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Evaluation responses decrease online Professor reviews by students have not increased in spite of incentives SABRINA PROSSER The Oklahoma Daily

Response rates for professor evaluations have declined since the introduction of the online eValuate system.

In fall 2008, the last time the College of Arts and Sciences used paper, the response rate was 64 percent, said OU provost Nancy Mergler.

The College of Arts and Sciences response rate was 52 percent in spring 2010, a drop of 12 percent since changing to the online system.

OU has been using the online eValuate system for a year, while the College of Arts and

OU offers no advice concerning WikiLeaks Columbia University warns students about discussing site on social media sites TREVOR SHOFNER The Oklahoma Daily

After Columbia University warned students not to discuss WikiLeaks on social media websites, a university spokesman said OU will not take a position on this particular issue.

University spokesman Chris Shilling said OU does not have an official recommendation for students.

“The university isn’t condemning anyone for freedom of speech,” Shilling said. “They can do whatever they want to, but we aren’t recommending anything in particular either.”

After an alumnus’ comments regarding WikiLeaks, Columbia University sent an e-mail to students applying for federal government jobs recommending they not make comments on social media sites about the documents.

The e-mail said: “Engaging in these activities would call into question [their] ability to deal with confidential information, which is part of most positions with the federal government.”

The threat is only for people trying to get government jobs with agencies like the CIA or FBI, where security clearance is necessary, said Joshua Landis, OU Center for Middle East Studies director.

Columbia’s recommendation isn’t indicative of “a big national clamp-down on freedom of speech” or the “university acting as a government press agent,” Landis said, but is probably the result of an anxious employee at Columbia acting out of responsibility to the students to let them know what’s going on.

Landis said in most situations, the threat is minimal as other qualifications are typically more important in job candidate consideration, but he advised students be aware of the possible repercussions.

“You don’t want to have your name all over some laughing email about how the government is embarrassed over these cable leaks,” Landis said. “It would just be begging someone who’s tracking down your security rating to make trouble for you. All it takes is one asshole.”

Mina Farzad, international and area studies senior, said for people in her area of study, it is near impossible not to view the documents or have an opinion on them, but acknowledged that such online interaction could shut down a student’s pursuit of

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Sciences has used the online system for two years.

For spring 2010, the spring student response rate was on average 62 percent, Mergler said.

Most campuses find that students need to be reminded to complete the evaluations; and Provost has built into the eValuate system a variety of mechanisms to remind students, Mergler said.

Some of these mechanisms include e-mail, social networking websites (like Facebook) and traditional campus media outlets such as oZone.

The Provost team is using other incentives to increase the response rate by giving away several iPads every semester in a random drawing for students who complete all course

evaluations.

“The more care that students take with completing these evaluations, the more useful the information will be. I see it as a student’s responsibility in helping make OU even better,” Mergler said.

As students get used to the system the response rate should improve as well as the comments provided, Craig said.

“We, as a college, need to do more to prompt students to complete the evaluations,” said David Craig, Gaylord College associate dean.

The old system required instructors to take paper scantron sheets and select a class time

Spring 2010 student response by college » Architecture — 60 percent » Arts & Sciences — 52 percent » Aviation — 57 percent » Atmospheric & Geographic Science — 49 percent » Business — 60 percent » Earth & Energy — 50 percent » Education — 62 percent » Engineering — 58 percent » Fine Art — 52 percent » Gaylord — 55 percent » Honors — 70 percent » SIAS — 52 percent *Source: OU provost Nancy Mergler

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Resolution urges dead week talks Student Congress asks Faculty Senate to review pre-finals week policy CHASE COOK The Oklahoma Daily

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he Faculty Senate Executive Committee decided Monday to meet with the Undergraduate Student Congress regarding a resolution concerning pre-finals week passed Nov. 30.

The resolution asked the Faculty Senate to review its March 2009 decision to wait until 2014 before reviewing pre-finals week policy, according to a Daily Dec. 1 report.

The policy prohibits instructors from assigning work worth more than 10 percent of a student’s total grade during pre-finals week, according to the faculty handbook.

Any content previously due during the week that is worth more than 10 percent of the student’s total grade must be assigned 30 days prior to pre-finals week.

The Faculty Senate voted against Congress’ proposal to change pre-finals week policy from 10 percent of a student’s total grade to 5 percent Mar. 9, 2009, according to Daily archives. After voting for no change, the Faculty Senate amended the policy so that it may not be reviewed until 2014.

The executive committee was not sure what issues Congress was asking the Faculty Senate to review, said LeRoy Blank, chemistry professor and Faculty Senate chairman.

“I intend to contact the person who sent me the resolution and set up a meeting in the near future,” Blank said in an e-mail.

“I will report back to the Faculty Senate Executive Committee concerning this discussion by our next meeting.”

Blank said he hopes this meeting will shed light on any issues. As the pre-finals week policy stands now, it is beneficial for students but also restricts the process teaching, he said. Students should be given time for heavily weighted assignments throughout the semester and the effort applied during dead week should be minimal, he said.

Sean Bender, Ways and Means chairman, co-authored the resolution. He was contacted by phone and said he was aware Blank wanted to discuss the resolution but declined to comment by phone and asked his interview to be conducted through e-mail.

The resolution was passed to reopen discussion and provide a blank slate on the issue, Bender said in an e-mail.

Blank will meet with UOSA President Franz Zenteno, Congress Chairman Brett Stidham and Bender about restarting discussion regarding OU’s pre-finals week

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Mathematics junior Ashley Donaway studies for her organic chemistry lab final Tuesday in the Union’s Clarke Anderson Room. Dead week marks the biannual rush of finals studying; many students choose to study in public areas while others prefer more tranquil areas of campus. policy, said Bender chemistry sophomore.

It is difficult to develop a policy that works for all course types, OU Provost Nancy Mergler said in an e-mail.

“The Final Examination preparation week [policy] seems to me an appropriate policy to ensure that students are not given unanticipated and additional assignments due during the week prior to finals,” Mergler said.

No date has been set, but the meeting with Blank will occur later this week, Bender said.

OU’s dead week policy Instructors are prohibited from assigning work worth more than 10 percent of a student’s total grade during pre-finals week. Any content previously due during the week that is worth more than 10 percent must be assigned 30 days prior. *Source: Faculty handbook

OU to add virtual campus tour to iPhone app Department plans updates to OU2GO and OU4YOU, which were released this year RYAN GERBOSI The Oklahoma Daily

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Shown is OU4YOU, an iPhone app directed at the community. OU Information Technology is planning to update its apps with new features.

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OU Information Technology is developing additions to OU’s iPhone applications, but will not release any new applications, an IT spokesman said.

The department is working on ways to improve OU’s two apps, OU2GO and OU4YOU, as opposed to creating new apps, IT

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spokesman Nicholas Key said.

“We want to have one concise place where students can go to access their information,” Key said.

One addition to OU2GO the department is working on is a virtual campus tour for prospective students.

“The app would supplement an on-campus tour,” Key said. “It would also be good for those who can’t make a tour or want to see campus before they schedule their tour.”

With OU4YOU directed more toward the OU community, OU2GO

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primarily provides information for the external community such as parents, visitors and prospective students, Key said.

Key said the app is being developed in conjunction with the Prospective Students office.

Recruitment Services spokeswoman Allison Stanford said she believes that the app will be helpful to students who are unable to visit OU. “We hope that by offering a SEE IPHONE PAGE 2

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Today around campus » Society of Chinese Students and Scholars will meet 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Traditions Room. » Union Programming Board will host “Late Night Breakfast” from 8 to 10 p.m. in the Union’s Will Rogers Room. » Student Success Series will present “Final Exams — Test Management” from 2 to 3 p.m. in Adams Center’s Housing Learning Center. » Christians on Campus will host a Bible study 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Union’s Traditions Room.

Thursday, Dec. 9 » Union Programming Board Mid-Day Music will feature Anthony Nagid from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Union’s Will Rogers Room. » Women’s Mentoring, hosted by Student Affairs, will take place 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Union’s Sooner Room.

Friday, Dec. 10 » Union Programming Board will screen “The Town” at 4, 7, 10 p.m. and 12:30 a.m. in the Union’s Meacham Auditorium. » African Christian Fellowship will meet 7 to 10 p.m. in the Union’s Heritage Room. » Holiday Dance Club will meet 6 p.m. to midnight in the Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom.

Aaron Biggs, university computer network manager, sits in his office Monday in Ellison Hall. Biggs coordinates the course evaluations for the College of Arts and Sciences.

EVALUATE: More feedback needed Continued from page 1 within the last two weeks of the semester for students to fill out the forms.

“The old system was time consuming, used paper, and if the forms got dropped into a puddle, well, data was lost,” Mergler said.

The online system avoids issues of “dropping the forms in a puddle” or taking up valuable class time.

In addition to decreasing cost and waste, online evaluation also helped units

give faster feedback to faculty regarding their evaluations, particularly during the tight fall evaluation cycle when academic units are anxious to receive the fall evaluations that are used in January for the calendar year faculty evaluation process, according to a press release from the provost’s office.

“As new reports are built within the system, I believe it will only continue to improve and will provide information to both administrators and professors more promptly,” said Debra

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The university as a whole had a response rate of 53.5 percent.

“We welcome additional suggestions for getting the OU student body to complete these, it is an important part of our instructional assessment,” Mergler said.

ADVICE: University will not restrict free speech, spokesman says Continued from page 1 a federal job.

“I understand why students would be advised not to do it, if they’re criticizing American foreign policy,” Farzad said. “If your trying

to get a job within the State Department you have to subscribe to its foreign policy, whether you agree with it or not.”

Farzad said it’s not a matter of censorship, but rather just the school trying to help students.

“It’s really hard not to give your opinion on it,” Farzad said. “I have on Facebook, and it’s probably not the best thing for me to be doing. But that’s just the name and the State Department is really traditional and conservative about this.”

virtual campus tour through the iPhone application, prospective students and their families who cannot visit our campus in person can get a sample of campus beauty and what the OU experience offers,” Stanford said.

The virtual tour addition will also include the ability to schedule an on-campus tour, Stanford said.

“We want to show them why they should come to Norman to visit OU inperson,” Stanford said.

OU4YOU, which was released this fall, provides students and faculty with services such as Desire 2 Learn, access to OU libraries, a Cleveland Area Rapid Transit GPS, a campus directory and a personal planner.

University College freshman Hayden Lane said she has found it easier to find assignments and grades since he has downloaded the OU4YOU app.

“Instead of having to jump on my computer all the time, it’s much easier to just go on my phone and find an assignment,” Lane said OU IT has been in discussion with the OU Health Sciences Center to develop a similar app for HSC students, but no plans have been made, Key said.

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OPINION

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OUR VIEW

Students aren’t eValuating The online course evaluation system will complete its first run for the whole university this year, and so far the results aren’t surprising.

Since moving online, the response rate among students has declined, the university provost said.

For the College of Arts and Sciences alone, the response rate has declined 12 percent since the college implemented the online system two years ago.

Professors used to hand out course evaluations in class and students used class time to complete them. Now, professors need not set aside class time, but students have to take the initiative upon themselves to complete the evaluations.

This is a welcoming change in that the university saves time and printing costs, and there is less room for human error to lose the evaluations.

However, the trade-off is that respondents have decreased, most likely because students are being asked to use their own time, and if a student doesn’t feel

particularly strong about a course then he or she probably won’t fill out an online form. It’s a typical truth of the Internet that people only respond when they really, really like something or really, really hate it.

Thus, course evaluations will now consist of mostly students who really enjoyed the course or those who strongly disliked it.

How this will affect the purpose of course evaluations is unclear, but many professors will likely be left speculating what the opinions were of several missing students against the rants and raves.

We understand the lack of motivation to review every course, but we strongly encourage students to take the time to fill out these evaluations. Most professors do take them into consideration, and all opinions are needed, even the lukewarm ones.

Plus, you could win a free iPad if you do.

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As seen on OUDaily.com Editor’s note: These comments are in response to Evan DeFilippis’ Monday column, “A nude awakening — TSA and privacy” “Very nice article. It seems absurd to me that so many people are simply okay with being frisked or fully viewed in the name of security. If that is really the case then those same people should let the police search their home without a warrant and without cause because hey, that could stop terrorism too.”

— resipsaloquitur

“Pilots are responsible for killing more people than terrorists? Is every single commercial airline crash the fault of the pilots? What about mechanic failures (Concorde) and air traffic control failures (near miss at my home field a month ago)?

Interesting article; bad hyperbole.”

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— pilot

Creationist amusement park should evoke moral outrage

“The real answer is to make better judgements about who is potentially a problem. Not old ladies or young children.

Profiling - while a non PC word, is the real answer.

Not all Muslims are terrorists, but virtually all the terrorists were of the Islamic faith. That is a fact that can not be disputed. There are other terrorists who have other faiths, but the ones who are most actively attacking america and our way of live are Islamic.

Spend the money on training and better profiling of travelers and things will become far more effective (both for the people and the government).”

Suppose a father tells his son that a stork delivered him A literalist, young-Earth as a baby. At first this might seem perfectly fine and inno- creation like that in the STAFF COLUMN N cent, but then suppose the son is 15 years old and has yet Bible can now be disproved to attend biology class. with more or less the same It gets worse. The father also has instructed the boy certainty we can disprove Steven Zoeller ler to reject any notion that questions deliverance by stork. the stork theory.

Why might the father do this? Perhaps his own dad told Forget evolution, I’m him something similar, or he was absent from the delivery talking about what we’re pretty sure didn’t happen. Even room at the time of his son’s birth. the Catholic Church has admitted a literal Adam and Eve After all, why should he accept something he didn’t ob- never existed. serve firsthand?

As a society dependent on our youth’s proper educaIn case you’re still not disturbed, let’s have him — with tion, I thought we had agreed that lying to children should a group of influential, like-minded friends — do every- be looked on with contempt, whether it’s backed up by thing in his power to make stork theory universally ac- religious convictions or not. If anything, that should be cepted doctrine. all the more reason to be concerned: taking It may not be a perfect allegory, but I hope Bible readings literally can ultimately lead putting things in this context will help you to fundamentalism, which is incredibly According to a understand the incredulity I felt last week dangerous.

2008 Gallup poll, as I read the news.

To show I’m not raging purely against re44 percent of Come 2014, Kentucky will be known for ligion, let me recommend finding a more Americans still a biblical creationist theme park, brought educated understanding in prominent to us by Answers in Genesis, an apologetics Christians who accept evolution. One such believe literally in ministry known for twisting scientific facts the Bible’s account man is Francis Collins, Human Genome and promoting a literalist interpretation of Project and the National Institutes of Health of human origin. For director. You don’t need to be a critic of relithe Bible. something that is This is the same group that established a gion to keep the children rightly informed. creationist museum in 2007, which features Unfortunately, because Answers in scientifically invalid, dinosaurs eating pineapples with penguins Genesis is particularly stubborn, I can only that is much too in the Garden of Eden. In the context of my ask for your indignation. Take a look at what large a number.” story, the group members believe storks dethis group is trying to do, realize why it’s liver babies. wrong, and guard against it. It has the right Aside from debate about tax incentives (separation of to build what it wants, but it’s time we — inhabitants of church and what?), this proposal should spark serious the Bible Belt — consider the immorality of lying to chilconcern. In establishing a museum dedicated to false- dren and reject a literalist interpretation of the Bible. hood, Answers in Genesis seeks to undermine our integAlso, there will be no rides at the park, so don’t bother rity. Now, by building a theme park, it’s blatantly attempt- supporting it even if you disagree. ing to indoctrinate children.

According to a 2008 Gallup poll, 44 percent of Americans — Steven Zoeller, still believe literally in the Bible’s account of human ori- University College freshman gin. For something that is scientifically invalid, that is much too large a number.

Comment on this column at OUDaily.com

— HT307

“Hey Evan DeFilippis, I was more or less with you until you said that the war in Afghanist is “an unjustified war”? Were you on another planet on September 11, 2001? You didn’t notice any unusual events being reported on CNN that particular day? What kind of a moron thinks that if you are attacked, you SHOULDN’T fight back? Seriously DeFilippis, that is just the dumbest thing you could have said. Pacifism is a nice ideal, but to not respond to aggression is to invite more aggression, and you are old enough to know that. Stop being an idiot.”

— albert911emt

“The terrorism we’ve encountered here in the United States of Homeland Security is more concerned with symbolic acts that instill fear than it is with actually inflicting damage.

If any of this security theater was actually about saving lives, effective mass transit would be considered a national security priority.

Cars kill as many Americans every month as Saudi hijackers killed on 9/11, yet the government goes out of its way with bailouts, subsidized highway infrastructure, and cash for clunkers to ensure as many people as possible are out there driving.”

— anon1262010

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America has yet to become a colorblind nation Recently at Pennsylvania’s West Chester University, a STAFF COLUMN MN number of curious fliers were posted, advertising for the Buck first meeting of the White Roberson Student Union. The fliers state: “Feeling under represented on campus? Looking for a place to share YOUR views? Uncomfortable in other ‘special interest’ groups? Then this is the place for you!”

At the bottom of the page is a picture of seven fists held up in the air. Needless to say, this caused much controversy.

Students became concerned about the possibility of a racist organization being formed and notified authorities, who investigated the matter. It was discovered that those responsible for the fliers actually intended neither to form an organization nor to hold the meeting (which had no attendance), but instead sought to raise awareness against racism. The students were not punished, due to their good intentions, but a campuswide e-mail was sent explaining the fliers were a hoax.

On campus, several students told the Daily Local, the newspaper serving West Chester University’s area, they considered the fliers to be in bad taste. Others questioned

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why exactly there would be a problem with an organization for people of light-colored skin. It’s unfortunate that such oriented toward Caucasian students. Overall, the responses a common term can connotes such hatred. Black is the on campus appear to vary significantly. same way to some extent, although African-American has Considering all of the uproar caused by the fliers, clearly become more mainstream than any alternative for white. their creators hit on a social disconnect in their misguid- Both terms hark back to less-enlightened times, and beed attempt to start conversation about race. cause of this they tend to make some people It seems to me that the key problem with the uncomfortable.

We will know that whole situation was the use of the term “white” One thing is for certain about this, how— not Caucasian, not European — but white. ever: we certainly are not a color blind soracism is dead Had another term been used, it seems unlikely Racism is still around of course, but when we ourselves ciety. that such a row would have come about. even in the seemingly all-inclusive realm of no longer question college campuses we still acknowledge race This term has a long history of association if another is racist.” more than we’d like to think we do, if simply with elitism in America, from the Ku Klux Klan to neo-Nazismism. No other term for people of through an over-awareness of when somelight-colored skin really encompasses the bigotry that has thing seems racially biased. occurred in the past.

We will know that racism is dead when we ourselves no Also, virtually any time you read about Caucasians com- longer question if another is racist. ing together in American history, racism is involved. Being Until then, we’ll be left to question the merits of fabrithe majority, Caucasians typically have had little reason to cated fliers. come together except to ban against some out-group. Thus, the combination of the term “white” and the idea of form- — Buck Roberson, ing a group centered around white interests of course would University College freshman raise some eyebrows.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) There is always room for someone to join a lucrative situation when the person has something to offer that is highly needed. If you fit this bill, tell your story without overselling.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Don’t be too proud to ask for help if you believe something significant can be achieved with the assistance of competent allies. Just make sure there is something in it for them.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Conditions on the whole look quite favorable for you, but your strongest possibilities for success are likely to lie in situations that directly affect your financial affairs. Focus on the green!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Measures you take for those you love should be very important if you believe they could bring security and personal gratification to kith and kin. These duties will be your top priority.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - This is likely to be on of your better days for circumstances involving close relationships and friendships.

Pleasant happenings could happen through pals who think the world of you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Keep an open mind, and it will be possible that someone you seldom acknowledge will end up being the greatest help to you. It pays to accept everybody.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Keep a weather eye out for an opportunity having something to do with your work or career. If you spot it, it could bring you a valuable client.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - This is the time to work out any special arrangement needed to acquire an associate’s cooperation. People in general tend to be agreeable and willing to listen to new proposals, so strike while the griddle is smoking.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -Developments could turn out to be quite promising where your material needs are concerned. It behooves you to constantly be alert for ways and means to add to your resources.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Sell with self-assurance, enthusiasm and authority to anyone who will listen. Persons who could turn out to be pertinent to your plans will enthusiastically listen to your proposals.

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ACROSS 1 Lofgren who plays with Bruce 5 Quaint footwear 10 Draws away from shore 14 Attending to the matter 15 Red River capital 16 Rubber cement, e.g.

17 Big bird of Chile 18 Hardly sure-handed 19 Saintly emanation 20 They aren’t triage priorities 23 “A Lesson from ___” (Fugard drama) 24 Aromatherapy setting 25 Quilting event 27 Bow wood 28 Centers of activity 32 Some silverware 34 Club music genre 36 Diana or Betsy 37 Easy mark 40 Sanction wrongdoing 42 Jai alai missile 43 Delight in cruelty 46 What homeowners don’t pay

47 Lawyers’ org.

50 School open-house organizer 51 Band-___ (first aid kit item) 53 Chalet overhangs 55 Permanent military procedures 60 Dubai leader 61 Command to a horse 62 Now aware of 63 Wasn’t sturdy 64 Cast out 65 Germany’s ___ Valley 66 Binary code parts 67 Compensable wrongs 68 Without a hair out of place DOWN 1 Country of fjords 2 Doctor’s directive 3 Stay off the radar 4 Tent-pitching need 5 Splint’s locale, perhaps 6 Feeling of hunger 7 Again from the top 8 Maps for hikers 9 Tummy exercises

10 “Heavens!”

11 Place for a student’s essay 12 Stressful concerns 13 ___ breeze (vodka cocktail) 21 Archipelago feature 22 Kindergarten break 26 Suffix with “steward” 29 Good mo. for candy companies 30 China defect 31 Word with “tube” 33 1977 whale of a tale 34 Long-tailed monkey 35 Glance at provocatively 37 Drug that reduces excitability

38 Mafia boss 39 Express verbally 40 Killer snake 41 Cricket player 44 ___ Simeon, Calif.

45 Car-racing class 47 Manhattan’s Park, for one 48 Big ___ (WWI gun) 49 Separate by type 52 Zorro’s real first name 54 Embellish 56 Greek god of war 57 When pigs fly, to poets 58 Burst of wind 59 Declines (with “out of”) 60 Sense of self

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ROCK Local bands to gather ’round Union for free show Saturday’s concert at OU will showcase original holiday-themed tracks recorded by 14 local artists

BY MATT CARNEY | THE DAILY orman arose to such a clatter at the beginning of this year’s holiday season to find neatly wrapped presents awaiting its residents.

No, these presents weren’t sleds or dolls or any of the other classic holiday fare. They were free 12” vinyl records, festively wrapped and dropped off by a pair of entities teaming up to play Santa Claus.

Sponsored by Fowler Volkswagen WHAT: Holiday Concert and Nice People Records, the “Checking presented by Fowler VW It Twice: 2010 Nice People Holiday and Nice People Companion” features 14 local bands teaming up on 10 original holiday-themed songs, WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday including tracks from The Boom Bang, Evangelicals and Depth and Current.

WHERE: Union’s It gets better. Eight of the bands have Meacham Auditorium teamed up to play a free show at 7 p.m.

Saturday in the Oklahoma Memorial PRICE: Free Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

“I didn’t even really think about a show until I heard how great all of the songs were,” said Nice People owner and operator Chris Harris, also the creative mind behind Depth and Current. “The album came first.”

Co-sponsored by Jonathan Fowler, former Norman Arts Council president and past Norman Music Festival chairman, the album and show mark a creative venture between a pair of local businesses .

“The overarching theme is sort of this magical vibe that happens during the holiday season,” Harris said. “To me, it’s about family, friends, kindness and wonder. I hope the album emphasizes those aspects of the season.”

It does, in a modern, hipstery Christmas time sort of way.

“Good cheer invites a soundness of mind,” Student Film sings on “Slay Belles,” the album’s last track, before wishing the listener a happy holiday with electronic drum beats and dancey synths.

Talented singers Penny Hill and Samantha Crain team up on “No Whiskey Snow Cone” for a surprisingly intimate depiction of a sad, lonely holiday. The album promises a terrific show with plenty of locals playing together for the sake of good holiday cheer. Harris said each band will get a mini-set, playing at least one holiday song apiece.

“We’ll definitely hear some of the songs that these bands have on their albums and CDs,” he said. “It’ll be a great chance to hear a handful of great bands from right here in town.”

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PHOTO PROVIDED

Top: Gentle Ghost performs a set. The band will be one of eight performing in Saturday’s holiday show.

Right: The Boom Bang will perform Saturday in the Union. The band released an EP in September.

Bands performing The Boom Bang Kite Flying Robot Brother Gruesome Depth and Current (feat. Skating Polly) Student Film Penny Hill Gang Starr Museum Gentle Ghost (feat. Brine Webb)

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Wilson accepts Indiana job

Daily staff writer says his farewell

Former Sooner offensive coordinator returns to Big Ten country as head coach AARON COLEN The Oklahoma Daily

Former OU football offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson officially accepted the head coach position at Indiana University on Tuesday afternoon.

Wilson announced the decision at a press conference at 3 p.m. in Bloomington, Ind. “I think it’s a natural transition for me,” Wilson said.

“I’m from this region, and my wife is from Cincinnati.”

He coached in the Big Ten region with Miami (OH) from 1990-98, and Northwestern from 1999-2001.

Wilson said talks with the Hoosiers began before the Big 12 Championship game Saturday, but he was grateful Indiana backed off during that time to allow him to coach in the game.

“I appreciate the administration for giving me the chance to do my job, because the most critical thing on Saturday night was winning that football game,” he said.

OU head coach Bob Stoops thanked Wilson for his role in helping the Sooners win

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Former OU offensive coordinator Kevin Wilson takes the podium for the first time as the Indiana Hoosiers’ head coach Tuesday in Bloomington, Ind. Wilson had been with OU since 2002.

six of the team’s seven Big 12 Championships in a statement Tuesday. “[Wilson’s] attention to detail, innovation and ability to develop players to their fullest ability have helped us remain a strong program,” Stoops said. “Kevin, Angie and the entire Wilson family leave with our gratitude for a job well done with the Sooners and our best wishes

for continued success with the Hoosiers.”

Stoops will decide whether to allow Wilson to coach in the Fiesta Bowl. Though Wilson is open to it, he said he understands the decision will be made with OU’s best interests in mind.

Wilson signed a sevenyear contract worth $1.2 million per year with the Hoosiers. He has worked

under Stoops at OU since 2002, and served as offensive coordinator since 2006.

W i l s o n re p l a c e s B i l l Lynch, who was fired nine days ago after three consecutive losing seasons.

Stoops will address the process of filling the position and the coaching arrangement for the Fiesta Bowl later this week or the first part of next week.

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After 2 1/2 years, this is my STAFF COLUMN LUMN last column as a member of The Oklahoma Daily.

Aaron Colen olen In that time, I was able to get a taste of most everything OU sports had to offer.

Since I’ve been here, I’ve had the opportunity to write about everything from rowing to football. I’ve met some kind people and some unpleasant ones; been to nice venues and crappy ones; and written good stories and probably some bad ones.

I covered the incomparable Blake Griffin in the NCAA Tournament a few years back, and I also covered the incompatible 2009-10 men’s basketball team.

I was in the press box this season when the Sooners watched their No. 1 BCS ranking disappear in Columbia, Mo., and I also was in Cowboys Stadium when OU defeated Nebraska in a Big 12 Championship game that will be remembered for years to come — and not just because it may be the last one for a while.

I watched the Paris twins redefine OU women’s basketball and was sitting on the sideline when Courtney Paris fouled out against Tennessee, ending her double-double streak that may never be broken.

I was able to do all those things while working beside some of the biggest names in journalism, both in Oklahoma and in the country. I got to experience things that — depending on where my post-grad life takes me — could turn out to be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities.

It would be wrong for me to go any further without thanking The Daily and everyone who I’ve worked with, who I’ve worked for and who have worked for me. This organization gave me the opportunity to go from an unpaid intern to editor of the sports page to now being the footbal beat writer.

It would be even more wrong for me to neglect to thank God for the positions I was put in, the opportunities I was given and the success I had in each of those opportunities.

I never thought I’d be the guy who wrote one of these farewell columns. I’m not pretentious enough to think that many — if any — of those who read The Daily sports page will miss me or my contributions, because someone equally qualified will likely take my place.

However, it would feel inadequate to spend this, my last opportunity to be published in the foreseeable future, just talking about another player or game.

Thank you, and good luck in the future to everyone who helped me achieve all the things I did in these past five semesters.

— Aaron Colen, journalism senior

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