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ELECTION BOARD DECLARES NUNLEY INELIGIBLE FOR CAC CHAIRMAN Election winner overspent by 32 percent during campaign

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CADIE THOMPSON

The Oklahoma Daily

Ty l e r Nu n l e y , w h o u n t i l Tuesday was the chairman-elect of Campus Activities Council, has been declared ineligible for the position by the UOSA Election Board.

The board disqualified Nunley

because he spent more money than UOSA regulations allowed on his campaign, according to a written decision released Thursday.

“Unfortunately, the expense report presented to the board by candidate Tyler Nunley was not accompanied with clear and sufficient evidence of honest

expenditure reporting,“ the decision said.

Board members unanimously voted to disqualify Nunley, who appeared to have won the April 1 election by 181 votes. The status of the election was already in question when Nunley’s opponent, Kely Van Eaton, filed a complaint April 1 that alleged Nunley had broken campaign rules.

The campaign expenses were not included in Van Eaton’s compliant, but they are what led

STUDENT AFFAIRS CHANGES RULES REGARDING ACCESS TO UOSA RECORDS On Thursday, in the process of reporting on the disqualification of CAC chairman-elect Tyler Nunley by the UOSA Elections Board, The Daily requested copies of the motions filed with the UOSA Student Superior Court on behalf of Nunley and opponent Kely Van Eaton.

The request was denied, despite the fact a similar request was granted when The Daily reported on Van Eaton’s original complaint on Tuesday.

When a Daily reporter called the same court clerk who released documents on Tuesday, she was told she would have to submit an official

Freedom of Information Act request with OU’s open records office in order to see any documents.

Someone familiar with UOSA told The Daily a Student Affairs official instructed members of the court not to provide The Daily with any UOSArelated documents unless reporters filed open records requests for them.

The only exception to the no-release policy is UOSA election results, which the UOSA student code requires be released to The Daily.

The individual said Student Affairs officials are in the process of determining whether and what types of RECORDS CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

NUNLEY CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

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Students at O’Hara Elementary School in Pittsburgh, Pa., spot penpal Amber Tullos’ location off the coast of Africa. Tullos, an international and area studies junior, is spending a semester at sea and corresponds with the class. Tullos sends mementos, videos and photos from her travels to the class.

Sooner at sea shares experience with grade schoolers Pennsylvania students share global education during student’s Semester at Sea KATE CUNNINGHAM

The Oklahoma Daily

Some of the best friends Amber Tullos has made during her semester abroad aren’t people in exotic countries or even her fellow students. Instead, they are 20 third-graders.

Tullos, international and area studies

junior, left in January for a 108-day cruise around the world as part of the Semester at Sea program. She and her 700 classmates have already docked in several countries, including Spain, South Africa and Vietnam, and are scheduled to visit more, she said.

In addition to the 12 to 15 credit hours students are required to complete during the semester, Tullos and about 134 other SAS students are volunteering for Vicarious Voyage, in which program participants correspond with U.S. primary and secondary school students, said Michelle Hurst, SAS assistant director of international field

programs.

“Amber is going all out,” said Kris Charny, a third-grade teacher at O’Hara Elementary School in Pittsburg, Pa. Charny has participated in Vicarious Voyage for 14 years and said Tullos stands out because of her enthusiasm.

“She’s been wonderful to send us a lot of materials and keeping in touch with us,” Charny said.

Tullos and her assigned partner, another SAS student, have sent picture CDs, video clips, menus in foreign languages and candy wrappers from other countries to the

HIGH WINDS CAUSE MORE THAN 10 WILDFIRES ACROSS OKLAHOMA Wildfires swept across the state Thursday afternoon, aided by high winds, forcing many to evacuate their homes.

“They sounded the tornado sirens, and my family had 10 minutes to pack up our valuables and leave for my grandparents,” said Sara Norton, professional writing junior.

Norton’s family lives in Velma, which was completely evacuated for most of Thursday. Some residents were able to return late in the evening.

“We’re not sure if my house is still standing or not,” she said.

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could not come to help because they were dealing with their fires.

Towns closer to Norman were dealing with similar situations as neighborhoods burned in Midwest City, Choctaw and Lindsay.

“It looks like a warzone,” Midwest City police chief Brandon Clabes told the Associated Press.

The situation remained the same in northern parts of the state and in North Texas.

Students driving home early for the holiday weekend were also impacted by the wildfires as parts of I-35 have been closed.

“I was going home for Easter, and

then I was directed off the highway,” said Stephanie Herubin, communication sciences sophomore.

She said even though she was inconvenienced, she was determined to make it home for the holiday.

“We’ll get to Texas somehow,” she said.

Most of the fires were burning in rural areas, and there are no reports of injuries.

Conditions in eastern Oklahoma were a different story. At least four counties were under tornado warnings Thursday.

—Ricky Maranon/The Daily The AP contributed to this report.

Pennsylvania school.

One of the pair’s video clips was shot from inside an Indian taxi so the students could see what the country’s streets look like. Charny said this is the first time a SAS student has sent video clips to her class.

The students send letters to Tullos, but in a different way.

The students have written to Tullos twice this semester by sending the letters to a port city where Tullos can pick them up. Tullos said she decorates her room on the ship with the letters she has received so far.

SEA CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

Sending mass e-mails now easier Temporary policy relaxes mass e-mail restrictions LEIGHANNE MANWARREN

The Oklahoma Daily

A new mass e-mail policy has been put in place for the rest of the semester to give student organizations and OU departments more flexibility in communicating to students.

Full-time faculty and staff, including registered student organization advisers, now may send mass e-mails to all students without approval from the administration when using the

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OU Mass Mail account.

Under the previous policy, individuals could only target e-mails to groups of students using major, classification or enrollment status as a sending criteria and only urgent, official communications from OU could be sent to all students via OUMM with approval from Student Affairs.

The new policy was a response from “many student requests,” said Nick Key, OU IT spokesman.

“The guidelines are very specific as to who may use the system and how it may be used,” he said. “The intent of E-MAILS CONTINUES ON PAGE 2

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Sea continues from page 1 “I hope that my little pen pals are learning that the people and places that I’m visiting are not all that different from them and from their own communities,�

Tullos said in an e-mail. “I want them to take an interest in cultures other than their own. I will feel fulfilled if I can just show them that people are interconnected and that the world is not as big as it appears to be.�

SAS hosts semester-long programs that last more than 100 days but also has summer programs that run 60 to 70 days, Hurst said.

Hurst said voyages like Tullos’ are “floating universities.� Along with about 700 students, the ships house about 30 professors, an executive dean and an academic dean. The program offers about 80 courses to fit a variety of

Nunley continues from page 1 the election board to disqualify Nunley.

Nunley has five days to appeal the board’s decision. He said Thursday he had not decided whether he will appeal but is reserving the right to do so.

After elections, candidates are required to submit accounts of their campaign expenses to the Elections Board. CAC chairman candidates are not allowed to spend more than $1,500.

major requirements, Hurst said. She said the emphasis of SAS is to provide students with a true “global comparative education.�

As for Tullos, she said she has learned considerably more during her time with SAS than she could from any textbook. “I feel like sometimes people let stereotypes determine their views about other cultures,� she said. “I found that the people that I met in the most impoverished countries were the happiest.

I have learned that there is a lot more to life than monetary success and material accumulation.�

But Tullos said taking advantage of every day and keeping a positive attitude are the most important lessons she has learned from Semester at Sea. “Although the future is important, it should not take precedent over enjoying your current journey,� she said. “I feel like this experience has given me insight into the type of person that I want to be.�

The report Nunley originally submitted to the board showed expenditures of less than $1,500, but when board members asked TYLER him to clarify NUNLEY some aspects of the report, the total was revised upward, to almost $2,000.

The original report hadn’t included the price of some campaign materials like large posters

E-mail continues from page 1 these changes is to increase transparency of the OUMM process and improve the quality of these messages.�

The goal of the new policy is to employ e-mail communication effectively, OU officials said in a press release. “E-mail is one of the most frequently used methods that students use to communicate,� Susan Sasso, Student Affairs associate vice president, said in the release. “Our goal is to ... not open the flood-gates for mass e-mails but instead to challenge faculty and staff to send only high quality,

OKLAHOMA WILDFIRES

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John Brewer holds a wet towel to his face after battling wildfires in his housing addition Thursday in Midwest City. Gusting winds and dry conditions fueled wildfires the state.

and Nunley’s Web site domain, according to the election board’s decision.

In total, Nunley spent 32 percent more than the set limit for campaigning, the decision stated.

The future of the CAC chairmanship is uncertain now that Nunley has been disqualified.

U O S A P re s i d e nt A ma n d a Holloway said if Nunley does not appeal the election board’s decision, Van Eaton will be declared CAC chairman.

The situation is complicated

by Van Eaton’s prior complaint,

relevant messages.�

Additional policy changes require mass e-mail senders to take personal ownership for each message.

The criteria for taking ownership include targeting specific recipients by major, classification and gender when possible, writing a clearly stated subject line with the prefix “OUMM,� sending mass e-mails from their personal e-mail addresses and not their departmental addresses, inserting a signature block with their names and departments, inputting their names into the approval field on the mass mail application and ensuring mass e-mails only communicate information about departmental or registered student

which had already thrown the validity of the election results into question, said Michael Davis, the UOSA general counsel member who is representing Nunley.

Before Nunley was disqualified, both candidates were ordered by UOSA Student Superior Court to file briefs stating their arguments in regards to Van Eaton’s complaint.

The briefs were originally scheduled to be due at noon today, but the court has issued an order to suspend both the filing of briefs and the completion of oral arguments, pending Nunley’s

organization events and programs, not personal messages.

While faculty and staff can send students a mass e-mail without approval, students also can filter them through an OU IT link. “E-mail rules let you divert mass e-mails away from your inbox into a sub-folder,�

Key said. “This combines the convenience of ‘opting out’ with the security of saving the messages. This way you can review messages at your convenience without the risk of losing important communications from your academic department.�

OU administrators will review the policy at the end of the semester to make permanent policy changes at that time.

decision about whether to appeal his disqualification.

UOSA Election Chairman Raymond Rushing said that as far as he knows, the situation is unique in UOSA history. “This has never really happened before,� said Rushing, human relations graduate student. “I really don’t know the process of how it will all play out.�

In a decision issued late T h u r s d ay n i g h t , t h e U O S A Student Superior Court wrote that the circumstances presented the court with “an unprecedented quandary.�

Records continues from page 1 information should be released to The Daily without Freedom of Information Act Requests, a process that includes consulting with the university’s legal counsel.

The Daily filed a request for the motions related to the CAC chairmanship with OU’s open records office late Thursday afternoon and has been told the documents will be made available today. —Cadie Thompson/The Oklahoma Daily

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ALL REFERENDUMS PASS STUDENT VOTE Changes include reformed drug, smoking and discrimination policies JAMIE BIRDWELL

The Oklahoma Daily

Students voiced their opinions last week when they voted on three referendums in UOSA elections.

Referendums do not have any force of law, but rather are used to express the student body’s will for Student Congress representatives and university officials to take into account when making policy decisions.

DRUG POLICY Students approved creating a separate drug policy with 37 percent of the vote.

The new policy would supplement the alcohol policy enacted five years ago, Spencer Pittman, author of the referendum, said.

Pittman, a criminology junior, said a new narcotics policy would also have a three-strikes rule, similar to the alcohol policy.

He said drug abuse — especially of prescriptions like Adderral and Ritalin — are extremely prevalent on campus, and should be regulated as much as alcohol.

Pittman said the reform is being written now and has to go through judicial affairs before it becomes policy.

SMOKING POLICY A plurality of students also voted for a campus wide smoking ban with 49 percent of the vote.

The ban would cover campus from Lindsey Street to Boyd Street and Jenkins Avenue to Elm Avenue, the referendum’s author, Joe Ahrabizad said.

The ban would exclude Greek houses and dorms, Ahrabizad said.

Students complaints that smokers were not abiding by the ban on smoking within 25 feet of doors prompted the referendum, Aharabizad, physical science junior, said.

“I was really excited,” Ahrabizad said. “I really wanted to see that option succeed.”

The ban may become policy as early as next semester, he said. The student code committee must change the student code and then get approval from the OU Board of Regents.

ADDING SEXUAL ORIENTATION TO NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY Students also overwhelmingly approved adding sexual orientation to the non-discrimination clause with 73 percent of the votes.

The current discrimination policy does not apply to gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people. The referendum’s author, Nick Harrison, said the addition fits well with other items in the non-discrimination clause.

Rosie Lynch, the chair of the student advisory board, said sexual orientation should be added to non-discrimination clauses across the state, Harrison said.

REFERENDUM RESULTS Referendum regarding whether to include sexual orientation in the UOSA Constitution discrimination policy • 1,640 voted Yes • 611 voted No Referendum regarding a student drug policy on campus • 818 voted to create seperate policy entitled “Student Drug Policy” • 739 voted to make no changes to current policy • 652 voted to conjoin drug and alcohol policy into “Student Alcohol and Drug Policy” Referendum regarding smoking on campus • 1,221 voted for a complete ban on smoking on campus • 710 voted for a partial ban on smoking in certain areas of campus • 555 voted for no further restrictions on smoking on campus

“I think it’s definitely a good measure of the students’ opinion on this issue,” Harrison said. “It’s reassuring and inspiring that they want to support this idea.”

Harrison said he plans to push UOSA president-elect Katie Fox to move towards adding the amendment to the clause.

CNN analyst Fareed Zakaria to visit OU Monday Newsweek editor will speak on foreign policy LEIGHANNE MANWARREN

The Oklahoma Daily

A New York Times best-selling author and international political analyst will be on campus Monday to give his perspective on America’s foreign policy.

He will headline an informal discussion with students at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art and present the keynote speech at the President’s Associates Dinner on Monday at the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Fareed Zakaria is the host of the CNN

Wo r l d w i d e p ro g ra m, “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” and is the editor of Newsweek International, overseeing all of the Newsweek’s editions abroad.

Zakaria will speak about how the new president should reshape America’s FAREED foreign policy. The discus- ZAKARIA sion will be a continuation of the topics in his latest New York Times best-seller, “The Post-American World.” In it, he discusses the “rise of the rest” — the growth of China, India, Brazil and many other countries’ global influence

STICKING TO THEIR CULTURE American Indian fraternity teams up with Norman library to showcase traditional stickball memorabilia

There are several varieties of stickball that each use different equipment among American Indian tribes, Randall said. “[The stickball styles are] all pretty similar,” Randall said, “but they’re distinct in their own ways, also.”

Randall said the tournament will use WILL HOLLAND rules based on the Choctaw style of play, The Oklahoma Daily which is being called “tournament style.”

Julie Moring, a librarian at the Norman Members of the OU and Norman comPublic Library, said the idea for the exhibit munities are doing what they can this month to raise awareness for the American originated when she met Randall at the library’s annual American Indian festival last Indian culture.

Sigma Nu Alpha Gamma, an American year.

Moring, who is also chairwoman for Indian fraternity, The Jacobson House and the Norman Public Library will host the festival, said when she brought up the idea of hosting a tournament, Randall told their first American Indian her his fraternity had already stickball memorabilia exhibit “The stickball styles hosted one. Then together this month and the fraternity with Gentry, they successfully will host a two-day stickball are all pretty similar, but they’re distinct in wrote a grant proposal to the tournament April 17 and 18 at Norman Arts Council to retheir own ways, also.”

Reaves Park. ceive further funding for the The memorabilia is on disevents. play at the library but will arAs part of the events, the liRANDALL, SIGMA NU ALPHA rive at The Jacobson House brary will host a stickball stick GAMMA MEMBER April 13, where they will be making demonstration with displayed until April 25th, said Choctaw historian Curtis Billy Jin Gentry, Jacobson House and Muscogee Creek song director. leader Kelly Bell at 5 p.m. April The stickball tournament 16. will be the fraternity’s second and Monte The same day, the library also will host Randall, Sigma Nu Alpha Gamma member, American Indian author Don Birchfield to said he hopes this year’s tournament will be speak about American Indian culture and much larger than last year’s. games at 6:30 p.m.

Five teams have committed to this year’s Moring said this month’s events will tournament but Randall, a Native American studies graduate student, said his goal is to allow people who may not be familiar with the game to have a chance to see it firsthave three more teams participate.

One of the participating teams is from OU hand. Randall said the events will showcase and comprised of Sigma Nu Alpha Gamma areas of American Indian culture that aren’t traditionally seen. members, he said.

— and what it means for the future.

Zakaria has spoken to audiences all over the world, writes a regular column for Newsweek and The Washington Post and has made frequent appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Charlie Rose, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and BBC World News.

“Fareed Zakaria is one of the most thoughtful contemporary observers of world affairs,” President David Boren said in an e-mail. “He has suggested important ways that America can continue to lead in a very changed international environment.”

Limited seating for the event is open to OU students, faculty and staff by appointment

“Fareed Zakaria is one of the most thoughtful contemporary observers of world affairs. He has suggested important ways that America can continue to lead in a very changed international environment.”

OU PRESIDENT DAVID BOREN

and overflow seating will be available to the public.

The informal discussion will begin at 5 p.m. and the dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, call 325-3784.

POLICE REPORTS Names are compiled from the Norman Police Department and OUPD. The reports serve as a record of arrests and citations, not convictions. Those listed are innocent until proven guilty.

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Eric Michael Webb, 21, West Boyd Street, Tuesday DISTURBING THE PEACE Cooper O’Donald Williams, 41, West Main Street, Tuesday HARBORING A FUGITIVE Stephanie Ranae Allen, 33, 2600 W. Lindsey St., Wednesday MUNICIPAL WARRANT Kelley Paul Anderson, 28, 201 W. Gray St., Wednesday, also county warrant Joshua Nathaniel Faulkner, 20, 201 W. Gray St., Wednesday Charles Edward Koenig, 34, 128 E. Hayes St., Wednesday Tiffany Michelle Longbrake, 30, 430 SE 24th, Wednesday Nathan Shawn Milligan, 19, 201 W. Gray St., Wednesday Fiorella Pena Trigoso, 22, 1111 Oak Tree Ave., Wednesday

COUNTY WARRANT Charles Michael Brownlee, 25, 2600 W. Lindsey St., Wednesday, also obstructing an officer and harboring a runaway child Walter S. Lemmones, 37, Wednesday, also possession of a controlled dangerous substance DOMESTIC ABUSE Vincent Anthony Bozeman, 47, 929 Goodman Lane, Wednesday MOLESTING PROPERTY Dawn Jaquelette Gale, 32, 1409 Aladdin St., Wednesday ASSAULT AND BATTERY Andre Antonio Gibbs, 45, 1409 Aladdin St., Wednesday PUBLIC INTOXICATION Shaun Anthony Head, 33, 405 Highland Parkway, Wednesday POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA Gi Hoon Lee, 25, 1878 W. Robinson St., Wednesday

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In response to Kyle Williams’ Thursday column about the new Web-based ‘non-culture.’

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“There is no reason why universities cannot be making enormous contributions to culture online. But they have been strangely slow to do so. OU, however, has not yet made a commitment to creating excellent educational content which is freely distributed online. Very little educational content on

the open Internet is being created by OU faculty or students even though the technology of Web 2.0 makes that easier than it ever was before.”

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AN ABSURD RECORDS AFFAIR On Tuesday, The Daily obtained documents from a member of the UOSA Student Superior Court related to Kely Van Eaton’s challenge of Tyler Nunley’s CAC chairman win.

The Daily reported on the contents of the documents on OUDaily.com.

Apparently someone in Student Affairs didn’t appreciate that, because a Student Affairs official has since told members of the court that they cannot release any UOSA documents to The Daily except those which are specifically mentioned in the UOSA Student Code. (See page 1 for more.)

At least for now, every piece of paper The Daily wants to see, no matter how easily it could be delivered via e-mail, must be obtained by filing a request with and then waiting for a response from OU’s Open Records Office.

Is this illegal? No. Is it wrong? Yes. Oklahoma open records laws require government organizations to provide a means by which citizens can access government records. The university has set up such a means with its Open Records office, which handles requests for records about all the university’s departments.

There’s no doubt that a university

office sending reporters to an open records department is following the letter of the law.

But it is not following the spirit of the law. According to the Oklahoma Open Records Act, “the purpose of this act is to ensure and facilitate the public’s right of access to and review of government records so they may efficiently and intelligently exercise their inherent political power.”

The Student Affairs mandate doesn’t technically block access to information; it’s still available through records requests. But it dramatically inhibits the efficiency of the information-gathering process.

Instead of a reporter for the student newspaper sending an e-mail to a member of the student government and getting needed information, reporters will now have to file requests with administrators, who will forward those requests to student government, which will supply the necessary information to the administrators, who will make it available to the reporters.

It’s unnecessary and absurd.

If ever there were two groups of people that ought to be able to communicate with each other with honesty and transparency, it’s student government

and student media. But officials in Student Affairs are trying to add unnecessary layers of administrator-supervised bureaucracy to the process, inhibiting students’ ability to communicate with each other and making the process of accessing information far less efficient.

It’s a blatant violation of the spirit of the Oklahoma Open Records Act, and everyone from Daily editors to Student Congress representatives to University College freshmen should be angry about it.

They should all do something about it, too.

Students need to let their student representatives and Student Affairs administrators know how they feel about an attempt to make information about the bodies that govern them more difficult to obtain.

UOSA officials have to stand up for their right to make their own rules, and then make those rules in accordance with principles of good governance.

And The Daily must — and will — continue to fight for accessible information even as it continues informing the OU community about the activities of both student government and Student Affairs.

Sorry, no prize: we got punked On Tuesday, The Daily ran a post-April Fool’s Day guide to getting back at everyone who got you on April 1.

It included a variety of suggestions, from fake Craigslist ads to super-glued shoes.

In return we got, well, exactly what we deserved.

Late Wednesday night, a group of students scattered hundreds of Easter eggs across the South Oval and around Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Inside? A treat — a piece of chocolate, a penny — and a while slip of paper. On the paper? A breathless announcement that the recipient of the egg had won a prize (!) and needed to call a certain phone number to collect said prize. The number? The Oklahoma Daily’s newsroom.

The calls started coming in 10:18 p.m. Wednesday, before the next day’s paper was even finished (the note said to call before 5 p.m. Thursday).

Not every number belonged to The Daily (we know, we checked.)

A couple of eggs had a number for Vice President of Student Affairs Clarke Stroud, and another led us to a tired-sounding woman manning a roadside assistance hotline (“Are you calling about the prize?” she asked, sounding bored.) But the vast majority of the numbers were for The Daily’s newsroom, opinion desk or photo desk.

So, in case you were wondering, there is no prize.

Except the one that goes to Pe-Et, the senior honor society responsible for the eggs-travaganza.

Well played, ladies and gentlemen. We got punked.

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STAFF COLUMN

Bike share would help green initiatives We all know going green is cool. That’s why OU hopped on board. But all good ideas can be better.

Many U.S. cities and colleges have now implemented public bikeshare programs, such as Washington D . C . ’ s LINDSEY SmartBike ALLGOOD DC. With a quick swipe of a card, a person can borrow a bike from one of 10 downtown locations and peddle to meetings a few blocks away to cut back on driving.

It essentially works like a taxi service—except free on many occasions and no carbon emissions.

OU stepped up with reusable meal containers at Cate Center

and digital pay stubs. Let’s take another leap.

The university could benefit from a modified version of this eco-friendly, European brainchild.

I exper ienced the twowheeled delight in France while trekking to a park. We simply hopped on two public bikes at an automated rental destination, cruised along in half the walking time and “parked” in a different location near the park, saving time and sweat.

Rounding up unused bikes doesn’t seem like too large of task for such a determined institution.

OU should join the host of U.S. colleges that already use a bike share program.

Personally, after someone stole my bike from my front porch (I didn’t lock it because I have too much faith in humanity), I’d love to get from Gaylord

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to the art museum in two minutes flat again. I’m sure other bike-less peers concur.

Fallbacks exist, as with any noble venture—money, manpower, willpower. But we can’t save the planet without leaping a few hurdles. Consider this a call to all the greensters around the OU community.

We already proved ourselves in the national Recyclemania, beating the University of Texas and Colorado—both of which I hear are go-green, hippie havens.

So many possibilities exist with a free bike share program: I’m hoping for a tread mark sidewalk art competition.

My only request: at least one kid-sized bike for rent. Pink.

With pegs. Heck, I’ll donate that myself.

Lindsey Allgood is a professional writing senior.

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Recent objections reflect Inhofe’s disconnect with reality Sen. Jim Inhofe is often called dated and out of touch. Now, I, a registered Republican, finally agree. He is just that.

Inhofe has been pushing for the production of Army ground cannons for several years from his post on the Senate Armed Services Committee. His first cannon was the Crusader. Portions of the Crusader were to be produced in Elgin at the Fort Sill Industrial Park.

Plans for the Crusader were cancelled in 2002 by former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

Following the cancellation, Inhofe began workELISE ing with Rep. Tom Cole to JOHNSTON secure funding for another manned cannon, the XM1203 Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon.

Inhofe’s efforts were squashed again this week when Defense Secretary Robert Gates cancelled production plans on the new cannon.

Gates stated in his press conference that Inhofe’s cannon, along with seven others, did not address lessons learned from the Army’s fight against insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Inhofe blamed the cuts on President Barack Obama.

He said, “President Obama is disarming America. Never before has a president so ravaged the military at a time of war.”

It seems the Senator is confused.

Obama did not hold a news conference to announce cutting the cannon’s production, Gates did.

The defense secretary stated that he would not take the risk of spending money on defense systems that did not work well in our current endeavors.

Inhofe seems to be forgetting that the defense secretary serves as an advisor to the president, informing and advising the president on all matters of the military.

Inhofe’s delusions continue. The cannon is not even in production yet.

No troops are using any of the eight cannons that have been cut from the Future Combat Systems program.

Plus, Gates announced funding “new billions of dollars for [other systems], along with more troops and new technology.”

Gates was not the only one to raise concerns over the cannon, either.

The Government Accountability Office, the office that audits Congress, stated Inhofe’s cannon was so far ahead in production of the other cannons planned for the Future Combat Systems group that it may

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come to the field prematurely and not be compatible with future systems.

Yet Inhofe still wants to blame Obama’s budget cuts.

Did he ever consider that his $92 million in earmarks inserted into Obama’s budget might retract from bigger and better purposes? No, because he doesn’t think about what’s best for this country.

After 22 years in the U.S. Senate, Inhofe’s time should come to a close. He no longer appears to be seeking the best interest of the nation, even though his delusions make him think otherwise.

His failed cannon attempts have used dated technology, he refuses to accept the scientific facts behind global warming and he contradicts himself on government spending issues.

After bashing the “Democrats’ billion dollar spending spree,” Inhofe pushed for 74 earmarks totaling more than $91.6 million, including a $475,000 beautification project in Midwest City. In true politician form, Inhofe flip-flopped on his ideas.

Inhofe will do anything to stay in Washington.

His earmarks included assistance for two public school districts – both in Tulsa.

At least he knows where to direct the federal funds in order to woo his campaign finance base.

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When asked how he could call for so much money in earmarks after criticizing the liberal government spending, Inhofe again blamed the Democrats, and said as long as they would vote to keep earmarks, he’d keep inserting them.

News flash, Senator: our nation is in a crisis. Put your party politics and stubbornness aside and work for the good of America.

We do not need to make Hudiburg Drive in Midwest City look nice right now.

We need health care coverage, energy efficiency, assistance for the housing market and funding for higher education.

Even the other Oklahoma Republican members of Congress fail to see eye to eye with Inhofe.

Sen. Tom Coburn told a Daily reporter, “We’re not elected to bring home the bacon; we’re elected to do the right thing for the country.”

The rest of the Oklahoma delegation asked for less than $45 million in earmarks combined, approximately half of the amount requested by Inhofe.

This tirade about a cannon is yet another example of Inhofe’s disconnect with the citizens of Oklahoma, leaders in Washington, the American people and reality. It is time for Oklahomans to elect a fresh face to represent them in Washington.

Elise Johnston is a psychology junior.

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OU ATHLETIC DIRECTOR DENIES PARIS’ PAYBACK, PARIS TO SET UP FUND INSTEAD SECAUCUS, N.J. — Courtney Paris still wants to give back to Oklahoma.

The Sooners’ four-time All-American had promised to pay back her scholarship if she didn’t lead Oklahoma to a national title.

The Sooners fell short in the Final Four against Louisville, but athletic director Joe Castiglione said Tuesday the university wouldn’t hold Paris to her promise.

So instead, Paris says she plans to set up a fund that will go to the needy in Oklahoma.

“We’re working on something, trying to JOE corroborate and make some kind of fund CASTIGLIONE that kicks back into the community,” Paris said Thursday after being selected by the Sacramento Monarchs with the seventh pick in the WNBA draft.

The cost of four years at Oklahoma has been estimated conservatively at $64,000, but the price could be even higher since Paris, the daughter of former NFL offensive lineman Bubba Paris, came from California and would have had to establish residence in Oklahoma to pay in-state tuition.

“We have a great, great university, and our athletic director wouldn’t accept the money back,” Paris said. “But I feel like there is something I can do to help the state of Oklahoma because they’ve supported me so much and I’ve had the best four years playing with them.”

Paris’ base salary in the WNBA this season is expected to be around $41,000.

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Senior center Courtney Paris (3) and senior forward Ashley Paris (5) high-five at the end of their 70-59 Sweet Sixteen victory over the Purdue Boilermakers. The Paris sisters were drafted in yesterday’s draft 7th and 22nd, respectively.

Paris twins selected in WNBA draft, going to California teams ANNELISE RUSSELL

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The Paris twins are headed home to California.

OU seniors Courtney Paris and Ashley Paris were chosen as the 7th and 22nd overall pick respectively in the 2009 WNBA draft.

Courtney Paris was chosen in the first round by the Sacramento Monarchs and Ashley Paris was

the second round pick for the Los Angeles Sparks.

Courtney Paris’ pick is the highest draft pick for the Sooners since Stacy Dales was picked third in the 2002 WNBA draft.

Courtney Paris will be a muchneeded addition to the Monarchs who finished last season 20-19 and lost in the conference semifinals to San Antonio.

The Monarchs pride themselves on strong defense and Paris will be a strong rebounder to compliment notable players like Kara Lawson and Ticha Penicheiro.

As a four time All-American,

Courtney Paris averaged 15.9 points and 13.6 rebounds on the 200-2009 season. She also led the team in field goal percentage this season shooting 56.5 percent.

She was named the Lowes Senior Class award recipient this year as well as the Big 12 Player of the Year.

One of the greatest accomplishments of her career was her record streak of 112 consecutive doubledoubles, which ended the night the Sooners beat Tennessee 80-70 in February.

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to graduate from OU, she is not the only Paris sister entering the WNBA. Ashley Paris will be joining one of the most notable teams in the WNBA known for great players, such as Lisa Leslie and Candace Parker.

The Sparks were the WNBA champions in 2001 and 2002.

Ashley Paris finished her career at OU leading the offense in the Sooners’ last game against Louisville with 16 points. She averaged 12.6 ppg and 9.6 pg.

Ashley Paris came into her senior year after spending the

summer losing over 30 pounds and working on her mobility. The senior transitioned her game into one that was not solely under the basket.

While she was many times lost in the shadow of her twin sister, Ashley Paris is poised to do very well and improve in the WNBA. Overall, the WNBA draft began with Atlanta’s pick of Louisville’s Angel McCaughtry, the senior leader behind the team that defeated OU in the National Semifinals.

The Washington Mystics chose second in the draft and picked up Marissa Coleman of Maryland.

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Sooners conclude spring football with Red-White game Saturday CLAIRE BRANDON

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The Sooners cap off spring practice with the annual Red-White game at 1:15 p.m.

Saturday.

Although the return of the Heisman trophy winner, three All-American players and four All-Big 12 players forecasts a promising future for the Sooners, OU has been focusing on concerns this spring, weighing heavily on the offense.

Last season, OU had the highest-scoring offense in modern college football.

Additionally, the offense featured a solid offensive line that kept sophomore quarterback Bradford virtually untouchable.

With the loss of four of the five starting linemen and three receivers, the offense has been working to fill some major holes.

Junior offensive lineman Brian Lepak, a walk-on transfer from Colorado State, is one of the new additions to the unit.

“Brian does a great job,” Stoops said. “A really great guy, works hard, great attitude.

He really fits in well and is going to help us.”

Running backs redshirt freshman Jermie Calhoun and sophomore Justin Johnson are getting a lot of snaps this spring.

“I think both running backs are really coming along and showing poise,” head coach Bob Stoops said. “[Johnson and Calhoun] are showing that they’re really seeing the field and doing the things that [assistant coach Josh Heupel and offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson] want them to do.”

Without sophomore running backs DeMarco Murray and Mossis Madu and junior Chris Brown this spring, Calhoun and Johnson are the position’s stars for the offseason. Murray is recovering from surgery, Brown is out as a precaution and Madu is learning the slot receiver position.

“You can tell they’re getting more and more comfortable and they’re really starting to look good,” Stoops said.

Defensive backs junior Quentin Carter and sophomore Sam Proctor will likely step up as safeties this spring after OU lost starting safeties Nic Harris and Lendy Holmes to graduation last season. “[Proctor] still has some plays that he needs to avoid here and there but that’s natural,” Stoops said. ”That’s why we just have to keep snapping the ball, but he’s making some good improvement.”

Carter started as safety in two games last

season, and both starting cornerbacks from last year return.

“Unit secondary is doing well,” Proctor said. “We have returning starters [cornerbacks] Brian Jackson and Dominique franks. Me and Quentin Carter stepped in this spring and have done a pretty good job communicating with each other.

“We want to be physical and want to step in and do what we can do to help our team get to championship level.”

Proctor excelled last spring, leading the team in tackles during the spring game, however was redshirted in the fall.

“You just have to stay focused, that’s the biggest thing I learned about my redshirt year,” Proctor said. “It’s one thing to have a focused spring or focused summer but playing this game you have to remain focused every day of the week, and [the coaches] are watching for us. So that was my life lesson, remain focused.”

The linebacking trio from last season is back, including redshirt freshman linebacker Travis Lewis, who led the team in tackles last year.

Junior linebacker Kennan Clayton, who is hoping to recover from an ankle injury before Saturday, expects the corps to improve before the spring game.

“Me personally, I just expect the linebacking corps to step up,” Clayton said. “I’m pretty sure that on Saturday we will feel like there’s a point to be proven with the linebacking corps.”

The offense and defense will face each other this Saturday, following the Varsity O Legend’s flag football game, which will begin at 12:15 p.m.

Also prior to the game, Sooner fans will have the opportunity to take a picture with the Heisman trophy in Heisman park.

The Red-White game is set to kickoff at 1:15 p.m. at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

Students get in free, and general admission tickets are $10.

The Sooners’ 2009 season-opener is against BYU September 5th in the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in Arlinghton, Texas.

“2009 is a long year,” Proctor said. “You have to play every day of it.”

Send your photos from the Red-White game to dailyonline@ou.edu and get them on our photo blog.

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Sooners get ready before kickoff against Nebraska Nov. 1. OU went 12-2 and won the Big 12 Championship in 2008. On Saturday, OU looks forward to the 2009 season in their annual Red-White spring game.

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TODAY WOMEN’S OUTREACH CENTER The Women’s Outreach Center is hosting Start Smart Workshop for women entering the workforce at 9 a.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

OKLAHOMA BOTANICAL SOCIETY The Oklahoma Botanical Society is hosting a plant sale at 9 a.m. in the OU greenhouse.

SCHOOL OF MUSICAL THEATER The School of Musical Theater presents “Baby” the musical at 8 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center.

SATURDAY SCHOOL OF MUSICAL THEATER The School of Musical Theater presents Baby the musical at 3 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center.

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Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. star in “The Soloist.” The film is based on the true story of journalist Steve Lopez (Downey) and his experince with Juillard-trained cellist Nathaniel Anthony Ayers (Foxx).

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‘Soloist’ addresses power of music, friendship In 2005, Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez began writing a series of columns on L.A.’s skid row, and the man he met there – Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, a Juilliard-trained musician who was homeless and affected with mental illness.

The upcoming film “The Soloist,” starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx, is based on Lopez’s experiences with Ayers.

The Daily’s Dusty Somers participated in a conference call with Lopez.

“The Soloist” opens April 24.

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WHAT IS IT LIKE SEEING YOUR LIFE INTERPRETED INTO A FILM?

Steve Lopez: It’s pretty surreal, except this process has been going on for several years now, so I’ve kind of gotten past it.

I’ve seen the movie a couple of times and to see Robert Downey Jr. calling himself Steve Lopez is a little bit strange.

But, I’m flattered by the portrayal and very gratified by what they did with this movie. There were lots of different ways to make this movie, and from the beginning I had some concerns that the issues might be simplified or the story might be changed so much that it would be unrecognizable to me, but the producers made the movie they said they were going to make.

I’m very gratified because I’ve become very passionate about all of the themes here – the friendships, and the redemptive power of music and just the simple power of human connection.

HOW HAS THIS EXPERIENCE CHANGED THE WAY YOU WRITE PROFILES AND COLUMNS? Lopez: I never got so personally involved in a story I was working on. I never jumped into the story and became a character in it to the extent I’ve done with this story.

We’re taught as journalists to keep some distance, and not become advocates – even as a columnist, to hold on to your impartiality – but this was a special circumstance.

I felt that it was the right thing to do morally to try to help Nathaniel get off the street, which got me involved in

negotiating the whole mental health system.

So, maybe I’ve rethought my history and tradition of keeping so much distance from the subject.

DO YOU FEEL THE SITUATION ON L.A.’S SKID ROW HAS IMPROVED SINCE YOUR SERIES OF COLUMNS ON IT? Lopez: Well, there is no question that skid row is a different place than when I met Nathaniel four years ago. There is no question that far fewer people are sleeping on the streets.

The question is, where did these people go? I think one of the points I’ve been trying to make since this adventure began four years ago, is it’s not as if we don’t know what works. The problem is, we just haven’t made a commitment to what does work – that’s something called permanent supportive housing.

Nathaniel’s story put a spotlight on these issues, but unfortunately, there’s a long way to go. There have been some improvements, but we need more.

WHAT DID YOU DISCOVER ABOUT YOURSELF THROUGH YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH NATHANIEL? Lopez: So much, so much. One of the things I found so captivating about Nathaniel was that most people would look at him and see a bum; most people would look right past him.

But, when I got to know the man, I became captivated by his passion, and the idea that despite his unlucky break, he was as happy as anyone I’ve ever known – happier. And it was all about having found his purpose in life. When he’s in the moment with the music, he’s about as passionate and successful and happy as any of us can ever expect to be.

The greatest gift I got from Nathaniel – and there are many – was to be reminded that I did have my own passion.

To have learned about loyalty to the thing that you love and about friendship from a guy who was living out of a shopping cart remains to this day perhaps the most inspirational experience of my life.

Dusty Somers is a journalism junior.

NEW YORK — “South Park” may have accomplished the impossible — getting Kanye West to check his ego.

The Comedy Central show skewered the famously self-important rapper on its show Wednesday night, painting him as a narcissistic figure so out of touch with reality he couldn’t even take a (very politically incorrect) joke.

West’s love of himself and his work has been almost as integral to his image as his music: Just last year, he told The Associated Press that he was the “voice of this generation.” Also recently, he was quoted as saying his greatest regret was not being able to see himself perform live.

Yet, on his blog Thursday, West appeared chastened, and ready to turn over a new leaf.

In typical all-caps mode, he wrote: “SOUTH PARK MURDERED ME LAST NIGHT AND IT’S PRETTY FUNNY. IT HURTS MY FEELINGS BUT WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM SOUTH PARK! I ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON MY EGO THOUGH. HAVING THE CRAZY EGO IS PLAYED OUT IN MY LIFE AND CAREER.” West said that he started stroking his ego long ago to build up his self esteem — but he now realizes he needs to “GET PAST MYSELF.” – AP

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Friday, April 10, 2009 ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You won’t have to put on pretenses in order to attract attention. Your charisma will be apparent to everyone who crosses your path. Use it humbly -- not to mention wisely and judiciously.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- When mingling with others, your image can be greatly enhanced if you do not use all the clout at your disposal.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- People in general will find you an inspiring person to be around because your way elevates their hopes and aspirations. Your sincerity makes you so effective.

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- It’s to your advantage to drop everything and assist others in need, especially if it takes an expertise you possess. The greater the service you perform, the greater the benefits will be.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Greater rewards are likely to be accrued from a partnership situation than from anything you do on your own. Opt for teaming up with someone when it makes sense.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- If something is asked of you, don’t disregard any innate signals that say it will turn out great, especially when it comes to career matters. Jump on anything that you are asked to do.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- It pays to be cautious about getting into speculative situations, so don’t take any foolish risks. But if you honestly feel something is worth the gamble, give it a go.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Something good could be in the offing at this time. Be alert for an opportunity that might come through a benefactor who has previously proven to be a good source.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Don’t sit around twiddling your thumbs if you’re plagued with restlessness. Call a pal, and get together to engage in a fun and exciting activity.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -Your intuitive faculties could be sharper than usual, especially with regard to financial or commercial matters. It might be worth it to play a hunch about something you believe in.

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Friday, April 10, 2009

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Two boxes of Coop Ale Works’ brew, the DNR and Gran Sport Porter, sit on a shelf in the Oklahoma City brewery. Coop Ale Works is a beer brewing company monitored by head brewer Chase Healy, advertising senior. Healey’s beers are sold at Victoria’s Pasta Shop and O’Connell’s on Campus Corner.

STUDENT BREW BUSINESS GOING STRONG Student’s own craft beer can be found in more than 40 taps across the state TYLER BRANSON

The Oklahoma Daily

EDITOR’S NOTE: On Feb. 19, The Daily’s Tyler Branson wrote a feature about Chase Healey, an advertising senior who created his own brewery.

This is a follow-up of Healey’s brewing activities.

Hard work and persistence may have paid off for one OU senior, whose craft brewery in Oklahoma City opened its doors—and its taps—to the Sooner state this March.

Chase Healey, advertising senior, launched Coop Ale Works with the intention of providing Oklahoma with a selection of beers to be proud of, and to be the beer people talk about when they think of Oklahoma City.

Now, a month after commercially tapping the kegs, Healey is quite happy with business.

“It’s been going really well,” he said. “I believe we have 42 taps out right now across the state. It’s starting to get out there and it seems like every day we get more orders.”

Coop Ale Works’ selection — which includes Horny Toad Cerveza, Zeppelin German Wheat, Native Amber, DNR Belgian-Style Golden Ale and Gran Sport Porter — is offered only in two Norman locations. But Healey said he hopes that all will change soon. “[Coop Ale] is definitely at O’Connell’s and Victoria’s right now,” he said. “And also we’re going to start bottling here in May. Expect people to see bottles on the shelf in June.”

Though not carried by many vendors in Norman, Coop Ale Works seems to be doing well in the locations that have bought his beer, Healey said.

“You know it’s funny, the other day I went in to have some of the beer with my friends

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during the OU women’s final-four game, [and] while they were filling my beer they ran out,” he said. “So it seems to be really well-received.”

Healey said that working on brewing beer almost four times a month, the introduction of two new beers for May and maintaining his own business keeps him exceptionally busy. Coupled with his advertising capstone, Healey seems to have jumpstarted his career before he even left college, much to the chagrin of his peers.

“It’s very busy here, and it’s getting crunch-time with school,” he said. “If I’m not here [at the brewery] working on this I’m working on my capstone. Luckily I’m just in a couple classes.”

Healey said finishing his degree in advertising, which helped him with marketing and advertising strategies at Coop Ale Works, is a special accomplishment for him, even though he may not have explicitly needed it for the particular trade he performs.

“I’ve been able to use a lot of what I’ve

learned [in school] to complement what we do here,” he said. “Plus, I want that degree because it’s a degree from OU.” Instead of using his new graduate-status in May to begin the tumultuous job-search like most other college students, Healey instead will be able to devote all of his time to brewing tasty beer and sharing his passion with others.

“So far, [Coop Ale] seems to be really well received,” he said. “People are diggin’ it and I think that as things go on and as we get more recognized, even more people will see what they’re getting in to and they’ll love it.”

Coop Ale is $5 a pint at Victoria’s and $4.50 at O’Connell’s on Campus Corner.

And, by calling or e-mailing ahead of time, Coop Ale Works also offers tours of the brewery on Saturday afternoons at the Oklahoma City location, 1124 NW 51st St., Healy said. This also includes free samples at the Speakeasy, the pub next door to the brewery.

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