CAC ELECTION: STUDENTS CHOOSE VARGAS
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OU elects new student government leaders CAC CHAIR VARGAS 61% FRASER 39%
VARGAS WINS
AT A GlAnCE Election results UOSa president, vice president — Joe Sangirardi and Rainey Sewell; 1,766 votes campus activities council chairwoman — Vicky Vargas; 1,325 out of 2,170 votes Housing center Student association president — Allie Kallmann; 576 votes Student Bar association president — Camal Pennington; 16 votes See page 3 for more results
Congress fills all but two campus districts Humanities, Business seats remain vacant after elections SEan LaWSOn
Campus Reporter
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Vicky Vargas, human relations junior, smiles as she receives the announcement that she won the CAC chair election Wednesday evening during her results party in the Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center. Vargas received 480 more votes than industrial engineering junior John Fraser for the position.
‘I got it,’ CAC chairwoman-elect says Vargas thanks campaign manager, opponent for enjoyable competition CHaSE COOK
Managing Editor
In a small lounge tucked into the back of the Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center, Vicky Vargas fought back tears as she answered the phone from the UOSA Election Board. Her friends didn’t make a sound as she thanked the caller on the other end and hung up the phone. “I got it,” she said. The room, filled with four friends, erupted into a subdued cheer as Vargas told them she had been elected Campus Activities Council chairwoman. Her boyfriend, speech pathology graduate student Aaron Bumgarner, embraced and congratulated her. Vargas immediately called her mother after the noise died down. “I kept telling myself, ‘Anything can happen,’” Vargas told her mother on the phone. Vargas was voted as CAC chairwoman for the 20122013 academic year with 1,325 votes, or 61 percent. see CAC paGe 2
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John Fraser, industrial engineering junior, talks with his friends after receiving word he lost the CAC chair election Wednesday. Fraser received 845 of 2,170 votes cast in the CAC election.
When the UOSA Spring 2012 General Election results were announced Wednesday, 21 students were elected to represent 12 congressional districts in various colleges. Two congressional seats will remain unfilled until the body can address the vacancies. The Business District was able to fill four of its five available seats, as Eric Lyle, Jacob Roth, Kerstie Moran, and Priscilla Kanden earned appointment. Brody Hinds and Elliot may were elected to fill two of three available Humanities District seats. To n y a K i p e r d e f e a t e d Jeffrey Nyoni to claim the Communications District seat. Muizz Matemilola, who ran unopposed was elected to the Earth and Energy seat. Temitope Oladipo claimed victory for the Education seat after running unopposed. Alyssa Witt defeated 2 other students to win the social sciences chair. Kyle Ferguson also defeated 2 students to claim victory for the University College seat. Stephen Ross was elected for the Life sciences chair after running unopposed. Marquis Green claimed victory for the multidisciplinary studies chair after running unopposed. Sean Bender and Tyler Rhoades each earned a seat on the physical science district after see CONGRESS paGe 3
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OUDaily.com ›› A new dean of OU Libraries has been named, and, pending OU Board of Regents approval in May, will replace longtime dean Sul Lee.
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UOSA ELECTION
Today around campus OU Job Exposition will take place from 12:30 to 3 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. A Student Success Series session about summer internships and jobs will take place from 3 to 4 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245. The Animal Volunteers Alliance meet 7 to 9 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Heritage Room. Write Club’s open mic night will take place 7 to 9 p.m. at Cafe Plaid, 333 W. Boyd Street. OU Steel Drum Band will host a free concert 7:30 to 8 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Gothic Hall. The Juggling Club will have a class from 8 to 10 p.m. in Huston Huffman Fitness Center, Room 140. The softball team will face Texas Tech at 7 p.m. at Marita Hynes Field.
FRIDAY, APRIL 6 The softball team will face Texas Tech at 7 p.m. at Marita Hynes Field. Health Sciences Center representatives will speak to students interested in pursuing a health-related career through the center. The discussion will take place 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Wagner Hall, Room 145. A free opening reception for the Foundations Exhibition will take place 5 to 7 p.m. in Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Lightwell Gallery.
SATURDAY, APRIL 7 Arabian Night, hosted by the Arab Student Association, will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center. The String Students Chamber will perform a free recital 8 to 10 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Pitman Recital Hall.
TUESDAY, APRIL 10 The baseball team will face Arkansas at 6:30 p.m at L. Dale Mitchell Park.
Corrections The Oklahoma Daily is committed to serving readers with accurate coverage and welcomes your comments about information that may require correction or clarification. To contact us with corrections, email us at dailynews@ou.edu. A Wednesday news story, “Mistake could cost UPB an office,” erroneously stated Graduate Student Senate’s next meeting was April 8. In fact, Senate will meet at 7 p.m. April 15. Visit OUDaily.com/corrections to see an archive of our corrections
Cate renovations to open doors for Honors College
Students call on Sangirardi
1,766 students vote for unopposed presidential ticket
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The result was never in doubt, yet emotions still ran high Wednesday at Blackbird Gastropub as Joe Sangirardi and Rainey Sewell awaited a call revealing the results of the UOSA Spring 2012 General Election. As unopposed candidates for UOSA president and vice president, Sangirardi and Sewell knew they were going to win, but that didn’t diminish a tense mood at the table in the lead-up to the announcement. An enthusiastic group of about 10 people sat with the candidates on a second-floor balcony at a long table featuring a small red, white and blue cake with Sangirardi’s and Sewell’s names when, a few minutes before 9:30 p.m., Sangirardi received a call. Sangirardi learned he and Sewell had earned votes from 1,766 students, or 7.9 percent of the student body, and his attention then shifted to the immediate tasks before his administration. “It starts with appointing a chief of staff and coming up with applications for our full cabinet then publicizing interviews,” Sangirardi said. “The applications are open to the entire student body.” Sangirardi and Sewell will accept these applications over the next two weeks, he
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Joe Sangirardi (right), UOSA president-elect, and Rainey Sewell, UOSA vice president-elect, receive a congratulatory call from the UOSA Election Board on Wednesday at Blackbird Gastropub. Sewell and Sangirardi ran unopposed in the election.
“It’s really just nice that the whole process is over and to get started on the things we want to get started on for UOSA.” Rainey Sewell, UOSA Vice President-elect
said. The only surprise this election held for Sewell came in March when she learned she and Sangirardi would run unopposed, Sewell said. “It’s really just nice that
the whole process is over and to get started on the things we want to get started on for UOSA,” Sewell said. Sangirardi said he plans to host a retreat after the semester finishes to set an agenda with members of his administration for the coming academic year. He and Sewell reiterated their excitement to serve as student body president and vice president. “It’s an awesome opportunity that not many people have to serve the students in the capacity that’s unparalleled: The opportunity to
WHAT’S NEXT Make it official Joe Sangirardi and Rainey Sewell will take power once the UOSA Superior Court validates the elections. The court has 96 hours to validate the results unless an appeal is filed.
cac: Vargas ready to start summer programming Continued from page 1 Industrial engineering junior John Fraser, her opponent, secured 845 votes, or 39 percent. The CAC race was the only contested highprofile race of the spring 2012 elections. A total of 2,170 students voted in the CAC race, only 9.7 percent of the Norman on-campus enrollment of 22,290. Every student on campus is eligible to vote in the CAC election. Results are still unofficial, and candidates have 48 hours to file grievances, UOSA Election Board chairman Cole Jackson said. Vargas said she enjoyed the race against Fraser and was pleased they were able to work so closely together. “He was so kind and supportive,” Vargas said. “I want him to know how much support he has and how fantastic a person he is.” Vargas also took a moment to thank her campaign manager after the celebration died down. Tonight’s victory could be greatly contributed to the work political science and public relations sophomore Ernest Ezeugo put into
Kelsey Higley/The Daily
Megan Scott (left) and Vicky Vargas, human relations juniors, hug after learning about Vargas’ victory in the CAC chair election Wednesday in the Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center. Vargas beat industrial engineering junior John Fraser for the position.
the campaign, Vargas said. “Ernest would be the person out with me until 4 a.m. putting up signs,” Vargas said. Ezeugo was one of the three assistant campaign managers for UOSA president Hannah Morris. He said he used techniques he learned from that campaign during Vargas’ campaign. “I never predicted it would
SARAH MARTIN
The OU Honors College and economic and academic advising departments will have a new space to call home once Cate Center No. 1 renovations finish on schedule in August. Renovations include converting the former residential rooms into classrooms, offices, conference rooms and other spaces compatible for academic use, according to the June 2011 Annual Campus Master Plan Submission Summary. Cate Center No. 1 was a residential hall with a 188bed occupancy, OU Housing and Food Services spokeswoman Amy Buchanan said. Losing residential space did not cause problems because Housing and Food created spaces for 140 new beds by converting study lounges back into rooms and reorganizing other areas, she said. The Honors College will gain additional space on two floors on the eastern side of
party at Blu, a restaurant in downtown Norman. Fraser sat on a couch with friends huddled around him while he waited for election results. After he was informed he lost, he thanked his supporters for their help. “It’s hard for me to ask for help,” Fraser said. Losing the election hasn’t dissuaded Fraser from wanting to stay involved with CAC, he said. The campaign was an experience, but he said he doesn’t regret anything. “Elections are hard, a lot of time, a lot of commitment,” Fraser said. “It’s definitely not something I want to take back.” His next steps are to continue his involvement with other OU activities and to focus on school, he said. His plans turned from preparing to run one of the biggest organizations on campus to working on tomorrow’s studies. “For now, I’ll just kind of get back to my school work and finish all my homework for tomorrow,” Fraser said.
go this well,” Ezeugo said. Vargas said her next steps as CAC chair-elect are to work with current chairwoman Melissa Mock to transition into office and prepare for her term next year. She also said she wants to work with Student Life’s Summer Programs office to co-program events during Campus Reporter Paighten Harkins contributed to this the summer. Fraser held his watch report.
“The move will give us more space, which is badly needed.”
BY THE NUMBERS Cate project
$7 million
Carol Carr, assistant director of the OU Scholars Program, which will move to a new space in Cate Center No. 1 once the renovations are complete
Total cost of the university’s Cate Center No. 1 renovation project
10
Months the project has been ongoing Source: Michael Nash, university spokesman
the Cate Center No. 1 for the OU Scholars Programs, university spokesman Michael Nash said. One of the program’s advisers has been displaced to an office in another wing of David L. Boren Hall because of the lack of space, said Carol Carr, assistant director of the OU Scholars Program, which advises select students. “Another adviser’s office is barely big enough to squeeze in a desk and an extra chair for students,” Carr said. Moving the program will solve those space issues, Carr said. “The move will give us more space, which is badly needed,” she said.
MELODIE LETTKEMAN/THE DAILY
Construction worker Paul Lack connects a room on the fourth floor of Cate Center No. 1 to the electrical grid Tuesday. Construction administrator Roger Klein said renovations on the building should be completed in late August. The upgrades include replacing the roof and installing an elevator.
The expansion also will allow the Honors College more space for recruitment, advising and the writing center.
congress: 21 of 23 available seats filled after spring general elections Continued from page 1
Source: UOSA Code Annotated
not only visit with so many students but to get to advocate for them on a daily basis in practically everything we do,” Sangirardi said.
running unopposed. Sepehr Malakouti attributed his victory in the engineering race to the campaigning he did in his classes. “I asked two of my professors if I could speak before class and explain why I was running,” Malkouti said. “I was the only engineering
candidate running who I saw use that strategy.” Malakouti is excited to take his seat and continue a tradition of student legislation on campus, he said. “I look forward to taking office so I can continue UOSA’s tradition and work to make the organization more visible,” Malakouti said. The winner of the social sciences chair, Alyssa Witt,
reacted similarly. “I am absolutely ecstatic about winning,” Witt said. “The first thing I’m going to do is go thank everyone who supported me on Facebook.” Her ability to represent others is a key reason she campaigned for office, she said. “I can’t wait to get to work, and represent my fellow students,” Witt said.
The OU Department of Economics, currently located in Hester Hall, will move into the western half of the renovated building, Nash
said. Once the department moves, Hester Hall will house only the OU Department of International and Area Studies, he said.
Academic Advising will occupy the remaining floor on the eastern side of the building, Nash said. Other changes to the center include replacing the roof, heating, venting, air conditioning and plumbing, as well as installing an elevator and energy-efficient windows, according to the summary. The total cost of the project is $7 million from revenue bonds, Nash said. The OU Board of Regents first approved the project at its May 2009 meeting and awarded J. L. Walker Construction, Inc. with the $4,429,000 contract at the June 2011 meeting, according to meeting minutes. Cate Center No. 1 is in the 10th month of renovation and is expected to be ready for use by Aug. 29, Nash said.
AT A GLANCE Unofficial Student Congress election results Twenty-one students were elected to join Student Congress as representatives for the following districts: ARCHITECTURE Ryan Lopez
EARTH AND ENERGY Muizz Matemilola
LIFE SCIENCES Stephen Ross
EDUCATION Temitope Oladipo
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Marquis Green
ENGINEERING Andrew C. Stewart Joshua Page Layne Urbanczyk Matthew L. Stewart Sepehr Malakouti
BUSINESS Eric Lyle Jacob Roth Kerstie Moran Priscilla Kandeh COMMUNICATIONS Tonya Kiper
HUMANITIES Brody Hinds Elliott May
PHYSICAL SCIENCES Sean Bender Tyler Rhoades SOCIAL SCIENCES Alyssa Witt UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Kyle B. Ferguson
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Campus
OUDaily.com ›› A new dean of OU Libraries has been named, and, pending OU Board of Regents approval in May, will replace longtime dean Sul Lee.
Laney Ellisor, campus editor Kathleen Evans, assistant campus editor Chris Miller, assistant campus editor dailynews@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666
UOSA ELECTION
Today around campus OU Job Exposition will take place from 12:30 to 3 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. A Student Success Series session about summer internships and jobs will take place from 3 to 4 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245. The Animal Volunteers Alliance meet 7 to 9 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Heritage Room. Write Club’s open mic night will take place 7 to 9 p.m. at Cafe Plaid, 333 W. Boyd Street. OU Steel Drum Band will host a free concert 7:30 to 8 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Gothic Hall. The Juggling Club will have a class from 8 to 10 p.m. in Huston Huffman Fitness Center, Room 140. The softball team will face Texas Tech at 7 p.m. at Marita Hynes Field.
FRIDAY, APRIL 6 The softball team will face Texas Tech at 7 p.m. at Marita Hynes Field. Health Sciences Center representatives will speak to students interested in pursuing a health-related career through the center. The discussion will take place 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at Wagner Hall, Room 145. A free opening reception for the Foundations Exhibition will take place 5 to 7 p.m. in Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Lightwell Gallery.
SATURDAY, APRIL 7 Arabian Night, hosted by the Arab Student Association, will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center. The String Students Chamber will perform a free recital 8 to 10 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Pitman Recital Hall.
TUESDAY, APRIL 10 The baseball team will face Arkansas at 6:30 p.m at L. Dale Mitchell Park.
Corrections The Oklahoma Daily is committed to serving readers with accurate coverage and welcomes your comments about information that may require correction or clarification. To contact us with corrections, email us at dailynews@ou.edu. A Wednesday news story, “Mistake could cost UPB an office,” erroneously stated Graduate Student Senate’s next meeting was April 8. In fact, Senate will meet at 7 p.m. April 15. Visit OUDaily.com/corrections to see an archive of our corrections
Cate renovations to open doors for Honors College
Students call on Sangirardi
1,766 students vote for unopposed presidential ticket
Campus Reporter
Campus Reporter
The result was never in doubt, yet emotions still ran high Wednesday at Blackbird Gastropub as Joe Sangirardi and Rainey Sewell awaited a call revealing the results of the UOSA Spring 2012 General Election. As unopposed candidates for UOSA president and vice president, Sangirardi and Sewell knew they were going to win, but that didn’t diminish a tense mood at the table in the lead-up to the announcement. An enthusiastic group of about 10 people sat with the candidates on a second-floor balcony at a long table featuring a small red, white and blue cake with Sangirardi’s and Sewell’s names when, a few minutes before 9:30 p.m., Sangirardi received a call. Sangirardi learned he and Sewell had earned votes from 1,766 students, or 7.9 percent of the student body, and his attention then shifted to the immediate tasks before his administration. “It starts with appointing a chief of staff and coming up with applications for our full cabinet then publicizing interviews,” Sangirardi said. “The applications are open to the entire student body.” Sangirardi and Sewell will accept these applications over the next two weeks, he
Carey Flack/The Daily
Joe Sangirardi (right), UOSA president-elect, and Rainey Sewell, UOSA vice president-elect, receive a congratulatory call from the UOSA Election Board on Wednesday at Blackbird Gastropub. Sewell and Sangirardi ran unopposed in the election.
“It’s really just nice that the whole process is over and to get started on the things we want to get started on for UOSA.” Rainey Sewell, UOSA Vice President-elect
said. The only surprise this election held for Sewell came in March when she learned she and Sangirardi would run unopposed, Sewell said. “It’s really just nice that
the whole process is over and to get started on the things we want to get started on for UOSA,” Sewell said. Sangirardi said he plans to host a retreat after the semester finishes to set an agenda with members of his administration for the coming academic year. He and Sewell reiterated their excitement to serve as student body president and vice president. “It’s an awesome opportunity that not many people have to serve the students in the capacity that’s unparalleled: The opportunity to
WHAT’S NEXT Make it official Joe Sangirardi and Rainey Sewell will take power once the UOSA Superior Court validates the elections. The court has 96 hours to validate the results unless an appeal is filed.
cac: Vargas ready to start summer programming Continued from page 1 Industrial engineering junior John Fraser, her opponent, secured 845 votes, or 39 percent. The CAC race was the only contested highprofile race of the spring 2012 elections. A total of 2,170 students voted in the CAC race, only 9.7 percent of the Norman on-campus enrollment of 22,290. Every student on campus is eligible to vote in the CAC election. Results are still unofficial, and candidates have 48 hours to file grievances, UOSA Election Board chairman Cole Jackson said. Vargas said she enjoyed the race against Fraser and was pleased they were able to work so closely together. “He was so kind and supportive,” Vargas said. “I want him to know how much support he has and how fantastic a person he is.” Vargas also took a moment to thank her campaign manager after the celebration died down. Tonight’s victory could be greatly contributed to the work political science and public relations sophomore Ernest Ezeugo put into
Kelsey Higley/The Daily
Megan Scott (left) and Vicky Vargas, human relations juniors, hug after learning about Vargas’ victory in the CAC chair election Wednesday in the Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center. Vargas beat industrial engineering junior John Fraser for the position.
the campaign, Vargas said. “Ernest would be the person out with me until 4 a.m. putting up signs,” Vargas said. Ezeugo was one of the three assistant campaign managers for UOSA president Hannah Morris. He said he used techniques he learned from that campaign during Vargas’ campaign. “I never predicted it would
SARAH MARTIN
The OU Honors College and economic and academic advising departments will have a new space to call home once Cate Center No. 1 renovations finish on schedule in August. Renovations include converting the former residential rooms into classrooms, offices, conference rooms and other spaces compatible for academic use, according to the June 2011 Annual Campus Master Plan Submission Summary. Cate Center No. 1 was a residential hall with a 188bed occupancy, OU Housing and Food Services spokeswoman Amy Buchanan said. Losing residential space did not cause problems because Housing and Food created spaces for 140 new beds by converting study lounges back into rooms and reorganizing other areas, she said. The Honors College will gain additional space on two floors on the eastern side of
party at Blu, a restaurant in downtown Norman. Fraser sat on a couch with friends huddled around him while he waited for election results. After he was informed he lost, he thanked his supporters for their help. “It’s hard for me to ask for help,” Fraser said. Losing the election hasn’t dissuaded Fraser from wanting to stay involved with CAC, he said. The campaign was an experience, but he said he doesn’t regret anything. “Elections are hard, a lot of time, a lot of commitment,” Fraser said. “It’s definitely not something I want to take back.” His next steps are to continue his involvement with other OU activities and to focus on school, he said. His plans turned from preparing to run one of the biggest organizations on campus to working on tomorrow’s studies. “For now, I’ll just kind of get back to my school work and finish all my homework for tomorrow,” Fraser said.
go this well,” Ezeugo said. Vargas said her next steps as CAC chair-elect are to work with current chairwoman Melissa Mock to transition into office and prepare for her term next year. She also said she wants to work with Student Life’s Summer Programs office to co-program events during Campus Reporter Paighten Harkins contributed to this the summer. Fraser held his watch report.
“The move will give us more space, which is badly needed.”
BY THE NUMBERS Cate project
$7 million
Carol Carr, assistant director of the OU Scholars Program, which will move to a new space in Cate Center No. 1 once the renovations are complete
Total cost of the university’s Cate Center No. 1 renovation project
10
Months the project has been ongoing Source: Michael Nash, university spokesman
the Cate Center No. 1 for the OU Scholars Programs, university spokesman Michael Nash said. One of the program’s advisers has been displaced to an office in another wing of David L. Boren Hall because of the lack of space, said Carol Carr, assistant director of the OU Scholars Program, which advises select students. “Another adviser’s office is barely big enough to squeeze in a desk and an extra chair for students,” Carr said. Moving the program will solve those space issues, Carr said. “The move will give us more space, which is badly needed,” she said.
MELODIE LETTKEMAN/THE DAILY
Construction worker Paul Lack connects a room on the fourth floor of Cate Center No. 1 to the electrical grid Tuesday. Construction administrator Roger Klein said renovations on the building should be completed in late August. The upgrades include replacing the roof and installing an elevator.
The expansion also will allow the Honors College more space for recruitment, advising and the writing center.
congress: 21 of 23 available seats filled after spring general elections Continued from page 1
Source: UOSA Code Annotated
not only visit with so many students but to get to advocate for them on a daily basis in practically everything we do,” Sangirardi said.
running unopposed. Sepehr Malakouti attributed his victory in the engineering race to the campaigning he did in his classes. “I asked two of my professors if I could speak before class and explain why I was running,” Malkouti said. “I was the only engineering
candidate running who I saw use that strategy.” Malakouti is excited to take his seat and continue a tradition of student legislation on campus, he said. “I look forward to taking office so I can continue UOSA’s tradition and work to make the organization more visible,” Malakouti said. The winner of the social sciences chair, Alyssa Witt,
reacted similarly. “I am absolutely ecstatic about winning,” Witt said. “The first thing I’m going to do is go thank everyone who supported me on Facebook.” Her ability to represent others is a key reason she campaigned for office, she said. “I can’t wait to get to work, and represent my fellow students,” Witt said.
The OU Department of Economics, currently located in Hester Hall, will move into the western half of the renovated building, Nash
said. Once the department moves, Hester Hall will house only the OU Department of International and Area Studies, he said.
Academic Advising will occupy the remaining floor on the eastern side of the building, Nash said. Other changes to the center include replacing the roof, heating, venting, air conditioning and plumbing, as well as installing an elevator and energy-efficient windows, according to the summary. The total cost of the project is $7 million from revenue bonds, Nash said. The OU Board of Regents first approved the project at its May 2009 meeting and awarded J. L. Walker Construction, Inc. with the $4,429,000 contract at the June 2011 meeting, according to meeting minutes. Cate Center No. 1 is in the 10th month of renovation and is expected to be ready for use by Aug. 29, Nash said.
AT A GLANCE Unofficial Student Congress election results Twenty-one students were elected to join Student Congress as representatives for the following districts: ARCHITECTURE Ryan Lopez
EARTH AND ENERGY Muizz Matemilola
LIFE SCIENCES Stephen Ross
EDUCATION Temitope Oladipo
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES Marquis Green
ENGINEERING Andrew C. Stewart Joshua Page Layne Urbanczyk Matthew L. Stewart Sepehr Malakouti
BUSINESS Eric Lyle Jacob Roth Kerstie Moran Priscilla Kandeh COMMUNICATIONS Tonya Kiper
HUMANITIES Brody Hinds Elliott May
PHYSICAL SCIENCES Sean Bender Tyler Rhoades SOCIAL SCIENCES Alyssa Witt UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Kyle B. Ferguson
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April 6th at 7:30 PM in the Sanctuary
Easter Sunrise Service
6:30 AM on the South Lawn
Easter Sunday Services
.
Sanctuary Services 8:00, 9:30 and 11:00 AM Lifeline Services 9:30 and 11:00 AM in Fenn Hall McFarlin Memorial UMC 419 S. University Blvd. www.McFarlin UMC.org
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Campus construction
Upgrades also will give 2 departments additional space
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Thursday, April 5, 2012 •
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OPINION
Mary Stanfield, opinion editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666
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Fall election neglects students Our View: UOSA’s proposal to move presidential elections to the fall would harm student government’s relationship with student groups.
leaders take over. They will then have to build a new relationship with a new president before handing off their own organization to a new group of leaders. This leaves very little time for efficient work on any The fall UOSA election could receive more atstudent initiatives. tention if a proposal to move the presidential vote This change may give presidents more time to preto November finds favor with students. The “More pare, but it gives them less time to work with their Effective Executive Branch Act” was apconstituents. UOSA leaders should never proved Tuesday by Student Congress, and forget that representing the views and needs The Our View the Graduate Student Senate will review it is the majority of students is their primary job. They should April 15. If it passes, students will vote on the opinion of not sacrifice their ability to do so in order to The Daily’s referendum in the fall 2012 general election. make their transition into office easier. For nine-member Though we recognize the positive motivastudent groups and individuals to most efeditorial board tion behind this proposal, we’d like to offer a fectively work with UOSA, their representamore measured compromise to address the tives must be on the same schedule — beneed for changes without damaging UOSA’s role. ginning, transitioning and building momentum at The shift was proposed to make it easier for inthe same times. coming presidents to prepare and find a cabinet. And, to be honest, if you’re not going to do the Currently, they have little time to plan and prepare hard work and prepare, then you’re not going to be before the end of the semester. Then, summer break prepared. It doesn’t matter when that preparation can make it difficult to get things done. occurs; it still falls on individuals to take the responIf the presidential election were held in the fall, sibility for it. UOSA presidents must simply view this incoming presidents would have shorter but more challenging summer build-up as part of the job. active winter breaks to prepare. The authors of the But we recognize this proposal was brought forth bill claim it would remove the legislative bottleneck by our outgoing leaders — Student Congress chairat the start of the year, when appointments must be woman Alyssa Loveless, UOSA President Hannah approved, and would give the incoming president Morris, Senate chairman Derrell Cox, UOSA Vice more time to learn from the outgoing leader. President Laura Bock and Campus Activities We understand the motivation behind this bill is to Council chairwoman Melissa Mock. create a more prepared executive branch — a worWe respect their experience and their wish to imthy goal. But this plan fails to take into account the prove the executive branch. But this proposal isn’t primary duty of UOSA: representing the students. the most effective way to accomplish their goals. In order to best represent students, UOSA must be Instead of such a radical change, UOSA could on the same cycle as the individual students and the place the election earlier in the spring. If elections student organizations it represents. Most students were held in early March, incoming presidents and student groups view summer as a kind of reset would have two months to prepare a cabinet. Then, button; they return in the fall ready to start anew. with inaugurated in early April, they could spend the This proposal was based on policies at the last weeks sending appointments to UOSA for apUniversity of Missouri, which holds its student gov- proval — alleviating the bottleneck. ernment presidential elections in the fall. But it fails It also would give them more time to campaign: to take into account that many of Mizzou’s student Candidates could use the last weeks of February groups also hold their executive elections in the fall. without spring break robbing them of face time with Most of OU’s student groups elect new leaders at their constituents. the end of the spring semester, and Student Life poliIn addition, the often-ignored period of summer cies are designed to support that practice. Groups break could receive real representation. Presidents use summer to prepare and come back in the fall could be ready to start their jobs during the summer with goals to accomplish. They plan in terms of an without balancing the demands of their job with the academic year — starting in August, ending in May. search for cabinet members and other preparation. If a new president is elected in November, it cuts Our compromise measure balances priorities and this cycle in half. The executive committees of stuoffers other benefits not found in UOSA’s proposal. dent groups will have one semester to work with UOSA leadership to accomplish goals before new Comment on this at OUDaily.com
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But this objection is hopeless for two reasons. First, it is an elementary principle in philosophy of science that, in order to recognize an explanation as the best, one need not have an explanation for the explanation. Second, the objection ignores the doctrine in philosophy of religion known as divine simplicity. Dawkins supposes that God must be complex, and thus requires an explanation. But this is controversial. In addition to failing to address modern arguments, the New Atheists don’t seem to understand the purpose of religion, either. One of the major themes in the work of the late Christopher Hitchens is that religion was fashioned by a primitive, unscientific people for the purpose of explaining things beyond their ability to understand. The implication is that we’re ready to dispose of religion now that we have more reliable ways of understanding the world. But this gets religion all wrong. It’s not an explanatory enterprise but a prescriptive one. Religion does not exist to explain why the world is the way it is but to show us how to live. All these misunderstandings might be forgiven if the atheists who spewed them weren’t so self-assured. Many times, I’ve suggested to skeptics on campus that maybe belief in God isn’t totally irrational. I’ve suggested they read material from philosophy of religion to better understand the topic. But usually my recommendations are met with condescension. “Philosophy isn’t science,” they’ve told me. “So it doesn’t count.” Then they refer me to some embarrassingly bad skeptic resources, like “Zeitgeist: The Movie” (2007). This self-satisfied attitude is inconsistent with the skepticism atheists are supposed to embody. They should be willing to look at the strongest arguments from both sides and keep an open mind. The fact they don’t is evident from their tendency to regard religion as obviously false. This week, Brother Jed graces our campus. As usual, I expect some hot debate with students. As this takes place, I beg my fellow skeptics to keep this in mind: The question of God’s existence is a tough, complex issue over which rational people can disagree. Neither side has a monopoly on reason or science. And there’s no substitute for good manners. Steven Zoeller is a journalism sophomore.
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n March 9, The OPINION COLUMNIST Daily reported OU President David Boren’s support for a new political movement called Americans Elect. This bipartisan organization is aimed at dismantling the twoMark Brockway party process that has mark.d.brockway@ou.edu characterized recent political campaigns in Washington, D.C., and across the country. This support is only the latest chapter in Boren’s political career — a career repeatedly marked by bipartisan compromise and tireless public service on many levels of government. The time has come for Boren to re-enter the political sphere and run for president of the United States of America. As I look ahead to the horizon of gray clouds in the 2012 presidential election, forecasting the victor is not so important as identifying the loser who has already been named. Each American citizen has had his or her voice crushed under the weight of the cross-party bickering that has led to a standstill in each and every area of governance. Representatives from both parties simply are not able to rise above petty differences and dueling campaign donations from special interests. The solution to this problem cannot be to elect more representatives from the diseased parties that have placed us in our current predicament. We, as voters, must demand a voice with both experience and a desire to reform; a hand that is both steady and strong to guide our government by the will of the American people as a whole, not by the ever-changing winds of party politics. DAVID Boren has such a voice. He possesses such hands. BOREN It is the most damaging myth, propagated by entrenched incumbents on both sides, that allows the American voter to believe he is powerless to change the course of government. The American voter is the most powerful person on the face of the planet. In her hands rests the hope and determination that has guided a free country from infancy into maturity and weathered the many tempests that would have swept her away. This power slowly is slipping through our fingers. While primetime news anchors on Fox News and CNN encourage neighbors to tear at one another’s throats over candidates they will never meet, each American is becoming more and more disconnected from those people who are sworn to protect him. The burden lies not on the shoulders of our servants in Washington but on the strength of our grip and the endurance of our courage. Boren, in his support for a bipartisan political party, emphasis on cooperation and vision for the future of the U.S., is the ideal candidate to run on the Americans Elect ticket for the 2012 presidential election. In his 2008 book, “A Letter to America,” Boren outlines specific plans of action needed to reform America’s political, economic and social systems. He also has a profile on AmericansElect.org. While Boren has denied his intention to run for office, it is in our power to demonstrate our support for his candidacy and encourage him to run for office. Here is your chance: Boren needs only 5,000 supporters to be considered for the primary race in the Americans Elect primary election. Each person who signs up on the website to support Boren is giving his or her voice to a new America. We have heard candidates talk of change, only to offer business as usual. We have listened to candidates speak freedom with their lips only to enslave our children in war. We no longer shall listen to empty words followed by even emptier actions. If one berry on the bush is poisoned, only a fool would pick another hoping for sweetness. We no longer must play that fool. Many news anchors and Washington pundits would call anyone nominated by Americans Elect a third-party candidate. The voice of the American people is not a third party. Our voice can be the first party for the transformation of the U.S. With one simple action, you can be a part of the one and only party that ought to speak in the halls of the White House: the party of the American people.
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hen I used to OPINION COLUMNIST envision a religious skeptic, the image was that of a surly, well-dressed academic with a pipe sticking out the side of his mouth. It wasn’t a particularly flattering picture, but at least it had gravitas. Steven Zoeller Today, a much different stevenv.zoeller@gmail.com image comes to mind — I imagine a smug adolescent arguing with Brother Jed on the South Oval, comparing Jesus to a spaghetti monster and masturbating to his own cleverness. This guy has about as much gravitas as a circus clown. He’s one of the New Atheists. For those unfamiliar with the term, New Atheism refers to a surge of interest in religious skepticism in recent years. Credited with this resurgence are best-selling atheist books like “The End of Faith” by neuroscientist Sam Harris and “The God Delusion” by Oxford biologist Richard Dawkins. These books form the intellectual foundation of the movement, positing that belief in God is irrational and that religion is a danger to be eliminated. They have proved especially popular with people my age, which explains why their rhetoric has seeped into that of atheists on campus. I’m a skeptic myself, so you might expect me to welcome this new willingness to question religion. But you’d be wrong. The New Atheists are breathtakingly ignorant of what religion is and the deep philosophical concepts that undergird it. Additionally, they’re incredibly arrogant. Popular atheists like Dawkins and Harris claim with disarming confidence that there are no good reasons to think God exists or that religion is valid. However, they rarely engage with the most powerful modern arguments from the opposing side, and when they do, they fumble badly. For example, take one of Dawkins’ objections to what’s known as the fine-tuning argument. The argument posits that God is the best explanation of the laws of physics, which are improbably “tuned” for life. Dawkins objects that God can’t be an explanation because it raises a further question: Who designed the Designer?
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Fans going to Marita Hynes Field will get a chance to see two of the Big 12’s top-three hitting teams square off at 7 tonight when Texas Tech meets up with fifth-ranked Oklahoma in Norman. OU (30-4, 6-1 Big 12) is hitting for a combined .334 average while Tech (30-7, 3-2 Big 12) is carrying a .314 team batting average to earn the No. 2 and No. 3 spots in the Big 12 batting rankings going into this week’s series. After winning four straight Big 12 contests last week, the Sooners continue to prove that this lineup has some of the conference’s best sticks. Freshman infielder Lauren Chamberlain earned the Big 12’s Co-Player of the Week award after hitting five home runs in eight at-bats during the Kansas series to post a 2.100 slugging percentage. Chamberlain currently is leading the conference with 17 bombs and has the sixthbest single-season total at OU her first year in Norman. Junior catcher Jessica Shults continues to be a menace for opposing pitching staffs, registering a .427 batting average coupled with nine homers and 30 RBIs through 34 games. The Valencia, Calif., native also has one of the most selective swings in the conference, collecting only nine strikeouts in 103 at bats. OU batters lead the league in 5-of-11 top batting categories, including on-base percentage (.522, junior pitcher Keilani Ricketts) and slugging percentage (9.79, Chamberlain). Tech has its own batting threat in junior catcher Adriana Perez, who leads the team with a .426 batting average, including 49 hits and 42
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Junior left-handed pitcher Keilani Ricketts (right) “flies” into home plate after a solo homer in the bottom of the first inning of the Sooners’ 8-0 run-rule victory against Kansas on Friday. The solo shot was the second in a row for Oklahoma, following a homer by freshman Lauren Chamberlain in the previous at-bat.
RBIs in 115 at-bats. Perez is second in the Big 12 with 13 bombs this season, and her .817 slugging percentage also is second best in the conference. Although the Red Raiders are third in the Big 12 in batting, which has helped the team produce its current 13game winning streak, Tech will need lights-out performances from its pitching staff that has a combined 2.43 earned run average. Through 244.2 innings, Tech pitchers have given up 212 hits and 85 earned runs while only averaging just more than five strikeouts per seven innings. In comparison, the Sooner pitching staff is one of the best units in the country with an
impressive .72 ERA. Through 199.2 innings, Ricketts and junior Michelle Gascoigne have combined to give up just 98 hits and 25 runs to opposing batters while also combining for a league-leading 314 strikeouts. OU averages 10.8 strikeouts per seven innings, the only team to register a double-digit average for the Big 12 Conference. OU had a tough time getting a win against the Red Raiders last year after being shut out, 5-0, during the first contest before edging Tech, 7-6, for the series split. Tech also forced a series split the last time the series was played in Norman. Overall, the Sooners lead the series 35-6.
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Home runs hit by freshman infielder Lauren Chamberlain in eight at-bats last weekend against Kansas. She has been a huge threat for OU so far in this season.
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Strikeouts in 103 at-bats for junior catcher Jessica Shults, one of the most patient hitters in the Big 12.
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Runs batted in by Shults already this year for the Sooners to lead the team. She is ranked second in the conference in RBIs.
Ranked No. 22 by the National College Baseball Writers Association, Oklahoma’s baseball team has a chance to build its tournament résumé and make a move in the Big 12 standings when it takes on No. 4 Texas A&M over Easter weekend in College Station. The Sooners are coming off their second-consecutive series victory in conference play, beating Kansas State with a walk-off single in Sunday’s series clincher. Now, the Sooners are poised to take on their toughest test yet in the streaking Aggies. A&M has won 13 of its last 14 games, including four straight, and is 4-2 in conference play. OU last played a ranked opponent when it faced off against No. 17 Oregon State in the Nike Showcase, falling to the Beavers, 11-7, but the Sooners took down thenninth-ranked Oregon, 3-2, just one game before. The Sooners say they aren’t intimidated by going on the road against a top-five team. In fact, they welPLAYER PROFILE come the challenge. “Ever ybody’s excitHunter Lockwood ed to go down to A&M,” Year: freshman first baseman Freshman Hunter Lockwood said. Position: “From what I hear, it’s First base usually a good place to Hometown: go down and play, a good Bedford, environment.” Texas Lockwood is one of the Season stats: players the Sooners will Lockwood leads OU with 8 need to perform well if homers, 28 RBIs and a .634 they expect to make any slugging percentage. headway in the Big 12 rankings this weekend. In addition to being the Big 12 leader in home runs and slugging percentage, the freshman phenom captured both the Big 12 Player of the Week and Newcomer of the Week awards after hitting a pair of home runs and driving home eight more last week, as well as hitting safely in all four games. “I just try and stay on an even keel,” Lockwood said. “Just keep doing what I’m doing and just keep producing for my team.” The first two games of the series will take place at 6:35 Thursday and Friday night , and the finale is penciled in for a 3:30 p.m. first-pitch Sunday. Sophomore Jordan John will take the mound Thursday in just his third start of the season. John is 1-1 as a starter, and he threw the first complete game of his career last Friday in a 6-1 win against Kansas State. John will be followed in the rotation by two more sophomores: unbeaten Dillon Overton and the big right-hander, Jonathan Gray.
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the No. 1 singles and doubles positions. That means the junior is playing the best competition opposteams can throw at him week in and week OU players earn conference honors ing out. The No. 5 Sooner softball team garnered two conference Thus far, he has handled the pressure and awards this week, grabbing Co-Player and Co-Pitcher of the level of competition with little problem. So far Week honors. this season, Paval has a 10-2 record in singles True freshman infielder Lauren competition and an 11-3 record in doubles Chamberlain and junior pitcher Keilani play. costin Ricketts earned the awards while helping the Against Texas, Paval scored a decisive 6-2, paval OU squad to four victories last week. 6-3 win against No. 64 Soren Hess-Olsen. He Chamberlain, who already lead the Big 12 followed that with a 6-4, 6-0 victory against Texas A&M’s No. in home runs, smacked five more homers in 29 Alexis Kelgou. the span, bringing her total to 17. She also hit .600 with 11 RBIs, a 2.100 slugging percentages and a .714 on-base percentage. Lauren It was the second honor of Chamberlain’s chamberlain track & Field young career; she shared it with Texas Tech junior catcher Adriana Perez. Ricketts started three of the last four games for the Men’s, women’s teams crack top 25 The OU men’s and women’s track and field teams are Sooners, winning all three. One of those victories came in the form of the pitcher’s first career perfect game in a win ranked in the top 25 of the latest U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association rankings, released this against Kansas. Ricketts threw complete games in all of her week’s out- week. The Sooner women held on to their high ings, walking only one and holding opponents to a .152 batting average. The stand-out pitcher was active with the bat standing, coming in at sixth in the nation, while the men cracked the top 25 at No. 23. as well, hitting six RBIs and one home run. The men’s team had two big-time performRicketts shared her award with Missouri junior pitcher ers in last week’s Texas Relays to help it get Chelsea Thomas. over the hump. The Sooners host Texas Tech at 7 p.m. Senior Eric Cray ran 51.15 seconds in the men’s 400-meter hurdles. The time is good enough to make Cray the No. 10 competitor Luke Men’s tennis Bryant in the nation in the event. Another senior, Luke Bryant, also had a Paval named Player of the Week huge meet. He won the discus title at the Texas Relays. However, the senior’s high mark of the season came Junior Costin Paval, the nation’s No. 17 tennis player, was named Player of the Week by the Big 12 Conference follow- March 17, when he threw a season-best 198 feet, four inches ing OU’s huge wins against No. 13 Texas and No. 25 Texas at the Tulsa Duels. The throw still is the second-best in the nation this season. A&M during the weekend. Daily staff reports Paval has anchored the team all season, playing at both
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THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2012 The influence you have on your peer group could increase considerably over the coming months. Thus, it’s important to remember that the standards you set for yourself in the year ahead will be the ones your pals will also follow.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- It behooves you to subdue your assertiveness when it comes to a partnership arrangement. There are certain things that your counterpart will be better at doing, and you need to accept that. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- As long as you stick to working with tested methods and procedures, this can be a productive day for you. Experimenting with the unknown could set your entire operation back.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Lady Luck is only likely to help you when you stay on familiar turf. It behooves you to forego inclinations to gamble on persons or things about which you know little. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Only after you have successfully dealt with family matters should you switch your focus to some of your other interests. Concerns of the home should be given top priority. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) --You might have to make a choice regarding numerous circumstances that need attending. Some are positive, some could be counterproductive, but all are intermingled.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Before taking on anything new, you need to clean up any old, neglected jobs that you’ve left unattended. Only then will you be free to give all your attention to a new project. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) --If your mate has to make a choice in an area where he or she used poor judgment in the past, don’t let history repeat itself. Step in and offer some suggestions if you can. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Before taking on any new duties, finish what you have already started. If you attempt to do everything all at once, it will merely lead to lots of frustration and little productivity. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- It is extremely important to treat all of your friends with equal courtesy and respect. If you play favorites or show partiality, you are likely to lose out. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) --Ambitions having to do with material gains have good chances of being fulfilled. However, you might not score equally well on your social interests. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) --It behooves you to be a better listener than a talker. While you’re telling others what you know, someone might be trying to tell you something you don’t know. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) --Getting involved in a joint endeavor could be quite iffy, especially if you are once again teaming up with someone who was part of a failed deal in the past.
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50 Shades of Grey
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f you have the tendency to giggle, blush easily or throw Katie Piper your book at the wall bepiper_katie@ou.edu cause the main character is so ridiculous, don’t read “50 Shades of Grey” by E.L. James. I did all those things many times while reading this book. I don’t know what I was expecting from it, but it was a disappointment. “50 Shades of Grey” was created in the “Twilight” fan-fiction universe, where people can take popular characters and create their own stories. James took this story she created for Edward Cullen and Bella Swan and turned it into a full trilogy with different characters. The book gained notoriety on Amazon and was released by Barnes & Noble on April 3. Because I’m the nosy person I am, I decided to read some reviews on it before I shelled out my $15 plus tax. Everyone seemed to love the book, so I was sold. Now, I know I will never read another review written by a lonely, desperate mom again. Because frankly, this book was disturbing. Ana Steele is a 21-year-old college graduate who has never been in love. She meets Christian Grey, a wealthy, powerful businessman with a taste for the kinky. Of course, when they meet, he is immediately captivated by her and she is entranced by him. It’s, like, totally fate. Except Grey doesn’t know how to love — he’s just into that stuff you might see on HBO after 9 p.m. It’s disturbing. I didn’t know anything about BDSM — bondage and discipline, sadism and masochism — before, but now I’m sad to say I know too much and am stuck because I can’t figure out how to unlearn this unwelcome information. Kinkiness aside, this book suffers because the dialogue is weak, and the characters aren’t relatable. The strange sexual turn impedes the story flow and — since it came out of fan fiction — I compared it too much with “Twilight.” If you are looking for a harlequin romance novel with a lot of extra spanking thrown it there, this is the novel for you. I, however, think I’m scarred for life.
Maya Sykes Maya.S.Sykes-1@ou.edu
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ow do you survive? What do you eat? These are common questions vegetarians are asked all the time. I became a vegetarian recently because I wanted to be healthier. In my first six months, I have learned there is a stigma placed on vegetarianism; that it is bland, uninviting and ultimately not healthful. However, being a vegetarian is quite the opposite. Many of the assumptions made about vegetarian diets simply are not true. Protein deficiency: There is an assumption that vegetarians don’t get enough protein in their diet. Many students wonder how a vegetarian can get the proper amount. The truth is you don’t actually need a lot of protein. According to Choosemyplate.gov, college students need an average of 5.5-6.5 ounces of protein a day. The average meat-eating American gets more than enough protein in his or her diet, and it is not difficult for a vegetarian to do the same as well. For example, one egg and one tablespoon of peanut butter each equal one ounce of protein. Incorporating these into your diet gives you all the protein you need without the meat. Bland food: As I said, many people think the food is bland. In truth, quality food probably is the factor that most determines if someone successfully makes the switch to vegetarianism. There are a lot of tasty, meatfree options. Hamburgers can be switched to black bean burgers, and chicken tortellini can be made without the chicken. A meatless meal does not mean a
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A common misconception about a vegetarian diet is that meat-free options are bland and tasteless. However, options like black bean burgers (above) are good alternatives.
tasteless meal; vegetarians eat more than just salads. It’s difficult: Many people think the switch is hard because you crave meat, or vegetarian food isn’t accessible beyond a salad. It’s not that difficult to transition, though. The earlier stages are a little challenging — starting out it is a battle of will. My advice is not to beat yourself up if you cheat and eat meat one day. After a month, you become used to it, and it becomes a way of life. After six months, I really don’t crave meat at all. Vegetarian options also are a lot more accessible than you think. There are many on-campus options for meat-free meals. The Laughing Tomato has plenty of pitas and wraps, the cafeteria has a vegetarian station and Xcetera has a wholefoods aisle. Loss of strength: Many people perceive vegetarians as weak and not as physically up to par. If you’re doing it right, that is not the case. I actually have more energy now than I did when I ate meat. I do not feel as groggy after eating a big meal, as one would feel after eating a big, meat-filled meal.
Vegetarians do have to eat more meals throughout the day, though, but it’s healthier to eat five small meals a day than three big meals a day anyway. Furthermore, there are health benefits to being a vegetarian. According to the American Dietetic Association, vegetarians are at lower risks of heart disease and diabetes, and vegetarians have lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Also, vegetarians usually have a more balanced diet because they eat more fruits and vegetables. Vegetarianism is nothing to fear. It’s not a bland or unhealthy diet. It’s a different lifestyle with tasty options and a healthier eating style. Maya Sykes is a University College freshman.
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‘Sine Mora’ harnesses time mechanics to present stunning — and tricky — game conventions of the genre remain intact, there are some ine Mora — the interesting choices made name evokes the that fundamentally separate ideas of a wave this game from its predecestype and a vowel sors. I’m referring mainly to consonant cluster. the time mechanics, remiThe only thing that came niscent of arcade classics like to my mind initially was the “Time Crisis” (1995). “womp, womp, womp” of Time not only is a large dubstep, which, when com- element in the game’s narpared to the finished prodrative, which is peppered uct, makes little sense for this with anti-imperialist ideolshoot’em-up released March ogy and time travel, but also 21 on XBox Live Arcade. the driving force behind These kind of nonsensical the gameplay by replacing design choices are a comthe tried-and-true system mon theme associated with of lives and extends ever so eccentric director Suda51. many points in favor of a His name has graced projtimer that goes down when ects like “No More Heroes” you are hit and goes up as (2008), a wacky story about you destroy your assailants. a pro wrestling-obsessed It is a bold move to mess slacker trying to become the with any mechanic that has No. 1 assassin in the world. worked since “Pac-Man” Needless to say, I wasn’t (1980) fever. That alone quite sure what I was getting makes me tip my hat to “Sine into with this game. Mora” for trying to think outThe game is a horizontal side the box. When the timer shoot’em-up, in the vein is implemented at the higher of Konami classic series difficulties, the game can be“Gradius” (1985-current). It come unnecessarily frustratacts as a sort of modern love ing as you keep dying only letter to the classic genre, due to time running out, not with high production values actually being shot. and a menacing difficulty That being said, the game curve. adds a time capsule meWhile the main chanic in which your plane Rating: ««« 1/2
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Developers: Digital Reality, Grasshopper Manufacture Designers: Theodore Reiker, Goichi Suda, Mahiro Maeda Platform: Xbox Live Arcade Photos provided
can do a feat of time manipulation, such as rolling back time, slowing it down or reflecting bullets, which is cool even though they step away from the whole theme. The first thing that struck me about this game was how visually perfect the design and artwork is in the game. The colors are as gritty as they are vibrant, and they are more impressive as the game progresses through different environments. The craftsmanship behind the art is what shines in this game. Mahiro Maeda lent
his talents to the team for the game’s boss design. Maeda is a prominent figure in the anime industry with a track record of including “Neon Genesis Evangelion” (1995current) and the animation sequences in “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” (2003). Beyond the unique time mechanics and pretty moving pictures, there is a pretty solid shooter. The game features a story mode with two difficulties, where you can unlock planes and pilots for your mixing-and-matching pleasure in arcade mode.
Arcade mode is stripped of its narrative, and the difficulty is ramped up to either hard or insane, among the controller-throwing levels of difficulty that merit words like “unfair,” “dastardly” and even “AGGGHHHH!” They are not for the faint of heart. They’re also two other modes to give some more bite-size fun morsels. Score Attack lets you pick any stage from the game and try to beat your best score on it, and Boss Training lets you choose from boss battles once you’ve beaten them in
story mode. Overall, “Sine Mora” is a lot of fun, but it’s not for everyone. What is does, it does very well, but it still is quite difficult, which could turn many people away from it. Otherwise, its design and artwork clearly are quality; I encountered no bugs during my play through, and everything seemed to be put in with purpose. Shawn Stafford is an international area studies junior.
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