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February 22, 2012 Issue 4 Vol. 9
SPRING BREAK
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February22,2012Issue4 Vol.9
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February 22, 2012 Issue 4 Volume 9
From the CouchA reader sends in a smelly story you wont believe.
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Web 3.0AJ Landsdale takes a look at a fancy new MMO and reviews two
new games.
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On the CoverOur personal spring break fantasy ... Our couch on the beach.
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Sports TalkSpring is on its way, and that means its time for OU baseball.
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Campus CornerAlex Bacon gives us the scoop on a Norman institution.
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End NotesSudoku is back, The Numbers Dont Lie and the Boyd Street
Calendar picks keep you on pins and needles.
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Of The CornerTake a short trip to Mels Kloset with Sarah Hill.28
RomanceElizabeth Atherton nds out what (love) language she really
speaks.
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14 Film & TV
Spring break starts March 17. Where are you headed?We list the top 12 hot spots for 2012.
Spring Break Hot Spots25
MusicAn interview from The Boom Bang guitarist Tommy McKenzieaddresses the meaning of summer sizzling.
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Editor-In-Chief Jake RoweGeneral Manager Mark Lockhart
EditorialFeature Editor Sarah HillFilm Editor Jen Herrmann
Web 3.0 Editor AJ LansdaleSports Editor Chris Joseph
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College Stories you Would Never Tell Your Parents
Jake Rowe,
Editor-in-Chie
Ughhh, too many cosmos on the frst date.
>> Caption This
Tweet or email a caption or this pic andwe will publish the one we like best inthe next issue. @boydstreet orino@boydstreet.com
ollow@boydstreet
>>Thanks L or sending in your college storyyou would never tell your parents. We are still
laughing about this one ... Send us your stories:
ino@boydstreet.com
Avid Boyd Street Reader L writes:
Its sophomore year o college and it being the rst time in my lie with complete reedom, Im ready to party. I invited our
riends, two girls and t wo guys, over or the weekend. We ound a party with a ree Lone Star keg and we got to drinking. The rest
o the night is a blur due to drinking way too much beer way too ast. The strangest memory I had rom that night was ater we
returned to my apartment or the evening. My riend, who had previously passed out in my room, randomly stood up and star ted
spinning in circles. What are you doing? I asked. Ugh wheres the bathroom? she slurred. Greatttt, I bet shes going to puke the
rest o the night, I said to mysel and pointed her in the right direction.
I woke up the next morning to my riends pounding on the door and screamingWafe House! While we were getting ready to go
grab some hangover ood, one o my riends couldnt help but mention how bad my room smelled. I opened a window and orgot
about it since I was still hazy rom the night beore and didnt want to deal. I gured the smell was probably rom my riend puking
in the bathroom and I would clean it up later. Ater we returned rom breakast I went to check out the smell. It was weird, my
bathroom wasnt a mess, so I took out my trash, I sprayed air reshener, but nothing changed. Ater TWO weeks o this smell I hap-
pened to open my closet. To my surprise... *
*Due to the hilarious, but slightly gross nature o this story.... I have
decided to ask you to visit us at boydstreet.com to nd out what was in
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Since 2004, World o Warcrathas been the undisputed kingpin o MMOgaming, or its ans, its detractors and even those deconstructing thegenre. Although other games, such as City o Heroes, Lord o the R ingsOnline and DC Universe Online have made signicant grabs into the
subscriber base, none o them have been able to unseat the dominant orce inthe genre. WoWs subscriber base has been on the decline recently, promptingBlizzard to make the game ree up to level 20 and utilizing other methods toget people playing, but the newest challenger may be the one that nallytopples the MMO giant--Star Wars: The Old Republic.
The game, set in the Star Wars universe thousands o years beore the lms,is set in a cold war between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire. Players
can choose rom eight classes across both actions, and customize their playstyle as a tank, a healer or just a normal ghter. The bare bones mechanicsare almost exactly the same as WoW, but the big dierence is where BioWarereally works its magic: eight ully-voiced storylines, one or each class, withcharacter decisions being chosen through a system much like another oneo BioWares smash hits, Mass Efect. These stories help to create a real senseo immersion beyond logging on to a character and leveling up to take onstronger baddies. (That action is still there in ull, so no ear i youre into it.)This wasnt the rst attempt at a Star Wars MMO (that honor goes to SonysStar Wars Galaxies, set in the same time period as the movies and not quiteas successul), but SWTOR certainly stands out on its own. Beyond the mainquests, theres still plenty o player-vs-player (PvP) action, both in the gameworld and in specialized warzone maps that one could play in. Flashpoints(similar to dungeons in WoW) and heroic quests encourage teamwork andconnecting with riends, as well as strategy and tactics to advance through
the questline. It also wouldnt be Star Wars without some space combat, andthere are optional mini-game, rail shooting space missions that split theaction up a bit and garner some nice XP bonuses.
A game oSWTORs scale would take months to make a ull, comprehensivereview, so Ill just say its a great game and leave it at that. What interests memost about its release, however, is how BioWare, LucasArts and EA eectivelybuilt upon the template that WoWset up and combined it with some o thebest narrative aspects o single-player gaming, and it makes me wonder howgaming can change in the uture. Consider that i an MMO can have a storylinethat could rope in gamers who gear more towards the single-player, story-driven game, it could perhaps change the way they look at gaming. In some
ways, SWTOR (and WoWand every other MMO) already unctions as its ownworld. I said world can be just as appealing or its narrative as its inevitablerun up to level 50 and endgame content, that could speak volumes or whatgaming could do in the uture.
That isnt to say that every single-player game should start to adapt MMOcharacteristics, or that every MMO needs to become exactly like SWTOR,though that will likely begin to occur to some degree. Another thing toconsider, though, is whether or not that this game represents the highestlimit that a MMO can reach: now that several actual storylines have beeninterwoven, what more can be done to improve the genre? There will alwaysbe improvement, as there always is with most innovations, but its dicult tosee what orm that will take at this point. While there may not be the culturalimpact that WoWbrought in, it could be the game that nally topples thegiant.
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>> In order or any Japanese RPG to work, it needs bothcrazy hair and large swords. Well done, Square Enix.
Web 3.0 By AJLansdale
>> When people think o Japanese RPGs, the Final Fantasyseries is almost always the rst onethat comes to mind. Most o the series has been pretty good historically, though complaintshave been levied at its rather linear progression compared to its Western competition in recentyears. Square Enix attempted to rectiy this, and theyve done a pretty good job o this, almostbringing Chrono Trigger to mind with the time travel elements here. However, the storysuers as a result, lacking a lot o real emotional punch that previous iterations have had. Itsdenitely worth looking into, though, especially i you played the rst Final Fantasy XIII. (Whata weird numbering system.)
RPGFinal Fantasy XIII-2
SoulCalibur V>> The tale o souls and
swords is back in ull orce,physics and all. The gameisnt drastically dierentrom its predecessor, exceptthat Ezio rom AssassinsCreed replaces the Star Warscharacters rom the previousgame, which is a nice (andmore logical) choice. Thegameplay is fuid and workswell, but the learning curveis pretty steep or noobs tothe series, or the ghtinggenre in general. The single-player is a laughable, two-hour waste o time thatdoesnt help a players skills,which is rustrating at itsend, but the multiplayer isstill un and intuitive. I youcan pick up the skill to playand have some people toplay with, youll like this.Otherwise, just play it at ariends.
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>>Thankully, theyve made some improvements since launch as ar as the servers go.
Old Republicand the State of MMO GamingBioWares new MMO seems like a worthy successor to WoW, with an actual storyline and a deluge ocontent at launch. CouldSWTORbe just another MMO, or could it change gaming altogether?
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Heres the deal: Mel Guapo has the wintertime blues. These short, overcast days arekilling me. Like a wizard, the gloomy weatherhas cast a shadow upon my very soul.
But there is hope. I have seen it. These unlikely springdays weve had recently have given me a renewedburst o energy to make it to the summer, or you see, Ihave a conession to make: Im a Summer Sizzler.
I you dont know what summer sizzling is, Iapologize. Im not sure that I can describe it in words.Summer sizzling is a liestyle; its a culture. Its aboutgetting out. Its about hot days and late nights andletting things happen to you.
Actually, now that I think about it, you cant reallytalk directly about what summer sizzling is. Youhave to talk AROUND it. I can describe things to youthat DEFINITELY ARE or DEFINITELY ARE NOT summersizzling, I just cant describe its essence with words.
Its like the sun: you cant stare directly at it. To talkabout summer sizzling would be like staring at aneclipse, only instead o going blind you go mute.
What I CAN tell you about summer sizzlingHOWEVERis that now is the perect time to startplanning the perect summer sizzler, and everysummer sizzler necessitates the perect summersoundtracks. And i you know Mel Guapo, then youknow that I like to Keep it Local.
So let me tell you about one o my avorite localbands that is DEFINITELY making my Summer Sizzlersoundtrack: The Boom Bang. East meets west with TheBoom Bang, bringing the coasts punk sounds togetherin the heartland, right here in Norman.
The Boom Bang released their debut 7 EP BummerCamp in 2010 and have been kicking ass since then,releasing a ull-length around this time last year,and most recently releasing a split 7 with OKCs TheCopperheads (another one o my avorite local bands),showcasing two new tunes Jabroni Ramoney andSugar Ray Romano.
The Boom Bang combine the aggression o the East
Coasts Ramones with the West Coasts verbed-outand laid-back boredom. Weston Lorance on bass andCharles Whetstone on drums hold it all down andprovide a battleeld or Tommy McKenzies guitarand James Smiths croons to hack it out. When Tommypushes, Smith pushes back.
These guys are bored and trying to have un and justdont give a sh*t. And thats what summer sizzling isall about. And theyre also all about pizza parties. ANDTHATS DEFINITELY WHAT SUMMER SIZZLING IS ALLABOUT.
I was ortunate to get to talk to The Boom Bangsguitarist, Tommy McKenzie, over the phone rom the
road on their current tour.
MG: I am writing a piece about how The Boom Bangis making my Summer Sizzler soundtrack. Where doessummertime t into The Boom Bang?
TM:You think o summertime, you think o un. You cango to the river with your buddies. You can go on a rat.Its related. I dont know. I think were a un band. I thinkeverybody should be a un band.
MG: Are you a Summer Sizzler?TM:Id say so. I like sizzling.
MG: What is sizzling? Thats the question, isnt it?TM:Sizzling can be about anything, you know? I think
sizzling is just having a good time. I you want to get downto brass tacks about it.
MG: Would you say its a liestyle?TM:Uhhh, I think its a liestyle, but you could also sizzle
moderately and still go along your day.
MG: Thats true. Thats very true. Thats a good point.TM:Sizzling is just un. Having a lot o un.
MG: Having un and taking it easy.TM:There we go, yeah. Just chilling out.
MG: Yeah. I youre going to do activities, probablysmall activities. You know? Sitting on a porch: thats anactivity. Chatting with your buddies. Drinking a beer.
TM: Yeah, that sounds great right about now.
MG: Exactly. Just imagine, like, 85 degrees. Sitting on apatio somewhere, drinking a beer. Mmmmm.
TM:Just relaxing. Relaxing is sizzling, too.
MG: How would you describe The Boom Bang in threewords?
TM: Always Palling Around.
MG: As a control question, how would you describe theStatue o Liberty in three words?
TM: Smaller in Person.
MG: How would you describe Norman in three words?TM: Its Always Sizzling.
MG: How would you describe The Boom Bang in FIVEwords? But you have to use diferent words than thethree words beore.
TM: Everyones Louder Than Everyone Else.
MG: Thats kind o a Zen thing. I like that.
MG: What are all the ways that Norman is the best?TM: Norman is the best because I think anybody can
nd comort there. You just have to pursue it. Theres a loto really good music going on. Theres so many diferent
places o direction to go rom. And its because in a waytheres not a whole lot IN Norman. So it makes this weirdeclectic thing. I dont know i Norman has gone through
phases or not, but right now so many people are makingmusic, and other people are wanting to make musicBECAUSE o that. Not like copying of o anybodys sounds,but you can kind o see how much un playing music is.
MG: Describe The Boom Bang in a hand gesture.TM: Hmmm, okay. Hands. (Tommy thinks or a while.)
Two thumbs up.
MG: Alright. Thats two hands, but thats ne.TM:Oh, good.
MG: What are some o your avorite places in Norman?TM:Blu I really like McNellies a lot. I work there. Its
really, really good beer. Thats another good place to go inthe summer. You know, we
At this point in the interview, I (Mel Guapo) personallybelieve that a ghost passed through the tape o myrecording machine. You can hear some strange noiselast or a second or two and it blurs out both o ourvoices. Check it out. You can listen to the entirety o thisinterview online at www.BoydStreet.com/MelGuapo
Theres a lot o great stuf, as well, about the origin othe name The Boom Bang.
Read more at: boydstreet.com/mel-guapoTwitter @MrMelGuapo
You can keep more local with:www.KeepItLocal.com
Check out more at:www.WeAreNicePeople.com
Mel Guapo gears up or summer in an interview with Tommy McKenzie, guitaristor local band, The Boom Bang.
By MelGuapo
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Summer Sizzling with the Boom Bang
Music
>> This is an example or summer sizzling.
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RomanceTweet your thoughts @boydstreetlove
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>>Raise yourhand i you are
physical touch.
By ElizabethAtherton
Imust give credit or the idea o this article to two people,Jake and Dr. Gary Chapman. Jake is the Boyd Street editor.Dr. Chapman, hes a marriage counselor and is probably nowa multi-millionaire because o his novel The 5 Love Languages.
The subject here that Im talking about is love ... and Im going totell you about in ve dierent languages, or something like that.
This Dr. Chapman man helped inspire the articles content, butIm telling you what it was only a matter o time beore I stumbledonto this idea o people thinking o love as something dierentthan what I think love is. I think everyone who is close to me
in my lie speaks to me in a dierent love language and I cantbelieve its taken me so long to reach this obvious conclusion.Ater a while all their languages run together and they might aswell be speaking in tongues to me. Right beore I heard about LoveLanguages, (and I might be the only one who didnt know becausehes sold millions o copies) I was on the brink o discovering howto communicate with my boyriend- because without a doubtwe dont speak the same tongue. Same goes or my parents. Andmy sister. And my boss. And oh-my-gosh. How in the world isit possible to keep everyone in your lie happy? How do you leteveryone know theyre loved?
Lets start here, with the languages, or categories, that peopleuse to give and receive love. According to the doctor, there are veo them: Words o Armation, Quality Time, Receiving Gits, Actso Service and Physical Touch. All o the titles pretty much sum upones love agenda.
I they need to be rearmed with words youve got a Words oArmation person on your hands. I they just want to BE with you
physically next to you at almost all times, youve got a QualityTime kind o person. I they want gits and physical symbols oyour love, they speak the language o Receiving Gits. I the words,Can I do that or you? make him/her light up like a birthdaycake candle, that person speaks in Acts o Service. And nally ihugs, kisses, hand-holding, spooning and other random acts otouching make this person eel warm inside, youve got a PhysicalTouch kind o lover.
I personally know someone who ts into each o the categories.So eventually, being the complicated person that I am, I wanted toknow where I t in. Sure enough, the doctor has provided a website
or people to gure out their score (http://www.5lovelanguages.com/assessments/love/). In the rst test I took, I scored as shownbelow (the highest or any genre is 12).
The test results show that I eel most lovedwhen the person Im with does somethinglike the dishes or me. Reaaaally? Apparentlythe key to my heart lies in the words, Whatcan I do to help you? BINGO. This is correct.You know why this is correct? Because oneo my ondest memories o my relationship
is when my boyriend went to my house the day we were leavingor a road trip and packed a bag or me and or my dog and thentook my dog and the bags back to his house, allowing me leavework and meet up with him immediately. THAT is huge. Like i Ihad one day to pick to relive over and over again, that day might
just be it. Now i you asked him what his avorite moment wouldbe ... well, I dont know. Actually I probably do know, it probablyhas something to do with touching.
Anyway, just to be sure, I took the quiz again and it yieldedbasically the same results:
Okay, Im armed. Now that Im ully awareo the languages Im speaking. I just needmy relatives and loved ones to take the testand let me know their score, too. Wouldntit just be nice? One day I hope I get a phonecall rom my mom where she says, I speak inReceiving Gits, and although you called me
three times on my birthday it didnt mean a thing until I received
the card and fowers you sent me even though they were a daylate.Yes, thatd be nice. Until then, Ill keep dreaming. But the least
you could do is go online and take the quiz or yoursel. Hey,the knowledge just might pay o one day. Sure, honey you canvacuum the foor.
Feel free to hit me up at BoydStreet.com/elizabeth-atherton or
twitter @boydstreetlove
The 5 Love LanguagesWhat language are you speaking?
Ask ElizabethIf youd like to use Boyd Streets
resident romance columnistas a sounding board for your
relationship conundrums,e-mail Elizabeth Atherton atboydstreetlove@gmail.com
4 Words o Armation7 Quality Time
3 Receiving Gits
11 Acts o Service5 Physical Touch
6 Words o Armation
9 Quality Time
0 Receiving Gits9 Acts o Service
6 Physical Touch
Dear Elizabeth,
I recently started crushing on thisguy, but I know my best riend alreadylikes him. When Im with him he firtswith me more than her. I dont wantto make her mad, but I really like thisguy. What do you think I should do?- Janie
Dear Janie,
Well, this is an odd situation. But you probably shouldnt have started be-coming interested in the guy your bestriend already liked. The act that sheliked him possibly made you like himeven more. This happens, but honestlyits not healthy. The drama o it all. Do
you really want to lose a riend overthis guy? He doesnt sound like a surething. When he asks you out on a datethen maybe you might really have adecision to make.
Dear Elizabeth,How do I get guys to notice me? Im
a little shy I guess. Im okay with that.Does that mean I have to be single orthe rest my lie? Guys walk right pastme.
- Ashley
Dear Ashley,
No! No! No! Dont give up. Were talking
about COLLEGE here. First and oremost,
maybe make some wardrobe, makeup ad-
justments. Im not saying change yoursel;
Im saying accentuate your beauty. Also,
go out on a limb, get involved, ask a guy
to study, or organize a group outing. More
than anything though, remember that
college is not the end-all. You might need
a more mature guy, and might even need
time to blossom yoursel.
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Film&TV By JenHerrmann
In the BoxTheatrical Releases
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Now her sister is missing, andshe is convinced that the samevillain has taken her. When thepolice wont believe her story,she sets out hersel to rescueher sister, knowing that i shedoesnt act ast her sister willbe dead by sundown.
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The lines between media have been blurring or along time. Films are becoming extended TV series.Musicals are becoming movies. YouTube sensationsare getting record contracts and lm spots, and
blogs are hitting the big screen.Movies have shited in popularity many times since
they were rst invented, but they have always been aavorite orm o entertainment. It makes sense, then, thatHollywood and its workers would be caught up in thiscrossing o media. Ater all, now that the media industryis becoming more one big industry than a set o smallerones, how can anyone expect to survive in it i they closethemselves o?
The most obvious crossover is between the movie andmusic worlds. I know what youre thinking: Never SayNever. But even though its impressive that Justin Bieber,ater being alive or only 17 years, had a documentarymade about his lie, theres more to this relationship than
just movies about musical artists. Look to your right, andyoull see that Taylor Swit is playing in the upcoming lm, The Lorax. Amanda Seyried, who started as the dumbcharacter inMean Girls, has started to record a ew songs.
Its not uncommon these days to see your avorite singerpop up on IMDB in at least a bit part. Why? Because theyreyour avorite singer.
I that sounds circuitous, think about it this way. Iyouve bought all o Joe Schmoes albums, and have ourcategorized playlists devoted to him on your computer,
wouldnt you at least go see a movie where he plays theyoung handsome tempter or the wise old ather? (The roledepends, o course, on your taste in Joe Schmoes.) Singershave star powerand the same goes or actors andactresses. The movie business is a business like any other,and that star power is a more eecti ve advertisement thanten Super Bowl spots.
To be air, lots o examples o this come rom the Disneystar vein, because thats how they market themselves. ISelena Gomez and Miley Cyrus can sing and speak, thenthose are two ways in which they can be valuable to thecompany. Utilizing both o those ways certainly doesntmean that their ans will love them any less.
The list o those celebrities who have lived in bothworlds, though, is much more diverse than tween girls:Clint Eastwood, Cher, Beyonc, Queen Latiah, JustinTimberlake, Mandy Moore, Toby Keith, Will Smith andmore than I have ngers to count on have straddledthe line between lm and music o every genre. Some,obviously, have been more successul or popular thanothers. Lets not even talk about Lindsay Lohans musiccareer.
Whether or not this crossover is helping or hurting thequality o entertainment produced is something that onlythe audience can decide. The question, then, is whetheror not the audience will choose quality over namerecognition. I not, then we can prepare ourselves orRobert Pattinsons new electronic music debut soon.
Crime mystery shows are probably the most-watched genre on TV today, but o all othe shows in the air, Bones is thetop-rated. Bones is currently in its
seventh season and still going strong.The premise is based on the true story oKathy Reichs, a orensic anthropologistand novelist. The problem-solving duoon the show is Dr. Brennan, a orensicanthropologist and bone specialist,and Special Agent Booth, a
ormer Army sniper. The two distrust eachothers methods, but their skills have orcedthem to work together. The tension anddisagreements between them add confict to
the show beyond just the crime-solving, andthe rest o the characters provide insight into the plot andrelie rom Brennan and Booths sparring. The shows toneis darkened by its subject matter, but the interplay betweencharacters keeps it light enough to make the audiencechuckle.
Dim the Lights and Raise the Curtain
>>Wanderlust
The pressures o their ast-paced lives in Manhattan havebeen ruling George and Lindasworld. When George loses his
job, they head south to live
with a relative, but on the waythey run into Elysium, a ree-spirited, easygoing community.They decide to give up their cityways to try out this attempt atUtopia. Paul Rudd and JennierAniston play George and Linda,bringing hilarity with a touch oromance to the screen.
wanderlust-movie.com
>>The Lorax
Remember the charming Dr.Seuss book rom your childhood?Now its been adapted to thebig screen in 3D. A 12-year-oldboy tries to win the girl o hisdreams, a goal that leads him on
an adventure when she tells himthat her dream is to see a real livetree. In a world where everythingis ake and plastic, he has to go insearch o a history he never knewexisted. The amiliar charactersare voiced by stars Danny DeVito,Zac Eron, Taylor Swit and BettyWhite.
theloraxmovie.com
Searching or dierences between flm and music stars.
>>On The Air
Bones
>> Justin has come a long way rom NSync to big screen.
>> Will they fnd utopia or chaos in their new home?
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Norman Nightlie
SUGERS $3.50 Pitchers 10-Midnight $3.50 Pitchers rom 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
THE ABNER $2.50 Irish Red Bottles Pint Night 5 p.m.
NEW YORK PIZ ZA HH Mon.-Wed. 4-9 p.m., Thurs.-Sat. 4-Midnight $8 Blvd. Wheat Pitchers, $6 Domestic Pitchers, $7 Domestic Buckets, $3 Well Drinks $2 Lions Head, $3 shots, $4.50 Jack & CokeTHE MON T See specials at www.themont.comLOUIES WEST $5 Drink o the Month: Fruit Cup, $2 Shot o the Month: Rum Cake, $3 Beer o the Month: Tecate. HH: Everyday 3-7 p.m. $1.50 Domestic Bottles, $2.50 shots
LOUIES CAMPU S $4.99 Beer & Shot, $2.99 shots $1.50 Domestics $1.99 Blue Moon Pint Night (Price Varies)THE LIB RARY HH 3-6 p.m. and 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Daily: $2 Brewhouse Pints; $2.50 Well Drinks All Day
OCONNELLS HH 2-7pm $1 Dom Drats $14.50 Rockets & 50 Cent Wings Not Ordinary Bingo, $2.50 Blvd Wht $4 Burgers till 11pm, Karaoke, $5.50 Pitch
CAFE PLAID [$2.25 PINTS ALL DAY]
JOE S $3.25 Heinekens/ light, $7 Hendricks Gin, $5 Hot Apple Pie Cocktails, $5 Oak & Coke Drinks
BROTHERS
BISON WITCHES $2.50 Beers o Mexico $2.50 Red Stripe $2.25 Blvd, $2 Redbull Vodka ater 10pm
TEX ADE LPHI A $15 Towers 3-7, $2 Doms. 3-7 M-F, $2 Tecate HH All Day/Night, $2 Domestics $6 Coors Light Pitchers Wheat Wednesdays ($1 o wheat beer)
BLU HH 3 p.m.-6 p.m. and 10 p.m.-2 a.m. Daily: $2 Brewhouse Pints; $2 Well Drinks All Day; $2 Mimosas and $3 Bellinis All DayBLUE BONNET NO BEER OVER $2/ CASH ONLY $1.50 Natty 16 oz. $1.50 Natty 16 oz. $1.50 Natty 16 oz.
AUTOGRAPHS HH M-F 2-5 $1.50 Dom. Drat $3 Blue Moon Pints 5pm-close $3 Tecate 5pm-close $3 Shiner Pints 5pm-close
General Monday Tuesday Wednesday
SEVE N47 HH 5-7pm Mon-Fri, $2 Dom HH All Night , $2 Dom. Bottles $5 PBR Pitchers $1 Longnecks
in the raw HH 5-7 p.m. M-F: $3 16 oz. Domestics; Daily Specials: $1.50 Miller High Lie, $2 Sake Bombs, $3 Tecate, Pacifco, Modelo Esp., $4 Patron Shots
FUZ ZYS HH All Day, Everyday: $2 18 oz. Domestic Schooners
BREWHOU SE $2.70 Drat, 2.50 wells, $3 Dbl, $9 Growlers Free Pool w/ Growler Purchase Free Pool w/ Growler Purchase $1.00 Pilsner Pints
OTHE LLOS MONDAY-FRIDAY Hal Price Domestics $2
O ASI AN FUS ION HH 2-5 p.m. & 1 Hour B4 Close: $1.75 Bud Products & $1.75 Michelob College Night: $1.50 Bud Products
THE GARAGE $2.99 Thunder Bombs During Tunder Games $10 Dom. Buckets 7-Close Movie Night $1 High Lie 9-Close
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Follower Friday: FB/Twitter ollowers $2 Boulevard Wheat
2 or 1 Domestic Bottles $3.99 Well Drinks $4.99 Beer & Shot Special $1.99 Blvd Wheat, $5.99 Pizza
Team Trivia, $9.50 Longneck Buckets
Beer & Shot Specials Beer & Shot Specials
$2 Shiner, Dom Keg Party $3 girls/ $5 guys $2 Well Drinks All Day $2 Domestic Bottles $1.50 Bud Light Drat
$1 Coors/Miller Lt., $15 Towers & $3 Blue Moon Big Sexies 6-10 $3.50 U-Call-It Big Sexy All Day $15 Towers All Day
$1.00 Natty & PBR 16 oz. $1.50 Natty 16 oz. $1.50 Natty 16 oz. $1.50 Natty 16 oz., Free Pool
$1.50 Dom. Pints 5pm-close $4 Blvd Wheat Pints 5pm-close $2.50 Dom. Schooners 5pm-close $12 100 oz. Dom. Tower 5pm-close
Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
2 or 1 Domestic Longnecks, Live DJ $3 Mimosas, Bloody Mary Bar
Biergarten Fridays rom 5-Close, Live Music & Specials on Patio
Ladies: Free Pool $3.00 Car Bomb, Lunch Box & Boiler Maker: Every Day New: 12t x 8t Projection Screen
Hal Price Pizzas 5pm-Close
College Night: Drink Special, DJ, No Cover Ladies Night: $1 Doms. & Drink Specials 10-Close Call or Specials
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The OConnells on Lindsey farewell tour finallycame to an end. For one of Normans oldestdrinking haunts it was a nice that the run ofthe original location lasted a few more years
than originally expected. Quite a few townies andI daresay some of your parents surely made somememories there over the last few decades. In fact,for the Norman veterans, St. Pattys Day might notfeel the same for a few years. Thankfully, you canstill find a No-Name burger and come March, yourgreen beer. For a bar thats been associated withOU nightlife for so long, its kind of fitting that theymade their way to the Corner.
OConnells is a little different than most of thebars around town. Most of them serve food, andof course, all of them can get you drunk, if you sodesire, but OConnells is one of the only ones whereyou will see a family eating a meal there at lunch ordinner and the students bombarding at night. LikeI say, only a few places have managed to pull thatone off.
Speaking of the food, the menu is a treasury of barfare and its done quite well. To my knowledge, itsthe only place in town to get the aformentioned No-Name burger, which if you consider yourself a burger
aficionado and havent tried it youre missing out. Ifyou get some fried pickles with it so be it.As far as themed late night drinking goes, they
have you covered every weeknight. Though Ive neverreally seen the point of chicken wings, their wingnight on Mondays is pretty solid. In fact, its theseare the only wings in town that I ever eat. Sorry, I
just dont like wing sauce and the abomination thatis ranch dressing. Thankfully for me, their wings usea different sauce thats a little sweet and a touchspicy (but not hot) thats right up my alley. For every
other Oklahomans sake, feel free to use the ranch.Bingo night has long been a part of drinking in
this town going back to the glory days of The Vistaand its continued over here on Tuesdays. Thursdayfeatures the new sensation that has swept throughtown in the last year or two, the vaunted trivianight. Admittedly, I am yet to take part in one ofthese. Dont get me wrong, trivia is awesome, butmy team had a crushing run of six straight secondplace finishes at La Luna last year that I still haventpsychologically recovered from. And yes, it might bebecause Im crazy.
The star of this show however, is karaoke night onWednesday, because who doesnt love karaoke. Evenif youre not the type to get up there and belt outa few tunes its never not fun to watch the show.Lets be honest, you dont roll in to a karaoke nightwithout some friends so its not like you can go wronganyway. Granted, as its written in the Constitution,you will probably hear someone channel Steve Perryfor the Journey song that shall not be named, or singSweet Caroline, and at least one terrible countrysong, but thats the nature of the beast.
I recently took in a karaoke night and I must say,theyve got their system down. What you worry
about with karaoke events is poor execution. Despiteit getting increasingly busy as the night went on,our drinks were always full and delicious and thegentleman running the show had it working like awell-oiled machine. Plus, he had some Frank Sinatrain there which I certainly respect even if he isntnecessarily a go-to artist for people that werentborn to croon.
Whether you need a theme to get your drink/eaton or not, theres something at OConnells to tickleyour proverbial fancy. Also, sidebar, I automatically
enjoy any bar where the actual bar is situated inthe middle of it. It feels like youre back in Irelanddoesnt it? Actually, I have no idea, thats just whatbooks and movies have led me to believe. As always,well see you at the bar. Shots!
Located at:769 Asp AveNorman, OK 73069405.217.8454Monday - Sunday : 11:00 am - 2:00 am
oconnellsnorman.com
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OConnells Irish Pub & Grille
Whats Happening @ OConnells :
TuesdaysBingo Night
WednesdaysKaraoke Night
ThursdaysTrivia Night
SundaysDJ & $2 Well drinks
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OTS
>> Fuzzys >> Seven47
>> Joes
>>Louies
>> Trs
>> Blue Bonnet
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OTS
>> Seven47
>> Logans
>> The Garage
>>Seven47
>> Trs >>Brothers
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OTS
>> OConnells >> Blue Bonnet
>> Seven47
>>Blue Bonnet
>> Brothers
>> OConnells
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OTS
>> Blue Bonnet >> Seven47
>> Joes
>>Louies
>> Seven47
>> OConnells
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By ChrisJoseph
The ping o the bat, the smell o popcorn and the amiliar sounds o the YARDBIRDS heckling the opposing team. What all does that mean? It is time onceagain or another University o Oklahoma baseball season. Head Coach SunnyGolloway and the Sooners look to continue a trend o great baseball in his tenure
as the skipper o the Sooners. New coaches, new players and new improvements toL. Dale Mitchell Park all highlight what could be another amazing season o Soonerbaseball.
Trying to build o their third straight 41-plus wins season and the programs 34thpost- season appearance, this season the Sooners are poised to do big things. Lastyear ended with what many who ollow the program as an unsatisying ending withtwo straight losses in the Ft. Worth Regional, ater making a run to Omaha the previousyear. The Sooners started last year ranked th and moved up to as high as secondwhen they started out 16-0. Coach Golloway, the Sooners and those who ollow thebaseball team are getting used to the high expectations and look or the Sooners toproduce. This season starts on February 17th as the Sooners travel out to Malibu,Caliornia to take on Pepperdine beore making their rst home stand on the 24thagainst Hartord. This years team starts in the rankings anywhere rom 14th to 19thand has some match ups against top 25 teams in and o Big12 play.
Gone this year are senior leaders Garrett Buechele, Tyler Ogle, Michal Rocha, andCameron Sitzer. 20 new Sooners will join 15 returning letter winners and will leanheavily on the likes o a healthy Caleb Bushyhead and ellow Oklahoman Max White.The Kung Fu Panda Cody Reine and Cody Ross are seniors that need to take theleadership roles. Juniors Drew Harrison, Jack Mayeld and Erik Ross were part o the2010 College World Series team and will add experience and leadership or the newmembers o the Sooners.
Sooner ans, i you are looking or a newcomer to ollow and be interested in, I willtell you one to get excited about. I this players talent is as great as his name, the endo games could be un to watch. Damien Magnico is a junior right-handed pitcher
who comes to the Sooners rom Howard College and has been clocked well into the100 mile an hour range on his pitches. A dominant closer with the type o gas theMagnico possesses will rustrate, bae and even strike a smidge o ear into a batteras he steps into the box.
Now dont get me wrong, there is a ton o talent on this team and I am not sayingthat Magnico is the only Sooner that has a chance to have a special year. A healthyBushyhead and a reocused Reine along with the return o reshman All-AmericanDillon Overton this is going to be a un team to watch and I believe the Sooners willend up back in Omaha at seasons end. So get out to L. Dale Mitchell, ll up the stands,ll up the berms.
You can hear the Sooners on the fag ship station or Sooner baseball Sports Talk 1400,with the voice o the Sooners Toby Rowland being joined by ormer Sooner baseballplayer Ross Hubbard. Sooner ootball sideline reporter Chris Plank and assistantdirector o athletics communications at OU Craig Moran will do some ll-in work romtime to time on the broadcast as well.
Lets Play BallIts time again or another University o Oklahoma baseball season.
Listen Now: sportstalk1400.com,sportstalk1400.podomatic.com oron the Boyd Street app.
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You can follow Chris Joseph on ...
@chrisjoseph1400
And listen to his show 360 Sportson Sports Talk 1400 from 5-7 P.M.Monday through Friday.
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There comes a time inevery college studentslie where they aregiven the opportunity
to run ree. Hello , spring break. Its a time olawlessness, a time where upstanding citizens
in destination towns hide their valuables and dontlet their 16-year-old kids stay out past sundown. Its
marvelous, and is one o the only times in a persons liewhere theyre given one glorious week o to do whatever the
heck they please. In other words ... Its party time.(Psss ... For those who dont know, spring break is March 17th-25th. Youre
welcome.)As one o my riends who graduated college two years ago put it, I partied in
college, but knowing what I know now, i I was given the chance to do it again, Idparty a whole lot harder.
Consider me your enabler. Because we here at Boyd Street have pulled together a list olocations with unparalleled party potential.
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No. 12 JamaicaThe number 12
destination on our list,
and yes we made a list
o 12 because were
just that indecisive, is
Negril, Jamaica. Notonly does Negril boast
a Seven- Mile Beach
thats ull o party
people, but it is ull o
all-inclusive resorts and beach lined with bars. I youre looking or a
classier destination, check out Montego Bay- A place where the party
continues and the pool will probably have swim-up bar.
No. 11 BahamasFlying there would be cool. But the idea here is that you can take an all-
you-can-drink party cruise rom Florida and par ty all the way to Freeporton Grand Bahama
Island. The good thing
about cruises is you can
gamble, and as long as
you can maintain sea
legs, you can drink as
much as you want. No
drinking and driving? No
problem. Bon Voyage.
No. 10 Crested Butte, ColoradoWith slick slopes, resh snow, snow bunnies and a college-aged crowd,
Crested Butte takes the
cake when it comes
to skiing over spring
break. The slopes are
snow board riendly
and the people are as
chilled as the stu on
the ground. Sure there
are other hot spots in
Colorado, but throughresearch and word o mouth, this sounds like the spot this year. Get a
condo or party it up at a resort. Its a win-win.
No. 9 Puerto RicoLets just say this place didnt get the name Island o Enchantment on
accident. Between a ew mojitos (the island is home to Bacardi, dont
orget) and the island
air this lively place
has, theres no way you
can go wrong. Sip on adrink and relax on the
cool waters. Party it
up in the vibrant night
scene, and grub on the
avorul ood.
No. 8 Cabo San LucasWhen someone tells me
that theyre going to
Cabo or spring break,a small part o me prays
that they come back.
And on top o that, Ive
never heard anyone ever
just say theyre going to
Cabo; they scream it
loud and proud every
time, Immm going to Cabo! Awesome. That kind o buzz beore the
trip can only lead to an epic buzz during it. College students can do Cabo
on the cheap with an array o spring break packages and all-inclusive
resorts, or they can do it VIP style. Either way there are enough bars and
night lie options or the rich and poor college kid alike.
No. 7 Europe (yes, all of it ...-ish)I youve seen Euro-Trip, you might have an idea o what Im talking
about. More American kids than ever are taking that leap across the
ocean. And with Amsterdam sitting on the other side, who can blame
them? The question isnt what is legal to do in Amsterdam, its what isnt
legal to do in Amsterdam- Or at least in the red light district. For those
apprehensive travelers, London and Paris have no shortage o things to
do or celebratory parties, just make sure to plan ahead because it can get
crowded.
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No. 6 Puerto VallartaEarning the number
six spot, with 24 miles
o coastline is Puerto
Vallarta. A mix o laid-
back and upbeat, let the
cobblestone streets leadyou to one o the many
exotic watering holes
(and discos). Im not
sure how valid this claim
is, but Puerto Vallarta alleges that they are one o the saest spring break
destinations in Mexico. And really, the clubs here are top-notch. Word on
the street rom past spring-breakers I know is that Carlos O Brians is a
hot joint to see and be seen.
No. 5 Miami & South BeachAnywhere in Florida is really a sure thing as ar as spring break goes, but
this year Miami is buzzing. Not exactly Grand Theft Auto, but almost. This
isnt the 80s anymore, but things can still get pretty crazy. The nightclubs
are hotter than ever. Dont be surprised i you spot sponsored events by
Playboy or MTV, apparently theyve been hitting up the Miami/South
Beach area or the last ew years ... Oh darn- Sounds horrible, huh?
No. 4 CancunA college spring break isnt complete without a trip to Cancun. Party-
starved kids ock here. Margarita madness sums up this crowds state o
mind. Its an awesome un time with a non-stop party and later than latenights dancing. Deals
to Cancun are soooo
cheap, and the drinking
age is 18 (there you
go reshmen). Not to
mention Cancun has
all o those traditional
spring break staples like
Pat OBrians, and Seor
Frogs.
No. 3 Panama CityThey have deemed themselves the Spring Break Capital or a reason.
Along with the worlds largest bikini parade and perormances by up-
and-coming artists like Yelawol, Luke Bryon, Eric Church and DJ Unk,
the music doesnt stop and neither does the alcohol. I would denitely
recommend investing in a Panamaniac card. It keeps track o all the
parties and specials -- without it, youre just one in a million partiers.
No. 2 South Padre IslandThe Travel Channel called Coca-Cola Beach on South Padre Island the
largest beach party on the planet. People rom all over the nation
recognize that South Padre Island has what it takes to hold a top spot
on the party program. Coca-Cola (and its beach) is getting in on the
action year by partnering with the city and making South Padre Island
its ofcial spot. This means there will be a 50,000-watt sound system,a water balloon contest,
a stage, DJs and yeah
even Nick Cannon is
supposed to show up.
The water might not
exactly be blue, but
the beaches are white
and ull o partiers. The
party doesnt stop in
this town.
No. 1 Las VegasLets ace it, while the majority o cities give spring breakers the cold
shoulder, Vegas welcomes them with open arms. Come college kids,
come ... In the last ew years Vegas has undergone a party revival. Sin
City has always had a sot spot or spring breakers, but this year spring
break ever is on steroids. MTV is holding their spring break estivities
there, and with MTV comes about hal o the spring break population.
Clubs like Moon, Ghost Bar and The Playboy Club will be jam packed, and
more than likely worth
the wait. The Palms is
reserved by MTV party-goers but you could
always try to get in.
Anywhere on the strip
will be prime partying
territory, and the truth
is it sounds like things
are be going to get so
crazy, you might not sleep at all. Just remember one thing ... bring your
wallet.
Alright spring breakers, theres our list. Make us proud ... And eel ree to
send us pictures. You might even be eatured in the magazine or on the
website. The party clock countdown starts ... Now!
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Of The Corner By SarahHill
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I I were a betting girl, Id bet that i you walked into MelsKloset on Main Street, youd be greeted with a hellorom none other than Melissa Kahn. Shes the ownerand operator o Mels, and the Kloset that youre
walking into ... you can bet its hers. With her personal
touch shining through every piece o hand-pickedmerchandise, Mels Kloset oers the Norman consumera piece o whats next, alongside quality wardrobe piecesand accessories.
Located in a 3,000-sq.-t. acility perched in the middle o atriecta o luxury, Mels Kloset sits in the middle o a ine homedecorating store and a jewelry shop close to where 24thAve NW and W. Main Street intersect. Originally located onLindsey Street, the store moved to its current spot aboutive years ago and has just within the last two and a halyears started selling clothing. Although the store will becelebrating its eighth anniversary in March, owner Kahn hasbeen in retail since she was 15 years old and even went toashion school in Atlanta.
Spending the last 17 years in Norman, Kahn worked atHarolds (way beore they went under) and even served sometime managing Brothers and Step Brothers. On to greener
pastures she started Mels Kloset, and can claim a companythat boasts hot brands and merchandise or women o allages. As she said in my interview with her, You might walkinside and see bright colors, but we cater to all ages.
Whether customers are a size S or XL, Kahn makes sure tooer sizes or all, and says, An average-size human beingcan it into our clothes and ind trendy clothes. Personally,this is a rereshing concept considering some boutiques onlyaccommodate up to about a size six, and even then the sixsometimes eels like it stands or the I-havent-eaten-in-six-months-size.
Helping Normanites keep up with up-to-the-second trends is nonominal task. Six to eight months in advance Kahn and he r selectedashion accomplice start shopping. And when I say shopping, Imean SHOPPING. She hea ds to Vegas or MAGIC, a textile, ashionand accessory exhibit held twice a year. Between Vegas and trips
to Market at Dallas Market Center the trendy ingredients thatmake up Mels Kloset every season never stop coming.With such a diverse selection o oerings at Market and at
MAGIC, its up to Kahn and her helper to determine whats going towork. Geared at clothing even Jennier Aniston would approve o,their work is cut out or them. The process o selection these pastew seasons has let Kahn with a ew avorite lines that she carries inher store, including !iT Jeans, Johnny Was, G-Wear, Yellow Box FlipFlops, 3J Workshop by Johnny Was, and rom what I ca n gather oneo her personal avorite lines, P.J. Salvage. Almost everyone whobuys a pair comes and get s a second, she adds, I used to wear theGap and Old Navy, but igured out that Id rather have one goodpair than a ew o those that arent so sot.
Yup, preach on sista. Like the P.J. Salva ge line, most o what Me lsKloset sells comes rom U.S.-based companies. This brings me onto another subject, not only does Mels Kloset bring you big brandswith a personalized touch, but it also reinorces the shopping local
experience. Just do it, I tell you. We appreciate those that shoplocal, said Kahn.
For those interested in personalized shopping Mels Kloset oersprivate parties and trunk shows. And you can even spot MelsKloset clothing at the ever- eventul Fashions Night Out event heldin September (Yes, Kahn helped initiate this national movementin Norman).
So lets see. Supporting local business? Check. Cute clothes andreasonable sizes? Check. Friendly owner and environment? Check.Check. Everyway around, Mels Kloset is deinitely a closet worthstepping into.
Mels Kloset2109 West Main Street, Norman | 405.307.0115
Given the ad, you know, oreview sites, were catchingon and providing reviews orpeople, places and things
located of Campus Corner.Because sometimes it doesnthurt to venture outside o asquare block.
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End NotesNext Issueon the street March 7
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working:>>No. o love languages mastered:>>No o trivia question we got right at OConnells this week:
>>No. o stafers that are going to see Wonderlust just because othe title::>>No o stafers excited about going to baseball games or hot dognight:>> Holy crap! Is it spring break yet?
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