Collegian Issue 6, Vol 98

a student newspaper of the university of tulsa

october 8, 2012 issue 6 ~ volume 98

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VISION

In a globalized era, TU expands its international reach At TU, internationalization is more than a buzzword: it is part of a concrete plan guiding the university’s future.

Victoria McGouran Staff Writer

With the University of Tulsa situated as a top-100 university, “internationalization” is a term more and more frequently thrown around.

While TU’s administration considers internationalization to be important, and many assume that good universities want more of it, few people seem to know what internationalization actually means and why universities are so dedicated to making it happen.

Contrary to common perception, internationalization goes beyond recruiting international students and sending American students abroad.

A 21st-Century Reality Our generation is living in an increasingly globalized world and it is becoming unrealistic for a university to think solely within its nation’s own borders.

Internationalization seeks to provide a foreign policy of sorts for the modern university, guiding the institution and its students towards a well-rounded and more universally engaged educational experience.

Dr. Allan Goodman, President and CEO of the Institute for International Education offered advice for American university trustees in 2010, saying, “U.S. institutions of higher education need foreign policies, but not in the traditional sense of the phrase. Their leaders need to formulate institution-wide policies to assess their current engagement with the world and future strategic agenda.”

The implications of internationalization for TU may not be immediately apparent. What many TU students may not realize is

that university administration has made numerous changes in the past year and a half that are specifically designed to expand TU’s global connections.

The primary change that impacts students on a daily basis is the Strategic Plan for Comprehensive Internationalization. This plan, enacted in May 2011, is designed to examine how TU interacts with the global community, and keep the school competitive in an ever-changing world.

“Direct, tangible benefits include the ability to attract and retain higher-caliber students and faculty and to prepare them to be more competitive for external funding,” said Dr. Cheryl Matherly, the Vice Provost for Global Education and co-chair of the initiative. “Another benefit of internationalization is the cultivation of a student body prepared for the realities of a changing world and global workforce.”

Matherly said that internationalization will help TU “situate itself to provide leadership in local,

national, and global communities on crucial questions facing world societies today,” questions including “energy, technology and the environment, cyber security, indigenous populations, community health and entrepreneurship.”

Changes at home The initiative’s impact at TU has been very tangible, and includes more globally focused curricula, international faculty members, research collaborations and of course, international student exchange.

However, some students are growing concerned that such an intense focus on internationalization might not be ideal for TU. “I think that (bringing in) exchange students (is) a good idea,” said Jennifer, a sophomore in the business college, “but if the purpose of having them here is to learn more about their culture and have them learn about ours, we are not really making that happen.”

“There is a kind of segregation,”

said John, a freshman. “The international kids and the non-international ones don’t really hang out.”

However, his story is not representative of all international students at TU. “It is hard to integrate,” said Anshmund, another international student, “language is maybe a big problem for many but I also feel that it is our fault because many international students group together.”

Others, including international student Liu Zi Jbao, disagree.

Jbao said that his friend group is “very diverse,” and that despite his incomplete knowledge of English, “people are willing to communicate.”

Matherly said that administration was aware of the problem and that “the university has been looking at a number of activities to encourage more interaction between international and domestic students.

Perhaps the most visible is the International Living Community,

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Hurricane out-roars Thundering Herd

Hurricane forms abroad

Despite lacking a true structure for international recruiting, TU attracts many remarkable athletes.

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Despite a strong effort by Marshall, TU was able to pull out a victory over the Thundering Herd, leaving Marco the Buffalo downcast as he walked off the empty field.

TU is now 5–1 for the season and undefeated in conference play.

The Hurricane posted another close road win this weekend, defeating the Marshall Thundering Herd 45–38 in front of a boisterous Marshall homecoming crowd.

The Herd would not be put away that easily, however, and was able to level the score with just minutes left in the half, as Marco Nelson fumbled a kickoff return directly into the hands of a Marshall defender, turning over the ball at the TU 28.

While the first half may have felt a bit J. Christopher Proctor slow, despite predictions that the game Managing Editor would be an offensive showcase, it picked up quickly in the third quarter.

Tulsa scored on its first possession of the The University of Tulsa Golden Hurricane hit the road this week as it traveled to quarter—taking a 24–17 lead—after a runHuntington, W. Va. to take on the Marshall heavy 69-yard drive that included an Alex Thundering Herd in Tulsa’s third conference Singleton conversion on fourth and two to keep the drive alive. match of the year.

Then, on Marshall’s ensuing possession While the Herd gave Tulsa a strong fight as it attempted to defend its home turf, the the Hurricane was able to return a fumble Hurricane emerged victorious to move to for a touchdown, much to the dismay of the home crowd.

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Tulsa started the game out strong, snap for the point after touchdown took capitalizing on a fumble and interception the TU kicking team by surprise, allowing on Marshall’s first possessions and a pair Marshall to scoop up the ball and return it of Alex Singleton touchdowns—including for a rare two-point defensive PAT, bringing one on a 48-yard run on fourth and one—to the score to an odd-looking 30–19.

The sea-saw continued as the teams jump out to a 17–3 lead.

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traded touchdowns, with Trey Watts earning his scholarship on a crowd-silencing 95yard kickoff return.

But the game got tense for the Hurricane when the Marshall offense, led by quarterback Rakeem Cato, drove 99 yards down the field to take the lead for the first time, controlling the score 38–37.

Luckily, the Hurricane offense had one more trick up its sleeve as Cody Green hooked up with Keyarris Garrett for a 47yard pass that set up a four yard TD pass to Jordan James to put Tulsa ahead by what would become the final score, 45–38.

But the drama was far from over, as a 70-yard Marshall drive stalled in the Tulsa red zone, with the defense producing a huge stop on fourth and five to give TU the ball with 3:32 left in the game.

But although the game seemed to be just a few rushing plays away from over, a miscommunication resulted in an unexpected high snap, fortuitously recovered by Green at the Tulsa two-yard line, who narrowly avoided either a safety or a defensive touchdown.

Marshall would get one more chance to tie the game with two minutes left, but the Hurricane defense was in no mood for overtime and finished off Marshall on a game-clinching fourth-and-seven stop.

Interestingly, although Tulsa came out on top, Marshall’s 572 total yards were significantly higher than Tulsa’s 340.

Tulsa also had a surprisingly unbalanced offensive approach, with 250 rushing yards on 53 attempts and only 90 passing yards—47 of which came on one play—on 17 attempts.

Green seemed shaky in the passing game early on and was forced to rely almost exclusively on the run. Fortunately, Marshall seemed incapable of stopping Tulsa’s rushing game, as Watts had 111 yards on 18 runs and Singleton had 95 yards and three touchdowns on 16 attempts.

With his three TDs, Singleton is now only two scores away from tying the school record for career rushing touchdowns.

While Tulsa was only 5–14 on third downs for the game, it was 3–3 on fourth downs, allowing it to extend many drives that otherwise would have died.

Tulsa returns to action this Thursday at 7 p.m. as it takes on the Miners of UTEP at home. The game will be aired on Fox Sports

RULING THIS IS WHAT

“So, why Tulsa?”

This is a question asked by students’ friends, family, even other students. For most it is a conversational banality while waiting in line for an ID card, but some students’ backgrounds and hometowns make this an intriguing question indeed.

Foremost among these students are the international student athletes. The University of Tulsa has 40 international student athletes hailing from 13 different countries. As per the most recent published rosters, every member of the men’s and women’s tennis teams and 25 percent of the cross country team were born abroad. International student athletes also represent TU in rowing, volleyball, men’s and women’s track and men’s soccer.

At first it may be hard to understand why someone would choose to pack his bags and move thousands of miles to a foreign country to go to school taught in a foreign language.

The addition of sports into the equation clears things up to some extent. America is one of the only places in the world which allows integration of universities and competitive athletics. In many countries, universities do not have sports teams and athletes must join athletics clubs. These clubs are often far away from schools and practice schedules are not coordinated with school schedules.

Furthermore, many universities abroad do not have residential campuses, and students are responsible for finding their own accommodations. Add to this the world-class training and support facilities available at many American universities and it is clear why foreign athletes might want to come to the U.S. “Often, prospective student athletes in the United States only wish to look at the glamorous schools such as Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Oregon, Florida, etc.,” Taylor Gulley, Assistant Track & Field Coach said.

“However, international student athletes … are able to look at the schools objectively.”

But how do prospective international student athletes find Tulsa?

It turns out that there is no method to the madness. Because there are no ranked tournaments or clearly delineated competition

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Jordan James celebrates after scoring the game’s winning touchdown, bringing the final score to 45–38.

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A TU cricket team batsman plays a shot during the seven-hour cricket tournament that took place in Chapman Stadium Sept. 29.

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Row ‘Cane

Student Writer

On Oct. 3, at the conclusion of the Major League Baseball season, the Detroit Tigers’ third baseman Miguel Cabrera officially became the 16th player in history to win baseball’s Triple Crown; that is, to lead either the American League or the National League in batting average, home runs and runs batted in.

In case you don’t follow baseball, this is quite the accomplishment.

Cabrera, finishing at an impressive 44 home runs, 139 RBIs and a .330 average, became the first player to win the Triple Crown since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967, the first Tiger to win the Triple Crown since Ty Cobb took it in 1909 with only nine homers (Can you say dead-ball era?) and the first player of Hispanic descent to win it in history.

Baseball has been keeping its books for a long time. When you see someone set that many “firsts” in baseball, you know he’s really done something special.

As if that weren’t enough to put Cabrera’s year off the charts, since 1967, only 26 of the 90 batting title winners have been righthanded (including Cabrera), due largely to the extra distance between the left-hand side of the plate (where righties bat) and first base. If you’re going to win the batting title as a righty, you need to be good enough to compensate for a one step deficit on every hit ball of the year compared to a lefty. Since only a quarter of baseball players are lefthanded and only a third of the batting title winners have been right-handed, this goes to show how good Cabrera has been.

Despite all that, he may even not win Most Valuable Player in his own league.

Enter Mike Trout, a rookie outfielder for the Angels. Trout finished the season with a ridiculously impressive line of 129 runs scored (led the majors), 30 home runs, 83 RBIs, 49 stolen bases (led the majors) and a batting average of .326 (only 4 points behind Cabrera). Did I mention he’s also a righty?

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Mike Trout (left) and Miguel Cabrera (right) are the leading contenders for Most Valuable Player in the Major Leagues.

A staple of baseball analytics (sabermetrics) is WAR (wins above replacement).

Wins above replacement attempts to calculate the games a player’s team would lose, hypothetically, if he were replaced by a player of marginal skill. WAR takes into account batting, baserunning and fielding, and attempts to take luck and circumstance out of the equation. For example, RBIs don’t figure into WAR because RBIs are largely a factor of the runners already on base, and therefore independent of individual performance. In terms of WAR, Trout swamped Cabrera, 10.4 to 7.2.

It can be argued, however, that coaching and position play a part in this calculation.

Cabrera, a slow player, was not asked by his coaching staff to make as many plays on the basepaths as the speedy Trout. Similarly, next to shortstop, a center fielder is given the opportunity to make the most game-altering defensive plays throughout the season (more so than a third baseman), thus potentially and circumstantially increasing his WAR. These arguments aside, Trout is statistically the better player. Unfortunately for Trout, MVP doesn’t stand for Best Statistical Player. Value in a baseball player includes the ability to deliver in the clutch, an ability Cabrera has demonstrated through his high RBI count. Cabrera also has a higher slugging percentage, indicating that he hits for more extra bases than Trout.

As far as ability and performance, these two players could not have finished the season more neck-and-neck even.

One thing I wonder, though, is the effect physical appearances will have on the MVP poll. Trout is a young, new face in the MLB. He has been compared to one of baseball’s favorites, Micky Mantle, and he’s white.

“Miggy” Cabrera, on the other hand, stays out of the media for the most part, is a bigger guy and is Venezuelan.

Media attention, size and race, of course, have nothing to do with baseball value.

Whoever wins this AL MVP is certainly going to deserve it. I just hope that the MVP voters don’t break the tie between two very close candidates based on the opinion that Trout would make a more traditional American icon than Cabrera.

Austin Jorski / Collegian

The Hurricane women’s rowing team competed at Head of the Oklahoma in Oklahoma City on Sept. 29, with eight boats achieving top-five finishes. The team expects to continue a promising season with its next race in Head of the Hooch in Chattanooga, Tenn. Nov. 3–4.

From abroad page 2 systems, coaches and athletes have to find other ways to establish contact. Often, connections are made through personal contacts.

“I came to Tulsa because I knew a girl that used to go here—and played golf here—who now plays on the Ladies European Tour,” Nana Nielson, a senior on the golf team, said. “She spoke highly of Tulsa and it inspired me to take contact to Coach Keck.” Steven McRoberts, head volleyball coach, said, “A lot of times it’s through word of mouth— other international student athletes and sometimes coaching colleagues.”

Some students use international recruiting services. Caroline Schuster of Germany said she posted on sportscholarship.com and received several e-mails from coaches in the US. One student, Patrizia Perazzo, came to TU from Venezuela swearing never to take up competitive swimming again, and when she got here she walked on to the rowing team.

Regardless of how they came to campus, it is clear that international athletes make undeniable contributions to their teams.

The men’s and women’s tennis teams are ranked 17th and 23rd in the nation, respectively, by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The men’s cross country team is ranked 9th in the nation. One of the bestknown athletes on campus, Chris O’Hare, is the reigning NCAA national champion in the mile.

New rosters promise exciting upcoming NBA season Roster changes may lead to new contenders for dethroning the Miami Heat, reigning NBA champion.

Zak Patterson Student Writer

The 2012–2013 NBA season promises to be one of the most exciting in years. The Miami Heat is favored to repeat its championship run from last season, and will be helped by sharp-shooter acquisitions Rashard Lewis and Ray Allen, the league’s all-time leader for three-pointers made.

The Heat will not go unchallenged. Its foremost opponent is the Oklahoma City Thunder, which, though it made no significant changes from its 2011 roster, will benefit from last year’s stunning charge to the finals.

While its performance in the finals left something to be desired, especially on the defensive side, a year of experience should prove critical if OKC gets to the finals again this year. Kevin Durant is a likely candidate to emerge as the best player in the league and win another scoring title.

The Thunder will face a formidable challenge in the Western Conference, most notably from the Los Angeles Lakers’ revamped roster. The Lakers added Dwight Howard, the best big man in the league, and twotime MVP point guard Steve Nash to create a starting five who have all been NBA All-Stars.

Los Angeles also added veteran Antawn Jamison to bolster the bench play that has been their downfall the last two seasons since winning two consecutive NBA championships in 2009 and 2010.

The San Antonio Spurs will also be a threat to the West. Even though their core of Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan has been in the game long enough to begin fossilizing, they still have great chem-

istry on the court.

It looked as though they would reach the finals last year after cruising to a 2-0 lead on the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, but the explosive Thunder turned out to be more than they could handle, and four consecutive wins carried OKC to the finals.

Expect the same level of performance from the Thunder this year, and expect the Lakers to move ahead of the Spurs as well.

Other contenders in the West include the L.A. Clippers, which added Lamar Odom to an already strong roster, and the Memphis Grizzlies, who, when healthy, have one of the most balanced teams in the league.

Miami’s biggest rival in the Eastern Conference will continue to be the Boston Celtics, if they can maintain a healthy roster, which has proven difficult for them as they have lost valuable players and endured injuries in past seasons. After losing Ray Allen to Miami, Boston rebounded by adding both proven sixth-man Jason Terry and Courtney Lee. A fully-recovered Avery Bradley and Jeff Green will add some depth that was lacking due to injuries last year.

Other teams to keep an eye on in the East include the Philadelphia 76ers, who picked up Andrew Bynum, the Chicago Bulls, who will certainly be dangerous with a recovered Derrick Rose in their armory, and the New York Knicks, who lost last year’s sensation Jeremy Lin to the Houston Rockets, but picked up Jason Kidd and Raymond Felton.

A notable rule change the NBA made this year is to fine players for “flopping.” Flopping, or exaggerated flailing to try to incite a foul-call on an opposing player, has been endemic in the NBA for too long now, and hopefully the threat of a fine will stop players from engaging in over-dramatization.

Most players are in favor of the crackdown on flopping. “I like the rule,” Kobe Bryant said. “Shameless flopping, that’s a chump move.”

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UTEP vs Tulsa

The past three weeks have been stressful for Hurricane watchers, as each of Tulsa’s last three games have gone down to the wire.

While the Hurricane has emerged victorious in each contest, many TU fans are hoping this week’s contest will give their blood pressure a chance to return to normal.

But the Miners of the University of Texas-El Paso will do their best to make this game just as exciting, and as close, as those against Fresno State, UAB and Marshall.

While 1–5, UTEP played surprisingly close games against Oklahoma, Wisconsin and Ole Miss, so expect the Miners to put up a fight.

However, the Hurricane will once again be playing the role of favorite in this televised Thursday night match up.

With two votes in the AP Top 25 Poll, Tulsa is slowly starting to gain national attention, and if it can avoid costly mistakes and pull out a win it will move to 6–1, clinching bowl eligibility.

Location: El Paso, Tex. Students: 21,000 Mascot: Paydirt Pete Record: 1–5 2011 Record: 5–7 Last Week: L to SMU 17–0 Last meeting: 2011 TU won 57–22 ACT 25th/75th Percentile: 16 / 22

The NBA regular season gets underway Oct. 30 with a double-header of Boston at Miami, followed by Dallas at L.A. The Thunder will begin its season Nov. 1 at San Antonio.

Predictions: Western Conference Finals: Lakers over Thunder in 6 Eastern Conference Finals: Celtics over Heat in 6 Finals: Lakers over Celtics in 5 League MVP: Kevin Durant

Men’s and women’s tennis post strong tournament showings TU men’s tennis, especially Japie De Klerk, performed well at the ITA Tournament, and the women also impressed at the Razorback Classic.

Beate Hall Student Writer

The Intercollegiate Tennis Association men’s tournament began Sept. 30 and continued through Oct. 7.

This nine-day tournament, hosted by the University of Tulsa at the Case Tennis Center featured more than 300 men’s tennis players from across the country vying for the singles and doubles national championships. Alejandro Sanchez, Tristan Jackson, Matthew Kirby and Japie De Klerk were the four players representing TU in the tournament.

De Klerk moved onto the quarterfinals after defeating No. 43-ranked Soren HessOleson of Texas (6–0, 6–2) on Thursday.

Friday, he bested Bob Van Overbeek of Florida, nationally ranked No. 17 (6–4,6–1) and No. 26 Gonzales Austin of Austin (6–4, 7–6(8–6)). These victories allowed him to play into the third round. Saturday, De Klerk faced 10th-ranked Ku Singh of Georgia and lost his shot at a place in the semifinals (6–2, 2–6, 7–6 (7–5)) despite impressive play.

The Hurricane will now prepare for the upcoming ITA regional tournament Oct. 18–22 in Minneapolis, Minn., after which, due to his impressive play in the ITA Men’s Tournament, De Klerk will play in the USTA/ITA National Indoor Collegiate Championships.

TU women’s tennis also competed this weekend at the Razorback Classic in Fayetteville. Although final results were not released at press time, the first day of tournament play went well. Fresh from winning four singles titles at the Aces for the Cure tournament, the team anticipated performing as well, if not better, against the Razorbacks, Stephen F. Austin and Missouri.

Their wishes were fulfilled with seven victories in singles play and one in doubles on day two of the tournament.

Junior Maria Sant’Anna and freshman Renata Kuricova trounced Ana Belmar Hernandez and Sarah McLean of Arkansas (8– 5) for the Hurricane’s first doubles victory of the season. TU Freshmen Carol Benito and Maria Rivera Perez also outplayed their opponents, Margot De Haan and Valeria Terentyeva of Stephen F. Austin (8–3).

Senior Samantha Vickers continues to wow crowds with her victories. Vickers defeated Nataly Yoo of Stephen F. Austin (6– 4, 6–3) on Friday. If she wins this tournament, Vickers will have back-to-back No. 1 rankings in singles play for the tournament, a personal best.

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The Collegian makes “The Tonight Show”

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The Collegian was featured on the “Tonight Show’ with Jay Leno last Friday during his Police Blotter section, in which he highlights ridiculous police reports from around the country. The featured report was a lost-and-found from the Sept. 4 Campus Crime Watch that read “A book was found in McFarlin Library.” Thank you, campus security, for inadvertently making The Collegian famous.

which was designed as a residence hall for U.S. and international students interested in other cultures.”

However, when students were asked about ILC, many of them questioned whether it promotes the idea of a global community.

“I hate how they are isolated over there,” said one TU junior, “I don’t know any non-international students that live in the ILC and I don’t know how they are supposed to assimilate here if administration just sticks them over there.”

While associating with students who speak one’s native language may lead international students to travel in groups or room together, that mentality may not be conducive to adapting to a new country.

International students may find help in American students who have studied abroad.

Laura Semenow, the Assistant Director of the Center for Global Education, said that “students who study abroad have learned how to be an international student,” and that this ”affects how they interact with international students at TU.” In fact, numerous groups at TU have sprung up to help international students assimilate, including the Cultural Exchange Coalition – which was started by a student who studied abroad – the TU Brazil Club and International Student Ministries.

The crux of the issue may lie in

fostering a willingness to reach out to people of a different nationality despite the communication difficulties. The internationalization initiative seeks to “expand the international, intercultural, or global dimension to all aspects of the university” according to its mission statement, a goal that TU hopes to accomplish without sacrificing a tight-knit sense of community.

• 50% of international students polled said they relate as well to American students as they do to other international students and 60% of American students polled said they relate as well to international students as they do American students.

• 85% of American students polled said they had at least one international friend, however, only 50% of those polled said they had more than two international friends.

• Of the international students polled, 75% said they had more than two American friends but 10% of them said they had no American friends at all.

Stewart, O’Reilley spar in lighthearted debate Lily Clough Student Writer

While the pundits may fight over the vitriolic presidential debates, John Stewart and Bill O’Reilley make serious points about dialogue in politics.

“The Rumble in the Air-Conditioned Auditorium” Saturday night between Bill O’Reilly and Jon Stewart marked another entertaining meeting between the frenemies.

Stewart, host of the “Daily Show,” has been sparring on and off with the host of Fox’s “The O’Reilly Factor” for several years, though the rivalry is marked by a certain degree of mutual respect between the two.

Though it contained the expected comedy, the debate between Stewart and O’Reilly illustrated that opposing personalities are able sit down and have a meaningful and educational conversation about key issues facing the nation.

O’Reilly, with his characteristic bluntness, had poster cards supplementing his opening statement, with sayings such as “Bush is Gone,” “Debt is Bad,” and “Buy Your Own (birth control).” Stewart responded by using a hidden platform to raise himself to O’Reilly’s 6’4” height from his own 5’7” before saying, “My friend, Bill O’Reilly— is completely full of (expletive)”.

His opening statement consisted of a description of the strange world in which he said “a good portion” of Americans live, where

America has a “Kenyan, Muslim president,” and “the most ubiquitous holiday in the history of mankind is under threat, because somewhere, somehow a parade in Tulsa has changed its name from ‘Christmas’ to ‘Holiday’.”

Topics included National Public Radio, entitlements, foreign policy, healthcare, immigration and Bill O’Reilly’s gargantuan frame.

“The Rumble,” though heated at times, did not seem to be an especially antagonistic debate, and there were even a few topics in which O’Reilly and Stewart were in agreement.

The mood of the debate ranged from hilarity to all-seriousness.

Stewart often transitioned between splitting sides and making legitimate, somber arguments effortlessly, an ability which has helped earn him 16 Emmy Awards.

The host of “The O’Reilly Factor” fared well despite debating Stewart on a college campus in a reliably blue state. He earned applause from the audience on several occasions, especially when he addressed the problem of discourse in America. He said, pointedly, “The problem with the discourse deal in America is capitalism,” which earned a surprised “wait, say that again!” from Stewart.

O’Reilly elaborated, entreating Stewart to “listen closely”: “The problem with discourse in America is capitalism. You can make a lot of money by being an assassin—a lot of money being a hater (on) radio, cable, in print, whatever ...They don’t even believe half the stuff they say ... They’re phonies—and capitalism drives that. There are people—Americans—who want to hear hate.”

Stewart voiced his take on the most fundamental problem with public political discourse by saying, “We have lost our ability to problem-solve. We’re having the wrong conversation in this country ... (This conversation) should not be about how one part of the country is somehow carrying the flag of freedom and the other part is fundamentally undermining it.”

The statement earned him loud approval from the audience.

There were, of course, comedic antics throughout the evening from Stewart. Early on, he climbed his podium after O’Reilly said we should not have invaded Iraq, and yelled at the audience to live-tweet the statement. Despite the hilarity, the two were able to have a substantive—even educational—conversation. Stewart and O’Reilly proved to be more spirited than the contestants of the presidential debate, and also engaged more with each other than either Romney or Obama did.

Though it was not mentioned in the presidential debate, the “Rumble” addressed Mitt Romney’s now-infamous “47 percent” comment. O’Reilly also brought it up in his appearance on “The Daily Show” on Thursday, saying that he did not understand why the president neglected to even mention it in Wednesday’s debate. In the same show, Stewart lamented the president’s performance at the debate, exclaiming, “(Romney) fired Big Bird and still won!”

Toward the end of the night, Stewart, O’Reilly and the moderator, CNN’s E.D. Hill, sat down and had a conversation guided by viewer questions. O’Reilly and Stewart showed (relative) maturity by respecting each other enough to have a real conversation about national issues, despite their obvious differences.

They showed a willingness to work together unmatched by Congress, or Obama and Romney in their debate. The “Rumble,”

though at times heated, instilled a bit of hope in the audience—a feeling that maybe a real conversation, one not tarnished by lies and exaggerations, can be had between two fundamentally different viewpoints.

This is in sharp contrast to the presidential debate, which left Obama supporters distraught, and Romney fans pleased.

One viewer posed an integral question to Stewart and O’Reilly: “How is it that two personalities, such as yourselves, that are almost polar opposites politically, can show a willingness to come together when Congress can’t?

What advice would you give Congress?”

The question was met with roaring applause from the audience, which dissolved into laughter when Stewart got out of his seat and went to sit on O’Reilly’s lap.

The interpretation of the gesture will be left to Congress.

Photo courtesy NBC.com

The rumble may have been air conditioned, but it was still heated, as Stewart and O’Reilley discussed capitalism and Big Bird.

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8 october 2012 targeting, for the first time, clients of prostitutes as well sex merchants. The fine, which will be set at 10,000 Croatian kunas ($1,700), is estimated to be twice the average monthly salary in the country.

The law also fines perpetrators 5,000 kunas for public indecent exposure.

Croatia, a strongly Roman Catholic nation expected to join the European Union in July, has largely ignored attempts by some liberal groups to legalize prostitution.

The current fine for prostitutes is 800 kunas.

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Magdalena Sudibjo Student Writer Africa Morocco The Moroccan navy has partly blocked the port of Smir to keep a Dutch activist ship from entering the country’s waters. The ship is part of the Women on Waves group, an abortion rights association whose boats anchor in international waters to provide abortions and free advice.

Although abortion is illegal in Morocco, an estimated 700 abortions occur in the country every day, often in substandard conditions. Rebecca Gomperts, the founder of Women on Waves, claimed that illegal abortions lead to 78 Moroccan women’s deaths every year.

Moroccan pro-life groups dispute those numbers. The public has also voiced its strong disapproval of the ship’s arrival.

“Moroccan religious identity says it is forbidden and so does Islam,” said Abdelmalik Zaza, a lawyer. “The government cannot allow this ship to come to Morocco.”

South Africa Workers from a Toyota factory in Durban, South Africa won a 5.4 percent wage raise after participating in an illegal strike that closed the plant for four days.

The strike was inspired in part by the massive mine strikes that started in August. Around 75,000 miners, or 15 percent of the industry’s workforce, went on a lengthy strike that turned violent when police fired shots and killed

34 workers at Lonmin’s Marikana platinum mine, the deadliest police action since the apartheid era.

Among the companies affected by the strikes are Kumba Iron Ore, one of the world’s top producers; Amplat, which produces a quarter of the global supply of platinum; and Gold Fields, the fourth largest gold miner.

“The circumstances are not the same as what is happening in the mines,” said union member Mbuso Ngubane of the Toyota strike. “But it does send a message. It does have an impact to some extent on other workers getting agitated.”

Europe Croatia The Croatian government has proposed substantial increases in fines

As hyperinflation strikes Iran, thousands protested through the streets of central Tehran.

The spike in beef and lamb prices had already inconvenienced the middle class, but now the price of yogurt is on the rise, which will affect practically every Iranian household.

According to Steve Hanke, professor of economics at John Hopkins University, prices in Iran appear to be doubling every 40 days.

In one week, the rial, Iran’s currency, lost 40 percent of its value.

Analysts say that sanctions enacted by the United States and its allies are only partially responsible for the economic problem. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s decision to remove a popular subsidy program also exacerbated the issue.

“The landscape has changed,” said Cliff Kupchan, an Iran analyst

for Eurasia Group, a consulting firm. “Iran is in more trouble, and that gives (the West) more leverage, and also more responsibility.”

North America Canada Canadian officials have found the 600+ barrels of missing maple syrup stolen in September. It was found in the hands of exporter S.K. Export Inc., whose president claimed it had bought the syrup from its usual supplier.

“We can’t easily identify the syrup, it’s not like buying a car or buying a house,” the supplier’s lawyer told the Toronto Star.

Oceania Australia Australia unveiled one of the world’s fastest telescopes on Thursday. Located in the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory of the Western Australian desert, the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (Askap) is an arrangement of 36 antennas, each with a diameter of 40 feet.

Askap is able to scan the sky at a much faster rate than previous telescopes, and its remote location helps deal with conflicting radio signals. Scientists anticipate that the telescope will generate a wealth of new information about the universe.

“It is the beginning of a great new period, I think,” said Dr. John O’Sullivan of the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.

“Don’t feed the plants:” Little Shop of Horrors elicits audience approval Alan Menken’s tale of plant invasion sprouted at TU last week, featuring acclaimed performances and thrilling special effects.

Beate Hall Student Writer

“Little Shop of Horrors” opened Thursday night at the Lorton Performance Center to much acclaim.

The production starred Michael Hunt as Seymour, a dispossessed assistant in a florist’s shop, and Caitlin Rudd as Audrey, another of

the florist’s employees.

When Seymour buys a strange new plant named Audrey II, business picks up, but at a price. Seymour’s attempts to handle the plant’s thirst for blood, his relationship with Audrey, and his own goals drive the plot.

The cast was small but well prepared. The plant, Audrey II, was voiced by Thomas Porter and animated by Rachel Synan. “My favorite part of the show is definitely ‘Get It’ because it’s really intense.

I’ve got a lot going on,” Synan said. “I’m moving both my arms and my legs in order to sing and flail around all at the same time

It’s just a whole lot of fun. It’s really the first time the audience gets to see the plant being a character.”

The audience appreciated the hard work of the puppeteer. “I liked the puppet work,” said Laura Waldman. Jack Bussert, another student, said that Audrey II was his favorite part of the show. “I just couldn’t stop laughing every time the plant started moving or talking,” he said. “The puppeteer who played the plant was a goddess!” exclaimed Kaedi Love. Four separate Audrey IIs were used for this stage production.

The Doo-wop girls, played by Grace Seidel, Krisheena Kimbrew

and Alayna Doiron, also put on a stellar performance. “The Doowop girls had great energy, and the chemistry they had together made for great stuff to watch,” student Chase Weaton-Wherle said.

The technical aspects of the show received positive comments also. “Every technical part of this, from the projections to the lights to the set and costumes was amazing,” said junior Ken Leep-Sills.

The costumes for this production included everything from a sweater vest and khakis to monster plant suits.

Most of the costumes for this production were created for Sean

Rooney, who had numerous parts in the production. Rooney’s main part was as Orin Scrivello, D.D.S., a sadistic dentist. He also played several other characters, notably two different men and one woman, all in one song.

The audience also seemed to appreciate the dark humor of the show. Tara Moses said, ”Orin’s death - that entire number is fantastic.” D.A. Boone’s favorite part of the show was “Mushnik’s death.” Adam Powell, who played Mushnik, noted “the laughter when I was eaten alive in horrible terrifying agony.”

Lorton Performance Center’s first full season promises drama, dancing Lorton Performance Center’s first full season promises entertainment ranging from jazz to ballet to theatre, all in a state-of-the-art facility.

Oscar Ho

Student Writer As the Lorton Performance Center begins to get into the swing of things, faculty, students and staff could not seem happier about the advantages that the facility has to offer.

The Lorton Performance Center formally opened at a gala in September 2011. The finishing touches were not quite done until late in the 2011-2012 academic year, so this will be the LPC’s first season as a completed building.

The first major event this year was held last weekend: “Little Shop of Horrors” opened on Oct. 4 and closed on Oct. 7.

According to Matt Reed, technical director of the LPC, this season features a tightly packed schedule. Following “Little Shop of Horrors,” the arts season will get into swing with TU’s jazz band

performing on Friday and Saturday. Right on its heels comes the University Orchestra’s first performance of the season on Oct. 15.

The Spring Semester will showcase the Tulsa Ballet and Tulsa Youth Opera, coming to the LPC as guests.

The LPC is one of TU’s extremely-high-tech facilities. As such, it has been designed to handle a wide variety of acts. Gussman Concert Hall hosts performances for theatre and dance and also serves as the new home of the Department of Film Studies and the School of Music.

The LPC is well equipped to handle the load. A short walk across the stage, complete with orchestra pit, highlights the attention to detail and exhaustive consideration that went into the facility’s design. Although Reed said that the theatre and ballet “definitely push the envelope on what we can do,” the envelope itself seems big enough to handle just about anything.

As a world class venue for scholarship and performance, it has a high standard to meet. Speaking to students at the beginning of the year, Director of the School

scure parking permit. Upon closer inspection, the officer discovered that the permit was counterfeit.

The permit was seized and the 11:35 p.m.

11:30 p.m.

Officers were dispatched to the owner of the vehicle was contactOfficers were called to a Norman Kappa Delta house for a fire alarm. ed.

Village apartment for student that Officers investigated the alarm and Sept. 28 found trash outside their door. were advised that one of the girls Oct. 3 They did not want to get blamed were cooking in the microwave 4:25 p.m.

10:46 a.m. for the trash. Officers took the and the food started to smoke.

Campus Security was notified trash to the dumpster.

TFD was cancelled after the Officers observed a male walkabout a possible larceny that had area was cleared by security. ing with a gas can in the area of taken place in Helmerich Hall. Oct. 1 The alarm was reset and officers Chapman stadium. As officers Officers spoke to witnesses that approached to inquire if the male cleared the area. stated an office supply delivery 10:20 p.m. needed help the male took off runworker had removed a smart board Officers were advised that students Oct. 2 ning. from a classroom.

Officers took the subject into were going into Pat Case Dining Witnesses copied the tag num- and removing food from the center 1:42 a.m. custody after a short foot pursuit. ber and vehicle description. Offi- after hours.

Officers were notified of possible The male was a non-student and cers were able to identify and lotheft from Pat Case Dining Facil- had outstanding warrants for his cate the suspect. The items were 11:15 p.m. ity. Officers reviewed video sur- arrest. recovered and Tulsa Police De- Officer took a report of two miss- veillance and witnessed multiple TPD was contacted and took partment took over the investiga- ing guitars. The reporting party students entering the dining center the male to jail. The female he tion. stated there were no signs of at different times. The investiga- was with was also arrested for outstanding warrants. forced entry. tion is on-going.

Sept. 30 After reviewing this report of4:15 p.m. ficers advised the victim that cam- 4:32 p.m.

4:00 a.m. pus security does not have juris- While on routine parking enforce- Officers checked on a female that Officers on patrol observed five diction in this building (Newman ment, an officer noticed an ob- was stumbling while going down vehicles that had been egged. The owners were contacted and a report made.

Center). The victim was advised to contact TPD to file a report.

of Music Dr. Theresa Reed said, “This (facility) was built for you!”

From the School of Music’s point of view, it is almost a whole new world. The difference between pre-renovation Tyrell Hall and Lorton Performance is astounding.

TU also hopes to use the facility in its mission to enrich the community. The university welcomes guests to Lorton Performance for academically enriching events.

Lorton Performance Center has had a fabulous beginning. Students can expect blistering precision and a load of “wow” from Reed and the technical crew. the street. The female was a nonstudent and stated she was diabetic.

EMSA was called and officers were advised the female was only drunk. She was trespass banned and arrested for public intoxication.

Oct. 4 7:15 p.m.

Two students in USS observed two subjects yelling over at Kendall Whittier Park.

These subjects walked off into the park and the witnesses heard five gun shots in the park area.

TPD was called and security officers and TPD checked the area for suspects and victims. There were no injuries and no victims came forward.

The shooting suspect was not located. Security officers patrolled the area by Kendall Whittier Park the remainder of the night.

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Influential musician Robert Johnson impacts rock and roll genre Studio 54: A weekly review of all things retro.

Elliot Bauman Student Writer

By Helen Patterson

Excellent Napping Places on Campus

Many of today’s musical genres owe their existence to the blues.

To name a few, rock ‘n’ roll, jazz and even country developed from a musical style that originated with African American slaves in the Mississippi Delta. One of the most prominent early blues musicians was the guitar virtuoso Robert Johnson.

Johnson was born in 1911 in a small Mississippi town. While most of Johnson’s life is poorly documented, we do know that he began playing harmonica and guitar at a young age. True to the blues, Johnson also accompanied his playing.

As with many other early blues musicians, Johnson began to travel around the Southern and Midwestern U.S., performing his work at various clubs, street corners and restaurants in cities such as Mem-

1. The football field in the middle of a home game.

The running of the athletes causes vibrations that will rock you to sleep.

Photo courtesy Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson’s influential records did not earn him much fame during his life, however, soon after his death, and even today, Johnson’s music has made a significant impact on the development of both blues and rock and roll.

sold almost exclusively to, a black audience. Because of this, Johnson’s work was mostly unknown to the general public of the day.

Such a constraint, however, would drastically change after his death. Johnson mysteriously died in 1938, after only two years of recording professionally. He was

of all time, and an important figure in the development of both blues and rock ‘n’ roll. He was able to play both lead and rhythm roles on the guitar at the same time, a task that is usually split between two guitarists. Johnson’s mastery of such a feat is most clearly heard on his track “Kind Hearted Woman Blues.”

“Today, Johnson is regarded as one of the greatest blues guitarists of all time” phis, Chicago and St. Louis.

He also reportedly was quick to learn other musical styles and techniques; during his time as a traveling musician, he was known to play, in addition to the blues, jazz, slide guitar and even popular songs of the day.

By 1936, Johnson had finally received the opportunity to record some of his original songs at a studio in San Antonio, Texas. Unfortunately, Johnson’s records never realized commercial or critical success during his life.

This was largely due to segregation practices of the time in the South; Johnson’s records were released as so-called “race records,” black music targeted towards, and

only 27 years old. Like most of his life, Johnson’s death is also an enigma; the most accepted theory is that he was poisoned in Mississippi.

His early death makes Johnson a member of the legendary “27 Club,” a group of hit musicians that all share the same age-atdeath of 27. Other members of the 27 Club include Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison of The Doors, Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Brian Jones of the early Rolling Stones.

It was not until long after Johnson’s death that musicians and the general public truly recognized his talent as a blues singer and guitarist. Today, Johnson is regarded as one of the greatest blues guitarists

As testament to his impact on the development of both blues and rock ‘n’ roll, dozens of major rock and blues musicians grew up listening to Johnson’s records, and have cited him as a major influence.

In 1990, Columbia Records released “The Complete Recordings,” a completion of Johnson’s two-year professional recording career. The album contains almost all of Johnson’s work, including his most significant songs, “Cross Road Blues,” “Sweet Home Chicago,” “Love in Vain” and “Kind Hearted Woman Blues.”

The album is a must-have for blues and rock ‘n’ roll fans alike.

2. Most teachers have comfy offices.

Some of them even have sofas!

And guess what?

They usually aren’t around. Sneak in and have yourself an excellent nap.

3. Phillips Hall Art Gallery. Everyone will assume that you are part of the exhibit.

4. Go down to the lowest floor of McFarlin. Find books about obscure subjects.

Use them as moldinfested pillows.

5. If you want to fall asleep to the soothing sounds of the outdoors— sans curious pedestrians—take a nap on the roof of one of the buildings

on campus.

(Warning: could result in expulsion).

6. Go to the gym and get a yoga mat.

It makes a great mattress after you wipe the feet-sweat off of it.

7. The backs of Campo cars are roomy. Take care not to alarm your Campo chauffeur by letting him know that you are there.

8. For those of you who are contortionists, the Caf has some excellent sofas for napping on.

9. If you are tired of sleeping in the same old bed, try napping in the bathtub.

10. Some teachers will send you to sleep. Find a class with a boring teacher.

And remember, no one can tell you’re asleep if you have your shades on.

“Twin” a thought-provoking read sent away.

By discussing the unfounded early theories that early-life trauma and maternal coldness were the causes of autism and compar-

Allen Shawn’s exploration of his sister’s autism is poignant and honest.

Helen Patterson Staff Writer

In “Twin,” Allen Shawn’s latest memoir, Shawn delves deeply into his relationship with his fraternal twin sister, Mary, who was diagnosed with autism at a young age in the 1950’s.

At the age of eight, Mary was sent to a residential center, never to live with her family again. In this lyrical work, Shawn tries to come to terms with the special bond between himself and his sister and what her autism, and autism in general, means to those it impacts.

Rather than lean exclusively on his own testimony and experience, Shawn works to bring a historical and scientific understanding of autism into his quest to understand his sister’s experience.

Autism was not well understood in the 1950’s. Individuals who had autism, such as Mary, were often

which he struggled as a child and continues to struggle with today.

Shawn speculates that these behaviors, and other slightly strange behaviors that he saw in his par-

trum. Everyone breaks the rules.”

Rather than defining himself and others against those who are “abnormal,” Shawn is attempting to get people to recognize the shared humanity that links people together. He is asking the reader to be aware that there are different subjective unents, are strikingly similar to— derstandings of reality. though not as intense as—those The book, however, experienced by Mary. He drives is not for everyone. this home to his readers when he Some will be uncomrejects the idea of absolute nor- fortable with Shawn’s mality or abnormality, claiming candid discussion of instead: “Everyone is on a spec- himself and his family dynamic, but blatant honesty is one of the defining characteristics of a good memoirist.

Some may not understand Shawn’s obsessive desire to understand his sister’s experience. The topic of autism is still taboo to them and they will not wish to enter into a dialogue.

The work will have the most appeal to individuals who have someone like Mary in their own families, and Photo courtesy Viking Adult would like to underAllen Shawn, author of “Wish I Could Be stand him or her betThere,” explores the difficulties 1950s ter. Yet, even for these American families face while coping with individuals, the topic autism in his latest work, “Twin.” may be too painfully

“Everyone is on a spectrum”

ing these theories to the newer scientific awareness that genetics and environmental causes are culpable, Shawn links the 50’s and the present day. This encourages a seamless dialogue between the past and present.

He also encourages a dialogue between different voices which includes reading the works of Temple Grandin, Gunilla Gerland and “a precious few others on the “autism spectrum” who can speak firsthand about themselves.” Too often, the voices and perspectives of these individuals have been neglected.

Shawn’s own experience, growing up to be a composer and a professor while trying to understand his sister, is full of honesty and emotion. A sense of yearning to reach Mary, who lives a different, much more internal life than he, permeates the text.

He is frank about the idiosyncrasies he sees in his own behavior, such as the intense internal state that he enters when composing and the severe anxieties with

close to home to bear deep examination. Nevertheless, this wellwritten work should lead readers to a greater awareness and tolerance of differences.

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Is TU focusing too much on international diversity?

TU’s efforts to increase international diversity highlight the relative homogeneity of the domestic student population, while little contact between the two groups creates an us-versusthem mentality.

Conor Fellin

Student Writer

The last decade has seen a tremendous rise in the recruitment of international students by University of Tulsa. However, despite TU’s success in this area, it has fallen seriously short in a different, equally important element of diversity: a diverse contingent of domestic students.

According to TU’s admission site, 21 percent of TU’s incoming freshmen in 2011 were students “of color.” Compare this to the 18.3 percent of students in the same class that were international students, according to the same set of statistics.

It would appear that based on the data that a majority of the students of color on campus are those international students. As a point of contrast, the U.S. Census Bureau reports that roughly one quarter of Oklahoma’s population, which contributed 42.6 percent of the students of the class of 2011, is non-white or Hispanic.

Another concern about domes-

tic diversity that could be raised is the percentage of the University of Tulsa’s in-state students. In the end, though, this is a fairly small concern. Unless you are Harvard, colleges will probably attract a disproportionate number of students from the local area.

TU’s student body, then, is composed of, on the one hand, a fairly homogenous domestic student body, and, on the other hand, an international student body that is in some measure very different from the domestic student body.

When there are relatively few students occupying the gray area between the homogeneity and diversity, it is hardly surprising that an “us and them” mentality has developed between the domestic and international students.

Such a mentality is evident in

ultimately reinforces the troubling idea that domestic students and international students are two distinct and internally cohesive groups.

If it wants to promote a true spirit of diversity and inclusiveness, the University of Tulsa should work harder at promoting domestic diversity before it goes further trying to promote international diversity.

Admittedly, for a school occupying the University of Tulsa’s niche, there are factors that make international recruitment easier than recruitment of diverse domestic students.

If, however, TU can successfully make an active effort to recruit more international students, then it can certainly do something to improve domestic diversity.

“If TU can recruit more international students, then it can improve domestic diversity” the fact that communication between international students and domestic students seems to occur through university-mediated programs like the International Living Community or religiously motivated groups like the International Student Ministries.

While interaction through such programs is better than no interaction at all, it remains stilted in its formality and that therefore

If TU students are to feel that diversity is the acceptance of other people regardless of their similarities or differences to others and not a formalized relationship between Americans and “the other guys,” TU’s student body needs to better reflect the diversity within America’s borders.

Any less complete form of diversity will feel like nothing more than an act.

Ban smoking on campus Smoking on campus is bad for everyone involved: it violates state law and TU policy. The health problems of non-smokers are a liability to the university.

Beate Hall

Student Writer

If the humans were presented with a new, dangerous substance and were told it would make their tongues fuzzy, destroy their lungs and leave strange brown stains on their fingers, common sense and

sema are all increased by the use of cigarettes.

While there are cigarettes with less nicotine, there is no such thing as a safe cigarette. Some are electronic, but they all include tobacco.

Tobacco might actually be the safest ingredient in a cigarette given the other chemicals found in most cigarettes, including tar.

There was a time when smoking was more socially acceptable. Before it was scientifically studied and deemed hazardous to any one’s health, nearly everyone smoked. Today, we ought to know better.

Public service announcements have attempted to educate viewers about smoking’s nasty, heartbreaking effects.

Smokers on campus are a very special breed of annoyance to peo-

While cold weather already makes breathing difficult for people with lung issues, the smoke clouds only compound these issues.

Smoke inhalation is one of the biggest hazards during a fire.

Most people in their right mind would not think that inhaling smoke for fun would be a good idea, but smokers do. They endanger others every time they light up a cigarette.

Calling smokers a public nuisance might sound like a biased opinion, but Oklahoma state law states “the possession of lighted tobacco in any form is a public nuisance and dangerous to public health.” It is becoming increasingly difficult to smoke in public.

Secondhand smoke is one of the nation’s leading killers and public institutions are starting to take no-

“Oklahoma State University is now a smoke-free campus, and the University of Tulsa should follow suit” reason would indicate that no one would touch the stuff, much less roll it up with extra chemicals and smoke it.

Nevertheless, the tobacco industry is one of the largest in the world and smoking continues to be a popular social activity in many cultures.

When I first arrived at TU three years ago, I thought every single person in Oklahoma smoked. Before coming to college, I knew three or four older people who smoked and who had been smoking since their teens.

These people had started smoking before scientists really began studying tobacco and were so addicted that the likelihood that they would successfully quit before they died was low.

Smoking is a very nasty habit, with terrible effects on health. The likelihood of developing lung cancer, nicotine addiction and emphy-

ple with lung issues. Oklahoma law says that smoking cannot occur within twenty-five feet of an entrance or exit of any building, and yet there are places on campus that you cannot walk without passing through a cloud of smoke.

The smokers who frequent the doors of Keplinger Hall that face Brown Village, outside the cafeteria and outside any residence hall tend to stay closer to the building than what law permits.

Campus Security frequently asks people to move farther away from the doors, but they often drift back towards the building as soon as the officer has gone on his way.

On any given rainy or snowy day, smokers tend to move closer to the buildings.

At this point, their public nuisance becomes a serious health hazard for anyone suffering from asthma or other chronic lung conditions.

tice.

Oklahoma State University is now a smoke free campus, and there are serious repercussions for smoking there.

The University of Tulsa should follow suit. Smoking on campus is hazardous to everyone’s health, especially the smokers.

If TU was truly concerned about the welfare of its students, it would outlaw smoking on campus and enforce the state’s laws.

Many cultures still smoke socially. A drink and a smoke still go together in the minds of many.

American popular culture even touched on the number of young people in America who smoke in shows like “How I Met Your Mother.”

Many young people get started and do not stop until they reach a point in their lives at which they are so ashamed of smoking that they decide to stop.

Diversity initiatives that focus on domestic populations are inherently flawed, because true diversity considers differences deeper than ethnicity.

Katie McGouran

Student Writer

Should our university concentrate its efforts on domestic diversity instead of internationalization? This question is premature, because it assumes that we define and understand diversity in the same way.

Diversity is a slippery topic that highlights the epistemic arrogance of the human race.

“Epistemic arrogance” is a phrase coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, an American-Lebanese essayist and scholar. While Taleb does not use the aforementioned phrase in reference to diversity, its meaning is applicable, that is to say, diversity exposes the sophistic tendency of humanity to be more certain of ourselves than is prudent.

Taleb said that “an idea starts to be interesting when you get scared of taking it to its logical conclusion.” Diversity denotes a point of difference, but is often used to pejoratively connote a utopian state of community where a certain number of individuals, by virtue of being dissimilar in geographical origin, race and nationality, engender innovation, advance societal interaction and propagate culture.

Frankly, this popular assumption leaves much to be desired.

Diversity is an interesting idea, granted, but one that is perhaps most wisely approached with fear and trembling.

This following quote, often attributed to Margaret Mead, addresses the idea of diversity with wholesome irony: “always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else.”

Human beings are inherently diverse and the idea that we must create diversity is absurd: diversity exists because we exist. Viewed through this lens, geography, race and nationality are insufficient when attempting to comprehensively explain diversity.

Thus, the argument that our university should focus on championing domestic diversity before internationalization is misdirected and unnecessary, because international and domestic students alike come from different families, religious ideologies and political backgrounds: all have been shaped by a wide variety of experiences.

A lack of domestic diversity simply does not exist if we can bring ourselves to consider diversity differently.

What our university strives to do is create a non-denominational and open-minded culture that promotes acceptance of differences and does not fetter or constrain diversity. Multicultural and internationalization initiatives are simply ways of accomplishing this goal.

However, we do lack certain information about domestic students—international students are listed by country—why not publish the figures of domestic students by city and state? Even if half are from St. Louis or Tulsa, they are sure to be vastly different. All students, domestic and international, share their diversity while simultaneously contributing uniqueness.

Tulsa Time authentic and effective Tulsa Time gives prospective students a genuine TU experience, while also providing a number of resources to help students find their own potential places on campus.

Andres Gomez

Student Writer

Tulsa Time was one of the reasons I chose the University of Tulsa. In fact, it was the tipping point for me as a prospective student. Tulsa Time offers many insights to anyone who is curious about TU. The program was rough around

program.

The most influential part of Tulsa Time was getting to spend an entire day and night with a current TU student. This experience is truly invaluable to any prospective student, and is designed around matching prospective and current TU students.

While some students were very poorly matched to their hosts and ended up regretting coming to Tulsa Time, the experience for those who were correctly matched, was completely the opposite.

Fellow TU students share strong bonds, and Tulsa Time’s host program gives students a rare insight this aspect of college life.

My host stayed in touch with me after Tulsa Time, and we are still good friends.

This unique feature of Tulsa Time allows current students to impart vital knowledge about the university that prospective stu-

“Tulsa Time’s host program gives students insight into college life from real students”

the edges, but overall it answered a lot of questions a prospective student might have.

Tulsa Time allowed me to see how TU students truly live by letting me stay with a host student who was not groomed for my visit, to ask current students what TU offered them as students and to get a personal discussion with my admissions advisor about what TU could offer me.

It also provided a chance as well explore panels and presentations by clubs, student organizations and campus services. Tulsa Time is most certainly a worthwhile

dents would not find in any brochure, as well as build friendships, which can make college seem much less intimidating.

Tulsa Time allows students to sit down with an academic advisor and discuss their individual reasons for considering TU what it has to offer.

The academic advisor is usually well prepared to discuss what you want to do with your college experience, and well versed in what the university offers for people of differing interests.

See Tulsa Time on page 8

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Ann Coulter’s “Mugged” reveals her own ignorance Ann Coulter’s comments on “The View” about her book reveal confusion over American history and show she only wishes to muckrake.

Myriah Downs

Student Writer

Recently, political commentator and author Ann Coulter appeared on “The View” to discuss her new book, “Mugged.” According to Coulter, Mugged is “a story about the Left’s agenda to patronize blacks and lie to everyone else.”

She felt compelled to write it, she said, because “the Left has been putting on a play with themselves as heroes in an ongoing civil rights move­ ment—which they were mostly absent from at the time. Long after pervasive racial discrimination ended, they kept pretending America was being run by the Klan and that liberals were black America’s only protectors.”

After evaluating her arguments, I must say that I don’t get it. Granted, Coulter’s ideas are patently offensive. If one is to move beyond this bland description in order to understand her thought process, then he is only met with confused historical interpreta-

From Tulsa Time page 7 The session is very personal and very down to earth, which in turn makes it seem more organic and sincere. This session also offers the sense that TU is a university built on student service. I learned how the university can serve you as a student, which is the burning question in every prospective student’s mind.

Through TU, Tulsa Time sets up a panel and presentations of what services and clubs the university offers. This can be a makeor-break decision for many prospective students.

tions and fabrications to support her scandalous and shameful agenda.

Coulter speaks about her time in New York during the late 1970s and early 1980s, which she refers to as “The Golden Era,” going on to describe it as “like Trayvon Martin … every day.” Coulter continues to say that the O.J. Simpson verdict “shut down the ‘white guilt’ bank,” concluding that this was positive because it helped to eliminate “Brooklyn Juries” which “simply [would] not convict even a guilty Black criminal.”

However, according to the United States Bureau of Justice Statistics, during the so called “Golden Era,” minorities were twice as likely to be convicted of a crime than in the past. Assuming that the Left acted as the “protector” that Coulter claims black America needed, it seems a better job could be done.

Coulter’s argument regarding the desire of the early Republican Party to motivate recently freed black slaves to vote is superficially reminiscent of Ayn Rand’s arguments in support of birth control. While on the surface both seem to be progressive moves, each was motivated by a desire to continue the status quo. Allowing freed blacks to vote was an attempt to counterbalance the efforts of the progressive Northern voters’ franchising efforts.

Almost every single major campus organization has an opportunity to present itself and allow the visitors to explore. From religious life to study abroad services and student clubs, the information is priceless to students who want a university that suits their interests.

While Tulsa Time is not without its flaws, the program itself is very helpful. Allowing students to get a real taste of college life and be exposed to what the university can offer them both academically and individually is a wonderful source of information for the indecisive prospective student.

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Blacks were never to be free to choose, simply to have their vote filled out for them.

Coulter’s use of this evidence points to her tenuous grasp of the legislative intent behind statutes, whether they were during the early 1900s or in modern day.

Coulter crosses a line when she asserts that hate crimes are a “preposterous hoax … always believed, never questioned.” Coulter uses sparing examples to illustrate incidents that were later found to be of insufficient evidence and calls them frauds.

She misunderstands the great importance of recognizing such crimes and the struggle for a hate crime designation to be created in the first place.

It would be regressive for a hate crime not to be investigated to the fullest extent of the law. Any slight change in course could be disastrous for Americans as a people.

Coulter selects few and specific examples as evidence for her claims. However, her evidence is not necessarily faulty, though it appears lacking. Coulter’s offense is that she misconstrues historical American events through a lens most favorable to modern conservatives. Her claims are so absurd that any high school sophomore in U.S. History could comprehend that her points are there to separate ideological beasts of the two-party system.

Coulter describes President Obama as “a half-black, half-white Democrat, not descended from American slaves,” without realizing that her rhetoric towards the president is characteristic of the same racial characterizing she claims to combat.

Not only does she characterize President Obama by using his racial background, but she goes on to say that he also “has brought racial unrest back with a whoop.” It seems illogical that Coulter would spend so much time pointing out that Obama is not what she considers to be black, then accuse him of playing the “race card.”

With so many contradictions in just the dust jacket of her book, I am not convinced Coulter has any desire to increase the American discourse concerning our nation’s cultural heritage. It seems that Coulter actually wants to incite unrest among the general public with faulty facts and unfounded interpretations of American history.

To say the least, Coulter’s statements are misguided and disrespectful, not only to minorities, but also to anyone who has worked to create any type of equality in our society.

It is not enough to speak from the racial point-of-view Coulter uses in her writing, such language would only play into Coulter’s divisive efforts.

It is necessary to unite the struggles of all people in the United States because we are all united, as Americans, a fact Ann Coulter could do well to remember.

Staff Picks Who won Wednesday night’s presidential debate?

“I was disappointed with the entire debate: in Obama’s not bringing up Romney’s 47 percent comments, in Romney’s making a complete turnabout on his ‘plan’ and in both for walking all over Jim Lehrer.”

“This was a clear win for Romney.

He managed to present himself as a positive alternative, a chance for America to undo Obama’s failing domestic policies.”

Kyle Walker, News Editor

Kalen Petersen, Editor-in-Chief

“No one really won.

Romney was full of lies, and Obama used none of his trademark enthusiasm.”

“Big Bird.”

J. Christopher Proctor, Managing Editor

Patrick Creedon, Opinion Editor

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True Blue Neighborhood!

TU Rallies Against Hunger Join Athletics, APO, and the True Blue Neighbor Volunteer Center as we rally against hunger. Hunger is a growing epidemic, not only in the Tulsa area, but nationwide. 44% of children go to bed each night without dinner, not because they are being punished but because they have no food. The noticeable Blue Tubs will be placed across campus collecting food for the Food for Kids Backpack Program. Help us, help hungry children.

Art off the Square Art off the Square is a fundraising event benefitting the Kendall Whittier Community Food Bank.

Volunteers are needed at 2:00 October 11th, for setup. This event showcases Tulsa’s art culture and community with local artists. There will be entertainment and food. Volunteers make these events possible.

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Be a Zooper Trooper If you love animals and enjoy walking on the wide side, you can be a Tulsa Zoo volunteer. This is a low-commitment opportunity, you choose the event and times that work best with your schedule.

Special upcoming events to volunteer at: ZooRun, Saturday, Oct. 6th; HallowZOOeen, Sat. Oct. 27th – Wed. Oct. 31st.

Marcy Lawless Service Awards Marcy Lawless Service Award applications/donations are now being accepted.

Application/nomination forms may be picked up in the Registrar’s Office, Office of Student Affairs, the Housing Office, and the True Blue Neighbor Volunteer Center. The deadline for registration is Friday, October 19th.

A BIG THANK YOU to the students at the BCM who helped with last week’s food drive for the Kendall-Whittier Emergency Food Pantry. They placed the True Blue Tubs out and picked them up.

This is a tremendous help to the True Blue Neighbor Volunteer Center.

For more information about these or other volunteer opportunities, contact Kathy Shelton in the True Blue Neighbor Volunteer Center in Holmes Student Center, room 25.

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SA to reorganize as a pizzeria After years of distributing pizza to students, Student Association has decided to take the plunge and become a full-time pizza parlor.

Kalen Petersen Tyrant-in-Chief

Over the weekend, the University of Tulsa’s Student Association announced plans to convert itself from a student governmental body to a pizzeria. SA will renovate its current meeting place in John Rogers Hall, installing brick ovens, dough-rolling counters and paintings of the Italian countryside.

SA President John Lepine, whose title will be changed to “Head Chef,” said that the reasons for the change were purely practical. “SA’s primary function was already to distribute pizza to campus organizations, so really, it’s a change in name only,” he said.

In explaining its decision to become a full-time Italian kitchen, SA Chief of Staff Rick Shipley said that SA hoped to lure more students to its meetings. “We expect to have a house full of happy, satisfied students,” Shipley said.

“This is something that would never been possible had we simply remained Student Association.”

SA Vice President and soon-tobe Sous Chef Natalie Stompoly said that all SA senators have been busily practicing their doughtossing skills, memorizing recipes and practicing fake Italian accents. “I’m a-lookin’ forward to aserving da’ most a-delicious pizza between here and a-Sicily,” said Senator Ben Chong, before donning a chef’s toque, stick-on black moustache and apron. “Bring-a your appetites, ‘cause SA gonna delizer da’ goods.”

Various names for the pizzeria have been proposed, including

Hurricane Tony’s, Little Roma, and Mazzio’s. “Personally, I was pulling for ‘Papa John’s,” Lepine said, “but someone told me it was taken.”

While SA will no longer allocate funds to campus organizations, it will continue with some of its most time-honored traditions.

“We’ll still have elections, so students can choose their favorite types of pizza,” said SA Director of Elections and Policy Michael Mancini. “I can guarantee you that voter turnout will go through the roof.”

Though converting into a pizzeria will be a dramatic change, SA has promised that it will deliver for students. “Whether it’s deep-dish, thin crust, hand-tossed or stuffed-crust, know that you’ll know that we serve only the finest!” Lepine said.

“Brought to you by your Student Association,” he added.

Freshman excitedly spends first Gold Dollar J. Christopher Proctor Newspaper Man

This weekend, University of Tulsa freshman Joan Edwards, excitedly spent a Gold Dollar for the first time.

“I was at Chipotle with some upperclassmen when one of them made a comment about how they used to eat burritos every week to burn through their Gold Dollars,” she said. “That reminded me that my parents had given me 50 Gold Dollars when we signed up for my

meal plan, so I paid with my student ID.” “I honestly had completely forgotten about them so I was excited to remember that they existed,” she added.

Gold Dollars are closely related to the much more popular Dining Dollars, and are accepted everywhere that takes Dining Dollars as well as various location off campus. They have all the benefits of cash without the drawback of universal acceptance, making them a hit with overzealous parents and

TU board of trustees releases Big Bird from duties

Graphic by Jill Graves

The University of Tulsa’s board of trustees announced that is has released Big Bird of his duties effective immediately. The board refused to comment further, saying simply that it wanted to “go in a different direction” than the eight foot two condor was taking TU. Big Bird was unavailable for comment, as he is currently in hiding after presidential nominee and big game enthusiast Mitt Romney announced his intentions to kill the beloved childhood character at this week’s debate.

freshmen.

When asked if she planned to add more money to her Gold Dollar account, Joan became disoriented, having forgotten once again that she did indeed have Gold Dollars.

Despite their name, Gold Dollars are not actually backed by gold or any other precious metal, and as such they have been linked to rising tuition, threats of ACAC hyper-inflation, and TU’s drop in the US New and World Report rankings.

Kalen Petersen / Collegian

SA Chief of Deliveries Rick Shipley has been one of the key figures in SA’s transformation into a 24-hour authentic Italian eatery.

TU to offer subway service Steven Buchele Student Writer

“Access to the northeastern part of campus is just not as easy as we would like it to be,” University of Tulsa’s President Stead Upham said in an interview last week with a local tabloid.

In response, the university announced the TUbe, an underground light-rail system connecting the lower floors of McFarlin Library to the basement of Keplinger.

The four 17-passenger cars will ferry students back and forth between the hub stations every minute and forty-seven seconds, cutting the six-minute walk to a short two-minute ride.

“This is going to be so nice,” said Sophomore Magnus Gerth, “It really is about time they did something about that walk, it’s awful.”

In response to questions about budget and the disapproval of the state legislature, project lead Ricket Master’s said he not worried.

“We’re going to be doing this all in-house,” he explained.

The Chirping and Rattling Insect Coalition’s Kind Engineering Trust System has supported the venture and will be providing most of the labor for the tunneling.

Drilling equipment is being provided by Sodexo, and mechanical engineer students will be providing the designs.

Any labor not provided by the C.R.I.C.K.E.T.S. will be covered by the new work study program called “A Chance to Benefit Society” open to students intending to major in psychology, sociology, gender studies, art, history, english or environmental studies.

The program will be completed by next school year and will in no

way interfere with students trying to study in the library, said Library Liaison Deffan Dumm. “If they don’t like the sound of jackhammers, we will be providing soundproof vacuum head phones free of charge.”

The administration is confident that once completed, the TUbe

will be an invaluable asset to the university.

The schools rankings are set to jump, the average scholarship is predicted to increase, and all graduating students are expected to get jobs if the TUbe is finished, all without adding a cent to current TUition rates, guaranteed.

Keplinger Station

McFarlin Station

Graphic by Jill Graves

To help students adjust to the new transportation system, the administration has posted these TUbe maps across campus, along with signs reading “mind the gap.”

As of press time, the administration has not clarified what the gap is and why students should mind it.

king College is a time for learning.

Only, the Collegian teaches lies.

Literally everything in the Collegian is a lie.

Literally.

Each and every page, Grotesquely filled with falsehoods.

I would ensure no one read it if I was in charge And I am in charge.

Now put down this paper and get back to work!

King John I

8 October 2012

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