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Bike theft on the rise at OU Stolen bikes show up at pawn shops in Norman JORGE KRZYZANIAK News Reporter @JorgeKrzyz
OU has seen dozens of bicycle-related crimes in the past few months, and police are having a difficult time solving them due to a lack of bicycle registration. Police reports from July 3 to Sept. 3 show 35 instances of bicycles or bike parts stolen on campus. Four bicycles were reported stolen from separate locations on the first day of fall classes. Only twice in the 35
instances of reported bike thefts was there an immediate arrest made. OU police department's Maj. Bruce Chan said bicycle thefts are by far the most reported crime on campus, but police are able to recover a significant number of bicycles eventually through old-fashioned police work. “One factor that is nearly always present when we do recover a bicycle is that the serial number is known and reported to us," Chan said. "If we have a serial number, the chances of recovery go up considerably.” All bicycles used on campus by
students, faculty or staff have to be registered with the OU Police Department. Bike registrations can be filed online, by mail or by walk-in. But despite this OU policy, Chan said the majority of bikes reported stolen were never registered with their department. Some of the stolen bikes, Chan said, turn up in pawn shops and are recovered when their serial numbers are entered into a database. David Jones, assistant manager of Pawn Plus on Porter Avenue, said people bring bikes to pawn or sell almost daily. About once every six months police come to retrieve
a bike that’s turned out to have been stolen, he said. “They do their due diligence,” Jones said. Jones said he doesn’t turn anyone away or cast suspicions that an item coming in may be stolen. Instead, items are registered in the database, signed for by their seller and information about the seller is gathered from their ID. If police suspect the item is stolen, the pawn shop is notified and the item is placed on hold immediately. While eight of these thefts are reported to have occurred at the Traditions Square Apartments and the majority of the bicycles were
stolen during the day, Chan said bike owners should use caution everywhere and should take preventative measures. “Use a good, sturdy lock and register your bicycle,” Chan said. “Bike thefts happen any time of the day. You can’t assume that just because it’s daytime your bike’s going to be safe. The online registration for bicycles can be found at ou.edu/oupd/ bikereg.htm. Jorge Krzyzaniak jorgekrzyz@gmail.com
OU will produce winning drama Science and comedy mix in Stoppard play CHLOE MOORES A&E Reporter @chloemoores13
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One of the many rides at the Oklahoma State Fair twirls around in the night at last years State Fair. The fair draws visitors from all over Oklahoma and beyond for its food and attractions.
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109th iteration of event offers joys of entertainment, food JORGE KRZYZANIAK News Reporter @JorgeKrzyz
The Oklahoma State Fair begins its 109th run today in Oklahoma City. The fair will span 10 days, promising to offer a variety of unique foods, entertainment and special events. Oklahoma State Fair President & CEO
Tim O’Toole announced in a press release that the goal of this year’s fair is to provide “a clean and safe environment where visitors can experience all that the fair has to offer.” O’Toole said the fair promises new attractions and “fan favorites”. “We are also proud to offer several can’tmiss performances, (including) ‘Disney on Ice presents Frozen’ and the PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour,” O’Toole said in the release. Lara O’Leary, Emergency Medical Services Authority spokeswoman, said she
commends fair organizers for providing so much entertainment for so many people in an environment that has become safer each year. “In the past few years, the injuries have tapered down a bit,” O’Leary said. “We’ve had less traumatic injuries, less volume of heat stroke, less volume of incidents. I’m not sure what’s going on, but the state fair is obviously doing it right.” SEE FAIR PAGE 2
An award winning intellectual thriller will bring mystery, tragedy and comedy to the Weitzenhoffer Theatre Friday and pose some perplexing questions to prick the human psyche. "Arcadia" is an Olivier and Tony winning play by Tom Stoppard that takes place in Sidley Park, an estate in the English countryside, during two time periods: 1809 and 1989, according to the dramaturg's note for the show. “It has always been a play that I’ve loved and admired for its complexity," said Alissa Mortimer, the director of "Arcadia." "It was very high on the list of shows OU has wanted to do for a while, and the timing was just right.” Tommy Stuart, an acting junior, plays the lead role of Septimus Hodge, a tutor at Sidley Park. The show deals heavily with a variety of complex ideas such as The Chaos Theory, the movement of time and lots of heat equations, Stuart said. Stuart read the show three times through and then once backwards to begin to tackle the intricacy of the play and the line of events, he said. SEE THEATRE PAGE 4
As doubts about guilt swirl, Glossip given two-week stay Execution date delayed with mere hours to go MCALESTER, OKLA. (AP) — An
appeals court agreed to halt the execution of an Oklahoma man with just hours to spare Wednesday after his attorneys asked for time to review new evidence, including a fellow inmate's claim that he overheard the other man convicted in the case admit he acted alone. Richard Eugene Glossip was twice convicted of ordering the killing of Barry Van Treese, who owned the Oklahoma City motel where he worked. His co-worker,
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Justin Sneed, was convicted of fatally beating Van Treese and was a key prosecution witness in Glossip's trials. Glossip, 52, was scheduled to be executed at 3 p.m. But the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals agreed to delay the lethal injection after Glossip's attorneys said they had new evidence. Among the material is a signed affidavit from another inmate, Michael Scott, who claims he heard Sneed say "he set Richard Glossip up, and that Richard Glossip didn't do anything." The court said it granted the temporary stay "due to Glossip's last-minute filing and in order for
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this court to give fair consideration" to his claims. The court rescheduled his execution for Sept. 30. Oklahoma Department of Corrections Director Robert Patton briefly addressed media gathered at the prison for the execution. He said he was informed by his general counsel of the delay and that prison officials were "shutting down" the execution procedures. Patton said prison officials also notified Glossip's family that the execution had been stayed. SEE GLOSSIP PAGE 2
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Touch screens cut inaccuracies Norman Subway first to install new drive-thru menu MARY SMITH
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The Subway on 1020 N. Porter Ave. is the first in the nation to use touch screen capabilities on its drive-thru menu, according to a press release. Ten other Subways in the western part of Oklahoma are also using the touch screen capabilities, but the Porter Avenue location was
the first to install it. There “[OrderMatic] is have been only positive results from the screens to this based in Oklahoma point, said Mark Mitchell, City, and it took the Subway development maybe five years agent for Oklahoma. “We’ve found that 60 perto develop this cent of our business has product. It’s come through the drive thru. With the touch screen, it Oklahoma-grown.” gives you what you want and MARK MITCHELL, customizes what you want SUBWAY DEVELOPMENT on it,” Mitchell said. AGENT FOR OKLAHOMA The touch screen cuts inaccuracies down to less than 5 percent and has improved sales, customization and Subway partnered with local speed of service, Mitchell vendor OrderMatic to install said. In an effort to keep the touch screens. “[OrderMatic] is based in business Oklahoma-based,
Oklahoma City, and it took maybe five years to develop this product. It’s Oklahomagrown,” Mitchell said. Those who frequent the Subway on Porter Avenue seem to enjoy the change as well. “ It was prett y simple and easy, and it just walks you right through it,” said Heather Glazier, a Norman police officer who has used the system. “I found it really easy to use and user friendly.” MATT WESLING/THE DAILY She said she visits the Subway often and appreci- The Subway on Porter Ave. is the first in the nation to feature a touch screen kiosk for drive-thru customers. The touchscreens were ates its convenience. installed by an Oklahoma vendor.
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Spirit of Oklahoma Plaza will be filled with visitors from September 17-27 for the Oklahoma State Fair. The fair is a staple event for Oklahoma every year and features food and fun for the whole family.
FAIR: Continued from Page One O’Leary said the majority of injuries at the fair stem from high-heeled shoes, so fair guests should wear comfortable shoes and prepare to spend several hours walking. O’Leary said she encourages eating the healthiest possible food while at the fair and staying hydrated. “Every year, there are folks who suffer heat illnesses while the temperature is above 90 degrees and the
humidity is high,” O’Leary said. COST She said EMSA will be present and prepared to Adults $10 aid any fairgoers who need Advance tickets for them. adults 12 and over “We are a well-oiled maare $7 chine,” O’Leary said. She said parents should Season passes $25. write their phone numbers on their children’s hands, All tickets are $2 on and families should discuss opening day. plans for meeting back up at a specific location inside the fair in case they become ride as much as they want all day,” O’Leary said. “Keep a separated. “It’s overwhelming for close eye on them.” young kids when they see Jorge Krzyzaniak all the rides, and they’ve got jorgekrzyz@gmail.com that wristband that lets them
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international attention after Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon, who played a nun in the movie "Dead Man Walking," took up his cause. The woman Sarandon portrayed in the movie, anti-death penalty advocate Sister Helen P re j e a n , h a s s e r v e d a s Glossip's spiritual adviser and frequently visited him in prison. O n Tu e s d a y , G l o s s i p maintained his innocence during a brief telephone interview with The Associated Press. He said he hoped his life would be spared, and that he remained optimistic. "They'll never take that from me," Glossip told the AP. "I won't let it bring me down. If you've got to go out ... you don't want to be bitter and angry about it."
During his trials, prosecutors alleged that Glossip masterminded the killing because he was afraid Van Treese was about to fire him for embezzling money and poorly managing the motel. Sneed, a handyman at the motel who admitted killing Van Treese with a baseball bat, was sentenced to life in prison in exchange for his testimony against Glossip. Two juries convicted Glossip and sentenced him to death. His execution was set to be the first in Oklahoma since a sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court upheld ___ the state's three-drug lethal injection formula in Associated Press writers June. Tim Talley in Oklahoma Glossip's case garnered City and Jill Bleed in Little
Rock, Arkansas, contributed to this report. Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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University Theatre’s first performance “Arcadia,� opens Friday, September 18. The performace will take place at the Weitzenhoffer Theatre right across from Catlett on Elm.
THEATRE: Continued from Page One “This play has taught me how to delve deep into my characters and really know what they’re thinking,� Stuart said. Mortimer spoke often w i t h h e r f a t h e r, D av i d Branch, about a lot of the math and science concepts in the show, she said. Branch was previously employed as an astrophysicist at OU for 30 years. “I read everything Tom Stoppard has ever written on the show, any previous reviews I could find on other productions of the show; I watched a ton of YouTube clips ... I’ve researched more on this play than any other show I’ve directed,� Mortimer said. Calley Luman, an acting senior, plays another lead role, Thomasina Coverly. Coverly is a young inhabitant of Sidley Park and Hodge’s student. “ Th i s i s t h e s ma r t e st character I’ve ever played,� Luman said. “She’s basically a genius and is figuring out stuff that isn’t developed for hundreds of years. It’s been a really nice change from
“The play is a lot of fun and I hope we can make this journey as clear as possible for the audience�
other stuff I’ve done.� “Arcadia� demands a lot of research, but the cast’s discipline to the show has been inspiring, Mortimer said. Aside from “Arcadia’s� multifaceted theories, “the play is a lot of fun and I hope we can make this journey as clear as possible for the audience,� Luman said. The play doesn’t just have an intellectual side but a comedic side as well. “The whole play requires a lot of timing and wit, and we’ve had a lot fun figuring that out as well as working on the British dialect,� Mortimer said. The end of the world is one of the last concepts that the characters tackle in the show, Luman said. “You can think about that every single day, or you can think about dancing and love and life,� Luman said. “I hope that the audience will focus on that for a couple of hours after seeing the show.� “A r c a d i a� w i l l o p e n
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OU alumni Steve Kunkle can be the “super fan of the century” as he drives over 500 miles to come to Norman for every home football game. Steve Kunkle won two National Championships as a football player at OU.
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Steve Kunkle is a super fan. Originally from Hurst, Texas and a resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico since 1979, Kunkle has a history with Oklahoma. He played football at OU from 1972-75 and won back-toback national titles under Barry Switzer. Today Kunkle is a State Farm Insurance agent who has logged about 1,000 hours of driving to and from Norman to catch home
football games. He and his wife Melissa haven’t missed a game at the “palace on the prairie” since 2002 — that’s 79 in a row — and have attended most of OU’s road games too. “I fell in love with football when I was probably 4-yearsold. My dad took me to a TCU Horned Frogs game — he was a student at TCU — and I was enthralled, and I’ve been enthralled with football ever since,” Kunkle said. Kunkle started playing tackle football when he was in fifth grade. By his senior year of high school he was just 5-foot-10, and Kunkle said he was “not what many colleges were looking at.” Despite his height, he
was one of few players coming onto the college scene who had been exposed to a weights program in high school, and that extra muscle gave him an edge. Kunkle visited OU with his best friend and fellow recruit, Scott Hill, and knowing they wanted to continue their playing careers together, they fell in love with Oklahoma. W h i l e Ku n k l e w a s a Sooner the football program won two national titles and four Big Eight championships, losing just two games. Though he was listed on the roster as a linebacker on the ‘74 and ‘75 national championship teams, Kunkle claims he didn’t see the field much. “It was very memorable,”
he said. “My first year I played freshman football ... and I was captain of the freshman team, and so it was a great honor. I appreciated that. After that, really the most memorable experience as a player was just being a part — although again, I was a substitute and did not get a lot of playing time — I was a part of something that was just amazingly special.” In addition to collecting a few championship rings during his collegiate career, Steve acquired a wedding ring. He met his wife Melissa, who was a member of the Sooners’ cheer squad, at OU. “I saw her at first in the pledge class photographs in the Kappa class. All the guys and all the football players, we were always on the prowl for pretty girls, and I thought she was drop-dead gorgeous,” he said. “I went out with Melissa because I thought she was beautiful, and in an audacious moment, I just called her and asked her to go out with me and convinced her to do that.” “People laugh because Melissa really is gorgeous ,and I’m very average, but she fell head-over-heels in love with me on our first date.” In addition to her looks, Steve praised Melissa’s passion for the game of football and the university, claiming that she’s the reason he gets to do what he does. “Melissa loves football as much as I do and loves the whole experience of coming back to OU,” he said.
““I always laugh because when the band comes out playing ‘Oklahoma’ before the game, I always have the experience (of thinking) ‘I’m so glad I’m here, this is worth driving eight and a half hours one way to get to.” STEVE KUNKLE, OU ALUMNI
The Kunkles have four children, three of whom attended Oklahoma. Their youngest, Hannah, walked on to the soccer team in 2003. “ That’s when my wife and I began to consistently come back to OU for games,” Kunkle said. He and Melissa would drive out on Fridays, catch the football game Saturday and watch Hannah play on Sunday afternoons before heading back to Albuquerque. “ In 1 9 7 9 , I m ov e d t o Albuquerque, and so raising kids and having a family, I didn’t go to many OU games during that time. Maybe every other year I’d see an OU game. I sold my season tickets when OU was good in the ‘80s. I gave them away when they weren’t good in the ‘90s. But when Hannah came to OU, we started coming to the home games because we’d see her,” Kunkle said.
After Hannah graduated, the Kunkles’ routine just stuck. Steve and Melissa still come up on Friday and arrive in Norman to take an evening jog around the campus, take in a football game and get back on the road Sunday morning. “Since (2002), we have not missed a home game,” said Steve. But this year, the Kunkles will snap that 73-game streak when OU plays Tulsa and for good reason. Steve, a minister, agreed to do a wedding for a family friend, and Hannah is pregnant and is due around the same time. What is it that brings Steve and Melissa Kunkle back to OU and draws them to Sooners games around the nation, despite the time and energy it takes to make all the games? “Well, it’s because it’s fun,” he said without hesitation. “I always laugh because when the band comes out playing ‘Oklahoma’ before the game, I always have the experience (of thinking) ‘I’m so glad I’m here. This is worth driving eight and a half hours one way to get to.’ We actually enjoy the ride and we love coming to Norman. And we’re sad when it ends. We’re sad there’s only six home games. We wish there were like 20.” Spoken like a true super fan. Ann Marcelli annmarcelli@gmail.com
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As far as Dalton Rodriguez could see, he saw crimson. He saw cream. He heard the chants and felt the intensity in the stadium. He knew he made a mistake. It wasn’t until that Saturday two years ago that Rodriguez, now a walk-on linebacker at Oklahoma, realized he was wearing the wrong colors. Rodriguez, a standout defensive end at Tulsa Union, originally committed to the Sooners as an offensive lineman. But as the process wore on, he saw an opportunity to play on the defensive side of the ball for Tulsa. He switched his commitment to the G olden Hurricane. But when Tulsa played at
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St. John prepared to face UT. He also singled Rodriguez out during his Monday press conference as having a big impact from the scout team. “(Rodriguez) gives a little bit of a different look,” St. John said. “He has similar quickness to (Eric Striker) and (Devante Bond), but he’s like 6-foot-5, so he has plenty of length also.” “I thanked him earlier today, and I told him ‘this week, we have to do the same thing.’” As for the recent recognition, Rodriguez says he’s thankful that his efforts are being seen. “It’s a good feeling because I know that my work JSPENSER DAVIS/THE DAILY isn’t going completely unSophomore linebacker Dalton Rodriguez talks to reporters after Tuesday’s practice. Rodriguez transferred noticed,” Rodriguez said. “It to OU from Tulsa after realizing he always wanted to play for the Sooners. boosts my confidence, but at the end of the day I know I’m there,” Rodriguez told The that I wanted to transfer said. “This just really felt like still not where I need to be Oklahoman last August. where I needed to be.” here,” Rodriguez recalled. and what I want to be.” Rodriguez remembered Rodriguez’s gamble is Stoops told him he still how he felt in Oklahoma’s had a spot for Rodriguez starting to pay off. stadium as a freshman and — but as a walk-on. Still, Stoops named him one of Spenser Davis he knew he had a phone call Rodriguez accepted the role. the offensive players of the davis.spenser@ou.edu to make. “It was a crazy process. game against Tennessee for “I just told (coach Stoops) It was a long process,” he his efforts in getting Josiah
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h e w o rd “ j u s t i c e ” often gets bandied about in discussions of the death penalty. On Wednesday, the day Richard Glossip was scheduled to be executed in spite of evidence casting doubt on his guilt, the Tulsa World ran an editorial expressing this commonly held sentiment. The editorial used the J-word multiple times, as if attempting to convince us through repetition that Glossip’s impending death represented justice. Such arguments are understandable; if the death penalty is not justice, then it is mere barbarism. So, in order to support it, one must believe it is just. An appeals cour t has granted Glossip a stay until Sept. 30. His attorneys will at least have an opportunity to make their argument. O k l a h o m a G o v. M a r y Fallin’s actions in this case, however, have demonstrated this justice rhetoric to be completely unsupported. In her statement refusing a stay of execution to Glossip, she noted her utmost confidence that he was guilty of the crime. That confidence, she stated, is what made her refuse to grant the stay. If you’re wondering
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Kathleen Lord (center) and Don Knight (right), Richard Glossip’s defense attorneys, talk as Glossip’s sister addresses the media on Wednesday, Richard Glossip was convicted of first- degree murder in 1998 and has been on death row for 17 years.
what’s wrong with that argument, you are not alone. Fallin may have confidence, but clearly many people around the country — and indeed, around the world — do not. The governor’s power, meanwhile, only allows her to grant a temporary stay. If she is so interested in seeing justice done, then why not grant it? Speak out and urge an independent investigation into the case, scrutinized by an independent press. If the case
is as clear-cut as she thinks, Glossip could have been executed after that investigation. While I am opposed to the death penalty in all circumstances, an argument could be made that this would be justice. Since Fallin did not do this, clearly there must be something else more important than justice at play here. Indeed there is. She posited the notion of “closure” for the victim’s family as one of the factors
in her decision. Let’s just assume for a second the need for closure supersedes concerns about executing someone innocent. It’s ridiculous, but just go with it for a second. Assume she’s right. The trouble is that such closure is a myth. The unexpected death of someone close to you will never have closure, regardless of whether it is accidental or not. A couple whose young child dies unexpectedly of a childhood illness generally has no one
to blame, but their lives — and quite possibly their marriage — are never going to be the same. It’s sad but true. Fallin’s actions are not about closure, then. Nor are they about justice. They are about bloodlust. In fairness to her, she is hardly the only one who has revealed this fundamental truth that so many have attempted to cloak. How else can one explain similar cases in Texas and Georgia where
potentially innocent men have been executed? The fact that many states remain so desperate to kill people even in the face of such questions should tell us that capital punishment has never been about the rule of law or justice. End it.
Greg Boyd is a senior film and media studies major.
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