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UPB shares office space after mistake Confusion in registration requires Board to seek new office space JEFFREY NYONI Campus Reporter
The Union Programming Board has shacked up with another student organization this semester after losing its office space last semester. UPB is sharing space with the Hispanic-American Student Organization, which resides in the Archie W. Dunham Conoco Phillips Student Leadership Center, U P B p r e s i d e n t Pa t r i c k
McSweeney said. The center is located in The Oklahoma Memorial Union. The organization reached out to UPB and is sharing some of its office space in the leadership center, McSweeney said. The two organizations have worked together in the past, he said, and they also have a few members involved in both organizations that helped make it happen.
McSweeney said he really appreciates what HASA has done and that this will help them move forward this year and encourage them to continue work with other student organizations. UPB activities will be better in the future if they work with other organizations on campus and support each other, he said. Last spring, UPB, one of the largest student organizations, lost it’s office space for the first time, The Daily reported on April 16. U P B’s o f f i c e r s f a i l e d to meet the application
AT A GLANCE UPB Contact Email: upb@ou.edu Phone: (405) 3252113 Hours: M-F / 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Source: UPB website
deadline for an office space in the Archie W. Dunham Conoco Phillips Student Leadership Center, according to Daily archives.
The application is required by UOSA’s Code Annotated for organizations seeking office space. The organization appealed to the Graduate Student Senate to be allowed to file a late application, but the request was denied, according to Daily archives. UPB is a student organization whose mission is to provide diverse activities to students on campus, according to its website. The failure to file an application came out of confusion toward the end of the semester as the
organization was transitioning, McSweeney said. There was a lack of communications between UPB leadership, he said. The organization’s leaders were disappointed by the GSS decision to deny their late application McSweeney said, but they realized the mistake was on their part, and they understand the procedures moving forward.
Jeffrey Nyoni, jnyoni1@ou.edu
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BASKETBALL TEAM
‘Living Library’ exhibit opens Bizzell Memorial Library hosts dynamic display EMMA HAMBLEN Campus Reporter
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The OU women’s basketball team poses for a picture in front of downtown Sydney, Australia. The team spent 10 days in Australia and played four exhibition games. The Sooners won all four games they played, winning by an average of 20 points per game.
Team plays four games in Australia Women’s basketball team gets early start to their season KEDRIC KITCHENS Sports Editor
The 2012-13 OU women’s basketball team got its first chance to play together when it played a series of exhibition games in Australia earlier this month. The Sooners spent 10 days there, leaving Aug. 7 and returning Aug. 18. They played four games in Australia against the Townsville Flames, Dandenong Rangers, Maitland All-Stars and Sydney University Flames. The Sooners swept the exhibitions, winning by
an average margin of 20 points. There were a lot of words used to describe the experience. So many in fact, that coach Sherri Coale said she had run out of adjectives. But the one description of the trip that remained constant was that it was a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience. It was a rare opportunity for the team to play games so early in the season, something senior guard Whitney Hand said will pay off dividends down the line. “I think we have a huge advantage going into the season,” Hand said. “We already have a week of practice under our belt. We’ve already played games, that’s a big deal.” This exhibition season allowed
“I think we have a huge advantage going into the season. We already have a week of practice under our belt. We’ve already played games, that’s a big deal” SENIOR GUARD WHITNEY HAND
the team to, in Coale’s words, “lay a strong foundation.” And she said that it made sure all her players, new and old, “understand what work looks like.” The biggest news of the
exhibition games was the debut of OU ’s three newest players: freshman guards Maddie Manning and Nicole Kornet and junior college transfer forward Portia Durrett. “It was good for us freshmen to get a preview of what’s coming before it does,” Manning said. The new players made an impact immediately, Coale said. And both Hand and junior guard Morgan Hook said it felt like the players had been with the team a long time. “It didn’t feel like it was their first couple of games with us,” Hook said. “It felt like we had been playing with them.”
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New interim University College dean takes over reins at the end of last school year. Former University College dean Douglas Gaffin left his position as head of the college to go back to teaching JEFFREY NYONI full time, The Daily reported Campus Reporter on June 6. University College has a Nicole Judice-Campbell — new, interim dean after the an associate professor in psyprevious dean stepped down chology — has been named
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DEAN
Former dean focuses on teaching, research
The OU Histor y of Science Collections is featuring a new exhibit entitled “A Living Library” to celebrate and focus on the Collections’ growth since 1976. “The items displayed in this Living Library exhibit reveal how the History of Science Collections is a living library, growing constantly to serve a dynamic community of scholars, ” according to the OU History of Science Collections website. The exhibit officially opened August 1 and will be available until the campus closes for Winter Break, said Kerry Magruder curator of the History of Science Collections.
interim dean for the next year until a permanent dean is named. “When Dean Gaffin announced his plans to step down from the dean position, I was invited to move into that role as Interim Dean,” JudiceCampbell said. “It is an honor and a privilege to serve the
university in this capacity. “ She said Graffin will be missed. “He has such a heart for students and for OU,” she said. “University College is what it is today because of his leadership and advocacy.” Gaffin decided to leave because he wanted to return to
teaching, he said in an email. “It has been 10 years, and I feel that we accomplished many of our goals and that University College is in great shape,” Gaffin said. “I also feel that I gave it my all and am ready to turn over the reigns SEE DEAN PAGE 2
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