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The number of vouchers used for SafeRide this semester has rebounded to a near-normal level after suffering a large dip last spring, according to records obtained by The Daily. There have been 7.6 percent fewer vouchers used the first part of this semester than were used last fall. For a comparable time period, there was a 30 percent decrease in spring 2015 SafeRide voucher use compared to spring 2014. The data compares the first nine
weeks of this semester (from the Thursday of freshman move-in to Saturday, Oct. 17) to the comparable time frame last fall. Student Government Association has not made any significant changes to the program, said SGA adviser George Ahmadi. Ahmadi said he is aware of the numbers but hasn’t analyzed the big dip in the number of vouchers used in the spring. The car-sharing company Uber has been making a big push in the area lately, and OU has been making a marketing push for SafeRide as well, Ahmadi said. The Oklahoma City Traffic Commission approved business licenses for Uber and fellow ride sharing company Lyft in January.
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Group educates on slain women OU students seek to raise awareness of violence, trafficking BRYCE MCELHANEY news reporter @bryce_mac
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A Daily staff member poses for a photo exaggerating the effects of long-term sleep deprivation, common in college students.
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he relationship between college students and sleep has always been messy at best, but recent studies show it may be worsening. With the steady decrease in the amount of sleep college students get comes an increase in the consequences. According to one study, daytime sleepiness among college students has turned into a major issue nationally, with 50 percent saying that they feel tired during the day as opposed to 36 percent of adults and adolescents. Additionally, 70 percent of students in the study claimed to receive insufficient sleep. SEE SLEEP PAGE 2
Native American advocates are bringing the REDress movement to OU’s campus to raise awareness about missing or murdered Aboriginal women in Canada. Indigenize OU members Sydne Gray and Ashley McCray will join OU’s Native American sorority, Gamma Delta Pi, in covering the South Oval with red dresses, posters and signs on Thursday for the event. Gray said aboriginal and indigenous women are facing a crisis. According to a report by the Native Women’s Association of Canada, there are around 582 documented cases of either missing or murdered indigenous women in 2010, Gray said. “Sixty-seven percent were murdered, 20 percent were missing, and the other 13 percent were suspicious deaths, attributed to police force or were unknown,” Gray said. McCray said the project isn’t necessarily in correlation with Native Amer ican Her itage Month, but a sign of solidarity with the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement. For McCray, it’s a very personal issue. McCray’s niece, Rose Downwind, granddaughter of Dennis Banks, the co-founder of the American Indian Movement, has been missing for over two SEE MISSING PAGE 2
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NEWS VOUCHERS: Continued from Page One David Batson, president of Airport Express, said in an email that the arrival of Uber in the spring led to the decrease in vouchers used, but now students are returning to the SafeRide program. This has resulted in OU spending less money on the program. For weekends between July 31, 2014, and Oct. 10, 2015, OU spent $168,164 on SafeRide. For comparison, OU spent $161,232 on the program for the fiscal year 2013-2014, a timeframe that was more than a month shorter. The OU SafeRide program allows students to use vouchers to get taxi rides on Thursday, Friday
SLEEP: Continued from Page One In a recent small poll conducted at OU and neighboring universities, 60.8 percent of students said that each night they receive less than seven hours of sleep — the recommended amount for that age group.
“I stay up late studying each night, and then by the time I finish studying, I think I need something to relax, so then I start watching TV.” RACHEL HART, GENERAL MANAGEMENT SOPHOMORE
“I stay up late studying each night, and then by the time I finish studying, I think I need something to relax, so then I start watching TV,” general management sophomore Rachel Hart said. Hart also said that stress plays a big role in her sleeping pattern. “If I have a test the next day, then I just stay up later s t u d y i ng a n d w o r r y i ng about it, thinking, ‘did I need to study this or that?’” she said. Eighty-two percent of college students believe that inadequate sleep does impact their academic performance. They would be right. To explain the need for sle ep, O klahoma Sle ep Institute Director of Sleep Lab Services Randy Roth compared the brain to any other muscle. “After working out, the brain needs time to regenerate,” Roth said. He went on to say that the sleeping patterns that many college-age students follow are not at all beneficial. “It’s counterintuitive to
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and Saturday nights. The vouchers are free and can be picked up on weekly basis at the OU SGA offices in the Conoco wing of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Last fall, The Daily reported former employees of Yellow Cab taxi alleged that the company had violated the contracts for SafeRide. Yellow Cab is still being used for SafeRide. In October of last year, SGA and Student Affairs announced the y w ould be looking at changes to SafeRide. H o w e v e r, S G A h a s dropped plans to make SafeRide a more virtualized program because of a lack of technology and the need to focus on other issues. “We’ve put it on hold for the time being, simply because the companies we were looking into don’t
actually have the technology at this time,” SGA President Alex Byron said in September.
stay up late studying for a test, rather than getting some sleep,” Roth said. “Your brain won’t be able to retain the information. You wouldn’t be able to make progress. You need sleep.” The reasons for student sleep deprivation have been known for years (studying, stress, partying, etc.), yet the consequences are just now being understood. However, the full connection between sleep and learning is yet to be made. Several studies conducted at the University Children’s Hospital in Belgium noted that students who slept longer during the night and had fewer sporadic daytime naps earned higher grades. Conversely, students who did not sleep well through the night and reported daytime sleepiness tended to have much lower grades. Lack of sleep also correlates strongly with depression. Prolonged sleep latency is often associated with loss of pleasure, self-punishing and feelings of self-dislike. There is also a strong relationship between sleep-deprived students and substance abuse. For example, one study found that 11.6 percent of students who drank use alcohol as a sleep aid. Drowsiness can also lead more students to turn to caffeine and other stimulants, both of which can be addicting and cause harm to the body. One of the most common stimulants that students turn to is Adderall. Ro t h s p e c i f i ca l l y d i d not recommend Adderall, saying, “It’ll help you stay awake, but it won’t help you retain information.” Adderall is a drug that raises dopamine levels in the brain, allowing for sharper focus. However, it can lead to severe addiction and substance abuse. Roth said fixing the sleep problems that college students have would not be difficult, but the students would have to stick to their choice.
“It’s all about having good sleep hygiene,” Roth said. He pointed out that only getting five or six hours of sleep each night would technically not be that harmful, as long as it was consistent. That is where college students lose it, he said. They do not have consistent sleep patterns. Most students on campus do not have official sleeping disorders, just bad sleeping habits, Roth said. However, the number of students that visit his clinic is still surprisingly low — only seven or eight each year. Roth also said that one of the biggest factors causing restlessness for college students is their technology. He said his clinic had several examinees come in to have their sleeping habits observed, and the clinic found that most of them would use their cell phones for an extensive period of time before actually trying to go to sleep. “The blue light on your cell phone is a stimulant,” Roth said. “It will prevent you from falling asleep normally.” Roth said if students are unable to reach the recommended amount of sleep at night, then daytime naps are suggested. The best naps should be a minimum of 20 minutes, because anything shorter would be worthless, Roth said. However, the effects of a nap would be a temporary fix. Like caffeine, they will wear off. As of now, Roth said the only solution available for the lack of sleep is for college students to change their behavioral choices, but that is not something college students want to hear. College may be a place for learning and growing, but the ambitious and competitive nature of university life may keep students from ever getting the sleep they need.
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MISSING: Continued from Page One weeks, McCray said. Downwind, a 32-yearold mother of five children, lives in Bemidji, Minnesota, McCray said. “One of the reasons there’s so much publicity being brought to her, specifically, is because of who she is,” she said, referring to Downwind being Banks’ granddaughter. “There’s so many missing and murdered indigenous people, not just women, but also men – though most are women,” she said. McCray said the number of Native women that are on a missing-persons list is enough to astound anyone, and little attention is given to these cases in the media. “It’s just really terrifying,” she said.
McCray said her niece’s disappearance is probably related to sex trafficking. “Missing and murdered women (are) definitely related to trafficking, especially up North where they have man camps that are around the fracking sites. There seems that there’s been an increase in human trafficking of Native people, women especially, because of those man camps,” she said. McCray said her niece was last seen with her ex-boyfriend, who was known to be abusive. McCray said many people are unaware of the missing and murdered women. “I think that seeing a lot of red dresses in the middle of campus will be a very striking presentation for people, and they will be curious about what it means,” McCray said. Gray said there will be signs and posters for basic statistics and facts about the Aboriginal women in Canada.
Gamma Delta Pi President Maddie Habeck said she hopes to see other organizations stop by the event and stand in solidarity with Gamma Delta Pi and Indigenize OU. “Gamma Delta Pi’s philanthropy is domestic violence awareness, and we look forward to partnering with Ashley and Sydne to bringing awareness to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women,” Habeck said. Gray said she wants the visual impact to lead people to the information booth that will be set up next to the Bizzell Statue on the South Oval. Gray, McCray and members of Gamma Delta Pi will be there to answer questions people have about the information on the signs. “ We n e e d t o d e c o l o nize the concepts of racism and sexism,” Gray said. Bryce McElhaney btmcelhaney@gmail.com
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Indigenize OU, the same group that worked to implement Indigenous People’s Day at OU has worked to bring the Red Dress movement to OU. The REDress Project focuses around the issue of missing or murdered Aboriginal women across Canada.
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IN BRIEF: Sexual assault in residence hall room reported at Walker Center A female student at OU reported she was sexually assaulted on Oct. 25 by a male student in his Walker Center residence hall room, according to a Monday OUPD assault report. While the report says the assault occurred Oct. 25, it was not reported until Monday. The victim was also reportedly unable to give consent, and the two parties involved were acquaintances before the assault occurred. The report states the suspect is known, but the victim requested no action at the time of the report. Andrew Clark, Assistant News Managing Editor NOOR EEMAAN/THE DAILY
Oklahoma receives failing grade in transparency study ranking OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (AP) — A new study by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity gives Oklahoma officials a failing grade for accountability and transparency. The Oklahoman reports Oklahoma is one of 11 states to receive an F in the nationwide study released Monday from the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit investigative news organization. The study looked at how states have implemented laws and practices designed to inform citizens and deter corruption. The organization cited unequal treatment of residents and enforcement of laws in its grading of Oklahoma. Alaska, California and Connecticut were the only states to earn a grade higher than a D+. Associated Press
Dashboard, body camera videos show SUV driver ramming police car SAND SPRINGS, Okla. (AP) — Police in Oklahoma have released video from dashboard and body cameras showing a speeding SUV ramming a police officer’s car as the officer fired his gun at the stolen vehicle. The Tulsa World reports Sand Springs Police Master Patrol Officer James Matthew Stacy survived with minor injuries after being thrown from the impact of the crash. Videos released by the department from cameras on police cruiser dashboards and officers’ bodies show the end to a 6-mile pursuit through the streets of the Tulsa suburb. Sand Springs Police Chief Mike Carter says Stacy told investigators he intended to deploy stop sticks to disable the tires on the SUV, but realized he didn’t have time and instead took cover behind his car door. Police arrested the driver on numerous criminal complaints. Associated Press
Victoria Bautista is a first year law student who will be performing a piece in the Me Too Monologues. Bautista also performs her own original poetry.
‘Me Too’ coming to OU “We have one, I think it will be a more encouraging one, that’s just about figuring out what you want to do with life S n a p p i n g i s e n c o u r- ... kind of the question for all aged at OU’s first “Me Too college students.” Monologues” production at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, “You’re encouraged Nov. 13 and 14 at OU Hillel, to react: to laugh, to located at 494 Elm Ave. Sean Christiansen, the gasp or even to cry executive producer of the if something really event, said performers of the spoke to you.” free production will read 11 anonymously written piecSEAN CHRISTIANSEN, es about racial, sexual and ME TOO MONOLOGUES mental health topics. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER After receiving 24 anonymous submissions — more than he expected — Christiansen said he and Christiansen and his team his team have been putting decided on 11 pieces for the the event together since show. February after experiencing “We have two pieces on it himself at Duke University, mental health with differ- where the idea was born. ent disorders there, a cou“The idea (is) that 11 stuple on sexual identity, one dents trusted us with telling about family issues,” he said. their story to the university
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In a list released Tuesday, OU is ranked ninth in the country for undergraduate entrepreneurship programs and 12th in graduate entrepreneurship programs. An article by Forbes Magazine states that the “Top 50 Schools for Entrepreneurs 2016” list was compiled by the Princeton Review using a survey it conducted between May and August of this year. The survey gauged the “level of commitment to entrepreneurship studies both inside and outside the classroom” of universities, according to the article. In the survey, more than 2,000 schools were asked about internships, involvement in entrepreneurial endeavors, scholarships and mentorship programs, among other topics, according to the article. Entrepreneur Magazine published the study, stating that graduates of the OU graduate entrepreneurship program have started 30 companies over the last 10 years. Dasiy Creager, News Editor Being
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said. “They might have not ever thought about these experiences before,” he said. “That person who’s the author, the person who makes your Starbucks in the morning, or sits next to you in physics, or something like that, and just empathizing with those experiences with other people.” For more information, visit “Me Too Monologues” on Facebook.
WHEN AND WHERE What: OU’s first production of “Me Too Monologues” When: Nov. 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. Where: OU Hillel, 494 Elm. Ave
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community, and we are able to tell those stories and share those with students,” he said. Snapping at the event shows empathy, and patrons should come with an open mind, Christiansen said. “The way they do it at Duke, you’re encouraged to react: to laugh, to gasp or even to cry if something really spoke to you,” he said. “The easiest (way) to participate is by snapping. If the actor says something that ... you agree with, experienced or just support, snapping (can) show that support.” The performers will act out the pieces as if they had written them, Christiansen said. “The purpose of the event is to just allow these students, or even faculty or staff, to share their story and feel comfortable sharing that because it’s anonymous,” he
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to cooperate with the media. “The media is important to tell our story and experiences at Mizzou to the world,” the flier read. “Let’s welcome and thank them.” That embrace stood in sharp contrast to Monday, when protesters chanted “Hey hey, ho ho. Reporters have got to go,” and some tried to block a freelance student photographer from covering protesters’ celebratory reaction to the system president’s departure over what they saw as indifference to racial tensions at the school. Video shot by student Mark Schierbecker shows Janna Basler, who works in the university’s office of Greek life, telling photographer Tim Tai, a student working freelance for ESPN, to “leave these students alone” in their “personal space.” Moments later, Melissa Click, an assistant professor in Missouri’s
communications department, is seen confronting Schierbecker and calling for “muscle” to help remove him from the protest area. Tai can be heard telling those who confronted him, “I have a job to do,” and that he has as much right to photograph the event as the protesters do to gather in the public space. On Tuesday, Click apologized for her actions in a statement issued by the Missouri Department of Communication. She said she had personally apologized to the journalists involved. “I regret the language and strategies I used, and sincerely apologize to the MU campus community, and journalists at large, for my behavior, and also for the way my actions have shifted attention away from the students’ campaign for justice,” she said in the statement. David Kurpius, the dean of the journalism school,
stressed that Click wasn’t on that school’s faculty. Kurpius told the Columbia Missourian that during a faculty meeting Tuesday night, Click resigned her “courtesy title,” which allows her as part of the university’s College of Arts and Science to serve on graduate committees from other academic units. In a n e w s s t at e m e nt, Kurpius praised Tai for how he dealt with Monday’s confrontation, saying he “handled himself professionally and with poise.” Mark Lucas, director of the department of student life, which oversees the office of Greek life where Basler works, said officials were “reviewing videos and will be having conversations with individuals present in order to understand what happened” and would then take “any appropriate actions.” Basler did not return messages seeking comment.
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“ Th e Hu ng e r Ga m e s : Mockingjay, Part 2� will be released in U.S. theaters next Friday, Nov. 20. For now, we get teasers from our friends across the pond, and as with any epic movie series, dressing up for the premiere is part of the fun. Now, there’s only one premiere left, one midnight, late-night adventure out to the movie theaters where you can dress up, reminisce and relive the tale of Katniss Everdeen and her takedown of President Snow. “Mockingjay, Part 2� tells the second half of the last book in the trilogy “The Hunger Games� — the one where we all got our hearts broken and found out the fate of all the characters we fell in love with over the years. As with the “Harry Potter� series — but not quite as drawn out — people have grown up with
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these characters and have learned from them. They’ve thought about these characters, dressed as them and even aspired to be like them. Now is the final opportunity to dress up as your favorite character to attend a Hunger Games midnight premiere. Katniss: A simple braid, thrown across the right s h o u l d e r, w i l l s u f f i c e . Combat boots and hunting jacket are unnecessary but will make the character you’re dressing up as a little more obvious. If you can get down the scowl and glare, you’re golden. Peeta : What is Katniss without her lovable baker friend and Hunger Games partner? Blond hair would be a dead give-away, but add an apron to the costume and fit closer to the first movie to make it obvious. Gale: He’s the other guy
in every situation; the other romantic interest; the other Hemsworth. Brown hair, some stubble (perfect for No-Shave November), combat boots and a hunting jacket are the basic needs for this character. Keep in mind, Effie, Haymitch, and the longgone Cinna are still valid (and obvious) costume options, as are the other Hunger Games champions, or the late Philip Seymour H o f f m a n ’s c h a r a c t e r, Plutarch. If one of the main characters isn’t what someone wanted, they can invent their own. Simply pick a district and dress as they would — District 12, find some coal; District 4, get fishing supplies. Or make up your own character from the Capitol. A kooky outfit with bright colors and avant-garde hair
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It is always frustrating when you listen to an album and can tell that the artist is capable of doing so much more. Unfortunately, that was the experience that I had while listening to “Best Blues,� the new album from Brooklyn synth-pop, chillwave band Small Black. I’ve been a fan of Small Black since 2013, when they put out they surprisingly strong record “Limits of Desire.� That album was a wonderfully consistent indie album that could have been the soundtrack to the perfect Molly Ringwald film that we never got. But the new album is simply lacking in anything even remotely memorable. Every song on the album is a midtempo indie song that is formulaically washed in reverb with no real rhythm shifts and no discernable melody, which was where their last effort shined brightest. Simply put, “Best Blues� is musical wallpaper. It’s not offensively bad or anything like that — it’s nowhere close to being the worst album I’ve heard all
year. But the whole album is just ‌ there. Nothing about it rises above room temperature. The synth lines are predictable, and the lyrics are barely intelligible due to all the reverb. I hate to be so negative, but it really is as bland an album as you could find. There are hundreds of synth-pop records just like this one available for band camp. I don’t mean any of this as a knock against Small Black as a whole. I really don’t. I absolutely loved “Limits of Desire,â€? and I thought that “New Chain,â€? their debut album from 2010, had some PHOTO PROVIDED real jams on it as well. Album cover for Small Black’s new album “Best Blues.â€? But “Best Bluesâ€? contains absolutely nothing to recommend, and sometimes boring is the worst thing an album can be. This is a band that can By Eugenia Last craft a potent melody and Copyright 2015, Newspaper Enterprise Assn. have you humming a synth line for days. But their talWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2015 go of old, worn-out ideas, items or ents are wasted on this new situations that stand in your way. album, and that is the greatPast experience will help you Start anew and pick the direction est tragedy of all. adapt quickly and keep you moving that will bring you the greatest
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Do what you can to help an older friend or relative. Someone you want to get to know better will notice your kindness. Love is on the rise and romance is encouraged.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -Pace yourself as you put your plans into motion. Express your ideas and present what you have to offer. Improve your personal life by adding a little romance to the mix.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Focus on one thing at a time. Taking on too much will not accomplish what you hope. Focus on detail, precision and getting things done.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Raise your self-esteem by learning all there is to know about something that interests you. A career change or the acquisition of new skills will help avert negativity and criticism.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -Discuss anything that is bothering you openly in order to resolve matters quickly. A chance to do something unusual should be taken advantage of. A change of scenery will do you good.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Call the shots instead of letting someone else take charge. You’ll gain respect and recognition if you offer suggestions and hands-on help. Love is on the rise.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Check out what’s trendy and see if you can turn what you have to offer into a moneymaking venture. Short trips and trade shows will encourage you to do things differently.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2015 • 5
SPORTS OU gears up for ESPN’s ‘GameDay’
Dillon Hollingsworth, sports editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports
Matchup with Baylor set to be national game of the week
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1. Clemson 9-0
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2. Alabama 8-1
It ’s b e e n t h re e y e a r s since Oklahoma played in a game featured on ESPN’s “College GameDay,� but that doesn’t mean the team is any less prepared to play in Saturday’s biggest game. B e t w e e n p l ay e r s a n d coaches, there’s plenty of chatter about what the game means. “Ever y time you have ‘GameDay’ coming, it’s definitely going to be exciting,� wide receiver Sterling Shepard said. “Fans are really into it.� After Saturday’s win over Iowa State, junior defensive tackle Matt Dimon had trouble containing himself at the thought of being “G a m e D a y ’s� f e a t u r e d matchup. “It’s awesome,� Dimon said postgame. “I think we’re all pumped. How can you not be? It’s going to be an awesome atmosphere, and it’s ‘win or go home.’ So really this is it.� As far as “win or go home� goes, Dimon isn’t far off. The Sooners still maintain an outside shot at the College Football Playoff if they were to win, but a loss would ruin those hopes. The same goes for No. 6 Baylor, which hasn’t lost yet and still controls its own destiny to the playoff. While Dimon is calling it a playoff game, not every Sooner thinks the team needs more motivation. “We don’t really need anything extra to get us hyped up,� Shepard said after Saturday’s game. “We’re going to be hyped up all week and come into the game hyped up. We have to do a good job of controlling that.� T h e a t m o s p h e re w i l l certainly lend itself to
3. Ohio State 9-0 4. Notre Dame 8-1 5. Iowa 9-0 6. Baylor 8-0 7. Stanford 8-1 8. Oklahoma State 9-0 9. LSU 7-1 10. Utah 7-1 11. Florida 8-1 12. Oklahoma 8-1 13. Michigan State 8-1 TYLER WOODWARD/THE DAILY
over-hyping as McLane Stadium will be “blacked out,� and the Bears are playing their first ranked opponent of the season. “College GameDay� is a Saturday spectacle that puts one game on a stage for the entire country to see. Baylor coach Art Briles sees this. “It’s a good deal,� he said on Monday’s Big 12 coaches teleconference. “It’s a good deal for Baylor. It’s a good deal for the city of Waco and the state of Texas. Anyone that’s interested in college football, really even some people that may not be, certainly watch ‘GameDay.’ So from that standpoint, it’s very good for our university,� Briles said. Another coach involved in Saturday’s game has his own memories of “GameDay� and the event it headlines. Offensive coordinator
Lincoln Riley knows firsthand what it’s like to come in as the road team to a hostile environment. For Riley, that environment was in Norman on Nov. 22, 2008. W h e n N o . 2 Te x a s Tech came to play No. 5 Oklahoma, Riley was Tech’s inside wide receivers coach and acknowledged that the Red Raiders’ poor start led to a 65-21 loss. “I remember getting our ass kicked,� Riley said. “We got off to a bad start. Oklahoma played great and we just really could never get off the skid. They got momentum early, and we could never really seize it back.� Riley knows that that what he learned is a lesson his team can use Saturday a s t h e y e nt e r a s i m i l a r situation. “It’ll be a great
atmosphere just like that was (in 2008), and we’ll have to play well,� Riley said. “It’s two good teams. There will be some punches thrown back and forth. How either team handles those will be very important.� Like Dimon and Shepard, senior defensive end Charles Tapper knows that the game brings notoriety, even leading up to the game. He thinks the challenge is how you channel that “chatter.� “ We’v e b e e n h e a r i n g about it all weekend how they’re way better than us, how their offense can do this to the defense. So hearing (analysts) talk about all that stuff, we try to blank it out,� Tapper said. “You hear about it anyways cause you pay attention to the TV, so it just gives us a lot more energy.� While they haven’t played
in a “College GameDay� matchup since that 2012 loss, the Sooners have made plenty of appearances on the show — 28 to be exact. They’ve gone 19-9 in those games, including a 8-2 mark on the road. While analysts will talk, players will get hyped and coaches will draw on past experiences, the team is just thankful to be in this position. “You look at the positives of it,� Tapper said. “You see that you’re blessed with the opportunity to play on ‘College GameDay,’ to play in front of everybody,� Tapper said. “Everybody’s gonna be watching it because it’s the last game of the day, so it’s like this a game where you really need to cash in and play the best that you’re going to play.�
14. Michigan 7-2 15. TCU 8-1 16. Florida State 7-2 17. Mississippi State 7-2 18. Northwestern 7-2 19. UCLA 7-2 20. Navy 7-1 21. Memphis 8-1 22. Temple 8-1 23. North Carolina 8-1 24. Houston 9-0 25. Wisconsin 8-2
Oklahoma looks to end Wildcats’ four-game win streak Volleyball set for rematch on the road against K-State
sets, its most recent three-set match against Texas Tech extending the streak. Kansas State swept OU 2516, 25-21, 25-19 on Oct. 16 in McCasland Field House. The Wildcats hit .366 with outside hitters Brooke Sassin and Bryna Vogel notching 11 kills apiece. Middle blocker Katie Reininger tacked on another nine in the threeset effort. In addition, the Wildcats had 13 team blocks to hold the Sooners to hitting just .135. On the Oklahoma side, outside hitter Madison Ward, who averages 2.97 kills per set, had only one swing
ANN MARCELLI
volleyball reporter @AMarcelli_
Oklahoma volleyball (8-14, 2-8) will travel to Manhattan, Kansas, tonight for part two of its season series with Kansas State. The Wildcats come in to Wednesday’s match on a four-game winning streak and have captured six of their last seven games. KSU has won 11 games in straight
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Junior outside hitter Madison Ward spikes the ball during Saturday’s match against Kansas at McCasland Field House. The Sooners were defeated by the 10th ranked Jayhawks three sets to one.
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on the night. Freshman outside hitter Alyssa Enneking registered three kills that night in her last appearance for the Sooners. “I think we’ve got to develop a lot more connections between the setters and our hitters and be able to block, being more disciplined with our blocking,� OU coach Santiago Restrepo said about the Sooners’ plan to counter the Wildcat attack. Middle blocker Micaela Spann continues to lead OU in solo blocks with 1.02 per set and ranks sixth in the Big 12 in the same category, followed by her teammate
Kierra Holst with 1.01 per set. The game against Kansas State will begin at 7 p.m. tonight. The Sooners are on the road again Sunday to take on Baylor in Waco, Texas, at 2 p.m. before returning to McCasland Field House for a four-game home stand beginning Saturday, Nov. 21, to wrap up conference play. Ann Marcelli annmarcelli@gmail.com
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After graduation, I interned at The Washington Post and then took a full-time job at the St. Paul Pioneer Press in Minnesota. The paper’s parent company sent me overseas to cover the Iraq war and that made me certain I wanted to be a foreign correspondent. I was a Baghdad bureau chief during the war and then Middle East bureau chief in Cairo during the uprisings known as the Arab Spring. After nine years of mainly conflict coverage, I moved back to the United States and now cover foreign policy for McClatchy Newspapers.
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