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Professors document Speaker Pelosi’s rise to power AMANDA TURNER The Oklahoma Daily

Two professors who co-authored a biography of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will give a lecture and take questions Sunday at the Norman Public Library.

Professor Cindy Rosenthal said she and Ronald M. Peters spent three years researching and writing their book, “Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the New American Politics,” which chronicles the rise to power of the first female Speaker of the House.

Rosenthal is a professor of political science and women’s studies, director and curator of the Carl Albert Congressional RONALD M. Research and Studies PETERS Center and has served as mayor for the City of Norman since 2005. Peters is a professor of political science and served as the director of the Carl Albert Center from 1979-2000.

“This was perhaps an inevitable partnership,” Rosenthal said. “Professor Peters has interviewed every speaker since John McCormack (1962-1971), and I have

focused my research on women in political leadership.”

The pair began researching the book prior to Pelosi’s election as speaker in January 2007, and finished the manuscript in fall 2009.

“We rely on the public record, original analysis of her policy operation and media efforts, lots of secondary sources, and several dozen confidential interviews including one with Speaker Pelosi,” Rosenthal said. “Our interviews include many current and former members, congressional staff, media analysts, lobbyists and Washington watchers.”

T h e b o o k e x p l o re s Pelosi’s decision-making process that led to the CINDY Californian’s election as ROSENTHAL Democratic whip. Pelosi’s victory as whip, a position she served from 2002-2003, put her in line to run for speaker, Rosenthal said.

“We detail the specifics of her election to the position of Democratic whip, which really put her in line to run for speaker,” Rosenthal said. “In that election, her timing was critical and she benefited from support from the

liberal wing of the caucus, women members, and the large California delegation.”

Speaker Pelosi was able to achieve her position by taking advantage of the “new American politics,” Rosenthal said.

“She has mastered the five key elements of a new political environment,” she said. “One: sharply polarized partisan alignments; two: increasing demographic diversity in the general population and among elected officials; three: new communications technology and the fragmentation of news outlets in a roundthe-clock news cycle; four: a requirement for leadership fund-raising prowess in election campaigns; and five: the imperative for congressional leaders to deploy new organizational and operational strategies.”

Rosenthal and Peters also will appear for a book signing Tuesday in Oklahoma City. For more information and to read book reviews, visit http://speakernancypelosi.com.

BOOK SIGNING, LECTURE, Q&A • 2 p.m. Sunday: Lowry Room, Norman Public Library, 225 N Webster Ave. • 7 p.m. Tuesday: Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 NW Expressway, Oklahoma City

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OU professors Ronald M. Peters and Cindy Rosenthal spent three years writing a biography of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the first female to hold that position.

OU CLINIC OFFERS FREE COUNSELING MATT STEPHENS The Oklahoma Daily

The OU Counseling Psychology Clinic has begun a pro bono program to reach out to clients who do not have means to pay.

The clinic is a training ground for the OU Counseling Psychology doctoral program and the masters program for community counseling.

The clinic began offering its pro bono services around May due to area budget cuts, said clinic director Lisa Frey.

“I’ve been really aware, especially this year, they have been cutting funding to lots of programs all over Oklahoma but Norman has really been suffering because the amount of funding that has been cut from mental health programs,” Frey said. “There have been a couple of agencies that have closed, the counseling center at the Women’s Research Center was forced to close, there was a substance abuse program that was forced to close, so services have really been suffering in this area.”

As other mental health programs began closing, the clinic at OU began to see more clients with limited incomes.

“The final straw for me was, I had a conversation with somebody that had called in to seek services from us,” Frey said. “We offer services on a sliding fee scale, and our fee slides down quite low, we probably go lower than anywhere in the community. I had a conversation with somebody on the phone who was seeking services and couldn’t pay even our lowest fee, which is very minimal, and was talking to about something that they were needing to do to even feed their children that were sad, to say the least.”

With these clients in mind, Frey began to develop the clinic’s new program.

“For me that was an epiphany,” Frey said. “I thought to myself, I’m never going to have this kind of conversation with somebody again and not be able to have a program or some kind of service that I can offer them.”

Counseling is more than just helping the people that have the ability to pay for services, Frey said.

“I’m a psychologist and I was in private practice for a long time,” she said. “Not only am I a counselor but I have a real commitment to social services and social justice issues.”

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OU head football coach Bob Stoops speaks to reporters Wednesday at Big 12 Media Day in Irving, Texas.

Stoops optimistic for OU’s upcoming season TOBI NEIDY The Oklahoma Daily

IRVING, TEXAS — Offensive improvements, conference realignment issues and the impact of the 2009 season were the main questions surrounding OU head coach Bob Stoops and his players Wednesday at the Big 12 Media Day in Irving, Texas.

After experiencing injuries to several key positions last season and losing quality players to the NFL draft, Stoops remains optimistic for the upcoming 2010 season.

“We’re excited coming into the year,” Stoops said. “I really believe, going through a year ago, losing the number of seniors that we did, that we gained experience that you didn’t want at the time. That will definitely make us a better and stronger team coming into this year.”

When questioned about the disappointing finish of the 2009 season, Stoops

wasted no time in lightening the mood on very impressive as a young guy, and hopefully he’ll continue to come on.” the damper subject.

“I didn’t go to Vegas last year after the seaWhen asked about the Big 12 conference son, I know that,” Stoops said. realignment and losing two teams, along During the series of with the maintenance media day press conof the OU-Texas rivalry, ferences, Stoops talked Stoops reaffirmed his MORE FROM MEDIA DAY about the offensive imbelief in a competitive provements made by conference and a thrivSooner players, coaches show off the wide receivers over ing rivalry. confidence despite disappointing spring training. With ju“Both us, being in 2009 season. See Sports, page 2. nior wide receiver Ryan the national picture Broyles returning to and being in the same the team, Stoops talked division has made about the importance of his leadership and [OU-Texas] a great attraction not only in experience on the field to improve the depth this region but across the country,” Stoops said. “But I also think just strength of all the in his position.

“Everyone knows Ryan Broyles and schools in our league makes a difference.” what a special player and competitor he is,” Stoops said. “The other guys need to pick it To read this full article, log up and play the way he does. Kenny Stills, on to OUDaily.com. for a freshman right out of high school, was

Construction junction: Re-opening of Lindsey-Jenkins intersection delayed SPENCER POPP The Oklahoma Daily

Construction related to the new utility plant just north of the Huston Huffman Center will be delayed eight weeks, with expectations for Jenkins to re-open on Aug. 19 and Lindsey on Sept. 11, OU spokesman Chris Shilling said.

Originally scheduled to be completed before the beginning of the fall semester, the project has been troubled by above-normal rainfall frequency and intensity this summer as well as unexpected delays in relocating utilities at the Lindsey and Jenkins intersection, he said.

“Crews are working around the clock to make up for as much lost time as possible,” Shilling said in an e-mail. “However, not all the time can be recovered and work will

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The utility plant and distribution system is set to provide chilled water, steam and electricity to campus buildings, he said.

Work had stopped on the installation of a storm water drainage component June 17 due to a natural gas leak and had not restarted until July 24.

The leak was caused by construction on Lindsey Street and Jenkins Avenue as workers punctured a natural gas line along the road.

ELLSWORTH COLLINGS HALL Construction on remodeling and extending Collings Hall to feature more classrooms, conference rooms and student-use space will be ready and finished before the fall semester, said Bill Moakley, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education spokesman.

With additional student space and updated technology, Moakley thinks the remodel will help the College of Education develop an identity on campus.

“Students who have traditionally had to take classes out of the building will now be in Collings Hall,” he said. “If you couple that with the new lobby, entrance and other additions, it will really give our students a new identity in terms of their place on campus.”

Approximately 15,000 sq. feet of space was added to the building, which was completely renovated to match other buildings on campus.

It also features a new bell tower entrance to give a unique campus identity for the College of Education, he said.

“Bell towers have always been associated with education,” he said. “We thought it was a unique way to mark the building while still

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having it fit in with the whole architectural picture of campus.”

The addition to Collings Hall includes five classrooms, two conference rooms, a new technology center, study spaces, student services and a courtyard. Heating, air conditioning, carpet, ceiling and paint have also been refurbished or replaced.

Moakley said that students in the college of education should not worry about the transition process next week.

“We will have service in one building or the other continuously,” he said. “If students need to get a hold of someone in the dean’s office, central administration or a faculty member, someone will be available.”

The College of Education Student Services Center is located in Cate Center currently.

The move to Collings Hall will be finalized Aug. 9.

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SOONER PLAYERS, COACHES SHOW CONFIDENCE IN TEXAS As the Big 12 Media Day wrapped up Wednesday in Irving, Texas, several things came to mind concerning the Sooners and the rest of the conference.

The buzz is Oklahoma is for real.

Players exhibited the confidence of a champion. Talking openly to reporters, they all seem motivated to get back to work. Finishing the year at 8-5 did not cut it for Beal, Broyles, Lewis and Murray, the Sooner reps who attended the days.

“No excuses for us about last year,” Beal said. “We’re not settling for that and losing to Texas, that left a bad taste in our mouth and we are using all that as motivation.”

They are going to need all the motivation they can get. Texas A&M and their quarterback Jerrod Johnson may be sleepPETER ers coming in to the fall.

“I think I am the best quar- DAVIS terback in the country,” he said.

“It all comes down to whether we win or lose. If we don’t win, then I’m not.”

Johnson’s statement wasn’t bold or brash. It was stated. The young man is humble and confident. If he can get to his numbers from last year, then the Big 12 South could be in trouble as OU and Nebraska could go to Kyle Field undefeated to face Johnson and the Aggies.

A 3-4 defensive scheme and sackmaster Von Miller also will be waiting.

Nebraska kicked things off by flat-out refusing to take any questions about

Nebraska’s move to the Big 10. Bo Pelini may have said that Nebraska was back following a drubbing of Arizona in the Holiday Bowl. Pelini backpedaled from those words on Monday after revealing there was a quarterback controversy heading into the fall.

Colorado, Kansas, Kansas State and Texas Tech also are in the same boat.

Texas Tech coach Tommy Tuberville made his inaugural appearance.

Tuberville is going to bring a new attitude to Tech, one of which could make getting points a premium from Tech.

Every coach had something to say about conference realignment, but Art Briles hit it right on the head.

“It doesn’t matter, you know, what Art Briles thinks,” deadpanned Briles.

The truth of the matter is no coach really did, maybe Mack Brown or Bob Stoops, but not the likes of Art Briles, Mike Gundy or Gary Pinkel. Pinkel also admitted his opinion does not count in the grand scheme of things.

“If I gave my opinion, it wouldn’t matter,” he said.

Missouri was late, holding up day two with no apology. Maybe they were preparing for Big 10 Media Day next week.

Oklahoma State also seems to be in a world of trouble. Head coach Mike Gundy admitted the offensive line is not set heading into camp.

“There are times in preseason camp

that we’ll play some musical chairs to find out where those guys fit,” he said.

Not exactly the time to play games with your line, Coach. Did you see Oklahoma last year with all that talent and no O-line? OSU has half the talent and a similar issue; this could be a rough season for the Pokes.

Iowa State, on the other hand, simply wants to improve, but its conference slate includes Oklahoma and Texas. ISU QB Austen Arnaud thinks the talent is there, but the schedule is not favorable.

“We may be better, but it might not translate into wins and losses,” he said.

Conference heavyweights OU and Texas wrapped up the event. Nothing new to see here. Next.

In all reality these two behemoths will continue to dominate. Coaches Stoops and Brown headlined the days.

Their players were outstanding representatives for their individual schools and both were respectful of the other. I did ask the two the same question and got two very different answers.

The question was, How important is it for OU and Texas to maintain its rivalry and a level of excellence at that game?

Brown gave an animated answer.

“Absolutely, it is important for these schools to keep that level of play up.”

Stoops, on the other hand, played it slow. “It’s made that game a great attraction not only in this region but across the country. So it matters to some degree.”

SPORTS BRIEFS OU RB MOSSIS MADU CHARGED WITH DUI Sooner running back Mossis Madu was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol Saturday in Norman.

According to a court document, Madu was stopped by police at about 3 a.m. near Boyd Street and Chautauqua Avenue. Madu, 22, admitted to having two drinks and was arrested. He was given a breath test and registered a 0.19. The legal limit is 0.08.

Associate Athletics Director Kenny Mossman said the incident was a team matter.

“If action is required, it will be handled internally,” Mossman said by e-mail.

Madu, who was asked to play wide receiver in 2009, had five carries for 17 yards and seven catches for 69 yards for the Sooners last season. Madu was moved back to running back in the spring and is competing for playing time behind starting tailback DeMarco Murray.

GOLF SIGNEE KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT Just a few hours after playing in his final high school golf tournament, Bethel’s Kyle Lewis died in a single-car accident Monday on the Turner Turnpike near Stroud.

Earlier in the day, Lewis had

competed in the All-State golf tournament at Emerald Falls Golf Club in Broken Arrow. After the tournament, the Oklahoma Golf Coaches Association awarded Lewis the Jim Thorpe Boys Golfer of the Year trophy.

Lewis was alone in his car, which left the road and struck a bridge embankment. It was unknown as of Monday night why Lewis’ car went off the road.

“There are just no words to describe something like that,” said Tommy Block, the Bethel High School athletic director and longtime friend of Lewis’ father, Marty. “All we can do is pray for the Lewis family.”

Lewis was a state champion in 2008 and finished runner-up at the state tournament each of his other three high school seasons.

Also a basketball player, Lewis had signed a letter of intent to play golf at OU and planned to move to Norman next month.

“Our condolences go out to his family,” OU golf coach Ryan Hybl said. “The OU golf family will be hurting, too. Kyle was a valedictorian, a good basketball player — he was going to be a great ambassador for our university.

“But more than that, he was just a great young man. We will all definitely miss him.”

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- Peter Davis is a journalism junior.

OUR VIEW

LEAKED WAR DOCUMENTS CREATE QUESTIONS, CALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY By now, you should have heard of WikiLeaks and the more than 90,000 pages of secret military pages released July 25. These pages contained reports about the war in Afghanistan; from failed missions to civilian deaths not being reported on, to the very fact that Pakistan’s government is funding the Taliban insurgency.

These pages created a fire in everyone’s stomachs. Journalists asked for answers to all the information the Bush and Obama administrations had been hiding from us. Person after person is asking why we are basically funding the very people who are killing our soldiers.

There is a storm brewing and everyone wants out of the quagmire that is Afghanistan.

Actually, no. None of that happened. Instead, the media focused on how the pages were leaked and what it might mean for the politicians involved. Fox News discussed what it means for Democrats in the primaries while CNN focused on how the papers were leaked

civilians being killed by American troops. in the first place. Yet no one is talking about Maybe news organizations are Now, they have created a possibly bigger what the papers say. No one is angry. No one is furiously asking Obama to answer for these angry because the underground firestorm, but it’ll probably be met with the same results. These leaks should force us atrocities. No one. group known as WikiLeaks is to ask questions of the people in charge.

Maybe news organizations are angry We need to figure out what is going on over because the underground group known as doing their job. there. The administration is telling us things WikiLeaks is doing their job. Television news is nothing but fluff, talking heads and bickering to take up precious are going as planned, but according to these leaks, Afghanistan is in time they could be using to do important things, such as focusing on bad shape and is only getting worse. The focus shouldn’t be on the leaks; it needs to be on the contents. what these papers say. But they choose not to.

We have men and women dying over there and we — and our It’s sexier to talk about elections and the fall of Democrats or Republicans than to try to make sense of tens of thousands of pages journalists — need to start holding the people in charge accountable. of information. That would require a lot of brainpower and work, which We have the information we need, now all we need is for someone to start asking the right questions. Sadly, that probably will not come television news isn’t accustomed to utilizing.

WikiLeaks created a firestorm back in June by releasing video of from our television news journalists.

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It happened in high school and now it’s happening again. Your parents are ruining your social life, but this time, it’s online. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced recently that the social networking site had just registered its 500 millionth user. Zuckerberg’s goal of creating a popular place where people actively connect and share worldwide is fully realized.

While this is good news for him, I couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy about it. After all, just who was that 500 millionth user? If the statistics are right, than that brave, new and connected soul was probably someone over the age of 40. If this is the case, then whatever young relative they just friended is probably doing anything but celebrating.

Or at least I wouldn’t. First, let me make something clear: I use Facebook. A lot. Every day a new status is posted, comments are made, events are “maybe’d” and a friend is requested.

However, there’s no greater buzzkill to the joys of Facebook than logging on and finding the dreaded

friend request from one or both of your parents.

Hold off all you want, but eventually you’ll have to cave in and add them, thus leading to the miserable task of untagging yourself from those spring break party pictures and always second guessing the content or language of your status updates. These things are half the fun of the social networking, so parents joining and making it an occasionally uncomfortable LAUREN and nerve-racking experience is ABRAMS definitely a problem.

Don’t get me wrong, Facebook is not and should not be considered only an elitist thing, with limitation based on age, school, etc.

However, the website did originally start as a tool for both enrolled college students and alumni to keep in touch with one another. When its popularity peaked, adults over 30 started to see the benefits of finding and keeping in touch with an old

classmate or roommate and began to join rapidly.

On the other hand, many parents are just using Facebook as tool to spy on or virtually reprimand their children and that is just not cool.

While this may not be the case for everyone or their parents, for the most part, the issue of privacy and self-expression is that it can be too much information for some. There are certain things many people don’t care to know about their parents and vice-versa, so while it is perfectly OK to be Facebook friends with them, don’t hesitate to use the privacy settings to your advantage to hide specific information or allow your parents just limited access to your profile.

If something embarrassing does happen, don’t panic. Your parents may be offended, upset, shocked or flat out amused, but they’ll probably give you the benefit of the doubt. Besides, there are more harmful people with access to your Facebook activity such as exes, Internet creepers and future employers.

- Lauren Abrams is a broadcast journalism senior.

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Thursday, July 29, 2010 LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Money issues could be your downfall at this time, such as being generous to those in need, but unrealistic as to how much giving is enough. Or, you could make a loan to a friend who never pays you back.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Listen to what others have to say but abide by your own common sense.

Your conclusions on certain subjects could be as good as, or perhaps even better than, those of your peers.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Should someone who likes you invite you to participate in something fun, don’t take it upon yourself to bring along another who wasn’t included.

It could be embarrassing for your host.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Be careful not to come off as taking it upon yourself to be the head honcho. By blending in with the group and not trying to run things, it’ll put everyone at ease and provide more fun for everybody.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Success could be denied you if you try to take on too many difficult or complicated assignments. Be realistic about how much you can accomplish and you’ll do all right.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Your peers will be receptive to your suggestions if they are presented in a friendly, constructive manner.

Conversely, if you come off as a dictator imposing your views on others, you’ll lose.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Be extra cautious about acting impulsively when handling your funds or commercial affairs. If you behave impulsively and don’t think things through, it could be costly.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - An important relationship could be put in jeopardy if you continuously insist upon having your own way.

Not thinking about what the other party wants or feels might come off as being selfish.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Don’t put any conditions or strings on a favor you do for a friend. The minute you do, it no longer can be considered a good deed. It’ll fall in the category of being a pay transaction.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - If you find yourself in a position where a lot of peer pressure is being placed on you to do something you’d rather not, be firm and unyielding about not going along with the crowd. Be your own person.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Don’t bring office politics home and take them out on the family. Instead of getting your kin’s loving support and sympathy, you’ll only incite them to rise up against you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Chances are it’ll prove to be counterproductive to play hard to get with someone you find to be very appealing. By being standoffish, you’ll lose out for sure. Be up front and let the person know you care.

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Communication key to surviving potluck roommates Most of you should know that going potluck on a college roommate is a bad idea reserved for freshman year when you’re allowed to make new friends. Even when living with close friends or relatives, conflicts can arise that will lead to strained friendships and awkward family reunions.

There is no definite or concrete way to deal with bad roommates.

Some methods may work for some while others might fail, but here’s a list of tips to keep a happy college household.

you confront them, or else they’ll keep doing whatever it is that provokes you. Now, by talking, I don’t mean you should engage in a yelling match or fisticuffs, because you might get in some legal trouble and imagine how embarrassing that call to your parents will be. Uh-huh, yeah, not pretty.

You could be the problem There are always two sides to every story and we only see things from our perspective while remaining completely oblivious to the other roommate’s feelings. Try to see things from their point of view or ask them about the problems they have with you. While this sounds like some crap that Oprah would say, I say give it a try, no matter how unrealistic it sounds, it still works.

Make early contact with your roommates With Facebook, Twitter and even MySpace, it’s really easy to get in contact with your roommate-tobe. This is an important step because you can find out what kind of person your roommate is, what they like and dislike before you move in. What I personally like to do is work with them and establish rules we can follow once we move, from doing the dishes to cleaning the bathroom. You can use this as a contract you can hold them up to in case they aren’t holding up the end of their arrangement.

Nip problems in the bud It’s really easy to ignore little problems you see brewing and think of them as inconsequential, but that could be the start of a bigger problem. It could be a couple of dishes in the sink or inviting

Moving out is always an option

unwanted guests on your couch without permission. It’s the start of a problem and must be addressed promptly.

If you don’t bring this to their attention, it could be a regular occurrence and your house might turn into a crack den, complete with weird strangers sleeping on dirty mattresses on your living room floor and skinny women selling their babies for toothpaste. Random example, but it happens.

VIDEO GAME REVIEW

STARCRAFT II MAKES STRIDES Twelve years ago, gamers are playable in single-player heard “You want a piece of me, skirmishes and in online play, boy?” in a revolutionary real- however.

Terrans, or humans, are a time strategy game.

Today, StarCraft players more balanced race that can still hear that line as Terran focus on powerful weapons or Marines spawn from the bar- quick strikes. The Zerg are genracks. The original game, still erally oriented towards a faster attack, able to create widely played on more units in less Blizzard’s “Battle. time, at the expense net,” was an inspiraof power. The Protoss tion to many modern units cost more real-time strategy money and time to games that have folbuild, but most of lowed it. Its charactheir units are more ter-driven story was powerful and harder unique among stratto bring down. egy games of the era, The single-player and the game itself AJ campaign picks has formed a large LANSDALE up four years after part of the Internetnerd culture (“Zerg rush,” the events of the original “StarCraft” and its expansion, “more vespene gas,” etc.).

The next chapter in the “Brood War.” Jim Raynor, a series, “StarCraft II: Wings of former soldier-turned-merceLiberty,” finally came out on nary, fights against the Terran Tuesday. Does it live up to its Dominion and its Emperor, predecessor and its expecta- Arcturus Mengsk, who betrayed tions? Well, it’s a worthy suc- him in the original game. The cessor to a great game, but rebellion doesn’t last long it’s far from the revolutionary before the Zerg return from status that its predecessor hiding and begin wreaking havoc on planets across the attained back in 1998.

The game has three differ- sector. ent races: Terrans, Zerg and Protoss. The story campaign in “Wings of Liberty” only includes the Terran campaign, but Zerg and Protoss campaigns will be To read this full article, log on in subsequent expansions to to OUDaily.com. the main game. All three races

Be polite and understanding

Photo illustration by Tyler Metcalfe / The Daily Do not be afraid of confrontation

As a college student, you know how hard it can be to keep a June Cleaver-type house and work on keeping that three-point GPA, so cut your roommates some slack, not everyone is as clean as you are.

So what if they keep forgetting to take out the trash or close the blinds after dark? Everyone makes mistakes once in a while, and should be forgiven. Besides, no one likes to be that anal.

I always feel awkward or like my mother whenever I have to talk to a roommate about something they did. It’s a really awkward experience for me because I’m afraid of embarrassing a friend or making them feel uncomfortable but that shouldn’t be the case. If you have a problem with what someone did, you can either ignore them or talk to the person in question about it.

If it’s someone you live with, I say

When you’ve tried everything, and nothing seems to be working, I say you move out. Not too many people agree with this because, finding a new place might be hard to do mid-semester and it can be a very expensive to break your lease, but I say it’s worth it. You’re a college student and already under the stress academic life is notorious for and if your current living area isn’t the safe haven you want it to be, it’s worth it to move out.

-Osizimete Aken’Ova is a film and video studies senior.

SUMMER MOVIES MAKE LAST ATTEMPT AT LAUGHS As the summer comes to a slow close, I look back on the recent movie releases and ponder, “What the hell?” A less-than-stellar summer for movies has left many audiences disappointed at the theaters. However, the last two summer comedies slated to release in the near future hold great promise. “Dinner For Schmucks” and “The Other Guys” are billed to premiere soon and are sure to bring a boatload of laughs along with them. Now, this optimism may be sprouting out of lowered expectations from a weak batch of recent movies, but I am set on justifying why these two films will salvage the dignity of Hollywood for the summer of 2010.

DINNER FOR SCHMUCKS (PG-13), JULY 30 Starring: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd Directed by: Jay Roach Tim (Rudd) is a budding executive who’s looking for that one aspect to push him over the edge. Barry (Carell) is a nitwitted IRS employee who specialized in idiotic and less than mature behavior.

Perfect match, right? “Dinner For Schmucks” follows Tim as he takes advantage of his boss’ “dinner for idiots” (a contest to see which guest can bring the biggest dufus to dinner) by inviting Barry along.

With other funnymen, such as Zach Galifianakis (“The Hangover”) and Jemaine Clement from “Flight Of The Conchords,” “Dinner For Schmucks” looks to be a hit.

A remake of the 1998 French comedy “Le Diner de Cons” (The Dinner Game), “Dinner For Schmucks” looks to be hilarious. Usually I don’t say that about PG-13 comedies because I always feel like the actors are holding something back on screen (cursing, sex, etc.). But director Jay Roach has orchestrated numerous hilarious PG-13 com-

edies (All of the “Austin Powers” hits and both “Meet The Parents” movies). Also, how could you go wrong with Steve Carell and Paul Rudd? They co-starred in “Anchorman” and “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” which are now classics of our new comedic age. I feel like the director, actors and plot all line up to make this movie very funny and pleasing for anybody affected by this summer lull.

THE OTHER GUYS (PG-13), AUG. 6 Starring: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg Directed by: Adam McKay Detectives Gamble (Ferrell) and Hoitz (Wahlberg) are not exactly your dream duo. One likes to sit behind the desk and out of harms way, while the other gets a thrill out of jumping right into the face of danger. They are pitted together as partners after an embarrassing public incident involving a quick trigger finger. “The Other Guys” follows the two detectives as their chance for redemption comes.

However, things don’t exactly go as planned and hilarity ensues.

It may just be me, but I find Mark Wahlberg hilarious. I feel like his hardened-comedic side will mesh perfectly with Will Ferrell’s idiomatic style of comedy. Also, director Adam McKay (“Step Brothers”) is a genius when it comes to humor. Like I said with “Dinner For Schmucks,” I fully expect for “The Other Guys” to produce many laughs, even though it is only rated PG-13. The combination of Wahlberg, Ferrell and McKay should pay off greatly, rounding out the summer and leaving a better taste in peoples’ mouths than the sour one left by recent box office flops.

- Woody Toms is a film and video studies sophomore.