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UOSA websites violate Open Meeting Act Executive Branch, Budget Council, CAC, Student Congress sites lack documents

and include recent agendas, minutes and meeting notices. A public body is defined as a governing body within a state, including boards of higher education and committees supported with public funds.

UOSA is composed of four bodies — the programming, judicial, executive and legislative branches. These four branches host six websites that can be accessed from the main UOSA webpage. Websites for the Executive Branch, Budget Council,

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Four of the six UOSA websites are in apparent violation of a state statute, according to a Daily investigation.

Oklahoma Statute title 74, section 3106.2(A), the “Open Meeting Act,” mandates public bodies keep websites updated

Campus Activities Council and Undergraduate Student Congress are in apparent violation of the state statute.

UOSA currently receives $589,688 from the state, according to the OU-Norman campus budget.

The Budget Committee is the body responsible for allocating UOSA’s funds to registered student organizations on campus and has not updated its website since 2008.

It does not contain any

minutes, agendas or schedules, just allocations from 2008 and applications for the 2008-2009 school year. Member listings are two years old, in apparent violation of the state statute.

Information on the Executive Branch’s website has not been updated since spring 2010. The website still lists Katie Fox and Dewey Bartlett as president and vice president, respectively.

Though UOSA updated its homepage with pictures of current president Franz Zenteno

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and vice president Cory Lloyd, it did not update the executive branch’s information and there are no agendas or minutes on the website.

“We’ve wanted to do the whole interface [of our website], but we have to go through IT. We kinda hit a roadblock because all UOSA branches go through the same site, so we couldn’t change just our part,” said Emily SEE VIOLATE PAGE 2

College receives $600,000 grant ConocoPhillips provides money for study of biocorrosion, energy pipeline leaks across nation ROHAID ALI The Oklahoma Daily

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Drum major and energy management senior Matt Sumner marches down the field before the OU-Florida State football game Sept. 11 in Norman. Sumner is OU’s 59th drum major.

Drum major leads; energizes with Pride Senior takes position seriously without taking himself seriously, director of bands says

oriented, and insatiably dedicated to serving the organization and the members within this group,” said Debra Traficante, assistant director of bands.

As the 59th drum major of the Pride of Oklahoma, Sumner leads 300 band members daily.

“It is a tremendous privilege to be able to lead 300 of OU’s brightest and most talented individuals in front of 85,000 of the best fans that any university could ask for,” said Sumner, a

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Drum major Matt Sumner watches the game clock during the OU-Utah State football game Sept. 4 in Norman.

Whether he is leading the Pride of Oklahoma as drum major on the football field or studying to earn an energy management degree, Matt Sumner throws his whole heart into everything he does.

“Matt Sumner has done an incredible job as a first-year drum major for the Pride. He is diligent, detail-

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Fruit fly study helps better understand diseases Students involved in the effort to develop and utilize a new method of studying cells

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Many compare the brains of chimpanzees and humans.

Zoology professor Bing Zhang, along with a team of researchers and students, uses flies.

The research was first instigated by Rudolf Bolm, a colleague of Zhang’s, who approached Zhang with the idea. The study looks at the development and function of synapses in the brain, particularly

of that in fruit flies, because they share many of their genes with humans.

“They respond to alcohol the same way we respond,” Zhang said. “They respond to cocaine the same way we respond. They process a lot of the basic information in a similar way that we process it.”

Using the system Zhang

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developed, flies can be used to study diseases such as Alzheimer’s or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease) in humans. The studies done on the flies can help researchers get

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a better understanding of how these diseases work, according to Zhang.

For example, with Lou Gehrig’s disease the mind works completely fine, but the motor system does not function properly. The new method allows for a more precise manipulation of small groups of cells, which could help researchers better understand the disease and its causes.

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The Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy received a $600,000 grant from ConocoPhillips to research biocorrosion in the veins and arteries of our nation: energy pipelines.

Joseph Suflita, Institute of Energy and Environment at Mewbourne director, thinks ConocoPhillips has chosen wisely.

“We are the only biocorrosion research center in the nation,” said Suflita. “We have made major investments into this field and we have a history of strong faculty support and research.”

In the process of biocorrosion, small single-celled organisms — who can survive without oxygen and can metabolize the hydrocarbons present ONLINE AT i n t h e e n e r g y OUDAILY.COM supply — enter energy pipelines. » Story: Read the Once inside, they full article online proceed to corrode the linings of the pipeline until the pipeline bursts due to lost of structural integrity.

This happened in Michigan in the summer of 2010. The Kalamazoo River was flooded with 800,000 gallons of oil as a result of biocorrosion — the worst oil spill in the Midwest’s history.

Biocorrosion is also to blame for the 2006 leak of a pipeline in the North Slopes of Alaska, which disrupted power supply lines to the lower 48 states.

Suflita is unsure what caused the recent Sacramento gas leak explosion.

The release of hazardous waste into the environment can obviously have very negative effects.

“While there are many corrosion centers around the world, there are few that specifically focus on the role of microorganisms in corrosion processes and none that have as much expertise in the study of anaerobic microorganisms,” said Gary Jenneman, corrosion management supervisor at ConocoPhillips, in regards to OU. This grant does not focus on research for alternative energy sources.

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MAJOR: Music promotes learning Continued from page 1

A look at the major

Today around campus » Price College Business Energy Solutions Center and the Division of Management and Entrepreneurship will sponsor a free, public panel discussion on the business of alternative energy at 3 p.m. in Adams Hall, Room 150. » Union Programming Board will show “Kick Ass” at 4, 7, 9 p.m. and midnight in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium. » OU Softball will play against Rose State at 5:15 p.m. and against St. Gregory’s at 7:30 p.m. at the OU Softball Complex.

Saturday, Sept. 25 » Union Programming Board will show the OU-Cincinnati football game 5 to 10 p.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium. » OU Improv will host a free show 8 to 10 p.m. in the Union’s Scholars Room.

Sunday, Sept. 26 » The Bridge Club will host a tournament 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. in the Union’s Frontier, Heritage and Weitzenhoffer rooms.

senior from Tulsa.

Sumner has dedicated much of his life to music. He is now in his fifth year as a member of the Pride of Oklahoma and has a total of nine years experience in marching band.

“He’s an all around great guy and fun to be around. He works very hard for the Pride and fills the part quite well,” said Chad Lawrence, University College freshman and Pride baritone player.

The road to becoming the drum major was not easy. Sumner had to prepare extensively to fulfill the requirements of his position.

“Aside from the physical requirements, I prepared to become drum major by ensuring the band members that I am 100 percent committed to this organization and that I will do anything in my power to represent the tradition and the integrity that it deserves,” said Sumner.

Sumner’s responsibilities vary from day to day. Aside from rehearsals Monday through Friday at the Pride’s practice field, Sumner recruits Pride members for pep band.

“It seems as if every week we have at least one pep band event,” Sumner said.

“This is a great time where we are able to give back to the community and uplift people by ways of music.”

Game days for Sumner are especially hectic. Rehearsal starts about seven hours before kickoff.

“Throughout this rehearsal ... I would have to say the most important thing is getting people pumped up for the game,” Sumner said.

During games, Sumner works hard to provide the best experience for everyone.

“At the end of the day, my job is to make sure that everyone has an

Name: Matt Sumner Position: Pride of Oklahoma drum major Major: Energy management Years on The Pride: 5 Advice for being a leader: “Be yourself, be sincere and make sure your heart is in it.”

enjoyable and memorable time. I hope I can meet any expectations that anyone has and go above and beyond that,” Sumner said.

Brian Britt, Pride of Oklahoma director, notices Sumner’s work.

“He takes his role as the drum major seriously without taking himself too seriously,” Britt said.

Though Sumner devotes much of his time to the Pride, his major has nothing to do with music.

“I hope that I can encourage the integration of music to all fields of study because I firmly believe that using music as an educational tool can provide connections to material that would otherwise be difficult to understand,” Sumner said.

After Sumner graduates, he said he wants music to be an important part of his life. He especially wants to advocate public school music programs.

“This is a great way to apply teamwork, think in an abstract manner, and to provide a creative outlet for students,” Sumner said.

Sumner’s advice for students aspiring to hold leadership positions, and even become the future drum major, is to be themselves.

“If you aren’t comfortable with yourself then others cannot be comfortable with you in a position like this,” he said.

VIOLATE: 4 of 6 sites stagnant Continued from page 1 Payne, executive branch director of communication. “However, we have been updating resources throughout, such as applications.”

While the executive branch’s website has not been updated, Payne, a public relations senior, said the branch is using social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, to post UOSA events.

Campus Activities Council has an updated website w ith cur rent members and upcoming events but does not include meeting notices, agenda or minutes from public executive meetings.

The Graduate Student Senate has maintained an updated website with members, agendas, notices and minutes since the start of the school year.

After Daily reporters questioned members of the Student Congress, agendas from last spring and this fall were updated on the website. Meeting minutes have still not been posted and the member directory has not been updated.

» The Society of Chinese Students and Scholars will meet at 2:30 p.m. in the Union’s Traditions Room. » OU Amnesty International will meet at 4:30 p.m. in the Union’s Presidents Room. » The Other Film Club will show a movie at 5 p.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

Monday, Sept. 27 » Guest speaker Hooman Majd will give a public lecture about modern Iran at 4:30 p.m. in the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History. After the lecture, Majd will sign books. » The Union Programming Board will have a midday concert with David Chang at 11:30 a.m. in the Union’s Will Rogers Room. » The Ballroom Dance Club will meet 2 to 10 p.m. in the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. » The student organization for fair trade will meet at 4:30 p.m. in the Union’s Scholar Room.

» This day in OU history

Sept. 24, 1970 Little Red heads to court A hearing was set to discuss the issue of Little Red, the then-unofficial mascot for OU. Little Red danced at football games wearing red tights, breech cloth and a war bonnet.

Although the Cheyennes, Chickasaw and Seminole tribes all supported Little Red, he was ultimately deemed derogatory and banished.

Official comments on unrest Verne Kennedy, vice president of Operations, outlined some problems within American universities during his final days employed at OU. One of the biggest problems, Kennedy said, stems from students losing sight of the purposes of a university which are education and service.

Kennedy also touched on the rising costs of the university as well as its need for a larger bookstore. *Source: The Oklahoma Daily archives

» Corrections The Daily has a long-standing commitment to serve readers by providing accurate coverage and analysis.

Errors are corrected as they are identified. Readers should bring errors to the attention of the editorial board for further investigation by e-mailing dailynews@ou.edu. » A page 1 story in Thursday’s edition incorrectly reported facts about Mona Eltahawy. She abstains from wearing a niqab, a veil which covers the face, worn by some Muslim women.

STUDY: Students lead research, professor says Continued from page 1

extensive role in the study but had never taken genetics or neurobiology prior to beginning it.

“They assigned people to different steps in the lab,” she said. and function, and also to look at the clinical implications “I took two different kinds of flies and mated them in order to make different crosses.” that the research has.

She recommends students take advantage of the research The hands-on study helps students gain a more thorough opportunities, because, “you learn in a different way in the understanding and deeper interest for the research. lab.”

Zoology senior John Tauber has been Zoology senior Braedon Collins works on highly involved. He studied Fragile X synIt’s not until you try behavioral analysis of the fruit flies. He said the drome, a disease which causes mental lab helped him gain a better understanding of retardation. to apply what you’re Flies are used to research the cellular learning and work it out the material as well.

“It’s not until you try to apply what you’re and molecular basis of the disorder, Tauber yourself that you really learning and work it out yourself that you resaid. grasp the material and ally grasp the material and it becomes knowl“You learn the process of actually doing the science, not just reading about it in the it becomes knowledge.” edge,” Collins said in an e-mail.

Zoology professor John P. Masly, who starttextbook,” he said. ed research as an undergraduate student and Zhang praised his students’ contribu— BRAEDON COLLINS, is now a colleague of Zhang, also encourages tions to the study.

ZOOLOGY SENIOR students to take advantage of the opportunity “I’ll be honest with you, we have the to be involved in innovative projects like this. most amazing undergraduates on this “Getting involved in research gives you hands-on expericampus,” Zhang said. “It is important to highlight the students’ work. They’re not reading books, they are creating new ence and also immerses you in a scientific environment, “ he said. “Dr. Zhang’s discovery is, in some ways, going to revoluknowledge.”

Lindsey Goodnight, who graduated in 2009, had an tionize research in cellular dissection.”

OU chapter of honors society receives grant The OU chapter of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars received a national award for its service and participation.

The chapter received a Silver STAR award during the group’s 2010 National Leadership Summit in the summer of 2010, said Janine Deegan, manager of branding and campus communications for the National Society of Collegiate Scholars.

The society selected the OU chapter based on its success, service, participation and campus involvement, according to a press release.

Along with the recognition, the chapter will receive $100.

One of OU’s projects is the Planning to Achieve Collegiate Excellence — or PACE — program, according to the chapter’s website. Members teach school children through tutoring programs and education about college.

There are four different levels of STAR awards: bronze, silver, gold and platinum.

Deegan did not say how many chapters received awards, but there are 250 chapters nationally.

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Student Affairs should help; hold UOSA accountable As The Daily was reporting Wednesday night that UOSA the act are considered misdemeanors, and can invalidate Undergraduate Student Congress has consistently violated some of the actions taken by a governing body. the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act because it fails to update its Does this mean some of the motions passed by website, updates mysteriously began appearing on the site.

Undergraduate Student Congress aren’t lawfully in effect?

It seems Student Congress was suddenly motivated by the When Student Congress confirmed the OU-Texas holiday fact that a Daily reporter was onto its negligent behavior, and at the first meeting this fall — the holiday that will cancel decided to retroactively update its webFriday classes and give students time to site with past agendas. head to the Red River Rivalry in Dallas ... the office of Student Affairs, Oct. 2 — does that mean it is no longer Student Congress could no longer ignore its lawful responsibilities to be valid? the advising office for UOSA, a transparent governing body. Now, all Other branches of UOSA, such as the should be holding these agendas through the Sept. 14 meeting Graduate Student Senate and General students to higher standards are online. We hope Congress, and the Counsel, have managed to maintain up— or at least making them other three stagnant UOSA websites, to-date websites, which is great. will be updated with agendas each But a branch so important to student follow the law.” week, 24 hours before the meetings life as Undergraduate Student Congress take place, just as the Open Meeting Act should have priority. mandates.

There are serious problems with our student governBut the responsibility of updating the Student Congress ment, and the OU administration isn’t doing enough to help website doesn’t only fall on the shoulders of the student lead- Undergraduate Student Congress do its job and follow the ers we elect; the office of Student Affairs, the advising office law. for UOSA, should be holding these students to higher stanNow it’s time for Student Affairs to fulfill its responsibilities. dards — or at least making them follow the law.

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Untold histories shed light today “Take it with a grain of salt” — we’ve all heard the phrase enforcement of the 14th before. The conservatives take MSNBC with a tub of Morton Amendment. while liberals take Fox News with a wheel barrel of it.

One case, United States That is all fine and good. We should be suspicious of news vs. Wong Kim Ark, helped STAFF COLUMN UMN networks and the history they shape. set the precedent that peoBut in the end, the most dangerous and easily overlooked ple born in the U.S. to nonJohn Bestt history is what isn’t discussed or even remembered. I am citizens are to be granted talking about the untold and forgotten history and their im- citizenship. pact upon the debates of today.

These facts are not dated.

The subjects I am discussing are events such as race riots They are relevant even in America, and the history of Chinese Americans. today. There are politicians arguing against the right of Unless we understand and internalize these untold his- citizenship to Hispanic children born in the U.S to parents tories, the current state of the world can neither be compre- of illegal immigrants, 112 years after the decision has alhended nor improved. More importantly, we could easily ready been made. fall into the same patterns of behavior of past Americans It’s important to realize that these frustrations are noththat most consider deplorable ing new. The opinion at the time of Wong today.

Kim Ark’s case could best be described as Take for example the legacy racist fear. People thought the Chinese were Unless we understand and of the 1921 Tulsa race riots. The overrunning America in too large of numbers internalize these untold event is an untold piece of histoand were beating out Americans for jobs. histories, the current state ry, perhaps mentioned in a high Sound familiar? of the world can neither be school classroom in passing, History isn’t repeating itself — racism but never really discovered by against immigrants to America never ended. comprehended nor improved.” students unless they happened It’s important to know the roots of probto stumble upon it. lems and the histories of social debates. The Greenwood, a district in north Tulsa, was a bustling segregation in Greenwood and the issue of Chinese citiresidential and commercial center known as “Black Wall zenship cast a unique perspective on issues today.

Street” until the riot ripped through the area. The riot Sometimes, even after 100 years, America still hasn’t ruined most of the Greenwood’s success and led to a de taken a step forward. facto segregation of Tulsa that still exists. Driving through The truth behind untold histories is more important than Greenwood today, you cannot understand the singular de- the biases of talking heads. mographic and poverty that characterizes a majority of the — John Best, district unless the riot is taken into account.

Then there is the history of Chinese Americans. Along biochemistry and Asian studies senior with playing a major role in constructing the western half of the transcontinental railroad, Chinese citizens and Comment on this column at OUDaily.com their Supreme Court cases that helped set precedents for

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Editor’s note: The following letter is in response to Thursday’s opinion column “The college-drinking paradox” by Jerod Coker.

Do not judge students having fun with alcohol I am truly tired of this.

Why do people like Jerod Coker feel the need to pass judgement and look down on us because he prefers to see subpar productions of subpar plays or listen to a struggling half-talented musician performing at a public university’s music hall? Do attending events in Catlett Music Center or in the basement of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art make you feel cultured? That’s pathetic.

I think students performing their music is impressive. I took a class in which I had to attend student concerts, and I support what they do.

But he shouldn’t judge us on our activities outside of class when his activities sound about as cool as a class ring.

Next Friday night, while Coker is sitting in a school’s performance hall listening to an orchestra struggling with Beethoven’s Fifth, I’ll be having about 10 times as much fun as him at a party with my friends. If he wanted performing arts, he should have gone to a liberal arts college. He would love it there, and he would fit in with all the other kids who want to miss out on a social experience that could be one of the greatest of their lives.

The reason I applied to a big state school is mostly for the social experience. Does Coker think Austin students are complaining about the fun everybody is having down there? Absolutely not.

Coker is part of the biggest problem of this university. I bet he’s a big supporter of the dry campus policy, which has prevented OU from making literally millions of dollars.

There were talks with Budweiser to bowl off the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, allowing over 100,000 fans to attend the game for free, if OU President David Boren allowed Budweiser to sell beer at games.

Boren said no because of the dry-campus policy. Not only would we have a multi-million dollar project paid for, we would have had 30,000 extra tickets for every game.

So not only does a dry campus hinder the social life and fun on this campus, it’s hinders us financially.

I don’t like people drinking until they black out and crossing their fingers hoping they will wake up the next morning, but that is a minuscule percentage of the students that go to this school.

Coker’s activities outside of class may seem fun for him, but for most other college students in America, we just want to kick back and enjoy ourselves with alcohol.

He shouldn’t try passing judgement on having fun. It just makes him look bad.

Have fun at Catlett Music Center this weekend, Coker. I’ll be at a date party drinking a beer thinking of how much better a time I’m having than him.

— Martin Brogdon, business junior

COLUMN

America’s anti-intellectualism crisis frightening Polling data paints a grim picture of American intellectualism: we’re reading less than we used to, from a diminished variety of sources and for reasons that are increasingly external. Twitter, Yahoo Answers and Wikipedia, with their condensed, regurgitated and highly-processed versions of knowledge, have become our primary sources for information. Because of it, more people are reading less, both in quantity and quality, and it’s making us dumber by STAFF COLUMN UMN the second.

Evan America ranks near the botDeFilippis is tom among developed countries in terms of Ph.D.’s in science and math; our political discourse is dominated by demagoguery and religious vacuity; and we’re the only country in which evolution, global warming, vaccination and Barack Obama’s religious affiliation are actual controversies.

There is no doubt that anti-intellectualism plagues our society, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore in the midst of communication technology that amplifies the voices of those who have the least to say.

Anti-intellectualism in America is the

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result of three forces outlined by author Richard Hofstandter: religious anti-rationalism, populist anti-elitism and unreflective instrumentalism.

Religious anti-rationalism — the idea that ‘faith’ justifies religion’s ignorance contributes to the devolution of society both by intellectual and social standards.

It’s readily reflected by the fact that 21 percent of Americans still believe that the sun revolves around the earth, and only slightly more believe in evolution.

Pope Benedict XVI highlighted anti-rationalism in his Sept. speech in which he condemned “atheist extremism” for society’s ills.

He conveniently didn’t mention the pervasiveness of science denialism, violent Islamophobia, or the inconsistent application of human rights for gays, women and ethnic minorities, all of which are issues directly steeped in religious anti-rationalism.

Populist anti-elitism, concerns the false idea that intellect equals elitism. The association of the two has fomented such a robust antipathy to intellectualism that politicians

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have found it expedient to ‘disparage’ opponents by pointing out their advanced degrees from “elite” northeast schools.

It’s not a coincidence that Sarah Palin’s most impressive academic achievement is her complete lack thereof, and yet she is able to recruit hoards of voters who sympathize with her third-grade vocabulary and creative disregard for English grammatical rules.

The media is also largely to blame for the prominence of anti-elitism — news content doesn’t even attempt to clarify an issue beyond superficial headlines and hyperbole.

Stories are so abbreviated that people are forced to rely on ideology as a template for decision-making; it’s much easier to criticize Obama for being “out of touch with Americans” than read an introductory economics textbook.

Feigning stupidity has become publicly popular and news stations have an incentive to dumb down the content.

The best and brightest students are increasingly recruited from abroad, where they read beyond Wikipedia abstracts and are actually interested in forming their own opinions.

Unreflective instrumentalism, the idea that knowledge for knowledge’s sake is

pointless, and that information is valuable only insofar as its profitable, is the final tenet of anti-intellectualism. Richard Florida describes how the hierarchy of knowledge has caused public schools to de-prioritize art and music programs in favor of math and science courses.

As a result, American creativity is in serious disrepair.

While science and math are important pursuits, an education devoid of creativity deprives future leaders of the skills necessary to learn from the past and innovate solutions for problems in the future.

America is faced with the task of addressing an enormous number of crises — global warming, nuclear proliferation and disease, but none of these are more severe than the anti-intellectualism that paralyzes our very capacity to address the issues before us. If life without knowledge is death in disguise, then America is slowly committing an intellectual suicide from which we may not soon return.

— Evan DeFilippis, economics and political science junior

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MOVIE REVIEW

Awful alien movie worth single dollar Editor’s Note: Redbox machines are full of terrible B-movies.

You know it. I know it. Each week, a brave Daily staffer will take the plunge and watch one of them so you don’t have to.

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Jam band Umphrey’s McGee is a six-piece band from Chicago. The band performs at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Diamond Ballroom.

Band rocks with interactive shows Progressive rock jam band Umphrey’s McGee plays the Diamond Ballroom on Saturday with local favorites The Non opening. The Daily’s Osi Aken’Ova got the chance to talk to the band’s keyboardist, Joel Cummins, about the band’s interactive shows, lineup changes and current music tastes.

do, whenever we’re working on something new, we’re not trying to put out what we just put out. We inevitably react to that and go a different direction.

Where did the idea for the Stew Art Events (crowd-sourced interactive concerts) come from?

What kind of music have you been listening to lately?

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that wasn’t a show and would be a more intimate experience for the fans. We worked on the concept for, I would say, probably six to eight months before we finally settled on what we were going to do and [were] able to know the technology we had was going to work for us. So we came up with this idea of having 50 people come earlier in the day to something, and have them guide our improvisation by sending in texts and putting them up on the screen that’s viewable to the band and to the fans.

Non quite a bit; really love that stuff. I just made a big mix for a party that we threw of some yard rock music, which is the smooth FM hits of 1976-84, a little trip down memory lane, a little Hall and Oates, Steely Dan. I’m also a big vinyl guy, so I’ve been listening to some Donnie Hathaway, pulled out “Led Zeppelin 3” the other night, Police, all good stuff.

With the many lineup changes you’ve had, how do you guys retain your sound?

JC: We’ve been the same band now since the beginning of 2003 — almost eight years — and despite that, I do feel like our sound is a constantly evolving thing. Not necessarily something we want to have identify as “our sound” because I do feel like we can accomplish quite a few different sounds that really are all Umphrey’s McGee. Regardless of what we

Concert Bill WHO: Umphrey’s McGee with The Non WHEN: 8 p.m. Saturday WHERE: The Diamond Ballroom, 8001, S. Eastern Ave., Oklahoma City COST: $19

Why have you decided to stop playing New Years’ Eve shows in Chicago?

JC: We’ve played New Years’ now for 10 years in Chicago and we’ve played a lot of different places — pretty much most rooms in Chicago ... But like anything, we’ve had a great run of doing this in a row; we want to open up some other opportunities for us in Chicago during the year.

— Osi Aken’ova, film and video studies senior

Before I watched “Creature of Darkness,” I had never been so amused by a supposed horror movie. Oh, you haven’t heard of it? Well neither had I, and neither had Wikipedia. IMDB is familiar with the movie, and the user rating for it is 3.4 out of 10.

This score is generous.

The movie is set in a remote, desert-like area, and follows a group of brotastic college dudes who are on a camping trip that mainly consists of plenty of dirtbike and ATV shredding.

The group is on the trip trying to rid the lead character, Andrew (Devon Sawa — yeah, that dude from “Final Destination”), of the nightmares he’s been having. There’s only one problem: his nightmares are real.

Said nightmares have occurred ever since his schizo uncle told him a story about this alien monster, brilliantly named “the Catcher,” who hunts humans for a museum in another galaxy.

Andrew’s friends are determined that he realize this nightmare is not reality. But they are very, very wrong PHOTO PROVIDED about this. The creature, who looks like a “Scooby Doo” cartoon monster, begins capturing them one by one.

Eventually Andrew’s girlfriend is captured, and this is where one of the biggest plot holes arises. The beast keeps his captives in a mountain that he enters through a portal that only he can open. However, in one of the explosive attempts to kill the monster, Andrew attains one of the beast’s arms. He then uses this to open the portal and save his girlfriend. But wait, what about the others? Yeah that’s right, he leaves all the rest of his amigos in the mountain, probably assuming they’d rather be a museum exhibit in a galaxy far away than live the rest of their still-young lives on Earth.

Just when you think all is well, quick zoom onto his girlfriends arm showing that she seems to have been poisoned by this cartoon alien-monster. Sequel! sequel!

I’d recommend people watch “Creature,” but I wouldn’t want anyone else to waste 1 1/2 hours on this gem. But hey, it only was a dollar.

— Ryan Querbach, journalism junior

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Women’s team to play this weekend in Norman for only time this season After posting one of the lowest scores in school history for third at If you go the Cougar Classic on Sept. 12 to 14 in Charleston, S.C., the Sooners WHAT: Susie Maxwell will play in Norman this weekend Berning Classic for the only time this season.

The women’s golf team boasts WHEN: All day today one of the strongest recruit through Sunday classes in program history.

Freshman Emily Collins, who WHERE: Jimmie Austin finished eighth at the Cougar OU Golf Club in Norman Classic, leads newcomers Chirapat Jao-Javanil and Anne-Catherine PRICE: Free Tanguay, who finished in the top 32 out of 110 competitors in the last tournament. Mariah Montoya is the final freshman joining OU’s four returning players from 2009.

Coach Veronique Drouin, in her second year at OU, has high hopes for the team this season.

“We expect to be competing for the conference title at the end of the year,” Drouin said. “Everyone is working on a part of their game, which ultimately should improve their score.”

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Senior running back DeMarco Murray (7) tries to avoid a tackle by Air Force defensive back Anthony Wright Jr. on Sept. 18 in Norman.

The Sooners play their first road game of the season against the Cincinnati Bearcats at 5 p.m. Saturday in Cincinnati.

This weekend in OU sports SOFTBALL » What: OU vs Rose State, OU vs St. Gregorys » When: 5:15, 7:30 tonight » Where: OU Softball Complex

» What: OU vs Wichita State » When: 7 p.m. Saturday » Where: OU Softball Complex » What: OU vs Odessa, OU vs North Central Texas » When: 12:15, 2:30 p.m. Sunday » Where: OU Softball Complex WOMEN’S TENNIS » What: Sooner Fall Invitational » When: All day Friday through Sunday » Where: Headington Family Tennis Center in Norman SOCCER » What: OU vs Texas Tech » When: 7 tonight » Where: Norman, OU Soccer Complex

» What: OU vs Baylor » When: 5 p.m. Sunday » Where: Norman, OU Soccer Complex VOLLEYBALL » What: OU at No. 10 Iowa State » When: 2 p.m. Saturday » Where: Ames, Iowa » OUDaily.com: Read the game preview WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY » What: OSU Cowboy Jamboree » When: 8 a.m. Saturday » Where: Stillwater MEN’S GOLF » What: Mason Rudolph Championship » When: All day today through Sunday » Where: Nashville, Tenn. » OUDaily.com: Read the tournament preview

Defense, Jones key to 1st road win A dismal road performance coupled with a dire injury situation crippled the Sooners’ last season.

OU will get its first chance this year to prove they can play on the road Saturday in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Bearcats come into the season down two of their best offensive players in school history — receiver Mardy Gilyard and quarterback Tony Pike.

Despite returning an otherwise solid core of offensive starters, the Bearcats find themselves without Brian Kelly, now the head coach at Notre Dame.

Kelly led the Bearcats to a 12-1 season last year with the only loss coming against Florida in the Sugar Bowl. The team now looks to junior dual-threat quarterback Zach Collaros to lead the Bearcats for the next two seasons.

Cincinnati finds itself at 1-2 this year with a lone win over FCS opponent, Indiana State. The two losses have come to Fresno State (2-0) and North Carolina State (3-0), both currently undefeated, yet neither is an elite team. However, both managed to reveal several keys to defeating the Bearcats.

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the season and remains interception-less. However, he also can be a run-based quarterback.

In the Bearcats’ two wins this season, Collaros has attempted 72 passes and rushed 40 times. Collaros leads the team in rushes with 51. In contrast, starting tailback Darrin Williams has only accumulated 20 carries over three games.

The Bearcats do not traditionally run the ball, but they aren’t afraid to look to Collaros’ ability to scramble to pick up a few yards. For OU, the dual threat has often presented a problem, as was seen this season against Utah State. If the Sooners are to make their stand, containing the scrambling quarterback is a must.

TRUST IN LANDRY To say the Bearcats are not very good against passing attacks would be sugar coating it a bit. In two games against FBS opponents, the ‘Cats have allowed opposing quarterbacks a 68.8 completion percentage and a total of seven passing touchdowns to just one interception.

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just one starter from a season ago, while the secondary returns just two starters and has shown to be the Bearcats’ Achilles’ Heel this season.

With an improving offensive line and receiving corps, OU redshirt sophomore quarterback Landry Jones should have no trouble airing it out against this team that has already been exploited twice via air raid this season.

BRING THE HEAT Thirteen — the number of times Collaros has been sacked versus FBS opponents this season. Even though Cincinnati returned three starters on the offensive line, it’s nothing like it was a season ago.

Collaros’ inexperience and decision-making ability is not to blame because he has yet to throw a pick.

The line also is the cause of the Bearcats’ failing running game. Cincinnati averaged just 2.4 yards per rush against NC State and just 0.5 yards per rush against Fresno State.

OU senior defensive ends Jeremy Beal and Frank Alexander could be in for big days since Collaros is already used to being punished in the pocket.

— Clark Foy, journalism senior

Game preview The Sooners recognize Cincinnati should not be overlooked.

The Bearcats have been to back-to-back BCS bowls and went 12-1 in 2009.

OU struggled away from Owen Field last season, with all five of its losses coming in road games.

Senior defensive tackle Adrian Taylor said it takes a particular mental toughness to succeed on the road without a home crowd for support.

“You can’t rely on the crowd,” Taylor said. “When we’re at home, you see some of the young guys turned around, trying to get the crowd hyped. When you’re on the road, you don’t have that; you just have each other.”

The Sooners kickoff at 5 p.m. Saturday in Cincinnati, Ohio.

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