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Professor Emeritus George Henderson speaks at the Martin Luther King, Jr. choir concert Jan. 21.

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BREAKING BARRIERS How George Henderson’s 52 years at OU have sparked diversity, change and understanding in the community

efore going to work, George Henderson s p e nt m o s t o f h i s mornings picking up trash that had accumulated on his lawn overnight. The trash was from No r ma n re s i d e nt s w h o wanted to show their distaste for Henderson’s decision to come to OU in 1967. Henderson’s family moved to Norman so he could work as a professor. He would be the third black faculty member on campus, and his was the first and only black family to live in town. “I would wake up in between 6:30 a.m. and 7 a.m. and clean all the garbage off the lawn that people would throw so my children would not see it,” Henderson said. One morning, Henderson went out to clean his yard once again. But instead of trash, he found two of his students sitting in a car in front of his house. “I said, ‘Why are you here?’” Henderson recalled. “They said, ‘We have come to make sure nobody throws a ny t h i ng o n you r l aw n again.’” Moving forward, this gesture and many others like it gave Henderson hope that he was where he needed to be. Henderson met students

JERICK A HANDIE • @JERICK AHANDIE o n ca mpu s, p ro m i n e nt members of Oklahoma’s black community and white students and faculties who desired to be allies. He realized he could use his knowledge and experience to build up students of color and effect lasting change at the university. “I was at the right place at the right time with the right group of students to continue my journey in terms of being an activist,” Henderson said. “For the very first time now, I am teaching race and human relations and I am living it, and I am learning and growing. By coming here, I got a chance to be authentic.” In his time at the university, Henderson created the human relations department and has won upwards of 50 awards and honors from the university and the broader Oklahoma community. He was inducted into the Oklahoma African American Hall of Fame in 2003 and helped to create programs and groups for high-achieving students and students of color. It’s been 52 years since Henderson joined the University of Oklahoma faculty as a full-time professor in sociology and education,

and he said OU has come a long way since discrimination in administrative policies kept some students from excelling at the university. “As bad as some people believe OU is now, it is lightyears in social change ahead of where we once were,” Henderson said. “But if you have not lived that past, it is difficult to understand this.” Henderson has continued to be outspoken on issues at OU, such as the closed presidential search process and recent racist incidents on campus. His influence will continue to strengthen community relations on and off campus in decades to follow as more students feel empowered to advocate for racial equality. EARLY YEARS Born in Alabama in 1932, Henderson’s family lived in de ep p over t y. W hen Henderson was 6 years old, they fled to East Chicago, Indiana. “My father had a fistfight with a white man who swore that he would put him in his ‘black place’: hanging at the end of a rope. It was not an idle threat,” Henderson wrote in his book “Race and the University.” “Consequently, we fled from

the racism of the South to its northern version in East Chicago, where some of our relatives lived.” Henders on str uggle d through his elementar y years, still poor and wrestling with a rocky start to his education. But by the time he graduated high school, he had secured a track and academic scholarship to Michigan State Agricultural and Mechanical College. In 1951, Henderson met and married his wife Barbara. After Henderson served for two years in the Air Force, he, Barbara and their children moved to Detroit, and Henderson spent the next decade earning academic degrees, working professionally and leaning into community and racial activism. “I believe that making friends with people who come from races different than my own can be accomplished through civil conversations, but I did not always believe that,” Henderson said at a talk in 2018 as part of OU’s “This I believe: OU” essay reading event. In the 1960s, Detroit was seeing its most violent and destructive racial conflicts, which led to a deadly riot in 1967. Henderson was

spending time serving in a wide variety of community leadership positions in Detroit while getting to know civil rights leaders Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X. Among other things, Henderson advocated for racial equality and gradually learned more about advocating for civil rights through community programs. In 1967, after accepting an offer to teach at the University of Oklahoma, He n d e r s o n w a s a p p re hensive about moving to Norman. Because Norman had only white residents, he worried that the people would not embrace him as the black community in Detroit did. “Imagine spending all your life in a black neighborhood and then waking up one morning and everywhere you look in your neighborhood is all white faces,” Henderson said. He addressed moving to Norman in his book, as well. “As I found out later, the transition would be difficult for me as a professor, and it would be excruciating for me as a husband, a father, and a son-in-law,” Henderson wrote. “Indeed, it was one thing for me to jump into a hostile fire of

community race relations; it was something else very troubling to pull my family in with me.” But Henderson was elated to start learning and experiencing more about social relationships within the context of race and class divisions, and he was excited to begin hands-on work with Oklahoma students. “If I had neglected and systematically ruled out relationships with students who came from families whose parents did not like people who looked like me,” Henderson said, “ I would have been teaching to a very few small number of students in terms of helping them to change, because most of the students who came to OU who were white came from those communities who did not want us living among them.” Henderson said in his first memories and moments in Norman, students guided his efforts for an establishing a more inclusive university. “I was put into a position where individuals who did not want me living in their neighborhoods, going into their social clubs, did not want me teaching them or See HENDERSON page 3

Donations to OU down amid campus chaos Donors hesitating to give during time of change NICK HAZELRIGG @nickhazelrigg

Donations to the university are down 41 percent compared to the last fiscal year amid a chaotic period in the university’s history compounded by the departure of multiple high-level development officers and a rocky presidential transition. As of Jan. 10, according

to an internal office of development memo obtained by The Daily, the university has raised $48,905,322 during fiscal year 2019, which started July 1, 2018. At this point in fiscal year 2018, which started July 1, 2017, the university had raised $82,980,776. Fiscal year 2019, which began the same day OU President James Gallogly took office, has been marked as one of the most tumultuous at OU in recent years. With a presidential transition that ended in a public rift between Gallogly and his

predecessor David Boren and the terminations and retirement of several high-level development officials, some may wonder about the trajectory of future donations to the university. Now, with reports the university has opened an investigation into Boren related to sexual harassment claims, it does not appear the chaos will die down in the near future. Boren was skilled at soliciting donations for the university, said Alan Velie, OU’s longest serving faculty member. Velie said the effect

on the university could be catastrophic if perceptions don’t change. “(Boren) was very widely loved throughout the state,” Velie said. “He was a revered figure in the state, and everybody who felt they loved him is going to be outraged.” Velie said he regularly donated $1,000 a year to the university but chose to stop after the university announced in December that a plan to name a room after former OU Vice President of Development Tripp Hall would be rescinded, a decision that came after the

university investigated misreporting of donor data on the part of the department of development. Velie said he won’t give to the university any longer. “If they wanted to terminate Tripp Hall, he works at the pleasure of the president,” Velie said. “Why the president would go out of his way to stop an honor to a man who worked here for 25 years and was beloved by the university community is gratuitous cruelty. That’s why I’m not giving a penny until things change around here.” The departures of Hall,

Paul Massad and J.P. Audas rattled many potential donors to the university, Velie said. Together, the three had more than 70 combined years of experience of institutional knowledge and donor relationships that have now been lost. Judith Wilde, an academic at George Mason University who studies higher education policy, said presidential transitions and times of turmoil at a university usually leave donations lagging. “Any time donors see See DONATIONS page 4

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February 18-20, 2019

ENGINEERS WEEK 2019 The 106th Engineers’ Week — Back to Basics

WEEK OF EVENTS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Road Rally-E Sponsored by Phillips 66 4 - 6 p.m., REPF 200 An automobile-powered scavenger hunt that requires successful completion of engineering problems to find the next clue and win. Featuring a cookout at the final location. Hosted by the Society of Petroleum Engineers SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Trivia Night Sponsored by Phillips 66 6 - 8 p.m., REPF 200 Students, faculty and staff form teams in this trivia contest covering knowledge of engineering concepts, history of the college, and so much more. Winning teams receive cash prizes. Hosted by the National Society of Black Engineers and the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 E-Olympics Sponsored by Shell 7 - 9 p.m., Sarkeys Energy Center Atrium Four-person teams compete in engineering challenges to win cash prizes. Hosted by Triangle TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Engineers Got Talent Sponsored Chevron 7- 9 p.m., Meacham Auditorium, OMU Students showcase their non-technical talents for a chance to win cash prizes. Hosted by the Society of Women Engineers and Co-Hosted by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Stress E-liminator Sponsored by Williams 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., REPF 200 An afternoon for students, faculty and staff to put aside classes and relax. Chair massages, video games, puzzles and healthy snacks are available for stress relief. Hosted by Alpha Sigma Kappa and Society of Asian Scientists & Engineers. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Casino Night Co-Sponsored by Chevron Phillips Chemical and Olsson Associates 7 - 10 p.m., REPF 200 Las Vegas-style games that encourage strategic thinking to win various prizes. Hosted by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the American Indian Science & Engineering Society. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 LKOT Fireout 5:22 p.m., Carson/Felgar Lawn Faculty, staff, students and alumni gather to see the College’s loyal servants revealed. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Fluid Dynamics Lab Sponsored by Boeing 6:30 - 11 p.m., O-Connell’s on Campus Corner The study of movement of low viscosity, green, effervescent fluid into human oral cavities. This faculty/ staff/student celebration of our Irish background includes a beard & hairy leg contest, and singing of our famous engineering songs. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Awards Reception 5 -7 p.m., Beaird Lounge, OMU Outstanding students, faculty, staff and corporate sponsors are recognized, coronation of Engineering Royalty commences, and event winners are announced. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Engineers’ Ball Sponsored by Echo Energy 7:30 - 11:30 p.m., Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Join Engineers’ Club as we wrap up E-Week 2019 with the Engineers’ Ball at the Sam Noble Museum. Dance the night away, but also take in some of the best natural history exhibits around. Week-long Refreshments Sponsored by BPX Energy

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The rivalry between engineers and lawyers is one of our most time-honored traditions. The beginning of the rivalry at OU can be traced back to 1915, when a group of engineers “confiscated” a cannon and fired it to honor St. Patrick. The firing destroyed every window in the Law Barn, and so began the rivalry.

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Although engineers have clearly shown their superiority through the years, lawyers have had their moments. In 1919, a female law student gained entrance to the Engineering Banquet and managed to spike the coffee with a mixture containing pepper, castor oil and other assorted ingredients. The combination caused considerable gastric distress among the guests. Some guests caused an interruption due to their nausea-related exit. In 1926, the owl on the Law Barn received the first of many future coats of green paint, which have continued to this day.

LEGEND OF ST. PAT St. Patrick’s Day is drawing near, and it will once again be time for the engineers to pay homage to their patron saint, St. Patrick, who is revered through legend as the oldest engineer. In modern times, we do this by electing new E-Club officers, crowning the Engineering Queen and King and consuming healthy portions of green brew. In the spring of 1903, the University of Missouri began construction of a new engineering building. While the construction crew was digging, a large stone with a faint inscription was unearthed. The stone told the adventures of St. Patrick and his ties to the engineering profession. Later that year, a geology instructor from Missouri brought a small piece of the stone to Oklahoma where OU engineers kept it. Each year thereafter, graduating seniors would survey their way into the woods, bury the stone, and leave their calculations for the next year’s seniors to locate and rebury the stone.

In 1980, engineers posing as construction workers poured a cement footing on the lawn of the new law center in broad daylight. Later that night, a large concrete tombstone was erected on the footing with the inscription, “IS THE RIVALRY DEAD?” Due to extremely cold temperatures, the tombstone was not fully cured and was found the next morning on the engineering lawn upside down with the words “HELL NO!” spray-painted on its face. In 1982, a couple of fine engineering students attached a green dye injection system to the law center’s water supply. Every time a fountain was turned on or a toilet flushed, green water “mysteriously” appeared. That E-Week the law center was ceremoniously decorated each night with green toilet paper. A few years later, a “Lawyer” mannequin was found buried face-down (with only his feet to be seen) on the engineering lawn. The epithet classically read: Here lies the poor lawyer His legal work undone He mouthed off to an engineer When he should have run During the winter of 1985, a profuse growth of winter rye grass in the shape of a shamrock adorned the north-side lawn of the Law Barn. Accusations were made but what do engineers know about gardening?

From the ideals and values set forth by St. Patrick, each year a student is elected Knight of St. Pat. His or her fellow students acknowledge that student’s devotion to the engineering profession and to the Patron Saint of Engineering, St. Patrick.

In 1989, engineers were once again blamed for a law school computer malfunction that resulted in letters being sent to more than 500 law students informing them that their records had been lost due to computer error. Fearful that they would not graduate, they proceeded to call the 24-hour hot-line listed on the letters; good thing it was the law dean’s home phone number.

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Rumor has it law students don’t have what it takes to play with engineers anymore. Don’t be disappointed; there’s always the business college …

Engineers’ Club was founded in 1910 and has grown to become the largest engineering program in the Sooner state. With more than 3,000 undergraduate and 500 graduate students, it is the largest student organization on the University of Oklahoma campus. E-Club’s purpose is to promote fellowship among engineering faculty and students and to help students develop leadership skills to supplement their technical expertise. There are several opportunities for students to become involved with Engineers’ Club. Annual events include the Fall Festival/New Engineers Welcome, Career Fair, Winter Ball, Engineers Week, Student Leadership Retreat and several philanthropy events throughout the year. Additionally, E-Club’s members can be found in the Engineering Quad selling homemade burgers before every home football game. Serving the engineers since 1910, E-Club’s purpose has surpassed even its most lofty goals. E-Club now serves as a hub for all engineering student organizations and competition teams, actively promoting the hands-on engineering and leadership experience that sets OU graduates apart from the competition. Engineers Week is celebrated nationally each spring as a time for students to escape the pressures of the classroom and have fun with fellow engineers. At OU, the tradition and history of St. Patrick and the spirit of engineering is showcased in grand display throughout the engineering campus during this week-long celebration. As evidenced by Engineers Week and all of the many events throughout the year, the principles of dedication, perseverance and hard work, on which E-Club was founded, are still apparent today and guarantee its enduring future.

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OU responds to racist video Former student uses slur in 2019’s third racist incident

HENDERSON: Continued from page 1

going to their church, sent their children to OU,” Henderson said. “The students became my friends. I would not have had this opportunity anywhere else.” ACTIVISM AT OU As soon as Henderson arrived at OU, he got to work. By the end of 1967, students and faculty, including Henderson, created the Afro-American Student Union, which would later be named the Black Student Association. And two years later, he created OU’s human relations program. Along with his tangible achievements, Henderson was also building relationships. White OU faculty members, a few neighbors and some prominent residents like doctors and O U fo otball coach Bud Wilkinson were kind faces. Henderson was also being drawn into Oklahoma’s strong and accomplished black community. He knew those who had won lawsuits to end segregation at the university and in Oklahoma City Public Schools, civic leaders, teachers, administrators and civil rights activists. Each new relationship brought strength and hope for Henderson and his family. Pushed by other activists in the state, Henderson quickly realized that while he had come to OU simply for a job, there was more work he wanted and needed to do. The 1960s and 1970s were “a period of black consciousness-raising and student demands for racial equality at historically white colleges and universities,” Henderson wrote. At closed meetings with sympathetic students and faculty, students of color spoke of being name-called, ridiculed or ignored by white people on campus. They were denied opportunities and had roommates who wanted to be transferred. They were angered by white students wearing blackface. Many white students would not interact with them, so students of color were left

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A racist video posted to an individual’s Instagram a c c ou nt o n F r i d ay wa s f ro m a f o r m e r O U s t u dent, according to the OU administration. The video depicted a noose hanging from a stuffed duck displayed on a wall and an individual whose face was not shown on camera saying, “Hang you from a tree, n-----, just like a n----.” This is the third racist incident involving the OU community this semester. The video was posted to the Instagram account and Instagram story of Steven McCaul, who in the bio of one of his Instagram accounts said he was at least previously a member of the OU chapter of Kappa Alpha Order. The Daily has reached out to McCaul for comment and has yet to hear back. In a statement, OU Public Affairs said the individual who posted the video, whom OU did not identify, was not enrolled at the university. “The individual that posted this video is not affiliated with nor enrolled at the University of Oklahoma,” the statement said. “The fraternity chapter referenced is not recognized on the OU campus. Regardless, this kind of racist and threatening display is deplorable and

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Marchers hold copies of The OU Daily that read “Enough is Enough” during the Better Together March on campus Jan. 24.

in no way represents the values of the university.” University spokesperson Lauren Brookey said the individual was a former student at the university but is not currently enrolled. The KA fraternity was suspended last October. The Office of University Community also released a statement later that day, acknowledging that the individual who posted the video is not a part of the OU community, but that they “condemn such racist provocation and display of hate,” according to the statement released via Twitter. “This kind of behavior has no place in our campus,” the

statement said. “May we adhere to our values of inclusion, civil dialogue and mutual respect.” The OU Black Student Association also condemned the “repeated racial attacks” and said it will continue to work in fighting these incidents in a statement released Friday via Twitter. “The Black Student Association will continue to contribute to the movement by uniting, empowering and uplifting the black community,” the statement said, “as well as holding others accountable for following to ensure a truly inclusive academic experience.”

The OU Black Emergency Response Team (BERT) issued a statement via Twitter that condemned the way the university has responded to recent racist incidents. BERT is a group created by the BSA following blackface incidents involving OU earlier this semester. “The Black Emergency Response Team believes that the University of Oklahoma has no true accountability for acts and language of racism that is targeted at marginalized communities,” the statement said. “Moreover, the University of Oklahoma’s response to anti-blackness and racism toward marginalized populations gets

co-opted to implicate the very people that were targeted when the president and administrators (are) making passive statements.” OU Vice President for Student Affairs David Surratt said via Twitter the university community would persevere in the face of racism. “Provocation using racist imagery and artifacts of hate like this has no place here,” Sur ratt said in a Tweet. “More importantly, it pales in comparison to the strength and resilience of our students, staff, and faculty – especially OUr Black community. We are unmoved.”

out of study groups or could not get notes if they had to miss a class. As one of the co-sponsors of the Afro-American Student Union, Henderson was working to promote the organization and its goals to his colleagues and superiors. He wanted to help the students network, to promote their ideas for social change and to provide them with whatever resources and guidance they needed. His goal was to effect change as efficiently as possible, and one of his methods was to start with the policy-makers at OU — presidents, vice presidents, deans, program directors and the like. He told students to get to know these movers and shakers, to build relationships with them, and eventually they could help make campus policies that were more inclusive and equal. Henderson invited students of color and white student allies, academics and athletes to participate in OU’s civil rights movement. He became a “university politician,” learning how to navigate the campus bureaucracy so the students’ efforts would be more effective. “Our students have done exceptionally well finding jobs that are people-oriented,” Henderson said. “I’m proud of that. I’m proud that my students have been able to carve out natures in communities that continue focusing on, many on social justice issues and without

adequate resources.” OU’s president at the time, John Herbert Hollomon, Jr., told Henderson he knew Henderson belonged at the university. “‘George, teaching at the University of Oklahoma is your calling,’” Henderson recalled Hollomon telling him. “I did not quite understand that for many years, but he was absolutely spot-on with that.”

is not a short-term thing,” Henderson said. “It is like love — if you really want good love, it is not a short thing. You have to work at it, and, sometimes, you want to quit. You just get tired and you have to make concessions, and, above all else, you have to know how to compromise.” Today, the human relations department promotes social justice, enhanced social relationships, human diversity, advocacy, inclusive-

Garcia said. “Especially after hearing Henderson talk himself, it has been amazing how much my perspective has opened up.” Pamela Humphrey, assistant dire ctor for the Henderson Scholars program, said over time she has learned more about Henderson’s contributions and character. “This program has given students the opportunity to not only get to know Dr. Henderson, but a chance to do some amazing things in their areas of study,” Humphrey said. “His presence on OU’s campus is very impactful, as he is a warm, kind person and he really loves these students.” Throughout the years, Henderson said his students taught him his greatest lessons. “Coming to Norman gave me a chance to live what I was teaching,” Henderson said. “In this very special place, I have had some of the best teachers in the world, and they did not have Ph.D.’s. They were students. They were my students, and we grew and learned together and became friends.” Henderson worked towards creating programs, aimed at tackling multiracial and multiethnic issues. “I was only going to stay in Oklahoma for two or three years. Then I would move on to a better place,” Henderson wrote. “I came for a job and it turned into a career. But that is not why I stayed ... I stayed because of some very special people whom I would not have found elsewhere.” By coming to OU, He n d e r s o n s a i d h e re ceived a unique experience that allowed him to speak to students and build strong relationships. This is Henderson’s 52nd year at OU, and almost all of his students are white. “Together, we made the University of Oklahoma a better place,” Henderson wrote. “So, as you will find out in this book, I found my destiny. Or better yet, I found my dignity.”

LASTING LEGACY Henderson has spent his life pushing boundaries to promote ethnic diversity and interracial understanding on the OU’s campus. After receiving a nomination for the Sylvan N. Goldman Professorship in 1969, he created OU’s human relations program. His first week on the job, Henderson contacted directors in human or race relations programs in Oklahoma, but after sending 54 letters, he did not receive a single letter in return. Henderson later created an internship program to give students experience working with human relations projects in the department. Because Henderson was building a program where students needed to learn from personal interactions, Henderson said the students needed to understand humility and be able to listen to one another. “I wanted my students to have tenacity, be knowledgeable and understand that working with people

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OU Professor Emeritus George Henderson in the Physical Sciences Center May 9, 2015. Henderson has worked at the university for 52 years after moving to Norman in 1967.

“Together, we made the University of Oklahoma a better place. ... I found my destiny. Or better yet, I found my dignity.” GEORGE HENDERSON, PROFESSOR EMERITUS ness and critical thinking. Efforts to increase diversity across OU’s campus continued in 1999 when the Henderson Scholars Program was created to honor Henderson and provide opportunities for incoming freshman to participate in community service activities and think critically about issues within OU and around the globe. Students in the program are required to attend weekly meetings, and, on occasion, Henderson will speak to students about a topic involving cultural and ethnic diversity. Amber Garcia, a Henderson Scholar pre-nursing freshman, said since joining the program, Henderson’s guidance has pushed her to find constructive and active steps to positively deal with social issues and conflicts and effect change. Growing up attending classes at Carl Albert high school, Garcia said the majority of students were white and could not relate to her individual struggles. “It was cool seeing people who looked like me and talked like me and just understood everything I have been through. That was honestly my first interaction like that,”

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OU studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s club for kindness OCCC transfer continues to bring happiness to others CHARLEY LANZIERI @charlanzieri

In the fall 2018 semester, a transfer student founded an organization with the purpose of bringing people happiness through both big and small kind acts. Tara Curb, a chemistry junior, transferred to OU this past fall semester and decided to continue the club she started at Oklahoma City Community College. The Acts of Kindness club is an organization that does thoughtful things, like giving out thankyou notes or handing out balloons with positive messages on them, around campus in order to brighten fellow studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The main idea that made me want to do this as a club is just that I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really important to show acts of kindness to others, and it can also be really fun,â&#x20AC;? Curb said. Curb said she has always enjoyed making people smile. Every year, before starting the

Acts of Kindness club, she gathered basic necessities like blankets and pillows and passed them out to homeless people downtown with her friends. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mostly the impacts that we see are just smiles, and people being surprised and astonished,â&#x20AC;? Curb said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And there are of course impacts that we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see because you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what someone has been going through.â&#x20AC;? When starting the club here at OU, Curb reached out to Robyn Biggs, assistant professor for the department of chemistry and biochemistry, to be the adviser, because she said Biggs was a positive person and thought Biggs would like the club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think why she wanted to do it was to allow students to focus on something more positive, and helping others is definitely something that is more feel good,â&#x20AC;? Biggs said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely a positive focus group, and I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing a lot of interest in the group.â&#x20AC;? Political science senior Hicham Salim, was approached by Curb to be one of the officers for the club. They were both a part of Phi Theta

Kappa at OCCC, and Curb thought he would be interested in the club. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The club) is important because you want to be happy, and to be happy you need to bring happiness to others, and I think when you do that, you feel the reaction of the students and teachers,â&#x20AC;? Salim said. One example of an impact they had was when they wrote a thank-you note to a professor and tied it to her door with a smiley-face balloon. Later, the professor reached out and told Curb it had really made her day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was doing so much grading that day, so when she received that thank-you note, it really brightened her day,â&#x20AC;? Curb said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She actually turned around and gave us a bunch of blank thank-you cards so we could use those to give out more.â&#x20AC;? Most commonly, the Acts of Kindness club passes out thank-you notes or balloons, but it also does bigger projects. Curb said they are involved in Habitat for Humanity, volunteering for groups like the Veterans Center or food bank, and holiday projects where

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Tara Curb in the Bizzell Memorial Library Feb. 13. Curb founded OUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Acts of Kindness club.

they put together goodie bags to pass out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping it grows, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping it continues here because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely a positive club,â&#x20AC;? Biggs said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so focused on giving back and

being positive.â&#x20AC;? Curb said she believes the club will become bigger and be able to accomplish more when it has more members. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not only about growing in numbers, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also

about growing personally and being able to step out of your comfort zone to make another personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day,â&#x20AC;? Curb said. Charley Lanzieri

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Vague responses could influence racist acts Repetitive racist actions tied to ways universities react JORDAN MILLER @jordanrmillerr

Subsequent racist incidents at universities across the country could be the result of unsatisfactor y

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mixed reations to things that are going on at a university, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a new president or some other kind of event, they often step back for a brief time just to see whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen,â&#x20AC;? Wilde said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So (OU) has a combination of those things right now.â&#x20AC;? Wilde also said with longtime development officers gone, it will likely increase the time it takes for Gallogly to

responses by college presidents, an expert says. A third racist incident involving OU this semester surfaced Feb. 15, and the OU administration called the behavior in the video posted by a former OU student â&#x20AC;&#x153;racistâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;deplorable,â&#x20AC;? and said it â&#x20AC;&#x153;in no way represents the values of the university.â&#x20AC;? Eddie R. Cole, assistant

professor at the William & Mary School of Education and an expert on college presidents and race, said in an interview with The Daily on Jan. 28 that further racist incidents following one public incident are â&#x20AC;&#x153;not unheard of.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening at Oklahoma is sort of the worst of what you would imagine

happening on a college campus, to where you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have this sort of one really notable public racial incident happened, but where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a series of highly visible, highly public racial incidents happening,â&#x20AC;? Cole said. Cole said subsequent racist incidents can happen when the first incident is not specifically called out as

racist â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like in the first statement put out by the OU administration that called the video â&#x20AC;&#x153;inappropriate and derogatory.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You could almost imagine if the initial statement from the OU president had just had two additional sentences that said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Blackface is racist. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to stand for it.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And then five days later you had

someone walking around campus in blackface,â&#x20AC;? Cole said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s controversial, but the administration hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t condemned it specifically. And so all of a sudden you see follow up behavior of doing the same thing.â&#x20AC;?

build trust with the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usual donors. When asked in a December interview if he feared the public animosity between he and Boren would deter loyal donors from giving to the university, Gallogly said he hoped donors would want to give to the university as a whole, not just a person. Wilde said this could indicate it would take him longer to understand the importance of getting to know donors to the university. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donors arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really giving to an institution, they are giving to a person,â&#x20AC;? Wilde said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re used to giving to one person, and until President Gallogly either has a chance to come in and get to know all the donors and even build his own donor relationships, there may be a lag. They have to know the person they want to give to.â&#x20AC;? In a Feb. 7 interview, when asked about donations being down, Gallogly pointed to cost-saving measures heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made, which include multiple reductions in the workforce that terminated roughly 70 employees, pursued programs to increase efficiency

and consolidated certain executive positions. Gallogly has said all these efforts have saved OU $32 million. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So when people ask, how are we doing on fundraising? I would say fantastic,â&#x20AC;? Gallogly said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Look what we just saved.â&#x20AC;? When sharing the development memo with The Daily, OUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s open records office also sent a statement saying there were many factors to consider when looking at the decrease in donations to the university, including presidential transitions.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are multiple contributing factors which impacted end-of-year giving. The sharp decline and volatility in the stock market during December played a major role as donors experienced a significant decline in the value of their securities portfolio,â&#x20AC;? the statement read. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oftentimes, and in December especially, appreciated securities are an important source of donations to OU. Contributions to athletics were expected to be down in December due to changes in the tax law and are in line with expectations.â&#x20AC;?

Velie still looks at the current state of fundraising at OU with apprehension, as he believes the hole left by Boren and other development officers at the university will be difficult for the university to fill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t replace the knowledge of the donor base,â&#x20AC;? Velie said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to do that. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a drop off â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inevitable.â&#x20AC;?

HOROSCOPE By Eugenia Last

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2019 ASTROGRAPH by Eugenia Last Consider the possibilities and get ready to put some muscle behind the changes you want to make. This is a year to take charge and put your plans in motion. Call in help if necessary and focus on unity, equality, personal growth and financial gains.

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Get involved in your community, or volunteer for a cause you believe in if you want to make a difference. Your input will be valuable and will lead to new opportunities. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- You can manipulate a situation by getting involved. The time spent massaging relationships with valuable people will bring you closer together. Romance is highlighted.

To a friend with mental illness, your caring and understanding greatly increases their chance of recovery. Visit whatadifference.samhsa.gov for more information. Mental Illness â&#x20AC;&#x201C; What a difference a friend makes.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Take better care of your health. Start a fitness routine, improve your diet or make lifestyle changes that will leave you feeling and looking better. Protect your reputation and status. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel down over something you have no control over. Concentrate on the changes you want to make to boost your current skills and qualifications. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- An opportunity will not be as good as someone leads you to believe. Check the reviews before you purchase something you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need. Choose your associates for their integrity and honesty.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- If you take a different approach to the way you do things, your insight and experience will impress someone. A partnership looks promising. Share plans with a loved one. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Take whatever change comes your way and turn it into something you can use to parlay into your next project or endeavor. A social encounter will lead to valuable information. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- A little will go a long way. Your thriftiness will be impressive. Someone will offer you something unusual that will help you bring about positive personal change. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- A change may tempt you, but put everything in its place before you jump into something new. Call in favors if it will help you take care of unfinished business. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a host of ideas and will receive interesting feedback from people you respect. Follow through with your plans and spend time with people who have something to contribute. Romance is highlighted. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Think big, but be responsible. Know what is and isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t possible, and make choices that will help you earn, not lose, money. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe everything you hear. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Put more energy into self-improvement. A personal change that updates your look and broadens your appeal will pay off. A personal relationship will improve if you plan something romantic.

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CULTURE

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Q&A with rock band Badflower Los Angeles-based band to perform in Oklahoma City SAM TONKINS

@samanthatonkins

Los Angeles-based rock band Badflower will perform on Feb. 28 at the Diamond Ballroom in Oklahoma City. Badflower is supporting the San Antonio-based band Nothing More on their “The Truth” tour, which includes performances in New York City, New Orleans and Houston. A portion of the tour’s ticket sales will go the the organization To Write Love on Her Arms in order to support mental health awareness. According to a press release, Badflower is nominated for Best New Rock/ Alternative Rock artist for the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards, and recently performed on ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden”. The band will release their new album “Ok, I’m Sick” on Feb. 22. Josh Katz is the lead singer of Badflower. The Daily spoke with Katz ahead of the band’s performance. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE OF MUSIC? I would describe it as honest, confronting and literal. COULD YOU EXPAND ON THAT? We’ve really put a lot of focus on our lyrics. We don’t try to overdo it musically. We’re not trying to reinvent the wheel when it comes to the music. We just do what feels right. When it comes to lyrics, we really try to tell stories and stay current and stay authentic, and do something that isn’t cliché and do something that hasn’t really been done before. And not just to do that. We’re not doing it just

for the sake of doing it. We’re doing it because — at least for me as the primary lyric writer — I have a lot to say, and it’s a lot easier for me to do it through music than through any other channel. This is what we’ve decided to do. WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE NEW ALBUM COMING OUT? I can tell you that it’s all of those things I just described. It’s a very modern ... attempt at a rock album. We’re really proud of it. It doesn’t really sound like what other rock bands are sounding like today, I think. Again, it’s mainly lyrically. I feel like when I stay on top of other rock bands and sort of what’s charting and what’s popular and what people are listening to, I’m typically disappointed that there isn’t a lot of innovation happening on the side of the storytelling of the song. I feel that it hasn’t really caught up to the modern era and our way of life. So, we’ve sort of really taken a stab at doing that and trying to be pioneers of a new generation of rock. W H AT D O E S M U S I C MEAN TO YOU? Well there’s nothing quite like music on this planet. It’s sort of an anomaly that doesn’t make a lot of sense. I don’t know. Is there any other species that listens to music? It’s such a human thing, and it’s such a strange thing. I mean, literally, scientifically, why certain tones and certain notes, literally frequency of sound waves, can be pleasing and can evoke some kind of emotion. It’s completely unexplainable. When I was really little, I was drawn to that. I used to watch a lot of movies. There were a lot of movies being played in my house, and I was really drawn to movie scores and the connection between the emotion that these characters had and the way the music over top of it could enhance that by

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Los Angeles-based rock band Badflower will perform on Feb. 28 at Diamond Ballroom. The Daily spoke with the band’s lead singer, Josh Katz, about their upcoming album and tour.

so much or could completely change a scene. You could play out a scene in a movie and have either really sad, somber music or really happy music, and you could change the entire tone of what the actor might be saying or the conversation from like, somber and truly sad to maybe sarcastic. It’s just so powerful in that way that it can do that, and that’s without lyrics alone. I feel really lucky that I have a career in music because I think it’s one of the most special things about human existence. Truly, I do. WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME

ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING TOUR? I can tell you that we are supporting a band called Nothing More. Fantastic band, great energy and good guys. We are very excited about it ... Before we actually head out on all the dates with Nothing More, we are doing our own headline show at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles, which is the biggest venue that we’ve ever played in our hometown, so that’s going to be exciting. It’s like the release of our album day. WHAT IS IT LIKE BEING ABLE TO PERFORM AND

INTERACT WITH ALL OF THESE OTHER BANDS? It’s great. It’s rare that we find bands that we connect with. Like, we’ve toured with a lot of bands. We’ve done a lot of festivals, and for the most part, we keep our heads down and really keep to ourselves. I don’t know why that is, but we’re just that way. Nothing More is going to be a cool tour because we’ve already met and hung out with those guys, and we just click energetically. I don’t know, maybe as the years go on, we’ll come out of our shells a little bit.

WHAT ARE YOU MOST EXCITED FOR ABOUT THE OKLAHOMA CITY PERFORMANCE? I love Oklahoma. It’s a great place to be. It’s gonna be good energy. I can tell you I am very excited to be there and to play that show. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the performance begins at 6:30 p.m. General admission tickets are $23 and can be purchased through the venue’s website. Sam Tonkins

samantha.tonkins@ou.edu

OU gallery to show art on migration, trade Exhibition exposes students to art from different cultures SAM TONKINS

@samanthatonkins

The Lightwell Galler y will feature an art exhibit by artist Tammy Nguyen that highlights different cultures and histories. Nguyen is an artist who works with several different mediums, including art installations, drawings and

paintings. Nguyen uses art to tell compelling stories, according to her website. The exhibition “The Ship Named Atlast” will feature paintings and sculptures that tell the story of refugee migration and trade in the South China seas, according to a press release. Tess Elliot, art, technology and culture assistant professor, said Nguyen’s art combines different mythologies and cultural histories in her work. “Her subject matter is digging into her dual

histories, being a child of Vietnamese immigrants,” Elliot said. “So, she is interested in that history and narrative and then also her American transplant history and narrative.” Elliot said the exhibition was brought to OU to expose students to contemporary art from other cultures. “The gallery committee is interested in promoting artists from a diverse background to invigorate a conversation about different pluralities in history and the different art histories,

different approaches to making based on different backgrounds and different personal narratives,” Elliot said. “The Ship Named Atlast” will have an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19, in the gallery. The Lightwell Gallery is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, in the School of Visual Arts building. Sam Tonkins

samantha.tonkins@ou.edu

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The Lightwell Gallery in the OU School of Visual Arts Sept. 6. The gallery will feature an art exhibit by artist Tammy Nguyen that highlights different cultures and histories.

Elite clarinetist to perform with faculty OU School of Music invites musician for short concert KATHRYN WARD @kathryn_ward7

OU School of Music will perform a chamber music concert featuring award-winning clarinetist and music professor, James Campbell. Campbell will perform with School of Music faculty in “James Campbell & Friends” at 8 p.m. Feb. 27. Faculty accompanying Cambell are Adrian Fung, College of Fine Arts associate dean and associate professor of music; Min-Jeong Koh, associate professor of music; Stephanie Leon Shames, instructor of chamber music and accompanying; and Jonathan Shames, OU opera theater director and professor of orchestral conducting.

Fung will play the cello, Koh will play the violin and Stephanie Leon Shames and Jonathan Shames will play the piano. This concert is free and open to the public. This concert will feature Brahms’ “E Flat Sonata for Piano and Clarinet,” Bartok’s “Contrasts,” and Schickele’s “Quartet for Piano, Clarinet, Violin and Cello.” Campbell is a professor of music at the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University and is the artistic director of the Festival of the Sound, an annual classical music festival in Canada. A Canadian-American clarinetist, Campbell was na m e d Ca na d a’s A r t i s t of the Year, awarded the Queen’s Gold and Diamond Jubilee Medal and the Order of Canada. He has more than 40 recordings and has performed in more than 35 countries with over 60 orchestras.

Koh invited Campbell as a guest performer for his first OU appearance. He is a friend and colleague of Koh and Fung and mentored them in their early careers as musicians. Koh said Campbell is a “brilliant performer, but also someone that really supports young artists.” “Jim is considered to be a national treasure in Canada, and for anybody to be able to hear him that close, especially for free, I think it is an opportunity not to be missed,” Koh said. This concert will be shorter than a typical two-hour concert with one intermission. Instead, it will be 65 minutes with no intermission. This is a new concept the OU School of Music is trying out, Fung said. Fung said shorter concerts may leave the audience wanting more. “The joy of music making is going to be very apparent.

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Catlett Music Center. The OU School of Music will host an award-winning clarinetist to perform a free concert Feb. 27.

I love the idea that when we are playing something, we are not nervous because we are too busy having fun and being excited about the story that is unfolding,” Fung said. “When you are playing it with

people that are not just trying to play the ink, recreate what they have done in the past or in the practice room, that’s when it becomes a real party.” The concert is free to the

public and will be held at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 27, in Pitman Recital Hall in Catlett Music Center. Kathryn Ward

kathryn.v.ward-1@ou.edu

• February 18-20, 2019

SPORTS

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Junior forward Kristian Doolittle looks to pass in the game against TCU Feb. 16. The Sooners got back on track after a five-game losing streak.

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Men’s team snaps losing streak

Better shooting, TCU injuries allow first February win CALEB MCCOURRY @CalebMac21

FORT WORTH — After snapping a five-game losing streak and completing the series sweep against TCU with a 71-62 win, head coach Lon Kruger wanted to let everyone know that TCU was undermanned. “Obviously TCU (was) a bit short-handed,” Kruger s a i d . “ D e f i n i t e l y ma d e a difference from their perspective.” Kruger is referencing Lat

Mayen, Jaylen Fisher and Kouat Noi, all of whom are on TCU’s list of injured players. The latest to join the list was Noi, who scored 30 points while knocking down eight of his twelve 3-point attempts against Oklahoma back in early January. Noi rolled his ankle in practice and was r ule d out of the game Saturday against Oklahoma. The sharp-shooting for ward av e r a g e s 1 4 . 8 p o i n t s a game and has a 37 percent 3-point average. TCU seemingly tried to make up for not having Noi. Out of the team’s 65 field goal attempts, 32 of them were from beyond the arc.

Oklahoma’s defense only let nine of those shots go in. “We had guys all up in different spots. We didn’t attack (OU’s defense) well,” TC U h e a d c o a c h Ja m i e Dixon said. “So I guess you give them credit. They’ve been playing that 3-2 zone for a while now. We took too many threes. We didn’t get the ball inside enough, and I think that’s why (OU’s defense) was so successful because we didn’t play inside out like we normally do.” To complement its successful zone defense, OU picked a good day to shoot 50 percent from the field and 44 percent from

beyond the 3-point line. To start the second half, freshman guard Jamal Bieniemy, sophomore forward Brady Manek and senior guard Christian James each made a 3-pointer for the Sooners’ first three buckets, putting OU up 41-34 in the first three minutes of the half. Junior forward Kristian Doolittle looked like he could do whatever he wanted dow n low. D oolittle could bully his way to a layup or settle for a floater from just under 15 feet from the basket. He finished with 21 points, a game high, and 10 rebounds. He was also 8-11 from the field. “ I’ m hap py w i t h h ow we came out and played

t o d a y ,” D o o l i t t l e s a i d . “We’re very resilient. (TCU) got out to a quick run to start the game, but we were able to lock in defensively and offensively, and came up with a win.” The Sooners now get a whole week to prepare for a home game against Texas and are now 4-9 in the conference. They still sit at No. 8 in the Big 12. It’s the team’s second conference road win of the season, with the other being a 70-61 win at Oklahoma State. Three home games remain for the Sooners : Texas, West Virginia and N o. 1 4 K a n s a s . N o. 2 3 Io w a St a t e a n d Ka n s a s State are what’s left on the

road. These last five games can be a true test to see if Oklahoma can have a spot in the NCAA tournament. But for now, the Sooners need to work on facing Texas, whom they have already lost to, and enjoy getting their first win in February. “It feels really good,” James said. “We haven’t had a win in a while. It’s just a good starting point for us to get back and grow. We still have a lot of work to do.” Caleb McCourry

caleb.a.mccourry@ou.edu

All-Star Weekend features Baylor sweeps women Trae Young, Buddy Hield in worst loss of season

Former Sooners compete against other NBA players CALEB MCCOURRY @CalebMac21

Before Thunder rookie Hamidou Diallo flashed the Superman logo on his chest and stuck his entire forearm in the basket after jumping over a 7-foot Shaquille O’Neal in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest, former Sooners Trae Young and Buddy Hield showed out Saturday night in the NBA All-Star Weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina. Now Atlanta Hawks rookie Young, who spent a year with the Sooners averaging

27.4 points per game, was way ahead of Celtics guard Jayson Tatum in the NBA All-Star Skills Competition. But what he got was karma. In the competition, which showcases how fast you can run through an obstacle course that forces players to pass accurately, run the floor and sho ot from b e yond the 3-point line, Young beat Kings guard De’Aaron Fox and Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic. Young overcame Fox even though he messed up the chest pass section of the course three times in a row. Fox made the mistake of missing his first few 3-pointers, the final section of the course, and Young came up from behind and buried his first shot to move

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Former Sooners Trae Young and Buddy Hield at the football game against UCLA Sept. 8.

onto the next round. It was only fitting that the same thing happened to Young. Tatum decided not to wait to get to the 3-point line, where Young already was, and pulled up from half court to sink the winning shot in the final round of the competition. Hield, one of 10 contestants, got the second highest points in the first round of the Three-Point Contest. The first competitor, Nets forward Joe Harris, scored 25 points that the next few players couldn’t beat, until Hield showed up and scored 26. Hield made nine of his last 11 shots in the contest — four of his five on the “moneyball” rack — and was only passed by Warriors guard Stephen Curry, who scored 27. Hield went on to score 19 in the final round, losing to Harris’ score of 26. Hi e l d av e ra g e s 2 0 . 5 points per game this season and has a career average 42.5 percent 3-point percentage. During his senior year at Oklahoma, Hield averaged 25 points a game and led the Sooners to the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. In his first year in the NBA, Young is averaging 16.9 points 7.6 assists per game. Caleb McCourry

caleb.a.mccourry@ou.edu

OU might miss tournament for 1st time in 19 seasons TARIK MASRI

@Tarik_mofficial

No. 1 Baylor handed Oklahoma its worst loss of the season Saturday night with a score of 87-53. The Sooners were able to score just 16 points in the first half, their lowest single-half total of the season. Oklahoma sophomore guard Ana Llanusa had a game-high 31 points on 7-18 shooting while being 5-10 from the 3-point line. Llanusa has scored 30 or more points

three times this season and has averaged 28 points per game on 46 percent shooting over her last three appearances. The Sooners finished the game making just 16 of 62 field goal attempts. The Lady Bears, who never trailed once through the entire game, knocked down 50 percent of their shots. The Lady Bears came into the game leading the c ou nt r y i n reb ou n d i ng margin and out-rebounded the Sooners 59-28. Baylor turned 22 offensive rebounds into 25 second chance points. Oklahoma was also outscored in the paint 48-12 and was blocked 12 times. Baylor redshirt senior

guard Chloe Jackson scored 2 4 p o i nt s a n d ma d e 1 0 of her 13 shot attempts. Baylor junior for ward Lauren Cox had 14 points on 6-12 shooting, added nine rebounds and a season-high seven blocks. The Sooners, who are now 0-2 against the Lady Bears this season, have lost 11 of their last 12 games and are likely to miss the NCAA tournament for the first time in 19 seasons. Oklahoma will host No. 18 Iowa State on Wednesday. Tarik Masri

tarikmasri1@ou.edu

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Senior forward Ijeoma Odimgbe looks to pass the ball during the game against Kansas State on Feb. 10. The Sooners lost to Baylor 87-53.