by World Literature Today.

This week, OU’s magazine of international literature and culture hosts its latest festival, the Puterbaugh Festival of Literature, to celebrate the awarding of the 2014 Puterbaugh literary fellowship to Chilean writer Andrés Neuman.

Senior lecturer in Spanish at the University of Texas at Dallas, translator and OU alumnus George Henson sat down with “The Daily” to talk about his participation in this year’s Puterbaugh Festival, his time at OU and his work translating the writing of Andrés Neuman.

Q: How did you become involved with translation and World Literature Today?

Q: What is your method when trying to best translate an author’s work?

A: I’m kind of unconventional. As a rule, I don’t read the text before I translate it. I translate as I read. I usually don’t worry about syntax and style during this draft phase. If there’s anything problematic, I’ll take the time to work through it as I translate. Sometimes the text requires that I do a lot of research even during the draft phase. If necessary, I consult the author during this phase, or other writers, usually from the same country, because I don’t like to move on if I don’t understand something.

Once I get it all on paper, I print a copy and revise from a printed copy. During this phase, I work on syntax, issues of tone, style and diction. If possible, I send the revised draft to the author, most of whom read English well enough to comment. Then I revise again.

A: I actually graduated from OU in 1986 with a BA in Q: What are you most looking forward to at this year’s Spanish, so I always knew about WLT. I attended my first Puterbaugh festival? Have you attended festivals in the Puterbaugh as a student in 1983 when [Carlos Fuentes] past? was the fellow. While there, I met Margaret Sayers Peden, Fuentes’ translator. Until then, I had read Hispanic literature A: As I mentioned above, I attended as a student. I’m in the original, and I never really thought about it existing in very honored to be participating this year as a translator. translation. As a result, I bought some of Peden’s translations, Being asked to participate validates the work I’ve been studied them, and kind of told myself, “Hey, I can do that.” doing. Having attended once as a student and now as a After graduating, however, I went on to study in Spain with participant completes the circle.

Middlebury College. I kind of forgot about translation for a long time, until I enrolled in a PhD program at University Q: To you, what makes Puterbaugh unique among literof Texas at Dallas, which is the home of the Center for PHOTO PROVIDED ary awards?

Translation Studies and the American Literary Translators Association. There I took courses in translation, started doing Senior lecturer in Spanish at UT Dallas and OU alumnus George A: Technically speaking, I wouldn’t consider the actual translation and three years ago I submitted a short Henson. Henson will participate in a bilingual poetry reading at the story to WLT, which they published. Since then, I’ve been for- 2014 Puterbaugh Festival of Literature Friday night at Beaird Lounge. Puterbaugh an award. It’s a literary festival that honors a single writer, so in that regard you might consider it an tunate to publish several things with WLT, including a short award. It’s certainly an honor for the writer being celebratstory by Andrés Neuman, this year’s Puterbaugh fellow. ed, because the Puterbaugh enjoys an international reputation. Many of the writers have gone on to win the Neustadt and even the Nobel. The festival brings to OU some of the Q: Will you be speaking/presenting during a specific event at Puterbaugh, and if so most renowned writers and literary figures from around the world. which?

A: I’ll be participating in the opening night event, a bilingual poetry reading, reading my translations of poems written by Andrés Neuman. On Friday, I’m also participating in a roundtable discussion called “Reading Andrés Neuman.” I also plan to attend Michelle Johnson’s Puterbaugh class.

Q: Elaborate on the work you’ve done regarding published translations. Do you have any new works being released soon?

A: I have a couple of translations in the current issue of World Literature Today, both in the print and digital editions. I’ve also published two books of translations, by Mexican authors Elena Poniatowska and Luis Jorge Boone. Right now I’m completing a translation of Mexican author Sergio Pitol’s The Art of Flight, which will be released in early 2015. I’m also under contract to translate a second book by Pitol, which will be released in late 2015.

Q: Is there anything you’d like to add?

A: OU is fortunate to be the home of many excellent programs, both athletic and academic. Students should be aware of just how important World Literature Today, the Puterbaugh, and the Neustadt are. These three entities —magazine, festival, and prize — are world-renowned. Any university would be fortunate to be home to one. OU has all three.

The 2014 Puterbaugh Festival of Literature will honor Andrés Neuman Friday through Sunday with various events across the OU campus. Many of the events, including Friday’s opening ceremony at 6:30 p.m. in Beaird Lounge at the Oklahoma Memorial Union. The events are free and open to the public. A full schedule of Puterbaugh events can be found at the festival’s official website.

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U might have lost SPORTS EDITOR in the tournament, but don’t let that tarnish an impressive basketball season.

The Sooners overachieved all season; there’s no doubt about it. They were picked to finish fifth in Julia Nelson the Big 12 in the preseason julia.nelson@ou.edu rankings, but managed to climb to a No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament.

I definitely didn’t see that one coming.

Coach Lon Kruger has his players running at all cylinders. Senior forward Cam Clark stepped up his game in his last season and became a team leader. He improved his three-point shooting to 43 percent and averaged 15.6 points a game. For a young team, Clark’s leadership was desperately needed.

Sophomore guard Buddy Hield was possibly the most important player for the Sooners this season. When Clark hit his shooting slump, Hield helped bridge the gap.

Averaging 16.5 points a game and 44.5 percent shooting from the field, Hield became OU’s MVP. As he continues to grow, Hield will cement his place as in irreplaceable asset for the Sooners.

Sixth man Tyler Neal rounded out the trio of impactful players. After falling out of the rotation much of last season, Neal found his place with Kruger’s Sooners. He averaged 15.4 minutes on the court and shot almost 45 percent from the field. He topped off his senior season by being named co-Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year.

Ryan Spangler also added to the Sooners’ success. His magnetic hands led him to average over nine rebounds a game. Without a big man, Spangler’s presence helped the Sooners keep up with larger teams.

The loss in the tournament may seem like a disappointment, but it really just caps off an impressive season for OU basketball. It was only two years ago that OU stayed at home while other schools went to the big dance.

So buck up, Sooner fans. The basketball team is in good hands. Not only did it make the tournament but it managed to land a five-seed. If you had told me that two years ago, I would have laughed in your face.

I can’t say enough good things about Kruger. He’s made basketball at OU fun again. Go to a basketball game next season. I can guarantee you won’t regret it.

The loss in the tournament may seem like a disappointment, but it really just caps off an impressive season for OU basketball. It was only two years ago that OU stayed at home while other schools went to the big dance.�

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Editorial

Voting crucial to democracy Our View: Students have a duty to vote in SGA elections and foster participatory democracy.

Voting is key to a participatory democracy and should be encouraged from the national level on down to small-scale, local elections. With that in mind, we believe OU students have a duty to vote in the upcoming Student Government Association elections on April 1 and April 2.

SGA is meant to be a reflection of students’ goals and desires. If students do not take a few moments to evaluate the candidates and choose those who best align with their beliefs and desires, then we cannot complain later when we don’t like decisions made by SGA. Voting is as easy as logging onto a website — elections.ou.edu — and clicking a few buttons. On April 1 and April 2 Sooners can choose who should be the next SGA president, vice president, etc. If online voting isn’t your thing, you can stop by physical voting locations on campus at Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Our student body president, more or less, has the final say on all legislation proposed by Undergraduate Student Congress and Graduate Student Senate. SGA in general represents student concerns to The Our View university administration and beis the majority yond. For those reasons, we believe opinion of SGA elections are no joking matter.

The Daily’s eight-member Students should take them as serieditorial board ously as they would any city council, congress or U.S. presidential election. Participation is essential for a democracy to be truly representative and why not experiment with voting and politics in smaller scale university elections? We encourage students to vote in SGA elections to cultivate a concern for politics and see how a representative governmental system functions.

Unlike larger elections, SGA elections grant students the opportunity to speak with the candidates.

SGA candidates are our peers, and it is their duty to accurately represent student interests. So take advantage of the chance to speak with candidates

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Herbalife a business, not pyramid scheme Editor’s note: Since receiving this guest column on March 14, Herbalife has gone under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission for its business practices, according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Education junior Alexis Lemons casts ballot at an SGA election voting booth in Dale Hall last semester. We believe OU students have a duty to vote in the upcoming Student Government Association elections on April 1 and April 2.

when you see them walking down the South Oval and attend the SGA Presidential Debate to learn more about what the candidates believe.

Perhaps most importantly, we hope all students vote after they have educated themselves on the candidates and choose the men and women they truly believe in. Don’t just cast your ballot for whoever your friends are voting for, think independently and choose the candidates who will best represent you. Every vote counts in SGA elections and we will feel the actions taken

by SGA members throughout our tenures at OU. We are offered so many opportunities to get involved at OU, and we urge students not to miss out on a chance as simple as voting. SGA members decide what to do with our student activity fees, which affect the student organizations and events offered on campus. For that reason alone it is important to evaluate and choose the most appropriate SGA candidate if you want to see your money going to activities you’d approve of.

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n the article titled “Get big, rich or die trying” by Rachael Montgomery, she makes several incorrect assumptions about Herbalife’s business model and the cost of investment but also some erroneous allegations regarding some of the company’s products and its ingredients.

Myth: Herbalife is pyramid scheme.

Fact: Herbalife is not a pyramid scheme for the very simple reason that it does not pay its members or distributors to recruit others into its business. This is the fundamental principle behind what constitutes an illegal pyramid scheme.

Herbalife members and distributors generate income exclusively from the sale of products, not from recruiting others into the business.

The following encompasses the ingredients Montgomery mentioned in her opinion as being “the same stuff that goes into your swimming pool.”

We use science and nature to develop our products and believe they are beneficial and provide people with balanced nutrition. Herbalife does not claim that the items are organic or all natural. Herbalife uses naturally sourced ingredients as much as possible, but we have to choose ingredients very carefully for their quality and benefit.

GM/Safety: Herbalife uses carefully sourced ingredients to ensure the potency, purity and stability of our products.

In the U.S., some Herbalife products use ingredients derived from genetically modified crops. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration allows the use of ingredients derived from varieties of genetically modified crops that are equivalent in nutrition to those from non-genetically modified sources.

Fats/Sucralose: All ingredients are disclosed on Herbalife’s product labels, and to clarify, mono, di and triglycerides are not trans fats. However, the amount of trans fat in each serving of products such as Herbalife Healthy Meal Nutritional Shake Mix is 0 grams. In addition, sucralose, like other common foods such as table salt, does contain chloride (Cl) molecules. Both sucralose and table salt are safe and frequently ingested foods, unlike chlorine or pool chemicals that are not foods and would be harmful when ingested. More than 100 studies have been conducted on sucralose. These studies have been evaluated over a 20year period and have clearly demonstrated its safety.

Herbalife adheres to all applicable regulatory, safety, and quality standards in any market where the products are sold.

Marco Antonio Gonzales, senior director of corporate communications for Herbalife in North America