Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013

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L&A: An orchestra at OU unites musicians of all ages, majors. (Page 8)

Sports: gymnast eyes 2016 games (Page 6)

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Sga

Sga votes to establish gPa requirement for members

Veterans share stories of service

Bill would mandate students maintain at least a 3.0 average to be representatives KAITLYN UNDERWOOD Campus reporter

The Student Government Association passed a hotly contested bill Tuesday night to set minimum GPA requirements for SGA members that will be implemented spring 2014. The bill was widely debated and was presented by Sean Bender, Undergraduate Student Congress chairman. Known as the “Icing on the Cupcake” Act of 2013, the bill proposes requiring a cumulative GPA at or above 2.5 for general SGA members and a cumulative GPA at or above 3.0 for those in leadership positions. The “icing” refers to participation in SGA and extracurricular activities, while the “cupcake” refers to SGA members’ academic responsibilities, Bender said. The purpose of the bill is to “ensure that OU student leaders are able to balance the demands of their positions with their responsibilities as students,” according to the bill. SGA leaders feel students should not take on the time commitment of being an SGA representative if they have not already demonstrated the ability to maintain their studies, Bender said. “If you’re just barely on track to graduate why are you taking on an additional 10, 15, maybe even 20 hours per week?” Bender said. Whether they like it or not, college students are ranked by their universities according to GPAs, and SGA simply wants

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Michael H. Devenitch, Oklahoma State Commander, speaks to students in Cate Main Lounge on Tuesday about his service for the United States. Student veterans also shared their stories about their time in service.

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COLLEgE OF aRCHITECTURE

Career Fair connects architects to jobs Boren Twenty-five firms recruited students

rate is high compared to other undergraduate degrees, OU held a career fair specifically for architecture EVAN BALDACCINI students 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Campus reporter Wednesday in Oklahoma While a high unemploy- Memorial Union’s Molly Shi ment rate looms over archi- Boren Ballroom. tecture graduates across the All OU College of country, OU stu- “The degrees Architecture students had an opdents who gradportunity to meet that we offer u a t e d i n M a y with representa- [provide] a lot a n d D e c e mb e r tives from about of last year got 25 firms recruit- of flexibility, jobs, said Charles ing at a career fair even in allied G r a h a m , d e a n Wednesday. of the College of fields.” The unemArchitecture. ployment rate CharLeS graham, “ Th e y ’ re for recent college dean oF the CoLLege e m p l o y a b l e ,” oF arChiteCtUre graduates holdGraham said. ing architecture “The degrees degrees is 13.9 percent, ac- that we offer [provide] a lot Donterio Ligons/the DaiLy cording to a Georgetown of flexibility, even in allied University study . fields.” Charlotte Vanderhook, architecture sophomore, talks to Clint Hoppes, an architecture from Sag about a possible career at Wednesday’s architecture Career Fair. While this unemployment see CAREER Page 2

Women’s role in Oklahoma’s Legislature

PHILaNTHROPY

Your soda tabs can aid Pros for Africa

Opinion: Diversifying voices in government is good for all political parties. (Page 4)

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Group helps women provide for themselves HALEY DAVIS

Campus reporter

Students can drop their soda can tabs in labeled soda cans around campus to help women and children in Africa provide for themselves. T h e C o l l e g e o f In t e r n a t i o n a l Studies, along with Pros for Africa and Sisters United, are collecting soda can pop tabs in cans labeled with the Sisters United logo to donate to women in Africa who earn money by making pop tab handbags, according

to the college’s website. Founded in 2012, Sisters United is a non-profit business designed to promote a fun and trendy global brand of fashion while supporting certain non-profit causes, like Pros for Africa and St. Monica’s Girls Tailoring School in Gulu, Uganda, according to the Sisters United website. Pros for Africa is a volunteer-led non-profit organization in partnership with Sisters United that encourages professionals to share what they know and to help the women and children of Africa provide for themselves, said international and area studies senior Breanna Rodriguez.

Sisters United created this opportunity to help women in certain parts of Africa have jobs and earn livings after Joseph Kony and the Lords Resistance Army caused thousands to lose their lives and many more to suffer homelessness, according to the Sisters United website. The organization creates a market for these women by providing the materials for them to make pop tab handbags and then distributing the goods they make. Haley Davis haley.g.davis-1@ou.edu

chooses Pride director Former leader left in February ARIANNA PICKARD Campus editor

A new director from the University of Wisconsin has been chosen for OU’s Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band after the former director stepped down earlier this month. Director of OU’s School of Music Larry Mallett sent an email to OU music faculty, staff and students a week ago announcing that Justin Stolarik had accepted the position of director of the Pride of Oklahoma, as well as positions of music professor and associate director of bands. Stolarik is the assistant director of bands and the assistant director of the marching band at the University of WisconsinMadison, according to his faculty page. He also oversees the Wisconsin Drumline and the Marching Percussion Program. Many Pride members were surprised when they heard that Stolarik had been chosen for the position, said music education sophomore Kinser Hennessee, who plays trumpet for Pride. Many of them had expected Debra Traficante to fill the position. Traficante had served as the assistant director for the Pride of Oklahoma since receiving her Ph.D. in instrumental wind see BAND Page 2

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