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Grad students discuss new health plans Academic HealthPlans is OU’s new health insurance provider MOLLY EVANS

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Graduate students voiced built-up concerns at a Wednesday meeting in Robertson Hall regarding the late notice on the university’s health insurance coverage changes.

The recent switch from Macori Student Health Insurance to Academic HealthPlans, a BlueCross BlueShield of Oklahoma insurance program, has presented financial pros and cons to students insured by university-provided coverage.

Graduate students, like Kelsey Madsen, were not notified of potential financial

burdens accompanying the new insurance plan until Aug. 21 by a mass email, despite the switch taking effect the first day of school, said Madsen, a graduate teaching assistant in the department of Modern Languages.

“I would say one of the biggest problems with all of this has been a failure to have clear communication and transparency about the changes,” Madsen said.

The general changes from Macori to Academic HealthPlans include a $500 increase in the deductible, a 100 percent increase in out-of-pocket maximums and a decrease in coverage of non-Goddard Health Center visits, according to the carriers’ online coverage plans.

The graduate teaching assistants in the Language Learning Lab in Kaufman Hall had

a departmental orientation on Aug. 15 with Donna Benge, human resources technician, outlining the changes, Madsen said.

Full details of the coverage changes were not explained, however, and most departments did not have any sort of orientation, Madsen said.

“For example, my husband in the mathematics department did not receive any notification apart from the email,” Madsen said. “I am under the impression that many remain unaware since they may not read those messages closely.”

Madsen said some students lost time to prepare or adjust financially for these changes because of the last minute communication.

With graduate teaching assistants earning $6,000 per semester for teaching one class,

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the now $750 deductible might discourage some from seeking medical care when they need it, Madsen said.

“The benefits [of Academic HealthPlans] tend to be on the extreme end of things,” Madsen said. “The problems are more in the low to mid-range medical expenses—things you would encounter on a yearly basis.”

Madsen, who is due to have her baby in October, understands that within the year, let alone the next few months, complications with her pregnancy or delivery make the now $10,000 out-of-pocket maximum on Academic HealthPlans’ Enhanced program a possibility, she said.

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With a campus of over 20,000 students, thousands of whom regularly eat on campus, Sooners with food allergies may have a hard time finding food to fit their dietary needs. However, several restaurants in Oklahoma Memorial Union have options for students with some of the most common allergies.

Dorothy Flowers has been working for OU’s Housing and Food as the ingredients specialist for the past five years. Her job is to act as a facilitator and to assist the different kitchens on OU’s campus. She also makes pamphlets to help inform people with Celiac disease — an autoimmune disorder of the small intestine — and vegans, spreadsheets of the cafeteria’s menu and meets with students with food allergens and special diets to help arrange eating options for them.

Students do not have to meet with Flowers if they suffer from any of the top eight food allergens: milk, soy, wheat, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts (such as almonds, cashews, walnuts), fish (such as bass, cod, flounder), shellfish (such as crab, lobster, shrimp) because those allergens are already covered.

Students with unusual food allergies can arrange meals with Flowers at dflowers@ou.edu.

To maximize dining options, a nutrition calculator on the OU Housing and Food Services website can be used to find meals at various restaurants on campus. With the calculator, students can check small boxes next to each allergen or category — like vegan, gluten free or vegetarian — and a list of all options that fit their personal search will appear.

The Daily has compiled a list of union restaurants and some food choices for students with allergies, ranging from gluten to shellfish, so they’ll easily know where to stop in on campus when they’re feeling hungry.

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Today around campus A contest to guess the outcome of the first Sooner football game against the University of Lousiania will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s food court. Those with the closest score can win a prize at the end of the season.

A free concert by Jeffery Weaver on piano will be held from noon to 1 p.m.for Mid Day Music in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s food court.

An informational session about Alpha Phi Omega will take place at 5p.m. in the Heritage Room of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

A meeting for international Fulbright students will take place at 5 p.m. at the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History to commemorate Fulbright Gateway Orientation week. Participants will experience traditional Native American culture and heritage through music, dance and food.

A discussion concerning the events following the death of Trayvon Martin will take place from 8 to 10 p.m. in Gaylord Hall, Room 1150. The event will include a spoken word performance by George Lee, a summary of events and a panel discussion.

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but also reduces coverage, Madsen said.

For example, Macori’s basic coverage (Macori Plan II) offers 75 percent coverage of emergency room (non-Goddard Health Center hospitals) costs where as Academic HealthPlans offers just 50 percent to students on its basic coverage, according to both carriers’ websites.

Madsen will also face an increase upgrading to the Academic HealthPlans Enhanced coverage, she said.

On Macori’s advanced coverage (Macori Plan I), Madsen paid $625 to upgrade, she said.

Though cost to upgrade to the enhanced plan is just $379, the overall cost to students changing plans from Macori to Academic HealthPlans is an additional $254 since the new basic plan’s deductible is a third larger to begin with, according to Academic HealthPlans website. “I think that it’s a problem to me that I’m paying to upgrade, but the upgrade is not as good as what I had been getting [with Macori],�

Madsen said.

T.H. Lee Williams, dean of the graduate college, and Nick Kelly, benefits manager at OU human resources, along with two representatives from BlueCross Blue Shield addressed the graduate students’ and faculty’s concerns during a meeting Wednesday afternoon in Robertson Hall.

OU is a self-insured institution, meaning the university does not have to comply with the Affordable Heathcare Act requirements, Williams said.

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French graduate teaching assistant Kelsey Madsen looks over the new health care plan offered by OU on Wednesday in a packed meeting held in Robertson Hall room 311. The meeting was held to introduce chnages to benefits, deductibles, and premiums to the group of graduate teaching assistants.

However, the new plan does adhere to the act’s healthcare services and with rising healthcare costs, the price increase with the carrier switch was expected, Williams said.

The new plan more adequately covers severe medical situations, such as those that would require an insured student to go directly to the emergency room, Williams said.

The plan is meant to lessen emergency room visits when Goddard could provide sufficient care in many medical situations, Kelly said. “I’m not going to say there aren’t some winners and some losers in this situation,�

Kelly said.

At the meeting, Williams apologized for a lack of communication, but there were two components to implement the carrier change that delayed relaying information to students earlier, Williams said.

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“I think that it’s a problem to me that I’m paying to upgrade, but the upgrade is not as good as what I had been getting [with Macori].�

Kelsey Madsen, French graduate teaching assistant

the 30-person selection committee, which spent a year deciding the new insurance provider and came to consensus in May, Williams said.

The second phase of the change was formulating the details of the plan itself, which took place all summer, justifying the late notice to students, Williams said.

Wednesday was the first open meeting to discuss Academic HealthPlans in detail, but more meetings can

be arranged if students continue to express concern or confusion, Williams said.

Kelsie Kemp in human resources will serve as the graduate students’ direct contact for questions about the plan, Kelly said.

Changes to the plan also may be welcome later on if student dissatisfaction continues this year, Kelly said.

The OU student health insurance program provides automatic paid coverage to qualified graduate assistants and is available to all students and required for international students on a student visa unless they have alternate coverage, Williams said an email to graduate students Friday, Aug. 23.

Details of the Macori coverage are no longer accessible online as of Wednesday.

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President considers action in Syria Syria denies use of chemical weapons WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration said Wednesday it would take action against the Syrian government even without the backing of allies or the United Nations because diplomatic paralysis must not prevent a response to the alleged chemical weapons attack outside the Syrian capital last week.

Ne w re q u e st s f o r t h e United Nations to authorize military action in Syria may have complicated the Obama administration’s plan to take retaliatory action on the purported poison gas attack east of Damascus that U.S. officials claim was carried out

by President Bashar Assad’s forces.

But a State Department spokeswoman said the U.S. would respond even in the absence of U.N. backing.

“We cannot be held up in responding by Russia’s intransigence — continued intransigence — at the United Nations,” Marie Harf said.

“The situation is so serious that it demands a response.”

The U.S. has not publicly presented proof that Assad’s government used deadly chemical weapons near Damascus last week. Even so, U.S. officials, including Vice President Joe Biden, have pointed a finger squarely at Assad. The administration was planning a teleconference briefing Thursday on Syria for leaders of the House and Senate and national security committees in both

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An Israeli soldier is seen next to an Iron Dome rocket interceptor battery deployed near the northern Israeli city of Haifa on Wednesday. Israel ordered a special call-up of reserve troops Wednesday as nervous citizens lined up at gas-mask distribution centers, preparing for possible hostilities with Syria.

parties, U.S. officials and congressional aides said.

U.S. intelligence intercepted lower-level Syrian military commanders’ communications discussing the chemical attack, but the communications don’t specifically link the attack to an official senior enough to tie the killings to Assad himself, according to three U.S. intelligence officials. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the intelligence publicly.

The White House ideally wants intelligence that links the attack directly to Assad or someone in his inner circle, to rule out the possibility that

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Investors worry as oil stocks rise in value

WASHINGTON (AP) — Weapons analysts are poring over new videos from Syria that purport to show U.N. chemical weapons experts examining a recovered rocket fragment.

The rocket may have been used in the suspected nerve agent attack a week ago near Damascus.

Analysts said the fragment appears to have come from a short-range artillery rocket commonly used by Syria’s army. That could complicate the goals of a U.S. missile strike because there are many such rocket launchers scattered across Syria.

The video shows inspectors measuring and photographing the rocket fragment. British analyst Eliot Higgins said it could be from a Russian-made BM-14 140 mm rocket, capable of carrying explosives or chemical payloads.

Australian weapons expert Nic Jenzen-Jones said Syria’s army deploys so many short-range rockets it would be hard to destroy them all.

Oil prices highest since May 2011 NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market edged higher Wednesday as investors continued to focus on the likelihood of a U.S.-led attack on Syria.

Energy stocks rose sharply as the price of oil increased to the highest in more than two years.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 48.38 points, or 0.3 percent, to close at 14,824.51. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 4.48 points, or 0.3 percent, to 1,634.96.

The Nasdaq composite rose 14.83 points, or 0.4 percent, to 3,593.35.

The quick rise in the price of oil has caused investors to worry. Costlier oil almost always translates into higher fuel expenses for businesses and consumers, weighing on consumer spending and the economy.

While Syria produces little oil, a regional conflict in the Middle East could lead to supply disruptions in an area where half the world’s proven oil

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of the other intelligence services, and it takes longer for their contacts to make their way overland.

Britain added a hurdle to deliberations about a military strike on Wednesday when it went to the U.N. Security Council with a draft resolution that would authorize the use of military force against Syria. This, as momentum seemed to be building among Western allies for a strike against Syria.

The draft seemed doomed before it was proposed. As expected, the five permanent members of the security council failed to reach an agreement as Russia reiterated its objections to

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a rogue element of the mil- have been working to gathitary decided to use chemi- er more human intelligence cal weapons without Assad’s tying Assad to the attack, reauthorization. lying on the intelligence serThat quest for added intel- vices of Jordan, Saudi Arabia ligence to bolster the White and Israel, the officials said.

House’s case for Both the CIA a strike against “The situation and the Defense Assad’s military Intelligence is so serious A g e n c y h a v e infrastructure has delayed the their own that it release of the rehuman sourcdemands a port by the Office es — the rebel response.” of the Director commanders for National and others who Marie Harf, Intelligence laycross the border State Department ing out evidence to brief CIA and spokeswoman against Assad. defense intelliThe report was gence officers at promised earlier this week by training camps in Jordan and administration officials.

Turkey. But their operation The CIA and the Pentagon is much smaller than some

international intervention in the Syrian crisis. Russia, along with China, has blocked past attempts to sanction the Assad government.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that the use of force without a sanction of the U.N. Security Council would be a “crude violation” of international law and “lead to the long-term destabilization of the situation in the country and the region.”

Syria, which sits on one of the world’s largest stockpiles of chemical weapons, has denied the charges. Moreover, Syria’s U.N. ambassador, Bashar Ja’afari, is demanding that United Nations experts investigate three alleged chemical weapons attacks against Syrian soldiers. He said the attacks occurred on Aug. 22, 24 and 25 in three suburbs of the Syrian capital and dozens of soldiers are being treated for inhaling nerve gas.

The draft U.N. resolution was an effort to bolster British Prime Minister David Cameron’s case that a military action is needed.

Cameron has called an emergency meeting of the British Parliament on Thursday to vote on whether to endorse international action against Syria.

He’s promised British lawmakers he would not go to war until chemical weapons inspectors had a chance to report back to the world body about their findings. That means British involvement in any potential strike wouldn’t occur until next week at the earliest.

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Alex Niblett, opinion editor Shelby Guskin, assistant editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/opinion • Twitter: @OUDailyOpinion

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Group of students do not deserve harassment Our View: Hindering a person’s chances of receiving a college education or future job due to a wreckless decision is unjust.

So why are we writing about it now? One, because ample time has passed for many of you to have already seen the photo. Two, because we want to explain that forwarding the photo without An explicit photo of a group of female OU stuthe consent of the subjects victimizes them in a dents rapidly spread across campus at the begin- way they don’t deserve. ning of the semester, and many of you already We’ve learned that OU is investigating the case, know what we’re talking about. The photo may and we don’t mean OU’s Panhellenic Association. have hit your inbox as it hit ours, revealing several OU’s Panhellenic adviser Jillian Tran said the case members of an OU sorority posing, some topless, has been passed over to OU’s Title IX office, which for a camera. handles sexual harassment cases.

The Daily has known about the photo for almost The Sexual Misconduct Office inherited the case two weeks now, but this is the first story not because some students took a “sexy” you will read about it in our paper. We picture, but because a photo was taken in The Our View chose not to report it because we don’t is the majority private, and now it’s being devoured by believe a group of students taking an exthe public and jeopardizing the subjects’ opinion of plicit photo of themselves merits news, The Daily’s educations and future careers. nine-member and you shouldn’t either.

We don’t know how the photo got out, editorial board but OU’s Title IX coordinator, Laura Palk, Moreover, participating in the mass spread of that photo is participating in said releasing an inappropriate photo sexual harassment. Of course we wouldn’t have without the consent of its subject could be considrun the photo across the front page, but telling ered sexual harassment and sexual exploitation. people about the photo when they might not Title IX says no one should be denied the benalready have heard is nearly as convicting. It efits of an education on the basis of sex. Palk said risks sparking the curiosity fueling the photo’s this kind of sexual harassment case could be contransportation. sidered in violation of Title IX, because it could

prevent the victims from going to class.

“Being the victim of that type of harassment makes it really difficult to focus on your studies to do your work. They need to be free from that kind of harassment,” Palk said.

And that’s why Title IX is enforced at institutions across the country — so people can have the freedom and equal opportunity to go to class and succeed in their chosen careers.

Even if the subjects in the photo don’t look like they care about their classes or their future careers, that doesn’t mean the photos should be passed around without their consent.

Taking a silly photo in private shouldn’t prevent someone from getting a college education and contributing to society with a professional career.

So please, use some discretion when getting into other people’s business — and this from a room full of journalists.

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Black columns of smoke rising from heavy shelling in the Jobar neighborhood in East of Damascus, Syria on Sunday.

Violence takes emotional toll M y eyes are Assistant opinion editor scanning the Associated Press Wire. I see the information. Syria. Israel. Chemical bomb. UN actions. One thing is missing. What is missing?

Syria is threatening Shelby Guskin Israel with chemical bombs.

Spguskin@gmail.com President Barack Obama voiced that he believes actions from Syria have already taken place. Chemical bombs, pushing the envelope of what the rest of the world is willing to take. News organizations are all a flurry to be current and up-to-date with the news coming out of the White House and the Middle East.

I sit at my desk in the Daily newsroom. Anger and rage fill my body. I can feel myself letting go of reality. I cannot see; I cannot hear; I cannot understand the words that escape my lips. I run out of the newsroom. I am flying. I am screaming. Screaming without words. Screaming from the depths of my soul. My insides are tearing me apart as I walk on the South Oval.

The tweets keep coming in as I retweet every Syriarelated tweet coming from the AP. The stories are all about actions that will be taken by my country, my home. The US vows to do something about conflict in Syria.

Bile burns my throat as I walk down the hall of Copeland Hall and look around. I have calmed down a bit, and suddenly, I realize why I’ve lost it completely. My sister is in Israel.

Stories flood the wire, making it difficult to sift through the hordes of information coming through my brain and eyes. I hear about rocket pieces traced to the common composition of Syrian weapons. I read about the response of countries all over the world. I experience the stories as they rush into me. Word by word, sentence by sentence, paragraph by paragraph, and story by story. I watch the entire thing unfold before me and cannot believe what I am

seeing.

I run away from the building. I fight back tears as I push my way through the crowd on the South Oval. It cannot be. Leah cannot be in the line of fire. I cannot breathe. My heart sinks. She is over there, and I cannot do a thing about it.

The story that begins in Syria today is continued throughout the rest of the Middle East. The story is always the same — mothers sending their children into the warzone, not knowing if they will ever see their child again. I can understand these feelings as I think of my older sister’s dark, curly hair falling around her beautiful face lit up by dark eyes.

The story never gets any better, only worse. The people of these countries do not want war. The citizens do not want to send their children into the line of fire. They could see their child coming home in a wooden box. The worst price a country pays for war is death — senseless death, at that. The governments of countries all over the Middle East neglect the fact that every war is scarred by the faces of its casualties. This is their worst mistake. I vow to never forget their eyes, their hopes, their dreams.

I have heard stories from Israeli soldiers about sleeping with a rifle underneath their pillow. They have described it to me as a feeling you simply get used to. I will never get used to it. I will never get used to the fact that I don’t know how safe my sister is going to be over the next few days while she is still in Israel. I will never get used to the fact that my tears are spilled for those that have died, some I have known and some I have not. I will never forget the fear in my mother’s voice when I asked her if my sister was okay. These are things I refuse to get used to. Therefore, I carry on. Tears streaming down my cheeks and a wavering voice, I stand to say there are no winners here, only losers.

The pain will never let up. All anyone wants is a happy ending, and no one gets to have one.

eople of Egypt, over two and one-half years ago, I wrote about your plight as you struggled for your freedom from former President Hosni Mubarak. I, too, shared in your joy when he left power and became even more excited about your first democratic elections. Sadly, though, the understanding of democracy has not caught up with the mechanism of democracy. Yes, indeed, there was a vote, and candidates won with a majority, albeit a very small one, but I don’t think anyone in Egypt fully comprehended the responsibilities that are required of a democratically-elected republican representative form of government. It is similar to preparing for a camel race without knowing the rules of the race. Winning a election does not constitute the acquirement of absolute dictatorial power. It requires that those elected serve all the people and not just those who supported them.

Even in the United States we have checks and balances, as set up by our Constitution, that limits what those in power can do. As much as I am in disagreement with the coup d’état executed by your military, I am also hopeful that once the violent protest recedes into peaceful protest, the election process can begin again with those newly-elected officials having learned a lesson from this first-time fiasco. My brothers and sisters of Democracy who are members of the Muslim Brotherhood need to understand that compromise for the public good is not necessarily a compromise of one’s religious beliefs. You must come to a fundamental agreement with my brothers and sisters of Democracy, who are members of the secular group, that you agree to disagree without having to resort to violence.

The Egyptian military needs to be convinced that your two groups will come together to form a strong, united country before they are willing to suspend martial law. You must demonstrate to them, and the world, that whether you are secular or Islamist, Christian or Muslim, it is more important for all to live in peace and have equal opportunity than for a chosen few to rule as dictators in support of one small faction.

People of Egypt, it is up to you.

Joe Bialek, guest columnist

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Shelby Guskin is a political science sophomore.

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High taxes take over Oklahoma Taxes in Oklahoma have risen to a national high Bennett Hall Campus Reporter

The average combined and local tax rates in Oklahoma are among the highest in the nation, according to a recent study by the Tax Foundation.

Since 38 states have legislation that allows local governments to enact sales taxes at their own discretion inside

their respective jurisdictions, these states, which include Oklahoma, tend to sport significantly higher sales taxes on consumer goods, according to the study.

Along with Oklahoma’s average combined tax rate of 8.72 percent, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana and Washington round out the list of states with the highest combined rates in fiscal year 2013, according to the study.

To create the combined rate for Norman, the 4.5 percent Oklahoma

state sales tax rate is added to the current Norman sales tax rate of 3.5 percent, effective July 29, and the current .25 percent Cleveland County tax rate.

This results in an 8.25 percent total sales tax on each consumer purchase in Norman, according to a report by the Oklahoma Tax Commission.

Elsewhere in the metro area, the current Moore and Edmond rates are both 8.25 percent and the Oklahoma City rate is 8.375 percent, according to the Oklahoma Tax Commission.

“I usually only consider it on large purchases.

I recently purchased a truck and I calculated it in when I was doing that. Normally I just consider it the price of being here.”

›››› Sooner Sampler:

How do you take current sale tax rates into consideration when making local purchases?

“I don’t really worry about it too much unless it’s something really expensive because I know the tax will really add on a lot to what I’ll be paying.”

Jared Allen University College freshman

Robert Graves secondary education graduate student

“I never really realized that we were one of the five highest states. I try to go for cheap stuff, anyways.”

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SMOKE: Healthy Sooners help students become smokefree Continued from page 1 Maggie Pool, a registered nurse and QuitSmart coach for OU Health Services.

“We have found that the quitting process is unique for each person,” Pool said in an email. “Different methods work for different people. We tailor the program to accommodate AT A GLANCE individual needs.”

Oklahoma Tobacco Students have free access to a Quit Kit Helpline filled with cessation Last year, the Oklahoma resources and tools, Tobacco Helpline received sessions with a certiapproximately 34,000 fied Quit Coach and calls from Oklahomans an online cessation interested in quitting course, Pool said. tobacco. For information T h e s e re s o u rc e s on quitting tobacco, call are available through the Oklahoma Tobacco the Health Promotion Helpline at 1-800-QUITD epar tment of OU NOW (1-800-784-8669) Health Services. or register online at www. okhelpline.com.

Enrollment increased in these programs when OU first went smoke-free, but interest has since waned, Pool said Due to the low level of interest, OU does not currently offer free classes like it did when the ban was put in place, Pool said. “[Healthy Sooners] has offered tobacco cessation programs for as long as I remember,” Pool said in an email.

“Classes will resume as staffing and demand increases.”

Maria Phillips, chemical biosciences sophomore

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Student Government

Time is running out to apply for remaining SGA positions Students have a little under a week to decide if they’re going to apply for a position as Student Government Association election chair or superior court justice.

Applications for the two positions are due on Sept. 4 in the SGA office, SGA president Ernest Ezeugo said.

The election chair is in charge of all elections on campus and making sure voting and campaigns are in accordance with the code annotated, Ezeugo

said.

A superior justice would sit on a board to listen to and decide on cases that have to go through the judicial branch, he said.

Interested individuals can print an application from the SGA website or pick up one from the SGA office located on the first floor of Oklahoma Memorial Union in the ConocoPhillips Student Leadership Center.

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Volleyball gears up for success Team hopes to build upon previous seasons Demetrius Kearney Volleyball Beat Reporter

The Oklahoma volleyball team will head into the 2013 season looking to build on last year’s success. The Sooners posted a 22-11 record, and finished fourth in the Big 12 with a conference record of 10-6 last season.

The Sooners have experienced consistent team success since the hiring of head coach Santiago Restrepo in 2004. Under Restrepo’s tutelage, the Sooners have posted three straight 20 plus win seasons and have made six NCAA appearances in seven years, including two NCAA third round appearances.

This season, the Sooners are eying a Big 12 championship and a deep NCAA tounament run. They posses all the tools to make this goal a reality.

The Sooners will rely o n t h e v e t e ra n l e a d e rship of the senior class to lead them to the promised land. Senior middle blocker and team captain Sallie McLaurin will lead the charge when the season kicks off at the Holiday Inn West Invitational, hosted by Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Mich.

McLaurin takes over for four year starters Maria Fe r n a n d a a n d M o r g a n Reynolds who graduated last year.

McLaurin earned AVCA All-American Third Team, AVCA All-Central Region

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Senior Sallie McLaurin plays against Kansas State last season. This year, McLaurin looks to have another great season.

First Team and All-Big 12 First Team honors following the 2012 season. The Midwest City native was a force to be reckoned with averaging 1.37 blocks per set and .357 hitting percentage. Fellow seniors Mindy Gowen, Keila Rodriguez and Eden Williams will assist her.

OU’s offense will be led by McLaurin and a mixture of veteran and newcomers at the outside hitter position.

Rodriguez, the lone senior within the group, has been a productive offensive asset recording 164 kills and was second on the team with 311 digs last season.

Ju n i o r o u t s i d e h i t t e r Tara Dunn will provide

Rodriguez with valuable assistance at the position.

The Poth, Texas native was a preseason All-Big 12 selection a year ago and concluded the 2012 campaign with 294 kills, good for third on the team.

The Sooners will depend on defensive support from senior defensive specialists Williams and Gowen.

However, the Sooners will depend heavily on the backline skills of Williams, who saw action in all 33 matches and recorded 205 digs by the end of the season.

Gowen also saw action in 29 matches and recorded 109 digs by the end of the season. The Sooners will rely on both defensive specialist

to provide quality passing and defense.

Sophomore setter Julie Doyle also returns to anchor the Sooners offense.

The Plymouth, Minn. native earned All-Big 12 Freshman Team honors last season, recording 1,104 assists.

The Sooners possess all the right tools to capture a Big 12 championship and make a deep NCAA tournament run. As long as key players remain healthy, the 2013 Oklahoma volleyball team will have another successful season.

Demetrius Kearney is a politcal science senior.

AT A GLANCE Sooner volleyball home schedule Tuesday, Sept. 3

vs. Arkansas at 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 19

vs. Nebraska-Omaha at 7 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 20

vs. LIU Brooklyn at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 21

vs. Miami at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 25 vs. Texas Tech at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 5

vs. Iowa State, time TBA

Saturday, Oct.12

vs. Kansas State at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct.26

vs. West Virgina, time TBA

Saturday, Nov. 2

vs. Texas at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 13

vs. TCU at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 16

vs. Baylor, time TBA

Saturday, Nov. 30

vs. Kansas at 7 p.m.

Position breakdown Defensive Specialists

Eden Williams

Seniors Eden Williams and Mindy Gowen lead the Sooners at one of the deepest spots on the OU roster. Williams played in every set of the season in 2012 and led the Oklahoma backcourt with 205 digs. Gowen also saw ample time on the court, collecting over a hundred digs on the year.

Alongside the pair of seniors, sophomore Taylor Migliazzo, who played sparingly in her freshman campaign, will look to make a bigger impact this year. Coach Santiago Restrepo added further depth at the slot by bringing in three freshman defensive specialists.

Mindy Gowen

Middle Blockers

Sallie McLaurin

Kierra Holst

Tara Dunn

Kierra Rodriguez

Senior Sallie McLaurin, the Big 12’s active leader in blocks and block assists is Oklahoma’s primary player at the position heading into the season.

McLaurin was a third team selection to the 2012 AVCA All-American squad wand has earned All-Big 12 honors during her career. Joining McLaurin is sophomore Kierra Holst who is coming off a freshman season in which she earned a spot on the All-Big 12 freshmen team. The younger middle blockers, redshirt freshman Summer Cole and true freshman Micaela Spann, will have much to learn from McLaurin and Holst.

Outside Hitters Junior Tara Dunn highlights the six outside hitters on Restrepo’s squad. Dunn has totaled more than 500 kills throughout her first two years at Oklahoma, and another big year is expected from the Poth, Texas native. The other veteran hitter on the team is senior Keila Rodriguez. The Puerto Rican saw playing time in each of her first three years with the program. Four others fill out the roster at the position including three freshmen vand senior Whitney Johnson. Johnson, a transfer from LSU, earned All-Big 12 honors in the triple jump for the OU track team.

Setters Juniors Caroline Weir and Kaitlyn Drawe along with sophomore Julia Doyle all return to the team with varying levels of experience. Doyle saw the most time in 2012, collecting over 1,000 assists on the year. While Drawe and Weir saw less action a year ago, Restrepo may expect more out of the two in 2013.

Julia Doyle

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Mike Stoops speaks at Media Day in August. After a dissapointing showing by the defense last season, Stoops hopes to improve this year’s squad. The Big 12, however, has become an offense first and defense second league.

Oklahoma puts offense first SPORTS COLUMNIST

Sam Hoffman samhoffman@ou.edu

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here’s no doubt that the Big 12 has turned into pro-style football in recent years. It started with Sam Bradford breaking records left and right at OU, only to be drafted No. 1 overall by the St. Louis Rams in the NFL Draft.

But then Landry Jones came along and out-passed Bradford in the passing category, which seemed impossible at the time.

However, now it all makes sense.

The Big 12 is an offense first and defense second league.

The goal for the Sooners now is to outrun, out-pass and outscore the opponent, no matter how many points are given up on the defensive side of the ball.

Mike Stoops will be the first one to tell you. In an interview with Jake Trotter earlier this month the defense coordinator said, “We’d love to dominate. But that’s out the window.”

Could Stoops be referring to the days before he left to coach Arizona and OU won its first BCS National Title in 15 years? The days where linebackers Rocky Calmus and Teddy Lehman stuffed running backs stiff at the line of scrimmage?

In the same interview with Trotter, Stoops went on and said, “Holding

people to 17 or 10 points in this league — that’s just not realistic.”

It appears that Stoops has come to terms with the offense first mentality, but the Sooners will be in serious trouble if giving up 17 points is a good day.

Not to mention that under center for the Sooners will be someone less experienced than OU’s most recent quarterbacks, both of whom are playing in the NFL now.

The departures of safety Tony Jefferson, safety Javon Harris and cornerback Demontre Hurst did not help the defense either.

However, OU will turn to its experienced defenders— senior cornerback Aaron Colvin and senior linebacker Corey Nelson — in times of a stop.

Back to Stoops’

comments — I agree, 10 points in a Big 12 game?

Stingy defense.

But 10 points in an SEC game? Blowout.

This is why a team from the South Eastern Conference has won the BCS National Title seven years in a row. They have a defense first mentality.

Look, I’m not saying OU needs to hold teams under 10 points each game if it wants to win football games. I’m just saying the Sooners will have a difficult time if they expect to give up more than 17 points per game and still be as successful as they have been in recent years.

Sam Hoffman is a journalism junior.

Senior Sallie McLaurin was selected as a candidate for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award.

The CLASS award stands for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School and aims to encourage athletes to use their platform to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.

McLaurin has been named to the Dean’s Honor Roll four times and the President’s Honor Roll once while at OU. She also is a five-time Big 12 Commissioner Honor Roll selection and a five-time Sooner Scholar.

To be eligible for the CLASS award each student-athlete must be an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four of the following areas — community, classroom, character and competition.

Kristen Hahn from Iowa State, Caroline Jarmoc from Kansas and Bailey Webster from Texas were also nominees from the Big 12.

From the 30 total candidates, they will be narrowed down to 10 finalists midway through the season. The finalists will be placed on an official ballot that will be voted on nationwide.

The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2013 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship in December.

Staff Reports

TRACK AND FIELD

Washington competes in South American long jump competition Sophomore long-jumper Kealan Washington finished fourth this weekend in the long jump at the Pan American Junior Games in Medellin, Colombia.

In his first international competition, Washington finished with a mark of 7.27 meters for Team USA. In his other legal jump, he marked 7.26 meters.

In his freshman year at OU, he was named an All-Big 12 honoree in both the outdoor and indoor long jump.

His best finish to date was third- place at the Outdoor Championship last year after earing a 7.63 mark.

The Pan Am Junior Champions have been held every two years since 1980.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 2013 Keep a close watch over people with whom you conduct business in the coming months. Someone will play on your emotions in an attempt to make you look bad. If you’re cautious and independent, you’ll come out ahead.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Put time and effort into a major involvement, and you’ll encounter a crackerjack financial opportunity.

Trust what you know, not what someone else tells you. Skill development will come in handy later.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Excess will lead to trouble. Assess your situation and you will realize you can make do with less. Aggressive behavior will damage a close relationship, so put the other party’s interests ahead of your own.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Seek adventure and expand your knowledge. The people and places you encounter will feed your imagination and contribute major improvements to your home and work lives.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Avoid a scuffle with someone who is in a position of authority.

It would be best for you to make personal changes at home, where you can remain in control and out of trouble.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Make your point heard and your suggestions will be considered.

Keep the competition at a distance and your superiors well- informed.

Protect your interests and you will excel.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) --

Share your intentions with someone you trust. Now could be the time to suggest some changes to your loved ones. Opportunity will come from an unusual source, but you must be prepared to seize it.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Question the relevant motives before you jump into a joint endeavor. You and the other party probably do not have the same purpose in mind. Going solo may be the answer.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You’ll be drawn to someone for what you see as their unique qualities. Don’t fall for big talk when you have all the facts you need. Size up your situation to make changes and take control.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Plan a mini vacation or visit someone who brings you joy. Spending time relaxing and catching up will encourage you to make personal improvements.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Talk less and focus on making a difference. Don’t feel the need to pay for others or to try to buy love.

Do something that will raise your profile and your confidence.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You’ve got everything you need to reach your personal goals. Set your sights high and reach for the stars. You’ll learn what you need to make the right choices.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- A change will do you good. It could involve travel or simply trying a new activity or mingling with a new group. You’ll make some long-lasting connections if you put yourself out there.

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Megan Deaton, life & arts editor Tony Beaulieu, assistant editor dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/life&arts • Twitter: @OUDailyArts

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Keep your party life separate Keep summer life & arts columnist

Briana Hall briana_hall@ou.edu

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n most days, the tininess of Norman is rather endearing to students who have ventured to Oklahoma in search of a college town, “best days of life” experience. However, the approximate seventy square miles of this town is less than appealing when you realize that it must contain both your professional life as well as your nighttime persona.

This one goes out to all of the freshman newbies out there who haven’t yet realized that you must, at Heather brown/The Daily all costs, avoid intertwinTry not to carry your partying over into the next day at work. ing your less-than-cognizant nights with work and school.

If you know anything you tried to kiss my neck your son tried to indecently about awkward situations, three times, and I walked kiss me multiple times, and you also know that seventy away three times, do not I rejected the offer because, square miles is not enough show up at the restaurant I well, it was strange, and I room to avoid the inevitable work in with your parents didn’t know his name. run in with the boy you un- and nonchalantly say “Hi!” In fact, I still don’t know comfortably met last night. as if we know each other your name, so why are you Rule number one of pub- well. saying “Hi!” to me in my licly interacting with peoThat will lead your moth- workplace? That is the ultiple from last night states er to ask, “Oh, how do you mate question. that you do not address last know each other?”

And, dear freshman boys, night.

Well, innocent mother if I met you at a party three If I danced with you, and looking for a nice brunch, nights ago, you do not get to

come up to me with three of your eager friends dutifully by your side and act like we bonded over loud rap music and sour refreshments.

This is mostly because we did not bond. We are not homies. If we were homies, you would not be making a point to talk about the “fun night” we had last week in front of your cool friends.

Of course, this sacred rule does not mean that you are never allowed to reconnect with anybody that you’ve met during your nighttime escapades. In fact, you will probably meet most of the people that you go out with at nighttime shenanigans.

The key is to reconnect with the ones who are not awkward. You can usually tell whether or not to talk to somebody again by how they exit your introduction.

If they smile, give you their number or say something along the lines of “let’s hangout soon,” then by all means, go for it. Text them something clever and meet up sometime.

If they leave abruptly, slip away quietly or look at you like they are wildly uncomfortable on the inside and awkwardly laugh as they walk away, then do not go for it. Never go for that.

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et those lawn chairs back up. Fire up that grill.

Refill that keg, and relight that cigarette butt.

Summer isn’t over yet. We don’t want to let it go.

Here’s the soundtrack to 2013’s last hurrah. From indie favorites to mega hits, you’ll find the right song for the right moment this Labor Day weekend.

“Young Volcanoes” Fall Out Boy

“Light A Roman Candle With Me” Fun. “Picasso Baby” Jay-Z

“Kids” Sleigh Bells

Briana Hall is an economics and English writing sophomore.

“Horchata” Vampire Weekend

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Beer boasts warm, exotic flavor assistant l&A editor

Tony Beaulieu anthonybeaulieu78@gmail.com

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an Miguel Cerveza Negra is a mysterious brew — touted as a dark lager but light like a pale lager. Stout but smooth, flavorful and refreshing, Cerveza Negra’s distinguishing factors are its fine, full-bodied foam head and regal, roasted malt flavor.

Cerveza Negra is a warmly flavored beer. The roasted malt is reminiscent

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Cerveza Negra’s dark-caramel flavor.

When poured into a glass, Cerveza Negra produces fine foam that highlights the beer’s light taste and smooth texture.

The result is a delightful, creamy head that sits on the beer and forces the drinker to enjoy the beverage through modest sips.

A great fall season beer, Cerveza Negra could be paired with a nice, sweet dessert or enjoyed on its photo provided own. Not so great for party Cerveza Negra is a dark lager occasions, save this brew made by San Miguel. for when you’re sitting back of freshly ground coffee and with your amigos on a leidominates — but doesn’t surely afternoon. overpower — the taste. The This is partly because soft, toasted notes make it a of Cerveza Negra’s refined pleasure to sit back and let strength and partly beyour taste buds get lost in cause of its price, which

doesn’t encourage buying in bulk but also isn’t outrageously unaffordable.

San Miguel has produced a richly full-bodied juggernaut of flavor with Cerveza Negra.

Tony Beaulieu is a film and media studies senior.

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Life in the Fast Lane OU Housing and Food Services offers a golf cart service for injured students to get across campus

from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. every weekday.

Anyone eligible for a temporary handicap-parking pass is eligible to ride, Doughty said.

LIFE & ARTS COLUMNIST hobbling from Couch to Though I didn’t meet Sarkeys. these criteria, the lack of In the spring of 2012, the other riders made it possiHousing and Food departble for Doughty to offer me ment decided to try out the a spin in a real program golf program for the first time. cart, which I gratefully acStudents and parents had cepted. Who knew when I’d both requested it, and it get the opportunity to ride was born out of a desire Graham Dudley VIP-style past other stuto better serve residents, graham.dudley4@gmail.com dents again?

Housing and Food Services s I approached the Director of Operations Jenn That’s how I ended up cart, I asked my on the South Oval in a golf Doughty said. guide, Kala Sellers, cart with Sellers. Several The semester went well, if I should sit in the back. student employees just like and the program entered “I’m not exactly a her make the program posits first full year in the fall of chauffer,” she said. sible, all hired through the 2012. While things generalFair enough.

Housing and Food office ly went smoothly, Doughty I zoomed down the and able to work around a said the Housing office enSouth Oval next to Sellers, busy midday schedule. countered some unexpectand we chatted idly about Sellers herself has graded difficulties.

GRAHAM DUDLEY/THE DAILY her career, my new major uated and now works full While there were no Housing and Food Services employee and golf cart driver Kala Sellers carts injured students around cam- time in the Housing and and trying not to hit passmajor incidents — other pus. The service is available to anyone eligible for a handicap-parking pass. ing students. As she steered than once reminding a Food office in Walker the golf cart through the Tower. driver all traffic laws still oval, I realized I was getAs it turns out, the ride applied in a golf cart — the “I think we had eight riders at one time last said. ting a taste of what many was a lot more waiting program did have trouble So far this year no stuyear. Which is a lot when you think about dents have needed it, she and dodging than burninjured students had beaccommodating all injufore me — minus the injury ries at once, Doughty said. ing rubber, but it sure beat scheduling around everyone.” said. part, of course. walking.

It reached the point where However, she wants all JENN DOUGHTY, Kala works for OU I could only imagine how the carts were booked at freshmen to know the serHOUSING AND FOOD SERVICES DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS Housing and Food Services, every hour. vice is available if anything, much of a blessing it would and one of their many proj“I think we had eight unfortunately, were to hap- seem if I were on crutches. ects is the injury transport riders at one time last pen to them. It’s covered everyone.” had to be taken to class program. For freshmen liv- year,” she said. “Which through their room and Doughty said some early, others just in time. ing in the residence halls, a is a lot when you think Graham Dudley is a public board payments and will compromises had to be Fortunately, the program broken leg no longer means about scheduling around take them to and from class relations sophomore. reached. Some students isn’t usually so busy, she

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