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Plan co-authors discuss fiscal responsibility Bowles called current economic road ‘not sustainable,’ dangerous for U.S. MIKE WORMLEY Campus Reporter
More than 130 students, faculty, staff and members of the community gathered amid the paintings of Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s
Sandy Bell Gallery for a discussion with a more political charge. The talk, led by OU President David Boren and guests Erskine Bowles and former Sen. Alan Simpson,
prefaced a more formal dinner for the president and guests Monday. The discussion centered around the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, the tax reform plan that both Simpson and Bowles authored. Despite the serious topic, the informal discussion
included jokes and anecdotes. “We are here to talk about Simpson-Bowles, or BowlesSimpson as some people call it,” Bowles said. “We have a tendency to call things by their initials in Washington, so we went the other way.” Bowles said the reason he got behind trying to prevent
what he called the most predictable and preventable economic event was not for his grandchildren, or children, but for “us,” referring to the present generation. “We can’t grow our way out,” Bowles said. “We can’t tax our way out. We can’t cut our way out.”
Bowles said the federal governments current fiscal responsibility is on a dangerous road. “The fiscal path we are o n i s n o t s u s t a i na b l e,” Bowles said. “Last year, all tax revenue was used on mandatory spending and principal interest.” see FISCAL pAGe 2
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WORK-STUDY
Faculty mourns loss of associate Professor J. Rufus Fears died Saturday night CHASE COOK
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Brooke Frantz, biology junior, slides a hamburger onto the pickup counter at Oliver’s at Cate Center on Friday. Frantz was one of three work-study students working the lunch shift at the Cate Center restaurant, and said she has participated in the program since her freshman year. OU Housing and Food Services made cuts to the 2012-2013 Room and Board Work Program’s hours, pay and meal plans because of cuts to federal funding. Federal funding dropped to $650,000 from $1 million, Housing and Food Services Director Dave annis said.
Program loses federal funds Housing and Food services cuts pay to allow for more jobs ELYSSA SZKIRPAN Campus Reporter
Federal funding cuts to the OU Housing and Food work-study program have left some students concerned about the benefit of participating in the program. Housing and Food Services has made cuts to the 2012-2013 Room and Board Work Program’s hours, pay and meal plan despite an increase in the cost of housing on campus. Work-study receives federal funding, and that
“The 750 points is calculated to six meal points a day. No one can eat on that, not to mention eat healthily.” TiERRa JoNES, iNTERNaTioNal BUSiNESS SopHoMoRE
funding was cut from $1 million to $650,000, Housing and Food Services Director Dave Annis said. Annis said the staff was not given a reason for the cuts. The student work requirements from 2011 to 2012 included a
mandatory 18 hours a week, 10 special event catering hours a semester and four orientation hours a year and are paid $12 an hour normally and an $8 an hour overtime pay to cover the approximately $3,000 a semester room and board costs, according to a work-study hand out. H o w e v e r, t h e 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 program requires students to work 16 hours a week, participate in 10 special event catering hours a semester and four hours of orientation a year and pays only $9.45 an hour to cover the $3044 cost of room and board, according to the handout. Instead of the full meal plan included in their room
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Study shows insight on diagnosis More than 10 % of Oklahoma children have ADHD ARIANNA PICKARD Campus Reporter
An OU professor published the results of one of the largest community-based studies of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the country last month to provide better insights into the diagnosis and treatment of the disorder. T h e e i g ht- y e a r s t u d y screened more than 10,000
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and board costs, students are given $750 worth of meal points and no meals on the premise that they will be able to eat a free meal at work, Annis said. Tierra Jones, Room and Board work veteran and international business sophomore, said the changes in the meal plan are negatively impacting students. “The 750 points is calculated to six meal points a day. No one can eat on that, not to mention eat healthily,” Jones said. The changes in the plan have forced some students to purchase a traditional meal plan, leaving
children aged 5 to 13 in two diverse communities in Oklahoma and South Ca ro l i na, s a i d Th e re s a Green, media specialist for University Hospitals Authority & Trust at the OU Health Sciences Center. The team found that more than 10 percent of children in Oklahoma have the disorder, Green said in an email. The study also showed that some children who meet diagnosis criteria are not receiving treatment for the disorder, according to a press release. The team also
found that more than half of the children being medically treated do not fit the case definition of the disorder. ADHD is a neurobehavioral disorder shown by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity, said Mark Wolraich, director of the OU child study center and lead author of this study. Medications, such as Ritalin and Adderall, and behavioral therapy through parent training commonly are used to treat children see ADHD pAGe 2
see CAMPUS pAGe 2
chosen by a committee from the ou college of Law Board of Visitors, the college’s distinguished alumni advisory board, said Joe Harroz, dean of the ou college of Law. this year, the inductees Five ou college of Law are thomas Brett, James alumni will be honored and comfort, William comfort Jr., inducted into the college’s J. Hugh Roff Jr. and Alma Bell hall of fame for demonWilson. strating leadership and “With so many accomservice in their careers. plished alumni, the selection the lawyers will be process is both enjoyable honored at the order of the and very difficult,” Harroz owl hall of fame’s second- said. “We are so pleased annual dinner at 6:30 p.m. with this year’s recipients, on nov. 1 in oklahoma and we look forward to honmemorial union’s molly oring them.” shi Boren Ballroom, said evelyn Holzer, director Arianna Pickard of public affairs for ou Campus Reporter college of Law. the inductees were
Former OU law students to be inducted
A visitation service for prominent ou professor J. Rufus Fears will take place 6 to 8 p.m. thursday at Havenbrook Funeral Home in norman. the visitation service will be open to everyone, according to Havenbrook Funeral Home. the funeral home is located at 3401 Havenbrook st. cards, and flowers can be sent to the family through the funeral home’s website. ou’s public Affairs office announced sunday that Fears died saturday night. the cause of his death wasn’t given. upon hearing of his death, students and faculty took to twitter and Facebook to mourn the professor, whom some called a “great storyteller.” Chase Cook chaseacook@gmail.com
Sooner football team ramping up for rivalry game Sports: ou held its weekly press conference monday, this week we learned about how they feel about the Red River Rivalry in dallas. (Page 6)
Remembering a professor’s impact on students Opinion: A student remembers professor J. Rufus Fears and the legacy of lessons he left behind — in history and in life. (Page 3)
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