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Boren defends ‘Sooner’ name President’s statement irks Native student leaders STAFF REPORTS

OU President David Boren said in a statement Monday that the only way OU would change the words “boomer” and “sooner” is if its almost 245,000 alumni agreed to it.

Recently, members of Indigenize OU have called to inspire the eradication of the word “sooner” from

the university’s identity due to its historical context of the Oklahoma land run.

“I think the words in their modern context are no longer tied to the history of the Oklahoma land settlement,” Boren said in the statement. “They have taken on a meaning of their own, which stands mainly for strong support for our state and university.”

The Indigenize OU members said the words offend Native students and make them feel unwelcome on campus. However, Boren

said that the process to change the words would be arduous.

“The only way I can see it being changed is for our almost 245,000 alumni to ask for it. Given the new definition which all of us in the OU community have established, and the pride that we have in the heritage of the university, I believe the vast majority would be opposed,” Boren said in the statement.

According to Sooner Sports, “boomers” refer to those who believed that Native American land in the late 1800s should be deemed

public.

Additionally, a “sooner” is a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.

Nevertheless, Boren said the history of the words is not as important as what they stand for today.

“The term today stands for a spirit which is very inclusive, sets high standards of excellence and represents a strong sense of a

“I don’t think it’s that easy to just redefine “boomer sooner” whenever it carries such a heavy, historical background.”

SYDNE GRAY, INDIGENIZE OU

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Students enjoy the Color Run on the Walker-Adams Mall Sept. 22, 2015. The Creativity Festival includes a fashion show to help students continue developing ideas.

A SPLASH OF COLOR OKLAHOMA CREATIVITY FESTIVAL BRINGS STYLE, VISUAL FLAIR TO CAMPUS JESSICA BARBER • A&E EDITOR • @JESSICADYLAN16 With New York Fashion Week gearing up with new trends, Oklahoma Creativity Festival is bringing all of the styles and glamour to OU with a fashion show featuring designs by OU students.

The Oklahoma Creativity Festival aims to cultivate and

encourage creativity within students at the university through visual art, fashion, music and performing arts.

“This year we’re featuring student designers and showcasing their designs on models,” said Kalsey Rojo, letters sophomore and director of the event.

Not only are student designers being featured, but this year the audience will be able to participate as well.

“We also have a little bit of a surprise for the crowd,” Rojo said. “They’re going to have to be a part of an unconventional (fashion) challenge.”

Not only that, but the event will also feature more visual art, Rojo said.

“We’re incorporating a lot of art and showing a lot of work done by OU art students and using students as models,” Rojo said.

Construction for storm shelters for the OU Residence Halls is set to begin in early 2016, OU ress ecretary Corbin Wallace said in an email.

Design plans for the future storm shelters have recently been approved by the OU Board of Regents and are available for public viewing.

Couch Center and Walker Center will have shelters, but Adams Center will not, since it already has one. The shelters will include three restrooms, mechanical/electrical closets and storage closets.

The rest of the room will be left wide open from wall to wall to allow for maximum occupation during a severe weather event, Wallace said. At all other times of the year, the interior space will remain a multiuse area for various student activities.

Breezeways will connect the storm shelters to the residence halls, according to the regents’ June agenda.

The storm shelters are greatly needed at the residence halls, OU Emergency Preparedness M a n a g e r L i s a Te e l s a i d .

Currently, Adams is the only residence hall with a basement/ storm shelter large enough to hold all its occupants. Students living in Walker or Couch have different storm procedures.

During past tornado warnings, Walker and Couch students were either sent downstairs to the basement or across the street to Adams or the Huston Huffman Fitness Center, if given enough time.

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common family,” according to Boren’s statement.

Sydne Gray of Indigenize OU said that although Boren may feel the words have different meaning, the Native American community does not feel that way.

“I don’t think it’s that easy to just redefine “boomer sooner” whenever it carries such a heavy, historical background,” she said. “I wish he would understand ... how this impacts a much greater community outside of OU.” Indigenize OU will not give up on changing the name, Gray said.

“This is part of what our mission is,” she said. “To make this place a better environment for Native students and to bring justice to Native people who are affected by the many continuations of these historical atrocities.”

Ashley McCray of Indigenize OU said she is taken aback by Boren’s statement and that the motto leaves out a lot of people.

“I really feel like when he’s saying that history doesn’t matter, and it takes on a new whole connotation, that’s really just a way of whitewashing our history and silencing those of us who are saying it does matter,” McCray said.

McCray said she encourages Boren to look deeper into the history of the term.

“I don’t think that it is creating an inclusive environment when you say that history doesn’t matter, because for Native people, history does matter,” McCray said.

McCray said Indigenize OU plans to work with other

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If the severe weather came in before the students could be moved, then they would have to descend to the lower residence floors and hide in bathrooms and hallways, all of which are located above ground, according to Walker Center resident assistant Ashton Martin.

The additional shelters should provide all residence hall students with safe locations for any immense storms. Overall, the new campus shelters will serve approximately 4,000 people.

“It helps me feel safer knowing that the university takes steps to protect its students,” said Joshua Uhunmwangho, a freshman who lives in Couch Center.

The entire StormHardened Shelters project will include expanding on-campus shelters to include Traditions

Square East and West apartments, Walker, Couch and Adams centers and Kraettli Apartments. At the Board of Regents meeting in June, the tegents approved the final design plans.

Work on the Traditions and Kreattli apartment shelters has begun.

The estimated total cost for the Storm-Hardened Shelters is $12 million, compared to the anticipated $28 million cost for the Jenkins Avenue Parking Facility.

According to the June agenda, funding for the storm shelters is available and budgeted from Series 2015A G eneral Revenue Bond proceeds.

President David Boren first announced the plans to create more storm shelters on campus in 2013, and during the September 2013 meeting, the Board of Regents approved the partnership with MA+ Architecture for the completion.

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President David Boren moderates a discussion with journalists Lim Lehrer and Bob Schieffer on Sept. 24.

“I think the words “boomer” and “sooner” in their modern context are no longer tied to the history of the Oklahoma land settlement.”

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longer tied to the history of the Oklahoma land settlement. They have taken on a meaning of their own, which stands mainly for strong Boren’s full statement: support for our state and “I think the words “boom- university. The university er” and “sooner” in their was not even in existence modern context are no when the western lands of

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The term today stands for a spirit which is very inclusive, sets high standards of excellence, and represents a strong sense of a common family. The only way I can see it being changed is for our almost 245,000 alumni to ask for it. Given the new definition which all of us in the OU community have established, and the pride that we have in the heritage of the university, I believe the vast majority would be opposed.

The history of the term is not nearly as important as what it stands for today.”

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Texting bans will start soon Both Norman and state laws will go into effect Nov. 1 JORGE KRZYZANIAK, News Reporter @jorgeKyrzyz

The OU Police Department is prepared to enforce a new texting while driving ban going into effect Nov. 1, OUPD officials said.

Un d e r t h e o rd i na n c e passed by Norman City Council Sept. 22, use of an electronic device to write, send or read text-based communications has been prohibited and can carry a fine of $100 plus court costs.

The ordinance states that texting is also prohibited while stopped due to traffic, traffic signals or “other momentary delays”.

University Police Department Major Bruce Chan said he hopes the new law will save lives.

“This law is about safe driving,” Chan said.

According to the National Safety Council, texting while driving causes 1,600,000 accidents per year.

In May, Gov. Mary Fallin signed into law a statewide ban on texting while driving that would also go into effect Nov. 1. The law is known as the “Trooper Nicholas Dees and Trooper Keith Burch Act of 2015,“ named in honor of Oklahoma troopers killed by drivers who had been distracted by the use of their phones, according to documents from Norman’s City Council Meeting.

Chan said by adopting a matching city ordinance, Norman may provide a convenience for its drivers. He said it is usually up to the discretion of the officer initiating a traffic stop whether a citation will be filed through

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Norman Mayor Cindy Rosenthal speaks at an event on Sept. 18 in the Five Partners Place building on the Research campus. Norman will implement a law allowing police officers to fine people suspected of texting and driving up to $100 this November.

municipal or district courts.

Generally, he said, OU police issue more citations in municipal court.

“That’s more convenient, certainly, for the driver,” he said. “But we’ll use either depending on location or the statute.”

Norman City Council m e mb e r Ste p h e n Tyl e r Holman, whose ward encompasses much of OU’s campus, said an initial concern of his was for students in Norman from out of state who might be unaware of the law. He said he wanted to establish that some community outreach would take place.

Chan said education about the law is at the center of his department’s mission to keep the campus safe.

“We do enforcement for traffic appropriately with an eye towards educating the public about proper driving laws,” Chan said, “We do that for warnings or through citations.”

Chan said OUPD w ill stop drivers whenever they suspect them of texting while driving or driving distractedly.

“We’ll enforce this the same way we do all other traffic laws. When it’s appropriate for an officer to effect a stop, we will take that action,” Chan said He said use of electronic devices for uses other than texting can result in citations as well, but public safety is more important than collecting fines.

“It’s very difficult for an officer to tell the difference between someone who’s texting and using his phone as a GPS,” Chan said. “But using your phone as a GPS while you’re operating a car is not a real good idea, because that’s also taking your eye off the road.”

Chan said it’s unclear at this point whether OU police will have any need to subpoena phone records in cases of texting and driving citation.

Chan did offer this advice for financial stability and roadway safety: “Don’t text and drive.”

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Baylor University and JESSE POUND News Editor Iowa State University leave @jesserpound students with the highest level of debt at over $25,000 Earlier this month, for graduates of both the U.S. Department schools. of Education released Iowa State graduates also data for colleges and have the worst ratio of earnuniversities in the U.S., ings to debt. including the wages and This level of debt transdebts of graduates. lates to a payment of over The D aily has com- $280 every month for 10 piled the information on years. schools that are members The data only reflects stuof the Big 12 conference. dents who received federal

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Group explains anarchism Students discuss concepts behind radical philosophy JORGE KRZYZANIAK, News Reporter @ JorgeKyrzyz

The black flag of anarchy waved freely yesterday as the Students for a Stateless Society hosted their educational event in the crowded and bustling Oklahoma Memorial Union.

Organizers said the “Ask an Anarchist” event was aimed at dispelling common misconceptions about anarchy and encouraging a dialogue about anarchism.

Greg Boyle, a member of the registered student organization, said anarchism has been unnecessarily branded with a negative connotation.

“If you look it up in the dictionary, one of the definitions of it is chaos. And with anarchists there’s sometimes this image of a guy with a bandana over his face smashing a window,” Boyle said. “But that’s not what we’re about.”

T h e o r g a n i z a t i o n ’s OrgSync page instead states the goal of the group as promoting “the ideal of a world

without political authority or domination, through discussion and cultural change.”

Boyle and other group members said anarchism as an ideology doesn’t endorse disorder. He said the tenets of anarchism acknowledge that order emerges naturally, but it is by corruption and exploitation that order fails.

“Emergent order is the only kind of real order,” he said.

Boyle said this refers not only to political issues. He said anarchism promotes equality, respect, accountability and personal responsibility. Anarchy is autonomy of the individual, he said.

Thomas Beierle, political science senior and a group member, said the event was met mostly with curiosity and occasional scoffs, but also with genuine interest.

He said several students signed up for their email list and that he looks forward to discussions about peaceful solutions and peaceful alternatives to inherently flawed and corrupted systems of governance.

“There (are) few places in which radical politics can be discussed, so we’re open to people who aren’t anarchists coming into the

“Emergent order is the only kind of real order.”

GREG BOYLE, MEMBER OF ASK AN ANARCHIST

group,” Beierle said. “We’re more interested in having a dialogue about politics as a whole.”

He said regular meetings and one-topic discussions within the group will be starting soon, and that “Ask an Anarchist” will be a recurring event.

The group will help host a Students for Liberty regional conference about anarchism Nov. 14 in Dale Hall.

Anarchism is a political theory holding all forms of governmental authority to be unnecessary and undesirable and advocating a society based on voluntary cooperation and free association of individuals and groups, according to Merriam-Webster.

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Anthropology senior Grayson English and chemical biosciences and economics senior Wade Craig man the Ask an Anarchists booth in the Union Monday.

financial aid, either in the form of Pell grants or federal loans.

The wages represent the median earnings of students who are working and not enrolled 10 years after entering the school.

The debt numbers reflect debt at the time of graduation. The debt of students who did not graduate is not included.

The numbers only show federal debt. Other debt, such as credit cards or private loans, are not included.

International students and greek life have come together this semester under Student Government Association’s International Greek Exchange, a program that seeks to develop a relationship between international students and greek communities on campus.

“The goals of the prog ra m a re t o p ro m o t e cross-cultural unders t a n d i n g ,” s a i d R i n a Mahoney, assistant director of the department of diversity for SGA. Mahoney and S G A’s D i r e c t o r o f Communications Tory Looney oversaw 12 greek organizations joining about 90 international students in the exchange event, Looney said.

The greek exchange was originally an SGA initiative, but it’s being “revamped,” Mahoney said.

“We’ve been given the opportunity to work with a lot more greek organizations. Originally, it was only open to IFC fraternities and Panhellenic sororities. This year we’ve extended it to multicultural organizations and National Panhellenic chapters,” Mahoney said.

Most of the greek communities represented had a passion for connections and foreign affairs. International and area studies freshman Zoee Zuerker said the older girls in the sorority thought it would be fun to bond with students from other countries and make them feel welcome on campus.

“I’m really into traveling and studying abroad.

I love the history of other countries, so I feel like this is just added to that area of interest,” Zuerker said about her passion of international affairs.

One of the major goals of this program is to build a bridge between the foreign student community and OU greek associations. Despite a drop in the number of students participating in IFC

recruitment this year, this is not a way to promote greek life at OU, Mahoney said.

This is simply a way for international students to get a taste of American culture.

The excitement was prevalent with the fraternities and sororities as well as the international students. Clair Li, a psychology junior from England, said she applied for the program because she didn’t know much about greek life at all.

“I thought it’d be fun to see what it’s like and get an insight,” Li said.

Some international students, like Tsai-Ling Chi, a business and administration student from Taiwan, attended the event hoping that greek life will help them with their speech “I was really curious about life in a greek association, and I want to know more about America. I feel like interacting with the

greek community will help my speaking,” Chi said.

Mahoney said enacting the program when SGA did was timely and a perfect opportunity for OU students to unite as a community.

“It’s actually something we try to do every semester.

It’s the beginning of the semester, so we could get the ball rolling early, so that way international students who are only here for a semester have as much time as possible to connect with their greek houses,” Mahoney said.

The program was hosted in the Conoco Student Leadership Center, where international students were assigned to greek associations.

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Students gather on the second floor of the Conoco Student Leadership center before Tuesday night’s international greek exchange event. 90 international students are participating in this year’s event that pairs international students with greek organizations.

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14 contained an interview that stated that “there are very little resources available to Native students.� We’d like to let the larger student body know that we see this as an inaccurate depiction of so many individuals who have invested years of service to provide all Native students on campus with the sense of community to make way for our academic success.

While we feel there is always room for improvement concerning interactions with Native students and OU at large, we respectfully disagree with the statement that there are very few resources for Native students on campus. Many of us are involved weekly with OU Native student organizations and clubs, and we work tirelessly and sacrifice our personal lives to promote these organizations to fellow students.

Coincidentally, members of a number of these organizations, not made aware the proposal was coming forward to student government, had already planned an Indigenous Peoples’ Day event this year to share information about Native American history and culture with our fellow OU students in an open and friendly environment.

We believe in a positive relationship between us as Native students, the larger student body and the community. Many of our Native American clubs volunteer annually in the Norman community. For example, Gamma Delta Pi (GDP), the Native sorority at OU, hosted their second annual national conference last month. At this conference, they donated $700 to the Native Alliance Against Violence. The money was fundraised from the annual Gamma Delta Pi Native Hoops Benefit Basketball Tournament that took place in the spring. Sigma Nu Alpha Gamma (SNAG), the Native fraternity on campus, put on an event in the spring as well, showing solidarity for women who have faced domestic violence. Titled “Warriors for Women,� it was held at the Jacobson House Native Art Center, which acts as an invaluable resource for students and the Norman community. The American Indian Student Association holds biweekly meetings where students can come together to share meals, laughs and participate in cultural activities.

AISA also has met numerous times throughout the years with the President’s Office to fully communicate the needs of the Native community in order to maintain a working relationship with the University of Oklahoma.

In addition to the student groups, the OU Native faculty, staff, alumni and

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members of the Norman community work together to provide academic, financial and cultural support.

Under new leadership, the Native American Studies ( NA S ) p ro g ra m ha s re structured the degree program to put more emphasis on three interdisciplinary areas of focus: Tribal Governance and Policy; Indigenous Media and Arts; and Language, History, and Cultural Knowledges. The NAS program has also partnered with the OU School of Law to offer a joint MA/JD in Native American Studies and Law as well as a graduate certificate in American Indian Social Work. The American Indian Alumni Society (AIAS) allots funding to student organizations for events as well as providing funding for the Miss Indian OU Scholarship and the F. Browning Pipestem Memorial Scholarship. The Norman First American United Methodist Church regularly holds sweats, Native American Church meetings for OU students, and provides scholarships to tribally-enrolled students. These entities have often collaborated together to better support the Native students and their events.

We find that many of the faculty, staff and community members in the Norman area understand the importance of Native community support in order for students to retain their sense of identity and culture throughout their scholastic journey.

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unique relationship with their home communities.

We want to show appreciation for those faculty and staff members that dedicate their lives to making this a home for Native students and providing a supportive community for us during our time at OU. Many students owe their success here at OU to these faculty, staff and community members that have provided, in many cases selflessly, to the the students overall needs and support. Our goal with this article is to dispel the image that OU lacks Native resources, resources that allow space for culture and identity within the Native student body. Even with these resources, we realize improvements need to be made in order to fully support all Native students.

We realize that not all Native students will participate in the above mentioned groups, but nonetheless we would like current and future Native students to know that there IS a large Native family here for each of them on the OU campus. In the meantime we will continue to help each other out the way Natives do: providing car rides, making sure no one starves, hosting study sessions, spotting gas money and collectively writing

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Signed, Amy Bergseth - GDP, AISA (NonNative Ally) Mosiah Bluecloud - SNAG (Kickapoo, Absentee Shawnee, Rosebud Sioux, Northern Ponca Jasmine Comby- AISA (Choctaw) Meagan Crow- AISA Treasurer (Choctaw) Maddie Habeck - GDP President/ Clan Mother, AISA, AISF (Cherokee) Noetta Harjo - American Indian Alumni Society President Elect, GDP (Osage, Creek, Seminole) Antonia Belindo Hudson Alumnae, AISA, AISF, AIAS (Kiowa, Pawnee, Navajo, Choctaw) Lillie Keener - AISA, GDP Black Council (Cherokee) Johnathon Loera - SNAG, Council of Fire (Chickasaw) Terra Long- GDP (Muscogee) Darrell McCoy - SNAG (Cherokee) Raven Morgan - GDP, AISA, AISF (Pawnee, Cheyenne Arapaho, OtoeMissouria) Josh Morgheim - SNAG President (Chickasaw, Choctaw) Apollonia Piùa - AISA, AISES, Council of Fire (Mvskoke/Chicana) T’ata Roberts - AISA President (Choctaw, Chickasaw, Taos Pueblo) Corey Still, M.S.- SNAG, AISA, AISF, AIAS (Keetoowah) Justin Tiger- AISA, SNAG, AISES (Euchee, Muscogee) James David Wagnon Jr. - GMSA, OU Pre-Med, SNAG (Cherokee) Jared Wahkinney- AISA, Jacobson House (Comanche) Talon Claybrook - Council of Fire (Mvskoke)

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HOROSCOPE Stick to your objectives this year. Eliminating nervous tension will be easy once you have a plan in place. Your networking skills will be instrumental in forming partnerships with people who offer better alternatives. Travel and educational pursuits can help you achieve your vision.

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deals and determine what your current assets are worth.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Positivity is contagious. The more you do to help others, the better you will feel about yourself. The time and dedication you invest in a worthy cause will be rewarded.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Update your resume, set up an interview or ask for a raise or promotion. Valuable opportunities are apparent. Minor health issues should be dealt with promptly.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- An interesting offer will be awarded to you. DonĘźt dwell on personal setbacks or disappointments. A self-improvement regimen will give you more energy and the confidence to excel.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- A poor financial decision is likely if you act in haste. Refer to professionals regarding investments, inheritances or savings plans. A well-meaning friend will inadvertently cost you money.

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Tuesday, September 29, 2015 •

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Sooner crowd urged to get wild Darlington asks fans to bring the noise this Saturday SPENSER DAVIS Football Reporter @Davis_Spenser

Oklahoma center Ty Darlington challenged the OU faithful to be loud against West Virginia on Saturday despite the early kickoff.

“It’s hard for everyone to wake up at 11 a.m. and get going,” Darlington said.

“This is a game we need, and we need for the fans to be loud.”

“What we experienced at Tennessee is what a crowd can do to a game and how a crowd can affect a game.

I’ve never experienced anything like that before. If we could have that on our end for our home games the way Tennessee affected us, that would be really cool.”

Darlington also highlighted how last year’s game against the Mountaineers got chippy — between the players and the crowd— in Morgantown.

“I think it’s some of the

personalities,” Darlington said. “That’s just sort of how West Virginia is. You go into that stadium at night, and the fans are chippy.

Everyone’s got a little edge to them.”

“There’s a lot of Florida guys on the team. I think Florida guys have a little extra attitude. It got a little personal toward the end of the first half and sort of carried on to the first half.

That’s what we like as offensive lineman, when it gets a little chippy. It was fun,” he said.

Wide receiver Sterling Shepard also talked about his experiences in West Virginia and how the crowd affected him as a true freshman in 2012.

“Their fans are pretty wild out there,” Shepard said.

“They like to shout at you a lot. They’ve got a wild group of guys, but we’re at home this week. We’ve got our fans behind our back.”

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Senior center Ty Darlington prepares to snap the ball to Baker Mayfield. Darlington could miss time after suffering an injury.

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Junior quarterback Baker Mayfield rolls out of the pocket in OU’s home opener against Akron. The West Virginia defense will pose a threat to the Sooner passing attack on Saturday.

Veteran Mountaineer squad will test Sooners Solid West Virginia secondary should challenge Mayfield JOE BUETTNER

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Coming off its first bye week of the season, Oklahoma will return to action with a challenging Big 12 opener.

The No. 15 Sooners will host No. 23 West Virginia at 11 a.m. at Gaylord FamilyOklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday.

Junior Baker Mayfield ranks third in the country in total offense, but he and the Sooner passing attack will be tested by an experienced West Virginia secondary. “ T h e y ’ r e v e t e r a n s ,” Mayfield said. “ They’re probably the best secondary we’ll see for a while. (Karl) Joseph lays the wood. It’ll be good to go out there and get a good match-up for our

receivers.”

Joseph, a senior, was a true freshman when West Virginia joined the Big 12 in 2012. West Virginia hasn’t beat Oklahoma since becoming a Big 12 member, but this season they rank first in the country in scoring defense and turnover margin.

Stoops called Joseph an excellent player during his Monday press conference.

The Mountaineer safety is tied for first in the country with four interceptions entering week five.

The Sooners say they’re

ready for the challenge at hand and to re-establish themselves in the Big 12 after losing four games in conference play last year.

“We’ve got a great deal of respect for them, of course,” Stoops said. “We’ll hopefully make strides here this week in our practices and the way we’re playing to make some improvement and give ourselves the best opportunity here this weekend.”

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CORRECTION A p.1 story in Monday’s paper incorrectly reported that SGA had passed a resolution changing the name of Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day on campus.

The resolution, a joint resolution between the Graduate Student Senate and the Undergraduate Student Congress, was passed in the Graduate Student Senate Sunday night and will be reviewed by the Undergraduate Student Congress Tuesday.

Because Columbus Day is not officially recognized on campus, the reoslution will recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day if it is passed, not rename any holiday

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A&E CREATIVITY: Continued from Page One Jessica Shenoi, a psychology junior who participated in the show last year as a model, said she looks forward to participating again this year.

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“Modeling designs done by students was really cool,” Shenoi said. “Fashion is a tool for self-expression, especially because you get to wear it.”

In addition to students designing their own pieces, they have the opportunity to step out of their comfort zones by modeling these outfits, Shenoi said.

“I was pretty nervous, because I had never modeled anything before,” Shenoi said. “It was kind of overwhelming but really helped me become more confident.”

This confidence inspired Shenoi to participate in the show again this year, especially because it supports other students.

“Since all of the designs were done by students, it was really fun to support people our age,” Shenoi said.

Showing work done by other students is what was most fulfilling for Rojo.

“I think what I’ve enjoyed most about this process is being able to find a lot of talent that doesn’t normally get to be showcased,” Rojo said.

Additionally, stores from Campus Corner will have booths set up, and there will be fashions for OU/Texas weekend.

The fashion show is scheduled for Oct. 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Will Rogers Food Court in Oklahoma Memorial Union. Students can submit their artwork and apply to be a designer on the CAC’s website.

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Students enjoy the Color Run between the Walker-Adams mall Sept.

22, 2015. The Creative Festival includes a fashion show to help students continue being creative.

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A group of students enjoy the Oklahoma Creativity Festival on the Walker-Adams Mall on Sept. 22. OCF will host an art and fashion show on Thursday.

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