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Sophmore Eric Sticker relaxes in his living room with his iPad Wednesday evening at Headington Hall.

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MAX JANERKACampus Reporter

An OU researcher believes she’s found a way to lessen the achievement gap between children from wealthier homes and those from poor homes.

An achievement gap does exist between these group, however it can be decreased by good early childhood ed-ucation programs, said Diane Horm, director of the Early Childhood Education Institute at OU Tulsa.

If the programs are really high quality and intensive early in a child’s the achievement gap can be completely erased, she said.

That’s not the only research project focusing on early childhood education going on at the institute, however, Horm said.

Most of the institute’s work is in program evaluation with Head Start, Early Head Start and other early child-hood programs that serve young children growing up in poverty and their families, she said.

Right now, Horm and others at the institute are building

ARIANNA PICKARDCampus Editor

The Pride of Oklahoma marching band director is mak-ing changes to restore parts of the band’s pregame perfor-mance to its original format.

The Pride’s student leadership team discussed chang-ing parts of the pregame and halftime marches at a weekly meeting with their director, Justin Stolarik, on Tuesday, said Brandon Rothfusz, trombonist and member of the leadership team.

“We’re going to do a couple changes to pregame to sort of change it back to its original format in some ways,” said Rothfusz, professional writing junior.

In addition to making some changes to the band’s performance, Stolarik is going to add approximately

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OU officials were given permission to buy a commercial area across from Adams Center and allocate $500,000 of Student Activity Fees to fund scholar-ships at the OU Board of Regents meet-ing Wednesday.

OU’s Board of Regents modified the

Student Activity Fee Policy to allocate the fees to fund university scholarships.

Previously, the regents’ policy only allowed activity fees to fund non-ac-ademic activities benefitting the stu-dent community as a whole, according to the meeting agenda. The board ap-proved modifying this policy to allow a portion of the fees to fund academic scholarships available to any qualified student.

The fees to be used for scholarships are left over from funds set aside for

Oklahoma Memorial Union renova-tions, according to the agenda. Since OU has retired the union debt, the funds previously allocated for the ren-ovations are now available for other uses.

Members of OU’s Student Activity Fee Reserve Committee were charged with deciding what to do with these leftover fees, which amounted to $500,000. Over the summer, mem-bers of the committee decided to use

RACHAEL MONTGOMERYCampus Reporter

Headington Hall residents have been living in the build-ing for a month now, and they’re finding their rhythm in the newly built building that includes amenities like a movie theatre and game room.

The most used area of the building is the game room, which has a table tennis table and is set to get three new pool tables with the next week, said Bryan Hinnen, director of op-erations for Headington Hall.

“The game room is probably the one of the features stu-dents use the most. They can plug in their gaming consoles or watch TV,” Hinnen said.

As well, students can watch movies in a 70-seat movie theatre, a feature no other residence hall on campus has.

“They show movies late at night, so that’s pretty cool,” po-litical science sophomore Eric Striker said.

Last year Striker, sophomore linebacker, lived at the Bud Wilkinson House, commonly referred to as the Bud, he said.

“I like Headington [Hall] better just because I have my own room now and everything is so nice, but the food at the Bud was better. But I think that’s because Headington is just

Childhood education programs may reduce economic acheivement gap

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Sep. 19-22

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Thursday, Sep. 19Red Ball Blitz | 7:30 a.m. on the South Oval. Pick up the red stress balls on the South Oval and you will have the chance to win a new BIKE, Bob Stoops signed football, and more, as part of the Kevin Caroll ‘Art of Sport & Play’ exhibit. Contact leadandvolunteer.ou.edu for more information.

Intramural Update: Horseshow Entries | 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Huston Huffman Center front desk. Sign-up for Singles, Doubles, and Mixed Doubles, $1/participant and FREE if living in OU housing). Sign-ups will also be held Friday, Sept. 20. Contact Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-6755, for more information.

CAC’s Oklahoma Creativity Festival: Frenzy Paint War | 3-5 p.m. in the Walker-Adams Mall. Express your creativity with a powdered paint war. First 100 students receive free frenzy t-shirt. This year’s Oklahoma Creativity Festival kicks off on Thursday Sept. 19 and runs through Sept. 21, with a great series of events. Visit cac.ou.edu for more information and a full list of events.

Student Success Series: How Learning Works | 3-4 p.m. in Wagner Hall #245. Join Clarissa Thompson for insight on how learning works and how to learn more effi ciently. For more information, please contact Student Learning Center, [email protected] (405) 325-7621

John Bielenber Lecture: Honey Badgers, Flash Floods, and Mustard Gas | 4-5 p.m. OU School of Art & History. Listen to the interesting lecture covering climate change, peak oil, population growth, and more. For more information, please contact OU School of Art & Art History, [email protected] 405.325.2691.

Volleyball vs. Nebraska-Omaha | 7 p.m. at McCasland Field House. Student get in FREE with ID. Watch OU in their fi rst match of the Nike Invitational as they take on the University of Nebraska-Omaha Mavericks. Go to www.soonersports.com for more info.

Italy Week, “La vita è bella” | 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, Courtyard. Enjoy the fi lm screening for a classic Italian fi lm, “La vita è bella”. For more information, please contact College of International Studies, [email protected]

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OU Symphony Orchestra | 3 p.m. in Sharp Concert Hall. Enjoy this performance as part of the Sutton Concert Series. Tickets: $9 Adult, $5 Student; Fine Arts Box Offi ce (405) 325-4104.Oklahoma Festival Ballet | 3 p.m. Rupel J. Jones Theatre. University Theatre presents Oklahoma Festival Ballet, a mixed repertoire production of rich variety including an exotic suite of dances. Tickets: $22 Adult, $18 Discount (OU Faculty/Staff, Military, Senior Adult), $14 Student. Fine Arts Box Offi ce (405) 325-4101

Family Days | 1 p.m. in Dee Dee and Jon R. Stuart Classroom. Explore the captivating art of Christine McHorse in the exhibition Dark Light and make your own clay creations and drawings. For more information, please contact Michael Bendure, [email protected]

Friday, Sep. 20 (cont’d)Volleyball vs Miami | 7 p.m. at McCasland Field House. Student get in FREE with ID. The Sooners take on a strong Miami (Fl) squad, who was an NCAA tournament team last season. Go to www.soonersports.com for more info.

Oklahoma Festival Ballet | 8 p.m. Rupel J. Jones Theatre. University Theatre presents Oklahoma Festival Ballet, a mixed repertoire production of rich variety including an exotic suite of dances. Tickets: $22 Adult, $18 Discount (OU Faculty/Staff, Military, Senior Adult), $14 Student. Fine Arts Box Offi ce (405) 325-4101

Saturday, Sep. 21CAC’s Oklahoma Creativity Freedom | 3:00-5:00 p.m. Fred Jones Art Museum. Be a part of an interactive walk-through for human traffi cking awareness, featuring guest speaker Congressman James Lankford. Visit www.cac.ou.edu for more information.

Sooner Volleyball vs LIU Brooklyn | 7 p.m. at McCasland Field House. Student get in FREE with ID. Oklahoma wraps up the Nike Invitational with their third match in as many days, hoping to go 3-0 for the weekend. Go to www.soonersports.com for more info.

Oklahoma Festival Ballet | 8 p.m. Rupel J. Jones Theatre. University Theatre presents Oklahoma Festival Ballet, a mixed repertoire production of rich variety including an exotic suite of dances. Tickets: $22 Adult, $18 Discount (OU Faculty/Staff, Military, Senior Adult), $14 Student. Fine Arts Box Offi ce (405) 325-4101

Must Stay Weekend Concert: Karmin | 8 p.m. on the East Lawn of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. You absolutely MUST-STAY on campus to watch the FREE concert featuring the pop sensation Karmin and opening act from the Glee Project, Bryce Vine. Admission is free for everyone. Presented by the Union Programming Board, Campus Activities Council, and OU Summer Session.

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CAC’s Oklahoma Creativity Focus Political Forum | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in Beaird Lounge, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Listen to this discussion of innovative government solutions led by Oklahoma State Legislators. Visit www.cac.ou.edu for more information.

FREE Movie: ‘Monsters University’ | 6, 9 p.m. & midnight in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Have you ever wondered what it would be like for Mike and Sully to go to college? Wonder no more! Watch the monster version of yourself on the big screen before becoming available on Blu-Ray/DVD! Presented by the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council.

CAC’s Oklahoma Creativity BoomerFest Concert | 7 – 9 p.m. on the East Lawn of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Enjoy a battle of the bands competition, featuring local student bands. Visit www.cac.ou.edu for more information.

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Mian Li Campus Reporter

A little bit of sneaky creativity on his parent’s part and the promise of a new car got Alfredo Corchado back into school and then into journalism.

It was 1978, and Corchado was a high school drop-out working the fields in California. However, his par-ents thought he could do more and re-minded him that they came to the U.S. from Mexico so he could have better opportunities.

That’s when his parents devised a way to inspire their son—a car.

They offered him a choice. He could have a car, but in return he’d have to leave California, go back to school and not get married until he finished his education.

He took the car.Corchado is now a prominent jour-

nalist who has been involved in cover-ing the drug violence issues in Mexico for over 20 years. He spoke about his life, his new book and what it takes to be a journalist in a lecture Wednesday night in Gaylord Hall.

His new book, “Midnight in Mexico: A Repor ter ’s Journey through a Country’s Descent into Darkness,” is an autobiography of sorts, as well as a look into Mexico’s struggle for peace amidst chaos, he said.

“Journalism to me was a great way to reconnect with Mexico,” Corchado said. “Once you find that passion, it’s impossible to let go.”

Corchado spoke about his expe-rience covering the drug violence in Mexico and the importance of telling the truth in journalism, he said.

The most important thing for jour-nalists is to keep reporting and digging

for the truth, said Alan McPherson, in-ternational and area studies professor and the director of the Center for the Americas. McPherson was one of the individuals responsible for bringing Corchado to campus.

Many journalists covering the con-flict in Mexico are worried about their safety in the country, especially if they report something inflammatory to the cartels. However, it’s a journalist’s job to report the truth, McPherson said.

For marking senior Loren Curet, the drug wars in Mexico are something she hears about from an American per-spective, but after listening to his sto-ries Corchado, who has been raised in both Mexico and America, gave her better insight into the situation.

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Today around campusA free concert showcasing pianist Tom White will take place from noon to 1 p.m. in the oklahoma memorial union food court.

A free workshop with clarissa Thompson, doctor of psychology, will be held at 3 p.m. in Lissa and cy Wagner Hall, room 245. Thompson will discuss the psychology involved in learning more efficiently.

A screening of the film, “La Vita é Bella (“Life is Beautiful”) will show at 7:30 p.m. in the oklahoma memorial union courtyard.

A discussion and workshop, “Know Justice, Know peace: activism in the Wake of Tragedy” will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. in the oklahoma memorial union, Frontier room.

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Upcoming panel

Discussion provides outlet for students interested in social justice, activism

Students interested in social justice activism can attend a panel discussion from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday in the Frontier Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

“Know Justice, Know Peace: Activism in the Wake of Tragedy,” will be an opportunity for students to con-nect with others who share an interest in social justice activism, said Maria del Guadalupe Davidson, associate professor of business communication and co-director of the Center for Social Justice.

There will be a panel addressing what it means to be an activist and discussing “ways that students can engage in activism,” Davidson said.

As a follow up to the “After Trayvon” event last month, the purpose is to help people know what to do after trag-edy, Davidson said.

Several social justice issues will be discussed includ-ing gender equality, Native American social and political issues, GLBT and international social justice issues, said Kasey Catlett, a graduate assistant at the Women’s Outreach Center and a featured panelist at the event.

The event will also discuss “ways to positively impact our communities and end discrimination,” Catlett said.

The Women’s Outreach Center and the Center for Social Justice are partnering for the event.

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ReGents: Approve OU’s buying property near residence hallsContinued from page 1

a research group, an ap-plied research lab that works with OU Tulsa doctoral stu-dents, she said.

The OU Tulsa early child-hood doctoral program covers all aspects of early childhood, like teacher ed-ucation, special education, social work, specialization in infants and toddlers, which is very rare in the U.S., said Vicky Lake, associate profes-sor of early childhood edu-cation at OU Tulsa and Ph.D program coordinator.

The institute works with infants and toddlers and there is an OU Tulsa faculty member who does as well, said Lake.

Infant and toddler devel-opment is an understud-ied area, but it is the fastest growing area of childcare in the country right now, Lake said.

Not much is known about how to prepare teachers for that area, but this program hopes to change that, Lake said.

This is an opportunity for OU to be a leader in studying infant and toddler develop-ment and education, Lake

said.“We hope to be a model

[for other states],” Horm said.

The state is already a lead-er in early childhood edu-cation and Lake credits this to the efforts of the insti-tute and the collaboration program.

The collaboration pro-g r a m w o n t h e c o v e t -e d Universi ty Strate gic Organization Award, and is the only one among the con-tenders with a female lead and all female staff, Horm said.

The two year old graduate program currently has ten

students, and is expected to expand by several students each year, said Lake. While she hopes many of them will stay and work in Oklahoma, she also hopes others will act as ambassadors and spread similar programs through-out the United States and the rest of the world.

getting started,” Striker said.Striker is not the only student who enjoys having their

own room.“There are a lot of cool things that it [Headington Hall]

has to offer, but honestly it’s really nice having my own room”, architecture sophomore Westin Dinnes said.

The building is divided into three different housing units. The A unit is intended for two people and has a two bedroom/two bathroom setup. The B unit has a four bed-room/two bathroom setup and the C unit has a four bed-room/two bathroom setup, Hinnen said.

For Dinnes, elevators are the only bad part about the $2 million facility, he said.

“The worst part is that the elevators, which are some-thing that people really do use the most, aren’t working half of the time”, Dinnes said.

The general wear and tear of elevators is an inevitable kink in residence halls, especially in a brand new one. However, these issues are worked out as soon as possible, Hinnen said.

Overall, despite the hang-ups, Striker still thinks the building serves its purpose and is a good place to live, he said.

“I think it’s a place that people will love, and it will really stick out for students coming in,” Striker said.

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the money to fund Sooner Heritage Scholarships, which aid students from middle-income families who ar-en’t eligible for federal aid, according to Daily archives.

These scholarships range in amount from $500 to $1,000, so allocating these fees will serve a maximum number of 1,000 students.

Since the regents’ policy previously only allowed the fees to be allocated for programs or activities benefiting all students, members of the committee asked the re-gents to modify their policy to allow the fees to be used for “generally available student scholarships,” according to the agenda.

“In theory, pretty much anybody can apply for this scholarship, more or less,” said OU’s Undergraduate Student Congress Chair John Montgomery.

Montgomery, who was on the committee to decide what to do with the leftover fees, said there weren’t any tangible alternative projects to fund with the money.

“This money almost definitely couldn’t have gone back into the SGA account almost directly, which is where stu-dent organizations get money,” Montgomery said.

The regents also approved OU’s buying the property from 1107 to 1121 Elm Avenue, according to the agenda. Located across Maple Street from Adams Center, the area houses a strip of businesses including Tornado Alley con-venience store, Radcliffe’s Textbook store and Papa Johns Pizza restaurant.

The location’s close proximity to university property makes it a “strategic and desirable” acquisition, accord-ing to the agenda.

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Freshman Trevor liggett Business and Freshman Steven little mechanical engineering play ping pong in the new game room Wednesday eve-ning at Headington Hall.

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doRms: Students adjusting well to new residence hall, living quarters

40 alternates to the game, Rothfusz said.“There will be a ton of people in the game now,”

he said.Complaints have surfaced from Pride alumni,

fans and current members about changes to the performance this year.

At Monday’s rehearsal, all but three of the band’s tuba players didn’t show up to practice because they didn’t agree with Stolarik’s teaching style.

Rothfusz said at least the majority of the tuba section was back at rehearsal on Wednesday.

“I know that at least most of the tuba’s concerns were the teaching approach than the actual con-tent, so we’ll see what improves there,” he said.

In response The Daily’s questions about tuba players not showing up Monday, Stolarik said in an email that every educator has a different style, and as teachers he must try to understand how his students can best learn as individuals and in groups.

Rothfusz said the band has brought Stolarik’s teaching style to his attention over the last few weeks, and it’s something Stolarik has been work-ing on.

“I continue to meet with students to hear their ideas and to work toward the benefit of the entire band,” Stolarik said.

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pride of oklahoma Director Justin Stolarik directs a Wednesday practice in the practice field. monday, the tuba section refused to participate in protest of recent changes to the pride’s routines.

“There will be a ton of people in the game now.”

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Our View: You can give back to your community even after you pass away. Save lives by signing up to become organ donors.

Some people squirm at the thought of internal organs. Others lay in hospital beds hoping there is an organ donor who has one they can have.

It sounds like a morbid topic, but it is vital people offer to donate their organs after they die. And, it isn’t like you have any use for them once your time is up.

There are several reasons why you should consider donating your organs after you pass away.

First, thousands of people are in need of organs everyday. Whether they have suffered from organ failure, were in a ter-rible accident or any other reason, their only chance at surviving is if they receive an organ to replace their non-functioning ones.

The Mayo Clinic said a staggering 100,000 peo-ple in America are waiting for an organ donation, hoping they get that call offering a second chance at life.

Some people have concerns about open-casket

funerals and the deceased person’s appearance if he or she has donated their organs or tissues. You don’t need to be concerned about that. While the thought of missing organs can seem creepy or wrong, the abandoned internal areas of your body will not be visible.

Also, don’t self-determine whether or not your organs and tissues are salvageable or usable. If you are considering becoming an organ donor, consult your doctor first and leave that decision up to him or her.

If you are an ethnic minority, it is ex-tremely important you sign up to donate as well because of the fact that minori-ties such as Hispanics, Native Americans, Asians, African Americans and others are more likely to have certain chronic con-ditions that affect the kidney, heart, lung, pancreas and liver compared to white people.

The Mayo Clinic states that by donating your organs, you can potentially help up to 50 people. That’s a classroom full of people. That’s a bus full of people. That’s the number of employees in a small business. See what we’re getting at? You can make a difference after you’re gone.

Another alternative is donating your body to sci-ence. If the possibility of saving someone or multi-ple peoples’ lives isn’t convincing enough, remem-ber that education facilities like OU use cadavers to teach students entering the medical field. Someone gave life to you, try to give someone else an oppor-tunity, too.

Whatever decision you make, just remember to inform your family, doctors and others you are close to.

You can sign up to become an organ donor when you go to obtain or renew a license at any tag agen-cy, or you can register online at https://www.life-shareregistry.org/.

To sign up to donate your body to science, you can contact facilities that accept whole bodies. It’s important to understand that becoming an organ donor does not mean you have to donate any tissue or organ while you are still living. If you decide to, however, you’ll be joining the 100 million people across the U.S. who already are organ, eye and tis-sue donors. Either way, we tip our hats to you.

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Contemporary Sooners may not realize it, but the era of so-called political correctness about sports team mascots depicting Native-American-themed characters or carica-tures started at OU in April of 1970.

At that time, OU President John Herbert Holloman Jr. issued a statement officially abolishing the then-popular “Little Red.” Little Red was a Native American man dressed in traditional costume who danced on the sidelines at foot-ball games when great plays were made or victories were won. The National Indian Youth Council, established in 1961 as the first independent Native student organization, protested this practice that had taken place since the 1950s.

The NIYC insisted that the mascot, despite the fact that a “half-native” gentleman named Phillip Waller in 1957 first initiated it, was demeaning to Native Americans and stereotypical.

Several Native OU students are said to have complained about the mascot to President Holloman, claiming the character came across as a “whooping idiot,” according to the Lawrence Daily Journal newspaper.

Other Native American students and administrators liked the mascot and did not want to see it go.

There has never been a 100 percent consensus among Native Americans regarding the issue of Native-centric mascots, including the National Football League’s Redskins from Washington D.C. But out of respect for others, everyone should advocate changing that team’s name.

Holloman issued this statement on his abolition of the mascot saying, “To me, the issue is one of human dignity. No institution established in our society should countenance hurt of injury to an individual or group of individuals in the official name of the university.”

Despite the fact that I do not personally find the name of Washington’s team high on my list of problems or dilemmas facing Native Americans, I tend to agree with the spirit of Holloman’s statements.

I also agree with the recent statements of NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on the matter.

Goodell said, “…If we are offending one person, we need to be listening and making sure that we’re doing the right things to try to address that.”

I have been saying that same thing for nearly 30 years, and frankly, can hardly believe that after all this time so many people don’t seem to understand that if not only one person, but myriads of them, says something offends them, then that thing is in fact offensive.

I am not one who believes that the “Redskins” name was not racist in its nature. However, for people to continue insisting the name is not offensive when so many people have artic-ulated reasons explaining that they feel its use is insensitive or offensive is telling of a much larger issue.

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I believe resistance to changing the name of Washington’s team is an indication of the prevailing mindset in this mainstream U.S./Western culture of cultural domination, cultur-al appropriation and the commodification of human beings as little more than marketable caricatures. The persistent insistence that this team name in Washington is not offensive is a sign of disrespect and dishonor, as well as a logical paradox.

To those that claim they don’t care about “political correctness” on this issue, I don’t ei-ther. But, out of decorum, I won’t say exactly how ignorant and insensitive you seem to me. Yes, friends and fellow Sooners, it is time to change the team moniker for the professional football team hailing from Washington, D.C. Advocate it.

Scott Starr is a Multi-Disciplinary Studies- American Indian Culture, Media and Politics Senior.

Have you heard about the lawsuit against Google for breaches of priva-cy? This lawsuit was presented due to Google opening and reading Google users’ private messages. They claim this invasion of privacy is just part of the services that come with a free Gmail account.

This is a valid argument, for Gmail is provided as a free messaging sys-tem to the public. However — Google makes its money through advertise-ments, targeting Gmail users with advertisements based off of the type of emails they receive.

This is unsettling that people’s personal emails are opened and read to look for information. Even if a computer does all of this, I feel that my pri-vacy has been violated. If I wanted to let people know what I was thinking or talking to people about, I would use a blog.

Students should be interested in this because a lot of us use Gmail daily. After Google purchased YouTube, people had to use a Google account to sign into their accounts. Students use Gmail because it is free. They don’t expect their information will be used so that advertisers can target them just because it is a free service.

According to Fox News, “The lawsuit notes that the company even scans messages sent to any of the 425 million active Gmail users from non-Gmail users who never agreed to the company’s terms.”

Yahoo has recently taken part in this as well. They too are now able to scan emails sent to and from Yahoo accounts. Supposedly, this is to better their ad campaigns and give

their customers targeted ad services.If someone wants to set up a free email account, they have to accept

that their private messages aren’t actually private. College students aren’t going to want to spend money to contact people, but this may see a change in which services are being used.

Thankfully, Microsoft has stated that they are not reading emails and searching to target their clients. They are actually creating an ad campaign that seeks to differentiate their methods from those of Google. They do not want people to think that all companies are selling people’s information like this.

Microsoft is able to do this by making profits off of Windows and other software sales, rather than making money by advertising.

It is nice to know that not all email accounts are being opened and examined solely to better revenues for the company.

Hopefully the courts come to an agreement on Google’s actions, as the outcome of this may affect the strength of any privacy laws in regards to Internet transactions. Right now this is being taken as wiretapping, but if Google manages to have Gmail exempt from this, it may cause more things to come into question in regards to online privacy.

Elizabeth Illerbrun is an international studies junior.

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The three-day festival in-volves numerous free ac-tivities taking place all over campus. With events rang-ing from fashion to engi-neering to politics, the festi-val has a variety of activities for OU students.

CAC media coordinator and public relations junior Christopher Corbaz said CAC has put in a lot of ef-fort to take feedback from l a s t y e a r a n d i m p r o v e t h e festival.

Corbaz said he expects par-t i c i p a t i o n t o double from last y e a r b e c a u s e of exciting new opportunities and CAC’s pro-m o t i o n a l e f -for ts, includ-ing Oklahoma C r e a t i v i t y Festival-themed Instagram com-petitions. He’s “already seen an impact” and has seen students “understanding what OCF is all about,” Corbaz said.

Brette Throckmorton, international studies and economics senior and this year’s Oklahoma Creativity Festival chair, said she wants students to take advantage of the festival’s opportunity to showcase their skills be-yond their majors.

“There’s a spot for them, and we value their abilities as well,” Throckmorton said.

The festival has been a challenge to promote be-cause the CAC has such a long tradition and few new events, Throckmorton said.

Hopefully, the promotion has worked, she said, be-cause lots of students put in a lot of work to makethe fes-tival happen.

Throckmorton said she’s most looking forward to see-ing everyone’s hard work

pay off this weekend. She’s optimistic about the fu-ture of Oklahoma Creativity Festival, and plans to con-tinue to have it coincide with Must-Stay Weekend to give students even more to do, she said.

T h e e v e n t k i c k s o f f Thursday with a creativity fair displaying each college’s innovative green initiatives and concludes Saturday

with the Karmin c o n c e r t o n O k l a h o m a M e m o r i a l U n i o n ’s E a s t Lawn, accord-ing to the CAC website.

Students have opportunities to compete in or watch a pow-dered paint war, fashion show, scavenger hunt, talent showcase and battle of the bands compe-tition. CAC has scheduled leg-islators to speak

on creative governmental solutions.

“[OCF] encompasses so many areas and really has something for everyone,” Corbaz said.

But involvement is not strictly limited to OU cam-pus boundaries, for com-munity participation in the Oklahoma Creativity Festival is highly encour-aged. The mission of the fes-tival is to bridge the creativi-ty gap across disciplines and generations.

C o r b a z a n d Throckmorton both agreed even if you may not seem interested at first, round up family and friends and give Oklahoma Creativity Festival a shot.

“Everyone should come because it’s going to be a great time,” Throckmorton said.

Jordan Larsen Campus reporter

Graham dudLeyLife & arts reporter

To showcase OU’s abundance of creativity, the Campus Activities Council will be hosting its second

annual Oklahoma Creativity Festival Thursday through Saturday.

[oCf] encompasses so many areas and really has something for

everyone.”Christopher Corbaz,

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Thursday“Oklahoma Creativity Fair”When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where: South OvalWhat: Colleges will display their efforts to support the environment

“Oklahoma Creativity Frenzy”When: 3 to 5 p.m.Where: Walker-Adams MallWhat: A creative paint war for students

“Oklahoma Creativity Fashion”When: 7 to 9 p.m.Where: Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi BallroomWhat: A fashion show, including unique clothing

“Red Ball Blitz”When: All dayWhere: South OvalWhat: A red ball scavenger hunt

friday“Oklahoma Creativity Focus”When: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.Where: Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird LoungeWhat: A political forum led by Oklahoma State Legislators

“Oklahoma Creativity Fame”When: 3 to 5 p.m.Where: Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham AuditoriumWhat: Student talent show competition

“Oklahoma Creativity BoomerFest”When: 7 to 9 p.m.Where: Oklahoma Memorial Union’s East LawnWhat: A student battle-of-the-bands competition

Saturday“Oklahoma Creativity Freedom”When: 3 to 5 p.m.Where: Fred Jones Jr. Museum of ArtWhat: A walk-though for human trafficking awareness

“Must Stay Concert”When: To be announcedWhere: Oklahoma Memorial Union’s East LawnWhat: Free concert featuring Karmin and Bryce Vine

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Oklahoma’s 2013 campaign is look-ing better than

ever after a 51-20 stomping of in-state opponent Tulsa last Saturday.

The situation in Norman this summer was unlike any other offseason in recent years. The Sooners were coming into the season with a lot of questions that need-ed to be answered.

The most important issues have seemingly already been addressed by on-the-field performances. OU was un-certain of its starting quar-terback and how its defense would perform.

Now, with junior quarter-back Blake Bell guiding the Sooners into South Bend, Ind., and with a defense that can hold their own, the 2013 Sooners look like a major contender for the Big 12 Championship and a BCS

bid.OU’s schedule has a dif-

ferent look compared to the beginning of the season. TCU and Texas felt like tough going, but now it seems like it will be a landslide, especially the game against Texas.

Currently, the toughest games on the schedule are as

follows: Notre Dame, Texas Tech, Baylor and Oklahoma State. These four games will decide the outcome of OU’s season, if no upsets occur.

Coming into the season, the Notre Dame game was arguably the biggest match-up on OU’s schedule. The game is still the headlining game of OU’s schedule right

now, but it has lost some of its mystique, as some other games have.

No. 14 Notre Dame lost to No. 17 Michigan by 11 points, then Michigan bare-ly beat Akron at home the next week. Not to mention, Akron has won four games in the last four years. It’s hard to judge Notre Dame off a

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Junior quarterback Blake Bell runs the ball against tulsa last weekend. Bell’s start in the tulsa game is a big reason why the Sooners can feel comfortable for the rest of the season. in addition, the defense has looked much better than expected through three games.

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The Oklahoma volleyball team returns to Norman after a hard fought, five set battle with the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Tuesday night. The Sooners would prevail over Tulsa 3-2, extending their current winning streak to six and improving their overall to 10-1.

The Sooners are off to a hot start, the10 wins they have accumulated so far this season is the fastest in pro-gram history over a stretch of 11 games. The Sooners will carry this hot streak home as they prepare to host the Nike Invitational, which will be held at7 p.m. Thursday at McCasland Field House in

Norman. Fans will get to see the Sooners take the court for just the second time this season.

The Sooners are hop-ing for a repeat of last year, where they swept the field a n d c l a i m e d t h e N i k e Invitational Tournament title. This year, however, the Sooners will face two teams for the first time in program histor y. The Nebraska-Omaha and LIU Brooklyn volleyball teams will make their Norman debut as they both try their best to knock off the red hot Sooners.

The Sooners also will meet up with the Miami Hurricanes at 7 p.m. on Friday night, unlike the Sooners’ other two oppo-nents, the Hurricanes are no stranger to the Sooners, having met four times, with the Hurricanes emerging

victorious in their last meet-ing in 2011.

By tournament end, the Sooners will hope to im-prove to 13-1 and extend their current winning streak to nine, behind the tremen-dous play of senior mid-dle blocker and team cap-tain Sallie McLaurin, who was just recently named National Player of Week, she also became the first volley-ball student athlete to win Offensive Player of the Week three weeks in a row.

The Sooners will face N e b r a s k a - O m a h a o n Thursday, Miami on Friday, and will end the tournament on Saturday night against LIU Brooklyn.

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Michigan win over Akron, but it still doesn’t bode well for the Irish.

If the Sooners can get by the Irish, which I think they can at this point, they are home free until a late October matchup against No. 25 Texas Tech.

OU’s home field advan-tage will take its toll on true freshman Baker Mayfield and OU will win.

After those marquee games, the trouble with OU’s schedule is match-ups against Baylor and Oklahoma State. These two games will decide whether OU can win another Big 12 title and a BCS bid.

Thankfully, the Sooners have a bye week before the Thursday night matchup against No. 20 Baylor, so they are not coming off a shortened week to prepare. However, the Bears will be equally prepared as they have a bye week, too.

The game in Waco will be a huge test for OU’s defense, and a test for Bell to show his offensive repertoire on a consistent basis. Ultimately, the Sooners will prevail in an offensive showdown.

After the Baylor game, all the Sooners need to worry

ryan GerbosiSoccer Beat reporter

Oklahoma soccer has one final roadblock before en-tering conference play.

The Sooners head to Utah for the two final non-con-ference games of the regu-lar season against BYU and Utah.

OU is 3-5 entering the last weekend before the Big 12 schedule starts. Last week-end, OU split two home games, beating Oral Roberts 1-0 but fall ing to North Texas 5-0.

O U h e a d c o a c h Ma t t Potter was upset with the result Sunday, but he said he knows his team can do better.

“Obviously, we’ve still got work to do,” Potter said. “It’s all about executing our game plan.”

Freshman forward Caren N e l s o n s a i d t h e t e a m wil l use the experience against North Texas to their advantage.

“We just learn what we did wrong and what we can do better,” Nelson said. “We’ll look at film and do it

all over again.”The Sooners will need

to stay extremely focused against BYU to stay sharp and keep to the script.

The No. 11 Cougars are 4-1-1 this season with all

their wins coming at home. Home field advantage is key to BYU’s game with an av-erage of over 5,000 fans at their last three home games.

BYU will be the third-ranked opponent of the

season for OU. The Sooners lost to No. 10 Florida and No. 2 Florida State on a road trip earlier this season.

For OU to win against top competition like BYU, Potter said the players must

execute on chances.“ W e ’ r e c r e a t i n g t h e

chances and getting into position to execute them, but for some reason it’s not working out,” Potter said.

After the test against the

Cougars today, Oklahoma will face the Utah Utes on Sunday in Salt Lake City.

Utah is 3-1-3 this season and has yet to lose at home in 2013. The Utes provid-ed BYU’s only loss in a 1-0 upset in Provo earlier this season.

The Utes’ defense will be a huge test for OU heading before Big 12 play. Utah has only allowed five goals al l season. They have a 0.71 goals against average and their goalkeepers have combined for 38 saves with four shutouts.

While Utah may be stin-gy in the back, the Sooners have played well defen-sively themselves. Before Sunday’s blowout, OU was averaging less than two goals per game. The teams has been relying on the backline to keep them in close games.

Still, they won’t be able to win without goals. OU has just nine this season and only one in their last four games.

If OU wants a conference title, the tides need to turn before Big 12 play begins.

ryan Gerbosi [email protected]

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Sophomore midfielder Elise romano plays against texas State. the soccer team will travel to utah this weekend to take on BYu and utah. this will be the Sooners’ last non-conference games before heading into Big 12 play. coach matt potter was not happy with the way his team played against unt Sunday but believes his team can and will do better on this roap trip.

about is their in-state rival. I’m not saying they will over-look Iowa State and Kansas State, but these two games are a virtual lock in the Sooner victory.

The No. 11 Oklahoma State Cowboys look as good as ever with sophomore quarterback J.W. Walsh under center. There may be questions swirling about the Cowboys off the field, but that does not seem to be dis-tracting them from their play on the field.

Unfortunately, Oklahoma State looks like the strongest opponent Oklahoma will face all year. The Cowboys will be looking to exact re-venge after an overtime loss to the Sooners the year before.

Overall, teams that looked good on paper at the be-ginning of the season don’t look as great now. If OU can win the four most important games against these tough opponents, the rest will take care of itself — but that’s a big if.

Sam Hoffman is a journalism junior.

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