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Alcohol ed sessions shortened Program will bring shorter courses to the residence halls for trainings REGENNIA JOHNSON Daily Contributor
Next week is the sixth and final week for students to take mandatory alcohol education this semester, but this year’s sessions will take less time and will be closer to home than in previous years. OU’s Comprehensive Alcohol Program, which requires all incoming students to attend an in-person peer educational alcohol session, is shortening sessions to 20 to 30 minutes and bringing them to residence halls, said Kyle LeBoeuf, coordinator of the Comprehensive Alcohol Program. The program’s staff and volunteers hope the changes will
cause more students to complete the training within the first six weeks of school, as required, LeBoeuf said. Incoming students are required to complete a total of two trainings for the university, one online and one in-person training, LeBoeuf said. Additionally, students in sororities or fraternities are required to complete a third training. LeBoeuf said one of the reasons for the shortened sessions, which used to be between 35 and 40 minutes, is so the in-person sessions will not repeat what is covered in the online or Greek sessions. The lack of repetition hopefully will keep students more interested in the topics discussed, LeBoeuf said. “We realize sometimes you can say more with less,” LeBoeuf said. The program’s organizers hope that bringing the sessions to residence halls will make attending the sessions easier for students and resident advisers, LeBoeuf said. “It’s … their territory, so they feel more comfortable,”
LeBoeuf said. The alcohol sessions were previously hosted in classrooms in the Health and Exercise Science building, LeBoeuf said. “It was literally a classroom, so it was hard to have them not feel like they were being lectured or preached to,” LeBoeuf said. Now that the sessions will take place near students’ rooms in residence hall lounges, LeBoeuf said he hopes the sessions will be more informal and elicit dialogue. LeBoeuf said that so far, the changes to the sessions have generated positive results. By the fourth week of classes, LeBoeuf said about 2,800 students had completed evaluations for the sessions, far more than in years past. Regennia Johnson rjohnson1@ou.edu
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OU football cornerback Jordan Thomas reviews a chemistry assignment with his tutor Wednesday evening. Thomas keeps himself busy with football and his mechanical engineering program.
Some students choose OU because of its esteemed engineering school, while others come to play for the school’s storied football program. Jordan Thomas is an exception that fits into both categories. The freshman cornerback and mechanical engineering major has chemistry and calculus books sitting alongside his defensive playbook. “Everyone’s dream is to go the NFL but we all know football is going to end eventually,” he said. “It’s a great degree to have and a great fall back.” The “CB” next to his name on Oklahoma’s roster signifies his position but in high school it was all about AP — as in advanced placement courses. AP world history, U.S. history, calculus and physics comprised his curriculum. While Thomas couldn’t remember what he scored on the ACT, he knows it wasn’t half-bad. “I took it once and it was good enough to get me into Northwestern,” he said. SEE ACADEMIC PAGE 5
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Board of Regents to discuss library, storm shelters today Voting agenda includes construction projects, acquisition of new properties PAGE JONES News Reporter @pageousm
The OU Board of Regents will vote on several renovation and construction proposals, among other items, on the agenda 3:30 p.m. today at the OU-Tulsa Schusterman Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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The first item on the agenda is the approval of the maximum cost to renovate the fifth floor of the library. The WEATHER Partly cloudy today with a high of 87, low of 68. Follow @AndrewGortonWX on Twitter for weather updates.
project to renovate this portion of the library was part of Estimated start date: Fall 2014 the larger Campus Master Plan of Capital Improvement Estimated completion date: Summer 2015 Projects, according to the agenda for today’s meeting. Estimated cost: $2.5 million Storm-hardened shelters for on-campus Estimated start date: Oct. 2014 residents Estimated completion date: Summer 2015 In May, Boren proposed a two-part project to build storm shelters to protect students living in on-campus residences, Research Campus Infrastructure project — according to the agenda. The first part of the project will build three shelters: one sidewalk reconstruction Boren will present a maximum amount to spend on for Traditions Square-East, one for Traditions Square-West the reconstruction of sidewalks, crosswalks and other en- and one for Kraettli Apartments. The second part of the hancements to the research campus as a part of the Campus project will build shelters for the residence halls, according Master Plan of Capital Improvement Projects, according to to the agenda. the agenda. Proposed maximum cost: $6 million (for project 1) Proposed cost: $963,000 SEE REGENTS PAGE 2
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A large group of students gathered around a preaching man voicing his opinions and holding a sign reading “Warning: God’s judgment is coming” outside of Dale Hall on OU’s campus Wednesday. The preacher’s sign pointed out certain groups of people who he believed would experience God’s judgment, including: pot smoking little devils, child molesting homosexuals, sports nuts, lewd women, racists and liars. Some stopped to listen while others shouted, sung and chanted opposition to the preacher. One opposing student held a sign that read “Don’t feed the troll.” Preachers come to OU’s campus several times a semester. While OU Police Department officers were not present for Wednesday’s preacher gathering, the police department does take those situations seriously, said Lt. Bruce Chan, OUPD spokesperson. The Daily asked Chan how much freedom these preachers have and under what circ u m st a n c e s O U P D w i l l intervene. “Students have a right to listen or a right to move on
The board will vote on the purchase of three land plots in Norman, according to the agenda. The three plots are located at 443 W. Boyd St., 1301 Lincoln Ave. and 121 Page St. • 443 W. Boyd St. is a commercial property with a market value of $126,928, according to the Cleveland County Assessor website. • 1301 Lincoln Ave. is a commercial property with a market value of $642,197, according to the Cleveland County Assessor website. • 121 N. Page St. is a residential property with a market value of $60,753, according to the Cleveland County Assessor website. Page Jones page.c.jones-1@ou.edu CHRIS MICHIE/THE DAILY
Students mock a preacher visiting campus Wednesday afternoon on the South Oval. Preachers who visit OU’s campus catch students between classes with their warnings of judgment and booming voices.
“Students have a right to listen or a right to move on or not listen to these guys if they don’t like what they’re saying.” BRUCE CHAN, OUPD SPOKESPERSON
or not listen to these guys if they don’t like what they’re saying,” Chan said. Officers will intervene if cases of violence or threats occur, or if classrooms,
walkways or buildings are blocked and disable students from getting to their destinations, Chan said. Officers will not resort to kicking people off campus immediately. Instead, they typically try to safely resolve any issues or ask individuals to relocate if they are in the way, Chan said. “ These guys draw big crowds,” Chan said. “We want to make sure nobody’s safety is compromised or threatened.” One student who decided to listen to the preacher on campus was sociology junior Ben Renofrow.
Although Renofrow comes from a fairly conservative Lutheran background, he said the campus preacher was even more conservative. “I come from the Lutheran church, which is pretty far right. We believe Jesus is about forgiveness and love and not about blaming people,” Renofrow said. While Renofrow was among the crowd of students watching the preacher, he said if students ignored the preacher, he’d probably go away.
CORRECTIONS: In Wednesday’s column, “Not all fouryear degrees created equal,” we made an incorrect statement about the fiveyear bachelor of architecture program. The degree plan does include all general education requirements in the fiveyear professional degree program. In Wednesday’s brief about a brown bag luncheon discussing bisexuality, the event actually occurred Tuesday. Visit OUDaily. com/corrections for an archive of our corrections
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Some Sooners have personal ties to African countries hit extremely hard by the Ebola outbreak JUSTINE ALEXANDER News Reporter @caffeinejustine
As the outbreak of Ebola rages in West Africa, international students at OU share concern for their friends and family back home. According to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention web page, 1464 cases of Ebola have been confirmed by a laboratory in Sierra Leone. According to the CDC, 562 people have died from suspected and confirmed cases in the country as of Sept. 13. The survival rate for this particular outbreak of Ebola across West Africa is 47 percent, according to the World Health Organization’s website. This survival rate is higher than past outbreaks, which have been as low as 10 percent, according to the website. There is no vaccine or medicine proven to cure Ebola, according to the WHO website. Sitta Tarawally is a senior theater-drama major at OU who was born in Sierra Leone, a country hit particularly hard by the outbreak. “I deal with it on a personal
basis,” Tarawally said. Tarawally has traveled and lived in many places. Some of the places she had called home are in the heart of the affected region, and she still has a lot of friends and family members in the area. Of her friends and family, many are educated, but some are not, Tarawally said. Tarawally said the way people perceive Ebola is affected by their level of education and exposure to the rest of the world. Many less educated people have a deep mistrust of the information surrounding the disease, thinking healthcare workers are “spirit stealers” or believing that the disease was fabricated for profit. Tarawally said the politics surrounding Sierra Leone’s recent civil war only cement the distrust felt by the people. Tarawally’s aunt told her she doesn’t believe Ebola exists because she hasn’t seen an Ebola patient. A common saying in Sierra Leone is “Me if I no see, I no believe,” Tarawally said. The saying is similar to “if I don’t see it, it doesn’t exist,” Tarawally said.
It affects me. It affects my work. It affects how I relate to people … Everyone is connected in some way.” OLUWATOBI “TOBI” OLORUNSOLA, PHYSICS GRADUATE STUDENT
Some of Tarawally’s friends and family are healthcare professionals, so they are fully aware of the disease. Their professions, however, put them at risk for exposure to the virus. Tarawally said a relative of her friend may have contracted Ebola. “In that sense it’s close to me, but none of my family members have gotten it,” Tarawally said. “Thank God.” Oluwatobi “Tobi” Olorunsola, a second semester physics graduate student, is another Sooner experiencing the outbreak on a personal level. Olorunsola is from another Ebola-stricken country, Nigeria,
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where his friends and family still live. He said he’s called them and reinforced what health officials advise and said that his friends and family understand the disease and take precautions. According to the CDC website, the laboratory-confirmed case count in Nigeria is 19 as of Sept. 13. Olorunsola said he attributes the relatively controlled state of the disease in Nigeria to the Nigerian government’s efforts and an overall compliant response from the people. Likewise, Olorunsola said he found OU’s response appropriate. OU International Student Services called him before the semester to ask if he went home or if he knew anyone who had been to the affected areas. He had not, he said. Oluwatosin Ajiniran said s h e re c e i ve d a n e ma i l f ro m International Student Services. She is a sophomore petroleum engineering student at OU who was also born and raised in
Nigeria. “I have my whole family back there,” Ajiniran said. Ajiniran said she is worried about her family, but at the same time she knows nothing bad will happen to them. She said she prays for them; her faith as well as the relatively low number of cases in Nigeria give her some comfort. Though Olorunsola encountered other people who were annoyed by the calls, he said he found the measure laudable. “If one person gets infected, it spreads and gets the whole school in trouble,” Olorunsola said. Even if OU students are at a low risk for contracting the disease, they can still be affected, Olorunsola said. “It affects me. It affects my work. It affects how I relate to people … Everyone is connected in some way,” Olorunsola said. Justine Alexander, justine.l.alexander-1@ou.edu
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barriers around the South Oval seal and encourage students to adopt not walking on the seal as a new tradition. Wednesday we wrote about the university seal on the South Oval and implored OU to take down the caution tape and poles surrounding the seal to allow students to decide for themselves if they want to respect the new tradition of not walking on the seal. Fortunately, it seems our wish has already been granted. If you ventured to the South Oval in front of Bizzell Memorial Library Wednesday, you probably noticed that the eyesore of caution tape is gone, making the seal seem more like a welcome addition to campus and less like a crime scene. We want to thank the university for removing the tape and not forcing the tradition on students. After all, the voluntary acceptance of OU’s existing traditions is what makes them so great. From replacing the word “brave� with “Sooners� at the end of the “Star-Spangled Banner� at football games to never letting a shout of “Boomer� go unanswered, OU’s traditions are special because students and fans choose to participate in them. Traditions are built gradually and passed down through word-of-mouth, not by cordoning off an area and forcing passersby to accept it as tradition. We understand the university wants to make not walking on the seal until graduation a tradition, but it will never be a true tradition unless it’s naturally developed and accepted. Becasue of this we were relieved to see the barriers around the seal removed. Now that respecting the seal is voluntary, we urge
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students to do just that and incorporate it as a new campus tradition. We agree the university seal is a symbol of all OU stands for and understand walking around it is a sign of respect. Not walking on the The Our View is the majority seal until graduation could be opinion of adopted as a tradition quickly if The Daily’s students left the seal untouched nine-member this year and told future fresheditorial board men about the importance of respecting the seal. As long as students are willing to sacrifice a little square footage of the South Oval, we support voluntarily not walking on the seal. We enjoy university traditions and believe they enhance the spirit of community found at OU. If students want to add the seal tradition to our impressive list of Sooner customs, we are all for it.
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Sooners expecting challenge in Morgantown Team prepares for West Virginia game without injured running back DILLON HOLLINGSWORTH Football Beat Reporter @DillonJames94
As Oklahoma has been plowing through its non-conference schedule, the West Virginia Mountaineers have been turning heads as well. Their lone loss came against No. 2 Alabama in week one, and although they didn’t win, the Mountaineers took the opportunity to make a statement. Coach Dana Holgorsen’s squad held the Crimson Tide close throughout and followed up the meeting with a thrashing of Towson and a last second field goal to beat Maryland on the road. When the Sooners head to Morgantown, West Virginia Saturday they will be facing stiff competition in an unfriendly environment. Senior guard Tyler Evans said offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh, who left the West Virginia coaching staff after the 2012 season to come to OU, has told the team to expect a battle. “He said it’s going to be loud,� Evans said. “They’re going to be ready because they’re defending their home turf. So it’s just like, you guys better come to play.� Some of the Sooners who were on the squad that traveled to Morgantown two years ago did not have fond memories of the Mountaineer faithful. “They’re loud and rude,� senior defensive end Chuka Ndulue said. “It’s really loud over there. On defense, we’re not going to get a lot of it but they’re very loud and very rude — almost like (Texas) Tech. I want to say they’re worse.� The Sooners will have to face the ruckus without sophomore running back Keith Ford who is out two to three weeks with a leg injury, coach Bob Stoops announced Monday. Ford had established himself as the leader of OU’s strong stable of backs, recording five touchdowns on the ground and another through the air. Losing Ford will be a blow, but sophomore Alex Ross and freshman Samaje Perine have proven themselves to be more than capable behind him.
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Cornerback Brandon Young runs the ball during the football game against West Virginia at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium last season. The Sooners defeated the Mountaineers 16-7.
“We just rallied around him and told him to keep his head up,� Perine said. “It’s only for a couple weeks, as bad as that sounds, but you know, preparing for the worst, hoping for the best.� Sophomores Daniel Brooks and David Smith are also expected to pick up some of the workload in Ford’s absence. As the Sooners prepare to hit the road, their last trip to Morgantown lingers in the back of their mind. The 50-49 victory in 2012 looms over OU’s stout defense as they to continue their dominant start to the season. “We’re definitely reminded of last time, what happened when we went up to Morgantown,� sophomore cornerback
Zack Sanchez said. Although he watched the game from home as a redshirt freshman, Sanchez said it is still a frustrating memory. “We definitely don’t want to go through that again,� he said. “We know we’ve definitely got to be on our p’s and q’s.� For the second week in a row, OU will play on national television. Saturday’s game will kick off at 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on FOX. Dillon Hollingsworth dillon.j.hollingsworth-1@ou.edu
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learn the defense better than anyone else,� Thomas said. “Everyone’s ginormous and everyone’s fast so you just have to fit in and start from the bottom to get bigger, faster and Luckily for coach Bob Stoops, Thomas came to Norman stronger.� Where the 6-foot-1, 183-pound defender has lacked physdespite originally committing to the prestigious Big Ten ically, he’s made up for it mentally. But sometimes his intelinstitution. In addition to a close proximity to home, the Klein, Texas, ligence gets in the way. “He wants to overanalyze things,� his fanative wanted to pick a school that would ther said. “I always tell him, ‘stop thinking so best satisfy both of his passions. Oklahoma much and just play football.’� was the answer. His teammates and coaches like to give “OU gave him the opportunity to compete him a hard time. at a high level athletically and in the class“When he messes up we’ll be like, ‘yeah room,� Curley Thomas, Jordan’s father, said. he’s an engineering major.’ We’re always While the first several weeks have been messing with him,� Sanchez said. busy, a heavy mixture of coursework and All jokes aside, Sanchez sees something football activities, the cornerback hasn’t special in Thomas. He spoke glowingly of considered switching his line of study. Everyone’s the young corner’s ability to keep his life bal“That’d be taking the easy way out and anced despite his numerous responsibilities. that’s something I never want to do,� he ginormous and Sanchez credited Thomas’ parents for said. “If you’re going to be successful in life everyone’s fast so Jordan’s success. His mother is an educator you’ve got to challenge yourself and that’s what I’m doing.� you just have to fit and although his father said the importance academics was always made clear, he gave He’s enrolled in 13 hours this semester in and start from of all the credit to his son for having a plan. and his Wednesday schedule is packed with CHRIS MICHIE/THE DAILY the bottom to get “He understands that he probably has to Freshman cornerback Jordan Thomas blocks a teammate during classes from 8:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. Sophomore cornerback Zack Sanchez bigger, faster and study more than the normal football player,� practice in August. Thomas balances athletics with academics as a Curley said. “He has to get more tutoring. mechanical engineering major. has mentored Thomas and said teammates stronger.� But at the end of the day, he understands understand when he shows up to practice a that there’s life after football.� little late because of class or has to skip out JORDAN THOMAS, Jordan Thomas is already preparing for on other activities in order to study. SOONERS CORNERBACK that life. It might come in a few years or it “I don’t know how he does it,� Sanchez might be after a long and successful NFL said. “I know I was overwhelmed as a freshcareer. man when I had light classes. The other day Until then, if he’s not on the football field, check an engihe was talking about a chemistry test he had to go study for neering classroom. and I was like ‘go ahead, go study for it.’� “I try not to tell people that I’m a football player,� he said. Despite the heavy academic load, Thomas has been an early surprise on the field for the Sooners. The three-star re- “Not because I’m ashamed of it, but I just want to be known cruit recorded four tackles against Louisiana Tech and has as a student first.� played in every game. His academic prowess translates to the field. Joe Mussatto jmussatto@ou.edu “I came in here with the mindset that I was going to
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