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Bob Dotson, a correspondent for “NBC News” and NBC’s “The Today Show,” will be at the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication Thursday to give a pair of speeches about storytelling and the fi eld of journalism.

His fi rst talk will be to a class of journalism students at 10:30 a.m., and will be followed by an address at 3:15 p.m. in Gaylord College’s Ethics and Excellence in Journalism

F o u n d a t i o n Auditorium. The public is invited to the afternoon address, said J u l i e J o n e s , associate pro-fessor of jour-nalism.

Dotson wi l l a l so address the crew of OU

Nightly after its Thursday broad-cast, and will remain in Norman to give the keynote address Friday to the Mid-America Press Institute’s NewsTrain seminar, Jones said.

“Myself, personally, I’m looking forward to hearing what he says to the students about how the changes in the industry, he thinks is going to be trickling down to them, and how it’s changed his life at ‘The Today Show,’” Jones said.

Dotson created “American Story with Bob Dotson,” a feature that appears periodically on not only “The Today Show,” but also other NBC News programs, according to “The Today Show’s” Web site.

“Stories only happen to people who are allowed to tell them,” Dotson said on “The Today Show’s” Web site. “I look for the kind of guy who may never run for mayor, or go to the moon, or transplant a heart, but whose story may touch a viewer’s heart.”

He has earned four national Emmy Awards and eight nominations during his career as a broadcast journalist, along with four Edward R. Murrow Awards for Writing, according to “The Today Show’s” Web site. Dotson has also authored two books and hosted a series of programs, “Bob Dotson’s America,” on the Travel Channel.

“We’re calling him ‘America’s Story Teller,’ because we feel like … he has this phrase, he says ‘the stories of us,’” Jones said. “He tells the stories of us. And those are heartland sto-ries, and it just fi ts with Oklahoma and what we’re trying to do here at the Gaylord school.”

The visit to Oklahoma is a home-coming of sorts for Dotson. He began his career at WKY-TV in Oklahoma City, which is now KFOR, according to “The Today Show’s” Web site.

He also makes a yearly visit to the National Press Photographer’s Association’s workshop, held dur-ing spring break at OU’s College of Continuing Education, Jones said.

Dotson also donated his collec-tion of story tapes to the Oklahoma Historical Society, said Larry O’Dell, director of collections from the Oklahoma Historical Society. The collection contains about 6,000 video tapes, along with manuscripts and photos Dotson collected from his career in journalism.

“We’re in the process of trying to bring his archives to a state where scholars can use it, journalists can use it, educators can use it,” Jones said. “We’re in the early stages of that, and him coming here helps with that a lot.”

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Brothers take hassle out of football, away-game planning

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Brothers Matt and David Price, both graduate students, are the owners of SportPac, a business that sells football ticket packages for OU away games.

Graduate students launch Web site to assist sports fans in scheduling plans

MATTHEW MOZEKThe Oklahoma Daily

In early August, OU graduate stu-dents and brothers Matthew and David Price launched SportPac.com, a Web site that provides stu-dents with an all-in-one package in-cluding transportation and lodging for out-of-town football games.

SportPac president and owner Matthew Price said it is the “hassle-free way for college students to at-tend away games.”

Growing up Sooner fans, Matthew and David were able to travel to many OU football games, both home and away, where they began to notice that many students expe-rienced difficulty traveling to away games, Matthew Price said.

“We devised this plan to be able to get students to the away games,” Matthew Price said. “We have a good following, but we wanted to make it even better.”

In February, Matthew and David took steps to help make their idea become a reality by starting a

business. This included acquiring licensing, a tax ID number, trade-mark, logo, Web site and bank ac-counts, Matthew Price said.

Although starting one’s own busi-ness can be rewarding in many ways, one encounters many unforeseen issues as well, David Price said.

“It gives me first-hand experi-ence on the trials and tribulations of starting a business,” David Price said. “I can utilize these experiences later on in life.”

“Because we’re handling the transportation of students to all of these away game destinations, and signing hotel contracts, we had to get insurance, which is something, in all of our talking, I never really planned on,” he said.

In addition, Matthew Price said starting their business required a lot of persistence.

“It wasn’t as easy as I thought it was going to be,” Price said. “There were a lot of people who did not want to put faith and money into a start-up company run by college students.”

OU college students who choose to purchase a SportPac package will be provided with two nights in

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Franciska Issaka addresses OU students. Issaka is a women’s rights activist from Ghana who has dedicated most of her adult life to improving her hometown and advancing women’s rights.

Events let students interact

with international students

NATASHA GOODELLThe Oklahoma Daily

In a culture that is vastly different from their own, international students are tak-ing advantage of the OU Cousins program, which facilitates relationships between international students and American students.

Students from various countries met together Wednesday evening at the OU Cousins Annual Kick-Off Party and Matching Event at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

“When I first came here [the U.S.], someone introduced me to OU Cousins, which was an opportunity to meet people from other countries,” said Nayoun Kim,

second semester exchange student from South Korea.

Kim said this is her last semester at OU and she came to the Kick-Off Party this year as a way to get to know more stu-dents, help out if she could and see her OU Cousin.

“I really like my OU Cousin a lot,” Kim said. “We met through OU Cousins last year and now we are the best of friends, I’ll miss her a lot.”

Kaitlin West, history sophomore, said she didn’t get an OU Cousin at the start of last year, but met Kim second semester.

“OU Cousins is flexible because it’s based on how much you and your cousin want to hang out,” West said. “Nayoun and I would do our own thing and attend OU Cousin events together.”

West said they have attended a baseball

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State Question 751 would require

English-only state actions in November

LARA SAAVEDRA AND CHARLOTTE LUNDAY The Oklahoma Daily

Oklahomans will only benefit from a multilingual soci-ety, James Crawford, president of the Institute for Language and Education Policy said to a crowd of students, faculty and advocates Wednesday night.

Crawford, a guest speaker in the Presidential Dream Course series, promotes an English-plus philosophy, which he said uses multilingualism as a resource that pro-motes unity and creates an equal playing field.

Mary Linn, anthropology professor and Dream Course participant, sought Crawford’s expertise in response to State Question 751, a provision on the ballot next November which would require all official state actions to be conducted in English.

More commonly known as the “English-Only Bill”

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Cultural and societal confl ict

partly responsible for abuse

TROY WEATHERFORDThe Oklahoma Daily

The majority of African women face discriminatory, dehumanizing derogatory and harmful traditional and cultural prac-tices on a daily basis, women’s rights ac-tivist Franciska Issaka said at the opening lecture of the “Women’s Rights Activists Voices from Around the World” Tuesday in the Scholars Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Issaka’s lecture, titled “Realizing Women’s Rights in Africa: The Interface Between Cultural and Universal Rights,” touched on human rights abuses and in-equality for women in Africa, but focused primarily on Ghana.

The Women’s Rights Activists Voices From Around the World series continues at 7 p.m. Oct. 12 in the Kerr Auditorium of the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History.

Africa’s history led to a confusing sys-tem of laws where cultural rules, which are inherently detrimental to women’s rights, sometimes conflict with govern-ment laws, she said.

“Culture contributes to the continued discrimination of women as second-class citizens,” Issaka said.

According to Issaka, in Africa, marriage is about a man acquiring a wife, not about a union between the couple. Women are excluded from the marriage discussion. Men must provide gifts and an expensive dowry to the bride’s family, which makes

the women commodities. Thinking of women as property often

results in the husband thinking that he has the right to beat his wife, Issaka said.

Because of the treatment of women in marriage as property, women have had trouble obtaining rights to property. There are many UN declarations requiring that women be allowed to own property, but they aren’t enforced because cultural laws override them, Issaka said.

Women are often forced into marriage when they are as young as six years old. These early marriages also result in many women being forced to drop out of school, Issaka said.

Another inequality in African cul-ture involves widowhood rites, she said. Women often must bear dehumanizing rites if their husband dies. In some cases this involves shaving the widow’s head, stripping her naked, tying a rope around her neck and then confining her in a room without food or water. Afterwards, she is brought out naked and subjected to a rit-ual bath by the villagers. If she complains, she is beaten, Issaka said.

Elderly women are also victims of abuse, sometimes being banished to witch camps if someone believes that they may be a witch, Issaka said.

Despite the horrors that are allowed to go on, not everything is bad about African culture, she said.

According to Issaka, African culture has strong communal values and a respect for elders. Some places have women chiefs and allow women to own land.

Issaka asked a question near the end of

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hotels located in the “hot” or “must be” parts of town, Matthew Price said.

“The reason we get the hotels in the popular, or ‘hot spots’ part of town is because we want to be able to have people walk to the bars, clubs, restaurants, or wherever they have to go so they don’t have to worry about cabs,” Price said.

SportPac packages will also include trans-portation. Charter buses will transport students from the Lloyd Noble Center parking lot to their hotel, from the hotel to the stadium, from the stadium back to the hotel, and from the hotel back to Norman, he said.

“We found out the reason college kids didn’t tend to travel was they had to plan a trip, fig-uring out who’s going to drive, who’s going to pay for this, etc.,” Price said. “Our service, SportPac, is designed so that it answers all of those questions.”

According to Matthew Price, having been a student at OU is one of the main reasons he and his brother decided to start their business in Norman.

“All of the connections we made here have made it easier,” Matthew Price said. “I can’t imagine starting this in some other school and not having any end-roads.”

For more information about SportPac visit http://www.sportpac.com.

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game, movies, dinners and other OU Cousin events together.

“Last year, I thought it would be a huge time commitment but I really regret not doing it,” international and area studies sophomore Allison Mrasek said.

Mrasek, who attended the event this year, said she is hoping to get to know someone with whom she can speak French with.

Ani Ter-Mkrtchyan, an international student from Armenia, said she is ex-cited to interact with some American students.

“When we arrived in the U.S. we were interacting with each other and not

Americans,” Ter-Mkrtchyan said. “This is a great chance to meet students outside of class.”

West said she is on the Cousins’ Advisory Board this year and she said she believes the event went well this year.

“Last year, one of the big problems was that they didn’t know what to ex-pect,” West said. “We still had a ton of people here, but at least it seemed to go smoother.”

West said the registration process was definitely a big change this year as there is now a new online registration system.

“Before, it would take two months to match people and now people should be matched by October,” West said.

Pablo Crespo, second semester ex-change student from Bolivia, said this is his first time as an OU Cousin.

“I’m overwhelmed by how many people came here,” Crespo said. “It’s very organized.”

“People are so nice here in Oklahoma,” he said. “When you go to Washington, people are sometimes rude.”

He said the people here have been very helpful to him and are willing to help him with anything he needs.

“I like it a lot here,” said Edson Cafranca, a third-year international student from Angola. “I got the chance to experience a new culture, learn a new language and meet people from all over the world.”

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OU Cousins meet in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art Wednesday evening for the event kick-off. International and exchange students were introduced to their new cousins at the event.

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WHAT IS OU COUSINS?OU Cousins is a program that was created

in 1996 by President and Mrs. David Boren as a way to connect American students with internationals and help facilitate them as they build relationships and share each other’s culture. International and exchange students are matched with one or more American students to participate in monthly programs with OU Cousins that help them get to know each other and to even hangout outside of these events, as stated on the organization’s Web site.

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would, if passed, use English exclusively except when the use of other languages is required by federal law. The bill, however, would make ex-ceptions for Native American languages.

Crawford said English-Only measures are unnecessary, un-American, and self defeating.

“It creates a climate that discourages people from acquiring other languages because it tries to link English-only speakers with some kind of patriotic idea that doesn’t exist,” he said. “It’s a reaction against change; it’s a feeling of insecurity.”

Crawford also said English-only legisla-tion could create a dangerous atmosphere of intolerance, which could lead to violence in

American society.Rachel Eikenbary, literature junior, said she

thinks Americans should try to learn other languages.

“I think it’s ridiculous as a superpower most Americans only speak one language,” Eikenbary said.

Sarah Dumas, anthropology senior, said she agreed with Crawford’s logic and hopes to make a difference on a local level.

“I feel like I need to go out and talk to peo-ple so that they are aware of it,” Dumas said. “I think anthropology promotes cross-culture di-versity and exploring those other cultures and not trying to fit everyone in a little box.”

Crawford said the nature of the English-only measure would do more harm than good.

“We shouldn’t teach kids to forget Spanish, and then make them enroll in Spanish I in high school,” Crawford said.

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her lecture: “How can we bring it back to what it was, how can we make it right for women?”

The solution can be found to women’s in-equality by finding a balance between cultural tradition and government regulation, she said.

“It was a different perspective, one that I hadn’t heard before,” Tyler Nunley, interna-tional area studies senior, said. “The idea is not that culture is bad, but that ideas have changed.”

Issaka received a bachelors in geography and economics from the University of Cape

Coast. She received her masters in business administration from Durham Business school and taught at the University of Denver, but she doesn’t consider herself a scholar.

“I’m not really an academic ... I have been in the trenches working,” Issaka said.

Issaka was the Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development in Ghana between 1988 and 1992. A former elected of-ficial and a sub-cabinet member, she is also a human rights and community development activist.

She also founded and serves as director of the non-governmental organization Center for Sustainable Development. She is spending a week in Norman as an activist in residence.

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Intramural Update | Two-on-two sand volley ball tournament begins today in Walker-Adams Mall! For more information visit recservices.ou.edu or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.

Free Movie: “Bruno” | 4, 7, 10 p.m. and midnight in Meacham Auditorium, second fl oor of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Rated R for language and explicit content. Presented by the Union Programming Board and Campus activities Council Film Series.

Softball: OU vs. Connors State | 4:45 p.m. at OU Stadium. Visit soonersports.com for ticket information.

Art After Hours: Armand Guillaumin | 6 p.m. in the Dee Dee and John R. Stuart Classroom, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Guillaumin was infl uenced by his good friend Paul Cezanne, who became known as the “painter of apples.”

Women’s Soccer: OU vs. Texas | 7 p.m. at John Crain Field. Visit soonersports.com for ticket information.

Softball: OU vs. Odessa College | 7 p.m. at OU Stadium. Visit soonersports.com for ticket information.

THIS WEEKEND AT YOUR UNIVERSITY

Friday, Sept. 25

Thursday, Sept. 24

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educational services. For accommodations on the basis of disability, please contact the sponsoring department of any program or event.

Saturday, Sept. 26

Mid-Day Music | noon in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Food Court featuring David Chang. Presented by the Union Programming Board.

Intramural Update | Golf Scramble and Tennis entries today! For more information visit recservices.ou.edu or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.

University Theatre: “Is He Dead?” | 8 p.m. in the Max Weitzenhoffer Theatre. A new comedy by Mark Twain, adapted by David Ives. Tickets are $22 for adults, $18 for seniors and OU faculty/staff and $14 for OU students. Call the Fine Arts Box Offi ce for more information, (405) 325-4101.

Softball: OU vs. Texarkana College | 1:15 p.m. at OU Stadium. Visit soonersports.com for ticket information.

University Theatre: “Is He Dead?” | 8 p.m. in the Max Weitzenhoffer Theatre.

Sunday, Sept. 27Women’s Soccer: OU vs. Texas A&M | 1 p.m. at John Crain Field. Visit soonersports.com for ticket information.

Free Film: “The Atomic Cafe” | 5 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Presented by the Other Film Club.


Sutton Artist Series: Oklahoma Chamber Players | 8 p.m. in the Morris R. Pitman Recital Hall, Catlett Music Center. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students, faculty/staff and senior adults. Please call the Box Offi ce at (405) 325-4101 for more information.


Drive-In Movie Night: “I Love You Man” | 9 p.m. on the East Lawn of the Union. Bring your friends and a blanket to our movie on the lawn. Free snacks provided. Presented by the Union Programming Board.

KRISTIN SIEGELThe Oklahoma Daily

Old Science Hall now carries the name of OU alumna Beatrice Carr Wallace.

Students, faculty, alumni and press gathered Wednesday at the dedication ceremony for the newly-named build-ing, named after Carr in recognition of her and her husband’s contributions to OU in the form of the Beatrice Carr and W. Ray Wallace Scholarships, an acquisition fund and a gallery of 17 Russian icons to the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, according to a press release.

The Beatrice Carr Wallace Old Science Hall is a haven for international students from the Education Abroad program, stu-dents involved with the School of Drama and students from Film and Video Studies, said Katie Fox, OU Student Association president, as she opened the ceremony.

“The renovations are a perfect balance of improving the facility and retaining its his-torical charm,” said Rich Taylor, dean of the College of Fine Arts. The renovation took two years and cost $5.9 million.

The new features of the building include air conditioning, wireless Internet connection for the International Student Services and Education Abroad offices, a modern class-room equipped for film and video studies and a revitalized studio theatre that doubles

as a classroom, equipped with new lighting and seating arrangements, Taylor said.

Old Science Hall is also home to the International Society for Cinema and Media

Studies, which is the largest film studies society in the world, according to a press release.

The original building, known as the

Science Hall, was built in 1894, but was de-stroyed by the fires that swept the campus in 1903. In 1904, it was rebuilt as the New Science Hall. The building is the oldest re-maining building on campus, said OU presi-dent David Boren.

“The building shouldn’t be allowed to remain in its dilapidated condition,” Boren said, recalling his thoughts prior to the reno-vation about the value of the building’s prai-rie architecture.

Beatrice Carr Wallace’s contributions were not merely financial, but also in the forms time, effort and energy. She is what an OU graduate should be, Boren said.

Some of Wallace’s high school and college friends attended Tuesday to celebrate her recognition.

“It was interesting and enjoyable to see a friend do so well,” said JoAnn Ross, a friend of Wallace’s from grade school on.

Boren presented Wallace a framed rendi-tion of the building carrying her name and a statue of the Seed Sower. The statue rep-resents Wallace’s induction into the Seed Sower society, a small society that consists of individuals and organizations that have donated over $1 million to OU.

The dedication ceremony closed with Beatrice Carr Wallace thanking those in-volved with the building’s dedication and with many in attendance singing the OU Chant.

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Norman resident fi nds way to contribute to Kenyan orphanageNATASHA GOODELLThe Oklahoma Daily

After being introduced to Beatrice Williamson, founder of Maisha International, Norman resident Pamela Heitz is discovering ways she can contribute to the children of the Maisha Orphanage in Kenya.

The organization, which runs the Kenyan orphanage, is based out of Oklahoma City, and many OU students have been volunteering for the organization and taking trips to Kenya.

“You truly are a powerful person and can change the life of another,” Heitz said. “I think of how one woman changed Beatrice’s life and how she is now changing the lives of hun-dreds of children.”

Through the inspiration of Williamson, Heitz co-founded a new nonprofit organization, “Dialogue, Start One,” which is partnering with the OU this year to give away six scholarships to student activists on campus.

Heitz said the six students in the contest will submit their ideas of how they could impact and change the world for the better.

Each student will receive a $1,000 scholarship, and the stu-dent with the best idea will be granted $10,000 to put his or her idea into action, she said.

Heitz said she lost both her parents at the start of this year and shortly after, a friend introduced her to Williamson.

After being introduced to Williamson, Heitz said she knew

she had to give money to the dining hall the Maisha team is hoping to build in this village in December.

Heitz said she began calling friends and asking for dona-tions for the dining hall.

“I ended up getting $16,000 within four hours by just calling my friends, specifically searching for money for the community center for Maisha,” she said. “The rest of the money came from the money I acquired with my mother passing away.”

Heitz said she has found that the little money people give is really a lot to the kids of the village and can save some of the lives of the children.

“I found out that my friend’s $250 he gave buys each child in this village their own plate and silverware so the kids don’t have to share and risk spreading diseases,” Heitz said.

Heitz said she plans to go to Kenya this summer to the Maisha Orphanage.

“I look forward to seeing the community center because that came from my mother’s passing, and I look forward to seeing the impact that it had,” she said. “My parents were genuine givers and I think this is one way I can honor them and really say ‘thank you.’”

Beatrice Williamson, founder of Maisha International,

said the Christmas trip to the Maisha Orphanage from Dec. 18 through Jan. 3 and open to all students.

She said the total cost of the trip is $3,500, much of which will contribute to the HIV/AIDS education program that will be given for almost 300 local youth in the village.

Williamson said the rate for HIV/AIDS is really high in this area because of the il-literacy in the village.

She said one of their other goals for the trip is to build a dining hall, which will also serve as a community center for this village.

“We need men and women who love building to make this dining room a real-ity for these kids,” Williamson said. “To me, this dining hall would be a great Christmas gift for these 200 kids who wouldn’t have to eat on the dirt anymore.”

She said college students can do so much by coming up with creative ways to raise money for this trip and she said she likes promoting this trip to OU be-cause 90 percent of their team is made up of OU students each year.

“My heart’s desire is to see even more Oklahomans step up and help with this,” Williamson said.

Eight slots remain open for the team of 15 students to go on the December trip.

Those interested in donating money for the trip or are inter-ested in applying for this trip can go to www.maishainternational.org, mail letters to the Maisha International Orphanage P.O. Box 570 Oklahoma City, OK 73101, call 1-405-209-5438 for more information or e-mail [email protected].

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(Left to right) UOSA vice president Dewey Bartlett, UOSA president Katie Fox, Ray Wallace, Beatrice Carr Wallace, President David L. Boren, and Dean Rich Taylor cut the ribbon in front of Beatrice Carr Wallace Old Science Hall Wednesday afternoon. Formerly the Old Science Hall, the building was renovated and renamed after Wallace, whose contributions funded a large portion of the scholar-ship campaign.

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Saturday, Sept. 26 has been looming like the Grim Reaper on the minds of many of the nation’s brightest college students for months now.

No longer far off in the future, the date of the next administration of the LSAT now seems all too real. Saturday. Judgement Day.

The futures of all who show up hang in the balance. Some will rejoice as their 65 thousand hours of flipping Kaplan and Princeton Review pages translates into an as-tronomical score. Others will watch as their dreams col-lapse under the weight of a half-empty scantron.

Me? I think I’ll just get a perfect score.

Why not? The LSAT is a 100 question multiple choice test with scores ranging from a minimum 120 to a perfect 180. This creates a range of sixty score options from which to choose from.

I did some research, and it is unde-niable that higher scores translate to higher acceptance rates at prestigious law schools. Therefore, a 180 is the most desirable score for those looking to maximize their chances of getting a wife way out of their league being ac-cepted to a top-flight school.

After some introspection, I feel this is the category in which I fit best. Some of the other options seem alright, but choosing a score less than the absolute best just doesn’t sit well with me.

Incredibly, all I have to do to guar-antee my personal good fortune in-definitely is fill in some bubbles on a scantron! While I probably couldn’t safely color inside the lines until rough-ly tenth grade, doing so now is pretty simple.

You would think that one of the most important tests for college students in America would require some sort of writing, therefore infinitely decreasing the probability of perfection, but then again, that would mean the odds of me doing well would be roughly equiva-lent to my odds of getting a wife way out of my league. Instead, all I have to do is fill in the right bubbles. I love this country!

It only makes sense for one to choose the best possible option in any deci-sion-making scenario. In my mind, the perplexing and obvious question fol-lows thusly: Why do the vast majority of

test takers consistently choose scores less (and in many cases, far less) than the best available?

If a bank were to charge $130 to enter its vault and take from it what-ever pleases you, I would wager that absolutely everyone would do what-ever possible to carry out as many Benjamins as they could.

And yet, year after year, thousands pay the Law School Admissions Council $130 to take the LSAT and don’t even bother to color in the right bubbles!

I propose that this informa-tion represents a reflection of the underrated modesty of today’s young people. The vast majority of LSAT takers probably choose scores below 180 for the sole purpose of not looking like an arrogant, self-loving, holier-than-thou know

it all (it’s too late for me, anyway). They would rather have a decent 150 or 160 and not have to deal with looking like an intolerable braggart every time they mention their score (I will have no such timidity).

I guess I have to applaud all of you out there who, come Saturday, will take the high road and choose a less than perfect score. By making a bold state-ment about the human capacity for hu-mility, you will allow my perfection to stand out as almost singularly striking.

You’re better people than I am, even if your LSAT score doesn’t reflect it.

I promise I will think of you while making the kinds of history-changing, all-powerful executive decisions you poor plebeians probably think only exist in high-def. When I am cruising the Mediterranean on my 450 foot lux-ury yacht equipped with a helicopter pad, an endless cocktail bar and more cougars than Yellowstone National Park, my servants will serve as a con-stant reminder of your selfless sacri-fices which made it all possible.

Perhaps I will in some small way re-turn the favor to you as my life becomes the guiding light for all of society to fol-low, a beacon of otherworldly perfec-tion which will forever remain as hu-manity’s gold standard.

Wait, you mean that’s not how it works?!

Henry Martin is a history senior.

It was 1 a.m. on July 28, 1981. Francisco Bocel was asleep in the second floor bedroom of the rectory.

Suddenly, he was rudely awakened by three masked men with guns. They demanded to

know where the priest was, threatening to kill him if he re-fused to show them. Terrified and under pressure, he led them downstairs to the priest.

The priest was up quickly. Francisco retreated upstairs where he heard the sounds of a struggle, and the priest say, “Kill me here.” There were two gunshots. The priest was dead.

Soon the whole town of Santiago Atitlan in Guatemala knew that Padre Apla’s was dead, and they mourned silently in the plaza in front of the church.

Father Stanley Rother, who was called Padre Apla’s by his parishioners, was murdered that day in 1981 in the rectory he lived at as a mis-sionary to Santiago Atitlan.

Rother was a farm boy from Okarche, Oklahoma. He was born in 1935 in the middle of the Great Depression, the oldest of the Rother children. He attended a Catholic school all his life and was a faithful altar boy for his parish.

After graduating from high school, he ex-pressed the desire to be a priest. There was some surprise since he had no background in Latin, which was especially important for priesthood at that time.

His parents encouraged both him and his sister, who entered a religious order of sisters, to pursue their religious aspirations. For about five years he attended a seminary in San Antonio, but after he failed some required courses, he was asked to leave.

The bishop was forgiving and gave him a sec-ond chance at a seminary in Maryland where he passed his courses and was fully recommended for the priesthood. He was ordained in 1963 and served for five years in various Oklahoma par-ishes until 1968 when he was asked to serve at the Oklahoma mission in Guatemala. He agreed and drove his own car there.

There he would serve until death, 13 years later.

During his stint there, he learned Spanish and the difficult local Indian dialect of Tzutuhil. He also continued the project the previous pastor started, of translating the New Testament into Tzutuhil.

He lived as simply as he could and as condi-tions demanded. The mission work included agricultural development, medical treatments, teaching and catechetical work. He had restora-tion work done on the 16th century church.

There were up to five Masses on Sundays, not to mention thousands of Baptisms and Communions, as well as hundreds of people preparing for Confirmation and having their marriages validated.

Between his open heart and hard work, Father Rother endeared himself to the native people. In turn, he fell in love with the people of his parish and expressed a desire to retire at the mission.

However, in the late 1970s and early 80s, the Guatemalan government was in a struggle for

power, and it played tug-of-war for control of the people with various military groups. Guatemala was a place of extreme differences between the rich and the poor, a situation that the Church and various missionary groups were trying to ameliorate.

As a consequence, lay catechists and priests were a target for violence, kidnappings and murder, and the situation was extremely dangerous.

Father Rother wrote a Christmas letter in 1980 to the Sooner Catholic, the archdiocesan newspaper of Oklahoma City.

In his letter he said, “A nice compliment was given to me recently when a supposed leader in the church and town was complaining that ‘Father is defending the people.’ He wants me deported for my sin. This is one of the reasons I have for staying in the face of physical harm. The shepherd cannot run at the first sign of danger. Pray for us that we may be a sign of the love of Christ for our people, that our presence among them will fortify them to endure these sufferings in preparation for the coming of the Kingdom.”

Father Rother was very aware of the danger of his position, but he believed it was his duty to stay and defend the people and be a witness for Christ. His love and his faith demanded it; his life was not to be frittered away seeking personal safety.

His decision to stay cost him his life. His heart was buried at Santiago Atitlan, his body in Okarche.

In 2007, the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City of-ficially commissioned the tribunal that works on Father Rother’s cause for canonization. In other words, they are seeking to have the Catholic Church declare him a martyr and saint, so he may be honored by the universal Church.

The process is long and requires many condi-tions to be met, particularly the prerequisites for martyrdom.

First, the death must have been violent. Father Rother was beaten and shot twice in the head.

Secondly, the person killed must have ac-cepted to die for the faith. Father Rother direct-ed his killers to “Kill me here.” In his writings, he showed that he knew he was in danger for “defending the people.”

Thirdly, the murderers’ only motive must have been the victim’s faith. There were many other priests and Christian lay people killed dur-ing that time of unrest. Also, in his letters, Father Rother commented the government seemed to be targeting the Church because it was the only thing trying to stand up for the people.

While the final decision lies with the Vatican’s Congregation for the Cause of Saints, Father Stanley Rother is still worthy of honor and imitation.

He led a worthy life of service and sacrifice barely touched by this column, and he crowned it by dying for his people. Even if we never leave the country to become missionaries or Peace Corp volunteers, Stanley Rother is still an inspi-ration to dedicate one’s life in service to others.

Sarah Rosencrans is a zoology and biomedical science

senior.

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COMMENT OF THE DAY »In response to Jelani Sims’ Wednesday column, “OU museum mishandling intelligent design documentary”

“The Discovery Institute had the choice where to show the film, and for some reason they chose Sam Noble over, say, Meacham Auditorium, a venue better suited for a movie. Why would they make that choice? If they really wanted the movie to “stand on its own,” why

would they choose a venue that is dedicated to the scien-tific community over a neutral venue such as theater?”

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

THIS LETTER IS IN RESPONSE TO JELANI SIMS’ WEDNESDAY COLUMN, “OU MUSEUM MISHANDLING INTELLIGENT DESIGN DOCUMENTARY.”

The evolution versus intelligent design “contro-versy” has been drawn out for so long now that it has almost reached the point of hilarity. The idea that the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History should show both sides of this “controversy” really is hilarious.

The museum realizes it is “obligated to rent its public space to any organization that is engaged in lawful activities, free speech and open discourse,” as Mr. Sims put it. However, rather than passively allow what the vast majority of scientists refer to as “crap” science (once again as Mr. Sims put it), they are wisely using the showing of “Darwin’s Dilemma” as an oppor-tunity to combat the intelligent design movement.

The movie will almost undoubtedly latch on to a few scientifi c facts, while ignoring others, and spin

them in a way that casts doubt onto Darwin’s theory of evolution. This is how the intelligent design movement has always worked.

Since they have absolutely no scientifi c evidence in support of their claims, they cling on to halfway understood science and spin it so that evolution looks discredited.

The museum, most likely being familiar with these tactics, plans on countering them. They plan to edu-cate the people who attend so they will get solid, scientific facts to counter the claims in “Darwin’s Dilemma.”

It would be unethical for the museum not to coun-ter this fi lm in some way by educating those of the inadequacies (and misunderstandings) of the intel-ligent design movement. The point of attending a museum is for people to learn the truth about the world, and I’m proud that our museum is ensuring that even during this event people can still do that.

Jerod Coker Philosophy, political science and professional writing junior

One LSAT success strategy

Offi cial language proposals discriminate for no reason

The lecture, “Why Official English? Using Language as a Wedge,” pre-sented at the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History Wednesday evening got us thinking about the language situation in Oklahoma, where some argue we should adopt English as the official language of the state.

The main question we have regard-ing this proposal is, why? What’s the point? What advantages would having English as our official language provide for the people who live in this state?

Official language proponents say if enacted, the change would save the government and taxpayers money on paper and printing because govern-ment-produced documents would only have to be printed once, in English.

Perhaps this is true, but is the po-tential money saved worth the unnec-essary pain a change like this would cause for people who come from cul-tures or nations in which English is not the primary language? We don’t think so.

America is known for having a rich tradition of cultures coming together. People often refer to the country as the great melting pot because of the U.S.’s history of being a land of opportunity

for people from all over the world.Furthermore, Oklahoma has a cel-

ebrated history of being home to many Native American tribes, which often have their own languages of which they are very proud.

But in the interest of saving money, official language proponents favor turning our backs on many of the di-verse people and cultures that make our country so great. This is wrong.

Oklahoma also may not be ready to make a move to English as an offi-cial language. If it were to become the government-decreed language, how would the people be affected who can-not speak English well or at all?

It’s easy to tell others to learn English, but it’s often easier said than done. Does our state have the necessary pro-grams in place to teach non-English speaking citizens the language? Or should those who don’t speak English vacate the state?

Ultimately, English as the official language proposals are unnecessar-ily discriminatory, and are a perfect example of a government solution in search of a problem.

Instead of turning our backs on the diverse cultures that surround us, we should celebrate them.


“I haven’t heard anything about the debate. I can’t think of why it shouldn’t be.”-ANTON SCHULTZ, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING JUNIOR

THE DAILY ASKED STUDENTS HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT OKLAHOMA

LAWMAKERS’ ATTEMPT TO MAKE ENGLISH THE OFFICIAL STATE LANGUAGE.Sooner Sampler »

“I don’t think it’s necessary to have an offi cial language.”-JOE SANGIRARDI, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FRESHMAN

“I’m kind of against it. I know a lot of Hispanics and Mexicans who are trying to learn [English] ... It puts them at a disad-vantage.”-MAGGIE RODGERS, ASIAN STUDIES JUNIOR

“Why pray tell do we need one? We have so many cultures here it seems kind of incon-siderate.”-TAYLOR MOKATE, PSYCHOLOGY SENIOR

“I think it’s better for Oklahoma.”-RAJA MELHANI, BUSINESS JUNIOR

“What impact would it have on everybody else, especially minorites? ... Making it an offi cial language, if just by title, wouldn’t really have any effect.”-SIN TSE, BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES JUNIOR

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Softball begins with winAARON COLENThe Oklahoma Daily

With one seemingly effort-less swing of the bat, fresh-man Keilani Ricketts sent the message that she was going to be a dual threat for the Sooners this season by hitting a two-run home run.

Although OU received little resistance from the overmatched Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers in their 18-2 blowout win, Ricketts and the rest of the Sooners showed potential and promise in the game.

OU put up big offensive numbers despite what Head Coach Patty Gasso called a slow start because of the team’s nerves.

“For us having only one

week under our belt, I can’t be too judgmental,” Gasso said. “But probably our pitch selection is the main thing we need to improve on. We need to improve everything, really, but that specifically.”

Gasso said she liked what she saw from the Ricketts and the rest of the freshmen.

“Our freshmen stepped up and did a nice job in all aspects of the game today,” Gasso said. “Our newcom-ers handled themselves very well.”

Ricketts, whose primary position is pitcher, hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning. She fin-ished the game 2-3 with three RBIs and one walk.

“You can see that she’s

strong,” Gasso said. “She’s got power and strength, and she makes it look effortless out there.”

Gasso said that she plans to have Ricketts, who seems to be as strong of a hitter as she is a pitcher, play a num-ber of positions.

“You saw her in every in-ning because I think that’s what you’re going to see with her,” Gasso said. “When she’s not pitching she’ll be hitting or fielding.”

Sloppy fielding plagued the Rangers throughout the game, as the team commit-ted six errors.

The Sooners, now 1-0 in the fall season, play again Friday in the Fall Festival against Connors State College.

OU Volleyball falls to KansasJAMES CORLEYThe Oklahoma Daily

The OU volleyball team lost a tough match Wednesday against the Kansas Jayhawks in five sets [25-21, 20-25, 22-25, 27-25, 10-15].

The Kansas offense proved to be too much for the Sooners defense, with four Jayhawks notching double-digit kills. KU junior Karina Garlington had the match-high 28 kills.

The Jayhawks (8-3, 1-1) also enjoyed a 1,046 crowd at Horejsi Center in that gave KU a huge home-court advantage.

The Sooners took a big 6-1 lead in the first set to quiet the crowd. The Jayhawks rallied back, but lost the close match.

The Jayhawks responded with a domi-nating second set win over the Sooners, notching five blocks and forcing seven Sooner errors. OU struggled to regain

offensive rhythm enough to overcome the deficit the Jayhawks built in the set. Both teams showed their toughness in a hard-fought third set that had three lead chang-es and six ties. Kansas had a match-high 18 kills in the set to take a 2-1 advantage over the Sooners.

OU rebounded by winning their tough-est set this year, forcing a deciding fifth set. The Sooners had five blocks and forced Kansas to make five attack errors. But the Jayhawks would win the final set, sending OU home with just its third loss.

Sophomore Caitlin Higgins led the Sooners with 17 kills, followed by Francie Ekwerekwu (15) and Suzy Boulavsky (12). María Fernanda and Bridget Laplante had 27 digs each to lead the Sooners.

OU (9-4, 2-1) finishes its two-game road trip Saturday in Boulder, Colo. The Sooners play the Colorado Buffaloes at 8 p.m.

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Alex Edwards, freshman defensive specialist, serves during Saturday’s match against Missouri.

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Kirsten Alley, sophomore pitcher, pitches during the game against Northwestern Oklahoma State Wednesday evening.


Beneficial bye weekJAMES ROTHThe Oklahoma Daily

The college football season is long and hard, and every Saturday teams go out on the field and lay it on the line in hopes of winning and continuing towards their goals.

However, there is one week on every team’s schedule where they get to take a break from the field and regroup. A bye week, if used cor-rectly, can be very beneficial to a team. For the Sooners, this week is their opportunity.

The Sooners seem to be back on track after being upset by BYU the first week of the season.

With back-to-back shutouts against Idaho State and Tulsa, the Sooners have some mo-mentum going for them, which will be ben-eficial for their next game.

The Sooners will play next on Oct. 3 at No. 9 Miami Hurricanes. The Hurricanes have really surprised people by their impressive play this year and are beginning to look like the Miami of old.

This is a huge game for the Sooners; a win can put OU back in the mix for BCS conten-tion, still this game is two weeks away and players and coaches are taking advantage of the week off.

“If we played this week, everything would be different,” said OU defensive coordinator Brent Venables “We’re looking forward to it,

but we have another week, and we can’t get ready too early mentally.”

The bye week also gives time for players to recover from injury, this includes Heisman trophy winner Sam Bradford who could pos-sibly return against Miami. The free week also means the addition of new things to the offense and defense in practice and more time to study film.

The Sooners also get a chance to sit down and watch Miami play this week when the Hurricanes will play No. 11 Virginia Tech this Saturday on ABC.

“Oh yeah I’m watching,” said linebacker Travis Lewis, when asked if he would be watching the game “With a lot of interest.”

Another perk from the bye week is that players will get a few days off from the prac-tice field and the film room to do whatever they want.

“I’m going to go home to spend time with my family,” said defensive tackle Adrian Taylor “It will be nice to get away from foot-ball for a little bit and then come back to work on Monday.”

The Sooners are preparing for the Hurricanes when they meet in a couple of weeks. For now, the Sooners are taking ad-vantage of their bye week. Next Monday, the team will be back to the everyday grind that is the college football season.

Loyal Sooner football fansThe way fans have embraced OU fresh-

man quarterback Landry Jones during his time as the starter in place of injured junior quarterback Sam Bradford has reminded me of one of the most unique and refreshing characteristics of college sports.

In college sports, no matter how big a star might get, it is always about the team. In col-lege football, stars don’t come much bigger

than Heisman Trophy win-ner Bradford.

Bu t i n h i s a b s e n c e, when a relative unknown was forced to step in, the Sooner fans turned all their support to him. They have made T-shirts, established nicknames and altered their facial hair in support of this player that no one was talking about a month ago.

All because he wears an OU jersey.In contrast with professional sports, where

fans turn on players after a single intercep-tion, or one missed free throw, or a late-in-ning strikeout, I appreciate a sports culture in which the old cliché of the name on the front of the jersey being more important than the name on the back actually rings true.

Part of the reason that college sports are more team-oriented is the nature of the sys-tem itself.

Fans can’t get as attached to individuals, because they won’t be around any more than four years. The quick turnaround puts fans in the mindset to follow the team independent of the players in the uniforms.

The team-first mentality in college ben-efits the teams as well. In professional sports, the mistake of one prominent player can sully the reputation of the entire organization.

When Michael Vick, former face of the Atlanta Falcons, got wrapped up in legal troubles and became a public relations nightmare, the organization had to make a concerted effort to replace Vick and repair its image.

Even after he was gone, the repercussions of his actions were still felt for some time afterward.

In college, when a prominent player makes a mistake, once that player is pun-ished, whether by suspension, benching or being cut from the team, the institution has separated itself from the transgression.

Because the schools and teams stand so much more prominently than the players themselves, they don’t get hurt so much by the mistakes of the few.

Don’t get me wrong, I love professional sports. But the relative purity in the culture of college sports is something that cannot be replicated.

Aaron Colen is a journalism senior.

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Peterson limited in practiceEDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Minnesota

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was limited in practice Wednesday with a back injury.

The NFL’s leading rusher and former Oklahoma star was listed on the team’s injury report, three days after rushing for 92 yards and a touchdown against the Lions.

The team hosts San Francisco this Sunday.Vikings middle linebacker E.J. Henderson

did not practice at all because of a shoulder injury.

He had eight tackles in the 27-13 win over Detroit on Sunday and is the team’s leading tackler this season.

Safety Madieu Williams was limited with a shoulder injury and linebacker Erin Henderson, E.J.’s brother, did not practice with a calf injury. –AP

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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson rushes against the Detroit Lions in the third quar-ter of the game Sunday in Detriot.

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Junior running back DeMarco Murray (7) carries the ball past the BYU defense during Saturday’s game at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

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OU football faces Brigham Young University at the line of scrimmage Sept. 5 in Arlington, Texas.

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6 Foals’ fathers 11 Infielder’s

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content 24 Pizzeria’s

offerings 25 Carson’s

predecessor 26 Lords and

ladies 29 Reservoir’s

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Shaq 34 Verse’s

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38 Kunta Kinte’s slave name

39 Mindy’s alien buddy

40 Simple partner?

41 Ham’s device 42 It’s easy to

miss 44 They’re

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45 Kind of hog 46 Fop’s prop 47 Errol’s last

name 49 Mild

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state, briefly 54 Cattle grazing

area 55 1968

Baseball Hall of Fame inductee

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59 U.S. Open winner Els

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creature? 62 Make a

second request

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synonym 2 “I sense bad

news” (Var.) 3 “Shake,

Rattle and ___”

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5 Heaven’s horn blower

6 One side in an informal game

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Down’s eye? 10 Installment

program? 11 Highly-

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averages 27 “The joke’s

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Crimson Tide coach

29 “My apologies”

30 Townshend of The Who

31 Yippie Hoffman

32 Has ups and downs?

34 Wear a long face

37 Burned rubber

41 Expires 43 Two-time

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44 Hunger reminder

46 River’s smaller relative

47 Bloodsucking annoyance

48 Musician Redbone

49 Lady of Spain

50 Yard sale disclaimer

51 “A Fatal Gift” author Waugh

52 Sausage segment

53 Raggedy doll

56 Useful mineral

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Be careful about attempting to push your desires onto a peer group when meeting with fi erce resistance. Drop it and let the majority rule, or you’ll end up being a lonely orator.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- A skillful liar may try to use you as a scapegoat, crediting you with incoherent phrases and incriminating comments actually said by this person. Be prepared to defend yourself.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Usually your ideas are good, but you may want to think twice about going into an untested area. You could end up in a quagmire diffi cult to escape.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- It’s good to try to be the best you can be at all times, but when it comes to fun activities, don’t make winning or losing a matter of life or death. You will ruin the event for everyone.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Don’t discuss budget or money matters with family members at this time, especially if you hold different ideas. Tem-pers are short, and you could create unnecessary problems.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Your fellow workers might be diffi cult to get along with, so don’t attempt to tell them what to do or how to do it, even if you’re merely trying to help. They’ll see it as interference.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Don’t think twice but multiple times about funding a personal endeavor that isn’t paying off. It may be cheaper to write it off once and for all.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Be extremely careful about whom you bring home, especial-ly if that individual is resented by another family member. You could start a brouhaha that will explode in your face.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Your image might not be enjoy-ing much popularity with certain people you have to deal with all the time. Don’t do anything out of spite that could make you look like a troublemaker.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Usually you’re realistic about things and use good, practical judgment. If you let emotions get in the way, however, it could take you down a road that immobilizes you.

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BEERIN HELL

based on a true story...unfortunately

from the best-selling bookby tucker max

IN THEATERS SEPTEMBER 25


What comes to mind when you think of vampires?

Well, of course b l o o d c o m e s immediately to mind. Running d ow n t h e l i s t , y o u t h i n k o f pale skin, fangs, darkness, cof-fins and so on.

N o w t h a t “Twilight” has come into the picture, eternal

love might be the very first thing you think of.

Although there has always been that aspect of forbidden, everlasting love to stories like “Dracula,” “Twilight” has made it the domineering element in the vampire world.

Then comes the question, “How do you soundtrack the brooding, dark story of vampires and eternal love?”

I’m betting that Grizzly Bear didn’t immediately come to mind.

The soundtrack listing for the latest installment of “Twilight,” “New Moon,” was released ear-lier this week on Myspace and though rumors had been swirl-ing about who was and wasn’t going to be involved for months, this brought an end to all the speculation. The result, well, is a little unexpected.

Not only is the soundtrack s t a c k e d w i t h s o m e i n c r e d -ible bands, but also nearly all the songs are original tracks exclusive to the “New Moon”

s o u n d t r a c k . D e a t h C a b f o r Cutie, Thom Yorke, Lykke Li, The Killers, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Editors and OK Go.

Even more exciting are the two sets of duets: “Roslyn” by Bon Iver with St. Vincent and “Slow Life” by Grizzly Bear and Victoria Legrand of Beach House.

In comparison to the previous soundtrack, the mood is decid-edly more indie.

“Twilight’s” soundtrack fea-tured bands with a bit more hard rock edge, including Paramore a n d L i n k i n Pa rk , a s w e l l a s Perry Farrell (Jane’s Addiciton), Collective Soul and MuteMath.

Ma n y t h o u g h t Pa r a m o r e would be contributing to each soundtrack from here on out, but the lone holdover from Twilight to New Moon is Muse, who has been stated as Stephenie Meyers inspiration for the whole series.

I’m sure everyone seems to be a little surprised by the switch in atmosphere from “Twilight” to “New Moon,” and I can’t help but wonder what the motive for the switch was.

Alex Patsavas, the musical su-pervisor for the movie, has been claiming that there is big change in mood from “Twilight” to “New Moon,” and that the drearier, in-die-heavy soundtrack was sim-ply more appropriate than the more fast-paced, harder one for “Twilight.”

I can’t argue with that logic. From what I am aware of, “New Moon” is far more gloomy and full of lovelorn than its predeces-sor with the departure of Edward and blooming relationship with Jacob. Suddenly, Grizzly Bear doesn’t seem so out-of-left-field.

The conspiracist in me can’t help but think there is a hidden motive though.

Maybe producers are trying to win over the hipster crowd with promises of exclusive Thom

Yorke releases. Perhaps they are hoping to buoy up soundtrack sales by adding the indie crowd consumers (though the 2.2 mil-lion units sold of the original soundtrack is nothing to scoff at).

This may be counterproduc-tive though. Scanning through the comments left by readers of the official soundtrack release on MySpace, many were disap-pointed that Paramore wasn’t contr ibuting and that there weren’t any songs by Robert Pattinson. Others simply stated that they didn’t know any of the bands involved other than Death Cab for Cutie and The Killers.

Maybe they just wanted to entice a formerly unreachable demographic into going to see the movie with one of the best soundtrack compilations of the decade.

I couldn’t really fault them for that though, and truthfully speaking, I am ecstatic about it all.

I love that some kid some-where will hear Lykke Li and fall in love, and that another will google Thom Yorke and discover a whole new realm of musical possibilities.

So whether or not you are a fan of the movies/books (admit it, “Twilight” was a fun movie), I think the New Moon soundtrack is nothing but a good thing for everyone.

It offers either new releases from your favorite artists, or opens the possibility of finding your new favorite band.

And whatever the motive was, the intrigue behind the New Moon soundtrack seems to be working in the movie’s favor.

I mean, I am writing an article about it.

Touché “Twilight” … touché.

Joshua Boydston is a psychology sopho-

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TWILIGHT SOUNDTRACK OFFERS NEW SOUNDS

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The popular “Twilight” book series has inspired a second movie, “New Moon,” which will be in theaters Nov. 20. The soundtrack to the movie was released earlier this week.

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