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Construction to eliminate 100 spots New parking garage will be accessible by 2017 KATE BERGUM
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A new parking garage will allow more cars on campus by 2017, but students who park on campus can expect additional challenges
finding a spot starting next m o nt h w h e n c o n st r u ction eliminates 100 parking spaces. Utility work on new residence halls will eliminate a faculty, staff and commuter parking lot on Lindsey and Asp starting April 6, said Vicky Holland, public relations specialist for OU Parking Services. Additionally, 600 additional parking spots will be
eliminated next fall as construction on the residence halls picks up, Holland said. A new 1,221 car parking garage on Asp Street is projected to be finished by Jan. 2017, which will give campus the 600 spots back and add about 700 more, Holland said. In the meantime, students will have to be patient, Holland said. “We’d like for them to
slap it up in a month so we wouldn’t lose all that parking,” Holland said. Members of the Student Government Association will speak to students about upcoming changes at Turn Up for Transit March 25, said Kendall Burchard, chairperson of SGA’s Department of the Interior. “I think it’s just a matter of having to come together to combat this challenge,”
Burchard said. In order to help improve the parking situation, SGA will encourage students to carpool or to bike to campus if possible, Burchard said. SGA members will also encourage students to forgo buying annual parking passes and buy daily parking passes on days where weather doesn’t allow them to bike or walk to campus, said Sean Christiansen, a member
of the Department of the Interior. Perhaps the best solution Parking Services can offer to students is the use of shuttles from the free parking lots at the Lloyd Noble Center, Holland said. Parking Services is working to let students know that using shuttles is easy and quick. The trip from the SEE PARKING PAGE 2
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Sooners dash Dayton and book their first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2009 (Page 6)
Oklahoma's Isaiah Cousins shoots a 3-point shot against Dayton in the first half of an NCAA tournament college basketball game in the Round of 32 in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, March 22, 2015. Photo by Paul Vernon/ The Associated Press
Zachary Barrett spends hours nearly every morning circling campus parking lots so other students don’t have to. Barrett, a linguistics and Chinese senior, is one of two marketing interns who tweet from the OU Parking Twitter account, updating students about available parking from 8-10 a.m. each morning. The Twitter account, created in 2011 at a student’s suggestion, has more than 3,100 followers, said Vicky Holland, public relations specialist for OU Parking Services. To count the spots, Barrett and one other student drive around the lots each morning — typically starting with the parking garages because they fill up quickly — in an OU Parking Services sedan, Holland said. Barrett winds around parking lots at an even pace, his eyes barely moving back and forth to count the spots. When he has driven to the top of a garage or the end of a lot, he pulls over in one of the empty spots and tweets how many spots are open. The Asp garage fills up the quickest, Barrett said. However, when he sends the first tweet, usually at about 8:15 a.m., the garage usually has about 250 spaces, he said. SEE TWITTER PAGE 2
Knights and squires dust off medieval garb Norman welcomes all ages to medieval fair this weekend ANDIE BEENE
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Kings, queens, knights, minstrels and peasants will arrive in Norman March 27 to 29. The 39th Annual Medieval Fair of Norman returns to Reaves Park for three days from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.
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The fair is free, and parking at Lloyd Noble Center costs $5. Ann Marie Eckart, fair coordinator, said over 350,000 people are expected to visit the fair. Among these visitors are those who Eckart called “playtrons,” people who dress in costumes resembling medieval clothes. Amanda Stinson, a computer science student at No r t h e r n O k l a h o ma College, is one of these visitors. Stinson, along with h e r hu s b a n d a n d t h e i r
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7-year-old daughter, has been attending medieval fairs since 2007 and dresses up every time. Stinson said she and her daughter wear what is considered “countr y wear,” which is less ornate than royalty clothing and has a loose fit, although Stinson said she occasionally wears a corset. She said her husband typically wears kilts but also has an outfit resembling those of the French Renaissance. However, Stinson said dressing up is “absolutely
not” necessary. “You don’t have to feel obligated at all,” Stinson said. In addition to the Norman fair, Stinson has gone to fairs in Las Vegas, Washington, California and Muskogee, Oklahoma and said there is a community in medieval fairs. “It’s almost like you don’t feel like people are judging you there because we’re all just a little bit crazy,” she said.
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PARKING: New garage to ‘reduce frustration’ by increasing spaces Continued from Page One Lloyd Noble Center only takes about 20 minutes, Holland said. If Parking Services needs to add more shuttles or drivers to make the shuttles accessible to students, it will do so, Holland said. “It’s our job to get them to campus,” Holland said. Parking Services staff try to respond to student feedback, Holland said. Earlier this year, they expanded campus and research campus routes to run shuttles until 10 p.m. instead of 9 p.m. after students complained that they had classes that ended after
the last shuttle, Holland said. Changes to campus parking, such as the use of the former parking lot as a residence hall, can be expected as campus becomes more pedestrian-friendly, Holland said. Over the past few years, Holland has seen parking on campus move farther from buildings and farther south, she said. Although changes to parking will be inconvenient for 18 months, SGA stands with OU’s decision to begin work on the new residence halls, Burchard said. “In the long term and for the betterment of the university, these are the steps that
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we must take,” Burchard said. Hopefully, the frustration students may feel if they have trouble parking will be forgotten, Christiansen said. “I think two years from now people won’t remember the year without 600 spaces,” Christiansen said. In the meantime, Holland hopes that students will be receptive to parking suggestions and be patient, she said. “I know it’s frustrating, and I sympathize,” Holland said. “I wish I could go out and built a parking lot myself, but I can’t.”
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TWITTER: Students turn to Twitter to find parking spots in various lots Continued from Page One To count the spaces, it is easiest to look at the spots that line up on either side of the lot and count by twos, Barrett said. He has also memorized the number of spots in a few of the lots and can subtract the number of parked cars from the number of spots to find the number of free spots quickly, Barrett said. Barrett has also learned another trick: counting cars as they drive past him as he’s leaving the garages, he said. That way, the number he tweets out is as accurate as possible, he said. Barrett typically doesn’t tweet about parking lots that have fewer than 10 spots open because spots usually
fill up too quickly, he said. Barrett thinks the job may have improved his peripheral vision because he must keep driving forward, monitoring the road, while counting spaces on either side of him, he said. The job is unique because Barrett spends at least two hours by himself each morning, Barrett said. This is not a problem — Barrett feels comfortable in solitary and social situations, he said. And, the job has given him the chance to expand his reading, as he listens to audiobooks and podcasts during his morning routes, he said. The Twitter account has come to be a resource that students rely on, Holland said. If the marketing interns
are not available, students tweet at the account, asking “where are you?” Holland said. “They rely on us, and if we’re not there, they miss us,” Holland said. Holland tries to respond to students who interact with Parking Services’ Twitter account, which helps make the department seem more human, Holland said. Holland allows students complain about Parking Services as much as they want, blocking them only if they use profanity, she said. “They might not tell us how much they love us, but I know they do,” Holland said. “And they hate us too.” Kate Bergum kate.c.bergum-1@ou.edu
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Wednesday, March 25th, 7:30 p.m. The Dick Bell Courtroom, University of Oklahoma College of Law A Call to Vision: A Jesuit’s Perspective on the World Don Doll, S.J., award-winning photojournalist, Jesuit priest, and professor emeritus of journalism at Creighton University, has spent his career traveling the world to capture the stories of “people who have no voice.” His work has been featured in National Geographic, the New York Times, and eight “Day in the Life of ” books. Some of his work can be seen online at magisproductions.org. Free and open to the public. For more information, call (405) 321-0990 Sponsored by St. Thomas More University Parish and OU’s Catholic Student Association and made possible by the Agnes M. and G. Herbert True endowed lectureship that brings a prominent Catholic intellectual or artist to the University of Oklahoma annually to deliver a public lecture.
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Ap p l i c a t i o n s f o r T h e Oklahoma Group, a group that provides first-hand experience for OU students to work with professionals and nonprofits, are due March 31. Founded in 2010, the group has served over 20 nonprofit organizations a c ro s s O k l a h o m a . T h e group’s mission is “ … to bring tangible change and improvement to our community, one nonprofit at a time,” according to its website. Professional writing junior and former TOG vice president of development Kendall Burchard said the group’s aim is not only to serve nonprofits, but also student consultants. “Students walk away with positive real world experience and do meaningful work,” Burchard said. “The professional skills
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that students gain are absolutely invaluable,” Burchard said. Group members have no previous consulting experience, but are creative and are not deterred by challenges, Burchard said. The
real-world experience bestowed upon the consultants also helps both young nonprofits get on track and revitalize other established organizations that may have lost their way. “TOG members are up
at all hours of the night researching their nonprofit and making real world implications,” Burchard said. Entrepreneurship and letters junior Maggie White joined the group in the fall semester of her sophomore
year. White encourages those no matter their respective collegiate backgrounds to apply to join the organization. “Even though I knew I was a long shot, I applied,” White said.
Now being a member of the organization for five semesters, she has served at a variety of positions within the group, including vice president of campus engagement. The impact that has been made by the organization affects not only its own members but those with whom they work. “When I was a consultant, the executive director of the nonprofit that I worked for had tears in her eyes as she told our team that the work that we completed would allow her to continue saving children’s lives,” White said. She has seen unsure students become powerful presenters in front of dozens of people. “TOG looks for intense passion and motivation to make a positive impact,” White said. It is an exciting time to be part of the young organization, White said. “The biggest impacts of this organization have yet to be seen,” Burchard said. Bradon Long Bradon.K.Long-1@ou.edu
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Knights and Ladies lineup to fill their mugs at last year’s Medieval Fair. The medieval fair will return to Norman March 27 to 29.
KNIGHTS: Medieval fair brings fun and educational events to Norman Continued from Page One Stinson recommended that visitors try a turkey leg and go to some of the shows the fair puts on. “They’re all great and so much fun,” Stinson said of the shows. Eckart said two of the most popular events are the joust and the human combat chess match. The joust is done by a professional troupe from Florida and is a full-contact competition between two horsemen trying to knock his opponent off his horse. The human combat chess match is played similar to a regular game of chess, but people stand in place of pieces and the kings call out moves. When a person tries to take a square over,
however, he must fight for the square. “They have a whole storyline behind it,” Eckart said of the chess match. “It’s very entertaining.” Eckart said the fair also features several educational opportunities. For example, The University of Central Oklahoma will have a display about Vikings in America, St. Gregory’s University will offer the history of brass rubbings, the Arthurian Order of Avalon will have an educational tent about games and past times of the middle ages and the Society for Creative Anachronism will have an arts and sciences tent. “The amazing thing is when you start learning about this time period, you discover this is where it all began,” Eckart said.
“It’s fascinating to kind of see where our universities, where our government [and] where our structure of society started.” Overall, Eckart said between live music, shopping, shows, crafts, activities and more, there is “a little bit of something for everyone.” “There are so many overwhelming sights and sounds and things to try,” Eckart said. A full schedule of events is available on the fair’s website. Eckart said there is no smoking or alcohol allowed in Reaves Park, and although pets are allowed, they are not encouraged because of the large crowds.
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Oklahoma defeats Dayton
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Oklahoma’s Jordan Woodard (10) goes up to shoot against Dayton’s Kendall Pollard (25) in the first half of an NCAA tournament college basketball game in the Round of 32 Sunday evening in Columbus, Ohio.
Sooners advance to the NCAA Sweet 16 TRENT CRABTREE
Men’s Basketball Reporter @TrentCrabtree
How the Sooners won: No. 3 seed Oklahoma started Sunday’s third-round game against No. 11 seed Dayton by firing from shots deep and making them — a lot of them. After going up by as much as 12 in the first half, though, OU let off the gas in a big way by committing turnovers and settling for contested jump shots. At halftime, the Sooners
were fortunate to lead 3432, but gave up a 15-0 run in the process. The story of the second half was Dayton simply making more shots than OU, which included the Flyers leading by as much as nine at the 13:11 mark with Dyshawn Pierre’s 3-pointer. With the Sooners possibly sensing the end of their season, they then proceeded to play defense — season-defining defense. Key stat : 10 points — During what might be remembered as the best defensive finish of the season for the Sooners, OU only
surrendered 10 points to the Flyers during the final 9:32 of the game. The Sooners accomplished this by using its major size advantage to clog up the lane and forcing Dayton to continue to make jump shots to win the game. Eventually, the Flyers went cold from the perimeter and couldn’t make up for the slump on the boards, getting outrebounded by the Sooners 35-22 for the game. Key Sooner : Jordan Woodard — During the closing defensive stand that sealed a Sweet 16 birth for OU, no Sooner came up as big as the sophomore guard from Edmond, Oklahoma. Woodard, who finished with 16 points and three assists, made nine free throws during the final 2:57 of the game. This kept the OU lead at a comfortable margin down the stretch and made Dayton press the issue, leading to missed shots. Key Flyer: Scoochie Smith — The sophomore guard from New York was a balanced force for the Flyers in this game. The 6-foot-2 Smith scored 16 points and grabbed five rebound to go along with four assists on the night, showing that he has a flashy game to complement the flashy name. What it means: OU advances to the Sweet 16 and is now only two victories from going to its first Final Four since 2002. There were a lot
of factors working against the Sooners in this one, from an arena filled with Dayton fans to having to deal with a scrappy team looking for the upset. OU looked bothered by these factors throughout the game as it gave up an early double-digit lead and experienced numerous shooting slumps. In the end, though, OU made a season-defining defensive stand and knocked down
WHAT’S NEXT The Sooners will face No. 7 seed Michigan State Friday, March 27 in the East Region semifinal game in Syracuse, NY. The Spartans are coming off an upset victory over No. 2 seed Virginia. The game is scheduled to tip off at 9:07 p.m. and will be aired by TBS.
free throws to beat the dangerous Dayton squad. With the victory, OU coach Lon Kruger becomes the first coach in NCAA history to send four different programs to the Sweet 16. Trent Crabtree trent.j.crabtree-1@ou.edu
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Oklahoma boasts the youngest squad in tournament BRADY VARDEMAN
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No. 5 Oklahoma women’s basketball (21-11, 13-5 Big 12) will face No. 4 Stanford (25-9, 13-5 PAC12) in the second round of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament Monday on the Cardinal home court. The Sooners, fresh off their best offensive perfor mance of the year against Quinnipiac, will play their 15th second round contest in school history. Oklahoma is 10-4 in previous second round program history. Oklahoma and Stanford have met seven times in history, includi ng f ou r t i m e s i n t h e NCAA Tournament. The Cardinal lead the series 5-2. Stanford coach Tara Va n D e r v e e r w o n h e r 800th game Saturday with her team’s first round victory over California StateNorthridge. VanDerveer is just the tenth college basketball coach — men’s or women’s — to accomplish the feat. Stanford forward Taylor Gre enfield put up 19
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Sophomore guard Jordan Woodard makes the slam dunk during the game against Texas Tech University on Jan. 28 at Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners beat the Red Raiders 81-36.
it to an NBA roster, but collectively they dominated the collegiate ranks. After a series of recruiting violations that led Kelvin Sampson out of Oklahoma and placed the program on sanctions, Oklahoma witnessed a second era of basketball prominence with coach Jeff Capel and future NBA star Blake Griffin. In 2007-08, Blake Griffin joined his older brother, Taylor, and shined as a freshman, posted a team-high 14 points and 9 rebounds per game
en route to a 23-win team and a six-seed in the tournament. The following year, the Sooners acquired freshman guard and McDonald’s All-American Willie Warren to pair with the budding star. Together, Warren won Big 12 Freshman of the Year, Griffin won National Player of the Year and the Sooners achieved 30 wins for the first time in seven seasons. The second-seeded Sooners went through the tournament relatively unharmed until meeting the
eventual national champion North Carolina Tar Heels in the Elite Eight, sending Oklahoma packing and Blake Griffin into the NBA draft. The Sooners seemed to have built a foundation that was not only primed for basketball success but primed for stepping closer to joining the basketball elite. John Walker john.t.walker-1@ou.edu
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points in the first round, a team high. Greenfield has scored 56 points over her last three games. However, guard Lili Thompson holds the highest team average at 13.5 points per contest. The Cardinal, an above-average rebounding team, are led by sophomore forward Erica McCall on the glass with nearly 10 rebounds per game. Furthermore, at 6-feet3-inches, forward Kaylee Johnson managed to grab 10 boards herself Saturday. Oklahoma boasts the youngest squad in the NCAA Tournament. Of its 15 players, 12 are underclassmen. Big 12 Freshman of the Year Gabbi Ortiz averages 8.1 points per game, including a 16-point outing against Quinnipiac. She added two steals to her stat-line, as well. Oklahoma and Stanford share a tie on the Sooners’ coaching staff. Graduate assistant Lindy La Rocque played on all four Final Four teams during her time as a guard with the Cardinal from 2009-12. Her 138 career appearances are 10th all-time in Stanford history. The Sooners and Cardinal will tip-off in Maples Pavilion at 3:30 CT Monday. The game will be televised on ESPN2. Brady Vardeman brady.vardeman@gmail.com
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Oklahoma is heading to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2009 after defeating the Dayton Flyers in Columbus, Ohio, an unimaginable feat a few years ago. Thanks to veteran leadership and a strong coach, the accomplishment was made possible. The Sooners men’s basketball program has a pretty healthy modern basketball history. Since the conference integration from the Big 8 to the Big 12, the S ooners have seen one stretch of seven straight NCAA tournament appearances. Former Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson led the team to 25-plus wins five times in his 12-year tenure. In 2002, junior guard Hollis Price and the Oklahoma Sooners won 31 games, the most since the 1988, and rallied to the Final Four. Sampson’s teams hosted a series of program-grown veterans. Not many made
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Oklahoma (17-9, 2-1) defeated No. 10 Texas Tech (16-8, 1-2) twice in three games as the Sooners opened up conference play at L. Dale Mitchell Park this weekend. Texas Tech took the first game 6-1 with little fight from the Sooners offensively. However, the Sooners took the final two games of the series 5-2 and 3-2 in come-from-behind fashion. Sophomore ace Jake Elliott pitched well enough to win the opener according to head coach Pete Hughes, but the offense couldn’t get it done. “We couldn’t let him relax and execute every pitch he had to make. It was crucial because we were chasing, chasing, chasing,” Hughes said. “ We couldn’t help him out.” Tech starter Ryan
Moseley was dominant on Friday, allowing only one unearned run and three hits in seven innings work. His effort earned him his second win of the year. The next night, it was Oklahoma’s Alec Hansen’s turn to stifle an offense. The sophomore was sensational for the Sooners en route to a complete game win. Hansen was under control throughout, minus a tumultuous fifth inning. Hansen allowed a pair of singles and both runs eventually scored after a pair of wild pitches later in the frame. Hughes saw it as a sign of growth that he was able to get out of that inning and continue on. “Last year, I don’t think Alec gets out of that inning,” Hughes said. “It really showed maturity, grinding with it, making adjustments and getting out of that inning and continuing to pitch well after that. And that’s what growing up is all about.”
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to and supportive of the various cultural groups they will encounter on campus. What better way to enhance cultural sensitivity at OU than through a mandatory diversity-training course? We encourage OU administrators to design a course that highlights multiple cultural groups and promotes the importance of diversity in all aspects of life. We believe the proposed diversity class is a powerful opportunity to ensure all Sooners begin their OU experience with open minds and a fuller understanding of their fellow classmates. Furthermore, the proposed class is yet another example of the meaningful ways Unheard is working to reverse the subtle racism that persists at our university.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Let your personal life be your focus for the moment. Enjoy the company of some- SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Your one who inspires or motivates you to vivid imagination will cause a rift step outside your comfort zone. between you and a close friend or family member. If there is something TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Your troubling you, speak up and see lack of vigor will deter others from what transpires. including you in their plans. Cheer up and become the life of the party SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- ItĘźs instead of being left out. Reconnect worth your while to get to know your with an old friend. peers or co-workers better. Working as a team will be effective if you GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Your compare ideas on how to make ingenuity and energy will help you improvements in the workplace. gain some money. Get together with your financial adviser and discuss CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- A ways to make extra cash through stable, conservative approach will investments or high-interest savings be your best course of action today. accounts. Stick with tried-and-true methods and leave the unproven ideas to one side. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Share your compassionate nature with the AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- The world. Go ahead and join an organi- people you live with will get on your zation that mirrors your beliefs. You nerves if you spend too much time at will find that your efforts will make home. Opt for a change in scenery. a difference as well as bring you Get out with some friends and have satisfaction. some fun. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- No one will match your competitive skill. DonĘźt waste time trying to convince others to join you; itĘźs time to take the plunge, make things happen and enjoy the rewards. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Intriguing and stimulating conversations will
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Travel and adventure will lead to appealing destinations. Careful planning will enable you to take a trip that will inspire you to try new things.
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The SAE Situation: What you missed President David Boren to discuss possible due process and freedom of speech issues. These issues are related to punishments given to SAE members after video of members performing a racist chant leaked.
March 13:
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Students hold finger print banner before National Pan-Hellenic Council demonstration Tuesday, March 10 out side of the huff.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon updates dominated OU news over spring break. President Barack Obama discussed the situation with The Huffington Post, and OU President David Boren encouraged Sooners
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McVeigh. Jones spoke March 13: with media at a 2:30 p.m. News broke that Sigma press conference and said Alpha Epsilon fraternity alumni had hired Oklahoma he wanted to sit down OU attorney Stephen Jones, notable for representing Oklahoma City bombing perpetrator Timothy
Unheard executive Chelsea Davis said Unheard plans to work with OU Student Life after spring break to implement mandatory diversity trainings and changes to the general education curriculum to include a diversity course.
March 21:
In an interview with The Huffington Post, President Barack Obama applauded OU’s quick reaction to
the news of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members participating in a racist chant.
March 21:
OU President David Boren sent an email to students encouraging those who feel threatened in the wake of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house closure to call the OU Police Department.
March 21:
Oklahoma junior Cody Brewer wins NCAA national title for OU wrestling. Brewer, who is from Kansas City, Missouri, only lost one match throughout the season. Brewer beat Iowa sophomore Cory Clark for the title.
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