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OU will look to make a push for the top spot in the Big 12 conference as the Sooners face the Iowa State Cyclones tonight in Ames.

The Sooners hold sole possession of the second spot in the conference after a second-half rally sparked the team to a 67-60 win versus TCU, putting OU one game behind the first place Kansas Jayhawks for the top seed. The Sooners will face the Cyclones coming off of back-to-back conference losses.

Backcourt: OU junior guard Buddy Hield broke out of his shooting slump against the TCU Horned Frogs with a 21-point performance. Hield also hauled in a career-high 13 rebounds, adding to the Sooners’ strength in backcourt rebounding.

In the week prior, junior guard Isaiah Cousins posted a season-high 22 points against Texas Tech.

The Sooners will need to be locked in defensively against one of the more potent scoring attacks in the nation.

Iowa State remains consistent as a premier, high-octane scoring unit that comfortably leads the Big 12 in points and assists per game. Part of the credit is due to the conference’s top assist-maker Monte Morris.

Sophomore guard Jordan Woodard puts up a shot during the Feb. 9 game against Iowa State at the Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners came back from a 10 point deficit to defeat the Cyclones 94-83.

Sooners to battle the No. 12 Cyclones OU has opportunity to earn a share of Big 12 season title

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Back on Feb. 17, the Oklahoma

men’s basketball team fell behind by six points to the Texas Longhorns with under four minutes to go before rallying for a two-point victory in Norman.

Four days later, the last-place Texas Tech Red Raiders took the Sooners to overtime in Lubbock, Texas, with OU grinding out a 79-75 victory. This past Saturday provided no relief as OU would return to Norman and get consistently out-hustled by TCU, trailing behind as much as 12 points in the first half. The Sooners refocused, though, and won by seven points in the second half by hitting the offensive boards.

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WEATHER Cloudy with a high of 41, low of 35.

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Baltimore native Leroy Myers, history graduate, walks across the snowy sidewalks on the South Oval, Friday, Feb. 27, 2015.

Our afternoon high of 53 degrees will seem balmy, but another cold front will move through in the afternoon, dropping temperatures and shifting the wind from the south to the north. Just remember, Mother Nature, nobody likes a tease.

Wednesday: high 35 low 24 Just after it all melts away, there’s a 30 percent chance

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of snow on Wednesday.

Right now, it does not appear there will be a lot of accumulation, especially with the high being in the 50s on Tuesday.

Thursday: high 42, low 26 I know we haven’t seen much of it lately, but the sun will be back out on Thursday. We also start a warming trend, and will make it back in to the low

40s.

Friday: high 52, low 33 Friday looks to be the nicest day this week.

Mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the 50s will be a nice way to start out the last weekend before spring break.

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Frontcourt: Senior forward TaShawn Thomas put up a respectable 15 points en route to the team’s seven-point home victory Saturday.

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Weather to bring a taste of Spring

Monday: high 39, low 30 Our low for the day will be in the morning, when we have a slight chance of more freezing drizzle before noon.

Then we should be above freezing by 10 a.m., when we will switch over to rain, as we make our way to the high near 40 degrees and stay around that temperature throughout the evening.

Tuesday: high 53, low 27 Tuesday brings us a very quick taste of spring with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms in the morning.

The sophomore guard is averaging nearly 5.4 assists per contest. Senior guard Bryce Dejean-Jones is the team’s leading perimeter scorer, but has also seen his role and production diminished. The UNLV transfer saw a career-low 12 minutes as he was held scoreless in the one-point loss against Kansas State.

Dejean-Jones has only scored in double digits just once in the past four games, averaging seven points per game in that time frame.

Advantage: OU

Monday, OU makes the long trek north to face the No. 12 Iowa State Cyclones in a matchup carrying the highest stakes of the season.

The imp or tance of this “ Big Monday” showdown in Ames, Iowa, is based on a monumental opportunity the Sooners have in front of them. If they are able to take down the Cyclones and then finish strong against Kansas, they will be guaranteed at least a share of the Big 12 regular-season title — their first in a decade.

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Trading Card Games On Campus group to host tournament in Couch tower Cards will fly in Couch Tower during tomorrow evening’s student-run card game tournament.

TCGs On Campus, OU’s premier card gaming organization, will host the tournament, said Dylan Boyle, computer science senior and president of TCGs On Campus.

The main games played will be “Magic: The Gathering” and “Yu-Gi-Oh!,” but attendees can bring other card games as well, Boyle said.

Winners will receive prizes including game packs and deck sleeves provided by local comic and gaming shop Wizard’s Asylum, Boyle said.

Boyle said that there will be 10 to 15 games going on at a time, with snacks provided by OU Catering. Students of all experience levels are welcome, Boyle said.

“I hope a lot of students and their friends can come,” Boyle said. “As always, the event is open to everyone.”

The tournament will begin at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 2 on the first floor of Couch Tower.

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OU Symphony, Concert Band presents Spring Show Both the symphony and concert bands will perform 4 pieces ASHLEY GEARY

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The OU Symphony and Concert Band will be performing at 8 p.m. Monday, March 2 in Sharp Hall.

Brian Britt, co-conductor of the OU Concert Band, said the band is going to perform four compositions: • Hounds of Spring by Alfred Reed — which evokes images of spring and energy.

• Llwyn Onn by Brian Hogg — a beautiful, lyrical piece.

• Third Suite by Robert Jager — a piece involving different time signatures mixed together.

• Prestissimo by Karl King — a fast, high, energy intensive band piece.

“The band has a full spectrum of students. It’s open to any student with prior band experience to give them the chance to have a musical outlet in the midst of their academic rigor,” said Britt.

The OU Concert Band consists of 100 members, said Britt.

The OU Symphony Band, comprised of about 50 members, will be performing a mixture of standard repertoire with new music that has been played within the

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The OU Concert Band will perform four compositions during it’s concert in Sharp Hall on Monday March 2.

last 10 years, said Michael Hancock, conductor of OU Symphony Band.

The compositions include: • Fantasia in G Major by Johann Sebastian Bach, which contains three sections — allegro, grave and lento.

• After a Gentle Rain by Anthony Iannaccone — a piece that brings forth an evocative after-rain image.

• The Children’s March by Percy Grainger — a childlike

piece that will foreshadow the time signature in Maslanka’s piece.

• Give Us the Stay by David Maslanka — a short symphony for wind ensemble.

“We want to explore the heaviness, lightness and innocence in the sounds that we can make,” said Hancock.

Business sophomore Ryan Bayless is a non-musical major who is a member of the OU Symphony Band. He started playing the trumpet during the second semester

of his freshman year; however, he has never played the trumpet in a concert setting before, said Bayless.

“I’ll be playing trumpet,” said Bayless. “I haven’t performed this before, but I’ve been doing this for so long, it’s kind of second nature.”

Tickets cost $9 for adults, $5 for students and OU faculty and staff and $10 for senior adults.

Ashley Geary ashleymgeary@ou.edu

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BASKETBALL: Cyclones coming off two losses Continued from Page One This means that OU has a chance to defy preseason expectations — to defy the analysts who said the team was still too young to make any real noise on the national stage.

In the words of bracketologists everywhere, the Sooners control their own destiny in the race to the top of the nation’s best conference.

At this point, OU coach Lon Kruger would stop me before I could say anything else.

This is because coaches don’t tend to be fans of a comment that insinuates that their team is the only one with their eye on the prize. Bear in mind, Kansas also controls their own destiny — if they win their final two games, including season finale against the Sooners, they win the Big 12 outright.

The subject of destiny is especially sensitive in OU’s case because of where the Sooners will be

playing Monday night.

Over the last four seasons, the Cyclones are 61-5 in the Hilton Coliseum, which has led to the advent of the popular motto “Hilton Magic” that has spread around Ames like wildfire. The noise generated by the 14,000 Iowans clad in crimson and yellow has built a reputation for ISU that has spread around the Big 12 just as quickly.

The Sooners, who are 37-48 all-time in Ames, will be forced to play against this history. It also doesn’t help matters that the Cyclones are coming off two consecutive losses, which has placed the Sooners in sole possession of second place in the conference. In other words, ISU will have no shortage of motivation tonight.

Ultimately, the Sooners won’t have the luxury of looking ahead to the senior night game against the Jayhawks. If they do, the work they did to get to this point will be undone in a single night.

PREVIEW: OU has coaching advantage Continued from Page One Thomas’s two blocks etched his name into the top five in blocks per game in the Big 12. Junior forward Ryan Spangler has seen a bit of a slump in play recently. Spangler has pulled down only four boards in the past two games and hasn’t seen the free throw line in the same time span.

Cyclones junior forward Jameel McKay continues to make the most of his opportunity as a starter. Since entering the starting lineup in place of Dejean-Jones in the home game against Texas Tech, the Marquette transfer has not relinquished his role. In fact, McKay has scored in double-figure points in his six of the last seven games. With his high energy, fierce shot blocking ability and aggressiveness in the paint,

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McKay has found a niche with the Cyclones along with inside-out scoring threat Georges Niang. The Cyclones interior takes a chunk of credit as to why Iowa State ranks first in the conference in field goal percentage.

Advantage: ISU Coaching: It’s hard not to credit a coach that leads his ball club to eight victories in its last nine games in arguably the best conference in college basketball. OU coach Lon Kruger received a better defensive performance from the Sooners in the second half against TCU after a down performance against Texas Tech, holding the Horned Frogs to just 24 points in the half.

Advantage: OU

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Aaliyah Ellison, broadcast and electronic media sophomore, travels across the South Oval during incliment weather, Friday, Feb. 26, 2015.

When asked about the weather Ellison said, “ It’s ridiculous and D-Bo needs to make the call.”

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OU staff, admission and recruitment specialist, Rachel D. Eikenbary walks through South Oval to her office Microbiology freshman Lindsay Back walks through snow from Bizzell library to Cate on cold snowy Friday 27, 2015. Back is meeting with the writing advisor and says “It’s a perfect snow day to get pictures”. at Cate.

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stepping on the seal, but it will also block off a circle right in the middle of a busy South Oval area. We can’t help but see a decorative chain around the seal in the middle of the South Oval walkway as a hazard for bikers and pedestrians alike.

We understand student congress is dead set on making walking around — not on — the seal a campus-wide tradition. However, chaining off the seal isn’t how you form a tradition. For instance, consider the clock tower on campus.

Every Sooner knows not to walk under the clock tower, but there’s no chain cordoning off the tower. It’s a tradition because it was passed down from student to student over time. Blocking off an area and declaring it a tradition doesn’t make it so. Rather, we foresee some unsuspecting student biking down the

crowded South Oval getting clotheslined by a chain they didn’t ask to be hung.

We know how important tradition is at OU, but we believe forming new traditions should be achieved organically and with the support of most students. In the case of the seal, it isn’t clear if most students want it to be chained off. We believe congress should consider the safety implications of a chain and ask Sooners if the seal should be chained off before it spends a substantial portion of its initiatives budget on a campus addition OU students may not agree with.

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DEAR BUCKY AND PENNY

Animal cruelty should not be part of the lasting legacy at OU This letter is a response to the USDA citations against OU for mistreatment of animals used for scientific testing.

Dear President Boren, When a violent crime is committed, it affects the whole community. By now, many people in Oklahoma and beyond have heard about the cruel and illegal treatment of the animals at OU’s Research Facilities.

Making national headlines, OU has been cited for inhumane treatment of baby baboons as well as torturing dogs in research labs. Many might not know that the scope of this issue is huge and that OU has thousands of animals in its charge.

As a member of Norman’s Animal Shelter Oversight Committee, I have a vested interest in the humane and ethical treatment of all of Oklahoma’s animals. OU is my university. I studied here. I walk its campus every week with my dog. We donate to the University. OU has traditions and a legacy to uphold. Without changing course, OU cannot separate itself from a new legacy that is building. One of cruelty, abuse and continued indifference.

In your welcoming letter, President Boren, you point out that, “the Research Campus support(s) a true community of ideas that reflects the core mission and values of the University.” If so, what kind of values does this betray about OU to the state and nation? How can we continue to attract more

Dear Bucky and Penny: I am having problems balancing the cost of college and living expenses. My parents are no longer able to help me, so I am really worried about how to finance everything next year. Do you have any tips on how to pay for school?

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A member of the Norman Animal Shelter Oversight Committee writes a letter to the editor about the allegations of animal cruelty and abuse of which OU has been accused.

National Merit Scholars than any other university with this dark cloud hanging over us? How can we be great with a legacy of violence?

Animals are not laboratory tools. They are sentient beings, capable of experiencing pain, fear, loneliness, frustration and sadness. To deliberately inflict suffering in the name of science is unacceptable.

Not only is animal research harmful to animals, it is also potentially harmful to people. Different species react very differently to drugs and procedures.

Modern, non-animal methods allow us to obtain data that is more accurate and relevant to human health, and therefore more likely to lead to effective treatments.

For these reasons I

support the immediate cessation and permanent end of animal testing at OU. I advocate for the relocation of its animals into rescues and sanctuaries.

We have amazing resources in this state including Mindy’s Memory Primate Sanctuary, and numerous rescue groups. If you need help finding homes and safe places for every single animal big or small, this community will find them.

I will help.

In a news story celebrating your 20th year as President of OU, you quoted this advice: “go invest your life where you can do the most good, invest in the next generation of the place that you love.” When you came “home to make a difference,” I hope that you might consider that this is

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Dear Brandon, Many students are in your same situation and it can definitely be stressful. The first thing you need to do is complete the 2015-16 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at fafsa.ed.gov. OU’s FAFSA code is 003184. You should complete the application as soon as possible, regardless of your family’s current financial situation, in order to maximize your aid opportunities. If you or your parents have not completed 2014 taxes yet, you can estimate the financial information and submit the application now. Once taxes have been filed, you will need to amend your FAFSA and resubmit it. You should also look for scholarship opportunities. The 2015-16 OU Financial Aid Scholarship Application is now available to all students under the Money tab in oZONE. The priority deadline to complete the FAFSA and Financial Aid Scholarship application is March 1. OU has a wide variety of scholarship opportunities. Please visit scholarships.ou.edu for more information.

You can also schedule a one-on-one appointment with the OU Financial Education Services office by emailing financialed.ou.edu. They can help you set up a budget and discuss other financial opportunities that may be available to you.

Sincerely, B&P Do you have a personal finance question? Email 9things@ou.edu Source: OU Financial Education Services

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OUDaily.com ›› Bedlam Battle: Women’s basketball heads to Stillwater to finish regular seasonw

Dillon Hollingsworth, sports editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports

Sooners fight to the end of the Big 12 ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Brady Vardeman brady.vardeman@ou.edu @BradyVardeman

W

ith less than a week of conference play left on the slate, the Big 12 Conference is still as muddled as it was in November.

The three teams tied for third place at 10-6 in Big 12 play are Baylor, West Virginia and Iowa State.

Oklahoma, which currently sits at second, is one game behind conference leader

Kansas at 11-5.

Things get even fuzzier when one considers that four of the top five teams in the Big 12 will play at least one other top five team in the next seven days. Kansas and Oklahoma each play two.

REMAINING OPPONENTS: No. 1 Kansas – West Virginia, Oklahoma No. 2 Oklahoma – Iowa State, Kansas No. 3 Iowa State – Oklahoma, TCU No. 3 Baylor – Texas, Texas Tech No. 3 West Virginia – Kansas, Oklahoma State

SCENARIO A: KANSAS WINS OUT The Jayhawks still have contests against West Virginia at home and Oklahoma in Norman, but Kansas has a solid chance of winning their remaining games. Should Scenario A play out, Kansas would clinch the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament and win the Big 12 outright.

SCENARIO B: OKLAHOMA WINS OUT Oklahoma takes on No. 3 Iowa State tonight in Ames, Iowa, and Kansas will close the regular season Saturday, a slate that will make it difficult for the Sooners to win out.

However, with two victories, Oklahoma would clinch a share of the Big 12 regular season title and have a shot at the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Things get tricky, however, because of the conference’s tiebreaker rules. The top seed would be determined by comparing Oklahoma and Kansas’ records against the No. 3 team, a slot which will need its own series of tiebreaks to determine.

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SCENARIO C: OKLAHOMA WINS OUT, KANSAS LOSES TWICE This scenario is highly unlikely, but it is the only way the Sooners can win the Big 12 regular season title outright. If Kansas loses to West Virginia Tuesday, its Saturday showdown in the Lloyd Noble Center against Oklahoma becomes the de-facto Big 12 title game. Oklahoma, however, would need to survive a daunting set of games and defeat Kansas. Furthermore, an outright title could increase JACQUELINE EBY/THE DAILY Oklahoma’s chances of a very high seed in the NCAA Sophomore guard Jordan Woodard makes a slam dunk during the Tournament. game against Texas Tech University on Jan. 28 at the Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners beat the Red Raiders 81-36.

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Senior forward TaShawn Thomas dunks the ball late in the second half of the Feb.28 game against TCU at the Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners defeated the Horned Frogs 67-60.

SCENARIO D: OKLAHOMA LOSES TWICE The Sooners could very well drop their remaining two games on their uphill climb to a conference title. Iowa State’s Hilton Coliseum has been known for “Hilton Magic” during big games and Kansas is never an easy victory, regardless of location. Should this scenario play out, Oklahoma would fall all the way to No. 5 in the conference, a spot which offers a less-than-desirable slate of games during the conference tournament.

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