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TECHNOLOGY

Want to develop new software?

Students interested in creating new apps, games can apply by March 25 AMBER FRIEND Campus Reporter @amberthefriend

Students looking to create and lead year-long digital projects, such as creating a phone app or a video game, can turn in applications by March 25 to join the Software Studio.

Applicants must submit the team member’s names, team leader’s name, mentor’s name, an outline for how many months they expect the project to take and a description of their project, said Julie Coble, computer science staff assistant.

Applications are available on the school of computer science website or at Devon Energy Hall, Room 150.

Sridhar Radakrishnan, director of the computer science department, had been developing the Software Studio concept for more than a year before the room was built, spending his time searching for a good location and attaining the necessary equipment, Coble said.

The studio opened at the beginning of the fall 2013 semester and is a space for students to form teams and work on their own computer programming projects, Coble said.

The studio is located in Rawls Engineering Practice Facility, Room B4, near Devon Energy Hall, where the Computer Science department is based. The room is equipped with Apple computers, phone app development software, iPod touches, monitors for presentations and virtual servers.

Four teams are currently working in the studio. Three teams are working on apps and one on a video game.

Zack Burgess, computer science senior, is leading a project developing Boomer Beat, an iPhone app for students to browse all campus events in one place.

The app lists the events by category rather than on a calendar so students can select the category they’re interested in and then browse what is coming soon, Burgess said.

Students are creating another app called Siren, which notifies truckers of hazardous road conditions and offers alternate routes to avoid them, said computer science senior Ryan Phillips, who is leading the app development.

The third app is called Grade(ient). Grade(ient) is a homework management app that lets users map out work time visually, said Elizabeth Craig, computer science senior and the leader of the app team.

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SNOW DAY

Winter weather in Oklahoma strikes again, closing OU Ice and snow plague our state, but warmer weather is on its way KATE BERGUM

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emperatures should warm into the 60s by Friday, after thunderstorms mixed with a cold front to create snow, sleet and freezing temperatures that caused campus to close Monday and kept Sooners stuck inside.

On Sunday, the first of the frigid weather blew into central Oklahoma, with 1 to 2 inches of snow and sleet accumulating on the ground, according to National Weather Service.

This bout of winter weather was caused by cold air from Canada hitting the plains. Storm system patterns are typical in March, but this year the temperatures are much colder, said Cheryl Sharpe, National Weather Center meteorologist.

While there is typically rain during this time of the year, the temperatures aren’t as cold, so there is normally no ice or snow, Sharpe said.

By Tuesday, the cold weather should clear, with highs in the mid-40s, according to National Weather Service forecasts.

The high temperatures should stay above 40 degrees for the

University College freshman Landon Anderson trudges Sunday afternoon across the snow-coated South Oval. Campus closed Monday because of weather and dangerous travel conditions, but temperatures should reach the 60s by Friday.

MOSAIC

Sooners discuss social justice Symposium allows students to openly examine hot topics AMBER FRIEND

Campus Reporter @amberthefriend

“Seek out the overlooked persons.”

“Conversations.”

“Doing something is better than nothing.”

These and many more messages decorated a wall Saturday of Zarrow Hall, creating a sticky note mosaic to epitomize what visitors had learned at the social justice symposium, Sooner Mosaic.

A student executive committee through the Women’s Outreach Center organized Sooner Mosaic. The event attracted around 160 OU students, faculty and administrators to learn about social justice themes, said Kasey Catlett, event chairman and Women’s Outreach Center graduate assistant.

Sooner Mosaic was conceived a year ago, and the event aims to bring attention to social justice issues as well as celebrate the voices and research of OU students, WEATHER

the student presenters, esCatlett said. the greater issue at hand.

Twenty-nine OU student Lena Tenney, a graduate pecially students they had presenters put on 24 presen- student in adult and higher taught or knew personally.

“These students are going tations, exploring subjects education and public adminsuch as religion, sexuality, istration, presented about to make the world better,” human trafficking, sexism, university sexual violence. Day said.

The event closed with women’s health rights and Tenney illustrated why it is sexual assault, among other a legitimate and consistent Alexis Taitel, Sooner Mosaic topics. problem and offered ways executive committee memAfter an announcement by keynote speaker George Henderson, visitors chose presentations to attend. The presentations These students are going to make the world better.” took place over KAMI DAY, WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES INSTRUCTOR five successive sessions split by short transition breaks and a students and administrators ber, speaking about enacting lunch break, which included could work toward solving it. change by questioning the poster presentations.

Te n n e y s a i d S o o n e r status quo.

Taitel said she hopes those Kenneth Meador, political Mosaic was the perfect opscience senior and military portunity to discuss import- who came will begin having veteran, presented his expe- ant issues the public general- important conversations riences with Veterans Affairs ly doesn’t want to hear about. about social justice so these and stressed the importance Kami Day, women’s and issues gain everyday releof veteran care, regardless of gender studies instructor, vance outside the classroom. feelings toward the wars in and Michele Eodice, assowhich the soldiers fought. ciate provost for Academic M e a d o r s a i d S o o n e r Engagement and director of Amber Friend ambermfriend@ou.edu Mosaic gave him a chance OU Writing Center, were glad to talk about his story with to see the professionalism, Veterans Affairs, as well as collaboration and passion of

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CAMPUS BRIEFS Regents propose block tuition as a likely option for students at OSU Oklahoma State University officials are considering switching to a block tuition plan, similar to OU’s flat-rate tuition plan that was implemented fall 2013.

OSU administrators and its student government association met Tuesday night to discuss the possible switch, said Gary Shutt, director of OSU’s communications.

Administrators are still evaluating the switch and any change would have to be approved by the OSU Board of Regents, Shutt said in an email.

“There isn’t much more we can say at this point,” Shutt said.

The Regents’ next regularly scheduled meeting will be Friday in Stillwater. It is unclear if the Regents will discuss block tuition at the meeting.

If passed, OSU would join the ranks of other Big 12 schools, such as OU, Texas A&M and the University of Texas, in offering flat-rate tuition.

Caitlin Shachter, Campus Reporter

Honors College to hold education panel The Honors College is holding a panel discussing OU President David Boren and three Rhodes Scholars and alumni to celebrate the college’s 50th anniversary.

The panel discussion is called “Education for the 21st Century,” according to a press release. The featured scholars will be Jason Sanders, Andrew DenHoed and Mubeen Shakir, according to the press release.

Former OU President George Lynn Cross started the Honors College during the 1963-64 academic year, according to the press release.

The event will take place at noon Tuesday in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom.

Ethan Koch, Campus Reporter

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Technology: Studio allows students to collaborate on developing projects Continued from page 1 programmer of the team currently called Sadboy productions, named after their anti-bullying videogame “Sadboy.”

The game follows the lives of two middle school boys who encounter bullying in different ways, one for being clumsy, awkward and not feeling smart enough, and the other for being small and saying things that get him into trouble.

The game begins when the boys go to bed after a long day and begin dreaming about what happened to them, except this time the busses they missed for school turn into evil monsters they must run from and failed tests turn into puzzles. The player must help the boys face and understand their problems so they can then solve them, West said.

Software Studio helps students learn teamwork skills, time management and gives them real world experience, the group leaders said.

“In a classroom, you don’t get a lot of experience with building a product that a user is actually going to use … Here we’re building something we hope people actually use someday,” Phillips said.

Although the groups are

It’s almost like things are coming to life.”

Brian West, Computer Science Junior

performance major.

West said he enjoys working with students from other majors on a long-term project, saying it personalizes the work for the programmer.

“It’s almost like things are coming to life,” West said.

While the teams meet individually about once a week, all teams, as well as all their mentors and the studio’s board of advisers, meet one to two times a month to eat dinner, present their progress and receive feedback, Burgess and Phillips said.

Jessie Blackwell/ The Daily All four teams will present Computer science sophomomore Sarah Otts gets some work done during the group’s meeting on Friday afternoon. The space in the software their projects to the board studio is shared among all groups working on software programs. of advisers, computer science department and faculty from other departments at an highly reliant on program- made up of five comput- programming side and more and design, Phillips said. mers, the groups generally er science majors, Burgess’ of the visual design side,” West’s team includes four event in the Software Studio include non-computer sci- group includes three pro- Burgess said. computer science majors, on April 11, Coble said. ence majors, such as students grammers and one graphic Phillips’ group includes an art major, a student who studying art, design, profes- design major. eight members majoring in recently graduated with an Amber Friend sional writing or business.

“It’s been really cool being computer science, finance, art degree, a professional ambermfriend@ou.edu While Craig’s group is able to work between the zoology, entrepreneurship writing major and a violin

frigid: Students are overjoyed by sudden snow day on campus

Frozen Tundra

Spiraling back to winter

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rest of the week, warming to 65 degrees by Friday.

Nabel Alem’s wish was granted when school was closed Monday. Alem, a University College freshman from Saudi Arabia, said he doesn’t mind the When you’re inside cold since he rarely gets it’s nice. When to experience it in Saudi Arabia. you’re outside, not Despite the cold weathso much.” er, Alem doesn’t plan to change his wardrobe, Lucas Fischer, which includes sandals Petroleium engineering and T-shirts, he said. sophomore Lucas Fischer, petroleum engineering sophomore, said he wasn’t surprised to see the snow.

“When you’re inside it’s nice. When you’re outside, not so much,” Fischer said.

University College freshman Cassidy McKnight said she doesn’t like the wintery weather because she has to stay inside.

“I feel trapped,” she said.

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Biology sophomore Austin Farco pulls his arm back to throw the football as Management Information Systems sophomore Ben Harris watches Monday. Farco, Harris and others spent their snow day playing catch on the South Oval.

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Proposed religious freedom bill lacks specifics Our View: The Oklahoma legislature is wasting its time on a vague bill to further protect religious freedoms for college students.

Oklahoma legislators never cease to amaze us.

The Oklahoma House of Representatives is considering a bill this session that would prohibit an institution of higher learning from “substantially burdening” a student’s exercise of religion. We don’t know about you, but judging from the number of churches and religious student organizations on campus, we wouldn’t say infringement of religious freedom is exactly a problem at OU. The bill, HB 2873, specifically discusses institutions of higher learning, which includes “any institution that is a member of The Oklahoma State System of Higher Education or of a technology center school district,” according to the bill.

Examples of such institutions include Cameron University, East Central University, Oklahoma State University and all of OU’s campuses. Of course, it is a good idea to ensure that students’ First Amendment rights are protected, but shouldn’t there be pressing examples of those freedoms being threatened before our state government starts considering legislature?

The language of the bill is too broad, allowing multiple interpretations. If the authors of the bill wrote it with students of minority religions in mind, then bravo, those students should have the same protection at Oklahoma universities as their predominantly Christian counterparts.

However, we know that our state government contains many conservative Republicans, and it’s plausible the bill was written with the “war on religion” rhetoric in mind. Many Republican lawmakers across the country, including Mitt Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, claim there is a war on traditional, oftentimes Christian, beliefs in the U.S. Romney cited the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that Catholic institutions provide healthcare options with contraceptive coverage as an attack on religion in his 2012 presidential campaign.

Unfortunately, we feel that this bill is yet another political maneuver by Oklahoma legislators to make a point about how they still support “traditional” values. For example, 53 percent of Oklahomans

SPORTS

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In this photo, tweeted by the office of Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, Brewer vetoes Senate Bill 1062, a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religion and discrimination and subjected Arizona to blistering criticism from major corporations and political leaders from both parties Feb. 26 in Phoenix. The caption that accompanied the photo on Twitter read, “Moments ago, I vetoed #SB1062.” This bill is similar to Oklahoma’s HB 2873, which would prohibit an institution of higher learning from “substantially burdening” a student’s exercise of religion.

are evangelical Protestants, according to the Pew Research Center. If the bill was worded to specifically protect students and student organizations of minority religions in Oklahoma — like Buddhism, Islam and Hindiusm — we would support it.

We know infringement of Christian beliefs is not a probThe Our View lem at OU, and if it is, it’s news to is the majority opinion of us. Students can and do hand out The Daily’s pamphlets showing dead fetuses eight-member to protest abortion, local preachers editorial board hand out Bibles and, on pleasant Wednesday nights, you can hear students singing worship songs in the Unity Garden on the South Oval.

Fortunately, there are also clubs and organizations for non-Christians at OU. For example, based on OU’s list of active student organizations, there are about 25 groups with clearly religious titles,

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ranging from Buddhism to Judaism.

We wish the bill was more specific to ensure students of minority religions have the same freedoms as students as more common religious beliefs.

Somewhat like Arizona’s recently vetoed “religious freedom” bill, a lack of specificity is the problem with this proposed legislation. The Arizona bill would have allowed shop owners to deny service to gay people if that action defied their religious beliefs.

We are glad this Oklahoma bill doesn’t go that far, but we believe the Oklahoma legislature should focus on currently pressing issues in our state — like the quality of primary education — rather than considering legislature to guard against possibly offending the religious beliefs of college students.

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softball

Three wins, one loss: what’s next?

After winning three of its last four games, OU takes on two new teams Spenser Davis

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ot very often does the conference preseason favorite have as rough of a season as Oklahoma has had.

It’s also not very often that the conference preseason favorite’s tournament chances are in jeopardy.

At the beginning of the season, Oklahoma looked like a top 25 team. Narrow losses at home to No. 2 Duke and No. 5 Louisville showed that the Sooners had what it took to battle with some of the nation’s best.

Then the team had to play away from Lloyd Noble Center.

Oklahoma’s first road test was at UCLA. The Sooners were ranked No. 10 at the time, and the Bruins were unranked.

Despite that, UCLA was able to upset the Sooners on their home floor. Thus began the roller coaster ride.

Oklahoma would then go 13-11 in the games after that loss, including bad losses at Marist and more recently against a lesser TCU team.

But the Sooners also have some quality wins, including a 21-point win at Iowa State, who was ranked No.

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Junior guard Sharane Campbell goes up for the layup against Kansas on Feb. 22 at The Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners beat the Jayhawks 64-61. Oklahoma is on the bubble of making the NCAA tournament after a rocky season.

20 at the time. Oklahoma also took down No. 11 Oklahoma State 81-74 at home last month.

Now, the Sooners have locked up the No. 6 seed in next week’s Big 12 Tournament, giving them a first-round bye.

Texas Tech sits dead last in the Big 12, with a conference record of 0-17. While adding a win against the Red Raiders would not do very much for their resume other than increasing their win total, a loss would almost certainly eliminate the Sooners from the NCAA Tournament.

But looking at the bigger picture, can the Sooners still make the NCAA Tournament? For the first time since 1999, the last time Oklahoma failed to make the NCAA Tournament, that question is up for grabs.

The problem for the Sooners is inconsistency.

They show flashes, halves and even games where they look like a top 25 team.

But a possession, a half or even a game later, all that is thrown away. Oklahoma looks completely lost and is a step behind.

Last season, Oklahoma

was the No. 6 seed in the Oklahoma City regional.

After upsetting No. 3 seed UCLA, the Sooners were given a gift: a chance to play in front of their home state crowd in the NCAA Tournament.

Unless Oklahoma makes some serious moves in the Big 12 Tournament, they could be biting their nails come selection on March 17.

Carson Williams is a University College freshman.

Oklahoma will battle Louisiana Tech (8-10) on Tuesday before heading to Fayetteville on Wednesday to face Arkansas (15-5).

The Sooners (13-6) won seven of their last nine games and have improved at the plate since the early part of the season. Removing the outlier that was a 35-1 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff over the weekend, Oklahoma is averaging seven runs per game since Feb. 20. In the 10 games prior to that stretch, the Sooners offense was producing just 5.4 runs per game and had compiled just a 6-4 record.

The pitching staff has also been better of late. They allowed just 12 runs in four games in Norman this past weekend. Seven of those GO AND DO runs came in a five-run Softball vs. loss to Nebraska, the only Louisiana Tech blemish on an otherwise perfect weekend.

When: 3 p.m. Today Though Louisiana Tech (8-10) has a losing reWhere: Marita Hynes cord, Oklahoma should Field not sleep on the Bulldogs.

Price: Free for Despite a couple puzzling students losses against Houston Baptist (4-10) and Wichita State (8-6), Louisiana Tech gave No. 6 Kentucky all they wanted on two separate occasions, losing 1-0 and 6-3 last month.

Oklahoma almost will certainly see Bianca Duran in its matchup with the Bulldogs. Duran has started 16 of her teams’ 18 games, including both matchups against Kentucky.

On the other side of the coin is Arkansas, whose record would seem to represent a threat to the Sooners. However, the Razorbacks (15-5) are coming off home losses to Drake (5-13) and Stephen F. Austin (8-12). The Sooners will likely see pitcher Grace Moll on Wednesday, as she leads the Razorbacks in appearances and is 5-2 with a 2.03 ERA on the year. Arkansas has also faced just two ranked opponents all season, Baylor and Washington, and dropped both games.

First pitch will be at 3 p.m. today and at 5 p.m. tomorrow.

Spenser Davis, davis.spenser@yahoo.com

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he last few minutes Life & Arts columnist of every class are always the same. I surreptitiously pack my bags and mentally prepare for the mass carnage waiting out there on the sidewalks that crisscross campus. It’s a brutal free-fire zone with only Charlie Neal one rule: Kill or be killed. No charlie.f.neal@gmail mercy. No remorse. This is what happens when bicyclists, skateboarders and pedestrians all try to navigate the same 36-inch wide strips of pavement simultaneously.

The fundamental issue here is that all involved parties seem to believe that the grass to either side of the sidewalks is actually molten hot lava. I’m a pretty lousy geologist, but I don’t think that’s accurate.

As a result of this aversion to grass, the wheeled and the walking square off on the sidewalks, paraphrasing Stalin to each other with chants of, “Not one step sideways!� as their opponents close in. The outcome is either an upended biker struggling under her fallen steed or a screeching pack of iPhone lobotomized pedestrians diving in all directions.

It’s basically my two favorite Mel Gibson films, “Mad Max� and “Braveheart,� blended on high for two minutes and poured out, bleeding and sobbing onto the sidewalks all over campus.

Both sides naturally despise skateboarders, the

incorrigible fence sitters of the wheeled/walking dichotomy.

The board riders are essentially the mutant centaurs of this confrontation — part man, part machine — and rejected by all. (Also someone, please, make a speed metal band called “Mutant Centaurs.�)

I would group skaters in with the other hybrid scooters, but since the OU wrestling team has decided to form the world’s only intimidating scooter gang, I will hold off out of love of the un-fractured nature of my limbs.

Short of a pandemic outbreak of common sense, only compromise can save the situation. In the interest of public safety, pedestrians should put away their digital feedbags and observe their The fundamental surroundings. Maybe pedesissue here is that all trians should take a moment involved parties seem to savor being young on a beautiful spring day instead to believe that the of getting high on outrage grass ... is actually spewing forth from their molten hot lava.� “smart� phones.

Naturally, bikers should weld boom boxes and sparklers to the frames of their machines, so their passage will be an uplifting event instead of a cause of consternation. I recommend a loop of the “Beverly Hills Cop� soundtrack in the boom box for maximum effect.

Finally, we will all have to endure the skateboarders for now. Once the hover board is released next year, our lava problems will finally be over.

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TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 2014

Keep your goals in sight, and dedicate your energy to achieving your dreams. It is not realistic or beneficial to try to do everything for others. Your time will be much better spent if you focus on what’s most important to you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Choose an occupation that interests you, and learn as much as you can about it. Developing a plan for the future will lead to advancement. Concentrate on increasing your employability.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Nothing will be able to hold you back today. Your energy level is high, and you are in a happy frame of mind. Share your enthusiasm to attract followers.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Address a problem that is concerning you. Listen carefully to the advice of individuals who have experienced similar difficulties, and you may find the solution you have been looking for.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -There are many changes on the horizon. A chance encounter will lead to a very special partnership.

You will be praised and congratulated for your unselfish contribution to a worthy cause.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Now’s the time to take special care of your personal interests.

You should refuse any loan requests or other pleas for financial contributions. Others may not be as trustworthy as you believe.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -Romance and enjoyment will be the order of the day. Your goals are being realized through perseverance and hard work.

Travel and socializing will help develop a rewarding insight.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Slow down and take a good look at your commitments and challenges. You risk damaging your health if you don’t stop to reassess your situation and to rejuvenate.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- If you are unhappy, consider the circumstances that led to your current situation. Perhaps your expectations are unrealistic. Think things over to avoid making the same mistake twice.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- The key to security is the ability to manage your finances effectively.

Share your dreams, and you are likely to come across a kindred spirit who has similar goals and much to contribute.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- You will be inspired to take on a new project. Go ahead and take the plunge. Your creativity and imagination will lead to a very successful outcome.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You need to deal with matters on your own. Otherwise, you will expend a lot of needless energy trying to get others to agree to your way of thinking.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -There is a group or organization that is looking for someone with your credentials. Participate, meet new people and spend time with those who share your interests.

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51 Dishonestly acquired riches 53 Show signs of life 55 What’s seen in a mirror?

59 Deciduous ornamental shrub 63 Attempt to convince 64 Rodeo activity 66 Depend (on) 67 Stadium or wedding cake feature 68 Relish 69 Santa’s load 70 Bump off a dragon 71 Coyote relative DOWN 1 Accord 2 Highpitched wind instrument 3 Held on by a thread 4 “Peter, Peter, Pumpkin ___�

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Open Heart, Open Mind

Students raise mental health awareness online Site builders hope to create anthology Editor’s Note: Jake Morgan is a former Daily Assistant Campus Editor.

You’ll never be a wizard, but you kind of felt like, whenever you read through it, you understand what that’s like.”

Kelsey Bennett Life & Arts Reporter

It started with a simple question — “Are you happy?” The inquiry, posed

by Italian and microbiology junior Jake Morgan to psychology junior Neal Walia, turned a study session for a literature and medicine class into a night of poignant conversation.

The two found out they had both experienced depression.

Neal and Walia discovered that finding someone who was both willing and able to discuss the experience of depression and anxiety was liberating. And so that simple question, asked nonchalantly, has carried the two to their present mission.

Morgan’s and Walia’s goal is simple: Let those who are hurting know that they are not alone, they are not outliers.

“Just that feeling that you are understood really relaxes you, because [you] don’t have to worry about defining every single thing,” Morgan said.

Walia and Morgan spoke at TEDxOU on Jan. 24 about this experience, and about how important it is to be understood when talking about depression and anxiety.

They have been looking for a way to make that happen more often, and how to give

Neal Walia, Psychology junior

those who have not been through mental illness the ability to talk to their friends that have — and how to understand that kind of pain.

Ultimately, Morgan and Walia’s goal is to put together and publish an anthology of student literature focusing on mental illnesses, such as bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety and more. The works can be in all genres: poetry, non-fiction, humor or short story.

Walia and Morgan began when they were in a literature and medicine class together.

Research shows that when reading a story, the reader’s brain associates with the protagonist, Morgan said.

“S o, w h a t ’s g o i n g o n through the book, in a way you are kind of experiencing,” said Morgan.

The two want to bring u n c o m m o n e x p e r i e n ces to readers through this process.

“The example I used in the talk was ‘Harry Potter,’” Walia said. “You’ll never be a wizard, but you kind of felt like, whenever you read through it, you understand what that’s like.”

“In our culture, and for quite a while in western culture, mental illness was stereotyped and in debilitating ways for lots of people,” said Ronald Schleifer research professor of English and adjunct professor in the College of Medicine.

Schleifer and Jerry Vannata, professor of internal medicine at the OU Health Sciences Center, teach literature and medicine together.

“When you’re trying to

work through stuff, it gets very frustrating,” Morgan said. “You can look at someone else’s life and say ‘Oh, they should be happy because of this, this, this and this,’ but it doesn’t work like that : it isn’t a sum.

Happiness is not a sum of your blessings, in a sense, it’s more than that.”

Morgan and Walia are working on a website, as well as using social media outlets, like Facebook, to raise awareness and collect works for the anthology. “ I t h i n k i t ’s g r e a t ,” Schleifer said. “In fact, that is what our class [literature and medicine] is about — to try and get people to attend to their own feelings.”

Top: Photo provided Circle: Bennett Hall/The Daily

Top: This screen shot from the Open Heart, Open Mind website shows a way for students to contact Jake Morgan and Neal Walia. Morgan and Walia’s goal for the website is to allow students who are hurting know they are not alone.

Circle: Psychology junior Neal Walia and Microbiology and Italian junior Jake Morgan present their TEDxOU talk on Jan. 24. The duo discussed an encounter a few months back in which they realized they were both struggling with depression. This kinship inspired them to start Open Hearts, Open Minds, a project that lets people share their own personal struggles online.

Kelsey Bennett kelseygabriellebennett@gmail.com

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