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‘We’ve got to keep going’ Black leaders reflect on outcome of SAE event, how to move forward

Spring semester sees major faculty changes New hirings include diversity VP, provost

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The spring 2015 semester has been a learning curve for students and faculty on how to create a more inclusive campus for minorities. From the formation of OU Unheard, to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon incident, to the demonstrations that followed it, it has been a semester in OU’s history that will live forever. Chelsea Davis, one of the leaders of Unheard, said it has been a stressful time for her. “It really was a very tough semester on us both socially, academically and emotionally,” Davis said. “It was truly a struggle for us to keep up with our classes and keep up with the activism and things like that.” Black Student Association president Isaac Hill said this semester has taught him to be prepared for the unexpected and how to be a

With the approach of summer, the semester closes on a campus very different from the one on which it began. Several high-profile changes in OU’s faculty took place this semester. Here are some of the university’s leaders who took — and, in some cases, left — office this semester.

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Hundreds of students walk through the Oklahoma Memorial Union during a peaceful protest on March 9, following the viral SAE video.

better leader. “It’s taught me how I can handle situations and … it’s allowed me to learn how to bring people together,” Hill said. Hill said that the SAE incident has done more good for the university than bad and that he thinks the students involved have learned

a valuable lesson. “A lot of good things have happened,” he said. “Our university and our community has learned how this stuff is still affecting us today and how we can all learn SEE GROWTH PAGE 2

Mary Margaret Holt Formerly the director of the School of Dance, Mar y Margaret Holt stepped into the position of dean of Fine Arts, following the resignation of forMARY HOLT mer dean Rich Taylor in January.

Taylor had served as dean for eight years before retiring to spend more time working at an entertainment company he started with his wife, according to The Daily archives. OU president David Boren appointed Holt, who had served as interim dean for the College of Fine Arts in 1997, to fill his position. Holt worked for the School of Dance since 1980 and continues to be highly involved with the program, most recently helping to choreograph the Oklahoma Festival Ballet’s production of “La Bayadère.” Although Holt is currently dean in temporary capacity only, she is eligible to permanently assume the role in the future. Kyle Harper Much like Holt, Kyle Harper was initially appointed in an interim capacity before being officially appointed to the position of senior vice president and provost in March. SEE STAFFING PAGE 3

Residence halls to receive tech upgrades Couch, Adams Centers to house study spaces AMBER FRIEND News Reporter @amberthefriend

The residence halls are getting an upgrade next semester with two new technologically enhanced engagement centers in Couch and Adams centers. The two areas will hold largely different functions: the Couch area is intended for primarily academic purposes, while the Adams area is designed for social usage, said John Verbick, learning spaces lead

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for OU Information Technology. The Couch lab will replace the tower’s first floor computer lab in the northwest wing, transforming the rows of desktops and IT service center into a spacious, technology-centered study area with several different features, Verbick said. The Couch renovations, a longplanned collaboration between Housing and Food Services and OU IT, will begin directly after the semester ends, said Kevin Blake, assistant to the associate vice president of Housing and Food Services. The new lab will be built to accommodate flexibility, Verbick said. All interior walls, carpeting

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and power lines will be temporary, allowing cheaper and simpler redesign options in the future, should the plans or needs for the lab change. “As technology progresses, you kind of have an idea of what’s coming down the line but you don’t fully understand. So this gives us all an opportunity to prepare for the future, and to be able to reconfigure the room if we need to,” Blake said. The finished lab will be mostly open study space, but will also feature rooms for independent study, video conferencing, public desktop computer access and a smaller IT service center, Blake said.

Other upgrades to the lab include area-specific WI-FI access and WEPA printing stations, as well as aesthetic updates like dimmable lights, both rolling and tabletop white boards and partitioned furniture that allows more private study options in the open areas, Verbick said. The area may also feature technology not normally seen in college study lounges. Either desks with pedal-powered access ports by the Belgian company WeWatt, treadmill desks, or both will allow students to stay active while working on school work, Verbick said. If the WeWatt stations are added, they will be among the first to be

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used in American universities. “The only two [WeWatt stations] that I’m aware of that are in the U.S. right now are the two that are in the lounge of the College of Arts and Sciences at Boston University,” Verbick said. “And then potentially two more in central Oklahoma from Belgium.” Both project managers based their decisions on the labs’ components from a university-wide survey considering the area. The survey garnered about 2,000 responses, 600 of which were from current freshmen, Verbick said. SEE UPGRADE PAGE 2

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GROWTH: Unheard to work with administration for more change in fall Continued from Page One from this and be better people.” National Pan-Hellenic Council president Chris Flix said he has learned about the power of unity throughout the semester. “When you put a unified effort together within the proper climate, you can just see all the amazing things that can happen,” Flix said. “I think it encourages people that want to see change to really go after it and make it happen, and not just talk about it.” The racial discussions throughout the semester led to the hiring of vice president of University Community, Jabar Shumate. Flix said that he thinks Shumate’s hiring was a huge step in OU’s movement for inclusion. “Other campuses have a similar position and I just think that it will be really good for our campus,” Flix said. “It will give us another advocate and another ally, someone that is just looking out for the best interest of all students.”

“I think it encourages people that want to see change to really go after it and make it happen, and not just talk about it.” CHRIS FLIX, NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Davis said “nothing is on the calendar” for OU Unheard over the summer, but that once the fall semester comes around, the movement will continue. “The movement doesn’t stop,” Davis said. “We’re still going to be working with university administration to address the grievances that we listed ... We’ve got to keep going. We’ve got to keep progressing in the right direction.” JACQUELINE EBY/THE DAILY

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Members of the student alliance Unheard pose for a group photo on March 26. The group, which has spoken out this semester on a lack of racial diversity on campus, will continue working with administrators in the fall.

UPGRADE: Housing centers will have new spaces for studying, socializing Continued from Page One “There’s been a lot of excitement. It’s been really cool to see,” Verbick said. “A lot of people who are not going to be freshmen next year (said) they really, really wished we had done it earlier,” Verbick said. While the Couch lab will offer students a state-of-theart study center, the new lab in Adams will be an entirely different setting. The renovated space, located in the center’s Tarman Tower basement, will offer all students in the residential colleges a chance to grow together and become one community, Blake said. The new area will feature 90-inch televisions that Blake said all students will have access to for study sessions, presentation rehearsals and educational programming, as well as for more social uses such as movie nights, watch parties or video game competitions. The space will also be fleshed out with new lighting, furniture and WI-FI access. The monitors

“A lot of people who are not going to be freshmen next year (said) they really, really wished we had done it earlier.” JOHN VERBICK, LEARNING SPACES LEAD FOR OU INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

themselves will also have access points for student game consoles, Blake said. As with the Couch renovation, the Adams area will be open for student use as well as for group programming, Blake said. Blake said that the Tarman basement is currently a highly underutilized area, only serving as a lounge and study area with no WIFI. Blake said that Dave Annis, director of Housing and Food Services, wanted to create an area based on what students wanted from the residence halls and settled on the social design after receiving ample student feedback. “We’re always looking at improving the quality and value in Housing and Food Services and Student Affairs,” Blake said. “This is

one of many things that Mr. Annis has worked on over the years to continually provide those services for the students here at OU.” While there are no current plans to renovate other DANIEL HOANG/THE DAILY public spaces in the resiStudents fill a computer lab in Couch Center Wednesday afternoon. OU Information Technology and dence halls, Blake said that Housing and Food Services are partnering to bring a brand new learning space in Couch Center. Housing and Food Services was open to student feedback concerning areas like the 12th floor study areas, as well as the new residential colleges coming in 2017. Blake said that both the Couch lab and Adams TV lounge will be constructed and renovated throughout the summer, and will be completed and open for student use by the beginning of the fall semester.

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Campus construction causes loss of over 600 parking spots Parking Services considers options to lessen burden KATE BERGUM

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Changes — including two new residence halls, a dining hall and a parking garage — are coming to campus, and the immediate cost for those changes will be over 600 parking spaces. OU will lose 669 parking spaces when the parking lot between Asp Avenue and Jenkins Avenue permanently closes as construction on the project begins, said Vicky Holland, the public relations director for OU Parking Services. The lot will close as soon as spring classes finish, Holland said. Construction for the halls will largely start in May, while construction on the parking garage will start in August, Holland said. While the 600 spots will be removed forever, the new parking garage, which is projected to be completed by January 2017, will offer 1,221 spots, Holland said. Vehicle owners eventually get the lost 600 spaces back with more than 500 additional spots, Holland said.

“It’s going to be tight for 18 months,” Holland said. “And hopefully, everyone will be patient and bear with us and we’ll have a brand new facility.” In the meantime, Parking Services is planning ways to help students get to and from campus and encouraging students to use campus transportation, Holland said. Most importantly, Holland urges students to park at the Lloyd Noble Center and take shuttles to campus, she said. “The drivers are awesome,” Holland said. “The buses are clean — they’re safe.” Parking at the center and taking the shuttle is free, and students in a recent study conducted by Parking Services typically only had to wait a few minutes to board, Holland said. The most students had to wait for another shuttle was less than 15 minutes, Holland said. Parking S er vices w ill add as many shuttles on the route as necessary to accommodate students, Holland said. Parking Services is also considering creating a parkand-ride program, where students could park at locations around Norman and catch a shuttle to campus,

“People who live out in the community will have an easier time getting to campus.” VICKY HOLLAND, PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTOR FOR OU PARKING SERVICES

Holland said. The department is also consider ing expanding Main Street and Alameda Street routes, Holland said. While the routes are currently an hour long, adding more shuttles could cut them down to 30 minutes, Holland said. “People who live out in the community will have an easier time getting to campus,” Holland said. Finally, the department is working on locating a place where apartment shuttles can pick up and drop off students, Holland said. The staff of the department hope to add more shuttles to their fleet, but buses cost about $400,000. “We’re trying to balance everything as best we can,” Holland said. Parking Services staff will be able to gauge the need for these changes after the first few weeks of fall semester,

Holland said. Students can help the situation by refraining from buying parking passes if they have afternoon classes, when parking is usually tight anyway, Holland said. During the first two weeks of classes, students will be able to get full refunds on their parking passes if they find that they are unable to find a parking space, Holland said. Members of the Student Government Association’s Department of the Interior w i l l w o rk w i t h Pa rk i ng Services throughout the fall to ensure a workable parking situation, said department head Kendall Burchard. SGA has already started communicating with students about the parking changes, said Burchard, a professional writing junior. So far, students seem to understand that the missing parking spaces, while inconvenient, will help improve the campus, Burchard said. Kate Bergum kate.c.bergum-1@ou.edu

STAFFING: Longtime dean among resignations Continued from Page One Harper served as interim provost since the previous provost, Nancy Mergler, retired last year after 19 years of service, according to The Daily archives. As provost, Harper will focus on improving OU’s academic programs, as well as implementing more diverse hiring and recruitment practices, he said. Harper is confident that OU will continue to thrive under his stewardship, he said during a March interview. Jabar Shumate Unlike the other faculty on this list, former senator Jabar Shumate did not replace anybody. Rather, Shumate is OU’s first ever vice president of the Universit y Community.

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Shumate was officially named vice president in March some weeks after the position was created as a result Boren’s meetings with black student alliance OU Unheard earlier in the semester. The position oversees OU’s diversity programs and will work closely with Boren, Harper and college deans to make the university a more inclusive place, not only by improving hiring practices, but by listening to students’ concerns as well.

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Shumate’s duties officially begin in June, but he said at his appointment that he would work throughout this semester to get to know OU’s students better. Joe Foote The longtime dean of Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Joe Foote, announced in March that he would step down from his position in August to resume teaching. Having served as dean

f o r 1 0 ye a r s, Fo o t e d e veloped Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication into one of the top journalism schools in the nation, supervising the college’s $19 million renovations from 2004 to 2009, according to The Daily archives. After taking a sabbatical when he steps down in August, Foote will return to teach at OU next spring because he is passionate about new teaching methods and international development projects, he said. Before retiring, Foote wants to focus on his passions, he said. Foote’s successor has not yet been named. Mike Brestovansky mcbrestov@gmail.com

Parking citations total over $650K Highest number of tickets given for invalid permits JESSE POUND News Reporter @jesserpound

Parking citations generated over $650,000 in re venue from Aug. 1, 2014 to March 14, 2015, according to records acquired by The Daily. OU Parking Services issued 34,070 citations during the same time period, though not all of the citations have been paid. The largest number of citations was given for not having a valid permit. The second highest number was for expired meters. The high revenue generated is not uncommon, records show. Parking ticket revenue topped $1 million in 2013 and 2014. That represents an increase of over 25 percent from 2009. The increase in revenue is not due to an increase in citations issued. In fact, between 2009 and 2014, 2009 was the year with the most citations issued but had the second-lowest revenue. 2009 also had the highest percentage of dismissed citations, with

over 17 percent of issued citations being voided. However, this revenue does not mean that parking services is making profit, said Vicky Holland, public relations director for OU Parking services. “We’re still paying for the Asp Avenue garage, and the Elm Avenue garage, at like $1.4 million annually,” Holland said. A planned new parking garage will cost $1.8 million annually, Holland said. Maintaining and resurfacing parking lots also takes much of the money. “It ’s craz y how much money it takes,” Holland said. OU Parking Services also generates revenue through the sale of parking permits. F ro m Au g u s t 2 0 1 4 t o March 2015, over 24 percent of citations have not been paid, resulting in $222,900 in unpaid fines. The Daily reported in March that there was over $700,000 in unpaid citations over a time period that stretched from the fall semester of 2009 to November of last year. Jesse Pound jesserpound@gmail.com

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ma rat h o n ra i s e d $ 5 6 1 , 268.15 for the Children’s Hospital Foundation and t h e C h i l d re n ’s Mi ra c l e Network, a record breaking amount. The top fundraising award winners were President’s Community Scholars for small group and Beta Theta Pi and Pi Beta Phi for large groups.

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Jack White - Jack White coming to OU rocked students’ world, and also The Daily and the music industry after the guacgate scandal. After releasing his rider, White made remarks against The Daily and WME blacklisted OU. H o w e v e r, C A C a l m o s t broke even on what they spent to bring White and gave students what would normally have been a very expensive concert for fairly cheap. The total cost t o pu t o n W h i t e’s c o n cert was $133,747.61 and $132,875.00 was earned back from ticket cost sales, according to receipts presented by CAC, and students were charged $25 instead of the $65 other colleges asked.

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L ove Sculpture - OU unveiled a new sculpture on Feb. 12 just in time for Valentine’s Day. The statue is a limited-edition rendition of Robert Indiana’s iconic LOVE sculpture and was a gift from 1957 OU graduate William Obering. Renditions of the LOVE sculpture are on display in over 30 locations. OU’s is located in front of Jacobson Hall. Rugby cage fighter- OU rugby player Jinnie Pratt became the second person to win a fight at Rage in the Cage between two women. Pratt is an MMA fighter and has won OU’s Michelle Corr award for the rugby team. Emily Sharp esharp13@ou.edu

What to do during finals week Monday, May 4 1. Therapy Dogs at the Biz from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Community Room (LL118). Snacks will be available, puzzles, games and other activities for students during their study break. 2. Chair Massage at the Biz from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Community Room (LL118). Snacks will be available, puzzles, games and other activities for students during their study break.

Tuesday, May 5 1. Therapy Dogs at the Biz from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Community Room (LL118). Snacks will be available, puzzles, games and other activities for students during their study break. 2. Chair Massage at the Biz from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Community Room (LL118). Snacks will be available, puzzles, games and other activities for students during their study break. 3. UPB Countdown to Summer Event with a free Cereal Bar at 7 p.m. in the Will Rogers Food Court in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

s a freshman (or anyone living in the residence halls) you spent an entire year in your dorm room, and now during finals week it’s time to move out and leave it like you found it. Finals are stressful enough, but moving out doesn’t have to be. We talked to Amy Buchanan about some ways to make your move-out day a success.

Wednesday, May 6 1. Chair Massage at the Biz from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Community Room (LL118). Snacks will be available, puzzles, games and other activities for students during their study break.

• Prepare early: Pack up things you don’t use and start cleaning early. You don’t want to get caught up in the last second move-out rush to the trash rooms. Buchanan recommends that students clean during the spare time they have between finals.

Thursday, May 7 1. Chair Massage at the Biz from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Community Room (LL118). Snacks will be available, puzzles, games and other activities for students during their study break.

• Sort trash appropriately: Small trash should go to the trash shoots. Larger trash should be taken to the basements.

2. New Horizons Band at 8 p.m. in the Sharp Concert Hall of the Catlett Music Center. Admission is free.

• Sign up, show up, move out: Make sure your room and bathroom (if in the towers) are clean before your scheduled check out time with your resident adviser. • Move out late: Thursday Don’t be late for the check out and Friday are the busiest time, and remember to have your move out days, Buchanan key ready to turn in to your resisaid. If you can avoid it, move dent adviser. out before then to save yourself and others the hassle. • Donate unwanted items: You can donate any clothes, applianc• Leave your bike on campus: es, housewares and non-perish- If you want to have your bike on able food items to Housing and campus next semester, make sure Food Services end-of-the-year to take it home with you. Bikes left donation program. Donations are on campus are considered abanaccepted from May 4 to May 9. doned and will be donated.

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Friday, May 8 to Saturday, May 9 1.OU Commencement Weekend

Extended Hours for Facilities on Campus This Week 1. Bizzell Memorial Library open 24 hours for the remainder of the semester. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY JACQUELINE EBY/THE DAILY

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1. Sigma Alpha Epislon video On March 8, a video depicting members of OU’s chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity chanting racial slurs was sent anonymously to The Daily and Unheard, an alliance of black students. In a few hours, the video circulated throughout social media, and the chapter was given a cease and desist order by the national SAE president. Later, two students who were involved were expelled, and the following week was filled with press conferences, protests and demonstrations held by various student groups on campus. Look at a full timeline of events here. 2. Unheard The black student alliance Unheard made its first public appearance January when students marched on the South Oval to promote issues related to black students at OU. Through a series of demonstrations, town hall meetings and campus administration meetings, Unheard fought for an increase in African American faculty, financial assistance aimed toward African American students and more supportive programs for African American students among other things. In late March, Boren announced a new administrative position dedicated to diversity in response to Unheard’s work as well as the SAE video incident. 3.The Alan Hruby murders Tragedy struck Duncan, Oklahoma, and OU alike on Oct. 13 when the Hruby family housekeeper found former OU freshman Alan Hruby’s parents, John and Tinker, and sister, Katherine, dead in their family home. OU freshman Alan Hruby was notified of his family members’ deaths and rushed home, where he was arrested at the crime scene for an unrelated charge. Hruby later admitted to the murders, which he committed before going to the OU/Texas football game in Dallas that weekend. On Oct. 15, he was charged with three counts of first-degree murder. Find a full timeline of events here. 4. Parking changes Increased enrollment at OU and construction projects made finding an on-campus parking spot even harder this semester. Construction of two new residence halls, a dining hall and a parking garage closed lots on campus at the beginning of April. OU lost 669 parking spots in the L-shaped lot between Asp Avenue and Jenkins Avenue, but the new lot being built will have 1,221 when it is finished by January 2017, according to Vicky Holland, the public relations director for OU Parking Services. 5. Faculty changes

IN THE NEWS 10 MOMENTS OF THE YEAR This year at OU has certainly been memorable, from a fallout of the racist Sigma Alpha Epsilon video to the Boren’s 20th anniversary on campus and many noteworthy faculty changes. Here’s a look at the most newsworthy events of the 2014-2015 school year.

OU experienced a number of significant faculty changes this semester, from the loss of several deans to the addition of new vice president positions. Here are a look at this year’s faculty changes: On October 23, former band director Justin Stolarik announced his resignation and Brian Britt accepted the position, leading band rehearsal that evening. In late January, former fine arts dean Rich Taylor stepped down after seven years. Former OU School of Dance director Mary Margaret Holt is serving as acting dean.

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On March 9, Joe Foote, the dean of the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication, announced that he is stepping down as dean in August to focus on non-administrative journalism education. On March 10, Kyle Harper was named the Senior Vice President and Provost for OU’s Norman campus. Previously he served as interim provost since the resignation of Nancy Mergler who resigned in June 2014. On March 31, former state legislator Jabar Shumate was named OU’s Vice President for the University Community. Shortly after, D’Andre Fisher was named special assistant to Shumate. 6. Safe Ride allegations In September, SafeRide, a voucher system for weekend taxi services, was under fire when former Yellow Cab employees alleged the company was breaking OU’s contract with them. The employees accused the company of urging drivers to collect more vouchers than required, transporting students in unsafe vehicles and having fewer cabs available than the Saferide contract requires. Following the accusations, SGA and Student Affairs considered changes to the SafeRide contract. 7. Boren’s 20th Anniversary at OU To celebrate David and Molly Shi Boren’s 20th anniversary as OU’s president and first lady in November 2014, the Union Programming Board and Campus Activities Council organized a surprise party for them outside Evans Hall. Students from all over campus attended the party where they held signs and cheered when Boren walked out of Evans Hall. 8.The Pride Director swap After several meetings with both OU President David Boren and former Pride of Oklahoma director Justin Stolarik, about 20 members of the Pride placed an ad in three Oklahoma newspapers on Oct. 17. The ad was an open letter to Boren asking him to listen to band members’ complaints about Stolarik. Within the week, Boren voided the band’s restrictive media policy, Stolarik announced his resignation and band director Brian Britt returned to his position. To find a full timeline of events, look here. 9. Same-sex marriage legalized On Jan. 14 a federal district judge ruled Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. By the end of the day, seven couples had received marriage licenses at the Cleveland County Courthouse. 10. Earthquakes and fracking After months of debate, the Oklahoma Geological Survey released a statement saying that extraction methods involving the injection of wastewater into disposal wells as the likely cause of the majority of recent earthquakes in Oklahoma. In 2014, Oklahoma was the most seismically active state in the U.S., with 585 earthquakes over a magnitude of 3 over 12 months. In 2013, only 100 earthquakes of the same magnitude were recorded.

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From protests to conquests 10 monumental sports moments this year

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Bob Stoops and members of OU’s football team walk out in all black during what was scheduled to be an open practice.

Junior guard Buddy Hield had a surplus of outstanding plays in the regular season en route to earning Big 12 Player of the Year, but it was his season-defining play in the Round of 32 that shines brightest among the team’s biggest moments. Oklahoma recovered from a nine-point deficit in the second half against Dayton to close the gap and take a six-point lead with a minute and a half left in regulation. After a made basket to narrow the Sooners lead to four, momentum shifted when the Flyers pressured and created a turnover at halfcourt as Dayton seemed poised to convert on an easy fastbreak and make it into a two-point game in the game’s final minute. Charging from halfcourt, Hield reached the Dayton guard and denied the ball at the rim, effectively declining the Flyers final comeback surge. Hield’s game-sealing swat on the fast break solidified the win for the Sooners as the team advanced to the Sweet Sixteen after a six-year drought.

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Junior guard Buddy Hield dribbles the ball down the court during the February 9 game against Iowa State at the Lloyd Noble Center.

8 “It’s the Jacob Evans show tonight,” remarked junior outfielder Craig Aikin. It certainly was. With OU baseball trailing 6-2 in the ninth at home against Kansas on April 2, the Sooners were in desperate need of a rally. Head coach Pete Hughes opted to pinch-hit Jacob Evans, a lefty that’s much more often used as a pitcher. Evans roped a single, starting a four-run rally to the send the game to extra innings. Evans then set the Jayhawks down in the top of the 10th before leading off the bottom half of the inning with a walk-off home run. The 7-6 victory proved to

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Before the night of Feb. 25, Oklahoma had failed to beat Baylor in its last nine tries. The No. 3 Lady Bears loomed large as they walked through the tunnel in the Lloyd Noble Center, determined to repeat the whipping they had put on the Sooners just a few weeks before in Waco. At the end of the night, however, it was Oklahoma coach Sherri Coale who walked off the floor yelling in celebration, fist pumping in the air. Size Senior Sharane Campbell-Olds and junior Kaylon Williams combined for 30 of the Sooners’ points in their 68-64 victory. It was Campbell-Olds first victory over Baylor in four years of competition at Oklahoma. “But I wouldn’t say it’s more about them. I feel like it’s more about us,” she said postgame. “I think tonight we played hard. We played together and that’s what helped us get through this.”

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There may not have been a bigger moment on campus this semester than the release of a video showing members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity participating in a racist chant. The video went viral, capturing national attention, and sparked protests across campus. The high-profile athletics programs used the incident as an opportunity to further the conversation about race on campus. From Eric Striker’s expletive-laced video on Snapchat that seemed to capture what so many others were feeling, to the football team’s show of solidarity in skipping valuable spring practices while the athletes tried to address the bigger issue, athletes on campus took a stand and helped turn a horrifying incident into an opportunity to make change.

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We saw our university make national headlines on March 7 — the 50th anniversary of the Selma civil rights march — over a viral video showing SAE members engaging in a racist chant. In the aftermath of the video, we also saw a campus-wide dialogue on race open and the remarkable, transformative response of Sooner nation. We wrote no fewer than four editorials on the SAE incident, ranging from condemning the fraternity members who sang the chant to applauding the efforts of student group Unheard, to recommending the empty SAE house be repurposed into the new vice president of diversity’s office and meeting space for OU multicultural groups. The SAE video taught everyone at OU that racism is not dead on our campus and that we have to continue the journey toward true racial equality. We were encouraged by the outpouring of support for minority groups on campus following the video and the necessary conversations started at Unheard town hall meetings on campus. OU isn’t perfect, but with continued efforts toward equality and diversity, we will get better.

We watched national racial tensions reach the boiling point this year over the deaths of unarmed black men, first in Ferguson, Missouri and most recently in Baltimore, Maryland. In fact, we wrote about Baltimore last week and learned that it’s important to discuss the violent protests in Baltimore and the long-standing issues that attributed to the unrest rather than painting the city with a broad brush. We learned that the unrest in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray in police custody is a nuanced, complex issue that goes back to historic institutional flaws in the city. We urged OU students to let their views be challenged, have difficult conversations about the unrest in Baltimore and ultimately grow toward a more diverse, inclusive environment.

Our view: Spring 2015 is

nearly a wrap, which means it’s time to review our most memorable opinions from the last year. We joined a lawsuit against OU over the release of public records and ran a front-page editorial about why we made that decision, which proved successful when President David Boren released the parking ticket records in November. OU student and former Daily staffer Joey Stipek originally filed the lawsuit in May 2013 after the university refused to release parking ticket information, claiming the records were protected under Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA. We believe this denial of open records exemplified how FERPA has been used to censor information from the public and highlighted the importance of fighting for freedom of information. This lawsuit wasn’t merely about finding out who is getting parking tickets — it was about a public institution denying access to records and citing an act that does not apply.

This academic year, and spring 2015 in particular, has been a noteworthy time at OU. As the semester winds down and students hunker down for finals, we looked back at a year’s worth of editorial opinions and picked the four we feel are the most memorable and elicited the most dialogue. We also reflected on what we learned from the issues addressed in those four opinions and have shared our newfound knowledge here.

Closer to home, we vented our frustrations over multiple Student Government Association attempts to chain off the South Oval seal this year. SGA members tried three separate times over the course of a year to rope or chain off the South Oval seal, which would effectively cordon off a large portion of walking space in the middle of one of the busiest areas on campus. We pointed out the safety hazard of a chain around the oval, especially to bikers who might not see the chain. We also took issue with student congress’ last-minute addition of a poll about the chain to the Campus Activities Council runoff election ballot. After calling on student congress to drop the chain issues multiple times, members ultimately withdrew legislation to buy a $1,700 chain. The South Oval seal chain saga taught us the importance of maintaining oversight of campus groups and holding student government accountable for how it spends money. The proposed $1,700 chain may have come from a fund set aside for congress projects, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t question congress’ attempt to use that money to make a campus alteration that would affect the majority of students. V

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This is going to give you an idea of how cheesy I am, but I’m graduating, so I guess there isn’t a whole lot to lose. The day I moved into

the dorms freshman year, I was driving down Lindsey Street in my 1994 Chevy pickup with the windows down. As I passed the row of OU flags poised proudly on every light pole, a soft march played through my head — like the beginning to a fanfare. To this day I have no idea if the “song” was something I had heard before or if it was just something my brain concocted. I forgot about the “song” and that moment until this Friday when I missed my usual turn off Jenkins Avenue

onto Timberdell Road. I found myself driving down Lindsey Street in the morning (something I suggest avoiding if you’re in a hurry). This time I might have been driving a different car with four years of college under my belt, but I felt almost exactly the same. It felt like I was just moving into Adams and saying goodbye to my parents. So much has changed in those four years, but I also realized that, somehow, I feel even more scared and anxious about the future

now than I did when I was 18. Lately I’ve been asking myself, “Who am I without this place — Norman, OU, The Daily — and the people here?” I guess finding an answer to that question is all part of growing up. This place, our university, is temporary. We come here with the hopes of leaving a little better off than when we arrived, and I can honestly say this place has done that for me. At The Daily, I found a place for myself at OU. I found a family, and I found purpose.

I am grateful for every person in the OU community. You might not know it, but each and every one of you have been a vital part of my college experience. You’ve been a part of it every day — from the time I wake up and peruse Twitter for news our community might need to the end of the day when I’m sending the paper to the press hoping the content is relevant and wanted. Now that I’m leaving, I realize this place is special, but I have also realized we are what makes up

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this place. So now, with all my 21-year-old wisdom, I encourage you to do this: Invest in something that makes this place better than it was when you arrived because, in the end, that’s what will help you find your place and purpose. And then you, too, will have to leave for a new place only to have to find yourself again. Thank you for reading. Thank you for being here. Thank you for being a part of this with me.

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SPRING SPORTS RECAP

o far this spring, Oklahoma athletics has gathered two team national champions and three individual titles. During summer break, student athletes will compete to add to that tally. For now, we look back at whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already been accomplished.

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BASEBALL The Oklahoma baseball team has had a good year in 2015, already matching its win total (29) from a year ago. In 2014, head coach Pete Hughes inherited a program that was short on pitching depth and the team subsequently struggled to a 29-29 finish. However, this season, the Sooners have one of the deepest staffs in the country thanks to

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the emergence of sophomores Jake Elliott and Alec Hansen and senior Robert Tasin. OU will go as far as those three starters will take them. Right now, the Sooners will play next in the upcoming NCAA tournament that will begin May 29. Spenser Davis Baseball reporter

Oklahoma has become a perennial power in softball, and the 2015 edition has been no different. They claim the all-time home run leader in Lauren Chamberlain and another of softballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest talents in Shelby Pendley. The squad has rolled through its 2015 schedule and clinched a share of the Big 12 title already. OU has found

reliability from freshman pitcher Paige Parker and a batting lineup unmatched in terms of power hitters from top to bottom. The Sooners have yet to lose a series in the Big 12 Conference and have not fallen below No. 6 in either of the two major polls.

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is imminent. This can lead to an important step forward, but before you make a verbal commitment, get promises made in ink. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a snap decision. Give yourself time to consider the pros and cons and possible consequences of your available options. Acting in haste could be your downfall. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Keep your financial affairs private. A casual remark to the wrong person will be costly, and revealing too many details about your monetary status will leave you in a vulnerable position. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -Relationships are highlighted. Plan to spend quality time with family, friends or your romantic partner. The closeness you develop will help ease your worries about your personal security and your future.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Take up a new pastime. Your creativity is soaring. You will enAQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -counter someone who will make an Your high energy and enthusiasm impact on your life and prospects. will allow you to complete an impressive number of projects. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You will Once your workday is over, plan meet with opposition if family to spend time outdoors in order to members are unhappy with the unwind. A walk will reduce stress. way you have been handling your responsibilities. Keep up with PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) your chores if you want to avoid -- Careful planning will ensure criticism. a pleasant and productive day. Personal issues or demanding famVIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ily members will cause you to lose -- Interacting and networking with focus. Stick to your agenda and people who can assist you in reach- focus on getting things done. ing your goals should take top priority. The more time you spend ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You cultivating important partnerships, will feel restless and in need of a the better you will do. change. Household improvements will have a positive effect on your LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- A attitude and comfort, as long as change of professional direction you stay within your budget.

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