Charity Basketball Tournament at a local YMCA

Air Mafia wins the 2nd annual "Who Got Game?" 3-on-3 Charity Basketball Tournament Friday afternoon at the Cleveland County YMCA. Their prizes were $200 and t-shirts. The charity was given to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

"We had fewer teams come out this year than last year, but still a good turnout, Sharup Karim said, service chair of Delta Epsilon Psi. Delta Epsilon Psi hosted the tournament along with the sponsors of Coca Cola and Cleveland County YMCA.

This year the tournament introduced the 3-point shoot out contest. The winner was Sunil Patel. "He and his team actually flew out all the way from Fort Smith, Arkansas to play," Karim said. Patel's team made it to the finals where they placed second.

Karim said the tournament was highly competitive last year and looks to make changes for next year's tournament.

"There will definitely be more referees next year," Sananda Som said, president of Delta Epsilon Psi.

Benjamin Brooks of Young Ballaz performing at Open Mic Night on Tuesday. The purpose 

of the event was to express his feelings in a hip-hop fashion.

P.E.A.C.E hosts Open Mic Night on Campus Corner

Tuesday night was open mic night "The I Love Hip-Hop Edition" at Justin's Bistro on Campus Corner. The purpose of the event to express their feelings in a hip-hop fashion. The event is hosted by P.E.A.C.E, a student organization at OU.

It is "a poets entertainers artists creative thinkers' expressive community," Jaren Colins said president of P.E.A.C.E. "We cater to all specters. It's not just for minorities."

The Young Ballazz performed along with other poets. At the end of the performances, students and other spoke on why they love hip-hop.

"Any problem I have in my life, there's a song I can find to solve my problem," said Nathan Gwathney OU sophmore.

P.E.A.C.E. was started last semester and trying to expand their branches. "We are doing a mentoring program with local middle schools so they can have their abilities to express their minds," Collins said.

Sananda Som (middle) of Delta Epsilon Psi passing napkin to Landon Collins. Delta Epsilon Psi handed out free snow cones to the 

OU student body to commemorate the philanthropy of juvenile diabetes.

Delta Epsilon Psi hosted Juvenile Diabetes Awareness Week in honor of one of their members

Delta Epsilon Psi Fraternity Inc. wrapped up Juvenile Diabetes Awareness Week Thursday by handing out free snow cones to the OU student body on the South Oval. Their purpose of the event was to commemorate their philanthropy.

"One of our deceased brothers, he actually diagnosed with the disease. It was actually his dream to make this a general cause and to promote it as much as we can," Sharup Karim said, service chair for the fraternity. "So nationally that is what we do."

Karim said the events were used mainly to raise money for Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund.

"Well we've done ever since were create here at OU back in 2003 and nationally it been almost ten years," Karim said.

Delta Epsilon Psi will be hosting the 2nd Annual "Who's Got Game?" Tournament Friday, March 6 4 p.m. Registration ends March 1st.

OU students reacting to the lecture by Guiding Right Inc. Kappa Alpha Psi hosted the event.

HIV/AIDS increasing among African Americans 

Earlier today, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. brought in Guiding Right Inc for OU students to discuss HIV/AIDS epidemic in the African-American communities in Oklahoma at the Scholars Room, third floor of the OMU.

"The state of Oklahoma is ranked 6th in the country for STD," Mark Knight said, outreach health educator for Guiding Right. "This is race we want to lose."


The epidemic has been disproportionate to African Americans. "Forty percent of men newly infected with HIV were black, Knight said. In 2006, black women were newly infected with HIV at a rate of 55.7 per 100,000 populations. "This compared to 3.8 for whites and 14.4 for Hispanics."

Knight also said it has also been more disproportionate to women. "It is easier for a man to infect a woman with HIV than woman to infect a man," Knight said.

Guiding Right Inc. offers free HIV testing at7901 N.E. 10th Street, Suite A-111 Midwest City, Oklahoma 73110.

Bekah Stone speaks to Sooner Peace in Palestine members Thursday night. The members discussed upcoming events and finding a way to get controversial speaker Norman Finkelstein to OU. 

Student group Reacts to Kerry's visit in Gaza

Senator John Kerry along with other U.S. congressmen visited Gaza. It is the first time in 8 years that U.S. lawmakers have entered the Palestinian territory that which is controlled by the Hamas group. 

"I think it's good that the situation is getting attention," Bekah Stone said, president of Sooner Peace in Palestine. "Although I don't expect any changes in U.S. policy towards the situation to occur."

Stone said they have  gathered around 300 signatures from the OU campus asking the U.S. senators to represent their opinion in Washington which is to have a more even-handed approach to the foreign policy. 

Sooner for Peace in Palestine are also looking to assemble committees here on campus. "We are trying to get Norman Finkelstein to come," Stone said.  "He's very controversial." 

Sooner for Peace will be discussing upcoming events such as the Occupation 101 documentary and "Israeli Apartheid Week" 9p.m. tonight at the Regents Room, third floor of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Construction science students meeting job with recruiters on Thursday. Businesses usually use the spring semester to hire interns.

Construction jobs still progressing despite Recession

Construction Science will be hosting their spring Career Fair on Thursday. The fair will be expecting about 25 heavy-civil and commercial industries, which will be less from last fall. 

"The Career Fair will give you the idea on which business have a niche during this recession, Ken Robson said, director of construction science. Robson said that there will always be jobs for construction despite the status of the economy.

"60% of estimated seniors already have jobs before they graduate," Robson said. "The stimulus package is dumping a lot of money in construction."

Robson said businesses usually use the spring semester for hiring interns. The department has approximately 150 students.

The Career Fair will start at 4 p.m. at the Molly Shi Boren ballroom, third-floor of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

    SAAB prays  holding hands before every meeting. SAAB's purpose is looking have more African American men presence in events and organizations. 

Men looking to change their communities

Student African American Brotherhood (SAAB) in conjunction with the Black Student Association hosted "I Am My Brother's Keeper" on Wednesday at the HTCC. SAAB looks to have more African American male presence in events and organizations, something that is lacking at the University of Oklahoma.

"The saying, I am my brother's keeper, means that we are accountable for one another as brothers," Brandon Oldham said, current SAAB president.

Oldham said that SAAB was found on this campus three years ago after inspiration from a conference."It (SAAB) shows that we are all in this together, everybody has the same aspirations," Oldham said.

SAAB looks to strengthen their communities so that they can branch out to others.

SAAB will be holding elections for positions next Wednesday 8 p.m. at the HTCC.