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As she went through se-curity in a California air-port, she was pulled aside for a private security check. She wasn’t sure if it was for her hijab, the glitter on her hands or both.

“I had on a shirt with glitter on it,” University College freshman Maryum Elyazgi said. “They had me checked privately, and they checked my hands for explosive powders, be-cause the glitter had got-ten on them. The only real time I’m really judged is when I go through security at airports.”

Although it marks her as different, Elyazgi said she enjoys the distinction that wearing a hijab gives her.

The headscarf that some Muslim women choose to wear brings Elyazgi a sense of pride, she said, despite the confused looks it some-times induces.

“I feel like it makes me a stronger Muslim,” she said. “I’m lighter-skinned, so without it I’m just another girl.”

The daughter of parents from Libya and Palestine, Elyazgi is the youngest of six children, including three sisters. Growing up, she watched her female family members cover up,

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A nationally recognized Internet journalist will speak about how to work with media in the digital age to kick off a semester-long study on campus media.

Rob Curley, metro editor of the Orange County Register, will discuss how journalism and society are evolving as a result of changing media

technology in Meacham Auditorium in the Oklahoma Memorial Union at 7 p.m. Monday.

The event will kick off the semester-long study called Imagine the Future: Campus Media in a Digital Age, which will help OU Student Media determine the future course of its 96-year-old indepen-dent student newspaper, The Oklahoma Daily, and its

website, OUDaily.com, ac-cording to the press release.

Curley has worked in man-agement positions at the Topeka (Kansas) Capital-J o u r n a l , t h e L a w r e n c e (Kansas) Journal-World, the Washington Post, the Naples (Florida) Daily News and the Las Vegas Sun, where he was chief content editor for the paper’s Internet media divi-sion, according to the press release.

He was recognized as New Media Pioneer of the Year by the Newspaper Association of

America in 2001 while work-ing as an education reporter and online editor in Topeka. He turned the Lawrence Journal-World’s website into what the New York Times called “the newspaper of the future” in a 2005 story.

His work has also been documented in college jour-nalism textbooks, industry and mainstream magazines and in a 20-minute segment on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition, according to the press release.

Instructor and OU Daily

Faculty Advisor Judy Gibbs Robinson heard Curley speak at the National College Media Convention in Washington, D.C., in 2007 while he was working at the Washington

Post.“He was electrifying,”

Robinson said.She said he is perfect to

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LINDSEY RUTACampus Reporter

Students will have the op-portunity to attend a novel reading next week as part of an event celebrating the an-niversary of a department.

Author Madeline Miller will read from her novel “The Song of Achilles” to celebrate the 75th anni-versary of the Classics and Letters department. The event will take place at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19 in the Scholars Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

The event, which is hosted by the Classics and Letters department, will be the first in a series that celebrates the anniversary throughout the year, said department chair Samuel Huskey.

“We’ve been very inter-ested in connecting with our alumni and also attracting new students to the program and finding ways to make this unique program known to the larger community,” Huskey said. “We figured the 75th anniversary was a good time to really celebrate its strengths.”

Three events will celebrate the three main components of the department — litera-ture, philosophy and history, Huskey said. The novel read-ing by Miller celebrates the literature, he said.

The faculty submitted recommendations for a speaker to celebrate litera-ture and Miller’s name came up the most, Huskey said. They wanted a novel whose theme appealed to anyone who had studied classical lit-erature, since that is an em-phasis of the degree, he said. Her novel — which is a retell-ing of the Trojan War — not only fit that description, but it had also been published recently.

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Students smoke cigarettes on the corner of 3rd and Maple on Monday. The corner is unoffically referred to as “cancer cor-ner,” where freshmen living in the towers and other students can be found socializing and smoking cigarettes just outside of campus because of the campus ban on tobacco.

ELYSSA SZKIRPANCampus Reporter

The university cessation pro-gram has had a low turnout, but the success rate is strong among participants, according to program coordinators.

Of the 11 people who have par-ticipated in the university’s program since February, 88 percent report to be tobacco free at the end of the month-long program, said Nicole Pritchard, a health educator for OU Health Promotion.

Pritchard said 80 percent people who participated in the program have reported they are still tobacco free after three months.

The smoking cessation classes began Feb. 20 of this year to help students and faculty prepare for the smoking ban that would go into effect on July 1, she said.

Gov. Mary Fallin signed an execu-tive order banning smoking on gov-ernment property on Feb. 6, accord-ing Daily archives. OU administrators had already drafted a similar plan, which was approved by the OU Board of Regents on Jan. 24.

The ban was attributed to the high health and financial costs of smok-ing, both in employee health insur-ance coverage and campus cleanup, according to Daily archives.

The cessation classes — which are based on the QuitSmart pro-gram — have been held monthly since February, Pritchard said. The

program consists of four classes over the span of a month, she said. There have been 32 classes so far.

“So far we have offered four different sessions each month since we began and we release our session dates on a month-to-month basis,” said Pritchard. “We also offer meetings and individual classes for individuals who can’t make the set times/locations and we have held multiple tabling and resource events. So far attendance has been steady.”

The program collect statistics on participants at the end of the pro-gram to see if participants have re-mained tobacco free during the program, she said. They then follow up with participants via email three months after the program and again at the six-month mark, she said.

Although the number of partici-pants is low, Pritchard said those

who are tobacco free have proven the pro-gram to be predomi-nantly successful.

The majority of those participants have been students.

“Of the pe ople who have attended our classes based on the QuitSmart program, 73 percent

have been students, 18 percent have been staff and 9 percent have been faculty,” she said.

There are currently three more people enrolled in the September class.

There are no plans to end the cessation program anytime soon, Pritchard said. The program has an-nounced the dates for the October classes and the November dates will be announced in the future, she

said.Healthy Sooners also will continue

its tabling efforts this coming semes-ter. The program has had 20 table events on campus since February to make themselves more accessible to students, Pritchard said.

“We are here to help people who want to quit,” she said.

Pritchard said they also offer indi-vidual counseling to those who can-not fit the program into their sched-ule. Individuals can schedule an ap-pointment where they can discuss their habit with coordinators and re-ceive advice and a quit kit, she said.

More information on the OU ces-sation classes and upcoming smok-ing cessation classes can be found at healthysooners.ou.edu/tobaccof-ree. New class dates are announced on a month-by-month basis. All classes are held in the Goddard Health Center Seminar Room, ac-cording to the website.

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Novel reading to mark celebration

When: 7 p.m., Sept. 17

Where: Meacham Auditorium in the Oklahoma Memorial Union

Price: Free

What: Imagine the Future: Campus Media in a Digital Age

GO AND DO Rob Curley’s Lecture

LECTURE

Editor voices experience with changing media

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GO AND DOMadeline Miller ReadingWhen: 4:30 p.m., Sept. 19

Where: Scholars Room Oklahoma Memorial Union

Student judged for clothing

STUDENTS

AT A GLANCEOctober class datesSession 1: Oct. 3, Oct. 17, Oct. 19 and Oct. 24 from noon to 1 p.m.

Session 2: Oct. 3, Oct. 17, Oct. 19 and Oct. 24 from 5 to 6 p.m.

Session 3: Oct. 9, Oct. 23, Oct. 25 and Oct. 30 from noon to 1 p.m.

Session 4: Oct. 9, Oct. 23, Oct. 25 and Oct. 30 from 5 to 6 p.m.

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“We [OU Health Promotion] are here to help people who

want to quit.”NICOLE PRITCHARD,

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Celebration for 75th anniversary of department

Students choose tobacco-free lifestyles in health promotion classes

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TODAY AROUND CAMPUSA free seminar will be given by Kris Akey of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum on improving speed reading skills. The seminar will be from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 13Mid-day music will be held from noon to 1 p.m. in the food court of Oklahoma Memorial Union. Dillon Gourd will play the guitar.

A free music workshop featuring Afro-Caribbean music and dance will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Catlett Music Center’s Pittman Recital Hall.

A free hymn festival will feature the OU Chorale and University Singers of the OU School of Music. The festival will be from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at McFarlin Memorial United Methodist Church.

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University College freshman Maryum Elyazgi studies between classes Tuesday morning. The scarf on her head is called a hijab and is a traditional head covering worn by Muslim women.

launch the study because he works for old media but has been bringing in new, innovative ways to put news online.

“He’s just brilliant - he understands that in what we’re going through you’ve got to be willing to take some risks, to try new things,” Robinson said. “One sure way to fail is to keep doing the same thing. He’s a guy who isn’t doing the same thing.”

O U S t u d e n t M e d i a Director Brian Ringer said discussions for a study began late last May. He formally proposed the study at the end of June after other college news-papers ceased daily print publications to focus more on their websites last year, he said.

The study will include a student survey, roundta-ble discussions, advertiser focus groups and other events. Robinson also will host a blog for the dura-tion of the study to keep the community informed about each event and the progress, Ringer said. The blog will feature guest posts from various people connected to the study, he said.

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respecting passages in the Quran — Islam’s holy book — that instruct women to be modest.

Although her family does not require her to wear her hijab and cover her arms and legs, she said she would feel strange if she did not cover up.

Initially, Elyazgi said she was hesitant to wear her scarf. She began wearing it late in middle school, a com-mon time period for Muslim women to begin the practice, she said.

“I was nervous about it at first,” she said. “I didn’t want to be treated differently.”

It was that same initial fear that made University College freshman Mobee Amil hesi-tant to begin wearing her hijab.

“Once I understood wear-ing it, and put it on, I under-stood its purpose,” Amil said. “Now, I can’t imagine not wearing it. I love being able to be recognized as a Muslim.”

That distinction, both women said, has never re-ally brought hostility toward them.

“There was one time in high school someone said something rude … but it was just a stupid remark,” Elyazgi said. “Most people aren’t afraid, just curious.”

Rather than fear and hos-tility, the women are both usually met with curious looks and questions.

“I love it when people ask me questions about it,” Elyazgi said. “I get to tell them about my religion. I welcome the questions, and I’m never offended by them.”

Support is not hard for the women to find.

“I’m used to the looks, so I don’t always notice peo-ple staring at me, but since this is a college campus and

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so many women here wear them, I think people are more accepting,” Elyazgi said.

When Amil decided to begin wearing her hijab, she turned to her non-Muslim friends to gauge the reac-tion she’d get wearing a headscarf.

“They said they were re-ally proud of me,” she said. “It was great to have a boost of encouragement.”

Both Amil and Elyazgi incorporate their hijabs

into fashion, coordinating the scarf with the day’s outfit. Fashionable modesty is com-mon in their families.

“ My c o u s i n w o r k s a t Forever 21, and she’s always changing her hijab, tying it different ways, “Elyazgi said.

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Hijab: A scarf that covers the hair and neck

Burqa: A covering that covers the whole body, sometimes with openings for the eyes

Chador: A cloak worn from

the top of the head to the ground, usually without a veil

Niqab: A veil that covers the face, sometimes with openings for the eyes

Source: dictionary.reference.com

AT A GLANCE Types of modest dress:

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anyone, Huskey said.“The idea is to promote the

program,” he said.A discussion will follow the

reading. Refreshments will be available as well as copies of Miller’s novel for purchase and signing, Huskey said.

Next month, the depart-ment will host an event to celebrate the historical ele-ments of the program. Hunter Rawlings III will present his lecture, The Founders and the Classics. Rawlings is the

former president of Cornell University and a professor of Classics at the university.

The event will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 3 in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art auditorium with a reception afterward, Huskey said.

They are still working out the details of the philosophy event, he said, but that will take place sometime in the spring.

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Michelle succeeded in painting a genuine and empathetic picture of Barack through specific, detailed an-ecdotes of his personal life. Her view of Barack as a father and an invested

leader was believable and empathetic.

She gave a personal look at him during a quiet moment: hunched over letters from Americans at night, marveling at

their struggles and telling her, “We have so much more to do.”

Anecdotes like this encourage em-pathy and personal connection in the audience because they capture details Americans can recognize in their own lives. These details reveal things about the way both Michelle and Barack view and experience the world – making a persuasive case that they both genuinely understand the lives of the average American

and empathize with their

struggles.

The American FamilyWhen Michelle spoke about par-

enting, she described it as a family issue, not just the “mommy issue” it is often treated as. She makes it clear fathers can be worried about their children and invested in home life, more than just financially.

She described Barack peering in to their children’s cribs when they were first born to check if they were still breathing.

More than that, she spoke about finances, aid, education and other concerns as family issues. She implied an equal sharing of responsibility.

It is only with such an equal

sharing that you can have equal gender roles, both in a relationship and in society at large.

Michelle didn’t just reshape the traditional conversation on family issues to be more inclusive of both genders, she rejected outright the premise that families are defined by gender at all.

She directly recognized the GLBTQ families that have yet to be deemed legitimate by the oppos-ing party.

The American DreamMichelle described an America

based on dignity, honesty, hard work, cooperation and truth. An America with no shortcuts and no special rules for a few. An America where real success is earned.

And when you earn it, you give back. She described an America based on generosity, helping oth-ers and contributing back to the society that enabled you to gain success.

This wasn’t a picture of a hand-out culture, as the president often is accused of creating. This wasn’t a picture of Americans begrudging others their success.

It was a picture of admiring suc-cess, but doing so while believ-ing in the American Dream – an America where everyone can be successful if they work hard enough.

In order for that America to exist, Michelle makes it clear the nation must rec-ognize that when you walk through the door of op-portunity, you shouldn’t slam it shut behind you.

Ultimately, the vision of America that Barack and Michelle share is one where there is no “us” and “them.”

She avoids divisive rhetoric and directly emphasizes we must work together to move forward.

But it’s deeper than that. Michelle stresses

that all Americans must work together in a broader sense to

make the American Dream a pos-sibility for everyone.

We live in a society where we are dependent on one another for services that enable our personal success.

That’s the reality. The American Dream doesn’t just happen. It isn’t an even exchange of success for hard work. Sometimes, you can’t pull yourself up by your bootstraps.

In today’s America, certain peo-ple start out a few spaces ahead on the game board, and some start out off the board entirely.

If we’re serious about opportu-nity for all, we must work together to even the playing field.

The Our View is the majority opinion of The Daily’s nine-member editorial board

Our View: Speeches by the wives of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney at the Democratic and Republican national conventions reveal two visions for America.

Historically, the speeches by candidates’ wives at political party conventions have been seen as a chance to humanize the candidates and give a glimpse of their family lives.

This year was no exception. But Michelle Obama and Anne Romney’s speeches did more than reveal a softer side to the candidates – they revealed two very different views of America. These differences become clear in the contrast between their descriptions of two important concepts: the American family and the American dream.

EDITORIAL

Which America has your vote?

Ann began her speech by saying she doesn’t want to talk about politics, she wants to talk about the force that binds Americans together: love.

Unfortunately, she failed that self-appointed mission spectacularly by wading into campaign specifics. Her defense of her husband against imag-ined critics who are “afraid of success” and her not-so-subtle implications that Democrats don’t value hard work came off as defensive and inexpert.

Her attempts to humanize her hus-band weren’t much more successful.

The one thing Mitt desperately needs in this election is a softening of his stiff public persona so he can con-nect with voters. But Ann’s speech lacked the detailed anecdotes that would have given the audience a view into their private life.

She did tell the story of how they met and some details about their personal lives, but these stories lacked the spec-ificity and genuine emotions needed to provide real insights.

Worse, these stories managed to make both her and her husband seem even more disconnected from the av-erage American’s experiences.

In an obvious attempt to re-cast herself and Mitt as no more privileged than the average citizen, she com-plains about the early days when they ate tuna and pasta, walked to class and had makeshift furniture. She describes long days when their children were little, handling five sons stuck inside the house.

Does Ann not realize these things are the American Dream?

Having time to spend with your chil-dren in a house you own? It’s the picture of suburban bliss. Eating pasta and tuna fish is supposed to sound like suffering, but the pictures she painted not only are the reality for many Americans, so many have it so much worse.

The American FamilyAnn’s vision of the American fam-

ily focuses entirely on mothering, and her idea of women’s issues seems to be “mommy issues.”

Her emphatic claim, “I love you women,” came off sounding like a desperate and awkward plea. And her speech failed to give the audi-ence anything new, surprising or even emotional to back up that at-tempted redefinition of the party’s stance on women’s rights.

She did offer a salute to women and acknowledge they typically have it harder than men. Her assertion that mothers are the backbone of society was perhaps the most genuine claim in her whole speech and certainly a welcome reminder.

But her claim that she and Mitt have a “real marriage,” apart from being vacuous, was a low blow against the community her husband and party be-lieve shouldn’t have marriage rights.

That jab, intended or not, doesn’t fit with the “love unites” theme.

The American DreamHer comments about Mitt build-

ing his own success and not having it handed to him are not only needlessly divisive – reducing the Democratic position to an unwillingness to work – they also drip with privilege.

These comments blithely ignore the very real struggles that face Americans trying to change their economic situa-tion. They paint Ann and Mitt as being disconnected and uncompassionate.

She mentioned that Mitt was lucky to have a supportive family and good ed-ucation but did the rest on his own. But what about the advantages he gained from being a white heterosexual male? What about the advantage he gained from his father’s success?

Nowhere in Ann’s speech was a re-minder of what we can do to help each other or a call to work together. In fact, she made it sound like Mitt single-handedly will fix the nation’s prob-lems, bring us out of debt and teach all those struggling Americans how to get ahead with-out those pesky federal aid pro-grams.

Ann’s vision of America is a fantasy land whereindividuals can rise up out of bad situations completely indepen-dently and never should need help.

It is a land where those who haven’t achieved economic success just haven’t worked hard enough.

It is an America where successful citizens have the privilege of quietly choosing to help others but no re-sponsibility to pay back into the sys-tem that enabled them to gain their success.

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and empathize with their

struggles.

society that enabled you to gain success.

This wasn’t a picture of a hand-out culture, as the president often is accused of creating. This wasn’t a picture of Americans begrudging others their success.

It was a picture of admiring suc-cess, but doing so while believ-ing in the American Dream – an America where everyone can be successful if they work hard enough.

In order for that America to exist, Michelle makes it clear the nation must rec-ognize that when you walk through the door of op-portunity, you shouldn’t slam it shut behind you.

of America that Barack

that all Americans must work

Worse, these stories managed to make both her and her husband seem even more disconnected from the av-

In an obvious attempt to re-cast herself and Mitt as no more privileged than the average citizen, she com-plains about the early days when they ate tuna and pasta, walked to class and had makeshift furniture. She describes long days when their children were little, handling five sons stuck inside

Does Ann not realize these things

Having time to spend with your chil-

pasta and tuna fish is supposed to sound like suffering, but the pictures she painted not only are the reality for many Americans, so many have it so

Ann’s vision of the American fam-ily focuses entirely on mothering, and her idea of women’s issues seems to be

Her emphatic claim, “I love you women,” came off sounding like a desperate and awkward plea. And her speech failed to give the audi-ence anything new, surprising or even emotional to back up that at-

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Los Vaqueros offers many different Tex-Mex food options. The menu also features an American food section and a large children’s menu.

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Tex-Mex lovers have a new reason to celebrate. Family-

owned restaurant Los Vaqueros, which has several other locations, recently opened in Norman.

The small restaurant is tucked next to Il Dolce Gelato in the Robinson Crossing Shopping Center, 1300 N. Interstate Dr.

The Los Vaqueros menu has everything a quintes-sential Tex-Mex restaurant normally offers. From chi-michangas to fajitas, the menu is pretty standard and extremely well priced. The lunch menu averages around $6 per meal.

My friend and I were greeted immediately at the door and seated promptly at a table, where a waiter hurried over with compli-mentary chips, salsa, queso and tortillas. This went above and beyond my typi-cal experience at a Tex-Mex restaurant, which usually includes just free chips and salsa.

The restaurant looked clean and organized, even if the decorations weren’t incredibly exciting. While it wouldn’t be the best setting for a romantic dinner, the space seemed perfectly suit-ed for a pleasant lunch or a casual meal with family.

The restaurant wasn’t crowded because it was a little past lunch time, so we had our waiter’s undi-vided attention. I ordered the chicken enchiladas lunch plate, and my friend ordered jalapeno poppers. In less than 10 minutes, the food arrived, and our eyes widened at how fantastic it looked.

The taste certainly re-flected how great the meal looked. I consider myself a sort of enchilada aficio-nado, and these definitely would up to par. They were

probably the best I’ve ever had at such a low price. I’ve paid much more for better enchiladas, but as a college student, price sometimes trumps quality.

For quick service and af-fordable Tex-Mex, I would definitely recommend Los Vaqueros. The restaurant is

nothing fancy, but it’s obvi-ous the employees take care in their work, and that’s all I need from my eating-out experience.

Megan Deaton is an international and area studies and journalism junior.

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Los Vaqueros is open in the robinson crossing shopping center. The eatery offers Tex-Mex food, including fajitas and chimichangas.

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In the midst of run-ning around campus and trying to get in the

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If you live in a dorm, another great way to save space and money is to decorate your walls with jewelry.

ClearanceI hardly buy anything at full price these days. Lets be

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When senior wide re-ceiver Justin Brown opted to transfer colleges, he knew the decision would not be easy because of all the ques-tions that would be fired his way about choosing to leave Penn State.

“I knew as soon as I left it was going to be a free-for-all,” Brown said. “There was no out in that.”

As one of the members of the now-infamous program, Brown was allowed to trans-fer colleges and immediate-ly play on another team as part of the NCAA sanctions placed upon the school fol-lowing the Jerry Sandusky child-abuse scandal.

But leaving Happy Valley didn’t come without a price.

In order for Brown to jump into the Sooners’ starting lineup, the senior had a cou-ple of weeks to learn a new offensive playbook, some-thing that even the fresh-men on the team had spent months memorizing.

“I felt like the new kid on campus,” Brown said. “But it’s the overall experience, and I just had to take it day-by-day.”

One factor that made transitioning into another program easier was the fact Brown had already estab-lished himself as an offensive playmaker during his three-year stint at Penn State.

Brown was the Nittany Lions’ leading receiver last season with 35 catches for 517 yards and two touch-downs. He also had 338 ca-reer punt return yards.

The Sooners found them-selves in dire straits after NCAA receptions leader Ryan Broyles graduated and three veteran receivers were

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When a program can be disap-pointed with a

second-place Big 12 finish and a loss in the second round of the NCAA tourna-ment, you know it’s really good. That’s the situation facing the OU women’s bas-ketball team.

It was solid season to most, but not to a Sooner squad that had made it to three consecutive Sweet 16s.

This year though, OU should settle for nothing less than a Final Four appearance after getting an elite re-cruiting class.

Freshman guards Nicole Kornet and Maddie Manning are good, like, future of the program good.

They provide great sparks off the bench and qual-ity backups for senior guard Whitney Hand and junior guards Morgan Hook and Aaryn Ellenberg.

Kornet and Manning are good enough that the let-down from starter to backup is minute, meaning the

Sooners are pushing the other team no matter who is on the court.

In addition to Manning and Kornet, the Sooners landed junior college All-American forward Portia Durrett, who, in Coale’s words, is an instinctive offen-sive rebounder. Having elite backups also pushes the starters.

Outside of an improved team, the Big 12 lost one of its three top contenders when

Texas A&M left for the SEC after last season, making the Sooners’ path a little easier.

The best of the best is still Baylor. That isn’t chang-ing. With senior center Brittney Griner and junior guard Odyssey Sims still in Waco, I’m not sure anyone will be able to take down the Bears.

But, in the simplest of terms, this season in women’s basketball will come down to who can beat Baylor. And when making a short list of teams who could, the Sooners have to be near the top.

Kedric Kitchens is a journalism junior and sports editor for The Daily. You can follow him on Twitter at @KedricKitchens.

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Senior wide receiver Justin Brown (19) returns a punt during a game against Florida A&M on Saturday. Brown came to OU after transferring from the sanction-ridden Penn State team.

More online at | COLUMN: OU, and most high school’s in Oklahoma, are doing a diservice to its students by not offering a men’s volleyball programs.

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suspended last May.Luckily for OU, Brown

didn’t spend any time shop-ping around once the sanc-tions were leveled on his for-mer team.

“I really wasn’t looking at another other team than OU and didn’t open up to any-one else,” Brown said. “The decision came down to me

either stay-ing at [Penn State] or com-ing [to OU].”

T h r o u g h the Sooners’ f i r s t t w o games, Brown is already a b r i g h t s p o t

on the OU offense, averag-ing 14.5 yards a catch and 22 yards per punt return. Brown had two punt returns — good for 43 and 62 yards re-spectively — against Florida A&M that gave the Sooners excellent field position.

But if you ask Brown’s

teammates what makes him such an important player to this year’s team, they say it’s Brown’s maturity to make the plays he’s suppose to make.

“It’s hard to move to a new place,” senior defensive line-man Jamarkus McFarland said. “But he’s so humble and stays poised and it was good that the fans can see that on the field.”

Brown has continued to be well received by the rest of the team, a factor that made it easier to make the transi-tion to OU, he said.

“This team is real close-knit team,” Brown said. “They’ve been real welcom-ing and they didn’t have to be.”

Brown calls his Oklahoma teammates his new family. But he still considers Penn State his home.

Brown continues to use his Penn State lanyard and m a k e s f re q u e n t p h o n e

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He even plans to get his di-ploma from the university.

“I was on track to get my degree at Penn State, and if I wanted to get one here it would take me two more semesters,” Brown said. “So I worked out a deal with the dean of my college to come down here and play while getting my credits approved to graduate from [Penn State].”

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