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George McLaurin sits segregated from white students in a 1948 classroom at OU.

OU’s first black student remembered at weekend conference

ne in 12,174. That’s what George McLaur in became Oct. 14, 1948, when he began classes at OU: drifting alone, one dark face in a sea of 12,173 white ones. Oct. 14 was a hopeful moment for McLaurin, the first black student at a previously all-white institution. “This is a happy day in my life,” he told Sooner Magazine. “If things continue the way they have gone today, I think everything is going to be all right.” McLaurin fought for admission to OU leading up to that day — when he first applied earlier in 1948, he was denied based on his race. McLaurin went to court with the issue, and in a Sept. 29, 1948, verdict, he was victorious when a federal court ruled that denying him admission was unconstitutional. The Oklahoma State Regents ordered his admission Oct. 11, 1948, but with this victory, McLaurin was still far from an integrated education — his case was still to undergo another appeal that would not grant him that victory until 1950. While McLaurin’s exclusion from OU was deemed unconstitutional, segregation at OU was still lawful. Thus, his education at OU was separate and unequal — he learned in a closet looking out over the room where his white classmates sat; he dined at separate tables and separate times; he used a different table in the library to study. McLaurin, a doctoral student at OU’s College of Education, was not new to the struggles of segregation — at the time he began classes, he was about 61 years old, by the estimates of OU historian David Levy (though Levy said there is contention over McLaurin’s exact age at that point). He had already earned

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his master’s in education from the University of Kansas and taught at Langston University, Oklahoma’s historically allblack institution, for 33 years. On OU’s campus, McLaurin’s legacy is being revitalized and uncovered by the very people he fought for. I n 2 0 1 4 , T re y Mo o re a n d D’Andre Fisher set out to make OU a better place for young men of color. Moore, now over Oklahoma recruitment for OU’s diversity and enrichment programs, and Fisher, now special assistant to OU Vice President for the University Community Jabar Shumate, began what they then named the Developing Black Males Conference. “Doing some research, we found out that the statistics for African-American males attending college was very, very low. ... We wanted to put together a program that would assist AfricanAmerican males and would help them attend higher education,” Moore said. “If they attended OU, great — welcome to OU — but we just wanted them to go somewhere.” The conference targets young men facing disadvantages in reaching and transitioning into higher education, and it focuses on recruitment, retention and preparation for entering the professional world, Fisher said. “A lot of our students that attend this conference come from backgrounds that parents may have never went to college, or ... even a rural area of Oklahoma or another small town,” Fisher said. “So them having to really transition from high school to college has been the main focus.” The conference has grown each year, Moore said — its first students are now graduating or transitioning into graduate or law

school, and the conference makes it clear that it welcomes young men from outside the AfricanAmerican community. The conference sparked a companion event for young women, the Sylvia A. Lewis Women’s Leadership Conference, which honors the first African-American to serve on the OU Board of Regents.

“If you don’t understand or know your history, you can’t appreciate how you got to where you are and what the significance of it is.” GEORGE HENDERSON, PROFESSOR EMERITUS

And as of 2016, the conference for men bears a new name: t h e G e o rg e Mc L au r i n Ma l e Leadership Conference. “We talk to them about the importance and the history of people like George McLaurin and Dr. (George) Henderson and Sylvia Lewis and Ms. Fisher,” Moore said. “We talk about the significance that people like that have played in the university and letting them know that they’re standing on the shoulders of giants, and George McLaurin and Sylvia Lewis were just two of those giants that they’re standing on the shoulders of.” McLaurin was not the first to make strides in desegregation at OU. In 1946, a young black student named Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher applied to OU’s all-white law school and was rejected on the basis of race. Sipuel Fisher’s case was taken up by the NAACP in a case headed by Thurgood Marshall (who later became the first

African-American Supreme Court justice), but it did not successfully make it through the Supreme Court until 1948. Although she would not be admitted to OU’s School of Law until 1949, Sipuel Fisher’s case set the precedent for McLaurin’s admission to OU — she won her court case in January 1948, while his first case and the start of his education at the institution took place in September and October of that year. McLaurin soon followed in Sipuel Fisher’s footsteps when he and the NAACP joined forces to dismantle segregation at OU in 1949. While there were other black students attempting to challenge segregation at OU (more black students joined McLaurin later in the 1948-1949 school year), the NAACP chose McLaurin to represent its cause “because he was old and married and dignified and always in a suit and tie,” Levy said. McLaurin mitigated racist arguments that black men were attempting to access college campuses to prey on white women. With McLaurin’s first attempts to challenge discrimination were denied at the state level by the Oklahoma District Court, Marshall brought McLaurin’s case out of the state system and, eventually, up to the Supreme Court. In McLaurin’s case, the NAACP was attempting a different strategy toward approaching segregation, Levy said. They wanted McLaurin’s case to make clear that although OU might claim to provide “separate but equal” accommodations for black students, education under segregation would never be truly equal — the physical, mental and social restraints of segregation would always hold black students back. “They made the usual argument, that McLaurin was not being treated equally ... but they

decided, for the knockout punch, that they wanted the high court to rule that segregation, even when facilities are substantially equal, was unconstitutional,” Levy said. McLaurin’s case worked in conjunction with another NAACP case at the University of Texas, Sweatt v. Painter, that was attempting to desegregate UT’s law school while proving segregation could never provide equal opportunities for black students. Sweatt’s case, also to be seen before the Supreme Court, would be decided the same day as McLaurin’s. The reality of McLaurin’s initial victory in admittance to OU was not met with complete hostility on campus. Surveys at the time of McLaurin’s entrance to OU found most students favored admittance of black students but not necessarily desegregation, Levy said. “On campus, there was substantial support for integration,” Levy said. “There were some surveys done — none of them terribly scientifically — but in general, the results seemed to be that probably more than half the students favored admitting blacks.” While he certainly faced opposition at OU, McLaurin’s segregation was not necessarily OU’s choice. Administrators caught fostering a desegregated learning environment could be fined up to $100 by the state and charged with a separate crime each day they allowed the situation to continue, Levy said. Teachers and students faced a $50 and a $20 fine, respectively, as well as daily charges for allowing the same situation. OU’s president at the time, George Lynn Cross, most certainly supported desegregation and was known as an ally to the NAACP, Levy said.

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Fire damages Othello’s on Campus Corner Community to provide support for rebuilding long-standing favorite EMMA KEITH @shakeitha_97

Othello’s Italian Restaurant, a Campus Corner staple since 1977, was badly damaged in a fire this weekend. The Norman Fire Department responded to the fire at around 6 a.m. Saturday to find the restaurant’s roof in flames. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control quickly, and spent a few hours putting out hot spots, Norman Police Department public safety information officer Sarah Jensen said. While the exact cause of the fire is still unconfirmed, a Facebook post from Othello’s said the

restaurant was struck by lightning. According to the post, no one was inside the building at the time. Aisha Ali, Campus Corner Association president and owner of King Kopy, said a passerby originally discovered and reported the fire. Othello’s kitchen was hit hard by fire damage and while some staples like Othello’s piano were not burned, they have suffered immense water damage, Ali said. Othello’s staff was at the restaurant by 6:30 a.m. in response to the fire, Ali said. Ali said Othello’s owner, Jennifer Weiss, has plans to rebuild and will receive community support moving forward. “I know the community’s going to support her, whether it’s the Campus Corner family or our Ward Four family ... all over the city, we’re just hearing supportive thoughts, so I know the city officials and everyone will assist

in ensuring that the family can rebuild, because they own their property,” Ali said. Campus Corner restaurant Volare has security footage of Othello’s from the time of the fire’s outbreak and is still reviewing the footage to determine the fire’s origin, said Volare owner Anthony Compagni. Compagni said all of Campus Corner is saddened by the fire as Othello’s is an area landmark. “Ca m p u s C o r n e r a n d t h e Campus Corner Association, we’re all rolling up our sleeves, seeing what we can do to help,” Compagni said. While the fire is just the latest in a series of struggles for Campus Corner businesses, Othello’s has seen an outpouring of support since the incident, Ali said. “It’s just been a rough couple of years — we’ve had business

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Othello’s Italian Restaurant after a fire was put out by the Norman Fire Department on Saturday morning.

closures and I think the Campus Corner family is ... just tired of dealing with different struggles,” Ali said. “But the beauty of it is, all over social media and just personally on Campus Corner, there’s so many commu-

nity members who are coming to show support for the family.” Dana Branham contributed to this report. Emma Keith

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A TRIBUTE TO OU STAFF Regents’ Award for Superior Staff - Alison Baker (Development Office)

Provost’s Outstanding Academic Advising Award - Megan Denney (Health and Exercise Science)

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McLaurinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other support system came from his family, in which he was not the only trailblazer in education. In fact, his wife Peninah McLaurin attempted to gain entrance to OU more than 20 years before he did in 1923, according to her obituary from The Oklahoman. While denied that opportunity, Peninah McLaurinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s obituary describes her as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;guiding forceâ&#x20AC;? behind her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eventual push for equality at OU, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;part of a husband-wife team credited with overcoming segregation in Oklahomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s higher education with a supreme court ruling.â&#x20AC;? Regardless of the forces that upheld him through it, McLaurinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s endurance of institutional segregation at OU ended June 5, 1950, when Chief Justice Fred Vinson of the United States read a decision declaring that the constraints of segregation governing McLaurin at OU â&#x20AC;&#x153;deprive him of his personal and present right to the equal protection of the laws.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those who will come under his guidance and influence must be directly affected by the education he receives. Their own education and development will necessarily suffer to the extent that his training is unequal to that of his classmates. State-imposed restrictions which produce such inequalities cannot be sustained,â&#x20AC;? Vinson wrote in the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision. In this final appeal of his case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled McLaurin must receive the same treatment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not just â&#x20AC;&#x153;equalâ&#x20AC;? treatment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as his peers at OU. The same day, Sweattâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case received the same verdict: Heman Sweatt could not receive an equal education at the separate law school UT had provided him. In 1950, Sweatt would finally be admitted to the University of Texasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; School of Law. George McLaurinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legacy was set, and the significance of his and Sweattâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cases were not soon to be lost. In fact, these cases set the scene for the landmark decision that came four years later. In 1954, the Supreme Court struck down institutional segregation in education as unconstitutional with its Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, a verdict that reversed a precedent set in 1896 with Plessy v. Ferguson. McLaurin and Sweattâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cases were the halfway mark to the success of Brown v. Board, Levy said. While McLaurinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s verdict and the similar verdict in the Sweatt case worked toward desegregating higher education, the fight to desegregate primary and secondary schools and to declare segregation unconstitutional would be longer and more complex, Levy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once you say things like you said in Sweatt and in McLaurin, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to see how any segregated arrangement could stand a constitutional test,â&#x20AC;? Levy said.

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Today, the first black student at OU remains lost to history in many ways. After McLaurinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1950 Supreme Court victory, he dropped his pursuit of his education â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he disappears from OUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yearbooks, only to be found among the graduate student pages from the 1949 and 1950 school years. Peninah McLaurin did carry on the family name at OU â&#x20AC;&#x201D; according to her obituary, she received her masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in home economics from OU in 1954. While McLaurinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immediate family and its accomplishments were well-documented, The Daily was unable to locate any surviving relatives. Historical figures and their significance can often be forgotten by those for whom they led the way, Henderson said. McLaurinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presence in the minds of current OU students and faculty being no exception. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand or know your history, you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appreciate how you got to where you are and what the significance of it is ... Too few of my colleagues know the history of the University of Oklahoma in terms of race,â&#x20AC;? Henderson said. McLaurinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motives for involvement in his court case are also unknown â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was it for personal satisfaction or for the sake of black students to come that George McLaurin endured so much for desegregation? To Henderson, the answer is clear: The case was not just a way for McLaurin to leave a legacy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it was a victory in a war he had been fighting his entire life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sixty years of somebody telling him, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t and shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do that,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how many years when he finally said to himself, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I should at least try, and have the opportunity to try â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whether I succeed or fail, doggone it, I should at least have the opportunity to try,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Henderson said. Along with the conference named in his memory, McLaurin has another monument to his memory coming to campus. In the University Community Center, part of the repurposed Sigma Alpha Epsilon house, the George McLaurin and Sylvia A. Lewis Lounge will soon open. McLaurinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portrait and biography will hang on the lounge wall, Fisher said. OU trailblazers like McLaurin and Sylvia Lewis are crucial to the memories of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minority students, Moore said. Moore said keeping McLaurinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name alive at OU is his way of honoring the sacrifices McLaurin made and the barriers he broke through. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All the sacrifices he went through, the names he was probably called, the long nights up studying â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just all the things he probably had to go through, his family probably had to go through ... itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my way of paying him back,â&#x20AC;? Moore said. Emma Keith

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Biking around campus made easy by program Crimson Cruisers more successful than anticipated JESSE POUND @jesserpound

OUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new bike share program has seen thousands of rides in its first few weeks of existence, and the unexpected popularity has program organizers considering expansion. As of Friday, the Crimson Cruisers have been ridden more than 7,000 times and have had 1,781 sign-ups, according to Kris Glenn, who is part of the committee overseeing the program. This was a much higher ridership than Auburn University saw when it implemented a bike share program through the same company, said Timothy Crisp, candidate for a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in public administration. According to information provided to OU by Gotcha Bike, OU had seven times more rides in the first 16 days of the program than Auburn did.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just here to provide the logistical support to the students. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it. They have really taken the lead and done a great job with it.â&#x20AC;? KRIS GLENN, OU IT AND PARKING SERVICES

Due to the popularity of the bikes, the students and OU staff members in charge of the program are considering expansion, Crisp said, though they are waiting to see if popularity wanes as the newness of the program wears off. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I had to answer that question based off of the meetings that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had and the data that we have, my answer to that question would be that we actually are providing a need to the students

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OUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bike share program attracts thousands of riders and gains unanticipated popularity.

on this campus no matter what, even if the numbers decrease in the near future and 75 bikes are good enough,â&#x20AC;? Crisp said. Glenn, who works with OU IT and Parking and Transportation Services, said any expansion would not happen until the fall 2017. The 75 bikes cost $99,000 per year, according to the contract obtained by The Daily. OU had the option of paying Gotcha Bike for the signage and racks for the bikes, as well, but instead decided to create its own, Crisp said. Bike racks and signs will go in early next week at Traditions West and will bring the program to 10 hubs, Glenn said. The program has had all 75 bikes in place since the April 4 launch, Crisp said, though a few bikes have been out for repair since then. The bikes are repaired at Buchanan Bicycles on Campus Corner, and that process is coordinated by Gotcha Bike, Crisp said. To use a bike, a person needs to make an account with Gotcha Bike. He or she can then reserve and rent the Crimson Cruisers to ride for free an hour each day and pay $5 for each additional hour. The bikes are limited to OUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus, and locking them outside of the area outlined

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on the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website will result in the personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s account being fined $50. A bike share program was a goal of former OU Student Government Association President Daniel Pae, but the idea was tabled over a year ago due to budget cuts. The bike share program is run through the OU Student Government Association with

some assistance from OU staff members such as Glenn, who joined the project in fall 2016. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just here to provide the logistical support to the students. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s it,â&#x20AC;? Glenn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have really taken the lead and done a great job with it.â&#x20AC;? Jesse Pound

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Mixon drafted by Cincinnati Bengals OU running back selected as 48th overall draft pick

FORMER OU PLAYERS DRAFTED AND SIGNED Several former OU players were drafted or signed with pro teams during the NFL Draft Thursday through Saturday. Here’s a list of who is heading to the NFL: Player: Joe Mixon Round drafted: Second round Team: Cincinnati Bengals

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Player: Dede Westbrook Round drafted: Fourth round Team: Jacksonville Jaguars

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Former Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals with the 48th overall pick. Mixon was one of the most talented running backs in the 2017 draft after recording 16 touchdowns and 2,306 all-purpose yards last season. However, Mixon did not receive an invite to the NFL Combine after an incident in July 2014, when he struck Amelia Molitor in the face on Campus Corner. Mixon’s draft stock has been a hot topic all off-season. After not being invited to the NFL Combine, most mock drafts had Mixon going in the first half of the second round. His ability to catch the ball out of the backfield has made him one of the most sought-after running backs in the draft. During his career at Oklahoma, Mixon racked up 894 receiving yards, the third-most by any running back in OU history. Last season, Mixon was an

Player: Samaje Perine Round drafted: Fourth round Team: Washington Player: Jordan Evans Round drafted: Sixth round Team: Cincinnati Bengals Player: Ahmad Thomas Round drafted: Undrafted free agent Team: Oakland Raiders Player: Charles Walker Round drafted: Undrafted free agent Team: New Orleans Saints

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Sophomore running back Joe Mixon attempts to jump away from an Auburn defender during the 2017 Sugar Bowl Jan. 2 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

All-Big 12 first team selection after only starting five games. Mixon returned to the Sooners as a redshirt freshman in 2015 after serving a one-season suspension for striking Molitor. He entered

an Alford plea, which put him on probation and required 100 hours of community service. The video can be viewed at oudaily. com, but it is graphic and viewer discretion is advised. Mixon and Molitor resolved

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Player: Jordan Wade Round drafted: Undrafted free agent Team: Oakland Raiders Player: Trevor Knight Round drafted: Undrafted free agent Team: Arizona Cardinals Player: Geno Lewis Round drafted: Undrafted free agent Team: Cincinnati Bengals

ESPN criticizes Westbrook pick Broadcasters cite off-field struggles of Oklahoma receiver STAFF REPORTS

ESPN’s broadcasters for the NFL Draft criticized the Jacksonville Jaguars’ selection of former Oklahoma receiver

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Dede Westbrook, focusing Combine in which he downon his off-the-field history played the Saturday. accusations. Westbrook was arrested ESPN draft twice on domestic violence analyst Todd complaints before coming to McShay said OU. The four hosts of ESPN’s he had heard draft coverage discussed the We s t b ro o k incidents on-air after the sehad not imlection was announced, with p re s s e d Trey Wingo reading a quote DEDE teams at the from Westbrook at the NFL WESTBROOK C o m b i n e ,

either. Westbrook was the second Oklahoma player picked in the draft, following the Bengals’ selection of running back Joe Mixon on Friday night. Samaje Perine was picked soon after Westbrook by Washington. Staff Reports

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Rapping through rain Oddisee & Good Compny stayed upbeat in showers

Sets bring fresh elements, energy Visually pleasing Lincka added depth to festival

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The light drizzling of rain couldn’t stop a loud crowd from slowly trickling in to see Oddisee & Good Compny perform Saturday at the 2017 Norman Music Festival. When Oddisee & Good Compny took the Fowler Automotive stage at 9:45 p.m., two hours later than originally planned due to a rain delay, the crowd size was quite small. Because the concert had such a late start, cooler temperatures and a light rain, it was easy to find a spot close to the front of the stage. As rapper Oddisee spent the first few minutes of his sound check interacting with the audience, his band Good Compny spent the next few moments carefully completing its own sound check. One voice from the crowd yelled, “He plays with a live band, which is pretty cool for a rapper.” The crowd had grown in size and continued to grow throughout the group’s performance. After quickly greeting Norman, Oddisee & Good Compny took no time getting the show started. The first song caused most audience members to stand and bob their heads to Oddisee’s super fast rap flow. After the first two songs, another man in the back of the crowd shouted, “I died and came back to life!” The group then led into the song “Want to Be,” which caused many in the crowd to

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Oddisee performs with Good Compny on the Main Stage at the 10th annual Norman Music Festival on Saturday.

move from just bobbing their heads to dancing. Oddisee, who was all smiles on the stage, made it hard for anyone to just stand still and listen. To remain engaged with the audience, Oddisee utilized call and response throughout the performance and, at one point, even asked the crowd to put up the peace sign while he performed “Strength & Weakness.” Oddisee made sure the performance not only highlighted his rap skills but also his background group, Good Compny. This was something festival-goer Dwayne Delaney enjoyed about the performance. At one point in the show, Oddisee traded places with Unown, who was in charge of creating beats on the Music Production Controller (MPC). Unown then rapped with a mic in hand. At another point in the show, Oddisee encouraged both keyboardist Ralph Real and guitarist Ameer Dyson to go back and forth vocalizing at various

ranges. As the two continued, Oddisee asked the two to add more soul as he said, “It’s raining; we need soul.” The two ended the fun competition with a high note that got the crowd even more excited.

“Usually the rap scene in Norman isn’t great, but (Oddisee) kept the crowd engaged.” DWAYNE DELANEY, NORMAN MUSIC FESTIVAL GOER

dancing along with members of Good Compny. Oddisee thanked the audience after each song he performed and ended the performance with a huge thanks to the audience and Norman itself. The positivity from Oddisee & Good Compny radiated to the audience, and most cheered loudly after the rapper thanked the crowd each time. Delaney thought the performance was great overall, he said. “Usually the rap scene in Norman isn’t great, but (Oddisee) kept the crowd engaged,” Delaney said. Oddisee & Good Compny kept the crowd so engaged that many stuck around afterward, chanting for an encore and just “one more song.” Unfortunately, the band memb ers slowly packed up their instruments and left the crowd on a high note.

As Oddisee brought the show to a close, the Washington D.C. artist displayed his roots and provided Oklahoma with a preview of D.C.’s own go-go music with the song “NNGE” (Never Not Getting Enough). Go-go is a genre of music that consists of “blues, funk, salsa, gospel, and soul that emerged in the ‘70s,” according to a 2012 Atlantic article. At this point in the show, it was almost Robyn Craig impossible to refrain from robyn.craig04@gmail.com

Dancers in Mexican-inspired skirts, a saxophonist and a visual screen helped add depth to Lincka’s performance at the 2017 Norman Music Fe st i va l . Sh e to o k t h e stage after a rain delay at 3 p.m. Saturday and got the crowd dancing despite the unpredictable weather. Lincka is named after Lincka Elizondo, the lead singer, but the band also includes Salvador Chavez, lead guitarist, and Dan Ashford, producer and guitarist. The four ballet-trained dancers performing on the stage with Lincka were given the freedom to put their own take on Mexican folkloric dance, said Dario Elizondo, Lincka Elizondo’s brother. “I thought they added a very important color element to the visual,” Dario Elizondo said. The saxophonist was classically trained and also had the chance to improv, he said. “It’s impressive that they can weave that kind of talent in and out of their show — it just shows the versatility of it,” Dario Elizondo said. Lincka herself danced about the stage. She embraced the rain and ended up soaked, but she was smiling by the end of the

performance. The performance attracted a small yet lively group that grew by the end of the show. Some came and went, but those that stayed usually found themselves getting into the music and dancing with friends and strangers alike. Concert-goer Isabella Babb has seen Lincka perform several times before and was one of the audience members that danced the most. “I’ve seen Lincka three or four times before, but this is definitely one of their best shows. Even though the weather’s crappy, they’ve put on an amazing show,” Babb said. Another prominent dancer that could’ve been easily spotted enjoying themselves was long time friend of Lincka and her bandmates, Crosby Tobias. “I thought it was very, very fun, they brought good energy and new elements. It was amazing, honestly,” Tobias said. “One of their best performances, in my opinion.” Always grinning, Tobias and his friends were thrilled to be there, rain or not. “The rain wasn’t as big as an issue as I thought, but it turns out that it doesn’t stop the fun that you could have,” Tobias said. “Rain or shine, you have to go hard.” Lincka Elizondo recently found out that NPR featured her on its website, a goal she set out on achieving this year, she said. Mary Smith

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