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Music awards show will feature fewer categories next year to raise stakes for competitors, the academy announced Thursday.

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Smaller budget won’t affect music festival Number of bands in festival grows despite budget decrease, event chairman says CARMEN FORMAN The Oklahoma Daily

Despite a budgetary decrease of around $25,000 from last year, the fourth annual Norman Music Festival will feature more bands than ever before, the festival’s chairman said.

The budget for last year’s festival was about

$160,000, and this year’s budget is closer to $135,000, Norman Music Festival chairman Robert Ruiz said.

The budget for the festival peaked in its second year, when the budget was $170,000, festival board member Quentin Bomgardner said.

“As we have been going through the years of the festival it has been a learning process, and we have become more efficient with the funds we have been able to raise,” Robert said.

The decline in funds has coincided with an increase in donations, Bomgardner said.

“The reason for that [budgetary] decline as we have grown as a festival is because we get more things donated to us then we used to ...

We didn’t used to have the Jägermeister stage, which they supply for free,” Bomgardner said.

This year the festival will feature three days of music despite the decrease in the overall festival budget.

“The extra day of the festival was more work

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Libyan students see funds dwindle

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11 Libyan students face tough choices due to escalating crisis in home country LANEY ELLISOR The Oklahoma Daily

Libyan students may lose their funding to live and study at OU. All Libyan offshore assets are frozen due to the turmoil in Libya, which includes the funds for the 11 Libyan students at OU, said Monica Sharp, International Student Services director. Most of these are graduate students who are here with their families.

T h e f u n d s a re m a n a g e d through the Institute for International Education and the Canadian Bureau for International Education, Sharp said.

The institute is still waiting on approval of its license to access Libyan funds through the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control,

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Drama senior Jonathan Contreras hands out fliers to passing students to advertise Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Friends Pride Week on Monday on the South Oval. The student organization’s pride week kicked off Monday with free food, music and face painting. The week will conclude with an open mic night at 7 p.m. Friday at Second Wind Coffee Shop.

Engineering professor develops hearing aid Team hopes to begin clinical trials on implantable device, researcher says SARAH MARTIN The Oklahoma Daily

A new hearing aid will offer those with hearing disabilities a choice between an external hearing aid or an implantable device thanks to the work of an OU professor.

Biomedical and mechanical engineering professor Rong Zhu Gan’s device is an implantable hearing system crafted over a seven-year period that solves many of the problems associated with conventional hearing aids, Gan said.

The device increases the ear’s mobility instead of simply amplifying sound in an acoustic way, research assistant Xiying Guan said.

The device can be implanted with low surgery risks and will be inexpensive compared to current partially-implanted devices, Gan said.

“The human ear is a very delicate area,” Gan said. “It is a very small area, and it is a very complicated area.”

Currently, the only option for patients with partial hearing loss is to wear a conventional hearing aid on the outside of the ear, Gan said.

The hearing device is the most recent of Gan’s work in hearing science.

She began working to create the device when she came to OU in 2000 and first produced a patented hearing aid in 2007.

Gan was recently recognized for an ear model patent at “A Tribute to the Faculty” on Thursday at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

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Rong Zhu Gan Gan’s hearing device is not in use, but the team has conducted lab and cadaver testing, said Gan’s partner in the project, Dr. Mark Wood.

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The team is hoping to move forward with the device, Wood said.

“It’s a great idea, we are in a investigational stage and we are hoping to take the next step,” Wood said.

Wood is an otolaryngologist, or ear, nose and throat doctor.

Once the research team receives funding, clinical testing of the device will take place, Wood said.

During this process, the team will identify patients who could use the device and conduct the first implant surgeries, Wood said.

Their hearing aid design will be showcased in a medical magazine in the coming months, Gan said.

The team hopes companies will become interested in funding production of the project, Gan said.

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University Libraries will open a “Books that Inspire” exhibit 10 a.m.

Wednesday on the main floor of Bizzell Memorial Library.

This will be the 11th annual exhibit featuring inspirational books chosen by OU leaders. The exhibit features books chosen by participants, as well as a description about why the book was selected, according to a press release. “‘Books That Inspire’s’ lasting success stems from the many wonderful essays our contributors write and the financial support of our sponsors,” said Sul Lee, University Libraries dean. “This year we chose to highlight the modern classics and feature works published after 1960. Like every year, this exhibit emphasizes the profound influence of books and reading on our lives.”

The books will be on display through the end of May on the library’s main floor, and the exhibit will be available for viewing on the library website after April 18.

Sponsors include the OU athletics department, the Provost office, the vice president of research and several OU colleges, according to a press release.

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Student Congress to elect new chair Congress members also will elect vice-chair and secretary positions , vote on amendments

communicate more with students and have representatives go to them, rather than relying on students to come talk to representatives.

Sichterman emphasized increasing communication with KATHLEEN EVANS The Oklahoma Daily students through The Daily. Sichterman said he wants UOSA to set a positive example for students and exert more influUndergraduate Student Congress will elect a new con- ence by co-programming events and pooling its resources. gress chair for the 2011-2012 academic school year during He has been involved as chair of several committees withits weekly meeting today. in UOSA and has served in Oklahoma stuThree candidates are running for the dent-government positions. position — chemistry sophomore Sean Only Congress representatives can vote Bender, human relations junior Alyssa on the leadership position, but students Loveless and meteorology junior Steve can attend the meetings to hear ideas or WHAT: Election of new chair Sichterman. speak to Congress about candidates, acBender is the current UOSA Budgetary cording to the UOSA Constitution.

WHEN: 7 tonight Committee chairman, which allots Student Congress also will elect the con$600,000 to student organizations, he said. gressional vice-chair and secretary, and WHERE: Adams Hall 150 Some of his main goals are to increase members will vote on amendments made communication with students by using to the Freshman Council act — which cre— Source: Student Congress agenda The Daily and advocating on students’ ates UOSA internship positions — multiple behalf. resolutions and single emergency funding As secretary of Congress, Loveless said she has learned a allocations to three student organizations. lot about ways to improve Congress, starting by teaching its All students are welcome to listen to candidates and admembers proper procedures. Loveless said she also wants to dress the Congress, but only representatives can vote.

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Today around campus » The School of Art will show a black and white photography exhibition from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Lightwell Gallery. » The OU School of Music will host a saxophone concert at noon in the Sandy Bell Gallery of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. » Lina M. Fruzzetti will present “Culture, Tradition and the Question of Women: Deciphering Change and Development in Sudan and Eritrea” at 4:30 p.m. in Dale Hall, Room 112. » Student Success Series will present “Deciding on a Major or Minor” from 4 to 5 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245. » Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Queer student group will host a Queer Potluck at 5:30 p.m. at Reeves Park. » OU baseball plays Texas Christian University at 6:30 p.m. in L. Dale Mitchell Park. » The Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts will hold its Annual Celebration from 8:30 to 11 p.m. with a special private performance of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Wednesday, April 13 » University Libraries will open its “Books That Inspire” exhibit at 10 a.m. on the main floor of Bizzell Memorial Library. » University College will give tips on the Psychology of Student Success at 1 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245. » The Constitutional Studies Student Association will host a Religion and Law panel discussion at 4:30 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Traditions Room.

» This day in OU history

April 12, 1978 Student Congress asks for pot test OU Student Congress passed a resolution asking Oklahoma to test marijuana for paraquat poisoning, a toxin used to kill weeds, especially marijuana plants.

The resolution was passed by Student Congress to “look after the welfare of their constituents.”

The resolution was sent to David Boren, then governor of Oklahoma, as well as the state Legislature and Health Department.

— Source: The Oklahoma Daily archives

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Student group to host First Amendment discussion The Constitutional Studies Student Association will host a religion and law panel at 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Traditions Room.

The panel will feature professors discussing the boundaries of church and state, said Megan Marks, association president and political science junior.

“Our main goal is to raise awareness and foster discussion about constitutional issues such as the relationship between church and state,” Marks said. “This [event] is a great opportunity for us to encourage in-depth discussion of one such topic.”

The panel will feature political science professors Justin Wert and Allen Hertzke and OU College of Law professor Rick Tepker, Marks said.

A question-andanswer session will be held after the discussion and provide students the opportunity to participate in the dialogue, Marks said.

“It’s a controversial issue, and especially on a college campus in Oklahoma there are exceptionally diverse views about what the relationship should be [between church and state],” Marks said.

The Constitutional Studies Student Association attempts to discuss multiple topics relevant to students such as gun rights, citizenship and gay marriage, Marks said.

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than it was more cost,” Ruiz said. “That extra half-day ... is all indoors, so the venues are already there so we don’t have any additional costs as far as staging or lighting or anything like that.”

The festival will feature 225 bands this year, more than any previous year, Ruiz said.

“All bands are compensated in some way,” Ruiz said. “Whether that is through actual monetary possessions or tokens of our appreciation, we try to give every band something.”

Festival administrators have tried to decrease the amount of public funding used for the festival to lessen the burden on the local arts community, Ruiz said.

More than 90 percent of the festival’s funding comes from sponsorships, donations and revenue made the days of the festival, Ruiz said.

This year, about $10,000 dollars provided by the Norman Arts Council will help fund the festival, Norman Arts Council

All bands are compensated in some way. Whether that is through actual monetary possessions or tokens of our appreciation, we try to give every band something.”

— ROBERT RUIZ, FESTIVAL CHAIRMAN Executive Director Erinn Gavaghan said.

Part of that $10,000 came from money given to the Norman Arts Council by the Oklahoma Arts Council, Gavaghan said.

“Even though we have been able to tighten our budget somewhat, that doesn’t mean we won’t be able to grow ... next year,” Ruiz said. “It looks like we will be able to be a bit more comfortable with our budget next year.”

Last year’s festival brought $3.5 million to Norman’s economy, Bomgardner said.

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CONFLICT: Libyan exchange students can apply for political asylum Continued from page 1 Sharp said. However, the bureau license was recently approved and the bureau students’ accounts will be paid.

OU is discussing options for institute students if their educational and support funding becomes unavailable, Sharp said.

Support funding is about $1,800 per month for a single person, said a Libyan student who requested The Daily refer to him as John.

John declined to use his real name due to fears it would pose a danger to his family members still in Libya.

One option is on-campus work, but students can only work a maximum of 20 hours per week during the academic year, Sharp said.

The Libyan students might be eligible for off-campus employment authorization from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services based on severe and unforeseen economic hardship such as this, Sharp said. Another option is to apply for political asylum.

Asylum is a legal status “under U.S. law ... that may be granted to an alien physically present in the U.S., whom has been determined, among other requirements, to satisfy the U.S. statutory definition of a refugee,� according to the U.S. State Department website.

Tarek Hodairi from Sebha, Libya, is one student affected by this crisis. Hodairi is a doctoral student studying petroleum geochemistry.

The events in Libya have made it difficult to concentrate on academics, Hodairi said. “I’m glad to be in a safe and peaceful place like America, but at the same time I wish I were at home beside my family,� Hodairi said.

With his monthly living allowance to be stopped soon, Hodairi said his priority is to look for a job so he can complete his studies and support

his wife and two children.

Hodairi hopes the U.S. government understands Libyan students have nothing to do with the dictator Moammar Gadhafi.

Libyan student funds need to be released immediately because many Libyan students are considering returning to Libya rather than attempting to balance school and work, Hodairi said. “This is not the right time to go back,� Hodairi said. “This puts their lives at risk.�

Leaving the United States is not an option for John because he said he only has one semester left before completing his graduate degree.

John will work off campus or look for a position as a teaching assistant if funding is not made available to him, he said.

John said he wishes he was in Libya with his family.

He said he has to learn of events in Libya from the media and has been unable to contact his family for more than 40 days.

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In this image taken during a trip organized by Libyan authorities, youth stage a pro-Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi demonstration Saturday in Tamina, Libya. Gadhafi has frozen all funding to OU students in addition to other assets due to turmoil in the country.

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Why marginalize minorities? Social media Imagine a campus where we disbanded all international programs and cultural student groups because a group of upper-class, white males decided it was a good idea.

Campus diversity would decrease drastically and minority groups would have a hard time expressing their views and opinions.

One of the reasons our campus is so successful is because there are dozens of international and cultural groups that give students a voice and bring life to our campus.

If these all disappeared it would be hard for students to approach the administration to discuss the problems or ideas their group has.

Unfortunately, these unfathomable events are occurring in the state government. Gov. Mary Fallin recently announced her plans to disband three different advisory councils — two of which represent Hispanic and Middle Eastern races.

Fallin’s decision to abolish these advisory councils was influenced by pressure from social conservatives, according to an article in The Oklahoman. Democracy allows the majority to rule with respect to the minorities, but an action like this seems more like allowing the majority to rule while further marginalizing minorities.

Actions like this remind us of other past transgressions against our minority population. Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., has supported a bill — affectionately nicknamed the English Only Bill — that would make it illegal to print any government document in any language besides English.

It is mind-blowing to think with all the advances we have made in coming together as a nation and accepting each other despite our differences that such an act is even permitted to be debated, much less given any serious thought.

“The governor plans after this legislative session to look at ways to take a fresh approach to showcasing the art, culture and history of Oklahoma’s diverse population and best representing the interests of its various communities,” Fallin spokesperson Alex Weintz said in The Oklahoman article.

Representatives for Fallin have said after this congressional session, she will come up with a new way to give minorities a voice. We hope for the sake of minorities, our community and the state’s reputation she follows through with this.

We look forward to hearing about Fallin’s fresh approach to including the minority voice in our state government.

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Let’s boycott Fox News’ funding Fox News has no journalistic integrity, is According to Color of Change, another highly partisan and biased. It is anything group that encouraged a boycott of Fox STAFF COLUMN UMN but “Fair and Balanced.”

News, Beck’s program lost more than 300 Jerod Coker ker For example, the 2006 Project on advertisers. Attacking Fox’s bottom line Excellence in Journalism reported 68 perclearly provokes a positive reaction. cent of Fox cable stories contained personal It’s now clear to me that merely changopinions. Consequently, according to the Winter ’03-’04 ing the channel when Fox News is on is not particularly efissue of Political Science Quarterly, Fox viewers are consis- fective. The problem is, there will still be millions of other tently significantly less informed about current events than viewers tuning in. However, those of us who would like to viewers of any other network, with 67 percent believing see Fox News’ demise can go directly to the station’s source Saddam Hussein had been working with al Qaeda, 33 per- of funding. cent believing the U.S. found weapons of mass destruction If Beck’s departure can become a domino effect, Fox in Iraq and 35 percent believing the maNews will hopefully fix its ways and bejority of the world favored the Iraq war. come a more neutral, legitimate source Perhaps the most egregious — and silly for Americans. Next O’Reilly may be given It’s now clear to me — examples of bias are in their maniputhe boot, then Ann Coulter may be banned that merely changing lations of photographs of people they dis— at the very least the pundits’ 50:6 ratio the channel when agree with. Yes, Fox News edits the photos of conservative to liberal guests may apFox News is on is not of people with whom they disagree, someproach something more reasonable. times by yellowing their teeth, sometimes I ask you to join me in boycotting Fox particularly effective.” by darkening their eyes or stretching out News. Look up the companies that advertheir foreheads. The list of journalistic abuses could go on tise on Fox News and write them a letter telling them you forever, but that’s not the point of this article. Rather than will never buy their products or use their services so long lament, I propose a solution. as they advertise on a network as blatantly biased and unSeveral months ago I wrote an article about ignoring truthful as Fox. Glenn Beck, as if it would somehow stop his ranting. I now This is the most effective — possibly the only — way to try see there is a much more effective way of getting clowns like and whip Fox News into shape, or at least be less over-theBeck out of the way of legitimate public debate. The trick is top. For a democracy to function properly, it is imperative its to go after the sources of funding for Fox News itself; that is, citizens be informed so they can make informed decisions. to boycott Fox News and its advertisers.

American cable news — Fox News being by far the worst — I’m not the first to propose this solution. In fact, there is not a place for citizens to get informed. Boycotting Fox is even a website called foxnewsboycott.com. It provides a News is the first step in changing that. list of Fox News advertisers, a sample letter to send to voice your discontent with the station, and a list of companies — Jerod Coker, that have stopped advertising on the network thus far. journalism senior The boycott is working. As of Wednesday, Glenn Beck is ending his daily program in December of this year. Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

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Welfare system supports the needy Contrary to popular opinion, no one is that about housewives or stay-at-home getting rich on the welfare system. In fact, moms? When you drive by a park and see most aren’t even getting by. a group of moms with their toddlers on the STAFF COLUMN UMN Let’s look at the case of a single non-workplayground do you have to fight the urge to ing mother of five who lives in Cleveland yell get a job?

Tom Taylor or County, has been on the public dole for Has the value of motherhood diminished the past 10 years and does not receive child so much we no longer see a need for mothsupport. Just how much in benefits would she qualify for? ers to raise their children, or has our society become so clasAs a family of six, she could expect to receive $952 per sist that we only see value in middle-class mothers staying month in Food Stamps — now known as SNAP. Since she at home? is not working and has children, she and her children would There’s another thing you should know about the people qualify for Medicaid. Since she has been on welfare for 10 using our social programs. The fact is a vast majority of them years, she has probably already expended her five year life- are elderly, disabled, employed or in school. For instance, it time limit of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families so might surprise you to know this campus is filled with people she will not receive any more cash assistance. Because there on welfare. Many of OU’s staff qualify for social services as are six people in her home, she qualifies for a four bedroom does many students. I know this because I’ve had clients who home or apartment to be subsidized by were attending or working at OU while they the Section 8 program in an amount no were raising a family.

Our welfare system is greater than $993 per month for rent and Our welfare system is not designed to utilities. Because she is not disabled, not designed to support support people who are too lazy to work; she does not qualify for any other major it’s there for those whose minds or bodies people who are too lazy programs. withstand the mental, emotional to work; it’s designed to cannot Other than the cost of medical care or physical stress of full-time employment. assist the working poor.” Most importantly, it’s there to shield chilfor her and her children, she will receive $1,945 per month from the taxpayers. dren from the abject poverty brought on by That’s $23,340 per year. Does this constitute as rich? the bad decisions of their parents.

In America, the poverty level for a family of six is $29,990 a It is easy to think you’ll never need government help, but year. Essentially, the contributions from the taxpayers allow I’ve seen middle-class men ask for help when they lost their this family to live at 78 percent of the poverty level. job. I’ve seen mothers come in when their husbands divorce Fortunately, the family in our example is atypical. Having them. Just because you don’t need it now doesn’t mean you spent three of the last six years administering social services never will. programs to Oklahoma residents, I can emphatically state the typical family on government assistance rarely has more than — Tom Taylor, three children, and most have less than that. political science graduate student While it is popular to say the poor need to get off of their backsides and work, how many people would actually say Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

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The other guy went on the defensive, stating Twitter was kind of awkward; you know, the whole idea of having “followers” and such.

They carried out their conversation with tongues-incheek, but there was definitely an underlying truth beneath the argument about the emerging correlation between friendships, relationships and social networking sites.

Similarly, another friend of mine recently went on hiatus from Facebook. As soon as she hid her profile, she started getting calls and text messages from worried friends. They wanted to know if she was still alive. They were making sure that she was OK. They wanted to be assured that they were still friends, and that she hadn’t deleted them because of some grudge she was holding.

Again, the truth became more and more evident. Social networking sites are changing the way we communicate and live our lives. Facebook, Twitter, Foursqaure, blogs and video logs are quickly becoming seamless extensions of our lives.

Social networking sites have changed the way we meet people. I was talking to yet another friend who had gathered various tidbits of information about a guy he knew he would be meeting soon. This is just one example of how sites make it possible for people to know a great deal of information about us before they even see us face to face.

It is the same in the job market. We all know employers are likely to look at our Myspaces, Facebook accounts and other Internet footprints to determine if they want to hire us or not. You may be meeting a employer for the first time, but they already know a lot about you, and they expect you to have researched them as well.

Social networking sites have changed the way we start friendships and relationships. There is a degree of friendship that isn’t reached until we have become friends with that person on Facebook, or started following them on Twitter.

It feels weird when you’ve known someone for a long time and then realize one day that you aren’t friends on Facebook. It’s like someone dropped the ball.

Furthermore, couples don’t become official until the relaWe all know tionship status is changed on employers are Facebook. Admit it, we’ve all likely to look at waited with bated breath when our Myspaces, we believe that people we know have started dating, to see that Facebook status change from “single” to accounts and “in a relationship.” “Civil Union” other Internet and “Partner” statuses have refootprints to cently been added so that peodetermine if ple living alternative lifestyles can also express their relationthey want to hire us or not.” ships. Why? It is because social networks are now an extension of our daily lives.

Social networking sites also affect the way we frequent places. Facebook and Foursquare have features that allow people to “check-in” at the places they visit, letting all their friends and family know exactly where they are and what time they are there. Now, we never have to wonder where our friends are at any given moment.

These are only a few aspects of our lives that have changed due to social networking. The ripples and effects could be listed for pages and pages.

Let it be said that I’m not against social networking sites.

I am all for them, especially since I am pursuing a profession in mass media. Blogging, tweeting and Facebooking may be the only way I get my voice heard amidst all the chaos.

Furthermore, social networks have enabled us to keep in contact like never before, gaining and keeping acquaintances and friends across distances, borders and time with the simple click of a button.

Still, it is important to be aware of the future consequences of our Internet activities. There needs to be active thought into how much privacy we will reserve for ourselves and what parts of our lives we are willing to expose.

It is also important to leave Internet footprints behind cautiously. We never know when a bad decision will hurt us later. Furthermore, the implications of people knowing about us without meeting us have yet to fully be seen.

Protecting a degree of privacy in our lives and maintaining the organic quality of our relationships should be one of our central goals in this era of emerging cyberspace. We have to resist the urge to judge all our relationships by the computer screen and remember that social networking is only an extension of our life, not the totality of it.

— Jelani Sims, religious studies and professional writing senior

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Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 11 in Washington. On Monday, Romney announced his presidential bid for 2012.

Mitt Romney to explore 2012 presidential bid Formation of exploratory committee allows Romney to raise campaign funds WASHINGTON — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney took a major step toward a second White House candidacy Monday, formally announcing a campaign exploratory committee.

Romney declared that “with able leadership, America’s best days are still ahead,” vigorously asserting that President Barack Obama had failed to provide it.

The Republican, who has been plotting a comeback since losing the GOP presidential nomination to John McCain three years ago, offered himself as the person best able to lead a country struggling to recover from economic crisis.

“It is time that we put America back on a course of greatness with a growing economy, good jobs and fiscal discipline in Washington,” Romney, a former venture capitalist with a record of turning around failing companies, said in a video posted on his website and on Facebook.

He also announced the formation of the committee, which will allow him to raise money, in a Twitter message.

Romney’s move had been expected and a full-fledged campaign is a near certainty.

He has traveled across the country to meet in private with donors and sound out their support. His political committee’s headquarters near Boston has been bulking up.

Romney’s strengths are substantial: He’s well known and he’s an experienced campaigner. He has a personal fortune and an

existing network of donors. He has a successful businessman’s record.

But his challenges are big, too. They include a record of changing positions on social issues including abortion and gay rights, shifts that have left conservatives questioning his sincerity. He also has struggled to allay some skeptics of his Mormon faith.

Romney oversaw a health-care law enacted in Massachusetts that’s similar to Obama’s national health overhaul, which conservatives despise. His announcement video didn’t mention either law.

He invested more than $40 million of his own money in the 2008 race and counted on early wins in Iowa and New Hampshire that never materialized. He tried to run to the right of the pack but couldn’t persuade enough GOP primary voters.

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has also taken the initial steps toward a White House run in 2012, setting up an exploratory committee. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is laying the groundwork for an early May announcement.

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann are also putting together political machines for potential presidential runs.

All are auditioning for the chance to take on Obama, who is seeking a second term asking voters to let him finish the job he won in 2008.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- It won’t be luck but relationships you worked hard at developing that will start to pay off for you as of right now. Those for whom you have put yourself out will now do the same for you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- An arrangement that has caused you much frustration, mostly because there has been nothing you could do to manage it, might suddenly be placed directly under your control.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- You’ll want to clear the decks, get an early start and work as late as necessary, because something inside you tells you whatever you do now will pay off big time down the line.

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LIFE&ARTS PETER BJORN AND JOHN

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“Gimme Some” (Almost Gold)

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Swedish rockers Peter Bjorn and John mostly are Read more at OUDaily.com known for their 2006 single “Young Folks,” which owes its universal catchiness to the whistled refrain. The 4 1/2 minutes of intermixed whistling was enough to infect “Gimme Some,” their sixth, punkiest and most-fun record to date.

In “Breaker, Breaker” and “Eyes,” PB&J synthesize the band’s happiest indie pop with a sort of punk feel that’s got more in common with Vampire Weekend than Rancid or The Sex Pistols.

Plenty of common punk themes show up in the lyrics of “Gimme Some.” You’ve got headstrong youth in “(Don’t Let Them) Cool Off,” anger over faked earnestness in “Down Like Me” and bodily breakdown in “Lies.”

The lighter punk elements mesh well with the band’s natural inclination toward pop. The album’s stuffed with plenty of backing coos and catchy lyrical alliteration that are the band’s bread and butter.

“Gimme Some” is successful as a fun, sometimes messy, mostly un-ambitious rock record.

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very year, the annual Grammy Awards showcase the best music artists in the business.

With the National Academy o f R e c o rd i n g A r t s a n d Science’s announcement to offer fewer categories, the Los Angeles Staples Center might see a much smaller showcase.

The academy on Thursday decided to eliminate 30 categories in order to strengthen the competition among the contestants.

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unravels in a rigorously conventional manner. Most candidates don’t stand a chance rubbing shoulders with veteran nominees like Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Eminem and Rihanna. The other candidates sit comfortably in their seats because the prospect of winning over the more popular commercial artist is just not in the cards.

Along with the drop from 109 to 78 awards categories,

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The Foo Fighter’s seventh album, “Wasting Light,” takes the band back to the humble beginnings of a garage, a group of friends and an analog recorder.

The band recorded its new album in Dave Grohl’s garage without any digital assistance, and the result is a thrilling, nostalgic pop-rock ride stitched together with veteran fingers.

The Foo Fighters previous full-length album “Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace” took the band down a softer path in 2007. It had its high points, but a lot of the energy that made the Foo Fighters so appealing was scarce.

The release of “Wasting Light” seems like Grohl was thinking the same thing. From the opening song, “Burning Bridges,” the album blasts you with the energy and enthusiasm every Foo fan remembers from “One by One” and “The Colour and the Shape.”

Surprisingly, while the band has taken a step back with its recording technology, “Wasting Light” carries the band forward. The lyrics aren’t going to change the world, and the composition isn’t going to create a new genre. It tells fans the Foo Fighters know what music they want to make, they are damn good at it and they aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.

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the academy announced several categories were combined to create 21 new fields. The merging of these major categories eradicates gender distinctions, allowing males and females to compete for the same title.

Categories such as “best rap solo,” “best rap duo” and “best rap group” will be substituted for a single “best rap performance” category.

Also, These modifications ensure that newer, less-advantaged artists have equal recognition as their tyrant opponents. However, these revisions also mean fewer awards are up for grabs, making it more difficult for

the artists to stand out in their respective fields.

New changes call for new rules. If 40 artist entries aren’t presented in each of the remaining categories, the categories that fall short are subject to be permanently eliminated from the award ceremony. This will undoubtedly instill an enormous amount of pressure on potential Grammy nominees for this year and years to come. The competition went from brutal to lethal.

The biggest night of music just got, well, smaller.

— Laron Chapman, film and video studies junior

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The Sooner baseball team is at a crossroads — it needs to decide whether it wants to return to Omaha, Neb., for a second straight season.

Obviously, Oklahoma’s ball players would like to return to the College World Series and have a chance at the program’s third national title, but since the start of conference play, they haven’t yet shown they have what it takes.

This is a special baseball team. The Sooners started the season with 16 wins, a program record. They have a handful of incredibly talented stars who may have futures at the next level.

But merely being good is not the same as being great.

Since OU suffered its first loss of the season to ArkansasLittle Rock on March 13, OU has gone 8-8. In conference play, the Sooners are 6-5, only good enough for fourth place in the Big 12.

In no way is a record over .500 in conference play ever a bad thing, but for a team that talks of winning the Big 12 and returning to Omaha, it isn’t enough.

To go to Omaha, the team needs to be great.

Entering last weekend’s series against Kansas State, OU coach Sunny Golloway said the Sooners “had to take care of business.�

OU was unsuccessful at Kansas State, however, dropping two of the three

Team to face tough TCU offense in first of two meetings this season

nonexistent in the two losses, combining for just two runs from 11 hits, a stat line the Sooners eclipsed in the win with 14 runs on 14 hits.

RYAN GERBOSI OU will need its offense to come alive if The Oklahoma Daily it expects to beat TCU. The Horned Frogs score an average The No. 7 OU baseball team will play No. 11 TCU on Tuesday in Norman for the more than six runs per game while holdfirst of two meetings. The game is impor- ing their opponents to around three per contest. tant for both teams trying The Horned Frogs had to establish a high RPI ratvery high expectations ening for NCAA tournament tering the season. TCU had seeding in June. top-five rankings in major The mid-week game is WHAT: OU baseball vs. polls and was No. 1 in the one of only two remainTexas Christian USA Today Coaches Poll ing nonconference games and Collegiate Baseball against a ranked team for WHEN: 6:30 p.m. tonight Poll.

OU. The other is the secThe Frogs struggled out ond battle against the WHERE: L. Dale Mitchell of the gate, however, startHorned Frogs later this Park, Norman ing the season 4-4 with m o nt h i n Fo r t Wo r t h, losses to Cal State-Fullerton Texas. and Dallas Baptist.

The Sooners struggled Despite the slow start, TCU brought itself in their last series, only winning the middle matchup of a three-game series against back into the top 15 and is poised for anothKansas State. OU’s offense was almost er run at the College World Series in June.

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Sophomore left fielder Max White hits against Texas Tech in OU’s 8-5 win over the Red Raiders on April 3. games and losing ground in the conference standings to Texas, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State, all of whom won their respective series.

For OU to continue to talk about winning a national championship, the team needs to decide whether it wants to win consistently in these big conference series.

After a mid-week game against TCU tonight, the Sooners are right back in conference play with an important Bedlam series against Oklahoma State,

which sits third in the Big 12 standings.

If OU wins two of the three, it would still be a halfgame behind the Cowboys in conference and have ground to make up.

The Sooners need to start winning these conference series now if they want to take the road back to Omaha and be a great team.

Otherwise, they won’t have a choice, and they might end up sitting at home come June. — Ryan Gerbosi, University College freshman

OU baseball adds makeup contest against Bacone The OU baseball team added a makeup game for the Arkansas contest that was canceled because of rain, the team announced Monday.

The Sooners will host Bacone College out of Muskogee at 6:30 p.m. April 20 at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

Admission to the game is free.

Players to put on show to benefit Children’s Hospital OU student-athletes will take to the stage for the second annual Sooners Got Talent at 7 p.m. Monday at the Reynolds Performing Arts Center.

The acts will include team performances, like a dance-off between the men’s and

women’s tennis teams, and individual performances, like a dance performance by junior deep snapper James Winchester.

OU students will be admitted free with a valid student ID, and general admission tickets are $5.

Proceeds from the performance will benefit the Children’s Hospital at the OU Medical Center.

Red-White ticket prices to increase Wednesday Today is the last day for OU fans to buy Red-White spring game tickets for $5. The price will increase to $10 at midnight.

Students will be admitted for free with a valid OU student ID. The game is at 2 p.m. Saturday at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. — Daily staff reports

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