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While the newly com-pleted Gould Hall wel-comed architecture stu-dents for the first time this week, some students have mixed opinions about re-turning to the building.

The size and structure of Gould Hall is about the same as Arc-on-Main, 550 W. Main St., an old Hobby Lobby building where the

College of Architecture was located from 2008 until this semester, architecture se-nior Herve Sivuilu said. The technologies and facilities also are similar, he said.

Despite the similarities, the new building has not won over Sivuilu.

“Personally, I am not a fan of this building,” Sivuilu said. “I think the good thing that we have on Arc-on-Main is the ability to see each and everyone of us.”

Arc-on-Main allowed students to interact because

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Members and newly signed pledges of Sigma Alpha Epsilon frater-nity walk back from the Oklahoma Memorial Union after signing their Interfraternity Council bids Wednesday evening.

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“At some point in time, they have no choice but to euthanize animals.”

This is one of the reasons the Norman City Council should approve a $3 mil-lion bond for the city’s ani-mal shelter, Norman Police D e p a r t m e n t M a j . J i m Maisano said.

The council met Tuesday to consider the bond, which would expand the current building located at 3428 Jenkins Ave.

The council will meet Sept. 6 and decide whether to have a special election, which would be Nov. 8, said Brenda

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A dog waiting for adoption paws the fence Wednesday at the City of Norman Animal Welfare Center. The Norman City Council is debating whether it should approve a $3 million bond for the shelter. The council will meet Sept. 6 and decide if a special election should be held.

Another dog waiting for adoption paws the fence at the welfare center, as the City Council ponders allowing a special election to expand it.

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Animal shelter needs space

“at some points in time, there are more animals than there are cages.”JIM MAISANO, NORMAN POLICE DEPARTMENT MAJOR

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students adjusting to new facility

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Recent events around the globe have forced direc-tors to postpone or change some OU study abroad pro-grams, OU study abroad officials said.

OU Education Abroad and the OU Arabic Flagship Program both had to change trips to Egypt because of protests in the African country.

The Flagship Program typically conducts a summer program and a yearlong program to Alexandria, Egypt, Director Heidi Logsdon said. Usually, both of these programs depart for Alexandria in June.

“Flagship temporarily shift-e d i t s su m m e r p ro g ra m t o Meknes, Morocco,” Logsdon said. “The yearlong program is returning to Alexandria, Egypt, but departure has been post-poned until September.”

The program leaders made these decisions after carefully consulting with their outside exchange program manager to make sure it was the best for student safety, Logsdon said.

OU is one of five universities to offer the five-year program, designed to train students in Arabic, Logsdon said.

Besides the Flagship pro-gram, OU Education Abroad also had to make changes to its programs because of uprisings in Egypt.

OU Education Abroad had set up a trip to Cairo through an outside program, which decided to post-pone the trip until fall 2012 because of safety concerns, director Alice Kloker said.

However, OU offers other programs to similar destinations.

Education Abroad still has Arabic studies programs located in Turkey, Jordan and Morocco, as well as in Granada, Spain, Kloker said.

Also, the department is currently trying to set up a p r o g r a m w i t h H e b r e w University of Jer usalem, Israel, Kloker said.

Programs in Europe have not been affected by protests thus far. In the spring, round eight students were suspend-ed from going to Japan be-cause of the earthquake, but

students are now involved in Japanese programs this semester, Kloker said.

Despite unstable conditions around the world, OU study abroad participation rates have climbed 28 per-cent since 2008, from 646 to 830 students, according to the first International Profile published this year by the College of International Sciences.

Factors that contribute to the rising number of stu-dents going abroad are more programs, increased scholarships and the development of the Arezzo, Italy, programs, one of the most popular destinations, ac-cording to a report by Zach Messitte, dean of the College of International Studies.

In April 2009, students voted to add a student fee

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“I think it is a little too early to know if this

fee has directly contributed to [OU] students

going abroad, but I am confident

that in the future years, it certainly

will.”ALICE KLOKER, OU

EDUCATION ABROAD DIRECTOR

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vICtORIa GaRtenCampus Reporter

A former OU and NFL football great is joining the Sooner Radio Network.

All-American safety Roy Williams, who was a mem-ber of OU’s 2000 national championship team, will

serve as a pregame show host and sideline analyst during home games and certain away games, accord-ing to a press release.

Williams said he wants to offer insight on coverag-es or subtle mistakes in the game.

“I want to be the players’ voice,” Williams said in the press release.

Will iams now lives in Oklahoma City, although he said he has not officially retired from the NFL.

“My body tells me that I am making the right moves, but if the right offer came along I guess I’d have to think about (playing again),” he said.

But for now, Williams said he likes the current direc-tion his life is taking.

“I’ve got a new daughter and 10 years from now, I want to be able to get out of bed in the morning and play with her. Right now, I can do that. I wake up every morn-ing smiling,” Williams said.

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CorreCtionsThe Oklahoma Daily has a commitment to serve readers with accurate coverage and analysis. Readers should bring errors to The Daily’s attention by emailing dailynews@ou.edu.

In a page 1 story in Wednesday’s edition of The Daily about the varying values of student meal plans, the val-ues of different plans presented in the story and accom-panying info box were not published accurately. Meals at Couch Restaurants do not cost $10, as is posted on OU Housing and Food Services’s website. Each meal at Couch Restaurants now costs $11, Housing and Food spokes-woman Lauren Royston said.

today around CampusA midnight Breakfast will be hosted by the union programming Board and the Healthy sooners from 10 p.m. to midnight in the union’s food court.

Free Papa John’s pizza and Jimmy John’s sandwiches will be available from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m .on the south oval. the food is part of CaC’s Howdy Week.

A Welcome to Science and Engineering party will take place from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the union’s Beaird Lounge.

Friday, aug. 26Shabbat services and a free dinner are being provided by ou Hillel. services start at 6:30 p.m. and dinner starts at 7 p.m. Both events are located in the ou Hillel.

Volleyball will play southern methodist university at 7 p.m. in mcCasland Field House. the event is free.

Stardeath & White Dwarfs with Broncho and Chrome pony will play as part of CaC and upB’s Concert series. the concert will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. on the union’s east lawn.

saturday, aug. 27The Dustbowl Arts Market will take place from 11 a.m. to midnight on Campus Corner. the arts and crafts fair features a kids’ activity, a craft area, two music stages and 35 regional artists.

Volleyball will play oral roberts at noon in mcCasland Field House. the event is free.

Volleyball will play missouri state at 7 p.m. in mcCasland Field House. the event is free.

sunday, aug. 28OU Theatre Guild Membership party will take place from 6 p.m .to 8 p.m. in the oklahoma memorial union’s university Club.

Alpha Sigma Kappa’s weekly meeting will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the oklahoma memorial union’s president’s room.

Hall, manager of the City of Norman Action Center.

No immediate action was taken Tuesday be-cause the item requires an additional meeting.

“By law, when we have an ordinance, we have to put it on [the agenda] two times before a vote can happen,” said Ellen Usry, deputy city clerk.

If the bond were to pass, the next step would be to advertise the bond and issue the debt, Hall said.

One of the reasons for the bond is to upgrade the out-of-date facility.

The structure was built in 1973 and its kennels are made of concrete and are double stacked, mak-ing them hard to clean, Maisano said. The officer said there is no isolated area for sick animals and they are constantly full.

“At some points in time, there are more animals than there are cages,” Maisano said.

Te v i s A rc h i t e c t s i n Lenexa, Kan., conducted a feasibility study in 2008 which concluded that the shelter is too small and lacks a proper ventilation system, Maisano said.

Assuming the bond passes, they plan to begin construction on an expan-sion of the building and leave the existing walls for maintenance areas, Maisano said.

shelter: $3 million bond neededContinued from page A1

Kathleen evansCampus Reporter

An OU human relations associate professor is being honored by her alma mater for her advocacy for social policy change.

Janette Habashi is the r e c i p i e n t o f t h e 2 0 1 1 International Alumni Award from Kent State University in Ohio, where she earned her doctorate in educational psychology in 2004, accord-ing to a press release.

“I am very humbled to re-ceive the [award] from Kent

State University,” Habashi said. “This award comes as a surprise.... I hope that this award reflects my com-mitment to allow all peo-ple to obtain their rights as humans.”

Habashi teaches a class on the OU-Tulsa campus about problems in human rela-tions such as racism, sexism and poverty, and a class on human social development, according to the OU catalog. She has published 11 journal articles and two book chap-ters about her research con-cerning children and indige-nous populations, according to the press release. She was also recognized for her work by Johns Hopkins University

in 2006. The award reflects her re-

search and work, especially with the student organiza-tion A Child’s Cup Full at OU, Habashi said. This orga-nization promotes resourc-es for women and children refugees.

“The faculty at Kent al-ways encouraged me to par-ticipate in community and scholarly activities and net-work with others,” Habashi said. “Kent coached me in the field and prepared me to understand the protocols that are in place to become a successful academic.”

She will receive the award at a ceremony in October on the KSU campus.

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students with different ma-jors and classifications were scattered throughout the building, whereas Gould Hall separates students.

“Now, as opposed to this building, we are stuck in a room. I am fourth-year, and I am stuck with a third-year. If I want to talk to a second-year or a second-year wants to talk with me, we have to walk all the way up to the el-evator,” Sivuilu said.

Junior transfer student Deeanna Dove thinks the updated building is worth the change because it is new and comfortable.

“I am surprised that they have this lounge area,” Dove said. “The other buildings, like the ones across the street, are really old.”

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Th ursday, August 25, 2011 • A3NEWS

Friday, Aug. 26

FREE Lunch | 11:30 a.m. on the South Oval. Get some free Jimmy John’s Sandwiches or Papa John’s Pizza while supplies last. Presented by Campus Activities Council Howdy Week, visit http://www.cac.ou.edu for a full schedule of events.

Group Fitness Sale | 7-11 a.m. at the Huston Huff man Center. Get entry to multiple group fi tness classes for only $35 per semester (regularly $50)! For more information visit http://www.ou.edu.far.html or call (405) 325-3053.

Union Programming Board Interest Booth | 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union fi rst fl oor lobby. Find out how to get involved in the Union Programming Board and plan amazing events and learn about upcoming events this fall, visit www.ou.edu/upb for more information.

Art After Hours: Roy Lichtenstein & Robert Rauschenberg | 6-7 p.m. in the Dee Dee and Jon R. Stuart Classroom, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Get acquainted with works from the museum’s permanent collection in these 45-minute discussions featuring 20th century art. Susan Baley, Director of Education, will present these informal talks. Visit http://www.ou.edu/fj jma for more information.

Women’s Volleyball: OU vs. SMU | 7 p.m. at McCasland Field House. Visit soonersports.com for ticket information.

FREE Concert: Stardeath and White Dwarfs | 7 p.m. on the East Lawn of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come see Stardeath and White Dwarfs with special guests Broncho and Chrome Pony, courtesy of the Campus Activities Council Concert Series, Union Programming Board Concert Series and the

Norman Arts Council.

Sunday, APR. 28

Women’s Soccer: OU vs. SMU | 7 p.m. at John Crain Field. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Visit soonersports.com for more information.

aug. 25-28Thursday, Aug. 25

Intramural Update | Introductory captain meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. in Huston Huff man Center room 101. For more information visit recservices.ou.edu or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.

FREE Lunch | 11:30 a.m. on the South Oval. Get some free Jimmy John’s Sandwiches or Papa John’s Pizza while supplies last. Presented by Campus Activities Council Howdy Week, visit http://www.cac.ou.edu for a full schedule of events.

Group Fitness Sale | 1-5 p.m. at the Huston Huff man Center. Get entry to multiple group fi tness classes for only $35 per semester (regularly $50)! For more information visit http://www.ou.edu.far.html or call (405) 325-3053.

FREE Late Night Breakfast | 10 p.m.-midnight in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Food Court. Presented by Campus Activities Council Howdy Week, the Union Programming Board and Healthy Sooners.

This University in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, political beliefs, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices or procedures. This includes but is not limited to admissions, employment, fi nancial aid and educational services. For accommodations on the basis of disability, please contact the sponsoring department of any program or event.

Saturday, Aug. 27

Women’s Volleyball: OU vs. ORU | noon at McCasland Field House. Visit soonersports.com for ticket information.

Women’s Volleyball: OU vs. Missouri State | 7 p.m. at McCasland Field House. Visit soonersports.com for ticket information.

FREE Movie: “Thor” | 9 p.m. on the East Lawn of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come and see the summer blockbuster “Thor,” under the stars, courtesy of the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council.

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Students say new Gould Hall amenities more comfortable than previous site on Main Street, but some say the new layout is confining.

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The newly completed Gould Hall was a three-year project that cost $33 million, which came from tax dollars through a bond.

“now as opposed to this building, we are

stuck in a room. I am fourth year,

and I am stuck with a third year. If I want to talk to a second year

or a second year wants to talk with me, we

have to walk all the way up to the

elevator.” HERVE SIVUILU,

ARCHITECTURE SENIORSivuilu admits one ad-vantage of the relocation of his college: It has solved the issue of transportation for some students.

“I used to have a friend who doesn’t have a car and couldn’t make it to class,” Sivuilu said. “He is not in

architecture anymore.”The three-year project

cost $33 million, according to Daily archives.

The funding for the build-ing came from state taxpay-ers through a bond for ren-ovation of state buildings, college spokeswoman Gina

Petruccelli said.Petruccelli said no stu-

dent fees were charged for the building. Any donated money goes to the architec-ture college and OU, not to the building costs.

Redwood City, Calif., and went on to play quarterback, wide receiver and defensive back at James Logan High School in Union City, Calif.

Before joining the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL in 2001, Williams began as a defensive back for OU and became the first college player to win the Bronco Nagurski Award, best defensive player, and Jim Thorpe Award, best defensive back, in the same season.

In 2004, Williams started the Roy Williams Safety Net Foundation which gives guidance and support to low-in-come single mothers to enhance the quality of their lives.

Williams is Oklahoma’s all-time leader in deflections for a season with 22 in 2001.

He broke up 44 passes in his career, which ranks No. 2. His 287 career tackles rank No. 3 for OU.

He is currently a free agent.

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to contribute to a study abroad scholarship, accord-ing to Daily archives. OU President David Boren has added funds to the Presidential International Travel Fellowships, according to the report.

“I think it is a little too early to know if this fee has di-rectly contributed to [OU] students going abroad, but I am confident that in the future years, it certainly will,” Kloker said.

Europe remains the most popular travel destination, accounting for 75 percent of students in the 2010-2011 school year, according to the profile. The college and Education Abroad hope to encourage more trips to Asia, Africa and Latin America, Messitte said in the report.

aBrOad: OU hopes to encourage more trips to Asia, Latin AmericaContinued from page A1

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Committee, Boren want policy change

Last spring, social sciences and women’s and gender studies junior Jordan Ward started a move-ment to improve OU’s sexual assault policy, urging the university to expand the statute of limitations for such violations.

On May 12, the Board of Regents approved an ex-tension of the time students have to report a sexual assault from 30 days to one year. As the movement in support of these changes gained momentum, President David Boren sent a statement to The Daily in support of this change, in which he said, “OU should seek to be a national leader in this effort.”

In order to accomplish this, Boren formed a Sexual Misconduct Policy Advisory Committee to generate suggestions for further improve-ments to the sexual assault policy.

The committee has submitted their sug-gestions, which are set to be discussed at the regents’ meeting in September. In a time when this issue is receiving such local and national attention, OU has an oppor-tunity to become an example for the rest of the country’s universities.

Boren was right to stress the importance of this issue and to point out that the recent changes are only the beginning.

For now, we have some suggestions about what we would like to see in the committee’s results.

Importance of reportingNorman had 61 reported rape cases in 2010,

according to the Norman Police Department. In 2009 (the most re-cent year for which information is available), there were only two reported sexual assaults on the OU campus, according to the 2010 Sooner Fire & Safety Report.

Sexual assaults are reliably under-reported, and it seems the OU cam-pus is no exception. The adminis-tration’s first priority should be to implement poli-cies and help foster an atmosphere that will make victims more comfortable with reporting the attack.

Mandatory educationSpecialized training for faculty and campus police

will prepare these individuals to deal with sexual as-saults and ensure they know the best way to interact with victims and give them the right information.

A mandatory sexual assault orientation for fresh-men and transfer students similar to the current

alcohol program — like Boren suggested back in April — could help us approach this problem from the start.

Other universities have dedicated pages on their websites that compile informa-tion about the sexual assault policy, what victims can expect from administrative proceedings, available resources and gen-eral information about sexual crimes. OU should have something similar.

Better definitionsIn creating these education programs, we will

need to generate some new information and policies.

The Clery Act, the legislation that requires uni-versities to publish and distribute annual informa-tion on campus crimes, defines forcible rape as “the carnal knowledge of a person, forcibly and/or against that person’s will or not forcibly or against

the person’s will where the victim is incapable of giving consent.” OU includes this definition in its an-nual crime report, the Sooner Fire & Safety Report.

This stands as a good definition of a sexual assault, but we will need a clear and published definition of “consent” and what makes someone incapable of giving it, as well as the

line between harassment and assault. We also will need a specific policy in regards to drug and alco-hol use and how it affects consent.

We congratulate Boren on his initiative and dedi-cation to this issue, and can’t wait to see the advi-sory committee’s suggestions.

We expect that the administration will imple-ment them with the efficiency and fervor that the safety of the campus community deserves.

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Background: This is the third editorial in a three-part series on college sexual assault policies.

Tuesday: We said the Department of Education’s recent increase in enforcement of sexual assault policy requirements was overdone.

Wednesday: We argued that OU’s sexual assault proceedings process needs more transparency.

Today: We congratulate President David Boren’s efforts to improve the university’s sexual assault policy and suggest additional changes.

UPDATE Editorial series

On every campus visit I have ever been to, I’ve

heard them stress that you need to get involved. For every reason under the stars, I‘ve heard that college just won’t be the same if you aren’t partici-pating in an activity. For the most part, that is true.

But the pandemic plaguing students, college and high school alike, is get-ting involved just to say they are involved. I’ve done it. I went to this event, joined that team, and participated in those clubs so I could meet people, have a good-looking resume or just have something to do.

All throughout high school, I was a busy bee. I went from one organization to another without a care in the world.

And that right there was my problem: I didn’t have a care in the world. I don’t need to tell you the multitude of random philanthropic events that were on my schedule. Sure they are impressive, but they never really meant anything to me.

I invested my time and money into many causes, but never saw that illusive change in myself that everyone was talking about. The whole time I thought I was “being

the change I want to see in the world.”

Seriously, who was I fooling? Was the change I wanted to see in the world just collecting a few dollars for underprivileged chil-dren? Was that what I wanted the extent of my impact on the world to be?

Of course not. I wanted things that I cared about to change. It was then and there that it hit me — I had to stop talking about how I wanted people to help this organization or do this better, and just do it. It had to be a pas-sion and not something I was doing to build my resume.

Then it happened, out of no-where. Like any other day I picked up The Daily and read it cover to cover. Unlike any of the other days, I read an opinion article about Shack-a-Thon. While reading it, I found myself wanting to just talk to the person who wrote it and tell them what I thought. So I did. I wrote a letter to the editor about my views regarding Shack-a-Thon.

To my surprised, the next day it was published. Throughout the entire school year, whenever I strongly disagreed with an opinion, I would scribble down my thoughts and send a quick email to the editor.

It was crazy, because people were actually open to what I had to say — me, —one person, which made me feel like I was making a difference. I cared about every word I wrote; for one of the first times in my life, it didn’t feel like I was going through the motions.

So don’t just get involved. Don’t join an organization just so you can wave your membership flag in the face of the less-involved on campus. Find something that means something to you.

Think of practical ways to better that organization. It doesn’t have to be life altering or the next cure for a seri-ous illness. Do what you want because you want to do it, and not because of the world’s pressure to help out the latest and greatest charity.

It might be a wild ride, and no one says it will be easy, but rest-assured: it will be worth it.

Kimberley Johnson is an environmental design sophomore.

Kimberley Johnsonkimm.johnson@ou.edu

OPINION COLUMNIST

“Don’t join an organization just so you

can wave your membership flag in the face of the

less-involved on campus.

Find something that means

something to you.”

The recent editorial series in The Daily highlights the very important issue of sexual assault on college campuses.

As the chairwoman of President David Boren’s Sexual Misconduct Policy Advisory Committee, I have had the charge of working with a broad-based committee of students and staff to make formal recommendations to the president on how the university can respond proac-tively to the Department of Education’s guidance and clarification regarding sex-ual assault prevention and response on our campus.

During the past summer, the committee reviewed our policies and programs and made recommendations that strive to enhance the edu-cation and training provided to staff, students and faculty as well as the process that victims experience when re-porting an assault to the university.

The president has reviewed the recommendations favorably and believes they complement the roadmap he outlined last semester for improving our sexual mis-conduct policies, including extending the length of time

victims have to come forward to 365 calendar days. We are eager to operationalize these recommendations

and await the OU Board of Regents’ approval. Sexual misconduct policy changes are an action item on the September agenda.

While we wait for the formal approv-al process to take its course, it is impor-tant to remember that current policies and programs exist to serve our campus community and, most importantly, there is help for those who experience sexual assault.

Our 24/7 Sexual Assault Response Team is available to any member of the OU community and can provide immedi-

ate assistance. I am pleased that collectively our campus is concerned

about the issue of sexual assault and look forward to see-ing this positive momentum bring forth change in an ef-fort to end this terrible crime.

Kathy Fahl Moxley, Women’s Outreach Center director

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OU’S FRESHMAN CLASS MAKES

HISTORY!

This year’s freshman class:is the largest freshman class in state history at a

four-year public university and the largest in OU history, with more than 4,000 students in this year’s freshman class.

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Phillip Seaton, 64, had gone to Dr. John Patterson seeking a circumcision in 2007, but the doctor decided to amputate part of the organ after he found potentially deadly can-cer during surgery.

Seaton’s attorney, Kevin George, said in closing arguments, “Phillip has changed. He was mutilated. His manhood was taken.”

Seaton had been seeking up to $16 million in damages.

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LINCOLN, Neb. — A Nebraska party goer who passed out in a limousine bus’ bath-room later drove the 40-foot-long vehicle home, but left his wallet behind in a pair of jeans, authorities said.

The $80,000 bus was found a few blocks from Steven Hunter’s home Saturday after-noon, Lincoln police said.

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Hunter was likely asleep when the bus was taken back to Leisure Limousine Service around 3:30 a.m, police said.

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Within the last year, two people thought to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs climbed up the 150-foot flagpole in front of the Portage County Courthouse in Ravenna. Ravenna Township Trustee Patsy Artz said both were lucky to survive and calls the flag-pole “an accident waiting to happen.”

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The OU men’s basketball program has been off its game the past few seasons, but there is one event new coach Lon Kruger hopes will help start the team on the right track this year — the Alumni Legends game, which will be at noon Saturday in Lloyd Noble Center.

“It’s a great opportunity this weekend for alum-ni to come back and share memories,” said Kruger, who was hired in March to replace Jeff Capel. “It also helps maintain the lines of communication once they leave. Our players get to see how im-portant maintaining the program is and what alumni are currently doing now.”

This event comes shortly after the program was cited in July for a former assistant coach lying to the NCAA. It was the second incident for the pro-gram in recent years after former coach Kelvin Sampson was discovered abusing phone privi-leges for recruiting in 2006.

Because OU was on probation from Sampson’s violation, the latest citation forced the Sooners to vacate the team’s wins from the 2009-10 sea-son and one scholarship for the upcoming year, along with restrictions on campus visits and recruitment.

But seeing some of the returning athletes back on campus could be just what the fans of this pro-gram need to get over the past transgressions.

“The program is fired up about this weekend,” Kruger said. “It wasn’t that long ago that this pro-gram was looking at the Elite Eight when (Blake) Griffin was here. The tradition here at Oklahoma

is so proud.”The event will honor the 2002 Final Four team

members, and, with the recent success of former OU star Blake Griffin in the NBA, fans can expect to watch some of the greatest names in Sooner basketball go head-to-head this weekend.

And the men’s basketball team could certainly use the motivation of a good fan turnout.

“So far we have 115 alumni coming back, and if

Blake Griffin and alumni to return for veteran game

see ALUMNI page B3

volleyball Newcomer takiNg steps to success

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Freshman outside hitter Tara Dunn is prepared to make big contributions for the Sooners this season to live up to the big expectations of being from a renowned Texas prep town.

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Legends sport crimson and cream

Freshman decides between life in small, big city

Luke MccoNNeLLSports Reporter

There aren’t a lot of people from the town of Poth, Texas, southeast of San Antonio.

According to the 2010 cen-sus, 1,908 residents live with-in its city limits. The small 2A school district contains about 800 students in grades K-12.

Yet the number of female athletes who move on to play sports at the college level is unusually high, particular-ly in volleyball. In the 2011 season, there will be play-ers from Poth High School at LSU, Sam Houston State

and Iowa, and at University of Texas-San Antonio and Southern Methodist in 2012.

So when OU freshman Tara Dunn came to Norman to play volleyball, she didn’t come as just another chap-ter in the old, athlete-from-a-small-town-goes-to-make-a-name-for-herself-at-the-next-level story.

She’s got a reputation to uphold.

“I’m just another girl from Poth,” Dunn said. “Success is expected in Poth with girls’ athletics, but we kind of just do it because we want to and we want to make the town proud.”

Dunn actually lived in the town of Kosciusko, but it was too small for its own high

school. Her small-town life made her want to choose a college that also has a small-town feel to it, she said.

“[OU’s] is definitely one of the smaller campuses I vis-ited, and I really liked that,” Dunn said. “I’m not a big-city girl. Really there was just no reason not to come. It was just perfect.”

For Dunn, her transforma-tion began during her fresh-man year of high school when she was named to the var-sity squad. It was a surprise even to her coach, Patricia

Zenner.“As a freshman, I wasn’t

sure what her potential was,” Zenner said. “Obviously there was some there, so I knew there was some poten-tial, but I wasn’t sure where it would end up.”

It was a little rough at first for Dunn as a freshman on the varsity team, especially because she took a starting spot from a junior.

“It didn’t go over too well at first, but as the year went on, the team saw that I did de-serve to be there,” Dunn said.

“I like the pressure. It makes me play better.”

That rough time helped Dunn grow as a person and a player, but she didn’t realize her full potential until a sum-mer camp between her fresh-man and sophomore years.

“She got up and really pounded on one and at-tacked it solidly,” Zenner said. “I think that in her mind, she saw the light click. She didn’t know she was capable of

Heupel furthers Sooner success

Football

Former OU quarterback stays focused as coach

Tobi NeidySports Reporter

To say Josh Heup el knows the quarterback position doesn’t begin to do justice for his knowl-edge as a quarterbacks coach.

As a young quarter-back plucked out of Snow C o l l e g e i n U t a h a n d brought to a university thirsting for wins, Heupel fought against all odds to bring OU its seventh — and most recent — na-tional championship.

Heupel is continuing his leadership role for the Sooners this season as a co-offensive coordina-tor, sharing duties with wide receivers coach Jay Norvell. But the Aberdeen, S.D., native knows his po-sition on the sideline is not going to change dramati-cally from when he ar-rived as a graduate coach at OU in 2003.

“I don’t know if you consider it good cop-bad cop (with Norvell), be-cause in that case I might be the bad cop,” Heupel said. “Certainly it’s a little different in this role, but it’s nothing I haven’t done before on a smaller scale.”

For Heupel, OU’s No. 1 ranking this year is not unknown territory. When he first returned to OU as a graduate assistant in 2003, the team also en-tered the fall season as the top-ranked team in the AP Poll.

A n d w h a t H e u p e l learned in those early days with the OU coaches is that what worked to pro-duce success then also will help this season’s team, which is the preseason No. 1 favorite in the AP and Coaches polls.

“The 2003 team made the run it did because they were business-like,” Heupel said. “They didn’t pay attention to outside distractions and came to work every single day and pushed each other to get better every single day. And that is going to be crucial for us now, not only going through fall camp but moving into the season as well.”

Heupel will be call-ing the plays this season,

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Oklahoma hopes promising season awaitsPlayers have eyes on Big 12 Championship

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“Prove It.”T h a t ’s t h e m o t t o t h e

Oklahoma soccer team (1-1) is living by after coming off one of its most prolific sea-sons. Now the Sooners have to prove last season wasn’t just a fluke.

One of the questions the Sooners will have to answer is whether the team can re-place graduated scoring sensation Whitney Palmer. During her four-year stint at OU, Palmer became the pro-gram’s leader in career goals (38) and points (83).

OU coach Nicole Nelson said she has some strikers on the team to make up the ground, but Nelson believes the responsibility will be shared by many attackers.

“We saw a number of play-ers improve their finishing ability and score goals for us in the spring,” she said.

OU also will need to contin-ue to thwart its enemies in the volatile Big 12 Conference. After competing in its first Big 12 championship game

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Freshman utility player abby hodgen (8) avoids a slide tackle from a Tennesse player. The Sooners hope to return to the Big 12 Conference championship game and win after losing in penalty kicks last season.

last year — and falling to Oklahoma State in penalty kicks — the Sooners are hun-grier than ever to bring a tro-phy back to Norman.

“When you end a cham-pionship game in a tie, it keeps you coming back for more. The mentality of our

program is to get better every day,” Nelson said.

With No. 11 Oklahoma State and No. 18 Texas A&M on the schedule, the Sooners will need to make some big upsets to get to the top of the conference standings.

Finally, the Sooners need

to come together as a team and be ready to challenge anyone in the country.

While the team is still rela-tively young, that shouldn’t get between the Sooners and their goals. With sea-soned veterans l ike ju-nior g oalke ep er Kels e y

Devonshire, junior forward Dria Hampton and junior forward Caitlin Mooney, the newcomers need to chal-lenge the starters for posi-tions. Competition — even on the same team — will make everyone better, and this team is on the verge of

establishing a consistently successful trend at OU.

“We’ve added some very g o o d at h l e t e s w i t h ou r younger players stepping into new roles,” Nelson said. “We have a number of play-ers that have the potential to contribute to the attack.”

Caitlyn MooneyThe junior forward is one of the

best strikers on the team and, if given the chance, she will make defenses pay for their mistakes in the box. As the only Sooner on the preseason All-Big 12 team, Mooney was rewarded for her efforts last season after becoming the team’s second-leading scorer with seven goals and three assists. Look for Mooney to remain in attack mode this season.

Dria HamptonThe junior forward is a

playmaker, always looking upfield for an open teammate to slip into the box. Hampton plays smart, making her a threat on offense. Last

season, Hampton led the team with five assists. The Piedmont native can score from any distance and proved that strength by taking a team-leading 52 shots last season.

Kelsey Devonshire

The junior goalkeeper is already third-best on OU’s all-time list with 12 career shutouts and 212 saves. Devonshire knows what it takes to extend her frame across the front of the goal, but if OU wants to pull out some close wins, Devonshire will need to play smart in the net and not let opponents draw her out of her position.

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sharing the offensive coor-dinator duties with Norvell on the sideline. But Heupel’s quarterbacks-coach mind-set to teach future leaders what it takes to lead the po-tent Sooner offense sets the two coaches apart.

“The one thing Coach Heupel does a really good job at is teaching how to play

smart,” junior quarterback Landry Jones said. “You’re not out there to make huge plays. The guys around you — the running backs, the wide receivers and offensive line — are the guys that get to go out there and make plays.”

The humble approach to the one position even non-football fans know is a de-facto team leader is some-thing Heupel has shared with Jones, who continues to take

Heupel’s lessons to heart as the starting quarterback.

“You just put the ball in their hands and make smart decisions with the ball and let the guys go make the plays,” Jones said. “As a quarter-back, you are thrust into the captain-of-the-ship type of role. You’re managing the of-fense, and that’s the empha-sis [Heupel] uses.”

It doesn’t matter if there’s a Jones-like leader as the front-

runner at quarterback or if there are five guys in line for the position: The purpose is to always have a quarterback who takes care of the ball and makes sound decisions, Heupel said.

“It’s never easy, which is good because there wouldn’t be any competition,” he said. “We’ve been fortunate since I’ve been here to have a good chemistry in our QB room where they first and foremost

compete as a group.” That philosophy seems to

be working. Heupel has been a part of coaching staffs that have produced two Heisman w i n n e r s ( J a s o n W h i t e and Sam Bradford) and a Sammy Baugh Award winner (Jones).

It wouldn’t be surprising if Jones’ name pops up in the Heisman conversation this year. Whether it be the talent OU recruits at this leadership

position or Heupel’s way of teaching athletes how to be smart, humble leaders on the field, the Sooners can rest as-sured they have a top-notch quarterbacks coach who re-lies on the fundamentals of making routine plays that win championships.

“[Heupel] just does a really good job of letting you know how to make the ordinary plays, the play you should al-ways make,” Jones said.

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you think about graduating three or so guys a year, that’s a lot of different teams repre-sented,” Kruger said. “Blake Griffin has been an ambas-sador for this program, and of course, it will be good to see the teams of Billy Tubbs. Plus, this is the 10th anniver-sary for the 2002 Final Four team.”

Some of the most recent graduates already scheduled to attend the reunion include Ebi Ere, Longar Longar, Hollis Price, Quannas White and Blake Griffin.

But Kruger wants the stu-dents to come this weekend to get ready for the upcom-ing season by showing sup-port for the Sooner alumni who have worked to build this program to where it is today. And, the coach also wants the student section to be a difference-maker in the tough matchups this season.

“Students are the key to creating the atmosphere at the Lloyd Noble Center,”

doing that at that point.”T h a t m o m e n t w a s

particularly shocking to Dunn.

“ I d i d n ’ t h a v e a n y words,” Dunn said. “I was just amazed. That was re-ally kind of when it all came on.”

From that point on, Dunn began to grow by leaps and bounds, partic-ularly with her leadership. Though not an in-your-face kind of leader, she leads by example and con-stant encouragement.

“ W h e n s o m e o n e i s down, I encourage them and tell them stuff they’re doing good,” she said. “When someone messes up, I go up to them and say, ‘Hey, I believe in you, you can do it.’ Some people don’t like that, but some it helps a lot.”

When it came time to pick a college, she nar-rowed her choices to scar-let or crimson — The Ohio State University or OU,

alumNi: Hoops standouts returnContinued from page B1 large campus or small cam-

pus, large metropolis or col-lege town. In the end, her small-town, south-Texas up-bringing won out.

O U c o a c h S a n t i a g o Restrepo is happy it did.

“She’s a joy to coach,” Restrepo said. “I couldn’t be happier having her with us.”

Since Dunn arrived on campus, she’s been nothing short of impressive. In last Saturday’s intrasquad scrim-mage, she totaled 14 kills and 14 digs while hitting .267.

“She has all the tools to give us some very valuable minutes or time during this season,” Restrepo said. “I can’t wait to see her full-time next year.”

The future is bright for Dunn at OU, and she will be a key contributor in the outside hitter rotation. Until then, she will push the other players in the rotation to always play their best and never let up.

“Right now it’s just pushing the other outside hitters and being on the other side of the court, hitting certain shots,” Dunn said. “Really and truly, it’s just pushing the starting team to get better. The harder we work, the harder it makes the starters work.”

Dunn knows little Poth has a big name. But she also understands none of her ac-complishments are simply because she comes from a place with a reputation for producing great athletes.

“It’s a privilege to get to play with the girls that are here right now,” Dunn said. “We have some very good players, and it’s exciting to get to come out here and actually play with them.

“Most girls only dream of this.”

Tara Dunn is an example of the great talent Poth has pro-duced. For a town so small, it has a big reputation.

Kruger said. “The band, the spirit squads and espe-cially the student sections, we want them to come and enjoy the game, and if they help affect the outcome of

the game, then it’s a great combination.”

The alumni game is open to the public with an auto-graph session scheduled after the game.

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Los angeles Clippers rookie forward Blake Griffin holds the nBa Rookie of the Year trophy he earned in may. Griffin is one of more than 100 Sooner alumni who will return to norman this weekend.

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creating the sound track for the movie “American Teen” about a fictional punk rock band that took place in the 80s.

The concert will also fea-ture Chrome Pony, another local band that played at the Norman Music Festival

earlier in April. According to Bronco’s

manager Larry White, the band truly formed when lead singer Ryan Lindsey was asked to write songs for the film.

“He wrote some songs for the movie and worked with musicians that he normally worked with that have been his lifelong friends,” White said. “Everyone was having

so much fun with it, it just really became a permanent thing.”

Broncho played their first show at the Crystal Pistol with an overwhelmingly positive reaction from the crowd.

“Their performance and the personality of the band themselves makes their shows unlike any other show,” White said.

Megan DeatonLife & Arts Reporter

Three Oklahoma bands will show OU students the other side of campus life at the Campus Activities Council’s first concert of the semester Friday evening.

As the last leg of Howdy Week, bands Stardeath and White Dwarfs, accom-panied by Broncho and Chrome Pony, will set ablaze the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s east lawn with dif-ferent types of rock music at 6:30 p.m. Friday.

The concert will be part of a series that will feature bands with connections to Norman.

“It’s a free show and I think it’s kind of fun to have an op-tion like a concert to go to on

campus and not have to has-sle with driving anywhere,” CAC Concert Series chair-man Joshua Boydston said.

“ I’m focusing on just bringing in bands regard-less of whether or not it’s your favorite type of music,” said Boydston, psychology senior. “It’s a good chance to experience a new type of music because these bands are the best music coming from around Norman and can compete with anyone else on a national scale.”

Drummer Matt Duckworth of Stardeath and White Dwarfs describes the band’s sound as a sort of psychadel-ic rock ‘n’ roll. Bands such as Pink Floyd, The Who and Led Zeppelin have influenced the band, but Stardeath and White Dwarfs definitely has its own personal style.

“Some of us really love hip-hop and things like rap and 90s music,” Duckworth

said. “Our lead singer actual-ly only listens to rap music.”

T h e b a n d m e m b e r s joined forces around 2005 and have since opened for Band of Horses and The Flaming Lips, in addition to playing their own set at the Bonnaroo music festival this summer.

S t a rd e a t h a n d W h i t e Dwarfs hopes to show fresh-men that Norman is a great place to get involved with local art and culture.

“Maybe by doing this show we can show people that there’s more to OU than just football and fraternities,” Duckworth said. “Those things are great but there’s also a really awesome art scene in Norman.”

Along with Stardeath and White Dwarfs, the up-and-coming band Broncho will also play at the concert. The punk rock band has risen in popularity since their role

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Oklahoma band Stardeath and White Dwarfs will play a free concert Friday evening on the union’s east lawn. Broncho and Chrome Pony will also perform at CAC’s first Concert Series of the semester.

CAC to close Howdy Week with Friday night show

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main street

Two local arts businesses team up for film screening

Bryan HowarDLife & Arts Reporter

Local art studio Dreamer C o n c e p t s w i l l t e a m u p with vintage boutique Anty Shanty to show the first film of a new independent series Friday on Main Street.

The first in the business-es’ series titled Films in the Alley, the event will kick off in the alley behind Dreamer Concepts at 8 p.m. Friday lo-cated at 324 E. Main St. with a screening of the art house film, “Urgh! A Music War.”

The film will be projected onto the wall of a neighbor-ing building.

The idea for the series

came when Amber Clour, di-rector of Dreamer Concepts, noticed a lack of indepen-dent films in Oklahoma.

“We want to bring hard-to-find films to Oklahoma

and support local filmmak-ers,” Clour said.

The 1981 film is focused on punk-rock band on tour in 1980. Cory Gingerich, co-owner of Anty Shanty, said

he discovered the film while working in the film industry in Los Angeles.

“It’s a rare movie that should be seen,” Gingerich said. “It is incredible docu-mentation of punk rock and pop music of that time. This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing and I am stoked to show this film for the first time in Oklahoma.”

Gingerich said this screen-ing will be a great opportu-nity for people interested in the punk movement. He said he would like to show films that address a countercul-tural event or message.

There will be a $5 charge to attend the event. Popcorn and beverages from The Brewhouse will be served at the venue.

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