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OU could be getting a residential col-lege program for students who want to live on campus but aren’t freshmen.

Boren announced the future resi-dential colleges Tuesday at the Honors College 50th Anniversary. During the event, Boren and a panel of former OU alumni and Rhodes Scholars dis-cussed the future of education in the 21st century.

The residential colleges are meant to surround students with a social and educational environment throughout their time in college, Boren said.

University officials are still planning for the residential colleges, and the de-tails won’t be finalized until the pro-posal is brought before the OU Board

ADAM BURNETTCampus Reporter

The State of the SGA address, scheduled for Friday, has been postponed to an unspecified date later this semes-ter, said Madeline Grunewald, Student Government Association president.

The State of the SGA is an annual address, where stu-dent government leaders discuss the developments and accomplishments of their branch of student government.

“We just have not done the prep work yet, and we are rescheduling for a later date,” Grunewald said.

In lieu of the address, SGA members spoke about Big 12 on the Hill Collegiate Conference.

Last week, SGA members hosted the conference,

Representatives from OU discuss higher education with legislators

RYAN BOYCE/THE DAILY

Student Government Association president Madeline Grunewald, prepares to answer students’ questions concerning student fees at the SGA Debate last year.

HOUSING

OU considers new dormsof Regents, university spokesman Michael Nash said.

The proposal will not be on the March Regents’ agenda, Nash said.

Amy Buchanan, Housing and Food Services spokeswoman, pointed The Daily to Nash for questions about the residential colleges.

As OU aspires to be, Rice University is a school with a residential college program. At Rice, undergraduates are sorted into one of 11 residential colleges. These colleges have their own dining halls, public rooms and residence halls, according to Rice’s website.

Students stay in their colleges throughout their undergraduate time at Rice, according to the website.

Shaida Tabrizi and Mike Brestovansky contributed to this report.

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Students rush to and from their dorms on the Adams-Walker mall Wednesday afternoon. The student dorms may soon be getting new additions for students who aren’t freshman but who want to live on campus.

MIKE BRESTOVANSKYCampus Reporter@ BrestovanskyM

The Carl Albert Center and the Institute for American Constitutional Heritage are sponsoring a new course about the American congressional process during the fall semester.

The course, Congress and the Constitution, is a three-credit hour class that will teach students with is-sues and case studies pulled from the Carl Albert Center Congressional Archives.

The course will consist partially of lecture and discus-sion about the different interpretations of the constitu-tion, as well as about archival research. The other part will be focused on an archive-based research project, accord-ing to the course description.

While the course will be open to any student who has taken at least PSC 1113, only 20 students will be accept-ed in the class, and it will only be offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:30 to 10:20 a.m.

Cindy Simon Rosenthal, Carl Albert Center director and curator, and political science professor Ron Peters, will teach the course.

The course should appeal to upperclassmen who are interested in primary research and learning about the constitution from a perspective other than that of the courts, Rosenthal said.

The course is being offered in connected with OU’s Digital Humanities Project on Congress and the Constitution, Rosenthal said.

SOONERTHON

Dance, dance Sooners

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Top: A child sits atop a Soonerthon participant’s shoulders as the Soonerthon tal-ent show is held on stage.

Cutout: A Soonerthon participant dances her day away.

Above: A girl stands on the stage wearing a princess gown and a tiara during the 12-hour event.

Students raise over $300,000, 62 percent more than last year

KATE BERGUMCampus Reporter@kateclaire_b

A swell of Sooners erupt-ed into cheers in the Jim Thorpe Multicultural

Center Saturday night as a team of event executives held up cards saying the students had raised $318,711.14 for the Children’s Miracle Network.

“FTK, FTK,” the crowd chant-ed as lights flashed and streamers flew.

The chant — an acronym for “For the Kids,” the slogan of the event — encompassed the spirit of Soonerthon.

Soonerthon, sponsored by the Campus Activities Council, is a 12-hour event that raises money for the Children’s Miracle Network and helps provide care for chil-dren who need medical care.

This year’s Soonerthon not only raised more money than previ-ous years, but was the 13th larg-est Dance Marathon event in the country, Soonerthon chairwoman Sarah Campbell said.

Participants raised about 62 percent more money this year than last year, when Sooners raised over $196,000.

F r o m 1 0 a . m . t o 1 0 p. m . , Soonerthon participants re-mained on their feet at the Huston Huffma n Fi tne ss Center. Soonerthon is one of many dance marathon events across the country.

To help students stand for the entire day, different activ-ities were staged around the Huff. In the basketball courts, event organizers blared loud

HOW PARTICIPANTS RAISED MONEY:• Emails to friends and families asking for donations

• Text-message donations during the event — people could donate $10 from their phones

• Twitter campaigns — people donated cents for each retweet

• Independent fundraising

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This year’s Soonerthon not only raised more money than previ-ous years, but was the 13th larg-est Dance Marathon event in the country, Soonerthon chairwoman

Participants raised about 62 percent more money this year than last year, when Sooners

F r o m 1 0 a . m . t o 1 0 p. m . , Soonerthon participants re-mained on their feet at the Huston Huffma n Fi tne ss Center. Soonerthon is one of many dance marathon events

To help students stand for the entire day, different activ-ities were staged around the Huff. In the basketball courts, event organizers blared loud

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STUDENT GOVERNMENT

SGA postpones discussion of progress, plans

Sports: Women’s hoops lost out in the Big 12 tournament. (Page 5)

Opinion: Texting while driving should be illegal. (Page 3)

L&A: OU alumnus publishes anthology on ambition. (Page 6)

where they lobbied to legislators for issues regarding higher education with other Big 12 student government members, accord-ing to a press release.

Specifically, they lobbied for the passage of House Bill 3892, which would provide a safety net for students with college loans. HB 3892 reinstates a six-year statute of lim-itations on collecting loans and provides for a payment plan for students.

SGA representatives also lobbied for reformation of Pell Grants. These grants help students pay for tuition, housing and books, according to the press release.

Student government leaders also asked legislators to increase funding for research at the university level, accord-ing to the press release.

Adam Burnett, Adam.R.Burnett-1@ou.edu

music as participants learned dances, and the racquetball courts held tables for board games, blackjack and crafts. None of the rooms had chairs.

The walls of the basketball courts in the Huff were a display of brightly col-ored signs that explained the signifi-cance of standing 12 hours: Ill children can spend 12 hours on dialysis.

There are 12 types of pediatric can-cer. Nurses work 12-hour shifts when providing care to children, standing the whole time.

At the opening ceremony, Campbell told participants to think of the reason for the event when their feet hurt or they felt sore — the children.

“Everything we’re doing today and during the past few months is going to help amazing families and people in our neighborhoods,” Campbell said to the crowd.

Public Relations junior Megan Young, who was on the recruitment committee for the executive board of Soonerthon, said she appreciated the event because of her love for children and her desire to help them.

“They deserve every penny,” Young

said.Soonerthon participants heard from

the children and their families who were aided by the Children’s Miracle Network.

University College freshman Madi Duncan said her favorite part of the night was the spirit tunnel when the children moved through an aisle in the basketball courts surrounded by screaming OU students.

Seeing the children smile made standing for so long worth it, Duncan said.

Duncan also said she appreciated the talent show, where the children showed off some of their skills to the audience.

“They’re celebrities here,” Duncan said.

Psychology senior Denny Geyer was dancing during the first session of the event, sporting a purple and gold tutu and her hair bound in two buns. Geyer’s outfit — like the event — was for the children, Geyer said.

“I want to make them feel comfort-able and know I’m just a big kid my-self,” Geyer said.

Though the event was exhausting, being able to help children made it worth it, human relations senior Taber

Stockstill said. Stockstill raised $750 for the event.

Stockstill held a garage sale to raise the money, and her mother sold lunch-es to her retail co-workers during the holiday season.

Thirty-nine people raised $1,000 or more for the event, Campbell said during the closing ceremony.

A contest was held to see which campus groups could raise the most money. The groups were split into two categories: a small group category, for organizations with fewer than 100 members, and a large group category, for organizations with more than 100 members.

Alpha Chi Omega won the small group category, and Kappa Kappa Gamma won the large group category.

Erin Curtis, the manager Dance Marathon events in the Southeast, Texas and Oklahoma, expressed her gratitude to participants during Soonerthon’s closing ceremony.

“We would not be here without each one you individuals standing here for 12 hours, giving up your Saturday, rais-ing all this money,” Curtis said.

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CAMPUSSOONERTHON: Students, groups stand and raise money for local kids Continued from page 1

CALEB SMUTZER/THE DAILY

Top: Two girls sing their hearts out for the Soonerthon talent show.

Above: A girl bowls with miniature bowling pins while a boy behind her gets his face painted.

Left: Soonerthon participants fold an origami crane for the Soonerthon talent show.

Soonerthon was held from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday at the Huston Huffman Fitness Center. All proceeds, which totaled over $300,000, went to the Children’s Miracle Network.

STUDENT GOVERNMENT: Members of Big 12 schools join forces, lobbyContinued from page 1

The Digital Humanities Project is an ongoing project to integrate digital archives and online collections with the current physical ar-chives of the Carl Albert Center, Rosenthal said.

Students in the course will help build the digital component to the archives, Rosenthal said.

“The marriage of technol-ogy and the congressional archives will ... allow other students and users in the future to access and learn more about how the consti-tution shapes and is shaped by our actions,” Rosenthal said.

Rosenthal said she hopes students can interact with some of the former congress members whose papers they use in the class.

Enrollment for the Fall 2014 semester begins on March 21.

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In 2012, during the third presidential debate, Obama derided Romney’s foreign policy platform with his state-

ment, “The 1980s are now calling to ask for their foreign policy back because, you know, the Cold War’s been over for 20 years.” Quite the contrary. Call it what you will, the Cold War has existed in some form or another since the 1940s.

Claims that the Cold War ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall are analogous to state-ments that the Korean War ended with the 1953 armistice. Hostilities still exist between their respec-tive participants.

During the Putin and Medvedev administrations, the Russian government has displayed many of the expan-sionist tendencies that characterized the Soviet Union, from its sponsorship of authoritarian regimes in the Middle East to its invasions of sovereign nations in Eastern Europe.

Russia’s recent offensive in Crimea is simply the lat-est in a long list of egregious actions. A 2013 U.S. State Department’s report lists a number of the Russian govern-ment’s human rights violations. Among these are “restric-tions of civil liberties” and “discrimination against racial, ethnic, religious and sexual minorities.”

The report references two laws signed by Putin that pro-hibit “the distribution of material that promotes nontradi-tional sexual relationships to minors” and the “intentional or public offending of religious sentiments.” Numerous other pieces of legislation centered on the suppression of Putin’s political opponents also exist.

In addition to demonstrating a scorn for human rights, Russia has violated the terms of several treaties. Russia’s invasion of Crimea serves as a violation of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. This treaty states that its signato-ries, the U.S., Russia and the U.K., must respect the sover-eignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

The economic sanctions Putin has threatened Ukraine with likely violate the memorandum’s fourth section, which says that signatories must “refrain from economic coercion designed to subordinate to their own interest the exercise by Ukraine of the rights inherent in its sovereignty and thus to secure advantages of any kind.”

In January, U.S. officials informed NATO members

that Russia may have violated the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, signed in 1987, by testing a new ground-launched cruise missile. Russia is proceeding with former defense minister Sergei Ivanov’s suggestion to George W. Bush that the two nations abandon the treaty.

This kind of behavior should be ex-pected from Vladimir Putin, a former KGB agent who, quite literally, defend-ed the Soviet Union to the end. Putin

was stationed in Dresden when the Berlin Wall fell. While facing down crowds seeking to loot the local KGB offices, he declared, “This is Soviet territory and you’re standing on our border … I’m serious when I say that I will shoot trespassers.” In 2005, Putin described the collapse of the U.S.S.R. as the “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.”

Many commentators consider Putin to be a follower of Eurasianism, a grotesque combination of Nazism, com-munism and “Mother Russianism.” Stated generally, this ideology pits Western liberalism against Russian imperial-ism and traditionalism.

The leader of the Eurasianist movement is political the-orist Aleksandr Dugin, who has called for the “strategic control of the USA, and the refusal to allow liberal values to dominate (Russia).”

If the Russian president is truly a follower of Eurasianism, his machinations can be somewhat antic-ipated. The underlying Russian desire to regain territory lost when the U.S.S.R. was disbanded help drive Putin’s policies. Western democracies must act accordingly, whether through economic and financial sanctions, stron-ger treaty enforcement, covert action or military engage-ment, if all other options have been exhausted.

Our current policies have let Putin trample on neigh-boring states, ignore international agreements and violate human rights. Considering the dictatorial and expan-sionist propensities of the Russian government, a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, similar to that established in the 1980s, may prove essential to the peace and stability of Eastern Europe and much of the world.

Corbin Brown is a University College freshman.

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texting can wait, your life is worth moreOur View: Texting while driving is irresponsible and dangerous behavior, and we support a bill that would outlaw it in Oklahoma.

We all know it’s a bad habit, yet so many of us choose to do it on a daily basis. We feel so compelled to respond to a text or check an update that we put our lives and the lives of those around us in jeopar-dy. We think, “This red light is enough time to send out a clever tweet and respond to this group text.” Wrong. We believe texting while driving is inexcus-able and should be against the law.

As such, we support two Oklahoma bills that would restrict cell phone use while driving. The first bill would ban drivers from making phone calls in school zones unless using a hands-free device or making an emergency call. The second bill would ban sending or reading a text message while driving. Both have already passed through an Oklahoma Senate committee, and we’re hopeful they will soon become law.

We believe, in most cases, that adult Americans

should behave as they desire without intrusion from the government or other entity. However, once a person’s actions are harmful to those around them, those actions should be curtailed. Texting while driving is a perfect example of when public safety should come before personal desire.

We aren’t kidding about the dangers of texting and driving. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, driving while texting is six times more dangerous than driving while intoxicat-ed. Considering the stigma and illegality of drunk driving, we believe texting while driving should be illegal as well. Known as “distracted driving,” texting while driving is dangerous because it requires driv-ers to take their hands off the wheel and their eyes and focus off the road.

Texting while driving is especially prevalent among teenage and college-aged Americans, ac-cording to a CBS New York article. Texting while driving kills more teens than drunk driving, and half of the students surveyed said they text while driving, according to the article. The number of motorists

texting while driving continues to increase, despite national “It Can Wait” ad campaigns and the intro-duction of texting laws in several states.

Oklahoma lawmakers worry that the proposed legislation could turn out to be ineffective because of the difficulty of enforcing texting laws. However, we believe not adopting a law showing our state’s dis-approval of the practice is not an option. Although police officers can’t catch every single motorist who texts and drives, they will catch offenders and set a precedent that if you text and drive, you’ll have to pay the price.

Even if the bills do not become law as we hope, we encourage every Sooner to put the phone down when they get behind the wheel. Shooting back a two-word text to your friend is just not worth risking your life. Drive responsibly, and we guarantee your texting pals will be happier you made it to your des-tination safely than upset that you took a while to respond to a text.

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PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Your home and family life should be your priority today. Do what you can to improve important relationships. You could run into trouble if important details escape your notice.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You will have diffi culty concentrating on your career if there are unresolved issues at home. Once your mind is clear of domestic problems, you can dedicate yourself to your work.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- There are people in your circle who claim that they can assist you with important projects. Some will be a great help, and some will be more of a hindrance. Choose your allies carefully.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Direct your focus toward money matters. Consider asking for a raise, or fi nd a way to supplement your income with a part-time job. Reducing fi nancial stress will improve your outlook.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You will have a tendency to overreact. If you remain levelheaded, your plans can be turned into reality. Make the necessary effort to keep your emotions in check today.

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Career Services here to helpIt’s about time for students to start enrolling for the summer and fall se-

mester, and some students are beginning to look for jobs. So The Daily asked Debbie Boles, Career Services assistant director, to discuss the do’s

and don’ts of career planning, and to break down what resources are available to students at OU.

Career Services has walk-in hours Monday through Thursday from 1:30 to 4 p.m. to help students update resumes, review cover letters and teach them how to search for jobs, Boles said.

To begin planning for next semester, make an advising appointment with your adviser at iadvise.ou.edu.

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Q: Where can a student find additional resources to help land them a job? A: Hiresooner.com allows easy access to jobs, intern-

ships, on-campus interviews and career-based events. We encourage every student to ac-tivate their account on the site to take advantage of these resources.

If you treat your career re-search like you would a class and set time aside each week, or each day, you will find that you will be more orga-nized and prepared in the job search. We also offer mock interviews, work-shops and spotlights where an employer can come in and speak more in-depth about their company.

Q: What are some tips to know when advising and enrolling for classes? A: Getting to know your professors and advisers will

help mentor and guide you on the path to success. Building a relationship with these professionals will help you find a future position.

Professional networking is one of the biggest ways to connect. Enrolling for classes in a timely manner will se-cure your best interests for your major. If you are unsure of something, ask. And be comfortable to ask questions. It is crucial to start managing your calendar now and look out for events that will help to build your career. Make sure you are investing in your future.

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Friday: • Baseball vs. Belmont at 6 p.m. at L.

Dale Mitchell Park• Men’s Golf at Border Olympics in

Laredo, Texas• Women’s Golf at Sun Trust Gator

Women’s Invitational in Gainesville, Fla.

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• Softball vs. Louisiana-Lafayette at 6 p.m. in Lafayette, La.

Sunday: • Baseball vs. Belmont at noon at L.

Dale Mitchell Park• Men’s Tennis vs. San Diego at noon

in San Diego, Calif. • Women’s Golf at Sun Trust Gator

Women’s Invitational in Gainesville, Fla.

• Softball vs. Louisiana-Lafayette at 6 p.m. in Lafayette, La.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

OU over-matched by UT in Big 12 TournamentTexas has better paint presence, bench, forces Sooners to give up first-half lead

CARSON WILLIAMSWomen’s Basketball Beat Reporter@CarsonWilliams4

Under the bright lights of Chesapeake Energy Arena and in front of their hometown crowd, Sherri Coale’s Sooners could not hang on in the second half against Texas, falling 82-72.

“We let missed lay-ups or free throws kind of affect us on the defensive end, and we weren’t aware on the defensive end and made just silly mistakes,” OU guard Morgan Hook said.

Oklahoma (18-14, 9-9) led 41-35 at the half behind a buzz-er-beating bank shot by freshman T’ona Edwards, her first long bomb of the season.

In the first half, the Sooners shot lights out from beyond the arc, making 8-of-16, most of which came from Sharane Campbell and Nicole Kornett.

But after the break, the roles were reversed, and it was Texas that shot lights out. The Longhorns made 54 percent of their shots in the second half.

“I think most of it was just us doing it to ourselves, not knocking down easy shots and making plays, and then brain farting on defense and losing people who are shoot-ers,” Sooners guard Aaryn Ellenberg said. “I mean, I think most of it was us to ourselves.”

Texas (21-10, 11-7) was led by Nneka Enemkpali who, despite a subpar 4-of-11 from the field, managed to re-cord a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 13 rebounds.

Chassidy Fussell led the Longhorns in scoring with 16 while Imani McGee-Stafford added 15 and seven rebounds. Enemkpali, Fussell and McGee-Stafford combined for half of Texas’ points.

Oklahoma was led by Ellenberg who scored a game-high 21 points, including four made three pointers. Three other Sooners also scored in double figures.

Two areas specifically gave Texas the edge over Oklahoma. In the paint, the Longhorns outscored the Sooners 22-8. Texas’ bench also gave them a solid outing, outscoring Oklahoma 25-11.

“I thought our bench was really good too,” Texas head coach Karen Aston said. “Everybody that went in the game gave something, and it’s really what our team is all about. We don’t have a superstar really, so it was a team effort.”

The game saw five ties and 14 lead changes, most of which came in the first half as the two rivals were battling back and forth.

Now, Oklahoma awaits their postseason destina-tion. While the Sooners are far from a lock in the NCAA Tournament like they have generally have been in the past, Coale believes they will still get in.

“Well, I think we’ve done enough to get in,” Coale said. “When you go 9-9 in the No. 1 RPI league in the country, I think you’re in. I’m disappointed because I think a win to-night would have really, really helped us in terms of where we might end up.”

For now, the Sooners will end up back in Norman hoping to hear their named called come Selection Monday.

Carson Williamscarson.williams@ou.edu

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Oklahoma guard Aaryn Ellenberg drives around Texas guvard Brady Sanders during the first half of the OU vs. Texas game in the Big 12 Tournament this weekend.

RYAN GERBOSIMen’s Basketball Beat Reporter@RyanGerbosi

T y l e r Neal’s hard work has fi-nally paid off.

T h e s e -nior forward s h a r e d t h e Big 12 Sixth M a n o f t h e Ye a r Aw a rd

with Oklahoma State guard Phil Forte.

Neal played in all but one game for OU this sea-son, averaging 15.7 minutes per game off the bench. The Oklahoma City-native scored 6.4 points per game, adding 3.4 rebounds each time out.

OSU soph-omore Forte e a r n e d a sharp-shoot-i ng re pu t a -tion this sea-s on, sho ot-i n g 4 5 p e r-c e n t f r o m three-point r a n g e t h i s season. He averaged 13.2 points in 27.7 minutes per game, starting eight games for the Cowboys. His 90

three-pointers were second most in the Big 12.

One of two s e n i o r s o n the OU ros-ter, Neal had career highs i n p o i n t s , r e b o u n d s , m i n u t e s , three-point-ers (31), field goals (62) and field goal percentage (45 percent).

He had his best scoring output in OU’s 91-86 road loss in overtime to West Virginia. In that game, Neal had 16 points, hitting 10-11 from the free-throw line.

Neal played some of his best games this season against his co-winner. In two games with Oklahoma

Wednesday:• Women’s Tennis vs. Tulsa at 5 p.m. in Tulsa, Okla.

State, Neal scored a com-bined 28 points and was 5-8 from deep.

Though Neal was the only one named to an individual award, teammates Buddy H i e l d , C a m e r o n C l a r k

a n d R y a n S p a n g l e r were also rec-ognized this season.

Hield was n a m e d t o t h e A l l - B i g 1 2 S e c o n d Team, Clark was named to the All-Big 12

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LIFE&ARTSOUDaily.com ››OU � eatre’s weekend production of the opera “Alcina” an enormous success.

Tony Beaulieu, life & arts editorLuke Reynolds, assistant editor

dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666oudaily.com/life&arts • Twitter: @OUDailyArts

It’s not easy taking that first step toward following your dreams. The fear of failure can often stifle ambition. But instead of being inhibited by that,

Brent Corley, a 2011 political science graduate, used it as fuel to publish his first book “Cold Ambitions.”

“Sometimes, we’re the only ones that can stop us,” Corley said.

Corley first came to the OU with the desire to be a broadcast journalist. However, during the 2008 elec-tions, he switched to politics because they sparked his interest in law and philosophy— themes that would later play out in his work as a writer.

Throughout his life, Corley enjoyed writing stories but was always too nervous to share them. But then Corley won a prize for a poem he entered at Norman Public Library’s 16th annual poetry writing contest in 2012.

“I was somewhat surprised, but it defi-nitely gave me some confidence,” Corley said.

The poem was about man’s ambition. He expounded on that idea and for the next two years, Corley worked out story after story until he had enough for an anthology,

which was when he decided to publish it.“When Brent told me, I thought

he was crazy because he real-ly needed to focus on school

right now,” said Charvis Johnson, industrial en-

gineering senior and one of Corley’s clos-est friends.

Johnson said it wasn’t impossi-ble, but it would be time-consuming.

However, Corley was adamant on getting his work published. He said the two themes of his book were never be afraid to take the first step, and once you took that step, be

true to who you are.“I’m writing about this stuff, so

why not live it and personify it? Take that first step and just don’t

be afraid of what anyone has to say,” Corley said.

But it wasn’t easy. Corley said there weren’t many self-published students on campus that could help him with his goal. He sought advice from Melvin Odom, a professional writing professor in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Odom said that independent publishing is a viable way for writers since it has a lot to offer students at any stage in their careers.

“It was a much longer process for me because I was all on my own,” Corley said.

Through Authorhouse, a division of Penguin Group publishing, Corley finally managed to make his dream a reality. And he received a lot of support when he held a book signing two weeks ago in Oklahoma Memorial Union, he said.

“There were people who supported me because they liked to read and especially because they were interested in the book,” Corley said.

The book doesn’t badmouth ambition, but rather the decisions made through it, he said.

“People have this lofty goal, and instead of taking the rightful path, they try to cheat,” Corley said. “The thing that motivated you the most can actually lead to your own demise.”

Corley’s pen name “The Wonton” is based on an ancient Chinese doctor who would hand out medicine to his patients secretly wrapped up in a wonton.

“The pen name seems to say, ‘I don’t want you to focus on me— I want you to focus on the work itself,’” Johnson said.

Michael Murphy, an OU alumnus and real estate investor, said he found the con-cept excellent, and that it should appeal to students who wish to follow their dreams.

“It should be on someone’s reading list,” he said.It’s difficult to publish books consistently, but now

that he has had a taste of it, Corley said he would like to continue.

“I definitely have some ideas under work and can’t wait to start on them,” Corley said.

Sama Khawajasama.khawaja-1@ou.edu

People have this lofty goal and, instead of taking the rightful path,

they try to cheat.”

BRENT CORLEY, OU ALUMNUS

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SAMA KHAWAJA • LIFE & ARTS REPORTER

Iyour dreams. The fear of failure can often stifle ambition. But instead of being inhibited by that,

Brent Corley, a 2011 political science graduate, used it as fuel to publish his first book “Cold Ambitions.”

“Sometimes, we’re the only ones that can stop us,” Corley said.

Corley first came to the OU with the desire to be a broadcast journalist. However, during the 2008 elec-tions, he switched to politics because they sparked his interest in law and philosophy— themes that would later play out in his work as a writer.

Throughout his life, Corley enjoyed writing stories but was always too nervous to share them. But then Corley won a prize for a poem he entered at Norman Public Library’s 16th annual poetry writing contest in 2012.

“I was somewhat surprised, but it defi-nitely gave me some confidence,” Corley said.

The poem was about man’s ambition. He expounded on that idea and for the next two years, Corley worked out story after story until he had enough for an anthology,

which was when he decided to publish it.“When Brent told me, I thought

he was crazy because he real-ly needed to focus on school

right now,” said Charvis Johnson, industrial en-

gineering senior and

Take that first step and just don’t be afraid of what anyone has to say,”

Corley said.

JESSICA WOODS/THE DAILY

Former political science student collects short stories, fables and poems in ‘Cold Ambitions’

“Cold Ambitions” was released at the end of last year. Brent Corley wrote the book under the pseudonym “The Wonton” and held a signing for the book two weeks ago in Oklahoma Memorial Union.

WRITING

Alumnus pens ambitious first book