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Candidates to increase student involvement John Fraser, Vicky Vargas both possess qualities for chair, Melissa Mock says AJINUR SETIWALDI Campus Reporter
Two candidates competing for Campus Activities Council chair said they hope to improve communication from CAC to involve more students in on-campus activities if elected. The responsibilities of CAC chair includes working with the UOSA General Council and execuMORE INSIDE tive committee, communicating with campus leaders and managing adminThe Daily gives istrative tasks, current CAC chairwoman its endorsement Melissa Mock said. for CAC chair. “As chair I uphold the vision of CAC PAGE 3 and direct the organization to make necessary changes — some small, some big — that will make our events and programs even more relevant to all students on campus,” Mock said. The chair should serve to support and unify event chairs and their committees as one organization, Mock said. “To be a effective CAC chair, a person must be committed, flexible, innovative, teachable, passionate and caring,” Mock said. Both candidates demonstrate those qualities in different ways, she said. Mock said she knows both candidates well and has worked with each in different capacities. “Both have distinctly different strengths, but both their skill sets promise another great and productive year in CAC next fall and spring,” Mock said.
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Letters junior Joe Sangirardi and communications junior Rainey Sewell are the sole duo campaigning for the UOSA presidency and vice presidency. While their election is uncontested, the candidates are using the election as a tool to gain exposure for the UOSA, Sangirardi said. “We plan to use the typical signs and T-shirts to create as much visibility for our candidacy and the UOSA as possible,” Sangirardi said. The candidates relied on social media to get the word out about
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their campaign, and uploaded a short film about themselves on Thursday. They are paying for the campaign out of pocket, and plan on spending half of the $2,000 limit. “Spring elections are the only time all year people really hear anything about UOSA, so if we didn’t do anything, both freshman
and sophomores would not know anything about the organization,” Sewell said. The goal for the two is to continue the day-to-day operations of UOSA while adding additional duties, Sangirardi said. The duties will include creating a resource for the foreign student clubs, like providing help with public relations and recruitment, Sangirardi said. “We can really affect the way an organization is run by simply providing logistical help,” Sangirardi SEE UOSA PAGE 2
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STUDENT CONGRESS
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Students will elect representatives to available Undergraduate Student Congress positions during UOSA elections this week. The races will determine
appointment to 27 spots, although several seats have no candidates seeking appointment. The races in the architecture, business, communications, education, humanities, languages, life sciences and physical sciences colleges are uncontested, according to the UOSA list of candidates. Earth and energy, engineering, multidisciplinary
studies, social sciences and the University College races will all be contested. Arts and languages have no candidates in the race, according to the UOSA list of candidates. “It is not uncommon for seats to go uncontested,” Student Congress chairwoman Alyssa Loveless said. “I think it’s because people aren’t really aware about the
organization.” UOSA will make an effort to recruit members for any seats left unoccupied after the elec- ALYSSA tion beginning LOVELESS next semester, Loveless said. “We will advertise in The Daily for five straight days
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to CAC,” Fraser said. Fraser’s campaign platform is purpose, tradition, community and developJohn Fraser Industrial engineering ment. He said these points junior John Fraser said he answer the why, what, who is running because of what and how of CAC events. CAC stands for and his pasPurpose: The purpose of sion for its events. He believes the organiza- CAC is to provide opportunities for involvement, fostion is uniqueter relationships and develly situated to op leaders at OU, Fraser bring the OU said. c o m mu n i t y Fraser wants to fulfill the together, he purpose of CAC by improvsaid. ing communication in order Fraser was to reach out to students all chairman around campus, he said. o f t h e f a l l JOHN “We want you to particiC A C e v e n t FRASER pate because we are here for University Sing. The direct experience you,” Fraser said. he gained from leading and Tradition: Fraser wants programming University to continue older tradiSing gives him a solid foundation for becoming chair of tions while developing and strengthening new ones to CAC, he said. “I think I could really bring keep CAC an integral part of a steady leadership quality OU student experience.
“Every four years, there is an entire new set of students on campus; the mood is different,” Fraser said. “We want to make something that lasts beyond that change.”
ing student leaders within CAC so they can better use their skills and talents to carry out their functions. Communication with event chairs will be improved to ensure they stay true to the purpose of CAC, Fraser said. “My personal goal is to attend every event and at least two meetings for each event,” Fraser said. Fraser said he also wants to finalize CAC’s sponsorship packet to make it easier for CAC leaders to get funds needed to carry out events.
Community: CAC is constantly working to get more people involved and Fraser will continue this with a public relations effort, deeper communication with other leaders on campus and direct publication of ideas, he said. Fraser will also reach out to more international and exchange students through collaboration Vicky Vargas with International Student Services, he said. Human relations junior “We really want everyone Vicky Vargas said she wants to feel they are a part of the to be CAC chair because she Sooner family,” Fraser said. enjoys serving people and developing relations. Development: Fraser said It is essential for leaders he wants to increase focus to have a seron training and develop- vant’s heart and be the biggest fans of those they serve, Vargas said. Vargas has served on the VICKY CAC General VARGAS Council and is currently the secretary of the CAC Executive Council. Housing Center Student Association president She said her experience as secretary and close obserKallmann, a math and letters junior, is running unopposed for vation of the current chair Housing Center Student Association president. have prepared her to carry If elected, her main priorities will include increasing the organiout the responsibilities of zation’s presence among members of the larger campus comCAC chair. munity and creating a safe and engaging environment for all Vargas’ platforms are instudents living in OU housing, she said. READ MORE ONLINE creasing Crew experience, maximizing public relations, bringing college to life in the summer, using CAC’s newest event to reach a broader audience and encouraging Student Bar Association president diversity in CAC. “I think CAC needs to beCurrent Student Bar Association executive vice president Camal come an organization that Pennington is running unopposed for the organization’s presidency. The second-year College of Law student hopes to improve the organization’s communication with the Oklahoma Bar Association and increase the promotion of OU’s law students to firms looking for new hires, he said. READ MORE ONLINE
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“He’s great at getting ideas on paper and planning the correct plan of action.” Sewell and Sangirardi have worked tosaid. “Considering the university is allocat- gether before, most notably when they were ing nearly $1 million each year to these or- partners at Camp Crimson, Sewell said. “We worked together closely for four or ganizations, we want to help clubs use that five days at Camp Crimson, which was pretmoney effectively.” Approachability is another important fac- ty high stress,” Sewell said. “I think it’s a great tor that Sangirardi and Sewell would like to place for fostering leadership abilities.” Both candidates have experience working bring to the UOSA, Sangirardi said. “The Conoco Leadership Wing can be individually as well. Sangirardi is a foundpretty intimidating at ing member of Pi Kappa times, and I think the “I’m running because of Phi and served as the place can be pretty scary the people you can meet fraternity’s vice presiat times,” Sangirardi said. dent his freshman and “We’re just students, and or help, and all the fun years. we want people to be you can have working with sophomore “As far as leadership comfortable when they this organization. UOSA is and growth, my expetalk to us.” rience at Pi Kappa was The duo have enterloaded with great people probably one of the most tained the thought of and I have grown so much influential in my life,” running for this office with my fellow members.” Sangirardi said. since sophomore year, Sewell is a member of but waited until their seRAINEY SEWELL, UOSA VICE the Kappa Alpha Theta, nior year to act. PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE and helped write the leg“I’m running because islation for the Sooner of the people you can meet or help, and all the fun you can have Freshman Council. “I consider the Sooner Freshman Council working with this organization,” Sewell said. “UOSA is loaded with great people and I have my baby, and that is a major reason I’m running for office,” Sewell Said. “I’d like to grown so much with my fellow members.” Sewell’s ability to interact with others is nurture that and help it grow as much as possible.” one of her greatest assets, Sangirardi said. Once elected, the duo will work to build “She has a great ability to get people excited, and motivated for work,” Sangirardi enthusiasm for UOSA and its ability to intersaid. “Because of this, I think she’ll be great act with students, Sangirardi said. “The most important thing is getting the at mobilizing the UOSA.” Sangirardi’s organizational strengths will message across, and doing so in the most exciting manner possible,” Sangirardi said. “It benefit UOSA, Sewell said. “Joe is really fantastic with the organiza- is about reaching out, and affecting as many tional aspects of leadership,” Sewell said. students’ lives as possible.”
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AT A GLANCE CAC events Fall events • Howdy Week • Homecoming • University Sing • Dad’s Day Spring events • Winter Welcome Week • Dance Marathon • College Bowl • Mom’s Day • Sooner Scandals • High School Leadership Year round events • Concert Series • Film Series • Speakers Bureau New event • Okla. Creativity Festival
Vargas said she enjoyed working with OU’s Black Student Association to plan the group’s Stompdown event, and wants to encourage other student groups to work with CAC to display their Sooner talent. Encourage diversity: “What sets me apart is my unique background,” Vargas said about her experience as a naturalized American. Vargas said her ability to relate to all types of groups and her experience working with them will allow her to increase diversity in CAC. Vargas said she wants to reach out to international, exchange and transfer students and integrate them into the Sooner family. “I think a great way to reach out to international and exchange students is to make a video explaining what CAC is and how they can participate,” Vargas said.
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Future of OU in students’ hands Candidates need to prove worth Vargas will bring Our View: UOSA’s future president and vice president must prove their worth to students with specific, publicized plans.
Joe Sangirardi and Rainey Sewell are running unopposed for UOSA president and vice president, which has resulted in a stagnant campaign. Jeffrey Moseley and Andrew Belliveau, who unsuccessfully petitioned UOSA for the chance to run against them after the filing deadline, sent a letter to The Daily in which they articulated specific, firm platforms. Unfortunately, Sangirardi and Sewell failed to do the same when speaking to us during Tuesday’s editorial board meeting or while addressing students at UOSA’s candidate forum later that evening. Ultimately, we support Sangirardi and Sewell’s bid for office and have faith that their leadership abilities will take UOSA in a positive direction. But if we were not familiar with their past accomplishments, we would not have that faith based solely on their practically nonexistent campaign. We understand the two are facing an uncontested Kingsley Burns/The Daily election. They will be our next president and vice Joe Sangirardi and Rainey Sewell are running for UOSA’s president and president, regardless of their campaign. But we are vice president, respectively. The candidates are unopposed, despite disappointed that Sangirardi and Sewell seem to Jeffrey Moseley and Andrew Belliveau’s attempt to get on the ballot. have taken this situation as an excuse not to even flesh out the specifics of their platforms. We are disthese forums could even work to improve the image heartened by their lack of face time with their conof UOSA and keep students from feeling that it is an stituents and lack of clear goals. While speaking to The Daily and at the candidate obsolete, powerless and out-of-touch organization. Making UOSA more relevant and improving enforum, the pair were not only reluctant to get into their specific plans for how to carry out their abstract gagement with students will not happen overnight. But these are worthy goals — ones that will goals, they seemed not to even have any. require UOSA members to do their jobs, Their website and social media presence The Our View fail to add any substance. Beyond a few feelis the majority not get discouraged and remain transparopinion of ent with what they discover. Because this is good events, the two had very little in terms The Daily’s more than a job — it’s a commitment to be of practical, valuable plans. nine-member the representative voice of the student body. UOSA president and vice president repeditorial board resent the students. They are the voice of UOSA works for the students the student body before the administration, One specific platform Sangirardi did raise, which the regents and other bodies of authority. And these we fully support, was a plan to downsize the executwo are asking the students to put them in this positive branch by consolidating departments and elimition, to support them with their vote, without having nating unnecessary positions. the slightest idea what they will actually do once in If the situation is really as he described it, this is a office. long overdue measure to ensure our student governSangirardi and Sewell need platforms immediatement is lean and efficient. ly. We have a few suggestions: But along with this must come a commitment to Voice of the students increase transparency. Any relevant information — for example, the execSangirardi has a close relationship with President utive branch budget and executive meeting agendas David Boren, even serving as his teaching assistant. and minutes — should be hosted on the UOSA webWe want to see Sangirardi use this unique asset to site for students to access easily. help actively advocate for the needs and wishes of And it’s not just the executive branch. Sangirardi the student body. must advocate for a commitment to transparency Of course, we don’t expect him to use this connecacross UOSA. tion in an unprofessional way. UOSA should do more than post the But he must offer assurances that “This is more bare minimum of material required this relationship will only help him than a job — it’s a by the Open Records Act. As elected stand up to the administration when commitment to be the representatives serving the student needed, not make him reticent to representative voice of body, transparency should be one of challenge the administration. the student body.” their primary concerns. In that same vein, representing the Records and important documents student body requires that Sangirardi and Sewell stay informed about current campus is- should be quickly posted to give students easy access. sues and the opinions of their constituents. Sangirardi and Sewell are running on the promThey must take a proactive approach to this, which ise to “do something great.” But you can’t just will involve more than the occasional survey. Here’s one specific strategy: Monthly, open forums do something. It’s going to take specific, wellwhere students are encouraged to bring their opin- planned, though-out some things to get anything accomplished. ions, suggestions and grievances directly to their He said it himself while addressing The Daily ediUOSA representatives. These events may not be well-attended at first, or tors: Respect has to be earned, not given. You have to prove yourself to earn that respect. all the time, but those students who do participate So far, the candidates have proven nothing to the will be the ones who are most involved and offer the most passionate, well-developed views. And each of student body. We think Sangirardi and Sewell will those students will most likely represent many oth- make effective, energetic, reliable leaders. But they need to prove it to all their constituents by ers with similar views. If UOSA keeps up with these events patiently, even crafting and sharing some strong, specific plans. if attendance is low at first, and actually accomplishComment on this at OUDaily.com es something with the information gathered there,
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Our View: Vote Vicky Vargas for Campus Activities Council chair to bring in fresh voices.
Both candidates for Campus Activities Council chair offer experience, passion and a history of campus involvement. But John Fraser and Vicky Vargas also offer two vastly different leadership styles. Given the mission of this organization and the role of the chair position, Vargas is our candidate of choice. CAC should plan, implement and promote events on campus for every type of student. It provides important opportunities for freshman, transfer students and anyone else to meet new people and expand their experiences. CAC events are safe, acceptable ways to meet people for those too shy to simply sit down with someone new in the Oklahoma Memorial Union and say hello. But the organization has focused on the same popular events, for the same kind of students, for too long. It shouldn’t just be about already involved students getting more involved with the same people they already know, over and over. There should be events for many different types of students. Current chair, Melissa Mock, has taken the first step in this direction, but more work needs to be done. Where Fraser’s platforms — purpose, John tradition, community and developFraser ment — focus a lot on what CAC is doing well and what should be faithfully maintained, Vargas is promising to bring necessary change. She emphasizes the need to get more students involved in both CAC as an organization and its events. And she doesn’t plan to draw those students from the same groups that fill CAC now. Her plan to add an exchange student Vicky Vargas representative to the executive councils of each event will help bring in one underrepresented group. We hope the addition of this new voice will help open up the organization and the events to more students, get different kinds of students involved and bring fresh ideas to each event. Vargas recognizes that the current slate of events don’t appeal to everyone on campus, and she is more likely to try new ideas. She wants to make changes, expand the offerings of CAC and break into different times of the year — like summer or spring break — that can further serve students still on campus. In addition, she wants to use CAC resources to help coach student organizations in the best way to publicize their own events. She spoke to The Daily about specific plans to offer guidance and resources to improve the public relations capabilities of CAC and the student organizations on campus. Enabling these organizations to provide the best events and get the word out to the most students improves the overall offerings of on-campus experiences, which can only support CAC’s overall mission. So Vargas promises to bring new ideas to a long-limited organization, but Fraser has his own strengths to offer. As a strong leader, a skilled manager and a loyal member of CAC, he can do much to help further the organization if he stays on to serve under Vargas. The chair position requires more vision than hands-on managing, but other positions would benefit greatly from his leadership style. By making CAC more relevant to students, bringing in new voices and expanding the ability of the organization to serve all students, Vargas can revitalize CAC’s reputation and role on campus. Tuesday and Wednesday, go to elections.ou.edu to vote for her for CAC chair. Cast your vote to encourage CAC to represent all the students on this campus, not the few who are already involved. Even if you never plan to go to a CAC event, your fees pay for these events. If you’re going to subsidize it, don’t you want CAC to craft the best events for all Sooners?
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MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012 In the year ahead, you might be able to finally put to rest a situation that has caused you considerable aggravation and distress for quite some time. Once it’s all locked down, you’ll feel it was worth it. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- If you didn’t get much recreational relief over the weekend, don’t push yourself too heavily. You need to balance your mental processes in order to move forward. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- You won’t be compelled to take some time to help assuage the needs of others, but you’ll feel good about yourself if you do. Devote as much time as you feel you can to the process.
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GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- You’ll come up with a rather ingenious concept, and because you’re a natural-born salesperson, you shouldn’t have any problem selling it to the powers that be. CANCER (June 21-July 22) --This is one of those days when you could be inclined to be a bit loose with your resources and easily spend them on something you enjoy rather than on what you need. Be careful. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) --Sometimes getting others to do something that you’re eminently qualified to do for yourself can be stupid. Delegating some of your work might be deleterious rather than helpful. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- This is one of those days when you will
be far more effective playing a supportive role rather than a starring one. Position yourself where you’ll be able to do the most good. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) --Because your affairs have a better chance of working out than you anticipate, don’t let yourself get discouraged over something petty. Stay positive and optimistic throughout the day. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) --By staying positive, others will admire the way you handle things, and their approbation will enhance your image even further. Having a good attitude makes for success. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Because you’ll have implicit faith in whatever your position happens to be today, you’ll be easily aroused to a righteous defense. You’re in the right, and you should have no problems making your points. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) --Don’t hesitate to trade on the business acumen of a trusted associate. A joint endeavor in which you’re involved will be far more promising with her or him on board. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- If you sense that making a concession or a compromise can be to your ultimate benefit, you’d be right. This is one of those times when giving can be the key to getting. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) --Your chances for achieving success will be increased if you make sure your goal is clearly defined. It might be better to have only one major target at a time.
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The No. 26 OU women’s golf team looks toward postseason play after concluding the regular season at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.
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OU wins final series game Sooners notch first Big 12 series sweep of 2012 season
Team takes two out of three against Wildcats over the weekend in Norman
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After falling behind by two runs early in the final series game against Kansas on Sunday, Oklahoma had one response to the Jayhawk rally: Not in our house. The Sooners posted six runs on five hits in the bottom half of the second inning to defeat Kansas 6-2 at Marita Hynes field. The victory gave OU its first Big 12 series sweep of the season and improved the team’s overall record to 30-4. “We were just inspired by some of the Kansas responses because they earned everything that they got,” Coach Patty Gasso said. “But at the same time it fired up this team, and we wanted to send (Kansas) a message: ‘You think you’re going to do that here?’” After enforcing the runrule against KU in the first two meetings by a combined 18-0 runs in 11 innings, OU returned Sunday looking to improve its overall standing in the Big 12 conference. Although Kansas ended up out-hitting the Sooners, 9-8, during Sunday’s outing, the win showed the type of tenacity this OU team has in finding ways to win. “This win was absolutely huge for us to respond in the way we did,” Gasso said. “There was no hesitation in our response, and it was important for us to respond the way we did because we will find ourselves in similar situations down the road in the Big 12.” Junior starting pitcher Keilani Ricketts finished off the Jayhawks in Sunday’s
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As senior Cody Reine stood at third with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, senior Evan Mistich slowly approached home plate with a confident, deliberate gait and dug his right foot into the dirt. In the third pitch of the at bat, Mistich ripped the ball into shallow center field, carefully placing it no more than a foot above the outstretched glove of Kansas State’s second baseman, Ross Kivett. Ball game. OU wins, 4-3. Oklahoma “That was a fun one right there,” Mistich said. “I think that’s the spot anyone on our team wants Kansas State to be in. I just got a pitch I could handle, didn’t really try to do too much, put an OK swing on it and it ended up falling through Game 1: OU 5, KansasState 1 for me.” Thanks to the nail-bit- Game 2: OU 7, Kansas State 8 ing finish in Sunday afternoon’s series closer, Oklahoma won its second consecutive series in conference play. The Sooners topped the Wildcats two games to one, upping their conference record to 4-5. Oklahoma’s offense was slow out of the gates in the finale Sunday — going 12-up, 12-down through four innings – but the tide began to turn in the bottom of the fifth. Freshman Brian Brightwell hit a sacrifice fly that scored junior Max White and put the Sooners on the board. OU tied things up at two apiece when Lockwood scored on a wild pitch. Kansas State retook the lead in the seventh, prompting Golloway to pull sophomore Jonathan Gray in favor of junior Steven Okert, who pitched exceptionally in relief and earned the win for the Sooners. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, pinch-hitting senior Reine tripled to deep right-center, scoring Lockwood to even things up at 3-3. In the next at bat, fellow senior Mistich hit a walk-off, RBI single to give OU the 4-3 win and the series victory. “The game is a better coach than I’ll ever be,” Golloway said. “It teaches us what our weak spots are and what we should do. If you respect the game and you learn from the game, it will reward you, and it rewarded two seniors (today).”
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Freshman pinch runner Jessica Vest scores off a Javen Henson double in the second inning of the Sooners’ 6-2 victory over Kansas on Sunday. The Sooners dominated the Jayhawks over the weekend, outscoring Kansas 22-2 in the three-game series at Marita Hynes Field in Norman. OU is not 30-4 this season.
SERIES RESULTS vs. Kansas Game 1: OU 8, Kansas 0 (5 inns) Game 2: OU 8, Kansas 0 (6 inns) Game 3: OU 6, Kansas 2
game, giving up nine hits and two earned runs while striking out six batters. Although Ricketts didn’t get the double-digit strikeout performance she has been accustomed to throwing,
being able to rely on her team was something that helped give the ace pitcher more confidence. “It ’s tough to make a sweep in the Big 12,” Ricketts said. “It was great to have my team behind me making both defensive and offensive plays to back me up.” The OU offense proved why it is one of the most revered line-ups in the country by leading off the bottom of the second. With bases loaded after back-to-back singles
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and a walk, the Sooners responded with a single by senior designated player Katie Norris and a bases clearing double by sophomore third baseman Javen Henson to give the Sooners the 4-2 lead. After Kansas opted to s w i t c h p i t c h e r s, f re s h man first baseman Lauren Chamberlain knocked her 17th home run of the season just over the left field fence to give OU its final two runs of the game.
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Oklahoma establishes itself OU drops two Big 12 matches hopes to end as team to beat in conference Team streak Saturday Oklahoma
OU takes down No. 13 Texas and No. 25 A&M on road trip CAMERON STROCK Sports Reporter
The No. 21 Oklahoma men’s tennis team extended its win streak to six matches with the two impressive road victories over No. 13 Texas and No. 25 Texas A&M over the weekend. OU’s strength all year has been its doubles play led by junior Costin Paval and freshman Dane Webb, the No. 13 tandem in the nation. As usual the team jumped out to an early lead over the Aggies after sweeping
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the doubles portion of the match en route to a 5-2 victory at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station. The first tandem for the Sooners to finish was 71stranked Tsvetan Mihov and Peerakit Siributwong at the No. 2 spot for the team, defeating the Aggie duo of
Alexis Klegou and Colin Hoover, 8-2. Lawrence Formentera and David Pultr won their match at the No. 2 spot, 8-6, and Paval and Webb finished off the Aggies winning their match 9-8. Paval highlighted singles play with a dominating performance against A&M’s Klegou, winning 6-4, 6-0. Sophomores Guillermo Alcorta and Tsvetan Mihov followed suit. Then freshman Dane Webb finished off the Sooner victory with his win in the No. 5 position. The team is off until they travel to Houston to take on the Rice Owls at 11 a.m. Sunday.
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Raiders, losing its first doubles point in eight matches. Sophomore Mia Lancaster and freshman Abbi Melrose picked up a win at No. 2 doubles. However, Texas Tech took the No. 1 and No. 3 spots to claim the early 1-0 lead.
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The OU women’s tennis team dropped its second straight match on the road Sunday, losing to No. 22 Texas Tech by a score of 5-2. It was the second straight upset bid to fall short for OU, as the team lost to No. 11 Baylor on Friday in Waco. The team got off to a slow start against the Red
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While the doubles portion of the match was relatively hard-fought, Tech took over in singles. The Red Raiders quickly won the first four singles matches to finish the Sooners off. Lancaster grabbed another point for the Sooners at the No. 3 singles spot, and sophomore Whitney Ritchie took the victory at the No. 1 spot to make the score more respectable. Next up, the team will continues its stretch of conference road matches when it faces Oklahoma State on Saturday in Stillwater.
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Medieval Fair draws local residents, students WESTLEE PARSONS Life & Arts Reporter
The annual Medieval Fair took place this weekend, bringing thousands of Norman residents out to Reaves Park. While most people milled around the fair shopping and throwing axes at a wall, local actors and actresses were in full performance-mode to help bring the medieval times to life. The royal court is a fair staple. They spend their days parading through the park, holding court, dancing and providing extra entertainment aside from the games and shops. OU alumnus Cody Clark, who played King Edward III in this year’s royal court, said the royal court of the Medieval Fair is the structure that holds the fair together. The parades and ceremonies are not as dominant in the fair as the vendors and games, but they bind everything together to create the second largest, weekend festivity in Oklahoma, Clark said. This was not Clark’s first Medieval Fair, he has been involved in the royal court and other groups such as The Society for Creative Anachronism, he said. “I was at the very first Medieval Fair when it was on the South Oval,” Clark said. “It has gone from a hundred curious people hitting each other in the Passion Pit at OU to this [400,000 person event].”
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The King and Queen of the 2012 Medieval Fair are escorted by the royal guards and court Sunday at Reaves Park in Norman. Children were knighted by King Edward III, and each day there was a formal ceremony. All participants wore their costumes all weekend and were in performance mode throughout the event to make it seem more authentic.
Clark’s King Edward III was head of the court this year. He gathered the rest of the royal subjects in the Royal Pavilion for the Friday morning kickoff, where court was held along with knighting ceremonies later in the day. The court was available to fair attendees who approached them to ask the king for knighthood, permission to hunt or just for a family photo. Children were given
certificates to be knighted throughout the day and were knighted at a formal ceremony each day at 4:40 p.m. in the Royal Pavilion. Clark would knight them only if they promised to do all of their homework, clean their rooms and eat all of their vegetables. Students from New Castle High School had a weekend homework assignment to obtain the signatures of members of the court. The
signatures were not handed over easily, however. First Clark made the students ask him for permission to hunt on the grounds of the Medieval Fair. The students then knelt before Clark and were disarmed by guards with spears, as if they had brought in a sword and could be seen as a threat to the Royal Crown. The students were granted permission from Clark and proceeded with their
scavenger hunt. Cark said it was these endearing moments with students and families that makes Medieval Fair the most rewarding experience of his life. “The [company] of about 100 or so people coming together in order to make a few hundred thousand people smile is just great,” he said. Clark said now that the fair is over, they will start preparing for next year’s event.
“It is essentially a year-long p r o c e s s ,” he said. In a few weeks coordinators will review what went well and what needs improvement for next year’s event; then they have until September to brainstorm and plan, Clark said. “In September we hold auditions and begin rehearsals [intermittently] after that,” he said.
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