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tanding at 5-foot-11, Brad Dalke’s physical presence drew attention early on in his life. His stature is more akin to a football player than a golfer. But it’s not Dalke’s build that makes him one of the most interesting people at OU. As a freshman on Oklahoma’s men’s golf team, he could easily be mistaken for a senior, and that’s not a new thing for the young man who saw his name scroll across ESPN as a 12-year-old when he committed to play for coach Ryan Hybl at OU. The early commitment — which came the summer before he started seventh grade — is what you might find with a quick Google search, but it may not even be the most interesting part of Dalke’s story. He took down one of the best golfers in the world (in arm wrestling). He’s the son of OU athletics trailblazers and the grandson of a Sooner legend. And now he’s on campus trying to carve his own name into Oklahoma lore. Sooner Born and Sooner Bred Ken Pryor, Dalke’s grandfather, became an Oklahoma hoops hero while Har r y Truman was president. It was 1947 — Bud Wilkinson’s first year in Norman and three years before OU football would record its first football national championship — when Pryor banked a shot off the glass with less than 10 seconds on the clock to defeat Texas in the national semifinals and send the Sooners to their first national title game. Twenty-seven years later, Pryor’s daughter, Kay, joined OU’s inaugural intercollegiate women’s golf team as a junior and was the team’s top finisher at the Texas Woman’s University Invitational. That same year, a young man named Bill Dalke was a redshirt linebacker on coach Barry Switzer’s first national championship football team. The next year, Bill Dalke would earn a starting spot and help lead his squad in a successful title defense, making him a two-time champion. Eventually the two paths intertwined, and Kay Pryor became Kay Dalke, then became the mother of seven children — all of whom would be OU fans and one of whom, the youngest, would live out his dream and comprise the family’s third generation of

contribution to Oklahoma athletics. “I think they’re all kind of secretly jealous of me getting to go here; they all love OU,” Brad said of his six older siblings, the closest of whom is seven years older. “But it is cool to kind of carry on the tradition and be the only one.” It’s no accident that Brad ended up a Sooner. From the pillows on his bed to the outfits in his baby pictures, his childhood was all OU, all the time, and once he knew he wanted to play college golf, he knew where he wanted to do so. At that point, it was up to him to perform. That was never an issue. Making His Case The first time Hybl got to watch his future golfer, Brad was 11 years old and competing in the 18-and-under division at the Texas Cup Invitational in Dallas. The strapping sixth grader had already seen some success on the junior circuit thanks in large part to his advanced maturity, both physically and mentally. “(Brad’s) very mature for his age and just, he’s played golf at a high level ever since a very early age,” Joey Wuertemberger, Brad’s swing coach since 2007, said. “I think he (had) just kind of that Godgiven ability to act responsibly as an adult very early in his career.” It showed that day when Brad was able to turn a potentially rough first impression into one the new coach couldn’t ignore. Hybl followed the young golfer’s group to open the second round and witnessed Brad, who didn’t recognize the coach at first, three-putt the first hole. Immediately Brad realized who was watching, and, although worried about his initial impression on the man he hoped would be his future coach, put on a show over the next two holes. He saved par after a rough drive on the 11th hole and then hit a 5-wood dead into the wind on the par three 12th hole to place the ball five feet from the pin before converting his birdie attempt. Hybl left soon after, but Brad eventually had somebody tell him the coach’s reaction. “I heard a story later that he was talking to someone,” Brad see GOLF page 2

Freshman golfer Brad Dalke practices putting at the Charlie Coe Golf Learning Center on Tuesday. Out of his six siblings, Dalke is the only one who came to OU.

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Pae making progress with planned pantry Project would provide food for OU community TANNER OSBORNE @tannerosbear

The executive branch of the OU Student Government Association has made some headway with a project that would result in the formation of a food pantry based out of the university. SGA President Daniel Pae said that when he took office, he was approached by OU Housing and Food about the project. Pae said Housing and Food had

already been working on the project before he even accepted his position and that it was eager to work with him. Housing and Food has already worked out a number of obstacles, including some funding issues and providing a physical location for the pantry in Stubbeman Place next to Papa John’s, Pae said. Pae said he could see that hunger was a prominent issue on campus once he did his research. “Students shouldn’t have to pick between paying for tuition and paying for groceries,” Pae said. As of now, the plan is to have

the pantry up and running by August during move-in time.

“Students shouldn’t have to pick between paying for tuition and paying for groceries.” DANIEL PAE, SGA PRESIDENT

“In the short term, we want to serve 100 or 200 people,” Pae said. However, he said eventually he hopes to see that number

increased to somewhere in the 500 to 1,000 range. Pae said it is important to help in “tangible ways,” and that as SGA leaders, they have “an obligation to positively help the student body and make a lasting impact.” As a part of his research, Pae made a visit to the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond. Pae said UCO has been successfully running a similar pantry on its campus for a few years, and that the pantry there serves an average of 500 students see PANTRY page 8

OU FOOD BANK What: The food bank would provide free food to OU students, faculty and staff when they swipe in with an OU ID. When: The pantry is set to open at the start of fall 2016. Where: The bank would be located south of the residence halls in Stubbeman Place, next to Papa John’s.

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said, “and he’s like, ‘He’s playing with these two 17, 18 year olds that I probably should be recruiting, but this 11 year old’s beating them.’” It wasn’t long after that initial encounter when Brad saw the news that 13-yearold quarterback David Sills had committed to play football at USC. By that time Dalke was 12, and he knew where he wanted to play college golf, so he and his parents began talking about how cool it would be to make his own commitment — if there was an offer. So Brad gave Hybl a call — just a call like any other, talking about his tee time for an upcoming tournament — and toward the end he asked the coach if he’d heard about Sills’ commitment to Southern Cal. Hybl had, and he told Brad that next time he was in Norman he wanted to talk to him about something along those lines. That got the ball rolling. Soon after, Brad’s name was scrolling across the bottom of ESPN, prompting a nervous call from the compliance office for Hybl and an unforgettable moment for Brad. Major Accomplishments In the years after his commitment, Brad continued to prove his worth on the course. At 13 years old, he won the Thunderbird International Junior, one of the major championships of junior golf — something unheard of for someone his age. “I was the last one in the field, and my mom was telling me, ‘Alright, just get top half, that’d be great,’” Brad said. “She even told me it’d be okay if I got last.”

From there, he continued his run through the junior golf circuit. In 2014, after his family moved to Oklahoma when his dad got a job coaching football in Hobart — about two hours west of Norman — Brad won the 2A State Championship and played for the USA Junior Ryder Cup team. Then in 2015, the summer after he graduated a year early, he notched two impressive wins. The first came at the PGA Junior Championship, where his second round 62 set a single round record for the championship, whose past competitors include Jordan Spieth, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods. His win there earned him an exemption to compete in his first PGA Tour event at the Valero Texas Open April 21 to 24. The second major victor y that summer came off the course at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley. Rory McIlroy, the then-No. 1 golfer in the world, was Nike’s guest clinician for the weekend and accepted when Brad challenged him to an arm wrestling match. The junior golfer won easily, tweeted out a video of the encounter and went viral for the second time in his young life. “He’s a jacked dude, and I thought it’d be a pretty close match, but I took him down pretty easily,” Brad laughed. “He’s such a good guy though. To think he was the No. 1 golfer in the world at the time, and I don’t think there’s many guys who would do that.” The run-in has led to plenty of ribbing from Brad’s coaches and teammates, but according to his swing coach, who caught up with McIlroy at the World Golf Championships-Dell Match Play in March, it left an impression on one of golf ’s

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Norman feels like home for transfer Spotlight not new for quarterback Kyler Murray SCOTT HINEY @scotthiney

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Freshman golfer Brad Dalke follows through on his swing at the Charlie Coe Golf Learning Center on Tuesday. Dalke committed to OU when he was 12 years old.

brightest stars. “Rory got a laugh out of it,” Wuertemberger said. “He said, ‘That is one of the strongest and most athletic junior golfers I’ve ever seen in my career.’” Realizing a Dream Brad was once just the son of Sooners, visiting OU and dreaming about calling it home. Now it’s real life. In his first 27 rounds as a Sooner, Brad has averaged a 72.93, good for third on his team. His best finish came at the Ka’anapali Classic Collegiate Invitational in Maui, Hawaii, where he carded a 206 to grab second place. His coach calls him the team’s gel. And next week he will play in a PGA Tour event

on the same course as some of the biggest names in golf. That foray into the pros may be a sign of things to come — Brad certainly hopes so — but for now he is focused on where he is. Before he tries to make another dream come true, he’s just enjoying the one that already has. “I grew up with OU, and I just love it,” Brad said. “It’s my favorite place in the world.” Dillon Hollingsworth

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On Saturdays in the fall, Norman takes on a new identity. For six Saturdays each autumn, the pageantry of an OU football game overwhelms the town and causes new levels of euphoria — or sorrow — for its inhabitants. It can be overwhelming for some newcomers — but not the Sooners’ new quarterback, Kyler Murray. “I think I’ve been around the spotlight before in high school, so I think I do a pretty good job with it, just staying even-keeled, humble, you know?” Murray said. “I really compare Allen to OU a lot because the feel of it.” Allen, Texas — the suburb 40 minutes north of Dallas — is synonymous with one thing: high school football. Beyond the city’s 18,000-seat stadium, its back-to-back-to-back 6A state championships from 2012 to 2014, or its 57game winning streak, it’s simply a football town — much like Norman. “Everybody loves football,” Murray said. “The city shuts down for football.” During his time at Allen High School, Murray simply won. The Texas A&M transfer went 43-0 as a starter, winning three state titles, while compiling 186

touchdowns. “You look at Allen, we had a top-notch program,” Murray said. “So the first day I stepped on campus (at OU), we were in the weight room maxing out and it just felt like high school again, just the camaraderie of the team.” Now that Murray is here, he stands to play a pivotal role in getting prospects from the talent-laden program he came from, but he thinks the school speaks for itself. “You’re gonna get your fill, you’re gonna play great football and you’re gonna get coached by the best.” Because of transfer rules, Murray will have to sit out the 2016 season, but he knows that sitting out is still a chance to improve for when the quarterback position will need filling. He’s adamant about what he wants to do for the time in between. “Watching (Baker Mayfield), learning from coach Lincoln (Riley) in the film room, really studying the details of the game; checks and all that stuff, run game, pass game, all that stuff; tendencies; just taking the time to put time into what we love to do,” Murray said. From Allen to College Station and finally to Norman, Murray feels he’s finally made it. “I kind of sat back and was like, ‘Dang, it feels great to be here,’” Murray said. “It felt like home.” Scott Hiney

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Rock band shifts through styles

Musician promises ‘rowdy, intense’ set duirng local festival ALLISON WEINTRAUB @AllieFrances12

When an artist goes to the studio to cut an album, the process can take months, — but not for Shawn James. W h e n t h e ro c k a r t i s t went to record his new solo album, “On the Shoulders of Giants,� in June, he went into the famous Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, and knocked it out in one day. “I play the kick drum; I play the tambourine; I do guitar, and I sing. And because it was going to be live and in such a prestigious studio, I practiced my ass off, you know, for three months at least one to three hours a day,� James said. “I would just run through the whole album over and over.� The efforts paid off when recording the album took only two hours.

“It normally doesn’t go that easy. So it’s a sign of just doing it live and then being so comfortable with it because I practiced it so much,� he said. James is coming to town to play at the Norman Music Festival with his band, the Shapeshifters. The name carries three different meanings, reflecting James’ love for mythology, the band’s style and its members. “We don’t really stick to one genre or one style. There are a few (records) that are more singer-songerwriter/ solo, more pretty acoustic music, and then there’s the newer thing that we’ve been doing with the Shapeshifters,� James said. “It’s more of the heavy rock and roll, kinda swampy blues, rift-driven stuff.� The final aspect of the name comes from the band members themselves. Over the course of 15 years, James has seen band members come and go depending on life’s circumstances, but the music will always be

there, he said. “The Shapeshifters’ name kinda lined up with the fact that I will always be there writing music and playing, but my band members may switch and change from year to year,� James said. However, James added, the changes in the band’s lineup “keep it fresh and interesting.� James is a rocker who cut his teeth in music doing opera and choir. However, everything changed when he got to high school. “I kinda left that world behind and started forming bands and punk rock bands, —all sorts of different stuff,� James said. “Then I went to college in Florida and I got into metal music, and I did that for a while. Then when I moved here to Fayetteville, Arkansas I started focusing on writing my own music and doing something different that I hadn’t done before.� All of those influences come into play in “The Gospel According to Shawn James & the Shapeshifters.�

The band’s newest album is really an embodiment of the “rock and roar� sound it personifies. “My banjo player, Baker, got this tattoo of a bear playing a banjo and the tag above it is ‘Rock and Roar.’ I saw that while we were writing ‘The Gospel.’ It just got stuck in my head for a few days,� James said. “My vocals for this band are very roaring and very boisterous, and what (the Shapeshifters) do is bring the rock and roll to it, so it fits. It gives a sense of intensity about rock and roll.� James seems to thrive on the intensity of his music. One of his favorite memories from touring was when he and his banjo player got to play in the W.O.L.F. Sanctuary in Colorado. They got to record an A.A. Bondy song surrounded by

wolves, and when they got to Shaw n Ja m e s & Th e the chorus, the wolves started Shapeshifters will take the howling. Bud Light Depot Stage at 5 “It was just a magical mo- p.m. Saturday, April 23. ment that I know I’ll never get to truly recreate like that ever again,â€? James said. “I looked Allison Weintraub over, because in front of us allison.weintraub@ou.edu would be the videographer, and then the handler standing next to her. The handler NORMAN had tears in his eyes. He had MUSIC never seen anything like that. FESTIVAL He was just bawling when they started howling.â€? • This story is the fourth As for Norman Music in a series proďŹ ling artists Festival, James is looking forwho will perform at the ward to making more magical annual Norman Music moments. Festival in April. “It’s going to be rowdy, in• Norman Music Festival tense, loud, heavy, swampy will be held in Downtown rock and roll with soulful voNorman from April 12 to cals just wailing over it,â€? he 23. said. “It’s going to be an intense, fun set, honestly. All the good stuff. Or just sum it Source: normanmusicfestival.com up with ‘rock and roar.’â€?

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Lounge gives peace of mind Though small, room offers secluded area for LGBTQ students

LGBTQ STUDY LOUNGE: FROM IDEA TO HAVEN

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It’s easy to miss OU ’s LGBTQ lounge. If you don’t know exactly where it is, you probably won’t find it. Entering the Oklahoma Memorial U n i o n ’s s o u t h e r n e n trance, you have to walk west past the tables and the smell of the always-open Crossroads. It’s the opposite direction you’d travel if you wanted to get closer to the fresh aroma of coffee at Starbucks. It’s more of a small room than a lounge. The area, which used to be office space for Crossroads, consists of a counter with barstools, a couch, a few chairs, a dusty bench and some tables. A TV that plays anything from anime to drama sits on top of a wooden dresser at the head of the room. Robby Anglin, a world history education freshman who often hangs out in the lounge, said whoever controls the remote at a given time has authority over the television. Pictures of students with joyous faces line the walls, along with colorful decorations that hang on the northern wall by the door. The lounge is secluded — a safe haven for its inhabitants. “This is a place where we’re like, ‘Oh, I don’t have to be in straight mode,’” said Taylor McBroom, a chemical engineering senior.

June 2015: Plans to construct a LGBTQ study lounge in the Oklahoma Memorial Union were announced after Queer Inclusion on Campus met with administration on. Sept. 4, 2015: QuIC threw a party for the soft opening of the LGBTQ lounge.

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Oct. 23, 2015: The LGBTQ lounge held its grand opening. Vice President for the University Community Jabar Shumate, Dean of Student Affairs Clarke Stroud and Gender + Equality Center Director Kathy Fahl spoke to at the lounge’s opening.

Animal and wildlife biology sophomore Desmond Thompson and sophomore Jacob Gill laugh while hanging out in the LGBTQ Lounge.

Th e l ou ng e o f f i c i a l l y “You don’t have opened when students reto worry about turned from summer break everyone else. If in 2015, but the grand opening wasn’t until October. you’re in here, it’s Members of OU student because you’re g rou p Qu e e r In c l u s i o n LGBTQ or you’re on Campus met with OU President David Boren last LGBTQ-friendly. year with the initial goal Anywhere else, you of creating an LGBTQ redon’t know if the’re source center. However, LGBTQ-friendly or after reaching a “happy medium” with Boren and other not.” administrators, plans for ROBBY ANGLIN, creating the lounge were a WORLD HISTORY EDUCATION go. FRESHMAN Kathy Fahl, the director of the OU Gender + Equality p.m. April 11, it fluctuated Center, said 15 to 20 peo- from only four to six people inhabit the lounge on a ple at a time, none of whom busy day. From 3:45 to 4:30

considered thems elves close friends until spending time together at the lounge. “Everyone in here is accepting,” Anglin said. “You don’t have to worry about any judgement from anybody. The people who come in here a lot know everybody else who comes in here a lot, so they’re all friends.” Anglin detailed the best memor y he’s had at the lounge. “(My best memor y is) probably when I first started becoming friends with everybody, like Desmond ( T h o m p s o n ) ,” A n g l i n said, motioning to the animal and wildlife biology

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sophomore sitting on the left side of the couch. “Basically any time I’m in here is like a good time … I love all of the people who come in here. Well, maybe not all of them, but most of them,” he said, laughing. The others expressed variations of the same sentiment: every day is their best memory. Upon opening, the lounge received harsh criticism from conservative media outlets like The Daily Caller, Last Resistance and more, claiming the lounge “segregates” those who identify as LGBTQ. Fahl said she has seen these criticisms, but hasn’t heard

them firsthand. “If anything, it’s like, ‘There’s not enough space,’” she said. More than anything, the lounge has served as a place for its inhabitants to unashamedly be themselves. “It just feels more open in here,” Anglin said. “You don’t have to worry about anyone else. If you’re in here, it’s because either you’re LGBTQ or you’re LGBTQ-friendly. Anywhere else, you don’t know if they’re LGBTQ-friendly or not.” Andrew Clark

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First black Ivy League president to give OU’s commencement speech The first black president of an Ivy League institution will deliver OU’s commencement address for the second time on May 13. Ruth J. Simmons, former president of Brown University, will deliver the address in the Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium to honor the late Elizabeth Garrett, an OU alumna and former president of Cornell University, who passed away March 6 after battling colon cancer. Garrett was the first female president of Cornell University. “I can think of no more appropriate person to honor the late Beth Garrett than Ruth Simmons,� OU President David Boren said in a statement in the release. “She is, like Beth, a great scholar and, like Beth, broke new ground as the first woman to be president of another Ivy League university. She was one of the most inspiring speakers at OU’s Commencement in recent years.� Staff Reports

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Senior linebacker Eric Striker points to the crowd at his last home game Nov. 22. Striker received the Otis Sullivant Award for Perceptivity at OU based on his leadership during the SAE incident.

Leading through trouble President David Boren. Striker was recognized for his leadership role on the football team, but his acclaim grew during that decisive time on campus when he stepped up and had an effect beyond the football field. The Otis Sullivant Award is given to a faculty member, staff or students at OU who exhibit “keen perceptivity.� The award also states its recipient should be a person “who manifests intuitiveness, instant comprehension, empathy, is observant and interprets from experience.� Striker was given the award by the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation and the selection committee, which is composed of faculty and staff members as well as students and alumni. The committee chair, OU First Lady Molly Shi Boren,

Striker awarded for achievement during SAE event

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Last Friday, OU linebacker Eric Striker was named the 2016 recipient of the Otis Sullivant Award for Perceptivity at OU, according to a press release from the OU Office of Public Affairs. Striker is the 15th recipient of the award, but the first student to ever receive it. Str iker was given the award based on his leadership during the SAE incident in March 2015. Striker led discussions about diversity and created dialogue b e t w e e n o t h e r s tu d e nt leaders and SAE chapter officers in a meeting with OU

was in favor of Striker being awarded this year’s honor. “Eric Striker is a good choice,� Molly Shi Boren said in the release. “As a student leader he has truly helped to build a stronger sense of community and family on campus. He has many times demonstrated the moral courage to speak out against injustice both on campus and in the broader society. “This award is being presented to Eric not as a student-athlete but as a student leader who has outstanding personal qualities,� Molly Shi Boren said in the release. The award was established in Januar y 2001 by Edith Kinney Gaylord shortly before her death. The prize, which honors longtime Oklahoma journalist Otis Sullivant, includes a $500,000 endowment for its recipient.

Striker was nominated for the award by his coach, Bob Stoops, and given additional support by OU Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione, who stated in his letter of support: “Er ic ’s dr ive and determination elevated our level of play as the football team won the 2015 Big 12 Championship and earned its first berth College Football Playoff. And while I appreciate Eric’s contribution to that success, I will personally remember him most for his interest in serving the ‘greater good’ in a markedly more significant and long-term manner. He properly used ‘his voice’ as a student-athlete to positively influence others and bring people together.�

Her last day at OU will be July 1. “It’s a bittersweet parting for me,� Wong (Lau) said. “I’ll miss the students the most.� She posted a goodbye message on Facebook April 8, as well, saying she will miss the “vibrant undergrad and graduate student leaders on (OU’s) campus.� OU black student alliance, Unheard, also posted a goodbye message to Wong on Twitter. Wong (Lau)’s departure will result in a vacant director position with SWCHRS and a vacant leadership position with the diversity training program. “We intend to hire someone; those positions won’t just be vacant,� she said. Wong (Lau) said she recently met with Jabar Shumate, OU’s vice president for the University Community,

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Kathleen Wong (Lau), the director of the Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies and leader of OU’s diversity training program, will be leaving OU in the summer to begin a new position at San Jose State University in California. Wong (Lau), who is from the Bay Area, will serve as SJSU’s chief diversity officer starting July 25. According to The Mercury News, her hiring comes at the recommendation of a special task force after a racial bullying incident occurred at an on-campus residence more than two years ago.

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about finding her replacement as the leader of OU’s diversity training program. While Wong (Lau) didn’t list any names, she said she and Shumate were working together to create a strategy for finding her replacement. Wong (Lau) also said a search committee will be put together to name the next director of SWCHR, but that she wouldn’t be a part of that committee. After the news was officially announced April 12

by SJSU, Wong (Lau) said she’s had a hectic few days, but that she is ultimately moving back to California to be close to her family and her parents. “ This was one of the most difficult decisions of my life,� she said. “For me, it’s all about family. These types of positions don’t normally become available.� Derek Peterson

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OU will begin testing the water at Lake Thunderbird after the lake’s governing body recently approved of a contract. The contract was approved last week at a board meeting for the Central Oklahoma Master Conservancy District, said Randy Worden, the general manager of the district. OU will be paid about $75,000 for the testing. OU will be testing for contaminants such as personal care products and pharmaceuticals, Worden said. The lake is not being tested for lead. The testing is simply to gain an understanding of what is in the water supply at Lake Thunderbird, Worden said. The testing was not spurred by any event. Lake Thunderbird has never been tested for these contaminants before, Worden said.

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Petition calls for sustainability OU Green Week is asking for futher measures to be taken

OU’S STEPS TOWARD GREENNESS The university responded to a Daily article about OU Green Week, citing examples of past and current projects working toward sustainability:

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Transportation: • OU is bronze level bike-friendly, according to the League of American Bicyclists.

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Members of OU’s annual Green Week have drafted a petition to increase environmental sustainability that they plan to present to OU President David Boren, a public relations representative of Green Week said. OU Green Week is an organization that “provides an opportunity for students to learn steps on how to lessen their impact on the environment as well as help develop their community,” according to the group’s Facebook page. The petition says the OU student body is unsatisfied with the university’s “supposed commitment to sustainability” and proposes improvements to the university’s transportation, food and energy. Lisa Fiedler, an environmental studies senior and public relations vice chair of Green Week, said she has seen Green Week develop throughout the years and hopes a substantial change can be made during her last year of participation. “Compared to other schools, OU is severely behind when it comes to sustainability on campus,” Fiedler said. Fiedler said students will be asked to sign the petition at each Green Week event to give the petition momentum. The petition encourages the construction of protected bike lanes on Lindsey Street, Boyd Street, Elm Avenue

• The Lindsey Street Project, set to be completed in 2017, will include painted bike lanes. • Bike paths connecting the main campus to the research campus and bike lanes on the South Oval and Scholars Walk have been implemented. Food: • OU Housing and Food donates excess food to shelters and soup kitchens in the community. • The department moved to a trayless serving system, and replaced dishwashing machines with ones that use less water and energy. Energy: • OU is the No. 1 school in the Big 12 for wind energy use and fifth in the U.S.

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Campus gardeners water newly planted flowers on the South Oval March 23. A petition to increase environmental sustainability will be presented to OU President David Boren by members of OU Green Week.

and Jenkins Avenue. The petition also requests that a l l n e w a n d re n ov a t e d buildings on campus meet LEED Platinum certification standards and that OU “joins and actively participates” in Environmental Protection Agency’s Food Recovery Challenge to help OU work toward sustainable food management, an area the petition calls an “embarrassment for OU.” The petition ends by saying the volunteers are “unsatisfied with OU’s lack of sustainable developments on campus.” “‘Going green’ cannot c o nt i nu e t o b e a n i c h e movement : participation from ever yone is a

necessity,” the petition says. April 11 kicked off OU’s ninth annual Green Week, which is part of the university’s Earth Month, a time to celebrate and learn about the planet. The university has set aside a week during Earth Month every year since 2008 for days of academically oriented and earth-friendly events. Check out a list of events to the right. Daniel Dixon

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• Six OU buildings are LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certified, and four are in the process of LEED certification.

GREEN WEEK PETITION • OU’s ninth annual Green Week kicked off April 11. • Green Week is also part of the university’s Earth Month. • Members of OU’s annual Green Week made a petition and plan to present it to OU President David Boren • Students were asked to sign the petition at each Green Week event this week.

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A campus employee tends to newly planted flowers March 23. According to the OU administration, the unvierstiy is striving to be more environmentally friendly.

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and faculty members each year. According to the UCO website, the pantry there is called “Central Pantry” and is staffed by all volunteers and serves all members of the university community, similar to the type of pantry Pae said he wants here. After taking on the project, Pae assembled a task force headed by broadcast j ou r na l i s m s o p h o m o re Matthew Marks. “Matt has done an outstanding job as leader of the task force,” Pae said. Marks said he has done philanthropy work similar to this in the past and felt strongly that this was an important project. “ In my p a s t l e a d e rship roles, I have had the chance to do things with food drives, so I was really

excited to get the chance to do something with a food pantry at OU,” Marks said. Pae said now they have made some headway on campus, forming partnerships with student groups like Students Against a Factory-Farming Economy, the next step is to form partnerships with possible suppliers for the future. Marks said he will keep working and communicating with student groups, fraternities and sororities to see if they would be interested in doing philanthropy work with the pantry going into the future, with things like food drives and donations. Pa e sa i d p o ss i b l e f u ture partners include the Regional Food Bank, who will be visiting sometime in May, as well as Crest, Homeland and Natural Grocers. “We may be even working with Papa John’s,” Pae said. The partners would

provide non-perishable items, canned foods, and “anything we can get” for the pantry, Pae said. Other than food, through a partnership with the Goddard Health Center, the pantr y may be able to provide basic hygiene products for those in need as well. As for who can use the pantry, Pae said they want to keep the process as simple as possible. Students, faculty and OU personnel of all varieties will be able to swipe into the pantry and get what they need with no forms or explanations, Pae said. “We’re really going to go off a trust system,” Marks said. Tanner Osborne

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SGA President Daniel Pae attends the housing awards banquet in the Beaird Lounge April 1. Pae hopes to have a food pantry going by August.

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