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After a loss Friday to Missouri State, freshman midfielder Sam Howell (shown right) and the soccer team rebounded Sunday to beat the Rice University Owls.

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Honors College offers more than 30 reading groups Program encourages discussion about topics of common interest JIYEUN HEO The Oklahoma Daily

OU students can still sign up and participate in reading groups offered by the Honors College, even if they missed last week’s first meetings.

Informal reading groups are available to OU students each semester to get together and learn about the topics they are interested in while socializing outside of the classroom environment, according to the Honors College website.

Melanie Wright, honors curriculum director, is one of the few professors who leads a reading group.

“I wanted to help out with the initiatives of [Honors College Dean] David Ray to get to know the students better and learn about the novels they would not read otherwise,” Wright said.

Political science senior Chris Scott is one of the student moderators for the informal reading group discussing “The Virgin Suicides,” a novel by Jeffrey Eugenides.

Scott said there is a total of 30 groups and the students meet one hour per week with 10 to 15 students and a faculty member or a student moderator from the Honors College to discuss 50-page-long short novels on a specific topic that interest the students.

More info Reading group books include: » “The Awakening” by Kate Chopin » Dante’s “Inferno” » “The Chinese in America: A Narrative History” by Iris Chang

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CAMPUS | STUDENTS ISOLATED FROM CURRENT EVENTS I think students’ biggest struggle is general apathy.

With class work and a social life, students don’t really see the need to stay involved outside of that.”

— DANIEL JONES, COMMUNICATIONS SENIOR

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Bubble cuts campus off from outside world Living on college campus isolates some students; others volunteer in community to connect with city MARGO BASSE The Oklahoma Daily

Lloyd Noble Center to the North Oval, Lindsey Street to Boyd Street, South Greek to North Greek — all of these borders are familiar to the average Sooner, but for some students, this limited view of Norman is the center of their universe and causes them to abandon ties to the outside world.

From the time students step onto OU’s neatly landscaped lawns, a struggle for balance begins.

College requires young adults to juggle reading, essays, meetings, career fairs and application deadlines while simultaneously having a social life, watching the latest YouTube sensations, attending football games and at-replying to friends on Twitter.

College is hard, consuming and often acts like a bubble.

Many students forget what happens in the world once the collegiate clock starts ticking.

“A lot of students would rather watch MTV than CNN,” said communications senior Daniel Jones. “I think students’ biggest struggle is general apathy. With class work and a social life, students don’t really see the need to stay involved outside of that.”

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Jones has his homepage set to CNN, but said he sees students struggle to remain in the know about news off campus because of the continuous stream of negativity or bad news.

“Students get tired of the news,” Jones said. “But conflict is newsworthy. College students should be more proactive. The news is the news, and it shouldn’t be tailored to the consumer.”

With today’s advances in technology, there are millions of Internet sources and media outlets to keep students informed.

Sarah Williams, social sciences and organizational studies senior, said she relies on The Washington Post for global headlines.

“With media, you have to be careful because it can be manipulative,” Williams said. “But as long as your sources are reliable and aren’t too biased, they can only enhance your understanding of current events.”

Although media is more accessible than ever with information sent directly to laptops and cell phones, many students walk the South Oval every day without knowing what’s happening in Norman.

Petroleum engineering senior Josh Voth admitted to getting caught in the campus bubble.

“Pretty much every semester when I’m at school, I zone out

The Graduate Student Senate voted unanimously Sunday night to approve the formation of a committee that will edit descriptions of student government rules and regulations.

The Undergraduate Student Congress voted Sept. 7 to form the committee in order to make the UOSA Code Annotated easier to understand and more relevant to students.

The GSS also voted for the addition of a new paragraph about impeachment of UOSA Superior Court judges to the Judicial Code of Conduct. The proposed paragraph clarifies that reasons listed are not the only reasons for impeaching a judge.

“If you had a justice sell crack to small school children, that’s not on the list, so they could arguably not be impeached,” senate chair Silas DeBoer said.

The addition was approved 54-1, with two people abstaining the vote, and the bill will move to the Undergraduate Student Congress for approval this Tuesday.

Another proposed legislation was to change the amount of time UOSA has to fill a vacancy for Superior Court judges. Currently, a vacancy must be filled within 30 days, but GSS voted unanimously to change it to 45 days.

“This will make it less of a rushed process in choosing these people,” senate secretary Esther White said.

All five UOSA Superior Court positions are currently open, DeBoer said. UOSA will accept applications until noon Sept. 20.

All students are eligible to apply if they have been at OU for two consecutive semesters, and all applicants receive an interview.

Senate members unanimously approved director appointments to the UOSA Executive Branch, approved last Tuesday by the Undergraduate Student Congress.

The Senate also accepted members to its eight committees.

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Chemistry professor receives teaching recognition from college

Today around campus » Career advisers will offer resume critiques at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. in the Union’s Room 323. » Women’s Outreach Center will be stationed at Couch Restaurants from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to offer information about how students can get involved in breast health awareness, Take Back the Night and LGBTQ events. » Career Services will host an interviewing workshop at 3:30 p.m. in the Union’s Crimson Room. » OU Votes will host Pizza and Politics at 4:30 p.m. in the Union’s Regents Room.

Norman Mayor Cindy Rosenthal will discuss the upcoming gubernatorial election between Jari Askins, Democrat, and Mary Fallin, Republican.

Tuesday, Sept. 14 » Career Services will critique resumes from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and again from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in the Union’s Room 323. There will also be an evening session from 6 to 9 p.m. » Christians on Campus will host a free Bible study from noon to 12:45 p.m. in the Union’s meeting Room A. » Students can take free Sooner Ally training at 1 p.m. in the Union’s Presidents Room. » The College of Architecture will host a session about creating a resume for architecture and construction sciences majors at 3 p.m. in the Architecture building.

Dr. Mark Morvant, associate professor of chemistry, was awarded the 2010 Longmire Prize.

This award is given by the OU College of Arts and Sciences in recognition of outstanding teaching.

Morvant has taught at OU since 2006. He earned his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from OU in 1996.

Morvant said he was surprised to win the prize.

“The list of faculty that have won the prize in the past is quite impressive,” he said.

“I knew that I was nominated by the chair of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, George Richter-Addo, but I was very surprised to win. It is a great honor.”

Morvant, a native of Stephenville, Texas, said the award has led to new opportunities to continue his efforts in education.

“It is an unexpected recognition of my efforts to help students achieve and learn,” Morvant said of the prize.

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» Alpha Sigma Kappa - Women in Technical Studies will host a sci-fi double feature at 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Union’s Crimson Room. » The Japanese Conversation Club will meet at 6 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room. » Invisible Children will sponsor a face-to-face tour at 6 p.m. in the Union’s Regents and Associates Rooms.

Wednesday, Sept. 15 » Women’s & Gender Studies will host Blogging for Social Change with speaker Mona Ethahawy at 11 a.m. in the Union’s Regents Room. » OU Federal Credit Union Board will host a meeting at 11:30 a.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room. » Career Services will host a workshop called “Interviewing to get the Job” at noon in the Union’s Crimson Room. » The Staff Senate will have a meeting at 1:30 p.m. in the Union’s Scholars Room. » The Japanese Club will meet at 2:30 p.m. in the Union’s Weitzenhoffer Room. » The Turkish Club will host a movie night at 6:30 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room. » The European Student Organization will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Union’s Weitzenhoffer Room.

» This day in OU history

Sept. 13, 1933 Colors pinned on 163 during sorority rush Invitations to join sororities were accepted by 163 women as the four-day rush period ended. Two sororities, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta, each signed 25 new recruits.

Seven more women signed with sororities than had in the previous year. In 2010, 847 women signed with sororities.

Baby lives at home economics practice house for year Jimmie Abbe, a 1 year-old from Norman, became the resident of the practice home for the home economics department. Students lived in the home for nine weeks at a time, taking care of Jimmie and gaining hands-on experience with children.

Jimmie stayed at the house with around 26 different girls from September until June.

Coaches start on offensive drill The Sooner football team began its offensive preparations throughout the week for its opening game against Vanderbilt. OU spent much of the time practicing their lateral pass and kick protection.

The Sooners would tie Vanderbilt 0-0 and finish the season with a 4-4-1 record under second-year coach Lewie Hardage. *Source: The Oklahoma Daily archives

OU Votes Week to inform students about upcoming elections To kick off OU Votes Week, Politics and Pizza will be held at 4:30 p.m. today in the Union’s Regents room.

Norman mayor Cindy Rosenthal will lead a discussion about the upcoming gubernatorial election between Jari Askins, Democrat, and Mary Fallin, Republican.

OU Votes is a weeklong event to inform students about the November elections and ballot questions.

Students can register to vote at all events and throughout the week at informational tables, UOSA Vice President Cory Lloyd said.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, members of the Young Democrats and College Republicans will be on the South Oval throughout the day for meet and greets.

A political roundtable discussion moderated by Glen Krutz will be at 7 p.m.

Thursday. The location is to be determined.

Tom Cole will close out OU Votes Week at 8:30 a.m. Friday. The locations for Thursday and Friday’s events are to be determined.

All events are free and have been sponsored by UOSA and the Carl Albert Center.

For more information about OU Votes Week, e-mail UOSA Chief of Staff Hannah Morris, at Hannah.E.Morris-1@ ou.edu.

— Meredith Moriak/ The Daily

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Fraternity to host 1st run for Diabetes Senior spearheads benefit after his own experience with disease KYLE SALOMON The Oklahoma Daily

After suffering his first diabetic seizure in November, Ryan Fightmaster decided to raise awareness about diabetes — a disease he and about 12 percent of Oklahomans have.

The Type 1 diabetic and entrepreneurship senior was diagnosed at age 8.

Last fall, his roommate, Lee Pelkey, noticed him shaking and making weird noises during the night.

“I kept saying ‘Ryan!

Ryan!’ But he never responded, so I jumped out of bed and went over to him,” said Pelkey, aviation management junior. “I realized what was happening and I rushed to get his insulin shot and give it to him in his thigh. ... Ryan had told me what to do if a situation like this ever happened and I am really glad he did.”

Afterwards, Fightmaster decided he wanted to raise awareness about diabetes and came up with the idea for a benefit run.

On Sept. 25, Fightmaster and his Sigma Phi Epsilon

fraternity brothers will host the inagural Oklahoma Run to Defeat Diabetes event.

The event, which is in conjunction with the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center at the OU Health Sciences Center, will include a one-mile fun run and a five-kilometer run.

Fightmaster said something like this was necessary. According to the state Health Department, more than 12 percent of Oklahomans are diabetic — the highest percentage of any state in the country. “ I t ’s i m p o r t a n t t o me. Being a diabetic in Oklahoma, I want people to start taking notice of it,” Fightmaster said. “The run is hopefully going to be a great thing for us to help raise the awareness.”

Organizers hope to have more than 1,000 runners participate in the races, which wind through campus and finish in the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Right now, about 200 participants are registered.

President David Boren is a diabetic, and said he is very interested in doing what he can to help Fightmaster through this process. look forward to the run being a very successful

If you go WHAT: Oklahoma Run to Defeat Diabetes WHEN: 8:30 a.m. Sept. 25 WHERE: OU campus 1-MILE FUN RUN COST: $15 5-K RUN COST: $25 TO REGISTER: Visit www.okdiabetesrun.com event because of the hard work and dedication that Ryan and his team have put into creating and publicizing this event for such an outstanding cause,” Boren said.

After the races are over, free food and drinks will be provided. Participants ages 18 to 40 can receive free diabetes screenings for lipids, glucose and blood pressure from 7 a.m. to noon inside Gate 11 at the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

All proceeds will bene f i t t h e Ha ro l d Ha m m HUNTER BROTHERS/THE DAILY Oklahoma Diabetes Center.

For more information, Zac McCullok, Lee Pelkey, Colin Stricland, Ryan Fightmaster, Nader Nassar and Matt Deimund stand visit www.okdiabetesrun. Thursday afternoon in the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon are raising money through their first Oklahoma Run to Defeat Diabetes 5K race. com.

SPIRIT | CHEERLEADERS PUMP UP CROWD

BUBBLE: Charities need volunteers Continued from page 1 and don’t really watch the news,” Voth said. “I know more about UOSA elections than I do [national] politics.”

Many students don’t follow national stories because they haven’t been directly affected by the recession, health care or other controversial topics.

“I remember being in school and it felt like I took a four-year break from my life,” said Renee O’Leary,

Impact Council Director for United Way of Norman. “I didn’t have to face the real world and it was a great way to hide.”

While some students keep ties to their hometown and don’t consider themsleves involved in the Norman community, many students spend their college years volunteering and being active with local organizations.

“I very much believe in being a part of the Norman community,” Williams said.

“I think it’s important to

know that OU is in Norman, but it’s not all of Norman.”

Second Chance Animal Sanctuary is looking for volunteers to work with pets, Big Brothers Big Sisters is seeking mentors and the United Way of Norman can always use donations.

“If they can donate, it just all gets plugged back in right into the community,” O’Leary said.

To get involved in the community, students can visit the office of leadership and volunteerism on the second floor of the union.

READING: Various novels discussed Continued from page 1 “The books we discuss are in a very wide range of topics and most of them have been selected and suggested by the Honors College students,” Wright said.

According to the Honors College website, the purpose of the informal reading groups can be described as “maximum information and enjoyment, with zero stress.”

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Math education junior Madeline Dillner said that before joining a reading group, she did not understand economics.

“It is a fun way for me to learn economics because [otherwise] I wouldn’t pick it up and have incentives to read it,” Dillner said.

Some of the features of the group are no tuition or fees and no quizzes, tests or grades. In addition, students receive free books and have the ability to read, think and

discuss with other students about topics of similar interest, according to the Honors College website.

The obligations for a student to participate in a reading group is to make an effort to read the books and come to the group meetings as often as possible, Scott said.

“Students who wish to participate can check with the group moderator for this week’s reading and are welcome to join,” Scott said.

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THUMBS DOWN ›› Noisy and disrespectful fans during Saturday’s moment of silence

Jared Rader, opinion editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-7630

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When telling ‘all sides’ backfires Is the recent “Islamophobia” in America an episode of media gone wild or an indicator that America is becoming increasingly xenophobic?

If you’ve been keeping up with 24-hour news, you probably heard all about the back and forth this weekend of a particular Florida church’s threats to burn Qurans unless the “Ground Zero mosque” was relocated.

The big question here is how this became such a media firestorm in the first place, culminating in a recent CNN poll that reports a staggering 68 percent of Americans oppose the construction of the mosque.

Few seem to care that a mosque already exists within the same proximity of Ground Zero as the proposed Cordoba House (the true name of the “Ground Zero mosque”), or that the lead organizer of Cordoba, Imam Abdul Feisal Rauf, worked with the Bush administration to improve relations with Muslims abroad.

Salon.com’s Justin Elliott examined how the “Ground Zero mosque” came to dominate headlines in his Aug. 16 column.

He reveals how the mosque initially was not a controversial topic at all.

The New York Times ran an article on the mosque in December 2009, to no uproar.

The two actions aren’t equal though.

The mosque is being built by moderate Muslims who oppose extremism. Quran burning is extremism.”

Later that month, guest host of Fox News’s “The O’Reilly Factor,” Laura Ingraham, even voiced support for it. Yes, Fox News once supported the Cordoba House.

Islamophobia was finally given center stage in mainstream media five months later when New York Post columnist Andrea Peyser gave voice to crazy conservative activist, Pamela Geller.

We say crazy because she is a well-known conspiracy theorist who has even speculated that Malcolm X is President Barack Obama’s father.

Geller, the leader of a selfdescribed “human-rights” group, Stop Islamization of America, had encouraged readers of her blog to call the mayor of New York and the organizers of the Cordoba House and express opposition to the mosque.

The New York Post’s coverage of Geller’s efforts paved the way for mainstream media coverage of the contrived controversy when conservative leaders like

Newt Gingrich, Sarah Palin and Rudy Giuliani began using the issue as political leverage.

Where does Quran burning enter the picture? Jason Linkins of the Huffington Post argues in his Sept. 10 blog that the media jumped on this story “because of the shame” that media producers felt at “telling both sides of the story,” because this simply resulted in increasing marginalization of America’s Muslims.

To prove that America is not made up of Islamophobes, they gave pastor Terry Jones, the instigator of Quran burning, the spotlight, because everyone could agree that this man is a bigot.

However, this simply allowed those who opposed the mosque in the first place a chance to redeem themselves. When Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck condemned Quran burning, they somehow used the issue to defend their opposition to the mosque, claiming the two are equal.

The two actions aren’t equal though. The mosque is being built by moderate Muslims who oppose extremism. Quran burning is extremism.

With his media-engineered fame, Jones began bargaining with Rauf, lying at first that the Imam had agreed to move the planned

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Pastor Terry Jones of the Dove World Outreach Center speaks to the media Friday in Gainesville, Fla. mosque in exchange for the cancellation of the Quran burning.

Rauf of course had not agreed with this, and Jones threatened to carry on with burning the holy book.

It finally took remarks from the president himself and a personal call from Defense Secretary Robert Gates to stop the madness.

Now that the anniversary of Sept. 11 has passed, not without its share of protestors on both sides of the mosque issue, and Jones has promised he won’t ever burn Qurans, we can only hope

the fervor of Islamophobia will fade from mainstream media. If it doesn’t, then it would seem America is headed down a bleak path of increasing xenophobia.

Immanuel Wallerstein, a senior research scholar at Yale University, writes in a Sept. 1 commentary that xenophobia often occurs during hard economic times, because populist groups fear the values of their country are “in decline.”

Will Islamophobia die down when the economy improves and Amer ica is once again far more

powerful than every country in the world?

Wallerstein concludes that the only way to combat xenophobia is if citizens and leaders truly “embrace egalitarian values, including the right of all kinds of communities to observe their autonomy.”

This is a difficult position to take, but as Wallerstein puts it, “it is probably the only one that offers any longterm hope for humanity’s survival.”

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COLUMN LETTER TO THE EDITOR

We cannot ignore our veterans’ needs All Americans must always be grateful and thankful that in our all-volunteer army, people have made tremendous sacrifices by fighting overseas to defend American interests. The two wars have cost over $3 trillion (according to estimates), including long-term health care costs for tending to injured veterans.

We claim to be patriotic, but the average American is unwilling to sacrifice a dime to pay these costs. Politicians play games by shouting “Tax cuts! Tax cuts!” to win elections, and never ask the question, “How do we pay?”

The nation that has seen the most amount of terrorism is Sri Lanka, not the U.S. Sri Lanka fought a 30-year-long war, during which tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians died. The war finally ended last year.

Sri Lankans had a war tax and a defense sales levy to fight the war, but we don’t ask Americans to sacrifice a dime!

Sri Lanka and the U.S. also have something in common: the number of soldiers who came back after losing limbs and having permanent damage runs into the tens of thousands.

We owe these soldiers the best care they can get, no matter how much it costs the rest of us Americans who smugly sit back demanding our tax cuts and perks without asking who is going to pay for all of this.

Perhaps the U.S. government should impose a war tax to help pay for our prolonged wars overseas, and to take care of the veterans.

What have 300 million Americans sacrificed to support them? Do not ignore or wish away the veterans’ needs. We all owe them.

— Manonita Ratwatte, management information systems instructor

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‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’ ruling helpful On Thursday, a federal Defense Network, more than 13,500 soldiers have been disjudge in California ruled charged under the policy since 1994. Of those, more than STAFF COLUMN MN that the military’s “don’t ask, 750 were mission-critical and more than 320 had skills in don’t tell” policy unconstidesperately needed languages, such as Arabic, Korean and Mary tutionally violates the rights Farsi.

Stanfield of gay and lesbian citizens.

We’re letting go of essential human resources while we’re The decision will almost fighting two wars abroad because these soldiers happen to certainly be appealed by the Department of Justice, starting like members of the same sex. a prolonged legal struggle – if the Senate doesn’t just vote to Even more ridiculous, and frankly embarrassing, is the overturn the policy first. fact that we routinely give conduct waivers to recruits with But last week’s decision was an important step in a long- criminal records, including those with bomb threats, sex overdue battle. crimes and vehicular homicides in their pasts.

Now you probably expect me to tell you why the “don’t This policy came about because, according to the ask, don’t tell” policy is so horrible.

Pentagon, 75 percent of American youth are ineligible to I could start by carefully explaining that gays and lesbians serve due to problems with their education, criminal record are citizens deserving of equal rights. I could decry the pol- or health. And yet we’re consistently turning down or disicy for it’s discriminatory assumptions. I could remind you charging law-abiding, intelligent, qualified young people that a soldier’s sexual orientation has nothing to do with his based on their sexual orientation. ability to perform his duties.

So we’d rather have soldiers who have non-consensual But you’ve probably heard all these arguments before. sex than soldiers who have gay sex?

This isn’t a new subject, and the idea of equality isn’t This isn’t even addressing the monetary costs. either.

The Government Accountability Office found that the So I’m going to give you some information you probably policy, just from 1994-2004, cost at least $190 million. haven’t heard before.

Experts have since pointed out The main claim, and the that this study didn’t take into acWe’re letting go of essential human resources count the cost of training the solone with the most legitimate basis, for the necessity while we’re fighting two wars abroad because diers that were discharged, which of maintaining “don’t ask, bring the total up to $363 these soldiers happen to like members of the would don’t tell” stems from its efmillion. Add to that the price of same sex.” fects on troop morale and the six years since that study, and unit cohesion. you have an awfully high price Senators, experts and the average man on the street have tag to enforce our bigotry at no benefit to our troops in the argued that our servicemen and women won’t be able to field. live and work in close quarters with gay soldiers.

Wouldn’t that money be put to better use buying necesBut they have been doing just that quite successfully for a sary supplies for the war fronts? while now: An Urban Institute study showed that there are Apparently, most of the country thinks it would. at least 66,000 gay and lesbian soldiers currently serving.

A recent poll by ABC News and the Washington Post A recent article in Joint Force Quarterly concluded that shows that 75 percent of Americans support gays and les“after a careful examination, there is no scientific evidence bians serving openly in the military. This number includes to support the claim that unit cohesion will be negatively the majority of Independents and Republicans. effected if homosexuals serve openly.”

If the majority of people from all parties want it repealed, And a 2006 poll by Zogby International showed that 73 if it doesn’t provide any measurable benefit to our troops percent of military personnel are comfortable with lesbians and if it actually harms them in very clear ways, why are we and gays in general. Just take a look at some of our allies: still even debating the existence of “don’t ask, don’t tell?”

Australia, Israel, Great Britain and Canada all allow openly Like Senator Barry Goldwater said, “You don’t need to be gay soldiers to serve in their militaries and haven’t shown straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to negative effects on military preparedness, enrollment or shoot straight.” retention.

Obviously, the policy isn’t having the positive effect on — Mary Stanfield, philosophy junior troop cohesion that supporters have claimed.

In fact, it’s actually a significant, measurable detriment to our military. According to the Servicemembers Legal Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

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Folk-punk duo finds inspiration in many genres Since forming in 2004, Andrew Jackson Jihad — a folk duo from Phoenix — has been traversing the country with its unique blend of acoustic punk and Americana, and the band makes a stop in Oklahoma City tonight. Lead singer Sean Bonnette took the time to chat with The Daily’s Joshua Boydston about West Texas, Ice Cube and getting recognized at Starbucks.

JB: You guys are on the road quite a bit. What’s the craziest tour story you’ve got to offer?

SB: I got a good one from yesterday actually. We came dangerously close to running out of gas in West Texas. Completely fortuitously, we came into Roosevelt, Texas [and] that gave us the promise of a gas station.

It was closed, but there was this quiet bar that the town was hanging out in that night. We went in, and people looked at us like we were aliens, and I asked the lady at the

Concert bill WHO: Andrew Jackson Jihad WHEN: 7:30 tonight WHERE: The Conservatory, 8911 N. Webster Ave., Oklahoma City COST: $7

counter if the person who owned the gas station was there. She went, “I might be.”

We pleaded with her to open it up to let us get some gas. She opened up the store, and then we saw posters from all these other bands that this had happened to, like Nico Vega and The Donnas. There were just all these posters from these bands who were super stoked that she let them buy some gas.

That’s the sort of story good country songs are made out of.

JB: I’m sure you get asked this a lot, but how did you settle on the name Andrew Jackson Jihad?

SB: It’s actually a really anti-climactic story. [Fellow member Ben Gallaty] and I were at work one day talking about Andrew Jackson — the president — and then he said, “Let’s call [the band] Andrew Jackson Jihad.” I said, “That’s stupid … let’s do it.”

We thought to change it, but it was kind of too late, so now we are stuck with it.

JB: The lyrics to most of your songs are pretty substantive and sometimes politically charged. Who are some of your biggest influences that got you there?

SB: I really like The Dead Milkmen.

Ever since I was a child, my mom has been a big Dead Milkmen fan. I also enjoy Pixies, Neutral Milk Hotel, Ice Cube … incredible lyricist. I listen

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Sean Bonnette (left) and Ben Gallaty make up the folk-punk duo Andrew Jackson Jihad. The Phoenix-based band plays at 7:30 tonight at the Conservatory in Oklahoma City.

to a lot of rap and metal, as well as the requisite white-male indie-rock and pop stuff.

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The creators of the Norman blog Nom Nom Nompton have six rules for dating girls. life in a short amount of time.”

Arguably, the most important of these rules Vu encouraged the creation of Nom Nom is No. 3. after reading mammothmen.com, a blog “No. 3: all rules can be broken when voted created by a group of photographers who on by the broship,” said Jeff Chanchaleune, regularly take trips and document their aka “Cheff Jeff,” one of the seven contribu- excursions. tors to Nom Nom Nompton.

“I want us to go on road trips every sumIt is truly “broship” that brought about this mer — you could call them brocations,” blog that focuses on everything from sushi Chanchaleune said. rolls to “stanky leggs.” Founded by a group But right here at home, they have found of friends that met at OU in November 2009, ways to make Norman a little more Nompton.

Nom Nom Nompton originated as a blog They have their own vocabulary, defined in that aimed only to please those who write it, their “nomnomnompton dictionary” on the but has since developed a local following. It blog. Words like “brotato” (similar to “broall started with a suggestion. seph” or “broski,” but with a twist — “Yo sup, “[I said,] ‘Let’s blog about what we’re my baked brotato!?”) or “lulz” (a corruption doing and if anybody wants to see what we of LOL, which stands for laugh out loud — ”I are up to, that’s fine,’” said James Thach, aka did it for the lulz”) are given definitions and “Probee.” used in a sentence for the visitors of the blog The recognition of the blog skyrocketed that might not be able to translate the uberafter they posted a video trendy colloquialisms that of two members doing populate their writing.

The Asian community is the popular dance move One of their terms, “broknown as the “stanky really small in Norman and tato,” pronounced either legg” — originated by pretty much everybody has rhyming with potato or hip-hop group GS Boyz roboto, is unique to Nom at least seen everybody — around the OU camNom Nompton. around, but I don’t think pus. The video was part “But I don’t want to say of a class project for one that I came up with it beit matters that we are all of the Nom Nom bros then someone else Asians; we all just have the cause Kevin Le, aka “KevyBoy,” will claim it,” Vu said. same sense of humor.” a pharmacy student at All seven contributors OU. In the video, they are Asian-Americans, a — JAMES THACH, peer out from behind fact that occasionally pops notable campus sculpNOM NOM NOMPTON BLOGGER up in blog posts. tures and dance on the “The Asian community top of the Union parking garage. is really small in Norman and pretty much “Once I was walking to class and someone everybody has at least seen everybody yelled, ‘Hey, stanky legg guy,’” said John Vu, around, but I don’t think it matters that we aka “JahnBobz,” a photography senior. “I are all Asians; we all just have the same sense like blogs; they are quick and informal. It is of humor.” Thach said. a great way to tell a lot of people about your They prefer to think of themselves as

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The seven members of Nom Nom Nompton met while studying at OU and, together, have created a blog that represents their “brotastic” sensibility and documents their adventures around Norman.

The blog was founded in November 2009 and has visitors from across the globe.

rebels, citing that not all of them fall into the stereotypes that people attach to AsianAmericans.

“We all have the same interests, and they just happen to be different from those of many people in the Asian community,” Chanchaleune said.

Some of the founders have since drifted off to new locales after graduating.

Chanchaleune is now in Portland, Ore., but still regularly contributes to the blog. This summer, he went to the World Cup in South Africa and posted stories and pictures of his time there. He had business cards printed up for the blog and handed them out while there.

“We have a tracker on our page, and I am always surprised to see how many people read our blog,” Vu said. “We have people from Russia and England visiting it.”

Thach now works as a wedding videographer in Oklahoma City and uses those skills to create videos for Nom Nom Nompton.

One of the recurring features is them competing in random contests with bartenders at La Luna on Campus Corner.

In the age of Google, the consequences of future employers discovering videos of college reverie looms over most students heads, but not these bros.

“I get people asking me to take stuff off all the time, and I do it because I don’t want to cause harm to anyone’s career, but I am not really worried about it for me,” Vu said.

Up next for the blog is an interview series where the contributors will be hitting up tailgaters all over Norman. But don’t worry; they won’t bite.

“We’re not geeky, but we do love the Internet,” Thach said.

Fall TV brings detective doctors, lowly lotharios to the screen Editor’s Note: Fall TV season is upon us yet again. The Daily’s Life & Arts staff will preview what’s on the docket for the major networks every day this week, whether it’s old standbys, new hopefuls or the shows you thought had certainly been given the axe by now.

“How I Met Your Mother” Network: CBS Premieres: 7 p.m., Monday Sept. 20 “How I Met Your Mother” is back for another epic season. With Ted having glimpsed the foot of his future wife, and Rachel Bilson coming back to guest star as the roommate of Ted’s future wife, audiences can be sure that season six will lead viewers closer to the identity of Ted’s future wife and their happily ever after. Season six will also feature beloved Robin Sparkles, Barney back on the prowl and Lily and Marshall’s efforts at conception, but the one thing that audiences can be sure of is that season six will be legen ... wait for it ... dary!

— Carmen Forman

“Dancing with the Stars” Network: ABC Premieres: 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20

“The Event” Network: NBC Premieres: 8 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20

What do a politician’s pregnant teen, a drunken “Baywatch” has-been and a handful of somewhat literate professional athletes have in common?

Desperation. Sheer, nauseating desperation. Tune in this season to watch more washed-up D-list celebrities make asses of themselves in sequins.

“The Event” has looked to hook viewers with several awkwardly creepy commercials involving the president, a secret facility, a couple of allknowing prisoners and, of course, an event. While the promos may have looked like “Cloverfield’s” television stepchild, an impressive fan response at San Diego Comic-Con may mean “The Event” has a chance at making it past one season — something sci-fi shows don’t often accomplish.

— Caitlin Turner

“Chuck” Network: NBC Premieres: 7 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20 The average-guy-turned-average-spy story returns with its fourth season. This tongue-incheek show should be as awkwardly funny as it is overdramatic, so be prepared for a lot more goofy leading men, stupid assassins and witty dialogue.

What else is there to be expected from the producers of “The O.C.” and “Charlie’s Angels”?

— Lauren Abram

— Sydney Allen

“Two and a Half Men” Network: CBS Premieres: 8 p.m., Monday Sept. 20 America loves to watch Charlie Sheen play a significantly less sleazy version of himself and has continued to do so for seven strong seasons of this top-ranked sitcom. The eighth season has character revelations, new lessons and fart jokes in store — the golden triad of primetime comedy.

— JB

“House” Network: FOX Premieres: 7 p.m., Monday Sept. 20 The “Grey’s Anatomy” meets “Sherlock Holmes” story arc has hit hard with fans and critics alike, earning “House” big ratings and numerous awards. The seventh season picks up with House and Cuddy’s admitted affection for one another and will surely dive through yet another horde of bizarre illnesses and last-second diagnoses.

— Joshua Boydston

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“Gossip Girl” Network: The CW Premieres: 8 tonight

“Mike and Molly” Network: CBS Premieres: 8:30 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20 Love comes in all shapes and sizes, and in Mike and Molly’s case, love is size XXL. Yeah, I threw up in my mouth a little too. If you feel like you need to watch about 22 more minutes of fat jokes during your week, then this is the show for you. Why diet when you can just get your own sitcom?

— CT

“Hawaii Five-0” Network: CBS Premieres: 9 p.m., Monday, Sept. 20

Blair and Serena are beginning the new season in Paris to get away from their failed loved lives, but it seems that Blair’s last reason for a broken heart (Chuck) has a similar plan. Nate decides to do some “soul searching” and Georgina is back, this time with even more baggage than she usually brings. Think this sounds juicy? I’m just getting warmed up. You know you love me. XOXO, Gossip Girl.

It’s been a few decades since the days of sunsets, babes and the Hawaiian crime wave, but CBS has revived the ’70s smash hit “Hawaii Five-0” for this fall. The show’s cast is stacked and features celebrities such as Scott Caan, who guest stars on “Entourage,” and Daniel Dae Kim, who is best known for his role as Jin-Soo on “Lost.” This comeback is looking to make the show current to present day, but promises to keep true some key parts of the original.

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With rain chances threatening to dampen Sunday’s match against the Rice Owls, senior forward Whitney Palmer scored her eighth career game-winning goal in the second half to give the Sooners (3-2-1) a 1-0 win at John Crain Field.

When OU soccer coach Nicole Nelson entered the locker room at halftime, she liked everything on the Sooners’ stat sheet minus one important category: the score. Despite a 9-2 shot on goal advantage for the Sooners, the two teams were deadlocked at 0-0.

The Sooner offense forced Rice goalkeeper Catherine Fitzsimmons to make four saves during the first half after multiple Sooners saw opportunities to put some points on the board, while Sooner goalkeeper Kelsey Devonshire saw limited action on her side of the field.

“I felt like we weren’t as crisp in the second half as we were in the first,” Nelson said after the game. “We created a lot of opportunities in the first half, it’s just that we couldn’t get a lot of them to fall.”

Five minutes into the second half, Devonshire made a crucial save, against Rice’s first shot on goal.

Devonshire made two more saves in goal after Rice forward Jessica Howard took shots during both the 54th and 56th minutes.

But it was Palmer’s goal

that finally gave the Sooners some breathing room in the 62nd minute off of an assist

by Zoe Dickson.

“I was just fortunate that my team members found me,” Palmer said. “It’s really special for me to get that opportunity.”

Sunday’s game-winning goal was the seventh in Palmer’s career at OU. “I think we’re seeing Palmer step up and get back to the game,” Nelson said.

“With the knee injury last spring, (Palmer) didn’t see any live action until August.

I think we’re seeing her get back to her old self.”

Palmer started the 2010 season with a three-game scoreless slump but has since scored in the last three consecutive games.

The Sooner defense protected the team’s one goal advantage as Rice shot twice more during the 86th and 89th minutes. With the last pair of saves, Devonshire collected her eighth career shutout.

I was just fortunate that my team members found me.

It’s really special for me to get that opportunity.”

— WHITNEY PALMER, SENIOR FORWARD The Sooners ended the match with a 19-13 shots on goal advantage.

“It was a huge win for us to come out and execute after Friday’s loss,” Nelson said.

Upcoming schedule Sept. 17 vs USC Sept. 19 vs UCSB Sept. 24 vs Texas Tech Sept. 26 vs Baylor Oct. 1 vs Iowa State Oct. 3 vs Missouri Oct. 8 vs Francis Marion Oct. 10 vs Kansas Oct. 14 vs Nebraska Oct. 17 vs Colorado Oct. 22 vs Texas A&M Home games are in bold

The home win came just two days after the 3-2 loss to Missouri State Friday in Springfield, Mo. The Sooners trailed the entire game after the Bears led early with a goal from Tiffany Laughlin.

Palmer responded with a goal of her own in the 21st minute, but the Sooner defense could not hold off the pressure from the Bears.

The Sooners scored in their own goal for Missouri State and could not overcome the mistake. The loss was the second on the road for the Sooners this season.

OU will look for its second road win as the team heads to California this weekend.

The Sooners face Southern California at 5 p.m. Friday in Los Angeles before heading to the University of California-Santa Barbara at 3 p.m. Sunday.

Last season, the Sooners dropped a 1-0 decision to USC in Norman. The loss was the first home loss for the Sooners during the 2009 season.

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Stoops pleased with no-huddle attack The no-huddle offense Sooner offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson established a few years ago played a key role in the outcome of the game, coach Bob Stoops said.

Florida State defenders were often caught in translation as they struggled to react to the fast-paced tempo of the game. “[The offense] handled it well, the alignment and the adjustments, and it’s a little bit harder than you think,” Stoops said. “I was pleased that we had that kind of tempo without the penalties, so that was really good.”

Florida State free safety Ochuko Jenije said it was a struggle for the Seminole defense to adjust.

“It’s just the element of surprise when you don’t know when that no-huddle is coming,” Jenije said.

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Sooners diversify kickoff formation The OU football team used an unconventional kickoff formation in Saturday’s game in an attempt to improve their special teams coverage, coach Bob Stoops said.

The formation bunched five players on either side of the kicker, spreading them out as they ran down the field.

“We were just trying to mix up their targets a little bit,” Stoops said. “We did it against Stanford, too, in the bowl game.”

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Bradford throws 1st pro touchdown Former OU quarterback and St. Louis Rams rookie Sam Bradford’s fourth-quarter rally fell short when his final heave to the end zone was intercepted by an Arizona defender.

The Cardinals beat the Rams 17-13 Sunday.

The Heisman Trophy winner threw his first career NFL touchdown, a 1-yard strike to Laurent Robinson with five seconds in the half. Bradford completed 58 percent of his passes for 253 yards and three interceptions.

McCoy, Gresham make NFL debut Gerald McCoy, former OU defensive tackle, had three solo tackles in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ come-from-behind win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Former OU tight end Jermaine Gresham also made his regular-season NFL debut Sunday in the Cincinnati Bengals’ 24-38 loss to New England. Gresham caught six passes for 25 yards, including a 1-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter.

— Daily Staff Reports

Sophomore quarterback Landry Jones (12) drops back to pass against Florida State on Saturday in Norman. The Sooners won 47-17.

Offensive balance lands victory Each of Landry Jones’ 4 touchdown tosses go to different receivers Saturday against the Seminoles

“Everyone is athletic on the field, we have athletes all over the place,” Kenney said. “Any guy at any time can make a play, but it’s not just about one person, it’s about the offense as a team.”

AARON COLEN The Oklahoma Daily That statement was reflected in the game when junior tight ends James Hanna and Trent Ratterree recorded their first caIn the Sooners’ opening-week victory over the Utah State reer touchdowns Saturday.

Aggies, the offense lacked balance from skill position playNo tight end had scored a touchdown for the Sooners since ers. That was not the case against Florida State on Saturday at Jermaine Gresham in the 2008 National Championship game Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. against Florida.

OU got a big game out of junior wide re“Other guys, you know, some of our tight ends ceiver Ryan Broyles, who had 12 receptions came up with some nice plays, and that has to Any guy at any time for 124 yards and a touchdown, and junior can make a play, but happen,” Stoops said. “You have to be able to use running back DeMarco Murray, who racked multiple players.” it’s not just about one up more than 100 yards of total offense.

The running game did not have to be as properson, it’s about the ductive against the Seminoles as it was against But that also was the case against Utah State.

Utah State, but the return of senior running back offense as a team.”

The difference against the Seminoles was Mossis Madu to the rotation allowed Murray to redshirt sophomore Landry Jones and the shoulder less of the load.

— CAMERON KENNEY, offense looked to and relied on other playMurray had 16 carries for 52 yards and two SENIOR WIDE RECEIVER ers to make things happen, not just Broyles touchdowns, while Madu carried the ball 11 and Murray. times for 40 yards.

“A guy is only as good as the guys around him are helping “Mossis was doing well, he cramped up there at the end or him be,” coach Bob Stoops said about Jones. “And a lot of guys he would’ve had a chance for a few more carries,” Stoops said. around him made some nice plays too.”

“But we’re pleased with the way he played.”

Jones used 12 receivers to amass 380 yards and four Even though the Sooners achieved offensive balance, Jones touchdowns. said it isn’t something they tried to force—it’s something that Senior wide receiver Cameron Kenney came up big for has to happen naturally.

Jones, catching four passes for 73 yards and his first touch“It’s important, but we’re going to throw to whoever is down of the season. open,” Jones said. “It’s nice to have guys like Dejuan [Miller] Kenney stressed after the game that the group effort was the and Cameron and Kenny [Stills] making plays. Those guys key to the Sooners’ success on Saturday. are good too, and they showed what they can do tonight.”

Sooners look dominant against Florida State Redshirt sophomore quarterback Landry Jones’ career day against No. 17 Florida State resulted in a 47-17 routing of the Seminoles.

Junior Ryan Broyles led all receivers with 12 receptions, 124 yards and one touchdown.

Senior Cameron Kenney gained 73 yards and a touchdown, while the other two touchdowns were grabbed by tight ends James Hanna and Trent Ratterree — both grabbing their first touchdown catches of their careers.

Jones and the receiving corps were not the only players who looked better than last week.

The secondary only allowed Florida State quarterback Christian Ponder to connect on 11 of his 28 attempts for 113 yards, two interceptions and no touchdowns.

The defense sacked Ponder three times and limited him to 23 rushing yards.

— Clark Foy/The Daily

By the numbers

487 321

Total yards of offense the Sooners amassed Saturday against FSU

Passing yards redshirt sophomore Landry Jones had in the first half, second most in school history behind Sam Bradford’s 350 against North Texas in 2007

113

Passing yards Florida State senior quarterback Christian Ponder had against the Sooners

75 12 2

Jones’ completion percentage. The sophomore quarterback was 30-40.

Different receivers who caught passes Saturday for the Sooners

Interceptions thrown by Ponder, one to junior linebacker Travis Lewis and one to junior cornerback Jamell Fleming

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