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Historically, Oklahoma has been a leader in the prescription of opioids, according to Brad Foster, Norman Regional Hospital’s director of pharmacy services.

ADDICTION ON RISE NPD receives reports of prescription medication abuse weekly as local problem mirrors growth of national issue SIERRA RAINS • @SIERRARAINS

n May 19, 2011, the Box family received a phone call that their son Austin was unconscious and unresponsive. Austin Box was an OU football player who had sustained several severe injuries throughout his football career and died of an accidental opioid overdose. Craig Box, Austin’s father, said he, his family and the community were absolutely devastated and would never have expected their son had a prescription drug problem before his death. “Everything seemed fine up until that point. My wife and I were around him often, our little daughter was in graduate school at OU and saw him all the time,” Box said. “He wanted to always succeed, and he didn’t want to disappoint anybody.” Austin was one of many who struggle with opioid addiction, a problem that has grown not only nationally but also locally. Lt. Gar y Hopcus, Norman Police Department enforcement officer, said the department receives reports of opioid abuse on a regular basis. “It is a concern of ours just because of the sheer numbers of it,” Hopcus said. “I get intel reports on a weekly basis, and usually there’s about one or two where people are abusing their prescription medications or doing heroin at their house.” Every day, approximately 116 people die from opioid-related overdoses in the United States, and this number is continuing to increase. According to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, of the 813 reported deaths in Oklahoma from dr ug-related overdoses, 55 percent were opioid-related. Addiction to opioids can affect people from all different backgrounds, Hopcus said. There are two different groups of people who progress to the point where

they are opioid abusers, he said. “You have people who start off at a young age smoking marijuana, then they progress to harder drugs where they start using opioid-based drugs, and a lot of the time they’re self-medicating,” Hopcus said. “But then you also have another group of people who have suffered an injury, and then the doctors prescribe some opioid-based medication to help cure them of their pain.” Box said Austin had originally been prescribed opioids after a surgery, but as his addiction progressed he probably turned to other resources for the pills. “When he ruptured his disk in his back, I know for sure that he was prescribed opioids in August of 2010,” Box said. “But after he passed away, my wife found the bottle of the August script that still had some pills in it, so he was obviously getting them somewhere besides through the athletics department.” Finding unprescribed opioids in Norman isn’t very hard, Hopcus said. “There is definitely a market for it here in Norman,” he said. “There are people who are buying the stuff, and we bust people on a consistent basis who are selling narcotics like that at 100 pills, 300 pills at a time.” Brittni McGill, Norman Regional Hospital interim cochief nursing officer, said abuse of prescribed opioids dates back to a time when hospitals were rated on how well they treated a patient’s pain — a concept McGill said Norman Regional is working hard to change. “In the health care realm, there has been this big push for patient satisfaction, and sometimes that includes prescribing pain medication,” McGill said. “It’s ‘Give the patient what they need’ — but these are extremely addictive medications, so are we really doing what’s best for them

in the long run?” Brad Foster, Norman Regional Hospital’s director of pharmacy services, said Oklahoma has historically been a leader in the prescription of opioids. “ Typically, Oklahoma has been towards the top as far as over-prescribing. We were like the fourth-highest for prescribing opioids one year,” Foster said.

“There is definitely a market for it here in Norman. There are people who are buying the stuff, and we bust people on a consistent basis who are selling narcotics like that at 100 pills, 300 pills at a time.” LT. GARY HOPCUS, NORMAN POLICE DEPARTMENT ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

Foster said last year, the methods by which hospitals are rated changed to reflect how well the hospital talks to a patient about their pain, and Norman Regional aggressively took on the situation to provide patients with other non-medication options for treating their pain like guided imagery, music and relaxation techniques. “(Opioids are) highly addictive, and we’re kind of seeing the results of that now, so fortunately the scores that hospitals are getting now based on patients’ pain, those have changed and they’ve eliminated that,” Foster said. “We’re trying to swing the pendulum back towards the safer environment and setting that patient’s expectation upfront that they’re going to experience some level of discomfort.” However, the opioid crisis is not going to be fixed with this

solution alone, Foster said. Mental health treatment services play a huge role in the rehabilitation of those who are addicted and those who use opioids as an escape from their mental illnesses, Foster said. As the state of Oklahoma is still in the midst of a huge budget crisis for mental health treatment services, this presents an obstacle to fighting the opioid crisis. Teresa Collado, director of the Virtue Center, which provides counseling and treatment services for people struggling with substance abuse, addiction and other mental illnesses, said mental health treatment is vital for opioid abusers because addiction is a mental illness, and without the proper treatment those who are addicted are not going to get better. “It is critical because it is a mental health issue, and you know when people say, ‘Well, why don’t they just choose not to do that?’ It’s not as simple as that,” Collado said. “If they don’t have people available to help them, more people are going to die, more parents will lose their children, and it just goes on.” Collado said the legislature has been in a special session since the first announcement of cuts to the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in October 2017, but it has yet to come up with a solution, making cuts inevitable. “The legislature hasn’t been able to come up with a revenue-generating solution, so there are going to be cuts starting May 1,” Collado said. “They have not announced how they will be cutting services, but they will be cutting services.” Lt. Cary Bryant, NPD community outreach coordinator, said the people who are arrested for using opioids illegally have the

option to attend drug court instead of serving jail time, but without funding from the state, programs like the drug court will no longer exist. “Drug court is a crucial part of combating this issue, and when you cut funding at the state level, you cut things like drug court, you cut funding for places like the Virtue Center — when you cut that, there’s no other place to go,” Bryant said. Box said he believed Austin turned to opioids as a way to relieve his pain and continue pursuing his dreams. He said he hoped the loss of his son would demonstrate how important it is that treatment is provided for opioid addiction so the opioid crisis can be addressed in every means possible. “He always wanted to play football at OU,” Box said. “He was well-liked, he was outgoing, and his death had an impact on the Enid community. The family was devastated.” Sierra Rains

sierra.m.rains@gmail.com

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116 people die from opioidrelated overdoses each day in the United States

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Oklahoma could see more cuts to mental health and substance abuse services by May 1

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Cuts could impact Oklahoma’s drug courts and substance abuse resource centers Source: Staff Reports

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One out of six previous OU presidents have been from outside higher education. President David Boren assumed his role at OU after a political career.

Presidents’ backgrounds vary

Nontraditional candidates face issues in higher ed ANNA BAUMAN @annabauman2

T h r e e m o n t h s f r o m when a new president will take the reins at the helm of Oklahoma’s flagship public university, the future of the institution hangs in the balance. With just one confirmed candidate in what has been a largely confidential search process, it remains to be seen whether the next president will come from within OU, from another academic institution or from somewhere else entirely. While the traditional path to the presidency involves a climb through the ranks of higher education, s ome institutions have looked for leadership outside their own walls: top executives in the corporate or political worlds. A study from the American Council on Education found 15 percent of university presidents in 2016 came from backgrounds outside higher education, such as law or business. Boren himself, a former Oklahoma governor and senator, first came to OU in 1994 as an outsider to academia. Since then, there has been an increase in nontraditional presidential hires at universities, said Judith Wilde, a professor at George Mason University whose research focuses on executive searches. “ There are some that crash and burn, and there are some who do really, really well. We haven’t really seen any one reason for one versus the other,” Wilde said. “As far as being able to predict in advance, it’s a little hard to predict.” OU’s Board of Regents will ultimately select the next president of the university, with guidance from a search committee

composed of university faculty, staff, students and outside members that has submitted its list of recommended candidates. Wilde said such boards are increasingly composed of more corporate executives, which is the case with the six members of OU’s board, two-thirds of whom are businessmen. “We see this as a symbiotic relationship — as more presidents sit on corporate boards, they find it may be helpful to have more corporate presidents or CEOs serving on their own board,” Wilde said. “Those CEOs serving on the board are really the ones who make final decisions for the university.” While the decision lies w i t h a b u s i n e s s - h e av y board, focus groups hosted by the search committee and consulting group Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates in September allowed various university constituencies to voice desired qualities in the next president. Among other things, staff members said they wanted a president with a background in politics or government, while the faculty expressed a desire for a public service-oriented candidate rather than a businessperson. Higher education is a u n i q u e e nt e r p r i s e t hat would require an adjustment for an outsider, said Nick Hathaway, executive vice president and vice president of administration and finance at OU. “If it was someone from nontraditional sources, I think — and I think they would do this — you should really spend a long time listening to people on campus and learning about higher education and how it works and faculty governance and some really important basic tenets of the functioning of a university because they’re not entirely intuitive,” Hathaway said. “I don’t think you can just naturally expect that someone coming from any other

industry is going to come in and fully understand some of the unique qualities of higher ed.” Hathaway said an adjustment from the corporate world to higher education could be cause for concern because of inherent differences in the nature of higher education and other industries. Concepts like efficiency, which drives the American business model, cannot be applied in the same way to universities, he said. “The most efficient way to teach a class would be to have the least expensive person in front of the class teaching as many people as possible,” Hathaway said. “And so that’s where you get on the spectrum over towards health care ... In higher ed and certainly at a university, at OU, it’s got to be much more of a mix between efficiency and the pursuit of excellence.” Hathaway said that while an outside hire could be a disadvantage to immediate progress because of the learning curve, he/she could also bring new ideas to the table. “I don’t want to say someone coming from outside can’t succeed. They could, for sure, if they are

an inclusive — and I’m sure they would be — an inclusive listener kind of person could make up for the fact that they don’t have that e x p e r i e n c e,” Hat haway said. A 2015 presidential search at the University of Iowa demonstrated the clash between academics and corporate-minded executives when its board of regents selected Bruce Harreld, who previously worked in senior executive roles at IBM, Boston Market and Kraft Foods, as president. A swift and angry outcry followed from the university community, especially faculty, after Harreld’s selection, said Steve McGuire, a member of the University of Iowa’s faculty senate and director of the school of art and art history who has been a strong voice of support for Harreld amid a crowd of critics. “The fact that Bruce Harreld did not have an a c a d e m i c b a c k g ro u n d , coupled with a search that lacked consultation, was inconsistent with anything that had ever been done in the past, really made people believe that this was not somebody that should be president,” McGuire said.

However, two years after Harreld’s appointment, McGuire said he thinks the president has exceeded expectations thanks to his willingness to reach out to the community for input and guidance. “I believe that has a lot to do with his desire to understand the university. He reached out immediately to understand from faculty, staff, student perspective, the aspirations of the various constituents,” McGuire said. “He, I think using his business background, identified some novel ways of understanding the discussion around resources with the legislature, with regents — some ways of considering and going about it that had not been utilized before. People find that, even though times are tough financially, they believe that he is successful.” Mc G u i re s a i d t h e re gents justified their selection with the belief that the university is a large corporation, and that business leaders who have had success navigating a large corporation are equipped with the skills necessary to run a university. “I also believe that a university is very different than a corporation in that that

knowledge and experience is critical,” McGuire said. “Bruce Harreld is somebody who from the outset said, ‘I don’t have that background, educate me so that I can be an effective leader.’ So I think that it really comes down to the person.” Wilde said some corporate executives are drawn to the position of university president because it offers a different lifestyle, but those differences could pose challenges. “The nontraditional candidate is, by definition, not really aware of the culture of a university — which is very, very different than the culture outside of the university, regardless of what kind of environment the nontraditional candidate comes from,” Wilde said. “For some, that’s part of the reason they’re leaving — they don’t care for that corporate lifestyle anymore, and they’re trying to embrace a new lifestyle. For others, they try to change the university, and they don’t quite get along.” Anna Bauman

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President David Boren sits in his office during an interview on Oct. 23, 2017. Boren had no experience in higher education prior to his presidency.

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Regents to consider finalists Board’s search for OU’s next president begins March 5 NICK HAZELRIGG @nickhazelrigg

T h e O U B o a r d o f Regents has received a list of finalists from the presidential search committee, marking the beginning of the regents’ independent search for OU’s next president. Fo l l ow i ng t h e s ea rch committee’s completion of candidate interviews, the Board of Regents this week received the list of finalists for OU’s presidency before a special meeting March 5, according to Chris Purcell, a spokespers on for the board. Purcell, who also serves as vice president for university governance, said t h e re g e n t s re c e i v e d a physical copy of the list but have not yet met to discuss it. The regents will hear a report from committee chair David Rainbolt and vice chair Gregg Garn at the March 5 special meeting. “They were really pleased with the search committee — it was a very cohesive group of people who worked very determinedly and worked very long hours to go through all of those applications and decide,” Purcell said. “It

was a pretty well thoughtout process.” Rainbolt said he has never been to a Board of Regents meeting but looks forward to discussing the process with the board. “They’re going to have their own interview process, so I suspect we won’t be talking in-depth about candidates, but it’s up to them,” Rainbolt said. Purcell said the regents likely won’t begin candidate interviews by their regular meeting on March 7, but they can expect to begin those soon after. “I’m not at liberty to say when their next meeting will be, but it will probably be a special meeting to interview candidates. That part of the meeting would be in executive session, so the public wouldn’t be invited to that. But it will all be legal,” Purcell said. “There could be further meetings after that, you know, they could narrow it dow n more and then decide if they want to vet them in any other way. That’s kind of up to them at that point.” W h i l e t h e p ro c e s s by which search committees for executive positions are chosen is defined clearly in the Board of Regents’ handbook, it is not explicitly stated what actions the regents must take after the committee completes its

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The Board of Regents met Oct. 1, 2017, at OU’s Health Sciences Center to discuss the presidential search committee. The Board of Regents has now received a list of finalists for the presidency from the search committee.

work. On Page 8, the manual outlines the regents are meant to be guided by the recommendations of the committee, but “shall not be bound by nor limited to nominations and recommendations of administrative search committees.” Purcell said the regents would be looking at the candidates with questions

similar to those of the search committee, but they may have perspectives as g overning b oard members the committee did not have. “The regents have more perspectives to consider. They have to consider university future and who would be able to raise money, and who would be able to work with the

legislature, and who would be able to talk to our alums, and who would be a good person to work with the faculty and staff, and that the students would like them,” Purcell said. “Those were some of the things the search committee considered but not all the things. That’s where they will go from here, that’s the lens they’ll look at this with.”

The Board of Regents will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 5 at the Robert M. Bird Library in Oklahoma City to hear the report from the search committee. Nick Hazelrigg

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The total amount raised is revealed during Soonerthon at Sarkeys Fitness Center on March 3. Soonerthon raised $1,004,970.18.

Soonerthon raises more than $1 million Campus Activities Council exceeds fundraising goal SCOTT KIRKER @KirkerSc

T h e O U C a m p u s Activities Council raised $1,004,970.18 in support of the Children’s Hospital Foundation through its annual dance marathon. “ This is unreal. It literally feels like a dream,” said Maxi Anderson, Soonerthon executive chair. “It’s the best feeling because I’ve been doing this for a really long time, and so

those families have become like my second family. With their reactions, I know how much their kids are actually impacted by what we do. There’s nothing like it.” Soonerthon, the annual philanthropy event held by CAC, took place all day March 3 at Sarkeys Fitness Center. Last year, though the event had a $1 million fundraising goal, it raised $808,021.17. Participants raised funds for the cause for months in advance of Soonerthon as well. Dances, performances and various fundraising activities took place throughout the day, along with talks

from speakers from across the university and the Oklahoma community. Near the beginning of the event, associate dean for students Rhonda DeanKyncl addressed the group about the reason why they were there. “Soonerthon is for the kids,” Dean-Kyncl said. “If you’re doing this for your pre-med application, you are doing it for the wrong reason.” Participants throughout the day said that they ha d g o tt e n i nvo l ve d i n Soonerthon to help the children. “I love Soonerthon

because it makes such a great impact on the lives of so many awesome people,” biochemistry junior Annie Rock said. Soonerthon executive vice chair Julia Dithmer said she thinks it’s incredible that so many students come out for such a great cause. “I’m really excited that the day is going so well,

and I can’t wait to see what the rest of the day holds,” Dithmer said. Linzy Hall, dance marathon director, said she was grateful for this year’s support and for all the students who made a difference throughout the year. “I’m so thankful to each and e ver y student who helped make this possible tonight and throughout the

whole year — it wasn’t just tonight that happened, it was a yearlong effort from the students that donate f ro m t h e i r f u n d ra i s i n g pages, the events that the students host, and today,” Hall said. Scott Kirker

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Drag queens to perform at OU

Campus groups to organize event, discussion HEATH KUYKENDALL @HeathKuykendal1

T h e O U G e n d e r a n d Equality Center will team up with the Union Pro gramming B oard to present the first Crimson and Queens Drag Show on April 26. The evening will include an hourlong discussion m o d e rat e d by t h e U P B about drag in LGBTQ culture. After the discussion, the show will feature performances by student drag queens and professional queens from local group Norman Pride. There will also be a headliner performer who has yet to be revealed. The entire event will be free and open to the public.

Jerry Lessley, a petroleum engineering senior and the ally programming chair of the LGBTQ program advisory board, said he will be coordinating the event. Lessley said the show has been in the works since Renee Hilton, a professional queen in Oklahoma City and former Miss Gay Oklahoma, visited the university last year to talk about the history of drag. The discussion had a large turnout, which Lessley said inspired him to push for a drag show at OU. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been something that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve wanted to do for quite a while,â&#x20AC;? Lessley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s such a large event â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done anything on this scale before. So it took a long time to plan out logistically and make it possible.â&#x20AC;? Lessley said that while he thinks the event will be an enjoyable experience for students, he also wants the

show to be educational. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Drag has been a part of the LGBTQ community since before the Stonewall R i o t s ,â&#x20AC;? L e s s l e y s a i d . â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Queens) like Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera helped start the modern gay rights movement. Because of that history, I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to offer students that cultural experience.â&#x20AC;? Lessley also said he hopeed the show would create new fans of drag, bringing the industry further into the mainstream. Any student with drag experience can sign up online. Applications are open until March 14. Live auditions will be held after spring break. Students can email gec@ou.edu with questions. Heath Kuykendall

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OUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gender and Equality Center will team up with the Union Programming Board to host the first Crimson and Queens Drag Show on April 26.

C-SPAN coverage to feature Norman history TV programs to focus on cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s literary backdrop ALLISON WEINTRAUB @AllisonWntrb

Norman will become the subject of C-SPAN coverage focusing on the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s historic and literary background during the week of March 4. C-SPANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s non-fiction

book channel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Book TVâ&#x20AC;? and history channel â&#x20AC;&#x153;American History TVâ&#x20AC;? will run a feature on Norman, which will see producers visiting literary and historical sites, according to a press release. The project will be done in conjunction with Cox Communication. During its time in Norman, C-SPAN will interview Normanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mayor, Lynne Miller. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Book T Vâ&#x20AC;? will focus on many authors who

currently work at OU, according to the press release. The program will highlight Karlos Hill, chair of the African American studies program; Kyle Harper, senior vice president and provost; R.C. Davis-Undiano, executive director of â&#x20AC;&#x153;World Literature Today;â&#x20AC;? and Rilla Askew, English professor. The program will also focus on the Western Histor y Collections and Sarah Eppler Janda, professor at Cameron University and

author published through OU Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;American History TVâ&#x20AC;? will focus on monuments around the city of Norman. The list includes Sam Nobleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hall of Ancient Life, the Moore-Lindsay House, the history of political campaign ads in the Julian P. Kanter Political Communication Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s archive, a special collection on political notables in the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies

Trans woman to play lead Tulsa Opera will feature Lucia Lucas in 2019 production ALLISON WEINTRAUB @AllisonWntrb

Tulsa Operaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 71st season will feature a transgender woman in the principal role of an operatic production. Lucia Lucas, a baritone performer, will play the titular role of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Don Giovanni.â&#x20AC;?

According to NBC, Lucasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; performance as Don Giovanni will mark the first time a known trans person will play the principal role of an operatic production in the U.S. Tulsa Opera will return to a format of three fully staged productions for its 20182019 season, which is titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Era of Inclusion.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Don Giovanniâ&#x20AC;? will conclude the operaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s season on May 3 and 5, 2019. Uruguayan maestro

AndrĂŠs Cladera will conduct â&#x20AC;&#x153;Don Giovanniâ&#x20AC;? along with director Denni Sayers, according to Opera Wire. Each of Tulsa Operaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s productions this season will be directed by a Latin American maestro. This will be Lucasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; U.S. debut. She has previously worked in Europe. The opera will be perfor med in Italian, w ith

English subtitles projected above the stage, according to the Tulsa Operaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website. The opera, written by Mozart, tells the story of a scoundrel whose intentions are eventually unmasked. Tickets are not yet available for the production. Allison Weintraub

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with saving in mind. Having extra cash readily available will allow you to take advantage of a good deal or investment opportunity. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You can make things happen if you are organized and willing to put a little muscle behind your actions. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get frustrated or angry when you can get moving instead.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Keep an open mind, but put the brakes on if impulse starts to take control. Saying or doing something without thought will work against you. Plan your actions with care and kindness.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- If you are open with your ideas, someone will offer innovative alternatives that can enhance your plans. Working in conjunction with someone as unique as you are will be exciting, but will require patience.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Start a dialogue and gather pertinent information. Meetings and business trips scheduled will bring good results, as long as you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t divulge secrets or private matters.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leave important tasks to others. Someone you thought you could trust will let you down. Verbalize what you are willing to do and what you want in return.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what you do for others that will gain you respect and support. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t linger over what to do or when to do it. Consider a situation and make a difference to the outcome.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Stay focused on what needs to be done. Put your responsibilities first and refuse to get caught in someone elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s melodrama. Back away from an unpredictable situation. Protect your reputation.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Pour your heart into what you enjoy doing most. Get together with someone who shares your interests. Exchanging ideas will help you bring greater diversity to your current endeavors. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Things will not be as they appear. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t jump to conclusions or make a hasty decision without getting all the facts firsthand. Exaggeration, indulgent behavior and egotism should be resisted. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Revamp your current spending habits

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Your desire to bring comfort and joy to someone going through a rough patch will be appreciated, and the response and reward you get in return will be valuable.

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Freshman guard Ana Llanusa dribbles around a defender March 3. The Sooners fell to TCU, 90-83, in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament.

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Sooners suffer Big 12 loss Oklahoma falls to Horned Frogs in tournament

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As Oklahoma (16-14, 11-8 Big 12) walked back to the locker room at halftime, with the score 50-35 against TCU (19-11, 10-9 Big 12), it looked as if the Sooners were headed for elimination in the Big 12 Tournament in blowout fashion. TCU had gone on to a 15-2 run in the second quarter, seemingly taking over the game, and the S ooners knew they had work to do if they wanted back in the game. The third-quarter whistle sounded, and the Sooners started firing on all cylinders. Oklahoma had

countered TCU’s run in the second quarter with a 15-0 run of its own. It seemed as if Oklahoma was back in the game. With a 1-point deficit in the third quarter, the Sooners looked like they were about to take the lead. Graduate guard Maddie Manning had a clean look on a momentum 3-point shot attempt. The ball was in the air for what felt like the longest time, and everybody in the stands had a feeling it was going in with the way the game was going. The shot was just short as it hit the front of the rim, and TCU grabbed the rebound and scored in transition. The third quarter was almost over, and a game that looked as if the Sooners were taking over, was still in TCU’s hands. The Horned Frogs were determined to not let the lead slip.

The fourth quarter came, and the Horned Frogs started to come alive and play the way they did in the first half, giving the Oklahoma offense trouble and pounding them on the defensive side of the ball. With six minutes to go, still a close game, senior center Vionise Pierre-Louis fouled out. The game changed right then and there. TCU had control of the game the rest of the way, and even though the Sooners kept it close, the Horned Frogs were just too much for the Sooners offensively and defensively. Ultimately, the Sooners ran out of time, and TCU escaped a 21-point comeback attempt. “Our response was fabulous,” coach Sherri Coale said. “Second half we played extremely well and, for the most part, took care of the

3-point line and guarded with better grit and greater purpose. But that first half, you just can’t advance in postseason play if you don’t put two halves together.” The Sooners gave up nine TCU 3-pointers in the first half. On two separate occasions, the Horned Frogs made back-to-back 3s, and the momentum was all theirs in the second quarter. Oklahoma had several chances to take over the game, but missed 3-point shot attempts with the momentum in their favor late in the third quarter eventually came back to haunt them. Offensive fouls late in the fourth quarter with a 4-point deficit hurt them. PierreLouis fouling out changed the game for the Sooners — they looked more and more vulnerable as TCU started scoring inside each time

down the court. “We had to attack more,” freshman guard Ana L lanusa said about not having Pierre-Louis late in the game. “We had a hard time doing that, but for the most part people stepped up and tried to make plays, but it’s hard to play without (Pierre-Louis).” All the Sooners can do after their 90-83 loss is hope for a chance to get into the NCAA Tournament. Making some noise in the Big 12 Tournament was the only thing that could have helped them make a case to earn a spot. Anything is possible, but this loss hurts their chances. Alex Reyes

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Sooners set season’s highest score OU gymnastics stays No. 1 with help of perfect 10s MITCHELL BARNES @mitchell_e_ou

The No. 1 Sooners and No. 7 Michigan have a fiveyear history against each other in which the Sooners have been able to come out on top each time. This time was no different as the Sooners took down the Wolverines in true fashion behind two perfect 10s from sophomore Maggie Nichols and the nation’s highest score (198.375). Both teams came out with fire in their flips, but the Sooners were able to come away with a lead in the first rotation. The Sooners put up a season-high 49.650 on vault with the help of a perfect 10 from Nichols, her third of the season. After one rotation, the Sooners led 49.650-49.150, with Michigan providing excellent performances on bars to keep it close. O n u n e v e n b a r s, t h e Sooners were able to continue their success with Nicole L ehr mann and Nichols matching a score of 9.95

to push the Sooners to a 49.500, tying their third best performance on uneven bars this season. Heading to beam, the Sooners were able to keep the close lead, 99.150-98.600. The Sooners then had the mindset of extending their lead and were able to do just that. Across the board, the Sooners scored a 9.9 or above until the anchor Nichols came in for round three of four. After a 10 on vault and a 9.95 on uneven bars, Nichols was able to put up yet another 10, this time on beam, giving the Sooners a total of 49.700, just below their season high. This was Nichols’ second 10 of the meet, fourth of the season and third on beam for the season. Nichols now has 11 total 10s in her NCAA career, seven of which are on beam. Heading into the final rotation, the Sooners held a slightly extended lead over Michigan, 148.850-147.775. “It’s hard to get one perfect 10 in your whole career, it’s tough to do, and obviously it’s a great example for the rest of our team,” coach K.J. Kindler said. On floor, the Sooners continued to impress, with Lehrmann, who is new to floor, posting a 9.925. The

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Sophomore Maggie Nichols flips during her beam routine in the meet against West Virginia Feb. 23. Nichols scored two 10s on March 3 in the meet against Michigan.

Sooners were able to seal the nation’s highest score of the season, 198.375, and second-highest ever behind another 9.95 from Nichols. With a couple of balance issues from Michigan, the Wolverines were left behind in the final rotation. “After today, I feel like I can really hone in and try to repeat and improve in order

to become another big asset to this team,” Lehrmann said. The Sooners’ score will put them at No. 1 for another week this season, as it is the third-highest score in OU women’s gymnastics history. The Sooners have one more home meet this season, where they will face

No. 13 Arizona State, No. 10 Arkansas and No. 12 Denver on March 10 at the Lloyd Noble Center for senior night before moving on to Alabama and the Big 12 Championship on March 24. Mitchell Barnes

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Softball opens strong at home

Freshmen feel support from fans in OU tournament ABBY BITTERMAN @Abby_Bitterman

W h e n o n e o f t h e Sooners hits a home run on Marita Hynes Field, fans chant the playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name until she re-emerges from the dugout and waves at the crowd. It w a s a n e x p e r i e n c e freshman left fielder Jocelyn Alo had in three of No. 4 Oklahomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four home games this weekend â&#x20AC;&#x201D; starting with her first at bat on Friday, when she hit a two-run home run on the second pitch she saw, and ending with her second at bat on Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so fun playing in front of our home crowd with this team,â&#x20AC;? Alo said on Friday after playing her first home game of the season. The Sooners (13-2) had several players make their f i r s t h o m e a p p e a r a n ces of the season as they played two games against Abilene Christian and Missouri State, each for the Cour tyard Mar r iott Tournament. All four of O k l a h o m aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s f r e s h m e n saw the field Sunday in the Soonersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 8-1 win over Abilene Christian (4-11). All but three of the Sooners played in multiple games over the weekend. Coach Patty Gasso said she used the different players in different situations, and everyone who went in got her job done. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying to do them favors. They really fit where they are put in,â&#x20AC;? Gasso said on Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important we keep using the early part of the

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Freshman Jocelyn Alo swings the bat during the home opener against Missouri State on March 2.

season to get them experience and train them for what their jobs are.â&#x20AC;? On Sunday, two Sooners, sophomore right-handed pitcher Melanie Olmos and freshman catcher Lynnsie Elam, made their first career starts. Olmos hit the first Abilene Christian batter she faced, but she settled down after that, giving up two hits and striking out

four in two and two-thirds innings pitched. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It felt good to go out there and start â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and just, the help from everybody and everybody encouraging us â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and so excited that we were going to get to go out there and start,â&#x20AC;? Elam said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was really cool.â&#x20AC;? For Chickasha, Oklahoma native Elam, the experience was particularly

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special. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was awesome,â&#x20AC;? Elam said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m from Oklahoma, so of course Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been coming to games since I was little, so to finally be here to play in front of the crowd that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been waiting for is awesome.â&#x20AC;? Gasso said their starts were both well-deserved. As a team, the Sooners had a lot to work on going into

this weekend, and it was good they were able to give everyone opportunities, Gasso said. S e n i o r c e nt e r f i e l d e r Nicole Pendley, who hit two home runs and recorded seven RBIs on the weekend, said she has enjoyed s e e i n g w h a t t h e f re s h men have been able to do throughout the weekend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really cool to see

them get opportunities because we work so hard in practice,â&#x20AC;? Pendley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The upperclassmen work with them a lot on things, so when they get in and they get to do it, I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extra special to see it.â&#x20AC;? Abby Bitterman abbybitt@ou.edu

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