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Graduate Gillian Reilly Former basketball coach A look into who inhabits hosts radio show on Beckie Francis wins legal the 24/7 library in its late- Amp 98.7 fight against OU night hours PAGE 5 PAGE 10 PAGE 12 ontheweb Ferndale has decriminalized cannabis possession within its city limits. thisweek See how students and the local community are reacting. November 20, 2013 // Volume 40. Issue 13 www.oaklandpostonline.com

POLL OF THE WEEK •,,o,enut ae your plans for the upcoming Thriksdiving break?

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LAST WEEK'S POLL What do you think of the free Scantron program?

A) It will save me a lot of money

PHOTO OF THE WEEK B) I don't really care either way C) I'll stick to paying for mine SHARING A PINT// Megan Kaake, a senior majoring in nutrition, lays on a cot to donate blood Tuesday, Nov. 19. "Giving blood is important," Kaake said. "When I can, I want to help out." The American Red Cross holds regular DI None of my classes use Scantrons blood drives on college campuses, looking specifically for certain blood types The organization also accepts red cell and plasma-only donations. HALEY KOTWICKI// The Oakland Post

Submit a photo to [email protected] for a chance to be featured. View all submissions at oaklandpostonline.com THIS WEEK IN HISTORY NOVEMBER 20, 1996 The Intercollegiate Athletic Review Committee unanimously voted to incease OU's standing to NCAA Division I AAA.

NOVEMBER 17, 1980 A presidential search was narrowed down to three candidates. Among them was Joseph 1 Champagne, who served as president 1981-1991.

REMEMBERING HAILEY PROLIFIC PROVOST A LINE IN THE BREAD NOVEMBER 19, 1965 Friends, family, the OU community In addition to his duties as OU's Editor-in-Chief Scott Wolchek A group of 600 students showed up at a meet- and a Michigan State football provost, James Lentini is also a enters peanut butter debate. Who ing to protest the veto of Senate Bill 685, which player pay tribute to student composer and musician, having will win — Team Crunchy or Team would have provided MSUO with more funding. Hailey Brouillet almost one month appeared on multiple albums Smooth? Ready your butter knives after her death. throughout his career. and duke it out.

BY THE 540 30 1.5 $800 90% NUMBERS peanuts in a 12 thousand PBJ billion pounds of peanuts million spent spent every year of US households PEANUT BUTTER ounce jar sandwiches in an acre consumed each year on peanut butter eat peanut butter Perspectives The views expressed in Perspectives do not necessarily represent those of The Oakland Post.

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EDITORIAL Stump the librarian - Trivia about tomes Digging deeper into Kresge's book budget and perusing ancient texts earest readers, make purchasing decisions based on faculty requests, touched the books routinely. This week, IT writes in: what we know of student research needs, spe- They felt rather heavy, as they were lull folio publi- D 1) What is the OU library sys- cial librarian resources, the general zeitgeist, cations(we'll get into the history tem's of book publishing annual budget for purchasing new and what we've had for lunch on ordering days. in a forthcoming column). books? Has it been increasing in recent Everyone on campus is welcome and encour- Some ofthem were printed on vellum, which feels years? What part of this budget is discre- aged to contact us with suggestions! fairly similar to paper. tionary, with book choices left up to the As to if the budget has been increasing in re- Fun fact: the movies and popular imagination book lovers on our library staff? MYSTERY cent years...technically it has, but that increase typically depict people handling very old books with 2)What's the oldest book you've ever LIBRARIAN also comes with an increase in prices. Publish- gloves on, but you don't always want to do that, as touched, and how did it feel? Librarian ers and vendors have wild imaginations when gloves dull your sensitivity and may cause you to Dear IT: Arcimboldo it comes to what library budgets entail. handle a very thin parchment with very full force. You Thank you for your kind comments on how you are 2. The Librarian has had the privilege of touching don't want to do that. enjoying The Librarian's columns. books and manuscripts dating as far back as the Rule of thumb(pun intended!) is to just wash your To answer your questions: sixteenth century(the books date to then, not The hands at least once an hour while handling materi- 1. As we learned a few weeks ago, The Librarian Librarian). als that you don't want to ruin with your oily fingers. doesn't much like to deal with numbers, and is also To do so, The Librarian had to be ushered into a (Although, the grimy fingerprints from generations perhaps a bit lazy, so we won't have exact figures to- special darkened cavern, dodging obstacles every of use have actually proven very useful to scholars, day. Suffice it to say that(and I simplify a bit) there which way before finally appearing before the great as this article illustrates: Kathryn Rudy,2010. Dirty are budgets for each subject, and there are budgets altar of— books: Quantifying patterns of use in medieval man- for content type (databases, ebooks, periodicals, Sorry. The Librarian only wishes life were so excit- uscripts using a densitometer. Journal of Historians of popular fiction, etc.). ing. You'd be surprised how many books or pages Netherlandish Art 2(1-2).) Each librarian handles a pot of money for his/her from books are lying around in museums and special Next week we will continue giving thanksfor all subject areas, and the amount varies based on how collections that are quite old, and with some careful things books and trivia-related: submit your hardest expensive resources are in that area, how many books planning most researchers are able to access them. questions to http://tinyurl.com/StumpOU or Stum- are typically purchased, and such quandaries. We The Librarian once cared for such a collection, so [email protected]! Bitter bite oflife makesfuture sweet The story of the moment that changed one student's life

At 17, I weighed in at a whopping, whopper-in- where I was. duced 324 pounds. I rehabilitated quickly, which only a per- Then I had my heart attack. son my age could do in the situation I was in. Now, at 19, I stand at steady 164. And then I moved on with my life. This is not a how-to. This is not a stance I started losing weight over the summer, against obesity. This is not a lecture about changing so drastically that friends and col- improving yourself. leagues stopped recognizing me. I kept hear- This is a chapter in my life. It changed and ing,'Oh, Jon, you look so good now,' which is shaped me both literally and figuratively into just another was Jon of saying I looked like hell a different human being. You can read it, you before. Davis can leave it, or choose not to believe it. I don't often talk of my heart attack. Photo Editor It's not But it's a chapter. And it's something something I'm proud of. I've had people tell worth sharing. me I should be thankful it happened. Thank- I was always fat. I never hated it. Never ful, because that's the reason I got healthy wanted it to be different. It made me unique. Gave and lost the weight. me a reason to develop a personality. Telling someone they should be thankful they al- It was never a problem. Never a problem until a most died in order to learn a lesson is never a good month before my high school graduation. stance to have. It's not as comforting as you might I was doing strenuous work, moving boxes, when I think. At one point his life, Oakland Post photo editor realized I couldn't feel my arm. The details get blurry I don't cherish my heart attack, but I don't regret Jon Davis weighed 324 pounds. He is now down to 164. from there. it either. It's a chapter. That's all it is. It has made me, I was rushed to the hospital and forced into sur- me. And for that I'm thankful. cause for one night, I didn't think there was going to gery. It doesn't make me want to look back and regret. be a 'next.' It's a small group, the one I was joining. Not too Regret being fat- -regret being unhealthy. Only a bitter bite of life can make the next one taste many people in the heart attack wing of the hospital It makes me look forward. so sweet. And for that, I'm thankful. were worrying about finals. But nonetheless, that's It makes me excited for whatever comes next, be- Now on to the next chapter.

4 November 20, 2013 // The Oakland Post www.oaklandpostonline.corn Campus OU alum is now a radio star Former student is now an executive producer and morning host on station 98.7 Amp

Oona Goodin-Smith scouring the web for media you are totally immersed in sonality and she never held Staff Reporter content to interviewing stars the experience' back sharing her thoughts in to putting on live events in Working part-time at bd's class. She made me laugh a ARn OU alum is making the metro-Detroit area, such Mongolian Grill in Sterling lot," she said. "I am thrilled waves in metro-Detroit. as the recent "Thanksgiving Heights as a waitress along- that she is a successful radio adio waves, that is. on the Mayflower" drive for side her radio internship, the host." Gillian Reilly, or simply "Gil- Gleaners Food Bank. Macomb native chose Oak- Reilly says she is interested lian" to listeners of popular "It's so great to get out and land University to stay close to in pursuing television, but for 98.7 Amp Radio's "The Coop meet people and be a part of her family and because of the now, is content in radio. "You Show," serves as a morning the community," she said. "cool atmosphere" the school have to be passionate about host and executive producer The communication major has to offer. this job and I am," she said. for the station and says radio got her start interning for Clear "There's so much student "I am definitely happy with is the ideal career. Channel Detroit on Channel involvement here and it feels where I am!' "It's the best job ever. I get 95.5 where she "learned every- like a real college campus;' You can catch Gillian Reilly to talk about anything I want thing" about the business and she said. "People actually took on air from 6-10 a.m. each and I don't even have to do would recommend an intern- classes seriously:' morning on channel 98.7. my hair," joked the 25 year old ship experience for anyone in- Reilly's Communication Royal Oak resident. terested in a similar career. Theory professor, Dr. Kellie Reilly's day starts at 3 a.m. "[Radio] is a roller coaster Hay, recalled her former stu- Contact Staff Reporter Oona (yes, a.m.) and her daily re- every day," said Reilly. "Intern- dent's classroom days. Smith at oegoodin@oakland. sponsibilities range from ships are the way to go since "Gillian has a spit-fire per- edu

OUSC discusses winter budget and scholarship bill

Ali DeRees There are over 800 funds Participants must be fol- Staff Reporter that need scholarship donors, lowing OUSC on both social according to Penney. media sites. The winners will nrogram leaders asked for Penney and Brault hope receive a $250 OUSC Spirit assistance, a new legisla- students within the commit- Award as well as a plaque. tor was elected, a scholarship tee could reach out to stu- Andrew Lauz, a Junior bill passed, and the proposed dents, identify projects, and at Oakland University, was 2019 Winter Semester was dis- write thank you notes to do- unanimously voted into OUSC cussed at the Nov. 18 Oakland nors. through a ballot vote. University Student Congress They are looking for mem- Lauz says he has loved the (OUSC) meeting. bers of OUSC to join the com- teachers and student body Leaders from Oakland Uni- mittee to begin building a last- here at OU and because of this versity Annual Giving spoke ing program. he wanted to get involved in before Student Congress in Bill C.B. 13-10 "OUSC Spirit student government. hopes for their support in a of the Grizz" scholarship was "It would be a sin for me not proposed committee. unanimously passed by Con- to give back," Lauz said. Annual Giving is a program gress. He hopes to work on initia- that collects gifts of money Legislator and head of the tives such as cleaning up OU's to go towards things such as Scholarship Committee, Mad- campus,lessening the parking scholarships, technology, and ison Kubinski, presented the stress with signs for the park- Jon Davis /The Oakland Post curriculum enhancements bill. ing lots, reform the school's OUSC sits down to discuss the winter budget for the upcoming and Oakland University. It is a scholarship competi- attendance policy, and hold semester and works to brainstorm ideas and possible programs. Director Kelly Brault and tion in which students create more events for freshmen. Assistant Director Adrienne spirit campaigns by wearing The 2014 Winter Budget Penney are looking to create their Grizz gear and post pic- Proposal was reviewed and $142,000. in student government. a student philanthropy com- tures of themselves in it on discussed at the meeting as Sections of the budget are Meetings are held every mittee in which students can Instagram and Facebook with well. subject to change and it will Monday at 4 p.m. at the Oak- give back to the university and the hashtag of OUSC, accord- Currently, the total planned be voted on at the next meet- land Room in the Oakland show their gratitude as well. ing to Kubinski expenses for the winter se- ing. Center. Penney wants students to "Whoever has the most mester are $108,095 with the OUSC always welcomes Contact Staff Reporter Ali "give back to the university votes for their spirit campaigns total funds available to OUSC student comments or stu- DeRees at apderees@oakland. while they're still here' wins," Kubinski said. for the semester estimated at dents that want to get involved edu

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Campus Let's get fiscal: OU students are going econ-friendly

Course PS 306 The course is taught by Chuck has served terms two terms as Moss and Michael or "Mickey" a legislator in the House of Rep- discusses actual Switalski, both accomplished resentatives and two terms as a government politicians with extensive back- Senator in the Michigan Sen- issues grounds in local and state gov- ate. Switalski has taught classes ernment. at Oakland University for three Ali DeRees years and has also taught at Ma- Staff Reporter Behind the podium comb Community College. Moss is a law school gradu- In the three and a half hour ate of University of Detroit Law class, students do a range of ac- A new course within the po- School. He was a political col- tivities, from quizzes and read- litical science department al- umnist for The Detroit News and ings to debates Jon Davis /The Oakland Post on current gov- Chuck Moss (LEFT) and Michael lows students to work with real also did political commentary ernment issues. Switalski use real-world issues for class life issues both the federal and in radio and TV. He has served Moss described how topi- and said alright 9:00 p.m. is the students have grown since the state government are currently three terms at the Oakland cal the class has been and how equivalent of midnight, the gov- beginning of the semester and facing. Country Commission and three beneficial it has been for the stu- ernment shuts down at mid- their focus on the reality "The Fiscal Cliff: Taxing, terms at the Michigan House of gov- dents. night," he said. "We told them ernment activities. Spending, Debt, and Deficits" of Representatives. Within his "The night, for instance, Con- don't shut down the govern- Switalski said there are four is a course designed to give stu- three terms at the House, Moss gress was debating the budget, ment, don't do it, and they got it people in the class working on dents the opportunity to work was Chairman of the House of we came in and debated the done." their own campaigns. both individually and in groups Appropriations Committee. budget. We came in and had He said one student asked if on projects such as balancing Switalski is the newly elected half you guys Democrats, half Fiscal responsibility being on the legislature in Lan- the budget, avoiding a govern- treasurer of Roseville. He is a you guys Republicans, half you Moss has also been impressed sing was as much fun. ment shutdown and reforming Roseville native and served on guys House, half you guys Sen- with the students. "Way more fun, way more different laws and taxes. the Roseville City Council. He ate, gave them some objectives Switalski is pleased to see the fun!" Moss said with a laugh.

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www.oaklandpostonline.corn The Oakland Post // November 20, 2013 7 Lost'Lamb' found in MBH

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340 year-old because of his religious Bartolome and the painting, painting, recently paintings. observing the steps taken discovered hanging in The Infant Saint John with in restoration and discussed A Meadow Brook Hall, the Lamb was painted around their opinions on the is nearing the final stages 1670. conservation of this particular of restoration at the Detroit After switching ownership piece. Institute of Arts. multiple times, Matilda Dodge "Ackerman has been Dr. Salvador Salort-Pons, Wilson and her husband, removing dirt and old head of the European Art Alfred Wilson, bought it from varnishes in trying to rescue Department at the DIA, the John Levy Galleries in the original image," Salort- discovered the painting, titled New York in 1926. Pons said. Is "The Infant Saint John with The painting had been The painting is in, overall, the Lamb," when he was hanging on the drawing room good condition, but it has giving a lecture at MBH last wall since Wilson had placed faded during the years and February. it there in 1929. some of the elements of "I first saw the figure in According to Rzadkowolski, the handmade paints have the corner next to the piano," the Wilsons purchased several deteriorated. Salort-Pons said. "It was kind paintings for their home, Ackerman and his team of dark, but the first thing I which was in the construction also discovered that Murillo saw that caught my eye was phase at that time. had first painted the child's the figure of the child." They loved some of the right foot a little lower. It was Salort-Pons said the image artwork so much that they hard to see before, but after of the child looked like planned whole rooms around several layers were cleaned signature work of Bartolome particular pieces. up, the previous foot was Esteban Murillo, a famous Salort-Pons was excited to quite visible. Spanish Baroque painter in discover an original painting, Students got to debate on the 17th century. which had been out of the whether the conservation Upon further scrutiny, public art world for more than should include covering the he noticed the softness of 70 years, hanging in plain foot back up, as Murillo did, or the brushstrokes, a Murillo sight. leaving it so the public could technique that would have Because of the relationship see the many steps Murillo been very hard to copy. between Meadow Brook and took in painting this piece. He was sure, and the DIA the DIA, Alfred Ackerman, Residents of the Macomb, later confirmed, Meadow head of conservation, and his Oakland and Wayne counties Brook had been housing a team agreed to restore the can visit the DIA free of Murillo original. painting. charge. Madelyn Rzadkowolski, They invited Oakland The Murillo will be hanging MBH Curator, said she knew University students, from in the European paintings the painting was one of the several majors, to attend the gallery next to other Baroque best in their collection, but DIA twice, once in October paintings from a similar time they did not know just how and again Tuesday, Nov. period. special it was. 12 to observe the various "The Infant Saint John with Murillo worked in the conservation stages that the the Lamb" is on loan to the predominantly Catholic city painting went through. DIA for five years and will be of Seville most of his life and During their visits, students officially on display starting in gained much of his fame learned about the history of February.

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Duke Mondy, Dante Williams released, not charged after incident in L.A.

Timothy Pontzer that." News Editor Mondy was the 2013 Summit League Newcomer of the Year n Friday, Nov. 15, two mem- after leading the nation in steals Obers of the Oakland Univer- per game last season. sity men's basketball team were Williams, started the final 12 suspended indefinitely. games of last year's campaign. Redshirt senior guard Duke According to Kampe, Mondy Mondy and junior forward and Williams met the alleged Dante Williams were arrested victim at Wednesday's Los An- on allegations of rape at the geles Clippers game at the Sta- team hotel following an inves- ples Center. tigation, originally reported by On Friday, Kampe spoke to TMZ Sports. Both were being CBSSports.com. Francis' attorney: held on bail set at $100,000. "They will be appropriately 'We're The Golden Grizzlies were suspended upon review of the staying at a Los Angeles area ho- situation: Kampe said. "This tel during their recent trip. was more than going past cur- contemplating The team faced UCLA on few, more than breaking ofteam our options' Tuesday and California on Fri- policy. It's more than that. I take day. it very seriously, am apologetic Judge rules infavor offormer women's basketball coach to our fans, apologetic to college "I TAKE IT VERY SERIOUSLY, basketball that something like AM APOLOGETIC TO OUR this would happen." The team Scott Wolchek "We were pleased that the judge upheld many FANS, APOLOGETIC TO finished the road of the trip with an 82-67 Editor-in-Chief COLLEGE BASKETBALL loss at #15 redactions. That was about half of the report. To the part Gonzaga. The Grizzlies sit at 0-4 that the judge un-redacted, we're disappointed the judge THAT SOMETHING LIKE on the season. THIS WOULD HAPPEN." OU travels to Louisiana Nov. eckie Francis, who was did so without listening to the issues we raised about 23 and will play their first home fired from Oakland Uni- student privacy." Greg Kampe game on Nov. 30 against Roch- Bversity June 12, finally has Oakland head coach ester College. a copy of her termination record Robert Boonin, The Oakland Post will contin- that isn't largely obscured by ue to monitor this story. black permanent marker. OU's attorney A female in her early 20s al- The former women's basket- leged that she was raped inside Contact News Editor Timothy ball coach won a round in cir- said. "The judge obviously fol- "Everything she did in that re- the hotel. Pontzer via email at news@ cuit court late last week when lowed the law! gard seemed to be appropriate. The official OU Twitter ac- oaklandpostonline.coln Judge Martha D.Anderson ruled OU's attorney, Robert Boonin, I think there's no just cause for count stated on Friday that that OU must provide her with a who practices with Butzel Long having terminated her." Duke Mondy and Dante Wil- less-redacted version of the in- in Ann Arbor, had concerns Francis' statute of limitations liams were not be charged. ternal investigation Fast Facts report that about the judge's decision. expires Nov. 30. In other words, "(Californian) authorities will led to her firing. "We were pleased that the if she decides to take legal ac- not proceed with formal crimi- WHO Francis was also awarded le- judge upheld many of the redac- tion against the university, it will nal charges. They have been Men's basketball players gal fees. tions," Boonin said. "That was have to be soon. placed on interim suspension Duke Mondy and Dante Deborah Gordon, the attor- about half of the report. To the "Right now we're contemplat- from team pending internal re- Williams ney representing Francis, said part that the judge un-redacted, ing our options," Gordon said. view: the university said. her client had been asking to we're disappointed the judge Boonin declined to make any In a recent interview with Paul WHAT see the files for more than five did so without listening to the predictions. Kampe of The Oakland Press, Mondy and Williams were ar- months and finally had to sue issues we raised about student "I really can't speculate as to head coach Greg Kampe ex- rested on allegations of rape. the university to get them. privacy! that: Boonin said. "But we cer- plained the situation. They were released and not The original copies of the re- Gordon has seen the latest tainly are contemplating our "They've done nothing wrong charged. ports were, according to Gor- version of the report and said right to appeal! criminally: Kampe said. "But don, "virtually 100 percent re- she doesn't think it support the unfortunately, the results have WHEN dacted! In other words, most of allegations thrown around by brought a lot of collateral dam- Friday, Nov. 15. the document was blacked out. the media that suggest Francis Contact Editor-in-Chief Scott age to them,their teammates, to Gordon is satisfied with the of emotional abuse. Wolchek via email at editor@ the department of athletics and, WHERE results. "It's mainly about her wanting oaklandpostonline.corn orfollow most importantly, Oakland Uni- The team's hotel in Los "I'm very pleased," Gordon people to be fit," Gordon said. him on Twitter @scottwolchek versity. We've all got to pay for Angeles

10 November 20, 2013 II The Oakland Post www.oaklandpostonline.corn Life In the mood for a melody OU senior vice president composes music in addition to academic duties now available at outlets such as Ama- Lentini said his family life has always Kaylee Kean Mk' Staff Reporter zon and iTunes, according to Lentini. influenced him, as well. His wife is a classical singer, his children perform ames Lentini, senior vice president A life of music various instruments and his mother of academic affairs and provost for Lentini said he has been writing and and grandmother were singers. Oakland University, recently had a composing for most of his life and has "We always had that (music) in our Jcomposition recorded and it was re- been featured on numerous other CDs ear somehow," said Lentini. "I think leased by Azica, a label of the classical and projects. that was pretty helpful." music distributor Naxos. He first began playing guitar around Kailee Mdthias/The Oakland Post The piece,"Opposites Attract," is per- the age of six. Balancing work and creativity formed by the Rawlins Piano Trio. The "I was influenced early by the Bea- Lentini, who was appointed as prov- their fields of study. CD that it is featured on, "Attracting tles," Lentini said. "I saw them on the ost in July, said balancing work and "I have always espoused the fact Opposites: New Music for Piano Trio," Ed Sullivan show, and I wanted to play music can often be tough. that what we really need to be thinking is named after Lentini's composition. the guitar." "It's a negotiated balance to find about is creativity, no matter what dis- "They're challenging works," said Lentini said he never did too much time to do this job and any practice cipline," Lentini said. Lentini. "It's a little different than the classically, however, until he learned time and things like that," Lentini said. Although hasn't been at Oakland normal variety. This kind of music about the classical guitar major at "I try to play when I can." long enough to "dig into" the music might be really new to people to hear:' Wayne State University. Despite his new academic duties, scene deeply yet, Lentini said he plans He was commissioned to write the "It opened up a new world to me," he Lentini says it's important to find on changing that soon. piece in 2010 by recommendation of said. enough time to explore and learn new "I would hope very much to get in- Rawlins cellist Marie-Elaine Gagnon, Lentini has since earned musical de- things. He said he hopes his musical volved with students and the faculty whom Lentini worked with before. grees at Wayne State, Michigan State, pursuits encourage students to keep here in the music community," Lentini The CD was released in July and is and University of Southern California. their minds open and learn beyond said. "There's culture around us." the season to be proper Presidential Scholars Etiquette Dinner teaches table manners

Oona Goodin-Smith the bread rolls on the tables dinner to be a good chance Staff Reporter were meant for eating or mere for students and faculty alike decoration. to become more at ease with es that time of the year However, with the help of fancy dining. Iagain: visits to grandma's Durack's handy "Proper Table "(The Presidential Scholar house, giving thanks and — Manners" pamphlet at each Etiquette Dinners) don't teach wait — does the fork go on the table setting and instruction you to be someone you're not," left or right? from the man himself, the din- he said. "They give you the The rapidly-approaching ing scenario was soon demys- tools to be who you are, even holiday season means one tified for many of the students. when in formal company:' thing for the hungry college "This dinner answered a lot Sami Nagy also found the student: family dinners. To of the questions I had about dinner helpful. "Etiquette is save ourselves the embar- how to act in a formal situa- about respect for yourself and rassment of another stuffing tion," said psychology sopho- others, and I think most of(the Photo Illustration by Jon Davis and gravy-soaked Christmas more Sami Nagy. Presidential Scholars) have The President Scholars Etiquette Dinner, hosted by Matt Durack, sweater, it's time to put down "It's so important to make a that," she said. "Now we know teaches proper table mannerisms in preparation for the holiday season. the finger foods, pick up a good impression at mealtime," how to show it:' napkin and brush up on our stressed Durack. "One faux As the dinner came to dining manners with the help pas and you can kiss that pro- a close, Durack reminded Holiday Helper: Matt Durack's of Matt Durack, host of the an- motion goodbye:' guests about the importance Family Dinner Cheat Sheet nual Presidential Scholars Eti- As the first course,soup, was of writing a thank you note to quette Dinner that took place served, Durack began with ba- the host. "Gratitude is one of • Liquids on the left, solids on the right. Never drink from Nov.7 in Meadow Brook Hall. sic etiquette tips. the most powerful forms of et- the wrong cup again! On the night of the event, 30 "The napkin remains on iquette," he said. "Always take • Put your napkin on your lap—and keep it there. Presidential Scholars — some your lap (except for use) until the time to show it." • Outward knife blade shows hostility. Keep the peace. of the top students at OU — the end of the meal," he said. • Once silverware is picked up from the table, it never gathered in the elegant Chris- "And don't forget to take small, Contact StaffReporter Oona touches the table again. topher Wren dining room, manageable bites. Gobbling is Goodin-Smith at oegoodin@ • Dishes are passed from left to right. dressed business casual and never attractive." oakland.edu and follow her • Salt and pepper are "married" and travel everywhere confused as ever on which Dean of the Honors College, on Twitter @oona_matata together. How cute.

silverware to use when and if Graeme Harper„ found the alINF www.oaklandpostonline.com The Oakland Post // November 20, 2013 11 Life Somewhere in silence: advice from Kresge's night owls

Kaylee Kean Sieloff is All Chehab, a senior Staff Reporter accounting major. Chehab arrived at Kresge uring the day, Kresge Li- between 9 and 10 p.m. He said Dbrary is bursting with the he comes often and sometimes sights and sounds of hard work. will be at Kresge until class the Students fill each floor and eve- next morning. Chehab is tak- ry room of the building, studi- ing 9 credit hours, each class ously reading and writing their at the 400 level. He commutes way to a good grade. but said he stays on campus to As the day draws on, they study. slowly filter out, letting the li- "If I go home, I'm going to go brary grow silent. to sleep," Chehab said. "There's Soon, it is 3 a.m. Three work- a lot of distractions at home" ers at the front desk wait to as- While it can be rough, Che- sist any students who might en- hab said his study habits have ter. At first glance, they are the always been like this. His best Photo courtesy of Buhr only ones in the building. friend is Monster Energy Drink. An example of Buhz' interface. Buhz is currently out for Android phones, with an iPhone version in the works They are not alone. One thing Chehab said he wishes he had done was to be The biochemist more active on campus. Swarming the social hive Ashley Sieloff has been in "Make the most of it," Che- the library since 11 p.m. She hab said. "Be proactive with OU alumni create a new networking app called Buhz sat at the same computer desk your studies. Try to work as a for hours with no breaks. Diet team with your classmates. Ex- LeeAnn Brown gramming and started working Buhz can also help your social Mountain Dew and a pile of perience the fun parts:' Staff Reporter on what would become 'Buhz life like it did with OU student textbooks are her only compan- for Android' this time last year. Anthony Yousif. ions. Sieloff said she prefers the The psychology major coot over Facebook and McIsaac, who followed Buhz Buhz helped Yousif reconnect quiet solitude, however. Samantha Graf, a senior psy- Twitter, there's Buhz of a from the beginning, has since with a girl he met at a Michigan "I'm a night person, so it's chology and English literature Snew social media network then joined the team as a co- State party. a lot easier for me at night," major, has taken over one of the that has recently come to OU. founder. "A few hours later when I Sieloff said. "There's no one study rooms on the first floor. OU alumni Chuck Kelly and "Our creativity is bred by ne- opened up my Buhz app, I had talking." "I usually pull two all-night- co-founder, Brett McIsaac, cessity," McIsaac said. "We are a friend request waiting for me Sieloff is a senior biochemis- ers during Monday through Fri- launched Buhz, a new social creating a product with truly from one of the ladies, Audrey," try major who is taking 16 credit day," Graf said. "I'm here a lot." media app for Android, at Oak- unique characteristics not yet Yousif said."Buhz literally made hours. She often stays at Kresge In addition to classes, Graf land in late September. seen in the social media world:' my night and saved the day" until 4 or 5 a.m. and gets an av- said she works full time at a Kelly and McIsaac created McIsaac introduced Kelly to Kelly could not give specifics erage of around three hours of brewery in Troy. Monday is her Buhz specifically for college stu- his friend Mark Medaugh, who about what is on the horizon sleep per night. only day off, and she spends dents. had expertise in all the business- for Buhz but he provided some "By the end of the semester much of it at Kresge. It has strong privacy features oriented tasks. He soon became teasers. I'll want to pull my hair out," "This is the best place to that no other social media sites the third co-founder. "We've put our hearts and Sieloff said. study in my opinion because have so students can pick and Kelly, McIsaac and Medaugh souls into this project and we Her advice to other students: it's quiet and you can have your choose who sees what on their officially launched the public have so many awesome features don't worry about finishing own rooms," Graf said. profiles. beta of the app late September/ in the works, I can't wait to re- school quickly. Graf said that she advises "Buhz originally started with early October of this year. lease it." "If you know what you want students to take philosophy, an idea I had years ago," said "We built Buhz first and fore- There will be a new feature to do, spread everything out" ethics and religion classes. Chuck Kelly, Buhz CEO, Co- most as users and students," called 'Party Mode' that Kelly Sieloff said. "For me, it was the best thing Founder and Director. "Face- Kelly said. "The vision was to says is awesome. I did in college," Graf said. book, to me, has always felt like build the social network we al- "Using Buhz, you select a fea- The accounting major Graf said she wishes younger a never-ending high school re- ways wanted -- that has been ture called "Party Mode" and,for Sitting a few desks away from students the best of luck. union" our guiding light and what has the rest of the night, if you meet Kelly said creating Buhz has kept Buhz fresh." someone new or interesting, all been a long process. When Kelly "Buhz is a great way to net- you need to do is bump phones first got the idea to create a so- work with students near you. It and it will automatically add you cial network, he didn't know the was created to thrive in a uni- and that user's Familiars." first thing about programming. versity atmosphere," said Jake "For students who don't own "I considered outsourcing the Block, an 01J alumni and Buhz an Android device, we are build- development of the app," Kelly beta tester. ing a Buhz web app that will al- said. "But I felt like that would "If you need to find someone low anyone with Internet access be taking a shortcut. I didn't like to study with, Buhz can connect on any device to try it out," Kelly the idea of running a company you. If you need to get notes said. I didn't understand on a deep, from a class you missed, Buhz The web app is now near- technical level:' can connect you. If you need ing completion and the team is For six months, Kelly taught to sell your old textbooks, Buhz hard at work on an iPhone app, Kadey Johnson /The Oakland Post himself the essentials of pro- can connect as well. , Some Grizzlies prefer a calm midnight library rather than hibernation.

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1111111!" Communication Major. Junior. Nickname: Gar-bear. Height:6'2" Stolen property in P 17 OUPD was dispatched to P 17 Nov. 11 at 4:15 p.m. Chris Peralta A university worker had called the Staff Reporter campus police because he believed someone had stolen the housing for the blinker light on his van. Age/Level: 20 The university worker had been parked in P 17 from 7:55 a.m. to 4:15 Water Sport: Essenmacher has been playing p.m. When he returned to his van he hole set for the club water polo team since his noticed the housing was gone on the freshman year, but he hasn't played any intra- passenger side. mural sports. OUPD discovered scratches in me "Unfortunately I don't have any time to play paint, but could not uncover finger- intramural sports," Essenmacher said. "But I'd prints. love to!' Officers later reviewed the secu-ity camera's feed. They did not see anyone watching Prime time Fan: I enjoy reading and approach the front passenger side of Essenmacher said. TV shows," the van but the owner. favorite is probably Psych...but I also "My OUPD closed the case because there like shows like Supernatural. I'm a big fan of was not an incident. fantasy." Female cited for alcohol use Campus police responded to a complaint of intoxicated people at Hill House Nov. 13 at 1:30 a.m. A Nightwatch worker, who called OUPD, said one female and two males signed in as visitors and appeared to be "What do you know under the influence. about the Beckie Francis Officers went to the dorm that the Grizzlies on the Prowl: visitors signed into and heard several case?" people talking about moonshine and doing shots. After knocking, officers were let into the dorm room. There were five people in the room: two males over 21 and three females under 21. Two of the women were drinking. One had a blood alcohol level of .01, while the other was .19 They offered consent to OUPD to search the room, where they discovered cherry-flavored moonshine OUPD issued two citations for minor in possession. After checking the data- base, officers learned that the woman with the highest blood alcohol level had four outstanding warrants for minor in possession. Jordan Reed, Noel Kucharczyk, Roselyn Baerg, biology The other agencies were contacted communication journalism and they advised OU officers to warn the woman about her warrants then "Is that the woman suing the "No, know anything about release her. school?" no." "I don't it." —Compiled by Haley Kotwicki, Chief Copy Editor —Compiled by Al, DeRees Staff Reporter Photos by Kailey Johnson, Photographer MOP

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Photo Illustration by Jon Davos/The Oakland Post After hours of heated debate, the war has gotten worse. Editor-in-Chief Scott Wolchek takes a beating from Distributor Parker Simmons because they just can't see eye-to-eye.

Scott Wolchek You see, Parker spreads his lies "Listen here you swine, I will Editor-in-Chief/ like he spreads his creamy peanut agree that traditional Peanut Butter King of crunchy butter on burned pieces of toast. and Jelly calls for creamy peanut Some of Parker's peanut butter butter, but you gotta live, man," arrived at my apartment after propaganda included, "I like my Oakland Post copy editor, Brian a long day of work to find my peanut butter as smooth as my per- Figurski wrote. I friends harassing one of my sonality:' and, "That statement is "CRUNCHYYYYYYYYYYYYYY roommates, Brandon Hartley, for as hard to swallow as your crunchy ALL DAY ERRYYYY DAY," OU senior, eating crunchy peanut butter. peanut butter:' Ashley Butala wrote. "An aimless debate sparkec They were saying that creamy I could've let it go. But I, like Around this time, Brandon made was dreamy. most overweight Americans, will some interesting discoveries. and a peanut-butter They acted like crunchy peanut fight tooth, claw and nail to prove According to the National Peanut bloodbath ensued: names butter was dangerous — saying the that my opinion and taste buds are Board, women and children prefer were called, punches were nuts inside would cut the roofs of superior. creamy, while men prefer crunchy. their mouths. I took the creamy vs. crunchy car- He also found that creamy peanut thrown and nutritional fac+ My roommate and Oakland Post nage to social media networks. butter has more saturated fat in it were read." distributor, Parker Simmons, is a I went to Twitter. I kept using the than crunchy. creamy peanut butter enthusiast, hashtag #TeamCrunchy Sure, the National Peanut Board Scott Wolchek, and he asked me which one I pre- My roommate and crunchy might also say that 60 percent Nutcase ferred. peanut butter connoisseur, Bran- of consumers prefer creamy, but I brought the crunch down on don, began to research health facts crunchy enthusiasts are fine being him. around this time. non-conformists. An aimless debate sparked and a I posted on Facebook,"Which I know I am. I gotta have my peanut-buttery bloodbath ensued: is better? Crunchy peanut butter crunch. names were called, punches were or creamy?Team crunchy all day And just from thinking 'bout that thrown and nutritional facts were baby." It received an outstanding 11 decadent, crunchtastic texture — read. likes and 60 comments, including I'm salivating right now. Things got nutty. notable gems such as 'Crunch foo' What this battle of the nutty the bread supposed to be toasted? I asked how many people in since '92,' OU senior, Conner Mat- minds has made me realize is that These are on par with pondering the room had written reports on teson wrote. this argument may never end. the meaning of life. George Washington Carver, the "Guess who's having an English There are many philosophical But the one thing we can all creator of peanut butter. muffin with creamy peanut butter debates to be made about what agree on is that pumpernickel is the Brandon, Parker and I all raised and Concord grape jam right now? composes the perfect peanut butter superior bread and nobody likes to our hands. One of us wasn't telling This guy,"Goldfish swim instructor, and jelly sandwich — what's the eat raspberry preserves. the truth. Kristopher Schermerhorn wrote. correct ratio of jelly to peanuts? Is

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