MORGAN DOWNINGThe Oklahoma Daily

The four future engineers had just been given a task of deciding which materials are needed, developing a workspace and draw-ing a diagram. After the thought process was over, it was finally time to put their plan into action.

The girls lined up into their assembly line, waiting for their cue to begin. One by one, they used their plans to load scoops after scoops of ice cream into bowls, cut bananas, scatter various treats on top and finally driz-zle chocolate syrup to finish it off. Their end-ing time was accurate with what they had guessed. They had just designed a quick and easy way to produce an average of 40 banana splits per hour, while thinking as industrial engineers.

The Discovering Engineering Via Adventure in Science, or DEVAS, camp brought 16 high school girls to the OU cam-pus Monday for a weeklong engineering experience. Because the engineering field has more men than women, the OU College of Engineering hosts an all-girl engineering camp to inspire girls to become involved in the field.

The camp focused on introducing the girls to the many areas of engineering such as industrial, civil and aerospace and me-chanical fields. The girls attended sessions with some of the college’s top professors, all with the goal of inspiring the girls to step into the male-dominated field.

They also had the opportunity to hear women, such as Amy Wright, manager of engineering technology for Williams Companies, share their experiences and ad-vice on being a woman in the field.

Randa Shehab, director of industrial en-gineering, created the banana split session and has used it at the camp for the past four

years. Shehab said the activity introduces the girls to process improvement, which is what industrial engineering is about. The session was designed to engage the girls by taking a fun approach, said Shehab, who agrees the engineering field lacks gender diversity.

“It is critical that we provide all students with an understanding of their career op-tions such that they can make an informed

decision about their future,” Shehab said.After the session, each girl smiled while

eating her banana split. Micah Dunkleberger, DEVAS camper, said she believed the activity helped her understand industrial engineer-ing better.

“I learned it’s about improving the pro-cess of everyday things so people can enjoy them,” Dunkleberger said.

For DEVAS camper Laura Morton the ac-tivity proved that girls can come up with a design and it can be just as good as a boy’s.

“Women deserve to be put forth just as men are. It definitely shows women are just as equal as men.”

Morton said she thinks the camp was positive, helpful and a career changing experience.

CAMP ENCOURAGES GENDER DIVERSITY IN ENGINEERING

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High school students Kendall Healy from Dallas, Andrea Jacuk from Coweta, Olivia White from Denver and Catherine McElhaney from Norman work together to plan the most efficient way to quickly assemble banana splits Wednesday afternoon at the Discovering Engineering Via Adventure in Science camp at OU, designed to encourage girls to study engineering.

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CASEY WILSONThe Oklahoma Daily

As oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico, OU re-searchers have applied for grants to fund research into ex-posure to oil and say the research could provide valuable in-formation if oil contamination were to occur in Oklahoma.

The National Institutes of Health has issued grant-fund-ing possibility for work involved in risk-assessment for in-dividuals working on the Gulf oil spill, said OU College of Medicine professor Jay Hanas, who is researching the health effects on people from oil and fumes.

“We have a lot of well-experienced faculty that deal with exposures and their ‘toxilogical’ effects,” said Dr. Robert Lynch, an environmental heath expert with the College of Public Health.

With people working to clean up the spill, it is still un-known what types of health effects and worker safety issues they would face after large exposure to harmful chemicals in oil, he said.

Studies that may be funded from these grants will study the human and marine life aspect, Hanas said.

Hanas and his group have performed experiments that study the effects of oil when it contacts skin and when fumes from the oil are inhaled.

“All the organs we looked at, we saw cellular damage, usually in the form of cell death,” Hanas said.

Hanas’ other study dealing with inhalation of vapors form the oil revealed that exposure caused the same type of systemic damage.

“Already the workers in the Gulf that are dealing with the clean up are experiencing health problems,” he said.

While compounds of crude oil vary from place to place, they have similarities and what researchers learn through the spill at the Gulf may be helpful if a spill were to occur in Oklahoma, either on land or in water, Lynch said.

As researchers look into the effects, people working the spill clean up still need to be trained properly, he said.

“You can’t just send anyone out there because this stuff is toxic,” Lynch said.

Professor seeks grant to study health impacts of oil exposure

SPENCER POPPThe Oklahoma Daily

More than 600 oboists and bassoonists are wandering the OU School of Music this week as OU hosts the 39th International Double Reed Society Conference.

The conference, which started Tuesday, features oboists and bassoonists, many who are professional musicians in orchestras and universities around the world, in evening concerts through June 26. It includes performances, mas-ter classes, lectures and exhibitors throughout each day. The events are open to any-one who registers, accord-ing to a release.

It is the first time for OU to host the conference, with a wide variety of people from around the world in attendance, said Johanna Cox, OU assistant professor of music and co-host of the event.

“An event like this is once in a lifetime,” Cox said. “It’s not every day we get to hear these people except at these conferences.”

The event is held in a dif-ferent location each year and internationally once every three years. Last year, the conference was in Birmingham, England, Cox said.

Chris Johnson, doctorate of musical arts junior at the University of Memphis and bassoon player, is attending

Conference attracts classical musicians

MATT STEPHENSThe Oklahoma Daily

Both in-state and non-resident student tuition and manda-tory fees will increase by 4.5 percent for the upcoming school year as approved by the OU Board of Regents at its June meet-ing Wednesday.

The board agreed with OU President David Boren’s pro-posal to raise tuition costs, which was brought up on Monday in Ardmore.

Students taking an average load of 15 hours a semester will see an increase of $146 in tuition per semester, Boren said.

“There were only two states, we and another state, that didn’t raise tuition last year,” he said. “So when you look at this, this is a 2.2 (percent) average increase in the last two years. That is really a historic low.”

The budget is not only a problem at OU, but at other schools as well, Boren said.

“I think we are all in difficult times,” Boren said. “And one of the great worries that we have is, ‘What happens next year?’ This year was a stretch and this was very difficult for us.”

OU faculty and staff will see no increase in salary and the hiring freeze of additional faculty and staff is to remain in place this next school year either, he said.

“I really want to express my appreciation to them, because this means it will be another year for them with their compen-sation frozen and with a lot of positions that are vacant and not filled,” Boren said. “Which means that some of them are work-ing extra hours and taking on, sometimes, another half of a job from somebody that used to work next to them.”

While tuition will go up next year, students will be able to still take advantage of tuition waivers for lower income families and scholarship opportunities provided by OU, Boren said.

Although tuition is to increase, Boren praised the state leg-islature and the governor for working together to help keep the budget cuts to higher education as low as possible.

“That puts a responsibility on us to try and stretch our dol-lars as far as possible,” Boren said. “I think the legislature was, one of the reasons they wanted to keep our cuts somewhat lower than other parts of government, so we would not have to raise tuition and fees so much.”

The news of higher tuition cost does aggravate some stu-dents though.

“Of course I don’t like the idea. I mean, I have to pay more,” law student Ben Dabiri said. “It takes money out of my pocket. Without an increase in services or some sort of benefit, I don’t see why there should be any increase.”

While the rise in tuition and fees did not sit well with some students, others said they understood the reason for the increase.

“OU is one of the cheaper schools right now, so I guess it doesn’t really bother me,” education senior Claire Schroepfer said. “It’s one of the cheaper schools still, and I think Boren has done a pretty solid job of keeping it pretty low.”

OU regents vote to increase tuition by 4.5%

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Crews work to clean up oil washed ashore Wednesday in Pensacola, Fla., as oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill continues to wash a shore along the Florida panhandle. An OU professor is researching the health effects of exposure to oil.

MUSIC SCHEDULETonight — Evening concert at 7:30 in the Paul F. Sharp Concert HallFriday — Jazz in June Festival at 7 p.m. at Brookhaven Village, 3700 W. Robinson StreetSaturday — Concerto con-cert at 7:30 p.m. in the Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall.Cost: $8Website: www.idrs2010.org

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ASHLEY HORNINGThe Oklahoma Daily

As temperamental weather continues throughout Oklahoma, one OU professor is leading three weeklong summer camps to teach children about severe weather and changing weather patterns.

Kevin Kloesel, meteorology professor and associate dean of the College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences, is leading the camp called “Extreme Weather and the Environment” during June and July at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center in Little Rock, Ark.

Children in grades fourth through eighth will learn about situations involving tornados, hurricanes and earthquakes, Kloesel said.

The camp will be an opportunity for participants to learn about these hazards, and what safety precautions to take when they occur, he said.

Kloesel said the center asked him to lead a camp that co-incided with its summer exhibit: Nature Unleashed. He said the recent weather-related news makes the timing of his camp great.

“Arkansas and Oklahoma were both hit hard this past year with flooding and tornados,” he said. “There’s been a lot of hazardous weather in the news.”

Kloesel said no textbooks are used in the camp, and the activities are mostly hands on, such as assembling safety kits with materials donated from the American Red Cross.

“The children put on a presentation for their parents at the end of camp about what they’ve learned,” he said.

The first camp session began Monday with 20 participants in the fourth and fifth grade. The next two sessions will be July 12 to 16 for grades sixth and seventh, and July 19 to 23 for eighth graders.

Enrollment is still open. For more information, read this article on OUDaily.com.

Meteorology professor leads extreme weather camp in Little Rock

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Campers at the “Extreme Weather and the Environment” summer camp in Little Rock, Ark., use milk and food coloring to replicate cloud patterns during storms. By blowing through straws they provide the wind currents and wind shear necessary to create the swirl-ing storms seen across the planet.

MORGAN DOWNINGThe Oklahoma Daily

While immersing themselves into different cul-tures, OU students studying abroad in countries such as Peru, Italy and Chile are sharing their expe-riences on the web through OU Education Abroad program’s OU BlogAbroad.

Jack Hobson, Education Abroad director, said he hopes the new website becomes a useful tool to those in the study abroad program.

“High-tech communication is a way in which students that are 18 to 23, right now, keep in touch with each other,” Hobson said. “We have to be able to be a part of that world and so it’s our hope that this gains us access to that world.”

Bobbi Lakin, international area studies senior, is spending roughly four months on the Journey to

Latin America tour and she is taking advantage of the BlogAbroad website. Lakin updates readers on the places she has seen, people she has met and her daily experiences in Peru.

Lakin said she chose to start the blog because of how important international area studies and study-ing abroad have been to her college experience.

Not only is blogging a great way to inspire oth-ers, Lakin said, but it helps her as well.

“Blogging is a great outlet for frustration, excitement and other emotions,” she said. “Sometimes it is so soothing to sit down and reflect upon the experiences and feelings you’ve had.”

Lakin said she believes you can learn a lot from others experiences. She said she hopes her blog inspires people to study abroad after reading it.

“I’d like to think my blog could give them insight

on what is to come and how to prepare for it,” she said.

Lakin is one of seven summer bloggers, said Jacque Braun, OU BlogAbroad website director. While the website is helping students who are al-ready involved in the study abroad program, it also is being used as a recruitment tool.

Braun believes the interactivity of the site is help-ful to students who may be interested in studying abroad in the future. The website allows users to click on different destinations and read about the many opportunities students took advantage of during their trip.

The website is fairly new, Hobson said, but they would like anywhere from 10 to 15 bloggers posting during the school year.

Hobson believes the website is a way of putting a face on study abroad. He believes it is helpful for those interested in the program to see students like themselves being able to make it in another country and read about their fun encounters.

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the conference for the first t ime. He said he has been looking forward to it all year.

“It’s the place to see what’s happening with the music, in-struments, and innovation,” Johnson said. “Ever ything that’s good comes here.”

For attendees like Johnson, the opportunity to participate in workshops and other learn-ing activities with woodwind players like from across the country is something that will help them become a better musical performer, he said.

Another perk, Johnson said, is getting to see some of his fa-vorites, who are top perform-ers from around the world.

“A lot of the professionals that everyone listens to CDs of and learns from, they’re all here,” he said. “It’s kind of like

AC/DC on tour or something.”Tuesday night ’s per for-

mance gave listeners a chance to hear some of these top pro-fessionals. They played their bassoons, oboes, contrabas-soons and English horns to classic concerto pieces from composers like Mozart.

Flyers also were handed out to audience members in sup-port of Sound & Fair, which is a, “campaign to realize a sustainable trade in African Blackwood through a fully-certified chain of custody link-ing village communities in Tanzania to woodwind instru-ment musicians in the West,” according to the pamphlet.

There will be a recital this evening with world-renown bassoonists William Buchman, William Ludwig, Kathleen McLean and Andrea Zucco. It also includes oboists Helene D e v i l l e n e u v e a n d Na n c y Ambrose King, according to a release.

MusiciansContinues from page 1

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STUDENT SELECTED FOR NASA PROGRAMGraduate student Zac Flamig was chosen to partici-

pate in a NASA fellowship program, according to a press release from the OU College of Atmospheric Pressure and Geographic Sciences.

Flamig will participate in the Earth and Space Science Fellowship Program for 2010.

His was picked over 55 other proposals submitted to the fellowship program. His proposal mainly looks at rainfall totals, according to the release.

Flamig is the second OU graduate student to be selected for this fellowship program. In 2008, Sadiq Khan was selected to the program.

—Matt Stephens/The Daily

CREWS TO REPAIR MAIN STREET Parts of Main Street will be closed beginning Monday.

Street maintenance crews are to repair the emergency concrete panels of the 2000 block of West Main Street in the eastbound lanes.

According to a City of Norman press release, street crews will repair West Main Street in two parts, starting with the eastbound left lane before moving to the right lane to complete repairs.

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LAUREN ABRAMThe Oklahoma Daily

It all started with a cup of cof-fee and an appreciation for local jazz music.

This may sound like the begin-ning of a modern blues song, but it actually originated from the annual Jazz in June festival, one of the biggest free music events since Norman Music Festival.

The jazz and blues festival is kicking off its 27th annual line-up at 7 tonight and continues through Saturday.

With stages set up at both Brookhaven Village on Robinson Street and Andrews Park, Jazz in June spotlights local, region-al and national jazz and blues musicians.

This year’s lineup includes an eclectic mix of artists such as JD Thompson & The Big Bad Wolves, Guy Forsyth, Suzanna Choffel, Paul McCandless and the Norman North High School Jazz Choir.

Missing from this year’s line-up is local favorite Ashlee Madison,

who was killed in a car accident in April at age 24. In memory of Madison, a special tribute con-cert featuring her former band-mates will be 7:45 p.m. Friday.

In addition to the main stage

acts, there will also be accom-panying music clinics taught by several artists during Friday’s festivities. Those attending on Thursday and Saturday will have options as well with late-night

jam sessions taking place starting at 11 p.m. at the Brewhouse on Main Street and Sooner Legends Inn & Suites, respectively.

Since its start in 1984, Jazz in June has brought local jazz and

blues artists together in one place and allows Norman residents to experience a diverse range of musical artistry at its best.

If this weekend is anything like the previous years’ festi-vals, thousands will come out with blankets, coolers and lawn chairs to sit back and relax to the smooth sounds.

For those who want to play a more active role in the concert series, volunteer opportunities and applications are still avail-able at the festival’s website.

Regardless of whether resi-dents are participating or simply observing, the Jazz in June Board of Directors and the Norman Arts Council hope this year’s festival will pull in more fans than ever before and also leave an impres-sion that will carry out through-out the state.

Jazz in June’s marketing coor-dinator Courtney Van Amburgh anticipates great things from the festival and its music this year.

“Each artist has a musical style that makes each different from the other in its own way. This year’s performers will satisfy a wide variety of musical tastes, which offers something for ev-eryone who attends,” she said.

NORMAN TUNES UP FOR JAZZ IN JUNE

TYLER METCALFE/THE DAILY

Keyboardist Jeff Lorber gets into it with his saxaphonist Andrews Park during the final night of the 2009 Jazz In June Music Festival. The 2010 edition of the festival begins at 7 p.m. today at both Brookhaven Village and Andrews Park.

TODAY

Blues Under the Stars (Brookhaven Village)- 7 – 8:30 p.m.

JD Thompson & The Big Bad Wolves- 9:00 – 10:45 p.m.

Guy Forsyth- 11 p.m.

Blues Jam led by JD Thompson & The Big BadWolves (Coach’s Brewhouse)

FRIDAY

Jazz Under the Stars (Brookhaven Village)- 7:15 – 8:45 p.m.

Ashlee Madison Tribute- 9:15 – 10:45 p.m.

IDRS Showcase:Michael Rabinowitz & Bassoon in the WildWith special guest Paul McCandless

SATURDAY

Jazz in the Park (Andrews Park)-6:00 – 6:45 p.m.

Norman North High School Jazz Choir - 7:10 – 8:35 p.m.

Suzanna Choffel and The Bad Plus- 9 – 10:45 p.m., 11 p.m.

Jazz Jam led by Anthony Nagid and Friends(Sooner Legends Inn & Suites)

It seems as though we’ve hit a summer lull, seeing the best movie in July could quite possibly be “The Last Airbender.” Now, I’m not knocking the movie or the director at all, but look at the headlining fi lms of the past few months: “Toy Story 3” and “Iron Man 2.”

Those two huge premieres in the fi rst two summer months have the potential to overshadow upcoming July releases. Nevertheless, July promises to bring many laughs, thrills, chills and tears.

THE LAST AIRBENDER (JULY 1)Directed by M. Night ShyamalanStarring Noah Ringer, Nicola Pelts and Jackson Rathbone

Based on the popular comic book-cartoon “Avatar” (consistently misconstrued with James Cameron’s “Avatar”), “The Last Airbender” follows the path of a young airbender named Aang (Ringer) as he tries to save his world from complete destruction.

With the ability to control the four main elements — water, fi re, air and earth — Aang is the world’s only hope as the ever-powerful Fire Nation is waging war against anyone who opposes it.

Will Aang and his pack of element “benders” be able to douse the Fire Nation’s attempt at world domination? Or will their efforts go up in fl ames?

M. Night Shyamalan (“The Sixth Sense,” “Signs”) returns with a movie that is somewhat of a tangent from what we’re used to seeing from him. His previous fi lm, “The Happening,” was a complete disas-ter, and he is looking to make a come back with a different genre. I think that if he can subdue his urges to make this fi lm abstract, “The Last Airbender” could actually be a decent fi lm.

Verdict: See it if you’re into the series or science-fi ction in general.

DESPICABLE ME (JULY 9)Directed by Pierre Coffi n, Chris Renaud and Sergio PablosStarring Steve Carrell, Jason Segel and Russell Brand

Gru (Carrell) is a professional villain currently working on his plan to overcome his arch-rival, Vector (Segel), by stealing the moon. And if that line doesn’t catch you, his roaming pack of minions consisting of genetically-modifi ed and erratic Corn Pops will. Along his road to absolute villainy, though, Gru stumbles across three orphans that look

up to him and want him as their father.Steve Carrell continues his animation career as Gru in what looks

to be a very funny and touching fi lm. While I don’t expect it to live up to the bar set by “Toy Story 3,” I do expect “Despicable Me” to do very well in the box offi ce.

About one year ago, a very funny trailer was released that sparked a lot of attention about the movie, and the hype hasn’t stopped since. Combining Carrell and Segel’s comedic skills with the touching writing of Ken Daurio (Horton Hears A Who), “Despicable Me” should surprise some people and have a lasting effect on many of its viewers.

Verdict: If you liked “Toy Story 3,” or any kiddie-animation movie, I’m sure you’ll love this.

INCEPTION (JULY 16)Directed by Christopher NolanStarring Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe and Ellen Page

Dom Cobb (DiCaprio) is a thief, but not the kind you’d think. He steals people ideas and secrets from their dreams. His unusual ability is very valuable to corporations and lands him in hot water when he is blackmailed by Saito (Watanabe), the antagonist, into planting ideas instead of extracting them, also known as inception. With uncanny special effects as well as great actors and a high-quality director, “Inception” looks to be the smash hit of July.

Leo’s back with high-profile director Nolan (The Dark Knight, Memento) and promises to deliver. While “Inception” isn’t being as heavily marketed as his previous movie, “Shutter Island,” I feel like it may fare better in theaters. Watch out for “Inception,” it’s going to sneak up on a few people and could be a blockbuster hit.

Verdict: Totally worth the $20 to go see it.

Woody Toms is a film and video studies junior.

HELEN DIRENZO-GRANTThe Oklahoma Daily

OKC Improv unleashes its third run with both new and established improv troupes Saturday night at the Ghostlight Theatre Club.

In December 2009, alumni Eric Webb, Marcy Fleming, and Clint and Buck Vrazel es-tablished OKC Improv. The same group that helped to establish OU Improv in 2001, said Eric Webb, producer of OKC Improv.

OKC Improv wouldn’t exist without OU Improv, said Buck Vrazel, member of Twinprov and Villain: The Musical.

“The people who grad-uated from OU Improv are basically powering the OKC Improv scene,” he said.

The improv troupes showcased during the third run are a mix of new and established improv players. Three troupes making their debut are Stretchin’ It, Awkward Pause, and Improv-ing the World. Returning troupes include the MiDolls, Villain: The Musical and Twinprov.

The MiDolls are an all-female troupe and hallmarks of their performance include a new theme every show, costumes, and while in character, the players serve the audience food, and when they return to the stage, the ladies incorporate what they heard from audience

members into their improvised thematic sketch.

Audiences should expect high energy and quick thinking from the Twinprov troupe, Webb said. Their brand of improv includes stand up, sketch and musical comedy.

Webb said the troupe known as Villain: The Musical also performs musical comedy as told from the villain’s point of view.

The only scripted song is the introduction in which members of Villain: The Musical sing to the audience, asking for a magical land or faraway place, a power and to choose which improv player will perform as the villain.

Vrazel said that au-diences should expect sets to be made up on the spot, to be asked for suggestions and to see unique comedy based on the input of each au-dience. No one is forced to get up on stage and only audience members who volunteer will join a sketch.

“We like to say we look for the truth in comedy,” Vrazel said. “And that’s what’s fun about improv. Every time you come, even if you see the same group, it’s going to be a completely different show and that’s because of the audience’s suggestions.”

When the troupe Villain: The Musical showcased in out-of-state venues, Vrazel said many were surprised because musical improv is not widely done.

He said that musical improv, while rare, is a large part of the OKC Improv scene.

Webb said that many people might be sur-prised with the level of craft demonstrated by the improvisers. Audiences might be more fa-miliar with short form improv, as made popu-lar by shows like “Whose Line Is It Anyway?,” but many could be impressed with long form improv because OKC Improv troupes have provided rich characters and developed

interesting story lines. Webb said long form improv is more like a play with a beginning, middle and end.

OKC Improv will debut with improv class-es during its third run too, Webb said. Buck and Clint Vrazel have taught improv in high schools, colleges and in corporate settings.

The classes aim to teach people to think on their feet, trust their instincts and bring people together in a supportive environment.

OKC Improv begins third run at Ghostlight

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All-female comedy troupe The MiDolls will perform Saturday at the OKC Improv.

What: Improv performancesWhere: Ghostlight Theatre Club,3110 N. Walker, Oklahoma CityWhen: 8 p.m. SaturdaysPhone: (405) 343-1570E-mail: okcimprov@gmail.comWebsite: www.okcimprov.com

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At Wednesday ’s meet ing in Ardrmore, the OU Board of Regents approved a proposal to raise in-state and out-of-state tuition by 4.5 percent starting next semester. While upsetting, what makes it worse is the lan-guage used when telling students about the increase.

For example, President David Boren said that “There were only two states, we and another state, that didn’t raise tuition last year. So when you look at this, this is a 2.2 (percent) average increase in the last two years. That is really a historic low.”

We understand that Boren is trying to shed some positive

light on the situation, but it does not help. We are going to the University of Oklahoma, not any other school. By comparing our fi nancial issues with those from other schools, Boren believes that students will take solace in the fact that our already-high tuition is getting raised and we’ll think, “Well, that’s fi ne. We’re not those other schools!”

We don’t think that. We never do. We don’t care about other schools. We don’t care about being the second-lowest tuition in the Big 12. We care about how we are going to pay for higher tuition. We want to know why it is being raised, and specifi cs. Those

are the facts we want. Where are things being cut? Why can they not be cut any more?

And, why does the OU Board of Regents have to leave OU’s cam-pus to make these decisions? Does OU pay for the transporta-tion to get to Ardmore? What about the gas people use to drive themselves? Does OU have to rent space out? It makes no sense.

If there are going to be deci-sions made that affect the entire student population, they need to be made on campus so students can come, observe what happens and speak their minds. By hav-ing the meetings away from OU,

the school is wasting money and shutting out the very people who pay to keep this school running.

In the end, we understand that OU has to do what it has to do. But we just want the Board to be straight with us. We don’t want sugar-coating or comparisons to other schools.

We want transparency and true explanations. And tuition going up is not all OU’s fault, it’s also the state’s. The state cut educa-tion by 2.9 percent this fiscal year. Why is education always one of the fi rst things to be cut from state budgets?

That’s the most important question.

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All across Norman, bicyclists and pedestrians get along just fine. A few pedestrians might complain about bikes whizzing past them unexpectedly, and bikers may roll their eyes at groups of people clogging the flow of sidewalk traffic, but other than that, it’s

pretty peaceful. That is, until you get to the South

Oval.A l l re s p e c t f o r t h e b i k e l a n e,

which takes up roughly 20 percent of the walkway, goes out the win-dow. Pedestrians openly walk in the bike path not only when the street is crowded, but even when hardly any-one is present.

Just last week, I saw a person walk-ing his dog on the bike lane when the

street wasn’t even crowded. If the dog were on a bike, then it would be understandable (and awesome). And yes, the walkway was clear, so any bikers could just go around him.

But this is about principle. It’s about rules. We can’t have peace and a respectful understanding of the co-habitation of bikes and pedestrians if the rules are being broken. The bike lane is for bikes, not your feet. The walkway is for everyone, even bikers. But this only applies when the walkways are empty. Then, bikers need to stay in the bike lanes.

Now, I know it sounds like I am arguing in circles, saying that the bike lane should always remain clear of anything other than bikers, and you’re exactly right. This is because the bike lane is small and you have ample room to walk everywhere else on campus. Just stay out. It’s pretty simple. If you’re walking, look down and see you’re in the bike lane, follow this simple guide on how to correct the issue:

Get out of the bike lane.Not all pedestrians are like this. I’ve seen a few pe-

destrians look left and right just before crossing the dreaded bike path and some are even more cautious doing this than when they are crossing the road. But this doesn’t change the fact that people abuse the bike lanes, despite the obvious human traffic jam they are causing. The most frustrating thing about this prob-lem is that it’s easily solved: stop walking in the bike lane. (I have already provided a handy guide on how to get out if you find yourself in the lane. See previous paragraph). Trust me, it would be better for everyone involved.

I know this is an issue that is constantly brought up semester after semester, but it is because people never listen and are unwilling to change their habits to help others.

-Osizimete Aken’ova is a film and video studies senior.

Dick joined the Department of Chemistry in 1962 as an

Assistant Professor. He was well known for his

outstanding contributions in the fi eld of structural biology

and in particular X-ray crystallography. He was named a

George Lynn Cross Research Professor in 1977.

Dick was a recipient of an NIH Career Development

Award from 1969-1974, and received the Oklahoma

Scientist Award in 1980 and the Oklahoma Chemist

Award in 1985. He organized a highly successful

national meeting of the American Crystallographic

Association that was held in Norman in 1978. He retired

from OU in 2002 but remained active as a researcher

scientist.

Dick was a respected mentor to many students, staff,

and faculty. He will be missed dearly.

A memorial service will be held for Dick on Saturday,

June 26, 2010 at the Stephenson Research and

Technology Center in Norman (near Hwy 9 off Jenkins

Ave.) at 2:00 pm. In lieu of fl owers, contributions in his

memory may be made to the Dick van der Helm

Scholarship fund (#42061) at www.oufoundation.org or

by check made out to “in memory of Dick van der Helm”

and sent to: OU Foundation, 100 Timberdell Rd.,

Norman, OK 73019.

Dick van der Helm1933-2010

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OUR VIEWPedestrians still can’t keep out of bike lane on South Oval walkway

OSIZIMETE AKEN’OVA

COMIC Mark Potts is a film and video studies graduate student.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Something good you hadn’t expected could offset a small but nasty encounter you may experi-ence. In fact, if it weren’t for this small boon, this day could have been ruined for you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - If you want the type of results you’re hoping for, weigh and balance each and every issue with careful consideration. Any movement made in a hasty fashion could be a mistake.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - When it comes to doing your work, your attitude about the project will make all the difference as to whether or not you consider it to be nasty job or a fun challenge. You pick.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Make sure you build your premises on sound reasoning and not merely on wishful thinking. What you desire can be realized, but your methods need to be based on practical considerations.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Beware the naysayers and negative Nellies, as you’re all too likely to subscribe to their outlook. Believe in yourself, not the gloomy prognostications of others, and everything will come out to the good.

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OU drops to losers’ bracket in double-elimination tournament

TOBI NEIDYThe Oklahoma Daily

A pair of solo home runs by Cameron Seitzer and Tyler Ogle weren’t enough to lift the Sooners past Clemson on Wednesday after-noon as the Tigers held on for a 6-4 win in the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

Ogle also hit an RBI double in the ninth to score Chris Ellison from second base as the Sooners scored runs in the last three at-bats of the three remaining innings.

The game, originally scheduled for Tuesday evening, was post-poned before the start of the sixth inning due to inclement weather.

A comeback was necessary if the Sooners wanted to take the easier route in the winner’s bracket for the 2010 tournament. But more than half of OU’s wins have been come-from-behind victories dur-ing this season.

After falling behind 6-1 to the Tigers before the weather stopped play Tuesday evening, OU needed another come-from-behind vic-tory to receive a day of rest and stay in the winner’s bracket for the tournament.

Will Lamb entered the game to replace Scott Weismann on the mound for Clemson. Weismann finished the first five innings on Tuesday, allowing only one run,

three hits and striking out four batters.

Lamb came into the game with a 4.93 ERA through 49.1 innings pitched. The left-hander had al-lowed 27 earned runs, while walk-ing 23 batters and striking out 25 on

the season.J.R. Robinson continued on the

mound for the Sooners after com-ing in Tuesday night during the fourth inning.

The two teams played tight dur-ing the sixth inning before Seitzer

led off the seventh inning with a home run on a 3-1 pitch over the right center-field fence. It was Seitzer’s 16th home run on the sea-son, cutting the Tigers’ lead to 6-2.

OU continued to chip away at the Clemson lead with a solo home

run down the right field line by Ogle, bringing the score to 6-3 in the top of the third inning.

The Sooners had an opportunity to tack on more runs in the top of the eighth. With two outs and Caleb Bushyhead on first base, Danny Black doubled to put two runners in scoring position with the tying run coming to the plate in Seitzer.

On a 3-2 pitch, Seitzer who homered in the seventh, walked to load the bases for Casey Johnson, a pinch hitter for Ricky Eisenberg. But Johnson hit a pop-up fly to the short stop to end the inning.

With one more at-bat left in the game, the Sooners had the top of the lineup due up to the plate. Ellison led off the inning on a 3-2 pitch with a single to left field.

Following the lead-off single, Max White grounded out to third to advance Ellison to second base.

Ogle hit an RBI double to right center to score Ellison, bringing the score to 6-4 with two outs remain-ing in the top of the ninth.

Cody Reine would end the game on a flyout to left field after the Sooners rally fell short and Clemson claimed the 6-4 victory.

The Sooners return to face South Carolina in an elimination game at 6 p.m. Thursday.

The Sooners defeated South Carolina in its first game of the College World Series on Sunday by a score of 4-3. The winner of Thursday’s game will face Clemson at 8 p.m. Friday.

AP PHOTO/ERIC FRANCIS

Clemson’s John Hinson (4) steals second base as Danny Black, junior second baseman, is late on the tag in the sec-ond inning of an NCAA College World Series baseball game Tuesday in Omaha, Neb. Clemson defeated the Sooners 6-4 in the rain-delayed game to drop OU to the losers’ bracket of the tournament.

Sooners fall to Clemson in College World Series

Thursday, June 24, 2010 7

“The University of Oklahoma stands on its own. We make our own decisions,” said Athletics Director Joe Castiglione. “We choose what’s best for us. No one else.”

As the dust settles from the current round of conference realignments, it appeared as if OU had been hooked on the nose by the Longhorns and was simply taken for a ride.

In the words of ESPN college football analyst Lee Corso, “Not so fast, my friend.”

R e m a r k s b y O U President David Boren present a vastly different picture.

Boren is quoted as say-ing OU and Texas A&M were offered invitations to the SEC.

Not Texas or Oklahoma State. Only OU and Texas A&M.

In one fell swoop, OU goes from being a Texas lackey to an impartial cool and collect-ed group looking to make the best decision for the Sooner athletics and the university.

Castiglione even became visibly irritated when it was suggested at a press conference that led to the above quote.

Leading up to the press conference arm-chair analysts and keyboard commandos from across the Sooner nation voiced its con-cerns through various means. It appears now, OU firmly had control of its own destiny.

According to Boren, what stopped any choices being made is Texas politics. That saved the school from a tough choice.

Was staying with the Big 12 Conference the best thing to do? Maybe, maybe not.

That’s not a decision that can come lightly. Look at Texas A&M. Especially, look directly

at College Station.Ask the fan base, the alumni and boost-

ers there how they feel. Donations are being pulled; people are allegedly canceling vari-ous ticket packages because the folks down there are tired of being UT’s doormat.

They are willing to flush 100 years of tradi-tion down the drain to get away from Texas. There is so much tradition between the two schools that A&M’s opening line of its fight song is about the Longhorns.

“Goodbye to Texas University, so long to the Orange and the White.”

Many affiliated with A&M were ready to go to the SEC. Goodbye indeed to the Longhorns. Instead, they are mad as hell.

Even Texas A&M President R. Bowen Loftin wrote a letter to the public in regards to A&M’s decision. Some fans even have gone as far as calling it the University of Texas – College Station. Ouch.

One major thing we can take away from Boren’s comments today is nothing set in stone and we may be revisiting this topic in the not too distant future. That’s a good thing.

Talk of money and individual university sport networks had a lot to do with staying with the Big 12. Staying with OSU and Texas was a major part of it.

OU stuck with the other schools within the Big 12 for many reasons, ones that obviously won’t ever be told, but the athletic staff and the administration did it in the best interest of our university.

Knowing we had options that did not in-clude Texas makes all the decisions look much better. That I can respect and so should the Sooner nation.

Peter Davis is a journalism junior.

Amid conference realignment rumors, OU took a back seat to their much more burnt orange counterpart.

Bevo and his company at the University of Texas held the college football world hostage for two weeks as UT Athletic Director DeLoss Dodds and President William Powers met with every potential suitor that thought itself worthy to ap-proach the Longhorns.

The frontrunner to stage the great coup-de-tat of the Big 12, and effectively render it void as a power conference, was Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott.

It became all but a fore-gone conclusion that the Longhorns would head west and form the first known super-conference in college sports.

Then Big 12 commis-sioner Dan Beebe did the u n t h i n k a b l e, a n d c o n -structed a plan that would keep the Longhorns in the conference.

Beebe’s plan included a new TV deal for the Big 12 that could be worth upward of $20 million.

The plan promised to pay both OU and UT a large share of the revenue generated by the TV contract, with a trickle-down to the remaining eight members.

The plan also would allow each of the 10 remaining universities to establish their own cable TV networks, which could generate nearly $5 million a year for each school.

After deliberations with parties from both the Pac-10 and Big 12, Texas decided it was in the best interest of the league for it to stay in the Big 12. But in Texas, “best interest” has a singular ring to it.

It shouldn’t surprise anyone that UT is

looking out for No. 1. What should be un-settling is the fact that the country expect-ed the Sooner nation to be in-cahoots with the Longhorns.

Where the University of Texas went, OU was expected to follow.

It was assumed that it is in the Sooners’ (as well as Oklahoma State and Texas A&M’s) best interest to walk hand-in-hand with UT, like little brothers who can-not be trusted to cross the street without a chaperone.

Never once was it assumed that OU might decide to stay in the Big 12 and sty-

mie a Big 12 hemorrhage of schools or better yet, that it might have flirted with the SEC the way the Aggies had, threatening to break their 100-year rivalry with the Longhorns.

Among the disloyalty that every school has shown the other in the Big 12 (save Kansas, Kansas State and Iowa State) OU was expected

to be loyal to Texas.To the country, Texas is running the Big

12 and after the dysfunctional chaos that has festered and the musical chairs rendi-tion it has gone through in the past week, it’s hard to argue against the point.

The fact that OU was never in the driv-er’s seat for conference expansion talks is disconcerting and very revealing of the amount of clout garnered by the OU ath-letic department and the reputation it cur-rently holds among other conferences.

OU played second fiddle to its hated rival Texas in the biggest story of college athletics this year.

Sooner nation, it’s come to that.

R.J. Young is a journalism graduate student.

Point: OU played side-kick to Texas Counter-point: Sooners should not be considered Longhorn lackeys

PETERDAVIS

OU played second fi ddle to its hated rival Texas in the biggest story of college athletics this year. Sooner nation, it’s come to that.

The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution.

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Dear OU Student,

I appreciated the input I received from students who met with me in the Beaird Lounge in May to discuss the OU budget. I also appreciate the comments and suggestions I have received from other students since that meeting. As the spring term ended, the state legislature had not yet completed its work on the higher education budget. That budget has now been passed and signed into law by the Governor. The OU Board of Regents met yesterday and completed its work on our university budget for the coming year. While it does include some increase in tuition and fees, it will allow OU to remain among the most affordable universities in the United States and one of the two lowest in total student cost in the Big Twelve for both resident and non-resident students. I’ve included the charts with OU’s costs compared to the Big Twelve and Big Ten averages for the current year. As you know, The Princeton Review, this year named OU as one of the Top Ten Public universities in the nation in terms of academic quality and affordability. Our two goals have been to continue to enhance academic excellence while keeping student costs as low as possible. We know that there are great economic challenges facing our students and their families. That is why we were among a very small group of public universities who had no increase in tuition and fees last year. We held the line even as we faced a $7 million increase in fixed-costs and an additional $5.7 million cut in state appropriations. I know that we all appreciate the sacrifices made by faculty and staff, which made it possible to hold down student costs. Faculty and staff compensation were frozen, and faculty and staff took on additional workloads. While the Governor and the legislature cut education less than other areas of government, the $1 billion shortfall in state revenues did cause them to make additional cuts in our budget. The operating budget for the coming year was cut 3.3% from last year and the budget base was reduced an additional 1.9% from last year resulting in a total effective cut of 5.2%. We simply could not absorb these additional cuts and another $8 million in increased fixed-costs without some increase in tuition and mandatory fees. Facing this financial situation, we worked as hard as we could to keep student cost increases as low as possible.

Under the university budget adopted yesterday, total student tuition and fees will be increased by 4.5% for both in-state and non-resident students. For a resident undergraduate student taking an average load of 15 hours, the total cost increase will be about $292 per year or $146 per semester. The $292 total includes the student fee supported in a student referendum for study abroad scholarships. The total budget also allows for an increase in tuition waivers for low-income students to offset the increased tuition costs. The budget continues the freeze on new hiring and on faculty and staff compensation. Even with the 4.5% increase in tuition and fees, the university will have absorbed over the two-year period more than $20 million in reduced appropriations and fixed-cost increases. Our administrative overhead costs remain at the lowest level of state institutions of higher education and among the lowest in the nation. Because of the generosity of university alumni and donors, we passed our goal of $150 million more in private scholarships. By June, we had topped the $160 million mark, and we have extended our scholarship campaign for five more years and raised the goal to $250 million. This means that we have more than doubled private scholarship aid for students in the past five years. Scholarship eligibility is not limited to low-income families. Students from middle-income families can qualify for Sooner Heritage Scholarships. The deadline for applying for these scholarships is July 15. If you need information about eligibility for these scholarships, please contact the Financial Aid Services at Room 216, Buchanan Hall, or by telephone at (405) 325-4521. Applications for Sooner Heritage Scholarships can be completed on line at www.financialaid.ou.edu and click on the Sooner Heritage Scholarship link. We will also continue to appropriate $200,000 for the reserved textbook program to buy required books for the 400 largest courses. These books, which will be held in the reserved section of the library, will help students avoid high costs for some textbooks. Before purchasing your textbooks, I encourage you to check to see if your course’s textbook is available by clicking on the “Resources” link at http:/libraries.ou.edu/. I deeply appreciate the sacrifices made by you and your families to assure that the education provided at OU will remain truly outstanding. Best wishes to each of you for a happy and productive summer.

Sincerely,

David L. Boren President