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LIFE

Directors discuss options for trash chute systems

By Meghan Drake If a trash chute isn’t clogged up, a student’s bundle of trash should hit the basement in a couple of seconds.

However, it takes 12 hours for that trash to be taken out every day.

Students don’t typically think about what happens when they do a clean sweep of their dorm room.

The ORU trash—whether it’s paper, yogurt or empty shampoo bottles—is compacted into a block.

In the Claudius and EMR dorms, two workers spend multiple hours a day moving these trash blocks from the compactors, up the elevators and to a truck where it’s then taken to a dumpster. Towers has an easier system; the compactor spits the trash out to a dumpster.

George Perkins, director of physical plant, building and grounds, proposes a change from the internal trash chute to an external dumpster system.

Perkins said that although

major, Danielle Hahn, commented on the necessity for ORU to save money on the little things.

“We’re a small university, so saving money is really [important]; students complain about how much it costs and then they don’t want to cut where they can,” Hahn said.

Woods said that the value of ORU’s internal trash chute system is because of the 7th to 11th floors that make up the dorms.

Because of the high-rise buildings, the proposed external system would create more work for students. Instead of walking down the hallway, they would take the elevator and walk outside to a dumpster.

“The big deal for the kids is the convenience of them being able to walk out their room, to a hallway, open up a door, and just chuck it,” Perkins said.

But will students accept a transition that requires them to take their trash to an outside to a bin?

“If it’s raining outside, heck no,” Katie Wiet, sophomore nursing major, said.

“It would be an issue for a semester and then no one would talk about it again,” Hahn said.

One argument for switching to an external trash system is to ward off pests. Everything from mice, bats, cockroaches and squirrels has been found in the dorms.

“My roommate gets like, really sick to his stomach when he sees bugs...it cracks me Photos by Stephen Salmon up...he starts gagging Junior Garrett Guttman demonstrates the internal trash chute. the internal chutes have their benefits, universities all over the U.S. have updated to external bins.

“We’ve been talking about this really for a couple years, but it all boils down to dollars and cents,” Perkins said.

John Wood is the associate director of physical plant at the University of Tulsa. TU switched from internal trash chutes to external dumpsters in parts of the residence halls during a renovation period.

“The main benefit has been the labor savings from having to clean internal trash chutes and haul the trash out of the building,” Woods said.

Although the movement from internal trash chutes to external would be costly, the transition would save money long term regarding maintenance costs and pest problems.

“It makes the students responsible for their own trash and getting it out of there, Perkins said. “It’s less cleanup for us and, of course, less pests.”

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whenever he sees a bug in our room,” said Zach Chaffin, freshman pastoral care major.

Plans will be discussed more concretely this summer.

George Perkins and other administrators will travel to other campuses to take notes on other trash systems.

Some ideas include: asethetically pleasing dumpsters

with a pergola on top, using the basements as either storage or a study room and doing the construction during summertime.

When asked, Wiet imagined the possibility of external dumpsters.

“We could reminiscence on the old days, ‘Remember when we get to use the chute?’”

THERE’S A MOUSE IN MY HOUSE

By Meghan Drake If you hear high-pitched screaming coming from Claudius, it might be more than Channing Tatum.

Two mice were found on Claudius 2 East and South wings in the past couple of months.

“All the girls were screaming and running like it was going to kill us or something,” said Jonnah Ogle, a Claudius resident.

Students feel the freezing weather and so do mice.

Director of Building and Grounds George Perkins, said that, “the very cold weather tends to draw critters inside.”

Although only two mice were confirmed to be spotted, the girls are “a little more antsy,” said Claudius 2 South Residence Advisor Kati Tifft.

“It’s a problem that I would understand happening, especially cause it’s only been on the second floor. It’s not something that’s widespread,” Tifft said.

Amanda Bernard, Claudius lower head residence advisor, confirmed that “there are multiple mice.”

To a skittish person, a mouse is unnerving. But this problem is very normal. The previous mild winter weather minimized more mice from finding a haven in the dorms.

“We’ve had less calls than we’ve ever had before,” said Perkins.

The mice are also looking for a food source, and with highly sensitive noses, they can smell anything from packaged Oreos to spilled soda.

Perkins gives tips to students as an extra preventive measure: wipe down desks, frequently empty trash and vacuum carpets, wash dirty laundry and dirty dishes and keep food in sealed containers.

When mice are spotted, maintenance calls an outside pest control company that supplies the sticky traps and bait. Girls on Claudius 2 said that they were very quick to lay down the traps.

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Former Miss Oklahoma Outstanding Teen is a peach Pageants have given ORU student, Georgia Frazier, many opportunities.

By McKensie Garber If you met Georgia Frazier, the petite and bubbly girl with southern charm, you probably wouldn’t guess all that is behind the endearing smile of Miss Oklahoma’s Outstanding Teen 2009.

The junior communication major had all of her plans laid out. Frazier competed for four years for the Outstanding Teen state title in Oklahoma, and on the fourth try, she won. She went on to compete for the national title of Miss America’s Outstanding Teen in Orlando, Fla. After passing on the teen title, Frazier moved on to compete in the Miss America scholarship program.

The categories of competition in the Miss America pageant consist of interview, talent, evening gown, onstage questions and swimsuit.

Each contestant is required to promote a personal platform and raise funds for Children’s Miracle Network, the national platform of Miss America.

Frazier competed in Miss Oklahoma in 2010 and made Top 15. In 2011, Frazier won a local title and was on her way to Miss Oklahoma, and her sophomore year at the University of Oklahoma in Norman.

But she soon faced a greater challenge than winning the crown of Miss America.

“One day I just passed out in a classroom and they took me to the emergency room,” Frazier said. “I had a CAT scan and a full body scan.”

On Aug. 16, 2011, she had her bags packed and was ready to head to college when the phone rang.

The nurse who called told Frazier that she had Stage 1 B1 cervical cancer.

Frazier didnt think she would go to college anymore and unpacked. The next morning, her mom had repacked everything and was ready to take her to the University of Oklahoma.

While dealing with the most frightening time in her life, Frazier went to school and didn’t miss one sorority event until her first surgery.

Frazier even competed in Miss Oklahoma that June with her new platform of “Cervical Cancer Awareness.” She made Top 10 and won best interview in the Sigma group, which granted her a scholarship to ORU. During all of this, Frazier underwent treatment and four surgeries.

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“I was told that if my cancer had not been detected during a gall bladder scan, I would not have lived to be 21,” Frazier said.

Ninety days after the first treatment, Frazier found out the cancer was gone. With only a short period of celebration, the cancer came back in July 2012.

“That was when I made the ultimate choice that I needed to stay home and go to ORU instead of OU,” Frazier said.

Frazier’s family discovered that the cancer was most likely a result of the drug Diethylstilbestrol (DES), given to her grandmother during pregnancy in 1958 to prevent miscarriages. The drug has since been proven to cause lupus and cervical or breast cancer in second and third generations, and was removed from the market by the FDA in 1971.

“Without faith, I wouldn’t have been able to maintain a positive attitude about my cancer treatment,” Frazier said. “It took me time to not be mad at the Lord, but I knew there was such a bigger plan he had for me.”

Junior music technology major Daniel Jones said that Frazier is always “positive and happy.”

“Even though she was afraid, she kept going,” Jones said. “She had cancer and still did everything in excellence.”

Frazier is now the local titleholder for Miss Oklahoma State Fair and is working hard to prepare for the state pageant in June. Best of all, she has been cancer free since Feb. 24 and only has to go for checkups every six months.

Junior communication major Emily Porter said that the beauty Frazier portrays on the outside also “100 percent matches her beauty inside.”

“No matter what gets thrown at her, she just hits out of the park,” Porter said. “She showed me that no matter what, you can always pick yourself up and move on to the next thing in life.”

Frazier shared her story with communication professor Rhonda Gallagher during preparation for a speech in her Oral Communications class.

“She is very open and feels like this is a cause in her life,” Gallagher said, “She harnesses her pain in a constructive way to move others around her into a better place.”

Frazier has reached over 5,000 women in the past year through her platform. She wants to use her voice to let the teal and white ribbon of cervical cancer be known as well as the pink ribbon of breast cancer.

“I believe God healed me of cancer as a gift; a gift I feel led to share with others to improve the health of women nationwide.”

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Georgia Frazier won the title of Miss Oklahoma Outstanding Teen 2009.

Photo by Austin St. John

Students listen to candidates’ visions for the university during the March 6 Presidential Forum held in Zoppelt. Because none of the three candidate teams obtained the majority vote on March 7, a run-off election was held Monday between Ooceeh-Green and Haldimann-Russ, the top two contenders.

“The Bible” miniseries a ‘labor of love’ for Hollywood pair Religion News Service Before actress Roma Downey met her husband, her “Touched by an Angel” co-star Della Reese had a bit of advice.

“Baby, you need to pray that God will choose a partner for you,” Downey recalled Reese telling her. “Maybe in the past you didn’t choose so well and you have to let God choose for you.

And let your prayer be that you will know him when he gets here.”

So when Downey first spotted Emmy Award-winning producer Mark Burnett in a salon -- he was getting a hair cut, she was getting a pedicure -- it was a bit more than love at first sight.

“When I met Mark, I had an innerknowing,” Downey said. “There have been times since then that I can’t help but wonder, if it were for such a time, as this, that we met.”

As they approach their sixth wedding anniversary, the Hollywood heavyweights are sharing their faith with the world in a 10-hour docudrama, “The Bible,” which airs on the History Channel Sunday nights through Easter.

The project has received rave early reviews from evangelicals, who are a key part of the film’s marketing plan.

Starting with Noah telling the story of creation aboard his ark, the film weaves through biblical epics and the life of Christ and the early apostles.

The series has the special effects Cecil B. DeMille could have only dreamed of when he cast Charlton Heston as Moses in 1956.

And it is a decidedly softer, gentler depiction of Christian history than Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ.”

While they describe “The Bible” as a “love story” between God and mankind, the project is also rooted in their own love story.

Downey has made a number of made-for-TV movies since “Touched by an Angel” wrapped in 2003, and Burnett is an executive producer whose credits include “Survivor,” “Celebrity Apprentice” and “The Voice.” That success has allowed the two to take on “The Bible” as a personal passion.

“It certainly felt like more of a mission for them than a business opportu-

nity,” said Jim Daly, president of Focus on the Family and an adviser on the series. “They’re doing this as a labor of love.”

Downey, who plays Jesus’ mother Mary in “The Bible,” is better known for her faith than her husband. She grew up Catholic in a divided Northern Ireland, raised by a devout father after her mother died.

Her performance as the angel Monica on “Touched by an Angel” was genuine, according to Lisa Dolab, who became friends with Downey on the sets of the show. “Roma’s deep faith and love for God shined through her portrayal of Monica,” she said.

“I have tried throughout my career to make choices that are pleasing to God,” said Downey, who attends Mass at Our Lady of Malibu, a Catholic parish.

After “Touched by an Angel,” Downey produced a faith-based DVD and book series for children called “Little Angels.” She also earned a master’s degree in spiritual psychology from University of Santa Monica.

“My whole life I’ve been interested in human behavior,” she said. “I think that perhaps it’s one of the reason I became an actor-to have an opportunity to explore why we do what we do.”

Burnett’s reality television work might be considered a study in human behavior of a different sort. He had been nervous, he said, about how his secular work would be received in churches as the couple traveled around the country to promote “The Bible.” But he found that Christians were excited to talk about his shows.

Entertainment has the power to add or diminish value-or like Burnett’s work, it can be neutral, family-friendly entertainment, Downey said. “I don’t think either one of us have ever been a part of anything that had that negativity.”

During a webinar with church leaders, Burnett urged his fellow Christians to be more like Paul and more aggressive with their message.

“If we don’t make some noise, I have news for you: television networks aren’t going to come seeking this kind of programming, ” Burnett said.

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FEATURES

The Tulsa “trip” can be worthwhile over break

By Amber Smith With spring break about to burst on the scene like a whirlwind of Oklahoma allergens, students are making plans on how to spend their days off.

The break promises time to flagrantly disregard projects that should probably be worked on, and focus instead on a neglected Netflix queue.

There’s only Photo by Stephen Salmon one problem: a While some students are opting to stay on campus, hundreds of others will hit the road Friday to spring break destia spring break destination beyond ORU’s border. nation. free, and will offer food (averaging $3) are typically great.

Hello, Tulsa. and live music.

From March 15-17, The Tulsa Ballet Once the “I’d rather be in Florida” To the artists, green is slated to perform “Balanchine and self-pity subsides, students staying on thumbs and nature lovers, Beyond.” They also sometimes offer campus should take another look at there is no limit to the student rush tickets.

Oklahoma’s second-largest city. options that await.

The Tulsa Performing Arts Center They may be surprised with what The Philbrook Muwill put on “Oliver!,” from March 15Tulsa can offer without cash or an seum, which is free to 17 and the 21-23. Student ticket prices escape from the city.

ORU students who bring their IDs, are $17, including a convenience fee.

In Tulsa, there are adventurous could be a good place to find both soliFor those who enjoy the leisure of sites for the music lovers, history buffs, tude and inspiration. window shopping, Cherry Street on artists, shop-a-holics, odd and finally, Admittance to The Linnaeus Gar15th Street offers an appealing place for the broke. The top places to hit for the dens is also free, and can teach how to students to explore off-the-beaten-path music lovers include Cain’s Ballroom, be a better gardener or offer a peaceful coffee shops, antique shops and unique which is always rocking the house with escape to relax or set up an easel. restaurants. bands that only real hipsters know.

To the musicians, dancers and perBut if it is purely antique shopping The Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame formers, the Tulsa Opera, that makes your heart skip a beat, will be hosting the St. Patrick’s Day Tulsa Ballet and the Tulsa then head over the bridge to Jenks, Swing Dance.

Performing Arts Center Okla. Jenks’ Main Street boasts lots of Downtown Claremore will hold a offer performances that antiquing. Also, the Jenks Riverwalk “St. Paddy’s Party” on will sweep people off of has some terrific fireside restaurants St. Patrick’s Day, with their feet. and jogging and biking paths. a Bangers and Mash The Tulsa Opera has a deal called Free bike rentals are lunch for $6 from 11 “student rush tickets.” Show up at the available at three locaa.m.-1 p.m. door two hours before the perfortions in the Riverside Trail However, The Night mance with a student ID and pay $15 System: 21st and Riverside, Party on Main Street from 6-9 p.m is to fill the closest available seats, which 41st and Riverside and 96th

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Spring Break Concert Line-up Willie Nelson o March 15 o Hard Rock Hotel o Catoosa, Okla.

OK Mozart presents: Pokey LaFarge & South City Three o March 17 o Hilton Garden Inn Ballroom o Bartlesville, Okla.

Maroon 5 o March 22 o BOK Center o Tulsa o Will be joined on stage by Neon Trees and Owl City

and Riverside. The bikes are free to use, but require a credit card as a security measure.

The key is imagination; for a great night on a budget, free swing dancing lessons are offered at the coffee shop, “Foolish Things Coffee Company” from 6:30-8 p.m.

For a little more swing, check the Tulsa Underground Swing Facebook page for other locations and times.

The greatest thing about Tulsa by far is the great diversity of oddities and historical monuments that are completely free to view. These include the famous Catoosa Blue Whale, the Center of the Universe downtown, the “Dia de Los Muertos” murals, the Golden Driller, the Ed Galloway Totem Pole Park and many more. Each has its own interesting history and an even more interesting style to admire.

You might just end up saying, “Hello, Tulsa.”

What are ORU students doing for Spring Break?

By Danielle Coy With winter coming to an end, spring break kicks off the spring semester’s first weeklong vacation. Students are hatching plans for this exciting week, while others are just trying to make it through the next couple weeks of school.

Sophomore Jordan Mueller is going home to Tampa, Fla. with his friends over break.

“I’m really looking forward to the beach, as well as hitting up the city and interJordan Mueller national malls,” said Mueller.

Mueller and his friends will meet at

a friend’s house in West Palm Beach, where they’ll go boating out and around Peanut Island.

However, some students plan to have a more active break.

Andrew Schmidt, a senior biblical literature major, will be Yurt camping in Colorado, along with Andrew Schmidt Mr. Gogen and his backpacking class. The nine students will be cross-country skiing through Flattop Mount Summit, which has an elevation over 12,000 feet.

“I’m really excited for the intense aerobic activity and altitude,” said Schmidt.

Schmidt has been running and do-

ing Ab Ripper X in preparation for this trip.

Going in the opposite direction, senior Chris Brock likes to be more relaxed.

“I never really plan a vacation ahead of time for spring break, I’ll let whatever happens happen,” Brock said.

Brock focuses his spring break towards hobbies like frisbee golf, movies, video games, reading and relaxing with friends.

He favors spring break simply because “there’s no school.”

While some students plan Chris Brock on relaxing at home or traveling

with friends, the ORU Missions and Outreach team will send out 10 teams.

One of these teams is Dominican Republic Medical, comprised of 14 premed and nursing students.

The team is led by Steve Mathew, with the assistance of Hope Northan.

Erin Doll This is Erin Doll, a freshman nursing major’s, second mission trip.

“I’m excited about bonding with my team and experiencing the culture in the Dominican Republic,” said Doll. “I can’t wait to put what I’m learning and going to learn into practice in the field.

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Where will you worship this Easter?

Easter, the holiday best known for comically large bunnies, pastel treats and more eggs infused with Red Dye No. 40 than can possibly be healthy, is dawning March 31 this year. It ranks as one of the two mostattended church days of the year. For some, attending

Providence OPC Tulsa A new, reformed church just two miles east of ORU

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Campus gum tree roots explored

By McKensie Garber Campus Director of BuildOutside the south wing of ings and Grounds, George Claudius grows a sticky tree Perkins thinks the tree was of mystery. It won’t whisper originally planted when the secrets of wisdom to you like dorms were built. When the tree from Pocahontas, but asked, he was surprised by the the Japanese maple does posgum. sess an abundance of sugar and “I have no idea why anyone saliva from the mouths of the would do that to this tree,” student body.

Perkins said, “We just had to This is the gum tree, with remove a Wal-Mart cart that its five pennies and over 150 was stuck 20 feet up in a tree pieces of gum. Is there some in the Prayer Gardens. I can deeper meaning behind this have maintenance scrape this vandalism? Probably not, exgum off right away.” cept for perhaps the five pieces Are students just being of gum assembled in the shape carefree? Is it artistic expresof a cross. sion? Or is this According to statistics, Senior just a small Americans consume 180 and Claudius form of rebelpieces or 1.8 pounds of gum RA, Lori lion on camper capita per year.

Fielding said, pus?

“I don’t think Perkins thinks it happened until this year. It that the girls of Claudius are to seems like it just happened blame. over night. I never noticed “Since they have plastered it until I was walking back the south-side of the tree, it from class one day. I think it’s looks like they are doing it disgusting.” when they are walking back Modern day chewing gum to the dorms,” he said, “What was an accidental invention. a funny ritual. They sure have Thomas Adams, a New York decorated it with all of the difinventor, was trying to make a ferent flavors of gum. Honestly material for car tires. Today’s I’m surprised the squirrels gum is made from the similar haven’t been chewing on it.” synthetic rubbers.

Photos by Jeanette Derubeis

The gum tree, located south of Claudius, hosts150-plus gum wads and a few pennies. The gum tree emerged last fall and has gained momentum with its contributors.

Seattle’s improv gum wall tradition The gum wall, near Pike’s Place Market in Seattle, dons thousands of pieces of chewed gum. The wall earned its claim to fame after a patron waiting in the ticket line to see an improv comedy show, stuck a piece of chewed gum and a penny to the wall outside the theater. Other show-goers followed suit.

The landlord – Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority (PDA) was offended people would deface the historic brick building and asked Unexpected Productions, the theater leasee, to remove the gum. The gum quickly returned, and the PDA asked that the wall be again be scraped clean. In 1998, after patrons

reconstructed the wall a third time, the Market finally gave up as the tradition was in full swing. The wall continues to grow and evolve. Much like an improv performance, it is different every single day.

Since the gum wall’s inception there have been reports of walls of gum created in various communities across the United States. Creators of the gum wall have taken their time, spelling out their name or their significant other’s name along the wall.

Others have posted their hometown or their home country. And a few have even put up messages of hope and peace.

Source: Facebook/The Gum Wall PikePlace Market

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SPRING Sophomore Makenzie Carroll models a pleated, flowy polka-dotted dress from the Clothing Company.

FASHION

By McKensie Garber Start boxing up those heavy winter clothes and get a sneak peek at this fresh season’s newest trends.

Pretty in Polka Dots

For a fun way to play up any outfit, throw in some polka dots. This vintage print can offer a forever young feel. An upcoming trend this season is jeans with white polka dots on them by Marc Jacobs.

Sailor Stripes

On the brink of summer, be whisked away to paradise with nautical stripes.

Designer spring lines, such as Marc Jacobs and Dolce & Gabbana, are dominated by these black and white stripes.

Washed-Out Denim Senior Dominique Williams wears a sailor-striped vest from T.J. Maxx.

Chambray shirts have been one of the biggest trends since fall. According to the fashion spreads, they aren’t going away any time soon. Magnify this look with denim from head to toe. Faded denim this spring gives a soft and fresh look. Guess is known for its use of this casual textile.

Sophomore Geena Fontanella rocks the California girl look in a washed-out denim jacket from Forever 21.

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Ladies of Lace

As the earth wakes up from its long winter nap, love is in the air. Catch that special someone’s eye in romantic lace.

This feminine fabric is a timeless piece of fashion. Designers Max and Lubov Azria brought lace to the runway this spring with their BCBG collection.

Freshmen Amariah and Emerald Dean model lace dresses from Forever 21.

The Ripple Effect

Petals are blowing in the breeze causing a free-spirited feeling. Express that laid-back beauty with ripples and ruffles. Designer brands Ralph Lauren and Gucci brought these flirty ripples to the runway in their spring collections.

Funky Florals

Dainty floral prints have always been popular in spring fashion. This spring, take it up a notch with eye-catching colors and prints that pop. The top colors for this spring are teal, emerald, blush, plum, red, navy and onyx.

The Louis Vuitton spring collection is almost exclusively bright yellow.

Sophomore Sierra Brewington wears a bohemian-styled shirt with ripples from Forever 21.

Photos by Sami Prichard

Freshman Keziah Johnson models a floral shirt with spring’s hottest colors from Forever 21.

SPORTS

Embracing the Madness: Let the bracketology mania begin March Madness is in full swing, and with it comes sports-sanctioned gambling: the bracket.

By Billy Burke Every year, March offers a serious tradition that should be shown the utmost respect and care: The art of molding and crafting your NCAA tournament bracket.

The key to building a bracket that will hold against the pompous Dick Vitale himself lies in this simple truth: Predicting the upsets.

Cinderella teams or “Bracket busters” emerge from the woodwork every year.

Who will be this year’s VCU? George Mason? Oral Roberts?

Believing in miracles is part of what this next month is about. Here are some teams to keep an eye on in the upset teams column.

South Dakota State Jackrabbits Summit League Quality Wins - No. 16 New Mexico Lobos RPI - 76 Predicted seed - 14 The Jackrabbits are one of ORU’s despised rivals from its tenure in the Summit League. Now, they look like a stumbling block in the first round for any team foolish enough to overlook them.

The Jacks are led by “the Jimmer of S.D.,” Nate Wolters, who leads the team at 22.8 point a game and assists at 5.7.

They also place a respectable 36th nationwide in points, 61st in assists

and 40th in FG percentage. This team presents a briar patch that no opponent wants to fall into.

Iowa State Cyclones - Big Twelve Conference Quality Wins - No. 9 Kansas State, Baylor (twice) RPI - 53 Predicted Seed - 11 If anybody has watched the Cyclones this year, they are a team capable of flipping the table on any given night. In its recent loss to Kansas, Iowa State demonstrated this despite ultimating losing due to questionable officiating.

An X-factor in Iowa State’s game is anything from beyond the arc. The Cyclones have seven players carrying a three-point percentage over .300, giving them a unique ability to close the gap or extend the lead in the blink of an eye.

Plus, with its recent upset of OK State, the team has all but booked its ticket for late March.

Villanova Wildcats - Big East Conference Quality Wins - No. 8 Louisville, No. 15 Marquette and No. 17 Syracuse RPI - 55 Predicted seed - 11 18-12 isn’t by any stretch a fantastic record for a team in a major conference with a history of college basketball.

Books and covers, my friend. Don’t judge or discount this team too soon.

The X-factor here is freshman point guard, Ryan Arcidiacono, who is as hard to guard as his name is to spell.

Villanova has some big wins and can run with the best teams on the right night. Last week’s upset of Georgetown

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Villanova’s freshman point guard Ryan Arcidiacono drives against his opponent in the Big East opener in January. Arcidiacono hopes to lead his team to the tournament as an 11 seed. March Madness begins March 19 and ends April 9. proved that.

Going forward, they will look to stake their claim in the Big East tournament. Although Nova has been susceptible to cold shooting on occasion, blood flows a little hotter this time of year.

North Carolina State Wolfpack – The ACC Quality Wins - No. 3 Duke, North Carolina, Connecticut RPI - 28 Predicted Seed - 8 The initial reaction to seeing the Wolfpack as a sleeper is probably one of surprise. After last year’s tournament run, NC State came into the year as the No. 6 team in the nation. However, after losing to currently-ranked teams (OK State, Michigan, Miami and Duke) and several competitive but beatable teams (Maryland, UNC, UVA), NC State lost credibility as a powerhouse.

The team is led by a Big 3 composed of C.J Leslie, Richard Howell and Lorenzo Brown, who are still as dangerous as any team going into the Tournament.

Head to www.cbssports.com and download your brackets to fill out with your fellow NCAA-fan friends.

MARCH MADNESS SCHEDULE March 17: Selection Sunday March 19, 20: First games March 21-24: Second and Third Rounds March 28-31: Regionals April 6, 8: Final Four in Atlanta

MAD FACTS • The phrase “March Madness” was coined by Henry V. Porter in 1939 to describe an Illinois high school basketball tourney • Number one seeds have won every time in the first round for the past 16 years • According to the NCAA, 30 million Americans participate in office bracket pools • UCLA leads all teams with the most tournament championships, having snagged 11 • Indiana comes in second, with five tournament titles •The odds of picking a perfect bracket are 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 to 1

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Lady Golden Eagles take first in Southland Conference

By David Sauer Thanks to an ORU win over Central Arkansas and some help from other teams, the ORU Lady Golden Eagles earned a share in the regular season championship and the number-one seed for the Southland Conference Tournament.

With a win in Saturday’s game against Central Arkansas, the ORU women’s basketball team could clinch the second seed in the Southland Conference Tournament. But there were bigger things to come for ORU. The top seed in the tournament and a share of the regular season conference championship were still obtainable.

In order to get a share of the regular season championship, ORU needed Sam Houston State to get upset by Northwestern State. Coming into the day, Sam Houston was first in the standings and Northwestern was eighth.

Northwestern was able to pull off the upset, giving ORU a chance at being co-champions with Sam Houston.

ORU could also be seeded first in the conference tournament if both Nicholls State and Lamar won their games Saturday afternoon.

Both teams were able to get victories in their games. The only requirement

left for ORU was to win.

The Golden Eagles handled their part of the equation fairly easily with a 68-53 victory over Central Arkansas on the road.

In the final regular season game of their careers, all three seniors made impacts. Kevi Luper was limited in scoring but gathered six steals and five rebounds. Jaci Bigham had 15 points, six assists, and seven steals. Savanna Buck added 10 points off the bench.

A seven-point lead at halftime would extend to 18 during the second half. ORU was able to control the rest of the game and finished with a 15point win.

The victory earns ORU their third regular season championship in the past four years. ORU finished 16-12, their fourth consecutive winning season.

Before the game on Saturday, Head Coach Misti Cussen said winning the regular season championship would mean a lot to ORU, especially in its first year as members of the Southland Conference.

“It would say a lot about our program stepping into a new conference and being able to win it the very first year,” Cussen said. “It is also a testament to our team’s resolve and determination

Kevi Luper had six steals and five rebounds against Central Arkansas in their last regular season game March 9.

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Photos By Austin St. John

Senior Savanna Buck scored 10 points against Central Arkansas.

– competition in a brand new conference the first year seems to have its own special kind of weariness attached to it.”

With the number one seed comes a two-round bye, meaning ORU won’t play its first tournament game until the semifinal round which takes place on Friday.

Cussen said that having the double bye would be key for ORU. “For our team it is very important,” Cussen said. “We have less depth this year than we have had in the past. The ability to only play two games versus three would be a great equalizer for us.”

Savanna Buck echoed Cussen’s comments on the two-round bye.

“It means a lot. It betters our chances to win the championship, only having to play two games instead of three or four.”

The double bye gives ORU six days to prepare for its first game; however, the team won’t know its opponent until the day before the play begins.

The first opponent could be one of three teams: Northwestern State, seeded eighth; McNeese State, seeded fifth; or Nicholls State, seeded fourth. Cussen said McNeese would be the team to watch out for.

“There is tons of parity on the women’s side this year,” Cussen said. “But I believe McNeese will be the team to beat. They have won the tournament the past two years; they are senior-driven, and they have ‘been there; done that.’”

Another reason to watch out for McNeese is they are the only Southland Conference team to win both games played against ORU this season. The two games were decided by five points or less, meaning if the two teams end up playing again, it could be another close contest.

Freshman Taylor Cooper also mentioned the parity of the women’s tournament.

“I expect it to be very competitive,” Cooper said. “We have many good teams in our conference and it will be a great battle.”

The tournament gives ORU’s seniors the chance to do something they haven’t done yet in their four-year career: win a conference tournament and make the NCAA Tournament.

“It would mean the world to us,” Buck said. “That’s the goal that the three seniors have had since we stepped foot on campus. It’s what we play for.”

Internet photos The Lakers continue to struggle against the league’s heavy hitters. On March 6, the Oklahoma City Thunder took down the Lakers in the team’s 122-105 win. The Thunder will host the Utah Jazz tonight with a 7 p.m. tip-off.

Thunder takes down the Lakers on home turf

Oklahoma City reigns supreme over Los Angeles Lakers

By Ryan Woods The last time the Thunder played the Lakers, they turned the ball over nine times, and Russell Westbrook struggled offensively, finishing with just 17 points on 6-22 shooting.

Oklahoma City dropped that one on Jan. 27 in Los Angeles.

So on March 6 at home, the team corrected itself in in a big way, and come away with an easy 122-105 victory over the Lakers.

Westbrook was magnificent, pouring in 37 points on 15-29 shooting, to go along with 10 rebounds and five assists.

Kevin Durant finished with 26 points on 9-22 shooting, with nine rebounds, five assists, three steals and three blocked shots.

With all the talk about the Thunder’s turnover problems, they messed around and tied an all-time NBA record for the fewest turnovers by a team

in a game with just two.

Kobe Bryant left the game for about five minutes due to an elbow injury.

Bryant took a shot to his right elbow, missing a few possessions before returning to score 30 points.

The athleticism showcased by Durant and Westbrook is essentially the antithesis of this Lakers team as currently constructed.

As a result, there is no scheme L.A. can put together with its current personnel that will stop what the Thunder is trying to do offensively.

Scoring a ridiculous 71 points in the first 24 minutes, the Thunder took a 17-point lead into halftime.

However, the Lakers made their run and were able to cut it down to six before Ibaka connected on a 3-point shot from the corner. Followed by a steal and a slam for Westbrook that put the game out of reach.

Steve Nash tied a season-high with 20 points and four assists in the losing effort, while Dwight Howard had just six points, but added 16 rebounds.

Kobe Bryant showed struggles with

his elbow all night, holding it in pain as he went up and down the court. Bryant made only eight of 19 shots in the game, citing his elbow for the low scoring percentage.

In an interview with the Associated Press after the loss, Bryant said, “Every time you try to bend your elbow or extend it, there’s a little resistance and a lot of pain.”

The Lakers made big changes to their team this past offseason, only to see each of their new stars spend significant time off the court due to injury.

Both Dwight Howard and Steve Nash missed games to start the season, and the Lakers have yet to look like an NBA championship caliber team.

The Lakers are now a game and a half behind the Utah Jazz for last place in the Western Conference playoff race.

The Thunder have won 17 road games, the third-most road wins in the Western Conference.

Oklahoma City is trying to track down the San Antonio Spurs for the number one seed by the time the playoffs start in April.

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SCENE

BEHIND THE SCENES

Photos by Chelsey Butler

Clockwise from top left: A group of cast members work on makeup before a dress rehearsal. Chris Rogers adjusts his costume. Kelsey Carroll poses as Dolly. Grace Stump applies stage makeup. Chris Daniels touches up eye makeup.

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If you didn’t get the opportunity to see “Hello, Dolly!” last weekend in Howard Auditorium, you missed out on the former Broadway hit show which made its debut in the 30s. The play centers around the main character, Dolly Levi, a matchmaker widow who decides she’s going to marry again following the death of her late husband.

Senior Kelsey Carroll played the lead as her last performance on ORU’s stage. Junior Will Acker played Cornelius Hackl, the male lead.

Director Laura Holland brought in choreographer Lesley Jennings and set designer Sean Irish who helped make the show an outstanding success.

Jennings was on Broadway for 10 years and now teaches dance in Tulsa. She also serves as a consultant choreographer for area shows.

Irish has won several awards for his set designs and lent an expert hand in making the show’s scenery come to life.

Bored? There’s an app for that

By Chelsey Butler An iPhone or an Android may be a valuable tool and communication device, but when it comes to entertainment, what good is an smartphone without a plethora of applications?

Applications, or apps for short, can be used for a variety of uses. From communication to entertainment, productivity to photography, smartphones have become an integral part of our everyday lives. Apps are like the extremities that keep our social devices useful. Though there is disagreement over what apps are the most useful, here are a few of the most popular recent ones.

4 Pics 1 Word This new mind game is an opportunity to test your skills in picture identification and anagramming. Just like the name of the app says, you will be shown four pictures, and given a set of letters, and a line of blanks which you will use to guess what the word is that relates the four pictures. Start with simple puzzles and see if you can guess your way to the top.

Temple Run Everyone’s favorite endless running game has come out with a sequel.

Temple Run 2 was released on February 1, and instantly rose in popularity in the application store top 10 list. This time the game has added extra challenges such as gliding down zip-lines and controlling a mine cart. The entire game has been redesigned with new graphics, new challenges, and new items to collect. Take a chance to enjoy the game phenomenon everyone is still talking about.

Snapchat This social media app gives you the chance to interact with your friends in a new way than ever before. With a few taps of the screen, you and your friends can swap pictures and short videos, which don’t take up any space on your phone and delete once looked at. This new method of communication takes conversations to a whole new dynamic level.

Vine This application is on the verge of becoming a new phenomenon, as it is a revolutionary video social media opportunity. Vine has become the Instagram of videos, allowing you to shoot up to 10 seconds of video, and then link the video to Twitter or Facebook. This gives the clever online socialite the opportunity to connect with a new kind of flair.

Plague Inc For $0.99 you can hold the power of life and death in your hands -- at least for a pocket world on your phone. In this strategy game, you are a pathogen as it begins to infect an unsuspecting world.

Your goal? Attack the planet and bring the end of human history. It may sound morbid, but this game is strangely addicting and the levels and game modifications provide hours of fun.

These are just a few of the top apps for iPhone and Android, but expect bigger and better ones in the future.

iPhone vs. Droid 47.79 million

iPhones sold since 2007

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manufacturing cost of an iPhone 5

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production cost of an iPhone 5

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of Droid apps are free

15 percent of Droid apps are games

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MUSE

How to make the “perfect” knotted dough treats

By Francesca Lucido Regardless of a mall’s location, you can expect to see an Auntie Anne’s tucked away in a corner there.

Auntie Anne’s has been gracing malls all across the U.S. since 1988. Auntie Anne’s customers have stated that the twisty treats are, “better than the best you’ve ever tasted.”

This step-by-step receipe for the “perfect pretzel” might just rival it. We’ll let you be the judge.

INGREDIENTS: • 1 1/2 cups milk • 1 package dry active yeast • 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar, plus a pinch or two more • 8 tablespoons butter, melted and divided

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1 1/4 teaspoons salt 1 1/2 cups bread flour 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups very hot water 2 tablespoons baking soda Nonstick spray Coarse sea salt

DIRECTIONS: In a large, non-reactive bowl, heat the milk in the microwave until lukewarm—about 110 degrees. Add the yeast, stir and let it activate, about three minutes. Next, add the confectioners’ sugar and four tablespoons of the butter and stir to combine.

Sift together the salt, bread flour and all-purpose flour. Add this to the yeast mixture, and knead for about 8-10 minutes, using either the hook attachment of a stand mixer or your hands.

Add the dough to a greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm, moist environment until doubles in size, about an hour.

After the dough has risen, divide it into 12 equal portions. Roll each portion out into a long, thin rope, as thin as your fingers.

To form the pretzel, start by making the rope a “U.” Cross the ends of the rope and twist to make a large circle

(about as large as you want your pretzel to be). Take the ends and fold down into the circle, and seal the ends into the bottom to form a pretzel.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

Dissolve the baking soda into the two cups very hot water, and oil two baking sheets.

Take each pretzel and dip it into the baking soda-water bath and then place them seam side down onto the oiled baking sheets, about six pretzels to each sheet. Sprinkle each pretzel with coarse sea salt and bake in the oven until golden brown and puffy, about 10 minutes. Rotate the pan 180 degrees halfway through the baking.

While the pretzels are baking, melt the last four tablespoons of butter. Add a pinch of the confectioners’ sugar to the butter and stir.

Dip the salted side of each pretzel into the butter when they’re done baking and serve.

Date Doctor: Do fireworks indicate real potential?

By Robert Redmond For me, and probably most other native Tulsans, spring has always been a joyful season. In fact, it seems that the totality of nature becomes somewhat happier; the temperature is pristine, flowers and trees begin to bloom, even the occasional warm April shower initiates a sense of excitement that entices us to put on some rain boots and hop around in puddles.

It also seems that with this communal participation in seasonal happiness, an alarming amount of new romantic relationships begin to form.

Spring is the period where individuals finally summon the gumption to pursue their romantic interests. These

romantic pursuits can often be short, petty whims of young love that last only as long as the season itself. But some of the relationships established during this time can become serious. Couples may lose themselves in the emotional clouds of love.

I have some serious reservations about love. For one, I am uncertain if it exists. Of course I believe “love” exists and at my baptism dedicated my life to try and bring “love” to earth. But the specific kind of love I am referring to in this context is a Disney-inspired “happily ever after” or “the eternal fulfillment of the internal void” type of love.

In this sense love becomes rooted in fleeting emotions, which come and go like clouds. We love someone for how they make us feel, and whenever they fail to arouse those feelings, we believe

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our love has died. I argue that this is not love at all but rather is a fabrication and ugly resemblance of love. This is a love that has been created by our personal fantasy where we do not love the individual for who they are as themselves, but only to the degree which they can satisfy our imaginations or bring us emotional fulfillment. Now, please don’t get me wrong. I firmly believe that the “feelings and fireworks” should be present in a romantic relationship, and is useful for indicating the great potential a relationship could have. But, love should not be interpreted on the basis of these feelings alone.

One of my favorite philosophers, Slavoj Zizek, describes this predicament much better than I can. He states, “All too often when we love somebody, we don’t accept the person as what they

effectively are. We accept them only insofar as they fit the coordinates of our fantasy in which we then wrongly identify them. There is nothing more dangerous for the loved person then to be loved not for what he or she is, but for how they fit our ideal.”

I realize this does not answer all the questions and only brings us into an abstract understanding of love.

Terrance Malick, another favorite philosopher, beautifully sums up this paradigm in the trailer for his upcoming release “To The Wonder.”

Javier Bardem, the priest in the movie, states, “Love is not only a feeling…To love is to run the risk of failure, the risk of betrayal. [If ] you feel your love has died, it perhaps is waiting to be transformed into something higher.”

Subjectively Objective: A Sarcastic Generation

By Nathan Porter responsible for the implications of the Seeing the opwords spoken. pressive supreme While this may create a funnier leader of North society, it certainly doesn’t create a more Korea, Kim Jong productive one.

Un, meet with The world is currently bombarded former NBA star with issues such as political corruption, Dennis Rodman corporate interest, religious intolerance, last week was such racial bigotry, disparaging education, a pleasant sight. societal materialism and a slew of other I’m being sarcastic, of course. unrelenting parasites.

The meeting and subsequent friendWhile previous generations believed ship between Rodman and the North that the solution to overcoming these Korean dictator seemed weird, random, problems was to revolt, protest and spiteful and outright disturbing. fight against them, we members of Since Rodman first became a generation Y have concluded that the prominent figure in the early ‘90s, he’s solution is merely to mock them. been known more for rebounds, tattoos We mock our president and politiand wedding dresses than international cal leaders on sketch shows, we post politics. But for some reason, Un felt humorous memes on the internet, we it necessary that indirectly taunt Rodman be the teachers in classGeneration Y may not be the first and only rooms and we most informed generation in American he tweet satirical America’s history, but we defimet with since remarks during nitely are the most sarcastic. he assumed sermons. office.

Some indiKim Jung Un is an intriguing man; viduals argue that sarcasm displays our it’s been said that he’s a big fan of the willingness to find joy in the midst of NBA and American entertainment. serious situations, which is admirable.

These interests, however, coupled However, I believe that sarcasm diswith his expressed interest in taking plays our unwillingness to actively work nuclear actions against the United toward solving those serious situations, States makes one wonder why Un which is cowardly. would choose the oddly eccentric ‘90s But I could be wrong. There’s a time basketball star to be his American to laugh just as there’s a time to cry, and bestie. who knows—this point in history may I certainly don’t confess to knowing be the time when humanity needs to what the dictator meant by this gesture, exercise our jovial muscles. Years down but if I had to guess, I would assume the line, we may see the therapeutic that he was merely being sarcastic. benefits of satire.

If this is true, Kim Jung Un shares a Still though, it seems that every huquality with most young Americans. morous complaint and witty criticism Generation Y may not be the most we utter is merely our subtle attempt to informed generation in America’s cry out for cosmic validation. history, but we definitely are the most And in our youthful pride, it may sarcastic. seem as if God says to us, “Indeed, thou Sarcasm gives individuals the freeart the greatest generation.” Don’t be dom and comfort to partially say what surprised though, if He’s merely being they want to say, and not be directly sarcastic.

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