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Students lobby for state funding SEAN LAWSON
Campus Reporter
A group of 44 OU students lobbied to legislators for increased higher education funding for the state’s academic institutions Tuesday at the state Capitol. The effort was part of Higher Education Day, which brought together student delegates from colleges and universities around
ins,” which entailed stopping by legislators’ offices with an informational packet and a pitch, Higher Education Day coordinator Steve Sichterman said. “We have people all on every floor of the capital,” Sichterman said. “They’re dropping by every office to explain just how important OU’s funding is.” The packets provided information, but the office visits were intended to tie a face and a story to
the state. The day’s activities were intended to remind state legislators of the importance of higher education funding, political science sophomore Akash Patel said. “It’s important that we keep getting the money we are getting and hopefully more,” Patel said. While at the Capitol, OU’s student delegates performed “drop-
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MCAT studying builds anxiety Sooners prepare themselves for rigorous test JAKE MORGAN
Campus Reporter
As Eric Ray emptied a payload of Me dical College Admission Test preparation materials from his backpack, each hefty book hit the floor with a resounding smack. The resulting pile, complete with six paperback tomes and four stacks of bundled notecards, grew into a formidable mountain of chemistry, biology, physics and verbal reasoning at the zoology junior’s feet. “I have eight weeks of studying left,” Ray said. “After that, I’ll have my life back.” Ray is not alone. He is but one of OU’s soon-to-be medical school applicants, who must brave the onslaught of late nights and practice problems as they prepare to take the MCAT in the coming months. OU is the sixth largest producer of medical school applicants in the country, pre-medical adviser Nancy Blass said, citing National Association of Advisors for the Health Professions statistics. Blass, who advises OU’s approximately 1,800 premedical students, said the exam often terrifies students. “ It ’s l i ke t h e g re atgrandma of exams,” Blass said. “If they go in with a lot of fear, they won’t do well.” Professional preparation courses can cost up to $2,000, but Blass said she’s not a proponent of such measures because they do not always result in good scores. Selfstudy materials, such as the Examkrackers study see STUDY pAGe 3
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Samantha Wafer performs her poem, “in need of Prevention.” The multidisciplinary senior finished third in friday’s Poetry Slam, hosted by the OU Write Club at Café Plaid on Campus Corner.
Sooner finds outlet in poetry Poet places third in OU Write Club’s Poetry Slam NICK WILLIAMS
life & Arts Reporter
You would’ve thought it was the lunch rush. The crowd was swelling, each chair was filled and the atmosphere was brimming with excited conversation. However, the darkening sky outside and the sound of washing dishes emanating from a back room were the only things that revealed it was near closing time at Café Plaid on Campus Corner.
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The reason for the late-night ruckus: The OU Write Club was hosting its first Poetry Slam. And Samantha Wafer was stepping up to the microphone to deliver her poem. “It’s always a really exciting
experience,” said Wafer, who finished third in the slam. “I’ve been doing live poetry readings for about three years now and still love it.” Wafer, multidisciplinar y senior, has been expressing herself through the written art form since her early teenage years growing up in Lawton. “I was definitely one of those frustrated teens growing up,” Wafer said.
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Demolition crews leveled an OU landmark to make way for a new commuter parking area in an effort to address student concerns, according to a university spokesperson. The demolition of Rhyne Hall, former home to the OU School of Social Work, paves the way for a new 58space parking lot merging the adjacent lots to the south and east at Jenkins Avenue and Page Street. However, the demolition and subsequent construction of the parking area will force the closure of the small commuter parking lot to the east of the Rhyne Hall location, according to the OU parking services website. Rhyne Hall was constructed in 1928 as a home for the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, though the building had become dilapidated at the time of its demolition, OU Parking and Transportation Services spokeswoman Vicky Holland said. “We can always use more parking on campus,” Holland said. “The Rhyne Hall location is a prime spot on the main campus and it already had parking areas behind it and to the see PARKING pAGe 3
AT A glAnCe rhyne Hall • originally for the alpha Tau Omega fraternity in 1928 • Purchased by the university to house the School of Social Work • named for Jennings J. Rhyne in honor of his long service to OU and the state of Oklahoma in social work in 1977 Source: Rhyne Hall plaque
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Star Party provides out-of-this-world opportunity Previous parties canceled due to unfavorable skies JALISA GREEN
Campus Reporter
Ascending a rusty narrow staircase along the side of the OU Observatory, one reaches a roof open to the night sky.
A dozen bystanders look upward through the chilly night air into the clear sky sprinkled with stars. No one makes a sound as they gaze up. These were attendees of the first OU Star Party, hosted Feb. 15 by astrophysics professor Mukremin Kilic and astrophysics graduate student Sara Barber.
Kilic had to cancel the first two parties because of cloudy skies and cold weather, but parties are scheduled for every Wednesday for the rest of the semester, excluding March 21 and depending on weather, according to its website. Barber currently researches constellations and telescopes and teaches a
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class at OU, she said. “I was the only one given permission to use the telescope as part of my research,” she said. “As other students are learning from me ... we decided to host these star parties to allow the public and OU students the opportunity to see through the telescope and those things that you just
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Student Congress approved funding for two student organizations and confirmed appointments to multiple student government positions.
funding: Sooners reach out to state legislators Continued from page 1
Today around campus OU Summer Camp Job Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Food Court. A bingo game will take place at 11:30 a.m. at the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird Lounge. A Hebrew folk dance performance featuring Ori Kritz will take place at noon at Kaufman Hall, Room 229. A discussion about Arabic coffee with Mohammad Al-Masri will take place at 2 p.m. at Kaufman Hall, Room 229.
THURSDAY, FEB. 23 A lecture on child labor laws in Oklahoma will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditiorium.
the numbers for legislators, Patel said. “We weren’t given a script to use for the representatives,” Patel said. “It’s important to be professional and personal with each one of them.” The principle issue addressed with legislators was a return on investments for the entire state for every dollar of funding provided to OU, Sichterman said. Many of the delegates discussed the value of OU’s intellectual property and the impact the university’s academic and charitable institutions have had, UOSA President Hannah Morris said. Despite student delegates’ efforts, the issue of increasing higher education funding was not met with unanimous support at the Capitol, Rep. Charles Key, R-Oklahoma City, said “No I wouldn’t vote for it,” Key said. “I would vote against any more appropriations. I won’t incur any more of a burden towards people
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Margaret Borgerding, international business sophomore (left), and Derrick Wilson, University College freshman (center), discuss higher education funds appropriations Tuesday with Rep. Todd Thomsen, R-Ada, a former OU football player on the Sooners’ 1985 national championship team.
paying tuition or particularly the tax payers who are going to be expending more dollars towards the higher education system.” Others disagreed with Key and would welcome an opportunity to increase state
allocations to colleges and universities, House Minority Leader Scott Inman said. “I think if we’re going to invest in the state, invest in the future of Oklahoma, improve the business environment and overall quality of life, we
have got to make sure we invest in higher education because it is a key component of all of those factors,” Inman said. “I would vote for higher appropriations for the higher education system, without a doubt.”
Stars: Telescope allows views of constellations Corrections The Oklahoma Daily has a commitment to serve readers with accurate coverage and analysis. Readers should bring errors to The Daily’s attention by emailing dailynews@ou.edu. In a page 1 story about professor Charles Kimball in Tuesday’s edition, Nolan Kraszkiewicz’s name was misspelled. In a page 1 photo caption about Focus on Arts and Sciences week, Joseph Sullivan was misidentified on the right side.
Continued from page 1 This allows for a clearer look at Andromeda and the Orion Nebula. Andromeda and Orion are constellations, and a nebula is a cloud of dust and gas. Through the telescope, both appear milky white and fluorescent. Aside from using the 16inch telescope, two 8-inch telescopes are positioned
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to look at Jupiter, Venus and the moon, Barber said. The classic rings of Jupiter and the bright glow of Venus pop through the telescope. “It differs from month to month on what you can see,” Kilic said. “Most of the time, you can see Venus, Jupiter and its rings, the stars in Orion Nebula and Andromeda. It’s pretty cool and interesting to see what changes happen depending
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on the time of the season.” University College freshman and previous employee of The Daily Molly Evans said she is in a general astronomy class and wanted to attend the previous parties that were canceled. “It’s interaction for the public, but it’s also a learning opportunity, and it’s part of my research,” Barber said. “This is a really good experience.”
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A student passes by the demolition site of Rhyne Hall. The hall was built in 1928 for Alpha Tau Omega before it was bought by the university for the School of Social Work. The school has since moved to Zarrow Hall, and Rhyne Hall will become a parking lot with 58 spaces.
“Tearing down an old building — no matter how iconic — is beneficial to the student body.” Josiah Irwin, University college freshman
building, the demolition of Rhyne Hall is bittersweet. “Those who were educated in Rhyne Hall have fond memories of the place,” School of Social Work director Donald Baker said. “The building had problems but it was home to the social work faculty and our students for many, many years.”
“I think Rhyne Hall only had two options: go through extensive and costly repairs, or be demolished,” said Monica Alzate, a professor in the School of Social Work. Alzate said the building suffered from serious problems with its AC and heating systems along with molding and flooding in the
basement. “I do miss the big window in my old office, as well as the squirrels crawling up the tree branches next to my window,” Alzate said. Baker said the faculty and staff of Rhyne Hall held a going-away party when the school of social work moved to Zarrow Hall this past summer. The party was attended by a large number of alumni and some former faculty, Baker said. “They wanted to say goodbye,” Baker said.
packages, often show positive results, however. To help stifle this anxiety, OU Pre-Medical Professions Club President Travis Buckner said his organization offers a reliable sense of community for those preparing to take the MCAT. “The best thing is that you can take the [Kaplan] class with a bunch of friends,” Buckner said. “It’s nice to have those people to fall back on.” Buckner, who will take the MCAT for the third time on April 13, said students may use a variety of resources ranging from commercial preparation courses to studying revised old exams to prepare for the grueling fivehour test. For most students, finding the appropriate balance between coursework, jobs and MCAT preparation proves to be the most difficult challenge, Buckner said. “Right now, I’m on physics,” Buckner said. “And I’ll be up all night again.” On average, students are expected to study at least two hours per day leading up to the exam, Buckner said. Most students who plan to take the MCAT for the first time feel anxious because they’re not sure what to expect, he said. “The biggest concept is learning how to take the test,” Buckner said. “It doesn’t only test you on the knowledge you know, but it takes that knowledge and applies it to different concepts.” Ray, who likened MCAT preparation to enrolling in a 10-credit-hour course, is taking a Kaplan course taught by instructors who are required to have scored in the 90th percentile on the exam. Studying can become tricky when reviewing material from freshman year, Ray said. “It’s like synthesizing all the science knowledge you’ve gained into one test,” Ray said. Despite heavily covering the sciences, the preparation period also can improve students’ time management skills and help them understand the connectivity between all of the subjects they are taking, Ray said. Ray, who hopes to make at least a 30 come April, said he feels confident as he approaches his test date. “People just say it sucks and that you don’t have a life for the next three months,” he said. “But it’s more doable than most people think it is.”
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south of it so it made sense to make it into a parking area as well.” Holland said the addition of the new lot increases the total number of parking spaces at the area around the demolition site to 219 with around 10 spaces designated for faculty and staff. “We’re very fortunate to have the space for additional parking,” Holland said. “Every parking lot on campus is a potential building.” Parking and Transportation Services do not place a limit on the number of parking permits sold per semester, so the additional spots will allow students, faculty and staff access to spots closer to the heart of campus, Holland said. The addition of new parking spaces on campus is a positive change for the student body, said Josiah Irwin, University College freshman and OU Student Congress representative. The university needs more parking, especially for commuters, Irwin said. “Most of the complaints I hear are about parking,” Irwin said. “Tearing down an old building, no matter how iconic, is beneficial to our school body. It’s not like we’re destroying a monument or something.” The School of Social work moved to the Anne and Henry Zarrow Hall in June 2011, and as much as faculty members love the new
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Subversive Shakespeare: Performances behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War Ann Jennalie Cook, Distinguished Alumni Public Presentation Thursday, February 23 1:30 p.m. Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Thanksgiving for Everyone... Everywhere, Everyday John Danner, Distinguished Alumni Public Presentation Thursday, February 23 3 p.m. Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
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Student Congress approved funding for two student organizations and confirmed appointments to multiple student government positions.
funding: Sooners reach out to state legislators Continued from page 1
Today around campus OU Summer Camp Job Fair will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Food Court. A bingo game will take place at 11:30 a.m. at the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird Lounge. A Hebrew folk dance performance featuring Ori Kritz will take place at noon at Kaufman Hall, Room 229. A discussion about Arabic coffee with Mohammad Al-Masri will take place at 2 p.m. at Kaufman Hall, Room 229.
THURSDAY, FEB. 23 A lecture on child labor laws in Oklahoma will be held at 10:30 a.m. in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditiorium.
the numbers for legislators, Patel said. “We weren’t given a script to use for the representatives,” Patel said. “It’s important to be professional and personal with each one of them.” The principle issue addressed with legislators was a return on investments for the entire state for every dollar of funding provided to OU, Sichterman said. Many of the delegates discussed the value of OU’s intellectual property and the impact the university’s academic and charitable institutions have had, UOSA President Hannah Morris said. Despite student delegates’ efforts, the issue of increasing higher education funding was not met with unanimous support at the Capitol, Rep. Charles Key, R-Oklahoma City, said “No I wouldn’t vote for it,” Key said. “I would vote against any more appropriations. I won’t incur any more of a burden towards people
Photo provided by Nick Jones
Margaret Borgerding, international business sophomore (left), and Derrick Wilson, University College freshman (center), discuss higher education funds appropriations Tuesday with Rep. Todd Thomsen, R-Ada, a former OU football player on the Sooners’ 1985 national championship team.
paying tuition or particularly the tax payers who are going to be expending more dollars towards the higher education system.” Others disagreed with Key and would welcome an opportunity to increase state
allocations to colleges and universities, House Minority Leader Scott Inman said. “I think if we’re going to invest in the state, invest in the future of Oklahoma, improve the business environment and overall quality of life, we
have got to make sure we invest in higher education because it is a key component of all of those factors,” Inman said. “I would vote for higher appropriations for the higher education system, without a doubt.”
Stars: Telescope allows views of constellations Corrections The Oklahoma Daily has a commitment to serve readers with accurate coverage and analysis. Readers should bring errors to The Daily’s attention by emailing dailynews@ou.edu. In a page 1 story about professor Charles Kimball in Tuesday’s edition, Nolan Kraszkiewicz’s name was misspelled. In a page 1 photo caption about Focus on Arts and Sciences week, Joseph Sullivan was misidentified on the right side.
Continued from page 1 This allows for a clearer look at Andromeda and the Orion Nebula. Andromeda and Orion are constellations, and a nebula is a cloud of dust and gas. Through the telescope, both appear milky white and fluorescent. Aside from using the 16inch telescope, two 8-inch telescopes are positioned
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ASH Wednesday Mass Times For February 22, 2012 7:30 am • 12:00 pm • 7:oo pm • 9:00 pm
to look at Jupiter, Venus and the moon, Barber said. The classic rings of Jupiter and the bright glow of Venus pop through the telescope. “It differs from month to month on what you can see,” Kilic said. “Most of the time, you can see Venus, Jupiter and its rings, the stars in Orion Nebula and Andromeda. It’s pretty cool and interesting to see what changes happen depending
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on the time of the season.” University College freshman and previous employee of The Daily Molly Evans said she is in a general astronomy class and wanted to attend the previous parties that were canceled. “It’s interaction for the public, but it’s also a learning opportunity, and it’s part of my research,” Barber said. “This is a really good experience.”
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Continued from page 1
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A student passes by the demolition site of Rhyne Hall. The hall was built in 1928 for Alpha Tau Omega before it was bought by the university for the School of Social Work. The school has since moved to Zarrow Hall, and Rhyne Hall will become a parking lot with 58 spaces.
“Tearing down an old building — no matter how iconic — is beneficial to the student body.” Josiah Irwin, University college freshman
building, the demolition of Rhyne Hall is bittersweet. “Those who were educated in Rhyne Hall have fond memories of the place,” School of Social Work director Donald Baker said. “The building had problems but it was home to the social work faculty and our students for many, many years.”
“I think Rhyne Hall only had two options: go through extensive and costly repairs, or be demolished,” said Monica Alzate, a professor in the School of Social Work. Alzate said the building suffered from serious problems with its AC and heating systems along with molding and flooding in the
basement. “I do miss the big window in my old office, as well as the squirrels crawling up the tree branches next to my window,” Alzate said. Baker said the faculty and staff of Rhyne Hall held a going-away party when the school of social work moved to Zarrow Hall this past summer. The party was attended by a large number of alumni and some former faculty, Baker said. “They wanted to say goodbye,” Baker said.
packages, often show positive results, however. To help stifle this anxiety, OU Pre-Medical Professions Club President Travis Buckner said his organization offers a reliable sense of community for those preparing to take the MCAT. “The best thing is that you can take the [Kaplan] class with a bunch of friends,” Buckner said. “It’s nice to have those people to fall back on.” Buckner, who will take the MCAT for the third time on April 13, said students may use a variety of resources ranging from commercial preparation courses to studying revised old exams to prepare for the grueling fivehour test. For most students, finding the appropriate balance between coursework, jobs and MCAT preparation proves to be the most difficult challenge, Buckner said. “Right now, I’m on physics,” Buckner said. “And I’ll be up all night again.” On average, students are expected to study at least two hours per day leading up to the exam, Buckner said. Most students who plan to take the MCAT for the first time feel anxious because they’re not sure what to expect, he said. “The biggest concept is learning how to take the test,” Buckner said. “It doesn’t only test you on the knowledge you know, but it takes that knowledge and applies it to different concepts.” Ray, who likened MCAT preparation to enrolling in a 10-credit-hour course, is taking a Kaplan course taught by instructors who are required to have scored in the 90th percentile on the exam. Studying can become tricky when reviewing material from freshman year, Ray said. “It’s like synthesizing all the science knowledge you’ve gained into one test,” Ray said. Despite heavily covering the sciences, the preparation period also can improve students’ time management skills and help them understand the connectivity between all of the subjects they are taking, Ray said. Ray, who hopes to make at least a 30 come April, said he feels confident as he approaches his test date. “People just say it sucks and that you don’t have a life for the next three months,” he said. “But it’s more doable than most people think it is.”
Focus on A&S Week OU’s Oldest, Largest, and Most Diverse College
Wednesday: Hebrew Folk Dancing Noon, Wednesday, February 22 Kaufman Hall 229 Presented by Ori Kritz, Sponsored by Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics. Arabic Coffee 2 p.m., Wednesday, February 22 Kaufman Hall 229 Presented by Mohammad Al-Masri. Enjoy a taste of Arabic coffee and a discussion of its history. Sponsored by Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics.
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south of it so it made sense to make it into a parking area as well.” Holland said the addition of the new lot increases the total number of parking spaces at the area around the demolition site to 219 with around 10 spaces designated for faculty and staff. “We’re very fortunate to have the space for additional parking,” Holland said. “Every parking lot on campus is a potential building.” Parking and Transportation Services do not place a limit on the number of parking permits sold per semester, so the additional spots will allow students, faculty and staff access to spots closer to the heart of campus, Holland said. The addition of new parking spaces on campus is a positive change for the student body, said Josiah Irwin, University College freshman and OU Student Congress representative. The university needs more parking, especially for commuters, Irwin said. “Most of the complaints I hear are about parking,” Irwin said. “Tearing down an old building, no matter how iconic, is beneficial to our school body. It’s not like we’re destroying a monument or something.” The School of Social work moved to the Anne and Henry Zarrow Hall in June 2011, and as much as faculty members love the new
WHERE: Observatory roof, north of the Huston Huffman Fitness Center
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1. Order your book between Feb. 20 and Feb. 24. 2. Mention the coupon when you call (405-325-3668), order online (www.studentmedia.ou.edu) or in person (124 Copeland Hall). Sooner yearbook is a publication of OU Student Media, a department in the division of Student Affairs. The University of Oklahoma is an Equal Opportunity Institution. When ordering online, list "$5 off coupon" in comments/special instructions field.
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Parking: Demolition of Rhyne Hall ‘bittersweet’ study: Resources can Continued from page 1 quell MCAT pressure
WHEN: 7-9 p.m. Wednesdays until March 7; 8:30-10:30 p.m. Wednesdays from March 14 to May 2 (excluding March 21)
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 •
MEETING WITH A PERSONAL TRAINER IN BETWEEN A MASSAGE AND AN ICE CREAM SOCIAL. THIS IS THE CHAMPION LIFESTYLE.
Thursday Distinguished Alumni Lecture From HR 5193 to National AwardWinning Game, the Creation of “Paying Attention Pays” Lester Claravall, Distinguished Alumni Public Presentation Thursday, February 23 10:30 a.m. Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Subversive Shakespeare: Performances behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War Ann Jennalie Cook, Distinguished Alumni Public Presentation Thursday, February 23 1:30 p.m. Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Thanksgiving for Everyone... Everywhere, Everyday John Danner, Distinguished Alumni Public Presentation Thursday, February 23 3 p.m. Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
Fun with Physics, A Personal Odyssey Dr. A.T. Stair, Distinguished Alumni Public Presentation Thursday, February 23 4 p.m. Nielsen Hall, Room 170
We offer personal training workshops, massages and tasty social events. No other residence can compete.
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“Young people who know how to communicate face-to-face? that’s rare in today’s culture. starr is right. pay attention to people in person. relationships of all types (professional, romantic, platonic, etc.) are in person not on facebook, an e-mail, a skype screen, etc.” (kdbp1213, RE: ‘Social skill, networking are important for students to learn’)
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But that doesn’t mean you should ignore the race. You can help any registered Republicans you know choose the best potential president by staying informed on the candidate’s views and sharing Newt Gingrich spoke Monday in Oklahoma City, bringing the still-raging Republican primary that information with others. Regardless of your party affiliation, your goal race to Oklahoma like Santorum did Feb. 9. should be to help your fellow voters This isn’t the first year nominees have choose a strong Republican candidate so made the effort to come to the Sooner The Our View state, but it brings to mind the big differis the majority America has the best choices in the genopinion of eral election. ence about this year’s race: With no clear The Daily’s A choice between two strong, valid canfront-runner, the Oklahoma primary will nine-member didates will ensure the best outcome for have a national impact. editorial board the country in November. In order to do Because Oklahoma’s primary falls so that, you have to do your research. late in the process, it usually is obvious Watch the debate at 7 tonight. When nominees whom the opposition candidate will be long become to Oklahoma, make time to go hear them fore Sooners get to vote. speak firsthand. This makes Oklahoma a less significant target If you can’t hear it directly from them, at least be for the nominees’ campaigns and often results in sure to visit their websites and read a lack-luster voter turnout. coverage of past debates to find out The 2008 primary saw only 29.1 where they stand on the essential percent of registered voters casting a AT A GLANCE issues. vote, according to the U.S. Elections Absentee Voting Then, once you’ve heard their side Project. In order to submit an of the story, make sure to fact-check But this year, the race is close, and absentee vote, visit the their claims. no one can say for certain whom website of the state in which you are registered Websites like PolitiFact.com are the Republican Party eventually will to vote. From there, search great resources for evaluating the rally behind. for the absentee voting truth of a candidates’ claims. Rick Santorum recently pulled application and deadline You can get some of this kind of ahead of Mitt Romney in the polls; information. fact-checking from political anaGingrich still is making a strong lysts, but don’t forget to verify their showing in many states and Ron claims for yourself. Paul has given no sign of surrender yet. You should be sure to get the opinions of the For the first time in a long time, Oklahoma’s priother side, as well. Not only will that help you furmary results could influence the overall race. ther avoid spin and misinformation, but it also This is a perfect opportunity for every will help you broaden and strengthen your own Oklahoman to get involved. views. If you’re registered to vote in Oklahoma — and So whether you’re a native Oklahoman or from you’re a registered Republican — then get inout of state, whether you’re a donkey or an elformed, get out and vote March 6. ephant, this is the year to get energized and get Those of you registered in other states also involved. should be sure to watch for the dates of your And that means giving more than just your vote state’s primaries and cast your absentee ballots. Because Oklahoma is a closed primary, those of — it means giving an informed vote. you registered in the state as a Democrat or an independent can’t vote in the Republican primary. Comment on this at OUDaily.com
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hat does OPINION COLUMNIST Oklahoma have in common with Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey and Tennessee? Oklahoma and the rest of the states menJanna Gentry tioned are the first states to janna.f.gentry-1@ou.edu receive exemptions from some of the education mandates proscribed by the No Child Left Behind Act. No Child Left Behind is an act that was signed under the Bush administration in 2002. Its main focus is on annual standardized tests that are meant to indicate if a school is meeting its state-specific standards. Consequences for not meeting state standards range from withdrawal of government funds to school closure, depending on the severity of the situation. Nothing but good intentions were behind the “I observed a teacher act, and on paper, no one in an urban charter would object to increased accountability in schools. school last semester, But there also have been and there was an many unintended negative annoying amount of consequences. A common gripe among focus on performing educators is that such an well on standardized extreme focus on test results actually takes away tests. The teacher I from students’ educations observed consistently instead of enhancing it. expressed concerns I have witnessed this firsthand in the classabout getting her kids room. A requirement of ‘caught up’ from their education coursework is low reading level to a that students log a certain number of hours observgrade-proficient level.” ing teachers in different schools. I observed a teacher in an urban charter school last semester, and there was an annoying amount of focus on performing well on standardized tests. The teacher I observed consistently expressed concerns about getting her kids “caught up” from their low reading level to a grade-proficient level. She also
explained to me that students who were “chosen” for supplemental Saturday tutoring were students who were on the borderline between passing and failing on their standardized tests. She said students failing horribly were not bothered with because there was no way they would bring the average score up. This teacher was not a bad person or even a bad teacher; she, like many American educators, felt the pressure for her kids to perform well on standardized tests and be at a “grade-appropriate level.” A major component of No Child Left Behind is setting standards for children and expecting them to be able to master those standards. These are not national standards — each state is responsible for creating their own standards. Having standards is great, but should all students within a state be held to the same standards? It is ignorant to believe that all students should be able to achieve the same academic level because there is a diversity in student ability and experience. Even within Oklahoma, there is a vast diversity among students. A student who goes to a rural, small-town school is going to have a very different background than someone who goes to an urban Oklahoma City school. Student academic achievement depends on a variety of factors, with good instruction being just one of them. The reality is that students are often not equal in ability or background, but acknowledging this reality is not unjust. It is unjust to try and force the same standards on children who come from varying backgrounds and thus have varying needs. With the waiver Oklahoma has received, my hope is that each school district can determine what curriculum and skills are most needed for its body of students and create its own system of standards and accountability. According to the Center on Education Policy, half of all public schools last year did not meet the requirements of the act. It is good that the demands of No Child Left Behind are being loosened in Oklahoma and other states. Though the accountability through high-stakes testing that the act provided seemed like a good idea, it has strangled the creativity of teachers and ignored the individual academic needs of students. Janna Gentry is an English education senior.
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OPINION COLUMNIST o the ends justify the means? Well, if you ask me, I say “no.” Unfortunately many of those who manage activities that facilitate intergreek relations do not feel the same way. Scott Houser What I’m talking about scott.a.houser-1@ou.edu is philanthropy as competition in inter-greek relations. As a member of an Interfraternity Council fraternity, I can speak with firsthand experience about how greatly philanthropy matters to members of greek life. Philanthropy by itself is nothing controversial; the problem arises when it is incorporated into competitions between greek houses. From Homecoming to Dance Marathon and many other Campus Activities Council events, members of greek life are asked to participate in competitions that raise money for third-party philanthropies. For example, in CAC Homecoming, greek houses and other student organizations participate in Homecoming Hold-Up, where the members dress up in costumes, stand in a fake cage and beg passing students to donate money to charity. The activity itself isn’t the problem — the problem is that, should a fraternity or student organization choose not to participate, CAC Homecoming will withhold points, and that fraternity, sorority or student organization most likely will not win Homecoming. The idea that a fraternity or sorority should have to use its efforts to make a monetary gain for a third-party organization in order to win a that almost “Those who facilitate competition always only is between campus competitions other fraternities and sobetween greek houses rorities is questionable at the very least. In this either need to remove case, CAC Homecoming philanthropy from the can withhold points as a means to coerce fradirect competition, ternities and sororities or greek houses into making money for their chosen benefacneed to re-evaluate tor. Not to mention that what winning these benefactor is CAC Dance competitions means.” Marathon, an organization that contains many of the same members as CAC Homecoming, whose résumés indirectly will be strengthened by the monetary numbers that these organizations raise for them. Recently, those who manage the President’s Trophy competition have decided those greek organizations whose members attend CAC Dance Marathon for the entirety of its 12-hour duration will receive 12 hours of community service toward the President’s Trophy. What I did not mention is that CAC Dance Marathon requires a $20 donation to attend. This effectively means that greek houses literally can buy points that will help them win the President’s Trophy. I can say from firsthand experience that our fraternities’ executive members have been urging us to do exactly that. Those who facilitate campus competitions between greek houses either need to remove philanthropy from the direct competition or greek houses need to re-evaluate what winning these competitions means. Winning a competition like Homecoming is a powerful tool for recruitment and a great way to ensure you are paired with more desirable greek organizations in future competitions. CAC should create opportunities for participation in philanthropy. However, incorporating philanthropy into otherwise non-philanthropic competitions and using points as leverage is going too far. Allow greek houses to manage their own philanthropic endeavors. I personally have become disillusioned with competitions that involve philanthropy because I feel my brothers and their efforts are being used as a means to an end for CAC. I know for a fact that, should CAC remove philanthropy from the direct aspect of competition, my fraternity and many others still would be more than happy to participate. Scott Houser is an international business junior.
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The OU women’s basketball team toppled the No. 14 Texas A&M Aggies, 64-55, Tuesday night in Norman. The win took the Sooners to a tied position with the Aggies at No. 2 in the Big 12. The Sooners were bolstered by great individual scoring performances by sophomore guards Aaryn Ellenberg and Morgan Hook, who led the team and game with 23 and 19 points, respectively. Hook also dished out five assists with no turnovers, playing the full 40 minutes. The other Sooners struggled in the turnover department, however, losing 19. The Sooners held the Aggies’ leading scorers, Tyra White and Kelsey Bone, to just 11 and seven points, respectively. A&M shot only 28.6 percent, and no Aggie scored higher than 12 points. “We’re just not hitting shots,” Aggie guard Sydney Carter said. “We’re getting the ball inside and just not finishing. I think it’s a lack of focus on our end, on the offensive end. We just didn’t come ready to play.” OU coach Sherri Coale gave Hook much of the credit for the victory, calling her the MVP. Hook played just 26 minutes in this season’s first matchup with Texas A&M, shooting a paltry 0-for-6, dishing out just one assist
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Sophomore guard Morgan Hook sizes up the Aggie defense as she brings the ball up the court during the Sooners’ 64-55 victory over Texas A&M on Tuesday in Norman. Hook finished the game with 19 points.
“Compared to how I played the first time we played them, it was great,” Hook said. ”I just came in with a chip on my shoulder. It was embarYear: Sophomore rassing watching film the first time we played them, and I Position: Guard wasn’t going to let that happen again.” Hometown: Las Vegas, OU junior guard Whitney Nev. Hand became the 26th playGame stats: er in Sooner history to score Ellenberg had 23 points, six 1,000 points in her career. boards and two steals. Ellenberg is just 23 points shy of the feat, giving the pair the and giving up two turnovers. opportunity to become just Hook said she knew she the fourth duo to reach the had struggled and was not accomplishment in the same going to let it happen again. season.
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Former OU wrestler Ronnie Balfour lost his year-long bout with acute myelogenous leukemia Tuesday. He was 20. “I broke down in the middle of class,” junior Nolan Kraszkiewicz said of hearing about his friend’s death. “In the middle of class, my head just dropped, and I started sobbing.” Kraszkiewicz and Balfour had been friends for six years, dating back to their days at Tulsa Union High School. “I was an outcast, but he would always say something nice, always had something good to say,” Kraszkiewicz said. “He would always acknowledge me.” Kraszkiewicz said the former Junior National All-American wrestler’s demeanor never changed, even after being RONNIE diagnosed with leukemia. “He was the type of person who even BALFOUR when you were trying to give him support, he would ask you how you were doing,” Kraszkiewicz said. During the middle of the 2010-11 season, former OU coach Jack Spates said Balfour’s conditioning and focus began to dip. Nobody knew why until after the season. As his condition continued to worsen, Balfour finally checked in to a hospital April 4, 2011. A day later, he found out he had leukemia. From then until Tuesday morning, Balfour fought the toughest bout of his life.
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into designing games before you play them. This organization concocts its own games, experimenting with coding, sugar, spice, everything nice and chemical X. Revived in fall 2011 by alumnus Jarod Young, the association now is run by President Zac Jennings and Vice President Matt Rainwater. The association’s mission is to teach students the
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game. However, since the contest is the first of its kind hosted by the group, it decided against the blitz in favor of a longer contest, said Rainwater, computer science senior. “ We w e re t h i n k i ng ab ou t that, but then we realized we would have to host it over a see GAME page 8
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Expression: Readings focus on justice, abuse Continued from page 1 “But when I turned 13, I started writing and discovered it to be this great personal outlet for me.� Although Wafer initially was consumed with expressing herself through her words, she said her poems have developed and matured as she has grown up. “When I started out in poetry, during those anxious teenage years, it was all centered on me and how I was feeling,� Wafer said. “But as I grew in poetry and grew up as a person, especially here at OU, my poems became more outward focused and influenced by all the people I was meeting here with different backgrounds, stories and issues.� With many of her poems focusing on social justice and awareness of issues, such as rape and domestic abuse, Wafer has been sought out by different organizations on campus to perform her writings for their various events. “Thematically a lot of my poems deal with focuses that some university organizations and departments have. For instance, I’ve read some of my work for the Women’s Outreach Center on campus,� Wafer said. Wafer, who has tentative plans to attend law school in the fall, hopes to continue her poetry in more ways than just writing and
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“Regardless of what I do, I think poetry will always be my passion.� Samantha Wafer, multidisciplinary senior
reading. “Regardless of what I do, I think poetry will always be my passion. But I am reluctant to turn this freeing
art form into some kind of business,� Wafer said. “What I have thought about, though, is starting up some kind of workshop for young students to open up the possibility for them to express themselves through creative writing like poetry.� Wafer explained how having a creative writing program could be a great outlet for students.
“I remember coming up through the school system, and there wasn’t really any kind of program like that. And there definitely were issues that I could’ve learned to express and address during that time through writing,� Wafer said. “I just think kids would find a great outlet out of it and even come to really enjoy the power poetry has.�
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into designing games before you play them. This organization concocts its own games, experimenting with coding, sugar, spice, everything nice and chemical X. Revived in fall 2011 by alumnus Jarod Young, the association now is run by President Zac Jennings and Vice President Matt Rainwater. The association’s mission is to teach students the
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techniques it takes to develop a game, according to its website. Under this mantra, the association has launched a contest where groups of students can assemble their own development team and design a game. Initially, the contest was planned as a 48-hour blitz, where students only had two days to assemble their team and design a
game. However, since the contest is the first of its kind hosted by the group, it decided against the blitz in favor of a longer contest, said Rainwater, computer science senior. “ We w e re t h i n k i ng ab ou t that, but then we realized we would have to host it over a see GAME page 8
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Expression: Readings focus on justice, abuse Continued from page 1 “But when I turned 13, I started writing and discovered it to be this great personal outlet for me.� Although Wafer initially was consumed with expressing herself through her words, she said her poems have developed and matured as she has grown up. “When I started out in poetry, during those anxious teenage years, it was all centered on me and how I was feeling,� Wafer said. “But as I grew in poetry and grew up as a person, especially here at OU, my poems became more outward focused and influenced by all the people I was meeting here with different backgrounds, stories and issues.� With many of her poems focusing on social justice and awareness of issues, such as rape and domestic abuse, Wafer has been sought out by different organizations on campus to perform her writings for their various events. “Thematically a lot of my poems deal with focuses that some university organizations and departments have. For instance, I’ve read some of my work for the Women’s Outreach Center on campus,� Wafer said. Wafer, who has tentative plans to attend law school in the fall, hopes to continue her poetry in more ways than just writing and
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Samantha Wafer, multidisciplinary senior, competes in the Poetry Slam on Friday hosted by CafĂŠ Plaid on Campus Corner. Wafer has been “slammingâ€? poetry for three years, she said. She graduates in May and plans to continue writing with an emphasis on social justice.
“Regardless of what I do, I think poetry will always be my passion.� Samantha Wafer, multidisciplinary senior
reading. “Regardless of what I do, I think poetry will always be my passion. But I am reluctant to turn this freeing
art form into some kind of business,� Wafer said. “What I have thought about, though, is starting up some kind of workshop for young students to open up the possibility for them to express themselves through creative writing like poetry.� Wafer explained how having a creative writing program could be a great outlet for students.
“I remember coming up through the school system, and there wasn’t really any kind of program like that. And there definitely were issues that I could’ve learned to express and address during that time through writing,� Wafer said. “I just think kids would find a great outlet out of it and even come to really enjoy the power poetry has.�
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weekend, it’s a lot of work, and we realized it just wasn’t very feasible with a college student’s schedule,â€? he said. “So we decided to do a make it a month and submit it to a Sundance Film GO AND DO Festival sort of thing.â€? Vote for your Game Fest 2012, as the favorite game contest has been dubbed, kicked off Feb. 1 and runs WHEN: 1-4 p.m. March 15 through 5 p.m. March WHERE: Devon Energy 9, he said, so any gameHall’s first floor atrium design prodigies hiding out there still have time to INFO: Votes will be tallied up for the following: crank something out. • Fan Favorite Award The contestants are • Game Design Award pretty tight lipped about • Game Developer Award their current projects. The only details they Source: Matt Rainwater were open about were the name of two of the projects: “Baking it to the Streetâ€? and “Rocket Surgery.â€? “Baking it to the Streetâ€? is Rainwater’s project. The story line follows a young girl who uses her bakery to infiltrate a local crime syndicate, Rainwater said. The contest entry games will be showcased March 15 for those who have an affinity for video games or who want to check out the games and vote for their favorite.
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