Monday, November 12, 2012

PAIGHTEN HARKINSCampus Reporter

Students in OU’s Honors College have begun an effort toward an ideal and close-to-perfect university educa-tion through a student-run publication.

The weekly newsletter is called the Don Quijote Honors College and takes cues from the famous hopeless pursu-er Don Quixote himself, said William Lonn, coeditor of the newsletter. The newsletter serves to give students the op-portunity to have a more com-prehensive, self-guided uni-versity education.

“[The newsletter] is kind of

like an unrealistic ideal of what 21st century education should be,” Lonn said. “The idea is it’s a hopeless pursuit toward an ideal.”

The idea for the publication came to Honors College Dean David Ray a few years ago, but it didn’t take off until this year, Lonn said.

The students who contribute have the opportunity to write essays or reviews on four dif-ferent topics covering subjects like William Shakespeare’s plays, Edith Hamilton’s books on Greece and Rome, Richard Feynman’s lectures on intro-ductory physics and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ’s piano concertos.

The four topics were chosen because they are great start-ing places from which to leap

BROOKE HANKINSONCampus Reporter

A blood drive competition between OU and Oklahoma State starts today to collect blood for patients across

Oklahoma.The Bedlam Blood Battle

w i t h O k l a h o m a B l o o d Institute will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day this week in the Armory’s North Armory Room, ac-cording to a press release. OU will compete with OSU to see which university can

collect the most blood from donors on campus.

Every two seconds, some-one needs blood, according to the press release. Blood d o n o rs w i t h O k la h o ma Blood Institute provide every drop of blood need-ed by patients in more than 140 medical facilities across

Oklahoma, including all hospitals in the Oklahoma City metro area.

Aimee Hanneman’s son, Bennett Hanneman, is one of these patients. Bennett Hanneman is an 8-month-old boy who has been a patient of The Children’s Hospital at the OU Medical

Center, with hematolo-gists and oncologists work-ing since Aug. 2 to diagnose him.

Aimee Hanneman said Bennett Hanneman wasn’t acting like himself, so she decided to take him to his pediatrician, who ordered a blood test and found his

hemoglobin levels were extremely low. Bennett Hanneman’s hemoglobin levels were 1.7 when he was admitted into The Children’s Hospital.

OU Children’s does not yet have a diagnosis, but Aimee

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An award-winning OU philosophy and religious studies professor will end a more than 40-year ten-ure when he retires at the end of the academic year.

Tom Boyd retired from teaching full time in 1997 , but President David Boren talked him out of retire-ment in 2002 to join OU’s religious studies program.

Boyd, who specializes in philosophy of religion and ethics , recently has been concentrating on the relationships between different world religions and between rel igion and culture , according to The Oklahoma Daily’s archives.

Parting indefinitely this time will be bittersweet, Boyd said.

“We’ll come back to visit, of course; we’ve made so many friends here,” he said. “We’re realizing that we’re doing things now for the last time. It’s liberating on one side, and it’s like, ‘Awe, re-ally?’ on the other.”

B o y d a n d h i s w i f e , Barbara , will teach their last course ,“Religious Problems in Contemporary Literature,” this spring , and Boyd said he’s really excited about the Honors course .

“A lot about a religious

tradition can be captured in a story,” Boyd said. “It be-comes living. It’s no longer abstract or theoretical. It’s about people desperately trying to simply engage their lives through faith — I like that.”

The Honors s eminar, cap p e d at 2 2 s tu d e nt s , will take place from 1:30 to 2:45 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays next semester and will include student presentations and a lot of interactive learning, Boyd said. Enrollment for the ju-nior-level , three-credit-hour course is filling up.

“That’s probably the thing I will miss most – working with students; I love shar-ing with them,” Boyd said. “I’m not the expert type who tells you how and what to think. I listen, invite, engage, challenge and thrive on

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Tom, Barbara Boyd to teach final class next semester‘Don Quijote’

becomes a forum for Honors students

Professors to retire in springFACULTy

Newsletter serves to unite students

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Mary Stanfield to take lead in spring

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“That’s probably the thing I will miss most — working

with students; I love sharing with them.”

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ELYSSA SZKIRPANCampus Reporter

T h e St u d e nt Me d i a Publications Board an-nounced its choice for The Oklahoma Daily’s new ed-itor in chief for the spring semester after the current editor in chief resigned.

Mary Stanfield was se-lected in a 6-2 vote on Friday to replace cur-rent editor in chief Laney Ellisor, who resigned for health reasons.

Ellisor, professional writing senior, said she will continue her respon-sibilities through Dec. 14.

“I am honored to be chosen to lead The Dailyin this unusual situation,” Stanfield said.

Stanfield, a philoso-phy senior , started work-ing at The Daily in spring 2009 as a columnist. The next three semesters, she worked as a columnist and copy editor. When she returned from study-ing abroad in spring 2011,

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Top: members of Gamma Phi beta and beta Theta Pi sing and dance on the moon during their performance of “On Top of the World” during University Sing dress rehearsal Nov. 7. The groups won third place.

middle: Lead Payne Parker, the women of Alpha Phi and the men of Alpha Tau Omega perform “Raise your Voice” during University Sing final dress rehearsal Nov. 7. The groups won first place for their performance.

Left: Lifeguards, played by the men of Sigma Phi epsilon, and waitresses (women of Kappa Kappa Gamma) per-form “Summer of Love” during University Sing dress rehearsal Nov. 7. The act won second place.

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discussion and an impor-tant resource that should be an integral part of Sooners’ daily lives.

She said she recognizes unity building will be an im-portant first step.

“The biggest challenge for any editor in chief is to unite a new editorial board behind the paper’s mission and a particular vision,” Stanfield said.

She intends to hire an editorial board she trusts, taking their experience and ideas into account as she plans how the newsroom will move forward.

Ellisor worked as a news reporter in spring 2011,

assistant managing editor in fall 2011, campus editor in spring 2012 and editor in chief in fall 2012.

“As editor in chief, I’ve got-ten business and managerial experience,” Ellisor said. “So I’ve learned what techniques do or don’t work.”

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she began work in the fall as the opinion editor, a position she still holds.

Stanfield’s goals for The Daily include ensuring the paper’s quality and consis-tency and reaching out to recruit a more diverse staff — students who come from a variety of backgrounds and bring a variety of strengths and interests to The Daily.

“I want to reach out to groups on campus who have traditionally been under-represented in The Daily’s products,” Stanfield said. “The Daily should represent the entire Sooner experience and be a vital resource to every corner of the campus community.”

Stanfield said she sees The Daily as a forum for student

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The Bedlam Blood Drive will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Armory. All donors will receive free food and a t-shirt and have a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Bedlam game.

A military appreciation cookout presented by the Veteran support Alliance will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on the Robertson Hall lawn.

A Student Success Series seminar titled “eat Right for success” will be held from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in Lissa and cy Wagner Hall, Room 245.

A concert featuring flute and electronic music will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. in catlett music center’s pitman Recital Hall.

tuesdAy, noV. 13The Bedlam Blood Drive will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Armory. All donors will receive free food and a t-shirt and have a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Bedlam game.

A tuba and euphonium concert featuring professor Brian dobbins will be held from noon to 12:30 p.m. in Fred Jones Jr. museum of Art’s sandy Bell Gallery.

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OU football coach bob Stoops poses with bennett Hanneman in his hospital room. Hanneman was hospitalized at the age of 5 months in early August with an unknown blood disorder that has yet to be diagnosed.

Hanneman said that Bennett Hanneman’s blood samples were sent to Baylor’s medi-cal center, and results are expected in the middle of December.

Bennett Hanneman has received seven blood trans-fusions since he was ad-mitted in the beginning of August because his hemo-globin levels were below 8.0, Aimee Hanneman said.

Aimee Hanneman said her son receives one blood transfusion around every 10 to 14 days and had to re-ceive a continuous low feed for the first 24 hours after he was admitted.

“Without blood donors, my son wouldn’t be here today, and I just want to thank donors for their time and for giving something so small that makes such a dif-ference,” Aimee Hanneman said.

B e n n e t t Ha n n e ma n ’s aunt, Julie Watson, is OU Football Coach Bob Stoops’ secretary.

Aimee Hanneman said t h a t S t o o p s m a k e s i t a habit to visit patients at OU Children’s, and he visited Bennett Hanneman.

“We will always remember

h i s k i n d n e s s t h a t h e showed my family,” Aimee Hanneman said.

Everyone who donates blood could save a life and give patients’ families peace of mind, said Leslie Gamble, Oklahoma Blood Institute’s d i re c t o r o f c o m mu n i t y relations.

“Thousands of lives are saved because of blood

donations,” Gamble said.Every blood donor will

re ceive an O U “ I ble e d Crimson” T-shirt, free food and a chance to win a pair of tickets to the Nov. 24 Bedlam football game, according to the press release. Also, one donor each day of the blood drive will win an auto-graphed football by Stoops.

A trophy will be presented

to student group leaders dur-ing halftime of the Bedlam football game if blood do-nors on the OU campus out-number those on OSU’s, ac-cording to the press release.

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constructive arguments.” Religious studies senior

Lacey Garrison said she’s especially interested in the course, as she spent the past three semesters with the two

professors. Garrison took “Religion, Culture, and the Meaning of Life” with Boyd last fall and “Introduction to Religious Studies” with his wife, and Garrison stud-ied abroad with the cou-ple to study the Protestant Reformation this summer.

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when trying to learn about those broad fields, Lonn said.

One contributor to the news-letter focused on two chap-ters in Hamilton’s book, “The Greek Way,” which outlined the Greeks as the beginnings of Western culture, University College freshman Benjamin Clark said.

The newsletter features two essays about a selection of the four topics each week. That may change, however, because of the increased interest in the project.

Students also have brought up the idea of adding more topics, such as important or classic works of literature, Lonn said.

“Dr. Ray said…there are

1,000 kids here on campus who are as smart as anyone at any university. The prob-lem—the thing that keeps us from being like Yale—is that we’re separated,” Clark said. “There are 19,000 between those 1,000 smart kids, very smart kids. He thought this newsletter might start bring-ing a few of them together.”

Students who want to contribute to the newsletter can email Lonn at [email protected]. To sub-scribe to the newsletter, email [email protected]

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“I’m ver y fond of the Boyds,” Garrison said.

Garrison recently found out about Boyd’s plan to re-tire and said the news was disheartening.

“I think he’s the most humble and genuine per-son I’ve ever met,” she said. “They’ve both benefitted me greatly, and they will be missed dearly.”

Boyd and his wife will be moving to New Mexico, where they hope to write

books, get involved with cer-tain educational programs for struggling Hispanic youths and further live their lives volunteering, he said.

“There’s no telling what else we’ll do,” Boyd said. “We’re just thrilled.”

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above: recievers, freshamn Sterling Shepard (3), junior Jalen Saunders (18) and senior Justin brown (19) celebrate with junior running back Damien Williams (26) following a touchdown.

Top right: Junior running back Damien Williams (26) waltzes into the endzone for a touchdown. Williams ran for 99 yards and two touchdowns in the game.

Center right: Freshman wide receiver Sterling Shepard (3) catches a pass on the sideline. Shepard caught three passes for 43 yards.

bottom right: Sophomore quarterback blake bell (10) fights off a tackle en route to a 55-yard touchdown run. bell ran for a total of 74 yards on five attempts.

bottom left: Junior running back brennan Clay (24) falls short while diving toward the endzone. Clay finished the game with 26 yards rushing and nine yards receiving, including one touchdown.

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2012 oklahoma footballfootball student season ticket holders:don’t forget to pick up your football tickets!

OU vs. Oklahoma State Ticket DistributionGame Date: November 24Opponent: Oklahoma StateDistribution Dates: November 11-14*OOffice Hours of Distribution: Monday – Wednesday, 8 am – 5 pmOnline Hours: Sunday 5 pm – Wednesday 3 pm

Students who purchased student seasontickets must either print their ticket at

home by logging onto SoonerSports.com or pick up their ticket to each home game at the Athletics Ticket Office

by Wednesday during the game week wwith their OU student ID. After

Wednesday, any unclaimed student tickets are subject to be sold

beginning the following Thursday morning at 8:00 am.

For information regarding thestudent distribution schedule, please

visit the “Student Ticket”page at SoonerSports.com.

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Our View: Hunger is an Oklahoma problem that Oklahomans can fight.

The number of Oklahomans with unreliable access to food could fill the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium — nearly eight times. And the children alone could fill it nearly three times.

Despite having one of the lowest jobless rates, Oklahoma is the fifth hungriest state in the nation, with 17.7 percent of the population reporting insecure access to food, according to the USDA.

More than almost any other state, food access and nutrition are Oklahoma problems.

So as various organizations and campaigns ask for your food or money donations this month, don’t imagine faceless suffering dislocated from reality. Your donation will go to ordinary, working families in the state. And

some are right around the corner.In Cleveland County, 14.6 percent of people

and 21.3 percent of children are food insecure,

meaning they do not have consistent access to basic food requirements, according to the “Map the Meal Gap” project. Of those food insecure children, about 52 percent are not eligible for federal aid programs that may help bridge the gap.

The bad news is this is a serious problem in the local community. The good news is this is one

problem you actually can affect.If every student on the Norman

campus spent just $1 to buy a product for the fall food drive, OU could raise more than 21,000 pounds of food for the Regional Food Bank. That would mean 16,150 meals for hungry Oklahomans, according to Feeding America’s estimates.

So skip your morning coffee or go couch-diving for quarters and spend $1 to buy food for donation at most Housing & Food restaurants.

You can place them right into the donation box and be done with it. It couldn’t be easier to help provide your fellow Oklahomans with the basic nutrition they need to survive.

And, as an added bonus, you will be helping to beat OSU.

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In the heat of the election season, an important

story with potentially profound effects has been overshadowed by nitty-gritty political stories.

Currently, the U.S, Supreme Court is evaluating the case of Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons — a case that could have a profound impact on your daily life.

In this case, Supap Kirtsaeng, a Taiwanese exchange student, made more than $900,000 by purchasing cheap foreign editions of English textbooks, shipping them to the U.S. and reselling them on eBay for substantial profit.

One of the publishers of these textbooks has sued Kirtsaeng for copyright infringement and the case is on appeal.

Should the Supreme Court find in favor of John Wiley & Sons, your right to resell products manufactured abroad without the consent of the manufacturer could come to an end, along with the numerous businesses who depend on the right to resell, such as Amazon and Ebay.

In U.S. copyright law, owners of products are free to resell, lend or otherwise do as they please with the products they have purchased. However, there is no uniform rule for products purchased abroad.

The fact that John Wiley & Sons were able to win the case in lower courts is absolutely ridiculous. Even more ridiculous is that many expect Supreme Court justices to be evenly divided on the issue.

Justice Kegan is expected to make the decisive vote with the rest of the court split 4-4.

This case comes down to one central idea: “Do you own what you own?” In a country that takes pride in free market principles, this case should be a no-brainer.

If the Supreme Court rules in favor of John Wiley & Sons, the effects on our market will be near catastrophic.

Think of everything you own that was not manufactured in the U.S.. With the decline of American manufacturing in our global economy, a large majority of our material possessions are manufactured abroad. Most phones, TVs, computers, clothing and even components of automobiles come from foreign manufacturers.

Is it really in the best interest of our country to legally kill the individuals right to resell such possessions?

Those who are in favor of John Wiley & Sons claim a decision in their favor would stop U.S. companies from shipping jobs overseas to prevent being undercut by unlicensed importers of their own products like Kirtsaeng.

While this is a real concern, stopping individuals from reselling their own goods is not the proper method for achieving this goal. If our goal is to keep jobs in the U.S., we should remove burdensome regulations — not impose new ones.

Scott Houser is a international business senior.

Last month, the Oklahoma state government

released its long-awaited A through F school grading system.

The policy, which as-signs letter grades to all Oklahoma K-12 schools, was voted into existence last year and the first round of grades focus on the 2011-2012 school year.

After examining the literature associated with the reports, and the reports themselves, it is clear they are based on similar standards set forth in the No Child Left Behind national legislation. This system puts high emphasis on test scores and overall school performance.

The problem with the new grading system is similar to the deficiencies of No Child Left Behind — test scores are not always the best measure of student success, and reliance upon them leads to potentially harmful generalizations about school performance.

These generalizations cause misrepresentation by both overestimating school performance and misleading parents about the impact a school’s state grade has on their child. This misinformation allows Oklahoma to continue underfunding schools because they are perceived to be doing well.

The first fact that stood out in examining the dispersal of grading in Oklahoma schools is the grades are significantly weighted toward the top. The report states that only 10 schools received an F grade. Even among those schools, only two actually are valid grades, the others are for magnate schools or based on insufficient data.

While I was not part of the grading process, I find it difficult to believe that of the nearly 1,700 schools in the report, only two received a failing grade. Oklahoma schools certainly are not the worst in the country, but they also are not the best, falling somewhere in the middle.

Moreover, the grades are significantly weighted toward B and A grades, which make up 1,000 of the remaining schools. The state grading system has fallen into the trap of grade inflation, becoming increasingly common in K-12 schools themselves.

The inflation undermines the core purpose of the report. If the standards are set low enough that only the worst possible schools get failing grades, how is the public meant to identify schools in need?

The average of any grading scale should rest on the C, not on a B or an A grade so that true comparison is possible.

One possible explanation might be that the state desires to justify cuts in education funding, while still appearing to maintain a similar quality in education. Oklahoma continues to cut education spending in relation to 2008 levels, a trend that shows no sign of stopping.

Another explanation of this disparity certainly lies in

the use of standardized testing to form the majority of the grade. While this analysis is not just based on current scores but also improvement, analyzing entire schools based on the average performance of all students within that school is dangerous. Many children at the very bottom will be left behind if high performing students offset them.

Another concern is the impact of the socioeconomic factors on school performance. The FAQ on the report’s website suggests that more affluent neighborhoods will not necessarily benefit because technical programs at other schools will offset advanced placement programs common in wealthier districts.

Not only does this response not interact with the main concern, the reports themselves seem to support

the claim that poorer districts get worse grades.

While I did not do a full statistical analysis, a quick look at the survey shows that two of the poorest districts, — Oklahoma City and Western Heights (on the Southside of OKC) — received markedly lower grades than other areas.

As the primary state university, OU ought to be very concerned with the quality of K-12 education in the state, because it is the main pool from which students are drawn.

Schools who receive high grades are seen as successfully preparing students for college. But this is not necessarily true, especially when those grades are

improperly inflated.The new report card system does little more than mask

the deficiencies in Oklahoma schools and justify the downward trend in state funding of education.

We don’t need more bureaucrats crunching numbers to make a bad situation look good. Underperforming students deserve greater attention from schools

In order to achieve this we need a complete restructuring of education funding systems that promotes equality across district boundaries.

Mark Brockway is a political science senior.

COLUMN

U.S. Supreme Court to decide your right to resell possessions

Scott [email protected]

OpiNiON COLUMNiST

Mark [email protected]

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School grades obscure funding needsCOLUMN

“The new report card system

does little more than mask the deficiencies in

Oklahoma schools and justify the

downward trend in state funding of

education.”

• One-third of the grade is assigned for students’ achievement in core areas, such as science, writing, mathematics and social studies, determined through standardized tests.

• One-third of the grade comes from “Overall Student Growth.” This includes attendance rates, advanced placement course work undertaken, the dropout rate, school climate and

community engagement.

• 17 percent of the grade comes from overall student improvement from one year to the next.

• 17 percent of the grade comes from the progress made by students in the bottom 25 percent of student achievement.

Source: Oklahoma State Department of Education

AT A GLANCE How grades are assigned

“If every student on the Norman

campus spent just $1 to buy a product

for the fall food drive, OU could raise more than 21,000 pounds of food for the Regional Food

Bank.”

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University College freshman Payne Parker (left) performs “Raise Your Voice” during the University Sing final dress rehearsal Nov. 7. Parker, a member of Alpha Tau Omega, won best actor for his performance.

Shannon Borden Life & Arts Reporter

H u n d r e d s g a t h e r e d Saturday at the Donald W. Reynolds Performing Arts Center for the final sold-out University Sing performance and award ceremony.

The 64-year-old show was one of the main events for Campus Activities Council’s Dad’s Day weekend.

This year ’s theme was “Picture Perfect.” Acts were challenged to choose a photo from around campus or in a past Sooner yearbook and tell the story of the photo in a 12-minute musical. The themes of the short plays ranged f ro m f l a p p e r s a n d m o b money to space exploration. With catchy tunes and flashy costumes, the audience was tuned in the whole time.

Alpha Phi and Alpha Tau Omega’s act, titled “Raise Your Voice,” about students fighting back against a campus-wide pop music ban, won first place and was a crowd favorite.

In addition to winning the highest honor of the night, University College freshman Payne Parker, of Alpha Tau Omega, won the best actor award for his role as Stevie Turner. University College freshman Stephen Cabler snagged the best support-ing actor award for his role as Stevie Turner’s lovable side-kick, Wendell.

University College fresh-man Chloe Voreis won best fe-male lead for her performance in “On Top of the World,” and University College fresh-man Claire Cowman won the award for best supporting fe-male character for her part in

Greek community competed in U-Sing

“Summer of Love.”University College fresh-

man Casey Callahan enjoyed the awards show most.

Put your leftover pumpkins to good use with four tips

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back to the Native Americans. They have a nutty flavor and pair well with both sweet and savory spices. They are a great low-calorie snack, not to mention a source of vitamins and minerals. They also reduce inflammation for people with arthritis, which will be good in the future when we all have it from texting all the time.

3. Make A Facial MaskFun Fact: Pumpkin is rich in Vitamin A, Vitamin C and

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local farmers to feed their animals. Instead of throwing your pumpkin away, spread the love and give the animals a little taste of fall, too.

Shannon Borden is a professional writing sophomore.

CAmPUS ACTiViTieS COUNCil

University Sing crowns winners

AT A GLANCEUniversity Sing awards

•1st place alpha Phi and alpha Tau omega for ‘Raise your Voice’

•2nd place Kappa Kappa Gamma and sigma Phi epsilon for ‘summer of love’

•3rd place Gamma Phi Beta and Beta Theta Pi for ‘on Top of the World’

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“ It w a s g r e a t t o h av e everyone come together after all the hard work we put in and just have a good time,” said Callahan, an Alpha Chi Omega member.

The show included six main acts and continuity acts — acts in-between perfor-mances that kept the audi-ence laughing.

In addition to putting on the show, CAC took the opportunity to raise money for Children’s Miracle Network by setting out buckets for each act in the lobby and having

audience members donate to their favorite act. CAC raised $3,156 for the charity, which was announced during the event.

Kylie Frisby, public rela-tions sophomore and graphic design executive, was pleased with the way the show turned out. She said she felt every-one’s hard work had paid off.

“I was just so happy to have been a part of it,” Frisby said.

Shannon Borden, [email protected]

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Owen field has experienced its fair share of windy days, making Saturday’s blustery afternoon with 20-plus mile per hour gusts whipping t h ro u g h t h e s t a d i u m a normal occurrence. But by the time the 2:30 p.m. kickoff rolled around, questions arose about whether senior quarterback Landry Jones’ passing game would be affected by the turbulent currents.

J o n e s a n s w e r e d b y reeling off a near flawless performance in the first quarter, completing 10-of-11 passes, including a touchdown pass to junior running back Brennan Clay for the first score of the game — all against the wind.

“Give Landr y credit ,” coach Bob Stoops said after the game. “Thought he did a good job, and (the wind) didn’t affect his ball much.”

Jones had an average day, finishing with 277 yards on 25 completions with two touchdowns, while Baylor quarterback Nick Florence, who came into the game av-eraging 377.4 passing yards per game, failed to launch the Bears’ passing game that could have beat OU.

Florence overthrew his receivers, and when the passes were on the money, his receivers couldn’t haul in the balls. Whether the wind had anything to do with his performance, it was evident Baylor’s aerial attack experienced a setback in

dilloN PhilliPsAssistant Sports Editor

The OU men’s basketball team opened the 2012 regular season with a win against Louisiana-Monroe on Sunday af ternoon at Lloyd Noble Center, blowing out the Warhawks, 85-51.

The Sooners were slow out of the gate — starting off shooting 1-for-8 from the floor — but received a big boost from their bench, which scored 37 points.

“We didn’t open it really sharp,” coach Lon Kruger said. “I thought we were a little bit on our heels, defensively, especially just watching as opposed to dictating.”

OU’s bench was led by senior forward Andrew Fitzgerald, who scored 12 points on 6-for-10 shooting.

“I took a great approach to [coming off the bench],” Fitzgerald said. “I’ve been real positive about it, and [Kruger] still wants me to be aggressive and help this team out scoring-wise.”

Fitzgerald also snagged six boards.“(Now I’m) just attacking the glass hard and putting an

emphasis on going to the boards hard during practice,” Fitzgerald said. “And I think it’s starting to happen for me now; I’m attacking the board more often.”

Electric freshman guard Buddy Hield also was impressive off the bench — scoring nine points, pulling down three re-bounds and swiping a pair of steals — but it was the other two freshman guards, Isaiah Cousins and Je’lon Hornbeak, who really shined.

The two combined for a 10-to-1 turnover-to-assist ratio and four steals. Hornbeak was one of four Sooners to score double figures (10), and he also added five rebounds and a block.

“It’s definitely, definitely good to know that the young guys are picking up things fast,” senior guard Steven Pledger said.

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Junior running back Brennan Clay (24) reaches the ball across the goal line for a touchdown in a game against Baylor on Saturday. The touchdown came at the end of the first drive where senior quar-terback Landry Jones went 10-for-11 against 20-plus mile per hour winds.

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c o m p l e t e d just 12-of-33 passes for a dismal 36 per-cent passing completion, his lowest of the season. He also failed to throw a touch-down pass in a game for the first time this season.

B u t O U ’s f o u r - y e a r starter said he knew his offense needed to make modifications because of the weather conditions.

“You have to make sure that you are going to put a tight spiral on it all night so that you can kind of cut through it,” Jones said. “The ball was moving around a bit,

and the receivers did a great job of adjusting to it.”

Adjustments that Jones said he was used to making in his career.

“Being from New Mexico, I had to deal with the wind there,” Jones said.

And Jones wasn’t the only player Saturday with that type of experience.

“I didn’t know it got that windy out here in Oklahoma, but apparently it does,” senior wide receiver Justin Brown said. “I’m used to that back east, too; it gets windy.”

The Penn State transfer also had to make his own adjustments in the game that ended up paying dividends t o b o t h h i s i n d i v i d u a l performance and the team’s offense surge just before

halftime. Brown had one of the biggest catches of the day, a 35-yard touchdown pass that put the Sooners up 28-17 in the waning seconds of the second quarter.

Although the diving catch was a display of Brown’s p l a y m a k i n g s k i l l s , t h e experienced receiver said he also knew how important it was for Jones to make the necessary adjustments in the passing game.

“When you can throw a tight spiral, it goes right t h ro u g h t h e w i n d , a n d Landry Jones did a good job with that,” Brown said.

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