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CAMPUS BRIEFS BOARD OF REGENTS MEETS, DISCUSSES IMPROVEMENTS The OU Board of Regents will meet Thursday and Friday to discuss changing the name of Price College’s Division of Management.

The proposed new name, the Division of Management and Entrepreneurship, would reflect growth and national reputation of the program, according to a Regents press release.

The Regents will also consider approving a post-master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice degree in the OU College of Nursing, as well as approving a modified curriculum for the College of Nursing’s Master of Science. The new curriculum will better prepare students for future careers, according to the release.

The Regents will meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday and continue at 9 a.m. Friday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

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From left: John Davis, Boomer, Aaron Leddy and coach Erik Gransberg execute a high-flying stunt. The entire team recently received the Capital One All-American Award.

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STATE FAIR BEGINS TODAY

RICKY MARANON The Oklahoma Daily

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FOOD RECYCLING PROGRAM BENEFITS CITY RESIDENTS

The Norman City Council recently approved a request from the Little River Zoo for $8,000 to be used for public education programs and a food recycling program benefiting the citizens of Norman.

The food recycling program will reduce the city’s waste stream by feeding animals leftovers from local restaurants including the University of Oklahoma food service, Homeland stores, Native Roots Market, Panera Bread and several others.

“This food recycling effort alone will contribute greatly to helping make Norman a greener city,” said Janet Schmid, director and cofounder of Little River Zoo, in a memo to the city requesting the funds.

An estimated 500,000 pounds of waste is picked up by the zoo each year and used in its daily operation.

The zoo saves money on food it would normally have to buy each year and helps the city save a tremendous amount of money in waste disposal for the city, according to Schmid.

The zoo staff stops at five locations per day to meet the food recycling schedule, Schmid said.

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UWA HOLDS REGISTRATION T h e U n i v e r s i t y Wo m e n ’s Association will hold its fall registration event Sunday, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall.

Current and retired women faculty and staff and wives of faculty and staff are invited to join as UWA celebrates 60 years on campus.

T h e U n i v e r s i t y Wo m e n ’s Association was formed in 1949 to promote friendship and fellowship, award scholarships to students, foster a sense of community and promote the interests of OU. For more information, call Janet Crain at 321-8184 or Joyce Keller at 573-7432 or visit www.uwa.ou.edu.

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CART experiences more riders on route New student commuters take bus ride due to limited parking

The Oklahoma State Fair opens today at the fairgrounds in Oklahoma City, 3100 General Pershing Blvd., and will run through Sept. 27. The event will feature concerts, carnival rides, a petting zoo, exhibits and fair foods.

Tickets are $8 for adults, $5 for children ages 6-11 and free for children under five years old. For more information, visit http://www. okstatefair.com.

Less than five years after being introduced, “Boomer,” one-half of OU’s plush, life-size mascots duo “Boomer” and “Sooner,” is representing the university as one of 12 finalists for the National Mascot of the Year award.

“We definitely deserve this honor,” said Erik Gransberg, coach of the nine-member mascot team. “We worked our butts off for it and committed a horrendous amount of time and energy.”

Each year, credit card company Capital One holds the contest and chooses finalists based on commitment to the program and unique skills, Gransberg said.

Boomer was chosen to represent OU and will go up against another mascot each week in an online vote. Based on the number of votes received, a winner will be announced and move on to the next round, Gransberg said.

“We’ve got two player of the year awards with Sam Bradford and Blake Griffin, so we need to bring another one back to Oklahoma,” said Issac Davis, mascot and chemical engineering junior.

If Boomer wins, he will be introduced at halftime of the

Cleveland Area Rapid Transit is experiencing an increase in ridership on the Lloyd Noble Shuttle route, said Kris Glenn, OU Parking and Transit Services spokesman.

“CART drivers conduct surveys the first week of OU classes each year to determine ridership statistics,” Glenn said.

Glenn said the Lloyd Noble Shuttle route saw a 10-percent increase in the number of students riding the bus in the first week of school, or an average of 352 more riders each day on the shuttle. Glenn said the new riders bring the number of daily riders on the Lloyd Noble Shuttle to nearly 4,000 riders.

Even with the increase, Glenn said CART will not be adding more buses to the Lloyd Noble route.

“CART has been able to accommodate the increase in riders very efficiently, by utilizing the same number of vehicles on the route,” Glenn said.

Glenn said the new riders are mostly students, instead of non-student Norman residents.

CART ridership has increased because of the limited parking spots on campus, Glenn said, and at least one student agrees.

“My friends and I take the bus because we can’t find a parking space that is close,” said Jenny Fehring, psychology senior and Lloyd Noble Shuttle rider.

Fehring said this is the first year she has taken CART to class.

“I only started riding the bus two weeks ago,

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Students line up to get on the CART Friday afternoon. As fewer parking permits are issued, more students are using CART for transportation to and from campus. and I like it,” Fehring said.

Glenn said he is uncertain about the impact of the number of parking permits being sold since cars that are parked at Lloyd Noble Center do not require a parking permit.

For some students, though, parking on campus is still better than riding the bus.

“CART just doesn’t fit into my schedule,” said Wesley Jackson, journalism sophomore. “I live

on the west side of town, and it is just better for me to find a spot by the Duck Pond.”

Jackson said he considered taking CART from his apartment to OU, but did not find the bus does not fit into his schedule.

“I thought about taking CART to school, but the bus that runs anywhere near where I live leaves around 9:04 [a.m.],” he said. “My first class does not start until 10:30.”

Demonstration planned by Westboro Baptist Church

Job fairs offer opportunities for students and graduates

OU Jewish organization target of protest

Career Services promotes both students and alumni to potential employers

TROY WEATHERFORD The Oklahoma Daily

The Westboro Baptist Church, the group responsible for protests outside military funerals using slogans such as “God hates fags,” has scheduled a picket of OU’s Jewish student organization Hillel from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Friday. “[Westboro] is a group that spreads hateful messages about many different groups,” said Roberta Clark, executive director of the Anti-Defamation League’s North-Texas/Oklahoma regional office.

Westboro is based in Topeka, Kan., and regularly stages protests around the county. They have no affiliation with mainstream Baptist organizations.

Targets of their protests include institutions they believe support

homosexuality, Christian denominations they feel are heretical, Jewish organizations and high-profile funerals, according to the Anti-Defamation League Web site.

“We picked your campus because it is the time for the restitution of all things, wherein God is going to first finish his indignation against the Jews for killing the Son of God, their Savior, and then God will pour out upon 144,000 of those that survive that horrible affliction, a spirit of grace and supplications, and they will, in that hour, need help, and because of this work we will do there and all around this nation in calling out the Jews, I say, they will be looking for us,” Westboro member Shirley Phelps-Roper stated in an e-mail.

The Anti-Defamation League has been monitoring Westboro for years, Clark said.

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NATASHA GOODELL The Oklahoma Daily

In this economic crisis, many college students are feeling nervous about finding employment after graduation, and OU Career Services is hoping to help with today’s engineering and Sooner Showcase career fairs at the Lloyd Noble Center.

“I’m trying my hardest right now to not be anxious even though I feel a little bit of anxiety,” said Anthony Chastain, a construction science senior who is completing the last six hours of his degree and attempting to secure a job after graduation.

Chastain is one of many students who will attend today’s career fairs.

“We’re all about promoting students to the employers [of interested companies],” said Bette Scott, director of Career Services. “We

help students package themselves so that they are attractive to the employer.”

Scott said Career Services has been hosting several workshops this week to help students create appealing resumes for potential employers and learn many interviewing techniques that will be useful at career fairs.

“It’s the job search game,” Scott said. “And we coach students on how to play this game, and play it successfully.”

Scott said Career Services hosts 11 career fairs each year, and she anticipates a good turnout at today’s event with 88 companies coming to the Engineering Career fair and 75 companies attending the Sooner Showcase.

She said she believes they will have a good number of alumni at the career fairs as well.

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Chastain said the career fair is one way to help him meet potential employers and practice interviews. “It’s tough because I don’t know what I’m going to find, but I know God will lead me to something,� Chastain said. “I’m just in that waiting period, and I’m trying to make the most of it.�

Chastain said he has been sending in applications to different companies and is just searching for jobs right now. “Jobs are hard to find right now, especially in construction,� Chastain said. “And construction management is super tough.�

Although several years await Zachary Watson, University College freshman, before graduation and the beginning of his job search, he is preparing now for the internships and jobs

he hopes to find to help him in his chosen career path, Watson said.

Studying to become an engineer, Watson said he isn’t too worried about the job market in the petroleum field right now. “As of right now, there aren’t a lot of petroleum engineers out there,� he said. “Hopefully, it stays the same.�

Watson said he already has a plan of which companies he wants to talk to at the engineering career fair, but is willing to be flexible as other companies present themselves. “I am really looking forward to talking to the Apache Corporation, and also talking to some smaller companies,� Watson said.

Watson’s aunt works for the Apache Corporation, and he is hoping they will show some interest in him as an intern and in securing a future job when he graduates, he said. “I will intern with them for a couple of years and if I do well with them, they’ll have to decide whether to pick me or not,� Watson said.

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University College freshman Aaron Blackerby poses in the “Boomer� mascot uniform.

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Capital One Bowl in Florida in January and receive $20,000 for the mascot program, Gransberg said. “Being a part of the program is an honor, and having the opportunity to be involved with [OU] athletics and the spirit,� Issac Davis said.

Boomer wasn’t chosen for the competition just because of his bright blue eyes. He was chosen based on the time and commitment the mascot team devotes to developing and improving the character. “Overall the total time commitment for practice from one of my athletes in the mascot program is upwards of 15 hours a week,� Gransberg said. “This doesn’t include any games that we perform at or any away travel for football, basketball, tournaments, and championships.�

In addition to a time commitment, Gransberg said the team has a rigorous training schedule that prepares mascots for the physical demands of the job. “[We do] conditioning Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 6:30 a.m. to

8:30 a.m. Typically this involves stadium runs, swim evolutions in the pool, personal training with 8-foot long, 24-inch diameter telephone poles, approximately 200 pushups, 100 dips, 50 pull-ups and 300 crunches,� Gransberg said. “We finish every session off with standing tumbling and typically five sets of 10 standing back flips.�

The mascots perform many tricks and routines that other schools do not, including back flips and other gymnastic moves, mascot Josh Davis said. “We are one of the very, very few collegiate mascots that can tumble so it makes us unique,� Davis said.

Gransberg said students do not realize the amount of talent and physical ability needed to perform as mascot. “Come join us for a practice. Ninetynine percent of you wouldn’t make it through the first 10 minutes of stadiums with a telephone pole, or survive 20 minutes of dunk practice.�

Gransberg said. “The other one percent will be addicted and be mentally tough and willing to put that work into being a part of something this special and unique. And it will open doors you never dreamed of and change your life.�

To vote for your favorite mascot, go to www.capitalonebowl.com.

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Students wait to have their resumes critiqued in the Career Services office in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Wednesday evening.

Church Continued from page 1 Defamation League Web site, Jewish organizations did not become a major target of Westboro until April. Since then, they have targeted dozens of Jewish synagogues and institutions with protests and anti-Semitic literature.

Clark said it is possible nobody will show up for the scheduled Norman protest. She said people only show up to Westboro protests about 50

percent of the time.

Hillel will not stage a counter-protest, said Keren Ayalon, executive director of OU Hillel. “We are not giving this group, who’s looking for press, any additional reason for press,�

Ayalon said.

Clark said she hopes no one attends the protest. “We want it to be like a tree falling in the forest that no one hears,� Clark said.

Shayna Daitch, OU Hillel President, declined to comment on the protest.

Oklahoma Campus Compact Civic Responsibility

Contest Constitution Day September 17, 2009

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Theme: My Letter to America Based on the theme explored in President Boren’s book A Letter to America, compose an essay, a video, or use any other type of media format to address one or more of the following themes on the value of civic responsibility for American society: y What Civic Responsibility Means to Me: My Duties as a Citizen y How Knowledge of United States History and Government Can be Advanced y Why Bipartisanship is Important to Democracy

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Who is eligible: This contest is open to all college students

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Deadline for Submission: October 19, 2009 Submit entries to:

Prizes Three autographed copies of President Boren’s book will be awarded y Overall best in any format y Best essay y Best video

y Debbie Terlip at: dterlip@osrhe.edu OR y Post video on You Tube and forward link to Debbie Terlip

Entries will be judged on: y Originality y Content in meeting the purpose of the contest y Quality

Administration: Entries will be judged by State Regents’ staff. Winners will be announced at the 2009 Oklahoma Political Science Association Conference at East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma, at the Friday, November 6th luncheon.

Qualifications: y Essay may not exceed 1,000 words y Video may not exceed 3 minutes

Thursday, September 17, 2009

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Research to help discover exercise obstacles for lesbians OU Department of Health aims to improve health habits, increase funding

that ... there’s very little lesbian health research at all, let alone related to physical activity, and when you look at the state of Oklahoma, you’re going to find that number declines even more,” Brittain said.

It is difficult to find participants because some lesbians are JARED RADER worried about confidentiality, Brittain said.

The Oklahoma Daily “There’s an issue of trust with confidentiality because there are a lot of instances in our society where people have really Researchers from the OU Department of Health and discriminated or really marginalized this group of women,” Exercise Sciences are preparing a study to evaluate barriers she said. adult lesbian women face when trying to exercise, and how The study will maintain the same standard of confidento best overcome those obstacles. tiality as any other study, said John Friedl, a researcher and Lesbian women face unique barhealth and exercise science graduate riers regarding physical activity, such student.

“There’s an issue of trust with as not having same-sex partner fam“[The study] is meant to give them ily memberships, not feeling com- confidentiality because there are a the confidence to do physical activity fortable on sports teams and dealing lot of instances in our society where on their own,” Friedl said. “It’ll show with stereotypes and discrimination, people have really discriminated them ... things they can apply to their said Danielle Brittain, the lead reonce we’re gone.” or really marginalized this group of lives searcher for the upcoming study.

All of the study meetings will take “There’s this perception that all women.” place in Oklahoma City or Norman, lesbian women are physically active according to the recruitment flyer for or athletic,” said Brittain, assistant –DANIELLE BRITTAIN, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR the study. professor of health and exercise sci- OF HEALTH AND EXERCISE SCIENCES The research team received a ences. “A result of that perception is $10,000 Lesbian Health Fund grant that lesbians themselves think that from the Gay and Lesbian Medical all lesbians are physically active.”

Association to conduct the study, Brittain said.

Some lesbians are less motivated to work out because they The Lesbian Health Fund aims to improve lesbian health feel they cannot live up to the athletic stereotype, she said. care by dispelling misinformation, homophobia among Last year, Brittain conducted a study that found up to 78 health care providers and by conducting more scientific repercent of lesbians, from ages 21 to 64, do not get enough ex- search for basic lesbian health needs, according to the Gay ercise to maintain a healthy lifestyle because of general and and Lesbian Medical Association Web site. unique barriers.

Brittain said she is hopeful participants will come forward The study is important because very little research has to help the lesbian community. been conducted for the gay and lesbian community. Funding “Just the fact there is an opportunity for adult lesbians to and interest in the area, as well as finding participants, is diffi- be a part of something that could help all lesbian women cult to gain, especially in a “conservative state,” Brittain said. is extremely important ... and their participation means so “I think one of the most important things to point out is much to us,” Brittain said.

POLICE REPORTS The following is a list of arrests and citations, not convictions. The information given is compiled from the Norman Police Department and the OU Police Department. All those listed are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

PUBLIC INTOXICATION Charles Phillip Baer, 43, 1101 12th Ave. N.E., Monday Edwin Bill Rodriguez, 29, S. Carter Avenue, Monday POSSESSION OF A CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE Rafael Demond Bennett, 22, 3400 W. Main St., Tuesday, also carrying a concealed weapon, possession of a firearm, and unlawful possession of an illegal firearm

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Danielle Brittain, assistant professor of health and exercise sciences, explains her research on the lower levels of physical fitness among lesbians Wednesday afternoon. Brittain has actively studied the topic for two years.

If students need more information or want to get involved, they can call Brittain or Mary Dinger at 325-9028 or e-mail ouphyactlab@ou.edu.

CAMPUS NOTES COUNTY WARRANT Johnny Dale Campbell, 40, Monroe Court, Tuesday MUNICIPAL WARRANT Joseph Edward Click, 20, Porter Avenue, Tuesday, also municipal warrant Stephen Arthur Martin, 42, Cherry Stone Street, Tuesday Dale Wayne Willis, 26, 201 W. Gray St., Tuesday DOMESTIC ABUSE BY STRANGULATION Jason Todd Cossey, 36, 102 W. Linn St., Tuesday, also for kidnapping POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA Drake Ashton Farmer, 18, 2501

Jenkins Ave., Monday, also possession of drug paraphernalia INTERFERING WITH OFFICIAL PROCESS Jonathan Jamell Krush, 18, Classen Boulevard, Monday, also municipal warrant and possession of a firearm after a felony conviction TRANSPORTING AN OPEN CONTAINER OF ALCOHOL Tahnee Shenea Sutton, 22, S. Porter Avenue, Tuesday, also aggravated driving under the influence PETTY LARCENY Jennifer Leigh Wright, 24, 601 12th Ave. NE, Monday

The Daily draws all entries for Campus Notes from OUDaily.com’s comprehensive, campus-wide calendar. To get your event noticed, visit OUDaily. com and fill out our user-friendly form under the calendar link.

TODAY CAREER SERVICES The Engineering Career Fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center.

The Sooner Showcase Career Fair will be held from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center for students looking for full-time and internship positions.

PRE-OPTOMETRY CLUB The Pre-Optometry Club will hold a meet-

ing from 6 to 7 p.m. in Richards Hall.

INFORMATION SESSIONS Interested students and alumni are invited to attend the Schlumberger Information Session meeting for field engineers from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Union.

FRIDAY OU SOCCER OU soccer will compete against Lamar at 7 p.m. at the OU soccer complex.

COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS “Is He Dead?,” a comedy by Mark Twain, will be performed at 8 p.m. in the Max Weitzenhoffer Theatre.

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COMMENT OF THE DAY »

Will Holland, opinion editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 325-7630 • fax: 325-6051

In response to Wednesday’s news story, “Health care bill likely to be signed by end of year” YOU CAN COMMENT AT OUDAILY.COM

“if there’s no public option, how the heck do they think we’re going to be able to afford insurance or fines for not having insurance?

idiots, the lot of them. we need a public option more than anything.”

-eightbitgirl

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

OUR VIEW

The Daily to host discussion on OU race relations

contending with the devil, but simply said, “The Lord rebuke you.”

We should use the time to support and encourage those being protested against. If the heart of the matter is to show solidarity with our friends and fellow students, then we should focus on them and not their accusers. If the issue is that the “bad guys” have a messed up soteriology that needs to be challenged, then it will take a bit more than exchanging shouts to get that cleared up.

Finally, the whole thing is intended to be an affront to and distraction to the Rosh Hashanah holiday. The holiday isn’t merely the beginning of the civil new year. If you are a fellow student of the Bible (Jewish, Christian or other), there is a ton of cool stuff going on that speaks much more loudly than any picketers.

Why not show up to discuss the significance of the blasting of the Shofar, the meaning of the Ten Days of Teshuva or the promises of future redemption? And has anyone mentioned that a party is usually involved?

Dear Editor,

One of the things I cherish about living in the United States of America is the freedom to exercise religious zealotry in a legal and peaceable manner. The same liberty that protects me as Christian also protects the ignorant and hateful.

In Wednesday’s edition of The Daily, it was reported that team God-Hates-Fags is coming to town to exercise its freedoms. Well, so be it. They are not the first group to foment anti-Semitic teachings by appealing to the New Testament, and they will not be the last. They are not the first to justify their deep seated anti-Jewish feelings in the name of Jesus Christ, and they will not be the last.

So what is an appropriate Christian response to this attack on our friends and neighbors in the local Jewish community? If you are a Christian, here are a few ideas.

Show up to the protests, but don’t get sucked into the drama.

I suggest rather than simply making noise to supplant the ranting protesters, let us peaceably demonstrate the contrast between love Sincerely, and hatred.

Anger begets anger, so why add fuel to the fire? As Jude writes in Seth Busetti the New Testament, even the archangel Michael didn’t waste words Ph.D. student in Geology

To foster discussion and discourse, The Oklahoma Daily will host a public discussion on race relations at OU Friday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Heritage Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Jamie Hughes, The Daily’s editor-in-chief, and Destiny Poole, former president of the Black Student Association, will lead the public forum.

The purpose of the discussion is to provide the opportunity for public feedback about race issues represented in The Daily and on campus in general.

In turn, we will hopefully be able to answer questions and increase the level of transparency regarding how The Daily operates.

This will hopefully be the first of several public discussions The Daily will host. The decision to focus on race relations Friday was made in light of a recent column regarding Bobo’s Chicken, a restaurant in Oklahoma City.

Hughes and Poole will answer questions over any issue related to race relations at OU, including inquiries about the Bobo’s Chicken column.

If you have a topic suggestion for a future forum, please e-mail dailyopinion@ou.edu.

I know this is a bit late, but as a BYU Cougar alumnus, I just wanted to say how impressed I was with the OU fans when I went to the game in Dallas.

To say the ratio of Cougar fans to Sooner fans was disproportionate is an understatement. As I cheered my beloved Cougars along, I found the Sooner fans to be gracious, respectful and knowledgeable.

After the game, every OU fan I spoke to congratulated me on the

game. Thank you for the way you conducted yourselves. You all set an example for the way fans should act, something our rival the University of Utah could take a lesson from.

Good luck the rest of the way. Boomer Sooner!

Peter Dorsch Washington D.C. BYU alumnus 2005

GUEST COLUMN

International student reflects on studying at OU Last week, the world commemorated the victims of the vicious attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in September 2001. While I offer sympathy to the families of the victims, greet the survivors and condemn all terrorist attacks no matter who perpetrates them or when or where they occur, I want to highlight a few things on this occasion.

First, I am writing these lines on behalf of myself as an international student and on behalf of the countless readers who agree with me, many of them international SHADI students.

NEIMNEH Second, the majority of international students studying in America understand the aftermath of the attacks and the measures observed regarding maintaining valid international student status. Maintaining such a status can be stressful sometimes, especially with regard to enrollment/study load, travel guidelines, employment restrictions, updating documents and other necessary paperwork.

Many of us understand the regulations of the Department of Homeland Security and International Student Services, and think

they are basically legitimate.

Third, what needs to be asserted, however, is that we typically care about the welfare of this country. We study, and thus live, for years here. We breathe the air of this country, drink its water and eat from its blessings.

It is, therefore, our duty to be faithful, grateful children of this land regardless of the bureaucracy of paperwork and protocols. Many of us start families during our study years, and have our children grow up here and learn (American) English before our native tongue. America is our and our children’s home.

Although we understand the rationale for stay and study requirements imposed on international students and know that they can even offer us a service, we like to feel that we are trusted more.

Internationals have served this country on a daily basis in all walks of life.

Fourth, we international students really appreciate the cultural and religious diversity here at OU. We are grateful the university promotes religious and cultural tolerance and understanding.

We see this as a compensation for other losses we automatically engender because

of our status as international students. Last week, the Muslim Student Association celebrated its annual (and popular) event “Think Fast.”

I encourage this association of young students who give the true picture of Islam as a religion of love and principles, and I endorse what the members of the MSA do. Attending such an event, one is thrilled to see students from different religious backgrounds making an event a big success and confirming religious and cultural harmony at our university during the month of Ramadan. An event like this makes us feel equal, understood and respected.

As the years pass, we continue to bear the historical guilt and consequences of injustices we humans inflict on each other, paradoxically in the name of humanity sometimes, and mourn the deaths of civilians in terrorist attacks in America and elsewhere.

What we should remember, at least as members of the OU family, is that we are moving in the right direction. We should continue to offer a warm home to international students and not judge them by what others have done or do.

We should continue to respect their cultures and religions, accommodate them and

facilitate their stay here.

America wields an irresistible fascination to international students and will continue to do so. Our countries and sponsors usually insist on having us study in American universities, and sometimes in specific ones, because of the rich resources and strong reputation of such universities.

America is home to brilliant scholars from all over the world who annually give this country new blood and propel its move forward. I had graduate admissions from elite universities in the United Kingdom, but my sponsors overseas advocated a graduate degree from an American institution because of the strength of degree components like coursework and comprehensive exams that complement the research components of theses and dissertations.

So, even if we sometimes do not approve of what we might deem as “strict” visa/immigration regulations and envy the freedom other students have, we are privileged to live and study here. We want America to recognize our merit, and we simultaneously want to show it our gratitude. Viva American universities, and go OU! Shadi Neimneh is an English graduate student.

STAFF COLUMN

Overconsumption of meat creates multiple problems for society Our addiction to meat is disgusting.

By consuming copious amounts of products that are grown unsustainably, we are endangering our health, our pocketbooks and, most importantly, the environment that continues to support all carbonbased life forms.

Don’t get me wrong, I am not CHRISTOPHER advocating a total vegetarian diet.

GIBBONS Meat is delicious and should be incorporated in our diet – but only in moderation.

So what is the cost of this meat that intoxicates us? Let’s start with the numbers.

Americans consume about 227 pounds of meat per person per year. And we are on our way to increasing the demand for meat by

25 percent by 2015, which is totally unsustainable.

So we have a demand problem.

What other problems do we have?

Meat adversely affects our health as well.

Obviously, the U.S. is the nation with the largest average waistline, and this is not a coincidence. We are obese because the government has subsidized (to the tune of over $50 billion) the creation of a monoculture for cheap feed so we can satiate our desire for “corn-fed” beef. So not only is the government pouring a large amount of money into an unsustainable system, but we, the people, are paying the price too.

Obesity-related problems add about $147 billion to our medical bills. So much for our health care reform.

And since we are talking about health, I guess it would be good to mention another hidden price tag stemming from our dangerous

consumption.

The Union of Concerned Scientists estimates that 70 percent of antimicrobial drugs used in America are given to animals, not people.

Why are so many pharmaceuticals devoted to our livestock?

And, in case you were not aware, livestock is housed in dangerously close and toxic living quarters. We eliminate the possibility of disease by injecting them with large amounts of drugs, and this comes at a price, which is jacked up even higher due to the animals’ antibiotic resistances. Partially because of this, the Institute of Medicine estimated that Americans pay between $4 and 5 billion per year in “hidden fees.”

The next meat-related problem, the one I find to be the most important, is the perilous position we are putting our environment in.

Cows emit a large amount of methane through gas emission

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and manure production, and unfortunately, this is a large problem if we hope to continue to wage war against greenhouse gases.

So methane is a problem, but so is the large amount of waste.

A pig produces approximately four times the amount of waste a human does. Where does this waste go?

Well, due to the government’s lack of concern for our safety, most of the manure is put into open-air lagoons, which overflow into rivers and streams after heavy rains.

What consequence does this have? These streams drain into the Gulf of Mexico and create a dead zone 6,000 square miles in area. A dead zone is an area that does not support life, and the one in the Gulf of Mexico severely hurts Mexico’s fishing industry.

Also, through the use of monocultures, we have to use a large amount of fertilizer in the soil to maintain the health of our plants.

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In nature, there is no such thing as a monoculture. One of the problems with the utilization of a monoculture is we are assuming we know more than nature, when in reality, we hardly understand the ecology around us.

So what can you do?

If you are like me, you still enjoy meat. But I have taken a few steps to try to help solve the problems I describe.

I shop wiser, I purchase products that are grown organically (which now requires research because that term has been altered by large corporations), I consume meat that is not corn-fed and I don’t indulge in meat everyday.

We need to get back to our roots, and we must understand that meat was, and still is, a luxury; one we may not be able to buy for very much longer.

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SOONER SAMPLER: WHAT ABOUT WESTBORO? THE DAILY ASKED STUDENTS WHAT THEY THINK ABOUT THE WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH’S SCHEDULED PICKET OF HILLEL, A JEWISH STUDENT ORGANIZATION, ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE COMPLETE STORY ON THE EVENT, SEE PAGE 1A.

“There are some really ignorant people who are very strongly held in their belief.

In this country, they can pretty much do whatever they want.”

“That kind of stuff is just mean-hearted and unnecessary ... I’m pretty sure God doesn’t want you hating like that.”

-MOLLY SCHMIDT, BROADCAST JOURNALISM SENIOR

-ALAN PAN, ACCOUNTING AND MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS SENIOR

“I think it’s horrible. I’m all about free speech, but I don’t see the point of that.”

-MEG HARTMAN, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SOPHOMORE

“I think people are ignorant if they’re coming to those terms. If you understand people, you don’t hate them anymore.”

-FANNY ENRIQUEZ, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FRESHMAN

“I don’t think it’s right because of the way that the religions are set up. All religions believe in at least one higher power, and I don’t think it’s right for religions to put down others when they essentially believe the same thing.”

“They’re definitely entitled to their opinion, but coming to campus and sending a message of hate ... I don’t agree with that.”

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THIS WEEKEND AT YOUR UNIVERSITY Thursday, Sept. 17

Spirit Red: Visions of Native American Artists | View pieces from the Rennard Strickland Collection now through September 13 in the Sandy Bell Gallery, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

Mid-Day Music | noon in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Food Court featuring Thomas Glenn. Presented by the Union Programming Board.

Intramural Update | Sand Volleyball entries today! For more information visit recservices.ou.edu or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.

Women’s Soccer: OU vs. Lamar | 7 p.m. at John Crain Field. Visit soonersports.com for ticket information.

Engineering Career Fair | 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center.

Sooner Showcase Career Fair | 12:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center.

Student Success Series: Improving Reading Speed with Adequate Comprehension | 4 p.m. in Wagner Hall 245. Presented by University College! For more information.

Friday, Sept. 18 Guess-The-Score | 11:30 a.m. in the union food court. Think you know Sooner Football? Prove it at the Union Programming Board’s pre-game predictions for a chance to win great prizes. Play every Friday during football season to earn points and increase your chances of winning. There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union!

University Theatre: “Is He Dead?” | 8 p.m. in the Max Weitzenhoffer Theatre. A new comedy by Mark Twain, adapted by David Ives. Tickets are $22 for adults, $18 for seniors and OU faculty/ staff and $14 for OU students. Call the Fine Arts Box Office for more information, (405) 325-4101.

Free Movie: “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” | 4, 7 & 10 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium, second floor of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. See free screenings of the summer’s biggest blockbuster courtesy of the Union Programming Board and Campus activities Council Film Series. Circle K International will be collecting canned food items at all screenings with free popcorn and sodas at the 7 & 10 p.m. screenings.

Union Country Club | 7:30-9 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Courtyard. Tennis, golf, badminton–we have it all at the Union Country Club presented by the Union Programming Board and EA Sports. Demo EA Sports new Grand Slam Tennis and Tiger Woods Golf for Nintendo Wii and get some free food and swag giveaways from EA Sports. There’s also a prize for the best-dressed club member so don’t forget you tennis whites and argyle! ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union. Become a fan of EA Sports, EA @ Oklahoma, on Facebook.

Saturday, Sept. 19 UOSA Tailgate | 11 a.m. on the corner of Lindsey and Asp. All students are welcome to the UOSA tailgate where there will be FREE food music and games! Presented by the University of Oklahoma Student Association.

Women’s Volleyball: OU vs. Missouri | 11:30 a.m. at McCasland Field House. Visit soonersports.com for ticket information.

Sooner Football: OU vs. Tulsa University | 2:30 p.m. in the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Visit soonersports.com for ticket information.

Sunday, Sept. 20 Women’s Soccer: OU vs. USC | 1 p.m. at John Crain Field. Visit soonersports.com for ticket information.

Free Film: “Murderball” | 5 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Presented by the Other Film Club.

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Ag secretary: Youth key to agriculture’s future EL RENO — The average American farmer is growing older and rural communities are shrinking, prompting a need for young people in the agriculture industry, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said during a rural community forum Wednesday.

Dozens of young 4-H and FFA members were among more than 150 people who packed into a conference room at Redlands Community College for Vilsack’s forum, part of President Obama’s effort to rebuild and revitalize rural America.

Questions from audience members during the town hall-style forum ranged an elderly farmer from Loyal concerned about water conservation efforts to Hispanic community leaders who asked about the role migrant workers play in agriculture production.

One of the first questions Vilsack fielded was on the “cap and trade” legislation making its way through Congress that would cap carbon emissions and tax industries that exceed the cap as a way to reduce global warming. Vilsack said while

“There are significant ramifications if it’s not addressed.”

TOM VILSACK, U.S. AGRICULTURE SECRETARY the law may have a cost to producers, he said not reducing global warming ultimately would be even more costly.

“There are significant ramifications if it’s not addressed,” he said.

Vilsack stressed the importance of young people pursuing careers in science and technology fields as a way to meet environmental challenges.

“The country that innovates will be powerful,” he said.

Vilsack outlined efforts the U.S. Department of Agriculture is undertaking to invest in rural Oklahoma as part of the federal stimulus plan, including more than $165 million in rural development loans and $20 million for watershed rehabilitation and operation and floodplain easement projects.

Vilsack also stressed the importance of students pursuing careers in agricultural fields. He said the average age of the American farmer currently is 57 and continuing to increase.

“I really think there’s a renaissance in rural America taking place, and you’re at the cutting edge of it,” Vilsack told the students.

Mike Spradling, president of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau, echoed Vilsack’s concerns about the changing landscape of rural America.

“The average age in rural communities is increasing while these same communities are experiencing an outbound migration of younger generations in search of better educational and job opportunities,” Spradling said.

Fifteen-year-old Tanner Allread of Union City, one of several Canadian County 4-H members at the forum, admitted he’s doubtful he will continue his family’s legacy of farming and ranching as his primary occupation.

“I’ve seen how difficult it is, and I know it’s a hard life,” Allread said. “I see it more as a secondary

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack gestures as he speaks to a rural community forum in El Reno, Okla., Wednesday, Sept. 16. profession. Agriculture has had to do it, but not as a primary job.” such an impact on me that I’d like —AP

Declining revenue forces 5 percent across-the-board cut OKLAHOMA CITY — State financial officials ordered an- ... that show over the next few months we ought to be in a little other 5 percent across-the-board cut in budget alloca- better shape because of the traditionally higher collection tions to state agencies Tuesday after state Treasurer Scott months,” Henry said.

Meacham said tax revenue fell by more than 31 percent In the meantime, state leaders are looking at tapping into in August — the eighth consecutive monthly decline in the constitutional Rainy Day Fund, which contains almost collections. $600 million, allocating up to $600 million more in federal State Finance Director Mike Clingman continued a 5- economic stimulus money that had been set aside for the percent cut to state agency budgets 2011 fiscal year and convening a spefor a second consecutive month, a “We’ve got some new projeccial legislative session to rewrite the total reduction of $21 million for the tions from the Tax Commission state budget. month, and Meacham said, “It’s very “All options are on the table,” Henry possible” the budget cut will remain in ... that show over the next few said. place every month through the end of months we ought to be in a little Meacham said officials tapped into the fiscal year in June 2010. $80 million in cash reserves to prevent better shape because of the “I still don’t think we’ve really seen budget allocations from being trimmed the bottom yet,” Meacham said. He said traditionally higher collection another 20 percent this month. The lower state revenue reflects low energy months.” state has now used $160 million in cash prices and the impact of the nationwide transfers to support state agency oprecession on Oklahoma’s economy and GOV. BRAD HENRY erations since the beginning of the fisthat the 5 percent cuts will likely recal year on July 1, money that must be main in place “unless there’s a dramatic replenished before the end of the fiscal turnaround.” year.

Gov. Brad Henry said the revenue numbers for August folPreliminary reports show General Revenue Fund colleclow the same downward trend as July. tions last month totaled $335.2 million. That is $154.9 mil“It doesn’t look real good,” Henry said. But July and August lion, or 31.6 percent, below collections in August 2008 and are typically low collection months and revenue should pick $131.3 million, or 28.2 percent, below the estimate. up in the fall and winter, the governor said.

For the first two months of the fiscal year, collections total “We’ve got some new projections from the Tax Commission $672 million, Meacham said. That is $275.3 million, or 29.1

percent, below the prior year and $209.7 million, or 23.8 percent, below the estimate.

Gross production taxes on oil and natural gas were hit the hardest last month, yielding just $20.8 million. That amount was $75.8 million, or 78.5 percent, below the prior year and $48.3 million, or 69.9 percent, below the estimate.

Meacham said low energy prices are also affecting state sales taxes through lower sales of drilling-related equipment and supplies. The state sales tax produced $127.5 million in August, which was $25.4 million, or 16.6 percent, below the prior year and $35.4 million, or 21.7 percent, below the estimate.

Personal income tax collections were $120.2 million, $32.2 million or 21.1 percent below the prior year and $32.7 million or 21.4 percent below the estimate.

After refunds, corporate income tax collections were recorded as zero. In August 2008, corporate income tax collections totaled $3.6 million.

Motor vehicle taxes produced $7.8 million, $10.3 million or 57 percent below the prior year and $6.7 million or 46.5 percent below the estimate.

Meacham said the August report does not reflect car and truck sales in the state under the Cash-for-Clunkers program, in which incentives were offered for consumers to trade in a gas guzzler for a new, more fuel-efficient vehicle. Meacham said those figures will be reflected in the revenue report for September.

—AP

STATE BRIEFS ONEOK DROPS TRADEMARK LAWSUIT AGAINST TWITTER

STUDENTS ESCAPE INJURY IN SCHOOL BUS CRASH

TULSA — One day after natural gas distributor Oneok Inc. sued social networking site Twitter for trademark infringement, the company said Wednesday the issue has been resolved and it will drop the lawsuit.

Oneok filed the lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Tulsa, saying San Francisco-based Twitter wrongly allowed an anonymous customer the user name “ONEOK.” Oneok spokeswoman Megan Washbourne said that account since has been transferred to Oneok.

An e-mail sent Wednesday to Twitter’s public relations department wasn’t immediately answered.

On Twitter’s Web site, an account with the name “ONEOKNews” is serving as Oneok’s official account, Washbourne said. Another account labeled “Oneok_i” that used the company’s logo had been “suspended due to strange activity,” according to the Twitter site. It hadn’t been updated since March 19. It wasn’t immediately clear if that was the account being protested by Oneok.

Oneok said in the lawsuit it holds the patent for “the word mark ONEOK and Diamond design,” which serves as the company’s logo. Oneok said the anonymous customer using the “ONEOK” account on Twitter had “on at least two occasions generated Tweets containing information” about the company, which had “the appearance of being an official statement issued by ONEOK on the Twitter system.”

Oneok said that it had asked Twitter to obtain the contact information for the account holder, but Twitter refused. Oneok also said it asked Twitter to assign the account to Oneok, but “Twitter has failed to follow through with such assignments.”

“If this situation is allowed to persist the unknown ONEOK Twitter account holder can use the Twitter system to damage ONEOK’s reputation in the investor community and energy industry,” the suit said.

“Such damage would be irreparable.”

Washbourne said Oneok had tried to work with Twitter before filing the lawsuit.

NOBLE, — Five students escaped injury when the school bus they were riding crashed in Noble.

Noble police say the driver lost consciousness due to a medical condition and crashed into a fence and three cars about 7:50 a.m. Wednesday.

The driver was hospitalized. The driver’s name, condition and injuries were not immediately released.

TEXAN PLEADS GUILTY TO KIDNAPPING OKLAHOMA GIRL OKLAHOMA CITY — A Texas man faces 20 years to life in prison after pleading guilty to kidnapping a girl from Texhoma in the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Twenty-seven-year-old Terrance Lynn McGuire of Canyon, Texas, said he kidnapped the then-10-year-old girl in January 2007 for sexual gratification.

Officials say McGuire lured the girl into his car then drove her to his home in Canyon then to a convenience store in Clovis, N.M., where he released her.

ARMY OFFICER FROM MOORE KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN OKLAHOMA CITY — Military officials have confirmed an Army officer from Moore has been killed in Afghanistan.

The Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center in Dover, Del., on Tuesday confirmed the death of 1st Lt. David T. Wright of Moore.

—AP

HEALTH OFFICIALS WANT LOWER INFANT DEATHS OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma health officials are looking for new ways to improve the infant mortality rates in the state, particularly among blacks.

The Oklahoma State Health Department introduced a new statewide initiative and a Web site aimed at lowering the number of infant deaths. “Preparing for a Lifetime: It’s Everyone’s Responsibility” was featured at the Southwest Region Healthy Start Conference, which concluded Wednesday in Oklahoma City.

According to the state Health Department, Oklahoma’s 8.0 deaths per 1,000 live births for 2006 is no better than the national average of 8.0 achieved more than 10 years ago. Officials say the infant mortality rate for blacks is 15.8 per 1,000.

Officials want to find new ways to reach out to African Americans since past campaigns haven’t produced a lower infant mortality rate.

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U. OF TULSA, CHOCTAW NATION FORM PARTNERSHIP TULSA — The University of Tulsa and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma have formed a partnership aimed at helping improve the academic achievement levels of tribal members.

TU President Steadman Upham says the partnership will include efforts by TU to reach out to Choctaw students as early as the eighth or ninth grade through the Durant-based tribe’s Scholarship Advisement Program. The partnership will provide a four-year scholarship to eligible entering freshmen and transfers who are members of the program.

It also will include additional assistance in seeking outside scholarships for tribal members, free tutoring for Choctaw students and support for the growth of the TU Native American Student Association.

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Sooner volleyball returns home with win JAMES CORLEY The Oklahoma Daily

Brianne Barker led the Sooners’ defense with 24 digs. The sophomore also had 36 assists to grab her seventh double-double of the season. Freshman María Fernanda added to the big defensive battle with 23 digs. Caitlin Higgins and Bridget Laplante notched 14 digs each.

Danielle Alva, sophomore defensive specialist, also had a career night with 14 defensive helpers.

The Sooners open their home season against Missouri at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. For Fan Appreciation Day, Sooner Nation members will receive double points and admission to the game will be free.

The Oklahoma volleyball team won a defensive battle to grab its first conference win of 2009 against Kansas State Wednesday in Manhattan, Kan. The Sooners beat the Wildcats 3-1 in a match that had 194 digs, 17 blocks and a few long rallies. With the win, OU extended its conference opener win streak to four straight since a loss to Kansas State in 2005.

OU won its first set 26-24, then dropped the next set to the Wildcats 24-26. The Sooner offense, led by junior Francie Ekwerekwu’s 13 kills, responded to win the next two sets 25-21 and 25-15.

The Sooners improve to 8-2, their best start since 2007, and the last time the Sooners made the NCAA tournament.

Suzy Boulavsky, sophomore right side, had 12 kills for the Sooner offense and added a career-high seven block assists.

OU VS. KANSAS STATE Oklahoma def. Kansas State 26-24,24-26,25-21,25-15 Site: Ahearn Field House, Manhattan, Kan. Attend: 1967 Time: 2:03 Referees: Marty Prochko, Marcia Alterman

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Sooner soccer finds success with help from junior leader TOBI NEIDY The OKalhoma Daily

Standing outside on a dreary Wednesday morning, junior Whitney Palmer has a calm demeanor after finishing another rigid practice.

For one thing, Palmer is glad to be back in the comforts of home as the Sooners return from a tough two weeks of road tests.

The Sooners tied with Middle Tennessee after a later rally to push them into overtime, where the scored remained 2-2 after 110 minutes. But the Sooners amassed two more losses against Vanderbilt and Lousiana State University before making their way back to Norman.

To a leader like Palmer, the team is always looking to move forward.

“We’re trying not to get down on ourselves,” Palmer said. “We played two really good teams. We just have to keep reminding ourselves we’re not out of it yet and we’ve got to get out of that mindset.”

The Sooners still have a tough schedule ahead of them, including facing the 2007 National Champions, the USC Trojans, this Sunday.

The Sooners leader said she is just ready to get back into a rhythm of playing at home and developing a chemistry with her team.

“The [team’s] chemistry is really good,” Palmer said. “The freshmen fit in well both on and off the field. We go to each other’s apartments and hang out and have fun.”

Fun is also a part of Palmer’s persona that she brings to the team. Palmer said she enjoys listening to music and her favorite song is ‘“One Time” by Justin Bieber, while her favorite movie is “Superbad”.

Whitney’s fun-loving attitude can also be found inside the locker room before every game.

“I always, always dance before every game.”

Palmer said her time playing OU soccer has been a life-changing experience.

She said she has thoroughly enjoyed playing the game and it has been interesting to see the transformation throughout the years.

But Palmer consistently stays humble, even though her jersey number is consistently the one to watch.

“It was a good win to come from behind 1-0,” Palmer said, when asked about how she felt when she scored her hat trick, the second ever in OU’s history. “It brought up our team and that’s what I always wanted to do.”

And this is just the kind of attitude the Sooners may need to help motivate them through the tough games ahead.

That night, the Sooners went on to beat in-state rival Tulsa 3-1, and Palmer found herself helping to boost her team to a 4-0 record at the time.

Will history repeat itself as the Sooners begin another four home game series?

For the Sooners to win it will take some real leadership from Palmer on the field and off.

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Junior forward Whitney Palmer (8) drives the ball down the soccer field during the Sooners 3-1 vicotry against the Tulsa Hurricane, which took place Aug. 30.

Cowboys’ receivers impressive ... so far I owe several people several different apologies.

I spent most of my summer with a bitter taste in my mouth when I thought of the Dallas Cowboys. Not only had they not made the playoffs (not to mention receiving a beat down from the Eagles), they had also made a questionable call during the offseason.

And yes, I am talking about the Cowboys’ decision to release Terrell Owens.

I was a big T.O. fan. From the moment he signed with the Cowboys, my buddies from back home in Dallas and I were thrilled, and the “T.O. Show” was, to CLARK us, that missing link in the FOY Cowboys’ offense.

He is a big, physical receiver who can run over corners and has an uncanny ability to make big plays. And perhaps his biggest asset is how he draws the attention of the defense – and no, not with his off-field antics, but the fact that he was to be accounted for at all times.

When I heard he would not be coming back, I was more than angry. I wanted Wade Phillips and Jerry Jones out of Dallas.

While I still do not get along with Jones, Wade has done fine by me. The Cowboys looked awesome in their season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. And I will have to admit, I significantly underestimated this wide receiving corps.

Yes, I am aware this is only week one, and it could be a total fluke, but the numbers do not point to that being the case.

Tony Romo had a career day, passing for

353 yards –a career high– and three touchdowns to three different receivers, none of whom was Jason Witten (and that’s because the fantasy football gods hate me).

Oh, and Romo’s three touchdowns were all 40+ yards, a feat that has only been done one other time in Cowboys history, including one 80-yard bomb to Patrick Crayton which was a personal career high for both Romo and Crayton.

Miles Austin had one reception during which he blew by the secondary and left two defenders as he ran 42 yards into the endzone. Current number-one receiver Roy Williams (who has been looked at as the “replacement” of T.O.) snagged a 66-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter.

And if that weren’t enough, Romo accomplished all of this with only 16 completions of 27 attempts, which comes to just under 60 percent on the day. Oh yeah, and no interceptions thrown, no fumbles by the offense as a whole and Romo was only sacked once, despite being hurried several times.

So in the end, I was wrong, and I guess I owe the wide receiving corps a big thank you and major props, and of course Phillips an apology. Jerry Jones: I’ll apologize this time, but I still want you to step back and just serve as the owner.

However, the true test will come this weekend at home in the Jerry Dome against the New York Giants who have a much stouter defense than the Bucs do. But, I am a convert to this offense once again and a new believer.

Usually I don’t enjoy being wrong, but this time is an exception and an apology I wish I could make more often.

Clark Foy is a journalism junior.

SOONER FOOTBALL SOUNDBITES Wide receivers coach Jay Norvell on how he plans on using the receiving corps Saturday against Tulsa. “[Junior] Cameron [Kenney] will start. He’ll start in ace and [senior Adron Tennell] will play a lot. [Sophomore Ryan] Broyles will play a lot and [junior Brandon] Caleb will play a lot.”

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Defensive backs coach Bobby Jack Wright on Tulsa sophomore quarterback G.J. Kinne.

“He’s probably got a 55 [or] 60-[yard] gun on him from what I’ve seen so far on his tape. He can air it out pretty good, throw it down the field and really stretch your secondary. He’s a talented guy.

[The Golden Hurricane] replaced a good quarterback with another good quarterback.”

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‘OFFICE’ ANTICS RETURN TO SMALL SCREEN B e a r s . B e e t s . “ B a t t l e s t a r season ended with a heavy suggestion of Pam being pregnant.

Galactica.”

The sixth season seems To those who don’t follow “The Office,” that little snippet poised to resolve many of those will make abso- conflicts. Audiences have been lutely no sense. promised that Jim and Pam will What could any indeed wed this season, and of those things will most likely be doing so at h a v e i n c o m - Niagara Falls. It also appears as m o n w i t h o n e though Pam will be giving birth towards the end of the season. another?

Other relationships will seemWell, “Office” faithfuls know ingly also see resolutions.

All signs point to Bob Vance exactly what the JOSHUA connection is, cheating on Phyllis. Andy and BOYDSTON and will all be Dwight appear to be dueling rejoicing tonight again over the affections of new as “The Office” finally returns receptionist Erin, though Andy with its season six premiere at 8 also looks to be in a budding relationship with Kelly after a p.m. on NBC. The show has always left me dance-off in “Café Disco,” but satisfied and smiling (“That’s also looks to struggle with his what she said!”), and I can hardly heterosexuality in the premiere episode. wait for more hilarity to ensue.

In the workplace, rumors swirl Last season was an eventthat Jim’s role ful one. We might be changwitnessed the ing, or at least rise and fall of “‘The Office’ has more Mi c ha e l S c o t t heart and relatability that he is looking to do so with Paper Company. the baby on the Jim proposed to than any other show on Pa m . Mi c h a e l television. It feels natu- way. With CFO David Wallace’s m e t h i s t r u e ral, unforced and will a d m i rat i o n o f c o u n t e r p a r t bring you in closer than Jim, and Miner’s (Holly), only to displeasure in have her taken you could ever expect him, who knows a w a y . D w i g h t from a TV program.” what the result and Andy had will be? a duel over These new Angela, only to developments become good friends afterward. New Dunder- certainly sound more like those Mifflin VP Charles Miner clashed of a drama, and there has cerwith Michael and Jim both, and tainly been a shift in the show’s Pam was promoted to salesper- direction since its inception. It son after her stint with Michael wouldn’t be too far-fetched to S c o t t Pa p e r C o m p a n y . T h e label “The Office” as a dramedy

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NBC’s hit show, “The Office,” comes back for a sixth season tonight at 8 p.m.

anymore, but beneath the laughs, there has always been a much stronger force beneath.

More than anything, “The Office” is, and has always been, about the relationships. Every character has a specific relationship with another, and each is uniquely hilarious.

Dwight’s outlandish shtick wouldn’t be near as funny without Jim dragging him back down to reality all the time. The surprising feistiness of Phyllis melds perfectly with the Eeyore-like drone of Stanley. Creed interacting with anyone is priceless.

And whether it is the mockumentary style format, well-written scripts or just convincing acting, “The Office” manages to create the most relatable atmosphere of any show on TV. The show captures the essence of humanity much more than even the most accomplished dramas running today.

I think everyone sees a little bit of themselves in at least one of the characters.

Whether it’s Michael’s desire to be liked, Jim’s charm, Andy’s awkward tendencies, Pam’s restlessness or Dwight’s, well,

Dwight-ness, you are bound to find a character you identify with, thus making the episodes feel more real and engrossing.

“The Office” has more heart and relatability than any other show on television. It feels natural, unforced and will bring you in closer than you could ever expect from a TV program.

Oh, and it’s pretty dang funny too.

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Looking for something to fill your free time this weekend?

The Daily’s Life & Arts staff put together a list of what is happening around Norman this weekend.

MUSIC The Turnpike Troubadours will take the perform at 11 p.m. tonight at the Deli, 309 White St in Norman.

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MUSIC Travis Linville will perform at 11 p.m. Saturday at the Deli.

Indie-rock singer/songwriter Maggie McClure will perform 7 p.m. Saturday at Othello’s, 434 Buchanan St in Norman.

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FBI searches home of Colorado man in terror probe AURORA, Colo. — Federal agents on Wednesday searched the home of a suburban Denver man identified by law enforcement as having a possible link to al-Qaida, carting away several boxes of evidence.

The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force went through the home of Najibullah Zazi, as well as the nearby residence of his aunt, Rabia Zazi, FBI special agent Kathleen Wright said Wednesday. She wouldn’t comment on whether Najibullah Zazi or the aunt were detained.

Zazi denies that he’s a central figure in a terrorism investigation that fed fears of a possible bomb plot and led to several police raids in New York City on Monday. His attorney, Arthur Folsom, was not at his Denver office and couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Denver said it had no immediate comment.

Agents left Zazi’s apartment with at least six boxes. One was labeled “swabs,” and others were marked “fragile” and “glass.”

Agents also escorted three women and a man from the apartment. An AP reporter confirmed the man was not Najibullah Zazi. Two of the women covered their faces with headscarves, and the third used a canvas chair to shield her face. All

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An FBI agent escorts an unidentified man from the apartment of Najibullah Zazi in Aurora, Colo., Wednesday. were driven away in an SUV. One agent wearing protective clothing escorted a dog belonging to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives into Zazi’s apartment. Other agents wearing

FBI jackets stood outside along with Arapahoe County sheriff ’s deputies. The parking lot was enclosed by yellow police tape.

During the raid, a school bus dropped off about 30 children, who

walked past the police tape on their way home. Other residents of the complex watched from balconies and stairways.

The searches came a day after two law enforcement officials told

The Associated Press that a joint FBI-New York Police Department task force had put Zazi under surveillance because of suspected links to al-Qaida.

The task force also feared Zazi may be involved in a potential plot involving homemade hydrogen peroxide-based explosives like those cited in an intelligence warning issued Monday, said the officials, who spoke on anonymity because they were not authorized to speak about the investigation.

After Zazi traveled to New York City over the weekend, FBI agents and police officers armed with search warrants seeking bomb materials searched three apartments and questioned residents in a predominantly Asian neighborhood in Queens.

Naiz Khan, an Afghan immigrant who grew up with Zazi in New York City, said the FBI questioned him for about two hours about Zazi, whom he said stayed at his apartment last week.

No arrests were announced, and the FBI and NYPD have refused to discuss the case.

New York Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly and FBI Director Robert Mueller said Wednesday there are no specific terrorist threats to the city.

—AP

Feds probe attack on Ga. Military says mental wounds of war run deep reservist as hate crime ATLANTA — A black fe- is currently out on $5,000 bond. A hearmale Army reservist said ing has been set for Sept. 24 in Clayton Wednesday she hasn’t County. been able to sleep since Police said the cruelty to children charge she was beaten by a white was included because the daughter witman in front of her 7-year- nessed the beating. old daughter last week, Clayton County District Attorney Tracy TROY D. and federal authorities Graham Lawson said she planned to presWEST said they were investigat- ent new charges to a grand jury, but didn’t ing the incident as a hate elaborate. crime.

“I don’t normally get personally involved Tashawnea Hill was kicked and punched in cases, but I am going to personally prosSept. 9 as the man screamed racial slurs ecute Mr. West on behalf of that victim and outside a Cracker Barrel the citizens of this county,” in Morrow, about 15 miles “I don’t normally get Lawson said during a press southeast of Atlanta, police conference. said. Troy D. West, 47, be- personally involved in West, of Poulan, hasn’t came enraged when Hill told cases, but I am going returned several calls seekhim to be careful after he to personally prosecute ing comment, and it wasn’t nearly hit her daughter while clear if he had an attorney.

Mr. West on behalf of opening the restaurant’s West told Morrow police that victim and the citi- he became upset because door, police said.

Hill was taken to the hos- zens of this county.”

Hill spit on him after accuspital afterward and said she ing him of trying to hit her is still in shock. daughter, according to the TRACY GRAHAM LAWSON, “I was ... violently and CLAYTON COUNTY DISTRICT police report. But several racially assaulted by a very ATTORNEY witnesses said they never disgusting man, and I want saw Hill spit on West. justice served,” Hill said.

His mother said in a brief FBI spokesman Stephen phone interview Tuesday Emmett said the Justice Department’s civil that her son would never hurt a mother, esrights division in Washington has initiated a pecially in front of a child. probe into the incident.

“This just doesn’t sound right,” said West was charged with battery, disor- Johnny West from her Poulan home. derly conduct and cruelty to children, and —AP

Red Mass St. Thomas More University Parish

Corner of Jenkins and Stinson Sunday, September 20 at 5 PM Reception for all OU Law Faculty and Students Following Honored Speaker: Kevin Lee from Campbell University.

Author of The Foundations of Catholic Legal Theory: A Primer in Recovering Self Evident Truths: Catholic Perspectives on American Law The Red Mass is an ancient English tradition that asks for God’s blessings on those who administer the law, and is celebrated at the beginning of the Fall Courth Term.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Adm. Mike Mullen, suicide bombing. Her 21-year-old son was chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ex- burned, has a brain injury and can only say pressed frustration Wednesday with the a few words. pace of government work to heal the men“It’s a very sad thing that the Army, or tal wounds of war. the VA system or whatever, has let us down Recalling a meeting last year with a group so incredibly,” Kammerdiener said to apof homeless veterans from the recent wars, plause. “I am asking you to step up to the Mullen said he worries about the rise of a new plate and take care of somebody who went generation of transients over there and did what like some who returned “Shame on us if we don’t you asked him to do.” from the Vietnam War. Kammerdiener moved figure it out this time “Shame on us if we from East Brady, Pa., to don’t figure it out this time around to make sure that Riverview, Fla., so her son around to make sure that doesn’t happen.” could get care at a Veterans doesn’t happen,” Mullen Affairs polytrauma unit said at a defense forum on MIKE MULLEN, CHAIRMAN OF THE in the area. She said she the nonphysical injuries of doesn’t feel that when she JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF war in Alexandria, Va., just told VA officials about her outside of Washington. son’s gestures that it was Thousands of troops are taken seriously. returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan Several people came up to her after the with traumatic brain injuries and mental panel ended to offer her assistance. health problems such as post-traumatic And, Tammy Duckworth, a VA assistant stress disorder. And the military is working secretary, said in an interview after the forum to stem a rising number of suicides among that she would look into the matter. She said troops. several safeguards have been put in place to Highlighting just how profound the ensure things like that don’t happen. problem is, the mother of a soldier acutely Mullen said the Defense Department injured in Afghanistan pleaded with those and the VA must do a better job in the dein attendance to provide mental health care cades to come to jointly solve the problem. to her son, who she said recently indicated Hundreds of thousands veterans from he wanted to hang himself. the recent wars have left the military and Leslie Kammerdiener, while speaking at entered the VA’s system for care. Veterans a panel on caregivers, said she’s the guard- have long complained about bureaucratic ian of her son, Cpl. Kevin Kammerdiener, hurdles as they’ve made the switch. who was injured more than a year ago in a —AP

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Torah that survived Holocaust finds home MIAMI — Rabbi Danny Marmorstein uses the Yiddish word “bashert” to describe how a Torah created in 19th-century Eastern Europe survived the Nazi regime in nearperfect condition and landed a world away at his tiny synagogue.

“It means ‘meant to be,’” he said, “and this was meant for us.”

The 131-year-old Torah is being celebrated at Congregation Ahavat Olam for the first time on Rosh Hashanah, offering a powerful symbol on the endurance of the Jewish faith.

The sheepskin scroll was believed to have been completed in 1878, the date of the inscription on its wooden handle. The handle also bears the name of the couple who donated it to their congregation in Moravske Budejovice, in what is now the Czech Republic.

It was kept in a warehouse with other Torahs and Judaica after Hitler came to power, coming under the Nazis’ control. After the Nazis fell, the cache from the Central Jewish Museum in Prague was controlled by communists who eventually sold the scroll and 1,563 others to a London synagogue in 1963.

That repository, the Memorial Scrolls Trust, has given the Torahs to congregations, museums and other groups as symbols of survival of the faith and a connection to all the Jews lost during the Holocaust.

“We’ve sent them all over the world,” said Evelyn Friedlander, the London-based curator of the trust, “and they’ve come back to life.”

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Steve Andrews, left center, of Congregation Ahavat Olam kisses their newly obtained Torah as he passes it to Minda Feldheim, right, during a procession to the Synagogue through the streets of Miami.

The scroll came to Miami after Marmorstein placed the synagogue’s name on a waiting list several years back. Like all the trust’s scrolls, it remains the property of the London organization, on indefinite loan to the temple. Congregations are chosen, in part, based on their desire to incorporate the scroll into their worship.

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welcomed last month with a procession from Marmorstein’s house to the Methodist church about a mile away where the 100-member congregation has been renting space for worship. It was to be read for the first time and be the subject of the rabbi’s sermon when the congregants celebrate the Jewish new year on Friday.

Already, its history has resonated with

members.

Bianca Lerner, 80, survived the Holocaust in part by being taken in by the parents of a Christian friend and then hiding in a Catholic orphanage. She remembers being forced with her parents from their home. Her father was killed in a Polish ghetto. Her mother died at the Treblinka extermination camp.

“My parents just walked out of our apartment, which was beautifully furnished with antiques and Oriental rugs and we just walked out and that was it,” she said. “Since then, I’ve thought material possessions don’t mean anything.” But a Torah, Lerner said, is different: It’s not just the central symbol of her faith, but something used in actual prayer and worship.

Irving Whitman, 88, says he was a young Army private from New Jersey when he helped liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp. Those memories are seared in his mind. And he sees the Torah as an extension of his wartime experience.

“It’s all part of the same story,” he said. “It’s all part of the same historical moment.”

Susan Boyer, the U.S. director of the trust, also heads the Czech Torah Network in Sherman Oaks, Calif., which has helped reunite Holocaust survivors with scrolls from their hometowns.

When she thinks of the surviving Torahs, she wonders what happened to the people from its synagogue, the people who prayed with it. It is a sad story, she admits, but she says it is buffered by hope, because the faith has lived on.

—AP

SC man died hungry, solo in tent, baffling friends ANDERSON, S.C. — David Condon died broke and alone in a zippedup tent on the banks of a South Carolina lake, his stomach empty and his lungs filling with fluid.

His friends and family hadn’t seen the bright but reclusive Civil War buff in more than two months.

He lost his job as a program coordinator at the local museum last year, fell behind on his rent and seemed to retreat even more into himself than usual.

Sometime in early July he disappeared. On Labor Day weekend, a group of college kids vacationing at a condo complex a few hundred yards from his tent found his body.

The local coroner said he died of pneumonia, made worse by malnutrition. He was dehydrated and had lost 50 pounds in a few months.

Now those who knew him are left to wonder why he never reached out for help. His best friend, Craig Drennon, saw no sign Condon was having problems when the two got together nearly every week to drink beers and play backgammon.

“That’s what’s so baffling to me,” said Drennon, an athlete who became fast friends with the bookworm Condon in 1990 at Limestone College in nearby Gaffney. “To be

such a great friend with him, I just don’t know what happened. It’s just like he took off. Maybe he was on an adventure.”

The 39-year-old loved to hike and camp and often sought solitude. His friends are having trouble accepting that he might have needed help and never asked.

He ended up 10 miles down the road from his apartment in a tent on the shores of Lake Hartwell, where it was easily visible just yards from cars roaring by on the state Highway 24 bridge.

His grandfather once had a house there, and another friend who worked with him at the museum thinks it was a place that brought back good memories.

Three days after his body was found, the only signs of him were tent poles scattered around the bank amid plastic gloves used by paramedics. Two camp dishes the size of dessert plates were nearby, along with boxer shorts and socks.

Condon was nude when the students found him, likely because he was running a high fever. There was nothing in his stomach, and no sign of foul play or drug use, said Anderson County Deputy Coroner Charlie Boseman.

His driver’s license listed him

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Holly Waller, apartment manager at Springbrook Apartments stands outside the complex in Anderson, S.C. Waller is starting a food drive in memory of David Scott Condon a former resident at the apartment complex before he went missing on August 1st. at 190 pounds, but Boseman said Condon weighed 140 when he died. That stunned Drennon, who said his friend looked normal when he last saw him two months earlier.

Drennon called police Aug. 1

after he hadn’t heard from Condon in nearly three weeks. Condon’s brother and father came from Massachusetts to search, but found nothing.

Visits to local homeless shelters and soup kitchens were fruitless.

The missing person’s report said Condon had been depressed in the past and may have stopped taking anti-seizure medicine. His family did not return messages from The Associated Press.

—AP

Lawsuit accuses FEMA of ignoring the threats of species ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The Federal WildEarth Guardians.

Emergency Management Agency is being Horning said it’s been more than three sued again over accusations that it violated decades since the environmental impacts the Endangered Species Act by issuing flood of the flood insurance program have been insurance without determining whether de- assessed on a national level, and the goal of velopment would impact imperiled plants the lawsuits is to force the agency to consider and animals. the impacts on species and habitat across the WildEarth Guardians said Wednesday it nation. filed a lawsuit against FEMA in federal court The lawsuits filed in New Mexico and in New Mexico that claims the agency’s Arizona seek injunctions that would require National Flood Insurance FEMA to consult with Program encourages “I think FEMA really doesn’t the U.S. Fish and Wildlife development in flood have any understanding, Service about the impacts plains without determinof the flood insurance ing whether threatened particularly here in the West, program. or endangered species that flood plain development WildEarth Guardians would be harmed. also wants to prevent the is a huge environmental FEMA officials said agency from issuing inproblem that’s been overWednesday they would surance policies for new not comment on pending looked and under scrutinized construction in floodlitigation. prone areas if the activity for far, far too long.”

The lawsuit follows a would harm threatened similar complaint filed JOHN HORNING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR or endangered species. by the group in early OF WILDEARTH GUARDIANS More than 16,700 flood September in Arizona. insurance policies, totalEnvironmental groups ing about $2.7 billion in also have challenged coverage, have been isFEMA over the impacts of the program on sued in New Mexico. The lawsuit said most species in Washington, Oregon and Florida. cover structures in flood plains along the Rio “I think FEMA really doesn’t have any un- Grande, San Juan and Pecos rivers, which derstanding, particularly here in the West, are all home to species protected by federal that flood plain development is a huge envi- law. ronmental problem that’s been overlooked WildEarth Guardians points to state and and under scrutinized for far, far too long,” federal agencies that say New Mexico’s said John Horning, executive director of water ways are vital to the survival of

imperiled species, including the Rio Grande silvery minnow and the Southwestern willow flycatcher.

In all, more than half of vertebrates in New Mexico and Arizona are entirely dependent on riparian areas, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service.

“You couldn’t find a more precious piece of real estate in terms of its environmental value,” Horning said of flood plains in the arid West.

In administering the flood insurance program, FEMA identifies and maps floodprone areas, adopts requirements for development in those areas and provides for flood

insurance or federal disaster assistance.

Lenders generally require property owners and developers to obtain flood insurance in areas FEMA determines are at risk.

Environmentalists contend that if FEMA does a better job of scrutinizing the impacts of development in flood plains, there would be less risk to homeowners as well as species and their habitat.

“I think the federal government has been a pushover and has provided a rubber stamp that has allowed development to occur in places that it really shouldn’t have,” Horning said.

—AP

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UN probe: evidence of war crimes in Gaza conflict UNITED NATIONS — A U.N. investigation concluded Tuesday that both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza committed war crimes and possible crimes against humanity, raising the prospect that officials may seek prosecution in the International Criminal Court.

The probe led by former South African judge Richard Goldstone concluded that “Israel committed actions amounting to war crimes, possibly crimes against humanity,” during its Dec. 27-Jan. 18 military operations against Palestinian rocket squads in the Gaza Strip.

In a 575-page report, Goldstone and three other investigators also found evidence “that Palestinian armed groups committed war crimes, as well as possibly crimes against humanity.”

Goldstone said the probe, which included interviews as well as a review of documents, photos and 30 videos, was completed Tuesday morning, just hours before the hastily called news conference.

“There should be no impunity for international crimes that are committed,” said Goldstone, a veteran war crimes investigator who has served as chief prosecutor for the U.N. criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. “It’s very important that justice should be done.”

The report said that Israel’s attacks in the

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Justice Richard Goldstone, head of the United Nations Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict, addresses the media at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday.

Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, including the shelling of a house where soldiers had forced Palestinian civilians to assemble, amounted to war crimes.

It found seven incidents in which civilians were shot while leaving their homes trying to run for safety, waving white flags and

sometimes even following Israeli instructions, as well as the targeting of a mosque at prayer time, killing 15 people, were also war crimes.

Investigators found no evidence the mosque was used to store weapons or for any military activity by Palestinian armed

groups, but said they were unable to look more broadly at Israel’s allegation that the mosques were used generally by Palestinian groups for storing weapons.

A “direct and intentional attack” on the Al Quds Hospital and an adjacent ambulance depot in Gaza City “may constitute war crimes,” the report said.

Several Palestinians told the mission they were used as human shields by the Israeli forces, the report said, noting the case of Majdi Abd Rabbo, a 39-year-old intelligence officer of the Palestinian authority who was forced to walk ahead of the troops as they searched his and his neighbor’s house. Rabbo was forced to undress down to his underwear in front of the soldiers and his sons had to strip naked, the report said.

On the Palestinian side, the report found that armed groups firing rockets into southern Israel from Gaza failed to distinguish between military targets and the civilian population.

“Where there is no intended military target and the rockets and mortars are launched into civilian areas, they constitute a deliberate attack against the civilian population,” the report said. “These actions would constitute war crimes and may amount to crimes against humanity.”

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Gunmen kill 10 at Mexico drug treatment center CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Gunmen burst into a drug treatment center in the northern Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez and shot to death 10 people, the second such mass killing this month.

Police say nine men and one woman were killed in the attack just before midnight Tuesday at the Anexo de Vida center in Mexico’s most violent city.

Two people were seriously wounded.

Enrique Torres, a spokesman for Chihuahua state police, said Wednesday the identities of the gunmen and the motive for the attack have not yet been established.

But officials have said in the past that drug gangs may be using treatment centers to recruit dealers, or may be targeting them to eliminate rivals.

Most of the victims are believed to have been recovering addicts staying at the facility.

“Why? Why them?” said Pilar Macias, weeping after she identified the body of her brother, Juan Carlos Macias, 39. “He was recovering, he wanted to get back on the right track and they didn’t let him, they didn’t give him a chance.”

“This is going to kill my mother,” Macias said. “She’s very sick and this is going to kill her.”

Macias said the mother had encouraged her son to enter the facility for treatment of his cocaine addiction three months ago.

Maria Hernandez also had come to the state prosecutor’s office to identify

the body of her 25-year son.

“He was good, he didn’t hang out with gangs, he didn’t have ‘narco’ friends,” she said. “He just began with marijuana, and then ... they killed him.”

Pools of dry blood and bloodied footprints were visible Wednesday in the courtyard of the drug and alcohol rehab center where the shooting occurred.

The center is located in a poor neighborhood with dirt streets, some of which were impassable due to recent rains.

On Sept. 2, gunmen lined patients against a wall at another rehabilitation center in Ciudad Juarez and then riddled them with bullets, killing 18.

Five men were killed at another rehabilitation center in June, and in August 2008, gunmen barged into a pastor’s sermon at a rehabilitation center and opened fire, killing eight people.

Authorities have not said if any of the attacks are related.

Ciudad Juarez has seen the worst of the nation’s drug violence, with more than 1,300 deaths this year. The bloodshed has continued despite a buildup in troops since March.

Early Wednesday, gunmen burst into a bar in Ciudad Juarez and shot to death five men, police said. They said they knew of no motive for the attack.

Surging gang violence has claimed 13,500 lives since President Felipe Calderon took office in 2006 and

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Also Wednesday, police in the southern state of Guerrero reported they had found the decomposed bodies of four men by the side of a highway. Because of their poor condition, the cause of death and identity of the bodies has not yet been established.

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Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009 VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Do for yourself that which is usually done by others, and you’ll be amazed at how much personal gratification you can experience. Self-sufficiency has surprising rewards.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Because you are a good bargain spotter, your ability to determine the value of products or services you choose to use is exceptional. Don’t doubt yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Take a little time to study the possibility to achieve success in your latest undertaking. You are particularly good at determining what measures should be applied.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Don’t hide your visibility under a bushel with regard to career matters. Let both your supporters and foes know that you are prepared to meet and deal with any challenges thrown at you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- There’s a strong probability that you will learn about something you wish you hadn’t.

Before the day is over, however, you will be glad you knew.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Take a little time to explore secondary channels of income; your chart shows that you have an opportunity to gain from something not considered your primary source.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- There’s a strong possibility that you could have to make a difficult decision that will affect many others as well as yourself.

Listen to everyone so that all have an input.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Even though you are likely to know that things could get tough from the start, you will still be prepared to accomplish a significant, ambitious objective -- and you’ll succeed.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- In order to improve your position, it could prove to your advantage to take a calculated risk, especially if you think through the moves carefully.

Be bold.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Once you establish a course of action, be tenacious and consistent, especially if you know things could get tough along the way. There is every reason to believe you will be successful.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Treat your commitments seriously by following through to the letter on all that you have promised. Once others see your word is your bond, they will hold you in high esteem forever after.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Don’t discount even the strangest financial opportunities because you could find profit in the least expected places, even some that appear to be insignificant.

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