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Complex faces safety concerns U Greens’ residents experience thievery BRYCE MCELHANEY News Reporter @bryce_mac
Fliers for an unidentified man were posted on car windshields in the University Greens parking lot, announcing a $7,000 reward for information that leads to the suspect’s arrest for an armed robbery which took place on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at the complex. The suspect is one of two involved with the armed robbery. According to a release from the Norman Police Department, two
black males entered the University Greens apartment with a gun, tied up one of the residents and took property from the apartment. The victim was not injured, according to the release. NPD public safety information officer Sarah Jensen said students should go back to the basics of safety. Doors and windows need to be locked during the day, Jensen said. “As always, we would encourage them not to leave any valuables in their vehicles, especially at night … Keep them inside a locked apartment, because if it’s in your car, it’s way more likely to be stolen. It’s way more visible,” Jensen said. Energy management junior
Rachel, a resident of the complex, said her car was broken into on Sept. 14. Rachel asked that her last name be removed to protect her identity. “ Basically, I walke d dow n Tuesday morning, and there was a lock tampered with, and my glove box and center console were empty,” Rachel said. Rachel said the damage totaled to $300 and a missing item, which was worth $500. Important documents and personal items in her car, which she was emotionally attached to, were also taken, she said. “Me and my roommates do not feel safe, and if something does not change, I will be taking action,”
Rachel said. Other complex residents said they feel safe. Energy management sophomore Olivia Black said she isn’t aware of any security changes at the complex, but still feels safe. “Today they put a police sketch of the guy and wrote ‘$7000 reward’ on it,” Black said. Petroleum engineering sophomore Abel Rivera said he feels safe at the complex. “I feel good. I mean, I know people talk about it, but we keep our doors locked,” Rivera said. Pre-health junior Pablo Perez said he also feels safe. “We lock everything up,” Perez said. Jensen said the biggest thing
is to report suspicious behavior — something that’s not reported often enough. “People tend to see suspicious behavior,” Jensen said. “They see someone who might be walking around that they’ve never seen before and maybe somebody who’s looking at the vehicles, pulling on door handles, and they don’t report it. That’s essential information.” If a resident sees suspicious behavior, Jensen said they should call the police department and get a physical description of the person. Sending officers on the scene to evaluate the situation helps, she SEE ROBBERY PAGE 6
Group suggests police training Organization tries to reduce state suicides JORGE KRZYZANIAK News Reporter @JorgeKrzyz
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Electrical engineering freshman Benjamin Korty rides his bike on the Scholars Walk. There is still no evidence of a proposed bike lane.
ABSENT LANE CHAOS Proposed bike lane still missing from Scholar’s Walk JESSE POUND News Editor @jesserpound
An expected bike lane on the east side of the South Oval has not yet been added, despite the lane being part of the university’s master bike plan.
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Last fall, The Daily ran a story about a new bike lane that was supposed to be added onto the Scholar’s Walk side of the South Oval. As of press time, no work on the bike lane had begun. The lane is expected to be added soon, said Brian Holderread, the director of architectural and engineering services. “I think we’ll get something out there this semester,” Holderread said.
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Architectural and engineering services is studying how the new bike lane will fit into the master plan for bikes on campus, Holderread said. One thing they are taking into consideration is the construction of the new residence halls, which will have students coming to classes from a different direction than they have in the past. Last fall, the plan was for the bike lane to be on the western side of the Scholar’s Walk, occupying the
inside part of the South Oval. The addition of the bike lane was part of the original budget for the Scholar’s Walk renovations. Architectural and engineering services is also considering the timing of when to do the project, as it is harder to do a project like this during football season, Holderread said.
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Mental Health Association Oklahoma is pushing for better police training for averting suicide. The most recent data from the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s office shows a nearly steady increase in suicide deaths in Oklahoma throughout the last decade. Mental Health Association Oklahoma Executive Director, Mike Brose, said moments of mental crisis can happen to anyone. It’s what happens in those moments that can mean life or death. Often, police are called upon to de-escalate situations where an individual is attempting or threatening suicide, he said. Brose said law enforcement protocols and the methods of mental health professionals are at times in alignment. “But sometimes those are c ro s s -p u r p o s e d ,” h e s a i d . “Ideally, mental health professionals should be in the background until a time that they might play a role.” OU Police Maj. Bruce Chan said campus police usually respond to multiple suicide attempts or threats on campus each year. SEE COPS PAGE 3
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BIKES: Continued from Page One Students are receptive to the possibility of the new bike lane. “I really like having the bike lane on the west side of the South Oval, even though I don’t use a bike to ride around. It’s really nice for there to be a predefined place for bikers to go,” said Addison Womack, a computer science sophomore. James Ferguson, also a computer science sophomore, agreed with Womack. “It would be nice to have them not feel like they can take up most of the lane,” Ferguson said. The proposed bike lane
will include some of the plaques that were placed on the Scholar’s Walk to honor former OU students. This would mean that bikers would ride over these plaques. Ferguson said this would be disrespectful. “If we’re not able to walk on the seal, then we’re not able to ride bikes on the plaques,” Ferguson said. Womack disagreed with this sentiment. “If they wanted to memorialize people in such a way to where people weren’t ever moving over them, I think they would have chosen a different medium to recognize them that’s not part of the pavement,” Womack said. Jesse Pound @jesserpound
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OU Fraternity Beta Theta Pi sits on the corner of Chautauqua Avenue and W. Brooks Street. The house just got overhauled with an $11 million dollar renovation.
Fraternity house opens Beta Theta Pi home includes 85-inch TV, five private studies MARY SMITH
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The Beta Theta Pi fraternity house opened early this month for members to move in after being under reconstruction for roughly 450 days. “Everyone’s really excited,” chapter president Aaron Murray said. “We feel really lucky to be able to have a
home like this. I know a lot of our guys don’t feel like they deserve it, but its something that we just feel very fortunate to have.” The house went from approximately 17,000 square feet to 37,000 square feet after the renovation. The renovations cost about $11 million, funded largely by alumni donations. Since the house is a nationally registered landmark, the new additions resemble the existing house structure, Murray said. “I love how the alumni put in the effort they did in raising so much money and
how much they care about the future of Beta,” said Anthony Rayburn, a new Beta member. “We went to great lengths to preserve the original architectural character of the building,” corportate president Zach Allen said. “The front view of the building remains unchanged and historically accurate.” The new house includes several notable additions, including a recreation room with an 85-inch TV, a soundproof, auditorium-style study hall, five private study rooms and a full-size basketball
court. The dining hall can now seat 120 people, and the house itself can accommodate approximately 90 live-in members. The rooms were designed to be unique, so that each room is different from the next. Those who belong to the fraternity are not only grateful, but eager to have their own house again, Murray said. Mary Smith mcsooner19@gmail.com
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Mechanical engineering freshman Taylor Craig and engineering freshman Jon Stiner ride down the Scholars Walk. The proposed bike lane will include some of the plaques that were placed on Scholar’s Walk to honor former OU students.
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Students to make voting easy JUST THE FACTS National Election Turnouts: 2012 — There was a 61.8 percent voter turnout for this congressional and presidential election year 2014 — There was a 41.9 percent voter turnout for this election year, which was only a congressional election year
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Chan said campus police don’t contact mental health professionals to accompany them or meet them at the location where a suicidal subject has been reported. He said officers normally handle the scene themselves and sometimes refer subjects to mental health professionals later. “We’re as prepared and as
“The point of it is to provide officers with more specialized and advanced knowledge for handling people who are having a mental health crisis.” BRUCE CHAN, OU POLICE MAJ.
Groups will pair up to register students to vote on campus TANNER OSBORNE News Reporter @tannerosbear
Two campus groups have teamed up to help people register to vote for National Vo t e r Re g i st rat i o n Day today. The movement is intended to inspire those who are not registered to vote to get out and do so. It stresses the importance of voting through the use of national events, patriotism and necessity. OU Votes, a campus group dedicated to getting students registered to vote, is partnered with the Black Student Association today and will be helping students get registered between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. in the Union. O U Vo t e s a l s o h e l p s well-equipped as we can be,” he said. Chan said basic academy training for all police is in part aimed at recognizing a mental health crisis. Roughly half of OU’s police officers have also undergone Crisis Intervention Team training, 40 hours of extensive mental health training for emergency personnel, Chan said. “The point of it is to provide officers with more specialized and advanced knowledge for handling people who are having a mental health crisis,” Chan said. “It is not specifically about suicide intervention, but that’s a big part of it.” Brose said a lack of more in-depth training or involvement with mental health professionals for police leaves individuals in crisis and the police disadvantaged. “It’s not fair to law enforcement to call on them to put them in a first-responder situation in a crisis without that kind of proper training,” he said. “So, there’s a real opportunity in training modules to have a lot of dialogue, familiarity and potential coordination (with mental health professionals).” He said this type of training and interaction takes time and investment but is
students get registered on Mondays and Fridays in the Union. “We are partnered with BSA today in the Union, but we operate Mondays and Fridays to get students registered,” said Lorna Vazquez of OU Votes. “This Friday, we will be open for an extended period in order to get as many students registered as we can.” The percentage of people electing U.S. leaders into office is, on average, just above or below 50 percent. According to the United States Election Project website, only 35.9 percent of eligible voters turned up at the polls in 2014. For Oklahoma, in the last 2014 governor election, only 40.7 percent of registered voters and 29 percent of eligible voters came to the polls, according to the Oklahoma Watch website. That means that entire segments of society in both Oklahoma and the nation
as a whole are not getting their voices heard and acknowledged. In some cases, a minority of the population is electing the leaders of the country. This is why National Voter Registration Day aims to make getting registered easier and less painful, with online registration forms available on their website. OU students interested in getting registered can fill out the information sheets online then print those sheets out and mail them to the County Election Board at 641 E Robinson St. P.O. Box #200. This saves a trip to the Department of Motor Vehicles and will hopefully make it easier for people to get registered. The deadline reads that the application has to be received 25 days before the election. Tanner Osborne Tannerosborne84@yahoo.com
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The Norman Police Department is located on 201 W Gray St. The most recent data from the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s office shows a nearly steady increase in suicide deaths in Oklahoma throughout the last decade.
already proven to save lives and reduce the strain on jails, prisons and social services that otherwise act as a “catch-all” for those suffering mental illness or crisis. He said a model was established by San Antonio police who work in tandem with mental health professionals to develop ongoing training for officers.
“Essentially what you get is a unit of mental health experts who are police officers,” Brose said. “Those officers can function in both roles, and they perform the CIT training for the other officers, fire, ambulance, dispatchers, sheriff’s deputies — all first responders over time.” He said San Antonio has
decreased incarceration rates and incidences of deadly force utilizing this specialized mental health police unit. Brose said the task of aiding those suffering crisis or mental illness belongs on the treatment system, not upon crowded prisons, jails and law enforcement. He said, having recently been
elected to Tulsa’s Criminal Justice Planning Council, he’s working to make that happen in Oklahoma. Chan said, however, that OU’s police are absolutely capable of saving lives right now. Jorge Krzyzaniak jorgekrzyz@gmail.com
Trump to visit Oklahoma State Fair Friday OU students voice conflicted stances on GOP candidate JACOB EYTH
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Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump will visit the Oklahoma State Fair this Friday, and the OU student body is conflicted in its views about Trump’s visit. Public relations junior Hannah Franklin, who is a member of OU College Republicans, had some mixed feelings about Trump’s upcoming visit. Franklin, like many others at first, thought Trump’s candidacy was more of a joke since he was a celebrity known for his reality TV show “The Apprentice.” However, Franklin’s opinion changed the more she
dramatic and focus on immigration reform, an issue she believes will hit home with Oklahoma voters. A c t i n g f re s h m a n Jo n Yawn also found it hard to take Trump’s campaign seriously when he first heard about it. Although he said he could see Trump being popular with adults around Oklahoma, he does not think he will receive much love from OU students. He said he has no plans to attend Trump’s rally on Friday. Much like Yawn, biology freshman Gabriella Garcia is not excited for Trump’s visit. Garcia said when Trump initially announced his candidacy, she thought he was just looking for anothAP PHOTO/CHARLIE NEIBERGALL er headline. However, as his Republican presidential candidate and businessman Donald Trump waves at the end of a rally at campaign has progressed, Urbandale High School, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, in Urbandale, Iowa. she has become disenchanted with Trump. Garcia said listened to what Trump had some of the things he said,” attend Trump’s rally at she has been shocked by to say. said Franklin. the fair on Friday, where Trump’s disrespect toward “I kind of agreed with She said she plans to she expects him to be very the Hispanic community.
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“He shouldn’t be appealing to only one race when he’s speaking as a candidate,” said Garcia. Garcia said she believes Trump’s visit to Oklahoma will estrange him from voters around the state and on campus. “People here care more about your personality and less about the color of your skin, unlike Trump,” Garcia said. “He will be hated more by Hispanics at OU.” One of Trump’s opponents in the GOP race, Carly Fiorina, will also visit the Sooner state next week. The former Hewlett-Packard CEO will speak with independent oil and natural gas producers on Sept. 29 at a private event in Oklahoma City. Jacob Eyth jeyth@ou.edu
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Looking back at freshman year
As I begin the first semester of my sophomore year, I look at the freshmen and think of all the memories I had during my first year at the greatest university in the state of Oklahoma. However, looking back, I cringe at a few of the typical things that my fellow freshmen (or I, myself ) did during the first year of college. Here’s what separates the freshmen from everyone else.
saw a bicyclist straight-up plow through a fragile, tiny freshman. Secondly, if you are still wearing your high school athletic shirts, people will be very quick to spot this. This happened to me once or twice when I didn’t have time go down to the basement to do laundry during the first few months of school. But freshmen, I don’t want you to make the same mistake that some unfortunate souls have made. Leave high school behind. Thirdly, putting on a full face of makeup prior to class is something that you will no longer do after the first semester. A full face of makeup may include false eyelashes, lots of eyeliner and fully contoured foundation that usually requires watching a Kim Kardashian makeup tutorial via YouTube.
On the South Oval: Walking down the South Oval puts freshmen at a big risk of social suicide for a few reasons. First, it’s easy to spot a freshman because they don’t pay attention to the bicycle lane. I, myself, almost got into two accidents because I was staring at my phone while crossing the bike lane. In addition, I
On Campus Corner: Going out on a Thursday night is one of the funniest sights to see if you are not a local. If you pass by Brother’s (and you aren’t a freshman), you would think this bar was handing out free drinks and hors d’oeuvres for everyone because there are way too many people waiting in line to get in.
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This line literally takes an hour, and the worst part is that most freshmen are only waiting to get two Xs drawn on their hands. What’s even funnier is that these freshmen are waiting in line for over an hour to get their $40 fake ID from China taken away by a cop at the door and then to proceed inside crying while trying to wash the Xs off in the bathroom with 20 other girls. PSA: if you are a freshman waiting in this outrageous line, beware of getting a ticket for “obstruction of the sidewalk”. When you hear this, you may ask yourself, “WTF? Does this really exist?” and the answer is yes, it does, because the 100-plus freshman waiting in line are obstructing the public right of way. At fraternity houses: The other day, I was driving down South Greek and saw a squad of beautiful, young ladies walking around in 5-inch heels and dresses. And even though I am a big supporter of the #itsbettertobeoverdressed movement (which definitely doesn’t exist), it was a Wednesday night. Baby freshmen, I feel for you, because when I went out on my first Wednesday night,
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Comedy Night draws big crowd Audience enjoys mulitple special moments throughout show SIANDHARA BONNET A&E Reporter @SiandharaB
The seats were filled, the aisles were lined and the ground was crowded, all for stand-up comedy. None of this, however, could be seen by creative media production senior Ashley Leisten until she walked on stage. “I didn’t look into the audience before I went on,” Leisten said. “So when I walked out and I saw people literally sitting in the aisles and on the stairs and in the back standing up and in the balcony, I think it just got me totally off guard. And I was so excited and ready to do my set, that I think I just got — I think you can hear it in my voice that I just got really pumped up.” Leisten, one of only two women to compete in Comedy Fight Night, won over the crowd and the judges with her set. Beginning with her background story, which paralleled the plot of “Holes” by Louis Sachar, she started off a little shaky but took control quickly. “I’ve only ever done standup for random people that I
don’t know, and it’s always gone really well,” Leisten said. “There was an added element of pressure by doing it for so many people that I do know, so that was something different. But I feel like as soon as you get out on stage, you remember what it feels like and how fun it is, and you just kind of let it go and forget about it.” Leisten had always wanted to get into comedy but didn’t until this past summer, when she went to The Second City’s comedy studies program in Chicago, she said. There, she spent six weeks studying and going to open mics with her friends. After encouragement from her dad and her friends from the program, she decided to try Comedy Fight Night. “I didn’t realize how many knew about it, and I didn’t realize how many people were going to be auditioning, so I was really surprised by the turn out,” Leisten said. “I was just surprised with the intense caliber of all of these stand-up comics we have here at this school that no one knows about. I thought that was crazy and awesome that we get to highlight that.” After inter mission, it was time for MC Streeter Seidell, comedian and writer for SNL, to do his own set. Afterward, the winners were announced.
“I was really just excited to hear Streeter do his stuff,” Leisten said. “I feel like I learn more from other comics by listening to them instead of writing my own stuff, but as soon as he finished, I was like ‘let’s do it!’ I just didn’t care at that point. I just wanted the comics to get recognized for what that they do.” First up was the crowd favorite, which turned out to be Leisten. “I love knowing that the people listening actually really loved what I was saying,” Leisten said. “Hearing from the audience, who’s the one paying for tickets or coming out on a late night or spending a weekend trying to catch some comedy — that’s who it really matters to. So, it’s awesome that the crowd found me as their favorite because that just means that they liked what I was saying.” After pictures with Seidell and Auston Stiefer, UPB’s director of the comedy series, the runner-up was announced, but in this case, it was a tie between professional writing senior Reid Corbin and junior Nick Marr. “I was super excited,” Corbin said. “Nick Marr is an awesome dude, so I was glad I got to share that moment with him.” And finally, the winner. “I think I instantly felt really humbled more because I
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just do it because I really like it, so to be recognized for it is super bizarre,” Leisten said. “It was just an exciting experience, not just because I won, but because the whole event represents so much more than that. It’s an opportunity for kids that are really interested in comedy, living in the middle of Oklahoma
an opportunity to do some- gonna continue just doing thing with it, and so I think I what I love and see where I felt really honored that I was end up.” able to represent that.” Leisten hopes to move to Chicago where she’ll audiSiandhara Bonnet arahdnais@hotmail.com tion for The Second City’s conservatory. “I’m gonna try to audition for that and kind of go from there,” Leisten said. “I’m
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Attorneys fight death sentence Struggle continues over state inmate’s nearing execution OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Attorneys for an Oklahoma inmate scheduled to be put to death next week challenged his execution date Tuesday in a motion that claims a court order that set it violates state law. Richard Glossip, 52, was given a Sept. 30 execution date in an order handed down by the Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals when it set aside his previous execution date and gave him a two-week reprieve. Glossip’s motion asks the appeals court to rescind the portion of its order that set his new execution date. Glossip was just hours away from being given a lethal injection on Sept. 16 for arranging the 1997 beating death of motel owner Barry Alan Van Treese when the appeals court halted the punishment. The court wanted to give judges more time to review Glossip’s lengthy death penalty challenge in which he claims he is innocent. The appeals court granted an emergency stay of execution in the order that reset Glossip’s execution “without further order” of the court. But Glossip’s motion says
state law requires that “a new execution date cannot be set before a stay is dissolved.” The motion states that once a stay of execution is lifted by the court, state law requires a new execution date to be set for either 30 or 60 days later, not just 14 days as in Glossip’s case. “Following the statute would permit an orderly presentation and evaluation of claims,” the motion concludes. Aaron Cooper, a spokesman for Attorney General Scott Pruitt, said Pruitt plans to file legal papers in support of the court’s order. “The attorney general believes the court’s actions were entirely consistent with the law,” Cooper said. Glossip was twice convicted of ordering the killing of Van Treese, who lived in Lawton and owned the Oklahoma City motel where Glossip worked. Prosecutors said Justin Sneed, a motel handyman, admitted robbing and beating Van Treese, but said he did so only after Glossip promised to pay him $10,000. Van Treese was found beaten to death Jan. 7, 1997, in a room at the motel. Van Treese was staying at the m o t e l w h i l e d e l i ve r i ng paychecks and picking up large amounts of money for deposit.
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David Prater, Oklahoma County District Attorney, left, speaks to the media following a news conference by death row inmate Richard Glossip’s defense attorney in Oklahoma City, Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. Glossip is scheduled to be executed on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015, and his defense team is asking for a stay while they search for evidence in the case.
Glossip was questioned by police, and a day later began selling his belongings and telling people he was leaving town, according to investigators. Police again detained him and found him with $1,200; court records show his net pay that week
was about $430. Sneed was found with $1,700 after Van Treese’s death. Glossip’s case attracted international attention after actress Susan Sarandon, who portrayed nun and death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean in the
movie “Dead Man Walking,” took up his cause. Prejean has served as Glossip’s spiritual adviser and frequently visited him in prison. Had it not been halted, Glossip’s execution would have been the first in Oklahoma since a sharply
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Desire 2 Learn update streamlines sign-on IT plans to develop project throughout Fall 2015 semester DAYTEN ISRAEL News Reporter @daytenisrael
Desire 2 Learn recently underwent a change in its design as part of a larger project to connect multiple interfaces and make OU’s online services more accessible. OU Information Technology has been working a project that will deliver single sign-on (SSO) capability. This will allow for PHOTO PROVIDED OU IT launched a new login screen for D2L this week. The design change will be followed by a larger project students, faculty and staff to connect to OU’s integrated allowing users single sign-on capabilities and easiser navigation between OU websites and services.
online services and navigate through them while still being logged on, said Nicholas Key, the executive director of design, data and development for OU IT. The SSO project is the first step in establishing an even larger access management process that will allow OU IT to improve management of user accounts and personalization of student, faculty and staff resources, Key said. This new change is only possible through the facilitation of a tool called Ping, which cost the university $222,261, Key said. Ping Identity, the tool that makes this new change possible, provides identity and
access management solutions that give customers and employees one-click access to any application from any device, according to its website. Key said he believes SSO will improve productivity for OU’s community. OU IT’s main goal is completing the most critical integrations by the end of fall 2015, Key said. The project has no end date and will continue as new services are brought on campus, Key said. Dayten Israel daytenisrael@gmail.com
Oklahoman archbishop to attend first papal address before U.S. Congress
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Oklahoma, nation gas prices drop to all-time low in more than a decade
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford says he’s invited Archbishop Paul Coakley to be his guest this week as Pope Francis addresses a joint session of Congress on Thursday. Francis is set to become the first pope to speak before Congress. The speech Thursday is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Coakley was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010 as the fourth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma. Lankford says Pope Francis’ speech will be a historic event not just for Catholics but all Americans. He says he’s thankful that the archbishop can join him for the address.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Carly Fiorina is the latest Republican presidential hopeful scheduled to visit Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Independent Petroleum Association says the former Hewlett-Packard CEO will speak Sept. 29 at a town hall discussion with independent oil and natural gas producers in Oklahoma City. The event is by invitation only and is not open to the public. Fiorina is coming off a strong performance in last week’s Republican presidential candidate debate. Marco Rubio spoke to the same organization earlier this month in Oklahoma City, and on Friday, Donald Trump is set to speak at the Oklahoma State Fair.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The average price for a gallon of regular, self-serve gasoline is the lowest it’s been in more than a decade on this date in both Oklahoma and across the nation. AAA Oklahoma reports Tuesday’s average price in Oklahoma is $2.10 per gallon and the U.S. average price is $2.28 per gallon. AAA says those prices are the lowest for Sept. 22 since 2004. The Oklahoma average price is down nearly three cents per gallon since last week and is nearly 36 cents per gallon less than a month ago. Average prices in selected cities across the state range from $1.92 per gallon in Lawton to $2.20 in Idabel. The price in Oklahoma City averaged $2.10 per gallon and stood at $2.04 per gallon in Tulsa. Associated Press
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It’s no secret that “vaping,� or smoking e-cigarettes has become increasingly popular in Oklahoma over the past several years. It’s clear that OU has not been immune to this growing trend. Twenty percent of OU students responding to a survey conducted by The Daily said that they use electronic cigarettes or vapes, and 68 percent said that someone they know does. Human resources sophomore Cordell Newton said he originally started using a vape pen, a small cylindrical vaporizer, when he was 17. He now uses a larger, boxier looking vaporizer referred to as a mod. Newton said he first started vaping because of the social aspect. “Before I got one, I was pretty much the only one of my friends who didn’t have one,� Newton said. Originally from Coronado, California, Newton found that vaping was just as popular in Norman as it was his in home town. There are currently seven stores that sell vaporizers, vaporizer juices and accessories in Norman, a town with a population of under 140,000. For comparison, the town has 14 liquor stores. Newton regularly participates in vaping competitions held at these stores, which he said usually draw 40-50 people, many of whom are OU students. Newton said he had a few health concerns about
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(Left to right) Energy management sophomore Austin Tuxhorn, physics sophomore Jake Whitson and marketing sophomore Alex Crawford blow clouds of vape smoke at their house on Tuesday. Vaping has become popular in the recent years as an alternative to tobacco products such as cigarettes.
“It could be harmful and open you up to infections, but I’ve never had anything like that happen to me.� CORDELL NEWTON, HUMAN RESOURCES SOPHOMORE
vaping, but those have subsided over time. Recently, some researchers have released data suggesting that vaping may cause some negative health side effects. A study released by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health showed that mice exposed to the vapor from e-cigarettes were more susceptible to respiratory infection. According to the study, lead author, Thomas Sussan, said, “E-cigarette vapor alone produced mild effects on the lungs, including inflammation and protein damage.� The study’s results also found that e-cigarette
vapors contain “free radicals,� which were previously thought to exist only in cigarettes and air pollutants. Another study from researchers at Portland State University found that when used at high voltages, e-cigarettes can release formaldehyde. Formaldehyde is listed as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Newton was unfamiliar with the results of these studies but said he was aware that vaping could have a negative impact on one’s health. “It could be harmful and open you up to infections, but I’ve never had anything like that happen to me,�
Continued from Page One “We’re having recurring problems or instances of this nature,� Jensen said. Though the Norman Police Department is not directly involved with the complex’s security, Jensen said there has not been an increase in reports or concerns from the complex. Je n s e n s a i d s t u d e nt s need to be aware of their
Newton said. The above studies suggest that there may be health risks associated with vaping. However, e-cigarette use may continue to grow in popularity on OU’s campus like it has been unless people start to contract illnesses directly related to vaping. Oklahoma has taken some precautions in regards to e-cigarette use. OSU regents voted on Dec. 7, 2013, to ban vaping on campus. Later that month, Gov. Mary Fallin followed suit and signed an executive order banning the use of e-cigarettes on public property. Four months later in April 2014, Fallin signed into law Senate Bill 1602, which banned the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors. Jacob Eyth jeyth@ou.edu
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Dillon Hollingsworth, sports editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports
Hail Mary pass stunned Stoops Last second attempt halted OU’s momentum BRADY VARDEMAN
Assistant Sports Editor @BradyVardeman
Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops was on his way down from the press box when Tulsa recovered an onside kick with 13 seconds remaining in the first half. He j o i n e d s e c o n d a r y coach Kerry Cooks on the sideline just as the Golden Hurricane snapped the ball. Quarterback Dane Evans sat in the pocket and waited. Evans eventually hurled a 43-yard bomb to Keyarris Garrett, who pulled it down in the end zone. Ju s t m i n u t e s b e f o r e , Oklahoma was on the verge of taking a 38-10 lead over Tulsa heading into halftime. A Joe Mixon fumble on the 20-yard line gave TU an opportunity to close the gap, however. “I thought we were starting to separate there before the half,” Stoops said. “We had a chance to go up 38-10, and the next thing you know, it’s 31-24. They scored 14 points in ... 13
seconds. “That kind of threw us out of whack a little bit. We lost a little bit of rhythm in our defense. It put us back on our heels.” The Sooners went from almost completely shutting down a Tulsa attack in the first half to giving up 603 yards, 427 of which were behind the arm of Evans. The defensive performance was polar opposite of what was displayed just a week before at Tennessee, when it kept OU in the game for three and a half quarters as the offense struggled to get going. “We still haven’t come up with the right formula,” Stoops said. “It’s very difficult, the way (Tulsa) stretch the field in a lot of ways. The matchups became tough. Th e sp e e d o f t h e ga m e bothered us.” Before Tulsa’s long touchdown pass — completing a 14-0 run in just 13 seconds — the Oklahoma secondary seemed like they had it all figured out. “That’s absolutely momentum for their side coming back out,” Cooks said. “They think that they got a chance to win the game.” The defender responsible for Tulsa’s touchdown,
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Defensive coordinator Mike Stoops coaches redshirt freshman cornerback Marcus Green during the first football practice after spring break on March 23 at Gaylord-Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
freshman cornerback P.J. Mb a na s o r, wa s n ’ t su p posed to even be in the game. Sophomore Jordan Thomas, the usual starter, was suspended. Cooks said the unit is using the bye week to make sure the more inexperienced players are prepared
to play if a similar situation arises in the future. “It’s just the lack of effort,” Cooks said. “We’ve got a young guy back there at corner. And, again, it’s a growing process for him. He’s got to be deep as the deepest, and he lets a guy get behind him and doesn’t finish the
play. “If he just stays on top of the route and just forces the guy out of bounds, we’re not talking about it.”
OU DEFENSE VS. TULSA 603 total yards allowed 427 passing yards allowed 176 rushing yards allowed
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Sooner running back still powering through Samaje Perine carries offense on his shoulders SPENSER DAVIS Football Reporter @Davis_Spenser
the same team Perine gashed for 242 yards rushing and four touchdowns. While OU’s offense appears much more balanced from Josh Heupel’s group last season, Riley still expects Perine to be a huge contributor as Oklahoma goes forward. “He’s a pretty big workhorse for us this last two weeks,” Riley said. “Other than he’s more involved in the passing game, I don’t know that it’s going to be a whole lot different. I think we’ve ran it more than we’ve thrown it up to this point now. “He’s going to be a workhorse for us. He’s catching and making some nice plays in the throw game. I think it’s making him a better overall player.”
SAMAJE PERINE STATS: 2014 stats through three games: 31 rushing attempts
177 rushing yards Simply put, Oklahoma running back Samaje Perine 1 rushing touchdown is a strong football player. He broke tackles and pow19 receiving yards ered through defenders last season for 1,713 rushing 2015 stats through three games: yards. A picture of his gigantic biceps even broke the 56 rushing attempts Internet this summer. Oklahoma offensive coor263 rushing yards dinator Lincoln Riley did note one thing the sophomore had 2 rushing touchdown to improve this off-season as 17 receiving yards OU changed its offensive philosophy from smash-mouth 1 receiving touchdown football to a more air raid-oriented system. “He’s physically going to be Spenser Davis davis.spenser@ou.edu good at (run blocking), but blocking has a lot to do with technique,” Riley said. “It’s something he was weak on, I would say, when we got here in spring, something he’s really improved on and become a solid blocker and has the potential to be a great one.” Perine is no longer Oklahoma’s main source of scoring this season with more weapons around him. The running back has worked his way in to the Sooners’ passing attack, however, as a receiver and a blocker. Perine accrued 263 yards rushing and two touchdowns through OU’s first three games this year. He caught his first touchdown pass of his collegiate career on Sept. 12 at Tennessee, as well, and isn’t deterred by his new role as a blocker. “I do whatever I can to help the team,” Perine said. “I enjoy blocking. When I know the defenses are keening on me, I’ll switch with Joe (Mixon) or whoever’s back there with me, and I’ll let them get the ball and I’ll go block. “Whatever it takes to help the team, I’m all for it.” The Sooners enter Big 12 play undefeated and are in the midst of their first bye week of the season. MATT WESLING/ THE DAILY Oklahoma opens its conference slate with West Samaje Perine celebrates after a score in a Sept. 5 game against Virginia on Oct. 3 in Norman, Akron in Gaylord-Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Perine rushed for a season-high 152 yards in Saturday’s game against Tulsa.
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Junior Baker Mayfield runs for a big gain against the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Sept. 19, 2015. Mayfield has made a huge impact this year for the Sooners and has made it on to ESPN’s Heisman watch after his record setting game against the University of Tulsa.
Quarterback debuts on Heisman watch list Baker Mayfield ranked 5th in ESPN poll BRADY VARDEMAN
Assistant Sports Editor @BradyVardeman
After his 572-yard, six touchdown performance on Saturday against Tulsa, Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield debuted at No. 5 on ESPN’s Heisman
Watch for week three. “Anyone who watched Mayfield through the first t h re e q u a r t e r s a g a i n s t Tennessee might have been surprised to see the Texas Tech transfer ranked among Heisman contenders — but he’s been sensational in the five quarters since,” ESPN’s analysis read. “Mayfield’s 572 total yards against Tulsa were a school record.” Mayfield received one third, one fourth and two
fifth-place votes for a total of seven points. The current leader, LSU running back Leonard Fournette, received 49 points. Georgia running back Nick Chubb, TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin and Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott checked in at Nos. 2, 3 and 4, respectively. Brady Vardeman bradyvardeman@gmail.com
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Stoops decides between backers Striker, Bond competing for time as pass rushers SPENSER DAVIS Football Reporter @Davis_Spenser
Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops is faced with a challenge every Saturday that many coaches envy — deciding between playing Eric Striker or Devante Bond at the Sooners’ lone pass-rushing linebacker position. Striker and Bond were both featured heavily in OU’s overtime victory over Tennessee, but that was because the Vols deployed a rush-heavy attack. Oklahoma loaded the box to prepare for Jalen Hurd and Joshua Dobbs and used only four defensive backs.
Against Tulsa’s passheavy offense a week later, Oklahoma switched to a nickel defense that permits only one outside linebacker at a time. That meant that either Striker or Bond would be watching from the sidelines against the Golden Hurricane. “Sometimes you got to run a scheme that’s best for an opponent,” Striker said. Unfortunately for Oklahoma that could mean a lot of split time between Striker and Bond. OU will see mostly pass-heavy attacks in the Big 12, including West Virginia next weekend. “There’s a little bit of the schematics that are involved when you’re dealing with players like that,” Stoops said. “You have to scheme to what they do well.”
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Senior linebacker Eric Striker tackles an Akron ball carrier in a Sept. 5 game against Akron. Striker has recorded 16 tackles in the 2015 season.
Oklahoma’s pass rush struggled against Tulsa without both players on the field. OU recorded just one sack and rarely pressured quarterback Dane Evans. But while Bond and Striker both said they prefer to be on the field, there are advantages to a timeshare at outside
linebacker. Bond said that sharing time keeps them fresh even if they don’t always need it. “We work hard here and especially in practice, so I wasn’t really tired at all,” Bond said. “It definitely keeps more fresh, though.” Not only do Striker and
Bond play the same position, they also have similar styles. “I think we got the same type of thing,” Striker said. “We got the same attributes. I don’t think it’s much different there — bringing speed off the edge, dropping in coverage. That’s a good deal right there.” That only makes Stoops’ decision more difficult come game day. “It’s one of the hardest things to set a game plan for and build on two players that we need on the field,” Stoops said. “We bounce back and forth. It’s all predicated on what we feel gives us the best opportunity to play well.”
ERIC STRIKER Hometown: Sneffer, Florida Class: Senior Tackles: 16 Sacks: 0.5
DEVANTE BOND Hometown: Sacramento, California Class: Senior Tackles: 12
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OU volleyball to begin Big 12 slate in Lubbock Sooners to face Red Raiders in first conference match ANN MARCELLI
Volleyball Reporter @AMarcelli_
After 12 non-conference match-ups over four tournaments, Oklahoma volleyball is slated to begin Big 12 Conference action Wednesday night at Texas Tech. The Sooners are 6-6 on the season. Who will be Oklahoma’s toughest competition in the Big XII? According to coach
Santiago Restrepo, it’s someone familiar. “The biggest opponent will be ourselves,” Restrepo said. “Everybody’s tough in conference, period, but we determine how we’re going to do.” Last season, OU finished Big 12 play in a three-way tie for second place with a record of 10-6 and went to the NCAA tournament before losing to LSU in the first round. Restrepo said his team’s mentality in practice will be key to putting a solid product on the floor at Texas Tech and beyond. Changing a team’s mindset is by no means an easy
task. So how will Restrepo go about it? “Whip ‘em,” he joked. “No, I think it’s something we keep talking about to be mentally sharper when they come to practice — making sure that we have an hour and a half of practice or two hours (of thinking) every single touch that they make matters while you’re playing and competing. In addition to improving thier mentality, the team will look to increase its kill count before heading to Lubbock. Ou t s i d e h i tt e r s Ki m my Gardiner and Madison Ward and middle blocker Micaela Spann lead the Sooners’
offense, with Spann holding the team-high attack rate at .414. Game time decision making will be another factor in Oklahoma’s quality of play. “Sometimes we freak out, and we don’t better the ball — we kind of destroy it. That has been our nemesis, and part of it is expereince,” remarked Restrepo. In the last meeting between Oklahoma and Texas Tech, outside hitter Kierra Holst led the way with 19 kills, and the Sooners swept the match. OU is 34-32 in the all-time series with TTU and 19-2 under Restrepo. The Red Raiders, who are 11-3 on
the season and 5-1 at home, have yet to play a match to five sets and have recorded eight sweeps through non-conference play. We d n e s d a y ’s g a m e will broadcast on Fox Sports Southwest at 6 p.m.
Oklahoma w ill be back home to host Iowa State on Wednesday, Sept. 30 in the annual “Pledge for a Cure” match. Ann Marcelli annmarcelli@gmail.com
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Freshman setter Audrey Alford saves the ball in the game against Southern California Sept. 17, 2015. OU lost the final match 25-20.
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