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‘ADA FOUGHT FOR US. AND HERE WE ARE: HER WILDEST DREAMS’
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Former OU law student Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher. Sipuel Fisher was the first black person admitted to the OU College of Law. Photo provided by the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
University comes together to honor Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher’s impact 70 years after her admission to OU Law
EMMA DAVIS
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Bruce Fisher was nervous. It was 1969, the integration process was underway in Oklahoma City, and “tensions were high,” he said. Fisher, then a senior at Northeast High School, had been called to the vice principal’s office. Melvin Todd, then the vice principal of Northeast High School, said he wanted Fisher to help put on an assembly with a speaker on the Civil Rights movement. Todd stared at him for a moment, allowing the silence to envelop the room, before Fisher said, “I don’t know nobody like that.” Todd gave him the name of George Henderson, who had come to OU as a professor in 1967 and worked with figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. After Fisher heard Henderson speak at the assembly, he went back inspired to his Oklahoma City home, where his mother was waiting. “Mama,” Fisher said. “Y’all should hear this guy named Dr. Henderson. He was awesome. If you listen to what he says, you’ll probably do something yourself around here.” Little did Bruce know, his mother, Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher, was the first African American student admitted to OU Law and someone who paved the way for the end of segregation in the U.S. education system. Sipuel Fisher was honored by the OU community last week, 70 years after her admission to the university, through a luncheon with her children, a dedication of a display in her honor at Monnet Hall and the announcement of an endowed chair position in her name. “Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher was an everyday person — a young woman from Tulsa and, then, Chickasha, who had the courage, the spirit, the smarts and the love to do superhuman things, such as challenge an ingrained system and win,” said Katheleen Guzman, interim dean of the OU College of Law, in an email. Fisher applied to OU Law and was turned away in 1946 by then-president
George Lynn Cross. He was required to deny her entry based on the color of her skin by Oklahoma law, said Jane Irungu, interim vice president for diversity and inclusion, at the dedication. Fisher filed a petition to Cleveland County that was eventually taken all the way to the Supreme Court, which ruled in her favor in Sipuel v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma — a case that would become a precursor to Brown v. Board of Education. But after this ruling, the university quickly set up an alternative law school exclusively for her to attend. This caused protest on both sides of the argument, and after several new efforts by the NAACP to have other black students apply to OU, the sham law school ran out of money. Cross ordered Sipuel Fisher’s admission in June 1949. “Dr. Fisher’s victory over injustice set in motion the downfall of other institutional barriers across the nation,” Guzman said. “Our law school, our university and our country are indebted to her steadfast persistence to secure equality for all.” Sipuel Fisher’s long battle with the judicial system was faced with many instances of “No,” “I don’t know” and “It will never happen,” said Breanna Hervey, p re s i d e nt o f t h e O U Bl a c k St u d e nt Association, during the reception. But Sipuel Fisher persisted, and her legacy is evident on the OU campus. “She took that fear that we all have — that was so much of a burden, way too much of a burden for anyone to bear — and she doesn’t just confront it, she confronts it on behalf of us, the greater us,” interim OU President Joseph Harroz said during the reception. Despite the efforts of Sipuel Fisher and many others, this burden still exists today. OU’s celebration of Sipuel Fisher and other black leaders for Civil Rights Week came after a blackface incident was brought to light by OU’s Black Emergency Response Team. “On the eve of such a momentous celebration, there were clouds of racism and hatred over our campus,” Hervey said. “But we are not discouraged. Though the work is plentiful, so are the workers and
the resources here at the University of Oklahoma.” Charlene Factor y, Sipuel Fisher ’s daughter, said she is optimistic that Harroz’s plans for diversity and continued events like these will help to combat racist incidents. “I don’t think it’s ever any time to stop (having Civil Rights events). It should always be kept going, and listening to your interim president (Monday) night, I think he has intentions of doing that,” Factory said. The OU community must decide whether it will accept what happens, or lead, Harroz said. “We see terrific progress, and we also see the reality of the day,” Harroz said. “People often said to me, ‘Don’t you hope there’s not a racial incident?’ My answer has been on every stop, ‘That’s ridiculous. Of course there will be.’ We here are a microcosm of society, and we have a choice. Are we just going to reflect that, or are we going to actually lead?” Fisher did not fight her battle for this generation to be silent, Hervey said. The OU community must stand together and support one another. “This battle (on racism) isn’t just for one community or another, but it belongs to all of us,” Hervey said. “People of color cannot do it alone. Women cannot do it alone. Members of the LGBTQ community cannot do it alone. Neither can first-generation students, or queer students or second-chance students. We need each other. We deserve to be here.” There is a lot of progress to be made on the OU campus, Guzman said, but the progress that has already been made should not be forgotten amid racist incidents on campus. Sipuel Fisher went through her journey so the following generations would know there is “no place we do not belong,” Hervey said. “Ada fought for us,” Hervey said. “And here we are: her wildest dreams.” Emma Davis
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BERT: ‘We are truly exhausted’ Black student group speaks out after racist incident SCOTT KIRKER @scott_kirker
After OU’s Black Emergency Response Team alerted the community to a blackface incident, two events were held addressing racism and issues of diversity and inclusion. BERT tweeted Sept. 22 that an OU student posted a picture on his social media story in a charcoal face mask with the caption “another day, another case,” which could reference racist incidents from the spring semester, according to messages included in BERT’s tweets. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion held a previously scheduled “We Are” town
hall Sept. 24, which enabled community members to voice their opinions on issues of diversity and inclusion. BERT also held a press conference Sept. 25 recognizing the severity of the impact of racism. The events came as the university held events for Civil Rights Week commemorating 70 years since Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher became the first black student admitted to OU Law. The “We Are” town hall had been planned as part of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion’s “We Are” campaign, which includes events and advertising efforts to spread awareness of OU’s diversity and inclusion plan. Attendees of the town hall discussed ways to improve support for marginalized communities, potential repercussions for racist speech, and changes to incorporate
diversity and inclusion efforts into curriculum. “Discussions like these can be uncomfortable,” said Rodney Bates, director of graduate student and postdoc retention and support in the Graduate College. “And rightfully so.” BERT’s press conference saw BERT members call for more action from OU’s administration. “I am truly exhausted. We are truly exhausted,” said BERT co-director Jamelia Reed. “This trauma is further placed on us when those we have to sit and interact with, within the classroom and outside the classroom, still do not understand the impacts of blackface and racism, and find those topics to be comedic relief.” Members of BERT said more has to be done by the
administration and other allies to educate students on issues of race. “Diversity and inclusion training does not work,” Reed said. “How could a student possibly understand the complexities of racism and oppression in a three-hour training when it takes a (semester-long) five-hour course to learn chemistry? ... The university must find a better solution.” White community members must do more to help marginalized students, Reed said — marginalized communities have brought attention to the issues. Members of BERT said they will continue to hold the administration accountable and maintain regular dialogue with it. Reed said BERT met with interim OU President Joseph Harroz this week.
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Leaders of BERT speak to a crowd in front of Dale Hall Sept. 25.
“The efforts are going in the right direction,” said Carlos Jackson, African and African American Studies senior and BERT member. “We are tired of having to be the ones facilitating and leading the conversation around racism and
inclusivity, and what that looks like. With the ‘We Are’ campaign, it gives us hope that the university actually can change.” Scott Kirker stk@ou.edu
OU hosts land acknowledgement town hall Diversity office seeks to recognize history of OU land BLAKE DOUGLAS @Blake_Doug918
OU’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted a town hall Thursday inviting students to share their input on the creation of an official university land acknowledgement statement. OU tribal liaison Warren Queton said the office is in the process of drafting a land acknowledgement statement to be read before various university events and gatherings. The purpose of the statement
is to recognize indigenous people as the original inhabitants of the land the university sits on, Queton said. “The University of Oklahoma is behind,” Queton said. “There are things other universities are doing, and we’re trying to catch up.” The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University have established formal land acknowledgement statements, as well as the ity of Toronto and several Canadian universities. Interim OU President Joseph Harroz prioritized establishing a statement for OU, Queton said. “Our current government has still not acknowledged our
lands,” Queton said, and it was unlikely that “current leadership in the White House” would establish any land acknowledgement initiative. Students who attended the event were asked three questions: what the land acknowledgement statement meant to them, who should be included in the statement and to whom the statement should be addressed. One student attendee said land acknowledgement was important because it helps preserve Native American culture and history. The student said they first encountered land acknowledgement when a professor began a class with a statement honoring
Oklahoma’s indigenous lands. Other students said they were encouraged by the inclusion of a land acknowledgement statement before the Black Emergency Response Team’s press conference Sept. 24, held in response to a blackface incident involving an OU freshman Sept. 22. Oklahoma’s history — as the location for tribes that were forcibly removed from their original land — complicated the issue of which tribes should be acknowledged in the statement, some students said. One proposed solution would include a shorter, spoken land acknowledgement at university events and a more
detailed online acknowledgement providing insight into the history of the many tribes that now inhabit Oklahoma, Queton said. “I think we should acknowledge those who were here originally, those who migrated here on their own and those who were forcefully removed here,” Queton said. Many students at the event said the statement should be shared with incoming freshmen, especially during campus tours. “I know when we did my tour,” one student said, “we heard the story of (first OU president) David Ross Boyd and how he stepped off the train and saw nothing.”
Another student agreed, adding that the story of OU’s founding should be changed to “acknowledge the history that has been erased.” At the end of the discussion, Queton said a second event would be scheduled in the future where students could provide feedback on a number of potential drafts of the official statement. He also said there are plans to celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Oct. 14, including speakers from Oklahoma’s native communities and a larger celebration on the South Oval.
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The crowd marches up the South Oval during the climate strike Sept. 27.
Freshman leads climate strike Natalia Fabry organizes march down South Oval JACINDA HEMEON @jacindarae4
An OU student led a climate strike Sept. 27 on the South Oval. The protest was led by psychology and creative media production freshman Natalia Fabry, who said she decided to organize the strike because she believes people have the power to stop the effects of climate change. “We are the generation that’s going to change how the world ends,” Fabry said. Fabry began the protest
with a brief speech in which s h e re i te rate d t hat cl i mate change is an important issue, before passing the microphone to other speakers. The first speaker was Nayifa Nihad, an OU student from the Maldives. “For many of us, climate change is something that will happen in the near future,” Nihad said. “Some of us are facing it right now.” Nihad went on to detail the effects of climate change in her country, citing rising sea levels and other issues. She said she was already beginning to lose her home country and her culture. OU student Jack MacKay then spoke about the politics of climate change.
“The Green New Deal is the bare minimum that we and our children need to survive,” MacKay said. O U f re s h ma n Pe p p e r Pu r pu ra gav e a s p e e c h holding a sign that read, “LOVE YOUR MOTHER,” with a drawing of the earth. “People don’t believe it because they don’t understand it,” Purpura said. Lauren Alfaro, an international student from Costa Rica, spoke next. Holding a sign that urged people to adopt a vegan diet, she said people should “keep our leaders accountable.” Once the speakers finished, the protest group of around 50 people marched through campus. The activists chanted, “Hey hey, ho
ho, climate change has got to go!” and “Climate change is not a lie! Do not let our planet die!” The group marched from the South Oval to the front of Campus Corner to the towers, finishing in front of the Bizzell Memorial Library. Broadcast journalism s e n i o r A l e x Ba ro n sa i d growing up without a lot of money meant his concerns were more about day-today issues, but after entering college he has been able to participate more in activism. Baron said Fabry inspired him to come out to the strike. “It was inspiring to see a freshman come in and make more of an impact
than some people will make in four years,” Baron said. “We all have a voice and the power to determine how our future is going to go.” OU student Noah Fryer said he was inspired by 16-year-old Swedish activist Greta Thunberg. “Even at OU, when we’re i n a p l a c e t hat c l i mat e change isn’t as accepted, we’re still visible and making our presence heard,” Fryer said. Alejandra Acuna, an OU student from Paraguay, carried a sign that read, “OUR CLIMATE ACTIVISM MUST BE INTERSECTIONAL .” Acuna said it is important to listen to activists from diverse backgrounds, namely “indigenous activists, black
people and queer people.” The strike ended around 6 : 1 5 p. m. , a n d Fa b r y thanked everyone for attending. For anyone looking to reduce their environmental impact, Fabry said there are some simple solutions. “Get a metal straw. It’s only about $2 or $3. It’s very practical because you can wash it, bring it anywhere, and you’re reducing so much plastic,” Fabry said. “Imagine daily, if you get three drinks, that’s three straws when you can use just one — and so that’s pretty impactful.” Jacinda Hemeon
jacinda.r.hemeon@ou.edu
Chicken strips at Campus Corner restaurant Restaurant with spicy branding opens in Norman BLAKE DOUGLAS @Blake_Doug918
The red neon sign hanging in a Campus Corner window emits a welcoming but scandalous glow — a siren’s song drawing interest from passersby. The prominent “XXX” might draw confused looks and a few double-takes, but those who investigate the establishment will find an innocuous, newly opened restaurant. It owes its identity and Norman location to a minor miscommunication — and the owner’s relationship with a former Ultimate Fighting Championship winner. “It gets people talking,” said Enmanuel Sanchez, the manager of Triple X Chicken, one of Campus Corner’s newest and possibly most uniquely branded restaurants. “People always tag us on Instagram when they take pictures under the sign. The caption is always like, ‘I swear it’s just a fried chicken place, nothing else.’” Triple X Chicken is a fried chicken restaurant offering a wide variety of sandwiches, side items and chicken baskets to serve almost every taste, Sanchez said. The original location opened in Burlingame, California, only seven months ago, but the restaurant has seen early success and sought to expand.
Sanchez said the decision to open in a college town was somewhat influenced by how a younger audience may connect with its branding. “The fact that we can bring it to a college campus where some people are slightly, if not totally, immature,” Sanchez said. “That’s part of the fun, you know? We have guys who are like, ‘What is this — fried chicken and strippers? What’s going on here?’” Triple X Chicken’s unique branding was a fortunate accident, said Nick Swinmurn, CEO of Fated Brands, the company that oversees Triple X Chicken. “I had a designer, and I said, ‘Hey, we want a logo, and here’s three potential names we’re considering for this chicken sandwich concept,’” Swinmurn said. “And one of them was Chicken Ship, and (the logo) was going to kind of be like a chicken standing on the front of a boat in an admiral’s outfit.” B r y a n Z e l l n e r, a d e sign professional who has worked for Swinmurn and Fated Brands and asked to design the Triple X Chicken logo, interpreted the request differently. “I thought he said Chicken Strip,” Zellner said. “I thought it would be kind of funny to do an old, kind of sexy stripping hen.” The original logo was not accepted, but it did spark creative thinking for the new restaurant’s brand, Swinmurn said.
“He came back to me with a logo of a chicken kind of covering itself, and I said, ‘Wait, what is this?’” Swinmurn said. “We can’t name a restaurant Chicken Strip, but I really actually liked the character — I liked the vibe of it all.” Zellner said after some brainstorming, the name Triple X Chicken was decided on. While the provocative poultry is no longer featured in the logo, the Campus Corner location does feature wall paintings of suspiciously sultry chicken mascots. “It’s a little bit spicy, and the chicken’s kind of doing the wink like, ‘Hey, don’t take this too seriously — it’s just supposed to be a fun place to get a chicken sandwich,” Swinmurn said. “That seemed to be a combination we could build a brand around — a little bit spicy, a little bit fun.” The distance between Triple X Chicken’s first and second locations may raise as many questions as its branding. Over 1,500 miles separate the Burlingame and Norman locations. Swinmurn said the decision was made, in part, to irritate a friend he met while promoting a clothing brand. “I’m good friends with Daniel Cormier — he was the UFC light-heavyweight champion,” Swinmurn said. “He’s from Oklahoma State (University). He’s really passionate about Oklahoma State, and I thought, ‘Well, that’s an added bonus. We can tell him we’re opening a location in Norman.’”
The Triple X Chicken storefront Sept. 17.
Sanchez said the recent success of OU athletics and Triple X Chicken made this a perfect time to enter the community and serve sports fans that frequent Campus Corner. “A lot of people ask, ‘Why Oklahoma?’” Sanchez said. “The past trajectory (OU) has had and recent history has been great. You have two Heisman winners in a row, and hopefully about to have a third ... You had Trae Young — so I mean Oklahoma is a great spot. All these positive things are happening at this place, and we’re very excited.” Sanchez said he had spoken with the Campus Corner Association to get Triple X Chicken involved on game
days. “We already started talks about being able to have our tent (outside the restaurant) on game day,” Sanchez said. “We’re very excited to have our own merch and obviously just take advantage of the place and be able to offer something to the street.” Sanchez said the restaurant has plans to cater to students in particular. While the exact details of any student discounts or deals that might be provided are currently unclear, the restaurant does offer a rewards program for frequent customers. The restaurant is building an “outreach team,” Sanchez said, to help learn about events in the OU community
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and how it can be involved. Swinmurn said he hopes people in Norman will help Triple X Chicken grow and become a beloved part of Campus Corner. “Hopefully you just come out and give it a shot,” Swinmurn said. “Hopefully it’s one of those things where we’re the brand-new outsider ... but over time, people look back and think Triple X Chicken really had its second-ever location in Norman, and we become synonymous with that part of the country.” Blake Douglas
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‘Willkommen’ to OU theater Season opens with Berlin-inspired musical, ‘Cabaret’
“CABARET� AT OU When: 8 p.m. Oct. 4, 5, 11 and 12; 3 p.m. Oct. 6 and 13
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Where: Elsie C. Brackett Theatre at 563 Elm Ave.
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Sporadic singing erupts from different corners of the Elsie C. Brackett theater as director and choreographer Lyn Cramer prepares for a long night of rehearsal of the production “Cabaret,� University Theatre’s newest show. OU’s musical theater department has prepared for the production of the musical classic over the last six weeks. As the opening night of Oct. 4 rapidly approaches, Kirsten Myers, a musical theater senior who plays Sally Bowles, said it is difficult to contain her excitement. “We’re so excited to get an audience here. They just give us back the vibrancy we had at the beginning,� Myers said. “We’re all very excited to start putting it together and to show people what we’ve done for the last six weeks.� The Tony-award winning show first appeared on Broadway and in London in 1966 and is based on the 1951 play by John Van Druten, “I Am a Camera,� which was adapted from one of the short stories in the collection “The Berlin Stories� by Christopher Isherwood. The OU production is directed by Cramer, a Weitzenhoffer endowed professor in tap, jazz and theater dance styles, with musical direction from Paul Christman, professor of musical theater. The show welcomes audiences to the infamous Kit Kat Klub, where everyone can leave their troubles at the door. As the pre-World War II Germany grows more and more uncertain, however, the allure of Berlin nightlife might not be enough to survive dangerous times, according to the University Theatre website. “It’s very interesting how incredibly layered this show is. It is absolutely, without a doubt, the most political show I have ever done, and
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The cast of OU University Theatre’s “Cabaret� rehearses Sept. 26.
that is in the forefront of its message. It’s just channeled through many characters and many stories,� Cramer said. “We are still telling a story, but the political message is simply, ‘Watch out. Watch out, it’s going to happen again. Don’t let it.’� Cramer ’s background with “Cabaret� is extensive — going back almost five decades. Along with playing the main character, Sally, when she was a senior in high school in the ‘70s and a Kit Kat Klub girl in the ‘80s, Cramer also directed the show in 2003 at OU and in 2006 at the Lyric Theater in OKC, making this the fifth time she has been involved in “Cabaret.� “When the movie ‘Cabaret’ came out, I was a sophomore in high school. My mother had to take me because it was rated R, but she was a stage mom, so she got it,� Cramer said. “I was a Liza Minnelli fanatic and that movie influenced me in the way I loved the musical.� Her experience with “Cabaret� made it an easy candidate for OU’s fall musical, but Cramer chose it with the interest of her students in mind, she said. “Normally, I direct dance s h ow s b e cau s e I’ m t h e dance person. So whenever I get to step out and do something else, like ‘Cabaret,’
it’s growth for me,� Cramer said. “When I get to do that and help influence the actual education of our students at the same time, it’s a win-win.� With a show of this magnitude, actors and actresses within OU’s musical theater department were required to put in a lot of work as they prepared for auditions. Myers said she devoted countless hours of her summer in preparation for the production. “I had to do lots of period research,� Myers said. “I ended up watching the movie, ‘I Am a Camera,’ I looked up the pers on who originally inspired Sally Bowles, and I read ‘ Th e B e r l i n St o r i e s’ by Christopher Isherwood, taking what I could from the book about his real life experiences with his Sally Bowles.� The actual audition proc e ss o c c u r re d ove r t h e course of three nights. Night one was devoted to singing a piece from a period close to the show, the second night was a dance call, and the third was callbacks. Taylor Ratliff, musical theater junior, was cast in the role of Emcee, the master of ceremonies at the cabaret. The Emcee personifies the internal monologues of other characters
while offering commentary on the events occurring around him. He serves as a link between the audience and the actors, introducing them to the world of cabaret in the opening number, “Willkommen.� “The Emcee is not necessarily someone who is real — he’s very ethereal. Lyn and I talked a lot in rehearsals about how in the game of cabaret, the Emcee is the dealer of the chips, or the holder of the cards or the puppeteer,� Ratliff said. “He, in some senses, is the most human character in the show, because he reacts to what is happening and in a certain sense, loses all control, while other characters decide to take things into their own hands.� For both Myers and Ratliff, comprehending the complexities of their characters took time and reflection. Cramer, however, did a wonderful job of guiding them and the remainder of their cast in their journey to fully embody their characters, they said. “My directing style is like a teaching style. When I direct people, I give everyone a reason,� Cramer said. “It’s like explaining a dance step. There’s a reason it’s happening, there is a reason behind it, and if you don’t agree with me, then let’s talk about it so
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we understand what the motivation is for this particular movement or line.� Rehearsals consiste d of studying and singing through the music with Christman, working with Nicholas Bartell, a dialect coach and OU alumnus, and running through the show an innumerable amount of times, Cramer said. She laid the framework but, as the process continued, she allowed students more creative control. “It’s like when you color in a coloring book, before you color it in, you outline it,� Cramer said. “That’s what I tell them — ‘I need to give you the thrust of what’s going on, outline it, and then you need to fill in all the gaps.’� Cramer said she found immense success with her students through the creative process of the production, and her students are appreciative of all the effort she put into the show. “Cramer is a force to be reckoned with,� Myers said. “She’s very good at seeing the small things that make a scene, and she’s so specific when she gives notes to us that it’s very easy to just translate them and do them. It always turns out so raw and satisfying for everybody on stage.� Ratliff said the cast and crew in the production are a “show family.� “It’s so odd because we grow so close to people so immediately. We just latch on to each other since we share such a large chunk of time together,� Ratliff said. “We’ve really grown close in this show. It’s such an important show that we’ve all kind of bonded over what it means to tell this story.� The importance of this
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 ASTROGRAPH by Eugenia Last Your focus should be on health, finance and getting your personal life in order. You have plenty to look forward to, and lots to take advantage of if you are prepared to concentrate on making positive gains this year. Strive for perfection and success. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Tidy up your surroundings and enact changes that will help you make a physical move. It’s up to you to make the first move if you want to live up to your expectations. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Take care of an emotional matter that’s weighing heavily on your mind. Address issues that are affecting your relationships with others so that you can focus on new beginnings.
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show, ultimately, lies in its themes, as they go far beyond the theatrical world of the cabaret. Having a message that is very political in nature, Ratliff said, makes the story one of extreme relevance in the world today. “Since this summer, I have been thinking about the anti-Semitic graffiti at the elementary school in Norman last semester. Near the time it happened, we announced that we were doing ‘Cabaret,’� Ratliff said. “When the world is trying to retaliate against the artists who tell the story, we are choosing to go all in and tell a story that is palpable in a new way today.� Cramer said the show can be summed up in one line: “If you could only see her through my eyes.� “Cabaret,� although a show based on histor y, serves as a warning to its present audience. It sheds light not only on the persecution of the Jews, but also on the ways in which people are subject to persecution in their own way today. Only through the art of genuine expression can the complex message behind “Cabaret� truly be communicated. The clear and effective delivery of the show’s theme is Cramer’s ultimate goal, she said. “I always want our audiences to leave thinking, ‘Wow, OU musical theater program — this is one of the best there is,’� Cramer said. “(We) want our students to get accolades, but the show has to move people. ... I think that’s why we’re all in the theater — we want to tell stories.�
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Look at your options and find people who can offer valuable input. Choose your allies based on past performance. Romance is encouraged.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Make a point to get involved in events that will help you gain experience or establish relationships with likeminded people. Participation will lead to unexpected benefits. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Take care of your responsibilities and don’t let anyone take advantage of you. If someone is demanding, you need to set him or her straight about what you are willing to do. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -Emotional changes will help set you free. Recognizing what you need and want will help you find what you are searching for. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Put more emphasis on personal growth, physical improvements and nurturing meaningful relationships. Channel your energy into something constructive, and avoid letting stress and anxiety take the helm. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Use your ingenuity to get things done. Sharing your emotions with someone you love and respect will lead to insight that will help you deal with a personal matter more effectively.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Leave what you cannot change alone for the time being. Look at the changes you can make at home LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- If you feel you need a change, be the one to or work that will help you hone make it instead of having it forced your skills. on you by someone else. Speak up and make your agenda clear. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -Look for a way to lower your debt. A plan to make extra cash or adopt VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Try your hand at something you’ve a more modest and affordable never done before. Finding a new lifestyle should be implemented. pastime or meeting new people will Personal gain is within reach. broaden your outlook. Listen to what an expert has to offer.
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GEC highlights ‘Yes Means Yes’ Gender & Equality Center campaign focuses on consent SYDNEY SCHWICHTENBERG @sydnerry
OU’s Gender and Equality Center started a new campaign in the fall 2019 semester to reshape the way students view consent with a new slogan. The center’s “Yes Means Yes” poster campaign is a collection of four posters that describe what consent looks like. The slogan filters out passive language to define consent. Bliss Brown, the center’s coordinator for gender-based violence prevention programs, said using a more active tone in prevention campaigns helps students gain a better understanding of consent. “Students, when asked about consent, will often describe consent in terms of what consent is not,” Brown said. “Many students have heard the phrase ‘no means no’ before, and while ‘no’ always means ‘no,’ it’s not enough to just avoid a ‘no’ — you need to get a ‘yes.’” For Brown, the slogan emphasizes the importance of a coherent, mandatory “yes.” “Perpetrators will often say, ‘I didn’t hear them say no,’” Brown said. “They think
because they don’t have a ‘no,’ they have a ‘yes,’ which is why ‘no means no’ doesn’t work. The absence of a ‘no’ does not equal ‘yes.’” End Rape on Campus, a national organization advocating for survivors of sexual violence, used the slogan to empower students to hold perpetrators accountable. “Yes Means Yes” is an affirmative law being passed by activists state-by-state. California is the only state that has passed a “Yes Means Yes” law, and New York has passed a similar “Enough is Enough” law, according to the organization’s website. The “Yes Means Yes” law is a “groundbreaking effort,” according to the organization’s website. According to the group, affirmative language means “fewer survivors will experience sexual assault and institutional betrayal.” Sara Raines, human relations senior and peer-educator for Step In, Speak Out, OU’s mandated sexual misconduct prevention training, supports the new campaign. “Changing our framework for consent is powerful,” Raines said. “If our standard for consent is just avoiding a no, then the bar is literally on the floor.” Step In, Speak Out is implementing the new slogan in its 50-minute sexual misconduct prevention training, which
is mandatory for all freshmen and transfer students to attend. Brown said the new slogan’s affirmative tone changed “consent is ongoing” to “consent is reversible.” “We were looking to improve the script,” Brown said. “We didn’t want people to think that once you have a ‘yes,’ you always have ‘yes.’” Because of the slogan, the GEC and Step In, Speak Out are highlighting the definition and importance of a “yes.” “You can’t just have any kind of ‘yes,’” Brown said. “It has to be specific. They have the right to change their mind. They have to be coherent.” To Raines, changing and improving the dialogue in prevention programs on campus helps students understand the true definition of consent. “(Prioritizing the word ‘yes’ means) you aren’t avoiding something,” Raines said, “but rather, actively seeking something out. Teaching young people to respect the people they’re hooking up with, to actively seek out consent, and to know what consent truly looks like in real life, that’s what I think is powerful,” Raines said. Sydney Schwichtenberg sydneyschwich@ou.edu
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A “Yes Means Yes” campaign poster on the South Oval Sept. 27.
Locally owned bookstore opens in Norman Store owner hopes to encourage new reading generation OLIVIA MCCOURRY @MccourryOlivia
Tucked into a small strip mall on Gray Street lies the only locally owned, used books-and-trade store in Norman. Gray Street Books opened in April and replaced The Book Stall, which originally opened in 1973 and closed last fall. When customers enter the store, they are immediately met with an old, musty smell of books that melds with the vintage interior of the store.
Gray Street Books is a oneroom bookstore, filled with wooden bookshelves containing an abundance of genres that include romance, westerns and classic literature. Customers walk around the store browsing through the bookshelves, while Kelly Trent, the new owner of the store, works behind the counter, stocking books from boxes and greeting customers as they pass by. Trent is a teacher orignially from New Mexico. She previously owned a bookstore in Chickasha, Oklahoma, called The Bookstore on the Corner, for 20 years. She originally closed it because she was tired of working in the business. “I sold it, and then I decided
I couldn’t live without a bookstore, so I reopened this one,” Trent said. Linda Felder, a longtime customer of Trent’s stores, said she looks forward to what the future will bring for the new store. “It was always a treat to go to Kelly’s old store,” Felder said. “We would go home with a truckload, so we’re very excited for the new store.” Trent said Gray Street Books is a lot like her old store — it is a trade-store format, which means customers can bring books in and can get half the price of what the store charges. Kids up to 18 years old receive any of the books for free, as well. There are around 40 genres
offered within the store, including a wider selection of romance than the store had before. The store also includes a literature section that caters to English majors and anyone who likes to read, Trent said. “We have a little bit of everything, and we try to keep our prices lower than Half Price Books, and stuff,” said Sarah Tavor, a former employee of The Bookstore on the Corner and current sales associate at Gray Street Books. Tavor has known and worked for Trent for 12 years and said she hopes the new store becomes a designated place for people to come and find books for a good price. “It will help everybody who still (likes) having a book in
their hand,” Tavor said. “And since we’re a trade-in store, it gives people a place to bring their books in. It’s a good place to recycle.” Gray Street Books is currently the only locally owned used bookstore in Norman. Other bookstores in town are chains — Barnes & Noble on Ed Noble Parkway and Mardel Christian & Education on Main Street. “(Used) bookstores are repositories of learning that are significantly more important than the antiqueness of books,” said Todd Fuller, curator for OU Libraries Western History Collection. “They create ambience and atmosphere where a shared love of learning is felt by many people.”
Trent said she hopes to provide to a new generation of readers while maintaining the historical significance the store provides for the community. “Making people happy, finding authors they like and new authors, it is really rewarding, and a lot of kids don’t even own a book, so this way, a kid can come in and start their own library,” Trent said. Gray Street Books is at 300 W. Gray St. The store is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and is closed on Sunday and Monday. Olivia McCourry
Olivia.G.Mccourry-1@ou.edu
OU offers discounted Luke Bryan tickets Country musician to perform Norman concert in October ABIGAIL HALL @abigail_wah
OU Student Life will sell discounted tickets for an upcoming Luke Bryan concert in Norman on Oct. 5. Bryan, an award-winning country musician, will
perform in Norman at Adkins Farm as part of his 11th annual “Farm Tour,” spanning local farms across the country. Tickets for the show cost $70 for the general public, but for the OU community, Student Life is offering discounted tickets, said Preston Court, Campus Activities Council assistant director, in an email. OU students, faculty and staff can purchase discounted tickets for $25 per ticket
including fees and taxes, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 30 to Oct. 4 in the Student Life office in Oklahoma Memorial Union, Suite 370. Tickets are for general admission and can only be purchased with exact cash or check and are nonrefundable, according to the email. Parking is $20 per vehicle and will only be sold at the venue, but Student Life recommends Uber or Lyft.
Attendees are invited to bring a blanket or lawn chair to sit on and “take a night to relax and enjoy some great music with friends,” Court said in the email. Parking opens to the public at 2 p.m., doors open at 5 p.m. and the show starts at 6 p.m. at Adkins Farm at 1200 W. Interstate Drive in Norman. Abigail Hall ahall@ou.edu
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Luke Bryan performs on his “Sunset Repeat Tour” in August 2019.
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SPORTS
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Junior wide receiver CeeDee Lamb stiff-arms a defender during the game against Texas Tech Sept. 28. Quarterback Jalen Hurts threw to Lamb six times for 183 yards and three touchdowns in Oklahoma’s 55-16 win over the Red Raiders.
Lamb reels in career record Receiver shows growth, chemistry with quarterback VIC REYNOLDS @vicareynolds
When quarterback Jalen Hurts first came to Oklahoma in January and needed a place to stay, he had CeeDee Lamb. Roughly nine months later, the two would lead No. 6 Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) to a 55-16 win over Texas Tech (2-2, 0-1 Big 12). The junior wide receiver briefly housed Hurts after he transferred from A l ab a ma b e f o re h e g o t his own place to live. In that short time, Lamb got to know the guy he’d be catching passes from in the
coming months. What Lamb ended up seeing in his new roommate was a desire to learn the Oklahoma offense quickly and be ready to lead the Sooners by the time September rolled around. In fact, Lamb even found Hurts watching film at 2 a.m. “For a quarterback, I feel like the mental part of the game is the most important part,” Lamb said. “Jalen felt like he needed to make an instant impact, and he has. It would’ve never happened if he never got in the playbook and the iPad. When I woke up in the morning, I was like, ‘Dude, you can go to sleep.’ A guy like that at quarterback, you can’t do nothing but trust him.” That moment was when
Lamb and Hur ts b e gan to build the chemistry they will need to lead the Sooners in their pursuit for an eighth national champ i o n s h i p t ro p hy — t h e same trophy Hurts hoisted in 2018 when he was with Alabama, and the same one the Sooners have come agonizingly close to getting for the past two seasons. “It really helped me a lot because I felt like I helped him,” Lamb said. “When he didn’t know something, he could come ask me — he could call me or he could just come knock on my door. That was a confidence booster for sure.” O n Saturday, the two showed just how far their chemistry has come since those early January mornings. Hurts hit Lamb six
times for 183 yards and three touchdowns. Lamb is widely regarded as one of the country’s best wide receivers, but he hasn’t quite broken out in the ways that some expected. In Oklahoma’s first three games, he reeled in just nine catches and two touchdowns. Coming into Saturday’s game, redshirt sophomore wide receiver Charleston Rambo led the team in receiving. “I think CeeDee’s a great player,” Hurts said. “He’s a baller. He makes plays. What quarterback wouldn’t want a guy like that on his team? He made some plays today, Rambo made plays today, and we had some adversity up front. But I think we held it up.” But Lamb’s performance
was impressive beyond the stats. He showed physical improvement and growth in his strength, which was most evident in his final touchdown of the afternoon. Hurts rolled to his right and tossed it to Lamb, who caught it and immediately shed a Texas Tech player en route to a 65-yard touchdown. In years past, Lamb said, he may have been brought to the ground right after he caught it. But after two years of experience in Norman and an offseason in the weight room, Lamb is a more physically imposing player than before. “Last year on that touchdown, I feel like I probably would’ve been tackled simply because he went for my legs,” Lamb said. “Just
building off last year, getting in the weight room, and it really helped my confidence a lot.” It was a career day for L a mb, a s h i s 1 8 3 ya rd s were the most he’s had in a Sooner uniform. But among all of Lamb’s highlights, he said he can’t pick a favorite — he’s just glad he finally got to remind the college football world why he’s one of the best at what he does. “I don’t have a favorite (play) to be honest. I’m just happy to be out here doing my thing.” Vic Reynolds
victor.reynolds@ou.edu
Hurts breeds culture of noncomplacency Senior says he wants players ‘to stay hungry’ GEORGE STOIA @GeorgeStoia
Jalen Hurts stood surrounded by his teammates around the interlocking OU at midfield just 20 minutes before kickoff. He delivered his pregame speech as he typically does, rallying his team around him. Only, this time, he did it with a smile. “This is Big 12 play. This is a great opportunity to come out and make a statement of who we want to be,” safety Patrick Fields recalled of Hurts’ speech. “A statement of who the OU football team is. What’s our brand?” Hurts and No. 6 Oklahoma (4-0) showcased exactly who they are in their 55-16 win over Texas Tech (2-2): Big 12 favorites and a national title contender. The Sooners had maybe their most impressive win of the season Saturday, starting off Big 12 play with a statement on all three sides of the ball. And for Hurts, he again showed why he’s a leading candidate for the Heisman Trophy. “ I t h i n k h e’s a re a l l y
improved passer. He’s patient. Seems like he’s going through his progressions,” Texas Tech head coach Matt Wells said. “Then he’s athletic enough to really make you pay if you’re not rushing the upfield shoulder. ... The guy can make you pay coming out of the pocket. He has kind of a keen sense of awareness in the pocket.” Hurts went 16-of-23 for 413 yards and three touchdow ns through the air, while also rushing for 70 yards and a score. He did, however, throw his first interception of the season after missing one over the middle to senior Nick Basquine. But Hur ts was on the money for most of the game. He hit redshirt sophomore Charleston Rambo on a couple deep balls, junior CeeDee Lamb over the middle a few times and, coach Lincoln Riley’s favorite, a back-shoulder pass to freshman Jadon Haselwood. “He’s seeing the field very well, he’s understanding how we want to attack people, he’s been able to process it well early,” Riley said. “He was a little more confident today, I think a little bit more steady, and he made more of the off-script plays like he’s been making, too.”
Th rou g h f ou r ga m e s, Hurts has been better than advertised. He’s totaled 1,736 yards and 18 touchdow ns. In comparison, Baker Mayfield had 1,342 yards and 13 touchdowns through four games in 2017, and Kyler Murray had 1,268 yards and 14 touchdowns through four games in 2018. But Hurts doesn’t care about the numbers. He calls that “rat poison.” What he cares about is the direction he leads this team. “I try to be the best leader I can be. And I’m very self-critical of myself,” Hurts said. “I think that seeps — you try to impact people in the right way.” After throwing his first interception of the season, Hurts pulled Basquine to the side. Hurts took the blame for the throw, he said. The two discussed the play and moved on. When asked about the conversation after the game, Hurts said it’s in those moments that the culture he’s trying to cultivate is built. “That’s what it’s all about right there. ... We could have sat there and dwelled on it, pouted. But that’s not the culture we have here,” Hurts said. “The culture is about
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Senior quarterback Jalen Hurts runs with the ball during the game against Texas Tech Sept. 28. Hurts went 16-of-23 for 413 yards and three touchdowns through the air, while also rushing for 70 yards and one touchdown.
having a standard for yourself. You’ve got values you want to live by, and practice by, play by as a team. I think if we continue to take steps, continue to stay hungry — I’m not going to let anyone feel comfortable ... “We’re not going to feel complacent about anything. We’re never satisfied.” After the game, Hurts
stood before the media in his navy blue suit with a yellow tie and gold watch on his wrist. Just minutes before, he was spotted going through a postgame workout. “Today, we were pleased to get off to a good start in the Big 12, but we know t h e r e ’s s t i l l m o n e y o n the table that we have to
collect.” That’s the type of “culture” Hurts is talking about — from the pregame speech to the postgame workout. George Stoia
georgestoia@ou.edu
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‘Pissed off’ defense dominates OU sideline gets riled up after low hit to running back CALEB MCCOURRY @CalebMac21
Junior running back Trey Sermon said he couldn’t even remember the last time he saw the OU sideline that mad. In the third quarter, redshirt sophomore running back Kennedy Brooks took a powerful low shot out of bounds by a Texas Tech defender after senior quarterback Jalen Hurts threw his first interception of the season. The crowd of 84,416 was mad. The crimson and cream sideline was mad. And the defense was just waiting to get on the field to retaliate. “It was just a crazy thing to see,” Sermon said. “It got really intense.” The Red Raiders’ drive
resulted in a field goal after gaining 30 yards from a personal foul and a face mask just after their first rushing attempt. With anger worthy of clenched jaws and harder hits, the Sooner defense played one of its most aggressive games in recent years in No. 6 Oklahoma’s (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) 55-16 win over Texas Tech (2-2, 0-1 Big 12). “I kind of got a little pissed off,” said junior linebacker Kenneth Murray, who finished the game with nine tackles and a sack. “Obviously, it was a late hit out of bounds. We felt like it was a cheap shot. Talking to the defense, we were fired up and ready to go back out there and do our jobs and shut them down. Anytime something like that happens to my teammates, I’m (going to) take that personally.” “That’s our brother on the field,” added redshirt senior defensive lineman Neville Gallimore, who forced a
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Sophomore safety Delarrin Turner-Yell claps after making a play in the game against Texas Tech Sept. 28.
fumble in the fourth quarter. “I don’t take kindly to that.” That’s not to say the intensity wasn’t already there. The defensive line was dominant, and the scoring was kept to just one touchdown. Out of 14 tries, the Tech offense converted only one third down. The Red Raiders were a combined 2-of-17 on
third- and fourth-down tries. Downs also became more meaningful. When the Red Raiders converted a fake punt in the second quarter, morale stayed put. It resulted in arguably the biggest play of the game. On what should’ve been an easy 58-yard stroll to the end zone for Tech’s
SaRodorick Thompson, sophomore safety Delarrin Turner-Yell came out of nowhere, stayed with the running back and stopped him at the OU 2-yard line. The hustle resulted in what looked like 7 points turning into just 3 after a suffocating three-and-out from the defensive front. “If they get into the end zone, we make them count by threes,” Murray said. “It’s just our mentality, just to go out there and not let them into the end zone.” G oing into the game, Oklahoma ranked No. 5 in the nation in third down conversion percentage, with opposing offenses converting 24.3 percent of them. With Tech failing to convert 13 times on Saturday, that percentage has now dropped to 19.6 percent in 51 attempts on the season. Through four quarters, the confidence and urgency stayed where it was since kickoff, and each quarter
had a play to thrive on. In the first quarter, it was Murray’s sack on third down. In the second, Turner-Yell ran 58 yards past everyone to stop Thompson. Brooks’ injury made the Sooners’ blood boil in the third. Gallimore’s forced fumble in the fourth quarter put a lid on OU’s most dominant defensive performance this season. “I think it’s a confident group,” Oklahoma defensive coordinator Alex Grinch said. “They feel like they’re prepared walking into the stadium on Saturday. ... I think these guys expect to perform at a certain level. You see some frustrated faces after series, after plays, because they don’t think it’s OK. “The days of us having to say, ‘It’s not OK,’ are slowly slipping away.” Caleb McCourry
caleb.a.mccourry-1@ ou.edu
Riley shares thoughts after Texas Tech game OU coach praises Hurts’ confidence, defense’s feisty play CHANDLER ENGELBRECHT @CTEngelbrecht
AUSTIN CURTRIGHT @CurtrightAustin
No. 6 Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) took down Texas Tech (2-2, 0-1), 55-16. The offense continued to look elite, as senior quarterback Jalen Hurts and junior wide receiver CeeDee Lamb played some of
their best football of the year off-script plays like he’s been so far. making, too.” Here’s what Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley said after On offensive line’s the game. pass protection “We protected pretty well. On Hurts There were a couple there “ He ma d e s o m e n i c e late where there were some throws, first ball to (redshirt mental mistakes. I thought sophomore wide receiver the line did a great job, they Charleston Rambo) was a re- held there for us, and Texas ally nice throw. He’s seeing Tech has a good front-seven the field very well, he’s un- players — we knew that comderstanding how we want to ing in. I thought that our guys attack people, he’s been able did a nice job. It was kind to process it well early. He was of like the rest of our team. a little more confident today, I There was more good than think a little bit more steady, bad — we just have to keep and he made more of the growing.”
On the defense rotating often “It’s keeping guys fresh, so not only are they staying healthy, the quality of effort is better. You go tell a human to play — I don’t care who it is — 80, 85, even 70 snaps in a game, it’s difficult, especially with the pace of today’s game, to play them at your absolute peak level of speed, physicality ... It’s impossible to do. We’re developing it because, well, playing fast on defense is not just what we say or how we train — it’s decisions like that to play a bunch of guys. In our mind, there is never an excuse
for a defensive player to not be under control, too.” be full freakin’ speed. ... Our On Lamb players know that, they under“Honestly, it’s not like he stand the standard, and I think we’re playing more fast and was just running wide open. ... He was making competitive more physical each week.” catches and got out of tackles. That’s the thing with guys like On redshirt sophomore CeeDee. running back Kennedy “You could tell after he Brooks taking a big hit caught those two balls, “(The defense was) pissed. h e e x p e c t e d t o s c o re.” I was, too. Other thing I told them was stop giving up anything extra, and that obvious- Chandler Engelbrecht ly didn’t work very good. We chandler.engelbrecht@ were emotional about it at ou.edu that point — all the guys saw the play. I love how feisty and Austin Curtright austincurtright@ou.edu fiery we played, but it’s got to
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