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Biology senior Skylar Thomas, human relations sophomore Noah Crutison and psychology senior Myria Davis lead members of the Black Campus Ministries chapter of InterVarsity down the South Oval Jan. 15. The group also joined together in prayer to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

MARCH FOR PEACE OU's InterVarsity Black Campus Ministries hosts MLK walk to call awareness to racial division, pray for semester OLAN FIELD • @FIELD_OLAN

espite frigid temperatures, Martin Luther K i n g J r. D ay s aw a crowd of 40 to 50 marchers assembled under the statue of William Bizzell to sing hymns and pray. O U ’s I n t e r Va r s i t y B l a c k Campus Ministries hosted its 2018 MLK Prayer March on Jan. 15 to pray for the upcoming semester. The group is a “multiethnic, interdenominational, student-led campus ministry,” according to its website.

BCM leaders welcomed attendees and reminded them that the march was a time of prayer, instructing attendees to pray as they wished and be comfortable in the moment together as they marched “for racial reconciliation and for God’s presence to be known on our campus and in our world,” according to BCM’s Facebook event. Shortly following opening prayers from Noah Crutison, human relations sophomore, and Jaiden Ademiluyi,

psychology freshman, the group of marchers began to form a procession. Led by Crutison and other BCM leaders, who held a red banner reading “InterVarsity Black Campus Ministries,” the group marched down the South Oval toward Lindsey Street. As the procession filed down the oval in groups of two to four, everyone took turns praying for what they felt needed attention. While the rest of the oval was silent, prayers for marchers’ families, friends and loved ones were

audible. Other attendees prayed for problems they witness in society today, like racism and discrimination based on skin color or gender. Following the march, attendees sang two hymns: “Ride on King Jesus,” led by the members of the OU Gospel Choir 2.0, and “Here I am to Worship,” led by Sheila Wright, a member of nearby Bethel Baptist Church. The march officially ended with a closing prayer from Crutison. With a recent rise in conflict

in American society, Ademiluyi said she wanted the march to lead to some form of change and bring light to the division. “This (march) is for people to notice that this is still happening, and we are trying to fight it,” Ademiluyi said. “Our p ray e r s w i l l b e a n s w e re d .” Olan Field

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OU connection helps local business Donut King survives despite construction on Lindsey Street GEORGE STOIA @georgestoia

On July 5, 2016, the City of Norman began construction on the Imhoff Creek Bridge on Lindsey Street, roughly 1,056 feet from local-favorite doughnut shop, Donut King. Twentyeight days earlier, the owner of Donut King, Sanjay Patel, died. Patel had been in a coma for nearly five years after suffering a stroke in 2011. He left his beloved doughnut shop to his wife, Dipti, and sister, Jasi, who had been part-time owners since Patel bought the store 23 years ago. Today, Dipti and Jasi Patel are just two of many business owners on Lindsey Street who struggled to keep their store afloat during construction. But with the help of the University of Oklahoma, Dipti and Jasi have survived the construction that sits just feet from their front door. “It will continue to do good because we have a very good reputation, and we have very good quality,” Dipti Patel said. “... Thank God we have our university contract, otherwise we could not survive. It’s that bad.”

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Sanjay Patel attended OU in the early ‘90s, and his love for the university continued long after he graduated. His relationship with his former college only grew stronger when he signed a contract with OU almost 20 years ago, making Donut King the official university doughnut provider, a status which it still holds today. After Patel suffered his stroke in 2011, Donut King failed to renew the contract due to a miscommunication when the Patels switched emails. Dipti Patel called OU director of food services Frank Henry weekly, trying to find a way to regain the contract once the miscommunication was realized. “It tore me up when I found out about Sanjay,” Henry, who has been working at OU for over 30 years, said. “He’s the one I dealt with when he first started 20-some years ago, and when they lost that contract, it tore (Dipti) up.” That contract had been the driving force behind Donut King keeping its doors open. “A lot of our revenue comes from the university,” Dipti said. Luckily, the Patels were able to regain the contract in 2016 before construction on Lindsey began. Since the beginning of construction, Dipti said Donut King has lost half of its revenue, and with a new median in the street, i t ’s b e c o m e i m p o s s i b l e f o r

customers to even turn left into their shop. “It’s hurting so bad, so bad — it’s frustrating,” Jasi Patel said. “We are trying our best.”

... W h e n D i p t i l e f t In d i a f o r Oklahoma in 1990, she had no idea that Norman would become her permanent home. She followed her arranged husband, Sanjay, who was attending OU at the time, hoping for a better life and a successful future. Sanjay and Dipti Patel began working at the local Dunkin’ Donuts in 1991, hoping to settle down in the Oklahoma town. In 1994, when the previous owner became seriously ill, he decided to sell the store to his most loyal employee — Sanjay. Five years later, Sanjay and Dipti separated from Dunkin’ Donuts, buying the land and renaming the shop Donut King. They eventually bought two more doughnut shops — one located on 12th Avenue in Norman and the other 24 minutes west in the city of Blanchard, Oklahoma. “When I started here, it was not a great business,” Dipti said. “After two or three years, my husband and I worked 12 to 16 hours a day because we had to pay all the money to relatives and everybody, so we worked very, very hard.” Now, Donut King has turned

into a well-oiled machine, staying open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. College students love it for the proximity, while locals enjoy it for the relatability. Having variety and low prices is what separates it from local competitors and keeps it in business. Despite the many recent hardships the Patels have faced, they continue to do what they know best — work. The construction on Lindsey finished just last month, which the Patels hope will bring back Donut King’s lost business. For now, you can find the family’s doughnuts not only

on Lindsey but also anywhere from Crossroads in Oklahoma Memorial Union to Couch cafeteria. “Any place that has donuts, it’s their donut,” Henry said. “It’s all about knowing the business. They know where we are, what we do. They know they might get a call tonight from catering that they need five dozen donuts. They do everything they can to get that stuff to us.” “I don’t think they’ve ever said, ‘No, we can’t do that.’” George Stoia

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Donut King is located on Lindsey Street near the Imhoff Creek Bridge.

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The OU Board of Regents prepare for their meeting March 8, 2017. The Board of Regents formed a presidential search committee to identify a successor to President David Boren after his retirement.

Presidential search narrows

Committee seeks candidate to fill Boren's position NICK HAZELRIGG @nickhazelrigg

The search committee tasked with finding a replacement for OU President David Boren intends to make its recommendation to the Board of Regents by March 1. The deadline will come after a month of interviewing candidates starting in February and narrowing a short list of as many as five or six names to present to the Board of Regents, said at-large committee member David Rainbolt. Follow ing the results of surveys sent out to OU community members and open forums on campus, Rainbolt said the committee will begin considering nominees based on preference of committee members and concerns of the community. “Based on answers to

questions in inter views and how good the fit is with the profile, obviously quality of the resume and the quality of the due diligence a n d b a ck g ro u n d c h e ck that will be done — we’ll make our recommendation to the Board of Regents, which we would expect to do by March 1,” Rainbolt said. “After that, their process and deliberations will begin.” Cameron Burleson, outgoing SGA vice president and political science senior, serves as the representative for undergraduate students on the search committee. He said he believed the committee is running like a “well-oiled machine.” “In the beginning, we w e re re a l l y f o c u s e d o n making sure the committee does its due diligence in finding the best presi d e nt a n d ma k i n g s u re it’s not a person who was just already pre-chosen,” Burleson said. “We’ve really focused into what the community — including faculty, students, administrators,

alumni — what they want to see in the next president.” Rainbolt said the committee will meet soon to determine whether or not there is a need to continue “recruiting” candidates the search committee is interested in and encouraging them to apply. “ No o n e g e t s a ro u n d the process, there’s no fast track,” Rainbolt said. “But there certainly might be people we reach out to and encourage to apply. We’ll see where we are and see how many applicants we’ve got and determine if we want to continue the outreach part of what we’re doing.” Rainbolt said the “intense process” will begin in February, which he said would be many days of long hours interviewing candidates and discussing them among the committee. Carrie Pavlowsky, graduate student representative on the committee and chair of OU’s Graduate Student S e nat e, s a i d a n u n d e rstanding of diversity will be

the most important factor she’ll be looking for in the next president. “I’m looking for a candidate with an awareness of diversity and an awareness of what that means on the OU campus,” Pavlowsky said. “We have different needs, and those needs have to be respected. We have an aware campus. They need to be on the ball — they need to not just talk about diversity, but integrate it into their plan for the university.” In a presidential profile created by the committee based on community discussions, the committee will seek a candidate who “will leverage OU’s current momentum and strengthen the University’s academic and research missions while furthering its commitment to student success.” The profile also lists the desire for a candidate who has “executive experience” in higher education. “I am the representative of the student body,” Burleson said. “Many of

the concerns that were expressed by the student body was that the new president understands the concerns and the issues facing underrepresented students on campus — student veterans, LGBTQ+ students, minority students. I think that will be the big thing I’ll be looking for.” Rainbolt said the committee will not be releasing the names of any applicants or nominees at this time, but said he felt the search committee was confident in the process. “I’ve had people ask me how transparent this process will be, and the process itself will be very transparent,” Rainbolt said. “We want it to be. But we’ve got to understand many of these candidates, maybe even the ones we’re most interested in, they have jobs and they have lives, so they don’t want it to necessarily be known that they’re interviewing. Those interviews will not be public, and this list will not be public.” Burleson said he

expected to see more information regarding the search committee released this semester as the committee begins to make more decisions. “This semester, we’re really going to start diving into the details,” Burleson said. “We’ll fine-tune the pool of applicants, and so I think this semester is going to be when most of the information will be released.” Rainbolt said the list the committee will present to the regents March 1 will reflect the best of the candidates interviewed and discussed by the committee. Nick Hazelrigg

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OU student to run in OKC mayoral election Platform to include innovative solutions to the city's issues EMMA KEITH @shakeitha_97

A 21-year-old OU student looks to bring innovative technology and a smarter future to Oklahoma City with a bid for mayor. Taylor Neighbors, a piano junior at OU, will face two other candidates Feb. 13 in the Oklahoma City mayoral election. Neighbors looks to succeed current Oklahoma City mayor Mick Cornett, who announced his candidacy for Oklahoma governor in May 2017 and is Oklahoma City’s longest-serving mayor after four terms in the position. Other candidates in the running include Republican s t a t e S e n . D av i d H o l t , Cornett’s former chief of staff, and Democrat Randall Smith. While Neighbors is registered as an independent candidate, the mayoral position is nonpartisan. Voter registration for the election ends Jan. 19. The mayoral race piqued Neighbors’ interest in summer 2017, when she found out Cornett would no longer be in the running and began

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Taylor Neighbors is an OU piano junior who will make her bid for Oklahoma City mayor in the city’s Feb. 13 election.

to research other candidates. When she was unable to find much information about the candidates or their goals for the city, she said she realized she could be the one to set those goals, and filed for candidacy in December. An Oklahoma City native, Neighbors said she’s been impressed with the tremendous change she’s seen in the city under Cornett and

she hopes to “emulate his spirit,” but she wants to push the city further and “do better.” Neighbors said while she would work on issues like crime or public transportation that are important in any major city, she also wants to look toward innovative initiatives and solutions to city issues. “ We’ re g o i ng i n su c h

a great direction, but we need to kind of look beyond what we’ve been trying to tackle for the last 10 years,” Neighbors said. “Of course we need to solve those problems. The current leadership here addresses issues that the city — well, every city — should consider a given.” Technology like blockchain, which Neighbors said could make city transactions

more secure and eliminate third-party costs through cryptocurrency, or robots that can sense the presence of opioids in a city’s sewer lines, could set Oklahoma City ahead, Neighbors said. “Things like where we just get more involved, we get the community more involved in 21st century technology,” Neighbors said. “We could not only make our city prosper, we could also put our city on the map. Things like this where we show up in the news more often would absolutely make people want to visit.” The core goals of Neighbors’ campaign involve being proactive in leading Oklahoma City toward the future, she said. She recalled seeing a photo of Cornett and other city leaders celebrating the opening of a new sidewalk, and realizing the city could be setting its sights higher. “We need to not only be addressing these problems we have, which are sidewalks, potholes, housing — we also need to be forecasting opportunities and going after them in advance ... we need to be looking 30, 40, 100 years ahead,” Neighbors said. While the OU student would want to continue her studies in some capacity

while holding the mayoral position, she said she’s prepared to take on a lighter class load and find balance between the two positions. Neighbors said being busy will be nothing new for her. “I am a piano major — I have been stretched thin s i n c e I s t a r t e d p l ay i n g piano,” Neighbors said. “I’m used to it, I love it. I also always try to busy myself with projects, I teach piano privately — I’m used to living a busy lifestyle.” At 21, Neighbors just meets the minimum age requirement for mayor. Neighbors said she does m e e t s o m e vo t e r s w i t h doubts about her age or qualifications, but asks those voters to look beyond age and experience and consider a candidate’s vision and ideas for the city, she said. “I would just say do your research and listen to the ideas,” Neighbors said. “Look very closely for who might be a career politician and who might just be someone who has good ideas and thinks this is the right time for the city to hear those ideas.” Emma Keith

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Regent apologizes, resigns

Homophobic comments incited negative reactions ANNA BAUMAN @annabauman2

An OU regent drew widespread attention and criticism for making homophobic comments on a talk show, ultimately leading to his resignation during OU’s winter break. Kirk Humphreys, now former vice chairman of the OU Board of Regents, submitted a letter of resignation to Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin Jan. 3 in response to erupting community backlash. Humphreys said he thinks homosexuality is “wrong” on a Dec. 10 edition of KFOR’s “Flashpoint” talk show, also saying he recognized his comments would anger viewers. During a discussion of sexual harassment within the national political sphere on the show, Humphreys said, “... if (homosexuality)

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Kirk Humphreys officially resigned from OU’s Board of Regents Jan. 3. Humphreys received backlash over his comments comparing homosexuality to pedophelia.

is OK, then it’s OK for everybody and, quite frankly, it’s OK for men to sleep with little boys if it’s OK.” OU President David Boren responded to Humphreys’ planned resignation, announced at a special Regents meeting Dec. 21, with a statement thanking Humphreys for his service to OU and recognizing that Humphreys “made the right decision for himself and for the University of Oklahoma.” Boren said in the statement he hopes “this experience will serve as an opportunity for all members of the OU family to recommit ourselves to this spirit of inclusivity” and applauded the regents for acknowledging the community members who made their voices heard on the issue. OU Student Government Association President J.D. Baker said in a Dec. 21 statement that Humphreys’ resignation came as a “surprise” but was “appreciated and necessary.” Baker said the decision was a step toward progress and helps set a new

precedent for OU’s leaders. Humphreys’ resignation came after weeks of public outcry, including a rally at a Dec. 12 Board of Regents meeting, which Humphreys did not attend, where many called for him to step down from his position. In a Dec. 11 statement, Humphreys said he has a “moral stance” against homosexuality, but never meant to equate it with pedophilia. He apologized during a Dec. 19 press conference with Oklahoma LGBTQ advocacy group Freedom Oklahoma, saying he “said some things I deeply regret.” Others who joined in condemning Humphreys’ comments included OU’s Office of the University Community, OU’s Faculty Senate, deans from various colleges across campus, OU’s Gender + Equality Center and OU’s Queer Student Association.

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What you missed this winter break If you’ve taken a month off the OU news cycle or missed state and city events in the past few weeks, catch up here with all the OU, Norman and Oklahoma news that happened over winter break. EMMA KEITH • @SHAKEITHA _97 OU NAMED AMONG 50 BEST COLLEGES FOR LATINO STUDENTS The magazine Latino Leaders named OU one of the 50 best U.S. colleges for Latino students out of 600 universities, according to a Jan. 3 press release. The recognition takes into account universities’ programs and resources for Latino students, enrollment numbers and faculty representation and recruitment, according to the release. Latino students are the second-largest minority student population in OU’s 2017 freshman class, and have seen an 18 percent increase in freshman enrollment in the last two years, according to the release. The university also recently implemented a Latinx studies major and minor program, the first of its kind in the state. “This recognition is an exciting honor for the university, which has focused on prioritizing diversity and inclusion,” OU President David Boren said in the release. “This achievement is a true testament to the successes of our diverse student body and inclusive university community.”

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O K L A H O M A N AT I V E A N I TA H I L L N A M E D C H A I R O F HOLLYWOOD COMMITTEE TO COMBAT SEXUAL ASSAULT Anita Hill was chosen to head a Hollywood coalition to fight sexual harassment and assault in the entertainment industry. Hill is a native Oklahoman and taught law at OU, where she became the first tenured African-American professor at OU’s College of Law in 1989. Hill testified against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during Senate judiciary committee hearings in 1991 on the grounds of sexual harassment, becoming a pioneer in women’s rights in the workplace. Former OU Student Government Association president J.D. Baker nominated Hill for an honorary OU degree in 2017 to acknowledge her impact on the nation and her fight against injustice. Hill joins other leading industry figures like Warner Bros. Chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara, Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos and Atlantic Records Chair and Chief Operating Officer Julie Greenwald on the Commission on Sexual Harassment and Advancing Equality in the Workplace.

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OKLAHOMA GOV. MARY FALLIN SETS DATE FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA VOTE Gov. Mary Fallin put the vote concerning medical marijuana legalization on a June 26 special primary ballot. State Question 788, the legislation in question, is on the ballot after the efforts of local activist group Oklahomans for Health, which gathered 67,762 signatures of support for the question in 2016. The legislation, if passed, would allow Oklahoma doctors to recommend patients for a state-issued medical marijuana license, which would permit citizens 18 years and older to possess up to three ounces of marijuana, six mature plants and six seedlings, according to the release. Passage of State Question 788 would also allow Oklahomans to apply for commercial grower, processor, retailer and packager licenses, as well as set a 7 percent tax on retail medical marijuana sales.

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FORMER DEBARR AVENUE OFFICIALLY RENAMED, SIGNS REPLACED Norman’s former DeBarr Avenue, once named for one of OU’s original professors and a Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon, received a new name at a Dec. 19 Norman City Council meeting. The council voted unanimously to rename the street to Deans Row Avenue and to make related changes within 30 days of the vote. The city replaced the old street signs with Deans Row Avenue signs Jan. 4 and celebrated the renaming with a peace walk to the street on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. These changes came after months of advocacy from Norman leaders and activists. NORMAN CLASSIC OTHELLO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT ANNOUNCES TENTATIVE REOPENING DATE Othello’s, a beloved Campus Corner eatery that suffered severe fire and water damage after an electrical incident last April, announced plans to reopen this spring. In a January tweet, the restaurant noted it had obtained necessary building permits and could reopen as soon as March 8. An electrical issue with the restaurant’s neon sign on April 29, 2017, sparked the fire, which left behind immense damage to the building. The eatery’s owners originally announced their intent to rebuild in August 2017.

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Norman North senior wide receiver Drake Stoops, the son of former Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, announced Friday he will attend the University of Oklahoma and play football for the Sooners. Stoops is coming to Oklahoma as a preferred walk-on for the Sooners. In his senior season, Stoops recorded 66 receptions for a total of 1,093 yards and 15 touchdowns. Stoops also had offers from schools including Iowa, Ohio, Air Force and Arkansas State, according to 247 Sports.

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The Sooners came in at No. 18 in the Perfect Game USA preseason rankings. Oklahoma is coming off a 35-24 2017 season which saw the Sooners reach the NCAA tournament before having their season end in the Louisville regional. The Sooners are one of four teams from the Big 12 ranked in the preseason top 25, along with TCU, Texas Tech and Texas. The Sooners kick off their season at 11 a.m. CT Feb. 16 when they take on Indiana in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Start a hobby, join a gym or do whatever it takes to ease everyday stress. Keep the peace at home and protect against physical, emotional or verbal abuse. Take precautions. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Put some muscle behind your goals. Intelligence and fortitude will bring about the changes you desire. If you live your dream, you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be disappointed. Romance is highlighted. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- A change to the way you earn your keep may be desired, but before you leave one position, make sure you have a better job to go to. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make rash decisions.

SPORTS

January 16-17, 2018 •

Freshman guard Trae Young drives to the basket during the game against TCU Jan. 13. The Sooners defeated the Horned Frogs 102-97 in overtime.

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Overtime leads to TCU defeat Trae Young helps team to fourth conference victory

JADYN WATSON-FISHER @jwatsonfisher

With 2:04 left in overtime, Oklahoma freshman guard Trae Young pulled up for a step-back three on the right wing. Quick release. Swish. The Sooners went up five. TCU pushed the ball down to the other end, and Jaylen Fisher drained a three of his own to pull back within two. Three foul shots and a block later, Oklahoma (142, 4-1 Big 12) had defeated the Horned Frogs (13-4, 1-4 Big 12) 102-97 in overtime

Saturday afternoon. It wasn’t an easy victory to come by — gritty and imperfect — and the celebration won’t last long. They’ll give it a day, but it was still a win. “Two teams (battled) like crazy out there and neither could create too much of a margin,” coach Lon Kruger said. “Brady in the first half was unbelievable. Christian hitting one late to give us a lead. Trae was unbelievably fantastic at critical times throughout the day. A lot of guys making good plays — couldn’t be more proud.” One week after losing to West Virginia, freshman guard Trae Young showed why he’s the front-runner for National Player of the Year. He scored 14 points in the

first half, and after halftime, it felt like Young couldn’t miss. The freshman went 15-of-27 from the field and 10-of-18 from three-point range. It was the most he’d make from deep in one game, and the second-most in program history. “That’s the best feeling in the world, when you feel like every time you shoot the ball it’s going to go in,” Young said. “I was in a groove in the second half, for sure.” The Norman native recorded 43 points for the second time in his career, joining the ranks of Sooner greats Wayman Tisdale and Stacey King to become the fourth player in program history with multiple 40-point games.

He did more than score, though, adding 11 rebounds and seven assists in the win. It was the first time he finished with a points and rebounds double-double this season, and he became the new program record-holder for the number of assists made by a freshman with 155. Young’s numbers against TCU also brought him to a nation-leading average of 30.1 points per game and 33 points per contest against Big 12 opponents. “It’s very hard for a guy to be consistently at that high level through 15 ball games,” Kruger said. “Normally you get that, and they start expecting it to happen, or they get that drop-off. It hasn’t

happened with him. I think that’s great focus. It speaks to his competitiveness. It speaks to the fact that the team is getting better.” W h i l e h i s tea m mate s might not treat him differently, it doesn’t mean they don’t watch in awe every time he has a big game. When he gets hot, there’s no question they want the ball in his hands. “Let him do what he does,” junior guard Christian James said. “It’s crazy. Sometimes you wonder if he’s human.” Young won’t take all the credit, though. He acknowledges he made mistakes and that his teammates came in clutch when they needed to. James hit that corner three at the end of regulation.

Freshman forward Brady Manek knocked down six shots from the arc, helping the team break another program record of most threes made in a game with 19. Senior forward Khadeem Lattin blocked a shot with 47 seconds left in overtime to force a TCU turnover. These are the kind of games that show what a team, and a player, is made of. “I’m just having fun,” Young said. “This is what you dream of when you’re a kid — growing up and playing college basketball at a high level and winning.” Jadyn Watson-Fisher jlfwf96@gmail.com

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Senior guard Gabbi Ortiz goes up to the basket during the game against Belmont Nov. 10. The Sooners lost to Baylor 74-52 on Sunday, earning their fifth loss against a ranked team.

Sooners struggle offensively, fall to Baylor Oklahoma drops third conference game of season ERICKSON DEMBOWSKI @EDubya42

As fans began to pour out of the Lloyd Noble Center in the closing seconds of another loss, most were quiet. The Sooners had recorded their fifth loss against a ranked opponent. Behind the media table, a member of the Oklahoma faithful stood up, grabbed his jacket and sighed. “Well, that was disappointing,” he said. “I thought this one was different.”

For much of the first half, it looked like it would indeed be different for the Sooners (9-9, 3-3 Big 12) against No. 5 Baylor (15-1, 5-0 Big 12). The Bears trailed until almost halftime, and Sooner freshman Ana Llanusa had scored 13 points in the first half. Oklahoma had a chance to defeat the Big 12’s premiere program for just the second time in eight seasons. The end result was a 74-52 defeat, in which Oklahoma was outmanned, outmatched and outplayed. “I wish that I had an answer,” coach Sherri Coale said. “I wish I could tell you why you miss layups (and) why you miss open shots.” With the Sooners’ roster

sporting just two forwards and one center, Baylor exploited Oklahoma’s lack of size on both ends. The Bears totaled 47 rebounds to Oklahoma’s 29, and they held the Sooners to a season-low 14 points in the paint. “(The Bears) are big bodies and they stay in the paint, so us guards need to take advantage and hit those outside shots,” senior guard Gabbi Ortiz said. “I personally didn’t do that. I didn’t play my role.” As a team, the Sooners shot an abysmally low 26.8 percent from the field, their lowest mark of the season. In the second half alone, Oklahoma made only five

shots on 28 attempts. “You’re not going to beat anybody, much less a topfive team, by shooting 25 percent,” Coale said. In spite of the Sooners’ struggles, Llanusa proved to be a bright spot as she often has this year. The freshman led Oklahoma with 19 points on 5-of-11 shooting and 3-of-6 from deep; however, the Baylor defense keyed on Llanusa in the second half, holding her to six points, all from free throws. Outside of Llanusa, Oklahoma lacked individual firepower on offense. Ortiz and senior center Vionise Pierre-Louis both scored in double figures, but Ortiz shot 3-of-11 and Pierre-Louis

shot 4-of-11 with four turnovers and four fouls. Graduate guard Maddie Manning, who was averaging 18.7 points per game in 2018, had perhaps her worst game all season, tallying four points on 1-of-9 shooting along with five turnovers. Coale said while the team shows spurts of effective scoring, the Sooners have not found a reliable first option on offense. “We’re still looking for the right answer,” Coale said. “Who’s that guy that you go to when you gotta have a basket? We’ve not been able to answer that question yet.” Perhaps Oklahoma will find “that guy” soon, but Coale’s resources are

limited. The Sooners have just nine active players, three of whom are freshmen, with Llanusa being the only consistent scorer of the bunch. S u n d a y ’s l o s s m o v e s Oklahoma to 1-5 against ranked opponents. For the Sooners to have a chance at the NCAA Tournament, they’ll need to win sure games and notch some tough victories against conference powers. Next up, they will travel to Kansas State (11-6, 3-3 Big 12) on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CT. Erickson Dembowski

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• January 16-17, 2018

ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT

Allison Weintraub, a&e editor dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/life&arts • Twitter: @OUDailyArts

Lab offers OU resources online

Digitization lab to make books, texts more accessible SAMANTHA TONKINS @samanthatonkins

In a small corner of the Bizzell Memorial Library, OU’s digitization lab makes the university’s rare and unique books available to people all across the world. The lab features multiple scanners, cameras and computers that allow books to be scanned page by page and put on the internet, allowing easy access to selected books and documents. From the extensive works of Galileo to local Native American manuscripts, literature of the past is being brought forward into the modern age of technology. Cu r r e n t l y , t h e l a b i s working on digitizing archival documents from the Western Histor y Collections, master theses and other important documents from the special collections section of the library. By putting the books online, the digitization lab

is putting the information into the hands of not only students at OU but also students and scholars at various universities across the country. By digitizing the Western History Collections, students can now read handwritten letters from Civil War soldiers or gaze at drawings made by a Sioux chief. Barbara Laufersweiler, director of the digitization lab, said the lab allows the world to learn from the various books and documents OU has in its possession. It gives everyone access to first editions or one-ofa-kind maps and puts the information literally into their hands, Laufersweiler said. “Digitizing (the books) doesn’t help people have it in front of them the same way,” Laufersweiler said. “It’s a different way, but it’s also really cool to be able to sit down with your laptop and be able to look at pages and zoom in and thumb through them virtually.” The digitization lab is manned by a collection of OU students, including

both undergraduates and graduate students. The lab also has several faculty members that serve in supervisory positions. Laufersweiler said none of the lab’s work would be possible without its team of student workers who help with the digitization process. Students from all majors work in the lab, scanning documents and making minor corrections to the images for clarity. Chemistry sophomore Sarah Croft works in the digitization lab and said the people and the atmosphere really contribute to making her feel like she has a special job in the OU community. “I feel that it is a really important thing to digitize this stuff and make it available to everyone. That is what a library is supposed to do,” Croft said. Alex Hecksher, industrial and systems engineering senior, is a Learn and Earn student that works as a manager assistant and coordinates various people and projects within the lab. OU’s Learn and Earn program allows Hecksher

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The OU digitization lab is located on the third floor of Bizzell Library Nov. 21. The digitization lab works to digitize books and documents found in the library.

to gain hands-on experience in the field she wants to work in after graduation. She said the digitization lab really allows everyone to be able to see what the library

has to offer on their own research at 2 a.m. when the time. library is about to close,” “Sometimes, you can’t Hecksher said. make it into the library, and it’s nice to be able to Samantha Tonkins look at a book online, to do samantha.tonkins@ou.edu

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A concert featuring the bands Breakup, Smokey Motel and Acetate will be held at Opolis Jan. 26. Doors will open at 6 p.m.

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Shows to attend this month

A screenshot of the Boyd Littell mural from the GoFundMe page Jan. 15. All money raised will go to the time, labor and materials that will be used for the mural, and all remaining funds will be donated to a local charity.

Go to these local, affordable concerts to escape reality

Mural to honor late local

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BREAKUP, SMOKEY MOTEL AND ACETATE

This duo from Tulsa will bring an indie pop act on Jan. 26 at Opolis. While doors open at 6 p.m., Breakup, along with Smokey Motel and Acetate, will not begin playing until 10 p.m. Food and drinks will be available to purchase when Opolis opens. Tickets are $8 with a $2 surcharge for patrons under the age of 21.

Even though classes are back in session, several concerts will be held throughout the month that could give you back the feeling of being on winter break. From folk to indie pop, here are some of the concerts that will help you pretend school’s still out FOURTH ANNUAL FOLK for a little while longer. ALLIANCE AND NORMAN JARED DECK

Jared Deck, the winner of the 2016 Woody Guthrie Songwriting Contest, will play at Hollywood Corners, a restaurant and bar. Deck will play an acoustic set at the venue. The show is free and open to all ages. Deck will play at Hollywood Corners on Jan. 16 and 30.

MUSIC FESTIVAL WINTER FUNDRAISER

The Chouse w ill host three acts as a fundraiser for Norman Music Festival and the Oklahoma Room Folk Alliance on Jan. 27. Doors open at 7 p.m., Zach and Lane Winters will perform at 7:30 p.m., Jacob Tovar will perform at 8:30 p.m. and Levi Parham will perform at 9:30. Tickets are

$20 and can be purchased in advance online. The Chouse offers attendees the chance to purchase premium seating options, which are sofas that sit five to six people. THE HONEY DEWDROPS

This Americana-playing duo will take the stage at 7 p.m. Jan. 28 at The Depot. The Honey Dewdrops will be at the Depot as part of their Winter Wind Concert Series. Other acts who will come in January as part of the series include Garrett Jacobson and Jeremy Thomas on Jan. 21. Tickets to the concert cost $20 with an additional charge of $1.50. They can be purchased on the Depot’s website. Allison Weintraub

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Art on Campus Corner will depict Norman musician SIANDHARA BONNET @SiandharaB

B u c h a n a n B i c y c l e s’ south wall is currently blank, but some Norman community members hope to fill it with a mural in memory of late Norman musician Boyd Littell. Littell passed away Oct. 31, 2017, after a bicycle accident in Portland, Oregon. The Normanite worked at the OU School of Dance and was a biking enthusiast who never received his driver’s license. To b i a s S c h i e l e , a friend of Littell’s, started a GoFundMe Jan. 6 to

crowdsource funds for the mural and has raised almost 50 percent of its $3,500 goal. According to the page, the money would help cover time, labor and materials for the project. “I think it’s important to have something memorializing him on Campus Corner,” Schiele said. “He’s either worked a regular job or played music down here since the mid-’90s. Campus Corner is one of his homes and being an avid bicyclist and bike messenger and stuff, what better place than put it on the wall of the bike shop.” The mural would be painted by full-time OU art student Eunice Carter, also known as Nissy Tarver, who was a friend of Littell’s and worked with him at the OU

School of Dance. The mural would be 12 feet by 16 feet, but that could be subject to change, a n d a ny l e f t ov e r f u n d s will be donated to Second Chance Animal Sanctuary or another local charity, according to the page. “It’ll be a friendly reminder for all the townies every time they pass it by,” Schiele said. The Littell mural would join one other on Bu c ha na n Av e nu e t hat was created to memorialize Sooner legends for historic Campus Corner’s 100th anniversary in 2017. Siandhara Bonnet arahdnais@ou.edu