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From left to right: Communication studies doctoral student Caleb Hubbard, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering doctoral student Morteza Heidari, Learning Sciences doctoral student and Fulbright scholar Murat Turk.
Virus opens research prospects Public information misconceptions, X-ray tech, celebrity influence: OU doctoral students study COVID-19 from three unusual angles
JANA HAYES @jana_allen21
As the coronavirus pandemic has changed the lives of many OU students, it has also given others interesting research opportunities in multiple areas of study. Doctoral students in Norman are working toward unique findings about COVID-19 in their respective fields. Understanding misconceptions about the coronavirus and how those might change, learning how to detect COVID-19 in pneumonia patients and analyzing the pandemic’s effect on pop culture are just a few of the many OU-led research studies that have taken place since March. Murat Turk, a learning sciences doctoral student and Fulbright scholar, said even before OU and other U.S. colleges closed down for the spring semester, he began planning his research study. The study, led by Turk with a team of two others, focused on people’s
misconceptions about COVID-19 and how likely it was for them to change what they believed. “Back in February, we decided to think about those misconceptions because on social media, we realized that people were sharing lots of misinformation,” Turk said. “Those misconceptions about such serious issues like a pandemic may result in certain negative consequences.” Turk’s team surveyed 202 people — sourced through a mass email and social media posts — first asking them questions about the coronavirus to gauge their knowledge or beliefs about the virus. Then each person was given an informative passage that answered the questions they’d been asked; they were then given a second chance to answer the questions to analyze if any misconceptions changed after being presented with the correct information. One of the results from the study — which Turk hopes
t o h av e p u b l i s h e d i n t h e American Educational Research Association’s peer-reviewed journal AERA Open — showed people were more likely to experience conceptual change if they found the information personally relevant to them, Turk said. Those who thought the information conflicted with any part of their culture were less likely to experience conceptual change. Turk said these factors were determined by assessing cognitive engagement indicators, like personal relevance and culture, through the Conceptual Change Cognitive Engagement Scale. The scale was developed, tested and validated by OU’s Benjamin Heddy in 2018. Heddy was also on the team led by Turk. “That has lots of important implications for (educating the public),” Turk said. “Our personal relevance should be given some priority in terms of preparing those public education programs
or interventions. Because … then people become more likely to restructure their misconceptions.” For Turk, contributing to a body of knowledge is what he strives to do every day as a researcher, and he said it was especially important during the pandemic. “As part of this large (academic) family, I’m trying to do my best to contribute to that knowledge base through my scientific research,” Turk said. “My research is just a drop in the ocean, but that drop is what makes the entire ocean.” In the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, doctoral student Morteza Heidari led a team of five other researchers in studying how X-ray chest images could be used to detect COVID-19-infected pneumonia. The study, which took place from March to May, developed a new computer-aided diagnosis scheme that had 98.6 percent accuracy in detecting COVID-19infected cases.
The purpose of such programs is to provide radiologists with decision-making support tools, according to the study. Heidari’s main research focus during his Ph.D. has been studying how X-ray technology can predict breast cancer, inspiring him to do something similar for COVID-19. “A physician is a human,” Heidari said. “Maybe he’s tired, and that tiredness may influence his performance. But a computer is not like that — a computer all the time does the same thing over and over and over.” Heidari said his team chose to focus on X-ray imaging because these machines are cheaper and easier for doctors to have access to, especially in countries outside the U.S. “(When COVID-19 emerged), I was thinking about, ‘Is it possible that we as engineers can be helpful or not,’” Heidari said. “When I see COVID page 3
Sooners’ student section risks closure Opening day protocol violations leave fans’ futures uncertain MASON YOUNG @Mason_Young_0
While fans across Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, the state of Oklahoma and the country raised their right index fingers for redshirt senior Stephen Johnson’s opening kick on the evening of Sept. 12, there was solace in the return of OU football. Briefly, Sooner Nation forgot about the raging COVID-19 pandemic that nearly overtook the sport it loved. But even as shouts of “Boomer” and “Sooner” and flashes of crimson and cream drowned infirmity and fear for 60 minutes of clock, the impact of an ever-present virus was obvious throughout. That Saturday night on the gridiron indicated football in Norman will be different for the foreseeable future. The Pride played at only one-fourth of its usual might, other spirit squads
were short-staffed and fan capacity was capped to a “sellout” of 22,700. Meanwhile, the game was in serious jeopardy before the Sooners took the field at 6 p.m., as 29 players — 17 in quarantine, 11 in isolation and one sick — were absent for the contest. While the depleted Sooners handle d the B ears w ith a 48–0 trouncing, it was clear Oklahoma’s student section couldn’t — or wouldn’t — handle the athletic department’s mask mandate and social distancing guidelines. Student ticket-holders ignored ushers in charge of enforcing department policies, prompting a swift reaction from OU athletics director Joe Castiglione. When the Sooners welcome Kansas State to Norman on Sept. 26, requirements for student attendees will be clear. “Unfortunately, we had too many fans fall short of expectations, and our message to those individuals is simple: We need you to do better,” Castiglione said in a statement the afternoon following the game. “We recognize wearing a mask for an extended period of time may not be easy
or comfortable. It’s not fun for us to enforce, either. However, right now it’s a necessity. For the health and well-being of everyone involved, we’re trying to set that standard.” The day after the game, OU’s COVID-19 dashboard showed 167 students in quarantine or self-isolation. By Saturday — one week later — that number rose to 527. A s i f i t w a s n ’ t a l re a d y , Castiglione made his standard into more than stern words Friday, as the athletic department levied an array of new policy changes. Seating is explicitly designated on student tickets to eliminate confusion, new concourse signage has been added to help students find their spots, seating clusters of two to 10 students have been established, and tape will flag off restricted seating areas. Furthermore, the department said it will amp up security presence at future home games and further failed compliance with COVID-19 mitigation policies could result in the “reduction or elimination” of student seats. Castiglione’s decision came three days after he said in a
webinar hosted by the Norman Chamber of Commerce that he’s optimistic about the possibility of increasing stadium capacity later this season. For that to still happen, fans will have to do their part to keep one another healthy and safe. The only current certainty about OU football is that the Sooners are scheduled to take on the Wildcats (0-1) at 11 a.m. Saturday. Whether Oklahoma will have enough players available to play, or if there will be a student section at any 2020 home game after that remains to be seen. OU Chief COVID Officer Dr. Dale Bratzler was less than optimistic when he spoke to members of OU’s SGA Undergraduate Congress on Sept. 16, voicing his dismay about the recent student section proceedings. “I think a lot of us were disappointed with some of the fan activity at the game,” Bratzler said. “Nobody should be surprised that we’re going to see person-to-person transmission if we don’t do the only public health interventions that we know help reduce the spread of the virus.” Bratzler also said in the
meeting he thinks OU will go to entirely virtual instruction after Thanksgiving break, adding to the need for students who wish to remain on campus — or attend home football games — to take personal responsibility on Saturdays. “We have a mask policy on campus and we’ve said from day one that we need people to wear their masks for their own safety as well as the safety of people around them,” Castiglione said in the Sept. 15 Norman Chamber of Commerce webinar. “And people can tell me all they want about ... they don’t think they should have to wear a mask, and I respect it. I respect the fact that it’s not comfortable. I respect all those things, but that’s our approach. And if we do a good job with it, we’re going to be able to have fans, and if we don’t, then we’re going to probably be forced to do something different.” Mason Young
mason.e.young-1@ou.edu
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• Sept. 22-28, 2020
OU admin responds to shortfalls
Tough questions asked, answered at State of University JONATHAN KYNCL @jdkyn
NEWS EDITORS O U P re s i d e nt Jo s e p h Harroz and other university administrators acknowledged some flaws in the university’s plan at the “State of the University” town hall in a twohour Zoom meeting Sept. 16. Harroz, along with Dean of Students David Surratt and interim Senior Vice President and Provost Jill Irvine, were questioned about the university’s response to COVID-19, the lack of masking and distancing precautions at the Sept. 12 season-opening OU football game and administrators’ ability to possibly suspend students or organizations who ignore precautions. Among these concerns was the way greek organizations have dealt with COVID-19 and the lack of adherence to COVID-19 safety measures within the student section at the football game Sept. 12. “There is no question the Students’ Rights and Responsibilities code section of the student code can be used,” Harroz said. “If students are not in compliance, organizations are not in compliance, we have to be ready to take those actions.” Harroz said administrators originally discussed suspending students who don’t adhere to policies. However, Surratt said OU Student Affairs should try to deal with organizations that fail to implement protocols in a “teaching way.” “What we were working on was how to actually influence their behaviors in different ways,” Surratt said. “When I’ve met with students especially in the greek life community, (I’ve been) like, ‘Look, I’m not OSU, I’m not going to paint a (COVID-19) house for one of our greek facilities. I’m not Syracuse and have (not) chastised an entire population of students for the behaviors of a few.’ We actually looked at this from a very measured approach.” Harroz said the university’s
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OU President Joseph Harroz speaks during the OU Board of Regents meeting May 9.
COVID-19 dashboard has flaws in expressing how many cases are on campus due to outside testing. Currently, the dashboard’s data only accounts for tests conducted by Goddard Health Services and OU Medicine’s results from testing students living in on-campus housing. “The dashboard that we put up with daily information reflects all of the numbers for the individuals who tested (at) Goddard,” Harroz said. “We want everyone to notify Goddard, even if they don’t test at Goddard. But right now we don’t have a way to compel them to issue those reports. So every number that we have is reported, and we were working with the Cleveland County Health Department, but we don’t have those numbers ourselves.” Harroz also said there have been no students hospitalized due to COVID-19. However, Kesha Keith, OU’s director of media relations, said in a Sept. 14 statement to The Daily that “at this time, the university does not track student
hospitalization records.” Surratt also talked about the change in protocols in isolation housing since an OU Daily article was published describing a reporter’s experience in the isolation housing — which included an insect-filled room and a lack of health check-ups or adequate communication from the university. “During the first week, when we are trying to do something really hard for the very first time, you are testing theories and protocols, and that was the protocol at that time,” Surratt said. “Since then, we no longer have that quarantine protocol in place at all. So students are actually able to quarantine in place.” Surratt elaborated on the new protocols for students who might have been exposed but haven’t tested positive in an email to The Daily. “Regarding asymptomatic quarantined on-campus students who have not tested positive for COVID-19, the university restricts movement of these students, for 14
days, unless it is for an essential need,” Surratt said in the email. “Students instructed to quarantine are no longer moved to isolation and quarantine generally in their permanent room assignment. … Residential Life staff are available and checking in on community members, and an on-call number is provided for students to contact staff 24 hours a day on weekdays and weekends.” Harroz also acknowledged some issues with the line of communication, issues which overwhelmed offices with COVID-19 tasks and precautions. “Not everything has been perfect. And we’re aware of that,” Harroz said. “We know that the flow of information has not worked well. Some of the offices were completely overwhelmed with how they should handle their tasks. … This is a very real problem that has emerged in the classroom.” Goddard Health Services has allegedly had issues contacting potentially infected
students within the time frame their screening tool promises. Dr. Dale Bratzler, OU’s chief COVID officer, said in a Wednesday interview with The Daily campus resources were “quickly overwhelmed” by the volume of calls, which led to some students not being contacted for check-ups on their symptoms within 24 hours. Surratt said measures need to be pushed to mitigate risk on campus, especially during a time where there is a lack of leadership outside campus. “The reality (is that) community spread has been here,” Surratt said. “In a world where there is no federal leadership, no statewide leadership, frankly no local leadership outside of the fact that we have a mayor that is willing to take some hard stances on a few hard issues — when it comes to the virus this has been widespread.” Harroz also said they are currently discussing ways to deliver classes in the spring. “I’ve been speaking with the provost. (Irvine) and her
team are working really hard on ‘How do we address classes for next semester?’” Harroz said. “One of the criteria we use is ‘Do we grant more flexibility than this past semester?’ And the goal is to provide even more flexibility than was provided this semester.” Harroz was also asked about the new health care policy that the staff and faculty senates have publicly opposed. “One of the areas that continues to increase relentlessly is the cost of health care and benefits. It is on pace every year for 10 percent plus increase every year.” Harroz said. “Now twice the faculty senate (executive) and I have listened to and felt the pain that attaches to this, because I’m moving away from six tiers that ends up creating a disproportionate burden on those that are lowest paid, and there’s no question about that.” Jonathan Kyncl jkyncl@ou.edu
How language classes adjust amid pandemic Teachers, students adapt to distanced speech, virtual tools JORDAN HAYDEN @jordankhayden
As the COVID-19 pandemic affects universities across the country, students and professors in language courses are having to rely more on technology and have encountered both challenges and unexpected benefits from more work online. OU’s Modern Languages, Literatures and Linguistics department is seeing students and professors adapt in unprecedented ways. Classics junior Gabriel Anguiano is taking two language classes this semester, a continuing beginning French course and an advanced Latin course. Both of Anguiano’s courses were originally intended to be held in person. However, his Latin professor was exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 and has since moved classes online. His French class remains in-person but was moved online for one week with no explanation, causing some confusion for Anguiano. “I can’t really understand the situation,” Anguiano said. Specifically for his French class, Anguiano said the adjustment has been hard. “I would certainly say that the quality of education has worsened a lot,” Anguiano said. Anguiano said he is uncomfortable being in his French
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Chairs sit in designated spots to maintain distance between students in Room 174 in Cate Center One Sept. 11.
class because there is not adequate social distancing, and other safety protocols are not being effectively followed. The class has approximately 20 students enrolled and Anguiano said the dimensions of the room make it essentially impossible to have six feet of space between each student and still allow room for the instructor to move around the room. Anguiano said the class frequently engages in collaborative and partnered work where students move closer together, sometimes with as little as two to three feet of space between them. “It makes class really
stressful,” Anguiano said. “It’s just unfortunate. I dread having to risk my life for second-semester French.” Anguiano has stopped attending in-person classes and is now attending class via Zoom. Psychology junior Elaine Rabalais said she has had a fairly positive experience with her language class this semester. Rabalais’ Latin course is held in person with a small class size. Rabalais said everyone in her class follows OU’s masking policy and physically distances themselves in class, but she’s still worried about the fate of the semester and
said her professor is moving through the course quickly in an effort to minimize the amount of material left to cover at the end of the semester, should classes move online. “I feel like my instructor is anticipating us being pushed online sometime soon,” Rabalais said, “because we’re going by so much faster than I feel like we would have initially, had there not been a pandemic.” Audrey Townsend, the basic French language program coordinator, said the pandemic has encouraged the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and
Linguistics to adapt its teaching styles to integrate more virtual learning while also maintaining collaboration. “I’m grateful for the privilege of working with some of the most creative, flexible and original scholars on campus here in MLLL,” Townsend said. Townsend said the department’s main goal is to provide the same quality education while also following OU and CDC guidelines. She also said having to rely on digital learning platforms like Canvas and Zoom has proved to be beneficial in some ways. “In our French classes, we can listen to a podcast from
Guadeloupe, watch an extract of the nightly news broadcast out of Paris or read a blog out of Québec — all in the same class,” Townsend said. “We had the ability to do so before, but our new normal has given us an opportunity to implement these sources far more frequently since we do so much online now.” Townsend also stressed the importance of student-to-student and student-to-teacher connections in language classes. “For a discipline like ours that relies so heavily on verbal and face-to-face communication, I can’t stress how valuable it is to be able to maintain direct connections with our students,” Townsend said. These connections are achieved in a number of ways amid the pandemic, including Zoom. Townsend said students in quarantine are able to attend class via Zoom while the in-person class is still taking place. Townsend said while adjustments have had to be made, she is grateful for her students’ flexibility. “I couldn’t possibly take the credit for the patience, flexibility and cheerful, positive and productive attitudes they display as I share my passion for the French language and French and Francophone culture with them even in these tough times,” Townsend said. “That’s all them.” Jordan Hayden
jordanhayden@ou.edu
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Councilmember defends plan Bierman responds to Unite Norman’s doxxing allegations
SILAS BALES @Sibales1
On behalf of Kate Bierman, lawyers have sent a message to Unite Norman saying the group’s cease and desist letter to Bierman is not only offensive, but also “essentially a threat to silence.” On Sept. 15, Unite Norman, the organization behind the campaign to recall mayor Breea Clark and four other city council members, released a cease and desist letter asking Ward 1 Councilmember Kate Bierman to abandon her decision to “dox” the people who signed their names on the recall petition. The Facebook post said petitioning the government is a constitutional right and those who signed should not be punished for their actions, as it would put a “chilling effect on democracy” and endanger the lives of 30,000 citizens. The initial petition only received enough signatures for one of the five recall elections to be instated, due to many of the signatures being found invalid. Bierman said in a Facebook post these allegations are not only untrue, but have no evidence to support them, in response to Unite Norman’s allegation the city council is doxxing those who signed their name on the petition.
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Ward 1 City Councilmember Katie Bierman speaks at a forum at City Hall in February 2019.
“ Yo u r i n s t r u c t i o n t o ‘Cease & Desist’ is a farce at best,” Bierman’s lawyers said in the Facebook post response to the email. “You have no authority whatsoever to direct anyone to cease and desist.” Bierman said she is working as a citizen of Norman to provide other citizens with
an easy way to receive information that they already have access to in a public record. “We are transcribing each name and address on the petition into a keyword-searchable PDF file, because currently to see your name on the handwritten petition, you would have to scroll
through each page to find it,” Bierman said. “If there is a ‘John Smith on Berry Road’ on the petition and you did not sign it, you can get in contact with us and we can get the names removed from the petition.” Bierman also said without this keyword PDF, it is impossible for some residents
to even check this. “If you are an individual with a vision impairment, it is impossible to access those files, because there is no voice-to-text of a handwritten PDF,” Bierman said. Bierman also said that she is trying to be as transparent as possible with this process. “Anyone and everyone
will be able to see exactly how much money we raised and exactly where we spent it,” Bierman said. “And considering what has happened in the last 30 days, that is something Norman residents deserve.” Silas Bales
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OU interim Provost Jill Irvine speaks during the 2024 OU Class Kick-Off Aug. 18.
OU considers alternate start date for spring Interim provost gauges interest in longer winter break RYLIE HARRIS @ryliekharris
Interim Provost Jill Irvine sent an email on Sept. 17 with a survey regarding an extended winter break in exchange for skipping spring break. To prepare for the challenges the pandemic may present in the spring semester, OU is considering adding a week onto the end of winter break in January rather than having a week in March for spring break. This would
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can see that the research that I’m doing is … helping those new companies, high-level companies, to even come up with better results … it makes me feel satisfied.” H e i d a r i ’s s t u d y h a s been submitted to the International Journal of Medical Informatics, and he said it has passed the
reviewing process to be potentially published in the next two months. Communication studies doctoral student Caleb Hubbard joined a team of three others in OU’s communication department to study how 20 celebrities used their Instagrams to talk about COVID-19, quarantine and how they were staying safe. Half of the celebrities were the 10 celebrities with the most Instagram followings, and the other half were 10 celebrities who were known to
have contracted COVID-19. Hubbard said the team analyzed every Instagram post from March to April. The majority were pushing for mask-wearing, staying home and being respectful to others, Hubbard said, and those who had contracted the virus themselves were more likely to share information about the virus. “But we also found … they were welcoming us more into their home,” Hubbard said. “A lot of them used their platforms to show us how they’re everyday
people, just with a lot more money and a bigger house. So they were baking with their kids. They were doing all the same things that we were doing, and they were also working from home.” Hubbard said he has always loved to study popular culture and this study came out of a curiosity about what celebrities would do and say in the midst of a global pandemic. “Something that started me off thinking about this is people were saying, ‘If the pandemic has taught
us anything, it’s that (celebrities) are people that are not essential,’ and I disagreed with that,” Hubbard said. “How many of you did not watch TV at all, did not listen to the radio, did not binge on Netflix? … If we did not have that, a lot of people would have been going even crazier than they are.” Hu b ba rd’s tea m su b mitted their study to t h e At l a nt i c Jo u r na l o f Communication in hopes of publishing. And for Hubbard, participating in research relating
move the first day of classes to Jan. 25 instead of the current start date of Jan. 19. According to the email s e nt o u t by I r v i n e, re s cheduling the s emester to skip spring break would “help reduce travel and transmission” of COVID-19 in the Norman community. The survey seeking input on this plan was attached in an email to OU faculty and must be completed by Sept. 23. It includes the options to either keep the schedule as is or to add the extra week off at the end of January. Rylie Harris
ryliekharris@ou.edu
to a global pandemic almost felt ordinary. “Since I study current stuff, if the world just stops, and there’s nothing going on in the world, I literally won’t have things to res earch,” Hubbard said. “During my lifetime, I’m hoping there’s not going to be another global pandemic. So I can say, I was able to act fast while it was going on.” Jana Hayes
jana.r.allen-1@ou.edu
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CULTURE
• Sept. 22-28, 2020
Fred Jones Museum on display Find out how art exhibits are made from start to finish
was in charge of curating the current display of the Adkins collection on the second floor of the museum, a space dedicated to Native American art and art of the American West. Jerman said an exhibit or a gallery begins with the formation of a concept or a theme for the space, which range from simple to complex. For the current display, Jerman wanted to showcase the work of the art colonies in the southwestern U.S., such as Taos, New Mexico, and the different ways the area was portrayed or romanticized. Jer man then turns to finding specific pieces from the museum’s collection to display, looking for pieces that would add something to the exhibit’s theme. She said instead of using artwork to tell a story, she aims to let the pieces tell the story themselves. “I don’t really want to impose a narrative on art,� Jerman said. “I want it to tell the story that’s appropriate to its context.�
process is going to the museum’s vaults and seeing the works in person. “Partly I’m looking at them to see, does it look as nice in person? Is it really big? What’s SAM TONKINS the scale? Will the colors work @samanthatonkins with what’s going to be around it?â€? Jerman said. V i n c e n t Va n G o g h’s With her checklist mostly “Portrait of Alexander finalized, Jerman then begins Reidâ€? hangs elegantly in the to plan the exhibit’s layout. staged living room of the Jerman said she often needs Weitzenhoffer Collection to visualize the space and uses of French Impressionism printed pictures of the artwork Gallery in the Fred Jones Jr. to arrange the exhibit’s flow on Museum of Art. her desk. Georgia O’Keeffe’s “Cos As she is organizing and Cobâ€? adorns the Buckthal re o rga n i z i ng t h e s ma l l Gallery, and Luis JimĂŠnez’s pictures, she imagines how vibrant mustang statue visitors will interact with the “MesteĂąoâ€? stands proudly in exhibit’s design and order. the Adkins Gallery. “ I f t h e y a re g o i n g t o There are hundreds of understand this narrative I’m objects hung on the walls of sharing through the artwork, the museum, and each one I have to think through how can tell several stories — they are going to experience stories of the artist, stories of the space, like what’s the the piece’s creation and of beginning and what’s the several possible narratives to end,â€? Jerman said. “What if be told by the artwork itself. they came in the opposite But there is also the story side? ‌ Does it work forward of how that piece came to the or backwards? Is it confusing?â€? museum, why it has been Curators also write the placed in a specific gallery, text that is displayed beside how it was hung there. the artwork to give context and information about the piece, and these texts require research on each piece in the exhibit. Jerman said this process enables her to continuously learn about art history and different art styles. This curatorial process is a combination of scholarly research and creative design. While she analyzes how a piece might relate to broader issues of a time period, she also works on how to tell a story with the physical organization of the artwork. “It’s the hardest job I’ve ever PAXSON HAWS/THE DAILY had, honestly, but it’s really Chief Preparator and Exhibition Designer Brad Stevens (left) and Associate Preparator Keri Smith (right) explain what their — it is the best job I’ve ever job entails at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art March 4. had,â€? Jerman said. “It’s very creative and intellectually Jerman said this step can challenging.â€? From the creation of a gallery to closing night, the be daunting, as the Fred Jones different departments of Museum has over 20,000 ‘ORGANIZED, DETAIL the museum, including the objects in its permanent ORIENTED’ curatorial staff, registration collection and hundreds department, prep team and more on loan from other Jennifer Cashin is the communications, w ork institutions. Jerman uses the chief registrar for Fred Jones together to allow the public museum’s online database Jr. Museum of Ar t. The to interact safely with the to search for any type of registration department is artwork — even amid the artwork that would work well in charge of keeping track of with the exhibit’s concept, all objects in the museum’s COVID-19 pandemic. and her search often finds permanent collection and both familiar and unfamiliar all items on loan from other ‘IT’S THE HARDEST JOB pieces. institutions, she said. I’VE EVER HAD’ She makes a list of potential “For us, it’s being organized, Hadley Jer man is the items, but Jerman said an detail oriented and just always Eugene B. Adkins Curator and important part of her creative making sure that we know
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Hadley Jerman, the Eugene B. Adkins curator, shows and gives the history of a piece of jewelry from the Eugene B. Adkins collection at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art March 4.
where things are, and if we don’t, we go out and find them,� Cashin said. Every object in the museum is cataloged in the online database, but there is also a physical file associated with it. “An ordinary day for us is going through the vaults, making sure that everything is tagged properly, making sure there is no dust or any damage to the artwork,� Cashin said. Cashin said that scattered throughout the museum are “HOBOs� — small boxes used to measure the temperature and humidity in the museum. She said registration regularly checks the boxes and works closely with the facilities department to fix any problems the HOBOs show. “Every two weeks, we’ll take them down, and we’ll create graphs so we can see, ‘Oh, this one day there was a huge spike. What happened? Can we see if we can try to fix that?’� Cashin said. In addition to keeping track of the art, Cashin said registration also deals with loan agreements, insurance and shipments, as well as outgoing loans, which include ar t from the mus eum’s collection displayed in other buildings on campus, such as the Bizzell Memorial Library. When new artworks or loans arrive, registration handles getting the pieces acclimated to the museum’s environment.
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“We let it adjust to our temperature, so we leave it in their crates in the vault for 24 hours,� Cashin said. The team then opens the crate and does a condition report, noting any damage to the art, and compares it to the report done before the art was shipped. Afterwards, the art either goes into storage or to the prep team for installation. ‘DO NOT TOUCH SIGNS DON’T APPLY TO US’ Once the exhibit is planned, its actual creation is done by the prep department, a team comprised of just two people. Brad Stevens is the chief preparator and exhibition designer, and Keri Smith is the associate preparator. Stevens said it’s the prep team’s job to br ing the curator’s ideas and plans to life, and actually create the exhibit. “We’ll design everything, kind of make what we think the gallery will look like,� Stevens said. “And then the prep side of it is we do all the building, art handling, installation, lighting, packing, shipping, painting, receipting.� Stevens said the bulk of his department’s work is done behind the scenes, most of which is done on Mondays, when the museum is closed to the public. “We fix it, we design it, we install it,� Stevens said. “We are
all back of the house stuff, but everything that you see when you come into the museum, we’ve touched. We set it all up.� The prep department is one of the few departments insured by the museum, allowing them to handle the artwork. “The ‘Do not touch’ signs don’t apply to us at all,� Smith said. At times, this level of responsibility can be daunting. Stevens has worked at the museum for 12 years now but said he will always remember his first project: reglazing Van Gogh’s “Portrait of Alexander Reid.� Stevens said taking the artwork out of the frame and putting the thin layer of glass over it was a delicate and nerve-wracking process. “I had the registrar here watching me and sweating bullets because I was touching a Van Gogh,� Stevens said. While the novelty of his job has worn off, Stevens said the prep department treats every piece of the museum’s 20,000-object collection equally. Stevens said that over the past decade, the museum has become more self-sufficient, and the prep department has begun to play an even bigger role in the museum by making frames and mounts see FJJMA page 5
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Athletics seeks ‘risk mitigation’
Fans can expect consequences for ignoring protocol
available (and) as our medical experts guide us, we’re modifying our practices so they can be considered the very best — the gold standard — of medical practices or protocols that we have in place for safe practice, safe play, safe work and ... to be on campus doing what we need to do.”
MASON YOUNG @Mason_Young_0
OU athletics director Joe Castiglione discussed the Sooners’ masking policy and stadium social distancing models in a Sept. 15 “Business After Hours” Zoom webinar hosted by the Norman Chamber of Commerce. Castiglione acknowledged that while the majority of fans adhered to safety protocols during Oklahoma’s Saturday game against Missouri State, improvements must be made. He also shed some light on how his department has handled the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what Castiglione said about the Sooners’ mitigation efforts: ON MASKING POLICY AT SPORTING EVENTS In Castiglione’s opinion, Oklahoma’s 48-0 win over the Bears on Sept. 12 went well from a masking and social distancing standpoint. However, blatant disregard for the rules within OU’s student section left Castiglione saying fans have to do better. He even warned fans could be banned from games altogether if responsibility does not improve. “It’s a challenge, obviously, to enforce (the masking policy), but most often people were really good about it. ... We have to do it. It’s not really an option. We have a mask policy on campus and we’ve said from day one that we need people to wear their masks for their own safety as well as the safety of people around them. And people can tell me all they want about why it is this and
ON FUTURE STADIUM CAPACITY INCREASES
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OU coach Lincoln Riley with athletic director Joe Castiglione after the Sooners won the Red River Showdown at the Cotton Bowl Oct. 12, 2019.
not that, and they don’t think they should have to wear a mask, and I respect it. I respect the fact that it’s not comfortable. I respect all those things, but that’s our approach. And if we do a good job with it, we’re going to be able to have fans, and if we don’t, then we’re going to probably be forced to do something different.” ON STADIUM SOCIAL DISTANCING MODELS Asked how OU’s social distancing models for Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium were planned, Castiglione revealed his department spent months working with an international organization that also assisted professional leagues like the NBA, MLB and NFL with their models. Castiglione said
Oklahoma’s model was designed specifically for its stadium, and the model did not waver from regular spots to student section seats. “In some cases, maybe our venue being older might have helped us to some degree. I don’t know until we get through this all whether I can make that statement with certainty, but I do know that the distancing model that we have in place was planned for our specific facility. And once we knew the model, then we went through and developed a seating process that basically created pods … that were two, four, six, or eight (people). And then once we knew what the ticket holders wanted to order then we could space out from there. And so the larger the pod meant the possibility that we would be able to accommodate a few more
people (than) if they were just all maybe twos or fours. And that was purely up to the ticket holder. “(With) the percentage seating capacity that we have in our stadium, we provided for student tickets. You would probably not know it if you were at the game because there was a big area that looked very empty, and there was a reason for that. That was the social distancing model. They may have started there but they didn’t stay there. And our ushers were really working hard trying to get them to stay in the areas that were part of the distance model but that was a bit of a challenge, to say the least.”
spent over $430,000 on personal protective equipment for student-athletes since July 1, and he expects that count to rise above $1 million before the end of 2020. Despite the price tag associated with those purchases, Castiglione said his department is committed to keeping athletes and staff members safe. “Many of you have heard me since day one. Safety, welfare (and) health are going to be the benchmarks that we have in place to focus on every decision we make, and that’s nonnegotiable. “So we’ve found the funds that are necessary to make that happen and will continue. (If) we want to have sports, this is ON PPE COSTS FOR the path we have to take. And, of course, as we’ve learned ATHLETES more as science has evolved, Castiglione said OU has as testing has become more
Though not all fans met OU’s standards at the first game of the 2020 season, Castiglione said he’s optimistic about the future. He said he doesn’t know if a potential increase in stadium capacity will be possible later this season, but it would certainly be feasible if fans, players and staff obey the athletic department’s rules on masking and social distancing. “Well, (there’s) no way to predict that right now, but as I mentioned earlier, if we do our job and we continue to reduce the number of cases, we know we’re in a risk mitigation approach, not a risk elimination one. We’d love to be in the risk elimination (approach), but we don’t have that power. But we do have ways to mitigate the risk of the spread of the virus and we’re trying to do everything we can. “Probably a lot of things you didn’t see on Saturday night (were) that we had a team going around sanitizing things every chance we took or could get to help. But the masking policy and the distancing and washing your hands are three things that can really help reduce the risk, and so (if) that works well and it works well in our community, then we might have a chance to adjust the seating capacity.” Mason Young
mason.e.young-1@ou.edu
Student-athletes ‘held to a higher standard’ Players respond to lack of masking at Missouri State game
potential Heisman candidate at quarterback and national championship aspirations as a team — do. “We’re held to a higher standard,” redshirt junior H-back Jeremiah Hall told the media Sept. 15 in light of Saturday’s events. “We’re expected to do the right things no matter whether it’s in the classroom, on the field or in the facility. It’s normal for us to be different than everyone else.” Redshirt junior offensive lineman Creed Humphrey — who bypassed a likely firstround NFL draft selection to return to Norman for one more season — admitted he wasn’t surpr is ed by the lack of responsibility some fans showed. He also acknowledged the situation is out of his control. “ We ’ re a t a c o l l e g e,” Humphrey said. “Kids are going to do what they want to do, so it’s our job to just stay away from that and keep a distance from that. We can’t try to control everybody in this university. That’s just not possible.”
Instead, Humphrey and Hall maintained they can only continue to follow head coach Lincoln Riley’s lead. Riley and the other Oklahoma coaches have enforced masking throughout preseason practices and into
the 2020 season. OU hasn’t been perfect in its mitigation efforts, as 17 of 28 players absent from Saturday’s game were in quarantine. However, Riley and his staff still set the
the right thing. “It’s normal for us to follow the rules (and) follow the standard that is set by Coach Riley for us,” Hall said. “So if he tells us that we have to wear a
mask, it’s only right because we know that his kids are wearing a mask. I know that (tight ends and H-backs coach Shane Beamer’s) kids are wearing a mask, so if they’re asking their families to, then it’s only right for us to. And for me personally, wearing a mask isn’t that hard. We wear it everyday during practice, and it’s not easy, but we do it regardless because we have something bigger that we want to accomplish.” Riley said he remained l o c k e d i n o n t h e ga m e Saturday, so he didn’t really notice the blatant disregard happening in the student section. Regardless, he didn’t shirk responsibility when discussing following masking protocols. “We all have to sacrifice in this,” Riley said. “I mean, there’s a lot of things that we have to sacrifice that a lot of other jobs don’t require, and this happens to be one of those things, and so that’s part of the deal. ... We’re all having to make the same sacrifices, and we need each and every person regardless of what
artwork, so our job is to make But, due to COVID-19, sure they have access to each the museum closed along other but security from one with the university in March, for ceramics and jewelry another, too.” reopened Aug. 4 to members in-house. and frontline workers and P re p i s c o nt i nu o u s l y ‘WE STILL HAVE A DUTY Aug. 11 to the public, Kain learning how to display TO OUR AUDIENCE’ said. different styles and mediums Even when its doors were of art found in the museum’s Once the art is displayed, not open, Kain said its staff collection, Stevens said, and there are several ways the were busy shifting focus the process often takes a lot public can interact with it. to the museum’s website of brainstorming to figure out However, the COVID-19 to enable the public to still how to accomplish specific pandemic has drastically engage with the art, calling it requests or ideas, such as a altered many of the public’s a “virtual backup plan.” She double-sided frame or virtual i n t e r a c t i o n s w i t h t h e said that the staff’s jobs do reality technology. museum. not stop even if they are not “Two things that have to Kaylee Kain, director of physically in the museum. interact with each other but communication, said the “We still have a duty to our can’t damage each other,” museum usually has a whole audience and to the students Smith said. “The art cannot semester of events planned here at OU and the faculty fall over on a person and around an exhibition — and staff to still provide an hurt a person, and a person curator talks, student parties, experience and engagement can’t reach out and poke and opening and closing through art and a critical the artwork and hurt the night ceremonies. understanding of the benefits
of the arts,” Kain said. The website’s “Museum at Home” page enables guests to explore several of the museum’s permanent collections virtually, including the Weitzenhoffer collection, which contains the work of Van Gogh, Claude Monet and Edgar Degas. It also includes various activities that can be done from home, including instructions for art projects and creative writing prompts inspired by work from the museum’s collection. Kain said the museum plans t o c o nt i nu a l l y d e ve l o p and update the website throughout the year. W i t h t h e m u s e u m ’s reopening in August, Kain said their priority
is maintaining a safe environment for guests. New rules include a mask mandate, maintaining 6 feet between visiting groups and suspending guided tours of large groups. Kain said it is easy to social distance in the museum because it is such a large building with several floors, galleries and rooms, and the museum can be a safe place for students to pass time in between classes when places like the Oklahoma Memorial Union are busy. “There’s no reason to be within 6 feet of someone else in the museum,” Kain said. “They can come to the museum, and they can walk around and feel perfectly safe doing so because we’re
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While OU’s 48-0 win over Missouri State on Sept. 12 went swimmingly for the Sooners, the evening went awry early in the student section at Gaylord FamilyOklahoma Memorial Stadium. For as few student fans as were present for Oklahoma’s defeat of the Bears, there may have been even fewer masks. Student ticket-holders berated ushers, refusing to don the masks mandated by athletic department policy to be worn in the stadium. Meanwhile, stickers on seats marking socially distanced spots were stripped and displaced. It quickly became obvious that many in the stands didn’t care about the rules. But the Sooners — ranked No. 3 in the country, with a
example for their athletes, upholding a requirement that isn’t just for their studentathletes — it’s for their families, too. For that ver y reas on, Riley’s players said they feel compelled to continue doing
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Redshirt junior H-back Jeremiah Hall warms up before the Sooners’ season opener against Missouri State Sept. 12.
their role is in this program to step up and be truly all in with it.” The Sooners had a bye this week, and will host Kansas State at 11 a.m. Sept. 26. After the home opener fiasco, Oklahoma athletic director Joe Castiglione told The OU Daily on Sunday he needs fans to do more to help keep one another healthy and safe. “Unfortunately, we had too many fans fall short of expectations, and our message to those individuals is simple: We need you to do better,” Castiglione said in a statement to The Daily. “We recognize wearing a mask for an extended period of time may not be easy or comfortable. It’s not fun for us to enforce, either. However, right now it’s a necessity. For the health and well-being of everyone involved, we’re trying to set that standard.”
taking so many precautions that our visitors will be safe.” Kain said the pandemic is also affecting exhibitions’ timelines, with temporary exhibitions remaining in place longer in order to give the public more time to see it. She said the museum is currently less focused on visitation numbers and more on interactions with the art. “I think it’s more about providing an experience and an engagement with art in the most successful way,” Kain said, “whether that’s virtually or whether that’s socially distant in the gallery.”
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• Sept. 22-28, 2020
‘It’s a race to 26,’ defense says
Alex Grinch continues to tout team’s takeaways CHANDLER ENGELBRECHT @ctengelbrecht
E v e n i n a n e w y e a r, Oklahoma defensive coordinator Alex Grinch’s main objective for the season hasn’t changed. The second-year OU coach wants more turnovers from his defense, and his players wouldn’t want it any other way. “One thing I believe we need to improve on is getting takeaways,” redshirt s o p h o m o re l i n e b a c k e r Brian Asamoah told reporters in a Zoom media conference Thursday. “Last year was about trying to execute your job. This year is more about the mission. We know our gaps, we know what our run fits are. “The job this year is about trying to get that ball out. … (We’re) trying to get that ball and lead the country in takeaways.” Leading the country in takeaways would be a huge jump for the Sooners in year two under Grinch. They recorded just 11 turnovers in 2019. Redshirt junior cornerback Tre Norwood, like most on the Sooners’ defense, was more than disappointed in those numbers. Norwood, who missed the entirety of the 2019 season with an ACL injury, said the Sooners’ defense “failed” to represent their team motto of “turnovers equal victories” last season. Still, Norwood believes if any
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Defensive coordinator and safeties coach Alex Grinch talks to the Sooners defense during the Sooners’ season opener against Missouri State Sept. 12.
coaching staff can help turn his team around, it’s the one he plays for. “With Coach Grinch and Coach (Roy) Manning comes a mindset, and having a (good) mindset is the key to confidence and going out there and executing your job at a high level,” Norwood said. “They do a great job of (instilling) that mindset to
the defense as a whole. That mindset to go out there, be fierce, be competitive and play with an edge on each and every snap. ... It’s something not just that you can see, but you can feel.” Junior safety Delarrin Tu r n e r-Ye l l h e l p e d t h e Sooners get one step closer to their new takeaway goal when he forced OU’s
first turnover of the season during a 48-0 win over Missouri State last Saturday. The play was also his first career interception. “(Our) guys got after it, guys were flying around, guys who were dying to make plays,” he said of his team’s performance. “We’re trying to get to 26 (turnovers), so as of right now it’s
a race to 26.” “Honored” to come up with the pick, Turner-Yell went on to say Oklahoma’s improved defensive play was a direct result of the players wanting to change t h e s t a n d a r d o f O U ’s defense. “National championships have been the talk around here ever since (the Peach
Bowl against LSU), because at Oklahoma, you come here to win championships, and we can’t settle for anything less than that,” TurnerYell said. “So, we have to constantly remind ourselves that we need to get that takeaway count (improved).” Chandler Engelbrecht
chandler.engelbrecht@ou.edu
Theo Wease shines in highlight reception Sophomore WR confident, excited for future offense CHANDLER ENGELBRECHT @ctengelbrecht
Oklahoma wide receiver Theo Wease has hauled in a lot of passes in his Sooner career, but none have been quite like the one he hauled in during the second quarter of OU’s 48-0 w in over Missour i State Sept. 12. After OU had already mounted a 31-point lead with 14 minutes left u n t i l h a l f t i m e , We a s e found himself over 30 yards downfield with two defenders in his vicinity. What happened next, Wease told reporters in a Zoom media conference three days later, was unlike anything he’s ever seen before. “( That) was probably one of the craziest passes I’ve caught in my whole life,” he said. “(Redshirt freshman quarterback Spencer Rattler) makes sure everything’s pinpoint perfect. ... The film shows it (was) about a 30-yard, back shoulder, straight rocket. I’m excited for this season with him (and) what he can
Freshman wide receiver Theo Wease during the game against Baylor in Waco, Texas, Nov. 16.
do in the future.” That re c e p t i o n wa s a highlight from what was otherwise a rather quiet game from the sophomore receiver. Wease brought in just two catches for 44 yards on the day.
S t i l l , We a s e s a i d h i s big play stemmed from a confidence boost he experienced during the latter half of Oklahoma’s 2019 season — specifically from the Sooners’ 34-31 win over Baylor on Nov. 16.
He caught two passes for 31 yards and a touchdown in Oklahoma’s comeback victory. “(The game at Baylor) helped my confidence in making big plays and h e l p i n g my t e a m w i n ,”
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We a s e s a i d . “A n d t h a t w a s j u s t m y ro l e w h e n my name was called. Just (step up) on the road, trust my coach’s plan and just execute my job to the best of my ability. “It was one of my biggest
moments. Nobody wants to be down and playing catch up, (but) it helped me a lot as a man (and) as a person, just trusting the process, trusting my coaches, (and) trusting my teammates.” The 2020 home opener also marked Wease’s first start for Oklahoma. The Allen, Texas, native spent the majority of the previous season behind an NFL first round selection in CeeDee Lamb. Wease posted a total of eight receptions for 136 yards and two touchdowns on the year. Though his start came in front of a crowd that was greatly reduced from what it typically is, Wease said the fans in attendance still managed to make it “feel like a normal game.” With that, the Sooners were able to focus more on keeping momentum on their side as the day progressed. “ Yo u a l w a y s h a v e t o create your own energy as a team,” he said. “And that’s why the sideline is so important in games. And we practice that every day — (having) unwavering, passionate energy.” Chandler Engelbrecht
chandler.engelbrecht@ou.edu
After student section debacle at home opener, OU announces new guidelines for future games, including Sept. 26 home game against Kansas State.
Explicit designation of seating sections on student tickets to eliminate any previous confusion about the proper location for student attendees Clearer concourse signage at the entry ramps for the student sections Establishment of student seating clusters in groups of 2–10 Clearly delineated prohibited seating sections marked by flagging tape GRAPHIC BY GRAHAM BUCHANAN/THE DAILY