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WWW.OUDAILY.COM 2013 PACEMAKER FINALIST THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014 e University of Oklahoma’s independent student voice since 1916 Sports: Scrappy Cyclones up next for Sooners (Page 3) Opinion: Halloween should be safe and fun (Page 3) L&A: Catch a spooky movie premiere just in time for Halloween (Page 5) VOL. 100, NO. 52 © 2014 OU Publications Board FREE — Additional copies 25¢ WEATHER CONTACT US Sunny today with a high of 73, low of 43. INDEX News ...................... 2 Classifieds ................ 4 Life&Arts .................. 5 Opinion ..................... 3 Sports ........................ 3 @OUDaily theoklahomadaily OUDaily Follow @AndrewGortonWX on Twitter for weather updates. GOING GREEN Recycling journey of paper and plastic Volunteers wanted to help clean up after football games as part of challenge CAITLIN SCHACHTER/THE DAILY OU’s recycling facility sits at 525 Columbus St. Students who live off campus can take their recyclable items to the plant. CAITLIN SCHACHTER News Reporter When you throw away a newspaper or an aluminum can in one of the recycling bins in the residence halls, what happens to it? The Daily wanted to know and contacted Brian Ellis, the director of Facilities Management, to explain how the recycling process starts in the residence halls. Custodians place the re- cycled items in blue bags and trash items in black bags. The custodians then take the bags and sort them. The recycle items go to OU’s recycling plant and the trash goes to the dumpster, Ellis said. Recycling staff dumps the contents in the recy- cling bags onto a conveyor belt, and then the contents are compressed into bales. The bales are bundled and packaged for transport to companies that Facilities Management sells the mate- rials to, Ellis said. All profits made from items recycled go back into OU’s Crimson and Green re- cycling program, which was founded in 2010 to buy more trash balers and recycling bins on campus, Ellis said. The Crimson and Green program doesn’t support re- cycling glass because of the hazard of handling the ma- terials and the cost of ship- ping, said Greg Brezinski, supervisor of Recycling and Refuse. “We don’t have that much glass coming onto the cam- pus and would rather spend most of our resources on CAITLIN SCHACHTER News Reporter The big number after OU’s win against Tennessee was 478. And no, it wasn’t Trevor Knight’s passing yards (308, if anyone’s count- ing). It’s the pounds of aluminum recycled after the game. In total, OU recycled 2,578 pounds of plastic, 478 pounds of aluminum and 1,437 pounds of card- board after the Tennessee game, said Brian Ellis, director of Facilities Management. For football game days, 400 bins are set up inside and outside Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium. The universi- ty recycles all trash after game days, Ellis said. Recently the university was signed up to compete in the GameDay Recycling Challenge, a nationwide push to de- crease waste on game days, said Alice Barrett, letters and sociology sophomore. BY THE NUMBERS Recycling after the OU Vs. Tennessee game 2,578Pounds of plastic recycled 1,437Pounds of cardboard recycled 478 Pounds of aluminum recycled Nationwide efforts push to decrease waste on game days Find out where your unwanted items go trying to do a better job of recovering items we have a lot of like paper and plastic,” Brezinski said. Students and faculty should be careful to only put recyclable items in the re- cycling bins because all of the materials are sorted by hand, Brezinski said. “When food or liquid is thrown in the paper bin, it contaminates the paper, so we have to stop the con- veyor and pull all of it out,” Brezinski said. “It gets real- ly nasty sometimes. It’s not only students since it seems to be coming from all over campus.” Students who live off cam- pus without an option of re- cycling can take their items to a recycling plant locat- ed at 525 Columbus Street south of campus. Students who live on campus can find recycle bins online at OU’s Crimson and Green website. Caitlin Schachter [email protected] CHRIS MICHIE/THE DAILY OU president and first lady David and Molly Shi Boren attend a Regents meeting in Oklahoma Memorial Union Wednesday. University faculty and students surprised the Borens with a celebration marking the 20 years of hard work and achievements President Boren has had at OU. Boren said it’s “not work to be with your best friends and people you love every day.” CONGRATULATIONS BOREN Students and faculty surprise David and Molly Shi Boren with festivities to celebrate their 20 years at OU PAGE JONES NEWS REPORTER @PAGEOUSM T he OU Board of Regents approved several actions today — but not before holding a surprise celebration to commemorate OU President David Boren and Molly Shi Boren for their 20 years of service to OU. People from throughout OU attended the celebration, held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird Lounge, from students and resident advisers to staff members and alumni. A small group from the Pride of Oklahoma played OU’s fight song for David and Molly Shi Boren when they made their appearance. Several groups paid tribute to President Boren and his wife at the meeting, thanking them for their contributions to campus over these 20 years. After resolutions from the Staff Senate, SGA and the Regents were presented, Molly Shi and David Boren addressed the assembly. “I think Molly and I are the two most blessed people in the world, to be able to work somewhere like this,” David Boren said. David Boren went on to thank the students of the past 20 years, saying that he believes OU students are some of the best in Oklahoma. After the celebration was over, President Boren an- nounced that OU received a $1.5 million gift from Cathey and Don Humphreys and a $1 million gift from The Meinders Foundation. Cathey and Don Humphreys’ gift is to support scholar- ships for students in study abroad programs and to create an endowed chair for the dean’s position in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, according to an OU press release. The Humphreys’ gift is just a portion of the $500 million fundraising campaign that President Boren announced this past year, according to the press release. The Meinders Foundation’s gift will support projects fo- cused on curing diabetes and will establish The Meinders Foundation Research Enrichment Endowed Fund at Harold Hamm Diabetes Center in Oklahoma City, according to an OU press release. After the announcements, the Regents approved naming the OU College of Nursing after Fran and Earl Ziegler. The Zieglers have given approximately $4 million to the College of Nursing over their lifetime, according to the agenda for the October regents meeting. Naming of the College of Nursing after the Zieglers is due to all their contributions made to the college and in memori- al of Fran Ziegler’s passing in 2002, according to the agenda. The Regents approved the OU administration to begin talks with a construction company to build the new resi- dential colleges. The residential colleges will target upperclassmen so that they can stay on campus like upperclassmen on other cam- puses do, David Boren said. The residential colleges will look similar to Headington Hall but on a smaller scale, and the first two will be located south of Lindsey Street, David Boren said. Next, the regents approved the renovations to the union’s Chik-fil-A restaurant to accommodate its expanding menu. The cost of the renovations is estimated at $669,750, which will come from the Housing and Food Services budget, ac- cording to the agenda. Finally, the Regents approved the official re-hiring of Brian Britt as the new director of the Pride of Oklahoma. Page Jones [email protected] SEE CHALLENGE PAGE 2 I think Molly and I are the two most blessed people in the world, to be able to work somewhere like this.” DAVID BOREN, OU PRESIDENT ‘‘

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GOING GREEN

Recycling journey of paper and plastic

Volunteers wanted to help clean up after football games as part of challenge

CAITLIN SCHACHTER/THE DAILY

OU’s recycling facility sits at 525 Columbus St. Students who live off campus can take their recyclable items to the plant.

CAITLIN SCHACHTERNews Reporter

When you throw away a newspaper or an aluminum can in one of the recycling bins in the residence halls, what happens to it?

The Daily wanted to know and contacted Brian Ellis, the director of Facilities Management, to explain how the recycling process starts in the residence halls.

Custodians place the re-cycled items in blue bags and trash items in black bags. The custodians then take the bags and sort them. The recycle items go to OU’s recycling plant and the trash goes to the dumpster, Ellis said.

Recycling staff dumps the contents in the recy-cling bags onto a conveyor belt, and then the contents are compressed into bales. The bales are bundled and packaged for transport to companies that Facilities Management sells the mate-rials to, Ellis said.

All profits made from items recycled go back into

OU’s Crimson and Green re-cycling program, which was founded in 2010 to buy more trash balers and recycling bins on campus, Ellis said.

The Crimson and Green program doesn’t support re-cycling glass because of the hazard of handling the ma-terials and the cost of ship-ping, said Greg Brezinski, supervisor of Recycling and Refuse.

“We don’t have that much glass coming onto the cam-pus and would rather spend most of our resources on

CAITLIN SCHACHTERNews Reporter

The big number after OU’s win against Tennessee was 478.

And no, it wasn’t Trevor Knight’s passing yards (308, if anyone’s count-ing). It’s the pounds of aluminum recycled after the game.

In total, OU recycled 2,578 pounds of plastic, 478 pounds of aluminum and 1,437 pounds of card-board after the Tennessee game, said Brian Ellis, d i re c t o r o f Fa c i l i t i e s Management.

F o r f o o t b a l l g a m e days, 400 bins are set up inside and outside Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium. The universi-ty recycles all trash after game days, Ell is said. Recently the university was signed up to compete in the GameDay Recycling Challenge, a nationwide push to de-crease waste on game days, said Alice Barrett, letters and sociology sophomore.

BY THE NUMBERSRecycling after the OU Vs. Tennessee game

2,578 Pounds of plastic recycled

1,437 Pounds of cardboard recycled

478 Pounds of aluminum recycled

Nationwide efforts push to decrease waste on game days

Find out where your unwanted items go

trying to do a better job of recovering items we have a lot of like paper and plastic,” Brezinski said.

St u d e n t s a n d f a c u l t y should be careful to only put recyclable items in the re-cycling bins because all of the materials are sorted by hand, Brezinski said.

“When food or liquid is thrown in the paper bin, it contaminates the paper, so we have to stop the con-veyor and pull all of it out,” Brezinski said. “It gets real-ly nasty sometimes. It’s not

only students since it seems to be coming from all over campus.”

Students who live off cam-pus without an option of re-cycling can take their items to a recycling plant locat-ed at 525 Columbus Street south of campus. Students who live on campus can find recycle bins online at OU’s Crimson and Green website.

Caitlin [email protected]

CHRIS MICHIE/THE DAILY

OU president and first lady David and Molly Shi Boren attend a Regents meeting in Oklahoma Memorial Union Wednesday. University faculty and students surprised the Borens with a celebration marking the 20 years of hard work and achievements President Boren has had at OU. Boren said it’s “not work to be with your best friends and people you love every day.”

CONGRATULATIONS BORENStudents and faculty surprise David and Molly Shi Boren with festivities

to celebrate their 20 years at OUPAGE JONES

NEWS REPORTER@PAGEOUSM

The OU Board of Regents approved several actions today — but not before holding a surprise celebration to commemorate

OU President David Boren and Molly Shi Boren for their 20 years of service to OU.

People from throughout OU attended the celebration, held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird Lounge, from students and resident advisers to staff members and alumni.

A small group from the Pride of Oklahoma played OU’s fight song for David and Molly Shi Boren when they made their appearance.

Several groups paid tribute to President Boren and his wife at the meeting, thanking them for their contributions to campus over these 20 years.

After resolutions from the Staff Senate, SGA and the Regents were presented, Molly Shi and David Boren addressed the assembly.

“I think Molly and I are the two most blessed people in the world, to be able to work somewhere like this,” David Boren said.

David Boren went on to thank the students of the past 20 years, saying that he believes OU students are some of the best in Oklahoma.

After the celebration was over, President Boren an-nounced that OU received a $1.5 mill ion gift from Cathey and Don Humphreys and a $1 million gift from The Meinders Foundation.

Cathey and Don Humphreys’ gift is to support scholar-ships for students in study abroad programs and to create an endowed chair for the dean’s position in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, according to an OU press release.

The Humphreys’ gift is just a portion of the $500 million fundraising campaign that President Boren announced this

past year, according to the press release.The Meinders Foundation’s gift will support projects fo-

cused on curing diabetes and will establish The Meinders Foundation Research Enrichment Endowed Fund at Harold Hamm Diabetes Center in Oklahoma City, according to an OU press release.

After the announcements, the Regents approved naming the OU College of Nursing after Fran and Earl Ziegler. The Zieglers have given approximately $4 million to the College of Nursing over their lifetime, according to the agenda for the October regents meeting.

Naming of the College of Nursing after the Zieglers is due to all their contributions made to the college and in memori-al of Fran Ziegler’s passing in 2002, according to the agenda.

The Regents approved the OU administration to begin talks with a construction company to build the new resi-dential colleges.

The residential colleges will target upperclassmen so that they can stay on campus like upperclassmen on other cam-puses do, David Boren said.

The residential colleges will look similar to Headington Hall but on a smaller scale, and the first two will be located south of Lindsey Street, David Boren said.

Next, the regents approved the renovations to the union’s Chik-fil-A restaurant to accommodate its expanding menu. The cost of the renovations is estimated at $669,750, which will come from the Housing and Food Services budget, ac-cording to the agenda.

Finally, the Regents approved the official re-hiring of Brian Britt as the new director of the Pride of Oklahoma.

Page [email protected]

SEE CHALLENGE PAGE 2

I think Molly and I are the two most blessed people in

the world, to be able to work somewhere

like this.”DAVID BOREN, OU PRESIDENT

‘‘

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OCT. 20 TO 25THURSDAYThe International Sources of Iran’s Domestic Politics — 3 to 5 p.m. in Hester Hall, room 145Texas A&M professor Mohammad Tabaar will discuss the sources of Iran’s domestic politics.

FRIDAYFarsi Fridays — 2 p.m. in Kaufman Hall, room 230Learn about Persian culture at this weekly event.

Free movie: “22 Jump Street” — 6 p.m., 9 p.m. and 11:45 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham AuditoriumWatch free screenings of “22 Jump Street,” which features two cops that go undercover at a local college.

Women’s soccer vs. Kansas — 7 p.m. at the OU Soccer ComplexWatch OU compete against Kansas.

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CERAMICS

Artists fire up at Fuego Friday

DAILY FILE ART

Artists pour iron during 2011’s Fuego Friday. This year’s event will be different as it focuses on ceramics. Demonstrations will begin at 7 p.m. at the OU School of Art and Art History’s ceramics facility.

Fundraiser for Red Clay Faction takes place tomorrowDAISY CREAGERNews Reporter

The public will have the opportunity to watch art in the making and purchase ce-ramics made by OU faculty and staff Friday.

Fuego Friday, a ceramic kiln firing demonstration, will take place from 7 to 9 p.m. at the ceramics facili-ty at 401 E. Congress St., ac-cording to a press release from the School of Art and Art History.

Literally translated to ‘Fire Friday,’ the event will showcase the art of students and faculty and serve as a fundraiser for the Red Clay Faction, a student-run ce-ramics group, according to their web page.

Stuart Asprey, a ceramics professor, said attendees will watch artists create pots at the event.

“ It ’s p re tt y s tu n n i ng. There’s nothing like it visual-ly,” Asprey said. “[Attendees] will see these red-hot pots being removed from a kiln, be moved to a reduction bucket and then within about 10 minutes, you have a pot in your hand.”

At the event, ceramics students will use salt, Raku ware and high fire reduction kilns to make their pottery, all of which reach tempera-tures above 1,000 degrees, said studio arts graduate stu-dent David Stevens.

Besides having the oppor-tunity to purchase finished pots, the public will be able to purchase pre-made pieces that they can then glaze and put in a kiln at the event, ac-cording to the press release.

“You’ll be able to chose from any of the Raku glaz-es and paint your own pot, then we’ll fire it for you and give it to you so you can take

it home,” Stevens said.Originally an “iron pour,”

an event where molten iron is poured into molds, Fuego Friday has shifted to an event centering on ceramics due to the availability of the profes-sors who run it, Asprey said.

As a result of the isola-tion of the ceramics build-ing, Fuego Friday serves as an open house for the cam-pus and community, Asprey said.

“I think it’s a really won-derful opportunity for peo-ple to see how fun and excit-ing ceramics can be,” Asprey said. “This really gives the general public a chance to see how much hard work, passion and excitement is

taking place down there.”The pots will range in price

from $10 to $30, and the pro-ceeds will go to student art-ists and the Red Clay Faction, Stevens said.

The Red Clay Faction will keep 30 percent of each sale, and the rest of the money will be given to the artist, Stevens said.

“It helps students realize that they can make money from their art,” Stevens said. “If we can show our students that they can make money off of what they love and what their passion is, then we’re successful.”

The money kept by the Red Clay Faction will go toward club meetings, guest speak-ers and a ceramics confer-ence held by the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, Stevens said.

“There will be lectures, demonstrations and net-working,” Asprey said. “It’s a very cutting edge, contem-porary gathering of modern artists.”

In a d d i t i o n t o g i v i n g

students an opportunity to sell their work, Fuego Friday wil l al low them to net-work with possible patrons, Stevens said.

“A lot of people buy work because they like it, but a lot of people buy work because they like the artist,” Stevens said. “It’s a good thing for our students to get used to selling themselves and their work.”

Although the event falls on Halloween, Asprey is not concerned about atten-dance, he said.

“I think that since it will be a party-type atmosphere, that it will be okay,” Asprey said. “I think that it will be fun enough, and that it’s early enough in the evening, that it will still allow students and the general public to go out and do Halloween activ-ities afterward.”

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GO AND DOFuego FridayWhen: 7 to 9 p.m.

Where: Ceramics facility, 401 E. Congress St. German author to

lecture on campus

CULTURE

Research fellow to visit for week-long event honoring collapse of Berlin Wall

EMILY SHARPNews Reporter@esharp13

Students and faculty can learn about Nazi Germany’s fascination with Native American culture at a lecture from a traveling scholar in Gittinger Hall on Friday.

Frank Usbeck, a research fellow at Technische Universität in Dresden, Germany, will speak about the representation of Native Americans in Nazi propaganda at an event sponsored by the Department of English and the Native American Studies Program, according to the event’s flyer.

At the lecture, Usbeck will discuss topics from “Fellow Tribesmen,” his book about German national identity and its relationship with the ideas and cultural practices around “Indianthusiasm,” Germans’ romanticized ideas about Native American life, English professor Joshua Nelson said.

Usbeck will deliver a second lecture on Monday in Hester Hall, room 145 as part of a week-long event commemorating the 25th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall, according to the College of Arts and Sciences website.

Usbeck’s talk will focus on “Indianthusiasm” in Socialist East Germany, according to the website.

Usbeck travels throughout the U.S. delivering lectures and conducting research, English professor Nelson said.

Usbeck knows of OU’s indigenous studies programs and has worked with OU faculty, which convinced him to come to campus, Nelson said.

Everyone is welcome to attend the free lecture, Nelson said.

Reservations for the lecture can be made by contact-ing Ronda Martin at [email protected], according to the website.

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Barrett serves as pres-i d e n t o f t h e S t u d e n t Environmental Council.

Alex Lyakhov, second year master’s degree stu-dent in environmental sus-tainability and a senator of the Graduate Student Senate, explained how stu-dents can get involved with the GameDay Recycling Challenge.

On Saturday, volunteers will split up into groups and head to tailgating areas with blue recycling bags, which will be handed out to

CHALLENGE: Volunteers can join in recyclingContinued from page 1

tailgaters, Lyakhov said.O n S u n d a y , a n o t h e r

group of volunteers will head to the recycling facili-ty to help the recycling staff sort through the materials, Lyakhov said.

Lyakhov said he hopes OU will take better measures to

recycle at events after com-peting in the challenge.

“This is just a pilot proj-ect, but I’m hopeful that this kind of nationwide compe-tition can propel OU to take recycling at its large events more seriously,” Lyakhov said.

To v o l u n t e e r f o r t h e G a m e D a y R e c y c l i n g Challenge, contact Alex Lyakhov at [email protected].

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This is just a pilot project, but I’m hopeful that this kind of nation-wide competition can propel OU to take recycling at its large events more seriously.”

ALEX LYAKHOV, SECOND YEAR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY MASTER’S STUDENT‘‘

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FOOTBALL

Sooners to fight with ‘nothing to lose’Team heads to Ames, Iowa, to take on Cyclones after two prior lossesDILLON HOLLINGSWORTHFootball Beat Reporter @DillonJames94

The College Football Playoff era is offi-cially here. The inaugural rankings were re-leased Tuesday night, and the Sooners found themselves in a much different place than many expected them to be at this juncture.

Oklahoma will carry a No. 18 rank-ing to Ames, Iowa, to take on Iowa State on Saturday. Their two losses to TCU and Kansas State all but eliminate the Sooners from contention for the playoffs, but they still have plenty to play for.

“We don’t want to get that third loss,” ju-nior defensive end Charles Tapper said. “Three losses at Oklahoma, that’s like a hor-rible season. We don’t want to be the team that had that horrible season that messed up the whole OU tradition.”

“So we’re fighting every day like we have nothing to lose right now,” he said.

The Cyclones should be a stiffer test than their 2-5 record indicates, particularly at home. Earlier this season, Iowa State gave Kansas State — No. 9 in the initial rankings — fits in Ames, coming up four points shy of what would have been a major upset.

“They’re always going to play hard, and they’re going to

be well coached, and they’re going to know exactly what they’re trying to execute on every play, so it’s going to be an-other tough test,” defensive coordinator Mike Stoops said.

A big part of the Sooners’ bid to get back on track will hinge on the play of sophomore quarterback Trevor Knight. After abysmal showings in the second half against TCU and

Texas, Knight put together a bounce back performance in the loss to Kansas State. Aside from throwing a pivotal interception, Knight completed 26 of his 32 passes for 318 yards and three touchdowns.

Most importantly, the signal caller found ways to target receivers other than junior Sterling Shepard. Freshman Michiah Quick caught two passes and emerged as another option for Knight, and junior Durron Neal picked up his first receiving touchdown of the season.

“As a quarterback and a receiver you al-ways want to have that connection,” Neal said. “And Trevor always tries to get us to-gether and do it as a group outside of the coaches. We just always all want to have that chemistry, all want to make sure we’re on the same page. If his confidence goes up our confidence goes up.”

Although a national title may be out of the question, the Sooners still feel like anything can happen. But first they have to get past the Cyclones.

“It’s that fine line,” Knight said. “We’re five points away from being on the right side of that line right now. Last year

CHRISTOPHER MICHIE/THE DAILY

Freshman wide receiver Michiah Quick evades a tackler during Saturday’s homecoming game against Kansas State at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman. The Wildcats defeated the Sooners 31-30.

It’s that fine line. We’re five points

away from being on the right side of that

line right now.”TREVOR KNIGHT,

SOPHOMORE QUARTERBACK

‘‘we were in the same spot as we are now and ended up hav-ing a great end to the year. So that’s what we’ve got to fight for each and every day, to finish out these last five games really strong.”

Kickoff is slated for 11 a.m. Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1.

Dillion Hollingsworth, [email protected]

Our View: Halloween is a fun-filled holiday, but it’s important to balance festivity with safety.

We believe Halloween is a time to have fun, but not at the expense of your safety. Don’t let the scares ex-tend past Oct. 31 by planning ahead for a safe, enter-taining Halloween. We know most college students are more focused on parties than trick-or-treating, so your devilish Daily crew put together tips for a safe and spooky All Hallows’ Eve:

Don’t overindulge in witch’s brewModeration is key when it comes to festive drink-

ing. If your plan for Halloween is to collect alcohol rather than candy, be sure to know your limits and drink water in con-junction with cocktails to avoid de-hydration. We also urge students to keep a close eye on their drinks and not accept drinks they didn’t see prepared. Keeping your alcohol consumption in check goes a long way toward ensuring Halloween is memorable only for good reasons.

Keep Halloween classyPlease, for Sooners everywhere, don’t give our

school a bad reputation by wearing offensive cos-tumes. The possibilities for Halloween costumes are endless, so there’s no reason to choose a gauche or over-the-top ensemble. Halloween is a time to dress up and spend a night as a different persona, and there’s no need to make that persona one that offends.

Unfortunately, every year people unwisely choose to don culturally insensitive costumes, but Halloween is not an excuse to exploit or misrepre-sent a culture or ethnic group. There have also been

multiple controversies this year, and we implore stu-dents to avoid all costumes representing the Ebola virus, terrorist group ISIS or notorious NFL player Ray Rice.

That’s not to say only individuals are guilty of wearing or promoting questionable Halloween cos-tumes. For example, on Monday online shoppers noticed a heading on Walmart’s website that re-ferred to women’s plus-size Halloween costumes as “Fat Girl Costumes.” Walmart immediately altered the heading and apologized for the offensive refer-ence. While the heading was likely a placeholder title that was accidently published, it still doesn’t excuse Walmart’s mistake. We believe it’s best to avoid offensive Halloween costumes in all capaci-ties, whether it’s the costume itself or the way it’s re-ferred to that offends.

Plan your ride before the partyIt can be easy to get caught up in the festivities of

Halloween and forget to plan for transportation for events and parties, and we want all Sooners to get around safely on Halloween night. Be proactive and decide on a designated driver before you head out for the night, and decide on a time and place to meet up after the party’s over. Carpooling, calling a cab or using a service like Uber are all smart ways to get to and from Halloween events.

If you plan to drive on Halloween, be mindful of trick-or-treaters on the road. Caution is critical when driving, especially in residential areas.

Lastly, don’t forget to have fun. Eat too much candy, try a festive cocktail, dress

up and enjoy the spectacle of the day. Whether you enjoy watching horror movies at home or party-hop-ping all night, Halloween is a holiday for all Sooners.

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Sooners look to end season with win at Halloween gameSeniors gear up to play their last match, bid an emotional farewell

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Senior defender Molly Richey keeps her eye on the ball as the Texas Longhorns team makes it way towards OU’s goal on October 24. The Sooner’s lost 0-1.

BRADY VARDEMAN Soccer Beat Reporter @BradyVardeman

The Sooner soccer team is practicing at John Crain Field this week rather than its usual practice area.

The reason is that Oklahoma (8-7-3) has only one home game left on the schedule, a Halloween bout with No. 14 Kansas (15-3) at 7 p.m. this Friday.

By the time these two teams square off Friday, it will have been 25 days since OU last recorded a victory. Coach Matt Potter said a win would help boost morale.

“I think anytime you can perform well at this point in the season, that’s the most important thing,” he said.

While the Sooners’ four-game losing streak may look un-pleasant on paper, Potter said his team has generally exe-cuted well over the stretch and simply fallen down in key instants.

“We’ve performed in moments in these games, we’ve just come across some good teams,” he said. “The credit goes to them. It’s not that we’re necessarily doing bad.”

Kansas brings a potent offense to Norman, led by mid-fielder Liana Salazar. The junior has found the back of the net 11 times this year, including twice in the Jayhawks’ most recent contest against Iowa State. As a team, Kansas has out-scored its opponents 33-11.

When the two teams face off under the lights, Oklahoma’s seniors will take to John Crain Field for the final time. The group is the final class to have been led by a Sooner coach other than Potter.

“Whenever there’s a coaching change, it really is just that: change,” Potter said. “Sometimes it’s difficult to con-vince people of a new vision or philosophy. This group is an incredible group of young women, first and foremost. They’re going to be successful in whatever they choose to do in life.”

Potter emphasized the character of the seniors off the field as opposed to their play on the field.

“They’re very good soccer players but they’re better people,” the coach said. “They’ve been wonderful role models since they’ve gotten here. They’ve invested and done anything and everything we’ve asked of them.”

Potter said their investment has paid off as seniors be-cause they are able to influence the team and play well on the field. The coach continued to speak on each of the three seniors.

“Emily Bowman probably hasn’t gotten the minutes she’s craved, but when she’s called upon she’s been mag-nificent,” he said. “Abby Hodgen has been somewhat of the talisman. Her endeavor drives the team. She’s always creative and hungry. Molly [Richey] is dependable any day and every day. She’s just a special individual.”

Even with the background noise of practice, the genu-ine tone in Potter’s voice was unmistakable.

“I hold them in my heart in high-regard and wish them nothing but the best,” Potterw said.

Friday, the three girls will don their uniforms and step onto John Crain Field for the 38th and final time. If the group of seniors play with even half the emotion of Potter, no one will be surprised to see an upset in Norman.

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‘Horns’ explores complex themesJoe Hill’s 2010 novel,

“Horns,” utilizes ele-ments of horror, goth-

ic and mystery fiction, with satirical and poignant prose, to weave a tale of love, loss and revenge. Yet Hill also uses his twisted fairytale to explore deeper themes, like religion and the concept of good and evil.

Above that, “Horns” is an under-the-cards look at

what being a man in modern American society entails. This theme has moved from the page to the screen, premiering on Oct. 31 in select theatres.

Ignatius Perrish, the main character, is the prime suspect in the rape and murder of his girlfriend, Merrin Williams, which rocks the small New Hampshire town of Gideon. Even his parents assume his guilt, and no evidence is avail-able to condemn or exonerate him of the crime.

A year after the murder, Ig has become a bitter and re-sentful malcontent, the murder of Merrin still officially unsolved. As the novel opens, Ig is recovering from an all-night binge drinking session; he only remembers bits of the night before — driving out to Merrin’s death marker, piss-ing on a statue of the Virgin Mary — and discovers devilish horns sprouting out of his forehead.

Even after Ig finds out that the mysterious horns give him the ability to see people’s darkest secrets and desires and, better yet, to command them, he is largely helpless in his situation — only uncovering the mystery to his girlfriend’s murder by accident.

That isn’t really the point, though: “Horns” isn’t a mur-der-mystery. It’s a revenge tale. The more Ig discovers about the night Merrin died, the more his rage and thirst for revenge consume him … and the more of a devil he becomes.

The film adaptation of “Horns,” directed by Alexander Aja, and starring Daniel Radcliffe as Ig Perrish, explores many of the same spaces as the novel. Screenwriter Keith Bunin’s adaptation of the book condenses timeframes, pe-ripheral characters and backstories in order to make the plot more palatable for an hour-and-a-half film. It’s most-ly successful at translating the gist of Hill’s story, but with structural caveats.

Daniel Radcliffe gives a remarkable rendering of Ig Perrish and the character’s transition from vulnerable to volatile feels natural and never forced. The film leaves much of the other characters’ backgrounds off screen,

resulting in a rather breathless antagonist, and a few plot holes that viewers unfamiliar with the book may find downright perplexing.

Horror extraordinaire director Alexander Aja also ramps up many of the horror and revenge elements in the original story to create a more clearly-defined genre film, squashing many of the religious and mystical themes from the novel in the process. The result is a less-rounded story weighed down by cumbersome implications from the novel.

Yet “Horns,” the film, still manages to tell an engaging and endearing story, the center of which is the tender love between Ig and his murdered girlfriend, Merrin. At times “Horns” even plays like a Nicolas Sparks movie with more blood and guts, which is likely to make it the perfect date movie this Halloween.

Tony Beaulieu is a film and media studies senior.

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