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KEDRIC KITCHENS Sports Editor The 2012-13 OU women’s bas- ketball team got its first chance to play together when it played a series of exhibition games in Australia earlier this month. The Sooners spent 10 days there, leaving Aug. 7 and return- ing Aug. 18. They played four games in Australia against the Townsville Flames, Dandenong Rangers, Maitland All-Stars and Sydney University Flames. The Sooners swept the exhibitions, winning by an average margin of 20 points. There were a lot of words used to describe the experience. So many in fact, that coach Sherri Coale said she had run out of ad- jectives. But the one description of the trip that remained constant was that it was a “once-in-a-life- time” experience. It was a rare opportunity for the team to play games so early in the season, something senior guard Whitney Hand said will pay off dividends down the line. “I think we have a huge advan- tage going into the season,” Hand said. “We already have a week of practice under our belt. We’ve al- ready played games, that’s a big deal.” This exhibition season allowed the team to, in Coale’s words, “lay a strong foundation.” And she said that it made sure all her play- ers, new and old, “understand what work looks like.” The biggest news of the exhibition games was the debut of OU’s three newest play- ers: freshman guards Maddie Manning and Nicole Kornet and junior college transfer forward Portia Durrett. “It was good for us freshmen to get a preview of what’s coming before it does,” Manning said. The new players made an im- pact immediately, Coale said. And both Hand and junior guard Morgan Hook said it felt like the players had been with the team a long time. “It didn’t feel like it was their first couple of games with us,” Hook said. “It felt like we had been playing with them.” WWW.OUDAILY.COM 2011 SILVER CROWN WINNER WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012 e University of Oklahoma’s independent student voice since 1916 ‘HONEY BOO BOO’ L&A: ‘Toddlers’ star gets own show (Page 5) Opinion: Be patient with SafeRide changes — they’re needed (Page 3) OUDaily.com: Read reviews of two movies to add to your Netflix queue. BASKETBALL TEAM Women’s basketball team gets early start to their season Facebook facebook.com/OUDaily Twitter twitter.com/OUDaily VOL. 98, NO. 11 © 2012 OU Publications Board FREE — Additional copies 25¢ Visit OUDaily.com for more INSIDE TODAY Campus ...................... 2 Classifieds ................ 4 Life&Arts .................. 5 Opinion ..................... 3 Sports........................ 6 Runners earn highest preseason rank in team history Sports: The OU men’s cross country team debut at No. 4 on preseason poll. (Page 6) EMMA HAMBLEN Campus Reporter The OU History of Science Collections is fea- turing a new exhibit en- titled “A Living Library” to celebrate and focus on the Collections’ growth since 1976. “The items displayed in this Living Library exhibit reveal how the History of Science Collections is a living library, grow- ing constantly to serve a dynamic community of scholars, ” according to the OU History of Science Collections website. The exhibit officially opened August 1 and will be available until the cam- pus closes for Winter Break, said Kerry Magruder cura- tor of the History of Science Collections. Bizzell Memorial Library hosts dynamic display SEE LIBRARY PAGE 2 STUDENT LIFE UPB shares office space after mistake JEFFREY NYONI Campus Reporter The Union Programming Board has shacked up with another student organi- zation this semester after losing its office space last semester. UPB is sharing space with the Hispanic-American Student Organization, which resides in the Archie W. Dunham Conoco Phillips Student Leadership Center, UPB president Patrick McSweeney said. The center is located in The Oklahoma Memorial Union. The organization reached out to UPB and is shar- ing some of its office space in the leadership center, McSweeney said. The two organizations have worked together in the past, he said, and they also have a few members involved in both organiza- tions that helped make it happen. McSweeney said he really appreciates what HASA has done and that this will help them move forward this year and encourage them to continue work with other student organizations. UPB activities will be bet- ter in the future if they work with other organizations on campus and support each other, he said. Last spring, UPB, one of the largest student organi- zations, lost it’s office space for the first time, The Daily reported on April 16. UPB’s officers failed to meet the application deadline for an office space in the Archie W. Dunham Conoco Phillips Student Leadership Center, accord- ing to Daily archives. The application is re- quired by UOSA’s Code Annotated for organizations seeking office space. The or- ganization appealed to the Graduate Student Senate to be allowed to file a late ap- plication, but the request was denied, according to Daily archives. UPB is a student organi- zation whose mission is to provide diverse activities to students on campus, ac- cording to its website. The failure to file an ap- plication came out of con- fusion toward the end of the semester as the organization was transition- ing, McSweeney said. There was a lack of communica- tions between UPB leader- ship, he said. The organization’s lead- ers were disappointed by the GSS decision to deny their late application McSweeney said, but they realized the mistake was on their part, and they under- stand the procedures mov- ing forward. Jeffrey Nyoni, [email protected] Confusion in registration requires Board to seek new office space AT A GLANCE UPB Contact Email: [email protected] Phone: (405) 325- 2113 Hours: M-F / 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Source: UPB website PHOTO PROVIDED The OU women’s basketball team poses for a picture in front of downtown Sydney, Australia. The team spent 10 days in Australia and played four exhibi- tion games. The Sooners won all four games they played, winning by an average of 20 points per game. Team plays four games in Australia COLLECTION ‘Living Library’ exhibit opens New interim University College dean takes over reins DEAN JEFFREY NYONI Campus Reporter University College has a new, interim dean after the previous dean stepped down at the end of last school year. Former University College dean Douglas Gaffin left his position as head of the col- lege to go back to teaching full time, The Daily reported on June 6. Nicole Judice-Campbell — an associate professor in psy- chology — has been named interim dean for the next year until a permanent dean is named. “When Dean Gaffin an- nounced his plans to step down from the dean position, I was invited to move into that role as Interim Dean,” Judice- Campbell said. “It is an honor and a privilege to serve the university in this capacity. “ She said Graffin will be missed. “He has such a heart for students and for OU,” she said. “University College is what it is today because of his leadership and advocacy.” Gaffin decided to leave be- cause he wanted to return to teaching, he said in an email. “It has been 10 years, and I feel that we accomplished many of our goals and that University College is in great shape,” Gaffin said. “I also feel that I gave it my all and am ready to turn over the reigns Former dean focuses on teaching, research SEE TEAM PAGE 6 SEE DEAN PAGE 2 CAC seeks out bands for festival L&A: Applications are available for bands to play as part of the Oklahoma Creativity Festival’s Boomerfest. 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The 2012-13 OU women’s bas-ketball team got its first chance to play together when it played a series of exhibition games in Australia earlier this month.

The Sooners spent 10 days there, leaving Aug. 7 and return-ing Aug. 18.

They played four games in Australia against the Townsville Flames, Dandenong Rangers, Maitland All-Stars and Sydney University Flames. The Sooners swept the exhibitions, winning by

an average margin of 20 points.There were a lot of words used

to describe the experience. So many in fact, that coach Sherri Coale said she had run out of ad-jectives. But the one description of the trip that remained constant was that it was a “once-in-a-life-time” experience.

It was a rare opportunity for the team to play games so early in the season, something senior guard Whitney Hand said will pay off dividends down the line.

“I think we have a huge advan-tage going into the season,” Hand said. “We already have a week of practice under our belt. We’ve al-ready played games, that’s a big deal.”

This exhibition season allowed

the team to, in Coale’s words, “lay a strong foundation.” And she said that it made sure all her play-ers, new and old, “understand what work looks like.”

T h e b i g g e s t n e w s o f t h e

exhibition games was the debut of OU ’s three new est play-ers: freshman guards Maddie Manning and Nicole Kornet and junior college transfer forward Portia Durrett.

“It was good for us freshmen to get a preview of what’s coming before it does,” Manning said.

The new players made an im-pact immediately, Coale said. And both Hand and junior guard Morgan Hook said it felt like the players had been with the team a long time.

“It didn’t feel like it was their first couple of games with us,” Hook said. “It felt like we had been playing with them.”

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T h e O U H i s t o r y o f Science Collections is fea-turing a new exhibit en-titled “A Living Library” to celebrate and focus on the Collections’ growth since 1976.

“The items displayed in this Living Library exhibit reveal how the History of Science Collections is a living library, grow-ing constantly to serve a dynamic community of scholars, ” according to the OU History of Science Collections website.

The exhibit officially opened August 1 and will be available until the cam-pus closes for Winter Break, said Kerry Magruder cura-tor of the History of Science Collections.

Bizzell Memorial Library hosts dynamic display

SEE LIBRARY PAGE 2

STUDENT LIFE

UPB shares office space after mistake

JEFFREY NYONICampus Reporter

The Union Programming Board has shacked up with another student organi-zation this semester after losing its office space last semester.

UPB is sharing space with the Hispanic-American S t u d e n t O r g a n i z a t i o n , which resides in the Archie W. Dunham Conoco Phillips Student Leadership Center, U P B p r e s i d e n t Pa t r i c k

McSweeney said. The center is located in The Oklahoma Memorial Union.

The organization reached out to UPB and is shar-ing some of its office space in the leadership center, McSweeney said.

The two organizations have worked together in the past, he said, and they also have a few members involved in both organiza-tions that helped make it happen.

McSweeney said he really appreciates what HASA has done and that this will help them move forward this year and encourage them to continue work with other student organizations.

UPB activities will be bet-ter in the future if they work with other organizations on campus and support each other, he said.

Last spring, UPB, one of the largest student organi-zations, lost it’s office space for the first time, The Daily reported on April 16.

U P B’s o f f i c e r s f a i l e d to meet the application

deadline for an office space in the Archie W. Dunham Conoco Phillips Student Leadership Center, accord-ing to Daily archives.

The application is re-quired by UOSA’s Code Annotated for organizations seeking office space. The or-ganization appealed to the Graduate Student Senate to be allowed to file a late ap-plication, but the request was denied, according to Daily archives.

UPB is a student organi-zation whose mission is to provide diverse activities to students on campus, ac-cording to its website.

The failure to file an ap-plication came out of con-f u s i o n t o w a r d t h e e n d o f t h e s e m e s t e r a s t h e

organization was transition-ing, McSweeney said. There was a lack of communica-tions between UPB leader-ship, he said.

The organization’s lead-ers were disappointed by the GSS decision to deny t h e i r l a t e a p p l i c a t i o n McSweeney said, but they realized the mistake was on their part, and they under-stand the procedures mov-ing forward.

Jeffrey Nyoni, [email protected]

Confusion in registration requires Board to seek new office space AT A GLANCE

UPB ContactEmail: [email protected]

Phone: (405) 325-2113

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The OU women’s basketball team poses for a picture in front of downtown Sydney, Australia. The team spent 10 days in Australia and played four exhibi-tion games. The Sooners won all four games they played, winning by an average of 20 points per game.

Team plays four games in Australia

COLLECTION

‘Living Library’ exhibit opens

New interim University College dean takes over reins DEAN

JEFFREY NYONICampus Reporter

University College has a new, interim dean after the previous dean stepped down

at the end of last school year.Former University College

dean Douglas Gaffin left his position as head of the col-lege to go back to teaching full time, The Daily reported on June 6.

Nicole Judice-Campbell — an associate professor in psy-chology — has been named

interim dean for the next year until a permanent dean is named.

“When Dean Gaffin an-nounced his plans to step down from the dean position, I was invited to move into that role as Interim Dean,” Judice-Campbell said. “It is an honor and a privilege to serve the

university in this capacity. “ She said Graffin will be

missed.“He has such a heart for

students and for OU,” she said. “University College is what it is today because of his leadership and advocacy.”

Gaffin decided to leave be-cause he wanted to return to

teaching, he said in an email.“It has been 10 years, and

I feel that we accomplished many of our goals and that University College is in great shape,” Gaffin said. “I also feel that I gave it my all and am ready to turn over the reigns

Former dean focuses on teaching, research

SEE TEAM PAGE 6

SEE DEAN PAGE 2

CAC seeks out bands for festivalL&A: Applications are available for bands to play as part of the Oklahoma Creativity Festival’s Boomerfest. (Page 5)

“I think we have a huge advantage going into the

season. We already have a week of

practice under our belt. We’ve already

played games, that’s a big deal”

SENIOR GUARD WHITNEY HAND

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The History of Science Collections is globally re-nowned, but is often mis-takenly referred to as the DeGolyer Collection, its orig-inal name, Magruder said. In the late 1960s, however, the more inclusive “History of Science Collections” was adopted to reflect collections other than the DeGolyer

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volumes have been added to the History of Science Collections.

The exhibit consists of 100 books acquired since 1976 that were not published in the catalog that contained the rest of the Collections’ 40,000 items at that time, Magruder said.

These 100 books reflect the Collections’ growth and status as a living library, Magruder said. The displayed works are new to the Collections and

there is something to interest everyone, she said.

“If someone toured the History of Science Collections a long time ago, they should come back,” Magruder said.

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In Tuesday’s edition, a news story, “Students register to vote on

campus,” erroneously attributed the final quote to Sam Peyton.

Suzanne Varughese said the quote.

In the same story, the pronoun “she” was incorrectly used to

describe Sam Peyton. Peyton is a man.

A news story, “Law school rank up to 16th in nation,”

erroneously reported that OU’s College of Law was ranked 16th

in a list of the best-valued law schools in the country provided

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TODAY AROUND CAMPUSFree lemon chills will be given out from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the first floor lobby of Oklahoma Memorial Union.

A Student Success Series seminar about student employment will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245.

A presentation about succeeding in economics courses will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Archie W. Dunham-Conoco Student Leadership Center in Oklahoma Memorial Union.

The first general meeting for the Union Programming Board will be held from 9 to 10 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium in Oklahoma Memorial Union.

THURSDAY, AUG. 30A lightsaber-making workshop themed around Star Wars will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the first floor lobby of Oklahoma Memorial Union.

A lecture about nineteenth-century French drawings will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. in Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium in Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

An informational session about studying abroad at OU will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. at Old Science Hall.

FRIDAY, AUG. 31A meet-and-greet reception will be held by the economics department from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Ellison Hall Courtyard.

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Sunday

Incident report of all sexual assaults that occurred in 2010 —To see how the university handles the reporting of sexual assault cases

The budget applications since 2010 for the student organization Hogwarts on Campus — To see how much money the organization has requested since 2010

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Dr. Nicole J. Campbell, interim dean of University College, works at her desk in her new office Tuesday in Wagner Hall. Campbell was recently promoted to the position after former dean Doug Gaffin stepped down earlier this year.

and return to my first love of teaching and research.”

Gaffin currently is on sabbatical in New Mexico through the fall semester, and after that, he will head to England for the spring se-mester, he said.

“I am getting back to my research roots,” Gaffin said.

Gaffin described his time as University College dean as one of the most rewarding times of his life

“I have learned so much about the university and how it works, and I am proud of the things we have accom-plished,” he said. “I also love the spirit and commitment of my colleagues in University College, and I will miss them greatly.”

Gaffin said he is confident that Judice-Campbell will serve as a great interim dean.

“She is the perfect person for the position,” he said.

DEAN: New dean has new goalsContinued from page 1

“She has a great reputation, not only with other faculty members, but also with stu-dents, the staff, student af-fairs personnel and the high-er administration.”

As interim dean, Judice-Campbell said she will focus on ways to accommodate the increasing size of freshman classes.

“We are talking about ways to update the Summer Enrollment Program so that we can keep the personal at-tention emphasized in the current set up but also con-tinue to meet the needs of an increasing freshmen class,” she said.

She also said she wants to make more action tutoring

sessions available to stu-dents, as well as continue to develop a program to help students decide on majors.

Judice-Campbell would not say if she hopes to stay in the posit ion of dean permanently.

Jeffrey Nyoni, [email protected]

LIBRARY: 100 books added to collection since 1967Continued from page 1

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Our View: SafeRide changes might require students to adjust, but they are necessary.

When OU announced changes to the SafeRide program in July, the primary justification was stu-dent demand for changes that would decrease wait times. But The Daily reported Tuesday that the majority of students were satisfied with the program’s per-formance, according to student sur-veys conducted yearly since 2009.

Other documents obtained by The Daily show that the majority of wait times were within the promised time frame of 25 to 35 minutes.

At the same time, SafeRide’s spend-ing has outpaced its budget consis-tently for the last four years, even though its budget has increased each year.

Brynn Daves, student programs director, told The Daily that budget concerns never factored into the decision to change the program. But given the tepid level of student

complaints and the amount of over-spending, it’s hard to believe that money played no role in this decision.

Yes, OU allocated more money this year than ever

before for the SafeRide program, but given the his-tory of over spending, it’s clear that administrators are working to stay within the budget this year. The voucher program will likely help accomplish that.

But, students, is that really such a bad thing? Given how grossly the program has gone over-budget in the past few years — as much as $42,000 in 2011 — it’s obvious the program has not been financially feasible for a while. Ignoring this ever-

expanding budget would show serious negligence on the part of the university.

Of course, with a program this important, fi-nancial concerns can’t trump student safety. No one is suggesting OU should make a decision that

would harm the program just to save money. SafeRide likely saves lives on a regular basis.

The voucher program will not change that. OU has a culture built around this program that discour-ages drunken driving. Most students will be able to make this small ad-justment to adapt to the system.

Yes, it’s possible some students will be unwilling to plan ahead in order to use the program. But any student who could benefit from this program is an adult, capable of mak-ing responsible decisions.

It’s not like this is the first time such a system has been in place. According to Daily archives, OU used a voucher system for SafeRide before the former “make a call” sys-tem students are familiar with. The most recent change is merely a step back to the former policy that might curb wildly rising costs.

As a plus, even if this wasn’t the real motivation, the new system does seem to be reducing the wait times.

Daves told The Daily that no students waited more than 15 minutes for service last weekend.

So students, be patient with this change. It may require a shift in your perspective and a little more effort, but isn’t it worth it to protect yourself and others from potential legal or physical harm?

Just make picking up your SafeRide vouch-ers one more part of planning for your weekend, along with choosing an outfit or buying beer.

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This summer, I celebrated my 21st birthday as

many young adults do: in a bar, enjoying the com-pany of my friends with an ice cold beer in my hand. While this could have been a long-awaited first for me, I was studying abroad in Brussels at the time, so this was actually the fifth time I had partaken in as many days. Up until I turned 21, I could purchase and consume alcohol in nearly every other country in the world, save for the one in which I reside and pay taxes — America.

I have been back for a few weeks now, and I already am fed up with the bureaucratic nonsense of Oklahoma’s alcohol policies. In order to get my choice of malted hop goodness (Moosehead Lager) — or any other alcoholic beverage — I have to stand by and watch my liberties be infringed upon. I am fed up with the numerous nui-sances my fellow Oklahomans and I frankly are tired of enduring:

1. Enough with fake grocery store beer. Not only is the idea of low-point (less than 3.2 per-

cent alcohol by weight) beer inconvenient, it is poten-tially hazardous. For inexperienced drinkers, confusing and mixing up low-point versus strong beer can lead to quicker than anticipated intoxication and potential alco-hol poisoning.

For responsible and experienced imbibers such as myself, this dilemma of low-point beer often re-sults in increased trips to the restroom and not much enjoyment.

Here in Norman, the water is probably a stronger in-toxicant than the low-point beer at the grocery store.

2. God forbid I buy alcohol on a Sunday. I understand that certain liquor store owners may

want to have that day for church or to spend with their families, but this should be purely voluntary. Last I checked, we lived under a capitalist economy. So follow-ing the free market model, if a person chooses to offer a legal product that is in demand, a restriction on the days when they can sell it is un-American.

It’s quite ironic to see that we lead the nation in try-ing to prevent alcohol consumption, yet lead the nation in methamphetamine and opiate consumption. On a Sunday, if I wanted to, I could gamble, purchase a fire-arm and frequent a gentleman’s club — yet still be un-able to patronize a liquor store. The calls for morality and ethics dictating this Sabbath prohibition are hypo-critical and inconsistent.

Simply put, if you do not want to partake, just stay home.

3. The arbitrary number 21 needs to go. When I turned 18, I could vote, buy a gun and engage

in numerous other age-restrictive activities, unless they somehow involved alcohol. The fact that Americans are required to wait until the age of 21 to purchase and legal-ly consume alcohol leads to unhealthy practices.

I am not surprised that binge drinking is on the rise in both high school and college-aged students. It is not until rather late in our development that we get intro-duced to alcohol, and American’s delayed exposure to alcohol leads to dysfunctional interactions.

In college towns, if the age were to be reduced to 18, in conjunction with an alcohol awareness program like we have here at OU, the environment for drinking would be more open.

Consequently, an underage college student’s need to keep alcohol consumption underground and secretive would be virtually eliminated, effectively providing a safer drinking environment.

I find it absurd that two summers ago, while in Istanbul, Turkey, it was both legal and easier for me to get alcohol than it is here and now in Oklahoma. When I took American history in elementary school, I thought I had learned that the 18th Amendment to the con-stitution, prohibition, had been repealed by the 21st Amendment in 1933.

Apparently, Oklahoma failed to get the memo.

Nolan Kraszkiewicz is a political science and religious studies senior.

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New rules give citizens louder voice in primaries

Campus bank should serve foreign students

The Daily reported Tuesday that the OU Federal Credit Union doesn’t serve international students due to the heavier paperwork requirements involved. This forces international students to do their bank-ing through private banks in the area, which charge higher initial deposit fees and are less conveniently located.

Christy Robertson, branch manager of credit union’s Lindsey branch, said the institution does not have the personnel or resources to track the addition-al paperwork required when serving noncitizens.

We understand that the credit union is a small or-ganization with a small customer base. But we urge its leadership to find a way to serve these students.

Without the option to open an account with the credit union, students must go to private banks in the area. The initial deposits for these banks can be up to $95 more expensive than the OU credit union. And it forces these students, who are the least likely to have transportation, to go off campus for their banking needs.

The credit union in Stillwater that services the uni-versity found a way to serve the community’s interna-tional students. OU’s credit union should find a way to do the same so it can serve all parts of the Sooner community.

Tuesday morning on the floor of the Republican National Convention, the GOP passed new rules re-quiring state delegates to nominate for the winner (or winners) of their state’s primary. Under previous rules, some states had unpledged delegates who were free to nominate anyone they chose.

These rules allowed grassroots movements to gain a foothold by influencing state conventions to choose delegates who supported their candidates. For exam-ple, at this year’s convention, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, gained nomination votes from unpledged delegates, despite not winning the primary in those delegates’ states.

Grassroots activists and independent-leaning fac-tions within the Republican Party were understand-ably upset about the new rules, claiming the change signaled mainstream party power steamrolling over grassroots conservatives.

But if you take the hopes of Paul supporters out of the equation, the rule change makes sense.

Primaries are where the voice of the people is heard. Voters should have the final say in who is nominated by their party — all voters, in an open election format, not just those involved in state conventions.

It is at state conventions that delegates are chosen. Under the old rules, in states with unpledged dele-gates, those attending these conventions had more say than the rest of voters who already chose their candi-date during the primary.

Without the new rules, the primaries in these states essentially are meaningless.

But, if the Republican Party is really interested in protecting the voice of all voters, it should follow the Democratic Party’s lead and require that all states award delegates on a proportional system.

Under such a system, delegates are awarded to mul-tiple candidates based on the proportion of the vote they received.

Currently, the GOP only requires states with early primaries to use this system. If all states used this system, no state would gain undue influence, and candidates with less initial star power would still have a chance of sticking through the primary process. This would protect smaller interests and give them a chance to truly challenge the party’s favored sons.

More competition can only benefit the party by ensuring that the best, strongest candidate possible eventually wins the nomination. Not to mention that letting all the voices in the party feel heard can only solidify the base and strengthen support for the even-tual candidate.

BY THE NUMBERSAnnual Budgets

$60K Fiscal Year

2009, compared to $70,305 spent

$60K Fiscal Year

2010, compared to $78,672 spent

$80K Fiscal Year

2011, compared to $121,456 spent

$130K Fiscal Year 2012, compared to $172,000 spent

$180K Fiscal Year 2013

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Bands wanted to play at inagural BoomerfestCampus Activities Council is accepting applications for bands

Marleine Calderon Life & Arts Reporter

The Campus Activities Council is hosting the Oklahoma Creativity Festival Sept. 27-29 and will have a music show-case for students.

The inaugural festival will have a concert called Boomerfest, and students will get to vote for the bands they want to play.

Of the bands that apply, the five or six bands with the most votes will get to perform at the festival.

Many applications have been sent out to local student bands, but any student band can apply, Boomerfest pro-ducer Josiah Irwin said in an email.

Students will get the chance to witness their classmates’ talents at the three-day festival, Irwin said.

“The purpose of Oklahoma Creativity Festival is to in-spire all forms of creativity and inspire a creative move-ment through interactive opportunities that unify the campus and community in Oklahoma,” Irwin said.

People who attend the festival can interact with film, visual, performance and culinary art, engineering, edu-cation, entrepreneurship, fashion, architecture, literature and many other avenues of creativity, Irwin said.

Once applications have been submitted, students will be able to vote for their favorite bands.

Boomerfest will be at 8 p.m. Sept. 27 in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

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AT A GLANCE: Boomerfest

If you’re a fan of TLC’s “Toddlers and Tiaras,” you a l re a d y k n o w o f A l a n a Thompson — a 6-year-old girl with some serious ’tude. Because of her sassy, tell-all personality, Alana and her family have landed their own reality TV show, “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.”

To say that the Thompson family is close is an un-derstatement. In the first episode, Alana introduces her family by their nick-names. Her sisters are called “Pumpkin,” “Chubbs” and “Chickadee” (who also is pregnant). Let’s not forget Honey Boo Boo’s father and the only male of the house, known as “Sugar Bear.” Yes, his children even call him by that name.

Alana’s mother, June, is clearly the head of the fam-ily. She seems to be involved mostly in Alana’s pageant life, and the family some-times will settle for less in order to fund Alana’s pag-eant hobby.

In order to save money for pageants, Alana’s mother is an extreme couponer. I don’t think anyone loves to cou-pon more than June. In one episode, June said, “coupon-ing is even better than sex.”

If anything, June is doing a good thing for her family.

Erica [email protected]

LifE & ARTs CoLumNisT

Thanks to extreme coupon-ing, the Thompson family will have more that enough toilet paper to outlast the zombie apocalypse.

In the beginning, I was alarmed and frightened at the fact that the producers of the show would expose such embarrassing and revealing content on national TV. I’ve heard a lot of negative back-lash concerning the show — mostly complaints that she

show was created to make fun of the Thompson family.

The Thompson family’s behavior strays beyond the walls of what is socially ac-ceptable, but they don’t care. If you follow the show, you’ll see that the family actually makes fun of themselves on several occasions.

I’ve heard that most view-ers either find this show shamefully entertaining or just plain unethical. In regards to the critics who claim this show is exploiting the Thompson family and only out to embarrass them, I would like to say that al-though the show is uncom-fortable to watch, it exposes the realities of a certain pop-ulation that truly exists in

America. June is aware of the em-

barrassment and negative attention she is exposing her “crazy redneck” family to. I might disagree with her par-enting style or what she al-lows her children to do, but I do like that she says they are proud of their family, even if they do live a little, unglam-orous life.

The Thompsons don’t have much, and they take Alana’s pageant career too seriously. But they seem to be a happy family who ap-preciates what they have and one another.

Erica Laub is a sociology junior.

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“21 Grams” (2003)Directed by Alejandro

González Iñárritu and star-r ing Sean Penn, Naomi Watts and Benecio Del Toro, comes “21 Grams” — a sus-penseful character drama focusing on three discon-nected l ives, expressed

through an intertwining plot serving as a jigsaw puzzle to the viewer.

Penn portrays a mathe-matician who is rotting men-tally from a relationship and physically from a heart con-dition. Watts plays a mother facing a tough past, and Del Toro is an ex-convict who has gained a newfound faith in religion after fighting alco-holism and drug addiction.

The three lives are brought together by a tragic car

accident, followed by unre-solved mysteries and ques-tionable motives. A smart script, flawless performanc-es and well-paced editing drive the story.

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AT A GLANCE Coach Sherri Coale on her new players

NICOLE KORNET

“Nicole Kornet is going to be an offensive juggernaut. She has a golden con� dence, and she has never seen a shot she didn’t like. She may be a game changer for us.”

“Portia Durrett is an instinctive offensive rebounder who goes after the ball.”

MADDIE MANNING

“I hesitate to put the burden on her, but Maddie Manning reminds me of (former two-time All-American) Stacey Dales, and she is a really, really good passer.”

TEAM: Players compete together for first time Down UnderContinued from page 1

CROSS-COUNTRY

Sooners ranked No. 4 in preseason poll

The OU men’s cross-country team received its highest preseason ranking in program history Wednesday, as the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Association (USTFCCA) ranked the Sooners No. 4 in its preseason poll.

Last fall, the Sooners began the season ranked No. 6 and � nished sixth at the NCAA National Championships and second at the Big 12 Championships.

Six seniors return from last year’s squad, including last season’s transfers, former Maine runner Riley Masters and former Montana State runner Patrick Casey, and All-American Bill Kogel.

OU begins the season Saturday at the Hurricane Cross Country Festival in Tulsa, where it � nished second last season.

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With the addition of the three new players, Coale said the team will be filled with talent.

“Depth could be, and should be a strength of ours,” Coale said.

Coale said there is a very little drop off between the first and second units and that that will push all of the players.

“ W h e n w e p u t i n t h e backups, we don’t become dysfunctional,” Coale said. “There is a chance for 12 players to contribute.”

Th e f re s h -men both said t h e y p l a y e d w e l l b u t a c-k n o w l e d g e d they were a lit-tle nervous.

“I think for the most part it went good,

but there was a few fresh-men moments from all of us,” Manning said.

“It’s just so overwhelming at first,” Kornet said. “We lit-erally did so much, so fast in preparing.”

Having the young players creeping up on the estab-lished Sooners is good for the team, Coale said.

“You never really know anything until you have to teach it to someone else,” Coale said.

The new players know they have an opportunity to play but aren’t under any illusions they will just be given time.

“I think it’s up to me and how much I want to work a n d h o w m u c h e v e r y -body else wants to work,” Manning said.

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One thing they all have in common is their competi-tive nature.

Coale said the new play-ers are “insanely competi-tive,” which feeds the more experienced players and pushes them to play harder to keep their spots.

A c c o r d i n g t o C o a l e , there is a big difference be-tween playing hard and competing.

She said that everyone is expected to work hard but they have to want to com-pete, and her players are natural competitors.

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