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OU campus was spared from injuries and death, and accrued minimal damage after three of six tornadoes across Oklahoma touched down and caused damage in nearby towns before weakening just outside of Norman. No injuries or deaths have been reported, said Lt. Bruce Chan, OUPD spokesman. The only damage from the storm was minor wind damage to the Kraettli Apartments, said Brian
Ellis, facilities management director. OU’s campus closed at 4:30 p.m. before the severe weather hit, according to Daily archives. Students, faculty, staff and Norman residents took shelter across campus while the storm approached. The severe weather produced six tornadoes throughout the day, meteorologist David Andra said. One of the tornadoes started in Chickasha before moving toward Newcastle and missing Norman, Andra said. The closest damage to Norman was from a tornado that touched down in the Washington and Goldsby areas, Andra said. A weak, third tornado in the Norman area was close to Lake
Thunderbird before heading to Pottawatomie County, Andra said. Tuesday’s tornadoes are similar to the tornadoes that occurred a year ago May 10, 2010, Andra said. “The intensity of the tornadoes have not yet been given a numerical value, but we have people out today looking to determine that,” Andra said. “At least two or three of them were probably an EF3 or higher though.” Aaron Scott, meteorology junior, said he decided to chase the storm rather than take shelter. SEE STORMS PAGE 2
Citizens seek out shelter on campus Students, locals turn to OU buildings for protection from Tuesday’s violent weather CARMEN FORMAN The Oklahoma Daily
In addition to students seeking shelter from the storms at OU, some citizens from the community sought protection in buildings on campus. All three OU campuses shut down Tuesday at 4:30 p.m., according to Daily archives, but some buildings stayed open Tuesday for people looking to seek cover from the storm. Former OU student Hamza Miftah was lifting weights with a couple of friends in the Traditions East clubhouse a mere hour after the tornado scare. Miftah said he was in the Sarkeys Energy Center when the tornado sirens started going off, so he went into the basement of the building for safety . “I was surprised, there were a bunch of people there, Miftah said.” “I’m going to have to guess at least 300 or 400 people, families, pets, students, everyone.” Miftah is from Morocco but said he has been dealing with tornadoes. This was the second time he had been in an extreme tornado situation in the U.S., Miftah said.
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A tornado wreaked havoc Sunday in Joplin, Mo. The death toll from the twister was 122. Two OU students survived the ordeal and documented the damage done to the city in the photo above and three photos below.
Sooners survive Joplin tornado OU students in Joplin, Mo., survive when tornado rips through apartment complex ALYSSA GRIMLEY The Oklahoma Daily
The tornado that devastated Joplin, Mo. Sunday had an impact that stretched beyond Missouri state lines. OU students Sheryl Fender and Matt Walker were in Joplin when the tornado touched down, and they witnessed the force of nature first-hand. Fender, public relations and communication junior, said in a phone interview she was helping her boyfriend Walker, mechanical engineering graduate student, move into his apartment in Joplin. Walker said he was preparing to start a summer internship with a Joplin General Mills plant. The next day, the two had lunch and Fender prepared to return to Oklahoma. That’s when the tornado sirens began to wail, Fender said. “I walked out on the porch and the sky was clear,” Fender said. Her mother, watching the weather at home, called her and told her to stay put. “All of a sudden, it got dark really fast,” Fender said. “It started raining sideways. It was the weirdest thing I’ve ever seen in my life.”
When debris started flying through the air, Walker said he knew it was time to get inside. The two took shelter in the walk-in closet of their bathroom. As an extra precaution, Walker said he braced his feet against the closet door. “We were in there for not 20 seconds, and then it got really loud,” Fender said. Fender said she heard glass breaking, and the sound of the bathroom door being wrenched from its frame. As rain splattered the floor just outside the closet, Fender said she had an absurd thought. “I’m going to be in a newsworthy situation,” Fender said. As winds from the tornado surged inside the apartment, Walker said he struggled to hold the buckling door shut with his feet. “We were holding each other and everything started shaking,” Fender said. “It was absolutely terrifying.” The storm ended as quickly as it began. The two said they cautiously made their way out of the wreckage. Walker said his apartment, which was on the second floor, now opened to the sky. The third floor had been completely torn away.
C ART bus driver Dannie Goeringer took his passengers into the basement of the zoology building to wait out the severe weather. “Mostly the supervisors at our office monitor the storms and they let us know,” Goeringer said. He said about 30 to 40 other people were in the basement of the zoology building until his supervisors called and gave the all-clear. “We use our own discretion, like if we were up by Norman North we would go in there, or if we were up at the airport, we would go in the terminal and into the bathroom, it’s kind of driver discretion thing,” Goeringer said.
Citizens from Moore seek shelter at OU
Heather Ferrin, Nick Huber and their dog Brody made the trek from Moore to seek safety in the basement of Bizzell Memorial Library. “There were tons of other people with dogs and cats, and there was a rabbit,” Ferrin said of not being the only person with a SEE SHELTER PAGE 2
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OU regents approve outdoor communication system Speakers will help alert students, faculty and staff in emergency situations, university spokesman says BRENDAN COUGHLIN The Oklahoma Daily
The OU Board of Regents recently voted in favor of President David Boren’s recommendation for a $318,450 addition to the university’s Emergency Communication System. The addition will consist of
inconspicuous speakers affixed to buildings across campus, said Chris Shilling, university spokesman. These speakers will transmit voice and tone recordings in case of an emergency. The contract was awarded to VOX Public Audio of Oklahoma City, the only applicant for the contract based in Oklahoma. VOX Public Audio is also the same company that built the Oklahoma Memorial Union clock tower speaker system 50 years ago, according to the regents’ agenda. “ V OX i s v e r y e x c i t e d t o b e d o i n g
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something of such magnitude in the state of Oklahoma, particularly for OU,” said Jeff Besdeck, VOX spokesman. The new speaker system is a direct supplement to the present security notifications in place at the university, which currently has an Emergency Notification Service to send text alerts and recorded messages to cell phones, according to the regents agenda. “The Memorial Union speaker system can be heard chiming every hour. The new system will be similar, with more speakers
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across campus capable of alerting the OU community to an emergency situation,” Shilling said. “This is another step to get a hold of the university students, faculty and staff in case of an emergency.” The recent shooting tragedies at Virginia Tech and the University of Texas prompted Boren to recommend this system be implemented at OU, said Shilling. The emergency speaker system will be built this summer — starting June 1 — with hopes to be finished in time for the fall semester, Besdeck said.
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SHELTER: OU serves as safehaven from storm pet in the library. There were over 100 people in the second level basement of the library, Huber said. “We live in Moore and we ran down here around 3:30 and have been down there ever since,� Huber said. “ “When we got there, there were maybe only four people downstairs, and then we watched it fill up to a hundred plus people.� Huber said he used to be a student at OU and knew the library had a basement. He said he wasn’t sure if the library was going to be open or not, but given Moore’s history, thought it was worth making the trek to Norman. “It was the only place we knew with a basement, and MARC BREIDY/THE DAILY Moore has a bad history of OU students and Norman residents take shelter Tuesday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. storms, so we packed up and Tornadoes were spotted near the Norman area, but no deaths have been reported in got down here,� Huber said.
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Discrimination policy change approved Sexual orientation explicitly specified in university policy ALYSSA GRIMLEY The Oklahoma Daily
OU added sexual orientation to its list of anti-discriminatory policies, which gender equality advocates agree is a step in the right direction. O U ’s Gay , L e sb i a n , Bi s e x u a l , Transgender and Friends’ officers were pleased with the addition. “It should be really beneficial,� Laurel Cunningham, president of OU’s GLBTF club, said. “I know a lot of people that were uncomfortable with the discriminatory policy.� Celia Ross, vice president of OU GLBTF also approved of the addition. “I think it’s a very important step,� Ross said. “Now with it explicitly listed,
any instance of abuse or harassment can be reported.� The inclusion of sexual orientation in OU’s anti-discrimination policy will change the way people handle harassment, Ross said. Nothing had to happen when harassment based on sexual orientation occurred in the past, Ross said. “This will help hold people accountable,� said Ross. Both Cunningham a n d R o s s a g re e d t h a t Oklahoma’s overall conservative ideology was a factor that contributed to the delayed addition to OU’s anti-discriminatory list. “It’s very tricky to pass something that members of the community might find radical or offensive,� Ross said. Philanthropist Lynn Schusterman,
founder and chair of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, praised OU’s administrative action. “We applaud the recent decision of the University of Oklahoma to add sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination policy,� Schusterman said. Though this action is a step in the right direction, the administration could still do more for the GLBTF community, including passing the gender neutral housing bill, Ross said. Ross said the needs of OU’s transgendered population are largely ignored. The addition, while helpful, will not alter the negative associations that surround homosexuals in conservative Oklahoma, Cunningham said.
STORMS: Weather safety paramount “I was chasing the tornado driving from Chickasha on Interstate Highway 35 before heading south of Lake Thunderbird on U.S. Highway 9 when I saw a bunch of insulation falling from the sky all around the state park,� Scott said.
Norman Regional Hospital saw a total of eight patients due to flying debris, Melissa Herron, copywriter, Norman Regional Hospital, said. Six of those patients were treated and discharged. One patient was admitted. Knowing how to respond
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JOPLIN: Surviving No. 1 priority, student says After finding Fender’s car to be functional despite being windowless and filled with rubble, Walker and Fender said they began to make their way out of Joplin to rendezvous with Walker’s family. Walker’s family traveled from Tulsa to pick up the stranded pair, but was unable to enter Joplin because of all the traffic. Fender said the moment Walker’s family appeared to pick them up was “the single greatest moment of [her] life.� As far as property damage goes, Fender and Walker said they have their fair share. Fender had to leave her car sitting in Joplin. She said her insurance company told her they’ll “get to it when they get to it.� Walker said he lost everything. His wallet is gone, his car is totaled, and his apartment is nonexistent. “I was just surprised,� said Walker. “This is the kind of thing you see on movies and TV.� The damage assessment of Joplin will take some time said John Snow, College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences dean. Individuals from the National Weather Service have traveled to Joplin to conduct a follow-up survey to determine the extent of the damage and how to better communicate with civilians during future storms, Snow said. Despite everything she and Walker have lost, Fender is focused on what is important. “We’re really lucky we survived,� said Fender. “That’s the No. 1 priority.�
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State needs Norman’s help Our View: Readers should donate to relief efforts across the state after Tuesday’s devastating storms.
floods. The State of Emergency allows state agencies to rush relief funds to local areas around Oklahoma. It In the aftermath of the terrible storms that have also prohibits businesses from raising their prices ravaged our state, we ask our fellow Norman resiby more than 10 percent in an effort to prevent price dents to help those in the areas surrounding us. gouging. While we may have escaped the brunt of this disasHowever, these efforts will take time to reach evter, our neighbors were not so fortunate. eryone who needs them. As local citizens, They need our help. we are in a position to help our friends and The Our View Authorities in Oklahoma City have reportneighbors receive the help they need now. is the majority ed at least eight people were killed after torA variety of Oklahoma charities are acopinion of nadoes swept through the area during rush cepting donations in support of disaster The Daily’s hour, according to Daily archives. relief. The American Red Cross central five-member In Piedmont, three children were hospieditorial board Oklahoman chapter and the Canadian talized after suffering severe injuries, bringCounty Salvation Army are both accepting ing the estimated number of people hurt in online cash donations, according to the orTuesday’s storms to at least 60, according to Daily ar- ganizations’ websites. chives. The human suffering alone this disaster has The Oklahoma Blood Institute also is accepting caused is enormous. blood donations at any of its donation centers. The Not only that, but the financial cost may be stagorganization is responsible for providing blood for gering. Tuesday’s storms leveled houses, tossed cars most of the hospitals in the state, including all of and tore down power lines, leaving some Oklahoma those in Oklahoma City, according to their website. residents without homes and without power. We encourage you to donate to these relief efforts. The state is doing what it can to help those afLet’s help out our fellow Oklahomans when they fected. Governor Mary Fallin declared a State of need us most. Emergency Wednesday morning for 68 Oklahoma Comment on this at OUDaily.com counties damaged by tornadoes, high winds and
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Oklahoma hero still imprisoned May 26 marks the anniversary of Bradley STAFF COLUMN M a n n i n g ’s a r r e s t . Manning, 22, was a solZac Smith dier suspected of leaking evidence of war crimes by his government. As a result, he was arrested and imprisoned without charges. For months he was held in solitary confinement and tormented by his captors. But Manning is not a prisoner of Libya, Iran or North Korea. Manning was born in Crescent, just an hour from OU’s Norman campus, and his captor is the United States government. In 2010, WikiLeaks, a journalistic organization devoted to “exposing oppressive regimes,” began publishing classified U.S. documents leaked by an unknown source. We learned many interesting things about our government from these documents, such as the fact that U.S. tax dollars have been spent on drugs and child prostitutes in Afghanistan and U.S. diplomats were ordered to steal the credit card numbers of UN officials. The national media didn’t focus on the crimes documented in the leaks, preferring instead to repeat vague accusations that WikiLeaks endangered innocent lives. Prominent among the leaked material was a video of a 2007 Baghdad airstrike, in which a U.S. helicopter fires into a crowd of men — some armed,
some civilians — quickly decimating the crowd. Tw o o f t h e c i v i l ians were Reuters journalists. “Oh yeah! Look at those dead bastards,” one U.S. soldier said. However, Reuters journalist Saeed Chmagh survived. He crawled along the pavement, trying to stand up. A van arrived with two children in the front seat. Unarmed men got out of the van and attempted to rescue the journalist. The helicopter opened fire, killing Chmagh and others. Fortunately, both children survived their injuries. The US government did all it could to obscure the true nature of the incident. One military spokesperson claimed “no innocent civilians were killed on our part deliberately. We took great pains to prevent that ... I don’t know how the children were hurt.” Despite its claimed innocence, the Pentagon refused to release footage of the attack to Reuters, or to return the cameras taken from the bodies of its journalists. What really happened wasn’t apparent to the public until the video was leaked. The Obama administration scrambled to deflect blame, claiming the video was taken out of context — as if any context could justify deliberately shooting defenseless adults and children. Obama and his cronies spoke
repeatedly on the “treasonous” leak and how it supposedly endangered innocent lives. With Julian Assange, editor of WikiLeaks, out of its grasp, the government focused its rage on Bradley Manning, the young soldier suspected of being the leak’s original source. Manning was arrested and held for months in solitary confinement in a windowless cell. He slept on a bed without sheets or a pillow, and was made to present himself naked each morning for “inspection.” In a letter to the public, Manning reported further abuse, including having his eyeglasses confiscated, forcing him to live in “essential blindness.” Obama registered his approval of Manning’s torture in characteristically vague and noncommittal terms: “I’ve actually asked the Pentagon whether or not the procedures … are appropriate. They assured me they are.” Manning now faces life imprisonment. This is the price of revealing the crimes of the powerful. Manning, assuming he is guilty, is surely one of the greatest Oklahoman heroes in recent history. He placed justice for murdered Iraqis above his own life. The hypocrisy of the Obama administration stands in contrast to Manning’s integrity and courage.
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Senator failed to fulfill duties Since the Rapture did not occur, I suppose the STAFF COLUMN United States still owes Keith its creditors $14.5 trillion. Anderson Time for Plan B. Perhaps it’s just as well, since the group charged with reducing the national debt recently gave up the ghost. OU alumnus Sen. Tom Coburn is, as all civic-minded OU students know, the junior senator from Oklahoma, a member of the Republican Party and a terrible singer. He was also, until recently, one of the two highest-profile members of “Gang of Six,” a bipartisan group of three senators from each political party formed with the express purpose of eliminating the deficit and national debt. Coburn withdrew from the group May 17. A report from Politico.com suggests the cause was an argument between Coburn and Dick Durbin, a democratic senator from Illinois and majority whip. Coburn wanted more Medicaid cuts; Durbin did not. So Coburn did the mature thing and quit. Withdrawing from such a high-profile bipartisan group is a petulant, irresponsible move. By not seeing this through to completion, Coburn has shirked his responsibilities to Oklahoma and the United States as a whole. In a Washington Post article, Coburn addresses his recent actions. Sort of. He refers to an “impasse” and “failure,” though always with plural pronouns. The Gang of Six is only in this state of “failure” because of Coburn’s withdrawal — it is difficult to find a “we” in the situation. Durbin may have been no less cooperative than Coburn, but he did not quit. Then, bizarrely, Coburn suggests the Gang should not be necessary and the Senate as a whole should tackle the budget issue. Right. The man who could not cooperate successfully with five other people expects the By not seeing issue will be solved by adding 94 this through into the mix. to completion, others I am all for open debate, but this Coburn has logic does not make any sense. The shirked his Senate is split down the same ideresponsibilities ological lines the Gang of Six was. Coburn is trying to shirk responsito Oklahoma and the United bility for shirking responsibility. Beyond attacking the Senate as States as a a whole, the only specific finger whole.” he points is at Democrat Majority Leader Harry Reid for not forcing the issues to a vote in the Senate. Reid, however, is not in the Gang of Six, and its failure is not tied to him. Regardless of Reid’s actions, leadership is shouldering responsibility and getting the job done, even if others have failed in their duties. Coburn has conducted himself shamefully. The budget is the toughest issue facing our nation today. Such a challenge requires grit and determination, qualities he failed to demonstrate on May 17. This reflects poorly on both Oklahoma and OU, and, I think, paints an innacurate picture of both. I urge you to pressure Coburn to finish what he started and see the Gang of Six’s work through to the end. Contact him through his website in hope that he might properly represent our state and university. Also, look up a video of him singing. He really is a terrible singer. — Keith Anderson, English graduate
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Seasoned student storm chasers brave tornado alley The tornado is Mother Nature’s deadly thumb. STAFF COLUMN There is nothing in comparison to what a seemingly Sage Mauldin small or large tube of cloud matter can do to a city, town, village, nature, or even to a person. In my lifetime, I have witnessed seven tornadoes. I saw my first tornado in my hometown of Bartlesville when I was a toddler. The more recent ones I have experienced with my avid storm-chasing roommates, who frequently make trips up and down tornado alley. Highway patrolmen are fond of chasers because we usually prefer going 100 to 70 mph. And patrolmen see this as the perfect opportunity to write an expensive ticket. I have only been on two storm-chasing trips this past year. During the first I travelled across Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma
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On storm chases, you will see the elderly, teenagers, college students, dropouts and parents, caravanning around taking video and photos of the sometimes-massive tornadoes. One may ask: “Are there too many amateur storm chasers chasing down tornadoes? Truthfully, there are never too many people who risk their lives for the safety of others by chasing tornadoes — amateur or not. Storm chasing sometimes can be a dangerous hobby, but do we not have dangerous hobbies already? Do not already risk our lives by driving in general? Every professional storm chaser was once an amateur; a doctor was once a patient; a writer was once a reader; and a teacher was once a student. People have to go through a process to become achieved. Storm chasing is no different. — Sage Mauldin, philosophy junior
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TAKING DIRECTION By Carl Cranby
Thursday, May 26, 2011 •
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NBA Playoffs dominated by spectacular bench play Bench players are earning their spotlight as they make big plays and win games for their teams MIAMI — Jason Terry shot Dallas to a sweep of the Lakers. Oklahoma City played four backups in the deciding minutes to beat the Mavericks. Udonis Haslem willed Miami to its biggest win since 2006. Taj Gibson had a dunk that electrified Chicago. Highlight moments all, and all from backups. Starters aren’t the only stars in these playoffs, where this much is clear: Second-stringers aren’t playing secondfiddle. Entering Sunday, reserves are scoring an average of 53.8 points per game in these playoffs, the most since 54.6 in 1992 — and a figure that’s up a whopping 15 points from the playoffs a decade ago. And if there’s one thing the Bulls, Heat, Thunder and Mavericks can agree on, it’s that without the strong play from their benches, they wouldn’t even be part of the NBA’s final four. “That’s the X-factor,” Dallas star Dirk Nowitzki said of the bench play. That’s certainly true, both in the Chicago-Miami and Dallas-Oklahoma City matchups. Whether it was Gibson’s high-flying act in Game 1 of the East finals, Haslem playing extended minutes for the first time in six months and carrying Miami’s offense for nearly an entire quarter in Game 2, or Terry’s 32-point blitz that sent the mighty Lakers home for the summer, there’s many examples of guys coming off benches and coming up big. In the last 19 postseasons, on average, there’s been 13 annual instances where a backup scores at least 20 points. “When you get to this point of the season, when there’s four teams left, usually they’re well-balanced teams and there’s quality depth on those teams,” Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said Sunday. “I think it’s shown out. For a guy like Haslem to be coming off the bench, that says a lot. He’s obviously very talented. There’s a number of guys in this series who could be starters and come off the bench.” James Harden, Nick Collison, Eric Maynor and Daequan Cook played all but 50 seconds of the fourth quarter, when Oklahoma City dealt Dallas its first home loss of the 2011 playoffs. “Well, we know if we want to go as far as we want to go, we’re going to need our bench,” Thunder star Kevin Durant said. “That’s a big part of this league. Dallas has a great bench, so we want to kind of offset theirs and kind of give them a battle.” For Dallas, turnabout was fair play in Game 3 on Saturday. Terry — who played all 12 minutes of the fourth quarter and has been one of the league’s top reserves for the past few seasons — made one of the biggest shots of the night, a pullup with 1:42 left that helped seal the Mavs’ 93-87 win. “If we’re going to get to where we want to go, everybody plays a part,” said Terry, who has the two highest off-thebench scoring totals of these playoffs and is averaging 17.5
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Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem redirects the shot of Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose during the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals basketball series on Wednesday, May 18, 2011, in Chicago. points in the 2011 postseason. To put that in perspective, among the players left in the tournament, Terry’s average is topped by only six — Durant, Derrick Rose, Nowitzki, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Russell Westbrook. “People know what guys are capable of doing,” Gibson said. “People come in and they’re ready to play.” Only midway through the conference finals, there’s already been 22 instances of reserves scoring at least 20 points in this postseason. That’s the most since 1992, when it happened 28 times in the entire playoffs. “Does it surprise me? Not with the talent that’s on those teams,” Wade said. “You look at the Western Conference, you look at their bench, you see there’s a lot of talent on the benches. There’s a lot of players over there who could be starters. Very talented benches, that’s been the strength of their teams, obviously, the whole year.” Bench play has been a question at times in Miami, which is built unlike perhaps any team in the league, with Wade and James serving as primary options and Chris Bosh
being a so-called No. 3 option who spent seven seasons as Toronto’s primary offensive weapon. In Game 2 at Chicago, Haslem put those questions to bed — temporarily, at least. Coming back from November surgery to repair a ruptured foot ligament, he scored 11 points in the second half, and was the only Miami player to register a field goal for nearly 12 minutes. Somehow, it was enough for Miami to post an 85-75 win. “We view everybody as a rotation player,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “It’s not always fair. It’s not always great for players’ rhythm. But it’s been successful for us.” Successful for most teams on winning nights so far — a trend that very easily could continue all the way through the rest of these playoffs. — AP
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Holiday weekend filled with art, music The 35th year of annual festival will feature more than 80 artists and a variety of music JAMES CORLEY
The Oklahoma Daily
With most businesses closed on Memorial Day, Oklahomans can hit the lake, sleep all day or enjoy a local art and music festival. Every year over Memorial Day weekend, the Paseo Arts District in Oklahoma City hosts a festival showcase of local artists and musicians.
This year’s 35th installment will feature more than 80 artists, according to the festival’s website, and musicians and entertainers will perform all weekend on the festival’s two stages. Shops and restaurants in the area also will open their doors — and artistic sides — to the public Saturday through Memorial Day. Parking in the district has been notoriously hectic, but this year there will be a shuttle service running every 15 minutes all three days from First Christian Church at 36th Street and Walker Avenue to the festival.
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Saturday 10 a.m. — Loren Rosenbrook 11 a.m. — Randy Montgomery Noon — Lyndsey Hines 1 p.m. — Cynthia Wolf 2 p.m. — Dustin Prinz Duo 3 p.m. — Saints of Shame 4 p.m. — Melanie Tucker 5 p.m. — The Grown Ups 6 p.m. — Lonnie Sigman Band 7 p.m. — J.D. Thompson 8 p.m. — Penny Hill 9 p.m. — Joe Divine
Saturday 11 a.m. — Tarpley Tappers Noon — Jordan York 1 p.m. — The Broke Brothers 2 p.m. — Exit 174 3 p.m. — Lauren Zuniga 3:30 p.m. — Gabe Oglesbey - Harding School 4 p.m. — Edgar Cruz 5 p.m. — The Great Big 6 p.m. — 13 Seeds 7 p.m. — Saturday Sirens 8 p.m. — Conspiracy of Angels 9 p.m. — Klondike5
A variety of music won’t be the only attraction at the Paseo Arts Festival. A food court will be available to festival attendees at Paseo Drive and 29th Street. The food court will feature traditional festival food, according to the festival’s website. If traditional festival food and the line up of vendors is any indication, festival participants will roasted almonds, kettle corn, lemonade and a plethora of other savory foods.
Sunday 11 a.m. — FOS Noon — Shelly Phelps & John Randolph 1 p.m. — Stephanie Jackson 2 p.m. — Mark Stansberry 3 p.m. — Blue Valley Farmer 4 p.m. — Ryan Lawson 5 p.m. — Bloody Ole Mule 6 p.m. — Juanita Ellington & the Elad Katz Trio 7 p.m. — Kelly Barber Band 8 p.m. — Adam Ledbetter Trio 9 p.m. — The Sunday Flyers Monday 11 a.m. — The Fictioneers Noon — Mary & Louise 1:15 p.m. — Tim Blake 2 p.m. — Brittani Moon 3 p.m. — Bob Moore 4 p.m. — Jaesen Pemberton - Harding School 5 p.m. — Kaylee Losawyer - Harding School
Sunday 11 a.m. — Tracy Reed Band Noon — Mandala Progressive 1 p.m. — Electric Okie Test 2 p.m. — Ballet Flamenco 3 p.m. — Kyle Dillingham Heartland 4 p.m. — Rexall Rangers 5 p.m. — Imgainary Points 6 p.m. — Amy Young Band 7 p.m. — Justin Witte & The HomeWreckers 8 p.m. — Camille Harp 9 p.m. — Man Made Objects Monday 10 a.m. — Anna Kinder 11 a.m. — Sigman Express Noon — Damn Quails 1 p.m. — The Stumblers 2:30 p.m. — Pidgin Band Afro 4 p.m. — O Fidelis Indie
Here is a list of food vendors that will be available during the festival: The Road House Tad’s Catering & Concessions Cinnamon Roasted Almonds T & J Concessions Sugar Springs Kettle Corn The Lemonade Co. Unlimited Concessions Bella Crema Gelato LLC S & S Concessions Sweis Bros Cafe Do Brasil Kona Ice
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“Born This Way” (Interscope Records) Rating:
Spoiler alert: In the booklet, there is a two-page photo of Lady Gaga drenched in afterbirth and probably a placenta or two. Just so you know. Her music is... well... pop music. It’s big, catchy pop music. But it also can be very bland. There’s nothing in “Born This Way” that hasn’t been done before. But it’s still fun, even if it’s unsurprising. “Judas” pairs spacey keyboards with a manic beat and an awkward metaphor. “Marry the Night” is actually pretty lovely before it turns into a typical sex-rave pop song that sounds like Abercrombie and Fitch smells. And there’s “Heavy Metal Lover,” which is endearingly trashy — almost down-to-earth in its gaudiness. Gaga either wrote or co-wrote all of the songs, which is impressive. It may be bland, calculated and sometimes kind of boring, but at least it’s hers. So should you buy this album? Yes, with reservations. It’s an enjoyable album — it’s just not the album the meat dress suggests. — Danny Hatch/The Daily
DAVID BAZAN
“Strange Negotiations” (Barsuk Records) Rating:
As if a thesis statement, the opening track — “Wolves at the Door” — tells the listener what to expect in the next nine songs: crunchy guitar riffs, simple and prominent drum beats and wry observations made in David Bazan’s signature throaty voice. The album departs from Bazan’s predominantly acoustic style of his first album, both with distorted guitars and a change in the subject matter of the lyrics. His freshman album, “Curse Your Branches” (2009), documented his “breakup” with God, but Bazan seems relieved to write about issues other than his spirituality in “Strange Negotiations.” “Virginia,” a stand-out song that breaks the album’s musical mold, features the first time Bazan sounds almost happy. The awkward rhythm but catchy melody of “People” is still stuck in my head. “Don’t Change” hilariously depicts a man stuck in a rut while being bouncy and wonderfully sarcastic. Bazan has consistently put out thoughtful and catchy indie rock for over 10 years, and this album is no exception. — Kevin Pickard/The Daily Read more reviews at OUDaily.com, including Raphael Saadiq and Glee.
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Local bookstore a disappearing alternative to big chains Small town bookstore is challenged by big business and the online market RJ YOUNG
The Oklahoma Daily
I didn’t walk into The Book Stall expecting to make a purchase — I walked in hoping to find out why one local independent bookstore in a thriving college town thought the demise of independent bookstores was coming. Outside The Book Stall on West Gray Street, there is poster: Censorship causes blindness. How true. Unlike Barnes and Noble or Borders, The Book Stall is an independent bookstore in a world where such a thing — such a community cornerstone, such an idea — is leaning toward extinction. On the surface, it is a used bookstore; there isn’t a single brand-spanking new book in the entire store. When you first walk into it, you will be accosted by books, as I was. Books are stacked on shelves, stacked on top of each other on shelves, stacked in the window, stacked on top of each other in the window and threatening to spill on top of me at any moment. It was heavenly. Though you are surrounded by books and authors — some you have heard of, some you haven’t — there are no books on the floor. I’m sure it’s only a matter of time. The bibliophilic madness doesn’t stop there. The Book Stall has an array of comic books, magazines and a delectable collection
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Susan Townley, a Book Stall employee, places books during her shift at The Book Stall on Tuesday. The Book Stall is struggling because of big business competition and e-books. of “Playboy” magazines hidden behind fiction classics for connoisseurs of such things. I know all of this not because I am snoopy reporter — although I have been accused of being one — but because a friendly employee, Susan Townley, met me at the door, greeted me and offered to show me around the store. That has never happened to me at a large
because you don’t know what you’re looking for. But if you stop and look, there might be something you really want.” How true. As Townley and I browsed the store — spending way too much time in the true crime section — she told me what she thought people looked for in The Book Stall. And it turns out, it’s paperbacks. “People want it in paperback,” Townley said. “They don’t want it in hardback — it’s too heavy in bed.” Townley walked me through the historical fiction section, explaining to me what kinds of people usually patronize The Book Stall. “A lot of our customers are people who are older,” Townley said. “The older generation read a lot. A lot of our customers are dying off, so we’re not getting the kind of foot traffic we used to.” Townley also cited more competition in Norman and the advent of e-readers as two huge forces contributing to the lack of customers The Book Stall receives. The store was a part of Norman long before Barnes and Noble, Borders or even Walmart. Today, it’s not just large chain bookstores and super-duper Walmarts that The Book Stall has to compete with — now The Book Stall has to compete with an online community of shoppers who can have books delivered to their door — or their devices.
chain bookstore. Townley has worked at The Book Stall since it opened in 1973 — 38 years, for those of you keeping score at home. She wore a large cherry bow in her long blonde hair and cherry lipstick to match. “It would be wonderful if people would just come in here and browse,” Townley said. Read the rest of the story on OUDaily.com “Sometimes you miss out on something