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Coming off a season-opening win against Alcorn State, the Golden Hurricane men’s basketball team welcomed the South Caro lina State Bulldogs into the Reynolds Cen ter on Saturday and came away with another commanding victory at 74-52. DaQuan Jeffries was the star of the show for TU, putting up 18 points, nine rebounds and a block in 25 minutes on 8-11 shooting. Sterling Taplin had an excellent night as a distributor, dishing a career-high 10 assists (against zero turnovers!) in just 22 minutes, while Curran Scott scored 11 to lead led an active bench mob. The teams remained tight for the first twelve minutes, with SC State’s pressure defense bothering Tulsa’s ball-handlers and open shots for both teams refusing to fall. But a Scott three-pointer assisted from Ta plin began a 9-0 run that would ultimately help the Golden Hurricane pull away. When Bulldogs sharpshooter guard Jahmari Eti enne went down with an apparent leg cramp near the end of the first half, all the air went out his teammates’ sails. Though TU went into the locker room up 36-25, the lead felt closer to Etienne20.returned before the end of the first half but was visibly hampered in the second, and the burden fell on forward Damni Ap plewhite to keep the Bulldogs in the game. Applewhite was impressive, flashing a nice turnaround and midrange jumper, but his efforts were in vain as SC State never got within 12 of Tulsa. Applewhite led all scor ers with 21 points on 9-14 shooting while Etienne poured in four three-pointers and 14 points in 19 minutes off the bench. After the game, Tulsa coach Frank Haith had high praise for his team, saying “I thought our guys were really good de fensively all game. Offensively, we shared the ball with 19 assists, 10 of them by Tap, and we shot the ball well. We didn’t settle for contested three early in the clock even though they were playing a variety of de fenses and I thought our guys showed poise in the second half with really good execu tion.”Haith used a deep rotation in this one, employing eight players at 18 minutes or more. As the season progresses and the team hits a more difficult schedule, expect that number to be thinned; now is the time for figuring out how the players on this new roster mesh together.

Editor-in-Chief Justin Guglielmetti discusses the Tulsa men’s basketball team and their 74-52 victory over South Carolina State University. photos by Dalton StewartPhotos from Tulsa’s season opening win against Alcorn State.

The Golden Hurricane’s biggest problems project to be their lack of size and outside shooting. 6’5” Jeffries jumped center, and though his winning the tip was symbolic of the team’s propensity to play above their size and relative talent level, things are go ing to get difficult when they face the likes of Tacko Fall, UCF’s 7’6” center. This isn’t a new issue for TU, which hasn’t had a consistent big man since the graduation of Brandon Swannegan and D’Andre Wright. But things could be look ing even more dire in 2019, with 6’8” Ju nior Etou’s minutes likely to be replaced by Zeke Moore (a natural two-guard). As for Martins Igbanu, he hasn’t shown the pass ing development to be a consistent force in the post, and the team’s general lack of three-point threats make it easy for the op position to double him. Still, it’s early in the season, and the Golden Hurricane has two dominant wins under its belt. It’s not time to worry about anything yet.

Golden Hurricane bowls over Bulldogs

In the ladies competition, Satoko Miya hara of Japan seemed poised to continue her successes from Skate America earlier this season, but it was her compatriot Rika Kihi ra that ended in first. Miyahara started with a strong second place finish in the short, a mere .09 points behind Elizaveta Tuktamy sheva of Russia, but ended in second over all after under-rotations and popped jumps plagued her free program. Rika Kihira improved after her rough short program where a fall on her triple axel left her in fifth, but surged back to win the competition with a strong performance in the free. On the other hand, Tuktamysheva was not able to capitalize on her success from the short program in the free, ending .45 points behind Miyahara in third.

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Mai Mihara of Japan seemed off to a strong start with a third place finish in the short program, but under-rotations and lack of difficulty left her in fifth place in the free leaving her in fourth place overall. Sots kova struggled in both programs, finishing in ninth after placing ninth place in both the short and free after popped jumps, underrotations and falls.

Arsenal knew they had to reload their at tack and bought Borussia Dortmund’s star striker, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and Lyon’s goal machine, Alexandre Lacazette. Buying two strikers, with Aubameyang likely past his best years, like the hiring of Emery, seemed an odd move for a team des perately in need of a fresh start. Despite those choices, which found criti cism from pundits and a fanbase in need of something to remind them of the Invincibles season, Arsenal has fared much better this season than anyone could have expect ed. They currently sit fifth in the Premier League, behind Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham in that order. This means they lead Mourinho’s Manchester United and are within striking distance of their hated rival, Tottenham. Additionally, they trail the leaders by only six points, which is a much tighter race amongst the top five than last year at this point. Arsenal has done the unthinkable by win ning consistently. Week after week they have performed at a level that allows them to put away mid- and lower-level Premier League teams while also competing against the other top teams. Whether their current form comes as a result of their new tacticsfocused manager, the new talent in the at tacking area or just a lucky streak of fortu nate play, as many have suggested, it looks like Arsenal have found themselves a place in the Premier League’s top teams, for now.

Vanessa James/Morgan Cipres of France have a very easy second Grand Prix and look poised to make the final as well, but the last three spots are still up in the air. Russians Tarasova/Morozov look poised to win and earn a spot, but they face competition from Italians Della Monica/Guarise, Russians Efimova/Korovin, Americans Cain/Leduc and Russians Pavliuchenko/Khodykin. In the ice dance discipline, Americans Hubbell/Donohue and Italians Guignard/ Fabbri have clinched a spot in the Final. Russians Stepanova/Burkin also look poised to end up in the Final, but the last three spots are murkier. Those will go to some combi nation of Hawayek/Baker, Parsons/Parsons, Russians Sinitsina/Katsalapov, Zagorski/ Guerreiro and Canadians Gilles/Poirier.

For many soccer clubs, the hardware won in a perfect season can end up setting the bar so high that every other season ends up getting compared to that historic one. For Liverpool it is the 2004 year they won the Champions League, for Bayern Munich it is the 2013 year they did the same and most recently it is the 2016-17 Premier League campaign wherein Manchester City be came title winners apparent around halfway through the season. In that run, the Citizens seemed to break records every other week, making them one of the most prolific teams in the Premier League since the Invincibles. In the 2003-04 Premier League cam paign, Arsenal went 26-0-12, meaning that they ran the intense gauntlet that is the Pre mier League without losing a single game.

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Russians Natalia Zabiiako/Alex ander Enbert placed first after placing first in both the short and free programs while Cheng Ping/Yang Jin of China placed sec ond after earning second place in both the short and free. The only change in the entire competition between the short and free was in the third and fourth places, where Canadi ans Kirsten Moore-Towers/Michael Marin aro ended in third after the short program, but struggles in the free program left them .83 points outside of third place. It was Americans Alexa Scimeca Knier im/Chris Knierim that ended in third place, after a fall in the short left them in fourth, they surged to third despite mistakes on a combination jump. Fellow Americans Tarah Kayne/Danny O’Shea ended in fifth place after earning fifth place in both their short and free programs following under-rotated jumps and falls. In the ice dance competition, Hawayek/ Baker had a strong showing. After a down graded performance in the rhythm dance left them in second, they surged to first in the free dance following a solid performance.

graphic by Conner MaggioMesut Özil and Unai Emery celebrate their success.

Arsenal’s former manager Arsene Wenger was the man who built and guided the team now dubbed the Invincibles, often deemed the best team in Premier League history. The infamous manager was often believed to have only kept his job so long because of his run with the 03-04 team. However, with what has now been deemed a forcing out by the Arsenal brass this season has been the first for the North London club without their most defining figure and searching for a new identity as a club. With the manager spot open at the Emir ates, Arsenal needed to sign a new manager, but luckily Wenger’s exit was almost certain before the season was 15 matches in. That should have given them plenty of time to scope out the field of unemployed and quali fied managers to pick from once Wenger fi nally left at the end of the season in May. Instead, they chose the former Paris Saint Germain manager Unai Emery. Emery’s re placement at the Parc des Princes by Thom as Tuchel was seen as a godsend for the Parisians, so it was hard to understand why Arsenal chose the embattled overly tactical Spanish manager.

Figure skating expert Hannah Robbins discusses the competition in Japan for the NHK Trophy this weekend and the standings for the Grand Prix Final, which is the halfway point in the Grand Prix Series. Sports

Russians Tiffani Zagorski/Jonathan Guer reiro started out with a strong performance in the rhythm dance, finishing in first, but faltered in the free dance following deduc tions for an extended lift and lower-level step sequences and twizzles that left them in fourth in the free program and second overall.Americans Rachel Parsons/Michael Par sons ended in third after earning third place in both the rhythm and free dances follow ing solid, if slightly less technical perfor mances than the other competitors. Lilah Fear/Lewis Gibson of Great Britain were a surprise fourth place finish. They struggled in the rhythm dance, earning seventh place with lower-level elements before earning second place in the free dance following a mostly clean performance besides a deduc tion for an extended dance lift. After the NHK Trophy, the standings for the Grand Prix final are starting to shake out. In the men’s discipline, Uno has guaranteed himself a spot in the final with two first place finishes. Michal Brezina of Czecho slovakia has also clinched a spot with two second place finishes. If American Nathan Chen and Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan continue the way they began this season, they can both win their Grand Prixs and earn Grand Prix Final spots. The other two spots are up in the air. If Canadian Keegan Messing continues to do well he can earn a spot in his first Grand Prix Final, and if no other surprises occur, Voronov can squeeze into the Final. In the ladies discipline, the field is wide open. Miyahara and Tuktamysheva seem to be in good shape to earn a spot, but the rest of the field is less certain. Russian Alina Zagitova and Kihira could earn spots with repeat first place finishes, but Kihira’s last competition is very competitive. She will be up against American Bradie Tennell and Russian Evgenia Medvedeva, and a strong showing by either of them, especially Med vedeva, might make for an interesting end to the Grand Prix Series. Also in the mix are Mako Yamashita of Japan and Russian Stan islava Konstantinova. In the pairs discipline, Zabiiako/Enbert and Peng/Jin have earned spots in the Final.

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Americans also seemed to struggle this week, with Mariah Bell placing fifth after failing to overcome her seventh place short program where she fell despite her fourth place free program. Courtney Hicks and Angela Wang fared no better; Hicks started with 10th place in the short but improved to eighth in the free to end eighth overall while Wang started in eighth in the short but ended in 12th in the free to end 11th overall. In the pairs competition, there were few surprises.

The Grand Prix Series continues this week in Hiroshima, Japan with the NHK Trophy. This competition is the fourth of six Grand Prix events, so almost all the skaters that are in the hunt for spots in the Grand Prix Final have competed in a Grand Prix event. Maria Sotskova of Russia, who placed fourth in the Europeans and Ameri cans Kaitlin Hawayek/Jean-Luc Baker, win ners of Four Continents, began their Grand Prix season this week. Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron of France were also supposed to begin their Grand Prix season in Japan, but this week in training Cizeron injured his back. This in jury has made it impossible for Papadakis/ Cizeron to compete in the Grand Prix Finals since skaters must compete in two Grand Prix events to qualify. Cizeron’s injury does not seem to be severe, however, since the pair plans to start limited training again on Tuesday to compete in the final Grand Prix of the season in two weeks. In the men’s competition, Shoma Uno of Japan continued to dominate despite messy performances. Uno fell on his combination jump in the short program, leaving him only a point ahead of second place, and in the free program only attempted one combination jump of the three possible in his program. Despite these struggles, Uno still ended in first place by 22 points. Russian Sergei Voronov continued to skate cleanly, and despite a free program that lacked difficulty, he finished in second place overall. Russian Dmitri Aliev had a strong score in the short program, finish ing in third, but after finishing sixth in the free program due to a program that included only one combination jump, Aliev ended in fifth place. Matteo Rizzo of Italy ended end third after mostly clean but under-rotated programs where he placed fourth in the short and third in the free program. American Vincent Zhou continued to struggle this week. After finishing fifth place in the short program following underrotated jumps, something Zhou continues to struggle with, he placed fourth overall after ending in fourth in the free program due to more under-rotations. His compatriot Al exander Johnson had his Grand Prix debut this weekend and ended in seventh place af ter completing mostly clean programs that lacked competitive difficulty.

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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has had a record-setting season this year, fol lowing another fantastic game against the Cleveland Browns on Nov. 4. Mahomes was 23-of-32 for 375 yards, with three touchdowns and only one interception in the Chief’s 37-21 most recent victory. Ma homes totals for the season are currently 2,901 passing yards, 29 touchdowns and seven interceptions, and he leads the league in passing yards and touchdown passes. Patrick Mahomes has done what his pre decessor Alex Smith had trouble accom plishing: finishing games with a high octane offense. Mahomes has been absolutely un shakeable this season, and it’s been pay ing off: he’s currently a frontrunner for the NFL’s MVP award. Patrick Mahomes is setting records in each game he plays, and he’ll have yet another chance to put his name atop the Chiefs’ re cord book in a very notable category against the Cardinals on Nov. 11. Mahomes needs only two touchdown passes against the Car dinals to reach 31 on the season, which will break Hall of Famer Len Dawson’s record for most touchdown passes (30) in a single season for a Chiefs QB. Dawson set the re cord in 1964, following a 2,879 yard, 30 TD and 18 interception season. The touchdown record probably won’t be the last single-season record Mahomes breaks this season. He’s on pace to surpass Trent Green’s single-season passing yardage record (4,591, set in 2004), as well as those set by Alex Smith in 2017 for passer rat ing and completion percentage. It requires repeating that Mahomes has 2,901 yards, 29 touchdowns, seven interceptions, a 66.2 completion percentage, and a passer rating of 116.7. This is in all within nine games. He currently has a streak of eight con secutive games with 300 or more passing yards, tying him with Andrew Luck for most ever in a single season and puttings him one behind Drew Brees for the all-time record of nine. If Mahomes reaches the 300-yard mark against the Cardinals, he’ll be in a good position to break the record on Nov. ember 19 against the Rams, a team that is currently 14th in the league in pass defense. Patrick Mahomes has seen an almost-un believable amount of success in his limited career as an NFL starter. He was able to step up following the departure of Alex Smith and outperform even the most wildest of expectations. The Chiefs have a real chance at making it all the way to the Super Bowl; however, the one weakness is their defense. Much like Mahome’s’ college career, he heads a lightning-fast offense that works opposite of a porous, abysmal defense. Ma homes is capable of carrying an offense out of sheer tenacityveracity,. Hhowever, the viability of this strategy is questionable at best. The NFL is an entirely different animal than college football, so what remains to be seen is the ability of the Chief’s defense to come through like Texas Tech’s never did.

7. Russia caught not doping; take over Lithuania

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Bryce Harper signs for a literal bag of chips The 2015 National League MVP turned down the Nationals’ offer of 10 years and $300 million because he thought he could sign somewhere else for north of $400 mil lion, which would be the largest guaranteed contract in sports. Unfortunately, he failed to account for the fact that he’s not actu ally that good of a player, only accumulat ing more than 5.0 WAR in two of his seven pro seasons. Team after team will laugh in Harper’s face as super agent Scott Boras presents his ridiculous proposal, until finally he is forced to lower his price to something more befitting a popular, yet totally-leagueaverage starter. At that point though, front offices will be so fed up with Harper’s greed and general douchebaggery that they all collectively re fuse to sign him. He will eventually find his way onto his childhood favorite team, the Yankees, after they offer him an opened bag of Lays’ dill pickle-flavored potato chips, but will be benched in favor of Luke “Es sence of Man” Voit. 2. Gymnasts turn art heisters Russian women gymnasts know they just need a little something to get the leg up on the U.S. and win again, and this off season they plan to try a unique new type of train ing. Inspired by the new Ocean’s 8 movie, Russian gymnasts have decided the best way to prepare for next season is to try a few art heists. This controversial new method will lead to great successes on their part because nothing prepares gymnasts for the pressure of competitions like the pressure of life in prison. Expect to see great things from these gymnasts next year and expect to see more forgeries in galleries near you. 3. Bayern Munich get relegated As rivals Borussia Dortmund climb the Bavarian giants fall like they’re inversely related properties. Dortmund will win the Bundesliga, the Pokal and the Champions League. Meanwhile Bayern Munich will be struggling to stay in the top tier of German football. In the end it will all come down to a heated battle between the perennial cham pions and a power like Stuttgart where Man uel Neuer will watch three goals sail by him as his team plummets to the 2. Bundesliga. 4. La Liga disintegrates as Catalonia invades Spain In a shocking move, Lionel Messi, who has pretended to be injured with a broken leg for several weeks, will have turned out to secretly conspiring with and persuading the rest of the Spanish leagues into seceding from Madrid and uniting under the orange, yellow and blue banner of the Catalan peo ple. Unable to realize the freedom of their nation under political terms, FC Barcelona have realized that the only way to liberate themselves from their Spanish overlords is to use the only thing that works in Spain: soccer. What better way to convince every Spaniard to join with Catalonia than to say, “Hey, you don’t have to hear about Real Madrid ever again?”

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6. Melo calls game, local gym-goers in awe As the basketball world finally realizes that Carmelo Anthony is an honest-to-good ness liability, his time on an NBA roster will reach a swift end. By Christmas, the Rock ets will have released ‘Melo (incidentally sparking an entirely unrelated 19-game win ningStillstreak).unsatisfied that he never won a cham pionship, Anthony will sign up for his local YMCA rec league as a player-coach, where he will proceed to jab-step pot-bellied fa thers of four into oblivion. He will cap the season by draining the winning three-point er over the opposing team’s 52-year-old 6’1” center, capping an inspiring 14 for 39 shooting night.

The Collegian sports staff looks into the future to forecast the events of the 2018-19 winter months.

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For the first time ever, Russia will go to the Olympics without the help of perfor mance-enhancing drugs. Russia, of course will then take over Lithuania when the news breaks. Lithuania, or Ex-Russia No. 3, will ask for help from other nations, only to be denied by their new comrades in Russia. About three months later, Russia will be under investigation for doping in the Olym pics, and no one will be surprised they lied about being clean. 8. FC Wimbly wins the World Series FC Wembly, under a pen name, will beat the Red Sox 28-3 in the world Series. When signing up for the Premier league, all of the team showed up to the world series signups, a mistake that has been made many times before. FV Wembly will then adopt the name: FBaseball Club Wimbleedoodles, or FC Wimble for short. The World Series will be played again in winter after the Wim bleedoodles challenge the Red Sox to a final match 9. Jimmy Hoffa will resurrect from un der AT&T Park The famous teamster will crawl out from under the San Francisco Giants home stadi um. The political climate will draw the man out from where the mob cut him into pieces and buried him in 1982. His left leg will be on the base path towards first, with his right arm rounding to second. His right leg will be just past the shortstop, and his left arm will be stuck at third. His torso will be in the batter’s box. His will be head separated from his torso by only a few inches, lying under home plate. 10. Hockey Banned because of ice shortage In a surprising environmental move, hockey will be banned in the US and Can ada starting in January 2018. Because of the amount of electricity needed to keep the stadium so cold, it is no longer allowed. Ad ditionally, because the global ice reserves are dwindling, it is no longer acceptable to use ice for anything besides mixed cocktail drinks for the nation’s elites.

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5. Cleveland removed from AFC North Following the coaching exodus and gen eral turmoil in the Brown’s front office, the NFL owners will decide to temporarily remove the Browns from the AFC North, creating a new division named the “AFC WEast”, in order to give the Browns a fair shake at making the playoffs. However, giv en the uncanny ability for the Browns to get in their own way, this will backfire as they beat themselves out for their guaranteed playoff spot. Therefore electing to send only Baker Mayfield and the ghosts of QB’s past to represent their newly-founded division in the playoffs.

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On Nov. 5, U.S. Olympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland released a statement to U.S.A. Gymnastics that stated the USOC was beginning proceedings to revoke US AG’s status as a member NGB. This process is not as simple as just issuing a statement, however.Torevoke U.S.A. Gymnastics’ status, the U.S. Olympic Committee must first send a notification to U.S.A. Gymnastics stating that it wishes to revoke USAG’s status as a member NGB. The notification states what action U.S.A. Gymnastics needs to remedy to remain a NGB, which in this case is sup porting athletes on and off the field of play. Next, the USOC appoints an independent hearing panel of three impartial individu als. The U.S. Olympic Committee gives the organization about to lose it’s recognition/ membership, in this case USAG, the oppor tunity to present evidence and a legal argu ment for staying a member NGB. The hearing panel will create a report with a recommendation as to whether U.S.A. Gymnastics should remain a member. NGB. It is then the CEO’s job to present this report to the board of directors along with what ever report she wishes to make. From there, it is up to the board of direc tors to decide how to act upon the recom mendations it has been provided. This will be done as soon as possible, and once this decision is made, it will be final. By losing its status as the gymnastics National Governing Body, USAG loses all rights associated with being in charge of gymnastics in the United States. USAG would no longer have rights to train or host competitions for gymnasts, and it would not be able to nominate gymnasts to compete in the Olympic Games. All of these respon sibilities would become a task for the U.S. Olympic Committee. If this happens, USOC would be in charge of helping to create or find another organi zation to be the member National Govern ing Body for gymnastics, a daunting and not particularly speedy prospect, especially barely two years before the 2020 Olympics. The U.S. Olympic Committee’s com plaint, supporting athletes on and off the field of play, is their way of discussing the state of U.S.A. Gymnastics after Larry Nas sar’s sexual abuse of over 300 athletes in the U.S.A. Gymnastics program was brought to light.

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The first accusation against Nassar, an os teopathic doctor employed by U.S.A. Gym nastics, came from Rachael Denhollander in September 2016. Denhollander and many other gymnasts, including all five members of the 2012 Olympic team and four of the five members of the 2016 Olympic team, stated that Nassar sexual assaulted them during medical evaluations. As the accusations continued, it came out that the Karolyi Ranch, a training facility used by U.S.A. Gymnastics where gymnasts attended monthly training camps under the Karolyis, a husband and wife team that in fluenced women’s gymnastics in the U.S. for 37 years, allowed Nassar the opportunity to continue his behavior since parents were not allowed at the Ranch. The Ranch was closed in 2018, and the Karolyi’s place of prestige after leading the U.S. women’s gymnastics team to multiple gold medals was tarnished. The Karolyis are currently being sued by for allegedly knowing and turning a blind eye to Nassar’s abuse. In November 2016, Nassar was first con victed of assaulting a child, with additional charges of possession of child pornongra phy that year and additional sexual assault charges from University of Michigan gym nasts (where he was the physician for their gymnastics team) occurring a year later. At his sentencing hearing, survivors such as Aly Raisman spoke, and he received an ad ditional 40-125 years of prison time. Over all, Nassar will serve between 150 and 275 years in prison. Steve Penny, president and CEO of U.S.A. Gymnastics at this time, was part of the coverup of the abuse. Penny stated that unless accusations of abuse were signed by the victim or the victim’s parent he believed false accusations would harm the reputation of coaches, and he did not forward accusa tions to police or child protective services. Penny resigned as president in March 2017, and in October 2017 he was arrested. He was charged with removing evidence against Nassar from the Karolyi Ranch and could spend a maximum of 10 years in pris on. His replacement as president and CEO of U.S.A. Gymnastics did not do any better. Kerry Perry was hired in December 2017 to take over as president and CEO, and her nine month tenure was tumultuous at best. In January 2018, the entire U.S.A. Gymnas tics board of directors resigned as a direct result of the U.S. Olympic Committee’s de sire for U.S.A. Gymnastics to take Nassar’s abuse more seriously. Perry struggled with appointing a new board of directors and with the day to day portions of her job, but the final straw was her appointment of Mary Lee Tracy to a po sition as USAG developmental coordinator. Tracy, a gym owner, had continued to sup port Nassar when the allegations were made against him, and the reaction was swift. Just three days after this appointment, Perry was asked to resign in September 2018. After Perry came Mary Bono. Bono only served as interim CEO for four days in mid-October 2018 before a tweet where she stated her anti-Nike views. This tweet was quickly taken down, but it wasn’t enough. Bono was out as interim CEO. This left U.S.A. Gymnastics without a CEO and with a board of directors that many promi nent gymnasts, including Aly Raisman, claim does not respond to the issues related to Nassar and multiple former CEOs rocked by continued scandal. On Oct. 30, 2018, Penny pleaded not guilty to the charges of tampering with evidence. The Nassar scandal shook U.S.A. Gym nastics, and after multiple upheavals, noth ing seems to have changed. Both U.S.A. Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympics Commit tee have had multiple lawsuits filed against them for their treatment or lack thereof of the Nassar scandal. Now U.S.A. Gymnas tics might lose its position as the National Governing Body for gymnastics. This seems to be the final nail in the cof fin for U.S.A. Gymnastics. Maybe now that the U.S. Olympics Committee has started the process of revoking USAG’s rights to control U.S. gymnastics, they will start to handle the scandal seriously and create a safe environment for the sport, but maybe all of this is just too little, too late. Adding insult to injury, it came out on Nov. 8 that the reason the USOC started the decertification process this week was due to the discovery of some documents from the Karolyi Ranch that were turned into the PerryTheseinvestigation.documents were found when a staff member at the U.S.A. Gymnastics head quarters was reading about the Perry inves tigation and realized that they might have the documents the investigation still hadn’t found.One concern for gymnasts as the process continues, however, is the place of of U.S. gymnasts. There is some concern that if the U.S. Olympic Committee takes control of U.S. gymnasts that the Federation Inter nationale of Gymnastics, the international governing body for gymnastics, might not recognize U.S. gymnasts that compete un der the USOC. If this is the case, gymnasts might be pun ished for the crimes of their governing body, especially as the United States continues to be the dominant force in women’s gymnas tics.

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Oklahoma’s certificate of exemption holds three categories: medical, religious or personal. A religious objection requires the parent to verify that vaccination goes against the teachings of the named religion. A personal objection asks for a summary of why a vaccine goes against one’s beliefs. For a medical objection, a licensed physi cian must provide a certificate stating that the physical condition of a child would be endangered by immunization. A child’s health may be threatened by the possibil ity of a severe allergic reaction to a vaccine component, a previously weakened immune system or a history of an adverse event re lated to vaccination. A target vaccination percentage deter mines herd immunity, which is the concept that one unvaccinated person will be pro tected from disease if they are surrounded by others who are immunized.

courtesy Nobel Media Askin (left) received half the prize money; Morou (mid) and Strickland (right) split the other half.

Lasers were the theme of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2018. The prize was award ed jointly to three people whose work in developing ways to manipulate lasers has opened up new areas of study in medicine and microbiology. One half of the nine mil lion Swedish krona (about a million U.S. dollars) prize was given to Arthur Ashkin for his invention of optical tweezers, while the other half was given jointly to Gérard Morou and Donna Strickland, who created the shortest and most intense laser pulses ever made. Two out of the three awardees set new precedents for what winners of the prize can look like. Ashkin, at 96, is the oldest person to ever receive a Nobel Prize. His invention of opti cal tweezers, first discovered in 1987, has allowed for the study of easily-damaged particles (including living cells), which up to this point could not be manipulated with out“Advanceddying. precision instruments are opening up unexplored areas of research,” commented the Nobel Prize Twitter page. While Ashkin is honored to receive the prize, he will be unavailable for interviews, due to his focus on his most recent paper. Donna Strickland made headlines by be ing the third-ever woman to win a Nobel Prize in physics and the first in more than 50 years. The two prior were Maria Goep pert-Mayer, who won in 1963 for her work in discovering nuclear structures and Marie Curie in 1903. Strickland, who was awarded the prize jointly with French scientist Gé rard Morou, hoped for a positive trend in more women winning the prize. In a video conference discussing the winners, she said, “We need to celebrate women physicists be cause we’re out there. I’m honored to be one of those women.” The article that Strickland pioneered with Morou was first published in 1985 and served as the beginning of Strickland’s doc toral thesis. The press release for the Nobel prize described their method as creating “ul trashort high intensity lasers.” This led to a laser that was far more precise than any thing created before. The technique, now dubbed “chirped pulse amplification,” has since found many uses in the scientific com munity, but the largest impact has been its utility in corrective eye surgeries, due to its ability to drill extremely precise, extremely small holes. In the press release for the Nobel Prize in Physics, the article concludes that the work of Strickland, Morou and Ashkin “allow us to rummage around in the microworld in the best spirit of Alfred Nobel – for the greatest benefit to humankind.” These inventions, while seemingly removed from day to day life, have become commonplace in medical practices that help millions.

A look into voting record websites and how much real info they offer.

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In a news release, Dr. Kristy Bradley, the state’s epidemiologist, said, “While our im munization efforts statewide are commend able, it is obvious that we still have work to do to reach the nationwide target of 95 percentAccordingcoverage.”tothe Tulsa World, Lori Lin stead, the director of the immunization ser vice for Oklahoma’s Health Department, ar gued, “Of course we want adolescents to be vaccinated because research tells us that it protects people against vaccine-preventable diseases.”

Caitlin Paquet, a trial coordinator at The University of Tulsa Institute of Trauma, Ad versity and Injustice (TITAN), is helping conduct studies on adults who experience nightmares following a traumatic event in their life, called the Nightmare Treatment Studies. The outcome of the study is pre dicted to help find different therapies that can help individuals suffering from these symptoms.TheNightmare Treatment Studies are aimed at individual adults who experience frequent nightmares and have also experi enced a traumatic event. According to Pa quet, “The studies are being conducted so that we can measure the effectiveness of a new cognitive-behavioral treatment for nightmares called Exposure, Relaxation, Rescription Therapy that was developed by Dr. Joanne AccordingDavis.”toPaquet, the “research so far has shown that these treatments can help to decrease the frequency of and the distress related to nightmares as well as other as sociated symptoms such as symptoms of depression, insomnia and PTSD.” There are currently multiple trials for people with nightmares and a traumatic history who also have bipolar disorder, PTSD and/or insom nia.Potential participants are first asked to contact the lab on campus at (918)631-3976 to ask the researchers any questions about the study, and if interested in participating, go through a brief phone screen to determine if the individual is qualified for the study. After the individual is confirmed as an el igible participant, they would be scheduled for an “initial assessment.” If the person is not eligible based on the phone screening, researchers provide them with information on other resources that might treat their nightmares.Thisfirst assessment in the study takes about three to four hours, and participants are asked more detailed questions about the problems they may be having after the trau matic event, in addition to the nightmares.

“... [A] combined estimated exemption rate of 2.2 percent [exists] across the state.”

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Brennen Gray Sports Editor How much of your voting records are online?

Voterecords.com showed one’s voter reg istration date and the last time they voted, as well as age and a list of relatives, with questionableBadvoter.comaccuracy.onlyoffers information on Oklahoma, Ohio and South Carolina. Its information includes age and hometown, as well as where one registered to vote, but it doesn’t seem to include a reliable record of one’s voting history at this time, with the site saying it needs a week or two to update. However, public figures, like George Kai ser for example, appear up-to-date on Bad voter.com. It is possible absentee ballots and early voting counts first, and the mas sive pile of on-day voting takes some time to Publicprocess.record voting laws existed before the internet, a time when it took much more effort to see one’s history. Only a first and last name are required to begin searching one’s voting history, though most websites only show when one regis tered to vote and when they have voted, not how and for whom, so it does leave citizens some privacy.

Researchers at the CDC report that a par ent’s hesitancy in giving their child a vac cine and the ease of obtaining an exemption may be what is contributing to the increase of unvaccinated children.

UniversityEditor-in-Chief hosts open forum regarding curriculum

Physicists Arthur Askin, Gérard Morou and Donna Strickland were jointly awarded the prize.

Emma Palmer Variety Editor 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to laser innovators

The University of Tulsa is currently un dergoing an initiative to evaluate its core curriculum, which is comprised of the block class system and general education like the English, math and freshman experience classes.Last Wednesday, an open forum was held in Helmerich Hall for undergraduate students to discuss their own experiences with TU’s curriculum, as well as to offer any feedback on what they would like to see modified or Accordingimproved.toRick Arrington, Assistant Dean of the Collins College of Business, the committee has met with students two times prior in the semester. It began its audit of TU’s curriculum over the summer and hopes for the process to be done within two years. The participants at Wednesday’s forum, which was comprised of students from all four academic years, spoke non-stop through the hour-and-a-half session. They stressed that they wished to get “skills nec essary for my career,” “interpersonal rela tionships” and “exposure to different fields of knowledge” out of their TU experience. Many of the students expressed dissatis faction with ENG-1033, saying that it failed to provide the adequate research skills that the course is intended to provide. Most were of the opinion that AP English classes in high school did a better job of preparing students for the rigor of research in college. Writing for the Professions was also criti cized for providing essential skills (such as resume and email writing) too late in the college experience. The block courses were generally praised for helping to provide a well-rounded educa tion, but several students voiced their desire for the classes to be entirely optional, or at least GPA-exempt. One said that “students are trying to find the most efficient way to finish their degree,” and blocks prove to be an inhibitor in that regard. Finally, Arrington stressed that the com mittee desired to create a “shared experi ence” on campus, something that most students would be able to look back on at their TU experience as a highlight. Some proposed ideas included a second orienta tion weekend for upperclassmen and a man datory course that would involve interaction with the Tulsa community.

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Oklahoma’s percentage of vaccinated children falls beneath the national average.

The Tulsa World writes, “Oklahoma’s 92.6 percent of children with vaccines for measles, mumps and rubella falls a few points below the rate for herd “Unlessimmunity.”wecanassure that children enter ing school are protected through immuniza tion, we are continuing to be at the risk of outbreaks of vaccine preventable diseases,” Bradley said.

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Following a troubling national trend, more Oklahoma parents are seeking vac cine exemptions for their children. A recent survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention observed that the vaccine exemption rate increased by 0.3 percent between the 2016–17 and 2017–18 school years.The CDC reported, “2.1 percent of Okla homa public school students and 5.6 percent of private school students claimed at least one kind of exemption, creating a combined estimated exemption rate of 2.2 percent across the state.” The survey also found that Oklahoma’s 92.6 percent vaccination “for measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations lags behind the national average of 94.3 percent.”

In America, an individual’s voting record is at least somewhat public in all 50 states. President Trump had fallen into contro versy when people found during the 2016 presidential race that he had not registered to vote until 1987. This worried some voters considering Trump turned 18 in 1964. An incident in 2014 in Lee County, Flor ida, saw voters receiving their neighbors’ voting records through the mail. The impli cation was clear: if you do not vote, every one is going to know. Technically, mailing voting records is legal. The easiest way to pull a record is through the internet. Government websites work just fine, and often include that person’s polling placeOutsidetoo. of those websites, plenty of third-party sites exist where all you need is a voter’s first and last name and the state they live in. Higher population states may require a little more identification, but for Oklahoma, that is all that is required.

Students were invited to discuss block classes and major requirements with TU faculty.

After this, the participant is asked to com plete “self-report questionnaires,” accord ing to AfterPaquet.theinitial assessment, the trial coor dinators of the study then determine which of the four trials would best fit the individual based on the information they gave during theOnceassessment.theappropriate trial is determined and assigned to the participant, they will then undergo therapy sessions that corre spond with their specific trial. According to Paquet, depending on the type of trial the participant is placed in, the therapy ranges from five to 17 sessions long. The sessions are conducted weekly, with each lasting around 90 minutes. After completing all therapy sessions in the trial, the participants are asked to come back to the lab for follow up assessments three- and six-months post-treatment. Pa quet adds that “for these follow up sessions we would pay the participant in gift cards for their Accordingparticipation.”toTITAN’s website, partici pants are open to individuals who are at least 18 years of age and have a history of a traumatic event (most recently occurring more than one month ago) and nightmares occurring at least once per week for the past month. Each assessment will be conducted before and in the follow-up phase of the treatment and will last its respected time. For the adult study, the treatment is a cognitive-behavioral therapy aimed at the nightmare and sleep disturbances, as well as other PTSD symptoms and is focused on adults that have not been diagnosed with bi polar or insomnia. The Bipolar study is directed at partici pants who have a formal diagnosis of bi polar I or II disorder, which could be con firmed by their mental health provider. The individuals must also be on a stable dose of medication for at least the past two months, with minor adjustments as needed. For the last study, participants who ex perience difficulty falling or staying asleep will be put under the insomnia study. The in dividual must be currently under the care of another healthcare provider and will be ex cluded from the study if it is left untreated. More information about the study can be found on their website at nightmaretreat ment.org.

TITAN is investigating nightmares caused by traumatic experiences and PTSD.

Brooke-Lyne Holland Student Writer TU Institute of Trauma seeks participants in nightmare study

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Chris Lierly Student Writer Oklahoma Policy Institute reveals 2017

The statistics reveal complex forces are driving up poverty rates in Oklahoma. poverty stats

“Kendra Horn was the only Democrat in the state to secure a seat.” Policy

The midterms saw a blue majority in the House and a single Democratic representative from Oklahoma. Anna Robinson Student Writer 2018 midterm elections see GOP in offices across Okla.

Last week, the Oklahoma Policy Insti tute, a non-partisan think-tank that assesses the impact of state level policy, issued its yearly report on statistics concerning pov erty in Oklahoma. The statistics come from the United States Census Bureau’s Survey on the American Community in 2017. The survey shows that Oklahoma’s numbers fare worse than the national average, but the re port from OK Policy contextualizes and ex plains the nuances of the study. The poverty rate is one of the most used statistics to understand the degree of eco nomic inequality in a given city, state or country. To calculate the rate, the federal government establishes a Federal Poverty Threshold (FPL). That threshold sets a level of income, while accounting for household size, known as the poverty line, and any family that falls below that line is consid ered in poverty. The FPL allows studies and statistics like this to be gathered, and also informs the government of who qualifies for certain social services such as Medicaid. 621,076 Oklahomans fell below the pov erty line in 2017. This accounts for 15.8 percent of the population. That is more than two points higher than the national average, which stands at 13.4 percent. This continues a more than 10-year trend of Oklahoma hav ing a higher rate than the nation at large. In fact, that gap has widened in the past few years. A deeper dive into the numbers reveals five key trends about poverty in Oklahoma: 1: More children live in poverty in Oklaho ma than adults, with seniors having the low est poverty rate of any age demographic. 2: Families who have gone through a divorce are at greater risk of poverty. 3: The more education one receives, the less likely one is to live in poverty. 4: Residents of small towns are at a greater risk of poverty than those in metro areas. 5: Though a higher percentage of racial minorities are in pov erty, the most impoverished racial demo graphic is white. That last trend could easily be touted without the nuance that is key to understand ing race and poverty in a state like Oklaho ma. One could simply make the claim that most people living in poverty are white, and they would not be wrong. However, that fact is due more to Oklahoma’s overwhelmingly white racial majority than anything else. In fact, in order of black, Latino, American Indian, Asian American and white, those identifying as white are the safest racial de mographic from poverty. Oklahoma’s poverty numbers, though discouraging, do not compare to the kinds of crises that Oklahomans face in the areas of education, healthcare and incarceration. However, those are the three underlying causes, according to OK Policy, that result in the dismal poverty rate. This makes sense. Oklahoma education is in the midst of a crisis that has already prompted one teacher walkout. Governor Mary Fallin denied Medicare expansion under the Affordable Care Act, resulting in Oklahoma having some of the highest unin sured rates in the nation. The State of Okla homa is also the most highly-incarcerated region in the world. OK Policy ends their report with a dire warning. Unless Oklahoma does the work of tackling the causes of poverty, Oklahoma children and families will continue to face serious barriers to prosperity.

Oklahoma poverty rates rise above national average, with black people being the most affected group.

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Rarely has there been as much participa tion in a U.S. election as there was in these midterms. According to NPR, voter turnout hit a 50-year high. For Oklahoma, most of the state stayed red. In the House of Representatives, Re publicans Kevin Hern, Markwayne Mullin, Frank Lucas and Tom Cole won Districts One through Four. Mullin, Lucas and Cole are all incumbents. Kevin Hern champions conservative values, wants to uphold the Second Amendment and believes that health care needs to be made more accessible with out intervention from the federal govern ment with laws like the Affordable Care Act. As for Mullin, this will be his third term in the House for Oklahoma. He is known for his ownership of the Mullin Plumbing company and is one of only two Native Americans in the House. Mullin has priori tized support for businesses in Oklahoma and serves on federal committees related to energyFrankresources.Lucaspreviously served on the House Committee on Agriculture, which is fitting as he represents District Three, one of the largest agricultural regions in the U.S. Tom Cole is a member of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame; Time Magazine referred to him as “one of the sharpest minds in the House.” Kendra Horn was the only Democrat in the state to secure a seat, winning District Five, which includes the Oklahoma City area. Horn narrowly defeated incumbent representative Steve Russell by winning 51 percent of the vote. Before entering politics, Horn was an attorney and ran nonprofits, but has always been passionate about women running for office. NewsOK reported that her election came as a surprise both to Oklahomans and for Democratic groups outside of of the state. The Oklahoma City area district has not vot ed Democrat since the 1970s. Horn focused on education and healthcare throughout her campaign, leading with the idea of “com mon sense leadership for Oklahoma.” Horn is only the third woman elected to represent Oklahoma in RepublicanCongress.KevinStitt prevailed over Democrat Drew Edmondson to become Oklahoma’s 28th governor by around 12 percent. Stitt is a self-funded businessman who founded the nationwide mortgage com pany Gateway. He sold books to pay for col lege at Oklahoma State University. He aims to audit every state agency and make teachers’ salaries close to those of neighboring states, despite opposing the teacher pay raise propositions earlier this year. In August, President Trump endorsed Stitt due to his support of veterans, the Sec ond Amendment and a secure southern bor der.Multiple Oklahoma educators ran and were elected for office. This comes after the massive teacher walkout in April of this year over budget and salary issues. The Oklahoma Education Association stated that, “there are now more educators in the state legislature than ever before.” Some are former teachers, counselors or principals. In total, 1,800 educators ran for House or Sen ate seats this year. The Democratic Party took hold of the majority in the House of Representatives at 51 percent, while the Senate remained un der the control of the Republicans. There are now 23 Democratic, 26 Republican, and one Independent state governor. With two more years until the next election, Americans will wait to see if these trends continue in 2020.

The Collegian does not produce or edit the Campus Crime Watch except for content and brevity.

Anti-corruption activist Kateryna Handzyuk died last Sunday after undergoing 11 operations for acid burns. Handzyuk had been investigating police graft and political corruption in Kherson when a man doused her in sulphuric acid outside her home last July. From her hospital bed, she called for investigations into the attack and continued her anti-corruption campaign. Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko condemned the attack and demanded the attack ers be brought to justice. At least five suspects, one of whom is a former police officer believed to have led the attack, have been arrested. Local protesters and European of ficials worry violence is increasingly being used against civil society. Hundreds of sup porters protested outside the interior ministry in Kiev after news spread of Handzyuk’s death.The EU commissioner for European neighbourhood and enlargement negotiations, Johannes Hahn, tweeted, “Attacks against #civilsociety activists are unacceptable. The perpetrators of this vicious crime must be brought to justice.” Ukrainian activist and veteran Vitaly Oleshko died the same day as Handzyuk. He had been shot in the back with a hunting rifle after speaking out against government corruption in his home city, Berdyansk.

Nov. 4 1:10 a.m.

University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers were dis patched to investigate possible malicious mischief in Mayo Village. Upon arrival Officers spoke with the residents who stated somebody had entered their apartment and moved things around. No items were reported missing or damaged. There was no signs forced entry, Officers took a statement from the resident.

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Nov. 2 3:40 p.m. University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers were dis patched to the Reynolds Center parking lot in regards to a university employee hitting a contracted university parking attendant with their vehicle. Officers spoke with all parties involved and determined that the university employee delib erately hit the attendant with their vehicle. Tulsa Police were contacted. The attendant agreed to drop criminal charges af ter an apology was made by the university employee. 8:50 p.m. While on a special patrol University of Tulsa Campus Se curity Officers were approached by an individual who ap peared to be intoxicated while speaking with them the in dividual became upset. The individual became agitated and started acting aggressively toward officers. Officers informed the individual they would need to calm down or leave the event. The individual left the event.

Nov. 3 8:00 p.m. While on stadium patrol University of Tulsa Campus Se curity Officers responded to reports of a dispute between 4 non-TU affiliates. The dispute occurred at Chapman Sta dium. Officers separated the parties involved. One of the non-TU affiliates was asked to leave the premises.

United Nations Peace Envoy Martin Griffiths texted reporters, “Any military esca lation does not help efforts to relaunch the political process … No one wants to see a catastrophe in Hudaydah.”

Sunday, November 18 at 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Gilcrease Museum Funday Sunday On this free community day, visit our newest exhibition “Albert Bierstadt: Witness to a Changing West” and learn about the role he played in the conservation of bison. Chat with The Nature Conservancy staff and local tribal representatives to find out more about the plight of our local prairie and recent efforts related to the American Bison. En joy activities both in the galleries and in Stuart Park. Then, create works of art inspired by Bierstadt and the creatures and habitats found in your own environment. Special activities take place from noon to 4 p.m. FREE admission all day Monday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Student Union, Fire Pits Hurricane Hut Native November: S’mores and Stories TU Indigenous Society welcomes all students to Native November! Each week, we will have events open to all students showcasing Native American heritage, culture and food!Native American traditional stories are passed down orally. This week, two council members from TUIS will be sharing traditional Cherokee, Muscogee, Lenape and Paw neeListenstories!to the stories, learn some Native Language and enjoy some s’mores!

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Wednesday, November 14 at 12:00 p.m. Keplinger Hall, Room 3010 (formerly U2)

Graduating student leaves weekly column in Tulsa At the University of Tulsa, graduating student Nate Gibbons wrote his final article for the Collegian newspaper. The 23-year-old student reflected. “To various degrees, I’ve worked for the paper for the past four and a half years,” he said, adding, “It always paid okay.” He also left some advice for new students, saying, “I think everyone even partially interested in journalism should try to write for The Collegian at least once.”

Thursday, November 15 at 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Chapman Hall, A & S Dean’s Conference Room

Nov. 1 9:30 a.m. University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers responded to a panic alarm at the West Park Apartments. Officers dis covered the alarm was accidentally set off by guests of the tenant. The tenant arrived and confirmed the guests were allowed in the apartment. Officers left without further in cident. 9:55 a.m. University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers received a re port of fraud at the student union. Officers were spoke with the University vendor The investigation is ongoing.

University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers were dis patched to investigate a possible stolen vehicle. Officers made contact with the victim who stated they vehicle was stolen from the University Of Tulsa 8th and Harvard shuttle lot. Tulsa Police Department was contacted and a report was filed.

Anti-corruption activist dies from acid attack in Ukraine President dissolves parliament in Sri Lanka

Friday, November 16 at 7:30 p.m. Lorton Performance Center TU Opera Theatre Performance The University of Tulsa Opera Theatre presents its fall production.

Last Friday, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena dissolved the country’s par liament in a move critics say was unconstitutional. Controversy also surrounds the president’s decision in late October to dismiss prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. The president chose former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has a long history of nepotism and human rights abuses, to be Wickremesinghe’s successor. “We will be fighting this to ensure that democracy reigns supreme in the country,” tweeted Wick remesinghe’s United National Party. Major governments, including the United States, have refused to recognize the new government as legitimate. The United States and India also worry that Sri Lanka may be a gateway for rising influence from China. The country is in massive debt to China, and a Sri Lankan port was recently relinquished to Chinese control.

Geo Seminar: Rami Younis Prof. Rami Younis will be speaking on the topic “Direct numerical simulation of fluid flow, fracture propagation, and slip deformation: Tying microseismic and well performance data to focal mechanisms under uncertainty. Younis is associate professor of petroleum engineering at The University of Tulsa.

Fight in Yemen risks further humanitarian crisis

Wednesday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Student Union, Great Hall A Africa Unite The University of Tulsa’s African students come from various countries of the con tinent including Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gambia, Nigeria and Tanzania. Africa Unite is an initiative of the African Students Association to recognize, respect and cel ebrate the unique diversity in African cultures which includes food and clothing. This event aims to promote the recognition of Africa as the world’s second largest continent, and most importantly to unite all African students at TU. Please like and follow the African Students Association on Facebook @asautulsa and on Instagram @asa.utulsa. -See you there!!!!

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8:30 p.m. While on stadium patrol University of Tulsa Campus Secu rity Officers were approached by a juvenile who could not find their group they came to the football game with. Offi cers attempted to search for the group however were unable to locate them. The Communications Center contacted the Tulsa Police Department in order for them to take the juve nile to their home. The Tulsa Police Department picked up the juvenile and took them home. 11:35 p.m. University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers were dis patched to investigate a possible intoxicated and passed out individual in Lorton Village Apartments. Upon arrival Of ficers determined that the intoxicated individual was a guest of a resident at Lorton Village who assumed responsibility for their guest. Campus security officers cleared the scene without further incident.

Wednesday, November 14 at 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lorton Hall, Room 207 Pride Month: Queer Sex Ed Enjoy a FREE lunch and learn about sex ed through the lens of an LGBTQ+ student.

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The fight in Yemen grew as the Saudi-led coalition redoubled its efforts to seize the Houthi-controlled city of Hudaydah last week. Aid workers and Western officials warn that an attack on the city, which is a gateway for over 75 percent of international relief for the war, could mean a humanitarian disaster. Saudi-led militias nearly encircle the city; warplanes and attack helicopters barrage Houthi positions. Houthi rebels often hide supplies or position themselves near nostrike zones to avoid airstrikes, but they risk turning sites like hospitals into legitimate targets. The United Nations warns that 14 million people are at risk of starvation if Yemen’s crisis continues. The violence has come as United States defense secretary Jim Mattis urged both sides to begin peace talks within 30 days. Critics say Saudi Arabia may be trying to gain more territory before beginning negotiations.

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Tuesday, November 13 at 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Mayo Village Apartments & Student Activities Center Pride Month: LGBTQ+ Alliance Faculty Panel Join us for FREE Qdoba and a discussion with professors and faculty as they explore controversial topics involving LGBTQ+ issues.

12:20 p.m. University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers were dis patched to investigate a possible fire alarm at Lottie Jane Mabee Hall. The Tulsa Fire Department responded to the alarm. The cause of the fire alarm was an insect bomb being deployed by the tenants. The Department of Campus Hous ing was notified of the incident.

University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers were dis patched to US West Apartments to investigate a possible noise complaint. Upon arrival, officers located loud yelling coming from an apartment. Officers made contact with the residence and discovered that underage drinking was pres ent. Officers conducted a party shutdown. A contact card was issued. The guests left the apartment without further incident.

Jungle Cities: The Urbanization of Amazonia in the Twentieth Century How have Amazonian “frontier” cities developed in the South American jungle? How has the rainforest ecosystem shaped them and what is their ecological and human impact? In a timely talk addressing urbanization, political economy and environment, Yale History Graduate Student Adrián Lerner Patrón will broadly trace the settlement and comparative making of two of these unique cities: Peruvian Iquitos and Brazilian Manaus.

The implementation of a carbon tax could provide a financial launchpad for renewable energy.

Nathan Hinkle Student Writer

“... when people who could be immunized don’t get their vaccines, it puts those people who can’t at risk.”

“... platforms like Snapchat and Twitter have given thousands of people a chance to share their voices...” Social media creates unique op portunities for political action

As long as people remind themselves not to blindly believe each headline or post they see, they can avoid that negative aspect of social media. Yet it would be a mistake to write off social media as something that our society would be better off without. For one thing, the existence of platforms like Snapchat and Twitter have given thousands of people a chance to share their voice with their peers and the world at large. Dr. Brewin, the department chairperson and professor of media studies at the Uni versity of Tulsa, agreed to talk to me about social media and its impact on political ac tivism. He said social media has changed the way people “experience politics,” add ing, “For most people, politics came at them from a distance, and it was often mediated through messages that were aimed at a large mass of people. Mass media gave every body the same message.” Now there are many different types of messages that people can view daily on so cial media. This is has both negative and positive consequences. It has made it easier for people to ignore facts they don’t like, but it has also helped people learn about impor tantDr.issues.Brewin noted this positive side of so cial media. He said that social media “might help [people] become more involved. It is more interactive … There is a sense in which people feel like they may have more control over what they see and hear, which gives them a stronger sense of agency.” The interactive quality of social media makes it easier for people to be a part of causes they are passionate about. Social media has clearly accomplished one good thing: it has made it easier for people to register to vote, regardless of their political beliefs. Registering to vote does not ensure that they will vote, but it is the first step in the right direction. Social media is not perfect. It does not guarantee that people will be more educated about political issues, even if they are en countering a variety of viewpoints on social media. But it does give people a greater sense of agency and help them become more involved.

However, state governments have not had much success across the United States in try ing to implement carbon taxes. In the state of Washington recently, the first straight car bon tax in the nation was rejected by voters. This law would have forced energy com panies to pay $15 for each ton of carbon dioxide produced beginning in 2020. This price would increase by $2 every year until 2035 when it would reach its cap at $55 a ton. This money would then be used to pro mote renewable energy, public transporta tion and support rural communities vulner able to climate change. While this effort failed in Washington, it is nonetheless a good set of legislation that will help fight against the problems of cli mate change that is facing our world. It will promote the growth of renewable energy, improve our current infrastructure and help those who will be negatively affected by cli mateOnechange.ofthe major benefits of the legisla tion rejected in Washington was the funds it would have provided for those in rural ar eas who will be heavily affected by global warming. For example, the money would have been used to improve aging rural school buses that produce excess carbon dioxide due to their antiquated design. An other example was the creation of new ways to remove animal waste from waterways and potable water sources. Through similar methods, we could improve the environ ment as well as improve the lives of those who live in primarily rural areas. The system of taxing carbon dioxide would not only provide a base of funds in which to perform these legislative plans, it would also promote renewable energy for large energy producers. It would become economically viable for these companies to create new wings of renewable energy in their corporate scheme. The constant tax would be a drain on financial resources, in centivizing growth in the field of renewable energy. Through this method, renewable en ergy has the ability to grow without taxes being foisted on the average citizen. The carbon tax is also essential for reduc ing the effects of global warming across the globe. In a New York Times article about the recent United Nations climate report, the UN argued that “putting a price on carbon dioxide emissions would be central for get ting global warming under control.” Also in the UN report, they claimed that reducing greenhouse gases is a necessary element in the future or else the world will face deep economic problems. By implementing such a tax or similar plan, we can help reduce the impact of glob al warming while not immediately shutting down power plants and causing the loss of many jobs. Through this slower system, re newable energy would be incentivized and a new wave of renewable sources can be cre ated. By reducing carbon dioxide through such measures, we can improve our own economic future as well as the safety of fu tureWhilegenerations.itfailed in Washington, the carbon tax proposal would be a great way to im prove the environment, promote the growth of renewable energy companies and assist those in rural communities who will be af fected by climate change. Similar plans should be promoted across the United States as a viable solution to fix the problems that we will face in the near future.

So for those of you who have kids or are thinking of having kids, please, get your kids fucking vaccinated.

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The increased number of unvaccinated public and private school children in Oklahoma puts herd immunity at risk.

Carbon tax viable option to improve environment

Snapchat registering over 400,000 people is emblematic of social media’s ability to mobilize and politicize users. Hana Saad Student Writer

Anti-vaxxer movement rooted in ableism and ignorance

Anti-vaxxers. We know ‘em, we have varying different feelings about them, but they’re in our lives. They’re also wrong. For those who somehow don’t know about the anti-vaccination movement that has swept through America in the past decade or so, it is made up of parents who are not vac cinating their kids because they think it will cause autism. At least that is where it started. Now its ideology seems to have morphed. Some don’t vaccinate because it technically goes against their own personal dietary restric tions. Others are anti-vaxxers because they don’t want to pay into Big Pharma. Others still are scared that it could cause autism (even though having an autistic child is a non-issue and not credibly linked to vac cines). And some are just uniformed. But all in all, they do it because they think it is what is best for their kids. They are wrong for multiple reasons. Even if it may go against your own dietary restrictions, it doesn’t necessarily go against the kids’. Or at the very least, it shouldn’t, as they are too young to make an informed decision on what they want to restrict them selves from. I understand wanting to fight against Big Pharma, but your child should still be healthy.

Snapchat wasn’t the only app encourag ing people to get out and vote. In fact, it was impossible to open up any social media app without seeing something about statewide issues, candidates and other voting informa tion.This shows that social media has the abil ity to create positive effects in our society. So many are quick to point out the negative side of social media. They are not wrong; apps like Instagram and Facebook often cre ate feelings of low self-esteem in those who useSocialit. media apps have also made it much easier for misinformation to circulate on the internet. People often share posts that cater to their biases, even if they aren’t true.

“... the money would have been used to improve aging rural school buses that produce excess carbon dioxide...”

The concept of a carbon tax is one of the new policies that members of state govern ments are putting forward to promote the growth of renewable energy resources. For those unaware, a carbon tax is a tax on the amount of carbon dioxide that companies produce. This commonly works out in the manner that for every ton of carbon dioxide produced, companies would be required to pay a specified amount in taxes. This money is then normally spent on promoting re newable energy or fighting against climate change.

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The rejected carbon tax would have increased the price of gasoline for consumers, though the tax would have been placed on gasoline suppliers. courtesy Fickr

On the issue about whether vaccines cause autism: the short answer is that, no, vaccines do not cause autism. The long answer is, ac cording to the CDC, or Centers for Disease Control, there “is no link between receiving vaccines and developing ASD.” To go further, the CDC even looked into the ingredient that scared people the most, thimerosal, a “mercury-based preservative used to prevent contamination of multidose vials of vaccines” and found that “the evi dence favors rejection of a causal relation ship between thimerosal-containing vac cines and autism.” Since 2003, there have been nine CDC related studies that have found no link between thimerosal-contain ing vaccines and autism. And honestly, even if there was a connection, I would rather have an autistic child than a dead one. You might be wondering how this rel evant to you or me. Well, according to the CDC’s Kindergarten Survey, Oklahoma’s “exemption rate increased by 0.3 percent between the 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years.” It may not seem like a lot, but when compared to the fact that we are below the national average in immunizations, “92.6 percent compared to 94.3 percent,” it sud denly becomes a bigger problem. It’s not just the kids who aren’t immu nized that are at risk — it’s everyone else. There are some people who can’t get immu nizations due to allergies and who rely on everyone else having their immunizations to not get sick. This is called community im munity, or herd immunity. But when people who could be immunized don’t get their vaccines, it puts those people who can’t at risk. And if they can get sick, they most likely cannot take medication to get better, so they just keep getting sicker. It even increases the risk of those that have been immunized, as sometimes, even if you get the vaccine, you can get the dis ease. Most people passively rely on herd immunity, and they don’t even know it until that herd immunity is gone.

Snapchat has more to offer its users than funny filters or face swaps. During the weeks leading up to the 2018 midterms, the app encouraged its users to begin their vot ing registration process via Turbovote. It took only two weeks for Snapchat to get over 400,000 users registered to vote, according to The New York Times. That number is fantastic and is a sign that Ameri cans, especially younger generations, care about participating in their democracy.

Though elections are you can still remain politically active through community interaction.

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5.) Look toward the future. It’s not too early to start looking for fu ture campaigning. It wouldn’t be an un derstatement to say that a lot is riding on this next election, so make sure to act like it! Donate toward your local politi cians or volunteer your time helping prep and canvass. Make sure those in your social circle are registered to vote well in advance, and don’t join in the nihil istic groupthink that has been a sickness to youth culture lately. Take the time to celebrate the achievements that the elec tion results brought (a record number of women!!!) and continue moving forward.

courtesy Wikimedia CommonsJeff Sessions arriving at President Trump’s inauguration.

1.) Put your money where your mouth is. I know, it’s college and we’re all poor, but one of the most effective ways to promote change and stay engaged is by putting your money where your morals are. Sup port local businesses and charities whose mission statements align with yours. Find out the ones that don’t and spend money on alternatives. Don’t support fast fash ion businesses that are harmful to the environment, for example, or places that are exploitative of prison labor. 2.) Don’t let your senators off the hook. They may have won the conservative vote, but your senators and representa tives work for you. Call, write, organize and show up for town halls. Make sure that they represent you and your beliefs. Tell them your concerns, and then tell them again to make sure they hear the message. 3.) Find a cause, an issue or an orga nization. Getting focused on just one issue is a great way to get involved and make a dif ference in your community. Maybe gun sense laws are your thing, or maybe it’s LGBTQ rights. Whichever it is, central izing a focus on one cause is a great way to stay active. It’s also a great way to meet people who care about the same things as you. Clubs on campus like Students for Sustainability and Pride at TU are a per fect outlet for being socially active while staying on campus.

It’s been a week since the midterm elec tions swept through the U.S., followed by some wins and losses. You did your part and voted, posted a selfie to prove it and now it’s time to throw in the towel until 2020. “We’ll get ‘em next time champ,” and all that. But there’s still work to be done, and it can’t wait till then! Here’s a list of things that you can do in the mean time to keep the ball rolling on civic en gagement:

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Parallels between Russia investigation and Nixon’s crimes

“In a sense, Trump has nearly completed his own version of the Saturday Night Massacre...”

Tuesday’s midterms have held the na tion’s attention for month now, and rightly so. The midterms presented Democrats with a chance to congressionally check an outof-control president and protect the inves tigation into that president’s contacts and possible cooperation with the Russian gov ernment in the year leading up to the elec tion.That investigation, led by former FBI Di rector and U.S. Attorney Robert S. Mueller III, has also been tasked with looking into whether President Trump has attempted to use the power of his office to impede any of the investigations concerning the executive branch. Only a day after the midterms, that crisis reemerged.

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How to stay civically engaged after elections

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Civic engagement can take many different forms. by Emma Palmer

It is unlikely that anyone forgot about the Russia investigation, since it is on pace to become the largest scandal in American political history. Still, the resignation of At torney General Jeff Sessions jolted all of us digesting the midterm results back into the world of what I really do not want to see dubbed “Russiagate.” Not only was Ses sions forced into resignation, but his chief of staff was allowed to stay on as acting at torneyInsteadgeneral.ofpassing the baton to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the man who oversaw much of the investigation due to Sessions’s recusal, the Justice Depart ment appointed Matthew Whittaker to the post in an interim capacity. So many takes could come from this move, but the key one has to be that Trump’s team, despite the cha os and corruption, is unlikely to make the same mistakes committed by the only group that offers a close precedent Only one administration has been in these dangerous waters before, and it failed fan tastically. Richard Nixon’s near dominance in elections and a firm grasp of the cutthroat side of Washington politics could not save the 37th President from a pre-impeachment resignation. If one event led Nixon to the helicopter that spirited him away on August 9, 1974, it was the infamous Saturday Night Massacre, from which the Trump White House looks to have learned a lesson. On Oct. 20, 1973, Nixon ordered the fir ing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox. After his attorney general, Elliot Richard son, refused and resigned, leading Nixon to order Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus to do the same. Ruckelshaus, like his former boss, refused and resigned as well. The next official in line, solicitor general Robert Bork, in no hurry to hurt his own political career, did the deed and fired Cox. In a move that he saw as saving his presidency, Nixon effectively gave House Democrats all they would later need to write up the proposed articles of impeachment that triggered his resignation. In a sense, Trump has nearly completed his own version of the Saturday Night Mas sacre, but it looks a lot different for two reasons. First, it has so far taken place over the course of two years. The firing/forced resignation of former acting Attorney Gen eral Sally Yates, former FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Ses sions, who all oversaw investigations into the president, span almost the entire Trump Presidency thus far. That method, though still as corrupt as Nixon’s, has resulted in a public almost de sensitized to the kind of news that set 1973 America on fire. Someone in the current White House has read their Woodward and Bernstein, the two Washington Post journal ists who did much of the early Watergate reporting and wrote books about the down fall of the Nixon White House. Someone, though it is hard to pin down who, has tried to emulate the Nixon White House’s ability to pick out who their enemies were without also falling prey to the misexecution that plagued Nixon’s time in the Oval Office. The second reason this decapitation of the Justice Department’s leadership does not look like the Saturday Night Massacre is that it is not yet finished. The target of that crazy night was Cox and his team of law yers, accountants and investigators. Though Mueller did not reenter the stage of Ameri can politics until after the firings began, he is now the principal target of every hiring and firing Trump makes at the DOJ. Anything like Sessions’s resignation could not have happened before the mid terms without running the risk of turning the media-created blue wave into a reality. However, the midterms are now over, and the Republican unified government only has two more months in power. If Trump has learned the lessons of Watergate, then he may use these months to only constrain the Mueller team’s investigation, or he may make Nixon’s fatal mistake in firing the per son most responsible for investigating the president.

Chris Lierly Student Writer

Trump firing his attorney general is a reminder of Nixon’s impeachment, yet Trump’s administration is more competent.

4.) Listen and learn. Being active in your community and working toward social justice is great, but make sure you know the facts before you barge in with a loud mouth. One of the most important things white liberals can do is to shut up and listen and get educat ed — like, really educated — on the po litical climate and how we ended up here. It may seem daunting, but doing simple things like diversifying your social me dia, reading a book by someone of a dif ferent culture, watching a movie, taking a class, going to a lecture or attending a club can go a long ways toward empathy, and thus, political change.

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From the stereotypical cheek-pinching aunt to the grumpy grandparents who dislike everything from the 21st century, spending time with family never fails to be interest ing. You all may look alike, but personalities and opinions may clash.

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This is how I view my vegetarianism: it is not about the change I bring about as an individual; it is about the collective that ac tually has the power to lower our consump tion. I hope that I can convince people to re duce their meat consumption by just a little bit. We do not need to give up meat entirely. In fact, I think that it is far more helpful to have a reduced-meat diet. It may not be the most efficient for an individual to help, but it still adds up. If even a small segment of the population is vegetarian, then that is still way better than no one being vegetarian. I know that the reduction of an incredibly small fraction of 2.6 percent of greenhouse gasses seems insignificant. But any reduction is still a re duction, right? Helping how you can is still important, which is why I believe that veg etarianism without being politically active on behalf of the environment is insufficient. Global industry accounts for 21 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. If you stop eat ing meat, or eat less meat, you should also vote for people that want to benefit the envi ronment and limit emissions.

Tip Number 3: If you push your food around to spread it out, it will look like you ate it This is a major tactic that I use at family gatherings. I come from a Swedish family. Other than the meatballs, the Swedes are not well-known for their cuisine, and for good reason. When the weather in a place like Sweden is below freezing for such a large part of each year, fermented fish and oys ters are all you can get. Smear around each food item to create the illusion that you ate most of it. Then you won’t have to deal with your family saying things like, “No wonder you’re so skinny. You hardly eat!” This goes along with another stereotype that does have some truth to it: grandparents love giving food to their grandkids. Make it look like you ate some. Tip Number 4: Lean on your sane rela tives There are most likely a few relatives to whom you can relate, whether they’re clos er to your age or are also trying to hide the fact that they’re getting annoyed by snaillike Wi-Fi speeds, if there is any Wi-Fi at all. You might have more in common with some of these relatives than you think. Take an interest in their lives and let them carry on the conversation. Tip Number 5: Enjoy your time with family as best as you can These holidays may not hold your interest or feel special to you. But chances are, your family members look forward to these days and their time spent with you. A little bit of engagement goes a long way. Not many people in life simply ask for your time. Time is something everyone needs to give for their families. Some family relationships are not amicable and some families fight more than anything else. But putting up with it for just a few days can give you a chance to make your relatives happy. Doing so will make you feel good and shift your focus off the differences you may have.

Anna Robinson Student Writer Quick tips for surviving the holidays with your family

This small change in a single burger is very small, but Sonic has 3,615 locations nation wide. With a chain that big, doing so will be very impactful on the environment. Ev ery store producing hundreds of burgers ev ery day means that the slight change to the patty itself will cause huge changes in how Sonic affects the environment. If 30 percent of burgers were replaced with mushrooms, we could reduce the amount of greenhouse emissions by the same amount as removing 2.3 million cars off the road.

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kisses. Be tolerant and let them show you that they love you. It can be insulting to push away affection from relatives. However, most families have some members that get pretty mushy. If you do pull back, these rela tives are usually old enough to forget about it or not notice at all. Politely asserting your boundaries is also better than avoiding their greetings as well.

Vegetarianism best argued using environmentalism

Tip Number 2: Hug and kiss back, un less it goes too far Family members who have not seen you in a while will definitely go in for hugs and

Heading home for the holidays isn’t always idyllic. While trying to avoid conflict this season, consider these tips and tricks.

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The most well-known argument for veg etarianism is the ethical problem of eating another living being. However, that is not the sole reason people should lean towards vegetarianism. Frankly, to most people it is an unconvincing argument, which is com pletely fair. It often seems that this is the only argument that vegetarians/vegans have for their diet choices. Americans eat meat, because culturally that is what we know. The argument needs more substance, es pecially when in the U.S.A. there are a lot of people unable to feed themselves with out fast food, which is largely meat-based. Having access to limited options is some thing that I can overcome easily because I am privileged enough to have the time and money to cook for myself. So of course, if you brought that argument against someone who has no money, even if they see your point, they could not actually do anything about it. I am vegetarian because of the negative impact that continuous meat consumption has on the environment. In hunter-gatherer societies, where meat was hunted and im mediately consumed, there was nothing unsustainable about eating it. The problem now is that agriculture has to sustain the entire human population, which makes it impossible for everyone to have what they want without massive waste and pollution. Removing meat from the United State’s population’s diet would reduce greenhouse gasses by 2.6 percent. While I am a single member of the United States whose impact is minimal at best, I still remain a vegetarian primarily for this reason. The only way to fix this problem is through a collection of people changing their lifestyles in some way that affects change. These incremental changes add up. Re cently, Sonic restaurants have started supple menting their beef patties with mushrooms, making the patties 25 percent mushroom.

Reducing beef consumption habits on a large scale directly affects greenhouse gas emissions. courtesy World Resources Institute

The Millennial generation is not the first to clash with their elders. It happened with the Roaring ‘20s and the beat generation in the 1960s as well. Thanksgiving and Christ mas are not always a Norman Rockwell painting of the perfect American family sur rounding the dining table, all smiles. Some times, these holidays are more like Saturday Night Live skits, wherein uncomfortable topics come up in conversation and strange relatives make appearances once again.

The problem with vegetarianism is that the emotional arguments are usually the only ones that people address. Emotional arguments do not address facts, so people who do not do research assume that vegetar ians are primarily concerned with emotions. Granted, many are, and that is not a bad thing. Even if you do not care about fluffy animals, think about the future and regulate your meat consumption’s impact on the en vironment.

Tip Number 1: Avoid politics This one is a given. Political discussions run the risk of turning into heated debates, now more than ever. It is best not to men tion fighting words like “Trump,” “Repub lican,” “Democrat” or even “immigration.” These are hard topics to avoid, as each fam ily member would love to convince all the others that their view is the correct one to hold. It is also frustrating to hear opinions of government leaders, party affiliations, gender and LGBTQ+ equality and building that wall that you may see as backward or ill-informed. Try not to take a side, and be lighthearted about current events. Or nod along and let bombs diffuse themselves.

Though popularly championed as an emotional issue, vegetarianism is increasingly tied to sustainability.

Anna Johns Student Writer

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s political apathy has caused the German government to fall into Trump-like populism.

Recent electoral losses for her coalition over this past month in Hesse and Bavaria have caused Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany for 13 years, to step down in 2021 and resign as party leader next month. The move surprises no one in Europe, consider ing the decline in popularity of the reigning coalition, which is currently composed of an alliance between the Social Democratic Par ty (SPD; the center left party) and Merkel’s Christian Democratic Party (CDU; the cen ter right party).

graphic by Conner MaggioStudying the humanities is often represented as a poor financial decision, and has seen a general dip in popularity over the last decade.

The recent decline is particularly se vere at liberal arts colleges and other elite schools. According to the Atlantic, the hu manities majors at selective liberal arts col leges “have fallen from a third to well un der a quarter of all degrees.” The increase in “practical” majors are overwhelming in comparison.TheDepartment of Education finds that in 2016, the most popular majors at the Uni versity of Tulsa were petroleum engineer ing at 9.5 percent of students, mechanical engineering at 7.4 percent and general fi nance at 7.4 percent. Comparatively, Eng lish holds 1.4 percent and general history has 1.7 percent. There is an evident discrep ancy between humanities found at TU, and as a distinguished liberal arts college, this is worrying.

“Complacency on behalf of our leaders... galvanizes the worst of us into manifesting our fears into political action.”

Merkel has previously worked with the Bush, Obama and Trump administrations, despite their disparate political ideologies.

Statisticians have long predicted the decline of the humanities, but the field has seen a recent resurgence.

Merkel stepping down a threat to democracy

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For decades, the warning bell has rung: scholars have proclaimed that the humani ties are endangered. In 1964, J. H. Plumb’s “Crisis in the Humanities” volume warned that a science-centered world would leave no room for artistic expression. The Novem ber 1975 issue of the College English As sociation warned of the humanities’ future extinction.Thencame the ‘80s, when humanities degrees became more popular, yet the talk of humanities solely focused on its death. There is a long history involved with the retreat of the humanities, leaving it with a “boy who cried wolf” reputation as aca demia and articles treat its dropping num bers with trepidation. Now, these warnings have become more real. Since the 2008 financial crisis, num bers of almost every major in the humanities have seen a rapid drop, according to the De partment of Education. The Atlantic writes, “History is down about 45 percent from its 2007 peak, while the number of English ma jors has fallen by nearly half since the late 1990s.” Meanwhile, at elite research univer sities, the share of humanities has dropped from 17 percent a decade ago to 11 percent thisDeclinesyear. have not stabilized with the eco nomic recovery. There is a troubling new priority students form before they even step foot on a college campus: finding a practi cal major. This mindset exists because our generation feels the mark left behind by the Great Recession; we were children when we watched the American population lose jobs and homes. There are external factors, too, like a concerned parent pushing their child into a STEM or business field. A promise of financial security is crucial for many stu dents, which is reflected in the decline of the humanities.TheCooperative Institutional Research Program at UCLA released a long-running survey of trends in American freshmen spanning fifty years. The study observed that the most popular reason for going to college was to find a better job. Twenty years before the 2008 recession, the top goal was to learn things that were personally interesting and enriching.

Humanities majors at crossroads under Trump administration

German politics centers around a parlia mentary system, which differs greatly from the American republican structure. Political power in U.S. government is divided be tween executive, legislative and judicial branches. However, in parliamentary sys tems, the executive derives itself from legis lative alliance building. This occurs because parliamentary politics naturally encourages multiple parties rather than rule by two par ties.The Left, while enveloped entirely by the Democratic Party in the United States, is di vided in Germany between multiple factions that compete for power, such as the Far Left Party, the Green and the SPD. The Right is composed of the Federal Democratic Party (the pro-business party), Alternative for Deutschland (the far-right/new Nazi party) and the CDU. These factions gain ground in local, state and federal elections, and they build coalitions to gain a majority in their respective governmental bodies. Merkel’s CDU and her current ally the SPD have lost ground across Germany to the two populist parties, the Greens and the AFD, and this trend will likely continue in next month’s round of regional elections. Merkel stepping down from power spells disaster for moderates across Europe. Crit ics and supporters alike label her as a “Ma chiavellian” who lacks a clear vision for both Germany and Europe except for the re tention of her power. This has kept Merkel at the top of the European political order but at great cost to Germany’s domestic politics. Populists on the Left and Right have gained traction among disillusioned and abandoned voters from Merkel’s policies. Merkel is entirely responsible for the chaotic state of Germany because she attempted to embody an impartial, moderate stateswoman in an increasingly fractured Europe. Whether one subscribes to the idea that Donald Trump’s presidency marks an irre versible shift in America’s leadership of the West or merely an inconvenient blip, Merkel always chose to defer to American primacy when she had the option to take the initia tive. Her refusal to build a united Europe has allowed her French counterpart, Em manuel Macron, to enthusiastically take that mantle. Her leadership in the Greek bailout, while morally heroic, led to the rebirth of Germany’s worst nature in the Alternative for Deutschland party. The new face of the CDU, whether it is Merkel’s resurrected rival Friedrich Merz, the young reactionary Jens Spahn or her chosen successor Annegret Kramp-Kar renbauer, will wade through the bloodi est party struggle since the unification of Germany. The worst-case scenario is that the CDU-SPD coalition collapses from the internal strife within the center-right party post-Merkel and forces elections that grant further seats to the Green and AFD parties in the TheBundestag.lessonthat Germany, and the West generally, should glean from Merkel’s lega cy is that apathy cannot serve as a viable po litical ideology. Complacency on behalf of our leaders, especially for the sake of power, galvanizes the worst of us into manifesting our fears into political action. The Greens and the AFD, if they continue to rack up support, might signal a Trump-like shift in German politics as populism becomes the norm. With Europe poised to wrest the title of Leaders of the Free World away from America in the post-Trump West, the after shocks of Merkel’s tenure could have sabo taged democracy’s survival. Most crucially, if we have learned anything from Germany succumbing to populism, it is that the shift in power can lead to global catastrophe.

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The place of humanities might be uncertain, but that means that the decisions and rheto ric around the subject are more critical than ever, as we must decide what is important to us as students of a liberal arts college.

However, there may be hope. The Trump administration seems to have broken an ap athy barrier, where engagement in politics has dramatically increased, according to Quartz. The Brexit decision has also helped garner awareness for the applicability of the soft sciences that shape our understanding of the world. Yale Daily News reported that history was the top declared major for the class of 2019. For the first time in years, the rush out of humanities disciplines may have slowed.Humanities will survive, even if these majors do not match the social prestige of hard sciences in American higher education.

So it’s a Friday night and you’re itching to watch a movie, but not just any one film: you want a superhero flick. You look at the recommended list from Amazon Prime and find yourself tired with Marvel and DC and their respective, expansive universes. May be just for once you want a superhero flick that actually ENDS, rather than teasing its sequel. Here are a few movies that exist out side of the bounds of Marvel and DC for the next time you’re in the market for a storebrand superhero.

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On Nov 9, TU Theatre presented a con cert reading of “Wild Man” by K.T. Peter son. The script is the winner of the 2018 WomenWorksWomenWorkscompetition.isajointeffort between the theatre and creative writing program at the University of Tulsa to celebrate and support the works of graduate female playwrights.

great and all, but here’s a list for when you want to leave before the end credits.

To quote a tweet by Brent Buller (@ brent_buller on twitter), “Ariana Grande is like one song away from making girls never talk to guys ever again.” To which Grande replied: “thank god.” She knows that she doesn’t need a man, and she wants all the girls out there to know they don’t need one either.“thank u, next” is out now on all plat forms, and I highly recommend it, not only for its message, but because it is a bop.

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The Iron Giant: I’m a sucker for a good ending and “The Iron Giant” has a perfect one. The second Brad Bird film on this list (the first one be ing “The Incredibles”), the film follows Hogarth Hughes, a fully average kid living during the Cold War, who one day meets a giant metal robot. Beautifully animated, “The Iron Giant” really gets at some of those heavy hitting questions and has a masterful thesis statement in what it really means to be a hero.

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Chronicle: What would happen if real, normal teens, were given superpowers? That’s what “Chronicle” asks, then answers. A low bud get film, “Chronicle” is the most creative found-footage feature since “Cloverfield,” and while the film’s end goes a little off the rails and is a little too on the nose, the joy of “Chronicle” in the first hour is exhilarat ing. The movie eeks charisma due in large part to the genius casting of Michael B. Jordan way before his “Creed” and “Black Panther” fame It’s original, savvy and well worth the watch.

Sky High: Campy and fun, with a surprisingly good sense of humor, “Sky High” is one of those movies that you watch as a kid and think is pretty good, then see it again as an adult and realize that it was indeed pretty good. With a tight cast and a knowledge of comic tropes, “Sky High” pokes fun at the classic super hero film in the most loving of ways.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Scott Pilgrim is a trashbag twenty-some thing who is dating a high-schooler; that is, until he meets Ramona Flowers. The epito me of a manic pixie dream girl, Ramona has a string of exes long enough to form an evil league. Hilarity ensues. Funny and original, “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” earns its keep as a cult classic and serves as a lasting love letter to video games. Watchmen: Okay, okay, this one is me cheating, since “Watchmen” is technically based off the limited run DC comic by the same name. But since it doesn’t leave much room for sequels, there’s no worries of the company running the film into the ground with mer chandise and advertising. Closely following the incredible source text, “Watchmen” is bleak and gritty, a noir of a superhero film. That is, if there are any heroes to really be found there.

It was incredible to not only listen to Pe terson’s play but to experience it. The story that Peterson wove was one that had many moving parts that all came together. The script was excellent, with both funny and serious moments. The audience got to witness each char acter’s different life and story unfold be fore their eyes. The characters are the most important part of any story and Peterson’s did an excellent job at crafting unique characters. They each had their own welldeveloped personalities. Not only did I un derstand each character, but I felt for each character as they struggled. There was not a boring moment in “Wild Man.” The audience was constantly laugh ing and smiling as the characters fumbled through their lives and got into arguments with each other. Of course, it does not matter how well written the characters are if the actors play ing them are subpar. Luckily, that was not the case. Each actor did a wonderful job of bringing their character to life. They painted the image of each scene to the audience. Although there were no props or sets, it didn’t matter. You could almost hear the claps of thunder and see the rainy Oregon town. I particularly enjoyed the moments be tween Clark Longwood (Nicholas Mueller) and Lydia Longwood (Kat Payne). Clark is Lydia’s adopted father, and the actors really brought their relationship to life. They had the audience dying of laughter when Clark tried to have “the talk” with Lydia. Seeing the performance of “Wild Man” was a great way to spend a chilly evening. Each member of the cast did a great job in dividually and as a whole. It was encourag ing to see a female playwright celebrated on the University of Tulsa campus.

The show was part of an initiative to support women in stagewriting and benefited from it greatly.

The Incredibles: Quite possibly one of the best animated films ever, “The Incredibles” is not just an action packed, plot driven adventure. It’s also a family drama. The genius of the movie is the balancing act of both. I’m sure you’ve seen it before and let me tell you, it’s well worth the re-watch. And if you haven’t ever seen “The Incredibles,” for the love of all that is holy, go watch it.

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Unbreakable: I know M. Night. Shyamalan is a polariz ing director, but “Unbreakable” is undoubt edly one of his best. The film follows David Dunn, played by Bruce Willis, who makes an astonishing discovery about himself af ter surviving a brutal train crash. Featuring Samuel L. Jackson as the memorable Elijah Price, “Unbeakable” is a lovely little film with some killer plot twists.

Women have not been given as prominent a platform as men in playwriting, which is why it is so important that they be support ed in their endeavors. WomenWorks gives female writers an opportunity to shine and improve their craft. The competition also gives theatre stu dents the rare chance to work directly with the playwright as they rehearse the script. This made their performance even richer, as the students were able to truly engage with Peterson and learn from her. Peterson is a woman of many talents. In addition to being a playwright, she is also an actor and director. She fosters a love of creativity in the people around her, and she has been a part of the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis’ children’s theatre. “Wild Man” is an intriguing story about a man who goes missing in an Oregon town and the interesting lives of his family and friends (including one slight Bigfoot-like character). The play escalates as new char acters create more problems in the town. As the stakes rise, the main characters, Anette and Clark, will have to make some tough choices.

The bridge into the final pre-chorus is also lovely, as it is a message of hope. “One day I’ll walk down the aisle/Holding hands with my mama/I’ll be thanking my dad/’Cause she grew from the drama.” She has hope for her future, knowing that one day she will get married to the love of her life, but until then, she has herself and all that she has learned. Grande continuesContinuing with: “I’ve got so much love/Got so much patience/I’ve learned from the pain/I turned out amazing/ I’ve loved and I’ve lost/But that’s not what I see.” She has moved on from the pain of breaking up and losing those sheyou loves, and has learned from it. She hasn’t forgot ten those she has left, but she is not dwell ing on the past. She knows she has “turned out amazing” and she knows that she is not solely defined by her experiences, as some like to claim she is. This song is inspiring, as it’s a proclama tion of that no matter the heartbreak you go through, you can come out even better than before, and can take what you’ve learned and turn out amazing. It’s also a message to everyone that you don’t need a significant other, you just need yourself. That if you have yourself and love yourself that’s all you need. You can still be incredibleamaz ing and worth something.

Grande’s new single dropped during a tough year, and is a joyful anthem of growth. Argo Student Writer Grande moves on with “thank u, next” 20th Century Fox courtesy Universal Studios courtesy Walt Disney Pictures courtesy Warner Bros. courtesy University of Tulsa Marvel and DC movies are

Hana Saad Student Writer “Wild Man” a lovely, moving performance

Ariana Grande recently released a new song called “thank u, next” where in the first thirty seconds she name drops four of her exes. Literally. The first verse is “Thought I’d end up with Sean/But he wasn’t a match/ Wrote some songs about Ricky/Now I lis ten and laugh/Even almost got married/And for Pete, I’m so thankful/Wish I could say, “Thank you” to Malcolm/’Cause he was an angel,” referring to Big Sean, Ricky Alva rez, Pete Davidson and the late Mac Miller. She continues into the chorus, singing, “One taught me love/one taught me pa tience/and one taught me pain,” which we all can understand that as what she learned throughout the relationships. The chorus of “Thank you, next/I’m so fucking grateful for my ex” which means that she is thankful for the relationships, but she wants to move on.The second verse has Grande explain ing that she’s found a new love, and that she knows this one will last, ignoring that people think she is moving on too fast. She knows “‘Cause her name is Ari,” meaning herself, meaning self love. Ariana has gone through a lot this year, from her breakup with Mac Miller, to her rushed engagement with Pete Davidson, to the cancelling of that engagement, to Mill er’s death, and throughout it all, she has had people attacking her from all sides, espe cially in response to Miller’s death, blam ing her for it. So, this proclamation of self love is remarkable and uplifting, as she is not doubting her worth.

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The artist gave a rousing talk discussing his career and roots.

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Hundreds of visitors attended the twoday celebration of Dia de los Muertos host ed by Living Arts. Local artists and busi nesses lined the streets around the gallery selling crafts like masks and jewelry to the crowd. Various food trucks and restaurants sold food from churros to tacos. For a $5 entrance fee, visitors could take part in this festival by watching musical and dancing performances organized by local performers like a ballet group and mariachi band. The interior of Living Arts was decorated with ofrendas created by local artists to honor de ceased friends and family. Several other events have and will take place at Living Arts to allow Tulsans to participate in and learn about Dia de los Muertos. This included hosting a craft night on Nov. 7 called “Culture Crafts: Flores de Papel,” where participants could learn how to make flowers out of paper and take their creations home with them. Marigolds are an important part of ofrendas and these color ful paper flowers are often strung together to decorate the altars. The scent of the fresh flowers was believed to guide spirits to their ofrendas.Living Arts will also host a movie night in which guests can watch Pixar’s “Coco” on Nov. 12. Coco illustrates the Day of the Dead practices by following the story of Miguel, a young boy in Mexico. This movie exemplifies the cultural and historical sig nificance of Dia de los Muertos as well as the beauty in its practices. Later, Living Arts will also host a roundtable discussion called “Decolonization of Death” about this holiday. Participants will take part in a fa cilitated discussion about how the beliefs associated with Dia de los Muertos relate to contemporary views on death. This will take place on Nov. 16 starting at 6:30 p.m. Tulsa’s Latino Theater, Telatulsa, also organized bilingual performances of “Ham let” that took place at Living Arts Nov. 3–11. Tara Moses, a TU alum and the di rector, created an evocative interpretation of this famous Shakespeare play. Moses played on the theme of the state in the origi nal play and adapted it to represent a history of colonization. The major conflict, between Hamlet and his uncle Claudius, came to rep resent the conflict between indigenous and colonial powers. This conflict was manifested in several ways. The play opened with Hamlet and two women dressed in traditional Mexican skirts and faces painted like skulls placing flow ers on ofrendas. Claudius, the antagonist, dressed in European clothing and always spoke English while Hamlet wore a shirt with a decorative calavera, the sugar skulls that are made during Dia de los Muertos, and switched between Spanish and English. Hamlet’s father, when returning as a ghost, only spoke in Spanish. Claudius’s killing of Hamlet became representative of colonial ism destroying indigenous culture. The theme of indigenous culture was also included in key scenes throughout the play. At one point, Hamlet orchestrated a performance of indigenous song and dance complete with traditional masks. This per formance is meant to guilt Claudius into ad mitting he had killed Hamlet’s father and in effect had stifled indigenous cultural expres sion by embracing colonial values instead. When Ophelia kills herself, she paints her face like a calavera and put marigolds in her hair, seeming to send the message that the only way to escape the colonial system and completely retain connection to her ances tors was in Ultimately,death.the Telatulsa adaptation of Hamlet was a timely and poignant inter pretation that complimented the celebra tion of Dia de los Muertos and connected the themes of Hamlet to contemporary is sues. Taking place surrounded by the ofren das created by local artists, this play allows viewers to experience Dia de los Muertos in a unique and thought-provoking way.

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Renowned photographer Antone Dolezal comes to TU photo by Piper Prolago

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Dia de los Muertos is an integral holiday in Mexican and Central American culture. This yearly celebration takes place on Nov. 1 and 2 and combines indigenous and co lonial beliefs. The Day of the Dead stems from the initial practice of indigenous peo ple of South and Central America, such as the Aztec and Toltec. Before colonization, these groups believed they should celebrate rather than mourn their dead. This belief was combined with the Catholic holidays All Saints and All Souls days to create Dia de los AlthoughMuertos.Dia de los Muertos occurs around the same time as Halloween, the two differ in meaning and in practice. As part of UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heri tage of Humanity, Dia de los Muertos has its roots in indigenous culture and allows people all over Latin America to reconnect with past generations. This holiday honors the lives of deceased family and friends with activities and practices that celebrate the temporary return of these souls to the earthly realm. Ofrendas, or altars, are deco rated with photos, flowers and food, and are meant to guide and welcome these spirits. Living Arts, along with several local organizations, coordinates several annual events to celebrate Dia de los Muertos and allow the Tulsa community to take part in this important event. This year, it included a festival on the days of the holiday, bilingual performances of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” crafts, a screening of “Coco” and a panel discussion about the history of Dia de los Muertos.

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Antone Dolezal, a photographer from Bartlesville, Oklahoma, visited TU on Nov. 8 at an event hosted by the Photo Club. He gave a lecture about his previous works, ac complishments and how he finds inspiration for his photographic projects. Dolezal got his undergraduate degree in photography at the University of Santa Fe in 2008 and later his masters at Syracuse University. During the ten-year gap between complet ing a bachelor’s degree and going to gradu ate school, Dolezal worked on projects and made connections that allowed him to show his work in several major galleries across the country. His photographs have been displayed in the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago and the Smithso nian American Art and Portrait Gallery Li brary in Washington, D.C. He has also had his work published in Oxford American and VOGUE Italia. Before discussing his body of work, Dolezal gave the audience of young pho tographers advice: to create a mission state ment. In his experience, specifying the kind of message he wants to send, whether it be social critique or simply entertainment, is best conveyed by creating a statement about who he is as an artist. Dolezal’s own mis sion statement is “to create empathy for the people and environment around us by presenting a nuanced and alternative under standing of the world we live in.” Dolezal started by discussing his work on the project “Devil’s Promenade” with fellow photographer Laura Shipley. Dolezal and Shipley worked in the Ozarks, document ing a popular story of the “spook light,” an orb of light that is said to appear to people in the woods. The Devil’s Promenade refers to a bridge people had to cross to get to the orb where people claimed to have seen the devil, who would grant them a wish in ex change for their souls. Dolezal and Shipley published “Devil’s Promenade” in a three-part book series titled “The Spook Light Chronicles.” He described the books as “photographs, mix ture of quotes from people we spoke to, fictional stories we wrote, and Ozark folk lore.” Dolezal had the idea to keep some of the copies before they sold out and make collectable book sets. These sets include prints and “spook rocks,” silver spray paint ed rocks people in the area used to sell to tourists. Box sets sold for $450 and Dolezal found they were easier to market to muse ums interested in showing his work. In each publication, the images and docu ments centered on a specific aspect of the stories the duo discovered while investigat ing the Spook Light. These primarily includ ed discussions of the connectivity between generations that kept these stories alive and a man called “Spooky,” who made a tour ist business out of the Spook Light. Dolezal is interested in illustrating these stories in ways that blur the line between fantasy and reality. “Besides,” he commented, “we’re photographers. What better metaphor is there than light and dark?” Another project Dolezal worked on, “Part of Fortune and Part of Spirit,” centers on new age religious groups, specifically in the American Southwest. Again, Dolezal turned to urban folklore to try to illustrate some fantastical stories and embed them in reality. He describes his work as a kind of magical realism in this way. He looks to the stories that he hears and videos that these groups create for inspiration to create a nuanced re interpretation. In this project, Dolezal not only staged new photographs, like portraits or land scapes, but also reinterpreted archival pho tos. He would find and edit old photographs — NASA documentation of rockets, for example — and use them to tell new sto ries. Dolezal also looked to videos made by members of new age religious groups. He used films about their origins and mythol ogy as inspiration to refine their stories to a single image.

With variety of events for all, Arts worked educate this cultural holiday. Prolago Student Writer does de los Muertos photo by Piper Prolago photo by Piper Prolago Ofrendas at Living Arts.

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Emily Every Commentary Editor “... it’s pretty functionally fascinating: Cash is sing ing the words of the prisoners right back at them.”

The director ot the film, Sterlin Harjo.

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Local filmmakers Sterlin Harjo, Shane Brown and Kyle Bell visited the TU film department for a screening of their docu mentary “This May be the Last Time” about Muscogee-Creek hymns in Oklahoma. Af ter watching the film, the guests answered questions and discussed their work and its implications.SterlinHarjo is a Seminole filmmaker and director of “This May be the Last Time,” a film based on the story of his grandfather. Harjo has shown the movie at Sundance Film Festival and received a fellowship for filmmaking from the Sundance Institute. Harjo also formed a popular Five Nation American Indian comedy group called the 1491s and the film production company Fire ThiefKyleProductions.Bellisan Emmy Award winning cinematographer and has worked on numer ous documentaries, including “Defend the Sacred,” a film about Standing Rock that re cently won the Golden Space Needle Audi ence Award at the Seattle International Film Festival last year. Bell worked on filming in “This May be the Last Time. Shane Brown is a photographer who worked on the cinematography for “This May be the Last Time.” Brown started as a still-life photographer and developed a strength in composition that he has been able to apply to cinematography. He was in charge of shooting natural and serene scenes that set a peaceful and mellow tone for the film.“This May be the Last Time” centers on the role that Muscogee-Creek hymns play in the spiritual and cultural expression of American Indian people today. In vari ous interviews, the people sang their songs and told Harjo why they were meaningful. Wotko, an American Indian man heavily featured in the film, talked about how these were the songs that his father always sang in church and taught to Wotko. Although his father has passed away, Wotko sings these songs to feel connected to his father and community and believes they bring him goodHarjoluck.explores how these hymns tell the history of the American Indian people. They were brought from the British Isles and used to teach American Indians about Christian ity. One man describes how he believes his ancestors “grabbed ahold of things that were thrown at them,” making Christianity some thing that could enrich, rather than break the American Indian community that it was forced upon. Another expressed disgust at how the colonizers “gave us the gospel and committed genocide at the same time.” Harjo grew up in Holdenville, Oklahoma where “This May be the Last Time” was filmed. He narrated a part of the film, say ing, “Our histories are not written, they are told through songs.” These are the songs that people sang to keep hope while walk ing along the Trail of Tears. They encom pass a history of destruction of American Indian culture, but they also demonstrate the strength of it. American Indians were able to reshape and reinvent Christianity to main tain cultural individuality. Rather than sing ing about the gospel in English, they sing in their native languages with influences from traditionalThroughoutmusic.the interview scenes, Harjo retold the story of his own grandfather, Pete Harjo, who went missing in the ‘60s. Pete Harjo’s car was discovered in a river, but his body wasn’t there. The American In dian community banded together to wade through the river for several weeks, singing the hymns as they searched for his body. His body was finally found after a combined ef fort of people searching, cooking and even damming the river. His friends carried him in a blanket to the roads where ambulances waited. A bystander described how they sang as they carried him and how he could “hear them echo through the forest.” Hugh Foley, a music historian who lives in Holdenville and studied the MuscogeeCreek hymns, described why he thinks these songs are the “First American music” and should be taught in the canon of history. A Yale conference brought groups of people, including some from Holdenville, together because of the similarities in songs per formed across the country.

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Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” turns 50

While some tracks don’t stick out, like the aforementioned “Greystone Chapel,” some songs are completely stirring upon first listen. “25 Minutes to Go” followed me around for weeks after I gave it a try and listened to Cash detail the story of a man about to be hanged, all the way through his death-throes. It’s a haunting track, and was probably the reason I kept returning to the album.“At Folsom Prison” revitalized Johnny Cash’s career in the mid-to-late ‘60s, and also I really like it, if that means as much to you as it does to me. I think it’s complete ly appropriate to call this album a cultural landmark, so if you’ve never sat down and just given “At Folsom Prison” a thorough listening, I don’t think I could recommend it more, despite its occasional mediocre sec tions. My absolute highlights include “Fol som Prison Blues” (of course), the macabre “25 Minutes to Go,” “Send a Picture of Mother” and “Cocaine Blues.”

I think it’s a damn shame when people say they listen to all types of music “except for rap and country.” Admittedly, we hear this banality less and less often as rap be comes ever more popular, which is a posi tive change of pace (I’m all for anything that isn’t bland Imagine Dragons-esque pop-rock that can capture the cultural zeit geist).And yet, I feel like some sort of appre ciation for country or folk music has been completely left by the wayside. I know that country music, especially non pop-country stuff, has a waning place in the average col lege student’s life, but good music is good music, you know? If you’re hesitant about country music, though, Johnny Cash is a pretty excellent beginning point, especially his live recordings. Cash released his first live album, “At Folsom Prison,” in May, 1968. If you’re do ing the math with me at home, that means that this album had its 50th anniversary earlier this year. Looking back at the halfcentury since this album has been released, it’s easy to see the massive influence it’s had on popular culture, musical or otherwise. Not only did it popularize the concept of the live album itself, it brought a ton of po litical attention to prison reform. The album itself is charming in its barebones approach: Johnny Cash, performing and recording for free for the prisoners of Folsom Prison, just plays his tracklist and chats with the prison ers. At one point, Cash warns his prisoners that, because the concert was being “put on wax,” they “can’t say ‘hell’ or ‘shit’” with out risking the recording. “Folsom Prison Blues,” a song originally written in the ‘50s that inspired Cash to tour for free at prisons, is a definite centerpiece to the album. It has an iconic guitar riff, a thumping bass and a really excellent vocal melody. I’d venture to guess that, if you’ve heard just one Cash song, it’s this one. I don’t think that’s a bad thing, honestly. It’s a timeless track, and it’s emblematic of the sort of tone the album tries to set: a witty, spirited delivery outlining lyrics empathetic to whomever Cash perceives as the under dog.Cash’s empathy comes through especial ly within the album’s curated setlist. Cash has handpicked tracks from his discography to which he knows his captive audience can relate. The first half of the tracklist is heavy on songs about the woes of a prison sentence and how prisoners feel ostracized from the general public.

Cash had apparently spent some months of his adult life in a prison, so take that as you will. Does he necessarily understand the exact experience of someone serving a lifetime sentence at Folsom Prison? Prob ably not, but his audience responds posi tively to his attempts to relate, which I think points to some amount of genuineness from Cash. There’s this point during “The Wall” where Cash interrupts his own song to call prison wardens bastards, and the subsequent howling of the crowd is all captured on the record.Nowhere is Cash more sensitive to his au dience than while singing “Greystone Cha pel,” which was written by Folsom prisoner Glen Shirley and sung by Cash for the first time just before this recording. It’s a solemn little number about finding God in prison, and while I don’t think it’s a stand-out track from the album, it’s pretty functionally fas cinating: Cash is singing the words of the prisoners right back at them. The second half of the album focuses on themes of home and religion, especially represented as grands goals or as throughlines to a ballad. This is particularly seen in “Jackson” and “Green, Green Grass of Home,” both of which are about trying to place oneself somewhere that could be con sidered “home.” It’s no real surprise that Cash would incorporate these motifs of longing and displacement into a setlist cre ated for Chordprisoners.progressions and vocal melodies are definitely similar throughout the album, and certain tracks do get lost in that famil iarity. Gun to my head, I probably wouldn’t be able to distinguish between the tunes of “Joe Bean” or “Busted” if someone were to hum one of them.

They had found that Scottish congre gations, African American churches and Muscogee-Creeks all sang in the same way. After the songs were brought from the Brit ish Isles by colonists, it was taught to and adapted by both African slaves and Ameri can Indians. Because of this, the final prod uct represents the first kind of music that is a product of the three major cultural groups of the young country. During the Q&A session, Harjo discussed why he continues to make films that center on American Indians. He believes that these are stories that are rarely told but incredibly important. Rather than living in places like Los Angeles where the film industry is larg er, he chooses to stay and work around the communities where he grew up. He told the audience, “No one would tell these stories if I didn’t. Or if they did, they would probably screw it up.”

Piper Prolago Student Writer “This May be the Last Time” a moving local documentary “...[T]hese songs are the ‘First American music’ and should be taught in the canon of history.”

The documentary was screened on campus followed by a Q&A panel with the director and crew.

The beloved album is just as relevant and compassionate as it was at its release.

courtesy Sacremento Union Archives Cash at the live recording of the album.

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“Just do it,” he says. “It’s free, and you have nothing to lose. Don’t worry about not be ing good enough because you can really surprise yourself. People who have never submitted anything are often poor judges of themselves and don’t know how good they are.”For an artistic point to stick with the writ ing editor, writers should ensure their piece does not have distracting grammar errors. Legibility can easily bury a good piece, and problems with grammar may warrant a low er rating of a work. is a chance for students to express themselves and have their voices debuted in nal, there is a sense of camaraderie. The editors know how hard it is for an under graduate student to be published, and they want to showcase the work of all students, regardless of field of study. More information on Stylus can be found on their website, stylusjournal.wordpress. com, or on their Facebook and Twitter ac counts.

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The last time Gary Clark Jr. played Cain’s Ballroom, it was a sold out two-night stand touring in support of his most recent release, a live album featuring performances from his 2016 tour, “Live North America 2016.” In fact, Clark has not released a new studio record since 2015 with “The Story of Sonny Boy Slim.” His sets from his 2017 Cain’s dates were packed with quote-unquote “all the hits” from his debut “Blak and Blu” (2012) as well as the aforementioned “Son ny Boy Slim.” The shows were mind-bending and each included the blues influence that can be heard on his records but is truly at the fore front of his live performance. Since then, he has remained busy, appearing on awards shows, opening for Eric Clapton, selling out a run at The Fillmore and bringing Carlos Santana on stage and picking up a keyboard player in his band somewhere along the way. He has teased new material and a new studio record recently, but there has been no single or any full track released from his newClarkproject.defies the traditional album-tour cy cle mentality, because his new record is not slated to be released until January. So when he returned to Cain’s on Thursday, Nov. 8, I had no clue what I would be walking into. His opener, fellow Austin Native Tameca Jones was phenomenal and had a very tight band backing her soulful singing. Her cover of Benny and the Jets had Cain’s dancing like I have never seen. After Jones’ set, at about 9:30, “Those Lonely, Lonely Nights” by Johnny “Guitar” Watson played through the ballroom’s public address system and Gary and band made their grand entrance. The show started off with “Ain’t Messin’ ‘Round,” “Next Door Neighbor Blues,” and “When My Train Pulls In” (an early high light of the show for me), all three cuts from his first record. After these opening songs, he asked the crowd if it was okay for him to dive into some “new stuff.” The show that followed was the most artistically-progressive I have seen Clark. In fact, 8 of the 16 songs played in the set were new and unreleased. It seems as if through this new material, Clark is starting to not necessarily shed his blues roots, but progress himself and prove his artistic value outside of songs rooted in the blues. Punk and Grunge has always been a big influence to Clark, but it is finally really coming out in the songs. I thought that one of his new songs, “Gotta Get Into,” was a Sex Pistols cover before I realized it was an original. One of the highlights of the new songs was one he dedicated to his mom, “Pearl Ca dillac,” and I look forward to listening to it with more intent when the record is released in January. After closing his set with “Bright Lights,” he returned for an encore that in cluded a duet with Tameca Jones, as well as an extended blues jam with one of his men tors, Tony Redman, who Gary introduced and brought on stage. The final song of the night was one of Gary’s more raucous num bers, “Don’t Owe You A Thang,” which was the perfect way to close out the set. I’m sure many like me missed some of the expected songs, but I was more than happy to trade out songs I’ve heard Gary do before so that I could get a live preview of his new record. Gibson Student Writer Gary Clark Jr. debuts music at concert

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“Our theme is open-ended,” said Ethan Veenker, Senior Writing Editor. “I interpret Flux not as the change from point A to point B but as a continuous change.” Stylus looks for works that take the theme of Flux in an unanticipated creative direc tion. Adherence to the theme is not required but is Writingpreferred.submissions are open until Dec. 5 and must be sent digitally, while Visual Art entries can be submitted digitally or physically until Dec. 12. Each student may submit up to five works. Every editor considers the submissions anonymously and scores it from one to four. Writing works are scored on syntax, proper grammar and adherence to the theme when applicable. The quality of the work is con sidered as well when the editors discuss how much they enjoyed the piece. Before the second semester, the editors meet up, choose pieces and decide which to consider for an award. Stylus awards prize money to top submissions. $100 each is given to Best in Art and Best in Writing as well as $30 each for First Place in photography, paint ing, poetry, fiction and more. “As a senior editor this year, I chose edi tors that I knew can bring me a variety of things,” Veenker explained. Among the board this year are Senior Art and Design Editor Jay Newman and Assistant Writing Editors Emily Every, Emma Palmer, Bren nen Gray, James Terrell and Thomas von Borstel. Each Assistant Writing Editor has a specialty, and this allows for a wide array of interests and artistic pursuits on the team. To join the editorial board, Veenker sug gests submitting to Stylus first so the staff can be familiar with whoever is interested. Stylus is a chance for students to have a foothold in the creative world. It offers an opportunity to learn about the submission process and a built repertoire for prospects in literary journals. “TU has a lot of creative people, but there is not a lot of opportunities for students to get their voices out there. Students in en gineering do not have creative writing pro fessors who tell them how their work can be submitted,” Veenker said. “It’s worth getting the word to students that they can be published. My main goal, ultimately, is not to have a lot of English majors but the whole campus involved. I want everyone to be Withrepresented.”hiswriting, Veenker looks inward in what he has experienced and how he can render that creatively. It is essential for him to make the mundane exciting. Everyone has lived through the mundane — and an emotion like grief may be generic — but it is the relatability of experience that con nects the writer to their audience. To anyone thinking of submitting work to Stylus, Veenker offers simple advice.

Clark had a surprise for the crowd, opting to play unreleased songs rather than familiar ones.

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Since 2001, Stylus Journal of Art & Writ ing, a student-run creative journal, has been a feature of the University of Tulsa. Since its opening the goal of Stylus has been sim ple: to share the voices and original works of Thisstudents.year’s theme is Flux, which allows for a variety of different interpretations.

Tip #2: Bring up family drama This might seem like another odd sug gestion, but everyone loves tea (all the way back to the American Revolution!), so Thanksgiving dinner is the perfect time to talk about that time Aunt Sally slept with Great-Uncle Joe. It’s important to show your concern for how the situation turned out and comfort whichever party is necessary.

Georgia’s gubernatorial race remains undecided as votes from absentee ballots continue to trickle in for Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams, the latter of which would be the nation’s first Black female Governor. Per Georgia law, either candidate must secure 50 percent of the electorate plus one vote to win, a bar that neither Kemp nor Abrams has yet reached. Frustrated and both unwilling to concede victory to the other, the two have decided to settle the election in a gentleman’s duel. “Just like the Founding Fathers would have done,” said Kemp as he prepared to face Abrams later this week. “God, I love America.”“Well,all I can do is point my musket straight and hope for the best,” said Abrams with a sigh. “And if I lose, well, at least I did all I could to give the people of Georgia a better future.” In other, record-breaking midterm de velopments, election statistics indicate that more female candidates have been elected into office this year than ever before. A break through the glass ceiling for some, but others offered their concerns about this trend. “I love women, trust me. But I just don’t think that we should have so many members of one gender making decisions for every one. It’s unfair to all the men out there,” said Senator Ted Cruz in an interview on elec tion night. “If we don’t keep an eye on this, soon we could be living in a matriarchy!” Of course, none of these results are en tirely concrete right now. With broken ma chines, recounts, absentee ballots and accu sations of tampering to contend with, until every vote is counted and every vote from an estimated 35 thousand undocumented immigrants is burned on the White House lawn, things could look very different in the coming weeks.

Brooke-Lyne Holland Swiping Fanatic Tinder creates a new pay feature, a hybrid of its current app, Uber and PayPal, where you can reimburse people for “gas.” Tinder Pay: for those who al ready use it for prostitution “... the puppeteered corpse of Republican candidate Joe Native beat out [the] Democratic incumbent...”

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Now just remember, these are only tips, so there might be a bit of variance on how well they work for you— but since they worked so well last year for me, I don’t think there should be any issues. Good luck and Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Hannah Robbins Only Participated in One Fist Fight Last Year Don’t worry about upsetting the relatives again with these hot tips.

The 2018 midterm elections took place last Tuesday, Nov. 6, and while some votes have yet to be counted, the results are more or less in. As expected, the Democrats took the majority in the House of Representatives while the Republicans increased their stand ing majority in the Senate by several seats. However, despite all the late night political commentary and endless talk of Blue Waves and Red Walls, some rather interesting re sults from the election have slipped through the media’s fingers. In the race for Florida’s 13th Congres sional District, the puppeteered corpse of Republican candidate Joe Native beat out Democratic incumbent Charlie Crist by 15 points. At his victory party, Kaleb Quail stone, Native’s son-in-law and puppeteer, thanked supporters for sticking by his fa ther-in-law in the three months or so since his untimely death.

Interesting developments in the midterm election results from last week, including a dead candidate winning and a gentlemen’s duel.

Fall Break is right around the corner, and with it comes everyone’s favorite meal: Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone knows that Thanksgiving can be a bit of a minefield, so I have a few tips that will help keep your supper as calm and pleasant as possible.

Tip #1: Mention the midterms Now if you’ve read advice in the past on how to navigate Thanksgiving dinner (your first mistake), you might have heard that it’s best to avoid talking about politics. For some reason, it seems to be a bit of a polariz ing subject. Still scratching our heads about that,Thishonestly.year’s midterms can actually make relatives on both sides of the aisle happy. Since the Democrats took the House and the Republicans took the Senate, everyone is happy about how the results turned out.

This means that for once, politics is a topic that won’t anger relatives at the dinner table.

Ever since its fateful release on Sept. 12, 2012, Tinder has become a fallback for plea sure-seekers and romantics alike who do not want to meet people in real life. Men make up the majority in the Tinder cyberspace, yet women spend more time on the app look ing for their next victim to attract with their bootyTinderpics.users only have five hundred char acters or less to explain to possible dates/ hookups how they are just looking for “fun” or “partners in crime.” For some, the dat ing app suggests that the constant swiping is equivalent to a slot machine for sex, an addicting game for singles that features too many bathroom selfies with toothpaste resi due on the mirror. The app is also a way to simulate the feel ing of “talking” to a woman and getting re jected without leaving the comforts of your room or toilet. Although Tinder is good for looking for a significant other or a fuck bud dy, men still have trouble getting women to actually meet them in person. Could it be because of the cheesy pickup lines or unwanted, frightening dick pics? Either way, men are having trouble getting to first base with the opposite sex and are walking around with blue balls even when they aren’t partaking in No Nut November. Is there any way to fix this problem?

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Tip #3: Recommend recipes to try next year Everyone knows that sometimes the per son who’s cooking is just missing that one little thing that will take their Thanksgiving dinner to the next level. It’s only common courtesy to bring it up to the chef. Honestly, all their pumpkin pie needs is a little bit of nutmeg to make it as good as yours. It doesn’t just have to be little things ei ther. Maybe you think having sweet pota toes instead of mashed potatoes would have rounded out the meal better. Let the chef know. It’s important that you use your skills as an amateur food critic to make sure that the menu for next year is the best it can pos siblyIt’sbe.always worked for me (besides that one disagreement with the knife, but I think that cousin hated me already), and after a long day in the kitchen, every chef is at their most receptive to any comments you may have. Tip #4: Ask about everyone’s relation ships Okay, this one might seem rude or even prying at first, but honestly, you have a good reason! It’s really important to know how much you have to budget for traveling to weddings and buying baby shower gifts for the year. Even attending one destina tion wedding could cost more than buying textbooks for one of your classes ($1,000 – $2,000, minimum), and you know how parents are about not paying for things but making you go anyway.

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Don’t forget, it’s not just the recent dra ma, either. You can’t forget to talk about the old stuff. Remember way back in ‘05 when Grandma Helen got that DUI? Some people might’ve forgotten, and some of the younger kiddos might not know, so this is the perfect time to inform them. Grandma Helen has her license again now, so no harm done by bringing it up.

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“Thank the good Lord above that y’all wouldn’t let a damn Democrat take this win away from Joe just like that pelican took his life,” said Quailstone. “He loves each and every one of you, and me and him can’t wait to give Floridians back the respect they de serve.”While there is no law in Florida expressly banning the dead from serving in public office, Quailstone will not be allowed to continue his puppeteering, as this is seen as having an “undue amount of influence” over the representative.

Cousin Shapiro and Grandaddy Sanders having a polite political conversation over mashedgraphicpotatoes.byConner Maggio

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It’s also important to know if there are any divorces on the horizon. If Cousin Jim my and his three kids are not going to be in the picture much longer, you don’t have to buy them birthday gifts anymore, and that’s a lab fee or two! As a college student, these are important questions.

For the men who are having trouble pick ing up girls on their own, there is a new app that is coming out called Tinder Pay. The app is a mashup of Uber with a twist of PayPal, where the men can pick and choose their date/hookup in their prefered mile-ra dius with the assurance that they will be able to go past first base. Men already offer women money to per form sex acts on them through direct mes saging, so why not do it officially through Tinder Pay? It is not considered prostitution if the man checks the box under “reason” section of the app as “reimbursement of gas” because everyone knows that is a legit ex cuse in this case. Just like Uber, the user can pull up their phone, look for the nearest Tinder user of their preferred sex and hit them up for a date, hookup or pathetic rant about their ex. The app also provides information on the Tinder user that you chose, including their made-up name, fake photo and a cheesy bio that says something on the lines of “a bro who lives by whiskey and adventure” or “a girl named Courtney who loves to ride horses.” Once you choose your desired individual, they will meet you at your preferred desti nation and your time will start when they arrive. Depending on what happens during your time together, the app will calculate your fare. The app also makes you feel like a great person because five percent of the fare from every date goes to a local charity of yourDependingchoosing.on how the date goes, you may be able to repeat the night with the user and maybe become more than a one-night stand, but it is not a 100 percent guarantee. With the help of this app, there will be less people getting their self-esteem dropped.

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