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Musicology graduate student Danur Kvilhaug smokes Sunday on Campus Corner. Gov. Mary Fallin believes that a newly-imposed tax on cigarettes will help improve Oklahoma’s overall health.
Cigarette tax proposal meets mixed response
SMOKING IN OKLAHOMA by the numbers
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$181.6 million: the amount of revenue the tax is expected to bring in for the state
$2.53
would be the cost of the new tax per pack, up from $1.03 per pack. Source: 2011 Center for Disease Control reports and Gov. Mary Fallin’s “State of the State” address
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plan to fix Oklahoma’s gaping budget hole by more than doubling the tax on a pack of cigarettes may still leave students paying more to finance education if they do not change their smoking habits. Governor Mary Fallin said in her “State of the State” address on Feb. 1 that in addition to raising $181.6 million dollars in revenue, the cigarette tax is also “the most important thing we can do to improve Oklahoma’s overall health ranking.” Vija Mani, a graduate student and industrial systems engineering major, said the tax increase would not stop him from buying cigarettes. “No, they’re already too expensive. That won’t stop me from buying cigarettes,” Mani said. Local resident Gunner Simmons agrees the tax increase would not stop him from buying cigarettes, but he thinks it’s a good policy. Simmons said low prices and availability are part of the reason he started smoking. “Yeah, it keeps kids from smoking cigarettes. If they’re easy to get, then kids can get them,” Simmons said. Economics professor Gary Hoover said some studies have shown that a tax increase on cigarettes can have a marginal effect on the percentage of smokers in an area, particularly younger
people, but also said cigarette tax hikes will not do much to discourage older individuals who are already smoking regularly. In a CDC survey from 2011, Oklahoma ranked 48th in adult smokers, with about 26.1 percent of people 18 and older smoking. With OU facing a $20 million budget deficit crisis as a result of Oklahoma dealing with its budget deficit, plans of all varieties and origins have been proposed.
“The cigarettes won’t do it, the penny tax won’t do it. Put them together, it’ll help, but we need to avoid the problem in the first place.” GARY HOOVER, ECONOMICS PROFESSOR
For his part, OU President David Boren has proposed a 1 cent increase on all Oklahoma sales tax, a measure now commonly referred to as the “penny tax.” The campaign has met heavy resistance from groups like OCPA Impact, which is steadfastly opposed to the increase on the sales tax. Fallin has proposed her own solutions to address the state
budget crisis, one aspect of which would increase the current tax on cigarettes from $1.03 to $2.53 per pack. Boren agreed the cigarette tax could be a good health policy but does not believe it will solve the education budget crisis. “While the cigarette tax could be good health policy and it could encourage people to stop smoking, the money generated would not be used to help fund health needs,” Boren said in a statement. “It is certainly no solution to the education crisis in Oklahoma. It is only a drop in the bucket in terms of revenue which is needed, and there are no increased funds for higher education to help freeze tuition increases.” Boren is in support of initiatives that help promote a healthier lifestyle, which, he said, is one of the reasons he supported and recommended OU be a tobacco-free campus. “In 2012, I recommended that the OU Board of Regents pass an agenda item to make the OU Norman Campus a tobacco-free campus in alignment with the governor’s executive order to ban the use of tobacco on all state property. This was not only to harmonize the policies of the university, but to help promote a healthy lifestyle for all in our community,” Boren said. Hoover said the cigarette tax and Boren’s proposed sales tax
can both be regressive in nature. This means sales taxes can often disproportionately affect the poorer classes, as any increase in price on necessities like food will be harder for those with less money. At the same time, Hoover said an increase in cigarette prices will also disproportionately affect the poorer class, who statistically smoke more and who would financially would feel the burden of a price jump more. “People who are lower-income tend to smoke more, but the difference between cigarettes and food is that people have to eat — they don’t have to smoke,” Hoover said. Hoover said the cigarette tax can be excellent source of revenue, and because Oklahoma is not a large tobacco producing state, it is a good policy for the state. Overall, Hoover said neither the sales tax nor the cigarette tax would likely be enough to solve the state or education budget crisis alone. “The cigarettes won’t do it, the penny tax won’t do it. Put them together, it’ll help, but we need to avoid the problem in the first place. That way we don’t have to look on the backside for these fixes,” Hoover said. Tanner Osborne
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OU, Cherokee Nation collaborate on research Partnership will look at effects of tribal tobacco EMMA KEITH @shakeitha_97
An upcoming collaboration between the OU Health Sciences Center and Cherokee Nation will provide a look at tribal tobacco use and resulting cancer rates. Stephenson Cancer Center and the HSC will partner with the Cherokee Nation in training American Indian students to investigate tribal health issues. The National Institute of Health has provided two four-year grants totaling $1.5 million to fund the research, training and education program for American Indian students, according to a press release. The program addresses the alarming rates of cancer disparity
affecting the Cherokee Nation, as well as these rates’ overwhelming relationship to continued tribal tobacco usage. The collaboration will equip American Indian students and investigators to address these cancer rates and their ties to nicotine addiction, cigarette and e-cigarette usage and exposure to tobacco-related toxins, according to the release. Though not the first HSC and Cherokee Nation collaboration, this project is still an important partnership for both parties. Sohail Khan, Cherokee Nation’s director of health research, said the project will unite the participants in acknowledging and reducing Cherokee health disparities while improving Cherokee quality of life. The training, education and research program is a product of Khan, Paul Spicer, an OU
professor in the Department of Anthropology, and Dr. Mark D o e s c h e r, C a n c e r H e a l t h Disparities program leader at the Stephenson Cancer Center, according to the release. Spicer said the collaboration is expected to begin this month. He said two OU Native American studies interns will be joining the program immediately to assist with the research. The Cherokee Nation greatly anticipates the project and its tribal benefits, Khan said. He said the collaboration offers the Cherokee Nation opportunities to develop in-house research capabilities that will fill ongoing tribal needs while opening educational opportunities to Cherokee students and researchers. The Cherokee Nation and the OU HSC have previously partnered to investigate diabetes,
healthy living and rheumatic diseases within the tribe, Khan said. This collaboration is the latest addition to an established and trusted relationship and will examine a priority research issue within the Cherokee Nation, he said. Dr. Ashley Comiford, Cherokee Nation tribal member and epidemiologist, and Dr. Dorothy Rhoades, Kiowa tribal memb e r a n d f a c u l t y m e mb e r at Stephenson Cancer Center, will lead the research, according to the release. The tribe already has anti-tobacco resources and epidemiology in place, as well as the Cherokee Nation Comprehensive Cancer Control Project to provide resources and solutions for current tribal health issues. This collaboration will provide a tribally-centered and sustainable infrastructure
and the research capacity to build on these pre-existing tribal health initiatives, according to the release. Emma Keith
Emma.C.Keith-1@ou.edu
QUICK FACTS • Who: OU Health Sciences Center and the Cherokee nation • What: $1.5 million in grants to fund research on tribal tobacco use and cancer rates Source: Press release
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Political clubs set for elections Organizations for both parties hope to engage students
members ... I do think that election season is going to bring more people out because more people are interested in it,” she said Young Democrats presiJESSICA JAMES dent Kimberley Bishop, a po@jessjames43 litical science and constitutional studies junior, has also Membership in two OU attributed her club’s growth political organizations is in- to the upcoming elections, creasing as students seek in- saying people are more “exformation and involvement cited and interested” this during campaign season. year. Communications seMore membership pushn i o r Ky l e e es both orWilliamson, ganizations “I want to have president their my members be toward of the OU ultimate goal more politically — a knowlCollege Republicans, educated and walk e d g e a b l e said she is as- into a voting booth e l e c t o r a t e tonished by that parinformed.” how much ticipates in membership the political KIMBERLEY BISHOP, h a s g r o w n YOUNG DEMOCRATS PRESIDENT process. in the past “I want semester. to have my “We would only have members be more politically maybe 30 members at a educated and walk into a votmeeting (before), but now ing booth informed,” Bishop we consistently have over 65 said.
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Victor Reyes, an OU student and member of OU College Republicans, speaks on behalf of the organization at the 2016 Cleveland County Republican Convention Saturday. Reyes said he plans to run for president of OU College Republicans next year.
Young D emo crats attempts to accomplish this by bringing speakers, often local candidates, to its meetings. “We like to have candidates, because people like to know how to get involved in campaigns,” Bishop said.
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Motorcycle theft Where: Traditions West When: Jan. 31 at 9 p.m. Details: Another motorcycle was stolen from the same location two nights earlier.
Drug possession Where: Walker 7 When: Feb. 2 at 12:23 a.m. Details: Marijuana; cited and released
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Intrusion alarm Bike larceny Where: Bizzell MemoWhere: Bizzell Memorial Library rial Library When: Feb. 3 at 2 a.m. When: Feb. 3 at 9:42 p.m. Details: Incident listed as Details: Bike stolen from “disorderly conduct” rack on the south side of the library
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Assault & battery Where: MP12 Construction site When: Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. Details: Incident listed as “simple assault”
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Drug possession/sale of drug paraphernalia Where: Couch 12E When: Jan. 31 at 12:57 a.m. Details: Marijuana; cited and released
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“One of our big concerns is at the local level,” she said. Many College Republicans members help with campaigns, and the organization as a whole is backing OU alum Corey Perry for District 44. Young Democrats members are most concerned about higher education funding, according to a poll they conducted recently. “I don’t like those emails that I get when President Boren tells us that our tuition is going up again,” Bishop said. Education is one of the most important things to her because she has educators in her family, she said. Members are also concerned about the Syrian refugee crisis and P re s i d e nt Barack KIMBERLEY O b a m a’s BISHOP policies in resp ons e, along with global terror and healthcare. “We’re all getting to the age where we won’t be able to be on our parents’ healthcare,” so the access and affordability of healthcare for college students is critical, Bishop said. On the other side of the aisle, College Republicans s u p p o r t s t h e Ba l a n c e d Budget Amendment. “The Balanced Budget Amendment is something that we think is extremely important, because it’s going to affect us in the future ... that debt is going to be on you and I. It’s going to be on our generation to pay that off,” Williamson said. Members are trying to convince state legislators to pass the amendment. Once an amendment has been passed by 34 states, a convention of states can be held to amend the U.S. Constitution, although this has never happened. College Republicans members are in the process of making history. “ Twenty-seven states
have approved the bill, so all we need is seven more,” Williamson said. Other issues important to College Republicans members besides fiscal responsibility are job security, higher education and national security. “The issues that are most important to me this election season are the economy and terrorism,” political science freshman Kyle Meyer said. “I feel under President Obama, we are more unsafe than we ever have been, and our economy has not grown at the rate it should.” As far as which presidential candidates have the best plan to address the issues, neither club has a consensus. “ T h a t ’s a topic of lively debate,” Bishop said, KYLEE WILLIAMSON t h o u g h a recent poll conducted by the group indicates that a majority of members prefer Sen. Bernie Sanders to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Williamson said almost every Republican candidate has some support in her club. However, many are turning from “outsider” candidates to Sen. Marco Rubio as the campaign season progresses, in part due to his youth. “I think that’s one reason why he has so much support with millennials ... we can almost relate more to him,” Bishop said. Williamson and Bishop encourage students who want to get involved or just want to stay informed to attend their meetings, even if they are not necessarily a Republican or a Democrat. “I would encourage anybody and everybody to come to a meeting,” Bishop said. “We don’t look at your voter registration card and kick you out.” Jessica James j.james@ou.edu
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Recruitment guides will disclose chapter membership this fall
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Pa n h e l l e n i c s o r o r i t y members applying to be recruitment guides next fall will be required to make their affiliation know n during recruitment. Rho Gammas are members from the 11 different Panhellenic Association chapters who have been chosen to guide and support the girls through the week during recruitment. They had previously been required to disaffiliate, or temporarily cut ties with their sorority. However, in recent years Rho Gammas have had the opportunity to choose to disaffiliate or not, said Angela Nguyen, a biochemistry senior and Alpha Chi Omega member. This year, Rho Gammas at OU have been chosen to be the guinea pigs and see what comes from everyone having affiliation with her chapter, said Jessica Graro, vice president of recruitment programming. Taylor Fono, acting sophomore and Delta Gamma member, said she believes it would be best for Rho Ga m ma s to d i sa f f i l iate because she thinks girls going through recruitment could end up picking chapters based on their Rho Gammas. On the other hand, Nguyen thinks being affiliated during rush could be more positive because those going through recruitment could ask their Rho Gammas what their chapters are like. �When you’re in a chapter, you have so much more information about the girls in there because there’s just such a variety ‌ and I think that’s just the hardest part to remember during recruitment,� she said. Ashton Bloomers, a nursi ng ju n i o r a n d Ga m ma Phi Beta member, said the
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change is mostly a positive one. She remembers obsessively searching social media for her Rho Gammas during recruitment to find out what houses they were in, she said. “Girls would focus so much on finding out who these girls were and what their house is instead of focusing on their own experience,â€? Bloomers said. While they all believe there will be pros and cons to this change, those who have applied are excited. This is Fono’s first time to apply, and she said she is looking forward to seeing the other side of recruitment. “I think it’ll be a fun new experience ‌ to have that other perspective, to have that outside look,â€? Fono said. This will be Bloomers’ second time to apply. She said she is looking forward to seeing the girls that she will have met during Camp
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house released me so I’m not good enough’ ... Seeing girls going through that and thinking that is really hard, because that’s not the case at all,â€? she said. Bloomers said she enjoyed getting to be a mentor and role model for those going through recruitment and making the friendships she did. “These girls are in recruitment for a reason; they want to find a group of girls that they share a common interest with ‌ and I want nothing more than to be a part of that ‌ to help them find a place that they can call home,â€? she said. Mary Smith
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Crimson, since she will be on Camp Crimson staff, and developing deeper bonds with them, she said. “Despite what things happened at Camp Crimson or over the summer, recruitment for girls is like a first gettogether with OU, and I loved seeing those friendships that were formed,� Bloomers said. Rho Gammas make recruitment run smoothly and are essential to the process, Graro said. Rho Gammas will stay on each floor of the dorms and walk with girls to make sure they get to the right place at the right time. Last year Nguyen loved getting to know the freshmen and the Rho Gammas from other houses, but said the hardest part was helping girls when they got released from houses. “(It) doesn’t define you, because whenever you’re going through recruitment girls may think, ‘oh, this
“When you’re in a chapter, you have so much more information about the girls in there because there’s just such a variety... and I think that’s just the hardest part to remember during recruitment.�
The Norman Police Department has charged 19-yearold Anthony Mundell and 17-year-old Mathiaz Oropeza with ďŹ rst-degree murder for the December 2015 shooting of 41-year-old Kenneth Keeling in Norman, according to a press release from the department. Police found Keeling lying on the oor of his residence at SummerďŹ eld Village Apartments at 920 E. Lindsey St. suffering from a single gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital where he later died from his wounds. Investigation revealed that Keeling was a bystander who was shot while the shooter attempted to ďŹ re toward a different group of people, according to the release. Oropeza will be charged as an adult, despite being a minor at 17 years old, according to NPD public safety information ofďŹ cer Sarah Jensen.
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The Soonerthon vice chairs include Emily DeSantis, Connor Lisle, Christina Newcomb, Tina Nguyen, Maxi Anderson, Kristyn Kupper, Cooper Lund, Nicholas Scott and Jordan Smicklas.
KRISTYN KUPPER, VICE CHAIR OF OPERATIONS Kristyn Kupper, pre-communications sciences and disorders sophomore, started her involvement with Soonerthon during her freshman year when she got to work the kids’ carnival with her organization. She said she got to paint the faces of the miracle children throughout the day. “That’s when it clicked with me and when I decided I wanted to have a bigger part in this incredible thing that raises so much money for these kids. It really just lit a spark in my heart to become more involved. That’s why I was on exec last year and applied to be a vice chair this year. It’s been one of the best decisions I’ve ever made,” Kupper said. Kupper said she encourages her team to be ready for anything. She said her committee is a lot of Type A personalities and detail-oriented people. “For operations staff, I like to think of it as the hands and feet of Soonerthon. You might think of recruitment as the voice and morale as the face,” Kupper said.
JORDAN SMICKLAS VICE CHAIR OF PROGRAMMING Jordan Smicklas, a public relations sophomore, is from Norman, so she said she always saw Soonerthon from afar. She said she had done a lot of philanthropy in high school and was looking for something to do in college. “I think it’s easy to just think about yourself and be in your own zone, so I was looking for something that would kind of open my eyes and make me be available to help things that were bigger than I was. I think there’s a special feeling around Soonerthon — that you are a part of something great, and that’s why I joined Soonerthon,” Smicklas said. She said she was on programming her freshman year with Cooper Lund and had the opportunity to see how the activities affected the miracle children. Smicklas said people on her committee should be detailoriented and very focused. “With programming, you’re organizing up until the day of, and you don’t really get to see it come together until that day,” Smicklas said.
MAXI ANDERSON, VICE CHAIR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Maxi Anderson said she began Soonerthon her freshman year. She said she applied and was put on the ambassadors team. “I just fell in love with the cause because philanthropy has always been very close to my heart,” Anderson said. “I like finding something that helps people; it is so satisfying. There’s nothing better than the day (of Soonerthon) and seeing how your money is helping those families get the treatment they need. There’s nothing like it.” She said her committee has to share with businesses around the area how Soonerthon affects the community. “Our committee gets told no a lot, but we celebrate the little yes’s. There’s no little yes because every little yes is important. It’s very hard work, but it’s so worth it,” Anderson said.
CONNOR LISLE, EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIR Sports management and finance senior Connor Lisle said he was always involved with philanthropy in high school. He said he wanted to look into community service on campus and see if he could be a part of it in college. His brother, who was a part of Soonerthon the previous year, told him all about it and encouraged him to apply, he said. “Throughout that whole year, I didn’t really get it, but once we got to interact with those kids and see them sprint down the spirit tunnel and revealing the final number, I was hooked. I’ve kind of been addicted to it ever since,” Lisle said. Lisle said he was on programming the following year and was able to plan the golf tournament. He said one of the unique things about his role is that he gets to have a hand in what students are doing in their committees. “It’s really cool because I get to see it from a different perspective and get to see everyone interact with their teams,” Lisle said. “I work alongside Emily to lead everyone in the right direction.”
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Emily DeSantis got involved with Soonerthon during her freshman year. She said she had no idea what it was. DeSantis said she got involved with Soonerthon because she loved graphic design, and at OU, graphic design majors don’t actually get into the graphic design college until sophomore year.
Tina Nguyen, a psychology senior, said she was searching for activities to be involved with during freshman year. She said she was involved with community service events in high school and was looking for the same type of events on campus.
“So, my goal was to maintain my skills by working with student organizations who needed graphic designers to get their word out. I was introduced to the chair of Soonerthon during my first week at OU to apply for Soonerthon. I had no idea what it was. I just went in fully wanting to give back through my graphic design. I think what really hooked me was the students I worked with that year; they had so much passion for Soonerthon,” DeSantis said. DeSantis said she did everything she could to be more involved and serve in multiple positions. She’s thankful she’s in the position she’s in now. “Soonerthon is an overarching thing that we all work to make successful every year. Everyone is a huge contributor to how successful Soonerthon is. Our job is to give the student body something to give back to and give them something to be excited about,” DeSantis said.
“Quy Nguyen introduced me to Soonerthon, and I didn’t know a lot about it. One day, we were having a meeting, and Quy showed us a video of Soonerthon. It just brought tears to my eyes because it was so powerful and passionate and emotional. From there on, I just wanted to be a part of Soonerthon and make this a big part of my college experience,” Nguyen said. Nguyen said the people on her committee need to be persistent. “We’re the most focused on fundraising ... This year, so what we’re focused on is getting campus excited about fundraising. You can ask 100 people to give money to Soonerthon, and not everyone is going to understand the cause, so you might get a lot of no’s, but you can’t let that deter you from your goal,” Nguyen said.
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A night of festivities, fun and rhymes / coffee and tea, the noises chime. Everyone sits, quiet as a mouse / in the Second Wind Coffee House. A man in blue began to play his guitar, taking over the conversation. He filled the shop with his voice, sharing his own talent — even though it wasn’t exactly poetry. “I read some poetry, but I’m not an avid poetry reader. But for me, it’s essentially the same thing,” Troy Alan, Oklahoma City Community College sophomore, said. “Songs are like ... they’re kind of like really crappy poetry,” said Troy Alan, Oklahoma City Community College sophomore and hopeful OU transfer. “No, usually great songs are like poetry, or they are poetry; that sounds a wee bit pretentious. I like when you read a poem ... it sounds good, it feels good. It’s very kind of
Rather than something sometimes. Some people sad or humorous, Palmer can’t afford it, and it’s really read about a different aspect sad. There’s a lot of starving of his life. people in Oklahoma even.” “It was kind of a reaffirmaAs an alum, Delozier said tion of what ... basically my he is happy to see events career change. I wanted to like these and can’t wait to be a psychiatrist and now I return. want to be a poet, so I wrote “Just to see it happening a poem about it,” he said. in my own community is Soon after, it was time for refreshing,” Delozier said. Kurtis Delozier, OU alumnus “You don’t get a lot of opand Oklahoma State gradu- portunities in Norman to ate student, to take to the read, especially outside of mic. the university. … Usually to “I got interested in the get something like this or to mythology of Tantalus,” see something like this, you Delozier said. “I looked have to go to the city, and so into Tantalus and his pun- it’s nice when I can just walk ishment from the gods was down the street and hear kind of relatable to what some poetry.” seemed like poverty issues The Deadbeat Poet here in the U.S. in the sense Society will host open mic SEAN CUMMINGS/SOONER YEARBOOK that you’re surrounded by nights at 7 p.m. every other Abby Beliveau, English literature and women and gender studies sophomore, reads at the food and advertisement and Thursday at Second Wind Deadbeat Poet’s Society slam at Secondwind Coffee House on Feb. 4. The poets hope to have waters and water bottles, Coffee House. readings every other Thursday. and it’s all over the place. cathartic, you know?” “Help me to my feet / It’s “The reason I did the front However, you have to pay for Siandhara Bonnet A l a n o p e n e d f o r t h e not that it’s needed, I’m far running with starting this it, as we all do, at high prices arahdnais@hotmail.com Deadbeat Poet Society at from defeated / Yet I seem thing up is because I wantSecond Wind Coffee House to dream depleted and wake ed to read at a slam. I love “You don’t get a lot of opportunities in on Feb. 4 for its first annu- up for nothing but another reading poetry at slams. It’s Norman to read, especially outside of the al reading and open mic. beat and I’ve never surren- one of my favorite activities,” university. ... Usually to get something like About 19 others followed dered my choice.” Palmer said. “It was kind of the musician, beginning After several other poets, so other people could do this or to see something like this, you have to with Jamison Riggs, a local it was time for poetry sopho- that, because I know that go to the city, and so it’s nice when I can just resident, who read two piec- more Julian Palmer, the man other people like to do that, es, one of which was about behind the Deadbeat Poets and then also it was so that I walk down the street and hear some poetry.” wanting to be over someone Society reading, to share his could do my thing and read KURTIS DELOZIER, more than anything. story and his words. a poem as well.” OU ALUMNUS
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