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Bill to cut student leaders’ pay vetoed UOSA Joe Sangirardi cited lack of discussion for decision CHASE COOK Assistant campus editor
Campus head-shaving raises funds, support for child cancer research ARIANNA PICKARD Campus Reporter
Students have the chance to get their heads shaved on campus to give hope to thousands of children, teens and young adults fighting childhood cancers. Alpha Phi Omega will be holding a head-shaving event to raise awareness and fund research for children’s cancer from noon to 6 p.m today on the South Oval. The event will raise money for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a national charity that raises money for children’s cancer research by putting on events where people voluntarily shave their heads to show support for children with cancer, with family and friend sponsorship. Alpha Phi Omega started supporting St. Baldrick’s in 2011, said event chairwoman Kitty Raadschelders. This will be the third head-shaving event — the second this year — with St. Baldrick’s so far. “The main thing that St. Baldrick’s is about is shaving heads to show that you can be beautiful bald,” Raadschelders said. About 30 people volunteered to get their heads shaved on campus at the event in the
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Dr. Kelly Damphousse, Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, gets his head shaved Oct. 26 on the second floor of Ellison Hall. Damphousse participated in the head shaving to promote the St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser, which is taking place Nov.8 on the South Oval. This year marks the third time Alpha Phi Omega has hosted the event on campus, and all profits benefit see CANCER PAGe 2 childhood cancer research.
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Student legislation that would have cut the pay to greek council presidents was vetoed by the UOSA Student President due to lack of discussion and no requirements to find new funding for the positions. UOSA President Joe Sangirardi vetoed the legislation Wednesday and the vetoed bill will be sent back to Undergraduate Student Congress and Graduate Student Senate. The vetoed legislation can be overruled with a 2/3 majority vote in both Student Congress and Senate, according to the UOSA Code Annotated. The legislation cut payment for these student positions without presenting any alternatives of finding a new way to pay those students, Sangirardi said. The veto came after an hour and a half meeting between the bill’s author, management information systems junior Andrew Carlough, and representatives of the greek council presidents. “I don’t think it was discussed appropriately,” he said. If Sangirardi’s veto “It was our holds, alternative legislation will be presented to belief that the both Student Congress bill was wholly and Senate that will cut the greek council presidiscriminatory dents’ pay as well as the against the greek Housing Center Student Association and will desystem.” tail requirements of UOSA NICK COFFEY, officials to help the presiINTERFRATERNITY PRESIDENT dent find alternative funding from other entities. The pay cut is contingent on student government finding new sources of funding for these positions, Sangirardi said. The alternative legislation also will require the four greek council positions and the HCSA to meet in bimonthly meetings between the four greek council presidents and HCSA. It also will require the organizations to send ambassadors to each other so the groups better understand each others roles, Sangirardi said. “Everyone is going to wind up happy at the end of the day,” Sangirardi said. Carlough authored the bill and presented it to Student Congress on Oct. 9. The legislation was written to highlight the issue of the greek presidents being paid student activity fees without any guidelines governing the presidents’ relationships to the greater student community, Carlough said. The bill passed with 16 yes votes to 12 no votes after two greek council presidents defended their pay. Panhellenic Council President Emily Buss said the activities of the greek community benefit all students, not just greeks. see UOSA PAGe 2
HOUSE DISTRICT 45
Darrell Royal died at age 88 Stiles announced All-American led team in passing during senior year TOBI NEIDY
Sports Reporter
After living with Alzheimer’s disease late in his life, former Oklahoma football AllAmerican Darrell Royal passed away at the age of 88 Wednesday. As a senior in 1949, Royal led Oklahoma in passing with 509 yards while rushing for
189 yards. Royal also was known for his defensive capabilities and is still the program’s all-time interceptions leader with 17 picks. Although Royal still is considered one of OU’s best all-around football players (he played quarterback, defensive back, punter and kick returner), the Hollis, Okla., native is best known for introducing the effective wishbone offensive formation that helped his team win three national championships while he was see FOOTBALL PAGe 2
COLLEGE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Write cultural essay, win $100 Students can submit essay for publication JENNA BIELMAN Campus Reporter
O U ’s C o l l e g e o f International Studies is holding an essay contest to kickstart International Education Week. The essay must show how the student has expanded his or her horizons or been enriched by an inter-cultural encounter, said Janice Levi, the college’s international programs adviser. This encounter could be anything from a study abroad experience to meeting an international student in class, she said.
“I wish I had this opportunity, so I think students should take advantage of this.” JANICE LEVI, INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS ADVISOR
The essay must be 750 words, and the student also must respond to the following quote from Yo-Yo Ma : “When you learn something from people, or from a culture, you accept it as a gift, and it is your lifelong commitment to preserve it and build on it.” All submissions are due by Friday. “The idea of the essay contest was simply to allow students to think about how
international connections has transformed their lives in preparation of International Education Week,” Levi said. International Education Week is a joint initiative between the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of Education and will last from Monday to Nov. 16. The college has events planned for each day of the week, including a dicussion titled “Leveraging Study Abroad in an Interview” and a study abroad fair, Levi said. “I think students should come because there are several opportunities across campus to see what we do,” said Jacque Braun , marketing and public relations see ESSAY PAGe 2
winner after recount Malfuntion led to miscalculation BROOKE HANKINSON Campus Reporter
Despite one canidate’s celebration Tuesday night, the tables turned early Wednesday morning in a very close Oklahoma State House District 45 race. Republican incumbent Aaron Stiles pulled ahead of Democratic opponent Paula Roberts after a finalized recount at 5:15 a.m. Wednesday. The recount showed Stiles ahead of Roberts by only 18 votes — 6,786 and 6,768 votes, respectively. Initial predictions had Roberts winning by a slight margin all Tuesday night. However, a recount was necessary after Cleveland County officials learned of problems with ballot collections in two precincts. “Two voting scan machines in combine precinct 55 and 91 took ballots, but only one machine was working properly,” said Anette Pretty, Cleveland County Election Board’s assistant executive secretary. “One malfunctioned and was unable to
print, so that is why we had the recount.” After the recount, Stiles was announced the winner, but the final results will not become official until Friday if Roberts does not request a recount, Pretty said. Roberts has until 5 p.m. Friday to request a full recount. “We owe it to our supports and voters to weigh our decision carefully, and we are still weighing our options about the recount,” said Amanda Roberts, Paula Robert’s daughter and campaign manager. Amanda Roberts would not say whether they were inclined to request a recount or not. All 83 precincts in Cleveland County have reported their votes, but provisional ballots — those cast by voters who did not bring proper ID to the polls, but can return with that ID — have yet to be counted. Calls to Stiles’ campaign were not returned.
American voters made a tragic mistake Tuesday Opinion: Citizens chose the wrong presidential candidate, who will further the drug war, pursue war with iran and support big business over individuals. (Page 4)
“Cow’s Orgasm” movie shows coming-of-age L&A: A Greek filmmaker will screen her film “the Cow’s orgasm at 7 p.m. tonight in oklahoma memorial Union’s meacham Auditorium. (Page 5)
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