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The OU baseball team celebrates on the pitcher’s mound after defeating North Carolina on June 6 in the NCAA Norman Regional Championship. The Sooners went on to defeat Virginia on Monday in Charlottesville, Va., to clinch the final spot in the NCAA College World Series in Omaha, Neb. OU is searching for its first NCAA baseball title since 1994.

OU ‘DANGEROUS CLUB’ IN COLLEGE WORLD SERIES Sooner baseball reaches first NCAA championships since 1995 TOBY NEIDY The Oklahoma Daily

While many fans learned the fate of the battered Big 12 Conference Monday afternoon, the Sooners blasted four home runs over Virginia’s fence that same evening to advance to the Men’s Baseball College World Series beginning this weekend in Omaha, Neb. The College World Series appearance is OU’s 10th overall and first since 1995. The Sooners, the 1951 and 1994 national champions, are searching for their third NCAA baseball title.

“This Oklahoma club is a dangerous club going to Omaha,” Virginia coach Brian O’Connor said.

And if danger is the team’s mantra, then it’s coming at the right time.

The Sooners’ first opponent in the double-elimination championship bracket is unranked South Carolina. But OU will have to get past No. 1 Arizona State to reach the championship game.

Only two of the nation’s other top-eight seeds will make the trip to Omaha: No. 3

Florida and No. 6 UCLA. TCU stunned last year’s runner-up and No. 2 seed Texas to earn a bid, while No. 7 Louisville and No. 8 Georgia Tech failed to make it out of regional action.

The Sooners have a few things going for them: CODY REINE’S BAT: This Sooner has 10 home runs on the year; five of them have been sent over the walls during the NCAA tournament.

Reine hit four home runs in back-to-back games against Virginia. In the decisive third game, the Sooners jumped to a 3-0 lead courtesy of his homer over the right-field fence.

SHORE’S PERFORMANCES: Junior pitcher Bobby Shore was named the Norman Regional Most Outstanding Player.

Shore was also named the Player of the Game for his performance in the third game against the Cavaliers. Through eight innings and 99 pitches, Shore allowed only four hits, only two base runners received free passes through walks, while striking out five batters.

In the Norman Regional, Shore struck out six batters while giving up four hits in the 3-2 win to send the OU into the next round.

BUECHELE’S LEADERSHIP: Garrett Buechele has 125 career starts with team following the third game against Virginia. He eclipsed junior Casey Johnson (123) on Sunday afternoon during game two, and doesn’t look to

‘Dump the pump’ and get on the bus SHYLA ROBINSON The Oklahoma Daily

As part of its 30th anniversary, Cleveland Area Rapid Transit is calling for city residents to leave their cars parked at home and to ride the bus today — for free.

The fourth-annual event is part of a nationwide initiative by the American Public Transportation Association to encourage public transit as an environmentally friendly and cost-effective transportation option, according to a press release.

CART spokesman Kris Glenn said a record 2,333 people participated in 2009, and officials are hoping to set a new record today.

“Everybody and their dog has ridden the bus on ‘Dump the Pump’ day the past three years,” he said. “This year, everybody and their frog needs to ride so CART can break its record.”

Glenn said the event increased CART’s average daily riders by 100 percent in 2008 and by 88 percent in 2009.

Adam Wilkey, microbiology sophomore, said he became a frequent public transit user taking the bus “on a whim” in 2009.

“It happened to be ‘Dump the Pump’ day and I thought it was so

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incredible to see all these people trying to be environmentally conscious,” he said.

Since then, Wilkey tries to plan around the bus schedules.

“I’m pretty much only in Norman so I can get almost everywhere really easy,” he said. “Plus, I’m saving about $100 a month in gas money. That’s so awesome to me.”

Norman Mayor Cindy Rosenthal said ‘Dump the Pump’ is a great event to build awareness about public transit and to celebrate the partnership between Norman and OU. “CART is a leader for public transit and customer service in the state of Oklahoma, and I am proud to participate in ‘Dump the Pump,’” Rosenthal said in an e-mail.

Bus rides are free from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. today. CART will give out free T-shirts and chances to win prizes, Glenn said.

CART also will celebrate its 30 years of service at 6 tonight at Andrews Park. The celebration will feature free snow cones from Eskimo Sno, free cake provided by OU Housing and Food Services and a free concert by Hosty Duo. For a list of CART routes and schedules, visit cart.ou.edu.

finding himself on the bench anytime soon.

Going into Friday night’s game against Virginia, Buechele was on an 11-game hitting streak.

Although he didn’t get a hit in the first two games, the third baseman returned in the third game with a two-RBI double to limit the hitless streak to two games.

OU’S 49-16 RECORD: While the obvious improvement is the added wins to this year’s record compared with the previous season, the last time the Sooners lost back-to-back games can be found in April against Texas Tech.

Since then, the Sooners have found a way to bounce back from a loss. In the past 16 games, OU has only posted two losses.

Multiple come-from-behind and one-run victories, both before and during NCAA tournament action, are also important considerations when looking at this Sooner record.

The will to win definitely will play a factor in the championship series.

The Sooners face off against South Carolina at 1 p.m. Saturday, and the victor advances to play the winner of ASU and Clemson at 8 p.m. Tuesday.

After double elimination rounds in the bracket action, the final two teams will meet for a best-of-three series in the championship series beginning June 28.

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2010 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

No. 1 Arizona State (52-8)

Clemson (43-23)

No. 3 Florida (47-15)

Florida State (47-18)

Oklahoma (49-16)

South Carolina (48-15)

Texas Christian University (51-12)

No. 6 UCLA (48-14)

Flood cleanup complicated by insurance SPENCER POPP The Oklahoma Daily

The record-breaking rainfall and subsequent flooding Monday around Oklahoma City caused millions of dollars in damage to homes and cars.

As many Oklahomans pick up the pieces, knowing how to be floodprotected has never proved more important, said Gary Knight, owner of Knights Insurance in Norman.

But for many financially burdened Oklahomans, purchasing flood insurance and knowing where the risk areas are located is not high on the priority list, Knight said.

“A lot of people always try to beat it,” he said. “They don’t want to carry the flood insurance because they’re carrying regular insurance and can’t afford it.”

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Homeowner Jack Lowry pulls a wet rug into a pile of debris in his front yard Tuesday in Edmond., after a flash flood struck the metro Monday. depending on the particular flood plain, Knight said.

The flooding on Monday was a 1-in-500 weather event, with the Oklahoma Mesonet northern Oklahoma City station measuring greater than 9.6 inches of rain in a

12-hour period, according to the Oklahoma Mesonet site.

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OUHSC researchers seek to restore sight SPENCER POPP The Oklahoma Daily

For 40-year-old Tracie Harris, happiness is as simple as being able to see lightning bugs and stars again.

A debilitating eye disease known as retinitis pigmentosa has taken away not only her vision, but also her ability to do and enjoy many of the things she always has in her life.

But now, thanks to OU Health Sciences Center

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researcher Muna Naash and her team, a non-viral gene therapy utilizing nanoparticle technology is giving Harris and others hope to stop and reverse the damage of the hereditary disease.

Harris, like others, first discovered her ailment during childhood. Her mother also had the disease.

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Americans should show more pride in World Cup team As of June 10, the entire world stopped.

All eyes turned toward Johannesburg, South Africa with one specific word taking precedent over all: “GOOOOOOOOOALLL!” Everyone except those in the U.S. that is. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup only comes every four years, so it’s expected that much anticipation and exciteLAUREN ment would be in the air ABRAM this year, right?

Not quite so much for Americans. Soccer, better known as football to those outside of the States, commonly takes a backseat to nearly every other spectator sport here.

Granted, you can’t drive more than 10 miles without running into a youth soccer league and almost every high school has some sort of soccer team, but it’s not nearly as appreciated as football or basketball.

It’s not bad to have a dislike for soccer — some people simply don’t like certain sports, but it is a little odd that one of the craziest, most anticipated sporting events in the world can’t seem to garnish enough support in one of the most competitive, sport-obsessed nations.

Many people blame it on the lack of promotion and prominence within the United States Soccer Federation and I couldn’t agree more. For most Americans, what goes on off the court is just as important as what’s on it. Take for example, the Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant feud, many tuned into the Lakers versus Cavaliers games not

just to see great basketball, but how those isolated ourselves so much that we can’t two superstars would interact. Yes, David even actively support our team in the bigBeckham and Mia Hamm have brought gest global competition, second only to the some recognition to the Olympics? sport, but their media was You probably won’t find If anything, this is a somewhat short-lived too many people who can great excuse to round up considering neither one your friends, grab a case of those two really have a name one soccer player, let and act like the crazy hoohistory of scandal. Case in alone one from the U.S. ligans you see on televipoint, you probably won’t sion, all while showing a find too many people little national pride. who can name one soccer I know Major League player, let alone one from the U.S. Baseball is officially America’s favorite pasWhile a reported 13 million Americans time, but is it so much to stop treating soctuned in for the U.S. versus England game cer like the red-headed stepchild of sports? on Saturday, many believe it was just a rare The fact of the matter is it’s competitive, curiosity about the shape of the men’s team it’s violent, it’s rewarding and, most of all, against an age-old rival. it’s fun. What more can you ask for?

The fact of the matter is no one here is actually watching the World Cup. Have we —Lauren Abram is a broadcast journalism senior.

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CART initiative should inspire healthy ‘green’ change 30 years ago, a transportation service made its debut to help subdue the complaints of too little parking on OU’s campus and not enough public transportation in Norman.

That service was named the Cleveland Area Rapid Transport, commonly known as CART, and continues to service commuters and students to this day.

In celebration of its 30th anniversary, today marks CART’s yearly “Dump the Pump” initiative to have Normanites thinking green, rather than crimson and cream.

The annual event is part of a national campaign to spotlight environmentally friendly and cost-effective ways to get around town.

Although CART is offering free bus rides all day, its intent to bring greater awareness to the problem of limited public transportation and the nation’s dependence on fossil fuels should be on the minds of people everywhere.

In light of the constant news feed of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, the U.S.’s dependence on foreign oil points to a deeper problem.

Oklahoma has no statewide public transportation system to accommodate travelers who potentially want to travel to cities within the state or to neighboring states such as Texas or Missouri.

Just last year, Mayor Cindy Rosenthal and the City of Norman missed out on the opportunity to establish a six-city commuter train service.

The Transportation Infrastructure Generating Economic Recovery grant program had the potential to connect the cities of Norman, Moore, Oklahoma City, Edmond, Del City and Midwest City together.

The TIGER grant required that the proposed project would be shovel-ready by 2012, but the Norman portion of the system needed more time in the planning stages.

As a result, Norman’s share of the plan could not be completed in time for the federal grant’s deadlines and the city missed out on its opportunity to establish an intrastate system.

When CART is the only available commuter transportation in the area, something has to be wrong with public transport.

Even though Oklahoma is at a loss for public transportation, that hasn’t stopped the Sooner state from becoming the ninth-fattest state in America.

And even though Oklahoma is at a loss for public transportation, that hasn’t stopped the Sooner state from becoming the ninth-fattest state in America, according to a 2009 report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

It would seem logical that in a state where public transportation is not widely available, the citizens would be more likely to be healthy and in-shape.

Based on the collected information, that just is not the case anymore.

The problem is not entirely Oklahoma either.

The nation as a whole seemingly suffers from an

epidemic of both child and adult obesity.

According to a 2007 study published by the World Health Organization, the U.S. has the ninthhighest percentage of overweight citizens in the world.

Based on the body mass index (BMI), at 74.1 percent of the adult population, the land of the free ranks among poorer countries such as Kuwait, Samoa and Palau in terms of obesity.

The staggering statistics show that nearly threefourths of American citizens are considered overweight, a BMI of 25 or higher, or obese (BMI of 30 or higher).

With that in mind, make a decision for the betterment of your health or the earth.

Pick up a bike and ride when the locale is near.

Carpool with your friends and co-workers when it’s convenient. Take the bus instead of driving the car every day.

But most of all, keep in mind that despite how important convenience seems to be, there’s always a place for getting up and doing what’s best for both your body and the environment.

OU DEFENDS BIG 12 DECISION PETER DAVIS The Oklahoma Daily

In the Kerr-McGee Courtside Club, OU athletic director Joe Castiglione gave his first press conference Tuesday afternoon, explaining the school’s decision to stay in the Big 12 conference.

As the cards fell on the massive conference realignment that would have caused a seismic shift across the NCAA sports landscape, OU was at the center and Castiglione was ready to end all the talk.

“We’re pleased the matter of conference membership has now been put to rest,” Castiglione said from the onset.

Castiglione made it clear the relationships within the remaining Big 12 schools were a vital reason, among many others, for staying with the Big 12.

However, he said OU did listen to several proposals after Colorado bolted for the Pac-10 and Nebraska joined the Big Ten. During the course of the last week’s conferencerealignment talks, OU’s athletic department was one of the most widely courted in all of college football.

Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott even made the trip to Oklahoma City on Saturday to solidify the Pac-10’s chances in the Sooner sweepstakes that included interest from the SEC conference.

All the speculation would come to pass, however. The Big 12 was saved from extinction in the final hours.

Leading up to Monday, a new development seemingly revealed itself every hour in a story that continued to build upon itself.

All signs pointed to the fact that eventually the Pac-10 would become the new home of the Sooners.

Along with Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe, the remaining members worked out plans for a new television package and additional revenue sources for the conference.

On Monday, OU rejected the Pac-10 invitation in a stand of solidarity that would be joined by other members of the Big 12 through a press release issued from Castiglione and President David Boren.

“The decision to stay in the Big 12 represents a consensus position which resulted from a collaborative effort with our colleagues in the conference,” Boren said in a press release. “We value the strong working relationship that has been

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“We intend to work very hard to make the conference as lasting and dynamic as possible. We appreciate the respect and interest that has been shown to OU during this process.”

The new deal will also allow for the potential creation of an Oklahoma Sooner sports television network in the future.

Which is why, according to University of Texas President Bill Powers, the Longhorns stayed in the Big 12 and the conference still stands today.

“Certainly one thing we would be giving up is the fact that we currently retain our (television) rights, as does every other school in the Big 12,” Powers said. “That is of value, I believe, to all or at least most of the Big 12 schools.”

“That’s not true in most conferences. So, certainly the television network was an issue. It was a cost for us to enter the Pac-10.”

Castiglione noted during his press conference that over $3 million worth of high-definition equipment installed throughout several athletic sites on

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Among some of the other changes that Castiglione said is in the works for the conference include moving towards a nine-game Big 12 schedule without a conference championship.

The new schedule would force every team to play each other as schools hope to remain undefeated to earn the Big 12’s automatic berth in the BCS. A tradition that will fall by the wayside, however, is the Sooners’ rivalry with the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

With commitments already from Florida State, LSU, Notre Dame and Ohio State, another matchup with Nebraska seems unlikely for another decade barring a collision in a bowl game.

When Castiglione was asked about the hesitance to make a separate decision and choosing to follow Texas’ lead, he quickly reminded people that “OU needs Texas and Texas needs OU.” Castiglione said, ”The University of Oklahoma stands on its own ... We make our own decisions.

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SPORTS BRIEFS Sooner named All-American Left fielder Max White was honored Monday by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers’ Association as a first-team Freshman AllAmerican.

The Durant native emerged as one of the Sooners’ longball threats this season with 15 home runs in 59 games this year, tied for second on team with teammate Cameron Seitzer and behind Garrett Buechele.

White also was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshmen All-American team after batting .307 and leading the league in homers during Big 12 play with nine this season.

White also was selected as an All-Big 12 honorable mention nominee.

Duo named All-Americans Senior Andrei Daescu and freshman Costin Paval were named to the Intercollegiate Tennis Association AllAmerica team on Monday.

The duo reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Doubles Tennis Championships after upsetting two higher-ranked teams in May. Daescu ended his career ranked No. 34 in singles, and was the only Sooner to qualify for individual play in the NCAA tournament.

“We are very proud of Andrei and Costin,” head coach John Roddick said.

“They had a terrific year and really deserve it. I am really happy for Andrei to go out like this.”

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Thursday, June 17, 2010 GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - When dealing with others, especially if you are acting in a supervisory role, try not to come on too strong or be too demanding.

Speak softy, especially if your job requires you to carry a big stick.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - In situations where you usually choose your words carefully, in order to restrain yourself from being too critical, your tongue could instead unleash itself and put others in their place. Take care.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Assertiveness has its place, but not to the point of being overly rude or aggressive. Make sure that your behavior isn’t too “I”-oriented, or it could cause others to think you’re just plain selfish.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Let your thinking stand on its own two feet, and allow your listeners to decide for themselves if you are right or wrong. Trying to impose your ideas on others will meet with rejection.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - If you have to deal with someone whom you’ve never forgiven for a past matter, be sure not to let the issue ignite itself all over again. More importantly, don’t let it influence your dealings.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) Expecting others to feel the same as you do about something that has you quite enthusiastic is asking far too much of them. It isn’t likely they’ll be operating on your wavelength.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Challenges could arouse your stronger qualities and cause you to want to compete in areas where you formerly merely complied. Use your knowledge and go for it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - You’re one who rarely takes a chance because you make sure of what’s up before getting into anything. Yet today you could be looking for a bit more excitement and do just the opposite.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - There’s a situation that you feel needs to be rectified and mustn’t be allowed to drift any longer.

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PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - No matter how energetic you are or how independent you feel, it behooves you to work cooperatively with your contemporaries today.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Your focus, stamina and industriousness are all at high points at this time, giving you all that you need to accomplish whatever you choose to do. Select something important that needs tending.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - If you don’t have any social plans on the calendar, it behooves you to make some. You could use a change that can only be effected by doing something fun and undemanding.

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9 With the bow, in music 13 ___ League (Middle Eastern alliance) 15 Man-___town 16 Low river dam 17 Shy person at a social event 19 Destiny 20 Linger aimlessly 21 Sight organs 23 Chews like a beaver 25 Stand for 28 Oliver, Jay and Sheree 30 “___ out!” (ump’s cry) 31 Sticky hair product 32 A language of Pakistan 33 Sailor’s stopover 36 Mary Poppins was one 38 Expand 41 Cowboy competition 44 Window part 45 A device for catching animals 49 Greek H 50 “The Simpsons” grandpa 52 Holmes or Poirot

54 Alloy’s principal component 58 Placed on Capri 59 ___ apso (small terrier) 60 Become wider, as pupils 62 Teamwork wreckers 63 Of the common people 67 “___ every voice and sing ...”

68 Led Zeppelin’s “Whole ___ Love” 69 “Shoulda, woulda, coulda” one 70 Dull-witted ones 71 Cast off from the body 72 Mai ___ (rum cocktail) DOWN 1 End of a bray 2 The Roaring Twenties, e.g.

3 Wild dabbling duck 4 “Hold it right there!”

5 Orchestra tuners 6 English novelist Malcolm 7 Expected to arrive 8 Disco light 9 Dreadful 10 Change the order of 11 Watch brand 12 Metal on

its way to a refinery 14 Dart shooter 18 Pike or perch 22 Horn-shaped object 23 Wildebeest 24 “... neither fish ___ fowl!”

26 Tales of the gods 27 TV’s Tarzan portrayer Ron 29 Where to get rubbed the right way?

34 Initial assault 35 Nipper’s brand 37 Witness 39 Travels without a plan 40 Words of comprehension 41 Civil War soldier, for short 42 Earache 43 Leave in a hurry

46 Dismiss from consideration 47 Quit fasting 48 Degree held by many univ. professors 51 Snoopy’s breed 53 Teller of falsehoods 55 Some defenders, in bridge columns 56 “___ which will live in infamy” (F.D.R.) 57 Tips at sea 61 Future attorney’s exam, briefly 62 “Do Ya” rock band 64 Krivoi ___, Ukraine 65 Beverage with scones 66 ___ Lanka

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Red Earth Festival celebrates tribal heritage More than 200 native artists to display work HELEN DIRENZO-GRANT The Oklahoma Daily

The Red Earth Festival highlights the diversity of native cultures with a celebratory parade in downtown Oklahoma City on Friday.

The Red Earth Festival celebrates a variety of native cultures and traditions during the three-day event. Celebrating its 24th anniversary, the festival is the largest event of its kind in the world.

“This festival showcases what makes Oklahoma unique,” said Eric Oesch, director of communications for the festival.

“There’s no other state in the country that has as many tribal headquarters as Oklahoma.”

Osech said the mixture of tribes in Oklahoma stems from historical events like the Trail of Tears, and with many different native peoples in one place, Oklahoma is one of largest melting pots for native cultures.

“That’s what makes coming to Red Earth unique,” Oesch said. “You come to our festival and you’re going to see art styles from all over the country, but you’re going only coming to one place to see it. And we’re one of the few events that has fine arts market and a dance competition.”

Osech said there are more than 200 native artists at this year’s arts market and there is a judged art competition. He said it is considered a prestigious honor for artists to win an award from the distinctive festival.

According to a Red Earth Festival news release, the festival has been named Oklahoma’s “Outstanding Event” by the Oklahoma Tourism Department.

Osech said the parade starts at 10 a.m. and features hundreds of participants in authentic tribal regalia, drum groups, tribal princesses, floats and bands. At 11 a.m., the Red Earth

Summer Breeze sees increased attendance OSIZIMETE AKEN’OVA The Oklahoma Daily

After nearly a decade of music, the Summer Breeze Concert Series has reached a new level of recognition.

The concerts have become so popular that this year the Performing Arts Studio decided not to advertise in the Norman Transcript to see if they maintain the regular turnout.

“Summer Breeze has become enormously popular in Norman”, said Debra Martinelli, executive director of The Performing Arts Studio, which hosts the concert series. “We have usually a minimum of 1,000 people in the park and sometimes as many as 3,000. We think that we have enough momentum and the program is well-enough known, that we may not have to advertise as much.”

At the most recent concert, Lions Park was filled with hundreds of concertgoers from all around Oklahoma.

Musicians say they enjoy playing in Norman because “Norman is one of our favorite markets to play,” said Dango Rose, the upright bass and mandolin player of the Elephant Revival.

“Everybody is very receptive and loyal here,” he said.

“We’ve developed a really nice fan base here and people come back and tell their friends.”

Rose also enjoys playing in Norman because of its musical history.

“Norman is historically a music town and for us, from our experience, it really shows,” he said.

The first concert this year was also at Lions Park with Summer Breeze regulars and Norman natives. The Hosty Duo performed to a packed audience that was filled with an eclectic mixture of all kinds of people — from families with their dogs looking for picnic spots to college students playing Frisbee around the park.

“We like the way you can bring your own food and beverages and everyone cleans up. It’s a nice thing,” said Joan Colley, sitting next to her husband. “Nobody gets wild or out of control or anything, you can just sit and have a wine cooler.”

The next concert is 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Lions Park and will feature the nationally known musician Danny O’Keefe.

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Graduate student Mark Potts (left) and alumna Brand Rackley and Cole Selix accept the deadCENTER Film Festival’s grand jury prize Sunday in Oklahoma City for “Simmons on Vinyl.”

OU FILMMAKERS WIN JURY PRIZE AT DEADCENTER A trio of OU graduates took home the grand jury prize at the deadCENTER film festival Sunday in Oklahoma City.

Graduate student and Life & Arts editor Mark Potts, and alumna Brand Rackley and Cole Selix won the award for their independent film, “Simmons on Vinyl.”

The group has made several short and feature-length films for festivals across the nation. Produced for $300, “Simmons” depicts Zeek (Potts) and his pursuit of a vinyl record — and love.

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Tribal members ride in the 2009 Red Earth Festival parade in Oklahoma CIty. The festival honoring native culture celebrates its 24th anniversary this weekend.

Art Market opens in the Cox Convention Center Arena.

Over the weekend, there will be children’s art activities, exhibit halls, dance competitions, a 5K run and a 2K fun walk, grand entry dances and more.

“Red Earth is the biggest powwow in Oklahoma,” said Randy Frazier, dance coordinator. “And people know about it all over the world.”

Frazier said along with the dance competitions, Friday night also features Northern Snake Dances and on Saturday there will be a special dance to honor WWII veterans.

Osech said more than 30,000 people attended the Red Earth Festival last year and it is estimated that half the attendees were from out of town.

For more information, visit www.redearth.org.

WEEKEND MOVIE PREVIEW

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Woody, Buzz and the toy gang are back for more adventures in “Toy Story 3.”

TWO COWBOYS IN TWO FLICKS MAKE SUMMER DEBUT The summer movie scene is roaring onward this Friday as two blockbusters hit the silver screen.

“Jonah Hex” and “Toy Story 3” are the two headlining movies this weekend, and both promise to be quite pleasing. While on the surface they seem like completely different movies, I, Woody Toms, movie-extraordinaire, can see under the exterior and find many similarities.

First off, the main character is a cowboy. Second, there’s major action in both movies, it’s just portrayed differently. Lastly, there’s a hot and heavy sexual relationship brewing between the cowboy and our heroine (Lilah or Jessie). Okay, so maybe there aren’t that many similarities in the show, but it was worth a try. Either way, both movies seem worth seeing, with “Toy Story 3” being the safer bet on being a classic.

TOY STORY 3 (G) Starring: Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack After an 11-year sabbatical, Andy’s toys return for their third go around. There’s one problem though: Andy isn’t the young, innocent and lovable kid that he once was. He’s now an 18 year-old kid fresh out of high school and on his way to college. With the toys out of date and without a home, they are given to a daycare center (cue dark and ominous music). Feeling completely out of their element and constantly having their patience tested by new kids and new toys, the group poses a grand escape and rescue of Woody (Hanks), who was taken home by a little girl from the daycare. Will Buzz (Allen) and the gang be able to save their leader? Or will he be lost in the abyss of girly, childhood cynicism forever?

I have been waiting so long for this movie. Over the past 11 years I’ve been anxiously awaiting Woody and Buzz’s triumphant return to the screen. And, just as I had given up hope for a third installment, the fine people at Disney and Pixar release “Toy Story 3.” With the vir-

tually the whole cast returning along with perfectly opposing storylines about growing up (Andy) and getting younger (the toys going to daycare), I feel like the movie is set up to be one of the blockbuster hits of the summer.

Verdict: You know how I feel about it; you must go see this movie.

JONAH HEX (PG-13) Starring: Josh Brolin, John Malkovich, Megan Fox Jonah Hex (Brolin) is a harsh and scarred (literally) bounty hunter with history shrouded in darkness and mystery. Legend has it Hex has connections between the real world and the paranormal one, which makes him a very dangerous person/ghost/demon/whatever you want to call him. Having only one real link to his mortal side of life in Lilah (Fox), Jonah has no problem taking a bribe from the U.S. government to hunt and kill his archenemy, Quentin Turnbull (Malkovich), who is a threat to his and her lives. “Jonah Hex” follows Jonah’s epic journey as the lines between supernatural and reality become more and more skewed as he treads on.

Bringing a new twist to the traditional Wild West genre, “Jonah Hex” looks like a perfect example of a “dark-action” film. The combination of a nonchalant, no-mercy gunslinger and a hot “damsel in distress” along with a literal dark setting makes the film very intriguing. Co-writers Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (Gamer, Crank) guarantee to bring some high-flying and fast moving action to the screen.

Also, with an eerie resemblance to the recently-released video game “Red Dead Redemption,” “Jonah Hex” will surely attract a large audience of action lovers and gamers alike.

Verdict: Like the main character, this movie is mysterious. I’m going to see it, but probably during the cheaper matineé showings. See it if you like the Western/gunslinger type movies.

- Woody Toms is a film and video studies junior.