Friday, August 17, 2012

TOBI NEIDYSports Reporter

After senior center Ben Habern announced his re-tirement from college foot-ball and senior guard Tyler Evans sustained a season-ending ACL tear during prac-tice last week, the Oklahoma offensive line quickly need-ed players to fill the vacated starting roles.

While Sooner fans will see new names like sophomore left tackle Tyrus Thompson a n d ju n i o r r i g ht g u a rd Bronson Irwin fill the start-ing rotation, one familiar face returns to anchor the offensive line this season: ju-nior — and newly appointed center — Gabe Ikard.

I k a r d k n o w s h i s w a y around the line, amassing

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OU President David Boren speaks to students at the freshman con-vocation Thursday at Lloyd Noble Center.

CONVOCATION

Boren welcomes largest freshman class

EMMA HAMBLENCampus Reporter

OU President David Boren welcomed freshmen to the OU family during convoca-tion Thursday by presenting them with the significance of their university and charging them to chase their dreams.

“’What possibilities!’ That’s the spirit of the University of Oklahoma,” Boren said.

Faculty, freshmen and their families filed into Lloyd Noble Center to attend the event that included performances by the Pride of Oklahoma

Pep Band and the OU Faculty Brass Quintet and Boren’s address.

As Boren spoke to the larg-est freshman class in OU’s history, he highlighted OU’s number of Rhodes Scholars, the university’s diversity of students from across the world and the amount of do-nations the campus has re-ceived in the past four years.

“This is your university, and it’s OK to be proud to be a Sooner,” Boren said.

And this year’s freshman class is quite decorated itself.

More than 190 National Merit Scholars and more than 300 State Regents Scholars stand among the ranks of the more than 4,100-member freshman class, Boren said.

Boren also gave the Class

of 2016 a few pieces of advice: don’t specialize in a field of study too early, don’t be afraid to grow and don’t be passive.

Civility and kindness must

FRESHMAN MOVE-IN DAY

PHOTOS BY JOY FRANKLIN/THE DAILY

Young Life volunteers Hannah Gordon (right), business sophomore, and Heather Laraba, business junior, help freshmen carry their belongings Thursday.

Weather doesn’t stop freshman move-in day

Jackson Smith (front) and his father, Shane Smith, carry clothes and other belongings into the dorms during freshman move-in Thursday.

Offensive lineman’s versatility valuable

FOOTBALL

Ikard’s next stage in career to anchor offensive line

SEE FOOTBALL PAGE 4

PAIGHTEN HARKINSCampus Reporter

A couple of thousand freshmen filled Walker-Adams mall Thursday to move into the dormitories and start their new lives on campus.

Move-In day is an “all hands on deck” affair between Residence Life and the opera-tions department, said Amy Buchanan OU Housing and F o o d D i r e c t o r o f C o m m u n i t y E x p e r i e n c e. Th e groups worked to-gether to make signs that directed freshmen to specific locations around the residence halls and also put up the informational tents around the Walker-Adams mall.

About 2,200 freshmen were ex-pected to move into the residence halls Thursday, Buchanan said.

Move-in began at 7 a.m. and con-tinued until 2:45 p.m., according to the Housing and Food website. Students were sectioned off al-phabetically by last name to make the process run more smoothly. A pleasant breeze and unseasonably

low temperatures in the mid-80s cooled off freshmen and their fam-ily members during the first part of the morning.

The cool temperatures were a nice surprise, said Allie Kallmann, Housing Center Student Association president and third year move-in

day volunteer“It’s so much cool-

er than last year,” Kallmann said. “We were all dripping sweat last year.”

T h e H o u s i n g C e n t e r S t u d e n t Association ran a

move-in assistance station on the southeast corner of the Walker-Adams mall and rented out dollies to help each student move into his or her dorm.

University College freshman Caleb Masters sat in a couch in Adams Center while waiting to move into his room. He had a very relaxed move-in day and hadn’t experienced any trouble finding a parking spot or moving in, he said.

He was most excited about “the

SEE MOVE-IN PAGE 2

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4,100 Approximate number of students

4,053 Students in the Class of 2015

190 Approximate number of

National Merit Scholars

120 Approximate number of

countries represented

Source: President David Boren, OU Factbook

BY THE NUMBERS Class of 2016

SEE CONVOCATION PAGE 2

Officials estimate 2,200 incoming students arrived on campus Thursday

“Wouldn’t be a fun move-in without

a downpour.”HOUSING AND FOOD

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be the foundation of our com-munity, Boren said. Students should seek something big-ger than themselves in which to invest their lives, he said.

Boren encouraged stu-dents to take classes from great teachers, get to know people from other countries, study abroad and contribute to life at OU.

University College fresh-man Cristina Suggs said she thought Boren gave a good speech that got students “pumped” for the new year.

“Remember you’re at a place which believes in possibilities,” Boren said. “Remember you’re at a place which believes in your possibilities.”

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An open house will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bizzell Memorial Library. Students can meet library staff, learn to use resources and attend brief tours of the facility.

A meet and greet will be hosted by Education Abroad from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Old Science Hall.

A screening of “The Life of Emile Zola” will be shown from 6 to 9 p.m. at Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium.

The women’s soccer team will play Nebraska at 7 p.m. at John Crain Field.

Sooner Orientation Weekend will take place through Sunday. Visit the student life website for the full schedule.

MONDAY, AUG. 20First day of classes for the fall semester.

A printmaking exhibition will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lightwell Gallery in Fred Jones Art Center.

Library orientation sessions will be held at 8:30 a.m. and noon at Bizzell Memorial Library.

TUESDAY, AUG. 21A printmaking exhibition will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Lightwell Gallery in Fred Jones Art Center.

THURSDAY, AUG. 23An open house at Bizzell Memorial Library will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Short library tours will be available.

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Documents and emails related to the salary change and removal of Susan Marcus-Mendoza as chair of the Human Relations Department — To better understand why Marcus-Mendoza was re-instated and then removed again two months later.

List of donations to OU from July 1, 2010, to July 30, 2012 — To learn who is donating to OU and to what department they are donating.

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people he was going to meet” during his time at OU, he said.

Pre-nursing sophomore Sara Hutson handed out bags to students to help them carry all of their orientation material, and she noted how enthusiastic all of the fresh-men were about being on campus, she said.

“[The freshmen] are excit-ed and ready to be here, so it’s fun to see them,” she said.

Upon arriving at the ven-dor tent, students filled the bags with a plethora of free items as they traveled among booths set up by local busi-nesses. Chase Bank, Beat the

CONVOCATION: 4,100 new Sooners join OUContinued from page 1

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Students join in on the OU chant at the close of freshman convocation Thursday at Lloyd Noble Center. The Class of 2016 is the largest freshman class in the history of the university.

MOVE-IN: Organizations assist fellow studentsContinued from page 1

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Freshmen and their families take shelter under a tree near Couch Center while rain falls during move-in Thursday.

Bookstore and Raising Cane’s were among those that had set up tables under the tent.

At about 11:30 a.m., heavy rain began to encroach upon the mall, but according to the Housing and Food Twitter account, that didn’t dampen

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NEWS Friday, August 17, 2012 • 3

Sarah SmithCampus Reporter

For OU’s student body president, UOSA is more than just a student govern-ment organization. It’s an opportunity for students, especially freshmen, to have their voices heard, UOSA President Joe Sangirardi said.

What is UOSA?T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f

O k l a h o m a S t u d e n t Association is the organiza-tion that allocates funds to more than 400 student or-ganizations and acts as an advocate for students to the administration, Sangirardi said.

President’s roleThe president’s role with-

in UOSA is to offer advice to members to help them do their jobs effectively, Sangirardi said.

The president also works to build camaraderie with-in the group, making sure to form relationships with spe-cific members and keep ev-eryone informed of what’s going on within the student government, he said.

The branchesUOSA consists of four

branches: executive, legisla-tive, judicial, and program-ming. Organizations within these branches include the

Campus Activities Council, Undergraduate Student C o n g r e s s , a n d S o o n e r Freshman Council.

The Sooner Freshman Council was created last year to “enable new stu-dents … to learn the facets of the student government early in their academic ca-reer,” Sangirardi said.

How to get involvedStudents can apply to

these organizations via UOSA’s website.

Other ways to g et in-volved include attending events scheduled by UOSA and CAC, such as Howdy Week during the first week of classes.

UOSA also encourages students to take concerns and ideas to its office in the Conoco Leadership Wing of the Oklahoma Memorial Union, according to i ts website.

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UOSA President Joe Sangirardi, letters senior, sits on the steps of Carnegie Hall on Wednesday.

AT A GLANCEConnect with UOSAFacebook: like “University of oklahoma Student association”

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Campus Activities Council chairwoman Vicky Vargas, human relations senior, sits outside Walker Tower during freshman move-in Thursday. CAC organizes campuswide events for students.

ali hauSnerCampus Reporter

“Bringing college to life.”It’s the slogan of OU’s

Campus Activities Council, human relations senior and CAC Chair Vicky Vargas said. For her, it describes the effort to prepare students for the future by developing volunteer skills.

What is CAC? CAC is a programming

branch of OU’s student gov-ernment that specializes in organizing campus-wide traditions and events for all students.

For many students, CAC is a great way to get involved, make friends, and develop skills for the future, Vargas said.

CAC hosts some of the big-gest events at the University, s u c h a s H o m e c o m i n g , Dance Marathon, University Sing and the upcoming Howdy Week.

Role of CAC chair The chair’s main respon-

sibility is to oversee her ex-ecutive members and the

General Council, Vargas said. The General Council consists of the event chairs who lead specific events within CAC.

The chair also works to build relationships between Campus Activities Council and other organizations within the university.

Goals for the yearVargas hopes to focus on

engaging students through social media websites like Facebook and Twitter, she said.

On a larger scale, Vargas plans to encourage student involvement and to intro-duce the newest event CAC has to offer, the Oklahoma Creativity Festival.

How to get involved

Register online at cac.o u . e d u o r s t o p b y t h e S t u d e n t L i f e o f f i c e i n O k l a h o m a M e m o r i a l Union, Room 370. Students can register for CAC Crew or apply to work for spe-cific events such as Howdy Week.

AT A GLANCEWho is CAC?Chair: Vicky Vargas

Vice Chair: Beth Huggins

Special Events: rachel Simpson

Treasurer: tanner tiedeman

Public Relations: landon Ferguson

Secretary: Sam Kiehl

Source: CAC website

AT A GLANCEConnect with CACFacebook: like “Campus activities Council”

Twitter: Follow @oucac

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The OU soccer team kicks off the 2012 season, and the coach Matt Potter era, against former Big 12 foe Nebraska at 7 tonight at John Crain Field in Norman.

The contest is the first of a four-game home stand to start the Sooners’ season.

The Cornhuskers return 6 starters from a team that went 7-10-1 and finished 10th in the Big Ten last year, but they come into Friday night’s game with the momentum of a 2-0 exhibition win against South Dakota State in Brookings, S.D., on Aug. 10.

Last weekend, Oklahoma played its first game under Potter — an exhibition against Tulsa — but with only 10 days to train together before the game, the Sooners showed signs of rust, losing 2-0.

The exhibition format split

the game into three 30-min-ute periods instead of the typical two 45-minute halves, which Potter said altered the flow of the game. But Potter was glad to have an opportu-nity to work out some kinks.

“I think it was good to get this game under our belts,” Potter said. “I’m excited about what we saw [against Tulsa], because it allows us a platform to build to go forward.”

Tulsa controlled the game, maintaining possession of the ball on OU’s side of the

field for much of the game and keeping the pressure on the Sooners’ defense.

“One of the things we’ve tried to do is possess the ball and figure out how we can get the ball to the attacking half of the field and keep it there,” Potter said. “We didn’t do that well [against Tulsa].”

Tulsa took the lead with a goal from junior forward Claire Nicholson, who scored on a free kick in the 25th minute.

In the eighth minute of third period, the Golden Hurricanes scored again on a shot from senior forward Rebecca Handley.

The Sooners had plenty of opportunities to score, but failed to capitalize — es-pecially in the third period, when they had six of their 10 shots on goal.

“I think we showed some nerves,” Potter said. “On a different day, maybe the ball bounces our way. We’ve got work to do, and we know that. We’re a work in progress.”

Despite the loss, the players

believe in Ikard’s transition is Ikard himself.

Ikard got a taste of the center position last sea-son, starting for the injured Habern during a seven-game stretch before sliding back to left tackle in the final three games.

But those seven starts were enough for Ikard to re-alize the position is his new forte.

“It’s probably the most natural position for me be-cause I wasn’t a burner at tight end,” Ikard said. “Sure, the size of the guys I’m blocking changes, but I’m very comfortable at this position.”

Another factor that al-ready has helped Ikard move seamlessly back under cen-ter is his current mentor, for-mer OU starting center Jon Cooper.

“He’s actually been coach-ing me, helping me with my footwork while also helping me diagnose safeties, line-backers and their subtleties,” Ikard said. “He’s also been in the league a couple of years, so he knows what he’s talk-ing about.”

And personally for Ikard, the best part of his new start-ing role is being able to have a better focus during weekly film sessions.

“Knowing exactly what position I’ll be playing now means I’ll be more com-fortable,” Ikard said. “Now I know what position to focus on during game film, and that will make me more crisp in my preparations.”

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PLAYER PROFILECaitlin MooneyYear: Senior

Position: Forward

2011 Statistics: Started 20 games, making six goals and passing five assists

KingSley BurnS/The Daily

Junior offensive lineman Gabe Ikard (64) stands on the sidelins during a game against Baylor on Nov. 19, 2011, in Waco. The Sooners lost the game, 45-38, the first time they had ever lost to the Bears.

25 starts, 27 total games and several Big 12 conference honors after two official years in a Sooner uniform.

Last season, he led all interior linemen in block-ing grades while posting 88 knockdowns in 860 snaps. While his invaluable expe-rience on the line, includ-ing seven starts at center last season, made Ikard the ob-vious choice to take over the vacated center position, his ability to learn and succeed at multiple positios allowed Ikard to take over what he calls a ‘more natural, com-fortable position’ for his 6-foot-3, 288-pound frame.

Being the ultimate desig-nated player for the Sooner football team always has been Ikard’s self-made ap-proach to the game, and being dedicated to the team as a whole is something he says will help make the tran-sition to center a more seam-less process.

But the journey to becom-ing OU’s starting center was not as simple as waiting for the last guy to step down. Ikard has been committed to the Sooners since first being recruited as a blocking tight end out of high school.

I k a rd’s ro a d t o s t a r t-ing center involved a lot of change, both physically and mentally, for the Oklahoma City native. Switching posi-tions is something Ikard has been doing long before he left prep football at Bishop McGuinness.

Ikard consistently spent time on both sides of the ball in high school under former coach Kenny Young, seeing time at tight end and defen-sive end on two state cham-pionship teams.

Eventually, he was recruit-ed by OU as a blocking tight end, a position Ikard said he wanted to play at the next level.

“I came here and my at-titude was I’ll do what helps the team win,” Ikard said. “I watched a lot of film of (for-mer OU tight end) Brody (Eldridge) when I was first recruited.”

But once on campus, Ikard said he began strength

training and worked on packing on the pounds to explore the possibility of playing at any position the coaches needed him to play.

“I knew (being center) would be a possibility be-cause I was recruited as a blocking tight end,” Ikard said. “But whatever the coaches wanted me to do, then that’s what I was going to do.”

After gaining upwards of 30 pounds, Ikard moved from tight end and began taking snaps on the offen-sive line scout team. His fa-ther, Jim Ikard, remembers his son’s position change as an opportunity for his son to get playing time.

FOOTBALL: Injuries force Ikard to third position in four seasons at OUContinued from page 1

KingSley BurnS/The Daily

Offensive lineman Gabe Ikard (64) blocks the defense away from running back Brennan Clay (3) during a game against Texas A&M on Nov. 5, 2011. The Sooners won the game, 41-25.

BY THE NUMBERSIkard’s career

860 Total snaps

gabe ikard was a part of last season.

25 games started at Ou.

3 Positions ikard has played as a

Sooner.

Source: SoonerSports.com

“As a true freshman on the scout team, coach (Jackie) Shipp asked Gabe to play center because they were having trouble with the depth of the players,” Jim Ikard said. “Gabe knew he had a chance to take snaps, so he made that transition.”

The change worked in Ikard’s favor, helping him

earn a starting role at left guard in the final 12 games of the 2010 season.

Ikard’s skill level that al-lowed him to switch posi-tions was something that originally caught the eye of former OU offensive coor-dinator Kevin Wilson, who recruited him in high school and saw early potential in

Ikard’s eventual starting role at center.

“I’m not claiming to be Nostradamus, but I knew that’s where he would be one day,” Wilson said. “(Gabe’s) got the size and the skill set to play that tough position, and that’s what I saw in him coming right out of high school.”

Although Wilson hasn’t been around to enjoy the fruits of his recruiting labor, OU coach Bob Stoops admit-ted Ikard is one of the leaders on the team who continues to have that same total com-mitment to the team.

“Gabe (Ikard) is the best,” Stoops said. “Believe me, if we needed a tackle, he would play tackle. He’s tal-ented enough to do that.

“The guy is incredibly bright in that he can play multiple positions and know what to do at them all.”

While having the praise of a coach can ease some of the tension of preparing to play a new position, perhaps the most important person to

“I’m not claiming to be Nostradamus,

but I knew that’s where he would be

one day.”KEvIN WILSON, FORMER OU OFFENSIvE cOORdINATOR

SOCCer

Sooners to kick off season against former conference foeOklahoma to play Cornhuskers in season opener

— like Potter — remain opti-mistic and look forward to opening the season against Nebraska.

“We had some great op-portunities to score, and I think we’ll be better prepared (against Nebraska),” senior forward Caitlin Mooney said. “I don’t think we’ll be scored on again the way [Tulsa] scored their goals. I think we’re just going to learn from it; we’re going to keep mov-ing forward, and we’ll be bet-ter next game.”

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Senior forward Amy Petriken (21) and the Sooners look to start their season with a win when they face Nebraska tonight.

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Our View: Student media should remain by students, for students and under the control of students.

When defining The Daily for readers, we often describe ourselves as independent, student-run and student-led. In fact, our very masthead reads, “The University of Oklahoma’s independent stu-dent voice since 1916.”

But rarely do we have the opportunity to exam-ine what that means and why it is so important that control of The Daily remain in student hands.

Wednesday brought such an opportunity, when word spread that the editors and senior staff of The Red & Black, the University of Georgia’s indepen-dent student newspaper, had walked out of the newsroom following the resignation of the editor-in-chief.

The reason for the mass exodus? Changes to the paper’s structure planned by a professional board of directors that would have given final say over the paper’s content to non-students, striping students of editorial control.

A draft of a memo outlining some of the changes was released by the former staff of The Red & Black. It showed that the new position of “editorial direc-tor” now would have prior review and veto power

over all content published in print and online.

Further, the director would be expected to ensure the content of the paper fit expectations laid out by the board of directors — more “good” stories about student achievements or university pro-

gramming and fewer “bad” stories about people or organizations behaving illegally or unethically.

This kind of control and content-shaping from non-students certainly would make The Red & Black no longer a student publication. Worse, it would strip the paper of its ability to fulfill its cen-tral purpose: to keep its audience informed about the truth of what is happening at the university.

That is why student control and independence from university meddling is so important to student media. Sometimes the truth includes stories about people or groups doing bad things. Sometimes the truth includes information the university would rather keep quiet. Sometimes the truth leads to se-rious repercussions.

And it is during those times when the press,

whether professional or student, must be free from the interests and control of those who would keep that information from the public.

Bringing that infor-mation to you is, after all, one of the most important reasons a free press exists. Yes, we keep you informed about how the football team is doing this season and how new campus policies will affect your daily life. That is an incredibly im-portant part of what we do and certainly our most practical function.

But our other role — to be watchdogs, the ones who keep track of those in power and ensure they are following the rules and telling the truth — that role enables a free society to function. On a smaller scale, it allows you to keep track of the people you trust with your education, tuition and reputation.

So the staff of The Red & Black did not walk away from their publication because they didn’t get their way or because they couldn’t handle change. They did it for the same reason freedom of the press is protected in the First Amendment: Because where there is oversight, interference and editorial con-trol, the press is unable to freely and without bias hold those in power accountable to the people they serve.

Though the board of directors of The Red & Black has met with the former editors and staffers, the statement the board released Thursday showed no signs of remorse or backing down.

For now, the students who left The Red & Black have affirmed through their Twitter, “We are com-mitted to providing a student newspaper that is stu-dent-written, student-sourced, student-designed and student-approved.”

We stand behind that commitment and join them in reminding universities across the nation, including our own, that as a source of student power, student press should be created for students and controlled by students ...

So that scandals will not go undiscovered, truths will not be hidden behind spin and student voices will not be silenced.

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Easy ways for Sooners, OU to go green

During a time of record-high temperatures,

drought and increased evidence of global warm-ing, everyone who is part of the OU community should think about simple ways to reduce their impact on the environment.

Don’t smoke and drive:Now that the smoking ban has been in place since July,

I’ve noticed a trend. Given the extreme temperatures, some smokers have resorted to driving around in their cars with the air conditioner on instead of walking in the heat to a place technically “off campus.”

Transportation is a major source of greenhouse gases, and the extra drive time increases your carbon footprint and the university’s as a whole — when we should be try-ing to reduce them. As the temperatures get colder, come up with a creative alternative to smoking in the warmth of your car’s heater.

CART and car pool:The Cleveland Area Rapid Transit bus system is a good

alternative to cars. In February 2011, CART added six natu-ral gas-powered “green” vehicles to its fleet, servicing cam-pus and the surrounding areas. Riding the bus also elimi-nates the need to buy a parking pass.

Since our transportation methods and choices affect the environment, consider coordinating schedules with friends, classmates and others to get back and forth to

campus. The savings in gas can be significant, which is nice for your bank account and the environment.

Recycle your moving boxes:While the university’s cardboard recycling sites are not

the most obvious trash receptacles on campus, they are abundant. There are 13 of them in various locations, from the Weather Center all the way to the Chemistry Annex. So, after you’re done moving in to your new apartment or dor-mitory, consider recycling your torn up boxes instead of sending them to the dump.

OU also accepts recycling of aluminum, plastic, paper, batteries, toner cartridges and phonebooks, though some require a call to Facilities Management. From 2008 to 2009, OU saw an increase of 20 percent in recycled goods, ac-cording to the Crimson and Green website. It’s worth the effort to keep that number climbing.

Watered hard and put away wet?:OU is infamous for watering sidewalks and overwatering

plants. Typically, lawns only need to be watered at a depth of 4 to 6 inches every five to seven days. Landscaping is overwatered in the average home between 20 and 40 per-cent, according to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.

During the drought this summer, I saw plants living in mud and standing water because the sprinkler had been left on too long. While the university uses nonpotable wells and not city water for landscaping and irrigation, water is a valuable resource and should not be squandered need-lessly, or even to the detriment of the foliage.

Paige Willett is a broadcast and electronic media senior.

Over the sum-mer break, one of the biggest

changes to OU was the tuition increase passed by the Board of Regents.

Although 3 percent does not appear to be a substantial increase, especially with the ris-ing cost of housing and other expenses, any increase in student tuition is cause for serious concern.

As the administration of a public school, President David Boren and others often face most of the blame for rising tuition costs. The real culprit, however, is the Oklahoma government.

In Oklahoma, the past three decades have seen a steady decrease in higher education funding as a per-centage of the state’s overall expenditures. The state legislature has given less and less priority to education.

In fact, OU receives only about 10 percent of its bud-get from state appropriations. The largest funding source is tuition and fees.

Higher education funding is possibly the only way in which the State legislature can have a direct impact on the pockets of OU students. If the state cuts funding, student fees must make up the bulk of the difference.

Another state entity that assists in overseeing the allocation of university funds is the State Regents for Higher Education. These regents are responsible for requesting and approving state budgets for higher edu-cation and are made up mostly of businesspeople, law-yers and bankers.

For the current fiscal year, the regents requested an additional $34 million in funding to colleges and uni-versities in Oklahoma, including $27 million in fixed cost increases.

In short, universities must receive at least an addi-tional $27 million simply to maintain the current level of service offered to students.

Unfortunately, the state only allocated a $10 million increase.

Because fixed costs are unavoidable, higher educa-tion institutions in Oklahoma must make up the $17 million difference between fixed costs and state ap-propriations. The burden rests disproportionately on students who, at OU, make up the majority of the uni-versity’s funding.

It is of course not possible (or likely) that the state will provide all or even most of the funding for Oklahoma higher education in the near future. What is reasonable is for the state to share equally the financial burden with Oklahoma students.

What I propose is simple: Oklahoma’s universities should be funded equally by student tuition and state allocations.

By creating a true partnership, the state legislature can reinvest in the future of Oklahoma residents, and students also will be investing in their own education.

There already are many programs designed to assist with tuition, including Oklahoma’s Promise, federal aid and scholarships. While these programs are effective on the individual level, they fail to address the overall trend in higher education funding in Oklahoma.

Legislation that defines the role and funding require-ments of both government and students would solidify a sustainable source of funding for universities.

Education at any level is an investment. By establish-ing a firm financial base, the initial principal will yield significant returns in the form of a highly educated workforce.

Likewise, any disparity in funding will create a re-gressive education vacuum in the state’s workforce. An undereducated workforce cannot then contribute back to the state’s education funding.

Appealing to administrators is not enough to cre-ate any kind of change in the funding structure of OU. Students, faculty, staff and even parents must commu-nicate their needs directly to legislators and Gov. Mary Fallin.

Those of us involved in Oklahoma’s universities must demand that lawmakers value education as much as we do. Contact the governor’s office and your state rep-resentatives to voice your concerns about the future of Oklahoma’s higher education.

Mark Brockway is a political science senior.

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Some exciting changes are in the offi ng for you in the year ahead. Coupled with what you already have going, life is likely to become far more electrifying as the months ahead unfold, as long as you are responsive to new happenings.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If faced with opposition from others, abide by what your inner feelings tell you is the right thing to do. The important thing is not to respond in a manner that is offensive.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Some-one who is known to be a gossiper might say something nasty and unfounded about a mutual friend. Don’t stand idly by -- squelch the rumor with alacrity.

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Senior safety Javon Harris (30) took a lot of heat for giving up big plays last season. But his teammates say that he has taken the criti-cism in stride and has improved this offseason.

Dillon PhilliPsAssistant Sports Editor

Two plays. It took just two plays.

Two plays to give Baylor its first win against Oklahoma in school history. Two plays to all but guarantee former Baylor quarterback Robert Grif f in III the Heisman Trophy. Two plays to of-ficially dash any remain-ing hopes the Sooners had of a national champion-ship. Two plays to deliver Sooner fans the scapegoat they so desperately wanted for the collapse of an entire defense.

Touchdown passes of 69 and 87 yards — the latter aided by a tip drill reminis-cent of Jermaine Gresham’s during Bedlam in 2008 — in OU’s 45-38 loss to Baylor transformed the perception of senior safety Javon Harris from a talented defensive back that picked off a pair of passes in a stifling defensive performance against Florida State to the weak link of a secondary that couldn’t de-fend the deep ball.

In two plays, a shark be-came a minnow.

After Harris’ lapse against Baylor, he became the face of Oklahoma’s poor defensive play. He took the brunt of the sharp criticism that fol-lowed and became Exhibit A in the Sooner Nation v. former OU defensive coor-dinator Brent Venables case against the complexity of OU’s defensive scheme.

But no matter how harsh the criticism, no matter how scathing the comments, the close-knit clique of defen-sive backs circled the wag-ons to protect one of their own.

“First and foremost, it wasn’t all on Javon,” junior cornerback Aaron Colvin said. “It was all of us, be-cause all of us had our days, our games. But Javon han-dled the criticism very well.”

I n s t e a d o f c a s h i n g i t i n a n d q u i t t i ng, Ha r r i s bounced back — using the

Baylor game as motivation rather than a reason for resignation.

“It humbled him a lot, and

I see the difference and the change in him,” Colvin said. “I see him out there going a lot harder in everything we do. He’s focusing on the lit-tle things, and I’m proud of what he did.”

Now a senior, Harris is eager to establish that last ye a r ’s b a d m o j o ha sn ’ t s p i l l e d o v e r i n t o t h i s season.

“We know that last year wasn’t the year that we wanted to have,” Harris said. “It is personal, espe-cially (for) guys like myself

who were a lot of the cause of some of the things that happened.”

New defensive coordina-tor Mike Stoops has been happy with what he’s seen from Harris so far, and, like Colvin, he said the defense’s shortcomings were unfairly attributed on Harris.

“I don’t think it was any one person,” Stoops said. “I mean, ever yone gets beat, but to put the blame on him, that’s not right. Last year is in the past. The things that happened were

Javon Harris says he is ready to have a comeback season

AT A GLANCEHarris in 2011Senior safety Javon harris recorded 47 tackles, including one for loss and caught three interceptions last season.

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fundamental, and I think we can correct them.”

During the offseason, Stoops shuffled the de-fensive backfield — mov-ing Harris to strong safety, Colvin back to corner and junior Tony Jefferson to free safety — to better utilize the Sooners’ talent.

“[Harris] has a better feel over there (on the strong side),” Stoops said. “He’s played very well. I’ve been pleased with Javon. He’s got a lot of talent, and he can do all of the things we are ask-ing him to do well.”

With Jefferson joining him at safety, Harris will have plenty of help as the last line of defense.

“It’s great having a guy back there who can make plays,” Harris said. “I don’t have to worry about him messing up a play, and he doesn’t have to worry about me messing up a play. That’s one of the best things we can have.”

The man who once carried the blame for the defense’s late-season breakdown now personifies the collective chip on the Sooners’ shoul-ders. He’s become the poster boy for a defense with some-thing to prove.

“Once I get up, I want to stay up,” Harris said. “The whole thing this summer for me was being consistent and getting better everyday, not staying complacent. My goal this year is to get bet-ter every game and remain consistent.”

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Congratulations, class of 2016! You made it here

in one piece. Now, it’s up to you to avoid drowning in the collegiate sea.

You have a clean aca-demic slate. Staying on course in high school didn’t necessarily give you the tools to success-fully navigate college, so think of coming to OU as treading new water.

Know where your classes are before the first class. I once had five minutes to commute between classes from the Physical Sciences Center to Sarkeys Energy Center. If I could make it to class on time, so can you. A map, or a helpful person, also can steer you to where you need to be.

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It can be tough to come out of your shell upon arrival, but it is important to explore your interests and follow your passions.

As someone who has known his career path for years, I can say that having a job you love is fundamental to hap-piness. It will take testing the waters, obstacles and dead ends, but finding the right career path is worth it. If you’re unsure about what to study, you can look in the OU cata-log, check online or talk to others who share your interests.

It took me a semester before I was comfortably sub-merged at OU.

There is much more to success in college than having good grades and lots of friends. It might seem like having “cool” friends is crucial but have the buoyancy to validate yourself, and people will accept you for it.

Remember that college can be some of the best years of your life, smiles are infectious on campus and people are willing to lend a hand.

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When I first heard there would be a fourth install-

ment to the “Bourne” fran-chise — but without the rug-ged, kickass attitude of Matt Damon as Jason Bourne (“The Bourne Identity”) — I knew I wanted no part of it. As a die-hard “Bourne” fan from the get-go, there was no way I was going to allow myself to spend money on such a blasphemous endeavor.

But when someone offers to buy your ticket for you, are you really going to turn it down? I begrudgingly was dragged to see “The Bourne Legacy” … and was be-grudgingly dragged out too, because it was just that good of a film.

Jeremy Renner (“Hurt Locker”) stars as Aaron Cross, an Operation Outcome agent under the Department of Defense’s black ops program. The agents are genetically al-tered and take medications every day to stay alive: green pills enhance physical abili-ties and blue pills enhance mental abilities.

While Cross is fight-ing wolves and trekking across mountains in the Alaskan wilderness for a training program, Jason Bourne is exposing the CIA’s Operation Blackbriar and the Treadstone Project. When CIA Director Ezra Kramer (Scott Glen) comes under investigation, he calls Eric Byer (Edward Norton), a retired USAF Colonel in charge of the CIA’s clan-destine operations, to fill in him on secret operations. Byer immediately decides to eliminate all Outcome assets — and agents — to cover the CIA’s tracks.

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The action that ensues is exactly what you’d expect from an installment of a successful espionage fran-chise — and then some. Renner certainly isn’t Damon, but he has the right combination of brains and brawn to do the job jus-tice in his own style. Weisz does a wonderful job as Dr. Shearing. At first, she’s scared out of her wits but ends as a heroin in her own right.

“The Bourne Legacy” has ties to Treadstone and Operation Outcome, but other than that, it has little to do with the other “Bourne” films. The beginning was a little slow, and I was getting nervous about how the rest of the movie was going to go, but things picked up quickly and didn’t slow down until the credits rolled.

There were plenty of car chases, explosions and hand-to-hand combat to keep any die-hard action fan happy with a sprinkling of medical drama and flirta-tious energy thrown in to keep things more interesting than an action film.

All in all, “The Bourne Legacy” was a great transi-tion from the Damon era

into the exciting new realm of Renner. Here’s hoping any future “Bourne” install-ments are just as thrilling — and if the fourth time’s a charm, then they will be.

Emily Hopkins is an advertising junior.

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expansive campus can be uncomfortable if you aren’t wearing the right clothes and sensible shoes. But you don’t have to sacrifice style for comfort.

The way you dress and look can have an impact on how you feel and how you carry yourself, so you’ll want to come across relaxed, yet confident. Looking ef-fortless and classic is in and is great for college stu-dents with little time in the morning.

Start with something like a plain, or even graphic printed shirt. It can be a rac-erback tank top, cropped tee or just plainly cut T-shirt. Tribal prints and stripes are the hot new trend among college students.

For a more professional look, button down shirts for men and women are in. These shirts are versatile and effortless to dress up or down.

Women’s shirts are usu-ally being buttoned most of the way down and knotted at the bottom, giving off a retro vibe. You also never can go wrong with a plaid or striped button down shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbow.

Pair your shirt with a pair of denim jeans or shorts. High-waisted flared jeans are hot right now and can give the appearance of longer legs. The style is the same for shorts — higher-waist and not as fitted.

Men’s denim can be a traditional blue or a more

unique gray or black, loose, but skinny cut. Preppy col-orful Bermuda shorts that hit at the knee complement a button down shirt. Since you will be walking around

jacket, choose something that contrasts the shirt you’re wearing.

For instance, if you chose to wear a graphic tee, go with a plain jacket, and if you went with a plain color T-shirt, go with a printed jacket or even a plain, com-plementary color jacket.

While it’s still warm, keep the fabrics light if you want to layer.

If your outfit is casual, experiment with multiple accessories. Accessorizing your outfit however you would like with a necklace, earrings, a watch or bracelet is a great way to take these classic looks and turn them into something unique.

Bangle bracelets and chunky necklaces are a pop-ular trend among women, while a sleek watch can pull together any man’s outfit.

For both, sunglasses are still in. From aviators to black wayfarers, you can find designer copycats for cheap.

If you want a backpack that makes a statement and holds your books, Target and Forever 21 have some eye-catching ones. Tapestry fabric has made its way from our grandparents’ luggage to backpacks this season, along with the stripes, plaid, color-block and tribal print.

But the most important accessory is always a smile, it can catch someone’s eye faster than any item of clothing.

Irma Douglass is a communications sophomore.

campus, comfortable shoes are definitely something to consider.

Look for shoe styles like Vans, Keds, Converse or Toms to complete your clas-sic, casual ensemble for men or women. These types of shoes come in a variety of colors, but if you want kicks that really pop, try shoes in a highlighter color or a wild jungle print.

When dressing profes-sionally, oxford shoes are in. They come in tradi-tional browns and blacks or non-traditional colors, so you can set yourself a part in the sea of other college students.

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