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A BURDEN TO BEAR
DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE Joshua Thomas Rains, 22, Intersection of 1st Street and Asp Avenue, Friday Jessica Marie Aragon, 33, Intersection of Chautauqua Avenue and Lahoma Drive, Sunday Jose Alfredo Reyes, 30, East Robinson Street, Sunday
Michael Joseph Childers, 27 , 3rd Floor of Kaufman Hall, Friday
BY RON JENKINS The Associated Press
COUNTY WARRANT Eugene Andrews, 47, 1901 E Lindsey St., Sunday Miguel Bazan, 51, 24th Avenue SE, Sunday Jeremy Ross Campbell, 22, 700 84th Ave., Sunday Kerensa Renee Conner, 29, 401 12th Ave. SE, Sunday Dale Travers Jacobs, 21, 747 Asp Ave., Sunday
MUNICIPAL WARRANT
PUBLIC INTOXICATION Matthew Wayne Corbin, 20, 901 N Porter Ave., Sunday, also disturbing the peace Jason A Martyn, 29, Lynn Street, Sunday Ramon Allen Olmos, 30, 600 N Berry Rd., Sunday
POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA Micah Harris, 21, Biloxi Drive, Sunday, also no insurance and driving without a license Whitney Smith, 29, Biloxi Drive, Sunday
Courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Oklahoma’s black bear population may find itself behind the cross hairs. Legislation that would turn hunters loose on black bears in Oklahoma has been overwhelmingly approved by the state House, according to an Associated Press report. House members voted 96-0 Monday to send the measure to the Senate for a vote. The Senate Wildlife Committee passed a similar measure two weeks ago. Supporters say Oklahoma’s black bear population is becoming a nuisance to campers. There are an estimated 700 to 800 black bears in Oklahoma.
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Senate Education Committee on Monday narrowly defeated legislation to allow classroom discussion of alternative theories to evolution, along with other topics where science conflicts with religious or moral viewpoints. The vote was 7-6 against Sen. Randy Brogdon’s Scientific Education and Academic Freedom Act. Brogdon, R-Owasso, said science teachers in his district fear retribution for bringing up alternative theories on a wide range of subjects, such as evolution and stem cell research.
“This is the biggest case of window dressing that I’ve seen ... a direct slap at education.” Sen. Richard Lerblance, D-McAlester Sen. Richard Lerblance, D-McAlester, called the measure a subterfuge that would lead to teaching of theories based on religious viewpoints and not science. “Senate Bill 320 is a wolf dressed in sheep’s skin,” Lerblance said, predicting it was a first step toward teaching intelligent design in Oklahoma schools. “This is the biggest case of window dressing that I’ve seen” and “a direct slap at education,” Lerblance added.
Career expert inspires students to seek jobs • Internships, character are key says speaker DANIEL MARTIN The Oklahoma Daily Economic woes and high unemployment rates have left students nation-wide wondering what extra things they can do to jump-start a successful career. Donald Asher, career and higher education expert, addressed students Monday in Meacham Auditorium in the Oklahoma Memorial Union about how to
take the necessary steps for successful careers. He stressed that a major does not limit job options. His workshop, “How to Get Any Job with Any Major,” was intended to motivate and inform confused, job-seeking students. Sasha Johnson, graduate student, will graduate in May and said she attended the seminar to learn tips on finding a job. “He encouraged us to be more outgoing and not to settle for positions listed in job postings,” Johnson said. She said before the workshop she was confused and discouraged about entering the workforce, but the seminar helped her realize possibilities are nearly limitless. “If you are in college, then
now is the time to start worrying about your future,” Asher said. He said internships have a far bigger influence on a student’s career than a major does, and internships should be the most important thing on a student’s career to-do-list. “Your major doesn’t even determine your skill set,” Asher said. He said he has interviewed an art major who became the CEO of a bank, a psychology major who became a business consultant and an accounting major who became a nightclub manager. “If you have a college degree then you have the chance to get almost any job you truly desire,” Asher said. He said employers value per-
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Alternate theory bill defeated in state Senate • Lawmaker calls measure a subterfuge
ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH A FIREARM
Denovus Ternariell Daniels, 18, 201 W Gray St., Sunday Jameel Asmar Pickens, 25, 201 W Gray St., Sunday Carlos Augusto Sanchez, 25, 3009 Pinecrest St., Sunday
Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009
sonal features as much as the major a student chooses. The top three characteristics potential employers seek in applicants are honesty, communication and teamwork skills, Asher said. Brian Foster, petroleum engineering junior, said he doesn’t want to work in the petroleum engineering field for more than a few years. He said he would like to get involved in business communication. “I used to think your major defined what you had to do for the rest of your life,” Foster said. He said the transition from college to a career now seems more simple than he previously thought.
The theory of an intelligent design to the universe and life has been advanced to counter court rulings prohibiting the teaching of creationism as science. Brogdon said he did not mandate anything in his legislation, other than to allow teachers and students to have “an open dialogue on many types of issues.” Sen. Susan Paddack, D-Ada, noted that Brogdon’s bill was endorsed by a preacher who spoke to the Senate last week and issued a warning about spreading atheism. Brogdon said the minister spoke from the heart and his sentiments would probably be supported by “80 percent, probably 90 percent of Oklahomans.” Sen. Jim Halligan, R-Stillwater, was among those voting against the measure. Halligan objected to a provision he said would allow students to refuse to answer test questions on a subject because they did not believe what was being taught in textbooks.
CAMPUS NOTES TODAY CAREER SERVICES Career Services will host an interviewing workshop at 11 a.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.
will host a lecture about adolescent female aggression at 7:30 p.m. in the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.
WEDNESDAY
CHRISTIANS ON CAMPUS Christians on Campus will host a Bible study at noon in the Union.
CAREER SERVICES
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY The OU Zoological Society will have a meeting at 7 p.m. in Richards Hall.
Career Services will host a workshop about professional dress for men and women at 10:30 a.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. THE OU SCHOOL OF MUSIC
OU SOCIOLOGY DEPARTMENT
The OU School of Music will host a trombone choir at 8 p.m. in Catlett Music Center.
The OU Sociology Department
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“Bad Girls, Mean Girls or Just Girls: Facts and Myths about Girls’ Aggression and Violence” with Meda Chesney-Lind, professor of women’s studies at University of Hawaii at Manoa
7:30 p.m., Kerr Auditorium, SNOMNH
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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI LECTURES THURSDAY, FEB. 19 A&S DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI LECTURE
A&S DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI LECTURE
“Are We Living in the Age of Obama?”
“Physics in Unexplained Places”
with W. DeVier Pierson
with Janet S Fender, Chief Scientist, Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, VA; Chief Master Sergeant Rodney McKinley, 2009 A&S Distinguished Alumnus, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.; James M Larsen, Senior Scientist, Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson AFB, OH; and Grizelda Loy-Kraft, Chief Engineer, Aircraft Sustainment, Air Logistics Center, Tinker AFB, OK
1 p.m. Regents Room, OMU
3 p.m., 170 Nielsen Hall
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A&S DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI LECTURE
A&S DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI LECTURE
“Air Force Priorities and Thoughts on Leadership”
“Myopic Wisdom”
with Chief Master Sergeant Rodney McKinley
3 p.m., Regents Room, OMU
1:30 p.m., Scholars Room, OMU
by Jack Catlin