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Student organizations
Atheists form campus club
Students create group to push for camaraderie
GO AND DO Next meeting WHEN: 7 p.m. Sunday
Angela To
Campus Reporter
Today around campus A lecture from the 12th Series of David Ross Boyd Lectures, titled “Popular Song as Moral Microcosm,” will take place from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Sam Noble Museum. The lecture is free. “From Pacifist to Warrior-Christ: Jesus in Medieval Imagination,” a free lecture sponsored by the Medieval Fair, will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in Room A/B of the Norman Public Library, 225 N. Webster Ave. Women’s volleyball will host Texas Southern at 2 p.m. and Arkansas-Little Rock at 7 p.m. at McCasland Field House. Women’s tennis will host the Sooner Fall Invitational all day at Headington Family Tennis Center.
A new club on campus is working to reverse students’ misconceptions about atheism. Atheist and Skeptic Association for Progress is one of the newest organizations recognized by OU. The group was founded last semester by junior foreign affairs major Cass Mays. President Nathan Cranford said many people believe atheism is an absolute claim that no god exists, but it is actually a school of thought that believes in the lack of evidence in the existence of a higher power. He said he feels prior to the inception of the organization there was not much of an outlet for atheists to socialize with one another, much less congregate on campus. But Cranford said he thinks the organization serves as a filler to that void.
WHERE: Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Associate’s Room
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Philosophy senior Nathan Cranford chalks information about the second meeting of the Atheist and Skeptic Association for Progress student organization Tuesday on the South Oval.
“We also want to be an active voice on campus, so some sort of opposition to the majority of other clubs mostly religious affiliation clubs,” said Cranford, philosophy senior. Philosophy and civics junior Alexander Graham was one of 10 people who helped start the club. “I was really just curious to see if there were any other atheists at OU because it
would be nice to have a little bit of camaraderie with somebody that shares like views with you because OU is a very religious place” Graham said. “Surprisingly, there are quite a few (atheists).” Reception to the organization has been mainly positive, and Cranford said even a few Christians showed up to the first meeting to see what the group had to say and to better understand an atheist’s
views. Graham said the club mostly attracts philosophy and sciences majors, such as psychology, physics and engineering. Zoology and computer science professor Tom Ray is the club’s adviser and was recommended for the club because he is a member of the Norman Naturalism organization. The club’s goal is not to be a place to rant about religion; rather before each meeting, the club collects specific questions over topics of discussion to take place, for instance “does atheism lead to nihilism?” As of now there are 30 official members who meet every two weeks on Sundays.
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Women’s volleyball will play Arkansas-Pine Bluff at noon and Boise State at 7 p.m. at McCasland Field House. Women’s soccer will play BYU at 3 p.m. at the OU Soccer Complex. A watch party for the OU-Florida State football game will take place from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Crossroads Lounge. Women’s tennis will host the Sooner Fall Invitational all day at Headington Family Tennis Center. Women’s rugby’s War of the Roses Tournament will take place from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Al Veelie Rugby Complex. The tournament is free.
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walking: Buses provide low-cost alternative Continued from page 1 And depending where students are going, they would be looking over their shoulder for quite the hike. The two farthest buildings from anywhere on campus are often Catlett Music Center and Sarkeys Energy Center.
For sooners walking to class because they can’t afford a bike or other means of faster transportation, options do exist. Every week day from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., the last run beginning at 3:40 p.m., CART offers shuttle service. The shuttle makes stops from as far away as Lloyd Noble Center and stops at
various places throughout campus such as Sarkeys and the Physical Science Center. Interior design junior Maggie Dursing takes the bus most days before making the trek across campus. “I enjoy the walk because I get to see people and say, ‘hi’. I ride the trolley to campus and get off at the library. I only have two classes on
campus, but the walk’s not bad,” Dursing said. Whether people walk out of necessity or preference walking is the most popular ways to get to class, and it is simple and easy, regardless of being slower and potentially dangerous due to traffic. “I don’t mind walking,” Powell stated, “It gets me where I need to go.”