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Deadline to apply for upcoming programs Feb. 21 KATE BERGUM

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Students planning to become one of the growing number of scholars to study abroad during the summer or fall have less than a month to turn in their applications.

Applications for upcoming 2015 programs abroad PHOTO PROVIDED are due Feb. 21, according to This photo overlooks Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, one of OU’s study abroad OU’s study abroad web page.

The number of world locations.

travelers from OU has nearly doubled over the past six years, according to the OU International Report.

While 640 students studied abroad in the 2008-2009 academic year, 1,237 studied abroad in 2013-2014, according to the report.

Laura Brunson, OU Education Abroad director, attributes the increase to more funding for abroad programs and heightened student interest in taking their studies to a new country, she said in an email.

Additionally, the

expansion of Education Abroad and the creation of the College of International Studies, both of which encourage students to study abroad, have contributed to the increase, Brunson said.

In the 2013-2014 academic year, the most popular country for OU students to study was Italy, with 409 students traveling there, more than twice as many as the next most popular country, the United Kingdom, with 204 students, according to the report.

A possible reason for the

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Agenda includes request to increase student fees PAGE JONES

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The OU Board of Regents will meet for the first time this semester at 3:30 p.m.

Wednes day, Jan. 28, in Lawton.

The agenda lists items up for consideration, including a $542,000 contract for a facility management system, an increase in student fees and permission for OU President David Boren to ask for state money to help fund several campus projects.

OU is sending their computerized maintenance system from an “internally hosted environment to a supplier hosted location,” according to the meeting agenda.

The contract is going to AssetWorks out of Wayne, Pennsylvania, for one year starting March 1, 2015, and

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Finance and entrepreneurship freshman Holly Crawford reads Secrets of the Temple for her honors perspective class Monday afternoon on the South Oval. The springlike weather is supposed to continue through Thursday.

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Career guru to give speech for students Event in Meacham Auditorium held 2:30 to 4 p.m. Feb. 9 JENNIFER GLENN Staff Reporter @twitter

Donald Asher, also known as “America’s Job Search Guru,” will come to OU to spread his wisdom among the university’s career-aspiring students.

Asher is an internationally-recognized career speaker and has written 12 books on professional careers and higher education, according to his website.

In coordination with OU’s Major and Minor Fair, Asher will speak from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 9, in Meacham Auditorium.

He will share his job search secrets in the 90-minute

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workshop. Asher will explain how to prepare for a dream job, develop unexpected skills employers value most and tips to turn oneself into the most desirable applicant possible, said Rick Dubler, OU Career Services associate director.

This is the first of two sessions that will “give students valuable insight into being successful in both their academic career, by choosing the right major for them, and their professional career, by understanding what most employers are looking for regardless of what you majored in,” Dubler said.

This free event is open to all students. Seating is limited.

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Uneaten cafeteria food is not wasted OU works with Salvation Army to donate food DAISY CREAGER News Reporter @daisycreager

The uneaten food left over at Couch Restaurants doesn’t typically go to waste — it’s donated.

For more than 10 years, Housing and Food Services has run a food rescue program that allows excess food to be transported to shelters and soup kitchens in the community, said Amy Buchanan, assistant director of marketing and communications for Housing and Food Services.

Couch Restaurants is the only location participating in the food rescue program because all other restaurants on campus

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are made-to-order but does not overproduce food in order to donate, Buchanan said.

“It is a great way to support the Norman community,

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TRAVEL: Italy, U.K. among most popular programs abroad Continued from Page One high number may be the OU in Arezzo program, which Brunson said has also contributed to the general increase of students studying abroad.

Arezzo is the most popular study abroad destination offered at OU, said Suzette Grillot, dean of the College of International Studies.

Students seem to be attracted to the fact that OU faculty and staff will offer courses for the program, Grillot said.

With programs similar to OU in Arezzo in Puebla, Mexico and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil becoming available this summer, faculty of OU Education Abroad anticipate

an increased student interest in studying in these areas within the next few years, Brunson said in an email.

Faculty-led programs are the most popular type of venture for OU students, with a total of 702 students participating in such programs, according to the report.

Students and their parents typically appreciate the security of traveling with OU faculty as well as the fulfillment of major requirements that faculty-led programs offer, Brunson said.

“OU offers many faculty-led programs to help fit the needs of a diverse student population,” Brunson said in an email.

Faculty-led programs are also typically held during

the summer, which is a pop- family too much if she spent ular time to study abroad, a semester overseas. The fiveBrunson said. week length of the program, offered in the summer, was “It was a lot easier short enough that she knew to have a program she wouldn’t get homesick, she said. that was structured.” Additionally, because the program was college-sponLAUREN RIPPENTROP, sored and taught by OU faculACCOUNTING AND FINANCE ty, Rippentrop knew that she JUNIOR would be taking OU classes Accounting and finance and would be guaranteed OU junior Lauren Rippentrop credit, she said. She also knew went to Italy for a faculty-led that she would have housing program offered through the arrangements, she said.

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“It was a lot easier to have a Rippentrop said she al- program that was structured,” ways knew that she wanted Rippentrop said. to study abroad because she Faculty-led programs, such lived in the Netherlands as as the one that Rippentrop a child and that she chose participated in, are continthe program because she uously updated and new knew she would miss her trips are constantly added,

REGENTS: Boren to request $128 M for campus construction projects Continued from Page One is renewable for four more one-year periods, according to the agenda.

Student fees will go up, and how much depends on a student’s college and major.

“The fee modifications will support and promote student success and academic excellence within the colleges,” according to the

agenda.

You can find a full list of what colleges and what majors are going up here.

The final piece of legislation is a request of permission for Boren to ask for funding from the Oklahoma government for construction projects, according to the agenda.

The amount of money requested through bonds and other means will be a total

of $128 million, according to the agenda.

Two of these projects include the new residential colleges and the new parking garages, according to the agenda.

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OKLAHOMA JUVENILE CENTER FOR GIRLS NOW HIRING Central Oklahoma Juvenile Center (COJC) has been serving the youth since 1917.

COJC assumed responsibility for the care and custody of an existing female Delinquent & Juvenile Offender facility in Norman. The Oklahoma Juvenile Center for Girls began operation by the Office of Juvenile Affairs January 1, 2015.

Opportunities include student internships, practicums, volunteering/mentoring and employment opportunities. Employment opportunities available are Youth Guidance Specialists, Juvenile Security Officers, Juvenile Justice Specialists (social worker) and Psychological Clinicians. These positions would provide valuable experience for students interested in this field. For additional information and to apply contact: Teresa.Wolfe@oja.ok.gov Or call 405-598-4190

Stop by and visit with representatives January 29, 2015 from 930 to 300 at the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

The State of Oklahoma, Office of Juvenile Affairs, Oklahoma Juvenile Center for Girls, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace.

All successful applicants must pass OSBI/FBI background check.

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Brunson said.

The College of International Studies and Education Abroad is always open to new ideas, Grillot said. If students are interested in a program, they should visit the Education Abroad office, Grillot said.

“We undoubtedly have a program that will work for them,” Grillot said.

OU President David Boren is passionate about encouraging students to study abroad, Grillot said.

Because of Boren’s commitment to education abroad, Brunson is confident that the program will continue to grow, she said.

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currently picking up food every weekday, Buchanan said.

“We are happy to serve our community with meals every night, and certainly our community partners help make that happen and provide well-balanced meals,” said Leona Chapman, director of social services for the Salvation Army.

Salvation Army serves the food they pick up at their location at 318 East Hayes Street. On average, they serve breakfast and dinner to about 65 people a day.

Food produced by Couch Restaurants not eligible for the food rescue program is put into a food digester, Buchanan said.

“This machine turns food waste left on plates and sent to the dish room into grey water,” Buchanan said. “This has prevented hundreds of thousands of pounds of discarded food from going to the landfill.”

The Salvation Army food kitchen serves breakfast at 7 a.m. and dinner at 5 p.m. Services are free and open to the public, and no documentation is required.

Daisy Creager Daisy.C.Creager-1@ou.edu

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OPINION Unheard hashes out homecoming

Kaitlyn Underwood, opinion editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/opinion • Twitter: @OUDailyOpinion

celebration of the “Sooner spirit.” kudos to students for leveraging the power of social Twitter suggestions for making homecoming media to ask what OU students — all OU students more inclusive include hosting a gospel fest, putting — would like to see at their homecoming. Unheard OU student group Unheard has proven it’s not some flash-in-the-pan movement, and we are happy on concerts by musicians like Chance the Rapper or leaders have tweeted that the ideas garnered from Beyoncé and holding a carnival and bringing guest ANewHoCo will be relayed to university officials, to see that its students won’t stop campaigning for speakers or comedians to campus. (http://www. and we implore OU officials to listen and act to make increased diversity on campus anytime soon. On oudaily.com/news/storify-students-express-need- homecoming more inclusive.

Sunday, students took to Twitter, encouraged by We encourage students to contribute to the conUnheard, to use the hashtag “ANewHoCo” to express for-more-inclusive-homecoming-on-twitter/article_6763fb20-a51f-11e4-90f9-d38b888c0fea.html) versation by tweeting ideas for a new homecoming ideas for diversifying OU’s annual homecoming We believe any and all of those ideas would make to @OU_Unheard with the hashtag ANewHoCo. celebrations. Homecoming seems to be dominathomecoming more inclusive, and we give major ed by greek organizations, and most of the events surrounding homecoming (South Oval chalking, float-building or banner-painting) are limited to a select group of organizations that Our View is are allowed to participate. the majority Judging from the tweets tagged opinion of with ANewHoCo, there are few The Daily’s homecoming events black students seven-member feel they can participate in. There’s editorial board no denying OU’s homecoming seems exclusive and oftentimes limited to predominantly white student groups.

For example, every “large group” winner of last year’s homecoming events was a greek organization. (http://www.ou.edu/content/sga/cac/events/ homecoming.html) ANewHoCo is all about sharing ideas to make OU’s homecoming truly inclusive. We are all for diversifying homecoming so all OU students feel repJACQUELINE EBY/THE DAILY The reigning Miss Oklahoma, Alex Eppler, rides on this corvette during the CAC Homecoming Parade down Boyd Street on Oct. 18. resented. After all, it’s supposed to be a week-long Our view: It’s time for a new homecoming, OU.

SGA President apologizes to OU community Members of the OU community, I made a mistake.

On Dec. 27, I was arrested in Norman for public intoxication. During winter break I was in Norman with some friends, had too much to drink and took an Uber home. I was dropped Kunal Naik off at the house next to Student Government mine and, being in that Associtation President state of mind, mistook it for my own. The police were called as I tried opening the door to what I took to be my house, I was taken to the hospital and then the Cleveland County jail, where I was released the next morning.

I want to apologize to the students at the University of Oklahoma.

I made an error in personal judgement for which I am still facing repercussions from Student Conduct, the Cleveland County legal system and in my personal life.

Calling my parents afterwards was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do. Apologizing to my neighbors, telling my friends - these weren’t much easier. Those are the

people closest to me, the ones who truly trust me, and I let them down.

That’s where it stops for many, but back in November, 1,273 students trusted me with being a representative of the students at the University of Oklahoma. I took the responsibility that comes with this office, and that includes holding myself to a higher personal standard. This is a new experience for me, a position where my private mistakes are public, but that’s no excuse.

I let you down. It won’t happen again.

It’s unfortunate that in a time when there is so much good happening at the university that I may have distracted from it. That front page belonged to OU Unheard, an absolutely incredible group of students who are working to make OU more inclusive and supportive. On a day when they showed that with hard work and collaboration students can make changes, they shared part of the front page with my mugshot. The dedication of OU Unheard, the brilliance of the speakers at TEDxOU, the effort of CAC Soonerthon raising over $40,000 for Children’s Hospital Foundation in one day, that’s OU — great students all over campus working together to do incredible things.

The Student Government Association will continue operating unaffected by my actions over winter break

and will continue serving and representing the diverse student group at our university. Our departments have been hard at work from planning Higher Education Day and helping our students advocate for funding to working with OUIT and researching the best ways to implement the EngageOU platform. Our projects are still right on schedule and have not been impacted in any way. Our commitment to serving students remains as strong as ever as we head into this upcoming year.

Finally, I want to thank all those who have reached out to offer their support. This experience has reinvigorated in me a new appreciation for the whole concept of the OU community. The amount of support I’ve gotten from individual faculty, staff and students has been incredibly uplifting and has been a huge part of what has inspired me to move forward and continue serving in this position. It’s only strengthened my belief in the idea of the OU community — a family, if you will — and made me even more determined to do everything I can to make our campus better.

Kunal Naik The University of Oklahoma Student Government Association President

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SOONER SAMPLER:

Who will win the Super Bowl?

“They had their comeback last week, and I think they have that destiny of winning the Super Bowl.”

ANDREW MEYERS, PETROLEUM ENGINEERING SENIOR

“To me, I just think they are the better team, and I’ve been a fan of them for the past three years now.”

BENNIE WESLEY, HEALTH AND EXERCISE SCIENCE FRESHMAN

“I think the Seahawks will win this year because they won last year, and I just hope they do.”

JENNY PIERCE, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SENIOR

“Mainly just because I think Tom Brady’s going to be able to pull it out, and I’m a Patriot fan, so I’m kind of biased.”

“I feel like the Patriots are the team who has won back to back in the past, so I feel like it looks pretty good for them.”

JOE SULLIVAN, AEROSPACE ENGINEERING FRESHMAN

MADELINE LANEY, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION SENIOR

“I really believe the Patriots can control the pace of the game and eventually win by at least two touchdowns..”

VANN PUGH, INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM

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he 57th Grammy Awards, “Music’s Biggest Night,� will take place at 7 p.m. CST Feb. 8 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. You can watch the entire show on CBS. Last year, Daft Punk shocked the music world when it became the first techno group to win Album of the Year for “Random Access Memories� over others like Taylor Swift and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.

In 2011, Arcade Fire pulled off the biggest surprise in Grammys history, winning Album of the Year for “The Suburbs� over Eminem, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and Lady Antebellum.

Arcade Fire still stands as the only band to ever own an Album of the Year award as its only Grammy.

This year is different, as all of the nominees in the big four categories are superstars. Anyone can win anything.

Daily staff members have voted and picked who we predict will win in the big four categories. Here are our predictions:

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“All About That Bass�

by Meghan Trainor and “Chandelier� by Sia. Best New Artist: Iggy Azalea This category was a tossup between our pick and Sam Smith, but we ended up choosing Iggy because of her impacts inside and outside of the music world.

Musically, she has dominated the charts with her hits “Fancy� and “Black Widow,� but faced some harsh criticism about her talents. Her opening lyrics in “Fancy�, ‘First thing’s first I’m the realest,’ sparked major debate throughout critics and other rappers.

She hails from Australia, but raps with a manufactured Southern American accent.

No woman rapper has ever grabbed the microphone and inserted her perceived dominance onto her audience as viciously and hurriedly as Iggy.

Iggy serves as a hiphop antagonist as a white woman. She does not look like hip-hop, but she does not care. No matter the barriers, she has inserted herself into iPods and radios across the world. Her high-profile personal life is well documented too, mostly in her relationship with LA Laker basketball player Nic Young, or “Swaggy P,� as he calls himself.

Her shock value and chart-topping radio hits are why we believe she will win.

Who will perform: This year’s award ceremony will feature performances from current superstars such as Sam Smith, Ariana Grande, Pharrell Williams, Ed Sheeran and Eric Church. Older acts such as AC/DC and Madonna will also perform.

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Record of the Year: “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)� by Sam Smith In this remix, producer Rodney “Darkchild� Jerkins changes a few parts of the song to help better fit its soulfulness. He replaces the strings in the original version with a soft church organ and adds a bit more length to each cymbal strike for more flowing percussion. The background band is also more prevalent, making the song sound more like a live performance.

Nothing about Sam’s vocals are different; his pitch remains absolutely perfect, his emotion still expressed and his lyrics still meaningful. His beautiful voice alone could win the award, but the Grammys helped him tremendously by nominating the “Darkchild Version.�

The other nominees for this category are “All About That Bass� by Meghan Trainor, “Shake It Off� by Taylor Swift, “Chandelier� by Sia and “Fancy� by Iggy Azalea.

Song of the Year: “Stay With Me (Darkchild Version)� by Sam Smith You may be wondering, “What is the difference between ‘Song of the Year’ and ‘Record of the Year’?�

Record of the year is awarded to the performer of the song and Song of the Year is awarded to the songwriter and people who composed the song, not the recording of it. This song is about a one night stand that someone, presumably Sam, wishes can be something more meaningful than that. “Guess it’s true, I’m not good at a one night stand,�

Sam admits in the first words of the song.

His attachment to his counterpart leads to the chorus, where he asks “Oh, won’t you stay with me? ‘Cuz you’re all I need.�

Smith is still smart enough to realize “This ain’t love, it’s clear to see,� but he doesn’t care. The song is a beg for love, even if it comes from unorthodox circumstances. The other nominees in this category are “Shake It Off� by Taylor Swift, “Take Me to Church� by Hozier,

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Dillon Hollingsworth, sports editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports

What’s going on with men’s basketball?

Difficult schedule hurts team SPORTS ASSISTANT

12 Conference.

There seems to be either a sense of frustration or nervousness from fans about the basketball program. It isn’t quite at “the sky is falling” level of panic, but it’s a valid concern. Oklahoma hasn’t won a road game in three weeks, and their stock is falling as fast as their standing in the Big 12 conference.

But let’s consider the circumstances.

The most glaring explanation for the Sooners’ struggles is its strength of schedule. According to Sports Reference, Oklahoma has

the second hardest schedule in the nation. There are 351 Division I basketball programs in the country, and only Kansas has it harder.

Saturday’s game versus Texas Tech will be the first in four games where the oppoJohn Walker john.t.walker-1@ou.edu sition won’t have a number @twitterhandle next to its name.

And for the Sooners’ juggernaut schedule, they The Oklahoma men’s have some impressive wins basketball team has now against top competition lost four of the last five with very few bad losses. games, including three Oklahoma hasn’t cowstraight road losses. After ered from tough opposia bad loss in Waco, Texas, tion this season. The same the OU team drops to a 12-7 Baylor team that defeated and seventh place in the Big Oklahoma on Saturday had its first loss in the Big 12 from the Sooners in the first week of conference play.

Oklahoma dominated its rivals with a 17-point win against Oklahoma State on Jan. 17 and a 21-point beat-down in Austin on Jan. 5. Away from home, wins against Texas, Butler and UCLA will shine on the program’s resume.

With the exception of the road loss against the Mountaineers, the Sooners have been in every game this season. With a team as talented as Oklahoma, 2.5 games back from first place isn’t as deep of a valley as it looks.

This isn’t to say the team is flawless or that moral victories will be good enough.

The Sooners’ ball control is still a work in progress, the dependability of the CHRISTOPHER MICHIE/THE DAILY bench has been a question Sophomore guard Jordan Woodard prepares to pass the ball during mark at best this season, the January 17 game against Oklahoma State at the Lloyd Noble and now we have to wonCenter. The 82-65 victory over the Cowboys marked the Sooners’ der about the team’s ability to close late in the second 11th straight home victory in the Bedlam series.

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Junior guard Buddy Hield eyes the Cowboy defense during the Jan. 17 game against Oklahoma State at the Lloyd Noble Center. Hield was 10 for 10 from the field scoring 27 points during the 82-65 Bedlam victory.

half. And come tournament time, there will be no “next game” or trophies for narrow defeats against top competition.

The Sooners will be battle-tested when the NCAA tournament rolls around

after running the conferFor the meantime, chill ence gauntlet for over two out. It will get better. months. And with a core as smart and savvy as this team led by a coach as successful as Lon Kruger, there is little John Walker is a journalism doubt that the club is capa- sophomore ble of turning it around.

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