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Delta Upsilon and OU community members raise their candles in the air in memory of the late Kyle O’Brien on Tuesday at the DU house.
OU community gathers at vigil to remember Kyle O’Brien ABOUT KYLE:
Kyle O’Brien Year: sophomore Major: finance Born: April 4, 1997 Died: Feb. 3, 2017 Kyle O’Brien was a member of Delta Upsilon and a resident of Grapevine, Texas. He graduated from Flower Mound High School. His funeral will be held Feb. 11 in Grapevine, Texas.
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yle O’Brien would often give the same answer to those who asked him how he was doing. “I can’t complain. I’m still alive.” But Tuesday, Kyle’s brothers, friends, acquaintances, family and more gathered in front of the Delta Upsilon house to mourn his unexpected death Friday in Oklahoma City. Kyle, who OU listed as a finance sophomore, visibly impacted the lives of the 20 or so men who memorialized him Tuesday night with tear-filled speeches and stories. He was d e s c r i b e d a s a n i c e, g o o f y , happy and caring person — one speaker said he had “an aura that was inescapable and contagious.” “Each day that me, Mac and Justin would be getting ready to go work out at the (Sarkeys Fitness Center), we play some music pretty loud, and obviously he could hear it in his room,” said Kody Fagin, one of Kyle’s fraternity brothers who lived next to him. “And for some reason in Kyle’s room they had this huge hole in the wall,” Fagin said. “And Kyle had this portable speaker and he would put it into the wall and blast the most random music to
try and drown out our music.” It became almost a daily habit. Another DU brother had been in talks with Kyle to study abroad with him and to start a company together. He recalled Kyle writing “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take” on the wall each time before he studied, except he’d attribute it not to Wayne Gretzky, but to Michael Scott from “The Office.” “(Kyle was) the best person I’ve ever known,” he said. “We’ll all live much better lives because of that man.” Many remembered Kyle’s love for the New York Jets. If Kyle was guarding someone when he himself was playing football, he would tell his opponents they were on “O’Brien Island,” a spin on the Darrelle Revistrademarked saying. He took pride that the team, which has had one winning season since 2011, would often have a higher draft pick than most other teams. Ev e n m o re t h a n t h e Je t s, many others’ memories of Kyle revolved around sports. One of Kyle’s fraternity “littles” recalled a time when Kyle hit a drive on the golf course like Adam Sandler in “Happy Gilmore.” Jack Slay, another of Kyle’s brothers, said he and Kyle once
ran a 5K without training for it. Another said Kyle often pestered him to get lacrosse sticks so they could play together — something he never did. “I sort of wish I could play lacrosse with him right now.” He danced to make people laugh. He was there for another brother after his grandmother died, even offering to drive him to Dallas to be with family. He was there for seemingly everyone. Attendees, once all had shared their memories, lit candles in honor and in remembrance of Kyle. Then, slowly, after a period of deep thought and prayer, they disappeared. At the vigil, Kyle’s father, William, said his funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Grapevine, Texas. Much is still unknown about the manner of Kyle’s death. Oklahoma City Police are investigating a suspicious death from Friday night in which the body of a man in his 20s was found at the base of a parking garage, but it is unconfirmed whether the two situations are linked. Andrew Clark
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What happens when a student dies After a student, faculty or staff member reports a student’s death, Student Affairs staff then: • Notifies the dean of the college the student was in as well as their professors, their academic adviser and others, distributing any information they can find about memorial services or funerals. • Withdraws the student from his or her classes • Notifies OU President David Boren so he can reach out to the family with condolences • Communicates with offices (such as the Bursar) others to gather information about outstanding balances • Offers counseling and support services to the family and friends of the student • Gathers academic information about the student to provide to the dean of his or her college, who determines whether the student meets the Board of Regents’ qualifications for a posthumous degree Source: Kristen Partridge, associate vice president for student affairs
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Investigation addresses racist messages Federal authorites look into offensive messages sent by Tulsa-area men CLIFTON ADCOCK, OKLAHOMA WATCH
Federal agents investigating racist messages sent shortly after the 2016 presidential election interviewed three men who graduated from Tulsa-area high schools in recent years, obtaining search warrants for the home and phone of one of them, federal court records show. The FBI inquiries were in connection with messages sent to several University of Pennsylvania freshmen in November — an incident that sparked outrage at that university, made national headlines and was listed among several examples of race-based harassment that followed the election. The University of Pennsylvania is Trump’s alma mater. The incident threw a spotlight
on O klahoma be caus e the University of Oklahoma, where one of the Tulsa-area graduates was attending, suspended that student while an investigation occurred. News coverage also referred to the 2015 scandal over a video of OU fraternity members singing a racist chant. None of those named in an FBI affidavit about the messages has been charged with a crime. In that search-warrant affidavit, filed in U.S. District Court in Tulsa, the FBI said it was investigating the matter under federal law that prohibits sending interstate messages threatening another person. The affidavit details findings of the investigation. Oklahoma
Watch is not identifying the students named in the document because of the absence of charges. The messages in question were sent through the GroupMe app, on which users can create groups, share text messages, photos and videos, and create events. On Nov. 10, a University of Pennsylvania freshman, who is African-American, began receiving messages from a group called “Trump is Love,” of which she was not a member. One user, using the handle “Daddy Trump,” sent a message to the student with a profane acronym and a racial slur for black people, the affidavit says. The next morning, the
student began receiving messages from another group she was not a member of, called “Mud Men,” that featured an automated greeting using the same racial slur and referring to Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the fraternity whose OU chapter was booted from campus after the racist-chant video surfaced. The student told investigators that she received the message repeatedly. She then got an event invitation scheduled for that day, titled “Daily Lynching,” with the question, “Going?” and buttons allowing the recipient to select yes or no. The message thread also contained
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an old picture of several black people who had been lynched, the affidavit states. Many other black University of Pennsylvania freshmen also were added to the group without their knowledge and began receiving messages and the invitation, investigators said. One of those students scrolled through the racist messages to find who started them and came across a University of Tulsa student, according to investigators. The University of Tulsa student told the FBI that he had been added by a friend to the “Mud Men” group on Nov. 10, and he added 70 to 150 of his own GroupMe contacts, including students from the University of Pennsylvania (where he planned to attend), to the group before any racially charged pictures or posts were made. That student voluntarily allowed FBI agents t o s e a rc h h i s p h o n e i n December, records show. The FBI also interviewed the OU student, who had been a part of one of the groups. The student, who is originally from the Tulsa area, told an agent that he and two other friends, including the University of Tulsa student, were added to t h e g rou p by a t h i rd friend who was a student at Tulsa Community College. OU suspended the student there because of the messages, the document states, and a university spokesman on Friday said the individual is no longer enrolled.
NORMAN — Police say a man suspected of killing his estranged wife — the mother of an OU student — and her divorce attorney in Norman has been found dead in neighboring Pottawatomie County. Pottawatomie County Undersheriff J.T. Palmer said 55-year-old Timothy Michael Deffner apparently shot and killed himself after being surrounded by police and ordered to surrender Wednesday morning near Tecumseh, Oklahoma. Norman police say Deffner was wanted in the Tuesday night shooting deaths of his estranged wife, 49-year-old Cayann Patterson, and her attorney, 47-year-old Bryan Young, a former Norman North High School principal. A high school friend confirmed that Patterson was the mother of OU student Ashley Roth. Associated Press
OU art therapy lecturer has died, Boren expresses his condolences
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OU President David Boren suspended one of the students involved in the University of Pennsylvania incident in November 2016. One of the students involved attended the University of Tulsa.
The FBI obtained search w a r ra n t s f o r t h e s o u t h Tulsa residence and phone of the Tulsa Community College student. Agents interviewed the student, who at the time was on interim suspension from the school, according to the document. The student told them he had started one of the message groups, called “Trump’s Disciples,” on Nov. 10 and posted the “Daily Lynching” appointment and the photograph of a mass lynching, the affidavit states. The student also said
he invited the OU student, the University of Tulsa student and another person to join. When the discussion began to spread rapidly, he became fearful and deleted the app from his phone, agents said. During and after the interview with agents, the s t u d e nt “e x p re s s e d re morse for his actions and advised he had no intention to harm anyone,” the affidavit states. A spokeswoman for Tulsa Community College said the student was put on interim academic suspension on Nov. 15 as the
college investigated the matter. However, before the investigation was completed,the student voluntarily withdrew and did not re-enroll. A University of Tulsa spokeswoman said the university did not suspend the student, and that an investigation by the institution found no wrongdoing on the student’s part. He is still enrolled there, the spokeswoman said. Clifton Adcock
An OU art therapy lecturer has died, according to a statement from OU President David Boren. Joan Phillips, who worked in the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts for many years, hadn’t been teaching this semester while she was battling cancer, according to a student in her class. OU President David Boren released the following statement: “We mourn the loss of one of our OU family members, Dr. Joan Phillips. Joan was an outstanding teacher of art therapy for many years. She was beloved by students and faculty alike. I offer my sincerest condolences to her family, friends, colleagues and students.” Staff Reports
Undergraduate Student Congress takes position against budget cuts The Undergraduate Student Congress passed a resolution stating its position against higher education funding cuts at its meeting Tuesday. Dan Williams, political science junior and an author of the bill, said the reasoning behind the legislation is to give Oklahoma lawmakers concrete evidence of student opinion on state budget cuts affecting education. Higher Education Day is for participants to represent various schools in expressing the importance of higher education and state support at the Oklahoma State Capitol Feb. 14. Copies of the resolution will be sent to various representatives and legislators in Oklahoma and will be brought to Higher Education Day by OU students, Williams said. J.D. Baker, SGA president, and Carlos Rubio Regalado, legislative assistant, were co-authors of the resolution. Kayla Branch, @kayla_branch
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Trump spurs student activism Protests, rallies, political groups crop up on campus SIERRA RAINS @sierrarains
Since Donald Trump’s inauguration, OU students have been adamantly voicing their concerns over issues, sparking a wave of political student activism. In years past, students across the country have taken to the streets to protest the Vietnam War and the war in Iraq. But students like Victor Reyes, public relations senior, president of the OU College Republicans and Norman City Council candidate, have said the current surge in student activism is different because Trump’s presidency and campaign trail have been unlike any other so far. “This is the first presidency that we’ve ever had like this, and I think we’re all kind of trying to figure out exactly what this is going to be,” Reyes said. Will Goree, math and philosophy senior and co-chair of the Young Democratic Socialists, said he thinks students immediately started organizing protests after Trump was elected because they already strongly disagreed with his political positions and personal opinions before he was elected. “I guess this is the first time that the president himself has been so immediately, obviously awful that just right away we started organizing, but there is lots of stuff that we can draw from in the past that’s a useful guide for figuring out how people have successfully resisted,” Goree said. Kristen Baird, secondary science education senior,
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Members of the Young Democratic Socialists discuss their political views during their non-violent protest Jan. 20. The group’s goal is to educate students and get them more interested in politics.
said Trump’s presidency has also brought out another group of student activists who strongly agree with Trump and wish to promote his policies, causing a strong polarization between the two opposing groups and resulting in an overall increase of student activism. “He’s been causing a lot
“If they feel like they need to protest, then by all means, it’s their constitutional right to do so, and I don’t think anyone should be able to limit that.” VICTOR REYES, OU COLLEGE REPUBLICANS PRESIDENT
of terrible things to happen, and he’s also emboldened other people who agree with him or were afraid to say so before, and so I think all of this happening has caused more students to come out
and make it known that they do not agree with that,” Baird said. Baird also said that, during her four years at OU, the only time she had seen an amount of student activism similar to the present was after SAE members were filmed singing racist chants in March 2015. Students have also begun creating campus political groups. Goree said Trump’s campaign trail was what initially got him to be more engaged with politics, but it was the moment Trump was put into office that made him and his co-chair Jeremy Allen want to start Young Democratic Socialists. “I was getting more newly engaged in politics and sort of becoming a lot more left in my politics, so that’d been happening for a while over the election, but then after Trump was elected, that’s when Jeremy and I were like, ‘We’ve got to start a chapter,’” Goree said. The Young Democratic Socialists became official at
the end of fall 2016 but did not have their first meeting until February 2017. Goree said the Young Democratic Socialists group is intended to educate students and get students more interested in politics. The group also encourages organizing and activism on campus. Despite his own political affiliation, Goree said students do not have to identify as Democrats in order to be politically active. “It’s not just like being a Democrat makes you engaged about those things because the Democratic Party really has kind of been regressive as of late, and one pathway we have to doing change is to support genuinely progressive candidates for office, and a lot of them are in the Democratic Party,” Goree said. “But just relying on the Democratic Party as the left party is a dead end because the Democrats have been just rolling over to the Trump administration.” Reyes said he has seen both
Republican and Democratic students going out and participating in protests against President Trump’s policies. “These marches and protests going on aren’t about specific parties or anything of that nature. They’re about ideas,” Reyes said. “As long as they stay ideas, I think both parties will be involved.” Reyes said he thinks students should continue participating in activism, as long as it is peaceful. “If they feel like they need to protest, then by all means, it’s their constitutional right to do so, and I don’t think anyone should be able to limit that, so I think it’s important that students do get involved in peaceful protests and getting involved in the process,” Reyes said. Goree said student activism has already encouraged change on OU’s campus, especially through the protests following the SAE incident. “One useful thing student activism can do is put pressure on groups of people in power like Boren, Board of Regents, the bureaucracy at OU to make them improve conditions where we’re at,” Goree said. Reyes said sometimes the impact of student activism can reach much further than OU’s campus. “I can tell you from people that I know in congressional offices and congressmen themselves that they see all that’s going on — they’re watching students getting involved and young people voicing their concerns and their opinions, and so it doesn’t go unnoticed,” Reyes said. Sierra Rains
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Groups go over campus resources Town hall touches on stigmas about disabilities, more ANNA BAUMAN @annabauman2
Students discussed ways to improve disability resources on campus during a town hall meeting Tuesday hosted by the Disability Resource Center and Disability Inclusion and Awareness. DiNA and the DRC teamed up for the meeting to give students space to ask questions they might not have had the chance to ask before and share ideas for better campus resources. “We hear from students all the time that have all these questions or concerns but they never really have the time to go to the DRC, or they never really have the time to personally ask someone,” said Katherine Hawes, industrial and systems engineering sophomore and president of DiNA . “We
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Diversity Inclusion and Awareness president Katherine Hawes (center) takes notes during the town hall meeting with the Disability Resource Center Tuesday. The town hall gave students time to ask questions and share ideas for campus resources.
wanted this to be an event where you come and voice your opinion without feeling like you have to take too much time out of your day.” About a dozen individuals attended the meeting, both students and faculty members with and without disabilities. Hawes said the meeting was a way to hear a variety of perspectives and ideas about disabilities from the entire community.
“We want to continue the improvements we’re making on campus because new issues or new solutions may come up from students all the time, and we can’t just stop improving,” Hawes said. “It must be continuous improvement to have the university be the best it can be for students with disabilities.” Several students at t h e m e e t i n g e x p re s s e d
concerns regarding a stigma on campus surrounding disabilities, which they said could be combated through increased awareness and advocacy. Other suggestions included training faculty and tutors on how to provide proper disability resources, making on-campus events more accessible and providing more disability resource information to incoming
students. Hawes said one challenge DiNA and the DRC face is that the term “disability” encompasses a wide variety of ideas, both visible and invisible, making it difficult for others to understand. She defined a disability as anything that limits one or more major life activities. “A lot of people don’t identify with the term ‘disability,’ and that’s one thing we really want to make sure people know, that you can also receive accommodations as well,” Hawes said. Hawes said she was pleased with the outcome of the event but hopes more students will attend similar events in the future. “I hope more of them reach out to us and start coming to more of these events as we in turn get our name out and make sure they know we’re available,” Hawes said. Anna Bauman
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Campus club plays Cupid, cashes in CAC fundraises, sparks flames with matchmaking quiz HANNAH PIKE @h_pike_
Campus Activities Council is helping students find their “match(es)” before Valentine’s Day while raising money for two of its events. CAC created a “Match-OMaker” questionnaire which closed at 5 p.m. Feb. 7. The results will be released Feb. 14. Students will have to pay $5 for the results, and the money will be split between
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A screenshot of Campus Activities Council Soonerthon’s tweet about its matchmaking questionnaire.
the company used to match participants and two of CAC’s events : Soonerthon and Spark, said Isaac Hill, Spark
chair and chemical engineering senior. The questionnaire included questions such as, “What would you prefer to do on a date?” and “The best way to get someone to do something is?” One of the answer choices for the first question was, “my date (consensually)” and for the second, “whips and chains (consensually).” Some students said they found the questionnaire more suggestive than they expected. Creative media production freshman Hannah Perry said she took the questionnaire because it was required of Soonerthon executive
committee members.
Matchomatics, a match-making company, and then cus“I think some tomized the questionnaire people thought (the to be more inclusive, he said. Matchomatics uses the questions) were responses from the quesfunny. I don’t think it tionnaire to match students was ever meant to be with possible love interests, taken too seriously.” potential friends and those most opposite themselves, Hill said. ISAAC HILL, CAC SPARK CHAIR “I think some people thought (the questions) were “I know we’re in college funny,” Hill said. “I don’t and everything, but it was still think it was ever meant to be a little bit weird that they were taken too seriously.” tying those kinds of questions with CAC,” Perry said. Hill used a pre-made Hannah Pike “university level” quiz from hmaepike@gmail.com
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OU should solve homelessness Lucy Mahaffey lcmm@ou.edu
Oklahomans drive past homelessness daily, often thinking, “Where do I look? What do I do?� Oklahoma is ranked fifth in the nation for child homelessness with 43,643 children documented as homeless from 2012 to 2013. This study defines homelessness as “being without a permanent home, including those on the streets, in a shelter or temporarily living with friends or family or in a hotel.� Closer to campus, the Norman nonprofit Food and Shelter estimates that it serves about 250 meals each day. That number is higher than the number of people in my U.S. history class. OU can and should get involved to prevent homelessness; we are capable of doing so much. What causes homelessness? Myth and
which includes housing for families, emergency placement and mail service. It is also pioneering a proven solution in Norman: permanent supportive housing. Food and Shelter purchased three acres of land just south of Main Street and plans to build a campus with an office center, day shelter, soup kitchen and a village of 40 cottages for shelter. While this is phenomenal, it’s only one piece of the puzzle. How could OU help solve homelessness in the community? Students and professors in the Michael F. Price College of Business could offer skills coursSIANDHARA BONNET/THE DAILY es modeled after the New The Food and Shelter building on Jenkins Avenue Nov. 30. Oklahoma is ranked fifth in the York City Coalition for the nation for child homelessness. Homeless’ First Step Job Training Program, which permanent supportive hous- offers 14-week-long classes misconception abound. The one face with homelessing, housing assistance (i.e. main cause of homelessness ness. About 58,000 college on literacy, communication students are conservatively vouchers), living wage jobs, and interpersonal skills beis not a lack of work ethic. estimated to be homeless in childcare, health care, evicTraumatic events, personal fore connecting students to the United States. While this tion-prevention grants, legal internships. The OU Legal crises, mental health chalis a fraction of the roughly services for low-income lenges, lack of affordable Clinic already offers free 20.2 million people currently tenants in housing court and legal counsel for civil and housing, lack of job skills, enrolled in undergraduate discharge planning (predomestic violence and adcriminal cases — perhaps it or graduate studies, experts venting “aging out� of foster could focus on tenant and diction not only cause but believe this number greatly care). are also consequences of housing concerns as well. What is Norman doing homelessness, which creates understates the scope of the Groups can always volunteer problem. about it? Great organizations their time or donate food a cycle. What do we do about it? such as Food and Shelter It is also very important and other necessities. Proven solutions include offer traditional support, to not stereotype or equate OU students can go even
Leave children out of protests that many of the protests are for noble or favorable causes that might lead to a better future for children, but it is the parents’ job to fight for that future right now. Even if the child seems to share his or her parent’s Katelyn Howard viewpoint and wants to parkhoward@ou.edu ticipate, that parent needs to question whether his or her Amid the aftermath of child would still want to be the election of President Donald Trump, people can associated with that moveexpect protests to take place ment 10 or 20 years down on a daily basis in a city near the road. Some might say I should them. Adults, college stuhave no voice on the matdents and teenagers across the nation continue to make ter since I am currently a college student who has the conscious decision to march alongside others who never had a child. Instead, I view the situation in regard chant in the name of unifito how my parents raised cation. Recently, children me to come to my own inhave become more prevaformed decisions on how lent in this narrative. Kids are propped up on parents’ I would one day view the world. My parents made a shoulders, bearing signs or distinction between instillwearing T-shirts the child’s ing values in my brother and parent most likely marked with his or her own opinions me versus pushing their own agenda, something on a cause. Parents should that is not differentiated think twice before making enough in parenting today. their children participate And if I were to have chilin or become the face of a dren one day, it would be specific movement since an injustice for them to be most children do not yet have enough well-rounded raised in any other manner. While the best option knowledge or experience to hold strong beliefs on politi- would be to leave the kids at home, I understand that cal issues. not every parent’s schedule Every time a protest is covered on the news or dis- or resources allow for that. Also, most of my examples cussed on the internet, it is almost always accompanied have been in the parameters of a domestic context, but I with a photo of a child and do understand children who a comment along the lines must take action through of, “You see, even children support (insert cause here).� protesting in countries of civil unrest. This tactic is often used by If a parent chooses to the media to garner symbring his or her child, it pathy for an agenda, and would be best that they it has led to kids becoming the poster children for their make he or she a bystander instead of a participant by parents’ beliefs. I do take not giving the kid a poster or into consideration the fact
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a T-shirt to parade around. Another option would be to emulate what Jenny Sowry allowed her daughter to do at the Women’s March in Charlotte, North Carolina — a sister to the march that took place at the Oklahoma State Capitol the day after Trump’s inauguration. To clarify, the Sowry family has not stated they are against the idea of children participating in protests. Still, their 22-month-old daughter held above her head a small piece of cardboard that was covered by multi-colored scribbles the toddler had drawn herself. In regard to her child’s poster not relating to the subject of the march, Sowry said, “We decided that she clearly had something to share and that whatever it was, it meant more to her than anything we might choose on her
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Copyright 2017, Newspaper Enterprise Assn. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2017 Energy, action, common sense and the desire to get ahead will result in good fortune. Opportunity, negotiation and directly stating your goals, aspirations and strategies are all favored. A passionate approach to life and love will pay off. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- DonĘźt stop when you should be moving full speed ahead. Set your course and turn your attention toward achieving what you set out to do. Personal physical improvements are featured, and romance is encouraged. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Do what you do best without promising too much. Work quietly on your own until you are satisfied with what you have accomplished. DonĘźt become trapped in an excessive situation. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Share your thoughts and feelings, and offer to lend a helping hand to someone in need. Your kind gesture will be met with an unexpected reward. Love and romance should be priorities.
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behalf.� I am not discouraging children from expressing their opinions, nor am I discounting the fact that children are capable of having intelligent insights. Some of my fondest memories involve coming home from elementary school and babbling to my family about my newly-formed opinions as they sat around the dinner table, even if most of them did change a few years later. The highly political nature of protests, though, is not the place for children to express evolving opinions that, at this point in their lives, are heavily influenced by their authority figures.
further than volunteering by following the lead of Ranya O’Connor, the OU alumna who founded The Curbside Chronicle, which employs and empowers the homeless to earn a dignified living. OU can also take note of communications professor Elaine Hsieh, whose class compiled local homeless narratives in “Listening to Homelessness in Norman, OK.� Each college at OU can do something to help. Let me get personal for a moment: As a barista on Campus Corner, I see two to four homeless people each day. Homelessness is complex. It is local. And we can do something about it.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Share your feelings, make plans with someone you love and look for exciting ideas about places to visit and lifestyle changes. Romance is highlighted. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- A challenge will help you put your life and situation in perspective. Use your intuition to help you avoid problems with partners. Compliments will get you further than criticism. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You must use your Libra charm and intelligence to convince others to see things your way. Personal gains look promising, and physical alterations will add to your appeal. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- DonĘźt feel pressured to make a business decision or change your course of action due to what someone else is doing. Stick to what is most familiar, and strive for perfection. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Discipline and high expectations and hopes will bring good results, as long as you donĘźt overdo it. Setting parameters and guidelines will help you stay on track. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Applying pressure in situations that you donĘźt like will not bring the results you want. Diplomacy will be necessary, along with proper incentives and whatever else it takes to get your way.
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11 Stereo, e.g. 12 John Hancocked 13 Far from prosperous 18 Lower the electrical capacity of 22 Skedaddles, pardner 23 How great minds think 24 Well-defined, as musculature 25 Canine for a canine? 28 Scale unit 29 Do what kings do 30 Enraged feeling 32 Tempo 34 Oslo-born 35 Causes a blood flow blockage 38 Worthless ideas or simple food 39 Fine knitted fabric
42 Chinese currency 45 It’s caused by water slapping rocks 47 Home that’s ready to be assembled 48 More than suggest 49 More likely to 50 The Forbidden City 51 Move just a little 53 Crucial prescription information 54 Editing room sound 57 “___ No Hooks� 58 Excavated rocky resource 59 Fresh out of the box 60 Seriously heavy drinker
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OU softball flies beyond border Team leaves US for first time in history, takes trip to Mexico
PUERTO VALLARTA COLLEGE CHALLENGE
ABBY BITTERMAN @abby_bitterman
The Sooners open their season in the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Thursday, the first time any Sooner softball team ha s p l aye d ou t s i d e t h e United States. But this trip will require more attention to detail and additional arrangements. Assistant coach JT Gasso said the Sooners’ adventure to Mexico is logistically similar to other trips, but there are a few differences. “We’re bringing extra sunscreen, that’s for sure,” JT Gasso said. “It’s going to be hot, so it’s going to be a nice change of pace.” Coach Patty Gasso said she thinks they’re over-prepared for the trip. “If we don’t have what we need, we aren’t gonna get it out there,” Patty Gasso said. “So we’re just making sure we go above and beyond, and we’re still going to forget something so it is what it is.” The team has been talking about eating right and being cautious about the water, and a security specialist spoke with the team about the “do’s and don’ts,” Patty Gasso said. She said Puerto Vallarta is a safe, tourist-oriented town, but the team still has to be smart about what it’s doing. Patty Gasso said she is excited for the team to experience a different culture on the trip. She said one of the team’s mottos for the year
Oklahoma’s opponents, times and channels this weekend. Friday: Oklahoma vs. Auburn at 1 p.m. on ESPNU Oklahoma vs. BYU at 4 p.m. on KEBC 1560 Saturday: Oklahoma vs. Nebraska at 11 a.m. on KEBC 1560 Sunday: Oklahoma vs. Washington at 3:30 p.m. on KEBC 1560 Source: soonersports.com
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Head OU softball coach Patty Gasso holds a team meeting on the mound Oct. 21 at Marita Hynes softball field. The Sooners will begin their season Thursday in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
is about getting the women out of their comfort zones. “We definitely want to feel the culture and get them outside their comfort zone a little bit and get them to relate and understand the culture,” Patty Gasso said. “So we might do some things like get
on a city bus and let them feel that. Things that they wouldn’t normally do, I want them to do.” On Friday, the team will be putting on a softball clinic at a local school, after its game against Nebraska. Patty Gasso said the team is in a bubble sometimes,
and it’s important for them to see what other countries are like. “We’re spoiled, and I want our team to see that we’re spoiled,” Patty Gasso said. “And I want them to give back to those and just really understand that there’s so much more to life
and the world than what we’re doing on the field.” Patty Gasso said this is still a business trip for the team, and they’re looking forward to playing softball more than anything else. The Sooners play Auburn, who they beat to win the Women’s College
Wo r l d S e r i e s l a s t y e a r, in their first game of the tournament. “I think we’re excited, and it doesn’t matter to us if it’s Auburn or anyone. We’re just excited to get started,” Patty Gasso said. “I think Triple Crown Sports, who’s running this tournament, was pretty smart in creating this matchup.” The Sooners will play Auburn and BYU on Thursday, Nebraska on Friday and Washington on Saturday. “What I’m excited about as well is this is the first time I think a game has been televised by ESPN in February, so that’s an honor for us to be in that situation,” Patty Gasso said. The game against Auburn will be televised on ESPNU at 1 p.m. Thursday. Abby Bitterman abbybitt@ou.edu
Pierre-Louis leads double-overtime win Team makes up 15point defecit in last quarter Tuesday KELLI STACY @AstacyKelli
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Junior center Vionise Pierre-Louis jumps for two during the game against Iowa State Jan. 25. Pierre-Louis led OU in its double overtime comeback against West Virginia Tuesday.
Led by junior Vionise Pierre-Louis, Oklahoma scored a comeback, double overtime 90-87 victory over West Virginia Tuesday night. The Sooners were without redshirt senior Ma d d i e Ma n n i n g , w h o suffered an MCL sprain against Oklahoma State on Saturday. With Manning out of the lineup, Oklahoma couldn’t seem to find a way to score in the first three quarters. The Sooners went six minutes before scoring in the first quarter and suffered through scoring droughts of two to four minutes in the second and third
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quarters. Redshirt senior Peyton Little gave the Sooners a little bit of life in the first half, scoring 11 points and keeping the Sooners within striking distance of the Mountaineers. The third quarter was a struggle for the Sooners, though. West Virginia led 56-44 at the end of the third. Then came Pierre-Louis. Oklahoma came out in the fourth quarter and
Pierre-Louis transformed from offensive afterthought (two points in the first half ) to the most dominant scorer on the court in the fourth quarter. Pierre-Louis scored 31 of her 33 points in the fourth quarter and two overtime periods alone. Pierre-Louis said that her mindset changed after halftime, which helped her score. “I think it was more so my teammates calling me out and challenging me and Coach challenging me at halftime,” Pierre-Louis said. “It was just me mentally getting myself together and posting up no matter who was in the game. I just had to post up and get the ball.” Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale said it was a challenge to continue finding PierreLouis after she got hot and garnered double-teams from the Mountaineers. “It’s really hard,” Coale
said. “It requires great concentration and great awareness to give it to her not only in a place she can do something with it but at exactly the right time.” Pierre-Louis’ 33 points were a career-high, and she became only the second player on the team to score more than 30 points in a game alongside Little. With the help of PierreLouis, the Sooners were able to stage a 15-point comeback, the biggest in Big 12 conference play in Oklahoma history. The last double-overtime game the Sooners won was in 2007 against Texas Tech, who happens to be next in line for the Sooners. O k la h o ma w i l l h ea d to Lubbock, Texas, to face the Red Raiders on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Kelli Stacy
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Ozzie’s offers old-timey vibe Airport diner gives off ‘50s feel, attracts loyal customer base
OZZIE’S DINER HOURS Monday - Saturday hours: 6 a.m. - 9 p.m.
ARCHIEBALD BROWNE @archiebaldmoses
Along with the sizzling sounds of the grill and the propellers of helicopters outside, ‘50s themed Ozzie’s Diner has made its home in the Max Westheimer Airport for over 30 years. While the locally owned business only accepts cash, Ozzie’s loyal customers come for the neighborly wait staff and affordable, cooked to order entrees like the fresh ground ribeye steak.” Over the music playing in the background, the sound of chatter and silverware clinking against plates, Derek Van Norstrand, owner and general manager of Ozzie’s, said the diner started in 1986 as a donut shop. Six years later, the restaurant spread to serving lunch and then quickly changed to serving all three meals of the day. Ozzie’s is family-owned. and Derek Van Norstrand helps his father Mart Van Norstrand run the business. The diner has a six-page menu offering meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. All you can eat courses are available and made “cook to order,” so the food will not touch a grill until it is ordered, Derek Van Norstrand said. Customers can usually purchase a full meal for less than $7, and the meal portions are rather large for the prices. A 7 oz. steak can be ordered off the breakfast menu with two eggs made any style, fries or hashbrowns, and toast or biscuits and gravy for $9.79, according to Ozzie’s menu. Another characteristic of the diner is its daily specials offered Monday through
Sunday hours: 6 a.m. - 3 p.m.
OZZIE’S DINER APP • The app is available to download for free. • The app can send custom push notifications about Ozzie’s daily specials. • The app also allows customers to have the daily specials sent through text messages during the week.
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Waitresses Linda Hendrix and Karen Maples stand inside Ozzie’s Diner Wednesday. Ozzie’s is located in the Max Westheimer Airport.
Friday, including Indian tacos, homemade onion burgers and all-you-caneat pick shrimp, Derek Van Norstrand said. Keeping up with the daily specials is made easy with the Ozzie’s Diner app, which is available to download for free. The app sends customers push notifications about the daily specials. Customers can also have daily specials sent through text message throughout the week. Although the diner encourages its customers to use the daily specials app, it doesn’t accept credit cards, but “it is something that we want to adapt,” Derek Van Norstrand said. Accepting credit cards would cause Ozzie’s to raise
its prices because it would be required to pay a third party company for the ability to use credit card services. However, there is an ATM for customers to use outside the doors of the restaurant. During the regular 4:30 p.m. rush hour, waiters move from table to table with smiles on their faces. Employees hear customers say that they love the food and the area that it is in, Joni Embry, Ozzie’s cashier, said. The attitude from the employees to the customers helps Ozzie’s feel like home. Journalism professor John Schmeltzer said he has been visiting Ozzie’s almost every Sunday since 2009. Schmeltzer goes to Ozzie’s with Julie Jones, fellow
journalism professor. At the time, he said he was amazed Ozzie’s wasn’t well-known among OU students. “It has since become a regular Sunday morning haunt for us,” Schmeltzer said. “It was a place Julie and I could meet and discuss issues we were dealing with and planning classes.” Schmeltzer has also taken many TAs along with him starting with Mark Potts, who now works at the Los Angeles Times and was on a Pulitzer-winning team. It was the all-you-can-eat breakfast that made his TAs fans of the restaurant, he said. “It is an inexpensive place to meet with colleagues, TAs and my students,” Schmeltzer said. “We don’t ask to reserve
as not many OU students regularly attend the business, but that’s something Van Norstand hopes will change. The prices are within a college student’s range. Additionally, buses run from a stop on Lexington Street to the airport terminal closest to Ozzie’s in the normal rotation. The bus stop is about 50-yard walk from the diner, Derek Van Norstrand said. Ozzie’s long life can be attributed to customers like Janice Jansing. She has been going to Ozzie’s for about 15 years and has lived in the Norman area with her husband for almost her whole life, she said. “We come here at least once a week,” Jansing said. “My husband sometimes three or four. He loves getting the meatloaf.”
a table, but Evelyn, who was our server for many years, knows where we sit.” As Evelyn has moved to the cash register, she and another server, Jaime, bring a cup of coffee for Schmeltzer and a coke for Jones when they first arrive. To this day, it is still Schmeltzer’s favorite place to go to for breakfast, he said. Ozzie’s Diner may have an old-timey feel, but it works to accommodate its customers with food allergies. “If you ask our waiters and waitress what you would like to know, like what we can make without things such as gluten, we will be able to provide that for you,” Derek Van Norstrand said. Ozzie’s seems to be the Archiebald Browne best-kept secret of Norman archiebald.browne@ou.edu
Women fight back in ‘Vagina Monologues’ show Play, with piece calling out Trump, serves as resistance MADDIE ROPER @maddieroper4
Every Sunday this semester, a group of female students has gathered in the Oklahoma Memorial Union to rehearse OU’s annual performance of Eve Ensler’s award-winning play, “The Vagina Monologues.” This year the message carried more weight for the cast in the wake of political fragmentation. S i n c e “ T h e Va g i n a Monologues” debuted in 1996, Ensler has revised the play periodically, adding spotlight pieces that reflect contemporar y women’s rights issues. For the 2017 production, Elissa Croslin, undecided freshman, will perform Ensler’s most recent addition that details acts of violence against women in the workplace. The piece discusses women being represented just as a body instead of a dynamic human, Croslin said. The piece specifically calls out President Donald Trump for making sexual remarks about women in 2005 to Billy Bush, thenhost of “Access Hollywood,” that surfaced during the 2016 election. “ I re a l l y l i ke t h e way Eve Ensler says ‘predator-in-chief ’,” Croslin said. “She isn’t afraid to speak her mind.” L at re c i a B re at h, c re ative media production senior and “ The Vagina Monologues” director, said these revisions continue the important conversation about women’s rights that is inherent to the show. Year after year, the show provides
a space for taboo — but necessary — conversation, Breath said. “Shows like this are a type of resistance in a way,” Breath said. Breath first saw OU’s production of the show when she was in high school. The wonderfully explicit content and open nature of the pieces persuaded Breath to attend OU. The blunt acting and honest portrayal of a variety of women shocked her in a good way, Breath said. Freya Downey, music
“A lot of people might be embarrassed by what is being said or they might cringe at parts, but ultimately it’s a learning experience and it is worth it.” KATY YUT, ECONOMICS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS FRESHMAN
performance freshman, first saw the show when it was staged at her high school following her own personal struggle with sexual assault. “The Vagina Monologues” brings a lot of important issues, such as rape culture and body positivity, to light, Downey said. “The show is about feeling good about yourself no matter what,” Downey said. “ T h e V a g i n a Monologues” contains a wide variety of stories told by a wide variety of women, Breath said. Pieces such as “Because He Liked to Look at It” celebrate women’s sexuality, while more somber pieces such as “My Vagina Was My Village” explore the toll of war and rape on women. “ M y Va g i n a W a s M y
Village” especially resonates with Breath in the wake of the recent immigration ban. She hopes this monologue, along with the rest of the show, reminds audiences to give a voice to the marginalized, she said. W h i l e “ T h e Va g i n a Monologues” is a platform for all women in a time of social and political unrest, it is also an informant, said Katy Yut, economics and geographic information systems freshman. “A lot of people might be embarrassed by what is being said or they might cringe at parts, but ultimately it’s a learning experience and it is worth it,” Yut said. Breath also hopes audiences are informed as they watch the play. She hopes they understand that women are multifaceted and complex, she said. Ultimately, Breath believes the show will give audiences hope this year. She wants the OU community to know that there is still a place for women to feel comfortable to talk about hard-hitting issues, she said. “The show is still going on, and we are still going strong,” Breath said. “We’re still over here talking about vaginas.” The women’s and gender studies department and the Gender + Equality Center w i l l s t a g e “ T h e Va g i n a Monologues” on Monday and Tuesday in Meacham Auditorium in the Union. The show will accept donations to benefit the Norman Women’s Resource Center and Eve Ensler ’s V-Day foundation in place of traditional admission. Maddie Roper
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Letters freshman Destinee Dickson reads the script for “The Vagina Monologues” Sunday. The show will take to the stage Monday and Tuesday in Meacham Auditorium.