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Possible suicide attempt averted Community gathers to pray and show support for student DAISY CREAGER NEWS REPORTER Editor’s note: The Daily does not print names of possible suicide victims to protect their privacy.
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MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES ● To report someone who may be suicidal, contact OU’s Behavioral Intervention Team at 405-325-7700. ● For 24/7 mental health counseling, call the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health Crisis and Information Line at 1-800-522-9054. ● For two national suicide prevention lifelines answered in the state of Oklahoma by Heartline, call 1-800-273-TALK or 1-800-SUICIDE. ● For local mental health services, visit Red Rock Behavioral Health Services, Inc., at 900 E. Main, Bldg. 52, in Norman, or call 405-307-4800. ● For counseling and recovery groups, visit NorthCare of Norman at 550 NW 24th Ave. in Norman or call (405) 329-3349.
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Top: OU Police use caution tape to block off a section of the WalkerAdams Mall, where students gather to view a student sitting on a ledge on Tarman Tower’s twelfth floor. The student agreed to come back in the building after about an hour. Bottom: Students form a circle to pray for the student involved in a possible suicide attempt.
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tudents gathered Monday afternoon outside of police lines around the Walker-Adams Mall, looking up at an OU student dangling his feet off the edge of a 12th-floor ledge at Adams Center’s Tarman Tower. The man broke out a window in a 12th-floor lounge in Tarman Tower. An OU Emergency Alert said the man, an OU student, was a possible suicide subject. Officials at the scene could not comment on the situation. A text message was sent through OU’s emergency alert system at around 3:30 p.m. telling students that there was a potential suicide subject at Adams Center’s Tarman Tower. The individual, who was a Sigma Phi Epsilon pledge, was taken back inside the building at around 4:30 p.m. During the event, students gathered near the basketball courts at Walker-Adams Mall to pray. After the incident, Amy Buchanan, assistant director or marketing and communications for OU Housing and Food, said all questions were being directed to OU’s Office of Public Affairs. SEE MORE ONLINE When asked for more inVisit OUDaily.com formation during the incifor a Storify of tweets dent, university spokesman showing support for Corbin Wallace reiterated the student involved the text of the emergency in the possible suicide alerts. At 5:01 p.m., Wallace attempt. told The Daily he had given all the information he could at the time. Sigma Phi Epsilon president Wade Martin issued a statement at around 6 p.m. saying the fraternity members were “overwhelmed with joy” that the pledge is safe, and Sigma Phi Epsilon will provide love and support to the student and his family. A wooden board was put up in place of the window in Tarman Tower. Taylor Evans, accounting freshman who lives in Tarman Tower, said she was cleaning her room when someone knocked on the door to tell her what was happening. “I thought the windows were unbreakable. I looked out the window and saw police and firemen and a bunch of kids looking up. Then I got an email saying to avoid Tarman 12, so I put my pillow down and sat on it for like an hour and a half. I didn’t want to see it if it was going to happen,” Evans said. Taylor said she wished fewer people had crowded around the building to watch the incident unfold. She was particularly upset with how people in neighboring towers reacted. “If you wanted to watch, they could have at least closed their blinds and peeked through. He could clearly see them. I thought it was disgusting that they were just openly taking pictures,” Taylor said. Another Tarman Tower resident, Danielle McDaniel, said she found out about the incident as she walked to class. SEE COMMUNITY PAGE 2
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For Sooners looking to celebrate Veterans Day, we’ve compiled a list of some of the events happening on campus.
For veterans, we’ve included a list of some of the restaurants in the Norman area that will give free food to veterans with proper identification.
PLACES VETERANS CAN GET FREE* FOOD ON VETERANS DAY
Bicyclist and motor vehicle crash Monday at Lindsey and Asp corner A vehicle and bicycle collided at the Lindsey and Asp street intersection just before 3 p.m. Monday. OUPD was notified of the collision and a possible injury and 2:55 p.m., said OUPD public information officer Bruce Chan. OUPD has no additional information about the potential injury or its severity, Chan said.
Applebee’s 500 Ed Noble Parkway, Norman
VETERANS DAY EVENTS Veterans Day Ceremony When: 8 a.m. Where: Parrington Oval Lawn A gathering including remarks by OU President David Boren and a presentation by the ROTC color guard. Military Appreciation Cookout When: Noon to 1:30 p.m. Where: Robertson Hall lawn A cookout sponsored by the Veteran Support Alliance to show appreciation for those who served in the Armed Forces.
Olive Garden 117 Ed Noble Parkway, Norman Chili’s 3009 William Pereira, Norman Red Lobster 302 N Interstate Dr., Norman Denny’s, 5 a.m. to noon 1617 SW 74th St, Oklahoma City Outback Steakhouse 860 N. Interstate Dr., Norman
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Emergency services respond to call for medical help at Price Hall Monday OU Police Department officers and an ambulance responded to a medical emergency at Price Hall on Monday afternoon, an OU Police Department officer said. A police vehicle left the scene at approximately 3:50 p.m., and an ambulance parked outside of Price Hall left at approximately 4:15 p.m.
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CRIME
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Human Rights and Islamic Law in Iran — 3 to 4 p.m. in Hester Hall, room 145 “The Thoughts of the Grand Ayotollah Montazeri” with Sussan Siavoshi from Trinity University. Schmoozeday Tuesday — 1 to 3 p.m. at Crimson & Whipped Cream OU Hillel will host its weekly Schmoozeday Tuesday where students can have a free cup of coffee at Crimson & Whipped Cream.
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Norman Police respond to a hostage situation at Nextep in Norman. The incident ended peacefully when police took the suspect into custody.
Officers arrest hostage-taker Hostages released without injury after four hours, police to file criminal charges
Police Department Twitter account. North Interstate Drive was shut down during the crisis to accommodate emergency vehicles, but I-35 traffic was unaffected. Police have not yet found a motive for Rogers, said Capt. STEVEN ZOELLER Special Projects Reporter Tom Easley, Norman Police Department spokesperson, in a @StevenZoeller press conference after the arrest. “That’s something we will have to investigate further,” A stand-off at 1800 N. Interstate Drive ended peaceful- Easley said. ly this evening when Norman police took suspect Devin Police do not expect criminal charges to be filed until Rogers, 29, into custody. Wednesday since Tuesday is a holiday, according to a press Rogers’ two hostages, whom he had kept in the Nextep release by Norman Police. building for nearly four hours, were given up without physical injury. Police responded around 1 p.m. with SWAT forces and neSteven Zoeller gotiators who talked with Rogers, according to the Norman steven.v.zoeller@ou.edu
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Cancer cannot keep man away from dream Student continues degree despite being diagnosed with cancer his first semester JOEY STIPEK
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Brandon Plunkett came to OU motivated with one simple goal; he wanted to be a doctor. Eventually during his first semester in the spring of 2012, fatigue set in — but not from late-night study sessions. Sick of being tired all time, Plunkett, 43, went to the doctor and complained about his fatigue. After a battery of tests came back, doctors diagnosed Plunkett with pancreatic cancer. It was his first semester at OU. Plunkett is one of 700 students on the Norman campus that currently use disabled student services, said Chelle’ Guttery, director of OU’s Disability Resource Center. The Disability Resource Center provides services to students, faculty and staff on all campuses, as well as to community members, by visiting and participating in activities DANA BRANHAM/THE DAILY on OU campuses. Plunkett said after his diagnosis, he found himself at the Pre-med senior Brandon Plunkett talks to the The Daily about being a non-traditional student with pancreatic cancer. Plunkett was diagcrossroads of his life and his career. “I found myself thinking — almost exclusively — about nosed with cancer during his first semester at OU. dying [of the cancer],” Plunkett said. “So, I decided staying in school was going to be a better route for me than staying Most professors are sympathetic and understanding about at home.” his diagnosis, but at least one professor per semester will tell him to drop a class he is taking because of his diagnosis, Coping with ailments and diseases Plunkett said. Plunkett’s cancer type is nonspecific stage 2B granuloma. “The opinion was you should drop if you do not think you Although it was in remission in September, doctors discov- are going to be here,” Plunkett said. ered more protein in his blood and restarted his chemotherPlunkett said professors ask for doctors’ notes for docuapy in October. mentation if he is going to miss classes. Besides chemotherapy to combat the cancer, Plunkett “I pretty much carry a doctor’s note with me that shows I takes several diabetic medications everyday, including met- have uncontrolled diabetes because of the cancer,” Plunkett formin and glimepiride to cope with type 2 diabetes and four said. “And I have another that I usually take with me that says to six percocets a day. Plunkett takes close to 50 pills a day. I have pancreatic cancer.” Plunkett said he wakes up every morning in pain and can Plunkett visits Disabled Student Services to turn in any only sleep up to four hours an evening because of his pain. documentation related to his ailments and diseases. He said The pain, Plunkett said, is caused partly from an inju- Disabled Student Services does things such as arranging to ry sustained during his time in military services. Before have a desk for him in front of the room or the back close to Plunkett went back to college, he served as a specialist E4 the door of lecture halls. and an Army Ranger for six years. When his parachute didn’t “They ask me if I want any special privileges or if there’s fully open during a jump, Plunkett hit the ground hard and any sort of thing that I need. I tell them no because I do not injured his legs. He received a medical discharge from the want that intention,” Plunkett said. Army eight months later. Guttery said she has seen a steady increase over the past Until the middle of October, Plunkett moved around with several semesters of people using the Disability Resource a walking cane, partly because of his cancer and partly be- Center. cause of his leg injuries. Plunkett’s walking cane was stolen “Any student who believes that they would benefit from while he was shopping for groceries on the same day he was accommodations related to disabilities is welcome to come released from the VA hospital after an allergic reaction to to the Disabled Student Services to discuss options,” Guttery chemotherapy. said. Since Plunkett’s recent hospital visit in October, he’s felt more motivated. The new motivation has caused him to feel “They need to know” Plunkett started his first semester at OU with 15 hours of well enough to attend the gym twice and indulge in one of classes. He finished it with only eight and this semester he’s life’s simple pleasures. “I had a cheeseburger,” Plunkett said. taking 17. Plunkett has used all five of his allowed withdrawal Still, Plunkett’s primary motivation is to finish his degree drops. Talking about being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer to become one of the people who are helping him recover is difficult, Plunkett said, because he doesn’t enjoy talking and reach his goal. about himself. Plunkett said he doesn’t let anyone know he is diagnosed with cancer except his professors because “they need to Joey Stipek Joey.Stipek@gmail.com know.”
”Bedrooms of the Fallen” lecture by Ashley Gilbertson — 6 to 9 p.m.in Gaylord Hall, room 1140 Photographer Ashley Gilbertson will present a lecture on a collection of photographs that show intact bedrooms of service members who died in Iraq and Afghanistan. Men’s Basketball — 7 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center The Sooners will play Southwestern Oklahoma State University.
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CONTINUED: PLACES VETERANS CAN GET FREE* FOOD ON VETERANS DAY Texas Roadhouse, lunch only 1109 Interstate 240 Service Rd., Oklahoma City Red Robin 1050 Ed Noble Parkway, Norman Starbucks 225 W. Boyd St, 900 Asp Ave., 820 W. Main St, Norman For more restaurants, visit each’s website. * = Most meals are from a limited menu, or only some menu items are free. Check each restaurant’s website for a complete guide to eating free on Veterans Day. Many places require a military ID. Make sure to call restaurants ahead of time to verify that they’re participating in the Veterans Day promotion.
CORRECTION: In a page one story Monday we incorrectly stated the biotechnology concentration will be a major next semester. It will officially be an option as a concentration as soon as next semester. The goal of the concentration is to gauge interest for a major. It may be available as a major at some undefined point in the future. Visit OUDaily. com/corrections for an archive of our corrections
COMMUNITY: Students express sensitivity for mental illness issues Continued from page 1 “I knew that me standing there watching wasn’t going to help anything, it wasn’t going to change anything. It might make things worse, so I just left,” McDaniel said. After the incident, McDaniel said that even though nothing happened, the atmosphere in Adams Center is different, and she worries about the stigma associated with mental illness. “People are uncomfortable with mental illness in general, even if it was just a kid having a hard day, everyone will immediately try to label him,” McDaniel said. “In America we have a thing about feeling like that [mental illness] is contagious.” Daisy Creager Daisy.C.Creager-1@ou.edu
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New season holds bright future Sooners begin with young, talented team TRENT CRABTREE Sports Reporter @TrentCrabtree
With the start of the 2014-15 season only a few days away, there is a distinctly different mood surrounding the Oklahoma men’s basketball team than in past years. Coach Lon Kruger, entering his fourth season at the helm, has positioned the Sooners in a good spot before a ball has even been bounced. OU enters this year’s campaign ranked 19th in the AP poll and third in the preseason Big 12 coaches poll. This newfound national respect is the product of last year’s breakout season when the Sooners went 23-10. With new expectations come new faces. The Sooners graduated versatile forwards Cameron Clark and Tyler Neal, who used their scoring ability and leadership to guide the team through one of the nation’s most difficult conferences. When OU tips off on Nov. 7, it will do so with a core that is very young, but talented.
Where they will win: Pushing the tempo
Last year, the Sooners gave opponents fits trying to guard them in the open court as well as on the perimeter. Running a Kruger offense that prides itself on ball movement and limiting turnovers, OU ranked seventh in the nation in scoring at 82.2 points per game. The team also shot the ball at an efficient rate as it led the conference in 3-point percentage (.383) and 3-pointers per game (9.2). When OU is overmatched inside, it will be the job of OU’s crop of athletic, slashing guards to stay disciplined. They will have to keep the tempo fast-paced, but not chaotic.
Where they need to improve: Interior defense
Last season, OU ranked seventh in the Big 12 in 2-point field goal percentage allowed at 48.9 percent. Athletic wings were able to get to the rim far too easily, and teams with long, athletic big men used pick and rolls to exploit OU’s lack of size. Kruger said the lapses on defense might be linked to the team’s scoring output. “When you score points like we did last year, human nature sets in where you don’t genuinely embrace getting a stop every time,” Kruger said. “You think you go back and score on the other end.” Kruger has indicated that his squad is capable defensively but tends to get wrapped up in the scoring mentality.
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Frontcourt: Forwards & Centers
Junior forward Ryan Spangler is as tough as they come. The Bridge Creek, Oklahoma, native is coming off a season in which he averaged 9.6 points and a Big 12 leading 9.3 rebounds per game. There are indications that Spangler has become a more versatile player going into this season. In practice, he is knocking down mid-range jumpers with consistency and he won’t turn down the occasional 3-point look if left open. 6-foot-8 forward D.J. Bennett is one of only two seniors on scholarship for OU this season. He will come off the bench for Kruger but will likely see his role increase on a team that is trying to build an interior. There is a possibility that the interior might see a major upgrade this
season, though. The eligibility of 6-foot-8, 242-pound transfer TaShawn Thomas would provide much-needed scoring, but a decision from the NCAA has yet to come. This is why Spangler’s biggest pressure reliever could come from the freshman duo of Khadeem Lattin and Jamuni McNeace. At a lanky 6-foot-9, 201 pounds, Lattin has major upside. The Houston, Texas, native averaged a double-double nearly every game in high school and is incredibly versatile. He can run the floor with guards and stretch the defense with a solid 3-point jumper. Using his length, he consistently disrupts shots in the paint. McNeace is the tallest man on the roster at 6-foot-10 and uses an assortment of post moves to get to the rim. He also boasts a 7-foot-1 wingspan, but at only 202 pounds, he must get stronger. In the end, it all comes back to Spangler. How far the Sooners go could depend on how he develops the young big men. “I’m trying to show them that you have to work hard every day,” Spangler said. “They’ll be really good here. They’re already way better than when they first got here.”
Backcourt: Guards
Junior Buddy Hield is the leader of the backcourt and is widely considered to be the face of Sooner basketball. The 6-foot-4, 212pound wing enters the year as a member of the preseason All-Big 12 team after his breakout 2013-14 season. “His freshman year he was more of a slasher, an attacker and a very good offensive rebounder,” Kruger said. “Last year, he shot it much better, so I think we’ll see a combination of the two in his junior year.” Sophomore point guard Jordan Woodard is growing into his role as the engineer of the offense. Last season, Woodard showed great poise on his way to averaging a team-high 4.6 assists per game. If Thomas becomes eligible, Woodard’s stats will likely increase, as he will have another deadly pick-and-roll option. There is no player on the roster that improved more from his first to second year than Isaiah Cousins. The junior hybrid guard upped his scoring from 2.7 to 11 points per game and his 3-point shooting from 25 percent to 40 percent. The pressure will be on him this year, as he will be expected to be the go-to scorer coming off the bench. However, Cousins knows he has plenty of help. “I feel like we’re one of the best guard groups in the country because of how much time we spend in the gym,” Cousins said. Canadian junior transfer Dinjiyl Walker, freshman Bola Alade and sophomore sharpshooter Frank Booker round out a crop of guards that is among the deepest OU has had in years. Oklahoma opens the season at home at 2 p.m. on Sunday against Southeastern Louisiana and begins its Big 12 slate in January. Trent Crabtree trent.j.crabtree-1@ou.edu
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Junior guard Buddy Hield attempts to make a layup during the game against Washburn University on Nov. 7 at Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners beat the Ichabods 73-48.
FOOTBALL
Sooners have talent, lack solid execution SPORTS COLUMNIST
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the Baylor Bears, warnings from OU fans began popping up on Twitter. “Don’t sleep on these Bears, they can score in bunches.” “Can’t get complacent against Baylor, just ask TCU.” Less than five minutes into the second quarter, Baylor had validated those concerns by taking the lead for good. When the third quarter came to an end, a chorus of boos rained
down on a defense that seemed incapable of making a stop. The disappointing loss was a reflection of what has become one of the more substandard seasons in recent memory for OU. A defense that was thought to be among the best in the nation heading into the season was nowhere to be found on Saturday. The offense that rivaled school records last week at Iowa State stalled after one
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Freshman running back Samaje Perine gets wrapped up by two Baylor defenders on Saturday’s game. The Sooners lost 14-48. Chris Michie/TheDaily
quarter at home. Most importantly, a team that was a consensus contender after the first month of the season proved to be nothing of the sort. Two losses by a combined five points to teams that were considered to be contenders for the conference crown could be attributed to bad bounces or uncharacteristic mistakes, but then a shellacking administered by Baylor in Norman cannot be
explained. The Sooners are simply not as good as they were expected to be. The talent is there, but as the coaches said repeatedly after the game, the execution is not. There have been some bright spots, and the Sooners are a young team that will surely garner just as much hype entering next season as they did this year. But the 2014 edition is a bust. They have three games
remaining to try and end on a better note, and there is always the chance they could draw and defeat a formidable bowl opponent like they did last year. But this loss to Baylor — a team that had never won in Norman — will haunt them for a very long time. Dillon Hollingsworth is a journalism sophomore.
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St. Baldrick’s Foundation raises funds and awareness for childhood cancer and research in a creative way, and Sooners will join the movement today by giving a part of themselves to those in need. OU students will participate in the event by having their heads shaved on the South Oval. The shaving, an event organized by the members of Alpha Phi Omega, will take place on South Oval from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will also be games and a silent auction of objects, which includes a football signed by Bob Stoops. “Bald is beautiful,� social studies education junior Jillian O’Connor said. “Kids feel ugly without their hair, and the shavees are passing a message that they are beautiful the way they are.� O ’C o n n o r, A l p h a P h i Omega secretary and St. Baldrick’s chair, said she is nervous about shaving her head for the first time but is happy to support the cause. Why shaved heads? Aside from the symbolism and students raising awareness, Joshua Cook, a petroleum engineering junior, said it’s a personal statement just as much as it is an act of bravery. “I wanted to show support for my fellow participants, many of whom are close friends,� Cook said. “I know that they are excited to raise awareness to a great cause, but shaving your head can also be intimidating, so having your friends do it with you makes it less daunting.� Although the event is organized by Alpha Phi Omega, OU’s co-ed service fraternity, it is open to everyone. Anyone can walk in and shave their hair to raise awareness for childhood cancer.
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“We want to make it open to everyone to help out in any way they can. We want the whole community to get involved because it’s something APO is really passionate about,� O’Connor said. Once all the hair is shaved, it is collected and donated to organizations to make wigs for children who have lost their hair in their battle against cancer. Ren Pasco, women and gender studies junior, said she will be volunteering to support those who will be shaving their heads.
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“I think this is a really important issue,� Pasco, an Alpha Phi Omega member, said. “I love the idea behind shaving people’s heads for the cause, that bald is beautiful and showing kids with cancer that they are beautiful. For more information on how to donate or the OU St. Baldrick’s event, visit the website at www.stbaldricks. org. Ogeoma Mbaraonye ogeoma.e.mbaraonye-1@ou.edu
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Tuesday, November 11, 2014 •
OPINION
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Kaitlyn Underwood, opinion editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/opinion • Twitter: @OUDailyOpinion
OUR VIEW
Public events require reporting Our view: Our editorial board decided to cover
the possible suicide attempt Monday because it was a public event, but we agreed to emphasize the OU community’s support rather than the subject in his vulnerable state.
“This student needs serious help, and you’re covering this?” “This is just humiliating him.” “ … You should respect his privacy.” These quotes are excerpts from feedback we received on Facebook and Twitter after publishing a story about a possible suicide subject sitting on a ledge outside Our View is a 12th-story window at Adams the majority Center’s Tarman Tower. opinion of Typically, we do not report on The Daily’s suicide because it is a deeply pernine-member editorial board sonal matter that does not usually concern the public. The situation on Monday, however, became a public matter when OU sent a mass alert notifying the university community of the possible suicide attempt. OU officials recognized the situation was going to affect students who might pass by the area, so they sent an alert telling them what was happening. Similarly, as soon as the situation became public, it became our responsibility as journalists to seek and report information about the incident. Social media was buzzing with information and misinformation, and as a campus news organization, it is our job to report on what students
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Students look on as police attempt to diffuse a possible suicide attempt at Adams Center’s Tarman Tower. Community support for the student involved was strong throughout the situation.
are talking about. It is our duty to dispel rumors and answer questions students might have about whatever is going on in our community, good or bad. Not only is it our job to dismiss misinformation, but it’s also our responsibility to give students the information they need to be prepared for situations in their everyday lives. Since this incident affected students who live in Adams Center and
students who might be passing by the area, it was important to give them as much information as we could obtain about what was happening. Thus, we sent reporters and photographers to ensure we wouldn’t miss any information. Those reporters and photographers talked to witnesses at the scene and took photos of the people standing around the area. In response to the feedback we mentioned, we covered the event because it became a public matter when it affected members of the OU community. We chose to respect the man’s privacy by not using his name and cropping him out of our photos that were published with the online story. After the student re-entered Tarman Tower, The Daily’s editorial board had an hour-long discussion about how we were going to handle covering the incident. We decided we didn’t want our coverage to focus solely on the student because there was no way for us to immediately know the events that preceded his contemplation of suicide. Even though we have photos showing the student’s feet dangling off the building, we cropped them to focus instead on the students who were gathered near Adams Center to pray and show support for the student. We were struck by how the OU community reacted during a fellow Sooner’s time of trouble, and that is the part of the story we want to emphasize at this time.
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