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UOSA delays approval of parking ticket appeals

Free food, entertainment offered to promote Honors College study abroad program

CHASE COOKThe Oklahoma Daily

The International Program Center launched Italy Week on Tuesday night with its “Eatily” food celebration.

Center Vice President Zach Messitte said students should take advantage of the free tastes of cul-ture that Italy Week is offering.

“This week has been designed to spur OU students to continue to study abroad in Italy,” Messitte said. “Students should really

talk to someone that has been to Arezzo, Italy ... they have a really transformative experience.”

Liz Stevens, history senior, studied in Arezzo, but said stu-dents should take advantage of the study abroad programs avail-able at OU even if they don’t go to Italy.

“Everyone should do a study abroad program,” Stevens said. “It really opens your mind and broadens your horizons.”

The International Program Center account and budget rep-resentative Lauren Lee said the week of events is free and open to the public. She also noted special guest Fabrizio Nava, the Italian

Consul General of Houston, who will attend the final concert on Friday.

Lee thanked the Joe C. and Carole Kerr McClendon Honors College, UOSA, the OU School of Music and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles for mak-ing the event possible.

Italy Week off ers taste of Italian cultureItaly Week events

» Today — The Italian movie “Gomorrah” will be shown at 7 p.m. inside Meacham Auditorium.» Thursday — Turn in the spring 2011 study abroad application, learn about the trip and enjoy free pizza from 3 to 5 p.m in Hester Hall, Room 170.» Friday — Paganini Trio Concert at 7:30 p.m. at Pittman Recital Hall inside Catlett Music Center.

Events free and open to the public.

Everyone should do a

study abroad program. It

really opens your mind and

broadens your horizons.”

— LIZ STEVENS, HISTORY SENIOR

Student Congress cancels meeting due to member’s academic workload

KATHLEEN EVANSThe Oklahoma Daily

Approval of student Parking Appeals Board members will be delayed another week due to the UOSA Undergraduate Student Congress executive board’s deci-sion to cancel Tuesday’s regularly scheduled meeting.

At 10:35 Monday night, Student Congress Chairman Brett Stidham

sent an e-mail to members saying the meeting was canceled after deciding representatives needed more time to study for tests and complete class assignments.

A l t h o u g h t h e U O S A C o d e Annotated does not require Student Congress to hold a certain number of meetings or give notice before canceling, representatives

are aware that meetings are consis-tently scheduled at 7 p.m. Tuesdays in Adams Hall 150.

Regardless of hours worked, the Congress chair, vice chair and sec-retary all receive monthly stipends of $325, $225 and $175, respective-ly, according to the code.

Stidham, human resources management senior, justified the cancelation, which will delay other business in addition to the approval of student Parking Appeals Board members, by saying the first round of exams caught representatives off-guard.

“Life happens, regardless of what you do or how much you study,” Stidham said. “Life happens — that cuts across all kinds of students.”

All items scheduled for the can-celed Student Congress meet-ing have been rolled to Tuesday’s agenda.

The Parking Appeals Board members receive an hourly wage from Parking and Transit Services, according to the code. However, with the meeting delay, these mem-bers have not been appointed and therefore cannot work or receive their salaries. Board members are

typically approved in the spring and were approved by the Graduate Student Senate Sunday night.

At the GSS meeting, one of the board’s chairs, Alexandra Philbrick, asked them to approve the positions so the board could begin working on backed-up student parking tick-et appeals. There were 67 backed-up appeals as of Tuesday after-noon, according to Betty Love, an assistant to the director of Parking and Transit Services.

ONLINE AT OUDAILY.COM» Link: Read the UOSA Code Annotated

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Kappa Alpha Theta members rehearse for University Sing on Tuesday evening in the basement of the Sigma Phi Epsilon house. This fall’s U-Sing production, “Prequels,” will feature seven acts instead of the usual six due to a tie during tryouts. U-Sing is a yearly showcase of student groups’ artistic, vocal and acting abilities and is sponsored by the Campus Activities Council. Tryout judges decided not to break the tie because it was not fair to differentiate between groups who had previously won U-Sing, chairwoman Rachel Ratcliffe said. With the additional group, more students can participate in the U-Sing shows that run Oct. 28 to 30 in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center’s Holmberg Hall. The addition of a group did pose a few logistical problems when determining the location of the awards show, rehearsal times, show length and the number of pre-sale tickets participants receive, Ratcliffe said. Tickets for U-Sing go on sale Oct. 19 at ticketstorm.com.

For a complete list of participating groups, visit OUDaily.com.

DANCE | ORGANIZATIONS PREPARE FOR VARIETY SHOW

Discussion focuses on state of Islam in U.S.

EMILY HOPKINSThe Oklahoma Daily

World Peace Day should re-mind citizens that inclusive-ness overcomes intolerance, a theme reflected throughout his-tory, said Malaka Elyazgi, Gov. Brad Henry’s Ethnic American Advisory Council chairwoman.

Elyazgi was one of three panel-ists to lead the “My America, My Islam” forum. Panelists spoke to a crowd of more than 130 people Tuesday night in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Regents Room.

E l y a z g i said 9/11 was a w a k e - u p c a l l f o r h e r and for many A m e r i c a n Muslims.

“ I d i d n ’ t u n d e r s t a n d how someone could claim and adhere to the same beliefs that I do and do something so horrific,” she said. “It was something that caused all Muslims to not only feel de-pressed about what happened but to not understand how someone could take our peace-ful religion and do as such.”

The panel discussion and Q-and-A session focused on the state of Islam in America and related current events such as the New York Islamic center controversy; OU’s department of Middle East studies, led by Professor Joshua Landis; and the Women’s and Gender Studies’ Center for Social Justice spon-sored the event.

Muslims in the Middle East see Americans through presidents, troops and Hollywood, journalist and international public speaker Mona Eltahawy said.

“Is that how you want to be portrayed to the rest of the world? For those who don’t understand Americans, you can combine that triangle and understand how fear and suspicion comes up,” Eltahawy said.

Eltahawy is the Center for Social Justice’s activist-in-

Panel promotesinclusionof Islam

SEE ISLAM PAGE 2

ONLINE AT OUDAILY.COM» Video: Watch highlights from the panel discussion

» Link: Read information about related topics

However, at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Philbrick, human resources management senior, was unaware the Student Congress meeting had been canceled and that the board would have to wait another week for approval.

“I didn’t know it was can-celed. You’re basically just telling me it now,” Philbrick told a Daily reporter.

Also on the agenda was legislation looking to im-prove parking at the research

campus and transportation between the research cam-pus and the main campus, according to an e-mail from Steve Sichterman, one of the authors of the legisla-tion and Student Congress representative.

“The legislation is going to come up next Tuesday,” Sichterman said. “I don’t be-lieve [the cancellation] will affect students. I am meeting with the director of Parking Services, which will allow me to voice student concerns.”

Graduate Student Senate Chair Silas DeBoer said the

cancellation would not af-fect GSS.

“Yes, the Parking Appeals Board appointments will un-fortunately wait on Congress’ dime,” he wrote in an e-mail. “If the House cannot main-tain quorum [the required number of members to meet], then nothing will get done. Brett made a judgment call based on his agenda, and I hope to see Congress return next Tuesday to address stu-dent needs.”

To conduct business, a quorum is required, accord-ing to the UOSA Constitution

and code. This means at least 25 students must be present.

Stidham said he felt mem-bers would be preoccupied and unfocused during the meeting due to academic pressures.

“With midterm [exams], there is a lot of time to pre-pare, but the first round of tests caught a lot of members off-guard, like it does a lot of students at this university,” he said. “We just wanted to give them some respite be-fore everything caught up with them.”

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UOSA: Canceled meeting halts board approvalContinued from page 1

Today around campus» The Women’s Outreach Program will register people for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

» Christians on Campus will host a Bible study 12:30 to 1:15 p.m. in the Union’s Traditions Room.

» Career Services will host a free workshop on interview techniques for all JMC majors 1:30 to 2 p.m. in Gaylord’s Hall of Fame Room.

» Career Services will host a free workshop on interview techniques for all Arts and Science majors 3 to 3:30 p.m. in the Union’s Crimson Room.

» Professor George Henderson will hold a lecture for all students about race and the university 5 to 7 p.m. in the Honors College Nancy Mergler Library.

» Animal Volunteer Alliance will hold a meeting 7 to 9 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room.

» Campus Activities Council’s University Sing will hold a meeting 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. in the Union’s Heritage Room.

» This day in OU history

Sept. 22, 1943Sooner football fans support wartime efforts

To preserve war materials, football fans who wished to attend the games remained at home to conserve tires and gasoline. However, the games were broadcast over the radio station WNAD. Sooner fans who listened to the games at home were able to conserve these materials that were put to better use in the ongoing World War II.

Students learn football chants to support team Students gathered in Holmberg Hall to learn the “OU

Chant,” “Boomer Sooner” and the “Hi-ricky-ty.” The chants we still cheer today were rehearsed by students to ensure adequacy for the fi rst football game. The meeting was in preparation for the game against the Norman Naval Air Station Zoomers.

*Source: The Oklahoma Daily archives

Thursday, Sept. 23» Daniel Pullin will host an informative workshop entitled “How to Break into Consulting” noon to 1 p.m. in the Union’s Frontier Room.

» Christians on Campus will host a Bible study noon to 1 p.m. in the Union’s Traditions Room.

» An engineering luncheon will be hosted noon 1:30 p.m. in the Union’s Regents Room.

» Standards of Excellence Focus Groups will meet 1:30 to 3 p.m. in the Union’s Pioneer Room.

» Career Services will host a free workshop on interview techniques for all business majors 2:30 to 3 p.m. in the Union’s Frontier Room.

» OU Arezzo Program and Honors in Italy will sponsor an open house with pizza and drinks 3 to 5 p.m. in Hester Hall, Room 170.

» Construction Science Career Fair will be 4 to 6:30 p.m. in the Union.

» The Honors College, the Political Science Club and Cate Resident Student Association will host a professor panel discussion on “Economics and the Election” at 6:30 p.m. in Cate Center Main.

» Arab Student Association will meet 8 to 11 p.m. in the Union’s Heritage Room.

Friday, Sept. 24» Price College Business Energy Solutions Center and the Division of Management and Entrepreneurship will sponsor a free, public panel discussion on the business of alternative energy at 3 p.m. in Adams Hall, Room 150.

» Union Programming Board will show “Grown Ups” at 4, 7, 10 and 11:50 p.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

» OU Softball will play against Rose State at 5:15 p.m. and against St. Gregory’s at 7:30 p.m. at the OU Softball Complex.

Shack-A-Thon sign-up ends this week

Friday is the fi nal day

to sign up for the annual

Shack-A-Thon event

sponsored by OU’s Habitat

for Humanity Campus

Chapter.

An informational session

for groups interested will

take place at 7 tonight in

Oklahoma Memorial Union’s

Alma Wilson Room.

The meeting is a chance

for groups to learn about the

Oct. 6 event taking place on

the South Oval.

“At the meeting we will go

over exactly what Shack-

A-Thon is, the schedule of

events on the day of and

the rules and expectations,”

said Melanie Seley, chapter

president and business

senior, in an e-mail.

Teams will build their

shacks out of materials that

would normally be found in

a trash can or Dumpster,

according to the offi cial

rules and regulations.

Visit OUDaily.com to

download the complete

rules and regulations packet.

— Ryan Gerbosi/The Daily

Corporation gives university $65,000 grant

ExxonMobil Corp.

donated $65,000 in

department grants to OU.

It will be distributed

among various colleges and

departments: the College

of Engineering, Mewbourne

College of Earth and Energy,

the Michael F. Price College

of Business and Career

Services.

The money will go toward

scholarships, visiting

speakers, educational

purposes and travel, said

Chris Shilling, university

spokesman.

This is not the fi rst

time Exxon Mobil has

partnered with OU. Shilling

said the corporation gave

the landmark gift for the

ExxonMobil Lawrence G.

Rawl Engineering Practice

Facility.

— Dhara Sheth/The Daily

residence this semester.Mohamed Daadaoui, as-

sistant professor of political science for Oklahoma City University, joined Elyazgi and Eltahawy on the panel.

“A lot of what we know about Islam here in this country is what we see in the media and the news: con-flict, the Taliban, al-Qaida, religious and political toler-ance and so forth. But this is something we can change through the educational process and the political

process to try to counteract what comes from the radical right,” he said.

Students, professors and community members came to see another side of Islam.

“I’m building my thesis about Islamic perceptions in America. This panel was extremely enlightening. I thought all the speakers were so knowledgeable and objective,” said Xaina Alghabra, journalism gradu-ate student.

Many audience members stayed after the panel ended to further discuss issues with the panelists.

ISLAM: Panelist urges change by educationContinued from page 1

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(Left to right) Panelists Malaka Elyazqi, Ethnic American Advisory Council chairwoman; Mona Eltahawy, journalist and international public speaker; and Mohamed Daadaoui, Oklahoma City University political science professor address the audience at the “My America, My Islam” forum Tuesday night in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Regents Room.

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THUMBS UP ›› Understanding promoted through “My America, My Islam” panel (see page 1)

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Hey, UOSA: Responsibility matters

Every day, the Huston Huffman Center is packed.Shoes screech on the basketball courts. Stairmasters and

tread climbers spin furiously under straining legs. Metal plates clang and thwack as students grunt their way into strength and tone.

Afterward, the protein tubs come out. Sports drinks are mixed and recovery smoothies are purchased.

In the midst of this scramble for the best name-brand re-covery drink — keeping an eye out for those branched-chain amino acids — I want to draw your attention to a contender that has recently been mak-ing a comeback: Milk.

That’s right, they got it right in first grade. Milk has got it going on.

In O c t ob e r 2 0 0 8 , t h e Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition published a review of the potential applications of standard bovine milk as an exercise beverage.

Milk, indeed, has what growing muscles and strength train-ers crave.

For muscle growth, the body needs an increase in the mus-cle protein net balance, which in turn requires an increase in protein synthesis and/or a decrease in protein breakdown.

Drinking milk after a resistance workout such as weight-lifting has been shown to increase the net balance of amino acids — protein’s building blocks — in the muscles.

And there’s icing on the cake. Over time, drinking milk after a workout leads to losing more body fat. Investigators at McMasters University compared women who drank milk

after lifting weights to those who drank sports drinks. Not only did the women drinking milk gain more muscle, they were the only ones to lose an equivalent amount of fat.

Future hulks, however, aren’t the only ones who can ben-efit from mom’s classic pick-me-up. Endurance trainers also stand to gain from milk.

After any type of endurance or cardio workout, the body has two main needs: glycogen recovery and fluid recovery. We want to restock our depleted energy stores and refill our dehydrated bodies.

Milk is excellent at satisfying both of these needs. Chocolate milk has been shown to fare well in glycogen recovery when pitted against commercial sports drinks.

Due to its high content of electrolytes — the subject of Gatorade’s favorite advertising pitch — low-fat milk actually outperformed the commercial sports drink as a rehydration beverage.

Furthermore, milk has been proven to successfully delay the onset of fatigue after an exhausting endurance workout.

So, drink milk. If you don’t dig the original, get its chocolate brother or its strawberry sister. You’ll be in good company.

Can you guess what Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps drank between races?

— Jay Kumar,

microbiology sophomore

Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

Milk: It does a workout goodJay Kumar

STAFF COLUMNN

OU and Glasgow are not similar and should not be compared

In Monday’s issue of The Daily, Gerard Keiser compares the financial situation of OU and the University of Glasgow as if they were largely syn-onymous. I find it difficult to imagine a situation to which the phrase “apples and oranges” applies more readily.

For example, the fact that prior to 1998 British Higher Education was effectively free reveals the extent to which funding models for British and American higher education have evolved differently.

Even today, with the introduction of tuition and “top-up” fees, the very level of government sup-port that British universities receive still far out-paces the levels that universities like OU receive.

At OU, no doubt unlike the situation in Glasgow, we have service departments that are totally sup-ported by fees. Parking Services is a prominent example.

Parking Services supports itself entirely on the sale of parking permits and the revenue from parking tickets. In addition to maintaining a mul-titude of lots near almost every building on cam-pus, it pays for the bonds on the Asp Avenue and Elm Avenue parking garages. It pays for a profes-sional staff of employees who really aren’t out to get you.

Unlike in Glasgow, we don’t get enough money from the state of Oklahoma to pay for everything we do. That’s why we pay tuition. It’s why we pay fees to keep our libraries in the top 20 in the na-tion and to retain the best and the brightest. And yes, it’s why we pay fees to housing.

— Andrew Kierig, history and political science senior

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Jon Stewart of “The Daily Show” announced Thursday that he will host the Rally to Restore Sanity on Oct. 30 in Washington, D.C.

Pause, take a deep breath and make plans for the trip. I’m calling on all OU students with even the slightest inkling of inter-est. We are organizing an Oklahoma Delegation to at-tend the rally and I want you to come.

As Stewart said, our na-tion is facing many serious issues, which have “real if imperfect solutions” that “70 to 80 percent of our popula-tion could agree to try and could ultimately live with.” The only problem is “the conversation and process is controlled by the other 15 to 20 percent.”

Those of us who are mod-erate in our political, eco-nomic or social persuasions have been marginalized by the margins.

Electing President Barack Obama has been a great step in the r ight direc-tion, but the momentum must continue. We have a

responsibility to ensure that our country is moving in the right direction.

In the last several years we have seen political candi-dates whose ideas and goals are just crazy and, as of now, we have not mounted a sig-nificant enough response to problems.

The immigration debate provides a particularly acute example of just how far off track our country’s political dialogue has gone.

We have seen Republican leaders in Congress, includ-ing Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., discuss a repeal of the 14th Amendment, cit-ing the overwhelming ef-fects of “anchor babies” on American jobs.

O t h e r s a d v o c a t e f o r a fence, a big fence, in the hopes of keeping the Mexicans in Mexico.

The painful irony here

is that corporate America, such as agribusiness de-pends upon immigrants for their giant profit margins.

They then fill the political action committees and lob-bying firms full of right wing politicians who system-atically vote for corporate interests.

They’re fueling the fire at one end of the immigration debate and fanning it at the other.

Instead, we should have a more streamlined process for citizenship, so these ille-gal immigrants can contrib-ute to our nation within the parameters of the law. This is the reasonable solution.

W h e re a re t h e rat i o -nal discussions between Democrats and Republicans over these salient issues?

T h e r e a r e s h o u t i n g matches and threats, but no discussion. Our country desperately needs biparti-san, moderate solutions.

The collective must pre-vail, the 24-hour news cycle, will continue to blow issues of minute significance into harmful retroactive ploys.

W e ’ r e g o i n g t o Washington in an attempt to relieve ourselves of these afflictions, or at least let the rest of America know that we exist.

We can at least slow down global warming. We can balance the budget. We can end the wars. But we have to let America and the rest of the world know that is ex-actly what we want.

Recent polls have re-vealed that more Americans than ever before feel that the future of America will be worse than its past. I refuse to let myself be overcome by such a debilitating attitude.

This is the real deal. This is happening. Let your voice be heard as we drown out the insane ramblings that have caused most of us to turn a deaf ear to our coun-try’s cries for help. Come be a patriot.

— Jess Eddy,

religious studies and political

science junior

Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

Restore your sanity with Stewart

We wanted to use this editorial to let our readers know we weren’t going to publish a paper tomorrow.

You see, just like members of UOSA Undergraduate Student Congress, we have a ton of homework, an essay or five to write, and tests to study for.

Student Congress chair-man Brett Stidham said, “life happens,” when a Daily reporter asked why he can-celed Tuesday evening ’s regularly scheduled Student Congress meeting.

“Life happens” to The Daily too, so we felt we de-serve a day off.

B u t t h e n w e r e a l i z e d something : “Life happens” to all students regardless of outside obligations — wheth-er it be athletics, jobs or children. But these students don’t just stop what they’re sup-posed to be doing.

Student Congress shouldn’t be any different.

S o here’s our message to Student C o n g r e s s : Y o u h a v e i m p o r t a n t

responsibilities to fulfill. If you can’t handle it, you shouldn’t be our representatives.

For Undergraduate Student Congress to pass anything, they must have at least 25 of the 48 representatives present.

If more than 23 representa-tives can’t manage to attend a meeting, the student body needs to stop electing them and they need to abstain from running for office.

It’s not fair to your constit-uents if you can’t be present at a weekly two-hour meet-ing, especially one as impor-tant as Tuesday night’s meet-ing could have been.

If the meeting had been held, the Parking Appeals

Board, which is normally confirmed in the spring, could have finally been approved. Instead, board members will go unap-proved and appealed parking tickets un-answered for another week.

Also on the agenda for Tuesday’s meet-ing was legislation that aims to improve parking at the research campus and trans-portation between the research and main

campuses.But these and other concerns were put

on hold because “life happened.”This is no excuse. Our elected represen-

tatives have had, at the very least, about a month to learn how to balance their time between schoolwork and their obligation to the student body.

In his mass e-mail to Student Congress on Monday night, Stidham said “academic obligations” were preventing the represen-tatives from meeting.

He wrote, “Since Student Congress should be a representation of students at the University, I believe that we should hold ourselves to those same high aca-demic standards to which our constituents strive to achieve.”

There’s only one problem : Student Congress members do not have the same academic standards their constituents are striving to achieve. They have higher stan-dards to achieve. Their standard is to keep up with their class work and represent us at the same time.

This balancing act between their roles as students and representatives was plain and clear when they ran for their positions.

And if the Congress chair, vice chair and secretary are going to receive a monthly stipend of $325, $225 and $174, respective-ly — as the UOSA Code Annotated states — then we expect them to meet with our representatives to discuss, debate and vote on the many issues important to students.

UOSA has long battled the assumption by students that it is an irrelevant govern-ing body whose sole purpose is to build resumes.

The cancellation of a very important meeting doesn’t help its reputation.

A student athlete wouldn’t tell a coach that he or she can’t perform during com-petition because “life happened.”

Responsible student employees wouldn’t call their bosses at 10:30 p.m. the night be-fore their shift saying they won’t be at work because they have too much homework. Their boss would not deem this an accept-able excuse, and neither should the bosses of UOSA.

Who are the bosses of UOSA? We — the students.

Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

It’s not fair to your

constituents if you

can’t be present at

a weekly two-hour

meeting, especially

one as important

as Tuesday night’s

meeting could

have been.”

Editor’s note: The following letter is in response to Monday’s opinion column “Housing and Food Services — learn from the Scottish” by Gerard Keiser.

Jess Eddy

STAFF COLUMN

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LUMN

And there’s icing on

the cake. Over time,

drinking milk after a

workout leads to losing

more body fat.”

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Kellen McGugan was a kid when his fa-ther ripped a picture of a naked woman out of an early CD single he’d purchased.

“I got to keep the CD, which was good,” McGugan said.

Keeping that CD did more g o o d t ha n h e c ou l d’v e known at the time. The song was “Zero” by guitar-driven ’90s alt-rockers The Smashing Pumpkins, a band that McGugan, with his band, The Pretty Black Chains, will be opening for Friday at Tulsa’s Cain’s Ballroom.

T h e s h o w w i t h t h e Pumpkins kicks off the big-gest weekend in The Pretty Black Chains’ young life, as the band will travel back home to Oklahoma City for its CD release show at The Conservatory the next day. It’s releasing “Ceremonies” with help from its good friends, openers The Burning Hotels from Ft. Worth, and Stillwater’s latest lo-cals, DEERPEOPLE.

It’s been a long road since the band started, and “Ceremonies” is just the lat-est stop. McGugan said the quality of the band’s recorded music has improved im-mensely since the band began to truly take itself seriously. The band has been writing

better songs in the time since it finished re-cording “Ceremonies,” he said.

“Having this record released feels like that chapter in this band is over, and we’re already starting something new; progress-ing to something new,” McGugan said.

Saturday night may be the only pub-lic performance of the songs

from “Ceremonies,” which McGugan has vowed to put to rest.

“ We’ re mu c h m o re comfortable with [the new songs] and we like them a lot better,” he said.

Quality songwriting is good news for such a well-reputed live act as The Chains, who play every show like it’s inside a packed arena.

“Blowing people away is where we get the most satisfaction,” McGugan

said.But how’s it going to feel Friday night,

performing with Billy Corgan on the side of the stage?

“The jitters will be there, but we’ll defi-nitely be ready,” McGugan said. “We’re looking at this from a very professional point of view and I think the amount that we practice and rehearse and rehearse and rehearse will be reflected in that show ... we’re putting that vibe out that we are defi-nitely a band to be taken seriously.”

Wednesday, September 22, 2010 • 5The Oklahoma Daily | OUDaily.com

LIFE&ARTS Dusty Somers, life & arts editordailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-5189

TOMORROW ›› Read about University Theatre’s production of “Rent,” opening Friday

CONCERT

Biggest weekend of band’s career looms

CONCERT BILLWHAT: The Pretty Black Chains

“Ceremonies” CD Release ShowWHO: The Pretty Black Chains

with openers The Burning Hotels and DEERPEOPLE

WHEN: 9:30 p.m. SaturdayWHERE: The Conservatory,

8911 N. Western, Oklahoma CityCOST: $7, all ages, fi rst 200

to purchase “Ceremonies” receive a 5-song demo for free

MATT CARNEY/THE DAILY

Top: Derek Knowlton and Kellen McGugan of The Pretty Black Chains perform at the Dustbowl Arts Market Music Festival on Campus Corner in August. Right: Knowlton plays guitar at Dustbowl. The band releases its debut album at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at The Conservatory.

Metal singer ready to rock with Anthrax againJoey Belladonna was the lead singer of metal act Anthrax

from 1984 to 1992, during which time the band was nomi-nated for three Grammy Awards. Earlier this year, Belladonna rejoined the band to perform a series of shows in Europe with the “Big Four” — Anthrax, Metallica, Slayer and Megadeth. Anthrax makes a stop in Oklahoma City Thursday before head-ing out on tour again with Slayer and Megadeth. The Daily’s AJ Lansdale spoke to Belladonna about his long career in music.

AJ Lansdale: So you’ve been in and out of Anthrax a couple of times. You left in 1992, then came back for the Among the Living tour in 2005. What was it like being in the band back in the ’80s and ’90s, and has any-thing changed with the reunions?

Joey Belladonna: The band is a bit stronger — better musicians, more mature. We’re doing great musically, understanding each other’s needs. We know more what we have to do, and we’re working toward the same goal: putting out a great album.

AL: It seems like metal is more popular overall in Europe than in the U.S. What was it like playing the Sonisphere shows in Europe with Slayer, Metallica and Megadeth?

JB: It’s more overwhelm-ing over there, they’re more enthusiastic overall. Maybe they grew up with a bet-ter environment,

they’re just so rampant about it, they feed off it. It’s still cool in the States, but it’s not quite the same culture.

AL: Who are your favorite musicians or groups, as influ-ences or just that you enjoy listening to?

JB: Rush is one of my favorites, it’s always been awe-some. Neil Schon (guitarist of Journey) always blew me away. Sevendust is one of the newer bands that I like, but I find a lot of stuff that’s really enjoyable, It’s really hard to pin down any one favorite.

AL: Sort of going back to the Big Four shows, after the Okalhoma City show on Thusday, Anthrax is head-ing to Dallas with Slayer and Megadeth to be part of the Jagermeister Music Tour. What’s it like to have three of

the biggest bands in thrash metal on one tour?JB: It’s awesome, man. You learn to respect peo-

ples’ achievements and friendship. It’s an honor, and I’m looking forward to playing with those guys again. It takes a lot to achieve their goals and do what they’ve done.

AL: OK, so the band’s been working on a new album, ten-tatively titled “Worship Music.” John Bush left the band, so

you’re recording new vocal tracks for the album. Kind of a strange title, but Scott (Ian) said in an interview with Metal Hammer in Germany that you guys might change it?

JB: I’m doing some new stuff on top of what they al-ready have. I don’t really know about the title of the

album; I’m a little out of the loop. As far as I know, the name should stay intact. There’s going to be some

interesting stuff — it’s hard to give a detailed ver-sion, but they’ve had it one way [and] it’ll change

a bit with me, but there’s going to be some real good riffs, really heavy.

AL: It seems to me that metal is undergo-ing a renaissance of sorts. Do you think that metal’s coming back to pop culture, or do

you think it never left? JB: I’d have to say it never really left. It swings

up and down like every other musical style. It’s actually more accepted now than I think it’s ever

been. There’s a lot more younger kids coming out to shows; I see parents bringing their kids to shows.

It stretches across the generation gap.

— AJ Lansdale,

professional writing senior

AL: It seems like metal is more popular overall in Europe than in the U.S. What was it like playing the Sonisphereshows in Europe with Slayer, Metallica and Megadeth?

JB: It’s more overwhelm-ing over there, they’re more enthusiastic overall. Maybe they grew up with a bet-ter environment,

and I m looking forward to playing with those guys again. It takes a lot to achieve their goals and do what they’ve done.

AL: OK, so the band’s been working on a new album, ten-tatively titled “Worship Music.” John Bush left the band, so

— AJ

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WHAT: OU vs. Texas Tech

WHEN: 7 tonight

WHERE: McCasland Field House

INFO: Annual Pledge For a Cure in honor of coach Santiago Restrepo’s son, Javier. The 4-year-old passed away last year after a three-year battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Donations go to the Jimmy Everest Center at OU Medical Center’s Children’s Hospital.

6 • Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Next game

WHAT: OU vs. Texas Tech

WHEN: 7 tonight

WHERE: McCasland Field House

INFO: Annual Pledge For a Cure in honor of coach Santiago Restrepo’s son, Javier. The 4-year-old passed away last year after a three-year battle with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Donations go to the Jimmy Everest Center at OU Medical Center’s Children’s Hospital.

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SPORTS James Corley, sports editordailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666

‹‹ OUDAILY.COM Watch video highlights from coach Bob Stoops’ weekly press conference

VOLLEYBALL

Football player’s time spent mentoring; involvement with charities earns him national recognition

JAMES CORLEYThe Oklahoma Daily

OU senior defensive back Quinton Carter was one of 11 Division 1 college football players named to the Allstate American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team.

Carter, normally quiet and reserved, lit up at Tuesday’s foot-ball press conference when a 4-year-old girl barely taller than his kneecap ran up to give him a hug.

The Las Vegas native “adopted” a class of about two dozen 4-year-olds from Norman KinderCare, and they were present Tuesday to see Carter honored for giving back to the Norman community.

“They make me have a reason to wake up each morning,” he said.

Carter helps teach the kids read-ing and writing, and also participates in activities like nature walks and re-cycling programs. He has started his own charity — the SOUL Organization — and also has served the University Center for Student Advancement and

the OU Black Graduate Student Association.“I don’t seek recognition for the things I do,” Carter said. “I

am in a position to give back, so I do.”However, the recognition Carter received Tuesday is exclu-

sive. Out of 112 players nominated from all levels of collegiate football, a selection committee chose 22 — 11 from Division 1 and 11 from other levels.

“Involving ourselves in the lives of others is probably the most important thing any of us can do, and I’m glad that Quinton has shown this initiative,” coach Bob Stoops said.

Carter is the fourth Sooner in the last five years to receive the designation, joining Gerald McCoy (2008), Nic Harris (2007) and Jacob Gutierrez (2006).

Quinton Carter awarded for volunteer work

Conference teams jostling for postseason

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Senior safety Quinton Carter, center, stands with a group of local children as he is announced as a member of the Allstate Good Works Team during a news conference Tuesday at the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Carter serves as a mentor for five children in the Oklahoma City area and volunteers at a Norman day care.

Kicker Jimmy Stevens relishes return to top of the depth chart

Junior kicker Jimmy Stevens found out right before last Saturday’s game that he would be the starting kicker, and he won the support of his teammates with his performance.

After Stevens hit a 41-yard fi eld goal, the rest of the team seemed to be more excited than he was.

“I mean, I was happy, although I might not have shown it as much, but I was trying to stay focused on the game,” he said.

Stevens, who was heavily criticized last season for the team’s kicking woes, said he feels like he is a better kicker now.

“Honestly, I didn’t kick the ball that bad last year. I kind of got crucifi ed for missing two kicks, but I feel like I’m kicking even better this year,” Stevens said.

The Oklahoma City native said he has also developed a thicker skin and is better equipped to face criticism this time around. “I just don’t read [the news] anymore,” Stevens said with a laugh.

— Aaron Colen/The Daily

The OU volleyball team (9-3, 1-0) is off to one of the best starts in program history. After sweep ing Co lo rado on the road Sep t .

15 in their conference opener, the Sooners have a chance to start 2-0 in conference play for only the third time in program history.

A win over Texas Tech also would give the Sooners a fi ve-game winning streak heading into games at No. 10 Iowa State and at home against No. 4 Nebraska.

The Sooners have to beat Kansas and Kansas State to stay with the conference leaders, and back-to-back home matchups against Missouri and No. 12 Texas will be key.

Behind the leadership of junior hitter Suzy Boulavsky (shown right) and contributions from young talent, OU has a good shot to fi nish fi fth in the conference and make another trip to the postseason.

— Daily Staff Reports

NO. 4 NEBRASKA (10-1, 2-0)The Huskers are the conference favorite and a national championship contender. Nebraska’s only loss was to No. 3 Florida, and the Huskers beat No. 10 Iowa State on the road last week. Against the Sooners: Sept. 29 in Norman.

NO. 10 IOWA STATE (8-2, 1-1)Besides the loss to Nebraska, the Cyclones’ only other loss was to No. 3 Florida. Iowa State has a good chance to challenge the Huskers for the conference. Against the Sooners: Nov. 13 in Norman.

NO. 12 TEXAS (6-4, 1-1)Don’t let the record fool you: Texas has lost to No. 1 Stanford, No. 3 Florida and No. 9 Illinois. But Thursday’s loss to Texas A&M shows Texas can be vulnerable. Against the Sooners: Oct. 13 in Norman (ESPNU).

MISSOURI (9-3, 1-1)The Tigers played a powderpuff non-conference schedule, so they’re hard to judge. It’s likely Missouri could sneak into the top-25 with a marquee win if they avoid unexpected losses. Against the Sooners: Oct. 9 in Norman.

KANSAS (10-3, 1-1)Expect the Jayhawks to be a team jostling with OU for position in the fi fth or sixth place. The Sooners’ games against the Sunfl ower State teams will be crucial down the stretch for postseason places. Against the Sooners: Nov. 27 in Norman.

KANSAS STATE (7-5, 2-0)The Wildcats have just two road wins, but they play tough at home. KSU isn’t far removed from being a top-20 team, but it’s a rebuilding year: 10 freshmen, fi ve sophomores and two seniors. Against the Sooners: Nov. 20 in Norman.

TEXAS A&M (7-5, 1-1)Don’t overlook the Aggies’ giant-killer potential, as their 3-0 win over Texas showed. However, if it’s not a game Texas A&M is supposed to lose, they may not get hyped up enough to win. Against the Sooners: Oct. 20 in Norman.

BAYLOR (7-5, 0-1)The 2010 team isn’t much different from the rest of Baylor’s squads; the Bears are nothing special. The home and away series with Baylor is little more than a pair of probable wins for OU. Against the Sooners: Nov. Oct. 30 in Norman.

COLORADO (3-5, 0-2)The Buffaloes are still waiting for their year to pull themselves from the conference basement. The best Colorado might hope for this year is wins over Texas Tech and an upset or two. Against the Sooners: Nov. 10 in Norman.

TEXAS TECH (2-9, 0-2)Barring something totally unexpected, Texas Tech will be the “confi dence booster” matchup for the rest of the conference squads all season. Against the Sooners: tonight in Norman.

With the Big 12 schedule in full swing, The Daily’s sports desk breaks down the conference’s 11 volleyball teams and how they might fare this season (Editor’s note: Oklahoma State does not play

volleyball through the NCAA, but does have a club team)

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