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Congress limits contributions Organizations have campaign donation limit BRIANNA SIMS News Reporter @briannana18
The Undergraduate Student Congress gathered to consider new campaigning procedures as Student Government Association begins the process for elections. In a form of legislation labeled “Election Reform Act,” Congress hopes to improve the election process by restricting the amount of funding a candidate can receive. Congress wanted to limit the campaign contributions to $100 per organization to make this fairer in cases where members have
more connections, Election Chair Abbey Taylor said. This legislation was particularly aimed at candidates who are members of a fraternity or sorority, Taylor said. Before this proposition, there were not any restrictions for campaign contributions. However, now there would be a maximum amount of campaign funds set at $500, Taylor said. Going over this amount by 10 percent would account for the disqualification of a candidate, Taylor said. Many questions were asked over this proposition at the Student Government Assembly meeting, such as how SGA proposes to enforce this resolution.
Candidates would be expected to fill out expense reports before and after the campaign process to ensure they are aware of their spending, Taylor said. Ta y l o r m e t w i t h C a m p u s Activities Council chair candidates that campaigned last year, she said. The candidates said it would not cause any problems and would not be too suffocating to the SGA candidates running for office, Taylor said. At the meeting, a hostile amendment was proposed but was objected to by congress as a whole. This led to a role call vote, which was passed by a majority. By passing this amendment, the election procedures are changed in time for congress to allow filing
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As a result of public interest, an adoption event is being planned for the 65 dogs removed from a Norman residence last month. Logistics of the event are not yet established, and those interested will still have to apply and pay a $60 fee to adopt the dogs, said Sarah Jensen, Norman Police Department public safety information officer. The dogs were seized from 3800 Frontier Circle after NPD responded to the residence on a noise complaint. According to an NPD affidavit, the dogs lived in bad conditions and had numerous health problems. Je n s e n sa i d t h e No r ma n Animal Welfare Center is in the process of preparing the dogs for adoption by taking care of health problems, having them spayed and neutered, updating their shots and having them groomed. “I think most of the dogs at this point have been seen by a veterinarian at least twice, just to check them initially,” Jensen said. “The dogs are evidence in this case, so we had them SEE PUPPY PAGE 2
Pre-pharmacy freshman Cody Babcock fires a 12-gauge shotgun during the Oklahoma clay target team’s first round at Tri-City Gun Club Sept. 30, 2015. The organization was restablished this year by communications junior Dillon Pospisil.
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OU alumna named to prestigious position Groom appointed chair at Art Institute of Chicago DAYTEN ISRAEL News Reporter @daytenisrael
An OU alumna was recently named the chair of a large department at one of the most prestigious art museums in the country. Gloria Groom, a 1976
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Once the sound of the explosion dissipates and the discarded blue shell casing stops bouncing in the grass, Dillon Pospisil, a communication junior, starts coaching. Shift your feet. Lead the target. The shooter reloads. “Pull,” and the next target emerges. This is the Oklahoma clay target team, which Pospisil reestablished this fall after the group fell apart last year. The old club was focused more on competition, but the new group is emphasizing teaching as well as competition, Pospisil says. Sometimes the group gathers at public ranges to shoot, and other times, such as this particular late fall night, they go to the Tri-City Gun Club just south of the Canadian River on the east side of Interstate 35. Even though the club revolves around firearms, Pospisil says he had little issue getting the group registered as an official registered student organization. The club usually shoots
letters graduate of OU, was recently named the chair of the European Painting and Sculpture department at the Art Institute of Chicago. Groom joined the institute in 1984 as a research assistant and was named the David and Mary Winton Green Curator in 1998, Groom said via email. “This endowed title is like the endowed titles for professors at a university,” Groom said. Though Groom will retain
on Wednesday nights and will occasionally take weekend trips to public ranges, Pospisil said. About 30 students have reached out to Pospisil to express interest so far, he said. This night, he was joined by two students, pre-pharmacy freshman Cody Babcock and paleontology freshman Gray McCutchen. Target shooting has long been a part of Pospisil’s life. He began shooting with 4-H when he was 10 years old. He would shoot once a week during high school, and the practice paid off. He served as a representative at the national shooting competition his junior year in high school. At the time of the competition, he was ranked number one in the state. But it’s the coaching that he says he enjoys the most. “Whenever they get it — and they’re breaking targets and they’re having fun — whenever I’m a part of that, in teaching them the basics, to come up and see them do well in it, that’s what I really loved,” Pospisil says. “I think I’m getting the hang of it now,” Babcock said after his target shatters into a handful of pieces. Pospisil agrees, offering a “good job” as the pair bump fists. Babcock said he had
this title along with her promotion, being chair of the department will allow Groom to lead the department in different ways than when she was just a curator, she said. Instead of having a focus on solely the 19th century, Groom will now be responsible for guiding the department curators who specialize in medieval through the 1900s artwork, she said. Her goal will be to increase the stories of artworks and make the works even more
accessible to the public by including art from different media like tapestries and works on paper, she said. “The chair of the department will allow me to lead the department to open our doors to audiences that may not be as familiar with the story of European Art,” she said. Groom received her bachelor’s degree in letters in 1976, taking five art history classes, one of which was Koshkin-Youritzin’s seminar
in museum training, said Victor Koshkin-Youritzin, the OU David Ross Boyd professor of art history. Groom completed a senior thesis on the artist Odilon Redon, which was directed by Koshkin-Youritzin, and also took Koshkin-Youritzin’s 19th-century French art history and museology seminar courses, Groom said. “ P ro f e s s o r Yo u r i t z i n played a huge role in propelling me into art history and museum work,” Groom said.
Connoisseurship is typically not taught in the university setting, and a developed eye for art is one of the most important skills as a curator, Groom said. “I am still using the precepts of this class today,” Groom said. Dayten Israel daytenisrael@gmail.com
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Pre-pharmacy freshman Cody Babcock fires the 12 gauge shotgun at a clay target at the Tri-City Gun Club Sept. 30, 2015. Babcock is part of the reestablished RSO Oklahoma Cly Target Team.
previous experience with his FFA shooting team but still learned a lot from Pospisil. Mc Cu t c h e n s a i d t hat competitive shooting was something he wanted to do in college, and he assumed OU would have a team. The goal is to eventually have a lot of people on the team, both novices and experienced shooters, who could form a team for competition. Other schools, such as Kansas State and Texas
A&M, have competitive shooting teams. The club is open to all students, not just males. “It’s a guys sport, people think, but many pros will tell you girls can shoot way better than men in the mental aspect of it,” Pospisil says. For now, everyone pays for their own shells and targets, though Pospisil said he will buy the first round for people who’ve never shot before. He said he hopes
to get sponsorships from organizations such as the National Rifle Association and Ducks Unlimited to help fund the team in the future. The club used Pospisil’s gun this meeting, with no ill effects. McCutchen said there are always issues when using a new gun, but he was comfortable with Pospisil’s. “I felt that it fired really well, and it was just a great gun,” McCutchen said. The national competition
in San Antonio in the spring is a long way away for the group. For now, Pospisil will coach his pupils amid the moths flitting about in the electric light at Tri-City and the shotgun blasts fighting the frogs and crickets for supremacy of the sound of the place. Jesse Pound jesserpound@gmail.com
Business college hire will focus on inclusion Chapman to lead various initiatives in new position JACOB EYTH
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This year has seen the creation of new positions at OU directed at furthering the school’s diversity. One of these positions is the Price College of Business’ new Director of Diversity and Inclusion, which has been filled by Kenneth Chapman. Although he is a new staff member at the university, Chapman is familiar with OU, as he received his master’s in education here. He says the first weeks of his job have mainly been focused on information gathering and preparing the office space in Price Hall that will house the new Office of Diversity and Inclusion that Chapman will head. He said he has also been
working to meet as many people as possible and get a feel for where people are at on the spectrum of diversity. Chapman KENNETH CHAPMAN also said his first year will largely consist of assessing the needs of various communities on campus and gauging how best to meet those needs. The main focus of this position will be a multicultural business program, which will help first-generation, minority students by providing scholarship money, mentorship and tutoring sessions. This program will be similar to the multicultural engineering Program at the College of Engineering. Another facet of Chapman’s position will be community outreach. “I’m taking the college of
“It’s really about shaking hands, meeting people and telling them that they do have a place here at the university and we do have resources to support them once they arrive here,.” KENNETH CHAPMAN, PRICE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS’ NEW DIRECTOR OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
business experience, and taking it to different minority groups and different community groups,” Chapman said. He said he will also work to build and strengthen the college’s relationship with the Black Chamber of Commerce, the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Asian Chamber of Commerce. Chapman said he looks forward to working hand in hand with OU’s new Vice President for the University Community, Jabar Shumate, to align their goals and make
sure they are on the same page. He said it’s also important to let people know about the diverse, inclusive environment that the university is trying to create. “It’s really about shaking hands, meeting people and telling them that they do have a place here at the university and we do have resources to support them once they arrive here,” Chapman said. Chapman made it clear that he believes the university still has a lot of work to do, attributing the creation of
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be great for the people that adopt them,” Jensen said. Some of the dogs were pregnant at the time NPD found them. Those who have given birth are healthy, Jensen said. Roxanne Hines, the owner of the dogs, is being charged with one count of animal cruelty. Her bond was set for $7,500, according to an NPD affidavit. In a written statement, Hines said the dogs had become too much for her to handle. Except for one dog, the rest of the dogs had not been to a vet since April 2013, according to an NPD affidavit.
Continued from Page One checked the first time for their well being and to make sure we could document any health concerns.” Jensen said the adoption event will happen in the next couple of weeks, but it depends on how long it takes to get all of the dogs checked and treated by community veterinarians who are working with the welfare center. “This is a large number of SIANDHARA BONNET/THE DAILY dogs, and we want to make One of the dogs that was rescued along with 65 others sits in the sure that they are good to go Norman Animal Welfare Shelter Sept. 14, 2015. They will be available when they are adopted, and that they’re healthy and will for adoption.
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positions such as his to the task of making the school more diverse. “The work is vast, it’s just a matter of getting everybody in their respective areas on the same page and going forward from there,” Chapman said. Chapman also highlighted that some level of business understanding is required for every industry, which makes Price College of Business’ diversity programs widely applicable. He said he is excited to be able to support people from different communities on campus who may not be students at Price, but could still benefit from his office’s resources. “We are excited to welcome Kenneth into the
Price College family,” Shelly Grunsted, director of the new Price College Center for Student Success said. The center looks forward to working with Chapman to help create programming and workshops that will reach a diverse group of students, she said. The college will also be working with Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City, the NAACP and different minority community groups to talk about the new multicultural business program. “Diversity is in every facet of business,” Chapman said. Jacob Eyth jeyth@ou.edu
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Norman clinic draws protesters 40 Days for Life still protesting abortion clinic until Nov. 1 JESSICA HASTINGS Staff Reporter
OU students and Norman residents gathered in front of the Abortion Surgery Center for the 40 Days for Life rally to pray for the end of abortion. 40 Days for Life, a grassroots organization, is a “peaceful, prayerful vigil, not a protest”, said local director Connie Lang. However, the clinic in Norman is one of only two clinics in Oklahoma. Last December, less than a month after a 40 Days rally, the abortion clinic near Oklahoma City JOHN SLEEZER/THE KANSAS CITY STAR VIA AP shut down when govern- People participate in a rally to show support for Planned Parenthood, organized by MoveOn and called “Pink Out Kansas City,” at the Country ment investigators uncov- Club Plaza, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, in Kansas City, Missouri. ered unsanitary and illegal procedures. Alonso, a math education from doing it, and everyone legal issues, his clinic con- mind. If it does change This summer, the Norman junior and long-time par- should go out there and face tinues to grow, drawing pa- someone’s mind that was Planned Parenthood closed, ticipant in 40 Days for Life. abortion head on, because tients from Texas, Kansas, meant to be. On the prayerbut the abortion clinic is still “It is hard to stand out there it’s really the greatest social Arkansas and Oklahoma. ful person, I’m glad that they operational. 40 Days for Life, on the street and look at a justice issue in our time.” Debby Burns, office man- are praying as well, and they which will continue every building where death hapThe Abortion Surgery ager of the center, said that are very law-abiding and apday until Nov. 1, gathers to pens, and knowing what Center has been in opera- 40 Days for Life has had a pear to be kind people. So, I pray for this clinic and others happens, to stand there and tion since 1974. During this negligible effect on the cen- don’t have a problem with across the nation to close. them.” not to blame them — it’s time, the same Dr. Burns ter’s business. “It really has been a mov- difficult. I don’t think that has been in charge of the “It won’t affect my work. However, Lang had a difing experience,” said Aaron that should keep people procedure. Despite recent It won’t change anyone’s ferent view of the impact of
the movement. “I know for a fact, last spring, that we had a save. There was a young girl who was pregnant and had a little boy with her, and they were out there praying,” said Lang, “A girl and a guy came up and pulled up in a car, and they talked in the car for a while. They went inside, and they came back out. I think they went inside again and then came back out, and then she started stomping away from him and came towards this girl, and she said ‘Can I help you?’ and she said ‘Yes, get me out of here.’ And it’s very possible there were lots more. That’s just the one we know about,” Lang said. Whatever the case may be, the abortion debate continues to have consequences on a local level. Despite the peaceful nature of 40 Days and the growth of the Abortion Surgery Center, when it comes to abortion, the Oklahoma Pro-Choice movement doesn’t have many options. Jessica Hastings chair-slayer@ou.edu
Student organizations number 420 this year Groups serve wide array of majors, diverse interests BRIANNA SIMS Staff Reporter @briannana18
Over 400 groups, new and old, registered as student organizations this year, with many receiving funding from the Student Government Association and appealing to a variety of students. Sept. 18 marked the deadline to register student organizations, such as Undergraduate Mock Trial Team, World Literature To d a y B o o k C l u b a n d the Oklahoma Teaching Alliance, for the 2015-16 school year. There are 420 student organizations this year, said Carmen Bao, associate
director of operations and student organizations. Bao said Student Life had admissions as early as Aug. 5, before the school year even began. The first registered student organization was the Independent Greek Council, which is the newest greek council at OU and “serves as a resource for the organizations within the council and protects the values and beliefs of member
“They must register their organizations before the fourth Friday of the first semester every year per the Student Activity Policy.” CARMEN BAO, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS AND STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
organizations,” according to the Student Life website. “They must register their organizations before the fourth Friday of the first semester every year per the Student Activity Policy,” Bao said. After a club is registered, it must apply for funding if needed. According to the congressional bill provided by Undergraduate Student Congress Ways and Means Chair Matthew Cramm, most of the funding went to large groups or group activities like the Big Event and Black Student Association, where funding is needed. One of these student organizations was Undergraduate Mock Trial Team, a club comprised of students who compete in the American Mock Trial Association, political science sophomore Heather Mishket said. “We get a case and divide
ourselves into witnesses and attorneys, and we do it like a real court trial. So it’s like a ‘mock trial,’” Mishket said. Mishket is one of the founding members of the first mock trial club on campus. She said it’s mainly comprised of political science majors who have an interest in law and politics, but there are other majors in the club.
“One of the kids who did it in high school is an actor and theatre major. Part of being a witness is you have to act the part, so if you were assigned a role of a 17-year-old, you could dress the part and act like a 17-year-old. He figured this was a good way to hone his acting skills,” Mishket said. The mock trial club meets at 6 p.m. every Thursday in
Kaufman Hall 134. Students interested can attend, but there are a limited number of spots available in the club. Mishket said this is a good way for students, especially political science majors, to start experiencing law practices. Brianna Sims Brianna.M.Sims-1@ou.edu
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From Texas defector to Sooner Mayfield, Perine switched Red River allegiances
up a Sooners fan, he never attended the Red River Showdown in the Cotton Bowl. A multi-sport athlete, Pop Warner football or baseball games always got BRADY VARDEMAN Assistant Sports Editor in the way. @BradyVardeman His first OU/Texas experience was last season as Q u a r t e r b a c k B a k e r he stood on the sideline, Mayfield played high school unable to play because of football at Lake Travis High NCAA transfer rules. School about 19 miles from “You don’t really get the Texas’ campus. feeling unless you’re there,” Running back Samaje he said. “You can’t describe P e r i n e h a i l s f r o m it. It’s half and half down the Pflugerville, Texas, which middle, crimson and burnt lies even closer at 14 miles. orange. It’s a great college Now, both play for the game day experience.” team across the Red River, Mayfield has faced Texas behind enemy lines. before, but not with the “ B e i n g f r o m A u s t i n , Sooners. Texas Tech travt h e r e ’ s a l w a y s y o u r eled to Austin to face the Longhorn fans that wish Longhorns Thanksgiving you g o o d l u ck bu t s ay , Day of his freshman year. ‘Hey, I’ll still be cheering “It’s a different Texas for my team,’” team, but I’m M a y f i e l d “You can’t describe on a different said. “Their too, so it. It’s half and half team, starting cenit’ll be a difter was a guy I down the middle, ferent experiplayed with in crimson and burnt ence,” he said. high school. This year’s He was a line- orange. It’s a great Texas squad man for Lake college game day is different on Travis. It’ll be the sidelines, experience.” good going both playup against er- and staffBAKER MAYFIELD, him.” w i s e. W h e n JUNIOR QUARTERBACK Perine has Mayfield a friend on the Longhorns’ faced the Longhorns, it sideline as well. Texas wide was in the midst of Mack re c e i v e r D a j e Jo h n s o n Brown’s final season at played at Pflugerville High Texas. Now, the Horns are School, as well. 1-4 in the second year of the “He didn’t get to play last Charlie Strong era. year when we played them, “That’s not the University but it’s going to be good to of Texas I grew up watching, see him out there,” Perine and it’s not the one that all said. “I hope he doesn’t do those players and coaches as good as he usually does, are used to,” Mayfield said. but it’s going to be good to “I know they’re frustrated, see him run around some.” but we can’t look at it like Despite Mayfield growing they’re a bad team.
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RED RIVER HISTORY First played in 1900 Texas currently leads the all-time series with a mark of 57-4-5 The Sooners have won 10 of the last 15 meetings Oklahoma came away with a 31-26 win last year 1929 — the year it was first played at the neural-site city of Dallas The Cotton Bowl is divided evenly between crimson and burnt orange
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“They’re going to come in, like I said, and give us their best shot. It doesn’t matter the quality or how they’ve been playing. They’re going to come in against Oklahoma and they’re going to come out ready to fire.” Texas has come under fire in recent days, with one freshman apparently retweeting a Texas A&M fan inviting him to transfer as the Longhorns fell to TCU
50-7 Saturday. Monday, and another freshman tweeting out a note expressing his desire to stop fighting between his teammates. Even with the turmoil and lack of success in Austin, Mayfield said he still has the same respect for Texas players. “Those players, they got Division I scholarships and they’re playing,” he said. “No matter what their
record is right now, it’s still the University of Texas. You have mutual respect for players that play all around the country, and that’s a rivalry, and you have to have respect for them.”
In 2007, Oklahoma, Texas and the City of Dallas came to an agreement that would keep the game in the city at least through through 2015. The Red River Rivalry gets its name from — what else? — the Red River, which separates the states of Texas and Oklahoma. Source: collegefootball.about.com
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Builders of monument not paid Company that built second monument still expecting pay OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A company that built a granite Ten Commandments monument that was removed from the Oklahoma Capitol grounds under a court order said Tuesday it still hasn’t been paid for its work. Wilbert Memorials sales manager Gary Mosier said the company fronted the costs of constructing the monument after someone drove a car into the original last year. Mosier said the second monument was built with the understanding the company would be reimbursed but that no payments have been made. The second monument was removed Monday night after the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that it violated a constitutional prohibition on using state property to support a religion. “We have not received anything on the monument to this point, and I do not know how much of anything has been raised,” Mosier wrote in an email to The Associated Press.
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Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, right, speaks as Michael Carnuccio, left, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, looks on, during a news conference in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. The controversial Ten Commandments monument has been moved from the state Capitol to the grounds of the private OCPA campus. Fallin said she would work with lawmakers for a Constitutional amendment to allow the monument to return to the state Capitol.
Republican state Rep. Mike Ritze of Broken Arrow and his family paid about $10,000 for the original granite sculpture. Ritze
vowed to spearhead a fundraising effort for the second monument. Ritze hasn’t returned several telephone messages
seeking comment. While Mosier waits for payment for building the monument, Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin is seeking
to get it back on the Capitol grounds. On Tuesday, she urged the Legislature to seek a public vote on amending the state constitution
to remove the section that prohibits the use of public property to support “any sect, church, denomination or system of religion.” “ My h o p e i s t h a t t h e Legislature will act quickly this legislative session ... to send this to a vote of the people and let the people of Oklahoma make the decision about whether they want a historical monument like this on the state Capitol grounds,” Fallin said during a news conference in front of the monument at its new location at a conservative think tank down the street from the Capitol. With an Oct. 12 court-ordered deadline for removing the monument looming, the state hired Wilbert Memorials to move the sculpture late Monday from a landing on the north side of the Capitol building to its new home at the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. To amend the state constitution, the Legislature would need to pass a resolution through the House and Senate calling for a public vote. The proposed amendment could then be placed on the November ballot.
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Volleyball to face TCU in conference road game Sooners will attempt to bring record back to .500 MADELINE ROBERTS Volleyball Reporter @MadRobs_
Oklahoma volleyball will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to take on the TCU Horned Frogs at 8 p.m. tonight. OU will look to even its overall and Big 12 record after a win over Baylor on Saturday night brought its overall record to 7-8 and its conference record to 1-2. TCU is 12-4 overall and 2-2 in the Big 12. Last season when Oklahoma traveled to Forth Worth, the Sooners took the Horned Frogs to five sets before falling in a match in which outside hitter Kierra Holst came up one kill shy of her then career high with 22. Setter Julia Doyle had a team high 54 assists as
well. Despite that loss, the Sooners lead the all-time series against TCU 9-2. OU is currently seventh in the conference in kills per set with 13.1, while TCU is eighth with 13.0. Junior outside hitter Madison Ward leads the Sooners and is ninth in the Big 12 with 3.06 kills per set. The Sooners’ hitting percent (.260) and as assists per set (12.0) are superior to TCU’s (.246 and 11.96). However, the Horned Frogs lead the Big 12 in blocks per set with 2.76 while OU is fourth with 2.43. TCU junior middle blocker Regan McGuire leads the Big 12 in blocks with 1.53 per set while OU’s own junior middle blocker Micaela Spann is second with 1.24 per set. Also, TCU is fourth in the conference in opponent hitting percentage with .164. Oklahoma is seventh with .215. “(TCU is) another great
defensive team,” Oklahoma coach Santiago Restrepo said. “They also run a 6-2, they have some big blocking, and they have some very good defense around the block.” TCU has won its last two matches at West Virginia and vs. Kansas State. Its 4-1 at home and 5-0 at neutral locations. “It’s extremely tough to play at their house, so we’re going to have to play as good as we played (against Baylor) or better,” Restrepo said. “And it starts with a balanced attack from everybody.” After taking on TCU, the Sooners will travel to Austin to take on Texas on Sunday before returning to Norman to play Kansas State on Friday, Oct. 16.
VOLLEYBALL STATS Kills: 813 Errors: 291 Total Attacks: 2008 Attack %: .260 Kills/Set: 13.1 Assists: 744 Assists/Set: 12.0 Service Aces: 57 Service Errors: 134 Digs: 769 Digs/Set: 12.4 Block Solo: 20 Block Assists: 261 Total Blocks: 150.5
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Senior setter Julia Doyle sets the ball to a teammate during Wednesday night’s match against Iowa State at McCasland Fieldhouse. The Cyclones defeated the Sooners 3-1.
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OPINION
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What do you think of the Ten Commandments coming down?
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ate Monday night, workers began to remove the Ten Commandments statue outside of the Oklahoma State Capitol building. This followed the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s decision in June that displaying the monument went against the Constitutional prohibition of using public property to
support any particular religious institution. We asked what you thought of the Ten Commandments coming down: The statue’s removal was met with mixed responses. Some were sad to see it go, and others said the state was simply abiding by the Constitution.
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correct decision, they are simply following the constitution and the law
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It’s absolutely ridiculous that The Ten Commandments mean nothing to people anymore.
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Cam @cam_conyers made sure they did it at night which should say it’s not going to be super popular
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The people of Oklahoma should be able to vote on whether to bring the Ten Commandments monument back to the Capitol.
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Ross waiting for his return chance Running back recalls special memory from last year’s game JOE BUETTNER
Assistant Sports Editor @Joe_Buettner
Growing up, junior Alex Ross didn’t have the money to attend a game at the Cotton Bowl for Oklahoma and Texas’ annual battle. The Jenks native said his home was without cable, and he’d reenact the games on his front lawn. As a sophomore at OU, however, Ross found himself in Dallas in full Oklahoma uniform and flipped a 91-yard kickoff return for a touchdown before OU’s offense even touched the field against Texas on Oct. 11, 2014. “ That really catapulted us forward, because we had such a hard time on offense getting anything going,” senior center Ty Darlington said. “That and Zack Sanchez’s pick-six both really gave us a little bit of room to where we could loosen up. We (the offense) just weren’t consistent overall.” Oklahoma mustered 232 total yards on offense in its win over Texas. The Sooners only earned 11 first downs and succeeded on 1-of-11 third-down conversions. The Sooners still fended off their burnt orange rivals for a five-point victory, and Ross’ long return was pivotal for an Oklahoma offense that contributed only two touchdowns to the final point total of 31. Granted, Texas’ opening offensive series took nearly seven minutes off the clock. The drive resulted in a field goal, but the Longhorns’
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Junior running back Alex Ross runs towards the line of scrimmage in a scrimmage. Ross made some pivotal plays in last year’s Red River Showdown.
“I don’t even think the play call was even to over there. I just saw the hole there and just ran over to it.” ALEX ROSS, JUNIOR RUNNING BACK lone lead of the day didn’t last more than a few seconds when Ross found a huge hole on the ensuing kick. “It was wide open,” Ross said. “I don’t even think the play call was even to over there. I just saw the hole there and just ran over to it.” Ross has yet to return a
kick for a touchdown since his marquee moment in the 2014 Red River Showdown. Those types of plays were pivotal to last year’s group when the offense stalled and lacked rhythm. “Those things, they can change the pace of the game really easy,” senior receiver Sterling Shepard
said. “You can be down like at West Virginia last year. He busted a big one going in to halftime. Those special teams plays are definitely big to have.” Teams aren’t as willing to boot the ball to Ross these days, however. He says it’s annoying, but he’s not frustrated by it.
The junior running back noted he’s had chances, but he just hasn’t run one back yet. More reps will benefit his younger blockers this season and possibly help provide those big spots for No. 28 to take kicks back to the house. “He’s proven you kick it to him and he’s going to make you pay,” Darlington said. “I have no doubt he’s going to get some opportunity at some point, and he’s going to make a big play.” Joe Buettner joebuet@ou.edu
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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT
Jessica Barber, arts & entertainment editor dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/life&arts • Twitter: @OUDailyArts
Body as art statement Tattoos, piercings more prominent among students JESSICA BARBER
Arts and Entertainment Editor @JessicaDylan16
Piercings and tattoos have become more and more popular, and body art is no longer seen as just for sailors or criminals, but for young people who want to have something important to them etched onto them permanently. “I have the phrase ‘walk humbly’ tattooed on my right shoulder blade,” international studies junior Audra Brulc said. “I got it for a couple reasons. It’s part of my mom’s favorite scripture verse, and she’s the most important person in my life, and I’m really passionate about social justice. So it’s a reminder to treat both the environment and other people with humility and respect.” Brulc is one of many college students getting tattoos to symbolize important aspects of their lives. According to a study by Project Innovation in 2007, nearly 27 percent of 400 students at a large southeastern university had a tattoo. Since then, tattoos have become even more commonplace, because body art is becoming viewed as sentimental and artistic. In addition, people are finding it more acceptable to have tattoos now, especially ones that are easily covered up, Brulc said. College students tend to be creative, free and experimental and seem to enjoy the idea of a tattoo now, but
it could ultimately cost them a dream job. “It’s frustrating because there are a lot of designs and ideas that are meaningful and beautiful to me, but I’m holding off because of ‘professionalism,’” Brulc said. Tattoos are still seen as unprofessional in most highend businesses, and in most medical fields, they are not allowed unless they are covered by scrubs. This makes students think even harder about where and what they want on their bodies. “Placement was definitely a factor for me,” Brulc said. “I want to go into nonprofits after I graduate, so I think if I had a couple more tattoos that could be covered, it wouldn’t hurt my job search.” With around seven tattoo and piercing shops in Norman alone, the business of body art is booming. “I have three tattoos — two on my right arm and one on my right index finger. I also have a nose ring and a smiley piercing,” said Carl Roberts, letters and German senior. Each of these tattoos is incredibly meaningful to Roberts, he said. “They’re all things that are a part of who I am and who I was growing up,” Roberts said. “It’s a constant reminder that this thing is still important to me now but shaped who I am today, and it’s kind of nice to have that on you. It’s like being comfortable with yourself.” Roberts’ tattoos include Tulsa’s area code (918), where he grew up, the Led Zeppelin symbols for each band member and J.R.R Tolkien’s symbol. “I wouldn’t want to be
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Audra Brulc, international studies junior, has a tattoo that reads ‘walk humbly’ on her right shoulder blade. Body art has become popular among students in recent years as it is considered more artistic and sentimental than rebellious.
an academic and want to read books if it weren’t for Tolkien,” Roberts said. Roberts spent the last year studying abroad in Leipzig, Germany, where piercings and tattoos don’t have the same social stigma that they do here, and he isn’t too worried about getting a job with his body art. “I don’t think I’ll have a problem in academia,” Roberts said. “In knowing academics, generally speaking, academics only cares about the work that they do, especially in the social sciences and humanities.” Roberts wants to become a professor, hopefully abroad. But if he wanted to stay in the U.S. and work at a high school, things would be different. “I’d have to take out my nose ring for sure and wear long sleeve shirts for the rest of my life,” Roberts said. “That seems to be the standard — no visible tattoos or piercings.” I n f a c t , a c c o rd i n g t o the Oklahoma City Public Schools Substitute Teacher
Handbook, teachers are not allowed to have any facial jewelry outside of ear peircings. Both Brulc and Roberts feel that as millennials take over managerial positions, the stigma on body art will have to change. “I think smaller/script tattoos are becoming pretty acceptable,” Brulc said. “I’m not sure how long it will take like half sleeves and stuff to be professionally acceptable, but I’m hoping as our generation enters the workforce they’ll lose their stigma.” Roberts said he feels more assured that as millennials become prominent in the workforce, the stigma will indeed change. “If you want to hire good people and want to hire people with no visible tattoos and piercings, you’re going to have a very hard time,” Roberts said. “I really do think in 20 or 30 years having a tattoo or piercing won’t be a problem.” Jessica Barber jessiedylan16@gmail.com
Twenty One Pilots to visit Diamond Ballroom ALLISON WEINTRAUB Staff Reporter @AllieFrances12
This month brings some must-see musical artists to the Oklahoma City area, most less than a bus ride from OU campus. Albert Hammond Jr. is coming to Opolis in Norman for a 21-and-over event Wednesday, Oct. 7, just two days before his solo appearance at Austin City Limits. Hammond is best known for his work with the Strokes, but he has also released three solo albums. Tickets are $12 and are available online through ticketstorm. Doors open at 8 p.m. Twenty One Pilots is coming to the Diamond Ballroom with special guest Echosmith for the Blurryface Tour, Sunday. The bands will be fresh from appearing at Austin City Limits and will certainly bring a similar energy to their OKC appearance. Twenty One Pilots had a radio hit with “Tear in My Heart,” and Echosmith is known for
“Cool Kids.” While the event is sold out, there are resale tickets available that start at $68. Doors are open at 6 p.m. Counting Crows will also be performing Sunday, Oct. 11, with Citizen Cope and Hollis Brown at the Zoo Amphitheatre. Counting Crows is best known for their 90’s hit “Mr. Jones” and has released many other indie records since then. Citizen Cope is a rock singer that tends toward the blues. Hollis Brown is a rock band from New York. Tickets range from $39.50 for the lawn to $99.50 for VIP seating. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Shinedown and Breaking Benjamin are coming to the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Saturday, Oct. 17. The two bands have toured with each other before as opening acts for Nickelback and have similar hard rock sounds with angsty lyrics. Both bands have recently released albums, “Dark Before Dawn” for Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown’s “Threat to Survival.”
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