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Lindsey Street open for tailgating Remaining construction will not interfere with normal traffic, university spokesman says JOSEPH TRUESDELL The Oklahoma Daily

After months of closed streets and sidewalks, Lindsey Street reopened Wednesday in time for the Sooners to kickoff football season.

Gameday tailgating and fan experience will be minimally affected, said Chris Shilling, university spokesman.

Shilling said he is uncertain about how much space will be available

for tailgating compared to the past.

“We cannot tell exactly how much space will be available for tailgating because the area is still being cleaned up, but we do know it will be a large portion,” he said.

Reopening Lindsey Street will be good for fans this weekend said University College freshman Raymond Flood.

“It obviously allows more tailgating to happen, which in turn provides a better environment for Sooner fans,” Flood said.

Further construction on Lindsey Street should not interfere with traffic, Shilling said.

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Cars pass through the intersection of Lindsey Street and Asp Avenue on Wednesday, after more than three months of construction. The intersection reopened after construction on Lindsey Street, between Asp Avenue and Jenkins Avenue, was completed in time for the season-opening football game.

Math and juggling go hand-in-hand Professor demonstrats dem compatability between juggling, jug mathematics TIM FRENCH

The OU M Math Club hosted this semester’s first meeting Wednesday afternoon, featuring a guest le lecture by OU research professor Steven Spallone.

Spallon He demonstrated demons how juggling and mathematics interact. intera Spallone performed pe juggling techniques that ranged from a simple one-ball trick to challenging, seven seven-ball tricks. While continuing to juggle, he explained exp many of the mathematics sequences involved inv in his tricks.

“There is a natural compatibility between math and juggling,” jugg Spallone said. “There are connections between b math and a lot of things in the world.”

The profess professor said he started juggling as a sophomore in high school. He began juggling as a means of fitness, but has crafted his passion into a hybrid hyb with juggling and yoga called “jyoga.”

Spallone ex explained how he uses numbers to represent specific s movements to create an elaborate sequence. sequ The greater the number in co a sequence corresponds to how high in the air thro the ball. one has to throw thre A basic three-ball juggle can be broken down into its it basic parts and mixed with other mo movements to create a completely n new sequence, he said. The professsor also explained many theorems iinvolved in creating a sequence.

In addition to his more elabora rate juggling techniques, Spallone disc discussed a few simple ones to get amateur jugglers started.

During the meeting, Spallone asked for voluntee volunteers which he used to represent the balls iin his elaborate sequences. While con confusing at first, the “human balls” hel helped to make the complex seque quences more simple.

“I w was surprised by the amount of student students we had show up,” said Keri Kornelso Kornelson, OU mathematics professor and club sp sponsor. “We plugged the meeting in all of our classes to get students to come.

I’m really excited e about how many students showed up up.”

The club tries to provide a variety of presentations sentations, speakers and movies that tie into math to its members, said OU mathematics professor and a club sponsor Jon Kujawa.

“We have reps from ConocoPhillips coming to speak w with us in a couple weeks,” said Kujawa.

Members of the Math Club will volunteer later this year at the department’s Math Day. For more in information, visit OUMathclub. wordpress.com wordpress.com.

— STEVEN SPALLONE, PROFESSOR

Jugglology One of Steven Spallone’s juggling theorems Vanilla Juggling Theorem: MERRILL JONES/THE DAILY

Steven Spallone, vistiting assistant professor, juggles Wednesday during the Math Club meeting in the Physical Sciences Center. Spallone discussed the mathematics of juggling at the club’s meeting.

The OU’s College of Law will take part in the inaugural convocation Thursday.

The 174 first-year students, upperclassmen leaders and law faculty will meet at 4 p.m. today in the Dick Bell Courtroom of the OU College of Law, 300 W. Timberdell Road, for the new event.

Special guests and faculty will welcome new students to the college, and Vice Chief Justice Steven W. Taylor will give an oath to the class emphasizing the importance of becoming a law student.

“The idea was Dean (Joseph) Harroz’s as a way for students to think about it as a special time at a special place,” said Stanley Evans, dean for Students.

Seating is limited. For more information, contact the OU Office of Special Events at 405325-3784.

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“There is a natural compatibility between math and juggling. There are connections between math and a lot of things in the world.”

College of Law welcomes first-year law students today

» For a periodic jugglable sequence, the number of balls used is the average of the numbers in the sequence.

New fee expands study abroad funds Travel fund grows with implementation of International Program Fee KATHLEEN EVANS The Oklahoma Daily

Students planning to study abroad this spring will be eligible for more financial assistance than before.

Because of an “International Program Fee” that passed in the spring, all undergraduate students have been charged 15 cents per credit hour for fall courses.

This fee has already been applied to bursar bills and costs a 15-credit-hour student $2.25 a semester, said Jack Hobson, OU Education Abroad director.

More than $30,000 will be added to the President’s International Travel Fellowship fund this fall.

In the March 31 vote, 46.7 percent of voters approved the addition of the extra fee, according to Daily archives.

“I was very encouraged that so many of our students voted for a study abroad fee,” OU President David Boren said in an e-mail.

A $2 fee was originally proposed

by UOSA, according to archives.

The fund, which was created in 1997, provides scholarships for students studying abroad and encourages them to apply for international opportunities.

In addition to increasing the student fees, Boren said the number of scholarship funds available to students increased, as well.

“The University has a strong obligation to prepare our students to SEE FEE PAGE 2

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FEE: President Boren interested in increasing number of international exchange programs Continued from page 1

Today around campus » Alpha Phi Omega is hosting a blood drive at 9:30 a.m. in the Union’s Frontier and Weitzenhoffer rooms. » A student health insurance seminar will be held a noon in the Union’s Sooner Room. » Career Services is hosting “Creating a Winning Resume” at 2:30 p.m. in the Union’s Crimson Room. They are also hosting “Disney Training Session” at 3 p.m. in the Union’s Louise Houchin Room. » Sigma Lambda Beta will have an informational meeting at 7 p.m. in the Union’s Pioneer Room. » The College Republican’s will meet at 7 p.m. in the Union’s Associates Room. » The Baptist Student Union will host paradigm at 8 p.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

live and work in increasingly global environments,” Boren said.

“Study abroad is an important part of the preparation by students today. Learning other languages and having interactions with those from other cultures not only enriches the quality of life, they are tools which are more and more needed to find a job and earn a living.”

The fee did receive some opposition; 46.2 percent of voters did not want to pay the fee. However, many agree the international program fee is for a good cause.

“There are a lot of fees already, so I don’t really know what I am paying all the time,” finance sophomore Abbie Lacy said. “But paying for other students to go abroad sounds great. It’s not something I can do, but I would love someone to go in my place.”

Scholarships are awarded by the Education Abroad office and based on financial need, university participation,

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application strength and academic records, Hobson said.

Scholarship amounts vary based on where students are traveling, but the office aims to cover at least 70 percent of airfare, he said.

Applications for spring 2011 study abroad scholarships are due Oct. 15, according to the Education Abroad website.

More information » OU Education Abroad offers classes in more than 100 cities and 50 countries » 1,679 (46.7%) people voted “yes” for it last semester, according to Daily records; 1,663 (46.2%) people voted “no” *Sources: ou.edu/ea, Daily archives

» The Union Programming Board will present the Jazz Lounge at 8 p.m. in the Union’s Beaird Lobby and Lounge.

Friday, Sept. 3 » Nepali Student Association will meet at 5 p.m. in the Union’s Presidents Room. » The Union Programming Board will show Sex and the City 2 at 3 p.m., 6 p.m., 9 p.m., and midnight in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium. » The African Student Association will meet at 5 p.m. in the Union’s Frontier Room. » The African Christian Fellowship is meeting at 7 p.m. in the Union’s Heritage Room.

Saturday, Sept. 4 » Sooner football will play against Utah State University at 6 p.m. at the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

Sunday, Sept. 5 » The Other Film Club will host a meeting at 5 p.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

» This day in OU history

Sept. 2, 1987 Switzer worried about a lack of depth The Sooners were going into the season ranked No. 1 in the country. However, coach Barry Switzer was troubled with injuries and lack of experience.

OU’s first- and second-string noseguards were out with injury. Third-string noseguard, Marcus Lowe, would be the starter for opening week.

Reserves for fullback and linebacker were true freshmen.

Campus police watch for intoxication Bill Jones, OU public safety director, said in cases where students are arrested on campus and charged with public intoxication, the department will take them to jail if the students cannot recall where they live.

Department records showed many minors were being arrested for possession of alcohol.

Endowed chair appointed OU’s college of nursing ended its yearlong search process as the nation’s first full-time gerontological chair began her job.

Mary Adams was chosen as the recipient of the college’s first endowed chair — the Parry Chair for Gerontological Nursing.

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Nonprofit Leadership Program to host volunteering information session today in Ellison Hall The Nonprofit Leadership Program will gather on campus for an informational meeting this week for students interested in volunteering with nonprofit organizations, according to a press release NLSA will meet at 1 and 6 p.m. Thursday in 220 Ellison Hall. Susan Jorgenson, NLSA director, will be the primary speaker, and current NLSA members also will talk about their experiences.

All projects and activities are non-profit. Every fall NLSA holds the Non-film Series, and every spring a Heart Walk. Students will learn about fundraising, event planning, and other non-profit programs, Jorgenson said.

NLSA has been part of OU almost four years; it was founded by four students in fall 2006 who saw a need for a nonprofit student organization.

“The program is for any and all students,” Jorgenson said, “When students walk away from OU, they can say this is what I did.”

NLSA offers four parts to its program: Internships, minors, two student organizations and a National Certified American Humanics piece.

— Sabrina Prosser/The Daily

Calif. doctor suffocates in chimney BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A doctor whose decomposing body was found in a narrow chimney suffocated after she tried to get into the home of her boyfriend, authorities said Wednesday.

The body of Dr. Jacquelyn Kotarac was found Saturday — three days after she slid feet first down the chimney of the Bakersfield home, police said.

“The pressure being placed on the chest wouldn’t allow her lungs to expand and she suffocated,” Kern County sheriffcoroner spokesman Ray Pruitt said after an autopsy.

The coroner’s office also ruled the death was accidental. Foul play was not suspected.

Police said Kotarac, a 49-year-old internist, wanted to confront the man with whom she had an “on-again, off-again” relationship.

Her corpse was discovered when a house-sitter noticed an odor coming from the fireplace. People in the home had noticed nothing until then, police said.

Kotarac was reported missing Thursday when she failed to show up for work, Bakersfield police Sgt. Mary DeGeare said.

The night before, she tried to get into the house with a shovel then climbed a ladder to the roof, removed the chimney cap and slid down. police said.

Meanwhile, the man she sought left unnoticed to avoid a confrontation and slept elsewhere that night, authorities said.

Firefighters spent five hours tearing up the chimney to extract the body that was wedged about two feet above the top of the interior fireplace opening.

— AP

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RESEARCH

OU team leads earthquake research project Geotechnical engineering team hopes to find a less expensive way to protect existing bridge and building structures

cement so we can compare them.”

The whole idea of the project is to use cement to improve soft soil.

The team mixes cement with the soft layer of clay using a machine to introduce the ceSPENCER POPP The Oklahoma Daily ment and the water into the soil, said Gerald Miller, OU geotechnical engineering professor As part of a five-year study, OU research- and researcher on the project. ers will conduct an earthquake simulation “We’re looking to see how these piles bein northeastern Oklahoma and attempt to have when they are pushed laterally,” Miller learn more about how earthquakes affect said. “Miami was kind of the ideal site, just bridge structures in quake-prone areas later enough soft clay but not too much.” this month.

The project is funded by a $1.2 million grant Amy Cerato, OU asfrom the National Science sistant geotechnical enFoundation and is set to exgineering professor and pire in 2012, Muraleetharan It’s very expensive to go researcher on the project, in and retrofit old bridges said. said she and her team Iowa State, San and buildings with new hope to find a less expenJose State University, foundations. Our goal sive way to protect existClemson University, ing structures.

Earth Mechanics Inc. and is to retrofit existing “It’s very expensive to go foundations with a cement Advanced GEOSolutions in and retrofit old bridges Inc. are all involved in the deep soil mix to try to and buildings with new project, with OU leading stabilize and strengthen f o u n d at i o n s,” C e rat o the way. said. “Our goal is to retAlong with field testing, those existing piles...” rofit existing foundations the team is also conducting with a cement deep soil simulations in the world’s — AMY CERATO, mix to try to stabilize and largest centrifuge at the OU ASSISTANT GEOTECHNICAL strengthen those existing University of CaliforniaENGINEERING PROFESSOR piles when earthquakes Davis. Cerato and some of happen.” her graduate students were Started in 2008, the project will kick into there last summer to run tests for the project. high gear with a large-scale field test set to “We put a small model into the centrifuge occur sometime in mid-September when and spin it at a very high G,” Muraleetharan the cement is strong enough, said K.K. said. “While it is spinning, we shake the thing Muraleetharan, lead researcher on the to see how it reacts.” project.

Through field testing, small model testThere are two steel pipes buried 21 feet at ing in centrifuges, and computer simulathe test site, provided by Iowa State University. tions, the team hopes to compile enough These steel pipes are called pile foundations, data at the end of its project to make useful and they will be shaken by a simulator. recommendations.

“We just have one shot, so that is what we “We want to educate the public and state are getting ready for,” Muraleetharan said. transportation departments on how they can “The test pushes a simulator on top of the pile. take care of their buildings and bridges durOne is in just regular clay, and one in regular ing an earthquake,” Cerato said.

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Members of the earthquake research team prepare to drill a steel “pile” 21 feet into the ground at their test site in Miami, Okla. The team will perform an earthquake simulation later this month to learn more about the effects of earthquakes on bridges and other structures in quake-prone areas.

There are also plans towards the end of the project to create simplified analysis techniques and guidelines for the people who will be implementing bridge and structure construction in the coming years.

“The idea is to not do just tests. Eventually

you have to bring that into some implementable guidelines,” Muraleetharan said.

“That’s why we have two companies which are high-end consulting firms, one on ground modification and one on seismic design, as part of our team.”

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Boren announces plans to reduce number of university vehicles OU President David Boren will work with OU Parking Services and Fleet Management to eliminate about 31 university vehicles logging less than 6,000 miles per year, according to a press release.

“During these times of financial challenges, the university continues to become more cost effective in all areas,” Boren said in the release.

Boren said he hopes to refocus funds toward educating students by eliminating the extra vehicles.

The downsize will include about 31 sedans and passenger vans that log fewer than the new minimum of 6,000 miles per year, OU Parking Services Director Douglas Myers said by

e-mail.

“We will also be talking to various university departments and evaluating those vehicles in the next group that are in the bottom 5 percent of utilization annually to determine more cost-effective ways to meet those departmental needs,” Myers said.

— Ryan Gerbosi/The Daily

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OUR VIEW

Speech fails to grasp reality of Iraq War President Barack Obama announced the an independent government, the Guardian end of the American combat mission in Iraq reported Monday. during his address to the nation Tuesday And the children’s hospitals, police stanight. tions and government buildings that stand Too bad “end” is a relative term. empty as combat troops pull out — leaving a The president’s speech was predictable. “transitional force” of 50,000 — illustrate the Learning from former President George failure of this war.

Bush’s disastrous “Mission Accomplished” We know the projects were delayed by civil speech May 1, 2003, Obama made it clear unrest in the region. However, the blame can that violence will continue as a transitional largely be placed on the previous administraforce remains to assist the Iraqi security tion for relying on shoddy intelligence that forces. overlooked the likelihood of the growth of the Obama failed to mention the grim details al-Qaeda presence after Saddam Hussein’s that have come out of Iraq this week, which removal. isn’t surprising. Nobody wants the president Two examples of waste: to be a downer — that’s our job.

• $100 million went into a waste-water On Sunday, the Associated Press reported treatment system in Fallujah, Iraq, that can’t $5 billion has been wasted as projects are stem the tide of sewage flowing through the left unfinished in the hands of a shaky Iraqi streets. government. That’s about 10 percent of the • In Khan Bani Saad, a city north of billions in American taxpayer money used to Baghdad, a $40 million prison stands empty. rebuild Iraq.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers granted And according to audits from an indepen- the $40 million contract to Parsons Corp., a dent government agency, this number is global construction firm, to build the prislikely much higher. on that would house 3,600 The wake of this report is inmates, according to the If liberating includes perhaps Vice President Joe Associated Press report. The Biden’s greatest gaffe — and project’s deadline was almost displacing millions that’s saying something. five years ago. in and out of Iraq, During a visit to Baghdad, We’re sure Parsons Corp. then we certainly Biden said the civilian govwas happy for the $40 million, succeeded on that ernment would be “just fine,” but $5 billion of the American after U.S. combat troops front. The UN reports people’s money was wasted on leave, The Washington Post reconstructing a country we about four million reported Monday. aggressively invaded in 2003.

Iraqis displaced as a Nothing could be further And Parsons Corp. isn’t result of the invasion.” the only private entity set to from the truth.

Likely more than one milprofit off the war. The State lion Iraqi civilians have died as a result of the Department will double the number of priinvasion, according to justforeignpolicy.org. vate security contractors as the combat misJust last week, bombings in Iraq killed at least sion comes to an end, according to Reuters.

50 people. Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyer While this force is meant to facilitate the Zebari said it was an “embarrassment” for the Iraqi government’s takeover of security, U.S. to withdraw when Iraq still doesn’t have leaders are understandably angry at this

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President Barack Obama speaks Tuesday from the White House’s Oval Office during a televised address marking the end of combat mission in Iraq. announcement. Who can forget the 2007 massacre, when Blackwater guards killed 14 civilians?

And there’s nothing to suggest these private contractors won’t break the law again, even as Iraq regains its sovereignty.

Politicians and pundits will continue defending the war, saying U.S. troops removed a tyrant from power, “liberating” the Iraqi people. If liberating includes displacing millions in and out of Iraq, then we certainly succeeded on that front. The UN reports about four million Iraqis displaced as a result of the invasion.

But perhaps Iraqi civilians should have the last word.

Sheikh Nouri al-Diyaa, an Iraqi tribal leader, summed up the country’s plight perfectly

in his response to Guardian reporters.

“When the Americans entered the country in 2003, we were pleased to get rid of one tyrant, but the Americans brought hundreds of tyrants instead of one,” he said. “Everything we dreamed of became a lie — a mirage in a desert.“ We’re glad U.S. troops are returning home, even if more are being sent to an increasingly controversial war in Afghanistan. However, the sad legacy of Iraq remains.

We can only hope citizens will learn from the mistakes made by our government’s foreign policy and not let our presidents aggressively invade countries in the first place.

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We should pay Why Team Edward should more to fix our support gay-blood donations state’s roads Oklahoma must find a solution for its crumbling infrastructure. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, the oldest national engineering society in the U.S., 40 percent of Oklahoma’s roads are in “poor or mediocre” condition and 32 percent of bridges are “structurally deficient or functionally obsolete.”

STAFF COLUMN UMN Even more pressing is Oklahoma’s $230 million deficit in state-highway Andrew Cook ook maintenance funds. In a time of economic uncertainty and increased competition for funding, Oklahoma needs a revamped infrastructure to attract interstate business and investment. Unfortunately, Oklahoma may need to look south of the Red River to find a solution.

Crossing into Texas on Interstate 35, the superiority of its infrastructure is immediately recognizable. Unlike Oklahoma’s patchwork roads, Texas highways are smooth and level. They fund this in a number of ways, but the two largest are taxation and toll ways.

Oklahomans pay 16 cents per gallon tax on gasoline and 13 cents per gallon on diesel, where Texans pays 20 cents per gallon on both. Texas also appropriates 1 percent of gross fuel sales to its state transportation fund to cover administrative costs. Although this seems like a small discrepancy, when levied on the millions of gallons of fuel sold annually in the state, Oklahoma would see a sharp increase in revenue.

Another route is to create more toll roads in congested areas like Tulsa and Oklahoma City. Rather than rely on federal and state funding for maintenance, Oklahomans could choose to pay extra to save commuting time.

These two options may make driving more expensive within the state, but allowing roads, bridges and waterways to deteriorate drives out investment. Without sturdy transportation routes, large corporations have little incentive to build their products here.

Also, drivers could recoup the losses imposed by higher taxes by having shorter commute times, less idling in traffic jams and lower car maintenance incurred from bumping along uneven roads.

The Oklahoma legislature will have to work together in order to initiate needed taxes and tolls. Although raising taxes is not politically viable, our leadership must look past the next election cycle and toward a durable future.

— Andrew Cook, English writing sophomore

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I witnessed two dramatic adaptations of the Dracula myth as an undergrad. Both were terrible, but the experience taught me three important facts: • women want vampires; • vampires drink blood; • women want vampires to drink their blood.

Another vampire, “Sesame Street’s” Count von Count, is the reason I can count to three. “Three, three bats. Ah-ah-ah!”

E d w a rd Cu l l e n f ro m “Twilight” is a modern vampire who can neither count nor transform into a bat.

The only thing “Twilight” got right is fact one: Women want vampires.

Plenty of women would gladly donate their own blood to Edward. Certainly another demographic shares that willingness to literally open their hearts to Edward.

More on that later.

Vampires aren’t the only people thirsty for blood donations. The infirm, for example, require blood to continue living where vampires require blood to go on unliving. Unfortunately, the sick people who need this blood aren’t able to skulk through the night or transform into bats. They rely on blood donations.

There is a way you can help, too!

The Oklahoma Blood Institute will be on campus from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept.

15 at the National Weather Center and 1 to 6 p.m. Sept.

22 at Couch Center to take blood donations.

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of needles,” is a common response to shirking blood donation.

If trypanophobia, the fear of needles, were truly so pervasive, then fewer college freshmen would demonstrate their newfound liberty in tattoo parlors.

Donating blood would be more popular if Edward Cullen sponsored the Oklahoma Blood Institute.

What girl could resist Edward asking for a pint of blood? Likewise, what homosexual male could resist Edward?

Homosexuals are discriminated by being unable to donate blood if they are sexually active. This is perhaps a well-intentioned restriction due to the risk of spreading HIV or other sexually transmitted infections.

After all, the risk of HIV transmission is highest among homosexual men who have sex with other m e n , a c c o rd i n g t o t h e Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

However, sexual restrictions on heterosexual donors are largely limited to Johns or the prostitutes who service them. That is to say, a heterosexual is permitted to donate blood even if he has unprotected sex with numerous partners whereas a homosexual practicing safe, monogamous sex is

prohibited.

My solution, tentatively titled “Gay Blood,” is a program that receives and tests the blood of sexually active homosexuals who would otherwise be barred from donating. Hospitals may not accept the donations until the program is able to boast “Last year we collected X-million pints of clean blood that went wasted.”

There are several positive outcomes that “Gay Blood” potentially extends. The donors would be further encouraged to practice safe sex and be tested for diseases more regularly.

Second, the blood centers will see an increase in revenue if sexually active homosexuals are allowed to donate.

That is to say, a heterosexual is permitted to donate blood even if he has unprotected sex with numerous partners whereas a homosexual practicing safe, monogamous sex is prohibited.”

Finally, this altruistic organization would discourage negative stereotypes that associate homosexuals with HIV transmission and leading selfish, non-Christian lives.

This proposal doesn’t suggest that homosexuals are disengaged with civic duty,

or that they are sexually irresponsible. What “Gay Blood” offers is a concrete rejection of those stereotypes.

Any group struggling for equality wants an addition to the civil liberties withheld — a humanizing degree of social acceptance and respect. If homosexuals are stereotyped as outwardly sinful and diseased, then “Gay Blood” is one way to discredit those stereotypes.

I conclude with a public service announcement once imagined by my giant brain: On a dark and stormy night, Dracula enters through the bedroom balcony.

Before penetrating his intended victim’s neck with elongated fangs, Dracula notices his gay-pride bracelet. He recoils, for fear of contracting a disease from the non-consensual, oral bloodtransfusion.

Here, the intended victim awakens, saying “Don’t worry! I’m positive that I’m not HIV positive thanks to ‘Gay Blood.’” With a sigh of relief, the vampire engorges himself, quite sloppily.

The announcement ends with Edward Cullen, Dracula and Count von Count in chorus: “‘Gay Blood’ is oh-kay with vampires.”

The screen fades out, the “Gay Blood” logo flashes across the screen, and the Count’s voice echoes “One, one pint. Ah-ah-ah!”

— Bryan Honeycutt, English graduate student

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STATE BRIEFS

Norman High School student arrested for allegedly stabbing peer NORMAN — Police have arrested a Norman High School student for allegedly stabbing a fellow student across the street from the school.

Officers say they received a report of a male bleeding in a car near the Sooner Theatre, east of the school, about 12:25 p.m. Wednesday.

Firefighters and paramedics responded to the scene but couldn’t find the victim.

Police say they were notified five minutes later that a stabbing had occurred near the school.

The 16-year-old victim, who wasn’t identified, reported the stabbing to school authorities.

Campus police detained the 15-year-old student accused of the stabbing after he returned to school grounds and turned him over to Norman officers.

Officers say the victim drove himself to Norman Regional Hospital.

His condition wasn’t immediately known.

Senior Oklahoma Supreme Court judge to retire Dec. 31 OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Supreme Court Justice Rudolph Hargrave has announced plans to retire at the end of the year.

Hargrave, 85, said in a letter Tuesday to Gov. Brad Henry that his last day will be Dec. 31.

In 1978 he was appointed by then-Gov. David Boren and serves as the state’s most senior judge.

Hargrave received his law degree in 1949 from OU and served as a county judge in Seminole County, as a Seminole County Superior Court Judge and as a district judge before being appointed to the state Supreme Court.

The governor will appoint a replacement from among three applicants submitted by the Judicial Nominating Commission.

Medical Examiner: Teen died of meth intoxication STILLWATER — The Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office has concluded that a Waukomis girl who died after a family reunion in Stillwater was injected with methamphetamine.

An autopsy report for 15-year-old Linda Tucker states the manner of her death was homicide and her probable cause of death was acute methamphetamine intoxication by injection.

Tucker’s mother found her having trouble breathing in the back of a vehicle June 26 at Lake Carl Blackwell, where the family was attending a family reunion. Her family drove the

girl into the city where medical personnel were waiting.

The autopsy also found that the teen had puncture wounds in her neck, bruising on her arms and legs and fine scars on her arms.

No charges have been filed.

Man killed in Oklahoma crane accident identified OKLAHOMA CITY — Authorities have released the name of a man who was killed in a crane accident at the campus of Chesapeake Energy in Oklahoma City.

The Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office on Wednesday identified the man as 42-year-old Michael Parsons of El Reno. Medical Examiner’s Office spokeswoman Cherokee Ballard says a cause of death hasn’t been determined.

Parsons was killed and another worker sustained non life-threatening injuries about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday when something fell off the crane as it was being shut down.

In a statement, Chesapeake officials said the victims worked for Oklahoma City-based Rent-A-Crane. They say the crane was being used to replace roofing shingles on buildings that had been damaged during a June hailstorm.

Rent-A-Crane president Gary Rohlmeier said in a statement more information would be released as the investigation progresses.

Hearing held in Oklahoma woman’s bid for new trial NEWKIRK — The former co-worker of a Lincoln County juror told a judge Wednesday the woman often called him to discuss the case she was hearing, and claimed to be so bored during the trial that she would play with a gum wrapper.

The testimony came in a hearing on behalf of Raye Dawn Smith, who was convicted of enabling child abuse after her 2-year-old daughter died in 2005.

Smith is requesting a new trial based on statements that a juror may have received information outside of the courtroom.

Smith’s attorneys have accused Brandy Oldham, a juror in Smith’s 2007 trial, of violating jury instructions by watching TV news, viewing a website devoted to the dead toddler and discussing the case with her former colleague, Ronald Bowman. Bowman testified that Oldham contacted him at least twice a day while the trial was going on.

Oldham denied the allegations when she took the stand, saying she never told Bowman that she thought Smith “looked like a junkie” and should “fry.”

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Don Boring talks about Colorado’s new marijuana laws at his dispensary on Monday in Central City, Colo. He owns a grocery store, liquor store and medical marijuana dispensary. The main difference between them is that for his pot business, he has to produce the inventory himself.

Colorado pot sellers face new growing requirement CENTRAL CITY, Colo. — Don Boring Lawmakers wanted to keep better track of owns a grocery store, a liquor store and now, how medical marijuana is produced. a medical marijuana dispensary. The main But dispensary owners complain the difference among them is that he has to pro- growing requirement is confusing and imduce his own pot inventory. possible to enforce.

Colorado set a Sept. 1 deadline for disFor one, the law isn’t clear on how pot pensaries to show they grow at least 70 shops arrive at the 70 percent figure. Is it 70 percent of the pot they sell — the first re- percent by weight? Is it determined by the quirement of its kind in the 14 states, along month? By the day? Pot shop owners have with Washington, D.C., that have a lot of questions about how the medical marijuana laws. growing requirement will be Lawmakers added the reenforced.

“The days of quirement to Colorado’s new “It’s the equivalent of requirthe guys on the law in hopes of keeping smalling a grocery store to produce 70 bicycles with a time caregivers from growing percent of its own corn. You’re backpack selling asking a retailer to also become pot in their basements to sell to dispensaries. a producer,” said Brian Vicente, marijuana are When Boring opened Annie’s over, and I think head of Sensible Colorado, a Dispensary last spring, he got so marijuana-legalization advothat’s a good many visits from caregivers trycacy group. thing.” ing to sell him pot that he came Vicente serves on a state adviup with a name for them — “guys sory panel trying to clarify how on bicycles with backpacks.” the pot law’s requirements will — DON BORING, Boring doesn’t see those guys BUSINESS OWNER work. “Nothing about this reanymore. quirement is clear,” he said.

“The days of the guys on the bicycles with State authorities say it could be a year a backpack selling marijuana are over, and I before pot shops know how the growing rethink that’s a good thing,” Boring said. quirement will be measured.

Lawmakers who supported Colorado’s A month ago, Colorado received 809 apnew pot law hoped the grow-your-own re- plications for marijuana center licenses, quirement would force shadowy corner pot though state officials say it will be next July shops to close and alleviate fears that the before it will start awarding the licenses. marijuana fueling Colorado’s pot industry is coming from illegal sources.

— AP

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Student-athlete balances school, dual sports Sophomore Brianna Turang has no offseason as a dual-sport athlete on the Sooner soccer and softball teams

year letter winner and a three-time all-league honoree in her prospective sports. She was a two-time All-CIF player after her soccer team won the California Interscholastic Federation Championship TOBI NEIDY The Oklahoma Daily in 2006. Turang also earned all-state honors for softball in 2008. The decision to Brianna Turang knows the pressures continue both sports in her college wasn’t of being a student-athlete in college. a hard one to make, she said.

Struggling to juggle books, class sched“I couldn’t choose one if I wanted to,” ules and practice sessions comes with the Turang said. “They’re completely differterritory. ent to me. I know it’s tough, but like I said, When most students are cramming for it’s worth it to me.” tests and midterms, Turang can be found OU sports fans should be thankful she packing for a weekend double-header or didn’t have to choose. working on conditioning drills on the softAs a freshman outfielder in softball, ball diamond.

Turang started 36 games, collecting 40 And just like the rest of her teammates, hits, 19 scored runs and 20 stolen bases Turang knows the value of an offseason. for the Sooners. Turang’s greatest asset is It is that all-too-important time of the her speed, and softball teams around the year when student-athletes get to relax country had problems slowing her down. and heal tired muscles for the next season.

One of the biggest games for Turang They get to catch up with friends who were came early in the spring season during lost in the overwhelming regular season the Cathedral City Classic against San time commitments. But what Diego State. Turang went Turang does in the offseason two-for-three, driving in two may surprise you. runs and scoring one run in My body gets Because for Turang, there is the 4-0 shutout to start off the really tired no offseason. tournament.

The sophomore is a dualShe also came up big duractually, but sport athlete at OU—a meming the second game of the it’s all worth it. ber of both the softball and Spring Festival Growing up, I’ve Oklahoma soccer teams. Fortunately for against Northern Iowa. been playing her, the two sports’ seasons Turang went three-for-three are on opposite sides of the both (sports) so in the six hole spot, knocking calendar. in one RBI and scoring one I know what to For dual-sport athletes, the run. The Sooners run-ruled expect.” inability to select between the Panthers 11-1 in five two favored sports outranks innings.

— BRIANNA TURANG the value of being married to a South of the Marita Hynes ON PERFORMING single game or having opporSoftball Complex, Turang YEAR-ROUND tunities for some down time. also excelled on the soccer Coaches don’t promote the field, playing in all 19 games need for a two-sport path for and recorded two assists as a an obvious reason: They want their ath- freshman. letes to excel to the top levels in their sport.

The first was to then junior Whitney Splitting attention between two sports can Pa l m e r i n t h e 4 1 s t m i n u t e a g a i n s t hurt the focus of less-determined athletes, Missouri State in the 2009 season opener. not to mention how much wear and tear The Sooners won 3-0. the body must go through when particiThe second set up then freshman Dria pating in competitions year round.

Hampton’s game-winning 15-yard shot in Turang wouldn’t have it any other way. the 64th minute to beat Iowa State 1-0 last “My body gets really tired actually, but October, the Sooners’ first road win that it’s all worth it,” Turang said. “Growing up season.

I’ve been playing both, so I know what to Turang rejoined the team last summer expect.” with not much rest because OU’s trip to an The softball and soccer standout from NCAA Super Regional stretched softball Santiago High School (Calif.) was a four- season into May. But Turang’s coaches

Alexander, Grissom out against Utah State Aggies Two defensive ends will most likely not see the field this Saturday against Utah State.

Junior Frank Alexander was seen walking around campus Aug. 24 with a boot on his leg. A few days later, the coaching staff officially released Alexander’s injury as a high ankle sprain.

Coach Bob Stoops said Wednesday that Alexander will most likely not see time Saturday against the Aggies.

“I would say it’s doubtful for this week, but we’ll see,” Stoops said. “He was out there in pads and did

some stuff today but it wasn’t real extensive.”

Stoops also said freshman standout Geneo Grissom will be sidelined for the Utah State game because of a stress fracture in his foot.

“He broke his foot last night and they were putting a pin in it today, so that will take awhile to overcome and he’s had it for quite awhile,” Stoops said.

Stoops said Grissom showed promise in camp and was due to see playing time despite being a true freshman.

If Alexander cannot play Saturday, the Sooners will rotate the remaining four defensive ends — Jeremy Beal, David King, Ronnell Lewis and R.J. Washington.

— Clark Foy/The Daily

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Brianna Turang, a sophomore from Corona, Calif., was a four-year letter winner in both softball and soccer in high school. She competes in both for the Sooners, playing for the softball team in the spring and the soccer team in the summer and fall. “I couldn’t choose one if I wanted to,” Turang said.

“They’re completely different to me. I know it’s tough, but like I said, it’s worth it to me.”

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made a difference for her during the transition period.

“I have two really great coaches that are understanding and keep me organized,” Turang said. “They keep me motivated and ready to play and they’re really supportive. Plus I’m willing to do whatever they say to get better.”

Her soccer coach, Nicole Nelson, said it doesn’t take long for Turang to switch over mentally.

“Brianna is just such an athlete and just handles the transition between the two sports phenomenally,” Nelson said.

Turang’s persistence in both sports continues to pay off. Turang collected her third career and second game-winning assist against Stephen F. Austin University last Sunday to sophomore Caitlin Mooney.

No Big 12 QB on Heisman list Quick, name a Big 12 quarterback being mentioned as a Heisman Trophy candidate.

Sam Bradford is now in the NFL after the 2008 Heisman winner’s injury-shortened time at OU. So is Colt McCoy, a two-time Heisman finalist who set the NCAA record with 45 victories at Texas.

Zac Robinson? Todd Reesing? Nope, they’re gone too after becoming the most prolific passers at their schools and helping Oklahoma State and Kansas get into the Top 10.

“A few years ago, we had the perfect storm with quarterbacks,” Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said. “I always said at that time it was hard to imagine that

The Sooners won the game 2-1 and improved to 2-1.

“Brianna is such an athlete,” Nelson said after Sunday’s game. “She’s such an exceptional player and it comes easy for her. She came off the benchand changed the first half for us.”

While Turang’s assists are definitely an asset to her team on offense, she continues to be listed as a defender because Nelson appreciates her skill at that position.

“She is very athletic at one-on-one defending,” Nelson said. “When she gets involved in the attack, good things happen.”

Sooner fans can see Turang and the OU soccer team compete at 1 p.m. Sunday against Colorado College at John Crain Field.

any league could have the number of high-level quarterbacks that there were. I think it’s a little bit more typical now.”

This season, most of the Big 12 quarterbacks are relative unknowns outside the conference — and sometimes even outside their own schools.

That is much different from past years, when the likes of Bradford, McCoy, Chase Daniel and Graham Harrell created plenty of national preseason hype.

“From a competitor’s standpoint, I’m a little excited about it that we don’t have those high-profile guys to worry about and lose sleep over,” Iowa State coach Paul Rhoads said.

— AP

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Young athletes over-exposed in society “I’ve taken the past year, and have weighed my options. After careful thought and prayer, I have decided to sign with ... ” Cameras flash. Family, friends, coaches, teammates, students and faculty cheer in acceptance. All for a 17-yearold high school senior who has just decided to where he or she will play collegiate athletics.

These “kids” have not even performed at the next level yet but are already being projected by some analyst to be the next Tom Bradys and Michael Jordans. What happens when these supposed

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student-athletes become the next James “Boobie” Miles or flunk out of school? Before they step into practice, they are already put on a pedestal by the media. From there, who knows how high their egos go.

Recently, 12-year-old Brad Dalke, a golf prodigy, made a verbal commitment to OU. The problem is a verbal commitment needs the involvement of two parties to take

place. Though the university denies these allegations, in this day and age, don’t be surprised if it becomes commonplace to recruit middle schoolers. After all, the Amateur Athletic Union begins ranking basketball players in fifth grade.

This over-exposure amateur athletes has saturated American sports. After playing with a future University of Texas starting point guard, I have seen firsthand how media can affect a high

school program and cause more than just family turmoil.

Overall, parents, family friends, coaches and administrators should look out for the best options for their student-athlete and not take their athletic ability and making it a public spectrum, placing them on a king’s throne when they are just a pauper.

— Jordan Marks, public relations senior

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IF THE SOONERS DON’T BLOW OUT UTAH STATE, WILL IT BE A DISAPPOINTMENT?

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Freshman outside hitter Keila Rodriguez (17) returns a serve againt Central Arkansas Wednesday evening at the McCasland Field House. The Sooners defeated the Bears 3-1.

Team beats Bears before eight games on the road Hitters Suzy Boulavsky and Caitlin Higgins pace team to early lead and 3-1 home win over Central Arkansas Bears

Sooners a 24-22 lead. The team won the set on the next serve and headed to the break with a 2-0 lead.

“We were just trying to focus on playing our game even if we fall behind,” Higgins GREG FEWELL said. “That’s something that we struggled The Oklahoma Daily with last year, so that was really big for us.”

In the third set, the Sooners started out The Sooners wasted no time taking a strong, but the Bears still had some fight in lead against the Central Arkansas Bears them. With OU down by two, senior Sarah Wednesday night in the last game of their Freudenrich scored two of her three kills to early season home stand. tie the game back up.

Junior Suzy Boulavsky recorded her first Central Arkansas finished stronger, kill of the match on the first serve and OU though, and took the set 25-23. won 3-1 (-16, -22, 23-25, -18).

The fourth set began much OU went on a 5-0 run, like the third ended, with the capped by an early block from “Everyone really two teams trading points.

Boulavsky, to start the match.

But the tide began to turn for wanted to just Then, after Central Arkansas the Sooners midway through get out there and the match. The team had relied got its first point of the game to make the score 6-1, OU got get the kills that on individual players to come some help from the bench. we needed and up big for the Sooners all night, Freshman Cortney Warren but it took the decisive fourth set finish it.” made a huge block on her first as a unit. play of the game to bring the The S o oners re corded a — SUZY BOULAVSKY, match-high 18 kills and .400 hitSooner lead back to six.

JUNIOR HITTER The Bears were able to come ting percentage to win the final within two points of the Sooners set 25-18. later in the match, but OU responded to “Everyone really wanted to just get out every run that Central Arkansas made and there and get the kills that we needed and took the first set 25-16. finish it,” Boulavsky said.

The Sooners hit a slight bump in the Though OU allowed the Bears to stay in road in the second set, finding themselves the match at times, the team stayed in condown 0-3. However, they responded quickly trol and, led by Boulavsky and Higgins with with yet another Boulavsky kill to make the 19 and 16 kills respectively, closed the match score 3-1. Then, down 7-6, Senior Francie to improve to 3-1 in this young season.

Ekwerekwu made her first kill of the match “We wouldn’t have been able to get 16 count to tie up the set 7-7. and 19 kills without great play from everyThe two teams exchanged points until body else,” Boulavsky said. “We can’t have the Sooners took charge with the set tied success in one aspect of the game without at 22. Junior Caitlin Higgins recorded her everything else going smoothly. Everything eighth and ninth kills of the night to give the was just clicking for us.”

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This “game” between the Sooners and the Utah State Aggies can’t be considered a competitive contest because it is a coronation.

It will tie a school record for sellout home football games at 69 straight. This is also the game in which the Sooners will notch their 800th victory, adding to its legacy of excellence.

Over 82,000 members of Bob Stoops’ court will be there to witness another jewel in the Sooners’ crown, and they are expecting to see a decidedly one-sided affair.

OU is ranked in the preseason Coaches’ Poll as the No. 8 college football team in the country. The Sooners are also the only top 10 team that had at least five losses in 2009.

Now they have to validate the coaches’ faith in their ability to rebound with Machiavellian vengeance. And after losing to Texas, falling short of the Big 12 championship and settling for an appearance in the 2009 Sun Bowl, believe me the Sooners are vengeful.

If the spread at the end of this game is even 14 points to the good, eyebrows will be raised, the wrong kind of questions will be asked and “what should be” will become “what should have been” all before the second game of the season.

Aggies’ fans will make the 18-hour drive from Logan, Utah, to Owen Field—the same hallowed grass that has seen five Heisman Trophy winners, seven national championship teams and 150 All-Americans—and expect to win.

Oh, no they didn’t.

The Sooners need to dismember, disembowel and stomp out all those who have the audacity to come into Norman and not wear the majestic Crimson and Cream.

After all, the University of Oklahoma athletic department is kind enough to keep paramedics on hand just for occasions like this.

Respect will be paid.

I think OU will blow out Utah State Saturday by several touchdowns.

The spread is currently 34 points. Simply put, OU is too talented to not blow out one of the Western Athletic Conference’s worst teams.

Look for OU to score right off the bat.

The score will probably be in the ballpark of 28-0 or so by the second quarter. Then Stoops will send the second and third team onto the field, replacing all the valuable players who can’t afford injury before the Florida State game next Saturday.

With the replacements in, the lead will diminish because the talent gap increasingly shrinks between OU’s third team and Utah State’s first team.

The Aggies will probably score a touchdown or two before the game ends, narrowing the final margin of victory to around 24 points.

But let’s not dismiss the Aggies ability to score.

They were actually one of the better rushing attacks in the nation last season and still could be despite losing star running back Robert Turbin for the opener.

Dual threat quarterback Diondre Borel has rushed for over 1,000 yards and 11 touchdowns in the last two seasons. He has also thrown over 2,800 yards with an outstanding 17-4 touchdown-to-interception ratio.

The Aggies can score; they averaged almost 30 points per game last season. It’s the defense that has been the ingredient for failure lately.

Last season the team gave up an average of 34 points per game, which ranked at No. 107. Ouch.

If OU doesn’t blow out Utah State Saturday it doesn’t mean the game was a disappointment; it just means Utah State can score on the Sooner backup squads.

Either way—blowout or not—OU won’t move up the rankings with a win over the lowly Aggies, so there should be no disappointment.

— RJ Young, journalism grad student

— MJ Casiano, journalism senior

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- This is one of those unusual days when it’ll seem that everything is going your way, because it is. Concentrate on the two areas that might mean the most to you -- finances and work.

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PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Even if your tactics appear to be complicated and confusing to onlookers, you’ll actually achieve exactly what you want by following your game plan.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Check out everyone you know who might have the missing pieces you’re seeking to put a plan together. Chances are it will be someone you’d least expect who has the answer.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Even if everything is going your way, it will still be up to you to recognize your opportunities and make the most of them. Otherwise, you’ll simply have a nice day.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Do a little reorganizing, and you’ll be amazed at how easily you’ll be able to put together something that you’ve always had difficulty doing. Don’t hesitate to use an unconventional touch.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -Take advantage of this brief cycle, and focus on everything it has to offer, because these good periods are meant to make progress in ways you couldn’t do otherwise.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You’ll have a far better chance to realize your goals if you aren’t hesitant to include some of the ideas of others.

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TOMORROW›› Redbox is full of dubious-looking movies.

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Oklahoma native tells stories through song Originally from Shawnee, Samantha Crain makes music that isn’t tied to any one style

similarly. In some collections there are big-picture stories, while in others she takes something as simple as a window and hones in on a feature to describe its character, thereby letting a story freely unHELEN GRANT The Oklahoma Daily furl. Crain’s albums generally mix these two styles of writing, she said.

On a sunny afternoon, Oklahoma When strapped for ideas, Crain indie-rocker Samantha Crain might said she finds a lot of inspiration from be found hanging laundry out in the and peers who are also artists.

[Samantha Crain’s] friends backyard, but this mundane chore Her creativity is sparked by the differone of those singer- ent ways others approach their craft. isn’t as boring as it seems. Crain said it provides her with the perfect setBut poetry and paintings also have songwriters you ting to quiet down her busy mind behad influence on her. listen to and a fore heading into a meditative state, Crain took a trip to the Georgia million stories just which can inspire the creation of new O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, N.M., songs. and admired the way O’Keeffe engo to your head.”

Harnessing that pioneer spirit, she larged and examined otherwise small began touring almost immediately details. Additionally, Crain read the — STERLIN HARJO, upon beginning her music career works of John Keats, Walt Whitman FILMMAKER several years ago. Crain only had a and Dylan Thomas during her high vague idea about what the endeavor school days. would entail. Early in the morning, she called to Oklahoma filmmaker Sterlin Harjo said Crain’s book shows, drove many hours to these locations music and lyrics have a cinematic quality. After and then followed up with venues to ensure set-up hearing Crain play a show in Tulsa, Harjo said he went as planned before taking the stage to perform. introduced himself afterwards and offered to help Touring, Crain discovered, was time-consuming Crain make videos for her music. work.

“She’s one of those singer-songwriters that “It was just one of those things where I’d you listen to and a million stories just made up my mind to do something,” go to your head,” Harjo said. she said. “And the only option for They’ve since made three me, really, was to just do that. I’m mini-documentaries, ina pretty hard-headed person cluding one filmed at Who: Samantha Crain and John and a pretty stubborn person, SXSW, and a handful so I don’t think I would have Fullbright of music videos. One let myself give up.” of the newest vidWhen: Doors open at 7 p.m.

It took a lot of persistence, eos, “Santa Fe,” from Show starts at 8 p.m. she said, but the adventure her latest album, Where: The Blue Door, 2805 N. was something she thrived on, came about because McKinley Ave. in Oklahoma City even when all she had to live Harjo liked the Tickets: $15 at the door or online at on were peanut butter cracksong. Together, www.ticketstorm.com ers and coffee. Today with three he and Crain albums to her name, Crain said made the music Oklahoma is still her home base. video while on a She doesn’t like to stick to one genre road trip to New of music, as it goes against her nature to Mexico to see a band stay tied to any one style. Her first album, “The named Frontier Ruckus.

Confiscation: A Musical Novella,” features a folk Crain, originally from sound. “Songs in the Night,” the second album, has S h a w n e e , p e r f o r m s w i t h an alternative country vibe. The latest album, “You: folk singer-songwriter John Understood,” has more of an indie-rock quality.

Fullbright this Friday at the Crain described her approach to songwriting Blue Door.

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AWESOMELY BAD MOVIES What do the films “Showgirls,” “Glitter” and “Gigli” all have in common?

Well, most would agree that they are utterly unwatchable. So awful, they are devoid of even an iota of cinematic pleasure. Then there are films that are so gloriously terrible, the director’s intentions seem curiously motivated. Films so awful, they convert to sheer awesomeness. Below are an eclectic assortment of films so bad they’re irresistible.

“Grindhouse” (2007) Paying homage to the tasteless sensationalism of ’70s exploitation cinema, directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez deliver the goods with their gleefully violent three-hour double feature, “Grindhouse.” The first half, Rodriguez’s exceedingly gruesome zombie picture “Planet Terror,” is chock full of bad editing, disjointed visuals, hokey dialogue, gratuitous nudity and carnage, along with STAFF COLUMN UMN a perfectly cast Rose McGowan as Cherry Baby (a voluptuous go-go dancer with a Laron machine gun serving as a prosthetic leg).

Chapman Tarantino’s cheerful action/revenge flick “Death Proof” is an equally impressive movie about a malicious serial killer named Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell).

He wields his amped-up vehicle as a weapon, but regrettably preys on the wrong band of bad-ass chicks (enthusiastically played by Rosario Dawson, Tracie Thoms, Zoe Bell and Sydney Tamiia Poitier). The inspired absurdity of these narratives is all in good fun with a genre that embraces such obscenity.

“Teeth” (2007) Probably the most feminist horror flick ever made, writer-director Mitchell Lichtenstein’s wickedly clever “Teeth” is a true classic of its genre. High school student Dawn O’Keefe (Jess Weixler) is a seemingly ordinary teenage girl with the exception of one minor detail: She has a toothed vagina. Such a freakish physical abnormality only becomes present when she becomes the object of violence at the hands of her hormonal male counterparts. While bizarre and wonderfully cringe-inducing, the film is also wildly satirical. It’s as much a cautionary tale for men as it is a tribute to female empowerment.

“The Fifth Element” (1997) To call Luc Besson’s “The Fifth Element” mere fantasy or sci-fi is to dismiss the film’s jovial campiness and glorious comic undertones. What other scifi flick contains a bleach-blond Bruce Willis, a fire-haired Milla Jovovich, a flamboyant Chris Tucker, a blue opera-singing alien and villains reminiscent of those in “Super Mario Brothers”? No other such film exists, which is why

Besson’s visually stunning action spectacle works for his sheer fearlessness to toy with the audience’s expectations. The film is nothing if not original.

“Black Snake Moan” (2006) Provocative sexuality, searing retribution, stirring blues music, excessive profanity and good old-fashioned Southern sentiment are all welcome friends in Craig Brewer’s darkly comic fable, “Black Snake Moan.”

Starring a bitter, scruffy and outwardly remorseful Samuel L. Jackson alongside a wildly promiscuous Christina Ricci, Brewer’s powerful story has spurts of shock-and-awe as his narrative remains consistently preposterous. Aimed to cure Ricci’s character Rae, a relentless nymphomaniac, of her “wickedness,” Jackson’s character Lazarus’ brilliant plan of spiritual cleansing is to chain her body to his sturdy radiator to restrain her from her aggressive urges. The two of them form a rather unusual bond that is both unique and oddly touching.

“Piranha 3-D” (2010) Between director Eli Roth being viciously decapitated, Jerry O’Connell’s manhood being nibbled on for a snack and Richard Dreyfuss’s flesh being reduced to a gory pulp, it’s not difficult to see why Alexandre Aja’s “Piranha 3-D” is a bloody brilliant genre picture that’s as brutal as it hilarious. As the story goes, an underwater tremor releases thousands of pre-historic flesh-eating piranhas with razor-sharp incisors and hefty appetites. Luckily for these predatory beasts, it’s spring break at Lake Victoria, giving them the license to indulge in the flesh of drunken sunbathed teenagers going for a little dip.

While certified cinematic schlock, the film is full of invention and piercing humor, and it showcases several wonderfully campy performances from Elizabeth Shue, Ving Rhames and Christopher Lloyd.

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— Laron Chapman, film and video studies junior

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