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Gerrymandering reform petition challenged in Oklahoma Supreme Court A le x Sloan The assembled crowd islative districts, related after Campbell was given Sidebar: O ’Co l ly back to the single issue of rose to mark the beginthe opportunity for a brief C ont rib uto r legislative redistricting. ning of court proceedings @ oco lly rebuttal, and the justices Breakdown of “Prisoner count is a at 2 p.m., followed jusretired to their chambers The Oklahoma Sucommon means of gertices’ introduction. Those to begin deliberation. proposal for State preme Court convened rymandering,” Rughani bringing the challenge After the proceedTuesday to hear oral arguments regarding the legality of proposed State Question 804.

The petition would establish an independent commission to redraw legislative districts, a responsibility now controlled by state legislators themselves.

The arguments were presented in a courtroom packed with spectators, consisting largely of members of People Not Politicians in collaboration with the League of Women Voters.

Opponents of the petition allege the extensive reform measures constitute a violation of Oklahoma’s single-subject rule, which prohibits packaging multiple subjects into the same legislation. Additionally, they allege the restrictions on who could serve on the redistricting commission represent a violation of certain Oklahomans’ First Amendment rights to freedom of speech.

Andy Moore, executive director of People Not Politicians, said prior to the proceedings the opposition was “spearheaded by politicians.” He expressed confidence that his organization would be ready for the signature collection effort, if the petition is allowed to move forward.

spoke first, with Robert Campbell representing them.

Campbell argued the standard for single-subject rule violations was whether or not a voter should reasonably support all aspects of a proposal and alleged Initiative Petition 420 did not meet this standard. These rules, Campbell said, were put in place to protect voters and are meant to limit log-rolling, or the practice of bundling an issue voters may support with a proposal they may not.

The petition is alleged to violate First Amendment freedom of speech by prohibiting politicians, lobbyists or their family members from serving on the independent redistricting commission.

Campbell argued participating in the redistricting process constitutes political speech and restricting some Oklahomans from that process would be a limit on their speech.

Following the arguments against the petition’s constitutionality, Melanie Rughani presented arguments defending the legitimacy of the measure.

Rughani contended the entirety of the petition, including the section detailing how prisoners would count toward leg-

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said.

As far as the alleged First Amendment violations, Rughani pointed out that although the opposition raised the issue, no protestants involved in the case were alleging any violations of their First Amendment rights had occurred. Without an actual injured party, claims of First Amendment conflicts were entirely hypothetical, she said.

The court adjourned

ings, Moore expressed confidence in the legality of the petition. While acknowledging the legal challenge was a financial drain on his organization, Moore said he hopes the case “elevates the issues in the minds of voters.”

Should the court allow the petition to continue, the Secretary of State will determine the date to begin the signature collection process.

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What is the proposed State Question about?

The petition is to make a state question on the next Oklahoma ballot deciding who is responsible for redrawing district lines. If put into action, an independent commission of citizens (three from the majority party, three from the minority party and three members unaffiliated with either party) would be tasked to redraw the district lines. If not passed, redrawing district lines will remain the responsibility of the state lawmakers.

Who is petitioning?

A civilian-led group called People Not Politicians is leading the charge to have this as a question on the ballot along with Women Voters of Oklahoma. The group’s stated main goal is to put a stop to gerrymandering, the purposeful manipulation of voting district lines, by putting it into voters hands to make the process more transparent and fair. Women Voters of Oklahoma is a constituent of the national organization Women Voters and is a non-partisan organization that supports a variety of different public policy and focuses on education and participation in government.

Why should you care?

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Andy Moore, executive director of People Not Politicians, said his organization would be ready for the signature collection effort if Initiative Petition 420 is allowed to move forward. Initiative Petition 420 would establish an independent commission to redraw legislativedistricts, a responsibility now controlled by state legislators.

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This year is an election year and a census year. Whichever party wins the majority has more say in how the district lines are drawn. If this petition is passed and ends up as a state question that is voted into law, a separate body will be making those decisions. Those district lines are used to determine the representative for your district and who you can vote into state governing bodies.

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McKnight Center to host a night of jazz with The Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Courtesy of OSU Communications

The Preservation Hall Jazz band has been around for more than 50 years and traveled across the world spreading the sound of New Orleans’ jazz. They will be performing at the McKnight Center on Jan. 30.

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Residents of Stillwater can get a taste of the sound of New Orleans on Jan. 30 when The Preservation Hall Jazz Band performs at the McKnight Center for the Performing Arts.

The band’s goal is to maintain the deep tradition and history of New Orleans through its music.

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band have shared stages with the likes of Stevie

Wonder and the Grateful Dead. The PHJB once performed at Coachella.

Most of the members of The PHJB are related to the original members, but the ones that are not have the same goal as all the other musicians.

Ben Jaffe is the creative director for the band. Jaffe said the band plays in order to create music people connect to.

“When we play music, the barometer for us as a band is whether the locals are reacting,” Jaffe said. “In New Orleans,

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we play music for dances and parades, funerals and churches. It’s important to us to make music people connect to, that people dance to, that people really feel, emotionally and physically. That’s the tradition we grew up with, that’s what we know.”

The PHJB will be performing its album “So It Is” during the concert.

According to the band’s website the album “marches that tradition forward once again.” The album was released in 2017 and continues to define New

Orleans tradition to this day.

The group released a film called “A Tuba to Cuba” in 2019 to trace the sounds that gave birth to jazz. The film followed the band as it visited the island learning about the life of jazz. On one of the stops in the film the band visited a 70-year-old jazz club.

During the visit Jaffe saw a picture on the wall of the Olympia Brass Band, a New Orleans band from the 1960s to the 1980s.

Pictured in the band was lead saxophonist Harold

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Dejan, Ben Jaffe’s grandfather.

Jaffe’s family owns the Preservation Hall today and have since near the beginning. His parents, Alan and Sandra Jaffe, discovered the hall in 1960 during their honeymoon and began to run it after the creator Larry Borenstein passed away. Ben Jaffe now has been running the Preservation Hall since his dad passed away in 1987.

The band has played in many different venues and continues to grow.

The band has travelled to Japan.

The purpose of the band is to continue to expand the reach of the sound of New Orleans and jazz. The concert at the McKnight Center will give college students the chance to learn a little bit of history and tradition of a historic part of America.

Tickets are available at the McKnight Center website, calling (405) 7449999, or emailing info@ mcknightcenter.org.

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Harris Jr. prepares to face familiar team in Big 12/SEC Challenge H a llie Hart S taff Repo rter @ ha lliehart

Chris Harris Jr. was scanning the Oklahoma State men’s basketball team’s schedule when one opponent’s name caught his attention.

“Oh, wow,” he said.

The Cowboys had just released the schedule, and Harris Jr. realized he would face Texas A&M. He had been signed to play there before coaching changes shook up his plan.

The surprise matchup prompted a quip from one of his teammates.

“I think Isaac (Likekele) was like, ‘Oh yeah, they’re

gonna boo you,’” Harris Jr. said. “I was like, ‘I’ve got to get prepared for it now.’”

Harris Jr. and the Cowboys will take on the Aggies at 3 p.m. Saturday in College Station, Texas.

OSU (9-9 overall, 0-6 Big 12) is taking a break from a grueling stretch of winless conference play to compete in the Big 12/ SEC Challenge. Texas A&M is rolling into the matchup after squeaking past Missouri 66-64 on Tuesday.

Harris Jr., a freshman guard from Dallas, said he has familiarity with the Aggies’ playing style and knows all of their start-

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ers. When he toured their arena, he hadn’t imagined he would one day prepare for a game in the visiting locker room, but factors he couldn’t control changed his mind.

He had signed with Texas A&M on Nov. 14, 2018, and expected to play for coach Billy Kennedy. At the end of the Aggies’ 14-18 season, Kennedy was fired, and Buzz Williams filled his spot. As the new staff at Texas A&M replaced the coaches who recruited Harris Jr., he requested a release from his National Letter of Intent, and it was granted to him.

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OSU guard Chris Harris Jr. originally signed with Texas A&M, but he was granted a release when the Aggies coaching staff changed.

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OSU in the Peace Corps: Inspired to serve El li e Meler o, N e ws Ed ito r , @ el e an or _mel er o

Justin Hamilton has never been to Nepal.

The south Asian country has a population of about 29.3 million people and is located in the Himalayan mountains. Nepali is a language foreign to most Americans, and the Nepali culture can seem even more alien than the language.

It couldn’t be more different than the northern Missouri farming community Hamilton grew up in.

But he can’t wait to go.

Hamilton, a seventhgeneration farmer from Princeton, Missouri, graduated from Oklahoma State University in December, and on Jan. 30 he will depart for Nepal as a member of the Peace Corps. This is a dream he has had since his sophomore year at OSU, and he is excited to finally be able to do it.

“Two big motivators for why I’m serving is curiosity and service of others,” Hamilton said. “Service to others in a lot of ways is just the question of waking up each day and saying, ‘How can I dedicate myself to make a positive impact in the lives of those that need it the most?’ I see the Peace Corps as an awesome option for me to do that for the next 27 months.”

When Hamilton was a sophomore, he worked in a research lab with Steve

Hallgren, then a professor in the department of Natural Resource Ecology Management.

At the time, Hallgren was preparing to retire from OSU and was in the process of applying for the Peace Corps. Having served with the Peace Corps in Morocco from 1972-74, Hallgren shared stories from his adventures overseas and advocated for Peace Corps service.

“Hearing him tell his stories about that was interesting, and it struck a chord with me at that point in my education,” Hamilton said. “It seems since then I have not been able to stop running into former Peace Corps volunteers.”

After Hallgren planted the idea to join the Peace Corps in Hamilton’s head, Hamilton lived with a former Peace Corps volunteer in Portland, Oregon, and several of his friends from OSU went on to join the Corps. He couldn’t get away from the idea, but he still wasn’t sure it was the right move for him.

But that changed when he volunteered at Stillwater Middle School.

Hamilton worked as an engineering outreach tutor at Stillwater Middle School his junior year and loved it. He said he enjoyed working with the kids, and he realized he truly enjoyed doing service work.

“It definitely influenced me with how fulfilling serving can be,” Hamilton said. “I’d never really

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realized how fulfilling and immediately satisfying helping others is before tutoring.”

As he prepared to graduate with his bachelor of science in industrial engineering and management, Hamilton knew he had to apply for the Peace Corps. After going through the extensive application process, he was officially accepted June 30, 2019.

He said none of his friends or family were surprised, and one of the first people he reached out to after receiving the news he would go to Nepal was Hallgren.

Hallgren, who had just returned from his two year service in Tanzania, said he didn’t realize Hamilton was applying but was happy to hear he was accepted.

“He’s the kind of guy that could gain a lot from it,” Hallgren said. “He could also have a lot to offer. I think Justin will do a great job.”

Now, a little over a month after leaving OSU, Hamilton is about to embark on his next journey in life.

When he arrives in Nepal, he will live with a host family for three months while he learns the culture and language of the country and completes his technical training. After three intensive months, he will join a community in Nepal and work with the locals to increase food security and agriculture for two years.

Courtesy of Justin Hamilton

Justin Hamilton graduated from Oklahoma State University in December, and on Jan. 30 he will go to Nepal as a member of the Peace Corps.

Hamilton knows joining the Peace Corps isn’t the traditional route most engineers take after graduation, but he knows it’s the right route for him. He’s ready to see how his service will change him, and he’s ready to start his life in Nepal.

“I’m just really excited,” Hamilton said. “This is a really exciting next step for me. I hope I can use all the passions that I gained while at OSU and use the skillset that OSU and my friends and work and family have all prepared me with. I’m really exciting to take that next step.”

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WHAT IS THE PEACE CORPS? A service opportunity that takes Americans abroad to help countries meet their need for trained professionals and facilitate a culture exchange to give Americans a better understanding of other peoples More than 235,000 Americans have served in 141 countries worldwide since the President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961 561 OSU alumni have served in the Peace Corps since 1961 There are 17 OSU alumni currently serving in countries around the world PAGE 6

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Freshman Chris Harris Jr. has played in every game for OSU this season.

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“I fell in love with the coaching staff and the facilities up there,” Boynton said. “But (the) coaching staff changed, so I fell in love with this place next.”

Harris Jr. said his bond with coach Mike Boynton brought him to OSU. The Cowboys had recruited Harris Jr. since Brad Underwood coached OSU and Boynton was an assistant.

“I always admired his work ethic and his basketball IQ and savvy,”

Boynton said.

As a freshman, Harris Jr. has played in every game.

“He made a commitment to making sure that he was gonna be able to help us a little bit this year,” Boynton said. “He hasn’t had the best season from a numbers standpoint, but again, for me, it’s a big picture deal.”

Despite Harris Jr.’s initial surprise at seeing Texas A&M on the schedule, he isn’t focused on his prior ties to the

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Aggies (9-8, 3-3) as the matchup approaches.

Cameron McGriff, a senior forward, said Harris Jr. hasn’t been talking to his teammates about his familiarity with Texas A&M. Regardless of the opponent, it’s another opportunity for the Cowboys to try to recover from their recent losses.

“I think it’s pretty mature of him,” McGriff said. “He’s bigger than that just one situation.”

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