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Boren appoints former senator as VP Former legislator chosen to lead new diversity programs DAISY CREAGER Staff Reporter @daisycreager

OU alumnus and former state legislator Jabar Shumate was named OU’s vice president for university community at a press conference Tuesday morning.

In the position, Shumate will oversee all diversity programs, including admissions, at all three OU campuses, according to a press release. Shumate will also work with OU President David Boren and college deans to make faculty decisions and help diversify the applicant pool. “No one will be able to wave a wand and make drastic changes … it starts with

visiting with college deans,” Shumate said about diversifying faculty at the press conference. Shumate worked four terms in the Oklahoma House of Representatives and was elected to state Senate in November 2012. Before his political career, Shumate was OU’s press secretary, according to the press release. Shumate resigned from the state Senate in January.

Boren said at the conference that Shumate will be paid with non-appropriated, private funds during the first part of his service. At the conference, Boren expressed full confidence with Shumate’s abilities. “I can’t think of anyone better to service as vice president for university community than Jabar Shumate,” Boren said at the conference. SEE DIVERSITY PAGE 3

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Jabar Shumate, newly appointed vice president of university community, speaks at a press conference with OU President David Boren Tuesday morning in Beaird Lounge in Oklahoma Memorial Union.

How does your garden grow? OU workers brightened up the South Oval Tuesday afternoon

ater arced across the flowerbeds on OU’s South Oval as landscape and grounds crew workers planted flowers for spring, filling the brown blocks of dirt with green flower sprouts.

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Ron Parks with OU’s landscaping department tills a plot of land and plants a Dianthus flower Tuesday morning on the South Oval. Workers worked throughout the day to plant flowers.

The workers began their day at 6 a.m., said Angel Mejia, a landscaping and grounds crew member. They worked until around 2 p.m. as the morning’s heavy fog gave way to blazing 80-degree heat. The workers planted about 500 flowers today, Mejia said. The workers should be able to finish planting tomorrow, weather permitting. The workers took red dianthuses from a greenhouse and planted them in the beds on the South Oval, Mejia said. The workers then quickly watered the flowers, giving the flowers nourishment SEE NATURE PAGE 3

Unused hours OU Women’s Outreach to host events will be applied for Sexual Assault Awareness Month to intersession Center to kick-off April with “Start By Believing” program

Summer courses allow students to free up semesters TYLER HALL

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Registration for OU summer intersession courses is now open. The courses will run July 27-Aug. 14 and will compress 16-week classes into a shorter time frame, according to the OU University Outreach Intersession website. Under OU’s flat-rate tuition, students who took less than 15 hours in the fall or spring semester (or less than 30 over the course of the academic year) have banked hours that they can use in the summer, according to the website. For example, if a student took 12 hours in the fall and 12 hours in the spring, then they would have six credit hours that are already paid for, and they will not be charged extra. Intersession classes can

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be convenient, said Karisa Cooper, psychology junior. “It balances out my workload for the fall and spring semesters, so that I’m not pressured to overwhelm myself with a ton of classes,” Cooper said. “Since it’s right before school starts back, it frees up a lot of my summer so that I can focus on my internship and my job.” Multidisciplinary studies junior Derek Lehman said there are multiple benefits to intersession classes. “I was actually behind because I switched my majors, and even one class can make a world of difference,” Lehman said. The last day to register for summer intersession courses is July 28, according to the website. Students can withdraw at any time from now until the second day of a class and will receive a full refund.

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SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH EVENTS

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Sexual Assault Awareness Month, aimed at educating communities to prevent sexual violence, is a busy time for the OU Women’s Outreach Center. With more than a dozen events planned for the month of April, the center is working to include OU students in the fight against sexual violence, said communications senior Katelyn Burks, who organizes the events. The center will kick-off its initiative in an effort to break the knee-jerk reaction of society to victim blame, Burks said. “Start By Believing is a campaign to change our society and nation’s reaction to cases of sexual assault to, instead of being suspicious or blaming the victim, just believe them from the start,” Burks said. “That’s hard for a lot of people to do just because of different ideas we

Start By Believing campaign kick-off, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union food court. JJ/THE DAILY

Communications senior Katelyn Burks stands Tuesday afternoon in the Unity Garden. Burks, an interpersonal violence intern for the Women’s Outreach Center, is working with the center to host events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

have of victim blaming.” It’s important to include men in the conversation, not just women, Burks said. The center will release a video featuring important male figures on OU’s campus making a pledge against sexual violence, Burks said. “Men will pledge to never commit, condone or remain silent about violence against women or girls,” Burks said. “We’ve been contacting about 20 or so prominent men on campus.” The video will be released during the White Ribbon

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Campaign, an initiative to engage men and boys in the conversation about violence against women, April 20 and 23, Burks said. “As something on a college campus we just need to address it,” Burks said. “It is such a taboo issue,” Burks said. “People shy away from it, they don’t want to talk about it ... I think it’s important to open up that dialog in a constructive way.” For more information or to participate in an event, email woc@ou.edu.

April 6 Awareness tabling, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the South Oval April 7 Day of Action demonstration, 10 to 11:30 a.m. on the South Oval April 8 Awareness tabling, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the South Oval

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Bergman to discuss balancing work and personal life, host book signing

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Travis Yates lines up Dianthus flowers in the flower beds Tuesday morning on the South Oval.

NATURE: Students look forward to new flowers Continued from Page One before the sun baked the dirt hard again. Unlike in the fall, when different colors of flowers were arranged to form a pattern, all of these flowers will be red, Mejia said. It should take a couple of weeks before the dianthuses bloom, Mejia said, though he did point out that some of the plants have already started to bud, meaning they could bloom earlier. These flowers will be here for a couple of months before the workers remove them sometime in June, Mejia said, when they will be replaced with chrysanthemums for the fall. When the workers dig up the dianthuses, they will try to give the flowers away to whoever wants them, Mejia said. OU students welcomed the new flowers. “I love flowers. I have a hyacinth in my apartment. I think it’s awesome they are planting flowers,” said Sierra Voss, a professional writing sophomore. Abby Palmer, a biochemistry and Spanish freshman, said she realized it was spring last week when she saw a tree blooming. Palmer said she texted her mom saying that the landscaping and grounds crew was planting flowers. Mejia said that he likes to see the students excited about the flowers. Some of the students had come up to the workers to thank them for planting, Mejia said. “We do it for y’all,” Mejia said.

Psychiatrist and author Stephen Joseph Bergman will visit OU to discuss how to practice medicine with humanity as part of Campus Activities Council’s Speakers Bureau. Bergman — who writes under the pen name Samuel Shem — will speak at 7 p.m. on April 8 in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. The event, titled “Remaining Human in Medicine,” will include a question and answer session as well as a book signing, said Veronica Hassink, CAC Speakers Bureau chair. Bergman wrote the 1978 satirical novel “The House of God,” which detailed the harrowing experiences of first-year medical interns. Bergman published a sequel in

1996 titled “Mount Misery,” which centers on doctor and patient experiences in psychiatric hospitals. At the event, which is free and open to the public, attendees can purchase copies of “The House of God” as well as “Mount Misery” to be signed, Hassink said. While the event may seem directed toward pre-med students, Hassink said Bergman’s talk has universal appeal because it will discuss the struggle to find balance between one’s personal and professional life. “That’s relevant not only in the medical field but in all of our lives, straddling the line between personal and professional,” Hassink said. Paighten Harkins, Digital Managing Editor

STORMS

More extreme weather expected for Oklahoma and surrounding areas Severe thunderstorms, golf-ball-sized hail and wind gusts up to 65 mph are expected to hit parts of Oklahoma and Texas tonight. The severe weather is expected to hit Norman around 9 p.m., said Andrew Gorton, OU meteorologist. Risks include hail, wind up to 65 mph and frequent lightning. The risk for tornadoes is low, Gorton said.

The hazardous weather is expected to range from northern, western, central and southern Oklahoma, according to the National Weather Service. Thunderstorms are expected to hit southern Oklahoma and adjacent parts of north Texas, according to the NWS. Storms will be possible from 4 p.m. to midnight. Paris Burris, News Editor

AWARDS

Otis Sullivant Award of Perceptivity given to dean of Gaylord college Above: Gary Smith with OU Landscaping opens up a plot soil with a tulip to make room for a Dianthus flower on the South Oval. Below: OU Landscaping and Grounds technician Angel Mejia places Dianthus flowers on the South Oval Mar 31. OU Landscaping had a large crew out Tuesday morning to help plant the 20,000 flowers.

Jesse Pound jesserpound@gmail.com Gary Smith with OU Landscaping opens up a plot soil with a tulip to make room for a Dianthus flower on the South Oval.

OU’s Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication dean was named the 2015 recipient of the $20,000 Otis Sullivant Award for Perceptivity. Joe Foote, who will step down as dean in August to teach, has served as dean for almost a decade. He helped to establish programs at the college, such as Gaylord Ambassadors, the student leadership group, Lindsey + Asp, the student-led advertising and public relations firm, and Sooner Sports Pad, a live weekly broadcast of OU students on Fox Sports Oklahoma and Fox Sports Southwest, according to the OU Gaylord College blog. Sullivant Award recipients are chosen based on their “keen perceptivity,” intuition, comprehen-

sion, empathy and observational skills, according to a press release. Tripp Hall, vice president for university development, nominated Foote for the award because of Foote’s relationship with students, saying Foote is never too busy for students, according to the press release. The award is named after longtime Oklahoma journalist Otis Sullivant and was established by Edith Kinney Gaylord, journalist and OU supporter, before her death in January 2001. The $20,000 award is a part of the $500,000 Sullivant Prize endowment, according to the press release. The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation and a selection committee of faculty, staff, student and alumni choose the recipient, according to the press release. Staff Reports

Fallin signs Oklahoma prescription drug database bill Bill aims to stop ‘doctor-shopping’ in the state OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Doctors in Oklahoma will be required to check a prescription drug database before prescribing certain addictive drugs under a bill signed into law on Tuesday by Gov. Mary Fallin. After the Senate voted 35-10 for the bill, Fallin held a hastily called signing ceremony for the measure that has been a priority of hers for several years. It the first bill she has signed this legislative session, and it will take effect SUE OGROCKI/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Nov. 1. Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin, bottom, applauds after signing a bill “The goal of the bill is to Tuesday requiring doctors in Oklahoma to check a new prescription stop doctor-shopping in the drug database before prescribing certain addictive drugs. state of Oklahoma,” Fallin

said, referring to the practice of drug seekers going to multiple physicians to acquire prescription narcotics. “More Oklahomans die from prescription drug overdoses each year than they do from car wrecks in our state.” According to statistics from the State Department of Health, Oklahoma’s drug overdose rate increased by nearly 400 percent from 1999 to 2013, and the state currently has the sixth-highest unintentional drug overdose death rate in the U.S. Under the bill, doctors would have to access the database before prescribing certain highly addictive drugs or refilling prescriptions. The database, which is operated by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and

Dangerous Drugs, includes real-time information on whether that patient has obtained prescriptions from another doctor. Oklahoma already has a prescription drug database, but under current law doctor participation is voluntary with the exception of methadone, a highly addictive narcotic that is often used to treat heroin addiction. Similar proposals that would make physician participation mandatory have been introduced in recent years, but have been opposed by the Oklahoma State Medical Association, which was concerned it would place a new unfunded mandate on health care providers. The association worked with legislators this year

on a compromise measure and ultimately endorsed its passage. “Although nobody likes placing new unfunded mandates on physicians, we recognize the seriousness of this problem and want to be a part of the solution,” OSMA President Dr. Todd Brockman said in a statement. State Rep. Doug Cox, an emergency room physician from Grove who wrote the bill, said the drug monitoring database already has been expanded to include doctors in Arkansas and Kansas. He said state officials also are working to include Missouri physicians. The bill previously passed the House on a 64-30 vote.

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Student fights violence abroad OU College of Law proposes solutions for discrimination ANDREW CLARK Staff Reporter

Kelbie Kennedy is fighting violence. The third-year OU law student traveled to Guatemala in Aug. 2014 with colleagues to study challenges faced by indigenous women there, Kennedy said. That prompted her to take action. The OU College of Law’s International Human Rights Clinic will file a document proposing solutions for Guatemalan racial discrimination to the U.N. later this month, Kennedy said. Citing troubles that Guatemala’s indigenous people face daily and solutions to those troubles, the document will go before the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (C.E.R.D), Kennedy said. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, a document that does not delve into violence against women as deeply as Kennedy feels is necessary. “I witnessed just blatant discrimination,” she said. Kennedy’s research focuses on prejudices that indigenous women in Guatemala face daily. “We encountered a case where an oil company had purchased land rights from the Guatemalan government to one area where an

indigenous community lived. The indigenous people from that area peacefully protested against the company. As a result the oil company’s security forces beat the protesters so badly that nine pregnant indigenous women in the crowd miscarried. Can you imagine that type of injustice?” Kennedy said. Kennedy divided her research on indigenous women’s rights into four focus areas: physical safety, judicial translations, equal pay for equal and the creation of an individual complaint mechanism. Though her main focus is physical violence, her other three research areas are connected to violence.

“I witnessed just blatant discrimination.” KELBIE KENNEDY, OU LAW STUDENT

“In this new document (c u r re n t l y i n d e v e l o p ment with the Harvard Carr Center), there needs to be some kind of individual complaint mechanism that way if a country signs on to this new protocol or treaty, [an individual person] can bring a case to hold the country accountable for not implementing the Human Rights they agreed to ratify. For example, a woman could bring a case regarding adequate translators in the judicial system. In Guatemala where there are over 22 indigenous languages and many do not speak Spanish (the country’s official language), access to justice begins with having

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OU Law student Kelbie Kennedy worked with 60 people from across the world to create an international document that would help stop violence against women.

the ability to communicate a crime.” That example was based on cases where some Guatemalan women were unable to report on an incident or testify on their own behalf because there is no law that says a translator must be made available, Kennedy said. This is a problem because there are more than 20 indigenous languages spoken in Guatemala, Kennedy said. Indigenous women in Guatemala often cannot support their families off their own wages, which are lowered many times simply because of their race, she said. Lindsay Robertson, OU law

professor and founding director of the OU International Human Rights Clinic, said C.E.R.D. will report findings and recommendations based on the document and that Guatemala will have to respond to it. “The committee doesn’t have direct enforcement power, but it’s got a fairly sizable amount of moral power,” Robertson said. “You don’t want to be the government that’s violating or ignoring the recommendations of the U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.” “ The biggest issue in human rights is that no one is going to […] force

[Guatemala] to implement a human rights treaty,” he said. “There’s a lot of public shaming that goes on. When you get pointed out as having a terrible human rights record, it’s noted. Public shaming goes a long way.” Alvaro Baca, an OU professor who also traveled to Guatemala with Kennedy, said the relationships Kennedy formed with the Guatemalan women was one of the biggest factors in her gathering of her findings. “She was very sensitive to the indigenous women and she made very good relationships with them,” Baca said. Baca said Kennedy made such a good connection with

the people because she is Choctaw and can relate to their indigenousness. Kennedy’s findings were so valuable that she was one of only 60 people invited to the Harvard Carr Center in February to work on creating a different international document to combat world violence against women. C.E.R.D. will meet with Guatemalan representatives in late April or mid-May and the meeting will be livestreamed on the U.N. website, Kennedy said. Andrew Clark Andrew.T.Clark-1@ou.edu

Kick off week gets ready for Big Event DIVERSITY: New VP’s first goal is to listen

Diamond Dawgs to hold benefit night April 9

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PAIGHTEN HARKINS Managing Editor @PaightenHarkins

To prepare for Big Event, OU’s day of community service, Sooners can attend a benefit night at Diamond Dawgs on April 9 during the Big Event Kick Off Week. Diamond Dawgs, located at 753 Asp Ave., will host the benefit night from 5 to 10 p.m., and 15 percent of proceeds from the night will go toward Big Event, said Sheyda Zakerion, Big Event chair. Unlike some benefit nights, students do not need to mention Big Event at Diamond Dawgs to raise money for Big Event, Zakerion said. Also, volunteers can pick up their volunteer shirts during the kick off week through Thursday at the following locations: April 6 • 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Conoco Student

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The College of Arts and Sciences group poses with OU’s mascot Sooner on April 5 at last year’s Big Event. This year’s day of community service will take place April 11.

Leadership Wing, floor 3 • 6 t o 8 : 3 0 p. m . : C h i Omega sorority house, 820 Chautauqua Ave. April 7 • 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird Lounge • 6 to 8:30 p.m.: Walker Tower April 8 • 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird Lounge

• 6 to 8:30 p.m.: Gamma Phi Beta, 1105 S. College Ave. April 9 • 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Conoco Student Leadership Wing, floor 3 • 6 to 8:30 p.m.: Cate Main Students should bring their student IDs to pick up their volunteer shirts. Those who have already registered for Big Event and have signed a liability form can pick up their shirts, Zakerion

said. Those who haven’t will need to sign the waiver before they can receive their shirts. Computers will be available for students to sign waivers, as well as hard copies of the waivers, Zakerion said. Big Event will take place April 11, beginning at 8:30 a.m. on the North Oval for opening ceremonies.

“He will wake up in the morning thinking about how he can make our community stronger and more inclusive, and go to bed thinking about it at night.” During his time as an OU student from 1994 to 1998, Shumate was student body president, a resident adviser and the first Resident Student Adviser for Couch Tower. He was also a member of the fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi. Shumate said that he has maintained relationships that he built on campus as a student, and that these connections will help him serve in his new position. Shumate said at the conference that he officially starts in June, but will frequently visit all three campuses before then to get to know the students and better understand their concerns. He said that his first goal will be to listen to

“A family has to talk about the good and those things that are not so good.” JABAR SHUMATE, VICE PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY

students’ concerns and learn what the school is doing right and what it can improve. “I’m going to find the excellent things we are doing and highlight those,” Shumate said. “A family has to talk about the good and those things that are not so good.” Boren said at the conference that he looks forward to working closely with Shumate. “He does not need to ask for my support — it is vigorous and it is there,” Boren said. “When he speaks, whether it is to a dean, a faculty member or a student, they’ll know he is speaking with my voice as well.” Daisy Creager Daisy.C.Creager-1@ou.edu

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Sophomore running back Keith Ford carries the ball inside the red zone during the Dec. 6 game against Oklahoma State at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. The Sooners were defeated in overtime 38-35. Ford was recently suspended from the football team for academic and team rule violations.

New offense easy to learn Receivers learn offense despite change in tempo JOE BUETTNER Football Reporter @Joe_Buettner

The firing of former Oklahoma co-offensive coordinator Josh Heupel has left the football team with a “simple” solution. New offensive play-caller Lincoln Riley has little time to waste as he installs a new offense in Norman. According to players, its simplicity has made things easy on the 2015 squad. “For me, my freshman year, I felt like it was a little bit difficult to get the plays, but Riley does a great job of simplifying the plays so you’re not thinking as much,” senior Sterling Shepard said. While the installation might come easier, the tempo of the offense has increased under Riley. Senior Durron Neal said the new offense suits not just him, but the group as a whole. Neal has recorded

just 58 receptions in his three years on campus, but he feels the offense will open new windows for a lot of players. “We’re still putting new things in and learning new things on the go,” Neal said. “The tempo is going to pick up. His offense is very fast, but it’s, also, fun. This offense is designed for everybody to make plays.” Neal also said that knowing his assignments and being in sync with the quarterbacks will be vital to being successful in 2015. Although, as far as players on the field, Riley said the team doesn’t have the numbers they want at the moment. The new offense has been demanding of Oklahoma’s receiving corps, and it’s taken a toll on the group. Sophomore Jordan Smallwood suffered a torn ACL in spring practice and will be out for at least the first two games of the 2015 season. “It’s been a tough transition for them in that what we’re asking them to do, the way we practice, is hard on

those guys,” Riley said. “They should be beat up right now. If they’re not, they’re not playing hard enough. We’re repping them like they’ve never been repped before.”

“They should be beat up right now. If they’re not, they’re not playing hard enough. We’re repping them like they’ve never been repped before.” LINCOLN RILEY, OKLAHOMA OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

Riley said intense preparations are necessary for them to be ready for the season, but there will be time for the players to get their legs back. A few young players, including junior college transfer Dede Westbrook, have shined so far in spring practice according to Riley and Neal. “He was coached well,” Riley said. “Occasionally a guy out of a junior college

is maybe a little bit behind. He’s been coached well, and he’s got a mind for the game and has a nice explosion. He’s been a nice addition here.” However, Neal had a nice endorsement for 6-foot-6inch freshman receiver Mark Andrews, who redshirted this past season. “Mark has looked very good. Mark is looking like a game changer,” Neal said. “He causes so many problems. He’s so fast for linebackers and so big for defensive backs. He’s playing with a lot of confidence.” Neal and the receivers will storm Owen Field April 11 for Oklahoma’s spring game. While Neal’s final season at Oklahoma awaits, he said, he’s felt good about the adjustment into the new era for OU’s offense. “Coach Riley has made it as simple as it can get,” Neal said. “This offense is really fun, and once you get it down, it’s so easy. It’s all about putting the time in.” Joe Buettner joebuet@ou.edu

Ford’s parents release statement Family says injury to blame for suspension BRADY VARDEMAN

Assistant Sports Editor @Brady Vardeman

The parents of running back Keith Ford released a statement regarding the junior’s suspension Tuesday. Ford was suspended for violations of academic and team rules Monday. The statement was released through the Twitter page of the Tulsa World ’s Guerin Emig. Ford suffered a broken fibula against Tennessee Sept. 13 and missed five games as a result. After Samaje Perine took over duties as starting running back, Ford did not score in the final four games of 2014. The statement cites the injury as the reason for Ford’s decline in performance and “uncharacteristic behavior” that led to his suspension.

The full statement:

“Although we respect the decision of Coach Stoops to suspend our son from the football team the actions that prompted this decision were uncharacteristic of our son’s behavior. We believe Keith never recovered completely (physically and/or mentally) from the injury that occurred in the Tennessee game. After speaking with several medical professionals we found that this is not uncommon among athletes after suffering an extensive injury. Therefore, we brought this to the attention of Coach Stoops and the OU Staff and they are actively engaged in helping Keith. When Coach Stoops told us ‘I will never shut a kid out’ he solidified our complete trust and confidence in the OU program. We are praying for the return of Keith Ford #21.” Brady Vardeman brady.vardeman@gmail.com

Pete Hughes does more than win baseball games BASEBALL REPORTER

Spenser Davis davis.spenser@ou.edu @Davis_Spenser

e t e Hu g h e s w a s named head baseball coach for Oklahoma after the 2013 season, and he’s already brought improvement to the program in more ways than one. On the field, OU has grown tremendously in 2015 after the second-year coach inherited a distinct lack of pitching in his first season at the helm. The Sooners are off to an 18-12 start after only winning 29 games last season. The on-the-field impact is important, but Hughes’ values and principles should keep him in Norman for as long as he wants to stay. When the former Virginia Te c h c o a c h c a m e t o Norman, he started a program called “19 Ways,” signifying 19 ways his team will give back to the community each year. One of those ways is the

“Shave for the Brave” campaign, which will take place on April 1 at L. Dale Mitchell Park. All proceeds — already in excess of $21,000 — will be split between the Vs. Cancer Foundation and the OU Children’s Medical Center. It would not be hard to simply list all 19 ways (and likely more) that the OU baseball team impacted the Norman community in the past two years — but that would be missing the point. Hughes said he unders t a n d s t hat t h e p e o p l e around him matter, and he treats them as such — a quality that wasn’t necessarily around under previous regimes. He’s also made it a priority to rebuild relationships with former Sooners he had no previous contact with. Guys who helped shape the OU program disappeared in recent years, but Hughes’ stance on getting them around the clubhouse has changed that. “It’ll be a product that alums from any age group, any era and any faction [are] going to love to be a part of,” Hughes said when he took the job in 2013. It’s also no secret that his attitude has helped with SEE BASEBALL PAGE 6

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Sophomore Alex Ghilea hit the ball returning it to his opponent during a game against Texas on March 29 at Headington Family Tennis Center. The Sooners defended their No. 1 position by beating the Longhorns 4-1.

Tennis faces Golden Hurricane Sooners hope to weather Golden Hurricane today RYAN KING

Tennis Reporter @Ryan_King_Now

Oklahoma men’s tennis is set to take on No. 20 Tulsa today in Norman. The Sooners, fresh off of two top-10 wins last weekend against No. 7 Texas and

No. 10 TCU, sit at 18-1 on the year, holding on to their No. 1 ranking. Coach John Roddick is relieved the team got through the grueling two-match weekend, but he is not overlooking their very formidable opponent. “Now that we are through it 2-0, we can kind of focus on one match at a time,” he said. “Now we move on to Tulsa, and credit to them, they have gotten a whole lot better recently.”

“Last time I checked, January is long gone, so those losses back then don’t mean very much now.”

competitor. “Last time I checked, January is long gone, so those losses back then don’t mean very much now,” Roddick said. “We were on very different trajectories, and we have continued to play well, and they are on the way up. You JOHN RODDICK, don’t overlook any opponent, MEN’S TENNIS COACH especially one playing as well The Golden Hurricane as they are.” Newly-named Big 12 Player struggled early, but with wins over top-10 Ohio State and of the Week, sophomore No. 1 USC, Tulsa has provSEE TENNIS PAGE 6 en they are not afraid of any

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TENNIS: Tulsa’s record not intimidating to OU Continued from Page One

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Sophomore infielder Sheldon Neuse slides into second base after his at bat during the game against Purdue at L. Dale Mitchell Park on Sunday. Neuse’s homerun help propel the Sooners to a 13-10 win over the boilermakers.

BASEBALL: Hughes transforms Sooner baseball Continued from Page One attitude has helped with relationships in the current Sooners’ locker room. At Spring Sports Media Day prior to the 2015 season, nearly every player mentioned the improved locker room atmosphere that has been fostered with another year of Hughes at the helm. Considering all these factors, one thing is pretty clear:

Hughes gets it. You don’t have to do all these things to be a successful college coach, but it certainly helps. Urban Meyer’s “Real Life Wednesdays” comes to mind as a comparison. Succeeding on the field is a huge part of Hughes’ job description — turning around the program is a major reason why he was hired according to OU Athletics Director Joe Castiglione.

“He has an extensive track record at building programs,” Castiglione said in 2013. “Building programs” can be interpreted any number of ways, but the transformation that Hughes has fostered in two years time is nothing short of remarkable. He didn’t need to start from scratch to improve OU on the field — the Sooners won 43 games the year before his arrival.

Hughes has reshaped the team off the field. Oklahoma now has a culture that gives back to the community and values those who surround the program. The “Shave for the Brave” event held at L. Dale Mitchell Park on Wednesday begins at 5 p.m. and is open to the public. Spenser Davis davis.spenser@ou.edu

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Andrew Harris knows to work on doubles, and we this Golden Hurricane worked on it hard,” he said. team is very dangerous. “It comes down to the little things, but we have worked “We expect them on it hard, and the results are starting to show that.” to come out This will be Oklahoma’s firing, but we are 15th top-20 matchup of the confident in our year, so experience is on the Sooners’ side. team.” The game, originally slated to be outside, will be inANDREW HARRIS, TENNIS doors versus Tulsa because PLAYER of high winds and a chance “ T h e y r e a l l y h a v e for thunderstorms. nothing to lose,” Harris said. “We expect them Ryan King ryanking@ou.edu to come out firing, but we are confident in our team.” In both top-10 matches, the Sooners won the ITA RANKINGS doubles point, which was an area they had been 1. Oklahoma struggling in for most of the season. 2. Baylor “We have really been working on the doubles,” 3. Illinois junior Axel Alvarez said. 4. Virginia “We have almost lost as many as we have won, 5. Duke but lately we have been doing great.” ... Roddick echoed similar sentiments. 20. Tulsa “It’s been pretty eviSource: ITATennis.com dent that we have needed

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Police try new hiring video ›››› Sooner Sampler: What are your Recruitment video for Norman police set to ‘Frozen’ song GLORIA NOBLE News Reporter

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The Norman Police Department has taken up a different tune with their recruitment style with their own rendition of a song from Disney’s “Frozen.” Master Officer Carl Pendleton is in charge of social media for the police department and said he was hoping to find an inexpensive way to market the department. He produced the video on his own, saying he got the idea from watching “Frozen.” “My wife has a rule in our house that if we watch something scary, we have to watch a ‘happy’ movie as she calls it, before bed,” Pendleton said. “I [was] watching ‘Frozen,’ and I thought it would be really cool if I remade one of the songs.” Pendleton said he fiddled around with the words for a couple of months before deciding on the lyrics, including, “For the first time in forever, we’re hiring at NPD,” and “Applications are open,

yes, once more; I didn’t know we did that anymore, who knew we’d be hiring today.” Pendleton said the video is a success, and that he’s received applications from across the country. “It was really good, and what really surprised me, which was my biggest hope, was that we received applicants from each corner of the U.S.” Pendleton said. “The number, not as much as the quality and diversity of the applicants, was what I am after.” The amount of the applicants is important because having a staff of people from different corners of the country provides new ideas, which helps make them better as a department, Pendleton said. Though the application period is over, Pendleton said, the department is still in the process of selecting applicants for the Norman Police Academy, which begins July 13. He said the department will know the final hiring numbers by the end of May. As for the message that Pendleton was sending, it was deeper than the words to the “Frozen” song he wrote. “Part of the purpose was for people to know that we were hiring and for people to understand that we really

are a community precinct around here in Norman,” Pendleton said. “I wanted people to know that we are human as police officers, we have fun too, and even when the cameras aren’t rolling, we are having fun.” Pendleton produced the video because he wanted to draw nontraditional candidates, he said. He chose “Frozen” because it is a children’s movie. However, he was not recruiting children but people with children, he said. For future videos, Pendleton said, he has a few ideas. “I definitely won’t do the exact same one ... ,” Pendleton said. “It’s the whole marketing deal — if you can grab someone’s attention, then hopefully they will listen long enough to hear the message behind it.”

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SAE national president should quit nitpicking, focus on issue Our view: Brad

OU SAE video. In the post, Cohen insists the chant was â&#x20AC;&#x153;heardâ&#x20AC;? not â&#x20AC;&#x153;learnedâ&#x20AC;? and that Borenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statements on the scandal and call on SAE to investigate the chant further were â&#x20AC;&#x153;inflammatory and self-serving.â&#x20AC;? Keep in mind that last week Boren announced the findings of OUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s investigation into the incident, discovering that OU SAE members learned â&#x20AC;&#x201D; yes, learned â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the racist chant at a national SAE leadership retreat. But according to Cohen, â&#x20AC;&#x153;At the end of the day, it was his students that chose to hear a vile chant, take it back to their university and make it part of their culture in their chapter.â&#x20AC;? So instead of owning up to the fact that some SAE members and leaders might in fact be racist and attempting to tackle the root of that prejudice, Cohen shifts the blame to those â&#x20AC;&#x153;bad applesâ&#x20AC;? at OU and contends they somehow chose to hear the racial chant. Clearly Cohen isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t familiar with the phrase â&#x20AC;&#x153;the apple

Cohen, SAE national president, did his organization and its members nationwide a disservice by taking to Facebook to attack President Boren for demanding SAE respond to its racial chant controversy.

OUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SAE racist chant scandal is a train wreck that just wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop. SAEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national president, Brad Cohen, threw coals in the fire Monday after a scathing post to his Facebook page about President Boren went viral. Cohen may have deleted the post but he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t erase the evidence of his true feelings about the situation. Instead of tackling the core problems that led to multiple members of his organization gleefully chanting racial slurs, Cohen took to social media to eviscerate Boren over a matter of semantics and place blame on any party other than SAE. In our minds, Cohenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s post effectively negates the multiple apologies he and his organization have released in the aftermath of the

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doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fall far from the tree.â&#x20AC;? We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but notice the painful irony that Cohen seems incapable of keeping his mouth shut when his OU SAE members were caught and deOur view is the majority servingopinion of ly punThe Dailyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ished nine-member because editorial board they said things they shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have. Cohen represents SAE to the entire country, and he has done the majority of SAE members a great disservice, members who weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sure are as disgusted by the few OU members who participated in the chant as we are. Cohen has made SAE look spiteful and immature. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fanned the fires of a controversy that will leave a lasting scar on

his organization and attacked a university president who simply delivered the message that all is not well within a chapter of SAE. We have a message for Cohen: stop picking fights over trivial details and accept the fact those OU SAE members learned the racial chant at a national gathering of fraternity members. They did not spontaneously create it in Norman. It was taught to them, shared with them and clearly promoted as a good thing to sing about. Swallow your pride and get down to business eradicating the root causes of racism and prejudice that could be infecting other SAE members across the country.

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TODAY ON CAMPUS Between Landscaping and Grounds planting flowers on the South Oval, Campus Activities Council elections and Tai Chi, there was a lot going on Tuesday around campus. Take a gander at how Sooners spent the day.

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Left: Meteorology junior KateLynn Walsh and social work junior Corin Gulley share a light moment on Tuesday afternoon outside the Union.

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Below: Computer science freshman Anthony Crossland plays pool on Tuesday afternoon in the Union.

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Right: Dianthus flowers line the South Oval flower beds north of the Unity Garden. OU’s landscaping will begin work on the flower beds Wednesday morning.

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Below: Biology/ Pre-Med freshman Marea Montenego, biology/ pre-med freshman Brooke Sandig and Journalism senior Melodie Lettkeman enjoy waffles from the OU summer sessions waffling event on Tuesday afternoon in Molly Shi Boren Ball room.

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Pre-Nursing freshman Chloe Lamboth and psychology/ pre-med sophomore Daniel Moreno campaign for Chloe Tadlock for CAC chair on Tuesday afternoon on the south oval

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A MESSAGE ON SEVERE WEATHER FROM PRESIDENT DAVID BOREN Dear OU Family, Out of concern for your safety, I ask that University procedures be followed for OU’s Norman campus for the 2015 tornado season. Last year, I sought the advice of consultants with special expertise in this area to help develop these plans. The following maps cover only existing shelters while additional tornado shelters are under construction in the student housing area. The standard advice, which those of you who have lived in Oklahoma through a storm season have heard many times, remains unchanged: If you observe a tornado / severe weather, you hear tornado sirens sound or receive a tornado warning University, proceed to the closest building and seek shelter. Get to the lowest level away from glass and put as many walls between you and the outside as possible. Typically, this will be a closet or hall. Do not seek refuge in an automobile. A tornado warning emergency read similar to the following: OU Alert: A tornado warning has been issued for Cleveland County. Move to a safe area. Stay away from doors and windows. Do not take shelter in cars.

Remain in your safe area until a message is received from the University that the danger has passed. This “All Clear” message will read similar to the following: OU Alert: The weather danger has passed. You may resume normal activity. Also in place this season is our 2015 Severe Weather Procedure for Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS) days, which are issued by the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. These situations are generally declared far in advance of storm activity during a period when all the conditions appear to be coming together to warrant a high threat. In those situations, I may invoke an early closure of the Norman campus to allow people to gather their loved ones and proceed with their personal safety plans. For these Particularly Dangerous advance warning of impending weather is available, the University has designated Best Available Refuge Areas in select locations for use by students, faculty and staff who are on campus at the time at which they may need to seek shelter. Please see the attachments for the maps of Best Available Refuge Areas. Sincerely,

David L. Boren President

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