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ARDMORE — Students will be seeing an increase in their bursar bills this fall after the OU Board of Regents approved a 5-percent tuition increase. The regents, who met Monday through Wednesday at the Noble Conference Center and Pavilion in Ardmore, voted in favor of mandatory fee increases totaling $5.65 and a 5-percent tuition increase. The combined tuition and fees increase will cost resident undergraduate students about $170 more each

semester while non-resident, undergraduate students will pay about $431 more each semester for a student taking 15 credit hours, OU President David Boren said. This is the second increase since tuition went up 4.5 percent last year. Tuition increases aren’t the only method the university has used to deal with state-funding decreases. Boren asked for 5-percent budget cuts university-wide and a partial hiring freeze that is still in effect, according to the agenda. The tuition increase has been expected since early March when OU told Fitch Ratings — one of the biggest credit-rating companies in the world — a 4.5-percent tuition increase would be a way to pay back debts after the credit company evaluated OU’s bond rating, according to

Daily archives. The final 5-percent increase is higher than OU anticipated. This tuition raise still leaves OU in the top two most affordable institutions in the Big 12 Conference, Boren said. Graduate Student Senate chairman Derrell Cox attended the meeting and spoke with Boren. Cox said he was worried fees would increase more than they did, and that it is harder to subsidize fees than it is tuition. “Reasonable people understand [a tuition increase] is inevitable,” Cox said. The tuition increase is in part a response to a decrease in funds distributed by the state and federal governments to higher education. SEE TUITION PAGE 2

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ARDMORE — The three-year salary freeze on OU staff and faculty thawed Wednesday after salary increases were approved by OU officials. The OU Board of Regents approved raises for the Norman campus, the Health Sciences Center and the OU-Tulsa Schusterman campus during its June retreat meeting in Ardmore. The decision will give a 2-percent raise to full-time staff across all three campuses. Faculty at the Schusterman and HSC campuses will receive a 2-percent raise as well; however, faculty at the Norman campus will receive a 3-percent raise starting July 1. The College of Law, located on the Norman campus, will see a 4-percent increase for faculty and a 3-percent professional staff compensation increase. OU President David Boren said the university is glad to have the funds to give raises to faculty and staff, implemented to curb the compensation erosion that has occurred over the last three years. “[The university] has fewer people doing more,” Boren said. These raises will take place across the board at the Schusterman and Norman campuses, but the raise at the HSC will be merit-based. A provision also placed into the approved agenda will ensure staff receive at least a $1,000 raise. This provision protects the staff that make $20,000 a year, Boren said. If these staff members, which include staff from the custodial and landscaping departments, receive a 2-percent raise on $20,000, that’s about $400 a year. That isn’t enough, Boren said. SEE SALARY PAGE 2

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3-day festival to attract jazz and blues musicians nationwide, offer live performances and clinics alyssa GrimlEy The Oklahoma Daily

Jazz will flood the city of Norman from today to Saturday for the 28th annual free Jazz in June festival. The three-day-long festival will attract musicians from Oklahoma and beyond, according to the Norman Arts Council website. Included in the lineup are jazz artists Larry Coryell, Poncho Sanchez and the Norman North High School Jazz Choir. In addition to numerous live performances, there will be four back-to-back jazz and blues clinics from 11 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. on Saturday, Program Chair Jim Johnson said. In these clinics, people will be able to chat with jazz legends and these musicians will relay music history and provide tips on how to play certain instruments, Johnson said. “It’s a cool meet-and-greet opportunity,” Johnson said. “You can learn first-hand from a jazz idol.”

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Busy with jobs and internships this summer, the University of Oklahoma Student Association president, vice president, and Campus Activities Council chair are still fulfilling their responsibilities to the student body. After a busy semester of campaigning for the UOSA President and Vice President positions, Hannah Morris and Laura Bock are still hard at work during their summer vacations. Hannah Morris, UOSA president said she is currently in Washington D.C. where she is participating in the Ewing Public Service Fellowship Program. The program has put Morris right in the middle of politics. Morris is directly working for congressman Tom Cole at the U.S. Capitol building. Cole represents Oklahoma’s 4th District. Morris’ daily duties include running errands and answering the phone. Although Morris is in Washington D.C., she would like the OU community

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Construction of a new Islamic mosque on East Lindsey Street is underway after furthering dome construction with gold paneling last week. Located on 420 E. Lindsey Street, the two-story Masjid An-Nur will include male and female fellowship rooms, warming-up kitchens, a library and a bathroom to wash up before prayer, according to the Islamic Society of Norman website. Project manager Siddiq Karim said the nearly 7,000 square-foot mosque also adds 31 parking spaces to accommodate attendees who had to park on George Street. Expansion fundraising began in 2007 for the nearly $800,000 construction. Nearly half of the people who attend Masjid An-Nur are OU students, Karim said. “The mosque is a place that brings different nations and cultures together,” OU alumnus Suhayb Anwar said.

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Todd Henson from Wade Electric finishes up work for the day at the new Masjid An-Nur on E. Lindsey Street in Norman. “It will be a community center for all religions and faiths for dialogue.” In the meantime, mosque attendees meet at a leased space in the Lindsey Street and 24th Avenue shopping center, Karim said.

Two houses built in the 1950s made up the pre-existing mosque, according to the society website. The old houses became inadequate for the needs of the Muslim community in Norman, however, Karim said.

The Islamic Society of Norman has grown from 25 attendees to more than 150 since it began in 1976, Karim said. The mosque will be completed in January or February 2012.

Tuition: Boren unsure of future increases While OU has seen steady increases in state funds during the last decade, the previous two years have been decreases as state and federal funds distributed decrease, according to Daily archives. The university received about $15 million less from state funds this year compared the last fiscal year. Boren said he does not yet know if tuition will increase again next year because it is difficult to predict whether the state’s economy will rebound enough to increase state appropriations. “I am guardedly optiDavid mistic that there will be an economic recovery,” Boren said. University of Oklahoma Student Association press secretar y Joe Sangirardi was glad the regents approved such a low number, and he said UOSA fully trusts Boren with the university’s budget.

“We recognize the necessity to find pragmatic solutions to budget woes,” Sangirardi said. “We are grateful to the regents for helping us with these issues.” In other business, the regents approved the budget for the 2012 fiscal year, which housed the faculty and staff salary increases and the tuition and fees increase. Boren gave a long speech about the budget and said current trends in politics to move public money away from schools jeopardizes Boren the nation’s ability to provide equal opportunity to all its people. If money isn’t invested back into the schools of America, school will be privatized, and it could be difficult to afford, he said. The tuition increase will not be finalized until approved by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

Other approvals » Multiple changes to and approvals of construction projects such as the Sooner Center athletic housing, the Physical Sciences Center Lecture Hall 201 renovations, the Max Westheimer Airport and Cate Center #1 renovations » Approval of multiple personnel actions (resignations, firings, promotions and new hires) which included a contract extension for Women’s basketball coach Sherri Coale » Changes to the employee benefits plans » Changes to the staff handbook which included adding notations on breastfeeding and changing the grievance process » Salary raises for staff and faculty across campus » Renewed the contract with the Elton B. Stephens Company which supplied the university library with scholarly journals and periodicals

medicine.” Bock is currently interning at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City and will continue her internship through the end of June. Come July, Bock will serve as a tour guide for OU’s Student Services department as well as help out with Camp Crimson. Melissa Mock, who recently finished campaigning for CAC chair, is in Norman for most of the summer. Mock began her summer by going on a trip to Atlanta in order to attend a

SALARY: Increase will not continue annually “This is an attachment to protect ... to show sensitivity to our [staff],” Boren said. Faculty Senate chairwoman Georgia Kosmopoulou said in an email that Boren discussed the upcoming raises with Senate committee members. These times have been tough for all, but the faculty will continue to try to provide the highest quality education, Kosmopoulou said. “The faculty members of OU are appreciative of receiving a 3-percent raise after a salary freeze for three years,” she said. Salary increases still have occurred for staff and faculty, but all of these instances were special cases brought before the regents, according to Daily archives. One special case was the increase of full-time staff to $9 an hour from minimum wage, according to Daily archives. The current salary increases come when the university is receiving about $14 million less from state and federal funds than the last fiscal year. The university also has experienced multiple cost increases that have totaled up to $80 million through three years, Boren said. This salary increase doesn’t mean the university will return to its former yearly compensation increases, Boren said, adding that the university has to evaluate how much money it will have each year before it can determine if a salary increase is possible again. The university will probably operate with the expectations of cuts coming next year, he said. “We have to be cautious and frugal,” Boren said.

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UOSA: Student executives prepare for fall One of our main goals this summer is to “get organized,” Bock said. “We want to be ready to hit the ground running when school starts.” In the midst of communicating back and fourth with Morris, Bock recently returned from Honduras. Bock and an OU student group participated in the medical branch of Global Brigades. They helped set up medical clinics and provided staffing for the clinics. “It was a neat experience,” Bock said. “I am now more interested in global

Starting in the fall, U.S. universities will be required to add a tuition-price calculator to their websites so as to provide more accurate tuition information. Federal regulations require the calculator to be implemented by October 2011, but OU has decided to have it added by August 2011 for the benefit of those enrolling in the fall, Matt Hamilton, vice president for enrollment and student financial services, said in an email. “My hope is that through the net price calculator, many more students will understand what a great value OU is for both Oklahoma residents and non-residents,” he said. This development is good news for prospective students because it helps make enrollment decisions easier than in the past, nursing junior Brittany Arlington said in an email. “I often found that it was difficult to find out a good estimate of the tuition directly from the university’s website,” Arlington said. Arlington said when she was looking into different colleges, she ultimately relied on www.collegeboard.com for necessary tuition information. “It was easy to access the info from collegeboard.com instead of trying to scour the prospective university’s website for oftentimes unclear answers,” she said. Even after she decided to attend OU, Arlington said tuition cost was an area that was not cleared up until the bills were due. “It was not until I got my first bursar statement that I knew the exact tuition,” Arlington said. “Up until then, it really was a gray area.” Liz Tomichen, psychology junior, said in an email that adding a price calculator would also make it easier for students to factor scholarships into the cost of tuition. “I think adding a price calculator will make choosing a university a lot easier because sometimes you see an initial number and it scares you away from a university, but it doesn’t take into account any scholarships you might get,” Tomichen said. In addition to the price calculator, Hamilton said that OU’s Financial Education and Counseling Center created a new program to make parents and prospective students more aware of tuition costs. “Through this program both prospective and current students [and their parents] are presented with additional information about costs and financial aid opportunities to help cover them,” Hamilton said.

conference about human trafficking in Cambodia. “I hope to go [to Cambodia] over winter break,” Mock said. Since getting back from Atlanta, Mock has spent her weekdays working on the operation staff for Camp Crimson and her weeknights relaxing at her house. Mock keeps in touch with the executive council by emailing every other week. She is also laying down the groundwork for an arts festival that she hopes to incorporate on campus next fall.

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OU’s undergraduate graduation rate has increased by more than 20 percent in the last two decades due to efforts by OU President David Boren’s efforts and scholarship campaign, an OU office director said. Much of the high graduation rate, 64.5 percent, can be attributed to President Boren’s efforts, OU Graduation Office Director Beckey Heeney said in an email. Boren’s $250-million scholarship campaign dramatically increased the scholarships that OU could award students, which Hennsey said contributed to the higher rate. The creation of more services for transfer students has also contributed to the upswing in graduation rates, university spokesman Chris Shilling said. “When people find a home and find a community, that’s going to help them be more successful with school,” Shilling said. Read the full story on OUDaily.com

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Modest increases acceptable Our View: OU’s tuition increase is acceptable, but Oklahoma should focus on education to protect its future.

deficits so future generations will not be saddled with debt, but cutting education spending is mortgaging our children’s future on an entirely different level. As technology continues to grow, so will the A 5-percent tuition and fee increase was apdemand for an educated workforce. If Oklahoma proved Wednesday, which will cost residents $170 cannot meet that demand, jobs and tax revenues more each semester while non-residents will pay will go elsewhere. $431 more each semester. However, the lack of respect for eduWe do not like this. It is always bad when cation is not reserved for higher educaThe Our View students are forced to pay more for their tion. When the new budget for 2012 was is the majority education. Having an educated population released for the Norman school district, opinion of brings good jobs to Oklahoma, so anything it was revealed area schools had lost $5.1 The Daily’s that discourages students from getting a million of state and federal funding from five-member degree is bad. editorial board last year. The deficit will be made up by That said, times are tough. OU faculty dipping into reserves the school district and staff will be receiving a raise for the first saved up from previous years. time since the end of 2008. Faculty and staff retireThe point stands though that we would rather cut ment benefits were also reduced. All OU departeducation spending than raise taxes. These prioriments have made 5-percent cuts to their budget. ties make no sense. Businesses benefit from an edClass sizes are up. Internet courses are increasing. ucated populace, and unless we want the Chinese Times are hard, and everyone has made sacrifices. sending jobs here for our cheap labor in 50 years, Faculty and staff deserve their raises. We would we need to do more to stay competitive. even go so far as to say raises are necessary to mainStudents will play their part and accept tuition tain the quality of the faculty and staff here at OU. increases if it becomes necessary, but that point The tuition and fees hikes could be worse. In hasn’t been reached yet. We hope in the future our many schools around the country, they are worse. state and federal governments will be more willing So we don’t like it, but we can accept a tuition in- to consider a modest tax increase before they make crease. What we can’t accept is the consistent trend it that much harder for us to get an education. toward defunding education while cutting taxes. Comment on this at OUDaily.com There has been a lot of talk about reducing

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Obama isn’t a hardcore socialist Z a c S m i t h’s c o l u m n “President Obama is not a socialist” clearly delineates how Obama is anything but a communist, capitalism-hater the right-wing media loves to portray him as. Although I disagree strongly with Smith’s apparent socialist leanings (more on this in a later column), I thought an interesting juxtaposition could be presented to further his point that Obama is not a socialist. In many respects, Obama is more conservative than the Republican demigod Ronald Reagan. Indeed, an MSNBC segment called “Obama vs. Reagan: Who’s More Conservative?” points out several examples of how the “communist” Obama is actually more conservative than the staunch anti-communist Reagan. The first example given is in regard to amnesty. Reagan

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granted amnesty to all illegal immigrants who entered the United States before Jan. 1, 1982 in a bill called the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Obama wouldn’t dare make such a claim or legislative effort. The next example given is in regard to negotiating without preconditions. While conservatives always rail against those of us who are more peace-minded when we bring up the thought of sitting down and talking with these people who hate us (rather than bombing their villages and making them hate us more), the Reagan administration actually did negotiate with terrorists. In what has been termed the Iran-Contra Affair, the

Reagan administration traded weapons for hostages, inadvertently aiding in the importation of cocaine from Nicaragua. Obama, meanwhile, has done nothing even remotely resembling negotiating with terrorists without preconditions. Yet another Reagan/ Obama juxtaposition is in regard to war in the Middle East. In 1983, President Reagan decided to “cut and run” from Lebanon when U.S. forces were killed en masse. Obama, meanwhile, initiated a 30,000-troop surge in Afghanistan. Fiscally, the Obama administration caved amazingly quickly in extending the Bush tax cuts to those making $250,000 and more a year. Reagan, on the other hand, raised taxes almost every year after 1981, implementing four significant increases. Finally, on the social front of family values, Reagan was

the first U.S. president to allow an openly gay couple to sleep in the White House. With all that said, who’s the conservative? While MSNBC was horrendously slanted in their presentation of these scenarios, the point is well-taken. I certainly wouldn’t say Obama is more conservative than Reagan; however, the juxtaposition furthers Smith’s point that Obama is anything but a hardcore left-winger. These comparisons, combined with the watered-down “Obamacare” bill, the bailout of the financial sector — accompanied with virtually no new regulation — expanded gun rights (that’s right, there are fewer gun restrictions under Obama than Bush), it’s a pretty tough sell to anyone paying attention that Obama is a socialist. — Jerod Coker, journalism senior

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FDA’s new health warnings go too far Let me just get this out photos away from there: I’m a smoker. Many of me. It seems like STAFF COLUMN my closest friends are smokthe FDA took a James Corley ers. Many more of my closest note out of the tea friends enjoy a casual cigaparty handbook: rette from time to time. If we put offensive, There. Now that the air is clear (I horrible images in plain sight, maybe may or may not have intended that people will change their minds. Nope. pun), let’s get down to business: The How’s that worked out for anti-aborFood and Drug Administration’s latest tionists? Is abortion still alive and kickhealth warnings, which will take up a ing? (... OK, that was bad.) little more than half the back of cigarette So I wonder why the FDA thinks this packs starting next year, are ridiculous. will work for smokers. In standard government-issue, pubSmokers don’t choose to smoke belic-service-announcement formats, pic- cause we hate ourselves and hope to tures of throat holes, black lungs, heart- enjoy the side effects of increased heart attack victims and cadavers will soon risk and potential for cancer, but we’re decorate one of America’s favorite dirty well aware of them. There’s no reason to pastimes, the FDA revealed today. To remind us with nasty photos plastered what end? People already know smok- all over cigarette packs. ing is bad; I know smoking is bad. The FDA’s campaign is not going to I’m fully aware of the dangers of force me to quit smoking. And smoksmoking to me and those around me, a ers will find ways around this. If I were a big reason why I try to be as conscien- smart, business-minded individual, I’d tious as possible to avoid harming any- push out into the open market a simple one else from secondhand smoke. plastic case to hold cigarette packs that Do I want to be a smoker the rest of would conveniently cover up the FDA’s my life? No. Do I think I’ll quit in the next latest screw-up. Cases like this already five years? Yes. exist, and those companies likely will Do I want to quit now? No. switch up their marketing campaigns Get the FDA and its dirty, disgusting to reflect the new obvious advantage of

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LulzSec Internet hacking is not harmless fun The British governSTAFF COLUMN ment, the Brazilian government, multinational Keith corporations, U.S. defense Anderson contractors and the CIA — that’s one ambitious target list. But whose? The Russians, the Chinese, the (gasp) terrorists? Who do we send James Bond after? Turns out it’s a 19 year-old, among others. On May 21, Ryan Cleary was arrested in alleged connection to recent hacker attacks by a group known as “LulzSec.” Cleary, a former member of another “hacktivist” group, was picked up in an operation conducted by Scotland Yard and the FBI, BBC reported. But what is LulzSec, and why does it matter? Their website, lulzsecurity.com, describes them as “a small team of lulzy individuals who feel the drabness of the cyber community is a burden on what matters: fun.” That’s what “lulz,” a variant on LOL, means: It is an expression of general amusement. Lulzsecurity.com oozes self-absorbed amusement. The text contains mocking references to Rebecca Black’s “Friday,” a truly horrible music video that took the Internet by storm, and an image of a longboat dubbed the “Lulz Boat” accompanied by the theme from “The Love Boat” cheerily playing in the background. The group’s activities, however, go far past this general silliness. Earlier this year, Sony’s PlayStation Network, the online service for its PlayStation 3 game console, was offline for more than a month following a LulzSecconnected intrusion into their network. Millions of subscribers’ personal data was stolen, including credit-card information. Their exploits also have included a (reportedly failed) hacking attempt on Lockheed-Martin, a U.S. defense contractor responsible for building the F-22 and F-35 fighter jets, among other things. The CIA’s public website suffered an outage, and PBS found itself with a defaced main page after they ran a documentary critical of Julian Assange, Wikileaks editor in chief. Other targets have included online game servers. While I write this, the Brazilian government’s website is offline, with LulzSec’s Twitter feed claiming responsibility. Operations like this are mostly just an inconvenience, though I do not know what services Brazil offers through that website. More governmental and corporate websites are certain to suffer similar problems in the days ahead. It is also certain that these organizations will attempt to fight back, as the above-mentioned arrest demonstrates. The members of LulzSec, whomever they may be, rely on the anonymity of the Internet and their own knowledge of how people are tracked across it. If and when they make a big enough mistake, or if the powers that be have better-skilled people in their employ, the group will eventually be found out and its members arrested, as was Ryan Cleary. It is important to note that LulzSec has denied his involvement in their operations, though it is unknown if that’s true. Regardless, this apparent failure on the part of law enforcement is fuel for ever more lulz. And rightfully so. These illegal actions have no cause, no message behind them. Even if they did, it would be an inappropriate way of expressing discontent. This is the new face of modern vandalism and little more. What is amazing is the potential scope of the problem: millions of credit card numbers stolen. Multiply that by thousands of dollars worth of credit each, and you’re looking at the potential for billions of dollars’ worth of fraud. Whether that data has yet been used maliciously is not known — credit card fraud is difficult to track. Regardless, the potential is there for information crimes of surprising magnitude. LulzSec is a narcissistic bother, childishly lashing out at authority because it can. I hope it will be found out and disciplined before it grows into a sullen teen. — Keith Anderson, English graduate student

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Thursday, June 23, 2011 CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Under no circumstances should you permit an outsider to become involved in your personal family disagreements. If you want to muddy the waters further, you couldnâ€™t find a better tactic. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Regardless of any strong inclinations you may get to respond to some fiery comments made by another, be above it all. Youâ€™ll be far more effective by simply ignoring what was said. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -Because your sales resistance tends to be a bit lower than usual, either avoid stores or be acutely aware of your weakness and keep your purse strings tight.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- A serious argument could erupt between you and your mate if you allow a subject to surface about which you both have divergent opinions. Keep a lid on what you canâ€™t resolve. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- The ineptness of an interfering busybody could create problems for you. Be kind to others, but not to the point of allowing just anybody to stick their snoots in your business. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- An acquaintance with a chip on his or her shoulder could cause a nasty scene if youâ€™re not careful. Donâ€™t do anything to antagonize this person any further.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Being an assertive person can have both good and bad results, depending on how you use that quality. Take care that you donâ€™t come off as being bossy to others. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Without realizing it, if youâ€™re not careful you could easily overreact to someoneâ€™s opposing viewpoint. You know better than most that everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Ensure no one makes a financial commitment on your behalf without your consent, or it could cost you a pretty penny, and an only mildly attractive one as well. You donâ€™t want to pay for anotherâ€™s mistake. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Choose a partner wisely so that you donâ€™t get involved with someone who doesnâ€™t appreciate the value of teamwork. If you spot any hint of self-serving ways, go it alone. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Adopting a poor mental attitude will make all distasteful assignments even more repugnant and harder to accomplish than they actually are. Donâ€™t let a bad mood get in the way of the hammer. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Instead of making light of life as usual, you may tend to take everything far too seriously. Start looking for problems and youâ€™ll find them.

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dergarment 22 Trig function 23 â€œAwayâ€? partner 24 Suffix with â€œpayâ€? 26 Outdated communications 27 â€œNo ___, no gainâ€? (gym saying) 29 Nintendo debut of 2006 33 Oddballs may draw them 34 1150, to Cato 36 Winding road shape, often 38 Where you are on a map? 39 Born, in the society pages 40 Kops of comedy 43 Alphabet ender 44 â€œTo the maxâ€?

suffix 45 Fly over Africa? 46 ___-thanthou 47 Gradually wears away 48 Most dangerous, as winter roads 50 Certain Midwestern tribe members 53 Send elsewhere, as to a specialist 54 Poetâ€™s palindromic â€œbeforeâ€? 55 Express indifference without speaking 59 Well-qualified 62 Pique condition? 63 Tuckâ€™s partner 64 Used to be 65 Gettysburg general

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McIlroy’s play bodes well for PGA STAFF COLUMN

Luke McConnell

B o u n c e - b a c k p e r f o rmances are not uncommon in sports. But in golf, a game where the modus operandi truly is mind over matter, one bad performance can put a golfer in a funk that sends him on a long streak of bad play. When Tiger Woods pulled out of the U.S. Open because of leg injuries, everyone assumed it would be just another golf tournament with no one to gun for; no one would be the standard for the rest of the field to follow. Without Tiger, few — if anyone — expected a plethora of records to be shattered. It was, after all, the U.S. Open. Going low was not something that was supposed to happen at this tournament. Then came Rory McIlroy, a 22 year-old from Northern Ireland who, just two months ago, had collapsed at The Masters to the tune of historic proportions. Everyone was wondering how McIlroy would respond after such a gut-wrenching collapse in the biggest round of his young career. Would he play well? Would there be a hangover or more disaster? I don’t think anyone could have predicted what actually happened this past weekend at Congressional. Instead of a continuation of the catastrophic performance at Augusta, McIlroy looked like the second coming of Tiger Woods. He obliterated virtually every scoring record in the history of the U.S. Open en

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Tiger Woods, left, watches his tee shot next to Rory McIlroy on the first hole at the Chevron World Challenge on Dec. 3 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. The way McIlroy won last weekend’s U.S. Open made comparisons to Woods inevitable. route to a 16-under, 268 final score. Oh, and he won by eight strokes. McIlroy already had proven he wasn’t suffering too badly from his Masters performance. He finished fifth at The Memorial and third in a tournament in Malaysia the very next week after The Masters. However, the U.S. Open is historically the most difficult of the four majors. The combined scored of the past 10 champions was -14. The 2006 and 2007 champions won with +5s. What McIlroy did this past weekend has never been

done in the history of golf. Sure, you could say it was an easier-than-normal U.S. Open course and his win wasn’t as impressive as people are making it out to be. If it was easy for McIlroy, then it should have been equally easy for the rest of the field. And it was, to a much lesser extent. 20 players finished under par for the tournament, which is pretty crazy for the U.S. Open. It’s not like McIlroy shot his ridiculous score while everyone else shot normal U.S. Open scores. Ultimately, it’s the margin of victory that makes

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With Bon Iver ’s second album — simply titled “Bon Iver” — we find Justin Vernon venturing out of the wintry cabin in the woods he lived in to record his debut album, “For Emma, Forever Ago,” hesitantly ready to embrace the world at large again. The album is what one comes to expect from a follow-up to a highly acclaimed first release. The scope is larger, more ambitious, yet strives to retain the intimate qualities that were inherent to the prior album’s critical success. The album as a whole is somewhat more off-putting than those expecting a “For Emma Part II,” particularly the closing track “Beth/Rest,” which feels less like a song written by a performer of emotional, strippeddown songs and more like one created by a product of ‘80s mainstream pop. However, as evidenced with the song “Michicant,” if one gives the album more than one listening, they will be treated to a deeply layered, thoughtfully crafted piece of work that has already garnered almost as much acclaim as Bon Iver’s debut LP. — Casey Wright/The Daily

most popular player on tour, especially in light of Tiger’s fall from grace. McIlroy is young, he’s collected, he has a good head on his shoulders and — as he proved this weekend — he’s a darn good golfer. Golf fans have been looking for a dominant player to cheer for, a standard by which the rest of the PGA is measured. McIlroy’s performance gave a lot of fans hope that maybe, just maybe, a new standard has been established.

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Sooners reveal tough schedule OU announced Tuesday the Sooners’ 2011 schedule, which features 17 home games and two nonconference tournaments. Volleyball coach Santiago Restrepo said the team will play the toughest nonconference schedule since he’s been at OU. “We’re hoping to do great things this year,” Restrepo said. “We’re playing teams that have consistently been in the NCAA Championship, and it’s important to us in order to be successful in conference play.” The Sooners host SMY, Oral Roberts and Missouri State in the Nike Invitational on Aug. 26 and 27 before facing Colorado State on Aug. 29. OU also hosts the Oklahoma Invitational on Sept. 16 and 17. Oklahoma opens Big 12 play Sept. 21 at Baylor before returning to Norman for its Big 12 home opener against Texas on Sept. 28. It will be the first season the Big 12 Conference schedule doesn’t include Nebraska or Colorado, which left for the Big Ten and the Pac-12, respectively. “We’re going to be fresher and more prepared for matches with the new Big 12 schedule,” Restrepo said. “At the end of the year, we’re going to be better prepared for the NCAA Championship.” OU returns five starters from last season’s 23-11 team that finished third in the Big 12 and advanced to the NCAA Championship third round. — Daily staff reports

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McIlroy’s victory so remarkable. The opportunity was there for every single player in this tournament to shoot a low score, but not everyone did. Meanwhile, McIlroy just destroyed the course and vanquished any demons that remained from Augusta. And he seems to have picked up a few fans in the process. Not only did McIlroy seem like the second coming of Tiger Woods in his play, but the gallery was going nuts for him. If his play continues, there is no doubt in my mind McIlroy will become the

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Those of you who haven’t yet heard the buzz about Pottermore must have spent the week hiding under an invisibility cloak and not reading The Quibbler. Pottermore.com is Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling’s current secret project, which sports a countdown clock to Rowling’s announcement of what Pottermore really is. Since the truth will be revealed by 6 a.m. today — well after press time — we’ll already know what it is by the time you read this. However, I had been thinking about what possible announcements J.K. Rowling might make, and here are a few of the top ideas I had.

The alternate-reality option Rowling could re-release all of the Harry Potter books in a choose-your-own-ending format. If readers didn’t enjoy events in the originals, like Harry marrying Ginny, they could simply choose an alternate path. Sadly, there still would be no path in which I could end up married to Harry. This option is not likely considering it would be difficult for Rowling to connect seven books together with readers continually choosing alternate story plots.

The TV show option

When the secret behind Pottermore is reveled, the site could show a preview for a Potter television series. The show could follow the children of Harry, Ron and Hermoine through their trials and tribulations at Hogwarts

favorite characters from the novels, I think basing a spinoff set of novels around them would be perfect.

The please-be-this option

Pottermore could announce Rowling is building a real Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the English countryside. Rowling is richer than the Queen of England, so it easily could be a viable option.

The most likely option

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British author J.K. Rowling interacts with Harry Potter fans on July 20, 2007, at the Natural History Museum in London. — think “The Wizards of Waverly Place,” but with less of a Disney vibe to it. In order to milk the television show for everything possible, the show could have a companion reality show that goes through the process of selecting the actor to play Harry’s son in the television series. The contestants could be forced to compete in a Triwizard Tournament with all the tasks and more than were included in “The Goblet of Fire.”

The awesome option

Entertainment Weekly reports Pottermore.com was trademarked two years ago by WarnerBros. In the trademark application, WarnerBros. called Pottermore.com a website “providing multipleuser access to a global computer information network, online chat rooms and electronic bulletin boards ... [and] online facilities for real-time interaction with other computer users concerning topics of general interest.” Online rumors speculate Pottermore stands for Potter Multiplayer Online RolePlaying Experience. If these rumors are true, “World of Warcraft” would have some steep competition. Online rumors also speculate it could be a socialnetworking site — basically Facebook for Potter fans, where they can unleash their inner Harry Potter craziness. Whatever the announcement, I look for ward to something more from J.K. Rowling.

Rowling could be writing a new book series with George Weasley as the main character. The plot could follow George as he attempts to find a way to bring his beloved twin, Fred, back to life. Considering George only has one ear, bringing his twin back to life could be quite the arduous task, but the mood could easily be lightened by a silly Weasley joke or the introduction of a new toy from Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes. — Carmen Forman, Since the twins were my journalism sophomore

• Thursday, June 23, 2011

A LETTER TO OU STUDENTS Dear OU Students,

It is simply not possible to continue budget reductions of the magnitude which we are facing without some adjustments Thank you for the input in tuition and fees. We have sought to keep these increases which you gave to me during as low as possible without sacrificing the high standards our open forum on the OU of excellence and the course offerings which our students budget held in the Beaird deserve. Lounge in May. I also In order to remain competitive with other universities appreciated the thoughts and to retain our best faculty and staff the university set its you shared with me in other priorities in a way that made possible a modest increase in discussions including the compensation for faculty and staff. This action was necessary “Pizza with the Prez” events in after a three-year freeze in employee compensation. This residence halls. compensation adjustment was made possible by increased In many ways this has been support from private donors through the OU Foundation. one of the greatest years in Financing also came from cuts in other areas including the history of the university. a 5% cut in the budgets of all units at OU, a continued Our freshman class broke all partial hiring freeze, delaying purchases of equipment and academic records and for the first time ranked number one other items, a one-year voluntary pay cut by several top in the nation among public universities in National Merit administrators, and savings from privatizing operations of Scholars enrolled in absolute numbers. The university ranked our utility system. In addition the athletics department in the top five among all universities ranking ahead of such continued to contribute to the university budget the proceeds private universities as Yale, Princeton, Stanford and MIT. of an academic ticket surcharge on football tickets. Sarah Swenson became OU’s 28th Rhodes Scholar. No The budget approved by the OU Board of Regents other Oklahoma college or university has had more than two in total. OU students also won Truman and Goldwater yesterday provides for an increase in tuition and fees of 5%. As you can see from the attached charts, OU ranks Scholarships in math and science. Our debate teams have won the national championship for three of the last five years near the bottom in total costs in our conference. With those and won the Henry Clay Tournament this year. Once again adjustments OU will remain among the most affordable institutions in the nation. The increased cost will average OU Drama students swept the Kennedy Center awards and our Petroleum Engineering students again won the National $170 per semester for an in-state student taking 15 hours. The budget will provide for an increase in tuition waivers for Petro-Bowl title. Business entrepreneurship and City low-income students to offset the increased costs. Planning teams also won national honors. Football player Scholarship growth for students with financial need has Quentin Carter won the national trophy for outstanding kept pace with cost adjustments in recent years. I would urge leadership in charitable activities by a student athlete. Our parents and students to contact Financial Aid Services for students continued to set records in volunteerism. Intellectual vitality has never been stronger. The Honors information. It is located in Room 216 of Buchanan Hall and can be reached by telephone at 405-325-4521. A few College has organized over thirty informal student book years ago we started a new scholarship program to help clubs. A new College of International Studies has been launched. In the last ten years, the proportion of OU middle-income families, the Sooner Heritage Scholarships. students studying abroad has increased from one in ten The deadline for making application is July 20th. to almost one in four. More funds have been raised for Applications for Sooner Heritage Scholarships can be scholarships to enable more students to take advantage of completed online at www.financialaid.ou.edu by clicking on study abroad programs. the Sooner Heritage link. Our faculty and staff members have received We will also continue to appropriate $200,000 to purchase unprecedented national and international recognition. reserved textbooks for our 400 largest courses. These books The university realized a goal set more than 40 years ago will be held in the reserved section of the Library so students by achieving the top tier ranking of research universities can use them at the Library and avoid the cost of purchasing which are scored by the Carnegie Foundation. Our research them. continues to help create new jobs for our graduates. All across the nation, families, students and universities are Even in these difficult times, private giving to the facing very difficult financial challenges. Thank you for all university has totaled over $144 million this year and our that you are doing to help us continue to build a truly great scholarships campaign has reached $180 million in total gifts. public university. Your sacrifices and your commitment to This progress has taken place in spite of a $500 million excellence are deeply appreciated. Even in these tough times, shortfall in state revenues. OU has undergone severe budget together we are moving forward. cuts for three straight years. While holding tuition and fee adjustments to levels near the bottom nationally, OU has absorbed in the last three years about $80 million in budget Sincerely, cuts and uncompensated fixed-cost increases including those for health insurance. This year, for example our state appropriation was cut $7 million and uncompensated fixed costs rose almost $15 million. In 2009 Oklahoma was one of David L. Boren only two states in the nation which did not raise tuition. President

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