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chapter meetings to talk to students, they said.

“We want to keep costs low,” Naik said.

The Presidential Candidate

PAGE JONES News Reporter @pageousm

With Student Government Association elections next week, the campaign season for the presidential and vice presidential candidates is in full swing.

Presidential candidate Kunal Naik and vice presidential candidate Alex Byron have decided to keep their campaign small this year, only visiting student organizations and greek

Name: Kunal Naik Major: Petroleum engineering Hometown: Atlanta, Georgia Before Naik came to OU, he wasn’t very active in his high school, participating only in basketball and cross country, he said. His attitude about involvement changed, however, when he pledged to Pi Kappa Phi, which inspired him to take on leadership positions and get engaged in campus life.

“People were like ‘Hey, you’re good at this! People like to

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listen to you, you have great ideas, why not try some leadership positions?’ and I just needed that extra push and that really inspired me to want to make OU a better place,” Naik said.

Naik has experience as a consultant for the Oklahoma Group, a non-profit consulting firm. He also works on OU’s research campus for the Corporate Engagement office. Part of his job there is to find ways for big businesses and the university to help each other, he said.

Naik has history with SGA, having previously served on Madeline Grunewald’s cabinet, he said. He has also worked with the Women’s Outreach Center on its “Step In, Speak Out” program, he said.

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What’s different about the Pride

Pride of Oklahoma director Justin Stolarik resigned Thursday after a year and a half of opposition from Pride alumni and members concerned about the university hiring a director from Wisconsin, Stolarik’s changes to the band’s routines and his teaching methods. OU President David Boren met with students Monday to discuss an advertisement they placed in three Oklahoma newspapers criticizing the band’s policy that prohibited them from speaking negatively about the Pride. Boren said that was his first time hearing about the policy and voided it immediately because it inhibited their rights to free speech. Three days later, Stolarik resigned and the band’s former director, Brian Britt, returned to campus.

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Emily Rolen, a pharmacy freshman, and Chelsea Anderson, an economics freshman, smile as the example of well-matched roommates. Housing and Food Service questionnaires ask three questions to match potluck roommates for a peaceful living environment.

Basics of being a roommate Freshmen matched using three-question system DAISY CREAGER News Reporter

Less is more — or at least equally as good — when it comes to matching roommates, OU staff members have found.

After completing their housing contract, students fill out a survey where they rate the importance of academics and say what time they go to bed and get up and whether or not they smoke, said Jenn Doughty, director of operations for Housing and Food Services.

“We try to crack it down to the most basic pieces of being a roommate,” Doughty said.

In the past, the questionnaire contained 23 questions regarding specific tastes in areas such as movies and music, Doughty said.

“If you measure the outcome by room change requests and anecdotal satisfaction, there’s really no change between 23 matching questions and three,” Doughty said.

An automated system then matches students based on their responses and the community where they request to live. Then, members of housing staff go through matches to check that they make sense, Doughty said.

“Our goal is a 100 percent match, but we will not allow the system to pair students who are anything lower than a 50 percent match,” said Diane Brittingham, director of residence life.

If students know someone they would like to room with before the school year starts, they can mutually request each other on their housing contracts.

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Whose name Alan Hruby would give police in traffic stops

When former OU freshman Alan Joseph Hruby was pulled over by Duncan police for speeding just hours before he would allegedly kill his parents and sister, he gave officers a false name and birth date. Hruby’s attorney in an an unrelated case said the name, Dakota Moore, and birth date belong to someone Hruby knows and dislikes, and he’s used the same alias in previous police encounters.

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Why Joe Mixon’s trial has been postponed

The trial of Sooner running back Joe Mixon, who is accused of assaulting OU student Amelia Molitor in April, has been postponed until Jan. 12 to give both sides more time to prepare. Judge Steve Stice said in a pretrial conference Friday that his main concern with pushing the date back is that the video showing the altercation is set to be released to the public on Nov. 1, which he feels could impede the fairness of the trial.

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TRANSPORT

University receives award for bicycle-friendly campus National organization recognizes OU for new infrastructure efforts JESSE POUND News Reporter @jesserpound

By providing a safer environment for cyclists on campus, OU has received recognition for being a bicycle-friendly campus by a national organization.

The League of American Bicyclists has named OU a bicycle-friendly university and granted OU the League’s Bronze Award, said Amelia Neptune, a program manager for the League’s Bicycle Friendly University initiative.

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The award is the result of a multi-year process by OU to make the campus more bicycle-friendly, said Lezlie Marsh, assistant to the vice president for administration and finance at OU. OU president David Boren came up with the idea to make OU more bicycle-friendly about eight years ago, Marsh said.

Three years ago, the faculty senate and staff senate passed resolutions for OU to become a bicycle-friendly university and created a master plan for bicycling on OU, Marsh said. The plan was completed in August 2011 and contained plans for bike parking and bike lanes, Marsh said.

Neptune said the strongest part of OU’s application to the League of American Bicyclists was its investment in infrastructure, which impressed the league with its road

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The Bronze Award is the least of the four awards given out by the League of American Bicyclists, trailing silver, gold and platinum, Marsh said.

The designation lasts for four years, Neptune said. OU can reapply in 2018, or the school can reapply earlier than that if it wishes to try to earn a higher award, Neptune said.

OU received an honorable mention from the League of American Bicyclists two years ago, Marsh said.

Oklahoma State University has also received a Bronze Award, Neptune said.

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SGA: Candidates plan to adapt SafeRide program Continued from page 1 Of all his experiences at OU, Naik is most proud of his work with his fraternity, he said.

This year, Naik was in charge of recruitment, and the fraternity signed an alltime high of new recruits for his chapter, he said.

The Vice Presidential Candidate Name: Alex Byron Major: International studies and economics Hometown: Plano, Texas Before she arrived at OU, Alex Byron was not very involved in politics, she said.

During her years at Plano West High School, she participated in Health Occupation Students of America. At the time, she wanted to be a doctor, but she changed her mind about this career path soon after getting to OU, she said.

When she arrived at OU her classmate, Taylor Petersen, convinced her to apply to the Undergraduate Student Congress, Byron said.

“He shoved the application in my face and was like ‘Apply for this!’” Byron said.

She started out as an associate in the Undergraduate Student Council and then moved up as a representative, she said. Beginning by getting involved on the External Affairs Committee, Byron moved to the Ways

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Alex Byron and Kunal Naik pose for The Daily. The pair will be running unopposed for president and vice president of the Student Government Association.

and Means Committee.

After that, she went back to the External Affairs Committee — this time as a chairperson — and later moved on to become vice chair of congress, her most recent position, before leaving to run for vice president of SGA. Byron’s feelings about leaving the Undergraduate Student Congress are complicated, she said.

“I love congress as a whole, and I think we are doing so many great things.”

However, Byron is excited to run for vice president of SGA, she said. Her knowledge of congress will enable

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the USC and SGA to work together better than they have previously, she said.

Their Goals Na i k a n d By ro n b o t h w orked together at the Corporate Engagement Office, and after several conversations about ideas they had for OU, they decided to run for president and vice president of SGA, they said.

“We realized we had a lot of ideas and that it would be a disservice not to run,” Naik said.

They both liken their work at the Corporate Engagement Office to the SGA’s main goal: Make the Sooner experience

the best it can be.

“It really allowed me to get a wide-scale view of campus and how we can improve things for students,” said Naik.

Part of their job at the Corporate Engagement Office was to work with technology companies to make things at OU easier for students, and they want to apply their knowledge to SGA as well, Naik and Byron said.

If elected as SGA president, Naik hopes to “streamline” many elements of OU, he said.

One of the main features Naik wants to “streamline” is OU’s SafeRide program.

“SafeRide is something a lot of people use,” Naik said.

“It’s great, but it could be better.”

One of the problems with SafeRide that Naik hopes to address is voucher distribution, he said. Naik and Byron would like to see more distribution centers added to campus, mostly by the residence halls, where many students live, instead of only one center in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, Naik said.

They would also like to see technology integrated with the SafeRide system so that it would mimic programs like Uber and Lyft, which rely on mobile phone apps and are very profitable, Naik said.

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Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe Reception —3 to 4 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird Lounge Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe, one of Time Magazine’s “Most Influential People In the World,” will be honored during this reception.

The Ebola Crisis in Africa and Beyond — 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Zarrow Hall’s J.J. Rhyne Room Learn and talk about the Ebola crisis in Africa and beyond in this round-table discussion.

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Sooners lose, find themselves in slump Opponents Texas and West Virginia beat soccer team in tough weekend matchups BRADY VARDEMAN Sports Reporter @BradyVardeman

The Sooner soccer team dropped matches against Texas and West Virginia over the weekend, giving the program its first four-game losing streak this season.

Oklahoma is winless since Oct. 5, when it defeated Iowa State.

OU got off to another slow start Friday. The Longhorns scored the first and lone goal of the game just 45 seconds in. The goal came from Texas’ Morgan Murphy, who headed in a cross from Whitney Jaynes. Freshman goalkeeper Kaitlyn Farhner said the defense was not fully aware during the play.

“I think we were slow getting off,” she said. “They weren’t tight on their man in the box.”

In the remaining 89 minutes after the goal, both teams battled for shots at the net but none found their mark. Oklahoma’s only two shots on goal came from Shiloh Price within seconds of each other midway through the second half.

O k l a h o ma a n d Te x a s combined for 24 fouls on the night, with the Sooners recording nine. OU’s backup goalkeeper Kassidie Stade

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was handed a red card in the 69th minute when she made contact with the ball outside of the box. After that, two yellow cards came out, one to each team.

With less than a minute to go in the game, freshman Lizzie Luallin nearly found the equalizer, but the shot sailed wide. She said it was important for the team to move on after such a loss.

“Onward and upward,” she said. “We definitely need to bring our ‘A’ game.”

The team made the roughly 1,100 mile road trip to Morgantown, West Virginia for a tough game against the No. 8 Mountaineers Sunday.

The Sooner defense started the game on a better note, but surrendered the first goal to West Virginia with 26 minutes to go in the first half.

The game continued to be a close one until the Mountaineers found the net

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Sophomore middle-fielder Shiloh Price and senior defender Molly Richey move the ball down the field while trying to keep it away from their opponent during the game against Baylor on Oct. 19 at John Craine Field. The Sooners fell to the Bears 2-1.

again with 15 minutes left in the game. West Virginia put in its third and final goal nine minutes later.

Oklahoma did not leave the weekend scoreless, however. The Sooners managed to get on the board with less than three minutes left in the game on Emily Bowman’s shot.

The Sooners made it through non-conference play with a 6-3-2 record.

However, since the Big 12 slate began, Oklahoma is just 2-4-1, seventh best in

the conference.

With three teams with double digits in the win column and two sitting at nine, some might blame the Sooners’ struggles as of late on conference parity.

Oklahoma coach Matt Potter acknowledged the number of good teams in the Big 12 but said the team is responsible for its own wins.

“I think the trend of the last three games has been we’ve clearly shot ourselves in the foot with the way we’ve gone about the game,”

he said Friday night. “But we’re at the business end of the season. It’s time to be accountable and step forward.”

Potter also said the team has lacked a certain quality in its style of play during the losing skid.

“You have to be brave and bold, especially at home,” he said.

Oklahoma will close out the regular season at 7 p.m.

Friday at home against Kansas. The Big 12 Soccer Championship will be held in Kansas City, Missouri Nov. 5-9.

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Avoid unhealthy relationships CLASSIFIEDS The Women’s Outreach Center will hold an interactive workshop on Monday OGEOMA MBARAONYE News Reporter @ogeoma_E

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness month, the OU Women’s Outreach Center will host a workshop, “D8ME,� to define healthy relationships.

At 5 p.m. Monday in Wagner Hall, room 135, the interactive workshop will feature presentations and videos discussing communication and listening in relationships and setting ground rules for yourself and your partner.

WOC assistant director Melanie Adams pointed out some signs of unhealthy relationships. “Words, jealousy, statements, anything that makes you feel like you are lesser of a person or have less of a role are red flags,� Adams said.

The workshop will also discuss the impact of media and

MATCH: Housing staff promote potluck option Continued from page 1 Journalism freshman Rebecca Walters and public relations freshman Kailyn Brown were acquaintances who knew each other through high school and are glad to be rooming together, Walters said. “I think [going potluck] would have been different in that it would have forced us out of our shells in both good and a bad way,� Walters said. “Especially at the beginning there were stresses, and it was good to come home and know that I could relax with her.�

Members of the housing staff, however, encourage students We’re providing you to try potluck assignments, with a very safe Brittingham said. risk in terms of “We’re providing you with a very safe risk in terms of ex- exploring different ploring different experiences,� experiences.�

Brittingham said. “I think that DIANE BRITTINGHAM, is what your education is about.

That shapes your perspectives DIRECTOR OF RESIDENCE LIFE on things.�

However, not all roommate situations, whether the students knew each other previously or not, will work out. If roommates are having problems, their resident adviser mediates a discussion between them, Brittingham said.

If problems persist and the roommates want a change, the students and their RA fill out paperwork, and the students must wait for an available roommate and empty room, Doughty said. “The whole process usually takes about a week but is dependent on availability,� Brittingham said. “We do not expect students to be in a space where they are not comfortable or don’t feel safe and welcomed.�

A roommate relationship is best compared to a business relationship built on mutual respect, Brittingham said. “I think that students come in sometimes with this expectation that their roommate is going to be their absolute longtime best friend,� Brittingham said. “That is not always immediate. It’s okay to have other friends because I think that makes it better.�

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Adams said the best When: Monday at 5 thing you can do for p.m. someone in an abusive Where: Wagner Hall, relationship is be availroom 135 able to talk about it with them. “Silence equals violence,� Adams said. “Talk to someone — a friend, sister, brother or outreach programs like WOC.�

For more information on upcoming events, visit the Women’s Outreach Center website.

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aylor Swift jumps out of the woods shooting retro darts to the top of the pop charts, shaking off her country roots in her new album, “1989.”

Taking a trip down the rabbit hole on a whimsical, upbeat exploration of the ’80s, Swift has so far released three songs off her record that break the norms once again.

As a country artist, Swift destroyed barriers by combining traces of pop influence with her country-inspired lyrics. She crossed genres beginning with “Fearless,” her second studio album.

On her album “Red,” Swift took an even more pop-filled approach with “I Knew You Were Trouble,” “22” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.”

Likewise, she has continued to cross genres and bend boundaries, giving country music a much larger audience — her audience.

Swift has penetrated the pop realm without becoming a traditional pop artist. She “But I keep cruising still sounds like her idealistic self, but her focus has Can’t stop, won’t shifted from love to life.

Swift’s new songs are vaststop grooving ly different, but she isn’t It’s like I got this pretending to be the same music 17-year-old girl that wrote alone from her bedroom In my mind floor.

Saying, ‘It’s gonna “Shake It Off ” was her first single — and first masbe alright.’” sive hit — released off the - SHAKE IT OFF upcoming album. Either you love it or you hate it, but regardless, you know the words. The beat is infectious, claiming even the manliest of men.

Swift, of course, will always have haters — especially heartbroken country fans. But let’s face it; she was never really associated with just one genre. Instead, Swift has created her own genre, painting unobtainable yet relatable tales of love and heartbreak.

Her new focus, however, seems to be life itself. She still tackles each song with her naive sense of the world, but she is drifting away from the angle of love and the teenage safety net of sales.

Oh, and have you seen the artwork for the album?

Album: “1989” Artist: Taylor Swift Released: Oct. 27 Top tracks: • “Shake It Off” • “Welcome to New York” • “Out of the Woods”

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Black-and-white Polaroid pictures set the ’80s tone, taking the world back to childhood where life was simple—simply awesome. If you don’t buy the album for the music, buy it for the pictures.

“Out of the Woods” was “I’m dancing on my the second released song. It own imitates the sound of Savage (dancing on my own) Garden, an Australian pop while maintaining that I make the moves duo, certain, unique Swiftarian up as I go — yes, it is a thing —style of (moves up as I go)” melody and lyrics. The song captures the state of wonder - SHAKE IT OFF with repetitive phrasing, effortlessly solidifying the theme: “Are we out of the woods yet?”

However, Swift’s most daring song yet in terms of stylistic change is “Welcome to New York.”

The lyrics read like an anthem, but the sound cuts through any serious tone or thought. Just dance and dream

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— oh, and welcome to New York, Ms. Swift.

She is definitely searching for a sound we hadn’t heard before, but that does not bring music to industry ears. With the economy as great as it is, the music industry has eyes glued on Swift, awaiting that magic s a l e s nu m b e r. Wi l l t h e album hit that defining $1 million mark? Whatever the number may be, my guess is it will be a rather large one.

“Walking through a crowd The village is aglow Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats Under coats Everybody here wanted something more Searching for a sound we hadn’t heard before” - WELCOME TO NEW YORK

Brandon Galusha is a professional writing senior

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Furthermore, we are thankful for a university president who personally takes heed of student issues.

We’re talking about last week’s events involving the Pride of Oklahoma marching band that culminated in Justin Stolarik resigning as director of the band.

Former Pride director Brian Britt made a triumphant return Thursday, and Pride members and alumni took to social media to rejoice and share their opinion that the band should soon return to its former CHRIS MICHIE/THE DAILY Members of the OU Pride play their halftime show at The Red River Rivalry on October 10, 2014. An open letter to Stolarik from “The Pride of glory.

Oklahoma Students” was recently run in newspapers across Oklahoma.

While we’re happy former and current Pride members are now content with their band director, we can’t help but feel a bit uncomfortable with all of and will continue to commend OU President David drama and tribulation that surrounded Stolarik’s Boren for reversing Stolarik’s infringement on band tenure. We wish Stolarik the best in whatever his the public displays of rejoicing that took place over members’ First Amendment rights. next endeavor may be. Looking forward, we are sure a man’s resignation. We understand On the other hand, Stolarik is still a human being that Britt — former Pride director of 12 years — will the Pride was deeply unhappy with Our View is who deserves basic respect. We don’t want people lead the band in great future performances.

Stolarik’s teaching style and the the majority styles Big selection, latest with limited knowledge of the Pride situation to see The most important lesson to take from the Pride changes he made to the band during opinion of the flurry of celebration over Stolarik’s resignation saga is that at OU, students’ voices are heard. Pride his year and a half as band director.

The Daily’s and assume OU is a place that runs out any adminmembers were unhappy with their organization, However, we implore Sooners to renine-member editorial board took it upon themselves to publicly display that member that Stolarik is still a person istrators it doesn’t like. discontent in full-page newspaper ads and subseand that celebrating his failure is less We believe it’s essential for Sooners to balance Children Chil Ch ildr dren en tto o King Kin Ki n Size their revelry over Britt’s return with respect for than dignified. quently met with Boren, who listened to and acted On one hand, Stolarik’s insistence that Pride Stolarik’s departure. Stolarik might not have been on their concerns. The Pride showed all Sooners that members sign an agreement at the beginning of the the right director for the Pride, but that doesn’t mean students do have the power to make change happen semester forbidding them from outwardly criticizing he deserves to be belittled. at OU. It just takes creativity and persistence. the band or its leadership for fear of expulsion from We are excited about the Pride’s future and feel Comment on this at OUDaily.com the band is inexcusable. We have already praised it’s time for OU to move past the year and a half of

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