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RACE FOR SPACE
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The Lloyd Noble Center parking lot on Feb. 11. While OU is 600 parking spaces short this year due to construction, a new parking garage with a capacity of 1,221 spaces is set to open in 2017.
WHERE TO PARK?
which lot to try based on when you arrive to campus
SARKEYS LOT full by 9 a.m.
BROOKSMONNETT LOT full by 9:15 a.m.
BROOKS-JENKINS LOT full by 9:15 a.m.
ASP & ELM AVENUE GARAGES full by 9:30 a.m.
DUCK POND OR LLOYD NOBLE CENTER
spots usually available, even after 9:30 a.m.
BIGGEST STUDENT LOTS OU has 16,375 parking spots available on campus, and 10,650 are for students. Of those, 600 spots are unavailable due to construction. The largest student lots are: Duck Pond lot: 847 spaces Asp Avenue garage: 724 spaces Elm Avenue Garage 576 spaces Source: OU Parking and Transportation
Lack of parking causes frustration LAUREN MASSING • @LAURENMASSING
The number of students using the CART shuttle to get to campus by parking at the Lloyd Noble Center has greatly increased compared to last year, as a result of less available parking on campus. Vicky Holland, OU Parking and Transportation marketing manager, said ridership for CART has increased 22 percent from last year. In 2015, CART transported over one million passengers, with more than 70 percent being university related. The loss of 600 parking spots due to the residential colleges’ construction along with a new parking garage has made the ability to find parking on campus almost impossible for many students. As a result, more students are forced to park at Lloyd Noble and take the shuttle to campus. This would explain why, according to OU Parking Services’ Twitter account, the parking lots and garages aren’t filling up any faster than previous years despite the decreased number of available parking spots. Rachel Harlan, an elementary education junior, said she parks at Lloyd Noble and takes the bus because she doesn’t like spending extra time looking for a spot on campus. “I think it’s great,” Harlan said. “It’s really efficient and not super crowded unless it’s during peak hours. Sometimes I’ll even see a friend or two on the bus that I can talk to.” Many students are looking forward to the new parking garage which is set to be completed in January 2017. Standing five stories tall and holding approximately 1,221 spaces, the Jenkins Avenue Parking Facility will be the largest parking facility OU has ever had. It will feature an automated counting system to keep
an up-to-the-minute inventory of the number of available spots in the garage. “I’m excited about the new parking garage. It’s so needed ... and it will be at a convenient location too. I feel like it will be central to where people have classes,” said Taylor Prince, an advertising junior. Prince said even though she would prefer to park in one of the more conveniently located parking garages, she can usually only find a spot at the duck pond, which can also be hectic at peak times.
“Honestly, it takes me longer to find a parking spot than it does to drive to campus.” RYAN BAYLESS, MARKETING JUNIOR
“I can’t tell you how many times I’ve almost gotten into a wreck at the duck pond,” Prince said. “There are so many blind spots, and people are just so panicked trying to find a spot ... it’s crazy.” OU has 16,375 parking spots on campus, with 10,650 of those designated for students. Currently, 600 of those spots are unavailable due to construction. The Duck Pond has the largest lot, with 847 parking spaces, followed by the Asp Avenue Parking Facility, with 724 spaces and the Elm Avenue Parking Facility with 576 spaces. Ryan Bayless, a marketing junior, commutes 20 minutes to campus everyday from Purcell. He said he has to get to campus at least 45 minutes early to make sure he can find a spot in time. “Honestly, it takes me longer to find a parking spot than it does to
drive to campus,” Bayless said. Bayless also said he tries to avoid the duck pond if he can because it is “awful once it gets full.” Ac c o rd i n g t o O U Pa rk i n g Services’ Twitter account, the Asp Avenue and Elm Avenue parking garages fill up around 9:30 a.m. The Sarkeys Energy Center lot is full by 9 a.m. The Brooks-Monnett and Brooks-Jenkins lots are full by 9:15 a.m. Students who have class after 9:30 a.m. should try the duck pond or park at the Lloyd Noble Center and take the CART shuttle. Holland encourages students to take the Lloyd Noble shuttle if they are late to class because they can’t find parking. “We’re to a point now where everyone knows, even the professors know, that if a student is complaining about not being able to get to class on time because they can’t find parking, then they should be parking at Lloyd Noble and taking the shuttle,” Holland said. As far as the future of parking at OU, Holland said an app is being developed that will tell students how many parking spots are available in each lot, and there is a possibility for another parking garage to be added by Sarkeys. Prince said parking stresses her out more than her actual classes, and she hopes the parking situation will improve with the addition of the new parking garages. “When I’m driving to class, I’m more worried about finding a parking spot than I am about my class,” Prince said. “It would be nice to not have to worry about that for once,” she said. Lauren Massing lmassing@ou.edu
CART RIDERS INCREASE
comparing CART riders parking at the Lloyd Noble Center from 2015 to 2016 riders by year and month
FY 2015 FY 2016 August 30,296
August 35,044
September 60,406
September 96,823
October 66,712
October 90,126
November 47,773
November 75,231
December 18,153
December 47,616
January 42,305
January 36,430
TOTAL 265,645
TOTAL 381,270
115,625: total difference in CART riders who parked at the Lloyd Noble Center from fiscal year 2015 to fiscal year 2016 Note: Positive difference indicates higher ridership in FY 2016. Higher December counts are somewhat driven from four extra days of regular service in FY 2016. Lower January ridership was in part due to five fewer days of regular service in FY 2016. Source:OU Parking and Transportation
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• February 22-24, 2016
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Student Government Association President Daniel Pae works at his desk Jan. 27. Because of university budget cuts, SGA’s plan to institute a bike sharing program on campus has been put on hold.
Bike program on hold due to lack of funding SGA president still hopes to get plan off ground soon TANNER OSBORNE @tannerosbear
The plan to bring a bike share program to OU is on hold after the university’s budget cuts took away the funding for the project. OU’s education budget was cut by $20 million, eliminating some funding for OU Parking and Transportation, effectively ending the program before it began. SGA President Daniel Pae and Vice President Michael Lutter set out six primary goals and initiatives earlier this year, one of which was the bike sharing program, which would allow students to rent a bike for a certain allotted period of time. Originally, Pae said the program would include about 75 bikes and maybe 10 or so new racks or stations for students to pick up or drop off the bikes. Pae and Lutter had met with parking services earlier in the year, and until the budget crisis broke, the initiative was on track, Pae said. However, due to massive cuts, the program has now been sizably reduced or put on hold all together. “Michael and I met with Doug Myers from parking services, and with the current budgetary situation facing Oklahoma, one of the programs that will have to be cut is the bike sharing
program,” Pae said. Pae said he is disappointed that the program was cut, but he is not giving up on it. “We’re going to try to advocate for a scaled-down version of the program,” Pae said. Pae said rather than 10 new racks, he would be happy to get two or three new racks instead and start the program off smaller. “I am hopeful that by the end of our term, we can have at least the seeds sowed for this program,” Pae said. Pae said if the smaller version took off and became popular, then it would make advocating for a bigger scale version of the program later on, a much easier task, with the program possibly expanding beyond OU. “If we can get this started on OU’s campus, then there is potential for forming partnerships with (the) Norman community and having bike racks across the city,” Pae said. Lutter said the legal counsel initiative and dead week reform were not affected by the cuts. “We have a pool of money which is allocated each year, and that fund has not been affected by budget cuts,” Lutter said. “It might mean allocating less money to another project at some time, but the fund hasn’t decreased.” SGA Undergraduate Student Congress Chair Emily Sample said congress’ budgeting works a lot like that as well, with a preset amount of funding to be allocated for various
projects, initiatives, bills and organizations. “ S G A’s l e g i s l a t i v e branch actually funds registered student organizations,” Sample said. “During the spring semester, all organizations apply for primary funding, including all branches of SGA, and then the Ways and Means Committee reviews these applications and grants money to different organizations.” Sample said the funding for this year’s budget was established last year and has not changed due to budget cuts, and she did not know yet if next year’s will suffer. Sample said this year’s congressional budget was approximately $6,500. In addition to funding student organizations, $2,000 of the money has been earmarked for the student initiative fund, a fund meant to assist the student body that is not to be touched, Sample said. “The rest goes to running our own organization, which is mostly printing, a few internal business things we require like orientation and occasionally feeding ourselves at our very long three hour meetings,” Sample said.
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Students plan to open on-campus food pantry Organization works to fill need it sees in Norman @shakeitha_97
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Members of SAFE Meat speak during their first meeting Feb. 8.
Students were generally enthusiastic about the prospect of the on-campus pantry and agreed that it would be a useful addition to the campus. “I think it would be really beneficial for the community and a great way for students to get involved in the community to gain perspective wider than their own,” journalism freshman Megan Ross said. “It’s a great way for students to give back to a community that gives them so much.” Courtney Paquette, an industrial engineering freshman, expressed interest in the pantry and volunteering but was concerned about one aspect of the idea. “I feel like a lot of kids would volunteer for volunteer hours and such, but I feel like a lot of students wouldn’t give food because we don’t have money for donations,” she said. “It’s a good idea; I just don’t know
how much food they’re going to get from students.” SAFE is an OU-specific organization founded in 2012 that seeks to impact both OU and Norman through nutrition-centered agendas, SAFE Treasurer Katherine “Q” Adams said. The group focuses on accountability in food sourcing and working with the community on health-related issues. “We’re concerned with issues of community hunger and sustainability in the food system, educating people about where their food comes from and eating healthy on a budget,” Adams said. “We’re seeking responsibility in the food chain whether for individual people or larger bodies like OU.” An equally important food justice priority for SAFE is the application of the Real Food Challenge to OU’s campus. The Real Food Challenge is a nationwide youth-focused food justice
program seeking to address food-sourcing issues on U.S. university campuses. According to its website, the Real Food Challenge pushes for universities to commit to 20 percent of their food supply being locally, sustainably and justly sourced. SAFE wants OU to be the next university to commit to the challenge. Last spring, SAFE members petitioned across campus and assembled to gather signatures of student support for the challenge. They were able to collect over 700 signatures, Adams said. After receiving the signatures, members took the petition to OU President David Boren. “He signed it immediately,” Gragg said. “It should be fully implemented by next year. We’re in the process of shifting it all over right now.” Emma Keith
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Boren promotes penny sales tax TANNER OSBORNE
An OU student organization is working to put a student-run food pantry on campus by Fall 2016. Students Against a Factory-farming Economy, a student-run food justice organization, is putting its mission into practice by opening a five-day-a-week food pantry run by volunteers from OU and the Norman community. OU freshman Karlie Gragg joined SAFE last semester and is now working as the organization’s food pantry coordinator to fill the need she sees in the community. Gragg is leading the push for the pantry and is in the process of securing the necessary arrangements before next semester, when SAFE hopes to open the facility. “We’re in the process of finding sponsors and finding a room,” she said. “We’re trying to make an appointment with the head of Housing and Food; they have a room for us.” Gragg said the food pantry will be open to the local community and will accept help from anyone willing to volunteer. “We’re trying to get as many volunteers as possible,” she said. “OU students and anybody in the community can help out.” The food pantry would collect and distribute food and other necessities to those in the community struggling to afford them. Items in the pantry would be donated by anyone who wants to contribute, and it would be managed by volunteers.
Drug paraphernalia Where: Cross Center Drive When: Feb. 15 at 1:25 a.m. | Details: Charged after odor investigation
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OU President David Boren began his 18-city town hall tour to promote his penny sales tax initiative Friday at the Norman Embassy Suites conference hall. Oklahoma teacher of the year Shawn Sheehan kicked off the town hall by introducing Boren. Boren said he could not think of anyone more qualified to be the state’s teacher of the year than Sheehan. Boren began his speech by saying that he was here to help Oklahoma say, with a unified voice, that is was time to make a difference in the lives of “our children.” Boren said Oklahoma is 49th in the country in education funding and on its way to dead last and added that the problem with education goes all the way down to early childhood development.
“I think the fight for Oklahoma’s future, for the future of Oklahoma’s children, starts here.” OU PRESIDENT DAVID BOREN
Boren said his plan is the only “comprehensive” plan he knows that will address issues for the state’s education funding crisis. His plan is to raise the state’s sales tax by one penny on the dollar to raise $615 million for Oklahoma education in one year. The money could even possibly prevent the cost of OU tuition and fees from increasing. Boren mentioned the recently proposed cigarette tax by Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and referred to it as a “Band-Aid” solution, one that provides only short term help and would not solve the larger issue. B o re n s a i d t hat h i s penny sales tax would place funds into what he called a “constitutional trust fund,” which could not be touched or withdraw n from for other projects.
B o r e n acknowledged it might seem like a bad time to tr y and pass a new tax, but added that his polling DAVID showed that BOREN Oklahomans are surprisingly willing to pay “out-ofpocket” to fix the education problems plaguing the state. Boren said polling also showed a strong reception to a sales tax, especially versus an income or property tax hike. “There is no free lunch,” he said. Boren said he welcomes anyone who thinks they have a better plan to come forward with it, but that his initiative is the only plan that can “literally and dramatically” change Oklahoma’s education system. Boren said it is also time for Oklahoma to diversify its economy and become less dependent on natural gas and oil. He added that he would love to change Oklahoma’s tax codes in areas like the collection of online sales taxes. Boren said he believes Oklahoma’s children are “worth a penny” and encouraged everyone in attendance to go out and get signatures for the petition to put his initiative on the November ballot. Boren said he is aiming for more than 150,000 signatures in order to stay ahead of the 123,000 minimum necessary to get on the ballot. “I think the fight for Oklahoma’s future, for the future of Oklahoma’s children, starts here,” Boren said. After his speech Boren said that he felt the town hall went well, and that he was excited and ready to be on the road for the rest of his 18-city tour to promote the initiative. If it gets on the ballot, Boren said it will not just be an 18-city tour, but a statewide campaign, to get it passed. “I certainly feel like Oklahoma’s been so good to me. It’s let me be governor, senator, president of OU— it’s given me my life. What could I ever do to help Oklahoma back? This is my way of saying I want to help Oklahoma,” Boren said. Tanner Osborne
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• February 22-24, 2016
Step show stomps back Stompdown has enough entries for the show to go on
Stompdown: Reloaded website. The history of call-andresponse songs is that the songs were used to pass messages and stories through the emotion of dance. These traditions crossed the oceans from the slaves of the South African mines who used their gumboots to stomp and step, to the modern day step show spectacles on college campuses held in the U.S, according to the website. The Stompdown step show has been a staple at OU over the years in promoting these traditions, ShaRee Wrice, Stompdown: Reloaded chair, said.
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Stompdown will return to its roots this semester with a traditional stepping performance, attracting performance groups from OU and schools as far away as Austin, Texas. Stompdown: Reloaded, the 34th annual step show, will be at OU in April. Last year, too few groups registered for Stompdown so instead rapper Dom Kennedy performed. This year, nine groups registered to compete so the show will go on. Sponsored by the Black Student Association and the National Pan-Hellenic Council, Stompdown has more than 30 years of history providing a platform for African-American greek organizations at OU. This annual celebration of dancing and entertainment is designed to showcase not only the stepping skills of AfricanAmerican fraternities and sororities, but also give students the chance to witness a deep-rooted part of African culture as well. Although these historically African-American greek organizations are credited with popularizing “stepping,� it actually derives its roots from African call-and-response songs, according to the
“We really want the audience to be entertained but understand that this is something we take pride in within our African diaspora.� MATTHEW EALY, PERFORMANCE COORDINATOR
“It’s one of the largest student held events at (OU,) and it’s a cultural step show comprised of schools competing from the Midwest and southern regions of the United States,� Wrice said. “It has been a celebration of heritage and culture in the African-American community at (OU).� The African-American greek organizations at OU that carry on these traditions
are well aware of their history, and work to uphold those traditions once they take the stage in Stompdown, Chelsea Davis, member of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority, said. “We know the vitality of participation; we know how important it is for our community to see these different greek organizations participate in this show,� Davis said. “We just know it’s something we need to do to showcase our organizations and bring the black community together.� Davis’s sorority is the only greek organization from OU that is participating in this year’s Stompdown. A sense of togetherness and hard work is shared amongst all the participating African-American fraternities and sororities (also known as the Divine Nine) that have traditionally performed in Stompdown, Matthew Ealy, performance coordinator for the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, said. “I’m sure that every fraternity and sorority that’s performing in Stompdown this year takes pride in the hard work, the effort, the sweat and the dedication and commitment that it takes to put on a step performance. It takes an enormous amount of energy and an enormous amount of hours for practice,� Ealy said. “We really want the audience to be entertained but understand that this is something we take pride in within our African
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Dancers rehearse for Stompdown: Reloaded in Dale Hall Feb. 14. This is the show’s 34th year, sponsored by the Black Student Association and the National Pan-Hellenic Council.
diaspora.� Ealy’s chapter is located at the University of Texas. Even though there is competition between the various schools and greek organizations stepping, Ealy said the history between the organizations goes beyond the realm of competition, garnering respect among everyone involved. “It is a competition, but there is definitely a camaraderie to it. While we are different fraternities and sororities, we still respect each other,� Ealy said. “This is a way for us to come together and celebrate what we’re all doing. It’ll definitely be a little friendly competition, but it’s all fun and games at the end of the day.�
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The Vagina Monologues (Feb. 22 and 23)
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Shows on Monday and Tuesday of monologues that embrace women’s sexuality. Admission is free but donations of money, new underwear or sports bras are welcome.
When: 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Where: The Oklahoma Memorial Union
When: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Where: Meacham Auditorium in the Oklahoma Memorial Union National Intramural Recreational Sports Association Rec Day
Engineering Week: Blood Drive Students can give back by donating blood to the Oklahoma Blood Institute. There will also be opportunities to win raffle prizes. Food and beverages are provided. When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: ExxonMobil Lawrence G. Rawl Engineering Practice Facility room 200.
Go to the Huston Huffman Fitness Center and tell them why you participate in recreation for free Fitness+Recreation gear.
Free screening provided by the National Center for Jewish Film.
Coding for Video Gamers
When: 7 p.m. Where: Pitman Recital Hall, Catlett Music Center
A workshop to introduce those interested to the basics of video game coding and programming.
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Tuesday
AFAM Black Film Festival: “Finding the Gold Within�
By Eugenia Last
Free screening of “Finding the Gold Within,� a feature-length documentary that follows six AfricanAmerican men from Akron, Ohio on their journeys through college.
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that attitude you will be able to take on whatever challenge you face. Jealousy will be behind any opposition you encounter. Love is highlighted. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Before making a move, you should dig deep and find out firsthand whatĘźs going on. Use your cunning to manipulate whatever situation you face to improve your position. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Ask and you shall receive. Assist those deserving of help, not those looking for a handout. Make a point to update your appearance or pick up knowledge that will help you advance. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -Consider an unusual option that appears out of nowhere. An open mind will lead to a choice that could change your life forever. An offer will be worth investigating. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- A trip or get-together with friends or relatives will help you make a decision regarding your current residence. DonĘźt rely on secondhand information. Romance is in the stars. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- An unusual situation regarding a legal, contractual or health matter will arise, allowing you to make a decision that will help to stabilize your position. Be ready to act fast. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -Avoid arguments due to emotional misunderstandings. You will have to compromise if you want to maintain a healthy atmosphere with the people you encounter today.
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SPORTS WEEKDAY SCHEDULE Men’s basketball 8 p.m. Wednesday vs. Oklahoma State Women’s basketball 8 p.m. Monday vs. Baylor Baseball 4 p.m. Tuesday vs. Abilene Christian Men’s golf Puerto Rico Shootout, SundayTuesday @ Rio Mar, Puerto Rico Men’s tennis 5 p.m. Saturday @Tulsa Source: soonersports.com
BIG 12 BASKETBALL STANDINGS MEN’S 1. Kansas (11-3) 2. Oklahoma (9-5) 3. Baylor (9-5) 4. West Virginia (9-5) 5. Iowa State (8-6) 6. Texas (8-6) 7. Texas Tech (7-7) 8. Kansas State (4-10) 9. Oklahoma State (3-11) 10. TCU (2-12)
WOMEN’S 1. Baylor (14-1) 2. Texas (13-2) 3. Oklahoma State (9-6) 4. West Virginia (9-6) 5. Oklahoma (9-6) 6. TCU (7-8) 7. Kansas State (6-8)
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Sooners snap losing streak Lattin leads as OU cruises to win at West Virginia SPENSER DAVIS @Davis_Spenser
No. 3 Oklahoma defeated No. 10 West Virginia 76-62 in Morgantow n Saturday afternoon, avoiding a third consecutive loss. OU started off strong, getting five blocks in the first six minutes from forward Khadeem Lattin. That effort often translated into transition buckets and helped spring OU to a 12-5 lead early on. But the Sooners struggled to shoot the ball in the first half, making just one of their first 11 three-point attempts. Still, the Sooners forced turnovers — and avoided committing them — and took a two-point lead to the break. In the second half, the Sooners and Mountaineers took turns carrying the momentum. OU held a nine-point lead before a technical foul by Ryan Spangler spurred a 9-0 run for West Virginia. But the S ooners responded again, going up by nine points thanks to made free throws and three-pointers by Dinjiyl Walker and Buddy Hield. Wi t h u n d e r 9 0 s e conds remaining, Lattin had a s equence of an o f f e n s i v e re b o u n d , a layup, a block and a defensive rebound to ice the game for Oklahoma. Hield’s old-fashioned three-point play w ith 45 seconds remaining
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Sophomore forward Khadeem Lattin hangs from the basket after a big dunk early in the second period of Tuesday night’s game against TCU at the Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners won their away game at West Virginia 76-62. They will take on Oklahoma State at home Feb. 24.
put the icing on the cake. The Sooners move to 2-19 against top-10 teams on the road. Key Sooner: Khadeem Lattin Lattin had a hand in nearly all of Oklahoma’s early offense. While the Sooners struggled to score from
outside, Lattin’s defense helped Oklahoma score in transition. He finished the game with nine points, 13 rebounds, six blocks and three steals. Key Stat: 16 Oklahoma earned 18 offensive rebounds against the Mountaineers,
translating to 16 second-chance points. Against West Virginia’s press defense, extra activity on the boards helped the Sooners best the Mountaineers. Lattin led the way with six offensive boards while Isaiah Cousins (3) and Ryan Spangler (2) also chipped
Hield registers 2,000th point, joins elite club of Sooners
Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield became the sixth Sooner to score 2,000 points in program history on Saturday afternoon. Hield reached the plateau in the first half on a layup against West Virginia. Hield joins Wayman Tisdale, Jeff Webster, Tim McCalister, Darryl Kennedy and Stacey King in OU’s 2,000-point club. Tisdale is Oklahoma’s all-time leading scorer with 2,661 points. Hield entered Saturday’s game against West Virginia just three points shy of the benchmark. The senior finished with 29 points in the road win. Hield is the front-runner to win the Wooden Award, given annually to the nation’s top player. After Saturday’s game, he’s averaging 25.4 points per game.
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Counting down top Bedlam bouts TRENT CRABTREE • @TRENTCRABTREE
Bedlam basketball has provided some of the most dramatic games in Big 12 history, but Wednesday’s edition looks to be a different story. On paper, the match-up between top-five Oklahoma (21-5, 9-5 Big 12) and Oklahoma State (12-15, 3-11 Big 12) tells the tale of two programs going in completely opposite directions. The Sooners are coming off a big road victory in West Virginia and are on track to get a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament — the Cowboys are just trying to avoid finishing last in the conference. As if the game couldn’t seem any more lopsided, OSU will be without its best player and freshman guard, Jawun Evans, who is out for the season with a shoulder injury suffered on Feb. 3 against Texas Tech. Then again, this is Bedlam, so maybe the records aren’t as meaningful as they seem. Here are the top five Bedlam games of the last 15 years:
1) March 12, 2009 — OSU 71, No. 6 OU 70 One of the wildest Bedlam games of all time was played in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament in Oklahoma City. A capacity crowd set the tone early — a half crimson, half orange split. It was an epic back-and-forth battle before OSU took the lead on James Anderson’s free throws with 2.3 seconds left. Taylor Griffin then threw the ball 70 feet down the court into Blake Griffin’s hands, who shot a short jumper that missed but was rebounded by OU’s Tony Crocker. The problem was that the game clock never started. After blowing the play dead, the officials reviewed it and determined that time would have expired before Crocker’s rebound.
2) Jan. 13, 2003 — No. 24 OSU 48, No. 5 OU 46 It was another controversial finish, this time in Stillwater. In a game dominated by defense, OSU’s Victor Williams banked in a jump shot with 3.6 seconds remaining, but the replay showed he didn’t get it off before the shot clock expired. OU coach Kelvin Sampson—in classic Sampson fashion—ran out on the court to argue, but was waved off by the officials. Ebi Ere then missed the final shot at the buzzer.
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Blake Griffin jumps to lay the ball into the basket during the Sooners’ second round NCAA Tournament game against Michigan in Kansas City on March 21, 2009. Griffin played a key role in the 2009 Bedlam thriller.
3) Feb. 27, 2006 — No. 19 OU 67, OSU 66 If there was ever a game in the series where “Sooner Magic” made the difference, this was it. OU forward Kevin Bookout put the Sooners ahead 65-64 with a dunk with 8.8 seconds to play. He was fouled but missed the free throw. OSU’s Jamaal Brown then put the Cowboys ahead by one with two free throws on the other end. Just when all seemed lost for OU, Terrell Everett collided with OSU guard Byron Eaton while dribbling up the sideline, drawing a foul with 0.6 seconds left in the game. Everett made his free throws to give the Sooners the victory.
4) Jan. 27, 2014 — No. 23 OU 88, No. 8 OSU 76 While the game itself wasn’t all that compelling, it provided breakout performances for two of OU’s current stars: Ryan Spangler, then a sophomore playing his first season in Norman after transferring from Gonzaga, scored 15 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, while freshman Jordan Woodard scored 17 of his 18 points in the second half to help the Sooners pull off the upset.
5) Feb. 14, 2001 — OSU 72, No. 13 OU 44 CHRISTOPHER MICHIE/THE DAILY
Senior forward Ryan Spangler shoots a basket on Nov. 24 at Lloyd Noble Center. Spangler had his career breakout in a 2014 Bedlam matchup.
Less than a month after the tragic plane crash that killed two players and eight members of the OSU staff, the Cowboys turned in a performance for the ages. OSU used a vintage Eddie Sutton defensive game to hand OU its most lopsided loss in the series since 1964, holding the Sooners to 34 percent shooting in the process. Basketball was likely one of the last things on the minds of OSU’s players, but on this day, the will to win was all they needed.
Loss of veteran leaders puts Sooners in new spot OU softball finding its footing with new look roster SCOTT HINEY @scotthiney
After winning the first game of the NCAA Super Regionals on the road against Alabama last spring, the Sooners were in the driver’s seat en route to yet another Women’s College World Series berth. A pair of two-run losses later, and the Sooners were back in Norman, left thinking about what could’ve been in a year where Lauren Chamberlain was lighting up college softball. Now, 2016 presents a new challenge as coach Patty Gasso enters her 22nd year at the helm. As Oklahoma welcomes eight freshmen to the squad, including four new starters in the infield, gone are the days of the heavy-hitting, slug-it-out style of play that Chamberlain and Shelby Pendley used to carry the team in 2015. Now, a new crop will aim to bring home another national championship. With so many
new faces, those players are getting at-bats immediately as the Sooners kicked off their season last week in Las Vegas where they won their final three games after dropping both games of a double-header against No. 11 Washington and No. 20 Minnesota to finish the weekend 3-2. While Oklahoma begins play with a string of weekend tournaments, it’s all about the newcomers getting experience, senior Erin Miller said. “They definitely have been thrown in the fire thus far,” she said. “We have a lot of freshman starters, which is awesome in itself to have some studs come in fresh out of high school and be impact players.” And while Gasso still has veteran leadership in her upperclassmen like Miller, even those players are getting their first chance to be solely in the spotlight. “As far as the seniors go, we have a good amount of seniors who had a lot of playing time last year, Kady (Self) and I included,” Miller said. “And as leaders, we’re still learning ourselves. We took over the reigns from some of the best in the game in Lauren and Shelby, and I think we’ve
learned a lot from them, and I think we’re doing a great job so far. We’re just getting some experience under our belts right now, and I think the younger ones are going to settle in just fine once we get some games in.” Gasso said this early in the season, the goal is to simply let those young players gain experience that will be needed when May’s NCAA tournament commences. “I’ve got a lot of new faces in new positions, so the goal is, early in the season, just to try to get experience — just game experience and just learning through that,” Gasso said. “That’s what we need more than anything.” While the roster is currently full of youth, that’s not something the team sees as a weakness. Rather, it’s a chance to redefine what Oklahoma softball is about — a new identity now that the program-defining players are gone. “I think they need to find their own new path,” Gasso said. “We don’t have any big names. There’s names that you’ll recognize, but I think we kind of like it like that. I think it feels more like a team working together. And it’s
nothing against our big time players; they could carry us.” In a time where it might be scary not knowing where consistent production will come from, Gasso isn’t blinking an eye. “There’s no one on this team that can carry us right now, and we don’t need to be carried because we have enough strength throughout the lineup to handle our business. So, that’s what I really enjoy, is that they’re really connecting as a team. You can feel the force and the power within the numbers that they’re really working well together.” And while the faces may
change and the wins might come from different means, some things stay the same according to Miller. “It is kind of a new us but at the same time, we’re still the same Oklahoma Sooners team that’s expected to win,” she said. “We have a legacy of being a winning program, so we’re the same team, but we’re different. We’re going to execute in different ways.” The Sooners open their home schedule Saturday, March 5, with a doubleheader against Dartmouth starting at 1 p.m. CT. Scott Hiney
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Exhibit focuses on life’s value Show aims to bring light and positivity to a dark subject MIA PONS
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OU College of Art and Art History’s student art show will display compelling responses that emphasize the unique preciousness of humanity. Beloved, the next student show in the Lightwell Gallery at the Fred Jones Jr. Art Center, promotes the value of human life. All proceeds of the show will benefit the anti-human trafficking efforts of the Beautiful Dream Society. Beautiful Dream Society is an organization that works locally and globally in Lesotho, South Africa, to end human trafficking and fight exploitation of vulnerable people. According to its website, it provides medical care, counseling and support and job placement for local victims and they also work towards creating awareness and preventive action in the area. “This exhibition is a show centered on art that rebels against the darkness of human trafficking in the modern world by displaying art that illustrates the value of human life,” according to the show’s flyer. The show, composed of around 30 pieces, will feature a variety of student work, said Gina Butler, one of the show’s organizers.
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A photo of the painting “Heartthrob” by Elise Gordon, one of the pieces that will be shown in the Beloved exhibit in the Lightwell Gallery. The exhibit will run March 2 through March 18.
Butler said over a year ago the art school called for a submission of ideas for the space and she, by chance, submitted an application with her proposal. Butler became globally aware and interested
in the issue after taking women’s and gender studies professor Jill Irvine’s presidential dream course, “Human Trafficking: Men, Women, and Children Held Captive.” Butler’s decision to tackle
such heavy subject matter was not made lightly. She wants people to take action towards ending human trafficking. “I want to see art do good things, I want to see art do relevant things, and
I want to see art do outwa rd - rea ch i ng t h i ng s,” Butler said. “Making art about world issues is a great way to do that.” Butler said with the help of a few other hardworking fine arts students, the
B e l ove d a r t i st s, Myca h Higley, Jacqueline Robertson and Eric Maille ,were able to curate and organize the show with faculty input. “For Beloved, we wanted to take the focus off what traffickers are doing,” Butler said. Butler believes that within the media this issue can become sensationalized, but never acted upon. “Everyone involved in the show understands the gravity of the issue we’re trying to fight against with it,” Mallie said. “It’s important to all of us, so when we can contribute something to that, it’s a really nice feeling — knowing that you’re actually doing something for a cause rather than just talking about it.” The collections of art show what students want to do to help the issue of human trafficking, Butler said. “Trafficking undervalues human life and human freedom,” Butler said. “So, instead of saying people are something that can be bought and sold, we are going to say people are beloved”. The exhibit is open March 2-March 18 in the Lightwell Gallery. There will be an opening reception on March 4.
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Project explores individuals’ creativity Student’s video interview series documents artists CHLOE MOORES @chloemoores13
Casey Callahan, senior visual communication major, used her independent study course to document creative individuals on what makes them tick and how they stay inspired. Callahan didn’t realize she would be so deeply affected. Last fall Callahan took an independent study course with visual communication professor Tom Davie. Callahan said she was initially nervous because she knew Davie would challenge her greatly, and she still hadn’t found her voice in the design world. “At first I wanted to do a series of personality tests. The test would tell you what type of creative you are,” Callahan said. “Then I didn’t want to do that
because creatives don’t do well being told they fit in a box.” After a month of feeling lost, Callahan found New York designer Jessica Walsh who used video to capture creatives and promote good in the world. Callahan loved video after using it in her internship in Seattle last summer and decided to challenge herself. From there, “20 Days 20 Creatives” was born. “I just started to interview people. They range from Oklahoma City to Colorado to Texas,” she said. “I followed them on Instagram. They were referenced to me or went to my high school.” The 20 creative individuals Callahan filmed ranged from writers to clothing designers, dancers to photographers and more. Callahan then designed her ow n website for the videos. The typography and most of the interface on the website were produced from scratch, she said. “The only thing that was given to me was if they did
photography,” she said. “The website took the whole semester, and editing my videos took three weeks. It was very rushed.” Davie said Callahan’s project was fairly ambitious for a student and a good example of how an independent study can work. “Typically we can’t accommodate something so expansive in a traditional class because time periods are shorter, and managing that takes a lot of time,” he said. “I think it was a great project for her. She knows w h a t s h e ’s c a p a b l e o f doing, and it increased her skill set.” Davie pushes his students to think independently so they can generate projects like Callahan’s if the professional world fails to offer the creative stimulation they need, he said. “What I’m most happy with is she was able to build it from the ground up,” he said. “She was able to dictate the limitations. She was able to streamline and
execute pretty well, which is going to serve her long term.” One of Callahan’s favorite interviews was with Emily Oliver, a childhood friend who graduated from OU with a modern dance degree last May, she said. “She’s currently working at a dance studio in OKC, and just seeing her side of ‘I know I could do better, and I know I have more potential,’ was good to hear,” Callahan said. “Filming her dancing ... her passion was so there, and it was really cool to watch.” Oliver wasn’t sure what Callahan’s project would look like when Callahan first asked her to be in the series but was really impressed with the final project, Oliver said. “I never really thought about my process or how I create,” Oliver said.” It was really interesting to start thinking in-depth about how we create as artists. It was also a really interesting eye opener to see how artists create.”
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Visual communication senior Casey Callahan measures and cuts paper for her packaging assignment Feb. 15. Callahan made a documentary called “20 Days 20 Creatives” to show off people’s creativity.
Callahan said her project held inspiration for everyone, not just creative types. “People who are a biology major or anyone feeling lost in their way can see that there are other people who are struggling,” she said. “You don’t get the answer right away. You have to work really hard to get where you want to go.” Working on “20 Days 20 Creatives” helped Callahan learn more about her process, and it was encouraging to know that everyone
goes through hard creative times, she said. “One girl I didn’t even know messaged me and said, ‘I saw your link, and I want to let you know I was having a hard time, and it really helped me,’” Callahan said. “It went from just people I know being nice to people being affected, and that was huge.” Chloe Moores
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Changing Islamophobic minds Letter: Huff entry turns into fiasco
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Salman Hamid
American are attained from a form of media. While being a Muslim at the University of Oklahoma I am Muslim, and I am is definitely a different proud to say it. experience, it isn’t a disI was born in a majority Muslim country and raised advantaged one. Most students don’t know too much by strict religious parents. about Islam, and it almost However, cultures clash puts Muslim-Americans when arriving to secular on a pedestal. Whatever countries like America, and a new one forms from we do, our actions, legacy the remnants. Many people and how we present ourselves directly affects the ask how it is and how the image of Islam to anyone changes might affect me. on campus. I have lived here for most From my personal exof my life and have assimiperience, I consider this lated for the most part, but religion largely affects daily a very accepting campus of all cultures and backlife, and it isn’t something grounds. I have had runthat can be unnoticed. ins with people having Muslims comprise a premeditated assumptions very small percentage of about Muslims, but I am althe American populaways eager to inform them tion, so most brushes of Islam affecting the average about my religion. salmanhamid1996@gmail. com
Islamophobia is present in our country, and in my opinion it’s due to a lack of information and understanding instead of an inborn hatred. I haven’t experienced harsh Islamophobia directly, but I have seen it happen to others. Every time I observe it, people usually have their facts wrong, and Muslims everywhere should hold themselves responsible for that. I have attended a private Islamic school, a public school, a private Episcopalian school and currently a major university, so I’ve experienced all sorts of students viewing me at all different perspectives. However, I will always spread knowledge
about Islam to anyone that is willing to listen, and OU hasn’t changed that. Universities are hubs of information for new points of view — they’re designed to take you out of your comfort zone and make you a knowledgeable, productive member of society. So this is the perfect place for someone to learn about Islam, Christianity, Judaism and all other religions. So how has my experience been at OU? If we don’t include parking, I have had a wonderful college experience so far. I have learned a lot about other cultures, while informing others about my own. Although expectations are put on me as I am a representative of Islam wherever I go, it’s something I hold my head high knowing. I am different in skin color, ideals, backgrounds and much more, but I will always call Oklahoma my home. That’s something I hope will never change.
Note: Salman Hamid is a biochemistry pre-med junior at OU. His story is the first in The Daily’s series of guest columns and videos from Muslim students breaking down stereotypes surrounding Islam.
Letter to the editor: In the secret book of OU rules and guidelines, specifically in 1 Boren 10:25, it is stated, “It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for an OU student to enter into the Huston Huffman Fitness Center.” The staff at the Huff adheres to this policy quite strictly. On the evening of Feb. 11, all I wanted to do was have a fun time playing my intramural mixed doubles racquetball game and then go home and study. The Huff staff did everything in its power to make sure this couldn’t happen. I walked into the Huff carrying my old student ID and a competitive spirit for my racquetball match. When I tried to swipe the ID, it was declined, as I had recently purchased a new ID. Unfortunately, the staff refused me entry into the facility. I was given the option of paying an $8.50 guest fee or be forced to leave the building. All I needed was admittance into the facility for a 20-minute racquetball game in an intramural system, which wouldn’t have allowed me to enter a tournament without first proving that I was a student. Nevertheless, I was refused entry in the rudest manner possible, left to go get my current ID, with the audible scoffing of the student-worker staff at my heels. When I came back into the Huff after acquiring my current ID, I swiped
through the turnstile without a problem. I ventured downstairs to begin playing my game, when two employees, the same two who had the problem with me entering previously, removed me from the middle of the game and asked how I entered the facility. Obviously angered when I told them I simply swiped in, they impolitely asked to see the ID I used to enter with, as if I had just improperly entered Fort Knox, rabid to rid the impurity from the high and mighty fitness facility. I continued playing my game for at least 10 minutes, when they came back and announced to my confused opponents and I, that my ID was invalid. Confused, I went upstairs to the front desk and asked the employees to scan my ID. Luke Burchard, management information systems sophomore Note: Burchard has since met with the director of the Huston Huffman Center, who explained that improvements are being made to the entrance system.
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