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Deadline approaching for organization funding Application available online eMMA HAMBleN Campus Reporter
Student organizations that missed the primary funding deadline last spring or were ineligible for primary funding have until tomorrow to apply for subsidiary funding through UOSA. The deadline to apply for subsidiary funding is tomorrow by 4 p.m.
T h e a p p l i c at i o n s a re re v i e w e d by t h e U O S A Budgetary Committee — which is made up of members from the Undergraduate Student Congress and Graduate Student Senate. The committee evaluates the budget requests and makes re c o m m e n d at i o n s t hat have to be passed by both the Undergraduate Student Congress and the Graduate Student Senate, and then approved by UOSA president, said Taylor Petersen,
Undergraduate Student Congress Ways and Means chairman. The amount of subsidiary funding available for UOSA to dispense fluctuates annually because the account is made up of money that student organizations did not spend the previous fiscal year, Petersen said. Therefore, if every student organization spends all of its money for the fiscal year, UOSA cannot provide subsidiary funding the following
fiscal year, he said. Only student organizations registered with Student A f f a i r s, l o c at e d o n t h e Norman campus and meet specific criteria can receive subsidiary funding, according to the UOSA Code annotated. Eligible student organizations who wish to apply must complete the Subsidiary Bu d g e t Ap p l i cat i o n o n UOSA’s website. While there is a deadline to apply for subsidiary funding, emergency allocations
are reviewed throughout the year, Petersen said. Emergency funding is extra money to help organizations if they are lacking funds. Usually no more than $400 is given out, Petersen said. One unique feature of emergency funding is that it can go to any student organization, even if it isn’t registered, he said. There are not strict requirements for applying and the application can be done online, he said. The Student Association of
AT A GLANCE Where to apply http://www.ou.edu/ content/uosa/home/ BC/applications.html Deadline: 4 p.m. thursday
Bangladesh is one example of a student organization that recently applied for emergency funding. see UOSA paGe 2
iNTrAMUrAL SPOrTS
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Top: Junior mechanical engineering major Logan LaPorte runs a pass in an intramural flag football game Sept. 19. LaPorte played quaterback for the naval rOTC squad. right: University college freshman vince Provines bats the ball away from social studies education sophomore Dillon O’Bryant on Sept. 19 during an intramural flag football game. Bottom: Junior health and exercise science major Ethan Johnson throws a pass during an intramural flag football game Sept. 19.
More students participating in intramural sports Increase attributed to larger incoming freshman class BRooke HANkiNSoN Campus Reporter
BY THE NUMBERS Team Participation
757 808 879 1,113
teams in 2008
Student participation in intramural sports has increased by 32 percent since 2010, according to the latest numbers for the 2011 academic year. About 11,500 students participated in intramurals last year compared to about 9,000 in 2010. Participation only increased by 3.6 percent the previous year. Larger incoming freshman classes and the benefits of intramural sports have led to the jump in participation, said Garry Armstrong, assistant director of fitness and recreation. More than 15,000 students register to participate in intramural sports every year, but not all students who sign up end up participating, Armstrong said. Greek students consume most of the sporting events, Armstrong said. Every year, sororities and fraternities
teams in 2009
teams in 2010 teams in 2011
Source: Gary Armstrong, Assistant Director of Fitness and Recreation
compete for trophies that are awarded by a point system based upon the houses’ performance in the intramural events. The fraternity and sorority with the most points at the end of the intramural season each receive a trophy. The large number of students in greek organizations allows greek houses to
participate in every sporting event to compete for the first place trophy, Armstrong said. Because most nongreek organizations aren’t as large, they cannot participate in the competition. Intramural sports at OU emerged from a junior varsity athletics program 85 years ago, according to the fitness and recreation website. Today, 40 sporting events ranging from four-on-four volleyball to table tennis offer students the chance to play recreationally. Flag football tends to involve the most students because of the large number of teams and people needed to play, Armstrong said. Intramural sports help students become more active through basketball, soccer, flag football and all the other sports offered and encourage students to be social by conversing with friends and opponents, Armstrong said. The activity also helps students decrease their stress level from academics. All Norman campus students who are full-time students are eligible to participate in intramural sporting events, according to the fitness and recreation website.
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OU business program ranks in top 10 Entrepreneurship program among best in nation CHASe Cook
Assistant Campus Editor
OU retains its position as the 10th best entrepreneur undergraduate program in the country, according to The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur Magazine. The review and the ma gaz i n e ra n k t h e t o p
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“It’s very gratifying when you are recognized by your peers for doing an outstanding job.” JIM WHEELER, CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND COFOUNDER
25 undergraduate and graduate programs in the country. OU ranked 10th and 25th respectively. The
list is calculated by surveying 2,000 schools’ commitment to entrepreneurship, percentage of faculty, students and alumni involved in entrepreneurial efforts and the reach of the institution’s mentor program, according to the list’s criteria. OU’s program – located in Price College of Business – was recognized because of its commitment to students when making decisions, said Jim Wheeler, Center for
Entrepreneurship executive director and cofounder. “ I t ’s v e r y g r a t i f y i n g when you are recognized by your peers for doing an outstanding job,” Wheeler said. “It validates the hard work the faculty [and] students put into [the program].” T h e c o l l e g e’s entrepreneurship program has three tenets that Wheeler said make it a strong program see RANK paGe 2
Residents can sign up for intramural sporting events at the Huston Huffman Fitness Center’s front desk. Fitness and recreation staff needs all of the names and student ID numbers for all team members in order to register a team. Intramurals are free for residents living in the residence halls or in OU Traditions Square.
BY THE NUMBERS Student Participation
7,700 8,400 8,700 11,500
students in 2008 students in 2009
students in 2010 students in 2011
Source: Gary Armstrong, Assistant Director of Fitness and Recreation
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