20 October 2014

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october 20, 2014 issue 7 ~ volume 100

Collegian alumni want to keep Blankenship around, p. 3 A lawsuit, Oklahoma allies and same-sex marriage, p. 6 Checking up on your representative, p. 6 “Rethinking Normal” presents a powerful contemporary story, p. 7 This week at the Dead Poets Society … back cover

Photos featured were taken by Sara Douglas, Greg Diskin, Cristina Moore, Kayla Baney, Olivia Blankenship, and Chuyi Wen. Graphic by Sarah Power.

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Hurricane has strong first half, bullied by USF in second

Collegian / Greg Diskin

Photos from upper-left clockwise: Hurricane running back, junior Zach Langer (#24) runs left around the University of South Florida Bulls in the third quarter of Saturday’s homecoming game; South Florida running back Darius Tice (#31) gets taken down for a short gain by defensive end Derrick Alexander (#54) and the rest of the Golden Hurricane defense during the first quarter; the Sound of the Golden Hurricane plays during Saturday’s game.

Football reporter Joseph Edmunds writes about the Golden Hurricane’s matchup against the Bulls of South Florida.

After a strong start, the Golden Hurricane football team suffered a tough defeat to conference opponent Southern Florida in the homecoming game on Saturday, 38–30.

After opening the game with a punt, Tulsa got the scoring started when cornerback Austin McDaniel intercepted USF quarter-

back Mike White and returned the pick 46 yards for a touchdown. USF was forced to punt on their next drive, but were able to regain possession after a TU fumble. The Bulls capitalized on the error, with running back Marlon Mack scoring on a 34-yard touchdown run.

The Golden Hurricane responded with a 17–0 run, scoring on their next three possessions. Tulsa’s scores included a field goal from kicker Carl Salazar, an 18-yard touch-

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good receiver that we couldn’t cover when it came down to it at the end,” said Golden Hurricane coach Bill Blankenship after the game. “That’s a guy making a great play, and we couldn’t match up very well.”

Tulsa was unable to respond, with their remaining two possessions ending in a punt and a turnover on downs. USF tacked on a field goal late in the fourth quarter, leading to a final score of 38–30 in favor of the Bulls.

In the second half, the Bulls switched the stats as they outgained the Golden Hurricane 316–174, and outscored TU 31–3. Tulsa’s only points of the half came when Salazar converted another field goal on TU’s opening drive of the half.

For the remainder of the game, Tulsa was unable to sustain drives as they had been in the first half and had difficulty stopping the Bulls’ offensive attack. “We needed to score 39 points, and we only scored 30.” said Evans. “We had a good first half. In the second half, we just didn’t score enough points.”

The top performers for the Golden Hurricane included Evans, who threw for 314 yards, Lucas, who finished with 160 yards receiving, and McDaniel with his interception return.

The 20-point comeback is the largest comeback in USF history. The Bulls improved to 3–4 (2–1 American Athletic Conference), while the Golden Hurricane fell to 1–6 (1–2).

The loss marks the sixth consecutive for TU, who haven’t had a skid that long since a six game streak in the 2009 season. Tulsa has a bye this week and will look to renew their winning ways when they return to action in an away game against conference foe Memphis on Friday, Oct. 31.

Abbreviated Hurricane Recap Cross Country takes Terre Haute The men and women’s cross country teams raced at the Pre-Nationals Invitational this past Saturday in Indiana, which is the largest race of the season and serves as the prelude to the NCAA Championships. The No. 29 men took 5th place lead by junior Marc Scott who finished 11th overall. TU was one of only four schools to have all five scoring runners place in the top 85 out of the 310 man race. The women’s team finished in 15th place lead by sophomore Clara Langley who finished 53rd out of 293 total racers.

Jamboree in Lawrence The women’s rowing team traveled to Lawrence, Kansas to compete in the Jayhawk Jamboree hosted by the University of Kansas. The novice 4+ took home the gold for their race, while the varsity 4+ finished their race with a second place finish. On the day, the Golden Hurricane had three boats finish in the top five in three different races, as varsity 8+ finished fourth in their race.

Women’s Soccer falls to Memphis The women’s soccer team, which played

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down scored on a reverse by wideout Louie Bishop, and an 8-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Dane Evans to receiver Keevan Lucas.

TU was able to sustain drives during this period, with their scores coming on drives of 61, 76 and 67 yards, respectively. The defense did its part during the sequence as well, forcing a fumble that lead to Lucas’s touchdown catch.

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After exchanging a few punts, USF pulled within two with White connecting with Davis on another 15-yard touchdown completion. Tulsa’s offense continued its second half struggles and was forced to punt again.

On the first play of the ensuing possession, White hit Davis for the third time, this time on an 85-yard touchdown completion. The score pulled the Bulls into the lead for the first time in the game.

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their final regular season home game on Wednesday fell to the University of Memphis Tigers by a score of 1–0 on Saturday night. There are only two more regular season conference games left (@SMU and @Houston) before the American Athletic Conference tournament begins.

Women’s Tennis playing strong at regionals Rongrong Leenabanchong and Marcelina Chichon both advanced to the third round of the main singles draw at the UTSA/ITA Regional Championship on Friday, while every Tulsa doubles team won their opening match. The tournament ends Monday.

Top ten finish for women at invitational The women’s golf team finished in ninth place at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite shooting 932 as a team. Tulsa junior Chanya Angwarawong lead the Hurricane with a 3-day final score of 230—good for 27th place individually. The next competition for the women will be next week in Las Vegas, after which they not compete in any tournaments until next semester in February.

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World Series: the wild battle of the wild cards Our avid baseball fan, Wade Crawford, tries once again to predict who will emerge as the champion in these crazy playoffs.

The 2014 postseason has been nothing short of magical. All the underdogs won their respective series, proving many of the experts (sadly, including myself) very wrong. Both the Kansas City Royals and the San Francisco Giants faced and defeated the odds stacked against them, and are now facing off in a World Series to remember.

The Kansas City Royals had an improbable path to the postseason. Losing the division title late to the Detroit Tigers, the Royals faced an Athletics team that was in a major slump, yet still a dangerous team.

The Royals rallied from a 7–3 deficit to defeat the Athletics 9–8 in 12 innings. The Royals then swept both the Los Angeles Angels and the Baltimore Orioles to set a Major League record for the most consecutive

playoff victories.

Meanwhile, the Giants took the Wild Card Game on the road against the Pittsburgh Pirates. They followed this with a 3–1 series win over the top-seeded Nationals, including an 18-inning thriller in Game 2.

This victory was followed up by a 4–1 series victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, capped by a walk-off home run by none other than Travis Ishikawa, a 31-year old first baseman who spent the first eight years of his career between the majors and minors.

Now to this matchup—how do these teams compare statistically? In the 2014 regular season, the Kansas City Royals were fourth in the MLB in batting average, while being dead last in home runs (in fact, the only team to hit fewer than 100 home runs this year). Meanwhile, San Francisco had an average offense, ranking tenth in batting average and 18th in slugging and on-base percentage. Meanwhile, both teams performed

about the same in team pitching. The Giants and the Royals were ranked tenth and 12th in earned run average, respectively.

However, as this postseason has shown, who needs statistics when you can have that playoff magic? The Royals have not made the playoffs in 29 years. Twenty-nine. The last time the Royals were in the postseason (and won the World Series, by the way), Ronald Reagan was President, “Back to the Future” was shown in theaters and Windows 1.0 was released.

On the other side, the Giants have a certain liking for even years—their last two World Series championships were 2010 and 2012, defeating the Texas Rangers and then the Detroit Tigers.

The 2014 Fall Classic begins next Tuesday, at 7 p.m. on FOX. Both teams overcame the best their respective leagues had to offer, and now meet in the final chapter of another thrilling baseball postseason.

Volleyball dominates, keeps their win streak alive The women’s volleyball team finished up their homestand with another pair of conference wins over SMU and ECU this week.

Reported by sports editor Matt Rechtien and sports writer Wade Crawford.

The women’s volleyball team continued their conference hot streak on Wednesday, beating the Mustangs of SMU three sets to one and putting their win streak at three games.

SMU was the early favorite to win the conference this season and came into the game with only three losses on the season.

In the first set, the Hurricane jumped out to an early 7–0 lead, only to see SMU rally back and tie the score up at 12–12. Tulsa and SMU remained neck and neck until the Golden Hurricane were able to burst to the finish line on an 8–1 run to win the set 25–18.

The first win was helped by senior outside hitter Valerie El Houssine who recorded two service aces on the set and would finish the night with a season-high five service aces.

The second set was much closer, with SMU jumping out to an early lead. TU was able to bounce back with the help of some SMU attack errors (hitting the ball out of bounds) and take the lead for the first time

in the set. SMU did not go away easy, bringing it within two points, 23–21, before Tulsa finished them off taking the second set and giving themselves the 2–0 edge going into the break.

SMU came back in the third set, preventing Tulsa from getting the sweep by keeping TU at a zero hitting percentage for the set, while hitting 0.256 themselves. SMU would take the third set by a score of 25–19.

The Hurricane came into the fourth set looking to finish off the Mustangs and they did just that, taking an early 4–0 lead and not giving SMU anything to work with.

The closest the score got after the early stages of the match was 14–9, but Tulsa finished with an 11–5 run, giving them the fourth set with a dominating score of 25–14.

With that win, the women took the match defeating a tough rival at home.

Brook Berryhill and freshman setter Ashton Anderson led the team with 19 digs each, a career-high for Anderson. Erica Bohannon once again led the team as well as the match with 16 kills on the night, and senior setter Bailey Clampitt led the team with 43 assists for the match.

The Hurricane extended their winning streak to four with a three-set sweep of East Carolina on Friday night.

The first set began close, beginning with a 10–10 tie. Tulsa then went on a 9–3 run and never looked back, as they took the set 25–19.

The set win came despite Tulsa making twice as many attack errors as East Carolina, eight to ECU’s four. Much like Wednesday’s matchup, a pair of service aces were scored by the Hurricane, split between El Houssine and senior setter Bailey Clampitt.

ECU started strong in the second set, leading 4–2. Tulsa rallied back, however, and eventually tied the set at 11. The Hurricane then pulled ahead, only allowing six points to win the set, 25–17. Tulsa was held to a 0.118 hitting percentage (their lowest of the night), but held ECU to a zero percentage.

Tulsa then finished strong, as they never trailed during the entire third set, completing the sweep. However, the final set was the closest of the night, with a final score of 25–21. Tulsa had a strong finish, only committing three attack errors and scoring a 0.270 hitting percentage.

With the win, Hurricane volleyball improves to a 12–7 record (4–4 in conference).

The team begins a four-game road trip, beginning with a trip to Connecticut to face UConn next Friday night.

Both soccer teams are winning at home

Soccer reporter Joseph Edmunds writes about the men’s and women’s soccer teams each of which went undefeated at home this week against Memphis and ORU. Tulsa’s men’s soccer team beat conference opponent Memphis 2–0 on Friday. The game featured the first collegiate goals for Golden Hurricanes Geoffery Dee and Kay Duit.

Dee scored less than five minutes into the game, giving Tulsa a quick 1–0 advantage. He combined with Ray Saari for a nice give-and-go combination, and then slipped the ball past Tiger goalkeeper Cody Uzcategui for the goal. For the rest of the half, the teams battled for control of the field, and the score remained the same heading into halftime.

In the second half, the battle for control continued until the last five minutes of the game. After a Tiger defender deflected a

cross, Austin Neil kept the ball from going out-of-bounds over the goal line, and passed to Duit who took a one-time shot across the face of Uzcategui for the second goal of the game, cementing the win for the Golden Hurricane.

Goalkeeper Jack McGuire recorded 3 saves as he earned the shutout, and the Golden Hurricane put 6 shots on goal compared to the Tigers’ 3.

Tulsa’s record is now 7–5–1 (3–2 American Athletic Conference), and the Tigers fell to 7–5–2 (1–3–1). TU returns to action in a home game against SMU on Wednesday, October 22nd at 7 pm.

On the women’s side: In their final home game of the season, the Golden Hurricane women’s soccer team cruised past local rivals Oral Roberts, 3–0.

The teams played out a scoreless first half, as each team tried to assert themselves with possession and scoring opportunities,

but were unable to break through.

In the second half, however, TU broke the deadlock and began to impose their dominance on the game. Annie Sohmer opened the scoring for the Golden Hurricane, scoring the first goal of her collegiate career 15 minutes into the second half. Tana Dake scored the next two goals for Tulsa, the first coming 12 minutes after Sohmer’s goal with a left-footed shot into the left corner of the goal, and the second coming just 7 minutes after that as she drew and then converted a penalty kick.

At the end of the game, Tulsa had a 51 advantage in shots on goal, and goalkeeper Rebecca Defer notched one save to earn the shutout.

Tulsa improved to 9–6–2, while Oral Roberts dropped to 1–7–3. The Golden Hurricane travels to Memphis for their next game, which is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 18, at 7 p.m.

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In his first head coaching gig, former TU men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith led the Hurricane to back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances in the mid ‘90s. After TU, Smith reached the pinnacle of college basketball with a national championship at Kentucky.

He then literally and metaphorically bottomed out underneath a motorcycle in Lubbock, Texas.

On Friday night, Texas Tech hyped up the basketball season with a Midnight Madness “Showtime” event at its United Supermarkets Arena. Because Tubby Smith is black and bald, Texas Tech’s marketing team decided that it would make perfect sense to have Smith ride a motorcycle onto the court as Samuel L. Jackson from Shaft. However, as Coach Smith started to turn, the motorcycle tipped. But, of course, Smith turned out just fine, because the Bleacher Creature never pokes fun at serious injury.

The Phoenix Suns topped the reigning NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in a 121–90 blowout in a preseason matchup last week. While the result may seem like a good night on paper, the Spurs’ roster for the game showed otherwise. Not only did three Spurs stay home for injuries, but Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili and, heck, even head coach Gregg Popovich skipped the trip to rest.

The chartered jet flight from San Antonio to Phoenix can’t be that bad, can it?

Taking matters into his own hands, visibly distraught Suns owner Robert Sarver apologized to fans, saying, “This is not the game you paid your hard-earned money for.”

The man with an immeasurable amount of disposable income offered a gift in exchange for ticket stubs. He then metaphorically dropped the mic, before literally walking away.

Despite embodying the very essence of evil (see: Bountygate), New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is actually a pretty hip guy. In the Patriots matchup against the division-rival New York Jets, Kraft rocked the keenest pair of Nike Air Force I kicks.

The athletic shoes were quite tastefully bedazzled with sequins in Patriots colors.

Kraft not-so-tastefully paired his footwear with a suit. But, hey, you don’t make it to immense wealth without challenging well-established fashion conventions. Just ask Dennis Rodman. Or don’t, because he’s actually in debt a million bucks. But if the federal government can bail out banks, then Kim Jong Un can certainly bail out his buddy Dennis.

We can’t criticize Dennis too much, because he’s a victim of the alarming trend of athletes going broke. Professional athletes, many of whom grew up poor, often struggle immensely with handling the millions of dollars suddenly lining their pockets.

Integrating my expertise acquired from an ESPN 30 for 30 documentary that I watched over a year ago, I can safely tell Amar’e Stoudemire that wine is not the most economical liquid in which to be bathing.

Mere plebes splash around in an amalgamation of lowly hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Meanwhile, the New York Knicks star prefers to rinse off his filth in an occasional wine bath. If Stoudemire has a wealth manager, which I doubt he does, that poor sod certainly has his hands full.

On not changing horses midstream: a letter from (many) past sports editors

Sports editors from deep within the Collegian’s past reply to a previous article written in the Collegian, offering their opinion about head football coach Bill Blankenship.

Last week’s Collegian featured an article containing multiple ideas on how to improve TU’s football program. Most of these were humorous and would probably be worth trying—particularly the suggestion that going forward we attempt to score more points than the other team.

The article, however, led off with one very serious suggestion: that the University of Tulsa should fire head coach Bill Blankenship. While the call is understandable given the current state of the program, we believe that Blankenship deserves one additional year to prove himself, and that weathering the storm of the last two seasons is the best move for TU football.

As time expired on the 2012 Liberty Bowl, Bill Blankenship boasted an impressive 19–8 record, with half of his losses coming to teams ranked in the top 10 and only two losses to conference opponents.

He had just brought a conference championship to Tulsa for the first time since 2005, and had finally defeated a Big 12 opponent in Iowa State, an objective that had eluded the Hurricane for years.

Since that night, Blankenship has secured just four wins, painfully allowing 15 losses.

The wildest dreams of bowl eligibility died this weekend as Tulsa gave up a 20 point homecoming lead, and fans’ best hope now is a few face-saving wins that build momentum for next season.

Things may not be as bad as they seem.

Tulsa is by one measure the fifth youngest team in the country, and has virtually the entire offense returning next season. Quarterback Dane Evans seems to be improving and may still turn out to be the Paul Smithesque star we were hoping for.

Things seem aligned for a turnaround next year, and it would be a mistake to throw the program into the chaos of transition after just two years of regression.

As we celebrated victory in 2012, it seemed as if Blankenship might finally be the coach that would forgo the offers for advancement that have poached so much talent away from Tulsa.

In Blankenship we saw a rare individual that seemed so incredibly rooted in the Tulsa community that he could bring stability to TU’s program for years to come.

It’s possible that he’s not the leader that we thought. But given the large amount of young talent he has developing, he deserves one more season to prove himself.

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Here you can see the Bleacher Creature in its natural habitat, smiling contentedly to itself as it imagines all the weird and wacky things that are happening in the sporting world.

‘Cane Calendar Oct. 20–26, 2014

Monday, Oct. 20: Softball vs. Oklahoma State; Collins Family Softball Complex,

5:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Women’s Tennis @ USTA/ITA

Regionals; Stillwater, OK Men’s Tennis @ Brownfield Texas

Future; Brownfield, TX

Softball Complex, 4:00 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball @ UConn; Storrs,

Connecticut, 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 25: Men’s Soccer @ Temple; Philadelphia,

PA, 1:00 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 26: Women’s Soccer @ Houston; Houston,

TX, 1:00 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball @ Temple; Philadelphia, PA, 11:00 a.m.

Thursday, Oct. 23: Men’s Golf @ Grove Intercollegiate; Women’s Soccer @ Southern Methodist; Murfreesburo, TN

Dallas, TX, 7:00 p.m.

Women’s Golf @ Las Vegas Collegiate

Showdown; Las Vegas, NV Friday, Oct. 24: Softball vs. Crowder CC; Collins Family Wednesday, Oct. 22: Men’s Soccer vs. Southern Methodist;

Hurricane Stadium, 7:00 p.m.

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Tulsa Hub invites students to a celebration Programs Coordinator for the Tulsa Hub Stephen Place writes about the upcoming membership drive, celebrating Tulsa Hub’s seven years in the community.

Tulsa Hub would like to extend a formal invitation to the students at TU to attend the upcoming membership drive event on Oct. 23, 2014 from 5-8 p.m.. Tulsa Hub is a syndicate of volunteers on a mission to change lives through cycling. It is the only non-profit in Oklahoma providing certified bicycling-for-transportation education, refurbished bicycles, safety gear, and follow-up support to people in poverty, with mental disabilities, and who are otherwise disenfranchised in our community.

We will celebrate our 7 year in operation with drinks, light bites, music, art, and stories from our volunteers, whose lives have been affected by our mission.

You can look forward to hearing from the Founder of the Tulsa Hub, Ren Barger, and Shagah Zakerion, the Executive Director of Tulsa Young Professionals (TYPros), during this exciting evening. Go to www.tulsahub.org or to the Tulsa Hub Facebook page to learn more and keep updated on everything that we do!

Our membership program exists to educate and involve our community, so we

can continue changing lives through cycling. The annual membership fee—$25 for students—will sustain our programs and bicycle inventory and will lead to improved self-sufficiency and independence for all Tulsa Hub participants. Your membership investment is your ticket to Happy Hour with Tulsa Hub and other Tulsa Hub members-only events throughout the year.

Tulsa Hub believes in human power made visible. Bikes are donated by Tulsa citizens and refurbished by Tulsa Hub staff and volunteer mechanics during open shop nights, every Tuesday and Thursday from 7-9 p.m. (join whenever!). After participants “pay it forward” with a minimum of six hours of volunteering and training, bicycles and gear are earned in the Adult Cycling Empowerment (ACE) program.

The mission also works to change the habits of the next generation through activetransportation programs with elementaryand middle-school students. This school year, the Hub is conducting a bike-toschool program at Sequoyah Elementary, just north of the university.

Stephen Place, the current Programs Coordinator, is a senior at TU studying Sociology and Spanish and is he intends to take on a full-time position upon graduation this December.

Eye on the world: Lizzie Connor Staff Writer Middle East Iraq The terror group ISIL is rapidly conquering ISIL is rapidly conquering Iraqi armed forces and approaching Anbar, a province neighboring Baghdad. The terror group came within 25 kilometers of Baghdad’s main airport.

The Iraqi forces are ill-equipped and poorly trained in defending against the militants. Anbar continues to plead with the U.S. for ground troop support in halting the dangerous ISIL advance.

The United States responded to Anbar with attack helicopters to delay quickly approaching terror extremists.

Should Anbar fall, Sunni militants will gain control of an important area which consists of the perimeter of Iraq’s capital and the town of Raqqa in Syria.

Iraqi soldiers deserted one of the Anbar bases after intense fighting with ISIL. This military base was one of the few remaining posts in the now predominantly Sunni province.

Iraqi forces have threatened to abandon weapons should the U.S. military not intervene against ISIL. Iraqi officials have declared that they do not want U.S. ground troop intervention.

U.S. airstrikes continue throughout the bor-

Sustainability projects provide a source of significant savings Apprentice Editor Sara Douglas returns with a follow-up report on campus initiatives, costs and savings not covered in our Oct. 6 issue.

Junior mechanical engineering major Carter Neblett was caught reading the Collegian in front of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house. Carter received a $15 gift card to Quiktrip.

ders of Kobani and northwest of Raqqa.

Europe Germany Mayoral elections in Berlin, Germany are approaching. Palestinian-born Raed Saleh is running for mayor. If elected, Saleh will be Berlin’s first immigrant mayor.

Saleh was born in West Bank and came to Berlin at the age of 5 in the early 1980s.

Saleh is a member of the center-left Social Democrats which the current mayor, Klaus Wowereit, also belongs to. Saleh is one of three Social Democrats who may represent the party on the ballot.

The new mayor will be elected by the Berlin State Parliament in December.

This parliament largely consists of Social Democrat party members, so if placed on the ballot, Saleh is practically guaranteed the position.

Saleh plans to focus on education and bringing business to the city of Berlin.

The latter goal is important because Berlin is considered industrially weak with an underdeveloped financial center. Berlin has a 10.8 percent unemployment rate, the second highest of any German city.

Asia Nepal On Tuesday, Oct. 14, an extremely heavy snowfall trapped and killed 17 people from various countries who were trekking up

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As reported in the Oct. 6, 2014 issue of the Collegian, green practices have found their way onto the University of Tulsa’s campus in recent years in the form of single-stream recycling, the trayless initiative, paper usage cutbacks and more efficient sprinkling systems. In addition to these movements, LED lighting and occupancy sensors have been implemented, and environmentalism is accounted for in day-to-day operations.

Compliance with legal policies as well as city, county, state and federal standards is necessary in pursuing construction and renovation projects on campus, but sustainability is still taken into consideration. The university has been making significant efforts to curb electricity usage and energy costs across campus through the Sustainability Committee and the Physical Plant.

Jason Grunin is the Associate Director of Special Projects and Energy Conservation at TU. Grunin works “with various groups in the city to find ways to be more involved” in environmentally conscious programs.

The university has established ties to the “PSO Power Forward program, U.S. Green Building Council Tulsa Chapter, City of Tulsa officials and many other organizations,” according to Grunin. He also stated that the city itself “has been a crucial partner of making Tulsa more environmentally friendly.”

Changes on campus have been cultivated over time through a focus on “projects that would have a return on investment of 10 years or less when choosing energy savings projects,” Grunin said. He noted that conservation of energy and efficiency in building operations are taken into account alongside budget.

The very newest technologies often prove difficult to establish on a 10-year payback model because Tulsa’s electricity costs are lower than many other metropolitan cities’.

Still, Grunin stated that older technologies are being overhauled and replaced with parallel processes in efforts to “offer minimum disruption while improving overall campus energy usage.”

Currently, the university spends approximately $400–500 thousand on lighting each year, as estimated by Roy Ackley, Head Electrician at TU’s Physical Plant. Ackley said that the university’s “payback time on average is just slightly over one year based on energy savings alone” because they “try to find projects with one- to three-year payback.”

Labor savings are minimal as TU staff manages the installation and maintenance of new technologies, so external employees are not usually necessary. Much of the payback portion is in the lifetime of the new technologies; Ackley illustrated this concept with an example: “if we buy an LED

the Himalayan Mountains. Twelve of these deaths were in the Annapurna region; four of these bodies have been recovered. The other five deaths were in the nearby Manang district.

Military helicopters were able to rescue 38 trekkers trapped in the snow the following day.

Officials say that there are others still missing and unaccounted for. Many are assumed to be buried beneath the mounds of suffocating snow.

Thousands of people from around the world come to Nepal every year to explore the Himalayan Mountains, Mount Everest being one of the more popular destinations.

This massive amount of tourism provides the impoverished Nepal communities with the money they need to survive on a day to day basis. In 2013, approximately 102,000 foreigners came to Nepal to participate in mountain trekking.

The government in Nepal still hopes to have another 2 million visitors annually by 2020. During the peak of the Mount Everest climbing season, Nepal takes in about 3 million dollars from visiting trekkers. This tourism is essential to the nation’s economy.

Sub-Saharan Africa Liberia The Ebola outbreak continues in West Africa. Libera is one of the three countries hit the hardest by the virus.

Body bags for the deceased are essential in the prevention of spreading disease. Liberia has a total of 4,900 bags available, but it needs 85,000 more for the next six months.

Supply inventories reveal that the clinics and hospitals are in dire need of many more

that lasts 10 years, we only have to install it once, versus a bulb that has to be replaced every year.”

LED lighting is just one of a few energy saving programs on campus. Ackley stated that the Physical Plant “chose to wait until LED technology matured as most early products had exaggerated claims of life and savings, as well as a very high upfront cost.”

Occupancy sensors and timers used in conjunction with LEDs have proved very costand energy-effective for the university.

The LED Outside Acorn project involves LEDs being used in “decorative poles along streets and brick paver paths, as well as flood-type lamps” both indoors and outdoors, according to Ackley. It has saved TU $31,500 in cost and 787,500 kWh in energy per year since its implementation two years ago.

Occupancy sensors that turn lights off after a specified amount of time with no detected movement in a room have saved $63,500 and 1,575,000 kWh per year in the three years that they have been more widely installed across campus. Because the Physical Plant has “used internal labor and competitively bid out the materials,” Ackley stated, “costs have been lower than most installs by typical businesses.”

Timers for lights were recently installed at the Mabee Gym south gym and racquetball courts and have resulted in combined savings of $10,106 and an 89 percent reduction in electricity usage. The initial costs for labor and materials were a mere $276—in 19 days of use the savings outweigh the costs.

Other recent green initiatives on campus include “central plant upgrades, natural gas shuttles, sprinkler system flow valves and soil density monitoring (coming soon), data center virtualization, variable-speed drive installation across campus, and a gradual conversion from gasoline to electric maintenance vehicles,” Grunin shared.

Besides promoting sustainability, the university focuses on being as cost-effective as possible. With the various implementations of sustainable practices on campus, Grunin said “TU has saved hundreds of thousands of dollars and continually reinvests the savings into the university community. While a general number is in the millions over a five-year period, it is hard to say what is a savings, versus an operational impact or improvement.”

As for suggestions on how to further improve the campus in terms of environmentalism, both Ackley and Grunin recommend “treat(ing) the campus and your consumption as you would if you were spending your own money to purchase and maintain it.” An easy but significant energy-saving habit to form is turning off and unplugging devices and lights when they’re not in use.

Students interested in cultivating a greener mindset among the campus population can become involved in Student Association, Earth Matters, the Little Blue House or the Sustainability Committee.

medical items. This lack of supplies is the latest setback in the Ebola crisis.

Since the beginning of the outbreak in March 2014, there have been approximately 9,000 Ebola cases and 4,493 deaths according to the World Health Organization (WHO). These numbers are expected to continually increase.

To make matters worse, some Liberian health care workers have gone on strike, demanding higher pay. This has left a few clinics unattended, with patients receiving no care.

Needed medical supplies according to WHO: Boxes of gloves Available: 18,000 Needed: 2.4 million Hooded overalls Available: 165,000 Needed: 1.2 million Face masks Available: 309,000 Needed: 1.7 million Goggles Available: 57,000 Needed: 567,000 Rubber boots Available: 2,200 Needed: 176,000 Mattresses Available: 2,000 Needed: 5,000 Hand sprayers Available: 420 Needed: 210,000

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From left to right: Sonja Worthy, a senior psychology major, chaired the Clothesline Project. She was representing iStand and SAVE. Jennie Wachowski is the Executive Director of the United Campus Ministries and Natali Estes is Wachowski’s fiance. The project was displayed at the Homecoming tailgate last Saturday before the football game against South Florida University.

People affected by domestic and sexual violence made t-shirts representing their experiences and stories.

The Clothesline Project was displayed on the Old U last week and will be displayed around the track of the Collins Fitness Center on Oct. 20 and 21.

SAVE, UCM, TITAN and iStand collaborate on anti-violence project

Students across campus have been participating in the Clothesline Project over the past weeks in an effort to promote awareness and prevention of sexual and domestic violence. Apprentice Editor Sara Douglas reports on the project’s presence on campus and its support from various student organizations.

All University of Tulsa students must take a sexual assault prevention course in order to enroll in next semester’s classes. The school implemented the program following a series of sexual assaults that were reported at the beginning of the semester. There is also an open suit against TU alleging the mishandling of a sexual assault investigation, a violation of Title IX. In addition to this administrative effort, student groups on campus have begun ad-

vocating on behalf of assault victims and working to educate the TU community about sexual violence and its prevention.

SAVE (The Student Alliance for Violence Education), UCM (United Campus Ministry), TITAN (the University of Tulsa Institute of Trauma, Adversity & Injustice), iStand and the Advocacy Alliance have all been involved in organizing the Clothesline Project over the past few weeks.

The Clothesline Project originated in Massachusetts in 1990 and is now a nationwide initiative in which victims of violence, whether sexual or domestic, and supporters of victims write statements on t-shirts representing their stories. Messages of general support and advocacy are also welcomed.

All submissions are anonymous.

The program has four main goals: to share the experiences of victims of violence; to assist in healing for those who have been impacted by sexual or domestic violence; to educate society and raise its awareness

of the extensive problem that is sexual violence; and to provide a nationwide network of encouragement and support for the project.

UCM and SAVE distributed informational pamphlets and t-shirts to promote student participation in the project. TITAN provid-

violence experienced by community members—in this case, students. The 40 or so shirts received at TU were hung on the Old U late last week, and some were set out in the Student Association tent at the Homecoming tailgate. They will be put on display around the track in Collins Fitness Center

“Victims write statements on T-shirts representing their stories. Messages of general support are also welcomed”

ed anti-violence booklets for students, and iStand printed pamphlets that described the Clothesline Project. The groups also held an event to provide students an opportunity to learn more about the initiative and to decorate t-shirts.

These t-shirts emblazoned with victims’ and advocates’ messages were then hung on a clothesline as a visual display to bear witness to the pervasive but often unseen

this Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 20 and 21.

For more information on the Clothesline Project, students are invited to visit www. clotheslineproject.org. Information about UCM can be found at http://www.unitedcampusministry.org; TITAN at http://orgs. utulsa.edu/titan; and iStand at www.facebook.com/iStandTU.

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2014 class of Global Scholars: Tori Burris (AS) Tara Cain (AS) Madeline Cook (AS) Thomas Kerwin (CCB) Barbarae Limbrick (CCB) Abigail Marino (AS) Hayley Miller (CCB) Caroline Moore (AS) Jaime Nunez (ENS) Alexander Reinert (CCB) Rob Rodriguez (ENS) Camden Schinnerer (ENS) Andrew Stiehler (CCB) Justin Vo (ENS) Brianne Wagner (CCB) James Wessinger (AS)

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“You can still be fired in Tulsa for being gay or transgender, and you can still be evicted from your apartment for being gay” ~Sharon Bishop-Baldwin

An interview with Mary and Sharon Bishop-Baldwin Mary and Sharon Bishop-Baldwin, the poster couple for same-sex marriage in Oklahoma and passionate wildlife rehabilitators, sat down with Distribution Manager Katie Hill for an interview. They also agreed to answer some interesting questions about their own personal lives. The Bishop-Baldwins filed a lawsuit against the state of Oklahoma in 2004 challenging the illegality of same-sex marriage.

The Collegian: Tell me how long you’ve known each other.

Sharon Bishop-Baldwin: We’ve known each other for almost 19 and a half years— almost twenty years. But, we’ve lived together for almost eighteen; next month it will be eighteen. We had a commitment ceremony in March of 2000 in Florida, and we’ve been married for 10 days now!

C: How did you meet?

Mary Bishop-Baldwin: We actually met at the Tulsa World, Sharon and I worked there.

When I joined the staff in 1995 and she had already been working there for two years.

All of our friends told us to talk to one another, so before I even met her people were telling us that we should be together!

SBB: There was chemistry.

C: What’s it like living in Tulsa?

MBB: It’s great.

SBB: You know, I think I would agree. I think a lot of people underestimate Tulsa, and Oklahoma in general. I know that we have a reputation for being the reddest of the red states, but that doesn’t mean that everyone who lives here is Sally Kern. People will surprise you. Oklahoma is not a stereotype. Tulsa is not a stereotype.

C: How much support have you received since you filed the lawsuit?

SBB: We’ve had tremendous support. We have a huge group of friends and supporters.

MBB: We feel safe too. When we initially filed the lawsuit ten years ago, we were somewhat concerned what the repercussions were going to be like the next day. We didn’t know if people were going to be picketing on our lawn, or firebombing our home, but nothing like that happened, all we got was support. We’ve never had anyone say to our faces that they don’t support us.

C: Do you feel that society has changed for the better (regarding same-sex marriage) since you filed the lawsuit?

SBB: Well, society at large, has made leaps and bounds in the case of acceptance. We still worry about the safety of LGBTQ people, but I feel that every year that passes, awareness and such, grows while the outrage against it weakens. The number of our straight allies is growing, and awareness of the LGBTQ community for people who had never even heard of the community has really grown. We’re headed in a good direction.

C: Did you have any people or organizations that have helped you through your lawsuit?

SBB: Needless to say, Oklahomans for Equality and the staff that work there, have done amazing things, not only for the LGBTQ community—not just about gay marriage, and not just about our lawsuit, but they do so many amazing things for everyday people.

MBB: In this community, everything from talking to the organizations and business owners downtown about gay-rights, to educating the Tulsa Drillers’ Stadium to not discriminate (against) people based on their sexuality orientation, the Equality Center (Oklahomans for Equality) has been at the front of those projects.

SBB: The center is always respectful in their methods as well. They make allies, not enemies, they want to help educate people, not sue them or make them afraid. As for people, Mary and I both would have to say that Toby Jenkins (the Executive Director of Oklahomans for Equality) has always been there. He’s been our rock through all this.

MBB: Before Toby, even Oklahomans for Equality didn’t want to back our lawsuit.

When he became President of OKEQ, a few years ago, he invited Sharon and me to his apartment. After a short speech, he told us that he wanted to back us up all the way, and

Clery Act updated The White House is releasing an update to the Clery Act requiring colleges to improve their reporting of sexual assaults. The staff reports.

On Friday, the White House announced that it would be implementing a new rule that would “strengthen the Clery Act to more effectively address, and ultimately reduce, sexual violence on college campuses.”

The rule’s four provisions deal with crime statistics that the Clery Act requires that universities report on an annual basis.

The first provision deals with what makes an act of stalking “on campus,” meaning that a university would have to report it. If either the perpetrator is on campus while stalking or the victim is on campus upon discovering that he or she is being stalked, the stalking is “on campus”

for the purposes of the Clery Act. The second provision adds “gender identity and national origin as two new categories of bias that serve as the basis for a determination of a hate crime.”

The third provision requires that colleges describe their disciplinary procedures for sexual assault cases, “including the steps, anticipated timelines, and decision-making process, and how the institution determines which type of disciplinary proceeding to use.”

The fourth and final provision requires that colleges include a report on campus sexual assault prevention programs.

The revision was drafted by a rulemaking committee that, according to the White House, included “campus law enforcement and security professionals, victim advocates, school attorneys, student affairs professionals, and students.”

so he started raising money for us and tried to help us anyway he could.

C: Why did you file the lawsuit?

SBB: In all honesty, the lawsuit was kind of selfish, in the beginning. Obviously it was for us, we wanted to get married, but we also knew that this lawsuit would help others. The longer the lawsuit dragged on, the more we wanted to help others. It’s such a humbling happiness that we made a difference.

MBB: Every day I have to look at hundreds of marriage licenses at work and I can’t help thinking to myself: ‘I don’t even know these people, but I am just so happy that they get to get married; to be happy.’

SBB: The only problem was that we had to create this lawsuit from the ground up because it was unprecedented in Oklahoma. It had never been done before. It was apparent at the time we filed the lawsuit (2004) that the Oklahoma legislature was going to put state question 711 on the ballot. What 711 did was codify discrimination against samesex marriage in the Oklahoma constitution.

711 was going to come up for election on Nov. 2 2004. We saw that coming... so instead of just filing our lawsuit anytime, we wanted to file it the day after the election of 711, because we knew it was going to pass, we just didn’t know by how much.

C: What’s the next big obstacle for LGBTQ rights that you feel needs to be addressed in Tulsa?

SBB: You can still be fired in Tulsa for being gay or transgender, and you can still be evicted from your apartment just for being gay. Your landlord doesn’t need a reason,

you can pay your rent on time every time and be the cleanest tenant but it doesn’t matter. Your boss can do the same.

MBB: I think transgender rights are important, I feel that the time is coming for transgender people to get the attention they need in our society.

SBB: The more that the LGBTQ people are out and about in the community, the more that the community at large will become accepting.

C: Do you have any advice for LGBTQ teens?

MBB: I believe that high-school and university GSAs (gay-straight alliance) are very important for connecting with others like you and creating an important network of support.

SBB: I agree, The Equality Center is another great resource. Although it tends to be geared more towards adults, the center still has plenty of youth workshops that people can find useful.

C: Finally, just for fun, tell me more about your wildlife rehabilitation passion.

SBB: We’ve always been animal lovers, so it was just a natural progression of that.

We’ve housed dozens of animals here in our house! Raccoons, squirrels, cats, and so many others. I guess in a funny way, if you look at same-sex marriage, and if you look at wildlife rehabilitation you can see a common denominator. We’re crusading for a cause. We’re advocating for animals—that they get to live their natural lives.

MBB: We’re just as passionate about animals as we are for helping the LGBTQ community.

Who represents me? A look at Tulsa Rep. Jim Bridenstine’s first two years in office Republican Jim Bridenstine is running unopposed in this year’s midterm election. Over the last two years, he voted against a healthcare compromise, sponsored nine bills and proposed two constitutional amendments. Staff Writer Brennen VanderVeen reports.

Tulsa’s U.S. representative, Jim Bridenstine, is running unopposed for reelection this year. He was first elected to the office in 2012, defeating John Sullivan. He serves on the Armed Services Committee and the Science, Space and Technology Committee. During his time in office, he has been considered one of the most conservative members of the House, with a 94, 93 and 97 percent ranking from Heritage Action, FreedomWorks and the Club for Growth, respectively. All of these organizations are generally considered conservative organizations.

Bridenstine is one of only a handful of Republican representatives to vote against John Boehner’s speakership. He instead voted for former majority leader Eric Cantor since Boehner supported the Budget Control Act of 2011, which ended that year’s debt ceiling crisis and put a committee of twelve in charge of finding ways to reduce the deficit, a process Bridenstine opposed.

This was largely a protest vote since Cantor

had also supported that legislation.

Bridenstine also supported last year’s defunding effort for the Affordable Care Act that resulted in the government shut down.

He also voted against the deal that would reopen the government. All three of the above groups were active in promoting the defunding effort. However, he did vote for the “Farm Bill” in 2013 which was largely opposed by these groups because it proposed that certain agriculture subsidies be made permanent.

Bridenstine has personally sponsored nine bills, none of which have become law.

One of these is for restoration of funding to security-related functions that was cut by the sequester, which automatically cut discretionary spending across the board after the committee created in the Budget Control Act of 2011 failed to produce a deal.

Others include the abolition of the National Technical Information Service (which Bridenstine believes is outdated since most of the information they publish is now available for free on the Internet), a resolution calling for rights for religious minorities and the repeal of blasphemy laws in the Arab World, regulation on the prices the Army Corps of Engineers can charge for water storage, and shifting about $12 million to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization (NOAA).

In part a response to the 2013 Oklahoma tornadoes, including the Moore tornado, Bridenstine has proposed enhancing the NOAA’s forecasting ability. One of his other bills is titled the American Energy Renaissance Act. It would leave the issue of fracking to the states, approve the Keystone Pipeline, exclude greenhouse gases from federal legislation and make other allowances designed to increase American energy production. Texas senator Ted Cruz is sponsoring the bill in the Senate.

Bridenstine has also proposed two constitutional amendments. One of them would allow Congress to set term limits for itself.

The other would repeal the 16th Amendment, which allows Congress to establish an income tax. He believes that the income tax is too complex and punitive, making it a hindrance on the economy. He also believes the IRS should be abolished in light of the recent IRS scandal. His repeal effort would also end corporate, estate, gift and capital gains taxes. As a replacement, Bridenstine personally favors the FairTax, which is a 23 percent tax on consumption with a prebate included to alleviate the burden of the tax.

In July, Bridenstine accused the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of denying him access to Fort Sill in Lawton, which was housing 12,000 illegal immigrant children from Central America at the time. HHS stated that he would need to schedule a visit towards the end of that month, but he wondered if they were trying to hide something and believed that a member of Congress should always have access.

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Honesty, Memory, & Growing up trans “Rethinking Normal,” the memoir of TU junior Katie Rain Hill, is eminently readable and terribly important. On feeling changed by a book, here’s Editor-in-Chief Kyle Walker.

It’s rare that I feel compelled to write about a book.

Sure, my friends are no strangers to my recommendations, and I love few things more than shooting the breeze about letters, but to sit down, pause, and work through in detail what somebody’s book did for me—this doesn’t happen often.

So when I felt, less than halfway through “Rethinking Normal,” that I needed to say something about it, I thought, “You know what, Kyle?

You’d better listen to yourself.

Or better yet, listen to Katie Rain Hill.”

Somehow, in 260 pages, she managed to do everything right, and to do so simply, clearly and honestly.

The story she tells is like a ton of bricks: It’s a story about growing up, about being born a boy named Luke and growing into a woman named Katie.

It’s a story we should all listen to.

For the first fifteen years of her life, Katie Hill lived as a boy. And while everyone else treated her as a boy, Katie hated her body.

By the time she was nine, she knew for certain that her body was the wrong one, but didn’t have a

word to describe how she felt, didn’t know if there were other people going through the same things.

Puberty was, as she says, “nothing short of traumatizing.”

On top of that, her classmates taunted her endlessly.

The transformation of her body and the social isolation attendant upon her ambiguous gender presentation combined to form what seems to me like a living hell.

At fifteen … Well, I’ll let her speak for herself. * “Then, one cold night in January when I was fifteen, it happened.

My mom was putting Jake to bed, and I went into the computer room to try searching for answers one more time.

I sat down and typed the usual, ‘I feel like I’m a girl trapped in a boy’s body,’ and this time I was greeted with something new.

“It was an article called ‘‘I’m a Girl’ —Understanding Transgender Children.’

“And that was it. That was the first time I ever read the magic word: ‘transgender.’ ” * Of course, this wasn’t the end of things. There was still the rest of the world and its inhabitants to convince. After discovering the magic word, Katie decided to go to school as a girl, to change her name, to go by “she” and not by “he.”

What follows as Katie returns to high school can only be described as heartbreaking. The backlash runs the gamut from petty to

despicable to downright illegal.

At one point, Bixby High School attempted to block Katie’s right to an education and refused to allow her to enroll until threatened with legal action.

It’s important to point out how normal this story really is. There’s this idea that anyone going through these things must be mentally ill, psychologically abnormal, or what have you.

But every part of “Rethinking Normal” is perfectly rational. The emotions Katie describes are the emotions I would expect to have were I standing in her shoes.

She didn’t choose the hand that she was dealt. She didn’t choose to face discrimination. She didn’t choose to hate her body and herself.

I talked to Katie last week about her book. At one point, she gave me a description of what it is like to live “like this,” to be trans.

Here’s what she told me: “We all know what it is like to be ‘othered,’ to feel like you don’t belong. Maybe you wore something you think looks really great, and no one says anything.

Maybe no one laughs at your jokes, or listens to what you have to say. Maybe everyone laughs at you behind your back.

“Now take that feeling, that pain, and imagine feeling that way every second of every day, The cover art of “Rethinking Normal,” a memoir by TU student Katie Rain Hill. The constantly, for the rest of your life. illustration is by Lauren Simkin Berke.

Think about that.”

I’ve become convinced that is getting better in small ways all I was sitting across the table Katie’s book is one of our most the time. from her. My chest tightened, important contemporary stories.

“Rethinking Normal” is one of much as it had when I read her I want to believe that the world those small ways. book.

Music at the Mansion enlightens audience Student Writer Meagan Collins recaps Music at the Mansion, where TU students and staff blessed the audience with unique and often haunting musical pieces.

Students and staff from numerous levels and varieties of study came to The Mansion at the Tulsa Historical Society and presented pieces of music they had composed.

They either gathered willing musicians or played the music themselves.

What ensued left the polite audience of TU students and Mansion staff on their feet and wishing for more.

The small but open space created the perfect acoustic space to suit the budding composers’ needs and gave a lovely backdrop of the front lawn and fountain.

Jack Bussert, a junior horn performance and instrumental music education major, opened Music at the Mansion by performing his piece “Danse Noire” alongside Drew Crane on piano.

From lively and dramatic to touching and slightly doleful, the piano solo was a fascinating beginning to the Music at the

Mansion program.

Next, sophomore composition major Matthew Magerkurth introduced the first of his two pieces. Dubbed “Color-shift 1,” it was the epitome of textured, modern music.

The eerie and obscure tones as well as the overflowing energy from the two performers made the piece even more distinct than the title. The piece was played by Micah and Jeremiah Neely.

Short and to the point with an unruffled rhythm, freshman Asura Oulds-Jones performed his own “Ba-Dum! Bedlam” for the audience on two drums. The shortest of the pieces, it begged to be lengthened further but fulfilled the composer’s wishes.

Named for its minimalistic nature, “Minimusik I,” for String Trio and Piano was created by senior Benjamin Krumwiede.

As piano performance and composition major, he took the liberty of playing the piano part while Sarah Thomas, Micah and Jeremiah Neely made up the string trio.

The minimalistic aura of the song, with its rugged and vivid edginess to the dissonant components, would be perfect for the silver screen.

Making his second appearance,

Matthew Magerkurth presented “Scissortail,” named after the state bird.

Centered on serene harmonies and melodies, the song showcased the wide expanses of Oklahoma and the fluidity of the scissortail flycatcher.

Margaret Mealy, Heather Ryan, Sarah Thomas, Micah Neely, Jeremiah Neely and Magerkurth himself made the piece take flight.

To finish off the performances, TU’s very own professor Joseph Rivers performed two pieces, “Notturno” and “Jesu, Joy,” to the delight of the already enriched audience. Notturno was played strictly with left hand on the piano which gave it a lilting and contemplative sound.

Named after J.S. Bach’s own composition, Dr. Rivers created “Jesu, Joy” as an interpretation of what he thought the original should be. The main theme could still be heard within Rivers’ own creation and gave a new perspective on the piece.

These creations were met with appreciative and awe-struck applause.

The audience of patrons, students and staff left the Mansion with their heads swimming in reverence of the talent in the young and the old.

A Haiku about Haikus A nibble of thought To awaken the weak mind.

Refreshing and sweet.

Origami Lotus of Love Crisp, creamy paper.

Loving touch into each fold.

Blooming just for you.

The best (and worst) of Tulsa’s Oktoberfest In case you somehow missed it, Oktoberfest Tulsa was this weekend. Managing Editor Conor Fellin was there, and he took the liberty of compiling some of his favorite (and least favorite) aspects of the festival in one place.

Pro: Feeling the weight of a stein full of beer in your hand is pretty legit.

Con: No, “bro,” I do not want to check out your guns right now.

Pro: Riding the pendulum is a lot more fun when you’ve had a little.

Con: The couple sitting in front of you disagrees.

Sara Douglas / The Collegian

Eager crowds gathered at Oktoberfest. Among other things, they enjoyed strudel, bratwurst and sauerkraut.

Pro: In a world of talking mouses and anthropomorphized storms, there’s something refreshingly

down to earth about a person in a chicken suit.

Con: The chicken dance is probably one of the most obnoxious forms of dance a person will ever have to deal with. Ever.

Pro: It’s an event you can bring your parents to that’s not tedious.

Con: You should really be more careful what you let your parents see.

Pro: Oktoberfest and Tulsa State Fair: two massive festivals in one month!

Con: Oktoberfest and Tulsa State Fair: two massive festivals in one month...

Con: The sausage and wienerschnitzel never quite live up to your expectations.

Pro: You can always fall back on good ol’ cheese on a stick.

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Accurate facts and figures counter partisan politicking Madeline Woods/Collegian

Since factual knowledge on many political issues is now available to the public through the internet, voters should stop paying attention to partisan rhetoric and force their representatives to stick to the numbers.

Nate Beckemeyer Student Writer

Modern statistics and computer analyses, as well as better understandings of these tools by the institutions that use them, continue to render the effects of political actions more and more apparent.

As the uncertainty surrounding political decisions fades, so does the generalizability of political ideology. Moreover, the question as to whether or not the country should make a change becomes more individual than ever. As politics become more personal, the best representation of the American public becomes less partisan, antiquating our current partisan politics, wherein one group (such as the democrats or the republicans) gets its views represented through the elected candidate, and the other group does not.

As an example of political transparency, look at the Congressional Budget Office’s (“CBO”) projections for the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as ObamaCare.

Note that all three estimates, made over the course of four years, line up almost exactly until sometime in 2016. Separation beyond

that point is to be expected: As time from the prediction increases, the certainty decreases and thereby the spread of the estimates increases. Yet the two most recent estimates still remain remarkably similar, demonstrating the power of modern calculations. In fact, both parties look at this data and see the same thing: ObamaCare will be expensive. What these parties choose to do with that information differs greatly, but it still exists for the public.

What does the availability and accuracy of such metrics mean?

They allow people to see outcomes of political actions with far less bias than would be possible receiving information from parties with agendas. Rather than ask which party’s interpretation you think is more accurate, the data asks whether or not you think the outcome is worth it: What, specifically, do you care about? Look at the CBO outcome estimates for the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 (raising the minimum wage to $10.10, then incrementally adjusting for inflation every three years).

This information is not shown in the graph, but the CBO predicts that the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 will raise 900,000 people out of poverty, accounting for the 500,000 people who would lose their jobs. As you can see, families making less than six times minimum wage will collectively increase their income if this bill is passed. So the question is not what would happen if this bill were

passed—although these are all approximations—but rather, do you want these things to happen?

Do you, as a member of society, care more about the people who would rise out of poverty and have increased family incomes, or do you care more about the people who lost their jobs and the people who may have worked incredibly hard to increase their family income to past six times the poverty threshold? That question faces us in this world with extreme affinity for statistical prediction.

The composition of data into understandable analyses, such as what is done at the Pew Research Center, makes information less open to interpretation and more understandable to the public.

Thanks to nonpartisan statistical research institutions, such as the PRC and the CBO, there is an increased understanding and personalization of political questions leading to the capacity for a new kind of political decision making at the legislative levels.

Rather than vote for politicians, we should vote for issues. Many years ago, voting for politicians was desirable because it would have been logistically impossible for the people to vote on the issues that they cared about, as well as for everyone to see clearly the effects of certain behavior. However, in modern days there is the solvable problem that politicians are not perfectly representative of their constituents. I see one way to resolve this problem which I particularly like:

We continue to vote for politicians; however, if they use these modern statistical techniques prudently and work in tandem with institutions such as the PRC or the CBO, they can best represent the desires of an educated public while also minimizing the bias inherent in this process.

I believe that if politicians started caring more about the welfare

of the people than partisan interpretations, then they would have less bias and less agenda, functioning more like a nonpartisan research institution, ultimately transforming the legislative branch from an improper representation of the desires of incumbents’ constituents into a far more accurate representation of the desires of all of the people.

Both graphs courtesy Congressional Budget Office

These graphs were produced by non-partisan agencies, and they provide reliable information about the consequences of specific pieces of legislation. Politicians should use this kind of information rather than just listening to party cues.

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of the committee’s suggestions Prize is awarded to those who are for international peace. Every the best in their fields, would a year the Norwegian organization person be able to generate a worldputs someone under its globally changing impact on peace at such recognized spotlight to receive an early age of 17? international attention.

Not even Malala herself Nevertheless, more than a believes so. “Last year, I said person, it draws attention to a topic that I do not deserve it, and I still that the organization considers say that because I have started a necessary to be addressed. Let’s campaign and it’s not over yet,” Staff Writer take a look at previous laureates: she told ABC News’ Amy Robach.

The logic seems simple: you re- In 1993, F. W. de Klerk, the last “It’s not completed yet. And when ceive an award for something you president during Apartheid South I see that I have done something do. With that in mind, we tend to Africa, received the Peace Award and I have achieved this big goal analyze whether or not someone one year before Nelson Mandela which I always dreamed for, then I’ll think that OK, now I deserve did enough to receive recognition, was released from prison.

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from Italian-Americans’ and Catholics’ efforts during a time of discrimination against them. They lobbied for it in order to celebrate their own culture and to demonstrate how they too were a part of American traditions.

This still doesn’t make a good case for why Columbus Day ought to be a federal holiday. The majority of Americans are neither Italian nor Catholic. St. Patrick’s Day isn’t a federal holiday, even though the celebrations that surround it are undoubtedly more widespread and lack the controversy of Columbus Day. Many people of Mexican heritage celebrate Cinco de Mayo, but that isn’t a federal holiday. Germans make up the single largest ethnic group in the United States (and in most states, including Oklahoma), but no state dedicates even a single day to Oktoberfest.

The early advocates of Columbus Day, including the non-Italian and non-Catholic ones, stressed American nationalism. Yet Columbus’s connection to the United States is minimal.

His voyage began the waves of European settlement, but it is the subsequent explorers who had more to do with the United States.

Historians aren’t convinced that Columbus even knew the Americas were a new world rather than the west coast of Asia. Our continents get their name from Amerigo Vespucci, who did realize that.

Furthermore, unless one counts our Caribbean territories, Columbus never landed in what is now the United States. The first settlements in the contiguous United feature & layout editor—Morgan Krueger

Apparently, October 13 was Columbus Day. It’s one of ten federally recognized holidays, joining the ranks of giants that define entire months (e.g. Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas) and also the largely celebrated

holiday is?

Often, criticism of this day is based on Columbus’s treatment of native peoples. Questions of human rights violations aside, why do we celebrate Columbus Day? There have been many celebrations of Columbus’s voyage throughout American history. The first official government recognition came in Colorado in the early 1900s, but it wasn’t federally recognized until 1937.

Much of the reason for the ascendency of the holiday came

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days that unofficially mark the beginning and end of a season (e.g.

Memorial Day and Labor Day).

Basically every American could tell you when any of these days are coming up. Besides government employees who get the day off and elementary aged children who are forced to learn (incorrectly) about how Columbus bravely sailed despite fears of falling off the edge of our possibly flat Earth to become (again, incorrectly) the first European to discover America, does anybody care about when this

apprentice editor—Sara Douglas

Columbus Day doesn’t have anything to do with American heritage. It only serves to perpetuate false beliefs.

Brennen VanderVeen

States came after his death.

Today, no matter what its beginnings were, Columbus Day really doesn’t serve as a celebration of either the United States itself or Italian heritage. It mainly serves to perpetuate the myth that all people believed in a flat Earth. Children are taught that Columbus defied the notions of the time and somehow had special wisdom of the Earth’s sphericity. They are taught that no one except the monarchs of Spain would support his plan for a voyage because they feared falling off the Earth’s edge.

This is false. Many people have known that the Earth was round at least since ancient Greece. This knowledge was not lost on Western civilization. The real dispute was on the size of the Earth. Columbus miscalculated its size and was convinced Asia was much closer to Spain than it is. If it weren’t for the Americas, Columbus’s voyage would have failed as it wasn’t equipped to go so far.

Columbus Day does not serve any real purpose. It’s largely ignored by American culture, with its controversy defining public discourse on it. His voyages were definitely historically important, but the United States itself has no direct heritage from Columbus.

The holiday mainly serves to perpetuate the idea that people once thought the Earth is flat.

We’d be better off celebrating a day with real national significance like Constitution Day on Sept. 17 or even a certain October holiday.

At least trick or treating has a visible cultural significance.

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variety editor—Abigail LaBounty

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Mini Captain ‘Cane knows he’s cool

Sara Douglas / Collegian

Leonidus, gazing coyly into the distance, shows off his scrupulously detailed Captain ‘Cane costume as his father looks on. The true blue duo exudes enough school spirit to compose Homecoming’s cutest picture.

Sara Douglas / Collegian

A couple dances while a band plays. Flags on the wall demonstrate the multinational nature of Oktoberfest.

Campus crime watch

Oct. 2 8:50 p.m.

Officers responded to a Mayo Village apartment after receiving a marijuana odor complaint. Upon arrival, Officers made contact with the residents and guests who admitted they had been smoking marijuana. Officers confiscated a marijuana cigarette and grinder. No arrests were made.

Oct. 4 1:30 a.m.

Officers on patrol observed a student setting off fireworks at a US West apartment. The fireworks were confiscated as contraband and impounded at Campus Security for safekeeping.

Oct. 5 9:18 p.m.

Officers shutdown an unauthorized tailgate in the US West Lot. Officers determined they did not have permission to tailgate in the lot and were consuming alcohol in public. The tailgaters packed up and left.

Oct. 9 3:26 a.m.

An employee reported receiving a voice mail containing an obscene message from an unidentified caller. The investigation is pending.

11:20 a.m.

Items found in McFarlin Library were turned in and impounded at Campus Security for safekeeping. The items include: an

earring, water bottle, woman’s blouse and a tennis ball.

Ocr. 11 6:00 a.m.

Officers responded to a Mayo Village apartment regarding a physical altercation between 2 students who had been dating. Neither party wished to press charges and the parties were separated.

11:24 a.m.

Officers responded to Fisher West regarding a loud party. Upon arrival, Officers identified 16 students in a suite that were in possession of alcohol and not of legal age to consume alcohol. Officers discarded the alcohol.

Oct. 12 12:00 a.m.

An Officer on patrol was approached near 3rd St. & Delaware by a hostile intoxicated non-TU suspect throwing rocks at the Officer. Tulsa Police were contacted who arrested the suspect at the above location for Public Intoxication.

3:10 a.m.

A student was arrested by Tulsa Police for Public Intoxication after the student began yelling derogatory remarks at an Officer on patrol. Upon making contact with the student, Officers observed the student was intoxicated and under the legal age to consume alcohol.

The Walking Dead: Zombie “Out” Run benefiting the Oklahoma Blood Institute

October 24th — 6 pm Participate in a 2 mile race and try to out-run the ZOMBIES! Start out with 3 lives, and enter the raffle for prizes if you “survive” with all 3 lives To REGISTER: donate blood during the OBI Blood Drive nd October 22 and 23rd in Great Hall A, 10 am – 4 pm OR Donate 3 cans The first 200 people to give blood or donate cans to register for the race will receive a FREE t-shirt!

Schedule an appointment for the OBI Blood Drive: go to obi.org or call 877-340-8777

Walk-ins are also accepted

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The State-Run Media

State-Run media Every atom belonging to you as good belongs to us.

Because they could not stop for death,

these poets sang of Homecoming

This week, Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman agreed to attend the Homecoming football game. Dickinson, who seldom left her home during her life, took some convincing. Whitman, on the other hand, was already on his way before we asked, and was ejected shortly after the game began. Ms. Dickinson left early as well, opting to sit quietly in McFarlin Library.

Emily Dickinson

Doesn’t Get Out Much “The football guys are birds” (working title) O—if the football’s men were birds And round about them lay The detritus of fall’s lament— Little twigs of hay— And gathering—for winter’s keep— For beaver and for bear— Then how this bold strife intermit— Brought scraps into their lair— Or for the young secured a rest From fighting on this court— Then what good had tumbled from The paroxysm of sport— Also, Walt Whitman sucks.

Fuck that guy.

Photos by Sara Douglas, edited by Sarah Power

Left: Emily Dickinson, in McFarlin Library, exhibiting the Puritan ideals of “stoicism and misery.” Right: Walt Whitman, relaxing outside of the State-Run Media offices. Although we tried to coax him inside, Mr. Whitman kept getting distracted by the birds, and the trees, and the insects upon the ground, and the students at their studies, etc.

Walt Whitman Gets Around

“I Sing the Body Athletic” I have come home!

I have come home, to the field of America, the field of American men, I have come home, to the bodies of America, the bodies of American men, to sport, to lusty manhood, to the sweat of the brow and of the nape, I have come home, to the home that is within me, that is within the body of my soul, my soul which is my body.

I sing the body athletic, The body of the American spirit engirths me and I engirth it, And it will not let me off until the pass is run or the point made, And I whoop the primal call of men primordial.

Graphic and photo by Elias Brinkman / Collegian

Four ominous figures chanted over the yearly bonfire, causing the earth itself to split open and the eternal enemies of Heaven to careen screaming out of the Void. Hot chocolate was served free of charge.

TU celebrates dark ritual

This year, the University of Tulsa rededicated itself to its dark masters. Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of the Underworld, the Golden Hurricane still lost against USF. Caitlin Woods

In League with Dark Forces Last week, the University of Tulsa observed its annual Homecoming Week, which ran from Oct. 15 to Oct. 19, and included events for students and alumni alike.

Commonly observed on university campuses across the country, homecoming is a celebration of strength, virility, and animalistic

urges which appeal to the base instincts of most college students.

Meant to rally and inspire the campus, homecoming also serves to imbue football players with centuries-old spiritual power. and to ally them with the dark forces necessary to conquer their enemies.

This year, TU brought back a curious tradition: the “piano drop”.

The jarring, cacophonous sound which results from a ping pong ball-filled piano being dropped from a crane is said to awaken the hordes of undead armies which lie in wait deep beneath Dietler Commons.

Students gathered to watch as a symbol of elegance and beauty was reduced to a crumpled heap of bent wood and broken keys—

a chilling reminder of the overwhelming force of inertia in the universe, and of our inherent isolation from other human beings.

It was also really fun to chase the ping pong balls that fell out when it hit the ground.

If you didn’t get the chance to see the bonfire this year, it really was something. A towering mass of smoke and flame, the annual bonfire really is the glory of TU Homecoming.

At this year’s bonfire, students and dark, hooded figures gathered around the towering mass of fire, chanting in long-dead tongues and casting sacrificial offerings of ash and blood onto the pyre. When the flames were at their peak, the ground split open, and armies of

These are men with firm handshakes, and they grip the football firmly— And the body of the football is supple in their hands.

It is the walk of the footballer, the carriage of his neck, the flex of his waist and knees, his pads do not hide him, The strong sweet quality he has strikes me through the polyester and product placement, To see him pass conveys as much as the best poem, perhaps more, You linger to see his back, and the back of his neck and shoulderside.

O! What strength there is, What strength in the spectator, and the quarterback, and the running back, and in the kicker, All breathe the same air into their clean lungs, through their clean lips, and beads of sweat Rest upon their lips, And they are free, and their spirit is free, and they are of the same spirit, And I am of the same spirit with them.

We apologize for cutting off Mr. Whitman here, but his manuscript went on for several hundred more pages. We felt it was only fair to Ms. Dickinson, who covered the same story more concisely. spirits, ghosts and ghouls arose from their unholy prison, compelled to do the bidding of their dark masters.

Football players retreated to the darkest and deepest layers of McFarlin library, where it is rumored they forged a blood oath with these spirits. No Collegian writer has ever seen this rite and lived to tell the tale.

Despite the use of powerful sorcery and necromancy, TU’s team tragically lost the Homecoming football game. When asked how he could have let this happen, Great Duke of Hell Eligor shook his head, saying he “never saw it coming”, despite having perfect insight into the futures of all battles. This reporter thinks he just didn’t want to take responsibility.