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Associate vice president for Enrollment and Student Financial Services, Bradley Burnett holds one of his eggs in Crossroads.
Farmer turned staffer delivers fresh, natural food to university CHEYENNE SMITH Life & Arts Reporter
Before the sun makes its appearance in the sky and the chickens begin to stretch their wings and roam the grass, a Shawnee farmer gets out of bed to begin his daily routine. He goes to the cooler, grabs his eggs and loads them into his truck then heads toward the crimson city on his daily route. He makes his stops on campus at Cate, Couch and Headington Hall before stopping at Crossroads, one of the big vendors of his product. VOL. 99, NO. 159 © 2014 OU Publications Board FREE — Additional copies 25¢
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Bradley Burnett of Bradley T. Burnett Farm, who supplies the university with all of its cage-free eggs, is also the associate vice president for Enrollment and Student Financial Services at OU. Burnett’s interest in agriculture began in the late 1990s in Virginia, where he and his family raised their own livestock, such as chickens and Nigerian Dwarf goats. In an effort to protect his family from the toxins and chemicals in processed foods, he organically grows his vegetables and lets his animals graze the land. Naturally-grown foods are nutritional and provide more protein. “It’s how it was done 75 years ago,” Burnett said.
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Continued from page 1 The old-fashioned farming technique Burnett uses to raise his chickens was exactly what the students wanted at the university. Thus began the seven years (and counting) relationship between Burnett’s eggs and the university. The students’ mass consumption of eggs became overwhelming for Burnett at first. Daily egg hunts were like running a one-
man show with only 20 chickens. “It’s like little kids walking around Easter egg hunting every day,” Burnett said. For additional help, he hired his children and provided them with their first real jobs. “It’s becoming more of a lifestyle, which is kind of cool,” he said. He then bought more chickens and began to collaborate with four other families on the outskirts of Shawnee. Burnett now supplies the University of Oklahoma with 14,000 eggs weekly and 60,000 eggs monthly.
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It’s like sex on a bun.” Michelle McDonald, OU Campus visitor
Crossroads has honored Burnett for his hard work by naming a burger after him: the Brad Burnett Fried Egg Burger. Michelle McDonald, who was looking forward to satisfying her talking stomach, decided to order her first Brad Burnett Fried Egg Burger after touring the university campus. At the first de cadent
bite, she appeared to be in a trance. She licked the cheese and yolk off of her fingers as to savor every delicious moment. “It’s like sex on a bun,” McDonald said. Cheyenne Smith cheyenne.b.smith-1@ou.edu
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Burnett has a farm, Bradley T. Burnett Farm, which provides Crossroads, Headington and Cate with locally-grown eggs.
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New food venture to replace Texadelphia Toby Keith-linked restaurant, Big Dog Daddy’s Ice House, listed at address Jacqueline Schlasner Editor in Chief
The corner of Lindsey and Berry has looked a little lonelier without the presence of Texadelphia, which had been a Norman staple for 10 years before its closure in 2013. Recently, however, some construction has been going on at the site. The old building has been torn down and is being replaced by another, newer bar and restaurant named Big Dog Daddy’s Ice House. The ice house is one of the newest ventures of the Hal Smith Restaurant Group, according to The Lawton Constitution. So, if the name of the ice house may seem familiar, it’s thanks to partner Toby Keith. The ice house is named after his 2007 album and song, “Big Dog
Daddy.” Another Big Dog Daddy’s Ice House location is being opened in Lawton and should ready for customers by the end of the year, according to the article. Though the restaurant has already been listed in the Yellow Pages at Texadelphia’s former address, calls to the number listed for the new restaurant at 3:12 p.m. and 4:39 p.m. were left unanswered. A message left for the Hal Smith Restaurant Group at 3:29 p.m., as well as a follow up call at 4:42 p.m., also went unanswered. No opening date has been made available for the Norman restaurant. Jacqueline Schlasner, jschlasner@gmail.com
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varsity team does. Rowing at OU has two seasons: the fall season, which runs September through November, and champiTammy Boyd onship season, which runs March Life & Arts Reporter through May. The rowing team won its Many women dream of being an interfirst Big 12 Title in 2013, and with a roscollegiate athlete, but relatively few are ter of over 50 team members, it is the offered scholarships coming out of high largest women’s varsity sport at OU. This is an opportunity school. For those students looking for The other novice team is the novice to work their way into a cross-country team. This team is coman athletic team to join, the rowing and cross-country novice teams are the way posed entirely of women who are all varsity spot.” to go. distance runners. Jason Dunn, A novice team is designed with new “This is an opportunity to work their associate head athletes in mind, much like a junior varway into a varsity spot,” Jason Dunn, cross country coach sity squad in high school. Novice team associate head cross country coach, members usually have no prior experiassistant track and field coach and ence in their team’s sport, and the purhead of the novices, said. “The idea is pose of the novice team is to learn the it’s an opportunity for women who are sport and develop skills during their first year on the roster. runners who may have some talent for it but don’t have a treMany novice athletes advance to the varsity squad during mendous amount of experience.” their second or third year with the team. There is ample opportunity to work up to a varsity spot on One sport that makes extensive use of its novice team is this young team for women who are motivated to do so. Last rowing. The novice team has an informative meeting the first year’s cross-country team had 14 athletes, 13 of whom were week of class, followed by tryouts a few weeks later. Those se- true freshmen. lected for the novice team train and travel all year, just as the “I have seen some women running around this campus
who look like they could help us, if they are interested,” Dunn said. Like rowing, the cross-country novice team works yearround. Because everyone on the novice team is on the cross-country team, they are also a part of track and field. “Everyone on the cross-country roster is on the track and field roster,” Dunn explained. “But not everyone on the track and field roster is on the cross-country roster.” Cross-country competes in the fall, and track and field competes in the spring. Anyone interested in learning more about track and field or trying out for the novice team should email Dunn at jason. dunn@ou.edu. At this time, there are no plans to hold informational meetings and tryouts, like rowing does, but if there is enough interest, an informational meeting could be put together. Emma Gresson is the novice coach for rowing. Those who are interested in learning more about rowing or trying out for the novice team should email her at ejgresson@ou.edu. Students with previous rowing experience are encouraged to complete the recruiting questionnaire online. An email to Gresson Friday and a call Monday at 1:10 p.m. went unanswered. Tammy Boyd, tmboyd@hotmail.com
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Demonstrators protest Supreme Court ruling Normanites take to the street outside local Hobby Lobby Mark A. Ruedy News Reporter
Protesters braved heat and high winds Saturday to take a stand outside the Norman Hobby Lobby location with signs criticizing the recent Supreme Court decision, allowing the company to drop coverage for certain contraceptives due to its religious beliefs. The protest’s organizer, Anna Przebinda, a recent graduate from OU, stood at the corner of 24th and Main and led her fellow protestors with vigor. “We can complain all day but, ultimately, need to go out and do something,” said Przebinda, who organized the protest in less than five days. Przebinda said this protest was the first she ever organized but that she has participated in many in the past.
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“It is tough being a liberal activist here,” Przebinda said. She hopes to keep a weekly protest occurring so she can keep her mission relevant and on people’s minds. She anticipates a revival in her efforts, with the new school year approaching and hopes to get some campus events underway. Martha Skeeters, co-founder and president of the Oklahoma Coalition for Reproductive Justice, and her pink-shirtclad coalition came out to the protest in hopes of continuing their mission to protect women’s reproductive rights. Since the ruling, Skeeters said her coalition has remained active in protests all over the state. Przebinda and Skeeters believe that this does not only affect women but also all individuals’ rights as well, and they encourage more people to show up to stand against this decision. Mark Rudy, Mark.A.Ruedy-1@ou.edu
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Weird national weather can be attributed to cooler cycle, polar vortex Emily Aiken
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July, Oklahoma’s hottest month, has seemed unusually cool this year. However, Oklahoma weather goes through periods of warm weather, followed by periods of cool weather, so the drop in temperature may not be so unusual after all. “We came off of an extended period of warmer weather from 2002 until 2013,” Gary McManus, state climatologist for Oklahoma said. “This is sort of the way Oklahoma weather works.” During this extended period of high temperatures, Oklahomans may have forgotten that high summer
temperatures are actually part of a larger system of alternating cooler periods and warmer periods. These fluctuations are normal and happen cyclically. What is out of the ordinary, however, is the weather expected over the next few days. “We will probably have some of the coolest high temperatures over the next couple of days that we’ve ever seen in the state,” McManus said. “That’s probably a combination of the cool air coming in and the rainfall.” Through Thursday, central Oklahomans can expect significantly cooler-than-average temperatures along with rain. Wednesday will be 74, which is significantly cooler than July’s average temperature of 82. And on Thursday, temperatures will plummet all the way to 68. “This month has been a little bit of a mixed bag,” McManus said. “We had a hot spell, but now we are having a little bit of a
cool spell. We had a below normal (temperature) period and an above normal period and now (temperatures are) going downhill again.” These plunging temperatures can be partially attributed to the polar vortex that has struck states throughout the country. This is the result of a typhoon that recently struck Japan and disrupted the path of the North Pacific jet stream. This week, states throughout the Midwest can expect temperatures to be as much as 15 degrees cooler than normal as the vortex travels southward from Canada. On Friday, temperatures will return to the usual 90s. But for the time being, these cooler temperatures are a welcome relief from the previous years’ scorching summer temperatures. Emily Aiken, emily.rose.aiken@gmail.com
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OU Nightly awarded Heartland Emmy
Suspect identified in series of Norman vending machine burglaries
Student-run broadcast team presented with honor for acheivement in newscast Aaron Howell
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Local citizens in the Norman area stand near the parking lot of Hobby Lobby protesting the recent Supreme Court decision. This Supreme Court decision allows the company to drop coverage for certain contraceptives due to its religious beliefs.
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OU Nightly won an Emmy Award for their newscast in the 28th annual Heartland Emmy Student Achievement Awards, July 12, at red carpet events simultaneously held in Denver and Oklahoma City. The winning newscast was created by news director Bob Dickey, director Kenzie Clark and executive producers Madeline Stebbins and Lauren King. The OU Nightly newscast staff was among 600 professionals from the Heartlands five state region who attended one of the awards ceremonies. “Wining was such a huge honor,” King said. “It’s important to note that though our names are on the award, it was a team effort. Yes, it’s an award for us but also for our whole program.” The Heartland Regional Emmy awards
presented 104 Emmy Awards in more than 100 areas of excellence and student achievement. “It’s nice to be recognized that we’re doing something of quality, no doubt about that, but awards are just awards,” Dickey said. The award comes at a time when OU Nightly is adding a $1.43 million technical upgrade including software, hardware and everything in between, according to Dickey. “We’ve already decided were not going to get comfortable where we’re at. We’re going to keep pushing and preparing to work with our new software,” King said. “This is just the beginning.”
OUPD have identified a suspect in the recent string of vending machine burglaries that took place on campus and throughout the city of Norman in recent weeks. There have been several break-ins in public lobbies of vending machines where money and property have been stolen from the machines. An arrest warrant has been filed for the identified suspect of the burglaries, but so far no arrests have been made. Stealing money or property by breaking into vending machines can be charged as second degree burglary, which is a felony in Oklahoma, but the charges are up to the District Attorney to file, OU Police Department public information officer, Major Bruce Chan said. The suspect of the crime has not been considered dangerous, but the OUPD do not suggest any students confront the thief if they witness a crime. If students see any individuals trying to access the inside of vending machines other than vending company employees they should call police immediately. There have not been any reports of stolen credit card or One Card information from the machines with any of the burglaries. Victoria Garten, Copy Editor
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The Norman Public Arts Board has extended it’s deadline on ideas for two permanent outdoor sculptures from July 14 to July 28. The two sculptures are planned to be located on the southwest corner of East Main Street and Porter Avenue and the southeast corner of the downtown library building in the City of Norman Complex. Both of these areas are strategic places for the two sculptures. They are pathways to several churches in established neighborhoods as well as the public library, the City of Norman Complex, retail and commercial establishments and other highly-trafficked areas. The purpose of these sculptures is to make Norman more visually appealing. Each piece of artwork costs $15,000, which covers the cost of design, materials, fabrications, travel, insurance coverage, delivery and installation. The City of Norman will provide the base of the sculpture. All Oklahoma residents are eligible to submit to the project and are encouraged to complete their submission to the Norman Arts Council by July 28. The sculptures will be on display October 19. For more information, or to submit an idea, check out the Norman Arts Council’s website.
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OU Summer Session brings a free concert to campus Friday, July 18, for annual Must-Stay Weekend. Country music singer Corey Smith will be headlining the concert with Mike Ryan also performing. Corey Smith has released seven studio albums, which he wrote and produced himself. This is the second Must-Stay Weekend this year. Following in April musical pop duo Sleigh Bells, who performed for over 5,000 people. Must-Stay Weekend is a community event. “The concert is open to anyone and everyone,” said Steven Lee from OU Summer Session. The concert organizers plan to continue the MustStay Weekend concerts throughout the spring, summer and fall semesters to come. “There are many reasons people should come, but the main reason is it’s free,” said Lee. “There is a cool atmosphere, and the bands will play good music.” The concert will kick off Friday, July 18 at 8 p.m. on the East Lawn near Asp Avenue and Felgar Street. Visit the OU Summer Session website for more details. Jordan Rippetoe, rippetoe18@gmail.com
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Movies on the Great Lawn — Despicable Me 2 Free family movie night at the Myriad Botanical Gardens’ Great Lawn starting at 9 p.m. 301 W Reno, OKC. Acoustic Concert with Indigos Held at the Myriad Botanical Gardens in Oklahoma City.The concert starts at 10 a.m. and is free to the public.
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Premier Tribute Weekend to the King The tribute to King of Rock and Roll, is rolling in for the second time to the Grand Casino Hotel and Resort in Shawnee, with a variety of artists and impersonators of Elvis. The show starts at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 10 a.m. Saturday at Tickets start at $20.
Concert: Corey Smith Come enjoy a free concert performed by Corey Smith. Starts 8 p.m. at OU on the East Lawn.
Norman Farm Market Fresh fruits, vegetables and plants available. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Cleveland County fairgrounds.
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An Ocean on the Prairie The OKC Zoo is holding a new ZooZeum exhibit through September 26. Learn about the aquarium’s historyas well as the beginning and ending of the dolphins program as well as the change to the Fins and Feathers show. The ZooZeum is open from 9 to 4 p.m.
Helen Kelter Skelter and Pidgin Live concert held at the Blue Note Lounge in Oklahoma City. Admission is $5, and the show starts at 10 p.m.
Ripple Green, Zorch and Eureeka Live concert held at the Blue Note Lounge in Oklahoma City. Admission is $5, and the show starts at 10 p.m. Photo Friday Have a day taking pictures of nature or enjoy a photo scavenger hunt in the Myriad Botanniacal Children’s Garden and have the option of printing your photo out and enclosed in a homemade frame. All day event.
Tesla Concert held at the Starlight Amphitheatre in OKC. All concerts are free with double park season passes or park admission. Starts at 7 p.m.
The Dinner Detective Held at the Sheraton OKC Hotel, this murder mystery dinner includes a four-course meal and show with ticket. Show starts at 6 p.m.
Fantastical This one-time, free showing of the new, original play “Fantastical” focuses on two young girls and all the adventures the have in Neverland. At Andrew’s Park Amphitheatre. The Namron players will perform at 2 p.m.
Family Days The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art is holding family day from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Dee Dee and Jon R. Stuart classroom. Create 2D and 3D art after viewing art from George Bogart and James Henkle.
Steely Dan Steely Dan is performing featurring The Bobby Broom Organization. Concert starts at 8 p.m. at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, OKC. Monty Python’s Spamalot Lyric Theatre performs the hilarity that is Monty Python at 7:30 p.m. at the Civic Center Music Hall. The show runs July 22-26.
McSalty’s Comedy Night Eat a slice of McSalty’s pizza while enjoying local standup. Everyone is free to participate. Located at McSalty’s Pizza, OKC starting at 9 p.m.
Grascar Racing Lawn mowers as well as winged, yard and flat kart racing are all roaring to go at El Reno Grascar Racing. Located at 220 N Country Club Rd. in El Reno.
Cool Cretaceous Creatures Learn about dinosaurs’ survival in the cretaceous period by finding fossils and seeing how they evolved through time. Held in the Sam Noble History Museum from July 21 to 25. Registration is required. $60 for members, $70 for non-members. Program available for kids ages 7 to 8. American Solar Car Challenge OU’s College of Engineering is participating an eightday adventure, driving through seven states with a solar-powered car. Twenty-five cars are participating and will be making a pit stop at the Lloyd Noble Center at noon. Free and open to all.