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Organizers announce The Walkmen as festival headliner New York-based indie rock band The Walkmen will headline the 2011 edition of the Norman Music Festival, organizers announced Monday. The festival is scheduled to occur April 28 to 30 in downtown Norman.

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Student employees to recoup pay Boren gives opportunity to make up lost wages due to inclement weather HILLARY MCLAIN

individual departments of student employees “We want to create more work opportunities suffering financial burden from being unable for students,” Shilling said. “Some students to work to discuss opporjust lost two to three hours, tunities to rectify the situawhile some may have lost more tion, according to the press than 10.” release. OU administration hopes Contact the President’s “I want to do everything to get most of the names comAction Line at 405-325-1212 possible to help those stupiled within the next few days, or actionline@ou.edu. dents find ways to work extra so it is important for students hours during the rest of the wishing to gain time to call the school year in order to recover their earnings,” Action Line, Shilling said. Boren said. Monday at Cate Center student employees After compiling the names of students who lost wages, the university will work on a caseby-case basis to compensate student workers, SEE PAY PAGE 2 university spokesman Chris Shilling said.

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President David Boren released a statement Monday informing student employees of opportunities to regain pay lost due to this semester’s campus closures. Boren urged student employees who lost compensation during recent university closures due to weather to contact the President’s Action Line if they would like to make up the working hours they missed. Boren’s office w ill then contact the

HEALTH | MANAGING STRESS ON CAMPUS

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New course to curb cheating Students may no longer receive automatic suspension for academic misconduct SARA GROOVER The Oklahoma Daily

Students who have committed academic misconduct may soon have the option to enroll in an informative class instead of receiving a suspension. In the spring 2010 semester, OU piloted the “Do You Understand Integrity?” course, w h i c h w a s o f f e re d t o s t u dents pending suspension due to some form of academic misconduct. The class is an opportunity to turn a bad decision into a learning opportunity, said Breea Bacon, Academic Integrity Systems assistant director. To take the class, students have to be offered the course, said Bacon, who serves as an instructor. “Often, it is in lieu of suspension, and this gives them the option to take the course and not be suspended, or they can opt to be suspended,” Bacon said. If a student opts to take the seminar, but does not complete the required assignments and community service, the student will immediately receive suspension, Bacon said. “Typically the situation is not quite worthy of suspension, but not worthy of a censure either,” Bacon said. OU previously offered a program called shelf reading as

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Emotional health at stake for freshmen Female students more likely to be stressed, according to report

psychologist Terry Pace said there really isn’t a healthy or unhealthy way of coping with stress. JIYEUN HEO Everyone has different ways of dealing The Oklahoma Daily with stress, and there simply isn’t one way A recent national survey found the emo- which always works or doesn’t, he said. tional health of college freshmen has Pace said he would suggest students start dropped in the past year. by being aware of when they are experiencThe annual survey, which is performed by ing stress. Cooperative Institutional Research Program, Good coping starts with good awareness, polled students entering four-year colleges and learning to be flexible with one’s mindand universities regardset and thoughts can help stuing their stress levels and dents deal with stress. overall emotional health. When looking at the long Students can take Only 51.9 percent of term, denying and ignoring a walk, read a book students who respondstress is the worst solution, for leisure or spend ed said their emotional Pace said. time to relax and set health was “above averA healthy activity Hofford things that stress age,” which is a 3.4 percent suggests to the OU students is drop from 2009, according to go to the Huston Huffman you out aside.” to the survey. Center several times per week. Female students were When students arrive, he sug— CRAIG HOFFORD, also less likely to report gests participating in exercise HEALTH AND EXERCISE high levels of emotional activities the center offers. SCIENCE PROFESSOR health than male stu“Besides participating in the dents, at 45.9 percent verexercising activities, students sus 59.1 percent respectively, according to can take a walk, read a book for leisure or the survey. spend time to relax and set things that stress Health and exercise science professor you out aside,” Hofford said. Craig Hofford, who teaches a senior-level Some students resort to unhealthy ways stress management course at OU, said stu- of dealing with stress, including the use of dents’ efforts to balance studying, spending harmful substances such as alcohol or totime with family and working full or part- bacco, Hofford said. Others push themselves time jobs are just some of the factors which to try to accomplish everything all at once. contribute to stress on college campuses. Health and exercise science junior Ashley Finding enough time and energy to be Fahle said even when she understands evsuccessful in all those areas can often leave erything which is expected of her on a daily students feeling overwhelmed, Hofford basis, staying on top of the demands of colsaid. lege life remains stressful. OU psychology professor and licensed Worrying about life after graduation also

A LOOK AT WHAT’S ON UOSA’s Human Rights Week begins today with a film screening of “Human Trafficking” at 7 p.m. in the Union

Foods to eat to help manage stress 1. Sunflower Seeds — rich in protein, fiber and vitamin B 2. Cabbage — excellent source of fiber, vitamins, minerals and beta carotene 3. Avocados — rich source of vitamins, iron, potassium and manganese 4. Almonds — excellent source of iron, potassium and magnesium 5. Wholegrain brown rice — good source of fiber and vitamins

presents also worries Fahle, she said. “One of the ways I handle stress would be baking,” Fahle said. “That is just something that I enjoy doing, and finding people who will eat everything so I don’t have to eat it all.” If stress has gotten so bad that it has led to depression, Pace said he recommends seeing a counselor to talk about problems and perhaps even taking medication. Hofford said the best ways to manage stress include having a positive attitude, doing something daily to relax, knowing when to say no and forgiving oneself for not being perfect all the time.

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OU considers allowing students to elect regents OU Student Congress will consider an amendment to its constitution allowing students to vote on OU representatives to the OU Board of Regents and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The bill will also set campaign spending limits for the representatives at $1000 each as well as lay out the bylaws for their election. In other business, Congress will consider these items: • Two new emergency allocations to student organizations • A resolution regarding OSU’s student government • A resolution regarding the faculty mentor program • Ratification of the Oklahoma Student Government Constitution Undergraduate Student Congress will vote on the these issues during their 7 p.m. meeting today in Adams Hall, Room 150. Visit OUDaily.com to read the full agenda. — Chase Cook/The Daily

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