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Service would increase yearly housing costs by $45 per student ATIBA WILLIAMS campus reporter OU administration is considering adding to the housing fees students pay to live in the residence halls to incorporate a no-cost laundry service, so students won’t have to pay to do laundry on campus. OU’s Housing and Food Services officials would like to provide a no-cost laundry option to improve the ease and convenience of living on campus, said Dave Annis, director of OU Housing and Food. However, not charging students every time they use the laundry machines would require the university to increase the yearly cost of housing by about $45 per person, Annis said. Right now, the laundry service centers at residence halls on campus are run through an outside contract with ASI Campus Laundry Solutions, Annis said. see LAUNDRY pAGe 3
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the Operation board game, which was made to look like an archaeological site. Students could dig for artiBEN HALL & AJINUR SETIWALDI facts in the spirit of OU’s officampus reporters cial digs at sites around Israel OU Hillel held an Israel every summer, Goss said. Block Party celebrating While running the cotton Jewish culture and commu- candy booth, letters sophonity amid the impending more Molly Oberstein Allen inclement weather from 11 said she enjoys the welcoma.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday. ing, communal aspect of OU Concerns Hillel events “It’s a good about midday and is active rain prompt- opportunity for w i t h i n t h e ed the organiorganization. zation to move students to mix, “It’s a good the party from and people often o p p o r t u n i t y the South Oval students to bring their non- for to its building at mix, and peoBoyd Street and Jewish friends.” ple often bring Elm Avenue, but their non-Jewmolly oBerstein Allen, the party wasn’t ish friends. letters soPhomore dampened, said I come with e v e n t c h a i rmy boyfriend woman Debra Goss, educa- sometimes,” Oberstein Allen tion junior. said. The block party-style event The block party’s more featured booths including a traditional booths were balHebrew word search chal- anced by an informational lenge, a trivia game orga- booth with pamphlets and nized by the campus Jewish fliers about the country of fraternity, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Israel, its culture, heritage in which winners could pie and complicated relationfraternity members in the ship with the U.S. face. History senior Scott Cash, Other entertainment in- who is focusing his studies cluded an altered version of on the history of the Middle
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East, said he stays up-to-date on the politics of the region and also enjoys taking part in Middle Eastern campus events with his friends. OU Hillel offers programming to engage and empower Jewish students on campus, helping them discover their Jewish identities, said executive director Suzy Sostrin-Rainer. “We are actively seeking
different ways to engage students on their own terms and provide them with Jewish opportunities that are meaningful and appealing to them,” Sostrin-Rainer said. “OU Hillel is very neat because you have students who have all different types of backgrounds,” SostrinRainer said. “You have some students who are just learning and exploring Judaism for
the first time, and you have students who grew up going to Jewish summer camp and were very immersed in a Jewish community.” Despite their different backgrounds, the Jewish student community is close knit, Hillel president Rebekah Martin said. Most of the Jewish students know one another and are active in the see HILLEL pAGe 3
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A Prince George’s County, Md. firefighter dressed in a protective suit walks out of a government mail screening facility in Hyattsville, Md., on Wednesday. Police swept across the U.S. Capitol complex to chase a flurry of reports of suspicious packages and envelopes Wednesday after preliminary tests indicated poisonous ricin in two letters sent to President Barack Obama and a Mississippi senator.
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OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man was arrested Wednesday, accused of sending letters to President Barack Obama and a senator that tested positive for poisonous ricin and set the nation’s capital on edge a day after the Boston Marathon bombings. Paul Kevin Curtis, 45, was arrested at 5:15 p.m. at his apartment in Corinth, near the Tennessee state line about 100 miles east of Memphis, said FBI Special Agent in Charge Daniel McMullen. It wasn’t immediately known where he was being held. Authorities still waited for definitive tests on the letters to Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. Preliminary field tests can often show false positives for ricin. The letters were intercepted before reaching the White House or Senate. Ricin is derived from the castor plant that makes castor oil. There is no antidote and it is at its deadliest when inhaled. An FBI intelligence bulletin obtained by The Associated Press said the two letters were postmarked Memphis, Tenn. Both letters said: “To see a wrong and not expose it, is to become a silent partner to its continuance.” Both were signed, “I am KC and I approve this message.”
As authorities scurried to investi- the countr y following Monday’s gate three questionable packages dis- bombings at the Boston Marathon covered in Senate office buildings, re- that killed three people and injured ports of suspicious items also came in more than 170. The FBI said there was from at least three senators’ offices in no indication of a connection between their home states. the letters and the bombing. The letSen. Carl Levin said a staff member ters to Obama and Wicker were postat his Saginaw, Mich., office would marked April 8, before the marathon. spend the night in a hospital as a preO b a m a’s p re s s s e c re t a r y , Jay caution after discoverCarney, said mail sent ing a suspicious letter. “Over the course to the White House is The staff member had of years we’ve had screened at a remote site no symptoms, Levin said the safety of the resome situations for in a statement. He excipients and the general pected to learn prelim- where there have public. He declined to inary results of tests on been ricin scares.” comment on the signifithe letter by Thursday. cance of the preliminary Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., ricin result, referring Patrick Donahoe, Postmaster General said suspicious letters at questions to the FBI. his Phoenix office had Capitol Police swiftly been cleared with nothing danger- ramped up security, and lawmakers ous found. A package at Sen. John and staff were cautioned away from Cornyn’s Dallas-area office also was some parts of the Hill complex. After declared harmless. hours of jangled nerves, officials sigAll three packages in the Capitol naled it was safe to move throughout complex turned out to be safe, Capitol the area and people settled back to police spokeswoman Makema Turner normal, if watchful, activity. said late Wednesday. At a House hearing, Postmaster Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Terrance General Patrick Donahoe noted there Gainer said that an individual who was had been ricin alerts since the notoresponsible for the suspicious packag- rious 2001 anthrax mailings and proes in the Hart and Russell Senate office cedures are in place to protect postbuildings on Tuesday was detained al employees and help track down and released on Wednesday. The culprits. packages were not hazardous. “Over the course of years we’ve had Gainer said the man was “not par- some situations where there have ticularly harmful, although terribly been ricin scares,” Donahoe said. disruptive.” “Until this date, there’s never been All the activity came as tensions any actually proved that have gone were high in Washington and across through the system.”
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Ru n n i ng t h e l au n d r y through this outside source is a way to provide the service to students and not have the university up-front the cost of the laundry machines, he said. Despite the contract coming from an outside source, the university controls the cost of laundry service, Annis said. Currently, the price is $1.25 per load. Last year, the laundry service had a net profit of over $100,000, according to requested documents. Th e cu r re nt c o nt ra c t pays revenue back to OU’s Housing and Food, which then uses the money to improve and maintain housing, Annis said. Despite the availability of laundry services on campus, many students take their laundry elsewhere. Josh Morgheim, University College freshman and Walker Center resident, said his girlfriend takes his laundry home with her to Edmond, Okla. and does it there. Another student, Adrian Johnson, a history junior living in one of the upperclassmen residence halls, said he’d rather take his laundry to his cousin’s house or to his home in Dallas than do it in the residence halls. Students must pay for the
OU’s Society of Professional Journalists will hold a First Amendment Free Food Fair to raise awareness and teach students about the First Amendment and continue the fight for a free press from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today in the Gaylord Hall’s Hall of Fame room. At the fair, students symbolically will sign away their First Amendment rights in exchange for a free lunch, according to the Society of Professional Journalists’ website. “The First Amendment is so important, and I think a lot of students couldn’t even name the first five freedoms granted to us by the amendment,” said Judy Gibbs Robinson, the faculty adviser of OU’s Society of Professional Journalists and The Oklahoma Daily. “The takeaway for students should be a renewed awareness, respect and a feeling of gratitude for not just our Constitution, but also the First Amendment specifically and those five very important rights: freedom of speech, press, religion, petition and assembly.” While students wait for the food they’ll receive in exchange for their First Amendment rights, a “goon squad” will ban all talking in line because there’s no freedom of speech, according to the website. Students won’t be allowed to sit together because they have no right to peaceably assemble, and if they don’t like their food, they are pointed to an empty complaint table because they have no right to petition for the redress of grievances. All the while, student prayer circles will be prohibited because students have no freedom of religion. “Hopefully the students who attend the fair remember these rights and become advocates for the First Amendment in the future,” Robinson said. Haley Davis Campus Reporter
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group. “I can probably name and pick out in the street at least 100 to 150 of us,” Martin said. OU Hillel is not a membership program, Sostrin-Rainer said. “It’s programming for Jewish students, but everybody is welcome,” SostrinRainer said. The organization is a home away from home for many Jewish students, SostrinRainer said. While it has two full-time and one part-time staff member, its student board ultimately makes decisions about programming. “We are a student-empowered group; the students really lead where we go,” SostrinRainer said. Martin said Hillel is a place where students can be Jewish on a campus that doesn’t Tony Ragle/The Daily have very much Jewish representation. Martin, a biolo- Sam Peyton, Political Science Senior, hands Mary Gomarteli, Bio Chemistry Sophomore, a pamphlet gy senior, has been a mem- on OU Hillel. ber of Hillel since her freshman year at OU. Hillel hosts programs “We talk about hot Jewish to have something to do was an amazing experience like Shabbats, religious and topics over hot w ings,” Friday,” Martin said. for me to see that many Jews cultural discussions, High Sostrin-Rainer said. Students have opportu- together in one country in a Holiday celebrations and Each week OU Hillel or a nities outside of campus unified body.” other events student holds too, Martin said. Each year This week Hillel is celethat bring S a b b a t h o n Hillel sends Jewish students brating Israel’s 65th birthday, “We talk about Jewish people Friday night, to Israel for free through Sostrin-Rainer said. In addion campus to- hot Jewish topics Martin said. the Taglit Birthright Israel tion to the Block Party, Martin gether to celwill hold an Israel Sabbath at over hot wings.” A n y w h e r e program. ebrate their from 15 to 50 Martin went to Israel in her house on Friday. Suzy Sostrin-Rainer, culture and restudents get 2011 through the program, OU Hillel executive ligion, Martin together at the visiting Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, director and Sostrinb u i l d i n g o r the Dead Sea and other sites, Rainer said. at someone’s she said. The organization also works house to eat and pray for “It was an experience I am with other student organiza- Sabbath. so glad I was able to have,” tions to serve the community “It’s an opportunity to see Martin said. “I’ve grown up through volunteer and fund- your friends once a week, in Oklahoma where I was alraising efforts. to be Jewish once a week… ways the minority religion. It One of the programs, “Wings and Wisdom” brings together students to discuss issues facing this generation, like interfaith dating, tattoos and food, Martin said.
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“It didn’t seem very smart to me to pay for laundry in the residence halls when I could do it with friends for free in the apartments,” said Michael Maple, University College freshman. The Traditions Square apartments contain washers and dryers that are maintained by the university, Annis said. OU ’s Housing Center Student Association members have looked into including laundry in housing fees before, said Allie Kallmann,
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laundry using Sooner Sense, a point system similar to a meal plan that can be purchased and used at campus restaurants and other establishments. “The Sooner Sense system was very confusing,” Johnson said. “My [resident adviser] didn’t explain it to me, and it just seemed like a rip-off.” Other students circumvent the system by taking their laundry to their friends who live in the university-owned and operated Traditions Square apartments.
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An OU organization is opting for Red Shirt Fridays, a national movement to promote military involvement in which people wear red shirts that say, “Support Our Troops” every Friday on campus. The movement has been happening on campus for about a month and a half and is organized by OU’s Silver Wings chapter. Silver Wings, which is made up of both Air Force ROTC cadets and civilians, is a national organization that promotes leadership through community service and education about national defense, according to the Silver Wings national website. “Our goal is to make a military-friendly and military-aware society. The soldiers sacrifice so much, and we want to do our small part to show that we care and support them,” said Jeremy Penry, a cadet in OU’s Air Force ROTC detachment and Silver Wings president. Students are encouraged to participate by selling the shirts as a fundraiser. From every shirt purchased, $3 goes directly to the Wounded Warrior Project, he said. “I want students to help make Red Shirt Fridays a campus-wide movement, even if they choose to wear their own shirts,” he said. The Wounded Warrior Project is an initiative to raise awareness and provide services to help injured service members, according to the Wounded Warrior Project website. For more information about how to purchase a shirt, contact Jeremy Penry at jeremy.d.penry-1@ou.edu.
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according to the 2012 Employment Outcomes Report. Oklahoma City’s water supply is adequate for If you thought Norman’s water shortage was a the next 50 years, according to the Oklahoma City topic to discuss only within the context of local utilities website. The city gets raw water — unelections, you were wrong. treated water from lakes and rivers — from the Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear ar- North Canadian River northwest of Oklahoma guments in a water dispute between Oklahoma City and the Atoka and and Texas, determining the fate of Oklahoma’s McGee Creek reservoirs in share of water from the Red River. The Tarrant southeastern Oklahoma that Regional Water District in Fort Worth, Texas are in Indian Territory. claims the 1980 Red River Compact authorizes the What’s more, aging water city to draw water from within Oklahoma. systems across the state need Additionally, the Chickasaw and Choctaw repairs and upgrades totaling tribes filed a lawsuit August 2011 to prevent the an estimated $43 billion over Oklahoma Water Resources Board from selling the next 50 years, accordcity water from Sardis Lake — a body of water ing to the Oklahoma Water within Indian Territory. Resources Board. Repairing Months later, the tribes filed a claim to control Oklahoma’s 1,600 separate the pipeline that feeds water from Lake Atoka into water systems will come at Oklahoma City. a high cost. State and federLong term plans call for real grants, low-interest loans The Our View constructing and consolidating and consolidation processes is the majority infrastructure, but in the meanthat will merge two or more opinion of time, Normanites can conserve. water systems into one will The Daily’s Because residential customers help ease the cost to rate paynine-member ers. Each water resource in editorial board consume the majority of the water produced in Norman, the Norman will require infrastructures such as pipeOU community — roughly 36,000 lines, pumps or treatment facilities for transporemployees and students — has the potential to tation, treatment and production, according to a change its habits to change the city. Norman Strategic Water Supply Plan. Oklahoma’s water issues are important because Norman gets its water from Lake Thunderbird, many OU students will call Oklahoma home even a reservoir in Norman constructed in the 1960s after graduation. About 89 percent of Oklahoma to provide municipal water to Del City, Midwest residents who earned bachelor’s degrees in 2008- City and Norman. Though Lake Thunderbird has 2009 were employed in Oklahoma one year later, risen considerably in the past two months, it is not help conserve Norman’s water resources.
enough. Because Norman’s population is expected to grow from about 113,000 people in 2011 to about 158,000 people by 2040, available water must grow with the population. Whether you will build your career and start a family in Oklahoma or leave the university for the next generation of college students, Oklahoma deserves your attention, vote and voice. Mayor Cindy Rosenthal understands water is an important issue in Norman. She has championed energy efficiency and water conservation in the past, but now is no time to become disengaged. Attend local meetings that address water issues and speak up about the water quality and quantity. Though Norman will need additional water for the future, residents can conserve by only running clothes washers when they are full, taking brief showers and opening PHOTO PROVIDED faucets half to three-quarters of the way to minimize water use, according to the City of Norman’s Water Conservation Plan. Instead of relying on multimillion dollar ventures funded by grants and loans, let’s reduce our need first. It is vital for the OU community to invest in the state now, so we can live comfortably later.
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OPINION COLUMNIST uring the few weeks prior to tax day, those of us who work and earn a salary are busy filing our taxes and crossing our fingers we get a large refund back from the government. Although the government Alex Niblett assures us our tax money is alexandra.g.niblett@ou.edu contributing to beneficial expenditures, I’d argue some of these things are unnecessary, and quite frankly, just plain ridiculous. On April 15, many people took to Twitter to tweet how they feel about paying taxes. The catchy hashtag #proudtopay began trending. Some people expressed their dissatisfaction with paying taxes in a flow of heavy sarcasm, while others tweeted more supportive, patriotic opinions. Let’s take a look at a few areas where our tax money was previously used:
1. Pottery In his 2012 “Waste Book” report, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., brought attention to Washington’s irrational spending with our tax money, including Moroccan pottery classes for $27 million. This $27 million project was created by the U.S. Agency for International Development to improve the economic competitiveness of Morocco. The goal was to teach Moroccans how to create and design pottery to sell in domestic and international markets. Just the thought of government funds of that enormity going towards pottery is a little baffling.
2. Trolley Our government is using our tax money to fund the recreation of an old-fashioned style trolley system in St. Louis, Mo. The city is receiving more than $25 million in federal funds for this project, according to the St. Louis PostDispatch. If you’re wondering how this trolley system will benefit you, it most likely won’t. The lengthy 2.2-mile trolley line will take citizens from the Missouri History Museum to the University City Library. I’m all about preserving history, but for $25 million? With that much money, everyone could get a new bike or car to travel the extensive 2.2 miles.
3. Foreign Aid Our government sends millions of dollars in foreign aid to other countries when we already are in massive debt. A total of $1.4 billion was dispersed to other countries, according to a report regarding the government’s foreign aid spending in 2010 from the Congressional Research Service. The U.S. gave Mexico an estimated $316.7 million, while India received $126.6 million, Russia $71.5 million and China $27.2 million, according to an article by Daily.co.uk. I understand the importance of aiding other countries, but we can’t neglect the fact that our national debt is currently exceeding $16 trillion.
4. Sesame Street, Pakistan Edition The U.S. federal government is a big fan of Sesame Street. So much they decided to remake the show — in Pakistan. The show, know as “SimSim Humara” has many different characters, but don’t worry, your facvorite red monster is still there. The total cost to remake the series in Pakistan? $10 million.
5. Pancakes Anacostia Economic Development received federal funding to build an International House of Pancakes. Where you ask? Wahington D.C. I love pancakes as much as anyone, but taxpayers houldn’t have to pay $765,828 to put one in my backyard. At least our government doesn’t put all of our tax money toward insensible projects or categories. For example, in 2012, $42 billion in federal funds were spent on the environment, according to the Concord Coalition federal budget pie chart. For obvious reasons, it’s important that a portion of our tax money helps fund the preservations of natural parks, the availability of clean water, etc. There are some government projects that do make sense, while other investments and grants from federal funding are just outlandish. I can’t confidently say our tax money is being properly distributed. So how do you feel about paying taxes and leaving the decision of the distribution of your tax money in the hands of the government? Tweet #proudtopay to share your thoughts.
Some twitter users are happy their tax money goes for causes like police, fire and rescue. Other users are upset by the waste in government. Both groups are tweeting #proudtopay to express their gratitude or frustration. Here are some of their thoughts:
#Frustrated @aheram I am #ProudToPay for police brutality and their paid leaves when they kill yet another brown person. @cofiscalpolicy Is everyone equally #proudtopay? Do we all pay our fair share? Not always. @blufish303 Senate blocks Buffet rule which would have let millionaires be #proudtopay at least as much as middle class folks. @WarTaxResister I am proud that I’m not proud to pay taxes. Why should I be proud of paying for wars, cronyism, surveillance? #ProudtoPay @BlameThe1st I am #ProudToPay my taxes because I am too stupid to spend my own money, so I need politicians to spend it for me! #taxes #libertarian
#Grateful @TogetherOK We’re proud to pay for public schools, stable infrastructure, and safe communities for OK’s future. #ProudToPay @TXsharon Patriots Pay Taxes. #ProudToPay @CCOeva We choose how we feel about taxes. I’m #ProudToPay because taxes are a downpayment on the common good. Complain or Contribute, your choice. @FRESCGoodJobs Tonight taxes paid for snow plows in Denver and first responders in Boston. So thankful. #ProudToPay @DL44Blaster I’m #proudtopay those first responders today.
Alex Niblett is a journalism junior. The Oklahoma Daily is a public forum, the University of Oklahoma’s independent student voice and an entirely student-run publication.
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Community After School Program is accepting applications through April 19th for site directors for our after school programs. Must be 21 years of age and have one year of group child care experience. Starting pay is $9.00 per hour. Work schedule is Monday-Friday, 2:306:00. Responsibilities include managing assigned school age children, supervising program teachers and volunteers, and ensuring that the program is fun, educational and safe for the children we serve. Applications can be found at www.caspinc.org or 1023 N. Flood Avenue.
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THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013 You are likely to be a participant in some rather extraordinary developments in the coming months, most of which you will find to be intriguing. Many new doors will be opened for you. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- When in a discussion with another, you might suddenly have an ingenious flash of inspiration. If this happens, do not treat it lightly. Eats flies. Dates a pig. Hollywood star.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Someone whom you’d like to know better is also eager to learn more about you. You just might get an opportunity to develop things further. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Although unexpected success is likely to come through an unusual chain of events, this doesn’t mean that you should leave important things to chance. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- You’re in an interesting cycle where friendships are concerned, and some intriguing people could soon enter your life. Be sure to be open-minded and receptive. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- A well-intentioned, dependable friend could have an interesting proposition. It could produce copious benefits for both of you.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- This is one of those unusual days when some peripheral benefits could be more impressive than you’d hoped, and even better than your initial investment. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -Spontaneous events will likely turn out to be the most fun. Be sure your schedule isn’t overly structured so that you can go along with the flow of things. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Improvements in your material circumstances should begin soon. If you’ve been involved in something unprofitable, you might be able to improve the outlook. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Good news could be delivered via a strange pipeline. It could pertain to something either social or romantic, and will be quite interesting. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Your financial trends may be going back and forth. Because it’s likely to be one of your more favorable days, make it meaningful.
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ACROSS 1 Prepared to hear “The Star-Spangled Banner� 6 Los Angeles haze 10 Timeline divisions 14 Bird for dinner 15 Table sport 16 Four-time Super Bowlwinning coach Chuck 17 One thing “y� can be 20 Unpleasantly grating 21 Low-heeled, wingtip shoe 22 “___ you with me?� 24 Teamster’s truck 27 Court hearings 28 “In God We Trust� is one 31 Watermelon discards 33 Put in position, as a broken bone 34 Dress-code concern 36 Countermands a deletion 38 One thing “I� can be 42 Feel in one’s bones 43 Charitable Mother 45 Candied tuber 48 Water nymph, in
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PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- The power of your personality is much higher than you may realize. You’re making a good impression on others, and this will be reflected in your popularity.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- A colleague is as eager as you are to firm up a partnership arrangement. However, both parties need assurance that it’ll be fair and equitable.
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Kappa Alpha Psi’s Miss Krimson & Kreme Pageant will be held at 7:30 tonight at Reagan Elementary School.
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t’s never too early to start preparing for the Fourth of July, and American flag shorts are the perfect addition to any outfit. When I first started these, I wasn’t expecting them to turn out so well — like my many other Pinterest experiments — but I was pleasantly surprised. What you’ll need: • jean shorts • red and blue fabric spray paint ($6.99 a bottle) • electrical tape • medium-sized star-shaped stickers ($2.99 at Hobby Lobby) • newspaper/something to cover up in case of overspray
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I used some old jeans and cut them off, but any jean shorts will do. I suggest a lighter wash because the color shows up on them much better. Take the shorts and cover the right half with tape and newspaper. Just make sure nothing is showing where you don’t want paint. I put some newspaper in the pocket to make sure the pocket inside wouldn’t get painted.
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Take your star stickers and place them in alternating rows down the left side. Make sure to press hard so the paint doesn’t get behind the sticker.
Take the electrical tape and make columns. It doesn’t matter which side you start with first because it will all look good.
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Spray the blue paint! Remember to spray over the entire area. I’ve found if you hold the bottle too close to the shorts it comes out unevenly. It may take a few tries, but cover the entire area in blue.
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Spray the red paint! Remember my notes in step three and cover the entire area in red. Wait for everything to dry, then remove your newspaper, tape and star stickers. Voila, finished!
Jessica Murphy is a public relations sophomore.
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Test drive library discovery platforms for a chance to win an iPad mini!
The University Libraries will host “test drive” sessions of library discovery platforms in the Oklahoma Memorial Union from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on April 8th, 10th, 16th, and 18th. Users who complete a “test drive” session will be entered to win an iPad mini.
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Norman escapes tornado as storm, flooding strikes
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Left: Torrential rain falls in front on the South Oval on Wednesday night. A tornado warning, heavy to light rain, thunder and lighting strike Norman. Sirens went off around nine thirty in the evening. Rain and heavy winds continued throughout the night continuing into the morning. Austin Mccroskie/The Daily
Right: A lightning strike was visible outside Walker Center during the thunderstorms Wednesday night.
Students dispute moral issues of abortion
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Above: Russell Hunter helped hold up signs after the wind blew them down. He provided his views against abortion for students walking by. Below: Danielle Williams, public relations senior, and Eric Delao, member of “Survivors of the Abortion Holocaust”, dispue the moral issues of abortion. Williams was handing out flyers with information on her stance alongside Delao stating, “I’m not with them”.
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Dillon Phillips, sports editor Kedric Kitchens, assistant editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports
BEST IN THE WEST Thunder heads into playoffs with home court advantage ZACH STORY
Sports Reporter
With the top seed in the Western Conference already secured, the Oklahoma City Thunder lost in its regular-season finale against the Milwaukee Bucks, 95-89, Wednesday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Oklahoma City rested most of its starters with Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka and Thabo Sefolosha seeing limited minutes, while Kevin Martin, Kevin Durant and Kendrick Perkins did not play at all. Reggie Jackson, Perr y Jones and Jeremy Lamb saw major minutes in the starters’ absence, but it was not enough to defeat a young Milwaukee team who also was resting its starters.
OKC now looks forward to the playoffs, where it is the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and poised to make another run at the Finals. The Thunder finished with its best record in franchise history along with finishing as the top seed in the Western Conference for the first time. Kevin Durant, despite relinquishing the scoring title to Carmelo Anthony, had his best overall season since coming into the league. Durant finished the season with 28.1 points per game, 7.9 rebounds and 4.6 assists. What made this season better for Durant than any other was his ability to spread the ball as well as his overall efficiency. Durant shot a career-best 51 percent from the field and dished out a career-high 4.6 assists per game. Durant wasn’t the only member of the Thunder to
have his best season yet, as fourth-year forward Serge Ibaka had career-high averages in points (13.3) and rebounds (7.8) during the 2012-2013 campaign. Ibaka was without a doubt the Thunder’s most valuable player on the defensive end, and OKC will continue to rely on him heavily come playoff time. The X-factor for Oklahoma City come playoff time will be All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook. Westbrook has a history of being unable to perform in the clutch come playoff time, most noticeably in the 2011 Western Conference Finals. Westrbrook has had a very strong season as he certainly has made a case for a spot on the All-NBA First Team. It also will be interesting to see how the Thunder play this postseason without former sixth man James
Harden. OKC as a franchise has never played a playoff game without Harden, who had a knack for stepping up when either Durant and/ or Westbrook went cold. OKC’s new sixth man Kevin Martin certainly has some big shoes to fill, as he will be playing in his second-ever postseason and first since 2006. As the Thunder knows, anything short of a championship will be labeled unsuccessful. This team has set some extremely high standards for themselves and rightfully so after last season’s run to the NBA Finals. The stage is set, and as of press time, the Thunder will face either the Rockets or the Lakers in the first round.
Zach Story zacharycstory@yahoo.com
April 18-21
Thursday, April 18 Intramural Spring Golf Entries | 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the front desk, Huston Huffman Fitness Center. Individual stroke play $32 per player at Westwood Golf & Country Club. Entries are first come, first serve and the event date is April 26th. Guest lecture: Martha Bayles | 7 p.m. in the Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium, Fred Jones Junior Museum of Art. During the Cold War, America used painting, jazz and the other arts to push back against the Soviet “cultural offensive.” Today, Hollywood movies, TV shows and pop music are the United States’ de facto ambassador to the world. Is this a good thing? Martha Bayles explores this question in a lecture based on her new book. OU Lab Theatre’s In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) | 8 p.m. in Old Science Hall. Rated R. The subject matter is primed for audience titillation, yet the play has a bracing innocence about it. Rather than being just about sex and stimulation, the play delves into the far richer and dangerous territory of intimacy and emotional bonds with a frankness and honesty. For more information, contact the Fine Arts Box Office (405) 325-4101.
Friday, April 19 OU Baseball vs. New Orleans| 6:30 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Hawaiian Night. 1000 FREE Leis. FREE admission for OU students with a valid OU Student I.D.! For more information, go to soonersports.com. FREE Movie: “Django Unchained” | 7 & 11 p.m. in Meacham Auditorium. Come and enjoy this FREE showing of this Academy award-winning film. Brought to you by the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council. OU Lab Theatre’s In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) | 8 p.m. in Old Science Hall. Rated R. The subject matter is primed for audience titillation, yet the play has a bracing innocence about it. Rather than being just about sex and stimulation, the play delves into the far richer and dangerous territory of intimacy and emotional bonds with a frankness and honesty. For more information, contact the Fine Arts Box Office (405) 325-4101.
Saturday, April 20 OU Baseball vs. New Orleans| 2:00 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Military Appreciation Day. 500 FREE custom Top of the World military inspired hats. FREE popcorn with military I.D. FREE admission for OU students with a valid OU Student I.D.! For more information, go to soonersports.com.
Saturday, April 20 Continued. Sutton Concert Series: President’s Concert | 8 p.m. in Sharp Music Hall, Catlett Music Center. This event begins the celebration of the President’s Arts Week. The OU Symphony Orchestra, directed by Jonathan Shames, will perform a series of orchestral delights including Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9. For more information, contact the Fine Arts Box Office (405) 325-4101. OU Lab Theatre’s In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) | 8 p.m. in Old Science Hall. Rated R. The subject matter is primed for audience titillation, yet the play has a bracing innocence about it. Rather than being just about sex and stimulation, the play delves into the far richer and dangerous territory of intimacy and emotional bonds with a frankness and honesty. For more information, contact the Fine Arts Box Office (405) 325-4101.
Sunday, April 21 Opening of the National Weather Center Biennale | All Day at the National Weather Center. The National Weather Center Biennale is the first exhibition of its kind: an international juried exhibition featuring art about weather and the role it plays in shaping our lives. OU Baseball vs. New Orleans| 1:00 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. FREE admission for OU students with a valid OU Student I.D.! For more information, go to soonersports.com. OU Men’s Tennis vs. Oklahoma State| 1:00 p.m. at Headington Family Tennis Center. BEDLAM! FREE admission for all fans! For more information, go to soonersports.com. OU Lab Theatre’s In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) | 3 p.m. in Old Science Hall. Rated R. The subject matter is primed for audience titillation, yet the play has a bracing innocence about it. Rather than being just about sex and stimulation, the play delves into the far richer and dangerous territory of intimacy and emotional bonds with a frankness and honesty. For more information, contact the Fine Arts Box Office (405) 325-4101.
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