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Opinion: Voting in SGA elections is an important duty (Page 4)

Sports: Don’t be disappointed in the men’s basketball team’s season (Page 3)

L&A: Literary festival brings acclaimed authors to OU this weekend (Page 2)

STAFF REPORTS

The inside eastbound lane of Robinson Street between the west side of Flood Avenue and east past

Stubbeman Avenue will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The outside eastbound lane and one left turn lane will stay open during the construction, according to a press release.

During the closure, the contractor will place topsoil and plant shrubs in the center median, according to a press

release.The project is part of the $25 million

Robinson Street Underpass Project. The underpass was completed in November 2013. The last leg of the project involves landscaping and irri-gation, according to a press release.

Here’s a look at some of the local news Sooners may have missed during spring break:

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ALEX NIBLETT Assistant Campus Editor@alex_niblett

Over spring break, students in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication were nationally rec-ognized for their media projects.

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced the 2014 Collegiate Crown Awards at the College Media Convention that took place in New York City on March 14, and both Sooner yearbook and The Daily placed.

Sooner was awarded a gold crown, and The Daily was awarded a hybrid silver crown for its online and print products.

Racey Burden, Sooner editor in chief, has been working for the yearbook for three years, joining the team when she was a freshman. Burden said it is an honor to have the year-book staff ’s work recognized by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association.

“It had great design, great photos, great writing and of course, it included as many students as possible,” Burden said. “It’s easy to read and beautiful to look at, and it cap-tures the spirit of the 2013 school year well.”

Burden said winning the gold crown makes all the time she and her staff put into the final product worth it.

Although he would have liked a gold crown, The Daily’s

Lane on Robinson closed for landscaping

ROADSAWARDS

Gaylord students’ efforts honored at national levelNational organizations recognize yearbook, newspaper, broadcast

WEEK IN REVIEW

What happened during break?

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Starting today at 9 a.m., the eastbound lane of Robinson starting at Flood will be closed for construction. The street will reopen for traffic on Friday.

Eastbound lane not open this week due to median and underpass project

MONDAY

The Red Cross released an app for iPhone, iPad and

Android to give people instant access to flood information, so they know what to do be-

fore, during and after a flood. The app can be found in the

Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

TUESDAY

OU will be the Secretariat for the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomacy Lab pro-gram. The lab lets students

and faculty members explore challenges facing the State

Department and contribute to policy making through re-search projects. More cover-

age to come this week.

O k l a h o m a’s g a s p r i c e s reached a six-month high, with the average being $3.41 across the state. The prices may in-dicate the annual springtime peak for gasoline prices.

WEDNESDAY

OU graduate student Dian Zou was killed in a car ac-cident in Arizona when he drove his car off a 200-foot cliff. The passenger, who wasn’t affiliated with OU,

survived the accident. Zou came to OU Fall 2013 and was studying microbiology. More

coverage to come later this week.

A new retail store to help Oklahomans prepare for storm

season opened in northwest Oklahoma City. Homestand

Preparation Station carries emer-gency items like flashlights, weath-er radios, camping gear, solar-pow-

ered chargers and medical kits. The store will also hold classes

on emergency preparedness in a classroom built inside the store.

The Oklahoma City RedHawks released an official team mobile app so fans can check team news, statistics

and schedules. Fans can also purchase tickets and souve-

nirs through the app.

reached a six-month high, with the average being $3.41 across the state. The prices may in-dicate the annual springtime peak for gasoline prices.

The app can be found in the Apple App Store and the

Google Play Store.

TUESDAY

A new retail store to help

MORE INSIDE >>> SPRING BREAK CATCHUPSee the rest of the spring break news Sooners missedPAGE 2

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PAIGHTEN HARKINS • CAMPUS EDITOR

editor in chief Kyle Margerum said it was an honor to get the silver crown.

That same weekend, OU placed first at the National Broadcasting Society National Convention on March 15, winning four grand-prizes. Joe Foote, dean of Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, at-tended the awards ceremony with faculty member Ken Fischer and OU alumni, according to a press release.

The grand-prize winners included students Kate Carlton, Meredith Everitt, Hannah Bacher, Nick Dyer, Carter Baum, Amanda Yates and Matthew Fresquez, ac-cording to a press release.

Kate Carlton, broadcast and electronic media gradu-ate, won the grand prize in the audio news segment for her project “Bethel Acres Family – After May Tornadoes.”

Carlton went to the Bethel Acres site twice to put the project together.

“I spent a lot of time with the homeowners, talking about their previous living situations as well as their dreams for their new house,” Carlton said. “I spent a ton

of time working on the sound in that piece as well. I wanted listeners to feel like they were at the construction site with the homeowners.”

Carlton also received an honorable mention for her proj-ects, “School Shelter Scarcity” and “Kiss me Kate.” Others who received honorable mentions included Lauren King, Madeline Stebbins, Kenzie Clark, Lauren Nevitt and Carter Baum.

Carter Baum, broadcast and electronic media junior, received an honorable mention for video sports package “Redhawks Groundskeeper” and was a grand-prize winner for his role with Sooner Sports Pad, a program that pro-vides broadcast coverage of Sooner sports.

Baum worked for Sooner Sports Pad for two years and became the show’s producer.

“Countless hours a week go into producing a show of this magnitude and complexity, and I couldn’t have done it without my staff,” Baum said.

Alex Niblettalexandra.g.niblett@ou.edu

LIFE&ARTS Tony Beaulieu, life & arts editorLuke Reynolds, assistant editor

dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666oudaily.com/life&arts • Twitter: @OUDailyArts

LITERATURE

Festival to bring renown writersEvery year, world-renowned authors, poets, translators, editors and artists are drawn

to OU’s campus by literary awards and festivals put on by World Literature Today. This week, OU’s magazine of international literature and culture hosts its latest fes-

tival, the Puterbaugh Festival of Literature, to celebrate the awarding of the 2014 Puterbaugh literary fellowship to Chilean writer Andrés Neuman.

Senior lecturer in Spanish at the University of Texas at Dallas, translator and OU alumnus George Henson sat down with “The Daily” to talk about his participation in this year’s Puterbaugh Festival, his time at OU and his work translating the writing of Andrés Neuman.

Q: How did you become involved with translation and World Literature Today?

A: I actually graduated from OU in 1986 with a BA in Spanish, so I always knew about WLT. I attended my first Puterbaugh as a student in 1983 when [Carlos Fuentes] was the fellow. While there, I met Margaret Sayers Peden, Fuentes’ translator. Until then, I had read Hispanic literature in the original, and I never really thought about it existing in translation. As a result, I bought some of Peden’s translations, studied them, and kind of told myself, “Hey, I can do that.” After graduating, however, I went on to study in Spain with Middlebury College. I kind of forgot about translation for a long time, until I enrolled in a PhD program at University of Texas at Dallas, which is the home of the Center for Translation Studies and the American Literary Translators Association. There I took courses in translation, started doing actual translation and three years ago I submitted a short story to WLT, which they published. Since then, I’ve been for-tunate to publish several things with WLT, including a short story by Andrés Neuman, this year’s Puterbaugh fellow.

Q: Will you be speaking/presenting during a specific event at Puterbaugh, and if so which?

A: I’ll be participating in the opening night event, a bilingual poetry reading, reading my translations of poems written by Andrés Neuman. On Friday, I’m also participating in a roundtable discussion called “Reading Andrés Neuman.” I also plan to attend Michelle Johnson’s Puterbaugh class.

Q: Elaborate on the work you’ve done regarding published translations. Do you have any new works being released soon?

A: I have a couple of translations in the current issue of World Literature Today, both in the print and digital editions. I’ve also published two books of translations, by Mexican authors Elena Poniatowska and Luis Jorge Boone. Right now I’m completing a translation of Mexican author Sergio Pitol’s The Art of Flight, which will be released in early 2015. I’m also under contract to translate a second book by Pitol, which will be released in late 2015.

Q: What is your method when trying to best translate an author’s work?

A: I’m kind of unconventional. As a rule, I don’t read the text before I translate it. I trans-late as I read. I usually don’t worry about syntax and style during this draft phase. If there’s anything problematic, I’ll take the time to work through it as I translate. Sometimes the

text requires that I do a lot of research even during the draft phase. If necessary, I consult the author during this phase, or other writers, usually from the same country, because I don’t like to move on if I don’t understand something. Once I get it all on paper, I print a copy and revise from a printed copy. During this phase, I work on syntax, issues of tone, style and diction. If possible, I send the revised draft to the author, most of whom read English well enough to comment. Then I revise again.

Q: What are you most looking forward to at this year’s Puterbaugh festival? Have you attended festivals in the past?

A: As I mentioned above, I attended as a student. I’m very honored to be participating this year as a translator. Being asked to participate validates the work I’ve been doing. Having attended once as a student and now as a participant completes the circle.

Q: To you, what makes Puterbaugh unique among liter-ary awards?

A: Technically speaking, I wouldn’t consider the Puterbaugh an award. It’s a literary festival that honors a single writer, so in that regard you might consider it an award. It’s certainly an honor for the writer being celebrat-

ed, because the Puterbaugh enjoys an international reputation. Many of the writers have gone on to win the Neustadt and even the Nobel. The festival brings to OU some of the most renowned writers and literary figures from around the world.

Q: Is there anything you’d like to add?

A: OU is fortunate to be the home of many excellent programs, both athletic and ac-ademic. Students should be aware of just how important World Literature Today, the Puterbaugh, and the Neustadt are. These three entities —magazine, festival, and prize — are world-renowned. Any university would be fortunate to be home to one. OU has all three.

The 2014 Puterbaugh Festival of Literature will honor Andrés Neuman Friday through Sunday with various events across the OU campus. Many of the events, including Friday’s opening ceremony at 6:30 p.m. in Beaird Lounge at the Oklahoma Memorial Union. The events are free and open to the public. A full schedule of Puterbaugh events can be found at the festival’s official website.

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Senior lecturer in Spanish at UT Dallas and OU alumnus George Henson. Henson will participate in a bilingual poetry reading at the 2014 Puterbaugh Festival of Literature Friday night at Beaird Lounge.

OUDaily.com ››A comic strip about coping with the end of spring break by Sama Khawaja.

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OU faculty and alumnae stand with awards at the National Broadcasting Society National Convention on March 15. Back row: Adjunct jour-nalism instructor Brent Weber, journalism instructor Ken Fischer, Dean of Gaylord College Journalism and Mass Communcation Joe Foote. Front row: Alumnae Kelsey Hightower, Emily Calhoun and Chelsea Holeman

AWARDED: Media students receive recognition Continued from page 1

MONDAY - FRIDAYThe Oklahoma Poison Center celebrated National Poison

Prevention Week with events to teach community members the dangers of poison and prevention. In 2013, the center received 44,342 poison-related calls and placed 38,115 fol-low-up calls. The Poison Help number is 1(800) 222-1222.

THURSDAY

Norman Police Department responded to a robbery at Chase

Bank on 3600 W. Robinson St. The suspect gave the teller a note and

left the bank with an unknown amount of money. The suspect, described as a white male with

short hair and a goatee, is still at large.

Firefighters battled a fire at the Pines Apartments, at 1616

E. Alameda St., and all residents were evacuated from the struc-ture. Firefighters extinguished

the fire within 20 minutes and no injuries were reported. The fire caused approximately $150,000

worth of damage to the structure and $30,000 to the contents of the

apartments. The fire’s cause hasn’t been determined and is still under

investigation.

SPRING BREAK CATCHUP

OU might have lost in the tourna-ment, but don’t let

that tarnish an impressive basketball season.

The Sooners over-achieved all season; there’s no doubt about it. They were picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 in the preseason rankings, but managed to climb to a No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tournament.

I definitely didn’t see that one coming.Coach Lon Kruger has his players running at all cylin-

ders. Senior forward Cam Clark stepped up his game in his last season and became a team leader. He improved his three-point shooting to 43 percent and averaged 15.6 points a game. For a young team, Clark’s leadership was desperately needed.

Sophomore guard Buddy Hield was possibly the most important player for the Sooners this season. When Clark hit his shooting slump, Hield helped bridge the gap. Averaging 16.5 points a game and 44.5 percent shooting from the field, Hield became OU’s MVP. As he continues to grow, Hield will cement his place as in irreplaceable asset for the Sooners.

Sixth man Tyler Neal rounded out the trio of impactful players. After falling out of the rotation much of last season, Neal found his place with Kruger’s Sooners. He averaged 15.4 minutes on the court and shot almost 45 percent from the field. He topped off his senior season by being named co-Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year.

Ryan Spangler also added to the Sooners’ success. His magnetic hands led him to average over nine rebounds a game. Without a big man, Spangler’s presence helped the Sooners keep up with larger teams.

The loss in the tournament may seem like a disappoint-ment, but it really just caps off an impressive season for OU basketball. It was only two years ago that OU stayed at home while other schools went to the big dance.

So buck up, Sooner fans. The basketball team is in good hands. Not only did it make the tournament but it managed to land a five-seed. If you had told me that two years ago, I would have laughed in your face.

I can’t say enough good things about Kruger. He’s made basketball at OU fun again. Go to a basketball game next season. I can guarantee you won’t regret it.

Julia Nelson is a journalism senior.

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Monday, March 24, 2014 • 3

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OU not defined by loss

Julia Nelsonjulia.nelson@ou.edu

SPORTS EDITOR

The loss in the tournament may seem like a disappointment, but it really just caps off an impressive season for OU

basketball. It was only two years ago that OU stayed at home while other schools

went to the big dance.”

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Editorial

Voting crucial to democracy Herbalife a business, not pyramid scheme

GuEst Column

Our View: Students have a duty to vote in SGA elections and foster participatory democracy.

Voting is key to a participatory democracy and should be encouraged from the national level on down to small-scale, local elections. With that in mind, we believe OU students have a duty to vote in the upcoming Student Government Association elections on April 1 and April 2.

SGA is meant to be a reflection of students’ goals and desires. If students do not take a few moments to evaluate the candidates and choose those who best align with their beliefs and desires, then we cannot complain later when we don’t like deci-sions made by SGA. Voting is as easy as logging onto a website — elections.ou.edu — and clicking a few buttons. On April 1 and April 2 Sooners can choose who should be the next SGA president, vice president, etc. If online voting isn’t your thing, you can stop by physical voting locations on campus at Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Our student body president, more or less, has the final say on all legislation proposed by Undergraduate Student Congress and Graduate Student Senate. SGA in general represents student concerns to university administration and be-yond. For those reasons, we believe SGA elections are no joking matter. Students should take them as seri-ously as they would any city coun-cil, congress or U.S. presidential election. Participation is essential for a democracy to be truly representative and why not experiment with voting and politics in smaller scale university elections? We encourage students to vote in SGA elections to cultivate a concern for politics and see how a representative governmental system functions.

Unlike larger elections, SGA elections grant stu-dents the opportunity to speak with the candidates. SGA candidates are our peers, and it is their duty to accurately represent student interests. So take advantage of the chance to speak with candidates

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

when you see them walking down the South Oval and attend the SGA Presidential Debate to learn more about what the candidates believe.

Perhaps most importantly, we hope all stu-dents vote after they have educated themselves on the candidates and choose the men and women they truly believe in. Don’t just cast your ballot for whoever your friends are voting for, think independently and choose the candidates who will best represent you. Every vote counts in SGA elections and we will feel the actions taken by SGA members throughout our tenures at OU.

We are offered so many opportunities to get involved at OU, and we urge students not to miss out on a chance as simple as voting. SGA mem-bers decide what to do with our student activity fees, which affect the student organizations and events offered on campus. For that reason alone it is important to evaluate and choose the most appropriate SGA candidate if you want to see your money going to activities you’d approve of.

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Education junior Alexis Lemons casts ballot at an SGA election vot-ing booth in Dale Hall last semester. We believe OU students have a duty to vote in the upcoming Student Government Association elections on April 1 and April 2.

Editor’s note: Since receiving this guest column on March 14, Herbalife has gone under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission for its business practices, according to the Los Angeles Times.

In the article titled “Get big, rich or die trying” by Rachael Montgomery, she makes several incorrect as-sumptions about Herbalife’s business model and the

cost of investment but also some erroneous allegations re-garding some of the company’s products and its ingredients.

Myth: Herbalife is pyramid scheme.Fact: Herbalife is not a pyramid scheme for the very sim-

ple reason that it does not pay its members or distributors to recruit others into its business. This is the fundamental prin-ciple behind what constitutes an illegal pyramid scheme. Herbalife members and distributors generate income exclu-sively from the sale of products, not from recruiting others into the business.

The following encompasses the ingredients Montgomery mentioned in her opinion as being “the same stuff that goes into your swimming pool.”

We use science and nature to develop our products and believe they are beneficial and provide people with bal-anced nutrition. Herbalife does not claim that the items are organic or all natural. Herbalife uses naturally sourced in-gredients as much as possible, but we have to choose ingre-dients very carefully for their quality and benefit.

GM/Safety: Herbalife uses carefully sourced ingredients to ensure the potency, purity and stability of our products. In the U.S., some Herbalife products use ingredients de-rived from genetically modified crops. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration allows the use of ingredients derived from varieties of genetically modified crops that are equivalent in nutrition to those from non-genetically modified sources.

Fats/Sucralose: All ingredients are disclosed on Herbalife’s product labels, and to clarify, mono, di and tri-glycerides are not trans fats. However, the amount of trans fat in each serving of products such as Herbalife Healthy Meal Nutritional Shake Mix is 0 grams. In addition, su-cralose, like other common foods such as table salt, does contain chloride (Cl) molecules. Both sucralose and table salt are safe and frequently ingested foods, unlike chlorine or pool chemicals that are not foods and would be harmful when ingested. More than 100 studies have been conducted on sucralose. These studies have been evaluated over a 20-year period and have clearly demonstrated its safety.

Herbalife adheres to all applicable regulatory, safety, and quality standards in any market where the products are sold.

Marco Antonio Gonzales, senior director of corporate com-munications for Herbalife in North America

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