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The Tallgrass Prairie Preserve in Osage County provides a haven for almost 3,000 American bison. To learn more, see p. 8. This week’s cover is a relief print made for the Collegian by printmaker and TU alum Leigh Taylor.

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without the seat.

April 10 4:30 p.m.

Officers performed a Party Shutdown at the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity lawn. Due to the open containers of alcohol and loud music and the party not being registered a Party Shutdown was conducted.

April 9 11:05 p.m.

Officers were dispatched to investigate unsolicited text messages at the Delta Gamma Sorority. Upon arrival, officers met with a student who stated that they and several other students have been receiving unwanted text messages from a delivery driver. TU security officers collected information from the students and completed a report.

1:00 p.m.

Officers were dispatched to investigate stolen property at University Square West Apartments. Upon arrival, officer met with a student who said their Bell bicycle seat was stolen off of their mountain bike.

The seat was last on seen on the bike when it was locked to the rack in the apartment complex. The bike was still secured to the rack

April 11 5:45 p.m.

Officers were dispatched to Norman Village in reference to a vehicle that was broken into. Upon scene, the victim’s vehicle had been trashed on the inside and wire’s from under the steering wheel column were hanging down and cut.

Tulsa Police Department was on scene and took a report. The victim had his vehicle towed to the Ford Dealership.

April 12 12:30 p.m.

Officers were dispatched to the

communication center for stolen property. The victim had left their phone at a restaurant and somebody took the phone. The victim then explained to officers that whoever had the phone text messaged their friend and stated that they had the victims phone and they would return it if the victim would give them 50 dollars. Officers advised for them to contact Tulsa Police Department to try and solve the situation.

April 14 3:55 p.m.

Officers were dispatched to base in reference to stolen property.

On scene, officers spoke with a student who stated their tub of ice cream was stolen. The student stated they remembers seeing it in the morning and it was gone when they came back to get it. Officers are checking cameras for suspects.

5:45 a.m.

Officers were dispatched to Hillcrest Medical Center to transport

a student back to campus. Upon arrival, officers meet with a Doctor who explained that the student brought in by an unknown ambulance and was under the influence of unknown mind altering substance(s). The student was transported back to campus and turned over to a housing representative to be watched.

April 15 12:00 p.m.

Officers were dispatched to investigate harassment. Two people were verbally threatening violence to a student while walking to their car.

The student crossed the road from the two people and called 911.

They continued to harass the student but the student was able to get into their vehicle and drive away.

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

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Thomas Horne proud of his thirty-two years at TU

Oscar Ho Student Writer Cost of iron falls in Australia Australia expects that the falling price of iron ore will chop AUD 25 billion (USD 19 billion) off the government’s revenue. Iron ore is Australia’s biggest export. A glut in supply helped prices fall from $120/ton in 2013 to $50/ton by the end of last week. Australian Treasurer Joe Hockey suspects prices may reach $35/ton before they go back up again.

The Internet has domain issues

As more generic top-level domains (gTLDs) (e.g. ‘.org,’ ‘.com,’ ‘.gov’) are becoming available, some people are buying gTLDs for defensive purposes rather than hosting a website. Some businesses and people buy addresses such as taylorswift.xxx and do not use them simply to prevent others from using their names with controversial gTLDs. In a particularly colorful case, a company that sells web addresses may come under investigation for price gouging people who want to buy .sucks gTLDs. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is asking US and Canadian trade regulators to investigate Vox Populi, which sells .sucks.

Vox Populi is charging $2000 extra to those who want to buy a .sucks gTLD before the domain goes on sale to the public. Additionally, Vox Populi allegedly considered charging $25,000 for one domain. The normal range for a new gTLD is between $5 and $20.

Japan is scrambling jets Japan is scrambling fighter jets at close to Cold War rates. In fiscal year 2014, Japan scrambled jets 943 times in response to mainly Chinese and Russian aircraft. The record is 944 times, and that was in 1984 during the Cold War.

Religious unrest en route to Italy Fighting in a boat full of migrants trying to reach Italy left 12 people dead in the sea. Italian police say that a group of Muslims threw the 12 passengers overboard because they were Christians According to the BBC, the 15 Muslim migrants involved in the row were arrested in Sicily and charged with “multiple aggravated murder motivated by religious hate.”

Drunken fight in Oklahoma Two roommates in Tulsa, Okla. got into a fight over cell phones and had to be treated in the hospital. Police say Jiaro Mendez and Elias Acevedo had both been drinking and were having a heated Apple vs. Android debate, which escalated into attacking each other with beer bottles. Upon his release from hospital, police arrested Acevedo, sending him to jail while charging him with assault with a deadly weapon.

Summer remodeling of KEP, ACAC and Lottie Jane Hall During the summer of 2015, TU will continue to undergo construction.

According to Bob Shipley, Associate Vice President for Operations and Physical Plant, the third floor of Keplinger Hall and the second floor of ACAC will get remodeled.

Lottie Jane residence hall will see some smaller changes, including insulation of the attic, and caulk, as well as the cleaning and sealing of the exterior masonry.

Political Science Professor Thomas Horne started working at TU in 1983.

After over thirty years at TU, Professor Horne plans to retire.

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From 1993 to 2004, he was dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Since 2004, he has been a political science professor, teaching various courses in political philosophy, film and the environment with a political focus.

The Collegian: So what has your history with the university been like, and what’s prompting your retirement?

Horne: I turn sixty-two years old in June. I started to teach in 1972, so I’ve been teaching for forty-three years, spending thirtytwo of those years at TU. That seemed long enough.

C: How has it been to spend thirty-two years here?

H: Watching the university grow from what it was in 1983, in terms of quality of students and faculty, in every way, has been a

pleasure. TU was a nice regional university when I started, and now it’s making its way towards being a national university.

C: What have you been a part of during your time here?

H: Well, every class is exciting.

I was part of the honors program for quite a while. When I was dean, I played (a) role in starting film studies, and had a little to do with starting environmental studies as well. One of the highlights of my time was when a student asked me to officiate at her wedding. I took a nice trip to Colorado and got to meet her family. I’ve seen a lot of students go on to do some really nice things. Right now, I’m writing a letter to a former student who’s now working with Oxford University and traveling around Europe.

C: What sort of changes have you seen around the university?

H: Just think about the buildings. When I first got here, I was driven to the old Mabee center and the chairman had to park next to a dumpster. He said that all of this was going to change, and that they were getting new buildings, and new dorms and apartments. Back then, TU was mostly a commuter

school. Of course, he didn’t say it would take thirty years. That might seem long to me, but not in terms of the university’s history. Students are better, as well.

They’re smarter.

C: What did you do as dean?

H: As dean I helped start film and environmental studies. Trio Tulsa (piano, cello and violin trio of faculty members) might not have survived if me and another faculty member didn’t help. I raised a lot of money to upgrade facilities on campus. They were not huge upgrades, but still. The years when I was dean, the university had some financial problems.

But I was happy to work with the then president. That was pretty gratifying. And for quite a long time, we had an unusually good group of political philosophers at TU. That was unusual for a school our size.

C: Have you been a part of anything exciting during your time here?

H: Now I mostly sit in my office and do my work. My years as dean were interesting and exciting and fraught with conflict. But being a professor is very quiet.

New bike repair stations installed TU cyclists have new tools at their disposal.

Brennen VanderVeen Politics Reporter Recently, two sets of bicycle pumps and tools have been installed on campus. One set is located in front of Pat Case Dining Center, and the other is located

between Stephenson and Rayzor Halls.

Each station consists of a manual air pump and a collection of tools. The tools include flathead and Phillips head screwdrivers, two tire levers, wrenches, hex keys and Torx wrenches.

The idea for the bike pumps came from the TU administration, but SA unanimously passed a resolution in support of them.

The measure was written by Anna Rouw and introduced by Lauren Holmes. The resolution marked a rare instance in which the administration specifically asked SA to pass a resolution of support.

The two stations costed a total of $1,500. They were bought and installed by the physical plant, who will also be in charge of maintaining them.

Controversy over reserve deputy’s training Reserve deputy who shot Eric Harris may not have been properly trained.

Nathaniel Beckemeyer Student Writer Tulsa Reserve Deputy Robert Bates accidentally shot an unarmed suspect while taking part in an undercover sting operation.

The district attorney charged Bates with second-degree manslaughter.

Robert Bates is a wealthy exCEO of an insurance company who, according to the Tulsa World, has made numerous contributions to the Tulsa Sheriff’s Office.

Bates was recently charged with second-degree manslaughter for the shooting of Eric Harris, an unarmed African American man.

According to CNN, Eric Harris attempted to sell a gun illegally to police officers on an undercover sting operation. When the officers moved in for the arrest, Harris

tried to run.

According to a video of the shooting, taken by a body cam on one of the officers, Harris had been on the ground with officers surrounding him.

While officers were trying to subdue Harris, Bates shouted that he was pulling his taser. Instead, he pulled his gun and shot Harris.

Bates claimed he mistook his gun for his taser. He can be heard in the video saying, “Oh, shit. I shot him. I’m sorry.”

Harris later died of his injuries.

On Tuesday morning, Bates surrendered to a second-degree manslaughter charge.

The Tulsa World claims that Bates’ training records are forgeries. Saturday, Bates’ lawyer released the records, indicating that he was proficient in firearms, according to the New York Times.

CNN reports that the Tulsa World stands by its claim that the records were falsified.

However, there were other dis-

crepancies present in claims made

by Bates and the sheriff’s office, CNN reports. Bates claimed that he has been an advanced reserve deputy since 2007, but the sheriff’s office’s records indicate that he has been a reserve deputy since 2008.

Bates would need 480 hours of training in order to be an advanced reserve deputy, yet the sheriff’s records indicate that he had only completed 300 hours of training.

The Tulsa World reported that Sheriff Glanz said that Bates was certified to use three weapons, including the revolver that killed Harris, but that Glanz later said that the “Sheriff’s Office has not been able to find the paperwork on those certifications.”

Lastly, Bates said he had received training through Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, but that office claims never to have provided such training.

Dallas Museum of Art field trip Students from TU’s School of Art gathered in the Phillips parking lot at 6:45 a.m. on Friday, April 17 in preparation for their multiday field trip. Faculty gave presentations on Friday, and students toured the Dallas Museum of Art, paying particular attention to the Crow Collection of Asian Art. On Saturday, students visited the Kimbell Museum and were given the option of visiting the Amon Carter Museum as well. Finally, students gathered in the Grand Lobby of Modern Art Museum in Fort Worth, before boarding the bus to return to Tulsa.

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T U’s Spectacular Seniors Every year another class of super cool people has to leave TU in order to join the “real world.” We asked the deans of each college to nominate outstanding seniors in their fields. The nominees are profiled below.

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Kendall College of Arts and Sciences Hayley Higgs Higgs is majoring in Graphic Design, with a certificate in advertising and minors in art history and French. She worked as a studio assistant, was a production design intern for Tulsa People, has been the primary graphic designer for the 108 Contemporary gallery through Third Floor Design, has worked with elementary students in teaching illustration through TURC, and co-directed and created the graphics for this year’s production of The Vagina Monologues.

Higgs has done free creative and design work for local nonprofits in Tulsa. “I hope that I have benefited the Tulsa community through this work, as not-for-prof-

Cameron Still it artistic and service organizations are causes I love to contribute to,” Higgs said.

Higgs does not have a career lined up for after graduation, but plans to work as a graphic designer to build her portfolio and then pursue a Master of Fine Arts.

Her advice for underclassmen is, “Love what you study and don’t limit yourself!” The memories that Higgs hopes to leave for her fellow students are, “‘Oh Hayley, she was that artsy student that always had a thermos of coffee in hand and couldn’t stop talking about Typography.’ But really I hope that I could be a sunshine-y influence on younger art and design students!”

Still is a graphic design major with a certificate in advertising and a minor in art history.

Over the past four years he has received multiple awards for graphic design and presented his TURC project at the Community Service Symposium as a part of the TU Research Colloquium.

Through the Third Floor Design program, Still was able to give back to the TU community and to non-profit organizations such as Theatre Tulsa, Heller Theatre, Tulsa Roots Music, Town & Country School, The George Kaiser Family Foundation, Tulsa Global Alliance and Women Works. Still provided them with promotional materials free of charge.

Still’s project for the TU Undergraduate Research Challenge in-

volved working with fifth grade art students at Chouteau Elementary to teach them Adobe Illustrator. Still also led them in a project where they animated a short story based on Scott Odell’s novel, “Island of the Blue Dolphins.”

Still has been working as a studio manager and first assistant at Adam Murphy Photography for a little over a year, and plans to continue working there after graduation. He is still learning about his field and hasn’t decided what career path to take.

Still’s advice for underclassmen is to “explore as many different opportunities as possible during your time at TU. I’m not talking about school-sponsored organizations necessarily, but the wealth of knowledge and resources pro-

Michael Mancini Mancini is a History and Education double major. He has worked in a variety of educational settings and is currently student teaching in a 10th grade world history class.

“Every student deserves a great teacher and I hope to provide that in my classroom,” Mancini said.

Mancini’s most notable contribution to the university community has been his term as Student Association President. He has spent Bible is an elementary education major with a minor in Spanish. Bible has tutored students at Kendall Whittier through the Reading Partners program, which she believes everyone should join.

She was also able to help teach English as a Second Language to a group of Burmese refugees.

Immediately following graduation, Bible will be going to Chile to do missions work in a church there. When she returns, she plans to teach at a low income school in the Tulsa metro.

In 10 years Bible would like to

the past year representing the student body and seeking to address its needs.

“It was a tremendous honor serving my peers and I hope that the policies I pursued both publicly and internally within SA continue to benefit students in years to come,” he shared about his position.

Mancini will spend the next two years as a Henneke Fellow pursuing an M.A. in Educational Studies here at TU. In 10 years he hopes to be working as a high school social studies teacher, wrapping up a doctorate in educational leaderteach full time in South America.

“There are many countries around the world with inadequate education systems. My dream is to use the education I’ve received here at TU to teach around the world,” she said.

“To the underclassmen, don’t be afraid to have fun. It’s ok to get a B if it means you were able to spend time with friends and family.”

Bible hopes that she will be remembered at TU “as someone who always sought to better the world around her.”

ship and beginning the transition to an administrative or policy role so that he can make a broader impact on education in America.

Mancini’s advice for underclassmen is to “read bulletin boards, go to every event you can, and join Student Association.”

“Though small, my favorite legacy here at TU is the use of ‘I Voted’ stickers during SA elections which I started my freshman year.

I smile every time I see that someone participated in choosing their student leaders,” Mancini said.

Richardson has a double major in Russian studies and political science with a minor in French.

Of her time at TU, Richardson said, “There is a whole world of knowledge out there waiting for someone to take interest in it.”

“I think it is very important for me, as a young, black woman, to

Nigel Cook

Cook is a psychology major. He has participated on numerous research projects primarily focusing on trauma and/or poverty, which have been used to improve the effectiveness of a trauma-informed prison-diversion treatment program for substance abusing women, as well as enhance the sparse literature pertaining to the occupational experiences of journalists.

Cook has worked as a tutor at various schools catering to the needs of students from lowincome families. “These experi-

show the world that people who look like me can accomplish great things inside and outside of the classroom,” Richardson shared.

After graduation, Richardson will study in Russia on an Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship. She then plans to attend graduate school at Indiana University where she will pursue a MA in Russian Studies and a Master of Public Affairs.

In ten years Richardson sees herself as a newly minted Foreign

ences ultimately helped shape my interest in pursuing social work as a career,” he said.

After graduation Cook will be attending Washington University’s Brown School of Social Work to pursue a Master of Social Work.

His focus will be primarily on mental health related issues in adolescent populations.

In 10 years Cook hopes to have an established career as some sort of mental health professional and ultimately to become a licensed clinical social worker.

Sarah Hartley Hartley is a communication major with emphasis in public relations and advertising. She has interned for Schnake Turnbo Frank PR and Consulting, the Belgian American Education Foundation in Brussels, Belgium and is currently the PR intern at the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma.

Hartley has also worked on marketing campaigns for The Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges and Tulsa’s Greenwood District.

Hartley volunteered as an unpaid Public Relations intern at The Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges. She is currently working with sophomores and

Service Officer on the track to become an ambassador.

Her advice for underclassmen is, “do not take for granted the innumerable learning opportunities outside of the classroom. Every moment of our lives represents a chance to learn something new.”

“If I could leave any legacy behind at TU, I would encourage people to think about ways they could use their knowledge for the betterment of society,” Richardson said.

His advice for underclassmen is, “become involved. Some of the greatest experiences I had while at TU came from outside of the classroom. Internships, research experience, and volunteer work are all invaluable in perfecting your education.”

“I would hope that I am remembered as someone who was very involved and committed to the psychology department and that my example encourages others to become more involved,” Cook said.

juniors to establish a professional communication organization called TUSC (TU Strategic Communication) before graduation.

After graduation, Hartley is going to move to Washington, D.C. to begin her career in public relations with the law firm of Obadal, Filler, MacLeod and Klein.

Hartley said that in 10 years, “I imagine I will be busy balancing work and family. Maybe living somewhere exotic, like Maine. I would like to live in a lighthouse.”

Hartley’s advice for underclassmen is to, “Learn the TU fight song please!” As far as her legacy at TU is concerned, Hartley said, “Well, I bought a brick.”

Haley Stritzel

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vided to you through your status as a TU student. Attend guest lectures, go the extra mile and challenge yourself in your class projects, and most importantly, take advantage of your ability to form close relationships with your professors and classmates.”

“I hope that whatever legacy I leave behind is quickly overshadowed by the class of 2016. I want to see the students that come after me continue to push the envelope and realize their talent by creating extraordinary work,” Still said.

Stritzel is graduating with degrees in sociology and women’s and gender studies. Her biggest accomplishment as an undergraduate student was attending a National Science Foundation-funded summer program and writing an independent research paper on the relationships between adolescent delinquency, family structure, family relationships and later adult criminal involvement.

Stritzel has interned with the Tulsa YWCA and the Oklahoma Policy Institute and worked as a research assistant for the past two years. As a research assistant, she helped with the evaluation of a prison diversion program for women. The program addresses womens’ mental health and sub-

stance abuse concerns, and helps them lead fulfilling, drug-free lives. Stritzel plans to continue to advocate for these kinds of programs.

After graduation Stritzel will be attending the University of TexasAustin to get her master’s degree and Ph.D. in sociology. In 10 years she hopes to either be teaching and continuing her research as a professor or conducting social science research in some other non-academic setting.

“I hope that I’ve convinced at least some people that you can definitely do cool, meaningful work with a liberal arts degree.

The skills you learn getting a liberal arts education are needed out there,” Stritzel said.

Tim Aston

Aston is a film studies major with minors in film scoring and Chinese. He has written and directed a narrative short film and scored two other films.

Locally, Aston represented the university as a production assistant for a feature film shot in Tulsa by native Oklahoman Sterlin Harjo.

Aston is currently looking at internships at various production houses, as well as contributing music to independent games.

In ten years he hopes to be writing feature films and scoring both films and games.

Aston’s advice for underclassmen is to “network. Your fellow classmates will become those that will propel your career. And go to class.”

Aston hopes that his legacy is “to be known as a student that used his full potential.”

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Collins College of Business Bryce Cason

Cason is a double major in energy management and finance with double minors in economics and geology. Cason has had 3 summer internships since coming to TU as a freshman. He was named the American Association of Professional Landmen’s (AAPL) 2015 Outstanding Graduate.

Cason tutors weekly at Will Rogers High School in Tulsa. “I like working with younger students and encouraging them to continue their education,” he said.

He has also served as the President of University Ambassadors, where he actively worked to help recruit the next incoming freshman class at TU. Cason accepted a full time job in the oil industry as an in-house landman for Concho Resources in Midland, Texas, which he will start after graduation.

“In 10 years I see myself still working in the energy industry. I

Parker Malone hope to gain more responsibility as I gain experience and hopefully attain some sort of leadership position. Eventually, I would like to run an oil company. As far as location, I really have no idea where I may be in 10 years because of the breadth of the energy industry,” Cason shared.

Cason’s advice for underclassmen is “to get involved on campus. It is incredibly easy to get involved at TU and there are tons of unique organizations—you don’t really have an excuse for not joining some sort of club or group.

Also, I would say to make your 4 years count because they fly by.”

Cason’s legacy would be that as “a contributing member of TU’s campus, I sought to enhance myself, others, and the university as a whole throughout my 4 years here.”

Ashley Griffin Griffin will be graduating with a degree in accounting. She has interned in four different capacities within the accounting field.

She has experience in tax, assurance, and state and local tax departments at a public accounting firm. She has also interned in the oil industry.

Griffin held officer roles in Beta Alpha Psi, the honors organization for Accounting, Management Information Systems, and Finance students.

Outside of Accounting, she is a member of Delta Delta Delta sorority where she has held officer positions such as Secretary and Vice President of Administration.

Griffin has also been a University Ambassador since freshman year and an orientation leader for the past two years.

While interning, Griffin volunteered at several organizations in the community including the Tulsa Day Center for the Homeless and Stone Soup. She has helped tutor students at the University in Accounting and Management Information Systems and has partnered with companies to serve organizations such as Habitat for Humanity.

After graduation, Griffin will stay at the University of Tulsa for another year to complete her Masters of Accountancy degree and will be a graduate assistant for the Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems. This summer, she will be interning at a public accounting firm in the audit department.

In 10 years, Griffin says, “I would like to pursue a career in public accounting and serve clients in the Tulsa community. Someday, I would like to be a partner in a prestigious accounting firm.”

Griffin’s advice for underclassmen is “to give your best at whatever you do. Work hard in the classroom and stay focused. Be sure to get involved early in order to form your network with peers, professors and professionals. Intern in several different roles to figure out what you might be interested in. Also, have fun along the way and make memories with your friends!”

“When I graduate, I want to be remembered as a positive-spirited person who never settled for anything less than her best and was respectful, professional and personable.”

Malone is an energy management and finance major. His greatest accomplishments in energy management have included his leadership positions in the Tulsa Energy Management Student Association (TEMSA) and four internships. In finance, Malone said, “I particularly enjoyed my time in the Student Investment Fund and the application of my coursework in my own investments.”

“Perhaps the best experience was the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Trading Challenge, where I combined my knowledge of the energy industry with finance to help lead the TU team to finish in the top 10 percent of participants,” Malone said.

Malone helped plan the United for Life blood drive with eighteen

organizational co-sponsors, using the connections he developed at TU. The blood drive was able to secure 75 donations that would go on to save over 200 lives.

After graduation Malone will be a landman with Statoil in Houston, Texas. In 10 years, Malone hopes to have moved into management with Statoil. Since Statoil is an international company, his hope is to eventually move into the international side of oil and gas.

“I would highly recommend trying to find ways to practically apply classroom lessons. This could be through jobs, internships, projects, entrepreneurship, research, etc. Applying lessons will not only help solidify your understanding of them in the classroom, but it could lead to future opportunities

for after you graduate,” Malone advised underclassmen.

“I’d like to leave a legacy of altruism,” Malone said. “There are so many wonderful organizations and people around campus that have their own goals and aspirations.”

“Everyone contributes and adds value to society in their own ways, and should be respected for it. We shouldn’t attack people for being different, and instead should help and encourage them without expecting anything in return,” Malone continued.

Hannah Hutchison

Hutchison will be graduating with a degree in marketing. She has already worked in both the profit and nonprofit sectors and in a large corporate headquarters setting as well as in a small boutique firm. She has done work involving Google analytics and worked as a brand ambassador.

Her largest contribution to the TU community has been co-organizing the TEDx events on campus that highlight the array of innova-

tive people who study and work at TU. Hutchison is currently working as an intern for a boutique marketing firm in Tulsa called Speakeasy, while looking for career opportunities at major firms on both coasts and in other major digital marketing hubs such as Denver and Chicago.

“I feel confident that the skills and experiences I have acquired at TU’s Collins College of Business will help me land just the right position,” she said.

“In 10 years I see myself as the head of my own firm after stints with major corporations and perhaps posts with major non-profits

or governmental entities or campaigns that need my expertise in digital marketing,” she shared.

“My advice for underclassmen is to have fun and persevere,” Hutchison said. “You have to find goals that energize you. There will be challenges but hang in there. Everyone at TU is talented academically or they wouldn’t be here. Hard work, resiliency and energy are often those characteristics that helped me pull through tough situations.”

Hutchison hopes that her legacy is still unwritten but knows that someday she would like to give back to the institution that has given her so much.

MacKenzie Ward Ward is a business management major with a focus on technology entrepreneurship. She is the cofounder of Owlpal, a digital health company that diagnoses, stages and monitors asthma in children at night.

Her business has competed in and won regional competitions which she said, “highlighted the resources and human capital that is very much alive at The University of Tulsa.”

After graduation, Ward will be working at Silicon Valley Bank Analytics in San Francisco. She will be working as a Tech Valua-

tion Associate alongside founders of early stage, privately held technology companies in order to establish a fair market valuation.

“I am excited for the opportunity for high level financial training and professional mentorship, as well as exposure directly into the startup tech scene,” she said.

In 10 years, Ward hopes to be operating a company that uses technology to make healthcare more affordable and accessible across all socioeconomic levels. She said that she would like to work towards a change in the model of capitalism because she

believes that significant innovation will occur in her lifetime following a push for social good from top business leaders in the world.

Ward’s advice for underclassmen is, “what you do in anything is what you’ll do in everything.”

The legacy that she hopes to leave behind at TU is, “a coffee addiction coupled with a reminder that Anything is Possible! Go Hurricane.”

Lareau is a mathematics and biochemistry double major. His discoveries in the field of biochemistry include the first genetic association with the rare neurological condition neurosarcoidosis, the first genetic mechanism that united several different mechanisms of antidepressant therapy, and novel effectors in immunological conditions like systemic lupus erythematosus and response to the influenza vaccine.

Lareau has worked as a volunteer computer programming

instructor at Will Rogers High School and developed a platform to increase bone marrow donations, which has lead to multiple TU students donating life-saving marrow to individuals around the country.

After graduation Lareau is going to Harvard to pursue his PhD in Biostatistics, and in 10 years he hopes to “be a professor at a university conducting world-class research on the genetic basis of disease by day and a gym-rat pulling sumo with my good friends Zack

Kirkendoll and Colby DeWeese by night.”

For underclassmen, Lareau urges, “don’t resist changes in your own life ... no matter how substantial. Embrace the new opportunities and new ways of thinking as a means to pushing yourself to become better.”

Lareau will be giving a TEDx Talk entitled “Insecurities: How to define the line between what makes or breaks us,” on April 24th.

Lareau said, “In this talk, I’ll be

imparting a significant portion of my life philosophy in hopes that others can adapt to my way of thinking to better their own lives.

I hope this puts my legacy on the level of my good friend, Dr. Justin Chalker (aka JC).”

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry sent a really long list of Lareau’s awards and recognitions, but we opted to save money on printing and just mention his National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

Trafford is a chemical engineering and mathematics double major and his focus is in chemistry research. Trafford has studied several important reactions that are used on a daily basis in the synthesis of things like pharmaceuticals, agricultural compounds and plastics.

His lab group has made fundamental discoveries about the nature of these reactions and has proposed various methods for making these reactions more efficient, economic and environmentallyfriendly. He co-invented a catalyst

system for use in these reactions, and has published work in the “Journal of Organic Chemistry.”

Outside of chemistry research, Trafford is a member of Engineers Without Borders. This organization allows him to use his engineering studies to help address problems in the local community.

He has been involved in an effort to assist the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma with their food distribution to the surrounding area.

After graduation Trafford plans

to study chemical engineering and material science at the doctoral level. In 10 years, he hopes to graduate with his doctorate. Trafford wants to become a researcher in the materials/nanotechnology field.

Trafford’s advice for underclassmen is “to get involved with research or faculty projects as soon as possible (it’s never too early or late!). Even if you are not considering graduate studies or a research career, these opportunities can be quite beneficial.”

“I would also advise underclassmen to find an appropriate balance in their undergraduate studies,” Trafford said. “Don’t forget to spend time with your friends and to maintain contact with your family and friends from back home.

Getting involved on campus can often distract from these activities, and it is extremely important to maintain these relationships throughout your collegiate career.”

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David Gogolakis

Karson Bizzell

Bizzell will be graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Geosciences, her focus being on structural geology and geophysics. During her senior year she has completed three separate geophysical survey projects focused on mapping environmental contaminants moving through the shallow subsurface.

One of the projects she conducted was in Miami, OK and had the most significant impact on surrounding communities. “As for bettering the university, I was able to emphasize a more environmental focus on our widely known petroleum based department. This might motivate future students to

focus on environmental aspects within the geosciences department,” Bizzell said.

After graduation, Bizzell is going to stay at the University of Tulsa to pursue a master’s degree in geology and geophysics. “Within 10 years I hope to start my own geophysical consulting company, and possibly go back to school to get a PhD to establish myself as an environmental geoscience researcher,” she shared.

“My advice for any underclassmen would be to never be afraid of pursuing something they are passionate about no matter what year of college they are in,” Biz-

zell said.

“The legacy I envision to leave behind would be one of passion and purpose,” said Bizzell. “I truly care about the Department of Geosciences and all of my fellow students and professors within it. My goal is to graduate from TU knowing that I made a positive impact on my department whether that be from pursuing and advancing my own academic career or just encouraging other students to follow their dreams.”

Gogolakis will be graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering. He was a member of the group that founded MADE at TU (Make A Difference Engineering) and has served as the group’s president for the past 2 years.

Gogolakis’s senior project is to work alongside six other seniors in order to design and build a mobile cooking center that The Little Light House can use to teach children about cooking, as well as help them develop their fine motor and communication skills in a fun and safe environment.

After graduation, Gogolakis will be working as a structural en-

gineer for John Zink Hamworthy Combustion. In 10 years, he sees himself having a supervisor role at the company where he works.

“I would advise anyone who is reading this to: trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, work hard, giv(e) your best to God the Father for His honor and glory, and leave the results in His hands,” he said.

The legacy Gogolakis wants to leave behind is, “That in whatever he did, David Gogolakis did ‘all to the glory of God’ (1 Corinthians 10:31), and that everyone I met would know they have value to me because they are made in the image of God.”

College of Health Sciences

Allison Kiefer

Kiefer will be graduating with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing.

She entered nursing because of a drive to make a healthier community. She has had many experiences in the clinical setting educating others about health. As a studentathlete she has mentored younger student nurse athletes, reviewing and studying with them during team travel and day to day activities.

After graduation Kiefer will be taking her National Licensing Exam to become a Registered Nurse in the state of Oklahoma.

She has recently accepted a Registered Nurse position in the cardiovascular intensive care unit at St. John Medical Center in Tulsa.

In 10 years Kiefer hopes to be a certified critical care nurse and a clinical nurse educator, passing her knowledge on to new nurses.

Kiefer’s advice for underclassmen is to, “Take advantage of every minute of these four years.”

Kiefer said, “I want to be remembered as the woman who demolished expectations, excelling in everything she tried.”

Lauren Stanley Stanley will be graduating with degrees in psychology and speechlanguage pathology with a minor in pre-law. She has worked with Catholic Charities in their Immigration Law Department.

Stanley has volunteered for Reading Partners and the Dream Project. “I hope that by pouring into these kids (whether that be by helping them learn to read or editing college essays), I have made some difference in their lives,” Stanley said.

After graduation, Stanley will be attending Harvard Law School.

In 10 years she says, “I would like to work in policy, arguing cases that deal with social justice issues.”

Stanley’s advice for underclassmen is to, “get involved! You never know what you will like until you try it.”

Stanley hopes the legacy she leaves is that, “I have encouraged others to be in leadership positions and give back to the community.”

Hunter Allen Krieg is an exercise and sports science major with a minor in psychology. Krieg has earned her National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Personal Training Certification. She has also spent time developing a corporate health and wellness program for a software company.

In the field of psychology, she has been involved with a TU research lab, SPARTA, as an under-

Jackson is a nursing major. She has served as the President of the TU Student Nursing Association and has actively served within the nursing program. Jackson has served in many community service projects through TUSNA, SA and nursing clinicals. Through her community clinical rotation, she has served in the Veteran’s Affairs clinic, hospice services and the Children’s First Program for at-

risk mothers and infants.

After graduation Jackson will be entering a graduate rotation program at St. John Medical Center. Somtime in the next 10 years, she hopes to return to TU to get her Master’s in Nursing as well.

Jackson’s advice for underclassmen is to, “invest your time in things you love and in other people at TU. College is a time of growth, not only scholastically,

but personally and professionally as well.”

“I hope to have left a legacy of involvement and caring for others. I hope I have helped someone to soar a little higher through my time at TU,” Jackson said.

Kedrica Taylor Taylor will be graduating with a degree in nursing.

Taylor is the senior representative for Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Council and has strived to maintain fluid communication between TU’s nursing faculty and senior nursing students. She has also been recently initiated into Sigma Theta Tau, the nursing honor society.

Taylor has provided perspective as a student delegate of the College of Health Sciences Forum and senior representative for BSN Council. She hopes to contribute to bettering the experiences for TU nursing students after her.

After graduation, Taylor will be working in cardiac telemetry at Saint Francis Hospital. In 10 years, she would like to be working at a private practice as a pediatric nurse practitioner in Chicago, IL. Taylor advises underclassmen to “never let the fear of failure

hinder you in any way, shape, or form. Learn from your failures and use them to further your success.”

“I would like to leave a legacy of perseverance, dedication, and humility. Whether within my major or with various extracurricular activities, I’ve always tried to stay committed to what I had to carry out, as well as to the people I was working with. I set personal goals for myself, and stuck to them even when I failed. I absolutely LOVE TU and being a part of the Hurricane family, and I’m truly going to miss it,” said Taylor.

Laura Grosz

TU. In 10 years she hopes to be working as a speech pathologist either in a hospital or a school in St. Louis.

Kernen’s advice for underclassmen is to “make the most of your 4 years here at TU. Get involved, make friends, and learn as much as you can because it will be over before you know it.”

Grosz’s field of study is athletic training, with a pre-physical therapy track. She is Treasurer for the District 5 Athletic Training Student Leadership Council. Last year she was selected to represent Oklahoma in the District 5 Student Quiz Bowl competition. She is also the President of Chi Alpha Campus Ministries on campus.

Grosz has worked clinical rotations for the past 3 and a half years, logging almost 2,000 clinical hours with various sports teams at TU, including football, soccer, rowing, basketball and tennis, plus two semesters at offcampus locations including Union High School, Eastern Oklahoma Orthopedic Clinic and American

Airlines.

After graduation, Grosz and her fiancé are getting married and moving to Oklahoma City. Grosz is currently looking for a job in either athletic training or a health-related field to gain work experience before she applies to the University of Oklahoma Physical Therapy School, which she hopes to attend in the summer of 2016.

In 10 years, she hopes that she will have finished physical therapy school and will have practiced for several years. She hopes that she and her husband will ultimately move to a Spanish-speaking country and do long-term medical missions together.

Grosz’s advice for under-

classmen is to “work hard from the very beginning. The harder you work at the beginning of each semester, the easier it will be for you at the end when finals roll around.”

“Don’t be addicted to Netflix; there are so many other activities to do and organizations to get involved in around campus and around Tulsa!” she continued.

Grosz hopes to be remembered as “someone who was always willing to help out, always did my best at whatever I chose to do, and who always wanted to impact those around me for the better.”

Allen is graduating with a degree in exercise and sports science.

He has had three internships at different physical therapy outpatient clinics where he was able to apply knowledge from class while working alongside some great PTs. Allen served as Vice President in his fraternity, and has used his position to improve the chapter’s overall campus involvement. “I feel that being a member of Lambda Chi was a big part of my overall experience at TU and I wanted to

challenge the other guys to make the most of the opportunities that TU has to offer,” Allen said.

Allen made it a priority to have 15 hours of volunteer service each semester; including volunteering at the Oklahoma food bank, Tulsa SPCA, Habitat for Humanity and the Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges.

Allen will be returning to TU in the fall to receive a minor in psychology and then pursue a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.

In 10 years Allen would like to live in the Midwest region where he can be close to his family in New Mexico and Colorado. His vision is to work in an outpatient clinic as a physical therapist, with the goal of one day owning his own clinic. He knows that he will be partnering with his family in running a ranch that has been in operation for over 50 years in northeastern New Mexico.

Allen’s advice for underclassmen is, “A quote that my dad gave

me before coming to college by David Gemmell says ‘A warrior… feeds his body well; he trains it, works on it. Where he lacks knowledge, he studies. But above all he must believe.’”

“I would challenge underclassmen to make the most of the college years to develop themselves personally, physically and spiritually. There is no greater time to find your identity, both in the world and in God’s eyes,” Allen continued.

graduate research assistant. This past month Krieg submitted a research poster for the TU Colloquium from some of the work she did in the lab.

In 10 years Krieg hopes she will have survived and successfully finished naturopathic medical school and be working as a licensed naturopathic doctor. She hopes to have established her own practice by then.

“I also would be pretty happy somewhere around the world working as a doctor. I think it might be very helpful for my career to spend time practicing medicine in other cultures,” she said.

Krieg’s advice for underclassmen is to “put on their big kid pants, work your butt off, but don’t lose who you are and what makes you happy.”

“If I wanted to leave something,

I hope I would leave part of the fighter in me. There are things in life you cannot control, but for me I fight for the things I can. I’ve grown up my whole life with the mindset that hard work will pay off and since college I’ve learned that it’s not just hard work, it’s being able to get up when you’re knocked down and never stop fighting for your dream and what you believe in,” Krieg said.

Julie Kernan Kernen is a speech-language pathology major. She is a Reading Partner at Kendall Whittier Elementary school and says “the skills I have learned at TU have most definitely helped me in my volunteering.”

After graduation Kernen plans to continue her education by attending graduate school here at

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Phi Mu Alpha initiates serenade, amuse

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Ian Betty (not pictured), Aaron Hutson and Jonathon Johnson (trumpet); Jacob Burscough and Zach Anderson (French horn); Laymon Barnett and JD Wessinger (trombone); Jackson Longo (bass trombone); and Alex Kimbrough and Jacob Schwartz (euphonium) of Ni Brass perform Pavel Chesnokov’s “Salvation is Created.”

Friday Night, the new Phi Mu Alpha initiates performed earnest melodies and silly antics for the crowd.

Adam Lux Student Writer Friday night music lovers of all kinds gathered in the University United Methodist Church to be

entertained by the wonderful new initiates of Phi Mu Alpha for their New Initiate Recital. The venue was small and intimate.

The new initiates opened with the “Veggie Tales” theme song, always a crowd pleaser, which really set the lighthearted mood that would continue throughout the performance.

Next PhiMatonix (Corey Allcorn, Johann D’Souza, Josiah

Moser, Asura Oulds, Chris Thomas) performed “Some Kind of Mash-Up Thingy,” a compilation of some of today’s top 40 hits that included beatboxing by Oulds and a wonderful mouth-trumpet solo

by Thomas.

Some of my favorite performances of the night were Drew Crane on saxophone playing “Georgia On My Mind,” Jackson Longo being a rockstar lead singer

for “Arabella” by Arctic Monkeys, and Daryle Hudson and Micah Neely having an epic violin vs. viola battle playing everything from “Do You Wanna Build a Snowman” to the “Pirates” theme song.

Other funny antics involved Drew Crane conducting the NI Brass using a glow stick as a baton and the entire class of new initiates serenading PMA’s president with Billy Joel’s “The Longest Time.”

The finale was an arrangement of “Les Miserables” songs by Josiah Moser with parodied lyrics describing the young men’s journey through Phi Mu Alpha which defies any type of description besides hilarious and beautiful.

This group of young men showcased their talent and love for all things music and also made the audience laugh.

(ABC), the Little Blue House, Pride and Headstrong. SGE hosted a similar open mic night last semester, which I also attended and thoroughly enjoyed. I have to say that this second round was even better than the first.

Like last semester’s open mic, the event was held at the Phoenix coffee shop and cafe, which is an ideal space for such an event. It features a wide-open and inviting front room lit by the glow of antique lanterns and packed with enough eclectic seating options to accommodate a family reunion. It’s rarely deserted, but on Thursday night I found the Phoenix packed, standing room only, the line for coffee curling around the store in a spiral.

Upon hearing the words “open mic,” one might expect a sprinkling of high-and-mighty

pseudo-artists. I was pleased to discover that this was not the case with Thursday’s event. Instead, we were presented with thought-

mandatory.

I particularly enjoyed Isaac Sanders’ poem “Articulate,” a beautiful piece of writing which

The environment was comfortable and supportive. Some of the performers were obviously accustomed to an audience, but a few mentioned that they rarely performed in public or that they hadn’t been planning on performing at all that evening.

They were still received with applause and encouragement.

This open mic proved to be beneficial to social justice not only in the themes that it addressed, but also in the simple fact that anyone and everyone was encouraged to show up and share their thoughts and talent. The huge turnout was an encouraging indication of students’ willingness to learn about social justice issues. I’d love to see the event repeated in the future.

TU Clubs host social justice-themed open mic night

TU’s Society for Gender Equality, Association for Black Collegians, Head Strong and Pride hosted an Open Mic Night at the Phoenix.

Hannah Kloppenburg Student Writer

On Thursday, April 16, TU’s Society for Gender Equality (SGE) and a number of other campus organizations hosted an open mic night at the Phoenix. The theme of the open mic was “social justice,” which is fitting in light of the number of racially tense issues which have cropped up in the U.S. in recent months.

The organizations involved included SGE as well as the Association for Black Collegians

We were presented with thoughtprovoking social commentary and some truly exquisite talent. provoking social commentary and some truly exquisite talent.

Performances ranged from spoken word to musical acts of all sorts. I do have to comment that most of the performances weren’t actually centered around social justice, and I would have liked to see a bit more of that. That said, the theme was suggested, not

cut right to the heart of some of the most prevalent issues faced not only by black Americans but also other minority groups as well.

Also notable were stunning vocal performances from Brentom Todd, Jevan Bremby and Cydney Fogle, as well as an electric violin performance by Robbie Lee Ewens.

McCoy delights and excites students and children Professor McCoy explains science with the assistance of liquid nitrogen, bicycle tires and footballs.

Adam Lux Student Writer

An unusual crowd packed into Kendall Hall last Tuesday night.

Families with little kids, boy scout troops and college students all took their seats to see our own Professor McCoy get up on the stage and teach us all about physics during his “Wonderful World of Physics.”

Most ENS majors know Professor McCoy. Many have had him for Physics I or II or maybe a Physics lab. We all know him as the loveable excitable professor, but to the younger audience members he was a magician.

He started off the show with a demo on angular momentum, a personal favorite of mine. McCoy asked for a volunteer and one would have thought Dora the Explorer had just walked on stage.

Kids left and right were jumping up and down and yelling. Hon-

estly, I had to control myself from joining in their revelry.

Some highlights from the show include a young girl spinning like a figure skater due to angular momentum, dripping liquid oxygen onto a smoldering rope to make fire, making music using only metal tubes and blowtorches, and liquid nitrogen bombs.

For the grand finale McCoy dumped a big beaker of boiling water into a tub of liquid nitrogen making a huge mushroom cloud of vapor that reached all the way to the ceiling of the theater. The Nutty Professor’s final message for the kids was that he in fact wasn’t a magician, that everything he did during that show was possible because of science and that we need young children to be passionate about science so that they can grow up to fix some of the problems in our world.

Professor McCoy’s Wonderful World of Physics was a blast for physics and college students alike. It had a great crowd and great demos, and I may have even learned something.

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Physics Professor Jerry McCoy used liqued nitrogen, among other things, to astonish the audience during his show, “Wonderful World of Physics.”

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The hidden meanings of the presidential logos

Sam Beckmann, despite knowing absolutely nothing about graphic design, decides to take at look at presidential campaign logos.

Sam Beckmann Student Writer It’s quite ingenious, when you think about it. Sure, the strategy will have its critics, but those will be far outweighed by the potential benefits. I am, of course, talking about Marco Rubio’s campaign

strategy to launch a frozen yogurt chain.

I mean, he hasn’t quite announced it yet, but one quick glance at the logo makes it obvi-

ous. Lowercase sans font, two color scheme, creative dotting of the i? They’re selling freedom by the ounce!

In less than a year, Republicans from around the nation will gather in their local “‘Rubios” to discuss politics over a cup of coffee-houseand-snickerdoodle flavored frozen dairy product. Nothing quite says American capitalism like starting your own frozen yogurt joint destined to fail in a few years time. All in all, an impressive showing from Marco Rubio.

Ted Cruz seems to have gone a

different route. His logo, featuring a prominent flame, has led to rampant speculation on my part of what might be coming, the best of

which written here for your convenience.

By using the flame, I believe Cruz is attempting to invoke the power of one of the four elements.

Being the fire candidate, it only remains a matter of time before the wind, earth and water candidates emerge to support him on this journey. They may have a lot to learn, but I believe one of them will become master of all four elements, and can save America.

Too few candidates take “running” for office literally. Rand Paul cannot be considered among those candidates. His logo, inspired by running shoe greats such as Adidas and Nike, serves as a constant reminder about the need to actually run to achieve presidential office.

Even his campaign slogan, “Stand with Rand,” assists him in this regard. +1 for the continuity across the campaign, but -1 for being the second candidate to use a flame. Come on, how am I supposed to remember which presidential candidate is which if they’re all setting their logos on fire?

Finally, of course, we have the hospital sign. Wait, no, is it the logo of a shipping company? Perhaps, as some more imaginative

spectators have pointed out, a reference to the twin towers? Could Hillary Clinton be a member of the Illuminati? Find out in next week’s issue of the Collegian!

If you can’t find it laying around, it’s safe to assume the local chapter of the Illuminati has stashed it for safekeeping, and it will be delivered to your doorstep when you are deemed ready.

All logos courtesy their respective presidential campaigns.

“Citizenfour” screening Q&A offers insight on Snowden scandal On Friday, the Circle Cinema hosted a screening of Laura Poitras’ “Citizenfour.” The screening was followed by a Q&A. Nate Gibbons Student Writer

In 2013, National Security Agency affiliate Edward Snowden anonymously contacted documentary maker Laura Poitras with promises of information, and both agreed on meeting in Hong Kong. Only a few days later, Snowden leaked classified information to the press and established himself as the biggest whistleblower of our generation.

Due to its rise in popularity after the Oscar win, “Citizenfour”, the documentary chronicling these events, was given a reopening at Circle Cinema accompanied by a discussion afterwards.

“Citizenfour” is the third of a trilogy of films Laura Poi-

tras has directed focusing on post-9/11 America’s darker side. By the time this movie was being filmed, Poitras was already being stopped at U.S. borders constantly thanks to her past material.

This film is worthy of controversy as well, as it challenges the government’s national surveillance methods.

The question after 9/11 was how to better trace future threats to national security. Now a more complex problem has originated: how to ensure national security while also ensuring personal liberties. In this modern age of phones, internet use and similar communication, a balance must be found. In its current state, in which surveillance goes unchecked and avoids the judicial system, Snowden argues that the balance of power “is becoming that of the ruling and the ruled, as opposed to actually the elected and the electorate.”

All three speakers stressed that the lack of transparency and regulatory agents needs to change.

What makes this movie so engaging is how topical it is. The discussion afterwards was a glimpse into how alarmed citizens are at such government action. The focus now should be how to find an answer to surveillance without eliminating the question of security. How quickly can we advance law compared to the evolution of technology? How do we move towards transparency with the risk of leaking confidential information? Wayne stress of the people involved. subject. Dr. Hale brought Greene remarked that almost The movie stars a few fa- up project SHAMROCK, a every national news article miliar faces, most of whom 1945 operation to analyze is no more than two degrees already have a history with all telegraphic data entering of separation from the issue controversy. Obviously there or exiting the United States. of surveillance. This is one is the main cast, but also Ju- Like the NSA’s current sur- of this age’s most prominent lian Assange, of WikiLeaks veillance, court and warrants questions of ethics, and one fame; Jeremy Scahill, inves- were generally ignored when the film portrays with imtigative reporter of the Iraq action was taken. As technol- mense importance.

War and Blackwater; and ogy has advanced, so has the William Binney, a former potential for surveillance.

In pure quality of film, “Citizenfour” is an excellent documentary that knows the importance of subtlety when it comes to reality. The cinematography is beautiful and tense, the short soundtrack uses Nine Inch Nails to set the mood and close the film, and under the constant pressure of being watched, Poitras perfectly captures the

NSA agent and whistleblower himself. The film doesn’t interrupt itself to teach the audience the basics but allows experts’ emotions and fears to convey its point.

After the showing, the short Q&A included TU’s John Hale and Tamara Piety and Tulsa World’s Wayne Greene, who all granted more perspective on the

“Citizenfour” knows the importance of subtlety when it comes to reality.

Tulsa Roots Music Bash laid-back but rewarding Don’t let the food trucks selling corn dogs fool you; the Tulsa Roots Festival demands more than just a casual glance.

Conor Fellin Managing Editor

The Tulsa Roots Music Bash is a complicated animal. It has the casual atmosphere of a fair. Spectators spread out picnic blankets and folding chairs. A constantly long line feeds attendees to Lucky’s on the Green, where they can grab a beer or two.

Yet the Tulsa Roots Music Bash is also pretty different from your typical fair fare.

The event focuses on world music, and in the two years of its existence it has brought in bands hailing from Guinea to Jamaica.

And these are not obscure bands. Last year’s festival

brought in internationally acclaimed Nigerien guitarist Bombino, while this year’s festival brought in hit-makers like the British Beat and Los Lonely Boys.

For all this, it’s easy to sit on your picnic blanket, eye your corn dog and let the Guthrie Green’s frequent technical glitches trick you into thinking you’re watching some backyard concert.

Yet there on stage is Ghanaian reggae artist Rocky Dawuni delivering slick rhythms and an energetic stage presence. Or Bombino slashing away at hypnotic and awe-inspiring jams.

Go ahead. Lie down, take a deep breath and soak up a few rays. You probably need to slow down for an hour or two before finals. But don’t drown out the music.

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Ghanaian reggae artist Rocky Dawuni dances on stage while ska band The British Beat plays “Hands Off, She’s Mine,” a song of theirs that got quite a bit of airplay back in 1980.

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“Spring” tries to bend genres, partially succeeds

“Spring,” staring Nadia Hilker and Lou Pucci, attempts to mix romance and horror by emulating and changing both genres.

Horror, romance and drama meet with mixed results in “Spring,” the newest independent film from directors Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead.

Trent Gibbons Student Writer If by any chance you’ve heard a summary of “Spring,” you’re probably aware of some plot details that might, in some people’s minds, constitute twists. “Spring” begins with a rather effective gut punch in the form of the protagonist mother’s death, which triggers a downward spiral as Evan (Lou Pucci) gets involved in a bar fight and evades local police.

To escape the pitfall he finds himself in, he flees California and seeks recovery in Italy. There he meets Louise (Nadia Hilker), a coquettish student whose wit and beauty entrance him into finding a job as a nearby farmer’s apprentice.

This first act is uncharacteristic of horror films. The characters are well established, at least more so than the majority of their genre counterparts. The scenery is shockingly beautiful, as the cinematography makes the most of its dream-like setting: an isolated coastal town with brick-laid streets, art museums, corner cafes and oceanic vistas.

A few of the shots make the film resemble a Travel Channel special, but the high production value is nevertheless pleasant. Finally, and

maybe most importantly, Pucci and Hilker manage to successfully cultivate a convincing and endearing romance on screen. The interactions between them manage to feel like more than a typical meet cute.

Fair warning: we’re over a third of the way through the film’s progression at this point, and we haven’t even been introduced to the main conflict: Louise is plagued by a supernatural illness that occasionally forces her to transform into nightmarish beasts.

The execution of this twist, in its spontaneity and non-sequitur nature, is obviously meant to shock the audience. Unfortunately it does so to such a degree that it jars us as well.

As hard as the film tries to stay relatable, likening the situation to

Courtesy Drafthouse films

common problems like teenage pregnancy, it’s not entirely successful. The chemistry between our two protagonists was strong enough in the first half to preserve my interest through any flaws, but the romance became so glaringly strange in the latter acts that it lost a bit of its appeal. The film tries to make up for this with cringe-worthy humor.

Evan calls an old friend to share his troubles but instead finds him too stoned to communicate. Louise finds her monstrous side occurring more frequently during dates, leading to sloppy slapstick scenarios. The realistic depth of the characters is diminished for the sake of this humor, often making them spout comically unlikely dialogue.

Why a film would sacrifice its dramatic resonance for quirky

comedy is befuddling, but it probably finds its roots in the film’s indie nature. Just as mainstream blockbusters are plagued by their tendency to subscribe to formula or cliche, independent films can be negatively affected by their own attempts to challenge cinematic conventions. Strangeness is of course not an inherent fault, but strangeness for strangeness’ sake usually feels needless.

I don’t mean to give the impression that this is a bad film.

It believes itself to be a bit more clever than it is, it loses track of its strengths and it certainly ends anticlimactically, but these are criticisms of what makes for a genuinely entertaining creature feature.

For better or worse, even the flaws of “Spring” are unique.

TU Ten: Things we’ll miss Kyle Walker Editor-in-Chief

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Conor Fellin Managing Editor

Well Tulsa, it’s been good knowin’ ya. Even as Kyle Walker travels to New York and Conor Fellin travels to San Francisco, there will be at least a few things that we’ll miss about Tulsa.

Here are 10 of them: 1. Tulsa’s fabulous Art Deco skyline.

Whether the architectural wonder that is downtown Tulsa reminds you of the boom-and-bust oil days or something else entirely, it’s hard to s i t

down-to-earth local politician who’s been making waves since he was elected to Tulsa City Council in 2011. As a city councilor and as owner of such prestigious institutions as Joe Mama’s and the Phoenix, he works to attract young people to Tulsa. Well Mr. Ewing, we can’t stay, but we certainly like what we’re seeing.

4. The fight to make the Golden Driller anatomically correct.

We must keep up the struggle until that golden day when the chiseled nipples of democracy keep constant vigil over midtown Tulsa.

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on the McFarlin library steps and not fall in love with the view.

2. The cost of living.

Compared to the east or west coasts, Oklahoma is a hallmark of sanity when it comes to rents and food prices. Can’t really say the same thing about politics.

3. Blake Ewing.

Entrepreneur, city councilor and total badass, Blake Ewing is a

5. Oral Roberts University.

We used to think of you as nothing more than “that eyesore in South Tulsa.” Then we found out about The Oracle, a campus newspaper that, despite constantly struggling for editorial control, has managed to put out some pretty incredible issues. Like the one where they brought in a John Lennon expert to investigate a letter Roberts claimed that Lennon sent him personally.

6. The sandstone motif.

I’m not gonna lie; the sandstone motif played a role in getting me to come here. The bright (but not tacky) glow of those sandstone buildings in the sun provided a certain charm that traditionally beautiful campuses like Vanderbilt’s lacked.

7. Collegiate readership program.

Kudos to SA for making the New York Times available to students every day of the work week.

8. TU’s totally fair and transparent disciplinary process:

It’s good to go to a school where you know that stupid things like your fiance’s facebook posts won’t get in the way of your studies.

9. That tree in front of Chapman Hall. … Oh wait.

10. The view from the roof of Fisher West dorms on a Friday evening.

Just try it sometime.

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20 April 2015

Reserve deputies need to be under tighter regulation

Recently, a black man was shot by a Tulsa reserve deputy. This incident highlights two distinct issues in the police force: slip-and-capture errors and police brutality.

Morgan Krueger News Editor A video of a police sting in Tulsa has gone viral. The video shows police chasing a man suspected of trying to illegally sell a gun. A reserve deputy tries to taser the suspect, but instead draws his handgun and fatally shoots the suspect, Eric Harris, who

later died of his wounds at a hospital.

Reserve deputy Robert Bates is heard on the video saying, “Oh, I shot him. I’m sorry.”

Harris says, “He shot me…Oh, my god.

I’m losing my breath.”

A different cop positioned on top of Harris says, “Fuck your breath,” just before the video ends.

This video highlights two problems. The first is police brutality, shown when a cop places his knee on the dying suspect’s head and says “Fuck your breath.”

The second issue is that a handgun was fired instead of a taser. It’s important to remember these actions were perpetrated by different men.

Reserve deputy Bates shot Harris in what some are considering a “slip-and-capture” error.

“Slip and capture … is when a person intends to do one thing but instead does another in a high-stress situation,” according to Sgt. Jim Clark of the Tulsa Police Department.

Dr. Bill Lewinski is the executive direc-

tor of the Force Science Institute. Lewinski testified in a similar case on how stress and inadequate training are the most likely contributors when an officer accidentally used his sidearm instead of his taser when attempting to restrain a suspect who was resisting arrest.

When a firearm is mistakenly drawn instead of a taser, this “is a classic illustration of powerful forces beyond an officer’s conscious awareness that can shape a threatening encounter.”

Even if proven to be an accident, this incident has brought up questions of why a rich donor was allowed to take part in a sting while armed with his own gun.

The phrase “pay to play” has cropped up. However, as a reserve deputy Bates was required to have 480 hours of field officer training, 320 hours of training provided by the Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training and an additional 40 hours of service every six months.

Questions have come up about whether Bates actually received the mandated training, suggesting that closer attention needs to

be given to the training of reserve deputies.

The idea of reserve deputies is not rare.

Reserve deputies are often utilized by police departments that cannot afford to hire new officers because of budget cuts.

There are many ways police departments can work to make sure accidents like this don’t happen in the future. More training and not allowing reserve deputies to carry weapons is a place to start.

While the accidental shooting of Harris is tragic, the video also shows a cop— not Bates—saying to Harris, “Fuck your breath.”

Bates made a mistake, and immediately apologized for it. The second, unnamed cop, pinned a dying suspect’s head to the ground and told him, “Fuck your breath.”

Such brutality was neither necessary nor acceptable. Unfortunately, being an asshole is not illegal.

Still, it is my hope that someone higher up in the Tulsa police department takes steps to show officers that such conduct will not be tolerated.

Bipartisanship necessary for progress in Okla.

While bipartisanship can seem like an unattainable goal, exposure to a flaming red state like Oklahoma encourages compromise, acceptance and cogent discussion between the parties.

Nikki Hager Editorial Consultant Democrats and Republicans are more polarized than ever, according to the Pew Research Center. The average partisan gap, or difference between the two parties, has doubled from 1987 to today. The Pew report contends that both parties are growing smaller and becoming more ideologically homogenous, with self-identified conservative Republicans outnumbering moderates 2 to 1, and the number of liberal Democrats is increasing as well.

In freshman-level political science classes, students learn that one of the benefits of having a two-party system is that each party must appeal to the middle of the electorate, leading to two closely aligned, moderate parties that differ, for the most part, on the margins.

Yet, for a lot of reasons, in recent years we’ve seen the two parties move further and further away from the middle, leaving out a

large part of the electorate.

Oklahoma is no exception. The Cook Partisan Voting Index, which compares how Democratic/Republican states are to the country as a whole, ranks Oklahoma as the third most conservative state in the country.

As someone who identifies as a moderate, actively participating in Oklahoma politics is frequently very frustrating. It’s incredibly challenging to see Oklahoma so outside the mainstream that the only national news we seem to make is when our Senator shows up to congress with a snowball or when our legislature proposes to make wearing hoodies illegal. We’ve also been battling a structural budget deficit, and since the economic recovery we’ve seen the largest decline in per pupil education spending of any state.

That being said, living in Oklahoma has taught me a lot about what it means to be bipartisan.

First, it’s incredibly easy for people from more liberal places to belittle “those” crazy people in the bible belt. Surprisingly, the dismissal of an entire group of people because they’re different from you is pretty alienating. While I often disagree with a lot of Oklahoma legislators, if I want to communicate my interests, I have to at least listen to them and hear where they’re coming from.

Demonizing the political party that controls over three-fourths of the legislature, the governor’s office and the entire Oklahoma delegation to Washington is never going to get anything you want done.

Second, there’s a lot of room in the middle for compromise. The political parties are more polarized than ever, which would make it seem like Democrats and Republicans aren’t capable of agreeing on anything.

But really, now is just a good of time as ever for bipartisanship.

I would be willing to bet that people who identify as center-right or center-left share more common beliefs than the center-right has in common with say, Sally Kern.

This legislative session, we’ve actually seen Oklahoma make progress on a number of issues like voting and criminal justice reform through bipartisan efforts. For example, last week both chambers approved a measure allowing for online voter registration. It also looks like the legislature might alter some mandatory minimum sentencing requirements and allow ex-felons to obtain certain state-issued occupational licenses.

Lastly, while I believe that compromise

is possible on a great number of issues, living in Oklahoma has forced me to define my “non-negotiables.” There are certain issues that I cannot give up without fundamentally compromising my deeply held beliefs. Since I’ve defined these issues, I can spend more time on issues where there is more room for give and take.

If all of Oklahoma’s moderates throw up their hands, accepting that Oklahoma politics will always be dominated by the far right, then Oklahoma will continue to pass extremist policies without challenge. But if the middle can come together and identify issues where both sides of the aisle can find a compromise, then maybe Oklahoma will get some attention for something positive.

Elias Brinkman / Collegian

A rare depiction of Republicans and Democrats cooperating with what appear to be smiles on their faces.

Courtesy USA Today

Thousands of people protested in front of fast food restaurants across the United States on April 15 to call for a $15 minimum wage. This barricade is in New York City’s Times Square.

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Rolling Stone’s false sexual assault story detrimental to real victims

Unprofessional journalism at Rolling Stone magazine could reduce sympathy for victims of sexual assault.

Kayleigh Thesenvitz Apprentice Editor On Nov. 19, 2014, a scandal erupted when Rolling Stone published the article, “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA” written by Sabrina Erdely.

The article addressed one particularly tragic rape case that allegedly took place at the University of Virginia.

It was later discovered that the whole story was a lie. On Dec. 4, the article was officially retracted, but the damage had already been done.

The entire story was based on the testimonial of one victim, who the reporter rarely challenged.

After the story was retracted, Rolling Stone invited the Columbia Journalism Review to investigate everything that went wrong in the course of writing the article.

Their report was published on the Rolling Stone webpage on April 5.

Columbia’s report cited quite a lot of failings on the part of not only the writer but also the editor and fact checkers. The main problem throughout the report seemed to be the complete trust that they put in their one and only source.

Here at TU, during freshman orientation, they taught us to always listen when someone claims they have been abused, and to be careful not to blame the victim or act like you don’t believe them.

That sounds like the easy and polite thing to do, but sadly you can’t trust everyone.

The young woman at the focal point of the story, only ever referred to as Jackie, apparently fabricated the whole event.

How is anyone supposed to draw that line? You either feel like a douchebag for blaming the victim, or you look like a gullible idiot if you find out that it’s a lie.

Yet, in a professional sense, putting aside how she felt about Jackie’s supposed plight, the reporter should have investigated Jackie’s claims.

According to Columbia’s report, “Journalistic practice—and basic fairness—require that if a reporter intends to publish derogatory information about anyone, he or she should seek that person’s side of the story.”

“From the journalistic perspective it is important to treat survivors with dignity but also tell stories with accuracy so that the public can understand all the issues involved in how campuses address sexual assault and harassment.” Said Dr. Newman and Dr. Davis from TU’s Psychology department.

“This article and the review illustrate why it is so important for accurate news about sexual assault to be covered ethically.”

In the process of mishandling her story, Erdely managed to blatantly insult the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and the University of Virginia.

The fraternity received a lot of backlash due to the event. After the retraction was announced, they decided to sue Rolling Stone for defamation. With that in mind, they

It is disheartening to know that the progress made toward getting victims to speak out against their rapists has been undermined by one person’s lies.

“Hopefully people will remember that the Rolling Stone controversy is an outlier,” said Newman and Davis. “The Rolling Stone’s story does not change the important

Yet, in a professional sense, putting aside how she felt about Jackie’s supposed plight, the reporter should have investigated Jackie’s claims. should be able to recover their dignity.

However, in the case of UVA, this article came at a time when women were reporting cases of sexual abuse at universities all over the U.S., including here at TU. “Across the country, college administrators had to adjust to stricter federal oversight as well as to a new generation of student activists, including women who declared openly that they had been raped at school and had not received justice,” the report reads.

These colleges aren’t in any way redeemed by Jackie’s lie. We can’t assume that because one person lied, everyone else also lied. For UVA, and many other universities, this event only complicates how they treat those people who come forward as victims.

The incident that Rolling Stone caused is also sadly ironic. Their intent was to show the nation that rape victims need help, and instead they have left the impression that rape victims can’t be trusted.

work that has been conducted on this issue to guide journalists’ coverage of interpersonal violence,” they continued.

Rolling Stone published an official apology alongside Columbia’s report.

The letter from Managing Editor Will Dana said, “We would like to apologize to our readers and to all of those who were damaged by our story and the ensuing fallout, including members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and UVA administrators and students.”

“Sexual assault is a serious problem on college campuses, and it is important that rape victims feel comfortable stepping forward. It saddens us to think that their willingness to do so might be diminished by our failings,” added Dana.

A simple apology doesn’t quite make up for the damage caused to all the parties involved. A lot of people and organizations are affected by sexual assault and it will most likely continue to be a problem for many.

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20 April 2015

The Collegian: Great Plains Student Newspaper of the Year

Chuyi Wen / Collegian

Collegian seniors say their goodbyes

The Collegian staff poses with the Great Plains Journalism award for Student Newspaper of the Year (2014). Staff photographers Chuyi Wen and Sara Douglas were also finalists for Student Photographer of the Year.

Kyle Walker: Confessions of an inkaholic

I think reporters are all secretly adrenaline junkies. There’s a sense among student and professional journalists alike that you haven’t really earned your spurs until you’ve dealt with someone who doesn’t like you, doesn’t like your publication and would be perfectly happy if all these uppity folks with questions and notepads would kindly congregate elsewhere.

So I have fond memories of my first hostile encounter while working the Collegian beat. Then student writer Conor Fellin and I were called into the office of a certain university vice president after we’d asked to speak to Sodexo employees in person without a university minder present. (What?

We were young and naive in those days.)

When we arrived, we were brusquely informed that this was not an interview and I could put my laptop away, thank you very much.

He wasn’t pleased with us. Indeed, he was quite unhappy with the Collegian in general and had a manila file full of past Collegian stories that had irked him.

This file, it seemed, stretched back years before I’d even contemplated coming to TU. Anyways, in that meeting, this VP said something that, despite his best efforts, approached wisdom. Well, stumbled backwards and made brief contact with wisdom on its way to that giant book of watercooler proverbs in the sky.

Once he was through chastising us for one article or another, Conor politely let him know that his complaints would be welcome in the form of a letter to the editor.

This suggestion received a firm rejection.

Turning the old adage on its head, he said, “I’m not going to do that; I don’t buy ink by the barrel.”

At the time, I thought this was mildly clever. The implication seemed to be that anyone with access to a printing press and an audience was bound to be a mischievous, jaundiced shark of a gossip hound, and that the only way to deal with such people was to buy ink by the barrel yourself.

Later on, I realized it was more than that. Whether said seriously or in jest, this was a repudiation even of the possibility that reporters could operate with clear eyes.

And it was in a rebellion against this notion that I found my most valuable possession: the belief that those who buy ink by the barrel, people like the students at the Collegian, can be better than this man thought; the conviction that we are journalists; the determination to make TU a better place by distributing information, even when some people don’t want us to.

I hope that this year has been one in which the Collegian has again earned the trust of its readers, so that Collegian writers and editors to come can continue to exercise that determination.

Before I sign off, some thanks are in order. First and above all, I would like to thank Mona Chamberlin, of University Relations, who always did her best to give us information when she could. I believe that Ms. Chamberlin was serious about helping the Collegian do the best work possible.

She could have brushed us off. She

Nikki Hager: What the Collegian has taught me

When I began my time at TU, I would never have guessed I would end up as the News Editor of the school’s newspaper. In fact, I never would have guessed I would so much as write an article for the paper.

What started out as one op-ed that got mistaken for a news article eventually led to a fire and passion for journalism.

The Collegian has given me a lot. It taught me how to write. It gave me a platform to voice my thoughts and opinions. It helped me develop my political beliefs and views. It gave me a new perspective on ethics.

Perhaps most importantly, I

saw the Collegian make waves.

Whether that was getting a university policy changed or getting the student body talking, we changed the conversation on campus. And that’s pretty cool.

I hope that I can take the skills I gained from my time at the Collegian into the real world.

This summer I’ll be interning in Washington DC for Run for America, an organization working to elect young, talented people to congress. As to what I’m doing after this summer...well I’m currently looking for a job. If anyone is interested in hiring an organized, hard-working, politically savvy young graduate with critical-thinking, communications and time management skills please feel free to contact me at nikkihager21@gmail.com or 913-6710566.

Nikki Hager Editorial Consultant

didn’t—and for that I am grateful.

Second, I would like to thank the Office of the Provost in general and Patt Joyce in particular for their role in managing the Collegian’s budget. Though there have been some tense moments in our relationship, I don’t believe that anyone ever contemplated the nuclear option, and I’m grateful for that, too.

Third, Dan Bewley and Mark Brewin—these guys were behind us in every way that matters. I have never asked one of them for help and gotten “No” or “I’m too busy” for an answer.

Fourth, there are many people who have privately expressed their support for the Collegian, either to me or to other members of the staff. If you’re one of those people, thank you.

Fifth, thanks to the Collegian editors of yore. We still think about you.

And regardless of who you are, reader, thanks to you, too.

I ran the numbers, and it turns out I’ve helped put together 73 issues of the Collegian. That makes 73 production days, 12 or more hours each. So as a (very) low ball estimate, I’ve spent 876 hours just

editing the paper. That doesn’t count writing stories, conducting interviews, taking photographs or planning conference trips.

That’s probably more time than I’ve spent with my biological family in the last few years—so I guess it’s a good thing that everyone at the Collegian made such good brothers and sisters in crime.

May all of you be blessed with a surfeit of ink.

Kyle Walker Editor-in-Chief Emeritus

Conor Fellin: How I learned to stop worrying and love the Collegian

Wow, it’s been a crazy four years for the Collegian. I remember when I was a freshman, and the senior editors got excited whenever the front page had something besides a football photo above the fold.

Now we get excited when there isn’t anything on the cover at all. I guess that’s an improvement.

But really, I’m glad we’ve found our niche. I’m not sure how much credit I can take for it, but it makes me happy that we have developed

a voice more distinctive than “generic student journalists.”

When I was a freshman, I didn’t want to be involved in the Collegian. I thought that I’d need to focus more narrowly on my computer science major and that the newspaper would just be a distraction.

Then Kyle Walker got me writing opinion articles. One of my first was an article critical of turning LaFortune into the International Living Community.

The day that paper came out, I received a lengthy email from then VP of Student Affairs Roger Sorochty asking me to write what amounted to a retraction. The email made my heart pump and my blood boil, and from then on I was hooked on journalism.

Between then and now, I’ve

edited 61 issues, written about as many stories and reported on some of the most significant recent happenings at TU. I’ve proofed the same headline for the sixth time at 3 a.m. on a Monday morning, and I’ve chatted with the owner of Hoot Owl on a sunny afternoon about the future of Kendall Whittier.

Working on the Collegian has bettered my time at TU not because it prepared me for anything that would come after but because it was fulfilling in itself. Thank you to all the staffers, advisors, administrators and interviewees who have helped make it that way.

Conor Fellin Managing Editor

Jesse Keipp: Thanks for laughing at my jokes, everyone

After beginning my college career elsewhere, I came to TU looking for a home. I found that home at the Collegian. I have found many things to be grateful for during my time at the University of Tulsa, but the Collegian certainly stands above the rest.

My first Collegian article was an opinion piece on allowing instant replay in Major League Baseball.

Mistakenly, I submitted the article with the line, “[The opponents of instant replay] claim instant replay would pervade the pace of the game, like a failing pacemaker in one of their ancient hearts.” What I thought was too insensitive to print made the editors laugh. I had no idea I could be funny. I still don’t.

Nonetheless, the editors at the time bequeathed me my own column, The Bleacher Creature.

More than just a space for “funny” jokes, the column allowed me to truly write in my own voice. As the cliche goes, college is a time to discover yourself. I found myself in a sports column that critiqued the New Orleans Pelicans’ terrifying mascot and ripped Ray Rice for using his wife as his punching bag. Much to my surprise, I even landed an award or two for my apparently halfway decent writing.

More importantly, I had the fortune of working with people who challenged my worldviews and made an incredible newspaper.

The Collegian attracts some of the most interesting people at TU. There’s never a shortage of opinions.

In my brief two years with the paper, I saw the cover transform into artwork. The articles changed from mundane to inciting and controversial. While the rest of the paper criticized a haphazard rape investigation, I continued with my sports musings. This diversity of The Collegian produced a paper any university would be proud of.

Certainly, I couldn’t be any prouder of my friends, and I couldn’t be any more grateful to them for

making me feel truly at home.

To J. Christopher Proctor, thank you for welcoming me into the Collegian with open arms and publishing the ridiculous articles I wrote. To Liz Cohen, thank you for holding my hand as I figured out how to be Business and Advertising Manager. To Will Bramlett, thank you for being the sports section for a year and for always being in the office to hang out.

To Morgan Krueger, thank you for turning all the office furniture upside down and for always having a smile on your face. You’re going to make a hell of an Editor-in-Chief. To Conor Fellin and Kyle Walker, thank you for doing one of the bravest things I’ve ever seen anyone do, by exposing the University’s injustice toward Trey Barnett. To Matt Rechtien, thank you for putting up with my notoriously late articles and for finally accepting my pleas to work as sports editor. The Collegian’s better off having you. To everyone else, thank you for making Sundays my favorite day of the week.

Jesse Keipp Business & Ad. Manager

Sports

History in the making

April 20, 2014

Issue 24, Vol. 100

Women’s tennis wins first AAC title Courtesy Ben Solomon / American Athletic Conference

The women’s tennis team added to the Golden Hurricane’s conference titles, with a win over the University of Houston in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.

Matt Rechtien Sports Editor

The women’s tennis team made history with their run to the American Athletic Conference title this weekend. The women won their seventh conference title in program history, and their first since joining the American Athletic Conference.

The third seed in the conference tournament, the women had a bye in the first round, and played their first match against the sixth-seeded UCF Knights, in their quarterfinal match.

After beating UCF 6–1 in their first matchup of the season, the Knights once again proved to be no match for the Hurricane, as the women swept the match 4–0, moving onto the semifinals in the process.

In the semifinals TU played the second seeded Green Wave of Tulane, their first meeting of the season. Tulane had a 17–8 record going into the game, and were coming off a big win as they swept Temple in the quarterfinals.

Tulsa got out to a fast start taking two out of three doubles matches to earn the doubles point. After taking the early point, the Hurricane easily took three of six singles matches, with Ksenia Laskutova, Marcelina Cichon and Yelena Nemchen each winning their matches early, so the last three matches didn’t even need to be finished.

With the win over Tulane, the Hurricane

moved on to face the top-seeded and 29th ranked Houston Cougars in the championship game.

Houston had something to prove in the final, as last year they made the championship game, but fell short to USF and had to settle for second in the conference. This year they wanted the win. Not having lost since Valentine’s Day, the Cougars brought a 18-game winning streak into the match.

After taking the doubles point, the Cougars and Golden Hurricane battled it out in every singles match, trading wins, until Saana Saarteinen won the 5th and final match of the day, clinching the first title for the Hurricane since 2012 when they were members of Conference-USA. The win puts a positive spin on a season that had a lot of ups and downs. After winning six of their first seven matches of the

season, the women dropped four in a row, and then went 7–5 for the rest of the regular season. During the season they moved down from 28th to 71st in the country, though with a championship run in a dominating fashion, their rank should move up before the end of the season.

With the American Athletic Conference title win, the women qualified for the NCAA Tournament, marking the ninth consecutive year that the women will compete in the National Tournament. This conference title is the fourth conference title that Tulsa has won since joining the American Athletic Conference.

The regional section of the NCAA tournament will take place on May 8–10, but Tulsa will not find out where they will play or what seed they are in the tournament until the NCAA releases the field on April 28.

Men’s tennis takes second in conference

Greg Diskin / Collegian

Matthew Kirby and Dylan McCloskey take on the 21st-ranked University of South Florida Bulls in the men’s tennis American Athletic Conference championship game on Sunday afternoon. The duo lost the match, and the Bulls were able to take the doubles point. Senior Alejandro Espejo plays in his singles match against the Bulls on Saturday. The men lost the championship game 4–0 and will wait unti April 28 to find out if they will earn a berth in the NCAA tournament.

The men’s tennis team made it to the American Athletic Conference championship game, but fell to defending champion South Florida Bulls.

Mason Morgan Student Writer The University of Tulsa’s men’s tennis team made it all the way the championship match of the American Athletic Conference

tournament, after a first round bye and exciting wins over East Carolina in the quarterfinals and the Tulane Green Wave in the semifinals.

Unfortunately, their run was ended by the top-seeded, 21st ranked University of South Florida, who defeated Tulsa on Sunday evening at the Case Tennis Center.

Tulsa beat the Bulls two weeks prior by a score of 4–3, but USF, who has won the only two American Athletic Conference men’s tennis conference championships since the formation of the conference, won this

match without a doubt, 4–0. They won two out of the three doubles matches to earn the doubles point and then won the first three singles matches to clinch the championship.

TU was leading in some of the remaining singles matches, but those matches proved unimportant after South Florida clinched the title and they didn’t finish any of the last matches. The tournament seeding held true in the final match as the one-seeded USF Bulls beat up on the second seeded Golden Hurricane.

The 27th nationally ranked Or Ram-Harel

was in a heated matchup with 22nd ranked Roberto Cid before Oliver Pramming defeated Alejandro Espejo to clinch the match, causing Ram-Harel and Cid to put off their match.

Now comes the National Championship for these two teams. USF will get in with an automatic berth and many believe that the Golden Hurricane, with an overall record of 17–12 and a big win over USC (the top team in the country), will receive a bid as well at the tournament selection show on April 28.

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Jesse Keipp is…

Sports

Fight night; wrestling in Tulsa

An article that needs no intro.

As the headline reads, Jesse Keipp is the Bleacher Creature. Jesse Keipp always was, is and ever will be the Bleacher Creature.

The indelible seal of the Bleacher Creature never fades. Long after I graduate, long after I lose my mental capacities, long after my body dissolves after being unceremoniously dumped in the ocean, the mark of the Bleacher Creature will remain…

That said, The Collegian needs a new Bleacher Creature, and it could be you! In order to apply, all you have to do is mail a blood sample to Oliphant 110 and email your answers to the following questions to collegian@utulsa.edu.

Do you have what it takes to Bleacher Creature? No, really, do you have what it takes? Prepare to shed your earthly possessions and your loved ones. You’re a lowly mortal, weighed by human insecurities and emotions.

You are not worthy. If you’re still reading, congratulations! You’ve already surpassed 47 percent of the candidates. What did you have for breakfast this morning? What did you have for breakfast on June 4, 1998?

How’s your relationship with your mother?

When deciding the fate of a man, how will you decide whether he lives or dies?

When given the reins to unbridled power and unchallenged authority, how will you decide what to have for breakfast? In 500 words or less, describe your favorite color… to a blind person.

When you battle Satan, will your weapon of choice be a spoon or a hearty breakfast?

Please explain. Would you rather fight Satan with a spoon or a hearty breakfast? Don’t explain. Do NOT explain.

Please answer the following questions with “yes” or “no.” What is your favorite word? Where do you see yourself in five years? Where do you see yourself now?

Where do you see yourself on June 4, 1998?

Do you really see at all? Isn’t the blind man the one who really sees?

Finally, if you aren’t selected to be the next Bleacher Creature, do you have your will in order? Best of luck... :)

20 April 2015

MC announces a three-way fight between Richie Adams, the Bartlesville Bulldog, and Brandon the Brideless Groom.

Appropriately, Richie Adams dons a black pair of briefs. However, the character of Brandon the Brideless Groom, dressed in a torn tuxedo jacket and beholding luscious locks of hair, stole the show. Desperate for love, Brandon proposes to numerous women on his way to the ring. However, they all say no, and the vicious cycle continues as Brandon climbs through the ropes to wrestle away his dejection. However, Brandon and fan-favorite Bartlesville Bulldog both fall to

venue afforded me the opportunity to start a “Let’s Go Seth!” chant. In what certainly Jesse Keipp wasn’t a coincidence, Seth Angel’s pair Business Manager won.

In the night’s championship fight, a tiny In Perfect Practice Gym, at the corner of Wade Argento defeated the towering Terry Sheridan and 51st, titans clash every other Montana. Draped in long, silver hair, Terry Saturday night. Humbly located in a back Montana approached the ring with “Cotton room, Compound Pro Wrestling offers Eye Joe” blasting over the speakers. Yet the Tulsa’s only pro wrestling entertainment. villain, Wade Argento, won on a technicality.

And, boy, it does not disappoint.

In one of the most entertaining matches Nearly filling the venue, roughly 200 of the night, Lockdown topped Sam people sat in folding chairs surrounding Stackhouse. Surprisingly, the ring held up the raised wrestling ring. The audience remarkably well despite their nearly 800 is surprisingly diverse, including a wide pounds of combined variety of ages, races, weight. The wrestlers and backgrounds. even brought the With the dimming fight to the floor as of the lights, the Stackhouse ejected announcer introduces Lockdown through the a night full of action— ropes. even a title fight!

In the main event, However, Gentleman Bobby V. squared off Jake O’Brien and his against Gentleman Jake manager quickly steal O’Brien. Mercilessly, the mic and the show. young children jeered In a tophat, a diamond and insulted the necklace, a black cape, Gentleman. However, and purple tights that the fans had no read “gentleman” on the compassion for the man buttocks, Gentleman who had earlier invoked Jake invokes satan, Satan. At first, Bobby much to the dismay of V. appears to have the crowd. Albeit not defeated the villain by so subtly, we have our pinning him down. Yet, Jesse Keipp / Collegian villain. In a preview to because Bobby V.’s the night’s headliner, In a super heavyweight bout, Lockdown defeats Sam Stackhouse by submitting Stackhouse’s head to shoulders were on the Gentleman Jake trash his unrelenting and punishing grasp. floor, Gentleman Jake talks his challenger, Richie Adams.

O’Brien arose victorious.

Bobby V. Fortunately for the audience, taunting is In an unending search for justice, the With loud music and flashing lights, the allowed. As Brandon walked away from the crowd demanded the other ref with chants first fighters head to the ring. Patient Zero, ring, a rather large woman told the Brideless of “Jeff the Ref.” In a rare exception, donning scrubs and a black luchador mask, Groom, “You don’t have right equipment.” the commissioner appeared, rending the is escorted by his handlers. He and a partner While a lesser man would simply walk previous verdict null and employing Jeff face off against the tag team of Spanish away, the Brideless Groom, who’s quick the Ref for the remainder of the fight. With Mayhem, featuring a man in a comically on his feet but even quicker with his mind, humanity restored, Bobby V. again defeated oversized afro. Very quickly, my low replied, “You’re right. I don’t own a tractor.” the Gentleman. This time, there’s no doubt. expectations are blown away. The fighters Next, a tandem defeats a tag team that All in all, even for non-wrestling fans, fearlessly launch themselves from the ropes, includes a Hispanic man, named Jesus. a night at Compound Pro Wrestling is an displaying moves that would make the Iron In another three way fight, female fighter excellent way to spend $7. If watching Sheik smile. Though far from superstars, Skylar Slice defeated Misty Lynn and Taylor isn’t enough, those interested in training to these wrestlers don’t hesitate to pull off K. During the tag team matchup, Seth become a wrestler can contact Compound some superstar moves, including vicious Angel and Adrian Dunn faced newcomers Pro at compoundschool@yahoo.com. Fight takedowns.

Reptile and Amphibian, who wore full-body information can be found on the group’s After a Spanish Mayhem victory, the luchador costumes. Fortunately, the small Facebook page.

A look inside TU Athletics’ marketing department

Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing Katie Thompson addresses TU Athletics’ problems.

Jesse Keipp Business Manager

After arriving from the University of Maryland in August 2013, Katie Thompson has brought her ambition to tackle TU’s unique challenges. In her role as TU’s Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing, Thompson hopes to dramatically improve the atmosphere, attendance and traditions of TU sports.

Last summer, TU transitioned from C-USA to the more prestigious AAC. After nearly a year in its new home, Tulsa’s marketing resources are dwarfed by those of the rest of the conference. As Assistant Athletic Director Marketing, Thompson is the only full-time employee in TU Athletics’ marketing department. According to Thompson, the next smallest staff in the AAC is Temple’s, with three full-time marketing employees. Unsurprisingly, the department has a relatively small budget.

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane suffers from an unestablished brand identity. Fans, Tulsans, sportscasters and even students mistakenly pluralize Hurricane.

“SA made t-shirts that said ‘Lady Canes’,” said Thompson in reference to

SA-made t-shirts handed out at a women’s basketball game.

After years of different coaches utilizing different logos, TU has uniformly adopted the Tulsa script and flag logo as its primary.

A supposedly new logo, leaked during last summer, does not appear to be in TU’s future.

“It’s safe to assume that the Tulsa script and flag will be front-and-center for years to come,” said Thompson.

Despite past pushes to encourage fans to wear blue to sporting events, Thompson saw room for improvement.

“It was amazing to me how many people did not know to wear blue to the games,” quipped Thompson.

For her first full year on the job, Thompson commissioned well-received athletics posters which read, “Be here. Wear blue.” According to Thompson, the posters, along with other marketing initiatives, have dramatically increased the number of fans wearing blue.

In comparison to Maryland, TU Athletics’ marketing department carries a “much much smaller budget,” according to Thompson.

Understandably, the small, private school brings in much less revenue than Maryland’s flagship institution. Nonetheless, Thompson doesn’t view the tight budget as an excuse.

Instead, she has utilized TU’s limited funds to try to attract as many fans as possible.

As a prestigious, private institution, the

University of Tulsa has an air of exclusivity that doesn’t plague the inclusive nature of schools like the University of Oklahoma. As noted by Thompson, this exclusivity can be attractive, while it may alienate other fans.

“Tulsa has been trying to find a happy middle of the Ivy League of the Midwest and then inclusive to the surrounding areas, to the people who haven’t gone here,” explained Thompson.

White billboards, mimicking the design of this year’s posters, have been plastered around town. Wendy’s tray liners advertise the school. Doorhangers don Tulsa’s apartments. And mail is sent to new Tulsa transplants, encouraging them to make TU their hometown team. Strategic ticket plans offer tickets to games during OU’s off weeks.

Notably, Thompson doesn’t focus solely on Tulsans but also on TU students. She often employs the help of student-athletes to hand out pizzas at Greek houses. Near the time of the Chinese New Year, marketing handed out t-shirts celebrating the holiday, in an effort to attract more Chinese students to the basketball games. Primarily, Thompson has ensured that all students know about a game. “[Students] may not come, but I’m going to make sure that nobody has a reason to say that they didn’t know there was a game,” said Thompson.

Emails have been upgraded both in

quality, from html text to colorful graphics, and in quantity. Countless signs and posters around campus announce each major sporting event.

During the last regular season game for men’s basketball, Thompson enlisted fourteen football players for a halftime dance, introducing what she hopes to be an annual tradition. Having previously instituted the “Wave the Flag” tradition, Thompson hopes to next revitalize the fight song.

Undoubtedly, student and crowd involvement in the fight song is weak. Few students know the tune, let alone the lyrics.

To combat this, Thompson aims to integrate arm motions or other activities into the song.

With experience as Maryland’s director of marketing, Thompson has begun to address TU’s unique problems, offering creative solutions. As TU athletics upgraded from C-USA to the AAC, so has the program upgraded with its marketing director.

“I wanted a challenge. I wanted something that would be different than what I was used to,” said Thompson.

So far, despite even higher expectations at TU than at Maryland, Thompson has begun to reinvigorate TU Athletics. With dynamic new ideas and creative solutions, TU fans and students should look forward to the manifestation of Thompson’s visions.

drunken rowdiness will typically achieve that goal, whether or not alcohol is available in stadiums. Of course, intoxicated fans could be escorted out of the stadium. If nothing else, it couldn’t hurt TU to try. “[TU was] very close to this...when Todd graham was the football coach,” Thompson said.

A last minute push from a coach’s wife’s church halted the effort. But with a new conference and a new football coach, maybe it could happen now?

“I don’t see that being something that would happen in the current leadership that we have,” Thompson opined.

Probability: 15 percent.

Hurricane on the Football Field Admittedly, this is probably the least favorite of my ideas, originally introduced by former Collegianites, J. Christopher Proctor and Will Bramlett. Nonetheless, a giant hurricane spanning from 30-yard line to 30-yard line would certainly land TU on SportsCenter. Any publicity is good publicity! Ultimately, TU’s Facilities department would have to approve. Unless the Lortons or Chapmans demand this

themselves, I don’t see it happening.

Probability: 0.01 percent.

Pep Rallies Pep rallies are the perfect excuse for celebrating game days a day early. In 2014, the only pep rally came before Homecoming.

Though a valiant effort, the poor turnout and lack of energy made it feel like an awkward middle school dance. To improve, hand over the reins to the marketing department. After a dance from the spirit squad, hand the mic over to an especially charismatic football player to talk trash on the other team.

“SMU invented pay-for-play before it was cool” or similar jabs are not only accepted but encouraged. Then Coach Montgomery repeats, “Fun, fast, physical football,” ten times, while the crowd cheers uproariously.

“I would love to do a pep rally, and that may be something we do in the future,” said Thompson.

Probability: 75 percent.

Giant Banner on Side of Campus Building Nothing says “IT’S GAMEDAY!!!” like a giant banner that says “IT’S GAMEDAY!!!”

Of course, someone who’s better with words

could come up with something catchier.

Maybe “Sound the Siren”? Anyways, the banner would be big enough to cover the side of an entire building and would go up the day before each home game. While LaFortune would be visible near the football stadium, most of the campus never passes by. McFarlin Library or Lorton Hall may provide better visibility of the giant tarp.

“I love the tarp idea,” said Thompson as I blushed.

Probability: 110 percent (My phone calls won’t stop until this happens.)

Kickoff Songs Many schools blast songs during kickoff or while the players run onto the field. Clemson plays “Enter Sandman” by Metallica. Naturally, many would suggest “Rock You Like a Hurricane” by the Scorpions. Naturally, those people would be wrong as that song is unbearably cheesy. A student contest would be a fun way to find an adequate song.

Probability: 65 percent.

What are the chances? Crazy ideas for TU athletics

Jesse had some “crazy” ideas for changing up the athletic program.

Here are couple of examples.

Jesse Keipp Business Manager

Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing Katie Thompson entertained some of my crazy ideas for improving the sports atmosphere at TU. Using a highly advanced statistical algorithm, I calculated the probability of each occuring.

Beer at Athletic Events Football and beer. Beer and football.

Perhaps the holiest of matrimonies! Top off that Keevan Lucas touchdown with a sip of Budweiser. Over twenty-five FBS schools now serve alcohol at their sporting events, creating another sizable revenue stream for their athletic departments. Additionally, selling alcohol in Chapman Stadium or the Reynolds Center would likely increase attendance.

Some argue that beer sales would lead to drunken rowdiness, deteriorating the family atmosphere. However, those who prioritize

Sports

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Drillers What to watch this summer recap 4/10 – 4/18 After one week, the Drillers are struggling to find consistency, especially on the offensive side of the ball.

Wade Crawford Sports Writer

The first several games of the Drillers season have been nothing short of average, with the new-look team at 3–3. After the offensive explosion on Opening Night, the Drillers haven’t scored more than four runs since.

The same offense that put up ten runs on Opening Night was shut down the following evening, unable to score a run in the loss.

The Missions weren’t much better offensively, scoring the game’s single run in the ninth inning due to an error by left fielder Jeremy Hazelbaker.

Highly-rated pitching prospect Julio Urias showed his potential to the Tulsa crowd, striking out four while only allowing two hits in five innings. The Drillers salvaged a series win on Saturday, with Brandon Dixon earning a pair of RBIs in the 4–2 victory.

The Corpus Christi Hooks came to town and quickly made their presence known, promptly shutting down the Drillers 4–0.

The Hooks’ effort was led by starting pitcher Lance McCullers, who struck out seven in five innings of work. The Drillers were beat the next night by a score of 6–3, despite Corey Seager’s four hits and Jeremy Horst’s six strikeouts in two innings.

Tulsa managed to get a win in the series on Tuesday afternoon, beating the Hooks 2–1. Chris Anderson followed up his solid Opening Night start, striking out seven without giving up a run in six innings. Seager carried the offense again, hitting a tworun home run to account for both Tulsa runs.

After taking a travel day on Wednesday, the Drillers started their first road trip strong with a 4–1 victory over San Antonio. Julio Urias struck out ten batters in five and twothirds innings, while Seager and centerfielder Travis Witherspoon both hit home runs.

Tulsa had its second double-digit night offensively the next night, tallying 14 runs on 17 hits. The three-game set ended with a 2–5 loss to the Missions.

The 5–4 Drillers end their road trip with a three-game series in Corpus Christi until Tuesday. The next home series for Tulsa takes place on Thursday, hosting a fourgame set against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals.

There are many different sports happening this summer, ranging from NHL to indie pro-wrestling.

We here at the Collegian made a helpful guide so you can decide what sports you want to watch this summer.

Matt Rechtien Sports Editor

With the end of the school year fast approaching, I’m sure many people are freaking out about one thing in particular.

You might say, “Duh, Matt, finals are next week, of course we’re freaking out.”

I’m not talking about finals though, reader; I’m talking about sporting events you should watch to fill the idle days of a free summer, or relax after a hard day’s work at the internship you got.

As many sports fans know, right around this time both the NHL and NBA are in full playoff swing, but these will both only last until mid-June, so what about after these sports are done for the season?

One option is baseball, of course, a staple of the summer in America. There are however, other not as obvious sports to watch this summer as well.

The University of Tulsa has many sports including softball, track, golf, rowing and tennis that continue their seasons throughout the summer months.

Tuesday, April 21 Women’s Golf @ The American

Championships; Palm Coast, FL;

All Day Saturday, April 25 Men’s Soccer vs. Saint Louis;

Hurricane Stadium; 1 p.m.

Softball vs. Houston; Collins Family

Softball Complex; 1 p.m.

Softball vs. Houston; Collins Family

Softball Complex; 3 p.m.

Women’s Soccer @ Alumni Event 8v8;

Hurricane Stadium; TBA Sunday, April 26 Softball vs. Houston; Collins Family

Softball Complex; 12 p.m.

Men’s Golf @ The American

Championships; Lecanto, FL; All Day Monday, April 27 Men’s Golf @ The American

Championships; Lecanto, FL;

All Day Tuesday, April 28 Men’s Golf @ The American

Championships; Lecanto, FL; All Day Wednesday, April 29 Softball vs. Missouri State; Collins

Family Softball Complex; 3 p.m.

Friday, May 1 Track and Field @ Arkansas Twilight;

Fayetteville, AR; All Day Saturday, May 2 Softball @ UConn; Storrs, CT; 11 a.m.

Softball @ UConn; Storrs, CT; 1 p.m.

Women’s Rowing vs. Oklahoma;

Oklahoma City, Okla.; TBA Track and Field @ Payton Jordan

One of the reasons the College World Series is so exciting is because every team is playing for their survival in the tournament.

If you lose, you’re out; if you win, you go on. That uncertainty is what makes these kind of games so much fun. after the NBA and NHL playoffs end in the early part of the summer, that win or go home atmosphere is sorely lacking, because most sports are either in their off season or the middle of the regular season. Playoff sports are the best unscripted reality show on the market.

Perhaps the sporting event that I am most excited for this summer is the women’s world cup. Last year the men’s world cup was one of the most exciting things I had ever watched, and my (second) favorite team won it all.

The women’s world cup looks to be just as exciting in Canada this summer, maybe even better this year. The United States are a favorite to contend for the title this year, instead of serving the role as an underdog.

Watching them play is a lot of fun and after their second place finish in the 2011 World Cup against Japan, many of their players became names that everybody who knows soccer knows.

Towards the end of the summer, football will pick up again with training camps and preseason. And before you know it the summer will be over, and we’ll all be back at school once again. But enjoy the sports of the summer. This sports editor sure will.

Oilers split homestand against Allen The Tulsa Oilers returned to Tulsa after dropping the first two games in the series to the Allen Americans, splitting the home stand. They’ll look to avoid elimination to continue their quest for the Kelly Cup. Joey Byron Student Writer The Oilers seemed happy to be home as they crushed the Americans 5–1 to turn momentum in their favor…

The Oilers are back in the playoffs, making it the second year in a row for them to make the postseason. They had a chance to place as high as second in the division at the end of the season, but due to a few precious points, they ended up placing fourth. They are still in the playoffs, though and still ready to make a run.

Placing fourth meant that they needed to

‘Cane Calendar April 20 – may 10 Monday, April 20 Women’s Golf @ The American

Championships; Palm Coast, FL;

All Day

It’s hard to keep track of all the sporting action occurring after leaving campus in the summer, but it will be worth it to keep an eye on TU sports because every game they play in the summer will be with potential championships on the line.

The city of Tulsa also has many different sporting events to offer. The Drillers and Roughnecks just started their seasons in the past couple months, but there are other sports that can offer a different kind of experience if you do a little digging into what the city has to offer.

Take wrestling for example; if you read Jesse Keipp’s article this week you can see just how much fun wrestling can be, even for the more casual fans. There are dirt car races, drag racing and more in Tulsa, but in order to find them, you have to be willing to do a little work and find the sports hidden within the city.

Finally there are lots of sporting events happening all over the country and the world. The first big sporting event of the summer, which is suprising given that it’s not an actual game, is the NFL draft in late April/early May. Everybody who has a team to support anxiously wacthes this event hoping that this is the yeat that their team drafts the player that will bring their team a championship.

Another event, a staple of the summer every year, is the College World Series, an event that causes one town in Nebraska to become a baseball pilgrimage each June.

Invitational; Palo Alto, CA; All Day Sunday, May 3 Softball @ UConn; Storrs, CT; 11 a.m.

Thursday, May 7 Softball @ American Athletic

Conference Championship;

Orlando, FL; TBA Women’s Golf @ NCAA Regional;

TBA; All Day Friday, May 8 Softball @ American Athletic

Conference Championship;

Orlando, FL; TBA Women’s Golf @ NCAA Regional;

TBA; All Day Women’s Tennis @ NCAA Regional;

TBA; TBA Saturday, May 9 Women’s Golf @ NCAA Regional;

TBA; All Day Women’s Tennis @ NCAA Regional;

TBA; TBA Men’s Tennis @ NCAA

Regional; TBA; TBA Softball @ American Athletic

Conference Championship;

Orlando, FL; TBA Sunday, May 10 Women’s Tennis @ NCAA Regional;

TBA; TBA Men’s Tennis @ NCAA Regional;

TBA; TBA Beyond Track: Outdoor Championships, NCAA

West Regional and Championship Men and Women’s Tennis: NCAA

Championships Softball: NCAA Regional and NCAA

Championship Men and Women’s Golf: NCAA Regional and Championship Women’s Rowing: American

Championship, IRA

Championship and NCAA

Championship

play top seeded Allen. During the regular season the Oilers were 5–10–2 against the Americans. They started the series off in Allen. Tulsa quickly dropped two in Texas which had to damper their spirits. Then, Friday night they came back to the BOK center and turned things around.

The final score was 5–1 Oilers which couldn’t have come at a better time. The team never lost the lead the entire game and looked as though they enjoyed being home.

The crowd seemed to be about the average size from the regular season, but they were definitely louder. As the game went on the fans got more and more into it.

The momentum has shifted towards Tulsa after the victory against Allen. Although still down by a game they still have a chance to swing the series. The Oilers seem to play their best hockey when they get an early lead. They can then focus on being more physical and driving their opponents into the ground. If they can consistently do

this throughout the rest of the series, then they will have a good chance of winning it.

Another important aspect is how well the goalie, Kevin Carr, is playing. If he puts up performances like he did on Friday then the Oilers can use their high scoring ability to go deeper in the playoffs.

Time will tell if the Oilers can make it to the next round of playoffs. I’m sure the captain, Nathan Lutz (36 years old), is looking for a cup run at some point before his career is over. Whether they win or lose, I’m sure the Oiler faithful will still be welcoming them with open arms next season.

They did fall to the Americans last night by a score of 3–1, even with the American committing 10 penalties on the night. The Oilers, down 3–1 in the series, will look to avoid elimination against the Allen Americans on Monday, in Allen, Texas.

The men’s and women’s golf teams are ready to end their seasons on a high note after participating in various tournaments since last September.

leader, finishing six under par after all three rounds. Fellow senior Colton Staggs also finished in the top five, as his four under par earned fourth place.

Another highlight of the men’s season was the Jack Nicklaus Invitational, where Staggs and Mabrey finished fifth and sixth, respectively. The next tournament for Hurricane golf is the American Championships, held April 26–28 in Lecanto, Florida.

The women’s golf team has also seen success, with a top-five finish at the Texas A&M “Mo” Morial tournament and a topten finish at the Betsy Rawls Invitational.

The Rawls Invitational featured a top-thirty finish by junior Chanya Angwarawong.

One of the best individual performances by the women was in the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown, when senior Alex Haun finished five under par in the final round to claim the eighth place overall. The American Championships for the women was held this past weekend, in Palm Coast, Florida.

Golf closes in on season

Wade Crawford Sports Writer The two teams have combined for ten top-ten finishes out of the eighteen total tournaments TU has participated in. Among these finishes was a tournament win by the men’s team at the UALR/First Tee Collegiate Classic, led by individual winner Matt Mabrey.

The men’s golf team has had a solid season thus far, finishing in the top ten teams in nine out of the ten tournaments they have played in. The aforementioned win in Little Rock was the first team tournament for the Hurricane since the 2011 National Invitational. Matt Mabrey was the individual

Football’s back

The football team finished up their spring practices with the annual Spring Game on Saturday afternoon. But this year it was an actual game instead of a glorified practice.

Wade Crawford Sports Writer

The Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team held their annual spring football game on Saturday, the first event under the leadership of new head coach Philip Montgomery.

In past years, the “spring game” has been nothing more than a glorified open practice. Beginning this year, the format was changed; the offense and defense was split into blue and white jerseys, respectively.

The starting offense played against the second-string defense, and the starting defense played the backups on offense.

Montgomery’s offensive smarts were on

display, as the new up-tempo offense ran surprisingly smoothly. Dane Evans and Joseph Calcagni had an impressive game in both passing and running, with long touchdown passes to Josh Atkinson and Keevan Lucas. The physical run game was also solid, capped by a huge touchdown run by Zack Langer.

The defense was not as impressive, yet they had some good moments. The run game was shut down after short gains, and the defensive line was able to get pressure on the quarterbacks. The secondary also had success in pass defense. However, big passes and runs did occur—possibly a product of Montgomery’s no-huddle offense, yet still a potential source of worry in the fall.

The Golden Hurricane look to improve on a pair of terrible seasons, going 5–19 in that span. The team opens their season on September 5th, hosting the Florida Atlantic University Owls.

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Through the eyes of the Collegian

20 April 2015 Compiled by the Collegian staff

The 20th century in stories and photos taken from the archives

The Collegian has existed in some form for more than a century. The first volume of what was then called the “Kendall Collegian” was brought out in 1900. Now, 115 years later, we’re publishing the 100th volume—the numbering got mixed up somewhere in the 60s or 70s—but we’re treating this volume as the centennial nonetheless. And what better way to celebrate the 100th volume than a romp through the 20th century as seen by the writers and photographers of the Collegian?

June 1, 1900—The senior oration of Lotta Whiteside. At the time, Henry Kendall College was a school in Muskogee, in what was then called “Indian Territory.”

What the nineteenth century has wrought “Upon this central spot we stand Encircled with immensity; nay, by infinity— Transfixed with wonder at the grand Discoveries of human souls—the plans conceived— The mighty deeds achieved.”

As the traveler reaching a milestone in his path looks back over the road traversed, so it is natural that the traveler in the great roadway of time, at the close of a century, should look back and review its achievements. It is only by contrasting the conditions of today with those which existed one hundred years ago, that we are able to appreciate the wonders of it all.

The great things of this age have come suddenly into our range of vision, astonished us for a time, and then become as

commonplace as the rising and setting of the sun.

We find, then, this century to be a period of invention and progress, unique in the history of the world ; a grand climax in discovery ; an era of unparalleled progress.

“In this consummate hour, The thought of all the centuries Has burst to splendid flower.”

In invention, a most marvelous development of man’s mastery over nature is seen. Steam, which one hundred years ago excited the curiosity of the youthful Stephenson as it raised the lid of the kettle on his mother’s hearth, is now used to propel the “rushing palace” on land and on sea.

Subjected to the indomitable will of man, steam is now used extensively, not only as a means of locomotion, but as the power that drives nearly all machinery.

That which overshadows all else in this age of wonders, is the marvelous development of electricity. Since the days when Franklin performed his simple experiment, men have sought to bring this power under their control; and snow, behold the result! We see the streets, the stores, the homes of our cities, brilliantly illuminated; we send messages almost as fast as thought can fly to friends in far off lands; and the boastful promise of Shakespeare’s fairy to “put a girdle round the earth in forty minutes,” is more than accomplished. Across hundreds of miles

we hear the very sound of our friends’ voices, and converse with them as easily and fluently as if they were at our elbow.

Without smoke or noise, this mysterious force, conveyed along a slender wire, whirls us from place to place; or, stored in the battery, it is subject to our individual control in the automobile. The marvels of the Arabian Nights have nothing to surpass the magic of the Phonograph, which catches even such complex combinations of sound as are made by orchestras and great choruses, preserves and faithfully reproduces them at our bidding. And we have hardily more than begun to find out what this new servant can do for us. …

October 1, 1904—An article by Josephine Scott, identified as a “Full-blood Creek Indian,” on the relationship between Native and European Americans.

What civilization has done for the Indian race Several centuries ago, when America was discovered by foreigners, they found an altogether different race of human beings from any they had ever seen or known of. They were the Indians, the ancestors of the Indian of today. Their name was given them by the discoverers, who supposed that they had discovered India, and that this race were the natives. However this may be, we are the American Indians, or "Red Men," whose origin is a matter of uncertainty. …

Our forefathers were in a savage, ignorant and barbarous state, living in perfect ease and comfort, when they were discovered by natives from other countries.

From that day to this they have been dissatisfied. When our foreign brothers came over, they did so for the purpose of discovering new lands and of establishing new colonies over here, so that they might know more about the world. Another reason, which is the most important, was to civilize and Christianize the natives, who were living in total darkness; this work has been of great value.

Of course it was encouraging to our white brothers to find a new world; but our forefathers did not like it, and were always on the path of war. Although the Indians were discontented, yet the foreigners began to make settlements. The "Red Men" continued to torment them and be a dread to them. However, the whites persevered, and finally pacified us, and by forming friendships, we became interested in them and they in us. Since the articles of trade were different in the two races, they exchanged, and thus grew to be the best of friends, having a perfect understanding, although their languages differed. As time passed on each race became more acquainted with the other; but as we all know, trouble will occur between the best of friends. Our continent became more and more opened up, and their white brothers tried to overrun the Indians and take away their lands. This caused numerous wars. Still the inhabitants increased, and the country became more civilized and thickly settled. …

This photo of Reverend Henry Kendall, one-time Secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions, comes from the June 1900 issue of the Kendall Collegian.

December 1, 1912—The Henry Kendall College football team

The football team closed its season Thanksgiving Day by a game with the speedy Tulsa High School team.

While Kendall did not win a large percent of games, the Season was very successful. To begin with, not an experienced college player was on the squad. The boys were young and light for a college team, but in only one game did they fail to score. Their weakness was on defensive play. There being no second team, it was impossible to do satisfactory scrimmage work. On the offensive, the team did brilliant work in every game. We did not have a winning team, but we did have a good one. We played the best teams in our section of the state, and finished the season with money in the treasury and good suits for next year’s team, after awarding jerseys and letters to all members of the squad who played fifty percent of the games.

April 1, 1913—Pauline Laymon’s argument in favor of prohibition for the Okla. State Oratorical Contest

National Prohibition The liquor traffic stands convicted before the bar of reason, as the greatest evil of today. Its record comes down to us written in tears and in blood, the ageold story of an institution which inflicts more and greater calamities than the three historic scourges of war, pestilence and famine combined. In the wide sweep of its malign influence, it touches and threatens the very warp and woof of our social, political and industrial organisms. In vain we spend millions in education and philanthropy, as long as rum floods our land with immorality and vice: in vain, we pass laws to punish crime and to keep social order, for no enormity is too great for a rum-crazed man to commit; in vain, we endeavor, to lead the backward races

into the path of civilization and progress.

While a few missionaries reach with new life one native, the liquor traffic perverts the hearts and degenerates the souls of a hundred.

If our nation endure, the liquor traffic must be totally destroyed; we can never win a complete victory over this arch-enemy of national life by the two so-called temperance measures, license and local

If our nation endure, the liquor traffic must be totally destroyed; we can never win a complete victory over this arch-enemy of national life by the so-called temperance measures.

How finally to exterminate this colossal curse with its hydra head of vice, crime, anarchy and sorrow is the great problem of the century. Its solution stands next on the world’s calendar of progress. It has been called for trial and the case cannot be postponed.

option. License is not a means of abolishing the evils of intoxicating liquor. In the first place, it does not in any way impede the growth or check the prosperity of the liquor traffic.

License authorizes the saloon to exist and protects it, permits it to become more

strongly entrenched by allowing it to wear the mask of respectability and legality.

License is a bribe offered to the American citizen and to the American government, a bribe not only offered but accepted. Today our government stands convicted of complicity with the liquor traffic. For the sake of a license tax, it has gone into a partnership with the manufacturer of criminals; for the sake of revenue, it has mortgaged the health and morals of its people. The use of intoxicating liquor is a vice and the fountain of vice. To tax a thing is to tolerate it, and vice is not a thing to be tolerated. Our government has no moral right to depend upon vice as a source of revenue. …

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December 19, 1923—The University of Tulsa’s endowment passes three quarters of a million dollars.

Rockefeller Gives Eighth of Million for Endowment The University of Tulsa is the richer by a gift of $125,000 from the general education board of the Rockefeller Foundation and as a result now has an endowment fund amounting to $750,000 according to information released Saturday by university officials. …

University officials are not only jubilant over the financial addition to the university’s resources, but in the prestige imparted to the school, as the Rockefeller gifts are bestowed only upon institutions

of high type which meet certain rigid standards and which have promise and permanency and expansion. When the foundation recognizes and lends support to a school at any time, it customarily adds other gifts to the first one from year to year. The foundation, in dispensing $150,000,000 to educational institutions, has been responsible for the growth of a number of schools to outstanding rank in the nation. …

June 28, 1929—An early instance of the Collegian editing staff’s obsession with “co-eds.”

Things which it takes to make a college Blonde co-eds.

Brunette co-eds.

Red-haired co-eds.

Co-eds with appeal.

Co-eds with dreamy eyes.

Studious co-eds.

Co-eds that aren’t so studious.

Vivacious co-eds.

The “home-like” type of co-ed (to be married).

The flapper type of co-ed (to be regretted.)

Co-eds who can climb ladders at Kemp Lodge.

Co-eds to dance at the Alpha Gamma house.

Co-eds to keep young profs in a good humor.

Co-eds to give old profs a new outlook.

Co-eds to visit the Collegian office and inspire the editor.

Co-eds—’bigger and better,’ ‘fair warmer,’ ‘more and better looking,’ etc.

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February 19, 1926—

University Gospel Team Successful The University of Tulsa gospel team made a double-header trip Sunday afternoon and evening to Claremore and Chelsea, appearing at Claremore at 5 o’clock and starting the service at Chelsea at 7:30.

According to Russell Dicks these two trips were very successful, the meeting at Chelsea being the best which they had ever conducted. Dick Murray and Russell Dicks delivered the sermons and the gospel team quartet sang several selections.

Faye Beard and Ruth Barton sang a duet.

Reed Swindler, who is also a member of the gospel team played several numbers on the piano. The members were given a splendid reception at Claremore as well as Chelsea. The university and team were complimented upon the work which is being done.

October 25, 1928—

Dr. Dill receives card by Zeppelin Dean Dill is the recipient of a souvenir greeting card from Leipzig, Germany, which arrived in Tulsa Wednesday, having been forwarded here from Lakehurst, New Jersey, where it was delivered by Graf Zeppelin after its epochal trans-Atlantic flight last week.

The card bears a special edition stamp commemorating the first airmail and passenger service across the more than three thousand miles of Atlantic expanse, and is from friends of Dean Dill with whom he lived when in Germany some 25 years ago.

February 26, 1930—All-men burlesque kicks off Varsity Night. Football men take center stage.

April 15, 1932—A Collegian editorial comments on the resurgence of “chivalry” in the Depression era.

A Good Old Custom Several years ago, chivalry was reported as dying out. Due to the speed of modern day life, men no longer took off their hats in elevators, women’s suffrage eliminated the custom of a gentleman giving a lady his seat in a public conveyance.

After a day’s work, the man was so tired as the woman who worked beside him in the office, and if she didn’t get a seat, that was just her hard luck. If a man happened to hark back to the old code and chanced to provide a lady with a place to sit at the expense of his own comfort, he was the cynosure of all eyes; and when at the next corner several more ladies boarded the car

and were made to stand, he felt downright uncomfortable.

But it isn’t that way anymore. Perhaps it is the depression or the parking problem. But the old chivalrous custom of giving a lady preference is returning.

The other morning coming to town on a bus, not a lady was allowed to hang on the overhead bar. Now that is an improvement. If the depression has caused people to take an inventory of their actions, or if it has made for more polite passengers on conveyances, then it has accomplished some good. …

December 18, 1942—

Army, Navy Editors to Judge Kendallabrum Queen Contest Oh! those lucky fellows! Those will be the sentiments of many a T.U. boy who has been trying to wrench a picture from his favorite girl friend when he finishes this article. Almost every girl on the campus has sent her most glamorous picture

to the editors of the Annapolis and West Point year book because those boys have been selected to act as judges for the queen of the Kendallabrum, according to Drusilla Carter, editor. …

April 6, 1945—These plans to celebrate V-E Day never came to fruition.

V-E DAY

Plans have been formulated to hold an all-school assembly whenever the news of the defeat of Germany becomes official, if such announcement should come when the university is in session and such an assembly is possible.

If the news should come on a week-end or during a holiday, all members of the faculty and student body are urged to go to the church of their choice and join in the service of thanksgiving and rededication. If school is in session when the news is announced, everyone will assemble in

Kendall Hall auditorium to the loud and insistent ringing of the tower and the electric bells.

The bell in Kendall Hall tower was tolled to announce the statehood of Oklahoma, and it seems fitting and proper to ring it at this other anticipated important event in the history of the nation of which we are a part. It will be victory for a country for which over a thousand of our friends and colleagues are willing to give their last full ounce of devotion.

January 30, 1948—The Collegian responds to contemporary accusations of liberal bias.

Two Worlds … a Democracy?

We’ve been accused of being "niggerlovers", "race-inciters", "Communists" and other ill-assorted appellations. If trying in a fumbling way to improve the lot of your fellow-man makes you all of that, then we are. If an attempt to recognize evil and to seek remedy deserves all that attention, then the Collegian is deserving. …

We just finished fighting a war against a man who persecuted people for the shape of their nose, the thickness of their skin and their general nationality. We won, proclaiming that democracy, right and virtue had triumphed again. But our words must have a hollow echo for the sub-races who expected so much from us when they witness our democratic performance in

our own land.

Legal red tape a mile long to keep Negroes and poor whites from voting. Segregation in all places, including restaurants, but not in the kitchen. Race riots in various parts of the country. A man failing to be elected president primarily because he was Catholic, destruction of a synagogue in New England, and all sorts of klans and crusades devoted to the principle of the pure and true. …

Having uncovered the means to insure the extinction of all mankind we continue to wrangle over the relative merits of individual races. Like a group of sailors arguing over a few coins while the ship sinks.

March 22, 1935—In an editorial, the Collegian reflects a national hesitation to once again become embroiled in Europe’s troubles.

We Silly Humans

Again we find the press of the nation waving the name of Germany before our eyes and connecting it with "inevitable" war. Only twenty years ago the same foolish thing was done and millions lost their lives, many thousands of them Americans.

War is the most foolish thing that man has ever conceived. To think that a dispute can be ended by clouting the other fellow over the head and thereby killing him is ridiculous. It can do nothing more than sow seeds for future conflicts. But arguments against war are futile, it seems.

People who want peace seem to have little to say about it. People who glory and profit in war seem to have the power of determining when the nations of the world shall be thrown into war.

Today the world is excited about Hitler.

Maybe it is justly excited, but Hitler’s action is not entirely unjustified, though we

most thoroughly disapprove of it. France, Italy and other signatories of the Versailles treaty who have broken their word and bond are just as guilty as Germany is. They provoked the German action and gave it an excuse before the world.

Comparison between the situation in Europe in 1914 and that of 1935 is admittedly uncomfortable for a peace-loving citizen of any country of the world. However, if all would sit down for a few minutes and think things over and make the leaders of the nations do the same, maybe some of the excitement would subside and a modicum of common sense would appear. If such should happen all could not help but see how silly everybody looked.

Frightened, everybody is running around getting guns and building armies to fight just in case. … And all the while there is nothing to fight about.

March 11, 1949—Spring arrives, and so does casual misogyny!

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January 31, 1952—The Collegian celebrates its golden anniversary.

TU’s newspaper is serving fiftieth year on the campus Today brings to close a half-century of publication for the Tulsa Collegian. For 50 years the Collegian has been published “in the interest of the students of the University of Tulsa.” As one of the oldest collegiate newspapers in Oklahoma and the Southwest, the Collegian has now reached its Golden Anniversary.

The first issue of the Collegian appeared in March of 1902 at a small and obscure school in Indian Territory. Since that first issue to only a handful of students, the Collegian has grown in size and circulation to be honored as one of the nation’s finest Collegiate newspapers.

In 50 years of print, the Collegian has recorded the history and events of the University of Tulsa since its beginning as an Indian mission school in Muskogee, Okla.

Over 60 editors during the 50- year span have had a hand in developing the Collegian in “the interest of the students of the University.”

M. Luthor Girton is credited as being creator of the publication - in 1902. He was also a professor at the Henry Kendall college as well as the paper’s first editor.

From his day to this the pages of the Collegian reflect many changes in style and construction of the paper.

The first issue called the “Kendall Collegian” was printed in book or magazine form and had features and editorials written by students and faculty of the school.

As the years passed new items were added to the growing publication and in 1915 pictures began to appear in considerable number. The paper then took on an atmosphere of a true newspaper, being printed on a page equal to the present size of 12 by 16 inches.

Changes in editorial policy are perhaps the most noticeable items in the 50 years of print. With the Golden Anniversary edition, the Collegian climaxes the fifty years with the largest single edition in the history of the school.

April 27, 1956—“Uncle Willie Says” was a regular column in 1956. In this edition, “Uncle Willie”complains that Elvis is artless, calling him “Pelvis” and making fun of his style.

Elvis Chilly Says Willy Good, good morning, Music Lovers.

Fired to feverish heights, by the passionate strains of "Heart Break Brothel" as sung by good old Pelvis, my soul must release itself of the pent up floods of emotion that have been too long suppressed.

Pelvis is singlehandedly leading our youthful nation to musical prominence.

Where else could the fervently moving lyric of "I Was the One" achieve its true greatness? Pelvis is the foremost exponent of the musical styling which used to be limited to professional wrestling circles, The Grunt and Groan delivery …

It makes one proud to know that this is the musical heritage that we are be-

queathing the youth of America. Think how we would have prospered had we received the benefit of the poetic message contained in Blue Suede Shoes, Knock me down; Step on my face; Slander my name All over the place.

Do anything That you want to do, But unhuh-uh„Baby, Lay off of them shoes.

The tender beauty of it brings tears to the eyes. Where are your Romantic poets now, Oh, England?

Some centuries back, the continent became addicted to so called Chamber Music featuring small instrumen-

tal groups that could never have Burnt a Candle with Bill Haley. Mr. Haley is foremost among our modern instrumentalists, playing so called Chamber Pot Music.

We must not overlook youth's delightful entry into Chamber Pot circles. The Teen Agers have excited musicians and anthropologists the world under with "Why Do Fools Fall in Love." The close harmony, precise execution (they kill it), and melodic blending of their intricate arrangements has brought tears to many eyes and fingers to many ears. …

After weighing the evidence (or should we say, sediments?), I am sure you will all agree with me that current trends in music have brought Musical

Where are your Romantic poets now, Oh, England?

Americans to an historically unprecedented level which admirably reflects our attainments as a culture. Our creative artists have reached that fine stage of perfection where they know what will sell and needn't trouble themselves with producing the maudlin superfluities which appeal only to the snobbish intellectuals who read books and things like that.

When better music is wrote, America will write it. Till then, See You Later, Alligator.

December 11, 1963— TU’s one computer was the focus of a field trip this week. In other news, the university’s fall-out shelters attracted the interest of Collegian staff.

Science Students to View North Campus Computer Physical Science students will learn about the University of Tulsa’s computer at the North Campus this week according to class instructor Mrs. Katherine Jones.

The visits will be organized through the afternoon lab periods, as no labs have been scheduled for the week other than the field trip. Students in the 1-3 p.m. labs, who will furnish their own transportation to the North Campus, are to report directly there at the regular lab time.

Mrs. Jones said that the sections would be divided up into smaller groups to that students could get a closer view of the computer. She said that there would also be guest speakers who would tell various points about the computer.

A movie about computer was shown during last Thursday’s class, acquainting students with some phases of the machines.

December 5, 1968— Larry Megill and Bob Turner bemoan mainstream society’s usurpation of counterculture’s culture.

Once Upon a Protest

Once upon a time, a group of young dissidents tried to change the world.

They attacked almost everything—poverty, war, racial inequality, motherhood, apple pie —in short, all of those human weaknesses everywhere common in the world today. But they never did attack the real problem; the causal factor (opinionated people) which figured in all of those institutions they disliked.

They burned cards. They threw blood on records (even soul records). They

staged demonstrations. They dressed funny. They turned off and tuned out.

But they never changed anything important.

The clean, security-oriented people (mostly petite bourgoise), in turn; laughed at them; called them names (hippies, hoodlums, reactionaries, communists, anarchists, liberals); became afraid of them; and then—most insidious of all—copied, copied, copied, copied them.

It became fashionable to be dirty.

Everyone wore long hair and bulky medallions were IN, baby. In effect, they killed those who would change things through an elaborate process of overkill.

But the security worshippers never did learn to think. And to change things, you must have people who are able to rationally work their way through and to a solution of problems.

What resulted from a beautiful experiment was a disoriented mob of dirty,

long-tressed, medallion bedecked racists who advocated blind acceptance of societal myths and killing those who disagreed (most preferably, those of different race and religion.)

And the only thing that changed was the stock market index for toiletries.

Moral:Watch out for the clean guy with the crew-cut sitting next to you. Maybe now he's one of those who want to change the world (and fashion, and style, and the stock market and…)

September 11, 1969— The Association of Black Collegians writes in its regular column “Forever Black.”

“DON’T CRY, SCREAM”!!!

The University of Tulsa is continuing its degradation of Blacks in its Student's Handbook publication given to all students for reference. In relation to Public Disturbance, Alcoholic Beverages, Drugs, Firearms and Explosives, Fire-Fighting Equipment, and Solicitation, the University symbolizes these points with a cartoon of a Black man.

No where else within the covers of the Student Handbook is there a cartoon that depicts so clearly; so unmistakably, the characteristics of a Black man.

The presence of this figure at the top of the page is a direct insult to our pride, integrity and our Blackness. This only goes to reinforce our beliefs that the University still associates Black students with the derogating forms of student behavior. The Black students at the University will no longer stand for this type of downgrading of Blacks. The white student can also share our views, if instead of a Black figure above those topics, there appeared a picture of a white student with long hair and a beard.

The implications are quite clear that this type of person is associated with these rules. Is this white Backlash? Is this a step forward? Is this the way the administration feels about us? Is this a call to battle? If it is, let’s choose sides!

Also on this page is the University statement concerning nondiscrimination. Why, if there is no discrimination, towards any race or ethnic group, is this cartoon of a Black presented on this page? This is because Blacks are discriminated against at the University

and the administration knows this. All any student has to do is take a one day survey of the position of Blacks at the University. There are Blacks employed, but what are they employed as, and ask yourself why. Where are the Black campus policemen, Black clerks, Black counselors, Black coaches, and Black professors? Strange that there are no qualified Blacks to fill any of these positions. It kinda makes you wonder what the qualifications are, Brothers.

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Feb. 26, 1970—When the Collegian announced that computer dating would be made available, a few of the women on campus were not happy with the idea.

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Letters: Girls rap male ego

Editor: Boys of T.U.—and that is exactly what you are—you make me sick!

I refer to the statement made in an article in the Collegian concerning the possibilities of computer dating. It seems that some “poor little deprived boys” were upset because there was a slight problem in getting acquainted with the coeds on campus.

The real problem, however, is that these guys are too lazy to work a little at getting a date. Do you expect the girls to call you? I understand that some girls have resorted to these methods; I’ve also heard the names you neatly attach to them when they do.

What ever happened to the quality of aggressiveness? It’s a quality men are supposed to possess.

If some of you “deprived guys” would swallow just a little of your blown-up ego and show a little friendly interest, you would find plenty of nice, pretty girls to reciprocate. …

I am so sick of boys here staring at my legs for five minutes and then doing nothing about it! If you’re interested in a girl, let her know it! Don’t ignore her like a ten year old!

So, don’t ask for my shoulder to cry on when you’re left out in the cold for a date Saturday night. There are plenty of opportunities around; you’re not even trying!!!

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Editor: In regard to the young man’s idea of computer dating. What happened to the trial and error part of dating?

A girl wants to go on a date with a guy for one of two reasons: she wants to go to a special event and almost any guy will do, or; she likes the guy. Her reason is not one of marriage.

So why can’t a guy lose some of his ego and ask a girl out?

If he doesn’t like her-okay, he won’t be strung up by the girls on campus. Girls don’t want to be tied down during their college years either.

Too many girls and guys stay away from certain events because of not having a date. Come on guys, ask a girl. It’s still your job to do the asking—or has that changed too?

Boys don’t like agressive girls, well, girls don’t like guys who are not agressive.

It seems childish for a young man to sit and stare at a girl for a whole semester, and yet he never speaks.

His reason? “She will only get snowed over me and I’ll never get rid of her.”

Don’t be so big-headed guys— maybe your’s is a case where ‘almost any guy will do’.

Just one of the girls

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May 14, 1970–TU’s Student Committee for Active Concern hosted a day of protest and celebration.

SCAC Celebration of Life To Begin With Rock Music And End With Protest March Celebration of life and an anti-war rally are now scheduled for Saturday, May 16, beginning with rock and folk music and ending with a march from the University of Tulsa campus to the federal building downtown for an exorcism ceremony. …

At 4 p.m. a crowd will march and when arriving at the building will “exorcise the evil spirits from the facility” with Paul Stevenson as the leader. Chaplain Robert Kelly will be in charge of the exorcism ceremony.

According to secretary Remaley, Paul

Stevenson, Minister of Operations will perform a chant and raise the federal building to a height of 100 feet and make it turn dayglow orange exorcising all evil spirits from the building. “This absurdity is to show the absurdity of the war,” Miss Remaley said. “We want everyone to bring a sack lunch, picket signs and armbands to this day and enjoy themselves but remember the day and its seriousness intent though it is a celebration,” a spokesman said.

April 16, 1970–TU students compiled a—er, uhmm—“romantic comedy.”

TU Flick, ‘Easy Red Riding Hood,’ Has World Premiere Friday Night It’s colossal, stupendous, a blockbuster (or uptight, outta sight, groovy, right on and spaced out for those of you easily alienated by capitalistic establishment hyperbole).

It will probably become a rubric of motion picture innovation in the annals of film history.

It is “EASY RED RIDING HOOD” which will have its world premier, amid tinsel, glitter and stars, at 8 p.m. April 17 at the University of Tulsa in Oliphant Amphitheater I. Anticipating an overwhelming advance at the box office, the exhibitors have booked this celluloid masterpiece to run through Saturday, April 18. …

Directed by Mike “Antonioni” Smith, “Easy Red” stars the up and coming cutechick starlet Karen Schlemne in the title

role and Mark Burnham as the wolf.

Karen, the proverbial statuesque blonde, won the coveted role of Easy Red after “intensive interviews” with the predominantly male TU film class. …

“I wrote the film in four days during the interim and it took us like “three weeks to shoot it,” said writer Paul Fletcher Murray. Murray, who worked so hard on the film that he “began to have dreams about it,” chooses to ignore any acclaim he may receive as, imminently, the hottest new author of this decade. “I just really want people to come to see “Easy Red”, he said, “I don’t care what they think about me.”

“Easy Red”, which Murray characterizes as a “tragi-comedy” was filmed in living psychedelic color and is satiate with classy new film techniques. “It’s re-

ally not the story that’s important, but the treatment,” said Murray. “It’s the heady digressions that make it good.”

“We’ve tried to put something in there for everybody,” he said. “In fact we even spilled some coke on the film.”…

Describing “Easy Red,” student actor Agent said that “the film is indescribable.”

“It is a fantastic cinematic experience that will thrill and chill the filmic viewer,” he

said. “It incorporates the height of cinematic veratic technique.” …

The flimmaker was one time confronted by “The Man.” “In recreating one scene from ‘Easy Rider,’ we risked federal imprisonment,” said Murray. He would not elaborate on this near-encounter with the insuperable forces of law and order, explaining that people should see the film to get the entire story. …

February 22, 1973—The Reverend Jesse Jackson visits TU for one of its first Black Heritage weeks.

September 7, 1984—TU computerizes?

September 28, 1999—

Is TU ready for Y2K?

Library ‘on-line’ by 1985 Not one to be left behind in the era of computers and floppy discs, McFarlin Library has begun the transition from card catalog to computer catalog.

A new system named LIASTU is now on line that has approximately 100,000 of the library's one million-plus books on file.

Students can use the system at one of

eight terminals in McFarlin, said instructional services librarian Mary Hujsak. …

“The system is very easy to learn,” she said. “Students don't even have to spell the term right … the computer can tell if they're at least close.” …

Eventually, the system will indicate whether a book is checked out or on the shelf, Hujsak said. …

September 18, 2001— Islamic community reacts to terrorist attacks news

In the wake of the attack on America, some international students are feeling the backlash. …

Since bin Laden declared “holy war” in the name of Islam on all Americans in 1998, many Americans link the Muslim faith and teachings with terrorism, hatred and violence.

Mohammad Khawaja, Muslim Student Association president, condemns the acts of the terrorists responsible for the attacks on the United States, as well as all terrorist actions performed in the name of Islam.

“No religion is a terrorist religion; terrorism does not have a religion,” Khawaja said. “Islam is a religion of tolerance that holds the human soul in highest esteem.

Any attack against innocent people is a grave sin.”

Many students from TU’s Muslim community agree that the attacks against the U.S. are condemnable acts. Those students interviewed for this article wish to remain unnamed for fear of possible antiIslamic acts against them.

“All people are against this attack, regardless of religious beliefs, regardless of anything, because we’re all humans,” one student said. “I think we should find who did this, and he should be punished.” The Muslim students interviewed are skeptical of the media’s coverage and portrayal of the people responsible for the attacks.

There are officially 94 days until Y2K. This means there are just over three months left to prepare computers and mechanized equipment to handle the Y2K bug.

TU operating departments could suffer complications due to the much-anticipated crisis. Two such departments are Computing and Information Resources (CIR) and the Physical Plant. Both departments regularly operate and rely very heavily on computers and automated gear.

However, both CIR and the Physical Plant have been safeguarded in large by the creation of TU’s Y2K Task Force, which meets at least once a month … Creating a link on the TU Webpage was part of the plan instituted to combat the Y2K bug. The site includes testing instructions

for students with personal computers.

According to Schoenefeld [Task Force Chair], the testing instructions are just a place to start.

Schoenefeld also suggests checking the homepage of Microsoft or other particular vendor pages that correspond to those of particular computers. He said those sites will give more accurate instructions on how to prepare specific computers for the new year.

However, news for the Physical Plant does not look quite as optimistic … “If TU is affected badly, there will be whole segments of the country affected,” said Schoenefeld. “Because TU is an intellectual community, we have taken this as a challenge,” says Shipley, “and no one wants to be embarrassed.”

March 4, 2008—As Obama gained popularity in the presidential election, one Collegian writer expressed some skepticism.

Obamamania Sweeps the Nation I said in an article a few weeks ago that Barack Obama, in his quest to lead a movement candidacy, would be wise to imitate Reagan. But it seems instead of leading the next “Reagan Revolution” he’s the lead singer of “Obamamania 2008.”

An Obama speech isn’t much different from what a Beatles’ concert must have been like. After all, “We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek” rivals the inspirational power of “All you need is love.”

But as hard as it is for a lifelong Beatlemaniac to admit, none of the Beatles had any business being president—not solely on the strength of their words.

We should not judge Obama any differ-

ently. Obama now faces the turbulence of frontrunner status.

This may be an odd claim to make given he’s gone 10–0 over the monolithic Clinton political machine. However, because both his opponents have presented their attacking points for the coming months, with the media following suit, Obama may have a longer road to the presidency than his fervent followers would have you believe.

If it comes to an end with a whimper and not a bang I would probably lay the blame partially on those same followers — the folks who faint after hearing him speak or who compare him to Nelson Mandela or John F. Kennedy merely on the promise of his prose.

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State-Run media Turning our enemies into money.

Samuel Beckmann / Collegian

Shortly after this piece was published, a one-person coup staged by Caitlin Woods deposed Chief Propagandist Fraser Kastner. Mr. Kastner has passed on to the great war room in the sky, and Ms. Woods inherited the iron fist of the State-Run Media. Good for her. Maybe good for us.

An open letter to whoever seizes power from me

Fraser Kastner Famous Dead Person

As the semester draws to a close, I find myself pondering the inevitable decline of my reign as the Chief Propagandist. The nature of my power is such that it is only limited by two things: death and public opinion. Since I have a monopoly on public opinion, I really only need to worry about death.

You see, reader, power in the State-Run Media is not handed

down. It is seized, suddenly and violently from the lifeless hands of the old guard. Today, I am that old guard.

I have been mentally preparing myself for this for months. I feel that I have very little time left, and as one last act of malice, I would like to extend some advice to whomever manages to depose me.

First of all, exercise your power frequently and for unpredictable reasons. No one wants to live under a wimpy, peace-and-love re-

gime. After all, you don’t pay the secret police to sit around all night, not making people disappear.

Second, strike fear into the hearts of your enemies, friends, subordinates and family members. If you follow step one, this shouldn’t be a problem. If people don’t hesitate to make eye contact with posters of you, you aren’t doing your job right.

Third, silence dissenters. I’m serious about this. Somebody speaks against you? Send ‘em to the gu-

lag. Looks at you funny? Gulag.

Did their spouse say something unflattering about you? Straight to the gulag. No trial, no nothin’. Gulag all the way.

Fourth, you have got to deal with the Collegian people. I know, I know. You quite literally clawed your way to the top, and you don’t like the thought of having to deal with a bunch of truth-and-justice types who get upset about flagrant abuses of power. But it’s worth it, I promise. Having friends in the

media is a huge advantage, even if you are the media.

Lastly, don’t make the same mistake I did. Do not, under any circumstances, reveal the secret location of Editor’s note: Unfortunately, Mr. Kastner was not able to finish this letter, as he died suddenly and under very normal, non-mysterious circumstances before he was able to complete it. It’s a good thing I was here to publish this anyway. — Caitlin Woods

TU Ten: Top Ten Numbers and Letters

The debate over which number/letter is best can be traced back to Mesopotamian scribes who used their overly abundant free time to argue whether 5 or 7 was more aesthetically pleasing. This week, the SRM will take advantage of the unbalanced power structure to end these debates.

Abigail LaBounty Crooked Accountant 1) 1. 1 has always been there for us. Since our first birthday, 1 has been around. Whether it be the easiest multiplication table, those weird stickers our teachers put on our homework or basketball huddles, 1 has been there through thick and thin. Here’s to you, number one. You’re number one!

2) Φ. Really, what’s not to love about the golden ratio, phi? It’s in leaves, in our skeletons, all over architecture, can be used to

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compute the Fibonacci sequence and, most importantly, the Egyptians built pyramids using it!

THE EGYPTIANS YOU GUYS! 3) ∞. Infinity’s the first fun number you learned as a kid.

From “to infinity and beyond,” to answering taunts with, “well you’re infinity nerdy!” infinity has served us well. That coupled with Dr. Doty’s constant reminders that “someday we’ll be able to write proofs about infinity times infinity, but not yet!” landed infinity the number 3 spot.

10) E: The frequency which this letter appears in modern english is astonishing. Quite possibly the most versatile letter, its sounds range from the soft rise of “the” to the quick fall of “Ed.”

8) Ъ: The Cyrillic Script, or Russian, letter also known as the hard sign. It has no phonetic sound of its own but is rather an orthographic device. The hard sign marks whether you stress the last letter of the word. A letter that doesn’t even have a sound, pretty meta.

9) dhad ‫ﺾ‬: An Arabic letter. Fairly difficult to correctly pronounce by those who do not speak Arabic as it is almost completely unique to that language. Pretty cool.

7) &: Not necessarily an English letter the ampersand is a symbol that carries meaning, so I’m going to count it OK. I make the rules for this list not you. STOP TRYING TO PUT ME IN YOUR

4) i. The square root of -1 is an important mathematical construct, or so I’m told. Really, I’m hoping putting i on this list will convince complex numbers to leave me the hell alone. I can see you outside my house every night. No one wants you here.

5) 0. Possibly the most important mathematical construct, here’s a shoutout to 0’s elegant simplicity in telling us that all the pizza’s gone. It also means the same thing regardless of which power base your numeral system has, so that’s pretty cool.

STUPID BOX. Anyway the ampersand is cool. It usually means “and” & looks really pretty in serif fonts. Also useful in coding so there’s that.

6) G. Back to English letters. G is definitely one of the best consonants. It can sound guttural and grotesque or gorgeous and grandiose. There is also a longstanding internet debate over whether a certain word is pronounced with a hard or soft G sound.

5) Y: Y not, am I right? (sorry).

6) 420. It’s divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 and a bunch of other numbers. Also it’s the perfect temperature to cook sweet potato fries, which is the best food. Yeah, that’s why.

7) 729. Socrates claimed that the life of a philosopher is 729 times better than the life of a tyrant.

Unfortunately, he was wrong.

8) 68. He doesn’t get as much love as his older sister, but he’s actually a really nice guy.

at 2 a.m. and bring two goats and a chicken if you want to know why 666 is a great number. You’ll pass your finals, I promise.

10) τ. Tau made the list, but barely. Tau is used by nerds everywhere to try to one up each other because “pi is so broken and tau makes math so much more intuitive.” Though this is correct, the sheer amount of people parroting this argument as if it matters almost knocked tau off the list.

9) 666. Meet me on the Old U

4) S: Why have only one thing when you can have many? Well S is the letter for you. Only have one cookie? do you want more? Just add an S and now you have cookieS. S is also a crowd favourite for anyone who speaks parseltongue.

Sayha gassi hef.

3) I: Definitely the cutest letter and the one that always gets picked on. I mean the darn thing gets smashed by a giant lamp like I don’t even know how many times a day.

2) A. First is the best, well second best. A is a reliable, attractive vowel. Takes care of the family, brings home the bacon and is always suave with the ladies.

1) Q: Objectively the sexiest letter. Not only is its uppercase symbol, Q, reminiscent of sexual acts but its lower case symbol, q, is just a b rotated 90 degrees. What word starts with b? That’s right, boobs. Checkmate.