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OU welcomes holidays with celebration of lights
Scholars gain ‘one-stop’ shop for advisement Students help decide changes for program SARAH SMITH
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Students and professors perform Christmas songs Wednesday night at the annual holiday lighting ceremony on campus.
Speakers highlight importance of cultural diversity, acceptance and spirituality in achieving world peace ELYSSA SZKIRPAN
attending took part in lighting a holiday tree and menorah, singDiversity of faith and the power alongs to holiday music and enof kindness were the themes at the joyed an appearance from Santa annual Holiday Lights Claus and his elves. “It’s celebration Wednesday UOSA President Joe evening at David A. Burr important to Sangirardi began the Park. have spiritual festivities. Students, faculty and Cultural ceremonies, staff, and several mem- dimension in such as the tree-lighting bers of the Norman comour lives.” ceremony, are an impormunity rang in the imtant way both to share pending winter holidays PRESIDENT DAVID and to broaden our expeBOREN at the event that aimed riences, Sangirardi said. to please all faiths and acknowlAgreeing with Sangirardi, OU edge all holiday traditions. Those President David Boren emphasized
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the importance of diversity of faith. “It’s important to have spiritual dimension in our lives,” Boren said. Kindness should be the biggest gift to any one person this season, he said. “[We need] the power of kindness,” Boren said. “We talk about military might and trying to solve problems with military power, but it [often] leaves more problems. The future of our society is not see LIGHTS pAGe 3
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Tacos will benefit Children’s Hospital Fuzzy’s fundraises for Soonerthon BROOKE HANKINSON Campus Reporter
Campus Activities Council is hosting a benefit night from 5 p.m. to midnight at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop on Campus Corner to support CAC’s Soonerthon and the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Foundation.
C AC ’s S o o n e r t h o n — which used to be called Dance Marathon — is CAC’s official philanthropy, benefitting Children’s Hospital Foundation through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, according to the CAC Soonerthon website. C h i l d r e n ’s M i r a c l e Network Hospitals helps to fund research in Oklahoma City that directly benefits
the Children’s Hospital Foundation. At the Soonerthon benefit night, Fuzzy’s will donate 15 percent of all purchases to CAC’s Soonerthon for every customer who tells them they are with CAC’s Soonerthon or shows them the flier. Every purchase will go toward a donation to support Soonerthon and the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Foundation.
CAC also is undertaking its brand new “Zero Zeroes” campaign where they are challenging every Soonerthon registrant to raise any amount of money toward the cause. The goal is that on the day of Soonerthon, there will be zero participants with $0 raised, Fraser said. see BENEFIT pAGe 3
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Students have access to free HIV test today Event to conclude weeklong campaign EMMA HAMBLEN
Assistant Campus Editor
Free and private HIV/AIDS testing will be offered today as part of the Women’s Outreach Center’s activities to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS. The Women’s Outreach Center, along with OU Face AIDS, is sponsoring the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s m a i n l o b b y . Wo m e n ’s Outreach Center representatives will escort those who would like to be tested to private rooms. Expressions Church will provide the HIV testing. The free HIV/AIDS testing will be the final event
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of the Women’s Outreach Center’s weeklong World AIDS Day activities, said K.C. Moore, graduate assistant at the center. World AIDS Day, which is Dec. 1, is “an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died,” according to the World AIDS Day website. “We host HIV testing as a way for students to conveniently and privately get tested, as well as offering it to them for free,” Moore said. Although HIV testing may not be the first thing on a colKinGsLey BUrns/tHe DAiLy lege student’s mind, it is im- OU Sexpert Lakia Wilson (right), psychology junior, hands out portant to get tested to know condoms on the South Oval with advertising senior CJ Brady on Tuesday as part of the World aiDS Day campaign. your status, Moore said
The Henderson Scholars Program, a previously-autonomous OU scholarship program, recently has become a division of Student Affairs and received a new director. Angie Wright , the new director, has worked with Recruitment Services and Residence Life , and helped recruit students for the Henderson Scholars Program in the past. The program, with OU professor George Henderson as its namesake, was initiated by previous director Norris Williams in 2001, according to the Henderson Scholars Program website. Williams retired in summer 2012, and the search for a new director began soon after, said Kristen Partridge, director of Student Affairs. Wright’s first day was Sept. 24, Partridge said. “A lot of the students already knew Angie because she had worked in Recruitment Services for so long,” Partridge said. “She’s very outgoing, and she seems very motivated for the position,” said Aaron
AT A GLANCE Henderson Scholars Program — initiated 2001 — Up to 20 scholars selected each year — selections based on diversity, GpA and community involvement Source: Aaron Mercier, Henderson Scholars Program website
Mercier, mechanical engineering sophomore and Henderson Scholar. Mercier knew Williams from his participation in the program’s activities, like its annual holiday dinner for Norman’s underprivileged families. “[Williams] really handled the position well,” Mercier said. After Williams retired, Clarke Stroud , vice president for student affairs wanted to incorporate the Henderson Scholars Program into Student Affairs, where many other scholarship programs are overseen, Partridge said. Stroud felt this was a good see DIRECTOR pAGe 3
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Arts council to unveil student art Sculptures deemed winners of Norman’s civic design competition ELYSSA SZKIRPAN Campus Reporter
Months of careful preparations led to an exciting display of student work that was unveiled Nov. 20 at Lions Park on Flood Avenue in Norman. The students of Jonathan W. Hils, an associate professor of sculpture, were given the opportunity to design a scale model of a steel sculpture, write a description of their proposal and make a presentation before the Norman Arts Council to determine which works of art would be installed in the park, according to a press release. Hils originally approached the Norman Public Art Board with the idea to let his students create sculptures in a
AT A GLANCE norman arts Council the norman Arts Council engages the community through the support of public art, events and arts education and provides funding, marketing and resources to artists and organizations.
Source: Norman Arts Council website
civic-design-sense to be displayed around Norman so they could develop practical experience for public art see NORMAN pAGe 2
Sooner offense a well-oiled machine after win Sports: the football team is feeling the burn after a hard-fought Bedlam win, but proved they are ready for anything. (Page 8)
Game’s artistic nature makes tough experience L&A: even though “LiMBo” was released in 2010 it still is worth venturing into video game archives to play. (Page 7)
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norman: Art links students with community Continued from page 1
Today around campus Reference assistance provided by OU Libraries will be available from 2 to 4 p.m. in Adams Hall, Room 110. A Student Success Series seminar titled “Final Exams — Test Management” will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. in Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall, Room 245. Holiday Craft Factory sponsored by the Union Programming Board will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s food court. A clarinet studio recital will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Pitman Recital Hall. Do you want to see your organization’s campus event here? Visit OUDaily.com/events/submit to add your entry.
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. In Wednesday’s news story, “Students give support for DREAM Act,” Eleazar Velazquez was erroneously identified as an architecture junior. He last attended OU in spring 2011 and was in University College as a pre-architecture major. He no longer is enrolled at OU. Visit OUDaily.com/corrections for an archive of our corrections
projects, according to the press release. “This is a project that took my students through every step of the process for creating public art within a civic context,” said Hils. “The OU sculpture program provided materials and instruction as part of their coursework.” Hils’ students have been creating steel sculptures for the program since late September. Each piece is roughly six feet tall and no larger than 30 inches in width and depth, according to the press release. Each piece of art’s cost depended on the student’s vision, according to Hils. “The cost of each sculpture varied depending on the how the student wanted to finish their piece,” said Hils. “The sculpture department provided most of the materials to the students. In some instances, students need specialized finishing items that they acquired themselves. Materials provided to the students [were] approximately $700 to $800, although some students used more material than others.” The students began working on their approved sculptures during the first week of October, and they were installed on Nov. 20. The installation only took a few hours, according to Hils. Students from Jonathan Hils’ Business of Art course at the School of Art & Art History have also volunteered to help the Norman Arts Council and MAINSITE Contemporary Art with a variety of projects throughout the fall semester, according to the press release.
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Second-year fine arts graduate student Chris Fleming stands next to his sculpture, “Road to Tradition.” The statue stands in Lions Park on Flood Street.
The course is designed to improve students’ vital abilities for securing future exhibition opportunities, managing future projects and gaining gallery practice and employment in an art-related field, according to the press release. “Students will gain valuable experience within their arts community and a civic arts organization, and they will learn more about the role non-profits play in supporting the arts,” said Hils, “This will foster a broader view of how arts organizations
impact students’ lives and will also allow OU to provide support directly to the community and an organization that does so much for our city.” The progression into a new age of art came as an exciting opportunity to the Norman Arts Council to work alongside OU, said Erinn Gavaghan, executive director of the Norman Arts Council. “When the Norman Arts Council moved into MAINSITE Contemporary Art, we instantly had the idea that we wanted to be able to
use the space as an educational lab, collaborating with the OU School of Art and Art History,” said Gavaghan. Elyssa Szkirpan elyssaszkirpan@ou.edu
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Nov. 29-Dec. 2 Friday, Nov. 30
Thursday, Nov. 29
Making Modern: Selected Paintings, Drawings and Prints from the James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection | 4 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. W. Jackson Rushing III will be giving a lecture that examines selected works of art that embody and illustrate, in a variety of ways, the notion of making modern. For more information, call (405) 325-3272. Student Success Seminar| 4-5 p.m. in room 245, Wagner Hall. Worried about managing your busy finals schedule? Do not fret! Come check out “Final Exams: Test Management” with John Bell from the Center for Student Advancement. For more information, go to studentsuccess.ou.edu. Holiday Craft Factory | 6-8 p.m. in the Food Court, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come craft the night away with Union Programming Board’s Holiday Craft Factory. There will be lots of crafts to be made, food to be eaten, and fun to be had! For more information, contact Union Programming Board at (405) 325-2113. OU Women’s Basketball vs. Northwestern State | 7 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. FREE admission for students with a valid OU Student ID!
Festival of the Trees | noon-2 p.m. in Crossroads Lounge, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come see all of the great Christmas trees decorated by OU’s student organizations. Feel free to come help your respective organization decorate and help them win coveted prizes such as “Most Creative Decorations” and “Most Sooner Spirit!” Student organizations can register at upb.ou.edu. Art After Hours: George Horner’s Bumpy Marriage | 6 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Get acquainted with works from the museum’s collection in these 45-minute discussions featuring work by contemporary visual artists who incorporate text in their imagery. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. Talks will be presented by Susan Baley, Director of Education. OU Men’s Basketball vs. Northwestern State| 7 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. It’s student night and there are 1,000 FREE surprise items for OU students. Visit soonersports.com for more information. Dave Barnes Concert | 8-10 p.m. in the Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Need some Holiday cheer right before finals? Enjoy the extremely talented music of Dave Barnes. Tickets are $10 for OU students and $20 for non-students. For tickets, go to https:// upbou.wufoo.com/forms/dave-barnes-holiday-concert/. For more information, contact Union Programming Board at (405) 325-2113.
Sunday, Dec. 2 OU Women’s Basketball vs. Marist | 2 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. FREE admission for students with a valid OU Student ID! OU Wrestling vs. Binghamton | 2 p.m. at McCasland Field House. 50 cent hot-dogs and cokes. FREE admission for students with a valid OU Student ID!
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director: Stroud initiated change Continued from page 1 time to transfer the program into Student Affairs, as the department was bringing in a new director for the program, Partridge said. “One of the things that we’re looking forward to is using the expertise of all the people in this office to help improve and streamline [the program’s] processes,” Partridge said. For example, Partridge said the Henderson Scholars go on a retreat each year, and she plans to use her experience with retreats in Student Affairs t o h e l p t h e He n d e r s o n Scholars save money on their retreat and “help make it more impacting.” The change also would allow the Henderson Scholars Program’s offices to be moved to the Student Affairs office from Couch Center, where they had been somewhat inaccessible to older students who no longer lived in the residence halls, Partridge said. Additionally, many of the students already were involved in Student Affairs through other student organizations, so the office move to Student Affairs was beneficial for those students, Partridge said. “It kind of makes it onestop shopping for them when they come up: they can see Angie and do their projects and also see other advisers at the same time,” Partridge said. When Wright was hired as the new director, all of the current scholars had oneon-one interviews with her, Mercier said. In light of the departmental change, Mercier said “[the program] will probably get more attention, and I think the university will utilize us more to do community service events with them versus doing it on our own.” Because Williams had not been part of Student Affairs, he had implemented community service programs that were different from how Student Affairs usually runs, Partridge said, so Student Affairs now is asking current scholars to help assess which programs should be expanded and which ones should be discontinued. “We’re kind of in this adjustment semester of getting things put into place for the next decade of this program,” she said.
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lights: Boren emphasizes diversity, faith and family Continued from page 1 determined by the halls of the legislative, and certainly not in the malls on Black Friday, but right here [with kindness].” Rather than embrace the materialism of the holidays, family should be the main focus of winter break, including our extended OU family, according to Boren. “Our family is strong through diversity … faith … and hope,” Boren said. An important element for solving many global problems is developing a tolerance for the views of others, including those in our own community, Boren said. The festivities were a welcome break from the chaos of the holidays and impending finals, University College freshman Savannah Autrey said. “Coming back from Thanksgiving break, you realize that you’ve suddenly got finals and Christmas quickly approaching,” Autrey said. “Getting to drink hot chocolate and singing Christmas carols is a nice reminder that Christmas is almost here.” The Singing Sooners and the OU Wind Symphony performed seasonal music before the keynote speakers began their presentations.
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Top right: During the annual holiday lighting ceremony Wednesday, the Menorah was lit to celebrate Hannukkah Above: First year music performance graduate student Jace Vickers (left) and music performance junior Jonathan Mosesman (right) perform Christmas songs Wednesday night at the annual holiday lighting ceremony on campus. Right: Onlookers enjoy music played by students and professors and the newly lit tree Wednesay.
BENEFIT: Event to promote Soonerthon Continued from page 1 Regarding the name change, Soonerthon chairman John Fraser, industrial engineering senior, said CAC changed the name to reflect the growing nature of the event. “Soonerthon has evolved to much more than a dancing event, and changing the name allows for a more comprehensive name to everything we do, not only at the event itself, but all year long,” Fraser said. Fraser said the goal of the benefit night is to spread the word about Soonerthon, increase awareness and get more people to register and fundraise for the kids. During the day, CAC members will be passing out fliers on the South Oval, reminding students to register for Soonerthon and to attend the benefit night at Fuzzy’s. The “100 Days Until Soonerthon” campaign will begin Friday with a promotional video to encourage students to attend, said Miranda Konowitz, aerospace engineering senior ,associate chair of Soonerthon. CAC will host Soonerthon on March 9 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The event will include dancing, socializing, playing sports, and hearing from Miracle Families of Oklahoma, according to CAC’s Soonerthon website. CAC’s Soonerthon had a record-breaking year at Dance Marathon 2012, raising more than $105,379.27 for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the Children’s Hospital Foundation in Oklahoma City.
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opinion: It’s time to put dead week out of its misery (Page 4)
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neW-LOOK SOOnerS Sports: Women’s team plays at 7 p.m. (Page 8)
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HOLiDaY LigHTS
OU welcomes holidays with celebration of lights
Scholars gain ‘one-stop’ shop for advisement Students help decide changes for program SARAH SMITH
Campus Reporter
Ben WiLLiAMs/tHe DAiLy
Students and professors perform Christmas songs Wednesday night at the annual holiday lighting ceremony on campus.
Speakers highlight importance of cultural diversity, acceptance and spirituality in achieving world peace ELYSSA SZKIRPAN
attending took part in lighting a holiday tree and menorah, singDiversity of faith and the power alongs to holiday music and enof kindness were the themes at the joyed an appearance from Santa annual Holiday Lights Claus and his elves. “It’s celebration Wednesday UOSA President Joe evening at David A. Burr important to Sangirardi began the Park. have spiritual festivities. Students, faculty and Cultural ceremonies, staff, and several mem- dimension in such as the tree-lighting bers of the Norman comour lives.” ceremony, are an impormunity rang in the imtant way both to share pending winter holidays PRESIDENT DAVID and to broaden our expeBOREN at the event that aimed riences, Sangirardi said. to please all faiths and acknowlAgreeing with Sangirardi, OU edge all holiday traditions. Those President David Boren emphasized
Campus Reporter
the importance of diversity of faith. “It’s important to have spiritual dimension in our lives,” Boren said. Kindness should be the biggest gift to any one person this season, he said. “[We need] the power of kindness,” Boren said. “We talk about military might and trying to solve problems with military power, but it [often] leaves more problems. The future of our society is not see LIGHTS pAGe 3
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Tacos will benefit Children’s Hospital Fuzzy’s fundraises for Soonerthon BROOKE HANKINSON Campus Reporter
Campus Activities Council is hosting a benefit night from 5 p.m. to midnight at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop on Campus Corner to support CAC’s Soonerthon and the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Foundation.
C AC ’s S o o n e r t h o n — which used to be called Dance Marathon — is CAC’s official philanthropy, benefitting Children’s Hospital Foundation through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, according to the CAC Soonerthon website. C h i l d r e n ’s M i r a c l e Network Hospitals helps to fund research in Oklahoma City that directly benefits
the Children’s Hospital Foundation. At the Soonerthon benefit night, Fuzzy’s will donate 15 percent of all purchases to CAC’s Soonerthon for every customer who tells them they are with CAC’s Soonerthon or shows them the flier. Every purchase will go toward a donation to support Soonerthon and the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Foundation.
CAC also is undertaking its brand new “Zero Zeroes” campaign where they are challenging every Soonerthon registrant to raise any amount of money toward the cause. The goal is that on the day of Soonerthon, there will be zero participants with $0 raised, Fraser said. see BENEFIT pAGe 3
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Students have access to free HIV test today Event to conclude weeklong campaign EMMA HAMBLEN
Assistant Campus Editor
Free and private HIV/AIDS testing will be offered today as part of the Women’s Outreach Center’s activities to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS. The Women’s Outreach Center, along with OU Face AIDS, is sponsoring the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s m a i n l o b b y . Wo m e n ’s Outreach Center representatives will escort those who would like to be tested to private rooms. Expressions Church will provide the HIV testing. The free HIV/AIDS testing will be the final event
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of the Women’s Outreach Center’s weeklong World AIDS Day activities, said K.C. Moore, graduate assistant at the center. World AIDS Day, which is Dec. 1, is “an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died,” according to the World AIDS Day website. “We host HIV testing as a way for students to conveniently and privately get tested, as well as offering it to them for free,” Moore said. Although HIV testing may not be the first thing on a colKinGsLey BUrns/tHe DAiLy lege student’s mind, it is im- OU Sexpert Lakia Wilson (right), psychology junior, hands out portant to get tested to know condoms on the South Oval with advertising senior CJ Brady on Tuesday as part of the World aiDS Day campaign. your status, Moore said
The Henderson Scholars Program, a previously-autonomous OU scholarship program, recently has become a division of Student Affairs and received a new director. Angie Wright , the new director, has worked with Recruitment Services and Residence Life , and helped recruit students for the Henderson Scholars Program in the past. The program, with OU professor George Henderson as its namesake, was initiated by previous director Norris Williams in 2001, according to the Henderson Scholars Program website. Williams retired in summer 2012, and the search for a new director began soon after, said Kristen Partridge, director of Student Affairs. Wright’s first day was Sept. 24, Partridge said. “A lot of the students already knew Angie because she had worked in Recruitment Services for so long,” Partridge said. “She’s very outgoing, and she seems very motivated for the position,” said Aaron
AT A GLANCE Henderson Scholars Program — initiated 2001 — Up to 20 scholars selected each year — selections based on diversity, GpA and community involvement Source: Aaron Mercier, Henderson Scholars Program website
Mercier, mechanical engineering sophomore and Henderson Scholar. Mercier knew Williams from his participation in the program’s activities, like its annual holiday dinner for Norman’s underprivileged families. “[Williams] really handled the position well,” Mercier said. After Williams retired, Clarke Stroud , vice president for student affairs wanted to incorporate the Henderson Scholars Program into Student Affairs, where many other scholarship programs are overseen, Partridge said. Stroud felt this was a good see DIRECTOR pAGe 3
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Arts council to unveil student art Sculptures deemed winners of Norman’s civic design competition ELYSSA SZKIRPAN Campus Reporter
Months of careful preparations led to an exciting display of student work that was unveiled Nov. 20 at Lions Park on Flood Avenue in Norman. The students of Jonathan W. Hils, an associate professor of sculpture, were given the opportunity to design a scale model of a steel sculpture, write a description of their proposal and make a presentation before the Norman Arts Council to determine which works of art would be installed in the park, according to a press release. Hils originally approached the Norman Public Art Board with the idea to let his students create sculptures in a
AT A GLANCE norman arts Council the norman Arts Council engages the community through the support of public art, events and arts education and provides funding, marketing and resources to artists and organizations.
Source: Norman Arts Council website
civic-design-sense to be displayed around Norman so they could develop practical experience for public art see NORMAN pAGe 2
Sooner offense a well-oiled machine after win Sports: the football team is feeling the burn after a hard-fought Bedlam win, but proved they are ready for anything. (Page 8)
Game’s artistic nature makes tough experience L&A: even though “LiMBo” was released in 2010 it still is worth venturing into video game archives to play. (Page 7)
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norman: Art links students with community Continued from page 1
Today around campus Reference assistance provided by OU Libraries will be available from 2 to 4 p.m. in Adams Hall, Room 110. A Student Success Series seminar titled “Final Exams — Test Management” will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. in Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall, Room 245. Holiday Craft Factory sponsored by the Union Programming Board will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s food court. A clarinet studio recital will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Pitman Recital Hall. Do you want to see your organization’s campus event here? Visit OUDaily.com/events/submit to add your entry.
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. In Wednesday’s news story, “Students give support for DREAM Act,” Eleazar Velazquez was erroneously identified as an architecture junior. He last attended OU in spring 2011 and was in University College as a pre-architecture major. He no longer is enrolled at OU. Visit OUDaily.com/corrections for an archive of our corrections
projects, according to the press release. “This is a project that took my students through every step of the process for creating public art within a civic context,” said Hils. “The OU sculpture program provided materials and instruction as part of their coursework.” Hils’ students have been creating steel sculptures for the program since late September. Each piece is roughly six feet tall and no larger than 30 inches in width and depth, according to the press release. Each piece of art’s cost depended on the student’s vision, according to Hils. “The cost of each sculpture varied depending on the how the student wanted to finish their piece,” said Hils. “The sculpture department provided most of the materials to the students. In some instances, students need specialized finishing items that they acquired themselves. Materials provided to the students [were] approximately $700 to $800, although some students used more material than others.” The students began working on their approved sculptures during the first week of October, and they were installed on Nov. 20. The installation only took a few hours, according to Hils. Students from Jonathan Hils’ Business of Art course at the School of Art & Art History have also volunteered to help the Norman Arts Council and MAINSITE Contemporary Art with a variety of projects throughout the fall semester, according to the press release.
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Second-year fine arts graduate student Chris Fleming stands next to his sculpture, “Road to Tradition.” The statue stands in Lions Park on Flood Street.
The course is designed to improve students’ vital abilities for securing future exhibition opportunities, managing future projects and gaining gallery practice and employment in an art-related field, according to the press release. “Students will gain valuable experience within their arts community and a civic arts organization, and they will learn more about the role non-profits play in supporting the arts,” said Hils, “This will foster a broader view of how arts organizations
impact students’ lives and will also allow OU to provide support directly to the community and an organization that does so much for our city.” The progression into a new age of art came as an exciting opportunity to the Norman Arts Council to work alongside OU, said Erinn Gavaghan, executive director of the Norman Arts Council. “When the Norman Arts Council moved into MAINSITE Contemporary Art, we instantly had the idea that we wanted to be able to
use the space as an educational lab, collaborating with the OU School of Art and Art History,” said Gavaghan. Elyssa Szkirpan elyssaszkirpan@ou.edu
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Thursday, Nov. 29
Making Modern: Selected Paintings, Drawings and Prints from the James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection | 4 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. W. Jackson Rushing III will be giving a lecture that examines selected works of art that embody and illustrate, in a variety of ways, the notion of making modern. For more information, call (405) 325-3272. Student Success Seminar| 4-5 p.m. in room 245, Wagner Hall. Worried about managing your busy finals schedule? Do not fret! Come check out “Final Exams: Test Management” with John Bell from the Center for Student Advancement. For more information, go to studentsuccess.ou.edu. Holiday Craft Factory | 6-8 p.m. in the Food Court, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come craft the night away with Union Programming Board’s Holiday Craft Factory. There will be lots of crafts to be made, food to be eaten, and fun to be had! For more information, contact Union Programming Board at (405) 325-2113. OU Women’s Basketball vs. Northwestern State | 7 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. FREE admission for students with a valid OU Student ID!
Festival of the Trees | noon-2 p.m. in Crossroads Lounge, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come see all of the great Christmas trees decorated by OU’s student organizations. Feel free to come help your respective organization decorate and help them win coveted prizes such as “Most Creative Decorations” and “Most Sooner Spirit!” Student organizations can register at upb.ou.edu. Art After Hours: George Horner’s Bumpy Marriage | 6 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Get acquainted with works from the museum’s collection in these 45-minute discussions featuring work by contemporary visual artists who incorporate text in their imagery. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. Talks will be presented by Susan Baley, Director of Education. OU Men’s Basketball vs. Northwestern State| 7 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. It’s student night and there are 1,000 FREE surprise items for OU students. Visit soonersports.com for more information. Dave Barnes Concert | 8-10 p.m. in the Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Need some Holiday cheer right before finals? Enjoy the extremely talented music of Dave Barnes. Tickets are $10 for OU students and $20 for non-students. For tickets, go to https:// upbou.wufoo.com/forms/dave-barnes-holiday-concert/. For more information, contact Union Programming Board at (405) 325-2113.
Sunday, Dec. 2 OU Women’s Basketball vs. Marist | 2 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. FREE admission for students with a valid OU Student ID! OU Wrestling vs. Binghamton | 2 p.m. at McCasland Field House. 50 cent hot-dogs and cokes. FREE admission for students with a valid OU Student ID!
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director: Stroud initiated change Continued from page 1 time to transfer the program into Student Affairs, as the department was bringing in a new director for the program, Partridge said. “One of the things that we’re looking forward to is using the expertise of all the people in this office to help improve and streamline [the program’s] processes,” Partridge said. For example, Partridge said the Henderson Scholars go on a retreat each year, and she plans to use her experience with retreats in Student Affairs t o h e l p t h e He n d e r s o n Scholars save money on their retreat and “help make it more impacting.” The change also would allow the Henderson Scholars Program’s offices to be moved to the Student Affairs office from Couch Center, where they had been somewhat inaccessible to older students who no longer lived in the residence halls, Partridge said. Additionally, many of the students already were involved in Student Affairs through other student organizations, so the office move to Student Affairs was beneficial for those students, Partridge said. “It kind of makes it onestop shopping for them when they come up: they can see Angie and do their projects and also see other advisers at the same time,” Partridge said. When Wright was hired as the new director, all of the current scholars had oneon-one interviews with her, Mercier said. In light of the departmental change, Mercier said “[the program] will probably get more attention, and I think the university will utilize us more to do community service events with them versus doing it on our own.” Because Williams had not been part of Student Affairs, he had implemented community service programs that were different from how Student Affairs usually runs, Partridge said, so Student Affairs now is asking current scholars to help assess which programs should be expanded and which ones should be discontinued. “We’re kind of in this adjustment semester of getting things put into place for the next decade of this program,” she said.
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lights: Boren emphasizes diversity, faith and family Continued from page 1 determined by the halls of the legislative, and certainly not in the malls on Black Friday, but right here [with kindness].” Rather than embrace the materialism of the holidays, family should be the main focus of winter break, including our extended OU family, according to Boren. “Our family is strong through diversity … faith … and hope,” Boren said. An important element for solving many global problems is developing a tolerance for the views of others, including those in our own community, Boren said. The festivities were a welcome break from the chaos of the holidays and impending finals, University College freshman Savannah Autrey said. “Coming back from Thanksgiving break, you realize that you’ve suddenly got finals and Christmas quickly approaching,” Autrey said. “Getting to drink hot chocolate and singing Christmas carols is a nice reminder that Christmas is almost here.” The Singing Sooners and the OU Wind Symphony performed seasonal music before the keynote speakers began their presentations.
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Top right: During the annual holiday lighting ceremony Wednesday, the Menorah was lit to celebrate Hannukkah Above: First year music performance graduate student Jace Vickers (left) and music performance junior Jonathan Mosesman (right) perform Christmas songs Wednesday night at the annual holiday lighting ceremony on campus. Right: Onlookers enjoy music played by students and professors and the newly lit tree Wednesay.
BENEFIT: Event to promote Soonerthon Continued from page 1 Regarding the name change, Soonerthon chairman John Fraser, industrial engineering senior, said CAC changed the name to reflect the growing nature of the event. “Soonerthon has evolved to much more than a dancing event, and changing the name allows for a more comprehensive name to everything we do, not only at the event itself, but all year long,” Fraser said. Fraser said the goal of the benefit night is to spread the word about Soonerthon, increase awareness and get more people to register and fundraise for the kids. During the day, CAC members will be passing out fliers on the South Oval, reminding students to register for Soonerthon and to attend the benefit night at Fuzzy’s. The “100 Days Until Soonerthon” campaign will begin Friday with a promotional video to encourage students to attend, said Miranda Konowitz, aerospace engineering senior ,associate chair of Soonerthon. CAC will host Soonerthon on March 9 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The event will include dancing, socializing, playing sports, and hearing from Miracle Families of Oklahoma, according to CAC’s Soonerthon website. CAC’s Soonerthon had a record-breaking year at Dance Marathon 2012, raising more than $105,379.27 for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the Children’s Hospital Foundation in Oklahoma City.
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OU welcomes holidays with celebration of lights
Scholars gain ‘one-stop’ shop for advisement Students help decide changes for program SARAH SMITH
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Students and professors perform Christmas songs Wednesday night at the annual holiday lighting ceremony on campus.
Speakers highlight importance of cultural diversity, acceptance and spirituality in achieving world peace ELYSSA SZKIRPAN
attending took part in lighting a holiday tree and menorah, singDiversity of faith and the power alongs to holiday music and enof kindness were the themes at the joyed an appearance from Santa annual Holiday Lights Claus and his elves. “It’s celebration Wednesday UOSA President Joe evening at David A. Burr important to Sangirardi began the Park. have spiritual festivities. Students, faculty and Cultural ceremonies, staff, and several mem- dimension in such as the tree-lighting bers of the Norman comour lives.” ceremony, are an impormunity rang in the imtant way both to share pending winter holidays PRESIDENT DAVID and to broaden our expeBOREN at the event that aimed riences, Sangirardi said. to please all faiths and acknowlAgreeing with Sangirardi, OU edge all holiday traditions. Those President David Boren emphasized
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the importance of diversity of faith. “It’s important to have spiritual dimension in our lives,” Boren said. Kindness should be the biggest gift to any one person this season, he said. “[We need] the power of kindness,” Boren said. “We talk about military might and trying to solve problems with military power, but it [often] leaves more problems. The future of our society is not see LIGHTS pAGe 3
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Tacos will benefit Children’s Hospital Fuzzy’s fundraises for Soonerthon BROOKE HANKINSON Campus Reporter
Campus Activities Council is hosting a benefit night from 5 p.m. to midnight at Fuzzy’s Taco Shop on Campus Corner to support CAC’s Soonerthon and the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Foundation.
C AC ’s S o o n e r t h o n — which used to be called Dance Marathon — is CAC’s official philanthropy, benefitting Children’s Hospital Foundation through Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, according to the CAC Soonerthon website. C h i l d r e n ’s M i r a c l e Network Hospitals helps to fund research in Oklahoma City that directly benefits
the Children’s Hospital Foundation. At the Soonerthon benefit night, Fuzzy’s will donate 15 percent of all purchases to CAC’s Soonerthon for every customer who tells them they are with CAC’s Soonerthon or shows them the flier. Every purchase will go toward a donation to support Soonerthon and the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Foundation.
CAC also is undertaking its brand new “Zero Zeroes” campaign where they are challenging every Soonerthon registrant to raise any amount of money toward the cause. The goal is that on the day of Soonerthon, there will be zero participants with $0 raised, Fraser said. see BENEFIT pAGe 3
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Students have access to free HIV test today Event to conclude weeklong campaign EMMA HAMBLEN
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Free and private HIV/AIDS testing will be offered today as part of the Women’s Outreach Center’s activities to raise awareness for HIV/AIDS. The Women’s Outreach Center, along with OU Face AIDS, is sponsoring the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s m a i n l o b b y . Wo m e n ’s Outreach Center representatives will escort those who would like to be tested to private rooms. Expressions Church will provide the HIV testing. The free HIV/AIDS testing will be the final event
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of the Women’s Outreach Center’s weeklong World AIDS Day activities, said K.C. Moore, graduate assistant at the center. World AIDS Day, which is Dec. 1, is “an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died,” according to the World AIDS Day website. “We host HIV testing as a way for students to conveniently and privately get tested, as well as offering it to them for free,” Moore said. Although HIV testing may not be the first thing on a colKinGsLey BUrns/tHe DAiLy lege student’s mind, it is im- OU Sexpert Lakia Wilson (right), psychology junior, hands out portant to get tested to know condoms on the South Oval with advertising senior CJ Brady on Tuesday as part of the World aiDS Day campaign. your status, Moore said
The Henderson Scholars Program, a previously-autonomous OU scholarship program, recently has become a division of Student Affairs and received a new director. Angie Wright , the new director, has worked with Recruitment Services and Residence Life , and helped recruit students for the Henderson Scholars Program in the past. The program, with OU professor George Henderson as its namesake, was initiated by previous director Norris Williams in 2001, according to the Henderson Scholars Program website. Williams retired in summer 2012, and the search for a new director began soon after, said Kristen Partridge, director of Student Affairs. Wright’s first day was Sept. 24, Partridge said. “A lot of the students already knew Angie because she had worked in Recruitment Services for so long,” Partridge said. “She’s very outgoing, and she seems very motivated for the position,” said Aaron
AT A GLANCE Henderson Scholars Program — initiated 2001 — Up to 20 scholars selected each year — selections based on diversity, GpA and community involvement Source: Aaron Mercier, Henderson Scholars Program website
Mercier, mechanical engineering sophomore and Henderson Scholar. Mercier knew Williams from his participation in the program’s activities, like its annual holiday dinner for Norman’s underprivileged families. “[Williams] really handled the position well,” Mercier said. After Williams retired, Clarke Stroud , vice president for student affairs wanted to incorporate the Henderson Scholars Program into Student Affairs, where many other scholarship programs are overseen, Partridge said. Stroud felt this was a good see DIRECTOR pAGe 3
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Arts council to unveil student art Sculptures deemed winners of Norman’s civic design competition ELYSSA SZKIRPAN Campus Reporter
Months of careful preparations led to an exciting display of student work that was unveiled Nov. 20 at Lions Park on Flood Avenue in Norman. The students of Jonathan W. Hils, an associate professor of sculpture, were given the opportunity to design a scale model of a steel sculpture, write a description of their proposal and make a presentation before the Norman Arts Council to determine which works of art would be installed in the park, according to a press release. Hils originally approached the Norman Public Art Board with the idea to let his students create sculptures in a
AT A GLANCE norman arts Council the norman Arts Council engages the community through the support of public art, events and arts education and provides funding, marketing and resources to artists and organizations.
Source: Norman Arts Council website
civic-design-sense to be displayed around Norman so they could develop practical experience for public art see NORMAN pAGe 2
Sooner offense a well-oiled machine after win Sports: the football team is feeling the burn after a hard-fought Bedlam win, but proved they are ready for anything. (Page 8)
Game’s artistic nature makes tough experience L&A: even though “LiMBo” was released in 2010 it still is worth venturing into video game archives to play. (Page 7)
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projects, according to the press release. “This is a project that took my students through every step of the process for creating public art within a civic context,” said Hils. “The OU sculpture program provided materials and instruction as part of their coursework.” Hils’ students have been creating steel sculptures for the program since late September. Each piece is roughly six feet tall and no larger than 30 inches in width and depth, according to the press release. Each piece of art’s cost depended on the student’s vision, according to Hils. “The cost of each sculpture varied depending on the how the student wanted to finish their piece,” said Hils. “The sculpture department provided most of the materials to the students. In some instances, students need specialized finishing items that they acquired themselves. Materials provided to the students [were] approximately $700 to $800, although some students used more material than others.” The students began working on their approved sculptures during the first week of October, and they were installed on Nov. 20. The installation only took a few hours, according to Hils. Students from Jonathan Hils’ Business of Art course at the School of Art & Art History have also volunteered to help the Norman Arts Council and MAINSITE Contemporary Art with a variety of projects throughout the fall semester, according to the press release.
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Second-year fine arts graduate student Chris Fleming stands next to his sculpture, “Road to Tradition.” The statue stands in Lions Park on Flood Street.
The course is designed to improve students’ vital abilities for securing future exhibition opportunities, managing future projects and gaining gallery practice and employment in an art-related field, according to the press release. “Students will gain valuable experience within their arts community and a civic arts organization, and they will learn more about the role non-profits play in supporting the arts,” said Hils, “This will foster a broader view of how arts organizations
impact students’ lives and will also allow OU to provide support directly to the community and an organization that does so much for our city.” The progression into a new age of art came as an exciting opportunity to the Norman Arts Council to work alongside OU, said Erinn Gavaghan, executive director of the Norman Arts Council. “When the Norman Arts Council moved into MAINSITE Contemporary Art, we instantly had the idea that we wanted to be able to
use the space as an educational lab, collaborating with the OU School of Art and Art History,” said Gavaghan. Elyssa Szkirpan elyssaszkirpan@ou.edu
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Making Modern: Selected Paintings, Drawings and Prints from the James T. Bialac Native American Art Collection | 4 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. W. Jackson Rushing III will be giving a lecture that examines selected works of art that embody and illustrate, in a variety of ways, the notion of making modern. For more information, call (405) 325-3272. Student Success Seminar| 4-5 p.m. in room 245, Wagner Hall. Worried about managing your busy finals schedule? Do not fret! Come check out “Final Exams: Test Management” with John Bell from the Center for Student Advancement. For more information, go to studentsuccess.ou.edu. Holiday Craft Factory | 6-8 p.m. in the Food Court, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come craft the night away with Union Programming Board’s Holiday Craft Factory. There will be lots of crafts to be made, food to be eaten, and fun to be had! For more information, contact Union Programming Board at (405) 325-2113. OU Women’s Basketball vs. Northwestern State | 7 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. FREE admission for students with a valid OU Student ID!
Festival of the Trees | noon-2 p.m. in Crossroads Lounge, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Come see all of the great Christmas trees decorated by OU’s student organizations. Feel free to come help your respective organization decorate and help them win coveted prizes such as “Most Creative Decorations” and “Most Sooner Spirit!” Student organizations can register at upb.ou.edu. Art After Hours: George Horner’s Bumpy Marriage | 6 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Get acquainted with works from the museum’s collection in these 45-minute discussions featuring work by contemporary visual artists who incorporate text in their imagery. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. Talks will be presented by Susan Baley, Director of Education. OU Men’s Basketball vs. Northwestern State| 7 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. It’s student night and there are 1,000 FREE surprise items for OU students. Visit soonersports.com for more information. Dave Barnes Concert | 8-10 p.m. in the Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Need some Holiday cheer right before finals? Enjoy the extremely talented music of Dave Barnes. Tickets are $10 for OU students and $20 for non-students. For tickets, go to https:// upbou.wufoo.com/forms/dave-barnes-holiday-concert/. For more information, contact Union Programming Board at (405) 325-2113.
Sunday, Dec. 2 OU Women’s Basketball vs. Marist | 2 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. FREE admission for students with a valid OU Student ID! OU Wrestling vs. Binghamton | 2 p.m. at McCasland Field House. 50 cent hot-dogs and cokes. FREE admission for students with a valid OU Student ID!
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director: Stroud initiated change Continued from page 1 time to transfer the program into Student Affairs, as the department was bringing in a new director for the program, Partridge said. “One of the things that we’re looking forward to is using the expertise of all the people in this office to help improve and streamline [the program’s] processes,” Partridge said. For example, Partridge said the Henderson Scholars go on a retreat each year, and she plans to use her experience with retreats in Student Affairs t o h e l p t h e He n d e r s o n Scholars save money on their retreat and “help make it more impacting.” The change also would allow the Henderson Scholars Program’s offices to be moved to the Student Affairs office from Couch Center, where they had been somewhat inaccessible to older students who no longer lived in the residence halls, Partridge said. Additionally, many of the students already were involved in Student Affairs through other student organizations, so the office move to Student Affairs was beneficial for those students, Partridge said. “It kind of makes it onestop shopping for them when they come up: they can see Angie and do their projects and also see other advisers at the same time,” Partridge said. When Wright was hired as the new director, all of the current scholars had oneon-one interviews with her, Mercier said. In light of the departmental change, Mercier said “[the program] will probably get more attention, and I think the university will utilize us more to do community service events with them versus doing it on our own.” Because Williams had not been part of Student Affairs, he had implemented community service programs that were different from how Student Affairs usually runs, Partridge said, so Student Affairs now is asking current scholars to help assess which programs should be expanded and which ones should be discontinued. “We’re kind of in this adjustment semester of getting things put into place for the next decade of this program,” she said.
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lights: Boren emphasizes diversity, faith and family Continued from page 1 determined by the halls of the legislative, and certainly not in the malls on Black Friday, but right here [with kindness].” Rather than embrace the materialism of the holidays, family should be the main focus of winter break, including our extended OU family, according to Boren. “Our family is strong through diversity … faith … and hope,” Boren said. An important element for solving many global problems is developing a tolerance for the views of others, including those in our own community, Boren said. The festivities were a welcome break from the chaos of the holidays and impending finals, University College freshman Savannah Autrey said. “Coming back from Thanksgiving break, you realize that you’ve suddenly got finals and Christmas quickly approaching,” Autrey said. “Getting to drink hot chocolate and singing Christmas carols is a nice reminder that Christmas is almost here.” The Singing Sooners and the OU Wind Symphony performed seasonal music before the keynote speakers began their presentations.
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Top right: During the annual holiday lighting ceremony Wednesday, the Menorah was lit to celebrate Hannukkah Above: First year music performance graduate student Jace Vickers (left) and music performance junior Jonathan Mosesman (right) perform Christmas songs Wednesday night at the annual holiday lighting ceremony on campus. Right: Onlookers enjoy music played by students and professors and the newly lit tree Wednesay.
BENEFIT: Event to promote Soonerthon Continued from page 1 Regarding the name change, Soonerthon chairman John Fraser, industrial engineering senior, said CAC changed the name to reflect the growing nature of the event. “Soonerthon has evolved to much more than a dancing event, and changing the name allows for a more comprehensive name to everything we do, not only at the event itself, but all year long,” Fraser said. Fraser said the goal of the benefit night is to spread the word about Soonerthon, increase awareness and get more people to register and fundraise for the kids. During the day, CAC members will be passing out fliers on the South Oval, reminding students to register for Soonerthon and to attend the benefit night at Fuzzy’s. The “100 Days Until Soonerthon” campaign will begin Friday with a promotional video to encourage students to attend, said Miranda Konowitz, aerospace engineering senior ,associate chair of Soonerthon. CAC will host Soonerthon on March 9 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The event will include dancing, socializing, playing sports, and hearing from Miracle Families of Oklahoma, according to CAC’s Soonerthon website. CAC’s Soonerthon had a record-breaking year at Dance Marathon 2012, raising more than $105,379.27 for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and the Children’s Hospital Foundation in Oklahoma City.
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For Sooner health, dead week must be dead Our View: Students should not have to risk their
multidisciplinary study, not making it impossible for some students. In the end, students should be given adequate Have you had enough of undead dead weeks? time to prepare for finals without losing sleep or Because we have. risking their health — which is exactly what you The week before finals is supposed to have a can see happening around campus at the end of reduced work load in order to give students time to each semester. prepare for finals. But OU’s policies fail to protect Student Congress has tried multiple times to students during this week. start a discussion about Dead Week changes over New material can be introduced and work can the recent years, but everyone from administrators be assigned, even assignments worth more than to the Faculty Senate have shut them down. 10 percent of students’ grades if assigned at In 2009, The Faculty Senate passed a least 30 days in advance. resolution barring further discussion of The Our View is the majority dead week policy changes until 2014, For some courses, this could mean new opinion of material is covered just three days before despite a vote in 2008 in which 93 percent The Daily’s the test. Some types of courses have finals of more than 8,000 students voted for a eight-member during dead week, and in many courses the editorial board change to dead week. final paper or project is due that week. But there is always the hope that, with This can result in a serious pile-up for enough outcry from students, someone students, who may have to take a final and finish will listen. So here are a few changes that would a semester-long assignment all while supposedly make dead week a little more dead. studying for the tests the next week. • In the best case scenario, no courses would Some majors are notorious for such pile-ups, meet during dead week, unless it’s to take the final making it much more difficult for those students to exam. There’s no reason to introduce new material take on a minor or even take classes outside their the week before finals. major. OU should be stressing the importance of • Or OU could designate two or three days before health because of a busy dead week schedule.
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finals to be study days with no classes. • If that can’t happen, no assignments worth more than 10 percent of students’ grades should be assigned. No exceptions. • No assignment worth more than five percent of students’ grades can be assigned for that week without 30 days prior notice. These policies are clearly possible — other Big 12 universities have already enacted them. At OSU, classes still meet during dead week, but no assignment worth more than five percent of student’s grades can be assigned. At the University of Texas and Baylor, scheduled no-class days take place before finals are given. This year, these days were the Monday and Tuesday of finals week, with exams given the rest of the days that week. But other schools — arguably, better schools — such as Northwestern University and Notre Dame University, offer a week of study days before finals. Whatever solution OU considers, it is clear to anyone who has forgone sleep and proper nutrition during finals week that something needs to change.
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U should convert the Native American studies program to a stand-alone department to bring more depth, credibility and diversity to the university. Oklahoma houses Scott Starr nearly forty Native tribes, scott.e.starr-1@ou.edu and the state is home to more Native Americans than any other state. In the spirit of Native American Heritage Month, OU should regard Native Americans with respect, not ballyhoo the Native heritage as a selling point for tourism or regard it as a unique geographic and historical distinction. Astrud Reed/The Daily OU seeks to promote or cash in on the idea that it has Navajo and Anglo artist, Tony Abeyta, finishes a piece from his a wonderful relationship with American Indians. OU Sept. 23 painting workshop in the Mary Eddy and Fred Jones projects itself as the university to pursue if you are a Auditorium of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. The session was proud American Indian seeking higher education. part of the community celebration opening of the James T. Bialac A stroll across campus will reveal several sculptures Native American Art Collection. of American Indians, and many buildings proudly result in the National Congress of American Indians display similar paintings. The university’s Western History Collection, the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum and the tribes simply pushing Native students and their money to other schools that will abide. of Natural History and OU’s offerings in Native At the same time, if OU complies with this language studies are well-renowned. suggestion, it could mean a fresh influx of Native Yet, the regents have consistently failed to see the students eager to learn in a supportive environment. value in Native American studies becoming its own This action or lack thereof could mean the gain or department. loss of a significant amount of funding, support and OU has one Native Studies faculty member and enrollment for OU. borrows the rest of its teachers from other disciplines. OSU has already surpassed OU in The National Congress of American graduating more Native American Indians, an institution that advises students than any other university in the Native leadership, issued a resolution AT A GLANCE country. in October calling on schools across Contact them OSU also has received millions of the nation to follow the lead of schools dollars in grants or endowments for such as Arizona State University, the OU Board of Regents: Native American students from the University of New Mexico, Dartmouth, Vice President for Choctaw, Cherokee and Chickasaw the University of Washington and UCLA University Governance tribes. in designing and helping fund their Chris Purcell Some of these, when coupled with Native Studies programs as their own 405-325-4122 other contributions and scholarship departments or disciplines. matching programs, represent the The resolution addresses OU by OU President’s Action largest donations by Native American name as an institution in a state with Line: tribes in the history of that university. a significantly high Native American The word on the street among these population, but which lacks a Native 405-325-1212 and other tribes, as well as the Native studies department. Tribal leaders: American Studies program at OU is A department, unlike a program, is that the tribes wish to donate more an enduring investment because it is Go to OUDaily.com for money for Native studies, outreach and less likely to be dropped for budgetary a link to a directory of programs at OU. But OU does not wish reasons. The resolution urges such a tribal leaders’ contact to obide by the tribes stipulations on department to be dedicated to educating information how the money is spent. both Natives and non-Natives about Yes, the Cowboys are threatening to Native culture and philosophy and what pass up OU as the premiere school in it has to offer the world. In the statement, the National Congress of American the state and maybe the country for Native American studies and Native scholarship in general. Indians ran through all the ways this change within How could we let this happen? OU and in academia in general would help sovereign It would be a shame for OU to be left behind on this Indian Nations effect healing for centuries of important issue, especially since it proudly markets dehumanization, reach economic and political goals itself as Native-friendly. furthering self determination and develop win-win Call or write the OU Board of Regents, OU President relationships with individual states and the U.S. as a David Boren, your state legislators or your tribal whole. This resolution was backed by Indian delegates from leadership and make sure they understand what is at Oklahoma and OU and is widely supported among OU stake. Native American studies students. This development is putting tremendous pressure on Scott Starr is a Native American studies senior. OU because failure to comply with the resolution will
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ill Oklahoma’s opinion columnist affirmative action ban stick? I hope not. But it may be decided soon. Federal concerns over legislation similar to Oklahoma State Question 759 may lead Storm Dowd-Lukesh to a Supreme Court storm.dowdlukesh@gmail.com decision on the issue. So is Oklahoma’s decision sound? Oklahoma may have voted its way into a federal battle. Oklahoma SQ 759 amends the state constitution to ban preferential treatment in state agencies based on race, gender, ethnicity or national origin. The question passed quietly, but a recent federal court decision struck down a similar policy passed in Michigan. Most supporters believe the Oklahoma measure will be upheld by our regional circuit court. Opposing decisions would increase the odds of the Supreme Court hearing a related case. A decision on the Oklahoma policy is expected next summer. In the meantime, it is worthwhile to consider the consequences of Oklahoma’s new law. The in-state impact is projected to be very slight. General counsel for OU, Anil Gollahalli, commented, “We don’t think it will have a significant impact.” It likely won’t. Neither OU nor OSU explicitly preferences admissions or scholarship based on race or gender. Only a few organizations offer scholarships which may be affected by the policy. Out of state, however, the measure could build momentum and become a contentious issue. Whether or not Oklahoma’s policy is on the “winning” side of a potential Supreme Court decision, residents should be concerned with the precedent our amendment sets. Affirmative action is used by private universities of their own choice. It is viewed as a necessary policy to create a diverse student population conducive to education. Not every student at OU was offered the same advantages in their path to higher education, but proponents of an affirmative action ban would prevent universities from sorting out demographic advantages and disadvantages in the name of fairness. Colleges aren’t attempting to sabotage fairness, and they aren’t “reverse-racists.” They are attempting to offer the best education they can. Let universities determine their student populations however they please. Let education be defined by educators, not lawmakers. November’s vote may come up in national talks over the next few years, but there is no question what is right for the future. Oklahoma’s policy is backward and a reaction to a nonexistent problem. If the issue receives national clarity in the coming years, Oklahoma should hope their policy ends up on the losing side. Storm Dowd-Lukesh is an economics freshman.
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Two car bombs kill 34 near Damascus Attacks occur during period of rising violence between factions The Associated Press
DAMASCUS, Syria — Two suicide bombers detonated their explosives packed vehicles near a cluster of commercial buildings in a suburb of Damascus on Wednesday, killing at least 34 people and covering the street with pools of blood and debris. The latest carnage to hit an area populated by religious minorities who support President Bashar Assad further raises concerns of a growing Islamic militant element among the forces seeking to topple him. In the country’s north, rebels claimed to have shot down a Syrian air force fighter jet, providing further evidence of their growing effectiveness and improved military capabilities. It was not immediately clear how the MiG-23 was downed, although activists and the Turkish state-run Anadolu news agency said it was most likely brought down by a missile. The morning rush hour bombings in the suburb of Jaramana, ju st few
employees were arriving for work, killing 34 and injuring 83 people, state-run news agency SANA said. kilometers (miles) southeast The blasts sent people of Damascus, were the latest fleeing in panic, shattering to hit the overwhelmingly windows and littering the pro-regime town. The twin streets with glass, debris blasts appeared designed and pools of blood. Several to maximize damage and commercial buildings were casualties and bore the damaged, and dozens of cars hallmarks of radical Muslim were reduced to smoldering groups fighting alongside wreckage. other rebel units in Syria. Ismail Zlaiaa, a 54Witnesses said the second year-old resident of the explosion w ent neighborhood, off after people s a i d t h e a re a “God will rushed in to help as packed not forgive w those injured from with rush-hour the first blast, a the criminal p a s s e n g e r s tactic often used perpetrators.” when the suicide by al-Qaida in Iraq bombers struck. ISMAIL ZLAIAA, and elsewhere. “God will FORMER There was no not forgive RESIDENT OF THE immediate claim the criminal NEIGHBORHOOD of responsibility for perpetrators,” he the bombings, but said. Jabhat al-Nusra, an Ibtissam al-Qaida-inspired extremist Nseir, a 45-year-old teacher, group that has become one said the bombs exploded of Syria’s most potent and minutes before she set off organized rebel groups, has for work. She said there were claimed numerous suicide no troops around the district bombings in the past, mostly and w ondere d why the targeting regime forces and attackers would target it. She security installations. blamed the rebels. We d n e s d a y ’s b o m b s “Is this the freedom which went off in a parking lot they want?” she asked. near commercial buildings Syria’s conflict started 20 as groups of laborers and months ago as an uprising
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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, a Syrian helps a man who was injured after two cars bombs exploded, at Jaramana neighborhood, in the suburb of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday.
against Assad, whose family has ruled the country for four decades. It quickly morphed into a civil war, with rebels taking up arms to fight back against a bloody crackdown by the government. According to activists, at least 40,000 people have been killed since March 2011. Opposition fighters are
predominantly members of the Sunni Muslim majority. In their push to take Damascus, they have frequently targeted state institutions and troops. They have also often hit districts around the capital with the country’s minority communities, perceived to be allied with Assad’s Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite
Islam. We d n e s d a y ’s t w i n bombings are the latest t a r g e t i n g Ja r a m a n a , a Christian and Druse area mostly loyal to Assad. Other car bombings have recently targeted areas of the capital Damascus dominated by the Alawite sect.
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GOMA, Congo — Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda began retreating from the territory they seized last week and pulled out of the region of Masisi, their military leader said Wednesday, in the first concrete sign that international pressure has stemmed the advance of the fighters. Gen. Sultani Makenga, the military chief for the eightmonth-old rebellion known as M23, said his fighters intend to abide by an ultimatum issued by neighboring nations that called for their withdrawal from Goma by Friday. He said he had ordered his fighters to retreat along the southeastern axis from Masisi to Goma, and they will then leave Goma via the northern route to Rutshuru. “My soldiers began to retreat from Masisi yesterday. We will go via Goma, and then after that, we will retreat to 20 kilometers (12 miles) past Goma toward Rutshuru,” Makenga told The Associated Press on Friday. “I think that by Friday, we will be able to complete this.” The M23 rebel group is made up of hundreds of
WORLD NEWS BRIEFS 1. TUNIS, TUNISIA
177 Tunisians hospitalized after second day of riots for more jobs
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A Congolese policeman in riot gear keeps an eye on Goma residents including street children who gathered for an anti Kabila demonstration supported by the M23 rebel movement in Goma, eastern Congo, Wednesday. Rebels holding Congo’s main eastern city on Wednesday gave mixed signals on whether they would abandon Goma, but one thing was clear: For now, the insurgents still hold the strategic locale, and no military force seemed strong enough or possessed the will to quickly push them out.
soldiers who deserted the Congolese army in April. Since then they have occupied numerous villages and towns in mineral-rich eastern Congo, culminating in the seizing of the crucial provincial capital of Goma last week. Although they claim to be fighting because the Congolese government has not upheld their end of a March 23, 2009 peace deal, an
in-depth report by the United Nations Group of Experts says that M23 is a Rwandan proxy fighting to control eastern Congo’s lucrative mines. C o n g o’s g o v e r n m e n t spokesman Lambert Mende, who is based in the country’s capital over 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) to the west, confirmed they had received reports of troops pulling out of Masisi.
“Yes, there are reports of movements (of their fighters out of Masisi), but we won’t label it a retreat until it’s over. They have played this game with us before, where they say they are moving and then find a reason not to,” Mende said. “There will be no negotiations with Congo until they are 20 kilometers (12 miles) outside the Goma city limit.”
JAMAICA
Rastafarianism growing in Jamaica Sect advocates freedom from material attachments, connection with nature
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Arctic melting at ‘alarming rate’ in top-10 hottest year ever The U.N. weather agency says despite early cooling from La Nina, 2012 is on track to become one of the top 10 hottest years on record, with the United States experiencing extreme warmth and Arctic Sea ice shrinking to its lowest extent. The World Meteorological Organization on Wednesday said the “alarming rate” of Arctic melt highlights the changes caused by global warming. At the international climate talks in Qatar, the WMO says global temperatures rose after initial cooling caused by the La Nina weather oscillation, with major heat waves in the U.S. and Europe. Average January-October temperatures were the highest on record in mainland U.S. and the ninth highest worldwide. Cyclone activity was normal globally, but above average in the Atlantic, where 10 storms, including Sandy, reached hurricane strength. The Associated Press
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BULL BAY, Jamaica — The robed Rastafarian priest looked out over the turquoise sea off Jamaica’s southeast coast and fervently described his belief that deliverance is at hand. Around him at the sprawling Bobo Ashanti commune on an isolated hilltop, a few women and about 200 dreadlocked men with flowing robes and tightly wrapped turbans prayed, fasted, and fashioned handmade brooms — smoking marijuana only as a ceremonial ritual. “Rasta church is rising,” declared Priest Morant, who wore a vestment stitched with the words “The Black Christ.” ‘’There’s nothing that can turn it back.” The Rastafarian faith is indeed rising in Jamaica, where new census figures show a roughly 20 percent increase in the number of adherents over a decade, to more than 29,000. While still a tiny sliver of the mostly Christian country’s 2.7 million people, Jalani Niaah, an expert in the Rastafari movement, says the number is more like 8 to 10 percent of the population, since many Rastas disdain nearly all government initiatives and not all would have spoken to census takers. “Its contemporary appeal is particularly fascinating to young men, especially in the absence of alternative sources for their development,” said Niaah, a lecturer at the University
Demonstrations in a central Tunisian town have spun into a second day of riots between police and locals. The hospital in Siliana said 177 people were treated for injuries Wednesday, including 22 that had to be evacuated to the capital for treatment. Residents have been demonstrating for more jobs and government investment in this economically deprived interior region. They are also calling for the resignation of the local governor and the release of 14 imprisoned activists. Police say they were only defending themselves when demonstrators attacked the government building. But Nejib Sebti, head of the labor union that organized the protests, says they were peaceful until residents were attacked by police. The Associated Press
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In this Nov. 17 photo, young and old Rastafarian adherents play drums and chant in a square at the town of Papine, a bustling market community in the outskirts of Kingston, Jamaica. More people are joining Jamaica’s homegrown Rastafarian religion some 80 years after it was founded by the descendants of African slaves in response to black oppression on the Caribbean island.
of the West Indies. Founded 80 years ago by descendants of African slaves, the Rasta movement’s growing appeal is attributable to its rejection of Western materialism, the scarcity of opportunities for young men in Jamaica and an increasing acceptance of it. For the black nationalist Bobo Ashanti commune, the Rastafarian faith is a transforming way of life, where Rastas strive to live a frugal existence uncomplicated by binding relationships to “Babylon” — the unflattering term for the Western world. They share a deep alienation from modern life, and Jamaica is perceived as a temporary harbor until prophecy is fulfilled and they journey to the promised land of Africa on big ships.
Increased nuclear production by Iran likely to escalate tensions Iran’s nuclear chief says uranium enrichment will move ahead with “intensity” with a sharp increase in the number of centrifuges used to make the nuclear fuel. Wednesday’s statement attributed to Fereidoun Abbasi by state TV is likely to escalate tensions between Iran and the West, which fears the enrichment program could lead to warhead-grade material. Iran says it only seeks to make fuel for energy and research reactors. But it appears unlikely that the stepped up work would be at higher enrichment levels than already acknowledged to U.N. nuclear watchdogs. The remarks come days after the U.N. agency said Iran is poised to double its output of higherenriched uranium at its fortified Fordo underground uranium enrichment facility, which could put Tehran closer to possible warhead capabilities. The Associated Press
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