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Office cleared out, locked up Student aims to Union officials respond to alcohol, living in union ARIANNA PICKARD Campus Editor
OU administration has cleared out and locked up the Students for a Democratic Society’s office in Oklahoma Memorial Union after discovering a person had been drinking alcohol and living in the office. The administration removed items from the office that were “a nuisance and causing bulk” after they evicted the society last week, said Clarke Stroud, OU vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students. The door to the office has since been locked. The owners of any of the removed items will have to contact Laura Tontz, director of Oklahoma Memorial Union, to get their things back. “We boxed [the items] up, and we
took pictures. Everybody’s going to “The SDS office should never have get everything back — nobody’s losing been utilized in that manner,” Stroud anything,” Stroud said. said. A notice currently is taped to the Since The Daily ran a story about door of the office saying to contact the the situation on April 9, OU adminisunion’s Administrative Office to get tration has been checking the society’s into the office. office to reach the person who was livWhen The Daily ing there, Stroud said. “The SDS office called the number on The day after the the notice to get access should never have story ran, Tontz told into the office and see The Daily in an email what items had been been utilized in that she had not had any manner.” removed, the call was reports of people transferred to Stroud’s drinking in student orCLARKE STROUD, office phone, but he ganization offices. VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT was not in his office OU administration AFFAIRS to take the call at that also has been trying time. to reach out to the soOn April 4, The Daily received a tip ciety’s leadership to find the person that someone had been drinking alco- who was living in the office, but so far hol and possibly living in the Students they have been unsuccessful, Stroud for a Democratic Society office, and said. after further investigation, that inforSEE OFFICE PAGE 2 mation was confirmed.
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Sooner promotes awareness among middle-school, high-school students PAIGHTEN HARKINS
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Middle and high school-aged children will receive an education on human trafficking this semester and next year after an OU student won a $10,000 grant to promote a sustainable, peaceful future. University College freshman Lucy Mahaffey was one out of about 100 people who received a Davis Projects for Peace grant about two weeks ago. Since hearing she’d received the grant, she’s been working with the state superintendent of education and state coalition director to develop a curriculum to teach teenage children about human trafficking, Mahaffey said. Human trafficking cases have been prosecuted in all 50 states in the U.S., according to the Oklahomans Against Trafficking Humans website. So far, 83 percent of the prosecuted cases involved sex trafficking, and 17 percent involved labor trafficking. While Mahaffey is planning to present at youth groups and high schools, her primary focus is on middle schoolaged children because that age group is the most common to be sold into sex trafficking, she said. “I felt like this could really empower the kids. I think that they’re really overlooked — they’re the most vulnerable, but they’re also the most powerful,” Mahaffey said. After visiting one school, Santa Fe South High School in Oklahoma City, Mahaffey said the reception has been positive, although it takes some time to explain to students what human trafficking is and why it’s an issue, she said. Some children know about trafficking, but many have no idea it still exists, Mahaffey said. She tries to relate to kids by focusing on trafficking through the lens of the Internet and smart Internet practices, considering many instances of trafficking in the U.S. happen as a result of children being online, Mahaffey said. About one-third of the estimated 30 million children online will go and meet a person they met online, she said. However, once they go and meet them, that person isn’t really considered a stranger anymore. “It’s the fact that these kids have known someone online for a year and then they say, ‘we’re friends so I’ll go meet them,’” Mahaffey said. In her presentations, Mahaffey will stress the importance of only adding people you are familiar with, as well as not meeting in person people you only know online, she said. If SEE TRAFFICKING PAGE 2
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Above: Adam Horton, electrical engineering sophomore, and Alexandra Security, biomedical engineering sophomore, slackline together on the South Oval Monday afternoon.
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The Spartans portrayed in popular culture are a far cry from the original protectors of Greece, said an OU professor in a lecture about Greek Liberty and Spartans on Monday. Eric Robinson, professor and candidate for OU’s G.T. and Libby Blankenship Chair in the History of Liberty, gave the lecture to dismiss popular misrepresentations of the Spartans, spurred on by recent Hollywood movies like “300.” To get his point across, Robinson made volunteers from the crowd assume the role of Spartans and formed into the phalanx — an ancient Greek combat formation — and then coached them on how to better defeat the Persian enemy. The formation was made popular by “300,” which depicted the Battle of
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Thermopylae, Robinson said. The movie was realistic in the way it depicted Spartans, but the similarities stop there, Robinson said. The Persians, who opposed the Spartans in the Battle of Thermopylae, were unfairly depicted as slavish and oppressed. Most people are familiar with the Hollywood depiction of Spartans as strong, heroic men, but it can also be argued they served as “cruel masters,” Robinson said. The slave population of Sparta, called Helots, outnumbered Sparta’s population by 7:1. Because of this, the Greek government declared war on the Helots, effectively allowing the Spartans to murder them with no social or legal repercussions, Robinson said. The Spartans, who were raised to be tough and resourceful from a young age, toed the line between the heroes Hollywood has made them into and the cruel, vengeful people some
The first recipient of an award recognizing an outstanding OU Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps midshipman is to be honored during a ceremony today. Alan Tompkins, OU NROTC midshipman 2nd class, is to receive the first Captain Robert J. Kelsey Leadership Award during a ceremony at 3:30 p.m. at the university’s ROTC center. Tompkins is a junior at OU and plans to commission into the nuclear power program, according to a press release. Kelsey, who died in 1992 after a battle with cancer, was a Navy fighter pilot during the war in Vietnam. The award includes a $1,000 scholarship, said Kelsey’s brother-in-law, Ron Frost. The scholarship endowment was established by the Kelsey family and will be administered by the Oklahoma City Community Foundation. “The award is based on leadership ability,” Frost said. “And, Tompkins is very deserving to have it in honor of Robert.” Frost said Kelsey’s parents, wife and six of seven siblings will travel from around the country to attend the ceremony. Nadia Enchassi, Assistant Campus Editor
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scholars argue them to be, Robinson said. Robinson is a candidate for the chair position that Rufus Fears held before his death in October of 2012, vice provost Kyle Harper said. Fears classes on Greece
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TODAY AROUND CAMPUS A baseball game against Arkansas-Little Rock will take place at 3 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. A baseball game against Arkansas-Little Rock will take place at 6:30 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center. A test drive session of library discovery platforms will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union. Users who complete the “test drive” session will be entered to win an iPad mini, to be given away in May. A lecture by Pamela Olson, author of “Fast Times in Palestine,” about if a two-state solution is still viable will be held with lunch from noon to 1 p.m. in Dale Hall room 205. A debate, organized by Andrew Porwancher and David Anderson, professors of the Presidential Dream Course Shakespeare’s Moot Court, about Constitutional controversies where Shakespeare’s plays are the basis of law and reasoning will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the College of Law’s Dick Bell Courtroom. A lecture by M.A. Karim, vice president for research at Old Dominion University, about the progression of abstract thinking and science over time will be held from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in George Lynn Cross Hall room 123. The lecture is organized by OU’s Student Association of Bangladesh.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17 A block party will bring together students and community members to celebrate and learn more about Israel from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the South Oval. Organized by OU Hillel, the Jewish Campus Life Foundation on Campus, the event will include interactive booths, exhibits, displays and activities celebrating Israeli culture and accomplishments. A meeting of the Pre-Dental Club will take place at 6 p.m. in Dale Hall room 125. A lecture by Patrick O’Brien, semantic web research director at Montana State University Library, about search engine optimization will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. in Bizzell Memorial Library room 339. A performance of “In the Next Room,” a comedic play by the OU Helmerich School of Drama will be held from 8 to 10 p.m. in OU Lab Theatre. A lecture by 1970 Apollo 13 astronaut and OU alumnus Fred Haise will be held at 7 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. The event is organized by CAC Speakers Bureau.
you have to meet with someone, don’t go alone, she said. Mahaffey said she plans to go to schools and youth groups statewide with her grant money. Before the end of the semester, she and her team of volunteers plan to travel to seven or eight more schools in Oklahoma to present, including some in Shawnee, Pawnee, Chandler and others. To Mahaffey, one of the most important ways to end the prevalence of trafficking is by making people aware of it. That’s why during her presentations, she’s going to encourage students to have fundraisers for groups against human trafficking or draw chalk art to raise awareness, she said. One of the issues facing the discussion of trafficking right now is it’s almost taboo — or at least comes coated with negative connotations — and some parents or school administrators aren’t comfortable discussing trafficking with children.
GO AND DO Volunteer training sessions What: Students can come learn more on how to teach schoolaged children about human trafficking. When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., April 20 and 27 Where: Dale Hall
“I think it’s really sad that parents don’t want to have these conversations with their kids … You need to be having those conversations,” said John Putnam, public relations and human relations junior, who is working with Mahaffey. While 13 is the most common age for children trafficked in the U.S., being forced into slavery can happen to anyone, Mahaffey said. “Slavery today, modern day slavery, is not an issue of race, chains or gender. It’s an issue of vulnerability. Any
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Lucy Mahaffey, University College freshman, recently received a $10,000 grant to inform schoolchildren about human trafficking.
social class and gender in any country can be vulnerable,” she said. Right now Mahaffey has a core group of four or five other students helping her with the presentations. As well, she has around 80 volunteers interested in the cause, she said. However, while Mahaffey
was the one who received the grant, that’s not the core of the matter, Putnam said. The focus is on human trafficking and making sure people are aware. “It’s about the issues,” he said. Paighten Harkins paighten.harkins@ou.edu
OFFICE: Condition of office warranted response Continued from page 1 “He hasn’t been there as far as we can tell in quite some time, and we’ve got resources for him,” Stroud said. “We’re prepared to do whatever we can to help him, but we can’t locate him.” OU Student Life director Kristen Partridge told The Daily on April 8, it’s the Student Government Association president’s responsibility to take action if a student organization is misusing an office in the Conoco Student Leadership Wing of the union, where t h e s o c i e t y ’s o f f i c e i s located. Administration will get involved if students are participating in illegal actions in the office or actions prohibited by the Student Conduct Code, Partridge said. On April 11, The Daily reported SGA President Joe Sangirardi said he was going to let the person continue living in the society’s office until May 3, when all the student organizations that weren’t allocated office space for next year must
move out. the offices in the Conoco Sangirardi said OU ad- Student Leadership Wing, ministration contacted him Sangirardi said. the same day the story ran “OU’s administration is saying they obligated, were going “OU’s administration n o m a t t e r to clear out where it is is obligated, no the office, on cammatter where it is and that pus, to take on campus, to take care of its day they went in and care of its students.” s t u d e nt s,” took out all Sangirardi JOE SANGIRARDI, the personsaid. “I SGA PRESIDENT al items and imagine it locked the door. was very difficult decision This situation goes be- to make, but at the end of y o n d t h e s t u d e n t g o v- the day, it’s about the health e r n m e n t ’s s c o p e o v e r of the students.”
SGA has control over how the offices are used, but the university has an overriding obligation to make sure the offices are safe, secure and sanitary, Stroud said. “With the condition of the office we had to do something,” Stroud said. “…We had to get the place cleaned up.” Arianna Pickard aripickard@ou.edu
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50th anniversary of MLK’s ‘Letter’ prompts reading One of the most important documents explaining and defending civil disobedience and civil rights will be read aloud and discussed from 1:30 to 3 p.m. today in Bizzell Memorial Library’s Boorstin Collection Room. The “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” written by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963, will be read in honor of the 50th anniversary of the document and of the protest to which it spoke, history professor Ben Keppel said. This event is one of 207 taking place throughout the country, coordinated by the Birmingham Public Library in Alabama. After the reading, there will be a discussion about why this letter is still important 50 years later and if all the things King worked for have been accomplished,
Keppel said. “I hope students understand that even though Martin Luther King [Jr.] has been dead for 45 years he is still very relevant in our society. We as a society still have a lot of work to do to combat racism as well as economic equality. It’s not just about race,” he said. Both the reading and discussion are open to the public, Keppel said. The nine-page letter will be split into 18 parts with 18 different readers, eight of which have already been chosen and the rest of which will be pulled from the audience. Haley Davis, Campus Reporter
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THUMBS UP: University College freshman Lucy Mahaffey received a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant to help teach schoolchildren about human trafficking. (Page 1)
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Big Event can inspire continued service Our view: Students should participate in yearround service.
To be eligible, a non-profit organization must apply for volunteers. Most organizations are schools, food pantries, hospices, parks and churchThe Big Event on Saturday was a great es. SGA also provides materials for some opportunity for students to show the civprojects like the greenhouse at Roosevelt The Our View is the majority Elementary school. ic-minded spirit we try so hard to foster at opinion of OU but it is only one day. Students should The impact of a one-day community serThe Daily’s capitalize on the success and enthusiasm of vice event is certainly felt throughout the nine-member the Big Event to make service a regular part editorial board community, but the real benefit of the Big of their lives. Event is in fostering a civic attitude in stuIt says volumes about our student leaddents who may have never participated in a ers that The Student Government Association puts community service project before. so much time and effort into organizing students to Students can then use their newly gained service reach out to schools, parks and other areas in need inspiration to help out elderly neighbors by sweepof cleaning, service and volunteers. This year, 5,347 ing off their driveways or bringing in their papers on students volunteered — that’s over 10,600 pairs of a cold day. These small acts of service are the definihands pulling weeds, building greenhouses and tion of community. performing other needed tasks in Norman and Greek organizations exemplify this spirit. There Oklahoma City. was a large greek presence at the Big Event but it is
only one of the many service projects fraternities and sororities engage in throughout the year. We should all follow suit. Other than helping your neighbor, you can participate in many of the extremely important projects in Norman and Oklahoma City addressing hunger, poverty and other social issues. You can find a list of over 100 deserving organizations on newsok.com. The Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma is a good place to start. Students interested in helping alleviate hunger in Oklahoma can simply sign up to attend one of dozens of shifts to help pack food, garden or distribute food to community members in need. Whatever you choose to do, we hope Big Event was the beginning, not the end, of students’ service this year.
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opinion columnist pril is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Month. There are many ways students can help prevent animal abuse in everyday eating. Although moral outrage is often met in response to reports and pictures of abused Nathan Cranford cats and dogs, little outrage nathan.a.cranford-1@ou.edu is met in regards to the mistreatment of chickens, pigs and cows. Most people would never intentionally abuse a cat or dog; however, many people do indirectly fund the mistreatment of animals as practiced on factory farms by purchasing meat. Within the past two years, undercover animal rights activists have taped the mistreatment of animals on factory farms. The videos reveal the burning of horses’ ankles, the use of piglets to play catch and burning the beaks of young chicks. In an attempt to thwart further documentation, 12 legislatures have proposed or enacted bills that would make it illegal to tape animal abuse on factory farms. In spirit of these findings, the following is a compiled list of five reasons students should adopt a vegetarian diet.
Vegetarians live longer, healthier lives. An appropriate vegetarian diet consisting of vegetables, fruits and whole grains can help prevent cardiovascular disease, according to Harvard Health Publications. In a study consisting of 76,000 participants, vegetarians were 25 percent less likely to die of heart disease in comparison to non-vegetarians.
A vegetarian diet is environmentally friendly. The 2 billion tons of manure produced on factory farms each year is one of the country’s top 10 pollutants, the agency reports. This excludes methane gases produced by cows — a chemical directly linked to the greenhouse effect.
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A vegetarian diet helps counter the effects of aging. It’s a disturbing fact that many cosmetic companies that A vegetarian diet is humane. Each year, an estimated produce anti-wrinkle creams participate in animal expernine billion animals are gratuitously slaughtered due to the imentation. A vegetarian diet is full of vitamins and minlikings of our palates, according to the Humane Society of erals that can help skin maintain a natural, youthful glow the United States. As described earlier, the mistreatment without resulting to cosmetics. of animals on factory farms is morally reprehensible. In response, compassionate people everywhere are adopting a vegetarian diet in order to reduce the demand for meat. A vegetarian diet speaks volumes. This list illustrates the benefits of a vegetarian diet at both a personal and environmental level. It is important to recognize we too are an Vegetarians avoid noxious chemicals. 95 percent of animal dependent upon the web of nature and to act acpesticide residue in the American diet is found in meat, cordingly with this fact in mind. In short, our body reflects fish and dairy products, according to the Environmental our diet, and our diet reflects our morals. Protection Agency. Pesticides have a direct link to birth defects, nerve damage, cancer and other health problems. Nathan Cranford is a philosophy senior.
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Plan B is contraception, not the abortion pill Please stop calling Plan B One-Step an “abortion pill.” It is not an abortion pill. It is a form of contraception. There is an abortion pill, and Plan B is not it. The following is a comparison of the two medications:
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day of a woman’s last period.
It prevents the release of an egg from the ovary, but may also prevent fertilization, or attachment.
Blocks progesterone causing the lining of the uterus to break down. It requires a second medication, misoprostol, to empty the uterus. Austin McCroskie/the daily
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TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2013 The year ahead could bring about growth in your material hopes and expectations. Several advantageous opportunities could develop in unexpected quarters. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- To achieve some of your bigger objectives, you might have to do things in a circuitous way. Just be sure not to charge into walls, hoping they will crumble on impact. Eats flies. Dates a pig. Hollywood star.
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upon whom you can usually depend might let you down. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Be a good sport and pick up all the pieces after someone’s temper tantrum. This person needs to be consoled, not chastised. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- It’s rarely a good idea to get angry with someone just because he or she disagrees with you. It’s important to keep an open mind and a forgiving heart. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Guard against inclinations to suddenly change course, especially when your goal is within reach. A shift in direction will do nothing except take you off track. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- If you are not successful, it isn’t due to a lack of good ideas. Although your imagination is excellent, your implementation might not be.
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ith the release of “Kiss Each Other Clean” in 2010, Sam Beam of Iron & Wine seemed to have found and settled into his music niche. As Iron & Wine’s fourth album, “Kiss Each Other Clean” offered listeners all the calming folk-bliss Emma Hamblen of previous albums emmahamblen@ou.edu while weaving a weightier rock sound throughout the tapestry of the album’s tracks that, although subtle, made all the difference in the world. I thought Iron & Wine finally had arrived with its last album, but apparently Beam felt like his sound was still “far from home.” “Ghost On Ghost,” released today, maintains the soothing, muffled sounds of Iron & Wine’s previous albums, but replaces “Kiss Each Other Clean’s” rock vibes with an entirely different kind of flare: jazz. And quite frankly, I wasn’t impressed by Iron & Wine’s “new” sound on first listen. “Ghost On Ghost” lacks the gripping grit of “Kiss Each Other Clean’s” “Walking Far From Home” and “Rabbit Will Run,” and attempts to make up for it in incessant percussion — perhaps best described as a fast-paced tinny sound — that only seems to clash with the muted vocals and jazzy instrumentation. I had hoped Iron & Wine’s performance at OU on Saturday would win me over to its new sound. In one sense, I wasn’t disappointed. Beam stood on stage accompanied only by his glorious beard and acoustic guitar, wooing everyone present with a voice even more beautiful live than recorded. In this setting, new tunes like “Low Light Buddy Of Mine” and “Winter Prayers” were able to fully shine, free of additional sounds and thus allowing Beam’s untouched voice to be the focal point. In another sense, however, the Must Stay concert failed to persuade me. While it convinced me I love Iron & Wine just as much as ever, the new songs weren’t performed as they were recorded. And though I enjoyed them live, that’s not what I’m purchasing when I buy “Ghost On Ghost.” Not only does “Ghost On Ghost” lack the edginess of “Kiss Each Other Clean,” but it also fails to highlight the singer-songwriter elements at the heart of older songs such as “The Trapeze
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Swinger” (Around The Well, 2009) and “Flightless Bird, American Mouth” (The Shepherd’s Dog, 2007). That being said, I think the album is worth listening to. Tracks like “Grass Widows,” “Sundown (Back In Briars)” and “Winter Prayers” — in other words, the middle portion of the album — softened the blow of the new jazz elements that were so jarring when listening to the first few songs. And if the idea of Iron & Wine laced with jazz appeals to you, then you should definitely get the album. Perhaps even I would have enjoyed the new sound had I been expecting it. Emma Hamblen is a professional writing sophomore.
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We mustache you to read this
Student teams up with WLT, WOC to host writing contest
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Graham Dudley graham.dudley4@gmail.com
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was looking around online last week when I stumbled across a curious piece of headgear. Generally speaking, the hats of anonymous minor league baseball teams don’t do much for me, but the Lexington Legends were different: their cap logo was a mustache. I wanted it right away. The obvious question of course was why. What was it about this green, mustachioed cap that screamed ultra-hip and desirable? I decided to do a quick survey. “Lars,” I said, turning to my roommate, “do you have any clothes with a mustache on them?” He gave me a strange look and shook his head. So ended my survey. If not for his judgmental glance, I might have mentioned I myself had mustache-patterned socks sitting in my drawer at that very moment. And though Lars wasn’t on board, a quick online search told me I wasn’t the only guilty party in the mustache fad.
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I found bandages, nail polish, pillows, coffee mugs, posters, buttons, books, bikini bottoms, iPhone cases and lots and lots of t-shirts, all extolling the virtues of a hairy upper lip. For men and women, babies and bros alike, the mustache was everywhere. I found slogans on t-shirts that read, ‘I mustache you a question but I’ll shave it for later,’ and ‘My other face has a mustache.’ Perhaps my favorite was ‘With great moustache comes great responsibility.’ Where did all this mustache come from? Turns out the trend is a few years old but hasn’t lost steam since its origins in hipster culture.
Originally meant as an ironic statement about manliness and beauty, the mustache has become a versatile symbol that can mean as much or as little as the wearer intends. While only the truly retro chic can wear an actual mustache these days, often styling it to evoke the flamboyant Salvador Dali, the clothes-stache is an easy way to pay homage to the classic look without actually committing to it. It’s been a century since the mustache was an accepted part of every
man’s facial palette. The last president with a mustache was William Howard Taft; politicians since then have avoided facial hair in an effort to appear more trustworthy. Since then, the mustache has belonged only to the brave, the initiated and the rebellious — until now. We’ll call it the commercialization of the mustache, or the mustache for the masses. For many, I suspect the mustache renaissance is an assertion of manliness, an attempt to remind the ladies that while we may not have testosterone spewing forth from our faces, we can still change a flat, win a fight and sweep them off their feet. Perhaps the female attraction to the trend means they’re looking for a man who can do just that. It also could mean, however, that the woman feels capable of handling all that herself. More than ‘wearing the pants’ at home or in the office, the woman is trying to wear the mustache too. It’s a statement about the gender gap in income, domestic abuse, gender roles and social norms. Or I could be over-analyzing. I feel very sporting and dashing every time I wear my special mustachioed socks. Do I really need another reason? Graham Dudley is a University College freshman.
Submissions for writing contest can include any type of human rights issue BRIANA HALL
Life & Arts Reporter
One student, along with the help of World Literature Today and Women’s Outreach Center, is hosting a literature contest that focuses on civil rights and social justices. Shaina Thomas, an African/African-American studies and sociology senior, is hosting the contest for one of her class projects, she said. Submissions can include poetry, essays, speeches, the abstracts of research papers and short stories, Thomas said. While she has five submissions right now, Thomas decided to extend the deadline to Thursday, she said. “I felt like the deadline was too close,” Thomas said. “It was a week right after spring break and what I did was extend it and make it a little more specific to the topics we’ve learned in class.” While submissions can include any type of human rights issue, including but not limited to race and ethnicity, women’s conflicts, GLBTQ and gender issues, she believes the African/African-American studies program at OU was a driving factor in her choice to hold the contest, Thomas said. All submitters will have the opportunity to perform their works at 5 p.m. Friday at the Henderson Tolson Cultural Center, as well as receive a booklet of their collective works, Thomas said. Second and third place winners will receive a certificate, writer’s packet and a copy of the latest World Literature Today issue. First place winners will receive a personalized plaque and a year’s subscription to World Literature Today, in addition to the other prizes, Thomas said. Briana Hall, briana_hall@ou.edu
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Sooners return to their happy place OUto play doubleheader to make up cancelled game
PLAYER PROFILE Hector Lorenzana
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After dropping two-ofthree against Baylor to mark the team’s first series loss in conference play this season, the No. 11 Oklahoma baseball team looks to bounce back against Arkansas-Little Rock in a double-header starting at 3 today at L. Dale Mitchell Park. The Sooners (28-8, 8-4 Big 12) are playing a double-header because they needed to replace the rained out game against Oklahoma State on April 2 to complete their 56-game schedule. OU and the Trojans’ already had a single game scheduled for today, so the two teams decided to add a second game to today’s slate. “ We’ re a b l e t o p l ay Arkansas-Little Rock to try to stay with a (Division-I) schedule,” coach Sunny Golloway said. “So being able to find a game is helpful so we can play our true 56game schedule against D-I competition.” OU will be playing its first home series this month and first midweek game in three weeks, and it comes back to a place it has been successful at in 2013. The Sooners have a 20-2 home record this season while outscoring their opponents 149-72 in those 22 games. Their only two losses at home came against Pepperdine, 7-2, on March 1 and Kansas, 10-8, on March 30.
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Position: Second base Statistics: .275 batting average, one home run, 18 RBIs, .987 fielding percentage
In OU’s 20 wins at L. Dale Mitchell Park — a place that usually gets the strong Oklahoma wind blowing out toward left field — the pitching staff has held opponents to less than four runs 14 times while accumulating two shutouts. Also, the Sooners have had six of their seven walk-off victories within their friendly home confines. And OU will be playing a team it has been successful against the last few seasons. Since 2009, the Sooners have a 5-1 record while outscoring Arkansas-Little Rock 54-30. But the last time these two teams met — in 2011 — the Trojans got the best of Golloway’s club with a 7-0 win to end OU’s 16game win streak to start the season. After that loss — when the Sooners were the second-ranked team in the nation — they went on to go 25-18 with an early exit from that year’s postseason. Like that 2011 series, Arkansas-Little Rock enters this double-header with a sub-.500 record — it has a
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16-18 record — and has lost four of its last five games. Game two of the double-header is slated for 6:30 p.m., but the game will start 30 minutes following game one’s conclusion. Following this series, the Sooners will play the first of their final two weekend series at L. Dale Mitchell Park this season with a threegame set against the sixwin New Orleans Privateers starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Jono Greco jonogreco13@gmail.com
AT A GLANCE Possible starting pitchers Freshman right-handed pitcher Corey Copping
Junior left-handed pitcher Ethan Carnes
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Seven appearances, one start, 1-1 record, 5.02 ERA, 11 strikeouts, four walks, .316 opponents’ batting average
Overton earns second Pitcher of Week award Junior pitcher Dillon Overton was named the Big 12’s Pitcher of the Week on Monday following Saturday’s performance against Baylor in Waco. This is the second time the lefty captain has been honored with the Dillon award. Overton He last earned the award Feb. 18 after allowing one unearned run on two hits while striking out seven batters over seven innings in the season opener against Hoftstra. Overton threw eight innings of six-hit ball while allowing one run in Saturday’s victory, improving his season record to 7-2. His seven wins is the most of any Big 12 pitcher in 2013. He struck out eight batters and walked two Bears to help improve OU to 8-4 in conference play. This is the fifth time an OU pitcher has earned this award this season. Junior pitcher Jonathan Gray has been named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week three times, the last time coming April 1 after his third straight nine-inning, 12-strikeout perfromance. Overton will make his next start against New Orleans at 2 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Staff Reports
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