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Bob Barry Sr. (shown right), the play-by-play voice of Sooner sports for 30 seasons, will retire after this year.

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Campus Activities Council is canceling its annual Big Red Rally event this year due to budget cuts and similar programming.

The Big Red Rally was a public pep rally held before the first home football game of the season that featured the football team, cheerleaders, coaches and more,

according to past CAC websites.

One reason for the cancellation of the event, which has taken place since at least 2000, was because of budget cuts, Student Life Assistant Director Quy Nguyen said.

“We are trying to be more responsible with how we spend our money,” Nguyen said. “Instead we’re working with the Athletics Department to help them promote their events since Big Red Rally has always been an athletic event.”

CAC also cut the rally because it was similar to other campus

programs in place, Nguyen said.

“We also do the Homecoming pep rally,” Nguyen said. “It’s a big rally also, so it was like we were doing double rallies.”

Vocal performance sophomore Caitlin Wetmore attended the rally last year for the first time with her sorority and said she will miss it.

“A lot of the sorority houses all go together and dress in their shirts,” Wetmore said. “It was just a lot of fun before the game.”

When Wetmore described the event to University College freshman Michael Carango, he

expressed disappointment in not being able to attend for the first time.

“The whole atmosphere sounds fun,” Carango said. “This is a big football school, so it would be fun to get pumped up and see [football coach Bob Stoops].”

Political science senior Brett Burch said he never heard of the event and understood why CAC would cancel it.

Burch said Saturday’s game against Utah State may not be exciting, so people might not want to go to a pep rally the night before.

OU-Texas ticket sale lasted 9 hours It took a lot longer for the 2010 Red River Rivalry tickets to sell out Tuesday compared to previous years.

Ticket sales began at 7 a.m.

Tuesday, and the supply of 4,700 tickets lasted for almost nine hours, selling out around 4 p.m.

In contrast, last year’s 4,200 tickets sold out in 30 minutes. It took only two-and-a-half hours to sell 2008’s 4,000 tickets.

Tickets were $110 this year.

This season’s Red River Rivalry is at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

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Examining the minds of fans

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his weekend, millions of people will huddle together in stadiums and sports bars across the country to root, cheer and holler for groups of people they have most likely never met.

There are fans of every sport in every country, but the highest levels of dedication are on full display each Saturday of every passing fall.

Each touchdown will come to mean something greater than six-points; the outcome of the game will have effects more profound than wins or losses.

What pushes a person to become so invested in something they could never control? Why would someone devote seemingly endless hours and commit sometimes staggering sums of money to simply watch and not participate?

There’s a web of connections, drives and mental needs that compel a spectator to twist sports into something greater than scores and statistics, satisfying deeper psychological necessities than a simple game ever could.

THE NEED TO BELONG The term “fan” comes from “fanatic” — certainly not the most flattering of labels.

“Fanatic” itself points toward some sort of extreme, but Michael Tamborski, a doctoral candidate in social psychology, said being a “fanatic” is actually not that extreme.

“It’s more likely than not [a] normal [state] to be identifying with a team,” Tamborski said. “All people want to feel included, and no person wants to feel excluded, and that’s pretty much a universal need.”

Sports fandom has a strong social basis, largely arising from the innate need to be accepted by others.

People like to fit in with groups; sports is just another way to do so.

“The reason people enjoy following teams ties back to group identity issues,” Tamborski said. “People have various levels of identity, and being a part of a group is something that is fundamental to human nature.”

College sports work on even deeper levels. It’s a group within a group: the college community subdivided into the college sports team.

“Everyone has a desire to be a part of a group, and sports are a very salient example of that, especially college sports,” he added. “You are a part of this very inclusive community — OU — and rooting for this team makes you feel like you belong in this group.”

To be a part of a group is to be psychologically fulfilled, and the more included an individual feels, the more satisfying the experience.

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SPORTS FA NDOM Key Terms » Social Identity — The “we” aspect of self-concept coming from group membership » Basking in Reflected Glory — Associating others success with that of your own » Cutting Off Reflected Failure — Distancing oneself from a group that fails

CRIMSON & CREAM The most outward display of group identification, especially in college sports, is that of donning school colors. This can be as understated as a crimson sweater or as showy as body paint and foam fingers. The purpose is the same — to not only support one’s team, but to also demonstrate group affiliation to others.

There’s a satisfaction that comes from unity. To feel like you are a part of a group is fulfilling, but to outwardly support that feeling deepens the satisfaction.

To imitate the jerseys of the players on the field not only connects the spectator to them but the legion of fans surrounding them.

“There’s lots of little things people can do to conform to a group,” Tamborski said. “There are norms, like school colors, and that’s one way to show your identity, and ultimately increase self-esteem.”

To be tied to others, including the players, in this manner is a way to share in the joys and successes of others and boost one’s own self-esteem, the other major goal of sports fandom. “[Fandom] has benefits for self-esteem, especially when you have a good team,” Tamborski said. “If a team wins, the individual can bask in reflective glory. The success of the team rubs off on that person.”

Wins become something deeper than a victory for the players on the field; fans share in the success and feel as though they had a

Study Findings » Fans tend to say “we won” after a win and “they lost” after a loss. » Fans are far more likely to wear school colors or team logos the day after a win than a day after a defeat.

UOSA President Franz Zenteno presented four congressional bills to the UOSA Undergraduate Student Congress Tuesday evening in the Oklahoma Memorial Union at UOSA Congress’ first general meeting of the fall semester.

One bill heard will create a department within the UOSA executive branch.

This department will give commuter students more of a say in student government, international and area studies senior Zenteno said.

“The Department of Off-Campus Living and Transportation shall provide assistance, service and advocacy within the UOSA executive branch for issues that affect all commuter students, student issues involving sustainability, and parking and transit issues,” according to the bill.

According to the bill, the new department will have coordinators with the Office of Commuter Networking, the Office of Green Initiatives and the Office of Parking and Transit to voice issues relevant to commuter students as well as advocate for sustainable energy projects and voice improvement ideas concerning parking and transit conditions.

The department was active before, but after further examination, the executive branch realized the department never really existed in the student code, Zenteno said.

“We want to make it legal … the Department of Off-Campus Living and Transportation will advocate for a better parking facilities,” he said.

UOSA Congress passed the bill through consent without objection.

In other business, UOSA Congress passed the remaining four bills authored by Zenteno and a bill authored by UOSA Chair Brett Stidham to correct the $650 funding appropriations from the Hispanic American

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SPORTS: Fandom has strong social basis failures (“they lost”).

This is a simple defense mechanism that protects the ego from damage, keeping self-esteem stable.

“If your team wins, you can raise your self-esteem by repart in the result. People are in a perpetual state of needing to maintain self-esteem. Sports can be an easy way of doing flecting with them, so you include them,” Tamborski said.

“When they lose, that’s a failure, and you psychologically that.

But if team victories are tied to maintenance of personal separate yourself. People as a whole tend to take credit for successes and excuse themselves from failures.” self-esteem, how are there any Oklahoma State fans left?

Some fans still readily accept wins and losses with a deeper, inner resonance. With fans of this sort, the season SOONER BRED There’s a sense of group loyalty that can help overcome can become an emotional roller coaster.

“Most people are happy when their team wins and the negatives of group failure. This helps explain why sad when it loses,” Tamborski continued. diehard fans are so resistant to bandwagon “People who have more extreme mood fans. swings are outliers, and that mood swing “There’s an element of group loyalty that You are a part of is the result of the team’s identity being comes into play, regarding fair-weather this very inclusive even more closely lodged in with your fans,” Tamborski said. “There’s this sense of community — OU — own, or other personality issues, includ‘Hey, this is my group that I’ve worked to be ing neuroticism (emotional instability).” accepted in. Who are you?’” and rooting for this Behavior of this sort is unhealthy and Though it turns out sports fans are quickteam makes you feel indicative of a social identity that goes too er to turn their backs than they might lead like you belong in this deep. you to believe.

However, for the majority, sports fangroup.”

Robert Cialdini pioneered sports psycholdom is a perfectly healthy habit that has ogy research in the 1970s, eventually coinimmense benefits for the psyche and selfing the biggest phrase in the field: “basking — MICHAEL TAMBORSKI, esteem. in reflected glory.” His early studies showed DOCTORAL CANDIDATE True to most things in life, the source of that college sports fans were more likely to IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY sports’ appeal is different for all. For most, wear clothing with their respective school’s it involves a need to belong and a desire logo or colors on the day after a win than to increase self-esteem. For others, it may be as simple as after a loss.

Wearing school colors the day after a win allows fans to escapism. Some use sports to blow off steam. Others are pull the success of victory into the next day, while wear- addicted to the adrenaline rush that accompanies tracking them after a loss would drag the feelings of failure on ing a big game. Maybe it’s just a diversion from everyday stress and activity. further.

If there is one bond that holds for each and every sports He later showed that sports fans were most likely to take credit for team victories (“we won”) and reject team fan, it’s that the game at hand is more than just a game.

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Today around campus » The Transfer Student Advisory Board will hold a meeting at 11 a.m. in the Union’s John Houchin Room. » A student health insurance seminar will be held at noon in the Union’s Sooner Room. » Career Services will host a Creating a Winning Resume seminar at 1:30 p.m. in the Union’s Crimson Room. » Panhellenic will hold a meeting at 4:30 p.m. in the Union’s Heritage Room. » IFC Congress will hold a meeting at 4:30 p.m. in the Union’s Governors Room. » Society of Petroleum Engineers will host a meeting at 6 p.m. in the Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. » Sooner volleyball will play against Central Arkansas at 6 p.m. in the McCaslin Field House. » European Student Organization will host a meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Union’s Regents Room. » Circle K International Club will host a meeting at 7 p.m. in the Union’s Heritage Room. » The Union Programming Board will host a general meeting at 9 p.m. in the Union’s Scholar’s Room.

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Thursday, Sept. 2 Continued from page 1 » Alpha Phi Omega is hosting a blood drive at 9:30 a.m. in the Union’s Frontier and Weitzenhoffer rooms. » A student health insurance seminar will be held at noon in the Union’s Sooner Room. » Career Services is hosting “Creating a Winning Resume” at 2:30 p.m. in the Union’s Crimson Room. They are also hosting “Disney Training Session” at 3 p.m. in the Union’s Louise Houchin Room. » Sigma Lambda Beta will have an informational meeting at 7 p.m. in the Union’s Pioneer Room. » The College Republicans will meet at 7 p.m. in the Union’s Associates Room. » The Baptist Student Union will host Paradigm at 8 p.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium. » The Union Programming Board will present the Jazz Lounge at 8 p.m. in the Union’s Beaird Lobby and Lounge.

Law Student Association to the Hispanic American Student Association.

Human resources management senior Stidham said it was a mistake in the budgeting process by UOSA Congress for student groups by accidently putting the wrong number on the wrong line in an Excel spreadsheet. “(The whole process) is really daunting and can get really confusing, really quickly,” Stidham said.

The next UOSA Congress meeting will be held at 7 p.m.

Sept. 7 at the union’s Regents Room.

Student volunteers needed for Hispanic Heritage Festival The Norman Public Library is looking for volunteers to help with the eighth annual Hispanic Heritage Festival.

The library needs groups of two to six students working two- to three-hour shifts either day. Free food will be available and students can learn more about future volunteer opportunities.

Those interested in helping should contact the event’s co-chair Julie Myers at 405-701-2630 to coordinate volunteer times.

“A lot of people may not know why we hold the festival, but the library offers a lot of bilingual services. It introduces the library to Spanish-speakers, which can otherwise be a scary place,” Myers said.

The festival takes place at the library, 225 N. Webster Ave., and is free to the open

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The gala starts 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 10 and the main portion of the festival takes place 1 to 6 p.m. Sept. 12.

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Also passed Friday, Sept. 3 » Nepali Student Association will meet at 5 p.m. in the Union’s Presidents Room.

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» The appointment of Hannah Morris to UOSA Chief of Staff

» The African Student Association will meet at 5 p.m. in the Union’s Frontier Room.

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Football strategy changes, Barnes moves positions Outside linebacker Reggie Barnes, a member of the AllBig Eight team, was excited about his new position.

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3 kidnapped in Darfur now freed Three Russians abducted by gunmen in Sudan’s restive Darfur region were freed by security forces after a clash with their kidnappers, a Sudanese news website reported Tuesday.

Security forces fought with the kidnappers Monday night before freeing the men, who worked for a company transporting food for the U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur, the Sudan Media Center reported, quoting provincial Governor Abdel-Hameed Moussa Kasha.

The three Russians were kidnapped Sunday after leaving an airfield in the capital of South Darfur province. ___

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Amazon deforestation declining Brazil’s government says deforestation in the Amazon is falling and could be the lowest ever when numbers are completed.

The National Institute for Space Research says satellite imagery shows nearly 900 square miles were destroyed in the 12 months through July 31, a 48-percent drop from a year earlier.

But Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira said Tuesday that the numbers aren’t final. He said researchers first must closely examine images in which there was significant cloud cover. ___

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Grenade hits Thai state TV station A grenade exploded in the compound of Thailand’s state-run broadcaster Tuesday, damaging several vehicles but causing no injuries in the latest of unclaimed attacks in the capital.

The grenade was deflected by trees before landing and detonating in the outdoor parking lot of the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand, known as NBT, just after lunchtime, said Bangkok police chief Lt. Gen. Santan Chaiyanont.

The attack was the fourth grenade explosion in five weeks in the Thai capital, which is still rife with political divisions and under emergency rule. The earlier attacks left one person dead and a dozen wounded.

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A Texas-born fugitive know n as “ The Barbie” grinned Tuesday as police paraded him in handcuffs and described his alleged life of luxury and savagery — cut short when he became the third suspected drug lord to fall in Mexico in the past 10 months in a coup for President Felipe Calderon’s war on cartels.

Edgar Valdez Villarreal is a former Texas high school football player who allegedly jumped into the world of Mexican drug cartels and gradually rose through the ranks.

He, who got his improbable nickname for his green eyes and fair complexion, is wanted in the U.S. for allegedly smuggling tons of cocaine.

In Mexico, he is blamed for a brutal turf war that has included bodies hung from bridges, decapitations and shootouts as he and a rival fought for control of the divided Beltran Leyva cartel.

As he was displayed to reporters on Tuesday, Valdez still wore the green polo shirt in which he was captured the day before.

He shifted his weight and smiled often as police described his high-flying and violent life.

Security forces had been closing in on Valdez for more than a year. Their biggest breakthrough was the death of his boss, Arturo Beltran Leyva, in a December shootout with marines, Federal Police Commissioner Facundo Rosas said at the news conference.

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Federal police stand guard by Texas-born kingpin Edgar Valdez Villarreal, alias “The Barbie,” center, during his presentation to the press Tuesday in Mexico City. Valdez, who was captured Monday by federal police, faces drug trafficking charges in the U.S. and has been blamed for a vicious turf war that has included bodies hung from bridges and shootouts in central Mexico.

We were on his heels for the last six weeks receiving tips, but Mexican law enforcement would show up and they would miss him.”

— U.S. LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL Valdez’ allies, U.S. intelligence tips and other sources provided evidence that Valdez had left his home of 10 years in the resort of Acapulco to lead a lower-profile life in wealthy neighborhoods of Mexico City, Rosas said.

Mex ican s e cur ity officials began getting hits on Valdez’s whereabouts six weeks ago and approached U.S. officials for help, according to U.S. law enforcement officials in Washington.

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from U.S. agents helped lead to his arrest.

“We were on his heels for the last six weeks, receiving tips, but Mexican law enforcement would show up and they would miss him.

He was feeling the heat of Mexican law enforcement,” one of the officials said.

Mexican federal police nearly nabbed Valdez during a raid Aug. 8 in an upscale neighborhood of the Mexican capital. He got away, Rosas said, but police found clues there that led them just outside the city

where Valdez was caught.

His U.S. lawyer, Kent Schaffer, said Valdez’s girlfriend and her mother were both arrested in recent Mexican operations, he said.

“This has been going on for quite a while,” Schaffer said. “They raided several of his homes. They detained his girlfriend’s mother at one of his homes about three weeks ago.”

Valdez and four other people were pulling into the driveway when they were arrested, Rosas said in an interview with MVS radio. Although he had two guns and a grenade launcher, Valdez didn’t resist because police “never gave him the opportunity,” Facundo said.

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Don’t take your safety for granted on campus The OU administration published the 2010 Sooner Safety and Fire Report Monday, 25 days before the federal deadline.

All public higher education institutions are required to report campus crime statistics and security policies in accordance with the Clery Act, which is named after a Lehigh University freshman who was raped and murdered on campus in 1986.

We’re happy with the early publication of the report because the information is important to student safety and conduct.

One thing students should take away from the report is OUPD’s clear crackdown on liquor violations.

According to the report, more students were arrested in 2009 for liquor law violations than ever before, and students received fewer warnings for liquor law violations.

OUPD arrested 354 students

in 2009, up 100 from 2008.

Warnings decreased about 60 percent, from 475 to 191.

The same pattern holds true for drug violations. In 2009, warnings decreased compared to 2008 when arrests increased.

It’s a good thing our UOSA president Franz Zenteno has plans to improve SafeRide.

Students will need every resource available to avoid getting pegged.

Another important statistic students should pay attention to is the traditionally low number of forcible sex offenses reported.

The total reported from 2007 to 2009 is only 11.

We’re glad the number is low, but the fact of the matter is many of these crimes probably go unreported.

According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, approximately 60 percent of sexual assaults are not reported

to police.

The university has many resources for sexual assault and domestic abuse victims, and one of the most important things students can do is report it.

OUPD can create sexual assault prevention programs for any group. The OU Sexual Assault Response Team maintains a staff that is accessible 24/7.

SART staff members can be reached by calling 615-0013, or through the OU Women’s Outreach Center, which can be reached at 325-5352.

With about 20,000 students on campus, it’s probably safe to say that there are a few violent relationships.

Take advantage of the information the university provides because it could keep you safe.

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Upcoming peace talks in Washington could lead to 2-state solution for Israeli-Palestinian conflict Peace talks begin between Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu possibility of an agreement, from his outand Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas tomorrow, and the word right refusal of then-Israeli Prime Minister STAFF COLUMN MN from the White House is positive, as usual.

Ehud Barak’s liberal concessions in 2000 Despite the fact that eight previous attempts since 1979 to the general sense of mistrust he brought Buck have failed, Americans once again get a vague sense of to the table.

Roberson optimism from an administration that seems obsessed Certainly Arafat didn’t relish any real with the idea that positive thinking can solve all of our form of cooperation. problems.

His alleged link to terrorist groups in his However, not withstanding the blatant familiarity of the area almost destroyed any possibility of an amiable end situation from all sides, this event shows genuine promise result. for tangible results.

With Abbas at the helm, there is possibility for success if Unlike in past attempts, there is public support from both both sides play nicely at the negotiating table. groups, with leaders willing to compromise.

Indeed, there is little to actually negotiIt seems that the constant conflict has ate, as most boundaries for an independent worn down all involved, and a two-state arPalestinian state have been settled over the This moratorium is rangement appears agreeable to the majority since the Oslo Accords were signed. a critical hurdle. If a years of Israelis and Palestinians.

The only real issues that remain are who mutually agreeable controls what parts of Jerusalem, how much Netanyahu himself advocated a Palestinian state alongside Israel in his June 2009 Barcompromise can be disputed territory Israel will pull out of, and Ilan Speech, changing his previous stance of Israeli security. achieved, it seems a non-negotiable Zionist state.

These issues will likely be full of controversy possible that peace but can be expected to pan out if Netanyahu On the Palestinian side of the matter, Yasir will be seen in the Arafat is out of the picture. and Abbas are truly seeking peace.

On multiple occasions Yasir Arafat, However, this set of peace talks could easily Middle East.”

Palestinian leader, has shot down any go awry. Within the past week, several major

issues have popped up that could derail negotiations.

The most significant subject will be the rapidly approaching end of Israel’s 10-month ban on the construction of settlements in the West Bank.

Netanyahu shows no intention of extending the moratorium, and Abbas has already said he will pull out of negotiations if the ban is not extended. If the matter remains unresolved, there is no possibility of an agreement in this set of talks.

However, if the issue can be settled amiably, not only will diplomacy remain viable, but also Netanyahu and Abbas will have announced to the world that they fully intend to follow through in negotiations.

This moratorium is a critical hurdle. If a mutually agreeable compromise can be achieved, it seems possible that peace will be seen in the Middle East.

All that remains to be seen is if Netanyahu and Abbas are prepared to cooperate?

— Buck Roberson, University College freshman

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Increased education spending won’t solve problems Why is our public education system failing? Everyone has a theory, and there obviously seems to be more than one reason.

Some people say that money is the problem.

STAFF COLUMN UMN There’s just not enough Tucker Cross oss being spent on the kids!

As you would expect, it’s the usual suspects spewing this rhetoric. Politicians and teachers unions are the ones who benefit the most from the tremendous waste of taxpayer dollars.

Recently I read a complaint about Oklahoma not spending enough on its public education. Did you know that we’re usually ranked as one of the lowest states when it comes to primary and secondary public education expenditures? Sounds alarming, but that still means we spend an average of $10,000 per K-12 student.

Shouldn’t that be enough?

Apparently not, according to the National Education Association. They were thrilled when President Barack Obama signed into law the education jobs/FMAP bill on August 10, which is intended to “save” public education jobs. The NEA says that “some

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161,000 educators who had received pink slips will be heading back to school this fall as a result of this win.”

Well that sounds great! It’s a good thing that America’s students won’t be suffering from a teacher shortage anymore.

But was there ever a teacher shortage to begin with?

Andrew Coulson at the CATO Institute recently reviewed the 2009 version of the Digest of Education Statistics, a giant collection of statistics that, if one is patient enough to read, tells a lot about the health of our country’s public education.

Among his findings, Coulson shows that over the last 40 years “public school employment has risen 10 times faster than enrollment. There are only 9 percent more students today, but nearly twice as many public school employees.”

That’s amazing. So we should logically assume that the gigantic surplus of public school employees resulted in higher academic achievement for our public schools, right?

Wrong.

Coulson explains that “student achievement at the end of high school has been flat for as long as we’ve been keeping track—all the way back to 1970.” Basically, all of those jobs didn’t help much. So why would cutting back these jobs hurt so much?

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Remember, this is about the children. Nobody likes to lose his or her job, but Nobody likes to lose his or her job, but that doesn’t that doesn’t mean taxpaymean taxpayers should foot the bill. Our public ers should foot the bill. educational system has become a bloated entity, Our public educational system has become a and we simply cannot afford it any longer.” bloated entity, and we simply cannot afford it any longer.

The real thing public education needs is I wouldn’t even care that much about choice.

Choice for the parents, that is. how horrible some of our public schools If a public school is poorly managed, then are if it weren’t for the fact that people are parents will quickly smell the smoke. The forced to pay for this insanity.

“Alright, fine,” you might say, “so some of good schools will thrive, and the bad ones our schools really stink, but I can just put will either improve in order to compete, or get wiped out. my kid in a better school.”

In any case, everyone wins. Parents Well, sort of. There is no guarantee that should be able to choose where their tax your school district will provide anything money is going, especially when it comes to better, and unless you are willing to cough up some private tuition, you’re stuck with education.

As I write this article, horrible public whatever that district can provide. schools get money no matter what. That’s There is some silver lining however. not right.

Charter schools could be available near Let this whole issue be handled on a local, you, but you might have to endure a barfree market level, and watch the magic rage of bureaucratic nightmares in order to happen. get there.

The best thing about charter schools is that many of them operate with less money — Tucker Cross, letters senior available, yet attain better results.

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‘The American’ more poetic than energetic Jack (George Clooney), whose last name remains STAFF COLUMN LUMN unknown, is one hell of a craftsman.

Laron Serving as an American Chapman an assassin, he is the best of the best. He’s sophisticated, seemingly calm, keenly observant and rightfully paranoid of the potential threats he may face in whatever environment he inhabits.

Unlike James Bond, he is never flashy nor pretentious, but rather aloof, self-loathing and simply more human.

This comes as a pleasant surprise for a film that has been marketed as a shoot-’emup action film, but plays more naturally as a tender character study.

Director Anton Corbijn’s “The American” (a literary adaptation of author Martin Booth’s “A Very Private Gentlemen”) is more focused on humanity and morality than action and spectacle.

Opening with a gorgeous shot of a snowinfested forest in Sweden, we see Jack living what appears to be a serene existence with a beautiful woman in an isolated cabin.

Upon going for a romantic hike across the terrain, the two of them are ambushed by a group of merciless Swedish gunmen.

After a tragic turn of events, Jack reluctantly retreats to the Italian countryside for a new assignment. While there, he is ordered to construct a weapon for a radiant, yet mystifying female contact named Mathidle (Thekla Reuten), whose motivations remain curiously concealed.

Amid the mountainous tranquility of his environment, Jack slowly befriends a pleasant but prying priest named Father Benedetto (Paolo Bonacelli) who is able to see through his sullen withdrawal and wonders what pain it may be masking.

To escape his dismal solitude, Jack also engages in a romantic affair with a local prostitute named Clara (Violante Placido), whose company he seeks more out of need than pleasure.

As their romance gradually blossoms, Jack, consistently haunted by his past, begins to come back to life. However, in his

perilous line of work, romance and danger don’t mix, and now he is caught in the middle of a lethal assignment that becomes increasingly more complex.

Corbijn beautifully photographs a series of vacant landscapes that seem to emulate Jack’s somber state of mind and isolation. It is admirable to see a filmmaker less interested in senseless action and more interested in characterization.

Clooney brilliantly embodies Jack, giving a very quiet and restrained performance.

He is an actor whose subtle nuances evoke just enough emotion to demand our empathy. Much like the weapons he constructs, he’s silent but deadly.

The film moves at a rather steady pace, so audiences will require extraordinary patience.

However, the film is a stunningly picturesque, absorbing and thoughtful action film that ends on rather poetic note that resonates long after the credits roll.

— Laron Chapman, film and video studies junior

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Mom calls: a survival guide to avoid awkward moments Your phone has three programmed ringtones: one for unknown numbers (aka debt collectors and European boyfriends/ girlfriends), one for your best friends (that way you don’t have to hesitate before answering the phone with a wildly inappropriate insult) and one for your mom (mine is the chorus of the 1982 Hall and Oates hit “Maneater”).

Mom calls are a part of everyone’s lives. Mom calls don’t care that you just did a keg stand at 3 in the afternoon or that you have finally discovered the courage to say “hey” to the film class hottie.

This is your mom calling you, and if you don’t answer her now she will leave a voicemail asking you why she pays for this cell phone if you are just using it to

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ignore her calls.

Not all moms are created equal. There are cool moms, moms that think they are cool but really just wear too much Ed Hardy, painfully religious and conservative moms, moms that always call you by your sister’s name, moms that always call you by your cat’s name, moms that were once dads and moms that you still live with. God bless your little heart, soldier.

Maybe your mom is the type to call you every time your tracking device alerts her of movement, or maybe she just calls you when there is a sale or one

of your brothers has pissed her off.

Perhaps you are strange like me and obsessively call your mom several times a day or whenever you see a cloud or a patch of arm hair that is shaped just like your family’s schnauzer. You would be surprised how common those are.

Just like an emergency situation, there is a protocol to follow when presented with the dilemma of a mom call.

First, assess the situation.

How loud is the speaker on your phone? Will everyone around you hear her ask about your rash?

Second, take a deep breath. Exhale whatever it is your have just inhaled and hum a bar or two of “Gangsta’s Paradise.” I find that has an eerie calming effect on me.

Third, try a few practice “hellos.” Focus on not sounding like you skipped all of your classes today and just ate an entire package of cheese goldfish and a two-liter of Coke Zero for dinner.

During the call, remember to ask her questions — she likes that and it steers her away from asking you questions about your hygiene practices and financial problems, which have now become the same issue in a way that you never thought was possible.

Remember to tell her at least one really responsible thing you have done lately.

If you are running out of ideas, because, honestly how many times a week can you lie about doing your laundry, pretend you are a prophet.

During the call, remember to ask [your mom] questions — she likes that and it steers her away from asking about your hygiene practices and financial problems.”

Say things like, “I feel really good about that statistics quiz,” or “I think I’m going to go for a jog after I call Grandma.”

Sure, you slept through the quiz and accidentally traded your running shoes for a pack of gum at a party last weekend, but the woman does not need to know that!

She is fragile and also full of rage, a lethal combination that has the power to

make you bite a knuckle to keep from tearing up in public.

At the end of the phone call, you are going to need to suck it up and tell her that you love her.

If you need money, tell her that you miss her.

I know that sounds terrible, but it’s a cold, ugly world out there and you really need new sunglasses.

Congratulations, you did it! You survived yet another mom call with all of your limbs intact. Celebrate while you can because you never know when she could strike again.

Oh no, is that your phone ringing again? She forgot to tell about last night’s episode of “Designed to Sell”?

Whoa, here she comes ...

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Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2010 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Let others take center stage if you are uncomfortable in the presence of someone who has a powerful influence over your work or career. Don’t talk; just smile and be attentive.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- You are asking for nothing but big trouble if you find more to criticize in your mate or special someone than you do to praise. Concentrate only on your loved one’s finer qualities.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- A known gossip who doesn’t have your best interests at heart might skillfully try to get you to talk about things you shouldn’t. If you’re aware of things and on your toes, you can remain mum.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- It’s always important to acknowledge someone who goes out of his or her way to help you, but it may be even more so at this juncture. Next time, a “no thanks” will get you “no help.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Unproven tips passed onto you by a well-intentioned friend should not be taken at face value. Your pal might mean well, but his or her information is likely to be greatly distorted.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- This could turn out to be one of those days when all those little nothing purchases could add up into one whopping sum, so stay on your toes. You could empty out your wallet in no time at all.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- No one should be allowed to make a critical decision for you without your permission and, even then, only in a dire emergency.

Without full knowledge of your affairs, such actions could be destructive.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Your awareness for detail is likely to be much sharper than usual. However, don’t use it for nitpicking but only to recognize problematical flaws that can be corrected.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Be logical at all times, rather than wishful, regardless of how much you want something to be true. If your assessments are bad, so will be the results of your actions.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Keep your thoughts to yourself, especially if they are ones that make you feel superior to others.

There is no quicker way to lose friends than to act as if you think you’re better than everyone else.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Should you be pushed together once again with someone with whom you recently crossed swords, don’t pick up where you left off.

Use this as a second chance to start over again.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Hanging out with friends who are pennywise and pound-foolish doesn’t mean you have to be like them.

Only you have control over your wallet, so use your personal power to control your spending.

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Broyles confident in teammates’ ability AARON COLEN

Broyles has a chance to win numerous awards, break OU receiving records and set a new bar for future wide receiver at OU. Despite the frenzy swirling around the guys There has even been some talk about the Landry Jones will be throwing to this season, Heisman. wide receivers coach Jay Norvell thinks the Despite that, Broyles said those things will OU football team has eight capable receivers take care of themselves, so he doesn’t confor Saturday’s game. cern himself with such possibilities.

Support from the entire group will be need“I don’t worry about things like the ed, said junior receiver Ryan Broyles, who is Heisman,” Broyles said. “Someone has to ready to take on a heavy load. pick them, and it usually ends up “If it’s called upon me, I’ll do being a quarterback or a running my best to do whatever I can,” back. If it was to go a receiver’s I just hold myself way, then more power to him.”

Broyles said. “But I feel like we have guys that are ready to play to a higher Norvell said the coaching staff and take the heat off of me.” is considering playing receivstandard, I think.

At first glance, the depth chart ers in shifts by dividing snaps I don’t think it of wide receivers could appear to more to spread the load so that was anything I be Broyles. He acknowledges his Broyles, who will be the focus of leadership role, but does not put opposing defenses, can be availhad to learn.” himself above teammates. able up more.

“I don’t really think about “I think we have capable guys — RYAN BROYLES, what the media says,” he said. “I that know what to do, who can OU WIDE RECEIVER just try to come in every day and execute, who can make plays,” prepare myself like the rest of the Norvell said. “So it only makes guys do. If I was one of the guys sense to be able to play guys in making fewer catches then I would try to make waves and maybe give guys a blow for a series the best out of that, just like I do now.” or two.”

Broyles said he doesn’t want to worry about Regardless of how the other receivers perstatistical goals. Despite talk about the records form, Broyles’ work ethic and performance he may break, he keeps his focus simple. will stay at the same level.

“I just want to catch every ball that comes “It wasn’t ever taught,” Broyles said. “I go my way,” Broyles said. “I don’t think about the through every practice, and I don’t ever want numbers. I feel like receivers have to be selfish to drop the ball. I just hold myself to a higher to an extent, but every time I get a chance to standard, I think. I don’t think it was anything catch a ball, I want to make the best of it.”

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Hitter Suzy Boulavsky (2) blocks an incoming ball during the OU-Miami volleyball game Saturday in Norman. The Sooners defeated the Hurricanes 3-1.

OU volleyball hosts Central Arkansas Sooners hope depth, better hitting will lead to win during last home game before eight-game road stint

well. They are very well coached and are a good team to play here at home. We’ll have to bring our A game.”

Restrepo would like for the Sooners to win against Central Arkansas to build GREG FEWELL The Oklahoma Daily the team’s momentum before they begin a stretch of eight games on the road. This After posting a 2-1 record year’s squad has a key comand finishing second in ponent that past squads PLAYER TO WATCH the Nike Invitational last did not—depth. weekend, the Sooners “Obviously, we are very Suzy Boulavsky are looking to close out pleased with all of the inJunior right side/outside their first home stand of coming freshmen and hitter the season with another transfers,” Restrepo said.

Houston, Texas victory when they face “They’ve all contributed —led the team in kills Central Arkansas at 6 some valuable minutes. during last weekend’s Nike tonight at McCasland We definitely have some Invitational Field House. real depth for the first time —led the team in overall The two programs met since I’ve been here.” season kills in 2009 for the first time last year.

The team will also be The Sooners came out on testing some tweaks against top 3-1 over the Bears.

Central Arkansas that they’ve Central Arkansas is off to a hot start been working on in practice. this season. The Bears went 3-1 in their “We definitely are trying to improve opening tournament last weekend. hitting selection from outside hitters and “They are a pretty solid team,” coach have more successful hitting against the Santiago Restrepo said. “They have very double block,” Restrepo said. “We are good middles and they block extremely also working a lot on team chemistry.”

CROSS COUNTRY

Men, women sprint into 2010 season Besides the seventh-ranked OU football team, there are two other nationally ranked teams on campus whose seasons begin Saturday.

The OU men’s cross country team is ranked No. 2 in the preseason regional rankings, and the OU women are 13th in the Midwest Region, according to the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Association.

Because of the success both teams had last season, their rankings are higher than last year’s preseason rankings when the men were sixth and the women were No. 14.

The men’s squad returns its entire team from last season, including Big 12 Newcomer of the Year Bill Kogel and All-Midwest Region honorees Kevin Schwab, Rob Sorrell and Jeremy Sudbury.

The team ended its 2009 campaign with a 12th-place finish at the NC AA National Championships, a second-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional and a third-place finish at the Big 12 Conference Championships.

The women return four letter winners from last year’s squad and add four highly touted recruits: Robin Hay, Hilary Krein, Annie Martin and Kelsey Brown.

The 2010 cross country season gets underway at 8 a.m. Saturday in Tulsa at the Hurricane Cross Country Festival.

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O’Hara named starting kicker Coach Bob Stoops on Tuesday night named sophomore walk-on Patrick O’Hara the starting placekicker.

“This guy has been a little more consistent than the other guys,” Stoops said.

O’Hara saw his first game action Nov. 14 against the Texas A&M Aggies, in place of then sophomore Jimmy Stevens.

The Topeka, Kan., native was 6-9 on field goals and 15-15 on point after touchdown in 2009.

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End of an era Radio legend plans to walk away after 2010 season JAMES CORLEY The Oklahoma Daily

At Tuesday’s OU football press conference, broadcasting legend Bob Barry Sr. announced this will be his last season. Barry has been the play-by-play voice of the Sooners for 30 years.

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Football team focusing on more positive attitude, Jones says Sophomore quarterback Landry Jones knows his 2009 season wasn’t up to the bar set during Stoops’ coaching tenure, and he knows why.

“Last year I didn’t do a good enough job of taking care of the ball,” Jones said.

The Sooners’ mentality last year was all they had to do to win was show up in an OU uniform and being a Sooner player was enough, Jones said.

However, because the Sooners lost five games last season, Jones said they’ve adjusted their attitudes for 2010.

“We’ve got to prepare like champions if we’re going to be champions,” Jones said.

Stoops compares Jones, Bradford On The Dan Patrick Show this morning, Coach Bob Stoops was asked what Landry Jones does better than Sam Bradford.

Stoops’ response was simple: “Growing mustaches.”

But Stoops was quick to emphasize the two quarterbacks are very different and he shouldn’t be expected to measure one against the other.

“Comparing (Jones) to Sam is unfair,” Stoops said.

At Tuesday’s press conference, Jones was asked about Stoops’ radio comment.

“That’s not my goal,” Jones said. “My goal is not to be Sam Bradford. I’m trying to be Landry Jones, the best player I can be.”

“I’m very much looking forward to doing this, my final year with OU,” Barry said. “Something you love to do your entire life, and you’re able to do it and get paid for it, it’s hard to let go.”

Barry will stay on the air through the upcoming football and basketball seasons.

OU president David Boren offered his praise of Barry’s career and expressed thanks for the broadcaster’s years of service.

“In my mind, there is no more outstanding broadcast journalist and sports caster,” Boren said. “No one across the country is more outstanding than Bob Barry.”

Athletic director Joe Castiglione, whose tenure at OU started in the middle of Barry’s, echoed Boren’s gratitude for Barry.

“I really think Bob Barry is aptly called an Oklahoma treasure,” Castiglione said.

Barry will continue to do special projects and pregame shows in the future for the Sooners, Boren said.

“It simply would not be the same OU without Bob Barry,” Boren said.

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Sooners chasing 800th victory OU’s overall record is 799-302-53. The program is poised to win No. 800 Saturday against Utah State to become just the eighth program to reach the milestone.

“If you look back at our tradition in history and go back decades, there’s not many like it,” coach Bob Stoops said.

— James Corley/The Daily

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