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Norman Music Festival toughens alcohol policy Organizers will require drinkers to wear wristbands while at festival ASHLEY BODY Contributing Writer

Norman Music Festival will require all attendees who plan on drinking alcohol this year to wear wristbands. The wristbands will make it easier for vendors to tell who is 21 and for police to see who is underage, according to Holly Jones, publicity chair for the Norman Music Festival In the past, the festival only sold 3.2-percent alcohol content beer. This year there will be an alcohol tent where 6.0-percent alcohol content beer is sold. Attendees will not

have to stay in the tent in order to consume their alcohol, but leaving the music festival grounds with alcohol will not permitted, said David Teuscher, Lieutenant for Norman Police Department.

“The bars and restaurants on Main Street that will be selling alcohol will also be looking for the wristbands,” Jones said.

The Norman Police Department will have six officers assigned to the music festival grounds, Teuscher said. The music festival has also hired an outside security company to help keep things under control, in keeping with the past two years’ security measures.

“There will most likely be increased security this year since it is a two-day event,” Teuscher said.

The police officers and security guards will deal with public intoxication and underage drinking as they see it.

“Last year at the Norman Music Festival, I felt like the drinking was a little out of control,” said Stephanie Fowler, psychology junior. “Everyone was drunk and I saw people there that I knew and they were underage and they were drinking.”

There have been reports of underage drinking and a few small fights at the festival but never anything significant, according to Teuscher.

“When I went last year, alcohol was readily available, people were just offering their unfinished beers to anyone who walked by,” said Chris Fitzer, scenic design sophomore.

“The environment was pretty relaxed because everyone is there for the same reason.

There was a definite sense of camaraderie.”

There will be six entrances to the festival on the side streets that run off of Main Street such as Jones, Crawford and Peterson. Jones said security check points at all entrances will look for ice chests, glass containers and any other restricted objects. Attendees will have the chance to return restricted objects to their cars and re-enter.

Parking will be offered at different locations along Main Street. Schools and churches have been given prior notice in the past that the public will be using their parking BEER CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

50-year employee honored OU Board of Regents declare today as Paul D. Massad Day to recognize Massad’s service to the university

KATHLEEN EVANS Daily Staff Writer

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Massad Day in honor of Massad’s 50 years of employment and service at OU. Ma s s a d g r a d u a t e d from OU with a journalism degree in 1960. He is the senior associate vice president for University Development and director of Major Gifts.

In honor of his 50th anniversary, the OU Regents named today after him and throwing him a celebratory breakfast this morning. “[His] service to the university is remarkable,” OU President David Boren said in a statement.

“He has truly invested his life in serving the institution and its students. ... I

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Massad started working at what is now OU Outreach. He then moved to Recruitment Services and later served as executive director of Alumni Affairs and Development.

Over the course of his 50 years, Massad has seen seven presidents of the university but said Boren’s presidency changes have been his favorite part about being at OU. “I’ve seen the institution continue to grow and become important to the lives of people in Oklahoma,” Massad said. “I’ve been watching Boren accomplish so much in his short 16 years. It has been the best 50 YEARS CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

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Stereotypes tackled at film festival to promote peace CASSI TONEY Daily Staff Writer

The second-annual “Peace not Prejudice Film Festival” aimed to help end stereotypes and misconceptions of specific campus organizations.

The Muslim Student Association hosted the event Wednesday night for about 300 students in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Ballroom.

“This event tried to break some of the stereotypes that are known for different groups of people, and gave the entire campus an opportunity to understand different groups of people better,” said Omar Alamoudi, geophysics sophomore.

Eight organizations participated, including Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association, American Indian Student Association, International Advisory Committee, Delta Phi Omega, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Friends, Hillel Jewish Student Organization, Alpha Phi Alpha and the Muslim Student Association.

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“When we started planning the event, we realized the cause was bigger than one organization,” said Anum Syed, co-founder of the event.

Sy e d , z o o l o g y a n d p s y c h o l ogy senior, said the Muslim Student Association members realized stereotyping was not limited to their group.

These different ethnic, religious, racial, sexuality and gender-based organizations wrote and filmed short videos about misconceptions people have toward them.

Everyone has faced stereotypes at one time, said Stephanie Diaz, dental hygiene junior.

Diaz, the Sisters Chair for the association, said the student organizations like participating in the film festival.

She said they all come together for the event even though they normally do their own thing and do not interact with other organizations.

Diaz said she hoped students on campus would not assume things of people before they meet them.

Lindsay Gardner, University College freshman, said she came for FILM CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

Final day for taxes arrives Local tax service business gives students free income tax evaluations, owner says AUDREY HARRIS Daily Staff Writer

Students who haven’t filed their taxes yet have until midnight to do so. Tax returns can be filed on paper or electronically, but those submitting their returns on paper must have them postmarked before the post office closes, said Mark Sheets, partner at HSPG & Associates, PC. Those who can’t make the deadline can request an extension to file their returns but this extension does not apply to paying taxes, according to the Oklahoma Tax Commission Web site.

Scott Harris, owner of Liberty Tax Service in Norman, said he offers college students the opportunity to come in and have their incomes evaluated to determine if they qualify for a tax refund with no charge.

“We do this so if there is any money they can claim, they at least know they have something they can file for,” Harris said. “If they don’t have anything to claim, we don’t want them to waste their time filing.”

Harris said students who are in school and have not worked in the last year do not have to file taxes. In addition, students who have made less than $5,900 in income do not necessarily have to file, especially if they’re a dependent on their parent’s returns.

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Mimo Adenuga, mechanical engineering senior, is awarded first place Wednesday evening for the International Advisory Committee’s film at the Peace Not Prejudice Film Festival. The festival’s aim was to reduce cultural stereotypes and strengthen the OU community.

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“Since the event is taking place on a Sunday this year, the availability of church parking lots could change,” Teuscher said.

In the past, the crowds have been relatively light during the day when the lesser known bands are on stage and have increased at night once the more well known bands take the stage.

“This year we are trying to work with the Norman CART bus system to take music festival attendants to and from the festival grounds,” Jones said.

Crowd control has been a priority for police officers and security guards in past years.

Teuscher said local businesses and citizens have been made aware of the festival and the police will be sure to keep Gray Street open throughout the duration of the weekend.

“Main Street will be closed from midnight on Saturday and side streets will be closed at 3 a.m. on Saturday,” Jones said. “The streets will all be re-opened by 5 a.m. on Monday.”

Norman Music Festival started in 2008 as a one-day event with about 30 bands.

The next year it grew to 90 bands and this year it has become a two-day affair with about 155 bands.

“It’s pretty amazing that [Norman Music Festival] is already a two-day event,” Jones said. “As long as we continue to keep this a safe festival then I think it could blossom into something bigger and more fun each year.”

least $5,400 to claim any valid refunds, Harris said.

It is estimated nationally that as many as one-fifth of all taxpayers wait until the week before the April 15 deadline to prepare their income tax returns, according to the Oklahoma Tax Commission’s Web site.

Mo re t ha n 1 . 1 m i l l i o n Oklahoma income tax returns have already been filed, and more than 70 percent have done so online.

Some common errors made when filing tax returns include

incorrect or missing Social Security numbers and incorrect bank account information for the Direct Deposit option, according to the Oklahoma Tax Commission. Oklahomans who file online can avoid some of these errors and do so for free.

Alex Eggleston, University College freshman, said she’s not filling her taxes out because she didn’t know what to do.

“My parents have always helped me in years past,” Eggleston said.

David Hill, mechanical engineering junior, said he was forced to fill his out.

“I filled them out, because my accountant messed up and we had to fix it,” Hill said.

BE SURE TO AVOID THESE COMMON FILING FACTORS 1. Incorrect Social Security Info 2. Incorrect Filing Status: • Check only one filing status, which is usually based on your marital status • Check all of the appropriate exemptions 3. Math errors (for paper submissions) 4. Incorrect account numbers for direct deposits 5. Forgetting to sign and date the return • Those submitting online can use a self-selected personal identification number 6. Neglecting to attach forms like W-2s to the front of returns Source: Oklahoma Tax Commission Web site

Film Continues from page 1 her sorority’s multicultural credit.

“I’m involved in other activities on campus, but I like to see what everyone else is doing,” Gardner said. “I think [the event] will help people be more understanding of people of other cultures and backgrounds.”

Anum said organizing was challenging because of the scale of the event. She said incorporating multiple organizations made the event unique and also took a lot of teamwork and coordination.

The judges for the event included Honors College Dean David Ray, Honors College professor Marcia Chatelain and journalism professor Kathryn Jenson White.

The panel of judges chose the top three videos, and the audience chose the recipient of the Viewers’ Choice Award. International Advisory Committee, the first place winner and viewers’ choice award recipient, won $400 in cash. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Friends won second place, and Alpha Phi Alpha won third place.

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His favorite of Boren’s impacts was his decision to renovate and to live in Boyd House, located on University and Boyd.

“How many places have a beautiful home where the president can walk out and go 25 yards and be on the North Oval to encounter students on a daily basis?” Massad said. “It was a great service for him to have it remodeled and to occupy it.”

Other honors for Massad inc l u d e O U ’s D i s t i n g u i s h e d Achievement Award and Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Distinguished Alumni Award, according to a press release.

Massad said he hopes to stay at OU for more years to come and would not change anything about his experience as a life-long Sooner.

“I plan to keep working here as long as I feel I can contribute to this wonderful university,” he said. “If I could do it over, my application would still be on human resource’s desk.”

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State expecting record number of drug deaths Prescription drug abuse, availability blamed for growing death rate, official says COURTNEY SILVA Contributing Writer

Drug-related deaths in the state of Oklahoma are predicted to hit a record high this year, according to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs.

In 2008, there was a record 612 drugrelated deaths in Oklahoma. Current autopsy reports show that drug-related deaths are at an all-time high early in the year.

Mark Woodward, bureau spokesman, said the number of drug-related deaths is expected to surpass those in 2008.

“We are predicting the numbers to be between 650 and 700 deaths involving drugs this year,” Woodward said. “One of the reasons for this increase in drugrelated deaths is the growing problem of prescription drug abuse.”

The most abused prescription drugs are used for pain and anxiety such as Hydrocodone, Oxycodone and Xanax, Woodward said.

Prescription drugs accounted for 87 percent of all drug-related deaths in Oklahoma. Prescription drug’s easy accessibility has contributed to higher numbers of drug-related deaths, he said.

“Prescription drugs are very easy to get because they are legal,” Woodward said. “Many people that abuse drugs,

such as cocaine or heroin, have switched to prescription drugs because it is easier to access and they think there is less risk involved. The easier the drugs are to get, the more deaths there will be associated with them.”

The problem of prescription drug abuse not only affects those being prescribed pain and anxiety medication, said Tiffany C o u c h , Norman Addiction Information and Counseling Center spokeswoman.

“There is a growing problem of high school and college students abusing prescription drugs,” Couch said. “It’s so easy for kids to reach into their parents medicine cabinets and experiment with whatever they can find.”

According to the 2008 Oklahoma Prevention Needs Assessment, 34 percent of high school seniors in the state have used prescription drugs recreationally compared to the national average of 23 percent.

Prescription drugs such as Adderall are often popular among college students trying to cope with their busy study schedules, Couch said.

“Anything that helps someone stay awake like Adderall is used often by college students,” Couch said. “Many don’t see Adderall as a dangerous drug. It is an amphetamine and a stimulant that speeds up the heart rate. It is very possible to overdose.”

Steps are being taken to combat the increase of prescr iption drug abuse.

The Prescription Monitoring Program, which was originally started by the bureau in 1990, allows doctors to see electronic records of all medicine that

POLICE REPORTS The following is a list of arrests and citations, not convictions. The information given is compiled from the Norman and OU Police Departments. At times, the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department and the Oklahoma City FBI will contribute to these reports. All those listed are innocent until proven guilty.

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has ever been prescribed to a patient.

Woodward said the program is helpful for doctors trying to assess whether the patient truly needs the medication or if they are just fishing for more pain pills.

“Many people try to go to multiple doctors in order to get more prescription medication,” Woodward said. “The Prescription Monitoring Program is not all about catching people and calling the police.

“It’s an intervention tool more than anything. We want the doctor to be able to sit down with the patient if they have a problem and offer them treatment options before it gets worse.”

In an effort to educate the public about prescription drug abuse, the bureau is sponsoring Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Week, which began Monday.

Woodward said he hopes this week will educate more people about the dangers of prescription drugs.

“The public severely lacks education when it comes to prescription drugs,” Woodward said. “I believe that many deaths could be prevented if people knew how dangerous they are.”

Couch said awareness in the community is an important step in solving the problem.

“Education and awareness about this growing problem is the only way to begin fixing it,” Couch said. “If we can continue to bring communities together to understand the scope of the problem, we can make significant progress.”

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TODAY PIANIST PERFORMS AT OU Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii will perform at 8 p.m. at the President’s Associates concert in Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall. For all ticket reservations, call the Fine Arts Box Office at 405-325-4101.

FRIDAY SAM NOBLE MOVIE NIGHT The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History will show the movie “Wall-E” at 7 p.m. in the museum’s Great Hall. OU students receive a $1 discount per ticket.

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In response to Myers’ column on the matriarchy.

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No halfway decent, rational human being opposes equal pay, equal rights and equal education for women. Those are goals, but matriarchal takeover is fantasy. How exactly would the “elite male” ever consent to this revolt?

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STAFF COLUMN

Paying taxes is more than just a refund check An open letter No one likes paying taxes and today is tax day.

Today is the last day for every American to pay for our government.

And paying taxes is more than just the refund check, instead it’s about signing off on paying for our federal and state government. This is when the government receives the bulk of its income.

This is when we, as American citizens, collectively pay for our roads, food safety inspectors, libraries, fire departments and police departments. But that’s not where the bulk of our money goes.

And we should know what we’re paying for when we pay taxes.

Obama’s proposed $3.69 trillion 2011 budget, which will be funded largely by the taxes we’re now paying, has three big spenders, national defense, Social Security and Medicare. We pay virtually the same amount — $738 billion — for both national defense and Social Security, the next biggest expenditure is Medicare at $498 billion.

With these three big spenders, we have almost 47 percent of our

expenses.

However, for many of us it’s more about going through the hassle of paying taxes, which can be a very difficult process. OU has a service to help international students and scholars with their taxes, but as far as we can tell there is no service for Americans.

We are in college, with many students now filling out tax forms for the first time, and yet the university doesn’t appear to have a program to help Americans pay their taxes.

This is a service that could really benefit students, one we need to have available and well-publicized a program that would teach students how to fill out their taxes.

It could be a service all students could use and benefit from for the rest of their lives.

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J. Schuyler Crabtree is a public relations junior.

GUEST COLUMN

Gay marriage is a religious issue, not a secular one Jerod Coker recently wrote a column discussing gay marriage and the lack of intelligent, reasonable objections to allowing such marriages.

There is a glaring problem with the attempt to label the religious answers to why gay marriage shouldn’t be legal as unintelligent. The problem is the “secular” intelligent reasons he wants are for a different question, should civil unions be legal? There is no intelligent, rational reason why anybody should be denied a civil union under the law.

But this is a discussion of marriage, and marriage is a religious issue, not a legal one like civil unions. The answer “God doesn’t want them to get married,” is a rational and intelligent answer from the Christian religion. The attempts to call religious answers irrational or unintelligent attempts to minimize the importance of religion in the gay marriage debate. Yet religion is the most important part of this debate, just as law and JOSH secular intelligence is to civil unions. If gays and lesbiCORNELIUS ans win the ability to marry the law will disregard the actual religion their marriage is based on.

Some would argue that the religious have no right to impose their values on others to stop them from getting married. A Christian marriage is a tradition that is deeply ingrained in the American society. From birth, girls and boys are raised with the expectation that they will get married. To gays and lesbians a wedding is seen as their right and the ultimate symbol of equality. But marriage isn’t a right, and the religious aren’t infringing on the homosexual community’s rights. The homosexual community is demanding entry into a Christian tradition. For those who follow the bible, a marriage between homosexuals in a Christian ceremony is an affront to a sacred tradition. Such religious ceremonies lose all meaning if the religion and its teachings are treated as irrelevant. My name is Josh, and if I wanted to join a religion named Joshes can’t get married, and I demand to get married in that church, even this politically correct America shouldn’t force the church’s hand.

This debate truly embodies a no-win situation. But the government can’t force a religion to change its traditions or teachings to suit a group the religion doesn’t regard favorably. In this politically correct world though, it’s hard to believe that the U.S. government will do the right thing, the most taboo thing an American can do now, which is to say no.

Josh Cornelius is a sociology senior.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Although I have disagreed with Ms. Myers on almost every point, it is refreshing to see a fellow student hold such personal and calculated convictions. What allows for this difference of opinion while maintaining respect for the other? It is not human nature, but the divergence from this propellant embodied in our Constitution. Twenty-seven amendments have attempted to preserve, among others, two fundamental rights. These are the freedom of personal expression and the promise of equality. Ms. Myers’ articles deal largely with the latter through the protection of the former.

My disagreement with Myers stems from her method by which true equality can be realized. While the Constitution strives for equality, it is not an equality of results, but an equality of opportunity. That said, it is true the nation-state system is patriarchal and inherently “masculine”. Throughout history the views and decisions of men have in many cases been arbitrarily preferred over those of females. Despite history, the views of men should not be immediately dismissed. The problem is our world possesses a false dichotomy in which “masculine” and “feminine” are mutually exclusive terms. “Masculine” and “feminine” are gender related and can be possessed by both sexes. Although a matriarchy could improve society by creating a more caring, loving environment, would it not be advantageous to create a society that allows both sexes to incorporate these ideals?

Men disproportionately dominate the social, economic, and political sectors in our society. Fact. If the goal is to reverse this monopolization though, it can only be realized through a true application of the Constitution. The American Dream states that if a man or woman is willing to work hard he or she will be rewarded appropriately. Thus, realignment and equality must stem from giving every child an EQUAL opportunity to thrive.

Society must be structured on a sex, gender, race, etc. blind system that evaluates value on an individual basis. Currently this ideal is not in practice, but striving for this method is far more pragmatic than a forced matriarchal overhaul.

“All the citizen’s of a state cannot be equally powerful, but they can be equally free.” – Voltaire Andrew Cook English Major History Minor Sophomore Brainwashed “Frat” Guy

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At a time when American media has lost their ability to have a meaningful dialogue on any political issue, you have decided to remain neutral. And each and every day that passes, you lose another viewer.

Face it: The industry you created and once lead has stolen your viewers and your ratings out from underneath you.

Whether it is the illusion that Glenn Beck actually believes he is Thomas Paine incarnate or Keith Olbermann trying to be the new Edward R. Murrow of the 21st century, you have lost the RICKY product you created MARANON when you cancelled your debate show Crossfire and chose to just casually and separately talk to both sides about how they feel. I feel like I’m watching Toyota lose the Prius.

Your new motto “the truth isn’t red or blue” is making me blue from what I know your product use to be. You were the breaking-news leader. You were the place for politics. You had the investigative reports. Now all you are is fair and balanced.

Now that you’ve successfully hijacked the Fox News Channel’s motto, you are wondering why you don’t have the Fox News’ ratings. Since adopting your new place in the world as the fair media outlet, your ratings have dropped on average for every show by 40 percent.

I’ve heard some of the solutions to your problem are hiring MSNBC reporters and having a live studio audience during Anderson Cooper 360. Well aside from bringing liberalism to your fair station, Making the Silver Fox the next equivalent to late night Oprah isn’t going to save your ratings.

People don’t want more Glenn Becks, Sean Hannitys, Keith Olbermanns, Rachel Maddows and Chris Matthewses.

These people are not journalists.

Punditry is a popular profession, but it has killed this nation’s ability to communicate and get solid news.

People want opinion with their news, and you know it. Unfortunately, all we get is opinion and no real news unless something blows up, and then all you and the other two guys do is cover it like flies on a piece of picnic barbecue in the hot summer sun. You had the solution, and you gave it up so Wolf Blitzer could tell us the situation in his high tech room.

Stop it! Bring back Crossfire! Bring back debate!

Nothing will better soothe this nation’s spirit of debate (and to your ratings) than a daily public debate in which two people from the left and the right can let out their one liners to those liberal commies and right wing nut jobs. Not only that, the fact that both sides share jokes with each other and shake hands at the end of the show would be a good symbol of hope for positive dialogue that this country needs to badly.

I remember growing up with a fair political debate. That’s not to say James Carville, Paul Begala, Robert Novak and Tucker Carlson had some insulting oneliners they slung back and forth to each other but the fact that I could watch both sides of the issue being discussed without having to go back an forth between the channels.

Talk about innovation! I can get the opinion of someone like Glenn Beck at the same time I can hear someone like Rachel Maddow! Holy crap! I’d pay money to see that! Then again, my parents did, and it was highly beneficial to not only America but to my own personal development.

CNN, please bring back Crossfire.

America needs it. Journalists demand it, and your ratings cry for it.

Ricky Maranon is The Daily’s assignment editor and a journalism sophomore.

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GOOD FORTUNE SENDS STUDENT TO PUERTO RICO Kristin Bernard wins trip, cash prize after solving prize puzzle on Wheel of Fortune JESSICA SHEETS Daily Staff Writer

OU psychology junior and Wheel of Fortune contestant Kristin Bernard may have not won Wheel of Fortune, but she still took home a big prize.

Not only did Bernard win money, but she also won a trip to Puerto Rico.

The episode, which aired April 9 on NBC, showed Bernard winning a trip to Puerto Rico as well as $3,500 cash. The two prizes together totaled a value of $8,000. Bernard said she is most excited about the trip to Puerto Rico.

“I had forgotten that it was a prize puzzle when I solved it,” Kristin said. “So when Pat came over and told me I’d be going to Puerto Rico, I was pleasantly surprised and also won about $3,500 cash ... so I think it went pretty well.”

Kristin said she has a year time period in which she can take the trip to Puerto Rico and is thinking about taking the trip at the end of summer or during winter break.

She said she wants to save the money she won on the show, but also would like to buy a new lens for her camera.

Kristin’s brother, Drew Bernard, was at the taping of the show in Los Angeles and said that

he was in disbelief when she won the trip.

“We were really just hoping that she was able to win something,” Drew said. “But I really didn’t expect something like a trip. At the end of the show when I saw how much money she had won, my first thought was that her loving, supportive brother is in need of the new iPhone.”

Kristin described watching herself on TV as unreal and exciting. Scott Spicer, a friend of Kristin’s, was with Kristin when she auditioned for the show.

“Seeing her on TV was surreal,” Spicer said.

“The whole time I kept thinking how unbelievable it was that this all started from our visit to the Wheelmobile outside of a casino in Harrah.”

Kristin said she was allowed to tell people about what she won, but that the show highly recommended not telling friends so that it would be more exciting to watch the show.

“My family knew the results from being at the taping and I told a couple of friends,” Kristin said. “Otherwise, I wanted to keep everyone in suspense until the day it aired. It wasn’t easy since there was a two-and-a-half month gap from the taping to the airing of the show, but it was worth it in the end when I got to see everyone’s reaction to the results.”

Kristin said the experience was unforgettable and that she would definitely do it again.

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Kristin Bernard, psychology junior, won a trip to Puerto Rico and $3,500 competing on Wheel of Fortune on April 9.

Organization celebrates two years of excellence Norman NEXT gears students to succeed in the professional world, founder says CATIE WILSON Contributing Writer

Norman NEXT, an organization geared toward building Norman’s future professionals, is celebrating two years of connecting young business leaders with opportunities.

The organization was started through the Norman Chamber of Commerce for 21- to 40-year-olds who either work, live, or work and live in Norman, said Andy Sheerner, Norman NEXT founder.

“We have a variety of people that work at OU, people that work in the community, business owners and people that work in government,” Sheerner said.

There are several different areas for involvement within

the Norman community, but the four key areas Norman get involved. They also held a canned food drive to help NEXT focuses on are social networking, government rela- stock pantries for two local non-profit agencies, Meals on tions, community activism and leadership development. Wheels and Food and Shelter for Friends.

In it first two years as an organization, “We plan to continue creating a pipeNorman NEXT emphasized the imporline for young professionals in Norman to tance of starting a business right and “We want to continue get involved in areas that they’re interestbeing involved in local government. having the opportunities ed in,” Sterk said. “We also have a governNorman NEXT Chairwoman-elect for people to get involved. ment relations team, which has hosted, Lynann Sterk has focused on ensuring along with the chamber of commerce, the that the organization fulfilled its main This is a great time to join mayoral debate this year that was one of purpose over the past two years. She Norman NEXT.” the highest attended.” said that among the list of things that ANDY SHEERNER, NORMAN In the year to come the members of Norman NEXT accomplished, there NEXT FOUNDER Norman NEXT are hoping to accomplish have been a few that really made an many things, including a gubernatorial impact. debate in Norman.

Earlier this year, Norman NEXT held a panel where “We want to continue having the opportunities for different representatives from social service groups people to get involved,” Sherrer said. “This is a great time spoke and provided different information on how to to join Norman NEXT.”

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Palin rallies tea partiers with anti-tax message BOSTON — Sarah Palin rallied the conservative tea party movement near the scene of its historical inspiration Wednesday, telling Washington politicians that government should be working for the people, not the other way around.

Addressing roughly 5,000 people, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee accused President Barack Obama of overreaching with his $787 billion stimulus program. She also criticized the administration’s health care, student loan and financial regulatory overhauls.

“Is this what their ‘change’ is all about?”

Palin asked the crowd on a sun-splashed Boston Common. “I want to tell ‘em, nah, we’ll keep clinging to our Constitution and our guns and religion — and you can keep the change.”

Tea partiers planned to meet for a final rally in Washington on Thursday, coinciding with the federal tax-filing deadline.

Local events are also planned in Oklahoma, Ohio and other locations.

Palin put her own spin on Tax Day, saying, “We need to cut taxes so that our families can keep more of what they earn and produce, and our mom-and-pops, then, our small businesses, can reinvest according to our own priorities, and hire more people and let the private sector grow and thrive and prosper.”

The gathering intended to hark back to 1773, when American colonists upset about British taxation without government representation threw British tea into the harbor in protest — just a mile from the site of

Wednesday’s rally.

The modern tea party movement claims both Republican and Democratic members and is punctuated by those who question the legitimacy of Obama’s presidency.

Some doubt he was born in the United States, as his birth certificate shows.

One person in the crowd, John Arathuzik, 69, of Topsfield, said he had never been especially politically active until he saw the direction of the Obama administration.

“I feel like I can do one of two things: I can certainly vote in November, which I’ll do, and I can provide support for the peaceful protest about the direction this country is taking,” said Arathuzik, a veteran who clutched a copy of the Constitution distributed by a vendor.

Michael Brantmuller, a 40-year-old unemployed carpenter from Salem, N.H., said he appreciated Palin’s speech but added: “I don’t know whether she’s the right spokesperson, because she’s such a polarizing figure and people may judge her before they listen to her.”

A festive mood filled the air. A band played patriotic music, and hawkers sold yellow Gadsden flags emblazoned with the words “Don’t Tread on Me” and the image of a rattlesnake.

Small groups of counterprotesters urged civility, as well as respect for gay and minority rights. They noted some members of Congress alleged racism after voting for Obama’s health care law.

“Public discourse is great — there’s room for the tea party — but there’s no room for

New laws in Nebraska add restrictions on abortions LINCOLN, Neb. — Two first-of-their- incubator. kind laws in Nebraska put new restricAlso, it would codify a state rule that tions on abortion, including one that the required second opinion on whether uses a new legal rationale for a ban on late-term abortions are necessary come later-term abortions. from doctors in Kansas.

That law bars the procedure at and Attempts to restrict abortion across the after 20 weeks of pregnancy based on country aren’t unusual. In Oklahoma, for the assertion that fetuses can feel pain example, new laws on abortions have at that point. The other requires women been approved this year, including a ban be screened before having abortions for on abortions based on the gender of the mental health issues and other risk fac- child and tighter restrictions on the use tors indicating if they might have prob- of the RU-486 abortion pill. South Dakota lems afterward. voters in 2006 and 2008 turned down proA national abortion rights group al- posals to ban abortion outright. ready appeared to be girding for a legal The switch from viability to fetal pain challenge, calling the ban at or after 20 in justifying abortion limits raises fresh weeks “flatly unconstitutional.” legal issues.

“It absolutely cannot survive Abortion opponents say a a challenge without a change to 2007 U.S. Supreme Court rulthree decades of court rulings,” ing upholding a federal ban said Nancy Northup, president on certain late-term abortions of the Center for Reproductive opens the door for such legislaRights. “Courts have been chiption because it suggests states ping away at abortion rights ... have an interest in protecting this would be like taking a huge fetuses. hacksaw to the rights.”

The argument used to justify DAVE the 20-week ban is based on The law is designed to shut HEINEMAN the testimony of some doctors, down one of the few doctors in the nation who performs them some of it given during a 2005 in Nebraska. Set to take effect in congressional hearing. They October, it is a change from the current contend there is substantial evidence standard in abortion restrictions based that by 20 weeks, fetuses seek to evade on viability, or when a fetus is able to sur- stimuli in a way that indicates they are vive outside the womb. That is generally experiencing pain. at 22 to 24 weeks.

“The Nebraska Legislature has taken The law could lead to changes in other a bold step which should ratchet up states if upheld by the courts, said Mary the abortion debate across the nation,” Spaulding Balch, legislative director for Nebraska Right to Life director Julie National Right to Life.

Schmit-Albin said. “What we didn’t know “It would broaden the interests of in 1973 in Roe versus Wade ... we know states in protecting the unborn child,” now.” she said. “It says the state has an interest The American College of Obstetricians in the unborn child before viability.” and Gynecologists, however, says it Both sides of the abortion debate say knows of no legitimate evidence that fethe laws are firsts of their kind in the U.S. tuses experience pain at that stage.

The fetal-pain bill is partially aimed “There is certainly no solid scientific at Dr. LeRoy Carhart, who attracted at- evidence establishing that a fetus can pertention after his friend and fellow late- ceive pain at these earlier stages, so any term abortion provider Dr. George Tiller court decisions to uphold such broader was shot to death by an abortion foe in laws could only do so by disregarding the Kansas last year. importance of good scientific evidence,” Kansas lawmakers, wor r i ed that said Caitlin Borgmann, a law professor at Carhart might move there, has passed The City University of New York. a bill awaiting action from Gov. Mark The U.S. Supreme Court would have to Parkinson, an abortion-rights Democrat. overturn earlier abortion-related rulings It would require doctors to list an exact to uphold the Nebraska law, Borgmann medical diagnosis justifying a late-term said, including a 1992 ruling in Planned abortion and adjust the definition of vi- Parenthood v. Casey that upheld the right ability so a fetus would be considered of women to have abortions before fetusviable if there’s a “reasonable probabil- es were viable. ity” it would survive outside the womb with life-sustaining measures such as an -AP

FEDS ISSUE REPORT ON XL OIL PIPELINE A government report finds there would be limited environmental impact from the TransCanada Keystone XL crude oil pipeline that would cross 314 miles in western South Dakota.

The 36-inch-diameter pipeline could carry up to 900,000 barrels of crude oil daily from Canada to refineries in Oklahoma and Texas.

The U.S. State Department compiled a draft environmental impact statement because the pipeline originates in Canada and requires a presidential permit. There’s a 45-day comment period that includes a series of public meetings, including three in South Dakota next month.

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Sarah Palin gestures while addressing a crowd Wednesday during a stop of the Tea Party Express on the Boston Common in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) racism or homophobia or any other negative discourse,” said Susan Leslie, a member of the group, Standing on the Side of Love.

Notably absent was Sen. Scott Brown, the Massachusetts Republican who in January won the seat held for half a century by liberal icon Edward M. Kennedy.

He cited congressional business, which included hearings about the Iranian nuclear program.

“That’s a heck of a lot more important than him being here right now,” conservative talk show host Mark Williams told the

crowd.

While the movement claimed partial credit for his victory, Brown has kept his distance. If he gets too close, he risks being aligned with the tea party’s more radical followers.

He is up for re-election in 2012, and most of the state political establishment remains Democratic.

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TEXAS MAN RECEIVES 41-YEAR SENTENCE IN KIDNAPPING A 27-year-old Canyon, Texas, man has been sentenced to 41 years and eight months in prison for kidnapping a 10-year-old girl.

U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange sentenced Terrance Lynn McGuire late Tuesday for the January 2007 abduction of the girl in Texhoma in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Federal prosecutors announced the sentencing Wednesday.

McGuire pleaded guilty in September to one count of kidnapping and transporting the victim across state lines.

Authorities say the girl was riding her bicycle near her home when McGuire lured her into his car. They say he put a mask over her head, bound her arms, taped her mouth shut and placed her in the car’s trunk.

Authorities say he drove to Dumas, Texas, then to Canyon, and the next day drove to a convenience store in Clovis, N.M., where the girl was released.

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For the love of vinyl The Daily’s Matt Carney shares the depth of his affection for vinyl records with Record Store Day coming this Saturday

can just pull up the old iTunes and zip the new MGMT album straight across the vast Internet right into your lap?

Well I have the answer, and the answer is simple: Because it’s more good to do so.

Growing up mild-mannered in south Tulsa, I unknowingly lived atop a CELEBRATION AT GUESTROOM No, I didn’t mean to say “better,” I chose “more good,” and I meant buried treasure with a story that goes back some 35 years. it to indicate something very specific. Collecting vinyl isn’t better than You’d have never guessed it if you knew him, a contract attorney, Guestroom Records accumulating a digital music collection (I would know, as an owner but my fine upstanding citizen father once upon a time 125 E. Main St., Norman of both) in any way measurable. You can fit more digital music into a was a music junkie. When I became culturally cognizant much smaller space, it’s more easily accessible and most of the time — sometime fairly late in high school, he’d tell me all about gasp! — it’s cheaper.

Discounts: 10 percent off nonscavenging around his hometown St. Louis for tickets By “more good”, I mean just that. It’s good to love and cherish the Record Store Day titles to shows (most notably the Rolling Stones at Kiel Opera things that you love. It’s good to spend time with other people and for $20 Steve Keene Paintings House in July of 1978), the T-shirts he bought to prove his other people to recommend selections of music that they think you will $5 Guestroom shirts attendance and — most importantly — the fine record like, because it allows other people to get to know you well enough to collection he assembled during that time. do this. It’s good to understand the progression of technology. It’s good Live Music Schedule: As goes the story of many a young man with a pento sit down and do nothing but appreciate a work of art constructed by 6 p.m. - Locust Avenue MATT chant for rock and roll, he met a young woman who … a group of people you will never meet unless maybe their tour stops in 7 p.m.

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey didn’t so much.

Long story short, Dad’s vinyl records CARNEY your town. It’s good to blast “The Joshua Tree” at full volume from a wound up stuffed into a storage space in young Matt’s 7:50 p.m. -Gentle Ghost chest-high stack of speakers because the album’s beauty and warmth is room, where they lay accumulating dust until I was old 8:50 p.m. - Early Beat accentuated by the crackle of the needle on the vinyl, the division beenough to realize my intense awkwardness.

9:30 p.m. - Depth & Current tween sides A and B and the anticipatory hum of some faraway studio.

And so by the time Led Zeppelin and Elvis Costello were as much a 10:30 p.m. - Rainbows Are Free In a time when efficiency is everything, it’s a healthy blast of fresh part of my life as my car, interest in history and multiple failed attempts at air for us to embrace our past and to do nothing but enjoy recorded attracting girlfriends, I actually owned copies of their records on the meAlso releasing album music. Properly listening to a song while riding an exercise bike with dium for which they were originally intended. Thanks Pops! earbuds jammed into your skull is like trying to understand a compliAnd so was the beginning of my great appreciation for vinyl, which cated lecture from a professor with a cold. All the valuable stuff is there, has come under the intense fire of criticism implicit within our slimbut it’s difficult to truly appreciate and understand. down,, digital culture. Whyy p perpetuate such an inconvenient pracg p That said, Record Store Day is being celebrated Saturday at Guestroom Records on for tice as driving to the record store and browsing around ar a bulky piece of cardboard with an easily sscratched Main Street. Come celebrate the goodness. you and similarly bulky piece of material when w Matt Carney is a professional writing junior.

RECORD STORE DAY SINGLES, REISSUES AND ADVANCED RELEASES The Apples In Stereo- “Travellers in Space” The Black Keys- “Tighten Up/Howlin’ For You” Bon Iver/Peter Gabriel- “Come Talk to Me/Flume” Devo- “Duty Now for the Future” Drive-By Truckers- “Your Woman is a Living Thing/Just Maybe” Dum Dum Girls/Male Bonding- “Pay For Me/Before It’s Gone” Flaming Lips and Stardeath and White Dwarfs“Dark Side of the Moon” Goldfrapp- “Head First” Gorillaz- “White Flag” Helio Sequence/Menomena- “Pilgrim’s Progress/ Converter” The Hold Steady- “Heaven is Whenever”

Jamie Lidell- “Compass” Japandroids- “Post Nothing” John Lennon box set Joy Division box set Julian Casablancas- “11th Dimension” LCD Soundsystem- “Pow Pow” Mastodon- “Blood Mountain” MGMT- “Siberian Breaks” Modest Mouse- “The Moon and Antarctica” Monsters of Folk- “Monsters of Folk” Pavement- “Quarantine the Past: Best of Pavement” Ramones- “Romones Mania” Sex Pistols- “Great Rock ‘N’ Roll Swindle” Wilco- “Kicking Television” Complete list on recordstoreday.com

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Leap into spring fashion with these essentials It’s the time of year we’ve all been yearning for after this long and brutal winter: Spring.

Hang up the pea coats and put away the gloves and break out the shorts and sundresses. The trends for spring are centered on relaxed and sporty silhouettes, bright pops of color, tribal influences and prints galore.

Here are some of my picks for the most popular spring and summer trends:

THE ROMPER

Though some may see the romper as something you can only wear over a COURTNEY bathing suit during a day at SILVA the lake or the beach, I see it as a unique and versatile alternative to shorts and a tank top.

Rompers can be dressed down with a pair of sandals for day and dressed up with wedges or heels for night. Structured blazers, vests and jackets also add a dressed up and more sophisticated look.

THE BOYFRIEND BLAZER

Crossing over from the winter trends to the spring trends is the boyfriend blazer. To transition this look from winter to spring, try pairing it with a slouchy tank, shorts and sandals. You’ll be the epitome of relaxed cool.

The point of the boyfriend blazer, like any

item of clothing with the word “boyfriend” in front of it, is to have a more loose fit than normal. You shouldn’t be able to drown in the fabric, but it should be loose enough so that it looks like you may have stolen it from your boyfriend’s closet. Rolling up the sleeves balances out the look and gives it a touch of femininity.

NEUTRAL AND NEON

Neutral colors are a big trend for spring. It could be found on the spring runways in the forms of khaki, nude pinks, camel and grey. Neutral tops and dresses with soft ruffles and draped fabrics were a common sighting. To contrast the soft tones with something edgy, pair a nude pink dress with a black leather bomber or gladiator inspired heels.

O n t h e o t h e r ha n d , i t wouldn’t be spring without a pop of color here and there. While there were many neutral colors on the runway, there was plenty of neon to go around. Proenza Schouler’s spring 2010 collection incorporated aquatic hues and neon tie-dye as a staple throughout. Pairing neutrals and neon will make for an interesting, yet trendy, look.

WORLD-RENOWNED JAPANESE PIANIST TO PERFORM AT OU Nobuyuki Tsujii, award-winning classical pianist, will perfrom at 8 tonight at Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall in Catlett Music Center.

Tsujii is an acclaimed and decorated performer, tying for the gold medal at the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.

The pianist was born blind but showed an

early knack for piano, entering formal training at 4 years old.

Despite Tsujii’s blindness, he has still beceome one of the most recognized pianists of his time.

TRIBAL AND FLORAL PRINTS

This spring trend is nothing new. However, tribal and floral prints were done a little differently this season. Along with the tribal prints came the concept of modern-day warriors. Metal plating as embellishments on shoes, jackets and tops showed up in numerous spring collections such as Balmain and Rodarte. Jewelry also is starting to reflect the tribal trend.

The standard floral print dress has undergone a transformation this season. Not born with the mix-and-match g e n e ? No p ro b l e m.

Instead of using just one print, designers are starting to mix- andmatch prints for you.

Thakoon’s spring collection included a number of multiprint dresses that provided the perfect juxtaposition of fabrics. Don’t be afraid to pair one print with another instead of a solid to balance it out.

Courtney Silva is a journalism sophomore.

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LATE NIGHT FAVORITE COMES ALIVE IN NORMAN SATURDAY COLE PRIDDY Daily Staff Writer

You know that moment late at night when you are too tired for things to make sense anymore? Yeah, Adult Swim does, as its programs come across more as hilarious head games.

These shows may seem a little demented, but are strangely funny, such as Seth Green’s stop animation hit “Robot Chicken” or “Tim and Eric Awesome Show” that feels more like a poorly edited brainwash video.

Either way, Adult Swim is looking to capture late night viewers through comedy and now, live music.

The official Adult Swim Block Party has been launched and will stop at 6 p.m. Saturday outside O’Connells Irish Pub, 120 E. Lindsey Street.

The tour has included some popular acts like Here We Go Magic and Clipse, but Norman will be hosting The Whigs with Magic Potion.

The Whigs feature a fast-paced alternative style with the irresistible

head bobbing, foot tapping factor that makes for an energetic show. Songs that are brutally honest like “Kill Me Carolyne” and the addictive “Hundred/Million” are just a few reasons to get excited for this band. If the iPod has been feeling tired lately and there is an itch for some new music, this will be a guaranteed good time.

If that is not enough to get you, there will also be games like mini golf, or as Adult Swim put it “a gateway to all sorts of bad behaviors” and a cash tank, where Adult Swim says “kids learn to value money over life.”

There will be prizes, free T-shirts and plenty of entertainment for a successful block party.

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‘Twilight’ among ‘most challenged’ books of 2009 LOS ANGELES- The best-selling vampire themed “Twilight” book series has entered the top-10 list of books that U.S. schools and public libraries were asked to remove from their shelves in 2009.

But the worst offenders were the popular young adult novel series “ttyl” by Lauren Myracle, which are written entirely in the style of instant messages, the American Library Association said in a report Wednesday.

And although they are no longer in the Top 10, J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series landed atop the 100 most frequently challenged books of the 2000-2009 decade. Objections to the best-selling tales of the boy wizard have been raised over perceived anti-family

and occult themes.

The ALA said Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” series, which have been turned into a blockbuster film franchise, were fifth on the 2009 list — their first year in the annual compilation. The books were challenged for being sexually explicit, religious views and being unsuitable for their age group.

The “ttyl” series, which came top of the 2009 list, was challenged for nudity, offensive language and drugs.

The ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom defines a challenge as a formal written complaint filed with a library or a school requesting that material be removed from bookshelves or a school curriculum. It received 460 such reports in 2009 and they come from a variety

of sources. Few are successful.

“Even though not every book will be right for every reader, the ability to read, speak, think and express ourselves freely are core American values,” said Barbara Jones, director of the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom.

The children’s picture book “And Tango Makes Three” about two male penguins raising an egg, and teen novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” took the No. 2 and No. 3 spots in 2009.

Harper Lee’s 1960 Pulitzer Prize-winning classic “To Kill a Mockingbird” came fourth because of challenges on the grounds of racism and language.

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Revisiting the New Deal: Government Patronage and the Fine Arts | new exhibition on display now through May 9 in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Visit www.ou.edu/fjjma for more information.

Intramural Update| Homerun derby entries today at the Huston Huffman Center. For more information visit recservices.ou.edu or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.

Sooner Softball: OU vs. Texas Tech | 5 & 7 p.m. at the OU Softball Complex. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Lecture: Human Ecology | 7-9 p.m. at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. James H. Brown, Distinguished Professor of Biology at the University of New Mexico and member of the National Academy of Sciences, will focus on the current challenges and opportunities facing human societies as they grow and increasingly tap the world’s supply of energy and resources.

Friday, April 16 Intramural Update| Divisional Softball Tournament begins today at Reaves Park, date subject to change due to weather. For more information visit recservices. ou.edu or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.

Free Movie: “Invictus” | free screening at 4, 7, 10 p.m. & 12:30 a.m. in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Presented by the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council Film Series.

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Movie Night at the Museum: “Wall-E” | 5:30-9 p.m. at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. Bring your pillow and sleeping bag for this family movie night in the museum’s Great Hall featuring “Wall-E.” Galleries open from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Movie begins at 7:00. Evening museum admission, which includes movie admission, is $5 for adults, $4 seniors age 65 and up, $3 youth ages 6 to 17, and free for children ages 5 and under. Museum members receive a $1 per ticket discount. Snacks will be available for purchase during the show.

Men’s Tennis: OU vs. Baylor | 6 p.m. at the Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion. Admission is free for all fans.

Saturday, April 17 Sooner Softball: OU vs. Texas | 2 p.m. at the OU Softball Complex. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Sooner Football Spring Game | 2 p.m. at the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID.

Sunday, April 18 Men’s Tennis: OU vs. Texas Tech | 1 p.m. at the Gregg Wadley Indoor Tennis Pavilion. Admission is free for all fans!

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Because you’ll not expect more than you deserve and are willing to work for what you get, things will work out quite well for you, both personally and where your commercial affairs are concerned.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Being able to assess situations as each one arises and not expecting something for nothing are the two reasons why you’ll handle things so well today.

You’ll be rewarded for your readiness.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - If you find yourself in the position of needing to speak up in order to get something to which you’re entitled, do so tactfully.

You’ll get what you want faster if you don’t ruffle any feathers.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Being one who is seriousminded today, those who are no-nonsense thinkers will prove to be your best companions.

You’ll be happiest hanging out with like-minded friends.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Making a small sacrifice in order to help a friend won’t be any big deal to you. If that’s what needs to be done, you’ll simply act on your instincts and do so without any fanfare.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21) - Enormous gratification can be derived today by agreeing to do a task others find too difficult to handle. To your credit, you won’t let their insecurities influence you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Make an effort to communicate with that person who keeps coming in and out of your thoughts.

If your instincts are urging you to get in touch with him/her, don’t ignore them.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - You accept the notion that actions speak louder than words, but do you apply this where your loved ones are concerned?

Make sure your gestures express what is truly in your heart.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Instead of letting your thoughts meander all over the place, your life will be more rewarding if you focus on one objective at a time. With a clear purpose in mind, accomplishments become easier.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Exert a conscientious effort toward contributing to the welfare of those you love, and everything good will automatically fall into place. Actions will speak more loudly than words.

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22) - Don’t let a complicated development intimidate you today.

Once you begin your deductions, you’ll realize how well equipped you are to easily be able to sort things out.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Express your views honestly today but do so with consideration for the feelings of your listeners. There are many ways of telling people what they need to hear.

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ACROSS 1 Freeway exits 6 Gimlet’s cousin 9 Tries to determine the weight of 14 Dickens character Heep 15 Onassis’ X 16 Not aflame 17 Gal’s guy 18 Adult elver 19 Uninviting to a vegan 20 Remote function 23 Start of many titles 24 What travelers hope is accurate, briefly 25 Wine containers 27 Like some cafe dining 32 Kind of chop 33 Hawaiian handout 34 “Dally” starter 36 Phoebe and Rhea, to Saturn 39 Outlaw group 41 Brogan bottoms 43 Sign at a RR crossing 44 Hundredeyed giant of myth 46 Lively dupletime dance 48 Long intro?

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Sooners to compete for berth in nationals Men’s gymnastics looks to build on MPSF title and qualify for nationals RICKY LY Daily Staff Writer

The No. 2 OU men’s gymnastics team looks to avenge its defeat in last year’s national championship when the Sooners compete in their NCAA-qualifying session tonight in West Point, N.Y. The Sooners (15-1) are coming off their 10th conference title in 12 years at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on April 3, and have their eyes set on the program’s ninth national title.

Last year, the Sooners entered the final rotation in second before dropping to third on the last routine to finish behind Stanford and Michigan.

The third-place finish was OU’s worst finish in the national championship in 10 years, as the Sooners had finished first or second in the competition every year since 2001.

But OU will first have to earn a place in the finals before even thinking about hoisting up the team trophy on Friday.

“The qualifier is a little different than what we would usually perform in competition,” head coach Mark Williams said.

“We’re probably going to hold back a little, but we still have to go out and earn it since the overall goal is to advance into the finals.”

OU will compete in the second team session alongside some familiar foes, as the Sooners have defeated every other team in their group at least once this season.

Squaring off against the squad in the opening round will be No. 3 Michigan, No. 6 California, No. 7 Minnesota, No. 10 Nebraska and No. 11 Iowa.

Four of Nebraska’s losses on the year have

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Freshman Jacob Dalton scissors while competing on the pommel horse on April 3 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships inside McCasland Field House. come at the hands of the Sooners, including a fourth-place finish behind OU in the conference championships.

OU also has defeated each of the other teams in its session, although the Sooners barely defeated the Wolverines on the road (354.450-354.000) and just slipped past the Golden Bears (354.550-354.450) in the MPSF Championships in Norman.

The first qualifier session will include No. 1 Illinois, No. 4 Stanford, No. 5 Ohio State, No. 8 Penn State, No. 9 Illinois-Chicago and No. 12 Temple.

Williams said he expects the competition to be difficult regardless of which teams move on to the next round today.

“Michigan will definitely be one of the

toughest teams to go up against,” Williams said. “We kind of lucked out that both Stanford and Illinois are in the other group, but if we move on we’ll definitely have to face them on Friday.”

The top three teams from each session will advance to the team finals Friday evening to compete for the national title.

In addition, the team with the highest qualifying score will get to choose which event the squad will begin the finals on.

This element of the competition will be especially important to the Sooners as they look to avoid finishing the night on the grueling pommel horse, an event the team has struggled with all season.

“We’d like to come out of the qualifier

as the top team if at all possible,” Williams said. “We definitely want to pay particular attention to our rings and pommel horse routines so we can perform the best we can given some of our struggles in previous meets.”

Tonight’s meet also will be important for the individual competition, as only the top-three individuals on a non-qualifying team earn a berth into the all-around competition.

Junior Steven Legendre is the defending national champion in the all-around, vault and floor exercise, but his strongest competition may come from his own teammates.

Legendre said although the stage will be bigger at the national championships, he does not expect to change his preparation for the competition.

“I’m just trying to do the same thing I’ve been doing all year,” Legendre said. “Trying to hit routines, trying to make them perfect.

That’s pretty much all there is to it.”

Legendre is ranked first in the national all-around rankings, but two Sooner freshmen also rank in the top five behind the Port Jefferson, N.Y., native.

Freshmen Jacob Dalton (No. 2) and Alex Naddour (No. 4) might pose the biggest threat to Legendre’s chances of defending his all-around title, as both gymnasts have already won multiple all-around titles this season.

The trio is expected to contend not only for the all-around title, which will be decided Friday, but also for the individual event competitions to take place Saturday.

But the Sooners will have to take care of business as a team on day one if they hope to secure another national championship.

OU will begin its search to reclaim the NCAA title at 7 tonight inside the Holleder Center on the campus of the U.S. Military Academy.

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OU doubles team pairs up for Q&A session ANNELISE RUSSELL Daily Staff Writer

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he No. 1 doubles team for No. 21 OU men’s tennis is comprised of senior Andrei Daescu and freshman Costin Paval. They face a tough opponent in No. 9 Baylor at 6 p.m. Friday in Norman, but each gave their impressions of the season so far and the growth they have made as a pair.

1) WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO TO CLOSE THE SEASON STRONG?

Daescu: We need to keep working hard in practice and stay focused during the rest of the season in order to give ourselves the best chance to win.

Paval: One of the main things at this point is to rest. We had a lot of matches and we are all exhausted. We can’t overdo it, and once we get a little time to rest we have to take advantage of it.

2) WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED THIS SEASON TO PREPARE YOU FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY?

Daescu: I learned that the season is very long and it is important to take one match at a time, forgetting the past results.

Paval: If you put the work into it then there is no way you won’t have results. No matter what. Being consistent and willing to improve every time

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Andrei Daescu, senior, returns a shot against Southern California. Daescu and freshman Costin Paval make up the No. 1 doubles team for the No. 21 OU tennis team.

3) HAVE YOU LEARNED ANYTHING FROM EACH OTHER PLAYING TOGETHER?

Daescu: Playing doubles with Costin is a great experience, and I feel like during the season we got to know each other very well and we also learned a lot from each other, which makes us a strong team at the moment.

Paval: Me and Andrei were friends before coming to the U.S. We get along really well. Of course we learn from each other. That is how you improve yourself. It is a great experience to play with him and I am pretty sure we are going to play a pro tournament together.

4) WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING MATCH AGAINST BAYLOR?

Daescu: It is a home conference game against a top-10 team in the nation and we expect to fight really hard at all positions and pick up a win.

Paval: I think OU is ready and in great shape with a lot of confidence and no matter what happens we are going to put up a great fight.

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Costin Paval, freshman, returns a shot. Paval and doubles partner Andrei Daescu hail from Bucharest, Romania.

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