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“Obviously, investigators are combing every detail: crew members, their history, the environment, the weather, passenger manifests — it’s a very methodical and thorough process,” Carson MIKE BRESTOVANSKY Campus Reporter said. “The first priority is finding the @BrestovanskyM plane’s black box (the onboard flight In the sea between Malaysia and Vietnam, the search recorder that stores all data about the After four days with no news, people are preparing for the continues for a passenger airliner that disappeared with 239 flight), as that will help tremendously.” worst. If something disappears from radar for that long, While authorities recrew and passengers aboard. ported that two passen- there’s not a good chance that we can find it again intact.” Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 departed from gers boarded the plane the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur en route KEN CARSON, DIRECTOR OF OU’S DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION using stolen passports, to Beijing on Saturday. Less than an hour after there is still not enough its departure, air traffic controllers lost contragedy like this happens,” Carson said. “But I want to reevidence to determine tact with the airplane, and it has not been seen whether the disappearance was the result of a affirm that aviation is still a very safe field. Because of how since, the Associated Press reported. mechanical failure or what Carson referred to methodical the procedures are, we can minimize the risk of “After four days with no news, people are prethese sorts of events and, hopefully, prevent them from hapas “human misbehavior.” paring for the worst,” said Ken Carson, Director However, authorities reported Monday that pening again.” of OU’s Department of Aviation. “If something military radar data indicates the plane was disappears from radar for that long, there’s not KEN CARSON OU AVIATION DIRECTOR hundreds of miles off course and flying in the a good chance that we can find it again intact.” opposite direction of its flight plan. The reason The cause of the disappearance remains unMike Brestovansky, mcbrestov@gmail.com clear, as no wreckage has been discovered and no radio con- for this is still unknown, the AP reported. “We in aviation are always sorry when an accident or tact has been established, the AP reported.
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third-year member of the men and women’s Sooner Showmen band, academic affairs junior Perry Amalathithada said playing in a pep band, energizing the team and audience during games and playing his saxophone are a combination he can’t see himself giving up. When Amalathithada came to OU, he knew he wanted to keep playing his saxophone but wasn’t quite sure where he would play. He also loved watching basketball and cheering for the teams. He put all these interests together when he joined the Sooner Showmen. “I wanted to continue playing my horn, but I didn’t necessarily want to play in a concert band kind of setting,” Amalathithada said. The job of the Sooner Showmen band is to play music during basketball games t o k e e p t h e c ro w d a n d participants engaged, GO AND DO Amalathithada said. Men’s The band primarily plays basketball a combination of funk, jazz, game pop and soul during the games, according to the When: 6 p.m. Friday Sooner Showmen website. Last season, the women’s Where: Lloyd Noble basketball team competed Center in the NCAA Tournament, and the band traveled to Columbus, Ohio, to compete in the first and second rounds. In the second round, OU’s women’s team beat UCLA to advance to the Sweet 16, Amalathithada said. The team came over, destroyed the barrier and celebrated with the band. “ I s p e c i f i c a l l y re m e m b e r ( s o p h o m o re g u a rd ) Nicole Kornet shaking the barrier until it collapsed,” Amalathithada said. After the team won and the excitement died down, the band played the chant and celebrated a bit more, Amalathithada said. When he was flying back to Norman after the tournament, Amalathithada said he realized celebrating with the band was a moment he would never forget. When they’re not playing at tournaments, the band plays at the home basketball games. The band members don’t know exactly what they’ll be playing until a few hours before the games starts, Amalathithada said. The band members arrive at Lloyd Noble Center, enter through the south tunnel and head to their locker room to grab water, tune their instruments, arrange music or get a briefing from their director, Amalathithada said. Amalathithada’s energy is contagious during games, said Brian Wolfe, assistant director of Athletic Bands. “I think he brings a lot to the saxophone section. For example, his in-game commentary is second to none and pretty hilarious when he’s really excited about a bad call.” JACKIE EBY/THE DAILY
Academic affairs junior Perry Amalathithada attends a men’s basketball game in late January with the Sooner Showmen. Amalathithada has played with the Sooner Showmen for three years as a saxophonist.
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OU to celebrate cultural diversity with food, music, dancing and more OU’s international community will be hosting a night filled with performances, a fashion show, live music and global cuisine to celebrate the university’s cultural diversity. The United World Cultural Night will be held at 8 p.m. on Thursday in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium, according to the press release. “Our members represent over 20 different nationalities, and so we try to reflect this diversity in our shows,” said Eaton Baptiste, OU’s United World Organizations President and college of engineering junior, in an email. The event will include a combination of dances, singing, instrumental recitals and spoken word poetry, Baptiste said. Tickets to the event are $5 and can be purchased from 1 to 5 p.m. today in the Union, online at the event’s Eventbrite page or the night of the event. Emma Sullivan, Campus Reporter
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Religious studies sophomore Anastasia Malouf knits under a tree Tuesday afternoon. Malouf is the president of the OU knitting club. She is working on a multistep project, an elephant stuffed animal.
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Blow ing in the chilly Ma r c h w i n d , a w o m a n locked out of her car stumbled across a hand-knit scarf draped around a statue in Oklahoma City. Intrigued by the rarity, she turned the tag over. “I’m not lost — take me if you’re cold,” the tag read. Ta k i n g t h e s c a r f, t h e woman kept warm until she regained access to her car before passing the surprise knitwear to a homeless person, said Rachel Ferrero,
Knit and Purl treasurer and political science senior. Surprising pedestrians with thoughtful outerwear is just the beginning for a new student organization, Knit and Purl, combining knitting and social service to warm heads, hands and hearts around Norman and abroad. “We want to do charity stuff with knitting,” said Anastasia Malouf, Knit and Purl founder and religious studies sophomore. During the recent cold weather, the group has knitted and deliberately placed scar ves in public areas for people stuck outside, Ferrero said. When a conser vation group in Australia requested miniature sweaters for penguins from the international
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community, Knit and Purl member Bobbie Franklin saw an opportunity for the guerrilla knitting group to answer the call and make an impact abroad. At their next meeting, Malouf will share patterns for little pullover jumpers to keep penguins warm after encountering oil spills and protect them from trying to clean the toxic oil off with their beaks, she said. Plans are also underway
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Week of Health gets students active Three OU organizations have teamed up to plan a week of events to get students moving and thinking about their health during OU Week of Health. The Student Government Association, Union Programming Board and Fitness and Recreation planned the week, which includes information sessions, a physical fitness test and fitness classes at the Huston Huffman Fitness Center, according to a mass email. The events are free, and a FIT Pass is not required for the classes included for the Week of Health, according to the Fitness and Recreation website.
to yarn bomb campus trees by draping colorful knitting around the trunks during OU Green Week in April. Hopefully, the display will raise awareness for sustainability efforts, Malouf said. As part of their expanding efforts, the organization plans to sell knit animals and other goods in Oklahoma Memorial Union to raise funds for knitting supplies, Malouf said. Malouf said knitting experience isn’t a prerequisite to get involved in the group. More information is available on Knit and Purl’s Facebook page. Matt Woods matt.woods@ou.edu
GO AND DO Week of Health activities Today: • Meet at the Huston Huffman Fitness Center’s front desk at 11 a.m. for a Presidential Fitness Test, which will end at 1 p.m. • “Happy,” a documentary exploring what makes people happy through real-life stories and interviews, will be screened in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium from 7 to 9 p.m.
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Thirty-Second Plays bring laughs to stage Fifty percent of proceeds from event will be donated to Broadway Cares Andrew Wagner Life & Arts Reporter @A_Wagner98
William Shakespeare writes that “brevity is the soul of wit.” Naturally, the students of the OU Student Theatre Initiative have taken the bard’s advice and applied it to their production coming this spring. Thirty-Second Plays is a sketch-comedy show — consisting of about 100 mini-plays — that is written, directed and performed by OU students of numerous majors and experience levels. “It’s like SNL with shorter sketches,” said Kimberly Maxwell, a drama junior and the director of this year’s show. Each play is not preGO AND DO cisely thirty seconds, said Maxwell — they can range Thirty-second from three seconds to two plays minutes. Maxwell says that the When: Wednesday and Thursday, 11 p.m. time limitation makes Thirty-Second Plays difWhere: Fine Arts ferent from other comeCenter, room 317 dy shows. The time is best used when the characters Price: $2 at the door and scenes develop but get to the point quickly, she Info: 50% of proceeds go to Broadway Cares said. charity. “It makes you get to the essentials of comedy,” drama senior Connor Konz said. A drama sophomore and assistant director of ThirtySecond Plays, Carter Hill, said the writing process starts with the entire troupe brainstorming up to 400 different topics and titles for possible sketches. “It’s a lot of improv-based, sketch comedy writing,” Hill said. “The approach that we take is just a really collaborative process.” After the brainstorming session, they break into small groups, quickly write sketches based on the topics and perform them for the rest of the troupe after the sketches are condensed into a “best of” list, Maxwell said. “It’s tough because people get so passionate about the ones that they love,” Hill said. Eventually, the show comes together to be a high energy, anything-goes experience, Maxwell said. Maxwell said that when choosing cast members, it’s important to choose a well-rounded group of people, they
cast people who are “different kinds of funny.” “That way, there’s smart jokes, there’s toilet jokes, there’s something for everybody.” However, this is not a family-friendly show. According to Maxwell, it’s catered very specifically to college students. “There’s a reason it takes place at 11 o’clock at night,” Hill said. Although the material can be crude and absurd, Maxwell said that Thirty-Second Plays is a great way to expose college students to the arts. “I like to think of it as a way to take theatre and make it more accessible,” Maxwell said. “Because it’s a show, but it’s also just fun.” The final production will take place 11 p.m. today and Thursday in the Fine Arts Center, Room 317. Admission is $2 Jessica woods/the daily at the door. Musical theater sophomore Andrew Kohagen and acting sophoAndrew Wagner, Andew.W.Wagner-1@ou.edu
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We know what it means to be “wired,â€? because technology has changed the way we live. Privacy and personal boundaries are blurred online, and private information can be virtually shared across the globe in an instant. Our generation, the “millennials,â€? grew up with technology, and we see our phones, computers and the Internet as an integral part of daily life. A byproduct of our near-constant digital communication is the distribution of sexually explicit content through technological means, primarily through sexting. Fortunately, Oklahoma Rep. Terry O’Connell, R-Catoosa, has proposed a piece of legislation that would combat sexting among underage individuals with education, rather than stiff legal penalties. We support O’Connell’s bill and hope to see it implemented in The Our View Oklahoma as soon as possible. A is the majority 16 year old should not be labeled a opinion of sex offender and have their future The Daily’s eight-member destroyed over a single lapse in editorial board judgment. We believe education is a much wiser alternative to overly-harsh punishment and would likely be more effective in reducing sexting offensPHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY TONY RAGLE/THE DAILY es in the future. Under current Oklahoma law, sexting offenders, even if they’re underage, are punished with a felony for a first-time offense and must register as parents and guardians in the educational process is a wise move. However, we are wondering a sex offender for the rest of their lives, according where the funding will come from for the educato a press release. Two consenting adults, older tion course, should O’Connell’s bill be passed. than 18, would not face the same The bill requires school districts penalties, but sexting cases involvto offer sexting education, and ing underage individuals are part DEFINITION we all know Oklahoma public of current child pornography laws, Sexting schools are woefully underfundwhich is why the penalties are so ed. In a state government that harsh. the sending of sexually explicit messages or makes budget cuts year after O’Connell’s bill, on the other images by cell phone year, we worry that O’Connell’s hand, would charge a first-time plan could not realistically be offender, who is 18 or younger and Source: marriam-webster.com implemented without widehas engaged in the transmission spread support. of sexually explicit material with a While the bill is a welcome step toward makminor 13 or older, with a misdemeanor and a fine no larger than $500, according to the bill. In addi- ing legal punishment for underage sexting offenders more reasonable, we believe it will tion, the court could order such an offender and his or her legal guardian to attend an educational take subsequent budget allocations for public course about the ethical, legal and social effects of schools to make the bill a reality. sexting. Comment on this at OUDaily.com We support education instead of immediate felony charges and believe the motion to include ™ & Š 2003 The Jim Henson Company
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 2014 Accept that there will be some setbacks this year. Continue with your plans and treat any negative situation as a learning experience. Don’t give in to disappointment or disillusionment. You have come a long way, and your strength of character will see you through. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Your love life will get a boost. A recent accomplishment may tempt you to take on more projects. Focusing on too many things at once will be counterproductive. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Look for a career-changing opportunity today. Your abilities and personality will catch someone’s attention. Be honest with yourself and don’t underestimate what you have to offer.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Avoid making hasty decisions. Take time to weigh all the pros and cons. You will have problems if you go rushing ahead without considering the consequences. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Your unique talents make you who you are. Don’t be afraid to stand out in the crowd. Express your thoughts and intentions, and press on until you reach your goals. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Be cognizant of professional opportunities that come your way. Review any leads or details personally. Someone in the background may be trying to feed you false information. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You’re
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -Don’t allow anyone or anything to impede your progress. Stay firm and in control of any situation you face. A wellmeaning acquaintance could inadvertently delay your plans.
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n the second part of this series, we will examine which defensive players will benefit from the extra spring practice time. There’s a saying that defense wins championships. If that’s true, Oklahoma might be very close to bringing another crystal football back to Norman. In his second year as defensive coordinator, Mike Stoops simplified the defensive scheme and got young players playing past their years. But don’t forget, many of these players are still very young and can benefit from extra
time with the coaches. After graduating several key members in the secondary, this spring practice will be essential for players who redshirted last season or have seen limited field time behind a talented group of seniors. It’s also important for players who were injured last season, like Jordan Phillips and DJ Ward, to use this time to get up to par and make an impact this season. But before I get ahead of myself, here’s the defensive players to watch for this spring.
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GENEO GRISSOM Grissom’s career has seen some turmoil during his time at Oklahoma. After a preseason injury his freshman year, he was a third string defensive end as a redshirt freshman the next. After that, he approached coach Bob Stoops about a change to tight end, but the switch proved unsuccessful and at the end of the season he reverted back to a defensive end. Last season, as a junior, he played in all 13 games and started five of them. In the Sugar Bowl, Grissom finally broke out and had a career game, recording 2.5 sacks, two fumble returns for 35 yards — one for a touchdown — and a pass break-up. This spring will give Grissom a chance to build on the momentum and confidence he gained from the Sugar Bowl and finally find his footing in his last season at Oklahoma.
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HATARI BYRD This was one-recruit coaches and fans alike couldn’t wait to see on the field. Coming out of high school, he was one of OU’s most hyped recruits — even arriving early on campus last year to participate in spring ball. He made brief appearances in five games last season, including OU’s season opener against ULM, but only recorded three tackles. Seniors Julian Wilson and Quentin Hayes have all but locked up the starting safety positions for next season, but a strong spring from Byrd could earn him some extra playing time come August. This spring, he needs to take every opportunity he can get to not only learn from his coaches, but also from Wilson and Hayes. He is still young and has much to learn.
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ZACK SANCHEZ It’s clear he has talent, though he played inconsistently last season. One play, he can give up a touchdown on blown coverage and the next, he’s placing himself perfectly to pick up an interception. He was named a Freshman All-American at the end of last season, which should do wonders for the young corner’s confidence, though it’s important he stay humble. With his counter part, Aaron Colvin, graduated, Sanchez’s performance on the field will be even more important. He is now the veteran showing the younger guys how it’s done. Cortez Johnson and Stanvon Taylor saw limited action last season, and will have to permanently fill in for Colvin. Sanchez’s experience will help bring these guys along, but he still has his own work to do. When in position, he’s great at breaking-up passes and intercepting the ball, but he is also susceptible to giving up the big play deep.
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