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55.4 percent of college students had sexual intercourse during the 30 days preceding a survey conducted by the centers for disease control and prevention.

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addressing proper sex education, one condom at a time.

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group’s name change puts students first Changes help students express pride in disabilities CEDAR FLOYD

Campus Reporter

Members of one student organization say a new name has brought them a new sense of community and a possibility for renewed growth this year.

“I found a community in the Association of Students with Disabilities that helped me become very strong and independent,” said Danielle Harden, vice president of the organization. “I was just surprised by how strong everyone was and how very vocal they were — not

shy about their disability at all.”

One of the changes the association has made in the interest of improvement and growth is replacing its outdated name: the Association of Disabled Students. The change was made official at the end of last semester, and the organization opened the spring semester with a new official seal as well.

The change, though seemingly small, makes all the difference, said special education junior Amy Galoob, president of the association.

“When I first became the president, the first thing I didn’t like was the name because it said ‘disabled,’ which made it sound like we were

disabled in everything we decide to do,” Galoob said. “[The switch has] changed the perspective of our organization. People are more comfortable to talk with us now about their disabilities or MORE ONLINE opinions.” the group’s growth The reasoninspires plans ing behind for new events, the change is like Disability people first Awareness Week. language, or oudaily.com/news language that emphasizes the person rather than the disability, said adult and higher education doctoral student Brad Mays, public relations officer for the association.

“If someone has a wheelchair or a walker or uses a cane, whatever the case may be, they’re still a person above all else,” he said.

People first language, which first emerged in the 1970s, is the idea that the way we use language to talk about people and their diagnoses affects the ways we view those people and the way those people view themselves, according to the Disability is Natural website. People first language is not about being politically correct; it’s about being polite, supportive, and talking about people with disabilities the same way everyone likes to talk about themselves: with respect.

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At A GLAnCe association of students with Disabilities everyone, whether he or she has a disability or not, can attend association of students with disabilities meetings to offer support and build community.

Get connected on facebook by searching ou association of students with disabilities.

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OU students ‘Take Root’ in red state issues Event’s attendees discuss topics such as reproductive rights, personhood MORGAN GEORGE Campus Reporter

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afrooz ansaripour, industrial engineering graduate student, performs a dance with her partner during the talent portion of the Mr. and Miss International OU pageant on saturday.

Diversity, culture take stage OU holds first pageant for international students HALEY DAVIS

Campus Reporter

Students showcased their cultures to the OU community this weekend with bright and colorful traditional fashions that lit up the stage as each contestant appeared before the audience.

The International Advisor y Committee held the first Mr. and

Miss International OU pageant at 8 p.m. Saturday in Oklahoma Me m o r i a l Un i o n ’s Me a c ha m Auditorium.

The pageant was organized to spread appreciation and awareness of OU’s diverse international culture, said Monrada Yamkasikorn, student advisor for the committee.

“Since there is a very large community of international students on campus, IAC wanted to take the initiative to create this event to represent international students,”

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Yamkasikorn said. “We are very excited with this very first Mr. & Miss International OU because it means the beginning of new legends.”

Ten female and five male contestants represented their cultures with a fashion show, cultural presentation, talent show and interview in front of three judges.

They represented cultures such as India, Bangladesh, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Thailand, see PAGEANT paGe 2

Students, professors, seasoned activists, legislators and curious and informed community members from over 12 states gathered to learn about and discuss issues of reproductive justice in red states at the 3rd Annual Take Root Conference Friday and Saturday at the Thurman J. White Forum Building.

Attendees came to an anticipated hush Saturday as Lynn Paltrow, New York native and founder and executive director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women, introduced Loretta Ross, the Key Note speaker of the conference.

Ross has taken the fight for abortion to encompass the fight for women’s lives, Paltrow said. An activist, author and founder and national coordinator of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective, Ross is unafraid to tell truth, regardless of how mad it may make people.

Both pro-life and prochoice people founded SisterSong in 1997, Ross said.

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OU women learn Law program ranked 15th to ‘Start Smart,’ in nation for value, quality debt means negotiate wages Less more career choices Workshop informs women on equality CEDAR FLOYD

Campus Reporter

Forty graduate student women learned how to advocate for themselves and get paid what they are worth in a workshop held Friday in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Scholars Room.

The Start Smart Wage Equity Workshop, spons o r e d b y t h e Wo m e n ’s Outreach Center, is a national program developed by the Women Are Getting Even Project and the

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American Association of University Women. It is designed to educate students, particularly women who will soon be graduating and entering the workforce, on how to negotiate a starting salary in order to prevent themselves from falling victim to the gender wage gap and ensure they are being paid the salary they deserve.

“I had a lot of jobs as an undergraduate, and it ’s hard to negotiate your salary,” said Tara Gann, chemistry Ph.D. see WAGES paGe 3

ARIANNA PICKARD Campus editor

OU’s College of Law has been recognized for its efforts to ensure law students receive affordable training to pursue careers they are passionate about.

The OU College of Law has been ranked the 15th best law school in the nation by the National Jurist magazine.

This year marks the first time the magazine has published an all-encompassing review to determine the best law schools, said Evie Holzer, the college’s public

affairs director. OU ranked law students should have rehigher on this list than other ceived a scholarship. national rankings that come “[Harroz] has done a lot out every year, of work to “[Harroz] has because this try to make list focused on done a lot of work sure students the best eduet enough to try to make gscholarships,” cation a stusure students dent can resaid Camal ceive for the Pe n n i ng to n , get enough best price. third-year scholarships.” O U l a w s t u OU law was one of only dent and CAMAL penninGtOn, four of the top thiRD-YeAR LAW StUDent S t u d e n t B a r 15 law schools Association to receive an A president. grade for affordability.

In the last two and a half years, the college has inSEE MORE ONLINE creased the number of scholVisit oudaily.com arship dollars available by 50 for the complete story percent, said OU College of Law Dean Joseph Harroz Jr. oudaily.com/news Now, more than one in three

At A GLAnCe 3rd annual take Root Conference Dates: feb 15-16, 2013 Host: ou’s Women’s and Gender studies Topic: reproductive justice and topics tied to it such as human rights, queer and transgender rights and health, proper terminology, religion, immigration, media, personhood, pregnant individuals and many more.

Source: Mallory Gladstein

The organization works to amplify and strengthen the collective voices of Indigenous women and women of color and to ensure reproductive justice by securing human rights, according to its website.

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Football hires new coach Sports: sooners fill vacant coaching position. bill bedenbaugh introduced as offensive line coach. (Page 6)

Decisions over smoking ban must be made locally Opinion: a new state senate bill would take away state’s power to determine smoking laws.

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A multitude of companies are coming to OU’s Spring Career Fair held 12:30 to 4 p.m. on Wednesday in Oklahoma Memorial Union.

pageant: International students share culture Continued from page 1

Today around campus Union Programming Board Daily Event: Disco Photo Booth will occur at 11:30 a.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s first floor lobby.

“OU in Buenos Aires” Study Abroad Student Panel will occur at 4:00 p.m. in Hester Hall, Room 170.

Sutton Artist Series - Eldon Matlick, Horn will occur at 8 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Pitman Recital Hall.

tuesday, feb. 19 Art Adventures will occur at 10:30 a.m. in the Dee Dee and Jon R. Stuart Classroom.

Union Programming Board Daily Event: Black Jack for Skyfall at 11:30 a.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s first floor lobby.

Climate Change, the Arctic, and International Security lecture will occur at noon in Hester Hall, Room 160.

Tuesday Noon Concert will occur at noon in the Sandy Bell Gallery.

The Time Management lecture will occur at 3 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245.

Baseball will play Arkansas Pine-Bluff at 3 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

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Sierra Leone, South Korea, Vietnam, China and Nepal.

Each contestant came on stage and spoke about his or her country and its problems.

Engineering sophomore Sebghattullah Noori from Afghanistan said he appreciated the opportunity to represent his country at the event.

“My country has been burning in war and struggles for over 40 years - our culture and traditions were destroyed along those conflicts and war,” Noori said. “All my life, I have been dreaming to become someone who represents his injured country in a good way and honest way to the world.”

Gnana Subramaniam, an aerospace and mechanical engineering graduate teaching assistant from Thailand, said he attended this event to help people learn about his culture.

“My participation in the event is motivated by my desire to bring awareness, represent the uniqueness of my culture and eliminate stereotypes,” Subramaniam said.

Subramaniam said he recommended to the committee leadership to start this event because it’s one of few events specifically held for only international students to participate in.

“I hope this is the start of many such events in the future,” Subramaniam said.

International Advisory Committee President Cassandra Toney said she hopes this new event will become an OU tradition.

“Most of our events are huge events on campus, but they cost money to attend,

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Thu Le, chemical engineering Ph.D. candidate, sings a song dedicated to Vietnam during the talent portion of Mr. and Miss International OU Pageant.

in depth Pageant contestants Male contestants:

Debaroti Ghosh

Gnana Subramaniam

Dhanya Dharma Rajan

Salman Ahmed

Manaswee Suttipong

Mohammad Dibaymoghadam

Sitta Tarawally Yoon Sun Choi

Rashad Almilad

Thu Le

Sebghattullah Noori

Yue Wang

Female contestants:

Shanshan Luo

Afrooz Ansaripour

Kanchan Amatya

so we wanted to have a free event that OU students can come to and experience international students’ cultures on a more personal level,” Toney said.

After the attendees voted on their favorite contestants, petroleum engineer ing

Ghosh said after winning the pageant she would like to perform for the Eve of Nations, the committee’s big event at the end of the year.

“It’s a great honor for me to represent the IAC for an entire year,” Almilad said.

Almilad said he now has plans to run for president of the Muslim Student Association, Saudi Students Association and the Arab Student Association.

The winners of Mr. and Miss International OU pageant will represent OU’s international students for one calendar year, receive a cash prize and be recognized at the Eve of Nations at 7 p.m. April 12 at Lloyd Noble Center, according to the International Advisory Committee’s website.

junior Rashad Almilad and civil engineering graduate student Debaroti Ghosh were crowned the first Mr. and Miss International OU. “It was really unexpected. I was just here to represent my Shelby Guskin contributed to country, Bangladesh,” Ghosh this story. said.

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Campus health

Let’s talk about sex: Fact or fiction, baby?

Debunking five common sex myths

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Myth: When you are on your period, you cannot get pregnant.

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wages: Women learn to demand wage equality

be spread even if an infected person has no genital sores.”

The same is true for other such viruses.

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Myth : Exercising after having sex will stop you from becoming Fact: You are less likely pregnant. to become pregnant while on your period, but it is Fact: Abstinence or relistill possible. It is possible able, effectively used contrato begin your period while ception are the only things you are still fertile. You also that will prevent pregnancy. can become pregnant at the The most reliable method end of your pregnancy, be- of birth control is consistent cause sperm can live in the male condom use backed up reproductive tract for up to with oral birth control, which 72 hours, according to the are both between 98 percent Centers for Disease Control and 99 percent effective, acand Prevention. cording to the CDC. Other things that will not Myth: You cannot stop you from becoming c at c h a s e x u a l l y pregnant: transmitted infection from • Showering after sex oral sex.

• Urinating after sex • Having sex in a hot tub or Fact: Though it is less like- pool ly you will contract an STI • Douching after sex through oral sex, it is still • Having sex with the possible. The risk increases if woman on top you have cuts in your mouth or gum irritation. The Mayo Myth: Saran wrap or Clinic suggests using a cona balloon will work dom or dental dam to pre- as an alternative to condoms. vent direct contact between the sensitive skin in the Fact: For vaginal or anal mouth and genital areas. sex, the only effective way to prevent pregnancy or the Myth: If your part- spread of STDs is with an acn e r d i s p l a y s n o tual male or female condom. symptoms, they cannot As for oral sex, at least transfer sexually transmit- one study from the Journal ted infections like herpes or of Ultrasound in Medicine chlamydia. indicates that plastic wrap may be effective in preventFact: Diseases with pri- ing herpes transmission. But marily external symptoms the CDC cautions there is are still contagious when not enough evidence to dethose symptoms are not termine its effectiveness in apparent. blocking the transmission of “People can have geni- other STDs, particularly HIV. tal herpes for years without knowing it,” Dr. James M. Staff reports Steckelberg wrote for the Mayo Clinic. “The virus can

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Emily Khazan (right) and Stephanie Strickler (left), biology grad students, role play as employer and applicant to practice their new salary negotiation skills.

Continued from page 1 candidate. “I noticed, even in high school, that I didn’t get paid as much as the guys. The gender wage gap is definitely there.”

It’s hard to convince women that this is a subject that needs to be discussed, said event facilitator Kathy Moxley, director of OU’s Women’s Outreach Center.

Money is a taboo topic and salaries are personal information that can be seen as a symbol of individual worth, Moxley said. Furthermore, women tend to think, since it’s the year 2013, they don’t need to worry about equal treatment in the workplace.

However, the gender wage gap is still a reality.

On average, a woman will make between half a million and $2 million less in her lifetime than a man will in his, and she will get paid 77 cents for every dollar a man makes, according to the American Association of University Women’s Pay Equity Resource Kit. Women of color make even less, with black w o m e n e a r n i n g 7 0 c e nt s a n d Hispanic women earning 61 cents to every man’s dollar. The issue is

complex, and the stereotyping that leads to wage discrimination is hard to prove, but the discrepancy exists in every field.

Knowledge is key when it comes to getting the salary a woman wants and deserves, Moxley said.

The workshop detailed how applicants can do their research before applying for a job so they know what salaries are typical for their position in a particular region.

Knowing what to expect makes negotiating a reasonable, realistic salary easier, Moxley said.

Furthermore, it’s important to know what your minimum salary requirements are, that is, how much you need to make in a month in order to get by, so you don’t end up accepting a job that can’t support your budget, Moxley said.

The workshop also taught the interpersonal skills necessary to successfully handle the face-to-face negotiation process in the face of gender stereotypes.

“They’ve done some studies, and women who are considered too assertive are seen as aggressive, whereas a man who does the same thing, he’s a go-getter. We do have to be careful about how we negotiate,” Moxley said. “You have to be positive [during

in depth Workshop The next workshop will be held on March 12.

To register, email woc@ou.edu

negotiations] and that goes for both men and women.”

Positivity comes with confidence, and it can be difficult to understand what you’re worth, said Carrie MillerDeBoer, an instructional leadership and academic curricular science education graduate student.

“I think this workshop has really helped to boost some of my confidence. I have experience and I should be paid for that,” Miller-DeBoer said.

“Men and women both can really benefit from understanding how this process works.”

Cedar Floyd cedar_floyd_789@hotmail.com

Focus on A&S Week

OU’s Oldest, Largest, and Most Diverse College

Monday, Feb. 18

Wednesday, Feb. 20

Friday, Feb. 22

Israeli Folk Dancing Learn an Israeli Folk dance and enjoy refreshments 1 p.m., Kaufman Hall 230

Chinese Calligraphy The History and Art of Chinese Calligraphy with Nian Liu 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Kaufman 230

Crepes: The French Pancake!

Taste crepes and hear a presentation on France’s most famous food 3 p.m., Kaufman Hall 229

OU Star Party OU Observatory, weather permitting, time to be determined

Origami: The Japanese Art of Paper Folding Presentation and instruction on how to fold them, including paper cranes 1 p.m., Kaufman Hall 230

Pre-Med Club Meeting 6:30 p.m., Dale Hall Room 206

Thursday, Feb. 21

Punking Out: Feminist Activism in Russia and Beyond with Jill Irvine, Jillian Porter, Tuesday, Feb. 19 Kirsten Rutsala and Paul Goode Cocoa: The Magic Drink of Mexico 1:30 p.m.

Hester Hall 160 Sample authentic Mexican hot cocoa and a presentation on the history of cocoa 12:30 p.m., Kaufman Hall 230

Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program with Susan Kumholz Dale Hall Room 122 Contact Susan Sharpe for more details

Faculty Author’s Reception 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Ellison Hall, Room 132 RSVP to Tracy Karjala at tkarjala@ou.edu

A Perspective on the Contribution of Plants to Human Health; Natural Cures: Finding New Drugs from the Land and Sea

Easter Eggs, the German Way Create your own art and sample German Easter cake 2 p.m., Kaufman Hall 230 Brazilian Carnaval!

Carnaval Brazilian style with Jena Vieira and Erika Larkins 3 p.m., Kaufman Hall 230 FOCAS Lecture How to Fix Rule Consequentialism Tim Miller, assistant professor of philosophy and OU alumnus 3:30 p.m., Dale Hall Tower 607

7 p.m., Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, followed by a dessert buffet

Bocce: Italian Bocce Ball Tournament Noon, South Oval, in front of Kaufman Hall

Thursday Distinguished Alumni Lectures

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Distinguished Alumna Nancy Bates, “An Insider View: Social Science Research Methods and the Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation of the 2010 U.S. Census” 1:30 p.m.

Oklahoma Memorial Union, Regents Room

Distinguished Alumnus Kyle McCarter, “The Origin and Early History of the Alphabet” 3 p.m.

Oklahoma Memorial Union, Regents Room

Distinguished Alumnus Kenneth Gage, “The Spread of the Plague in Ancient and Modern Times” 1:30 p.m.

Oklahoma Memorial Union, Scholars Room

Distinguished Alumna Angela Riley, “The Jurisgenerative Movement in Indigenous Human Rights” 3 p.m.

Oklahoma Memorial Union, Scholars Room

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Editorial

letter to the editor

Decentralize smoking laws

Academic integrity, important, easy to understand, judge

Our View: Local smoking laws are needed.

The Oklahoma Restaurant Association is against the bill because of the potential impact it might have on bars and restaurants, according to The Many Oklahoma lawmakers want to allow citOklahoman. ies, towns and counties to establish strict The Our View Even though it is better to control smoksmoking bans. Senate Bill 36 gained a is the majority ing at a local and not a state level, we do hearing in the Senate Health and Human opinion of Services committee next week, a critical not support strict anti-smoking regulaThe Daily’s step in becoming a law. tions, especially when they affect private nine-member Currently, local governments can eseditorial board businesses. A bar or restaurant should determine whether or not it is a smoking tablish anti-smoking laws as long as they establishment. A venue like The Deli on are less restrictive than state law. In other campus corner would not be the same without words, local governments cannot enact smokthick clouds of smoke. If the bill passes, Norman ing bans concerning public property or private should not adopt a strict smoking ban. businesses.

SB 36 also would protect Oklahoma from a stateIt’s unfortunate the proposed legislation would make it possible for more strict smoking bans to be wide smoking ban. There are 28 states with bans on put in place, but we agree these decisions should smoking in workplaces, including bars and restaube made on the local level to give citizens more rants. By putting smoking policies in the hands of control over public health issues local governments, the Oklahoma State Legislature Gov. Mary Fallin is a principle proponent of the would be less able to enact a smoking ban affecting bill. She already has been very active in the anthe entire state.

Please contact Norman Mayor Cindy Rosenthal ti-smoking campaign with her smoking ban on and tell her not to adopt restrictive smoking state property, including OU’s campus. policies.

The new legislation would not change OU’s smoking ban because OU is state property, but Norman could pass smoking bans affecting busiComment on this on OUDaily.com ness and public places.

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High minimum wages harm businesses

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uring his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama made an unexpected statement that has become the focus of a renewed ideological divide between liberals and conservatives. Obama called legislators to raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour.

Would this legislation help lower-class workers and families, as the president argued in his address, or are minimum wage laws just a product of a minimum understanding of basic economic principles? Believe it or not, the answer is incredibly simple.

Minimum wage laws require employers to “discriminate against people who have low skills”, economist Milton Friedman said, and he could not be closer to the truth.

Labor has a cost and a market value. Most people do not think of labor in this way because they are not employers.

In a market with no government intervention, the value of an employee to an employer should always exceed the cost of employment. Otherwise, the business is unsustainable because it is losing money.

Imagine if the government mandated that in order to protect bakers, bread couldn’t be sold for less than $9 a loaf. Bakers would be excited, until they realized that

nobody in their right minds would buy bread at a cost that is more than twice that of the real value.

The only bread sales that would not be adversely affected by this law would be bread that was already being sold for $9 a loaf. Labor works the same way. No employer wants to pay $9 an hour for an employee that creates less than $9 of value for their business.

Ultimately, it is the unskilled workers who fall into this category, and these workers are much more likely to find themselves unemployed than making more money as a result of minimum wage laws. If the Obama administration wants to create economic growth and raise employment rates, they need to stop incentivizing unemployment.

If employers are losing money because of minimum wage requirements, they will not expand their businesses and hire new employees. It is better to have a lot of employees at a lower rate than few at a slightly higher wage.

This means stopping regulations such as minimum wage laws that make labor more costly to employers.

It was refreshing to see Storm Dowd-Lukesh’s column related to the Harvard cheating scandal in last week’s Daily “Academic integrity fails in the digital age,” Feb. 5.

At a university, academic integrity is always a topic that needs discussing. As Chair of Integrity Council, I came across a few comments that were especially interesting.

Has academic integrity “evolved”? I don’t think so.

What has evolved, as Dowd-Lukesh stated, is the manner in which we learn and do academic work. Even in this digital age, we still must concern ourselves making academic honesty and integrity priorities on the University of Oklahoma campus.

An honor code, along with an official definition of academic misconduct, clarifies for students what may be considered academic misconduct. For students of the University of Oklahoma, academic misconduct is defined as “any act which improperly affects the evaluation of a student’s academic performance or achievement.”

Do students really not know what cheating is? I think most of us do. In the 2011-2012 academic year, OU saw 380 reported cases of academic misconduct. Almost none of those were hard cases.

For example, it’s pretty obvious that purchasing a paper from a paper mill and submitting it as your own will “improperly [affect] the evaluation of [your] academic performance.” Merely visiting the OU Integrity Council website at integrity.ou.edu and reading the handouts under the “student” tab can give insight into the few gray areas that may exist.

Is there a knowledge problem? I think it may be this: most of us seldom think about why integrity is important in our own lives. We prefer to let it be somebody else’s job, like the professor’s. Under the Integrity Code implemented in the Fall 2011 semester, OU students are now able to report instances of cheating. Storm may be totally right that “the fight against cheating in school is too infinitely broad and rapidly advancing to fully rein in” and that “academic honesty is an impossible goal.” That’s no excuse for taking a passive stance.

The University of Oklahoma Integrity Council exists in part to educate the students and faculty about the academic misconduct system in place on campus.

We host an annual Integrity Forum and speak to classes and faculty members about our academic programs.

Additionally, the Office of Academic Integrity Programs promotes integrity on campus by sponsoring an Ethics Bowl team.

These students take an active role in the future of their education at OU. Having a culture of academic integrity on the OU campus may be a lofty goal, but it is certainly achievable.

Jillian Lundie, Integrity Council chair and biochemistry junior.

Scott Houser is an international business senior.

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Column

The pope, Catholic Dorner saga mimicked an action movie Church don’t make I decisions on politics

don’t think we will Opinion Columnist ever really know the whole story surrounding Christopher Dorner, the truth about his termination from the Los Angeles Police Department or the killing spree that ended with a firefight in a Trent Cason burning mountain cabin cason.trent@yahoo.com surrounded by police officers. All we can conclusively say, at this point, is the whole thing sounds like a movie plot. It has it all: suspense, betrayal, drama, revenge, gun play and finally tragedy.

I’ve heard plenty of film comparisons in the last few days, including to ”The Dark Knight Rises,” “Rambo” and “Falling Down,” Dorner is being compared with the stuff of anti-hero legends, and like many of the fictional characters he has been compared with, he has clearly crossed the line from anti-hero to villain in the eyes of the people who have been directly impacted by his actions.

In these films, however, though the main character is hated by the society in the film, the audience in the theater is sympathetic. This seems to be happening on a national scale, with the rest of the country as the audience, and Los Angeles finally becoming one big live movie set. It is surreal, and it is not surprising.

I’m not blaming violence on movies or video games. Nor am I saying that Dorner is anything other than a villain. But I think in cases like Columbine, Aurora and now Los Angeles, mass killers who see themselves as victims turn to preexisting narratives to fulfill their anti-social, often suicidal need to be the center of attention.

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the shooters at Columbine High School in 1999, equated the murder of their classmates with the killing of imaginary monsters in their

favorite video game, “Doom.” This allowed them to dehumanize their victims, some of whom had bullied the boys, and stalk through the halls of the school killing at random anyone who came across their paths. Just like the game.

James Holmes of Aurora, Colo. thought of himself as the Joker from “The Dark Knight.” He wanted to inject a little chaos into the world, as Heath Ledger’s character suggests .

I think Dorner had a million other options. In this social climate where anything can go viral and the 24-hour news giants are desperate for something to keep the talking heads talking, there were options to have his case heard that didn’t involve killing people.

It doesn’t take a lot of work to get people to acknowledge the incompetence and corruption of the LAPD. Dorner clearly wasn’t stupid, so why do it?

That’s the question we have been asking and will continue to ask as these kinds of high-profile enactments continue.

Maybe it’s old-fashioned narcissism, maybe the very social climate that can grant instant fame is the thing that perpetuates the idea that every injustice must be brought to the attention of the masses, that every person is the star of their very own saga.

Whatever the reasons, and however fascinating the implications, the bottom line is red flags need to be taken seriously. I only used three examples in this column, but we all know by now these kinds of things can happen anywhere.

Something that just a few years ago would have been considered angry venting about a person or a group or an institution now needs to be taken more seriously. Don’t just shrug it off or ignore it as hot air.

If you hear someone talking about acting out these kinds of fantasies, you need to let a faculty member know immediately. In the meantime, stand by for “The Dorner Conspiracy,” coming to a theater near you this fall.

Trent Cason is an English literary and cultural studies senior.

The editorial on the pope’s resignation seems to have misunderstood the position of the pope within Catholicism. First they acknowledge that the pope is not a leader like a president. That is an accurate statement, but they then miss the point by stating “As … Catholics become increasingly liberal … the Catholic Church must change its leadership to respond.” They already acknowledged that the papacy is not like a presidency, but have missed the greatest dissimilarity.

This difference is that the papacy not intended to reflect the popular viewpoint of the adherents but rather the underlying dogma and theology of the Church itself. The pope isn’t allowed to change disagreeable theology, because Church teaching is viewed as a matter of absolute truth. Saying that a pope could change disagreeable theology is like saying that a new professor could change the sum of two and two. Regardless of desire or unpopularity it is outside his power.

Like a professor the pope can teach but cannot change.

Practice of theology, like the translation of the Mass, can sometimes change. However, theology itself, for example the belief in transubstantiation, cannot. The church is not intended to reflect the desires of the people but rather an immutable truth.

This is the fundamental flaw of the article by the editorial staff, the idea that the church is a populist institution meant to reflect the values of its adherents.

Rather the church is a teaching institution designed to shape those very values and morals. At least that is the Catholic view.

Patrick O’Keefe, psychology and economics senior.

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The top-ranked OU softball team remained undefeated after picking up five more wins at the Campbell/Cartier Classic this weekend.

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If you spent the weekend at L. Dale Mitchell Park, you got to see the No. 19 baseball team win in just about every kind of way it could.

The Sooners (4-0) won Friday’s opener with ease, 10-4, both of Saturday’s games by one run each — a 3-2 pitchers’ duel and an 11-10 come-from-behind extra-innings affair — and a 7-4 walk-off victory in which OU allowed Hofstra to tie the game late.

“It’s just a big confidence booster to start the season,” said senior infielder/outfielder Max White, who went 6-for-14 with three RBIs and spent time in both left and right fields this weekend.

“We just kept our heads straight, and leadership really pulled us through.”

Junior first baseman Matt Oberste was the team’s hero in game two of Saturday’s double-header and was consistent all weekend. He collected six hits and nine RBIs this weekend, including a clutch two-out, two-run single in the bottom of the ninth to force extra innings in a game the Sooners eventually would win and a threerun, walk-off homer over the right-field fence Sunday.

“Last year, I had a few (late-inning at-bats); I was kind of nervous because I just got here,” Oberste said following the game-winning homer Sunday. “I was just trying to look for a pitch early, and I knew I could get it done.”

The last time the Sooners won back-to-back games in walk-off fashion was during last season’s Big 12 Tournament that eventually helped them reach the tournament championship game.

OU’s first two starters — juniors Dillon Overton and Jonathan Gray — were as good as promised in their first starts of the year.

Despite multiple errors by his defense, Overton tossed a solid season opener. He lasted seven innings, allowed one unearned run on two hits and struck out seven batters.

Gray went 6 2/3 innings of two-run, three-hit baseball with his major blemish being a two-run homer allowed in the seventh inning.

He admitted the reason why he struggled in the seventh inning after cruising through the first six innings was because he simply ran out of gas.

“I’ve never pitched that much this year until today, so I really think I hit a wall today and got tired,” said Gray, who threw 102 2/3 innings in 2012. “I was pretty happy with (the first six innings); I’ve just got to develop the rest of it.

“It’ll come along as it goes.”

Coach Sunny Golloway said before the weekend that although junior transfer pitcher Billy Waltrip was the favorite to be the team’s Sunday starter, the job was still up for grabs.

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OU coach Bob Stoops confirmed Sunday that former West Virginia offensive line coach Bill Bedenbaugh has been hired to replace James Patton as the Sooners’ offensive line coach.

“We are excited to welcome Bill and his family to the University of Oklahoma,” Stoops said in a press release. “Bill is a passionate teacher and a demanding coach who I believe will make an immediate impact on our football team. His track record of developing physical and disciplined offensive linemen makes him an excellent fit for our program.”

Bedenbaugh was rumored to have been OU’s leading candidate for the vacant position, and several news outlets reported last week that he had joined the Sooners’ staff.

“Our family is thrilled about the opportunity to join Coach Stoops and his staff at the University of Oklahoma,” Bedenbaugh said in the release.

Before coaching at West Virginia, Bedenbaugh coached at Arizona from 2007 to 2010 and Texas Tech from 2000 to 2006.

The hire comes in the wake of the firing of three OU assistant coaches — Patton, tight ends and offensive tackles’ coach Bruce Kittle and interior defensive line coach Jackie Shipp.

No announcements have been made about the two remaining vacant positions.

hitting — they hit with a .302 clip and scored 31 runs during the weekend — the area in which they struggled the most was the field.

In the four-game series, OU committed 11 errors — four in the opener, six total in the double-header Saturday and one in Sunday’s finale — and although the mistakes in the field could have led to a couple losses this weekend, the bats were there when needed, White said.

“Our bats pulled through,” he said. “We know what we can do on defense ... shoring up those errors will help us win a lot of games.”

The Sooners conclude their six-game homestand with a two-game set against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Tuesday and Wednesday. Freshman pitcher Adam Choplick is Michelle nehrenz/the daily tabbed to start Tuesday, Senior pitcher Jake Fisher fires a pitch during OU’s 7-4 win against Hofstra on Sunday at L. Dale and a star ter has not Mitchell Park. Fisher pitched just one inning against the Pride and struck out a pair of batters. been announced for Wednesday’s game.

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Series protagonist Isaac Clarke is back, investigating the ice planet Tau Volantis in hope of finding a way to end the Necromorph terror once and for all. While “Dead Space� and “Dead Space 2� had superb storylines, “Dead Space 3� isn’t entirely solid. While Isaac was coming to terms with his fears, dementia and guilt over his girlfriend’s death in “Dead Space 2,� in “Dead Space 3,� he’s caught in the middle of a love triangle for half of the game. While “Dead Space 2� saw Isaac Clarke deciding for himself how to escape, in “Dead Space 3� Isaac constantly is given tasks and errands by other members of the group. Thankfully, the story gets better as the game goes on, and the last few chapters don’t disappoint.

From the dimly lit corridors of centuries-old spaceships, to the icy slopes of the planet Tau Volantis and beyond, “Dead Space� has never looked more chilling. Visceral Games continues to give endless attention to each detail of the game. Isaac’s visor lines light up dark places in the same design shape, footprints in the snow match exactly where you step and alien screams echo throughout icy caverns and corridors. “Dead Space 3� achieves the perfect horror atmosphere while taking a more cinematic approach.

Core gameplay is still the same as in “Dead Space� and “Dead Space 2,� but “Dead Space 3� adds a lot of new elements, weapons-crafting system, co-op mode and a variety of mini games with hit-and-miss results.

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AT A GLANCE While the crafting system ‘Dead Space 3’ seems complicated at first, it’s actually simple and fun to use. The game takes advantage of Isaac’s engineer status and allows the player full reign when it comes to choice. Want a shotgun with a flamethrower or a line gun with a knife? Or do you want to bypass crafting and settle for the classic javelin gun?

This game’s weapon crafting lets the player do all these and more with ease.

Co-op mode is another high point of the game. Yes, “Dead Space 3� introduces Release date: a cooperative story mode Feb. 5 where one person plays Isaac Clarke while the other Company: EA plays newcomer John Carver.

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LOYAL KNIGHTS WEEK OF EVENTS Sunday, February 17 -Road Rallye (REPF 200, 2pm-4pm) A car scavenger hunt that requires deciphering clues and solving engineering problems for cash prizes and free food at the final destination.

Monday, February 18 -Engineering Quiz Bowl (REPF 200, 4pm-6pm) Teams compete by answering questions over engineering concepts, College history and pop culture for cash prizes.

-Games Tournament (Willoughby Lounge, 6:30pm9pm) Pairs compete in a tournament of pool, ping pong and foosball for cash prizes!

Tuesday, February 19 -Stress E-liminator (REPF 200, 10:30am-3:30pm) A day for students and faculty/staff to be pampered with chair massages by Heritage College.

-Engineers Got Talent (OMU Ballroom, 6:30pm9pm) Engineering students showcase their talents for a chance to win cash prizes.

Wednesday, February 20 -Blood Drive (REPF 200, 10am-3pm) -Casino Night (REPF, 7pm) Las Vegas style games encourage strategic thinking to win prizes. Bring canned goods for extra chips.

Thursday, February 21 -E-Olympics (Devon/REPF Lawn, 6pm-8pm) Five-person team dodge ball and relay race tournament for cash prizes.

Friday, February 22 -Ice Cream Social (REPF Lobby, 1:30pm-3:30pm) An afternoon for students to socialize with faculty and staff while viewing the final Rube Goldberg projects in action.

-LKOT Fireout (Carson/Felgar Lawn, 5:22pm) See the college’s most loyal servants revealed.

-Fluid Dynamics Lab (O’Connell’s on Campus Corner, 6:30pm-11pm) The study of the movement of low viscosity, green, effervescent fluid into human oral cavities.

Saturday, February 23 -Banquet (Sam Noble Museum, 6pm-9pm ) Outstanding students, faculty, staff, and event winners are recognized, and royalty is crowned.

LEGEND OF ST. PAT St. Patrick’s Day is drawing near, and it will once again be time for the engineers to pay homage to their patron saint, St. Patrick, who is revered through legend as the oldest Engineer. In modern times, we do this by electing new E-Club officers, listening for the distant rumble of the cannon being fired in the night, and consuming healthy portions of green brew.

In the spring of 1903, the University of Michigan began construction of a new engineering building. While the construction crew was digging, a large stone with a faint inscription was unearthed. The stone told the adventures of St. Patrick and his ties to the Engineering profession. Later that year, a geology instructor from Missouri brought a small piece of the stone to Oklahoma where OU engineers kept it. Each year thereafter, graduating seniors would survey their way into the woods, bury the stone, and leave their calculations for the next year’s seniors to locate and rebury the stone.

From the ideals and values set forth by St. Patrick, each year a student is elected the St. Pat of the College. His or her fellow students acknowledge that student’s devotion to the Engineering profession and to the Patron Saint of Engineering, St. Patrick.

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THE LAWYER RIVALRY The rivalry between engineers and lawyers is one of our most timehonored traditions. The beginning of the rivalry at OU can be traced back to 1915, when a group of engineers “confiscated” a cannon and fired it to honor St. Patrick. The firing destroyed every window in the Law Barn, and so began the rivalry.

Although engineers have clearly shown their superiority through the years, lawyers have had their moments. In 1919, a female law student gained entrance to the Engineering Banquet and managed to spike the coffee with a mixture containing pepper, castor oil, and other assorted ingredients. The combination caused considerable gastric distress among the guests. Some guests caused an interruption due to their nausea-related exit. In the 93 years following this incident, the best the lawyers have managed to do is campaign for a few of their less desirable female cohorts for E-Queen and paint scales on top of the LKOT shields. What the lawyers lack in imagination they make up for in gullibility.

In 1926, the owl on the Law Barn received the first of many future coats of paint, which have continued to this day.

In 1980, engineers posing as construction workers poured a cement footing on the lawn of the new law center in broad daylight. Later that night, a large concrete tombstone was erected on the footing with the inscription, “IS THE RIVALRY DEAD?” Due to extremely cold temperatures, the tombstone was not fully cured and was found the next morning on the Engineering lawn upside down with the words “HELL NO!” spray-painted on its face.

In 1982, a couple of fine engineering students attached a green dye injection system to the law center’s water supply. Every time a fountain was turned on or a toilet flushed, green water “mysteriously” appeared.

That E-Week the law center was ceremoniously decorated each night with green toilet paper. The lawyers responded by presenting a restraining order to LKOT during Fireout, stating that the cannon could not be fired. The restraining order was rolled up and placed exactly where it belonged: in the muzzle of Old Trusty. There was not much left after the first shot sounded. A small riot ensued and the lawyers once again found themselves on the wrong end of the beating stick. If they had only remembered a few years later, when a “Lawyer” was found buried face-down (with only his feet to be seen) on the Engineering lawn.

The epithet classically read: Here lies the poor lawyer His legal work undone He mouthed off to an engineer When he should have run During the winter of 1985, a profuse growth of winter rye grass in the shape of a shamrock adorned the north-side lawn of the Law Barn.

Accusations were made but what do engineers know about gardening?

In 1989, engineers were once again blamed for a law school computer malfunction that resulted in letters being sent to more than 500 law students informing them that their records had been lost due to computer error. Fearful that they would not graduate, they proceeded to call the 24-hour hot-line listed on the letters; good thing it was the law dean’s home phone number.

Rumor has it law students don’t have what it takes to play with engineers anymore. Don’t be disappointed; there’s always the business college…

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A group of engineering students “confiscated” an old civil war cannon which became known as “Old Trusty,” and decided to establish a tradition of firing the cannon on a regular bases. In 1920, the Loyal Knights of Old Trusty was formed, and the University and the College of Engineering have been under their watchful eye ever since. LKOT is one of the oldest organizations on campus and they have not lost focus of their purpose continuing to make a difference on and off campus.

The membership of LKOT is made up of students who actively participate in College of Engineering programs and organizations.

The members closely monitor all events within the College and act accordingly to ensure that traditions are observed, upheld, and continued. Their service to the College is selfless. Public appearances are limited to their annual fireouts and other special occasions such as St. Patrick’s Day and Engineering Convocation.

The Spring Fireout will take place on the lawn between Carson and Felgar on Friday, February 22nd at 5:22pm.

Remember, LKOT is watching you...

ROYALTY CANDIDATES

Queen Candidates (from left to right): Carolyn Arens, Lan Le, Elaina Lopez, Shynette Porter, and Kelsey Raus

King Candidates (from left to right): Matt Cohagan, Jeremy Smith, and Shawn Swatek

Vote Online at elections.ou.edu Monday through Friday of E-Week.

Winners will be announced at the E-Week Banquet on Saturday!

ENGINEERS’ CLUB Engineers’ Club was founded in 1910 and has grown to become the largest Engineering program in the Sooner State. With more than 2,200 undergraduate and 700 graduate students, it is the largest student organization on the University of Oklahoma campus. E-Club’s purpose is to promote fellowship among Engineering faculty and students and to help students develop leadership skills in addition to their technical expertise.

There are several opportunities for students to become involved with Engineers’ Club. Regular activities include general meetings on the first Thursday of each month, hamburger feeds before each home football game, along with annual events like Shell Fall Festival/Schlumberger New Engineers Welcome, Career Fair, Open House, Winter Ball, Engineers Week, and Williams Student Leadership Retreat.

Engineering Open House is the oldest annual event that is still held at OU. It offers high school students from across the state a taste of what Engineering is all about. Students design and produce entries for contests such at the Egg Drop, Rubber Band Vehicle races, and Load-Bearing Bridge competition.

Engineers Week is celebrated nationally each spring as a time for students to escape the pressures of the classroom and have fun with fellow engineers. The principles of dedication, perseverance, and hard work, on which E-Club was founded, are still apparent today and guarantee its successful future.

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