Thursday, February 21, 2013

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T H U R S DA Y, F E B R UA R Y 21, 2 013

The condom is one of the most accessible and inexpensive forms of birth control available. The cost of condoms is as low as 4 cents per unit.

Condom Week

TURNING IT AROUND Sports: Women’s b-ball wins big. (Page 6)

Feb. 14-21

Addressing proper sex education, one condom at a time.

SGA

Resourcefulness saves students’ money New year brings integrated branches BENNETT HALL Campus Reporter

O U ’s S t u d e n t G o v e r n m e n t Association saved about $30,000 in would-be student fees this year, SGA president Joe Sangirardi said in an annual university address at noon Wednesday. SGA was able to save this money by coordinating events with other campus organizations and departments and expanding community outreach, Sangirardi said. At the State of the SGA address, OU’s student government leaders spoke about developments and accomplishments of their branches of government in Oklahoma Memorial

Union’s Beaird Lounge. OU held its first Creativity Festival in September in response to the Campus Activity Council’s Next Big Thing campaign in spring 2011. The festival brings together and celebrates the variety of art forms that are practiced by students on campus, CAC chairwoman Vicky Vargas said. “The social media that CAC uses to connect with students has recently been streamlined so that we can reach the most students, alumni and other community members,” Vargas said. This year’s CAC College Bowl event has a record 80 teams and 430 participants who will be part of next month’s tournament, Vargas said. The Undergraduate Student C o n g re s s h a s w o r k e d t o g e t h e r with the university’s Information Technology department to make

course evaluations more accessible to students by integrating the evaluations into oZone, said Sean Bender, Undergraduate Student Congress chairman. “Our Student Government Association is in constant motion,” said James Cook, Graduate Student Senate chairman. “It fosters community and strives to make improvements in all areas of the university.” One of the most visible changes within the organization itself this past year, has been the changing of the name from University of Oklahoma Student Association to SGA, Sangirardi said. Bennett Hall benhall@ou.edu

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SGA President Joe Sangirardi speaks at the Big 12 Student Government Conference 2012.

CONDOM WEEK

JOB HUNTING

OU sex health, resources rank in bottom half Data collected from health center representatives on campus SHELBY GUSKIN Campus Reporter

OU is ranked in the bottom half of U.S. universities and colleges for providing sexual health information and services. The Trojan Sexual Health Report Card analyzes 141 major campuses across the country with students representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the card. OU is ranked 85 on the list, which is slightly below average, said Bert Sperling, president of Sperling’s BestPlaces, which conducted the research for the report card. The rankings measure the services and resources that are available to the students at each of the campuses, said Sperling. “Sperling’s BestPlaces researchers collected data from student health center representatives, as well as DONTERIO LIGONS/THE DAILY

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Kyle Vo, mechanical engineering junior, speaks with a representative of Northrop Grumman about an internship with the business.

Fair brings 92 companies to OU Representatives from FBI, CIA, state attend EVAN BALDACCINI Campus Reporter

Sooners looking to snag a job or internship flocked to Oklahoma Memorial Union Wednesday to meet with over 90 different prospective employers. The Spring Career Fair is the second of two career fairs hosted by Career Services. This fair was branded toward students graduating in May or those who missed the first career fair offered in the fall, said director of

Career Services Bette Scott. Representatives of the FBI, CIA, the state of Oklahoma and various oil and gas companies were among those who attended the fair, Scott said. “It’s a broad range of organizations from big to small,” she said. This spring’s career fair reeled in 100 table reservations to host around 92 different companies coming to recruit students, including a recruiter for Hastings Entertainment. “We are looking for everything,” said Stevie Pendleton, Hastings Entertainment Store Set Leader. “There is really no category of people

that don’t utilize entertainment in their lives.” For some students attending the event, it was more important to get employment ideas than to walk away with a job. “There’s nothing really that I know I want to do,” said mathematics senior Seth Lewis. “It’s kind of like an idea platform for me.” Another career fair will be held next year in the fall. Evan Baldaccini evan@ou.edu

GRADUATING

Seniors: Don’t forget to graduate, apply for graduation by March 1 on oZone Students wishing to graduate in May must submit their applications by March 1. The applications can be found on oZONE by clicking the Graduation Application link in the Graduate A Sooner box under the Home tab. The deadline allows the office to stay on track with normal graduation duties, such as the commencement program and cap and gown sales, said Graduation Office director Becky Heeney. Late applications still can be submitted, but the office would like to see them all come in on time, Heeney said. This year’s spring graduation commencement is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, May 10 at the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Matt Ravis Campus Editor

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ABC has ‘Lost’ its touch with new sci-fi drama

L&A: ‘Zero Hour’ is just another failed attempt to replace the ABC hit, ‘Lost.’ (Page 7)

Don’t forget: Applications are due March 1.

NBA trade deadline today at 2 p.m. CST Sports: Our Thunder blogger Zach Story breaks down several scenarios, talks big names on the block and tells you how the Thunder fit into it all. (Online)

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