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Norman voters can take part in democracy at the local level and choose who will lead the city as mayor and City Council representatives starting today. Early voting will be held today and April 1, and the official Cleveland County municipal election is on April 2. Norman will elect a new mayor, who will serve for three years, and City Councilors, who serve for two. Only odd-numbered wards — 1, 3, 5 and 7 — elect Council members this year.
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ayor Cindy Rosenthal is running for re-election to be the mayor of Norman because she hasn’t yet completed her vision for the city. “There are a lot of good things that we want to try to do and I think the window of opportunity will open over the next three years and I am eager to work on that,” Rosenthal said. Mayor Rosenthal has concerns for the safety of student bikers on her mind as mayor of Norman. She wants to ensure biker safety, she said. “We have a bicycle advisory committee in see incumbent page 3
“We have a bicycle advisory committee in the city. We’re really trying to make sure that our streets are more bicycle friendly for students ...”
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avid Kempf hopes to become mayor of Norman so it can return to a limited government. “I’d like to see our city government return to the principals of limited government, where they’re not involved in everybody’s business and they’re not out propagandizing people, trying to get people to persuade them this way or that way,” Kempf said. Kempf said he thinks the city is butting in where it doesn’t belong in policies. “The city is overstepping its bounds. It’s doing things it doesn’t need to be involved
“I’d like to see our city government return to the principals of limited government ... and they’re not out propagandizing people ...”
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om Sherman, one of the three Norman mayoral candidates, knows Norman is a good town, but if-elected, he promises to make it better. “I think Norman could be a lot more than it is. It’s not that Norman is bad at all. Norman’s a great town, but I think we can do better,” Sherman said. Sherman comes from a banking background and looks at Norman like he would a business, he said. “In the last 10 years, Norman has gone from a 76 percent market share to a 66 percent
“I think Norman could be a lot more than it is. It’s not that Norman is bad at all. Norman’s a great town, but I think we can do better.”
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The incumbent candidate running for Norman City Council Ward 5 representative is a proponent of small government and business expansion. Dave Spaulding has served as the Ward 5 representative in City Council for the past two years. He is a lifelong Norman resident and a member of the Cleveland County Republican Party, according to his website. If re-elected, Spaulding plans to work to make Norman a more business-friendly city and to attract new jobs for citizens DaVe and broaden our tax base, which in turn spaUlDInG allows us to pay for the needs and wants of our citizens, he said in an email. Spaulding also said that Norman is lacking tourist type attractions. “We need to work on quality of life attractions that not only citizens enjoy, but also attracts outside visitors,” Spaulding said in an email. His understanding the unique dynamics of rural living and of the perspectives of the citizens of Ward 5 are two reasons he should be elected, Spaulding said in an email.
Retired Norman Public Schools principal and life-long Norman resident, Lynne Miller, is running for Norman City Council Ward 5 to encourage more open communication between the government and citizens. “I believe it’s time to listen, commit and act,” said Miller. Ward 5 covers east Norman where Miller has lived for over 25 years, according to her campaign website. In addition to being a retired Norman Public Schools principal, Miller is also a small-business owner and community leader. Miller said one reason she decided to run is because she’s lived in Norman her whole life. lYnne “I grew up here, I raised my family here and mIller I always had an interest in government,” she said. Miller said she would like city government to be less divisive. “I want to see people working together and more citizens getting involved in the government,” she said. The best way to get more citizens involved is to sit down and talk to people, said Miller. “There should always be two-way communication between the people and their wards,” she said. “When you sit down face-to-face and communicate with people, you really see where you agree on things and can begin to move forward.”
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“I was born deaf,” Heiple said. “I understand what it’s like not to be heard Greg Heiple, a candidate running for and not to be listened to.” the April 2 Norman City Heiple said that if he is elected counCouncil elections, said cilman he wants to establish an open he hopes to involve OU dialogue between OU and the Norman students in the governCity Council. mental process and be a “What I see at the city level, the state true steward of Norman level and the national level is that nocitizens. body is listening,” he said. “If there’s Heiple is a life-long GreG anything I can do, it’s listen better than Norman native and deanybody you’ve ever met.” cided to run for council- heIple Whether through social media or man of Ward 1 after seeface-to-face exchanges, City Council ing a lack of governmental responsive- must try harder to engage OU students, ness, he said. Heiple said.
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“You’re an instrumental part of the community, you bring authentic culture,” Heiple said about OU students. Heiple is running against incumbent councilman Roger Gallagher. Gallagher, elected in 2011, is seeking a second term. If elected councilman, one of Heiple’s main goals is to undo the combative atmosphere Gallagher has created in City Council, he said. “Bring back some civility to City Council,” Heiple said. “Get with the people, understand what they need and solve the problems.”
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Why does City CouNCil matter? Norman City Council members: • make policies for the city government • appoint the City manager, who directs Norman’s day-to-day activities • elected for two-year terms • represent the eight wards in Norman
roger gallagher — Ward 1 Editor’s Note: After several attempts to contact him, Roger Gallagher was unable to speak to The Daily by press time. Vietnam veteran and resident of Norman Ward 1 since 1976, Roger gallagher is running for re-election as a representative of Ward 1 Norman City Council. He began his service as councilmember for Ward 1 in July 2011. gallagher moved to Norman to work on an advanced degree at OU and to teach english. In 1980, he returned to flying and retired after 32 years as a commercial helicopter pilot. gallagher’s principal concerns are public safety, a cautious approach to the City’s financial condition and its ability to operate well into the black. He believes the City cannot function properly without a wide array of concerned citizens volunteering, attending Council meetings and voicing ideas. gallagher also serves on the Council Finance Committee, animal Welfare Oversight Committee, Mayor’s Veterans advisory Committee and Community planning and Transportation Committee. Source: City of Norman website
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I have compassion for the homosexuals, I just won’t support their agenda or their lifestyle.” Dave spaulding, Ward 5 City Council candidate
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Dave spaulding, Ward 5 City Council candidate, speaks feb. 14, 2012 at norman City Council meeting responding to accusations that he “lacked compassion” for GlBtQ and homeless members of the norman community.
Controversy looms over city council candidate Spaulding believes motion for GLBT History Month attempt at special rights MAX JANERKA
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Accusations have been made against a City Council candidate claiming he has a lack of compassion for the GLBTQ community and for Norman’s homeless people. Dave Spaulding is running for re-election in Ward 5 city council amidst a fair deal of controversy. Norman resident Benjamin Carter, who had been running for Ward 3 city council but has withdrawn, said Spaulding is a “disgrace to Norman” because he uses his religion to justify discriminating against citizens and businesses within the community. This view of Spaulding has sprung from comments made during city council meetings. In 2010 Spaulding took to the podium and denounced a suggested motion for GLBT History Month, according to a video recording of the meeting on the City of Norman website. He denounced the motion as an attempt to seek “special rights,” not equal ones. “What gives the gays the special treatment to have a
month named for them?” Spaulding said at the meeting. a homeless man the previous week. “And why is the city council even addressing the issue? Do Spaulding said his philosophical stance is rooted in they want equality, or do they want to be placed on a podi- Christianity. um? Make up your mind.” “I believe that we’re a Christian nation,” Spaulding said At the January 24, 2012, Norman City Council meeting, at the meeting. Spaulding voted and protested against the city allocating In October 2012, Spaulding was the only member of the funds for Food and Shelter, which would city council to vote against Norman’s an““What gives the ti-bully proclamation that declares October help the shelter keep its cafeteria open in wintertime, saying it was not the governto be National Bullying Prevention Month, gays the special ment’s place to donate taxpayer money to promoting awareness against hate speech treatment to have and working with city law enforcement to charities, according to a video recording. Instead, Spaulding said he donated a month named for help protect children, Carter said. $100 of his own money and challenged In response to Carter’s accusations, them?” others to do the same. Spaulding said in an email that no one could At the February 14, 2012, city countruthfully claim he discriminates against daVe spauldiNg, cil meeting, when confronted about his anyone or any business. Ward 5 City CouNCil “lack of compassion” for Norman’s gay “I have worked with individuals from CaNdidate and homeless population, Spaulding said many different walks of life on many varhe had plenty of compassion, he just did ious issues, and I will continue to do so,” not agree with the “homosexual agenda” or with the exis- Spaulding said. tence of a “nanny state,” according to a video recording of the meeting. The latter would cause dependency and “enslave” the Max Janerka taxpayers, said Spaulding. He went on to point out his fifimaxi@mac.com charitable contribution and that he had bought a meal for
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the city. We’re really trying to make sure that our streets are more bicycle friendly for students, especially those that live off campus and might want to bike commute to campus,” Rosenthal said. Rosenthal is also working to improve recycling facilities in the city, after hearing from concerned students, she said. For instance, on Tuesday Rosenthal authorized a new recycling contract and she is hoping with the new contractor, the city will be able to provide apartment recycling in the next term, she said. CInDY Now, Rosenthal is working to make rosenthal Norman both a place for students to live and go to school, but also for the community at large to comfortably live, she said. This is something she would continue into her next term.
in,” Kempf said. When asked how he would work to improve Norman’s water situation, Kempf said the issue is not the mayor’s responsibility. “The procurement and supply of water is best left in the hands of engineers and capable people who know how to implement that kind of stuff,” Kempf said. “I don’t think any of the candidates for mayor are actually qualified to come up with a complete solution.” Kempf said Norman was designed to be DaVID a nice town and he’d like to see it stay that kempf way. “I’d like to see the character of the town remain that way, as a nice, beautiful bedroom community that happens to have a university here,” he said.
market share. That means we’ve lost 10 points … We’ve got to start going in the other direction or we’re going to run out of money,” Sherman said. Sherman is looking at the plans in Norman and is not pleased with their current progress. “We have a parks master plan and a storm water master plan, but they’re just sitting there and not being implemented. So if we don’t implement them, what good are they?” Sherman said. Sherman has some concerns about the current course of action with the budget tom in Norman and how the money is spent. sherman He said he is interested in increasing taxes and understanding the budget numbers themselves. “Our revenues were not as much as our expenditures, so we took money out of our reserve fund to make sure we had a balanced budget,” Sherman said. Sherman’s goal in running is to bring more and bigger businesses to Norman, he said.
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Stephen Tyler Holman, candidate for City Council Ward 7, hopes to improve the human aspect of local government in the city where he grew up and has seen change. “More involvement, more people coming to City Council meetings, more people being interested in what happens locally, more people voting in elections,” Holman stephen said. “Bond elections, school holman board, City Council … getting more people in the process. Letting people know they can have a say in what happens.” Holman is the opposition to the incumbent in the race, Linda Lockett. Holman said he has been going to City
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Council meetings since he was in high school, and has kept going to the meetings ever since. He ran for City Council two years ago against Lockett and lost. He said he currently serves on the 2060 Strategic Water Supply Committee. The goal of the committee is to research water resources and answers to Norman’s greatest issue: water. “I believe water is our most precious resource and is our number one issue on a global scale,” Holman said. Ward 7 includes the area south of Lindsey Street from Chautauqua Avenue to Classen Boulevard. Holman said students can have a say in Norman, too. “If you are going to be here for a while, please have a say,” Holman said.
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Norman a more business-friendly place. She has worked in two family businesses Linda Lockett is running for re-elec- since she was 15. tion for City Council Ward “I understand customer service and sales 7 to continue progress in tax,” she said. Norman. While in office, Lockett has voted for As the incumbent in the measures to improve the infrastructure iofrace, Lockett said she knows Norman, such as roads work and drainage, what the major problems she said. facing the city of Norman A resident of Norman her entire life, her right now are. main goals include making Norman a fam“Like everybody who’s fol- lInDa ily friendly place to live for future generalowing the news and all, I am loCkett tions. Even as a City Council representative, very concerned about water,” she said she still understands the major Lockett said. “I think it’s problems for the citizens of her ward. an issue, a long-term forever issue for the “One of my goals is to leave Norman a world, and we certainly need to be ready for great place for kids to have the kind of life future generations.” I did,” she said. Lockett said she is working to make
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TODAY AROUND CAMPUS A women’s tennis game against Oklahoma State will take place at 5 p.m. at Headington Family Tennis Center. The Masquerade Ball presented by the Sooner Ballroom Dance Club will be held in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. Free lessons begin at 6:30 p.m., with social dancing from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Free pizza, drinks and desserts will be provided. Admission is free for students with OU ID; $5 for non-students. A baseball game against Kansas will take place at 6:30 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park.
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A biker speeds by on the South Oval. OU Police Department’s Jay Littlejohn will be conducting a free bike safety class in the Houston Huffman Center on March 30.
BIKE SAFETY
Class taught by OUPD promotes bike safety, skills for riding around campus
SATURDAY, MARCH 30 Habitat for Humanity is hosting their second annual Hustle for Habitat 5K at 9:15 a.m. in front of Dale Hall on the South Oval. Sign up at Signmeup.com (search Hustle for Habitat). All proceeds go to the Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity and building houses for those in need in the community. A baseball game against Kansas will take place at 2 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Pre-trip orientation for all OU undergraduate students registered for any College of Arts and Sciences International Programs summer study abroad programs will take place from 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. Location to be announced.
Students can learn how to keep themselves and others safe when riding bicycles by taking free safety classes this weekend at OU. OU’s Fitness + Recreation has partnered with OUPD to offer this safety program. The classes will include a bike inspection, an opportunity to register the bicycle with OUPD and a group ride to practice the skills learned in the class, said Fit + Rec membership coordinator Tyler Webb. Classes will take place in Huston Huffman Fitness Center, Room 140, Webb said. The group ride will take place outside, so participants are encouraged to bring
their helmets, he said. All students should have the opportunity to learn bicycle road rules, Webb said. “Our goal is for participants of the class to leave with more knowledge than they came with,” Webb said. This class will take place Saturday. For those who can’t attend, the class will be repeated April 6, April 13 and April 20. Students can sign up for free at the front desk of the Huff or by calling 405-325-3053. Matt Ravis, Campus Reporter
MEMORIAL
Contemporaries to give eulogies at ceremony for late classics professor
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The life and legacy of Rufus Fears, late David Ross Boyd Professor of Classics who died last October, will be celebrated in a memorial service at 2 p.m. Friday in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird Lounge. The service will feature eulogies from his contemporaries both academic and personal, senior vice provost Kyle Harper said. Harper, who was first acquainted with Fears during his undergraduate years in the Department of Classics and Letters where Fears was teaching, said his untimely death has been an enormous loss to everyone at the university and anyone who was ever his student. “The ceremony will provide an opportunity for anyone who was affected by this great teacher to come and have a time and place to remember him with others,” Harper said. There will be a public reception in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird Lounge following the memorial. Students, faculty and staff interested in attending the service are asked to RSVP by contacting OU Public Affairs. Bennett Hall, Campus Reporter
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Parking tickets emailed to use electronically for UCO President Don Betz, Teddy Burch and Nick Bobeck and the parking tickets for Josh Hutton, Ben Luschen, Bryan Trude, Sarah Neese and Chris Branncik for the last two years — To see if these individuals have gotten any parking tickets and if there’s any favoritism when giving parking tickets
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THUMBS UP: Norman elections highlight the importance of local elections. Getting involved and voting is a great way to have a big impact in important races. (Page 1)
Editorial
Norman candidates need students’ votes Tuesday Our View: Local elections determine the quality
If you live in a house, this means your utility bill could increase. Fortunately, Norman cannot raise utility rates without a vote of approval – all the more reason to engage in local government.
of life in Norman and candidates deserve the OU community’s vote.
Most people have more contact with their local and state governments than with the federal govInfrastructure ernment. But with as much airtime as various Last August, a bond package was approved to alfederal government entities receive, many forget leviate flooding and congestion on Norman roads. the local government’s importance. After all, we With the accident rate on west Lindsey Street not rarely see Internet memes depicting local Norman only the highest in the city, but three times the napolitics like the memes that flooded social media tional average, according to public works director newsfeeds before the presidential election. Shawn O’Leary, it was imperative for this bond Your voice will help determine the fate of package to pass by public vote. Oklahoma’s third-largest city. With a stuMarch 15, a public forum was held to The Our View dent population just over 20,000, the OU is the majority discuss conceptual plans to widen Lindsey opinion of community makes up roughly one-fifth of Street from Berry Road to Interstate 35. The Daily’s Norman. Local government has reached out to the nine-member Students make up a large percentage of community and is listening, but the proeditorial board the Norman City Council wards, especialcess is not over. ly wards 1, 2, 4 and 7 that surround OU. If Plans to widen roadways, alleviate floodonly 10 percent of students voted in local elections ing on roadways and updating traffic signals are – the same amount of students who voted in fall vital to the OU community, as so many students Student Government Association elections – stulive off campus. Engage in local government by dents could sway results. voting for elected officials who best understand the The student voice in local elections is importimprovements necessary to Norman roadways. ant. Your vote for mayor and council Vote Early member will determine the local AT A GLANCE Early voting will be held 8 a.m. to budget, activities and regulatory deElection Facts 6 p.m. today at the County Election cisions. Though you may only live Board office at 641 E. Robinson St. in Norman for a couple more years, Mayor’s term: 3 years Early voting relieves congestion at it is never a mistake to invest in the Council member’s term: polling stations on election day and city that many others after you will 2 years increases participation by ensuring call home for four or more years. Norman is divided into 8 everyone who would like to vote can Norman is not lacking in issues to rewards do so. solve and areas to improve. One council member represents each ward.
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he recent opinion columnist Supreme Court cases on gay marriage have put GLBTQ issues in the spotlight. One would expect many groups to be making the news during these cases, but the NFL is not one of Jeff Black the groups you would exjeffreyblack@ou.edu pect to see at the center of GLBTQ media coverage. Last week, a CBSSports.com reporter was told that a current NFL player might publicly come out as gay during the offseason. It’s about time a current NFL player is able to tell the world he is gay. Major league sports teams elsewhere in the world have gay athletes, and it’s not like gay athletes don’t exist in America. Several former professional football players have come out as gay including David Kopay, a former running back who played in the NFL. Kopay was one of the first professional athletes to come out as gay. Since Kopay, four more former NFL players have come out as gay, including Kwame Harris. If there was ever a right time for NFL players to come out, it’s now. Marriage equality is an issue that’s in the spotlight; 58 percent of the country supports marriage equality, and it’s finally being looked at in the Supreme Court. The support of a gay athlete would be important. It’s a huge step forward that former professional football players would come out as gay, but it would mean more if a current NFL player came out as well. Stereotypes plague sports, “Gay men don’t like sports,” and discrimination against gay players definitely still exists. “Gays are not welcome in our locker room,” Chris Culliver, a San Francisco 49ers cornerback, said in an interview with TMZ.com. “No, we don’t got gay people on the team, they gotta get up out of here if they do.” These stereotypes and discrimination will continue until a gay man or woman is openly playing for a professional sports team. “I think the real issue is that the idea that a gay man could play sports is an attack to straight guys’ masculinity,” Wade Davis, retired gay NFL player said in an interview with the DailyWildcat.com It will be a difficult step for this player, but ultimately it will be one that changes the public’s opinion on gay athletes and will inspire future generations of young athletes who are looking for a professional athlete to look up to. Jeff Black is a broadcasting junior.
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Opposing same-sex marriage isn’t Christian T o my Christian Night Editor friends who oppose marriage equality: It is no secret we live in a conservative state, a state in what we call the “Bible Belt.” I have lived in Oklahoma my entire life, grown up in a Christian household and Blayklee Buchanan heard countless arguments blayklee@ou.edu opposing gay marriage, arguments that use the Bible as a defense. There are two major problems with this. The first is a legal problem: In a country with freedom of religion, one set of religious values cannot interfere with an entire community’s rights. The second problem is theological, and if you are interested in the well-being of Christianity, listen up. There is a gross problem with how we use the Bible. It is a book of how we came to be; it is a documentation of God interacting with His people. It is not a checklist of rights and wrongs to make us feel better about ourselves. Within that issue is the lack of historical, cultural and overall contextual knowledge of whatever Biblical passage is used at the time. But I’ll start with our country and our rights as citizens and move on to the theology later.
child or a woman can’t marry her dog. If we allow gay marriage, where do we limit marriage? Counterargument: The law already limits marriage to two consenting people. This excludes children, animals and inanimate objects. Allowing gay marriage would not mean the institution of marriage is dissolved; it would just mean the GLBTQ community would have the same marriage rights straight people have.
themselves the due penalty for their error.” There is all kinds of room for theological debate here, but the most important thing to remember is the same thing we acknowledge with the Old Testament: Realize not everything written directly applies to our culture, but rather, the solutions and explanations are what we should pay attention to. What we can learn from the Romans is they were, according to this passage, dishonorable and ungrateful. We as God’s people are called to be faithful and good. Now why would God use The theological perspective: homosexuality as a punishment for the disobedient? If you read closely, it says they were filled with lust for one anothArgument: Marriage is a covenant between two people er. Homosexuality was not the real punishment; it was lust. and those two people and God. Homosexuality is a sin and And lust is not what makes two people want to marry one therefore should not be upheld as such a covenant. Gay another. marriage defies holy marriage. Now let’s acknowledge what Jesus said about Counterargument: Marriage is a legal status granted homosexuality: by the government. You do not need a church to get mar“___________________.” - Jesus ried. You are married when you sign the paperwork saying OK, good, I’m glad we covered that. you are married. It has nothing to do with religion. NonI understand breaking the illusions we have been taught Christians get married all the time. our whole lives is a taxing task, but it is necessary for growth. If we really do claim to seek truth, why are we stopping at Argument: Well, homosexuality is still a sin and I person- what we are told by our Christian community? Are we not ally cannot vote to support a sinful lifestyle. supposed to study these things for ourselves and reflect Counterargument: This one may take a while. Let’s start upon what God tells us through living among His people? with the Old Testament — Leviticus 18:22 — “You shall Reflect upon what God tells us directly? not lie with a male as with a woman; it is an abomination.” If you still don’t see the fallacy in the theology of thinking The legal perspective: Holding the fact that we do not follow all Old Testament homosexuality is a sin, I hope you at least see the fallacy laws and commandments, let’s point out the fact that those in the irrationality of applying your interpretations of your Argument: It is our job as Christian voters to uphold who use this verse tend to ignore all historical and cultural personal religion to other people’s lives. That is not what God’s will with our votes. The Bible is truth, so why wouldn’t contexts for this verse. In the next chapter — Leviticus 19:27 our government is meant to do. More importantly, we are we use it to vote? — it says, “Do not cut the hair at the sides of your head or commanded to love as Christ loved. The Bible is the word Counterargument: Though I personally believe in God clip off the edges of your beard.” Looks like we better make God gave to help us understand how we got here; Jesus’ life and God’s word, I do not believe in making others subject cutting our hair illegal, too. We cannot ignore one thing and shows us where to go next. The Bible is not a bundle of rules, to my personal beliefs. The law is separate from personal embrace another just because it is what is culturally accept- laws and commandments to pick apart, but rather a story — religious or spiritual morality. It exists to protect the masses, ed in our region at the time. a love story between God and his people. When Jesus was not agree with certain groups of people. Not everyone beMoving on to the New Testament, we arrive at the Pauline asked the greatest commandment, he told the scribe who lieves in the Judeo-Christian God, and not everyone thinks writings to the Romans — 1:26-27 — “Because of this, God asked him to love God and love your neighbor as yourself. the Bible is anything more than a book of slanted history. gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exThere is no other commandment greater than these. Why would we, in a country with freedom of religion, use changed natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. In the the moral convictions of one to govern our entire country? same way the men also abandoned natural relations with Blayklee Buchanan is an English literary and cultural studies Argument: There are marriage laws for a reason. Two women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men sophomore. women can’t get married just like an old man can’t marry a committed shameful acts with other men, and received in
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something to look forward to. Like, “Ahh, home.” The show sold out so quickly. What made you want to add the second show? So, just because it sold out so quickly and I know it’s such a bumShannon Borden mer. Well, it’s a bummer shannonborden@ou.edu both ways — when you want to see a show and you don’t Ben Rector will be perget tickets, and then for me forming at OU at 7 p.m. as a performer knowing and 10:30 p.m. on March there are people who want 29 in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditor- to see the show. I would love ium. The first show sold out to get to play for those people. So we decided to add a so quickly that a second second show. Honestly, for show was added. The Daily had the oppor- whatever reason I’m always so pessimistic about a show. tunity to talk with Rector about his tour, musical influ- Like when the first show sold out I was like, “Uh, I don’t ences and more. think that’s right. I’m sure it was not that fast.” The first You played here in show sold out in like an hour Norman last year and then the second show with Andrew Belle. What about that experience made sold out in like 40 minutes so I called to make sure it was you want to come back to actually real and they were Norman this year? like, “Yeah man, they’re sold Well I’m originalout.” So it’s really cool to see ly from Tulsa, and when you sell so many tickthere’s actually a studio ets so quickly. It was cool to in Norman where I made know that people were that some of my records. I love excited to get tickets. the town. It was definitely What makes it fun somewhere I wanted to get to play on college back to. campuses? Does being from College is a fun time Tulsa make it a litof life. I loved college, tle more fun to play shows and anytime you get to be in Oklahoma than other back on a college campus places? it’s always fun and interestYou know, anything ing. There’s a cool energy. that’s familiar when They’re excited to be there. you’re traveling a lot is alI’m excited to be there. ways really nice. So it defiWhat is your favornitely feels familiar — one ite and least favorite of the places I know and part of being on tour? like. It’s like a little treat. It’s
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we were sure no one was going to show up and I had never headlined at Auburn before. So we were all like, “Well, there’s going to be like eight people here.” It ended up that a ton of people showed up. I think it was maybe like 700 to 800 people. It was a magical night because we were all out in the country and everybody was singing along. It was a unique experience. It kind of felt like “Field of Dreams” or something. What is your favorite song to perform and why? Right now there’s a new song called “Forever Like That” — when you’re performing, when you play guitar on it. Guitar is my not primary instrument, I play a lot of piano. It’s nice to get a break from that and it’s just an enjoyable song to sing. What can fans expect from you in 2013 and beyond? Any new music on the horizon? Yeah. So the new record is coming out late this summer, so they can expect that. I hope people are excited about it. Beyond, I’m sure I’ll be writing songs and playing shows. I hope people continue to enjoy both of those things. I hope people keep enjoying my music, and I hope I continue to enjoy making music.
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This Friday night in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium, road warrior Ben Rector will be headlining two shows as part of his spring tour through the American heartland. Along for the ride is Texas band Alpha Rev, an eclectic collection of pop rockers whose latest album, “Bloom,” was released March 19. Casey McPherson has been Alpha Rev’s front man since its formation in 2005. His soaring vocals have been the only constant in
the band’s shuffling lineup, and his hard work has garnered Alpha Rev positive reviews at festivals like this year’s SXSW. As he prepared for the tour’s first show last week, I talked to a tired McPherson from his home base in Austin. Fresh off the SXSW grind, he shared his thoughts on the festival, Bloom and his role as an advocate.
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brother to suicide. I mean, pretty much anyone who’s lived any length of time knows someone, or knows of someone, who has committed or been impacted by suicide. It took me many years to get over it in terms of emotionally doing
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production, and Griffin’s post presence has been key as well. The Sooners showed their true potential against UCLA, a team that handed them their first loss at the beginning of the season. The Sooners absolutely dominated the Bruins, obtaining a 13-point victory and avenging the loss previously suffered during the first half of the season. The Bruins failed to contain Ellenberg, who scored 27 points, and proved that once in a rhythm, she is lethal from behind the arc. Also, the physical presence of McFarland, who added 20 points and 16 rebounds, was unstoppable. The Sooners have gotten great production from their players on both sides of the ball. If they can remain dominant and play consistent, physical basketball, I see no reason why they won’t advance to the Elite Eight. Demetrius is a political science junior and a women’s basketball beat writer
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teams this season. The Sooners’ only other ranked win was at home against Oklahoma State in February. They managed to shut down Cowgirls’ star Toni Young, and OU junior center Nicole Griffin had her first of many breakout Julia Nelson games this season. julia.nelson@ou.edu The only hope Oklahoma It’s been a good ride has to advance to the Elite for the Sooners, but their Eight is Griffin. train makes its final stop She has continued to in OKC on Sunday against evolve into an excellent Tennessee. post player. Make no mistake, they This season, the Sooners won’t lose due to lack of are 18-4 when she scores talent. in the first four minutes of Senior forward Joanna a game and 6-6 when she McFarland has played does not. It’s safe to say some of her best basketGriffin will be a deciding ball during these playoffs, factor on Sunday. and junior guard Aaryn However, the Sweet Ellenberg has fallen back 16 is a great ending to into a shooting rhythm. Oklahoma’s season. Oklahoma is good. It’s nothing to be upset Tennessee is just better about. Tennessee entered the It’s been a season of injutournament ranked in AP’s ries and disappointment at top 10 and was rewardtimes. ed a number two seed for But the Sooners earned its efforts. Oklahoma has every single win. fared poorly against ranked Nothing was guaranteed teams this season. to this team, and every playThe win against UCLA er stepped up when it was on Monday was only the her turn. Sooners’ second win But even with a fighting against a Top 25 team for team, it’s nearly impossible the entire season. to match up with a powerOverall, the Sooners cur- house like Tennessee with a rently are 2-5 against Top 25 depleted roster.
The Sooners are currently 10 deep, including two borrowed volleyball players. The team got tired toward the end of the season. The two weeks rest they got between the regular season and the tournament were much needed. However, the short bench is not helping Oklahoma’s case. They averaged less than 10 points a game in Big 12 play this season. A loss on Sunday should not be viewed as a negative; instead, fans should celebrate making it this far. In a season filled with adversity, the Sooners fought back. When senior guard Whitney Hand returned for one last season, Oklahoma started the year with lofty expectations. Once she went down, those expectations needed to be adjusted. The Sooners have more than exceeded those expectations this post season. Don’t expect a win against Tennessee on Sunday. Even for a team with something to prove, this looks like too big of a battle. Julia Nelson is a journalism junior and women’s basketball beat writer
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March 28
Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7 pm
Good Friday March 29
*Stations of the Cross (on-campus), 3 pm *Begin at St. Thomas More
Veneration of the Cross, 7 pm
Easter Vigil March 30 8:30 pm
Easter Sunday Masses 8:30 am, 11 am, 5 pm
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