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Myke Brown likes to have fun with his music, but just one listen will show he’s not playing around.

Brown, human relations junior, has been rapping for years but started to re-cord and take it more seriously about eight months ago. Once he started, he hasn’t slowed down, attempting to build hype around the area and beyond.

The Austin, Texas, native said his origi-nal decision to take it seriously came from his friends’ insistence that he could do something worthwhile with his music.

“From that point on I started writing more than I had, and it’s kind of just taken off from there,” Brown said.

Brown cites musical influences like Kanye West, Jay-Z and Kid Cudi.

“I’ve always loved spoken word poetry too, and stuff like that,” Brown said. “So when I started writing, that’s kind of the way that I went about writing.”

He said loves being able to express him-self with his music and even sees it as a

sort of de-stresser.“It’s a relief; it’s an expression; it’s like a

therapy. You pretty much have free reign to say whatever you want, and once you get comfortable enough you’re able to use it as a therapy and a release for things, which is relaxing.”

He’s worked hard to reach the point he’s at, but he’s enjoyed every second of it.

“I just want to have a good time doing it. The people I know have really embraced it, and they enjoy it just because they know me,” Brown said. “And if you don’t know me it’s a way to get a look into my life or just into my personality.“

He described his music as fun but also pretty personal.

“It started as something fun just to do and is turning into a reflection of myself,” Brown said.

Brown said that he doesn’t have too much trouble juggling school and music,

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Illegal downloads on declineCopyright complaints against OU drop 85 percent after fi le-sharing is blocked

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Copyright complaints against OU as a result of illegal downloading dropped 85 percent be-tween fall 2009 and fall 2010, likely due to OU Information Technology’s copyright education efforts and blocking of file-sharing traffic.

Illegal downloading can influence tuition in-creases because the university foots the cost of

investigating complaints filed by the Recording Industry Association of America and other watchdog organizations, said OU Information Technologies spokesman Nicholas Key.

“Each copyright complaint costs OU legal fees and the risk of lawsuits, which can really add up and ultimately cause a rise in tuition,” Key said.

OU IT officers began implementing measures to deter illegal downloading after the Higher Education Opportunity and Affordability Act

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Student Congress proposed bill that would send UOSA member to regents’ meetings

SARAH MARTINThe Oklahoma Daily

UOSA has postponed a bill that would increase student rep-resentation at meetings for the OU Regents and Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

The bill would create a stu-dent-representative position for the OU Board of Regents and provide access for a member of the Student Advisory Board to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

It was proposed so students would be represented at meet-ings, said Jason Robison, Student Congress Academic Affairs

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Qualifi cations for admittance increase as more students look to become doctors

JOSH BURKSThe Oklahoma Daily

Governmental concerns about health care are not stopping students from seeking a life in medicine. In fact, more students than ever are applying to medi-cal school, according to a recent study.

The American Association of Medical Colleges has reported a 58-percent increase in applica-tions since it received 26,702 in 1988.

Consequently, the bar has been raised significantly for

Raise could be possible with priority shift in funds, Staff Senate chairman says

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OU’s Department of Finance is working to provide campus staff with a pay raise by later this semester; however, staff senate members have still expressed concerns over the implementation of the increases.

Staff pay is likely to increase by 2 percent in April or May, David Houck, OU Staff Senate chairman, said at Wednesday’s staff senate meeting in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Heritage Room.

Houck reported the increase but said the

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Henry Kissinger

A 1973 Nobel Peace Prize winner who served as U.S. Secretary of State will participate in a dinner and fireside chat March 9 at OU, the university an-nounced Wednesday.

Henry Kissinger served as Secretary of State from September 1973 to January 1977 and helped shape U.S. foreign pol-icy with the Soviet Union, according to a press release.

During his time with the government, he also helped open relations with the People’s Republic of China and end American involvement in the Vietnam War, achievements which earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973.

Kissinger has played a larger role

than any American diplomat in the last half of the 20th century, OU President David Boren said.

“His visit to OU will give our univer-sity family a rare opportunity to hear a firsthand report on important historic events and policy decisions as well as a wise perspective on current events,” Boren said.

OU students, faculty and staff can attend the dinner with a reservation, and overflow seating is available to the public.

For reservations, call the OU Office of Special Events at 405-325-3784.

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Former U.S. Secretary of State to visit OU

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Hip-hop artist Myke Brown stands in his garage recording studio Friday. The human relations junior will perform Sunday in Oklahoma City.

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“If you don’t know me, it’s a way to get a look into my life or just into my personality.”

— MYKE BROWN, LOCAL RAP ARTIST

Violation punishments

» First violation: Offender’s computer is blocked from OU’s network and they must complete a copyright quiz before Internet access is restored.

» Second violation: Offender must visit the Offi ce of Student Conduct for a consultation and possible fee, in addition to retaking the copyright quiz..

» Third violation: Offender must pay a minimum $200 fee in addition to the previous steps.

was passed in 2008, which required universities to imple-ment network filtering to stop peer-to-peer file sharing to help prevent tuition increases.

The university received 552 copyright complaints from the Recording Industry Association of America and other watch-dog organizations in fall 2009.

The combination of this and the Higher Education Act pushed the university into action because there was too much finan-cial and legal risk to OU and its students, Key said.

“Last fall, about 5 percent of the student body was illegally downloading,” Key said. “This fall we only had 82 complaints. We’re definitely happy with the results.”

In fall 2009, OU IT began copyright-education campaigns, and by spring 2010, users of OU’s wireless network, OUWIFI, were required to register their computers and take a copy-right education quiz. OUWIFI also blocked peer-to-peer ac-cess that corresponds with illegal downloading, Key said.

“We don’t block websites, just peer-to-peer traffic,” Key said. “It’s not our job to get anyone in trouble or manage the content of the Internet. We just want to limit students’ liability.”

Key warned that students who illegally download files out-side OU may still be caught.

“If a student does access illegal files off campus, their com-puter leaves traces that the watchdog organizations can find,”

Key said. “They then turn the complaint over to OU, and we are legally obligated to research the complaint.”

If a student illegally downloads a file on his or her comput-er, the Recording Industry Association of America can get the information and the computer’s Internet Protocol address —

a numeric address assigned to a comput-er connected to the Internet — and send a copyright complaint to OU.

The university finds the address owner, informs them of the complaint and in-vestigates. Students are cut off from the wireless networks until they complete a series of steps to clear their name, said Andrea Kulsrud, Student Conduct Office director.

“The [Recording Industry Association of America] is generally satisfied with

OU’s response to the copyright complaints,” Key said. “However, the agency can still decide to take further action on individual cases.”

OU computer engineering sophomore Jason Mead said he doesn’t think OU’s policy is too invasive or uncalled for.

“Well, it’s clear that their attempts to stop illegal file sharing have been successful,” Mead said. “And as far as I know, most students haven’t felt restrained by these Internet policies.”

Key said OU made sure to not impact students’ ability to collaborate and share academically and it allows the usage of bit torrents when connected to an Ethernet cord.

“Bit torrents are blocked on OU’s wireless networks for bandwidth purposes only,” Key said.

Key said OU IT is pleased with the success of the efforts to reduce copyright complaints.

distribution of said raises has yet to be determined. Grant De Lozier, political science and geographical in-

formation sciences senior, has previously organized a cam-paign to raise the living wage for OU staff and attended the meeting.

When he approached the senate last semester about the campaign, he was told that it was unlikely because of 9 mil-lion dollars in budget cuts, De Lozier said.

“All of this is kind of strange because all of the past meet-ings have been about budget cuts ... but it is a great thing,” De Lozier said.

De Lozier said he was curious where this money for pay increases will come from.

Senate members voiced the same concern. When he met with Vice President of Finance Nick Hathaway

to discuss the increases, Houck was told they would find it

somewhere in the budget, Houck said.“It is sort of a priority shift,” Houck said.Potentially, the funding could come from empty positions

not being filled, Hourly Employees Council Representative Mary Thomas said. Of the list of people retiring this year, many will not be replaced.

“It is sure happening in our department; work load is in-creasing for everyone,” Houck said.

Wherever the source of the increases, senate members voiced their appreciation for the additional pay.

“I appreciate the 2 percent; at least it is something,” Etta Walden said.

Also at the meeting, Chris Kuwitzky, associate vice presi-dent for Administration and Finance and chief financial officer, gave a presentation on changes to the retirement plan. The plan was developed by the Retirement Plans Management Committee, which will give advice and coun-sel staff on overall retirement planning and will charge fees for the service.

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Today around campus» Student Success Series will have Jon Dell speak on the virtues of being academically successful at 4 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245.

» Gregory Cajete will speak about Native Science in Oklahoma at 6 p.m. in the National Weather Center’s auditorium.

» The Women’s and Gender Studies Center for Social Justice will show “Degrees of Incarceration” at 7 p.m. in the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History’s Kerr Auditorium.

» Dillard’s is hosting a lunch and learn presentation about career opportunities in fashion from noon to 1 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Heritage Room.

» Information on preparing for second-level interviews will be provided to students from 2:30 to 3 p.m. in the Union’s Crimson Room.

Friday, Feb. 18» Baseball will host William & Mary at 3 p.m. in McCasland Field House.

» Softball will host Southern Utah at 3:30 p.m. at the OU Softball Complex.

» Women’s Gymnastics will host Missouri at 7 p.m. in Lloyd Noble Center.

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those pursuing a career in medicine. According to the association, the average GPA of students accepted into medical schools rose almost a 10th of a point in the last decade from 3.57 in 1998 to 3.66 in 2008.

While the increasingly difficult task of gaining admit-tance to medical school has traditionally been viewed as healthy competition among future doctors, experts such as Paul Sims, biochemistry professor, fear the competi-tion has gone beyond what is healthy.

“Because they know that those programs are so com-petitive to get into, many pre-med students tend to be extremely focused on the grade that they get in the class and not focused as much on what they’re going to learn,” said Sims.

An American Association of Medical Colleges report published in June predicts that by 2020 the U.S. will face a shortage of 91,500 doctors.

To fill this void, there may be an abundance of poten-tial doctors, but the challenge for OU premedical pro-fessions and zoology adviser Nancy Blass is identifying them.

“I’ve seen more applicants every year since I’ve been here,” Blass said. “And medical schools are growing to ac-commodate them.”

But as medical schools increase class size, deciding whom to admit poses a greater challenge, Blass said.

Patients across the nation already feel the pinch that results from a lack of primary care physicians, according to a recent study published by Dr. Karen Hauer in “The Journal of the American Medical Association.”

Hauer’s study found only 4.9 percent of fourth-year medical students were interested in family practice medicine, while the most commonly selected special-ties were higher-paying surgical fields.

Medical school administrators attempt to weed out students lacking appropriate motivating factors by re-quiring a deep level of commitment from those seeking to gain admission, said Dianne Cunningham, director of Admissions for Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences.

“We look at a variety of factors — MCAT exams, clin-icals, shadowing experience they’ve had — but we also look at some of the reasons that they have decided they want to be a doctor,” Cunningham said. “Basically a well-rounded applicant is what we’re looking for.”

as he spends a majority of his free time working on his lyrics and beats. He said he gets in around seven to 10 hours per week working on music.

While he’s interested in getting his degree, as of right now, he sees it as more of a fallback op-tion if his music career doesn’t pan out.

“With the music thing, you just got to take the shot while it’s available, and if it doesn’t work then it doesn’t work,” Brown said.

Brown said he would like to get to a point where he can make the music that he wants and help other people achieve success as well. As far as short-term goals, he said he’d like to spur more recognition by getting his music on some of the more prominent hip-hop blogs.

He’s had some success so far with his first two mixed tapes, “One Myke” and “Survival of the Fittest.” Collectively, the tapes have been downloaded over 2,500 times. However, he said he’d like to get some more wide-spread recognition with his future projects.

Brown has received a lot of help in his musical progres-sion from his buddies Gray Thomas and Daniel Sewell. Thomas and Sewell help him record, give him feedback and manage and book his shows.

“It’s really cool to see Myke grow because we’ve known him for so long, and we’ve been there since the beginning,” Sewell said. “It’s really rewarding.”

Brown even does the bulk of his recording in Thomas and Sewell’s garage or living room. Thomas and Sewell are the operators of Pairadime Music, a Norman-based promotion

and artist management company that began as a free music blog that puts emphasis on helping local artists. Although they handle certain parts of his music career, they are all friends first.

“Just sitting around and getting to know him, going from freestyling to where he’s at now; it’s re-ally cool,” Thomas said. “It’s fun, because it’s someone you care about doing it too.”

Thomas and Sewell spoke highly of Brown as an artist, highlighting his work ethic.

“A perfectionist with zero letdown,” Thomas said. “Dude literally zones in until he has it right no matter how long it takes.”

Thomas and Sewell want to offer him as many opportunities as possible, including have him work with more people and play in bigger shows.

Perhaps his biggest opportunity so far comes this Sunday when he will open for one

of his favorite rappers, Kendrick Lamar.“It’s crazy; I never would’ve thought I’d have such an op-

portunity this soon into things,” Brown said.Both Thomas and Sewell said they love being able to hear

Brown on a track or see him perform live.“I enjoy it, but it’s really fun to see other people enjoy it the

way we do,” Thomas said. “And it’s not just us thinking our friend’s cool, it’s like us recognizing the guy is talented.”

Thomas and Sewell have high hopes for their friend, and Brown feels like he’s headed in the right direction. Thomas and Sewell also wanted to make it clear that Brown is not just a musician, but he’s a good person too.

“Myke’s a really good guy; he’s not just a rapper,” Sewell said. “He’s just a down-to-earth guy.”

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chairman and bill author.The positions would not give representatives any power

with the voting and decisions of the Regents, but it would be a goal of the representatives to attain these privileges for the positions in the future, Robison said.

The bill was sent back to committee at the Student Congress meeting Tuesday following the State of the UOSA address because it lacked sufficient descriptions of the re-sponsibilities of the proposed positions, Robison said.

If the bill passes, representatives will attend regents meet-ings and report happenings to UOSA, Robison said.

Technically, the official representative is UOSA President Franz Zenteno, but his schedule is busy, Robison said.

“I don’t think he has been to a meeting yet,” Robison said. “As the UOSA constitution states, the UOSA president is the official representative for the students, and according to [OU Students Affairs], they have told me our person to the regents is the UOSA president.”

Zenteno, international and area studies graduate stu-dent, is not required by UOSA constitution to attend the meetings, however past presidents have chosen to do so.

Amanda Holloway Rutherford, who now works for OU Student Services, attended some of the regents meetings as 2008 to 2009 UOSA president. Rutherford would attend meetings depending on the agenda and if meetings were located on the Norman campus, she said.

“I think more than anything it helped us know what was going on in the administration ... if we wanted to respond,” Rutherford said.

The bill was created, in part, to always have a student presence at regents’ meeting, Robison said.

Zenteno said he regularly attends meetings.“In addition to attending regents meetings, I also meet

weekly and sometimes daily with university administration, including the vice president and/or president,” Zenteno said in an e-mail.

Guns on campus are a good idea

In response to the legalization of guns on college campuses, I support this action. Having armed stu-dents and faculty makes campuses safer and gun laws only make the situation worse. Here is why. College campuses are currently “gun free zones,”which means gunmen are correct when they assume they will find hapless victims there. Law-abiding citizens obey the law, criminals do not. A bank robber doesn’t leave a targeted bank after spotting a “no guns” sign posted on the wall.

Gun laws only affect the law- abiding; criminals will always find a way to get a gun and use them against the citizens. We have been shown many times what the outcome is, Virginia Tech and Columbine, when students and faculty are unarmed. For those who don’t know, a CCW [Carry Concealed Weapon]license holder, Joe Zamudio, stopped Jared Loughner from killing more people in Tucson before the po-lice officers got to the scene. Look it up on YouTube. Police officers cannot respond quickly enough and people get killed.

We need to follow Texas’ lead and pass a simi-lar law. Only CCW license holders will be allowed to carry on campuses if such a law was passed. All CCW license recipients complete an 8-hour con-cealed weapons course that includes education on the lawful use of a firearm and actually training at a gun range. The instructor will fail anyone that doesn’t present adequate ability in using a firearm. That indi-vidual will not receive their license until presenting these qualities.

As difficult as it is to keep myself from rambling on

about this, I’m trying to direct statements toward all the claims that anti-firearm activists use in the debate of these issues.

— Justin Helps,mechanical engineering senior

General education not that easy

With all due respect to my good friend and col-league Dr. David Ray, Dean of the Honors College, I feel that I must respond to his comment in your article “Honors College to Hire New Faculty.” He asserts that “non-honors general-education courses are some of the least challenging, least satisfying and intellectually weakest courses OU honors students find themselves taking.” I do not doubt that there is plenty of room for improvement in general-education courses, but those of us who take pride in teaching those courses do our utmost to challenge our students intellectually and enhance their overall education. I enjoy having hon-ors students in my non-honors courses because they tend to set a high standard for the academic achieve-ment of the entire class. That’s why I would like to challenge them not to isolate themselves within hon-ors sections of general-education classes, but to em-brace the opportunity to raise the level of intellectual engagement in any course. After all, most graduates of the Honors College will not inhabit an intellectual oasis for the rest of their lives, but will be called upon to use their intellects in the real world.

— Samuel J. HuskeyChairman, Department of Classics & Letters

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Following last month’s controversial state Board of Education meeting, I was less shocked by the Republicans’ actions than the Democrats’ response.

The partisan melodrama began when Janet Barresi, newly elected state superin-tendent, nominated two of her campaign officials as senior personnel. Consequently, the majority Democratic board voted down the nominations after discovering that one of the nominees worked for two weeks directing state officials while their check came from a private entity, Communities Foundation of Oklahoma, which receives donations from individuals and companies such as Devon Energy Corporation.

In addition, board members accused Barresi of screen-ing their internal communications through her office and nominating Jennifer Russell as legislative liaison despite the fact that she will most likely be on maternity leave for six weeks of the 160-day legislative session.

Although the board correctly re-jected some of the nominations, it left political tact at the door by stating that Barresi was not “dictator” of the board and that Russell’s pregnancy would make her “worthless to us”. Regardless of the veracity of their comments, the Board members must have known that spewing a perceivably misogynistic re-mark towards the nominee of a female superintendent, backed by Oklahoma’s first female governor, would have serious ramifications.

Therefore, it was no surprise when the Republican controlled Senate’s Education Committee approved a bill to transfer power from the board to Barresi, effectively making the former an advisory committee.

What was surprising, however, was the Democrats’ righteous indignation. It was almost as if they had stumbled across politics for the first time. Did they for-get the firing of General McChrystal, commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan, after his unflattering remarks about the Obama administration appeared in Rolling Stone magazine?

I condone neither the comments of the board members nor the administration’s power grab, but politics is a messy business, especially the politics of children’s education.

Therefore, the board must stop its at-tempts to justify the giant foot it shoved down its throat and focus on drawing attention to the real issues at hand, e.g., preventing the continued use of pri-vate funds for government employees, the inevitable cuts to education, and Oklahoma’s abysmal student achieve-ment ranking.

It is off to a slow start, but once its proverbial foot returns from mouth to pavement, it might pick up the pace.

—Andrew Cook,

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

I was born and raised in Texas. I received my first rifle when I was 16, and I plan on purchasing a handgun and applying for a concealed-carry license soon. The Constitution guarantees my right to own a firearm, and state law allows me to carry that firearm provided I meet the criteria for the license. Allowing concealed carry on the OU campus would extend student and faculty protection rights to the location they spend a much of their time.

Allowing concealed handgun license holders to carry their weapons on campus could have prevented the deaths of 33 people during the 2007 Virginia Tech shoot-ing, and it might have saved the 14 victims of the 1966 University of Texas sniper shooting.

It was because of incidents like these Texas Rep. David Simpson (R-Longview) drafted HB-86. Similarly, Oklahoma Sen. Steve Russell (R-OKC) drafted and intro-duced SB-858, to allow concealed carry on campus.

“We have these gun-free zone signs on the edge of campuses, but all they do is prevent legal, law-abiding citizens from carrying guns on campus,” Russell told the Associated Press. “Those signs don’t do anything but cre-ate a cornucopia of defenseless citizens who become easy targets for these criminals.”

Obtaining a concealed-carry license in Oklahoma re-quires a lengthy application, background check and test-ing process so applicants can prove to the state they have the skills and knowledge required to carry a concealed handgun. Applicants with a criminal background or the inability to complete the requirements are de-nied the right to concealed carry.

According to the Campus Safety and Security Analysis Cutting Tool, 82 murders, 9,652 forcible sex offenses and 9,126 cases of aggra-vated assault occurred on U.S. college campuses from 2003 to 2009.

Schools in states where concealed carry on campus is allowed have bucked that trend. Since 2006, concealed carry has been legal at 12 schools and 30 campuses na-tionwide. Over the course of 100 combined semesters, none of these 12 schools have registered any gun-related acts of violence (including threats and suicides), gun ac-cidents or gun thefts.

Some argue that student and faculty security should be left to local and campus law enforcement. During the 2007 Virginia shooting, it took police 15 minutes to re-spond after the first 911 call was made. Faculty and stu-dents should be able to protect themselves when law en-forcement officers are not present.

Other opponents of the bill argue that people with seri-ous mental-health conditions who otherwise meet con-cealed-carry license requirements could legally carry a handgun. And they’re right. No systems are currently in place for gun dealers or government officials to run men-tal health background checks on prospective gun owners or concealed carry applicants. The solution to this prob-lem is the implementation of a system that will allow that sort of background check.

The bill in its current form is far from perfect, and sever-al changes would need to be made before it’s passed into law. The bill should require all licensed concealed carri-ers on campus to register their firearms with campus po-lice. And it should also re-examine the current concealed licensing process, placing a stronger emphasis on more rigorous training courses and establishing a system for applicant mental-health background checks.

Allowing license holders to carry a concealed weapon won’t completely eliminate on-campus violence. But an amended version of SB 858 would bring Oklahoma one step closer to resolving the issue, while affording law-

Guns on campus would make OU safer

With the announcement of Henry Kissenger’s March 9 fi reside chat and associates dinner — and OU’s affi nity in bringing in prominent speakers — The Daily is interested in whom you would enjoy hearing and seeing on campus.

We’ve had Fareed Zakaria, George H. W. Bush, Katie Couric and David McCoulloch on campus in the past.

Send us the name of a prolifi c fi gure you think deserves that honor to [email protected] and we’ll pass your nominations on to OU President David Boren.

Whom do you want to hear from?

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Allowing concealed handgun license holders to carry their weapons on campus could have prevented the deaths of 33 people during the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting.”

At Tuesday’s Undergraduate Student Congress meeting, Academic Affairs Committee Chairman Jason Robison proposed legislation that would desig-nate a specific student to two important education boards.

The Constitutional Elections Act of 2011 would create an election for two positions that would foster rela-tions with the OU Board of Regents and Student Advisory Board to the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education.

Robison proposed the Regents’ Student Representative Race be in-cluded in the spring general election to ensure someone is accountable for at-tending regents meetings and reporting back to UOSA members.

Currently, no UOSA member is re-quired to attend the meetings though President Franz Zenteno has attended some. Because the UOSA constitution says the president will represent the student body in all official occasions,

we hope Zenteno makes these meet-ings a priority.

He should feel obligated to attend these meetings, represent us and ask questions of the administration. A stu-dent voice is routinely absent from the meetings and it is important Zenteno and his successors speak on behalf of OU students who do not attend the meetings.

That is why we elected him.However, we think Robison’s idea of

having an additional student appointed directly to the regent’s committees is a step in the right direction.

When OU administrators and UOSA members were asked whether Zenteno had attended meetings, many were un-sure. By having a specific representa-tive, the regents will be able to see our commitment to improving the univer-sity and will hopefully listen when stu-dent leaders propose change.

The importance of this represen-tative shouldn’t be decided during a

general election which routinely be-comes a popularity contest between candidates looking to add another line to their résumé. This role needs to be a person who has had experience and is appointed by those within the organization.

The appointment of this representa-tive should be seen as an opportunity for UOSA to improve the lines of com-munication between the heads of state higher education and the OU student body.

Though this representative will not have the power to alter legislation — initially — we hope their presence alone will remind the regents every decision they make directly affects students. That’s a start.

The next OU Board of Regents meet-ing is March 24. UOSA, who are you sending?

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Three home runs, coupled with run-rule defense by se-nior second baseman Chana’e Jones, led the No. 6 Sooners to a 9-0 run-rule victory in five innings over St. Gregory’s on Wednesday in Norman.

OU moved to 6-1 with the win in their home opener, scoring nine runs on 12 hits.

The Sooners scored in every inning the team was at the plate, collecting three runs in the bottom of the first and again in the fourth.

Sophomore catcher Jessica Shults knocked her fifth home run of the season over the right-field fence to score OU’s seventh and eighth runs in the fourth inning, and freshman first baseman Brittany Williams went to the yard twice in front of the home crowd in the first and fourth innings.

Williams, a newcomer out of Santa Clara, Calif., is mak-ing a name for herself in the Sooner lineup at the fifth spot, registering four home runs and 11 RBIs already this season.

Shults set freshman records for home runs (15) and runs batted in (62) last season. The Valencia, Calif., native also led the Sooners with a .364 batting average last season, col-lecting 64 hits and scoring 39 runs.

Shults earned the starting catching position for 2011 after splitting time with former All-American Lindsey Vandever behind the plate and at first base.

She also led OU’s starters with a .993 fielding percentage last year.

Junior pitcher Allee Allen started on the mound Wednesday for OU after returning from surgery last season.

Allen went the distance, collecting her first complete game this season. She struck out three and only allowed two hits in five innings against the Cavaliers.

OU looked impressive on offense, but no one was more impressive on the defensive side of the field than Jones, who defended her side of the field like it was the Sooners who were six runs behind.

In the third inning, Allen walked the first batter to end her run at a perfect game, but Shults collected her first out of the game after St. Gregory’s Morgan Garman attempted to steal second base.

Jones started at second base this season, formerly occu-pied by All-American Amber Flores last season. Flores was drafted by USSSA Pride last season before being traded to the Tennessee Diamonds on Monday.

OU blanks Cavaliers, 9-0, in home opener

SOFTBALL

» Year: Junior

» Position: Third Base

» Bats/Throws:Right/Right

» Season stats:AVG: .359; HR: 17; RBI: 65; 2B: 16; 3B: 2

» For the Sooners to do well this season, they will need to see continued success at the plate from Buechele.

He was second in the Big 12 with 17 home runs and was top-five in hits, batting average, total bases, RBI and slugging. His continued dominance in the middle of the lineup will be key in scoring runs this season.

GARRETT BUECHELE» Year: Junior

» Position: Right fi eld

» Bats/Throws:Left/Right

» Season stats:AVG: .340; HR: 10; RBI: 42; 2B: 7; 3B: 1

» Reine will need his success in the NCAA Tournament to continue into 2011. Reine finished 2010 with 10 homers, five coming in the tournament with four of those in the 3-game series against Virginia.

While he has earned a starting spot at the beginning of this season, he still has much to prove in his first full season starting in right field.

CODY REINE» Year: Senior

» Position: Pitcher (right)

» Bats/Throws:Right/Right

» Season stats:W-L: 3-2; Saves: 12; Appearances: 25; IP: 36.0; ERA: 3.75; SO: 39; BB: 16

» Duke will be vital to OU’s success in 2011. Last year, he saw a drop in production from the 2009. Still, he managed to strike out 39 in only 36 innings in 2010.

The Sooners will need Duke to be consistent out of a deep but inexperienced bullpen that features four returning players and nine newcomers.

RYAN DUKE

BASEBALL

Sooner players to watch this season

Nonconference schedule

» Troy Cox Classic (Las Cruces, N.M.)Feb. 18 — Southern Utah New Mexico St.Feb. 19 — Sam Houston St. Louisiana-MonroeFeb. 20 — New Mexico St.

» Cathedral City Classic (Cathedral City, Calif.)Feb. 24 — Georgia HawaiiFeb. 25 — Long Beach St. UCLAFeb. 26 — Cal Poly

March 2 — North TexasMarch 4 — Auburn

» The Preview (OKC)March 5 — Illinois-Chicago Oklahoma State

March 6 — Illinois-ChicagoMarch 9 — Tulsa

» Oklahoma Spring Festival (Norman)March 12 — Indiana UAPBMarch 13 — Missouri State (TBD)

» Judi Garman Classic (Fullerton, Calif.)March 16 — Notre DameMarch 17 — DePaul ArizonaMarch 18 — Penn State Pacifi cMarch 19 — Washington

March 23 — Tulsa

(Bold denotes home games)

thursday, feb. 17

Closing Weekend of Susan Contreras: On the Loose | Exhibition on display through Sunday at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

Intramural Update | Co-ed 4 vs. 4 volleyball entries today at the Huston Huff man Center. Entry is $30 per team and free for teams whose members are all students living in the residence halls. For more information, visit recservices.ou.edu or call Jonathan Dewhirst, (405) 325-3053.

Putt-4-Parking | 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in the fi rst fl oor lobby of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Try your hand at the Union Programming Board’s mini putting green for a chance to win free all-day parking in the Union Parking Garage. There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www.ou.edu/upb.

Student Success Series: The Virtues of Academic Success | 4 p.m. in Wagner Wall 245. Presented by University College.

sunday, feb. 20

Sooner Baseball: OU vs. William & Mary | 11:30 a.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

Sooner Wrestling: OU vs. Oklahoma State | 2 p.m. at the McCasland Field House. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

University Theatre Presents: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum | 3 p.m. in the Rupel Jones Theatre. Tickets are $15 for students, $25 for OU faculty/staff and seniors and $30 for adults. Call the Fine Arts Box Offi ce, (405) 325-4101, for more information.

Sutton Concert Series: Accademia Filarmonica & OU Chorale | 3-5 p.m. in the Sharp Concert Hall, Catlett Music Center. Tickets are $5 for students, OU faculty/staff and seniors and $8 for adults. Call the Fine Arts Box Offi ce, (405) 325-4101, for more information.

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Intramural Update | Intramural dodge ball begins at 5 p.m. at the Huston Huff man Center South Courts. Late registrations in to the tournament should call the Huston Huff man Center, (405) 325-3053.

FREE Bandana Wrist Bands | 11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m. in the fi rst fl oor lobby of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Make a bandana bracelet with the Union Programming Baord and get some info about our FREE country concert and line dance lessons. There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www.ou.edu/upb.

Sooner Baseball: OU vs. William & Mary | 3 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

FREE Movie: “Tangled” | 4, 7, 10 p.m. and midnight in Meacham Auditorium, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Presented by the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council Film Series.

Women’s Gymnastics: OU vs. Missouri | 7 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

FREE Concert: Clay Wilson Band | 7-9 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union Food Court. The Union programming Board presents the Clay Wilson Band and line dance lessons and it’s all for FREE! There’s ALWAYS SOMETHING at the union, www.ou.edu/upb.


saturday, feb. 19

Sooner Baseball: OU vs. William & Mary | noon and 3 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

Sooner Hockey: OU vs. Central Oklahoma | 4 p.m. at the Blazers Ice Centre in Oklahoma City. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID.

Women’s Basketball: OU vs. Texas | 5 p.m. at the Lloyd Noble Center. Admission is free with a valid OU student ID. Visit soonersports.com for other ticket information.

OU Lab Theatre: All In the Timing | 8 p.m. in the Lab Theatre, Old Science Hall. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students and available through the Fine Arts Box Offi ce, (405) 325-4101, or at the door.

The Awkward Ball | 6-9 p.m. at Couch Restaurants. Take some time to be goofy at the Housing Center Student Association’s Awkward Ball! Join us for a night of dancing to 90s music, and other awkward hits provided by a professional DJ. There will also be a costume contest and FREE pizza! Peruvian Cultural Night | 6 p.m.-midnight in the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Enjoy an evening of great food and amazing dances. Tickets available for purchase on the fi rst fl oor of the Oklahoma Memorial Union through Friday and at the door, $8 for students and $12 for all others.


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BASEBALL

Baseball season is in full swing as Major League Baseball action is underway. The most games of any month await in April. The month also has the Sooners going on their longest road trip of the season – five games. Sure, it is just five games, but they are pivotal games. OU will play one game at preseason-ranked No. 1 TCU, a three game series in Austin with reigning Big 12 champ Texas. The competition tapers off after the series with Texas with a game at Arkansas – Little Rock, where the Sooners should pick up the win.

The Sooners open April at home hosting Texas Tech over the weekend and close the homestand with the first of a four-game series with Oklahoma State on April 5.

OU will hit the road for a three-game series at Kansas State the following weekend then return home for what should be an exciting Tuesday matchup against TCU.

After the anticipated game with TCU, it’s Bedlam baseball. Game one between OU and Oklahoma State is set for April 15 in Tulsa at ONEOK Field. Then the teams return to Oklahoma City for the final two games of the series slated for April 16 and 17 at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark.

The Sooners will remain in Oklahoma the next week for a game against Dallas Baptist and a weekend series against Nebraska. The Sooners will need to make that a winning homestand in order for them to ride a wave of confidence going into their toughest road trip of the year that takes them into the month of May.

OU has a grueling schedule this year. Ten of the Sooners opponents participated in last year’s NCAA Tournament. I think it will catch up with them a bit in April. The emotional highs and lows of a Bedlam series, along with playing a solid TCU team and a three-game bout with Texas will have the Sooners treading water this month.

» Record Outlook in April: 11–7 (Overall Record: 31-13)

The Sooners will finish the Texas series on May 6 and then go to Arkansas – Little Rock for one final game. The Sooners return home to host Kansas for a three-game set. The team then gets a week’s rest and welcomes New Mexico the next weekend for a four-game weekend series (doubleheader Saturday).

OU will close out the regular season on the road with three games at Baylor. This will be an interesting and competitive series because these two will definitely meet in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship Tournament.

After the team’s tough stretch of March and April, the Sooners will look for a spark and close out the season strong heading into the conference tournament.

» Record Outlook in May: 10–2 (Overall Record: 41 -15)


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The No. 6 Sooners open up 2011 with a nine-game, non-conference homestand, William and Mary lead off the longest home stand of the year with a four-game weekend series (doubleheader Saturday). Arkansas – Pine Bluff is next with a two game mid-week series. OU closes out the homestand with Oakland on Feb. 27, getting one day of rest before hitting the road into March.

The nine game opening at home will help kick start a Sooners team that returns all but one position starter and three pitchers from last year’s squad that achieved a 50-win season, marking the fifth time in program history to reach that plateau. It resulted in OU making the program’s 10th appearance in the College World Series.

I don’t see much of a challenge for the Sooners at home through these three series. This will be a time for Coach Golloway to experiment with his lineup and pitching staff to find out the optimal group of players that will receive the most playing time in Big 12 play. The Sooners won’t be perfect, but they’ll be close, as they work through growing pains to find a team identity.

» Record Outlook for February: 8–1

OU begins March on the road playing a Tuesday matinee with UT-Arlington before heading to the West Coast to participate in the lone tournament of the year.

The Sooners will face some stiff competition at the University of San Diego Tournament. OU will play four games in four days, starting off with Stephen Strasburg and Tony Gwynn’s alma mater San Diego State on Thursday, host San Diego on Friday, California on Saturday and San Diego State again. Gwynn’s team at San Diego State will be ready to rake the ball; San Diego is ranked No. 28, and Cal is at No. 33. This will be a good early measuring stick for the Sooners to see if a return trip to Omaha, Neb., is a possibility.

OU will return home for a three-game weekend series with Arkansas – Little Rock before heading west again to go head-to-head with No. 11 Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz. The Sooners will then return to L. Dale Mitchell for the Big 12 opener against No. 8 Texas A&M on March 18.

The 27-game Big 12 schedule will then move out to Missouri for a three-game set the following weekend. The Sooners wrap up in March with a non-conference matchup at No. 32 Arkansas.

This will be the first of two consecutive months that the Sooners will face solid opponents week in and week out. The team can take a couple losses against these non-conference opponents in April since Big 12 play doesn’t begin until the March 18. But when the Aggies come to Norman, the Sooners will have to kick it up a couple notches, which they undoubtedly will.

» Record Outlook in March: 12–5 (Overall Record: 20–6)


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Thursday, February 17, 2011 • 7The Oklahoma Daily | OUDaily.com SPORTS

Baseball enters crunch timeIt’s hard to improve upon a year that saw so much success, but that is what the 2011 OU

baseball squad is looking to do — they would like another trip to Omaha. The Sooners return seven starters and six pitchers from last year’s squad that made the

program’s 10th appearance at the College World Series. OU lost to eventual champ South Carolina in a 12-inning game and ended No. 5 in the final standings.

That’s where the Sooners will pick up in 2011 with 20 returning letter-winners and three All-Americans: third baseman Garret Buechele, infielder Max White and closer Ryan Duke.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Be especially cautious when with someone who is under a lot of stress. It wouldn’t take much to induce a breakdown from him/her over a seemingly inconsequential matter.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - There is a strong possibility that co-workers will currently be hard to please, not because of anything you’ll do or not do, but because of what is going on it their lives. Be tolerant.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) - Although there might be a lot of peer pressure, you don’t have to go along with it. If you feel something isn’t right, go your own way, just like the song says.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - A forceful personality might try to dominate the conversation by overriding what everybody else is trying to say. Without starting an argument, don’t put up with it.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Your thinking cap might be slipping a bit when it comes to your material affairs. Keep it from totally falling off by moving as slowly as possible, so that you don’t lose it completely.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - The secret to quickly becoming unpopular is to be overly insistent about getting your own way. The people you’re with will make a swift exit and leave you standing alone.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Those unfi nished projects or jobs you left hanging are likely to rear their un-welcome heads and keep you from doing what you really want to do. Let it be a lesson about completing what you start.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Don’t stand idly by watching an-other fumble for words to explain something about which you’re an expert. Jump in and help him/her out without stealing the person’s thunder.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - The interests of others might take precedence over your own, but remember, postponing what you want to do won’t hurt, but being selfi shly demanding will.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Be on guard about making sure that you’re in control of your mouth at all times. Speaking without thinking could cause you to unintentionally say things to others that you shouldn’t.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Be gracious about not getting your way at all times, even if you think you’re more entitled to it than others. Let everybody have a turn at being able to call the shots.

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I’ve been to Bonnaroo the past two summers and call-ing it the “best four days of my year” would be an under-statement. It is four days filled with over 100 bands, over 80,000 people and an eclectic jumble of music, played on over five stages and tents. After attending Bonnaroo, I have a few strong opinions about this year’s lineup.

My biggest problem is two of the headliners: Eminem and Lil Wayne. After attending the festival, I cannot imag-ine these two on a 700-acre farm in 90-degree weather. Also, the demographic at Bonnaroo is not just college stu-dents; there are families and older people who attend.

Last year, the rap headliner was Jay-Z, and although Jay-Z has become a house-hold name like Eminem and Lil Wayne, he has had plenty of time, and music, to gain re-spect. I don’t see that same re g a rd g i v e n t o t h e s e t w o rappers.

Arcade Fire is perfect for the farm and will draw in a huge crowd; I wouldn’t be surprised i f n o o n e e l s e p l ay s w h i l e

they’re performing, which is what happened with Jay-Z last year.

My Morning Jacket and Bonnaroo go together perfectly so they were no surprise.

The Black Keys is listed as the fourth band on the line-up. This is a big deal for multiple reasons. The Black Keys were at Bonnaroo last year. (I like to “brag” that I waited four and a half hours to see them front row. Yes, it was worth it). It is rare, and a high honor, to see artists come back for consecutive years, but it proves they are growing in popularity after their 2010 album, Brothers.

Mumford & Sons is very high up on my list, and they were also at Bonnaroo 2010. I would not miss either of these bands if I were you. One reason I think Mumford & Sons is back this year besides their obvious attraction, is last year, they played at the exact same time as the Avett Brothers. Both of these bands have a very similar fan base. Really Bonnaroo?

Just to point out, Bassnectar is also returning for a sec-ond year; they had a large crowd last year.

My favorite part of the lineup has to be the second tier for independent bands like Best Coast, Wavves, Deerhunter, Sleigh Bells and The Drums. All of these bands had new or debut albums in 2010 that hit multiple end of the year lists, so they are fresh faces for the music festival scene. Most of these bands will probably play Thursday at Bonnaroo, the day dedicated to smaller acts.

There are also a few artists who were a nice surprise. I’ve had a little crush on Outkast since I bought Speakerboxxx/The Love Below when I was in seventh grade so it’ll be a middle school dream to see Big Boi.

Bonaroo 2011 lineup good, not greatMARK J. TERRILL/AP

Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons performs at the pre-Grammy gala & salute to industry icons with Clive Davis honoring David Geffen on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Florence Welch has proved multiple times this past year to have talent and stage presence, and I’m sure her show will be a great visual piece.

I was pleasantly surprised to see Chiddy Bang on the list. I thought about them being there but didn’t take my own speculation seriously. They are a recent favorite that goes over well with those interested in hip-hop and a more independent crowd because of their indie samples.

Bonnaroo’s lineup is good. There are multiple artists for every type of person. My disappointment comes from my comparisons. Last year, I was ecstatic to see Jay-Z and Stevie Wonder headline. I even cried when Jay-Z was an-nounced. This year, none of the top bands do that for me. Also, Coachella’s lineup came out a few weeks ago and sold out in six days. That lineup included two of my fa-vorite artists, Kanye West and Animal Collective. Sadly, neither of those acts will be at Bonnaroo (as of now) even though they have been in the past. My hopes aren’t down though; more artists will be announced in the coming weeks, including comedians.

There is still no way I am missing Bonnaroo, and I sug-gest and beg everyone else to go too. It’s four days of music, great weather and contagious, passionate attitudes.

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Majors strengthen reading, writing skills and provide holistic education, classics chairman says

JANNA GENTRYThe Oklahoma Daily

“Are you majoring in the alphabet?” is a common quip directed toward students majoring in letters.

This quip may all be in good fun, but it is an indicator of how uninformed many col-lege students are about what exactly a liber-al arts degree is and what can be done with it after college.

Due to the recent economic situation, the practicality of being a liberal arts major has come under even more scrutiny. In an eco-nomic climate where traditionally stable job prospects are not a guarantee, why would someone major in such a “non-practical” area?

This line of thought is flawed, said Samuel Huskey, Classics and Letters Department chairman.

“I think that is a false di-chotomy,” Huskey said. “Liberal arts are practical.”

Unlike the modern defi-nition of liberal, the classic definition of liberal meant “liberty and freedom.” This is exactly what Huskey be-lieves students receive when they choose liberal arts as their major: more occupational freedom.

“Liberal arts education is an excellent choice,” Huskey said. “It is an over-all education rather than an education in a specific field that could be-come outdated.”

Besides greater occupational freedom, Huskey focused on other practical results of a student choosing to pursue a liberal arts education.

“Letters, classics and liberal arts students can have an edge based on their ability to communicate, to market themselves and adapt to a wide variety of settings,” Huskey said.

This ability to communicate well, and specifically write well, is something that is beneficial for a variety of occupational set-tings. Health and exercise science professor Jeffrey Stout emphasized the importance of

good writing within his own field. “There’s a huge opportunity for peo-

ple who can write to make good part-time money,” Stout said. “A lot of people in our field can’t write well because they are used to writing scientifically.”

Stout also emphasized that even within degrees often thought of as more practical, such as science, more than a bachelor’s de-gree is required to get a well-paid position.

“Most people who are in the sciences usu-ally go on to graduate school,” he said. “To me a bachelor’s degree now is like a high school degree when I was in college.”

The increased level of education stu-dents have to receive to be competitive in the workforce is obvious. There are very few majors in which a student can simply re-ceive their bachelor’s degree and then find a great job.

An exception to this rule would be engi-neering majors. Dave Sabbatini, environ-mental engineering professor at OU, reiter-

ated this. “Job prospects are one of

the number of reasons stu-dents pursue engineering,” Sabbatini said.

However, Sabbatini insists that a broad range of skills is the best approach to tackling problems, because “engi-neers alone will flub it up.”

A good example of this type of interdisciplinary de-pendence is an organization Sabbatini is involved with on campus called Engineers Without Borders.

This organization goes overseas and tries to solve

different countries’ problems using their expertise in engineering.

Sabbatini’s own speciality is water cleanli-ness. Sabbatini said that when they go over-seas, they recruit students from a variety of disciplines ranging from anthropology to sociology so they can approach a country’s problem holistically.

This has led Sabbatini to decide to change the name from Engineers Without Borders to Sooners Without Borders.

The importance of utilizing multiple dis-ciplines when approaching a problem has led some OU students to pursue both a lib-eral arts degree and a degree in the scienc-es. This is exactly what Sarah Swenson, last

Liberal arts degrees becoming more practical

year’s OU Rhodes Scholar, decided to do. Swenson received her undergraduate

degree in zoology and biomedical scienc-es, but is now pursing a second bachelor’s degree in English and history at Oxford. Swenson said that she thought getting a sec-ond degree in the liberal arts would make her a better doctor.

Tucker Cross, 2010 OU classics graduate, clarified exactly how the humanities helps with this.

“History helps you see where you are going next, philosophy clarifies thinking and literature helps you become more aware of the world and helps you analyze ideas and concepts,” Cross said. “It is not the job of the

Classics and Letters Department to make you a good citizen, but critical thinking does make you a better citizen.”

English professor James Yoch explained how a liberal arts education is also essential to solving problems.

“With a multiplicity of people, liberal arts gives a way of diffusing these conflicts,” he said. “Imagination and words help solve the big problems in life.”

Liberal arts proponents emphasize that learning more than just a trade is essential for becoming a marketable job candidate.

“You are not learning a specific trade,” Cross said, “You are learning to be a better human in the best sense of the word.”

MEREDITH MORIAK/ THE DAILY

Classics and letters department chairman Samuel Huskey talks with classical languages sophomore Kaela Patterson Monday afternoon in the Carnegie Building.

Liberal arts education is an excellent choice. It is an overall education rather than an education in a specific field that could become outdated.”

— SAMUEL HUSKEY, CLASSICS AND LETTERS DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN

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