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OU Advocates are for everyone The OU Sexual Assault Response Team now bears an inclusive title DANIELLE WIERENGA News Reporter @Weirdenga
The OU Sexual Assault Response Team has changed its name to OU Advocates to reflect its wider base of services. The name change occurred after the Sexual Assault Response Team expanded its services to address many issues students face, such as relationship violence and stalking, as well as sexual assault, said Kathy Moxley, Women’s Outreach Center director. Moxley said the new name, OU Advocates, will more accurately reflect the range of services the program offers and addresses who the program helps. “We serve more than just women,” Moxley said. “We also serve men and people who are gender-queer.” The program’s advocates are a diverse group of men and women who come from different areas of campus, Moxley
said. Like its predecessor, OU Advocates offers students in crisis resources, such as talking with counselors or advocates in person or through email. The group also has a 24/7 confidential hotline at 405-615-0013. OU Advocates will also sustain the Sexual Assault Response Team’s “Step In, Speak Out” campaign, which encourages OU students to aid victims of sexual harassment and assault and victims of relationship violence. Throughout the summer, OU Advocates and the Women’s Outreach Center will hold One Sooner training for students. One Sooner aims to teach and engage students to end sexual misconduct on campus, Moxley said. The next One Sooner training will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 23. Students can register for the training at the Student Life website. Danielle Wierenga dmiwierenga@gmail.com
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JOHN WALKER SPORTS REPORTER As the sun begins to set after hours of beating on the field at the crossroads of Jenkins Avenue and Timberdell Road, field hockey president and player Jessica Lamers suits up in heavily-padded gear and begins to position underneath the netted goal. Moments later, a shot is fired toward the lower left corner of the net. Without hesitation, Lamers extends her right leg and denies the ball. “Excellent job, Jessica!” field hockey coach Kathleen Fitzgerald said. In addition to her on-field duties, Lamers is also in charge of spreading light on a fairly new club sport to the Norman campus. The field hockey program is a club sports organization that began in the fall of 2011 by the aid of OU graduate Maria Mancebo. She took the initiative of meeting the requirements of organizing a club sport: recruiting players, scheduling games and finding transportation. As a result, a core of officers and players began to align and grow as the club expanded. The field hockey team is rich in its diversity. The club is available to join for both men and women and experience is not a requirement. Johnson assists newcomers during practice to help grasp the basic fundamentals of the sport.
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Ph.D student Jessica Lamers prepares to guard her goal against her teammate during field hockey practice on Aug. 26 at the field hockey SEE FIELD HOCKEY PAGE 4 practice field.
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The annual event returns for even more sudsy joy EMILY SHARP News Reporter @esharp13
The Oklahoma Memorial Union’s parking garage is going to be filled with something other than cars this Friday: foam. OU’s annual foam party is free to any student with a Sooner ID card and is from 8 to 11 p.m. on Friday on top of the Union’s parking garage. This year ’s party cost WEATHER Sunny today with a high of 96, low of 73. Follow @AndrewGortonWX on Twitter for weather updates.
$4,868, which paid for booking the foam machine, renting the foam machine o p e rat o r ’s h o t e l ro o m, booking a DJ, hiring a company for staging and lighting for the event and buying tarps, according to requested documents. Last year the event cost $5,239.92 for the same services, but last year’s budget also included supplies, reservations and catering, according to requested documents. This is the 12th year the Union Programming Board has held the foam party, which attracted 1,800 students last year, UPB
“It’s overwhelming in a good way. It’s not just dancing around to music, but having another sense thrown in with the foam.” AMELIA GINAC, UNION PROGRAMMING BOARD DIRECTOR
president Parisa Pilehvar said. UPB will provide free foam party tank tops to the first 100 students who arrive at the party. The music will be provided through Nexus
music and Adrian Buendia will be the DJ, UPB program director Amelia Ginac said. Any UPB members’ goal is to make the foam party accessible, Pilehvar said. Her favorite part of the foam party is seeing how many people come, she said. “It’s our first big event of the year and many peoples’ first college experience,” Pilehvar said. “We do all we can to make sure it’s safe and everyone is having the time of their lives.” The foam party is different from just any dance party, Ginac said.
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Honors College students can sharpen their presentation and interview skills during a free, no-credit course this fall. The course, which will run Sep. 3 to Nov. 19, has two 50-minute sections for students to choose from: one meeting at 9:30 a.m. and one meeting at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, according to an email sent from the college. Honors College professor Amanda Minks and musical theater senior Kyra Wharton will teach the workshops using exercises and techniques that Wharton has learned in theater classes.
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Blast off: Sooner receives scholarship Senior is one of 28 students to be awarded with the astronaut gift GLORIA NOBLE News Reporter @glorianoble_
Reaching for the stars is more a reality than a cliché for one engineering physics and mathematics senior. Daniel Grimmer recently received a scholarship from The Astronaut Scholarship Foundation for his prowess in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Grimmer is one of 28 students picked based on merit and is the eighth OU student to be selected for this scholarship. According to the Astronaut Scholarship website, scholarship recipients must be incoming juniors or seniors who have shown excellence in their studies in engineering, mathematics or natural or applied science. Grimmer said he was excited when he found out about the award. “It is going to sound bad, but I was proud of myself,” Grimmer said. “It is a great way to start the end of things.” Scholarship recipients It is going to sound do not have to be consider- bad, but I was proud ing a career as an astronaut, of myself. It is a according to the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation great way to start website. the end of things.” Grimmer has big future plans, but said they may DANIEL GRIMMER, not be quite as big as space. ASTRONAUT SCHOLARSHIP Grimmer said he does not FOUNDATION AWARD RECIPIENT plan to pursue a permanent career as an astronaut or studying outer space; and, if the award swayed him from his future plans, it would only do so temporarily. Instead, Grimmer plans to study physics in graduate school, either at Penn State University or the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. In addition to being an astronaut scholar, Grimmer is also the vice president of the OU Citizen Science Club, where he and other students teach science to the community. The Citizen Science Club is trying to communicate that science is everywhere — even in one’s own backyard, he said. Outside of science, Grimmer is an advocate for the animals at Second Chance Animal Sanctuary. With a hectic schedule, Grimmer said he doesn’t have much free time. If Grimmer were to redo his college experience, he might
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Engineering phsysics and mathematics senior Daniel Grimmer draws a graph on a blackboard. Grimmer recently won a $10,000 astronaut scholarship.
only major in physics. However, he said his current ma- the characteristics of a solid on the exterior and the charjors share many classes, so he is not really sure if he would acteristics of a liquid in the interior. make that choice. Grimmer is currently partnering with physics professor Barbara Capogrosso Sansone on a project working to prove Gloria Noble glorianoble@ou.edu the existence of super solids — forms of matter that take
HONORS: Workshop will teach interview skills Continued from page 1
The goal of the program is to help students develop their vocal projection, body language and timing to express themselves effectively and persuasively, Minks said. “Many deep thinkers and high achievers tend to be on the shy side,” Minks said. “It is useful to learn how to present yourself in a confident way.” Students who attend the class every week will receive a certificate and dinner with a special guest, according to an email sent by the college. Evening sessions on interviewing in specific areas will be open to all Honors College students. This workshop sprung from an initiative proposed by a private donor, Minks said. Though the workshops are exclusive to Honors College students, other resources, such as OU Career Services, provide career preparation opportunities for all students, Minks said. The workshop section meeting at 9:30 a.m. is currently full, but Honors College students who wish to sign up for the 10:30 a.m. class should email Minks at amandaminks@ou.edu. TONY RAGLE/THE DAILY
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Co-ed honors fraternity to offer more rush sessions until September For Sooners who missed co-educational fraternity Phi Sigma Pi’s rush sessions this week, the group will have more at the end of August and in early September. Phi Sigma Pi is a national honors fraternity with 147 chapters nationwide. The OU chapter requires that each member have at least 12 credit hours and a 3.0 grade point average to rush, according to the group’s website. Upcoming rush events: •Tie-Dye with Phi Sigma Pi: noon Sunday at Reeves Park •Teach for America fundraising event: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 4 on the South Oval •Video game night: 7 p.m. Sept. 8 at Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center •Free breakfast for dinner event: 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center Formal rush for the group is at 7 p.m. on Sept. 11 in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Boomer Room, according to an OU mass email. For more information, contact the rush adviser at mary.gomarteli@ou.edu. Staff Reports
FOAM: ‘The Foam Guy’ will travel from Colorado to organize festivities Continued from page 1
“It’s overwhelming in a good way,” Ginac said. “It’s not just dancing around to music, but having another sense thrown in with the foam. We don’t get foam poured on us everyday.” This year’s foam is coming from longtime foam party organizer, known as “The Foam Guy,” and the foam is coming all the way from Colorado, Ginac said. “It’s the beginning of the year, bring friends, have fun,” Ginac said. “It’s a unique experience you aren’t going to find anywhere else on campus, and it’s free.”
BY THE NUMBERS How much will the 2014 Foam Party cost? + Foam Guy Foam Machine: $3,000 + Foam Guy hotel room: $89 + DJ-Nexus Productions: $600 + Toucan Productions: $1,039 + Tarps (projected cost): $140
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The greatest time of the year is nearly upon us. It’s almost football time in Oklahoma. Saturday marks OU’s first football game of the season and will provide students a day chock-full of school spirit and fun. While we encourage all students to embrace the mania of Sooner football, we want students to be safe and smart at the game. Below are tips on how to enjoy game day while staying healthy, following traffic laws and still having fun. BEAT THE HEAT We have to remember that it is still August in Oklahoma, and Sooners need to be safe while enjoying the game in the summer heat. We have all experienced the distinct sensation of melting while trekking to classes this semester in weather over 100 degrees. And come Saturday, thousands of students DAILY FILE ART/ will be outside in that heat for hours. Mercifully, the The Oklahoma Memorial Stadium houses thousands of visitors at each home game. weather forecast calls for slightly lower temperatures on Saturday, but that’s no excuse not to be prepared the game. However, for all the commuter students EXPERIENCE SOONER MAGIC for the heat. Here are ways to stay healthy and cool Lastly, we urge all students — even those who out there, we feel your pain. on Saturday: think football is awful — to experience at least one It seems that all basic traffic laws go out the window on game days in Norman, with standstill traffic, home game at OU. Saturday would be a great time 1. Don’t forget the sunscreen. to dip your feet in the waters of OU football because road closures and more cars than sense in the area. Anyone who has experienced an OU football game The Norman Police Department sums up driving on you’ll more than likely know what it feels like for from the student section knows we sit in the sun your team to win a game. OU is a 38 point favorite game day best in a press release: “come early, park for most of the game, with an agonizing wait for the legally and enjoy your time in Norman.” over our first opponent, Louisiana sun to dip down below the stadium during evening Tech University, and the Sooners If you live out of town or far from campus, your The Our View games. Don’t make the freshman mistake of forgoare 99 percent likely to win. best bet for parking on game day is to park at a is the majority ing sunscreen. You will end up going to class next There truly is nothing like a friend’s house, with express permission, and walk opinion of week with rather interesting tan lines. home football game in Norman. to the stadium. People illegally parking on private The Daily’s The sense of community, shared property can face hefty fees in the form of traffic tickeight-member 2. Drink! editorial board passion and love for the Sooners at ets and towing charges. So be smart about where Water, not alcohol, that is. It is critical to stay hyOwen Field on a Saturday is a feelyou park and make sure if you leave your car on pridrated when sitting outdoors in 90 degree weathvate property that you have the consent of the owner. ing that can’t be captured through a er for hours on end. Drink water before the game, Fortunately, all local I-35 interchanges will be TV. You never know until you try, so give OU football during and after. And if you must drink alcoholic open on game day, according to the Norman PD a chance, especially if it’s your first year here. beverages on game day, drink even more water to press release. However, there is major construction We want our fellow students to use our suggescombat the dehydration alcohol causes. Don’t be the on State Highway 9 between Classen Blvd. and 48th tions to have a safe and fun game day. Drink water, kid that passes out during the first game of the year Avenue, with traffic reduced to one lane in both diuse sunscreen and don’t park in sketchy places. because you forgot to stock up on H2O. Most of all, soak up the joy of being a student watchrections for the four mile stretch. Unless you love sitting in traffic, we recommend arriving in Norman ing your team play at home, and do so responsibly. GET TO THE GAME SAFELY early for the game, even the day before if you can See you on Saturday and Boomer Sooner. Students who live on campus are especially fortu- find a place to stay. Game days are immensely more nate on game days because they don’t have to deal enjoyable when you plan ahead to do as little driving with the headache of driving and parking to get to Comment online at OUDaily.com. as possible that day.
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Sooners return faster, stronger Stoops optimistic of upcoming season despite suspended, ineligible players CARSON WILLIAMS Sports Reporter @CarsonWilliams4
It’s been 238 days since sophomore quarterback Trevor Knight and the Oklahoma Sooners shocked the world, upsetting Alabama, a team many believed to be the best in the nation at the time. Saturday evening Knight will get his first opportunity to prove to critics that he wasn’t just a one-hit wonder when the Sooners take on Louisiana Tech at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Poised for a chance to play in the inaugural College Football Playoff, the Sooners are ranked No. 3 in the Preseason Amway Coaches Poll and No. 4 in the Preseason AP Poll. Head coach Bob Stoops believes this offseason has been more productive than any they have had in years, and started with getting players on the practice field. “We’ve had a great summer camp leading up to the fall,” Stoops said. “This may be the healthiest we’ve ever been and have had the fewest guys out of practice we’ve ever had … I feel like we’ll be deeper overall as a team.” The offense brings back eight returning starters including newly-converted senior tight end Blake Bell. “We’re all getting ready out there and got some stuff to clean up and prepare for before Saturday but I think everyone’s ready to play,” Bell said. A few players will not suit up in the crimson and cream. Three have already been ruled out for the season due to team suspension or denied eligibility. Freshman running back MONROE. EVIN/THE DAILY Joe Mixon, senior linebackRunning back Alex Ross dodges members from the opposing team in 2013’s game against Louisiana er Frank Shannon and junior transfer wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham will limited action in previous Sophomores Dominique Alexander and Jordan Evans not see the field at all this years — including two starts round out the linebacker group and will look to build off year. last year — and will be an- solid freshman campaigns. “It’s like anything, we other target for Knight to In the secondary, sophomore Zack Sanchez and senior coach the players that are look to. Freshmen Michiah Julian Wilson highlight the defensive backs. Wilson made there,” defensive coordinaQuick and K.J. Young have the switch from safety to cornerback this year. This may be the healthiest we’ve ever tor Mike Stoops said. “It’s also been turning heads this “It went as good as we could have hoped for,” Bob Stoops pretty much how it goes. been and have had the fewest guys out of offseason and expect to get said. “He’s so intelligent and was recruited as a corner so All we can control are the he has that kind of speed.” practice we’ve ever had … I feel like we’ll their share of catches. players that are on the field. On the defensive side of That speed is something this defense will look to utilize be deeper overall as a team.” That ’s all w e ever have the ball, things are shaping in their pursuit of an eighth national title. controlled.” up to be Bob Stoops’ best As for Louisiana Tech, they’re hoping to improve off of BOB STOOPS, Of the guys that will be on defense in his 16 seasons in last year’s 4-8 campaign. Redshirt senior Cody Sokol gets HEAD FOOTBALL COACH the field for Oklahoma, juNorman, despite not having the nod as the starting quarterback, hoping to spoil Sooner nior wide receiver Sterling Shannon — the team’s lead- fans’ opening day excitement. Shepard will be counted er in tackles last year. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. upon heavily as virtually the only receiver with significant In the second year of a restructured scheme, linebackers experience. Geneo Grissom and Eric Striker lead a daunting defense Carson Williams, carson.williams@ou.edu However, junior wide receiver Durron Neal has seen that brings back nine starters.
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FIELD HOCKEY: Squad searching for more athletes, info meeting today Continued from page 1 The team supports a wide range of ages and classifications, from undergraduate freshmen to graduate students. It’s also home to many international players including ones from Malaysia and Australia. Jess Thompson is a new player for the team. She has never played a game of field hockey, but she is already active with the sport both on and off the field. Thompson serves as the team’s treasurer and will be playing on offense when the season begins.
“We wouldn’t have the communicating interest to people we were going expand the team’s roster. t o h a v e w i t h o u t h e r,” The officers have been Fitzgerald said. p re s e n t d u r i n g H o w d y Thompson was influWeek, student organization enced to join by team fairs and have set up tables recruiters. at the Union. They have sent “The energetic people mass messages to students, at the involvement fair chalked information on pulled me in,” she said. “I sidewalks and been active We wouldn’t have the people we were came to practice and it was on social media. going to have without her.” awesome.” “It’s been a busy week,” Thompson plans to Lamers said. KATHLEEN FITZGERALD, become a polished, exThe club will be holdHEAD COACH perienced player with ing an informational meetFitzgerald’s help. ing at 7 p.m. today in the Fitzgerald is entering her Traditions Room at the second year as OU’s field Oklahoma Memorial Union. hockey coach. She’s played the sport since grade school Practice is scheduled Tuesdays through Thursdays from and has coached with many organizations across the 6-7:30 p.m. The first official practice will be Sept. 3 at 180 E. country. Timberdell Road. Even as a veteran, she hasn’t lost her passion for the For more information, go to the field hockey website, game. oufieldhockey.wordpress.com or email at oufieldhockey@ “I really enjoy coaching,” she said. “I love the sport and I gmail.com really enjoyed working with the college students.” While the team aims toward competing at a high level, John Walker, john.t.walker-1@ou.edu the coach emphasizes team chemistry and placing players in the best position to succeed. “It’s a team, it’s a competition,” Fitzgerald said. “But there’s also a lot of camaraderie and team support for the THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA players.” The club has been active in spreading the word and
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7 National Championships. 5 Heisman Trophy Winners. 47 Game Winning-Streak. 2 Alternate Uniforms?
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ne of these things is not like the others. With a football program boasting more tradition than almost any other school in the country, Oklahoma took a step back this summer when it announced the team would be wearing two new alternate uniforms in 2014. Many fans are fine with the change. Those people say that they are not meant to appease the donors and ticket-holders (you know, the ones who give money to the football program) but to be used as a recruiting tool. Kids love new and shiny things, right? However, the likelihood that a top recruit is committed to a certain school based on uniform cool-factor is very, very low. Which is more attractive: new number font and wood-grain helmets (we will get to those in a second), or a history littered with trophies and rings? Players come to Oklahoma to win championships and go to Oklahoma State to play dress-up. It seems our athletic office has briefly forgotten this idea. Moving on to the actual uniforms, the first thing that stands out is a subtle wood grain pattern scattered about each of the combinations. From the pant stripes, to the sleeves, to the helmets, it hails from the Nike-created tagline “Bring the Wood.” The “wood” here refers to the Sooner Schooner. Evidently, what no one pointed out in design meetings is the wood grain on the uniform and the Schooner’s wood look nothing alike. The pattern on the uniform is more reminiscent of tree bark than anything else (sort of ironic when you consider the lack of trees on a football field.) According to the outfitter, the uniforms are all about respecting the past. The new anthracite facemasks “harken to the Rough Riders of the late 19th century.” The Rough Riders were a group of volunteer soldiers led by Theodore Roosevelt during the Spanish-American
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War. Apparently, they were famous for their football facemasks as well. Oklahoma has respected the past with alternate uniforms twice in the Bob Stoops era; once in 2003 and again in 2009. Both uniforms were throwbacks to the Bud Wilkinson teams of the 1940s and ’50s, clean and simple. Clean and simple has always been what OU football is about. The Sooner uniform has always been about the name on the front of the jersey and the logo on the side of the helmet, not the pattern hidden in the stripes and the number font. Leave flashy uniforms to the Oregons and Oklahoma States of the world; those programs with nothing else to boast. If Oklahoma is going to claim a program built on tradition, then it should stay with a traditional look. Brady Vardeman is a journalism sophomore.
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A Google search of the word “selfieâ€? reveals how complex the seemingly simple social media trend can be. Search results range from the Oxford Dictionary’s definition of its 2013 Word of the Year to a music video for the wildly popular summer jam “#SELFIE.â€? Today the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art will explore the social media obsession during the first of two FREDTalks planned for the fall semester. Speakers will address the topic of the “selfieâ€? and what its practice reveals about modern culture and identity by discussing their selfie-related experiences from an artist’s perspective with the audience. FREDTalks is a program that started in the fall of 2013. Past topics have included blasphemy, the idea PHOTO PROVIDED of journeys and the impor- Krystle Brewer, Associate director of 108 Contemporary art gallery in Tulsa, and Mary Kathryn Moeller tance of place. They are OSU adjunct lecturer of art history pose for a photo. The two will speak about their gallery during a somewhat of a mash-up FREDTalk today. between popular TEDTalks and a high-speed presenCOLLEGE SKI & BOARD WEEK tation format known as Why do people feel the need MAINSITE Contemporary submissions to create a PechaKucha according to to go look at themselves in Art in Norman earlier this playing card game where ckenridge the mirror of a year. Moeller said that when breplayers were to tr y to Susan Baley, bathroom and she and Brewer called for match each selfie with its the museum’s go ‘Duck face!’ art submissions, they didVail correct fact. The project Director of Beaver Creek Keystone Arapahoe Basin 5 Resorts.to 1 Price. o r ‘ S e l f i e ! ’ ? â€? not intend the show to be20 Mountains. was intended quesEducation. Bradley said. solely a showcase of selfies. tion how people choose “ We’ re e xplus t/s themselves Three in“We kind of co-oped the to present ploring, more dividuals will work to draw attention to through selfies. specifically, on attempt to an- the fact that artists have Moeller said that she issues of creto make this a colativity, and how We hope that swer questions been doing self-portraiture hopes WWW.UBSKI.COM like Bradley’s since the beginning of time laborative with the artists respond • effort 1-800-754-9453 since almost at FREDTalks. and just show how this has1-800-SKI-WILD audience. The talks will to some of the every student Mary Kathryn been a kind of bread and be an opportunity for stuthings happenMoeller, OSU butter of identity as it has dents to discuss relevant ing in contemhas taken a a d j u n c t l e c - progressed,â€? Moeller said. topics with like-minded p o r a r y l i f e ,â€? selfie, they will t u r e r o f a r t Delta Murphy, an OU people. Baley said. M e g h a n resonate with h i s t o r y , a n d alumna, will serve as the “We hope that since Krystle Brewer, other speaker. Murphy will almost every student has Bradley, a pubthe discussion.â€? ass o ciate di- join the talk via Skype to dis- taken a selfie, they will lic relations re ctor of 108 cuss a class project she did resonate with the discussophomore, is SUSAN BALEY, in the minori- FRED JONES JR. MUSEUM Contemporary last year. For her project, sion,â€? Baley said. art galler y in she posted flyers on campus ty that does not OF ART DIRECTOR OF T u l s a , w i l l asking for strangers to send EDUCATION take selfies or speak together her a selfie accompanied Macy Muirhead understand the about their art by a fact that others might macy_muirhead@ou.edu obsession with exhibition during the talks. not know about them, said them. “I’m still trying to figure The pair curated Selfie: An Baley. Murphy used the out why it’s such a big deal. Exhibition on Identity at
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If you ever oversleep and wake up only to discover you have 30 minutes to get to class, this is just for you. Let’s be honest, 20 of those precious minutes will be spent trying to find parking. So you have 10 minutes — five minutes for leggings and a tank top and five minutes for makeup. Don’t worry, you’ll be fine so long as you take these easy steps for a quick
yet flawless look. When you’ve got plans that night and need a way to switch it up without starting from scratch, follow the second set of steps. People will think you even showered. Here’s a quick look you can take from day to night at the bat of your lashes. DAYTIME: A little coverage, a lot of sass. 1. First, before any kind of
makeup is applied to that beautiful face of yours, wash your hands so you prevent transferring bacteria from your fingers to your skin. Nobody has time for breakouts. Prevent them if you can. 2 . Make sure you moisturize. If the moisturizer has SPF, that’s even better. Apply with your fingertips upwards from chin to forehead to
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only heightening your beauty. Changing the way your face looks entirely is synonymous with lying. Plus, you’re in a hurry and only have five minutes to update your makeup. 1 . Use a small brush of any kind to apply a very thin amount of foundation to the upper part of your forehead near your hairline, diagonally on the hollows of your
cheeks and down the sides of your nose. Pick a foundation that is one or two shades darker than your own skin tone. 2. Blend, blend, blend. If you don’t, you will destroy any chances of taking a good selfie. 3. Once you have blended like crazy, it’s time for eyeliner. On the outside corner of each eye, simply smudge
a small bit of liner on the top and bottom lids. Use a cotton swab to blend it. 4 . Add mascara to your bottom lids just as you did to your top lashes previously. 5. Finally, pick a lip color. Lip stain, lipstick or lip gloss will make your lips pop and pump up the drama to your previously daytime look. 6. Your date will love you, I promise.
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chool is back in session and stress is high. What’s the best way to fight that stress? Believe it or not, it’s not sleeping. No, the best stress reducer is in fact the absolute opposite of sleep: working out! How can working out make you feel more relaxed when you’re already exhausted? The answers are little things called endorphins. The harder you push yourself in a workout, the more they are released. The more they are released, the more relaxed you become. Get the picture? Here are some of my favorite workouts that you can mix and match to build the perfect back-to-school de-stressing routine, with more difficult variations of the workouts for those who are more advanced.
1) Running: Build muscle, but avoid the heat. Running is one of the best de-stressers because it works absolutely everything, from your neck all the way down to your toes. It especially engages the core, so if you want to work on your core strength, running is a good place to start. If you find you can run a mile without breaking a sweat, run farther. Or better yet, run farther and faster. The faster you run, the more fast-twitch muscle fibers (muscle fibers that enable certain movements) you use, which are the same fibers you utilize when you lift weights. That means if you want to do sprints rather than a traditional run you’ll end up burning more calories, building more muscle size than you would with a normal run and feeling more relaxed at the end of it all thanks to all those extra endorphins that were released. CAUTION: If you plan on running outside between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., think again. Even if you’re in good shape, the summer heat is dangerous. You’re not going to give yourself a better workout by running in it; however, you might give yourself heatstroke. Go to the Huston Huffman Fitness Center. It’s free for students with an ID card, and they have an awesome indoor track as well as treadmills. If you want to run outside, do it while the sun is low.
2) Swimming: Backstroke to burn calories. Like running, swimming works everything. In fact, since you’re moving by pushing against the water (which is much thicker than air), it’s almost like you’re using weights. Basically, if you want to build some muscle but don’t want to lift weights or do sprints, swimming is the answer. Another huge benefit of swimming is that there is a variety of ways to do it. You can do breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly or even doggy-paddle. Like the Huston Huffman, the Murray Case Sells Swim Complex is free to students and even offers classes for those who don’t know how to swim well. CAUTION: Stay hydrated. Just because you’re in water doesn’t mean you’re not doing work and losing water. Hydration is key to feeling good while working out.
3) Biking: Sprints on wheels. This one comes with a bit of a prerequisite. You either have to own a bicycle, or you can use the stationary bikes at the Huston Huffman. If you do own a bike, it is by far the most fun way to workout. Not only are you
working up a sweat (and mind you, if you’re not sweating or breathing heavily, you’re not really getting a stress-relieving workout), you’re going places. Instead of traveling only a few miles like you would on a basic run, you’ll be traveling at least five times that in the same amount of time. And you’ll be going fast! The faster you ride, the more intense your workout will be. If you really want a challenge, set your bike on the highest gear and push yourself to go as fast as you can for as long as you can. CAUTION: Unlike running or especially swimming, you are really only working your lower body. That’s where your body’s biggest muscles are, so you’ll be sure to get a good workout and the endorphins flowing anyway.
4) Yoga: Start your day with a “Namaste.” Yeah, I said yoga. What’s wrong with that? Absolutely nothing. There is an enormous variety of moves; so, not only is it easy to keep the workout from getting stale, but you can make it as hard as you want. It can really help with developing your balance and flexibility, which is beneficial for other workouts, too. The biggest challenge with yoga is knowing what to do. Obviously, signing up for a class is the best route because you can get feedback on how you’re doing, but there are other ways to learn as well. Resources like P90X’s Yoga X DVD, YouTube and books are great for collecting yoga moves. Whatever you do, make sure your workout is at least half an hour long to get the full effect. CAUTION: If you do decide to do yoga, be careful not to push yourself too hard. It’s easier than you think to overextend a joint and tear a muscle. Take my advice and go easy at first... especially if you’re working your way back into shape. Thomas Bernstein is an advertising senior.
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