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Brigade to provide medical aid OU organization to travel to Panama, Honduras in May ANDREW CLARK Staff Reporter @Clarky_Tweets

OU Medical Br igades will travel to Honduras and Panama in May to do medical and dental work on the people indigenous to those countries.

The brigade is a section of Global Brigades, which is the world’s largest student-led global health and

sustainable development organization, according to the Global Brigades website. The trip to Panama will begin on May 16 and last for one week, according to senior biology major Katie Smith, the president of the Panama trip. She said after getting through customs with the medicine the group will bring, the first order of business is to set up at the “compound” that Global Brigades provides.

“And then we’ll hit the ground running and open the clinic for three days, then have a closing ceremony and

then come home,” Smith said.

Smith said the objective of the brigade is to create a sustainable environment for the people who live in Panama.

Along with providing them medicine to better their current health, Smith said the groups will also teach the people techniques to further ensure a safe environment.

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In May 2010, 14 University of Oklahoma students embarked on the first Global Medical Brigade trip to provide medical care for underserved communities in rural Honduras. In doing so, they not only served over 500 patients in remote villages but also helped support the nonprofit orphanage of Sociedad Amigos de los Niños.

New fraternity to recruit in August Alpha Sigma Phi to return to OU for more options DAISY CREAGER Staff Reporter @daisycreager

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Director of Student Conduct Steve Ashmore poses for a photo in his office Wednesday afternoon.

Men of OU speak out Campaign to raise sexual violence awareness

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en are speaking out against gender-based violence.

As part of the White Ribbon Campaign, prominent men on OU’s campus have pledged with the OU Women’s Outreach Center to hold themselves and others accountable in preventing and raising awareness about sexual violence, said Kasey Catlett, program coordinator for the center.

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In spite of recent negative attention placed on greek organizations across the nation this spring, particularly after the leak of a racist video with OU students, a new fraternity chapter is coming to campus in the fall.

Built on pillars of silence, charity, purity, honor and patriotism, Alpha Sigma Phi strives to make a better world through making better men, according to its national website.

“We definitely look for guys who want to fight the status quo of what being a greek man on campus is,” said L.T. Piver, the assistant director of expansion and growth for the fraternity.

ASP had a chapter on campus until 1997 when it was disbanded due to a lack of membership, Piver said.

The national chapter reached out to OU two years ago to restart the chapter on campus because of the amount of alumni support it has in Norman, Piver said.

In fall, the fraternity will be on campus as a ‘colony’ and will work on building an initial pledge class, recruiting and building a foundation, said Ryan Carter, the interfraternity life graduate assistant.

“I think they are looking forward to how they can best implement being a new chapter on campus and being a part of our Interfraternity Council

system and recruitment process,” Carter said.

To recruit an initial pledge class, the fraternity will recruit local alumni and send three representatives from the national chapter to talk to students who are rushing in August, Carter said.

Although local alumni are considering buying land near campus, Alpha Sigma Phi will not have a house next semester. They will allow the initial pledge class to make decisions regarding where to live, Piver said.

“Our philosophy is that brick and mortar doesn’t make a fraternity,” Piver said.

“It’s the men that make up the fraternity, so we go out there and recruit the highest caliber men that we can, and we let them figure out what they want to do for housing.”

Bringing more greek organizations to campus is beneficial because it gives students more options, Carter said.

“We love having more fraternities on our campus,” Carter said. “All of our chapters have different values and foundations, so that means all of them give our members going through recruitment more options to see where they fit in.”

The negative backlash following the Sigma Alpha Epsilon video will give Alpha Sigma Phi members an opportunity to showcase what they stand for and stand out through the type of men they recruit, Piver said.

“I see that as a bigger selling point for us in that we can help fight stereotypes and help change the image of greek life on campus,” Piver said.

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New app connects students Sooners Against Question-andanswer app gives correct information PAGE JONES News Reporter @pageousm

A new app and webs i t e f o r O U stu d e nt s t o submit and answer questions about anything from courses to restaurants has launched with the help of the Student Government Association.

The platform, called AskSooners, is produce d by AskU, a company which specializes in question-and-answer apps and websites. The company started out with the website AskAgs.com,

a question-and-answer w ebsite for Texas A&M University and has expanded to 12 other universities.

S G A P re s i d e nt Ku na l Naik and his staff have been working with AskU to introduce the app to students. Naik said this program is the answer to his EngageOU platform and encourages students to use the app to be more connected.

AskSooners is a free app,available on the App Store and Google Play. Students must sign in with Facebook to be able to ask questions and give answers.

To ensure correct answers, students using the app and website can upvote or downvote answers so the most popular answers

will shift to the top of the answers.

AskU spokesperson Josh Dover said that, to further ensure the accuracy of answers on AskSooner, the company would enlist a few trusted students to serve as moderators on the site.

SGA executive branch members and the Undergraduate Student Congress will help as ‘experts’ and answer questions accurately, Naik said.

“A lot of times if you don’t know something (about campus), you don’t even know where to look,” Naik said.

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Sweatshops hold vigil Event will honor the lives lost in factory collapse SUPRIYA SRIDHAR News Reporter @SupriyaSridhar4

OU announced on Monday that it will cut ties with clothing manufacturer VF Corporation if the company does not sign an accord agreeing to maintain a safe working environment.

This announcement follows a longstanding campaign by Students Against Sweatshops, a

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Students hold candles at a candlelight vigil on April 24, 2014 inside the Unity Garden on the South Oval. Students and Sooners Against Sweatshops members held the vigil to remember the Rana Plaza factory complex collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers and injured more than 2,000.

campus organization that u n e t h i c a l l y - p r o d u c e d has long worked to en- apparel. sure that OU does not sell

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NEWS

Paris Burris, news editor dailynews@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com • Twitter: @OUDaily

RIBBON: Event to take a stand for community Continued from Page One “To me, the White Ribbon Campaign is about taking a stand to protect everyone in our community,” said Undergraduate Student Congress President Kunal Naik, who is participating in the campaign. “It’s time to stop ignoring these issues and put a stop to it.”

Involving men in the conversation about sexual violence is important, Naik said.

“As a male, I oftentimes can’t understand what it is like for a woman to go through life with that presence [of violence] there,” he said.

The campaign hits close to home for others.

“Being a husband and a son […] I would like to think that there’s someone out there who would do the same for my family if they [faced] some kind of violence — stand up and speak out,” said Steven Ashmore, student conduct director, also participating in the

BRIGADE: Trip to focus on indigenous people Continued from Page One

campaign.

The center will also host a film screening of “My Masculinity Helps” at 5 p.m. Thursday in Dale Hall.

The documentary explores the role between AfricanAmerican men and boys in the prevention of sexual violence. A panel discussion will follow, said Katelyn Burks, an intern for the center.

Naik hopes individuals will take something away from the campaign.

“I think the biggest thing is heightened awareness — a situation where no one can use ignorance as an excuse and hopefully more widespread support.”

For more information, visit www.whiteribbon.ca.

“We don’t want to go in and change anything, we just want to provide the people with the skillsets they need to have an empowered lifestyle,” Smith said.

The educational facet of the brigade will split adults and children into two groups, Smith said. She said they will teach children about nutrition, hygiene, exercise and clean water consumption, while adults will learn about prevalent chronic diseases in their geographic area such as hypertension and diabetes.

“It’s going to be really fast, but it’s going to be awesome,” Smith said.

Senior pre-dentistry major Eman Khan will attend the Honduras trip.

She said the Honduran group will create teaching booths called “charlas,” where they will teach children about oral hygiene.

“We’re going to be contributing to this holistic program as a whole,” Khan said.

Khan said the Honduran brigade will echo the Panama brigade’s ideology in creating a sustainable environment for the indigenous people. She said that for last year’s

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A white ribbon wraps around a lamp post on the South Oval A white ribbon wraps around a lamp post on the South Oval Wednesday. Ribbons were hung around OU’s campus as part of the Wednesday. Ribbons were hung around OU’s campus as part of the White Ribbon Campaign.

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Honduran brigade, in which she also participated, the volunteers got to tend to around 3,000 patients. More are expected this year due to the lengthened time of the brigade, she said.

Khan and Smith both said that while helping indigenous people is the main focus of the trips, they are most excited for the relationships they will develop with the people. Smith said that meeting people gave her the greatest joy during her trip to Ghana during Christmas break of 2013.

“We’re there to work, obviously … but it’s so interesting to be able to talk to them and figure out about their lifestyle,” Smith said.

Smith said the experience was eye-opening because of the attitudes of the Ghanaian people.

“They’re the happiest people you will ever meet,” Smith said. “They just put life into you because they have nothing … but they’re just so happy. It puts you in a new perspective.”

The Panama brigade will last from May 16 to May 22, and the Honduras brigade will last from May 11 to May 17.

Andrew Clark Andrew.T.Clark-1@ou.edu

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University of Oklahoma students pose for a photo on the first Global Medical Brigade trip to Honduras in year in .

CANDLES: Boren gives ultimatum to corporation about sweatshops Continued from Page One

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Native American Studies professor Jay Mule in his purple jacket and members of Sigma Alpha Nu Gamma perform in a drum circle on the South Oval Wednesday morning, Apr 1. OU American Indian 2014 and 2015 graduates have until 5 pm Friday, May 1, to RSVP to the annual American Indian Academic Achievement Celebration.

‘Warriors for Women’ combat domestic abuse Event will raise awareness against women’s violence CHLOE MOORES Staff Reporter @chloemoores13

A Native American student group will hold an event to spread awareness of domestic abuse throughout native communities this week.

Josh Morgheim, president of Sigma Nu Alpha Gamma,

or the Native American Society for G entlemen, said the group is kicking off its first-ever “Warriors for Women” event in the hope that it becomes an annual event.

“We want to raise an understanding of the problem and [increase] participation in different areas to prevent it from happening,” Morgheim said about the high numbers associated with domestic abuse among Native American women.

Warriors for Women is

sponsored by the Stanley B r u c e Fo u n d a t i o n a n d will take place from 5 to 10 p.m. this Saturday at the Jacobson House located at 609 Chautauqua Ave. Drum music, food and refreshments, a silent auction and a keynote speaker will be present at the event.

The free event is open to the public.

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OU President David Boren plans to meet with a representation of VF Corporation on May 13 to discuss the issue. If VF Corporation declines to sign the accord, Boren will sever ties with the corporation by the end of the year, with a possible transition period, said OU press secretary Corbin Wallace in an email.

Sooners Against Sweatshops will hold a candlelight vigil this Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Unity Garden to honor the 1,127 lives lost in a Bangladesh factory collapse two years ago. The Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangladesh, which VF Corporation has not signed, was created as a result of the tragedy.

At the vigil, students will be provided candles as they listen to speakers, which include executive member Dan Upp and a priest and a preacher. Students, faculty, and members of the Norman community are encouraged to come, Upp said.

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“We really just want to raise awareness of the factory collapse and working conditions all over the world,” Upp said.

The purpose of the vigil is to encourage Boren to stay true to his word in cutting ties.

“We’re glad to see communications with VF moving forward,” Upp said in a press release. “We hope Boren stays true to his word

and cuts with VF immediately — not May, not June, not June of next year — now.

We can’t wait for the next Rana Plaza tragedy to happen to take action.”

There will be coordinated vigils at OSU and the University of North Texas.

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Students hold candles at a candlelight vigil on Thursday April 24, 2014 inside the Unity Garden on the South Oval. Students and Sooners Against Sweatshops members held the vigil to remember the Rana Plaza factory complex collapse in Bangladesh that killed more than 1,100 workers and injured more than 2,000.

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LIFE&ARTS

Emily Sharp, Life & Arts editor dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/life&arts • Twitter: @OUDailyArts

‘Bright Ideas’ presents exciting, witty comedy Small production plays for strong, energetic showing

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Each week The Daily will feature an OU alumna or alumnus. This week, meet...

Toby Leddy Class of 2005

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The Gilson Studio Theatre is a perfect venue for the Helmerich School of Drama’s production of “Bright Ideas.” Using a small stage for a small production, it provides an in intimate window to the show’s manic energy — if you can find a seat. The show runs at 8 p.m. April 22-24 and at 3 p.m. April 25. Tickets are $5 dollars at the door with cash or check only.

“Bright Ideas” features a cast of only six actors, most of whom play multiple roles throughout the show’s twohour runtime. There is no weak performance in the cast. Each character is portrayed with a level of energy that ranges from exuberant to manic.

Nor is there weakness in the set design, either. The cast and crew do a valiant job of creating a living space out of sparse furniture and lighting effects. It’s the little things that matter, like how the actors consistently follow the unseen geometry of a room, or how sound effects simulate everything from a cell phone to a faucet.

“Bright Ideas” follows a young couple as they try to ensure their child has the best education possible, starting with enrollment at the prestigious preschool

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Bright Ideas. To say anything about how this plot develops would rob the play of one of its greatest charms, but it quickly descends into the absurd before plumbing the depths of delightful depravity by the final act.

While the dialogue is witty and delivered at an almost feverish pace, the crescendo of the show’s last minutes becomes almost exhausting, particularly when the audience is thrust so closely to the center of the action. If you are not flabbergasted

by the bizarreness of the scene, which includes the worst rendition of “Happy Birthday” to date, then it may become almost too much of a muchness.

Another flaw of the small venue is apparent in the staging. As the seats wrap around the theater’s stage, where you sit could easily obscure your view of much of the onstage action. On at least one occasion, the players aligned so perfectly that I could see precisely one of them. This did not last long,

but apparently something very funny was going on and I was sorry I missed it.

Of course to say that I was sorry to miss even a moment of the play is high praise. All things considered, “Bright Ideas” is a gleefully morbid spectacle all the way through and to see it would be … well, it would be a bright idea and we’ll leave it at that.

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Buying Nickelback tickets reaped not only embarrassment but also the chance of a lifetime for an OU alumnus.

Toby Leddy, an OU graduate, bought tickets to see Nickelback to impress a girl but found that striking up a casual conversation with a guy holding a camera by the soundboard could lead to an internship at MTV. After an internship in New York with MTV, Leddy landed a full time job at MTV.com in the mid-2000s, while there he worked on anything and everything he could, trying to learn as much as possible.

“I was an Oklahoma boy in New York and didn’t really have anywhere to go, so I stuck around the office and would do pretty much anything they asked me to,” Leddy said.

While working at MTV for six years he did everything from shooting video, editing video and even conducting interviews with people like Chris Brown and Kings of Leon, Leddy said.

Since then, Leddy has moved back to Oklahoma and now works as a director of production at the advertising firm, Brothers and Co. in Tulsa.

Brothers and Co., affectionately called BroCo, is a mid size company that does a wide range of work from print to digital and work with clients like Under Armour and American Energy Partners.

Currently Leddy has eight employees and two interns who do mostly web and video work, Leddy said.

“Learning how to adapt has helped me now,” Leddy said, on the transition from working at MTV to a Midwest advertising agency.

Leddy was always willing to work long hours and learn as much as he could to produce the best.

His advice to young college graduates and young students in general is along those same lines.

“No one is going to hire you if they don’t see drive and a willingness to do whatever it takes to get to the next level,” Leddy said. “If you’re really interested in furthering your career do that outside of class, we always look for self-starters.”

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OPINION

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Native American studies senior, Jesse Robbins, speaks at the town hall meeting on March 11. Robbins recited a poem and thanked everyone for listening.

Attend cultural events event isn’t free but will include food and various performances, so we urge students to spend their Saturday night learning about Indian culture.

Given OU’s experience with racial controversy this year, we strongly encourage students to attend Baumgartner’s free talk next week to learn about nationwide racial issues as they relate to OU groups and stupolice arrests.

UNC professor to speak dent organizations The two events above about racial bias in pohost countless events are just a sample of the lice arrests promoting diversity multitude of diversity Frank Baumgartner, throughout the year, events hosted by OU and we believe these Wedding Across India political science progroups year round. It’s fessor at the University predominantly free at annual India Night unlikely students will of North Carolina– events are invaluable OU’s India Student ever have a similar opChapel Hill, will give a opportunities to learn Association is hosting talk Thursday, April 30 portunity to attend such from and interact with its annual India Night a broad array of events people from all walks of Saturday with the theme about racial issues and police brutality. The talk promoting diversity life. For example, within Wedding Across India. and cultural awareness this week you can attend The event will begin at 7 will take place at 10:15 a.m.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Love and romance are on the rise. You will feel like socializing, entertaining and having fun. Host a gathering and reach out to people you haven’t seen in a while.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- If you need help bolstering your self-confidence, attend a seminar conducive to raising personal awareness. Don’t be so hard on yourself. You have a lot to offer. Put your best foot forward.

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Now is a great time to clear out any accumulated clutter or unwanted items. Plan a garage sale and make some extra cash.

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Don’t be afraid to speak up. A travel opportunity will lead to an adventure.

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Being too overzealous or eager will cause the object of your desire to question your intentions. Let matters unfold naturally.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Upgrading your skills or participating in an apprenticeship program will open up career options. Your nervousness or anxiety will decrease as you become more comfortable with what you are learning.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- You will dazzle everyone around you.

Your bubbly personality will allow you to overcome any competition you face and will earn you praise from an unexpected source.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You will be discontent with personal matters. An unfortunate situation will explode if you can’t control your temper. Listen to all sides of a situation before making a judgment call.

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Thursday, April 23, 2015 •

SPORTS

Dillon Hollingsworth, sports editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports

Men’s tennis set to top the Big 12 once again

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Sooners share season title with Baylor despite wins Spenser Davis

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The OU men’s tennis team will travel to Waco, Texas, to battle in the Big 12 tournament Saturday and Sunday.

The Sooners shared the regular season title with Baylor despite defeating them three times, once already in Waco, but they long to prove that they are the best team in the conference.

“We were not thrilled with sharing (the Big 12 regular season championship),” said John Roddick, head coach. “Maybe since we beat (Baylor) they were happy that they got to share it, but no one at the beginning of the year wants to share a title.

So there is something on the line, but we are focused on the bigger goals after.”

Junior Axel Alvarez is ready to get some revenge on the team that beat them in the Big 12 Championship last season.

“We beat them my freshman year here in the Big 12 tournament, but yeah, we can’t wait to play them again,” he said.

Some of the bigger news is the change in doubles play.

The Sooners have struggled mightily in the doubles points, losing 12 of the 24 doubles points.

“We moved our two team

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Freshman Spencer Papa jumps to get the ball at a game against Texas on March 29 at the Headington Family Tennis Center. The Sooners beat the Longhorns 4-1.

to one, and we have new teams at two and three,” Roddick said.

In other words, the No. 2 doubles team of Andrew Harris and Alex Ghilea will play in the No. 1 spot, while the No. 1 team of Axel Alvarez and Dane Webb are splitting up and joining the split team of Spencer Papa and Florin Bragusi. Coach Roddick has not decided the teams yet or who will play at No. 2 and No. 3 singles.

“The guys are really ready to play,” Roddick said. “Our regular season has been long, and it has been a tough schedule, so we have been trying to keep everything lighter and keep them loose.”

Alvarez believes beating Baylor for a fourth time overall and a second time in Waco will get them prepared for the national championships, which are also in Waco.

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“It’s really good for us to get that experience of playing there before the NCAA championships,” he said.

“It’s going to be tough, but we want that experience.”

When asked if his team relishes being No. 1 in the country or if they run from it, Roddick said the team embraces it.

“Being No. 1 is great for the team, and we haven’t lost any matches because we were No. 1,” he said. “It’s all about our preparation.”

“I love it,” Alvarez said.

“We will have to know how to handle that pressure, and that could help us win the national championship.”

Although his team has proven how good they are the whole season, Roddick believes the postseason is another test for this team to be wary of.

We won (the ITA Indoor

National Championship), so the team has proven themselves a lot but the team that wins early is not always the one that wins late,” he said.

Alvarez believes it means a lot to this team to win both the regular season and tournament championships.

“It would be a perfect season if we won both,” he said.

“Anything can happen, but we have achieved some of our goals, and we still have more; this is one of them. If we play with intensity and work hard, we can do it.”

The Sooners will look to win the Big 12 Championship after losing in the finals last year.

Oklahoma has a first round bye, so they will not compete until Saturday, April 25, against the winner of Texas Tech, one of their two losses this season, and Texas.

unior infielder Kolbey Carpenter has been an unsung hero for the OU baseball program in 2015.

He doesn’t have the speed of Craig Aikin or the raw power of Sheldon Neuse, but his mix of all five tools has him in the running for Big 12 Player of the Year at the halfway mark of conference play.

Carpenter, a Waco, Texas native, is hitting .357 overall and owns a team-high .369 average in 15 conference games. He’s also among the league leaders in hits, runs, home runs, RBI, total bases, on base percentage and slugging percentage.

No other Big 12 player ranks in the top 10 in each of those categories.

Carpenter is fresh off his third Big 12 Player of the Week award of the season.

That’s a new school record for an Oklahoma player and he’s also the only Big 12 player to win multiple Player of the Week honors this season.

“It’s cool,” Carpenter said of winning the award three times, ”but I’m just trying to help my team win. That’s about it. It’s a cool honor but at the end of the day, the most important thing is

that we win.”

This outburst has been a bit of a surprise for the Sooners, as Carpenter started just 26 games (less than half ) as a sophomore and hit just .264 in 54 games as a freshman.

“I’ve just been fortunate enough to get a few hits,” Carpenter said after OU’s 9-4 win over Alcorn State on Tuesday.

If Carpenter were to win the award, it would mean more history for the junior. J.T. Wise is the only other Sooner to take home Player of the Year honors and he did so as a senior in 2009.

The bats have been deadened in an effort to preserve player safety since 2009, but Wise hit .359 that year with an astonishing 17 home runs.

As Carpenter continues to build his résumé for Big 12 Player of the Year consideration, continuing his clutch play certainly won’t hurt. Two of his weekly honors have come after Carpenter nearly outscored the other team with the long ball by himself.

Back on Februar y 22, Carpenter hit two home runs and drove in three more as OU defeated Utah 4-3. Then last weekend against West Virginia, it was Carpenter’s two-run homer in the eighth inning that served as the only runs that either side would score in OU’s 2-0 victory.

The race is far from over — Oklahoma still has to face Oklahoma State, Kansas State and TCU in conference play — but Kolbey Carpenter is quietly putting together a Big 12 Player of the Year-worthy résumé.

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Consume finals week caffeine cautiously Coffee can keep you alert, but you should still get enough sleep

ANDREW CLARK • STAFF REPORTER

GLORIA NOBLE

ith finals coming up it's about that time that everyone starts worrying about studying for their finals.

Here's what some professors had to say about the best way to spend your time before the big test.

Staff Reporter @glorianoble_

The end of the semester is quickly approaching which means finals are upon all students, bringing endless nights of studying with as much caffeine as it will take to get the grade they need.

For some students, caffeine is the way they are able to make it through each day — with a cup of coffee or tea first thing in the morning – but as the stress builds and the time to study dwindles, more students start to depend on caffeine to stay awake.

Allen Knehans, an OU nutrition professor who is better known to his students as “Dr. K,” said there is good data that demonstrates that caffeine and feeling alert can be beneficial to students on exam day, but the most important thing is to remain well-rested.

“It seems to increase the ability to recall information or maybe increase focus during the exam. But it only works if the person has had adequate rest and is well-prepared for the exam,” Knehans said. “In other words, it is not recommended that a student take caffeine to ‘pull an all-nighter.’ That is not beneficial.”

Knehans said he assumes that students will consume more caffeine during dead week and finals week.

The average amount of caffeine consumed each day is about 400 milligrams, according to the Mayo Clinic website.

The website said that much caffeine can be found in four cups of brewed coffee, 10 sodas or two energy shots, such as 5-Hour Energy.

PAUL HUANG, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSOR

RONALD KEITH GADDIE, POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR

DAVID WROBEL, HISTORY PROFESSOR

"Finals prep starts on day one. Organize early, build on organization, and make sure you're current on content and see how it fits course objectives. Then, have an exams management strategy. That means more than a study plan.

The key to surviving during finals is finding constructive outlets for stress. Start studying for the final before the first midterm. If you can't do that, organize and stick to your plan. Exercise.

Eat healthy. Plan your study time so that you can take breaks and enjoy yourself a little bit, and unload the stress. Oh yeah, and be aware of your time sinks and avoid them."

"Take control of the logistics — go back to the syllabus, figure out what's due, when the final dates are and draw up a chart of what needs to be done before final exam time. Then figure out which of your classes have a comprehensive final and which don't. You need to know whether you're trying to get a grasp of all the material or just the new material. Then gain some confidence in that material. Also, many professors want to get to know as many students as possible.

In those last couple of weeks of the semester ... stop by and introduce yourself. You'd be surprised how helpful a professor can be when a student comes by to meet with them.”

"Don't just use the solution manual ... keep asking yourself questions. You have almost unlimited online resources for you everywhere.

Don't take your professors for granted."

REBECCA BORDEN, SPANISH PROFESSOR "Start [studying] now.

Don't wait until the night before your final and try to cram. If you wait to acquire six chapters worth of vocabulary it's just not going to happen. Plus, you're not going to remember it after the final."

But if students do the research on the amount of caffeine in the more popular drinks, 400 mg will pass by quickly.

According to the Starbucks website, a venti Pike Place Roast contains about 415 mg of caffeine in one serving. Tea drinkers won’t consume as much caffeine as quickly at Starbucks.

A venti chai tea latte, according to the Starbucks website, contains about 120 mg per serving and a brewed Earl Grey tea is 130 mg.

But according to the Starbucks website, some of the brewed and iced teas lack any caffeine at all.

So, if students are looking for a caffeine fix, the Passion Tango tea or the Teavana Pineapple Kona Pop tea are not the way to go.

People who don’t normally drink caffeine are more likely to feel the negative side effects, such as insomnia, nervousness, restlessness, irritability, stomach upset, fast heartbeat and muscle tremors, according to the Mayo Clinic website.

For those who turn to alternatives for caffeine, Red Bull contains about the same amount of caffeine as an average 80 mg cup of coffee, according to the Red Bull website.

5-Hour Energy works a little different than coffee or Red Bull because the blend of substances for energy are composed of either water-soluble, naturally occurring amino acid or naturally occurring chemical substance, according to the 5-Hour Energy website. 5-Hour energy only takes 2 shots to reach the 400 mg average.

Regardless of the caffeine that students chose to consume, Khenans said the most important things are to remain well-rested, eat healthy and manage stress well.

He also said there are not any guaranteed ways to alleviate caffeine side effects, so it will be important to get enough rest during finals weeks and the weeks leading up to it.

Gloria Noble glorianoble@ou.edu

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