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OSU theater students, professor claim department censored show

K a e ly n n Knoernschild Investi gat i v e Re p o rt e r

Some Oklahoma State University students and a theater professor claim the exploration of transgender and other gender issues caused their production to be moved from the main stage.

Students in a fall 2015 devised theatre class were developing a play based on “A Doll’s House”

by Henrik Ibsen, which raises questions about gender roles and relationships in society. The play was scheduled to be performed in the Vivia Locke Theatre this weekend.

Jodi Jinks, an assistant theater professor, said her students were in the early stages of developing scenes of “The Politics of Dancing,” which included transgender monologues and other genderrelated issues, when the class was told it would have to change the direction of the play or perform elsewhere.

“At that point, I believe that

there was an infringement on my academic freedom of speech, and there was an infringement on students’ freedom of speech,” Jinks said.

Students began reading and devising the play in August and started discussing transgender issues prevalent in the media, Jinks said.

In mid-October, Jinks presented drafts of scenes that depicted the writing style the students were going for, she said. Andrew Kimbrough, head of the OSU Department of Theatre, as well as costume designers and the stage manager attended the meeting.

Jinks said the scenes were read, and the next day, Kimbrough told her she could not produce the show as it was on the main stage. “(Kimbrough) was afraid we would offend the donors and lose money for the department because we depend on our ticket sales to keep this department afloat,” she said.

Kimbrough, who has worked at OSU for more than two years, said when the scenes were presented in the meeting, it seemed there was a disconnect between the original proposal and the direction the devised play was moving.

“When the work was presented to the production team, we saw that in the slate of scenes that were to be presented, we were not

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In December, Jodi Jinks’ class performed a play titled “(This Title Has Been Censored)” in the Jerry L. Davis Studio instead of in the Vivia Locke Theatre. The Jerry L. Davis Studio is a black box theater in Gunderson.

seeing an exploration of relationships,” Kimbrough said. “Instead, what we were seeing was an exploration of gender identity and gender politics.”

Thursday, Jinks said Kimbrough gave her until the end of the day Monday to stop her efforts to publicize the story with the O’Colly.

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“It was another attempt at squelching freedom of speech,” Jinks said.

Kimbrough said he requested Jinks to dissolve the story.

“I think it would be in the best interest of the department if there was no negative publicity of this incident,” Kimbrough said.

Jinks said about a year ago, she was asked to provide the name of the play and a short description of what it would entail for marketing purposes.

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“examines the mating rituals of our planet’s most advanced and complicated species,” according to a department brochure.

“I was seeing an evolution of work that was, one, not on the topic that was proposed, (and) two, that tended to be one-sided in its address of transgender issues,” Kimbrough said.

Kimbrough said he visited the class and requested that if the students continued with “The Politics of Dancing,” they keep in mind the type of audience they would be performing for.

“Even though they were moving in a new direction, they were never asked to abandon the topic but simply to proceed from the vantage of mid-October with our current audience in mind,” Kimbrough said. “And I believe when you’re running a business, this is the No. 1 rule. You must create work that has your audience in mind.”

Jinks said the department was set up to fail when the students were asked to write a play for an audience “over 50, white and Republican.”

Kimbrough said the description of the audience transpired from a conversation with the class. He said he asked the students to be specific about the demographics of the department’s audience.

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and then about five students spoke all at once and said ‘old people’ and then a voice chimed in afterward and said ‘conservative old people,’” Kimbrough said. ”I did not disagree with them because I believed the students’ assessment of the audience was accurate.”

Jessica Smoot, a theater senior, said the class was also told changes would need to be made to the proposed scenes before they could be performed on the main stage. “(Kimbrough) told us that edits would have to be made to what we were saying and that we definitely would have to change some of the scenes we had initially proposed,”

Smoot said. “He basically gave us an ultimatum. Either we change our material and get to perform on the main stage or we do a black box show.”

Smoot said the students were told they could perform the play as they wanted in the Jerry L. Davis Studio Theatre with full technical support. The students took five days to decide how they wanted to proceed and chose to perform in the Davis Studio.

Smoot said by the end of October, the students were informed the show would be a workshop performance and would receive no advertising or technical support

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Arbaugh said. “The day he came to class, I said, ‘This is really happening. It’s relevant, it’s happening now, it’s happening to us.’”

Arbaugh said Kimbrough seemed afraid of the play’s content.

“He seemed like it was going to embarrass the department and that it would potentially ruin us as a department if this kind of content was seen by our donors,” he said.

Arbaugh said he and his classmates weren’t willing to compromise on a subject they believed should be talked about. The class performed the play “This Title Has Been Censored” during finals week in the Davis Studio.

“It wasn’t finished, but we said what we wanted to say,” Arbaugh said.

Arbaugh said theater students aren’t being protected and that the department’s image should be a reflection of the students.

“Censoring who we are to protect an image is too costly,” Arbaugh said.

The department has never shied away from staging work with LGBTQ characters and topics, Kimbrough said.

Shows such as “Almost Maine,” “Cabaret” and “Beyond Therapy” showcase the department’s diversity, he said.

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within the department.

“I know (Kimbrough) has to make hard decisions,” Smoot said.

“The thing is, it’s in educational theater institution. I mean, yeah, the money’s important, but we should be able to have the freedom to say things without it being primarily business.”

Smoot said she believes she and her classmates were censored when they were asked to modify the content for the main stage.

“Immediately, when you’re told you have to say something to suit a certain crowd, that’s censorship,” Smoot said.

Jinks received the Mary Lou Lemon Endowed Professorship for Underrepresented Voices, which serves the purpose of giving a voice to populations that don’t have one.

Josh Arbaugh, a theater junior who identifies as transgender, said he was humiliated and heartbroken when he found out about the department’s decision. He said he took a risk writing about his personal experience for the play and as a result ended up feeling like a “freak of nature.”

Arbaugh, who is also Kimbrough’s mentee within the theatre department, said he never expected a play about transgender issues to be a problem on a university campus that has many diverse clubs and organizations.

“I pleaded with (Kimbrough),”

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kurt steiss/O’COLLY Andrew Kimbrough, the Theatre Department head, said it would be “inaccurate to characterize this department as anything but supportive of every human being.”

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inaccurate to characterize this department as anything but supportive of every human being who’s out there,” Kimbrough said.

In the past three months, Jinks has met with OSU administration officials, including Gary Sandefur, the provost, to express her concerns regarding the students’ rights and her right to academic freedom.

“What I am feeling is that there is a disregard for my feelings around an infringement of academic freedom of speech and freedom of speech and it feels as though it’s being swept under the rug,” Jinks said.

Sandefur said no report has been issued with findings regarding this situation.

“I think there was just an honest difference of opinion about the accessibility of the performance and its appropriateness for the season and the main stage,” Sandefur said.

OSU abides by the American Association of University Professor’s definition

of academic freedom, a portion of which states, “All faculty members are entitled to freedom in the classroom in discussing the subject of the course, but they should be careful not to introduce into their teaching either controversial matter that has no relation to the subject or actions that violate the rights of students,” according to the OSU Faculty Handbook.

Sandefur said he believes academic freedom is one of the most important values in higher education.

“You want a college campus to be a place where ideas can be freely exchanged and shared and heard with one another even if some of those ideas we might personally find disagreeable,” Sandefur said.

“If you can’t have free and open exchange of ideas at universities, on college campuses, you’re not going to be able to have it anywhere.”

Jinks has not filed a complaint with the university as the OSU grievance policy does not list academic free-

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dom issues on its grievance checklist. Sandefur said he has endorsed the AAUP’s call to re-examine OSU’s grievance procedures and revise the policy so that it is in line with the AAUP’s recommendations, if faculty council feels it is appropriate.

The OSU chapter president of AAUP said there is nothing binding about what faculty council does.

“There’s no guarantee that a revision, if it’s proposed, will be accepted,” Shelia Kennison said.

Smoot said there was a general feeling that the money and donors were more important than what the students had to say.

“We went into this knowing that not everybody’s going to like what we’re going to do, but that’s part of art,” Smoot said. “Sometimes you have to make people slightly uncomfortable in order for there to be a change.”

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TSA, Stillwater Police to handle airport security

Stetson P ay n e News E di to r

The Transportation Security Administration won’t be the only agency keeping commercial flights to Stillwater safe.

The Stillwater Police Department will support TSA operations at Stillwater Regional Airport once commercial flights start in August, SPD Captain Kyle Gibbs said.

SPD will have an officer at the terminal during arrivals and departures for security, Gibbs said.

“The preliminary plan is that once that service starts going every day, … we’ll have an officer go out there during that time while they’re screening,” Gibbs said.

Commercial services to Stillwater mean an increase in security for passenger and luggage screening. The main security checkpoint is included in the proposed terminal expansion.

The TSA will have a presence at the terminal during flight hours but not a constant operation, Gary Johnson, the Director of Stillwater Regional Airport said.

“They’ll be here during the flight times, and there’ll be a time before and after that they’ll be here,” Johnson said. “For the most

part, it will surround the flight schedule and wont be a 24-hour presence.”

The complete security plan for the airport hasn’t been finished, and Johnson said the plan would be something the TSA will determine at a later date. He expects a SPD officer to back up three to five TSA agents who will operate the checkpoint.

Costs for installing and operating the TSA’s equipment haven’t been released, and Johnson said the TSA will keep the security plan confidential.

Stillwater is in the early stages of the process for upgrading security and finalizing plans for the airport, Johnson said. He also said he thinks the TSA won’t install the equipment until closer to when flights start.

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“I would assume they would be bringing in equipment prior to the Aug. 23 startup,” Johnson said.

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seeding and keep ahead of Oklahoma, who is a No. 5 seed in the Sioux Falls Region.

OSU will have a tough task Wednesday night in Waco, Texas, against No. 4 Baylor (25-1, 12-1), a team that recorded its lone loss against the Cowgirls on Dec. 30.

The Oklahoma State Cowgirls continue on their path to the NCAA Tournament, moving up three spots in this week’s AP Top 25 poll, announced Monday.

Despite losing to Texas on Wednesday, the Cowgirls (19-5 F o l l o w o c o l ly : overall, 9-4 Big 12) moved @ o c o l ly s p o r t s from No. 20 to No. 17 after beating then-No. 24 West Vircowgirl basketball ginia on Saturday.

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Cowgirls set for rematch with baylor

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Oklahoma State’s nerves can’t be an issue.

Yes, it’s facing a scorching hot Baylor team at 7 p.m.

Wednesday in Waco, Texas.

Yes, the No. 4 Bears are a different animal with AllAmerican Niya Johnson at the point after she missed the last matchup with a bone bruise in her right foot.

The Cowgirls are 24 games into the season, though. If they want to remain among the top three in the Big 12, they can’t be afraid of going into the Bears’ den.

“Will it be loud? Will it be a great atmosphere?”

OSU coach Jim Littell said.

“Yeah, that’s why you come to Oklahoma State, to play in those type of venues.”

The No.17 Cowgirls (19-5 overall, 9-4 Big 12) are third in the conference. Baylor sits atop the conference after winning 12 straight games, but the Bears are beatable.

OSU showed that Dec. 30, beating Baylor 52-45. The Cowgirls will have to find a different way to do it.

The Bears’ offense revolves around Johnson.

Baylor coach Kim Mulkey called her the Bears’ quarterback after their 52-45 loss to OSU. Johnson leads the

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Big 12 in assists with 9.3 a game, and forward Nina Davis aids Baylor’s leagueleading offense with 16.3 points per game.

“It’s a different team, a little different preparation,” Littell said. “You’re guarding somebody different than you guarded last time.”

OSU guard Brittney Martin said the Cowgirls can contain Johnson, but they will have to play smart, not letting the Bears’ deadly pick-and-roll fake them out.

“I think Rodd (Patton) is one of the best defenders in the league, and she can handle Niya,” Martin said. “It’s just a lot different because she can pass the ball. … I think we have less room for error now that she’s back.”

In the last meeting, OSU funneled its offense through only Martin and Kaylee Jensen. After 13 Big 12 games,

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the team has experimented with what works and what doesn’t. The Cowgirls are a different team Patton is cutting down on turnovers. The shooting guard spot has seen some consistency in production from whoever fills it on a given night, and forward Mandy Coleman has started to emerge as a scoring threat.

The Cowgirls have weapons to contend with Baylor (25-1, 12-1). Only the fear of losing out on a top-four seed in the NCAA Tournament drives them now.

“We want to stay on the top, and we don’t want a seven seed like they usually do to us or a 10 seed or some crap like that,” Martin said.

“We need to win out, so we need to win at Baylor.”

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Oklahoma State’s Donnie Walton was named to the Golden Spikes Preseason Watch List on Tuesday. The award is given out every year to the top amateur baseball player in the country.

In Walton’s 160 games as a Cowboy, he has a .309 batting average, hitting eight home runs and accumulating 92 RBIs. Walton also has an OSU-record 52 sacrifice bunts.

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THREE BEDROOMS 1018 E. ELM 2-FULL BATHS/COVERED PARKING 2 LIVING AREAS-FENCED YARD CENTRALLY LOCATED-NEAR PARK 1 MILE TO OSU-PETS OK $1050 PER MONTH 1415 E. CEDAR GARAGE-FENCED YARD HARDWOOD FLOORS-VERY NICE CENTRALLY LOCATED $960 PER MONTH 901 W. LIBERTY 2 FULLS BATHS-GARAGE PETS NEGOTIABLE-CORNER LOT ACROSS FROM BOOMER LAKE COMPLETELY RENOVATED $1200 PER MONTH 841 W. KNAPP 1 MILE TO OSU CAMPUS 1 BATHROOM-W/D HOOKUPS HARDWOOD FLOORS $875 PER MONTH 2309 N. LAKEVIEW COURT 2.5 BATHROOMS-2 CAR GARAGE FENCED YARD-PETS OK 2 HEAT/AIR UNITS-HUGE LAYOUT $1050 PER MONTH 806 W. MOORE RENOVATED HOME-NEAR OSU CAMPUS HARDWOOD FLOORS-FENCED YARD VERY NICE-1CAR GARAGE PETS NEGOTIABLE $900 PER MONTH

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1517 W. 4TH VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS/GREEK AREA 2.5 BATHS-COVERED PARKING 2 STORY TOWNHOUSE-PAID WATER VERY DESIREABLE LOCATION $1425 PER MONTH

FOUR BEDROOMS 1103 N. LEWIS 3 FULL BATHS-2 FULL KITCHENS 1 MILE TO OSU-COUNTRY SETTING PAID WATER-WASHER/DRYER INCL LOTS OF SPACE-2 STORY HOUSE $1500 PER MONTH 1724 W. SUNSET 3 FULL BATHS-GRANITE COUNTERS ALL APPLIANCES INCLUDED-NEW HOUSE VERY CLOSE TO CAMPUS-ALL ELECTRIC 2 STORY ON CORNER LOT-VERY NICE $2200 PER MONTH 236 S. LEWIS 3 FULL BATHS-1 MILE TO OSU NEW PAINT/CARPET-2 LIVING AREAS LARGE LAYOUT-LARGE BEDROOMS $1400 PER MONTH 4519 S. HUSBAND NICE DETACHED SHOP BUILDING 4 MILES TO OSU CAMPUS LARGE FENCED YARD-RURAL SETTING $1640 PER MONTH 2136 W. SUNSET 2 FULL BATHS-LARGE CORNER LOT VERY CLOSE TO OSU CAMPUS-PETS OK LARGE LIVING AREA WITH FIREPLACE ALL APPLIANCES INCLUDED-1CAR GARAGE $1580 PER MONTH

FIVE BEDROOMS 6418 N. SEADOG WOOD FLOORS-4 MILES TO OSU 5 ACRES-OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS ROOM TO ROAM!!!!! $2050 PER MONTH 116 N. MANNING BRAND NEW CUSTOM HOME 1.5 MILES TO OSU-ALL ELECTRIC LARGE FLOORPLAN-W/D INCLUDED GRANITE COUNTERS-VERY NICE STAINED CONCRETE FLOORS 3 FULL BATHROOMS-CEILING FANS $2050 PER MONTH SIX BEDROOMS 102 S. PAYNE NEW CUSTOM HOME-3 FULL BATHS TVS INCLUDED IN BEDROOMS GRANITE COUNTERS-1 MILE TO OSU NEW PAINT/NEW CARPET WASHER/DRYER INCLUDED $2250 PER MONTH

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Today’s Birthday (02/17/16). Take action for the common good this year. Lucrative opportunities (after 3/8) provide new travel and study destinations (after 3/23). Launch a two-year educational adventure after 9/9. Rising family assets (after 9/1) impact your personal finances (after 9/16). Collaborate for the future.

To get the advantage, check the day’s rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging.

Aries (March 21-April 19) -- Today is a 7 -- Stick close to home today and tomorrow, with a project. Gather plans and research potential solutions. Get everyone involved with personal incentive and reduce risk of mutiny. Let someone teach you a new trick.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) -- Today is a 9 -- Get out of the house today and tomorrow. Study, practice and explore. Assume authority, especially over the next month with Venus in Aquarius.

Keep long-term objectives in mind. An unexpected bonus appears.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) -- Today is a 9 -- More income is possible today and tomorrow. Grab potential profits. Stick to your budget. It’s easier to venture forth now that Venus is in Aquarius.

Study what you love. Explore and discover uncharted terrain.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) -- Today is an 8 -- You’re more confident today and tomorrow. Personal matters need attention.

Put love into your work for rising income over the next month, with Venus in Aquarius. Follow your heart and your passion is contagious.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Today is a 6 -- Slow down and contemplate over the next two days. Review the big picture. Rely on a supportive partner. Collaborative efforts thrive this next month, with Venus in Aquarius. Practice a common passion.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Teamwork wins over the next two days. Group efforts can expand rapidly. Put your love and talents into your work to rising demand this next month, with Venus in Aquarius. Play and get creative.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) -- Today is an 8 -- Expect two days in the spotlight. A rise in status is possible. Keep your promises. The game gets fun over the next month, with Venus in Aquarius. Play and create. Give in to romance.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) -- Today is a 7 -- The next two days are good for expanding your territory. Adventure and discovery call to you. Travel and explore. Still, your heart is at home over the next month, with Venus in Aquarius.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Today is an 8 -- Manage finances over the next few days. A lack of funds would threaten plans.

Communication practices and creativity pay off over the next month, with Venus in Aquarius. Remain open to shifting circumstances.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Today is a 9 -- Partnership produces results over the next two days. Begin a potentially profitable month, with Venus in Aquarius. Negotiate terms to find a win-win situation. Collaborate to manage responsibilities while taking advantage of opportunities.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) -- Today is an 8 -- Focus on work for the next two days. The pace is picking up. Upgrade your image this month, with Venus in your sign. Pamper yourself with personal attention. This restores and recharges you.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) -- Today is a 6 -- There’s more time for love today and tomorrow. Share peaceful activities with your inner circle. Tranquil contemplation soothes over the next month, with Venus in Aquarius. Plan the road ahead. Rest and recharge.

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