UOSA President Katie Fox said UOSA is strong.

At the annual State of the UOSA ceremony, Fox said she is pleased with the progress UOSA has made in the past year.

“We’ve set the bar high, for cooperation and also for competition among ourselves,” Fox said.

Undergraduate Student Congress Chairman John Jennings said UOSA has completed a number of projects.

“They were responsible for getting a tract of sidewalk replaced on the west side of the stadium and they caused new bikes racks to be put up at Burton Hall,” Jennings said.

Student Congress also launched congress.ou.edu — a new Web site, Jennings said.

“Although the Web site isn’t finished, it should eventually contain every committees’ agendas and meetings,” he said.

Last year’s events sponsored by the Campus Activities Council were successful, said Kely Van Eaton, CAC chairman. These events included Howdy Week, Homecoming, Family Weekend, University Sing and the Big Red Rally.

“CAC events for this semester will include a college bowl and dance marathon, a high school leadership conference, Parents Weekend, Sooner Scandals and the CAC film series,” Van Eaton said.

In the coming year, Jennings said, he hopes UOSA can work with Housing Center Student Association to get condom machines in the dorm restrooms. He also would like to make a compromise on the smoking policy.

“I think people want reform [to the campus’ smoking policy],” he said. “People want things to change, but we’re not sure what the best compromise is.”

The problems and projects committee of student congress is responsible for the policy, Jennings said.

Sam Peyton, University College district representative and member of the problems and projects committee, said he thinks the best compromise would be a partial smoking ban on campus.

UOSA Vice President Dewey Bartlett expressed his pleasure with this year’s UOSA members.

“We wanted a team with experience but also new faces ... and that’s exactly what we got,” Bartlett said.