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December 7, 2016 – Volume 110 Issue 39

Bid on it Meagan Chew, acting senior, embraces her new sister on sorority Bid Day on Aug. 24 outside Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center. New sorority members ran out of the Great Hall onto the quad where their new sisters awaited them. About 120 women participated in the recruitment process and 98 accepted bids from a sorority. Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Phi and Gamma Phi Beta accepted 25 new members each, while Phi Mu gained 23 new members. Fraternities also recruited new members this semester. Their Bid Day was Sept. 3, which concluded formal rush. Kappa Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha and FIJI collectively extended 27 bids to new men. All 27 bids were accepted.

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error attacks, Zika, Brexit, police shootings, the election, record-hot temperatures, and celebrity deaths all make up 2016. On campus, we had three car thefts within a couple of months and several burglaries throughout the semester, but, even though we lost Prince and David Bowie, 2016 wasn’t a total wash. The university welcomed an increased number of students in music, dance, theater, and nursing, while most other majors on campus stayed the same. OCU and Oklahoma City Community College partnered to create an education scholarship to increase the number of qualified educators in the state. For the first semester ever, Textbook Butler helped students get their books without having to worry about pickup or delivery. Homecoming was significantly different this year, offering a carnival to kick things off. Three Homecoming games were announced, and, for the first time, two soccer games and a volleyball game were a part of the tradition. Campus organizations worked hard to bring “Something Old, Something New, Something Bold, Something Blue” to the celebration, which ended with Gamma Phi Beta winning the Sweepstakes trophy. OCU rallied behind Kappa Sigma’s Zack Travers and Alpha Chi Omega’s Courtney Beyer when they were named Homecoming King and Queen. The crowd went wild when Camryn Sanders, biomedical science junior, was named the new Miss OCU. Two assistant coaches took on top posts as men and women’s wrestling coaches, and Phil McSpadden was named head softball Coach of the Year by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. An endowment for the soccer team was established in Coach Brian Harvey’s name. The NAIA recognized cheer and dance as a sport, and the university will host and compete in the first official championships in March. The volleyball team competed in NAIA championships for the first time. They lost, unfortunately, but it was their most successful season, and the team members are all underclassmen, so they’ll get another shot next year. Bad things happened, but the community stood together. Chalk was vandalized after the election’s results, but the campus community responded by re-chalking with phrases of love and inclusivity. A student a created a GoFundMe campaign for a cook who works hard every week, and a professor ran more than 70 miles to set up a scholarship for this students. This issue highlights some memorable events from Fall 2016. By Miguel Rios, Editor-in-chief.

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Crowned the queen

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Camryn Sanders, biomedical science junior, takes her first walk as Miss OCU 2017. Sanders won first place in the talent category for her performance of “The Storybook Exchange.” She was awarded a full year’s tuition.

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Talk Back “What was your favorite memory from this semester?” “All of the shows were really spectacular and highly-anticipated.”

“When Courtney Beyer asked me this question.”

Andrea Amaro acting junior

Marcus Canada music theater freshman

“Last night/this morning I had my first Hurts Donut.”

“We sat in the lobby of Walker Hall and watched Moulin Rouge until 2 a.m.”

Jeffrey Laughrun music theater sophomore

Bethany Stanley religious education freshman

“Getting to know all of the new people in my program”

“Probably when we had NAS Heritage Week.”

Erin Epperly instrumental music education senior

Karisten Whiteshirt nursing freshman

Page 3 Sports

It’s a goal

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The Stars celebrate the opening goal scored by Junior Forward Logan Stewart. OCU won 5-2 against Bacone on Sept. 26 at Stars Field. The men’s soccer team has a win-loss-tie record of 11-5-2 for the season.

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World keeps spinnin’ round

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Shannon Calkins, music theater freshman, and the cast of Hairspray perform the final number “You Can’t Stop the Beat.” Hairspray kicked off the 65th consecutive performance season for OCU.

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A fresh start

Freshmen students pretend to be chickens as they play an icebreaker game at First-Year Follies on Aug. 18 in Abe Lemons Arena in Henry J. Freede Wellness and Activity Center. First-Year Follies was a new Stars Week event led by Colbi Beam, coordinator of first-year experience, and Levi Harrel, assistant director of student development, that consisted of a series of games created to facilitate bonding with new friends.

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Behold the queen Camryn Sanders, biomedical science junior, is crowned Miss OCU 2017 on Oct. 22 in Kirkpatrick Auditorium in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center. Sanders was crowned by Miss OCU 2016, Monica Thompson. Sanders won first place in the talent portion for her rendition of The House of the Rising Sun. She will go on to represent Oklahoma City University in the Miss Oklahoma Pageant competition in June 2017.

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Makin’ pancakes

It’s so fluffy

Jessica Martens, music theater/vocal performance sophomore; Maddie Williams, dance universal sophomore, and

Julianne Thomison, mass communica-

Kristen Grooms, dance universal freshman, prepare batter during Pancake Palooza on Sept. 17 in Nellie R. Melton

tions freshman, and Morgan Wilson,

Panhellenic Quadrangle. The event concluded Gamma Phi Beta’s Building Strong Girls Week, a week-long event

dance pedagogy senior, perform

dedicated to Gamma Phi Beta’s national philanthropy.

in Alpha Chi Omega’s Despicable Me-themed Lip Sync on Nov. 4 in Abe Lemons Arena in Henry J. Freede Wellness and Activity Center. Kappa Sigma won first place in the LipSync competition and Alpha Phi won People’s Choice.

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Pizza in the hut

Gotta catch ‘em all

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Austin Martin, music theater/vocal performance junior; Carlos Sanchez, English sophomore, and Daniel Etti-wilCelia Tedde, music theater/vocal performance sophomore, and Eric Capelle, vocal performance junior, learn how to

liams, acting sophomore, compare Pokémon at the Pokémon GO Gathering on Aug. 25 on the quad. The event was

wave the lulav and etrog. This was part of the OCU Jewish Stars’ event Pizza in the Hut: A Sukkot Celebration on Oct.

hosted by Housing and Residence Life and included free pizza and a safety talk about using the app. The Facebook

20 on the quad. Sukkot is a Jewish holiday celebrating the harvest. This is the first time the event was on campus.

group, “Official Pokémon Go: OCU,” still is active, with posts being made every day.

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Editor-in-chief: Miguel Rios Web Editor: Sage Tokach Lifestyles Editor: Madelyn Parker Photo Editor: Elina Moon Community Manager: Lauren Berlingeri Graphic Designer: Elias Dominguez

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sports

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Cheering and dancing The cheer squad performs during Blue Out Blow Out, a pep rally to welcome freshmen to OCU, in Abe Lemons Arena in Henry J. Freede Wellness and Activity Center. Above: The cheer squad performs during a basketball game in Henry J. Freede Wellness and Activity Center. Cheer and dance were adopted as a sport by the National Association for Intercollegiate Athletics this academic year. The university will host the first ever championships in March. “I am excited that cheer is becoming an actual sport recognized by the NAIA,” said Dawson MacLeod, acting sophomore and cheerleader.

All net Senior Guard Syrus McDonald shoots the ball during a basketball game against Randall on Nov. 10 in Abe Lemons Arena in Henry J. Freede Wellness and Activity Center. The Stars secured a 94-68 victory. The men’s basketball team had an 8-0 overall record at presstime. | Photo by Ali Wonderly.

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Ball is life

Junior Middle Blocker Manon Soraru spikes the ball against Wayland Baptist on Sept. 26. The volleyball team reached its

highest ranking in history this season at No. 23. The team also spent four weeks in the Top 25 and finished its season 10-0 at

home. The Stars advanced to the Sooner Athletic Conference, only the third time in OCU history, and had the most academic

all-conference choices. The team’s overall win-loss record for the season is 32-5.

Run for your life

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Goal for it

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Senior Defender Syrina Lopez steals the ball in a match-up against Oklahoma Wesleyan

Sophomore Jacob Keene looks to close the gap in his leg of the relay Dec. 2 at Taft Stadium, 2901 N.W. 23rd St. OCU hosted the dual track

on Sept. 13 at Stars Field. The Stars were defeated 1-2. The women’s soccer team currently

meet. The track team got new coaches this semester, with Matt Aguero as head coach and David Crynes as assistant coach.

has a win-loss-tie record of 7-10-0 for the 2016 season.

Old vs. new Junior wrestler Riley Fielder competes against alum wrestler Derek Peperas at OCU’s first Alumni Dual on Nov. 5 on the quad. The alumni returned to face the current team, ranked

Stars gazing

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No. 3 in the NAIA pre-

OCU Mascot Starsky joins sophomore Becka Leathers on Stars Field to watch a soccer

season. Current wrestlers

game. Leathers represented the U.S. in the 2016 United World Wrestling Junior World

won 28-19. | Photo by Elina Moon.

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Championships from Aug. 30 to Sept. 5 in France. She also trained with Olympic wrestler Haley Augello of Team USA in Rio.

a&e

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What is love? The cast members of La Rondine mingle at a cocktail party while a poet speaks of his theories on love. Composed by Giocomo Puccini, La Rondine tells the tragic story of a woman determined to marry for true love, rather than for money. It was the first opera of the year for the Bass School of Music. Performances were Nov. 18-20 in Kirkpatrick Auditorium in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.

Nicest kids in town

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The cast of Hairspray portrays dancers on “The Corny Collins Show.” Hairspray had performances Sept. 30 - Oct. 2. The musical was double cast, with Madelaine Heigele, vocal performance junior, and Shannon Calkins, music theater freshman, playing the lead “Tracy Turnblad.”

I’ll give you the moon Hailey Hart, acting junior, and Harrison Langford, acting sophomore, tell the classic Christmas story of “George Bailey” via a radio show in TheatreOCU’s production of It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play. Hart portrays “Sally Applewhite,” who reads the part of “Mary Hatch Bailey,” and Langford portrays “Jake Laurents,” who reads for “George Bailey” on the radio. The

Prepare ye

play runs Dec. 2-10 in Burg Theatre in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.

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Students portray inmates and guards in the finale number of OCU Stripped’s production of Godspell, reimagined in a women’s prison. The show had perfor-

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mances Sept. 16-17 in Petree Recital Hall in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.

‘Tween a rock and a hard place

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Katherine Metcalfe, Michelle McChristian and Jenna Mazzoccoli, music theater juniors, portray cave spirits, tempting Ian Marcontell, music theater sophomore, in “Floyd Collins.” During the show, Marcontell explores a sand cave in

Kentucky and becomes trapped. News reporters cover his situation, as people try to free him. The musical is based on the true story of Floyd Collins’s death. Performances were Nov. 4-6 in Burg Theater in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.

There are witches among us

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Abigail LaFont, acting junior, and Allison Morris, acting senior, portraying “Betty Parris” and “Mercy Lewis,” react to a supposed spirit during a performance of The Crucible by Arthur Miller. The show tells a dramatized story of the Salem witch trials as an allegory for McCarthyism. The Crucible had five performances and ran Oct. 27-30 in Burg Theater in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center. The set used natural materials like trees, rocks and dirt.

Silly goose Joanne Hoch, acting junior; and Mercedes Arndt, Madison Carey and Dawson MacLeod, acting sophomores, perform in TheatreOCU’s production of Residents of Craigslist. The show is a devised piece, completely composed of posts from Craigslist. After one performance, there was a Q&A session with the playwright, Will Bonfiglio. Performances were Sept. 22-25.

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A bad idea

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Barrett Cahalen and Kingsley Maduri, dance sophomores, perform Bad Idea, the story of a man cheating on his wife with another woman. The dance was part of the annual Student Choreography Show, a series of dances choreographed, cast and directed by dance performance seniors. The show had two performances Oct. 14 in Kirkpatrick Auditorium in Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center.