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OU official returns $38K raise Thursday

Leaving a legacy Lone senior says goodbye with final home game

15 percent raise for Vice President and Legal Counsel not made public, approved by OU Board of Regents NICHOLAS HARRISON The Oklahoma Daily

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utside of the men’s locker room of the Bruce Drake Practice Court, a quote hangs on the wall of the building’s brick interior.

First uttered by Muhammad Ali, the artfully crafted sentence resonates with a meaning that will outlast its creator: “Service to others is rent for your time spent here on earth.”

Next to those words hangs a portrait of senior guard Cade Davis teaching two children basketball.

That is the legacy Davis said he hopes to leave behind — one of giving, sharing and leadership.

Davis is the only senior on the men’s basketball team. As such, he has seen every high and low the Sooners have been a part of in the last four years.

Davis was privy to the explosion of fellow Oklahoma SEE DAVIS PAGE 2

Month to honor women Lunch with activist, Feminist Coming Out Day among planned highlights ALYSSA DUDEK The Oklahoma Daily

OU is celebrating Women’s History Month by hosting a lunch with a wellknown feminist, activist and blogger and holding the first National Feminist Coming Out Day. Shelby Knox is a nationally recognized feminist and activist known for her blog shelbyknox.com and her award-winning film, “The Education of Shelby Knox.”

Her work includes consulting for groups like Plan B One-Step, Trojan and the Girls Leadership Institute, as well as being a feminist organizer, according to her website.

Knox is at OU as an activist-in-residence for the Women’s and Gender Studies’ Center for Social Justice, said Stephanie Deck, women’s and gender studies research fellow.

“She’s been working on a radical women’s history project and has done a lot of work on women’s history, making sure all women’s history is represented,” Knox said.

Students also are gearing up to celebrate Women’s History Month.

“It is a really important event to recognize the contributions of women to our society,” said Quinn Cooper, political science and women’s and gender studies junior.

National Feminist Coming Out Day will be next Tuesday on the South Oval.

The event asks people to come out and say they are feminists and explain what makes them feminist, Quinn said. It also asks people to post comments on their Facebook page discussing being a feminist and what makes them proud to be so.

Women’s History Month became what it is today after a petition in 1987 by the National Women’s History Project asked Congress to expand a weeklong celebration, as laid out by a Congressional Resolution sponsored by Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Rep. Barbara Mikulski,D-Md., in 1981, to the entire month of March, according to womenshistorymonth.gov.

Local businesses face OU licensing problems

One of OU’s highest-paid administrators voluntarily returned his $38,000 annual raise Thursday after questions arose concerning its approval by the university’s governing body.

Vice President and General Counsel Anil Gollahalli said he decided to return his raise after a reporter from The Daily asked about it.

Though the raise was not listed with other personnel actions and omitted from the meeting’s minutes and agenda, Gollahalli’s $38,000 increase was approved by the OU Board of Regents during its Anil Gollahalli Oct. 27 meeting.

The increase was listed on the bottom of a document — not included on the agenda or released to the public — that contained end-of-the-year performance bonuses for Cameron University faculty and staff.

Gollahalli said he believes his raise was passed in accordance with the law but “in the interest of openness and transparency, I am voluntarily giving back that raise.” The university’s legal counsel should be held to the highest standards, he said.

Gollahalli, who represents the regents, OU’s three campuses, Rogers State University and Cameron University, said he requested the raise “not simply to President Boren, but also to the Board of Regents and the other two presidents to SEE RETURN PAGE 2

University protects $3M licensing revenue by issuing warnings

Hays to the shop’s owner.

Andrew Adams, shop owner, declined to comment about receiving a cease-and-desist order.

SARA GROOVER The Oklahoma Daily “I really can’t talk about that right now,” Adams said. “Maybe if you call back in a couThe OU Licensing Department has issued ple months I can answer your questions.”

29 cease-and-desist letters to Oklahoma The Oklahoma gubernatorial election businesses not licensed to sell products with prompted shirts with “Sooners for Askins” OU trademarks since January 2010, records and “Sooners for Fallin” printed on them, show. as well as for Oklahoma Senate and House OU works to protect its trademarks and seats. These create an affiliation between the its annual licensing revenue of $3 million university and a political candidate. Since by sending cease-and-desist orders, said OU is state entity, the university cannot idenRenata Hays, university licensing director. tify with any particular party, Hays said.

In order to protect OU’s trademarks, OU liGalaxy Home Recreations, an Oklahoma censing sends out cease and desist orders to City business, embroiders pool tables. A few unlicensed businesses using OU trademarks pool tables with embroidered OU tradeand copyrights. marks were sold, accordThe department sent 27 ing to the cease-and-decease and desists in 2010, sist letter sent Feb. 4.

What I don’t agree with and two have been sent Galaxy complied with is not being able to use out since the beginning of the request in order to ‘Oklahoma’ or ‘Sooner’ 2011, according to an open avoid conflict, said Galaxy on a pool table, because general manager Jack records request.

The university receives we are Oklahomans and Sanstra. Galaxy no lonan average of 10 percent in ger embroiders schoolwe live in the state and royalties on retail products related pieces onto pool are therefore Sooners.” sold, Hays said. tables, but still carries Illegal use of university pictures, clocks and simi— JACK SANSTRA, GALAXY trademarks takes away lar items that contain OU HOME RECREATIONS MANAGER trademarks and former thousands of dollars from OU, and can cause the players. The pictures are university to lose the right to its trademarks from a licensed company, “Legends Of The and copyrights, according to an opinion by Game,” Sanstra said. “I can understand if Athletics Department spokesman Kenny someone tries to sell the OU logo on a baseMossman on SoonerSports.com. ball cap without a license.”

The department moved the use of licens“What I don’t agree with is not being able ing revenue to academics last summer. to use ‘Oklahoma’ or ‘Sooner’ on a pool The Seed Sower, Sooner Schooner and table, because we are Oklahomans and we the OU interlocking-letters logo are univer- live in the state and are therefore Sooners,” sity trademarks. Organizations, businesses he said. and campus student groups must obtain a The university needs to do a better job of license to use these trademarks, Hays said. clarifying what is copyright, Sanstra said.

The words “Oklahoma” and “Sooners” “It needs to be clear, concise and provided also are licensed to the university when used so we can still provide services to our cuswith the school colors or another OU identi- tomers without having to worry about copyfier, according to the OU licensing website. right infringement,” he said.

Unlicensed businesses using these infringe The OU licensing program does provide on OU trademarks because of trade dress, trademark information on SoonerSports. something that is directly affiliated with the com, and the licensing department sends university and creates a link to the university pamphlets containing OU trademark info to in the mind of consumers, Hays said. businesses who have infringed on OU’s proJo’s Famous Pizza, a Norman pizza shop, tected material, Hays said. received a cease-and-desist letter Jan. 3 be“We understand businesses do not always cause of its use of the OU colors, with the let- know of the OU trademarks, and we like to ters O and U placed similar to the OU inter- use it as an educational opportunity,” Hays locking logo, according to an e-mail sent by said.

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Runners to race for scholarship funding Race will fund scholarships for health and exercise science majors while promoting the department’s mission RACHAEL CERVENKA The Oklahoma Daily

More than 200 people will run a 10K race Saturday to raise money for the Health and Exercise Science Department’s scholarship fund.

The $20 registration fee and race profits will be placed into a foundation account and distributed as scholarships in the future, professor Craig Hofford said.

This race is designated as a “tune-up” for runners preparing for the 2011 OKC Memorial Marathon and Half-Marathon according to the event website. The race consists of a 6.2 mile trail around the OU campus, Hofford said.

The race is a community event open to all ages, Hofford said.

“The neat thing about this event is, No. 1, that it is our students that coordinate it and, No. 2, it really promotes our department’s overall mission of health and exercise and promotion of physical activity,” said professor of exercise physiology Chad Kerksick.

Online pre-registration ends Friday night online and participants can register Saturday morning for $25 in the lobby of the Huston Huffman Center.

The race begins at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Huston Huffman Center

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DAVIS: Senior will be missed, teammate says Continued from page 1 native Blake Griffin onto the national college basketball scene. He was a junior on last season’s 13-18 team that saw the departures of players Tommy Mason-Griffin, Willie Warren and Tiny Gallon.

He was a part of the Sooner team that earned a spot in the Elite Eight of the 2009 NCAA tournament, but this season he is a part of a team that was young, inexperienced and — at times — overmatched in athleticism and talent.

Being the lone senior on the team was a surprise from where he started, Davis said.

“A lot has changed since I first got [to OU] — not me as a person really, but maybe my thoughts and how I think about things,” Davis said. “I did not expect to be in this position where I’m at four years ago.”

MARCIN RUTKOWSKI/THE DAILY Still, Davis remained a model student-athlete and an ideal Sooner, Senior guard Cade Davis (34) drives against a Baylor defender in OU’s 73-66 win over the Bears on Feb. 2 in Norman. Davis will be honored Saturday for Senior Night. coach John Capel said.

“He’s tough; he’s fought through adversity; he’s had success — his career as student-athlete has helped — sophomore guard Steven Pledger received this season has only helped bring the players closer as a group, prepare him for life,” Capel said. “He’s said.

“He plays harder and is very pas- Davis said. He said he expects the tough been through it all, and he’s made [the team] better for having fought through sionate about the game, but we’re losses this season to pay dividends for going to miss his nonvocal leadership,” the returning players next season. so much.”

“For how hard we worked during Davis was Capel’s first signed re- Pledger said. “I was up because he was up.” the summertime and playing these cruit in 2007 and will be The Sooners have tough teams, I think we’ve proven to the first to graduate from suffered another down people that we’re a tough team,” Davis the men’s basketball year this season. The said. “And these guys are only getting program during Capel’s team is 12-17 and 4-11 started.” tenure. in Big 12 play going Davis said he hoped he has made The Elk City native WHAT: Men’s basketball into their final regular- his family and the Sooner sports family gained collegiate expevs. Oklahoma State season game Saturday proud of him. rience quickly his freshagainst the Oklahoma “I’ve tried to take advantage of every man year, playing in 28 of WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday State Cowboys. opportunity that was given to me,” he the team’s 35 games durBut Davis said he said. ing the 2007-08 season. could not have asked for Davis said he appreciated his four By his junior year, WHERE: Lloyd Noble a better group of young years at OU and believes it has helped Davis solidified his place men to play with this him become a better person, as well as in the Sooners’ starting lineup and averaged 9.9 points, 3.9 re- season and leave in control of the fu- basketball player.

“It’s been quite a journey, and I’ve bounds and a team-high 1.5 steals per ture of Sooner basketball.

“They’re extremely hard workers been put in a unique position that I’m game.

The Sooners will miss Davis’ offen- and have put up with critics and every- trying to make the most of,” Davis said. sive production and work ethic, but body kind of doubting us this year, but “Nothing is given to you — you have to work hard, and that’s something I hope the team also will miss his quiet pres- they fought through it,” he said.

The negative attention the team has I passed on to my teammates.” ence most — both on and off the court

Davis’ final home game

Today around campus » OU College of Law Diversity Day will give college and high school students interested in law school more information about the application and admission processes at OU from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the OU College of Law Dick Bell Courtroom. » OU Health Sciences Center representatives are hosting “First Fridays,” giving OU Health Sciences Center prospective students an opportunity to ask questions and meet representatives from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 145. » Free flip-flops from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the first floor of the Union. » The India Student Association’s India Nite will take place at 6:30 p.m. in Catlett Music Center. Tickets are $5 for students. » OU Opera: Two Stravinsky Operas — “Marva” and “The Nightingale” will perform at 8 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center.

» 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 Thursday’s edition of The Daily, it was incorrectly reported a Daily staff member attended Wednesday’s Pizza with the President. The reporter attended Tuesday’s event.

RETURN: Regents to reconsider Continued from page 1

was below the national average for similarly-sized doctoral institutions, said Catherine Bishop, vice president for public affairs. Bishop cited the Administrative whom I directly report.”

Gollahalli was or iginally earning Compensation Survey’s figure for the aver$260,000 per year and the Oct. 27 decision age compensation package at institutions granted him a 15 percent raise to $298,000 with an operating budget of $1 billion or more. annually.

“Unlike a typical general counsel at a During OU President David Boren’s annual State of the University address Nov. 10, college or university, Mr. Gollahalli is additionally responsible for Boren informed the Faculty athletics compliance, collecSenate that he and his vice tions, export controls, open presidents would take a 2 to In the interest of records, HIPAA (protected 6 percent voluntary pay cut openness and health information) privacy until the institution could transparency, I am and university compliance, provide general faculty and voluntarily giving including health and safety staff salary increases. and legal oversight for the Gollahalli said his request back that raise.”

Institutional Review Board, for a raise was made and apeach of which is a separate proved before university offi— ANIL GOLLAHALLI, role at most universities,” cers were asked to voluntarily VICE PRESIDENT AND Bishop said. reduce their salaries.

GENERAL COUNSEL Public bodies are required “Once I became aware of to identify all items of busithe president’s request, I was more than happy to voluntarily participate ness on their agendas, said Freedom of Information Oklahoma President Bryan in the reductions,” Gollahalli said.

Gollahalli said he would still take a volun- Dean.

“Whether someone is deliberately trying tary 3 percent pay reduction in December to muddy the waters on an agenda item rewith the other vice presidents.

Gollahalli, who has served as OU’s gener- ally isn’t the question,” Dean said.

If the written agenda and recorded vote al counsel since 2008, said he made the request for a raise after he noticed that his sal- do not match, it is a violation of the law, barary was significantly lower than the salaries ring special provisions in the Open Meeting of his peers at similar institutions. He also Act, Dean said.

“The people who violated it technically cited institutions with an operating budget are in a position where they should know of $1 billion or more.

The national median base salary for what the law says,” Dean said.

The regents relcutantly accepted chief legal officers at doctoral institutions in 2010 was $191,000, according to the Gollahalli’s decision to return the money 2010 Administrative Compensation Survey and intend to reconsider compensation at conducted by the College and University the earliest opportunity, regents chairman Professional Association for Human Larry Wade said in an e-mail.

The next regents meeting is March 23 in Resources.

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Askins hired to do what? Involved The university appointed for- more detail and asked the university mer Lt. Gov. Jari Askins as associate for a copy of Askins’ contract or job provost for external relations at the description, we were told it was unHealth Sciences Center available because it has on Wednesday. not been created or apAskins is a popular face proved by the OU Board The regents throughout the state, an of Regents. are merely established politician We’re uncertain why a rubberand OU aluma, so we President David Boren stamping group would announce a perwere intrigued to learn that approves what exactly her posison’s appointment to a tion as associate provost position that hasn’t been whatever for external relations will they’re told to.” created. entail.

Additionally, how According to a press could Askins accept a porelease, Askins will be responsible sition without a specific description? for acting as an advocate and spokesThis announcement verifies the aswoman for various programs at the sumptions that the regents are mereOklahoma City campus. ly a rubber-stamping group that apHowever, when we requested proves whatever it is told to.

Our university is in the middle of a hiring freeze because of the state’s budget shortfall, yet Askins has been given a position that will continue to pay her $114,713 — the same salary she received as lieutenant governor.

These funds should be used for more pertinent needs, such as hiring additional employees to work in OU’s severely understaffed Open Records Office, or more professors to teach classes.

The university doesn’t need to hire an Oklahoma celebrity to tout the university’s new Cancer Institute through a position that doesn’t exist yet.

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It’s a waste to vote for UOSA

Most students get it: UOSA, the nominal of OU, and they have a relatively tiny budstudent government on campus, is someget to boot.

STAFF COLUMN MN thing to avoid.

In an environment where the so-called Filled with confused resume-boosters and representative body is given no power to Matt Bruenig nig those who seek to relive their high school represent, there is no reason to participate student council glory, the organization does in it. Further, those who do participate in little beyond organizing boring events for the it despite that handicap likely have career greek community (Homecoming, University Sing, UOSA interests in mind beside students’ interests. tailgate, etc.).

Lastly, the student government, due to the way the reThis of course is why anywhere from 75 percent to 95 per- gents and administration have caged it, is not even the best cent of the student population avoids any given UOSA elec- way to go about making change on campus. UOSA has “sugtion. Hopefully this election will be no different. gestive power,” but so does any other student or group on We have two presidential tickets, both awful. Forrest campus.

Bennett, who heads one of the tickets, has previously exI can schedule a meeting with the powers that be in pressed an interest in being governor one day. There is no Student Life or other relevant departments just as easily as need to guess how he will act if anyone with influence or UOSA can. power in the state (President David Boren) puts pressure In fact, some of the most successful changes on camon him. pus have happened in just this way. For example, Student Hannah Morris, the head of the other ticket, is not much Organization for Fair Trade used their “suggestive power” better. Her background is so hobbled with meaningless to get more fair trade options on campus a few years ago.

UOSA participation that there is no reason anyone would Because UOSA has no unique power or influence and it’s think she would be a break with the long tradition of weak- loaded with the kind of people such an institution would willed, unimaginative student body presidents. attract, OU students are smart to avoid it and should conOf course, avoiding UOSA is not really about the candi- tinue to do so. dates. After all, perhaps involving oneself in UOSA could — Matt Bruenig, improve the quality of candidates.

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You can be safe, drink responsibly Cornell student George However, a night of partying should never lead to several Desdunes passed away hours spent on the bathroom floor or a trip to the hospital.

STAFF COLUMN N Feb. 25 after he was found There are many better ways to drink safely and still have a unconscious in the early good time.

Jelani Sims morning hours at the camThe first step is to find a designated driver for the night. pus’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon This person has the sole responsibility of not drinking durhouse. Investigation into ing the night. Perhaps you can persuade this person with a his death is still ongoing, but it is rumored that alcohol was free meal, but it is important to have someone who will not involved in the incident. be drinking so your group has a sober ride home.

According to Collegedrinking.gov, 1,825 college students Alcohol impairs judgment and sensible thinking. between the ages of 18 and 24 die of alcohol related causes Students need someone with them who can tell you to stop each year. Irresponsible drinking is linked to other issues when they see you have had too much to drink. We owe it such as assault, unsafe sex and property damage, according to our friends to protect them and make sure they don’t get to the website, into a dangerous situation.

Alcohol-related death has directly affected OU and Lastly, stay awake and sober up after drinking. After large changed its policies forever. The events that occurred al- amounts of alcohol are consumed in the body, the alcohol most seven years ago are still a sensitive subject to discuss. blood level does not stop rising once drinking has ceased.

It is unfortunate that the young lives of our peers have to The liver has a difficult time processing all the alcohol and it end in such a tragic manner. is released rapidly into the blood stream. Alcohol poisoning It is time for college students to be responsible with their could occur long after a person has stopped drinking and drinking habits, and for us to look out for passed out for the night. our friends and fellow students.

Because of this, it is important to If you looked carefully, the aforemenhave a friend watching you while you It is time for college tioned statistic accounts for 18- to-24recover. Many alcohol-related deaths students to be responsible year-old drinkers. The number of alcocould be prevented if the person isn’t with their drinking habits hol related deaths could be significantly left to fend for him or herself. and for us to look out for our reduced if more college students obeyed As college students, we should all friends and fellow students.” know this information. If you already the age limits for alcohol consumption.

Underage drinkers tend to be more do, then consider this a review. If you reckless because they are already participating in an il- didn’t know some of the facts and tips relayed here, then legal and taboo activity. Furthermore, students are often consider this a lesson learned. afraid to ask for medical attention for those friends whom Drinking does not have to be a negative activity. The physthey know have been drinking underage for fear of further ical act of drinking isn’t inherently wrong, and it doesn’t punishment. have to end in the pain and agony of alcohol poisoning.

Many students, even after they have turned 21, make And, it most certainly shouldn’t lead to the premature death pledges with themselves to not drink alcohol. This may of young students who are here at OU to work hard and crebe an unpopular decision, but those who choose to take ate a successful future. this leap have the opportunity to live college lives that are — Jelani Sims, healthy and safe.

But students who are of age shouldn’t have to avoid religious studies and professional writing senior drinking altogether if they don’t want to. In this case, it is important to consider making decisions that don’t lead to Comment on this column at OUDaily.com incident or injury.

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Many people have STAFF COLUMN UMN called our generation apathetic, uninformed and Shayna Daitch itch lazy in regards to civic engagement and politics.

To these cynics, I say: you are absolutely mistaken.

After volunteering on a dozen or so campaigns, I am positive young people care about the world around them and the problems we face everyday.

But, after every election “real adults” — people beyond the typical college age — victoriously rub it in my face that young people didn’t vote and therefore don’t care.

So why don’t students show up to the polls?

Voting only takes a minute, but with classes, work and studying it is difficult to find time to vote. It is also hard to vote when you are still registered to vote at your parents’ house (and they don’t live in Norman.) Furthermore, our relationship with civic engagement is on-again off-again based on the issues we care about the most.

This election cycle, I was excited because former OU student Stephen Holman was running for a Norman City Council seat. After Emily Shedding light Virgin proved in November on key issues is not too difficult. a student could win the Oklahoma House District, It is totally I was sure we could do the manageable, same with the City Council especially seat. But, only 342 out of the tens of thousands of eligible considering the voters made it to the polls in many excellent the Ward 7 election. channels of Since Norman elections communication are often determined by a few on this campus.” hundred votes, we could theoretically control the House District 44 seat and Ward 7 City Council seat indefinitely if everyone in just one of the dorm towers registered to vote and actually showed up at the polls.

OK, getting everyone in a tower to vote might be a little ridiculous, but even if half of the students of Walker Center voted that would be about 400 people.

Let’s take over this town! First, we need to start a campaign to continuously register students to vote in Norman. If you are going to live here for four years, then you should vote here. You are not just voting for yourself, you are voting for the future classes at OU. In 2008, UOSA registered thousands of voters in the weeks leading up to the presidential elections.

We can do it again.

Second, we need to raise awareness on campus about the issues that will directly impact us. In the City Council election, Norman Music Festival and public transportation became major issues. How many people knew about this? How many of us were actually aware that an election was taking place?

Shedding light on key issues is not too difficult. It is totally manageable, especially considering the many excellent channels of communication on this campus.

Third, we need to actually show up to the polls. Voting is a constitutional right and professors and employers understand this.

There really is no excuse for not casting a vote and we need to make voting a priority each election cycle!

It’s your decision, but voting ought to be a higher priority for all of us. Our voices need to be heard and need to dominate our district.

— Shayna Daitch, international security studies senior

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Do not blame protests on police I am extremely offended and disappointed that Matt Bruenig chose to attack the Wisconsin police force instead of writing about the protests in his article, “Protests reveal true motives of police.”

The actual protest for labor rights took a back burner to Bruenig’s police-bashing agenda. The men and women that are “not to be trusted” were there to do their jobs. They were following orders, something that Bruenig doesn’t seem to understand.

The police officers involved are not the enemy.

The enemies are those who are stripping public workers of their right to collectively bargain benefits, sick time, vacations and other work conditions.

— Elise McCarthy, University College freshman

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Sooners seeking conference title, Bedlam revenge

Sooners look to remain unbeaten against pair of top-25 teams tonight GREG FEWELL The Oklahoma Daily

The third-ranked OU women’s gymnastics team returns home tonight for its second quad meet of the season. The team will host No. 17 Illinois, No. 13 Ohio State and Texas Woman’s at 7:00 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center.

After falling behind early in what turned out to be the team’s toughest win of the season, the Sooners came back to edge No. 8 Michigan on the road Saturday. The victory was OU’s third over a top-10 opponent this season.

Sophomore Kayla Nowak led the Sooners against Michigan as the only OU gymnast to compete in the all-around competition all year. Nowak finished the night with a 39.375, which was the second-highest of any Big 12 gymnast this season and good enough to earn her conference honors for the week.

Now she is preparing to take on the all-around for the first time at home this year.

“We haven’t had an allarounder twice in a year in three years, so it’s a substantial goal she will be taking on,” OU coach K.J. Kindler said. “She’s been very successful, and we have been

Sooners look to avenge only regular-season losses to Cowboys at Big 12 Championship in Ames, Iowa RJ YOUNG The Oklahoma Daily

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Sophomore Kayla Nowak performs her beam routine during a quad meet Jan. 21. Nowak will compete in the all-around for the first time at home this season in tonight’s quad meet. very impressed with how she’s grown throughout the season.”

Kindler expressed concern after the team’s lackluster performance in their last home meet Feb. 18, saying they simply did not have the same intensity at home that

they carried at away meets.

However, she said she is confident with the way the team has looked in practice all year and said they can take care of business.

Since they will be going up against two nationally ranked teams tonight, the

Sooners will have to keep a winning mentality if they want to stay undefeated.

“In my opinion, these two teams are completely underrated,” Kindler said.

“It’s going to be a dogfight and should be a lot of fun to watch.”

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Oklahoma looks to top Tigers No. 10 Sooners will host Auburn tonight, seeking to extend 2-win streak

Also in Norman this weekend » 5 today — Men’s tennis vs. Northwestern (Gregg Wadley Indoor Pavilion) » 3 p.m. Saturday — Men’s basketball vs. Oklahoma St. (Lloyd Noble Center)

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The No. 10 OU softball team looks to hand No. 24 Auburn its first loss of the season at 6 tonight at Marita Hynes Field.

The Sooners (13-5) are r i d i n g a t w o - ga m e w i n streak following a 3-0 victory over North Texas on Wednesday.

OU leads the overall series against Auburn, 1-0, after downing the Tigers, 6-2, in the 2002 Golden Panther Invitational in Miami, Fla. The Tigers (15-0) will invade Norman with the longest winning streak in the program’s history, but OU will be the first ranked team the Tigers have faced this

The Sooners will travel Saturday to Ames, Iowa, to compete for the Big 12 Wrestling Championship. The No. 7 Sooners will be out to win their first conference championship since 2002.

All five Big 12 teams are nationally ranked, with Oklahoma State garnering the top spot among the group as the No. 3 team in the country. Iowa State is the weakest of the five-team conference, ranked at No. 16.

With Nebraska leaving for the Big Ten next season, the conference will shrink to four teams and will no longer be an automatic qualifier conferTYLER CALDWELL ence, meaning the 2012 » Year: Big 12 conference chamSophomore pion will have to rely on » Weight class: its national ranking and 165 pounds strength of schedule to » Hometown: earn a spot in the NCAA Wichita, Kan. championships. » Season stats: That’s the bad news.

28-4 (16-4 dec, 6-0 major dec, tech The good news is the falls 3-0, falls 2-0), 13-1 (dual) Big 12 has not had a hard time qualifying for the NCAA Championships. The top teams in the conference perennially compete for national championships.

Oklahoma has amassed a regular-season record of 13-2 and will look to avenge its only two losses — 22-12, 24-9 — against defending Big 12 champion Oklahoma State this weekend.

“Missouri and some of other teams have beat [Oklahoma State], and while we haven’t, tournament action is a little different.” retiring coach Jack Spates said.

“I think [Oklahoma State] is the favorite, and rightly so.

They’ve earned it. But they are also the mountain we are seeking to climb.”

In their final dual meet of the season, the Sooners were handily beaten by the Cowboys in the final regular-season match of Spates’ career. Spates has coached the Sooners for 18 seasons and has been named Big 12 Coach of the Year three times in his career — 1999, 2002 and 2006 — and was named National Coach of the Year in 2006.

Spates said he did not feel nostalgic about this being his last Big 12 Wrestling Championship, but he knows it’s coming.

“The nostalgia is gonna hit some months later when I’m reflecting on this wonderful sport and what it has meant to me,” Spates said. “The time will come.”

All-American 165-pounder Tyler Caldwell may be the Sooners’ top wrestler and their best chance for an individual championship. Caldwell had one of Oklahoma’s three victories against Oklahoma State, defeating Dallas Bailey, 4-0.

“Caldwell from OU is a real tough kid,” Nebraska coach Mark Manning said. “In [the 165-pound] weight class, it’s gonna be about who’s toughest.”

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Mavra operas wild spin on old tales

‘Winter’s Bone’ a success

Opera and dance students collaborate to perform folk-based tales JANNA GENTRY The Oklahoma Daily

“ There are humorous elements, crazy loud elements and overdramatic elements,” said Suzanne Stanley, vocal performance senior and lead role in “The Nightingale” “It is visually fantastic, musically strange, and wonderful.”

Both “Mavra” and “The Nightingale ” are being performed by OU Opera Theatre through Sunday in the Donald W. Reynolds Performing Art Center.

Both operas were comp o s e d by 2 0 t h c e n t u r y Russian composer Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky, who was known for ignoring musical conventions.

Artistic director and conductor Jonathan Shames said he believes these operas showcase Stravinsky’s genius.

“These works are landmarks in Stravinsky’s development,” he said. “In these operas Stravinsky brought an intense focus on rhythm, interesting harmonic formations and an incredible orchestrational ability.”

Nobody really understood him at the time “Mavra” was written, Shames said.

“Everyone thought he was dried up as a composer, but now we are realizing that those pieces that were thought to be terrible were actually incredibly brilliant,” Shames said.

The operas are based on folk tales. “Mavra” is derived

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Voice performance graduate student Betsy Fischborn sings soprano, alongside baritone doctoral student Leslie John Flanagan in OU Opera Theatre’s performance of “The Nightingale.” The opera runs through Sunday in the Reynold’s Performing Arts Center. from a Russian tale, by Alexander Pushkin, which story, a woman named Parasha falls in love with a calvary officer. Parasha’s mother is a cantankerous old woman who is upset that she just lost her servant.

Parasha’s mother catches the officer in an act of identity fraud, and the lovers find themselves once again in another dilemma.

Unlike most operas where the singer is acting and singing simultaneously, in” Mavra” the singers are in the orchestra pit while dancers with 4-foot

puppet heads act out their characters.

“Given the staging, I feel like I can be more musical with the work and they can do more acting,” said Tatiana Ogan, vocal performance sophomore.

“The Nightingale ” is based on a Hans Christian Anderson tale. It tells the story of a nightingale who brings great delight to the emperor by singing to him.

One day the emperor receives a golden mechanical nightingale and loses interest in the real bird. The nightingale feels the sting of rejection and flies away

from the emperor. Later, the emperor is on his death bed and calls the bird to him and its singing brings him back to life.

Both “Mavra” and “The Nightingale ” are visually grandiose and whimsical.

“Mavra”’s background is constructed of psychedelic flowers and shapes, and in “The Nightingale” giant Chinese dragons slither around on stage.

Through visual effects and musical mastery, OU Opera Theatre constructs an entertaining and trippy ride through Stravinsky’s spin on two classic tales.

If you go WHO: Collaboration between OU opera and dance WHAT: “Mavra” and “The Nightingale ” by Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday WHERE: Donald W. Reynolds Performing Arts Center

“Winter’s Bone” has been gaining recognition since it won Best S creenplay Award at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival on March 2.

OU screened the movie in Meacham Auditorium to give students the opportunity to see this widely acclaimed film.

Dark, depressing and, at times, haunting, “Winter’s Bone” tells the story of 17year-old Dolly Ree (Jennifer Lawrence) who lives in a poor, rural area in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri.

As a result of her father’s involvement with meth, Dolly is forced to take on the role as the man of the house.

After her father Jessup is arrested, the town’s sheriff shatters her world with the news that Jessup had put up their house as collateral for his bail.

Dolly then sets out to find her father.

With the lack of music and fancy special effects and editing, “Winter’s Bone” is a simple story.

Even with its success, “Winter’s Bone” will not appeal to those who enjoy more upbeat and glitzy comedies or adventure films, as it can be rather dry and bleak.

However, its portrayal of a town where prevalence of drugs and illegal activity pose a threat to its citizens leaves something to appreciate.

— Huma Khan, public relations junior