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As promised, the fall foliage across most of the state is speyear! In just the past week the trees have completely transfthe summer and autumn rains have boosted the colors intomaking it one of the prettiest seasons in years. I hope you a chance to take a drive around town or go out to Thundea look. If not, dont wait too long. The peak of the awesomlasts a couple of weeks.

Now down to business hunting season. Ive had countleopportunities to check out the changing scenery across thespent every single weekend since October 1 in a tree. Unfthe only things Ive seen while in that tree have been the lefrom green to yellow. This is the first time in years that Ive

long in the season without seeing a decent deer. However,watched squirrels, skunks, coyotes, turkeys, doves, scorpioopossum, an armadillo and a wild pack of dogs. I really caIm disappointed because even the worst day hunting is beday in the office. If youre a hunter, I hope your season hasexciting than mine. I still have high hopes, though. After alNovember is very young, and we really havent had any layet. In November the average highs drop into the 50s andlows drop into the 30s. That will get the deer moving!

For now, theres no bitter cold air showing up in the forecahave plenty of time to get out and enjoy nature. If sitting in

countless hours while the Oklahoma wind slaps you in the face is not your cup of tea, then a drive in the car wWhatever method you choose, I hope you soak it up. The leaves ar e already beginning to fall and its a looountil Spring 2014!

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CULINARY ADVENTURESPumpkin is rampant at this time ofyear. But what about chocolate?

Thankfully, its a delicious pair ...and so is a cookie and brownie.The result? A pumpkin-filled brookie!

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SPORTS TALKThe Sooners beat Tech, ending theirwinning streak. After that is Baylor,for whom Chris describes their hugeshift over the past couple years.Thenhe shows whats up with NormanHigh and North.

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THE ART OF MANLINESSThis week its about fashion!Richard Moormans approach tomens fashion is plain and simple,just like a real man should be.

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FEATUREStaying in Norman this Thanksgiving?Jordan has the info for openrestaurants and things to do on andaround Turkey Day.

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CRUISING MAINIts almost time to stuff your face with turkey and any kind of casserole you can find! Thatsright, its almost time for Thanksgiving! But if you dont have any plans with your family orfeel the urge to fly alone this year, check out our feature about what to do for Thanksgivingin Norman. It lists restaurants that are open and things to do.

Thats all Ive got for now - I have to go fight the shoppers a t Wal-Mart for a turkey andsome candied yams.

xoxo,

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFKelli Smith

ART DIRECTORKelli Smith

COPY EDITOR

Ashley Roy

PHOTOGRAPHYMark DoescherEmilye Lewin

CONTRIBUTORSAshley Roy

Chris JosephKelli Nicole

Lacey SwopeMel Guapo

Richard Moorman

ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVESJoe Wilhite

PUBLISHERJoe Wilhite

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MAIN ATTRACTIONSergios is an intimate italianrestaurant off Gray Street with bothtraditional favorites and differentoptions to satisfy vegans, paleosand just about any taste. T he mostimportant part? Its delicious!

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Two weeks ago, it was a rainy Wednesday evening and a slight chill was onthe air. I stared out the window at the rain rolling down the windowpane andknew that autumn had definitely arrived. Whenever everything cools down andIm forced to stay inside to burrito myself up with my 25-pound cat (what I call apurrito), evolution kicks in. My body tells me its time to carb up in anticipationof hibernation which for me involves watching a lot of Netflix and not shaving.(Oh wait I do that al l year.)

Whats the best way to carb up? In my opinion, getting Italian food is the wayto go. I knew it was time to try a new local Italian place, and Sergios called myname.

Sergios is nestled on the cornerof Jones and E. Gray Street.My tendency of never lookingup directions and relying on myspidey senses was working well,until I suddenly saw Sergios onmy left and sharply turned (andwas honked at by the guy behindme). The restaurant itself lookedabout the size of an intimatelittle house. I stepped inside inanticipation of it becoming a

beacon of warmth and cheese-covered bread.

My friend joined me shortly after and we perused the menu while we enjoyedcomplimentary, melt-in-your-mouth bread. Though they have the usual appetizers,like garlic bread and calamari, our eyes settled on something a little moreinnovative: pasta chips. If I wasnt so curious about pasta chips, I might havegotten the gnocchi delicious potato pasta with garlic, red onions and butter.Yum. When our pasta chips came, they looked like little noodles covered in gratedParmesan cheese and parsley with warm marinara sauce for dipping. When Ipopped it in my mouth, it was light and crispy like the wonton soup topping atAsian restaurants. A nice beginning without being too filling.

Each day at Sergios, theyhave a new special. Thatday I had Wednesdaysdelicious chickenmarsala with juicy littlemushrooms, sweet redonion and penne in

a creamy and tangymarsala wine sauce. Ohyeah, and even thoughIm not a huge meat ea ter,the chicken in it wassuperb. It tasted like fall-apart crockpot chicken.My fianc commented onit when he gobbled downmy leftovers! Next time Illsave it for myself.

Ashley Roy

Sergios Italian BistroA Place for Every Taste

Main Attraction- Location -

104 E. Gray StreetNorman, Oklahoma 73069

- Hours -Sunday Thursday10:30 AM 9 PM

Friday10:30 AM 10 PM

Saturday3 PM 10 PM.

Like the Sergios Italian BistroFacebook page to stay up to

date with the restaurant!

Paleo or Vegan?

The unique thing that setsSergios apart from other

Italian places in my experienceis its catering to different diets.Whenever I think of Italianfood, I think of pounds of

cheese not vegan or paleo

friendly. Luckily, you can inviteyour vegan friend or paleo-dietpractitioner while you satisfyyour need for mozzarella.

Theres a vegan pizza atSergios that comes with a

roasted garlic and oil sauceand has all sorts of veggies

loaded on top. As a substituteto spaghetti, customers can opt

for carrots instead.

Really, Sergios is all aboutmaking it your own way.My friend got Portobello

Parmesan (their fun alternativeto eggplant) and was able tochoose the pasta type penne,fettuccine or angel hair. Thenshe was able to select a sauceamong basil pesto, alfredo,spicy marinara or regularmarinara. I always love

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Kelli NicoleConfections + Coffee

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Its officially fall and Thanksgiving isright around the corner. We are gettingready to stuff ourselves with turk ey,dressing/stuffing (even though they aretotally different), candied yams and allkinds of vegetable casseroles.

But the thing Im most looking forwardto is the dessert! Now, dont get mewrong, I love traditional pumpkin pieand pecan pie as much as the next pielover. But in the era of Pinterest, wenow have an endless resource to newand creative recipes.

This cookie was inspired by all of thenew chocolate and pumpkin recipesIve been seeing everywhere. I didntexpect these recipes to be that goodbecause I never considered pumpkinand chocolate a pair. I loved themboth, but together? I didnt know aboutthat.

So I took a leap of faith and whippedup a batch of brookies and filled themwith a pumpkin cream cheese filling.(A brookie = brownie + cookie.) This isa fudgy and chewy chocolate cookie.With the richness of this cookie, youllneed to pair it with a not-so-rich filling.Thats where the cream cheese fillingcomes in. You get the subtle flavorsof pumpkin and spices without it overpowering your brookie.

For the cookie 1. Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and sal t in a medium bowl.Set aside.2. Melt the chocolate in the microwave in 30-second increments until melted. Setaside. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs and vanilla. Set aside. Cream the butteruntil smooth and creamy. Beat in the sugars.3. Mix in the beaten egg/vanilla until incorporated. Add the chocolate in asteady stream and beat until combined. Add the dry ingredients on slow speed.Fold in the mini chocolate chips.4. Chill dough for at l east 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350F. Scoop about 1 tbspof dough and roll into a slightly flattened ball. Bake for about 10 minutes or untilthe top begins to look matte.

For the filling Beat all ingredients in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.

Making the sandwich Using a gallon-size Ziploc bag, fill the bag and cut the tip to frost your brookie.Pipe onto the flat side of the cookie. Place another cookie on top, flat side down.

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Brookie: 1 C. + 1 tbsp all-purpose flour C. unsweetened cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder tsp salt 8 oz. semi-sweet chocolate

2 large eggs 1 tsp vanilla extract 5 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature C. light brown sugar C. granulated sugar 1 C. mini chocolate chips

Filling: 8 oz. cream cheese, softened C. pureed pumpkin C. brown sugar1 C. white sugar1 tsp pumpkin pie spice tsp vanilla


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The Oklahoma Sooners were ranked number 15 in the first BCS standings, and the TexasTech Red Raiders came to Norman ranked number 10 and undefeated. Ultimately theSooners played well and took down Texas Tech, handing them their first loss of the year 38-30.

Tech came into the game with the number two-ranked passing offense, and the Soonerspossessed the number one-ranked passing defense. So, something had to give. I think bothsides showed moments of brilliance and had success, b ut in the end, the Sooners made theplays to win the ball game.

Now the Sooner football team has the week off to get ready to head to Waco, Texas, forthe biggest game of the year. Yes, you read that correctly I said heading to Waco for thebiggest game of the year. Waco, the place where visiting football teams carried more fansthan the Bears to Floyd Casey Stadium, where losing seasons were expected, and wherethere was never any excitement for the Baylor Bear fans to get behind.

Enter Robert Griffin III and his winning a Heisman Trophy while at Baylor. Now head coachArt Briles has it cooking off the Brazos River with the Baylor Bears ranked at number sixin the current BCS polls. Quarterback Bryce Petty is a contender for the Heisman this year, and he has thrown for 2,453 yards with 18touchdowns and only one interception. Lache Seastrunk has only carried the ball 96 times on the year but is still clipping along at 9.1yards a carry. This Bears team is scary-good. The offense seems to be unstoppable.

Jokes are going around the water cooler as to how many points Baylor will score this week or the next. This used to be the weekly debatewith the Oklahoma football team, so it shows just how quickly things can change on the landscape of college football.

Now Baylor will be favored, and I would not be surprised if Baylor is favored to beat Oklahoma by double digits. Baylor will at least beranked number six and the Sooners will at least b e ranked tenth when they meet. Waco will be hopping; yes, it is a Thursday night, butit will be the biggest game ever on a college football Thursday night. Its two top-ranked teams and a growing rivalry between the twoschools. The last time the Sooners visited Baylor, it was Griffins Heisman moment snatching a victory away from the Sooners in a wildshootout.

Baylor fans will be loud and Baylor fans will be crazy; people are even afraid for their teams to play Baylor. They do not want to see theteam they cheer for having 500 yards of offense put up on them in the first half. They do not want to see Baylor beat them by 30 or more.Is it that Baylor has gone the way of the Oregon Ducks and has a multitude of uniform options while Oklahoma is stuck with staunch

traditionalism? All I know is, my, how the roles have reversed!

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Down but not out, the Norman Tigers continue to fight witheverything in their being to make it to the playoffs for the fourthstraight year under head coach Greg Nation. Many thought thetask could be too daunting with the likes of Edmond Santa Fe, PCWest and Lawton High on the schedule.

Part one of the equation has been solved. The Tigers traveledto Edmond and took on the Wolves in their own den and laya whooping on them to the tune of 2814. Now, that may notseem like a beat-down, but it was the manner in which they didit. The Tigers did not have Darius Manning playing anymore,and Dupree Young did not play the entire game.

Greg Nation used sophomore Ty Smith and freshman DianteDefreeze to pace the offense. Smith rushed 23 times for 69yards and two touchdowns. Senior quar terback Jakcob Deanadded 111 yards rushing as well. The Tiger defense madethings difficult for Keaton Torre, the young man who replaced theinjured Justice Hansen.

Ahead of the Tigers are the PC West Patriots at home and theLawton High Wolverines on the road. One should be easy andthe other not so much, but High need to win them both to makethe playoffs.

Norman North came into homecoming against Putnam City North,riding an 11-game, district-winning streak. Penalties, turnovers andtouchdowns being taken off the board are just a few of the setbacksthat stopped the streak for the Timberwolves. Norman North outgainedPC North by more than 150 yards, but it still was not enough toovercome so many mistakes.

Putnam City North arrived at Har ve Collins Field riding a three-gamewinning streak after starting the year 0-4. Bob Wilson, the legendarycoach of the Panthers, brought his team in ready to fight and nevergive up. Norman North was in the drivers seat for the District 6A-3and Putnam City North was still fighting to be in the playoffs. After thePanthers 31-21 victory over the Timberwolves, 6A-3 is now in a three-

way tie with Edmond North, Putnam City North and Norman North.The Timberwolves offense has continued to roll all year. Homecomingseemed to sputter the Timberwolves, and John Kolar was just a bit offthat night. The Timberwolves offense had only turned the ball overthree times all year and did so four times against Putnam City North.Two of those turnovers were scoop and scores.

In spite of this, Norman North has Moore and Lawton Ike left on theschedule and can still win the district title.

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Richard MoormanThe Art of Manliness

Mens FashionThe Uniform Theory: If it aint broke, dont x it

Ill shoot you straight. There will be plenty of people who will disagree with my views on mens fashion and those people are wrong. Butyou will believe me when I tell you that mens fashion is very plain and simple, in fact, just like a real man should be.

One person who disagrees with my views on mens fashion is my wife. She says, Dick, you always wear the same thing. She will admitthat I have a good sense of style, but she says I need to mix it up. My res ponse to her is this:If it aint broke, dont fix it.

My wife is not wrong.* Outside of professional affairs (which I tr y to keep to a minimum, like any self-respecting man), I wear the samething year-round. It is my uniform; it is my armor. The only seasonal change is the addition or subtraction of a jacket. I consider mypersonal fashion to be a science that I have been perfecting since college. It is my belief that every man has his own fashion formula,which can be reduced to these ba sic principles:

1) Favorite shirt2) Favorite pants (i.e. jeans)3) Favorite shoes4) Favorite jacket

These principles are based on a complex philosophy:Why would you want to wear anything else?Or, to put in another way, if it aintbroke, dont fix it.That doesnt mean Im some kind of savage. I d ont go around wearing the same dirty shirt and pants all week. I wearthe same dirty shirt and pants half the week, and then I return to my closet where I keep a backup of my favorite shirt and pants, and Iwear those the other half of the week. To round off the collection, I always keep a third matching copy of my favorite shirt and pants to beworn on special occasions, like birthdays, holidays, dinner parties and date nights.

My wife doesnt always understand this philosophy because shes wired differently than I am, and thats her problem. But I like to think ofmyself as a generous husband, so I occasionally try to help her understand the concept by way of demonstration. For example, last weekthe bathroom sink took to dripping. Day and night,drip drip drip.No matter how much pressure I put on the handle (you will believe mewhen I tell you that I am a strong man), nothing would stop the monotony. Drip drip drip.I thought it would never end. Drip drip drip.Mywhole life, this bathroom sink was going to haunt me with drip drip drip, like Chinese water torture. The same thing, the rest of my life,

day in and day out, drip drip drip.

I decided to fix the sink, and when my wife got home from work she yelled at me over the noise, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I had the flooding under control, but I was still very stressed out from the mess, so I threw a wrench through the wall and screamed back,IM FIXING THE SINK.

She yelled, IT WASNT BROKEN!

EXACTLY! I replied. Small victories.

Im Richard Moorman, and thats mens fashion.*My wife is never wrong.

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For some, Thanksgiving is a holiday spent gathered around the table to catch up with rel atives much like something from aNorman Rockwell painting. For others, its more of a l ow-key event that might involve going out to dinner instead of slavingaway over a hot stove. Either way, check out this comprehensive guide for the best places to ea t, drink and be merry thisThanksgiving in Norman.

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If you want to go out to eat, consider visiting Legends Restaurant on Lindsey Street. This is a great way to get your home-style favorites without having to do any work. T he menu includes roast turkey, honey mustard-glazed ham, cornbreaddressing, sweet potatoes, house-made cranberry sauce and more. Seating is available at 11 AM, 1 PM and 3 PM, andthe meal is $32.95 per person ($12.95 for children 10 and under). Seating is limited, so call (405)329-8888 to get yourreservations early.

Louies Grill & Bar on Campus Corner will al so be open on Thanksgiving Day, so if you live on campus and dont want tomake the trip home, you can still get your fill of their famous Big Lou Cheeseburger.

To enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving meal with a crowd in the comfort of your home, contact the OU Faculty House. You canpre-order a holiday feast that serves anywhere from 10-12 people with a slow roasted turkey, cornbread stuffing, mashedpotatoes, corn, green beans, gravy and dinner rolls. Though theyre affiliated with the university, youll have to drive intoOklahoma City to pick it up.

Another great option is to head to Sprouts on Main Street. On Thanksgiving theyll be open from 7 AM to 4 PM, so you caneither swing by to pick up a last-minute ingredient or a whole pre-made meal for one.

--------------There are no classes for OU students on Thanksgiving (November 28) or the day after, so make the most of your four-dayweekend at one of these fun events.

The Norman Outdoor Holiday Ice Rink opens November 22 and stays open through January 5 at Marc Heitz Chevrolet. For$10 youll get skate rentals and two hours on the ice. Theyre open Monday through Friday f rom 12-9 PM, Saturday from10 AM to 9 PM and Sunday from 1-7 PM. OU students also get a discount each Monday from 6-9 PM.

Earn that extra slice of pie by participating in the Gobble Wobble 5K on Thanksgiving morning at 8 AM. The r un starts onPickard Avenue just east of Norman High School, and you can pick from either a 5K or one-mile fun run. Registration mustbe completed by November 27 and it costs $30, which benefits the United Way of Normans fund for those affected by theMay 2013 storms.

On November 29, Oklahoma native Stoney LaRue will take the stage at the Riverwind Casino at 8 PM. Tickets run from$25-$45.

Also on November 29 is the OU Mens Basketball team versus the Arkansas-Little Rock Trojans at the Lloyd Noble Center at

2 PM. Student tickets are just $10.

Get a start on your holiday shopping at the Cleveland County Craft Fair held at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds onNovember 29 & 30 from 9 AM to 4 PM each day. With over 90 crafts on site, youll find unique items of all sorts. Parkingand admission are free.

Jordan Attebury

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