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Use The Daily’s cost-benefit analysis to determine which plan works best for you

DANA BRANHAMNews Reporter@danabranham

Students unsatisfied with their current meal plans will be able to choose a different option from Sept. 2 to 12.

These meal plans, which cost $2,052 per semester, are required for all freshmen who live in the dorms and dras-tically fluctuate in value depending on how they are used.

There are five options for freshman meal plans based around different ratios of meal exchanges to meal points. Exchanges can be redeemed at restaurants around cam-pus at a flat value of $7.50. Meal points are deducted from the plan at a value equal to that of “real” money.

However, when used at Couch Restaurants during lunch or dinner, meal exchanges are worth $12, which allows a meal plan’s value to exceed its cost.

For example, one option for a meal plan consists of 15 exchanges and no points at all. If a student used all 15 of their exchanges at Couch Restaurants during lunch and dinner, for all 17 weeks of the semester, their meal plan would be worth $3,060, over $1,000 more than what it cost.

Despite being more cost efficient, the 15 meals option is the least popular one so far, said Amy Buchanan, assistant communications director for Housing and Food.

The other meal plan options, along with their values at peak efficiency, can be seen in graphs on page two.

Students can change their meal plans at the OU Housing & Food website.

TONY RAGLE/THE DAILY

Journalism senior Courtney Boggs stands outside Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Boggs recently won a title from World’s Perfect Athlete.

World’s Perfect Athlete crowned Boggs America’s Perfect Cheerleader Miss 2014 in June. Boggs will hold the title until June 2015, when she will present the crown to the new winner.

The World’s Perfect Athlete Competition was designed by Laura Pucker, America’s Perfect Woman 2012, to give athletes a place to compete and gain confidence.

Though Boggs began competitive gym-nastics when she was 6 years old and com-petitive cheerleading in middle school, she had no experience with pageants before entering the competition.

“I am not a typical build,” Boggs said. “I’m not what most people would consider to be a pageant girl. I was a gymnast, so I’ve always been a bit stockier, and now that I cheer and do CrossFit, I’m still pretty bulky for a girl.”

After her former cheer coach Jeff LeForce advised her to compete, Boggs won the state competition in January and went on to win the national competition.

“I felt like she had positive energy and was a good role

model for girls in her gym, as well as around the nation,” LeForce said.

As part of the pageant she created a cam-paign to encourage young girls to live a healthy and active lifestyle. LeForce said the pageant also let Boggs shine and grow.

“I’ve coached her, and she’s always had the ability to do what she is doing, but it has given her more confidence, as well as giving her voice a platform to speak about something she is passionate about,” LeForce said.

Boggs said winning the competition meant more to her than cheerleading and pageantry.

“I get to work with young girls and help them to believe in themselves,” Boggs said.

Although she has always been athlet-ic, Boggs said she struggled with her body image for a while in high school.

“I went through a phase after I quit gymnastics where I had an identity crisis,” Boggs said.

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Lady Sooner crowned ‘perfect’

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Need graduate credit? Get the details hereUndergraduates can apply for grad credit if they meet these criteria

Journalism senior Courtney Boggs is blue-eyed, blonde and as of this June, perfect.

DAISY CREAGERNEWS REPORTER

I’m not what most people would

consider to be a pageant girl.”COURTNEY BOGGS, AMERICA’S PERFECT

CHEERLEADER MISS 2014

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ROSA MIRANDANews Reporter

Many undergraduate students have until Friday to pe-tition for any graduate classes they are taking to count as graduate credit.To qualify for graduate credit, the student must:

• Submit an application for courses taken during junior or senior years before the first two weeks of the course

• Have a 3.0 overall GPA• Have a 3.0 OU GPA • Must ultimately earn an A, B or S in the classIf a student does not petition for the course to count as

graduate credit, they will receive undergraduate credit for the course, said Brandy Gunter, academic counselor of graduate students.

Students who meet all the requirements and complete the paperwork are all approved, Gunter said.

Gunter recommends that undergraduates interested in applying for graduate credit meet with their undergrad-uate adviser and department members in the area from which they plan to take graduate classes before complet-ing the application.

Typically the undergraduates who apply for gradu-ate credit are those who are:

• In an accelerated dual-degree program• Completing bachelor’s and master’s degrees

simultaneouslyFor more information visit the graduate college’s

website.

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Shooter training requests stay steady

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CAITLIN SCHACHTERNews Reporter

Despite January’s Gould Hall shooting scare, OU Police Department said requests for active shooter training events haven’t risen.

When the police department holds active shooter train-ing demonstrations for on campus groups, the officers show a video and tell attendees what to do during an actual shooting, said Major Bruce Chan, spokesperson for OUPD.

Since the shooting scare in January when the campus was put on lockdown after construction equipment back-fired outside of Gould Hall, Chan said the number of train-ing requests haven’t increased or decreased.

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SHOOTING: Active shooter training gives tips for emergenciesContinued from page 1

Chan said OUPD holds the training presentations for campus groups so they can be prepared for emergency situations. “It’s more of (a way) to prepare them for what’s going on in the world today,” Chan said.

Tips from active shooter training:•Lock doors and windows if a shooter is outside the

building •Lock doors and stay on the opposite side of the build-

ing if the shooter is inside the building

OR

•Exit the building if the shooter is inside and you can safely get out

For more information on how to prepare for emergency situations, visit the emergency procedures guide.

Caitlin Schachter caitlinschachter@yahoo.com

ADAM BURNETT/THE DAILY

A police officer patrols the area around Gould Hall after a shooting was reported last january.

Polls open: Vote in runoff primaries todayPOLITICS

Use this voting guide to prepare for the elections todaySTAFF REPORTS

Registered voters can go to the polls today to vote in the runoff primary election to choose candidates for the Nov. 4 statewide general election.

Here is a guide for the election:

+ John Cox — school superintendent and educator+ Freda Deskin — charter school CEO/administrator, former teacher

The winner will run against Republican Joy Hofmeister in the statewide general election.

+ Mike Reynolds — state legislator+ Harold Haralson — former Norman mayor and city council member

The winner of this race will run against Democrat Cal Hobson in the statewide general election

+ Connie Johnson — state senator, con-sultant and rehabilitation counselor

+Jim Rogers — retired teacher

The winner will run against Republican James Lankford in the Nov. 4 statewide general election.

The runoff primary election will de-cide the candidates per party for the Nov. 4 statewide general election. The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 4 election is Oct. 10. The deadline to request an absen-tee ballot is 5 p.m. on Oct. 29.

When: Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Where: Check your as-signed polling place by using the Online Voter Tool on the Cleveland County Election Board website.What to bring: Official ID, such as an Oklahoma driver license.

PERFECT: Crown winner aims to help childrenContinued from page 1

In g ymnast ics, B o ggs would work out for about 20 hours a week. Once she quit, her eating habits af-fected her body differently, and Boggs gained weight by the time she left for college.

However, her outlook on her life and health changed when a friend introduced her to the fitness program CrossFit.

Boggs remains involved with cheerleading and is passionate about teaching young cheerleaders at her family’s gym in Lawton, Oklahoma. Creating a cam-paign for the pageant al-lowed her to combine her athletic background with her love for working with kids.

“It’s not as much about the title as it is about the j o u r n e y a n d h o p e f u l l y being able to make a differ-ence in some young girls’ lives,” Boggs said. “I want them to realize that they are amazing and that they can be imperfect in their own way and still be beautiful.”

As well as teaching cheer classes for teens and young girls, Boggs created a blog and made videos as part of her campaign. She plans to continue her work although

the competition is over.“Because I hold a title, I

can represent different or-ganizations and events, so [I have] an opportunity to be an ambassador for different programs that support kids, fitness and dreaming big dreams,” Boggs said.

Boggs plans to get her master’s degree in either

TONY RAGLE/THE DAILY

Courtney Boggs, journalism senior, poses for a photo. The OU student was crowned America’s Perfect Cheerleader Miss 2014.

journalism or public rela-tions. After graduation, she plans to take over the gym-nastics and cheer program at her family’s gym and hopes to create a founda-tion that supports fitness, health and setting goals among children.

“ I d o n ’ t w a n t t o j u s t teach them gymnastics or

cheerleading or how to do a back flip but teach them life lessons they can use after they quit cheer or gymnas-tics,” Boggs said.

Daisy Creagerdaisy.c.creager-1@ou.edu

Kaitlyn Underwood, opinion editordailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666

oudaily.com/opinion • Twitter: @OUDailyOpinionOPINIONTuesday, August 26, 2014 • 3

What sort of meal plan do you have?

Eight meals a week

and 450 points per

semester. I’ve been to

the caf like twice so

far, so it’s good. i like

the barbecue. - Jackson Blankenship

university college freshman

10 meals a week and

300 points a semester.

when i was a fresh-

man, 10 wasn’t enough.

i was always looking

to use ladies’ exchang-

es because they never

used theirs.”

i have 14 meals a week

and 300 points per

semester, but i’m going

to change it to six

meals a week and 600

points per semester.

most of my classes

are on north campus

so it’s more convenient

to have more points.

- samantha tran

university college freshman

Eight meals a week

and 600 points per

semester. it’s good, but

it’s hard to use your

points because you

have to remember to

bring your id every-

where.

sooner sampler blitz

- theodore stephen

college of engineering sophomore

- montana delozier

university college freshman

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in honor of women’s equality day, What

does Women’s equality mean to you?

women are at the

highest point of equal-

ity now as opposed to

the past, but we still

have a long way to

go.- paige kriet

studio art sophomore

To be a woman means

paving your own

path. you have some

obstacles in front

of you, but a woman

is strong enough to

overpass those and

exceed in whatever

she wants to do.

equality means things

are 50/50 for men and

women with no spe-

cial favors. gender

should be considered

almost irrelevant. it’s

complicated — society

is asking for women

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ent things including

being a mom and com-

petent worker.

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university college freshman

being a woman means

to be equal just like

a man in society. old

ideas of women being

considered unequal

should be kept in the

past. women should

deserve equal rights.

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university college freshman

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university college freshman

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32 Anagram for “seek”

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Our View: Journalists should never be arrested or threatened for doing their jobs, but recent events in Ferguson, Mo., have shown violations of the First Amendment can happen all too easily.

The videotaped be-heading of James Foley, an American journalist captured by terrorist organization ISIS, is the most recent and extreme instance of a journalist being persecuted for profession. On a small-er and more local scale, journalistic pursuits of local news reporters are being threatened as well. Only this time the threats come from U.S. po-lice forces. The nightly news anchor or home-town beat re-porter isn’t seen as a life-threat-ening profession, so it’s hard to imagine local journalists thrown in jail in the midst of intense protests.

But that’s exactly what’s been happen-ing in Ferguson and it should scare all of us. Journalists getting ar-rested for doing their jobs shouldn’t only of-fend students who work at The Daily; it should make everyone weary of the Ferguson po-lice force’s willingness to stomp on the First Amendment.

Anyone with cable television or an Internet connection can see the shocking measures Ferguson police have taken against angry pro-testors after the shoot-ing death of unarmed African American teen Michael Brown at the hands of officer Darren Wilson. The protests have lasted a week, often turning violent as mili-tarized police released tear gas and attempted

EDITORIAL

Police: Let press workto enforce a short-lived citywide curfew. Tensions seem to have relaxed a bit, but even after the protests end we shouldn’t forget the violations of the First Amendment made in the name of police protection.

For example, about 11 journalists have been arrested in Ferguson, for offens-es as minor as taking “too long” to pack up and leave a fast-food restaurant. These aren’t just amateur journalists with iP-hones and Twitter feeds. Among those arrested are journal-

ists from The Huffington Post, The Washington Post and Sports Illustrated. Journalists on

the ground have also reported Ferguson cops trying to keep them confined to an approved “press area” and reacting angrily if reporters stray from the area.

Many of us would probably roll our eyes at people talking about America turn-ing into a police state or cry conspiracy at those who say our First Amendment rights are being diminished. But Ferguson has taught us that violations of our rights can, and do happen with little to no tangible repercus-sions for the offenders.

The First Amendment states: “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assem-ble…” Unfortunately, those rights have been trampled in Ferguson by a local police force

equipped with tanks, tear gas and semi-au-tomatic weapons. If the press cannot function — a function critical to maintaining an informed, aware public — then we have lost our ability as people to hold those in charge account-able for their actions. Regardless of how you feel about what happened between Michael Brown and Darren Wilson, the subsequent violation of First Amendment rights should make you angry.

When photojour-nalists are arrested for literally doing their jobs, when reporters are threatened and corralled into ap-proved areas and po-lice feel free to man-handle the media, we have lost our power to bring truth to the peo-ple and information to the world.

We understand in the 24-hour news cycle the hunt for fresh news has be-come cutthroat, and that in a country para-lyzed by partisanship it can be easy to dis-trust the media. But that doesn’t diminish the importance of good journalism or the need for boots-on-the-ground reporters to bring us powerful stories like the chaos in Ferguson.

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From CrossFit training to weekly games, OU’s club rugby team is full of top rate athletes.

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OU men’s rugby team practices in the brutal heat Monday evening as the sun goes down. OU has both men’s and women’s teams and regularly competes against other Big 12 schools.

JENNIFER ROGERSSPORTS REPORTER@JENTROGERS315

If you were playing a word association game and the fol-lowing three words were given, what would you think of: maul, ruck and scrum?

Odds are, it wouldn’t be rugby, but that’s exactly what all three have in common.

At OU, there is a definite football culture, but a hidden gem exists just west of the Lloyd Noble Center at the Al Velie Rugby Football Complex.

The University of Oklahoma rugby team began in 1974 and has grown in popularity in recent years. This year’s team re-turns 18 athletes from the 2013-2014 squad.

A more impressive number is the 31 new athletes the team added for this season.

Coach Jason Horowitz has coached rugby for over 15 years nationally and is in his second year at OU.

Rugby is a club sport at Oklahoma, as is the case at many major universities in the country. Inevitably the comparison to football is made, but Horowitz explained the similarities and differences the sports share.

“We compete nationally and in the Big 12,” he said. “We have the same rivalries as football.”

“The biggest difference between football and us is that we are all volunteers. I am a volunteer, my assistant coaches are volunteers, our trainers are all volunteers and there is not a single scholarship athlete on the team,” Horowitz said.

Rugby is a sport that many see as a different form of foot-ball, which may be true in some respects, but the play of the game more closely resembles soccer, as senior team captain Michael Al-Jiboori explained.

“It is more continuous than football, it is more like soccer where you see a lot of playing time,” Al-Jiboori said.

The training schedule for the team is relentless.“These guys are athletes,” Horowitz said. “This is not a

game for fall-off guys who can’t compete in other sports. They are held to a high athletic and academic standard.”

Practice three times a week, CrossFit strength training twice a week and games on Friday and Saturday keep the

squad busy. The season extends over both spring and fall, where two

different types of rugby are played: 7 vs. 7 and 15 vs. 15, Horowitz and Al-Jiboori explained.

Both types are played on a soccer-sized field; the 15 man games last 80 minutes while the seven man games take place in a very brisk 14-minutes.

In addition to the rigorous schedule, the athletes, support and coaching staff are solely responsibly for sustaining the

team.Last year’s squad raised $90,000 to cover the costs. The

players pay dues and participate in fundraisers. The team has a saying, “all in,” which is exemplified by

its dedication to training, the sport, academics and the community.

Being a student-athlete is twofold: performance on the field and in the classroom.

“They go to class because they want to go to class,” Horowitz said. “They exemplify what it means to be a student athlete.”

Senior forward captain Jayce Crowder now desires to have support from the student body at games.

“We would love to have more people at games,” he said. “We just want people to know about it. I think people would really like it if they came out and watched us.”

The Sooners kick off their season on September 6 at Missouri. The team’s next home game is at 11 a.m. on September 13 at the Al Velie Rugby Football Complex.

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RYAN KINGVolleyball Beat Reporter

The Oklahoma volleyball team is heading into the 2014 season with an air of optimism and confidence, de-spite its youth and the loss of three-time All-American Sallie McLaurin.

The Sooners w e n t 2 4 - 8 i n their 2013 sea-son and finished third in the Big 12. This season t h e y a r e p r o -jected to finish fourth behind Texas, Kansas and Iowa State, a c c o r d i n g t o the preseason coaches poll.

A l t h o u g h t h e t e a m l o s t i t s l e a d e r i n McLaurin, plen-ty of returning players are more than willing to dig d e e p a n d s h o u l d e r t h e burden.

Setter Kaitlyn Drawe is the only senior on the team, but juniors Julia Doyle, set-ter, and Kierra Holst, out-side hitter, will add to the

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team’s depth, knowledge and experience.

Junior defensive special-ist Taylor Migliazzo and sophomore outside hit-ter Madison Ward are also

e x p e c t e d t o contribute.

S o p h o m o r e middle blocker Micaela Spann is confident the team can move o n f r o m t h e McLaurin loss.

“It’s not nec-e s s a r i l y o n e p e r s o n t h a t ’s replacing her,” Spann said. “It really is the en-tire team. Just al l of us str iv-ing for the goal is what’s going to replace Sallie McLaurin.”

S p a n n w e n t o n t o s ay t hat she believes her energy will help

the team as a whole. “I give it my all every sin-

gle time and I think that energy really gets the team going and giving their all,” she said.

The team has exper i-enced players but youth will still be a hurdle. Twelve of

its 19 players are freshmen and sophomores.

Off-season improvements

A l t h ou g h t h e t e a m i s y o u n g , c o a c h S a n t i a g o Restrepo thinks they have improved in a lot of areas since last season.

“I think we are more ma-ture, so therefore, we have a little bit more experience,” he said. “We make better decisions. We have im-proved a lot on blocking.”

“Overall we are a lot more disciplined. Also, we have improved a lot on serving. Those are the areas we con-tinue to work on and make better for the team,” said Restrepo.

Ward believes the team has grown in the leadership department.

“We have got a lot of girls stepping up into leadership roles and we have really good chemistry this year,” she said. “Not to mention being better offensively and

defensively.”

Work still to be doneThe Sooners still have

some weaknesses they will be working on as the season progresses.

“I think that our biggest struggle right now is serve

and serve-receive,” Spann said.

“Honestly, I think our de-fense as a whole has to im-prove. Defensively we have to be an unstoppable team,” Ward said.

“I think passing is very key for us being successful,” Restrepo said.

Lofty expectationsWhen asked what a suc-

cessful season would look like to her, Ward had a quick answer.

“Big 12 Championship a n d N a t i o n a l Championship.”

Restrepo had a similar goal.

“Win, win, win and pro-ceed to the Final Four in Oklahoma City,” he said. “That’s our goal, and it’s going to continue to be our goal. I think this team is ca-pable of attaining it.”

The team starts its sea-son in Gainesvi l le, Fla. a g a i n s t I d a h o o n A u g . 29. Its first home game is Sept. 10 against Cal State Northridge.

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We have got a lot of girls stepping up

into leadership roles, and we have

really good chemistry this

year.”MADISON WARD, OUTSIDE HITTER

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Without exhaust-ing the trend, Benjamin

Booker toiled to wow us all with a revamped spin on ‘50s rock.

Booker’s self-titled album is his first, released from ATO records after Booker spent time touring with the legendary Jack White.

The highly emotion-filled, straight-from-New Orleans blues voice juxtaposes won-drously with the old school rock ‘n’ roll guitar riffs. Although both of these ele-ments are included in every one of his endearing songs, the mood of the album is not solidly set.

Every song has a different story filled with angst, hap-piness and deep, thoughtful lyrics. Listening to the album is learning who Booker truly is as a person, because he does not hold back in any el-ement of the music.

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song on the album is “Slow Coming,” which is an in-credible, mellow song that showcases Booker’s scratchy voice. However, don’t dare stray away from listening to “Violent Shiver,” which will no doubt, leave you danc-ing in public like nobody’s watching. It’s so catchy and upbeat that you won’t have time to be embarrassed of your terrible dance moves.

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KELLY ROGERS Life & Arts Editor @kellynrogers

Five Norman artists will go head-to-head Wednesday as finalists for Phase II of the Downtown Norman Sculpture Project.

The artists will present their proposed sculptures to the Norman Public Arts Board Wednesday. The sculptures will be on display from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday until Sept. 4 at MAINSITE Contemporary Art, 122 E. Main St.

Joshua Boydston, communications director and gallery manager of the Norman Arts Council, said the finalists were selected from more than 20 applicants. Though there is no set theme for the entries, Boydston said artists often relate their pieces back to Norman through tradition-al themes and symbols.

“We don’t want to put a narrow definition on what Norman means to them,” Boydston said. “For some people it’s more abstract, but for some it ’s more traditional.”

Boydston said the vari-ety of this year’s pieces have been well-received by the Norman Public Arts board, who will choose the winners once the public has formed an opinion. The sculptures will then go to the public where they can discuss each piece.

Public comment cards will be considered by the board during the selection process, Boydston said.

Two winners will be selected from the remaining final-ists and rewarded with permanent places at the south-west corner of East Main Street and Porter Avenue and the southeast corner of the downtown Norman Library building.

The winning sculptures will be announced Sept. 2 and will be installed late October in time for the Oklahoma Art Council’s Oklahoma Arts Conference, which will be hosted in Norman.

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Winners will have their sculptures shown at conference

“We don’t want to put a narrow

definition on what Norman means to

them.”JOSHUA BOYDSTON,

COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR AND GALLERY MANAGER OF THE NORMAN ARTS COUNCIL