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said he would bring it to the manufacturer’s attention. “It’s been kind of a growing process. A lot of growing pains along the way,” Riesland SAM HIGGINS said. “The sensors haven’t worked the way Campus Reporter we thought they would work. Apparently, After three months of the new “smart” this is yet another issue with how they parking meters outside Campus Corner operate.” businesses, business owners and parking The “smart” meters, which can be paid enforcement officers are still finding kinks with credit and debit cards as well as coins, in the system. were installed over the summer, according Parking enforcement officer Omar Twitty to the City of Norman website. said he has had some trouble with the parkWith the new meters came a parking ing meters because of an 18-second delay price increase to $1 per hour and a 2-hour between when a car leaves and when the parking time limit, which has sparked conmeter resets. cern from some Campus Corner business Occasionally, a vehicle will immediate- owners. ly take the spot of another vehicle that has Joe Gil, who has owned and operated pulled out, and the meter will still have time Joe’s Taverna for the past 20 years at 435 on it. If a person looks at the Buchanan Ave., feels the meter before the 18 seconds “The sensors haven’t new meters will drive away have elapsed, some think business, literally, because there is still time left on the worked the way we customers can only stay meter, resulting in a ticket. thought they would parked at a meter for two This is one of the biggest hours. Once that time is up, work. Apparently customers must move their problems parking enforcement has had, occurring at this is yet another cars or cut their trip short. least once a day, Twitty said. “That’s not reasonable. issue with how they People Norman Police come here to shop operate.” Department public inforand eat, and they have to mation officer Captain Tom move their car. That’s not DAVID RIESLAND, Easley said Twitty can only right,” Gil said. CITY OF NORMAN TRAFFIC prevent customers from Gil also took issue with ENGINEER using other drivers’ time on the price increase. the meters if he sees them “Why do you have to raise walking away without feeding the meter it to $1 an hour and then $2 for the second after it resets. hour? I don’t understand, because there’s “If Omar is kindhearted and believes no need to charge that kind of money,” Gil them, he will allow them to put money into said. the meter and allow them to go on their While Gil thinks the meters will take way,” Easley said. away his business, some Campus Corner City of Norman traffic engineer David merchants have embraced the new meters. Riesland said he knew about the delay Jeff Stewart, the president of the Campus when the meters were first installed, but Corner Merchant ’s Association and CHRIS JAMES/ THE DAILY he didn’t know it was still a problem. When owner of O’Connell’s Irish Pub and Grille, OU advertising junior Michael Burnette feeds a parking meter change Nov. 6 near Campus Corner. he was told about the ongoing issue of vehicles being ticketed due to the delay, he SEE PARKING PAGE 2
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OU’s College of Law is receiving a $1 million gift from the Chickasaw Nation to establish the Chickasaw Nation Native American Law Chair, the first endowed chair of its kind in the country.
New position at College of Law Chickasaw Nation’s $1 million grant used to create new chair RACHAEL MONTGOMERY Campus Reporter
The OU Law School will use a $1 million grant from the Chickasaw Nation to establish a chair position that should attract leading Native American Law scholars. The school received the money to create the Chickasaw Nation Native American Law chair in October, according to the press release.
Because the chair position is endowed with $1 million, it will allow for research opportunities and advancement in the field, thus drawing in many professors to apply for the position, said Casey Delaney, the College of Law’s assistant dean of academic affairs at OU College of Law. The professor that receives the chair will become a permanent faculty member, Delaney said. This endowment is the first of its kind in the country and will help students become specialized in Native American law, Delaney said.
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Engineering students on OU’s Sooner Racing Team will hold a live stream interactive session with Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s chief information officer on Wednesday.
Infiniti Racing to stream lecture Sooner Racing will receive interactive live stream from UT ROSALIA JAUME Campus Reporter
Engineering students on OU’s Sooner Racing Team will hold an interactive live stream session with Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s
chief information officer on Wednesday. Matt Cadieux, chief information officer for Infiniti Red Bull Racing, will discuss what it takes to build a racing machine with members of the team, said Kevin Hawthorne, the business representative for the team, in an email. Members of the racing
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team are responsible for building a single-seater vehicle to race in competitions across the country, Hawthorne said. The lecture will be held at the University of Texas, and OU is one of the few universities to have a two-way connection with this live stream SEE RACING PAGE 2
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racing: Matt Cadieux to lecture live from UT Continued from page 1
Today around campus A performance workshop will continue until Friday in the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts. Broadway’s Betty Buckley will present the performance and coaching workshop for students of the Fine Arts college. The event is by invitation only, but students can sign up to observe by calling the Fine Arts Center Call Board. A free concert from Dustin Scheller will take place at noon in the Oklahoma Memorial Union food court during Mid Day Music. A free piano performance by professor Jane Magrath will be held in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art’s Sandy Bell Gallery for the Tuesday Noon Concert Series. A free orchestra performance will be held by the OU Civic Orchestra from 8 to 10 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Sharp Concert Hall.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13 A student performance workshop will continue until Friday in the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts. Broadway’s Betty Buckley will present the performance and coaching workshop for students of the Fine Arts college. The event is by invitation only, but students can sign up to observe by calling the Fine Arts Center Call Board. Do you want to see your organization’s campus event here? Visit OUDaily.com/events/submit to add your entry.
session, said team captain Scott Archer. Kansas State University and Oklahoma State University racing team members will come to campus to participate, Archer said. Archer encourages both engineering and business students alike to attend the free event, he said. “Our team cannot run without business, and people in business have the chance to be exposed to the engineering world through this lecture,” Archer said. Cadieux will open the discussion to students around the world on Red Bull’s Google+ Hangout on Air to discuss what it takes to build an Infiniti Red Bull Racing Formula One car, according to a press release. The live streaming of the Photo Provided lecture will be held at 7 p.m. OU’s Sooner Race Team in the business branch of the Formula SAE Team will interact with Infiniti Red Bull in the Rawl Engineering Racing’s Chief Information Officer, Matt Cadieux, about what it takes to build a racing machine worthy of Practice Facility lobby. four, back-to-back Formula One World Constructors Championships.
Parking: Some business owners defend meters Continued from page 1 defended the installation of the new meters. Stewart said the rates on the existing meters were going to rise anyway, and the new meters are more convenient for the consumer. “The goal of a parking meter is to always have a number of free spaces available,” Stewart said. “So there is a certain percentage of in and out and in and out all the time.” Despite the issues, Stewart believes the meters have been working well and are doing their job to get people in and out of parking spots. Stewart said the number one consumer of parking spaces, from his observations and from a study the city conducted, were employees and students going to class, both of which would routinely plug the meters. “So far, they have been working absolutely wonderfully.
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Most everybody I’ve talked to has been able to find a parking space very easily without having to loop the corner two or three times,” Stewart said. Stewart did admit, however, that there have been a few drawbacks. “We’ve run into a few situations where two hours has not been long enough for them to eat and shop when they want to come down here and shop,” Stewart said.
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All residence halls deserve secured entrances Our View: Entrance security needs to be equally established in on-campus residences.
about the other on-campus residents who live in the towers or Cate? They don’t have the same safety precautions welcoming them home, and that’s not fair. Our university does a good job of protecting its OU needs to implement that level of security in all students from harm. We receive text messages in the on-campus living facilities, or at the very least, ease event there is an intruder breaching campus’s borup on student access to Headington’s lobby. ders, there are emergency stations lit up in blue all Students should have swipe card access to all over campus and the OU police promptly respond to housing establishments. If the other housing faciliemergency calls. ties on campus allow Headington residents We appreciate the security precautions esto access the main lobbies, all students The Our View tablished on campus, but there’s a discrepis the majority should have access to Headington. ancy between Headington’s security and opinion of Having a noticeable difference in entry The Daily’s the other housing security on campus that precautions among residences offers a nine-member needs to be addressed. sense of exclusiveness at Headington. editorial board When a student who doesn’t reside in Headington is part of OU’s campus — stuHeadington arrives, she or he has to wait for dents shouldn’t feel like they don’t belong a Headington resident to enter or exit so she or he there or are unwelcome. can have a door opened. After gaining entrance, that We know Headington is new. But when are our student has to sign in at the front desk, providing her campus’ other living quarters going to be renovated, or his name, OU ID, the Headington hall resident she and when is the security at the other dorms going to or he is meeting, room number and the time she or be enhanced? We’d like to see Headington’s securihe is signing in. ty measures dispersed across campus. The system Talk about strict regulation. needs to be balanced — all students deserve equal We aren’t knocking the security measures — it’s treatment. good OU wants its residents to be safe. But what Comment on this at OUDaily.com
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Prayer does not belong in town council meetings Opinion Columnist
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he U.S. may be the only nation in the world whose high court asks for the protection of God before deciding whether prayers spoken at the beginning of town council meetings are constitutional. Should the Supreme Court uphold their legality? If one desires a government that is less divisive, the answer is a resounding no. Two residents of Greece, N.Y., have challenged their town council’s policy of holding prayers before each meeting. It wasn’t until these residents, Susan Galloway and Linda Stephens, filed suit in 2008 that the town council allowed non-Christian prayers to be held. Over the course of a year, the council allowed four of 12 meetings to be opened with prayers from non-Christians. Those who led these prayers included a Wiccan priestess, a Baha’i leader and a Jewish layman. However, this pluralism ended in 2009 when Greece’s town council went back to all-Christian prayers. These prayers only contaminate the legislative process. If we want a government that will consider potential policies solely on their merits, injecting religion into the legislative process will not help. Should human nature be suspended, we can expect town council members to review each citizen’s proposal without a shade of partiality. But if we consider the biases harbored by every individual, we can safely assume that an attendee’s failure to pray would expose them to the prejudices of town council members. Additionally, a refusal to pray may cause non-Christian members of the town council to look more favorably upon that attendee and their proposal.
In 1962, the Supreme Jesus Christ as their lord and Court case Engel v. Vitale savior? ruled that public schools I can find only one reason could not prescribe a reli- for the malicious segment gious activity for students. of the Christian population We should apply this same to support these prayers: ruling to town council meet- the alienation of non-Chrisings. These meetings should tians. The establishment of a be the last place where an in- state-sponsored religious individual’s religious beliefs are stitution would be far too obtaken into account. Ensuring vious and apt to provoke the that students are not coerced public. It is far wiser to cloak into praying to a a comparatively particular deity minor promotion “These is important, of Christianity in meetings but government “tradition.” should be policies affect The U.S. has a much greater the last place come a long way segment of the in terms of reliwhere an population. gious freedom. The sheer difindividual’s For example, we ficulty of ensurnow have little religious ing that each reas on to fear religious group beliefs are t hat c h i l d re n , is able to recite the most imprestaken into a prayer at the sionable part of account.” town council’s the populace, will meetings should be coerced into also dissuade them from following the religious pracallowing any. Of course, if tices of their teachers. Greece stopped allowing any Whether the Supreme prayers in order to be fair to Court upholds Greece’s town all groups, some would claim council prayers is still uncerthat the government was tain. I hope it puts a stop to supporting atheism. But an this clear violation of the sepalleged favoring of atheism is aration of church and state. better than a blatant promo- This would be a tremendous tion of any one religion. step toward establishing a What will Christians gain government that is more eqfrom this ritual? Upon hear- uitable and efficacious. ing one of these prayers, will any attendee repent for Corbin Brown is a University their heterodoxy and accept College freshman.
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Opinion Columnist ver since Edward he argued that because our Snowden federal judges and selectleaked secreed officials in congress are tive information about “being fully briefed on these the National Security programs,” we should have Agency’s espionage pracno worries. After all, “these tices, the world has been are the folks you all vote for flooded with debates as your representative in concerning both internaCongress.” Chandler Neal tional and domestic priRepresentatives are supChandler.v.neal-1@ou.edu vacy issues. posed to represent what While the president they know to be the majority and NSA agents have spent time attempt- opinion of the people. If the people they ing to console foreign allies and coming represent are uninformed about these proto terms about spying practices, too litgrams, how are these members of Congress tle focus has been given to Americans’ supposed to properly discern the voice of privacy. the people? It seems the government is more worIn President Obama’s statement on the ried about establishing trust with foreign NSA surveillance, he said. “There’s a reason allies than its own people. We do need why these programs are classified,” claimour allies to trust us, and we certainly ing, by making the American people aware don’t want them turning on us because of the details of this program, “the people of these recent issues. But the safety and who are trying to do us harm are going assurance of U.S. citizens should be a to be able to get around our preventive higher priority. measures.” Granted, because people have a tenIf the mere knowledge of the extent of dency to panic before they are properthe government’s surveillance causes our ly informed, many citizens who have security to be breached by international reskewed views of how the NSA has been lations, then the problem is a weakness in operating are now concerned about their these so-called “preventative measures.” If privacy in regards to the government’s informing the American people about the surveillance program. extent to which we are watched by our own To be clear, the NSA tracks records of government somehow endangers national phone calls and duration of calls in the security, the NSA needs a better system. U.S., not specific names or subject matter. Maybe what Snowden did by leaking However, if this is all the NSA is supclassified government information was posedly doing in regards to tracking its wrong, and while it was certainly illegal, it own citizens, why are we denied the right was also beneficial to American citizens. to know? If we truly are a government We have always had a right to this informa“by the people, for the people,” then we, tion, and now we have it. After all, this is our as citizens, deserve to know what’s really country, not the government’s. happening in our government — especially when it’s directly related to our Chandler Neal is a University College lives. freshman. In President Barack Obama’s statement regarding the NSA surveillance,
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Home is where the heart is, and by making your place more comfortable you will enjoy your downtime this year. Inspiration could lead to philosophic changes that are conducive to self-expression. Focus on love, workmanship and getting what you want. Success is within reach. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- A secret connection will open your eyes to all sorts of interesting ideas and opportunities. Follow your heart and engage in activities that bring you pleasure. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Spice up your living space, but don’t go overboard. Move things around or add a couple of affordable items that could add to your entertainment and comfort.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Talk about your plans with others and let people see how passionate you are about whatever you pursue. A physical change must not be made on a whim. Impulse is your enemy today. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -You’ll have a lot of information to deal with. Take a moment to digest it all before you make a decision. Don’t feel obligated to do what everyone else wants. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -Speak your mind. Bring financial, legal, medical or personal issues out in the open to find a solution. Romance will ease your stress and help you get back on track emotionally. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Don’t be fooled by what you hear. Draw
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LIFE & ARTS COLUMNIST
“They’ve made me more bold because their songs are like my anthem for when I’m trying to be brave.”
Keaton Bell kildebell@ou.edu
OLIVIA BIDDICK, BROADCAST AND ELECTRONIC MEDIA JUNIOR
The Fame
“The Fame” (2008): The album that started it all, “The Fame” is Gaga’s ode to pop music and pop culture in general. Whether she’s singing about “bluffin’ with my muffin” or wanting to “take a ride on your disco stick,” “The Fame” is a nice mixture of catchy beats and clever songwriting. Nothing groundbreaking but undeniably fun. Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
The Fame Monster
“The Fame Monster” (2009): If “The Fame” was Gaga’s way of stepping into the pop game, “The Fame Monster” had her obliterating everyone in her path. Whether she’s crooning about self-pleasure on “So Happy I Could Die” or asking a guy to take a bite of her “bad girl meat” on “Teeth,” this EP shed all of the fluffiness from “The Fame” and replaced it with more complex melodies, moodier vocals and a cleaner production sound. Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Born This Way
“Born This Way” (2011): The album is filler-free, with each song having it’s own unique sound and an aspect of it that makes it stick out. But with so many sounds going on at once, “Born This Way” feels fragmented. Gaga uses heavy metal (“Heavy Metal Love”), ‘80s pop (“Fashion Of His Love”), rock (“You and I”), bubblegum pop (“Hair”) and electronic (“Government Hooker”). The result is a pretty good pop album that had the potential to be a great one if only it had a little more focus. Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
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ver since her early “Just Dance” days, Lady Gaga has always been an artist dedicated to the strange and unique. Mixing themes about sex, childhood, religion, life, empowerment and everything in between, Gaga always managed to shock and awe. Almost five years and three albums later, what is she to do when her path becomes the road most traveled? On her newest album, “ARTPOP,” Gaga has managed to reinvent herself yet again. In her previous album, the dark, anthem-heavy “Born This Way,” you could clearly see the influence based on ‘80s pop music and arena rock. This time around, Gaga’s sound is best described as synth-pop, with flourishes of R&B, electronic and hip-hop thrown into the mix. On the first two tracks, “Aura” and “Venus,” Gaga takes you to another world singing, “You’re out of this world/Galaxy, time and space!” On the next track, “G.U.Y. (Girl Under You),” she returns to earth for a dance floor anthem that is as sensual as it is catchy. Listening to the album in it’s entirety, you can see what Gaga means when she says “ARTPOP” is “a celebration and a poetic, musical journey.” However, this journey can occasionally be disrupted by some of the more jarring tracks. On “Jewels n’ Drugs,” rappers T.I., Too $hort and Twista assist Gaga in her latest song about the dark side of fame. While the song is far from bad, it feels out of place compared to the rest of the album. But even with those slight detours, there is still much to like about the album. Gaga is at her best when the over-the-top production takes a backseat to her vocals and unique musical arrangements. Take, for example, “Do What You Want,” an ‘80s throwback featuring R. Kelly. Gaga has never sounded better with throaty vocals like Christina Aguilera. Tracks like “ARTPOP,” “Fashion!” and “Mary Jane Holland” also each stand out as unique pop numbers. “Dope” is a scorching number that wouldn’t sound out of place on a Broadway stage, and is a great example of both Gaga’s talents as a songwriter and a vocalist. As a piece of art, “ARTPOP” won’t mark the start of a new era of music or even be remembered as a landmark album years from now. But as a piece of pop, the album is pure gold. With a solid mix of both the familiar and the unique, Gaga has crafted one of the best pop albums of the year. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
“Lady Gaga teaches everyone to express themselves freely and not be afraid.” ATHENA GROSSMAN, LETTERS JUNIOR
“They influence it a great deal because I’m a musician and I’m trying to become who they are ... ” DAVID HUNT, FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES JUNIOR
“The Backstreet Boys made me realize I can be larger than life.” SAMI ADHIKARI, WOMEN AND GENDER STUDIES SENIOR
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Heupel needs to improve offense Sports Editor
Julia Nelson julia.nelson@ou.edu
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o-Offensive coordinator Josh Heupel may need to watch
his back. The Sooners have lost twice this season. In each of the losses, the offense was outplayed, out coached and embarrassed. Bottom Line? Heupel may have been a great player at OU, but he has not been a
good coach. Part of it has been his inability to learn or adapt to other offensive styles. Heupel was a pure pocket passer in his playing days. He learned from the creator of the air-raid offense, Mike Leach, and it shows. The mobile-quarterback era is in full swing in Norman, and so far, Heupel doesn’t know how to use the quarterback run. The Belldozer gave Sooner fans their first glimpse at a mobile quarterback; it was an idea taken from Kansas State. Then came the failed Trevor Knight experiment. He had the legs, but he simply didn’t have the passing prowess to run the Sooner offense. So what did Heupel do? He called to run the football — a lot. Knight didn’t pan out, so the coaches turned to Bell to revamp the OU offense. That worked for about two games before the wheels started falling off. That didn’t derail Heupel. No. Instead, he didn’t call for a single quarterback run against Texas, only to insert it back into the mix against Kansas. He can blame it on whatever opposing defense all he wants, but I’m not buying it. The biggest problem is pretty simple to see. Oklahoma does not have an offensive identity. There are three senior running backs on the roster who are more than capable of moving the football. So it completely astounds me when Heupel doesn’t dial up a run play until the third series against Baylor. OU needs to be running the ball early and often. It needs to be utilizing its talent in the backfield. It would take the pressure off the quarterback and open up the play action. OU is not doing that, and it’s hurting the offense. But the fact of the matter is, Bell could be playing some of the best football of his life, and the offense would still be struggling because of Heupel’s play call. Many fans have started questioning the choice at quarterback, but it doesn’t matter who is under center if the correct play call isn’t there.
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Junior quarterback Blake Bell catches an intentional grounding call when a Texas defender comes close to sacking him Saturday in the Red River Rivalry this year. Heupel’s play calling during that game was suspect. He didn’t call a single quarterback run or play action pass.
Bell doesn’t have the arm of former Sooners Sam Bradford or Landry Jones, but Heupel still insists on running the offense like they’re still under center. The QB runs are still coming out of the Belldozer or similar formations. Those don’t work anymore, and the read option seems to be forgotten with Bell running the offense. Maybe this is an off year. I’m not calling for a resignation, and it seems a little dramatic to fire him after two losses this season. But if Heupel doesn’t step up his game, OU will need to find a new play caller. Some former quarterbacks make great quarterback coaches and signal callers. Kliff Kinsgbury anyone? It’s just looking like Heupel isn’t that guy.
BY THE NUMBERS OU offense this season
5.7
Average yards per play
5.0
Average yards per rush
11
Rushing touchdowns
16
Passing touchdowns Source:soonersports.com
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Gabe Ikard announced as finalist for Wuerffel Trophy Oklahoma senior center Gabe Ikard was named as a finalist for the Wuerffel Trophy as announced by the All Sports Association on Monday. The award, named after former Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel, honors a college football player who best exemplifies community service combined with academic and athletic successes. Ikard, an Oklahoma City native, graduated from OU with a 4.0 GPA in multidis-
ciplinary studies and is currently working towards a second degree in human relations. The captain has started every game this year for the Sooners and anchors the middle of the offensive line. The winner of the award will be announced on Dec. 10.
Ryan Spangler named Co-Big 12 Newcomer of the Week The forward logged 30 minutes in his Sooner debut, helping Oklahoma overcome an early deficit to defeat the Crimson Tide, 82-73, in the Buckets and Boots Showcase at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Spangler shared conference Newcomer of the Week honors with Iowa State senior guard DeAndre Kane. Staff Reports
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Sooners win against Yale, take four of five matches The Oklahoma women’s tennis team concluded its fall schedule on Sunday, defeating Yale at the Northwestern Hidden Duals in Evanston, Ill. Following a spree of losses on Saturday, the squad rebounded by taking four of five matches against the Bulldogs. Senior Whitney Wofford, junior Abbi Melrose and sophomores Emma Devine and Zita Engbroks all earned wins against
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OU sophomore forward Ryan Spangler was announced as Co-Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Monday following his performance in Oklahoma’s season opening win over Alabama. Spangler, who sat out last season after transferring from Gonzaga, was 7-for-11 from the field on Friday, netting 15 points and 12 rebounds. Both marks were career highs for the Tuttle, Okla. native.
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their Yale opponent. Freshman Morgan Chumney was able to force a third set in her match, but eventually lost the contest — OU’s only dropped match of the day. The Sooners will return to action Jan. 19 to begin their spring schedule. The team will face North Texas in its home opener. Staff Reports
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