Friday, September 21, 2012

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F R I DAY, S E P T E M B E R 21, 2 012

W W W.O U DA I LY.C O M

L&A: Local band sticks together years after graduation (Page 5)

2 011 S I LV E R C R O W N W I N N E R

Sports: Sooners take on Baylor (Page 3)

Soccer bearing down

OUDaily.com: Clint Eastwood shines in “Trouble with the Curve”

CRIME

LECTURE

Increased reporting may not mean more assaults occurring on campus

Expert talks global markets

Number of sex offense reports rises CHASE COOK AND JARRETT LANGFORD

2010 to 2011 with sexual assaults making the biggest Assistant Campus Editor, Campus jump from four reported inReporter cidents to 16. Crime reported to OU poThe Sooner Safety and lice increased overall from F i r e R e p o r t 2 0 1 2 w a s

STUDY ABROAD

Science course offered abroad

releas e d Thurs day and showed all crimes increased except aggravated assault, murder, manslaughter and non-forcible sex offenses. From 2009 to 2010, forcible sex-offenses increased from three to four reported incidents. As of Sept. 14, there have been four reports of

sexual assault, three of which are classified as forcible rape, according to police reports. The increased number of these reported sexual assaults may not be because of an actual increase of these attacks on campus, said Clarke Stroud, vice

president for Student Affairs and dean of students. Any report of sexual assault is disconcerting for OU, and the university has made a concentrated effort to give students the resources they need with programs SEE ASSAULT PAGE 2

‘Julius Caesar’ takes a modern twist

Arezzo campus opens course in July PAIGHTEN HARKINS Campus Reporter

A new microbiology study abroad program will infect OU’s Arezzo campus next July and make it easier for science majors to earn credit while abroad. The summer program will include OU’s basic immunology and pathogenic microbiology courses and will join two other science programs already offered in Arezzo — Organic Chemistry/ Chemistry & Wine Culture and Chemistry & Art. Science classes offered abroad are a rare phenomena for a number of reasons, immunology professor Casie Collamore said in an email. “I think part of the rarity is because it seems daunting to offer hard science courses in a four week time frame,” she said. “Some subjects just can’t be tailored to fit such a tight schedule and expect the students to really absorb the material. Another problem is that many hard science faculty also have research labs that require their attention, and it is difficult to leave the lab bench and their students for a long period of time.” This isn’t the first time the microbiolog y department has attempted to offer classes abroad, Collamore said. A few years ago, pathogenic microbiology professor Tyrrell Conway submitted a proposal to teach a microbiology class, but it was denied because it wasn’t going to be taught alongside a second course. As microbiology advisor, Collamore spoke with a number of microbiology students who wanted to study abroad but couldn’t because none of the offered classes SEE ABROAD PAGE 2

AT A GLANCE Microbiology in Arezzo Basic Immunology: 4000 level course about immune response to pathogens Pathogenic Microbiology 4000 level course teaching pathogenic infenctions Source: Cassie Collamore & http:// catalog.ou.edu/courses/microbiology_ courses.htm

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KINGSLEY BURNS/THE DAILY

Casca (right), played by drama junior Andrew Rathgeber, grabs Cassius, drama junior Brooke Reynolds, during dress rehearsal of ‘Ceasar 2012’ Thursday in the Weitzenhoffer Theatre. The play is a modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s ‘Julius Caesar’, setting the play’s power struggle in the framework of a modern political election.

STUDENT LIFE

Program offers students jobs, helps academic departments Students can work for Student Worker Assistant Team LINDSAY BODMAN

Campus Reporter

OU’s Financial Education and Counseling Center is killing two birds with one stone with a program that provides jobs and work-study opportunities to students and offers free help to academic departments. T h e S t u d e n t Wo r k e r Assistant Team program provides academic departments with filing, mail campaigns, data entry and general office duties. “[The program] helps students earn a living as well as network to other departments,” coordinator Shanna Stanton said. “It helps departments who are low

staffed with tasks.” Students work anywhere from five to 15 hours a week depending on their schedules’ flexibility, said Stanton. “It’s mostly independent work,” English writing senior Marilyse Figueroa said. “It’s flexible, and I go right after classes.” Work-study students are paid directly through the Financial Education and Counseling Center, and departments can reserve students one to twelve days in advance by going to Financial KINGSLEY BURNS/THE DAILY Education and Counseling’s Marilyse Figueroa, English writing senior, cuts letters for the website, Stanton said. Psychology department bulletin board Thursday in Dale Hall Tower. The application for workstudy through the program is unavailable at the moment, AT A GLANCE: For Additional Info Stanton said. Lindsay Bodman lindsay.bodman@hotmail.com

For additional information on the SWAT program Phone: (405) 325-4183

Economist has founded multiple financial groups EMMA HAMBLEN Campus Reporter

An economist named “the father of financial futures” by Time Magazine in 2007 will discuss his most recent publication on financial derivatives at a dinner and lecture at OU next month. Richard Sandor uses personal experience in the global markets to illustrate the power of f i n a n c i a l i n n ov a t i o n in “Good Derivatives : A stor y of Financial and Environmental Innovation,” according to an OU press release. The reception will start at 6 p.m. on Oct. 1 in Sandy Bell Gallery in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. A book-signing will follow the dinner, university spokesman Michael Nash said in an email. “Mr. Sandor is one of Amer ica’s most wellknown economists. His expertise in global economics will make for a very interesting discussion on today’s current financial climate,” Nash said. Sandor served as vice president and chief economist of the Chicago Board of Trade in the early 1970s, according to the press release. He founded the Chicago Climate Exchange i n 2 0 0 3 , t h e C h i cag o Climate Futures Exchange in 2004 and the European Climate Exchange in 2005. He has served as chief economist for The Chicago Board of Trade and is a member of the Board of Governors of the School of SEE EVENT PAGE 2

Show OU pride — cheer for all student wins Opinion: After supporting Sooners at the game this weekend, make plans to attend a student performance. (Page 3)

OU research awards total $93 million this year News: Norman campus research expenses have increased by more than 70 percent over the past 10 years. (Page 2)

Online: http://www. ou.edu/content/ financialed/swat.html

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

UOSA plans another big tailgate party The University of Oklahoma Student Association will hold its tailgate party for the Kansas State football game from 3 to 6 p.m.

Saturday at the intersection of Lindsey and Asp. Thomas Owens, cochair of UOSA’s Sooner Freshman Council, said the amount of food will be comparable to what UOSA had at the latest tailgate. Between four and six hundred hot dogs and three cases of chicken sandwiches were bought for the Florida A&M tailgate party, Owens said, and

600 to 1,000 people attended. UOSA Vice President Rainey Sewell said many of the supplies and food items for the tailgate are donated by Housing and Food Services even though UOSA sponsors and hosts the event.

GO AND DO UOSA Tailgate When: 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday. Where: Intersection of Lindsey and Asp Avenue

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