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ONLINE Check out the following content on OUDaily.com New political-science chair: Dr. Ronald Gaddie was recently appointed the new department chair of the Department of Political Science. Science award: OU Health Sciences Center doctoral candidate receives major award for his research, presented at the 11th Congress of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids in Stockholm. Music Festival: Bands Awolnation and Young the Giant headline the Center of the Universe concert festival July 25-26 in Tulsa.
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full-time professors in the U.S. These professors are parttime, and educational institutions hire them on a contractual basis. “To promote a university to be more competitive in reMARK A. RUEDY search and increase its visibility in the public and in the CHRISSA JOHNSON scientific community, some strategies should be develNews Reporters oped to stimulate their motivation and productivity,” an The University of Oklahoma stands against the na- adjunct professor, who asked to remain anonymous, said. tional trends of temporary employment and long-term “One of which is to narrow the gap and improve their salfinancial burdens with a substantially lower rate of ad- ary situation.” This statement echoes a growing issue that others are junct professors than the national average. identifying among the adjunct employment in the Employed college or U.S. university professors in Adjunct professors face other problems in addiAmerica are made up tion to their low pay and lack of benefits. Adjunct of 70 percent adjunct professors struggle with eligibility for research professors. funds, often causing them to conduct research out OU stands below avof their own pay. Many run the risk of losing proerage in the number tection on their research. of adjunct professors Since universities typicalhired, with only 10 perly pay professors per course cent of professors emor credit hour, determining ployed under the adhow many hours per week junct code. This means a professor works allows they are on a teaching errors to exist in their pay. contract, but another Specifically, adjuncts are job pays them benefits. working much longer hours T h e m o s t re c e ntthan constitutes minimum ly available data, from wage. fall 2013, shows that “It is necessar y to esthe University employs tablish a similar system to 1,408 instructional faculevaluate and recognize the ty, excluding library staff. AN ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, contribution of research Of those faculty members, WHO ASKED TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS (and) adjunct professors at the university employs 136 the university level, and esprofessors under adjunct pecially, merit-based salary status. increases for research (and) Th e U. S. Hou s e o f Representatives produced a study showing 80 percent adjunct professors is necessary,” the anonymous profesof these professors nationwide received a postgraduate sor said. However, Alex, an adjunct professor, said that despite degree in their field. These professors often don’t earn enough to justify the investments they make to achieve some professors being paid less and receiving fewer benefits, this may not apply to all adjunct professors. Alex said their levels of education. The salary of adjunct professors depends on the num- he has never felt underpaid. “OU pays the best (adjunct professor) wages in the ber of classes they teach per semester, instead of the flat salary of their full-time counterparts. Despite per- state,” Sarah, an adjunct professor, said. forming the same duties, their pay can consist of less than half of a full-time professor’s salary. They receive $20,000 per year, on average, for teaching four classes per semester. Cody Phillips, News Editor, also contributed to the article. The hiring of adjunct professors in universities increases each year and exceeds the employment of
Adjunct professors make less pay, receive fewer benefits than tenured
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To promote a university to be more competitive in research and increase its visibility in the public and in the scientific community, some strategies should be developed to stimulate their motivation and productivity”
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Major matters after graduation Specialized fields of study provide more jobs, pay Anne Flaherty
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WASHINGTON (AP) — What you study — math and science are a plus — seems to matter more than whether your alma mater is public or private when it comes to finding a high-paying job after college, according to a report released Tuesday by the Education Department. The survey of the class of 2008, by the National Center for Education Statistics, provides an interesting snapshot of the nation’s educated elite following a crushing economic recession: Overall, college grads reported lower unemployment rates compared with the national average, although black and Asian college graduates were twice as likely to be out of work than their white classmates. College grads from private four-year schools earned about the same as those from public four-year schools, about $50,000 a year. But while a paltry 16 percent of students took home degrees in science, technology, engineering or math, or STEM disciplines, those who did were paid significantly better — averaging $65,000 a year compared with $49,500 of graduates of other degrees. The findings are based on a survey of 17,110 students conducted in 2012, about four years after the students obtained their bachelor’s degrees. The survey found a strong correlation between earning money and highly specialized degrees. More than 95 percent of grads who studied computer and information
s c i e n c e s, f o r e x a m p l e, The study doesn’t explain were employed full-time at the disparities in pay, which the time of the survey and could be attributed to differearned $72,600 on average. ent fields of study. Engineering students reC.N. Le, a sociologist at the ported similar job and salary University of Massachusetts prospects. That’s compared at Amherst, said Asian stuwith a humanities graduate dents are gravitating toward who was more likely to report career fields in math, science working multiple jobs and and technology that are iniearn a full-time salary aver- tially higher paying, which aging only $43,100. likely explains the higher The report also pointed average salaries by Asian to a correlag ra d s. Bu t tion between they might being white be facing or Asian the higher and male unemployand havment rates ing a higher — almost salary. 12 percent A s i a n compared graduates rewith 5.5 perIn a lot of cases, ported earncent of white STEM jobs have ing more graduates — than other because of fewer promotion ethnicities, visa issues ladders than other or policies averaging $62,500 in by American positions.” full-time jobs businesses C.N. Le, compared favoring U.S. a sociologist at with $47,300 citizens. the University of earned by According Massachusetts at Amherst Hi s p a n i c s, to the Pew $48,800 by Research blacks and $52,400 by whites. Center, nearly three-quarters Likewise, male grads report- of Asian-American adults ed earning more — $57,800 were born abroad. on average — than their feLe said there also is a male classmates in full-time “glass-ceiling effect” in jobs, who averaged $47,400. t h e mat h, s c i e n c e a n d
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technology fields. “In a lot of cases, STEM jobs have fewer promotion ladders than other positions” in areas like finance or advertising, he said. Black college grads faced a similar unemployment rate of almost 12 percent, while 8.5 percent of Hispanic grads were out of work, according to the survey. The Education Department doesn’t surmise why that might be, although one liberal-leaning research group says racism still plagues minority graduates. “The Great Recession has been hard on all recent college graduates, but it has been even harder on black recent graduates,” concluded the Center for Economic and Policy Research in a study it released last May. Among other findings in the report: —The average unemployment rate among the graduates was 6.7 percent, compared with the 8.1 percent national unemployment rate at the time of the survey. Unemployment rates were very low for students who studied computer and information sciences or engineering, but jump for those with degrees in social sciences or general humanities. —Most graduates avoided
marriage and kids in the four years after obtaining a degree. Only 19.6 percent reported having both. —The average salary of students graduating from for-profit four-year institutions was slightly higher than their nonprofit counterparts: $62,900 compared with $50,700 for public school grads and $53,700 for private school grads. But the unemployment rate among
for-profit schools was higher at 12 percent, compared with the 6.2 percent graduating from public schools. These disparities could be attributed to the types of students who attend for-profit schools. Often highly specialized, for-profit schools often attract students who already have work experience but lost a job or want to earn more money.
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Former Sooner football player brutally beats woman in her home
Trevor Knight only OU play nominated for Maxwell offensive player of the year
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A former University of Oklahoma defensive end with a history of domestic violence, faces two more domestic abuse charges after an incident July 2 in Norman requiring the victim to get her head stapled to close a wound. Larry Dean Birdine Jr., 30, of Norman was charged Monday in Cleveland County District Court. His charges included domestic assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and domestic assault and battery in the presence of a minor. University of Oklahoma police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in Kraettli Apartments when they found an adult female victim with blood on her head and face from a gash she received during the assault. Staples were needed to close the head wound, according to the affidavit filed with charges. PhOto Provided The woman told OUPD she was on the living room couch working on homework when Birdine attempted to argue 911, he took her phone and left the residence on foot, the with her, but she didn’t answer him in order to avoid con- document states. flict. Birdine then exited the Police later met the defendant at a living room and returned Norman residence and placed him under with a leather belt which he arrest. Birdine was arrested on complaints used to repeatedly strike her of three counts of domestic abuse assault with all over her body, the afand battery and one count of interfering fidavit said. with an emergency call, the affidavit shows. The woman yelled for Birdine’s history of assault and battery help, at which point a child includes incidents in 2003 and 2009. He encame out of his bedroom, tered guilty pleas for both and received debut Birdine ordered the He then told her to ‘shut up’ and ferred sentences in both cases, online court child back to his room. The began to beat her about her records show. filing information shows two He received a one-year deferred sentence face and head;” children were present when for the 2003 charge in Oklahoma County the assault occurred. according to the affidavit and a three-year deferred sentence for the Birdine then proceeded 2009 charge, which included domestic to grab the victim around abuse assault and battery by strangulation. the neck, pushed her in the Birdine was also ordered to have anger couch and gouged her right management counseling and be supervised eye using his thumb, the by the District Attorney’s office to make sure document states. At that point she told Birdine to stop. he completed a domestic violence assessment and follow “He then told her to ‘shut up’ and began to beat her about up for the 2009 case, records show. her face and head; striking her in the head with the belt Birdine was a defensive end for OU from 2003 to 2006. buckle and causing the gash on her head. This allegedly He also had a brief NFL career, entering with the Green Bay caused the victim to lose her hearing and vision temporari- Packers as a college free agent in 2007. He was later signed ly,” the affidavit said. by Tennessee and Denver in 2007 and by the Titans again Birdine continued to hit her with the belt and then stood in 2009. up. When the victim attempted to use her cell phone to call
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The initial individual watch lists for the 2014 college football season started rolling out Monday. The first two out of the chute where the Bednarik Award (defensive player of the year) and Maxwell (offensive player of the year). Oklahoma was well represented on both. Linebackers junior linebackers Frank Shannon and Eric Striker joined third-year defensive end Charles Tapper on the Bednarik Award list. The Sooner trio was among 76 players named to the initial watch list, which will grow throughout the upcoming season. The only OU player to receive the award was linebacker Teddy Lehman in 2003. The Maxwell Award watch list also includes 76 players but features just one from OU. Sophomore quarterback Trevor Knight was named to its list. The prize has been handed out annually since 1937. Two OU players have been named the recipient. The first was running back Tommy McDonald in 1956. The last was quarterback Jason White in 2004. The awards list rollout continues today with the Mackey (top tight end) and Rimington Awards (top center).
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Sooner offensive line breaks through the Cowboy defense to score a touchdown during December 7, 2013, Bedlam game.
Bedlam and Tennessee home games are sold out for upcoming football season. Jim Ellis The Associated Press
NORMAN – The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department announced Monday that the Sooners’ home football contests against Tennessee (Sept. 13) and Oklahoma State (Dec. 6) are sold out. OU Football season-ticket holders may still purchase single-game tickets for the remaining home games against Louisiana Tech (Aug. 30), Kansas State (Oct. 18), Baylor (Nov. 8) and Kansas (Nov. 22) before they go on sale to the general public on July 15. Tickets that go on sale will be available based on returned inventory from opposing team allotments and will be sold throughout the season as supplies allow. Single-game tickets can be purchased online at SoonerSports.com, via phone at (405) 325-2424 or toll-free (800) 456-GoOU or in person at the Ticket Office located in the Asp Avenue Parking Facility.
Dates and kickoff times are subject to change as adjustments are possible to accommodate television partners’ requests. Fans will be notified via SoonerSports. com and the official @OU_Football Twitter as information is determined for other contests. While season tickets are no longer available for the 2014 season, fans wishing to reserve an opportunity to purchase Oklahoma Football season tickets for the 2015 season may do so for as little as a $100 per seat donation plus the ticket cost. Donor season tickets are limited and will only be available as inventory exists. For more information visit The Sooner Club or call at (405) 325-8000. Since the arrival of head coach Bob Stoops in Norman, the Sooners have won a league-best eight Big 12 championships. Over that same span, no team hailing from a BCS conference has won more games than Oklahoma (160). Stoops is the only coach to lead his squad to victory in all four BCS bowl games and the BCS National Championship Game.
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Sizzling stories
Reading is a fun, inexpensive pastime. One book can provide entertainment for a few minutes to a few months, making summer the best time for students to catch up on what’s happening in the literary world. Even though summer is just halfway over, there is still time to finish a book or two. Below are a few books the Daily staff recommends to finish up the summer.
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The Way of the Knife
Artifacts: Cycle I
by Mark Mazzetti
by Jeff Grub and J. Robert King
Pulitzer Prize-winner and New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti offers an in-depth swathe of stories from the highest sources possible about the CIA shadow-war against terThe omnibus “Artifacts: Cycle I” is a great read for anyone rorism. It is required reading for many CIA classes held at interested in science fiction or Magic: The Gathering. The OU. So, if anyone is trying to decide on whether or not they first book within Artifacts, “The Thran,” is a prelude to “The wish to join the CIA, this book is a great choice. Brothers’ War” by Jeff Grubb. “Artifacts: Cycle 1” chronicles the struggle between the Thran, a technologically advanced ancient race, and the evil Phyrexians. The Phyrexians follow Yawgmoth and believes in biologically enhancing magic over magically powered Jacqueline Schlasner machinery. Editor in Chief The second book, “The Brothers’ War,” picks up centuries after the war between the Phyrexians and the Thran. This book tells the story of Urza and his brother Mishra, who find the ruins of the Thran civilization and herald the return of Phyrexia through Mishra by tampering with two stones found in the rubble. by John Connolly
The Book of Lost Things
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Uprooted from his home due to the war and stuck with a family he doesn’t feel a part of, David begins to hear books talking to him. Soon, he stumbles across “The Crooked Man,” who leads him into a dark world of fairy-tale creatures by Kevin Michael Connolly and monsters, where the real adventure begins. With some parts realism and some parts dark fantasy, this Faced with physical limitations since birth, Kevin Michael book is the perfect read for anyone who read the Brothers Connolly’s memoir discusses the challenges he has faced Grimm and thought, “This just isn’t dark enough.” due to being born without legs. Connolly takes us through his experiences of receiving his first pair of legs, hitting the slopes of the X Games and his international adventures. He travels the world equipped with a hidden camera, secretly Jordan Rippetoe capturing the faces of people reacting to his disability. Life and Arts and Sports Editor The memoir is a great read, specifically for freshmen. Like Connolly, freshmen face numerous first-year obstacles and sometimes feel they may never be resolved. “Double Take” shows how to face uncontrollable circumstances and how these obstacles are part of what it means to be human. by Orson Scott Card
Double Take: A Memoir
Ender's Game
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This young-adult novel has become a bestseller among children and adults alike. The story revolves around young Andrew “Ender” Wiggin, who is training to fight against an alien force known as “buggers.” However, the buggers are not the only enemy Ender must fight against. Some of the other children Ender trains with begin to disdain him because he advances through the academy so quickly. This book, which deals with heavy themes such as genocide, is recommended reading for some schools and even the military.
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat: And Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks
In “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat,” Oliver Sacks, a renowned neurologist, tells his patients’ extraordinary stories with poetic verve. In 24 easy-to-read short stories, Sacks talks about the experiences of patients who have lost the ability to form new memories, who wake up feeling they do not inhabit their bodies and who are gifted with the ability to calculate very large prime numbers in their heads. Sacks easily instills a love for neuroscience in his audience as he gives readers a tour through the brain without bogging them down with complicated medical jargon. This book is an excellent read for those who wish to enter medicine and for those who wish to learn more about the capabilities of their own brains.
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LIVE on the Plaza — Homerun Free: Block party with live music, feature artist and special events. 1700 block NW 16th, OKC Between Classen and Penn Avenue
Incredibowl The Norman Transcript Sooner Bowling Center 125th B-Day Block Party is celebrating their 30th anFood trucks, DJ, Photo niversary by hosting a free booth and tours of The event for families. Norman Transcript. 3p.m.-7 p.m. 215 E. Comanche, 550 24th Ave. Norman The Condoliers Company production presented by the Cimarron Opera. Tickets: Adults $20, Student/Seniors $15 Nancy O’Brian Center for Preforming Arts 1809 Stubbeman, Norman
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Willie Nelson featuring Alison Krauss and Jason Isbell at the Zoo Amphitheater.
Chad Slagle and Yesterday’s Wine Mooney’s Pub & Grill 6221 N Interstate Dr/I-35 and Indian Hills Rd, Norman
Partake in daily writing activities and quiet writing time with University Press directors and journal editors. 9 a.m.-3p.m. Writing Center Satellite, Cate 4, room 134
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