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YuYu’s Cozy Corner owners Mashhad Fahes and Aya Hamad, also known as YuYu, pose for a photo inside their store Feb. 28. The coffee shop also sells Egyptian and Lebanese cuisine and hosts live music performances.

COZY CORNER CAFE Friends bring their cultures to Norman community by serving favorite Mediterranean meals at YuYu’s restaurant ABIGAIL HALL • @HEARTOFABIGAIL

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n the corner of Main Street and Park Drive, amid construction and people busily going about their days, lies a haven lingering with the smells of Mediterranean spices and freshly brewed coffee. YuYu’s Cozy Corner is not only Norman’s newest halal restaurant — serving Egyptian and Lebanese cuisine from the homelands of its owners that is prepared according to Muslim law — but also is a coffee shop and live music venue. YuYu’s is an inviting, quiet space for students and locals, as well as an affordable and healthy Mediterranean eatery. Ma s h h a d Fa h e s i s f ro m Lebanon, while Aya Hamad is originally from Egypt but grew up in Qatar. In opening YuYu’s, both of them wanted to offer a different line of Mediterranean and Arabic food to Norman.

... When Fahes first walked into the space that previously existed as The Screen Door, a local coffee shop and hangout space, she instantly felt like she had walked into her dream living room. She loved the parlor-style room to the right of the entrance, full of colorful rugs, antique-looking chairs and couches, old books lining wooden cases and plentiful windows that filled the room with cascading light. “I felt that I belonged — that I was highly welcomed, and I was comfortable sitting here all day,” Fahes said. Fahes, a petroleum engineering assistant professor at OU, said the environment allowed her to feel like she was at home, but it also allowed her to focus on grading papers and getting work done. She quickly became a regular customer and spent hours grading papers in the comfort of a unique, cushioned chair with a cup of coffee nearby. When she found out The Screen Door was closing, Fahes knew she couldn’t let a place that was so refreshing and important to her disappear. Fahes pitched the idea of business partnership to Hamad, whom she had become friends

with after meeting her six years ago when Fahes was a customer at Qatar National Bank, where Hamad worked. Starting a cafe made sense to Fahes and Hamad, who said they enjoyed the mixed grill options that Norman offered, such as Saffron Cafe and Shawarma Vite, but they missed the homemade food they grew up eating and often found themselves driving to Oklahoma City. While in OKC, they would visit restaurants that offered the home-cooked halal foods not offered at mixed grill places. One of these options was zaatar, a Lebanese flat bread with akawi cheese, a soft Lebanese cheese spread across the flatbread with fig jam, a dish Fahes grew up eating every morning for breakfast. Fahes and Hamad realized that, by taking over the lease, there was an opportunity to expand halal options in Norman and cater healthy food rather than just snacks and coffee. Hamad and Fahes took over the lease from the owners of The Screen Door, who were renting the building from a third party. The Screen Door owners bought all of the furniture that currently remains in YuYu’s, keeping the atmosphere that Fahes had loved so much alive. Their unique name — YuYu’s — comes from Egyptian culture, where children are given a specific nickname depending on their chosen name. Hamad’s first name, Aya, is always given the nickname “YuYu,” which she is known as to this day. Fahes is still an active faculty member at OU, so in order for YuYu’s to exist, Hamad’s full-time job is making sure everything runs smoothly. Hamad is the heart of YuYu’s, so when it came time to name their business, they agreed that it should be known as Hamad’s place. They never second-guessed calling it her place: “YuYu’s.” “I’ve put a lot of hope in this place, trying to make it cozy,” Hamad said.

couches and cushioned chairs to the right. Both short and long tables fill up the rest of the space, with plentiful outlets lining the walls. In addition, there is outdoor patio seating. “People love to come here and sit all day — grading papers, reading books, having meetings, working on their thesis,” Fahes said.

“It’s such a comfortable place. Everyone who I’ve encountered there has gone out of their way to make sure you feel welcome and comfortable.” EMILIE GIUSTOZZI, YUYU’S PATRON

YuYu’s ser ves a variety of Lebanese and Egyptian homestyle dishes, with an American twist on specific items such as the English muffin sandwich to become a Lebanese dish of zaatar, egg and cream cheese on an English muffin. “We’re not trying to compete with those places, what we offer is completely different,” Fahes said.

YuYu’s food is made by hand in the eatery’s kitchen without heavy oils or deep fryers. The way the food is made takes time — from the time customers order, it may be a 7- to 15-minute wait for their food to be ready. Emilie Giustozzi went to YuYu’s the first day it was open, and her experience was so good she returned every day for the next four days. It was the relationship and community found in YuYu’s through Hamad and her staff that kept Giustozzi coming back. “It was very welcoming and very excited to share — not just the food that was on the menu, but why it was on the menu,” Giustozzi said. When Giustozzi entered YuYu’s that first day, Hamad told her the stories of the dishes: the zaatar that Fahes grew up eating and the Egyptian eggplant dishes that Hamad’s grandmother made. While she enjoyed the food and atmosphere, it was the stories Hamad told her about the food selected for the menu that brought an “extra depth to the food rather than just being something that tastes good,” Giustozzi said. Today, Giustozzi considers YuYu’s employees and Hamad

friends. She goes in two to three times a week. For a period of time, YuYu’s even sold a dish called “Emilie’s chili,” which was inspired by a recipe Emilie told her about that uses Greek spices. “It’s such a comfortable place. Everyone who I’ve encountered there has gone out of their way to make sure you feel welcome and comfortable,” Giustozzi said. In addition to being a coffee shop and restaurant, YuYu’s also offers live entertainment. Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday afternoon, YuYu’s provides a live music experience during lunch, and jazz band “Diminishing Returns” performs most Tuesday evenings. Fahes and Hamad’s hope is to eventually have a live music experience every day. YuYu’s Cozy Corner is located at 408 W. Main St. in Norman. It is open 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, with availability for special events on the weekends. Abigail Hall ahall@ou.edu

... People who walk into YuYu’s will find a large, open room to the left and a corner filled with

Patrons sit inside YuYu’s Cozy Corner on Feb. 11.

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‘I, Tonya’ seen in new light Oscar-nominated film up for three Academy Awards SAMANTHA TONKINS @samanthatonkins

“I, Tonya” tells the true story of the infamous O lympic figure skater Tonya Harding as she struggles against social classes and physical abuse to gain acceptance both on and off the ice. Director Craig Gillespie’s film details Harding’s life growing up, with an emphasis on the physical and emotional abuse she suffered from her mother, as well as the events leading up to the Nancy Kerrigan incident, a premeditate d att a ck o n Ha rd i ng ’s Olympic competition. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards at the 2018 Oscars, i n c l u d i n g B e s t Ac t re s s in a L eading Role, Best Supporting Actress and Best Editing. The movie is set up almost like a documentary and begins with interviews of each of the main characters, who give their opinions of the events that will unfold over the course of the film. As the movie progresses, these opinions begin to conflict as each person gives their own personal truth. This style forces viewers to choose which character to believe and to piece together the truth as they watch the stor y unfold. Occasionally, the audience is pulled out of the stor y and show n interviews that offer different perspectives on certain events. These fourth-wall breaks are the best part of the movie and give the film personality when characters act out events on screen even as they claim the scene never happened. The movie follows Harding, played by Margot Robbie, as she begins her figure skating career. Robbie delivers a dynamic portrayal of Harding as she trains relentlessly for most of her life. She is dedicated and harsh, but the

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audience cannot help but fall in love with her. Robbie makes Harding the cheeky underdog that everyone wants to root for. However, Harding also endures emotional and physical abuse by her mother LaVona Golden, played by Allison Janney. Golden constantly berates Harding, telling her she is not good enough and will never amount to anything. Janney managed to perfectly paint the character of Golden as a cruel and competitive mother who wanted her daughter to succeed, no matter what the cost. Melissa Jones, a doctoral candidate and sociology professor at OU, describes how the emotional abuse played a key role in

Harding’s story. “ Typically, when you look at maternal relationships, oftentimes, especially if you have a mother who is very vocal about not loving you and uses verbal and emotional abuse, a lot of those children internalize that victimization, especially girls,” Jones said. Jones also said this kind of abus e often impacts children for the rest of their lives, as they believe they deserve the abuse the receive. “They tend to have a lot of difficulties connecting in relationships and find themselves in abusive relationships later in life,” Jones said. This tendency becomes increasingly clear i n Ha rd i n g ’s l i f e w h e n

s h e m e e t s a n d ma r r i e s Jeff Gillooly, played by Sebastian Stan. From the beginning of the relationship, the couple fight, with Gillooly often physically abusing Harding. Robbie and Stan lacked chemistry on screen, but perhaps this is meant to reflect the real relationship of Harding and Gillooly. Harding ’s persistence and talent eventually force all eyes on her as she becomes the first American to land a triple axel in a competition. From there, Harding goes on to compete in both the national and world championships and qualifies for the 1994 Winter Olympics. H o w e v e r, H a r d i n g ’s Olympic figure skating career is put in peril when

her ex-husband and her bodyguard, played by Paul Walter Hauser, take matters into their own hands to secure Harding’s position on the Olympic team. Harding becomes hated by America for the part she played in the so-called “incident.” The film’s depiction of the Nancy Kerrigan incident is downplayed and very mysterious. The plotting of the attack is done haphazardly and makes almost no logical sense. Even after the attack, the audience is left wondering what exactly happened. Overall, “I, Tonya” is a fantastically crafted movie that attempts to show Harding in a different light. By the end of the movie, Harding is not the cold, calculating athlete the media

once portrayed her as. She is the victim of a terrible tragedy that she could not control. Both Harding and the audience watch as she loses everything she once held dear. The audience is left shocked and dismayed by Harding’s fate, and several questions are left unanswered. The end of the movie is far from satisfying, but the truth rarely ever is. The film is a must-see for anyone who wants to see a new perspective on the story of Tonya Harding. The Academy Awards will air on March 4. Samantha Tonkins

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Famous actress to teach OU masterclasses College of Fine Arts will host Golden Globe winner

the Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre and the Helmerich School of Drama on March 5 and 6. T u r n e r, a t w o - t i m e ALLISON WEINTRAUB Golden Globe winner who @AllisonWntrb has starred in such films as “Romancing the Stone,” Kathleen Turner will be “Prizzi’s Honor” and “Who a guest-teaching artist of Framed Roger Rabbit,” is

set to work with students from both programs during her workshops. The workshops will be open to the public with free admission. Turner’s first masterclass on March 5 will take place from 7–10 p.m. It will focus on monologue and scene work, according to a press

release from OU’s College of Fine Arts. The second masterclass is scheduled for March 6 from 7–10 p.m. It will focus on the “art of the cold read,” a c c o rd i n g t o t h e p re s s release. Both classes will take place in the Weitzenhoffer

Theatre in the Fine Arts masterclass, according to Center, located at 563 Elm the press release. Ave. in Norman. Turner will also speak about the current state of Allison Weintraub theater and the film indus- allison.weintraub@ou.edu try, according to the press release. Recording devices will not be permitted at either

Red pandas find new home at OKC Zoo New animals will be on display for vistors this spring TIM HATTON @nottahmit

Two red pandas — Thomas, a 4-year-old male, and Leela, a 4-year-old female — are joining the Oklahoma City Zoo this spring. Thomas is transferring from the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk, Virginia. Leela is transferring from the Toledo Zoo and Aquarium in Toledo, Ohio. Wasabi, a 1-year-old female red panda, will leave the Oklahoma City Zoo for the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha,

Nebraska. As a precaution, the Oklahoma City Zoo is currently holding Thomas and Leela in a medical quarantine. The zoo’s workers hope the two red pandas will be on display for visitors by the middle of March, according to Eddie Witte, curator of birds, carnivores and small mammals for the zoo. “As soon as they’re cleared out of quarantine, we’ll place them on exhibit,” Witte said. The transfers are part of a “Species Survival Plan.” These plans are organized by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to promote the growth and genetic diversity of animal populations in the United States.

The Association of Zoos and Aquar iums recommended Thomas and Leela be sent to Oklahoma City because the zoo has been successful in breeding red pandas in the past, most recently with Wasabi in 2016. “ There are only about 10,000 (red pandas) left in the wild, so having this population in the (United) States helps ensure their survival,” Witte said. For more information, visit the Oklahoma City Zoo’s website. The zoo also hosts a live webstream of its red panda habitat. Tim Hatton

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Thomas, a 4-year-old male red panda. Thomas was transferred to the Oklahoma City Zoo from the Virginia Zoo.

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Committee searches for dean

Group seeks new head of College of Arts and Sciences SCOTT KIRKER @KirkerSc

An ongoing search for a new OU dean will determine the future direction of one of OU’s largest and most wide-ranging colleges. Following Kelly Damphousse’s departure from the position, David Wrobel was announced as interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences on June 12 and took over on July 1. Wrobel will hold the position until the selection of a permanent dean. A search committee to find a permanent dean was selected in December, according to minutes from that month’s Board of Regents meetings, and the committee has already met once to begin the search. OU press secretary Matt Epting said in an email that the time gap between Wrobel’s takeover and the formation of the search committee existed to give the interim dean time to adjust to the position before a committee was formed. Randall Hewes, chair of the search committee and dean of the Graduate College, said in an email the committee met and created an advertisement and application portal for the position that was posted a few weeks ago. Wrobel said he has applied for the position. For dean searches, the president recommends a search committee made up of faculty, staff and students to the Board of Regents for approval based on

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Economics senior Alex Nongard sits on a bench in David L. Boren Honors College on Feb. 26.

recommendations received from college faculty, the Faculty Senate and the Staff Senate, according to the regents’ policy manual. The search committee then performs a national search for the next dean — in this case, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Once it completes its search, the committee will recommend its top candidates to the president and Board of Regents. In the past few years, multiple dean searches have resulted in the selection of an interim dean for the permanent position, including Daniel Pullin, current dean

of Michael F. Price College of Business, and former College of Arts and Sciences Dean Kelly Damphousse. The search committee procedure in the regents’ policy manual notes that the president and Board of Regents are not bound by the search committee’s findings. Alex Nongard, economics senior and undergraduate representative on the College of Arts and Sciences dean search committee, said he is satisfied with the search process so far. The committee met for the first time Jan. 9 to discuss the process and work on creating the job advertisement,

Nongard said, and its next meeting is scheduled for early April. Nongard said he could not reveal any information about potential candidates because of a confidentiality agreement. But, unlike OU’s presidential search, Nongard said this search is not employing an outside search firm. “There’s no set timeline for this process — if it takes six months, then it takes six months,” Nongard said. “But we don’t really expect it to, nor do we hope that it does.” Recent dean searches have taken anywhere from six months to a year, according to minutes from past Board of

Regents meetings and previous coverage from The Daily. Wrobel said his involvement came as a surprise, delaying some book-related research and an academic sabbatical. “It’s been a shift in that I’ve gone from being a teacher and scholar primarily, with some administrative work, to being primarily an administrator,” Wrobel said. “It’s a little bit more difficult to sustain the scholarly projects.” Wrobel has been in the position for about eight months and said the dean search has not stopped efforts to move the college forward. Wrobel said the College

of Arts and Sciences is working on developments in a number of areas, including expanding study abroad options, creating new degree programs in public health and attempting to transition African and AfricanAmerican studies, film and media studies, religious studies, and women’s and gender studies from being signature programs to having independent department status. “I think you just have to do the job that you feel needs to be done,” Wrobel said. To meet the needs of a college as expansive as the College of Arts and Sciences, which has more than 10,000 students and a wide variety of majors, Wrobel said he feels that continuing to develop new programs is important. Nongard said his campus involvement has helped him to understand the college’s wide scope. “I know that there are differing opinions on what the priorities of a dean of a college that’s so large and encompasses so many responsibilities should be,” Nongard said. Nongard said he wants to find a candidate with a commitment to research excellence and improving the undergraduate experience, as well as an eye for diversity and inclusion, and that he feels others on the committee are on the same page. “There will be more updates later on as we shortlist candidates and invite them to campus to give public lectures and move on beyond that,” Nongard said. “It’s a good thing so far.” Scott Kirker

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OU to not penalize applicants for activism Participation in rallies will not impact admission EMMA KEITH @shakeitha_97

OU applicants’ admission chances will not be impacted if applicants choose or have chosen to participate in gun legislation demonstrations, according to university officials. The applications of students who have been involved in political or gun violence-related protests will not be affected by any consequences the students may sustain from their activism, OU press secretary Matt Epting said in an email. “The university has not in the past and will not

penalize applicants for disciplinar y action related to their exercise of constitutionally protected free speech regardless of their political viewpoints,” Epting said in the email. More than 150 universities across the nation have now issued statements assuring applicants that their status or consideration will not be affected by their choice to demonstrate. Oklahoma high school students will lead a “March for Our Lives” on March 24 to rally for stricter gun control, joining students nationwide in responding to the 17 deaths from a Feb. 14 shooting at a Parkland, Florida, high school. Emma Keith

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Evans Hall after a snowfall Feb. 21. OU applicants’ admission chances will not be affected if they participate in rallies for gun control.

Suspension lifted for OU fraternity chapter Delta Upsilon faces sanctions, resumes regular activities NICK HAZELRIGG @nickhazelrigg

The investigation into OU’s Delta Upsilon fraternity and its ensuing suspension has ended with sanctions levied against the fraternity. In an email to The Daily, OU press secretary Matt Epting confirmed OU’s Office of Student Conduct completed its investigation into the fraternity and “sanctions have been issued” against the fraternity.

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The Delta Upsilon house Feb. 1. The OU Student Conduct investigation into Delta Upsilon has ended.

The Daily is pursuing an open records request to learn the details of the sanctions imposed on Delta Upsilon. Epting said the cease-anddesist order has been lifted, and the fraternity activities are no longer suspended. OU opened an investigation into Delta Upsilon

after the Norman Police Department provided the university with information pointing to student safety concerns during a drug investigation. Nick Hazelrigg

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Norman to gain senior center

City council votes in favor of development SIERRA RAINS @sierrarains

The Norman City Council voted to advance plans to build a local senior center and accepted an award honoring the city’s efforts to end veteran homelessness at its Feb. 27 meeting. Norman is the first city in Oklahoma and the 62nd community in the United States to be recognized for its ability to provide housing to all of the city’s homeless veterans, Norman Mayor Lynne Miller said. This would not be possible without the people of Norman who put in many hours and hard work to achieve this, Miller said. “We don’t have tons of money — what we have is tons of good people who work to do this,� Miller said. The council also discussed the creation of a senior center that was put on the agenda using an unconventional method called the rule of three, which requires the city manager to put policy and budget items on the agenda of the city council meetings when three council members request it. Several council members expressed a great need to address the moving forward of

The Norman City Council met Feb. 27 to discuss plans for a senior center, among other items.

a 2008 proposal to use $8.75 million of authorized project funding to construct a senior center on land owned by the University of Oklahoma, east of the Norman YMCA. The city previously had trouble coming up with funding for the project, and the proposal lost attention for several years. C o u n c i l m e m b e r Bi l l Hickman said building a senior center is important to

him and other council members because it would help improve the quality of life for senior citizens in Norman. “In order to move the ball forward, you have to make decisions,� council member Aleisha Karjala said. “This is to move the ball forward so that we can make things happen.� The construction of a senior center will still have to be reviewed by

the University North Pa r k S t a t u t o r y R e v i e w Committee, but council members said they wanted to set a date by which the project would have to be approved or denied. Richard Bailey, the chairman of the Norman Seniors Association, spoke to the committee and said he is grateful for the council members’ hard work to move the project forward.

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“As an individual, I appreciate sincerely the aggressiveness of the council members who took this action,� Bailey said. After much debate over a reasonable time frame, the council voted to set the date to April 10 with an 8-1 vote — a victory for the seniors attending the meeting. “We sat, we listened, we had differences of opinions, but we all voted on the right

thing,� council member Sereta Wilson said. The mayor also continued the tradition of declaring March Women’s History Month in Norman and said the contributions of women in the Norman community have left many wonderful impacts. “American women have been leaders not only in securing their own rights, but also in the abolition movement, the civil rights movement,� Miller said. “The influence and accomplishment of women in our community has contributed to our community in all aspects of life.� The council also discussed and approved a revised proposal for the implementation of the Norman City Center Project Plan. The project plan, which authorizes the financing of projects that make public improvements in the area, would mean the collection of incremental ad valorem revenues, or taxes based on the value of a transaction or property, from 2018 to 2019. Several other items on the agenda were also approved, including a donation to the Norman Police Department to help prevent impaired driving and renovations to an industrial building. Sierra Rains

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Food composter cuts crap CLASSIFIEDS KATE PERKINS @Kate_perkins6

Couch Restaurants recently invested in a food composter that will save money and eliminate waste on campus by turning leftover food into usable water. The Liquid Food Composter was assembled by Power Knot and composts 500 to 600 pounds of food per week. Power Knot has installed composting machines around the world, with clients including U.S. Army, Coca Cola and Exxon Mobile, according to the Power Knot website. According to the site, food makes up 21 percent of the waste in landfills. OU’s new processor allows food that would normally be sent to a landfill to be “not taking up any more space than if you flushed the toilet or washed the dishes,� said Frank Henry, executive director of OU Food Services. Uneaten food from Couch Restaurants is put into the shiny silver processor and spun in a tank along with enzymes and water, and it is then turned into dirty water. The dirty water is sent to the water treatment plant and eventually ends up in the tap

water system, Henry said. “Let’s say you had pizza for lunch at Couch, and you didn’t eat the whole pizza,� Henry said. “You put that in that machine today at 1 (p.m.), tomorrow at 1 it’s going down the drain as dirty water.� Although the machine costs $39,950, it will eventually save money for the university by cutting down on the amount of t ra s h p ro d u c e d , He n r y said. OU’s waste management charges OU Housing and Food every time they empty the dumpsters in the back of Couch Restaurants. The university first invested in a similar food processor eight years ago, but it was not equipped to handle the large scale of food the university goes through, Henry said. The new machine, which was activated a few weeks ago, is hooked up to Wi-Fi and can measure how much food is currently in the machine, ensuring that it is not overfilled. The new machine is also odor-free, which was not the case for the previous composter. The old composter emitted an extremely foul smell when it was opened, said Rafael Lieb, a full-time worker at the cafeteria. “It doesn’t smell as bad as the old one because the old one was actually a prototype,� Lieb said. It is important that the

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machine has just the right amount of food in it, otherwise it will overflow and break. This was a problem with the old one, said Lieb and Henry. “As far as I’m aware of, it’s worked great,� Lieb said, referring to the new machine. “I think it might’ve started messing up ... someone might have put ... a little too much of something in there. Just the right amount in there, it works pretty good.� Most of the food that goes into the processor is food that was taken by students but not eaten, Henry said. The food that is uneaten from sections of the

cafeteria that are not selfserve can be reused, but the three self-serve buffet sections in the middle of the cafeteria cannot be reused. In order to reduce waste from these sections, Salvation Army picks up the uneaten leftovers after every meal, Henry said. “We’re saving on money to the landfill because ... we save landfill space,� Henry said. “It’s just the right thing to do.�

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44 Gob’s yes 45 Doubting one 47 Lured, as a trout? 49 Some cigars 51 McDonald’s logo 52 Has come to light 53 Liberate from restraints 55 Trashy newspaper 56 Attitude or mood 61 Bullet holes center? 62 Huge brass instruments 63 Production studio knob 64 Collector’s collection 65 Crazyexpensive boat 66 Like many winter days DOWN 1 Bodily pouch 2 No. crunching one 3 Harvester or carpenter 4 Required 5 Dawdled 6 Water carrier 7 Lounge 8 Online address

9 Loses freshness 10 French green bean 11 Thing to wait with 12 On the ball 13 Lip application 18 Give thought to 22 Swift, short attack 23 Hazards for a 65-Across 24 Egg maker 25 Just claim to an invention 26 Block 28 Fallings-out 31 Small plateaus 33 Name on a check 34 Drops fur 36 Cultural character

38 Flexible tempo 41 It’s the best policy 43 Importers’ duties 46 City in northern Italy 48 O’Neill title character 49 Is sympathetic 50 Employ a silver tongue 53 Provo’s state 54 Wasp abode 57 “20/20� broadcaster 58 Altar statement 59 Not old 60 Hang on a clothesline

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FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 2018 ASTROGRAPH by Eugenia Last PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Listen to people’s advice, but do what works best for you. Drawing from all sources of information will give you a well-rounded view of what’s possible. ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- You can take action, but don’t expect it to be smooth sailing. You’ll face opposition, setbacks and stress. Be prepared to alter your course to ensure success. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Avoid joint financial ventures. What you do on your own will prove to be a much better way to spend your time and money. Celebrate your success with someone you love. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Emotional matters will surface regarding partnership issues. Do your best to understand the motives behind what someone is asking of you. Be reluctant to take on another person’s problem. CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Listen attentively and get along with the people you need on your side. Networking will give you the opportunity to convince others to listen to your plans. A romantic opportunity looks promising. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- You’ll be dancing to a different beat when it comes to work and getting things done. Don’t underestimate someone trying to take control or make you look bad. Don’t get angry, get moving. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- The more you interact with others, the better. The information you are given and the related ideas

that sprout will bring you closer to the people you enjoy working alongside the most. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Take care of any matters pertaining to financial, medical or legal institutions before you move on to more enjoyable tasks. Protect your assets and personal documents. Don’t lend or borrow. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Your help will be valued and will lead to better relationships with your peers and employer. Embrace change and the chance to use your unique talents to get ahead. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- You’ll be caught in the middle if you meddle in other people’s affairs. Keep your distance from anyone trying to lure you into something questionable. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Reconnecting with someone from your past will give you a chance to revisit some of the things you used to do. An opportunity that comes your way should be considered carefully. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Listen attentively to others’ viewpoints and carefully consider every angle of a certain situation. Having a precise view will help you find a workable solution to a problem that concerns you.

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SPORTS

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OU Curling Club president Jeff Milne prepares to throw a stone Feb. 18.

Curling club goes for gold

Sooner curlers qualify for national championship ABBY BITTERMAN @ Abby_Bitterman

In a cold arena in Edmond, Oklahoma, Jeff Milne leans back and lunges forward, sliding along the ice, to throw a curling stone as he teaches others the game he’s become passionate about while getting his doctoral degree in meteorology at the University of Oklahoma. In PyeongChang, South Korea, in this year’s winter Olympics, four average guys from the United States made history playing the same sport Milne and 14 other students at OU play on a weekly basis, when the y brought home the country’s first gold medal in curling Feb. 24. Curling, the Olympic sport where a player slides a 40-pound stone down pebbled ice while teammates sweep in front of it in the hope of getting it to stop at the perfect spot in or around the house at the other end, isn’t just played in the Northeast and upper-Midwest. The Sooners are curling, too, and they will also have a shot at history as they’re headed to the collegiate national championship March 9 through 11. It’s a unique sport with players who aren’t the typical Olympians — they look more like regular people than elite athletes, and they’re playing a strategic game. “When I was looking for colleges, I wanted to see if it was an option to curl in college, and I also wanted a warmer climate, and those are not two things that go hand-in-hand,” psychology sophomore Noah Gordon said. “Except here.”

... Nearly three years ago, when Milne told his friends he had star ted curling, some thought he meant with weights to work out his biceps. But what Milne’s friends

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didn’t realize was that the OU Curling Club would go on to be currently ranked No. 3 of the 31 teams listed in USA Curling’s merit point standings. The top 16 teams are invited to nationals, which will be held in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, this year. This will be Oklahoma’s third-straight appearance. “Everyone thought it was cool,” Milne said. “They didn’t realize we had a team, I guess.” Besides going to the national championship in Wisconsin, the team goes around the country to curl. This travel isn’t cheap, though, with Milne estimating he spends about $700 on curling each year. The team does get some funding from the university, however, specifically through the Student Government Association. Casey Cascio, an intercollegiate athletic administration doctoral student, has been on the team for four years and says he’s seen more of the country through curling than he has through anything else. “Not a lot of clubs would travel as regularly as we do, but it’s for athletics,” said Edward Thorn, international security studies sophomore and another member of OU’s curling team. “It’s also really fun because you get to go somewhere and represent your university, which is pretty neat.”

... There’s a curiosity factor to curling and Warren Hansen, a business development consultant for the U.S. Curling Association who formerly worked for Curling Canada, thinks people are interested in it because it’s “chess on ice” — there’s a lot of strategy to it. He and the U.S. Curling A s s o c i a t i o n a r e w o r king with NBC to get more televised curling on an annual basis, and he believes college curlers, like Oklahoma’s team, could play a big part in helping the sport grow in the United States. Of all the Olympic sports,

curling is arguably the most accessible for anyone to try out at any stage in their life. It made its return to the Olympics 20 years ago, which has also helped its growth in the U.S. “What the Olympics did, it brought a television presence of the sport, even though it was once every four years, in the United States that hadn’t existed before,” Hansen said. “And so all of a sudden it spurred a lot of people to kind of go ‘Hmm, what’s that? I don’t know anything about that sport. And where did it come from?’ And I think that has been the impetus that got the ball rolling down hill.” T h a t ’s h o w H e a t h e r Claxton, the special programs coordinator for the Oklahoma Curling Club, got into curling after watching it on television with her husband. In 2014, the two decided to try it, and that’s when they came to their first Learn to Curl with the Oklahoma Curling Club. They’ve been curling ever since. “When you see people in other sports, they just have a certain look about them. They’re very fit, or to be in that sport they had to start out at a very young age,” Claxton said. “In curling it just looks like — it’s a normal person, it’s a normal average Joe that comes out and can do the sport. So it makes all of us normal people just think like, ‘Oh, we

can do that.’ And the cool thing about curling is that you can.” Every year, the Oklahoma Curling Club also puts on Learn to Curl events, some of which are given by members of OU ’s team. In a non-Olympic year, Claxton said they have a Learn to Curl about three times a year, but in Olympic years they have eight at their home rink — the Arctic Edge Ice Arena in Edmond — and five at the Devon Ice Rink in Oklahoma City. Some see curling as a sport that anyone could do, but when they come to a Learn to Curl they find out it’s not that simple. “It looks easy,” Milne said “But it’s much more difficult than it looks.”

... When people think of where winter sports are played, they rarely think of Oklahoma. People are typically curious about the OU team because of where they’re from, but their reaction is never negative because curling is too polite of a sport. Being polite is part of the spirit of curling. It’s why ever y game begins and ends with a handshake and a “Good curling.” It’s why, in adult curling clubs, the winning team will buy the losing team a beer after a game, or why college teams will eat a meal together. It’s why you can applaud your

shots and the other team’s shots, but you don’t cheer when they make a mistake — it’s part of the culture that unites curling. Linguistics and Spanish sophomore Ellie Holder said being a part of the team is surreal. The team is playing to win, but they don’t take themselves very seriously. “I thought it’d be funny, and so me and my friend were like, ‘Let’s join (the curling team) as a joke,’” Holder said. “And then here we are, it’s been a year and a half, and it’s still a joke, but it’s getting progressively funnier but in a different way.” If they’re lucky, the Sooners could end up on a Cinderella story-style run like that of the U.S. Men’s Olympic Curling team. After a bronze finish in 2006, the men came in last place in 2010 and second to last in 2014. In PyeongChang, they won America’s first gold medal in curling. Regardless of the outcome in Eau Claire, curling has given the OU Curling Club members the chance to represent their university, the opportunity to travel the country and the ability to develop a passion for this obscure winter sport. “It’s odd. It’s random,” Cascio said. “But it’s so much fun.” Abby Bitterman abbybitt@ou.edu

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Curling stones and a curling broom chill on the ice Feb. 18.

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SPORTS

• March 1-4, 2018

OU gymnasts aim high

Women sit atop polls heading into final part of season GEORGE STOIA @GeorgeStoia

Before each practice, the Sooners huddle together, going over what they want to accomplish that day. They practice with a fierceness — a mentality to get better every day. “Our big thing is we have to practice with purpose,� coach K .J. Kindler said. “Every day, you have to have a purpose.�

With only four regular season meets remaining, No. 1 Oklahoma’s current purpose is to take each meet individually, starting with its match against No. 7 Michigan this weekend. While the Sooners schedule will only get tougher as the season winds down, they’re ready for the challenge ahead. “Your season is broken up into quarters, and right now we’re on the final run of the last quarter,� Kindler said. “We’re learning from every quarter, trying to keep our stamina, trying to stay healthy here for the fourth quarter.� Crushing its opponents,

Oklahoma is once again at the pinnacle of the sport, and the team has sat atop the polls for seven straight weeks. The Sooners have taken down top programs G e orgia, Nebraska and UCLA. As a team, they rank in the top five in all four events, and they own the highest average score in both bars and vault. Oklahoma is also dominating its competition individually. Seven Sooners currently own 13 individual top-25 rankings. Leading the way is sophomore Maggie Nichols at No. 1 in all-around, junior Brenna Dowell at No. 2 on vault and

junior Nicole Lehrmann at No. 9 on bars. The Sooners’ dominance is no surprise, though, as they’ve won three of the last four national championships. They’ve created a dynasty. They’ve become what every other program hopes to be. Despite the high expectations and pressure to be perfect each week, Oklahoma handles it gracefully — like the team has been there before. “It’s a culture,� Kindler said. “When you have great belief in yourself, your teammates start believing in themselves. It’s a culture of

confidence.� Saturday, the Sooners will look to keep their momentum going against a good Michigan team. With only two home meets left, Kindler and the Sooners hope fans can come watch them compete a couple more times before they enter the postseason. “The energy in the building just makes them rise up,� Kindler said. “This is their time to shine ... They want Sooner fans to see what they’ve done.� George Stoia

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A LOOK AT OKLAHOMA’S TEAMS COMPETING AT HOME THIS WEEKEND FRIDAY:

Men’s tennis vs Kentucky @ 1 p.m. Softball vs Missouri State @ 4 p.m. Baseball vs Alabama @ 6:30 p.m. Men’s basketball vs Iowa State @ 8 p.m.

SATURDAY:

Baseball vs Alabama @ 2 p.m. Softball vs Abilene Christian @ 2:30 p.m. Women’s gymnastics vs Michigan @ 3:45 p.m. Softball vs Missouri State @ 5 p.m.

SUNDAY:

Baseball vs Alabama @ 1 p.m. Softball vs Abilene Christian @ 2:30 p.m.

Source: Staff Reports

Freshman Anastasia Webb hits her final pose during her floor routine Feb. 23.

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