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OU debates admission increase Raising graduate admissions could bring advantages and drawbacks JOEY STIPEK

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OU’s interim senior vice president and provost wants to increase the number of graduate students admitted to OU, while some academic department chairpersons think this could hurt research.

Kyle Harper originally discussed the university’s vision for increasing the number of graduate students it accepts during the Faculty Senate meeting Sept. 8. The current fouryear average acceptance rate for students into graduate degree programs at OU is 24.7 percent, according to data from

Harper’s presentation.

Citing the growth of undergraduate and doctoral programs as a success, Harper said there are at least two reasons to increase the university’s acceptance rates of graduate students.

The first is that OU’s master’s degree levels have not grown as fast as other universities. Compared to Carnegie HighResearch Universities, which have an average 54 percent acceptance rate, OU’s is about 29 percentage points lower, at 24.7 percent, according to data from Harper’s presentation.

The second is increased demand from students wanting to obtain master’s degrees. According to Harper’s presentation, master’s degree applications have increased by 4.5 percent per year on average from 2003 to 2013.

Harper said OU accepting more graduate programs would be in line with OU’s growth over the last 15 years.

Since 1998, when OU’s total enrollment was 26,844, total

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enrollment has increased by about 15 percent to 30,813, according to OU Factbook data.

“We need to make sure we are keeping up and offering our students the kinds of experiences that they want and need,” Harper said.

PHOTO PROVIDED Graduate programs are Interim provost Kyle Harper decentralized, and different programs have different acceptance rates. Harper said each department should decide its appropriate rates. In doing so, Harper said some programs would naturally grow to meet student demands, while others wouldn’t.

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THERAPY

Initiative helps teach dance to disabled kids Group of OU students teaches creative expression through dance movements DANA BRANHAM News Reporter @danabranham

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A child stared blankly ahead as math senior Emily Scheele raised her leg, bending it at the knee to demonstrate a passé.

“Do you want to do it with us?” Scheele asked the patient.

More blank staring. The group moved on to the next part of the lesson as the patient stood motionless, detached from the room full of children and teachers dancing.

The next day, Scheele picked up the phone to hear some unexpected news from the patient’s physical therapist — the girl was not only eating regularly again, but also was “dancing around her room,” Scheele said, naming all the ballet terms she’d heard the day before as she danced.

Every Thursday afternoon, Scheele and 13 other OU students meet with patients at the J.D. McCarty Center for children, like the aforementioned patient, with developmental disabilities to teach those children to express themselves creatively through dance as part of the Expressive Movement Initiative.

Scheele, who plans to become a neurosurgeon, began the Expressive Movement Initiative last fall to take a step toward her dream — helping children — by teaching dance as a form of physical therapy.

Not only do the children benefit physically from the initiative but also developmentally, Scheele said.

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POLITICS

Organization chooses Oklahoma to try citizen cabinet Voice of the People will try pilot citizen cabinet in 4th Congressional District JESSE POUND News Reporter @jesserpound

Some residents of Oklahoma’s 4th Congressional District will soon have a chance to have their voices heard at the federal level as part of a pilot program for a citizen cabinet.

Voice of the People, an organization that hopes to better connect members of Congress with their constituents, has chosen the 4th District to be part of the program.

Voice of the People will also partner with University of Oklahoma’s Public Opinion Learning Laboratory and Carl Albert Center for the citizen cabinet, said Steven Kull, founder and president of Voice of the People. The Public Opinion Learning Laboratory will help recruit members for the citizen cabinet, and the Carl Albert Center will help analyze the results, Kull said.

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AT A GLANCE Voice of the People An organization that hopes to better connect members of Congress with their constituents.

Voice of the People, OU’s Public Opinion Learning Laboratory and the Carl Alber Center will soon recruit members for a citizen cabinet.

The cabinet members will be chosen scientifically to be a representative cross section of the district, Kull said.

The members of the citizen cabinet will participate in policymaking simulations designed to mimic the real process that politicians go through, Kull said. The cabinet members will be given unbiased background information and competing policy options that are realistic, and be able to choose from a menu of these policy options. These policy options will not be labeled with the congressperson who presented them, Kull said.

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The policies presented will often be accompanied by information from organizations such as the Social Security Administration and the Congressional Budget Office, Kull said.

“It requires some simplification, but they continue to be very accurate,” Kull said.

Voice of the People members hope to have events on OU campus to reveal the results of some of the policymaking simulations, Kull said. People who are not part of the citizen cabinet can take part in these simulations at Voice of the People’s website.

Three different districts in three different states were chosen for this pilot program, Kull said. Voice of the People wanted one district in a heavily Republican state, one in a heavily Democratic state and one in a swing state, Kull said.

The other districts chosen were in Virginia and Maryland, Kull said.

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ADMISSIONS: Graduate class size could increase DANCE: Program helps Continued from page 1 ‘develop confidence’ TOP 5 GRADUATE ADMISSION YIELDS PER COLLEGE BY PERCENTAGE

During the Faculty Senate meeting, Harper called for an increase in the number of graduate students per class. Harper said there is no single answer to what an increase in graduate student enrollment would mean for the classes being taught.

“Efficienc y is not the only overall standpoint; it is about the overall quality of the experience,” Harper said. “So, there’s a time when it is optimal to have small enrollments, but there are other places where that is simply not the most efficient or ideal way to conduct a class.”

Randall Hewes, Faculty Senate chairperson and biology department academic chairperson, isn’t worried about class sizes increasing. However, Hewes thinks all changes must happen thoughtfully.

“There are a lot of graduate classes that we offer,” Hewes said. “We struggle.

We will have a small group of students, so it is difficult enough to sometimes get the enrollments we need for a class.”

Hewes said the biology department has combined some graduate courses with upper division undergraduate classes.

“That works well sometimes. Sometimes it does not work so well based on the appropriation of students,” Hewes said.

Typically, if the undergraduate students in those mixed classes are interested in pursuing advanced degrees, the mixed classes work better, Hewes said.

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to do more of them in laboratory research, it might be a challenge for us. I think if it were done thoughtfully, I think it could be a real benefit for us,” Hewes said.

Michael G. Bemben, academic chairperson of the health and exercise science department, agrees with the idea to increase graduate student numbers, but he said there are downsides to the proposal.

Bemben said accepting more graduate students in some disciplines would work, but for other disciplines more students would be difficult to manage, especially in terms of giving them assistantships.

“That is pretty difficult to have funding for that many students,” Bemben said.

Harper pointed out at the Faculty Senate meeting that the university wouldn’t need to fund many assistantships

because some graduate students would have outside jobs.

Bemben said graduate students working full time would be unable to assist professors with research fulltime.

“I want my students — if they aren’t in the classroom — I want them down in the lab. That’s why we try to fund our students. We want them around,” Bemben said.

“It’s good for the faculty members. Without students to be around to help with research, then you’re going to see research productivity go down.”

Bemben also said an increase in students graduating with master’s degrees is going to be hard on the job market.

“It is kind of a never-ending quest to have certification or have one more level of ability that you are

competing against your colleagues,” Bemben said.

Harper said, the increase in master’s degrees does not water-down the value of a degree, despite possibly producing more master’s degrees with OU credentials.

“We take seriously the significance of an OU credential, and to be a student at this university is to be working towards to a top-notch level credential that our world and society recognizes as special,” Harper said.

“When you have an OU diploma hanging on your wall — whether its graduate or undergraduate, bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral — that is something no one on this campus wants to sacrifice.”

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Continued from page 1 “They develop confidence and physical strength and communication skills,” Scheele said. “They’re getting this chance to communicate with their peers who are in the class and with someone that they respect, that they see as a role model maybe, who they work with every week and who is open to listening to what they have to say.”

Scheele originally planned to start the Expressive Movement Initiative with one of her ballet teachers during her freshman year, but when Scheele’s teacher moved away, she continued to pursue the project.

After receiving certification from the American Camp Association, an organization that certifies camps and other programs, Scheele partnered with the J.D. McCarty Center and began building the program, Scheele said.

Since then, the program has grown significantly, said Sharla Bardin, public information manager at the J.D. McCarty Center.

“Last year, I remember there were maybe three patients in a very small room with Emily and some volunteers. Now, it’s grown to where it’s a full-fledged program that has a recital,” Bardin said. “It started so small just to see if this was going to work here, and then it was so well-received.”

Parents of the children in the program have been especially pleased with it, Bardin said.

“I think for some of these parents, from what they have told me, they were looking around and trying to see who can accommodate [their] child,” Bardin said. “I feel like with this program, they found it. They found a program that has volunteers that care and who know how to dance, and they know how to teach kids, which is great.”

The teachers work with students of varying ages and with different types of disabilities. Because each patient has his or her own strengths and weaknesses, each teacher is assigned to one patient, Scheele said.

Beth Wells, a psychology pre-med junior and assistant director for the Expressive Movement Initiative, said she worked with a patient who was deaf, but the two learned to communicate with each other.

Wells learned to use sign language to talk with the patient, Wells said. She always asked Wells if they could dance or listen to music.

“She would go up to the speakers and feel the music, so she could listen to the music too. She got to learn something new even though she couldn’t always hear what was happening,” Wells said.

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Sophomore running back Alex Ross dodges tackles from the opponent to return the punt 91 yards for a touchdown during OU-Texas game Oct. 11 at the AT&T Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas. The Sooners beat the Longhorns 31-26.

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The defensive touchdown off the pick six was another momentum swinger. I think in the first half you’re struggling, you’re in third-and-long situations, and we just never got into any type of rhythm whatsoever” JOSH HEUPEL’S, CO-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

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After last week’s subpar performance, sophomore cornerback Zack Sanchez was under heavy fire by both fans and media. On Saturday, Sanchez bounced back, snagging yet another interception — his fifth of the season and seventh of his career. His tackling also improved, and his shoulder injury seems to be getting better. Many times this year, Sanchez has either gotten beaten on a route or missed a tackle. In Saturday’s win, Sanchez did neither of those and played one of his best games of the season.

One of these days — likely before it’s too late — teams will realize Alex Ross is the top kick returner in the nation. For the second time this year, the sophomore running back took a kickoff to the house. Ross became the first Sooner since 1917 to return a kickoff for a touchdown against Texas. The Longhorns kicked to Ross again on their next kickoff, and if he hadn’t lost his balance tiptoeing on the sideline, he may have gotten another one.

The Oklahoma offense looked entirely out of sorts in the first half. Part of that can be attributed to running only 15 plays. However, in those 15 plays, the Sooners failed to convert a first down. The team ended the game 1-of-11 on third downs. Fortunately for the Sooners, their defense and special teams took care of business, or things would have turned out differently.

Last week, Knight clearly looked out of his groove, especially toward the end of the game. This week, Knight seemed out of it again. The San Antonio native continues to have problems with accuracy, often throwing behind receivers or over their heads. With a few difficult matchups coming up for the Sooners, beginning with Kansas State on Saturday, Knight will need to improve.

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Entering the 2014 season, the Sooners had a backfield full of unproven young players. Sophomore Alex Ross was one of those.

But Ross has made a habit of making statements this season, both on the field and off. The Jenks, Oklahoma native certainly made one Saturday when he returned the first kickoff he saw 91 yards for OU’s first touchdown of the afternoon.

On a day when the Sooner offense sputtered for much of the game, Ross’ return was a huge part of keeping the game in hand until sophomore quarterback Trevor Knight and company figured things out.

Ross has shown off his o d d p e r s o na l i t y i n limite d amounts when addressing the media, and h e wa s na m e d by many of his

teammates as one of the funniest guys in the locker room.

His unique style shone through after the season opener against Louisiana Tech. While most players came in for postgame interviews dressed in sweaty game-worn attire or shorts, Ross arrived in all black, from his skinny jeans to his fedora.

Not one to ramble on when asked a question, Ross’ takeaway from the Sooners tumultuous game against the rival Longhorns was simple.

“A win is a win,” he said slowly into the microphone, “…sir.”

OU’s offense managed to gain just 29 total yards in the first half, compared to 278 for Texas, but the Sooners led 17-13 at halftime. All thanks to Ross’ return, a field goal off the always reliable foot of senior kicker Michael Hunnicutt and an interception returned for a touchdown by resident ball hawk sophomore cornerback Zack Sanchez.

The pick-six was Sanchez’s fifth interception through six games this season, but it was the first time he had the opportunity to advance the ball after receiving it. And he made it count.

The secondary was burned consistently in a close game at West Virginia and the loss at TCU, and Sanchez became a scapegoat for fans as he dealt with a sore shoulder.

He put those worries to rest on Saturday, adding eight tackles to the cause.

His shoulder looked healthier than it had since he injured it in the second game of the season against Tulsa.

When the Oklahoma offense stalled on Saturday, its defense and special teams stepped up and scored points, much to co-offensive coordinator Josh Heupel’s delight.

“The kick return was huge,” Heupel said. “The defensive touchdown off the pick six was another momentum swinger. I think in the first half you’re struggling, you’re in third-and-long situations, and we just never got into any type of rhythm whatsoever.”

Ross leads the Big 12 in average kick return yardage, and Sanchez leads in interceptions. If the two can continue to contribute at this level, the Sooners will be much more comfortable as they vie for a spot in the inaugural College Football Playoff.

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The Cotton Bowl crowd was much better this year than last. A cooler game time temperature — the third coldest in OU-Texas history at 58 degrees — didn’t hurt either.

But what a finish the crowd saw. The Sooners appeared to seal the deal midway through the fourth quarter, but Texas crawled back, and so did their fans. A sellout crowd of 92,100 witnessed the 31-26 OU win.

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New Smash Bros. a success A LIFE & ARTS COLUMNIST

fter nearly seven years, the Nintengods have blessed us with the fourth iteration of the wildly popular and insanely fun Super Smash Bros. series, which pits many Nintendo, and a few third-party characters, Thomas Bernstein against each other in an Tbernst1990@ou.edu @TomDBernstein epic battle royale.

This time, however, instead of limiting the gameplay to our living rooms, they have chosen to put the game on the portable 3DS. On Oct. 3, the game was released into the wild, and I finally had a reason to dust off my old 3DS XL. So, after a week with the game, I have to say it feels both new and very familiar. Let me explain.

THE OLD This game feels almost exactly like the older version for the Wii, Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The layout, from the menus to the character selection roster, is almost exactly identical. Players can compete in both team and solo matches against either local players — so long as they, too, have a 3DS and a copy of the game — or computer players, as well as test their skill in both Classic mode and All-Star mode.

For those who have never played any games in the series or don’t remember, Classic mode is essentially a series of matches in which the character you have chosen fights until all the stages are complete or the character is defeated. All-Star mode is similar, except any damage that is sustained in one match is carried over to the next. The online mode has returned as well, however, it now has leaderboards and much faster loading times. Returning characters from the old games also have the same moves as they did before.

THE NEW Although the game looks the same, there are quite a few new features. The most fun for me has been character creation, which allowed me to import any Mii I have created and give it outfits, powers and fighting styles. With this feature, I’ve essentially been able to add characters to the game that were never originally intended to be in it.

Some of my favorites are Iron Man, Batman, Spongebob SquarePants, Dr. Eggman from Sonic the Hedgehog, Peter Griffin from “Family Guy�, Zoidberg from “Futurama� and, of course, Snoop Dogg.

Another neat feature added to the game is that players can now give characters boosted stats in some game modes. This is done either by making them hold certain items that players can unlock through gameplay or through leveling them up in the training mode. Characters can also use special techniques, albeit only a certain number of

times per battle.

Speaking of game modes, there are now nine, including four main modes — StreetSmash, Solo, Smash Run and OnlineSmash — and their sub-modes. Some were familiar, while others will not, but they all have something challenging and fun about them that kept bringing me back for more.

I was a little disappointed that they removed the Subspace Emissary from Brawl, however. As silly as the story was in that mode, having platforming stages between battles was pretty fun. Stage Creation was also removed, but honestly, I’m probably the only one who ever used that feature.

There are also more than a dozen new characters added to the game, least of which are Mega Man, Pac Man, and Little Mac. THE GAMEPLAY This is where the game both succeeds and fails. The gameplay itself is as fluid and seamless as it’s ever been on Smash Bros., but it was a little hard to see what I was doing on the little 3DS screen. My version of the 3DS is actually the larger version, and it’s still pretty tough to play. I can’t imagine how tough it would be on an original 3DS screen.

This is especially a problem when there are three or four characters on the screen. The camera tends to zoom out when this happens, and all of the characters get very small. Aside from the problems with the 3DS’s tiny screen, the game is nearly flawless.

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The only downside of the game is that it has to be played on such a small screen. The good news is that this little problem will be rectified Nov. 21 when the game gets released for the Wii U, where it will be bigger and in full high definition. Until then, the 3DS version is well worth getting.

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HOLDING BACK By George Pompey

Monday, October 13, 2014 •

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OUR VIEW

Football just one of OU’s fun experiences Our View: Students should take the time to enjoy their time at OU and not let it go by as a blur of stress and headache.

We think every day is great to be a Sooner, but Saturday was especially wonderful. Although it might not have been the prettiest or most convincing performance, the Sooners managed to beat our archnemesis, the Texas Longhorns. It might not seem like a football victory is all that important in the grand scheme of things, but for students who are Oklahoma football fans, those few hours on Saturday were a critical escape from their daily stresses.

If you enjoy OU football and were at the Cotton Bowl on Saturday, we feel it’s safe to say you forgot about those impending exams, interviews, family troubles and other worries for a while. However, watching the Sooners on the gridiron might not tickle every OU student’s fancy, which is why we want to point out the rich variety of experiences our university has to offer. With that in mind, we encourage all OU students to find and revel in a unique university experience.

We know from personal experience how easy it is to get caught up in the pressure and demands of being a college student and forget to step back and enjoy all these four years have to offer. Attending OU offers myriad opportunities to get involved and fall in love with activities unique to college, and while doing well in classes is important, we believe it’s also essential to take some downtime to enjoy

all college has to offer. College shouldn’t just be about going to classes, working and cramming in extracurricular activities to fill a resume.

We feel it’s also important to recognize and seize fun opportunities only available to college students. Whether you’re a football fan or not, there is something at OU for you. For example, OU offers free museum admission, student theatre productions, movie screenings and guest lectures, all enjoyable events you’re unlikely to have access to outside of college. From participating in greek life, to marching with the Pride of Oklahoma to something as simple as being able to take a two-hour nap in the middle of a week day, we’re sure there is a unique college pastime for every Sooner.

Our View is Even better, we’ve found that the majority when you do something you love, opinion of it doesn’t feel like work, but it can The Daily’s nine-member still look pretty great on the old editorial board resume. Most importantly, don’t be afraid to spend time on something you enjoy because it seems like it doesn’t line up with your major. You might be a microbiology major, but perhaps you’ve found that leading a student poetry club is your passion.

Leadership and commitment are valuable in any career, so stick with your passions and it will pay off in the long run.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed with classes, club meetings or outside stress, do not hesitate to take time for yourself to unwind and relax. In fact, it

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Pride of Oklahoma drumline members march into the stadium during the Red River Showdown. The Pride is one example of other activities OU has to offer for a wide variety of student interests.

might be exactly what you need to reevaluate your commitments and direct your time to activities you enjoy and that will make your time at OU more enjoyable.

While it’s based in football, to us the OU-Texas weekend is all about giving students a rare and necessary break, and we hope all OU students took the holiday to rejuvenate as they saw fit.

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