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As the sun set Tuesday night, the OU Vietnamese Student Association hosted its Lunar Moon Festival in the Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center, ushering in the fall season with a flour-ish of hat dances and colorful dress.

The festival, traditionally known as Tet Trung Thu, originated from a celebration at the end of the fall harvest and took its name from the moon’s prominence in the autumn sky.

Yen Tran, University College junior and presi-dent of the Vietnamese Student Association,

described the story behind the celebration.“According to Vietnamese folklore, the moon

festival originates from the legend of Cuoi, where his wife accidently urinated on a sacred banyan tree,” Tran said. “While she was sitting on it, it rapidly grew to the edges of the moon where she was stranded. So every year, children gather around and light lanterns to show his wife the way back home.”

Modern interpretation of the event allows Vietnamese American people to respect tradition

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Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art director Ghislain d’Humieres led a gallery talk last Tues day high-lighting the new Robert Rauschenberg exhibit.

The art collection is lo-cated in the lower level of the art museum, featuring multiple series in the Robert

Rauschenberg: Prints from U n i v e r s a l L i m i t e d A r t Edition, 1962 -2008. Some of the series included are the Stunt Man Series 1962, Glacial Decoy Series 1979-1 9 8 0 , S ov i e t A m e r i c a n Series 1988-1991 and the Lotus Series in 2008.

The Rauschenberg works were set up in chronologi-cal order, starting from the printings that reflect the childhood of the art-ist to works that reflect the

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General chemistry classes are busting at the seams this semester, with more than 1.300 students enrolled in

general chemistry and class sizes reaching 300 students per section.

I n t r o d u c t o r y c o u r s e Chemistry 1315, also called “chem one,” has 1,131 stu-d e nt s i n f ou r s e c t i o n s ; Chemistry 1415, or “chem two,” has 224 students in one section, according to

oZONE’s course search for fall 2011.

Students are being taught en masse, but professors tailor lectures for each sec-tion and cover the same concepts, professor Laura Clifford explained.

“I volunteer my lecture ma-terials to other instructors, so

sometimes you’ll see various instructors using my lecture notes. We all tend to change our notes term-to-term to improve them, so there will be some differences and in-dividualization,” she said.

However, exam writing is not section-specific because all current instructors form

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The ou Vietnamese Student association hosted the Lunar Moon Festival on Tuesday in the Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center.

top: props from the Vietnamese Student associations’ Lunar Moon Festival.

top center: Students model traditional Vietnamese wedding dresses Tuesday night.

Bottom center: a dragon walks around at the festival Tuesday night.

Bottom: Vietnamese Student association members perform a traditional hat dance.

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Students received a less on on O U histor y during a lecture from the executive secretary of the OU Board of Regents on Tuesday.

The lecture given by executive secretary Chris Purcell laid out OU’s his-tory by discussing how its former presidents shaped the university and react-ed to conflict.

OU’s first president, David Ross Boyd, who served from 1892 to 1908, was paid only $2,400 a year, Purcell said. Boyd took half of his wages to plant 10,000 trees in 18 months and built the first administrative build-ing off Main Street with a leasing rate of $20 per year.

His successor, Arthur Grant Evans, who served from 1908 to 1911, es-tablished the collegiate Gothic architecture still present today, Purcell said.

Purcell also spoke at length about the relation-ship between OU and the military, which has not always been perfect.

Former OU president Stratton D. Brooks, who served from 1912 to 1923 and helped OU procure the land where the ar-mory resides, insisted on offering technical and military courses for stu-dents, Purcell said. He also imposed food ra-tions on students during World War I.

Former president John Holloman served from 1968 to 1970. Holloman presided over the univer-sity when four students were killed by National Guard members during a protest at Kent State University . The event was later called the May 4 Massacre, and it prompt-ed protests across the country, Purcell said.

Holloman was forced to resign after a conflict with then-Gov. Dewey Bartlett on how to man-age a military holiday cel-ebration, Purcell said.

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and invite the community to partake in the enlightening exchange of culture, Tran said. Through the celebra-tion, she said she hopes to spread her heritage.

“Although our organiza-tion may be small, we have a lot of heart and passion to want to show OU how spe-cial the Vietnamese culture is to us,” Tran said.

The event hosted face-painters, singers and danc-ers, many of whom were dressed in elegant, pastel colors.

One group representing the Society of Vietnamese Students performed a tradi-tional hat dance.

“We wanted to allow stu-dents to see a traditional cus-tom in a traditional cultural setting,” said Ngoc Tran, fi-nance junior and dance team member.

The team had been work-ing on the dance for three months, Ngoc Tran said.

Architecture senior Leah Schroeder attended the fes-tival at the recommendation of a friend.

“I had actually been watch-ing a lot of Korean soap op-eras, and that kind of sparked my interest into coming here,” Schroeder said.

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today around CampusCollaborative Art Show: Satan’s Camaro will take place all day until Friday, oct. 21 at the Fred Jones Jr. art Center Lightwell Gallery. Works of artists Justin strom and Lenore thomas will be on exhibition. the event is free and open to the public.

Neustadt Festival Celebrity Read will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the oklahoma memorial union Courtyard.

“Among Others,” a lecture presented by artist mel Chin, will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. museum of art.

Student Success Series: Studying for the Sciences will be hosted by dean doug Gaffin and marielle Hoefnagels (university College and Zoology, Botany, microbiology) from 5 to 6 p.m. at dale Hall room 200.

Union Programming Board’s General interest meeting will be from 9 to 10 p.m. at the union in the scholars room.

tHursday, sept 29A literary discussion will be held from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the sam noble oklahoma museum of natural History, featuring authors suzanne Fisher staples and Virginia euwer Wolff. refreshments will be served.

Rick Roberts is presenting “Careers with state department” from 4 to 5 p.m. at the union Career services Lobby. the event is free.

Festival: Celebration acts as cultural exchangeContinued from page A1

Linda Nguyen, finance senior (left) and Kristina Thai, health and excer-cise senior (right) pose for their pic-ture Tuesday evening at The Lunar Festival in The Jim Thorpe Mulitcultural Center.

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“I will certainly remember the part about the wife uri-nating on the sacred tree,” Schroeder said.

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differently or may focus more time on some concepts than their colleagues, therefore we must have an exam that fairly represents the material to all sections,” Clifford said.

University College fresh-man Thomas Nguyen said sometimes the class size is a distraction, however.

“It’s hard to learn with all the distractions going on,” Nguyen said.

University College fresh-man Bri Reyna said asking questions in large classes is difficult.

“It is intimidating to ask a question or ask the professor to go over a problem again because you feel as though the class might think you’re stupid or something for not knowing how to do a prob-lem,” Reyna said.

Chemistry was the one subject that OU Scholars as-sistant director Christina Norman said proved prob-lematic during the summer’s high-volume freshman en-rollment, according to Daily archives.

Clifford said the large number of students can pose problems for some students.

“Crowd control is the greatest problem I usually see in lectures. The vast ma-jority of students are great and excited to be at OU. Some students enrolled, however ... talk, Facebook, text, etc., which often disturbs other students,” she said. “I often get complaints from students

were told to wear skirts and heels and carried a match-ing handbag on campus corner; all of a sudden we w ere suppos e d to w ear jeans,” Purcell said. “It was

a time of many changes.”H o w e v e r, t h e p r e s i -

dent who defined OU was William Banowsky, Purcell said.

His vision gave the uni-versity a sense of confi-dence, she said. With that spirit, he built the south

stadium seating, doubled the floor space in the library and added the baseball sta-dium. OU also emerged to be an AAU university — an institution with a proper re-search status, Purcell said.

But no matter who was serving, Purcell said each

president brought their own qualities to the table.

“It has always been a pleasure to work with dif-ferent presidents.” Purcell said.

A 37-year veteran at OU, Purcell has served 11 OU presidents in her position.

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that they are distracted by the things students around them are doing on their laptops.”

Some classes at OU have banned laptop use during large classes because of such distractions, but general chemistry has not because some students type notes on their laptops, Clifford said.

Technology does have its benefits, though, for large classes. Instructors require students to use clickers to engage them in class ques-tions. In general chemistry, clicker participation can count as extra credit. Clifford said it encourages students to come to class.

Another way to alleviate the effect of a lopsided stu-dent-teacher ratio is by di-viding students into smaller study sections.

Chemistry is divided into three types of class: a lecture, a lab and a lab recitation.

Reyna said the separation is beneficial.

“It’s fun to apply what you have learned in a lab or get a better understanding of the topic through the lab. And recitation is a good time to ask questions and get more of a one-on-one atmosphere, which is less intimidating,” she said.

Nguyen said the smaller

groups relieve student stress.“I do like how all the as-

pects of the class are sepa-rated. It seems to take some of the stress off by having things due at different times,” Nguyen said. “I like the way the lab and recitation is set up to meet once a week and having things not due until next week. And the class size is much smaller, allowing for plenty of questions if need be.”

Reyna said despite some flaws, OU does its part to make sure students learn the material. She said the available University College Action Tutoring is a big help for students who might strug-gle in large lecture courses.

“I do like having the ac-tion tutoring for chem. It is a more relaxed atmosphere and makes learning chemis-try easier,” Reyna said.

UC Action for general chemistry is offered weekly at the Physical Sciences Center and the Housing Learning Center in Adams Center.

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Students take notes during their general chemistry lecture on Wednesday in dale Hall. This fall, general chemistry courses have enrolled more than 1,300 students while instructors find ways to manage the large class sizes.

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that “wish[ed] to pan-tomime progressivism rather than practice it knowledgeably.” But ac-counts from people in-volved in the protest and journalists who spent time among the group paint things differ-ently. A Huffington Post reporter said the group was “highly orga-nized and based on consensus” and that it was a diverse group that operates on established schedules.

It doesn’t matter which of these accounts is true; whether the pro-testers are a saintly army heralding a needed revolution or a chaotic, pathetic force pining for the 1960s, they should not be facing this treat-ment at the hands of police. It doesn’t matter whether you think their

message is inspired or deluded, they should not be denied their right to protest.

But that is exactly what is happening, if the videos, pictures, ac-counts from hundreds of witnesses, hours of livestreaming and innu-

merable details coming in from social media can at all be trusted. True, the latter can-not be relied on to give a purely factual account,

but they can usually be trusted to create a reli-able impression of the situation on the ground — and the number of individuals involved makes that picture less likely to be swayed by the agenda of a few. It’s clear from the videos that something disturb-ing is happening in New York City. Yes, protesters

are probably at fault in some — maybe even many — cases. But if the police are at fault for in-citing the violence even the handful of times suggested by these vid-eos, this situation de-mands attention.

If just one person is being brutalized and wrongfully imprisoned by the police, it’s a big deal. Citizens’ horror should be the same whether the attack is on one or a hundred, and that outrage should be powerful enough to inspire a real outcry. It seems likely police are wrongfully restricting the rights of these pro-testers. And that’s some-thing no citizen, no matter what they think of this group or its mes-sage, can afford to stand by and watch.

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The Housing Center Student Association recently has begun

discussions on implement-ing legislation for gender-neutral housing.

Gender-neutral housing, unlike coed housing, which allows males and females to live on the same floor, would make it acceptable for those of different genders to room together.

Gender-neutral housing is already in affect at universi-ties and colleges around the country like Rutgers University, Ramapo College and Montclair State University. It is de-signed as an option to make more comfortable students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer.

The option has been forcefully pushed this year by Students for a Democratic Society and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Friends student group, and it has been seconded by many in the HCSA.

I personally have my reservations about gender-neutral housing. I can’t help but wonder if those who opted to participate would be criticized by their fellow students. I commend the HCSA and the student groups for pushing such a “radical” piece of legisla-tion and having the guts to see a problem and do something about it.

But I am skeptical of whether it will work in the dominant-ly republican state of Oklahoma.

Students should not be ostracized by their peers and should feel free to be themselves at all times. But would gen-der-neutral housing help or hinder that?

Some people may even use this as a way to “shack up”

with their significant other. Is that really appropriate when living on campus? I may be seen as “square” or what have you, but I personally don’t see anything wrong with the cur-rent system of living. We all have to deal with the annoying people who come in drunk at 3 a.m., but that’s what college is about: learning to deal with the annoying things and deal-ing with people. By isolating the GLBT students, we com-pletely lose out on opportunities to learn from them. People who are ignorant of GLBT struggles will be forever left in the dark. Gender-neutral housing would be like a crutch, allow-ing other students to push the GLBT community into a dorm and leave them there.

Instead of gender-neutral housing, perhaps we should be pushing for sensitivity training or something of that nature. Most students are curious but don’t really know who to ask. We need to teach one another, though. We need to learn about different lifestyles. We need to learn to live with each other.

The HCSA, instead of including students in such life-al-tering legislation, have kept somewhat tight lipped about it.

Many students, when asked about gender-neutral housing, either don’t know what it is or don’t know it is being discussed here at OU. Perhaps students aren’t as involved as they should be, but many don’t even know when and where the HCSA meets. General Council is held on Mondays at 7 p.m. in the conference room of Couch Center. I only found the website by googling the OU HCSA.

Where are the poster advertising meetings? Students should be informed about the HCSA so that they can participate, and their voices can be heard.

I’m hoping that people will start to be interested in OU HCSA. It’s your housing, and you have to live there — you should get some say.

Delaney Harness is a University College freshman.

Our View: As rumors spread about police brutality in the Wall Street protest, where is the public outcry?

A group of protesters marches nonviolently down the street, watch-ing as police officers arrest people from their ranks, seemingly randomly. A group of women standing on the street shouting slo-gans is rounded up into a mesh crowd-control net and sprayed in the face with pepper spray. Police drag a woman by her hair across the street.

These images could easily have come from any of the recent riots in dictator-controlled countries. But this time they come from the streets of New York City’s Financial District.

Occupy Wall Street, a movement to bring protesters from around the country to camp out and protest corporate corruption, has lasted for 12 days, brought more than a thousand people to the camp and spawned at least 45 soli-darity events around the world, according to the Occupy Wall Street web-site. Unsubstantiated reports of police brutal-ity and unfounded ar-rests have flooded social media since the start of the occupation, but cov-erage from mainstream media has been spotty and contradictory.

A New York Times article Friday charac-terized the group as “a noble but fractured and airy movement”

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Last week, a con-troversial death-penalty case

finally reached its end when Troy Davis was put to death by the state of Georgia.

His case had been in the system for almost two decades, and a substan-tial amount of money was put into the appeals process.

Eventually, the case began to unravel, revealing that it was more nuanced than previously believed. Seven of the nine witnesses brought forward either changed or recanted their statements. This brought doubt upon the entire case and also made the sentence of death more difficult to agree with.

I am not commenting on Troy Davis’ innocence or guilt. I do not know enough about this case to be able to make such a judgment, but what I do want to speak about is the trouble the death penalty brings.

In this specific case, doubt had fractured the sturdy foundation that made this story so cut and dry, but the system did not want to try to answer the questions that had arisen.

Instead, the state of Georgia and the justice system as a whole acted to end the process by killing the prisoner. If Troy Davis was an innocent man, the system has made a grave error that cannot be ignored.

On a moral basis, this kind of mistake should not hap-pen at all, and the death penalty makes it impossible to fix. There is no justice when an innocent individual is killed by the state to satisfy the families of the victims and the public as a whole.

The Death Penalty Information Center has gathered a great deal of data showing the problems with this partic-ular form of “justice.” It shows that 130 people have been released from this sentence because evidence of their in-nocence, or possible innocence, was discovered.

Eight people were killed and later thought to be in-nocent after evidence came forward, and the number of unsubstantiated similar cases could be more than 40.

Even one innocent person going through such a pro-cess is too much.

The website GOOD looked into another negative that is associated with the death penalty: It is extremely ex-pensive. They specifically looked at the 234 executions under the Perry governorship.

In Texas, dealing with death penalty cases cost taxpay-ers $3 million per inmate. So in the years that Perry was in office, the death penalty cost the state of Texas almost three quarters of a billion dollars.

That does not include the cost of housing the 310 peo-ple who are currently on death row, which can cost more than $15 million every year. All this money could go to so many other things that would actually benefit the state, but instead, it goes to killing people.

Finally, the U.S. ranks in the top 10 in the world of number of people executed. Other nations in the top 10 include North Korea, Iran, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Somalia and China.

How can we claim to hold the moral high ground in this world when we rank next to governments that are supposed to be our moral opposites?

We have to change our view of justice in the U.S. The federal government and the states need to truly look at the positives and negatives of the death penalty.

The need to bring peace to those who have suffered at the hand of criminals should not bias our judicial system to kill possibly innocent people.

That is not justice.

Zachary Carrel is an international studies and anthropology senior.

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political changes during the Soviet era and to the artist’s last wish to travel to China and use the Chinese Lotus symbols.

The director introduced each piece with great detail during the tour and said his personal favorite within the collection is the lotus series.

“It is very emotional,” d’Humieres said. “He really put his heart into it.”

Wanda O’Neil, one of the docents touring the gallery, said the addition is exciting.

“The more I look at them, the more

interesting they become,” O’Neil said. Rauschenberg was born in Texas. He was

a painter and sculptor who also worked with photography, printmaking, paper-making and performance. The artist passed away in May 2008.

Mary Lynn Kotz, author of the award-winning biography, Rauschenberg: Art and Life, will give an illustrative talk on Rauschenberg’s life and his art in the mu-seum’s auditorium at 6 p.m. Friday.

The lecture is followed by the opening re-ception tour at 8:30 p.m. A reception party will follow at 9 p.m. at In the Raw restaurant on Campus Corner.

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Students lend their lawns — for a price

JEREMY CHOATStaff Reporter

Football time in Oklahoma means OU students are trad-ing front lawns for a month’s worth of air-conditioning.

Student’s front yards and driveways give thousands of game day fans a place to park and students a chance to earn a little spending money.

Around 10 a.m., parking signs start to come up around campus. Lot owners pull out the lawn mowers and trim their lawn to take advantage of the annual cash cow and headache that is game day parking.

Lukken Imel, microbiol-ogy graduate student, and his three roommates sell parking on their lawns on Circle Drive and Lindsey Street.

Their lot is smaller than some, but on game day it still turns a profit.

About 12 cars can fit into the yard, Imel said. They charge $20 per car, which nets the roommates $240 on a busy game day.

Their profits might not sound like a fortune; however, like most other students sell-ing parking, they pay for rent or utilities with the money.

Norman does not have a citywide policy that prohibits this practice.

No permits are needed to set up a parking area as long as the students get permis-sion from the property owner and follow parking regula-tions, Norman city clerk Linda Price said.

Imel said almost any-one who has grass within half a mile from Oklahoma Memorial Stadium uses it as parking because fans will pay anything to be close to the stadium.

Senior Brandon Biggs is banking on the fact that people will pay for nearby parking.

Biggs sells his space for $20 a car, which in turn could put $340 dollars in his pocket.

This is third season he has

Opportunistic Sooners offset space shortages

Top: Nick Griffin, chemical engineering junior, Greg Emde, micro-biology senior, and Jackson Göebel, letters senior, sell parking in front of their house on Jenkins Avenue on Saturday.

Left: A car in need of a place to park approaches the students. On game days , the amateur entrepreneurs net up to $240 making room for 12 cars on their lawn.PHOTOS BY AUBRIE HILL/THE DAILY

been using his yard on Page Street to hold about 17 cars. For a 7 p.m. kickoff, the lawn starts to fill in by 2:30 p.m. and is full by 4 p.m., Biggs said.

On Debarr Avenue, se-niors Baily Ballard, Taylor H o l m g r e n a n d Ta y l o r Golloway rent out their house’s extra space to make a dent in their rent. They have eight spaces, and they too sell the spaces in their lot for $20.

By 6:30 p.m., lots are filled, and fans running late may have a ways to walk. Lots on Jenkins Avenue a mile and half away from the stadium will have prices slashed to draw fans and meet demand.

As long as there are games to be played and parking to be found, students will sell their extra space because like any college student, they won’t pay themselves.

PRINTS: Late artist honors lotusesContinued from page A1

FRED JONES JR. MUSEUM OF ART

Smithsonian to address new wing opening next month

The director of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery will speak at the opening of the new wing of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art next month.

Martin E. Sullivan will give the keynote ad-dress at a President’s Associates Dinner on Oct. 21 celebrating the opening of the Stuart Wing.

Sullivan earned a doctorate in American history from the University of Notre Dame

and was awarded an honorary doctorate by St. Mary’s College of Maryland.

Sullivan has taught history and museum studies at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, George Washington University and Arizona State University.

The wing is named after OU regent Jon R. Stuart and his wife, Dee Dee. It was named after them in honor of their $3 million dona-tion to the campaign to fund the expansion of the museum, according to a press release.

It will open to the public Oct. 22 and a free community celebration will take place from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 23.

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Students dress their salads Tuesday at the salad bar in Couch Restaurants. Couch Restaurants offers a wide variety of foods to students, many that contribute to the weight gain associated with entering college.

The freshman 15. These three words haunt each fresh-

man’s mind as they enter college and tend to mock you as you indulge in that juicy burger or your third dessert for the day.

As a freshman, I didn’t expect to have such a hard time eating healthfully and avoiding the legend-ary, yet taboo freshman 15. However, things changed the first day I stepped foot into the Couch Restaurants.

For caf newbies, it’s easy to see the array of foods set before you and get carried away. Here are some tips for getting your money’s worth at the caf and avoid-ing the alleged freshman 15.

1 Say no to the sweet tooth every once in a while

Getting a piece of cheese-cake or tiramisu with every meal will not keep off the weight, nor is it a health-ful choice. Instead, limit

yourself to one dessert a day. Also, instead of get-ting the piece of cake that contains one-fourth of your daily calorie intake, opt for a cup of frozen yogurt at the Freshens station topped with fresh fruit. This will sat-isfy your sweet tooth while cutting your dessert calorie

intake by almost half.

2 less is not always best

If you think get-ting just one or two things from the Main Street sta-tion — aka fried food lane — is a good choice, don’t be fooled. Choose quality over

quantity. Instead, opt for some

pasta paired with a salad and fresh fruit. It may look like a lot on your plate, but it will be more healthful than snacking on French fries and fried ravioli.

3 Don’t go on a food frenzy

The No. 1 hazard about eating in the caf is its options. With the wide va-riety of food, it’s easy to put stir-fry, pizza and chips with queso on your plate all at one sitting. And let’s not for-get about Chick-fil-A.

Be aware of what you put on your plate, and go in knowing what you want to eat and stick to your plan. This will help to avoid graz-ing, and in your quest of avoiding the freshman 15.

Brooke Buckmaster is a University College freshman.

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High-calorie protein diet builds a leaner, stronger body

Becoming leaner and stronger means you have to eat more

— constantly.Your body must be in a

constant state of caloric ex-cess if your goal is to grow more muscle.

Pack on the proteinAnd to grow more muscle,

you should engage in a pro-tein-rich diet.

Foods high in protein have the greatest effect on muscle growth.

Also, eating more protein will speed up your metabo-lism because protein is harder for your digestive system to breakdown than carbohydrates or fats. Your regular diet should include beef, pork, chicken and fish.

Making good decisions in the grocery store, at conve-nience stores and in restaurants is key in creating a big-ger, stronger, leaner you. In a pinch, a pack of beef jerky is much better for you to consume than a Snickers bar, and a Snickers won’t help you add muscle — it will only help you become fat.

Always go for the grillAt a grocery store, opt for things that are easily grilled

and bleed over things that don’t. That means you should buy red meat, fish, poultry, dairy, whole grains and water.

Add skim milk, oatmeal, eggs and whole wheat bread to the list.

Eating these foods in bulk while maintaining a steady weight-lifting program at the gym will give your body no choice but to grow.

Stay away from starchAt restaurants, look for items on the menu that say,

“steak,” “ribs,” “hamburger” or “fish,” in the title. But don’t eat the normal side of French fries that usually come with those entrees. French fries can’t help you.

Sides at restaurants that can help you, though, include sweet potatoes, salads and steamed vegetables. If it’s fried, you probably shouldn’t go near it as a side and think twice about it as an entrée.

Forget the fried foodsFried foods hold copious amounts of grease and fat

in them. Grilled foods are in a manner that allow most grease and fat to fall off into an open flame.

But in the end, your goal should be to eat more and lift more.

RJ Young is a professional writing graduate student. Young has a bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports science from the University of Tulsa and previously has worked as a personal trainer.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year for some. When the leaves change colors, the weather is mild, and all you want to do is pick up a pumpkin spice latte.

As all of this is composed into one season, you can’t forget about the fall fashion trends that remain the same, come back or that are new for the season.

Here on OU’s campus there are certain trends that don’t go away Haley Kirk said, early childhood education senior and employee at Blush on Campus Corner.

“The leggings, North Face and Magellan jackets, skinny

jeans, Ugg boots and Toms are items that stay on cam-pus throughout most of the fall season,” Kirk said.

All of these items will make their regular ap-pearance on campus this season, but what are some things that will be new this fall?

According to college-fashion.net, college cam-puses can expect to see neutral and bright jewel colors all over.

These range from toupe, plum, silver, dark teal, and mustard yellow.

Business sophomore Cait Russell works at Rockin’ Bohemian on Campus Corner, and said she loves to wear bright colors for the fall.

“Bright accessories are my go-to items, because you can get into a routine of the same clothes in the fall. I change the colors of my scarfs, hats, and gloves so it doesn’t look like I’m wearing the same thing.”

While some go for bright colors and accessories, others such as Blair Chaney, advertising senior and employee at Shoetopia on Campus Corner, go for the usual boots and sweaters.

“Jeans and my boots are my go-to items. You can change them up and wear different things with the combination,” Chaney said.

As fall comes, rolling in the change of clothes or add-ing different pieces to your wardrobe can make a great difference.

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fashion: Fall looks take classic appeal inspired by 1950s elementsContinued from page A7

But, of course, you can’t forget about the fellas: guys fashion trends this season fea-ture the return of the turtle-neck as well

as many other twists on past favorites. One aspect of men’s wear for Fall 2011 is the return of classic combinations that are infused with a 1950s refer-ence that would not look out of place in an episode of “Leave It to Beaver.”

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Out of the blinding limelight that surrounds Oklahoma football, junior running back Dominique Whaley dared to appear from the depths of an already-talented depth chart.

His ability to accelerate down the sideline and quickly hit gaps has provoked thoughts of OU Heisman winners Steve Owens and Billy Sims.

Whaley began the season as the second-best running back on OU’s depth chart, and he finished with four touchdowns and 131 yards rushing on 18 carries in a 47-14 shellacking of the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Sept. 3.

But what no one understood, what no one could get a handle on, was that all of that pro-duction on the ground came from a football player who is not on scholarship — a walk-on. And then there were questions.

Who is Dominique Whaley? Where has he come from? Why hadn’t anyone heard of him until now?

There’s an answer to all three of those questions, and the story starts in Ansbach, Germany.

Making waves in GermanyArmy brats move wherever the U.S. military

demands, and Whaley’s parents were no ex-ception. Whaley lived in five states — Georgia, Missouri, Texas, Florida and Oklahoma — and two continents before his 21st birthday.

In fall 2004, Ansbach Middle High School football coach Marcus George was introduced to Whaley at U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach.

Ansbach High had a reputation for winning football games in Europe, even against larger-populated schools. But it didn’t take long for George to recognize Whaley’s talent and break into the Cougars’ starting lineup.

Whaley was one of the strongest and most gifted football players he has coached, George said via email.

“At 5’10”, 175, he was benching close to 300 (pounds) as a sophomore, so power was not an issue,” George said.

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“You think all the time about what has transpired, and every day that you think, you become full with the different emotions because you obviously wish he was here with you.”

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Wednesday night is the most important game so far this season for the OU volleyball team.

All year, the Sooners have talked about winning a Big 12 championship, and they can put themselves in position to do that with a win over the No. 8 Texas Longhorns at McCasland Field House.

However, the evening will be about so much more than a game. It will be a re-minder about how precious life is.

Wednesday night, the Sooners will host its third annual Pledge for a Cure event to raise awareness for cancer re-search. The event is being held to honor the life of Javier Restrepo — the son of coach Santiago Restrepo — who died July 31, 2009, from acute lymphoblastic

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Sooners tip off Big 12 home opener

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Junior outside hitter Morgan Reynolds prepares to spike the ball during a game earlier this season. Reynolds and the Sooners host Texas for their first home conference game this season. OU beat Baylor, 3-1, on the road in its conference opener Sept. 21.

2011 record: 11-5 (0-2)2010 conference record: 9-11 (6th)Last game: Lost to Kansas State, 3-0, on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.

Key players: Senior L Allison King, Junior MB Torri Campbell, Senior MB Brianna Tolbert, Freshman OH Adri Nora, Senior S Brittany Ridenour

AT A GLANCE Baylor Bears

The Bears were voted to � nish sixth in the Big 12 preseason poll. They have a good mix of experience and youth, and they possess a good offense but a defense that needs some work.

The Bears are averaging just a .939 serve-receiving percentage.

The Bears were hit early in the season by the injury bug when starting libero Jordan Rice broke her hand in practice. However, Allison King has done a great job � lling in for her.

Also on the Bears roster is Melissa Jones, a former basketball star for Baylor. She is using her � nal year of eligibility to play volleyball, like Carlee Roethlisberger is doing at Oklahoma.

2011 record: 11-2 (2-0)2010 conference record: 13-7 (tied 3rd)Last game: Beat Texas Tech, 3-0, on Saturday in Lubbock

Key players: Senior OH Carly Jenson, Freshman OH Victoria Hurtt, Junior MB Jamie Straube, Junior S Alison Landwehr, Sophomore L Kristn Hahn

AT A GLANCE Iowa State Cyclones

Iowa State is once again a top contender, not only in the Big 12 but in the country. The Cyclones have a great road win to their credit, beating Florida in Gainesville, Fla., where the Gators were ranked ninth in the country.

Iowa State dropped two matches on the road against No. 14 Northern Iowa and No. 10 Nebraska before sweeping Missouri and Texas Tech last week. The Cyclones are ranked No. 16 in the latest AVCA coaches poll.

2011 record: 11-2 (0-1)2010 conference record: 8-12 (7th)Last game: Lost to Texas, 3-0, on Saturday in Austin

Key players: Senior OH Allison May� eld, Sophomore MB Caroline Jarmoc, Junior MB Taylor Tolefree, Sophomore S Kara Wehrs

AT A GLANCE Kansas Jayhawks

Kansas has one of the more impressive nonconference wins for the Big 12 this season, defeating No. 9 Minnesota at the Northern Iowa Invitational earlier this month. The Jayhawks also lost a � ve-set match to No. 14 Northern Iowa in the tournament.

Outside of that tournament, Kansas has played and defeated mostly inferior competition.

Kansas has a very young roster with only three seniors, so it will be interesting to see how they respond in the rigors of Big 12 conference play.

2011 record: 12-3 (1-0)2010 conference record: 6-14 (9th)Last game: Beat Baylor, 3-0, on Saturday in Manhattan, Kan.

Key players: Sophomore MB Kaitlynn Pelger, Sophomore OH Lilla Porubek, Junior OH Kathleen Ludwig, Junior S Caitlyn Donahue, Junior L Kuulei Kaballis

AT A GLANCE Kansas State Wildcats

Kansas State has a common opponent with OU in Missouri State. The Wildcats beat the Bears in � ve sets during the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational hosted by Missouri State.

That’s the biggest win the Wildcats have to their credit as they have lost three matches to more stout competition, winning only one set in the process.

The Wildcats are extremely young with no senior leadership on the roster. It could be a long year of growth for coach Suzie Fritz’ young squad.

2011 record: 14-4 (1-1)2010 conference record: 12-8 (5th)Last game: Beat Texas A&M, 3-1, on Saturday in Columbia, Mo.

Key players: Sophomore OH Lisa Henning, Freshman OH Emily Wilson, Senior MB Brittney Brimmage, Sophomore S Molly Kreklow, Senior DS Priscilla Armendariz

AT A GLANCE Missouri Tigers

Missouri has been on the cusp of the top 25 all season long. Its losses have come to teams who have all received votes in the AVCA coaches poll this season, led by Western Kentucky, which was the fourth team out in this week’s poll.

The Tigers are a very scrappy team and have an intimidating home atmosphere that gives them a big edge at home. The Tigers are another young team, but they are being led by several freshmen. Whether the success continues in a tough conference remains to be seen.

2011 record: 11-3 (0-1)2010 conference record: 7-13 (8th)Last game: Lost to Missouri, 3-1, in Columbia, Mo.

Key players: Senior OH Kelsey Black, Junior OH/MB Alisia Kastmo, Junior OH Tori Mellinger, Sophomore S Allie Sawatzky, Junior L Megan Pendergast

AT A GLANCE Texas A&M Aggies

The Aggies ripped off nine consecutive wins to start the season before stumbling this past weekend at the Adidas Invitational at Michigan, losing to Xavier and Michigan.

The Aggies received seven votes in the most recent AVCA poll, sitting at 12th out in the top-25 rankings.

The Aggies boast a veteran team, with 11 players on the roster a junior or a senior.

The Aggies are always a tough draw and made the Sweet 16 last season, despite only going 7-13 in conference play.

2011 record: 8-3 (1-0)2010 conference record: 18-2 (2th)Restrepo’s take: “They are extremely talented, very physical, very tall. They want to terminate the ball as soon as they pass for the kill. We’re going to have to be patient ... to put pressure on them.”

Key players: Senior MB Rachael Adams (2.6 kills per set, 1.52 blocks per set), Sophomore S Hannah Allison (7.28 assists per set, 1.95 digs per set), Freshman OH Haley Eckerman (3.13 kills per set), Freshman OH Khat Bell (2.58 kills per set, 2.50 digs per set)

AT A GLANCE Texas Longhorns

Texas is the team to beat in the conference until someone knocks them from its perch. Texas is ready for conference play and very battle-tested after playing three top-10 teams in non-conference play, including No. 9 Minnesota back-to-back nights at the beginning of September. The Longhorns were swept in both matches.

Texas also played Florida and Penn State the following week, losing to the sixth-ranked Gators in � ve sets but defeating the four-time defending national champion Nittany Lions in � ve sets.

All conference champion hopefuls will have to defeat Texas if they want to win the crown.

2011 record: 14-2 (0-1)2010 conference record: 2-18 (11th)Last game: Beat New Mexico, 3-2, on Monday in Albuquerque, N.M.

Key players: Senior OH Amanda Dowdy, Senior S Karlyn Meyers, Junior OH Miara Cave, Junior L Tory Vaughan, Freshman OH Breeann David

AT A GLANCE Texas Tech Red Raiders

A new coach was exactly what the doctor ordered in Lubbock. This season, coach Don Flora has injected a new sense of pride and energy in this Red Raider team, and the results have been undeniable.

The Red Raiders’ 14 wins are three more than they have had in the past three seasons combined. Granted, Texas Tech has not been playing the most stout competition — all but two of its wins have been sweeps — so it’s hard to believe this pace of play will continue in conference. However, there is no denying the Red Raiders are looking to pull an upset or two in conference play.

OU must get past UT to win Big 12, national title

“I think that’s enough motivation in itself to help us come out with a win,” McLaurin said. “We just want that title of being the best in the Big 12. Nothing better.”

Coach Santiago Restrepo said there is no doubt about the importance of win-ning Wednesday’s match. However, he said it’s really another stop on the road to a championship.

“The thing is to take every day as normal as it could be,” Restrepo said, “not to put so much emphasis on one night or in one day, continue doing what you’re doing and, hope-fully, [the team is] calm and

collected playing at home.”For the seniors, the thought

of a Big 12 championship used to be a far-away dream.

Now, it’s a possible reality.“This could be the start of

a Big 12 championship that we’ve never really been able to get,” Barker said. “I don’t think people necessarily un-derstand how big of a deal it is to have so much support and how big of a difference it makes just having that en-ergy there.”

It’s true that matching the intensity of the rivalry is hard to do. You can see for yourself just how intense the volley-ball edition is tonight.

Red River Rivalry takes to the court

LUKE MCCONNELLSports Reporter

When you think Oklahoma and Texas, a picture imme-diately pops into your head: Burnt orange and crimson split down the 50-yard line. The Cotton Bowl. The State Fair of Texas.

However, the Red River Rivalry is not confined just to the gridiron. It permeates every sport in which the two schools compete, and volley-ball is no exception.

At 7 p.m. Wednesday, the 40th meeting of the No. 8 Longhorns and No. 25 Sooners will be held at McCasland Field House.

Texas is big and athletic, traits senior setter Brianne Barker said set the Longhorns apart from other teams in the country.

“They definitely bring size and athleticism to the table, and they’ve been successful in the Big 12 because of their size in the past,” Barker said. “I think it’s going to be a very tough game, tough atmo-sphere for us, but it’s nothing we haven’t seen before.”

The records don’t speak to the intensity of the rival-ry. Texas leads the all-time series 37-2, including 15-1 in Norman. However, the past six matches have been competitive, with OU steal-ing a five-set win in 2008 in Austin.

Th e tea m says o f f e n -sive struggles have been the downfall of the past few matches with the Longhorns. Barker said all the other piec-es were there, but the offense didn’t show up.

“Defense is there, every-thing else has been there, just the offensive production hasn’t been there in the past,” Barker said. “I think that’s something that has definitely changed this year.

“I really think that was the missing link.”

Sophomore middle block-er Sallie McLaurin said the speed of the offense is an edge OU has over Texas, and the Sooners will need to ex-ploit that to claim a victory.

“That’s what makes us a good team — our de-fense, and how fast we play,” McLaurin said. “We can use that to our advantage.”

Junior defensive specialist María Fernanda hails from Puerto Rico. She said she didn’t watch a lot of football there, so she was unaware of the intensity of the rivalry. Once she arrived in Norman, she quickly discovered just how important the rivalry is to both teams.

“When I got here, then that’s when I noticed every-thing,” Fernanda said. “After that, I was like, ‘I know how it is.’ You just get into it so quickly.”

The Sooners’ goal is to win a Big 12 championship this year, something that has not happened in the history of Oklahoma volleyball.

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Junior defensive specialist María Fernanda prepares to bump the ball during a game earlier this season.

GO AND DOOU vs. Texas

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GO AND DOOU vs. OSUWHEN: 7 p.m Friday

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Oklahoma kicking it into high gear

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Sophomore forward Amy Petrikin traps a ball during a game earlier this season. Petrikin’s contribution on offense is much improved from last season, helping the Sooners offset losing OU’s all-time leading scorer, Whitney Palmer, to graduation.

Sooners host OSU in first conference match this season

TOBI NEIDYSports Reporter

Oklahoma soccer kicks off its Big 12 conference opener this weekend, hosting No. 2 Oklahoma State at 7 p.m. Friday at John Crain Field.

The Sooners are the only team that hasn’t played a conference game thus far.

The Sooners are current-ly riding a two-game losing streak after falling to New Mexico and LSU in a pair of road matches last week. With a 5-6 record, OU will look to do most of its damage against one of the top conferences in the nation. The Sooners are the only team that has a los-ing overall record going into conference action.

Sophomore Amy Petrikin became this year‘s most im-proved Sooner on offense by posting four goals this year after taking just four totals shots all of last season.

After starting as a defend-er, Petrikin moved up the field in the attack, where she is currently tied with three other Sooners as the team’s leading goal scorer.

Petrikin’s three game-win-ning goals through 10 games also ties the Tulsa native with three other candidates for the most game-winners in the conference.

Oklahoma has already an-swered the question about what the offense was going to do with the program’s lead-ing scorer, Whitney Palmer, this season.

So far, four Sooners have combined for 16 of the Sooners’ 21 goals, includ-ing junior forwards Dria Hampton, Caitlin Mooney, senior forward Michelle Alexander and Petrikin, who all have four goals each.

Hampton and Mooney also have combined for seven assists and 21 shots

AT A GLANCE Oklahoma State» COWGIRLS: 13-0, 2-0 Big 12

The Cowgirls bring a perfect 13-0 record into Norman this week and are in position to run the ta-bles during their conference stint. The defending Big 12 champs and preseason No. 1 team in the confer-ence collected wins over Kansas, 5-1, and Missouri, 2-0, last weekend to start off a Big 12 run.

OSU’s defense has been tremendous this season, allowing just four total goals through 1,175:24 min-utes of action this year.

The Cowgirls downed the Sooners, 1-0, during a nonconference game in August. OSU has shut out op-ponents a league-leading nine times this year.» Difference-maker: Forward Krista Lopez has shined on national scene for OSU. The senior re-ceived National Player of the Week honors on Sept. 7 for her stellar performance in the Cowgirl attack against Arkansas-Little Rock, against whom Lopez posted four goals and eight points.

» Big wins: 1-0 at USC (Sept. 9), 2-1 vs. BYU (Sept. 15)» Potential big games: at A&M (Oct. 23), vs. Tech (Oct. 27)

AT A GLANCE Texas A&M» AGGIES: 8-4, 2-0 Big 12

The Aggies lead the Big 12 in all offensive catego-ries, including shots (279), points (152) and goals (47). A&M averages just under four goals per game, while all other Big 12 teams average 2.6-1.3 goals this season.

A&M is tied with OSU with two conference victories already with wins against Baylor and Iowa State. The Aggies are riding a five-game unbeaten streak going into this weekend’s conference matchups against Missouri and Kansas.» Difference Maker: Forward Annie Kunz continues to be on point for the Aggies in the attack by leading the conference with 10 goals and 24 points this year.

» Big wins: 3-0 vs. Dartmouth (Sept. 2), 4-3 OT vs. No. 1 North Carolina (Sept. 11)» Potential big games: at Tech (Oct. 7), vs. OSU (Oct. 23)

AT A GLANCE Texas Tech» RED RAIDERS: 7-3-1, 1-0 Big 12

The Red Raiders gained their first conference win of the season against Missouri, 1-0, last weekend and will be looking to notch their second Big 12 win against Baylor on Friday.

Tech also is stout on defense, allowing just six goals and collecting eight shutouts this season.

» Big wins: 5-0 at Arizona State (Sept. 16), 5-0 vs. Northern Arizona (Sept. 25)» Potential big games: vs. A&M (Oct. 7), at TCU (Oct. 9), at OSU (Oct. 27)

AT A GLANCE Baylor» LADY BEARS: 9-2-1, 1-1 Big 12

With only two losses on the Bears’ resume, it’s easy to see why this team continues to be a menace to op-posing defensive units. Baylor has outscored oppo-nents 20-2 in wins this season, allowing just six goals in 12 games.

Baylor is currently on a three-game unbeaten streak, with Tech and Kansas up next on the chopping block for the Bears this weekend.

» Big wins: 5-1 vs. UTSA (Aug. 28), 1-0 at Texas (Sept. 23)» Potential big games: vs. Tech (Sept. 30), vs. OSU (Oct. 21)

AT A GLANCE Texas» LONGHORNS: 7-3, 1-1 Big 12

The Longhorn Network debuted both conference games for Texas this past weekend, including a 2-1 victory against Iowa State after a 1-0 loss to Baylor on Friday. The UT offense has outscored opponents 21-9, including a 11-6 advantage in the second half.

» Big wins: 2-1 OT vs. USC (Sept. 11)» Potential big games: vs. OSU (Oct. 14), vs. A&M (Oct. 28)

AT A GLANCE Kansas» JAYHAWKS: 7-4, 0-1 Big 12

The Jayhawks felt the heat from No. 2 Oklahoma State last weekend, losing a 5-1 contest against the Big 12 conference leader.

But KU was able to bounce back from the misfor-tune to top Oral Roberts, 6-1, Sunday in Lawrence.

» Big wins: 4-1 vs. Arkansas (Aug. 21), 3-2 vs. USC (Aug. 26)» Potential big games: vs. Texas (Sept. 30), vs. A&M (Oct. 2)

AT A GLANCE Missouri» TIGERS: 8-4, 0-2 Big 12

After being picked as the preseason No. 3 team in the conference, the Tigers have struggled in recent weeks, collecting three losses in the last four games.

Missouri was the recipient of an early conference game against No. 2 OSU last week, when the Cowgirls handed the Tigers a 2-0 defeat in Columbia, Mo., after falling by one goal to Tech on Sept. 23.

The Tigers host A&M and Texas this weekend. A win against either team would help Missouri get back on the right track in conference play.

» Big wins: 1-0 vs. No. 7 Ohio State (Aug. 26)» Potential big games: vs. A&M (Sept. 30), vs. OU (Oct. 16 on ESPNU)

AT A GLANCE Iowa State» CYCLONES: 6-5-1, 0-2 Big 12

After winning three straight, the Cyclones dropped their first two conference games to A&M,3-1, and Texas, 2-1, last weekend.

ISU looks to redeem itself from a slow conference start with opportunities to knock off OSU and Baylor this weekend in Ames.

OU to open Big 12 play with Bedlam

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Senior forward Michelle Alexander fights over a ball during a game earlier this season. The Sooners begin a tough conference schedule by hosting No. 2 Oklahoma State.

on goal.Senior for ward Kelsey

Kraft has been instrumental for the OU offense, scoring one goal with two assists this year. Her 11 shots on goal ties Mooney for the most on the team.

On the defensive side of the ball, the Sooners have re-lied on seasoned goalkeeper Kelsey Devonshire to play in goal this season. The ju-nior has made 32 saves this season and has registered almost 800 total minutes be-tween the posts.

Last season, OU finished with the highest conference ranking in the program’s his-tory (third in regular season) and went on to compete in the team’s first-ever Big 12 Championship. Although the Sooners lost to OSU in pen-alty kicks, the 2010 OU team had come a long way from starting as the preseason No. 10 team in the conference.

This year, the Sooners will need to find a way to win close contests and road games if OU wants to make another run at the Big 12 title.

The Sooners will be looking

for their first road win this season after falling to 0-4 in nonconference away games.

Four of the Sooners’ six

total losses have been one-goal deficits, including a 1-0 nonconference loss to OSU in August.

So far this season, the Oklahoma offense has largely lived up

to its billing. With legitimate Heisman

contenders at both quarter-back and receiver, an incred-ibly fast tempo and an expe-rienced offensive line, this year’s offense promised to be one of the most explosive ever under Bob Stoops.

Thus far, the group has lived up to the hype by put-ting up close to 600 yards in two of the first three games.

However, the one blem-ish has been short-yardage situations.

Several times against both Missouri and Florida State, the Sooners were forced to either punt or kick a field goal due to the team’s in-ability to convert on third-and-short. The biggest factor in the Sooners’ inability to punch the ball in has been an inconsistent short-yard-age rushing game.

“We just need to run the ball better,” offensive line coach James Patton said. “There are some cases like the third-and-one out there on the first play (against Missouri). That’s just a mat-ter of getting a hat on a hat

and making a tempo play.”A big question mark for

the Sooners at the start of the season was which player would be the feature back. Now it appears OU has a go-to man at the goal line in powerful junior running back Dominique Whaley.

As good as all of the backs have been, though, the team feels that in order to get the extra couple of yards, they simply need to be more physical up front.

That means the backs have to hit the hole hard and run downhill. But it also means the linemen have to get low and be physical from the start of the play to create a hole.

“This week, we’re re-ally making an emphasis on getting low and moving the guys out of there, espe-cially at the goal line,” senior

lineman Stephen Good said. “Our saying is, ‘Score with your man, and the running back will score.’ So we’re re-ally concentrating on that and making sure everything is perfect, making sure our hands are inside and we’re low. The low man usually wins.”

Now, more importantly that ever, the Sooner line-men need to find that physicality.

With junior starting center Ben Habern out for at least four to six weeks with a bro-ken bone in his right arm, OU’s line will be tested more than ever.

The linemen say they know the challenge that lies ahead of them and feel like they are up to it.

“Physicality is defi-nitely the key,” junior Lane Johnson said. “We know that we have to pick it up. Our run game is a big part of what we do. We know we have to be physical in the games com-ing up.”

Greg Fewell is a journalism senior and the assistant sports editor for The Daily. You can follow him on Twitter at @gregfewell.

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Ansbach’s 31-game winning streak. George remembered the day he knew Whaley was something special.

“On one play — first game, first quarter — he broke his thumb, he picked up a fum-bled punt — he was back to receive the punt with an-other player — ran over two players and outran the entire team down the sideline for a 70-yard touchdown,” George said. “It was only when he scored that he realized his thumb was badly broken.”

But people had started to notice Whaley before that play.

“In his sophomore year, before he broke his thumb, we scrimmaged a much larger school,” George said. “He broke several runs for big yardage. After the scrim-mage the opposing coach asked where we had found such a great back. He took the game over.”

G e o r g e h a s c o a c h e d Ansbach’s football team for 10 years. Under his guid-ance, the Cougars rarely lose football games.

“In a seven-year span, 2002-2008, we lost only two games,” George said. “Both of those occurred the year [Whaley] got hurt. With him, nobody would have been close.”

W h a l e y h a s b e c o m e a Cougar to emulate for George’s teams and has been with them in spirit since his freshman year at Ansbach.

“[Whaley’s photo] has been on our hall of fame board since 2004. He was a good person and a great ath-lete. We are proud,” George said.

Back to the U.S.Whaley came to Lawton

MacArthur High School during his junior year in 2006 and explained to coach Brett Manning he wanted to play football. It did not take long for Whaley to prove to Manning he could not only play — he could start.

“It took him a few weeks to learn our system, how we do things,” Manning said. “But as he was getting time to play, he became a huge con-tributor for us.”

Whaley played slot receiv-er for MacArthur and was a part of the 2006 team that fell one win shy of the class 5A state championship against Carl Albert High School. Manning said Whaley was a big part of the team’s play-off run and played a key role in their come-from-behind win against Ada High School in the quarterfinals.

As a senior, Whaley played on both sides of the ball, starting at slot receiver and

defensive back.Manning said once he

heard Whaley would prob-ably get touches at running back against Tulsa in OU’s opener, he hoped his for-mer player would have a big game.

“Talking with coach (Cale) Gundy in the spring and summer — he recruits our area and also happens to be the running back coach — he was telling us ‘[Whaley] might start for us,’ and he was telling us how good he was doing with the offen-sive line that they have. And with the tradition they have, I felt confident that if given a chance, [Whaley] could have a great game.”

Many have asked when Stoops will give Whaley an athletic scholarship, and Manning said he hopes it comes soon.

“I know he’s working hard and struggling to make ends meet,” he said. “I sure hope they have something to give him. He’s a great kid — very humble, very hard working and a great athlete.”

Whaley finished his high school career as a selection at defensive back to play in the 2008 Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State Game but didn’t get any offers to play football on scholarship. So he did what most athletes who love the game do upon enrolling in college.

He walked on.

A walk-onWhaley graduated from

Lawton Mac in 2008 and later enrolled at Langston University in Guthrie. Some were surprised to see him at the NAIA school, especially then-offensive line coach and current interim coach Mickey Joseph.

Joseph was the starting quarterback at Nebraska in

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Junior running back Dominique Whaley runs the ball against Missouri during oU’s 38-28 win against the tigers on Saturday at oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Whaley made headlines in germany well before his break-out game for oU against tulsa on Sept. 3.

1990. He led the Cornhuskers to a 9-3 record and a 1991 Orange Bowl berth under Tom Osborne.

He said he remembered Whaley showing up to prac-tice in 2008.

“I came in ’08, and he got here when I got here,” Joseph said. “I don’t think anybody recruited him. He just showed up here.”

Joseph said Whaley was on an academic scholarship while at Langston with above-average ACT scores. He said he was a good running back for the Lions, but emphasized the importance of an excep-tional offensive line.

“You can have the best backs, but if those boys up front are garbage then that run game is gonna be gar-bage,” Joseph said. “I think running backs are dime a dozen. It goes back to who’s blocking for those running backs. I’m not on OU’s staff, but I can say Dominique was a good kid who retained what we taught him.”

Senior running back Carlos Ross was No. 1 on the depth chart during Whaley’s only season at Langston. Ross is still Langston’s starting run-ning back.

Ross said he had a good re-lationship with Whaley.

“We were good friends,” Ross said. “We had each oth-er’s backs.”

Ross, nicknamed The Boss, rushed for 714 yards on 145 attempts with 26 receptions for 252 yards and eight total

touchdowns in 2008. He said Whaley pushed him at prac-tice and during games.

“He’s one smart player,” Ross said. “He’s a hard work-er in the weight room and on the field.”

Though he was unhappy to see him leave, Ross said he was happy when he heard Whaley was walking on at OU.

“I was hoping he would do good because I knew he was a good football player,” Ross said. “I figured it would be good for [OU].”

Coming to OUW h a l e y c a m e t o t h e

Sooner football team in 2009 and was forced to sit out

the 2010 season because of NCAA transfer regulations. But he slowly made his way up the depth chart by dem-onstrating his dynamic abil-ities at running back during the 2010 and 2011 spring games.

His teammates took notice of his demeanor and skill as a football player, despite sit-ting out 2009.

“ I f D o m w o u l d h a v e been able to play last year, he would have been able to contribute,” sophomore wide receiver Kenny Stills said. “Dom is a guy who brings so much intensity to the practice field. He’s re-ally quiet, but you know he’s there working his hardest.”

Now a father of two and t h e f i a n c é o f M o n i q u e Atkinson, Whaley may have finally found the team and school that is right for him. He has proven he can play a large role for the national contender.

Stoops said scholarships are not awarded to players until after the season, and the coach showed he re-wards hard work by giving walk-ons Trent Ratterree and James Winchester scholar-ships prior to this year.

Whaley said he hopes a full scholarship awaits him after the season. Until then, he said he will keep working hard and doing what he does best: play football.

Greg Fewellgreg_f@ou.edu

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pRofileDominique WhaleyYear: Junior Position: Running back Background: • a two-sport athlete at ansbach Middle high School in germany

• European track and field 100-meter dash champion with a time of 11.48

• Played in 10 games during langston’s 2008 season, rushing for 258 yards on 58 carries and two touchdowns

• Transferred to OU in 2009

• OU safety Javon Harris played with Whaley at lawton Macarthur high School

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The Bowl Championship Series’ two-team per con-ference limit could be up for discussion as the BCS nears another round of television negotiations.

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Mike Slive was asked during a telecon-ference Tuesday about the possibility of the BCS chang-ing its rules to allow more than two teams from a con-ference to play in the five most lucrative bowl games in a year.

He didn’t say if he would support a change, but did indicate that it might be con-sidered by the conference commissioners.

“I do know this: That Bill Hancock has put together a list of issues that he believes the commissioners and the BCS bowl oversight commit-tee ought to be looking at as the BCS develops a position on upcoming negotiations. I think that’s one of them,” he said.

“I think there are going to be several issues that are im-portant enough to have se-rious discussion about, and that would be one of them.”

S l i ve a n d Te x a s A & M President R. Bowen Loftin were answering questions about the Aggies’ move to the SEC.

I n a n e m a i l t o T h e Associated Press, Hancock declined to discuss Slive’s comments or elaborate on what other possible changes to the BCS he’d like to see the

commissioners address.“ T h e c o m m i s s i o n e r s

are committed to making the BCS the best it can be,” Hancock wrote. “It’s very good now. Just what ‘making it the best’ might entail will be evaluated in a thought-ful and deliberate process over the next six or eight months.”

A BCS bid is worth about $17 million to an automatic qualifying conference. The limit was first set when the BCS was implemented in 1999 and there were only four games — the Rose, Sugar, Fiesta and Orange bowls.

The BCS championship game was added for the 2006 season, bumping the total number of games to five and bids to 10.

Removing the two-team

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OSU’s Pickens warns conference will ‘have a problem’ if Missouri leaves

SAN ANTONIO — Oklahoma State billionaire booster T. Boone Pickens says the Big 12 is in trou-ble if Missouri leaves.

Missouri has been rumored to possi-bly follow Texas A&M to the SEC. In San Antonio on Tuesday, Pickens said “we got a real problem” if Missouri doesn’t stay in the Big 12.

The oil magnate has given Oklahoma State’s football program hundreds of mil-lions of dollars and kept vocal during the latest round of college realignment. Pickens also says TCU and Houston are the most sensible replacements for the Big 12.

The Aggies will begin playing in the SEC next year.Five Big 12 teams are ranked in the Top 25 — which

Pickens says makes it unusual that the conference is “fall-ing apart.”

The Associated Press

Big 12

Conference chairman says ADs committed to stabilizing the league

GRAPEVINE, Texas — The chairman of the Big 12 ath-letic directors says that group is fully engaged and com-mitted to putting together necessary agree-ments to provide stability they all want for the conference.

But formalizing such agreements among the nine schools is still a work in process.

Iowa State athletic director Jamie Pollard says the ADs spent a lot of time talking Tuesday about how provide input to a spe-cial committee of four league presidents working on initiatives designed to provide solidarity and stability to the future of the Big 12.

Their regularly scheduled fall meeting came a day after Texas A&M was formally introduced as the SEC’s 13th member. That move takes effect for the 2012-13 school year.

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cap from the BCS would likely be a boon for the SEC and the Big Ten.

Since the BCS was imple-mented in 1999, the Big Ten has received two BCS bids in a season 10 times.

The SEC has gotten two BCS bids eight times. The Big 12 has received two BCS five times and the Pac-10 (now Pac-12) three times.

The Big East and Atlantic Coast Conference have never received two BCS bids in a season.

The Big Ten has grown to 12 teams, adding Nebraska this season. The SEC will have at least 13 teams start-ing next season with the ad-dition of Texas A&M.

The Associated Press

SEC commissioner indicates a change could be considered

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This April 30, 2008, file photo shows Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive (left) and ACC commissioner John Swofford speak with the media during the BCS meetings in Hollywood, Fla. Slive suggested changes to the BCS selection process could be negotiated.

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Javi: Sooner coach’s strength remembered in face of son’s adversityContinued from page B1

leukemia.Javi’s life has become a rallying

point for the team, especially for those who were at OU when he passed away.

“We just all came together as a family, and in terms of that, that’s just what happens,” assistant coach Kelly Files said. “You come togeth-er and you stick together and you go through the daily things at hand, but your mind is off somewhere else.”

A father’s strengthRestrepo said he is excited about

the night because it will raise awareness about the effects cancer has, not just physically but emo-tionally as well.

“Hopefully with the nation, we’ll be able to find a cure fast enough so other families don’t suffer like our family did,” Restrepo said.

Senior setter Brianne Barker said Restrepo’s strength throughout the whole ordeal is often overlooked. He showed a huge amount of cour-age that should not be forgotten, Barker said.

“Nobody really talks about the strength of Santi and the strength of his heart, but he has shown me so much that year that he is such a strong man,” she said. “To have a child pass away but still be there for (his wife) Heidi and (his son) Diego — to be a great father to Diego — it speaks volumes for the person that he is.”

In Javi’s last days, the OU com-munity ral l ied in support of Restrepo and his aching family. OU football coach Bob Stoops fulfilled Javi’s wish of going to the beach by flying the Restrepo family to Florida where they spent time at Stoops’ condo soaking in the sun and play-ing in the sands.

Women’s basketball coach Sherri Coale paid for a photographer to come do a family photo session with all four Restrepos. The OU ath-letic department organized a sports day for Javi. He played football, bas-ketball, baseball and soccer at all the OU athletic facilities, accompa-nied by several student athletes.

Restrepo said his family was very appreciative of the outpour-ing of love, despite the tough circumstances.

“It’s too bad that a situation like [Javi’s illness] had to happen in order for that to happen,” he said, “but we are very appreciative of what the community has done for us and continues to do to keep his memory alive.”

The day-to-day struggles are still there, and Files said she and the team are always there to support Restrepo any way they can.

“We just try to do our best wher-ever he is at in the moment and support him and be there for him,” Files said. “If he needs to talk or if he just needs a shoulder to cry on or if he needs some alone time — we love him and care for him.”

Restrepo said it’s sometimes hard to deal with the conflicting emo-tions — sadness that Javi is gone and happiness when recalling the memories they shared together.

“You think all the time about what has transpired, and every day that you think, you become full with the different emotions because you obviously wish he was here with

Melodie lettKeMan/the daily

top: oU volleyball coach Santiago Restrepo talks with his players during the oU-arkansas match Sept. 6. the Sooners will face the texas longhorns on Wednesday, and they also will host their third annual pledge for a cure in honor of Restrepo’s son.

left: Restrepo, heidi Santiago and their son, Javier, enjoy one another’s com-pany. Javier passed away July 31, 2009, from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. he was 4 years old.

at a glancePledge for a Cureall donations will be given to the Jimmy everest center for cancer and blood Disorders at the children’s hospital at oU Medical center.

Cash will be accepted, along with checks and money orders made out to the Jec foundation.

ou football coach bob Stoops, women’s basketball coach Sherri coale and men’s basketball coach lon Kruger will sign autographs from 6:15 to 6:45 p.m. in the wrestling team room on the north end of Mccasland field house.

only one item per coach is allowed, and a minimum donation of $10 is required.

all proceeds from the autograph session also benefit the JEC foundation.

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you,” Restrepo said. “But it’s also a happy moment because you know the great times you had with him are very vivid.”

Together as a teamThere through it all have been the

women on the team. They’ve felt the pain of Javi’s death, too, even if it’s just a fraction of what Restrepo, his wife and his son deal with.

Barker said while she didn’t fully comprehend everything transpiring as Javi’s cancer relapsed and eventu-ally led to his death, it moved her.

“It was more of a shock to me be-cause this little boy was so happy, and every time you saw him, he

had a smile on his face,” Barker said. “You just couldn’t understand how that little kid was going through so much pain.”

Barker said having a new crop of girls each year hasn’t diminished Javi’s story. She said the team has taken ownership of making his memory last.

“We want to do this for years to come,” Barker said. “We wear that Javi patch every single game for a reason, and I think that it’s so special to us because not every team has something to fight for every game or have someone to remember every game, but our team does.”

Files said the players’ character

has blown her away.“I think that them just stepping

forward just shows so much about their heart, their care for Santiago, their love for him and this program,” Files said. “They know that it’s im-portant to him.”

Restrepo said though a win against Texas would mean the world to him, he wants the Sooners to have fun and play hard more than anything.

“Go out there and battle. Fight like a champion — like my son did,” he said. “Have fun with it and enjoy it and embrace it. Whatever comes out of it, as long as you did your best, that’s what I will be happy with.”

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