The Oklahoma Daily

LIFE & ARTS • PAGE 9

SPORTS • PAGE 6

Reunions on festival schedule Norman-based rock band The Neighborhood (shown left) is one band planning to get back together for the Norman Music Festival.

Sooners fall to Dallas Baptist Tyler Ogle (shown right) and the No. 11 OU baseball team dropped the ball against the Patriots in a 3-2 loss Tuesday evening in Norman.

The University of Oklahoma’s independent student voice since 1916

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

www.OUDaily.com

Free — additional copies 25¢

UOSA budget grows by $12,470K 1

Allotting student funds

UOSA only organization under Student Affiars to receive budget increase since 2009 JARED RADER and RENEÉ SELANDERS The Oklahoma Daily

2

Requesting more funding

3

Distributing UOSA’s money

Funding student organizations and improving UOSA administrative functions were the motivations behind the decision of three students and one administrator to allocate an additional $12,470.20 in student-activity fee revenues to student government rather than

other Student Affairs departments.

The Student Activity Fee Committee — made up of UOSA President Franz Zenteno, Student Congress Chairman Brett Stidham, Graduate Student Senate Chairman Derrell Cox and Student Affairs Vice President Clarke Stroud — alloted more than $2.4 million in projected student-activity fee revenues for the 2011-2012 academic year to UOSA and six other departments during its March 4 meeting.

Almost 25 percent of next year’s projected student-activity fee revenues was

allotted to UOSA, making it the only organization since 2009 to receive a budget increase.

Counseling and Testing Services, Number Nyne Crisis Center, Fitness and Recreation, the dean of Students, Student Life and Student Media have operated under the same budget for the last two years, according to the budget in the OU Board of Regents’ agenda.

Adding in funds not used up by SEE FEES PAGE 2

Students create map for disabled Sooners Map provides locations of handicap-accessible entrances, campus info

STUDENTS CHOW DOWN ON BARBECUE

SARA GROOVER The Oklahoma Daily

MERRILL JONES/THE DAILY

Emily Ward, international studies and economics junior; Melanie Duran, film and video studies sophomore; and Pedro Vera, psychology junior, eat at the Sower’s Club barbecue Tuesday evening in the courtyard of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Recruiter outlines CIA jobs Applications are being accepted for multiple positions, recruiter says CARMEN FORMAN The Oklahoma Daily

A recruiter spoke to students about job opportunities within the CIA and provided an outline of its application processes Tuesday in Hester Hall.

CIA recruiter Nancy Hunt spoke to about 20 students about the requirements the CIA and National Clandestine Services — which focus on collecting human intelligence overseas — require of applicants.

The organizations are accepting applications for analyst positions, overseas-officer and operationsofficer positions, Hunt said.

Students applying for jobs or internships should have people skills, a willingness to serve overseas and the ability to think quickly on their feet, Hunt said. Knowing multiple languages is also very helpful to students pursuing careers in the CIA, Hunt said.

READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE AT OUDAILY.COM

Green Week held to build environmental awareness Art students construct sculptures made from recycled materials ALEX EWALD The Oklahoma Daily

Six recyclable sculptures built by 17 art students and installed on the South Oval are intended to raise environmental awareness on campus in conjunction with Undergraduate Student Congress Green Week.

This year was the first year Green Week has presented the projects made by students in the “Foundations 3D” class, taught by art professor Jeff Beekman, said Allyson Sand, Green Week vice chairwoman of communications.

Sand, an energy management senior, said the Green Week executives invited students in a 3D art class to create proposals for reusable recycle bins made of recyclable products.

Green Week is a weeklong event featuring entertainment and educational events to encourage environmental awareness, Sand said. The sculptures promote both recycling and an awareness of one’s overall impact on the planet, Sand said.

“We just did this to promote awareness of reusing materials and recycling to kind of spark people’s interests and … put Green Week on the map,” Sand said. “[Recycling] is

A LOOK AT WHAT’S ON Visit the news section to read about an Arizona State University researcher who will discuss native science Thursday at OU

ALEX EWALD/THE DAILY

OU students walk past a sculpture made of aluminum cans Tuesday afternoon on the South Oval. The untitled sculpture made by art class students Brian Kirkland, Benjamyn Adams and Jing Zhang was one of six in an exhibit that kicked off OU’s Green Week, which started Monday.

an easy thing to do that can make a pretty profound impact.”

OU art professor Victor Youritzin stopped on the South Oval Monday after noticing a garbage can covered in used aluminum cans.

Youritzin examined the sculpture and said it was one of the best he has seen at OU even though he did not know it was connected to Green Week.

THE OKLAHOMA DAILY VOL. 96, NO. 136 © 2011 OU Publications Board www.OUDaily.com www.facebook.com/OUDaily www.twitter.com/OUDaily

He said the piece may reflect influences from early 20th-century artists like Pablo Picasso, who began using everyday objects to create art, adding that the diagonals and the base add to the can’s unique impression.

READ THE COMPLETE ARTICLE AT OUDAILY.COM

WHAT’S INSIDE Campus .................

Classifieds .............

Life & Arts ..............

Opinion .................

Sports ...................

2 7 8 4 5

An OU student association has helped develop a map to assist students with disabilities on campus.

The Disability Resource Center has created a campus map designed for disabled students, said Colin Bober, Association of Disabled Students president and business administration senior.

“I was given the opportunity to advise on the look of the map and make sure the different parts could be easily distinguished for ease of viewing to promote ease of access and knowledge of the issues students with disabilities face at OU,” Bober said.

In the map, a tab with information on handicap-accessible entrances, elevators and bathrooms is presented alongside general information on campus buildings and the departments.

The association formed in response to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, association faculty adviser Suzette Dyer said.

“It started in response to architectural access issues, and the initial members were primarily individuals with mobility impairments who wanted equal access to facilities,” Dyer said.

The association is an advocacy and educational organization that works to promote full campus participation for students with disabilities to ensure they have access to equal educational opportunities, Dyer said.

Incoming association President Candace Clark, management information systems junior, said she sees her term as an opportunity to build connections with other on-campus organizations.

“I want to get more involved with the greek community and other organizations on campus so that people will know more about us,” Clark said.

Several fraternity and sorority houses have installed wheelchair-accessible ramps, and others have plans in the works, Bober said.

“Last year when we went through [sorority] recruitment, we had three girls with disabilities,” Clark said. “A lot of the girls had no idea how to deal with it.”

The association also provides information to campus organizations looking to make themselves more accessible to disabled students, Bober said.

“A lot of these organizations want to be able to accommodate students with disabilities, and we offer them perspective,” Bober said.

Disabled students should speak out and inform the public of their needs, Clark said.

“If a disabled student needs something, they need to step up and say something or there is not going to be anyone to help them,” Bober said.

Bober said all students, disabled or not, should get involved with the association.

TODAY’S WEATHER

67°| 57° Tomorrow: 20 percent chance of thunderstorms

2 • Wednesday, April 20, 2011

The Oklahoma Daily | OUDaily.com

CAMPUS

Chase Cook, managing editor dailynews@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666

FEES: Fewer groups applied for funding in 2011 Continued from page 1

Today around campus » The School of Art & Art History’s Foundations exhibition will be open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Fred Jones Jr. Memorial Art Center’s Lightwell Gallery. » Waffles will be available from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Wagner Hall Writing Center, Room 280, for students working on papers. » Guest speaker Mary Kay Reinemann of the Center for Nonviolent Communication will speak during a lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Robertson Hall, Room 100. » As part of Green Week, Student Congress is having a sack-lunch picnic with chips and guacamole from Chipotle from noon to 1 p.m. on the South Oval and will have cilantro plants for students to pot and take home. » Free Health and Fitness Seminar: “Short Distance Race Training” will be from noon to 12:45 p.m. Email heatherkirkes@ou.edu for more information. » A workshop concentrating on nonprofit organizations will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. in Kaufman Hall, rooms 230 and 232.

OU alumna Courtney Gilman will discuss her work as a nonprofit program manager. » Sophia Morren of McNair Scholars will discuss tips on overcoming procrastination at a Student Success Series seminar from 1 to 2 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245. » OU baseball will play Bacone College at 6:30 p.m. in L. Dale Mitchell Park. » Animal Volunteers Alliance and Sooners for Ocean Security will be making bird feeders from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Union’s Presidents Room. » University Theatre will perform Eugene O’Neill’s “Ah, Wilderness!” from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center’s Weitzenhoffer Theatre. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students. » The OU Wind Symphony will play from 8 to 10 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Sharp Concert Hall as part of the Sutton Concert Series. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students, faculty, staff and senior adults.

Thursday, April 21 » OU Health Services will host a Student Success Series seminar on healthy eating habits from 4 to 5 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245. » As a part of Green Week, Student Congress will be screening the documentary “Fresh” at 6:30 p.m. in Fred Jones Jr. Auditorium with a prize raffle and free Chipotle burritos.

administrative UOSA organizations and student organizations last year, the UOSA Budgetary Committee had $692,684.19 to allocate for the 2011-2012 academic year.

Next year’s budget for administrative UOSA organizations — such as Campus Activities Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council and the Housing Center Student Association — totals $492,295.69, according to the primary funding bill approved by the Graduate Student Senate on April 10.

This is $8,702.90 more than UOSA’s 2010-2011 administrative budget.

The total money allocated to student organizations that applied for primary funding for the next academic year is $200,428.50, according to the primary funding bill for student organizations, also approved by GSS on April 10.

This is $15,978.40 less than the total allocated last year.

The addition of a UOSA webmaster position to maintain and update studentgovernment websites and an increase in student organizations that use most of their allocated funds influenced the committee’s decision to grant the additional revenue to UOSA, said Brett Stidham, Undergraduate Student Congress chair and Student Activity Fee Committee member, in an email.

UOSA’s application for extra funding from student activity fees outlined $2,465 to fund the webmaster position and $993 for automatic adjustments in benefits for UOSA’s two full-time staffers — administrative assistant Debbie Strong and financial associate Nicole Pharoah.

The webmaster position was created so UOSA could comply with Open Meetings requirements and make changes to UOSA websites, said Derrell Cox, Graduate Student Senate chair and Student Activity Fee Committee member, in an email.

Graduate student research grants were allocated $2,500 more than last year, according to OU’s 2012 funding bill.

Graduate students rely on student-activity fee funds to conduct research because reduced state funding for higher education has caused university departments to cut back on funds available for research, Cox said in an email.

“In many cases, conducting and presenting their research would be impossible without grants from various funding sources, including GSS,” Cox said in an email. “For the

McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church

No Greater Day and No Greater Way! Spend Easter with Us!

Holy Thursday Service April 21st at 7:30 PM in Fenn Hall

Good Friday Service April 22nd at 7:30 PM in the Sanctuary

Easter Sunrise Service April 24th at 6:15 AM on the South Lawn

Easter Sunday Worship Services April 24th Sanctuary and LifeLine Services 8:30 and 10:55 AM 419 S. University Blvd. z Norman, OK 73069 (405) 321-3484 z www.McFarlinUMC.org

large majority of the students who receive GSS grants, the primary beneficiary of their research is the public.

The Budgetary Committee set aside $11,000 for emergency funding for student organizations next semester, said UOSA Budget Chair Sean Bender in an email. Money that is not used up by student organizations by the end of this semester will be allocated as subsidiary funding next semester.

Less money was allocated toward student organizations for the next academic year because fewer organizations applied for primary funding than in 2010, Bender said in an email. Primary funding for 2011-2012 was allocated to 161 student organizations — 15 fewer than in 2010.

However, of the 176 organizations that applied for primary funding for 2010-2011, 74 did not receive 2011-2012 primary funding.

Of the 102 student organizations that applied for primary funding for both the 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 academic years, 54 received an increase in funds, 31 received less and 17 received the same.

The Daily sent inquiries to seven organizations that received $700 to $1,100 decreases in funding for the next academic year and three replied.

Ahsanur Rahman, Student Association of Bangladesh president, said in an email he didn’t know why his organization received less funding for next year, but his organization is still arranging funds from other sources.

Erin Weese, Facilitating African Rehabilitation president, said the organization received $775 less this year

Student-activities fees review Every OU student pays $5.95 per credit hour in studentactivity fees to fund UOSA and Student Affairs departments.

Projections of student-activity fee revenue are based on historical enrollment and fee collection trends and are prepared by the university’s Chief Financial Officer Chris Kuwitzky.

Every year, organizations under Student Affairs must submit funding requests to the Student Activity Fee Committee for review. After reviewing the requests, the committee creates and approves a budget that must then be approved by the OU Board of Regents.

All departments, except UOSA, only receive a portion of their funding through student-activity fees. For example, 44 percent of Counseling and Testing’s budget comes from student-activity fees, while state funding accounts for 44.5 percent and department sales and services make up 11.5 percent.

The Student Activity Fee Committee reviewed applications requesting increased funding from UOSA and the university’s primary mental-health agency — Counseling and Testing Services — on March 4.

UOSA requested an additional $3,458, but received an additional $9,012.20 — enough money that could have funded part of a funding request by Counseling and Testing.

Counseling and Testing’s request included a proposal for an extra $7,980 to increase the salaries of its interns from $19,000 to $21,000 per intern. The median intern salary at other Big 12 schools is $25,000, according to Counseling and Testing’s funding application.

While Counseling and Testing didn’t receive the additional requested funding from student-activity fees, recent turnover in experienced staff freed up the funds necessary to fulfill the proposed salary increase for interns, said William Wayne, Counseling and Testing Services director.

— Jared Rader and Reneé Selanders/The Daily

because members were unaware that it had $975 in available funds last year.

It is standard practice of the Budgetary Committee to reevaluate funding of organizations that didn’t use all of their allocated money in 2010, Bender said during the April 10 GSS meeting.

Young Democrats treasurer Samuel Peyton said the organization didn’t need a large budget next year because the

next academic year doesn’t coincide with any important elections.

Editor’s note: This is part three of a three-part series tracking the allocation of student-activity fees. Part one focused on the distribution process. Part two examined the departments that applied for an increase in funding for 20112012. Part three focuses on how UOSA distributes its money.

NEWS

The Oklahoma Daily | OUDaily.com

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 • 3

Fraternity pedals to support the disabled Students ride stationary bikes for 48 hours to raise money for nonprofit organization

A physician specializing in diabetic care has been named director of Adult Clinical Programs and chairman of Clinical Diabetes Research for the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center, according to a press release.

Dr. James T. Lane comes to the Diabetes Center with more than 20 years of experience in diabetes clinical research and practice, according to a press release.

“Dr. Lane brings an outstanding set of skills to the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center,” OU President David L. Boren said in a press release.

The Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center is working to prevent diabetes and better manage its complications through research, better practices for patients and education and awareness programs for the public and health care professionals, according to the press release.

“I am looking forward to working with physicians, faculty and staff at the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center,” Lane said in a press release. “Because diabetes affects 10 percent of Oklahomans, diabetes education is very important in this community, and I’m excited to play a part.”

ZACK HEDRICK The Oklahoma Daily

F

raternity members pedaled on stationary bikes for 48 hours on the South Oval on Monday and Tuesday to raise awareness for their national philanthropy organization.

Pi Kappa Phi held their inaugural Pedals for Push event this semester, which started on Monday.

The 48-hour event had members of the fraternity pedal in pairs on stationary bikes to raise awareness for Push America, a nonprofit organization that supports people with disabilities, said Kyle Pacheco, accounting senior and fraternity member.

All 40 members of the fraternity helped cover shifts on the stationary bikes during the 48-hour event, said Greg Salts, coordinator of Pedals for Push. Each member was required to pedal for at least two hours, Salts said.

“We actually have people [pedaling] up to eight hours,” said Salts, University College freshman. “Everyone is picking up the slack.”

The organization collected donations in tin cans while the members pedaled, Pacheco said.

“We feel like this week our mission is to raise the awareness,” said Shane Pruitt, microbiology senior. “We’re not expecting a lot of money.”

Pruitt said he is optimistic because while he was pedaling, he saw an outpouring of support from the student body.

“I really feel like we’re just one of the ways that the student body can reach out [and help],” he said.

Pedals for Push is one of several events with a cycling theme to help raise funds and awareness for Push America, Pacheco said.

There are two bike rides over the summer, one across Florida and another that goes across the nation, Pacheco said. “[Participants] see it as an opportunity to grow and also get in shape while making a difference as well,” Pruitt said.

visit

Diabetes center hires research director

ASHLEY WEST/THE DAILY

— Carmen Forman/ The Daily

Accounting senior Kenneth Pacheco pedals on a bike Monday afternoon on the South Oval.

acebook.com/ouitstore

FOR THE FULL PRICE LIST

one day sale too big for just one day april 27-29 | 9am-5pm Last Gen. 13” Macbook Pro (MC374LL/A)

$800

New 8GB iPod touch

Apple TV

(MC540LL/A)

(MC572LL/A)

$200

$85

Free printer with the purchase of any Mac or PC ($150 value).*

All prices subject to change. Prices valid 4/27/11 - 4/29/11. Quantities limited.

Free printer while supplies last. No coupons or other existing promotions can be applied to the 3 Day Sale prices.

No price adjustments on previous purchases. No rainchecks. Please see ou.edu/ouit/return for return policies.

329 w. boyd on HISTORIC CAMPUS CORNER. Follow us

405.325.1925 | itstore.ou.edu | itstore@ou.edu

4 • Wednesday, April 20, 2011

The Oklahoma Daily | OUDaily.com

THUMBS UP ›› Pi Kappa Phi rode stationary bikes for 48 hours to raise money for Push America (see page 3)

OPINION

Tim French, opinion editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666

OUR VIEW

COLUMN

We need a say in spending

Biological sex should not be basis for housing

When OU projected there would be an increase of $12,470.20 in student-activity fee revenue, the Student Activity Fee Committee, made up of three UOSA leaders and vice president of Student Affairs Clarke Stroud, allotted the entire surplus to UOSA. Six other student-focused departments were eligible for funding but did not receive it because none, except Counseling and Testing Services, submitted a request.

While it was obvious that there wasn’t enough money to fund Counseling and Testing’s request to promote its lone psychiatrist from part-time to full-time, funding was available to increase the salaries of its interns as requested. Had the committee granted this request, there still would have been enough money to meet UOSA’s request, which was only $3,458.

While we understand student-activity fees are UOSA’s only source of funding, whereas the six other departments receive supplemental funding from the state and other areas, the economic climate of the state means supplementary funding is not increasing.

Because these six other departments serve students in important ways, it’s not unreasonable to suggest that additional student-activity fees are divided among them, especially because UOSA’s budget is the only one that has increased since 2009.

We think the seven departments that receive studentactivity fee money should receive a set percentage of collected fees. This would remove potential bias involved in

the allocation process and ensure that every department receives benefits of projected student-activity fee revenue increases.

We agree that certain departments should receive more funding than others, and UOSA should be the primary beneficiary of student-activity fees. However, increasing enrollment puts a strain on departments as more students use their services, a situation the current allocation system fails to adequately address.

Also, another account should be created where a percentage of the student-activity fee money is kept, much like a Rainy Day Fund. That way, departments could tap into a revenue source if they have requests for additional funding. The decision to grant this money would rely on a campus-wide vote by all students rather than three UOSA leaders and one administrator.

Right now, students have little involvement in the student fees allocation process. We understand the ideal of electing representatives to do this for us, but decisions that affect the entire campus should involve more student voices.

Allowing students a vote in the matter gives them a chance to decide how their money is spent, something a meeting does not. Students should feel like they are a vital part of the funding process.

Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

COLUMN

Olbermann lacks class, tact Keith Olbermann is not a man but a monSo, naturally, Cupp, being a fiscal congrel—a cross between a Shih Tzu and a bull servative and pro-lifer, was not too fond of terrier. There’s nothing appealing about him.

Behar’s view; she rebutted, “The Democrats STAFF COLUMN UMN He’s incredibly masochistic, he can’t keep a almost had a governmental shutdown bedin job, and he’s one of the most hated talking Sage Mauldin cause they refused to allow cuts in spending heads in the media today. for Planned Parenthood. You can point finAfter a conversation occurring on “The Joy gers at either side.”

Behar Show,” he posted a couple of incredibly slanderous, On Thursday, I was on Twitter, checking updates from demeaning, rude and crass Twitter messages about S.E. the people I follow, when Olbermann posted a tweet obviCupp, who was part of Behar’s panel. ously directed at Cupp. It read, “On so many levels she’s the Most politicians and talking heads would refuse to re- perfect demonstration of the necessity of the work Planned spond as he did in fear of being fired from their high paying Parenthood does.” This tweet was obviously supposed to injobs or sued for defamation of character, but Olbermann sult Cupp and her fans by wishing Cupp dead. This is never has remained unapologetic for the past week. acceptable, but like I said, Olbermann loathes people with What I’m wondering is how long opinions in opposition to his. will this loser continue to possess When a person backpedals, it’s Olbermann doesn’t have a kind bone disorienting and never makes sense, the get-out-of-jail free card? After all, in his body, which is unfortunate. what he said about Cupp was entirely so when Olbermann posted, “I said uncalled for.

Really, he’s nothing short of uncouth no such thing. Only 3% of planned If you don’t know, Cupp is a reguparenthood’s work is abortions. and disrespectful.” lar contributor to the New York Daily, Unless you’re moron Jon Kyle,” and “I the host of “The S.E. Cupp Show” and is regularly seen on have never mentioned abortion. I said her parents should Fox News sharing her opinion as a pundit. have used counseling by [Planned Parenthood] rather than Olbermann doesn’t have a kind bone in his body, which get the results they did,” people were confused and grew is unfortunate. Really, he’s nothing short of uncouth and more enraged, sending Olbermann more responses. disrespectful. He never likes anyone on television who has My beef with Olbermann is how awful for him to hide an opposing opinion — which actually makes sense. behind the abortion issue in order to attack a woman. I may By now, you’re probably curious what Olbermann post- be a pro-lifer, but I know how personal abortion is, and in ed on Twitter and what Cupp did to provoke Olbermann. no way would I ever use abortion as a weapon to insult a On Behar’s show on April 14, Cupp and Jerry Springer were woman or cowardly suggest someone’s birth was a misinvited to be guest panelists to converse — more so to argue take, simply because I didn’t agree with his or her opinion.

— with Behar about Planned Parenthood and other perti- Although America protects free speech, it’s time for our sonent issues. ciety to take some responsibility for their words.

A couple minutes into the conversation, Behar made a statement to Cupp, “Stop pretending that it’s just about fiscal — Sage Mauldin, issues when you know that you’re hiding your social agen- psychology junior da. There also, look at the Planned Parenthood thing; they practically stopped the budget from going through. We al- Comment on this column at OUDaily.com most had a governmental shutdown because of abortion.”

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Ending the forgotten war on drugs It seems like the war on drugs has been forgotten in most citizens. people’s minds these days. With all the other wars we’re Many of those prisoners have families. Many had jobs befighting, the American people can hardly be blamed for not fore they were arrested. They paid taxes and supported their keeping track of all of them. families. Not only does society lose their labor and their tax But the war on drugs is still going on, and it is America income, it puts their children in a worse situation. It is quite who is losing ironic those who most strongly support the war on drugs We need to end the war on drugs, and we need to do so in are also the most likely to view the nuclear family as the such a way that no one can doubt it was a failure, wasteful backbone of society, because few things have damaged the and — this is the key point — not worth trying again. nuclear family as much as the war on drugs.

Criminalization is ineffective in combating drug use, I favor decriminalization, but not because I don’t see how increases risky behavior and primarily benefits organized terribly drugs can destroy people’s lives. Drugs often lead to crime, which is able to obtain obscene profits from selling poverty, damage and death. I just advocate combating the the prohibited item. problem in a way that is less destrucThink about all of the costs this than the problem itself. Such ways We need to end the war on drugs, tive poses for our society. First, we have to do exist. The RAND Corporation recand we need to do so in such a marshal the resources to arrest all of ommended treatment as the cheapway that no one can doubt it was a est option of reducing drug use, saythese individuals. Once they’ve been arrested, they have to be processed failure, wasteful and — this is the ing it was 23 times more effective than through our legal system, including key point — not worth trying again.” law enforcement. all of the court dates, appeals and While our congress debates how mountains of paperwork that go along with it. Once we have much money to cut from schools and infrastructure, one convicted these people, we have to house them, feed them, Harvard economist estimates ending the war on drugs clothe them, provide them with reasonable health care and could yield as much as $75 billion a year. guard them.

Fiscal conservatives and anyone else who cares about the Think about all of those wasted resources. Think about well-being of America’s society should urge congress and our overburdened legal system. Think about all of the police the president to end the war on drugs. manpower that could be dedicated to solving violent crime.

And after you’ve thought about all those things, start think— Andrew Slagle, ing about the real costs of imprisoning so many American Arabic and history junior

Meredith Moriak Chase Cook Chris Miller Tim French James Corley

contact us

Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor News Editor Opinion Editor Sports Editor

Autumn Huffman Ashley West Chris Lusk Michael Lloyd Judy Gibbs Robinson

160 Copeland Hall, 860 Van Vleet Oval Norman, Okla. 73019-0270

phone: 405-325-3666

Life & Arts Editor Photo Editor Online Editor Multimedia Editor Editorial Adviser

email: dailynews@ou.edu

OU’s compulsory housing policy is problematic STAFF COLUMN OLUMN for students who do not fit OU’s traditional ideals of arrett gender and sexuality. All Sarah Garrett entering freshmen are required to live in campus housing until they attain a certain number of hours. OU housing is expensive, and often involves living with a roommate of the same sex.

This requirement has the potential to cause significant discomfort to a multitude of individuals: those who express a different gender than their assigned biological sex, individuals who are trans, pan, bi or homosexual and others who would be more comfortable living with someone who is assigned to them on some basis more meaningful than their biological sex.

OU’s housing policy has the potential to cause much more than discomfort. Oklahoma’s frequently homophobic political climate combined with our policy of mandatory freshman residence creates an atmosphere of discomfort — and potential danger — for those students who do not fit into traditional gender roles.

In this new era of administrative understanding of student issues, some of the best-regarded universities in the country have changed their own policies to better accommodate all of their students.

Universities that have gender-blind or neutral housing policies include: Columbia, Emory, Rutgers, Harvard, President David Northeastern, Dartmouth and Cornell. Even the Boren frequently University of Michigan, a speaks out about state university like his desire to make public OU, has recently implementOU a real competitor ed a gender-neutral houswith these premium ing policy for gay, lesbian, schools, on all bisexual and transgender students. levels. OU falls desperately short in Our university President Boren frequently terms of making the David speaks out about his desire university a safe and to make OU a real competitor comfortable place with these premium schools, for our diverse body on all levels. OU falls desperately short in terms of makof students.” ing the university a safe and comfortable place for our diverse body of students.

The presence of a formal policy would help to remove the fear and pressure of having to come out to the director of Housing and Food Services in order to apply for a housing transfer, as OU’s current policy requires.

In response to these circumstances, Students for a Democratic Society submitted a proposal for a genderneutral housing policy to Dave Annis, Housing and Food Services director, in the fall of 2010. This proposal was not taken as a serious demand — it was ignored by the Housing and Food administration with the all too common justification “this is Oklahoma”.

Decades ago, this excuse was also the justification for Norman’s racially discriminatory housing practices, and for our university and state public schools’ very late adoption of racial integration.

Because the formal routes to change this policy proved ineffective, a coalition of student groups that support a gender-neutral housing campaign, including the SDS, OU GLBT and the Women’s and Gender Studies Student Association planned and executed an occupation of the Oklahoma Memorial Union in support of a gender-neutral housing policy for OU. Monday night, more than 30 students gathered near Crossroads to sleep-in in support of a gender-neutral housing policy. These students were promptly addressed by both campus and union security and police forces, and told they were not at liberty to protest and picket in the union with their signs and props. However, Title 6, Article 3, of our student code states “orderly picketing and other forms of peaceful expression are permitted in public places on institution premises so long as there is neither interference with ingress or egress at institution facilities, interruption of classes, damage to property, or disruption of the operation of the institution.”

The students who slept in the union Monday night in support of the gender-neutral housing policy change violated none of these stipulations and were wrongfully prohibited from fully expressing their opinion. They should be offered a formal, public apology from the university police.

Additionally, our administrators must begin to recognize widespread student support for this policy change, and take steps to implement a safe housing policy for all students. The first step in this procedure is a recommendation from President Boren to the Board of Regents in support of a gender-neutral OU housing policy.

— Sarah Garrett, anthropology senior

Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

Join the conversation at

The Oklahoma Daily is a public forum and OU’s independent student voice.

Guest columns are accepted and printed at the editor’s discretion.

Letters should concentrate on issues, not personalities, and should be fewer than 250 words, typed, double spaced and signed by the author(s). Letters will be edited for space. Students must list their major and classification. Submit letters Sunday through Thursday in 160 Copeland Hall. Letters also can be emailed to dailyopinion@ou.edu.

Our View is the voice of The Oklahoma Daily Editorial Board, which consists of the editorial staff. The board meets at 5 p.m. Sunday through Thursday in 160 Copeland Hall.

Columnists’ and cartoonists’ opinions are not necessarily the opinions of The Daily Editorial Board.

NATION/WORLD

The Oklahoma Daily | OUDaily.com

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 • 5

Wildfires spring up across Texas

2

Areas west of Fort Worth, across state affected by blazes since Friday MINERAL WELLS, Texas — A growing wildfire racing through parched fields and woods west of Fort Worth isn’t likely to make it far enough to threaten the heavily populated metropolitan area, a state forestry official said Tuesday.

The fire started Friday near Possum Kingdom Lake, 70 miles west of Fort Worth, and linked up with several smaller blazes. By Tuesday, it had burned nearly 150,000 acres, destroyed 30 homes and a church and forced hundreds of residents to flee the area, Texas Forest Service spokesman Marq Webb said.

Webb said crews would be able to use firefighting tactics keep the blaze from Fort Worth, one of Texas’ largest cities with nearly 750,000 residents.

“It’s still a long way out there. God help us if it goes that far,” Webb told The Associated Press. “Stranger things have happened, but we’re not even thinking that at this point.”

But the statewide drought, hot temperatures and gusting winds have made for conditions ideal for wildfires that have allowed fires to ignite and spread quickly in several parts of the state, including the capital, Austin.

Wildfires have burned more than 1 million acres in Texas in the past week alone, including several massive blazes in West Texas that firefighters continued

3 1

WORLD NEWS BRIEFS 1. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Police searching for drug gang leader in nation’s largest slum

LM OTERO/AP

A wildfire threatens a house near Possum Kingdom, Texas, on Tuesday. The fire has been burning since Friday, and firefighters are working to stop it before it reaches Fort Worth. battling Tuesday.

Authorities ordered the 400 residents of Palo Pinto, about 50 miles west of Fort Worth, to leave the city on Tuesday evening because of the advancing flames, said Trooper Gary Rozzell of the Texas Department of Public Safety. The county’s jail inmates also were evacuated.

But in other towns between the fire and Fort Worth, residents didn’t seem worried the blaze could reach them.

“We don’t have the underbrush here, and there are many communities and other developed areas before the fire would get to Fort Worth or Dallas,” said Jimmy Peters, who lives in Willow Park, about 30 miles

west of Fort Worth.

Several of the state’s largest cities have been on the alert since a weekend wildfire in Austin destroyed 10 homes after starting on the outskirts of town.

Authorities say that fire started when a homeless man left his campfire untended and the wind blew an ember into the tinder-dry vegetation that can be found throughout the state.

The fire spread quickly and forced the evacuation of about 200 homes before crews were able to contain it.

“We absolutely saw what happened (in Austin), and we do have similar dr y conditions and very windy conditions,” said Melissa

Sparks, a San Antonio Fire Department spokeswoman.

“We are prepared in case it happens, but there’s not really an opportunity for us to go out and mow everybody’s lawns for them.”

Jason Evans, a spokesman for the Dallas Fire Department, said some of the city’s populated areas are close to rural regions full of parched grass and brush.

“I think people are guilty of thinking, ‘ This can’t happen here,’” Evans said.

“There’s a lot of people in Texas who thought that when they saw wildfires in Colorado and California, but now they are realizing it can happen in Texas, too.”

Police launched a massive operation in Rocinha, Brazil’s biggest slum, to search for a drug gang leader.

About 200 police entered the slum, a sprawling area that holds more than 100,000 people, at daybreak Tuesday.

There was no immediate word on any injuries or deaths.

It was not immediately clear if police were preparing for a full-scale invasion of the area as part of the city’s so-called slum pacification program, a tactic that sees police push drug gangs out of an area and set up a permanent presence there.

The pacification project has been carried out in more than 40 slums thus far. It is meant to improve security before Rio hosts matches for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

2. Van, Turkey

Protesters enraged by ruling to disallow some Kurdish candidates Armed with firebombs and slings, Kurdish protesters clashed with Turkish police Tuesday and the main Kurdish party threatened to boycott the upcoming election because of a decision to bar some Kurdish candidates.

The ruling by the High Election Board was a serious blow to the pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party, which is backing independent candidates in the June 12 national election in order to overcome a 10 percent threshold for political parties to enter the 550-seat Parliament.

The pro-Kurdish party described the decision as a “political move” and a “blow to efforts to seek peace” in the southeast, where tens of thousands of people have lost their lives in a decades-long war between autonomyseeking Kurdish rebels and Turkish troops.

— AP

3. Kaduna, Nigeria

Fallin: Event has been used for good Governor speaks during Day of Remembrance ceremony to honor victims of OKC bombing OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Mary Fallin told those attending a ceremony marking the 16th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing that the intent of the bombing was meant for evil — but that event has been used for good.

Fallin spoke Tuesday morning to about 300 people in gusty conditions at the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum in downtown Oklahoma City.

She said the memorial is a testament to those killed and injured in the bombing and to rescue workers.

The ceremony included the reading of each victim’s name and 168 seconds of silence in honor of the number of people killed in the April 19, 1995, bombing.

The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil prior to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

— AP

Being

NUMBER ONE is nothing to celebrate.

This year, more than

172,000 people will be diagnosed with lung cancer, and more than 163,000 will die— making it America’s

NUMBER ONE cancer killer.

But new treatments offer hope.

Join Lung Cancer Alliance in the fight against this disease.

lungcanceralliance.org

JOHN CLANTON/AP

US Congressman James Lankford and Gov. Mary Fallin bow their heads during the 168 seconds of silence during the 16th Annual Day of Remembrance at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum in Oklahoma City on Tuesday.

Rioters take to streets following announcement of election results Mobs, armed with machetes and poison-tipped arrows, poured into the streets by the thousands to unleash their rage after the oil-rich nation’s presidential election results were announced Tuesday.

Muslim rioters burned homes, churches and police stations in Kaduna, a city separating Nigeria’s Muslim north and Christian south, after results showed Nigeria’s Christian leader beat his closest Muslim opponent in Saturday’s vote.

Reprisal attacks by Christians began almost immediately, with one mob allegedly tearing a home apart to look for a Quran to prove the occupants were Muslims before setting the building ablaze.

The rioting in Kaduna and elsewhere across Nigeria’s north left charred bodies in the streets and showed the deep divisions in Africa’s most populous nation, as politics mesh with religious and ethnic identity in the country of 150 million people.

— AP

6 • Wednesday, April 20, 2011

The Oklahoma Daily | OUDaily.com

SPORTS

OUDAILY.COM ›› The OU football team’s secondary looks revamped, adjusted to position shifts, The Daily’s James Corley says

BASEBALL

James Corley, sports editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666

COLUMN

OU strikes out against Patriots Thunder could

win NBA Finals

Golloway says Sooners still hung over after tough Bedlam series RYAN GERBOSI The Oklahoma Daily

Dallas Baptist’s three-run third inning was enough to defeat the Sooner baseball team Tuesday night at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

The big inning for the Patriots left OU scrambling to score off dominant DBU senior pitcher Brandon Williamson in a 3-2 loss.

Williamson threw 121 pitches for the Patriots — 79 strikes — in the winning effort. Over seven innings, Williamson recorded five strikeouts and gave up two runs on seven hits, all of which were singles.

Oklahoma coach Sunny Golloway was frustrated with the team’s inability to manufacture runs against Williamson.

“We pitched well, but we didn’t swing the bat well tonight,” Golloway said.

Golloway noticed a lack of energy from his team after the excitement of last weekend’s Bedlam series and Sunday’s extra inning game.

Golloway said he did all he could to get OU’s energy up.

“I called the team up in the sixth inning and told them the guys on the field were going to need our energy in the dugout,” Golloway said.

“I wouldn’t do that unless we were a club that I thought had a bit of a hangover.”

Golloway was frustrated that despite moving players around in the lineup from game to game, the Sooners can’t find a winning combination.

“Guys just can’t settle in,” Golloway said. “We could leave things the way we were, but that just wouldn’t be the key. Some things work, but the other things are broken.”

The Sooners had a chance in the eighth when junior t h i rd b a s e ma n Ga r re t t Buechele led off the inning

JAMES CORLEY/THE DAILY

Sophomore Max White hits against Texas Tech in OU’s 8-5 win against the Red Raiders on April 3.

The Sooners lost to Dallas Baptist, 3-2, on Tuesday in Norman.

with a single. Golloway then pulled Buechele for pinch runner senior Elliot Blair and gave junior catcher Tyler Ogle the green light to swing away. However, Ogle hit the first pitch he saw to the second baseman for a 4-6-3 double play.

“We let him swing it, and one pitch later, there’s two outs,” Golloway said. “That’s a little bit snake-bitten, if you ask me.”

Golloway said he’s glad the team will have to come to the stadium tonight to play against Bacone College for a chance rid itself of the hard feelings left from the Bedlam series and Tuesday’s loss.

“We have a lot of guys who are still hung over and need

Have a Twitter account?

Follow The Daily sports desk at

to be mature about it and have to come out and wash it out,” Golloway said.

OU pitching was the strongest point for the Sooners in Tuesday’s game. Freshman righty Kindle Ladd started for the first time of his career.

Ladd went 4.2 innings, giving up three runs from four hits with four strikeouts.

S enior lefty Anthony Collazo came into the game in relief for the ninth time this season, throwing 3.2 innings of scoreless ball with only two hits against him.

The Sooners will host Bacone College at 6:30 tonight at L. Dale Mitchell Park. The game was scheduled as a makeup for the rain-out against Arkansas on March 29.

Ogle collects weekly honors Junior catcher Tyler Ogle was named Big 12 Player of the Week, the league announced Monday.

On Tuesday, Ogle was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s National Hitter of the Week.

Ogle hit .647 (11-of-17) in four games against ranked competition — No. 9 TCU and No. 18 Oklahoma State — last week with a double, three home runs and 11 RBIs. — Daily staff reports

The Oklahoma City STAFF COLUMN Thunder are right in the thick of the NBA playoffs, Luke but the thought of this McConnell team having a legitimate shot to win an NBA championship this season is just short of crazy talk.

Or is it? The Thunder have come a long way since their days as a tortured franchise in Seattle. Starting in 2005-06, the SuperSonics had three consecutive losing seasons, ending in a 20-62 low in 2007-08.

The first season in Oklahoma City wasn’t much better for the new Thunder franchise. The young team struggled in the first half of the season but seemed to develop some chemistry down the stretch en route to a 23-59 finish.

Then, things began to change.

Young players began to mature. Coach Scott Brooks got his players to work like a team and rely on one another while making key acquisitions through the draft, trades and free agency, and the results began to show on the court.

Behind a young core of players and an energetic coach, the Thunder produced one of the greatest turnarounds in NBA history, going 50-32 last season and becoming the youngest team by average age to make the playoffs in NBA history (23.19).

The Thunder were ushered out of the playoffs in the first round by the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers, but the future looked bright.

We had high expectations for the Thunder this season, and they didn’t disappoint, winning the Northwest division championship with a 55-27 record and grabbing the fourth seed for the playoffs.

There is little reason to think the Thunder couldn’t defeat any team in the Western Conference in a seven-game series. OKC has defeated each of the other seven teams at least once, except for the San Antonio Spurs, who defeated the Thunder in all three of their meetings this season.

Playoff experience really helps your team understand the stakes and intensity, especially a young team like Scott Brooks has. However, I think the feeling of disappointment is a bigger motivator than any amount of experience. The Thunder felt the sting of disappointment when they lost to the Lakers in last year’s playoffs.

For a variety of reasons, they couldn’t knock off L.A., but they knew that they could win. That realization has fueled this year’s run to the playoffs.

It will be interesting to see how far the Thunder go in the playoffs this season. They could lose in the first round to the Nuggets, or they could win it all.

The Thunder have brought many surprises with them to Oklahoma City, but it wouldn’t be all that surprising to many to see them hoist the Larry O’Brien Trophy in June.

— Luke McConnell, journalism junior

THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA SCHOOL OF DANCE AND UNIVERSITY THEATRE PRESENT

OKLAHOMA FESTIVAL BALLET

@OUDailySports 8 P.M. APRIL 29-30 8 P.M. MAY 5-7 3 P.M. MAY 1 AND 8 RUPEL JONES THEATRE

TICKETS (405)325-4101

The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution.

if you like it fast & fresh, call jj’s, they’re the best! leslie p. - columbus, oh

jimmyjohns.com

775 ASP AVE. 405.701.5337 AMERICA’S FAVorite sandwich delivery guys!™ ©2011 jimmy john’s franchise, llc all rights reserved.

The Oklahoma Daily | OUDaily.com

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 • 7

CLASSIFIEDS HELP WANTED

AUTO INSURANCE

Auto Insurance

Line Ad ..................................................................................3 days prior

Quotations anytime

Place line ad by 9:00 a.m. 3 business days prior to publication.

Foreign students welcomed JIM HOLMES INSURANCE, 321-4664

Display Ad ............................................................................3 days prior Classified Display or Classified Card Ad Place your display, classified display or classified card ads by 5:00 p.m. 3 business days prior to publication.

PAYMENT r

HELP WANTED

TM

PT LEASING AGENT 8:30am-1pm, Mon-Fri, Rotating Sats.

Pay based on experience Must be friendly and detail oriented.

Apply at 2900 Chautauqua Or call 360-6624 for more info.

Payment is required at the time the ad is placed. Credit cards, cash, money orders or local checks accepted.

RATES Line Ad

Bartending! Up to $300/day. No exp nec.

Training provided. 1-800-965-6520 x133.

There is a 2 line minimum charge; approximately 42 characters per line, including spaces and punctuation.

(Cost = Days x # lines x $/line)

Large Westside Property Needs

10-14 days.........$1.15/line 15-19 days.........$1.00/line 20-29 days........$ .90/line 30+ days ........ $ .85/line

1 day ..................$4.25/line 2 days ................$2.50/line 3-4 days.............$2.00/line 5-9 days.............$1.50/line

PART TIME LEASING AGENT

Youth Baseball / Softball Umpires $10 - $15 per game Instructor / Lifeguards $8.50 - $9.50 per hour Lifeguards (Water Slide) $7.25 - $8.25 per hour Pool Cashier (AM or PM) $7.25 - $9.50 per hour Temporary Laborers $7.25 per hour Vector Control Officer $8.40 per hour (plus auto allowance) If you are interested in any of these positions, please call our job line or access our website to find out the minimum qualifications. Selected applicant must pass background investigation, physical exam, and drug screen.

Obtain application at: 201-C West Gray, Human Resources Department CITY OF NORMAN (405) 366-5482 JOB LINE: (405) 366-5321 Web: NormanOK.gov EOE/AA

Will train, must be outgoing with computer skills. Detail Oriented & Dependable.

364-9414 for Appt.

Classified Display, Classified Card Ad or Game Sponsorship

Marshal (Part-Time) Municipal Court Graduation from College and currently attending law school. Valid Oklahoma Driver’s License and satisfactory motor vehicle record. Knowledge of courtroom proceedings and practices and legal terminology. $10.50 per hour. Work Period: 15 hours a week maximum. Approximately 10 hours in the courtroom on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and 5 hours serving processes.

Obtain application at: 201-C West Gray, Human Resources Dept., CITY OF NORMAN (405) 366-5482, Web: normanok.gov EOE/AA

Contact an Acct Executive for details at 325-2521.

2 col (3.25 in) x 2 inches Sudoku ..............$760/month Boggle ...............$760/month Horoscope ........$760/month

SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

2 col (3.25 in) x 2.25 inches Crossword ........$515/month

POLICY The Oklahoma Daily is responsible for one day’s incorrect advertising.

If your ad appears incorrectly, or if you wish to cancel your ad call 3252521, before the deadline for cancellation in the next issue. Errors not the fault of the advertiser will be adjusted. Refunds will not be issued for late cancellations.

Deputy Marshal (Part-Time) Municipal Court Four year degree from an accredited college or university. Currently attending law school is preferred. Valid Oklahoma driver’s license and satisfactory motor vehicle record. Knowledge of courtroom proceedings and practices. Selected applicant must pass drug screen and background investigation. $10.25 per hour. Work period: 15 hours a week maximum. Approximately 10 hours in the courtroom on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and 5 hours serving processes. Application deadline: Open Recruitment. Obtain application at: 201-C West Gray, Human Resources Dept., City of Norman, (405) 366-5482, Web: http://www.NormanOK.gov EOE/AA

The Oklahoma Daily will not knowingly accept advertisements that discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religious preference, national origin or sexual orientation. Violations of this policy should be reported to The Oklahoma Daily Business Office at 325-2521.

Help Wanted ads in The Oklahoma Daily are not to separate as to gender. Advertisers may not discriminate in employment ads based on race, color, religion or gender unless such qualifying factors are essential to a given position.

All ads are subject to acceptance by The Oklahoma Daily. Ad acceptance may be re-evaluated at any time.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC ACCESS

Juvenile Programs Assistant (Contract) Legal Department Some college or experience with social service agency and/or grant administration preferred. Experience working with juveniles and knowledge of practices associated with facilitation and instruction of planned curriculum, educational programs and juveniles. Selected applicant must pass background investigation and drug screen. Valid Oklahoma Driver’s license and satisfactory driving record. $9.00 per hour. Obtain applications at: 201-C West Gray, Human Resources Dept., City of Norman (405) 366-5482, Web: NormanOK.gov EOE/AA Private Investigators Needed for Local Company. Please email Letter of Introduction to winston@winstonok.com

$5,000-$7,000 PAID EGG DONORS up to 6 donations, + Exps, non-smokers, Ages 18-29, SAT>1100/ACT>24/GPA>3.00 Contact: info@eggdonorcenter.com Orient Express, 722 Asp, 364-2100 P/T dishwasher, waitstaff and delivery person needed.

FIND A JOB in the CLASSIFIEDS

CONDOS UNFURNISHED

HELP WANTED Special Instructor I: Summer Camp Parks and Recreation Experience working with children. $7.50 per hour. Work period: Varies between 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday-Friday during the summer, May-August (average 25-35 hours per week). Selected applicant must pass background investigation, physical and drug screen. Application Deadline: Open Recruitment. Obtain application at: 201-C West Gray, Human Resources Dept., City of Norman (405) 366-5482, Web: www.NormanOK.gov EOE/AA STUDENTPAYOUTS.COM Paid survey takers needed in Norman 100% FREE to join. Click on Surveys.

Store Manager and sales associate needed. Computer skills, Resale/Retail experience preferred. Apply at Christiana’s Consignment, 1417 24th Ave SW, Norman - 321-4685

Available June 1, 2011! 2 bd/2 ba, The Edge Condominiums. $425/mo per bedroom. Pool, BB Ct, Volley Ct, Wt Rm - 212-6061 Just over 1 mile from campus w/easy access to I-35. Refrigerator & W/D included. 2 car garage. Great back yard.

Pets allowed. Available at the end of May. 637-7427 or email seiser@mac.com for details

TOWNHOUSES FURNISHED Large T/H for rent, 12th & Boyd St! 2bd/ 1.5ba, patio, pool! $579 - Call 290-8864.

TOWNHOUSES UNFURNISHED Taylor Ridge Townhomes 2 Bdrm, 2.5 Bath, Fully Renovated Townhomes near OU! Pets Welcome! • Call for current rates and Move-in Specials!!!

Taylor Ridge Townhomes (405) 310-6599

The Cleveland County Family YMCA is seeking Lifeguards, Swim Instructors, Member Services & Birthday Party Attendants! Apply in person at 1350 Lexington Ave. EOE

J Housing Rentals APTS. UNFURNISHED RENT NOW!! $99 DEPOSIT! NO APP FEE! 2 Bedrooms Available!

Pets Welcome! Alarm Systems!

Models open 8a-8p Everyday!

Elite Properties 360-6624 or www.elite2900.com 2 STORY, 3 BDRM HOUSE, basement, perfect for small family, CH/A, hardwood floors, 4 blocks to OU, built in 1924, restored old faculty house, large yard kept by owner, good neighbors, old neighborhood, available now, smoke-free, no pets of any kind, appointment only, 3 yr lease, $1500 + all bills, 1 months rent for security deposit.

1 BDRM APT, 4 blocks to OU, CH/A, hardwood floors, laundry room, restored old bldg, $475 + all bills, 1 months rent for deposit, very charming, one person, available May 5, smoke-free, no pets of any kind.

1 BDRM APT, 5 blocks to OU, restored apt house, second floor, very cute end apt, window air, gas furnace, $425 + all bills, 1 months rent for deposit, one person, smoke-free, no pets of any kind.

Available June 1, appointment only.

2 BDRM APT, bills paid, smoke-free, no pets of any kind.

Application & application fee required.

Call Bob, 360-3850.

ROOMMATES WANTED F roommate needed for 3bd/3ba cottage at THE COTTAGES OF NORMAN. $695/ mo, all utilities paid. Dep. waived and 1/2 off 1st mo rent. Fully furnished w/shuttle service. Call Eva 972-569-7061

9

help is just a phone call away

number

crisis line

325-6963 (NYNE)

OU Number Nyne Crisis Line

8 p.m.-4 a.m. every day

except OU holidays and breaks A drunk driver ruined something precious. Amber Apodaca.

Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk.

Photo by Michael Mazzeo

Fax: 405-325-7517 Campus Address: COH 149A

DEADLINES

s r

J Housing Rentals

C Transportation

PLACE AN AD Phone: 405-325-2521 E-mail: classifieds@ou.edu

Cameron Jones, advertising manager classifieds@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-2521

During the Regular Meeting Of The University of Oklahoma PUBLICATIONS BOARD 9:30 a.m. Friday Copeland Hall, Room 146

Students, staff, faculty and others in the community are invited to express their views concerning The Oklahoma Daily or Sooner yearbook to the Publications Board.

HOROSCOPE

By Bernice Bede Osol

Copyright 2010, Newspaper Enterprise Assn.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

2 9 1

5 7

Previous Solution

3 6 5 8

1

3 4 6 5

4 8 2 1 6

8 3 8

2 4 1

5 6 9 1 8 2 3 7 4

2 3 8 4 7 6 1 5 9

7 1 4 3 9 5 2 8 6

9 2 1 8 5 7 6 4 3

3 5 6 2 4 1 7 9 8

8 4 7 9 6 3 5 2 1

4 7 3 6 2 8 9 1 5

6 9 5 7 1 4 8 3 2

1 8 2 5 3 9 4 6 7

Monday- Very Easy Tuesday-Easy Wednesday- Easy Thursday- Medium Friday - Hard

3 2 5

Instructions: Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. That means that no number is repeated in any row, column or box.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -Make due with whatever you have on hand. Don’t run out and purchase an item that you may never use again, or borrow something from a friend that you don’t know how to use properly.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- You can learn a lot when you have a healthy curiosity about things, but not if you’re merely poking your snoot into someone else’s business.

Develop your mind, not your nostrils.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Enjoy getting involved in something you truly like doing, whether it is a sport, a job or an intriguing hobby.

Don’t let anybody burgle your precious time.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Instead of hounding your family about how things should be done, set a good example and give them plenty of reasons why they should do things right in the first place.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Fun plans or big ideas will be of little value to you if you fail to follow through on them. Don’t just talk about what you want, make yourself seek it out.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -If you’re merely looking for flaws instead of virtues in people, you’ll find plenty of them, but others will make sure yours are totted up as well.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Resolve to be tactful and considerate in trying to arrange a delicate mater with a friend. Don’t make saving face or always being right an issue; strive to be appreciative of you pal’s feelings.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -Don’t wait until the damage is done before you realize that impulsive shopping can cost you big time.

Take the necessary time needed when making any purchases.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Timing is always essential when trying to either propose or resolve something. If there is an important matter that you want to bring up with another and the right moment pops up, jump on it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Don’t fall prey to putting off until tomorrow something you can do right now. It’s always a relief to get things off your to-do list and out of your mind.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- You won’t win any popularity contests if you come down too hard on others for not doing things that you should have taken care of yourself. Do your duties, instead of delegating them.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Although one of your best assets is your creative imagination, be careful not to apply it in a negative fashion. Use it as a means to dream up all kinds of positive designs and developments.

Universal Crossword Edited by Timothy E. Parker April 20, 2011

ACROSS 1 Kanye of music 5 James ___ Garfield (20th U.S. president) 10 Shortening used in recipes?

14 Sound and healthy 15 Preminger suspense classic 16 ___ gin fizz 17 Equitable 19 Sign of saintliness 20 Like marsh grass 21 Words before “date” or “world record” 22 Revered figure 23 Prevents, in legalspeak 25 Casual statement 27 Reporters sniff it out 29 Shopping cart contents 32 Cupid’s Greek counterpart 35 Straighten out, as an iron bar 39 Terrier’s bark 40 Word with “mouse” or “launch” 41 Makes possible 42 Passenger info 43 “___ be an honor”

4/20

44 Breakfast container 45 Like burnt briquettes 46 Caravan creature 48 Freeway division 50 Take stock of 54 Sirens, e.g.

58 Uncooperative contraction 60 Evokes wonder in 62 Netflix rental 63 ___ vera (lotion ingredient) 64 Colorful, healthy vegetable 66 Speak unclearly 67 African capital until 1991 68 Lifetime exchange for many 69 Boaters and bonnets 70 Ragout and goulash 71 Michael of “Superbad” DOWN 1 Word with “any” or “some” 2 They have a roof above them 3 Winter precipitation 4 Muscle connectors 5 “Mode” lead-in 6 Makes illegal 7 More likely to get slapped

8 Rugged mountain crest 9 My brothel’s keeper?

10 Unisex garb 11 Shiners 12 With no help 13 Lowly worker 18 Promote extravagantly 24 Wielded a bat 26 Assists 28 Hitch 30 Class of numbers?

31 Fix, in a sense 32 Big picture 33 Pro ___ (proportionally) 34 Guy not fitting in 36 U.K. television network 37 End of the Jewish calendar 38 Himalayan nation

41 Snaky swimmers 45 Like some heart-pumping workouts 47 Fragrant compounds 49 Insensitive to pain 51 Noblemen ranking above viscounts 52 Do a Richard Simmons workout 53 Swamp plant 55 Give the slip to 56 Inflexibility 57 ___ ghost (is spooked) 58 No-loss, no-gain situation 59 Earthen pot 61 Flat-bottomed boat 65 Zebra’s cousin

PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

4/19

© 2011 Universal Uclick www.upuzzles.com

BETTING POOL By Paul Jenn

8 • Wednesday, April 20, 2011

The Oklahoma Daily | OUDaily.com

LIFE&ARTS

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

Shyamalan struggles to find groove W

PHOTO PROVIDED

Filmmaker and screenwriter M. Night Shyamalan has created a few notable films amidst a majority of overall failures.

A TRIBUTE TO THE

h a t d o a t o rsociety’s detachment from mented child, the spiritual and natural STAFF COLUMN MN an ordinary suworld. perhero, an alien invasion, They presented vivid Laron a mysterious sea nymph, characters that drew audiChapman n an isolated community, an ences into the dark depths environmental outbreak of the human experience and the worst motion picture of 2010 have and allowed them to empathize with their in common? situations. His affinity for “twist endings” They all describe films made by the became a signature technique audiences once-revered Indian-born American came to anticipate. filmmaker and screenwriter M. Night It wasn’t until Shyamalan’s futile treatShyamalan. ment of this technique in the second-rate Known for making contemporary mov- thriller “The Village” (2004) that viewers ies about the supernatural, Shyamalan witnessed his departure from form. started out with a bang with the release Shyamalan’s latest films are devoid of of his groundbreaking “The Sixth Sense” even an iota of the craftsmanship, emo(1999). tional depth and steady pacing of his first I still remember feeling chills down my impressive major release. spine after hearing the haunted youth He is no longer drawing caliber perCole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) utter the formances from his actors as he used now-famous line “I see dead people.” to. The actors, like his unfocused direcIt was the eerie work of a master crafts- tion, have become lost amidst a world of man with a penetrating insight into as- warmed over themes, tired clichés and pects of rooted human emoovertly violent and religious tions, psychology, alienation, sensibilities. death and loss.

However, in all fairness, What Many critics hailed him as a the success of the “The Sixth happened to “modern Hitchcock.” However, Sense” continues to be the the ambitious standard by which all his Shyamalan’s recent work lacks director that the intellect, emotional comother work has been judged. breathed new Talk about pressure. It’s not plexity and narrative cohesion he became known for. that he has huge shoes to fill, life into a The insufferable Nickelodeon dying genre?” but rather he’s misplaced his adaptation “The Last own.

Airbender” (2010) serves as the We’ve all seen what the eclipse of his failures and a major contri- man is capable of and, while his fan base bution to his dwindling stardom. is gradually depleting, it’s hard to imagWhat happened to the ambitious di- ine the Smith’s signing on to a project that rector that breathed new life into a dying wouldn’t appeal to a mass audience. genre?

The film, set a thousand years in the fuIt seems Shyamalan has exchanged his ture, follows a young boy on his journey to meticulous focus and strong visual sense reunite with his father across a post-apocfor cheap thrills and sloppy direction. alyptic landscape. Original? Not quite.

His consecutive misfires have even inIf the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air can’t save spired a spirited online charity movement his career than nobody can. Where there’s initiated by joblo.com to send him “back a “Will” there’s a way. to film school.”

In spite of recent disappointments, it For the sake of what’s left of Shyamalan’s should be noted that Shyamalan has at career, fans hope his current project, a sci- least three exceptional films to his credit. fi epic starring superstar Will Smith and his It’s only a matter of time before he reconson Jaden — currently in production and nects with his artistic side. tentatively titled “One Thousand A.E.,” A brief lesson in “Film School 101” is — will remove him from Hollywood’s hit definitely in order. list.

Shyamalan’s best work demonstrat- — Laron Chapman, ed humanity’s need for connection and film and video studies junior

FACULTY

the following University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center members who were honored April 11 at an awards ceremony.

CONGRATULATIONS! tofaculty

Allen

Bradford

Bronze

Gray

Lee

Patchell

Brown

Rao

Dennis

Scherlag

Draugalis

Weatherby

Eschiti

West

Ferretti

Zou

GEORGE LYNN CROSS RESEARCH REGENTS’ AWARD FOR SUPERIOR RESEARCH *Wei-Qun Ding, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY PROFESSORSHIP *Kenneth Dormer, Department of Physiology, Venkateshwar Rao Chinthalapally, Department of Medicine, Ming-Hui Zou, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular College of Medicine Biology and Department of Medicine, College of Medicine *Robert Foreman, Department of Physiology, College of Medicine College of Medicine DAVID ROSS BOYD PROFESSORSHIPS REGENTS’ AWARD FOR SUPERIOR *Courtney Houchen, Department of Medicine, Michael S. Bronze, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine PROFESSIONAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE College of Medicine *Bradley P. Kropp, Pediatric Urology, College of Medicine AND PUBLIC OUTREACH *Martin Levine, Department of Biochemistry and JoLaine R. Draugalis, College of Pharmacy Beverly S. Patchell, College of Nursing Molecular Biology, College of Medicine Martha J. Ferretti, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, FACULTY GOVERNANCE AWARD *Guangpu Li, Department of Biochemistry and College of Allied Health Francene Weatherby, Nursing Academic Programs, Molecular Biology, College of Medicine *Hsueh-Kung Lin, Department of Urology, College of Nursing REGENTS’ PROFESSORSHIPS College of Medicine Elisa T. Lee, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, GOOD TEACHING AWARD *Hiroshi Nakagawa, Heart Rhythm Institute, College of Public Health Jane N. Gray, Department of Dental Hygiene, College of Medicine Benjamin Scherlag, Heart Rhythm Institute, College of Dentistry *Anne Pereira, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy College of Medicine PROVOST’S RESEARCH AWARD *Sripathi Sureban, Department of Medicine, FOR JUNIOR FACULTY College of Medicine REGENTS’ AWARDS FOR SUPERIOR TEACHING Valerie S. Eschiti, College of Nursing *Paul Weigel, Department of Biochemistry and James R. Allen, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Molecular Biology, College of Medicine PROVOST’S RESEARCH AWARD Sciences, College of Medicine FOR SENIOR FACULTY INNOVATOR AWARDS Cynthia A. Bradford, Department of Ophthalmology, *Sunny Po, Cardiology, College of Medicine Christopher M. West, Department of Biochemistry and College of Medicine *Kenneth Dormer, Department of Physiology, Molecular Biology, College of Medicine Brent R. Brown, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine College of Medicine PATENT AWARDS *Ben Scherlag, Heart Rhythm Institute, College of Medicine Vincent C. Dennis, Department of Pharmacy Clinical and *Michelle Callegan, Department of Ophthalmology, *Rodney Tweten, Department of Microbiology and Administrative Services, College of Pharmacy College of Medicine Immunology, College of Medicine *Bradley K. Farris, Department of Ophthalmology, *Paul Weigel, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular *Paul DeAngelis, Department of Biochemistry and College of Medicine Biology, College of Medicine Molecular Biology, College of Medicine The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution.

* not pictured

The Oklahoma Daily | OUDaily.com

LIFE & ARTS

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 • 9

Local bands to reunite for music festival Oklahoma native musicians The Neighborhood, Hush Hush Commotion will perform after time apart JANNA GENTRY

N

The Oklahoma Daily

orman Music Festival holds a special place in the hearts of The Neighborhood band members.

The Norman-based rock band played at the inaugural festival in 2008 and will play at the event this year for the members’ first show together in four years.

The Neighborhood formed when its members were in college, and the band played together for four years, drummer Matt Duckworth said.

“As time went on, we became more and more serious,” Duckworth said. “We made an EP and eventually a fulllength record.”

The Neighborhood eventually opened for bigger names such as Chainsaw Kittens and Vampire Weekend, Duckworth said.

Then, when one of their members — Eric Mai — left for graduate school in Berkeley, Calif., the band began to slowly dissolve.

“Over the course of six months, everyone just kind of ended up going their own way,” Duckworth said.

The stars seemed to align for Everyone the band this year. Mai planned thought it would on being in Oklahoma during the be fun to have festival weekend to get married, us play — and and the festival organizers asked we thought it them to perform.

“We are really good friends would be a great with some of the folks putting it time as well — on,” said guitarist and singer Phil so why not?”

Rice. “Everyone thought it would be fun to have us play — and we — PHIL RICE, THE thought it would be a great time NEIGHBORHOOD as well — so why not?”

Another band reuniting for the festival is Hush Hush Commotion — a high-energy, indiepop outfit from south Oklahoma City.

The band formed in 2007, released a couple EPs and then decided to take their music to the next level in 2009, said Chris Lusk, keyboard and guitar player.

“We actually all dropped out of school and did the fulltime band thing — traveling across the country,” said Lusk, journalism junior.

Touring the country was an irreplaceable experience, but it eventually wore on the band, he said.

“Although I loved it, the road is a tough place — it’s a tough life,” Lusk said.

After a handful of regional tours and two nationwide tours, the band members decided to scale back their focus, he said.

“We had some successes here and there, but it wasn’t enough to justify not going back to school,” Lusk said.

After the band’s touring schedule emptied, the band members promised one other they would keep writing songs and playing local gigs — but their efforts proved to

PHOTO PROVIDED

PHOTO PROVIDED

Top: Hush Hush Commotion will play at Norman Music Festival for the third time when the band performs at midnight April 30 at The Brewhouse stage. The band’s last show was at the 2010 festival, said Chris Lusk, keyboardist and guitarist.

Right: The Neighborhood will play at 12:30 a.m. April 29 at The Opolis indoor stage. The band decided to get together to perform at Norman Music Festival after festival organizers suggested the idea, said Phil Rice, singer and guitarist.

be half-hearted, Lusk said.

“It was one of those things none of us wanted to admit: we had failed at the full-time touring thing,” he said.

The writing sessions never came, and the band practices were few and far between, Lusk said.

“It was just tough to stay motivated to keep moving forward,” he said.

Norman Music Festival is special to Hush Hush Commotion as well, Lusk said. The band’s last show was one year ago — at the 2010 festival.

Lusk said he is excited for the opportunity to play at this year’s festival, and the band members are grateful to be included in the lineup.

“When you take three of four years out of your life and put everything else to the side to focus on that one thing, there is a void the second it’s gone,” Lusk said. “We’re definitely excited to be put back into a situation where we get to be together and play for people.”

Duckworth echoed Lusk’s feelings toward his own band.

“The Neighborhood was the first band that I was in that truly felt like a band,” Duckworth said. “So I am excited to get together and play with them at this year’s festival.”

PHOTO PROVIDED

Norman Music Festival Day 1 — April 28, Day 2 — April 29, Day 3 — April 30 The Neighborhood When: Day 1 — 12:30 a.m. April 29 Where: The Opolis, 113 N Crawford Ave. Hush Hush Commotion When: Day 2 — midnight April 30 Where: The Brewhouse, 110 W Main St. — Source: Norman Music Festival website

6 Hours Reading Celebrity Tweets #notwinning... ...or 6 Hours Closer to Your College Degree?

Enroll Now for Summer Classes at Central!

OKC metro area Sooners! Spend your summer at home (at least part of it!) wisely!

One class in each of our two summer blocks will put you 6 hours closer to your degree.

Most credits transfer to your university!

Enrollment deadline for the first block is June 3!

Visit www.uco.edu/summerschool or call 974-2727 to enroll today!

Live Central

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA Edmond, OK U (405) 974-2000 U www.uco.edu TM

10 • Wednesday, April 20, 2011

ADVERTISEMENT

The Oklahoma Daily | OUDaily.com