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Sports: Knight to miss third straight game (Page 6)

Opinion: Avoid becoming a dead week zombie with these tips (Page 3)

L&A: Make dead week a little better with a soothing playlist (Page 5)

GRADING TRENDS

College of Academic Affairs has lowest GPAGrade point average data shows some colleges consistently trend high or low

OU’s grade point average increases

Public transit to collect toys for childrenGIFTS

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Fill the Trolley will be back fro another year this 2014 Christmas sea-son and students are urged to bring toys for children in need.

Donations, bikes go to Christmas shop for local low-income familiesDANIELLE WIERENGANews Reporter@weirdenga

Norman and OU’s public transportation system will round up toys and distribute them to children in need this week to spread holiday spirit.

The Cleveland Area Rapid Transit will be hosting Fill the Trolley, its annual two-day charity event today and Wednesday, according to a press release.

Toys will be collected and brought to the Cleveland County Christmas store, a community project that helps provide low-in-come families with gifts during the winter hol-idays, according to the press release.

Every October, CART asks participating de-partments of OU to col-l e c t t oy s, g a m e s a n d o t h e r g i f t s f o r n e e d y c h i l d re n t h ro u g h o u t November, said Vicky Holland, marketing spe-cialist for OU Parking and Transportation Services.

About 54 departments at OU are par t icipat-ing in Fill the Trolley, Holland said. There were 60 donation boxes locat-ed throughout OU’s campus, including at the Honors College, English department and OU Police Department’s offices, Holland said.

Donations can also be dropped off before Thursday at OU Parking Services at Stubbeman Place, located at 1107 Elm Ave., or CART’s Transportation Operations Center, located at 510 E. Chesapeake.

The collected toys will be delivered to Cleveland County Christmas Store from 1 to 5 p.m. today and 8 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, according to the press release.

Holland said that CART tries to make these delivery days in-teresting by having a worker dressed as Santa Claus drive the trolley.

After the final Wednesday delivery, CART will hold a spe-cial reception in Monnet Hall at 11 a.m. where workers, pro-fessors and visitors buy over 15 bicycles for children in need at the Cleveland County Christmas Store, according to the press release.

“It’s a great cause, and a great way to give back to the com-munity of Norman,” Holland said.

Charles Hollingsworth, one of the organizers of the Cleveland County Christmas Store, appreciates CART’s con-tribution, he said.

“It’s a wonderful event,” Hollingsworth said. “We just get so excited to see the trolley driven by Santa Claus.”

CART provides a significant amount of toys, gifts and bi-cycles for children at the store, Hollingsworth said.

New computer system calculates overall GPA taking into account repeat grades

KATE BERGUMAssistant News Editor@kateclaire_b

Final grades for Fall 2014 will not be due until Dec. 16, but last year, OU’s overall GPA increased slightly from previous years.

OU’s combined undergraduate GPA was 3.14 during 2013, a slight jump from the 3.13 average in 2012 and the 3.11 aver-age in 2011, according to documents from OU Open Records.

Looking back at records of years prior to 2011 can be diffi-cult because a change in some of OU’s computer processes, said Kyle Harper, interim provost and senior vice president.

Older systems did not count repeat grades on the univer-sity’s records, causing seemingly lower GPAs, Harper said. Now, the systems can continuously update grades, leading to more accurate reporting, Harper said.

Though GPA might appear to increase after 2010 — jump-ing from a 3.09 in 2009 to a 3.12 in 2011, according to request-ed records — no change in grading calculation or forgiveness occurred, Harper said in an email.

“Ultimately grades would be the same, but the timing of the reporting might make it look like we had an uptick in GPA for semesters following the policy change,” Harper said.

Though OU’s average undergraduate GPA is reported by year, a lot of GPA monitoring happens at the individual col-lege or departmental level, Harper said.

Since 2011, average GPAs throughout the colleges of OU have either increased slightly or stayed the same, according to requested records.

Changes in the three-year period range from a zero-point increase in the Price College of Business and the College of Academic Affairs to a .09 point increase in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, according to requested records.

The change in Gaylord’s GPA reflects the change of college requirements, said John Hockett, assistant dean of Student Affairs at Gaylord College. In 2006, the GPA needed to enroll as a Gaylord student increased from a 2.25 to a 2.75, and the increase in the college’s GPA may be an effect of that change, Hockett said.

The College of Arts and Sciences experienced a .06 increase over the three-year period, according to the records.

EMILY SHARPNews Reporter@esharp13

The hardest course patterns at OU may be the ones stu-dents select themselves, according to GPA data from the last five years.

The college of Academic Affairs has consistently had the lowest average GPA — 2.82 — over the past six years, only matched by undecided University College students, accord-ing to data from OU Open Records.

Academic affairs students choose a theme designed to meet their own professional and personal goals, which de-termines which courses they take throughout their college careers, according to the degree catalog.

SEE MORE INSIDETurn to page 2 for a graph showing OU’s

overall GPA increase.

SEE COLLEGES PAGE 2

SEE GPA PAGE 2

Donate to Fill the TrolleyWhat: Donations of toys, games and other gifts for needy children

When: Until Thursday

Where: Donation boxes located throughout campus, OU Parking Services at 1107 Elm Ave., CART’s Transportation Operations Center at 510 E. Chesapeake

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TODAYStress Management: Success Series – 4 to 5 p.m in Wagner Hall, room 250Find out how you can control your stress during � nals week.

OU’s Annual Holiday Lights — 5 to 6 p.m. in David A. Burr ParkEnjoy holiday music, lights, hot chocolate and remarks from President David Boren at this holiday event. All students, faculty and staff are invited to attend, regardless of religions and beliefs.

Victory Tour Late Breakfast — 8 to 9 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Will Rogers Food CourtEnjoy pancake-wrapped sausage, mini cinnamon rolls and potatoes at this late-night breakfast.

WEDNESDAYTribute Massages — 1 to 4 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Crossroads LoungeGet a free massage from the Huff. Sign-up sheets will be in Crossroads lounge starting at 12:45 p.m. to reserve your spot at this � rst come, � rst served event.

THURSDAYCapitol Cart — 9 to 10 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s First Floor LobbyTell the Union Programming Board where you are on campus by tweeting #UPBCart to @UPBOU, and they will bring you a treat.

FRIDAYFree Movie: ‘Boyhood’ — Showings at 6 p.m., 9 p.m. and midnight in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham AuditoriumWatch this critically acclaimed movie for free in the Union and see a young boy grow up.

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PEOPLE TO KNOW

Campus lifeguards keep busy during cold months

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Finance sophomore Sara Leonard takes her rotation on the lifeguard stand in the indoor swimming pool at the Murray Case Sells Swim Complex.

DAISY CREAGERNews Reporter

When literature senior Alex Wilson arrives at work this time of year, he is bun-dled up like other students. But when it’s time to work, he takes off his jacket and sweater, shedding the layers he needed outside. He then changes into a bathing suit and gets up on the stand.

“It’s always weird having a swimsuit on in the middle of winter,” Wilson said.

Wilson is a lifeguard at the Murray Case Sells Swim Complex, where he works even during temperatures when many people — save for Polar Bear Club mem-bers and avid swimmers — wouldn’t even thinking about taking a dip. Wilson got his certification to be a lifeguard when he was 16. He has been doing it year-round, through summers, falls, winters and springs, ever since.

“The nice thing is that it’s familiar to me and pretty laid back,” Wilson said.

Wilson started at OU as a summer swim instructor and he was rehired in the fall as a lifeguard his freshman year, Wilson said.

While the outdoor pool at the swim complex closes in mid to late September, the indoor pool is open year-round. Although there is less of a need for lifeguards

during the winter, the staff’s expectation of them remains the same, aquatics coordina-tor Stephanie Peruttzi said.

“They still have to have an American Red Cross life-guard certification,” Peruttzi said. “There’s a verbal inter-view and a water skills inter-view to be hired.”

During the winter, the life-guards take 30-minute rota-tions on the lifeguard stand, using their time off the stand to clean the facility, Wilson said.

To keep all of the life-guards on the same page,

they train a couple times a semester, Wilson said.

“We’ll do things that we don’t normally get to prac-tice because of our facilities and the normal risks that we come across are going to be in this pool where most of us can stand up,” Wilson said.

Lifeguarding during the winter is more relaxed be-cause of the type of swim-mers who come to the pool, Wilson said.

“During the summer we have a lot more kids running around the pool, and there’s a lot bigger risk of someone

drowning,” Wilson said. “During the winter, there’s more lap swimmers and more people who know what they’re doing and are here for a work out.”

While he loves his job year-round, Wilson said he likes working summer better.

“Summer is usually when we really get in gear,” Wilson said. “Summer is better be-cause there’s more going on.”

Daisy CreagerDaisy.C.Creager-1@ou.edu

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This change is not par-ticularly significant, said Rhonda Dean-Kyncl, assis-tant dean of academic ser-vices for the college.

Throughout each aca-demic period, the College of Arts and Sciences moni-tors the GPAs of individual students, Dean-Kyncl said. While students with high GPAs may receive honors and scholarships, facul-ty and advisers hold inter-ventions with students with GPAs dipping below the 2.0 minimum for the college, Dean-Kyncl said.

Additionally, Dean-Kyncl and faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences plan to improve monitoring stu-dents with middle GPAs, Dean-Kyncl said. Starting this month, Dean-Kyncl will be able to view students with drastic changes in GPA, even those who may not be below the college’s requirements, she said. Advisers will then

T h e c o l l e g e w i t h t h e highest GPA has changed multiple times through-o u t t h e y e a r s , b u t t h e Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education has the high-est average GPA over the past six years, with an aver-age of 3.33.

The second-highest av-erage GPA, 3.29, belongs to the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts.

B o t h t h e C o l l e g e o f Education and the College of Fine Arts have relative-ly low enrollment num-bers, hovering in the 700s. The College of Arts and Sciences, with an average

GPA: Colleges plan to monitor students with drastic changes in GPAContinued from page 1

COLLEGES: College of Education boasts highest overall average GPAContinued from page 1 GPA of 3.10, has the highest

enrollment, with over 6,000 students enrolled.

The second-lowest GPA belonged to the College of Aviation, with a 3.01 five-year average. Perhaps not coincidentally, the College of Aviation also has the low-est enrollment numbers, with only 148 students en-rolled in the spring of 2014.

Many students have dif-fering opinions on which classes are the hardest, with each college having their challenges.

“ I n m y o p i n i o n , t h e Col le g e of Engine er ing has the hardest courses on campus,” said chemical engineering sophomore Crystal Nguyen. “My easiest

courses tend to be my hu-manities courses.”

Despite this, the average GPA of the College of Arts and Sciences over the past six years is lower than that of the College of Engineering, which has an average GPA of 3.14.

In 2010, OU changed the way GPA was calculated after upgrading its com-puter systems, allowing for more accurate grading data. This resulted in higher aver-age GPAs for most colleges, although this increase var-ied by a wide margin from college to college.

Emily Sharpemily.a.sharp-1@ou.edu

speak with students about their grades and try to un-derstand why they may have decreased, Dean-Kyncl said.

Hopefully, this effort will encourage better student re-tention, Dean-Kyncl said.

Unfortunately, some stu-dents may think that after a semester of poor grades, they are not cut out for col-lege at all, Dean-Kyncl said. She hopes that the new

program will allow advisers to tell students this is not the case, Dean-Kyncl said.

“One semester or two of struggle does not mean that you cannot do this,” Dean-Kyncl said.

Additionally, the pro-gram may help prevent stu-dents from ever falling below the minimum GPA, when grades can be difficult to re-pair, Dean-Kyncl said.

“It’s more like an early intervention,” Dean-Kyncl said.

The interventions will allow advisers and faculty to understand individual stu-dents, Dean-Kyncl said.

The College of Education also takes an individualized approach to monitoring GPA, said Dean Gregg Garn.

If faculty notice students struggling, they or College of Education advisers may initiate a conversation, Garn said. Other times, students whose GPAs might be lower than they would like may ap-proach a faculty member to talk, Garn said.

“It’s very much on an indi-vidual level,” Garn said.

Like the College of Arts and Sciences, the GPA of u n d e r g r a d u a t e s i n t h e College of Education has also increased by .06 points since 2011, according to the records.

Throughout the years, fac-ulty and grading trends have remained fairly stable in the college, leading to a stable

GPA, Garn said.To gauge the accuracy of

grading practices, College of Education faculty look to certification tests that students must take to be-come educators, Garn said. Because most OU educa-tion students who take these tests pass, Garn believes that students’ grades are an accurate measure of their knowledge, he said.

Though the college mon-itors general GPA trends at OU and other universities, Garn would like to imple-ment a sort of dashboard

of student metrics, he said. It would be nice if faculty could be alerted to student issues just as drivers are alerted to issues with their cars, Garn said.

“If there is a sort of red light warning indicator — the engine’s not working, or the student is having a prob-lem — that allows us to in-tervene in a timely way and fix it,” Garn said.

Kate Bergumkate.c.bergum-1@ou.edu

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OUR VIEW

Tips to combat horrors of undead week Our View: It’s undead week.

Every year we write an editorial lamenting that “dead” week isn’t all that dead. Rather, it’s the zom-bie of the semester, the undead week. Without fail, professors give exams, quizzes and make essays due over the week before finals. This year, instead of complaining about “dead” week, we decided to be proactive and have included ways you can avoid the misery of undead week. Avoid turning into a zombie during undead week with these helpful tips:

EAT REAL FOOD, NOT BRAINS (OR JUNK FOOD)

The zombies of Halloween and “The Walking Dead” feast on brains and human body parts. College zombies, on the other hand, feast on fast food, energy drinks, microwave meals and coffee. Avoid letting undead week turn you into a college zombie by taking time to make a meal of real food, like fresh fruits and veggies, and things that didn’t come premade from a box. Your diet affects how you feel, so unless you want to limp around campus zombie-style, make sure to eat a balanced meal or two during undead week.

GET SOME SLEEP

Everyone knows zombies don’t sleep. Even though lack of sleep might not technically make you a member of the undead, it sure can make you feel and look like one. Your brain functions better when you give it time to rest and process the ma-terial you’ve been studying. Don’t wreak havoc on your sleep schedule during this undead week; set a strict study schedule and turn the lights off with enough time to ensure a full eight hours of sleep.

DON’T GET BITTEN

It’s unlikely a literal zombie will take a bite out of you on the South Oval, but you still don’t want to get bitten by study-spot greed. There are few things more frustrating than hunting the library for a good spot to study for finals only to find a greedy student has taken up an entire table for himself or herself. Make sure to show study courtesy this undead week and leave room for all the other pseudo-zom-bies to cram for exams.

SHOWER

Just because you might have five finals in three days it doesn’t mean you can let personal hygiene go by the wayside. Zombies, due to their diet of rotting flesh, probably don’t smell the best. Make sure to take a few quick showers this week to avoid smelling undead yourself.

TAKE BRAIN BREAKS

No, we don’t mean you should eat brains while studying; we mean you should give yours an occa-sional rest. Studying for 10 hours at a time does not mean you’ll remember 10 times as much. In fact, you brain functions better when you study in one-hour blocks: study for 50 minutes, followed by a 10-minute constructive break. Taking brain breaks might seem counterintuitive, but we aren’t making it up. According to MIT’s study tips, “Our minds need an occasional rest in order to stay alert and productive, and you can look forward to a reward as you study.” If it works for MIT students, it can probably work for you. We suggest using your brain breaks effectively by taking a brisk walk, chatting with a friend or reading leisurely.

We hope these tips help you combat undead week and make it through the rest of the semester as a zombie warrior rather than a member of the undead.

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NEWS Tuesday, December 2, 2014 • 3

Cleveland County Christmas Store operates through an eligibility process where all residents of Cleveland County contribute time and donations to the store before it opens on Dec. 8, Hollingsworth said. Most of the people who help build and later shop at the store are from low-income back-grounds, Hollingsworth said.

The store is in its 43rd year and it is completely run by volunteers, Hollingsworth said.

Hollingsworth believes this is an important element to the store, which is “not a handout; it’s a helping hand” for families in need during the holiday, he said.

A lot of work and effort is put into making the store as authentic as possible so that children, teens and adults can fully enjoy the experience, Hollingsworth said.

The store has a children’s department for visitors 12 and under, a teen department for teenage boys and girls, and another department where adults can collect household items. The store also provides certificates that can be re-deemed at supermarkets for groceries.

Each year Cleveland County Christmas Store rais-es money for the following year’s event, but this year Hollingsworth says they are running a bit behind their fundraising goal.

Donations of toys, non-perishable groceries and house-hold goods can be made at 641 East Robinson Street from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. or at 1 p.m. thru 3 p.m. today to Thursday, according to the store’s website.

Donations can also be made at 1 p.m. thru 3 p.m. Friday. Financial Donations can be mailed to The Christmas Store, PO Box 256, Norman, OK 73070, according to the store’s website.

Contributions can also be made at the various donation boxes throughout OU campus buildings, Holland said.

Danielle Wierenga, dmiwierenga@gmail.com

TROLLEY: Many places to drop off donationsContinued from page 1

OGEOMA MBARAONYELife & Arts Reporter

DANIELLE WIERENGANews Reporter

Participants can help light the holiday tree and menorah during OU’s annual holiday lights event today.

The event will take place at 5 p.m. today in David A. Burr Park, located east of the residence halls, accord-ing to an OU press release. In the event of inclement weather, the event will be held in Couch Restaurants, u n i v e r s i t y s p o k e s m a n Corbin Wallace said.

Other activities at the event include singing along to holiday music and visit-ing with Santa and his elves. Warm snacks and drinks, such as hot chocolate, hot apple cider and cookies, will also be provided, ac-cording to an OU press release.

Sheet music will be passed out to attendees so they can participate in the caroling during the celebration, Wallace said

The Singing Sooners and the OU Wind Symphony Brass band will perform holiday music at the event.

OU President David Boren, Student Government Association president Kunal Naik, former SGA president Matt Epting, director of Religious Studies Charles Kimball

and professor of Jewish history Alan Levenson will speak at the event.

The event was started by Boren and first lady Molly Shi Boren when they came to campus, Wallace said.

Ogeoma Mbaraonye, ogeoma.e.mbaraonye-1@ou.edu

Danielle Wierenga, dmiwierenga@gmail.com

Speakers, music and food planned for occasion, which will take place tonight

NEIL MCGLOHON/THE DAILY

The ceremonial menorah and Christmas tree of OU’s annual holiday lighting celebration stood lit during one of the past celebrations. Refreshments, including cookies and hot chocolate, were furnished by Housing and Food Services.

GO AND DOOU’s annual holiday lights eventWhen: 5 p.m. today

Where: David A. Burr Park

Price: Free and open to the public

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Five St. Louis Rams players entered the football field with their hands raised. A day later, people walked out of work or school showing the same gesture of solidarity with Ferguson protesters.

The pose has come to symbolize a movement, even though witnesses of-fered conflicting accounts of whether 18-year-old Michael Brown had his hands up in surrender when he was killed by Ferguson officer Darren Wilson in August.

The power of the symbol was evident again Monday. Protesters across the coun-try walked off the job or away from class in support of the Ferguson protesters. Walkouts took place in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere.

A t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Missouri-St. Louis, not far from Ferguson, sophomore Amber Whitaker was among ab ou t 3 0 s tu d e nt s w h o chanted “Hands up. Don’t shoot!”

Whitaker, who is white, said the symbolism is what matters, not whether Brown literally had his hands in the air.

“There are black men and women who are shot with their hands up,” Whitaker said. “There are black men and women who are shot unarmed. It may not apply exactly to Mike Brown, but it still happens.”

The exact circumstances surrounding Brown’s death will forever be in dispute. Wilson, who is white, shot and killed Brown, who was black and unarmed, on Aug. 9. A grand jury’s decision last week not to indict Wilson set off renewed protests, some of which turned violent.

Wilson told the grand jury that he shot Brown in self-de-fense. But several witnesses said Brown had his hands up in surrender. Within hours, “Hands Up. Don’t Shoot!” became the rallying cry for protesters.

Witness accounts con-tained in thousands of pages of grand jury documents re-viewed by The Associated Press showed many varia-tions about whether Brown’s hands were actually raised — and if so, how high.

Some people were offend-ed by the hands-up gesture.

T h e S t . L o u i s P o l i c e Officers Association said the display by Rams play-ers Tavon Austin, Kenny Britt, Stedman Bailey, Jared Cook and Chris Givens was “tasteless, offensive and inflammatory.”

The group, joined by the St. Louis County Police Association, met with Rams l e a d e r s Mo n d ay . R a m s coach Jeff Fisher said during a news conference that nei-ther the team nor the NFL will discipline the five play-ers for the gesture.

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one-sentence statement Monday from spokesman Brian McCarthy: “We respect and understand the con-cerns of all individuals who have expressed views on this tragic situation.”

In Springfield, Missouri, Rodney Shetler watched the players’ action from his home. He said the move was “in pretty poor taste” and was divisive and disrespect-ful to law enforcement.

“It’s a gesture proven by the grand jury not to be appropriate or accurate,” said Shetler, the 44-year-old owner of a copying and printing business.

A similar episode unfold-ed more than four decades ago at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

John Carlos, the American 200-meter bronze medalist, set off a political firestorm on the medal stand when he and teammate Tommie Smith gave the black power salute. He stood by the Rams players.

“If they choose to come out and raise their hands in support of whatever their emotions are, they have the right to do that,” Carlos told The Associated Press. “I don’t think the whole story

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Ferguson solidarity continues

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Members of the St. Louis Rams raise their arms in awareness of the events in Ferguson, Missouri, as they walk onto the field during introductions before an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, in St. Louis.

Football players, Olympic athletes support protesters

has been told about the Michael Brown tragedy, and the pros and cons on both sides. They can just go by their emotions. I don’t think anyone got injured or shot by expressing emotions.”

T h e W h i t e H o u s e o n Monday announced the conclusion of a three-month review of the Ferguson sit-uation. President Barack Obama wants more officers to wear cameras to promote trust, but he is not seeking to reduce federal programs that provide the type of mili-tary-style equipment used to dispel the unrest in Ferguson and elsewhere.

Brown’s family wants to see every police officer working the streets wearing a body camera.

A l s o M o n d a y , t h e Ferguson Commission ap-pointed by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon met for the first time. The 16-person panel will study the underlying social and economic conditions — from failing schools to high unemployment— that have gained attention since Brown’s death.

About 80 residents attend-ed the group’s first session, a five-hour meeting devoted primarily to organizational issues.

As the meeting lingered, several audience members ran out of patience, angri-ly imploring commission members to discuss practical

solutions, not murky goals and vision statements.

“People have waited for three months stewing in anxiety and pain,” activ-ist Charles Wade told the panel.

The panel includes a Ferguson construc-t ion-supply company owner, two pastors, a uni-versity professor, a com-munity activist and a St. Louis police detective who is also president of the state chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police. Two of the 16 members were in Washington meet-ing with Obama.

Nixon dropped plans Monday for a special leg-islative session to approve additional spending for the state’s public-safe-ty response to protesters in the St. Louis area. The governor reversed course after lawmakers said he could tap into an exist-ing budget for the State Emergency Management Agency to cover the costs of the National Guard and Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Associated Press writers Alan Scher Zagier in Ferguson, David A. Liebin Jefferson City, Missouri, and Eddie Pells in Denver contributed to this report.

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It’s dead week, and you have too many things on your to-do

list. You have to study for several exams, prepare a presentation and write two papers. Don’t forget to feed your dog. Forget the dishes, right? Those will wait until Christmas break. Nothing says finals like high stress levels.

Is it possible to shrink the levels just a tad or maybe altogether?

Find out by attending the Stress Management: Success Series today, in Wagner Hall. Nicole Kendrick, OU student programs specialist, will be speaking to students about the importance of stress management. She shared some of her key points with The Daily on how to keep the stress at bay.

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“This is hands down my number one tip for dealing with stress. Although many students do it, it’s not helpful to stay up all night studying. A good night’s sleep improves learn-ing and memory and can help you manage stress levels. Power down before bedtime — try to eliminate screen time at least an hour before you want to fall asleep.”

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“Stress relief is one of the many benefits of exercise. Try to break up intense study sessions with a workout. Staying active can help you think, move and feel better. You’ll also be in a better mood!”

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“During this time of the year, many students start to ex-perience high levels of stress because they are focusing on what they haven’t done yet, or how far behind they feel. Instead of entertaining these negative thoughts, practice positive self-talk by focusing on things you can do to move forward and make progress. If you surround yourself with positive people, keeping those negative thoughts at bay is a lot easier!”

avoid multi-tasking

“Prioritize your to-do list and then check items off that list one at a time. When you are engaged in a task, fully devote yourself to that task. Try to clear your mind of the other million things that are flying around in your brain, stressing you out.”

take a deep breath

“Literally and figuratively. Abdominal breathing can reduce stress and anxiety. This kind of deep breathing promotes a sense of calmness and increases oxygen to your brain. Also, remember to keep things in perspective. Everything is going to be OK.”

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Knight ruled out for BedlamFor the third straight game, sophomore quarterback

Trevor Knight will not play, as he continues to battle a lin-gering injury he suffered in the Baylor loss Nov. 8.

The first two games he missed, redshirt freshman Cody Thomas stepped in. However, those games weren’t exactly in the most ideal weather conditions.

Despite that, coaches and players continue to rave about Thomas’ assurance.

“He’s confident in what he’s doing,” co-offensive coor-dinator Josh Heupel said. “Not that he wasn’t confident going into week one. He’s a competitor. He’s been in a lot of competitive situations.”

Thomas’ first start came in a windy game in Lubbock. His next one came in one of the rainiest games in recent memory.

Last year, Thomas watched the Bedlam game from the sideline. Now, in just his third career start, he’ll take on the intensity that always comes with Bedlam.

Shepard, Hayes questionableWhile Knight’s status is certain, those of junior wide re-

ceiver Sterling Shepard and senior safety Quentin Hayes are not.

In the win against Iowa State Nov. 1, Shepard injured his groin on the first play of the game. Since then, Shepard only played briefly in the Texas Tech and Kansas games, taking himself out after aggravating the injury.

“There isn’t anything to hide about it,” head coach Bob Stoops said. “It’s just when he gets out there to hit the throttle to go full speed, can he do it? That’s just something that’s hard to gauge that.”

Hayes suffered an ankle injury in the win against Kansas two weeks ago and did not return, sporting a boot the rest of the game.

Coaches will monitor both players’ injuries in practice as the week progresses.

Hunnicutt’s constant confidenceIt has been an interesting year for senior kicker Michael

Hunnicutt, to say the least. Coming in to the season, Hunnicutt was one of the most

highly regarded kickers in the country. But a few slip-ups this season have slightly changed that.

In the loss to Kansas State Oct. 18, Hunnicutt missed two field goals and an extra point, all kicks that might have given Oklahoma a win.

Through all this, Hunnicutt hasn’t lost a bit of confidence.

“It probably gets made out worse than it really is by ev-erybody else,” Hunnicutt said. “My confidence never really got shaken very much … I know I’m a good kicker and I look back at my career and probably have one of the better percentages in the country with that many kicks.”

Offensive line hoping to continue dominanceIn such a whirlwind season, with fan expectations that

weren’t met and the emergence of freshman running back Samaje Perine, the play of the offensive line has been overshadowed.

The offensive line has only allowed an NCAA leading six sacks all season.

“It’s the five guys up front. The backs are included in there,” Heupel said. “In some situations, our wide receiv-ers have done a good job trying to create separation … Certainly the five guys up front and the backs have done a tremendous job as well though.”

This week, the Sooners take on an Oklahoma State de-fense that uses a handful of guys from a year ago. Junior center Ty Darlington knows they are better than their num-bers show and will be ready for the challenge.

“They’re a good defense, they really are,” Darlington said. “Especially in their front seven, they’re really solid … It will definitely be a challenge.”

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Sophomore quarterback Trevor Knight watches for an open receiver during Saturday’s game at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Baylor defeated the Sooners 48-14.

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