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Increase in assaults reported Number of reported sexual assaults increased by 45 percent in 2013 DANA BRANHAM News Reporter @danabranham

The number of forcible sexual assaults reported has increased by 45 percent from 2012 to 2013, according to the 2014 Sooner Safety and Fire Report.

The report was released Wednesday and reported 22 forcible sexual offenses in 2013, which is 10 cases higher than in 2012. In 2011, there were 16 forcible sexual offenses recorded.

Forcible sexual offenses can refer to rape,

sodomy, unwanted touching or other types Chan said the only cases not reported of non-consensual sex acts and sexual on the Sooner Safety and Fire Report were

BY THE NUMBERS assault. ones that were reported only to university See visuals on In comparison to other Big 12 schools, counselors. page 2.

OU’s number of forcible sexual offenses Chan said both the OUPD works with falls about in the middle. According to the other campus organizations to lower the Washington Post, Kansas State University number of sexual offenses. has the conference’s lowest number of sexual offenses for “Certainly, there are a number of efforts going on to deal its enrollment: 0.04 reports per 1,000 students enrolled. The with sexual misconduct,” Chan said. “We aren’t the only ofhighest is Texas Christian University, with 1.13 cases report- fice working on it. It’s a campus-wide effort.” ed per 1,000 students enrolled. OU has 0.22 cases reported In addition to OUPD, the One Sooner campaign and the per 1,000 students enrolled.

Step In, Speak Out program teach students to be active in OUPD spokesperson Lt. Bruce Chan said to bear in mind preventing sexual assault. Students can get involved with that the 22 cases for 2013 were not all reported to the OU po- Step In, Speak Out through the Women’s Outreach Center. lice department. The number was a total of cases reported to OUPD and cases reported to university officials.

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CULTURE

Farsi Friday offers language practice

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Students meet to review the Persian language and enjoy cultural treats EMILY SHARP News Reporter @esharp13

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Associate equipment manager Blake Kuenzi points out the differences between the Sooners’ home, away and alternate uniforms during the “Football 101” session. International students learned some of the basic rules of football and toured Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

International students discover rules of classic American sport Crash course includes tour, basic plays MIKE BRESTOVANSKY

she’d like to go to an OU football game because of the fans’ energy.

While many of the students had never seen a football game before, others were While many OU students have grown up familiar with the sport in their home with Sooner football, students unfamiliar countries. with the sport may feel as though they’re “It’s partially why I came [to OU],” said in a different country — and some of those Samuel McInerney, a junior in the College students really are. of International Studies.

For these students, the McInerney said he is a “I want to go to at longtime College of International Oklahoma City Studies held “Football 101,” Thunder fan, even in his least one game, a crash course for interhome country of Australia. national students to learn but the no-alcohol- So when the time came to about OU football. in-the-stadium rule choose a college, OU’s footTaught by Blake Kuenzi, ball program was a bonus. really sucks.” associate athletics equip“I want to go to at least ment manager, Football SAMUEL MCINERNEY, o n e g a m e,” Mc In e r n e y 101 covered topics from the INTERNATIONAL STUDIES JUNIOR said. “But the no-alcoplayers’ equipment, to basic hol-in-the-stadium rule replays, to field maintenance. ally sucks.”

Around 25 people attended from different As Kuenzi explained the basics of the countries, including South Korea, the U.K., game in the team’s meeting room, he gave a Norway, the Netherlands and Peru. physical demonstration to explain holding “I have no idea how it’s played,” said with the assistance of Reika Shimada, an Sandra Fink, who came from Austria to OU international and area studies sophomore. to be a German teaching assistant.

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Students can experience an hour of Persian culture and enjoy hot tea at 2 p.m. every Friday until Nov. 21.

Farsi Fridays, which take place in Kaufman Hall room 230, are meetings designed to give students learning Persian additional conversation practice and support, said Marjan Seirafi-Pour, the event’s adviser.

The meetings are also used to educate students about Persian culture and customs said Seirafi-Pour, who teaches Persian through the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics.

Seirafi-Pour makes baklava cake and Persian hot tea for each meeting beGO AND DO cause she wants students Farsi Fridays to get to know Persian and Iranian culture, as well as When: 2 p.m. every receive language tutoring.

Friday until Nov. 21 The terms “Persian” and Where: Kaufman Hall, “Iranian” are used interroom 230 changeably, Seirafi-Pour said, but “Persian” includes Iran and Tajikistan, where Persian is also spoken. Persian is also the language in some parts of Afghanistan and Iraq, Seirafi-Pour said.

The Persian language encompasses Farsi, the primary language spoken in Iran, Seirafi-Pour said in an email.

“I thought Farsi rhymes well with Friday, so I had no choice but to call it Farsi Friday and, of course, schedule it on Fridays. Farsi Friday is a great way to wrap up a week of learning Farsi,” Seirafi-Pour said.

At least once every semester, the Farsi Fridays group goes to a Persian restaurant in Oklahoma City, where students eat Persian food and practice language skills in a real-life situation, Seirafi-Pour said.

“They interact with the restaurant owner and servers in Persian and get a real feeling of what it’s like to enter the Persian community,” Seirafi-Pour said.

The students also go to look at a Persian market in Oklahoma City and purchase things if they’d like. These trips are supported by The University College Action Center, Seirafi-Pour said.

Everyone is invited to attend Farsi Fridays, including students and parents, Seirafi-Pour said.

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Marijuana campaign continues Photographer to give public book lecture

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A national marijuana advocacy group took steps Wednesday to begin raising money for a campaign to legalize recreational pot use in California in 2016, a move with potential to add a dose of extra excitement to the presidential election year.

The Marijuana Polic y Project filed paperwork with the California secretary of state’s office registering a campaign committee to start accepting and spending contributions for a pot legalization initiative on the November 2016 state ballot, the group said.

The measure would be similar to those passed in 2012 by voters in Colorado and Washington, the first U.S. states to legalize commercial sales of marijuana to all adults over 21.

California, long the national leader in illegal marijuana production and home to a thriving, largely unregulated medical marijuana industry, is one of the 21 other states that currently allow marijuana use only for medical reasons. The drug remains illegal under federal law. “Marijuana prohibition has had an enormously detrimental impact on California communities. It’s been ineffective, wasteful and counterproductive. It’s time for a more responsible approach,�

Marijuana Policy Project E xecutive Director Rob Kampia said. “Regulating and taxing marijuana similarly to alcohol just makes sense.�

The Washington, D.C.based group also has established campaign committees to back legalization measures in Arizona, Massachusetts and Nevada in 2016.

Voters in Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia will weigh in on marijuana legalization in November.

In 2010, California voters rejected a ballot initiative seeking to legalize

Paula Allen and a group of Chilean women will discuss women’s rights CAITLIN SCHACHTER News Reporter

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This Feb. 1, 2011 file photo shows medical marijuana clone plants at a medical marijuana dispensary in Oakland, Calif. The Marijuana Policy Project filed paperwork Wednesday with the California secretary of state’s office for a new committee that aims to put a pot legalization measure on the November 2016 state ballot, the group said.

recreational pot. The mea- voter turnout is higher, Tvert sure, just like the medical said legalization supporters marijuana law the state ap- would use the next two years proved in 1996, was the first to build a broad-based coaliof its kind. But along with tion and craft ballot language opposition from law en- that addresses concerns forcement and of particular elected officials, constituencies.

Proposition 19 “Obviously, faced unexpectit’s a whole difed resistance ferent landfrom mediscape in cal marijuana California, users and outw h e re i t w i l l law growers in When an issue cost probably as the state’s somuch or more is taken up called Emerald just get on in California, to Triangle who the ballot as it it becomes a did to run a winworried legalization would national issue.� ning campaign lead to plumafter getting LYNNE LYMAN, meting marijuaon the ballot in CALIFORNIA DIRECTOR na prices.

Colorado,� he OF THE DRUG POLICY Marijuana said.

ALLIANCE Policy Project League of spokesman California Cities Mason Tvert predicted no lobbyist Tim Cromartie, such divisions would surface whose group opposed the this time around. state’s 2010 pot legalization Citing his group’s experi- initiative and until this year ence in Colorado and the ad- fought legislative efforts to vantage of aiming for a pres- give the state greater overidential election year when sight of medical marijuana,

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said Wednesday that it was too soon to say what kind of opposition, if any, would greet a 2016 campaign.

Lynne Lyman, California director of the Drug Policy Alliance, said her group expects to play a major role in the legalization effort and already has started raising money. Lyman said the goal is to have an initiative written by next summer. She estimated that a pro-legalization campaign would cost $8 million to $12 million.

Even though California would be following in the steps of other states if a 2016 initiative passes, legalizing recreational marijuana use there would have far-reaching implications, Lyman said. “When an issue is taken up in California, it becomes a national issue,� she said. “What we really hope is that with a state this large taking that step, the federal government will be forced to address the ongoing issue of marijuana prohibition.�

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REPORT: Sexual assaults among big 12 schools Continued from page 1

Sexual Assault: Forcible Offenses Reported

Sexual Offense Cases in the Big 12

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These numbers refer to the number of cases of forcible sexual offense reported per 1,000 students enrolled.

Kansas State University: 0.04 (24,378 enrolled) West Virginia University: 0.07 (29,707 enrolled) University of Texas: 0.10 (52,186 enrolled) Baylor University: 0.13 (15,364 enrolled) Texas Tech University: 0.15 (32,467 enrolled) University of Alabama: 0.21 (33,503 enrolled) University of Oklahoma: 0.22 (27,507 enrolled) University of Tennessee: 0.27 (29,833 enrolled) University of Kansas: 0.29 (27,135 enrolled) Iowa State University: 0.33 (30,748 enrolled) Oklahoma State University: 0.43 (25,708 enrolled) Texas Christian University: 1.13 (29,833 enrolled)

A social documentary photographer and a group of Chilean women seeking justice will discuss their story in a free public lecture Thursday this afternoon.

Photographer Paula Allen will speak about her book, “Flowers in the Desert: Chilean Women’s 40-year Search for the Disappeared, Truth and Justice� at 4 p.m. in the Gaylord College of GO AND DO Journalism auditorium, Paula Allen said Mallory Gladstein, program coordinator for lecture the Women and Gender What: Photographer Studies Center for Social Paula Allen will speak Justice. about her book, Allen’s book tells the “Flowers in the Desert: story of the Association of Chilean Women’s Relatives of Executed and 40-year Search for the Missing Political Prisoners Disappeared, Truth of Calama, a group of and Justice� women in the northern When: 4 p.m. today desert of Chile who spent 17 years searching for Where: Gaylord their relatives who disapCollege of Journalism peared after the country’s auditorium 1973 coup, Gladstein said.

The group of women Price: Free will receive the 2014 Clyde Social Justice Award created by OU’s Center for Social Justice, Gladstein said.

Allen nominated the group of women whom she made the video about for the award, which is why she is coming to OU in conjunction with the award, Gladstein said.

Every two years, a committee from the Center for Social Justice chooses the winners for the award based upon their humanitarian efforts, Gladstein said. “The main criterion for this selection will be that the person or group’s work contributes to the re-humanization of victims of human rights abuses,� Gladstein said.

The person or group to receive the award can come from any field and reside in any country, Gladstein said.

They are invited to OU to participate in the award ceremony, Gladstein said.

Thursday’s lecture offers an opportunity for the community to engage with Allen and the women of the group, Gladstein said.

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Shimada worked with an American football team at Ritsumeikan University in Japan before coming to OU. Because of that experience, she is a student athletics equipment manager.

American football is the main sport at Ritsumeikan, which is unusual for Japan, Shimada said.

Their team won the national championship four years ago.

Outside of the U.S., soccer is a more popular sport.

However, some students at the event thought American football might be more popular in its own way. “There’s no tailgating in Germany,� said junior Insa Miller. “If you don’t go to the game, then you have to watch it on the telly or listen on the radio. So I’d say [American] football is bigger here than [soccer] is there.�

The lesson ended with a tour of the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Before the tour ended though, Kuenzi completed the international students OU football lesson with a University of Texas joke during his explanation of turnovers. “I mean, you can choose to give them the ball,� Kuenzi said. “But only Texas does that.�

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OUR VIEW

Books should not be censored Our View: Banned Books Week is important for raising awareness about censorship in the U.S. and its important to share how banned books have impacted us personally.

You might think this week is just another line to mark off the calendar, but it’s much more important than that. This week is the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week, a time to celebrate the freedom to read and draw attention to literary works frequently challenged or banned in the U.S. We believe banning books in American schools and libraries is an inexcusable offense, not only to the authors of the novels, but also to all the knowledge and insight potential readers miss out on.

Some of the most frequently challenged books might surprise you because the list includes many beloved classic novels. Works often considered required reading to be a well-rounded citizen, like F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” and George Orwell’s “1984,” find their names on the list. Thankfully, Banned Books Week is designed to bring national attention to the dangers of censorship and includes nationwide events, such as a free webinar about regional issues for banned books featuring expert speakers.

Although there are still attempts across the country every year to remove books from libraries and schools, those devoted to the freedom to read often succeed in restoring banned or challenged books to library shelves, according to the American Library Association’s website. You can check out lists of frequently banned and challenged books at the American Library Association’s website.

We do not support efforts to censor books and we are grateful to live in a society that generally embraces learning and encourages students to read. In fact, many of the books on the banned lists are novels members of our editorial board love and that profoundly impacted them. We decided to share some of our personal experiences with banned books below and encourage you to do the same.

Paighten Harkins, digital managing editor Banned book: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey I read this book in high school because my much wiser friend recommended it. I didn’t really know

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what to think at the time, but once I started reading, I completely devoured the book. The book focuses on a group of individuals who are all living in an Oregon psychiatric hospital, some by choice and some not.

Throughout the novel, protagonist Randle McMurphy, who is in the mental hospital after he was diagnosed as a psychopath after initially being sentenced to a prison work farm, teaches the other patients to quesOur View is tion authority and the status quo the majority opinion of and be themselves through a series The Daily’s of wild antics, such as staging pronine-member tests against the hospital’s orderlies editorial board and busting the men out for a fishing trip to reaffirm their self worth.

Even though McMurphy is ultimately silenced by the end of the novel, it was still influential to me because it taught me it’s OK to question authority and that mental illness doesn’t define a person. It also helped me understand that repression only hinders a person’s recovery, which is why it’s so important to be able to express yourself.

Joey Stipek, special projects editor Banned book: “Naked Lunch” by William S. Burroughs “Naked Lunch” by William S. Burroughs is my

favorite book on the banned book list. It’s considered one of the most important books published in American literature. “Naked Lunch” tells the narrative of William Lee (a pseudonym Burroughs himself used he when wrote the book Junkie) as he travels and meets people from the United States to Mexico. Lee eventually travels to Tanzier and later, the Interzone, a dream-like reality, while he continues to struggle with his drug addiction.

The topic of drugs along with language ignited a firestorm of controversy back in the day. “Naked Lunch” has faced censorship citing obscene content from detractors of the book in Boston and one notable case involving censorship of the book involved The University of Chicago’s student publication, The Chicago Review. All but one member of its editorial board resigned to protest the perceived censorship of portions of the book’s manuscript in 1958.

You can send us your story of how a banned book has impacted your life in the comments section at OUDaily.com, on Twitter at @OUDaily, on Facebook at The Oklahoma Daily/OUDaily.com or by writing to dailyopinion@ou.edu.

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GUEST COLUMN

Anxiety disorders should not be ignored STEPHEN KOENIGSFELD Guest Columnist

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week after the riot during Veishea, I entered the Iowa State Daily newsroom like I had everyday for the past three years. I came in, sat down at my desk and plugged in a USB flash drive into the back of my computer. Then it felt like something snapped in my chest and my heart was going 160 beats per minute. I was overwhelmed with a feeling of doom.

What the hell was happening to me?

I immediately called for the editor to drive me to the hospital, thinking I was having a heart attack. Chest pains, sweaty hands, hyperventilation and dizziness all followed. As I made my way into the emergency room, my heart rate had slowed, my sweaty palms began to cool and I was starting to be able to breathe again. Little did I know I had just experienced my first panic attack and was on the road for a troubling bout with general anxiety disorder.

ISU football player Jacob Gannon recently came out with his story of his panic

attack, which caused him to question his love of football and to leave the team for a short time. On Sept.

15, it was announced that Gannon was back with the football team and had said he made a mistake by leaving in the first place.

Gannon told members of the media in a news conference Sept. 15 that “after going to counseling, [he] realized football wasn’t the problem. The problem was this anxiety.”

I, too, had the same feeling toward the Daily. Was my job as a managing editor and dealing with all of the breaking news we had causing me to be mentally unstable?

The answer was no. While the requirement to perform well on the football field or in the newsroom may add some stress, that wasn’t the sole reason for why we had our panic attacks.

I’m often asked, “What does a panic attack feel like?” For me, it’s been a little different every time.

But as I read the description given by Dr. Marc Shulman, physician for the ISU athletic department and one of the primary doctors for Gannon, I felt goosebumps

was and realized what I was doing to myself wasn’t right.

It was that moment when I realized there are hundreds — if not thousands — out there who are trying to bottle up the stress like I was and not getting the help they need and deserve.

The ripple effect of that Sept. 12 panic attack was unforeseeable. I missed the Daily’s weekly staff meeting — affecting my ability to do my job as editor-in-chief — missed class and snapped at a few of my closest friends over a little dispute at the end of the day. I’m normally a guy who wears his emotions on his sleeve, but I knew something was really wrong after Sept. 12.

Sometimes it’s not even PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY TONY RAGLE/THE DAILY an issue of pride. I simply thought I was doing a fine for nearly 6 months to get on my arms because I was job of managing the stress help, telling myself I was able to finally grasp the of working 60-hour weeks, fine and that it was a onewords. It is a perfect degoing to class and trying to time occurrence. Since scription of what is going balance a social life someon in a person’s mind when that panic attack in April, where in between. But I’ve I’ve had seven more anxithey’re having an attack: now become more aware of ety attacks, a few of which I “Picture yourself in a just how brutal anxiety disroom with no air and a win- told my friends and family orders can be. about, and others which dow at the far end and you Jacob Gannon is an ISU weren’t too severe and I will do anything you can to football player and he has break through that window never bothered mentioning. anxiety. He’s getting help to get to the air. You kind of It wasn’t until an episode for it and is feeling better shut everything else out.”

Sept. 12 when I began to than he has in a while on Unlike Gannon, I refused question how stable I really the football field. My name

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is Stephen Koenigsfeld and I’m the editor-in-chief at the Iowa State Daily. I have anxiety and I’m getting help for it so I can start feeling better and helping those around me in my everyday life.

To the hundreds and thousands out there who are diagnosed or undiagnosed with any type of anxiety, you can do it, too. It may sound cliche, but it’s true.

Don’t wait for the one panic attack to push you over the edge and risk it taking a bigger physical toll.

I won’t sit here and tell you everything is going to be 100 percent normal and you’ll never have another panic attack in your life. I won’t say your anxiety will be cured in just one day or week. But there are professionals out there who are available to help you cope with your anxiety in the future.

If sharing your stories of panic attacks or general anxiety helps you cope, feel free to share them on the Iowa State Daily’s Facebook page.

Stephen Koenigsfeld is the editor-in-chief of the Iowa State Daily newspaper.

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LIFE&ARTS

Kelly Rogers, life & arts editor dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/life&arts • Twitter: @OUDailyArts

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Remember country’s golden age Listen to these sweet, crooning tunes LIFE & ARTS COLUMNIST

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hat makes a g re a t c o u n try song?

Ever yone from casual listeners to Johnny Cash fanatics have an opinion, but it all boils down to one quality: the storytelling in the song.

Keaton Bell Rooted in Southern kildebell@ou.edu Appalachian folk and @kildebell western music from the 1920s, artists have always innovated and added onto country music. Pioneers such as Fiddlin’ John Carson and Jimmie Rodgers incorporated elements of yodeling, western swing, blues and more, demonstrating the versatility of the genre.

Here are some essential songs to map out the sound of country music, from Patsy Cline mourning lost love to Hank Williams howling at the moon.

For a complete list of throwbacks and a Golden Country playlist, visit OUDaily.com.

— He may have been The King of Rock ‘N’ Roll, but country music embraced Presley whole-heartedly after he released this wildly popular track. Inspired by a story of a man committing suicide by jumping from a hotel window, “Heartbreak Hotel” is a sad and lonesome track elevated by Presley’s colorful vocals.

— Given the fact that “Hello Darlin’” is now considered a country music standard, it’s surprising to hear that the song was considered a creative risk at the time of release. Inspired as a ballad to his long-time singing partner Loretta Lynn, “Hello Darlin’” features virtually no chorus and was originally written as a rock ‘n’ roll track in the ‘50s.

All those fears were brushed aside though, once the song was played in space during the Apollo space mission, making it a national hit.

— One of the most well-known country hits of all time, “Coal Miner’s Daughter” is an autobiographical take on Lynn’s troublesome childhood growing up in Butcher Hollow, KY. But through the heartfelt and straightforward lyrics (“We were poor but we had love, that’s the one thing that daddy made sure of”), Lynn’s signature hit avoids selfpity by instead coming off as reminiscent.

— A beautifully crafted song of romantic rivalry, “Jolene” tells the tale of a woman confronting the titular Jolene, who the narrator believes is trying to steal away her man. The fact that Parton wrote the song after she saw her husband flirting with an attractive bank-teller makes the song’s theme of heartbreak sting a little deeper.

— Montana’s yodel-filled classic was born out of her feelings of loneliness while her boyfriend was away. After recording the track with the Prairie Ramblers, the record became the first country song by a female artist to sell more than one million copies. Not bad for a small-town singer from Arkansas.

— Even the most impassioned country music haters have to admit that they have a soft spot for Johnny Cash.

Because even though his music encapsulates the sound of country music, Cash always added something fresh. On “I Walk The Line,” Cash achieved the click-clack rhythm by winding a piece of wax paper through his guitar strings and speeding up the song’s tempo since it was originally envisioned as a ballad.

— For better or worse, the current country music themes of bonfires-and-booze debauchery and non-stop partying can be credited to Williams. Known for his more somber tracks, “Settin’ The Woods on Fire” finds Williams at his most carefree and heartfelt, slinging out lyrics like “I’ll gas up my hot rod stoker, we’ll get hotter than a poker.”

— Charles essentially reinvented the genre when he released “Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music,” his 1962 album that integrated soul and jazz into traditional country music. Tracks like “You Don’t Know Me” opened the door for subsequent country artists to experiment with different sounds, blend genres and include more diverse lyrical content.

COMMUNITY

Longest lasting human rights festival returns this Sunday Local musicians, artists and vendors will join together to promote human rights on Sunday, Sept. 28 at Andrews Park for the 52nd annual Norman Groovefest. The festival is the world’s longest lasting human rights music festival.

The festival, which was created by OU artists, musicians and activists, has been running biannually since 1986.

While music and speakers are a large part of the festival, the biggest focus is on promoting human rights.

“Norman Groovefest hopes to highlight the great work of local organizations, artists and businesses that promote human rights,” according to the event’s website.

Nine bands are scheduled to perform from noon to 8 p.m. including Kyle Reid and the Low Swinging Chariots, Culture Cinematic and Tequila Songbirds. Speakers and art performers will entertain and inform the festival-goers between sets.

For a detailed schedule of performers and more information, visit www.groovefest.org.

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A unicyclist pedals along at the 2012 Groovefest. This year’s Groovefest will be Sunday at Andrews Park.

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“The Meaning,� a documentary about bridging the gap between Christians and atheists will be showing at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

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“The Meaning� documentary to be shown in Oklahoma Memorial Union “I used to be a very opinionated atheist and thought Christian beliefs were comparable to fairy tales. I was that person pushing back at Christians. I started doing my own research and realized there was a lot more to it than I was seeing and I ended up believing it myself.�

IAN J. KEENEY, ATHEIST-TURNED-CHRISTIAN

Filmmaker is an atheist-turnedbeliever, uses personal experience BAILEY CHAMBERS Life & Arts Reporter @baichambers

With all the different people in America’s melting pot culture, there are plenty of varying opinions concerning religion or a lack thereof.

What happens when very strong conflicting opinions are placed in the same room? Ian J. Keeney, a former atheist-turned-believer, braved the topic and documented it for all to see. He has made several feature films and currently works for CBS News in New York City. “I wanted to make the movie for people to know each other on a personal level, rather than just offending each other on billboards,� Keeney said. “The Meaning,� Keeney’s award-nominated documentary, is about exploring the meaning of faith and bridging the gap between Christians and atheists in the nation and will be showing at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27 in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium. Oklahoma City based Christian rap group, Exodus, will be performing after

the showing. The group also makes an appearance in the documentary.

The documentary is inspired by the pattern of Christians and atheists arguing with one another rather than simply accepting differences of opinion. It explores why people believe what they do and enables others to objectively understand dissimilar personal lifestyles. “I used to be a very opinionated atheist and thought Christian beliefs were comparable to fairy tales. I was that person pushing back at Christians. I started doing my own research and realized there was a lot more to it than I was seeing and I ended up believing it myself,� Keeney said.

His documentary is meant to bring these different beliefs into one space and bridge the gap between them.

Keeney said everyone should be able to talk about countless philosophies about life, possibly disagree, and still coexist while leaving out hatred. “I think people should believe what they want as long as they are not imposing on the rights of others. We are not that different but just in different places about what we believe.�

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Mended team prepares to face Kansas Players are ready to win game Saturday despite losing streak ANDREW CLARK

Sports Reporter @A_Clark_OUDaily

The OU volleyball team will face 23rd ranked Kansas to kick off Big 12 play Saturday at McCasland Field House.

The Sooners are still recovering from a 1-3 weekend in North Carolina where they won against Wake Forest, but were defeated by No. 13 North Carolina and unranked Duke.

There was a wrinkle with the lineup last weekend when sophomore outside hitter Madison Ward pulled an abdominal muscle and was moved to the libero (defensive specialist) position for the UNC and Duke games.

“We feel like those two losses were kind of a fluke since we didn’t have everybody,” junior setter Julia Doyle said. “We’re going to forget about those two and get back to being the team we were against Florida.”

The Sooners need Ward healthy Saturday for multiple reasons. Junior libero Taylor Migliazzo, who leads the team with 158 digs, will be back at her respective position.

A healthy Ward will help the OU attack as well, considering she is third in kills for the Sooners, totaling 119.

“We have four days to see if everyone is good for Saturday,” head coach Santiago Restrepo said. “Four days to make it happen.”

The team is not worried going forward.

With everyone healthy, junior outside hitter Kierra Holst said she believes the Sooners can square up with any Big 12 team.

“All the teams are solid, but if we play up to our level, we could probably beat them almost every time,” she said. “If we play up to our potential, we can win versus anyone.”

We have four days to see if everyone is good for Saturday...

Four days to make it happen.”

SANTIAGO RESTREPO, COACH

The team will begin watching film of Kansas this week to develop a strategy to start off its Big 12 schedule with a victory.

The match will start at 7 p.m. Saturday at McCasland Field House.

Andrew Clark, andrew.t.clark-1@ou.edu

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Above: Sophomore outside hitter, Madison Ward, slams the ball over the net during the game against Lamar on Sat. Sept. 13 at McCasland Field House. The Sooners beat the Lady Cardinals 3-0.

Below: Sophomore outside hitter, Kimmy Gardiner, forearm passes the ball towards target during the game against Lamar on Sat. Sept.

13 at McCasland Field House.

PLAYER PROFILE Julia Doyle Year: Junior Position: Setter JACKIE EBY/THE DAILY

Statistics: 499 assists 21 kills

Junior defensive specialist, Taylor Migliazzo, dives to save the ball during the game against Lamar on Sat. Sept. 13 at McCasland Field House. The Sooners beat the Lady Cardinals 3-0.

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Losses drive team even more After two losses, the women’s soccer team remains optimistic BRADY VARDEMAN Sports Reporter @BradyVardeman

Coming off two losses in California, Oklahoma women’s soccer is looking to regroup against Oral Roberts Friday in Norman.

The Sooners fell to UC-Irvine 2-1. The team was then shut out against San Diego two days later. Junior defender Laura Rayfield said the team’s slow starts are to blame.

“We fought until the very last minute but were not able to come back from it,” she said.

The team is looking at the pair of losses as a learning experience. Rayfield emphasized the need to stay sharp on defense.

“Our goal every game is to keep a clean sheet,” she said.

“By doing that on defense, it gives our offense a chance to win the game for us.”

With Oral Roberts headed to town this week, coach Matt Potter called his team’s first two-game losing streak an opportunity to overcome adversity.

“Every game brings a different set of circumstances, a different set of challenges and we need to understand that,” he said.

This week seems as good as any for a Sooner rebound.

The team plays a light JACKIE EBY/THE DAILY s c h e d u l e w i t h ju st o n e Freshman middle fielder, Victoria “Tori” Bowman, tries to keep the ball away from her defender during the home game, instead of the game against Central Arkansas on Sept. 9 at John Crain Field. The Sooners slaughtered the Bears with a usual two.

5-0 victory.

Potter wants his team to work on capitalizing on the opposing team’s mistakes. just need to keep that men“[Our team] has an attitude of ‘every day counts,’” he Even with conference play tality going forward.” said. “There is no point in looking back.” beginning Oct. 3, he said the The Golden Eagles head Our coach told us, first and foremost, Sooners’ focus lies entirely into Saturday’s game with Brandy Vardeman, brady.vardeman@ou.edu we must give them nothing and take on Oral Roberts. a 2-3-3 record. All three ties “We are blessed with a everything... I think we just need to keep have come in the last five staff that can look forward games, all of which went to that mentality going forward.” and review things,” he said. double overtime.

“But for me and the playOn the offensive side DEVIN BARRETT, PLAYER PROFILE ers, the focus is all on Oral of the ball, Madison JUNIOR FORWARD Kaitlyn Fahrner Roberts and the day we have Va l e n z u e l a b o a s t s f i v e in front of us. points and three assists.

Year: Redshirt “I am fortunate enough to be able to do that and leave Anchoring the Oral Roberts defense is goalkeeper Maddie Freshman it in the capable hands of others to worry about what is Rhodes, who has an impressive 25 saves on the season but coming.” has allowed 10 goals.

Position: Goalkeeper Oklahoma is more than ready to bounce back against Barrett said a victory this weekend would be crucial in the Golden Eagles, said junior Devin Barrett. She said the gaining momentum heading into conference play.

Statistics: trip to California offered the team several lessons they can “We’re looking for any type of positive result,” she said.

38 saves, two shutouts use as they continue the season.

Potter said the Sooners are determined to learn from the “Our coach told us, first and foremost, we must give mistakes made in California, but that the squad will not them nothing and take everything,” she said. “I think we dwell on the losses.

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