July 3-10, 2012

THIS WEEK

Violators could face a $50 fine

TODAY

OUPD won’t have officers on patrol specifically for tobacco use, asks for voluntary compliance

Firecracker Babies Comedy Road Show, featuring Sam Tallent and Nathan Lund, will be from 9 to 10 p.m. at Othello’s on Campus Corner, 434 Buchanan Ave.

WEDNESDAY

Norman’s Independence Day celebration will be from 4 to 10 p.m. at Reaves Park. Music, pony rides and fireworks will be part of the festivities at 2501 Jenkins Ave.

THURSDAY

Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park will open “The Tempest” at 8 p.m. at the Myriad Gardens Water Stage. The play will continue through July 21 and student admission is $10.

FRIDAY

Billy Currington will perform from 9 to 11 p.m. at Riverwind Casino.

Tickets to see the country singer start at $45, 1544 West State Highway 9.

SATURDAY

Cimarron Opera will present “Iolanthe” at 2 and 8 p.m. at the Nancy O’Brian Center for the Performing Arts, 1809 Stubbeman. Student tickets are $10.

SUNDAY

And So I Watch You From Afar will perform at 7 p.m. at The Opolis, 113 N. Crawford. Tickets to see the Belfast rock band are $10.

MONDAY

The Norman Parks and Recreation Department will host Zumba Dance classes at 6 p.m. at the Whittier Recreation Center, 2000 W. Brooks.

The first class is complimentary.

TUESDAY

OU summer session will throw an after-hours pool party at 9 p.m. at the OU outdoor pool. Free food and beverages will be provided at the student-only event.

For a full calendar of events, visit oudaily.com

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TORY SMITH

Campus Reporter

Smoke at your own risk, Sooners. Anyone caught lighting up on campus now risks paying up to a $50 fine after a tobacco ban went into effect.

The ban is in response to Gov. Mary Fallin’s Feb. 6 executive order that prohibits the use of tobacco products on state property — including public college campuses. The statewide ban goes into effect Aug. 6, but the OU Board of Regents unanimously approved the university’s own tobaccofree policy, which began Sunday.

OU’s policy — which applies to students, visitors, faculty and staff — will be enforced by the OU Police Department. However, the depart“The university ment first will rely on voluntary as a whole has a compliance, OU police Lt. Bruce responsibility to Chan said. enforce the policy.

“The university as a whole has We’re not going a responsibility to enforce the to drive around policy,” Chan said. looking for people If enforcement is necessary, univerwho are smoking.” sity officers first will issue a warning, he BRUCE CHAN, said.

OU POLICE LIEUTENANT “We don’t want to issue a fine the first time we meet them,” Chan said. “We’d rather educate them — let them know that this policy is in place.”

After receiving a warning, a $10 fine will be issued for a second offense, and subsequent offenses will warrant a $50 fine, university spokesman Michael Nash said.

Students who receive a citation will pay the fine through their bursar account, Nash said.

Chan said OUPD officers won’t have designated patrols solely for enforcing the policy but will investigate if they receive complaints.

“We’re not going to drive around looking for people who SEE TOBACCO PAGE 2

Up in smoke OU’s tobacco ban now in effect

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Season Sky Eagle (right) and Chad Cunningham, OU staff members, smoke tobacco-free electronic cigarettes Monday, July 2, on campus. The university’s tobacco ban went into effect July 1, but it also includes e-cigarettes, a university spokesman says. The blue tip and sizzling sound during inhalation are two of e-cigarettes’ features that are supposed to simulate real cigarette behaviors.

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ENVIRONMENT

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As heat rises, officials urge caution over ozone levels Four alerts issued last week; people asked to cut back outdoor activities Ajinur Setiwaldi

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Nkz, a dance group, rehearses its modern dance for Camp Crimson’s Retro Night on Friday, June 29 at the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Retro Night welcomes incoming freshmen and transfer students joining the university. The Union Programming Board hosted Retro Night. For more Camp Crimson coverage, visit OUDaily.com.

University

OUPD earns accreditation designation The OU Police Department passed an inspection to certify the organization with the Oklahoma Association Chief of Police, a police spokesman said.

OUPD received its official accreditation last week from the association after an assessment of the agency, Lt. Bruce Chan said.

The process of accreditation included an internal agency review and an on-site assessment of the agency’s policies, procedures, facilities and operations by a team of external law enforcement professionals, according to a press release.

OUPD had aspired to become accredited since moving into the new building in 2007, Chan said.

“Becoming accredited is a good way to demonstrate work to ourselves and our community,” he said.

Accreditation benefits the university community and shows it conforms to current professional standards and best practices, Chan said. He said it also represents that OUPD meets critical standards.

OUPD is one of the 12 agencies in Oklahoma accredited by OACP, Chan said.

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Chris Lusk

Editor in Chief

Tobacco: OU’s fines cost up to $50 Continued from page 1 are smoking,” he said.

OU Facilities Management will be responsible for posting signs reminding people of the ban and will remove the smoking poles on campus, Nash said.

Facilities Management Director Brian Ellis is working with administrators to complete the project, Nash said.

Beyond state ban In addition to tobacco, OU’s ban will include electronic cigarettes, Nash said.

The state policy bans tobacco — smoking, chewing and dipping — so e-cigarettes are permissible by the state standard, said Alex Weintz, governor’s office communications director.

OU’s ban also comes earlier than the statewide ban.

The state’s ban will be effective Aug. 6, which is the required six-month timeline set by the executive order, Weintz said.

Fallin’s executive order left enforcement of the ban entirely up to each public entity, so while the state did not set fines, OU was able to decide its own enforcement plan, Weintz said.

Student reaction Anthropology and linguistics sophomore Faith Bulger is against the ban and said it isn’t fair to smokers.

She said she liked Boren’s original plan with designated smoking areas because it took into consideration those who want and need to smoke. She said Fallin didn’t consider those same people when making the executive order.

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Electronic cigarettes also are included in OU’s tobacco ban, university spokesman Michael Nash said.

“I understand [smoking is] offensive to people who don’t smoke, but to completely cut us off from something that we take part in wasn’t necessarily fair,” she said. “It’s going to be really difficult for some of the staff — some of them have been smoking for years and are dependent on it.”

Other students — like Kelsey Jones, Spanish sophomore, and Madeline Dillner, earth and sustainability senior — are in favor of the ban because they won’t have to inhale secondhand smoke on the way to class.

“I think it’s great personally. I hate having to walk

Mariah Webb

Life & Arts Editor

Kayley Gillespie Opinion Editor

Melodie Lettkeman Visual Editor

For those who do wish to kick the habit, Healthy Sooners will continue to offer free smoking cessation classes to OU students, faculty and staff this July at the Goddard Health Center.

Healthy Sooners began offer ing the class es in March, health educator Nicole Pritchard said.

The program is based on the QuitSmart program — a self-help method developed by Robert H. Shipley, a medical psychology professor at Duke University — but Healthy Sooners tailors classes to accommodate attendees’ individual needs, Pritchard said.

Though official success rates have not yet been determined because the program is so new, Pritchard said Healthy Sooners has helped several students and faculty successfully quit tobacco.

AT A GLANCE Tips for ozone-alert days Cut back on outside activities. Stay indoors in a well-ventilated or air-conditioned building. If you must be active outdoors, try to schedule activity before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m.

pollution as fumes escape and tiny drips and spills occur, and gas vapors react with heat and sunlight to form ozone. If you must fill your tank, do so after dusk.

Drive less. Combine errands and put off less-necessary trips for a cooler day, carpool or use public transit.

Postpone mowing. Lawn and garden equipment is responsible for ozoneforming emissions.

Postpone yard work that involves power equipment until the alert is over.

Avoid fueling. Simply filling your vehicle with gasoline can lead to

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Former dean inducted into educators’ hall of fame Nathan Robertson

Sports Editor

Resources to quit

Source: OU tobacco-free policy

Kedric Kitchens

Hillary McLain

• First offense: warning

• Subsequent offenses: $50

Campus Editor

Managing Editor

behind when people are smoking,” Dillner said. “It makes me have a better day.”

• Second offense: $10

Sul Lee helped expand OU’s book collection during his tenure

James Corley

AT A GLANCE Tobacco fines

Because temperatures reached triple digits last week, ozone specialists are advising members of the university community to limit outdoor activity and help reduce ozone levels by reducing pollution.

The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality issued alerts due to unhealthy levels of ozone in the air.

Ozone impacts everyone, said Susannah Fuchs, senior director of environmental health for the American Lung Association.

AT A GLANCE Studies show ozone has What is ozone? a greater impact on our health than previously Ozone is a colorless thought, Fuchs said. odorless gas made “Breathing in ozone of oxygen, and it is is kind of like getting a the main ingredient sunburn on your lungs,” of smog air pollution.

Fuchs said.

Most oxygen in the Ozone alerts are usuair is O2 (two oxygen ally issued during the atoms joined). Ozone summer, when temperis O3 (three oxygen atures range from 80 to atoms joined together).

110 degrees, said Curt Goeller, environmental When ozone comes program specialist for the in contact with living tissues, such as lungs, Oklahoma Department of it can cause damage Environmental Quality. and illness.

But it’s possible to have ozone even in cool Ozone can corrode weather. Oklahoma had building materials, m o re t h a n 1 5 o z o n e statues and alerts last year, Goeller monuments, and said. natural rock features The department uses in the landscape. a six-level, color-coded scale, which ranges from good to very unhealthy, to describe alerts. Under the orange alert, sensitive groups — including active children and adults, the elderly, and people with existing heart and respiratory conditions — are most at risk.

The alert stayed at the orange level for four days last week in the Oklahoma City metro area, according to the Air Quality Index.

Oklahoma residents should try to stay indoors or complete their activities during the morning or evening hours, Goeller said, and Fuchs agreed with this statement.

“You can’t say across the board, ‘stay inside,’” she said.

But Fuchs said limiting exertion outdoors is a good idea for everyone.

“If it were me, I would be super cautious,” she said.

Oklahomans can access the Air Quality Index and other resources provided by the department to get information about ozone alerts. People should be mindful of air quality forecast and plan activities accordingly, Fuchs said.

The department encourages the general public to help alleviate the problem by reducing vehicle miles. People are encouraged to ride the bus, carpool or avoid unnecessary trips, according to the agency.

Most ground-level ozone is produced by human activities, Goeller said. The public can help reduce ozone levels by avoiding the use of lawn mowers, motorcycles and other contributors to pollution.

Refueling during the morning and early afternoon hours also can help reduce ozone levels, Goeller said.

Campus Reporter

University Libraries Dean Sul H. Lee has been chosen by the Oklahoma Higher Education Heritage Society to be a 2012 inductee into the Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame. Lee retired from the university Saturday.

Lee’s tenure has spanned more than 30 years and marked serious

growth in his department, accord- and interactive tutorials as resources. ing to the library’s press release. The Lee also launched the Bizzell library collection has expanded from Library Society, 1.7 million to 5.5 million volumes, and which bolstered liserials have expanded from 14,000 to brary endowment 70,000. and helped achieve Lee helped plan and raise funds for fundraising goals.

Bizzell Memorial Library’s Doris W. Consequently, the Neustadt Wing, which added more l i b ra r y ’s e n d ow than 92,000 square feet of space to the ment has risen from library. $60,000 to more than SUL LEE Before Lee, collections were ac$25 million, accordcessed with a card catalog. Today, li- ing to the press release. brary users can get 24/7 assistance on President David Boren commendits website, with online help options ed Lee for his legacy of contribution

and character.

“Lee is recognized among his peers as one of the finest university librarians in the entire country,” Boren said.

“It is because of his ability and dedication that he had become the longestserving dean on the OU campus.”

Before coming to OU, Lee served as dean of library services and professor at Indiana State University.

University Libraries spokeswoman Sarah Robbins said the OU Board of Regents has already appointed Rick Luce to fill Lee’s spot. He will begin July 15.

July 3-10, 2012 • 3

Movie Review

‘Magic Mike’ balances dancing, drama Rating: ««««

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f I were to describe “Magic Mike” as being about a male stripper played by Channing Tatum, whose past inspired the film, you’d assume the whole movie is a wild party of dollar bills, sweaty thongs, drunk women and aggressive drug use.

However, beneath all the partying, sex and Chippendale-style dancing lies a drama about destruction, self-realization and growing up.

Yes, one purpose of the movie is to entertain those who ARE interested in the bachelorette party side of things, but the other is to create a classic Steven Soderbergh (director “Erin Brockovich, “Traffic”) drama that connects to its audience on a deeper level.

The movie focuses on a 30-year-old entrepreneur named Mike (Tatum) who earns most of his money by performing as an exotic entertainer at an all-male strip club in Tampa.

He does construction work as a day job and has exceptional skills at crafting furniture, and he hopes to one day leave his stripper persona behind and make something of himself.

The club where Mike works is called “Xquisite,” which is owned and operated by an interesting character named Dallas (Mathew McConaughey), who wants nothing more than to move himself and his band of male performers to Miami.

Just as Mike is beginning to question whether he wants to be a stripper the rest of his life, in walks Adam (Alex Pettyfer), a 19year-old college dropout who has been couch-surfing at his sister’s house for a few

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Matthew McConaughey stars as Dallas, the owner and operator of a male strip club, in the film “Magic Mike” which opened in theaters June 29. The film follows the story of a man who works in construction by day, and exotic dancing by night at a club called “Xquisite.”

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months. After taking Adam under his wing, Mike introduces him to the world of male stripping.

Once Adam becomes

“The Kid” and dances his way to local stardom, he quickly begins spiraling out of control with only Mike and his sister, Brooke (Cody Horn), to keep him safe. As Mike and Adam continue living the crazy lifestyles that come with their jobs, Mike and Brooke start to develop chemistry.

Now at a crossroads, Mike must decide to continue his party life as a male stripper or settle down and try to make something more of his life.

My reaction to the movie was almost the complete

opposite of what I thought it would be. Rather than being annoyed by the pervasive dancing of Tatum and the screams of women in the theater, I was actually surprised by the amount of work Soderbergh and Tatum put into this movie.

First, Magic Mike is the best role Tatum has ever played, probably due to his ability to draw from real past stripping experiences to create a believable character.

Having never been a fan of Tatum’s acting, I can firmly say I have faith in him after seeing his performance in

“Magic Mike.”

The supporting cast in this movie also was excellent. McConaughey as Dallas is by far the most avant-garde role he’s ever played. Upcoming actress and OU graduate Olivia Munn makes a believable performance as Mike’s secret lover, who later turns out to have a few more secrets of her own.

Pettyfer as Adam also makes a believable performance as we see him gradually transform from a shy 19-year-old to one of the top performers at the Xquisite

club.

Another aspect I liked about this film was its perfect balance of dancing and drama, which made the movie flow in a direction that satisfied both audiences.

All in all, Magic Mike is a drama/comedy/romance that takes the life of a normal guy and tells a tale of perseverance, love and coming-of-age.

Maxwell Meier is a broadcast and electronic journalism sophomore.

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FOOTBALL

The Daily’s award picks AT A GLANCE Pollsters KEDRIC KITCHENS SPORTS EDITOR Kitchens is a journalism junior. He has covered women’s basketball and served as assistant sports editor.

Bednarik Award/Jim Thorpe Award Tony Jefferson has been the breakout star of the Sooner defense since stepping on campus two years ago. Last year, he recorded 74 tackles and pulled down four interceptions. He can be a ball hawk in the secondary while being a major pass-rushing threat.

DILLON PHILLIPS ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Phillips is a journalism junior. He has covered baseball and will serve as junior football writer.

Rimington Trophy As the starting center for OU in 14 games in 2010, senior Ben Habern led offensive linemen with 1,070 snaps and 123 knockdowns to become an All-Big 12 honorable mention. If he can stay healthy, look for him to be mentioned among the top centers in the league.

TOBI NEIDY SENIOR FOOTBALL WRITER Neidy is a public relations senior. She has covered football, soccer, softball and women’s basketball.

Ray Guy Award Way has started every game of his three-year career as the Sooners’ punter. He averaged 43 yards per punt last season with 34 inside the 20, and he had 17 punts travel more than 50 yards. Way is a constant positive force on special teams and should get a look.

Outland Trophy Junior Gabe Ikard is the ultimate utility player of the OU offensive line because he can play any position and dominate it. Ikard finished with 88 knockdowns and led the Sooner interior linemen in blocking grades.

Rotary Lombardi Award OU defensive end R.J. Washington saw action in all 13 games last season as a backup and racked up just 16 tackles, but five of those were sacks. He learned from one of the best pass rushers in the nation last year, Ronnell Lewis, and is sure to have a few tricks of his own.

Biletnikoff Award Kenny Stills’ stats have improved the past two seasons (786 yards in 2010 and 849 yards in 2011). He no longer has to share receptions with former Biletnikoff finalist Ryan Broyles. All the ingredients are there for Stills to burst onto the stage as Landry Jones’ No. 1 target.

AT A GLANCE Bednarik Award list Awarded to the top defensive player • Jarvis Jones OLB, Georgia • Tyrann Mathieu CB, LSU • Tony Jefferson S, Oklahoma

Jim Thorpe Award list Awarded to the top defensive back

AT A GLANCE Biletnikoff Award list

• Tony Jefferson S, Oklahoma • Tyrann Mathieu CB, LSU

Robert Woods (WR, Southern Cal) Kenny Stills (WR, Oklahoma) Stedman Bailey (WR, W. Virginia)

• David Amerson CB, NC State

Outland Trophy list Omoregie Uzzi (G, Georgia Tech) Gabe Ikard (OL, Oklahoma) Barrett Jones (OL, Alabama)

Junior safety Tony Jefferson celebrates an interception during OU’s win against Ball State last season. Jefferson had three interceptions in the game.

Daily staffers think Jefferson should be a heavy contender for both the Bednarik and Jim Thorpe Awards this year, which go to the nation’s top defensive player and defensive back, respectively.

OUDaily.com See full descriptions of each watch list. oudaily.com/sports

AT A GLANCE The Daily’s preseason college football awards watch lists MAXWELL AWARD Matt Barkley (QB, Southern Cal) Denard Robinson (QB, Michigan) Marcus Lattimore (RB, S. Carolina)

RIMINGTON TROPHY Travis Frederick (C, Wisconsin) Hroniss Grasu (C, Oregon) Ben Habern (C, Oklahoma)

RAY GUY AWARD Bobby Cowan (P, Idaho) Brad Wing (P, LSU) Tress Way (P, Oklahoma)

BUTKUS AWARD Manti Te’o (LB, Notre Dame) Arthur Brown (LB, Kansas State) Jake Knott (LB, Iowa State)

DOAK WALKER AWARD Kenjon Barner (RB, Oregon) Joseph Randle (RB, Oklahoma State) Montee Ball (RB, Wisconsin)

MACKEY AWARD Jacob Peterson (TE, Wisconsin) Tyler Eifert (TE, Notre Dame) Joseph Fauria (TE, UCLA)

LOU GROZA AWARD Caleb Sturgis (PK, Florida) Quinn Sharp (PK, Oklahoma State) Dan Conroy (PK, Michigan State)

BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY Manti Te’o (LB, Notre Dame) Tyrann Mathieu (CB, LSU) Jadeveon Clowney (DE, S. Carolina)

ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD Barret Jones (C, Alabama) Alex Okafor (DE, Texas) R.J. Washington (DE, Oklahoma)

WALTER CAMP AWARD Matt Barkley (QB, USC) Montee Ball (RB, Wisconsin) Geno Smith (QB, West Virginia)

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tarting July 9, the National College Football Awards Association will begin releasing preseason watch lists for its various awards.

The Daily sports staff released its own watch lists. Here are the lists and Sooners it says you should watch.

2012 OLYMPICS

20 current, former Sooner athletes compete in trials 7 athletes qualify for U.S., 2 will compete for Jamaica DILLON PHILLIPS

Assistant Sports Editor

A total of 20 current and former Sooner athletes competed in Olympic trials last weekend.

Here’s how they did:

Gymnasts go 5-for-5 Five Sooner gymnasts competed in the U.S. Olympic trials, and all five made the team.

Jonathan Horton and Jake Dalton claimed two of the five roster spots, with Chris Brooks, Steve Legendre and Alex Naddour making the team as alternates — giving the Sooners five of the eight available positions on the squad.

With the exception of Horton, who won silver on the horizontal bar in Beijing in 2008, this will be the Olympic debut for each gymnast.

National champs punch tickets

• Jonathan Horton • Jake Dalton Alternates • Chris Brooks • Steven Legendre • Alex Naddour

Perhaps the two biggest Oklahoma names at the trials, sprinter Mookie Salaam and thrower Kevin Bookout, both failed to qualify for the Olympics.

Salaam pulled out of the 200-meter dash on Sunday due to a hamstring injury, and Bookout finished 10th in the shot with a — George Alex, Luke Bryant and Eric Cray — throw of 19.06 meters. and junior Riley Masters participated in the trials but failed to qualify. Alex ran 13:57.15 Other noteworthy action and finished 15th in the 1,500-meter final; Thirteen other Sooners made the trip to Bryant finished 11th in the discus with a Oregon, but none fared as well as Brooks throw of 187 feet, 6 inches; Cray ran 51.32 and Borman. in the 400-meter hurdles and finished 19th; Three members of this year’s senior class and Masters finished eighth in the 1,500-

• Tia Brooks • Brittany Borman • Latoya Greaves* • Aldwyn Sappleton*

*Jamaican national trials

TIA BROOKS

Big names fail to qualify

JAKE DALTON

Less than a month after the pair claimed national titles in their respective events at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, junior Tia Brooks (shot put) and senior Brittany Borman (javelin) both booked their trips to JAE C. HONG/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS London last weekend.

Borman — a back-to-back national cham- Oklahoma junior Jake Dalton performs on the horizontal bar during the final round of the men’s Olympic gymnastics trials on Saturday in San Jose, Calif. Dalton pion in the javelin — took gold with a per- was among five former or current Sooner gymnasts to qualify for Team USA. sonal best of 201 feet, nine inches, and Brooks finished third with a throw of 60 feet, two inches. with a jump of 19 feet, 11 inches after scratchBrooks and Borman are just the second ing on her first two attempts, and Leslie Cole AT A GLANCE Sooners qualifying during Olympic trials and third OU women to make an Olympic finished 29th overall in the women’s 200track and field team. meter dash with a time of 23.66.

TRACK & FIELD MEN’S GYMNASTICS

meter with a time of 3:42.71.

Former OU hurdler Ronnie Ash placed fifth in his heat of the 110-meter hurdles semi-final with a time of 13.53, and triple jumper Tydree Lewis finished 21st with a jump of 51 feet and 3/4 of an inch.

On the women’s side, Ti’Anca Mock finished 22nd in the women’s long jump final

Sooners to run for Jamaica Five former Sooner track and field athletes competed in the Jamaican Olympic Trials last weekend.

Latoya Greaves qualified for the Jamaican National Team by placing second in the 110meter hurdles with a personal best of 12.77 seconds; Aldwyn Sappleton finished second in the 800-meter final with a time of 1:48.43; Danny McFarlane placed fourth in the 400meter hurdles with a 49.69; Shakeeri Cole ran a 2:09.74 in the women’s 800-meter and finished seventh; and Shawna Anderson ran an 11.67 in the women’s 100-meter dash, finishing 13th.

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Top: Ginger Leigh sings during the Summer Breeze Concert Series at Lions park Sunday, July 1. The Austin, Texas, based singer has self-released eight albums since 1996 and has played all across the world.

Left: Camp Crimson hold a Retro Night to help incoming freshmen and transfer students acquainted with OU’s campus and lifestyle.

Students wore retro clothing and danced on Friday, June 29, at the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

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Sam Noble Museum of Natural History displays new dinosaur skeletons Thursday, June 28. The dinosaur skeletons were unearthed in China and were commemorated with a beer pairing event that included Chinese food for guests. The exhibit will be on display until Sept. 5.

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