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OU is playoff bound BRADY VARDEMAN • ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR • @BRADYVARDEMAN Exactly 367 days after Clemson put a 40-6 beat down on OU in the 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl, the two teams will meet again in the Orange Bowl semifinal of the College Football Playoff on New Year’s Eve. Oklahoma, which fell from No. 3 to No. 4 in the playoff committee’s final rankings, will travel 1,507 miles from its home stadium to Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Clemson, which was given geographic preference because of its No. 1 ranking, will travel just 747 miles.

The game will start at 3 p.m. .

The winner of the Orange Bowl will face the winner of No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Michigan State, who face off in the Cotton Bowl semifinal four hours later.

OU had nearly as many turnovers (five) as points the last time the Sooners and Tigers met. The bowl loss capped a disappointing 8-5 campaign after many OU fans had sights set on a national title before the season.

A year later, Oklahoma carried

very few expectations into the season. The Sooners flew mostly under the radar until their final three games — victories over No. 6 Baylor, No. 18 TCU and No. 11 Oklahoma State in front of primetime audiences.

Now OU has secured a playoff berth as one of college football’s top four teams and is just two wins away from a national championship. ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit called the Sooners “the most complete team in college football” on national television shortly before the bracket was released.

There is even support for Oklahoma in Las Vegas, where it is as much as a four-point favorite over Clemson.

“They’re probably playing the best football of anyone in the country right now,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said of the Sooners.

The story has flip-flopped from this season to last in Norman. The opponent has not.

“It isn’t just about the SEE PLAYOFFS PAGE 4

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The Seed Sower statue on the South Oval carries a bag full of oranges in anticipation of OU’s playoff game against Clemson in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 31. A group of students placed the oranges on the statue to continue a standing tradition of placing objects like roses or Mardi Gras beads to celebrate OU’s bowl games.

Professor to keep funds Faculty member’s endowment income won’t be repurposed ANNA MAYER news reporter @AnnaMay136

OU administrators have decided to honor the donor agreement belonging to an engineering professor and abstain from repurposing his involved endowment funds following a front-page article in The Oklahoma Daily.

“It is the intent of our donors that holders of endowed chairs will receive either extra salary or other benefits for educational enhancement over and above their state salaries,” OU President David Boren said.

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Engineering professor Kurt Gramoll was told by his department dean on Dec. 2 that, after consideration, the university’s plan to repurpose 87 percent of his 2015 endowment income was not going into effect after all. “ This blew me away,” Gramoll said, who said he was quite pleased at the final decision.

Gramoll learned in early August that due to state funding cuts, the university would repurpose some endowment incomes as professorial salaries — his being one of those affected.

An endowment is a financial asset in the form of a donation given to an individual, group, or institution that may or may not have a specific purpose given by the donor. Most endowments

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Pest control fired, contract open to new bids next year DAISY CREAGER news editor @daisycreager

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Kurt Gramoll, holder of the Robert Hughes Centennial Professor of Engineering endowment.

are designed to keep the principal amount intact while using the investment income for whatever efforts.

As far as the endowments at OU, the dividend income from each endowment is

dropped into the account of the holder once every year, according to OU Foundation President Guy Patton.

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Food services to correct problems

The Cleveland County Health Department performed an inspection of Couch Restaurants Thursday after a student found a cockroach in chocolate cake she got from the dining facility the previous day.

The inspection reported six violations, none of them considered critical or relating directly to the cause of foodborne illness, according to records

from the department.

The violations included insects, rodents or other pests found, toxic substances improperly stored, nonfood contact surfaces improperly cleaned, a problem with the plumbing system and the floors and walls uncleaned or not maintained.

OU Food Services director Frank Henry said he has met with pre-dental hygiene s ophomore Laura B eth McGraw, the student who found the cockroach in her cake, and that the department is addressing the violations in the inspection.

Henry said OU Housing and Food Services had trouble with the previous pest SEE INSPECTIONS PAGE 2

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Beacons function as map NavApp can help students navigate buildings and more BRYCE MCELHANEY news reporter @bryce_mac

Four hundred beacons are located throughout the Bizzell Memorial Library, Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Sam Noble History Museum and the National Weather Center to help students navigate their way around the buildings, emerging technology librarian Matt Cook said.

The beacons are used through an application called NavApp, which can be found on app stores on Android and Apple products, Cook said.

He s a i d t h e Ga l i l e o’s World exhibits were one of the motivations behind the beacons and app, which provides more digital content as students walk through the exhibits.

“It will actually pop up on your phone with a notification and say ‘Check out this website for more info on more Galileo’s World stuff,’” Cook said.

The beacons were first installed in the Helmrich Collaborative L earning Center in the library, then later installed in the three other buildings, he said.

Today, the library has beacons in all locations.

“Originally, it was for freshmen to help them navigate on campus,” Cook said.

“If I’m standing in front of a group study room, I can pull up a video showing me how to set up the online reservation system. You can tie tutorials or guides and videos to physical locations

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Public relations senior Rosa Miranda uses the navigation application NavApp in the Bizzell Library on Dec. 4. The app uses Bluetooth low energy beacon hardware.

“Campuses are big and complicated, and we want to simplify that in the mind of the undergraduate.”

MATT COOK, EMERGING TECHNOLOGY LIBRARIAN

— that’s the bonus,” he said.

The first step was installing the beacons in the library, he said. The second step was the three other buildings. The third step will be to implement the beacons throughout the campus.

“I see a lot of search terms for stuff like ‘Union,’ … so basically that’s telling us that people want them in more

buildings,” Cook said.

The beacons run without wires and without AC power, using watch batteries that last for two years, Cook said.

“You put them on the wall and you just forget about them,” he said.

“If you have a smar tphone, you already have the hardware, so the expensive part has been paid for by you. We provide all the

digital content to go along with our physical buildings,” he added.

He said as far as he knows, OU is one of the first universities in the region to use the technology, and the app itself is user-friendly.

“Campuses are big and complicated, and we want to simplify that in the mind of the undergraduate,” he said.

For more information a b o u t t h e a p p, s e a r c h the Android or Apple app stores for “NavApp”.

Bryce McElhaney btmcelhaney@gmail.com

Campus jobs work for students Programs open for students employed by the university MARY SMITH

news reporter @marysmitty21

There are job opportunities for students all over campus that can pay up to $10 an hour for 20 hours a week. Even though having a job in college may seem difficult to manage, students who work at Starbucks and Cate Restaurants say it’s worth it.

Junior Bridget Clayton, a French major, has worked at the Starbucks in the Oklahoma Memorial Union since summer. She said she enjoys it because it is a more professional environment. After working at McDonald’s where the employees didn’t get along at times, she said she appreciates the teamwork and sense of community she feels while working there, Clayton said.

She has to pay car, phone and bursar payments, so she works 20 hours during the weekdays at Starbucks and 8 hours on Sunday at McDonald’s, Clayton said.

Only taking 12 hours this semester, balancing work and school hasn’t been too hard, she said.

“I would like to stay here for the rest of the time that I’m in college; it’s just so convenient. They work with you because they understand that you have school,” Clayton said.

Although she has to work during finals week, she and her coworkers get their schedules early, so they know how to plan around their work, she said.

“There’s a good sense of community … I think people get along really well, which is why I wanted to work here. With that and a good starting wage and

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French junior Bridget Clayton poses for a photo. During the week, Clayton works on campus at the Oklahoma Memorial Union Starbucks, and she works weekends at McDonald’s to pay for school.

knowing that ... class conflicts will be handled is all reassuring (working) at OU,” Clayton said.

“I would like to stay here for the rest of the time that I’m in college; it’s just so convenient.

They work with you because they understand that you have school.”

BRIDGET CLAYTON, JUNIOR FRENCH MAJOR

Journalism freshman Joseph Savala and political science and journalism freshman Kyle Meyer both work at Cate Restaurants.

Some of their tasks include making food, stocking and working the register and c l e a n i n g , a c c o rd i n g t o Savala.

Since Meyer is from out of state, his parents

encouraged him to get a job to help pay for school, including room and board, he said. “I like it … I think it’s good to teach you that things in life aren’t going to be handed to you, and you need to work hard in order to get an education,” Meyer said.

He said it has been difficult at times to balance school and work, he said, but it has taught him to better manage his time.

“I am a part of a room and board study program, so I have to work 16 hours a week because it pays for my room and board,” Meyer said. “They’re not very lenient about missing hours in the week, so that can be really stressful.”

He encourages those who may be considering getting a job on campus but advises making time for schoolwork, work, free time and time to get involved on campus, he said.

Savala works 25 hours a week and has had to adjust

to having less free time, he said, but he does really enjoy working at Cate. He has also had difficulties balancing school and work and has had to stay up much later than he should to finish homework, Savala said.

He likes how flexible the schedule is and how his supervisors are willing to work with employees’ class schedules, he said.

“They work incredibly well with student schedules,” Savala said.

The high starting wage attracted him to the job and working has helped him stay at OU, he said. Having a job has also gotten him a scholarship from Work Assistance Program that waives his tuition fees if he works a certain amount of hours a week, Savala said.

He is currently on the waiting list to join a Housing and Food services program that allows people who work 16 hours a week to earn more money that can go towards employees’ bursar account, Savala said. If workers fulfill the requirements of the program through the semester, workers can get a $500 bonus at the end of the semester, he said.

Mary Smith mcsooner19@gmail.com

ON CAMPUS JOB EXPECTATIONS Students can expect to work 10-20 hours and earn $7.25-$10 per hour at an on-campus job. A student must be enrolled during the semester for which he or she is seeking employment.

Source: https://hr.ou.edu/Jobs/ Applying-for-Jobs/Student-Jobs

ENDOWMENT: Continued from Page One The proposed university change to Gramoll’s account included a one time move of 47.8 percent of his 2015 endowment income back to the principal endowment, while almost 39 percent would be removed to repurpose as Gramoll’s yearly income.

The university planned to substitute $12,000 from his annual salary with $12,000 taken from his endowment income. The original salary-intended money would then go to the general university budget to be used for other causes.

Upon hearing about the changes to be made, Gramoll contacted Patton and university provost Kyle Harper to protest the actions, as they went against specific stipulations in Gramoll’s donor agreement.

After several weeks, Thomas Landers, Dean of Gallogly College of Engineering, called Gramoll into his office to inform him that, after listening to his complaint, the university decided to abstain from removing any of Gramoll’s endowment funds.

Gramoll said he thanks the university for coming to such a conclusion and said he will continue to use his funds to enhance his research and teaching duties and to continue his support of the Gallogly College of Engineering’s School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering.

The university still has other professors affected by endowment repurposing similar to Gramoll.

INSPECTIONS: Continued from Page One control company they held a contract with, and terminated the contract Dec. 1. A different company arrived Friday to exterminate in Couch Restaurants, and it will be exterminated again after the semester ends.

O n c e m o re i n f o r m a tion has been gathered, OU Housing and Food Services plans to place the contract up for bid.

“I feel confident that this company will knock it out,” Henry said. “It’s w e i rd f o r u s. We’v e ne ver really had this issue on campus. It ’s disappointing.”

Henry said he met with a representative from US Foods, who supplies OU Food Services, and checked records to make sure nothing is going wrong on that company’s end.

He n r y s a i d h e t o l d McGraw he is not afraid to eat at campus resturaunts, and his daughter, who graduated from OU two years ago, had a meal plan every year during her time at OU. “I wouldn’t let her eat in a place that I didn’t think was safe. Hopefully that hits home with how serious this whole thing is,” Henry said.

Amy Buchanan, the OU Housing and Food S e r v i c e s d i re c t o r f o r marketing and communications, said anyone who finds a problem at campus dining options should report it to management immediately.

“We always do want the feedback from students or any guest,” Buchanan said. “We want to correct these things. We strive for them not to happen in the first place, but if they do, we want to know about them so it doesn’t

Patton said there are over 300 endowed professors and chairs at OU. He said that the Foundation tries hard to honor donor agreements and holds the agreements in high regard.

In a previous article for The Daily, Nancy Anthony, president of the Oklahoma City Communication Foundation, a group dedicated to the development and administration of endowments and other charitable funds, said that it is not unusual for a university to repurpose endowment funds, especially in dire situations similar to the current state budget cut.

“Charitable agreements are a little less enforceable than contracts,” Anthony said. “Usually there’s an out on the side of the charity itself. That’s not illegal, but it’s not good stewardship.”

The need for better investment and money relocation at the university is due to the severe cut of state funding in recent years.

“We’ve been cut, cut,

“There are so many things that need more funding.

Instead we are going to be cut more.”

DAVID BOREN OU PRESIDENT

cut,” Boren said Nov. 13.

“We are operating OU with over $100 million less than we got from the state government in 2008. There are so many things that need more funding. Instead we are going to be cut more.”

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happen in the future.”

Henry said it will take time, but he is working to make things right.

“Some of this stuff looks like we’re dragging our feet, but we can’t just make it happen, especially without any information,” he said.

“So we’re going back and checking and doing some different things.”

Henry said people who work in OU Housing and Food Services are passionate about their jobs, and that Wednesday’s incidents have been “gut wrenching” for them. However, he said he feels like the department is moving in the right direction.

“We want to get it solved as much as anybody. We don’t need that reputation. I think things will be better.

We’ll get through this.”

FRANK HENRY, OU FOOD SERVICES DIRECTOR

“We just move on from here and try to fix it, and make sure it doesn’t happen again,” Henr y said.

“We want to get it solved as much as anybody. We don’t need that reputation. I think things will be better. We’ll get through this.”

Daisy Creager Daisy.C.Creager-1@ou.edu

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The Nutcracker Prince, played by Cameron Morgan, pushes Clara, played by Amber Bailey, in a sleigh during the second act of The Oklahoma Festival Ballet’s “The Nutcracker.� The ballet is being performed at the Elsie C. Brackett Theatre through Dec. 13.

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Fritz, played by Paige Johnson, filled the stage with the contagious and joyous energy of a seasoned performer.

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The dancing was strong Eve party. Drosselmeyer throughout the openand other party patrons ing act. The Nutcracker greet each other on their Prince, played by Cameron way to the party, and the Morgan, was powerful and turn-of-the-century sets and costumes evoke a sim- royal, with strong jumps and partnering. Amber pler time.

The story revolves around Bailey as Clara was light but impassioned, while the Clara, a young girl gifted Snow King and Queen’s the nutcracker by her favorite uncle, Drosselmeyer. (Austin Crumley and Sarah Bowdoin) pas de deux However, in the first act, showcased beautiful lines Clara’s brother, Fritz, stole

and excellent partner work.

The second act of “The Nutcracker� featured a series of audience-pleasing scenes. The “Spanish Dance� was sharp and exciting and the “Arabian Dance� fluid and complex.

A smiling Manny Valdes electrified the crowd with his version of the “Russian Dance� while the intricate patterns of the “Waltz Of The Flowers� generated much deserved applause.

Other crowd favorites included the fun and energetic “Chinese Dance� and the laughter-provoking Mother Ginger and her children.

The pinnacle moment of “The Nutcracker� is the entrance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Oklahoma Festival Ballet did not disappoint. A breathtaking Sugar Plum pas de deux with the Cavalier presented two exceptional dancers beautifully in sync. Katelyn Chargois and Joseph Van Harn, both OU students, impressively turned and jumped together throughout the initial piece and when they returned for the coda.

Chargois also impressed during the Sugar Plum Fairy solo, captivating the audience with her pointe work and grace.

The Oklahoma Festival Ballet’s “The Nutcracker� may be a college production, but many professional companies would envy the poise, grace and characterization showcased on the Elsie C. Brackett Theatre stage during this magical evening of dance.

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Dillon Hollingsworth, sports editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports

Top-10 bout awaits in Hawaii OU and Villanova will be a battle of undefeated squads TRENT CRABTREE

men’s basketball reporter @TrentCrabtree

No. 6 Oklahoma is in Hawaii today to face No. 8 Villanova on the 74th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack.

In a game that will matter a lot more come March, the Sooners (5-0) will have to be elite to pull out a victory against the well-coached Wildcats (7-0), who have been consistently among the best teams in the nation since coach Jay Wright took over in 2001.

Last season Villanova went 33-3 overall and 16-2 in the Big East, setting a program record for victories in a season. The Wildcats were given a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament before being upset by North Carolina State in the third round.

The Sooners, however, seem ready to accept the challenge. Through five

games, OU ranks 12th nationally in scoring offense (88 ppg) and first in opponent field goal shooting (33 percent). “ The guys have made good progress,” OU coach L o n K r u g e r s a i d ab o u t where his team sits going into Monday’s game. “They know how good Villanova is, and they have a lot of respect for them. It will be a great trip.”

If there is one thing that the Sooners can exploit Monday, it’s the Wildcats’ youth. Villanova returns just two starters from a year ago in senior captains Daniel Ochefu and Ryan Arcidiacono, who was the Big East Co-Player of the Year last season. A matchup to watch will be senior guard Buddy Hield going up against junior Villanova guard Josh Hart. The 6-foot5 Hart makes an impact with his versatility, leading the team in scoring at 15 points per game and coming in at second in rebounding with seven rebounds per game.

The Sooners will have to be disciplined against this squad, though. The Wildcats

“The guys have made good progress. They know how good Villanova is, and they have a lot of respect for them. It will be a great trip.”

LON KRUGER, HEAD BASKETBALL COACH

boast the best defense in the Big East. They are holding opponents to 56 points per game, 35 percent shooting from the field and 27 percent from three-point range, all tops in the conference.

“It’s going to be a challenge to see how well we are going to play, if we are going to play good basketball,” senior guard Isaiah Cousins said. “It’s going to be fun.

Playing Villanova in Hawaii and just having a great opportunity to get better.”

OU and Villanova are playing as part of the Pearl Harbor Invitational, a fourteam event held at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on the island of Oahu. The other matchup of the day will pit the U.S. Naval Academy against No. 15 Oregon.

Pl aye r s w i l l have t h e chance to tour the Pearl Harbor memorial as well as meet survivors of the attack.

“A great opponent like that and the educational aspect of it, touring Pearl Harbor and the different facilities,” Kruger said. “We’ll get a chance to appreciate the veterans and the opportunity to say ‘thank you’ for all they’ve done. It will be a good trip all around.”

Tip-off is at 6 p.m. and Fox Sports 1 will carry the broadcast.

Trent Crabtree trent.j.crabtree-1@ou.edu

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Senior guard Isaiah Cousins dribbles the ball around a Cardinal defender during a game against Incarnate Word this season at Lloyd Noble Center. OU will put its undefeated season on the line tonight.

Trip to serve as historical reminder for OU Game will honor anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack JOHN WALKER

men’s basketball reporter @jtw2213

When the Sooners players and coaches met early Sunday morning, they diverted away from the usual attractions of a beautiful Hawaii destination. No beaches, boats or bathing suits.

Instead, coach Lon Kruger used this trip out of the continental U.S. to revisit a monumental moment in

American history.

“It’ll be a great experience for our guys,” Kruger said.

“Good education.”

The Sooners and the Villanova Wildcats will play tonight on the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. The spotlight will be aimed at the two undefeated teams as both clubs will use this matchup as an early-season measuring stick.

However, Kruger wants the experience to be more than traveling to an exotic venue to play a tough opponent. This is an opportunity to take an in-depth look at the history of the attack on Pearl Harbor, one of the

most influential moments in American history. ”You couldn’t over-appreciate it,” Kruger said. “What they did was so special.”

To commemorate its 74th anniversary, the Sooners surveyed the destroyers at the base on Saturday night.

On Sunday, the team toured

around Pearl Harbor to see the remaining artifacts at the base.

Prior to the trip, junior guard Jordan Woodard expressed his enthusiasm in learning about Pearl Harbor’s history in person.

“Growing up, they taught us about that,” Woodard

“As a little kid, you know a little bit about it.

But I’m sure when we get over there, they’ll go into detail about what really happened.

I’m excited to get over there and learn about the whole history.”

JORDAN WOODARD, POINT GUARD

Molding Mayfield’s Heisman Teammates have design ideas if Baker wins award SPENSER DAVIS

football reporter @Davis_Spenser

Baker Mayfield is expected to be named a finalist for the 2015 Heisman Trophy on Monday, but his teammates had some ideas for a potential statue ahead of the announcement. “ That’s the one part I think is the hardest for me to wrap my mind around,” senior center Ty Darlington said. “If Baker gets a statue, it shouldn’t be of him playing football. It should be of him doing something else, dancing or playing a video game or something.”

It ’s not that Mayfield doesn’t have the on-thefield credentials to warrant a statue of him playing football — he’s thrown for 3,389 yards and has 42 total touchdowns — but he’s also known for a variety of other things.

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Junior quarterback Baker Mayfield scrambles at Boone Pickens Stadium on Nov. 28. Mayfield is expected to be named a Heisman Trophy finalist.

“He just does so many other things,” senior linebacker Eric Striker said. “ You could picture him doing anything.

“I hope it’s not of football. I hope it’s of him dancing. That whip video he had? I hope they just freeze frame and just put him killing the whip. That would be sweet.”

ERIC STRIKER, SENIOR LINEBACKER

“I hope it’s not of football.

I hope it’s of him dancing,” he said. “That whip video he had? I hope they just freeze frame and just put him killing the whip. That would be sweet.”

The thought of a Mayfield statue at Heisman Park seemed to bewilder Darlington, be caus e of Mayfield’s personality.

“He’s such a goof ball,

for lack of a better term,” Darlington said. “I can’t imagine him having a statue. But I want to him to have a statue, and I will bring my children and take a picture in front of that statue and pay him homage.”

Spenser Davis davis.spenser@ou.edu

said. “As a little kid, you know a little bit about it. But I’m sure when we get over there, they’ll go into detail about what really happened.

I’m excited to get over there and learn about the whole history.”

Kruger added that this moment in history cannot be overemphasized. As each decade goes by, Kruger welcomes the responsibility of this valuable teaching experience.

“Any time you can add potential for greater appreciation for what our veterans have done and how they’ve served, it’s nice to try to do that,” Kruger said.

PLAYOFFS:

John Walker john.t.walker-1@ou.edu

HOW TO WATCH Pearl Harbor Classic: No. 6 Oklahoma vs.

No. 8 Villanova Time: 6 p.m.

Date: Tonight Place: Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Honolulu, Hawaii Channel: Fox Sports 1

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