JOSEPH MUSSATTOSports reporter

Coach Patty Gasso has had no shortage of success head-ing into her 19th year at the helm of OU’s softball program, but the expectation for this season’s squad is different.

It’s national championship or bust.A 5-4 loss to Alabama in game three of last year’s national

championship kept the Sooners from clutching the trophy they had coveted — the trophy OU won in 2000.

Gasso, who coached that 2000 team, knows how close they came.

“They tasted it, they had their hands on that trophy and they knew it,” Gasso said.

The Sooners enter the 2013 season ranked No. 2 in the country. They return three All-Americans, and only lost one position starter from last year’s team.

Senior pitcher Keilani Ricketts and senior catcher Jessica Shults are aware of the ranking but refuse to let it affect their mindsets as they head into their final seasons as Sooners.

“We haven’t done anything yet,” Shults said. “Don’t worry about the numbers. Don’t worry about the polls. We just have to prove ourselves on the field.”

The proof is already there.Ricketts has become a superstar in the softball world,

coach Gasso said. The All-American was named 2012 USA

MATT RAVISCampus reporter

A new scholarship will fund OU research to an-swer questions about in-credibly complex disor-ders affecting about 1 per-cent of children in the U.S.

O U a l u m n u s J o n Winthrow and his wife Cathryn donated $240,000 to create a scholarship for doctoral students re-searching autism spec-trum disorders at the OU Health Sciences Center College of Allied Health.

As a former education-al aide for individuals with autism in Norman Public Schools, Cathryn Winthrow said she knows better than most how au-tism affects not only those who have the disorder, but friends and family as well.

Autism is the gener-al name for a spectrum of disorders affecting a child’s ability to communi-cate and interact with oth-ers, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Winthrow said autism disorders are extreme-ly complex, and as she and Jon were researching it, they realized more re-search needed to be done, according to a press re-lease from Jan. 24.

“We would like more

spotlight on this condition,” Winthrow said.

About one in 88 children in the U.S. age 8 and young-er have a type of autism spectrum disorder, accord-ing to a 2008 survey by the Autism and Developmental Disabilit ies Monitoring Network.

Cathryn and Jon Winthrow chose to give to the College of Allied Health because stu-dents there were already in-volved with autism research, Winthrow said. The scholar-ship will help students finish their studies when they oth-erwise might not have been able to.

The students who re-ceive the new scholarship will work closely with the Oklahoma Autism Network in the College of All ied Health’s Tolbert Center, said Tatianna Proctor, director of development for the Office of Alumni and Development for the College of Allied Health.

Cathryn and Jon Winthrow have supported scholar-ships for the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, Price College of Business and Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy, director of development communications Charlotte Gay said in an email.

The couple has given a total of almost $2 million to support OU scholarships, ac-cording to the press release.

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SEX CRiMES

New bill may deter victims from coming forward

ALEXA YOUSSEFFor The oklahoma Daily

Reporting campus sexual assaults to law enforcement authorities would become mandatory under a bill introduced in the Oklahoma Legislature , but one OU official expressed concern about its potential impact.

Senate Bill 312 would make it mandatory for any employee of a public college or uni-versity to notify police upon hearing about a sexual assault or violent crime involving a student.

It also would require campus police de-partments such as OU Police Department to report any sexual or violent crime to local law

enforcement agencies such as the Norman Police Department when they learn of such cases.

In addition, OUPD would be required to enter into mutual aid agreements with local law enforcement agencies to investigate these types of crimes.

The bill’s author , Sen. Tom Ivester , D-Elk City, said he hopes the measure will lead to a more transparent handling of sexual assaults and violent crimes by universities in order to prevent incidents such as the recent scandals at Penn State and Oklahoma State University.

The Penn State scandal broke in 2011 after Jerry Sandusky , the former assistant de-fensive coordinator under head coach Joe Paterno , was accused of molesting boys over a 15-year period. In June 2012, Sandusky was convicted on 45 counts of molesting 10 boys.

In December 2012, OSU’s student news-paper, the Daily O’Collegian , received an anonymous email claim-ing a former member of the FarmHouse fraternity had committed 10 assaults on new fraternity members. After the paper broke the story, it was found that OSU’s student misconduct office never reported its investiga-tion of multiple assault accu-sations to local police.

Ivester said his bill was al-ready in the works prior to the OSU scandal.

“I received a call from someone shortly after the Penn State scandal concerned over how universities in this state go about han-dling reports of sexual assaults and violent

crimes on campus”, he said. Kathy Moxley , director of OU Women’s

Outreach Center , said while the bill appears well-mean-ing, it could have the unin-tended effect of deterring vic-tims from reporting assault incidents.

Moxley said adults should have the right to choose how they want to proceed after their victimization if they do come forward.

“Sexual assault is a crime that is about taking control away from a person in the most intimate way,” Moxley said. “Then, for the system to further take

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Legislation requires reporting sexual assaults to authorities

“Sexual assault is a crime that is about taking control away from a person in the most intimate way.”

kATHy moXley, DIreCTor oF oU Women’S

oUTreACH CenTer

Autism: General name for a spectrum of developmental disorders.

Asperger’s Disorder: developmental disorder affecting an individual’s ability to communicate and socialize. individuals usually exhibit extreme interest in specifi c topics.

Pervasive Development Disorder-not otherwise

specifi ed: used interchangeably with “autism spectrum disorders”

Childhood Disintegrative Disorder: Like autism, but occurs later and involves dramatic skill loss. Cdd is much less common than autism.

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MORGAN GEORGECampus reporter

A pilgrim stands confi-dently holding a pizza, while next to him a clown looks down in utter confusion at the balloon animal in his hands. Three men dressed as a hot dog, a movie usher and a janitor complete the lineup of misfit men.

This is the scene on the cover of “Atlas Black : the Complete Adventure,” a graphic novel featured in a new OU study showing graphic novels help students retain information more ef-fectively than traditional textbooks.

The study was le d by Jeremy Short, strategic man-agement chair of OU’s Price College of Business, and Aaron McKenny, a doctor-al candidate for the Price College of Business.

T h e g r a p h i c n o v e l , “Atlas Black: the Complete Adventure,” features a college student, Atlas Black, getting ready to graduate, planning

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forward and seek the re-sources and help they need,” Moxley said.

Another concern involves the requirement for cam-pus police to work together with local law enforcement agencies.

“I have received a com-plaint from an OU police offi-cer on having to work with Norman PD”, Ivester said.

A n i n -v e s t i g a -tion by The O k l a h o m a D a i l y l a s t year deter-mined that o v e r a 1 2 -year period, OU students reported 61 cases of sexual assault, but those reports led to only six arrests. They included 31 reports of forcible rape, re-sulting in only one arrest. That suspect was not taken to court and could not be found in Cleveland County Detention Center records.

The Daily ’s investiga-tion found that over the 12-year period, no one spent time in jail for committing an act of sexual assault on campus. It also determined cases handled within OU’s

policy-violation system had a higher prosecution rate, punishing 11 of 16 students accused of violating sexual misconduct policies.

Ivester said the need for campus police and local law enforcement to work to-gether is essential to ensure sexual assault and violent

c r i m e s a re investigated fully and not just handled internally.

“ I g u a r-a n t e e y o u t h e r e a r e sexual or vi-olent crimes t h a t h a v e occurred on campus that only officials o n t h e O U

campus know about and no one else,” Ivester said. “OSU handled their case through an internal misconduct hearing, and it was not made aware to the public or local police until after the student paper broke the story.”

The failure to communi-cate and work together with local law enforcement at all times, according to Ivester, runs the risk that universi-ty officials will be tempted to cover up these types of crimes to avoid bad publicity.

“Handling these crimes solely internally anymore just reeks Penn State scan-dal,” Ivester said.

O U P r e s s S e c r e t a r y Michael Nash decl ined to comment on Ivester’s bill, but said the university would continue to comply with all laws enacted by the Oklahoma Legislature or Congress.

Moxley said it is important to educate students on the issue of sexual assault so they know what their options are in the case they do become victims. It is also important measures be put in place to increase not only reporting of these crimes, but also the level of comfort they feel in coming forward to someone about their victimization.

“It is important to note only 5 to 10 percent of vic-tims actually tell anybody at any university around the country that they have been assaulted,” Moxley said. “We have a really low rate of sex-ual assault reporting, and it is important that we do ev-erything we can to increase that so people can feel safe to come forward.”

Alexa Youssef alexa.youssef-1@ou.edu

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todAy Around CAMpusFree Food: star-shaped cookies will be given away from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in oklahoma Memorial union’s first floor lobby to promote ou’s dancing with the stars.

A concert featuring rebecca Henderson on oboe will take place from 8 to 10 p.m. in Catlett’s Music Center’s pitman recital Hall.

tuesdAy, Feb. 5A Peace Corps career workshop will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in oklahoma Memorial union’s Heritage room for students wondering how studying and working abroad can affect them.

A night of comedy with Ahmed Ahmed, world-renowned egyptian-American comedian. He will perform in Catlett Music Center’s sharp Concert Hall. Contact Collin tyler at 918-720-3254 or Mariam edwar at 832-633-5161.

WednesdAy, Feb. 6A lunch and discussion with retired Col. Lawrence Wilkerson titled “iran and the Middle east: Challenges for u.s. Foreign policy” will be welcome from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Hester Hall, room 170. to rsVp contact donna Cline at dmcmom@ou.edu.

A Study Skills System seminar will be put on as part of the student success series at 4 p.m. in Wagner Hall, room 245. sophia Morren from student Life will discuss different study skills. the seminar is free.

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control away by saying we’re going to report this to police even if you don’t want to, is concerning.”

Moxley said in her experi-ence, more students seek out a route that does not involve the police or legal action when moving forward after their victimization. Her big-gest fear with a bill like this becoming law is that it might deter victims from coming forward out of fear of having to go to the police.

Ivester acknowledged sev-eral people, including his wife, a long-time victim’s counselor, have expressed similar concerns. He said in the event his bill is passed, measures could be put in place to train faculty and staff to warn victims ahead of time that if they tell them a crime occurred, they will have to report it.

“Universities can train their faculty and staff to get these students to the right people they can tell, like counselors, who have that patient confidentiality agree-ment,” Ivester said.

Moxley said the ability to warn students ahead of time before they come forward is great, but the risk of deterring students from coming for-ward still would be there.

“I think it is great to be able to tell the victims in advance, but the problem is you still have victims who won’t come

“I guarantee you there are sexual or violent crimes that have occurred on campus that only officials on the OU

campus know about and no one else.”

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A blood drive will take place on saturday, Feb. 9 at the sooner Mall.

the blood drive is necessary during this time of year because cold and flu-like illnesses are going around, said Leslie Gamble, community relations director of the oklahoma blood institute.

“in addition to that, you cannot donate if you are unwell,” Gamble said. “that means there are more sick people in hospitals and less healthy people to donate.”

people of all blood types are encouraged to donate blood, according to the oklahoma blood institute press release dated Jan. 29. those with o-negative blood especially are encouraged to donate blood at this time. o-negative blood can be given to anyone of any blood type. only 9 percent of the population has this blood type, according to the American Association of blood banks website.

the oklahoma blood institute has a constant need for blood donations. to fill the needs of patients in hospitals, there have to be 700 donors every day, Gamble said. the blood donated at any blood drive is viable only for 56 days, and then it must be disposed of, she said.

the blood drive will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at sooner Mall, located at 3301 W. Main st.

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postgraduate life and starting his own busi-ness. The novel weaves key management terms and a splash of humor into the relat-able story.

In the first part of the study, the research-ers asked business seniors who had read the graphic novel before for their general opin-ions on the format of the novel and how it compared with the standard textbook, Short said in an email.

Short said that to his surprise about 80 per-cent of the participants said they agreed or strongly agreed the graphic novel compared favorably to the usual management text.

“The graphic novel was fun and easy to read, allowing me to understand the con-cepts more efficiently,” said Stephanie Black, an OU alumna who participated in the graphic novel study.

It was during the second part of the study when things got even more interesting, Short said.

A controlled group of 139 business stu-dents were divided into two groups, Short said in an email. Both groups read passages on needs and reinforcement theories, but in different formats. One group read a pas-sage in classic textbook format, and the other group read from the graphic novel.

“We found both formats were associated with the ability to recall and transfer materi-al, but the graphic novel format was signifi-cantly better for verbatim recall of material,” Short said.

The findings of Short and McKenny’s study were accompanied by a discussion of why graphic novels are effective tools for learning.

“It wasn’t until after I’d finished my Ph.D. and was working when I started teaching class and I came to this realization — which I guess is not a wild realization — that text-books are boring a lot of the time, so I was looking for a way to make the material into a more interesting format,” said Short, who credits the presence of random, antique knick-knacks dispersed throughout his office to his tendency to get bored easily.

McKenny said he recalls his undergradu-ate experience as being a series of half-read textbooks.

“I don’t know about you, but when I was an undergraduate, about halfway through the semester I stopped reading the textbook,” McKenny said.

The first graphic novel McKenny ever read was actually Scott’s graphic novel, McKenny said. As a self-professed “business nerd,” McKenny read the entire novel in one sitting.

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McKenny said since his first experience with the graphic novel, he has been along-side Short investigating the implications of this new format of improving learning.

The graphic novel also allows for students to see important management terms applied in story format, McKenny said.

“We believe our work is very important to be applied,” Short said. “I think a lot of people think that comics, or graphic novels, would be less applied, but I think it actually can be more applied because it’s showing how you would use the concepts in a real situation.”

That is where “Atlas Black” and many other graphic novels co-authored by Short are truly different from the often-limited examples of classic textbooks.

Starting June 10, Short’s graphic novel will reach much broader audiences as one of the textbooks for a historic new online course, Short said.

The Introduction to Management class will be free to anyone, anywhere in the world, Short said.

The class will be the first massive open online course, or MOOC, offered at OU, ac-cording to the Introduction to Management website.

OU students can enroll in the class to re-ceive three hours of credit, which will satisfy several business-related minors or be used as

a lower-division free elective, Short said.The course will also feature real-world

examples specific to Oklahoma and OU to showcase the progress of festivals and small businesses of the state to the rest of the world, Short said.

Jeremy Short

rath Chair in strategic Management at the price College of business.

transferred to ou from texas tech university two years ago.

Has published over 50 articles, chapters in graphic and traditional textbooks and “Atlas black: the Complete Adventure”

Aaron McKenny

A doctoral candidate in management in the price College of business.

Accompanied short when he came to ou and has continued to work alongside short conducting research on management and entreuprenship.

His research has been featured in the Family business review, business Horizons, Journal of the Academy of Marketing and many more publications.

Source: Price College of Business website linkedin

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Our View: Stop taxing Oklahoma’s best beverage.

Agents of the Oklahoma state gov-ernment arrested two men Jan. 4 in southeastern Oklahoma on suspicion of running an illegal moon-shine operation. Because alco-hol is not illegal, the charges boil down to failure to pay taxes and not having a license.

We think arresting peo-ple for boiling a clear liquid is ridiculous. Distilling moon-shine for personal use is a God-given, American right. Our state govern-ment can stand up against oppressive federal restric-tions by ending the moonshine tax in Oklahoma.

The Alcoholic Beverage Laws Enforcement Commission in Oklahoma says moonshine operations are on the rise, according to a report on npr.org in October 2012. The com-mission bases its assessment on anec-dotal evidence because operations are

difficult to detect. Many operations are in

southeast Oklahoma, where unemploy-

ment rates are the high-

est in

the state. Moonshining in southeast

Oklahoma might be on the rise, but anyone familiar with that part of the state knows it’s nothing new. In 2006, another still was shut down in Pushmataha County. Our moonshin-ing history in Oklahoma reaches back before statehood.

When Oklahoma was Indian Territory, federal law prohibited the sale of alcohol to Native Americans. When the state was opened to non-na-tive settlers, operations serving alcohol were established along Oklahoma’s

southern and eastern borders, according to the Oklahoma

Historical Society. The southeastern part of the state was nearest to Native American lands — the same area where moonshining is preva-lent today.

But the wig-wearing politicians in Washington

D.C. always have had a problem with moonshiners. Taxes and restrictions have been in place since the 1780s.

Our moonshining forefathers didn’t take liquor taxes lying down. The Whiskey Rebellion in 1791 was a re-sponse to a new tax on distilled spir-its. The tax was implemented to help pay down the national debt; sound familiar?

The federal government eventually put down the rebellion, but the rebel-lion was one of the earliest examples of local resistance to federal taxation.

Making moonshine to sell is one thing, but taxing a product made pure-ly for personal consumption is wrong. Would we tax a backyard vegetable garden or chicken coop making eggs?

Let’s kick the feds out of our bottles and make moonshine legal for person-al consumption in Oklahoma without licenses or taxes.

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COLUMN

Ignore street preachers’ cries for attention

While power walking to class, I hear

the proselytizing of dam-nation and hellfire from an aloof vantage point. As my perception becomes more acute, I see an ever expansive crowd of student body circling the Unity Garden, proselytizing the proselytizer.

The street preacher cir-cus has come early to cam-pus this semester.

The crowd largely con-sists of two camps — the saved and the damned — both gawking at and mock-ing a street preacher and at times, each other.

Two thoughts immedi-ately come to mind: Why on earth do people choose to engage with this fatuous-ness? and two, Those who engage with a preacher’s fatuousness often are as vexing as those whom they oppose.

In regard to the former, reasons vary among each op-posing camp. In terms of the saved, I can only speculate, since these lost souls already have been found.

Usually, this is a futile attempt to correct an error in the proselytizer’s message or to debate the specifics of scripture.

Two points come to mind as an outside observer: Do the converts really expect to persuade the fanatic prosely-tizing of this clown — much less promote an edifying dis-cussion? and two, the division that has resulted from such bickering is precisely why so many ‘potential’ converts disavow religion.

Then there is the other camp — the atheists, agnostics, skeptics or whatever preferred label. (We get it. You don’t believe in God. Join the club)

These are the types who commonly universalize the mentally questionable as an accurate caricature of all religion.

Worse, much of the arrogance goes undeserved as soft-pitched objections such as “Who made God?” or “But what about evolution?” are served, allowing the opposing underdog to bat yet another home run.

I understand some people’s presence is merely for the show and do not mean to antagonize the antagonists. I, too, get hooked by the metaphysical freak show at times. It is hard to refuse free peanuts.

May I propose an alternative reaction that preserves the integrity of both camps? Rather than engaging with the lunatic fringe, I encourage fellow students to ignore these desperate cries for attention.

Street preachers are callow, narcissistic bores who seek attention through intentionally provoking heated emo-tions. These are the same people who would be better at selling pencils from a cup.

Those who flock to these types are commonly referred to as “The Fish” — a demeaning equivocation that has the connotations of a mindless captured trout.

The mere act of engaging with proselytizers feeds into an agenda that is attempting to be undermined.

If you really want to win an argument with a street preacher, try ignoring them.

The argument could be made that proselytizers pro-voke awareness and promote fruitful dialogue among the student body.

However, such extremes need not be taken at a univer-sity — a breeding ground for the market place of ideas.

More civilized discussions can be found in any intro-duction to philosophy course, library or coffee shop.

Undoubtedly, the street preacher circus is bound for a second act this semester.

I encourage fellow students to preserve their intellectu-al integrity by not purchasing tickets to this years show.

Nathan Cranford is a philosophy senior.

Earlier today, a local man was converted to an

evangelical Christian sect which supports strict Biblical literalism while walking back to work after his lunch break. This news comes at a critical time for religion in America with congre-gations declining among Protestant denominations across the nation.

Maybe that’s why no one was more surprised than local fanatical bigot and street-corner preacher Abraham Jenkins. “At first I was a little shocked,” said Jenkins. “This hadn’t ever happened before, and I wasn’t sure what to do. So, I let him hold my sign.”

The sign, which reads “All sinners will burn in Hell” on one side and has a picture of a late-term abortion on the other, is a familiar sight in the community where Jenkins protests Western civilization and spouts borderline hate-speech six days a week.

Roscoe Kneibard wasn’t planning on having his life changed today, either. “I was just going back to work when I walked past this guy who was yelling at everyone,” said Kneibard, who only moved into the area a few weeks ago. “I could tell that it was something really important because he had this super intense look in his eyes.”

That intense glare and maniacal hollering prompt-ed Kneibard to stop and listen. Within minutes of his first encounter with Jenkins, he was transformed by his message.

“I guess I just didn’t realize that everyone was going straight to hell. I also didn’t realize that I had bought a condo right in the middle of a den of iniquity and shame,” lamented Kneibard. “I asked if I could help warn every-body, and he handed me this really neat reversible sign.”

Kneibard spent the rest of the day screaming at pass-ers-by, waving his new sign dangerously close to people’s heads and listening to Jenkins preach.

“How do people not know about this stuff?” Kneibard asked our field reporters with honest confusion. “The message just seems so simple to understand. Like, earlier today, when I screamed ‘all fags will writhe in a lake of fire for eternity’ at this woman and her kids, I could tell by the look on her face she was scared and obviously hadn’t re-alized how serious this is. She grabbed her kids and hur-ried off, probably to warn others.”

Kneibard says he plans to quit his job as a software de-signer and join Jenkins in building his sidewalk congre-gation full time.

“The holy spirit is strong with the kid,” said Jenkins of Kneibard. “I couldn’t have asked for a more dedicated, intelligent, passionate, serious, statuesque disciple with pretty green eyes. Today was a good day for bringing a beautiful soul home. Home to the Lord, I mean.”

Trent Cason is a literature and cultural studies senior.

ernment arrested two men Jan. 4 in southeastern Oklahoma on suspicion of running an illegal moon-shine operation. Because alco-hol is not illegal, the charges boil down to failure to pay taxes and not having a

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difficult to detect. Many operations are in

southeast Oklahoma, where unemploy-

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the state knows it’s nothing new. In 2006, another still was shut down in Pushmataha County. Our moonshin-ing history in Oklahoma reaches back before statehood.

When Oklahoma was Indian Territory, federal law prohibited the sale of alcohol to Native Americans. When the state was opened to non-na-tive settlers, operations serving alcohol were established along Oklahoma’s

southern and eastern borders, according to the Oklahoma

Historical Society. The southeastern part of the state was nearest to Native American lands — the same area where moonshining is preva-lent today.

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The Our View is the majority opinion of The Daily’s nine-member editorial board

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shirley Maclain (Martha levinson) and Maggie smith (Dowager Countess of Grantham) are featured in the hit British tv series “Downton Abbey.” the show premiered sept. 26, 2010 and revolves around the Crawley family and their servants in the years leading up to and following World War i.

Period costumes, British accents and the ever-witty

Maggie Smith have helped to make “Downton Abbey” one of the most popular television dramas in the U.S., as well as across the pond. The show that just won a Screen Actor’s Guild award for best drama en-semble is not only liked by lovers of history, but has amassed a huge following among America’s youth.

Many people did not catch onto the craze until after it began to air in the U.S., but thankfully there are large gaps of time between the short seasons, so people have time to catch up on the series. Part of the popu-larity of “Downton Abbey” stems from the show’s originality and difference from American television. “Downton Abbey” is full of drama, for sure, but it does not feel the need to include

raunchy or trashy content to bring in viewers.

“The show brings with it many aspects that other current television shows seem to lack,” University College freshman Brett Borchardt said.

“Downton Abbey” offers a different perspective for Americans, biology junior Jason Troy said.

“The thing that brings both generations together in this show is the fact that the issues that ‘Downton Abbey’ brings to the

forefront of our minds are universal,” Troy said.

Perhaps another reason for the show’s popularity is royal couple William and Kate’s celebrity-status.

“As the tabloids were fas-cinated by Will and Kate, the public was beginning to love Downton Abbey,” University College fresh-man Claire Malaby said. “They both kept each oth-er’s popularity rolling.”

“Downton Abbey” is writ-ten and created by Julian Fellowes, who has written

comebacks they say to each other make the show,” Borchardt said. “It makes it human and hilarious.”

And who doesn’t like it when people with British accents deliver those witty lines? Many Americans are fascinated with the British way of life, especial-ly since they grew up with the “Harry Potter” fran-chise. Dame Maggie Smith, who played the beloved Professor McGonagall in the “Harry Potter” movie series, amazes viewers week

after week with her spitfire wit and love of all things British.

“The contrast between the British characters and American characters pro-vides an interesting view to how differently the two cultures interact with each other,” Malaby said.

There is also a huge contrast between the ear-ly-1900s way of life and American culture today. They did not have the distractions of advanced technology during that era — they just had each other. It’s interesting that the viewership extends to those who watch shows like “The Bachelor” and those who want nothing to do with reality TV. That exem-plifies how good “Downton Abbey” really is.

“I think at one point or another, we all want to be a king or queen and live in a fine house supported by loyal butlers,” Borchardt said. “We, as viewers, can connect to at least one of the characters and I think, just momentarily, we can put ourselves in their shoes.”

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S e n i o r g u a rd S a m G ro o m s’ b u z z e r- b e a t i n g three-pointer fell short, and the OU men’s basketball team was unable to avenge its earlier loss to Kansas State, losing 52-50 at Lloyd Noble Center.

After trailing 50-42 with 2:51 left, the Sooners made a furious comeback to tie the game at 50 on Grooms’ layup with 13 seconds remaining.

They failed to take the lead, however, as Kansas State’s sophomore guard Angel Rodriguez scored the winning points on two free throws with five seconds left.

“Angel read it, got to the bucket and was fortunate to get the foul and hit the free throws,” Kansas State coach Bruce Weber said. “We got a real good road win. It keeps us up in the top part of the league.”

Before the f lur r y of points in the last part of the second half, both teams — but mostly the Sooners — had an extremely difficult time scoring the basketball.

OU was held without a point for the last 6:27 of the first half. The team had nine straight possessions end with-out points.

The futility didn’t end at halftime, either. After the break, the Sooners still didn’t score for the first 4:57 of the second half — a total of 11 minutes and 24 seconds without scoring a single point.

“You can’t really dwell on it,” senior forward Romero Osby said. “You have to get a stop and then go at them again on the offensive end. We had a lot of opportunities, and a lot of shots didn’t fall.

“Credit Kansas State, they’re a really good team, and they did a good job defensively.”

The Wildcats frustrated the Sooners all game, as ex-emplified by junior guard Will Spradling’s play.

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Senior outfielder brianna turang steals second base against no. 10 Missouri friday, april 22, 2012 in the first of a three-game series. the no. 5 Sooners beat the tigers two of the three games.

Collegiate Player of the Year and received numerous other awards including 2012 Big 12 Player of the Year.

Her 2012 stats back the hype — 37-9 with a 1.08 ERA. The dominant pitcher also led the Sooners at the plate with a .395 batting average.Shults — having already made her debut with Team USA — has cemented herself as arguably the best catcher to come through OU. Her ca-reer slugging percentage of .731 is a school record that she looks to continue this season.

Along with her fellow seniors, pitcher Michelle Gascoigne and outfielder Brianna Turang, Ricketts and Shults look to be the leaders of this talent-heavy team.

With seven freshmen on the roster, the veteran lead-ership will be essential.

“This freshman group is talented, but they are raw,” Gasso said.

The first-year players are not expected to have a signif-icant impact this year, but it is clear they are making their presence felt. And the upper-classmen have taken note.

“ They are doing their jobs and working for a spot,” Shults said.

Along with the incom-ing freshman, another new name was added to the Sooners’ roster: sophomore infielder Shelby Pendley.

Pendley — who spent her freshman season at Arizona — transferred to OU and is eligible to play this season. Her pure talent has gar-nered excitement within the program.

An All-Pac-12 first team selection as a freshman and

19 home runs have Pendley excited to begin her sopho-more season at Oklahoma.

“I absolutely love it here. I was really appreciative of being accepted into the pro-gram,” Pendley said.

Her coach could not be happier to have the addition of a player like Pendley.

“She is a tremendous ath-lete,” Gasso said. “I know she’s going to be something very special.”

How e ve r, t h e b ig g e st compliment of media day was directed toward soph-omore infielder Lauren C h a m b e r l a i n — w h o m Gasso said is the best player she’s ever seen.

L i k e P e n d l e y , Chamberlain is anticipated to have a monster sopho-more season following a year in which she was named the Big 12’s best freshman.

Chamberlain hit .357 and led her team with a Big 12-record 30 home runs last season. The All-American deserves every compliment she gets, but that does not mean she will stop getting better.

“There’s so much more

I have left to do. There’s always work to be done,” Chamberlain said.

Good news for Oklahoma. Bad news for Oklahoma’s opponents.

With the season just over a week away, the Sooners are eager to get back to their winning ways. Gasso has in-stilled a work ethic within her players that keeps them from settling for anything less.

“If you don’t have passion, and you can’t put softball as a priority, this isn’t the pro-gram for you,” she said.

The Sooners begin play Friday against Stanford and Oregon State at the Kajikawa Classic in Phoenix.

OU will play its first home g a m e Ma r c h 1 a g a i n s t Nebraska at Marita Hynes Field.

AT A GLANCEWCWS lossOU led 3-0 heading into the fourth inning when it began to rain. Ricketts threw four wild pitches during the fourth, resulting in a 13-minute delay and a four-run inning for alabama. the Crimson tide went on to win its first national title, 5-4.

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