18 Feb 2013 Issue of The Collegian

a student newspaper of the university of tulsa

february 18, 2013 issue 17 ~ volume 98

Future medical school loses home

TU’s administration has decided not to purchase the downtown property due to a lack of funds.

Cara Dublin Student Writer

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n Friday, University of Tulsa’s President Steadman Upham sent an e-mail to the student body announcing that the school has decided “not to purchase the Hartford Building downtown for use as the future home of the Tulsa School of Community Medicine.”

TSCM is a joint project between TU and the the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Schusterman campus intended to advance the capabilities of both schools and to address what the e-mail called “Oklahoma’s health disparities and acute physician shortage.”

According to a statement recently presented to the Board of Trustees, Oklahoma currently “ranks 49th in the nation in physician coverage,” and so the need is immediate.

The Hartford building in downtown Tulsa was to have become the home of this joint four-year medical education program, but

Upham’s e-mail stated that “the projected cost of acquiring and redeveloping the Hartford Building site became prohibitive.”

Instead, TSCM will utilize existing campus facilities on both the TU and OU-Tulsa Schusterman campuses. It was not immediately clear which TU facilities might be utilized.

“Our needs, our partnership and our mission for the medical school in Tulsa remain the same,” Upham said in the recent statement. “Only the location is changing.”

University of Oklahoma President David L. Boren announced in the same statement that the “planning process” of establishing a formal medical school in Tulsa is “proceeding on schedule.”

Upham commented that the utilization of existing facilities “allows for a more rapid opening of the (TSCM).”

This was confirmed in the allstudent e-mail, which stated that “the timeline for the Tulsa School of Community Medicine remains on schedule, with plans to admit the first class in fall 2015.”

Private donors have provided extensive support for the project, and confidence is high that the schools’ partnership will soon

yield tangible results.

TU pre-medical student Gabriella Pierce said she was “a bit concerned” about the decision.

“The purchase of the Hartford building seemed like a really great thing for both schools and an important factor in their overall plans,” Pierce said. She expressed worry that the two school’s plans were somewhat disorganized or indefinite.

“However,” Pierce said, “OU Med has a great reputation, and TU has high standards, so I trust that however it works out, the TSCM will have a positive impact on the Tulsa community and be a really good option for our students.”

Pierce also said that she still intends to apply and considers TSCM to be among her “top three choices ... no matter what building they end up with,” stating that the decision not to purchase the Hartford building “has not affected her plans.”

Pre-medical sophomore Meghana Rao also said that the decision did not impact her opinion of TSCM. “I am actually especially glad that they won’t be postponing the opening of the medical school for another year like they did previously,” she said.

Courtesy of KRMG

The Hartford Building in downtown Tulsa was to be the site of the Tulsa School of Community Medicine until Friday, when officials announced to the TU community that cost issues would prevent the purchase of the property.

TU relations with Kendall Whittier have improved With service day approaching, KendallWhittier residents reflect on an improvement in University-neighborhoood relations since the 1970s.

Myriah Downs

Swift as O’Hare: Student athlete W breaks NCAA mile record

Student Writer

Track athlete Chris O’Hare broke the collegiate record for the mile this Saturday.

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niversity of Tulsa runner Chris O’Hare broke the collegiate record for the mile at the indoor Wanamaker Mile of the 106th Millrose Games on Saturday. His time, 3:52.98, broke the record set by O’Hare’s purported rival, Brigham Young University’s Miles Batty, by nearly a second and a half.

“It’s fantastic,” O’Hare said. “It is a great honor to be associated with such great athletes that have held that record in the past, and the great athletes that will hold it in the future.”

In addition to breaking the record for the mile, O’Hare earned fourth place in the competition.

“I’m proud of Chris,” Head Coach Steve Gulley said. “He went out today and ran the fastest collegiate mile in history, which is a hard thing to grasp.”

Hailing from Edinburgh, Scotland, O’Hare has had a prestigious career with TU’s track team. Last year, he won the mile event at the NCAA National Indoor Track and Field Championship, bringing TU one of its only three national championships and its first in track and field.

This year’s Millrose mile was a race between nine professional and three collegiate runners, including two-time Olympian Lopez Lomong.

Courtesy of John Nepolitan, Armory Track

Student track athlete Chris O’Hare broke the collegiate record for the mile at the Milrose Games on Saturday. His showing earned him fourth place in the competition.

ith Service Day around the corner, many students are preparing for that special day once a year when they roll up their sleeves and work on community service projects across Tulsa.

Campus-wide days of service date back decades, beginning with major universities that used them to strengthen connections to their surrounding communities. The days feature peak levels of student involvement and are generally organized by university-appointed officials.

This year’s Service Day will take place on Feb. 23 and is expected to put over 600 students to work. Every student participant will receive breakfast and lunch, and students who signed up before the Jan. 26 deadline will get a free t-shirt.

Service Day comes as a product of the steady progression of the university’s image in the local community since the 1970s. The decade saw a building boom in the Southern Tulsa area featuring new housing developments and commercial districts, mirrored with the sharp decline in the Northern Tulsa area.

According to Reverend Todd Freeman of College Hill Presbyterian Church, the decade marked a peak in animosity between the university and the surrounding community. During the time period, there was an exodus of homeowners from the community and an increase in leasing.

Following this, the university began constructing apartment complexes that, in the “long run helped with the detrition of the neighborhood,” Freeman said.

However, at the time, there was

fear and contention as the “university (expanded) from Delaware to Columbia and people (did not) know how far they would go.”

As TU expanded, friction with the community continued to grow as well, leading to a perception that neither group wanted the other.

However, modern perceptions of the TU have changed. Associate Director for Community Involvement Michael Mills is reportedly involved in a number of local councils, including the Indian Nations Council of Governments, which serves as a community task force.

The group works on community and economic development by focusing on providing affordable housing and housing assistance to the elderly.

Mills and Susan Neal, Associate Vice President of Government and Community Relations, are members of the Kendall-Whittier Ministries, a joint collaboration between TU and local churches and businesses designed to make decisions affecting the entire community.

The collaboration is used for “information distribution and dissemination” and routinely keeps community members aware of group proceedings.

After the breakdown in university relations in the 1970’s, TU began to reach out to the general community.

“It is the university that made the first step to come over and talk to (the community) to see how we felt things were going,” Freeman said. Such outreach has led to a more positive perception of the university to decreased tension between the two communities.

The impact of the administration’s efforts is alsow felt in the greater North Tulsa community.

Auxiliary Leader Marsais Broadway of the Metropolitan Tulsa Urban League’s “Young Professionals” program said that in her experiences both as a student at Oral Roberts University and as a Tulsa-area professional,

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True Blue Crew Would you like to participate in the planning, promotion and implementation of True Blue Neighbor service projects? If so, then True Blue Crew is for you!! Interested students should plan to attend an informational meeting on Tuesday, February 12 at 5pm in Holmes Student Center, room 50. If you are unable to attend this meeting, but are interested in learning more about True Blue Crew, please contact Mike Mills at Michael-mills@utulsa.edu.

Street School Tutors Street School is currently seeking volunteers to tutor students high school level Algebra 1 on Fridays from 9am-11am.

For more information on any of these opportunities, contact Kathy Shelton in the True Blue Neighbor Volunteer Center at kathy-shelton@utulsa.edu, call 918-631-3535 or come by Holmes Student Center room 25.

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Young Tulsa basketball team beats Houston Cougars The Tulsa Hurricane bested its long-standing rival Houston Cougars in a captivating triple-overtime game on Saturday.

Meredith Nelson Guest Writer

In a thrilling home game on Saturday, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane men’s basketball team pushed ahead of the Houston Cougars after a triple-overtime neck-andneck battle. Tulsa triumphed with a final score of 101–92, going on to be 14–11 for the season and 6–5 in Conference USA. “I’m proud of them,” said Head Coach Danny Manning after the game, “We are always proud of them, and we are going to always be proud of them as long as they go out and play with an intensity and energy that is representative of TU.” However, mistakes throughout the game left Tulsa in a compromised position. With minutes left in the first half, TU held a 70–65 advantage over Houston. The Cougars’ TaShawn Thomas hit a layup with five ticks on the clock, and after a Tulsa turnover Houston’s Jherrod Stiggers made the three-pointer that sent the game into overtime.

“In regulation we had a chance to seal the game, but we weren’t sound enough or disciplined enough to take care of the ball,” Manning admitted in the postgame press conference. “It is frustrating. We talk about it each and every day. We talk about finishing plays…We need to continue to take care of the ball and finish the play by rebounding.”

Led by freshman forward D’Andre Wright, who scored six of TU’s nine points in the first overtime, TU took a 78–75 lead with 1:50 left on the clock. Thomas scored two straight layups for Houston, giving the Cougars a 79–78 advantage with 19 seconds remaining, but TU junior guard Tim Peete hit a free throw in time to send the game to the second overtime.

Houston opened the second overtime with a 6–2 run to take an 85–81 lead, but after a free throw by freshman guard James Woodard, Wright scored back-to-back buckets for Tulsa to take an 86–85 lead. Houston’s Joseph Young tied the game at 86 on a free throw with 1:13 remaining.

Tulsa finally overpowered Houston in the third and final overtime, outscoring the Cougars 15-6 with six different Hurricane players scoring points.

“We knew when we came into

Women’s basketball twofor-two this weekend

the game that Houston would be a tough team to beat,” said Tulsa scoring leader Wright. “Once we got to overtime we knew that all of the offseason training that we’ve been doing would come into effect. We knew that their team was getting tired so we just tried to put it on them and in the third over-

time we finally pulled a win out.”

With 21 points, Wright was one of five Hurricane players who scored in double figures. Woodard recorded his fourth career doubledouble with 16 points and a teamhigh 12 rebounds.

Junior Pat Swilling Jr. and freshman Rashad Ray each chipped in

14 points, while senior Scottie Haralson added 10 points.

This was the first game of the season in which the Golden Hurricane has gone into overtime.

Tulsa will host East Carolina on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. at the Donald W. Reynolds Center.

Logan Miller / Collegian

Senior guard Shaquille Harrison moves the ball against Cougar defenders in Saturday’s game. Harrison hit two free throws within the last eight seconds of scheduled game play, helping to send the game into its first of what would become three overtimes.

Men’s basketball hosts Special Olympics clinic

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Senior guard Taleya Mayberry scores two more of her 21 points in the Sunday game against Rice, adding to her 1,557 career points at the University of Tulsa.

On Sunday night, the day after a victory over Houston in triple overtime, Hurricane men’s basketball held a clinic to promote the Special Olympics, and to involve special-needs participants in drills alongside TU players. Freshman guard Rashad Ray is pictured assisting a participant in one such drill.

The Hurricane women defeated the Houston Cougars on the road on Valentine’s Day, and followed on Sunday up with a home victory against Rice.

Amanda Schenk Student Writer

In an important conference game, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane women’s basketball team won on the road against the Houston Lady Cougars. Scoring by freshman Kelsee Grovey and senior Taleya Mayberry, as well as strong rebounding by Tiffani Couisnard, helped lead the team to its 59–55 victory.

Tulsa went into the game with a 9–13 record, comparable to Houston’s 10–12 record overall. Both teams were 4–5 in Conference USA games.

On two separate occasions in the first half, Tulsa extended its lead over the Lady Cougars to seven points. Houston responded by preventing Tulsa from scoring for over seven minutes, but Hurricane player Mariah Turner broke the Lady Cougars’ streak with a layup at 4:19 remaining in the first half.

Tulsa’s first-half shooting percentages assisted it in maintaining the lead into halftime, posting better shooting percentages than Houston in shots from the field, free-throw shots and three-point shots.

Despite multiple lead changes in the second half, Tulsa was able to outscore Houston and push back ahead to cinch the 59–55 win.

Grovey sunk four three-point shots and scored 16 points over the course of the game, and Mayberry added another 11 to the team’s total.

The game was crucial for the Golden Hurricane, which is now 5–5 in C-USA play and seventh in C-USA standings, just ahead

of Houston. The win prompted second-year Head Coach Matilda Mossman to tweet, “Our team showed great poise and beat a good Houston team on the road. #proudcoach.”

The game was the 15th time in history the two teams have met, and the victory gave the Golden Hurricane a 9–6 all-time series lead. The Golden Hurricane has not lost to the Lady Cougars since before the 2011-2012 season.

According to statistics released before the game, two of Tulsa’s players are ranked in the top 130 players in the country. Mayberry is ranked No. 34 overall in pointsper game, averaging 18.6, and is ranked 97th in free-throw percentage, shooting 80.6 percent from the line. Couisnard is also ranked No. 90 in the country in rebounds, averaging 8.8 per game.

Both seniors are ranked in the Tulsa Career Leaders chart, with Mayberry’s 1,536 career points putting her in second for points scored, and Couisnard third overall in rebounds, with 678.

Tulsa expanded its winning streak on Sunday with a game at home against the Rice Owls. Rice, who had a 24–11 advantage in the all-time series against Tulsa going into the game, was unable to stop Mayberry, who scored 21 points in the win.

The game was not a strong offensive one, however, and Tulsa only shot 31 percent from the field, 16 percent from the three-point line, and made only 50 percent of free throws.

Despite the offensive struggles, Tulsa was able to push back into the Owl’s eight-point lead at the start of the second half and eventually clinch the victory, 49–45.

The win puts Tulsa at 11–13 on the season and 6–5 in C-USA play.

The Hurricane’s next game is Feb. 21 against conference opponent SMU in Dallas, Texas.

Ice too slick for Oilers

The Tulsa Oilers lost a close game to the Ft. Worth Brahmas in overtime on Saturday night.

Lucas Forsythe Guest Writer

The evening may have started out slow for the Tulsa Oilers (19-294) on Saturday night, but escalated to a heated match before the team lost 4–3 in overtime to the Fort Worth Brahmas (30-16-5). The evening concluded a four-game home series in which the Oilers came out 2-2.

The Central Hockey League Brahmas—a team which takes its name from a kind of cattle—may be just the little sibling of the significantly better-known Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League, but that didn’t stop the team from taking an early lead as Brahmas forward Sy Nutkevitch scored the first the a goal against the Oilers in a powerplay six minutes into the first period.

Things continued to look bleak into the second period as Fort Worth put up another goal, but shortly thereafter the Oilers offense found its momentum as forwards Justin Fox and Ryan Menei responded with two goals of their own. The Brahmas then scored yet one more goal, bringing the score to 2–3 at the end of the period.

Perhaps inspired in the interim by the decisively adorable appearance of several youth hockey teams including Tulsa’s own Junior Oilers, the Oilers again stepped up their game as defenseman Jeff Buvinow scored the only goal in the third period on a powerplay with 14 minutes on the clock.

Both teams continued to fight with

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Oilers defender Ryan Menei attempts to bring the puck around the Brahmas’ goal for a clear shot. Menei scored one of three total Oilers goals on Saturday night.

little success, leaving the game at a tie at 3–3 when the clock ran out.

The Brahmas scored the final goal two minutes into suddendeath overtime to capture a 4–3 victory.

Although the game provided plenty of exciting breakaways and narrow goals, the score was perhaps not quite representative of the overall mood in the arena as the Brahmas successfully kept the action dangerously close to the Oilers’ goal for most of the night.

In total, Fort Worth executed 45 shots on goal, more than doubling Tulsa’s 21. While several Oilers players continue to prove their skills, the team’s lack of cohesive offense has been somewhat of a theme for much of the 2012-2013 season.

Despite the evening’s outcome, the game still elicited positive response from a Tulsa crowd of over 5,500, and proves to remain a

well-worth-it venture for students seeking a taste of local professional sports for under $15 a seat.

Astute readers may note that the BOK Center also regularly hosts a variety of non-ice-related events and wonder how it is all accomplished. Starting in October, miles of refrigeration coils are laid out underneath the rink floor, and the area is flooded and polished off before it is ready to serve as the Oilers’ home turf.

For the next several months, the ice actually remains as a permanent fixture in the arena, and large sections of Plexiglas are placed over it when not in use. Concerts, shows, conventions and more simply take place right on top of the ice.

When the hockey season wraps up at the end of March, the rink is again disassembled to make room for the Tulsa Shock WNBA season and its sectional hardwood court.

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Hurricane softball plays hard Sam Morton Student Writer

Last week, LeBron James set an NBA record at six consecutive games scoring 30 points or more while shooting 60 percent or better from the floor.

This is quite the impressive feat. James is on fire right now, but I don’t get too excited about this type of record. If you throw enough qualifications on a record you start to lose the meaning of even keeping these types of records. James was also the first player in the NBA to switch from the Cavaliers to the Heat in the year 2010, but so what?

For all intents and purposes, the difference between 28 and 29 points is just as great as the difference between 29 and 30 points.

Saying that James is posting 30 points at 60 percent is focusing too much on the easy appeal of round numbers.

I prefer to look at straightforward, nononsense records, like Kevin Durant’s three straight scoring titles. Yep, Durant’s records are definitely better than James’ records. Is my bias showing here?

The University of Tulsa softball team continued a strong season with a victory at the Florida State Unconquered Invitational this weekend.

Amanda Schenk Student Writer

The University of Tulsa women’s softball team traveled to Florida last weekend for the Florida State Unconquered Invitational.

The Golden Hurricane nearly lived up to the tournament’s name, losing only one game in the series, and beating hosts Florida State in the final 4–1 to win the tournament.

On Friday, Tulsa chalked up two wins against No. 25/21 Florida State and No. 21/25 Hofstra.

Tulsa defeated the Florida State Seminoles 3–2 in eight innings. Junior Aimee Creger completed the entire game on the

mound, striking out 13 batters over the course of the game.

Tulsa’s three runs came after Jill Barrett got on base with a bunt single and Samantha Cobb had a base hit. With two Tulsa athletes on base, and two out, junior Haley Henshaw knocked a home run out of the park.

Florida State responded with its own tworun home run in the bottom of the eighth, but Creger was able to strike out two more batters and clinch the victory for the Golden Hurricane.

In its afternoon victory against Hofstra, Tulsa scored nine runs and allowed six. Senior Lacey Middlebrooks pitched the first five innings, allowing three runs, two of which were unearned.

Freshman Caitlin Sill pitched the sixth and seventh innings, allowing three runs in the sixth inning before finding her groove and closing the game against Hofstra in the seventh. Tulsa’s scoring against the Hofstra

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Cody Green @CodyGreen_7 Just met a ex OSU players that played 50 years ago and now cheers for TU, fan base is growing #TulsaFootball Trey Watts @trey_the_truth 3:52 in the mile! Thats barely my half mile time...maybe. big s/o to@chrisohare1500 for setting a NCAA record #tulsa Marco Nelson @NeLsOn_w75 Funny @ScottRay34 [Rashad Ray] has the same birthday as Michael Jordan#ballers #happybirthday Aimee Creger @acrey15 Yea yeaaa tusb great weekend!

4 and 1 beating two ranked teams.#MovinOnUp

American football goes abroad The emerging Polish National American Football Team held its debut game against the more veteran Swedes, evidence of the growing internationalization of America’s favorite game.

J. Christopher Proctor Foreign Correspondent

Photo courtesy ESPN

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s Kevin Durant and Miami Heat top scorer Lebron “King” James face off yet again in the heart of the Bleacher Creature.

Speaking of scoring titles, did you know that Allen Iverson has twice as many scoring titles as Kobe Bryant? Or that Tracy McGrady has twice as many scoring titles as James?

Here’s a bit of advice from Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander to rookie pitchers across the league. In a Sports Center interview, he said not to worry about trying to prove everything you have, and that some guys want to go out there and throw 105, but usually 100 will get it done. Oh yeah, just go out there and keep your fastball down to 100 mph. Easy to say if you’re Justin Verlander.

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Sending off 100 mph pitches is considered a passable effort by the Detroit Tigers’ pitcher Justin Verlander.

According to scout.com, the Southeastern Conference has six of the top-10 rated collegiate recruiting classes for 2013. This is not surprising considering the SEC’s recent success, but is a classic example of the rich getting richer.

TU grades out at 78th overall, and third in Conference USA behind East Carolina and Marshall. This system of grades is not perfect, however, as TU has routinely outperformed any expectations that might be derived from recruiting class alone.

It had been over a week since I left the comforting shores of the Atlantic to begin my Polish adventure. I was cold and exhausted, and longed for the comforting sound of English. But most of all, I missed football.

The NFL championship games were fading in my memory, and TU’s epic Liberty Bowl victory was just a dream. I needed football.

Luckily for me, I arrived in Central Europe at the perfect time. While the sport we know as soccer has had a stranglehold on the European continent since the sport’s birth, a new kid is finally edging its way into the hearts of our European brethren. American Football is quickly gaining ground throughout Europe, and I was lucky enough to arrive just in time to see the inaugural game of the Polish National Football Team.

On a freezing Saturday morning, I trekked two hours by train from Warsaw to Łódź , to the Atlas Area, where the newly organized Poles would face the mighty Swedes. There was a historic air about the game, reminiscent of the early days of football, when men were men and pads were non-existent.

One could almost hear future generations of Poles talking of the game with the same reverence with which Americans speak of the glory days of John Heisman or Vince Lombardy.

But, despite the historic appeal of the occasion, it was clear that the majority of the Poles were a bit fuzzy on the rules of American Football. In each seat was a handy chart, with pictures of each possible way to score, and a basic outline of the game that was about to commence.

The match was played in an arena, and as such used arena football rules: a 50-yard field, tiny field-goal posts, one receiver gets a running head start, and all punts are essentially field goal attempts. As the game began it was clear that the fans were not the only ones who did have a complete grasp of football basics.

Pinned deep in their own territory with a 4th and 12 on their first drive, the fearless Poles aired it out long and—not surprisingly—gave the ball to their opponent within their own 10. The Swedes quickly finished off the drive and set the tone for a game that would be dominated by the Nordic visitors.

The Poles did not go quietly though, and in fitting Polish fashion the first score in the history of Polish football was a safety off of a Swedish bad snap.

The rest of the game was filled with blocked kicks, wide open backfields, missed tackles and a fan base that was determined

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The Polish National Football Team played its first game on a 50-yard field against merciless Swedes. Despite being newcomers, the Poles spunkily held the game to a reasonable 27–14 final score.

to vocally disagree with even the most egregious penalties.

The Poles were only down 13–8 at the half, and stayed within two scores of the lead until the middle of the fourth, when a desperate comeback turned into easy defensive points and an eventual 27-14 Swedish victory.

Despite the loss, the team received a standing ovation from the crowd, and the general atmosphere as the nearly 6,800 fans left the stadium was one of eager anticipation about the new sport.

After the game, Polish receiver Zbigniew Szrejber expressed the team’s excitement, stating that “all the players were filled with pride” to wear the red and white, and that “This is just the beginning of the road for the Polish team on the European scene.”

While Poland may be far from the tra-

ditional face of American Football, this is slowly changing, and with talk of an NFL franchise in London and the possible adoption of football as an Olympic sport, European football may soon gain a degree of legitimacy that is still hardly imaginable for many.

Poland has had an official American Football League since 2006, and the group now has 74 teams playing in five separate divisions and over a hundred 11 and 8 man teams. Attendance at last year’s SuperFinal—the Polish Superbowl—was an impressive 23,000.

Joke about the quality of European football all you want, but don’t be surprised if twenty years down the road your favorite NFL franchise is as international as your favorite NBA team.

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Eye on the world: Witt Womack Student Writer Asia RUSSIA On Friday, a fireball streaked through the skies over the Ural Mountains of Russia. What turned out to be a meteor broke apart around 20 km high, sending a powerful shock wave that shattered windows and shook structures with a deafening bang.

Over 1,200 people in the area suffered injuries, predominantly cuts and bruises from shards of broken glass, though no one was killed.

Despite its huge effects, the meteor had been undetected due to its small size, even though it is the largest known object to have entered our atmosphere since the 1908 Tunguska event, when a large meteor or comet leveled thousands of square miles of Siberian forest.

Friday’s meteor did not directly impact populous areas.

Europe VATICAN CITY On the evening of Feb. 28, Pope Benedict XVI will become the first pope in almost six centuries to resign as the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He announced his resignation to a surprised world last Monday, just before the beginning of Lent.

Benedict cited a lack of the physical and mental strength necessary to continue as influencing the decision. The 85-year-old has dropped hints at a withdrawal from the public eye to a monastic retirement rather than interfering in his succeeding pontiff’s affairs.

The process of the Conclave electing this successor will not begin until around March 15.

South Asia PAKISTAN Saturday saw sectarian violence in Pakistan when a bomb exploded at a market square in Quetta. 81 people are known to have been killed in the blast, engineered by a radical Sunni militant group. Those targeted were Hazara, an ethnic and religious minority practicing Shia Islam.

The attacks were met with fierce condemnation by Pakistan’s government. Governor Nawab Zuilifkar Magsi of the Balochistan province, where Quetta is the capital, admonished security forces for being underprepared and unresponsive when the threat presented itself, especially since attacks on the Hazara have occurred as recently as January.

South Asia BANGLADESH

Two weeks ago, former Bengladeshi politician Abdul Quader Mollah was sentenced by an In-

Sigma Chi’s “Derby Days” bring tradition, controversy The 80-year-old philanthropy week lacked one event this year—the controversial “Sig ‘n’ Dale” routine.

Nikki Hager Student Writer

A lot has changed in the past 90 years. In 1922, a bottle of root beer costs ten cents, a teakettle cost on average $2.95, a new eight-room house cost $8,000 and Russia formally became the USSR. While the Cold War may be over, other traditions have remained intact. Sigma Chi’s first “Derby Days” was first held at the University of California Berkley in 1922. Derby Days is a weeklong series of events benefiting a philanthropic organization.

“The overall goal is to raise money for the Huntsman Cancer Foundation, which is Sigma Chi’s national philanthropic organization,” said student Mike Puetnam, the fraternity member in charge of the week. “Simultaneously we want to raise enthusiasm around the chapter, the campus and Tulsa in general.”

In addition to inciting competition interest in the week among students on campus, Puetnam said that commercial donations from area businesses helped the chapter raise over $5,000.

“It’s really cool to be able to go to other Sigma Chi chapters and talk about Derby Days,” senior Joey Royal said.

Royal emphasized the importance of tradition and community in Derby Days. “Everyone has that in common, so it’s really interesting to hear what other chapters are doing,” he added.

Events of the week included a barbeque dinner, poster and banner contests, a bowling event and a flag football tournament.

Puetnam’s inspiration for the week was a Derby Days flyer from the 1980s. He tried to follow the model of an event every night and corporate sponsorships for purchasing ads.

One tradition that has received particular attention this year was

the event “Sig ‘n’ Dales.” The event is modeled around “Chippendales,” a male dance group that is known for very risqué dances.

Sparked by a Saturday Night live sketch performed by Patrick Swayze and Chris Farley, the “Sig ‘n’ Dale” tradition began at the University of Tulsa in the mid 1980’s.

Traditionally, each sorority was paired with Sigma Chi members who then worked together to create a theme and choreograph a dance that would then be performed for the Sigma Chi chapter and other sororities.

This year “Sig ‘n’ Dales” was scheduled to take place Saturday night at a closed party in the Sigma Chi house.

However, the Panhellenic Council, the organization representing all sororities, decided that it was not in good taste to participate in the event.

“The main reason we did not participate as Panhellenic this year was because the national Panhellenic council consultants were concerned with some of the programming,” said Panhellenic Council President Erin Hansen.

“We wanted to put more time and energy in other events that really support Sigma Chi’s philanthropy,” she added.

The Council has expressed concerns with the level of involvement expected for each philanthropy week. “It just is difficult for the sororities to be able to attend events every night for a week,” Hansen said. “There are five fraternities who each have large participation expectations. It’s hard to be able to be involved with every event and keep up with the rest of our commitments.”

Both Puetnam and Royal expressed disappointment about “Sig ‘n’ Dales”’ cancellation. “When hearing that we would not be allowed to have “Sig ‘n’ Dales” as a part of Derby Days, I was disappointed… I have to understand that the dance tradition that has been a part of our philanthropy week for two decades may be outdated and potentially offensive to some parties,” said Puetnam.

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NORTH KOREA

ternational War Crimes Tribunal to life in prison. In the weeks after, there have been both protests demanding a harsher sentence— death—and counter-protests in favor of Mollah and the Islamic party he once led, Jamaat-e-Islami.

Counter-protests in the south led to at least three deaths in clashes with the police, and elsewhere, in Bangladesh’ capital, Dhaka,

masked men murdered a young protester connected with demonstrations for Mollah’s death penalty.

In the process of independence from East Pakistan, Bangladesh endured a war that resulted in the deaths of 3 million people in 1971.

Mollah was convicted of fortyyear-old crimes from this era.

On Tuesday morning, seismic activity conspicuously spiked in the vicinity of North Korea’s Punggye-ri underground nuclear test site. At around the same time, North Korea released a statement that they had successfully tested their third nuclear device since 2006.

The latest nuclear device has shown an increase in explosive power and was more miniaturized than previous attempts.

The tests came just days after missile tests were conducted, which coupled with the reports of miniaturized nuclear devices prove rather provocative. Analyses as of Saturday had not revealed the isotopes used in the test.

TU Theater performs two WWII plays “Waiting for the Parade,” performed last Thursday, and “Biloxi Blues,” coming this Thursday, show civilian and military perspectives on WWII. Beate Hall Staff Writer

Last weekend, the University of Tulsa theater department debuted two different plays focused on the central theme of World War II. “Waiting for the Parade” opened Feb. 14 and “Biloxi Blues” on Feb. 15, with free student tickets available for this Thursday’s showing.

“Waiting for the Parade” is a character drama that briefly follows the lives of five Canadian women: Janet, Marta, Catherine, Margaret and Eve. Janet is the bossy leader of the pack whose husband stays home from the war to read radio announcements and have an affair.

Marta, a German immigrant who owns a tailor shop and plays German love songs on her record player, experiences prejudice, violence and hate crimes from people in the neighborhood and struggles with her father’s imprisonment

after Nazi propaganda is found in their basement.

Catherine fights back loneliness after her husband Billy volunteers to fight and is gone for most of the war, and yet she is the first to extend the hand of friendship to Marta. Margaret grieves the thought of losing of her two boys, one to the war and the other to protesting the war, only to have them both survive.

Eve fights with her husband Harry about everything, especially the war, and is considered unpatriotic because she does not think war is a good thing because of the pain, suffering and loss of human life.

All the women but Marta are directly involved with the war effort as they roll bandages and pass out fruit to the soldiers as they pass through Calgary on trains, as well as taking on other endeavours.

This play focuses on the women left behind during the war and the issues they faced.

Audience reaction was positive.

“I really liked it,” sophomore Nicole Coppola said. “It was funnier than I thought it was going to be, but I like how it portrayed the different dynamics of people in the war and how it brought them to-

gether.” Sophomore Joanna Garcia said simply, “love it.”

Many aspects of this show were student-designed and implemented. While it is not unusual for students to be involved in every aspect of a performance produced at TU, two shows at the same time provided more opportunities and more work for both the cast and crew.

Junior Shiloh Thaxton said, “I was a set designer for the two shows; it was a blast working on it with the directors getting their take on the script and I’m really happy with the outcome.” The set for “Waiting for the Parade” included a study, a shop, a boudoir, a kitchen and a room with a piano.

As for “Biloxi Blues”, its cast is mostly male and shows an entirely different side of the war.

Sophomore Adam Powell, who will appear in “Blues” as Joseph Wykowski, said, “Next week it’s a combination of the same back and forth shows.”

Powell continued, “This rep is basically both sides of the World War II experience. We’ve just seen ‘Waiting for the Parade’, the people left at home during the war; tomorrow we’ll see the experience in the army, specifically boot camp.”

Truce of the Roses

Kyle Walker / Collegian

This Valentine’s Day, two University of Tulsa organizations continued their respective Valentine’s traditions—with a few differences. Tess Cain of the Coalition of Women’s Issues, which hands out condoms crafted into the shape of roses, approached Will LePage of the Saint Phillip Neri Newman, which hands out purity roses encouraging chastity to women, to discuss specific aspects of the purity rose tradition. As a result, the Newman Center handed out roses from behind a table instead of approaching women with them, and gave purity chocolates to men in addition to giving the purity roses to women. CWI handed out educational literature on safe sex in addition to the condom roses. into the back of his vehicle. The suspect left the area after TPD finished with him.

Feb. 8

Feb. 4 20:30 A student reported another student was having emotional problems.

The student mother had been contacted by the concerned student.

The mother transported the student to see their doctor.

Feb. 7

The cover graphic in the Feb. 4 issue of The Collegian incorrectly reported the dates of multiple events in the Arab Spring. The date of Moammar Gadhafi’s death should read “October 2011,” the date of Hosni Mubarak’s ouster should read “February 2011” and the date of Ali Abdullah Saleh’s overthrow should read “February 2011.”

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3:15 Security observed a trespassed subject driving on S. Delaware Ave slamming his brakes on trying to get a security officer to run

12:15 Officers responded to an accident at Zink Hall for a student that ran into a staff member’s vehicle car with a golf cart.

Feb. 9 3:15 Officers were called to ACAC, for an accident. One international student was teaching another international student how to drive. This did not go well.

The Collegian does not produce or edit the Campus Crime Watch except for content and brevity.

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she has found that “there has been a common thread of hospitality and a willingness to serve and assist as needed.”

The MTUL is a community organization dedicated to improving the quality of life in urban Tulsa through community outreach and awareness programs. The group also works with TU to generate volunteers for its larger programs, including the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast.

However, of the sources were aware that Service Day existed and have not been contacted about participating in the event. Sources also indicated that they had no interaction with the student body.

The university has programs in place to help students become active in the community. Service Day is intended to be a way for students to find locations for potential volunteer opportunities.

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Lana Del Rey’s latest engineered for sales Singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey’s “Burning Desire” may be graceful and beautiful, however, at its core it is essentially arm candy, designed to catch the eye.

Myriah Downs Student Writer

Breathy, listless songbird Lana Del Rey released a video for “Burning Desire” on Valentine’s Day. An obvious choice to accompany the holiday, the song is a return to Del Rey’s dark, heavily perfumed vocal quality with a touch of retro sensuality.

Visually, the art direction was safe, but complimented the overall theme of the song. The monochromatic color scheme and overlays set the mood with Del Rey as the evening’s soundtrack. The video features well-executed visual tricks to keep the listener interested.

Although the video was not without its occasional absurdities, such as Del Rey’s signature ‘pasting’ technique for videos—adding old footage into the video to compliment the moment of the song. I suppose the footage of a woman walking her pet tiger down a busy street was intended to symbolize the extremes Del Rey was willing to go to in order to alleviate her ‘Burning Desire,’ yet it seems too obvious. Del Rey’s vocal presentation is lush and enchanting, making it that easy to connect the dots that cheapen the aesthetic.

Likewise, Del Rey’s feeble attempts at connecting with the audience through stiff dancing and uncomfortably long periods of uninterrupted eye contact further contradict her aesthetic. In the past, when Del Rey sang, she seemed to forget the audience was there. This detachment helped add to the image of a distant seductress

tempting us.

This may be attributed to the controversy following her infamous February 2012 “Saturday Night Live” performance, in which she gave a very pitchy and guttural performance that left viewers wondering if she was not ready for the stage.

Her production company has coaxed Del Rey far enough out of her shell to make these vague attempts. Unfortunately, her attempts at being sexual come across as contrite, distracting the viewer.

Lana Del Rey does not have to try to be sexy.

Her voice flows through the room, setting the tone, regardless of the visual image. Her voice is sweet like a maraschino cherry, audaciously dancing through the listener’s ears. Such a comparison seems fitting granted the heavyhanded production of Del Rey’s recording company that oversaw her transformation from Lizzie Grant into an ‘indie’ music darling. Like the cherries, dyed red and injected with sugar, Del Rey was engineered to titillate audiences.

Every move is purposeful, from the breathy backtrack to the occasional curse word. No emotion is authentic and the contrived nature is clear.

It is unfortunate because Del Rey’s lofty nature makes her so appealing. The further away she seems, the further the listener is pulled into her sound.

After so much involvement of the recording company in traditionally creative areas, it came as no surprise that Del Rey’s video was essentially a commercial for the Jaguar F-Type Series. Fans should not be surprised by the commercial, given her collaboration with H&M to promote her song “Blue Velvet.”

Much like Del Rey, “Burning Desire” is essentially arm candy.

Though graceful and beautiful, it is superficial and only meant to catch our eye. In that respect Del Rey’s presentation is astute. She appears to know she is selling a car and behaves accordingly.

By Anna Bennett

Signs of a Mid-Undergrad Crisis When you’re a freshman, it feels like the idyllic world of college will never end. Your life stretches before you in a sea of ultimate Frisbee games and underage drinking. Yet one day you wake up realize that the dreaded “real world” is much closer than you previously thought. You are shocked to discover that, well, your college life is half over. The reaction to this epiphany is known as a Mid-Undergrad Crisis, and is often indicated by these warning signs.

1. Adding/Switching Majors—Otherwise known as, “Oh crap, you mean I actually have to do this for the rest of my life? Nevermind.”

2. Furious Resume Building—Literally taking on any project to pad the old C.V., because soon, someone might actually look at it.

like Russian Club or Slacklining.

5. Switching Roommates— Trading their old, boring partner for a younger, hotter model.

6. Internship Searching— Face the real world without actually having to live in it.

7. Spending Weekends Elsewhere—Where they used to go home or hang out on campus, they now have a different conference, tournament or event every weekend in some remote corner of the country.

8. Doing Stuff Off-Campus—An attempt to prove that they are more than a student, but a well-rounded adult. Feeling too big for the pond. A member of the community and all of that.

3. Ordering business cards—Just in case an opportunity for networking appears out of nowhere at a frat party or a Mumford and Sons concert.

9. Developing a Taste for Wine—They don’t drink cheap liquor by the pint at parties anymore; instead, they get tipsy on boxed wine. Because they are adults.

4. Trying New Things— Born out of the fear that their dedication to the History Club may have kept them from greener pastures

10. Studying Abroad— Nothing says “re-evaluating my life” quite like “get me the hell off this continent before it’s too late!”

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Following the events of “Crysis 2,” Delta Force operator Laurence “Prophet” Barnes must traverse the post-apocalyptic wasteland that is New York, fighting off hordes of enemies—such as C.E.L.L. and The Ceph—that he encounters along the way.

“Crysis 3” aesthetically pleasing, yet complex For PC gamers, Electronic Arts’ latest installment in the “Crysis” series is worth purchasing, yet for console gamers it falls flat.

Elliot Bauman Student Writer

There seems to be a trendy infatuation with futuristic settings among video game developers these days, and Electronic Arts and Crytek certainly are not going to miss a chance to hop on the bandwagon.

Feb. 19 will see the continuation of Electronic Arts’s first-person shooter “Crysis” games. Developed by German-based Crytek, the new installment, “Crysis 3,” will be a direct sequel to the previous title, “Crysis 2.”

Set in the year 2047, “Crysis 3” will finally put players in control of Delta Force operator Laurence “Prophet” Barnes as he returns to ravaged New York City, 24 years after the events of “Crysis 2.” For readers unfamiliar with the series, Prophet was heavily involved in the first title, serving as the player character’s squadron commander.

He reprised a similarly important, but indirect role in “Crysis 2,” by entrusting the main character with his special combat “Nanosuit.”

Upon returning to New York, Prophet finds that the corrupt corporation, C.E.L.L (Crynet Enforcement & Local Logistics), has encased the city in a gigantic dome. The massive, climate-controlled enclosure has turned New York into an urban jungle, sprawling with overgrown buildings, swamps and rivers.

Using the new Nanosuit 2.0— upgraded armor that gives the user special abilities, such as invisibility cloaking, advanced agility and strength—Prophet will traverse the transformed New York, investigating and fighting C.E.L.L as well as the remnants of The Ceph, an alien race that was awakened during the events of the original “Crysis” game.

The multiplayer side of “Crysis 3” will feature various run-ofthe-mill competitive game modes with one notable and innovative exception, developer Crytek’s new “Hunter” game mode.

“Hunter” will pit two Nanosuit 2.0 players against 14 C.E.L.L operative players. The two players will have to skillfully use the advantages granted by the Nanosuit, as well as stealth and teamwork, to eliminate the 14 other players before a set time expires.

This new game mode is both exciting and competitive, and adds a degree of freshness to multiplayer.

“Hunter” mode aside, players will likely find the multiplayer side of “Crysis 3” to be an interesting mixture of “Halo” and “Battlefield.”

Fans of the “Crysis” series will be pleased to know that the new installment is as graphically beautiful, if not more, than the first two titles. The texturing, lighting, physics and graphical design are all top-of-the-market, and the common phrase among PC gamers, “but will it run Crysis?” is definitely still applicable, given the hefty system requirements.

Unfortunately, the story goes a bit differently for consoles. Given the dramatically aged hardware present in the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, console players will not get to experience the full graphical potential of “Crysis 3,” as the visuals for those versions of the game have been heavily limited.

Furthermore, the complexity of

the controls may frustrate players.

While this issue is largely nonexistent on the PC, given the potential of the mouse and numerous buttons on the keyboard, console players may struggle to actually play the game.

Controlling the abilities of the high-tech Nanosuit, in addition to the regular first-person shooter mechanics, requires more buttons than are found on console controllers. This unfortunately results in some awkward button configurations, and an overall clunky experience.

The enjoyment that players will get out of “Crysis 3” ultimately comes down to what platform the game is played on.

For PC players, the game is a solid 8 or 9 out 10, and is a title definitely worth purchasing. The game’s visuals are absolutely amazing, and keyboard and mouse allow for “Crysis 3” to be played smoothly and as intended. As a result, PC players will get to enjoy these positive aspects of the game while progressing through the single-player campaign or while competing in multiplayer modes, such as Hunter.

That being said, the experience is likely to be totally different for console players. The combination of dramatically dumbed-down graphics and complex and confusing controls make “Crysis 3” mediocre at best. Serious fans of the “Crysis” series may still enjoy the console version, but newcomers looking to avoid a frustrating gaming experience may to consider another console title.

“Crysis 3” will be available on Feb. 19 for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 for the standard new game price of $60. Various pre-order bonuses, such as immediate access to the heavily-advertised advanced bow and arrow, are available.

The Who predictable but thrilling The Who delivered a wellperformed, if unimaginative, set geared towards an aging audience, as well as a few younger spectators.

Conor Fellin News Editor

There were no surprises when The Who performed at the Bank of Oklahoma Center on Feb. 14.

For a band with such great stature and so little recent material, no one would have expected otherwise.

The Who’s recent concert, advertised as “Quadrophenia and More,” made no pretenses as to its purpose—bringing The Who’s aging fanbase the nostalgic rush of hearing the music they remembered as they remembered it.

The concert consisted of the band playing its classic rock opera “Quadrophenia” from beginning to end with little in the way of additional instrumentals. A generously long encore of textbook hits like “Baba O’Reilly,” “Who Are

You” and “Behind Blue Eyes,” as well as a final acoustic piece off the band’s 2006 album “Endless Wire” followed.

Despite the age of its target audience, the concert held appeal for younger spectators like myself— of whom there were quite a few.

Specifically, the sheer fame of The Who’s two remaining members, Roger Daltry and Pete Townshend, made the event memorable.

I mean, I saw Roger Daltry live.

And he was wearing his famous round sunglasses. And he was swinging the microphone in the air. Just like in the stories.

Admittedly, Daltry’s ‘60s-era stage antics quickly began to feel forced. As the concert progressed, he mercifully toned them down.

As the initial effect of The Who’s initial star power began to wear off, the fact remained that the band still sounded good after nearly fifty years of performing.

Particularly laudable was Daltry’s handling of his oftendemanding vocal parts. Though he showed some signs of weariness towards the end of the concert, Daltry kept the show going through the last song with the energy necessary to make The Who’s music work. This cannot be said of

many musicians of his age.

The Who’s fabled deafening volume was one of the few elements that the band did not attempt to recreate at the concert, likely out of consideration for the audience’s age. Fortunately, Who music in general, and “Quadrophenia” in particular, was written to fill a stadium. There was no lack of energy.

The Who’s flair for theatricality as the inventors of the rock opera also filled the space left by the lack of volume. Particularly notable (and also frustrating) were two moments when the most of the band stopped playing, and performances by dead band members Keith Moon and John Entwistle, complete with retro video, were dubbed into the middle of a song.

In the end, anyone expecting to hear something new or even a new take on something old would have been disappointed. That person, however, should not have come to a Who concert to begin with.

The Who gave an enjoyable performance to those willing to simply sit back and enjoy the simultaneous grandiosity and raw energy of one of the most influential bands in rock history.

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Volunteering good for community and soul Volunteering produces good rapport between the community and the person volunteering.

Beate Hall

Staff Writer

As Service Day approaches, questions about the importance of volunteering in general have been asked. Why volunteer? Why spend time helping others?

Volunteerism is important for two reasons: it helps those being served, and it helps the volunteers.

When delivering, sorting or otherwise handling food at a food bank, volunteers very directly benefits people who need help, fulfilling the their basic needs. By

serving others, volunteers likewise fulfill the needs of society.

According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, when a person reaches the highest levels of thought, they help others who have not yet reached that state, especially those who need the very basics of survival.

Volunteering also enriches the community. If the very best and brightest that society has to offer aid those who need mentoring, guidance or other assistance, it changes the world for the better.

Any community can be enriched by bringing art, culture and new ideas to both the volunteers and aid recipients.

New perspectives and ideas can be exchanged. This community enrichment can go beyond a basic level to really change lives. For instance, the Big Brothers Big Sisters program helps troubled children find a path in life. Rather than living potentially wayward lives, they get a chance to see the world

through another’s eyes.

Furthermore, studies show that children who are enrolled the Big Brothers program are 46 percent less likely to begin using illegal drugs, 27 percent less likely to begin using alcohol and 33 percent less likely to hit someone than children not enrolled the organization. Volunteering does change lives.

Volunteering also reduce the

Non-profit organizations often rely on donations of money, time and goods to be able to help others. If they are supported by the local community, the community prospers morally. If they are simply another government organization, the people are still helped, but not by their friends, colleagues or neighbors. A subtle difference to be sure, but it makes a lasting impression on some people when

“If the very best and brightest that society has to offer aids those who are in need, it changes the world for the better” amount of money the government has to spend helping people.

By giving of their time, people decrease costs to non-profit organizations, which can then spend those funds on helping people with training for jobs, finding housing or other essential skills.

they know that their neighbors care about others.

Volunteers derive benefit, too.

Long-term volunteers often receive training in basic first aid, CPR and other life-saving skills that would otherwise be fairly costly to the individual. By pro-

viding them en masse to a large number of people, more lives can be saved. According to the American Red Cross, 100,000 to 200,000 more lives could be saved every year through defibrillator training or CPR training.

Volunteering can also increase employment prospects. Through networking, people can often find potential employers who see that they can be responsible, have good people skills or other attributes that are sought after. Volunteering has been shown to increase selfconfidence and to help people be more receptive to other cultures, people groups or changing situations.

Finally, volunteering is important because it is fulfilling. Helping others makes the life of the volunteer better on a psychological level. It can be fun. It can create memories. It can introduce friends.

There are many ways to volunteer and many people who do volunteer, but every person counts.

Service Day a vain attempt to impress The motives behind Service Day, a seemingly selfless act, are more selfish than students would like to admit.

Will Bramlett

Student Writer

Few people will admit to doing something good for a bad reason.

Many of the University of Tulsa’s students will be participating in Service Day this weekend, but doing so for motives other than simple altruism.

Community service should not be about four hours of work coupled with the promise of free food, a sweatshirt and making oneself look better on paper to employers.

It should also not be about making the university look better in the eyes of prospective students and outside groups judging our school.

Many of the students working to make Service Day a success genuinely believe they are making our neighborhood a better place.

Unfortunately, other motives exist. My skepticism about the ulterior motives of Service Day comes from two places: my own experience volunteering and the length of Service Day. In the summer of 2010, I volunteered at the Magic House, a children’s museum, for several reasons. The first was that my lawn care work dies down in the summer as the heat rolls into town.

I did not have a summer job, and I had been told that volunteering at the Magic House was a great way to earn a job the following summer. Other people had used this strategy, and it worked for them. I am clearly not the only person to have volunteered to boost my employment prospects.

of the people who did service for the sake of application, and doubt that others do this, just search “community service college application” on Google. A week of community service was required in eighth grade and a month of was called for in the month before graduation.

I did other volunteer work because it sounded like a good—and also fun—thing to do. I have collected cans and been a buddy at the Special Olympics. There are many hardworking volunteers who spend countless hours of their time making the world a better place, but I know most of my community service work was for more for my benefit than for others.

A person preparing for Service

“I know most of my community service work was for more for my benefit than for others” Another reason was to put community service hours on my college transcript, something many people do to improve their college applications. If you were not one

Day only commits to four hours of work. In addition, some other organization set it up, as opposed to the person discovering an organization in which he or she already

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sees value.

By finding a service opportunity independently, a person demonstrates a conviction that the organization deserves service time, and often commits to volunteering free time for months, if not years.

I cannot help but think of my own volunteer work and compare.

Service Day is too full of people working to get free things, to look better in the eyes of others and convince themselves they have helped the community. I see our university sponsoring this day because it makes the school look

better to outsiders. The caring students supposedly help create a nicer community around the school and possibly a safer campus.

The way we think about community service has changed from helping others to helping ourselves by helping others. This should not be the reasons we do a Service Day. In fact, I say Service Day should not exist. Rather, the school should do more work to help students find volunteer work in and around our community whenever possible.

Fall Out Boy travesty reveals scalping Ticket resale by sites like StubHub prevent fans from paying a fair price for soldout shows.

Stephanie Hice

Variety Editor

On Feb. 4, Chicago rockers Fall Out Boy unveiled a new single and announced that the band would headline 34 concerts across the United States, as well as several shows in Japan and the United Kingdom.

The announcement of the worldwide tour came as an exciting surprise for fans, who had been patiently awaiting the band’s fate after a three-year hiatus.

Within a day of its release, the band’s most recent single “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)” soared to number two on iTunes. Fall Out Boy’s sixth studio album “Save Rock and Roll” is due out April 15.

The announcement of the tour came as the most surprising news, and fans eagerly waited for tickets to become available. At 10 a.m. on Feb. 8, tickets went on sale nationwide over the Internet, over the phone and at box offices.

The first stop on the tour was in my hometown, Milwaukee, Wis. I had been planning to attend the May 14 concert, and my mother headed to our local venue’s box

office an hour before tickets went on sale. She was the sixth person in line.

This particular venue stressed the fact that tickets could be obtained at the box office or by phone. The Internet was advertised as only a secondary means for obtaining tickets.

More than 30 people waited outside the box office until 10, and by 10:12 the venue reported that the concert had officially sold out.

Out of the thirty people, only five were actually able to obtain tickets, and the phone was ringing off of the hook.

Unfortunately, for those who called in their orders, the venue only took down their credit card information, and those in line never observed the venue charge the callers’ accounts, meaning that the concert sold out due to online sales alone.

Typically, this venue reserves a block of physical tickets for phone and box office sales, rather than running sales through a computer.

This way, the line can proceed quickly. There is no fear of the web page crashing, and the box office avoids competition with Internet sales. However, this practice was not followed.

Immediately, my father found this suspicious. He began looking up Fall Out Boy tickets online and found nearly eight secondary ticket sites selling the concert tickets at a markup of at least three to four times the original price, within minutes of the venue reporting being sold out. That means that a once $35 ticket was now being sold by scalpers for over $100.

And Milwaukee was not the only

place where this happened.

In less than 15 minutes of the sales launch, fans across the U.S. began reporting the same thing,

when it was announced that every single U.S. concert had sold out. In 2012, a similar feat was achieved by pop sensation Justin Bieber, whose entire North American “Believe Tour” sold out in less than one hour.

Anyone will admit that Bieber is far more popular than Fall Out Boy, so how is it that this band could sell out faster than Bieber?

After three years of silence, a hit alternative band had returned to play several modestly sized venues for the measly price of $35–$50. Of course they would sell out—eventually. However, the problem lies with the speed at which the tickets disappeared.

Immediately, Fall Out Boy’s Facebook page exploded with posts from angry fans. They said that, once 10:00 a.m. hit, they refreshed the webpage and imme-

diately all of the tickets had sold out, while others reported that the webpage crashed while they were completing their order. When it

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came back online, all of the tickets were gone.

Soon after, fans began pushing the blame onto secondary ticket resale sites, such as StubHub, a subsidiary of eBay. Within minutes thousands of tickets had surfaced on the site, and by the end of the day, over 8,000 tickets were available from $66–$150, three to four times the original price of the ticket.

And yet, it is not the price that is the most troubling thing here.

It is the sheer number of tickets that StubHub was able to obtain—in some cases, there were over 700 tickets for one concert alone. And to make matters worse, these venues are not large arenas; rather, they are midrange concert halls that hold about 2,500 people.

These means that more than 25

percent of the tickets for that particular show did not go to eager fans, and are instead available on StubHub at a ridiculous markup.

Yet, StubHub is merely one of many secondary ticket resale sites.

Add them all together, and it means that a large number of tickets were not sold directly to fans. With the advent of better technology, scalpers have become better organized and have access to superior tools.

Rather than standing outside the box office, these scalpers reside in rooms full of computers equipped with incredibly fast bandwidth and pre-programmed credit card numbers constantly clicking “buy.”

These scalpers are not everyday guys trying to make some extra cash—they are professionals.

Although it may seem clever, it should be illegal. And fans of Fall Out Boy are not the only ones who have fallen prey to these “cyber scalpers.” During the same week that the Fall Out Boy tickets went on sale, Pearl Jam sold out its Chicago show at Wrigley Field in less than 45 minutes. Like déjà vu, tickets that were once $52–$77 were being sold on StubHub for $250–$2,666, and there were more than 1,000 tickets left on this site alone.

At what point will the U.S. stand up to scalpers? In several countries the reselling of tickets is illegal, yet in the U.S. it is not. Instead it falls to local jurisdiction, rather than at the national level where it belongs. The Fall Out Boy ticket fiasco should be reported to the Attorney General, and the FBI should investigate, as something seems fishy.

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Gov. Fallin not trustworthy with budget Gov. Fallin’s refusal to allot enough money to a system that she funded shows that she places ideology over the welfare of the state.

Anna Bennett Staff Writer

In her two years as governor, Mary Fallin has shown a tendency to “reinterpret” or disregard federal and state law in the interest of her own ideological vision. The most publicized of these incidences was her refusal to comply with the state-level mandates of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

Her administration rejected two key elements of the plan, which would have extended insurance coverage to middle-class families as well as the poorest Oklahomans.

This puts into jeopardy one of the major goals of the federal plan: to enroll 30 million Americans in health insurance coverage.

Fallin called such measures cost-prohibitive and implied that a state insurance exchange would ultimately be a puppet for the federal government—especially true now, as Fallin’s refusal to set up the exchange leaves the job to the federal government.

While the U.S. Supreme Court did rule that individual states could opt out of the expansion to Medicaid, Fallin’s behavior shows that either she does not understand that the expansion would be paid for by the federal government, or that she is trying to deepen partisan divides, keeping Oklahoma behind the rest of the nation.

Now, it seems Fallin is at it again, and it is the state corrections department that suffers because of it. On Feb. 11, Fallin released the executive budget for the year, which provided a $1 million increase to the corrections department’s budget. The agency had originally sought a $67 million budget increase, plus $6.4 million to cover the costs of implementing last year’s criminal justice bill.

Fallin signed House Bill 3052, known as the Justice Reinvestment Initiative, into law last year. The law would have created “intermediary revocation facilities” for those who violate conditions of probation and parole, as well as those who violate drug court regulations.

Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. However, Republican and former Speaker of the House Kris Steele, who authored HB 3052, says that the law clearly gives the Department of Corrections the responsibility for treating those in intermediary revocation facilities—meaning that likely none of this $16 million will likely go to correctional facilities of any kind.

In addition, the Justice Reinvestment Initiative implements pay increases for corrections and parole officers to combat declining numbers of officers amid steadily increasing inmate populations. But without funding, this simply will not happen, and the problem will only compound on itself.

Graphic by Caroline Kohlhagen

Such measures not only free up room in correctional facilities for more dangerous criminals, but separate those who need help from those who need punishment. Over half a million dollars of what the corrections agency sought would have gone towards substance abuse treatment.

Fallin has shown admirable monetary support toward treatment of mental illness and drug abuse. Her budget puts an additional $16 million towards the Oklahoma

For now, this highly praised initiative will remain powerless words on paper thanks to Fallin’s passive-aggressive refusal to give it the necessary backing. It is frankly appalling that we have a governor who will sign bills into law and then refuse to give them adequate funding.

The issue of criminal justice is a thorny one, which certainly cannot be remedied just by throwing money at the Department of Corrections. But Governor Fallin’s out-

right refusal to even take a small step in the right direction is not a good omen for Oklahoma. We desperately need reform, not only at the correctional level, but at the root of the problem, where Fallin is also refusing to give aid to Oklahoma’s poorest communities, as in her rejection of the Medicaid expansion.

Just look in TU’s own backyard. You may not know the names of DeMarco Shea Morris, Patrick Dewayne Sisco and Camilla Robinson—aged 20, 18, and 18, respectively—but they have just been charged with the much-publicized armed robbery of a TU student near Norman Village.

Despite their youth, Sisco and Morris’s records are astounding. According to the Tulsa World, “A judge deferred sentencing for three years after Morris pleaded guilty to three counts of knowingly concealing stolen property in July. Sisco pleaded guilty and Morris pleaded no contest to eight counts of second-degree burglary in Rogers County last year.” These two men are currently in Tulsa Jail, although Robinson is not in custody.

One part of me is angry that these repeat offenders were until recently free to commit crimes. Why were they not put in jail? As a citizen, I want safety and justice.

But another part of me is heartbroken that young people like these, who are the same age and live in the same community as the students of TU, are for whatever reason drawn or driven to lives of crime.

Yet Governor Fallin’s administration seems uninterested in truly addressing the concerns at either end of this spectrum. And unless our governor has a massive change in heart or we elect someone who will “put their money where their mouth is,” nothing in the state will ever change.

Pirate Bay holds treasure for artists, not record companies The problem with the Pirate Bay is merely symptomatic of the drain that record companies have on the music industry.

Alexander Bischoff

Student Writer

Peter Sunde Kolmisoppi is a co-founder of the infamous file-sharing website called The Pirate Bay. In 2009, he was sentenced to one year in prison and a fine of over three million dollars.

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outlet, Kolmisoppi told reporters, “Even if I had any money I would rather burn everything I own and not even give them the ashes.”

This lack of respect for digital copyright law is not uncommon. A study by Peter Williams and two co-authors concluded that the Internet “is changing basic assumptions about the idea of ownership … and copying content.”

By targeting prominent figures within The Pirate Bay, the music industry is making a foolish mistake. They are assuming certain individuals are the metaphorical captains of an online torrenting fleet. This is not the case.

This is demonstrated in the documentary “The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard,” which can be legally download at “thepiratebay.se.” In the film, Kolmisoppi is fixing some bugs on the website and scrolling through a list of programmers from across the globe who are all doing the same. Nobody pays them to do maintenance on the website. Locking up the founders does not stop this army of vigilant, international programmers.

Making an example of the founders failed to put a dent in the website’s traffic.

After this failure, the entertainment industry tried a more direct approach—they attempted to block users from accessing the

site. According to PC Mag, last year the top five largest Internet service providers in the UK were ordered to restrict access to The Pirate Bay. The response was simple. Private contributors issued a proxy which would direct users to the website. TorrentFreak published an article saying anonymous parties in Argentina and Luxembourg gave much of the proxy support.

According to the top Internet service providers in the UK, web traffic to the site increased after the original block. Additionally, The Pirate Bay changed the domain from “thepiratebay.org” to “thepiratebay.se” back in 2012 to prevent domain seizure.

The approach taken by the music industry to combat file-sharing has been rife with failure. Targeting key figures has proved frivolous. Attempting to sink the site has utterly backfired by increasing its user base.

More importantly, the industry is not properly serving the interests of the artists.

A peer-reviewed article published by the National Bureau of Economic Research concluded that adverse effects on record sales caused by file sharing are grossly exaggerated. Co-author and Harvard professor Felix Oberholzer-Gee discovered that file sharing benefits the artists by increasing “the demand for compliments to the completed works.”

In other words, demand for concerts and their pricing both go up as a direct result of increased peer-to-peer sharing. It is clear that music corporations are prioritizing their role in distribution over their concern for the original artist.

What is occurring is a large-scale market shift. Entertainment consumers are finding the middlemen unnecessary and combative.

Additionally, downloading content is faster and easier than having it shipped.

Key players in the music industry have a tough decision to make. One solution is to hold strong to what they have already done.

This could entail lobbying for increased online copyright reform at the expense of Internet user autonomy. Better yet, they could make a tough but necessary change. It does not matter whether or not this works, because the truth is bigger than the industry itself.

We do not need the music distribution industry to be as big as it is. It is in effect hindering the potential exposure an artist can get to his or her audience. Yes, we should respect the artist and give them reasonable compensation for what they do.

But the people stopping these artists from increased popularity and success are not entitled to this money. As Kolmisoppi says, they are not even entitled to the ashes.

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twelve in the next two innings to end the game after the fifth.

The semifinal game, also against the Razorbacks, turned out a different result.

Middlebrooks threw a complete game, giving up only two hits over the seven-inning game.

She also was responsible for all three RBIs, scoring Caitlin Everett in the fourth inning with a fielder’s choice and then hitting a two-out walk-off home run in the seventh inning. The Razorbacks scored their only run in the second inning, giving Tulsa the 3–1 victory.

The win pushed Tulsa into the finals of the Unconquered Invitational on Sunday, where they faced host Florida State for the second time in the tournament. A two-run homer by Henshaw capped off a three-run first inning for Tulsa against

Florida State.

The Seminoles loaded the bases in the top of the second, but only managed to score one before freshman Jodi Emiston made a diving catch to end the inning.

A single by Cobb knocked one more run in for Tulsa in the third inning, and despite strong relief pitching by Florida State pitcher Lacey Waldrop, the Seminoles were not able to make up the deficit and the Golden Hurricane won the tournament final, 4–1.

With the win, Tulsa now has a 13–4–1 record on the season.

The Golden Hurricane women’s softball team will return to the field this coming weekend, Feb. 22-24, at the Texas Invitational in Austin, Texas. Tulsa’s first three opponents are Utah State, No. 6-ranked Texas and Lamar University.

Pride was assisted by two RBI’s from Henshaw and a pair of triples from Cobb and Middlebrooks.

After Friday’s wins, Tulsa split two games with the Arkansas Razorbacks on Saturday, with each team posting one win and one loss.

In the first game, the final game of the round-robin portion of the tournament, the Golden Hurricane was beaten 14–3 in just five innings. Sill started the game on the mound for Tulsa and was charged with the loss.

The Razorbacks scored their first two runs in the first inning, and Tulsa managed three runs in the top of the second. The Hurricane effort, however, was not enough, and the Razorbacks scored their remaining

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Pope Benedict XVI quits day job

Graphic by Jill Graves

Benedict XVI at Guns N’ Rosaries’ debut gig at St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, Rome. Though Benedict is known more for his songwriting than for his stage presence, the performance was mostly covers.

“On this rock ’n’ roll I shall build my church,” declared Benedict XVI. Anna Bennett #1 Fan

While there have been many theories as to why the 265th Pope resigned this week—everything from rumors of failing health to suspicions of sex scandal—none of them seem to quite add up.

However, the State-Run Media was able to score an exclusive interview with Pope Benedict XVI to get the real scoop.

As it turns out, this resignation is really just a much-needed career shift for the successor to St. Peter.

“I’d been wanting to quit my job for a while,” said the Pope, “My heart’s just not in it, and I’d rather be concentrating on my band.”

Three years ago, Benedict and a few friends from the monastery got together and formed a fivepiece group called “Guns N’ Rosaries.”

“We’ve been playing a lot of shows around the Vatican, and the reception has been great, but I think it’s time to take the next step,” said the Supreme Pontiff.

The religious leader/punk rocker said that many cardinals and advisors warned him not to quit his day job just yet, asking him “if (he) really want to end up a jobless loser like his uncle Georg.”

The Pope said the decision

wasn’t easy, and that he did a lot of praying on the matter—but the answer he always got from the Most High was “Why the heck not?” and “Yeah man, as an all-powerful deity who knows a thing or two about ruling, that would rule!”

While “Guns N’ Rosaries” has yet to record an album, have begun an aggressive marketing campaign. “His Holiness has been pushing social media really hard,” said talent manager and Archbishop of Krakow Stanisław Dziwisz.

“He recently had some altar boys show him how to log into his Twitter account.”

Benedict XVI also issued a recent encyclical informing the world’s bishops about his new band, and plans to declare ex cathedra that the guitar solo on Guns N’ Rosaries’ single, “Loaded Diocese,” is “immaculate.”

“What people don’t realize is that we’ve really refined our sound this past year; I think we’re totally ready!” says bass player and Vatican spokesman Reverend Federico Lombardi. He describes Guns N’ Rosaries’ sound as “old-school punk with a Gregorian flair,” and strongly denies Pitchfork Media’s assertion that the Rosaries are a derivative of both the Pixies and the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Lombardi has total faith in their holy frontman, and supports his controversial decision to give up a life of meditation, spiritual leader-

ship and prayer for a life of sex, drugs and rock n’ roll. “Sin that grace may abound—Paul said that, right?” he asked.

Benedict says that while many are worried about how he will support himself while pursuing his dream, the soon-to-be-ex-Pope seems unconcerned. He says that he plans to start a blog to document his new journey, and hopefully “make a few bucks” from ad revenue. He described his business strategy: “I can just be all, ‘I used to be the Pope!’ and then everyone will follow me, so to speak.”

On top of that, the Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church says that his new lifestyle will give him a chance to kickstart his side business: selling vintage items on Etsy. “The rate of return is really high; people love anything that looks vintage, and it’s easy enough to come by if you know where to look.”

He showed off a refurbished vase he has planning to list, as well as a 1960s leather jacket (size M) and the Shroud of Turin. But the Bishop of Rome reaffirms the sentiments of bandmate Lombardi: the music is the most important thing in his life—“except probably Jesus,” he concedes.

Guns N’ Rosaries will be launching their Italian tour this summer. They are currently unsigned, but insist that God is backing them.

Graphic by Jill Graves

Some commentators argue that the Pope has taken too liberal an approach to his recent use of his Twitter account since forming Guns N’ Rosaries earlier this month.

Timely Valentine’s tips Nick Blandino

Kep’s poet laureate Some semi-credible sources, my Bunnies of America 2013 calendar and my “three-sizes too large” heart recently told me that Valentine’s Day is coming up soon. Plus, my lady’s got that put-off, “I’m so crazy about you it makes me pissy” look on her face that she gets every year just before Feb. 21 rolls around.

It’s all right, though, my loyal TU readers, I’ve got you covered on this holiday of friendship, love and obesity-creating chocolates.

I know that since we are an engineering school, many of my readers will actually be celebrating Singles Awareness Day, but I’m here to give you the chance to change your social outcast forecast and bask in some sensual sunshine with all the flower-condom giving and purchasing of cuddly teddy bears that makes us love Feb. 21 oh-so-very much.

Let’s start with what’s most important: budget. Luckily, this problem basically takes care of itself.

Most places around town are going to have flowers and romantically shaped chocolates on sale the entire week leading up to the big day—just make sure that you don’t waste time, because I’ve noticed that places will be sold out pretty soon after sales start on the 14th.

Next, asking a girl out for Valentine’s Day. If you are already dating the girl then this is easy for you, because she already expects you to give up every last dime (and maybe your soul and free time) to create the perfect day. If this isn’t your case, then walk up to the

girl, don’t have your creeper face on, and simply say “I’m an ENS student, would you like to be my Valentine and potentially get your M.R.S. degree?” Trust me guys, this works far more often than you would think. If you’re not a guy, then my best advice is to just walk around alone in Kep for a little while.

Now when the wonderful Valentine’s Day finally does come around, don’t forget that there are two things you definitely must do.

These things are the gift and the romantic gesture. The gift can be roughly anything that your TU girl might like such as a custom TU confession dedicated to her, a pillow with your face on it, a glass heart filled with petroleum, or 100 of your TU printer pages.

The romantic gesture must fit in with our TU atmosphere. Try a romantic stroll through the caverns of McFarlin, a yellow bike ride down to the river (actually, just large puddles), a picnic on North Campus with a fine view of the drilling simulator (plus, “drilling simulator” jokes will leave her dazzled by your wit and charm), or simply a lovely steak dinner for two at the Hut Cantina.

For those of you who have foolishly forgotten about Valentine’s, I’ve got you covered too. Just buy her one of the above gifts and use a classic line such as “I wanted to wait ’til after ‘That time of the month’,” or “I had an Ultimate Frisbee game that night.” Use these methods and I ensure you, she’ll be all yours.

Disclaimer: None of the above methods will work on a Women’s Studies Major. I’ve tried.

Gov. Fallin resigns after State of the Union compliment J. Christopher Proctor Foreign correspondent

In a shocking move Sunday, Oklahoma governor Mary Fallin abruptly resigned from her position, citing deep embarrassment and shame following President Obama’s comments regarding her state in his State of the Union Address.

Oklahoma was singled out by Obama in his historic speech as a state that “makes it a priority to educate their youngest children,” and held up as a model for the nation.

In a hastily called press conference Sunday night, the governor apologized for her “gross malfeasance” and announced that after much contemplation she had decided to step down from her position to let a “more qualified” individual take responsibility for the state.

In her impromptu resignation speech, Fallin was visibly shaken by the night’s unexpected turn of events, stating that she “had not even noticed the slow creep of Communism into her state’s borders.” The governor denied actually watching the president’s speech, but claimed that within seconds of the state’s mention she received “well over nine thousand” threatening calls and e-mails from “hard-working, tax-paying Oklahomans.”

In her midnight address she attempted to salvage the legacy of her governorship, reminding the audience that under her lead Oklahoma was consistently ranked near the bottom of all educational measurements, including an “impres-

sive and precipitous descent” to #49 in total educational spending per child.

“My actions have brought shame upon my family, state, country and God,” Fallin said. “I do not forgive myself, and I do not expect forgiveness from my constituents.” But while she accepted responsibility for her actions, she hoped that Oklahomans would not let a “measly 5.4 billion dollar education program” ruin their memory of her steadfast defense of conservative values in the reddest state in the union.

The conference ended uncomfortably, with an emotional Fallin repeating the phrase “tax cuts” fourteen times before quietly beginning to sob and being helped off stage.

Oklahomans have had mixed reactions to the news. While a Tulsa World survey showed that a 63 percent majority believes that the governor deserves the bulk of the blame for this calamity, 26 percent thought the state legislature was responsible, and 11 percent blamed the “biased liberal media”.

A special election will be held next month to find a true conservative to lead the state of Oklahoma.

Early frontrunners are Tulsa’s Mayor Dewey Bartlett, Ronald Reagan and Attila the Hun. Breaking: At press time, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal was recovering in an Atlanta hospital after being tarred and feathered Tuesday night.

Georgia was also mentioned by Obama as a model for early childhood development in the president’s State of the Union address.

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