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LGBTQ lounge officially opens Community to hold grand opening in commemoration JESSE POUND news editor @jesserpound
The LGBTQ community lounge in the Union will have its grand opening next week, and both OU administrators and leaders of an LGBTQ student group will make remarks. The ceremony will take place from 2-4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, Kasey Catlett, assistant director for LGBTQ and Health Programs at the Women’s Outreach Center, said. Jabar Shumate, the vice president for the university community, and representatives from the student group Queer Inclusion on Campus will speak, Catlett said. The lounge has been in use for over a month, because the university wanted it to be open for students when they came back from the summer, Catlett said. However, not all of the furniture and decorations for the lounge had arrived yet, Catlett said. Catlett said he expects the lounge to be completed by the time of the ceremony. In the spring, Queer Inclusion on Campus released a report of things it would like to see changed at OU, including the creation of a resource center for LGBTQ students. Instead of a resource center, the OU administration agreed to create the study lounge. Jesse Pound jesserpound@gmail.com
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Former 1947-49 RUF/NEKS president Bob Miller laughs with fellow RUF/NEKS members at Gaylord Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 19. Miller celebrated the RUF/NEKS 100th Anniversary before the game against Tulsa.
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aylord Memor ial Stadium was packed. The weather chilled. A loud, rowdy group walked down the endzone ramp and waited. They were wearing red shirts and white pants. In their hands were wooden paddles. They were hugging, laughing, celebrating, joking and moving. On this day, the RUF/NEKS celebrated 100 years as the University of Oklahoma’s male spirit squad. Through the ruckus, a small elderly man separated the sea of red and white. The RUF/ NEKS members gently, respectfully cleared a path for Bob Miller. He is one of the few surviving RUF/NEKS members of 1946, and he led the organization from 1947–49. In this moment, the 91-year-old man was leading the pack again. The eyes of the entire group fixed on him.
The current president of the RUF/NEKS Alumni Association, Kenneth Forehand, organized the event, which was held the weekend of the OU-Tulsa game, and described the importance of Bob Miller and the RUF/NEKS from 1946–49. “I think what they did was huge. We aren’t what we are or who we are today without them,” Forehand said. Bob Miller made his way to the 50-yard line. More than 100 RUF/NEKS cheered him on. Shortly after, Miller was welcomed on the sidelines. For the next 30 minutes, RUF/NEKS old and new shook hands and spoke with the legend. Miller held a hopeful, accomplished smile, the same smile he held all those years ago.
Unheard receives diversity award ‘Ragtime’ opens in renovated theater TYLER WOODWARD @TKWOODWARD VISUAL ENGAGEMENT EDITOR
Honor recognizes OU group for equality effort ANNA MAYER news reporter @AnnaMay136
OU Unheard will receive an award tomorrow evening to honor its fights against inequality at the university. The black student alliance was chosen as one of six recipients of the Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Diversity Awards. The awards are meant to recognize individuals and groups who have worked extensively to promote diversity and inclusion. OU Unheard is tremendously proud that its work is being appreciated and encouraged, pre-med junior and OU Unheard member Chelsea Davis said. The group made national headlines during the Sigma Alpha Epsilon scandal in March, when a video of the former fraternity’s members singing a racist chant emerged on the Internet. Two students in SAE were expelled, and the fraternity was kicked off of campus as a result. SEE AWARD PAGE 2
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“The music in the show is grounded thought by thought in the acting.”
Special, universitywide performance to stay true to original MADISON MASTERS staff reporter
A university-wide production of Ragtime is the first show to be performed in the newly renovated Elsie C. Brackett Theatre this weekend. When asked how it felt to be a part of the first cast to step on this stage, acting senior, Gabby Reyes, described it as an honor, a chance to make history. One of the things that makes this production special is it is a collaborative effort. Since it is not specifically the work of one department, students from varying disciplines were able to join in. Students from the drama, dance, musical theatre and vocal performance departments will all be making appearances in the show, which allows for the dynamic on stage to be truly special. Joe Locarro, the director of the
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The cast of Ragtime performs for media night Oct. 14. The show runs from Oct. 16-18.
show, performed in the original cast of “Ragtime” on Broadway. Locarro is bringing the show to OU’s stage in its truest form, by sticking to the traditional choreography and style of the show as closely as possible.
“(The goal) is to bring back the passion and intent of the original authors and composers,” Nancy Ross, musical theatre senior, who plays the lead role, said. “Oh, I’m expecting some tears from the audience,” Justin Armer,
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acting freshman, said. Between the emotional impact of the music and the varying plot lines of the show, there will be something for everyone to connect with, Armer said. The music doesn’t distract from the plot but adds to the intensity and depth of emotion, Ross said. “ The music in the show is grounded thought by thought in the acting,” she said. While looking for an artistic response to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon incident of last year, it was decided that “Ragtime” was the perfect fit. SEE RAGTIME PAGE 2
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Class Council Competitions Glow Crazy among new homecoming events this year DAYTEN ISRAEL News Reporter @daytenisrael
The Class of 2016 Council has created an event that will provide both a competition for this year’s OU homecoming teams and a fun activity for all students. With the help of the rest of the Class Council, Glow Crazy will be held on Oct. 21 at the intramural fields from 9-11 p.m. Glow Crazy is a brand new class and homecoming competition event, the Vice Chair of External Affairs for the Class of 2016 Holly Loeffler said. It will include a glow-inthe-dark paint war between student classes and homecoming teams, music provided by Nexus Productions and free food, Loeffler said. One of the other activities that the Class Council expects students to enjoy is Knockerball, Loeffler said. Knockerball is an all-encompassing, single-chambered ball of air, and with with inside handles and shoulder straps for additional safety, it enables you to almost literally defy gravity and defy pain, according to the product’s website Class Council developed Glow Crazy because it had noticed that in the past — and especially for homecoming — there have not been a lot of events aimed toward all students, Loeffler said. They designed this event to promote inclusivity in homecoming events so non-competing students can still feel welcomed and participate in
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Class Council members walk with the Class of 2016 banner during the homecoming parade Oct. 2014. Class Council has will host Glow Crazy for this year’s Homecoming.
fun activities, Loeffler said. “Class Council wanted to move away from the catch-all mentality that people have of them; if you’re not greek-affiliated then you’re associated with Class Council,” Reunion Weekend 2015 Chair Katie Qualls said. “They want everyone, greek or non-greek, to identify with their class, and the event encourages everyone to come out and participate,” Qualls said. Class Council tried to create events or activities that everyone would want to participate in that would help to foster a feeling of inclusion in homecoming, so that students would have lasting homecoming memories, Loeffler said. “This way they can come back as alumni to something that they would remember fondly,” Loeffler said. “The idea of coming back to homecoming with your
class once you’ve graduated is just really special,” the associate director of the Graduation Office, Lori Stevens, said. Class Council met with the Homecoming Committee this summer to discuss some ideas to bring students together, said Kristen Cash, the class of 2016 and 2017 advisor and class experiences graduate assistant. “We just sat down with them and asked, ‘What do you think our students need?’” Cash said. The organizations decided that a competition would be a good idea, Cash said. “The mission of Class Council is to bond the classes together, and so while looking for a class competition activity, we decided that a paint war would be perfect,” Loeffler said. “Who doesn’t want to be competitive with their friends?” Cash said.
The homecoming team that has the largest percentage of attendance at the Glow Crazy event will receive bonus points, but each homecoming team member will compete in the paint war with their respective class, Qualls said. “This way it doesn’t become ‘Homecoming Team A’ versus ‘Homecoming Team B,’ but a Class of 2016 versus Class of 2018 type of thing,” Qualls said. With this event, the focus is on promoting the type of feeling that Class Council wants to communicate to the student body, Cash said. “Homecoming put their trust in us that we would plan an event that would be awesome and that students would love, whether they’re competing in homecoming or not,” Cash said. Dayten Israel daytenisrael@gmail.com
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Students of all colors tape their mouths shut and link arms as they walk down the South Oval Jan. 14, 2015. OU Unheard will be honored with Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Diversity Awards in recognition of their efforts in promoting diversity in Oklahoma.
The award ceremony will be hosted by Oklahoma’s Diversity Committee and Oklahoma Bar Association President David Poarch. The scheduled keynote speaker is a member of the OU administration — Jabar Summate, the vice president for the university community. Shumate was appointed
CAC announces homecoming court The homecoming court nominees for Homecoming 2015 were announced Wednesday morning from the Campus Activities Council’s Twitter account. The female candidates for Homecoming Queen are: Keyana Simmons, nominated by the OU JC Penney Leadership Program Jessica Freeman, nominated OU Pi Beta Phi Breanna Bober, nominated by OU Tri Delta Tina Nguyen, nominated by OU Phi Delta Alpha Jenny Carmichael, nominated by OU Student Athlete Advisory Committee T’ata Roberts, nominated by the American Indian Student Association. The male candidates for Homecoming King are: Q Nguyen, nominated by the OU Asian American Student Association Cole Townsend, nominated by OU Crimson Club Phillip Ngo, nominated by OU Lead Team Isaac Hill, nominated by the OU Black Student Association Bryce Fugate, nominated by OU Society of Petroleum Engineers Derrick Jones, nominated by the Honors Student Association. -Dayten Isreal
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OU ring ceremony to honor Gene Rainbolt The annual OU Ring Ceremony will honor H. E. “Gene” Rainbolt this year, along with the class of 2016. The ceremony is scheduled for 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23 outside of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Rainbolt is being honored for being an ally and donor to the university. The Rainbolt College of Education is named after his wife, Jeannine Rainbolt and his daughter Leslie Rainbolt-Forber sits on the OU Board of Regents. The family has also supported endowments for faculty chairs in cancer, child psychiatry and finance. “No alumnus of the university has ever done more to give back to the university in so many ways than Gene Rainbolt,” said OU President David Boren in a press release. “He truly loves his alma mater and Norman as his hometown. The OU family looks forward to the opportunity to thank Gene Rainbolt for all that he has done.”
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to the administration in July. His role at the university is to create a more inclusive atmosphere and broaden campus diversity, which is the subject he will speak on at the ceremony. He was not immediately available for contact. Qualifications for the Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Diversity Award include: developing an effective equal opportunity program, promote diversity, creating opportunities
to better the community and assuming leadership in confrontational and unjust situations. Other recipients of this year’s awards are judge Jerome Holmes, attorney Demario Solomon Simmons, Riggs Abney, Valery Giebel, PrayWalker, The Education and Employment Ministry and VOICE.
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“It’s an important show for people to see,” Ross said. “It’s a true glimpse of what America once was, what America is turning into and what we want America to be.” The story signifies, not only OU’s campus coming together in times of hardship, but also the whole community working toward a better future, Alexandra Johnson, vocal performance junior said. “Not only will it move people emotionally, but also intellectually. It is a production that speaks to both the mind and the heart,” Johnson said. The themes of racial equality, immigration, women’s rights, love and loss, are some of the things that make “Ragtime” such an important story, Reyes said. “Ragtime” opens in the Elsie C. Brackett Theatre on Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. and shows on Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. Tickets are for sale in the OU Fine Arts Box Office located at 500 W. Boyd St. or on the OU College of Fine Arts website. Advance tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for students; there is an online fee of $5. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for students at the door, payable by cash and check only. Because this is considered a special event, military and OU employee discounts are not available. Madison Masters memasters@ou.edu
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Best-selling author, historian to speak on leadership at OU A best-selling author and historian will speak on “Roosevelt, Reagan and the nature of leadership” at a President’s Associates dinner at OU on Oct. 22. H.W. Brands will meet with OU students for an informal discussion before dinner. His recent book, “Reagan: The Life,” points to former President Ronald Reagan as one of the two greatest presidents of the 20th century. “H.W. Brands is a keen student of the skill of leadership especially presidential leadership,” OU President David Boren said in a press release. “With his new biography and his previous book on Franklin Roosevelt, he will provide a strong comparison of the two.” Brands has written 25 books including “The First American” and “Traitor to His Class,” which were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize and the Los Angeles Times Prize. His articles have also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal. Limited seating is available for OU students, faculty and staff upon reservation. To reserve seats, call (405) 325-3784 or email specialevents@ou.edu.
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cute when you’re doing everyday activities, such as going to class or office hours. However, some dislike flannels because of their outdated look. I’ve gotten a little bored Alara Stuckey seeing them but only for a alarastuckey@ou.edu few reasons. @alara_stuckey The first reason is that some people get them too A few times each year, thick. Having a flannel mid-seasons (the awkward made with heavy fabric is period of time when you’re the easiest mistake to create transitioning between a lumberjack look, because summer to fall or winter to it sits on one’s body like a spring), a throwback-trend piece of cardboard. emerges. Part of me thinks Another problem with this is because (A) it is such flannels is that there are an awkward period of time flannels in this world that that people don’t really don’t have plaid on them. know what to wear or (B) I repeat, flannel doesn’t figuring out what to wear always mean plaid. The gets so awkward that people only reason I’m saying end up giving up. No matter this is because some of what it may be, both A and B the plaid color options are lead to the throwback trend. cringe-worthy, and nothing The first articles of cloth- is more refreshing than a ing that fall into this catesimple non-patterned flangory are flannels. Flannels nel sometimes. are a rugged alternative to Another trend that some a classic jacket or cardigan. consider a throwback are Flannels are a great (and Birkenstocks. Birkenstocks functional) way to not look are a German brand of
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Move to the rhythm and dance to the music with instruments from Norman Music Center as the music store celebrates its 50th anniversary. From renting 1816 W. Main St. to owning 317 W. Gray St., Don Polk, the owner of Norman Music Center, has always had a wide variety of instruments available for customers. “He started out with band and orchestra instruments as well as pianos and organs,� Larry Polk, company representative and Don Polk’s son, said. “We carry a large variety of instruments because you get a larger customer base, and it’s easier to acclimate to the trends in the industry. It’s harder to specialize because the trends change so often.� Even though the trends change, Norman Music Center has stayed constant, acting as one of the oldest music retail businesses in Norman. “The Internet is our largest competitor,� Larry Polk said. Even though the store has been around for 50 years, the owners have never been near to closing down or losing their business, he said. “We have always been financially conservative and stable,� Larry Polk said. “We own our building, and we always pay our bills.� Even though they’ve been stable for so long, they aren’t
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considering expanding. “Not with the instability of the economy and the music industry,� Larry Polk said. “We are focusing on serving our current customers.� Being one of the longest standing music centers in town, however, isn’t the store’s only unique element. It is one of 16 guitar repair shops in the U.S. with a Plek machine, a German computerized fret dressing and crowning machine. “We have pioneered many brands and products over the years, and we always like to lead instead of follow,� Larry Polk said. “We try to get the best product for our customers, which isn’t always the iconic brand. Too many people tend to play ‘the label’ rather than play what may be (the) best instrument.� The most popular instrument the store offers is the guitar, both acoustic and electric. “Believe it or not, the ukelele is probably a close second,� Larry Polk said. However, the store doesn’t just sell instruments — rentals are also available. Most renters are elementary students in beginning band or
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orchestra. “We do offer band and orchestra rentals to the general public through our website,� Larry Polk said. “We also rent small PA systems.� To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the store will offer a sale toward the end of November and beginning of December. “We are also giving an extra 10 percent off our
already discounted prices to OU students with a valid ID,� Larry Polk said. Norman Music Center is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The center is located on 317 W. Gray St. Siandhara Bonnet arahdnais@hotmail.com
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vocal cords. I know what I ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR jaw and began. phrase or the one after that. want to say, but I physically trying to say. When ordering food at can’t. I was mortified. “What’s your cell phone restaurants, most of the time Like Washington said, Later, for the umpteenth policy in t-t-t-t-the l-l-l-ock I end up pointing to the item proper nouns are terrible. time, I got angry. Why can’t …” on the menu because there’s “With people’s names, you I talk like a normal person? That’s all I got out. no way I can seamlessly procan’t change them,” as she What’s wrong with me? I stuttered and stammered puts it. When I talked to my father nounce “spaghetti.” and paused my way through It may not seem like that As I listened to her say — also a stutterer — about the question to the point big a deal to anyone else, but that, I clenched my fists and Brady Vardeman it that evening, he pointStoops cut me off mid-senbradyvardeman@gmail.com I’d give almost anything to be ground my teeth. ed me to a video of Meg tence. I was trying to say “… @BradyVardeman YES. FINALLY. SOMEONE Washington, a fabulous sing- able to speak smoothly. in the locker room.” I have good and bad days SAID IT. er/songwriter, gives a TED I don’t blame him. He speaking. During the good I’ve never really talked talk on her struggle. alking to people is a knew what I was asking ones, I sometimes forget openly about my stutter. I When she sings, she big part of my job. and just wanted to give an I have a stutter. I can’t demake sure people are aware doesn’t stutter. However, I’m expected to ask answer. scribe how good it feels to I have one in some misguidwhen she steps away from questions when given the A few minutes later, I have that monkey off my ed effort to make sure they the piano, every word beopportunity. Usually, I’m asked another question — back. don’t silently judge me, but comes a challenge. surrounded by a large group same result. But when the bad days I’ve never actually told anyAs I sat on my back porch of people — reporters, viewAt the time, I was mostcome, it’s almost as if I’ve for- one how much I think about watching the video, I lisers, coaches, players. I’m ly concerned with what gotten how to speak English. it. tened to her articulate the usually terrified to do it. the other reporters in the In her talk, Washington I identified with battle more eloquently than Many of you have never room thought. Surely, they brings up switching vocabWashington. Everything she I could ever hope to, stutter spoken to me in person. The must be snickering. Stoops ulary in her head as to avoid said, I’d thought at some and all. thing is, I stutter. himself might be wonderstuttering, something I’ve point in my life. So, I decided I’ve stuttered my whole Earlier this month, at ing what I’m doing there if done as long as I can rememto write this. Stutterers don’t life. I don’t just worry about coach Bob Stoops’ press I can’t even get a sentence ber. As I asked the cell phone talk about their problem it when I ask questions at conference, I wanted to out. question, I tried desperatemuch because, well, frankly, press conferences or talk in speak up. I could tell I was But then, I remembered we can’t. front of a large crowd. It’s an ly to find another phrase I going to stutter when I did, the press conference was wouldn’t trip on. I hate the way I talk. everyday thing. so I hesitated. Several other being streamed live on It’s strange. I can physiI’m tired of having to adWhen I talk to my friends, reporters took their turns television and the Internet. cally feel when I’m about to just the words that come out asking questions until I got Hundreds, if not thousands, I work up a small sweat bestutter. The best way I can of my mouth to avoid stutcause I don’t know if I’m the nerve to say something. of people just heard what I put it is a wall forming in my tering. I’d rather change the going to trip over the next I took a breath, relaxed my said — or rather, what I was
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stutter itself. It’s embarrassing. I worry about what people think of me after they hear me speak, especially in professional settings. Half the time I imagine they feel sorry for me. The rest of the time, I assume they snicker. I have friends who make jokes when I can’t pronounce a word. It doesn’t feel great, but I usually don’t say anything because I dish my fair share of grief. I don’t blame them, either. It’s low-hanging fruit. A few hours after Stoops’ press conference, I discovered I don’t stutter as much when I chew gum. I was elated for a while — I’d finally found a fix — but later, I was angry again. The quality of my speech depending on a stick of gum is ridiculous. I think that’s why I like writing so much. It’s impossible to stutter in pixels or on paper. Brady Vardeman is a professional writing junior.
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1947-49 RUF/NEKS president Bob Miller shakes hands with another member of the RUF/NEKS at Gaylord Memorial Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. Miller was the oldest RUF/NEKS member in attendance at the 100th Anniversary of OU’s male spirit squad.
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fter WWII ended in 1946, nearly 6,000 s t u d e n t-v e t e r a n s made their ways to Norman, Oklahoma, and the campus of the University of Oklahoma changed dramatically. Bob Miller, 23, arrived in Norman from a small eastern Oklahoma town of Indianola. He transitioned from flying U.S. Army Air Forces cargo planes over the Pacific Ocean to deciding what classes he would take. Transitioning from WWII veteran to university freshman, Miller said he was just looking for a good time. George Lynn Cross, the longest serving president at OU from 1943–68, spoke with Miller and other new freshmen. He encouraged them to focus on their studies and on who they wanted to become. “The president gave a big speech to a group of people,” Miller said, “I was nothing but trying to figure what I was going to become in school.” In 1943, 34 RUF/NEKS members disbanded during the war. In 1946, Miller was presented with the opportunity to join as the spirit group re-started. They had a small brotherhood of friends — known for red shirts, flamboyant escapades and generally causing a ruckus wherever they went. “Those guys were coming back from a war,” Forehand said, reflecting on Miller’s generation. “It’s hard to imagine that a little group would mean so much to them.” The RUF/NEKS at the time were sparse and poorly run. Financially, the organization was stagnant. The spirit squad of 12 members had mishandled fundraising opportunities and pocketed the earnings. However, that did not deter Miller from joining. Miller attended a small RUF/NEKS meeting shortly after arriving in Norman, and he found his place. The potential of a new brotherhood (and a little revelry) appealed to the veteran entering a new phase of his life. “I became a RUF/NEK the next meeting we had,” Miller said. “When I got in the meeting, I became a RUF/NEK that night because it was the first organization that I wanted to belong to. I thought, hey, look here, I can have some fun doing this!” *** Soon, as a pledge to the RUF/NEKS, Miller underwent similar initiation scenarios to those that occurred in his military cadet training. “Satan, himself, would be proud to endorse” some of what new pledges would endure, according to The Oklahoma Daily. Before he was an official member, he had to prove his loyalty to the RUF/NEKS cause. Pledges completed tasks west of Norman, such as climbing a tree and waiting for several hours or being
you could ever get.” In Norman, after the big win against Texas, the students wanted to extend their celebration on Monday. Miller and the RUF/NEKS were contacted to lead the demonstration. The RUF/ NEKS gathered at Boyd House, the home of the university president, and started shouting for school to be cancelled. Whether they got the day off or not, the RUF/NEKS were always an extension of the student body. They were always team spirit. It appeared to be contagious. Out of all of the pledges under Bob Miller’s leadership, not one quit. “We never had a person back out the whole time we were there,” Miller said. *** During his time as president, Miller saw an increase in RUF/NEKS members from approximately 12 to more than 75, but the organization was more than numbers. It was the bonds of brotherhood created between friends. It was the late-fall pep rallies, OU-Texas rivalries and the thousands of students cheering for the RUF/ NEKS to get another day off of school. It was letting loose and not having a care in the world. It was a group of individuals seeing an opportunity to contribute, to have a laugh, to be involved. It was the unexpected memories they created. It was the unforgettable memories they shared. It was being a part of the RUF/NEKS. “The most important aspect of the RUF/NEKS for me is my bond with my fellow RUF/NEKS brothers,” Burnett said. “I have met my best friends through this club.” *** Miller graduated and closed the RUF/NEKS chapter of his life in 1949, but the book was still being written. After his time as a leader of the RUF/NEKS, Miller served his country in two more conflicts, flying missions in the Korean War and the Vietnam War. His son, Mark Miller, said he is an embodiment of the Greatest Generation. “The Greatest Generation had consistent qualities: the desire to be involved, the
desire to participate, the desire to be part of an organization,” Mark Miller said. When Bob Miller retired and moved to McAlester, Oklahoma his love and passion for the university began to blossom again. “It was undivided attention for OU games. Anything and everything Sooners, he loves,” Mark Miller said. Forehand believes what Bob Miller and the RUF/ NEKS of 1946–49 accomplished was critical for the long term success of the RUF/NEKS organization. Because of them, and others like them, lives of hundreds of individuals were shaped. Memories, traditions, legacies all were formed by the involvement of a few young men coming back from war. T h e y ke p t t h e f a m i l y moving. “My RUF/NEKS friends — you can’t even put into words what they mean to me. They are my family,” Forehand said. Being a member of the RUF/NEKS is an OU tradition that may never die, it continues to develop and evolve. “ The life on the field is what ever yone sees,” Forehand said. “It’s really just a small sliver of who we are. We room together, we are at each others weddings — the bonds are there forever.” *** Just before kick-off, Bob Miller raised his right hand, and along with 85,657 others, he sang the OU Chant. It was the moment when history came to life, when the past became the present. Nearly 70 years later, on the same field he used to lead the pack, he watched his legacy. In front of him, the RUF/ NEKS fired their shotguns. Horses pulled a covered wagon across the end zone. Flags waved. Young men and women shouted and raced around the field, orchestrating the movement of emotions in the stadium. All creating experiences that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. Their chants rolling on and on.
forced to wear backward body, but more than that, first-ever televised Cotton shirts, burlap sack shorts and they did everything together. Bowl was played in front scrub Campus Corner with Miller’s leadership created of 67,435 newly renovated an environment where RUF/ seats — this was the largest toothbrushes. “We had a good initiation,” NEKS pledges turned into crowd to ever watch a footMiller said. “If you’re going to boisterous, trend-setting, ball game in the Southwest. Oklahoma All-American be a RUF/NEK you have to be red-and-white screams for the university. quarterback “General Jack” a part of it.” In October of 1948, an Mitchell marched up and Miller said the experiences were designed to develop editorial in The Daily de- down the field in head coach scribes the school spirit of Bud Wilkinson’s famous unity and brotherhood. The rigid process of be- the RUF/NEKS and the frus- split-T formation. OU led coming a member of the tration from one of the band by 14 going into the fourth quarter. RUF/NEKS created the ex- members. “School Wilkinson said his stratperiences for the foun“When I got in the s p i r i t i s a egy was to have the lead in grand thing, the fourth and defend it. dations of friendships meeting, I became a but not when Texas made a strong effort that would RUF/NEK that night it is carried and scored twice to OU’s one the point touchdown in the fourth, ultimately because it was the to o f a n n o y - but the Longhorns couldn’t last lifetimes first organization a n c e a n d overtake the Sooners. Bud and trannuisance,” a Wilkinson won his first of six scend ages. that I wanted to member of straight against Texas (1948– A d a m B u r n e t t , a belong to. I thought, OU’s Big Red 57). In the last minute of the Band said, game, OU fans counted in current RUF/ hey, look here, I speak- mass cadence until the clock NEK , excan have some fun “I’m ing of all of expired. pressed gratdoing this!” the ‘padOU defeated Texas 20–14. itude toward dle-panging’ The underdog victory for the RUF/ BOB MILLER, that the Ruf- OU resulted in a postgame NEKS who FORMER RUF/NEK Neks s eem wingding on the field. The reignited the duty-bound RUF/NEKS led the charge organization after the war. Burnett’s to do every time the band ap- from the Oklahoma end great-grandfather was a pears for a public occasion.” zone. Fans stormed alongMuch like today, the RUF/ side them and tore down a member of the RUF/NEKS in NEKS were an embodiment Texas goalpost in celebration. 1929. “We just couldn’t wait to “The men who kept the of passion — and nothing RUF/NEKS alive have al- needed more passion than tear that thing down — as if it were the most important lowed me to reach through the OU-Texas game. *** thing in the world,” Miller over 80 years to allow me to Tyler Woodward About 40 students stood said. “I thought that was that follow in my great-grandfatylerkwoodward@gmail.com ther’s footsteps and call my- in line overnight to purchase just about the greatest thing self his brother and given me 800 remaining tickets for the the opportunity to do things upcoming 1948 OU-Texas that I never dreamed I would game before being dismissed by the dean of students. get to do,” Burnett said. “It was the most importOne night a year after pledging, Miller slept qui- ant thing,” Miller said. “You etly in his room. He woke to couldn’t wait to go. You saved the sounds of his RUF/NEKS all your money. At the very brothers shouting down the last minute, you saved your halls. They broke through his money so you could go to the door, carried him to Brandt the Texas ballgame.” In 1948, OU had lost eight Park and tossed him in the straight games to the Texas Duck Pond. This was a special ceremo- Longhorns. The Sooners ny for RUF/NEKS presidents, were ready for a victory. An article from The Daily and Miller would experience said the RUF/NEKS orgait three times. Under his leadership, nized “the biggest and noisthe organization boomed. iest pep rally ever held” at Miller’s first improvement Owen Field. An estimated was to establish financial 6,000 fans arrived in support TYLER WOODWARD/THE DAILY of OU before the big game. responsibility. Former RUF/NEKS president Bob Miller, 91, is escorted on the field at Gaylord Memorial Stadium, On October 8, 1948, the Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015. Miller celebrated the 100ths anniversary before the game against Tulsa. The RUF/NEKS sold eyeshades during football games as a fundraiser in support of their endeavors. “That was a money-making little deal,” Miller said. “And I guaranteed that we didn’t throw the money away. If you checked out 50 (eye-shades), we made dadgum sure you turned in 50 During the (dollars).” His job was simple, and Regular Meeting Of this simplicity turned a frazzled squad into an organiThe University of Oklahoma zation that molded lives for generations after. PUBLICATIONS BOARD “If there was anything connected to the RUF/NEKS, I was part of it,” Miller said. “I thought that was part of my 9:30 a.m. Friday, October 16 job.” Copeland Hall, Room 122 With a new bank account and new pledges, he developed the idea to decorate the stadium for pep rallies and football games. 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