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MAN IN THE MIDDLE Senior offensive lineman Erick Wren looks at the scoreboard after the game against the Kansas State Wildcats Oct. 15. Wren started as a walk-on for OU and is now the Sooners’ starting center.
Wren’s bet on himself leads to spot, scholarship at center
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KELLI STACY • @ASTACYKELLI
klahoma offensive lineman Erick Wren sat in the locker room at the Cotton Bowl, daydreaming. From the screaming fans dividing the stadium half crimson and half burnt orange to the scent of fried food wafting from the Texas state fair, distractions were everywhere. T h e s e w e re n ’ t o n W re n ’s mind, though. Three weeks prior, he was a second-string walk-on whose dad paid outof-state tuition to fund his athletic and academic dreams. On this day, he was the Oklahoma Sooners’ starting center on a scholarship and about to play in one of the biggest games of his career — the Red River Showdown. “Man,” Wren thought. “I’m really here.”
confident his two years in Yuma, Arizona, would be just a stepping stone. “He’s always believed it,” Wren’s father, Gregg, said. “He’s never had a problem with confidence. He doesn’t believe any kind of challenge is too big, no stage is too big.” That confidence was instilled at a young age as a result of the competition that comes along with being one of four brothers. “I could immediately tell, even as a young child, that he had a lot of confidence,” Gregg said. “Whenever he was faced with a challenge he wouldn’t back down. He was a quiet child and had older brothers and would play with them and challenge them, and it just seemed like he was one with a lot of confidence.”
UNEXPECTED OBSTACLES
CONFIDENCE AND FAITH
Wren’s path to OU wasn’t easy. It started at Dr. John D. Horn High School in Mesquite, Texas, when he began receiving college recruiting letters. It was an exciting time for Wren, and his dream of playing college football was within reach. Then he to ok the SAT his junior year, and the letters stopped coming. His score, combined with his GPA, didn’t meet Division I qualifying standards. If Wren wanted to play for a major college football program, he would have to attend junior college first and hope for a scholarship offer later. “It was a downer,” Wren said. “You work your whole life to achieve a goal, and to fall short by a couple of numbers, it’s hard. You take it hard. Your character shows in how you respond to it and how you respond to adversity in life. You either get back up, or you stay down.” Wren didn’t stay down. Instead he pushed, practiced and played harder. He knew he was capable of playing for a DI program, even if he had to go to a junior college first. So when he arrived at Arizona Western C o l l e g e i n 2 0 1 3 , W re n w a s
W re n ’s c o n f i d e n c e a b o u t achieving his college football dreams didn’t come from his brothers alone, however—it also came from God. Wren grew up a pastor’s son in a strict but supportive household. “It was good,” Wren said of his dad being a pastor. “It prepares you for what real life is going to be when you become a man. Him being strict on us and being as into the Bible as he was, it helps you later on in life.” Wren said his mom, a nurse, has been just as big a part of his success and upbringing as his dad. “There’s a tight bond between us,” Wren said of his relationship with his parents. Wren has openly praised God repeatedly for his success, including his father’s support. “My dad is an extremely wonderful man, and I couldn’t ask for anything else, and God blessed him financially and blessed his heart to give me this chance here at Oklahoma, and all I can do is run with it,” Wren said in August, when he was still without a scholarship. The chance that his father provided came when it was time for
Wren to leave Arizona Western. Wren wasn’t happy with his options, Gregg said, and asked if he could walk on at OU. The Wrens are longtime OU fans, but Gregg called the choice an “eyebrow raiser.” Still, despite the elite history of Oklahoma and the $18,897 cost of out-of-state tuition, Gregg agreed to allow Wren to walk on. “I told him he could walk on if he felt like he could do it,” Gregg said. “I told him that when he got down there he would have to work hard and do his best but that I would support him.”
“I was really proud of Erick, and I knew he had it in him. I knew Erick had that mentality. He always had the drive and the fight and the want to be out there with me, and I knew with how he stepped on that field, with how he came out, that he was going to be great.” JONATHAN ALVAREZ, OFFENSIVE LINEMAN
Wren became a walk-on for the Sooners, and while he was fighting for a scholarship and a starting position, Gregg was facing his own battle. “I’m not going to lie, it’s been hard, but he hasn’t known anything about it. I did that on purpose,” Gregg said of the financial struggle. “The financial situation — I’m not down in the dumps, but he’s one of six kids I have.” Wren knew what he was aski n g o f h i s p a re nt s w h e n h e voiced his desire to come to Oklahoma, but he also believed in himself. “I wanted to (come to OU), but I wanted a scholarship,” Wren said. “I didn’t want to put that stress on my family by having
them pay $30,000 for me to go try out at a school. When my dad gave me the OK, I put my head down and worked hard.”
THE MOMENT
The hard work Wren put in started to show during the fall camp before his senior season. He began garnering praise from offensive line coach Bill B e d e n bau g h a n d h i s tea m mates. He worked his way into the second string at center behind his former high school teammate Jonathan Alvarez, who was replacing center Ty Darlington, the 2015 Campbell Trophy winner. Wren felt his hard work and faith were paying off as the Sooners played Ohio State on Sept. 17 in Norman — the biggest game of Oklahoma’s regular season and arguably the most hyped home game of the decade. OU’s offense moved down the field with ease on the opening drive until an injured player crumpled on the field, calling a stop to the action. Oklahoma left guard Cody Ford was carted off with a broken fibula, and Bedenbaugh faced a decision. Instead of putting in the backu p l e f t g u a rd , B e d e n b au g h moved Alvarez to Ford’s position, and Wren entered the game at center. “It was a surprise,” Gregg said. “I looked at my wife and said, ‘Erick’s going in,’ because logic would say Ford’s backup would come in. I started praying because getting thrown in there against Ohio State, a ranked team, and that atmosphere, I was just nervous for him. But I was proud of him, and like coach Stoops said, he played well. He did good.” Wren’s teammates were also impressed with his ability to come in and play well in such a big game. “I was really proud of Erick, and I knew he had it in him. I knew Erick had that mentality,” said Alvarez, who played with Wren at Horn High School. “He
always had the drive and the fight and the want to be out there with me, and I knew with how he stepped on that field, with how he came out, that he was going to be great.” On the Monday afternoon following the Ohio State game, Wren sat in the team room as Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops addressed the players. Wren was oblivious to the life-changing announcement Stoops was about to make. The room was quiet as Stoops stood in front of the players. “He’s going to be having the chance to start this week. He’s already earned it by the way he’s played this year,” Stoops said to the team. “Erick Wren, on scholarship.” The team erupted, jumping on chairs and clapping. Wren’s offensive linemen piled on top of him as they celebrated. Chief among them was the injured Ford, affectionately slapping Wren on the back of the head. “It’s something every walk-on dreams of,” Wren said. “A walkon would be lying if he told you otherwise. You want that scholarship. You want that notice.” When Gregg saw that Wren was calling him that Monday, it didn’t surprise him. They talk on a daily basis. “I said hello, and he said, ‘It happened,’ and I was like, ‘What happened?’ and he said he got a scholarship. “It was a shock for me.” After multiple setbacks and ye a r s o f ha rd w o rk , W re n ’s dreams came to fruition. As for Gregg, he always believed in Wren’s journey. “ The pro cess was kind of tough, and I can’t describe it, but I believed good will would come. I’m talking beyond college. I was going to tough it out no matter what. I just believed good was going to come his way eventually, but I had no idea it would come now and this way.” Kelli Stacy
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SPORTS
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Stoops says Perine pulled muscle, could have returned to game Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said running back Samaje Perine has a slightly pulled muscle after the Sooners’ win over Kansas State. The star running back left the game during Sooners’ second possession in what was an easy 38-17 win. Perine had a receiving touchdown on the first drive. “If forced to play, he could have,” Stoops said. No. 19 Oklahoma (4-2, 3-0 Big 12) didn’t have much of a problem with Perine on the bench. Kansas State (3-3, 1-2 Big 12) couldn’t stop the Sooners’ offense, which totaled 510 yards. Perine was examined on the sideline after the injury, but he never took off his pads. He returned to the sideline in the second half but did not carry his helmet around as the Sooners were comfortably ahead. Perine entered the game just 596 yards short of the school rushing record. He picked up 14 more on Saturday before leaving the game. With Perine out of commission, the Sooners leaned on sophomore Joe Mixon and true freshman Abdul Adams. Offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley said he didn’t alter his play calling much because of the injury. JULIA HARTH/THE DAILY “Luckily, it doesn’t change a ton,” offensive coordiSophomore running back Joe Mixon jumps over a Wildcat defender to score a touchdown in the first quarter of the game Oct. nator Lincoln Riley said. “We’ve got Joe, and we have 15. Mixon had 88 rushing yards in the game. a ton of confidence in Abdul.” Mixon appeared to be shaken up as well in the second half, but he returned to the game. If Perine can return for next week, he could get back on track to breaking the record. Texas Tech has one of the worst rush defenses in the country, allowing 301 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground in a loss him the ball.” Westbrook said. “I didn’t become a calling card for Oklahoma uses to Arizona State earlier this year.
Sooners mixing it up trick plays to soar past Kansas State SPENSER DAVIS @Davis_Spenser
Joe Mixon called his shot. On No. 19 Oklahoma’s second drive of the day, Mixon caught a shovel pass from quarterback Baker Mayfield, giving the Sooners (4-2, 3-0 Big 12) an early 14-0 lead. “The shovel pass he does on a daily basis,” Mayfield said. “And he told me during the week that he was going to hurdle that guy … I’ll take his word from now on. I swear, he told me he was going to hurdle somebody. He did it. He’s just a freak athlete, so we’re going to keep giving
Mixon had a career day after a rough outing against Texas last week. The sophomore totaled 177 all-purpose yards against Kansas State (3-3, 1-2 Big 12) and had a pair of touchdowns — including one through the air. With 10:39 left in the second quarter, Mixon took the handoff from Mayfield, took a few steps to his right and then found receiver Dede Westbrook wide open for a 26-yard touchdown. “We’ll have to work on his spiral,” Mayfield joked after the game. “That was an ugly duck.” It may not have been pretty, but it was effective, giving the Sooners a comfortable lead. “That felt really good to put us in the driver’s seat,”
think coach Riley was going to call that play. I thought maybe we’d milk the clock a little more and just take it out from there. But for him to call that play, it really means he trusted me.” Westbrook was again a difference maker for the Sooners. He recorded 184 yards and three scores on the day, giving him eight scores in three Big 12 games this season. “Dede’s doing a lot for us, similar to what (Sterling Shepard) did last year in a different way,” offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley said. “(Shepard’s) was more over the middle or the short stuff. When Dede gets oneon-one, he can go down the field.” Atypical plays have
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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT
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Group finds niche in curating unique, provoking art work MOLLY KRUSE @mollykruse98
Originally established in 1979 by a group of poets, Individual Artists of Oklahoma has grown into a full-blown arts organization that works to literally and figuratively create a space for the arts in the Oklahoma City community. Laurence MyersReese, executive director of Individual Artists of Oklahoma, said the organization was initially founded in the French Market near the Paseo arts district in Oklahoma City. IAO is a 501c(3) organization and its mission is “sustaining and encouraging, emerging and established artists in all media who are intellectually and aesthetically provocative or experimental in subject matter or technique.� George Oswalt, an IAO volunteer and a member of
the curatorial committee, remembers when the organization was still a “looseknit artists co-op,� he said. At one point, Oswalt “physi c a l l y m ov e d I AO f ro m one place to the other in my pickup truck. I was the only one that had a pickup truck,� Oswalt said. IAO now operates with a committee of volunteers and a permanent address on Film Row, Oswalt said. Originally formed to fill a need for a dedicated space for poetr y readings and events, IAO has grown over the years to embrace all facets of the arts. “We are focused on all disciplines and we strive for interdisciplinary communication and interdisciplinary understanding of the arts, (including) poetry, performing arts, dance, video and film, music, visual arts, literature, and new genres of arts,� Reese said. Diane Coady, a silk artist who has been involved in the Paseo Arts District for 25 years, is currently exhibiting her work at the IAO gallery on West Sheridan Avenue. “This show at the IAO is
showing everything else I do that most people didn’t know about,� Coady said. “It’s my first solo show in a big gallery like that, so it incorporates paintings and silk sculpture and poetry. It’s the next chapter in my life.� IAO is just the space for ar tists to embrace new phases in their creative lives. “We’re very focused on experimental, emerging artists and established artists who work experimentally,� Reese said. Another one of the organization’s goals is to encourage thought-provoking art. One example is the annual erotic art show, a fundraising event that draws a strong reaction from the community. “People in the community love it or hate it because it is such a spectacle,� Reese said. The purpose of such shows is not just for the “shock factor,� Reese said. It is also intended to provoke thought and highlight controversial issues. “We are trying to create a dialogue,� Reese said.
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IAO has something for ever ybody—even those who are not interested in erotic art. It hosts a plethora of special events throughout the year, including film screenings, visual art exhibitions, improv group performances, plays and themed open mic nights. While these events attract different types of artists and arts enthusiasts, they also provide an opportunity for community members to experience a taste of something new. “If you’re a music fan involved in IAO, you might be able to go to a poetry event and learn more about poetry,� Reese said. “Every artist brings their own crowd, and our audience is always interested in finding out about new things.� IAO has many opportunities for students to get involved in the arts community through volunteer work. “If you’re a student, you can’t afford a $30 ticket for a party, so volunteering, you get in for free and you get to meet people and have fun and see art,� Reese said.
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“I think at some point e v e r y o n e ’s g o n n a g o through that thing where you don’t know if you’re impactful as a human being. I think that in the end no one has achievements worth mentioning. This book I’m reading now — no idea who wrote it — but I think it’s the greatest book in the world. Or some invention like velcro that’s on everything — yet you or I probably couldn’t name the person who invented it. I don’t think it’s a bad feeling — to feel like you’re not impactful, but you kind of have to change the way you view it.�
From an artist’s perspective, IAO is “invaluable,� Coady said. “I don’t pay for the space once they’ve (IAO) accepted me for a show, and then their commission is 30 percent for members. So that’s a low commission, compared to what most artists
pay a gallery,� Coady said. “They’re extremely supportive, so it’s a really important venue for artists in OKC, and has been for years and years and years.� Molly Kruse
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ACROSS 1 Group of eight 6 Combine, as resources 10 Composer Johann Sebastian 14 Eucalyptuseating creature 15 Certain Hindu royal 16 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Little ___â&#x20AC;? 17 Edible heart 20 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are we there ___?â&#x20AC;? 21 Barnyard cluckers 22 Simple fellows? 23 Abstract painting style 25 Bowling division 26 Clever tactic 28 Give too much work to 32 Longest river in France 34 Cleanse oneself 35 Police officer 38 Things cast from far away 42 Afterexpenses total 43 Thing to play 44 Large-eyed lemur 45 Builds a fire under 48 Announce online 49 Aria, e.g. 10/17
51 Freshly interesting 53 Excessive or irrational devotion to something 55 Call at home? 56 Place to park 59 It can cover your boo-boo 62 Astute 63 Lewis of track fame 64 ___ firma 65 Blows it 66 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trickâ&#x20AC;? joint 67 More crafty DOWN 1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fine by me, I guessâ&#x20AC;? 2 Apple leftover 3 Dermal decorator 4 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rumble in the Jungleâ&#x20AC;? fighter 5 Russian country house 6 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now!â&#x20AC;? 7 Thousand ___, Calif. 8 Word with â&#x20AC;&#x153;momentâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;secâ&#x20AC;? 9 Ad-___ (improvises) 10 The Caped Crusader 11 Respond to, as an opportunity 12 Witchy woman
13 Does a dressmaking chore 18 Basil, e.g. 19 It brings joy when gushing 24 Combustible funeral heap 26 Prepare in advance 27 Brain or ear area 29 States of merriment 30 Apply gently, as hair gel 31 Eggs in a science lab 33 Capture all of oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attention 35 It follows naturally 36 Elevator man 37 Secretive â&#x20AC;&#x153;Check this out!â&#x20AC;?
39 The way of Lao-Tze 40 Australian outback runner 41 Easy type of run 45 All Martians 46 Render capable 47 Place to loll 49 Exodus commemoration 50 â&#x20AC;&#x153;A rose by any ___ name ...â&#x20AC;? 52 Lets off steam 53 Not real 54 Country bumpkin 55 Arid 57 Fairy-tale beast 58 Rip 60 Delivery vehicle 61 Costa ___ Sol
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A group of OU students march from campus to Main Street in Norman, holding signs of protest, Oct. 14. The protesters spoke out against State Question 777, also known as the Right to Farm. If approved, the state question would allow for the deregulation of factory farming.
OUr Earth protests SQ 777 Students say “Right to Farm” doesn’t serve public interests
ABBY BITTERMAN @abby_bitterman
A group of OU students protested State Question 777 by marching from campus to Main Street in Norman on Oct. 14. SQ 777, an amendment known as the Right to Farm, is summarized as “guaranteeing the right to engage in certain farming and ranching practices,” according to the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s website. The students gathered at the Seed Sower statue by Lindsey Street, and at 5 p.m. they began marching up the South Oval and through the Oklahoma Memorial Union c ha nt i n g : “ P ro t e c t o u r
water. Protect our rights. Protect our land.” Allyson Wiley, environmental sustainability junior, organized the protest to raise awareness about SQ 777. “ I f e e l l i ke w h e n e ve r (people) see the title that says ‘Right to Farm,’ they don’t know for sure what that means,” Wiley said. “They’re going to assume it’s a great thing, so we’re trying to bring awareness that there is a different side to it.” Wiley, a member of OUr Earth, said the club is against SQ 777 because of its harmful effects on the environment and because it would deregulate factory farming. “It supports large corporations,” Wiley said. “It doesn’t support the small family farmer.”
The protesters then continued up Asp Avenue and through Campus Corner before marching downtown. They walked along Main Street and stopped at the Peters Avenue intersection. Afterwards, the march finished at Earth Rebirth. Throughout the march, student protesters individually stopped to answer bystanders’ questions about why they were in opposition of SQ 777. Daniel Buckner, environmental sustainability senior, said SQ 777 is about the deregulation of the farming industry, and deregulation is not good for the environment. “If there aren’t regulations holding people back from doing something that’s damaging to the environment or damaging to the public, they’re gonna do it
for a quick buck,” Buckner said. Emily Sullivan, biochemistry freshman, said she heard about the protest through being a member of OUr Earth, and she supports saying “no” on SQ 777. “I disagree with unregulating all farming and allowing corporate farms to do whatever they want,” Sullivan said. Wiley said calling SQ 777 “Right to Farm” is misleading because citizens already have that right. “We already have the right to farm,” Wiley said. “We can farm how we want to. This amendment will allow for the big corporations to come in and take over Oklahoma ... it’s actually really sad.” Abby Bitterman
SQ 777 INFO • Gives residents the right to engage in farming and ranching practices • Bans any new laws regulating or prohibiting agricultural practice unless a compelling government interest is proven • Supporters: the Oklahoma Farm Bureau, the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, the Oklahoma Pork Council • Opposers: OUr Earth, the Oklahoma Municipal League, the Humane Society of the United States Source: Oklahoma Policy Institiute
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OU professor serves Native museum Chickasaw scholar appointed to sit on Smithsonian board ROBYN CRAIG @RobynCraig21
The Smithsonian National Museum of the American I n d i a n re c e n t l y a d d e d Amanda Cobb-Greetham, the director and professor of the Native American studies department at OU, to its board of trustees. “Being appointed to the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian board of trustees is one of the greatest honors of my professional career,” Cobb-Greetham said. “And I was thrilled to hear this news and humbled (and) honored to serve in this capacity.” The board is made up of tribal members, CobbGreetham said. “There are some tribal government leaders, there are some scholars (and) there are some cultural leaders, so you have different kinds of perspectives,” Cobb-Greetham said. She said her research has covered the history of her own tribe, the Chickasaw Nation, and the representation of Native Americans in museums, including a book she wrote about the National Museum of the American Indian when it opened. C o b b - G re e t h a m a l s o served as a tribal officer for the Chickasaw Nation for several years.
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Dr. Amanda Cobb-Greetham is the director of the Native American studies Department at OU, was recently appointed to the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian board of trustees.
“(For) the key part of my job I oversaw our division of history and culture and worked on the construction and launch of the Chickasaw Cultural Center in Sulphur,” Cobb-Greetham said. She said her research and expertise helped her earn her position in the NMAI’s board of trustees. Her main goal in the position is to change the perspective of the relationship between Na t i v e A m e r i c a n s a n d museums. “The relationship that most Native American people have had with museums
have b e en obje ctifying and exploitative,” CobbGreetham said. “So Native American people are seen as trapped in the 19th century, frozen behind the glass of the museum and as objects of study. Dinosaurs to the left, Indians to the right. And that’s not a good thing.” She said the purpose of
the board is to remove that idea from people’s heads. “S o t h e S m i t h s o n i a n NMAI takes that model and turns it upside down entirely and demonstrates that Native people are living and thriving in dynamic cultures, sophisticated and complex governments, and it takes something that was a museum and turns it into an exer“Native American cise of sovereignty,” CobbGreetham said. history is part of She said she hopes to American history.” teach people about Native American history countryAMANDA COBB-GREETHAM, DIRECTOR OF NATIVE AMERICAN wide — not just in states with tribes. STUDIES DEPARTMENT
“Native American history is part of American history, but if the only people who can go there are folks who can go to (District of Columbia) or look online, that’s not good enough. We can do better,” CobbGreetham said. For more information about the Smiths onian National Museum of the American Indian, visit www. nmai.si.edu. Robyn Craig
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OU President David Boren speaks to Faculty Senate members during their meeting Oct. 10 in Jacobsen Hall. Boren’s penny tax, State Question 779, would increase public school teachers’ salaries by a minimum of $5,000. If passed on the November ballot, the initiative would go into effect July 1, 2017.
Penny tax threatens rural wallets Boren’s proposal may hurt smalltown OK residents BRYCE MCELHANEY @bryce_mac
Two OU economics professors say that while larger cities like Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Norman will benefit from OU President David Boren’s proposed penny sales tax initiative, smaller communities may face negative drawbacks. State Question 779, if passed, would be an increase in Oklahoma’s sales tax by one penny on the dollar, which would pay for a minimum $5,000 salary increase for every public school teacher. It would also be distributed to K-12, career and technical and higher education programs. Cynthia Rogers and
Gregory Burge are the first to investigate the existence of state-local sales tax crowdout, according to a release from Rogers. “When we undertook our study, one of the first things we did was say, ‘It might not be a good idea to view all communities as equal when it comes to this behavior,’” Burge said. The evaluation’s results suggest that municipal governments are less likely to increase sales tax rates during the two years following a state sales tax rate increase. This crowdout appears to impact smaller jurisdictions but not larger urban districts that serve as retail centers, according to the press release. “If you go out and buy s o m e t h i n g i n No r ma n , you would actually pay a sales tax that had a threetiered stacked component; you would pay the city of
Norman’s tax rate, Cleveland County’s sales tax rate (and) then you would pay the Oklahoma 4.5 percent sales tax rate,” Burge said. Some of Norman’s revenue is offloaded into smaller communities when people come to Norman to buy certain products, he said. “Maybe some of those (smaller) communities aren’t going to be as impeded or aren’t going to be as deterred as strongly from the state’s behavior,” Burge said. “Ultimately, SQ 779 involves the question of whether increased spending on statewide education has greater benefits than the spending on local sales tax programs which may be displaced,” the press release states.
SQ 779 INFORMATION • Would raise the state sales tax by one penny on the dollar • Sixty percent of revenue raised would go to $5,000 raises for every Oklahoma teacher •
Other 40 percent would go to the following: • Public schools (9.5 percent) • Higher education (19.25 percent) • Career and Technology (3.25 percent) • Early childhood education (8 percent)
• Average pay for OK teachers is 49th in the country • Would take effect July 1, 2017, if passed Nov. 8 • Burge’s pros and cons of SQ 779 • Pros: • Raises teacher salaries • Helps retain top-quality teachers • Increases the awareness of the value of education • Cons: • Sales tax increase • Relatively regressive tax, stronger impact on lower-in come households • Could impact local government initatives Source: Oklahoma Policy Institute Gregory Burge
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Muslims combat Islamophobia, register voters CAIR encourages students to become politically active MITCHELL WILLETTS @MitchBWilletts
The Council on AmericanIslamic Relations has launched an initiative to encourage political awareness and involvement among Islamic communities in preparation for the November elections. As part of the campaign, #CAIR2Vote, CAIR has organized voter registration drives across the country, educating individuals about the political process through outreach and creating voter guides geared specifically toward Muslim voters, said Adam Soltani, executive director of the organization’s Oklahoma branch. The nonprofit has even been on campus at the request of the OU Muslim Student Association to encourage voter registration among students, regardless of ethnicity or beliefs. Promoting political action is nothing new for CAIR, but Soltani said this election cycle has been a period of firsts. “Now more than ever, we’ve seen anti-Muslim hate rhetoric and Islamophobia go from, you know, people like
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Microbiology junior Amanah Fatima is a member of the Muslim Student Association. Fatima said she fears hate crimes against the Muslim community will continue to increase.
“I thought people would see his bigotry for what it is and end it right there. I really think it’s a reflection on the sentiment that exists in our society as a whole right now that he’s even made it this far.” AMANAH FATIMA, MICROBIOLOGY JUNIOR
Rep. John Bennett, who, on a local level or a state level or on a small scale, promote their own brand of bigotry and racism, to, now, where the first time in ever, we have seen this massive amount of hate
rhetoric on a national scale,” Soltani said. Anna Facci, C AIR Oklahoma operations and events coordinator, said she worked side by side with Soltani in launching
#CAIR2Vote as well as many other initiatives, and she believes that political inaction within the Muslim community is potentially hazardous. “In the United States we have seen what happens when underserved communities are not represented by their elected officials, which is that they get left out of the narrative,” Facci said. CAIR is not alone in its concerns surrounding the current political climate in America; members of the OU Muslim
Student Association also feel there is much at stake in the coming weeks, said Amanah Fatima, microbiology junior. “I think with the political environment that exists right now in our country, it’s especially important for us to be civically engaged and involved in the political process,” Fatima said. “Now more than ever.” In 2015, there was a 78 percent increase in hate crimes against the Muslim community in 20 states, 29 percent higher than in the previous year’s country-wide survey, according to California State University’s Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism. Fatima said she fears this trend will continue, and although the exact causes behind the increase in violence have not been proven, she feels much of the blame can be placed at the feet of a particular presidential candidate as easily as the rest of the nation. “I didn’t think (Donald Trump) would get this far,” Fatima said. “I thought people would see his bigotry for what it is and end it right there. I really think it’s a reflection on the sentiment that exists in our society as a whole right now that he’s even made it this far.” Fatima said she has never been attacked for her faith but
believes Islamophobia has touched her life in many ways that crime statistics cannot capture. “When you think of Islamophobia, you can’t think of just direct assault or physical and verbal abuse,” Fatima said. “You have to think of it in psychological terms as well. The fact that I’m scared to go to the mosque, I think, is a product of Islamophobia.” Soltani and Fatima said they realize changing a mindset of fear and mistrust is a long process and not a problem that can be solved with an election, but the political spheres they see as fueling the Islamophobic fire can be shaken up at the voting booth. “If we’re not happy with our elected leaders, if they’re promoting anti-Muslim rhetoric or hatred, bigotry, or they’re not representing us as a country, as a state, then we have the power to elect people who will,” Soltani said. “That’s where we need to voice our concerns, is at the polls, because the only way we can make something change is by getting people in office that will work toward making it a better state and country.” Mitchell Willetts
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