UCO's The Vista, April 4, 2023

Mass shootings continue in Tennessee, Oklahoma

Matilda Harvey Reporter

On Mar. 27, 2023, the Covenant Presbyterian School in Nashville, Tennessee became the site of the 130th mass shooting of the year, with three 9-year-olds and three adults dying in the shooting.

According to the Associated Press, at 10:11 a.m., an armed assailant entered the school, which serves around 200 students in grades pre-

school through sixth. Police engaged the shooter at 10:24 a.m., and he was dead within two minutes.

Nashville Police Chief John Drake reported that an AR-15 military-style rifle, a 9 mm Kel-Tec SUB2000 pistol caliber carbine, and a 9 mm Smith and Wesson M&P Shield EZ

2.0 handgun were used. Drake also said it had been determined that the firearms were legally purchased. As of April 1, 133 mass shootings have taken place in the United States, according to the Gun Violence Archive. A mass killing is defined as “three or more killings in a single incident” in the Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012. The GVA defines a mass shooting as “ four or more shot or killed, not including the shooter.” Mass shooting statistics typically do not include the assailant or assailants in the number of deaths.

According to The Washington Post’s school shooting database, “there were more school shootings in 2022 —

Trump becomes first U.S. president to be indicted

Quinn Daugherty Reporter

A New York grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump last week on charges related to payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels—marking a first in American history.

The criminal case was met with outrage by Oklahoma Republicans like Gov. Kevin Stitt and U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin.

“Radical leftists have been going after President Trump since day one — this sham of an indictment is no different,” Sen. Mullin tweeted on Thursday. “Instead of blindly attacking the 45th President, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg should address the skyrocketing crime epidemic in his own backyard — a direct result of soft-on-crime policies. This latest witch-hunt will only make President Trump stronger.”

Stitt echoed similar feelings toward the indictment in his weekly press conference.

46 — than in any year since at least 1999.” This database also says that 376 school shootings have occurred since the Columbine High School shooting in Columbine, Colorado on April 20, 1999. A school shooting is defined as a firearm being discharged “on campuses immediately before, during or just after classes.” Colleges and universities were not included in the database.

Three people were injured and

three were killed in a shooting at the Whiskey Barrel Saloon in Oklahoma City near Newcastle Road and South Roff Avenue around 9 p.m. on Apr. 1. This was the 132nd mass shooting of 2023. By GVA guidelines, eight mass shootings occurred in the state of Oklahoma in 2022.

Ward 1 candidates discuss priorities

The two candidates running for the Ward 1 Edmond City Council seat participated in a public debate at the University of Central Oklahoma Tuesday night ahead of Tuesday’s municipal general election.

NonDoc Media hosted the hourlong debate, which took place in the auditorium of the College of Liberal Arts building and was live-streamed on its Facebook page. Each candidate took turns answering three rounds of

Dean to leave UCO in June for Fort Hays State

Sam Royka Managing Editor

David Macey is serving as the current interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts at UCO, but he will soon pursue a new opportunity in Kansas after being with UCO since 1999.

“I’ll conclude my service as a faculty member and interim dean here at UCO in early June and will begin my work as a dean at Fort Hays State University in late June,” Macey said.

The search for a new dean is still in progress.

“The ongoing search for a new, continuing dean of our College of Liberal Arts will continue into mid-April with campus visits by finalists for the position, and I believe that the appointment of a new dean should be announced before the end of the spring semester. The new dean will take office as I leave campus,” Macey said.

He will be involved in typical planning before he leaves.

“I will be involved in all of the usual end-of-thesemester and end-of-the-academic-year assessment, evaluation, budget planning, and reporting processes here at UCO as the spring semester and the 20222023 academic year draw to a close,” Macey said. When asked what inspired the new direction, he provided a new perspective.

“I think I had always, as long as I’ve been around, imagined myself having multiple jobs. And I’ve loved every one I’ve had. It’s been an absolute joy

to work here at UCO, but I think I’m ready for the next big adventure,” Macey said.

Macey said he also believes that change is a part of forward movement.

“I also think it’s healthy for institutions and for individuals to change things up every so often,” he said. “You can be inside an organization or a community for so long that you don’t have any new ideas left. And so I think I saw the time to look around and say where can I take my skills and make a valuable contribution and learn more somewhere else? So I’ve been looking around for a little while, working at state universities, you know, it’s another regional public university. Like UCO in some ways, rather different in others, so I think it will be a new set of challenges and learning opportunities and I’m excited about that, and I’m also excited to see the college of liberal arts here at UCO and UCO as a whole take some exciting new directions with a new president, a new dean, new leadership.”

Macey is most excited for “learning about a new set of challenges, opportunities” at Fort Hays.

“As I said, Fort Hays State and UCO have much in common, they’re also rather different. It’s a rural campus, with a very large online population and satellite campuses in other countries so I started looking to learn more about those very important and emerging parts of higher education,” he said.

questions with an equal time of 60 to 90 seconds to respond.

During the debate, candidates Tom Robins and Ashley Bradley discussed their stances on several issues affecting Edmond, such as high density housing, transportation,, EMSA emergency response times, and homelessness. The candidates seemed to agree on nearly every topic, saying that the main difference between them was experience.

On April 4, all registered voters living within the Edmond city limits are

A woman wipes away tears as she visits a memorial at the entrance to The Covenant School on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP PHOTO/ WAYNE PAYNE)

“OUR WORDS, YOUR VOICE.”

Three people were injured and three were killed in a shooting at the Whiskey Barrel Saloon in Oklahoma City near Newcastle Road and South Roff Avenue on Apr. 1. (Provided)

(Left to right) NonDoc’s Editor-in-Chief Tres Savage, Tom Robins, Ashley Bradley, and UCentral reporter Eden Jones. (PROVIDED/ GEORGE LANG)

Brianna Garcia

Contributing Writer

Former President Donald Trump on charges related to payments made to adult film star Stormy Daniels (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Horoscope

January 21-February 18 PISCES February 19-March 20 ARIES March 21-April 19

AQUARIUS

The Full Moon transits your ninth house, which may get you into some expansive thinking this week! Journaling may bring insight to how your views on the world are shifting at this time. Venus in Gemini next Monday brings air sign energy to your connections, which could put you at the top of your witty game for the next few weeks. Your song for this week is “A Window” by Burl.

Wednesday’s Full Moon in Libra focuses on your eighth house, so pay attention to your dreams that night for any special subconscious significance. Also on Wednesday, Mercury in Taurus meets Saturn in your sign, bringing an extra boost to help you finish your to-do list on time. Friday brings out your softer side even more than usual as earth sign energy meets Neptune in your sign. This is a great day to plan a fun night, even if that just means your cozy pajamas will be even cozier than usual. Your song for the week is “Kaleidoscope” by Chappell Roan.

CANCER June 21-July 22

This Full Moon transits your fourth house, bringing your attention to your home and the people you live with. A prominent theme could be finding the balance between caring for others and caring for yourself. The Moon dips into watery Scorpio over the weekend. This watery energy could come as sweet relief as everything flows into place. Your song for the week is “Alright” by Jamiroquai.

LEO July 23-August 22

The Full Moon in Libra transits your third house of mind and intellect. What are you thinking about this week?

Journaling, podcasting, or even just talking it out over some boba tea could provide the outlet for a mind that constantly runs. When the Moon moves into Scorpio over the weekend you could find just the right atmosphere to let the dramatics shine. Your song for the week is Bike Dream by Rostam.

This Full Moon focuses on your closest connections as it transits your seventh house. Who do you feel closest to right now? A harmonious energy is paired with an assurance that everything will work out when you follow your heart. When Venus enters Gemini it does so in your third house, bringing more mental energy to your nights out. This is a fortunate time for connecting on an intellectual level, and it may bring out a natural flirt in some of us! Your song for the week is “Psychos” by Jenny Lewis.

VIR GO

August 23- September 22

After the week starts with the Moon in your sign, it moves into Libra. This Full Moon transits your second house, bringing an energy of tying up loose ends in terms of security. Something you’ve been thinking about for a while could come full circle now. Another note that security can be either material or emotional, and sometimes both. Mercury is still in Taurus as the week moves along, matching your earth sign energy in communication. Your song for the week is “Grey Skies” by Ken Pomeroy.

TAURUS April 20-May 20 GEMINI May 21-June 20

On Friday, the day of the week ruled by Venus, two exciting aspects come together. Venus in your sign meets Neptune in Pisces for a tea party of dreamy and lovely vibes. This is the perfect time to schedule a date, especially one with yourself or your friends. Also on Friday, Mercury in your sign meets Mars in Cancer. This aspect focuses your determination on matters close to the heart. Your song for the week is “live more & love more” by Cat Burns.

LIBR A September 23-October 2 2

A Full Moon in your sign graces the sky on Wednesday. This both emphasizes balance in relationships via good boundaries and brings the social energy up to where you like it. Venus in Gemini starts next Monday, providing a great time to use your words to improve your connections. Your song for the week is “Superstar Shit” by Dominic Fike.

The Full Moon on Libra Wednesday night transits your fifth house, bringing awareness to the fun side of life. More good news: Venus enters your sign next Monday, heightening the likelihood of bonding via valuable and interesting conversations. Spend some time with your friends this week, and welcome spring for real. Your song for the week is “Dance With Me” by Deux.

SCORPIO October 23-November 21

The Full Moon in Libra this week transits your twelfth house, heightening your intuition. If there are any goals you’ve been materializing, you may start to see results now. Also pay attention to your dreams as this house is known for activating the subconscious. The Moon wanes in your sign over the weekend, drawing focus to internal depths. Your song for the week is “Groceries” by CARRTOONS and Nigel Hall.

Venus enters Gemini next Monday, bringing chatty and pleasantly distractible energy to social interactions.

SAGITTARIUS

November 22-December 21

Great news, especially if you are an extrovert: The Full Moon in Libra transits your eleventh house of friendships and networks. This highlights a day of extra power in terms of what each of your connections holds. Embrace your glow! As Venus slides to Gemini next Monday, you might find extra wit works in your favor. Your song for the week is “Danny’s All Star Joint” by Rickie Lee Jones.

CAPRICORN December 21-January 20

This Full Moon on Wednesday night transits your tenth house of career and public face, enhancing your ability to create a smooth work/ life balance. The same day, Mercury in Taurus connects with Saturn in Pisces, giving you an extra boost of productive energy. Your song for the week is “Sleeping on the Blacktop” by Colter Wall.

Turner says anti-trans bills could push out physicians

Sam Royka Managing Editor

Anti-trans bills could push away Oklahoma’s physicians, who are already few in rural areas, said Representative Mauree Turner.

“When we deny access to trans healthcare, we deny physicians an opportunity to practice as they are supposed to,” Turner said, “providing the best medical care for Oklahomans.”

Turner brought up a message they received from a future healthcare provider.

“When we saw HB 2177 on the floor, I got a note from a student healthcare provider, a potential healthcare provider for Oklahoma, that said ‘I’m getting ready to finish up my time in university, getting ready to apply for my residency, I can’t get healthcare here, under this legislation, let alone provide the type of healthcare that I want to, and so why would I stay?’” Turner said.

HB 2177 is a bill that would prohibit any kind of gender transition treatment for those under 18 and block public funds from being at all involved with anyone’s transition, minor or adult.

That would block not only state insurance like Medicaid (Soonercare) and Medicare from being used for transition care, but any institution that receives public funding in the state of Oklahoma would be prohibited from providing transition treatment to anyone at all.

HB 2177 passed the House of Representatives Feb. 28, 2023 and now waits to be seen in the senate.

The ACLU has injunctions prepared, which would stop or pause the bill from taking effect should it pass the senate.

Blocking trans healthcare in this way could also have other

effects on healthcare and physicians in the state, because “when folks are seeing trans patients it’s not like they’re just seeing trans patients, right? They are seeing everyone,” Turner said. “When we continue to tell folks that have spent the time training, practicing healthcare, when we tell them that legislators that have no medical background know how to do their job, and know what is the best medical care, like what best practice medical care for Oklahomans is, we are telling them that we know their job, and we will tell them how to do their job.”

There was one retirement speech from the last session wherein a retiring representative said he had only knocked seven doors during his 12-year term, and that he was proud of that, Turner said.

“None of the folks down there on the house floor even want to listen to their constituents, which is why Oklahoma is one of the legislatures that doesn’t allow public comment on legislation, they don’t want to be told how to do their jobs,” Turner said, asking “so why would we tell a healthcare provider?”

Another bill that the House saw last year addressed the lack of healthcare providers in rural Oklahoma.

“Because we have so few doctors in rural Oklahoma, we saw a bill that would increase the number of physician’s assistants that are allowed to practice under the supervision of one physician,” Turner said. “Usually, they are getting supervised by a doctor who either doesn’t live in their town, and some of them, if I remember correctly, some of them are being supervised by healthcare providers who live in our metropolitan areas, right? Like Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and Nor-

man as it continues to expand.”

As of January, a group of Oklahoman Physician Assistants are suing the state in response to new administrative regulations on Schedule II to V drugs prescribed by PAs, saying that the new rules make it so that they are unable to care for their patients.

In their press release, the group states the same need for proper care that Turner describes.

“Oklahomans are in dire need of access to healthcare, especially in our State’s rural communities,” it said.

Turner wants to create safety in Oklahoma for those in the medical field as well as their patients.

They report that currently, that is not the case.

“One, we are not creating a safe environment for folks to practice as they’re supposed to,

we are creating more laws that make healthcare providers afraid to practice in Oklahoma. Two, when we say you don’t actually know how to care for your patients, I do, with no medical background, why would somebody wanna work there?” they asked. “It’s almost like cutting off your own nose to spite your face.”

“People need healthcare, especially in rural Oklahoma, which has been identified as one of the highest rates in the nation for HIV,” they said.

“Folks need access to more healthcare, not less, and I hope that folks can latch onto that part. When we say no trans healthcare, we say no healthcare for Oklahomans, and we need healthcare for Oklahomans,” Turner said.

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Representative Mauree Turner is the first publicly out nonbinary representative elected in history, and the first Muslim elected in Oklahoma (Provided).

The Oklahoma House of Representatives has 101 seats, with all of them being part of 2022’s election. The current session ends May 26, 2023 (Provided). Correction: In a caption from the March 28 issue, Lauren Harman and Saveion Adams were misidentified.

Candidates run for Edmond City Council

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to cast their ballot in the Ward 1 race, as well as the Mayoral and Ward 2 contests.The Ward 1 seat was held by David Chapman, professor of finance and real estate at UCO.

Robins, president of Solid Foundation Consulting, said if elected, he would prioritize transportation, education, public safety, and recreation. He secured several endorsements, including those from current Ward 1 councilman and the three other councilmembers.

Bradley, a senior engineering technician at Gulfport Energy Corporation, said she was motivated to run due to the absence of an opposing candidate in the race, as she believed it was important to provide Edmond residents with another option. Some of her priorities include recreation and land preservation, infrastructure, and emergency response times.

High Density Housing

The candidates were asked a series of questions in the first round regarding their positions on higher density housing, transportation and other issues specific to Ward 1, which includes the UCO campus.

In his response, Robins expressed his support for a variety of housing options as a means to cater to Edmond’s population growth. In his conversations with public servants and educators, he discovered that many individuals in these professions are unable to afford a house in Edmond with their income.

In agreement with her opponent, Bradley emphasized the necessity of multiple attainable and affordable housing alternatives, including high-density housing.

Transportation

Both the candidates agreed that the most pressing issues facing Ward 1 are transportation and traffic-related concerns. The

Kaleb Gonzalez

Contributing Writer

two also shared a common view that the Edmond City Council must prioritize the intersection of 2nd and Broadway.

Bradley shared a few ways to tackle these concerns, such as focusing on the expansion of the main roads to alleviate the flow of traffic and consider more transit options to improve connectivity in the city. She said, if elected, she would carry forward the efforts of the city council to resolve this issue.

Robins shared his transportation plan, spanning six to eight years, to address the city’s traffic issues, which the residents of Edmond would vote on. He said there needs to be a cohesive plan with the federal, state, and city government to find the best solution for the city.

Both candidates said they support the use of general obligation bonds, which would be subject to a ballot question, to finance traffic-related upgrades and other city projects.

Emergency Response Times

The candidates were asked about EMSA’s emergency response time concerns and what the best course of action would be to tackle this issue.

Under their agreement with the city, EMSA is required to respond to Priority 1 calls, which can involve life-threatening emergencies, in under 11 minutes at least 90 percent of the time. During the course of 2022, EMSA failed to meet this requirement, having only managed to respond to Priority 1 calls 46% of the time in under 11 minutes.

Candidates were specifically asked if Edmond should continue with EMSA or consider working with another medical service provider.

Robins said he would explore the possibility of working with medical service providers that are more small-scale in order to cater to these demands, although he acknowledges it might be a

The Stephens Truck Center Company lit an electric car on fire March 29 at the Edmond Fire Department to demo their new EV Fire Blanket to state representatives and fire departments.

The demonstration began at 5:36 p.m. and ended around 6 p.m. Thermal scanners were used to track the vehicle’s temperature and how the blanket affected it. Stephens Truck Center Truck Tech Chase Pogue estimates the car reached about 1,500 to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. After 5 minutes, firefighters covered the car with the fire blanket, and the temperature dropped until it hit 250 degrees, Pogue said.

“After it hit 250 degrees Fahrenheit, first responders lifted the cover and sprayed the car down. In less than 20 minutes, the car was down to about 93 degrees Fahrenheit,” Pogue said. The EV fire blanket does not extinguish the fire; it controls it. Stephens Truck Center says the blanket helps control a fire until first responders arrive at the scene, reduces water usage, reduces the amount of time to extinguish the fire, and helps to eliminate thermal runaway, a cycle in which excessive heat in a lithium battery keeps creating more heat.

“The fire department may take a while to get there, and you need to be able to get that fire under control and let the professionals come,” said Dillon Brooks of Stephens Truck Center. “Or if the car has been extinguished and needs to be taken off the property, then you need to have your car wrapped with a blanket because if it reignites, it may take a wrecker with it.”

Stephens Truck Center provides six steps to take when using the fire blanket. Call 9-11, position the fire blanket in front of the vehicle, make sure the blanket is unfolded and centered, take hold of the red straps and pull the blanket over the vehicle, tuck in the blanket by pressing down

challenging task.

“The bottom line is, if we need to do it on our own, we can, it would be difficult and we probably need the support of the people and look at dedicated funding,” Robins said. Bradley said that this particular issue is of personal importance to her and agreed with her opponent to consider alternate providers to improve EMSA response times, if elected.

“We cannot accept this type of response time. We just can’t,” Bradley said. “And whatever method that we can determine and find that would help, we got to go with that even if it’s a short-term fix.”

Homelessness

The topic of homelessness in Edmond was also discussed by the candidates. The two were specifically asked if Edmond needs a homeless shelter to alleviate this issue. Both the candidates agreed that Edmond should consider the construction of a homeless shelter.

“We need something in this city where there is a bed.” Bradley said “Just like we need attainable housing, we also need to look at options for people in and out of housing, and housing needs, with a coalition of community partners.”

Robins also noted that North Care, a mental health facility, addresses the issue of homelessness in a holistic way by providing mental health and substance abuse services to the community. Bradley concurred that Edmond needs to take care of it’s homeless population with a homeless shelter.

“I think that these are people just like all of us and at any given point, we could all fall victim to that. So to treat them less than is quite frankly it’s not us. It’s not this community,” Bradley said in her response.

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on it with your feet, and retreat to safety. Research shows that electric vehicles catching on fire is rare, but electric vehicle fires can be harder to put out than gas vehicles because of the lithium battery.

According to AutoinsuranceEZ, batteries in electric vehicles have a 0.3% chance of igniting, compared to a gas vehicle’s 1.5% chance. AutoinsranceEZ says batteries are their own fuel source that can burn for hours, making it difficult for firefighters to cool down. And even when an EV fire appears to be out, it can reignite.

“As far as a regular gas vehicle, I’ve seen most fires are put out with about 500 gallons of water. From what I see now with the EV cars, it’s so much more difficult to get the water to where the fire is because the batteries are encased into another container. So, we use a lot more water to get the job done.” Special Operations Programs Manager Clint Greenwood, with Oklahoma State University Fire Service Training, said. Stephens Truck Center is selling the EV Fire Blanket for $1,675.

The Stephens Truck Center has partnered with Andy Colson and Matt Butcher with Prosol UK to sell the EV Fire Blanket.

Trump indicted by New York grand jury

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“When we start politicization of the justice system, I think it’s a very dangerous precedent.

First off, no one is above the law…but we are going to be tit for tat and then the next party, when they are in charge, they are going to try and indict political opponents,” Stitt said. “It’s horrible, it’s dangerous—it’s a dangerous position for our country.”

Vice chair of the Oklahoma Democratic Party Eric Proctor said in a letter that Democrats should not let the opportunity pass them by in the shadow of election season.

“We must act now and make sure we elect leaders who will hold those in power accountable for their actions. We need your support to help us ensure that we have the resources to continue fighting for a better future,” Proctor said in the letter.

Centrists and most legacy media outlets seem to hold mixed opinions about the indictment.

“It’s impossible

to overstate Mr. Bragg’s bad judgment here” The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board said regarding early rumors surrounding the Manhattan District Attorney’s decision to move the case forward. The opinion piece said reviving a seven-year-old case that federal attorneys refused to prosecute was unreasonable.

Others said Bragg should not have initiated the indictment process against the former president in hopes he might instead be charged in Georgia for more serious crimes.

Both sides of the aisle and the center each uniquely mischaracterize the indictment and its political implications.

Democrats like Party Vice chair Eric Proctor hope that criminal charges levied against the former president will diminish his popularity.

The nature of Trump’s popularity is unlike any other politician in American history. He raised $4 million for his campaign in the 24 hours following the indictment.

Protesters gather outside Trump Tower on March 31, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)

Edmond Fire Department demonstrates fire blanket for electric vehicles

State Rep. Dean Davis censured after claiming immunity from arrest

Georgia Jones Contributing Writer

The Oklahoma House of Representatives voted to censure State Rep. Dean Davis, R-Broken Arrow, last Monday after the lawmaker was arrested for public intoxication and attempting to use his State Representative card to “get out of jail free.” This raised debate among lawmakers on how to approach representatives who misunderstand the law, and how to handle those who do not meet the guidelines set forth by either House.

The card Davis had police review states that “Senators and Representatives shall, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace, be privileged from arrest during the session of the Legislature, and in going to and returning from the same, and, for any speech or debate in either House, shall not be questioned in any other place.”

The police then informed Davis that he was not in session outside the Skinny Slims in Oklahoma City, and arrested the representative on March 23. He was then subsequently censured on March 27.

“As a body, the House of Representatives and its members must hold ourselves to a high standard, and Rep. Davis’ conduct did not live up to that standard,” said Speaker of the House, Charles McCall. “The House of Representatives has nothing but the utmost respect for the members of our law enforcement community, and we expect the members of our body to exemplify that in their dealings with law enforcement.”

Censuring means a governmental body has made a formal statement of disapproval against a representative; however, the representative still holds the position, title, and power to vote. Davis is not the first Oklahoma representative to be arrested, nor the first to be censured during this session. Rep. Mauree Turner was censured on March 7 for allowing a protester who was wanted for questioning in connection with an alleged assault inside of their House office and rejecting multiple requests by law enforcement to question the individual.

Turner also spoke of Davis’ censure and spoke against the decision made.

“Continuing to censure people in this body won’t push the representative towards the help that he needs, and sends a message to folks who are battling

substance use issues that getting the help you need is not the priority to this body, but continuing to silence communities who need access to resources, who need to be wrapped in love and community support, the message we send to them is that those issues aren’t a priority to us,” Turner said. “Have we ever tried something different? I’m asking, have we ever tried to actually get people the help they need?”

Davis had been arrested previously on intoxication charges, including a DUI charge from 2019 that he finished serving probation for on March 3. Another state representative, Rep. Ryan Martinez, R-Edmond, was charged with a felony in December 2022 in connection to his DUI from October of the same year, and made a similar claim of immunity from arrest.

State law forbids anyone convicted of a felony from serving in the Legislature. Early last year, Rep. Terry O’Donnell resigned from office after he and his wife were arrested on multiple charges, including conspiracy against the state. The House voted to censure Davis, with a vote of 81-9.

Psychology students explore impact of meditation on test taking

Sam Kozlowski

Contributing Writer

Meditation has lowered stress and enhanced mental clarity for thousands of years, and psychology majors Haley Richardson and Emma Dennin at the University of Central Oklahoma are researching the effects of meditation on students.

“Students who were in the meditation group showed less tension by answering that they were not stressed, worried or scared on our State Trait Inventory Scale that measures test anxiety using a Likert scale questionnaire,” Richardson said of the team’s research. Further research is to be conducted on campus by the two students to prove the positive effects of meditation, an exercise of deep focus that is used to instill calmness and relaxation.

“Not only have studies shown that meditation can lower rumination thoughts —repetitive, negative thinking — but it’s also shown to lower activity in your sympathetic nervous system (the body’s fight or flight response),” Dennin said. “Test anxiety can have an effect on performance, so tackling the symptoms can be incredibly beneficial.”

In Taiwan, a one-semester mindfulness and meditation course improved both memory and attention in students, according to a 2016 study on the effects of a mindfulness course on learning and cognitive performance.

“When it comes to test anxiety, there are two components: emotionality and worry. The emotionality component is defined as a person’s bodily stress, and worry is defined as the cognitive stress. Based on what we know, meditation can be used to treat both of these components,” Dennin said.

Many meditative forms exist, ranging from the ancient Vipassana meditation to deep breathing exercises. Vipassana and Buddhist zen meditation heavily involve introspection. Both emphasize living within the present moment and observing your thoughts, feelings and emotions without judgment, as if from a stranger’s perspective.

“The technique of meditation is surprisingly very simple. It can start off with something as simple as “focus on your breathing” for 10-15 minutes at a time. The goal is to let your stressful thoughts escape by allowing concentrated focus,” Dennin said.

Deep breathing or diaphragmatic breathing, also known as the Wim-Hof method, has been

proven to strengthen immunity. The 2014 study states that voluntary activation of the autonomic nervous system from deep breathing affects anti-inflammatory properties, or the reduction of pro-inflammatory cytokine response, which can support improvement of certain autoimmune diseases.

Yoga and walking are active forms of meditation that help users clear the mind.

Vedic meditation originated in ancient India

and involves the use of mantras, or phrases that one repeats to enter a meditative state.

Visualization is another form, where the user creates a mental image of a calm scene or manifests a scenario that they would like to experience in the future. External stimuli such as meditation and deep breathing change peoples’ DNA through gene expression, as opposed to genetic code directly being altered. Harvard University researched meditation and the effects of clearing one’s mind in 2018. The study found that those who meditated 15 minutes a day over an eight-week period had a change in gene expression involving 172 genes that modulate blood pressure, anti-inflammatory cells, circadian rhythm and metabolism.

“The great thing about this challenge is that meditation can be done while you are doing things,” Dennin said. “Someone can enter a meditative state while doing laundry, dishes, or other low cognitive load tasks. The other challenges of letting all your thoughts go can be difficult at first, but it becomes easier with practice.”

Rep. Dean Davis claimed immunity from arrest during sessions. (OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT).

Participants take part in a guided meditation led by Will Williams, front left sitting on couch, the founder of World Meditation Day. (ASSOCIATED PRESS/MATT DUNHAM)

Participants take part in a guided meditation led by Will Williams, front left sitting on couch, the founder of World Meditation Day. (ASSOCIATED PRESS/MATT DUNHAM)

‘Daisy Jones & The Six’ mythologizes Fleetwood Mac’s history

Kelanie Robertson

Contributing Writer

“Daisy Jones & The Six,” a new show on Amazon Prime Video, is becoming popular with music fans, having released all 10 episodes of its first season, and viewers are noticing a resemblance to a real-life, world-renowned band. The show is based off of a book with the same title, written by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and follows a band based in Los Angeles in the 1970s.

Reid wrote the original novel based on Fleetwood Mac performances she saw while growing up. Most fans of Fleetwood Mac can recall the tumultuous history of the group during its period surrounding 1977’s top-selling “Rumours” album. The band was founded in the late 1960s by drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie, with Christine McVie joining in 1970. Two of its most iconic members, singer Stevie Nicks and guitarist Lindsey Buckingham, who were a couple at the time of joining, did

not join until 1974, and the band released its self-titled breakthrough album in 1975.

Armed with this information, viewers will automatically see the resemblance between Fleetwood Mac and the fictional band. In the series, the band agrees to participate in a documentary 20 years after its break up. The Six faces the same issues as Fleetwood Mac, tackling the subjects of drug abuse, rehab and affairs. Daisy (Riley Keough) and guitarist Billy (Sam Claflin), are the stand-ins for Nicks and Buckingham.

Not everything that happens in “Daisy Jones & The Six” happened to Fleetwood Mac, but this show does a great job of giving an insight into what the band might have been dealing with during their glory years. “Daisy Jones and The Six” is capturing the attention of fans interested in exploring the band’s history as a whole, since it is quite an interesting one.

“It’s so electric, the chemistry between Lindsey Buckingham and

Stevie Nicks, knowing what Fleetwood Mac had been through in that moment and knowing the history behind it, and the history behind them as a couple and relationship and as a band. It just carries so much more weight to it,” Sam Claf-

lin told MTV. This is the exact reason the show is getting as much attention as it is. Watch the entire first season of 'Daisy Jones & The Six” on Amazon Prime Video now.

‘School Spirits’ puts death on the syllabus in clever mystery

alive to uncover the truth behind her murder. In this seen-before concept, Nears finds herself trying to adjust to her new life — or lack thereof — as she discovers not only that she is dead, but that she has no idea who killed her.

friend, and her mother scramble for answers to her disappearance while she tries to help from the other side.

Peyton List stars in “School Spirits,” in which her deceased character, Maddie Nears, must find out who killed her. (PARAMOUNTt+/PROVIDED)

Madelyn Fisher

Contributing Writer

Most people would agree that being stuck in high

school forever would be a nightmare. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what’s happening to Maddie Nears in Paramount+’s School

Spirits. Peyton List of the Disney Channel’s Jessie plays the lead role in this afterlife mystery as she works with friends both dead and

Maddie quickly makes friends with a ghost from the 1990s named Charley who sticks with her for most of the show as he teaches her the rules of the afterlife. He introduces her to the school’s “support group,” composed of other dead students who have yet to make peace and finally leave the school for good. However, Maddie quickly learns she is the only one in the group who has no idea how they died. Cue the mystery, as Maddie watches her two best friends, her ex-boy-

School Spirits offers plenty of spirit with the clever dialogue between characters and the endless wit of the main character. So long as you’re not a self-proclaimed whodunnit mystery expert, the case is not easy to crack, either. With the perfect balance of heartache and hilarity, School Spirits is surprisingly mature for a show that originally appears geared toward a younger audience. Both List and Milo Manheim deliver some of their best performances yet alongside other familiar faces like Nick Pugliese from Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and Sarah Yarkin from Hulu’s Not Okay.

‘Cunk on Earth’ delivers a bitingly funny historical mockumentary

Mari Belle

Contributing Writer

“Cunk on Earth,” a comedy series featuring the hilarious commentary of Philomena Cunk that airs on the BBC and is currently available on Netflix, explores topics related to human history, from the origins of the universe to the rise of civilization, for laughs.

Philomena Cunk, played by comedian Diane Morgan, takes a satirical approach to exploring these complex and often confusing subjects. With her signature deadpan humor and quirky personality, she provides a fresh perspective on history that is both informative and entertaining.

In each episode, Cunk interviews experts and his-

torians as well as conducting her own flawed research to uncover the truth behind the mysteries of the universe. Through her witty observations and humorous commentary, she offers a unique and often hilarious take on some of the most significant events in human history.

The show has received rave reviews from both critics and audiences alike, with many praising Morgan’s comedic timing and sharp wit. The series is compared to other successful mockumentary-style shows such as “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation,” and has been praised for its ability to make viewers laugh while also educating them on important historical events.

“Cunk on Earth” has also sparked discussions about

the importance of humor in learning and education. By using comedy to explore complex subjects, the show has managed to engage audiences who may have previously found history

or science to be dry and boring.

Overall, “Cunk on Earth” is a refreshing and entertaining take on human history that has quickly become a fan favorite. With its unique

blend of comedy and education, the show has earned its place as one of the most innovative and exciting new programs on television today.

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Golf continues to grow in OK after pandemic

Bradie Gray Sports Reporter

Golf is growing nationally, and one of the places helping it grow is right here in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma is home to a deep and rich sports history that has lasted for decades. Wrestling has their hall of fame based here for a reason. Softball is no different, as both major colleges boast perennially dominant programs, and as of late, the Lady Broncos have been amongst the most dominant in Division II as well. On the gridiron, the University of Oklahoma has a history of being amongst the greatest college football programs of all time, spearheading a rich history in the state. Rodeo even comes to mind for most when asked about the biggest Oklahoma sports.

However, of all the sports the Sooner state is happy to be ingrained in, it turns out the fastest growing sport here is golf. For many reasons, Oklahomans have decided to trade in the jerseys and the tailgates for a set of clubs and some green fees, and it is becoming clearer by the day the entire country is starting to take notice.

The real beginning of the growth of golf here started in 2020. With the COVID-19 pandemic being at the forefront of everything in our world, little if anything outdoors was off limits. This was the perfect catalyst for many people to try golf for the first time. Many golf courses across the state saw traffic skyrocket throughout the year. Jackson Rowbottom, a former UCentral Media staffer who is now a professional radio commentator at 94.7 The Ref on the golf show “Gimme Zone,” is an avid golfer who worked at Earlywine Golf Course in Oklahoma City during the pandemic and also worked at retailer Golf USA. He said he saw the growth firsthand.

“When I was working in retail during the pandemic, we would have months where we would double or even triple our sales goals, mostly because this new group of golfers was starting a new hobby they fell in love with enough to invest into it.”

Another place that we have seen golf grow within Oklahoma is the professional scene. The Professional Golf Association held a championship event in Tulsa in May 2022 and new pro golf league LIV Golf is holding their own Tulsa event in May. The semi-pro golf league known as

the Korn Ferry Tour is also going to be frequenting our state. The league signed a contract that went into effect last year where they will be hosting an event at Jimmie Austin Golf Club in Norman every year until 2025. We also see the growth in how many golfers come from our major colleges Viktor Hovland on the PGA Tour from Oklahoma State and Abraham Ancer on the LIV Tour from OU to name a couple of them.

Perhaps most importantly, Oklahoma golf courses have noticed the uptick in golfers themselves and have started making investments to improve their own facilities and continue to grow the game. Earlywine is in the process of building a brand new clubhouse. Closest to UCO, Kickingbird Golf Club set aside two years of business to rebuild its entire property, transforming it into a pro-tour level facility and eventually host a professional event of their own. Before long, professional golf could be visiting the metro on a regular basis.

Many expect golf to continue to grow in Oklahoma, and with the game returning the favor by investing in us, the groundwork is being laid for a long-lasting golf culture that will stick around for years to come.

UCO softball scores victories against Newman and SNU

a few hits together and making things happen.”

Hopefully, the Lady Bronchos’ momentum continues to propel them forward as they return to conference play over the weekend, visiting Newman for a double-header. Central leads the MIAA with a 7-1 conference record, hoping to improve on it in Wichita. On paper, the Lady ‘Chos seem more than capable of victory; Newman comes into the matchup at 10-22 on the season and 1-5 in conference play.

As their dominant season powers on, the No. 4 ranked UCO Lady Bronchos softball team swept Newman University on April 1, following a 2-0 sweep of in-state rival Southern Nazarene University.

The Tuesday double-header was a tale of two teams for Central. They were able to make it out unscathed, but they did it in two different ways.

In game one against SNU, the defense showed out because it was necessary. Behind a solid, four-strikeout showing from ace Jordyn Pipkin, the Lady ‘Chos pulled out the 3-2 victory. The bats were not quite there for the squad, mustering only six hits. They drove in two runs in the third

and one in the fourth — just enough to last them the rest of the game.

Game two was a different story. After the first game went the distance in a low-scoring fistfight, the second game was a track meet — and Southern Nazarene forgot their running shoes. Terin Ritz did it all for UCO. When pitching, she only gave up one unearned run and two hits total. In batting, she decided to end the game early with a sixth inning grand slam. Wire-to-wire dominance led to the 11-1 run rule victory. With these victories, Central improves to 27-4 on the season.

“We played well in the first game, but we couldn’t string anything together,” said Head Coach Cody White. “We did in the second game, and that’s where you see the runs, putting

The stellar play from UCO comes from a few standout players. In the circle, Ritz has been phenomenal with an unblemished 8-0 record. Closely behind her, Pipkin has impressed in her first season in Edmond with a stellar 10-2 record herself. Rounding up the arms, Corrina Rivas is as good of a third option as you can find in Division II with a 7-2 record on the mound. At the plate, the team is just as strong. Seven of their starters are batting .300 or better, led by potential All-Americans Shayla Harper hitting .417 and Emily Deramus hitting .379 so far. Deramus also leads the team with 30 RBIs in 29 games. UCO’s returning All-American, Jake Minter, leads the squad with 7 home runs this season, however opposing pitchers have a lot more than just Minter to deal with, because five different Lady Bronchos have gone yard five times or more; Minter, Harper, Deramus, Ritz, and newcomer Tatum Long.

The team has finally rounded into shape and is hitting their stride, going 21-1 in their last 22 games.

“We’ve been playing pretty well lately, but there’s still a lot of room for improvement,” said Coach White. “We have to stay focused on ourselves and get better every time we’re on the field.”

Former Edmond Memorial golfer wins first PGA Tour

Cal Hayden

Contributing Writer

Taylor Moore, former Edmond Memorial golfer, wins first PGA Tour event last weekend at Innisbrook Resort’s Copperhead Course in Palm Harbor, Fla.

In just his second year on the PGA Tour, the 29-year-old Arkansas Razorback alum erased a two-stroke deficit entering the final round of play to capture the Valspar Championship. With four birdies in the final 10 holes, Moore finished with a 72-hole total 10-under 274, outlasting some of golf’s biggest stars, including Jordan Spieth (276) and Adam Schenk (275).

Before the final round, Moore’s name would not have been on anybody’s betting slips as the potential winner at the end of the day. But, after a thrilling final nine holes where Speith and Schenk faltered, Moore seized his opportunity.

Moore surged into the mix with an iron to 5 feet for birdie on the 15th hole and a 25-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole, followed by two back-to-back pars for a final round score of four-under 67. That turned out to be enough to win after Spieth hit his tee shot into the water on 16 and Schenk hit his final drive of the day next to a large tree, in which he made bogey and

finished one shot behind Moore.

“I might have been under the radar to some people watching, but I felt like I was in the golf tournament from the time I teed off today and was just excited to control what I could and get it done,” said Moore while holding his championship trophy at the winners’ podium.

After moving to Edmond when he was 8 years old, Moore attended Edmond Memorial High School, where he won two individual 6A State Championships as a sophomore and junior (2010, 2011). At the University of Arkansas, Moore was named a two-time NCAA All-American (2015, 2016) for his outstanding collegiate seasons. He is now in just his second full season at the PGA level after earning his tour card by finishing fourth on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2021.

Moore entered the week ranked No. 103 in the world and hadn’t yet recorded a Top 10 finish on the tour this season. The victory netted Moore a profit of $1,458,000 and moved him inside the Top 50 in the world. With the win, Moore also earned an exemption entry into the prestigious Masters Tournament which will take place April 6-9.

Sam Burns, right congratulating by Cameron Young after winning tournament. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Bradie Gray

Contributing Writer

Central Oklahoma welcomes Tatum Long into homebase after a homerun. (CENTRAL SPORTS/PROVIDED)

Taylor Moore holds up the trophy after winning the Valspar Championship golf tournament Sunday, March 19, 2023, at Innisbrook in Palm Harbor, Fla. (AP Photo/ Mike Carlson)

A‘Dogs’ life:

Screenwriter Ryan RedCorn, a member of the Osage Nation and head writer on the FX series Reservation Dogs, served as keynote speaker for the University of Central Oklahoma’s 5th annual Liberal Arts Symposium. RedCorn talked about his work in both photography and writing, and how he uses art to empower Indigenous people.

RedCorn had much to say about the inequitable treatment of Indigenous people, especially within storytelling narratives.

“It allowed inequity to be codified into story, and once you codify something into story, then it gets codified into law.” he said.

RedCorn’s philosophy, or as he put it his “silly thesis,” is that the use of narrative to present Natives as the “other,” or a part of the counter-narrative, is what causes disempowerment, and he wants to create empowering narratives.

One of the many ways that RedCorn chooses to empower is by photographing Indigenous women. According to RedCorn, there is a 3-to-1 ratio of historical pictures taken of women compared to men. The reason for this is because Indigenous women were highly preyed upon, so

‘Reservation

writer Ryan RedCorn talks equity in storytelling at 35th annual Liberal Arts Symposium

colonists would use pictures of them as a form of disempowerment to remove their anonymity. RedCorn chooses to focus on portraits of Indigenous women with the hopes of re-empowering.

“A lot of the times that I’m photographing, I’m specifically trying to give power,” said RedCorn, and his use of photographic arts is not the only way he empowers those in his community.

RedCorn’s screenwriting work is also heavily influenced by the idea of empowerment. “If you want to tell a good story, just tell the truth,” he said.

The stories he’s writing are based around his personal truths, those of which he learned growing up in an Indigenous community. The reason for the creation of Reservation Dogs, RedCorn said, is because he never saw himself reflected in the media he consumed.

“None of this felt like home,” he said.

The importance of storytelling and honesty shines through in his work, especially with how meticulous he is with his language when writing.

“When you grow up in that kind of space, the way you get into trouble, the things you do to keep yourself entertained and occupied, part of that is language,” he said.

Understanding the use of language, and in a sense more vulgar language, amongst these

communities was important to RedCorn when discussing the writer’s room. According to him, most of the writers with exception of one are all from towns with 5,000 people or less, and the actors were also chosen for their connection to these rural and Indigenous roots. One of the more popular phrases from the show, “Shitass” was improvised by actor Zahn McClarnon, known as Big in the show.

Action reigns supreme in ‘John Wick 4’

If this is the last iteration of the Keanu Reeves series, it goes out with a bang

the end, we see some of the most stunning action sequences that have been committed to film as of recently.

Some of my favorite new additions in this movie includes the blind assassin Caine, played by Donnie Yen, who is an old friend of John’s who is forced to hunt him down after someone he cares about gets threatened, as well as The Tracker, also known as Mr. Nobody, played by Shamier Anderson, who also has a dog companion that earns our sympathies. But Caine was my favorite character in the movie, as he had compelling reasons to go after John, and he really didn’t want to do what he was doing, which made him sympathetic. We also get appearances from Reeves’ former Matrix co-star Laurence Fishburne and actor/martial artist Scott Adkins, who bring a lot of fun into the movie as well.

Britton Summers Reporter

Alongside “The Raid,” and its sequel “The Raid II,” the “John Wick” series of films are probably the best action films being made today. The scope of the action set pieces and the clever worldbuilding set these films apart from other action films of its type, and “John Wick: Chapter 4” certainly has the feel of being the final one — at least for now.

One of the elements that I’ve found myself constantly enjoying about these movies is how our titular hero, as played by Keanu Reeves, is constantly digging himself into more and more trouble. It’s a rich irony that what makes

him cool and awesome are the same things that continually screw him over, and it is a playful subversion of what the audience expects to happen. But this time John goes up against some nasty villains, including The Marquis, played by Bill Skarsgard, who chews the scenery throughout the movie.

My favorite part of the “John Wick” films is always the action, but I have always been attracted to worldbuilding. I don’t think it would be a stretch to say that the

“John Wick” films have some of the best worldbuilding that I’ve seen in any modern films, and the filmmakers have managed to keep this world fresh and interesting for the past four films. What is even better is that they never over-ex-

plain or infodump — they allow the world to come to life as the movies go along, and it makes the audience so interested that they want to see more of it. “John Wick: Chapter 4” keeps the ball rolling.

The action is, of course, stunning.

“John Wick: Chapter 4” is an action lover’s dream come true, with wide shots, practical stunts, and actors contributing to the action and stunts. Reeves built a reputation for doing many of his own action scenes and putting in the effort to make the scenes look convincing.

As with the previous three films, this film seems like the filmmakers and stunt coordinators are attempting to top themselves with all of the crazy action set pieces that they can get away with. Especially towards

There are the issues that permeate this film, but luckily they are very minimal. A lot of the issues boils down to the believability of some of the things that the film puts John Wick through, such as the fact that he should be dead after some of the shenanigans. Now, “John Wick” has never claimed to be realistic by any means, and it does ask viewers to suspend disbelief at times. But luckily the “John Wick” films always play with their flaws in an interesting way. John always seems to be running like he’s battered, like he’s pushing himself farther than any man could possibly go. They don’t call him “Baba Yaga” for nothing.

“John Wick: Chapter 4” is yet another stunning chapter, and a strong maybe-conclusion for the film series that shows that there is still hope for action cinema in the future. I know that I will be looking forward to more movies in this universe.

Keanu Reeves stars in “John Wick 4.” (LIONSGATE/PROVIDED)

Dogs’

Jake Ramsey Contributing Writer

“Reservation Dogs” writer Ryan RedCorn spoke on his personal responsibility to Native storytelling at the 35th annual UCO Liberal Arts Symposium. (THE VISTA/MADISON DEDMON)

“Reservation Dogs” is shot in Oklahoma, and writer Ryan RedCorn and series co-creator Sterlin Harjo grew up in the state. (FX/PROVIDED)