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August 31, 2016 – Volume 110 Issue 28

Food service app allows students to plan meals ahead of time Emily Wiley SENIOR STAFF WRITER

C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s a re all about planning, and a new app from Sodexo, the campus food service provider, allows them to plan their meals without having to step inside the caf at all.

The app, Bite by Sodexo, allows students to vie w nutritional information, menus, promotions, wellness tracking, and loyalty rewards all in one place.

“Before, we would post the menu on the dining services website and students would have to log on there and click a whole bunch of buttons to get to it,” said Nirali Mickow, director of food service operations. “But now they can download the app and click or tap one button to find the menu.”

If students find an item they would like to know more about, they can tap on the item to view the ingredients and nutritional

information about it, Mickow she said. “If there is something said. in the caf that I really like, then T h e a p p l a u n c h e d i n I know and can make plans to Spring 2016 and was adopted go, but if there is something I this semester by other uni- don’t like, then I know I need versities with Sodexo as their to find something else and food service don’t waste provider. my time These going. It locations could really include Unisave some versity of people a Tulsa, Oral trip to the Roberts caf.”

University Students in Tulsa, and can view the Arkansas caf menu for State Unithe week, versity in but wont be Bite by Sodexo is available on iTunes and Jonesboro. able to view Google Play. To view the caf menu and Bi t e b y nutritional facts, download it and use Alvin’s Cafe's S o d e x o the code 386R2. menu. allows users “The caf to mark items as favorites and menu changes everyday and is link to other wellness apps on a five week rotation so that such as a FitBit to track nutri- there is always something new tion, in addition to viewing and different,” Mickow said. menus and information.

“Since Alvin’s menu does not Sarah Cason, psychology change, students will not be senior, said the app makes the able to view it on the app but caf more convenient for her. can still see it on the dining “I think it’s a great idea,” website.”

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Bite by Sodexo is available on iTunes and Google Play.

Once downloaded, students must enter the OCU menu number to be able to view it.

The number is 386R2.

Downloading instructions also can be found at ocudining.sodexomyway.com.

Mickow said also the app benefits every student on campus, especially those with special dietary needs.

“I encourage every student to download and use the app,” she said. “Especially those with allergies and dietary restrictions because they know what to avoid when they see the ingredients. It is a great tool to use.”

The Bite by Sodexo app currently has a two-star rating on iTunes and Google Play, and reviews are mixed.

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by Sodexo by voting in our Twitter poll on @MediaOCU.

Bite by Sodexo lets students know what's on the menu at all Sodexo restaurants. It also provides full nutritional information about what is on the menu and allows students to rate meals and save them as favorites. Students also can link wellness apps like FitBit to help keep track of nutrition.

The app shows the menu in the caf for a week. It does not allow students to see the menu for Alvin's Cafe, since it doesn't change much. To use the app, download it from iTunes or Google Play and type in 386R2.

Free dinner, voter registration picnic set for next week Taylor Rey STAFF WRITER

Oklahoma students who have not yet registered to vote in the upcoming election will have the opportunity to do so at the annual Voter Registration Drive picnic.

The picnic will help students register to be able to vote during the upcoming presidential election in November.

“This is something we do every year, but I feel like it’s especially important this year since it is an election year,” said Levi Harrel, assistant director of student development.

The picnic will be from 5-7 p.m. Sept. 6 on the quad. The caf will be closed and a free dinner will be served on the lawn during the picnic.

Voter registration forms will be available to fill out for Oklahoma residents and information on how to register for out of state residents will also be available. Students from out of state need to complete an absentee ballot to cast their votes.

Register to vote by Oct. 14 to meet the deadline to vote in the

This is something we do every year, but I feel like it's especially important this year since it is an election year.

Levi Harrel assistant director student development

presidential election.

Only 17 percent of 18 to 24-year-olds cast a ballot in the 2014 election and nearly two million didn't know how or where to register, according to campusvoteproject.org.

The top candidates for this election are Donald Trump for the Republican Party, Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party, Gary Johnson for the Libertarian Party, and Jill Stein for the

Green Party.

Students can fill out forms at the event for mailing or take them home and bring them back to Harrel no later than Oct. 7.

Nathan Moelling, history senior, said this is a convenient way to get registered.

“I am actually not yet registered to vote and I will probably take the opportunity to do it here because it’s so convenient,” he said.

Emails and fliers with more information about the drive will be sent out to students before the event.

“This is something that is not only topically engaging, but also socially engaging,” Harrel said. “It is still summer and it’s beautiful outside. The sense of community developed during the picnic is really awesome.”

Police asking for help after student's cell phone stolen Miguel Rios EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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Practice makes perfect Karlye Whitt and Kay Frazier, vocal performance seniors, discuss their music before callbacks for La Rondine on Aug. 28 in Wanda L. Bass Music Center. The opera will run Nov. 18 – 20 in Kirkpatrick Auditorium in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center. The opera, by Giacomo Puccini, typically is set in three acts.

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Police are asking students for help and encouraging vigilance after a student was approached on campus and robbed of his cell phone.

A student was approached at about 9:30 p.m. Aug. 26 near Smith Hall, according to an email from campus police.

A man asked the student if he could use his cell phone to make a call. " He a s k e d t o u s e m y phone, said it didn't work and gave it back to gain my trust so that he would ask a second time and then run," the student said.

The man ran away and got into a black sedan, which was parked on Kentucky Avenue.

The student tried to chase him to get his phone back, but was unable to reach the car in time.

“The obvious lesson here is to use the buddy system at

all times, especially at night,” the student said. “The second and arguably more important lesson is to stay put and do not chase after criminals if you are not a police officer.”

The suspect is described as a black male with thin facial hair from ear to ear and short hair in the style of an Afro. He is about 5 foot 8 inches tall and weighs about 160 pounds with a thin build. The car was driven by another black man for whom the police do not have a description.

The robber y is similar to one reported in February where another student's phone was stolen by a suspect with a similar description near the Cokesbury Court Apartments' mailboxes.

The suspect in that case was described as a black male, between 20-30 years old, weighing about 180 pounds, and about 5 foot 6 inches tall, according to Student Publications' archives.

Police Chief Bradd Brown said police are reviewing the February case to see if the two robberies are related.

Brown also warned the campus community not give their cell phone to anybody.

“Also if you see anyone matching this particular description, especially if this type of situation occurs, we want them to immediately call our emergency line,” he said.

If you have information about the robber y, call the non-emergency line for campus police at 405-208-5001.

In the case of an emergency, call 405-208-5911.

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opinion Students encouraged to vote in presidential election Although the voting age is 18 and most of us at OCU are already of age, there are still many students who haven’t registered to vote.

This year’s election is one of the most polarized races in history, according to experts from Stanford. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are two drastically different candidates, representing extreme sides of their respective parties. The majority of U.S. citizens’ political views land somewhere in the middle of the political spectrum, making this election a tough one for moderate voters.

Bernie Sanders was the obvious choice for many college students, since that’s who made up most of his supporters. So when he lost the primaries, a large group was left with much less desirable options. Of course, plenty of hardcore Clinton or Trump supporters exist, but, for many of us, neither candidate is particularly appealing.

Some students plan to vote for Gary Johnson, the Libertarian and leading third-party candidate, simply because he is not Clinton or Trump. Others say they cannot decide and will therefore not vote at all. This is

not helpful.

Voting is our right and every eligible person should exercise that right, regardless of how influential we think it will be.

As an editorial board, our choice for the presidential election is unsure, but we absolutely will submit our ballots.

All together, we only total six votes, but every vote counts.

As students in the U.S., our opinions about this country’s president matter. No candidate will ever be the ideal option, but someone on the ballot will agree with something you stand for.

Research the candidates. Visit websites like OnTheIssues.org, find the issues that matter the most to you, and choose the candidate who best matches your beliefs. Engage in a political discussion with someone you respect. Ask who they are voting for and why they chose that person. Use friends and family as resources, but do not choose a candidate just because someone else told you to. You are old enough and should be educated enough to make a decision.

Deciding not to vote is a choice that you have a right to make. But declining the right to vote means you also decline

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the right to complain about the president who is elected. If you don’t vote and then you hate the new president, you’d better suck it up because you did nothing to attempt to elect someone else.

One vote may not seem influential, but that’s not a helpful mentality. Each person only has one vote, so use it wisely and help pile those votes into something that will make a difference.

The presidential election is Nov. 8, but the voter registration deadline is sometime in October, depending on the state. In Oklahoma, voters must register

by Oct. 14. Get it done.

The campus Voter Registration Drive on Sept. 6 on the quad will give students who are Oklahoma residents the opportunity to register before the elections or give them more information on to register for an absentee ballot.

See Page 1 for more on the voter registration drive.

Politics are complicated, but, in the end, this is a democracy.

The country’s future depends on our ballots.

“Pretty inspirational. I had a few classes that I almost cried in, but out of happiness.”

“At times it was stressful, but also liberating.”

Sydney Wiley music education freshman

Stephen Quant dance freshman

“I went to bed at 8:30 one night last week.”

“I’m still living, so that’s a good sign.”

Lily Hickey music theater performance freshman

Emily Haan dance freshman

“There were lots of tears.”

“The hardest part is getting to classes, but even that wasn’t really a problem.”

Adam LaPorte music theater freshman

Collin Salmonowicz film production freshman

“It was really busy, mostly because we had tons of events.”

“It was overwhelming, but in a good way.”

Angela Peterson vocal performance freshman

Christina Carter music theater freshman

‘Finding Dory’ falls short of expectations, but ‘still enjoyable’ It’s hard to go wrong with Pixar. Just saying the name brings back childhood memories of characters we felt were genuinely our friends and stories that tugged on our heartstrings.

Despite a few missteps here and there, did we really need Cars 2? Pixar has earned a reputation of putting out great movies, and even ones that aren’t their best are better than the majority of other films out there.

Their latest effort, Finding Dory, tries to join its fantastic predecessor in the great movies category, but ultimately falls just short.

Written by Andrew Stan-

ton and Victoria Strouse and directed by Stanton, Finding Dory puts us back in the ocean with our favorite characters from Pixar’s 2003 hit Finding Nemo. Ellen DeGeneres and Albert Brooks return as our heroes “Dory,” a friendly but forgetful fish, and “Marlin,” Nemo’s overprotective father.

This time around, Dory takes center stage as she decides to search for her long lost family.

Ed O’Neill, Kaitlin Olson and Ty Burrell fill out the talented voice cast.

Stanton makes a triumphant return to the animation world after directing one of 2012’s biggest flops, John Carter. He seems back in his element here,

Danielle Petersen is a violin performance graduate from San Jose, Calif. She likes playing with her cat and watching films.

creating an immersive and entertaining world under the sea. All the elements are there for a great Pixar movie, the laughs are plentiful, the characters are fun to be around, and it wouldn’t be Pixar if it didn’t get a few tears going as well.

But the problem is that after a decade of hype building up for the sequel, it may not live up to everyone’s lofty expectations.

The charm and humor is there,

but it doesn’t have the same impact and isn’t as memorable.

This may seem like a stretch, but a good comparison for Finding Nemo/Dory may be Will Ferrell’s Anchorman films. The originals for both are classics that overflow with lines that became insanely quotable: “He touched the butt”/”Milk was a bad choice.” While the sequels for both are entertaining, they fail to capture the essence that

made the first films classics.

That being said, there are a few standouts. Baby Dory may be one of the most adorable characters every created, and her relationship with her parents is sure to bring a few tears. The animation is impeccable, and

the plot still manages to surprise the viewer while keeping in tune with the “feel” of the original. While the movie may not live up to its predecessor, it is still enjoyable and an overall great family movie.

The Physician Assistant’s program was wrongly attributed in the Aug. 24 issue of The Campus. The program was initiated by former provost Dr. Susan Barber and created by the current director Dr. Dan McNeill. The program is not associated with a school or college.

Columnist warns students of ignoring basic needs As students become more integrated into OCU, it seems as though they live up to it’s nickname of “Over Committed University” by prioritizing their commitments to school over basic comfort and living needs.

For returning students, the rising challenge of getting settled in becomes more difficult each year. With the absence of an orientation week, and in the case of that week being replaced with recruitment procedures, organization meetings or just making sure to get to campus

in time for classes, there are some students who are just getting unpacked after two weeks of being “moved in.”

Kallie Olson, English sophomore, who was new to recruitment as a sorority woman, told me she was officially able to unpack Sunday.

She told me in truth that she was “kind of” unpacked. She said while she was unpacked, she still had to find a place to put everything. I asked her if it was because she didn’t have any time during the first week of school.

Madelyn Parker is an English and studio art sophomore who loves to rant about feminism and tell stories.

“Right,” she said. “And then the laundry was bad because I had tons of it all over the floor and I hadn’t had a chance to do it.”

When I asked her how recruitment affected her ability to get settled, she told me that it consumed most of her time during

move in.

“I was tired and when I finally got back, there was no way in heck I was going to do any unpacking and cleaning. I brought everything in crates, and just, you know, I had a bunch of crates everywhere with nowhere to put

them.”

When I asked Hannah Rogers, film production sophomore, how her first two weeks after move-in went, her story was similar. The difference is Rogers still hasn’t unpacked her boxes and has been living with them stacked up in her room since she moved in.

Olson told me it took her two weeks to get her room to where it is and it still didn’t look the way she wanted it to.

When it takes two weeks or longer after move-in to become settled, we probably need to ask

ourselves the question of what other basic comforts will be forgotten this school year.

Be aware this semester of how much of yourself you sacrifice.

Yes, we are here for school, but we can’t possibly be doing our best in our classes if we don’t make any time for ourselves and our own personal needs.

So remember to make time for your health and own personal comforts, and if you haven’t unpacked already, do so before the stress of the semester really kicks in.

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p.m. at the Alpha Chi Omega house Kappa Phi Rush Week Into the Looking Glass spa night at 7:30 p.m. in Watson Lounge in Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel FRIDAY Fraternity rush continues with Formal Night at 7 p.m. at Kramer

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sports Wrestlers to represent U.S. at World Championships Maleyia Vaughn WEB EDITOR

Two women wrestlers are going to the 2016 United World Wrestling Junior World Championships.

Freshman wrestler Rachel Watters and sophomore wrestler Becka Leathers will head to Mâcon, France, to compete for Team USA’s women’s freestyle Thursday and Friday.

Leathers competed and won a bronze medal in last year’s Junior World Championships. She said she is excited to compete again this year and plans to win the gold.

“I’m looking forward to going, competing, representing my country, hopefully becoming a world champion, then spending four extra days roaming around Paris and hitting Geneva afterward,” Leathers said. “I’m just looking forward to the vacay afterwards and getting to relax.”

Leathers is taking September off after returning from Worlds, which means she’ll miss some of preseason.

“The reason I’m taking September off is because I have not stopped wrestling at all,” she said.

“The other girls were at home during the summer and got their time to mentally recoup—it’s very difficult training and being gone all summer. I need that time to mentally recoup and get re-motivated for the college season.”

Leathers returned from training in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the 2016 Olympic Games the weekend before the semester began. She had the opportunity to go to Rio as Haley Augello’s training partner.

“Rio was so fun,” Leathers said. “Going as a training partner was an experience that was gifted to me by Haley. We were

pretty good friends beforehand and a year ago she was joking and was like, ‘I’m going Becka to cut to 48 Leathers kg, make the Olympic team, and I’m taking you as my partner,’ and I was like ‘Okay, haha.’ But she did it, and it was the most amazing experience.

“Just being around all those high level athletes—I was around Olympians all day and just watched their work ethic, their diet, their mindset, and how they train. It was awesome.”

Leathers said her time in Rio didn’t change her goals because she already planned on making it to the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

“Now I just kind of got

b e t t e r insight of what it’s going to take to make that d r e a m h a p p e n ,” Rachel she said.

Watters Prior to training in Rio, Leathers spent the summer training with Aguello in Colorado and competed in the Grand Prix of Spain in Madrid.

Watters also competed in Madrid, as well as in last year’s Junior World Championships.

She took fifth at 72 kg last year, and Leathers said she is excited to see what she can do this year.

“It’s always awesome to have people on your college team that are on your world team because you can really see their growth,” Leathers said.

“Last year, she was in the bronze medal match and lost it,

and I was in the bronze medal match and won it. This year— because she was a recruit and because she was around a lot more—I watched her growth.

It’s all pretty incredible.”

Watters was recruited at the beginning of her junior year of high school by Matt Stevens, assistant wrestling coach at the time and now women’s head coach.

Since Watters came short of medaling at last year’s world championships, she said she plans to come back with a medal this year.

“I’m looking forward to getting another shot at medaling,” Watters said. “Also, my family in France will watch me compete.”

She also said she’s glad she gets to go to Worlds with Leathers and be at OCU. “It shows that OCU is a successful program,” she said. “I just look forward to growing as a wrestler and as a person. I’m

excited I’m here and I can’t wait for the season to start.”

Stevens said going to Worlds is a great opportunity, and he is happy for Leathers and Watters.

Out of the 12 women on Team USA’s women’s freestyle team, six will return to collegiate competition after Worlds.

Leathers said she loves wrestling and the fact that women’s wrestling is one of the fastest growing sports in the world.

“The thing about wrestling is anyone can do it.

You don’t have to be a specific body type,” Leathers said. “There’s people who are tall and skinny, or short and stout. Anyone can do it and be successful at it.”

OCU to host basketball conference tournament Miguel Rios EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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Talen Erwin, cell and molecular biology freshman, throws the ball to Tyler Eccles, finance senior, in a game of flag football with members of the FIJI fraternity on Aug. 26 on the quad. Fraternity rush begins tomorrow and ends at 11 a.m. Saturday with Bid Day.

OCU will host the 2017 Sooner Athletic Conference basketball tournament.

The tournament will be March 3 to 4 in Abe Lemons Arena in Henry J. Freede Wellness and Activity Center.

“The conference basketball tournament is the end of the season tournament for our conference, and the champion of the tournament receives the conference’s automatic birth to the national tournament,” Athletic Director Jim Abbott said.

Hosting the tournament gives the university a homefield advantage since no travel is necessary, he said.

“It’s great for our teams, we get to sleep in our own beds and play on a court that we’re intimately familiar with,” Abbott said. “It’s good for our fans, they

don’t have to travel to Arkansas or Texas or literally anywhere.

It’s good for our students, they can just walk across campus and attend the games. So there are lots of benefits for it.”

Junior Guard Leah Cheney thinks the team will play better since they won’t have to travel or sleep in a hotel.

“It’s exciting to be hosting the tournament,” she said. “We have the home court advantage now and it’s easier to play on a familiar court we’ve played and practiced on. Other teams may be tired from traveling, so that can affect how they play.”

The tournament will bring in people from out of state, including teams, coaches, fans, and family members.

“People tend to like our facilities,” Abbott said. “It’s a great opportunity for us to show off Oklahoma City and our campus.”

The tournament is designed a little differently from past years, Abbott said.

“We will host the semifinals and finals for men’s and women’s basketball,” he said.

“Depending on how well our team does, we could also host a quarterfinal game, and that will just be our team playing.”

The semifinals will be two women’s and two men’s games, each featuring four teams.

“The tournaments have always run successfully; we’ve won our fair share of games in those tournaments,” Abbott said. “I really haven’t heard any complaints from conference members, so they’ve all been pretty positive.”

McSpadden named head NAIA softball coach Sage Tokach LIFESTYLES EDITOR

Phil McSpadden, head softball coach, was named National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics head softball coach of the year for the ninth time.

Since accepting the head coaching position at OCU 29 years ago, McSpadden has won eight national championships, an NAIA record. He is featured in four halls of fame and has won the coach of the year award from his conference and region. His record is composed of 1,562 wins and less than 350 losses.

“I’m not a numbers guy, so I can’t tell you the amount of awards or any exact records,” McSpadden said. “That’s not the reason I do it, and I only win those awards because the team is good.”

Relationships are the best part of the job, McSpadden said.

“You want to feel like you’ve got an impact on somebody’s life.

Some of the players will tell you what they think or what impact you have, but they don’t always,” he said.

McSpadden played baseball in college while earning three business degrees. After graduation, he worked in a funeral home

I know I put a lot of pressure on my players, but I think I hold them accountable better than some.

Phil McSpadden softball coach

and coached high school baseball and softball before getting the call from OCU. “I wanted to play baseball my whole life, but didn’t get enough from my personal career, so I started coaching,” McSpadden said.

“I love the competition.”

OCU’s softball team won their ninth national championship last year.

“In a way, we’ve created a monster because now, if we don’t win,

we’ve failed,” McSpadden said. “It’s not fair, but it’s expected. I don’t get a lot of joy out of winning anymore because it’s expected. I feel more hurt from losing than joy from winning.”

McSpadden said he is a temperamental coach who expects a lot out of his athletes. Off the field, his glass is half full, he said, but on the field, it’s half empty.

“I know I put a lot of pressure on my players, but I think I hold them accountable better than some,” McSpadden said. “When they come up short, that’s when I’m the most vocal, because I believe they can do better. I wouldn’t say anything if they couldn’t.”

McSpadden’s brothers also played baseball in college, but when they picked up tennis and golf, he consciously avoided a hobby.

“I wanted to focus on coaching, so I don’t really have hobbies,” he said. “Offseason, I recruit. I like what I do. Coaching is my hobby.”

Endowment to benefit OCU soccer teams Miguel Rios EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Officials created an endowment to benefit campus soccer programs.

The Brian Harvey Endowment for OCU Soccer will be used to help provide the best experience at the university for soccer student-athletes.

“The Brian Harvey Endowment for OCU Soccer is a general endowment to benefit the men’s and women’s soccer program,” Athletic Director Jim Abbott said. “The endowment funds will be held perpetually. They will last forever and each year those funds will generate earnings and the earnings will be available to spend in support of our soccer program.”

The endowment is named to honor Coach Brian Harvey, who has coached OCU’s soccer teams since first fielding a men’s team in 1986.

Junior Midfielder Keeley Brewer said she is excited about the endowment being available.

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“Harvey is truly a great coach and man, and to know that his name will live on and benefit this university and soccer program is so amazing,” she said.

There are no limitations to the funds, except that they must be used to benefit the soccer programs, Abbott said. He said the money could be used for scholarships, travel, Brian facilities, or equipment.

Harvey “The only limit is that the use of the soccer coach funds must benefit the soccer program in some way,” he said.

The endowment recognizes Harvey’s work for 30 years to improve campus soccer programs.

“A big part of his legacy, has been building our program and impacting the lives of young people,” Abbott said. “I like that we will have something here forever that will remember his contributions.”

It just made sense to name the endowment after Harvey,

Abbott said.

“He has given a big part of his life to our university and our soccer program and so this is really a great tribute to him,” Abbott said. “It ensures that for the life of soccer at OCU, Brian Harvey will continue to impact the students that participate.”

Like the fundraising done for the new soccer locker rooms, the endowment relied on donations from alumni, friends and fans of Harvey and the soccer program.

“The more funds we can get in the endowment, the more earnings that will generate every year for our programs,” Abbott said.

If you’re interested in donating a gift, email Jim Abbott at jabbott@okcu.edu. A gift of any amount will be accepted into the endowment funds.

Harvey was unavailable for comment at presstime.

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Bad to the Bard Theater students strike a pose during “Bad Shakespeare,” a play that examines Shakespearean villains. Performances were Aug. 26 to 27 in the Black Box Theater in Wanda L. Bass Music Center. The show received a four-star review at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer. The cast was Tyra Bullock, Keziah Williamson, Haileigh Tomlinson, Kally Duncan, acting seniors; Gage Rancich, Franzisca Harms, Abigail Lafont, acting juniors; and Lizzie Forman, acting alumna.

Bottom Left: Haileigh Tomlinson, acting senior; Abigail Lafont, acting junior, and Kally Duncan, acting senior, perform a scene during “Bad Shakespeare” on Aug. 27 in the Black Box Theater in Wanda L. Bass Music Center.

Bottom Right: Lizzie Forman, acting alumna, and Tyra Bullock, acting senior, perform at “Bad Shakespeare” on Aug. 27, Bullock played a variety of characters including “Aaron the Moor” from “Titus Andronicus.”

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Harry Potter theme, activities planned for Involved Fair Taylor Rey STAFF WRITER

The annual Involved Fair will have a magical twist with a Harry Potter theme.

The Wizarding World of Opportunities will be from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday on the quad. The caf will provide a free, picnictype dinner to accompany the event. The Involved Fair allows new and returning students to get involved on campus by showcasing different student organizations, Greek life, part-time jobs, and volunteer opportunities.

“This really lets students get a glimpse of all the different avenues of OCU,” said Colbi Beam, coordinator of first-year experience.

The deadline for organizations to sign up to participate was Aug. 26.

The theme for each Involved Fair is chosen by a committee of

We will have organized games of quidditch, defense against the dark arts, capture the dragon egg, and a potion making station.

Brade Bradshaw acting senior

New Student Orientation leaders. Brade Bradshaw, acting senior, chose this year’s theme and also planned and organized “Harry Potter” themed activities.

“We will have organized games of Quidditch, defense against the dark arts class, capture the dragon egg, and a potion making station,” Bradshaw said. “There will be a sorting hat that will divide

everyone up into their proper houses. We will have a photo booth with props and cut outs.”

Having a fun theme encourages more students to participate and learn about the on-campus opportunities available to them, Bradshaw said.

“We will have many of the campus organizations present at The Wizarding World of Opportunities displaying what they have to offer to make campus a better place,” said Bradshaw.

Alanah Hosford, cell and molecular biology junior, supports the Harry Potter theme.

“I think the theme is a good attempt to get more people interested in something that might otherwise be avoided,” she said.

Fraternity rush events, Bid Day scheduled this week Miguel Rios EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The Interfraternity Council is hosting formal recruitment this week.

Fraternity rush started Sunday, but all fraternities have hosted events to get to know potential members since the beginning of school Aug. 22.

“As rush chair, my main goal is to make sure men find their brotherhood,” said Dawson MacLeod, acting sophomore. “That’s what I’m most excited about hon-

estly, for these guys to find their home.”

Two formal nights of recruitment events are scheduled at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday at the Kramer School of Nursing.

These nights are just for men who have already signed up for recruitment.

“The houses on campus come together in their drive to recruit men on campus to their respective chapters,” IFC President Billy Speed said.

Recruitment will end with Bid Day at 11 a.m. Saturday in Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel.

“Each chapter on campus

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has their own qualities, their own flavor and unique roster of people that are diverse in a way that goes beyond just their mission statements, structures and other cosmetic factors,” Speed said.

Greek life is a great thing to be part of, said Blake Lemmons, political science sophomore and IFC vice president.

“Greek life is a great opportunity for individuals to step into leadership roles and learn about how to be a true gentleman,” he said.

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Austin Martin, music theater/vocal performance junior; Carlos Sanchez, English sophomore, and Daniel Etti-Williams, acting sophomore, compare Pokémon at the Pokémon GO Gathering on Aug. 25 on the quad. The event was hosted by housing and residence life and included free pizza and a safety talk about using the app. Visit MediaOCU.com for the full story about the event.

Political science professor joins scholarship evaluation committee Sage Tokach LIFESTYLES EDITOR

Dr. Mohamed Daadaoui, professor of political science, serves on a committee to evaluate Fulbright-Hays Scholarship applications.

The Fulbright-Hays Program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, provides grants to U.S. graduate students, teachers, faculty, administrators, institutions, August 31, 2016

and organizations. The grants support overseas research and training efforts.

“I don’t know all of the details yet, but I think this experience will be helpful, as our own students at OCU will apply for future FulbrightHays scholarships,” Daadaoui said. “It will be good to have someone familiar with the process who is able to guide them through the criteria.”

Daadaoui was asked in May to become a part of one of the

I think this experience will be helpful, as our own students at OCU will apply for future Fulbright-Hays scholarships.

Dr. Mohamed Daadaoui professor of political science

National Screening Committees, groups of specialists in various fields that review appli-

cations and suggest candidates to award sponsors. Because of his research and work in the

Middle East and northeast Africa, Daadaoui will serve as a political science specialist for the Near East region, meaning he will review any applications concerning that region.

The position is a three-year appointment.

Daadaoui and other committee members will receive 65-70 applications to read and evaluate. The group will meet in December in Chicago, where they will discuss the proposals and choose which

applications to nominate to the award sponsors.

“Applying for a prestigious scholarship like that takes a ton of student planning,” said Julia Proctor, voice sophomore. “Any assistance, especially a professional opinion, would make a difference.”

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