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Bill would mandate students maintain at least a 3.0 average to be representatives KAITLYN UNDERWOOD Campus reporter
The Student Government Association passed a hotly contested bill Tuesday night to set minimum GPA requirements for SGA members that will be implemented spring 2014. The bill was widely debated and was presented by Sean Bender, Undergraduate Student Congress chairman. Known as the “Icing on the Cupcake” Act of 2013, the bill proposes requiring a cumulative GPA at or above 2.5 for general SGA members and a cumulative GPA at or above 3.0 for those in leadership positions. The “icing” refers to participation in SGA and extracurricular activities, while the “cupcake” refers to SGA members’ academic responsibilities, Bender said. The purpose of the bill is to “ensure that OU student leaders are able to balance the demands of their positions with their responsibilities as students,” according to the bill. SGA leaders feel students should not take on the time commitment of being an SGA representative if they have not already demonstrated the ability to maintain their studies, Bender said. “If you’re just barely on track to graduate why are you taking on an additional 10, 15, maybe even 20 hours per week?” Bender said. Whether they like it or not, college students are ranked by their universities according to GPAs, and SGA simply wants
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Michael H. Devenitch, Oklahoma State Commander, speaks to students in Cate Main Lounge on Tuesday about his service for the United States. Student veterans also shared their stories about their time in service.
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Career Fair connects architects to jobs Boren Twenty-five firms recruited students
rate is high compared to other undergraduate degrees, OU held a career fair specifically for architecture EVAN BALDACCINI students 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Campus reporter Wednesday in Oklahoma While a high unemploy- Memorial Union’s Molly Shi ment rate looms over archi- Boren Ballroom. tecture graduates across the All OU College of country, OU stu- “The degrees Architecture students had an opdents who gradportunity to meet that we offer u a t e d i n M a y with representa- [provide] a lot a n d D e c e mb e r tives from about of last year got 25 firms recruit- of flexibility, jobs, said Charles ing at a career fair even in allied G r a h a m , d e a n Wednesday. of the College of fields.” The unemArchitecture. ployment rate CharLeS graham, “ Th e y ’ re for recent college dean oF the CoLLege e m p l o y a b l e ,” oF arChiteCtUre graduates holdGraham said. ing architecture “The degrees degrees is 13.9 percent, ac- that we offer [provide] a lot Donterio Ligons/the DaiLy cording to a Georgetown of flexibility, even in allied University study . fields.” Charlotte Vanderhook, architecture sophomore, talks to Clint Hoppes, an architecture from Sag about a possible career at Wednesday’s architecture Career Fair. While this unemployment see CAREER Page 2
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Students can drop their soda can tabs in labeled soda cans around campus to help women and children in Africa provide for themselves. T h e C o l l e g e o f In t e r n a t i o n a l Studies, along with Pros for Africa and Sisters United, are collecting soda can pop tabs in cans labeled with the Sisters United logo to donate to women in Africa who earn money by making pop tab handbags, according
to the college’s website. Founded in 2012, Sisters United is a non-profit business designed to promote a fun and trendy global brand of fashion while supporting certain non-profit causes, like Pros for Africa and St. Monica’s Girls Tailoring School in Gulu, Uganda, according to the Sisters United website. Pros for Africa is a volunteer-led non-profit organization in partnership with Sisters United that encourages professionals to share what they know and to help the women and children of Africa provide for themselves, said international and area studies senior Breanna Rodriguez.
Sisters United created this opportunity to help women in certain parts of Africa have jobs and earn livings after Joseph Kony and the Lords Resistance Army caused thousands to lose their lives and many more to suffer homelessness, according to the Sisters United website. The organization creates a market for these women by providing the materials for them to make pop tab handbags and then distributing the goods they make. Haley Davis haley.g.davis-1@ou.edu
chooses Pride director Former leader left in February ARIANNA PICKARD Campus editor
A new director from the University of Wisconsin has been chosen for OU’s Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band after the former director stepped down earlier this month. Director of OU’s School of Music Larry Mallett sent an email to OU music faculty, staff and students a week ago announcing that Justin Stolarik had accepted the position of director of the Pride of Oklahoma, as well as positions of music professor and associate director of bands. Stolarik is the assistant director of bands and the assistant director of the marching band at the University of WisconsinMadison, according to his faculty page. He also oversees the Wisconsin Drumline and the Marching Percussion Program. Many Pride members were surprised when they heard that Stolarik had been chosen for the position, said music education sophomore Kinser Hennessee, who plays trumpet for Pride. Many of them had expected Debra Traficante to fill the position. Traficante had served as the assistant director for the Pride of Oklahoma since receiving her Ph.D. in instrumental wind see BAND Page 2
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band conducting from OU, according to her faculty page. “I guess you could say we were a little bit shocked,” Hennessee said. “We thought she would be the most qualified.” Pride members found out a week or two into the football season last fall that their director, Brian Britt, would be stepping down, Hennessee said. Britt told them he was taking a job in Texas so he could spend more time with his young daughter and other family members. “It was starting to b e h a rd o n h e r w h e n h e w a s n ’ t a r o u n d ,” Hennessee said. Britt finished out the football season, stepped down in January and officially left OU in the beg i n n i n g o f Fe b r u a r y , Hennessee said. Traficante has served as interim director of the Pride of Oklahoma since he left.
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Penghei Xu, architecture senior, talks to an architect from Science applications International Corps about his portfolio during the career fair on Wednesday.
Continued from page 1 The possibility for post-graduate employment is probably better than it has been in four or five years, he said. “Having 25 primarily design firms attending the fair is a very positive sign of the market improving and the support for our college. It seems most are looking for permanent hires and interns,” said Richard Ryan, College of Architecture associate dean for administration. “We are very pleased about the opportunity this event offers our students.” OU’s architecture career fair had representatives from more than double the number of architecture
firms than Texas A&M, who had representatives from 10 firms at their career fair last week, he said. “ We l ov e O U g ra d u ates - they’re the best,” said Jerald Merriman, president of Merriman Associates/ Architects Inc. Two to three careers are available with Merriman Associates/Architects Inc. for new graduates with architecture, interior design or urban planning degrees, said Merriman said. “We have been up here for many job fairs,” Merriman said. “A large number of OU graduates have been in the office for several years.” Merriman has a diverse portfolio, with projects ranging from corporate headquarters to historical projects and university projects,
Merriman said. Currently they’re completing the new faculty club in Oklahoma Memorial Union that will be open in about three weeks. Interior design junior Allyson Bristow said she has worked for a company that builds homes and did some specifications for it, but she hasn’t had a full-time summer internship yet. “So that’s my goal for today,” Bristow said. “I’d like to work for a company that does more of product design, like furniture design or what not, or an architecture company. I’m trying to test the waters and see what I can get.” To prepare for this career fair, Bristow said she went to portfolio reviews, worked up her resume and had it critiqued by College of
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Continued from page 1 to use the well-established measure of success, Bender said. Currently, SGA members must remain in good academic standing with their college to remain in their positions, said Student Congress Secretary John Montgomery. SGA bylaws require student congress members to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and leaders to maintain a GPA of 2.5 or higher. However, all OU colleges have a minimum GPA of 2.0 or higher to maintain good academic standing. The current SGA requirement is unbalanced because some colleges require a GPA of only 2.0, while others require a 2.5 or higher, Montgomery said. Requiring a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 for general SGA membership will ensure all representatives are given an even playing field, he said. Following the presentation of the bill an open debate was held allowing any representative to argue their point for two minutes. Several representatives volunteered, stepping forward both in support and opposition of the bill. Many in opposition felt that the current requirement that members be in good academic “If you’re just SGA standing with their college is more barely on track than adequate. to graduate why Rep. Mitchell Bryant was among those who opposed the bill. are you taking “If you’re in good enough standon an additional ing with your college to graduate a degree from OU, you should 10, 15, maybe with be sufficiently qualified to be a even 20 hours member, or a leader, of any departper week?.” ment of SGA,” Bryant said. Those who supported the bill Sean Bender, countered that SGA members Undergraduate should strive to surpass minimum Student Congress requirements. chairman “We have certain expectations, and I think it’s not unreasonable for students to have expectations of what their leadership does and what they’re capable of doing,” Montgomery said. Subsequent to the debate the bill passed 21-12, however the count will not be made official until the bill is voted on by SGA next week. The new GPA requirements are not in response to concerns about grade inflation, but rather the result of a push from SGA leadership to set higher standards to attract the best students possible to serve as representatives, Montgomery said. The timing of the bill has nothing to do with upcoming SGA elections and is not directed towards any individual representative, Bender said. The bill will not go in effect until spring 2014, and at that time all current and future SGA members will have to adhere to the new GPA standards.
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Oklahoma is far behind in electing women Our View: We must improve the ratio of women’s voices in government.
reproductive rights, violence against women legisand public service officials and to learn about the importance of having women in leadership posilation and marriage equality. Increasing the number of women in governance tions. The program is open to all female students There is a lower percentage of women in is one of many ways to bring a greater diversity of attending any university or college in the state of Oklahoma’s state Legislature than in Saudi voices to the table in these discussions. Oklahoma and is held on the Norman Arabia’s Consultative Assembly, and Cuba’s Gender issues are not partisan. Democrats and campus. The Our View is the majority parliament has more than three times Republicans could benefit from the Programs like the women’s opinion of the number of women than Oklahoma’s input of more women. We want equal leadership institute encourage Apply The Daily’s Legislature, according to the Interrepresentation for the sake of equality, female students to get involved Women’s nine-member Parliamentary Union. not because we think women have parin the political process early, editorial board leadership Americans are quick to criticize democmeaning more women will run tisan agendas. program racy in Cuba and Saudi Arabia, but a large for office in the future. In order There is hope for Oklahoma. The resection of our own population in Oklahoma is un- to have female legislators, we need to cent election for governor was a race Deadline: 10 a.m. on March 15 derrepresented in government. have female candidates. between two women. Oklahomans Oklahoma should not have fewer women legisWe are not suggesting women are the demonstrated they are willing to vote Where: ou.edu/wli lators than Saudi Arabia and Cuba. The Oklahoma only people who can represent other for women for the state’s most powerful More Info: Contact State Legislature and Oklahoma citizens must sup- women. Some men in some states have position. Lauren Schuler at port programs encouraging women to participate made incredible strides in promoting When women who are participating lschueler@ou.edu in government as elected officials. gender equality, GLBTQ issues and in leadership programs begin to run for The National Education for Women’s Leadership gender disparities affecting both men office, we hope to hear their voices in Institute run by OU’s Carl Albert Congressional and women. But it is clear a feminine Oklahoma’s Legislature. Research and Studies Center does just that. It perspective is underrepresented in Oklahoma and serves as a way for Oklahoma’s female students American governance. Comment on this on OUDaily.com to experience networking with female politicians The gender gap shows up in issues related to
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Women’s leadership institute Friendships forged at program gives students diverse wisdom are essential for future success
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was fortunate enough to be selected to participate in the women’s leadership program last year, and I had an amazing time connecting with students, politicians and community leaders from across Oklahoma. I enjoyed every moment at the program, but there were three aspects of the program that really stood out to me: not everyone who participates shares the same background, it brings together the most powerful leaders and driven students in the state and it has implications long after the program ends. The students who participate in the program greatly vary in political orientation, age and background. Not everyone comes from the same school, which cultivates an environment of diversity where it is encouraged to explore each other’s differences. By discussing the most important issues affecting women in Oklahoma with others who may not agree on them, we established a greater understanding of each other’s beliefs and could apply that new-found understanding to our everyday lives. Participating in this program made me feel more comfortable expressing my opinions and helped me to become more informed about women’s issues and about the importance of having women in
government positions as public servants. During my time in the program, I had the opportunity to talk with a whole range of leaders, including former Oklahoma Lt. Gov. Jari Askins, Rep. Emily Virgin, D-Okla., Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and Norman Mayor Cindy Rosenthal. These women have been extremely successful in their respective careers, and there is no place other than the leadership program where they all come together to have inspiring one-on-one conversations with Oklahoma’s future leaders. From the program’s campaign simulation to its networking day at the state Capitol, it provides women with the education, tools and connections to succeed on whatever path they choose. The benefits of participating in the program extend far beyond the program itself and can even lead to job opportunities. After participating in the program, I was offered a job to help manage Rosenthal’s re-election campaign, an unbelievable opportunity that I likely would not have had if I did not participate in the program. Alexis Taitel is an international studies junior.
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ttending the National Education for Women’s Leadership Institute will provide each individual with different opportunities and possibilities. The program assisted in my understanding of the unique values that I, as a woman, can bring to the table, regardless of career field. This program gave me the knowledge to understand the different avenues to become an involved citizen. The program stretches in different capacities, from engaging your public presentation capabilities, to administrative procedures that will become useful in your future career. The program taught me skills to negotiate, interact with public officials, professional skills, confidence in group settings, research skills and different engagement avenues to invest my abilities. I have been able to uses these skills, in my journey of service for the campus and Oklahoma. The program not only provides young women with the tools and opportunities to develop their individual leadership potential but also it provides you with the network to assure your success. The speakers and mentors at the program facilitate this process. Having gone through the program, I can say with confidence that many of the relationships I was able to create are still thriving today with both high ranking women in leadership positions in Oklahoma, such as
Gov. Mary Fallin, and Political Consultant Robbie Squires, as well as many young aspiring student leaders. The bonds of friendship created in this program are unique in that, as women, with shared struggles and ambitions, we are able to build one another up for success. I recently attended a networking reception, “Oklahoma Firsts,” at the governor’s mansion, which allowed me to connect with potential employers and those who make graduate school recommendations. Most importantly, the leadership program taught me that my professional passions and political drive matters. They ignited passion, and introduced me to those who will lead me in channeling my goals to make them tangible realities. The program taught me that although there are barriers, you and I can overcome them. Whether you aspire to be involved in legal advocacy, community service, non-profit or politics, the program will be a valuable resource. The program reinforces the sense of commitment to community and state. I am thankful for this program, and it is my hope that you apply and experience these things. This free program is an experience you don’t want to pass up. Hannah Morris is an international studies and political science senior.
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Russian asteroid impact reminds us to keep an open mind
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n Friday, February 15th, thouand meteors traveling through space and Opinion Columnist sands of people across Russia bouncing within our solar system offer reason got a glimpse of what it might enough to accept this notion. have been like near the Mexican Yucatan And an astronomical event came, streaking Peninsula millions of years ago. across the sky in a bright luminescence, tail The benefits of this event remain to be pluming from one edge of the sky to the other. seen, but it is exciting nonetheless. It could The meteor rocketed towards Russia’s Ural help create an early warning system for Mountains and exploded into flames as a resimilar events, and it plays as a reminder to sult of atmospheric pressure. Andrew Sartain how little we have mastered our own planet Around 1,000 people were injured with Email@address this far into our existence. We know more over $30 million in damage. Nineteen people about the surface of the moon than we do were still hospitalized on Monday as a result about the deepest depths of the ocean, yet we rely upon the of injuries, including a woman with a spinal cord injury, , acocean for survival. cording to the Wall Street Journal. But there were no deaths Humans are not separate from the world we live in; we are and that is a positive given the number of people influenced. products of it. And events like this serve as a gentle reminder It is estimated that the meteor spanned about 55 feet in that nature contains forces far stronger than our own. So let’s diameter, weighing about 10,000 tons and unleashing neardo our best to take advantage of these situations and learn as ly 500 kilotons of energy upon its explosion, 30 times more much about the universe as we can. than the Hiroshima bomb. This event was rare in itself, Given the extensive scientific knowledge gained over the estimated to happen once every 100 years. However, the last century, it is important that we rationally accept the Russian meteor was not the only astronomical event to take possibilities of astronomical events beyond our control. place Feb. 15. A 130,000 ton asteroid passed within 17,000 Astronomers agree that it is not a matter of “if” a meteor will miles of Earth, close enough to pass between our satellites hit Earth again; it is when. The sheer number of asteroids and the planet, according to the Wall Street Journal.
NASA scientists confirmed there is no known connection between the two astronomical bodies. But this does not change the mathematical improbability of these two significant events happening on the same day. The meteor over Russia was the largest to hit Earth since the Tunguska incident in 1908, according to Universe Today. At the very least, this event is a rare luxury to witness and could offer wonderful scientific evidence into the study of future meteors and atmospheric interactions. Dozens of videos were taken of the meteor’s activity and for the first time there is a detailed catalog of video evidence for a significantly sized meteor entering the Earth’s atmosphere. But this event challenged the perception of powers beyond our control far more than talking about them ever could. It allowed people a glimpse into the magnificence of the universe and the little control we have over its activity. Events like this will be the root of new understanding in human activity because understanding forces outside our planet will help us better understand our own world. Andrew Sartain is an interdisciplinary perspectives on the environment & nonprofit management senior.
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The aspects indicate that greater stabilization in your financial affairs will be taking place in the year ahead. Chances are if it hasn’t already started, you’ll soon be entering a growth pattern that will prove very interesting. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Even though any rewards you reap will be due more to the efforts of others than your own, your prospects look exceptionally good. Later, you’ll find a way to balance the account. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Do your best to keep all of your involvements in good, proper balance. Don’t attempt to take on more than you can manage, but by the same token, don’t idle your time away, either.
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Former OU gymnast aims for 2016 Olympics Dalton to compete in American Cup this weekend Samm Zombolo Sports Reporter
Going to the Olympics is a dream millions of young athletes across the world imagine. Former OU gymnast Jake Dalton got to live that dream when he was chosen, with four other men, to represent the U.S. at the 2012 London Olympics in men’s gymnastics. With teammates Danell Leyva, John Orozco, Sam Mikulak and OU graduate Jonathan Horton, Dalton performed against topnotch athletes from across the world. His contribution to the team consisted of performances on floor, rings and vault. In the end, the U.S. team finished in fifth place. “It’s great to be involved in an Olympic game; the pressure is immense and intense, and for him to be in that situation and have come out doing a really good job, I felt like we did what we set out to do,” said coach Mark Williams, who accompanied Dalton to the Olympics. “I was thrilled. Jake did everything he could for the team; he hit all of his routines and made floor finals.” When Dalton first arrived at OU, his worst event was pommel horse, Williams said. During the past three years, Dalton has worked to improve this event and has added three to four points to his pommel horse score. “Jake is in the rare group
AT A GLANCE All-Around Events Competing in allaround means Dalton performs in all six events: floor, pommel horse, vault, parallel bars, rings and high bars. Samm Zombolo, Sports Reporter
of being one of the best gymnasts, not only in the U.S., but with his improvements to pommel horse, he is a viable international all-around gymnast,” Williams said. Dalton’s decision to tour w ith the O lympic team made him ineligible to perform for OU’s gymnastics team because NCAA rules don’t allow athletes to be paid. “It wasn’t a fun decision to make, but it was one I had to make to basically start my life and career,” Dalton said. “I already had three great years of college experience competing and working with the coaches and couldn’t have asked for anything better.” Now , b a ck at s c h o o l , Dalton is finishing his last year. On top of the normal pressures school brings, Dalton now juggles the responsibilities of being a world-class athlete and adult. Dalton said before he went pro, OU helped him with finances, doctor’s appointments and interviews, but now this all is on his shoulders. These high praises come from Dalton’s long history
were around 13 years old,” said Dalton, who competed against Leyva at the Winter Cup Challenge in early February. “In club, you learn how to compete for yourself and against friends. It’s a team effort in college, but we are used to it, and we’re not going to go out there trying to eat each others’ heads off.” His long-term goal is to return to the Summer Olympics in 2016, but for right now, he’s only focusing on short-term goals — like winning the American Cup — he said. Even with all these huge accomplishments, Dalton continues to be humble. “I’ve been very blessed with the people in my life,” he said. “My parents have done everything they can to help me. They put their lives down on the line for me, kingsley burns/the daily and they’re always backing Gymnast Jake Dalton performs a routine on the parallel bars against Stanford on March 3, 2012, at me up.” McCasland Field House. Dalton won four events at the meet and claimed the all-around title. “They never pushed me into the sport; it was always of excellence. I’m still looking to go there U.S. Olympic gymnast and because I wanted to, and O n t o p o f b e i n g a n and be consistent and show friend Leyva will be there they supported everything.” Olympic athlete, Dalton has the new routines I’ve got as well as gymnasts from received 13 All-American going and hopefully be able Germany, Great Britain, honors in the last three sea- to come up on top.” Brazil, Columbia, Japan and Samm Zombolo sons. He also has claimed At the American Cup, Ukraine. szombolo@ou.edu six gold medals at the U.S. Dalton will be up against “We’ve been competing championships, winning some big names. Fellow against each other since we vault in 2009, 2011 and 2012, and floor in 2010, 2011 and 2012. At the 2011 World Championships, he helped help is just a phone call away the U.S team win bronze. C o n t i n u i n g t h i s s u ccess, Dalton took home the Winter Cup gold for all-around earlier this year. number crisis Dalton’s next performance line is at the American Cup on Saturday in Worcester, Mass. “I’m still getting back into things,” Dalton said. “But OU Number Nyne Crisis Line
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Sooner Outreach calls for funds Program helps students’ communication skills, ability to think quickly on their feet GRAHAM DUDLEY Life & Arts Reporter
On the northeast corner of Boyd and University, right across the street from OU’s north entrance, sits a churchlike red brick building. Three days of the week, anthropology junior Ashton Hodges walks to the building, buzzes herself in and ascends a flight of stairs to a room full of cubicles. It’s time for work. Hodges works at OU’s Sooner Outreach program, where OU students contact over 55,000 alumni every year and ask for donations on behalf of about 25 constituencies across OU’s three campuses, according to the OU website. Hodges said she applied because she needed the work experience and liked the flexible hours but was nervous at the beginning because of her shy personality. She had no way of knowing whether she’d be successful, she said. Before she could make any calls, Hodges had to complete a training program. Kirk Garton, director of broad-based fundraising and outreach for the Sooner Outreach program, said this is standard procedure for every Outreach worker. “Students go through 10 to 12 hours of training before ever making their first call,” Garton said. The training involves a supervisor going over rules and procedures and many practice calls, said Aubrey Reece, University College
“We understand the importance of what we are doing,” Garton said. At the same time, though, the program also can be quite fun and interesting, Garton said. Hodges agreed, saying it wasn’t monotofreshman and former Sooner Outreach nous at all. “We play games during the shift, and there employee. Even after training is concluded, students are all sorts of things going on around you,” are given extensive coaching throughout she said. “You talk to 16 or 17 people in a 3.5 their tenure to make sure they keep improv- hour shift. It goes fast.” Alumni usually enjoy hearing ing, Garton said. from students about the univer“I strongly believe the experisity, Garton said. ence here is an important part “This is evidenced by the fact of the total learning experience that 30 percent of our decisions at the university,” Garton said. are a ‘yes’ or pledge,” Garton “We teach valuable communisaid. cation and time-management In addition to all it does for skills, develop their confidence the university and the intangible and show that giving back is It takes a benefit of improved communipart of being a Sooner and life in certain kind of cation skills, working at Sooner general.” Garton said he has run into person. It takes Outreach provides practical to students. Sooner former Sooner Outreach ema special kind of incentives Outreach offers good pay, ployees who have gone on to do person.” evening hours that work well big things and who credit the around school and a fun work program with improving their AUBREY REECE, atmosphere, according to the communications skills. One forUNIVERSITY COLLEGE mer caller won state office and FRESHMAN AND FORMER OU website. Hodges said she has expesaid calling experience gave him SOONER OUTREACH rienced all of this during her the ability to talk to people he EMPLOYEE time at Sooner Outreach. She didn’t know and to think on his has been making calls since feet, Garton said. But, of course, the program’s main benefit September and said the job has made her is to the university itself. The success of the more confident and outgoing. “In the beginning, it was very difficult Sooner Outreach program has a direct impact on the availability of many scholarships, for me because I was so shy, but the reason Garton said. During the calls, students always I stuck with it was because I really liked the tell alumni what the program’s top priorities work environment,” Hodges said. “I have friends there, and that kind of kept me at the are, which is usually scholarship funding.
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call center, and I got better.” A vast majority of alumni are respectful and kind, and many are willing to give back to the university, Hodges said. She remembers a woman, who is now a public speaker, who not only pledged money, but who also had a nice conversation with her and seemed concerned about current students. Every once in awhile, someone is not so nice, Hodges said. Once, a man ranted to her about university policies and got very upset, she said. “I think he didn’t [swear] because I was a girl,” Hodges said. “Otherwise, he totally would have cussed me out.” Reece remembers some of her calls, as well. “There was one guy who really loved the school and ended up making a lot of money through his major,” Reece said. “I did my first ask, and he said yes immediately. It really just depends.” In the end, the Sooner Outreach program is a good way to make money on your schedule with just a little persistence and the willingness to talk to people, Reece said. “It takes a certain kind of person,” Reece said. “It takes a special kind of person.” Hodges was a bit more specific. When asked what type of person should apply for a job at Sooner Outreach, she said they really should want a job and not want a boring job. “If you stick with it, it really does get better,” Hodges said. Graham Dudley graham.dudley4@gmail.com
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Students play in harmony Civic Orchestra is open to all, regardless of major Tess Thomson Life & Arts Reporter
Psychology sophomore Pe y t o n Ki rk l a n d re a l l y missed the violin after playing for the last nine years. It was such a big part of her life, in fact, that when her friend told her last year about an orchestra Kirkland could play with even though she wasn’t a music major, she quickly grabbed onto the opportunity. The OU Civic Orchestra meets once a week to practice professional music for a final concert at the end of the semester. The orchestra comprises string, woodwind, brass and percussion musicians from OU and from the surrounding comAustin McCroskie/The Daily munity, said Christopher The Civic Orchestra performed in the Catlett Music Center on Tuesday. The Orchestra is made up of Westover, Civic Orchestra percussion, string, brass and woodwind performers from OU and the surrounding community. The music director. Orchestra performs from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Their final concert will be held April 28. The Civic Orchestra is open to both music and At the beginning of the the orchestra. However, non-music majors. About 80 people are involved, fall and spring semesters, Lifelong Enrichment and GO AND DO most affiliated with OU in auditions are held for the Academic Programs overFinal Concert some way, whether faculty, Civic Orchestra. Those who sees the program, he said. The program helps expestudents or staff members, play string instruments do When: 3 p.m. April 28 not have to audition, but rienced and amateur musiWestover said. Where: Catlett Music “I wouldn’t be able to play wind musicians have to au- cians play together in comCenter’s Paul F. Sharp violin if I didn’t have Civic dition. The auditions are munity band and orchestra Concert Hall h e l d i n c a s e programs, Westover said. O r c h e s t r a ,” there are more With regards to the Civic Kirkland said. Price: Free p e o p l e t h a n Orchestra, the program The musithey have chairs takes care of the enrollment, cians meet for, as well as to marketing, advertisements once a week ensure musi- and more, he said. for two and half Civic Nations, which was cians are seatWestover tries to coordi- written especially for the hours. It’s not a e d p r o p e r l y , nate the music with what the Civic Orchestra, Westover huge time comWestover said. OU orchestra department is said. Roumain will come to mitment, but T e n y e a r s playing. This semester OU participate in a week-long practices are I wouldn’t be a g o, a g r o u p is emphasizing Beethoven residency where he will taken seriousof community with the Beethoven Quartet work with the performers ly. Members able to play and Series, so Westover has and interact with music stuplay profesviolin if I didn’t musicians OU students got t h e mu s i c i a n s p ra c t i c- dents, Westover said. s i o na l mu s i c have Civic together with i n g B e e t h o v e n ’s F i f t h and they do not The final concert will be the OU conducSymphony for the final conmess around, at 3 p.m. April 28 at Catlett Orchestra.” tor of orchestra cert, he said. Kirkland said. Music Center’s Paul F. Sharp Peyton Kirkland, and started the “ I l i k e t h e m u s i c ,” Concert Hall. “I enjoy Psychology Civic Orchestra, Kirkland said. “It’s really working with sophomore and W e s t o v e r hard and challenging.” this particular member of ou civic said. This is In celebration of the 10th group of peoTess Thomson orchestra W e s t o v e r ’ s anniversary of the Civic ple,” Westover tthomson@ou.edu t h i r d y e a r Orchestra, Westover is havsaid. “They bring a great energy and vi- as conductor and he is ing the musicians perform t h e o n l y i n s t r u c t o r o f Daniel Bernard Roumain’s tality to what they do.”
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Young artists’ works to be displayed This weekend in Oklahoma City, some of the state’s best young artists will converge for a weekend of great art in the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s annual “Momentum” exhibition. “Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still” gives Oklahoma artists age 30 and younger an opportunity to showcase their work in a professional setting and unique venue, according to the Visual Arts Coalition website. The excitement starts this weekend with two opening nights, said Kelsey Karper, public relations employee for the coalition. Friday night’s exhibition, which will be open from 8 p.m. GO AND DO to midnight, is called “Momentum: “Downtempo,” and Saturday’s, which also Art Doesn’t will be open 8 p.m. to Stand Still” midnight, is “Full Speed,” opening but the same work will reception be on display for both, Karper said. When: 8 p.m. to The main difference midnight Friday and between the exhibitions Saturday will be the live music, Karper said. Friday’s exhiWhere: 50 Penn Place, bition will feature local 1900 NW Expressway, Oklahoma City, OK bands Fifth Fret, Erik the Viking and R.e.A.L., Price: $10 in advance, while Saturday’s lineup $15 at the door includes Em and the Mother Superiors, Wurly Info: Tickets can be Birds and Kali Ra. purchased at www. In addition, there will MomentumOklahoma. be free gallery hours org or at 405-8792400 from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, according to the website. This year’s spotlight artists will give talks during gallery hours at 6 p.m. March 7, Karper said. The spotlight artists are three Oklahomans whose ideas were chosen by a group of curators from Kansas City, Mo., called PLUG Projects, and Taryn Chubb, professor and gallery director at East Central University in Ada’s art department, according to the website. In addition to choosing the works of 57 Oklahoma artists to display at this year’s “Momentum,” the curators selected three artists whose ideas they wanted to develop, then collaborated with them on their work, which will be displayed during the exhibition. Matthew Kaney’s spotlight work involves making 8-bit, ‘80s-style video games with broader social connotations, such as his video game “Trickle Down,” a commentary on trickle-down economics that plays a lot like Donkey Kong except that money is what’s up for grabs, Karper said. Erin Latham and Zachary Presley are the other two spotlight artists this year, Karper said. Latham has created an environment for audience members to walk through, printing foliage patterns onto recycled paper to create a sea kelp forest. Presley’s work involves common stereotypes of Native Americans. It is a performance piece that will be shown Friday at 8:30 p.m. during the opening reception, Karper said. Graham Dudley, Life & Arts Reporter
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Helpful Sooners answer call to action Organization raises funds for students in need
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After one student’s house burned down a week before she left for college, she received an email from Sooners Helping Sooners, a student-led scholarship fund on campus, which would prove to be pivotal in her ability to attend OU. Kristi Sanders, the University College freshman who received the email after her house was destroyed, began as a nominated recipient of the fund. “It was pretty much total devastation … you don’t realize how much you do have until you’ve lost it,” Sanders said. While Sanders joked about not buying her books before the fire, thankfully, she said that the scholarship helped her get all of the basics she had purchased for college but lost in the fire. Since then, she has become one of the many staff members of the organization that has helped her and so many other students attend school. Though there are many fundraising groups on campus, none are similar to Sooners Helping Sooners, said Beth Huggins, a chemical engineering and premed senior who helped found the group. The group raises money to award scholarships to fellow students who come across sudden and extenuating circumstances that threaten their ability to attend OU, Huggins said.
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“The goal is to create a said, because previous call culture of not only giving for campaigns have proven students but also of com- effective. passionate care between One member of the students,” Huggins said. group’s executive team, Huggins described the K a t h r y n H i l l i s , i s a organization as University a “student-led College freshsupport group,” man who because apsaid she feels plicants aren’t strongly about always helped helping her monetarily bepeers. cause there are “I just know finite funds. t hat i f s o m e Students need thing happened H o w e v e r, f i to realize that t o m y f a m i l y nancial consultants always there are people and I couldn’t advise students go here, I about how they who need help.” wouldn’t really may be able have a plan B,” Beth Huggins, t o i m p r o v e chemical engineering Hillis said. their financial One of the senior, founding situation. main goals of member of sooners helping sooners While apthe organizaplications are tion is to keep available during the first students at OU once they few weeks of each semes- are here, Hillis said. ter, there is a Midnight “I think it’s really importBreakfast today that stu- ant for the university to try dents can attend for free, to help those students. Once though donations are en- you come here, the univercouraged. Also, a spring call sity should try to keep you campaign is in the works here as much as possible,” f o r t h e g rou p, Hu g g i n s Hillis said.
The team is excited about upcoming semesters and student involvement, Huggins said. “Students need to realize that there are people who need help. If they were to have an emergency, not only would Sooners Helping Sooners have their back, but they should realize that as a student, they are responsible for caring about other students,” Huggins said. Sanders, now recovered from her house fire, is one of many students who are beginning to realize the importance of both giving and receiving support in OU’s community through Sooners Helping Sooners. “It cemented the fact that there’s a community here, and that community is willing to help individuals in any way they can, not in just the money, but there were people here on campus who cared enough to know what’s going on,” Sanders said. Briana Hall briana_hall@ou.edu
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