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SGA in violation of state law for past 7+ years OSU Student Government Association has been in violation of state law since at least 2013

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SGA breaks own bylaws, violates state law for years Ja r ed A’Lator r e Staf f Repo rter @ ja redalator r e

Oklahoma State’s Student Government Association has been in violation of multiple laws in the Oklahoma Open Meetings Act as well as its own bylaws for several years.

One of these laws has been violated since at least 2013.

Section 4.1.1 of the SGA Open Meetings Policy states: “All agendas and minutes of the SGA Senate shall be posted to the SGA website. All agendas must be posted 24 hours before the Senate convenience, and minutes must be posted to the final edit made by the SGA secretary.”

As of April 26, the last known agenda on the website was posted in January 2018. The last documented minutes were posted a few months before that in November 2017.

Section 4.1.2 of the same policy requirement states: “Notices shall be given to the county clerk of our regularly scheduled meetings for the SGA Senate.”

The Oklahoma OMA states other public bodies existing under the auspices of a state university or college, “but a majority of whose members are not members of the institution’s governing board must file their meeting notices with the county clerk where the school is principally located.”

SGA is an example of such a public body, but in her tenure since taking office in 2013, County Clerk Glenna Craig has never

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Oklahoma State’s SGA has been violating its own bylaws as well as state law by failing to file meeting notices with the county clerk, failing to post meeting agendas and allowing members to vote by proxy.

received any notices of any SGA meeting.

Craig said in addition to the absence of notices for regular meetings, notices for however many special meetings have taken place over the years are nowhere to be found either.

“They’re supposed to file

by December of every year the regular meetings of the next year, all the dates and times of the regular meetings,” Craig said. “If they’re not going to have regular meetings and they’re going to have specials, they have to file those notices and agendas with me 48 hours before that meeting, excluding holidays and weekends, and that has not been done for SGA.” In an extension of 4.1.2, rule 4.1.3.1 states: “The senate chair shall give notice in writing of the meeting dates, times and places for the following calendar year by December 15 of the current year.”

The rules of 4.1.2 and 4.1.3.1 are in place because of Oklahoma’s Open Meet-

ings Act (OMA), which has the same notice requirements.

The Oklahoma Court of Civil Appeals said providing the public with advance notices and agendas is at the “very heart” of the OMA. Another act that SGA has failed to follow is proxy voting.

Proxy voting is when a senator sends another person to replace them and vote.

Voting by proxy violates the OMA per a 1982 attorney general’s opinion that says “proxy voting is the antithesis of personal voting.”

“The requirements that members be physically present for meetings to take place and that voting be done only at meetings, provide protection against secret decision-making and further the Legislative intent of facilitating the understanding of government by informed citizens,” former attorney general Jan Cartwright said.

“No such protection can be afforded if voting by proxy is condoned.”

This year, there were proxy votes recorded on Feb. 26 and March 11, and there are recorded proxy votes dating back many years ago.

The SGA Internal Affairs Committee deals with and enforces the SGA bylaws.

IA Chair Aaron Carmichael said SGA allows proxy voting.

“We do emphasize that if you’re sending a proxy because you got a bunch of homework, that’s not really the intended use for a proxy,” Carmichael said. “It’s more if you have another one-time commitment.”

Carmichael admitted to using proxies himself sometimes in fall 2018 because of other activities.

“I had to send a proxy a few times,” Carmichael said.

“It was career fair season, and I had a ton of interviews and events for that.”

The violated acts are clear as what to expect in the open meetings act. Craig said the issue of not filing notices and agendas could’ve been occurring even before her tenure.

“That’s just as far back as we went through our records,” Craig said. “We keep all of these agendas and notices that we file in books, and we went back and SGA has filed nothing as we went back to 2013.”

In the state of Oklahoma, the maximum punishment for willfully violating the OMA is a $500 fine with up to one year in the county jail.

Providing agendas for the following year is expected of an organization that receives funding.

Mark Thomas has been the Executive Vice-President of the Oklahoma Press Association for 25 years, starting his tenure in 1983.

Thomas emphasized the importance of the public to know what’s happening with our government. Not abiding by the act is likely to cause confusion to the public just as to who their officials are.

“Every person from the founding of this country has the right to know what its government is doing and the opportunity to engage with its government,” Thomas said. “If I do not know when my government’s meeting, what records they’re keeping about me or actions they’re taking on my behalf, how do I know that I want to re-elect this person to this position?

How do I know?”

Carmichael said he was unaware of SGA’s failure to file notice for meetings.

“I was not aware that it hasn’t happened since 2013,” Carmichael said.

“We still want to be transparent with everybody.”

With this information, Carmichael said SGA is looking to be more transparent for the future with the public, but he doesn’t believe the act should be as rigid for an organization in college.

“We just don’t think that for a collegiate student government that following strictly is the best method to do that,” Carmichael said.

Thomas said even if breaking the act isn’t with malicious intent, the rules are still required to be followed in the manner which they were made.

A 1979 attorney gen-

eral’s opinion states that the Residence Hall Association and the Student Government Organization at OSU are “subject to all requirements” of the OMA because they are sub-entities of a board of higher education.

Thomas said the AG opinion is an important voice toward abiding by the rules and procedures.

“It has the force of effective law, unless someone disagrees and decides to overturn it by going to court,” Thomas said. “[SGA] should follow the law. In all other areas of life, it doesn’t look good when you don’t follow the law.

This is the same.”

Thomas said learning what the act is is necessary before people of public bodies take their respective positions in the government.

Thomas said the time to start following rules are now because further penalties can be enforced.

“If you are determined to be a public body, and you have willfully decided that you’re not going [follow the rules], this would also be a good time for you to realize that there could be both a fine and a jail term,” Thomas said. “So now is a good time to learn that lesson.”

The SGA president, vicepresident, senate chair, and SGA secretary were reached but never responded to comment.

In spring 2011, The O’Colly published a similar article about SGA’s legal violations.The article reported on SGA’s failure to file notices and agendas with the county clerk.

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OSU considers extensions for tenure-track faculty M a r cus Tr evin o S taf f Repo rter @MarcusTrevin oSA

Oklahoma State University is considering how to extend the probationary period for tenure-track faculty by one year, an email sent to all faculty said.

Under ordinary circumstances, OSU employees who are hired as assistant professors are reviewed for promotion to associate professor in their sixth year. This six-year period is referred to as the “tenure clock.”

During this time, professors are evaluated based on how well they do their jobs.

The decision to promote these professors is an impactful one because for many, it’s potentially a job they can hold for the rest of their careers.

According to the OSU faculty handbook, any assistant professor can request an extension of their tenure clock because of extraordinary circumstances.

“The probationary period may be extended up to three years for extenuating circumstances,” the handbook states. “Upon written request by the faculty member and recommendation by the unit administrator and dean of the college, such an extension may be granted.”

Anything that causes significant changes in the published criteria for tenure or job description are grounds for extension. The most common reasons are the birth of a child, an extended sick leave or caring

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With an increase in the amount free time people have, people need more things to watch on Netflix.

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Oklahoma State University is considering how to extend the probationary period for tenure-track faculty by one year, an email sent to all faculty said.

for a family member.

The COVID-19 pandemic would qualify as an extraordinary circumstance.

It is disrupting the teaching, research and service activities of many assistant professors.

For this reason OSU Provost Gary Sandefur said he feels it’s applicable to offer a one year extension to any assistant professor who wishes to accept.

“Our faculty are highly valued members of the OSU community,” Sandefur said. “We want them to be successful. It is appropriate to grant them an extension of their tenure clock given the situation we are all facing.”

It is unanimously agreed that offering an extension university-wide is a necessary decision. The only dissenting opinions come is

whether to make extensions automatic for all tenuretrack faculty or optional and be granted at the faculty member’s request.

The idea of an extension would be attractive to many faculty members, but some tenure-track faculty would reject the offer regardless of the ongoing pandemic.

Henry Adams is an assistant professor in the Department of Plant Biology. He recently accepted a position at Washington State University and will be leaving OSU at the end of the summer.

“If I had stayed at OSU, the extension would have been an option for me,” Adams said. “I would have turned it down as my tenure decision would have been based on my work from the past five years.”

Now that everyone with a Netflix account (and even those leeches who don’t) have seen “Tiger King,” people need something else to watch. But with all the content Netflix has to offer, where do you even begin?

Here at this article, apparently. Depending on what you’re looking for in your binge-watching experience, here are some shows to check out.

Casual, background sound: “The Great British Baking Show” While the show is a competition to find the best amateur baker in Great Britain, it’s different from most cooking competition shows. Everyone on the show seems like a delightful person who just really likes to bake. While they all want to win the title, it doesn’t stop them from making friends and helping each other out when they can. It’s a great show to just put on for some noise while you work on homework or play on your phone, and with seven seasons, it’ll tide you

over for a while. There’s nothing like chilling out to the sound of British people talking about the lamination of their puff pastry or the consistency of their choux pastry batter.

Nostalgia: “Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated” In these stressful times, it’s nice to remember the days before everything happened with fun storylines and relatable characters.

That could be Scooby Doo. In this new readaptation, the creators wanted to give fans who grew up with the series something new. While the characters still have their iconic styles, the character development goes much deeper. This two-season series does still follow the monster-of-the-week format, but it does take its time to develop the overarching series storyline. Spoiler: It gets hella meta near the end.

Educational: “The Story of God with Morgan Freeman” It’s not really educational in the sense of watching another online lecture but as in you learn new things.

In this series, Freeman explores the different beliefs of the world’s religions

from creation stories, evil and what’s beyond death. It isn’t just the three big religions; Freeman investigates Taoism, Buddhism, Jainism and others, and each one is treated with respect and dignity. The bonus is listening to Morgan Freeman talk for 50 minutes per episode.

Something different: “Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood” You want something different? Watch an anime.

Don’t get scared yet; the series is subbed, and the storyline is incredible. It wouldn’t be called a traditional American storyline by any means, but it is wonderfully layered throughout the season with new things being exposed and characters with their own driving motivations all woven together with fantastic animation and humor to make for a great watch.

A little warning: you will never emotionally recover from episode four.

It is a stressful time, both in terms of the semester and national events. Hopefully, you’ll find something to watch while you sit back and relax.

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For your information: Studying for finals Megan Hays L ife style Editor @ megther ep orter

The semester is finally coming to an end, but before we can reach the long awaited summer break, we need to go through the gauntlet of finals week.

While finals week is obviously stressful, it is this week, dead week, that is probably more stressful. From term papers to last-minute assignments and the prep work for finals week, it truly leaves students feeling like the walking dead on the Monday of finals week. So here are a few helpful tips to make it through the awfulness of dead week and be prepared for your finals.

Where do I start?

Make a schedule.

Start off with what day your final is, then count backward four days. That is when you should start studying for that final.

When you actually get to the point of studying, do it in 45 minutes intervals. It seems less intimidating than sitting for however long it will take to get through the study guide. After that 45 minutes, take a timed 15 minute break to stare into space or watch a Youtube video. After repeating this three times, a longer break is warranted, so take a 30-45 minute break where you watch an episode or eat something. Your brain is already going to want

to take a break, so you might as well schedule it so you don’t burn out after three hours and end up getting nothing else done for the night.

What should I focus on for studying?

You know what your hardest class is. Whether it is Calculus 2 (I still have traumatic flashbacks) or Introduction to Geology or Organic Chemistry, you know where your problem areas lie. Those classes you personally struggle with is what you should be studying for right up until the final.

For problem solving classes like math or science, do the homework problems again.

You know what you did wrong on them, so now do them again the right way. This will create a memory of how the actual problem should be solved. For more memorization based classes, make flash cards. From terms and definitions to chemical mechanisms, if you actually work to learn what’s on the back of the flashcards, it will stick in your brain.

Another tip, make the problems you’re practicing and learning as general as possible. It is unlikely that the professor is going to ask you the exact question from the textbook, so learn how to do the problem, not the answer to that specific problem. For that, it might mean you need to just make more

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Preparing for finals can be stressful but there are ways to ease the stress and help get the grade.

notecards.

Where should I study?

There is a weird situation to be taking finals because a lot of the tried and true study places are closed and most people are stuck at home. So study where you are going to take your tests.I f you are in a familiar environment where you know where everything is and there isn’t anything around that could distract you, you will focus more on the work and on the final. You can also start to associate objects around with concepts. That weird

stain on the wall is where you were looking when you suddenly realized how cellular transport across the membrane worked or that shirt on the chair reminded you of junk DNA and why it is there to begin with.

How do I start studying?

Having a plan on where to start and where to end can help. With your GPA at stake, it can feel like a lot of pressure to do well in every class but look at the schedule you made and think about what you need to work and start with that class. From

there as you go along in your studying, you’ll feel more comfortable with a concept and after that 15 minute break, you can start on another subject that isn’t as hard but still requires a glance over your notes before you go back to that really hard class after another break.

If that isn’t enough, use incentives like a snack during that 15 minute break or after that full three rotations watch the next episode you can’t wait for.

If you are still overwhelmed with everything you need to do and those

won’t help, start somewhere. There are things that just buildup in our minds so much that it makes it so hard to start.

So just find the easiest thing you can convince yourself to do like reading over the study guide or doing a problem you know how to do can help.

Once you do one, you start getting the momentum to do the next one and the one after that.

Keeping all of these things in mind, should calm you down enough to start studying and that studying will help you make or keep the grade.

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Revolutionizing the New Dress Code

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Spring trends that will make you feel confident, flirty and ahead of your time.

By: Carson Kroeker

One of my favorite seasons is spring. Just like the flowers bloom, so can one’s style. Neutrals and pastels are a spring basic, but one should not be afraid to introduce darker and bolder colors into one’s spring palette.

Light layers are crucial during the season that brings cold mornings and hot evenings. Taking risks and layering different textures in an outfit creates depth and interest.

Accessorizing with a blazer and tights can complete a look. Nets are trending this season. What better way to incorporate nets into your wardrobe than tights? It is so effortless and elevates a fit to a whole new level. Accessories make the boldest statements! My MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2020

favorite accessories are vintage jewelry from my grandmother’s jewelry box or the interesting pieces which are revealed at thrift shops. Often, costume pieces are higher quality than jewelry found in a fast fashion shop.

My favorite trend this spring is wearing a bra as a top. Before you turn down the idea, hear me out; it’s hot! Pair with a high-waisted skirt or trousers, throw on a blazer and the look can transition to a slightly more conservative style.

Not ready to make that leap? Have a peek-a-boo moment with a bra under a partially unbuttoned top.

Have fun this season! Break boundaries. Take risks. Eat Cake.

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PHOTOGRAPHER: Carson Kroeker MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2020

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Fast Fashion's strangle Today’s fashion world has a powerful hold on us.

By: Khavory Lee

Fast fashion is when mass-market retailers utilize inexpensive ways to produce most of the clothes you and I see on the streets. Most of the time these clothes are close replicas of designs found in high fashion, which takes large amounts of recognition and money that these high fashion designers deserve. Along with this, fast fashion is a major component of the global warming we are experiencing today. These photos are a representation of the strangle that fast fashion not only has on us, but also on our global climate.

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Zero Waste for a Week What it’s like trying to produce zero waste for one week.

By: Morgan Malget

In this day and age, sustainability is a common theme. From individual households to multimillion-dollar corporations, people around the world are working to live a more sustainable and environmentally conscious lifestyle. One way that I have seen people trying to be more sustainable is by reducing the waste they produce. People do this through things like not using single-use plastic and not eating food that comes in packaging. There are even people that live completely zero-waste lifestyles and can keep all of their trash from the past five years in a mason jar. This means they don’t buy single-use plastics, things that they can recycle, they don’t use paper products and they buy other household products in more eco-friendly packaging like glass or metal.

I felt very inspired by these people’s sustainable efforts so I thought I would try to challenge myself by going zero waste for one week. I wish I had the resources to go zero waste forever, but on a college budget, it can be difficult so I thought I would just start MONDAY, APRIL 27, 2020

by trying one week. Because the people who had been zero waste for five years kept their trash in a mason jar, I decided I would do the same, but with a baby mason jar since I was only doing one week.

Going into the week, I was excited and looked forward to what I could learn from this experience. I was slightly nervous because I live in a sorority house where we use paper towels in the kitchen and bathrooms, and I honestly usually use at least 10 paper towels a day. That is an easy fix though by always taking a hand towel with me so I don’t use the paper towels.

Another thing that made me a little wary was that I loooove to snack. Thinking about not eating chocolate or popcorn for the week was a bit painful. Although there was the difficulty of not using paper towels, I had it slightly easier than most people going zero waste when it came to eating meals. Because I live in a sorority house I really don’t prepare any of my meals and I eat from a buffet so I didn’t have to worry about buying no-waste groceries.

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most challenging parts of the week were when my friends were eating things in front of me that I knew I couldn’t have because of the packaging. I was successful in that all of my waste from the week fit in my baby mason jar. My trash included, three q-tips, one paper towel (oops) and a wrapper to a face mask I did during the week.

I didn’t even realize I was making trash when I did the face mask.

I was just thinking of how nice my skin was going to look after!

One of the biggest things I realized about being zero waste is that it almost turns into a diet.

Eating foods that don’t come in plastic or paper packing really limits your options and forces you to eat more whole foods.

If you’ve ever wanted to make a more conscious effort to be sustainable, trying zero waste is definitely a good option. You could even start by doing it just three or four days out of the week so that you can ease yourself into it. My suggestions would be to get a reusable water bottle or cup, always take a container with you when you go out to eat to put leftovers in, buy your foods in bulk, bring reusable bags when you go shopping and don’t keep paper towels or napkins in your home.

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sweatshirts that have a minimalist feel, but have more vibrant and outgoing choices. They are a perfect brand to show that athleisure can still be fashionable and luxurious.

Indy Blue’s athleisure clothing brand, Lonely Ghost, has graphic sweats and sweatshirts and sets that are taking over social media, and if you’re looking to step up your athleisure game, you should check it out.

How athleisure is taking over our world, and the best ways to wear it.

By: Faith Bollom

It’s no lie that our generation has taken the term athleisure and ran with it, literally. Athleisure is what I’m wearing nine days out of 10, and some of the most expensive items in my wardrobe are athletic wear.

So why are fashion companies still pushing overpriced clothing items when all our generation seems to want are designer leggings?

The truth is, clothing brands have noticed our generation’s obsession and started adding more clothing items with an athletic touch.

Even this past New York Fashion Week was filled with elements of athleisure, but still had glamour and luxurious elements to it.

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There are a few brands of athletic wear that have taken over and feel like they dominate the scene everywhere you go.

Lululemon, Athleta and Outdoor Voices are all examples of brands that have a very different feel.

Athletic wear has become more socially acceptable to wear outside of your house or the gym, to the point where companies have targeted it to the working woman. Some ways to style it include mixing and matching your

Lulu and Athleta both have clothing geared directly to working out and yoga, but then have more wearable pieces that are even acceptable to wear to work and a more professional outing. Outdoor Voices, founded in Austin, is all things fun, with a bright color pallet and unique patterns that make for a perfect statement piece to spice up your everyday look going to class.

Some athletic brands that you should keep your eye on include Madhappy, a higher-end lifestyle clothing brand with sweats and OCOLLY.COM

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non-athletic clothing with your favorite pair of athletic pants. By adding a sweater or even adding a denim jacket, it can add so much to your look, but you’re still comfortable.

If you’re looking for a more professional look, joggers or straight-leg pants are the perfect compromises between comfort and competence.

If you’re into it, and use athletic wear to actually workout, there are some fun treats going around to spice up your workout wear. Twopiece sets of a matching bra/ top and leggings can make you feel more confident in the gym and may even motivate you.

The real reason we love athleisure brands so much is because they are becoming more inclusive. No matter what size you are, athletic companies are becoming more diverse and recognizing the everyday woman and man.

So whether it’s sweating, studying or just looking cute, athleisure is on the move.

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