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Diverse discussion Students speak out about race issues at Price Town Hall Meeting ERIN DONNELLY Staff Writer
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Students, faculty and staff gathered at the Michael F. Price College of Business for a Diversity Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday night to discuss diversity issues in the college. OU’s Unheard organized the event to give students in Price College a voice on OU’s campus. Daniel Pullin, dean of Price College, said though the meeting was scheduled to be from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., it would last until everyone at the meeting felt they were heard. The dean’s statement set the tone for the discussion, as students and faculty of various races shared their stories and voices well past 10 p.m. The testimonies that came from people with a wide range of backgrounds all had one thing in common: Change is necessary. For more information from Wednesday’s Town Hall Meeting, go to OUDaily.com.
Accounting junior Naome Kadira asks a question at Price College during a town hall meeting Wednesday, March 11, 2015. Kadira wanted to know what Price College was doing to increase racial diversity among faculty and students. .
Duct-taped statues help increase awareness Notes on statuary push the social movement forward EMILY SHARP
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Students walking to class this morning will notice many statues on campus with their mouths taped over with duct tape. Many of the statues have “Unheard” written on the duct tape covering their mouth. At 1 a. m. We d n e s d ay morning, journalism and international studies senior Bijan Hosseini tweeted that
the Seed Sower had been decorated by “PE-ET,” OU’s top ten senior honor society. A picture was attached showing a sign on the seed sower as well duct tape over his mouth. At 2 a.m. The Daily received a picture of the Barry Sw it zer statue’s mouth being taped. A student who witnessed Switzer’s mouth being taped said as her roommate came home she saw a truck with a ladder in the back with four or five guys. The guys hopped out of the back of the truck with the ladder and went to the Sw itzer statue where it
appears they met 10 other people. Driving by an hour and a half later she noticed that the statue had tape over its mouth. Although the Seed Sower and Switzer statue had tape as early as 1 and 2 a.m. Wednesday morning, the other campus statues did have duct tape appear over they mouths until around 7 a.m. this morning. Emily Sharp esharp13@ou.edu JJ/THE DAILY
Duct tape with Unheard written across is placed on Barry Switzer’s statue early Wednesday Morning.
Sooners rally outside Dale Hall Henderson talks with Hillel on social justice
Students gather to openly discuss social controversy JON HOOVER Staff Reporter
Students rapped, recited and spoke their minds to open a discussion about justice and equality on Wednesday afternoon outside of Dale Hall. The demonstration, put on by Sooners for Social Justice, gave students a platform to share their voices as they gave speeches and performed pieces ranging from excerpts of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” to their own slam poetry. No u m a n e R a h o u t i , a graduate student in education, spoke about the theory behind the fight for liberation, and how he wanted to set back the rules of true emancipation and fight for justice instead of power. “What would be ideal is to unite each group for the same thing,” Rahouti said, “Not for your justice, but justice for all.” Political science junior BerThaddaeus Bailey recited a long excerpt from Dr. King’s “I Have A Dream” speech — something he has
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A group of students bowed their heads in prayer during a rally held in front of Dale Hall on the South Oval on Wednesday afternoon. The rally was put on by Sooners for Social Justice.
had memorized since 6th grade. The crowd responded to Bailey’s performance with a great applause. “I’m the last of eleven siblings, and all of us know the “I Have a Dream “ speech,” Bailey said after his performance. “We’re dreaming of a better America, we’re dreaming of a better university, and we’re striving to be a better university,” he said. One of the last
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speakers was Jesse Robbins, a Choctaw Native American studies senior, who performed a rap about his feelings about recent events from a Native American perspective. “I didn’t know I was talking when I got here, but I didn’t see a Native voice so I had to say something,” Robbins said afterwards. In his rap, Robbins addressed the fact that the term “Sooners” refers to a
group of people who took land from Native Americans. Robbins also talked about how the community needs to acknowledge ugly historical events, including how Americans forced Native Americans off their land and enslaved Africans, instead of ignoring them. Andrew Clark contributed to this story. Jon Hoover hoov24@ou.edu
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When professor George Henderson began working at OU in 1967, racial tension was a serious problem. “This was not one campus, it was two: a black campus and a white campus,” Henderson said. On Wednesday night, Henderson met with students of Hillel, a center for Jewish Campus life, and talked to them about the involvement of the Jewish Community in leading social justice movements. Th e t h i rd f u l l - t i m e African American facu l t y m e m b e r a t O U, Henderson is a human relations professor who has won multiple awards in his time at the university. Henderson told Hillel students about his
involvement with the civil rights movement as well as gaining greater equality on campus. “The Civil War was being f o u g h t a l l ov e r a g a i n ,” Henderson said. He also talked about moments in his life where he learned to be more compassionate to people of other races, such as when he voted to de-segregate schools in Detroit. He encouraged students to be open to other cultures and ideas, and overcome prejudices. “Non-truth does not exist, so truth will always win,” Henderson said. “There is nothing logical or rational about hatred. Nothing.” Henderson’s speech was part of the Passion Project, an initiative of Hillel to relate leadership and social justice to Jewish culture, said Sasha Joseph, a human relations grad student. SEE HENDERSON PAGE 2
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Dr. George Henderson, a civil rights scholar and lecturer and OU professor, speaks about civil rights and people that influenced him to become a civil rights supporter to students of Hillel Jewish Student Organization at the Oklahoma Hillel building on Wednesday. Dr. George Henderson has taught and lecture on cultural diversity throughout the United States and internationally.
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“(We want students to see) why it’s important to be a part of something that’s bigger than yourself and how to become a leader,” Joseph said. An avid civil rights activist, Henderson was asked to speak to Hillel after the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches this Saturday. However, the SAE video on Sunday made what he had to say even more relevant, Joseph said. “I believe it made it more important for him to come,” Joseph said. “Conversation and education make all the difference.”
Henderson said that he wanted to speak to Hillel to promote discussion of how the OU community should m ov e o n f ro m t h e S A E video. “If I can get students who conceptualizing a variety of ways of getting to cultural diversity, it was worth my time,” Henderson said. “If only one or two students do that, it was worth my time.” Henderson said that the major difference he sees between what is currently happening on campus and the social movement of the 1960s is students’ push for the promotion of promotional diversity. “We are a diverse nation,” Henderson said. “To deny
that diversity and focus on one (culture) means that we have not been concerned about social justice for the other groups.” Henderson said that the SAE video provided the university with a challenge and an opportunity to change. “If the major news is that incident, then that is how we’re labeled (as a university),” Henderson said. “The better story will be, as a result of this incident, us becoming closer and more knowledgeable about culturally different people.” Daisy Creager Daisy.C.Creager-1@ou.edu
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Everett Brown, Danielle Myers and Ashleigh Jackson await the town hall meeting at Price College Jesse Robbins, Native American studies senior, speaks at the town hall meeting, March 11, 2015. Robbins Wednesday, March 11, 2015. The Unheard meeting was set to provide a platform for students to discuss recited a poem and thanked everyone for listening. racial issues among faculty and peers.
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Unheard opens the town hall meeting at Price College Wednesday, March 11, 2015. The meeting was designed to cover diversity issues in Price
Unheard to focus on larger issues, not just SAE Group does not plan to address diversity in greek community DAISY CREAGER News Reporter @daisycreager
Following the release of the viral video showing SAE fraternity members chanting racial slurs, members of OU Unheard have met with OU administration and specific colleges to discuss their grievances with the university. Unheard member Brittani Jackson said that while the organization commends OU president David Boren’s response to the video there are larger issues at hand. “We definitely give them a handclap but we’re not jumping for joy,” Jackson said. “It’s a small incident when compared to the list of grievances we gave the president in January.” Jackson, an adult and higher education graduate student, said that members
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Junior African and African American studies major Dalania Blocker writes on tape for a demonstration Monday morning on the North Oval, March 9, 2015. Blocker placed tape over her mouth with the word “unheard” written on it.
of Unheard have been surprised at the level of national attention they have received after the release of the video. “It was definitely such a shock because it’s not what we expected at all,” Jackson said. “We’ve been trying to get attention on campus, but to have this nationwide attention is [great].
Good things come to those who work for it, so we’re preparing.” Jackson said that the students involved in the video forfeited their right to free speech when they decided to speak negatively about a minority group. “I definitely feel like you have the right to say what
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you want, but when it affects a climate at a university, then the university has a right to determine the type of community to build here,” Jackson said. However, Unheard is not focusing its efforts solely on responding to the SAE video, Jackson said. “We don’t want these two students to be the face of the issue because that was one small incident when it comes to the big picture,” Jackson said. AuBriana Busby, Spanish junior and Unheard executive member, said that Unheard’s plan is to focus on the larger issues at hand instead of specific instances such as the SAE video. “We’re happy that this e ve nt ha s s p a rke d d i scussion, but we have a list of grievances that we’re very adamant about and those are the things we’re pushing for,” Busby said.
“Unfortunately this happened, but we’re still pushing for other issues.” Unheard supported the Na t i o n a l Pa n - He l l e n i c Council at a demonstration in response to the video last night at the Huston Huffman Fitness Center. “We’re hoping that we can continue to meet with president Boren and administration about the things that we included in our grievances and pushing our agenda forward,” Jackson said.
Unheard does not have plans to address diversity within greek organizations, Busby said. “It’s not something that is isolated to the greek community,” Busby said. “It’s not just a greek thing, it’s a university thing. By attacking it on a university wide level, the greek situation should improve.” Daisy Creager Daisy.C.Creager-1@ou.edu
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OPINION It’s time to stop spewing ignorance
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Our view: We should all take a cue from the Seed Sower and listen to the concerns and experiences of minority students at OU.
We would all like to believe that the racist sentiments displayed in the now infamous SAE video were an isolated incident. We would all like to believe “real Sooners” aren’t racists or bigots. However, taking a peek at the social media site Yik Yak shows racist thoughts and comments are much more prevalent among OU students than we’d like to believe. We aren’t exaggerating — recent posts on Yik Yak include every racial stereotype in the book about AfricanTONY RAGLE/THE DAILY Americans, and many A sign that reads “Listen. Unheard.” was draped over the sower early Wednesday morning. The sign and duct tape with Unheard written on it were attached to statues around camdisplay shocking levpus. els of ignorance and and listen to his or her veil of anonymity on Yik breath, and listened to tore off OU’s blinders unheard group to piss closed-mindedness. experiences at OU. We to the inherent racism off the original unheard Yak makes students feel one another.” The banagree. Talking about rac- and prejudice on camprotected enough to air ner on the Seed Sower group” Examples include: their hate and racism, “Do black people want proclaims the same mesism is uncomfortable, pus. The student group “So, I’m supposed to just like the veil of “trato see how bad if could but that doesn’t mean Unheard is unequivosage: Listen. And that’s integrate your culture be? If every white person Sooners shouldn’t make exactly what we encourdition” the fraternity cally correct: OU has a with mine but I can’t rewas as ‘evil’ as they think, members on that bus hid age Sooners to do. Check a point of learning from culture problem, and it’s cite every word of your students who differ from going to take long, hard behind made them think your privilege and truly lyrics because of my skin they wouldn’t even be allowed to go to school themselves. their hate speech was work and open dialogue listen to what groups like tone?” with me” The conversation acceptable. to address the bias presUnheard have to say. “Starting to wish you about OU’s culture and It’s time to stop spewLeaders at Tuesday’s ent at our university. were actually as unheard It’s impossible to read race relations isn’t over National Pan-Hellenic ing hate and ignorance. as you think you are” those and other posts Like one redeeming Yik Council rally urged par- because SAE got kicked “Forming a white Comment on this on on Yik Yak without acoff campus and a couYak post said, “so much ticipants to speak with unheard group. Not would change if we all someone they didn’t cepting OU has a probple of students were exOUDaily.com. the KKK… just a white lem with prejudice. The just shut up, took a deep know, a person of color, pelled. Instead, the video
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dissemination of ideas — no matter how offensive to good taste — on a state university campus may not be shut off in the name alone of ‘conventions of decency.’” No person in the OU President David Boren’s decision to United States shall, In other words, speech is protected — expel two students this week has sparked a on the ground of race, even the kind of hateful speech exhibited by debate about whether the First Amendment color, or national the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members trumps an important civil rights law. origin, be excluded in the video. from participation in, Boren cited Title VI of the Civil Rights Act The chant shown in the video is simply be denied the benefits of 1964 in expelling the students, claiming speech, not action, said Joey Senat, an asof, or be subjected to that they played a leading role in the action, sociate professor in the Oklahoma State discrimination under which “created a hostile learning environUniversity School of Media and Strategic any program or activity ment for others.” Communications. receiving federal “The chant was not only heard by those “How could students in speech on a charfinancial assistance. on a bus,” Boren said in the release, “but also tered bus off campus rise above the utterimpacted the entire university community ance of words?” Senat asked. as it was also distributed through social media.” The answer to that question may be found in the outrage By focusing on the effects of the chant and its subsequent and stream of protest that followed the release of the video. release on social media, Boren may have put himself on OU’s Student Code of Conduct prohibits actions that solid footing. Though the students’ speech on the bus is pro- would create environments “that a reasonable person tected, the shockwaves it sent across campus may not be. would find intimidating, harassing or humiliating.” Groups Title VI prevents programs receiving federal financial like Unheard and OU athletics have made it clear this week assistance from discriminating against individuals based that the chant by the fraternity members falls under that caton race, color or national origin. In terms of education, it egory to them. prohibits anything that would create a hostile learning While expelling the students because they participatenvironment. ed in, or even led, the racist chant may violate their First The arguments against this defense hinge on the courts’ Amendment rights, the effects the video has had on studefinition of a hostile environment. It has become clear dents throughout the university and may provide plenty of through cases such as Papish v. Board of Curators of the cause for their expulsion. University of Missouri that the standard for what constitutes a hostile environment requires more than speech alone. Dillon Hollingsworth, dillon.j.hollingsworth-1@ou.edu In the case the Supreme Court stated “… Mere
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Intervarsity sparks more conversation Group sets up table to let students voice feelings about SAE BEKAH YORK Staff Reporter
OU Intervarsity tabled at the South Oval today to spread a message of hope and to talk with students about their feelings regarding the SAE incident. Natalie Janzen, senior health and exercise science major, said Intervarsity, a Christian fellowship group, wished to sort through the many feelings OU students have about the racist video released on Sunday. “Obviously there are a lot of people feeling a lot of different things: anger, frustration, optimism and an overwhelming desire for change,” KATELYN GRIFFITH/THE DAILY Janzen said. OU’s Intervarsity Christian Fellowship table on the South Oval to talk They aimed to spark a with student’s about SAE’s video and the events that followed its leak.
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conversation among students, said Sydney Bader, senior Intervarsity member. “We are trying to start conversations about what people think about racial issues on campus and how that relates to their spiritual life,” Bader said. Janzen said the SAE video was a pivotal opportunity for people to recognize and mobilize for change. “We wanted to take this opportunity to offer to students the hope and the belief in reconciliation that we have because of Jesus and what God has done through him to bring healing to this brokenness that we see,” Janzen said. T h e g ro u p w i l l t a b l e again from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday.
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Boren creates new vice president post to promote campus diversity OU President David Boren announced the creation of the position of the vice president of the university community, a new position which will oversee all university diversity positions. The vice president of the university community will work with the office of Student Affairs as well as with Boren and college deans in order to ensure that both the student and faculty bodies become more inclusive and diverse, according to a press release. Boren decided to create this position two months ago, the press
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release said. He has since been in private negotiations with his primary candidate for the position, described as "an outstanding African American candidate," according to the press release. When hired, the vice president will report directly to Boren, according to the press release. A representative for OU's diversity advocacy group, OU Unheard, said that OU is the only university in the Big 12 to not have a position devoted to promoting diversity on campus. Mike Brestovansky, Assistant News Editor
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A crimson and creamclad Dorial Green-Beckham performed in front of cameras for the first time since he transferred to Oklahoma last summer. The prodigy with an embattled past proved to NFL scouts and reporters alike that yes, he is still tall. Yes, he is still strong. Yes, he can still snatch a ball mid-air. Green-Beckham’s vertical jump was measured at 33 inches Wednesday and later put to good use during positional drills with a series of acrobatic catches. He did not work out for scouts and participated in just one drill, the 20-yard shuttle, but Green-Beckham was easily the most interesting storyline of Oklahoma’s 2015 Pro Day. When asked which school — Missouri or Oklahoma — he would name when introduced during his time in the NFL, Green-Beckham was firm in his decision. “I’m going to say Oklahoma,� he said. “This is my last location, that’s where I’m at. I’m an Oklahoma
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Sooner, that’s it.� Green-Beckham even took it one step further and committed to return to the university in the future to pick up his degree. Lost in the Sooners’ moral victory concerning DGB, several players performed well at Pro Day. Time will tell if the performances will be enough to affect draft stock, however. Fullback Aaron Ripkowski turned heads during the positional drills portion of the
day. The senior flashed his speed and hands, proving he is much more than just a backfield blocker. In the 40-yard dash, Ripkowski clocked a 4.7, sixth-best among all participants. However, he declined to bench press because of a shoulder strain. Fo r m e r q u a r t e r b a ckturned-tight-end Blake Bell showed his soft touch and improved speed Wednesday, but his strength may be what helps him
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Oklahoma to battle Oklahoma State in Big 12 Championship Sooners sit at No. 3 after winning nine of last 11 games TRENT CRABTREE
Men’s Basketball Reporter @TrentCrabtree
No. 15 Oklahoma men’s basketball begins its postseason journey Thursday night at 8 p.m. when it faces Oklahoma State in the Big 12 Championship tournament in Kansas City, Mo. The Sooners (23-9, 12-6) come into the Sprint Center as the No. 3 seed after winning nine of their last 11 games during the regular season while the Cowboys (18-12, 8-10) are losers of five of their last six contests to conclude an up-and-down campaign in Stillwater. For OU, the tournament is a chance to turn around its recent streak of postseason losses. Despite owning a 20-15 record in the Big 12 Championship, the Sooners have failed to win a game in the tournament for the last three years. Beyond Kansas City, OU has also disappointed in the NCAA tournament as of late, dropping its opening round games in its two previous appearances. This year, though, expectations in Norman have been elevated with the Sooners grabbing national headlines and defying preseason expectations. In other words, basketball fans of Sooner Nation aren’t content with simply making it to the postseason — they expect a deep run. OU coach Lon Kruger recognizes that the pressure will be ratcheted up for his team this time around. “We need to do that, no question. None of the guys on
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Junior guard Isaiah Cousins drops in two points during the March 7 game against Kansas at The Lloyd Noble Center. Cousins scored 16 points during the 75-73 victory over the Jayhawks.
this squad have won a game in Kansas City or beyond,” Kruger said. “It’s a progression. The first year we were in the NCAA tournament, we weren’t expected to be there, so it was kind of a long shot. Last year we were favored and got upset, so we’ve kind of been on both ends of it. Obviously, this year we need to take that next step.” For Kruger, the difference between this team and previous teams is intangible. These Sooners are a tougher group.
“We’re much better positioned personality wise than we were a year ago to win a game in the tournament,” Kruger said. “The ability to get stops, the ability to be a bit more physical, a little tougher on the boards.” This season will mark senior forward TaShawn Thomas’ first chance to experience March Madness in his college career — the Houston Cougars failed to make the NCAA tournament during his three years with the team. Thomas does, however,
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have a postseason victory under his belt with Houston’s victory over SMU in last season’s American Conference Championship tournament. Thursday will provide another opportunity for Thomas to utilize his experience and help OU make a run. Thomas said that Kruger has made OU’s recent struggles in March well known to the team. “Coach (Kruger) has talked about how it’s a curse right now for OU in the conference tournament,” Kruger said. “He was like, ‘All of us together have one conference win, not counting TaShawn last year.’ I didn’t really know that.” During the regular season, the Sooners found success on both ends of the floor in their two meetings with the Cowboys. Along with shutting down OSU’s potent scoring duo of junior guard Phil Forte and senior forward Le’Bryan Nash, OU also pushed the basketball in transition and created offense from fast breaks. The setting this week though, is distinctly different from the campus arenas of Norman and Stillwater. The atmosphere is neutral, and a championship is on the line. OSU — considered a “bubble team” by many bracketologists — has the look of a desperate squad that likely needs to win the tournament to secure an NCAA tournament. None of these factors take into the consideration the difficulty of beating a team three times in one season. “It’s difficult because they’re a good team,” Kruger said. “People say it’s hard to beat a team for the third time, which is true, but it’s especially true when the other team is good.”
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Sooners mix work and play in Hawaii OU to face the Rainbow Warriors during the break SPENSER DAVIS Baseball Reporter @Davis_Spenser
The Oklahoma (12-7) baseball team will take a spring break trip of its own when it heads down to the Aloha state for a four-game set with Hawaii (6-10) But for the players and coaches, the time for relaxing at the beach will come after baseball. “I’m excited. You can’t be down about going to Hawaii. Vacation is cool, I haven’t had a spring break since the eighth grade. I don’t think any of us have,” junior Craig Aikin said. “But it’s not a vacation, it’s a business trip.” Having that mindset will be key for head coach Pete Hughes and his squad if they want to take the series from the Rainbow Warriors. Despite being 6-10, Hawaii has shown potential that goes far beyond that record. Offensively they are led by freshman first baseman Eric Ramirez and senior infielder Stephen Ventimilia. Ramirez is hitting .309 with 11 RBI in his freshman campaign, while Ventimilia leads the team with a .464 slugging percentage. On the mound, right-handed pitcher LJ Brewster is good enough to give the Sooners plenty of trouble. Brewster is 3-1 on the year with a 1.75 ERA in 25.2 innings of work. Patience will be important for OU’s club this weekend, especially against Brewster; the
junior has walked a teamhigh nine batters in 2015, but counters that with an opponents batting average of .202. Hawaii fills out its rotation with Tyler Brashears, Kyle Von Ruden and Quintin Torres-Costa. Those four will be tasked with halting an Oklahoma offense that is currently tied for second nationally in home runs with 21. Led by sophomore shortstop Sheldon Neuse and his five home runs, Oklahoma’s offense will have to be focused heading into Hawaii after managing just one run against Oral Roberts on Tuesday. “We have four days […] to take care of business. We have to go down there and get those four wins and then, after that, we can have our two days off,” Neuse said. “We’re going down there to play baseball and then we can have a little bit of fun after.” Fo r h e a d c o a c h P e t e Hughes, this trip serves multiple purposes. Going to Hawaii allows Oklahoma to play 59 games this season, three more than the standard amount allowed by the NCAA. It also gives them a chance at four wins against a quality opponent. “It’s going to help our résumé at the end of the year. We’re playing them in March but it’s going to help a whole bunch at the end of the year,” Hughes said. “It’s a critical trip for us.” Fans who want to watch from Oklahoma or anywhere else in the United States will have to stay up late to do so. The first three games all get started at 10:35 p.m. central time. First pitch in the finale on Sunday is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.
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