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Student veteran’s efforts inspire reform New initiatives introduced to campus to grant resources to students who served

received a news release from Boren’s office earlier last week announcing the initiatives, which the release says resulted from his meeting with Boren on Nov. 1.

“It really was wonderful to see how everything just came together,” Sevigny said. “It’s been a fast-paced couple of weeks.”

Sevigny said after The Daily’s story about his meeting with Boren to recommend ways to improve veteran life at OU, he was invited to speak in a breakout session at a student veteran conference at Oklahoma City Community College.

“So it’s not just people around the campus that are talking about it – it’s a lot of schools around the state that are hearing what’s going on,” he said.

Most of Boren’s initiatives, like revamping OU’s Green Zone program, assigning a contact person in Goddard Health Center and providing a free venue for the “Come Home America” concert tour, are initiatives that Sevigny recommended when he met with Boren.

These initiatives will be put in place “as soon as

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After meeting with the president of OU’s Student Veterans Association, President David Boren has announced a series of initiatives to improve campus life for student veterans.

Environmental design senior Gabe Sevigny said he

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toops gained his 158th career victory to become the winningest coach in OU history against Kansas State

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The win came in true Sooner fashion. The offense ran for 301 yards, including 200 from senior running back Brennan Clay. It looked more like Move over Barry Switzer, there’s a new king in town. the offenses from the Switzer days than the air-raid style that has grown Normally, win No. 158 wouldn’t be something special, but this one has under Stoops. been a long time coming for coach Bob Stoops.

It’s also fitting that Stoops reached this milestone by beating his mentor, It was the win that made him the winningest coach in OU football histo- Bill Snyder. The Kansas State coach said he wishes the best for Stoops, just ry. He tied Switzer last week with a victory over Iowa never against his team.

State, and this week, Stoops beat Switzer.

“Bobby is a tremendously talented football coach,” “Bobby is a tremendously It’s something special, but it’s also something Snyder said. “I think everyone is well aware of that, talented football coach. I as well as Barry Switzer was. Two really wonderful Stoops doesn’t want to fully grasp until later.

“I do not look at anything individually,” he said. “I think everyone is well aware coaches — both very talented and successful. I am am supported by a great administration that has been sure it certainly means something for Bobby. It was of that, as well as Barry here for all 15 years. I have had great assistant coachnot a good win because it came here, and I told him Switzer was.” es who have had a hand in it. They are great to work that before the ball game. I wished him well, with the with every day. We have had a good group here for a exception of today.”

BILL SNYDER, good period of time, but I do not have time to look at Switzer also reached out to congratulate Stoops KANSAS STATE FOOTBALL COACH it, to be honest. It is something that I will reflect back over twitter saying, “@OU_CoachStoops Congrats on down the road.” on becoming the winningest coach in @OU_Football While Stoops may not be publicly addressing the milestone, pictures history. We’re proud of you!” posted on Twitter reveal a different side of the coach.

Stoops will have the opportunity to extend his legacy at OU through the The official OU football account posted a picture of Stoops being held year 2020, at least. At that point, he will have amassed so many wins, it will up in the air by his players, holding a football, smiling and laughing. be hard for anyone to try to break his record.

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on where to go, how to do things.”

Sevigny said having someone on campus to talk to immediately if a veteran is struggling with something will be practically possible,” Boren said in the “a great first step.” release.

IMPROVING GREEN ZONE TRAINING GABE SEVIGNY

TODAY AROUND CAMPUS A Thanksgiving food event will take place at 11:30 a.m. at Oklahoma Memorial Union’s first floor lobby. Union Programming Board will be giving out free pie before everyone gets gears up for the break.

A film screening of “Girl Rising” will premiere at 7:30 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

The movie tells the stories of nine girls from different parts of the world who face arranged marriages, child slavery and other injustices.

A orchestra concert will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Sharp Concert Hall as another installment of the Sutton Concert Series.

TUESDAY, NOV. 26 A tea blending event will take place at 11:30 a.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s first floor lobby.

UPB will provide different teas and water for free hot drinks.

A trumpet concert from Karl Sievers will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Pitman Recital Hall for the Sutton Concert Series.

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DESIGNATING A GODDARD HEALTH SERVICES CONTACT Another initiative listed in the news release is having a designated contact person in Goddard Health Center to assist veterans.

When Sevigny met with Boren Nov. 1, he suggested opening a center on campus where veterans could see psychiatrists and Department of Veterans Affairs representatives.

Sevigny said he wasn’t sure exactly what this contact person in Goddard will be capable of, but he hopes the person will be able to provide psychiatric services and assist with any questions pertaining to veterans’ benefits.

Currently, the closest medical resource specifically for veterans is the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center, so Sevigny said it would be helpful to have someone they can talk to right on campus.

“A lot of the students are coming back and don’t know the area – they know OU, but they’re not familiar with OKC,” Sevigny said. “This person could give them direction

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Boren plans to revamp and provide new Green Zone training sessions for faculty and staff who volunteer to participate, according to the release. Green Zone trainings are designed to educate faculty and staff on how to give student veterans advice about health, mentoring and tutoring services.

Sevigny had recommended that the Green Zone training be improved when he met with Boren. Though OU already offers the training, Sevigny said it was in the “very beginning stages” and it needed to be more in-depth.

Sevigny said the current Green Zone training is merely a ten-step questionnaire with “very vague advice” about what one can or cannot say to a veteran and signs to look for.

“One of the big issues was they (faculty and staff) want to do more, but they don’t know what they can do to help and don’t know the tools available to them,” Sevigny said. “The Green Zone will help allow faculty and staff to have more hands-on training.”

There will be Green Zone training sessions on Dec. 3 and 4 in Price Hall with workshops and a couple different speakers, Sevigny said. Faculty and staff who are interested in attending can contact OU’s Veteran Support Alliance for more information.

Simen Sæten is going to the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas with six other exchange students. Yannis Tilmatine is going to Memphis and New Orleans with nine other students. Jungah Yeom is going to Disney World.

And these aren’t the only exchange students going on trips over Thanksgiving break. Because they don’t have nearby families, many groups of exchange students at OU aren’t going sit idly in Norman during Thanksgiving break this year.

They’re going to use their time off to go sightseeing around the country.

Sæten, a petroleum engineering graduate student from Norway, said the group started planning the trip to Nevada a month ago. It wasn’t easy to make all the travel decisions with a big group – it took them three nights just to decide which hotels they wanted to stay at, he said.

Back in his home in Norway, Sæten said he took road trips more often, such as driving to Sweden to go shopping.

In Europe it doesn’t take as long to get to a new city, he said, especially compared to the 20-hour drive they’re going to take to get to Las Vegas.

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PROVIDING VENUE FOR “COME HOME AMERICA” CONCERT TOUR

The “Come Home America” tour provides concerts to honor troops, and in Sevigny’s meeting with Boren, he asked for OU to bring the tour to campus.

Though Boren has approved providing a free venue for the concert, Sevigny said the event is “still in the works.”

He plans to meet with Clark Stroud, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, to discuss a specific date and venue for the concert.

The concert will most likely take place in March or April, Sevigny said.

Visit the story at OUDaily.com for a full list of the new initiatives to assist student veterans.

AT A GLANCE

New initiatives to assist veterans on campus: 1. Revamping and providing new Green Zone training sessions for faculty and staff who volunteer to participate.

2. Those who have received Green Zone training will place Green Zone stickers on their office doors.

3. Veteran status will continue to appear on all admissions applications so the university can reach out to new students who are veterans.

4. OU will apply to private foundations that focus on providing funding for veteran scholarships and program support.

5. A contact person will be designated at Goddard Health

Services to assist veterans.

6. Veterans will be assigned to Gateway sections taught by Green Zone trained instructors.

7. Jennifer Trimmer, coordinator for OU’s Veteran Student Services, will serve as the campus-wide contact person for veterans.

8. The University will provide a free venue for the “Come Home America” concert tour.

9. The Student Veterans Association shall be eligible for the same resources as any other student organization.

Source: News release from OU spokesman Michael Nash.

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harles Krauthammer recently wrote an opinion column for the Washington Post in which he claimed a catastrophic failure of Obamacare would discredit the presiCorbin Brown dent’s brand of “entitlebrown.corbin.h@ou.edu ment-state liberalism” for years to come. While the failures and falsities surrounding Obama’s signature achievement have tarnished the president’s own reputation, we should not expect Americans to extend their disdain for the Affordable Care Act to all other entitlement programs.

Obamacare is not liberalism’s Waterloo. It exposes the federal government’s inherent ineptitude to establish effective programs, but that would never stop proponents of the entitlement state.

Just look at the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Following its passage, the bill’s author and chief sponsor, Senator Tom Harkin, said in a floor speech, “Today, Congress opens the doors to all Americans with disabilities.”

Rather than opening doors, the ADA shut a great many of them. According to a 2001 study by Professors Daron Acemoglu and Joshua D. Angrist of MIT, employment rates among the disabled have actually declined since the ADA’s passage. In 2008, rather than addressing the problems surrounding this law, then-President George W. Bush signed the ADA Amendments Act. This piece of legislation gave even broader protection to disabled workers.

A 2011 report by the Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (of which Tom Harkin is chairman) said, “In the last year, the number of American workers without disabilities participating in the labor force grew by almost 3 million workers, whereas the number of workers with disabilities declined by 94,000 workers.”

From this, one can reasonably assume that this legislation has done little, if anything, to improve the employment status of those with disabilities.

Another example of the primacy reformers give to stated goals, rather than their reform’s impact, is the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. If the goal of this act’s proponents was to ameliorate the condition of the American people and reduce unemployment, they have largely failed.

In February 2009, when the act was signed, unemployment was at 8.3 percent, while in October of that year, the rate increased to 10 percent. The unemployment rate for October 2013 was 7.3 percent. Achieving this 1 percent drop was expensive, to say the least. A 2012 Congressional Budget Office report states that the stimulus bill will increase budget deficits between 2009 and 2019 by $831 billion.

Despite the failings of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the stimulus bill, they have found a great deal of support among politicians and journalists. It is in their best interest, not necessarily that of the American populace, to support laws such as these. What public figures want to appear as though they do not care about disabled people or Americans in general?

To suggest that criticism of Obamacare’s hiccups will usher in an era of a comparatively hands-off federal government is wishful thinking on Krauthammer’s part.

However poor one president’s programs may be, the general sentiment behind the welfare system remains.

In our emotionally charged public arena, one’s motivation will often compensate for one’s impact.

Corbin Brown is a University College freshman.

College students now have yet another worry Our View: The Obama administration should encourage and pass legislation reforming flaws added to their plates: what to do about health insurwithin Obamacare, not just make TV appearances. ance. Rising seniors could be faced with the reality of a recently-canceled insurance plan upon graduaBy now we all know about the near-comical prob- tion. Whereas before, students on their parents’ plan lems with the federal Obamacare website. The real needn’t worry. It’s possible the security of Mom and issue is that millions of people have lost their exDad’s plan will be gone next year. isting health care policies due to cancellations — And students who pay for healthcare on their own something our president promised the American can expect higher premiums, if they plan to keep people wouldn’t happen. their existing policy. An extensive, 49-state President Barack Obama announced two analysis, conducted by the Manhattan The Our View weeks ago that Americans whose health inis the majority Institute and released Nov. 4, reveals that surance plans were being canceled due to Obamacare will increase existing premiopinion of the implementation of the Affordable Care The Daily’s ums by an average of 41 percent. Young and nine-member Act should be allowed to keep those plans healthy individuals, aka the average college editorial board student, will face the steepest price hikes. for one more year.

While this was the right move, we feel The Affordable Care Act was developed that the Obama administration should do with an undeniably noble goal: to create a program more than scrounge together temporary fixes for the providing quality, attainable health insurance to the deeply troubled healthcare law. approximately 48 million uninsured people in this The one-year extension only applies to people country. who purchased their potentially canceled plans However, the current state of the healthcare law is prior to the passage of Obamacare in 2010. However, shaky at best. Starting March 31, 2014, if you don’t President Obama promised Americans time and have health insurance or obtain an exemption, you time again that if they liked their existing plan, they will have to pay 1 percent of your income or $95, could keep it and wouldn’t be forced to sign up for whichever is greater, as a penalty under Obamacare.

Obamacare — not that they could possibly keep But that means that unless the troubled federal their plans with a one-year expiration date. website is fixed prior to year’s end, and the Obama The extension only delays the inevitable for a year. administration has already said it will not be perfect After that, the health insurance companies will most by Nov. 30, uninsured Americans will be penalized likely cancel the plans as they were already beginfor not enrolling in a program they didn’t have pracning to do. The continuation of plans on the choptical access to. ping block is at the discretion of the insurance comIt’s time for the Obama administration to step forpanies. Should they choose not to backpedal and ward and encourage legislation that does more than re-implement canceled plans, President Obama’s extend plans for one year. The president promised announcement does little good.

Americans they could keep their plans if they wantIndeed, as of last Wednesday, five states — ed, not that they could keep their plans for maybe Massachusetts, Minnesota, Rhode Island, New York one more year. and Washington — have announced they will not Obama needs to truly make good on his promise allow insurers to reinstate canceled plans. and help pass legislation to modify the Affordable Don’t fall into the trap of thinking the mountain of Care Act to allow people to keep their healthcare issues with the recently implemented healthcare act plans. The new healthcare law is designed to prowon’t affect you. You might think you don’t need to vide Americans access to healthcare plans, not to worry about insurance policy cancellations because force people to purchase a government-subsidized you’re on your parents’ or guardian’s plan. In reality, commodity. that plan might not exist after next year.

A law designed to help the masses has fallen by Estimations of the number of canceled individual the wayside, and without major stopgap measures, it health insurance plans prior to Obama’s announce- may do more harm than help in the short-run. ment vary wildly, some into the tens of millions.

While some of those cancellations may now be reversed for a year, it doesn’t solve the problem.

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oved animals are Opinion Columnist everywhere., but unfortunately, abandoned ones are too.

Nowadays, you can find ten stray dogs for every lucky one that has a good home. It is nearly impossible to tally the total number of stray Andrew Sartain animals in the U.S. Out-ofandrew.sartain@ou.edu control breeding makes it difficult to track what is on the streets at any point in time.

With cats alone, it is estimated that there are up to 70 million strays in the U.S. Homeless animals outnumber homeless people 5 to 1. Most of these animals are lost pets that weren’t responsibly kept indoors or didn’t have proper identification.

As a Norman resident of five years, this is a problem that has only gotten worse. I have seen the problems of this in my area of town firsthand. I walk my dog on a regular basis, and in the last 10 days, something utterly ridiculous continued to happen again and again.

Within two days, I rescued three different dogs running wild in my neighborhood. The first followed my dog and me home. It was a cute puppy that loved to play and was freezing. I had barely opened my front door before she bolted past me in the house.

It turns out the owner is an OU student who was training the puppy to be a duck hunting dog. Luckily, this puppy had a tag that had the City of Norman hotline number labeled on it. When I called the number, a lady kindly gave me the owner’s information and reminded me that, “If you take the animal to the local shelter, it will have five days to find a home before being euthanized. Good luck!”

The next day I met the owner in the park to give him his loyal companion. As we sat and talked, another stray dog came out of nowhere. I paused, sighed and put the dog in my car. The homeowners labeled on the dog tag would not answer. After confirming with the neighbor it was their dog, she said, “You can put the dog in the backyard, but it will get

out again. They don’t care or ever look for it.”

As if this hadn’t already been a pain, I took the dog and put him in the back gate. No exaggeration — I turn to see a large, beautiful white dog staring at me from the street. No collar, but a look as if to say, “Hey, are you the guy taking everyone home?”

The point of these stories is that 5 to 7 million animals enter animal shelters every year. Three to 4 million of those are killed every year because the shelters are too full and there aren’t enough adopting homes.

It’s sad that only one out of every 10 dogs born will actually find a permanent home. We spent hundreds of years domesticating these animals to want, love and need human affection — all to come to a point where we don’t care enough to look after them.

Owning a pet is not the same as owning a T-shirt. They don’t just go out of style, and their needs don’t disappear just because you “give them away.”

Less than 2 percent of cats and 15 percent of dogs are returned to their owners, according to the National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy (NCPPSP).

If you decide to get a pet, look at it as a 20-year investment, not two months. It is bad enough that we can’t sufficiently care for the wild population of animals on this planet, as at least 10,000 species go extinct yearly.

How can we have hope humans will evolve to care for all creatures when we can’t even care for the ones we bring into our homes?

Andrew Sartain is an Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Environment & Nonprofit Management Senior.

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Many students aren’t familiar with the idea of international education as a career, but many opportunities are available, panelists from OU’s College of International Studies said on Friday.

International education is a prime profession for people who are passionate about international exchange, said Janice Levi, OU’s international programs advisor.

The “Careers in International Education� event was held on Friday in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Crimson Room as part of International Education Week this week.

Intensive English instructor Cory Northern and international student advisor Emilie Gordon joined Levi in discussing their time spent abroad and the reasons they got involved in international education.

Though each of them came from different academic and work backgrounds, they all wound up involved in OU’s

international education, which has allowed them to advocate for international students on campus, Levi said. It also helps them learn a lot about different parts of the world, their people and their cultures. “It’s a great environment to be in to always push your mind forward,� Levi said.

Northern said traveling has helped him broaden his perspective of the world. “It is an eye-opener, to step outside of your country and not only get a new perspective (but also) see how other people see your country,� Northern said.

NAFSA: Association of International Educators is a non-profit organization that helps international educators interact with each other and with government officials, and it’s a great resource for people looking for jobs in international education, Gordon said. It’s also a resource for American students going abroad.

English as a second language degrees, whether undergraduate or graduate, are important for people who want to go into international education, Northern said.

However, experience and cultural understanding almost trumps any degree in the field, Levi said.

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They booked the flight to Florida about a month ago because prices were increasing every day, she said.

Because the entrance fees at Disney World and Universal Studios are so expensive, Yeom said they’re going to buy the meal deal at Universal Studios and take snacks to Disney World.

Business administration senior Kim Chen from Taiwan is also going to achieve a childhood dream this week by visiting the Space Center in Houston.

“I dreamed about being an astronomer in elementary school,� Chen said.

Other exchange students are going to spend Thanksgiving a little more traditionally, by eating dinner with host families, like Sergio AlgĂĄs Calavia, a civil engineering senior from Spain.

He is going to a Thanksgiving dinner provided by a host family who has invited more than 30 exchange students to come on Nov. 28.

Since Thanksgiving isn’t celebrated in Spain, Calavia said he wants to spend the holiday with an American family.

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Make personal changes that will bring you greater comfort, confidence and peace of mind. Not everyone will be happy with the choices you make, but if you don’t follow your heart, you will be living a lie. Speak up and prepare to do what’s best for you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Play by the rules and stick to a budget or plan if you don’t want to be subjected to discord or end up in a compromising position. Listen carefully and do what’s necessary.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- False information will surface and must be sorted out quickly before someone gets the wrong impression. Offer what you can, but make sure you take care of your personal situation first.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Double-check what you are getting for your money before making an impulsive purchase or financial decision. Minor ailments will be due to stress and poor choices.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Don’t sit still waiting for someone else to make a move. Take control of a situation you face, and you will

make interesting discoveries that result in personal benefits.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Nurture an important relationship with diplomacy and patience. Listen to what’s said and respond honestly. Emotional misrepresentation and arguments will not solve a personal dilemma.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Don’t feel pressured because someone wants to make an unexpected change. Continue along a safe and comfortable route that shows personal promise and financial safety. Romance will improve your evening.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Expect demands, but don’t let anything stop you from taking part in or attending something you’ve been planning. Make a couple of adjustments, and you should be good to go.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- A serious look at someone or something from your past will bring you up to speed, helping you move forward without regret.

A romantic evening should be planned.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Helping others will make you feel good as long as you don’t overdo it or let anyone take you for granted.

Complete the jobs that pay before you get involved in freebies.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Expand your interests and your friendships. The people you interact with now will give you plenty in return. Focus on making your surroundings more conducive to reaching your creative desires.

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Knight played better than he had all season and led the Sooners to a 41-31 victory over Kansas State.

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JULIA NELSON • SPORTS EDITOR

UNDEFEATED STARTER Knight has started three games in his career and has yet to lose. In addition, the Sooners have scored 40 or more points three times this semester. Of those, Knight was running the offense in two. Each week, Knight becomes more of the player coaches saw in the offseason. If his progress continues, he could reclaim his starting position outright. He completed 70 percent of his passes for 171 yards and added another 87 on the ground. He threw one interception and added two touchdowns.

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CLAY RUNS AWAY

Running back Damien Williams did not play against Kansas State. As it would turn out, the Sooners didn’t need him. Brennan Clay took the majority of the snaps for Oklahoma and rushed for 200 yards on 31 carries. The Sooners' ground game was more than enough to sustain the offense; at one point, Oklahoma drove the field 98 yards and did not pass the ball once. The rushing success was a moral victory for the Sooners, who lost track of the ground game midway through the season. With Knight under center, the offense knows what it needs to do and what its identity is.

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STACKING THE BOX Kansas State may have dominated the vertical passing game, but they could not run the ball. Oklahoma sold out early to stop the run and never let up, leaving the Wildcats with a total of 24 rushing yards.

Kansas State had a lot of success earlier this season with a dual quarterback system, but mobile quarterback Daniel Sams only rushed the ball three times for seven yards. The lack of ground game proved too much for the Wildcats to overcome.

PLAY THROUGH THE PAIN Senior defensive back Aaron Colvin is still recovering from a shoulder injury he got against Baylor, but that didn’t stop him from playing against Kansas State.

He played sparingly in the first half, leaving most of the coverage duties to sophomore Cortez Johnson. However, Kansas State receiver Tyler Lockett had a different idea. After torching the Sooner defense in the first half, Colvin took over in covering Lockett in the second half. After breaking out for three long touchdowns in the first half, Colvin was able to contain Lockett to less than 100 yards for the rest of the game. After the game, Colvin was visibly in pain with his right arm limply hanging by his side, but coaches said the decision to play was completely up to Colvin.

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Stoops notched win No. 158 on Saturday, passing Barry Switzer for the most career wins at Oklahoma. This makes Stoops the winningest coach in OU history.

The win came against Stoops’ longtime mentor, Kansas State coach Bill Snyder. Stoops will only continue to add to his win total while at OU, making it extremely difficult for anyone to pass him in the future.

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LIFE&ARTS

Megan Deaton, life & arts editor Tony Beaulieu, assistant editor dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/life&arts • Twitter: @OUDailyArts

cooking with kelly

life & arts columnist

Kelly Rogers kelly.n.rogers-1@ou.edu

ingredients

Apples: + 1 1/2 cups diced apple (Fuji apples are naturally sweet, so that’s what I used.

Save an additional 1/4 cup of diced apples to use as a topping later) + 2 tablespoons allpurpose flour + 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Batter: +1/2 cup mashed ripe banana +3/4 cup granulated sugar +1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk +1/3 cup vegetable oil +1 tablespoon vanilla extract +2 teaspoons cinnamon +1 teaspoon ground nutmeg +1 cup all-purpose flour +2 teaspoons baking powder +pinch of salt (optional and to taste)

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hile all things pumpkin spice take the spotlight during the early autumn months, we tend to forget about the other cozy flavors of the fall. If you’re tired of all the pumpkin hype but still need some baking inspiration for the Thanksgiving holiday, it’s time to break out the cinnamon and get to work.

Before the term ‘vegan’ makes you reconsider whether or not this is a recipe for you, let me let you in on a little secret — you don’t have to be vegan to enjoy vegan recipes. This recipe can be found on the blog ‘Averie Cooks’ along with countless other fall recipes. Though this recipe requires quite a few ingredients and measuring, the end result is worth it.

While pre-heating the oven to 400 degrees, grease your muffin pan with cooking spray or use cupcake liners to keep the muffins from sticking to the pan.

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Vegan Apple Cinnamon Muffins are a great alternative if you’re not a pumpkin fan.

For the Apples: Combine diced apples, flour and cinnamon in a medium-sized bowl and toss to coat. The flour will help prevent the apple pieces from sinking in the batter during the baking process. Set this aside.

For the Batter: Mix mashed banana, sugar, milk, oil, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg and whisk until thoroughly combined.

Now add the dry ingredients: Flour, baking powder and optional salt. Stir just until combined. The batter should be thick, but if it is hard to stir, add a tiny splash of milk to thin it out.

Fold in the diced apple mixture from step two into the batter.

Fill each compartment of your muffin tin about 3/4 of the way full, leaving room for the muffins to rise while baking.

OPTIONAL: Using the diced apples you set aside earlier, add a few to the top of each muffin, and a pinch of cinnamon.

Bake for about 17 minutes, or until the tops are domed. You could always use the toothpick test here. If a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, then your muffins are ready to cool.

Kelly Rogers is a journalism sophomore.