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ere at TU, we’re all familiar with the Tulsa skyline. From the steps of McFarlin Library we have an unobstructed view of downtown Tulsa and all its glory. What you might not realize, seeing those buildings every day, is that many of them are the product of the Art Deco architectural movement of the early 20th century. In fact, our special little city is home to one of the best collections of Art Deco architecture in the country. There are over 100 Art Deco buildings, bridges and monuments in Tulsa. If you aren’t familiar with architecture, you might be wondering what makes a building Art Deco. The style originated in France in the years following the First World War. As a result of this context, the style is known for its embrace of technological and machine imagery, while at the same time pulling
from styles and traditions of the past. Art Deco is generally characterized by the use of geometric shapes that fit into larger and more complex patterns, with a focus on symmetry and vertical lines. It also frequently incorporates stained glass windows, ornate decorations and bright contrasting colors. Chevrons, zigzag patterns and sunburst shapes can typically be found all over any early Art Deco building. The movement became quite popular in the first part of the 20th century, and drew on Modernist art movements, such as cubism and futurism, as well as the literature of the time. Much like other forms of Modernism, Art Deco was not well received by experts in the architectural field. In a book on Tulsa Art Deco, the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture suggested that Art Deco “was either ignored by our major architects, or it was dismissed as unfortunate, obviously misguided.” Despite being looked down on by some major architects, the style caught on in the United States. Art Deco was popular in See Deco page 10
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eye on the hurricane
Jesse Keipp Staff Writer
In the past week, rumors that the Cleveland Browns tried to trade for San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh arose. Since the controversial reports, 49ers executives have officially denied any trade talks. However, Browns executives have been suspiciously silent on the issue. Since Harbaugh has had some issues in the past with 49ers execs, the trade proposition seemed plausible. Head coach Jon Gruden led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a Super Bowl victory after being traded from the Oakland Raiders in exchange for two first-round draft picks, two second-round draft picks and $8 million. While Gruden came at a high cost, without him, the Bucs may have never assumed to the pinnacle of the NFL. Riddled with puzzling decisions and embarrassing inconsistency, the Browns front office would give nearly anything for Harbaugh. In fact, the Browns are rumored to have offered an entire season’s worth of draft picks, two season’s worth of draft picks, a sweater made of tears, recentlyhired head coach Mike Pettine, $10 million, the rights to FirstEnergy Stadium, the rights to the market of Cleveland, GM Ray Farmer’s daughter’s hand in marriage and owner Jimmy Haslam’s first-born son, among others things.
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Ashley Clark helps lift the Golden Hurricane to a 63–43 win over the University of North Texas, ending a six-game losing streak.
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Shaquille Harrison drives past two ECU Pirates to the basket in the 76–58 victory for the Golden Hurricane on Feb. 13.
TU fans read the Collegian as the starting lineup of the East Carolina men’s basketball team is announced ahead of the game in the Reynolds Center.
Will Bramlett / Collegian Will Bramlett / Collegian The Golden Hurricane women’s tennis team is on a roll, winning seven straight. The team was 7–1 entering the weekend with the University of North Texas and Kansas State set to face the team in the Case Tennis Center. Tulsa beat UNT 4–2 Friday afternoon and Kansas State 4–1 Saturday morning. Photo courtesy AP / Gene Puskar
Jim Harbaugh has helped to bring sucess to the San Fransisco 49ers, but he is scary. I would be scared for my life with him around and might consider trading him too.
Some baseball players use the offseason to workout like Schwarzenegger, surprising their teams with much slimmer versions of themselves. Last year, Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn dropped roughly 40 pounds thanks to his winter regimen. This year, New York Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia lost an absurd amount of weight to become unrecognizably slim. Nonetheless, for every Lance Lynn or C.C. Sabathia, there’s a Jesus Montero. The Seattle Mariners catcher presumably had to take on an entirely new wardrobe to accommodate his curvy figure. Unlike most of his food, Montero didn’t waste time sugarcoating it. The reason? “All I did was eat,” said Montero. If nothing else, Montero’s fluffiness can serve as a sort of natural padding as he squats behind home plate. How do you act when an NBA star returns to his former city where he underperformed terribly? Los Angeles Lakers shot down the chill SoCal vibes with a passionate and unending “Howard sucks” chant, directed at Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard. Howard, in a highly-touted move to L.A., failed to live up to expectations. But since arriving in Houston, Howard has become the player Laker fans expected him to be in L.A. So how does Howard react to the defamatory chant? He joined in. Howard and even his teammates on the bench chanted. Oh, and Howard put together a double-double as the Rockets cruised to a 26-point victory. So that helped silence the detractors too. While Sports Illustrated earlier reported numerous egregious NCAA violations at Oklahoma State, in-state rival University of Oklahoma takes NCAA regulations seriously. Even the most ridiculous and menial acts can be seen as sins in the eye of Sauron, I mean, the NCAA. An assistant football coach reported a five-minute butt dial to a recruit. One coach accidentally sent a text to a recruit while sending out a holiday text to friends and family. Another coach committed a violation when he texted a recruit, congratulating him for signing with OU. A recruit ordered WiFi at a hotel for $9.95, which the recruit was later asked to donate to charity. Three athletes were required to donate $3.83 after eating more pasta than the NCAA-allowed portion of food at a banquet. Just maybe there’s a little too much red tape in the NCAA?
Staff Report Following the Golden Hurricane softball team’s 4–1 opening weekend, the team traveled to College Station, Texas to participate in the Aggies Classic Valentine’s Day weekend. TU held-off McNeese State 5–4 in eight innings on Friday, Feb. 14 and defeated the Cowgirls again the next day by a score of 3–2. Tulsa also faced Oregon State twice that weekend, defeating the Beavers decisively 9–1 in six innings Friday and 4–0 Saturday. Now holding an 8–1 record, the Golden Hurricane moved on to the No. 8 Texas A&M Aggies Sunday. Tulsa took an early lead and never looked back. Erica Sampson’s two-run home run gave TU a 2–0 lead through the first inning and then added three more runs in the second inning. The Aggies drove home one run in the second inning and another in the third inning. TU held a 5–2 lead to the end of the game. As a result of an impressive first two weeks, TU moved into the national rankings at No. 21. They traveled to Georgia this past weekend to play Kennesaw State, Georgia Tech and Georgia State. TU took on Kennesaw State twice Friday, defeating Kennesaw State 1–0 in the first game and 6–1 in the second. TU trounced Georgia Tech 11–3 in its first game Saturday, but the bats did not produce as well in the second meeting which the Yellow Jackets won 2–1. The team rebounded by crushing Georgia State 8–2 Sunday. TU will host the Tulsa Tournament this weekend at the Collins Family Softball Complex. Tulsa faces Creighton Friday at 4 p.m. and Saturday at 3 p.m. as well as
Northwestern State Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. The team will also be facing Oklahoma and Oklahoma State on the road the first week of March. The men’s basketball team is riding a five-game winning streak into the end of the regular season. The streak began Feb. 8 at Rice with a 66–56 win, then a victory over East Carolina on Feb. 13 in which TU pulled away in the second half, outscoring the Pirates by 14 points for a 76–58 victory. The Golden Hurricane swamped Old Dominion 76–37 in the second meeting of the two teams, holding the Monarchs to only 17 points in the second half. The Golden Hurricane last faced the Monarchs in the NCAA Tournament on March 19, 1995, in a game TU won 64–52. Bill Haisten of the Tulsa World points out that the Monarchs have only been held below 45 points twice all season. Once to TU and the other was a 51–44 loss to the College of Charleston in December. Doug Wojcik, the former head coach of the Golden Hurricane, is the head coach of the Charleston Cougars. The Golden Hurricane dominated the Florida Atlantic Owls 71–52 on Thursday. The Golden Hurricane smothered the Owls 34–18 in the first half. TU had trouble in the first half against Florida International on Saturday. The Golden Hurricane trailed 35–28 at the half, but came back with a stellar second half to claim 77–65 victory. The team has three games remaining on the schedule. The team will take on the UTEP Miners Thursday in El Paso, Texas, then host the UTSA Roadrunners Sunday at 3:05 p.m. Former TU head coach and
current Texas Tech head coach Tubby Smith and the 1993–94 men’s basketball team which reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament will be honored at the game. The last game of the season is at UNT on March 6 and the C-USA Tournament begins on March 11 in El Paso, Texas. The women’s basketball team ended a six-game losing streak with a 63–43 victory over UNT on Saturday. It will end the season with road games against Tulane on Wednesday and ECU on Saturday, then a home game against Charlotte March 5. The women’s C-USA Tournament also begins March 11 in El Paso. The No. 23 women’s tennis team has only lost once this season and continued with dominating performances over UNT and Kansas State at the Case Tennis Center. TU took down UNT 4–2 Friday afternoon and Kansas State 4–1 Saturday morning. Tulsa travels to Houston, Texas, to face the Houston Cougars on March 1, then the Rice Owls on March 2. When the team returns home to face Kansas March 8 at noon and then No. 20 Oklahoma at 5 p.m. on March 12. The men’s tennis team defeated Arkansas 4–3 on Valentine’s Day on ESPN’s College MatchDay, then Michigan State two days later by the same score. The No. 32 ranked team fell 6–1 to No. 8 Texas A&M Friday evening in the Case Tennis Center. Tulsa hosted No. 25 Oklahoma State Sunday afternoon. TU took down the Cowboys 4–3. The team will be on the road for all competitions in March.
Michael Sam undervalued by the NFL
Mizzou star Michael Sam was one of the best defenders in college football this past season, but the NFL is overlooking a valueable player for more than just being openingly gay.
Liz Cohen
Business Manager
On Feb. 9, Missouri defensive lineman and All-American football player Michael Sam announced that he is gay. As an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights, I am elated that someone is trying to pave the way for gay NFL players to live openly and be accepted in the historically masculine and homopho-
bic locker room environment. However, as a college football fan that regularly watched Mizzou games this season, my greater concern lies in the fact that I had hardly heard of Michael Sam before this current media frenzy. Before coming out, Michael Sam was not a household name. That is not too surprising, considering that not many people admire good defensive players as much as quarterbacks and other offensive positions, but he deserves more attention and credit than he was receiving pre-coming out. Michael Sam, who played defensive end, was the SEC’s Defensive Player of the Year, but he was not predicted to be anywhere near a first round NFL draft pick. Dale Hansen, a sportscaster in Dallas, said it brilliantly on his news cast: “The best defensive player in college football’s best conference only a third- to fifth-round NFL pick? Really? That is shocking!” When you are the Defensive Player of the Year in the conference with some of the best
defenses in the country, I would think your draft stock would be pretty high. There are plenty of NFL defenses that could use a lineman like Sam, who led the SEC with 11.5 sacks and 19 tackles for a loss this season. Though Sam struggled in the Senior Bowl while playing outside linebacker, I think that’s to be expected when you force a player to switch positions without a lot of practice. The NFL thinks he is too small to continue playing defensive end, which lowers his draft stock, but I think he could be useful to any team that is willing to change up its defense a bit to allow for a player like Sam to continue to succeed. While offense sells tickets, defense wins games, and I think more decorated defensive players deserve to be higher draft picks, especially when the stats back them up. I can only hope that Sam ends up on a team who understands how to utilize his skills and values him as the brilliant football player he is.
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TU’s newest tech space Inspired by experiences in an undergraduate research lab, the f0rge hopes to bring together students from a wide range of disciplines to solve tech problems. Steven Buchele Staff Writer
On Friday, students gathered in Keplinger Hall. Perhaps enticed by pizza, they came for the inaugural F0rge Friday, a new student-led collaborative experiment. Colleges like USC, Berkeley and MIT have long been known for their inventive interdisciplinary culture, spawning cuttingedge research and start-up companies. Many of these innovations have come from free-form “Hackerspaces,” where students can come together and work on projects and research that interest them. The opening of the F0rge, the University of Tulsa’s new Hackerspace, hopes to herald a new wave of creativity on campus. “The idea came to us when we were driving across the country,” said F0rge cofounder and computer science graduate student James Johnson. “We were driving a trailer for CRASS RRC, and we wondered how we could recreate the culture we had as undergrads.” Johnson and co-founder Andrew Kongs
did research under computer science professor John Hale while they were undergrads. “It was kind of like a fraternity without a fraternity, just a very open environment where we worked on whatever we wanted to work on.” Johnson and Kongs described the organic nature of the environment where projects grew from other projects and lessons came from outside the classroom. “I learned a lot just listening to the grad students in the lab argue,” Johnson said. In an attempt to recapture that environment, the two of them wrote up a proposal and began work on what would become the F0rge. “At first we wanted to have it off campus,” Kongs said, “but then the question came up of how do we fund it?” After pitching the idea to James R. Sorem, the Dean of the Engineering and Natural Sciences College, Johnson and Kongs looked for funding and space for the project. Their plans came together after Sorem offered the F0rge a room in Keplinger free of charge. Despite the ambitious nature of the project, Kongs, Johnson, and the others involved managed to make all preparations between September and January. The F0rge has no formal supporting grants, but did receive support from Innovation to Enterprise (i2E), a private not-forprofit company focused on helping build small, innovative companies in Oklahoma. i2E encourages students to generate busi-
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ness ideas, inventions, prototypes and projects while they are still in school. Most of the furniture and equipment in the F0rge room was scavenged or acquired for free. “I remember standing outside of Holmes in the freezing rain before they knocked it down,” said Kongs, “just to get the chance to call dibs on a couch or two. Unfortunately we only got one.” Most of the parts for the 3D printer were printed or made by members of the F0rge, and the server stacks found in the back were left over from a large donation of equipment from the Godsend of college papers, Wikipedia. Even with the access to a 3D printer, a laser cutter, huge servers, and a computer cluster of 35 computers each with 8 cores (called “The Anvil”), Johnson still thinks that they biggest resource the F0rge is offering to TU is the skill sets of its members. One of the project’s main goals is to teach and share these skill sets. On Wednesdays, the F0rge will be offering workshops on a variety of different skills. Topics might range from soldering, welding, SolidWorks, to use of the laser cutter, 3D modeling, computer programing, and beyond. No initial skills are needed, and everyone is encouraged to attend. “F0rge Fridays,” held on the last Friday of each month, will be an opportunity for students and the community to pitch ideas about research projects or products. At the
grand opening, F0rge members spun an idea for a device that could predict when cars were going to break down by how they sounded. Other suggestions included a device to reverse engineer the networks inside of cars so that they could be controlled or optimised from another computer, or sending teams to compete in computer forensics or war game competitions. “What we really want to do,” said Kongs, “is get a bunch of people from a lot of majors to collaborate and cross-train.” “So much of the good research (that) is going on is interdisciplinary,” said Johnson, “but there just isn’t a good place for people from different disciplines to meet.” Even if they F0rge cannot force people together, its creators hope it will become a point for people from different backgrounds to meet, connect and start new things, and will encourage students to get into research. The F0rge is going to be a great place for people looking to get into research. “I know being in my undergrad environment guided me into the research I did for my masters,” said Johnson. Kongs argues for the importance of undergraduate research, saying, “If the only exposure I had to (my field) was in class, I would not have gotten as much out of TU as I did.” For more information and a schedule of events, students should visit thef0rge.org.
TU athlete accused of sexual assalt Staff Report On Friday, ESPN and the Tulsa World reported that TU senior and basketball guard Pat Swilling, Jr., is under investigation for the alleged rape of a fellow TU student. Swilling was suspended by the university from the men’s basketball team on Feb. 12 for undisclosed reasons. The reported assault occurred on the evening of Jan. 27 in his apartment and was reported to Campus Security and the Tulsa Police Department on Feb. 11. Charges have not been filed, but a protection order was filed Feb. 18 in Tulsa County Court. The Tulsa Police Department served a search warrant at Swilling’s on-campus
apartment Feb. 14 from which officers took a cellphone and a sample of Swilling’s DNA. In her report, the accuser wrote, “I told him ‘no’ multiple times and told him to stop. He told me to shut up multiple times ... he told me no one would ever know I was there and no one would find out what he did,” according to ESPN. The University of Tulsa responded to questions about the investigation Friday in an email saying: “The University of Tulsa responded to this matter immediately after it was reported on Feb. 11, 2014 to university security and local law enforcement officials. A disciplinary investigation is currently underway, therefore we will have no additional comment at this time.”
Wheelchair basketball raises money for ACSAA Matthew Magerkurth Staff Writer
Eighteen, 2, Twenty-Four was performed last weekend, adressing the tough topic of rape culture. Above theater freshman Ashley Mandanas and chemical enginneering senior Andrew Kresyman perform, and below is TCC freshman Nick Lutke. Courtesy Whitney House
On March 1, a wheelchair basketball tournament will take place in the Collins Fitness Center to raise money for the American Collegiate Society for Adapted Athletics (ACSAA). The organization, founded in 2009 by TU student Rob Egan, works to provide intercollegiate competitive opportunities for physically challenged college students. Says Egan, “We currently work primarily in wheelchair basketball with
7 colleges and universities, but beginning in the fall of 2014, we will foray into other sports like wheelchair tennis.” Though registration is technically closed, people wanting to get involved might still be able to get in contact with Director of Campus Recreation Mary Wafer-Johnston at mary-wafer-johnston@utulsa.edu. Each team pays $100 for entry (t-shirts are included), and each team has five or six players. For more information, students can visit www.acsaa.org.
Improve TU advice followed!
In last week’s issue we made many suggestions, one which has already been taken! Idea number eight suggested that when accessing the Student Statement of Account on Webadvisor the order of the drop-down menu listing all financial statements should be reversed, so that the most recent statement is at the top. This has since been changed. Have more ideas that you think would make TU a better place? Email them to collegian@utulsa.edu, and we may publish them.
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24 February 2014
Chasers, Beaters and a Golden Snitch:
Quidditch comes to Tulsa Feb. 14 15:10 A McDonalds Arch Card was found in Mabee Gym. The property will be impounded at Campus Security for safekeeping. 20:40 A student was transported to a local hospital by EMSA after suffering a shoulder injury while playing basketball at the CFC. 21:40 An Officer on patrol noticed water leaking through the ceiling at Oliphant Hall. The Officer determined that a sink on the 2nd floor was stopped up and left running. An investigation is pending to determine if it was intentional. Feb. 15 25:36 A Housing employee observed seven students and two non-TU guests with alcohol in a room at Fisher South Hall. Officers determined the students and guests were under the legal age to possess alcohol but were not intoxicated. The alcohol was disposed of by the students and the two guests were asked to leave the campus. Will Bramlett / Collegian
The International Quidditch Association Southwest regional tournament was held at Mohawk Soccer Park in Tulsa last Saturday and Sunday with the fearsom Aggies of Texas A&M snatching gold.
Three-way tie forces SA run-off Commuter constituents tie with two votes each, making a run-off election necessary. Giselle Willis Staff Writer
SA was forced to have a runoff election this week after Senate candidates Jeffrey Bacon, Jakob Lancaster and Josiah Moser all tied for the Commuter constituent seat, with two votes apiece. With each student allowed two votes and the chance to write in a candidate, we cannot tell for sure just how many students voted in the race for the commuter seat. Three students could have voted, and each student could have given both their votes to one of the candidates; or six students could have voted for one real candidate and one write-in.
It didn’t help that the link provided by Senate for voting in a campus-wide email didn’t actually work. Moser said that “according to the official report, the turnout of this election was barely more than half that of the last.” The runoff elections saw a 600% improvement in turnout, with a total of 36 votes for the three candidates. Moser and Lancaster won with landslides of 15 and 14 votes, respectively, doubling Bacon’s seven votes. Bacon declared he was interested in pursuing this position in spite of all challenges because “commuters have suffered long enough with poor parking privileges and a terrible shortage of bike racks in appropriate places.” He said he is eager to begin working “in the name of all commuters everywhere.”
This reporter was unable to get ahold of Lancaster. Moser also said he was “really tired of seeing commuters get left out of campus activities,” and believes “students that aren’t here all the time tend either to be less informed about or less interested in activities on campus.” His plans include creating and encouraging “further creations of commuter organizations and involvements… [and] push[ing] the construction of a Commuter Connection Center, preferably something much cooler than the Commuter Lounge.” Moser wants to “bring commuters together as a community, hopefully to the point that they create the same form of organized body as the residence halls do.” He added that he “thoroughly endorse[s] the Collegian’s suggestion of a ‘House Cup.’”
News Editor
North America Mexico Joaquin “Shorty” Guzman, the head of the Sinaloa cartel, has been captured by Mexican and US authorities. He was arrested at a hotel in Mazatlan, Mexico. Largely recognized as the most powerful drug lord in the world, Guzman had eluded authorities for years. He is on the Drug Enforce-
ment Administration’s most-wanted list and controls activities in North America, Europe and even Australia. The Sinaloa cartel has been widely active in Mexico’s violent drug war. Both the largest marijuana bust of 134 tons and a huge methamphetamine lab located underground in Mexico have been traced to the Sinaloa cartel. Unfortunately, it is expected that Guzman’s arrest will be only a small bump in the road for Sinaloa, as there are many highranking cartel members ready to replace him.
12:10 An Officer took a report of a student’s iPad and iPod stolen from their room in LaFortune Hall sometime between 14-15 February. The student was advised to file a report with Tulsa Police. The investigation is pending. 2:05 A student reported being harassed by 3 males in the Mayo Village Lot and observed one of the males urinate by a vehicle. Officers identified 2 of the 3 males as students and the third as a non-student. 3:00 Two underage non-students, identified in report 151-14, 15 February 2014, were seen driving the wrong way on Tucker Dr. and stopped in the Westby Lot. EMSA and Tulsa Police were contacted due to the driver and passenger being underage and intoxicated. The passenger was seen vomiting out of the vehicle and appeared to be extremely
Europe
The legend says Earth will be reborn as a place of peace. These prophecies are said to have been made by Odin, a Viking god. To celebrate the world’s end 40,000 visitors came to the city of York, many in traditional Viking garb.
Scandinavia
Ukraine
The Viking apocalypse has passed by, and the world continues on. Saturday, February 22, 2014 was the date set for the Norse apocalypse. According to legend, Jormungand, a massive serpent, would emerge from the ocean while the wolf Fenrir would consume the sun. This is not as bad as it sounds.
Legislators have voted to give all presidential duties to Oleksandr Turchynov, the recently elected parliament speaker, who is taking over for President Viktor Yanukovych. 328 of 447 deputies voted to impeach President Yanukovych for abuse of power. Former Prime Minister Tymoshenko, who has been in a hospital under prison guard since her conviction in the year 2011, was finally freed. “Thanks to those people who came out to defend themselves, their families and their country… You are heroes, you are the best thing in Ukraine” said Tymoshenko. While she was imprisoned for supposed abuse of office, many say her trial was unjust and politically motivated. Since the start of demonstrations, 77 people have been killed. The protests were sparked when former president Yanukovych broke his word. Instead of signing a trade and political agreement with the European Union, he suspended EU talks and instead moved towards closer relations with Russia.
Eye on the world: Morgan Krueger
Feb. 16
photo courtesy bbc.co.uk
Citizens explore former president Yanukovych’s lavish mansion after his fall from power this week. The opulant estate contains ostriches, the above replica galleon, a golf course, tennis court and a colonnaded pavilion.
intoxicated. EMSA transported the passenger to a local hospital. The driver admitted attending a party on campus and Tulsa Police called for a taxi to transport the driver home. The vehicle was towed from campus. 10:50 An Officer took a report of a student’s spare tire taken from the back of their parked vehicle in the McFarlin Lot between 15-16 February 2014. There were no signs of forced entry into the vehicle. The student was advised to file a report with Tulsa Police. The investigation is pending. Feb. 17 14:05 Officers and EMSA responded to an ill student at Oliphant Hall. The student felt dizzy and weak and was transported to a local hospital for further treatment. Feb. 18 9:00 A purse was found in the LaFortune Lot. The property will be impounded at Campus Security. 13:30 A student injured their ankle falling down stairs in Oliphant Hall. Officers provided first aid and cleared the scene after the student declined emergency services. Feb. 19 15:05 Officers responded to a fire alarm at the Chi Omega Sorority. Upon arrival, Officers discovered fumes from new paint had activated the fire alarm. Officers found no evidence of fire or damage and the building was reopened. 16:30 An employee, attempting to turn onto S. Harvard Ave from E. 4th Pl., collided with a man on a bicycle. The collision caused the man to land on the vehicle, damaging the hood and windshield. The man immediately got up and left the scene without providing the driver any information. The employee did not suffer any injuries. Officers were later able to identify the man when the man’s brother contacted Campus Security. This information was given to Tulsa Police, who is investigating the accident. The Collegian does not produce or edit the Campus Crime Watch except for clarity and brevity. South America Venezuela Protests have arisen against Venezuela’s socialist government. President Nicolas Maduro was elected last year, but during his time in office the country has faced many problems. Last year’s inflation of 56%, good shortages and increased crime rates have all contributed to calls for change. Following the arrest of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, Venezuelan students took to the streets in protest of Maduro’s actions. Lopez voluntarily entered custody on Feb. 18, hoping that his imprisonment would “awaken Venezuela” to government corruption. Since the student movement spawned a wave of protests two weeks ago, ten people are dead, 137 injured and 104 arrested. The current protests come in the wake of recent unrest, when Maduro ordered three American diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours. Fuel distribution has been cut off to areas deemed ‘under-siege.’ President Maduro reports that there are protests in 18 of the 335 municipalities in Venezuela. He also accused the US of backing these protests in an attempt to create a coup d’état. Maduro said proof of these accusations would be found. The “systematic violation of personal freedom and the unlawful imprisonment of civilians” happening in Venezuela has been condemned by the Human Rights Watch.
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Okla. foster care needs to grow to serve children Oklahoma needs to invest more in its foster care system, especially as reports of abuse increase. Tara Grigson
Staff Writer
There are currently about 11,100 children under the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services. Over the past 18 months, there has been an increase of approximately 2000 children, 11%, who have been placed under OKDHS’s care; in the same time OKDHS approved about 800 new foster homes. Although the nationwide number of child abuse and neglect cases has dropped over the past six years, the rate in Oklahoma has steadily increased since 2010: from 7,248 to 11,418. It is unclear whether the rise in children in need of foster care is due to a rise in child abuse or if child abuse is just being reported more frequently, but either way, the number of children in need of placement has increased dramatically. The increase in children in need of placement with foster parents has led to a shortage of foster parents throughout the state and a high level of abuse within the foster care system. If a county does not have enough foster families to support the number of children who need placement, the children may get sent to other counties, which puts them further away from their biological parents. In some cases, this can lead to attachment problems between the children and their biological parents. Even if a child does get placed in a foster home, he or she may still be subject to severe physical, emotional or sexual abuse. Between 2000 and 2011, 44 children under OKDHS care died from abuse and neglect, either at the hands of their biological parents or their foster parents. In December 2013, a threeyear-old girl was kicked to death by a family member with whom she had been placed by OKDHS. In 2009 Children’s Rights, an advocacy group, filed a lawsuit against OKDHS, citing five cases of extreme abuse experienced by children under DHS’s care. Not only were the families these children were placed with abusive, but also DHS staff frequently took no steps to improve the children’s situations. The abuse was evaluated by independent child welfare experts, one of whom stated that, “Children in OKDHS’s care are more likely to be abused and neglected than are children in the care of almost any other state.” To settle the lawsuit, OKDHS proposed the Oklahoma Pinnacle Plan, which aims to improve the state foster care system through a number of measures, including increasing the number and quality of foster families, increasing the number of OKDHS staff, and ensuring that the people who are assigned to check on foster homes and the children in those homes
actually make those visits. Point 6 of the Pinnacle Plan starts, “We must ensure the safety of children, including children in out-of-home care.” Which kind of makes you wonder what they were doing before. DHS has been struggling to meet the goals of the Pinnacle Plan, and used inaccurate data in an attempt to obscure this. OKDHS Director, Ed Lake, suggests that the problem is in bringing about such dramatic change in such a short period of time. Changing the foster care system will take time and more funds. It is impossible for OKDHS to pay its staff more and at the same time hire more staff without increased funding, especially as greater numbers of children are placed under their custody. Over the past year, in an attempt to minimize the disparity between the number of children in need of a foster family and the number of foster families available, OKDHS has reached out to a number of private foster care organizations. This should help OKDHS to have the staffing to make sure all of the children under its care have their needs fully met. In an attempt to address the lack of foster families, the state legislature recently passed a bill that allows taxpayers to claim a $2500 deduction if they have a foster child. According to OK Foster Wishes, a group that supports foster children, the current payment foster families receive, about $400 to $500 per month, is not enough. Foster agencies have an incredibly difficult job; the decision of whether to uproot a child from his or her life is most beneficial for the child comes with extremely high stress and high pressure. However, with increased funding and more safety measures in place, it seems they could do a much more effective job. If OKDHS employees were well paid and had a more reasonable
workload, they would be able to make more visits to foster homes and to spend more time on each case. With higher standards and
more protective factors, the risk of children experiencing abuse while under the care of OKDHS could be reduced dramatically.
This ought to be the very least that children in the system should be able to expect.
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The number of reports of child abuse and neglect is displayed by year on this graph. The national average has been consistently higher than the Oklahoma average, though Oklahoma’s rate is on the rise.
Barricade of the Week: Caracas, Venezuela
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Protests (called The Exit by those wishing for the Venezuelan president’s resignation) in Venezuela began in January of this year after former Miss Venezuela Monica Spear and her ex-husband were killed on the side of a highway during a robbery, raising questions of the safety of Venezuelan citizens as the crime rate is massively rising. Students began protesting the limited involvement of the police as well as rapid inflation, staple food shortages and the corruption involved in the 2013 presidential election. The most recent outbreak of protests was sparked by the arrest of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez.
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Save the Okla. Arts Council, save Okla. artists Due to the vital services and revenue it provides, the Oklahoma Arts Council should not lose its funding. Giselle Willis
Staff Writer
According to the Oklahoma Gazette, House Bill 2850, proposed by Republican Rep. Dan Fisher, would eliminate funding to the Oklahoma Arts Council by 2018. The bill’s supporters say the state cannot afford tax cuts unless it slices funding for state programs like the OAC. Yet state programs and tax cuts are not mutually exclusive. The Gazette cited a 2008 Oklahoma City University study that demonstrated how “revenue generated by community-supported art programs earned revenue above what was spent to fund them.” “We don’t cost them money; we make them money,” said Jennifer James, director of Oklahomans for the Arts. In any case, Oklahoma City news site The Lost Ogle explained that as it stands, “The Arts Council receives maybe $3 or $4 million a year out of our state’s budget, which equates to a dollar or two a year per taxpayer.” That’s not much money, especially when one considers the payoff. James described how the OACfunded Pollard Theatre in Guthrie brought “millions of dollars” to the community when Mumford &
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The Pollard Theatre, in Guthrie, Okla., came to exist in its current form thanks to funds from the Oklahoma Arts Council in 1987. It houses a year-round residential theatre company and has been a boon to the Guthrie Community.
Sons performed there out of “only five U.S. tour stops last summer.” She thinks the bill was not proposed maliciously, but rather out of ignorance of the amount of money the council actually brings in. Ron Predl, executive director of Tulsa Symphony Orchestra and professor of music at the University of Tulsa, also brought up Governor Fallin’s proposition to consolidate the OAC with the Oklahoma Department of Tourism. He said “neither should be approved.” Fallin’s proposal “would result in significant cuts in grants, services and staff, (and) loss of federal and regional support of more
than $1 million from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Mid-American Arts Alliance,” Predl said. Meanwhile, he claimed the OAC has sustained “Oklahoma’s $314.8 million nonprofit arts and cultural industry, which represents more than 10,000 jobs and generates $29 million in state and local tax revenue according to a 2010 study.” Predl added that recently, the OAC has helped fund the “Partners in Education writing, drawing and music collaboration between Kendall Whittier Elementary School, the University of Tulsa and Tulsa Symphony.”
Also in Tulsa, the Philbrook Museum of Art would lose “approximately $100,000 annually,” according to director Rand Suffolk. He said, “OAC funding has been instrumental in establishing and funding key programs like the Exhibition Series, Second Saturdays, MyMuseum, and our touring program.” If the bill is passed, “the Museum would be forced to reconsider the allocation of its resources,” Suffolk said. Eddie Walker, executive director of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, also said that “if this bill succeeds in getting passed, (they) will have to trim back some programs.” Yet what worried him the
most was the huge impact such a bill would have on “rural communities, who don’t have a corporate base, who have no programs, (and) are typically supported completely by the OAC.” Guthrie was once such a rural community until the construction of their Pollard Theatre. Tulsa’s own Brady Arts District was developed with council grants and encouragement. Without the OAC, the growth of artistic and creative communities in our state will be stunted considerably. If you feel strongly about the issue, find your legislator at oklegislature.gov/ FindMyLegislature.aspx and let him or her know.
Fracking may be linked to Okla. earthquake surge Several critics have proposed a link between fracking and the increase in earthquakes in Oklahoma over the past five years. Kimberly Poff Staff Writer
According to the Oklahoma Geological Survey, the state has experienced a massive spike in seismic activity recently with more than 500 recorded earthquakes this year alone. Most have been small; almost all have been under magnitude 3 on the Richter Scale and cannot be felt. But the uptick is still troubling. From 1974, when the OGS began monitoring seismic activity, to 2009 there were generally less than 50 seismic events recorded each year. Since 2009 there has been a 4,000 percent increase in seismic activity and this year’s numbers are no exception. The Nation and StateImpact, an offshoot of NPR, have blamed hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” for the increase. Since the introduction of fracking to Oklahoma in 1948 more than 100,000 wells in the state have been fracked. When this claim is made, it is typically not the process of frack-
ing itself that is being blamed. Instead it is what is done with the fracking fluid afterwards. T h e fluid used to fracture shale and release oil deposits is not very well regulated. The chemicals involved are not required to be disclosed to the public and in any event are toxic to humans. Instead of treating these fluids,
causing an earthquake. Generally earthquakes release significantly more energy—10, 100 or even 1,000 times—than
would have been injected via the well. The idea then is that these injection wells
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they are instead injected deep underground, where they can be stored far away from human water sources. Where the fluid is injected under the ground is called a wastewater injection well, and is often an old or dry oil well. There are about 4,000 active injection sites in Oklahoma. The EPA has deemed waste water injection safe, and it appears to have been so up until this point. Injecting fluids underground,
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however, does change the relative pressures on layers of rock keeping the fluid away from drinking water. As these pressures change they can counteract the pressure of layers of rock closer to the surface weighing down on those below. As these pressures change they can cause existing fault lines to slip,
sure geological systems. Unfortunately, proving that correlation is exceptionally difficult—especially in Oklahoma. One of the reasons is the large number of injection wells that already exist. In a statement released on Feb. 18 the Oklahoma Geological Survey noted that 99% of the earthquakes recorded in recent years have been within 9 miles of a UIC Class II well. Eighty percent of the state lies within 9 miles of a UIC Class II well. In laymen’s terms, that is a
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site of fluids being injected into the earth at high pressures or temperatures. Ninety-nine percent is a large percentage. Almost all of the earthquakes are reasonably close to injection wells—but so is the vast majority of the state. This is why it is so hard to draw a clear correlation between fracking and earthquakes. Another issue is the fairly short amount of time the OGS has been recording seismic activity. 40 years is an infinitesimal amount of time on a geological timescale. Even with the 60 years of data on “felt” earthquakes the OGS has compiled, it doesn’t have a statistically significant timeframe. The long standing tradition of scientific writing, the press release, and all of the data available on the OGS website, as well as its counterparts at the federal level, express mediated concern. Induced seismicity cannot be ruled as the cause, but neither can it be ruled out. This is a heated debate among specialists. The federal government, environmental agencies, and even oil companies themselves have committed millions of dollars to fracking research. The results are still inconclusive, and there is a lot of research still to be done. In the meantime, fracking will most likely be the whipping boy for the increase in seismic activity. Perhaps this is not a bad thing, given its relatively unregulated nature and the lack of knowledge about its long-term consequences.
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Creativity abounds at local open mic Those looking to express their creativity through music, poetry and even art should look no further than Cypher 120, a weekly open mic held at the Creative Room on 6th and Peoria. Alex White Web Manager
Before attending Cypher 120 on Feb. 17, a friend of mine mentioned, “Anytime someone asks me if I want to hang out, my first response is ‘Where should we eat?’ because restaurants are the only thing to do in a city like Tulsa.” Fortunately, the search is over. There is no longer any reason to be bored on Monday (and occasionally Friday) evenings between 7 p.m. and 12 a.m. thanks to Cypher 120. Cypher 120 is a homegrown, organic charm that Tulsa has nurtured into its prime. Before I utter the dreaded words, I would like to emphasize the atypical nature and quality of the Cypher experience. Cypher 120 is a weekly open mic (stay open minded!) event held at the Creative Room on 6th and Peoria in the Pearl District. Hosted by the poet Cypher, admittance only costs $5. Punch and Mexican food are served during the open mic for a whopping $4. The Creative Room’s handle is appropriate and necessarily vague. The establishment is indeed a large room. It is equipped with a bar for punch, space for both standing room and chairs, and a stage that suitably integrates the audience with the performer—they are, after all, one and the same during Cypher. Walls decorated with abstract pastel colored paintings that frame
the artists as they perform. The productions cover the creative spectrum; I had the pleasure of witnessing live music, poetry and painting in one sitting. As with any open mic event, not every artist is going to be a master of their craft, but the large majority were genuinely dazzling. Musicians who want to perform but lack a full band are still able to express their creativity. A live band featuring Paul Humphreys— a University of Tulsa student and guitarist—performs weekly and complements musicians with an improvisational back up. The musical scope during Cypher 120 included singer-songwriters, indie, blues and even a jazzy jam session. The poetry performances included a TU drama professor, Cypher’s father and Brook Becker, a Bixby High School student who recently won Tulsa’s slam poetry competition, Louder Than a Bomb. During the performances, two artists were working on a canvas painting that depicted a Statue of Liberty-esque face that bloomed teal, orange and purple out of her shoulders and neck. Moreover, newcomers need not be intimidated. Anyone is welcome to sign up to perform, and the creative environment at Cypher is remarkably welcoming. Monday night’s hostess repeatedly petitioned the crowd to “Meet three new people tonight, because it’s all love!” This recommendation is followed with zeal by most attendees, including both first timers and returning Cypher 120 fans. For more information, simply search “Cypher 120: Experience” to locate the Facebook page and receive updates about special events. March 24 is dedicated to celebrating Cypher’s birthday. Those who attend are bound to witness stellar artwork, whilst drinking lots of punch. I’ll see you there!
By Helen Patterson Getting stir-crazy from studying for midterms all week? Take a break and check out one of these awesome local events! This Week: 1. For those looking for a taste of pure American music, check out The Ben Miller Band at Cain’s Ballroom Wed. Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $13 in advance and $16 at the door. 2. Take a break from looming midterms and go see comedian Dante at Loony Bin Comedy Club. Shows are Feb. 26 to March 1. Times vary depending on day. Tickets are $7. 3. Come support TU students at the Big Band concert Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Gussman Auditorium of the Lorton Performance Center. 4. Looking to experience a Canadian electronic music duo? Then head to Cain’s Ballroom Friday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. to see Zeds Dead. Tickets range from $26–41. 5. Those in the mood for new opera are in luck!
Tulsa Opera will present the Grammy-award winning “Elmer Gantry” by Robert Aldridge Friday, Feb. 28 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, March 2 at 2:30 p.m. at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. Student rush tickets are only $15! Upcoming: 1. For those looking for something free to do off campus, March 7 from 6–9 p.m. is the Brady Arts District Art Crawl. Located at the Henry Zarrow Center for Art and Education, this is an ongoing event featuring a new exhibit beginning the first Friday of every month. 2. Country fans should be sure to check out country artist Clint Black at the River Spirit Casino March 7 at 7 p.m. Tickets range from $30–60. 3. Don’t miss out on Moliere’s classic comedy, “Tartuffe,” put on by TU’s theatre department. The show runs March 6 to March 8 at 8 p.m., and March 9 at 2 p.m. 4. The 2014 Winter Jam Tour, featuring a variety of Christian artists, hits the BOK center March 9 at 5 p.m.. Tickets are only $10!
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As a Mac and PC exclusive, gamers will have the opportunity to experience excellent team-based tactical gameplay, whilst relying on their senses to locate enemy players. With a limited amount of information displayed on the screen, “Insurgency” may put off more casual gamers in order to cater to hardcore fans.
Realistic “Insurgency” appeals to hardcore fans Featuring exciting competitive game modes, attractive graphics and real-world action, New World Interactive’s “Insurgency” is a standalone first person shooter. Elliot Bauman Staff Writer
At the end of January, independent developer New World Interactive released “Insurgency,” a polished version of a popular modification to Source-engine based games such as “Counter Strike: Source” and “Half-Life 2.” For only $15, “Insurgency” offers intense cooperative and tactical gameplay that exhibits clear signs of improvement over the original free mod. Much like its inspiration, “Insurgency” is a first person shooter with a truly classic feel; fans of the older Counter Strike franchise will be right at home with this game. In addition, “Insurgency” plays very differently from the majority of contemporary mainstream shooters, such as Call of Duty and Battlefield, which helps the title maintain a sense of independence in a very saturated genre. The game is multiplayer only, and thus does not offer any singleplayer story or campaign modes, although there is an option to play against AI bots in a multiplayer setting. While many may view this as a downside, in reality—with only a few exceptions—most multiplayer shooters really struggle to deliver a solid single-player experience, so the omission of such in “Insurgency” is a breath of fresh air. The lack of a campaign or story leaves the game devoid of a plot of any sort. In multiplayer matches, one team is composed of the insurgents, while the other is the “security”; this just about sums up the game.
Players will clash across a variety of locations inspired from modern real-world conflicts such as urban settings in Somalia and mountainsides in Afghanistan. All things aside, the gameplay of “Insurgency” is what really separates the title from its peers. Advertised as offering gamers an incredibly realistic experience, this title actually lives up to its claims. The result is gameplay that is at times unforgivingly lethal, and completely forgoes catering to the casual gamer in favor of appealing to the hardcore fan base. However, that is not to say that casual gamers cannot have fun with this title, but rather, the highly tactical and team-centered nature of “Insurgency” is not conducive to relaxation. The first indicator of a truly hardcore experience is the extremely limited HUD, or headsup-display. Simply put, the HUD is the information that is displayed on screen to the player. In stark contrast to more mainstream shooters where players are given a plethora of information on screen—such as a map, total number of bullets, weapon name and friendly player indicators—the HUD of “Insurgency” has little information. Other than the weapon the player has selected, the only information that is readily displayed is the score of the match, and the number of ammunition magazines the player is carrying. The lack of a map on the gameplay screen makes locating enemy players extremely difficult. Gamers must rely on their own vision and call-outs from teammates to pinpoint the opposition—much like during real-world combat. The experience is made even more hardcore due to the fact that—other than visually observing an enemy character flinch or drop—there is no way to ensure that a player’s shots actually hit the intended target. In most other shooters, an indicator, called a “hit-marker,” pops up on screen to let the gamer know they hit another player.
The realistic gameplay is topped off by the fact that the weapons have a huge amount of recoil, the player character cannot take many shots before going down and that player mobility is influenced by the weight of the weapon and gear they are carrying, in addition to a number of other hardcore features. Fortunately, there is a decent variety of tactical multiplayer game modes available to play in “Insurgency.” In one of the more interesting modes—aptly titled “VIP”—one team must escort a VIP player, armed only with a pistol, to a set location while the opposing team attempts to eliminate the VIP. The teams switch roles every round until a set score is reached. Another exciting game type is “Strike,” in which teams take turns destroying and defending three weapon caches within a time limit. Each destroyed cache reduces the number of defending players that can respawn into the match—this is balanced by the fact that location of each cache is unknown to the attacking team. Presentation-wise, “Insurgency” is attractive, but not stunning. This is understandable due to the fact that the game is independently developed, and thus production costs must be carefully allocated. That said, the title has a decent amount of lighting effects and good texture detail and rendering. The audio is of similar quality— good enough to get the job done, but not groundbreaking. Moreover, there are a few bugs and glitches currently present, but they do not significantly detract from the title. As a whole, “Insurgency” offers excellent team-based tactical gameplay and is a great alternative to mainstream shooters. However, the game is not for everyone as the hardcore and realistic mechanics could potentially put off more casual players. A PC and Mac exclusive, the game is available for download from a select number of online sources for $15. “Insurgency” earns an 8/10.
Inexpensive, flavorful wine delights
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review With semi-sweet and fruity notes, Blackstone’s Cabernet Sauvignon is appealing to both the pallet and the wallet. Although the wine does not pair well with savory dishes, it is perfect for those looking to sample a variety of cheeses. Helen Patterson Kimberly Poff Staff Writers
Blackstone’s Cabernet Sauvignon is my new favorite table red. It is slightly sweet and has bold fruity notes. It also comes with the advantage
of being cheap: $10 will get you a bottle at Harvard Liquor; however, if you can find a “big box” wine store (like Total Wine) the price will be closer to $6. When compared to other wines, Blackstone’s Cabernet Sauvignon has one overwhelming advantage: it really should be had all at once. Leaving it on the counter for a week once it has been opened gives it an acidic taste which is not present at first. As a result, it becomes imperative that the bottle is consumed all at once after opening it. Moreover, the wine does not match particularly well with strong flavors. Though it is a pleasant wine and does well with cheeses, its flavor would be washed out when paired with a full dinner, especially red meat. Those looking to pair the wine with cheese should consider Provolone and All Natural Gouda Cheese from Red Apple Cheese.
Both are available in the refrigerated section at the Dietler Cafe at McFarlin library for $5.29. These all-natural cheeses are made in Wisconsin. They are coldsmoked using apple pulp and hardwood. The result is a delightfully smoky flavor that enhances the taste of the cheese and works well with the wine without being overpowering. The provolone is a solid smoked cheese and pairs well with crackers. However, the gouda is the better of the two. The provolone has a slightly stringy, dry texture compared to the firm, moist texture of the gouda, though this may be a matter of personal preference. The smoked flavor also works better with the stronger taste of the gouda. Yet, when it comes to pairing a cheese with the Cabernet, the less intense taste of the provolone may be preferred.
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It maybe be OklaHOME, but new revelations call into question the legitimacy of the Sooner State. Evan Fenska
It’s pronounced Miam-UH In a recent exclusive statement to State Run Media, the state of Oklahoma has admitted that this weather is, in fact, a joke. The statement has confirmed suspicions residents of Oklahoma have always held. With frigid winters, sweltering summers, and three weeks of utopian spring in between, it’s been hard not to wonder. “And it’s not just the weather,” continued Oklahoma, “the whole damned state is a joke.” Some skeptics were hesitant to accept this new admission. Jedidi-
ah Tyson, a youth baseball coach from Hooker, Oklahoma, has fought the revelation tooth-andnail, saying, “We Hooker Horny Toads demand to be taken seriously.” Other citizens of our 44th healthiest state were more accepting of the cultural change. When questioned about the farcical history of his hometown, Bodie Hacker of Slaughterville quipped, “Right, it’s all a joke, of course,” before nervously laughing and driving off in an unmarked van. Many of the official state symbols have released statements in support of Oklahoma’s recent admission. According to the state bird, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, “Of course it’s all a joke. My species was divinely crafted as an elaborate ruse.” The state rock, the Rose Rock, expressed similar sentiments: “Duh. Mistletoe is the
state floral emblem, but I’m more of a flower than THAT parasite!” The Rose Rock continued to express its discontent with “Oklahoma,” the state song: “A song from a musical? In a Red State? That’s cute.” The PR firm for the song, Rodgers and Hammerstein, declined to comment. The watermelon, Oklahoma conspiracy theorist and state vegetable, felt validated, cackling “This is what I’ve been telling you all along! And damn it, I’m a fruit, not a vegetable! I have seeds!” Despite the sweetness of his delicious pink flesh, the watermelon is still bitter. At press time, all 49 other states were already aware of Oklahoma’s farcical nature. “We’ve all known for years,” confided Wisconsin, “but we’re glad that Oklahoma finally came to terms with it.”
Fisher resident reports roommate often out late
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LUNAR president Paige Hoover experiences yet another night without a single sighting of her roommate, Heather Dixon. “I haven’t seen her after dark for the entire month; I’ve kept track,” Hoover reports. “I was beginning to think she was a vampire, until I met James and Hannah and the rest, and realized it was so much bigger than just me.”
Freshman feels abandoned by roommate, but finds solace in solidarity. Anna Bennett
Does Homework on Fridays “I don’t think he’s ever back before 1 a.m.,” freshman James Paulsen confides to the State Run Media, referring to his roommate, fellow freshman Kent “The Man” Mann. Paulsen decided to room with his high school friend Kent, thinking that because of their mutual interest in Call of Duty and Emma Watson they would be compatible living partners. “But everything changed after Orientation,” revealed Paulsen, an empty sadness tinging his innocent green eyes. “He (Mann) just started disappearing every night; he was gone before I’d get back from Improv or History Club, and he’d get back after I’d already gone to bed.” Paulsen believed he was alone; that of all the freshmen at TU, his roommate alone had chosen to abandon him to lonely nights of single-player first-person-shooters and Harry Potter fanfiction. But all this changed when Paulsen met Hannah Tristan from the 2nd floor girls’ wing.
During a casual conversation at Boxer Bash, Tristan intimated to Paulsen that her roommate was also wont to stay out into the wee hours with no explanation. “Before breaking the silence to James,” reports Tristan, “I though everyone else was super tight with their roommates, you know? I entered the lottery because I wanted a new best friend. Instead, Kate only speaks to me when she wanders back at 3 a.m., asking if I’ve got any Doritos. It hurts, you know?” Then, at last month’s Jam It Up, several other residents overheard Tristan and Paulsen discussing their roommate woes. As the discussion expanded, it eventually came to light that literally everyone in attendance had a roommate who was nowhere to be found between sundown and sunrise. Within a week, the residents of Fisher South started a weekly support group. Looking to Understand Nocturnally Absent Roommates (LUNAR) provides a space for residents to come to terms with their abandonment in a supportive environment. 3rd floor resident Paige Hoover now leads the group, which organizes study sessions, gaming tournaments and late-night snacks for its members. Hoover has seen a significant boost in morale among the previ-
ously forlorn residents. She touts the benefits of “talking it out” and “validating one’s independence” through a stiff upper lip, adding that the group’s activities “help take my mind off Heather.” Although LUNAR was originally established for the sole purpose of supporting the abandoned, a small subset of its members have turned their attention to the silent and absent. “Doesn’t anyone else think this is a little weird?” says 1st floor resident Joel Stephens in hushed tones. “All this feelings stuff is well and good, but this whole situation is a bit eerie.” His neighbor Tim Young pipes in, “Yeah, where do they go? What do they do? Are they all, like, in on it? My theory is either aliens or mind control.” The conspiracy theorists are becoming an increasingly vocal minority within LUNAR; their first of several planned search parties is scheduled for this Wednesday, though they are unsure how many members will be willing to stay up past their bedtimes to solve the mystery. At press time, all the missing roommates were discovered at PIKE.
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Humanitarian outreach has been much chronicled in these pages: from EWB’s work in Bolivia to SENEA’s work in Cambodia, to TITAN’s work in Ghana. Another acronym has decided to jump in the mix: TUSSSRS. TU Student Society for Science Research, Engineering and Science will be making a humanitarian trip this summer to the Rokers Point Settlement in Great Exuma, Bahamas, home to the resort Sandals. The group will be researching science and giving presentations on scientific topics to local Bahamanians and other “researchers” at Sandals. At the end of their trip they hope to publish several groundbreaking articles on science-related subjects. “The Bahamas is a place full of science!” Professor Phil Lacey explained in a recent interview to discuss the aim of the research. “Great Exhuma doesn’t necessarily get a lot of attention in the scientific community—so we’re going to go do some science there.” He later commented that “we were
looking for a place to do science, so we engineered this trip.” The student group plans to use SA and TURC funding, as well as independent fundraising, to cover the costs of staying at the local accommodations. “Certainly the primary focus of our trip is outreach and education,” insisted junior Emma Bezzle. She then added, “but it will be nice to have so many amenities on hand,” referring ostensibly to the resort’s free WiFi and phone calls. Bezzle also touted the availability of the private islands they can use to “really get away and focus on putting the research together.” Other clubs have been looking into school-funded travel. The anthropology and biology departments have long been known for their trips to exotic locales, but now it seems that the petroleum engineering and even English students are looking to get in on the action. In the fall, the Society of Petroleum Engineers will travel to Hawaii on a TURC grant to experiment with “beach fracking.” A group of English majors has been petitioning for a trip to the Italian countryside to “find Latin.” At press time, the Debate team was denied the $55 requested to attend a tournament in South Tulsa.
Pope Franky-Frank drops dope single
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“Baptizin’ B*tches,” the new single from Pope Franky-Frank and his Cardinal Crew, is already topping the Religious Hip Hop charts in the US and the UK. Franky’s musical rival, Benedict XVI of Guns n’ Rosaries, says the song is “unoriginal and uninspired.” But Franky’s avid fans declare the single to be “dope as the pope.”
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From Deco cover New York with buildings such as the Rockefeller Center and the Chrysler Building as prime examples. Luckily for us, the style wasn’t limited to giant and wellknown areas such as Manhattan. It spread to Midwestern and Southern locations just as it was taking off in New York. Tulsa in particular became a home for the modern architectural movement because of its growth and development as a city. It was in the 1920s and 1930s that Tulsa became a major metropolitan area, and “with its economy based upon the oil and gas industry, it was in every sense a product of its age and as such, it self-consciously sought to reflect this in its urban and suburban architecture,” according to the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture. Because of the wealth from the oil and gas industry, Tulsa had the money to keep up with the Art Deco movement through all of its stages. Art Deco is separated out into three distinct styles: Art Deco Zigzag Style, Public Works Administration Art Deco and Streamline Art Deco. Each of these periods was the product of the changing times. Zigzag Art Deco was popular during the 1920s, when extravagance and over-the-top ornamentation were desired. Skyscraper style is another name known for this period of Art Deco. The idea was to make these buildings as tall and impressive as possible, with special emphasis on verticality and ornamentation. Boston Avenue Church in downtown is an excellent example of the Zigzag era Art Deco. The building makes use of the style’s tendency towards stained glass. This can especially be seen in the Rose Chapel, a smaller worship area on the church’s second floor, where pink stained glass lines both walls. The building also features a spire stretching fourteen stories high, terminating in a sculpture meant to represent praying hands. If you’ve ever had drinks at Kilkenny’s or have ever been over to Cherry Street at all, then you’ve seen another example of the Zigzag Style. Christ the King Church, located at 1530 S. Rockford Avenue, was built in 1928. The church is tall, with dramatic vertical lines and parapets that stretch upward. The interior of the church is covered in sunburst patterns, diamonds, and chevrons. The second style is known as PWA. The style’s official title is International Stripped Classicism, but is called PWA because it was the Public Works Administration that funded the construction of many of the buildings in this style. This
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period took place in the 1930s as a result of the Great Depression. Tulsa, because of its wealth from oil and gas, was fortunate enough to be able to continue building. However, there were restrictions placed on labor and material that resulted in a different style of architecture. These buildings typically were very large and much less ornate than the Zigzag Style buildings. There was much less color in the PWA architecture, as well as a focus on horizontal rather than vertical lines. Although much less ornamented, PWA buildings still made use of zigzags, chevrons and geometric patterns. One of the best examples of the PWA style in Tulsa is the Union Depot building, located at 111 East 1st Street downtown. The Pavilion at the Fairgrounds is yet another example. These are large, expansive buildings that extend out rather than up. The third form of Art Deco is known as Streamline. This style was characterized by an obsession with speed and forward movement, despite the struggles of the Depression. The idea for this style was simplicity, and “building materials were chosen for their adaptability to be streamlining,” says the Tulsa Foundation for Architecture. Even with this turn to a simpler style, geometric shapes and patterns remained. Art Deco architecture was not limited to downtown skyscrapers, train stations, and churches. Many Art Deco homes are located in Tulsa as well. For example, the Gillette Historic District, a small area in Midtown, contains several examples of Art Deco residencies. One of the most important of these is the McGay Residence, located at 1551 S. Yorktown Place. It was constructed in 1936 for J. B. McGay, the inventor of the parking meter, gas calculator and tubeless tire, among other things. This residence is a good example of the Streamline style, and was considered unusual because of its geometric, non-symmetrical style. In the 1930s and beyond, the early Art Deco style was
looked back on as a movement of opulence and extravagance. Nevertheless, the movement was important for Tulsa, and as Deco grew and changed along with the city. Next time you’re driving around or walking downtown, keep an eye out for geometric shapes and zigzag patterns. There’s a good chance you’ll be looking at an important part of Tulsa’s architectural history.
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Top left: Tulsa’s Jazz Depot is an excellent example of PWA Art Deco architecture. Top right, cover: Made in the era of Zigzag Art Deco, the Boston Ave. Methodist Church features impressive ornamentation. Bottom: Completed in 1928 and financed by oilman Waite Phillips, the Philtower Building epitomizes the Zigzag sensibility.
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Top: Built in 1931, the Philcade Building includes spectaclar stained glass and fits into the Zigzag Style of Art Deco. Middle: An Art-Deco-inspired mural is painted on the side of Decopolis’ wall downtown. Bottom: With its tall parapets and dominant vertical lines, Christ the King Catholic Church, founded 1929, is an excellent example of Zigzag Style Art Deco.
True Blue Neighbors Congratulates Abby Greenhaw the 2014 Marcy Lawless Service Award Recipient “ Participating in service throughout my time at TU has challenged me in many ways and enabled me to learn quite a lot. I have discovered my strengths and weaknesses, seen the needs of the Tulsa community, found a passion for volunteerism and reestablished the priorities in my life. I think every college student should involve themselves with a service organization that they feel a connection with in order that his or her university experience is more than classrooms and tests, but rather a time of self discovery and creating a habit of gratitude and paying it forward.” ~Abby Greenhaw~
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HOUSING SELECTION FOR 2014-15
Hey Freshmen!
Log on and sign up before Feb. 28th. Freshmen must sign up for campus housing or complete a housing exemption form in order to enroll for fall classes. Check out your options for housing next year. Keep your current space, if available to retain. Move within your hall or between halls. Move to a campus apartment. Live on Sorority Row. Consider the option of the International Living Community.
“I really love living on campus. In Fisher South, I can walk outside my room and easily meet new people. I met my close friends simply by hanging out in the lobby.� - Faye Balmaceda, Class of 2017
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ROOMMATE EVENT WITH PIZZA: Pat Case Dining Center TV Room, Thursday, Feb. 27 at 9:30 p.m.
If you are still looking for a roommate for next year, come out and meet other students who are also looking.
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