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STORM CHASERS
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A wall cloud in Frederick, Oklahoma, April 10, 2016. The wall cloud comes out of a supercell thunderstorm.
Meteorology students balance safety, thrill
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eteorology sophomore Bryan Sheridan thought the chase was over. With his car pulled over to the shoulder of the road, he studied the maps on his phone one last time before calling it quits. “It was pretty much dying down. It was looking like we were at the end,” Sheridan said. Suddenly, his partner shouted in excitement. Sheridan looked up to see a rope-like shape rapidly dropping out of a cloud before it dissipated nearly as quickly as it had been created. “Just watching how quickly it happened was probably the coolest part,” Sheridan said. “Finally getting that experience to see something like that right before my own eyes is very cool — it’s very rewarding for all the work that you put in.” When skies darken and billowing white clouds accumulate in the unstable atmosphere, Sheridan and other weather fanatics take to the open roads, hoping to catch a glimpse of the stunning severe weather events promised by a central Oklahoma springtime. Sheridan said many meteorology students chase storms for enjoyment in their free time, unaffiliated with the university, which does not condone storm chasing by students, according to the school’s policy. “It doesn’t do a heck of a lot from an academic standpoint,” Sheridan said. “We do it for fun. The adrenaline rush.” The small funnel cloud Sher idan w itnessed several weeks ago was one of his best sightings to date. Spotting the unconfirmed tornado was the result of stalking the storm for several hours, tracking it from its initiation to its development into a full-fledged, wedge cloud-producing storm cell. But before venturing out into the field, the storm-chasing process begins several days in advance — the research and planning stage, Sheridan said.
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“We’ll hear a few days in advance that there’s potential storms in an area,” Sheridan said. “As it gets closer, we start to look more at models so we can get computers to tell us what’s going to happen.” Leah Hill, a fellow storm chaser and meteorology sophomore, said she plans several days in advance by looking at longrange Global Forecast System models and shorter-term North American Mesoscale forecasts to get an idea of the possible impending weather patterns.
“We like to think we know what we’re doing, and we know the basics — we know what’s going to happen, but we don’t know the intensity of it.” BRYAN SHERIDAN, METEOROLOGY SOPHOMORE
These models give clues like temperatures and dew points to help storm chasers pick a target area to approach, Hill said. Both Hill and Sheridan have their class schedules arranged so they can depart by the early afternoon if storms strike in an area to which they’d like to journey. They pile into cars in teams of three or four and drive several hours away to the area they believe is most likely to produce a storm, Sheridan said. “Right on the south flank of the storm is usually where you get a tornado, so that’s what we want,” Sheridan said. “We want to be outside the storm looking in, so we’re going try to be sure that we’re in that spot. Distance can vary, obviously, but we try to get as close as we can that’s safe.”
Positioning is key to accomplishing the ultimate goal of spotting a tornado and requires both skill and luck, Hill said. “It takes a lot of skill because you have to decide what storm you want to be on, and then you have to make sure you’re in the right position,” Hill said. “I would say even a little bit of luck — storms most of the time don’t produce anything, but every once in awhile, something might get going and you’ll see it.” In unpredictable stormy conditions, there is always the possibility the weather will take a turn for the worse. Sheridan said the dangers are constantly in the back of his mind. “It is very dangerous — like, deadly dangerous,” Sheridan said. “We like to think we know what we’re doing, and we know the basics — we know what’s going to happen, but we don’t know the intensity of it. We don’t know if this thing is going to turn into a mile-wide wedge (tornado).” Sheridan said he tries to mitigate risks as much as possible by planning multiple escape routes, obeying traffic laws, avoiding traffic pile-ups and designating specific roles for each team member, like driving, navigating and photographing. Despite his attempts to alleviate any threat of danger, Sheridan said he has nevertheless found himself in some questionable, nerve-wracking situations. Last spring, he and some friends found what seemed to be a perfect storm-viewing location just north of the Wichita Mountains. However, their one escape route veered uncomfortably close to the path of the storm, which he said had great potential to produce a tornado. “The storm was moving further east quicker than we thought, so it was actually going to hit closer than we had liked,” Sheridan said. “If it were to drop down — which it did not, we were thankful for that for once — it would have been within the
farm next to the road that we were on.” Nail-biting scenarios are not uncommon. Hill said she and her storm-chasing companions once blew two tires on a dirt road while a storm with 100 mile-per-hour winds was barreling toward them. Fortunately, she said they escaped when a friend came to their rescue. “I was pretty terrified, but at the same time, the adrenaline is really pumping, so you’re also really excited,” Hill said. “I wouldn’t say I’ve been in any life-threatening situations yet, but you know, anything can happen when you’re out there.” For Hill, the rewards of chasing outweigh the risks. It’s a form of public service, she said, because she can spot the details a radar may miss and report them to local weather stations. “That’ll help save lives, because you see something that the radar might not,” Hill said. In addition to the thrill-seekers and storm-lovers like Hill and Sheridan who crowd highways during a storm, there are some who take the pursuit more seriously. Addison Alford, a meteorology Ph.D. student, conducts research with OU using Shared Mobile Atmospheric Research and Teaching, or SMART, radar. Alford works with other graduate students and faculty members to conduct field research to better understand the stormscale evolution of various weather phenomena like tornadoes, hurricanes and lightning. The researchers set up a mobile radar truck during severe weather events to collect data, he said. Alford said the difference between storm chasing and mobile radar deployment is primarily their purposes and scientific equipment. “Many storm chasers chase just because they like to go look at a storm,” Alford said. “They do it for different kinds of purposes, but most of the time they’re not out there to actually collect data,
they’re not being funded by a funding institution such as the National Science Foundation to actually go out and collect data.” Alford said field research is necessary to make advancements in the field and improve prediction models. While they are operating in a dangerous situation, however, safety is the No. 1 concern. “We can, in a way, predict what the evolution should be, but, of course, that’s why we’re see STORMS page 2
OU’S STORM CHASING POLICY The university’s policy on storm chasing is fairly simple: OU doesn’t condone it. Here’s the full policy, from the school of meteorology’s website: “The University of Oklahoma’s College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences does not condone or encourage storm chasing by students. “Anyone who chooses to chase storms does so at their own risk and should not imply that their activities are connected with the University. The only possible exception is when students are officially included in storm intercept activities conducted as part of well-planned and safetytrained scientific projects led by faculty or scientists in the National Weather Center research units. “Storm chasing is not part of the School of Meteorology course curriculum nor should such activities take precedence over the academic activities of the School such as coursework and attending classes and seminars.” Source: OU School of Meteorology website
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saying based on my experiences with actually using it,” Hill said. For Sheridan, the pursuit has little academic or career-enhancing benefits, but it serves as a form of stress relief from his difficult major. “Our field is very hard — the math, the physics — it’s very demanding,” Sheridan said. “Some of the textbooks can be quite bleak ... Sometimes, you just need to go out and experience it. And you get to see the parts work together right in front of you, and it reminds you why you picked going into the field.”
there — because we don’t understand the entire evolution of a thunderstorm,” Alford said. “But we try to mitigate the risk as much as possible.” While Hill does not plan on conducting this kind of intense meteorological research, she said she hopes her storm-chasing experience will help her in her future career as a broadcast meteorologist. “That’ll help me explain things when I’m on T V during a severe weather event. I can explain to my Anna Bauman viewers what the radar is anna.m.bauman-1@ou.edu
Students can utilize banked hours to pay for summer class tuition, fees Students who took less than a full course load this school year are eligible to take summer classes with their unused hours. Students enrolled in 12 or more hours per semester pay flat-rate tuition, which pays for 30 hours per academic year but allows students the flexibility to take more or less, said Brad Burnett, associate vice president for enrollment and student financial services. “If a student takes 12, 13 or 14 hours, they’re actually under-realizing what they’re paying for,” Burnett said. A student has the potential to bank up to six hours, depending on how many hours they take during the fall and spring semesters. For example, if a student takes 12 hours in the fall semester and 15 in the spring semester, they will have three banked hours available. If a student uses banked hours to take classes during the summer, the tuition and mandatory fees for those hours are already paid for. However, there could be additional course fees and program and technology fees attached to a class, Burnett said. “While it’s not zero, it’s going to be a lot less than if you were having to pay for three hours outright of tuition and mandatory fees,” Burnett said. Burnett said he recommends students use banked hours if they have them. Banked hours can be applied to on-campus, online and OU summer study abroad classes. Anna Bauman, @annabauman2
SGA president owns up to late budget proposal Facebook post condemning Baker prompts apology KAYLA BRANCH @kayla_branch
Student Government Association president J.D. Baker apologized for his failure to promptly submit a budget that “runs all of SGA” following a condemning Facebook post from a congressional committee chair. Ways and Means Committee chair Ryan Echols posted a status on Facebook responding to Baker, who blamed the SGA Budgetary Committee for not granting a budget proposal after he twice missed the deadline to submit it. “S G A P re s i d e n t J. D. Baker has tried to underplay his role in the failure to fund the SGA Operations budget,” Echols said in the Facebook post. “Rather than owning up to his mistake and taking the blame that is rightly his, he has tried to paint the S GA Budgetary Committee as uninformed and derelict in duty.” The late submission caused the operations budget, which received roughly $35,000 last year, to receive no primary funding from the Ways and Means Committee. Echols said the operations budget is extremely important to SGA and covers expenses such as printer leases,
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Public relations junior J.D. Baker speaks during the Nov. 7, 2016, SGA presidential debate. Baker has apologized for submitting SGA’s operations budget late.
office supplies and travel expenses for SGA executive officers, among other things. On March 3, the day after the extended deadline to submit the budget, Baker sent a text message to Echols saying the operations budget “runs all of SGA.”
“I apologized to the Budget Committee, and I am sorry I didn’t do that on time.” J.D. BAKER, SGA PRESIDENT
Baker refuted The Daily’s Tu e s d a y r e p o r t a b o u t the budget mishap in a Facebook post that has since been deleted. In an
interview with The Daily on Thursday, Baker apologized for submitting the budget late. “I am sorry for not turning in the budget,” Baker said. “I apologized to the Budget Committee, and I am sorry I didn’t do that on time.” Echols said the committee’s decision not to fund the budget occurred because the committee does not fund late submissions. Echols said the committee turned away roughly a dozen other student organizations who submitted late budgets for primary funding this year alone. “In order to override this request and the lateness of it, the committee would have been giving preferential treatment to a governmental organization,” Echols
said. “We believed this to be unfair and that it was our responsibility to deny it.” Ba k e r a l s o s a i d h e i s now more understanding of the Ways and Means Committee’s decision not to fund the late budget. “I’m not shifting blame to the budget committee — I understand their logic and their decision, and I did submit the budget late,” Baker said. “I wouldn’t have appealed if I didn’t wish they would have funded it, but I understand their reasoning.” Funding for the operations budget will be available in fall 2017 once auxiliary funding is open to receive requests, Echols said. Kayla Branch
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Concert to benefit scholars Funds will assist overseas students studying at OU ANDREW CLARK @Clarky_Tweets
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Incoming freshman pass a ball behind them in a line during the Sooners session of Camp Crimson July 2016. The list of Camp Crimson namesakes has been released.
Namesakes for Camp Crimson announced
2017 camp sessions to honor various faculty members NICK HAZELRIGG @nickhazelrigg
Camp Crimson has announced the OU faculty and staff namesakes for the 2017 camp’s small groups. The 2017 Camp Crimson sessions will honor namesakes from various campus organizations from the Gender + Equality Center (GEC) to the University Counseling Center. The namesake program aims to help incoming freshmen interact with OU faculty to better understand campus resources when they arrive at OU, according to Camp Crimson’s website. Among the list of 14 names is Crystal Garcia, assistant director of OU’s Diversity and Inclusion Program. Garcia said she was honored to be part of such a great OU tradition.
“I look forward to building those relationships with the freshmen. It’s very important for me to be involved in as many freshman experiences as possible,” Garcia said. Kasey Catlett, assistant director of the GEC, will also be a namesake. Though he has been involved in Camp Crimson before, he said he was excited about the experience from a namesake perspective. “I’m excited about being a part of first-year students’ academic journey at the university,” Catlett said. “I think when you come to OU, college can be pretty scary and faculty members can often seem unapproachable. At Camp Crimson, we can build a deeper connection with those students.” Scott Miller, director of the University Counseling Center, was a namesake for Camp Crimson’s 2009 sessions and will be a namesake again in 2017. Miller said he is excited to see how much Camp Crimson has changed over the years, and he said he looks
forward to the excitement and enthusiasm of Camp Crimson. “I think the namesake program gives students a chance to experience OU as a family the way President Boren talks about it ... It gets them to see the faculty and staff care about them as individuals,” Miller said. Nick Hazelrigg
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2017 NAMESAKES Dr. Rockey Robbins, Dr. Karlos and Jennie Hill, Rodney and Tiffani Bates, Jenn Doughty, Dr. Scott Miller, Crystal Garcia, Dr. Belinda Biscoe, Dr. Shad Satterthwaite, Dr. Amy Davenport, Dr. Elon Dancy, Kasey Catlett, Dr. Heather Shotton, Angie Wright and Dean Ed Kelley
The OU School of Music and College of International Studies will partner to hold a benefit concert to raise emergency funds and financial support for international students. Suzette Grillot, dean of the College of International Studies, said the money raised will go into the college’s international student emergency fund, which is typically used to give international students money in situations where they may be in financial binds. Dan Schwartz, OU assistant professor of oboe, said his motivation to create the benefit concert with the College of International Studies started with
President Donald Trump’s second temporary travel ban. “Our international students were caught in a crossfire of world politics, which they have nothing really to do with,” Schwartz said. Although a federal judge in Hawaii nullified President Trump’s order until it makes its way through the Hawaii court system, Schwartz said the fear of traveling for international students still exists. “While there may not be a law prohibiting their travel, I think everyone could understand how terrifying it would be to leave (and have) the fear of not getting back in,” Schwartz said. Musically, Schwartz said the performers will play lots of new arrangements not previously heard by an OU audience. Schwartz said a woodwind octet will play a piece by a Guatemalan composer, and Schwartz himself wrote a currently unperformed piece for the event. According to a press
release, OU’s New Horizons Band will also perform. Grillot said she is thankful that Schwartz wanted to put together an event to support international students. “I’m so pleased that the School of Music and (Schwartz) came together and developed this plan to have a benefit concert for international students,” Grillot said. Andrew Clark
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Benefit Concert The concert will take place at 8 p.m. May 8 in the Paul F. Sharp Concert Hall in the Catlett Music Center. Tickets cost $15 and may be purchased at OU’s Fine Arts Box Office.
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CURTAINS
HILARIOUS 1950S “WHODUNNIT” MUSICAL COMEDY BY THE TONY® AWARD-WINNING WRITERS OF CHICAGO AND CABARET.
Rupert Holmes, Book // John Kander, Music // Fred Ebb, Lyrics
Original book and concept by Peter Stone Additional lyrics by John Kander, Rupert Holmes
Lyn Cramer, Director
8 p.m. April 28, 29, May 5 3 p.m. April 29, 30, May 6 Elsie C. Brackett Theatre
563 Elm Ave. Norman. Rated PG-13 For tickets call (405) 325-4101. Online tickets theatre.ou.edu Advance Purchase: $10 student, $30 adult, $25 senior adult, OU employee Tickets at the door: $15 student, $40 adult. No discounts, cash/check only.
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When Kylie Slabby and Kylie Hastings initially met and bonded over a sixthgrade art class, the two said they didn’t expect to evolve into Tulsa-based band The Daddyo’s. The band will perform at the Norman Music Festival for its third consecutive year — this time on the main stage. After Slabby and Hastings became close friends, the two began learning covers to songs within the confined walls of their bedrooms until one day they began composing songs together, Slabby said. “I wish I could remember the exact day when Kylie and I began writing songs on our own. We played these songs in our bedrooms for years — never to an audience, except maybe our moms,� Slabby said. Slabby and Hastings formally formed The Daddyo’s in 2013 and started playing shows in 2014. “I have been playing guitar since 2005,� Hastings said. “After Kylie showed me some chords, I taught myself how to play shortly after.� After establishing a base for The Daddyo’s, the band decided to expand by adding two new members in 2017. Currently, The Daddyo’s is made up of Slabby, lead guitarist and vocalist; Hastings, rhythm guitarist and vocalist; Chris Rusk, bassist; and John Atkins, drummer. Because The Daddyo’s were founded by Slabby and Hastings, both named Kylie, when Rusk and Atkins joined, they adopted the name as well. The idea of the members taking Slabby and Hastings’ name came from a Mary Kate and Ashley movie. In the movie, Mary Kate and Ashley acquired a new group of friends who were all named “Sheila.� The Daddyo’s have gained re c o g n i t i o n w i t h i n t h e
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The Daddyo’s will perform at the Norman Music Festival for the third year in a row. This is the first time the band will play on the main stage.
Norman Music Festival and have gradually attracted larger crowds each year. The band members said they enjoy performing at the festival because of how the crowds react to their sound. The band is experiencing the reward of its hard work and passion. “We’ve been playing NMF for the past two years at the Opolis, and it has been so much fun,� Slabby said. “This year we were asked to play on the main stage for the first time.� Until 2017, The Daddyo’s hadn’t anticipated adding more members and haven’t toured since, but the band has been visiting neighbor states to do out-of-town shows. Adding Atkins and Rusk has sparked creativity for new
NORMAN MUSIC FESTIVAL The Norman Music Festival will run from Thursday through Saturday and is free to the public.
songs, they said. The “Kylies� believe the band doesn’t fit a distinct category, but it is inspired by the grunge surf punk from the ‘90s. “I couldn’t pinpoint a genre to The Daddyo’s even if I wanted to,� Hastings said. “I’m open to suggestions from our listeners. We just play our feels.� In the music video “Crop Top,� The Daddyo’s embraces its ‘90s nostalgia through an opening that reminds viewers and fans of the intro to “Napoleon Dynamite.� Throughout the video the band highlights its sound with its mellow musical melodies. Combining different eras of punk into new-wave grunge in every song has helped the band become unique, Rusk said. “There’s really no other band in Oklahoma quite like The Daddyo’s. The way the Kylies write songs and the way their voices blend together is something special,� Rusk said. T h e D a d d y o’s e s t a b lished its punk sound with surf-grunge influences of the ‘90s, such as The Ramones. “We are soul sisters, so we tend to like the same things,� Hastings said. “We just grew up listening to similar stuff.� Being soul sisters has allowed the “Kylies� to follow their dreams by putting music first despite their parents not understanding how careers
in the music industry work, Slabby said. “My mom has always loved our music and has seen us grow into a full band. I definitely have her support, but she doesn’t understand why I put music before everything else,� Slabby said. Currently, the band members said they are focused on traveling and playing music instead of pursuing degrees. This allows The Daddyo’s to focus solely on expanding its audience, Hastings said. “The Daddyo’s usually play at bars in Tulsa, but we would love to start expanding our audience to all ages,� Hastings said. Chandler Kidd
ABOUT THE SERIES The Daily’s arts & entertainment desk will write a series of features about a few of the 2017 Norman Music Festival bands. The Daddyo’s is the second in the series. Read the feature over the band GGOOLLDD at oudaily.com. The Daddyo’s will perform at the Norman Music Festival 3 p.m. Thursday on the Fowler Toyota Main Stage.
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Sophomore Yul Moldauer performs on pommel horse Jan. 28. The Sooners won their third straight national title.
Sooners let it reign
Gymnastics wins third straight NCAA championship KELLI STACY @AstacyKelli
Oklahoma won its third straight national championship Saturday night in dominating fashion, outscoring second-place Ohio State by more than eight points. This marks Oklahoma’s 11th national title and coach Mark Williams’ eighth. Williams is now tied with former Nebraska coach Francis Allen for second-most national titles. Oklahoma started off the night on floor, scoring a 70.950. Sophomore Yul Moldauer scored the team high with a 14.900. Despite
the Sooners’ strong showing on floor, they trailed Illinois by 1.6 after the first rotation. Next up for the Sooners was pommel horse, where Oklahoma ranks first nationally. They posted a 69.850 team score, cutting into the Illinois lead. Senior Josh Yee led the Sooners on pommel horse with a 14.250. OU jumped into the lead after scoring a 74.000 on still rings. The huge score on rings put Oklahoma 3.750 points ahead of No. 2 Stanford. Every Sooner scored a 14.700 or better, with Moldauer scoring the team high, 14.950. The Sooners kept the momentum going on vault, pulling away with the lead. They scored a 73.100, which put them 5.8 points ahead of Stanford. Senior Colin Van Wicklen anchored the
FINAL SCORES 1st Place: Oklahoma: 431.950 2nd Place: Ohio State: 423.700 3rd Place: Illinois: 422.100 4th Place: Stanford: 421.500 5th Place: Minnesota: 414.200 6th Place: Nebraska: 412.900 Source: soonersports.com
Sooners on vault, posting a 15.100 for the team high. Just when it looked like the Sooners’ lead couldn’t get any better, they posted a 74.100 on parallel bars, increasing their lead to more than 10 points. Senior Alan Bower led the Sooners on
the event, scoring a 15.200. Oklahoma finished off the night on high bar. The Sooners’ lead was large enough that they didn’t need a huge score on their final event. They started out slow, with Yee scoring a 13.000, but sophomore Genki Suzuki picked up the momentum with a 14.500. With Saturday’s title win, Oklahoma has made NCAA history for a second year in a row by the men’s and women’s teams claiming both titles in the same year. OU women’s gymnastics won the national championship last weekend — its second in a row and third in four years. Kelli Stacy
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Former Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon has settled a civil suit that stems from a 2014 incident in which he struck a female student in the face. Mixon and Amelia Molitor issued a joint statement Friday announcing the agreement, which comes less than a week before the start of the NFL Draft, where Mixon is expected to be taken. “I am happy we were able to bring the lawsuit to an end,” Molitor said in the statement. “Joe and I were able to meet privately, without any attorneys, and talk about our experiences since that night. I am encouraged that we will both be able to move forward from here with our lives. From our private discussions I am satisfied that we are going to put this behind us and work towards helping others who may have found themselves in similar circumstances. I greatly appreciate his apology and I think the feelings he expressed were sincere. We both could have handled things differently. I believe if we had a chance to go back to that moment in time, the situation would not have ended the way it did.” The criminal charges for this case were resolved in
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October 2014 when Mixon entered an Alford plea. He was put on a probation and ordered to complete 100 hours of community service. He was also suspended from the football team for the 2014 season. In 2015, Mixon returned and became one of the Sooners’ best players. In two years in Oklahoma backfield, the California native amassed 2,027 rushing yards and 17 touchdowns to go with 894 receiving yards and nine scores through the air. “I’m thankful Mia and I were able to talk privately,” Mixon said in the statement. “I was able to apologize to her one-to-one. The way I reacted that night, that’s not me. That’s not the way I was raised. I think s h e u n d e rstands that. Ta l k i n g t o gether helps move us past what happened. I know I have to keep working to be JOE a better perMIXON son, and this is another step in that direction. I love working with kids, and I’m looking for more chances to do that kind of work. I want to lead a life that inspires them, and I hope I can lead by example from today forward.” Staff Reports
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A p. 8 cutline Thursday about senior gymnast Colin Van Wicklen incorrectly named the event on which he competed. Van Wicklen competed on the high bar, not the beam.
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• April 24-26, 2017
OU Congratulates President Boren! OU President David L. Boren has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the country’s oldest and most distinguished honorary societies. Founded in 1780, the Academy counts such individuals as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Alexander Graham Bell among its membership. Boren is one of the first OU faculty and staff members ever elected to the Academy and was chosen in the category of Public Affairs, Business and Administration. “It is a humbling and exceptional honor to become a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,” Boren said of his recognition. “I am mindful of the many distinguished members of the Academy who have preceded me, including many of my personal heroes. I recognize that the excellence of the OU community played a large role in my selection.” Among the current members of the Academy are more than 250 Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners. Boren’s class, the Academy’s 237th, will be inducted in October. Paid for with private funds by friends of the University.
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