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DEPRESSION Student choreographer’s work deals with emotional struggle SEE THE SHOW
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FEATURED CHOREOGRAPHERS Students whose work will be featured in the Young Choreographers’ Showcase Ashley Coffin Amanda Evans Tessa Gidish Elizabeth Harrison Tye Love Isaac Martinez Cameron Morgan Xavier Santafield Manuel Valdes Breehannah Young
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ackling personal and emotional situations through dance has become a way to understand difficult issues for modern dance junior Manuel Valdes. “My choreographic process comes from more personal things, so I really tend to stick to emotional struggles I’ve had in the past or situations. So this year I decided to tackle one of the things that hits close to home for me, which is depression,” Valdes said. T h i s y e a r, Va l d e s i s c h o reographing a piece entitled “Reflections in 3” for University Theatre’s production of the Young Choreographers’ Showcase. The showcase will exhibit selected works done by undergraduate and graduate students from the Weitzenhoffer School of Dance. “It was hard for me to even think about choreographing it. I had to push myself to do it, but I think for me more than anything it was a stress reliever to just get that emotion out,” Valdes said. The piece is centered on three girls battling depression, but each girl copes with her depression in a different way. One is closed off and doesn’t want to talk to anyone about it, another is very naive and the last girl is very angry and frustrated, he said. Many of Valdes’ pieces end on good or happy notes, but with the nature of this piece and the
emotional turmoil, Valdes found it best to show that depression never fully goes away. It can be overcome but many fall back into it. “It’s kind of like a cycle. You go through it. It might stop, and you grow a lot more, but it can happen again, and you just have to keep picking yourself back up,” Valdes said.
“It was hard for me to even think about choreographing it.” MANUEL VALDES, MODERN DANCE JUNIOR To express these emotions in the choreography to his dancers, Valdes took the opportunity to sit down with his dancers about his ideas before working on the movement during his first rehearsal, he said. Breehannah Young, one of Valdes’ dancers, is outgoing and frustrated about her situation. Through conversations with Valdes about his vision, Young was able to go to that place while she was dancing, she said. “It’s just nice to work with a choreographer who has such a strong vision and passion,” Young said. “He was so clear about it; he knew what he wanted, and
he would allow us to explore that emotional side.” This rehearsal allowed Valdes to intertwine his experience with his dancers to produce movement and emotions authentic to his dancers. Valdes’ inspiration came not only from his own personal experience, but also from the music. To create the movement in the piece, he simply went into the studio to see what happened. “For me it was go into the studio and just see what happens. I didn’t really have an idea of what I would come out with when I walked in,” Valdes said. “I was really just playing around with different things. I knew after about the third rehearsal there would be a lot of rolling to represent the emotional roller coaster.” For Valdes, the joy of choreographing comes from working with other dancers and reflecting on his own life and putting those emotions into movement, he said. “I really believe that this dance was a reflection for me — it was something I felt. It was very personal and I was so comfortable with my dancers is that I could put it on them and work with them,” Valdes said. Jessica Barber
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Choreographer: Manuel Valdes Title: “Reflection in 3” Dancers: Amber Bailey, Breehannah Young, Lyndsay Rosenkranz “Reflection in 3” highlights three women and their battles with depression. Valdes and the three dancers have been rehearsing the piece for three months.
OU senior starts scholarship for alma mater Encouragement is vital to give kids a reason to push through college MARY SMITH
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An OU senior will be awarding a scholarship in his name to his Tulsa high school this spring, giving younger students the same opportunities that previous alumni gave him. Political science senior BerThaddaeus Bailey has created the Bert Speaks Scholarship for seniors at Central High School
that will be given away in May. There is no set amount yet, since he plans on having two more fundraisers in Tulsa this semester, but the scholarship funds so far have come from various donors and Bailey’s own pocket, he said. He has wanted to give back to his high school since his freshman year at OU and has been putting money aside toward it ever since, Bailey said. Now that this dream has become reality, Bailey hopes to benefit not only the recipient but also those who applied as well, he said. “Our students are encouraged
by the success of young people like Mr. Bailey who grew up in the same neighborhood and had the same teachers,” said Guy Yoes, a Central High School counselor. “The generosity of Mr. Bailey will inspire and empower a new generation of Central High School graduates.” The applications will be reviewed and given feedback by OU English majors, so students can improve their writing and resumes as needed, Bailey said. “Even if (they) don’t walk away with a financial award, at least (they) can walk away with see SCHOLARSHIP page 2
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Senior BerThaddaeus Bailey outside of his old high school, Central High School, on Dec. 30.
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Holman addresses charges Friendly Market case has drawn national attention JESSE POUND @jesserpound
Norman citizens crammed into a small storefront on a mild mid-January night, filling in the rows of a hodgepodge collection of chairs, amidst the combined smells of burning incense and scented candles. The citizens had come to hear a city councilman explain why he is facing a felony drug charge. Stephen Holman, the councilman from Ward 7 and the general manager of the Friendly Market, is facing seven drug charges, including one felony, as is Robert Cox, owner of the Friendly Market. When they spoke at the meeting, the defendants’ attorneys said that this was not a simple case about drug paraphernalia. This case was about the local government abusing civil asset forfeiture laws, they said. “This (meeting) is not about the raid of the Friendly Market,” attorney Blake Lynch said. “This is about what this community does to fix the problem that created the society that wants to raid the Friendly Market.” Civil asset forfeiture laws allow law enforcement to seize items associated with drugs and money connected with drugs. The owners of the seized items do not have to be found guilty for the law enforcement agency to keep the property. In fact, they do not even have to be charged with a crime. Two December raids by
law enforcement stripped the store of all of its glass pipes, which are its main source of revenue, and seized cash from Holman’s briefcase, Lynch said. Ly n c h a n d B re c k e n Wag n e r o f Wag n e r a n d Ly n c h L a w F i r m f r o m McAlester, Oklahoma, are representing the defendants. Lynch said Holman and Cox reached out to his firm because they read about the law firm’s handling of a similar case in McAlester involving a store called Funky Munky. The case has generated attention from groups outside of Norman. DKT Liberty Project has now taken on the case and will pay all of the attorney fees that accrued after they came on board, Wagner said.
“They’re wanting us to close the doors and walk away.” ROBERT COX, OWNER OF FRIENDLY MARKET
In addition, DKT is also providing the help of David Smith, a Virginia-based attorney specializing in civil law, to help Holman and Cox retrieve their money and inventory, Wagner said. The two men’s bank accounts have not been frozen or seized by law enforcement, but Lynch has advised his clients to prepare for the possibility, he said. Civil asset forfeiture has received criticism from both sides of the political spectrum. Last May, state Sen. Kyle Loveless, R-Oklahoma City, introduced a bill that would reform the law. Senate Bill 838, which
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Nov. 12, 2015: A police officer determines there is illegal drug paraphernalia being sold at the Friendly Market Dec. 1, 2015: Law enforcement raids the Friendly Market
Dec. 11, 2015: Arrest warrant issued Dec. 12, 2015: Cox and Holman turn themselves in to police and are later released on $2500 bonds.
Jan. 14, 2016: The Friendly Market hosts a public forum called “Keep Norman Friendly” to inform citizens about the case
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knowledge,” Bailey said. He would have appreciated the feedback in high school, Bailey said, because he had to apply for countless scholarships. Bailey was the youngest of 11 children. His parents often relied on the athletic scholarships that most of their children received in order to send them to college, Bailey said. The athletic gene skipped him, he said, but he found that he had a different talent instead: speaking. He practiced public speaking and served his community as often as he could in high school, which earned him over $50,000 in scholarships his senior year, according to Bailey. Several of those scholarships came from Central High alumni, and their generosity inspired him, he said. “All of these scholarships that I’ve received — none of them are because of anything that I’ve done — it’s just because people have been gracious … enough to look back and give back,” Bailey said. Now that he has the chance to give back, Bailey said he hopes that the recipient of his scholarship will know people are relying on
him or her to give their college education everything they’ve got. “I’m hoping that the recipient of this Bert Speaks Scholarship really takes advantage of knowing and understanding that not only myself but people in Tulsa and everybody who donates believes in (them),” he said. After struggling at OU and fearing that he would have to drop out his first semester, Bailey came to this realization himself. “I will never forget that feeling that … people back home were counting on me. They never stopped supporting me or believing that I was going to give it my best, no matter what,” Bailey said. His teachers showed him how to be a successful student, and he soon turned his grades and attitude about college around, he said. “That resilience that I learned from that first experience at OU, I knew that going to every class, no matter what, there was nothing that was going to stop me,” Bailey said. He said he now plans to be a politician some day and is a candidate for a master’s degree in public administration through a 5-year program. Mary Smith
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close the doors and walk away,” Cox said. Lynch said the store is “cleaner than is even required of them” by law, and other stores in Oklahoma, as well as Amazon, sell the exact same products. Before he and Wagner left the meeting to drive back to McAlester, Lynch gave a speech asking the audience to fight the “oppressive system.” “You fight for what you need to, because if you win, (Holman and Cox) win. (The store) wins. And we can keep Norman friendly,” Lynch said. Jesse Pound
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CHARGES FILED • 6 counts of possession of drug paraphernalia • 1 count of acquiring proceeds from drug activity
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“There are not any drugs involved in this case. There are not synthetics or funny potpourri or anything like that,” Holman said. The office of Distr ict Attorney Greg Mashburn, who represents Cleveland County, declined to comment on Tuesday because the case is still pending. A follow-up email with detailed explanations of the assertions made by the defendants and their attorneys went unanswered. “We feel like we are operating legally under the existing law,” Holman said. There is one thing that separates this case from others, Holman said. He is the only employee who has been charged in such a case, instead of just the owner. “That’s why I believe there is a bit of politics involved in this,” he said. Cox said he believes the raids on his store are a deliberate attempt by local law enforcement to rid Norman of “that element.” “They’re wanting us to
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died in committee last year, would have made a number of changes helpful to those accused, including requiring a conviction to seize property. Holman, 31, represents Ward 7 on the Norman City Council. Wearing a gray T-shirt with “Keep Norman Friendly” printed on the front and with his dark hair pulled neatly into a bun, he gave a brief biography of himself and explained his involvement with the store. “I would never put my public position at risk, or my life or my freedom at risk, if I didn’t believe in (the store and Cox),” Holman said. Holman, a Norman-born child of a single father who attended OU, first ran for city council in 2011 and lost but ran again two years later and won. He was unopposed in 2015. Unlike similar shops that have been raided in Oklahoma, the Friendly Market had no connections to drug activity of any kind, Holman said.
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Men’s Basketball 11 a.m. Saturday @Baylor
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Guard finding feel from three Jordan Woodard an unsung hero for Sooner squad SPENSER DAVIS @Davis_Spenser
Women’s Basketball 11 a.m. Saturday @Texas Men’s Gymnastics 4 p.m. Saturday @Michigan Women’s Gymnastics 6:45 p.m. Friday @OU vs. Iowa State, Arizona State Men’s Tennis 2 p.m. Saturday @OU vs. Utah State 2 p.m. Sunday @OU vs. Troy or UTSA Women’s Tennis 12 p.m. Saturday vs. Utah @Santa Barbara, 11 p.m. Sunday vs. Santa Barbara Track and Field 12 p.m. Saturday @Texas A&M Wrestling 7 p.m. Friday @OU vs. Iowa State Source: soonersports.com
Lost in the success of Buddy Hield and No. 1 Oklahoma has been the Sooners’ starting point guard: Jordan Woodard. A graduate of Edmond Memorial High School, the junior has been OU’s starting point guard since his freshman year. A pure passer and playmaker at first, he averaged 4.6 assists per game and rarely turned the ball over. But if there’s one thing Woodard wasn’t, it was a shooter. He sunk just 35 percent of his shots from the field and 37 percent from three-point range as a freshman. His numbers from beyond the arc tanked during his sophomore season. He made 17 of 68 three-point attempts, just 25.4 percent.
“He’s been a gym rat the whole season. Working hard, getting up shots. Every time I come in to the gym he’s here working on his shot. Basketball gives you what you put in, you know what I mean? He puts a lot of work in.” BUDDY HIELD, GUARD
MEN’S 1. Baylor (5-1) 2. Oklahoma (4-2) 3. Kansas (4-2) 4. West Virginia (4-2) 5. Texas (4-2) 6. Iowa State (3-3) 7. Texas Tech (2-4) 8. Oklahoma State (2-4) 9. Kansas State (1-4) 10. TCU (1-5)
WOMEN’S 1. Texas (6-1) 2. Baylor (5-1) 3. West Virginia (4-2) 4. Oklahoma (4-2) 5. Oklahoma State (4-3) 6. Iowa State (3-3) 7. Kansas State (3-4) 8. TCU (3-4) 9. Texas Tech (1-6) 10. Kansas (0-7) Source: Big12sports.com
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CHRISTOPHER MICHIE/THE DAILY Junior guard Jordan Woodard puts up a shot during a Jan. 16 game against West Virginia at the Lloyd Noble Center. Woodard ranks 10th nationally in three-point percentage.
In the offseason, Woodard decided to make a change. “He’s been a gym rat the whole season,” senior guard Buddy Hield said of his teammate. “Working hard, getting up shots. Every time I come in to the gym he’s here working on his shot. Basketball gives you what
you put in, you know what I mean? He puts a lot of work in.” It’s paid off. Wo o dard has already nailed 41 three-pointers through 17 games and ranks 10th nationally in threepoint percentage. “I can’t even put a number
to it,” Woodard said when asked to estimate the number of shots he took a day during the offseason “I put a lot of time in the gym. I’ve just been shooting with a lot of confidence and my teammates give me good looks. I’ve just been making them. I’ve been feeling hot.”
Woodard’s emergence has come at a good time with the struggles of senior guard Isaiah Cousins. Cousins was Oklahoma’s best threat from three-point range a year ago but has struggled so far during conference play, making just five three-pointers through OU’s first five conference games. Woodard’s sudden improvement has taken over the role Cousins played a season ago, but he’s also helped to make room on the court for his teammates as a floor spacer. “His shot-making abilities sometimes helps to have guys relax off me,” Hield said. “Teams usually give me attention, but if Jordan is making shots, they tend to forget (about me). He’s a good next guy you can go to. Coach uses me sometimes to set up plays for Jordan. It’s good having a double-threat guy. He’s meant a lot to this team. He’s made every big shot we need so far for the year.” The numbers indicate Hield has benefited the most from Woodard’s consistent stroke beyond the arc. Ironically, Woodard credited him with the inspiration to get better. “Seeing (Buddy) in the gym makes me want to get in the gym,” Woodard said. “He leads by example and he’s our vocal leader. He just preaches it a lot and he teaches the young guys a lot. But Buddy’s great because he leads by example and he’s a good vocal leader.” Spenser Davis
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Success of men’s team pleases Coale Both programs fostering winning hoops climate
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Fourteen years ago, Oklahoma could have been considered to be the mecca of college basketball. Coach Kelvin Samps on’s men w ere facing Indiana — a team he would go on to coach a f t e r O k l a h o ma — i n t h e Fi n a l Fo u r w h i l e c o a c h S h e r r i C o a l e’s women were taking on Connecticut in the National Championship game. Neither team won those matchups, but it was unprecedented to have a school feature a highly successful men’s and women’s team in the same year. For Coale, it was the highlight of her career,
and then some. “That was the most fun I’ve had in my entire life,” Coale said. “There was just such an air of excellence around here that we all got washed in.” While the women have maintained their success during her 19-year tenure in Norman, the men’s team is beginning to build a reputation of success under Lon Kruger, and as a result, it’s beginning to look more like 2002 in Norman. Coale knows that the better the teams perform, the better it is for everyone involved. “Oh it’s exciting; it’s fun,” Coale said. “I think success breeds success. There’s so many things we can learn f r o m o u r m e n ’s t e a m ; from Buddy (Hield), Isaiah (Cousins), Ryan (Spangler) CHRISTOPHER MICHIE/THE DAILY and Jordan’s (Woodard) Women’s basketball coach Sherri Coale claps for her team during the work ethic; to things as game against Kansas on Dec. 30. Coale has led the women for 19 years. simple as last night when While every school has Isaiah goes out and makes that game) and believing in a l l t h o s e b a s k e t s a f t e r his shot and going into the men’s and women’s teams shooting 25 percent (before gym and getting extra reps.” of all sports, Coale believes
symmetry exists most between the two when it comes to basketball. “We can so relate to all that,” she said. “You can relate to other things sports do, but there aren’t two sports on a college campus more intrinsically connected than these two, because our game is the same. We use the same court.” W h i l e t h e w o m e n ’s team has had an up-anddown season, including q u e s t i o nab l e l o s s e s t o North Texas at home and Oklahoma State Saturday in Stillwater, both teams are ranked in the top 20 and are creating an environment that Coale is proud of. “(The men’s team’s) positivity, the job those coaches do with those guys, the way those guys work everyday, it’s just fantastic to be around,” she said. Scott Hiney
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Annual Red-White scrimmage set for April despite stadium construction Oklahoma will host its annual spring game at 2 p.m. April 9, the program announced Wednesday. The game will be played at Owen Field despite ongoing construction to the south end zone. Tickets to the spring game are available for purchase for $5 online at soonersports.com or by calling the OU Athletics Ticket Office. The price will increase to $10 after April 1, according to a release. All seating is general admission. Fans will have the opportunity to help design the field for the spring game. Details will be announced BOB through the official Oklahoma STOOPS Football Twitter feed. In the past, Oklahoma’s spring game attendance has been among the best in the country. The Sooners drew 42,807 fans in 2015 and 43,500 in 2014, according to sbnation.com The OU baseball team hosts Baylor later in the day. Fans will be able to present their ticket from the spring game at the gate to receive a discount. Spenser Davis, @Davis_Spenser
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Student lighting his own path
Lighting design junior dreams of shining in New York CHLOE MOORES @chloemoores13
Cooper Simon, a lighting design junior, received an opportunity to gain professional experience last semester working on the off-Broadway show, “Solving the Riddle of the Great Big World” in New York. Simon’s trip to Broadway began in Dallas while assisting an OU lighting design alumnus with a world premiere opera. Simon spent a month on a projection design for the opera and two weeks in Dallas for the run of the production.
professional responsibilities. “I think one thing that OU does really well is that we have such a good network of alumni that are always willing to come help out,” Simon said. “We have brought in alumni to design shows at OU, and they, in turn, give projects to students at OU to assist and give us a taste of what we will be doing in our future. To me, that’s probably the (most) rewarding experience I’ve had.” The design faculty in the Helmerich School of Drama put the lighting students through a series of projects to get them ready for opportunities like Simon experienced, as well as the professional world, Sprecker said. Freshman and sophomore lighting design students work on the “Young
“When we got into those 3 a.m. nights (where) I burned out around 1 a.m., he was really good about bouncing ideas off and finding some median we could both work with.” SAMUEL BROWN, LIGHTING DESIGN JUNIOR
After helping the designer in Dallas, Simon was asked to accompany him to New York to work on another project, “Solving the Riddle of the Great Big World.” “The designer absolutely loved him and would not take no for an answer,” Richard Sprecker, assistant lighting professor and Simon’s adviser, said. “It turned out to be a tremendous opportunity for him.” Between his work in Dallas and New York, Simon spent a month away from school, but he continued to balance his schoolwork and
Choreographers’ Showcase” as their first collegiate design. They then move on to work on laboratory shows in the Old Science Hall. One of the primary goals of assigning the designers these projects is so each designer develops his or her own aesthetic, Sprecker said. “Every designer needs to come up with an aesthetic — their own approach to a design — such as preferred colors or preferred angles,” Sprecker said. “They can figure out what kind of shows they like to design, and they like to figure out the way they
like to approach a design.” Part of Sprecker’s role as Simon’s advisor is to check in with and pose questions to Simon throughout his design process on a show. Sprecker and the design faculty give Simon feedback and have helped him perfect his artistic aesthetic, Simon said. “The design faculty makes sure that you have an idea and things aren’t just thrown in because you like it,” Simon said. “You want to make sure (your design decisions) work within the context of the show. They are all about pushing to make sure every decision is a design choice i n stea d o f a n a rb i t ra r y choice.” Samuel Brown, a lighting design junior, worked with Simon on “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Brown has watched Simon’s design skills grow and evolve since their freshman year at OU. “I was the designer on Rocky Horror, and he was my associate,” Brown said. “When we got into those 3 a.m. nights (where) I burned out around 1 a.m., he was really good about bouncing ideas off and finding some median we could both work with. I would say he is one of most prepared people to go out into the world and start working.” Simon plans to go to New York after OU and one day attend graduate school, he said. Simon could go to a lot of different places, but the road map is up to Simon, Sprecker said. Chloe Moores margaret.c.moores-1@ou.edu
SIANDHARA BONNET/THE DAILY Lighting design junior Cooper Simon works in the lighting booth of the Elsie C. Brackett Theatre Jan. 18. After working on an off-Broadway show in New York, Cooper plans on returning after graduating.
Modern culture trends shifted by social media A&E REPORTER
Alara Stuckey
alarastuckey@ou.edu @alara_stuckey
Social media has become a platform that influences us on a daily basis. According to The Telegraph, the average teenager spends 27 hours a week online. No wonder anything and everything goes viral — instantly. If you think about it, teenagers spend about 27 hours a week idolizing other people’s lives and/or looks. Better yet, this time is spent idolizing anything that is #onfleek. “On fleek” is a phrase that’s used to describe something that is upheld to be perfect or on point. Through the use of social media, trends such as having a contoured face or bold eyebrows have spread like wildfire. Celebrities with a massive social media presence — such as Kim Kardashian and Cara Delevingne — are partially responsible for the quick spread of these trends. But, how does a trend — such as having bold eyebrows, which is something that can be difficult to attain (you can’t just magically grow them) — become so popular? “Upward curvature of the eyebrows was considered to be an attractive feminine feature in the past,” said Mark Soldin, a spokesman for the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, to The Independent. “We
are finding that more and more women are looking for a flatter, straighter, more masculine look. I think it has to do with the increasing equality of the sexes. Women are subconsciously favoring a masculine brow.” Personally, I wholly agree and relate to this statement. Unlike 10 years ago, I favor my makeup and/or clothes to be bold, and I almost subconsciously tend to stray away from what others may consider to be a ‘feminine’ image … (And yes, I’m referring to gender binding stereotypes who associate colors with sex). Additionally, today there seems to be two trends: the bold look versus the natural look. No matter what, being #onfleek could be a powerful way for women to be confident and proud of
themselves. My favorite vine from internet personality Too Turnt Tina seems to perfectly describe this, and says: “Boys, I don’t wear makeup to impress you. And I don’t wear makeup because I’m insecure; because frankly, I look good without makeup, but that’s besides the point. Anyways, I do not wake up in the morning and think ‘I’m going to paint my eyelids blue because Josh likes blue, I’m going to fleek the eyebrows because Josh loves the flick of the wrist.’ NO! UHUH! My eyelids going to be gold because I’m glitter A. My lips going to be pink because they so luscious, and I’m going to look good and you ain’t have to tell me I look good, because I know!” Remember, stay #onfleek.
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Suede returns on Friday
This week is full of variety, ranging from EDM to Ono ALLISON WEINTRAUB @AllieFrances12
C ha i r l i f t w i l l re l e a s e “Moth,” the band’s third album, which seems to continue its combination of interesting beats with an ethereal vocalist. Lead singer Caroline Polachek shines on singles “Crying in Public” and “Ch-Ching.” The band has said that “Moth” is heavily influenced by New York City, which is evident by the varied tempos and influences heard in several songs, like “Romeo.” “(The album is) joyful, gooey and personal,” Polachek said in an interview with Pitchfork. Yoko Ono is following up “Yes, I’m a Witch” with “Yes, I’m a Witch Too.” This album features collaborations with big names in the indie world like Death Cab for Cutie, Portugal the Man and Miike Snow. She will also be collaborating with her son, Sean Lennon, on “Dogtown.” The
album also features past remakes of her songs, like Peter, Bjorn and John’s “Mrs. Lennon” from its 1997 reissuance of the album “Fly” and tUnE-yArDs’ previously released remix of “Warrior Woman.” The album promises to be a delight for Ono fans, showcasing intriguing new takes on her old classics. “Night Thoughts” is Suede’s seventh studio album, and the band will take its sound to a new and darker place. “Night Thoughts” was largely recorded in one session in Belgium, which makes the sound much more unified. “Outsiders” sounds like it’s straight out of the 1980s on some obscure B-track. It contains a guitar heavy ballad that gets stuck in your head and could fit into any film during a typical rainy, introspective scene. “I was thinking about my parents when I was writing that, drifting away … I had a romantic vision of them,” frontman Brett Anderson said in an interview with NME. Bird Dog, an alt-rock band with some folk undertones, will release “Misty Shrub,” a four-song EP that has songs
ranging from a very soft folk sound with harmonies to songs with more imposing guitars before fading back to the more mellow sounds complete with ocean waves. Steve Angello, DJ and former member of Swedish House Mafia, will release his first solo effort, “Wild Youth.” The album is autobiographical and a departure from the Swedish House Mafia’s more upbeat sound, but the album still has high notes. A highly anticipated collaboration with Dougy from The Temper Trap, “Wasted Love” is a beautifully building song
that very much defies the typical EDM styling. While the album does have some interesting choices (for example, Mako’s vocals on “Children of the Wild” are very scratchy), most of the songs reflect an artist striving to be taken more seriously. In an interview with Billboard, Angello expressed a desire to bring back the serious side of dance music, and the first half of the album released as a preview seems to do just that. Alison Weintraub allison.weintraub@ou.edu
THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS Thursday, Jan. 21 What: EDGE Overview presentation This is a tutorial that allows students learn about the tools available in the Bizzell Memorial Library’s EDGE Space. When: 10 a.m. Where: EDGE Space at Bizzell Memorial Library What: Winter Welcome Week: Snow-Ga A winter take on yoga, where all of the activities take place at cold temperatures. When: 5:30 p.m. Where: Huston Huffman Center What: “Galileo’s World: An Artful Observation of the Cosmos” opening, lecture and reception Eileen Reeves, a professor and the chair of comparative literature at Princeton University, will give a lecture to open the exhibit When: 7 p.m. Where: Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art What: “Oklahoma Shakedown” showing
PHOTO PROVIDED The cover for Chairlift’s album “Moth.” “Moth” is Chairlift’s third album and, according to the band, is heavily influenced by New York City.
THIS WEEK’S TOP STORIES
A Gaylord College grad is showing a documentary he made about earthquakes in Oklahoma. When: 7:30 p.m. (7 p.m. for social time) Where: SixTwelve Community Theatre
Here’s a look at our top stories online this week since Sunday. 1. Oklahoma football: Early enrollees and transfers arrive on campus for spring semester Seven new Sooners will begin classes at OU Monday, four via transfer and three early enrollees: Kyler Murray, Austin Kendall, Geno Lewis, Ashton Julious, Ben Powers, Logan Robersonand Chanse Sylvie. 2. Oklahoma football: Former OU defensive end Jamarkus McFarland hired as graduate assistant Oklahoma has hired former OU defensive end Jamarkus McFarland as a graduate assistant, according to tweets from members of OU’s coaching staff. 3. OU fraternity partners with Norman PD to hand out gift cards ver winter break, S O igma Nu fraternity paired with the Norman Police Department to spread holiday cheer by adding a silver lining to getting pulled over for traffic violations: $50 Wal-Mart gift cards. 4. Oklahoma basketball: National media reacts to Sooners loss at Iowa State o. 1 Oklahoma lost at Iowa State 82-77 on Monday night in Ames, Iowa. After the game, national media reacted to the heroics of N Sooners’ guard Buddy Hield, and the game-winner from Iowa State’s Monte Morris. 5. Oklahoma football: Breaking down OU’s season by the numbers Read more about what the numbers 36, 113, 57 and 20 meant for OU’s season.
Friday, Jan. 22 What: Winter Welcome Week: Coffee and Hot Cocoa When: 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Where: South Oval What: Winter Welcome Week: Laser Tag When: 5 p.m. Where: Jim Thorpe