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SGA presidential candidate Daniel Pae speaks during Monday’s debate. Pae will face a runoff election against Isaac Hill next Monday.
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The first contested SGA presidential election in years will continue into next week, as no candidate was able to earn a majority of the student vote. Daniel Pae and Isaac Hill both earned at least 40 percent of the 2,062 votes and advanced to the runoff next week. Julia Depew finished in third place and cannot continue in the race. The runoff election will be held Monday. The vote total was a significant increase over the amounts in previous years, was was a result of the election being contested, said Abbey Taylor, chair of the SGA election board. “(This is the) first time in
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a number of years for a contested race,” Taylor said. Pae, an economics and political science junior, and running mate Michael Lutter, an economics and letters junior, were the closest to claiming the majority with more than 46 percent of the vote. The pair was just 99 votes shy of a majority. “It’s another opportunity to go out to more organizations that we didn’t have the time to fit in the last two and half weeks, so Daniel and I will be back on that horse tomorrow,” Lutter said. Lutter was not worried about the possibility of a
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lower turnout in the runoff. “Runoffs do have lower turnout, but the people who vote tend to be the more impassioned voters,” Lutter said Hill, a chemical engineering and pre-med senior, and Leah Clemenson, a public affairs and administration junior, earned 40 percent of the vote and said they are looking forward to the runoff. “Me and Leah are very excited to be a part of the runoff, and we really hope that everybody else can rejoin us again and rejoin us stronger,” Hill said. Pae, who was presentJESSE POUND/THE DAILY ing as part of the Oklahoma Vice presidential candidate Michael Lutter studies in an empty lecture hall in Adams Hall, awaiting the call from SGA election board chair Abbey Taylor with election results. Group when the results were Presidential candidate Daniel Pae, who will run in a runoff election with Isaac Hill, was presenting with The Oklahoma Group and had Lutter take the call. announced, said before the announcement that he thought his campaign had done all it could to earn the position. FALL 2015 STUDENT GOVERNMENT “We spent the past two ASSOCIATION ELECTION RESULTS weeks going everywhere, talking to (as many people) Interfraternity Council President: Robert Evans as possible. We went to the Student Congress District Representatives: University College: Morgan Williams, Emily Mee, South Oval, to the (Couch Naomee Ryana, Dan Williams, Bum Ki Chun, Kyle restaurants) and Cate Main, Meyer, Nick Morris so we’ve done our best,” Pae Engineering: Michael Balangue, Andi Zahra, Chase said. Kovach Julia Depew, a second Humanities: Tanner Capehart, Jordan Abney, Timothy year master’s student in Crisp human relations, and broadSocial Science: Maddy Thompson, Morgan Benjamin, cast journalism sophomore Alexandra Klima Matt Marks trailed the pack Physical Science: Shelby Elliott, Daniel Pham with 13 percent of the vote, Life Science: Danielle Lewis, Taylor Kelling, Ryan Nigh Architecture: John Grunewald but they both wished the Fine Arts: Ryan Echols best to the two remaining Earth and Energy: Chris Browning candidates. Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences: Reece Cox “I’m not upset about it. I Language: Molly Sparks wish the both of them good Business: Matt Mullins, Kara Elwick, Conor Park luck,” Depew said. International Studies: Alex Byron “Wish the candidates best Communication: Jaclyn DeSanto, Dayten Israel of luck going forward ... it’s MARY SMITH/THE DAILY Source: Abbey Taylor, SGA Election Chair been fun working with Julia,” SGA presidential candidate Julia Depew and her running mate, Matt Marks, smile for a photo. Depew and Marks said. Marks received about 13 percent of the total vote and will not participate in next week’s runoff election. Anna Mayer and Mary Smith contributed to this report.
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OU professor receives prestigious award for excellence in oil, gas law An OU law professor was recently awarded for his contributions to the field of oil and gas law. Owen Anderson received the prestigious Eugene Kuntz Award last week at the annual Eugene Kuntz Conference on Natural Resources Law and Policy, according to a press release. The award was named after Eugene Kuntz, who was “one of the fathers of oil and gas law” and the “single most knowledgeable person” in the field, Anderson said. Anderson said he has taught various subjects in the field of oil and gas law since 1979, spoken at conferences and lectured on six continents and written over 100 articles on oil and gas law topics. Receiving the award was gratifying, and he was pleased with the recognition of his accomplishments in his field, Anderson said. He is retiring in December and will assume emeritus status following his leave, he said. “The dean (of the College of Law) laughingly says, ‘We get to claim him, but we don’t have to pay him,’” Anderson said. He said he is proud of his time here at OU and has enjoyed his time with the “highly dedicated (law) faculty that care very much about their students.” Dayten Israel, news reporter
Boren selected to be part of Schwarzman Scholars panel OU President David Boren has been selected to serve on a panel to select students for a master’s degree program at a university in China. Schwarzman Scholars is a one-year master’s degree program at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. Each year, up to 200 students are selected to get their degrees in public policy, economics and business or international studies. Of the students selected, 45 percent are from the U.S., 20 percent are from China and 35 percent are from the rest of the world. Applicants are selected by panels made up of distinguished individuals from around the world. These individuals include Henry Kissinger, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Tony Blair and now Boren. Boren said in a press release that he is honored to be selected for the panel. “No relationship is more important to the world community than the relationship between the U.S. and China. This scholarship program will help further mutual understanding between our two peoples.” Daisy Creager, news editor
College of Law to host debate on civil asset forfeiture next week Several Oklahoma government officials and an American Civil Liberties Union member will debate civil asset forfeiture on Nov. 18. The event will be hosted by the OU College of Law, and is scheduled to take place at noon in the Kerr Student Lounge of Andrew M. Coats Hall. The debate will be open to the public. “OU Law is honored to host such an important discussion,” OU College of Law Dean Joseph Harroz Jr said in a press release. “The appropriateness of civil asset forfeiture is a topic of great interest for Oklahoma and our nation. Our guest panelists will provide important insights as we seek to understand and navigate this significant issue.” Featured speakers will be Oklahoma State Senator Kyle Loveless, First Assistant District Attorney Scott Rowland, Oklahoma City Chief of Police William Citty and Brady Henderson, legal director of the ACLU of Oklahoma, according to the press release. The release states that the debate moderator will be Stephen E. Henderson, a professor of law at OU. Civil asset forfeiture is a legal rule where the government seizes an object because of its use in a criminal activity. Civil forfeiture cases have greatly increased due to the proclaimed war on drugs, according to the release. There is a lot of controversy surrounding civil forfeiture; some people believe the practice is an important tool for law enforcement, while others view it as an abusive tactic known as “policing for profit,” according to the release. Anna Mayer, news reporter
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OU conduct handles DUI Violators can serve jail time, school punishment TANNER OSBORNE news reporter @tannerosbear
In the last 60 days there have been 26 arrests for “operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated,” according to the OUPD media log. Due to the nature of the c r i m e, s tu d e nt s f a c i ng DUI charges are subject to both administrative and criminal punishment and investigations. When it comes to students receiving DUIs, OU’s Office of Student Conduct takes the matter very seriously. “The way we handle DUIs on campus is fairly straightforward,” said Steven Ashmore, director of Student Conduct. “A DUI or a DWI is clearly a violation of the alcohol policy.” Ashmore said once his office receives notice that a student has been charged with a DUI, it files a charge under the student code. Then it emails that student, who has five days to respond and make an appointment with Ashmore’s office. “We meet with the student and typically agree to hold our case in abeyance until the criminal case has been wrapped up,” Ashmore said. He said that they do this so that further findings or trials by the student conduct office do not affect the outcome of the criminal case, which he believes would jeopardize the students’ rights. “DUIs are not eligible for deferred strikes”, Ashmore said. That means, first offense or not, a DUI is a strike on a student’s record. “The typical DUI case is a first such case for a student,” Ashmore said. A first strike under the
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Cars drive down East Lindsey Street on Wednesday. There have been 26 arrests for “operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated” within the past 60 days, according to OUPD.
alcohol policy comes with a minimum of a $75 administrative fee, alcohol education at the counseling center and a censure along with the strike, Ashmore said. With a third alcohol strike, says Ashmore, the student conduct office generally has no choice but to suspend the student for at least a semester. Ashmore said students do not run the risk of a “double jeopardy” situation, or a situation where the outcome of the criminal case which they may face could affect the outcome of the administrative case they face at OU. “Our process is an administrative one, aimed at educating students about making better choices. It isn’t criminal in nature,” Ashmore said. Ashmore could not recall a time in the last three years that a DUI case with a student involved a fatality or critical injury at OU. He also does not believe that OU
“Our process is an administrative one, aimed at educating students about making better choices. It isn’t criminal in nature.” STEVEN ASHMORE, DIRECTOR OF STUDENT CONDUCT
has a particularly bad problem with its students and receiving DUIs, something he partially credits to OU’s SafeRide program. “I know the alternatives to driving while impaired are being used regularly,” Ashmore said. “They are all less trouble, less expensive and they don’t put anybody at risk of injury or jail time.” Beyond OU’s administrative punishments and trials, students who are charged with DUIs face a criminal trial as well.
Bruce Chan of the OUPD said that individuals who face DUI charges stand to serve punishments ranging from losing one’s license to jail time. When arresting individuals suspected of driving under the influence, Chan said he saw reactions across the whole spectrum. “They ran the gambit from resignation to aggression,” said Chan. Chan said that DUIs are not only illegal, but they pose a severe risk to the safety of the driver and the safety of the public. Chan said that it is important that the police keep the public safe from drunk drivers. “That’s why we do what we do,” said Chan. Tanner Osborne Tannerosborne84@yahoo.com
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Students that are facing DUI are subject to both administrative and criminal punishment and investigations. DUIs are a clear violation of OU’s alcohol policy.
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the statement. “I think it is a shame that any organization would try to stop the people of Oklahoma from having the right to vote on such an important issue to the
children of Oklahoma and Court building. our state’s future.” OCPA Impact’s protest will take place at 9:30 a.m. Andrew Clark andrewclark.ou@gmail.com tonight on the west steps of the Oklahoma Supreme
a budget cut of about $14 to $15 million. Bond said that while the group is protesting the initiative, he does recognize that reform for Oklahoma’s educational system is needed. “A m a j o r i t y o f Oklahomans are fairly consistent in that they think teachers should get a salary increase,” he said. “We’re talking about the people who, every day, are working in the classroom to positively impact children across our state and improve their lives.” “But it’s also true that the proposal President Boren is promoting would result in Oklahoma having the highest average, total state and local sales tax burden in the country,” he added. In a statement, Boren said he has confidence in the drawing of his petition and that he thinks it is a shame any organization would try to stop it. “I have confidence that the petition has been propNOOR EEMAAN/THE DAILY erly drawn by the legal team representing the grassroots President Boren discusses his penny tax with reporters at the state capitol building. People from around committee,” Boren said in Oklahoma supported the Penny Tax for state educational funding at the state capitol on Oct. 21.
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Audiences only see the performance of a show — they never see what goes on behind the scenes. But the show would never be seen without the work of a stage manager. “I think of it as being the mom of a show,� Emily Burke, stage management senior, said. “(A stage manager is) a Commander Riker to a director’s Picard, if you are a ‘Star Trek’ next generation fan,� Chris Sadler, associate professor of stage management, said. “If you are a ‘West Wing’ fan, a Leo McGarr y to a director ’s President Bartlet. That’s the easiest way I can describe it.� A stage manager works shoulder to shoulder with the director throughout the rehearsal process in order to make sure the show runs smoothly during performances. “It is my job to call all the cues, make sure the lighting happens where it needs to and then maintain the artistic integrity of what the director puts on,� Burke said. “I just make sure that the way he left it stays the same way every time we run the show.� Burke organizes and records everything from an actor’s blocking (where the actors stand on stage at different points in the show), the score and choreography (usually for musicals) and the lighting. “Each night I send out a call and let the actors know what we will be working on the next day, what time we need to be there, where we will be,� Burke said. “At the end of the night, I will type up a report of all the changes we made, anything we added, and everything gets communicated to all the departments.� Sydney Gustafson, sophomore stage management major, has been an assistant stage manager for Burke for both “Meet Me in St. Louis�, a show they worked on in the Sooner Theatre and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show�, the musical that recently ran in the Weitzenhoffer Theatre. “She has a great personality, and she isn’t afraid to have fun and be a person,� Gustafson said. “Some stage managers get trapped in the job. She can do all the job and still be a person. That’s really cool.� Burke’s personality made her the right fit for the stage ma na g e m e nt p ro g ra m, Sadler said. “You have to be personable, and you have to like people. The biggest part of
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“I think my dream job is to work for ‘Jimmy Fallon’ or ‘Saturday Night Live.’ But right out of college I think I’m going to stick with theater and see where it leads me.� EMILY BURKE, STAGE MANAGEMENT SENIOR
what we do — that you cannot quantify with any data what so ever — is working with people constantly,â€? Sadler said. “Theater is a collaborative art form, and we are trying to make everything as smooth and efficient as possible.â€? Burke asked Sadler to be assigned to “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.â€? “I thought, ‘I’m graduating, and I would really love to do a musical, and he let me, and it has been amazing,’â€? she said. Guest director Richard J. Hinds was brought in to work on “ The Rocky Horror Picture Show.â€? “I learned so much from the director. They brought him in from New York. He has had the most positive, fun attitude and it changed everything for me,â€? Burke said. “I learned your attitude in and out of rehearsal can change the product of the entire show. Never getting upset — every problem has a solution and it’s your job to find it.â€? One of the solutions Burke was a part of during her time as a stage management intern at the Dallas Theater Center was taking the place of a young sick actress one night for its run of “Les MisĂŠrables.â€? “I just volunteered to go out, and it was freaky, but you kind of have to do what you have to do in the moment to help rehearsal keep going,â€? Burke said. The stage management program is small, even for
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the School of Fine Arts. “Generally we have four, some more, some less, but it’s 15 total majors,� Sadler said. “It’s a nice, healthy program. People want to be stage managers.� Stage managers are the equivalent to project managers of the corporate world and are not limited to theater work, he said. “The skills you learn in s t a g e m a n a g e m e n t a re transferable,� Sadler said. “We have a wonderful alumni. She doesn’t work in stage management, but she works in the energy industry, and her work as a stage manager helps her in her daily job.� “I think my dream job is to work for Jimmy Fallon or Saturday Night Live. But
right out of college I think I’m going to stick with theatre and see where it leads me,� Burke said. “Emily is ver y driven. She will find whatever passion she has and take off,� Gustafson said. “She is destined to do great things.� Chloe Moores margaret.c.moores-1@ou.edu
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Racism: A tale of two schools Our view : We stand in solidarity with the University of Missouri during the racial turmoil facing its campus,
but we think Mizzou’s administration handled the situation poorly. Looking back on similar movements and injustices on OU’s campus last semester, we compared how the two universities handled each situation, broken down by the administration, the football team, activist groups, student body and faculty.
Oklahoma Missouri ADMINISTRATION: A When the racist chant video we’ve all seen too many times surfaced last March, OU’s administration was swift and responsive. Even before the SAE chapter entangled the university in a racism scandal, OU President David Boren was meeting with black student alliance Unheard. When Unheard made its list of grievances with race representation at the university, Boren listened. When the video came out, Boren had no qualms about immediately disbanding the chapter, starting an investigation and expelling the two students identified in the video. Boren’s message was clear: racism won’t be tolerated, and every student at OU deserves to feel safe, valued and welcomed on this campus. We’re saddened that Mizzou’s situation grew so out of control — with better administrative support like OU had, this situation could’ve hurt a lot less.
FOOTBALL TEAM: A OU’s football team made it clear right off the bat that it wouldn’t stand for SAE’s racist behavior. Linebacker Eric Striker was one of the first to respond, posting a Snapchat story shortly after the SAE video surfaced. He was criticized for vulgar language in the Snapchat, but we think he was right to be so angry. The next day, the football team rallied together, conducting its own protests. They refused to practice, donning black shirts in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Striker later apologized for the language in his Snapchat, and maybe he was in the right for that, but isn’t it sadder that neither of the two expelled students issued apologies before Striker?
ACTIVIST GROUPS: A After a few months of notoriety on campus for its efforts to improve OU’s racial climate, Unheard was quick to action after the SAE video surfaced. The group organized peaceful demonstration after peaceful demonstration, representing the student body on a national level in a responsible way. Even though hearts were hurting and students were growing weary, Unheard responded to the SAE incident with remarkable, admirable poise.
STUDENT BODY: C Our campus came together a lot during the days and weeks following SAE’s video. Students, faculty and staff banded together in solidarity: this isn’t OK on our campus, or on any campus. Hundreds turned out to protests and demonstrations. Still, students in Greek life were demonized, which wasn’t conducive to an already-tense environment.
FACULTY: A OU’s faculty shined last semester. When the football team walked out of practice, coach Bob Stoops walked out with them in a matching black shirt. When Unheard planned early-morning demonstrations, administrators like dean Kelly Damphousse joined students. When Unheard hosted a sit-in at Price College, dean Daniel Pullin joined students. Faculty support was appropriate and productive, just as it should be.
ADMINISTRATION: F The negligence and disconnect of Mizzou’s administration was alarming. Mizzou’s students deserved more from now-former president Tim Wolfe, and Wolfe was almost entirely unresponsive to student voices. When the student body president and the homecoming royalty of Mizzou’s Legion of Black Collegians were attacked with racial slurs, Wolfe stood by, complacent. When Mizzou’s black activist group, Concerned Student 1950, stopped Wolfe’s car in the homecoming parade, he refused to hear them. He let students’ concerns go unheard for so long that one graduate student, Jonathan Butler, embarked on a hunger strike. A student was prepared to starve himself to death — he didn’t eat for seven days — if Wolfe didn’t resign. But that wasn’t enough. Only when a band of black football players threatened not to play did Wolfe seem to listen and finally resigned.
FOOTBALL TEAM: A+ Tigers, way to understand the power of football. Bravo. When it was clear that Concerned Student 1950 wasn’t being heard — even with a student on a hunger strike — members of Mizzou’s football team took matters into its own hands, refusing to participate in any football activities until Wolfe stepped down. The football team struck the nail in Wolfe’s coffin, and we’re proud of the players. When a multimillion dollar sports industry is on the line, people pay attention. It’s sad that money was more important to Mizzou’s administration than its students’ lives and concerns, but we applaud the football team for refusing to stand for injustice.
ACTIVIST GROUPS: B Concerned Student 1950 has very gracefully handled racial slights and abuse on campus, continuing to promote its message peacefully. Our only complaint? Mizzou protesters connected to Concerned 1950 were, at one point, harassing and preventing members of the student media from documenting the situation. We’re all for respecting safe spaces, but the “no-media” message seemed at odds with the members’ goals of having their voices heard.
STUDENT BODY: CWith news of activist groups and minorities being threatened in person and through the anonymous app Yik Yak, we’re shocked by some members of the Mizzou student body. While we realize that the people making threats are not necessarily reflective of a larger whole, it’s horrifying that students would be afraid to come to campus and that professors would cancel class because of these kinds of threats. No part of a community can thrive that way.
FACULTY: D The most infamous member of Mizzou faculty this week is Melissa Click — one of two professors who, during a protest, began calling for the forceful removal of a student journalist trying to take photos of the site. Click might’ve thought she was simply supporting students, but she was being antagonistic, adding to an already-hostile setting. What she did was irresponsible, and faculty members need to support their students in a constructive manner.
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Quarterback Trevor Knight hurdles a Baylor defender in 2014. The Sooners and Bears face off Saturday.
No. 6 vs No.12 SCOTT HINEY sports reporter @scotthiney
Sooners // Bears All-time total score
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of a fair fight. But on Nov. 19, 2011, the Bears ended the drought, and the wins started to come with ease. Behind the arm of Griffin III, the No. 22 Bears stunned No. 5 Oklahoma. Baylor led Oklahoma by two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, but the Sooners rallied with the help of battering ram backup quarterback Blake Bell, and the game appeared headed to overtime. Briles refused to run out time, however, and let his quarterback march his offense downfield and fling a 34-yard, game-winning pass to Terrance Williams with eight seconds remaining. The victory launched a successful Heisman Trophy campaign for Griffin III, but it launched Baylor football as well. The Bears soon made drastic changes to its uniform sets, including a gold polychrome helmet as well as an all-black combo that will be seen Saturday. In 2014, Baylor opened the brandnew McLane Stadium along the east bank of the Brazos River. The Bears had arrived. While the Sooners
dominated the first 20 meetings between the schools, the Bears have won three of the last four, and they’re favored Saturday when OU travels to Waco. Oklahoma’s loss in 2011 came at the last second, but OU’s two most recent losses to the Bears were complete disasters. The Bears beat the Sooners 41-12 in 2013 and 48-14 in 2014, and now they’ll look for their third straight win over Bob Stoops’ Sooners with ESPN’s “College GameDay” on site. The game is pertinent to both Baylor and Oklahoma’s College Football Playoff hopes, not to mention each team’s Big 12 title aspirations. Oklahoma’s 21-3 series lead won’t be overtaken anytime soon, but for now, Baylor is the team to beat in the Big 12. And while unimaginable a decade ago, Oklahoma enters Waco as underdogs Saturday, and it’s the Sooners who will look to play spoilers to the Bears’ national title hopes.
Baylor’s rise to national glory was a rapid one. In seemingly no time, Bears coach Art Briles turned the one-time Big 12 doormat in to a perennial 10-win team. So how did the charming 59-year-old head coach from a small Texas town turn Baylor of all schools in to an overnight success? Well, Oklahoma is partly responsible. See, the Bears had never beaten the Sooners before 2011. To Baylor’s credit, they also had neither a Heisman Trophy-caliber player like Robert Griffin III nor a coach like Briles. A decade ago, however, the Bears from Waco, Texas, came close to finally defeating Oklahoma. A rebuilding OU squad and a four-win Baylor team Joe Buettner went to double-overtime, joebuet@ou.edu which in today’s college football world would be must-watch television. But on Oct. 22, 2005, Oklahoma and Baylor’s meeting was far from relevant to the national conversation. OU managed to escape with a 37-30 win. But it wouldn’t be long before Briles’ predecessor, Guy Morriss, was fired and the former Houston Cougars head coach was brought in to lead the Bears. The series between CHRIS MICHIE/THE DAILY Oklahoma and Baylor prior A Baylor ball carrier is taken down by OU defenders in a 2014 game. to Briles’ arrival wasn’t much The Bears beat the Sooners 48-14.
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After graduating from OU, I received my master’s from Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism. My first professional journalism job was as the assistant night editor at The Muskogee Phoenix in northeastern Oklahoma. My mentor and the OU Daily’s former adviser, Jack Willis, had been the longtime editor of the newspaper. I worked in Muskogee for about six months before accepting a job with The Wall Street Journal in New York. At the Journal, I lead breaking news on digital platforms and oversee the WSJ.com homepage team. I’ve held a number of editing roles, including a three-year assignment in London leading WSJ.com’s European edition. I’ve managed digital coverage for three U.S. presidential elections, four Olympic Games, the eurozone debt crisis, key Supreme Court rulings, the Arab Spring and even the royal wedding.
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