KATE BERGUMCampus Reporter@kateclaire_b

About 20 months into her career as a professional journalist, Cindy Simon Rosenthal decided she wanted to take a more active role in politics and public service.

Now as a professor of political science, the director of the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center and the mayor of Norman, Rosenthal seems to have accomplished that goal.

Rosenthal, who has been elected mayor three times, said it can be diffi-cult to juggle her roles as mayor and professor, but people working at OU and Norman City Hall offer their help.

Councilman Stephen Holman, who serves with the mayor, said Rosenthal’s ability to balance the two jobs is impressive.

“I really don’t know how there’s enough hours in the day for (Rosenthal),” Holman said.

Though finding balance can be challenging, Rosenthal said her two jobs are complementary. While her knowledge of the political system helps her serve as mayor, her practical experience with government helps her teach.

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Opinion: Appreciate other cultures, don’t misuse them (Page 2)

Sports: Spring football means back to basics (Page 4)

LECTURE

2,500 attend Civil War Teach-In

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UCLA Professor of history Joan Waugh delivers a lecture, “U.S. Grant at the Civil War Sesquicentennial” at the OU Teach-In conference yes-terday.

AMBER FRIENDCampus Reporter@amberthefriend

Sharp Concert Hall was packed with 2,500 listeners Monday during the third annual Teach-In, an all-day con-ference at which published historians spoke about the American Civil War.

This year the event, which is held by the Institute for the American Constitutional Heritage at Catlett Music Center, had six speakers and an open panel about the American Civil War.

During the panel — which was led by the institute’s direc-tor, Kyle Harper — speakers and selected audience mem-bers discussed some of the earlier presented topics as well as entirely new subjects.

Audience members asked questions about art history’s relevance in telling American history and the story of the Civil War and eventually the topic turned to the effective-ness, benefits and drawbacks of online education.

The Teach-In is in its third year and becoming more pop-ular. This year’s Teach-In brought in the largest combination

Boren says history ed. makes for a strong nation, puts current events in perspective

of students, faculty, staff, alumni and members of the pub-lic, OU President David Boren said.

Boren said there is a connection between history-aware citizens and a strong nation, saying history gives people the ability to put current events into perspective.

“I don’t think we can remain a great country if we don’t know how we became great in the first place … It all rests with the educated, informed, active citizens and that’s what we should all become no matter what our views might be,” Boren said.

OU alumnus John Geurkink used the Teach-In to contin-ue learning, even while retired.

“When I went to college here, I studied the classes I had to take. Now I can study things I like,” Geurkink said. “I find it very rewarding.”

After the open discussion panel, the audience moved to the Oklahoma Memorial Union to eat dinner and hear the sixth and final speaker, Ed Ayers, president of Richmond University, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of ten books.

Speaking to an audience that filled both the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom and the Beaird Memorial Lounge, Ayers highlighted the complex reality of the years leading up to the Civil War and explained the intertwining nature of history.

Ayers closed his speech by telling the audience to take charge of the history forming around them.

“Pay attention and realize that everyone can change his-tory, including us,” Ayers said.

Amber Friend, ambermfriend@ou.edu

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Mayor Cindy Rosenthal discusses this year’s applications for National Education for Women’s Leadership with Lauren Shueler, assistant director of the program, on Friday after-noon. Rosenthal has been elected mayor of Norman three times. She also serves as director of the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center.“WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

Mayor balances education, politicsCindy Rosenthal continually encourages women to take active role in public service

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DIVERSITY

Photos depict race on campus#BBOC to bring about racial awarenessAMBER FRIENDCampus Reporter@amberthefriend

Inspired by recent hate crimes, campus programs and personal experience with racism, an OU junior has started a photogra-pher project to show what it means to be black on col-lege campuses.

Entrepreneurship junior Carey Flack’s project, titled “Being Black On Campus” or #BBOC, is based on a style of photojournalism similar to that used in the blog “Humans of New York.”

Flack plans to take photos of interested students and then ask them questions about diversity and what it means to be black on their campus.

Flack hopes to document a range of opinions from dif-ferent students to spark the discussion of race on cam-pus in an unbiased, candid and meaningful manner, as well as demonstrate the similarities among campus-es nationwide.

“I want to create racial awareness so people see that there are other races on campus, and we do feel ignored and we do want a voice,” Flack said.

T h e p r o j e c t w i l l i n -clude interviews mainly from black students who are male, female, student athletes, in predominant-ly white groups or majors — such as pre-med, engi-neering and National Pan-Hellenic Conference organi-zations — and in predomi-nantly black groups and ma-jors — such as African and African American Studies, Black Student Association and National Pan-Hellenic Council organizations.

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I n a c o u n -try built upon representa-tive democ-racy, it’s real-ly important to have differ-ent perspec-tives, different ideas come to the table.

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“I’ve learned so much in my ‘night job’ at City Hall that I can bring into the classroom to illustrate,” Rosenthal said.

Rosenthal said her interest in poli-tics began when she reported on coun-ty government for a publication in California. She moved on to work with groups that worked with and consulted legislators.

Working within the political system during the ’80s, Rosenthal said she began to see the underrepresentation of women in politics.

When she star te d w ork at OU, Rosenthal helped establish National Education for Women’s Leadership, an initiative that encourages women to take an active role in public service.

“In a country built upon representa-tive democracy, it’s really important to have different perspectives, differ-ent ideas come to the table,” Rosenthal said.

Today, women are generally as successful as men when they run for

Our View: Our governor and her family should know better than anyone the importance of respecting cultural boundaries, especially those of Native Americans in Oklahoma.

It is absurd that in 2014 in Oklahoma, a state with the phrase “Native America” on its license plates, we would need to talk about Governor Mary Fallin’s daughter’s grossly disrespecting Native American culture.

Of course, Christina Fallin is an adult, and her mother isn’t re-sponsible for controlling her every move. However, we had hoped the daughter of Oklahoma’s gov-ernor would have a little more sense than to pose for a photo in a Native American headdress.

Fallin posted a photo of herself in a red, feath-ered headdress on Facebook and Instagram last Thursday as a promotion for her band “Pink Pony.” The photo immediately caused uproar on social media and even inspired an article on BuzzFeed.

Great, that’s exactly the kind of publicity Oklahoma needs. We want to see Oklahoma in the headlines for good things, like a federal judge’s

recent strike down of the state’s gay marriage ban, and not for ri-diculous proposed legislation, laughable education funding and culturally insensitive po-litical figures.

Christina Fallin is a political figure in Oklahoma, whether she likes it or not. Her rela-tion to the state’s governor puts her under the micro-scope, and she should know better than to rile up contro-versy for the sake of getting a few more views on her band’s social media pages.

Don’t get us wrong. We are all for appreciating world cultures, and we support the arts in Oklahoma. However, appropriating an over-hyped, misused cultural symbol to somehow promote your music isn’t appreciating Native American culture. Fallin used a stereotypical icon for her own benefit, just as white people have done for years in films that inaccurately portray Native Americans.

Fallin and her band did “apologize” for the reaction the photo caused on their

Facebook page, but they also defend-ed the use of the headdress as “in-nocent” and claimed they wanted to

get closer to Native American cul-ture, which is not their own.

We believe it is inappropriate to use symbols from a culture that is not your own as a prop to gain more followers or fans. Perhaps Fallin should have consulted a Native American to see how they

would feel about her usage of the headdress before plastering it on social media. We know we would be offended if we saw aspects of our individual cultures misrepresented for the sake of a promo.

Oklahoma is better than this, and we believe Fallin should make a sin-

cere apology for her misrepresentation of Native American culture and take down the photo.

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recent strike down of the state’s gay marriage ban, and not for ri-diculous proposed legislation, laughable education funding and culturally insensitive po-

Christina Fallin is a political figure in Oklahoma, whether she likes it or not. Her rela-tion to the state’s governor puts her under the micro-scope, and she should know better than to rile up contro-versy for the sake of getting a few more views on her band’s

Don’t get us wrong. We are all for appreciating world cultures, and we support the arts in Oklahoma. However,

Fallin and her band did “apologize” for the reaction the photo caused on their

Facebook page, but they also defend-ed the use of the headdress as “in-nocent” and claimed they wanted to

get closer to Native American cul-

would feel about her usage of the headdress before plastering it on social media. We know we would be offended if we saw aspects of our individual cultures misrepresented for the sake of a promo.

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Christina Fallin embarrasses self, family

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Flack also will ask non-black students about their perspective on the black campus experience to get the most concise consensus for how students feel.

“I want everyone to be a part of it,” Flack said. “I don’t just want it to be for the black students on cam-pus. I think the only way to create racial awareness is if everybody gets involved in it.”

Flack started promoting her project in early 2014 after hearing about the suc-cess of groups such as Being Black at the University of Michigan and Being Black at OU.

Flack will start interviews soon, one of the first with international studies senior Kiana Billups.

Billups identified with many of the #BBOU tweets which circulated Twitter in early February, and after competing in Ms. Black Oklahoma USA and chair-i n g M s . B l a c k O U, s h e wanted to respond to ques-tions regarding why sepa-rate black pageants were necessary.

Billups, like Flack, hopes the project will get more people talking about rac-ism and race on campus. She also hopes it will bring the African American com-munity closer together and positively change the uni-versity’s perspective on the black community.

“I’m hoping that this kind of sweeps the nation like its own student civil rights movement,” Billups said.

S i n c e F l a c k i s f r o m Michigan and will be work-ing for Elle Magazine in New York this summer, she hopes to cover ten universi-ties in those areas between now and mid-2015.

Flack hopes to interview five to ten students from each of the various colleges she will visit throughout

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Entrepreneurship junior Carey Flack interviews engineering junior Delaun Lofton for her new project over the black student experience at OU. Flack is carrying out this new project in addition to owning her own student housing business and photography business.

Oklahoma, Texas, Michigan and New York.

Hoping to e ventua l ly cover the west coast as well, Flack is applying for the National Endowment for the Humanities grant and the W.E.B. DuBois Harvard C e nt e r s c h o l a r s h i p s t o get funding for the travel expenses.

Flack has been working with photography since she was in ninth grade and started her own photog-raphy business when she graduated high school in 2011. Flack said because of this experience, she un-derstands the medium and the power it has to relay messages.

“In our day and age pic-tures are worth more than a thousand words,” Billups

said.Walker Center coordina-

tor Rodney Bates has been helping Flack with the proj-ect and said it’s important for OU to bring together the university’s black com-munities and show black students that they are not alone in their feelings and frustrations.

“I think [Flack’s] doing a really good job,” Bates said. “I think she’s really good at capturing the true essence of being black. I hope that she succeeds.”

Being Black On Campus can be found on Instagram and Twitter @#BBOC and will be posting soon.

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o f f i c e. Ho w e v e r, f e w e r women than men run for governmental positions, Rosenthal said.

T h i s p h e n o m e n o n i s known as “the pipeline problem,” and poses many questions for researchers, Rosenthal said.

Research suggests women are less likely than men to consider holding an office, to be recruited by political elites and to feel qualified to be in the political arena, Rosenthal said.

The National Education for Women’s Leadership program seeks to combat these three fronts, Rosenthal said.

Rosenthal said the ini-tiative — along with other movements on campus pro-moting civic engagement — helped propel her to run for city council in 2004.

“At that point, here I am presented with this oppor-tunity to live up to my words of encouragement to stu-dents,” Rosenthal said.

Rosenthal said serving in city government has helped her fulfill two of her pas-sions: teaching students and serving the public.

C o u n c i l m a n G r e g Jungman, who serves on the city council with Rosenthal, said Rosenthal’s desire to help the city drives her work as mayor.

“It’s all for the commu-nity. It’s all for Norman,” Jungman said.

And the work of public service is all worth the sense of achievement that follows, Rosenthal said.

“The rewards are much, much greater than you m i g h t e v e r i m a g i n e ,” Rosenthal said.

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Your generosity could stand in the way of your success this year. While it’s an admirable pursuit, helping others with their problems will reduce the amount of time you spend on your own goals. You must learn to say no if you want to achieve your ambitions.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Being in contact with children will help you see the lighter side of life. If you’re honest in your dealings, you will avoid questions about your motives.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- It’s important to keep an open mind. Consider the solutions being offered by others. Respecting the opinions of your colleagues will be half the battle. Compromise will be necessary.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You are likely to take on too much today. Look for possible changes that could help you cut corners, and delegate more jobs in order to free up some time.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You will be given an opportunity to increase your income. Look at an old problem in a new light to fi nd a way to advance. Listen to someone with experience.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- After much deliberation, you now have the knowledge and resources to make positive changes in your life. Overcome your fear of failure and take the plunge.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You will receive an unexpected fi nancial gain. Legal issues are in the process of being resolved.

The plan you are involved in should be kept secret for the time being.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You have the power of persuasion on your side. Don’t sit back and wait for events to transpire. Present your ideas to those in a position to help you reach your target.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Success is in sight. After much hard work, you will realize your ambitions. Maintain your current course and ignore those who try to change your mind.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- An old friend will unexpectedly come back into the picture. Love is in the air. Spice up your personal life by offering someone special a little romance and adventure.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- You may need to make some alterations in your quest to move ahead. Find a more imaginative way to present your ideas. What works for others may not work for you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Take care of nagging health issues by making medical appointments that you’ve been postponing. You will need to be at your best for the challenges that lie ahead.

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Being a successful student means more than study-ing hard and getting good grades. It encompasses all aspects of life. There are certain shared habits

all college students have. In the ’80s, author Stephen R. Covey published the revolutionary self-help book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.” Now we present our shameless rip-off, the seven habits of highly effective sooners:

1. Sleeping in: Sometimes that dream where you show up to class in nothing but your underwear is preferable to actually showing up to class. Staying asleep instead of doing things is an American tradition that goes all the way back to the founding fathers. Ben Franklin was notorious for sleeping in. But he also wrote a book about farts, so maybe he’s not the best role model … or is he?

2. Social media: Lets face it, face-to-face interaction is overrated. Who wants to make eye contact with other human beings? Not me! Finding out a girl’s last name so you can look up her relationship status on Facebook is the new standing outside her bedroom holding up a boom box and blasting “In Your Eyes” by Peter Gabriel. Both are equally creepy romantic gestures, if you ask us.

3. Netflix (Warning! “House of Cards” spoilers ahead): The number of people who stopped reading this para-graph after that should indicate how pervasive this habit is among college students. The shear number of you who kept reading because you know Frank becomes the presi-dent at the end of the second season is also a testament to Netflix’s mass-pacifying effects.

4. Prophylactics: We came to college to get a degree, not make babies, so take a moment in your drunken, lustful stupor to slap a biscuit protector on your doorknob. Ladies, it’s 2014, and we have magic pills that prevent babies from happening. The future is a wonderful thing. Also, condoms protect you from all sorts of nasty diseases so heinous they aren’t even mentioned in your microbial illness class. Make prophylactics a habit, because we believe “VD” should always stand for “Valentine’s Day” and not “Venereal Disease.”

5. Study aids: Never drink and study. Consuming mind-altering substances and doing schoolwork can only have one of two outcomes: heartbreak or death. Friends don’t let friends study in the dark. This is your mind while studying — :) — and this is your mind while studying on Adderall — X(. This message brought to you by the Ad Council.

6. Mom and pop stores: Whether you’re picking the latest Diarrhea Planet album at Guestroom Records, getting a giant cappuccino at Michelangelo’s or enjoying an Eggarito at The Diner, buying local is always cool. It also boosts the sense of community unique to medi-um-large college towns like Norman. And with initia-tives like Keep It Local, there’s no excuse not to shop at Norman-owned businesses. Rock out any night of the week at Opolis or enjoy a locally brewed Mustang lager at McNellie’s. You’re not getting drunk and partying, you’re building community.

7. Sugar: Candy, pastries, soda, chocolate, desserts — splurging on sweets is a great way of coping with the crippling psychological stress of college. We used to watch “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” with watery mouths when we were kids, but little did we know that’s basically every Friday night in college. After you parents can’t police your eating habits, it’s first class on the crazy train to sugar-ville. We may get diabetes, but it tastes … so … good.

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Just one day after being snubbed by the coaches, OU coach Lon Kruger was named AP Big 12 Coach of the Year.

Kruger was selected by members of the media, after leading Oklahoma to its best reg-ular-season record since 2008-09. The Big 12 named Texas coach Rick Barnes as Coach of the Year yesterday, an award picked by the conference’s coaches.

“This award is very obvi-ously a re� ection of how well our guys have played,

the progress they’ve made and the strong � nish they had to the regular season,”

said Kruger in a press release. “Now the challenge is to continue to get better and � nish strong in the postseason.”

No. 23 OU is 23-8 (12-6) heading into the Big 12 tournament, good for the No. 2 seed behind Kansas. The Sooners have the No. 8 scoring offense in the nation and � nished 4-0 against rivals Texas and Oklahoma State.

Kruger’s team accomplished all this, despite losing the top three scorers from last year’s roster and having to replace 68 percent of that team’s scoring.

The media also recognized OU guard Buddy Hield with a second team All-Big 12 honor. Forwards Cameron Clark and Ryan Spangler were given honorable mentions.

Ryan Gerbosi, Men’s Basketball Beat Reporter

LON KRUGER

BASEBALL

Catcher Mac James named Big 12 Player of the Week

Oklahoma baseball’s Mac James earned his � rst career weekly award Monday as he was announced Big 12 Player of the Week.

The junior catcher went 13-19 at the plate in OU’s � ve-game homestand and raised his season batting average to .517. He hit safely in each game to bring his hitting streak to eight games.

The New Braunfels, Texas native leads the team in batting average but has also shown his versatility.

James has started in three different positions this season: Catcher, � rst base and designated hitter.

James and the Sooners will be back in action against Texas-Arlington at 7

p.m. Tuesday at the Ballpark in Arlington.

Joe Mussatto, Assistant Sports Editor

BACK TO

There’s about five months left until football comes back to Oklahoma. That might seem far away, but there’s one thing keeping me sane until then:

spring football.That’s right, spring football is here in Norman. Practices

are closed and the closest bit we get to see is Instagram pic-tures from the OU football account, but there’s still a buzz on campus.

But what’s the deal with spring foot-ball? We don’t get to see practice,

and it culminates in the annual Red-White spring game, which I still don’t understand the scoring process of.

Spring football gives players additional time with coach-es. During the offseason they often work out on their own, but for these next few weeks, they get on-field time direct-ed by the guys who get paid the big bucks. It’s valuable time on the field.

So in this two-part series, we will outline what players will benefit most from this extra

practice time. Up first, the offense.SPRING FOOTBALL

BASICS: OFFENSE

RECEIVINGCORPS

After graduating, receivers Jalen Saunders and Lacolton Bester, young receivers have a chance to make their mark for a starting job. Sterling Shepard is the only returning re-ceiver for the Sooners. Durron Neal and Derrick Woods made the most of their field time last season, but others, like Jordan Smallwood and Dannon Cavil, could be right on their heels. This spring will be im-portant for the wide outs to build a strong relationship with Knight. Chemistry between a receiver and quarterback can be more important than actu-al talent. Those who have the best chem-istry will win the starting position. W h a t e v e r t h e case, there are two starting p o s i t i o n s up for grabs.

TREVOR KNIGHT

This spring is extremely important for the young quarterback. After struggling in the regular season, Knight was able to put his skills on full display against Alabama — but will it last? Sooner fans heard how great Knight was in practice but often failed to see that translate come game time. With a season under his belt, and the con-fidence from the Sugar Bowl win, Knight should be able to put to-gether all the pieces this offseason

— starting with spring practice. In addition, this is Knight’s time to mark

himself as a leader on the team. Knight has a lot to prove on Aug.

30, and spring ball is the perfect time to work on

consistency, especial-ly in the passing game.

BLAKE BELLBell made the switch from quarterback to tight

end after Trevor Knight’s Sugar Bowl performance in January. The move makes sense. Measuring in at six-foot-six-inches and 264 lbs., Bell is one of the big-gest tight ends on Oklahoma’s roster. After graduating fullback Trey Millard, the Sooners are going to need some of Bell’s size to block. OU could also use Bell’s time at QB for a few trick plays. Having never played this position, this spring will be extremely valuable for Bell. He has all the raw materials to be a success-ful tight end at OU, but he also had all the raw mate-rials to be a successful quarterback, too. In the end, it comes down to execution. Come April 12, we will all be looking to the spring game to see Bell’s transition.

TOMORROW’S BACK TO BASICS: DEFENSE

JULIA NELSON • SPORTS EDITOR

OU hones in its skills during the off-season

OFFENSE — starting with spring practice. In addition, this is Knight’s time to mark

himself as a leader on the team. Knight has a lot to prove on Aug.

30, and spring ball is the perfect time to work on

consistency, especial-ly in the passing game.

Bell made the switch from quarterback to tight end after Trevor Knight’s Sugar Bowl performance in January. The move makes sense. Measuring in at six-foot-six-inches and 264 lbs., Bell is one of the big-gest tight ends on Oklahoma’s roster. After graduating fullback Trey Millard, the Sooners are going to need some of Bell’s size to block. OU could also use Bell’s time at QB for a few trick plays. Having never played this position, this spring will be extremely valuable for Bell. He has all the raw materials to be a success-ful tight end at OU, but he also had all the raw mate-rials to be a successful quarterback, too. In the end, it comes down to execution. Come April 12, we will all be looking to the spring game to see Bell’s transition.

MAC JAMES

OFFENSEChemistry between a receiver and quarterback can be more important than actu-al talent. Those who have the best chem-istry will win the starting position. W h a t e v e r t h e case, there are two starting p o s i t i o n s up for grabs.

BLAKE BELLBell made the switch from quarterback to tight

end after Trevor Knight’s Sugar Bowl performance in January. The move makes sense. Measuring in at six-foot-six-inches and 264 lbs., Bell is one of the big-gest tight ends on Oklahoma’s roster. After graduating fullback Trey Millard, the Sooners are going to need some of Bell’s size to block. OU could also use Bell’s time at QB for a few trick plays. Having never played this position, this spring will be extremely valuable for Bell. He has all the raw materials to be a success-ful tight end at OU, but he also had all the raw mate-rials to be a successful quarterback, too. In the end, it comes down to execution. Come April 12, we will all be looking to the spring game to see Bell’s transition.

JULIA NELSON • SPORTS EDITOR

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