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From left: Sydne Gray, philosophy sophomore, Ashley McCray, history of science doctoral student, Jesse Robbins, Native American studies senior and Josh Murphy, health and exercise science senior, present a resolution at Tuesday’s Undergraduate Student Congress meeting. If adopted, the resolution will recognize the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day on campus.
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OU second in Big 12 for Native enrollment Native students one of smallest minority groups JESSE POUND News Editor @jesserpound
As the OU community continues to talk about diversity, the new data released by the U.S. Department of Education shows the racial breakdown of different colleges and universities in the United States. According to the data, Native American students are one of the smallest minority groups on campus, making up a smaller percentage of the student body than black and Asian students. The information was self reported by the schools to the Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System. This puts OU roughly in the middle of Big 12 schools in terms of racial makeup. The most diverse school in the conference is Texas, which has a majority-minority student population. On the other side of the spectrum, over 80 percent of West Virginia’s student body is white. OU is second in the Big 12 in terms of Native American or Alaskan Native students enrolled. OU and Oklahoma State are the only schools in the conference with more than 1 percent of their student populations categorized as Native. Jesse Pound jesserpound@gmail.com
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Data from the Department of Education shows OU’s racial breakdown. Native American students are one of the smallest minority groups on campus, and OU has a predominantly white student makeup.
OU wouldn’t be first to change nickname Name changes for sensitivity not uncommon
in an effort to be more s ensitive to Native Americans, it would be far from the first school to do so. While some of the JESSE POUND following schools News Editor @jesserpound changed their nicknames long ago, many If OU were ever to changed in response abandon its nickname to the NCAA sending
31 schools a notice in 2005 that their Native American-themed nicknames and mascots may result in sanctions regarding postseason play. Florida State University, The University of Utah, Central Michigan
University and Mississippi College all successfully appealed to the NCAA to keep their nicknames because they received approval of the tribes the nicknames represent. Flor ida State has approval from the Seminole Tribe of
Florida but not the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Colleges and universities are not the only institutions that have seen their nicknames criticized for insensitivity to Native Americans. The Chicago Blackhawks,
Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins, all major professional sports franchises, have also been called upon to change their names by different groups. After a student group began to demand a change to OU’s ‘Sooners’ nickname,
OU President David Boren said such a change was unlikely to ever happen. Jesse Pound jesserpound@gmail.com
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The Westboro Baptist Church is planning to picket at the National Weather Center on Thursday, Oct. 8, according to a release on the Westboro Baptist Church Twitter page. The church is picketing the National Weather Ser vice “to remind (the
INDIGENIZE: Continued from Page One BRIANNA SIMS News Reporter @briannana18
The Undergraduate Student Congress voted to approve a resolution written by Indigenize OU recognizing Oct. 12 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day for the OU campus on Tuesday night. A l t h ou g h t h e re s o l ution already passed in the Graduate Student Senate on Sept. 27, and because the resolution’s language was changed, the senate will have to vote on it again on Oct. 11, Congress Chair Emily Sample said. Spanish International Studies and World Language Education senior Brooke Lefler proposed the amendment for the wording of one of the clauses of the amendment. The language was previously “the state of O klahoma has the s e cond largest population of
weather service) that only by God’s mercy and power do you gather intelligence on His weather,” according to the release. When members of the church show up to campus, OU officials plan to let them exercise their rights to freedom of speech. The OU Police Department and Kari Roop, manager of Public Relations a n d Ma r k e t i n g f o r t h e National Weather Center, referred all questions to OU Public Affairs. Catherine Bishop, vice president of Public Affairs,
said in a statement that picketing on public sidewalks and parking lots is protected under the First Amendment and does not require a permit. She did not indicate if OUPD would provide any protection for the protestors, but she said the university would monitor the protest, and they did not anticipate any disruption. While picketing at the National Weather Center, the church w ill also be protesting an event for the Society of Environmental Journalists.
Beth Parke, executive director of the Society of Environmental Journalists, said this is not the first time they have had protestors at one of their events. “I do think that this is an unfortunate event, and it may seem to some of our global visitors that this is commonplace for our country when it isn’t,” Parke said.
indigenous people in the nation and since 2012 the enrollment rate of Native American students at OU has decreased significantly, demonstrating the lack of welcoming environment and resources available for Native Students.” To better represent the need to develop a more welcoming environment, Lefler suggested changing it to “the state of Oklahoma has the second largest population of indigenous people in the nation and whereas the University of Oklahoma aims to recruit, serve and retain indigenous students, faculty and staff on campus, Indigenous Peoples’ Day would contribute to making a welcoming environment and informing students.” Nevertheless, members of Indigenize OU is satisfied with the progress it has made. This past week, both the General Student Senate and congress met with members of Indigenize OU to formally write a resolution to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Traditionally, a
concurrent resolution is written, then it moves through congress, is passed in the senate and travels to the executive branch before being signed by OU President David Boren to become a law. “A resolution is a recommendation,” Sample said. This time, both legislative bodies of SGA came together in a joint committee with Indigenize OU to formally write the resolution. “We ended up forming this joint committee to craft the legislation together and pass it as one body,” SGA President Alex Byron said. “What this [joint meeting] is doing is not forgoing the committee process but rather replacing it in order to do a joint resolution as opposed to a concurrent resolution. The implications of this are a little different. As opposed to saying both bodies support and affirm this statement or resolution being passed, when you do a jointresolution, you say all of SGA, consequently all of the student bodies, support this opinion.” Th e ma i n g o a l o f t h e
resolution is to recognize Indigenous Peoples’ day on campus. SGA helped write the resolution to best represent Indigenize OU in SGA. “We spoke with Ashley McCray and Sydne Gray f r o m I n d i g e n i z e O U,” Hu ma n D i ve r s i t y c ha i r Daniel Pae said. “They provided us with a draft resolution, which we discussed during the course of the meeting. We ensured that the ideas and main points they emphasized were included in the final draft of the resolution.” Sample said SGA as well as Indigenize OU hope to send the resolution to various people, such as Gov. Mary Fallin. Du r i n g t h e G ra d u at e Student Senate meeting on Sunday, Indigenize OU explained its goals and aspirations for the resolution. This bill collectively passed without opposition and moved on to the congress meeting held Tuesday.
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The room was packed with people who were anxious to hear the ruling of the resolution. Indigenize OU stood in front of congress and, once again, explained its hopes for this recognition. The group had 20 minutes, but Ashley McCray only took two minutes to present the piece of legislation. The rest of the time allotted was moved to questioning. Mu c h o f t h e d i s c u s sion was about the events Indigenize OU has proposed for Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The group plans on working with organizations like the Campus Activities Council and Union Programming Board to collaborate for an event it hopes will highlight its culture. They want a celebration to showcase their vibrant culture with song, dance, food and other cultural representations, McCray said. “It’s still passing the day of Columbus Day, and
maybe that’s what the creator of all things needed it to be. The spirits made it that day. That’s the day it needs to be. We still get to go back to our families and say it passed,” Robbins said. Gray and Robbins are both extremely optimistic about the future of the resolution. “When we first saw the senate, they received the resolution very well. There wasn’t as much conversation and questions. It was s omething the y agre e d upon unanimously,” Gray said. The resolution will be delivered to the senate on Oct. 11. Then it would need to be signed by Byron and then Boren for OU to recognize the holiday. “It’s necessary, and we need to do it now,” McCray said. Brianna Sims Brianna.M.Sims-1@ou.edu
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Students try balancing act Unicyclists pedal to add new twists to typical daily trek DAISY CREAGER News Editor @daisycreager
With the variety of transportation available, some students are choosing less conventional ways to get around campus. Tyler Parnell, a communication graduate student, said he began learning to ride a unicycle five years ago after seeing YouTube videos of people mountain unicycling and urban unicycling. Now, Parnell said it is his primary mode of transportation around campus. “I was all about it, so I got a little one and started learning from there,” Parnell said. “It takes a while, but it’s not as hard as you would think. It takes a lot of practice, but once you get it, it’s actually really relaxing.” Parnell said he learned by leaning on fences and walls and riding in empty parking lots. He learned on a unicycle with a 14-inch wheel, then upgraded to a 29-inch
wheel once he was comfortable, Parnell said. Now, Parnell said he finds riding easy and relaxing. “The best part is you don’t have handlebars, so your hands are free; so I’ll text and hold my coffee,” Parnell said. “The hardest thing to do is to try to find something to do with your arms, so they’re not just hanging wildly at your sides. I’ve had cops yell at me, ‘That is so dangerous!’” Mechanical engineering junior Caleb Ball, however, said multitasking while riding his unicycle is not so easy for him. “I can wear a backpack, and that’s about it,” Ball said. “That’s as far as the multitasking goes. I have texted on it before. I just have to be on an empty sidewalk.” Ball said he learned how to ride as his high school’s mascot. Although he rides his longboard more than his unicycle around campus, he rode the unicycle a lot his freshman year, Ball said. “I just love riding it,” Ball said. “Once you get used to it, it’s pretty easy. It helps you with your balance. It’s not that useless of a skill.” M e a n w h i l e ,
entrepreneurship freshman Fallon Dean received an IO Hawk (think a Segway without the handlebar) from her parents shortly after school started and has ridden it to classes ever since. She said it took her less than a day to learn how to ride it. “Inside is really easy because the ground is flat, but outside it’s pretty hard because it’s ridged, and you have to watch out on curbs and for potholes,” Dean said. “It’s kind of like how you would ride a longboard, but you have to really watch the ground.” Dean said she has not fallen while riding it, but she has had to step off. Parnell, Ball and Dean all said they are used to people yelling at them or taking pictures as they ride around campus. Ball said friends text him pictures of someone riding away on a unicycle, asking if it is him. “People definitely take notice,” Parnell said. “They try to sneak photos when it’s super obvious. That’s part of the fun. It’s a good starting point with strangers.” Daisy Creager Daisy.C.Creager-1@ou.edu
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Mechanical engineering junior Caleb Ball rides down the South Oval on his unicycle Tuesday, Sept. 22. Ball is one of many OU students taking advantage of non-traditional forms of transportation.
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Radar used to track bats, birds Developing science combines biology with meteorology TANNER OSBORNE News Reporter @tannerosbear
Oklahomans are used to forecasters predicting harsh or severe weather, but what may take them by surprise would be a prediction for large bird or bat migrations. Phillip Chilson of the OU School of Meteorology said this ability to predict bird and other flying-organism activity would come from a merger between biology and meteorology, and OU is one of the leaders in this field. “The majority of what radar picks up is biological and not weather related,” Chilson said. “So it makes sense that we could use all that information for research purposes. Most meteorologists just care about the weather aspect of the radar images they pick up. This would just involve teaching people how to look for the biological aspects so they could report on them as well.” For its first ever expedition, one of OU’s $1.2 million state-of-the-art storm chasing radar systems was sent to central Texas by Chilson himself to survey caves filled with bats ranging in numbers form one to 10 million. “I got my hands on it first, so we sent it out. The Brazilian free-tail bats were picked up by the radar system, and their movements over the farm fields were recorded for future study,” Chilson said. Chilson said the science is called aeroecology. It is studied by using advanced
radars, like the ones OU possesses, to look at bio movement, then handing that information to biologists for them to analyze as well. Jeff Kelly, an OU biology researcher whose focus is migrant birds, said one of the greatest challenges facing ornithology has been tracking the movements and number of birds and other flying animals, such as bats, at night or as they fly abroad. “Some of the greatest challenges you faced when it came to tracking these birds were things like trackers which didn’t fit or (that) depended on a chemistry makeup of the birds,” Kelly said. “Then, there was the problem of recapturing the birds once they returned — which, if you failed to do, then you just didn’t get the information. With radar, you eliminate this problem. You can watch the movements of the birds and, in some cases, even determine the species based on the size of the readout.” Aeroecology is not new, Chilson said, but it only now seems to be taking flight, with OU leading the way. “It’s getting easier,” Kelly said. “The meteorological community is getting more interested. It’s easier to get information, and now we have the ability to work more closely with people who have the expertise biologists need.” “One step to take is to start taking a look at all the archives of information we have and start piecing them together, but this is just a trade of information. It’s also training each other (in) the necessary skills of one another’s science,” Chilson said. The latest research grant
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The radar shows an example of roost rings resulting from the emergence of Brazilian free-tailed bats in south-central Texas. The data was collected by National Mosaic and Multi-Sensor Quantitative Precipitation Estimation.
“The meteorological community is getting more interested. It’s easier to get information, and now we have the ability to work more closely with people who have the expertise biologists need.” JEFF KELLY, OU BIOLOGY RESEARCHER
to the aeroecology study, given by the National Science Foundation, was primarily used to train graduate students in aeroecology, Kelly said. The purpose of the study is to examine the impact
people can have on birds and bats. If the research concludes that certain species fly regulalry at certain altitudes or in certain places, then people can avoid building there or can build differently to minimize the impact
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humans have on migration or flight patterns. “Structures like tall building that include a lot of artificial light can confuse birds, so the hope is that we can study those impacts and work to improve them,” Chilson said. In order to do that, researchers need to determine the species of bird they are observing on the radar. “One thing which is going to help immensely when it comes to distinguishing between types of organisms will be the new system of dual polarization. Rather
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than one stream of radar being sent out, the dual polarization, sends out two and helps exponentially in determining the size of an object,” Chilson said. In Chilson’s scientific paper, “Partly Cloudy with a chance of Migration: W e a t h e r, R a d a r s a n d Aeroecology,” he provides photographic evidence of how radar can detect bio life of all varieties. Tanner Osborne Tannerosborne84@yahoo.com
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Tulsa’s offense wasn’t able to match Oklahoma’s high-octane attack on the scoreboard Sept. 19. The Golden Hurricane ate up yards through the air and on the ground, leaving OU’s defense with 91 offensive plays to evaluate through its first bye week. Oklahoma permitted 603 total yards and a season-high 38 points against its in-state foes. For junior cornerback Zack Sanchez, the defense’s lackluster performance was personal. “It definitely falls on my
shoulders. I definitely took it really personally,” he said. “Regardless of what happened, I’m going to take it personally. It’s just getting back to work, not getting comfortable and being on your p’s and q’s technique-wise. Once we do that, we can’t be beat.” The Sooners will welcome a high-energy West Virginia team for their first conference affair of the season Saturday — another program capable of bombarding opposing secondaries. S enior defensive end Charles Tapper is pumped for the Top 25 match-up. As a leader on the defense, he took the Tulsa game to heart as well, but he is attempting to keep his and his teammates’ spirits high with another lethal offense gracing OU’s visitor sideline. “It’s just staying positive,
keeping the young guys motivated,” Tapper said. “The coaches are going to make sure everything gets right, best believe that. Coach Mike (Stoops) is one of the best to do it. Me and (Eric Striker) as captains — it’s our job to make sure those guys don’t lose their confidence.” Sooners defensive coordinator Mike Stoops isn’t concerned about his team’s confidence entering conference play. The most important thing for Stoops is for his team to play hard. “We just go out and try to get stops,” Stoops said. “The bottom line is to win. Do what you have to do to win the game. No one knows how the game is going to play out. I expect our guys to come out and play hard.” Tulsa lit up the Oklahoma defense, but OU managed to
escape its non-conference slate unscathed. Sanchez said it’s always good when you can learn from a win. And the Sooners made use of their bye week to prepare for another test. For Tapper, expectations of another high-scoring affair gets the team pumped to prove people wrong. “It gives us fuel to the fire,” Tapper said. “It’s almost like people don’t believe in us. That’s what we want. (Last season) we went 8-5, so they shouldn’t believe in us. We get the opportunity every Saturday to prove people wrong. We love when we hear stuff like that.” Joe Buettner joebuet@ou.edu
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Senior defensive end Charles Tapper watches the Tulsa offense as he preps for the next play on Sept. 19. The team plans to redeem itself in the game against West Virginia on Saturday.
OU set to face Cyclones in conference opener Coach’s son to be honored in annual “Pledge for a Cure” MADELINE ROBERTS Volleyball Reporter @MadRobs_
Oklahoma volleyball will take on Iowa State tonight in its conference home opener and annual “Pledge for a Cure” match. The Sooners (6-7) had a week to make improvements after a close loss at Texas Tech in their Big 12 conference opener last week. Iowa State (8-4) swept the Red
Raiders Saturday in its first conference match. OU coach Santiago Restrepo said it is beneficial to have a week in between matches. “Very much so,” Restrepo said. “We can prepare, and we can do a lot of things.” Restrepo said he is proud of the way his offense has been playing. Junior outside hitter Madison Ward leads the team with 3.1 kills per set. Junior outside hitter Kimmy Gardiner has a teamhigh five double-doubles, and senior setter Julia Doyle boasts 7.41 assists per set.
While the offense has been playing this way all season, the defense has recently made some adjustments for the better. “The majority of the time we’re getting some very good blocks,” Restrepo said. “We’ve got to play a little bit better behind the block, but overall, we’re making improvements.” Oklahoma leads the alltime series against Iowa State 44-31 and are 22-11 in Norman. Last time they met, however, the Cyclones beat the Sooners in five sets despite a program record
32 kills from outside hitter Kierra Holst. OU’s overall record is currently superior only to West Virginia’s (5-8) in the Big 12 conference. However, Restrepo enjoys rising to the challenge of playing tough conference opponents. “I’ve always enjoyed volleyball, regardless of the conference,” Restrepo said. “But, yes, it is a very tough conference, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.” Wednesday’s seventh annual “Pledge for a Cure” match is played in honor of Restrepo’s son Javier Santiago, who passed away in 2009 from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Fans are encouraged to donate to Jimmy Everest Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
at the Children’s Hospital a t O U Me d i c a l C e n t e r. Fans can donate cash, and checks made out to the JEC Foundation will be accepted. During pregame, Oklahoma basketball coaches Sherri Coale and Lon Kruger will be available to sign autographs for fans. The match will begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday at McCasland Field House and will air nationally on ESPNU. It will also be available online and on WatchESPN. Madeline Roberts madelineroberts@ou.edu
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Spooky Syd @sydnerain I feel extremely unsafe, unprotected, unrepresented, and silenced knowing that Boren thinks he has the right to redefine my history.
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Life as an opera student OU vocalist spends majority of time in pursuit of opera job CHLOE MOORES A&E Reporter @chloemoores13
Many opera students have big dreams to perform in one of the opera houses in Germany, dedicating years of work mastering their art to reach this goal. Alex Johnson, a vocal performance junior, dedicates the majority of her time to making her dreams realities. Johnson has a class at 9:30 a.m. every morning of the week. She is currently enrolled in 17 hours, and a few of those credits include music theory five, French diction and choral conducting. Additionally, Johnson takes weekly piano lessons, acting lessons, voice lessons, studio class and online language classes by choice. “Performing is so worth it to me because the rehearsal process is so long and tedious, but successfully putting on a show or performance and realizing I put the hard work into that — it’s very rewarding,” Johnson said. Johnson’s love affair with singing began at the age of 6 when she won an award for her vocal talent, her mother, Debbie Johnson, said. Debbie Johnson is a psychologist and had little experience with performing arts. She had to ask friends if her daughter could carry a tune because she couldn’t tell. Johnson found her passion for opera in the Tulsa Youth Opera, joining the program at 15 and
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Alexandra Johnson, vocal performance junior, portrays Popelka in the first act, “Comedy on the Bridge,” of the opera, “Acts of War.” The opera will run from Sept. 24-26 with Johnson in two of the three acts.
graduating at 18. “It was weird because I grew up watching musicals. I maybe saw one opera before joining the Tulsa Opera program, but I loved it,” Johnson said. “Opera is one of the most real art forms that we have because all the shows portray a lot of meaning and have a lot of meat to them if you study them,” Johnson said. Opera is an art that is incredibly demanding for its vocalists. “It’s such a specialized thing. I have to watch what I’m eating and what medicines I’m taking so I can sing without damaging any of my (vocal) cords,” Johnson said. As many students struggle to determine their major, there was a moment in time
when Johnson, too, debated if pursuing a vocal performance major was the best thing for her. “It is such a hard degree, and so few people succeed at getting jobs in this field. I had to sit down with myself and think about if I was able to put the work in and do this well,” Johnson said. Debby Johnson proclaims herself one of Alex’s biggest fans. She would not have been exposed to opera without Alex, she said. “Alex isn’t just a technical performer. She has deeper passion of looking at humanity through music,” Debby Johnson said. Joel Burcham, assistant professor of music at OU, has been Johnson’s private vocal teacher for the past two years.
“Alex came in with a very strong technique in opera and musical theatre as well as a good skill and experience level. Her voice is sounding more mature, and she knows how to navigate music stylistically very well,” Burcham said. “One of the things that makes me most happy for her is her desire to grow in the craft,” Burcham said. “She just has that. You have you tell her ‘no’ now and again because she is like a kid in a candy store. She will exhaust herself.” In addition to voice lessons, Burcham gives his students a lot of career advice. “I try to help students understand that a lot of career success is understanding you first. Eighty-five percent is getting the inner stuff right, and then you can focus the other 15 percent in competing in the job market for things that fit you,” Burcham said. Johnson said one of her dreams is to pass on the knowledge she has been taught. “I was always interested in music, but I didn’t understand what music meant to me until I had someone help me understand it,” she said. “Think carefully if you want to pursue music as a career because it is very competitive, but never give up music. Even if I end up getting a job in something else, I would still never give up music. Find out what music means to you,” Johnson said. Chloe Moores margaret.c.moores-1@ou.edu
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Hunter Hayes, country music singer-songwriter, is coming to perform a concert on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Lloyd Noble Center. Hayes is touring to promote his new release “21” and will visit 20 other colleges. Hayes released his first album in 2011 and has been on a meteoric rise ever since. He has been nominated for several Grammys and won the Country Music Award’s Best New Artist in
2012. Hayes’ self-titled debut album sold 1.1 million copies, and the massively successful “Wanted” went number one on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs. Hayes has also released songs like “Tattoo,” “Invisible” and “I Want Crazy.” He has previously collaborated with Jason Mraz and Lady Antebellum. The concert will also feature Ryan Lafferty, whose EP “The Half of It” was released in 2015. Lafferty has a sound very similar to Hayes. Both artists perform country music with pop undertones. Tickets for the concert will go on pre sale today at 10 a.m. Allison Weintraub allison.weintraub@ou.edu
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