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The conversation about equal rights isn’t over yetOpinion: We cover GLbtq issues because they’re worth talking about — and because talking works. (Page 3)

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iNFORmAtiON teCHNOlOGY

OU partners with OSU to save millions

EMMA HAMBLENAssistant Campus Editor

Two Oklahoma universities have agreed to put aside bedlam tensions to cut costs by millions in a joint ven-ture to share technology services.

OU and Oklahoma State University have collaborated to share technol-ogy services, creating $3.7 million in cost efficiencies.

The majority of the savings came from renegotiating a five-year key contract with Microsoft providing li-censed software for students, accord-ing to the press release.

Additionally, a contract with Tegrity — used to record lectures so students can view the content digitally—was

negotiated and the two universi-ties consolidated network equip-ment to OSU-Tulsa so both univer-sities can use it, said Courtney Kneifl, com-munications special-ist for OU Information Te c h n o l o g y , i n a n email.

O U P r e s i d e n t David Boren and OSU President Burns Hargis made the commitment in February to contain costs through collabo-ration, Kneifl said.

In addition to the savings, the two schools also will be building a common Service Catalog that will provide the foundation to identify collaboration targets, publish a joint white paper that would allow

the universities to work together and share IT resources and allow the two universities to access each other’s

computing resources, according to the press release.

The universities plan to negotiate additional technology contracts, s h a r e t e c h n o l o g y training and work with the Oklahoma State Regents and OneNet, Oklahoma’s educa-tional and research network, to further de-velop shared services

in the future, according to the press release.

“The Shared Services initiative between OU and OSU is a terrific example of the cost-savings that can

be achieved through cooperation,” Boren said in an email.

The $3.7 million already saved was done by sharing infrastructure, li-censing agreements, business prac-tices and technology expertise with OSU, Boren said.

Over the next five years, OU expects to save $15 million, and OSU expects to save $3 million through this col-laboration, Boren said.

“This important collaboration will help both universities in continuing to offer resources to students while keeping costs as low as possible,” Boren said.

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OU expects to save $15 M by sharing technologies

MIKE WORMLEYCampus Reporter

Sooners can purchase for-gotten bicycles and other items abandoned on cam-pus today to raise money for OU Facilities Management.

OU Facilities Management will sell the bikes from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at the west side of the Facilities Management compound on Felgar Street.

Facilities Management has put on the sale each year for at least 10 years, said Carla Greeson, assistant manager of logistics sup-port for the physical plant.This year, less than 100 bikes will be available at the sale, all of which will be priced at $25 and under. Facilities Management doesn’t have as many bikes for sale this year because OU Housing and Food Services is taking charge of bikes abandoned around their facilities.

The pricing of the bicycles is based on their condition. Many of the bikes have been

abandoned for at least four to six months, and in some cases, a year, Greeson said. The bicycles often are weath-ered with rusted chains and missing tires or seats.

T h e m o n e y f r o m t h e bike sale will help fund the Facilities Management’s col-lection and staff its lost and found, Greeson said. The lost and found items on sale will have been abandoned between six months and a year or longer at the time of the sale.

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ROTC teams battle in annual rivalryFlAG FOOtBAll

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members of the Naval ROtC pull the flag the Army ROtC ball carrier during the Army-Navy flag football game thursday. Navy took the trophy back from the Army team after a 40-18 victory in the annual rivalry, which has been played since 1969.

Navy takes back trophy after 40-18 victory against Army in 43-year tradition

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Naval ROtC midshipman logan laPorte avoids an Army defender during the Army-Navy flag football game thursday.

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ARIANNA PICKARDAssistant Campus Editor

While advancing tech-nology continues to threat-en the environment, two OU professors are striving to teach students how to promote sustainability in a developing world.

The presidential dream course, called Political Economy, Technological Innovation and Values, was created out of col-laboration between the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering and the department of philosophy, said Sarah War ren, communica-tions coordinator for the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering.

“The idea of a dream course is so that faculty can make their ‘dream’ course the coolest course they can think of, and if it’s approved, they can do it,” Warren said.

The “dream” of two OU professors was to design a course to teach students how to sustain the envi-ronment in a civilization where technology is ad-vancing every day, Warren said. The course was cre-ated by Farrokh Mistree, director of the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, and Edward Sankowski, philosophy professor and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Mistree and Sankowski collaborated after meet-ing at ASPIRE 2020, which involved campus-wide discussions about OU re-search, Sankowski said.

Course to teach environmental sustainability

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A bicycle remains locked outside the Adams Center’s muldrow tower on January 16, 2012. many stu-dents take advantage of the alternate forms of travel around campus.

Cheaply-priced abandoned bicycles up for sale todayFACilitieS mANAGemeNt

Sales to fund future lost and found collection management

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continuing to offer resources ... while keeping costs as low as possible.”PRESIDENT DAVID BOREN

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The Associated Press

ACCRA, Ghana — With five peaceful elections under its belt, Ghana has shed its past of military coups and is poised to choose a president and a 275-seat parliament at the ballot box on today.

The main question for the 25 million people of this gold, cocoa and oil producing nation is which candidate will ensure the country’s new-found wealth reaches the poor and middle classes.

Ghana began produc-ing oil in 2010 and had the fastest-growing economy in sub-Saharan Africa in 2011 with 14.3 percent growth, according to the World Bank. Per capita in-come is rising at 3 percent per year, government re-cords say. But many in this African nation have not benefitted.

“If tangibly on the ground people are not seeing that translated into improved conditions for themselves, then questions are being asked as to why,” said Kissy Agyeman-Togobo, a part-ner with Songhai Advisory, a business intelligence consultancy with offices in

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today aRound campusA student-directed production of the play “cheese” by Laurel ollstein will be performed at 8 p.m. in old science Hall’s Gilson studio theatre.

Free pizza will be handed out from the food truck from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at oklahoma memorial union’s east Lawn.

Free movie “Ted” will show at 6 p.m., 9 p.m. and midnight at oklahoma memorial union’s meacham auditorium.

Sutton Concert Series-Holiday Pipes with John schwandt will be presented at 8 p.m. at catlett music center.

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They both were interested in collaborating ideas about en-gineering, technological de-velopment and humanities.

The two professors decid-ed they wanted to design a course to teach students how technological developments can harm or help the envi-ronment, Sankowski said. Through this course, they aim to encourage students to look at questions about envi-ronmental sustainability and how to manage possible con-flicts between sustainability and economic development.

“All the time these issues arise, so we want to look into the question of how tech-nological innovation might help or sometimes create problems about reconciling environmental protection,” Sankowski said.

The course will bring in

six guest speakers who have international experience with some of the issues the class will introduce. One of those speakers is Aban Marker Kabraji, who works at the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

The professors contacted Kabraji to come speak about sustaining the environment and the global value issues related to technological de-velopment, Sankowski said.

Anyone can sit in on the class for free, but students also can get one to three cred-it hours for the class by en-rolling and doing additional coursework, Sankowski said.

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— 3-credit: philosophy 4990 or philosophy 5990

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AT A GLANCE About the dream course

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Congolese protest incompetent militaryCONGO

The Associated Press

GOMA, Congo — Dozens of Congolese demonstrated in the provincial capital of Goma on Thursday against what they described as the impotence of the country’s armed forces, which al-lowed a rebel group to over-run the city a little over two weeks ago. They also de-cried the passivity of United Nations peacekeepers, who did little to stop the fight-ers saying it was not within their mandate.

Goma, a city of about 1 million people and a major t ra d i ng hu b f o r m i n e r-als extracted from Congo’s lucrative mines, fell to a Rwa nda n-ba cke d reb e l group on Nov. 20. It took days of negotiations, in-tense international pres-sure, and the hammer of United Nations sanctions for the thousands of fighters for M23 to finally withdraw from the regional capital this weekend.

The rebels, however, re-main perilously close to Goma at about 3 kilometers (1.2 miles) outside the city limit. A rebel delegation is expected to travel to neigh-boring Uganda for talks with the Congolese government.

“We denounce the failure of the ministers of interior, defense and the army chief of staff. We ask for their res-ignation. A team that does not work must be changed,” said one of the demonstra-tors, Luc Nkulula.

Micheline Mwendike, another protester, criticized the planned negotiations, saying it made no sense to enter into peace talks with the very people who were

aggressors in the city. The rebels are accused of nu-merous abuses, including using child soldiers, sum-mary executions, rape and pillaging.

“We don’t want that the negotiations end up reward-ing criminals,” she said.

In a letter published this week, the United Nations’ Group of Experts on the con-flict in the Congo provided detailed evidence of how the M23 rebels are backed by Rwanda. In a day-by-day outline of the invasion of Goma, the letter describes

how Rwanda equipped, trained, advised, reinforced and directly commanded the rebellion, including sending four companies from Rwanda’s 305th bri-gade across the border to conduct operations.

Rwanda has fiercely de-nied the accusations, but several countries including the United States and the United Kingdom have cut off aid to Congo’s smaller, but more developed neighbor.

The M23 rebels claim that they are fighting for the im-plementation of the March

2 3 , 2 0 0 9 p e a c e a c c o rd , which saw their fighters in-tegrated into the Congolese army. They withdrew from Goma on the condition that Congo’s government would negotiate with them.

D e m o n s t r a t o r s o n Thursday burned tires and policemen armed with ri-fles arrived on the scene. Security forces appeared ready to use disproportion-ate force to repel a group of youths, who were protesting against the forces’ lack of resolve in the face of a rebel army.

Rebel forces finally forced out of city

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Congolese m23 rebels carry goods in the back of a truck near the Congo-Uganda border town of Bunagana on Wednesday. Speaking to the Associated Press, m23 president Jean marie Runiga said they would not accept for the Kinshasa government to pay the m23 expenses at the sched-uled Kampala talks later this week, as the two are still in a belligerent state. m23 rebels com-pleted their withdrawal from the strategic eastern city of Goma on Saturday, in compliance with an agreement reached between the rebel group and a regional body, they could still be seen in positions three kilometers from Goma airport.

Ghana to hold sixth peaceful electionPOlitiCS

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A ruling party supporter holds up a mock ballot marked for President John Dramani mahama, at mahama’s final campaign rally ahead of Friday’s presidential election, in Accra, Ghana, Wednesday. After five coups and decades of stagnation, the West African nation of 25 million is now a pacesetter for the continent’s efforts to become democratic.

Country to seek wealth dispersal

London and Accra. She said allegations of corruption against the government are also creating “a cleavage be-tween the governed and the governing.”

Ghana is still feeling the effects of the political and economic stagnation in the 1970s and ‘80s, when the country underwent five coups and development stalled. Unlike its once-

prosperous neighbor, Ivory Coast, Ghana lacks potable water, and open sewers line the traffic-clogged streets of the humid coastal capital. Shortages of natural gas from the West Africa pipeline in Nigeria have resulted in fre-quent power outages.

“We want infrastructure such as roads, water and electricity, and above all, ac-countable government, that

... will use our tax money without tampering with it,” said computer technician Mohammed Garibo, 39, who is backing President John Dramani Mahama.

Thirty-six-year-old re-ceptionist Joe Odoteye said he is supporting opposition leader Nana Akufo-Addo because he thinks the candi-date will use the public purse responsibly.

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THUMBS UP: Two OU professors will teach a dream course next semester exploring the ways technological advancement can be balanced with environmental protection. (Page 1)

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Our View: We’ve covered GLBTQ issues because they matter. We hope you’ve talked about it too.

On Thursday, couples lined up at court houses in Maryland and Washington to apply for marriage licenses. For the first time, same-sex couples were among them — and, for the first time, they were there because of the choices of their fellow voters.

Those two states, along with Maine, legalized same-sex marriage in the November election. This marks the first time a vote of the people has expanded marriage rights to same-sex couples.

You may be wondering: So what? It’s not like what happens in those states affects Oklahoma. And Oklahoma is likely to be the last state to adopt full rights for GLBTQ citizens, anyway.

Can’t we stop talking about this?We got the same message in some

of the responses to the recent survey about the future of The Daily: Why do we cover so many GLBTQ issues? Isn’t it time to give it a rest?

We want you to know we’ve heard you. But we also want you to know there is a reason we’ve covered these issues so extensively.

We keep talking about it because it matters.

These issues matter. The rights of others matter. The suffering of others matters.

The GLBTQ struggle for safety and equality is the civil rights issue of our time. When you boil it down, this is about people denied the same basic rights as their fellow citizens because of whom they love. It goes against every essential pillar of America’s identity as a democracy.

And no matter how isolated Oklahoma feels, OU students are the future. All of you hold the hope for a future where all are given equal

opportunities and all are treated equally before the law.

But that won’t happen without persistent — insistent — dialogue. Where better to have that than an influential college campus like OU?

We keep talking about it because talking works.

In just the last 10 years, the support for marriage equality has risen from 42 percent to 53 percent, according to a national Gallup poll. The same poll shows support from 73 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds.

In that time, essential rights have been extended to GLBTQ Americans, military servicemembers have been given the right to serve openly and now the people of three states voted to give their neighbors the right to marry.

The majority of Americans now support this important pillar of GLBTQ rights, and that could not have happened if people hadn’t kept bringing it up, kept asking questions and kept engaging with those who disagreed with them.

So Sooners need to do just that in the name of the progress that can only come with open conversations.

Because this isn’t a futile fight, even here. Oklahoma shouldn’t be the last to budge; it should be fertile ground for this movement.

Marriage equality should be a conservative value. After all, the marriage this movement seeks is not the religious ceremony — that’s a private decision between believers and their church. No, the marriage sought here is civil. It involves going to a court house, filling out a legal document and receiving certain rights from the government.

It’s open to people of all faiths and no faith. And yet the government, on both the state and federal level, wants to stick its fingers into people’s private lives and tell them they can’t have

I respect those willing to change their strongest beliefs.

It hasn’t been long since Republican candidate Mitt Romney received heated attacks for his propensity to “flip flop” on key policy stances.

I am admittedly no supporter of Romney, but I believe this particular criticism is indicative of a backward American conviction: That staying true to your beliefs is somehow more noble than altering your opinions.

I have great respect for those with strong opinions or individuals who stay true to their word. I have, however, no respect for those who live with unquestioned beliefs — those unwilling to critically evaluate their lives, thoughts and actions. To admit mistakes and change.

Americans are obsessed with fidelity, dedication and constancy to a fault. It’s time to change.

When LeBron James announced “The Decision” in 2010, he was lambasted by media and fans for abandoning his hometown of Cleveland and moving to Miami to play for the Heat. I’m sorry America, life is not best lived statically, and relationships are not meant to last forever.

I admire LeBron for evaluating his life and being willing to abandon an area he was so powerfully tied to while making serious sacrifices in order to achieve his goals.

On the more serious topic of personal relationships, Americans have also readily ignored divorce statistics and continued blindly defining marriage as a union “until death do us part.”

Half of first marriages within the U.S. end in divorce,

and it isn’t a problem. Lest you think divorce rates have climbed because

couples no longer understand faithfulness, consider that it took until 1950 for South Carolina to legalize the process.

Rising divorce rates are a sign of naive propagation of the perfection of marriage meeting a newfound freedom to reevaluate the institution. It is brave of many to understand the impermanence of relationships and change their lives.

Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of cowards in infidelity. One should not take a change of mind lightly but should admit their ignorance readily.

Face it, not all of our opinions are correct and many are hardly worth arguing for. This being the case, it is natural, healthy and beneficial to alter individual convictions.

A presidential candidate should be willing to change when given good reason, but should not change policy stances for political gain.

Professional athletes should be able to make the best career decisions without being called unfaithful, but there also is more to team sports than what’s best for the individual athletes.

Divorce is often ugly and painful, not a refreshing new chance at life.

Fidelity definitely is a positive character trait. But America’s dedication to the notion that one always may “stick to their guns” and be respected for it is wholly detrimental to individual and collective

progress. Search out the things you don’t know, adjust your

opinions and don’t be afraid to stand up for your right to occasionally flip flop.

If you disagree, please change my mind.

Storm Dowd-Lukesh is an economics freshman.

I wanted to comment about the article Scott Houser wrote on Dan Savage. I know everyone is entitled to their opinion; I love to give my opinion when asked of me or needed. But the way Houser conveyed his views and opinions about Dan Savage was tasteless and unintelligent.

People are allowed to express and voice their opinions, but The Daily should have them do that in a better manner than openly calling people “trolls”.

The comparison of Savage to Hitler was completely unnecessary and uncalled for. Houser took Savage’s words and changed them around to make it sound like he was the anti-Christ in full flesh. When Savage spoke, he would make comments but apologized for saying those things, because he knew he was wrong. We all say things that aren’t right or too far, but he apologized.

I’m very proud of the University of Oklahoma and the Campus Activities Council Speakers Bureau for bringing Dan Savage to my school. The subject of the GLBTQ community and the problems it faces needed to be addressed and brought to the light.

Houser just so happened to leave out the actual reason for why Savage came to OU, which was to spread word about the organization called It Gets Better. Focusing on Dan Savage as a person draws away from the real problem at hand, and I’m deeply disappointed in this paper and article.

No coverage on the GLBTQ community that is suffering. The next time a speaker comes to OU, more coverage should be done on their message instead of who they are as a person.

Blessing Anthony Nyong Ikpa, University College freshman

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OpiNiON COLUMNiST

EdiTOriAL

There’s a reason we’re still talking about it

access to this civil right. And all of this is based on a certain segment of the population’s moral values.

Oklahoma has shown remarkable willingness in the past to stand up to government intrusion and, on some issues, not to wish the moral values of others be forced on everyone.

It does not have to be the last state to pass same-sex marriage and other equality measures. The Sooner state could lead the charge for personal freedom and limited government by working toward equal rights for all its citizens.

We keep talking about it because we hope you’ll talk about it too.

The Daily’s roleFacilitating and inspiring these kinds

of conversations is one important function of news media. The Daily often uses its editorials to do just that.

Recognizing this potential, the editorial board has come together at

the beginning of some semesters to decide on an editorial mission: one or more issues to focus editorials around. This doesn’t mean we editorialize about nothing else. It just gives us room to cover multiple facets of any one issue and develop an ongoing and more in-depth dialogue.

This semester’s editorial board, like the one before, decided to focus on the GLBTQ community’s struggle as part of its editorial mission.

But this semester is ending, and a new editorial board is taking over. At the beginning of next semester, they will craft a new editorial mission. And they want your help.

Comment on this story on OUDaily.com, email [email protected] or tweet @OUDaily to let us know what issues matter to you and what causes you’d like next year’s editorial board to champion.

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COLUMN

America’s unhealthy fidelity obsession

“Americans are obsessed with

fidelity, dedication and constancy, to a fault. It’s time to

change.”

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retired Army Col. Grethe Cammermeyer, left, kisses diane divelbess, her partner of 24 years, after receiving their marriage license Thursday in Coupeville, Wash. Cammermeyer, a retired military woman who fought for the rights of gays in the military, and her wife were among the hundreds of couples who received their marriage licenses this week as Washington state’s voter-approved law allowing same-sex marriage took effect. They were first in line.

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Advancement in your chosen fi eld of endeavor is a strong possibility in the year ahead. Your rise in position and status could come about through a unique turn of events.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) --Because you have an abundance of energy waiting to be channeled, you’ll be willing to help others accomplish their projects or assignments without the slightest hesitation.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You’ll be exceptionally effective working on jobs initiated by another that can be speedily accomplished. Conversely, time-consuming projects will prove diffi cult.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Don’t spend your time on insignifi cant situations or projects -- go after something that is meaningful because, whether you know it or not, you’re holding the winning cards.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Having direct involvement with another and collectively working on a constructive project can bring you a lot of satisfaction. If you can’t do anything with a pal, do something for him or her.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) --Don’t ignore some wise advice just because it comes from someone you don’t like. If you do, your ego will be the cause of numerous problems.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Steer clear of someone who makes you feel extremely uncomfortable. There is a perfectly good underlying reason why your instincts are telling you to avoid this person.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) --Make sure the objectives you establish for yourself are within the scope of possibility. If you attempt something that’s unrealistic, you could get yourself into big trouble.

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Jon (left) and Mary Jayne (right) reeves are coaches for ou’s men’s tennis and women’s cross country teams, respectively, and Mary Jayne is also an assistant coach for the men’s cross country and track and field teams.

Reeveses own distinction as the only coaching couple at OU Garrett HoltSportsReporter

Coaching families are a fairly common occurrence in athletics, at OU especially.

The Sooners have family ties among several of the school’s sports, most notably the Stoops brothers in football.

But OU’s only husband/wife coaching duo is the Reeveses.Jon Reeves is the volunteer assistant coach for the men’s

tennis program, and Mary Jayne Reeves is the assistant coach for the men’s cross country and track and field teams. She is also the head coach for the women’s cross country and distance teams.

Getting here has been quite the journey for the Reeveses. They have worked all over the country, from owning their own tennis coaching business in Georgia, to working at Virginia.

“It was a combination of tennis and track,” Mary Jayne said in reference to what led them to Oklahoma. “We met when we were both coaching and our goal was to get back to a university. It’s taken us eight years to get back to a university (at the same time).”

The Reeveses said Oklahoma was a great fit for them, with Mary Jayne’s job offer at OU and Jon’s friendship with tennis coach John Roddick.

“I called him and said ‘I think there’s an opening here, just making sure you guys are aware,’” said Roddick. “When they brought her in to interview, [John and I] just talked. It ended up being a really good fit.”

Without the help of Roddick, Jon and Mary Jayne may have never made it to Oklahoma.

“When we came out here for the interview, it was basically a recruiting trip,” Mary Jayne said. “I had already been offered the job and it was just a matter of saying yes or no. I wasn’t going to say yes unless I knew that Jon had opportunities as well.”

Now that they are in Oklahoma, both Jon and Mary Jayne said they are thrilled with their jobs.

“My grandfather always told me that if you love what you are doing, you won’t see it as work,” said Mary Jayne. “I never say, ‘I’ve got to go to work.’ It’s more like, ‘I can’t wait to get there.’ [Jon] is the same way.”

Hopefully, OU will have the services of both Jon and Mary Jayne for many years to come. At least, that’s what the Reeves would prefer.

“We’re not moving anywhere,” Jon said. “This is where we are and we are going to be here. It’s a long term deal for us.”

Garrett Holt, [email protected]

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Find the perfect gift for those on your list

If you’re like me, the sound of jingle bells and holiday carolers instills a little bit of

fear in your heart — fear of holiday gift shopping. You’re no longer at the age where you can slap together a homemade card and papier-mâché a Coke bottle into a “vase” and call it a day. But, you’re also not at the age where you can make it rain and buy all your loved ones everything their hearts desire.

To help you out of this considerable pickle, I’ve put together a handy holiday gift guide that any college student will be able to afford. So sit back, relax and let the stress-free holiday shopping begin.

For the parentsSadly, in high school, I was

considerably richer than I am now. One Christmas about four or five years ago I was able to buy my parents a hefty gift card to their favorite steak restaurant. Now, I would barely be able to afford a gift card to McDonald’s.

Lesson No. 1: when short on funds, go the sentimental route. My parents and I went on a family vacation to Europe last summer, so I’ve decided to give them a large framed copy of one of the best photos. They were just talking the other weekend about how they need to frame some of the pictures, so I know this idea is golden. Printing photos is really cheap, and you can get a really nice-looking frame from Hobby Lobby or Target for a pretty decent price.

Unlike me, if you have siblings,

it may be a good idea to go for the expensive present and split the cost rather than each doing individual presents.

For the siblingsAs an only child, I’m obviously no

help in this category, but I assume it goes something like this: If your sibling and your best friend forever are one and the same, go to the “for the best friend” section. If you wish your sibling’s hair would fall out, go to the “for everyone else” section.

For the best friendI say “best friend” here because

those are the only people I’m buying stuff for — any other friends get stuck in the “everyone else” category. Best friends actually are super easy to get presents for. They get that you’re broke — because they are too — and they would probably honestly be thrilled with a festive 24-pack of ramen. However, if you want to get a bit more creative, see the list below.

Mix CDs• You probably have a stockpile of

cool songs you keep telling your best friend he/she should listen to. This is the perfect time to finally burn a crap ton of CDs and bestow your musical genius upon those around you.

All-expenses-paid friend date

• This may be a better hit with the female BFFs, but offer to take your best friend out to dinner,a movie, the bar, bowling or whatever, with you paying for everything. In all likelihood you probably owe him/her $30 anyway, so really you’re just paying back your debt.

Alcohol• Spring for the nice bottle of wine,

the non-sketchy looking liquor or the fancy imported beer. Add a Taco Bell gift card to this assortment, and you will automatically be named Friend of the Year.

Something from the sale aisle

• Go to Target,Walgreens, Walmart or literally anywhere and peruse the sale aisle. Sale aisles (for the most part) still have really good stuff, and someone like your best friend will appreciate the kitschy combo of nail polish, some pens and a half-off can of soup.

Something they actually want

• If you really want to go for the Friend of the Year award and you listen to your best friend when he/she talks, then go for something that you know is actually on your bestie’s Christmas list. It doesn’t get any easier than that.

For the significant otherBuying a gift for your significant

other might be the most complicated present you have to deal with this holiday season – how long have you been dating, how much money should you spend, etc. all go into consideration. Just don’t over think it, stick to the basics, and you should be fine.

For the guys• Something sports or exercise-

related is usually a hit. Get him tickets to a Thunder game, those new sneakers he was drooling over or a month’s worth of sessions with a private trainer (warning: this could easily backfire).

• Books, movies or music are usually a sure-fire hit too. Package together new editions of some of his favorite novels, buy those last seasons of Breaking Bad that he’s missing or offer to illegally download or buy CDs or records of all those just-released albums he’s been dying for.

• Get his favorite food/drinks. One year – I kid you not – I bought my boyfriend a pound of brisket for his birthday. He didn’t stop talking about it for weeks.

• If you’re really strapped for ideas, buy him a sweater and tell him you can’t wait for him to wear it because it’s “soooo soft.” Job done.

For the girls• Girls are so easy to buy stuff for

I literally can’t even stand it. Two words for you: gift cards. However, make sure you explain the reasoning behind the gift card (a.k.a why you know she likes this place) or it will come off as an extremely impersonal present that you made your mom pick out. Hint: do NOT get her a gift card to her favorite cupcake place. She will hate you for the rest of the month, guaranteed.

• Tell her you have a surprise date planned. Take her to a nice restaurant somewhere in Oklahoma City, shut your mouth through that girly movie she’s been dying to see and then … wait for it … take her skating at the Devon Ice Rink at Myriad Botanical Gardens. I can’t even tell you how

many points you’ll score with this move.

• Diamonds are a girl’s best friend … but a nice bracelet from Antique Garden or Lucca works just as well.

For everyone elseThe poor slobs who fall into the

“everyone else” category are just lucky that you’re even thinking of them this holiday season. These are the people to whom you divvy out the Christmas cookies, $5 Starbucks gift cards or, if you really like them, mini bottles of hooch. Tie a ribbon around it and that less-than-thought-out gift is instantly festive.

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