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FACING UNCERTAINTY Biology and Spanish junior and president of ASL Club Katherine Stroh teaches the club the sign for “family” at an ASL Club meeting in Dale Hall Nov. 13.
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Future of OU’s American Sign Language program unclear amid struggles to secure permanent funding
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h e f u t u r e o f O U ’s American Sign Language program is uncertain as it has been unable to secure permanent funding at the university or college level. The program was supported during its first year on campus by one-time funding, said Teresa DeBacker, interim chair of the Department of Educational Psychology. In the fall of 2017, the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology began offering American Sign Language courses, which are housed in the special education program. The dean of the college found money to support the program this year, but DeBacker said the goal of the college is to have stable funding. “I think that the barrier that we’re up against right now is that ASL, like lots of other things on campus right now, are just on hold again while (OU President James Gallogly) gets an understanding of the budget, establishes his own priorities and then releases funds accordingly,” DeBacker said. There are six sections of ASL I and one section of ASL III offered for this semester. DeBacker said ASL III will be indefinitely discontinued starting in the spring 2019 semester, but the overall program is not ending. American Sign Language is the seventh-most enrolled language at OU for this semester with 119 students, according to a document provided by Breck Turkington, associate registrar and director of academic records and enrollment services. The university offers courses for 17 languages. Katherine Stroh, president of OU’s American Sign Language Club, said she and other American Sign Language students received an email over the summer about the decision to discontinue ASL III. Many majors require students to take a minimum of three semesters of a foreign language. This has led to some students having to enroll in ASL III at different universities to complete their majors’ foreign language requirement. Stroh said she encouraged students to write testimonies about
K ATELYN HOWARD • @K ATELYNHOWARD_ how the program has impacted them and made a difference at OU, which she plans to give to Provost Kyle Harper. She has also reached out to the Oklahoma Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf and the Oklahoma Association of the Deaf for support. During a press conference in August, Gallogly said he would decide later dow n the road whether to cut some academic programs. This is part of his ongoing effort to “fix” the budget and keep student tuition flat. Other areas of campus have already experienced Gallogly’s budget cuts. Most recently, OU’s Office of Undergraduate Research and OU’s Center for Research P ro g ra m D e ve l o p m e nt a n d Enrichment were terminated, as well as 50 staff positions, most of which were in OU’s landscaping department. As a freshman in 2016, Stroh, who is now a biology and Spanish junior, discovered OU did not have an American Sign Language program or club, and she was not alone in wondering why. Other students and staff had the same question. Stroh said she became interested in learning American Sign Language in high school, so she could communicate with a deaf classmate. Once American Sign Language was offered at OU, Stroh and another student decided to start the American Sign Language Club. “Initially when I came, I was hoping for a minor that could maybe turn into a major,” Stroh said. “But since we didn’t have anything, even getting ASL I was a win for us.” The club meets twice a week and has about 20 active members. Tuesday evening meetings are geared toward beginners and students interested in learning American Sign Language. A theme such as clothing, food or expressing emotion is chosen and used to teach members signs related to the theme. The second half of the meetings are silent as members play games to practice the new signs they’ve learned. The only sounds that fill the room are the occasional light-hearted chuckles in response to someone doing a sign wrong or shoes scuffing the
classroom tile when a game gets too competitive. Each meeting ends with members learning a Deaf culture fact of the week. For Friday meetings, mem-
“I think that the barrier that we’re up against right now is that ASL, like lots of other things on campus right now, are just on hold again while (OU President James Gallogly) gets an understanding of the budget, establishes his own priorities and then releases funds accordingly.” TERESA DEBACKER, INTERIM CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
bers practice their American Sign Language conversation skills with people from the Deaf community and other students while drinking coffee or eating. Stroh said the silent environment is important to experience when learning American Sign Language. Sometimes the program’s assistant professor and two adjunct instructors, who are all deaf, come to the Friday meetings. Stroh said only a few deaf and hard-of-hearing students from OU are part of the club. Instead, its members are mostly beginners. “As you start learning ASL, you start learning about Deaf culture, and then you open yourself up to a whole population of people that you otherwise might not even think about,” Stroh said. “It’s easy to kind of marginalize that group, but having ASL and having it be a strong program makes it so that this group that has been marginalized and ostracized for so, so long gets hopefully some sort of
voice and some sort of recognition here at OU.” W h i l e t h e f u t u re o f O U ’s American Sign Language program is unclear, the program at the state’s other largest university is the opposite. Sandie Busby, American Sign Language program coordinator at Oklahoma State University, said the university’s American Sign Language program offers a minor and has been approved for an American Sign Language Bachelor of Arts degree. The program has been under the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Languages and Literatures since 2012, but Busby said the program did not initially succeed when it started in 2004 under the Department of English. Since American Sign Language i s b a s e d o n F re n c h , B u s b y said she thinks the American Sign Language program at OU would be improved if it was moved to the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics instead of the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education’s D epar tment of Educational Psychology. Dylan Herrick, chair of the D epar tment of Mo dern Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, said the department would like to address the issues of understaffing several of its language programs, such as Italian, Russian and Japanese, are facing before adding another language. He said he thinks the solution for
American Sign Language funding lies at the college or provost level. Herrick said it would not make sense for every foreign language at the university to be taught in his department since languages are offered in multiple different departments at OU. Languages such as Kiowa are housed in the Department of Native American Studies and Latin is offered in the Department of Classics and Letters. Even though American Sign Language is not in his department, Herrick said American Sign Language should still be viewed as a foreign language with its own grammar since some people view it as just spelling English out with signs. According to the Department of Educational Psychology’s website, American S i g n L a n g u a g e a n d Na t i v e American languages qualify as foreign languages due to the State Regent’s Foreign Language competency policy. Many OU programs are facing similar budget problems, but students and staff are continuing to fight for the future of the American Sign Language program. “(American Sign Language) really has changed my life,” Stroh said. “It’s impacting more than just OU. It’s impacting the entirety of Norman and Oklahoma.” Katelyn Howard khoward@ou.edu
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Linguistics and Arabic sophomore Matthew Townsend does the sign for “black” while playing a game during an ASL Club meeting in Dale Hall Nov. 13. The future of OU’s ASL program is uncertain.
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OSU student issues apology N-word on receipt prompted removal from fraternity, job NICK HAZELRIGG @nickhazelrigg
A n O k l a h o m a S t a t e University student has apologized after being kicked out of his fraternity for leaving a racial slur on a Norman restaurant receipt over the Bedlam weekend. A tweet from OU junior and Logie’s waitress Prez Crawford showed OSU student Brad Lasher wrote the N-word in place of a signature on a receipt after dining at the restaurant on Saturday. Both the university and the student’s fraternity condemned the action, for which Lasher apologized on Tuesday. In a statement reported on Tuesday by The O’Colly,
OSU’s student newspaper, Lasher apologized to both the OSU and Norman communities for his actions. “What I wrote down on the receipt was not meant to be directed at anybody in particular, and I should have just signed my name,” Lasher said in the statement. “I wrote a word that is completely unacceptable and should never be used.” OSU sent a statement to The Daily regarding the situation Monday saying Lasher’s actions do not reflect the university’s values. “Oklahoma State University is aware of this incredibly hurtful and insensitive action on the part of one of its students,” the statement said. “These actions do not represent or reflect the university’s values or its diverse community. OSU leadership is in communication with the student to ensure he is aware of the
gravity of his actions and the impact racially insensitive words and actions can have on others and himself.” Lasher’s fraternity, Delta Tau Delta, released a statement Monday saying Lasher had been expelled from the fraternity and the organization would be working with OSU’s diversity office to prevent future incidents. Lasher said he has resigned from his on-campus job and is working with OSU to “establish a plan going forward.” “I know this was hurtful to many people, and again I deeply apologize and hope over time I can be forgiven by the communities I’ve offended,” Lasher said in the statement. “Thank you.” Nick Hazelrigg
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OU administrator Paul Massad retires After 58 years with university, OU alum leaves legacy NICK HAZELRIGG @nickhazelrigg
O U V i c e P r e s i d e n t Emeritus and Senior Associate Vice President for University Development Paul Massad retired Nov. 1 after working as a university employee for 58 years. Massad, who worked in a variety of departments since
graduating from OU in 1960, confirmed his retirement to The Daily Wednesday. Massad said he retired on his birthday, the same day prominent OU development administrators Tripp Hall and J.P. Audas were removed from their positions amid a round of staff layoffs. “I don’t think you’ll find a greater cheerleader for the university than Paul Massad,” Hall said, speaking to Massad’s legacy at OU. Hall took over the position of vice president for
development after Massad, who served as interim vice president for the position until 2010. Massad then moved to take over as the director of major gifts for the university. Through his lengthy tenure as a university employee, Massad has an endowed scholarship and a room in Gaylord Hall named in his honor. The Paul D. Massad Endowed Chair in Strategic Communication position was also named after Massad, one of only five
endowed chair positions within Gaylord College. “His decades of service to the university and our college needs to be celebrated,” said Lee Reynolds, director of development for Gaylord College. “He will have a living memory always in our college, as our student services office is named after him.” Those close to Massad say his tenure at the university, particularly in OU’s Department of University Development, was defined by his ability to build relationships with other administrators, as well as with alumni and potential donors. “I think one of the treasures that Paul has is his ability to maintain relationships across generations,” Hall said. “I know one family who has known Paul for five generations.” Clarke Stroud, former
dean of students and current director of football operations, said he has known Massad since Stroud began his career at the university. Stroud also pointed to Massad’s ability to build relationships as one of his biggest strengths, calling him the “perfect ambassador.” “He served as a recruiter, he worked for years in University Development. I called him the perfect ambassador, he’s been an ambassador to so many people and helped them make connections,” Stroud said. “I don’t know anybody that doesn’t know Paul.” Massad graduated from the university in 1960 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and public relations. Over the years, Massad has been a strong supporter of Gaylord College. “He’s been a wonderful supporter of journalism and public relations over the
years,” Reynolds said. Along with accolades and awards spanning his decades at OU, Stroud and Hall both said Massad carries with him significant institutional knowledge of OU’s history. “I think his love for the university is self-evident,” Stroud said. “Spend 58 years in one spot — he did it ‘cause he loved it.” Hall said Massad’s guidance over the years was invaluable, and that Massad’s service to the university will be remembered well. “Paul has been a mentor, friend and an adviser to presidents, vice presidents,” Hall said. “But more importantly, he was all of those things to families, students, faculty and staff. It’s been truly remarkable and admirable.” Nick Hazelrigg
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A photo of OU Vice President Emeritus and Senior Associate Vice President for University Development Paul Massad in Gaylord Hall Nov. 2. Massad retired Nov. 1.
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the statue, Tom Otterness, has faced controversy in his past regarding animal abuse after he shot a dog on video in 1977. “We demand to know why the university still hasn’t responded to the allegations made against Mr. Otterness and why it has decided not to remove the statue despite the horrible things we have come to learn about the artist’s past, as well as the questionable artistic
references to colonization,” Schwechheimer said. The PRSSA released a statement on its blog Monday, stating it is concerned about the lack of transparency regarding the installment of the statue and about Otterness’ past. “We therefore petition university leadership to consider removing the ‘Covered Wagon’ statue and replacing it with a different piece of art,” the PRSSA blog post said.
Schwechheimer said she hopes the open letter and the student petition with more than 3,400 signatures, which was created by OU student Abigail Lee on Oct. 22, will show the negativity around the statue and cause the university to consider its removal. “We agree with the use of private art donations to help beautify our campus,” Schwechheimer said. “However, we believe this
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art piece will not positively affect the university’s image and standing as one of the nation’s most beautiful campuses. Most of all, it is our priority to express solidarity with our fellow students that feel offended by the statue’s reference to Oklahoma’s colonialist past, as well as the artist’s mistreatment of animals.” Bailey Lewis
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The evening before the Sooners narrowly defeated the Cowboys in Saturday’s 113th Bedlam game, a notable first took place in the Cross Blackbox Theater. The OU eSports Association and the Gamers of OSU collaborated to host the inaugural eBedlam tournament last Friday, which featured several esports teams from their respective universities facing off in six different video game titles. Much like the football meeting between the schools, the eBedlam
tournament was a hotly contested affair that saw the rivals split the six events in an overall 3-3 tie. The Sooner teams brought home victories in Super Smash Bros. 4, Rocket League and Hearthstone, while the Cowboys won contests in Super Smash Bros. Mele e, L eague of Legends and Overwatch. Jack Counts, president of the OU eSports Association, said he was excited about both the competitor and spectator turnouts at the event. “It was the first time an event like this was happening, and really we would have just been content with at least the competitors and the leadership and volunteers showing up, but a surprising number of students
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Jerri Williams picks up a bike for her granddaughter from Norman First Baptist Church’s bike ministry program.
Bikes and Bibles gives back
Local church fixes bicycles, donates to people in need
men, mostly retired, whom Atkins calls the “bike team.� “They make sure all the brakes work and the chains and all the stuff that needs to happen,� Atkins said. “They’re really cool guys.� One of the longest-standing members of the team is Glen Hubbel, a 72-yearold retired postal worker who said he started fixing bicycles with the church around Thanksgiving of 2005. Members of the bike team have come and gone, but there are currently four consistent workers and a couple part-time workers, Hubbel said. Hubbel said he learned a b o u t m e c h a n i c s f ro m growing up next to a bike shop, and he has also had jobs in mechanics at times in his life, so fixing bicycles feels natural to him. For many of the men on the team, fixing bicycles is a significant, rewarding change from a life spent in office work, Hubbel said. “I enjoy the opportunity to do something with my hands after having another kind of job over the years and also the idea that something that we were doing would help out other people — kind of a way to give back,� Hubbel said. “It’s just a chance to work with your hands and turn out a finished product that somebody gets some good out of.� The team works Tuesday and Friday mornings, and one of the most important parts of these days is the group members’ fellowship with one another, Hubbel said. Atkins said she has often witnessed the men sitting in chairs around a coffee pot to drink, eat and talk. “There’s always a coffee break,� Hubbel said. “S o m e t i m e s o n e o f t h e guys’ wives will send
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When Nor man’s First Baptist Church receives bicycles from local partners, the bikes are hunks of aluminum with few or no parts functioning. But after the church is done with them, the bicycles are able to transport children and underprivileged people to jobs, schools and places around town. Bi k e s a n d Bi b l e s h a s been a part of the church for 10 years and provides free bicycles and Bibles to children and disadvantaged people in Cleveland County, said Angela Atkins, minister of community ministries and director of the program. Through the program, a group of men from the church picks up discarded bicycles or bic ycle parts from places around Nor man, including longtime partner Buchanan Bicycles, to fix. Dewayne Nor vill, the lead mechanic at Buchanan Bicycles, said many materials his shop donates to the church come from students. “We get a lot of bikes that students have that they don’t want to spend the money to fix,� Norvill said. “I have a pile in the back, and then once I get, you know, 10 or 15 piled up, then I give those guys a call, and they come over with the trailer and load it all up and take it over (to the church).� Th e Bi ke s a n d Bi b l e s program is composed of Atkins, another monthly volunteer and a group of
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some cookies or muffins or something, so it’s pretty laid back.� Hubbel said the team members get along well because they all find the intricate, sometimes dirty work of fixing bicycles gratifying. “People that enjoy that kind of thing that don’t mind a challenge and that kind of personality seem to get along well together,� Hubbel said. “Some of the guys are retired engineers and that kind of thing — some of the people are woefully overqualified.� In addition to Buchanan Bic ycles, the team also p i ck s u p b i c y c l e s f ro m the Norman Police Department, the OU and private donors who contact the church, Atkins said. When people need a bicycle, Atkins said they call the church, and she puts them on a waiting list. “There’s certain restrictions, like we want (the recipients) to be in our county and ... we prefer that they don’t have other
transpor tation,� Atkins said. “This is a good way for them to get to work because even if you ride the bus, the buses don’t go everywhere.� Though information about Bikes and Bibles is posted on the church website, most people hear about the program through word of mouth, Atkins said. “We really don’t have to promote it very much,� Atkins said. “A lot of times on the days that we give out the bicycles, we get a lot of phone calls in because (the recipients) take (the bicycle) back to wherever they live and people talk about it because they got a new bike.� On “bike distribution day,� Atkins takes recipients to a room in the church basement where they pick which bicycle they want. A stack of Bibles also waits on a table for those who wish to take one. Above a row of refurbished bicycles — some with worn seats, some with paint faded, but
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all safe and functioning — hangs a wall of thankyou notes from previous recipients. “ T h e re i s n ’ t a n y o n e particular (recipient) that stands out to me,� Atkins said. “However, I do remember so many of the recipients are almost giddy to get a bike, realizing the opportunities that it opens up for them.� Jerri Williams said she came to bike distribution day because she couldn’t a f f o rd t o bu y a b i c yc l e f o r h e r g ra n d dau g hte r. Williams said the bicycle will help the 8-year-old — who grew up in a “hellacious� environment and has health problems — interact with other children. “(My granddaughter) has had no structure in any type of activity,� Williams said. “Her muscle tone is terrible from lack of activity, and this will help her because other kids in the neighborhood have bicycles, and I just can’t afford to go buy one right now.�
Hubbel and the rest of the bike team haven’t met Williams. In fact, since Atkins coordinates the process after the bicycles are fixed, the bike team members rarely meet any of the people whose lives they’ve touched, Hubbel said. But helping the community with a group of hardworking people is reward enough, Hubbel said. “ I t ’s a g r o u p t h i n g ,� Hubbel said. “It’s not a case where any one person’s a hero or anything. It’s kind of like having a men’s breakfast or something. You just got a bunch of people that show up and like to work together to accomplish something.� Drew Hutchinson
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2018 ASTROGRAPH by Eugenia Last
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Money, health and legal matters should be your prime concern. A partnership will help you bring about positive changes and a new beginning. Romance will enhance your life.
Emotions will be elevated, as will suspicion and uncertainty. Try not to let your anger get the better of you. Patience, tolerance and understanding will help you address tricky situations. Secrecy will be at TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Look at what others are doing and the root of your problems. consider what’s in your best interSCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Focus est. You don’t have to give in to the majority. Set your own pace and on fitness, health and personal growth. Being happy with who you follow the most suitable path. are and where you are headed will make a huge difference to the GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Don’t get angry when you can get busy. outcome of an emotional matter. Your accomplishments will be what separate you from the competiSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Be open to suggestions and keep tion. Dig in and make a name for yourself, and everything else will conversations amicable. If you overreact or share information that fall into place. you were supposed to keep secret, CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- It’s OK you’ll end up in an emotional to go against the grain. Follow the squabble. path that intrigues you and learn something new. Do your own thing CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) and give others the freedom to do -- Putting pressure on someone so as well. isn’t likely to help. Rethink your approach and consider lending a helping hand. How you handle oth- LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Expand your interests and circle of friends. ers will reflect on your leadership Dealing with children or making potential. changes at home or to your AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- You workspace will give you a new lease on life. don’t have to convince anyone of anything. Make a point to do your VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Set own thing and look out for your interests. A physical change will lift a budget, a standard and a time limit, and then proceed. Preparayour spirits. tion will make the difference when PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Keep it comes to accomplishing what you set out to do. your eye on what’s important to you, not on what someone else is LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Live in doing or saying. Trust in yourself and what you know to be the truth. the moment and learn all you can. Don’t let anyone stifle your plans Don’t give in to bad habits. or stand in your way. Focus on whatever inspires you and work on positive physical change.
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Siandhara Bonnet, a&e editor dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/life&arts • Twitter: @OUDailyArts
Students help animals, volunteer Local shelter relies on community to keep no-kill status DEVIN HIETT @Devinhiett
Two impossibly big, brown eyes sparkled with a silent plea. “Please don’t leave me,” they seemed to beg. For Ashlyn Frix, coming in to volunteer is the easy part — it is leaving that is always the hardest. Frix, a philosophy pre-law junior, fosters dogs through local rescue agencies and has volunteered at the Norman Animal Welfare Center since her freshman year. Many of her friends assume working with shelter animals must be emotionally difficult, but for Frix, the payoff makes it all worthwhile. “It’s hard to leave them there at the end of the day, but to me it’s worth that feeling of, ‘Ugh I hate to leave you,’ if I know I’m the reason they got to go outside that day,” Frix said. “It’s worth the little tug at your heart because you know it’s making their lives so much better.” The Norman Animal Welfare Center is classified as a no-kill shelter, meaning animals are put down only in instances when the animal has severe behavioral or health problems, not just because the shelter is overcrowded or because the animal has been there too long. A typical nokill shelter saves more than 90 percent of the animals it brings in, according to Best Friends Animal Society. When she goes to volunteer at the shelter, Frix usually tries to convince friends to join her. She reassures them that the nature of no-kill shelters will help ease the sadness of having to leave sweet, loving dogs in desperate need of a home. “It’s hard emotionally, but it would be harder for me if I went to the shelter and knew there was a chance that next time I came back those dogs wouldn’t be there because they would’ve been put down,” Frix said. “In this case, fortunately, I know that if some of the dogs I’ve grown attached to are gone, it’s because they have homes now.” Each year, an estimated 6.5 million cats and dogs enter animal shelters nationwide, according to the American Society for the Prevention
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Microbiology biotechnology senior Madison Hoven and her German shepherd Duke. Hoven adopted Duke from a Norman animal shelter.
o f C r u e l t y t o A n i m a l s. Approximately 1.5 million of those are euthanized, often due to overcrowding or a lack of resources. In recent years, shelters such as the Norman Animal Welfare Center have enacted no-kill policies that prevent healthy, adoptable animals from being euthanized. Mark Bechtel, animal welfare manager at the Norman Animal Welfare Center, has spent the entirety of his career interacting with animals — in zoos, shelters and on the primate team at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Over the course of his career, Bechtel has witnessed an evolution in the mindsets and knowledge influencing shelter euthanasia policies, he said. When Bechtel started working with animals, euthanasia was widely viewed as the only means available to aid overcrowding and prevent feral cat colonies from growing. “On paper, that makes logical sense, but you enact that policy and you look back one year, 10 years, 30 years, and you see absolutely no progress,” Bechtel said. “It doesn’t stop this endless conveyor belt of animals coming out to be euthanized.” Pioneering scientific research has shown the best way to eliminate feral cat
populations is to enact a policy called TNR, which stands for trap, neuter, return. This policy advocates for the neutering of stray and feral cats as the best means for humanely and effectively decreasing colonies in the longterm. “States like Colorado started a lot of these progressive policies and programs back 20 to 30 years ago, and they’re seeing the benefits, but those ideas and strategies haven’t come to Oklahoma yet,” Bechtel said. Organizations like No Kill Colorado strive to “improve the lives of cats, address community concerns and stop the breeding cycle” through TNR, as well as increase awareness and education about humane animal management policies. States like Colorado, Washington and Oregon that have widely adopted progressive TNR policies now don’t have enough dogs to meet consumer demand, so states like Oklahoma ship excess shelter animals to them, Bechtel said. “They basically just manage those colonies into extinction, so that’s better (than euthanization). These animals are wild — they’re not going to be adopted out, they’re not going to be house pets. So it both manages that colony over the longterm, extinguishes that colony and
provides better welfare for each and every one of those animals,” Bechtel said. In 2 0 1 7 , t h e No r ma n Animal Welfare Center had a live release rate of 91.9 percent. The Association of Shelter Veterinarians defines a live release rate as “the number of animals leaving a facility by means other than euthanasia or in-shelter death.” The live release rate at the Norman Animal Welfare Center has increased steadily in recent years. Shelters can euthanize up to 10 percent of their animals for health and behavior issues and still meet the standards to identify as a no-kill shelter. Trey Amrein, animal welfare officer supervisor, has worked at the Norman Animal Welfare Center for 15 years and remembers when the shelter euthanized 20 or more animals per day. “Things have changed drastically over the years in how we do things,” Amrein said. “In the old days, we would have a five-day stray hold, and once it was up, we would euthanize animals just to make space for the ones coming in. Now, through education and training, we are able to contact the right people to be able to move animals so they are not euthanized.” Amrein credits much of
the shelter’s success to community partnerships. When the shelter starts to get overcrowded, its workers now have the resources to call local pet foster families, rescue agencies and nonprofit organizations to help move animals out. The shelter also has different adoption events where they decrease or waive the $60 pet adoption fee to encourage more families to adopt. Madison Hoven, microbiology biotechnology senior, adopted her German shepherd, Duke, from a traditional Norman shelter after being told he had extended his time limit and would be put down in two days. Duke, a healthy 5-year-old dog, would not have been eligible for euthanization at a no-kill shelter. Since adopting Duke, Hoven has urged friends to take on the “adopt, don’t shop” mentality and consider adopting adult dogs. “I feel like college students get puppies because they’re cute and fuzzy, but they’re a lot of work. They need constant love and attention and have to be taken out every two hours. I think it would work better for a lot of college students to adopt adult dogs who need a home and won’t take as much time, effort and work to train and take care of,” Hoven said.
Another way to help shelter animals without taking on the responsibility of adopting is to volunteer. “We have a very strong volunteer program, and we’re constantly looking for volunteers,” Bechtel said. “We’re really well-supported by the city, especially in comparison to a lot of shelters, but we still don’t have enough staff to walk every dog every day, so we rely on volunteers for that.” Information on how to get involved and volunteer at the Norman Animal Welfare Center is available on the Norman Police Department’s website. Volunteers are able to do different activities such as working the front desk, helping socialize cats or walking dogs. The adoption fee for cats and dogs is $60 and includes spaying or neutering, vaccinations, deworming and testing for heartworm, Lyme disease and ehrlichia, as well as a Norman city pet license. The Norman Animal Welfare Center is located at 3426 Jenkins Ave. Information about adoptable animals and special adoption days is available on the shelter’s Facebook page. Devin Hiett
hiettdevin@gmail.com
Store celebrates local artists Still time to apply for festival Annual event raises awareness for Norman comics SAM TONKINS
@samanthatonkins
No r m a n c o m i c s t o r e Speeding Bullet Comics will participate in Local Comic Book Day to raise awareness for local artists Saturday. Local Comic Book Day is a national event designed to celebrate comics and to support independent comic stores. Stores across the country sell unique comic
art and bring artists in to the stores, according to the Local Comic Book Day website. Dan Nash, store manager of Speeding Bullet Comics, said this is the fourth year the store has participated in the event. Nash said several local comic artists will be at the event to discuss their work, including Jerry Bennett, Jeff Provine and Matthew Price. He said the event is an opportunity to support local comic shops and local artists. “We are hoping to showcase local people and bring in people who might not
normally come into our store and hopefully get a new fan out of it,” Nash said. Nash said his favorite part of the event is seeing the store full of customers. “I just enjoy seeing comic book fans come into the store and enjoying anything they get their hands on,” Nash said. Speeding Bullet Comics w ill be open for L ocal Comic Book Day during normal shop hours from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The store is located at 614 N. Porter Ave. SamTonkins
samantha.tonkins@ou.edu
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A row of graphic novels inside Speeding Bullet comic book store Oct. 26. The store will participate in Local Comic Book Day Nov. 17.
Applications open for Norman Music Festival open call MATT MORRIS @Matt_Morris
Bands and musicians looking to get involved in the 2019 Norman Music Festival still have time to apply to this year’s open call. T h e N o r m a n Mu s i c Festival is a weekend-long event featuring more than 300 performances meant to showcase music from local, regional and national musicians. So far, the open call released on Nov. 1 has attracted about 160 applicants, said Joshua Boydston, board member of Norman Music Alliance. As far as what they are looking for from musicians this year, those involved with coordinating the Norman Music Festival s i m p l y w a nt t o s h ow case talent in any genre it comes. “We love to feature big touring headliners, but we like to use those as a means to drive people here to get eyes and ears
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Parquet Courts performs at the Norman Music Festival April 27. Applications for the 2019 Norman Music Festival will be open through Dec. 15.
in front of local performers,” Boydston said. “It’s not that there’s anything we’re looking for, especially — it’s really that we’re just wanting to try and showcase the best and brightest artists around here.” The Norman Music Festival generally receives about 550 applicants a year, so it helps for bands to be thorough in their applications, Boydston said. “The major thing is having something to listen to. It’s really hard to book a band if we can’t listen to them,” Boydston said. “It doesn’t have to be a high-dollar studio recording at all. We’re
more than happy to showcase things that are raw that are really interesting.” Bands interested in applying can fill out Norman Music Festival’s online form. Applications close Dec. 15. “Don’t feel like you’re not good enough, and don’t feel like if you don’t get selected you’re not good enough,” Boydston said. “Just getting your name out there in front of us helps a lot. Anything that is interesting and good, we’re interested in showcasing.” Matt Morris
mattrmorris@ou.edu
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George Stoia, sports editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports
Sooners stay No. 6, talk defense In a week full of football news, OU keeps focus on goal STAFF REPORTS
This week has been full of news for the Sooners. Here are some of the highlights in this week’s OU notebook: LINCOLN RILEY TALKS DEFENSE Lincoln Riley is not here for the defensive slander. The O klahoma coach took multiple tough questions regarding his defense at his weekly press conference Monday. Oklahoma’s defense had another lackluster performance this past Saturday, giving up 501 yards through the air against Oklahoma State. The Sooners currently ranked No. 80 in total defense and are tied at No. 123 in turnovers gained. “If being 9-1 is disarray — we’ll define it what it is,” Riley said. “Our defense has had a hand in winning all of the nine games that we’ve had this year. But do we need to improve? Yes. I’m not looking the other way. But at the same time, we’ve got a team that’s very
capable of winning a championship right now, but our focus right now is getting better and putting ourself in position to do that, which we’ve done up to this point this season.” While the Sooners and their conference haven’t ha d g o o d d e f e n s e s nationally, in recent years, Oklahoma’s defense has been falling in its rank in the Big 12. “There’s a lot of factors that go into that,” Riley said. “By Big 12 standards, we’re winning a bunch of games, so I know that. So you can put all those stats every which way you want, go look at the Big 12 records in the last four years of teams and tell me which one you would rather be.” JERRY JONES DISMISSES RUMORS OF RILEY TO THE COWBOYS Just days after rumors of No. 6 Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley joining the Dallas Cowboys began to surface, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones dismissed a report that discusses Riley joining the Cowboys as head coach. Jones appeared on 105.3 The Fan and said “that would be totally, totally
the Big 12 Championship conversation. The Sooners’ defense has been the talk of college football this week, ranking No. 80 in total defense. Can Oklahoma make the playoff with an offense-centered team? Only time will tell. Oklahoma will be back in action against Kansas 6:30 p.m. Saturday on FOX.
OU coach Lincoln Riley calls a play during the Bedlam game Nov. 10.
drawing it out of the air.” Jones later went go on to say discussions of Riley being a head coach, however, does not surprise him. “I think Lincoln Riley is outstanding, and what he’s doing is real, real impressive,” Jones said. “It doesn’t surprise me (with his) success... that in conversations about the Cowboys changing coaches, that a coach of his stature would come into the picture.”
Riley has posted a 21-3 record as head coach at Oklahoma, and he led the Sooners to a College Football Playoff appearance in his first season as head coach. SOONERS STAY AT NO. 6 IN CFP RANKINGS Oklahoma stayed at No. 6 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, as announced Tuesday night, coming off a 48-47 win over
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Oklahoma State. Alabama stayed at No. 1, followed by Clemson, Notre Dame, Michigan and Georgia, respectivel y . Th re e o t h e r Big 1 2 schools made the rankings again this week, with West Virginia at No. 9, Texas at 15 and Iowa State at 16. All eyes will be on the Longhorns and the Cyclones, as the loser will most likel y b e e l i m i nat e d f ro m
TRAMONDA MOORE DISMISSED Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley dismissed junior offensive lineman Tramonda Moore Tuesday evening from the team, according to a press release. Moore was released for violating team rules. Moore transferred to the Sooners from Independence Community College this summer. “He’s, I think, still working through it,” Riley said Wednesday night. “He’s going to finish class here with us and then will look to transfer, so hopefully we can find him a good home. He’s a good player, and I think he’s got some good times in front of him. Looking forward to helping him in any way we can.”
Kennedy Brooks electrifies OU’s offense Running back, Trey Sermon rack up rushing yards, TDs GEORGE STOIA @GeorgeStoia
It seems ever y year Oklahoma has a breakout player in Lincoln Riley’s offense. Last year, it was Rodney Anderson. Two years ago, it was Dede Westbrook. And three years ago, it was Samaje Perine. This year, it’s Kennedy
Brooks. The redshirt freshman r unning back has be en electric for the Sooners this season but wasn’t expected to be, even after Rodney Anderson went down for the season. Brooks is averaging 11.2 yards per carry, which is good enough for the best in the country. He’s run for 640 yards on just 57 carries and has scored nine touchdowns. “I just try to go into games and help my offense win and do the best I can,” Brooks said. “I just focus on what’s in front of me.”
What’s been in front of Brooks have been gaping holes. Oklahoma’s offensive line continues to be one of the best, leading the Sooners to the No. 9 rushing offense in the country. “ T h e y ’ r e a m a z i n g ,” Brooks said. “We’ve got the best offensive line in the country. I’m thankful for them, and they work their tails off during practice. They’re getting better every week.” Brooks’ partner in crime isn’t too bad, either. Sophomore running back Trey Sermon has carried
the majority of the load this season, rushing for 864 yards and 10 touchdowns. The duo has created a sort of one-two punch on the Sooner offense. And it’s eerily similar to a couple of former running backs that used to wear the crimson and cream. Former backs Joe Mixon and Samaje Per ine had almost an identical start to the 2016 season, with the two feeding off each other. Through 10 games in 2016, Mixon and Perine rushed for 1,512 yards and 14 touchdowns. Through
10 games in 2018, Brooks and Sermon have rushed f o r 1 , 4 8 6 y a rd s a n d 1 9 touchdowns. Mixon and Perine were widely consideredone of the best running back tandems in the country that year. “You come to OU to play running back, you’re obviously good,” redshirt junior quarterback Kyler Murray said. “I think they trust themselves, they’re confident in themselves... Like I said, you come to OU to play running back, you’re good and you need to play
that way, and they’re doing great right now.” Mu r r a y ’s n o t w r o n g . Oklahoma seems to produce more great running backs than any other program in the country, and it looks like Brooks and Sermon are the next examples. Both backs will likely be featured early and often this week when the Sooners take on Kansas Saturday at 6:30 p.m. George Stoia
georgestoia@ou.edu
18 players to be honored at OU senior night Last home game of season will be emotional finish ABBY BITTERMAN @abby_bitterman
Eighteen Sooners will play their last game on Owen Field on Saturday. Senior night will honor players who have had a big impact on the program, including running back Rodney Anderson, offensive linemen Ben Powers and Dru Samia, kicker Austin Siebert and more. “With it being this team’s last time in this stadium, these seniors’ last game here on Owen Field — it’s just very, very important to us to finish this thing off the right way,” Riley said. Two redshirt seniors — fullback Carson Meier and linebacker Curtis Bolton — have had a breakout year in their final season as Sooners. Before this season, Bolton had made appearances in 20 games for Oklahoma, recording a total of 16 tackles. In his redshirt sophomore season, he played mostly on special teams, and last year he suffered a season-ending ankle injury after the Sooners’ game against Baylor. This year has gone differently for Bolton. He beat out Caleb Kelly for the starting job at WILL linebacker and has made 100 total tackles. Bolton has also become a vocal leader for the defense. Bolton said he is glad he got
to show what he can do on the field in his last season, and he thinks of himself as an inspiration to other players in his situation. “Hard work doesn’t go unnoticed. What’s done in the dark is going to come to the light,” Bolton said. “And you know, even though I didn’t play in my first few years, my preparation didn’t change, my grind didn’t change.” Meier has also seen his patience turn into playing time this season after sitting behind Dimitri Flowers and playing mostly on special teams in previous seasons. Meier said doing all the little things right is what has paved the way for his success this season, where he’s made 10 receptions for 174 yards and three touchdowns. “It’s crazy how fast time flies,” Meier said. “As a freshman — a lot of the older guys say it flies by and make the most of it — as a freshman, you kind of shake it off and say whatever. Being a senior now, it really does.” Though the season may not be over yet, Saturday against Kansas will mark the beginning of the end. As an Oklahoma native, Meier said he dreamed about playing in front of the more than 85,000 fans at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium as a kid, and he’s going to savor his last chance to do that this weekend. “It’s going to be emotional,” Meier said. “I’ll try and hide it the best I can, but at some point in that game — whether it is before it starts or when
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Redshirt senior linebacker Curtis Bolton attempts to sack the quarterback in the game against Texas Tech Nov. 3. Bolton is one of 18 players being recognized on senior night Saturday.
it’s over with — it’s going to hit me that it’s my last time I played at Owen Field in front of all those incredible fans out there. It’s going to be tough. I’m looking forward to it. But it’s going to be tough.”
WIDE RECEIVER NICK BASQUINE
WIDE RECEIVER SAM IHEKE
KICKER AUSTIN SEIBERT
LINEBACKER CURTIS BOLTON
FULLBACK CARSON MEIER
RUNNING BACK MARCELIAS SUTTON
FULLBACK JOE CASTIGLIONE, JR.
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN WIDE RECEIVER QUINN MITTERMEIER MYLES TEASE
HERE ARE ALL 18 PLAYERS WHO WILL BE QUARTERBACK HONORED: REECE CLARK
WIDE RECEIVER CHASE NEVEL
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN JONATHAN ALVAREZ ALEX DALTON
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN BEN POWERS
RUNNING BACK RODNEY ANDERSON
OFFENSIVE LINEMAN DRU SAMIA
SAFETY KAHLIL HAUGHTON
WIDE RECEIVER REGGIE TURNER Abby Bitterman abbybitt@ou.edu