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THE RACE IS ON About this issue: With the campaign trail heating up, The Daily presents its special election edition, focusing on candidates’ stances on education and their visits to Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

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Cost of college becomes bipartisan LOOKING BACK

Candidates from both parties assess education

2012 state primary Republican winner: Rick Santorum — 33.8 percent of vote, 96,849 total votes Democratic winner: Barack Obama — 57.07 percent of vote, 64,259 total votes 2012 general election Winner: Mitt Romney — 66.77 percent of vote, 891,325 total votes Population demographics (from 2014) White: 75.1 percent Black or African American: 7.7 percent American Indian and Alaska Native: 9 percent Asian: 2.1 percent Hispanic or Latino: 9.8 percent

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For all of their differences, presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle may be able to agree on one thing: reforming student loans. Both Democratic candidates have released comprehensive plans for higher educations, while Marco Rubio appears to be the only Republican candidate to have done so. Regardless, there seems to be agreement on both sides that college is too expensive and student loans too burdensome. Take a look at the candidates’ plans below.

Hillary Clinton

The former secretary of state’s plan is designed to make sure no student will have to take out loans to attend school. The goal of “The New College Compact” is for students to not have to take out loans to attend

private colleges and universities. Community college would also be free under this plan. The plan also allows student loan holders to refinance at lower interest rates.

Bernie Sanders

Sanders’ plan also calls for more funding for higher education at the state level and greater accountability measures for the schools. His plan would change higher education more than any other candidate. Under his plan, college would be free. Under his previously proposed College for All Act, Sanders would make public colleges and universities tuition-free. Additionally, Sanders proposes to change the formula for determining student loan rates, allowing borrowers to refinance their outstanding debts at lower rates and increasing federal funding for work study programs. In order to pay for 67 percent of this, Sanders would raise taxes on the finance industry. The other money for the plan is supposed to come from state funding.

Marco Rubio

The Florida Senator is focused on changing much of higher education. Rubio wants to create a new accreditation agency that will better be able to evaluate nontraditional higher education institutions. Rubio also wants to change student loan repayments to a system based on income. Payments made on student loans would be done as a proportion of income earned, theoretically keeping people with lower incomes from being swallowed up by their debts. Student debt is a personal subject for Rubio, who famously had six figures of student debt at one point.

Ted Cruz

The Texas senator has not released a plan for higher education reform. However, he has called for the abolishment of the federal Department of Education.

Donald Trump

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John Kasich

Kasich touts his record on higher education as governor of Ohio. Tuition at public colleges and universities in the state is currently frozen, and his administration is changing state funding from a per-student method to one that is more performance based.

Ben Carson

Dr. Carson has given no plan for higher education other than calling for a more streamlined and transparent lending process for those who need to take out loans. Carson’s website states, “the Department of Education needs to get out of the lending business.”

Like Cruz, the real estate mogul has not released a higher education plan. He has previously said of the Department of Education

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during a speech at the South Carolina Tea Party Convention: “You could cut that way, way down.” Trump is also being sued for fraud for his role in “Trump University,” a real estate leadership program that some have called a scam.

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Registered voters in Oklahoma (as of Jan. 15, 2016)

Cleveland County registered voters (as of Jan. 15, 2016)

Democratic: 832,059 (42.04 percent) Republican: 880,130 (44.48 percent) Independent: 266,605 (13.47 percent)

Democratic: 51,934 (36.18 percent)Republican: 69,480 (48.4 percent) Independent: 22,141 (15.42 percent)

TOTAL: 1,978,807

July 18 — 21 Republican National Convention

July 25 — 28 Democratic National Convention

TOTAL: 143,555

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Sanders displays broad appeal Though some at Tulsa rally still harbor doubts ANNA MAYER @AnnaMay136

TULSA, Okla. — Sixtyyear-old Wally Cox was one of many voters who showed up to Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ Feb. 24 rally at the Cox Business Center in Tulsa. While Sanders is wellknown for garnering young voters with his plan to make tuition at public universities free, Cox is proof that the idea can equally appeal to older generations. He has worked since he was 16 years old but was never able to pay for his children’s college education. “I’m 60 years old, OK I was born in 1956,” Cox said. “I grew up in the home of two working class people. I’ve worked all my life. Neither one of my children went to college on money that I could get them. They both joined the army so that they could go to college because that was their only option.” Cox was in the crowd of about 6,500 people at the Tulsa rally when Sanders repeated his promise that, if elected, he would push for free tuition. “We are listening to young people saying ‘Why is it that I come out of college in debt?’” Sanders said at the rally. “Can we afford free tuition?” Cox said. “I don’t think we can afford to not. I mean, the way it’s structured right now, my grandchildren are never gonna be able to go to college. None of them. None of them are ever gonna have the chance to go to college. I don’t think that’s

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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders speaks to voters in the Cox Business Center in Tulsa Feb. 24. Sanders spoke about issues like universal health care and providing free tuition to students across the nation.

right. I think all these young people are here because of the outrage over inequality.” Sanders has garnered a lot of support from millennial voters between the ages of 18 to 33, a feat that is often attributed to his call for free tuition in the United States. “What kind of stupidity is it that we punish people for wanting an education?” Sanders asked. “We need a political revolution. We need the best educated workforce in the world.” Sanders said free tuition is the way to start that revolution. His proposal is to create a speculation tax on the wealthy, which would raise money for student tuition.

Malynn Montgomery, one of the young supporters at Sanders’ rally, dropped out of college because she could not afford it but says that with free tuition, she would go back in a heartbeat. “I just did not want to have the debt that everyone else has,” she said. “I could not handle that. If tuition were to be really free, I would definitely go back.” Others are still skeptical of Sanders’ proposal. “I don’t think that he can do it,” said Jack Day, who attended the rally with his 17-year-old son. “I hope he can, but I don’t see it.” “It’s a nice promise, you k n o w ,” D ay s a i d a b o u t

Sanders’ free tuition proposal. “I’m kind of an older guy. I’ve heard a lot of promises. I know it’s hard to get that stuff done yourself. I think he has good intentions. “I have two young sons; one is 17, and the other is 21,” he said. “The 21-yearold couldn’t come, but the 17-year-old is here. I used to be involved in politics in the ‘80s. My son was enthusiastic about coming here, and I was excited for him to get involved. My 21-yearold goes to OU, and he likes (Sanders) a lot. This boy is 17. He’s just learning about politics. I think that young people feel his energy. They feel the hopefulness.”

Day has seen many elections and heard many broken promises from politicians, he said. He worries Sanders might be just another one to add to the list, but he holds out hope for the candidate. While the young remain hopeful and enthused about Sanders’ platform, Cox and Day added that Sanders has hooked them as well. After all, they are the ones paying for their children’s tuition. “I think it is possible,” Cox said in regard to free tuition. “Like he said, it’s not possible without changing the tax structure, but we’ve been pampering billionaires for a long time. I hope he could

do it. You always have our congress to work with first, but it’s not gonna happen if nobody tries. He really does have a strong appeal among young voters.” Sanders acknowledged Cox’s exact concern in his speech. “No president — no one, not Bernie Sanders — can bring about the changes this country needs alone,” he said. Anna Mayer

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Cruz rally stresses strict constitutionalism Texas senator sees Supreme Court as critical area DEREK PETERSON @DrPetey15

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has brought the issue of selecting Supreme Court justices

to the forefront of his campaign, but it may not be enough to woo millennial voters. Cruz, who was the solicitor general of Texas prior to running for Senate, said the presidential election will change two branches of government following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia. “Every justice I put on the court will be faithful to the Constitution and will defend the Bill of Rights,” Cruz said at his rally Sunday.

“We are one justice away from the Supreme Court concluding that your religious liberty can be taken away,” Cruz said. “We are one liberal justice away from the Supreme Court effectively erasing the Second Amendment from the Bill of Rights.” Tyler Stewart, a compu t e r s c i e n c e maj o r at the University of Central O k l a h o ma, s a i d C r u z ’s strict interpretation of the Constitution is what brought

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Texas Senator Ted Cruz speaks with the media before his campaign rally in Oklahoma City at the Chevy Bricktown Events Center Feb. 28.

him to the rally. “The Constitution is the Constitution. If you’re not upholding the Constitution, then you’re doing something wrong,” Stewart said. Cruz’s promise to defend the Constitution was cited by television and radio personality Glenn Beck at the beginning of the rally. He has been campaigning with Cruz since he endorsed the senator in January. “ We’ re h e re f o r t h e Constitution of the United States of America. That’s what will make America great again,” Beck said. Stanton Lackey, a 2013 OU graduate, said he was focused on the national debt. Lackey said he approved of the Constitution, but he mainly wanted to see it respected. “I think progressives have some ideals that are different than the Constitution, and that’s fine if they have those ideals,” he said. “They’re welcome to assemble a committee and change the Constitution. I don’t think that just writing laws that circumvent the Constitution is the way to go.” Zach Milloy, 19, from Stillwater, said he liked C r u z ’s d e f e n s e o f t h e Constitution, specifically the Second Amendment. “I believe that we weren’t given the Second Amendment so that we have

the freedom to hunt,” Milloy said. How e ve r, t h i s wa s n ’ t enough to make him an avid supporter. Milloy said he attended the event because his brother is a big Cruz fan.

“The Constitution is the Constitution. If you’re not upholding the Constitution, then you’re doing something wrong.” TYLER STEWART, UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA STUDENT

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Cruz ’s defense of the Constitution also was not enough to earn him the support of Alabama’s Jeff Sessions. Sessions, who had previously campaigned with Cruz, endorsed businessman Donald Trump on Sunday, with the news breaking dur ing Glenn Beck’s speech early in the rally. A poll from The Oklahoman released last week had Cruz running third in Oklahoma, trailing Trump and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. Er i c h E d e n , 1 8 , f ro m Harrah High School, said he agrees with Cruz on the Second Amendment, but

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that it’s not enough to make him a supporter. Instead, he’s supporting Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, saying Cruz’s opposition to the EPA and his wife’s connections to Wall Street are more worrisome than a weakening of the Second Amendment. “They’re always talking about how the Democrats are trying to take away all of their guns and destroy the Second Amendment, but I’ve never heard any Democrats say that they want to take away anyone’s guns,” Eden said.

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Trump provides spectacle Many young adults follow front-runner for entertainment DEREK PETERSON @DrPetey15

OKLAHOMA CITY — When it comes to first-time voters, Donald Trump is often viewed as more show than anything else. “I don’t really care about policy, I just want to see him,” said Namir Khaliq, a first-time voter from the Oklahoma City, area. The Republican presidential candidate was in Oklahoma City Friday night for a rally at the Cox Convention Center. Trump, like many other candidates so far, has been making the rounds in Oklahoma ahead of Super Tuesday. Khaliq said he was excited to see Trump, but if he had to cast a ballot today, he would vote for either Bernie Sanders or Ted Cruz. Trump’s true supporters

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OKLAHOMA CIT Y — Republican presidential candidate and Florida Senator Marco Rubio seems to be turning over a new leaf after his latest campaign rally at the Chevy Center in downtown Oklahoma City. Rubio is in Oklahoma hoping to garner support from the traditionally conservative state ahead of Super Tuesday and has been much more aggressive of late. Thursday night during the Republican National Debate on CNN, Rubio turned heads by ditching the “Nice Guy” routine and engaging in a war of words with the leading Republican candidate, Donald Trump. Some are in Rubio’s corner throughout his spar with the business mogul and are excited to see

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While some were actually interested in the specifics of what “The Donald” had to say, most of the younger people in attendance were truly just there for a show. Travis Ray, a university college freshman at OU, laughed and said he wanted to hear about Trump’s wall. B ra n d o n E l l i s, a s t u dent from Oklahoma State University, drove to Oklahoma City to show his support for Marco Rubio, but decided to stop by the convention center to “get some good laughs in.” Thayler admitted he was just interested to see if Trump really acted how he does on TV and said that Trump did not disappoint. In fact, Trump may not care that the younger demographic doesn’t take him seriously. He pointed out countless times during his nearly hourlong speech that he is “sweeping the polls” with all voters and spent more time talking about his disdain for televised debates than his education

policy, which is undoubtedly one of the biggest issues for young voters today. Education policy is what has made Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders so popular amongst first-time voters, and Trump spent little time on it during his speech. He said he would “get rid of Common Core,” talked about America’s standing in relation to other countries in terms of educational levels and then returned to attacking other Republican candidates. There were also young people in attendance who were openly anti-Trump. One man sitting behind the stage was escorted out of the convention center for standing in the aisle wearing a shirt with “KKK endorses Trump” written on it. Another group of young men attempted to open up a banner in the stands facing Trump, but were asked to leave before they could open it. “I’m a Bernie Sanders supporter, and I just came here out of morbid curiosity

if nothing else,” said Jordon Yates, a freshman at OCU. “For me, I came to see if I would disagree with him even less and that just wasn’t the case. He’s just very ignorant.” Even though young people in attendance were not impressed substantively with Trump, the turnout for the rally was enormous. Estimates of close to 7,000 people filled the Convention Center, most of them adults or families, and Trump stayed long after to sign autographs and take pictures with his supporters. Nataliegh Lewis, a 13-yearold from Bethany, Oklahoma, was crying tears of joy after the rally when she was finally able to get her poster signed by Trump. “He is like my father. I just love him so much,” Lewis said. Derek Peterson

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were loud and passionate but they mostly consisted of people well beyond their college years. So where does that leave him in the eyes of the millennial voter? “I just want to see Trump get hyped and stand up to Rubio,” said Drew Porter, a freshman business student at OU. “Maybe we can make fun of him a little bit.” Kole Talbott, a freshman at Northern Oklahoma College in Enid, Oklahoma, identified as a Marco Rubio supporter but acknowledged that Trump was an entertaining guy to hear speak. Talbott also echoed the sentiment of several other young people in the audience of the Cox Convention Center by saying he wanted to learn more about how Trump will actually accomplish the things he says he will. “What he says is very general, there’s no meat and potatoes to it. ... It’s not anything you can get behind,” said Nathan Thayler, a junior at Oklahoma City University.

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him finally squaring off with Trump. Chandler Losing, a junior from the University of Tulsa and Rubio supporter, said he was looking forward to hearing Rubio talk about Trump just as much as his policies. Even before he stepped on stage, Rubio was bombarded with questions from the media about Trump and what had transpired at the debate the night before. Rubio said Trump is not a “presidential man” and that he did not want to turn the country over to a “con-artist.” Rubio said the Republican Party would split apart quicker than it would let Trump become its nominee. “I was surprised to see him talk about Trump so much, but I still like how his attacks carry meaning and depth to them,” said Audrey Roth, a second-year law student at OU. “He’s not just saying things to say them.” The attacks didn’t stop once the rally began — Rubio began his speech just as aggressive as ever. He was very critical of Trump, at one point saying the Republican Party would “lose this election if Donald Trump is the nominee.” Rubio made sure to set aside some time to attack Trump’s Twitter antics, reading off several tweets sent by Trump that contained improper grammar or misspelled words. “He must have hired foreign workers to run his Twitter handle,” Rubio said about the social media account. “If anything that made me

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Presidential hopeful and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio speaks to the press before heading out to make his campaign speech Feb. 26. Rubio spoke at the Chevy Bricktown Events Center in Oklahoma City.

like him more, he’s very charismatic in how he goes about it,” Melanie Barnes, a second-year law student at OU, said about Rubio’s seemingly more aggressive style. Cameron Burleson, a sophomore and president of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at OU, said he has been a “strong” Rubio supporter from day one and said it doesn’t bother him that Rubio is on the offensive. “I just love his consistency; If you look at the transparency that he has had from the beginning of his campaign until now, it has been completely impeccable honestly,” Burleson said. Burleson praised Rubio for staying firm in his ideas and not wavering in the face of criticism. Rubio made sure to also call out President Barack Obama for “not following the Constitution.”

“When I become president, on my first day I will repeal every single one of Barack Obama’s unconstitutional executive orders,” Rubio said. “You will have a president who, for the first time in what, like eight years, will follow the Constitution,” Rubio said. Rubio criticized Obama for pitting American citizens against each other and telling them to hate each other, which in turn, he said, has made the world a more dangerous place. Zak Kerbo, a junior at OU and member of the Pride of Oklahoma, said he agreed with Rubio attacking Obama. Kerbo said one of his biggest concerns was repealing some of the controversial executive orders that Obama has passed. Rubio called Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders a “s o c i a l i s t ,” a n d s a i d Hillary Clinton should be

disqualified from being the commander in chief of the country. “Anyone who lies to the families of those who have lost their lives in the service of this country can never be the commander in chief,” Rubio said. Rubio also accused Supreme Court justices of interpreting the Constitution loosely and not in the way it was originally intended. “Even though he was aggressive, he was still genuine. He seems more personable to me now and I liked everything that he said,” said Kristin Newman, a third-year law student at OU. “I’m even more of a Marco fan now. I feel like I almost want to go have a beer with him,” she said. Derek Peterson

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Members of the OU College Republicans student group have expressed concerns about the freshm a n d i v e r s i t y t ra i n i n g program at OU designed to influence an inclusive culture. OU freshmen and transfer students are required to complete the training p ro g r a m i m p l e m e n t e d last summer following the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity scandal. Students are required to take the five-hour course during Camp Crimson, a Gateway class or a standalone course by the end of their first academic year at the university or risk holds on future enrollment. Members of the student g ro u p ra i s e d c o n c e r n s about and discussed the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lessons at its first meeting of the spring semester Feb. 22. OU College Republicans Chair Kylee Williamson said the group plans to gather as many opinions on the training as possible to gauge whether a petition is necessary to promote changes to the program. She said she feels the training should not be required of all students. â&#x20AC;&#x153; W h e n e v e r y o u h av e certain (religious) backgrounds, you should be able

to get exempt from it because of some of the things that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been told that they teach,â&#x20AC;? Williamson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whenever I have members coming up to me, telling me this made them uncomfortable, then I feel like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something we need to speak out against.â&#x20AC;? Political science freshm a n Ky l e M e y e r i s a m e mb e r o f O U Co l l e g e Republicans and said he feels change is warranted after taking the training through a Gateway class. Meyer said he believed the course was less focused on diversity, but rather a politically correct learning process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would change the whole idea of inclusive language,â&#x20AC;? Meyer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel that at the college level, feelings are going to be hurt. If you unintentionally hurt someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s feelings, you should apologize and move on about it.â&#x20AC;? Meyer said the training limits studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; personal rights and that the course emphasizes how to be politically correct students. OU Vice President for the University Community Jabar Shumate helped design the program so students at the beginning of their OU experience could understand the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s core values of diversity and inclusivity. OU College Republicans member Jake Martin, an Arabic studies senior, feels the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals are counterproductive, however, in promoting an inclusive environment.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;What it actually does is it divides the student body into groups based on race,â&#x20AC;? Martin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead of focusing on relating to people as other people with intrinsic dignity, the process divides people, sticks them in boxes and then punishes the people who are not diverse enough.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you react negatively, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your choice. If you react positively, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your choice. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have an opinion, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a choice.â&#x20AC;? JAKE MARTIN, OU COLLEGE REPUBLICANS MEMBER

Martin said he believes his generation is too concerned with being politically correct and each person can react in response to any way they choose to words that may not be intentionally offensive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you react negatively, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your choice. If you react positively, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your choice. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have an opinion, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a choice,â&#x20AC;? Martin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

not somebody elseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responsibility to make sure youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not offended, especially if you are offended by the truth. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up to you how to react.â&#x20AC;? Williamson has taken note of her membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; concerns and believes the group should speak out if the training does foster an uncomfortable environment for students. The group plans to distribute a survey, receive student feedback, potentially author a petition and get as many opinions as it can. Williamson is a senior and was not required to take the course, but said she hopes to get her hands on a manual or sit through one of the courses to confirm what the OU College Republicans members are saying. OU College Republicans Secretary Lauren Keenan said the group will meet again March 7, in Dale Hall. Joe Buettner

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THE END IS NEAR By Janet W. West

HOROSCOPE By Eugenia Last

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2016 The things you do for others this year will not go unnoticed. Your unique contributions and innovative ways of handling legal, financial and health issues will put you in tip-top shape. If you form alliances with people just as eager to collaborate and contribute as you are, progress will be made.

doing. You can initiate personal change if it will not disturb plans that someone has already begun to put in place. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- The more you accomplish, the less time you will have to bicker with someone intent on holding you back. Do your own thing in order to gain respect and greater opportunity.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Impulsive spending will be your downfall. Look for a deal, but donĘźt make unnecessary purchases. Money in the bank will ease stress and lead to personal stability.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Charm, intellect and communication of your ideas will lead to good fortune and an interesting partnership. Love, excitement and adventure are in the stars.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- DonĘźt share personal or financial information. Hard work will be your salvation and your ticket to a better position. Romance is highlighted and will bring you closer to someone special.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Opt to put your time and effort into a creative endeavor or a project that should be finished. Trying to sort out a personal matter will lead to discord.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Lighten up. Enjoy nature or the company of someone who shares your interests. DonĘźt give in to pressure or let someone goad you into a senseless argument. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Put your responsibilities first. Avoid covering for someone trying to use you to get ahead. You can advance if you donĘźt overload your plate while striving for perfection. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Busy yourself with promising, exciting ventures. DonĘźt let someone who canĘźt keep up hold you back. Once you reach the top, offer a helping hand. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Observe what everyone around you is

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Be wary of people who are in your face or pressuring you. Use intelligence and kindness when dealing with others in order to outshine anyone trying to disrupt your day. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Bypass an erratic individual who has the potential to ruin your plans. You have everything you need to forge ahead without the help of anyone else. A change will do you good. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Listen to the advice of others, but donĘźt let anyone get in your way. Focus on finishing what you start and bringing about changes that will lead to a new position. Trust in your judgment.

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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT

Jessica Barber, a&e editor dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/a_and_e • Twitter: @OUDailyArts

Opera tells story of tragic love Show will express universal themes of 19th-century novel CHLOE MOORES @chloemoores13

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OU School of Music students Paul Whitehead, as Lensky, and Brianna Clancy, as Olga, in rehearsal for University Theatre’s production of “Eugene Onegin.” The show will open Thursday at the Reynolds Performing Arts Center.

Audiences can expect to relive the experience of falling in love through Tchaikovsky’s opera, “Eugene Onegin,” while becoming entranced in an array of melodies. The beloved Nutcracker composer, Tchaikovsky, is back at OU, this time with his three-act opera, “Eugene Onegin.” The Russian composer adapted the opera from Alexander Pushkin’s poetic novel of the same name. Jonathan Shames, the show’s artistic director, said the opera tells the story of Tatyana, a young girl who falls in love with Onegin. The opera is a tragedy because Onegin, a wealthy Russian aristocrat, decides he wants nothing to do with Tatyana. “(Onegin) is the very kind of character you see in Russian literature a lot, an alienated personality or man who has no inner substance,” Shames said. “Pushkin was the first one to put this personality in literature.” Onegin is a hands-on production, fully staged and costumed with the OU symphony, OU opera chorus and 21 dancers from the dance department. “Eugene Onegin” is a lavish production, Shames said. “Certain composers express things in different ways but (Tchaikovsky’s) special gift is melody,” he said. “He has a real great gift for dance and the movement of music.” Tchaikovsky’s personal feelings and interpretation of

Pushkins’ novel are evident in the opera. The melodies and harmonies give enormous emotional information, Shames said. “I think Tchaikovsky really identified with this character,” Shames said. “In particular he identified with the heroine. The audience will hear the most gorgeous music, very soulful, very intimate and very painful because it a very tragic story.” Alex Bolerjack, one of the actors who plays Onegin (the four leads are double cast), said Onegin is a very unique personality, and he used BBC’s Sherlock Holmes and Mr. Darcy from “Pride and Prejudice” as influences. “During rehearsals when I want to be bubbly and excited, I just chew on my thoughts, and when you’re chewing on your thoughts it can (be) incredibly dangerous because it creates an inner dialogue,” Bolerjack said. “But that’s been a lot of fun for me.” Onegin has a lot of self-disdain, boredom and detachment issues throughout the opera, and any redeeming quality he has comes too late, Bolerjack said. “When he is forced to wrap his head and his heart around what he thinks is love for the first time, he cannot fathom being apart from her,” he said. “I think the redeeming quality is not actually explored.” Melissa Delgado, who plays the lead character Olga, said transitioning into the role of Olga was easy because she relates to Olga’s happy frame of mind. “(Olga) is bubbly, very happy, kind of ditzy. She lives in her own world,” Delgado said. “She thinks that people should live in a constant state

of happiness.” One challenge Delgado faced was staying engaged with her character while singing the music, she said. “Whenever I am focusing on the music and whenever I am counting I get this dead look in my eyes,” she said. “One of the coaches was like, ‘yeah, you get the dead fish eyes.’” The characters in “Eugene Onegin” have qualities that all people express at one point in their lives, she said. “As far as Onegin comes, he seems to have this hole in his life that he just can’t fill, and there are points in our lives where some people can even relate to that,” Delgado said. Everything in “Eugene Onegin” is sung in English, which makes the opera less intimidating for those who are unfamiliar with it, she said. Whether it is 19th century Russia or 21st century America, “Eugene Onegin” contains contemporar y themes, Shames said. “Tatyana does this thing where she writes a letter to Onegin instead of talking to him and she thinks ‘Oh god, what an idiot I was’,” he said. “I think anyone who writes an email and presses send feels that way.” Shames ultimately hopes that audiences are enraptured with the entirety of “Eugene Onegin,” he said. “I want them to feel something of what I’m feeling from this music,” he said. “I hope they hear it and are affected by it some way.” Chloe Moores

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THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS Monday

Center for Middle East Studies Brown Bag Lunch Series “Do Drones Have a ‘Blowback Effect’ in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas?” Aqil Shah, an international area studies professor, will discuss the use of drones in Pakistan tribal areas. When: noon to 1 p.m. Where: Hester Hall room 145

Tuesday

Water Issues from the Perspective of Native American Tribes Daniel Wildcat will discuss water issues as they relate to Native American Tribes. When: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Where: National Weather Center room 1350

Iran: The Untold Story

Cyrus Copeland will discuss the truth of his father, Max Copeland, an OU alum who was tried for espionage in the Islamic Republic of Iran. When: 5:30 to 8 p.m. Where: J.J. Rhyne Community Room, Zarrow Hall

Wednesday Latino Flavor

Free dancing, food and art hosted by Latino Student Life and the Hispanic American Student Association. When: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Molly Shi Ballroom, Oklahoma Memorial Union

Biology Department Seminar Series Mike Willig will talk on “Soils, biodiversity and climate change: lessons from an Antarctic desert ecosystem.” Event open to the public. When: 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Where: George Lynn Cross Hall room 123

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TCHAIKOVSKY’S OPERA

EUGENE ONEGIN Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky composer, Alexander Pushkin poet Jonathan Shames artistic director/conductor, William Ferrara stage director Jeremy Lindberg choreographer OU Symphony, OU Opera Chorus, Oklahoma Festival Ballet

8 p.m. March 3, 4, 5 3 p.m. March 6

Reynolds Performing Arts Center, 560 Parrington Oval

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SPORTS

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Jackie Swann (right) walks onto the court with ESPN analyst Rece Davis during ESPN “College GameDay” for the OU-Kansas game Feb. 13. Swann plans on staying with her son, senior guard Buddy Hield, until the end of basketball season.

Mom brings Bahamas to Buddy Hield back in his comfort zone with love, memories and food from home TRENT CRABTREE • @TRENTCRABTREE Jackie Swann sits in a red folding chair in a corner of Oklahoma’s practice gym and watches her son, senior guard Buddy Hield, hoist up shots with music blaring over the speakers — making far more than he misses. Swann made the trip from the Bahamas a little more than a month ago to watch Hield torch LSU in Baton Rouge. From there she came down to Norman, where she plans to stay through the end of the season. She lives with Hield and his roommate, senior guard Isaiah Cousins, sending Hield to the couch each night. It looks like Hield is going to have to get used to it, though, because Swann is in Norman for the long run. “Until it’s over; until the fat lady sings,” Swann said. “Tell him he has to bring that ring.” Swann will be able to see Hield continue to blossom into one of the best players in college basketball and a potential lottery pick in this summer’s NBA Draft. She will be the team’s de facto mother, beaming proudly when the players succeed and giving them encouraging words when times get tough, as they have this February for the Sooners. “It’s a fun time,” said senior forward Ryan Spangler. “She’s with my family a lot, riding with them everywhere we go, and so I see her a lot. She’s just like Buddy, always

happy and always glad to be around others.” The feeling is a mutual for Swann. She enjoys being around the team not only because of what it has accomplished on the court, but also because of how its players conduct themselves when they are not competing. “They’re loving guys, and I love them like they were my own,” Swann said.

“It’s been an amazing journey. It’s because of the grace of God that he’s here, and it’s because of the favor of God that he’s doing what he’s doing. It’s been wonderful. He’s grown so much, and every year he’s gotten better and better.” JACKIE SWANN, BUDDY HIELD’S MOTHER

Just as she does when Hield is putting up shot after shot late into the evening, she will be somewhere in the arena looking on with quiet confidence when the Sooners are playing their toughest games of the year. At this moment, though, the only thing that matters is the 1,262 miles no longer separating mother and son.

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“It’s been an amazing journey,” Swann said. “It’s because of the grace of God that he’s here, and it’s because of the favor of God that he’s doing what he’s doing. It’s been wonderful. He’s grown so much, and every year, he’s gotten better and better.” Swann is more than just a spectator. She is Hield’s reminder of home — a piece of Freeport right here in Norman. “She’s cooking every night now, so I get that home cooking back,” Hield said. “And, especially, she’s keeping my spirit alive, and she’s just being there for me. She keeps me calm and relaxed, and if I need anybody to talk to, she’s there to talk to. “She’s out there because my family always motivates me no matter what before games.” Hield has earned praise for displaying a combination of joy and humility that is rarely seen in modern sports culture, where individual promotion is often encouraged. Staying grounded is a family tradition, Swann said. “We don’t let things get to our heads,” she said. “If you let it get to your head, it’s going to control you and not you controlling it, and that’s what’s important. We’ve never had it, so if you’ve never had it, why would you let it get to you? “Live normal, don’t change for no one.”

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Hield has never been given a reason to change, mainly because humility has been a part of his household for a long time. Hield is just one of seven children, so he is used to sacrificing individually for the good of the whole, and where he comes from, individual success is rare. Ultimately, this is the reason why Swann is in Norman

right now. A big smile spreads across Hield’s face when he talks about what his success means to his hometown, his family and his mother. “Her son is playing bigtime basketball, and she wants to be a part of it,” Hield said. “This doesn’t happen on an everyday basis in the Bahamas. No friend ever

got to experience this. When her kid from the islands is playing on national TV, she’s going to be here to support him. “It’s really big for her, big for my family and great for the Bahamas.” Trent Crabtree

trent.j.crabtree-1@ou.edu

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Senior guard Buddy Hield dribbles down the court against Kansas State on Jan. 9. Hield’s mom, Jackie Swann, lives with him and his roommate, senior guard Isaiah Cousins.

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