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Job Losses: 703 Federal Work Study Cuts Affected $511,000 5,990 TRIO Cuts Affected $1,240,000 1,295 Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants Cuts Affected $347,000 12,380 days since Congress passed sequestration 33,000 students lose work study grants $49 million cut from work study Oklahoma: Nationally: 1,000 fewer National Science Foundation grants = 100 = 1,000 = 100,000 = 1,000 587 T he sequester, a series of auto- matic across-the-board cuts in U.S. government spending, took effect on March 1. Congress cre- ated the sequester in the Budget Control Act of 2011 as a “worst- case scenario” to force Congress to address the rising U.S. debt. The 8.2-percent cuts were origi- nally set to be triggered at the end of 2012, but a last-minute deal between Democrats and Repub- licans pushed back the deadline until March and reduced the cuts to 5.1 percent of non-exempt, non- defense spending. After President Barack Obama signed the sequester into law, gov- ernment agencies were given until Oct. 1 to cut $85 billion from their collective budgets. Sequestration will result in reduced funding for a wide range of domestic priorities, from the sciences to early child care—and education is no excep- tion. While Pell grants are exempt from the cuts this year, the seques- ter will nonetheless impact higher education. Federal work-study grants will be cut by $49 million, while supplemental grants for stu- dents with exceptional financial need will be reduced by $37 mil- lion, according to U.S. News and World Report. Additionally, the Department of Education will be reducing TEACH grants, which go to fu- ture educators who plan to work in underprivileged communities, prompting some colleges to with- hold the grants until Congress clarifies its budget. Elisabeth*, a prospective stu- dent at the private Oklahoma Baptist University, said that the sequester has made her college plans more difficult. “I received an email stating that I could lose all (or) part of a grant I had been promised because of the sequestra- tion,” she said. The National Association of Financial Aid Administrators, an advocacy group, has released a list of the estimated impact on work-study and opportunity grants for universities nationwide. The effect on Oklahoma schools var- ies: the private Oklahoma Baptist University will see no reduction in work-study aid, according to the report, while students at the public University of Oklahoma will face a $31,000 cut. TU was not listed on the NAFS- FAA list, however, several of its “peer and aspirant schools” face cuts, including Tulane at $19,400 less work-study money and Rice at $15,700. The administration said that less federal money could go to finan- cial aid via unsubsidized student loans, but Pell Grants are safe. In an e-mail Friday, President Stead- man Upham said, “TU remains fiscally sound. The university is on track to balance its 2012-13 oper- ating budget.” The year’s budget “addresses many of the requests of deans and vice presidents for additional posi- tions and program enhancements while providing a 3 percent raise pool for employees,” the e-mail said. In addition to impacting indi- vidual students, the sequester may affect TU as a whole. Although a student newspaper of the university of tulsa march 11, 2013 issue 20 ~ volume 98 Junior Achievement Junior Achievement is a non-profit organization partnering with volunteers from the community to teach elementary students about their roles as individuals, workers and consumers. 12 volunteers are needed who can commit 1 hour a week for 5 weeks and the initial 90 minute training. Campus Wide-Baby Shower This is the first ever True Blue and Pink Campus Wide Baby Shower. Collection tubs will be placed across campus to collect items for infants and children, birth to 5-years-old. Clothing and items such as car seats, strollers, or high-chairs may be gently used, clean items. Other needs will be sent out in an email and also on Campus Connection, Facebook, and Twitter updates. For more information on any of these opportunities, contact Kathy Shelton in the True Blue Neighbor Volunteer Center at [email protected], call 918-631-3535 or come by Holmes Student Center room 25. Sequester may harm Oklahoma education KALEN PETERSEN Editor-in-Chief WILL BRAMLETT Student Writer Work-study grants, financial aid supplements and research grants are among the sources of funding that could suffer from across- the-board cuts to the federal budget. Graphic by Jill Graves The sequestration, to take effect on Oct. 1, will result in cuts in work study grants, National Science Foundation grants and TRIO disadvantaged student services, among others, locally and nationally. Oklahoma information comes from the National Education Association. National information comes from the Department of Education and the National Science Foundation. All figures are estimates. See Sequester page 5 “I could lose all or part of a grant I had been promised because of the sequestration”

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Job Losses: 703

Federal Work StudyCuts

Affected

$511,000

5,990TRIOCuts

Affected

$1,240,000

1,295

Supplemental Educational Opportunity GrantsCuts

Affected

$347,000

12,380

days since Congresspassed sequestration

33,000 students lose work study grants

$49 million cut from work study

Oklahoma:

Nationally:

1,000 fewer National Science Foundation grants= 100 = 1,000 = 100,000 = 1,000

587

The sequester, a series of auto-matic across-the-board cuts in

U.S. government spending, took effect on March 1. Congress cre-ated the sequester in the Budget Control Act of 2011 as a “worst-case scenario” to force Congress to address the rising U.S. debt.

The 8.2-percent cuts were origi-

nally set to be triggered at the end of 2012, but a last-minute deal between Democrats and Repub-licans pushed back the deadline until March and reduced the cuts to 5.1 percent of non-exempt, non-defense spending.

After President Barack Obama signed the sequester into law, gov-ernment agencies were given until Oct. 1 to cut $85 billion from their collective budgets. Sequestration will result in reduced funding for a wide range of domestic priorities, from the sciences to early child care—and education is no excep-tion.

While Pell grants are exempt from the cuts this year, the seques-ter will nonetheless impact higher education. Federal work-study grants will be cut by $49 million, while supplemental grants for stu-dents with exceptional financial

need will be reduced by $37 mil-lion, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Additionally, the Department of Education will be reducing TEACH grants, which go to fu-ture educators who plan to work in underprivileged communities, prompting some colleges to with-

hold the grants until Congress clarifies its budget.

Elisabeth*, a prospective stu-dent at the private Oklahoma Baptist University, said that the sequester has made her college plans more difficult. “I received an email stating that I could lose all (or) part of a grant I had been

promised because of the sequestra-tion,” she said.

The National Association of Financial Aid Administrators, an advocacy group, has released a list of the estimated impact on work-study and opportunity grants for universities nationwide. The effect on Oklahoma schools var-

ies: the private Oklahoma Baptist University will see no reduction in work-study aid, according to the report, while students at the public University of Oklahoma will face a $31,000 cut.

TU was not listed on the NAFS-FAA list, however, several of its “peer and aspirant schools” face

cuts, including Tulane at $19,400 less work-study money and Rice at $15,700.

The administration said that less federal money could go to finan-cial aid via unsubsidized student loans, but Pell Grants are safe. In an e-mail Friday, President Stead-man Upham said, “TU remains fiscally sound. The university is on track to balance its 2012-13 oper-ating budget.”

The year’s budget “addresses many of the requests of deans and vice presidents for additional posi-tions and program enhancements while providing a 3 percent raise pool for employees,” the e-mail said.

In addition to impacting indi-vidual students, the sequester may affect TU as a whole. Although

a student newspaper of the university of tulsa march 11, 2013 issue 20 ~ volume 98

Junior AchievementJunior Achievement is a non-profit organization partnering with volunteers from the community to teach elementary students about their roles as individuals, workers and consumers. 12 volunteers are needed who can commit 1 hour a week for 5 weeks and the initial 90 minute training.

Campus Wide-Baby ShowerThis is the first ever True Blue and Pink Campus Wide Baby Shower. Collection tubs will be placed across campus to collect items for infants and children, birth to 5-years-old. Clothing and items such as car seats, strollers, or high-chairs may be gently used, clean items. Other needs will be sent out in an email and also on Campus Connection, Facebook, and Twitter updates.

For more information on any of these opportunities, contact Kathy Shelton in the True Blue Neighbor Volunteer Center at [email protected], call 918-631-3535 or come by Holmes Student Center room 25.

Sequester may harm Oklahoma education

Kalen Petersen

Editor-in-ChiefWill BramlettStudent Writer

Work-study grants, financial aid supplements and research grants are among the sources of funding that could suffer from across-the-board cuts to the federal budget.

Graphic by Jill Graves

The sequestration, to take effect on Oct. 1, will result in cuts in work study grants, National Science Foundation grants and TRIO disadvantaged student services, among others, locally and nationally. Oklahoma information comes from the National Education Association. National information comes from the Department of Education and the National Science Foundation. All figures are estimates.

See Sequester page 5

“I could lose all or part of a grant I had been promised because of the sequestration”

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Fencing has been around since 1200 A.D., however, some still question its status as a legitimate sport. What might surprise nay-sayers is that fencing has been part of the Olympic Games since 1898, and there have been many famous historical figures who loved to fence, including Theodore Roos-evelt, General George Patton, Bo Derek and Paul Newman.

These tidbits about the sport are common knowledge among the numerous locals who participate in the Tulsa Fencing Club.

This group, which has been around since the 1960’s, is composed of members of the United States Fencing Association, and those who participate in the group hope to making fencing cool again. Their goals are to provide a high level of instruction in the area and preserve the history and traditions of fencing.

The club believes that fencing is a sport for all age groups, and offers numerous classes for varying abilities in foil, épée and sabre, as well as open bouting and different USFA-sanctioned tournaments throughout the year.

The three weapons are the traditional equipment of fencing, and each is used to attack a different portion of the body.

The foil is a light, thrusting weapon that targets the torso, neck and groin, but not the

arms. Points are scored only by touching the tip of the weapon and hits with the side of the blade do not count.

The sabre is a light cutting weapon that targets the entire torso, including the hands. Hits with the edges of the blade are valid points.

Finally, the épée is a heavier weapon that targets the entire body—once again, hits with the side of the blade do not count and all points must be scored with the tip of the sword. However, unlike the sabre and the foil, this style allows fighters to score us-ing simultaneous hits and does not require “right of way” attacking.

The tip of any of these fencing weapons is the second fastest moving object in sports after a marksman’s bullet.

The fencing club’s new Duel at Dawn event simulates the dramatic duels of a by-gone era. This event takes place periodically throughout the year when—for an entry fee of five dollars—participants can battle in pairs at dawn until three victors are named.

The event is held outside and has previ-ously taken place amidst snow, heat waves and rain storms.

While Duel at Dawn events are usually reserved for the more experienced fencers, recently several younger members of the club have been included in the event. This is particularly impressive considering that fencing is the only sport in which there are no weight classes—the young fencers must defend themselves not only against superior tacticians but also against fencers with more strength and body mass.

To join the Tulsa Fencing Club or take a class, visit www.tulsafencing.com for more information on the club and its events.

Tulsa on the fenceMembers of the little-known Tulsa Fencing Club meet to practice this time-tried sport, with available classes and dueling events.

Victoria mcGouranStaff Writer

Members of the Tulsa Fencing Club strike a pose after a Duel at Dawn. Fred Starkweather (second left) placed second, club President Jeff Starkweather (middle left) placed first, and Hunter Starkweather (middle right) placed third.

Photo courtesy Tulsa Fencing Club

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Last week, I ranted about conference re-alignment and how the conference likely to be Tulsa’s next home has found itself lacking a name. I modestly proposed that is should be called the “Conference of Misfit Teams,” but this week we learned that for-mer Big East is considering rebranding it-self the “America 12.”

While the conference denies having any favorites when it comes to the new name, an unidentified and but credible inside source told ESPN that it is “possible” that “Ameri-ca 12” is the front-runner.

The ESPN report also said that “Tulsa is the only school the league is considering to become its 12th member,” in case last week’s wild speculation by this Collegian writer wasn’t enough to convince readers.

So, as the newspaper of a school that may join a conference still in the process of choosing a new name, it is our solemn duty to belligerently criticize said name and sug-gest alternatives.

First and foremost, how could anyone who has followed college athletics, even ca-sually, think that putting a number in your conference name is a good idea? Ask the 14 schools in the Big Ten or the ten schools in the Big 12 how well that has worked for them.

I guess that what has easily been the most volatile conference—outside of the disbanded Western Athletic Conference—hopes that putting a number on its name will instill in its members a numerically-driven sense of loyalty.

Also, on the subject of the “12,” there are currently only 11 members in the confer-ence. While Tulsa seems to be ready to join

any day, this would still mean that in the conference’s first year, the number would not accurately represent membership.

On to the “America” part. I love Ameri-ca. I love all things American. I think using something American-sounding was gener-ally a good idea for sports-related names.

But for a conference that is going to be actively fighting the accusation that it is basically just the old Conference USA—as nine of the 12 members in 2014 will be for-mer C-USA teams, assuming Tulsa joins—picking a name clearly derived from the old conference might not be the best idea. Sure, we’re not really going to fool anyone with a fancy new name, but trying couldn’t hurt our image.

So here are the rules for coming up with a new name:

No numbers of anticipated membershipNothing that sounds too close to Confer-

ence USANo direct references to regions of the

country (the Big East trying to add San Di-ego State showed the folly in this one)

Take a look at our staff picks and if you have any better ideas email us at [email protected] and we’ll publish them next week.

Big 12 by another name may be as inaccurate

Realigning college conferences have left the unclaimed members of what was previously the Big 12 without a name, prompting the question of just how conference naming should be done.

J. christoPher ProctorForeign Correspondent

The University of Tulsa women’s softball team defeated its in-state rivals Oklahoma State 5–1 in front of 800 fans in its season home opener on Wednesday.

Senior Lacey Middlebrooks started the seven-inning game on the mound for the Golden Hurricane, and pitched four innings, enough to give her the win and increasing her record to 6–2 on the season. Junior Ai-mee Creger pitched the final three innings.

Tulsa began the scoring in the third in-ning with three runs after a double by ju-nior Jill Barrett knocked in one run and a single by junior Haley Henshaw scored the remaining two runners on base.

Scoring continued for the Golden Hurri-cane in the fourth inning, when senior short-

stop Samantha Cobb and Middlebrooks each had RBI hits.

OSU’s only run came as a solo home run off Middlebrooks in the bottom of the fourth. Middlebrooks only allowed two hits in her four innings, and Creger struck out six of 12 batters faced.

All in all, the Golden Hurricane had 10 base hits in the game, with Barrett going 3-for-4 with an RBI and Cobb going 2-for-3. Cobb also had one RBI and crossed home plate twice for Tulsa.

“I really liked the way that we started hit-ting the ball after the first time through the line up,” Head Coach John Bargfeldt said.

On Saturday, Tulsa swept a double-head-er against Marshall, winning 6–0 and 9–6, in large part due to 14 thrown strikeouts and six RBI by Creger, followed up with a third, 8–0 win Sunday, in which Creger thew 11 strikeouts and allowed Marshall one hit.

The team looks toward the conference play portion of the season, with games against Indiana State and conference op-ponent Memphis before attending the Uni-versity of Las Vegas-Nevada Rebel Classic, Mar. 22–24 in Nevada.

Herd struggles to thunder in Hurricane country

The Hurricane softball team pitched, swung, and caught its way to another few victories this week, including its first home contest, furthering a so-far stellar 2013 season.

amanda schenKStudent Writer

Tulsa Senior Samantha Cobb slides in for one of the two runs she scored in the seemingly unstoppable Hurricane’s game against the Oklahoma State University Lady Cowboys on Wednesday.

Will Bramlett/ Collegian

New Conference NameCOLLEGIAN STAFF PICKS

Stephanie Hice, Variety Editor:Brotherly Love and Companionship Conference

Patrick Creedon, Opinions Editor: District America Conference

Kalen Peterson, Editor-in-Chief:American 12

Connor Fellin, News Editor:Confederation of Teams that Play Sportsball

Kyle Walker, Managing Editor:Watch the Football Conference

Aubry Midkiff, Sports Editor:Adjective Number Sports Conference

Tim Nissen, State-Run Media Editor:If Only I Knew More About Sports Conference

Jill Graves, Graphics Editor:The Little Orphan Conference

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2013 CONFERENCE USA MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Wednesday-Saturday, March 13-16, 2013 - BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla.

WednesdayMarch 13

ThursdayMarch 14

FridayMarch 15

SaturdayMarch 16

(1) Memphis (27-4, 16-0)

(4) East Carolina (18-11, 9-7)

(2) Southern Miss (23-8, 12-4)

(3) UTEP (17-13, 10-6)

All times are CDT

(7) UAB (15-16, 7-9)

(10) SMU (15-16, 5-11)

(6) Houston (18-11, 7-9)

(11) Rice (5-25, 1-15)

(8) Tulane (18-13, 6-10)

(9) Marshall (13-18, 6-10)

3:30 p.m.

6 p.m.

8:30 p.m.

Noon (CBSSN)

2:30 p.m. (CBSSN)

6 p.m. (CBSSN)

8:30 p.m. (CBSSN)

3 p.m.(CBS Sports

Network)

5:30 p.m.(CBS Sports

Network)

10:35 a.m.(CBS) CHAMPION

(5) Tulsa (16-14, 8-8)

Wednesday-Saturday, March 13-16, 2013, Tulsa, Okla.

WednesdayMarch 13

ThursdayMarch 14

FridayMarch 15

SaturdayMarch 16

All times are CDT

2013 Conference USA Women’s Basketball Championship

(1) SMU (21-8, 12-4)

(8) UCF (13-17, 7-9) G5|C-USA DN ma 11

G1|C-USA DN

ma 11

G9|CBSSN 10 am (9) Houston (13-16, 7-9)

(4) UAB (18-11, 9-7)

(5) UTEP (20-9, 8-8) G5|C-USA DN mp 03:1

G2|C-USA DN mp 03:1

G11|CBSSN 7 pm (12) Marshall (9-20, 3-13)

(3) Tulane (22-7, 11-5)

citamotuA AACN s’ASU-C Qualifier

(6) Tulsa (13-16, 8-8) G7|C-USA DN mp 5

G3|C-USA DN 5 pm

G10|CBSSN 12:30 pm (11) Rice (14-15, 6-10)

(2) East Carolina (21-8, 11-5) (7) Memphis (17-13, 8-8)

G8|C-USA DN mp 03:7 G4|C-USA DN mp 03:7

(10) Southern Miss (14-15, 6-10)

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religion of Africa, particularly the ritual and symbolism of the Yoruba-derived religion popular in the region.

“I put everything all together,” Prado said, combining African art, ritual and symbolism with the shapes of the natural world and per-sonal memories of Bahia and “a house right in front of the ocean.”

Billijo Zorn, an Oklahoma native, is dis-playing an exhibit entitled “Do Not Resusci-tate,” which features large printed fabric and mixed media constructions. Zorn earned her BFA at the University of Oklahoma.

Zorn said she was inspired by “the high-way and roadkill,” and “thinking about how we clearcut to make highways and build-ings.”

“Do Not Resuscitate” deals extensively with this theme and features imagery that may be disturbing to some viewers, includ-ing representations of animals slain both on the highway and under more ‘scientific’ conditions.

The bloody theme of Zorn’s piece is cal-culated to suggest thoughts to the viewer. It is about “the effect that I have and that we

all have,” Zorn said. “I just want people to think about that.”

Zorn’s interests in the effect of modern industry on the environment has had a natu-ral development. “I started out being really interested in cars and travel and the object we use to move around,” she said.

Then Zorn “started seeing a lot of dead animals. (This focus on civilization versus nature) developed and will continue to de-velop.”

“Do Not Resuscitate” focuses on these kinds fundamental dualities: “Civilization and wild,” “sacred and profane,” “masculine and feminine,” and on people’s responses to the conditions of modern life.

“People are numb,” Zorn said. “It makes me think about the fragility of life and my mortality.”

Seeing the impact of human beings on other animals led Zorn to think, “Why doesn’t that life matter? Why are we sacred? Why is that profane?”

The MFA thesis show will be at the Alex-andre Hogue Gallery until March 18.

Springfest, traditionally held every year dur-ing April, provides students with an oppor-tunity to temporarily escape the mounting pressure of classes, internship searches and graduate school exams. The week provides a multitude of fun activities and tradition-ally features a concert.

In the past, the concert has been the high point of the week. However, this year, due to scheduling conflicts, the concert will take place a week before the other festivities.

The band to be featured is the up-and-coming indie rock group Imagine Dragons. The band is well known for the single “It’s Time” and Billboard 200 No. 2 album Night Visions.

Sophomore Lizzie Rainey expressed ea-gerness for the concert. “I am very excited for Imagine Dragons to play because of how powerful their music is and the kind of peo-ple they are,” she said.

“‘On top of the World’ … is such a happy and expressive song,” Rainey added. “It lets you forget about world troubles for awhile and just be happy!”

Rainey is not alone in her excitement for the show. “I think as a whole, everybody is pretty excited for the show,” junior Mike Kautcher said. “The quality of the group surpasses those of previous years.”

Executive Director of Springfest Sarah Mischnick admits she initially had a few doubts about the band.

“I actually hadn’t heard of Imagine Drag-ons before they were brought to my atten-tion by our agent,” Mischnick said. “I had originally pushed for a country concert to shift Springfest in a different direction this year.”

Despite her initial wariness, she is very happy with the choice of Imagine Dragons. “Turns out, it is the best possible decision I could have made,” Mishnick said. “I genu-inely believe this is the greatest concert we could have brought to TU.”

The concert is scheduled for March 26 and is to be held in the Reynolds Center. Students do not need to pick up a ticket be-fore the show. Instead, students with a valid TU student ID the night of the concert will be admitted. Tickets will be on sale to the general public.

Mischnick encourages students to listen to the band, even if they have not heard of them.

“I’ve been playing them nonstop for months now,” she said. “So I encourage ev-eryone to give them a listen, there’s a good chance you’ll fall in love with them, even country music lovers like me.”

The news that the University of Tulsa will adopt a new grading policy in 2014 came as a surprise to many students.

Student Natalie Killingsworth reported that one of her professors encouraged his students to express any negative views they had regarding the faculty senate legislation.

Though it has expressed willingness to pass legislation that reflects students’ con-cerns, SA has in its recent history consid-ered legislation favoring a grading system similar to the one that the faculty senate has just installed.

“The SA Senate addressed the plus/minus grade situation no less than three times over the years,” said former SA Faculty Advisor Dennis Hudson. “The SA Senate researched the process in both quantitative and qualita-tive dimensions.”

Hudson said that SA rejected the measure each time, though other sources, including former president Robert Donaldson, have told the Collegian that SA approved the new system at least once in the last ten years.

In 2006, SA considered a resolution au-thored by then-Senator Joyce Bonneau which proposed SA “make known its sup-port for the use of the plus-minus grading.”

The resolution cited the use of plus-minus grading by nationally high-ranking univer-sities, as well as the current grading sys-tem’s tendency to create “grouping errors” through its assignment of the same letter to a broad swath of grades.

The resolution contained provisions for an A+ grade, worth 4.3 in a student’s grade point average, but no C-, D+ or D- grades, citing among other reasons a desire to “keep the athletes in correct academic standing.”

Additionally, Bonneau’s resolution pro-vided that students would be “grandfathered in” to the new grading system—all students who began their TU careers under the old system would have remained under the that system until graduation.

“The Senate definitely hears the pleas of student opposition,” Senator Conner Wurth said. “Of all the e-mails we’ve received on

the new grading policy, not one of them has been positive.”

“Then again,” he added, “no one e-mails SA when they’re happy about something.”

“Based on what we find (regarding stu-dent opinion), we may write up a resolu-tion ... to ask … the administrative staff of the University to reconsider this system, or make some modifications so that everyone has the opportunity to be most successful,” SA Vice President Natalie Stompoly said.

Stompoly clarified, however, that “the past few senate bodies have not had any se-rious discussion regarding this proposal.”

“Unfortunately for those opposed to the new policy,” Worth noted, “the SA Senate can’t simply overrule school policy, espe-cially policy that has been voted in by the Faculty Senate.”

There is, however, some hope for stu-dents opposed to the new grading system. SA does have the power to pass resolutions.

“If we feel as if our student constituents are overwhelmingly against the new policy, we can hold a vote on a piece of legislation that will either amend or block it,” Worth said.

“If the legislation passes,” Wurth contin-ued, “the leaders of the Senate will set up

a meeting with University President Stead-man Upham in an attempt to convince him of the merits of the legislation.”

The ultimate passage of the legislation is at the president’s discretion. However, “the president has, in the past, been very com-promising and very willing to negotiate with the student Senate,” according to Wurth.

“There’s a chance that if this legislation were sufficiently backed, President Upham would be willing to modify the new policy,” he said.

“Student opinion has had significant im-pact in the past,” said Stompoly. “The new commuter lounge in ACAC happened be-cause of a survey conducted and the amount of responses received in favor of having something like that on campus.”

Wurth was not optimistic, however, about the ultimate passage of this bill. “Histori-cally, motions to adopt a plus-minus grading system have been forwarded by the faculty for something around ten years now,” he said.

“With that much consideration behind it,” Wurth continued, “and with it having re-turned to the voting agenda so often, it looks to be inevitable that the plus-minus system will eventually be implemented.”

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SA receives complaints on +/- system

WalKer WomacKStudent Writer

After the faculty senate’s unexpected vote for plus-minus grading, SA officers say that student opinion will be heard on the issue and action is possible.

Be sure to participate in TU Relay for Life events this week.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority is hosting Spring Clean on Monday (Clothing drive), Aerobics on Tuesday, Annual Spades Tourney on Wednesday, and a Youth Summit on Thursday.

School of Art master’s candidates incorporate culture, nature

On Feb. 28, the Alexandre Hogue Gal-lery hosted the opening reception to this academic year’s Master of Fine Arts thesis show, in which the School of Art’s masters candidates present a collection of works to the public as a capstone to their graduate work.

This year, the Hogue Gallery is display-ing the work of two artists, Cristiana Prado, originally from Salvador, Brazil, and Billijo Zorn from Norman, Okla.

Prado’s exhibit, entitled “Lived & Liv-ing: Memories and Discoveries from Bahia, Brazil,” is an exploration of the capacity ce-ramic techniques have to capture memories and symbols.

Thirteen years ago, Prado moved to Tulsa from Brazil’s state of Bahia. In the last nine years, Prado earned both a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Masters degree in printmaking from TU. Her MFA thesis is in ceramics.

Moving from printmaking to ceramics was a natural, if unexpected, change. “I took

ceramics class,” Prado said. “(I thought) this is the medium I’m looking for.”

The material feel of working in ceramic is part of what appeals to Prado.

“I like the dimension,” she said, “the third dimension. I love to work with texture.”

Ceramics also abound in pure possibility and bring to art a kinship with the natural world, Prado said. “Everything is possible (with ceramics),” she explained.

Prado called Salvador “the most mystical city in Brazil” and credited the diverse “mix of things” in her hometown with providing the raw cultural material for “Lived & Liv-ing.”

Bahia, the fourth-most-populous Brazil-ian state and the fifth-largest by land area, is particularly rich in African culture, a result of the growth of the slave trade following Portuguese colonization of the east coast of South America.

Growing up in Bahia gave Prado a viv-id tapestry of memories and influences on which to draw.

Both nature—“I bring memories from the time I spent next to the beach”—and other cultures are significant components of Pra-do’s work.

The diverse cultural milieu of Bahia ex-posed Prado, a Catholic, to the culture and

Cristiana Prado and Billijo Zorn showcase their work at the Hogue Gallery’s master’s thesis show.

Kyle WalKerManaging Editor

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Kyle Walker / CollegianChristiana Prado integrates African art, ritual and symbolism in her ceramic works. Prado’s art is on display at the Alexandre Hogue Gallery with that of fellow master’s candidate Billijo Zorn.

Student organizations to travel to Texas, Colorado

Spring break is a time when many students travel to exotic destinations to experience a new place. Students at the University of Tulsa often travel with groups on campus because the groups can subsidize the cost or get group rates.

In past years, Engineers Without Borders has journeyed to different countries to work on engineering projects or have some fun, according to junior Weston Kightlinger.

However, this year is different. “EWB has no spring break plans,” Kightlinger said. “We are planning to travel after school gets out in May.”

With several groups taking a hiatus from their “annual” trips, TU Treks is one of the few student groups that has advertised their spring break trip to the general populace at TU.

“We are going to San Antonio and Corpus Christi for a week,” junior Corey Hardegree said. Fifteen students and three advisors will load up in TU vans and head for Texas.

“This is a new location from Colorado last year and the Grand Canyon the year be-

fore,” he said. “I haven’t been on the trip before.”

This trip will be headed by advisors from the Housing Department. The group will camp on the beach, tour the USS Lexington and visit SeaWorld for a day.

The students at the Baptist Collegiate Ministry are also traveling this spring break.

“We are going to Colorado Springs,” sophomore Luke Wittenbach said. “We will be staying at a castle called Glen Eyrie, which has been equipped as a conference center.”

Wittenbach estimated that there are cur-rently ten students signed up to go. This is the BCM’s first trip to Colorado in recent years.

This group is mostly comprised of people who already know each other. “If there are new people, we all make an effort to make them feel welcome,” Wittenbach said.

The trip is $250, and to ski or snowboard, the added cost is $70.

“I am definitely looking forward to snow-boarding,” Wittenbach said. “It is one of my favorite things to do.”

Much of the BCM group’s time will be spent listening to sermons and attending worship services. “However, there will be plenty of down time to relax, study or take a hike to enjoy the Colorado Rockies,” Wit-tenbach said.

Free or paid trips are traditional for recreational and religious groups.

Beate hallStaff Writer

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One of the most universally hated and dreaded life experiences is the removal of a bandage. There are people, however, working to rid humanity of that bane.

Hailing from Turkey, Assis-tant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Ruya Ozer is cur-rently researching a process which would convert seaweed into a bio-degradable gauze via the process of electrospinning.

In electrospinning, a large volt-age is applied to a fluid, causing the surface tension to break and a thin jet to erupt from the surface. As this jet extends from the fluid, it dries and creates a fiber with di-mensions on the scale of nanome-ters.

These fibers could then be coated with neomycin, the active ingredient in Neosporin, and ap-plied to wounds. The antimicrobi-al would be absorbed into the skin while the bandaging would slowly degrade away with no removal necessary.

This is but one of the many projects under Ozer’s direction, however.

In an impressively homey Keplinger Hall office complete with a curtain and an old-time

map of the world, Ozer is unable to keep the excitement out of her voice as she describes the various research projects under her auspic-es, one of which involves coating commercial textiles with nanoma-terials.

The aim of this research is to permanently bond zinc-oxide nanorods to the surface of com-mercial cotton. These rods are oleophobic, hydrophobic and piezoelectric. These rods are so small that the cotton can still be manipulated and sewn in commer-

cial processes. The wearer would be unlikely

to notice these nanorods, which would make the clothing stain-proof, water-proof and even gen-erate electricity as the wearer moves.

As an added bonus, the coating makes the clothing flame-retar-dant and can collect energy from the sun as well as from motion. Ozer estimates that a commercial coating process would cost a mere ten cents per cubic foot.

Solar panels are another poten-tial application of this research. If

photovoltaic cotton could be made for ten cents per cubic foot, cheap-er solar panels could be manufac-tured.

Another project under Ozer’s direction is working to coat elec-trospun cellulose fibers with nanorods to create environmental-ly harmless, totally biodegradable, flexible and transparent solar cells.

Additionally, Ozer is working in partnership with Chevron to de-sign bio-degradable filters which would simply suck oil right out of water.

These filters too would be built out of electrospun cellulose: to-tally biodegradable and environ-mentally benign. Other electros-pinning research projects involve fibrous polymers, plastics which change length when exposed to electricity and would serve as ar-tificial muscles.

More than six papers have been published on different areas of Ozer’s research, with another three in the works. Ozer extends a welcome to undergraduate stu-dents interested in working on any of her myriad of projects.

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Africa

KENYA

Last week was abuzz with specu-lation over Kenya’s presidential election. On Saturday, Uhuru Ke-nyatta just received the majority required to win the race at 50.9 percent.

Though the results were con-tested by the election’s runner-up, Prime Minister Raila Odinga, a peaceful transition of power seems to be the forecast. This would stand in contrast to the 2007-2008

elections, which were followed by violence.

Kenyatta, due to be Kenya’s fourth president, is also the son of its first president, Jomo Kenyatta, who is counted among Kenya’s founding fathers.

Europe

ITALY

Silvio Berlusconi’s prolific num-ber of ignominies is hardly news to those familiar with his tenure, ridden with political faux pas and outright scandals. However, the successful conviction of Italy’s former prime minister might be.

On Thursday, Berlusconi was sentenced to one year in jail for using wiretapping to spy on his political opponents. The decision came a few months after Berlusco-ni received another year sentence for tax evasion—a charge still in the appeals process.

Later this month, Berlusconi will face yet a third trial for his al-leged hiring of an underage pros-titute.

Because Berlusconi is now 76 years old, the prison sentence may turn into house arrest. None of the sentences from Berlusconi’s nu-merous past trials have ever been carried out.

Eye on the world:

Witt WomacKStudent Writer

The Middle East

SYRIA

Elation at the capturing of a pro-vincial capital soon turned sour for the Syrian opposition.

From Sunday to Tuesday, the rebels stormed the city of Al-Raqqah, which has been a hotspot for refugees throughout the con-flict. On Wednesday, they had captured the city, ousting many of the government’s forces, when the town was subjected to a series of at least 25 air strikes, resulting in 39 dead. Syrian rebels still retain a hold on the city.

In other news, opposition forces killed 40 government troops seek-ing refuge from fighting in Iraq. Other opposition forces freed 21 Philippine U.N. peacekeepers that had been held hostage by the reb-els much of last week.

Africa

NIGERIA

The Nigerian terrorist group An-saru is already inciting terror on an international scale after be-ing formed just last January. The group, thought to have links with the Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, known recently for its actions in Mali, captured seven hostages from Italy, Greece, Leba-non and Britain last month.

Now they have released a state-ment and footage revealing that they killed all seven captives.

Ansaru said that the decision was made in response to a rescue attempt. The British warplanes over Nigeria were not there to rescue hostages, but to assist with French troop-transport in Mali, the British military claimed.

South America

VENEZUELA

After more than a year and a half of battling, Hugo Chavez suc-cumbed to cancer on Tuesday, aged 58, leaving Venezuela with-

out a president for the first time in the 14 years since Chavez took office.

Chavez’ United Socialist Party of Venezuela, reflective of the left-ist ideology he brought to promi-nence, is now headed by Chavez’ Vice President, Nicolas Maduro, whom the ailing Chavez endorsed to succeed him.

The elections to decide the Ven-ezuelan president will be held on April 14, with Maduro being op-posed by Henrique Capriles and the center-right Justice First Party.

Chavez’ death prompted seven days of national mourning, and his state funeral on Wednesday cul-minated in Chavez’ lying in state until Friday.

Updates

Mali, Jan. 22: French troops came across and dismantled a mountain base in the North used by Al-Qa-eda.

Despite the French army’s clean sweep of the country, they are still due to be withdrawn gradually starting next month to avoid long-term entanglement.

North Korea, Feb. 18: The inter-national response to North Korea’s provocative threats was heavy last week.

The UN approved harsher sanc-tions, and after North Korea called off all peace talks with South Ko-rea, China, North Korea’s only major ally, condemned the action and called for restraint.

Malaysia / Phillipines, Feb. 25: On March 5, the Royal Malaysian Air Force launched an airstrike against the Sulu Sultanate pretend-ers’ encampment.

Thirteen bodies were later found, but the leader, Agbimuddin Kiram, seems to have escaped into the surrounding area with his men.

Syria, Feb. 25: The Syrian Na-tional Council sent delegates to at-tend the “Friends of Syria” summit at Rome.

Dr. Roya Ozer’s nanotube research has several applications, including solar panels and disintegrating bandages.

KimBerly PoffStudent Writer

Chemistry professor searches for nanorod applications

Courtesy of Ruya Ozer Nanotubes, illustrated in the above diagram and picture, could provide the key to a number of technologies requiring biodegradable materials.

Feb 28

1:42TPD attempted to stop a vehicle on E. 11th St.

The driver attempted to flee the area and crashed his vehicle and fled on foot onto campus prop-erty. After a short foot pursuit the suspect was taken into custody by TPD.

3:15Officers on patrol observed a vehi-cle strike a parked vehicle, which pushed the parked vehicle into another parked vehicle on E. 5th St. Officers made contact with the driver who was intoxicated.

On duty TPD was called along with the other victims. TPD arrest-ed the driver for public Drunk [sic] and transported her to jail.23:00

Petit Larceny [sic]: A student from a sorority house reported that an orange cone and a wooden stool were missing from in-front of the house.

March 3

1:56Officers were dispatched to Pat case Dining Center for a larceny from a building report. On video six subjects forced their way into a locked area and removed food.

23:30A witnessed called security and reported two males tossing eggs at passing vehicles on E. 8th St in front of Mayo Village apartments.

March 5

15:33A student reported a flask busted in their hand and the student’s hand was cut.

The officers assisted the student with some bandages and advised the student to seek medical atten-tion.

March 6

1:30Officers were dispatched to Mayo Village for a male that had fol-lowed students from the QT store onto campus and asked to use a student’s phone.

The student refused and the male (suspect) threw a beer at the students.

Security located the suspect at-tempting to cut a bicycle lock ca-ble with a pocket knife. The sub-ject also had five county warrants, outstanding for his arrest.

March 7

13:45Bama Pie security found a bike on their back dock.

Security checked their reports for 2011, 2012 and 2013. Security found there were no reports on file that matched this bicycle.

The Collegian does not produce or edit the Campus Crime Watch except for content and brevity.

TU students win local improv contest

Courtesy of Kren Bennett

Members of TU’s Spiked Punch Lines Improv received first place at this weekend’s 24-Hour Play Festival. The teams received their props and requirements on Friday night, turned in completed scripts on Saturday morning, and performed their plays on Saturday night at the Liddy Doenges Theater at the Tulsa PAC.

The TU team, consisting of (L to R) Anna Bennett, Evan Fenska, Stephen Lowe and Beth Geatches, created a ten-minute play based on their prop, a jar of peanuts. The production was called “Bar Snacks” and followed a young man and his dramat-ic relationships with two very different women. For their victory, these TU students received bragging rights and a box of Bisquick (also pictured).

From Sequester on coverthe University of Tulsa is a private institution, the school still relies on federal funding for some op-erations. Grants from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Depart-ment of Defense and other federal agencies and programs contrib-uted 27 percent of TU’s research budget last year.

TU received $18 million in re-search money in 2011-2012, 76 percent of which went to the Col-lege of Engineering and Natural Sciences. On Feb. 27, the NSF sent a notice to universities na-tionwide saying that about 1,000 awards will be eliminated, though “there will be no impact on exist-ing NSF grants,” according to the memo.

While the NSF will fully fund existing grants, this is not the case for all sponsors. “The NIH says that they may contact us and negotiate a reduction” to exist-ing awards, Director of Research and Sponsored Programs Debbie Newton said.

The NIH told grant recipients that “not issuing continuation awards, or negotiating a reduction in scope of your awards” are pos-sible scenarios.

Newton said that one TU re-searcher had already been told that his government award would be delayed, but said that TU would work to keep important research fully funded. “We’re just going to do the best that we can to mini-mize the effects (of the seques-ter),” Newton said.

Richard Redner, associate dean of research and graduate studies, said that while the effects of the sequester may not be clear yet, TU will adjust its funding to support continuity of funding after the fed-eral cuts.

“I think we’re just going to be looking at things on a case-by-case basis,” he said.

Redner also expressed frustra-tion with the federal government for allowing sequestration: “I think they need to do their job,” he said.

*Actual name withheld at student’s request

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After nearly five years, the “Tomb Raider” franchise is back on the map again. The latest installment, simply entitled “Tomb Raider,” was released on March 5 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

Crystal Dynamics, the game’s developer, said that the newest “Tomb Raider” serves as a reboot of the series, focusing on protago-nist Lara Croft’s reimagined ori-gins and her transition into wom-anhood.

Crystal Dynamics’ decision to restart the series had been long re-quested by a number of hardcore fans, who felt that many of the lat-er games, such as “Tomb Raider: Underworld” and “Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness,” were sub-par and heavily detracted from the franchise’s outstanding original titles. For those fans, the wait was definitely worth it.

The new “Tomb Raider” in-troduces a young Croft, freshly graduated from college and on her first archeological adventure to the Dragon’s Triangle, a dangerous sea region south of Japan. Things take a turn for the worse when the expedition ship, the Endurance, is shipwrecked on a mysterious is-land after a violent storm. The in-cident scatters the members of the expedition across the dark island.

It is quickly determined that the island is inhabited by a sav-age cult, and players will have to guide Croft through the unknown as she searches for survivors of the wreck and attempts to uncover the island’s secrets.

The main plot is supported by open-world exploration, a good number of side quests, some puz-zles and a limited equipment cus-tomization system. As an added bonus, the character development of Croft and the other supporting characters is superbly executed. The fact that many modern games are simply terrible at develop-ing their central characters gives “Tomb Raider” an even brighter shine in this regard.

Crystal Dynamics has stated that the main quest takes between 12 to 15 hours to complete on nor-mal difficulty, but, in reality, it is much shorter than that. Gamers should expect to spend around seven hours to complete the story.

Furthermore, “Tomb Raider” is a fairly easy game, and the average player will not have much trouble completing the quests. That said, the short main quest and relative ease of the game do not detract from the overall experience, as multiple difficulty levels, explora-tion and challenge tombs add re-play value and keep fans busy.

The new “Tomb Raider” also features a multiplayer option. However, the multiplayer is very limited and lackluster, and re-ally does not offer much: there are only five maps and three run-of-the-mill game modes. Players should not expect much from the multiplayer side of the title. This does not cause a significant detri-ment to the overall experience, however, given the quality of the single-player mode.

Graphically speaking, “Tomb Raider” is a decent looking game.

While the environment is immer-sive, it definitely does not hold up to other contemporary open-world games. It is very clear that the ma-jority of the effort was spent on the game’s effects and character models, which are both superb. The various explosions, fight se-quences, and overall chaos are all beautifully imagined. Additional-ly, “Tomb Raider” is a gory game; the injuries and blood splatters are very believable and clearly well-designed.

The game also controls well. Players familiar with third-per-son adventure and shooter games will have no difficulty picking up “Tomb Raider.”

The newest installment does handle a bit differently than the previous games in the franchise, though. There a number of button prompts and quick-time events to keep the player at the ready. Ad-ditionally, the controls have been redesigned to better accommodate third-person platforming, some-thing that plagued earlier install-ments of the series.

Overall, “Tomb Raider” is a perfect execution of reviving a franchise long in need of a reboot. The combination of open-world exploration and a rich story line make for a memorable experience.

The transition to a new Lara Croft—a strong and intelligent young woman who often doubts her own abilities—from the bland eye candy character of the pre-vious games takes the “Tomb Raider” series down a much better road.

While the lackluster multiplayer side of the game is a definite point of criticism, the abundance of con-tent and quality of the single-play-er make “Tomb Raider” a “must check out” for old and new fans alike. “Tomb Raider” is an excel-lent 8.5/10 across all platforms.

elliot BaumanStudent Writer

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By anna Bennett

Under-Rated Spring Break Destinations

Lara Croft reborn in “Tomb Raider”

After nine games and two films, heroine Lara Croft gets a makeover in Crystal Dynamics’ latest installment in the “Tomb Raider” series.

Tulsa’s got a new hotspot for cof-fee, food, wifi and drinks. And luckily for TU, it is right down the street. The Phoenix is a fairly new addition to the neighborhood, but it is already a popular spot—and with its location just a few blocks away at Sixth and Peoria, it should soon be the ultimate student hang-out.

The Phoenix is unlike any oth-er coffee house. Not only does it serve fancy espresso drinks (using a shiny new machine that manager David Fell is eager to show off), but it also has anything students could possibly need for a long study session. Bagel sandwiches and salads are served all day, and the establishment features both an amazing library room and a full-service bar.

I have been very impressed by the quality of the food. The Phoe-nix focuses mostly on salads, sandwiches and bakery items, but there are a plethora of choices to be had within those categories. There is a “Choose Your Own Ad-venture” menu above the register right now, which guides patrons, chapter by chapter, as they select bread (I always go with their fresh bagels, of which there are many varieties), meat, cheese, veggies, dressing and so on.

Let’s just say this is not a Sub-way line either—there are more interesting combinations than you could ever get around to trying. Students not feeling that creative can always choose a literature-

themed option from the menu, where they can try such options as “The Fight Club” or “The Count of Monte Cristo” or “Great Expec-tations.”

My personal favorite is “The Rumblefish” on a bagel (any ba-gel), which features nova lox, lettuce, tomato, capers, red onion and cream cheese. It is amazing, not only in the quality of ingre-dients, but also the complexity of the flavor profile (something that seems to be present in all the sand-wiches).

I also really love “The Giving Tree” on an asiago bagel, which is comprised of turkey, bacon, Swiss cheese, granny smith apple slices and Phoenix spicy ranch. For stu-dents not looking for a full meal, The Phoenix has dozens of bagel flavors, and almost as many kinds of spreads.

Students seeking something sweet will not be disappointed by the bakery options, particularly the giant, amazing cookies. I had the chocolate chocolate-chip last time, and it was a good life choice.

Now, let’s not forget the basics. The Phoenix brews up a solid cup of joe. It is bold and dark, with a smooth but robust after-taste—no acidic finish. It is a refined cup that still puts hair on your chest. I could not put it down.

The Phoenix’s amazingly flex-ible and welcoming atmosphere

makes it both an excellent study spot and a relaxed but ideal place for nightlife. It serves many craft beers and fancy drinks. For the month of March, its specials are $5 Guinness draughts and $7 Guin-ness milkshakes. I can definitely get behind that.

But what really makes this es-tablishment promising is its self-aware commitment to community. This city is making real attempts to create a more vibrant cultural scene, and the efforts in the Pearl District are indicative of this.

I went to the Phoenix on Thurs-day, when it was holding a free evening of music by area artists like Chelsey Trevino, Kristen Hemphill, Rachel La Vonne, Jil-lian Holzbauer and Fiawna Forte in celebration of International Women’s Day. Ten percent of the evening’s proceeds went to sup-port Domestic Violence Interven-tion Services, which is something I can get behind even more than Guinness specials.

I sincerely hope that The Phoe-nix will continue to be such an ac-tive participant in the community, but that will only happen if the community supports it in return. This sort of business is just what Tulsa needs, and I encourage stu-dents to take advantage of this unique establishment right down the street.

anna BennettStaff Writer

Students looking for a little literary excitement to accompany their meal should look no further than The Phoenix. Located at Sixth and Peoria, The Phoenix features a healthy menu, live music and an extensive library.

The Phoenix rises

Anna Bennett / Collegian

The Phoenix features a number of delicious salads and sandwiches, such as “The Giving Tree” pictured above. Feeling adventurous? The Phoenix also offers a “Choose Your Own Adventure” menu, which guides patrons as they pick their bread, meat, cheese and veggies.

The other day I found myself fac-ing the task of occupying time. I had grown accustomed to a dull routine. Wake up, shower, go to class, study, repeat. But now I had freedom. Suddenly there was no guidance, no arbiter to tell me what to do with my time. I no longer had to put in the hours to satisfy what the institution wanted me to do. Sadly, this freedom came at a great cost.

“What is one to do with abso-lute freedom?” I asked myself. It seemed like the answer was boundless. No one could tell me what to do; therefore nothing could tell me what not to do. There were too many options. In order to make sense of things, I decided to meet up with my old friend John. Before this, I noticed I was low on gas.

While filling up the old tank, something caught my eye. The cup holder had accumulated a notice-able layer of grime on it. A greasy collage of unidentifiable coins compounded the distaste of this sight. Since I knew John would eventually be in my passenger seat, I decided to spare him the

experience of stumbling upon the cup holder.

I figured I could stop by O’Reilly’s car shop and get a few disinfectant wipes to clean up the cup holder. The kind man at the front told me my problem would be solved with an old toothbrush. All I needed to do was get a cup of water, some soap, and proceed to scrub away at the layer of filth. Be-fore leaving the shop, I ended up buying a microfiber-drying towel.

Back home, I got to scrubbing. The cup holder looked spotless af-ter a few minutes—then I noticed the dash. With my newly acquired microfiber-drying towel I scraped away the dust on it. Then I was on to the windshields, then the rims and then the rubber tires. As I squatted on the pavement, my-self acquiring a layer of filth much like the now spotless cup holder, a thought hit me like a brick.

I had become a slave to the toothbrush. Suddenly nothing was good enough. The toothbrush set a new standard of cleanliness. Once achieved, nothing was satisfac-tory. The feeling was worse than the sight of a few crummy quarters languishing in a layer of ooze.

So, when you find yourself faced with absolute freedom, do not ask yourself “What should I do?” Instead ask yourself what you want to do. If completing tedious routines gets you there, then go for it. If not, put down the toothbrush.

Urban Journal

alexander BischoffStudent Writer

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So your roommate will not shut up about how excited they are for South Padre, and your sorority sisters are all busy making matching “Miami 2013” shirts. So, maybe you waited a little too long to make travel plans. Or maybe your Spring Break savings got eaten up by adult beverages and “exotic dancers.” Or perhaps all those popular destinations are just too mainstream for you. Here are a few unsung Spring Break spots that might just be of interest to the lazy, the broke or the highly discerning:

1. Dallas—easy drive and Texas liquor laws.

2. Detroit—ever seen a tourist in Detroit? Exactly.

3. Prince Edward Island—party with all the retired people on this quiet Canadian island. Enjoy white-sand beaches and freezing cold seawater.

4. Home—wherever that is for you; food and lodging included! Too bad it is populated by your relatives.

5. North Korea—in case the State-Run Media has not convinced you already. The ultimate Hipster Spring Break Getaway, now with 3G! Instagram that stuff!

6. Bolivia—cheap, adventurous fun! Enjoy the roads that cease to exist and the freezing cold showers!

7. St. Louis—this staff writer is going there, so it is automatically cool. Plus it has an arch. And like, Six Flags and stuff.

8. Wichita—known to locals as “The Only Place in Kansas Worth Going To.” It has a science museum, and a giant metal Indian statue, and these random pillars of light at one intersection.

9. Kansas City—home of the nearest Trader Joe’s.

10. Tulsa—ultimate peace and quiet. Take in the tranquility of an abandoned campus. Just stay in your dorm/apartment. Sleep, meditate, do some pleasure reading. Or just, you know eat Papa John’s every day and enjoy basic cable.

Graphic by Jill Graves

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Speaking in the Allen Chapman Activity Center’s Great Hall on Wednesday night, Michelle Alex-ander surveyed the room and noted that it was fitting that she should be speaking about her book, “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarcera-tion in the Age of Colorblindness,” in Oklahoma—the state that ranks fourth in the nation for male incar-ceration and first for female incar-ceration.

Over an hour and twenty-min-ute talk, Alexander eloquently laid out the facts, describing her own journey from an idealistic young lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union to the author and

activist she is today. It is, she says, now perfectly le-

gal to discriminate against felons in the way that it was once per-fectly legal to discriminate against people of color.

In many states, those with felony records are unable to obtain hous-ing, employment or food stamps; are excluded from jury service and cannot vote, perpetuating the cycle of recidivism that maintains the prison-industrial complex na-tionwide while denying those with records the access and ability to ef-fectively push for change.

Thirty years ago, the incarcer-ated population of the U.S. was 300,000; today it tops two million. The U.S. is home to 5 percent of the world’s population and 25 per-cent of its prisoners, with incarcer-ation rates higher than that in the USSR in the age of the Gulag.

These numbers and the effects they produce are a direct result of the so-called “War on Drugs,” which, like many other wars on vague concepts, has achieved none of its stated goals and shows no signs of ending.

As Alexander stated, Reagan

declared the “War on Drugs” when drug-related crime was actually at a low.

Its extension under Clinton was a thinly-veiled form of racial control: “getting tough” on drugs meant “getting tough” on black people.

Although rates of drug-related activity are virtually identical across racial groups, people of color are overwhelmingly and dis-proportionately targeted by man-datory sentencing minimums and

“stop and frisk” policies - but Su-preme Court rulings make it virtu-ally impossible to file a case alleg-ing racial discrimination in police behavior. All of this, Alexander argues, has given rise to a “caste-

like” system in the US, whereby a single group of stigmatized people are intentionally, institutionally excluded from minimum partici-pation in the country of their citi-zenship.

Clearly, I found Alexander’s ar-guments compelling, and I believe the rest of the audience Wednes-day night did as well.

However, I was disappointed to see so few TU students present; the hall was packed, but I believe my presence dropped the average

age in the room by twenty years. I understand that scheduling the

lecture right in the middle of mid-terms likely disqualified a large number of students who would have liked to have attended, but I

think there is also an assumption on campus that things that have to do with drugs, the legal conse-quences thereof, racism and crimi-nal records do not matter here.

But we go to school in this state, and our tuition at this university is an investment in this state. Many of us will continue to live here af-ter graduation.

Ten percent of Oklahomans have felony records. A bill has been filed with the legislature this year that would make anyone with a felony record in this state au-tomatically ineligible for SNAP benefits, informally known as food stamps, which more than 600,000 Oklahomans rely on for basic nu-trition every month.

The continuing wave of incar-ceration in the U.S., combined with the ongoing pattern of dis-crimination against those who have been incarcerated, effectively erases the basic rights of millions of Americans every year.

We cannot find these policies tolerable, and if we continue to do so, we need to consider some se-rious contemplation about what it actually means to be American.

The Congressional budget seques-ter of 2013 took effect on March 1. The cuts, established by the Bud-get Control Act of 2011, are ex-pected to save almost $85.4 billion over the course of the 2013 fiscal year.

The Budget Control Act was a response to the supposed debt ceiling crisis that occurred two years ago. In hopes of stopping destructive amounts of discretion-ary spending, the debt ceiling was raised by $400 billion while forc-ing Congress to consider a bal-anced budget amendment.

The effects of the sequestration are clearly bad for all American citizens. $600,000 is expected to be cut from multiple school dis-tricts in Oklahoma.

Special needs students and those in rural areas are expected to feel those cuts the most.

Furloughs—temporary unpaid leaves of absences imposed on employees—are expected to harm

many Oklahoma federal workers, especially members of the Okla-homa State Guard.

Command towers at both Tulsa International and Oklahoma City’s Will Rogers World Airport are ex-pected to close overnight, stopping all incoming overnight passenger and cargo flights.

Nuclear waste cleanup in Wash-ington and Tennessee are being halted due to these same cuts.

Defense spending will go down from 4.3 percent of the GDP to 2.8 percent.

Medicare should expect to see an annual drop in funding by 2 percent. These are all effects that are bad for our citizens and our economy.

Besides the mild decrease in de-fense spending, every single one of these cuts plays into the hands of Republican-Tea Party movement. When all of Republican rhetoric

as of late is on the importance of small government, the effects of the sequestration directly serve that ideology of limiting govern-ment power.

When Speaker of the House John Boehner asked the rhetori-

cal question, “How much more money do we want to steal from the American people to fund more government?” it only goes to show that the sequestration serves the GOP’s interest.

They lost nothing but the notion that they were a respectable politi-cal party.

The only reason that the Bud-get Control Act even needed to be passed was because congressional Republicans decided that the debt ceiling was an issue, even though they voted to raise said ceiling 19 times under former President Bush.

The sequestration came about because of irresponsible political gamesmanship, and as illustrated in the preceding examples, limit-ing money to necessary public programs only serves to hurt our citizens. We may need budget sol-vency for future Americans, but it

does no good when it hurts our liv-ing Americans.

Even more damning in this whole sequestration affair is the fact that in the grand scheme of things, those huge numbers I quot-ed above mean little. Those num-

bers are but a tiny fraction of the overall budget, and the sequestra-tion specifically targets increased spending as opposed to overall spending.

Then why do I care? I care be-cause this sequestration is a symp-tom of our political beast and has been used to target programs that I think are terribly necessary.

Who exactly does this sequester serve? It was put in place by the Budget Control Act to make sure that our elected officials came to an agreement over government spending.

When both sides were unable to come to an agreement, a pun-ishment that hurts only one side’s

agenda and the common people was put into place.

I do not claim to have a solution to the specific problem of the se-questration, but that problem is in-dicative of something much larger in Washington: career politicians.

When a person makes a career out of politics, they will make the decisions that keep them and their party in office as opposed to the decisions that will help the Ameri-can people that they were elected to serve.

That is the worst sort of selfish-ness that comes out on both sides of our two-party system, and I hope that there is some way for our country to get past it.

Most students know that honor societies exist at the University of Tulsa, however, what they may not realize is that TU is home to more than 30 such societies.

While this large number of hon-or societies—almost as many as there are majors—could be seen as a good thing for our school, I hap-pen to think that the prolific nature of these organizations render them rather meaningless.

If everyone with a decent GPA at our school can get into an honor society, then why would anyone actually join one?

I researched honor societies all over the university sphere and came to the realization that people join honor societies for a variety

of reasons. Some students think that being

an honor society member will help their resumes and ensure them bet-ter jobs.

Some think it will help them get into a better graduate school. Oth-ers believe these societies will aid in “networking” and enable them to make connections to distinguish themselves from others in their field.

Still others join because they want to make friends with the same interests.

What is wildly hilarious about all of these reasons is that they rarely come to fruition.

While networking is possible within an honor society, padding one’s resume with various societ-ies will not make finding a decent job any easier.

It may be a rude awakening for some, but employers are not really

impressed by honor societies or clubs.

They do not care that you paid a $70 fee to put some greek orga-nizations on your resume and they really do not care that Phi Gamma Beta Theta Yelta thought you were swell during your junior year.

Unless the person hiring you was a member of the same honor society, joining one will do noth-ing to set you apart from other ap-plicants who are all just as highly qualified and motivated as you.

After all, you are paying money

to join the society. Why would that be any more impressive than sub-scribing to the Wall Street Journal? That point aside, because TU has so many honor societies, being a member really does nothing to dis-tinguish you from the masses of students in your major.

If anything, it makes students and future job applicants become

more alike on paper. Now, I do not want to be rude

and diminish the merits that may have earned some of you places in honor societies.

Having a high GPA is nothing to scoff at after all—however, for most of you, being a member of an honor society would be a waste of time.

While you would probably make friends, develop a few busi-ness relationships and maybe even

make some memories, overall, being a member would really do nothing to distinguish you from the masses of people applying to graduate school or searching for a job.

Getting an internship at a repu-table company and having solid references is a far better use of time, and those pursuits will do far more for you than Phi Omega Gamma Whatsit ever could.

opinionthe Collegian : 7 11 MarCh 2013

Honor societies too numerous, not meaningful

Victoria mcGouranStaff Writer

The large number of honor societies cheapens the recognition of student achievement.

“Being a member of an honor society would do nothing to

distinguish you from the masses”Graphic by Caroline Kohlhagen

carly PutnamStudent Writer

America’s love of incarceration unfairly creates a lower caste out of those who have been to prison.

Mass incarceration promotes unjust society

“The continuing wave of incarceration in the US effectively erases the basic rights of millions

of Americans every year”

PatricK

creedon Opinion Editor

The sequestration debacle casts doubt on elected officials’ ability to make decisions for Americans.

Sequestration a symptom of political discord

Courtesy of The Columbian

“We may need budget solvency for future Americans, but it does no good when it hurts our living Americans”

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I have gotten A’s most of my scho-lastic career. That will probably change. However, since the new plus-minus grading system was announced last week, I began to wonder what an “A” really means.

Right now it means little. I have received As just for doing what was expected of me. Often, I think that classes were structured just

so that students could get high grades. I wish that would change.

Education is supposed to be about stretching ourselves, and right now—at least to me—it is not doing much of that. I think our view of the grading system should change.

In most classes if I do what is expected of me—study, do the homework, pay attention and en-gage in classes—I get an A. In some classes, that is harder than others.

Even then I would not say I am stretching myself a great deal. I think that just doing what is asked of me should be the minimum.

If I could re-write the grading system, most of my A’s would be-come C’s, because I am doing only what an average person would do.

A’s are supposed to denote ex-ceptional effort. They are sup-posed to be on the far end of the

bell curve, rarer things. Instead they are the benchmark,

the tier I have to reach to succeed. B’s seem like second-place

medals, somewhat hollow. And anything C or below is a complete failure on my part.

Now, this might be an unhealthy achievement fixation, but if it is, it is a fairly common fixation in America.

I know I am not the only one us-ing this view of grading.

Objectively, I should not feel bad about a C. If everything were on a bell curve, the way it should be, I would be average. While I do

want to be better than average, a C should be nothing to scoff at.

However, the way that classes work now, a C means I have done less than what is expected of me—in real life this means failure.

In a job, if I did average work I would probably get paid and not fired, however if I did work that would earn me a C right now, I would probably lose that job.

C should be average, A should be exceptional. Yet the achieve-ment fixation that has developed with the help of No Child Left Be-hind says that A’s are required and C’s are failing.

I know that at this point it is im-possible to change the culture of American education, but if I could, I would make it so that classes are designed to give A’s to the students who go up and beyond.

I would make A’s the reward and C’s the standard instead of the deterrent.

A’s would be given out to stu-dents who become deeply involved and motivated in their education, the ones who produce stellar proj-ects and earn high scores on very difficult tests.

C’s would be given to peo-ple like me, students who learn enough to pass the test, who turn in papers on time, with one or two mistakes, that make vague and un-interesting points.

Unfortunately, the grading cul-ture isn’t going to change. I guess I’ll just have to stick with my hol-low A’s.

Fruit of the Loom. BNSF railroad company. Helzberg Diamonds. See’s Candies. FlightSafety Inter-national. Heinz Ketchup. The Tul-sa World. What do they all have in common?

They are now all owned, in part or in whole, by Berkshire Hatha-way, Inc., Warren Buffett’s multi-billion dollar corporation.

BH Media Group, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, is finaliz-ing its purchase of Tulsa’s most-read and last remaining traditional newspaper publication this month. Exactly how much the Lorton family, which has been operating the Tulsa World company for the past 100 years, sold it for has not been disclosed.

While it saddens me to see a family-run business get bought out by a monstrous corporation, I would be more upset to see the Tulsa World disappear. Call me old-fashioned, but I think print journalism has a vital place in any lively community. I mean, the evi-dence is right in your hands.

While BH Media claims that the Tulsa World has continued to turn a profit, there is no doubt that subscriptions have been shrinking as more and more people get their news from the Internet.

Print journalism is at a nexus, which will decide if it continues to be the final word on news or falls into eventual obscurity.

If being part of a large, stable media conglomerate allows the folks at the Tulsa World to report and deliver the news to us with greater confidence and efficiency, so be it. That is something I can get behind.

I remain cautiously optimistic, but only because representatives from BH Media Group have re-inforced time and again that they will in no way exercise sway over the content of the paper.

BH Media Vice President Larry King says “you won’t hear from me on anything having to do with

local or regional coverage or how you cover the news—nothing.”

In fact, as it stands now, it looks like very little about the publica-tion will change.

The building and name will re-main the same, and all the staff will be unchanged. The only change will be that they now they get their paychecks from BH Media.

While I am still ideologically against the slow takeover of local businesses by greedy, unstoppable corporations, I know it is a very hard time to be in print journalism, and I certainly do not begrudge the Lortons for their decision, though it must have been a difficult one.

And for an evil billionaire, War-ren Buffett is actually a decent hu-man being and a good investor by whom to be acquired.

It probably helps that he looks a less-grumpy version of Carl from “Up.” Plus, he is the fourth-richest person on earth, and he is giving away 99 percent of his fortune after his death, which wins him a few points in my book.

Buffett is widely regarded as one of the world’s smartest inves-tors, so the fact that his company is interested in the Tulsa World is a testament not only to the qual-ity of the publication but also the

economic climate and potential of Tulsa.

Terry Kroeger, the CEO of BH Media, said that Tulsa and cities like it are different than major met-ropolitan areas in that it is easier to create a sense of community, that they “have something to rally around locally.”

Community-oriented newspa-pers are a major part of BH’s strat-egy, Kroeger also said, which to me sounds like they intend to keep said publications just that way.

In his annual letter to stock-holders, Buffett himself devoted three of the 24 total pages to his

newspaper investment plan, re-vealing its overall importance in the conglomerate’s future. He has purchased 28 dailies in the past 15 months, of which the Tulsa World is the third largest.

It worries me that a few major conglomerates seem to be steadily purchasing everything, but in the case of the Tulsa World, I see little cause for alarm just yet.

If the publication continues to be a crucial and evolving voice in our community, serving the inter-ests of the locals, not the corpora-tion, then I don’t care who owns it.

opinion the Collegian : 811 MarCh 2013

editor-in-chief—Kalen Petersen

managing editor—Kyle Walker

news editor—Conor Fellin

sports editor—Aubry Midkiff

variety editor—Stephanie Hice

opinion editor—Patrick Creedon

satire editor—Tim Nissen

photo & graphics editor—Jill Graves

staff writers—Anna Bennett, Beate Hall, Oscar Ho, Victoria McGouran, Zhenya Yevtushenko

business & advertising manager—Liz Cohen

distribution manager—Tyler Magill

web editor—Mary Carol Franko

adviser—Kendra Blevins

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World buyout a fighting chance for media

When everyone is 4.0, then nobody is

anna BenettStaff Writer

Warren Buffet’s purchase of the Tulsa World will hopefully inject new life into area print journalism.

Complaining about pluses and minuses means little when we probably do not deserve the A at all.

steVen

Buchele Student Writer

Graphic by Caroline Kohlhagen

“Our achievement fixation says that A’s are required and C’s are failing”

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State-run Media11 MarCh 2013

King John I to take bride

The Baby Bump is Finally Here! Or at least, that’s the tale circulating around the SA wa-tercooler. After last week’s sudden Royal Engagement, thousands of photoshopped pictures flooded the Insta-sphere featuring the queen-to-be and her budding bump.

Most of these pictures show Duchess Mc-Gouran with her hand on her stomach, or a few with King John I holding his ear to her belly. Sources within the Royal Circle have circulated information on some of the recent habit changes of the soon-to-be Queen.

McGouran’s third aunt recently divulged to the Daily State that Duchess McGouran turned down alcohol in her recent visit to the Vatican. When asked if she would like su-shi at the Emperor’s Palace, McGouran re-sponded with a respectful, “Not with a bun in the oven.” The queen-to-be continued im-mediately with a slightly less graceful “OH NO, I JUST MEANT TO SAY NO THANK YOU!”

The King and Treasurer had a SA-fund-ed trip to the Swiss Alps planned for their spring break, but this trip has been mysteri-ously cancelled after Her Soon-to-be-High-ness told the Daily State’s sources, “the al-titude makes me sick to my stomach. Also, everything makes me sick to my stomach—but mostly just in the morning.” Editorial note: the Daily State emphatically acknowl-edges the Duchess of Duncan as both a total babe and a slammin’ hottie.

nicK BlandinoWill get in huge trouble for this

THE KISS THAT ALL OF CAMPUS IS TALKING ABOUT

KING LEPINE KISSING

TREASURER MCGOURAN

VICTORIA MCGOURAN AND

HER PLAYBOY SUITOR

VICKY: THE NEW PIPPA MIDDLETON?

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KING JOHN I REVEALS ROYAL DIET SECRETS

With news of the recent TU Royal Engage-ment ringing across the campus and the world, commoners only have one question for the Royal Family: Is Vicky McGouran the new Pippa Middleton?

A source within the Royal servants’ quar-ters has come forth with some information about the Royal Sister-in-law that makes Pippa look like a nun. Other undisclosed sources, who wish to remain anonymous because of their ongoing romantic relation-ships with Victoria, confirm these rumors. “If only you knew,” added the sources.

Taking a cue from Pippa, the younger McGouran plans to cash in on future royal wedding photographs to garner press atten-tion for her shapely posterior.

Ms. McGouran has started writing a party-planning book of her own, entitled “Money Maker.” The title comes from a song by Ludacris that the younger sister will be performing at the wedding in December.

The book will outline some of V-Mc-Gour’s favorite rave hangouts, and of course, her personal cures for a hangover.

nicK BlandinoPlayboy suitor

From the form-fitting royal blue suit to the old gold bands to the crimson carpet, King John and Lady Katie’s wedding is set to be the TU fashion event of the century.

In a suit by Alexander McQueen, King John will look absolutely dashing. “Crim-son, plaid and royal blue will rule the day as this golden couple ties the knot,” revealed McQueen.

“After the wedding, King John’s suit will be on display in the special collections room of the library,” said Miss Inga Payge, chief librarian at McFarlin Library.

“A suit with a multi-colored vest might seem a bit bold,” said McQueen, “but the bride will wear a dress of some shade of white; this blank canvas allows the groom to have a bit of fun with his look.”

King John’s suit will also feature breeches instead of full-length pants. “With his dark curly hair, good nature and spirit of adven-ture, I was reminded of Bilbo Baggins and thought he should have a suit that looked like Bilbo’s suit,” continued McQueen.

Beate hall Fashion reporter

KING JOHN & QUEEN-

TO-BE FLEE PAPARAZZI IN ROYAL CARRIAGE

Photo by Tim Nissen, legitimate photographer

“IT WAS FLOUR, OK?

FLOUR!”

Photo and former president courtesy of SMU

The engagement of King John and Lady Kate of Duncan has led to speculation on the fabulous fashion expected at the wedding.

Ever the fashionista, King John has spo-ken elsewhere of what will be adorning his glorious body, but the more important ques-tion that no one is asking is, “How will he hope to fit in those clothes?” King John graced our offices to chat about his diet and exercise regimen.

“Every morning, cliché though it might be, I get up and drink a pitcher of orange juice laced with the blood of several ORU prayerists,” King John said. “Their fear keeps me young.” Our glorious king men-tioned that afterward, he breakfasts on a slab of raw pork back bacon, as the dense fat adds “a burning fire to (his) muscles that make them work even harder.”

King John has no fear of heart disease and assures us at the Daily State that he will be around for a very long time. “Also,” added the king, “America’s carb-centric diet is based on shaky scientific studies.” Contin-ued the king: “Seriously.”

PatricK creedonMeat and potatoes kind of guy

BABY BUMP?

RIGHT ON

THE FACE!!!

INSIDE:Kevan Buck’s

thrilling history as a police officer,

politician, firefighter, astronaut, cowboy,

ventriloquist. . .

PIPPA II?

FASHIONROYAL DIET

CREDIT: Aubry MidkiffPhoto by John Lepine


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