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New scholarship honors professor NADIA ENCHASSI

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A memorial fund was established in January at The University of Oklahoma Foundation in honor of a former professor.

Born Nov. 29, 1963, Neil ShaferRay, associate professor of physics, died Dec. 26, 2012 after battling acute leukemia since July 2011. Shafer-Ray joined OU in 1995.

“Neil was always just so excited about everything — family, physics, life,” said Gregory Parker, chairman and professor in the physics and astronomy department. “He was an enthusiastic, creative and genuinely good person.”

The Neil E. Shafer-Ray Memorial Fund was established from donations given by Shafer-Ray’s family, friends, colleagues and alumni, Parker said.

Exxon Mobil Corporation also contributed to the fund. Shafer-Ray’s wife, Kerry, authorized the fund.

“When Neil was still alive, he often

talked about the possibility of setting recommended by the Graduate up a fund after his death,” Parker said. Studies Committee based on three “This was essentially his wish.” qualifications. To qualify, a candidate D a v i d Q u i r k , “What we’re looking for must be a full-time dean of the graduate student College of Arts and are top-notch students in the physics and Sciences, said he with a possible need.” astronomy departhelped get the fund ment, have a miniset up. The fund gregory PArKer, cHAirmAn AnD mum 3.0 GPA and will be awarded as Professor in tHe PHysics AnD may not be a donor Astronomy DePArtment a $2,000 summer or an immediate scholarship to outstanding graduate family member of a donor. students in physics, Quirk said in an “What we’re looking for are top email.

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Event highlights sustainability and food justice CEDAR FLOYD

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Kelsie Berg, University college freshman, studies Thursday in Oklahoma memorial Union. Berg recently won the Dr pepper Tuition Giveaway, a $100,000 scholarship that will help her accomplish her goal of becoming a lawyer.

Student scores big in football toss $100,000 Dr Pepper scholarship is an academic game-changer EVAN BALDACCINI campus reporter

Standing in the middle of a football field, surround by thousands of people, her competition and a giant Dr Pepper bottle, Kelsie Berg had two options: make it or miss it.

She made it.

Kelsie Berg, University College freshman, changed her life that day with aptly thrown footballs, securing $100,000 towards her higher education.

Things could have turned out very differently for Berg had she not found out about the scholarship through her mom.

“She saw it on a Dr Pepper box, [and] she told me to do it, because I was really creative,” Berg said.

The 60 second video she made for the scholarBerg wasn’t the only person to compete for the ship led to a life-sized check, she said. scholarship. In the end, they narrowed it down to The video had to represent the person’s per- ten videos out of 5,000, and those 10 got voted on sonality, they had to talk about why they needed within a two week timespan, Berg said. and deserved the scholarFr iends and family “They spoiled us rotten on could vote by hash tagship and give insight into who they are as a person the trip. We got a really nice ging #tuitionforKelsie on and what they were maor by going on the hotel on the beach. They paid Twitter joring in.

Dr Pepper website and for our food, and we did not voting, Berg said. The The Dr Pepper Tuition Giveaway program has spend any money the entire top five with the most changed the lives of nuvotes got an all expenstrip.” merous college students, es paid trip to the Bowl allowing them to achieve Kelsie Berg, uniVersity college fresHmAn Championship Series their personal and acagame in Miami. demic goals by removing the financial burden of “They spoiled us rotten on the trip. We got a college tuition, according to the Dr Pepper fact really nice hotel on the beach. They paid for our sheet. food, and we did not spend any money the entire For Berg, the scholarship will pay for all four trip,” she said. years of her undergraduate degree, as well as her first year of law school, she said.

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In D e c e m b e r t h e College of International Studies got a new dean with around 14 years of experience in the field, a zeal for education and a passion for study SUZeTTe GrillOT abroad, who has actually been manning the post since July.

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new dean of the College of International Area Studies, in an email.

Grillot has been at OU since 1999, when she joined the political science and international area studies departments. Since then, she has served as associate dean of the College of International Studies since July 2008 and the interim dean since July 2012. During that time, Grillot was among the people who helped develop and expand the Department of International and Area Studies into the college it is today, said OU Press Secretary Michael Nash in an email.

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Norman Animal Welfare will be hosting an event from noon to 4 p.m. Feb. 9 at 3428 Jenkins Ave. to keep pets healthy, legal and returned to their owner in case they run away.

There are about 200 doses of vaccinations, said Amy Jones, pet adoption coordinator for Norman Animal Welfare. vaccinations would be sold on a first-come, firstserved basis, Jones said. vaccinations will be offered for kennel cough, rabies, distemper, feline distemper and ferret distemper.

Deworming and physical examinations will also be available, according to the flier for the event.

City pet licenses and microchips will also be available for purchase, according to the flier. The city of Norman requires all pets to be licensed, said Jones, who added microchips are an “easy and inexpensive way to get your pets back to you.”

Proof of current rabies vaccination and the pet’s spay or neuter status is required to purchase a pet license, according to the flier.

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The Real Food C h a l l e n g e We e k e n d kicks off tonight with a free, meal donated by l o ca l b u s i n e s s e s a n d organizations.

The meal, which will begin at 6 p.m. in Jim Thorpe Multicultural Center, was organized

by Students Against a Fa c t o r y - Fa r m i ng Economy (SAFE) in conjunction with the Real Food Challenge (RFC), a national non-profit that promotes food justice.

A sampling of the menu includes bison roast, donated by the Oklahoma Food Cooperative, a vegetarian entrée donated

by Eat At Local and salad donated by The Earth Natural Foods & Deli.

These groups, among others, will give presentations about food justice during the meal, discussing why they are a part of the movement and how they are working toward a healthier and more sustainable food economy, said biology senior Ashley Higgs, event organizer and member of SAFE.

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TODAY AROUND CAMPUS: Free Movie: “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” will be screened at 6, 9 p.m. and midnight in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

Saturday, Feb. 2 Women’s tennis will play Rice at noon at Headington Family Tennis Center.

Free Movie: “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” will be screened at 1 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

Men’s basketball will play Kansas State at 5 p.m. at Lloyd Noble Center.

Pianist Stephanie Leon Shames will perform at 8 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Pitman Recital Hall as part of the Sutton Artist Series. For tickets or information contact the Fine Arts Box Office.

Monday, Feb. 4 Free Food: Star-shaped cookies will be given away from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s first floor lobby to promote OU’s Dancing with the Stars.

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They also went to several concerts, including those featuring Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan and Flo Rida. They got to sit front row on the beach, she said.

Berg said she even got the chance to befriend her fellow contestants.

“Everyone was so diverse, and we all got along really well. I have all of their numbers and we still talk,” she said.

“The second day that we went down is when we found out who won. We still had the rest of that day and two more days to hang out with everybody.

“I was scared that they would have a chip on their shoulder toward me, but everyone was “Everyone was super nice.”

Her scholarship wasn’t easiso diverse, ly won. When she found out she and we all got was one of the top five finalists, along really she had to start preparing for the portion of the well. I have football-throwing contest. all of their When the top five were selected, they emailed Berg and others the numbers and dimensions of the large Dr Pepper we still talk.” can that they would be throwing the footballs into. In addition, Berg Kelsie Berg, University College received two footballs in the mail which met the exact specificafreshman tions of the footballs they would be using, she said.

To prepare, Berg was told how far they would be from the target, she said.

“They were really specific in helping us practice,” Berg said.

With the information, Berg’s father built a replica of the Dr Pepper can she’d be targeting. Berg said she threw about 150 footballs a day to practice.

Berg said winning the life-sized check came with a lot of attention.

“Everybody from Notre Dame and Alabama were in the airport when we were leaving, because it was the day after, and they saw me with the check and were like ‘you were the winner, I saw you on TV!’ I felt like a celebrity,” she said.

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Neil Shafer-Ray, physics and astronomy professor, passed away Dec. 26, 2012. A memorial fund will go into effect this February in his honor.

notch students with a possible need,” Parker said. “They’ll be expected to perform exceptional research with the money during that time.”

John Moore-Furneaux, physics and astronomy professor, collaborated with Shafer-Ray on research for about three years, which he will continue work on for the years to come, he said.

“The fund that’s being set up will enable students to do interesting, important research,” Moore-Furneaux said. “In particular, it will allow students to do research that is more speculative, because that’s the kind of research that’s hard to get funded.”

Shafer-Ray’s research concentrated on four distinct areas of atomic and molecular physics: chemical reaction dynamics, spectroscopic field measurements, ultracold molecular physics and spectroscopy beyond the standard model.

James Coker, physics and astronomy graduate research assistant, worked closely alongside his advisor Shafer-Ray. Coker said Shafer-Ray remained positive during his treatments and regularly kept in touch with his graduate students and fellow researchers through email, phone and even Skype until the very last semester before his passing.

“He wasn’t around much physically, but his presence was everywhere,” Coker said. “And it still is today.”

Coker said he feels the funding of promising graduate students is a great way to expand on Shafer-Ray’s many papers, proposals and books.

“It makes sense that Neil would do something like this.

Even in dying, he would help beyond his life,” Coker said. “He was brilliant, driven, fun and full of ideas — and now those ideas can live on.”

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THUMBS UP: A new memorial fund will aid students who perform advanced physics research. It was established in memory of physics professor Neil E. Shafer-Ray. (Page 1)

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Okla. lawmaker spends time on useless effort Our View: Dead laws must stay dead

pass useless legislation, we might understand, but Reynolds has a long history of introducing marginal legislation.

Women. Soldiers. Youth. Music. All have been Immediately after the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t targets of one state representative’s efforts to Tell,” Reynolds introduced House Bill 2195 which pass his misguided ideas through the Oklahoma would have reinstated the policy for the Oklahoma Legislature.

Rep. Mike Reynolds, R-Oklahoma City, currently National Guard. The bill was reassigned to a differis working on another bill in a long line of question- ent committee, ending its chances for passage — another dead end for Reynolds. able legislative efforts that waste our representatives’ time and efforts.

The Oklahoma National Guard needs as many Reynolds introduced House Bill 1029, the people as it can get, and Reynolds’ effort to limit any Oklahoman from serving their state is Personhood Act of 2013, in January. It defines reprehensible. a fetus as a person from the point of And the story of Reynolds continues. conception.

The Our View When legislation doesn’t work, Reynolds Oklahoma lawmakers have better things is the majority turns to litigation. In January, Reynolds to do than spend time on a bill already deopinion of The Daily’s filed a lawsuit against Gov. Mary Fallin and clared unconstitutional in the April 2012 nine-member Oklahoma Youth Expo organizers. Reynolds decision Oklahoma v. Barber. Reynolds editorial board alleges that over $2 million in state funds should end his campaign. were improperly given to the expo, which If this issue sounds familiar, you have a offers Oklahoma children an opportunity to show better memory than Reynolds. A nearly identical livestock and learn about Oklahoma agriculture. bill was introduced and passed through the senThe expo, managed by Oklahoma State ate in early 2012 — the Oklahoma Supreme Court University agriculture students, is a positive and struck down the bill later that year.

If this were the first instance of Reynolds trying to worthwhile venture, and Reynolds should use his

time pursuing different objectives. contact The lawsuit, based on the Rep. Mike specificity of the appropriReynolds ations language, is unwarR- Oklahoma ranted because the legislaCity ture voted to fund the expo. mikereynolds@ Supporting Oklahoma’s okhouse.gov youth is a good idea.

By naming organizers of (405) 748-0323 the expo, a non-profit organization, in the lawsuit, Reynolds is threatening the future of the expo, which gives $125,000 in scholarships to Oklahoma youth for Oklahoma schools.

Luckily, Reynolds is in a district that is close to home for the OU community. Many students probably vote in his district and can make a real change when he comes up for re-election. Even if you do not vote in Oklahoma City, please contact Reynolds and tell him or her to spend time on issues that have an impact in Oklahoma.

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Borrow a book from a bright red booth

Conspiracy theories insult tragedy victims

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illions of books are into a Borrow-a-Book exchange.

Opinion columnist sold, resold, barThacker stated, “The purpose of the Borrow-a-Book tered and trashed phone booth is to build and strengthen our community. in the United States each My hope for the program is for the friends of the Borrow-ayear. For students on camBook booth to encourage the Campus Corner Association puses, the end of every seor OU to adopt this system for one [or several] of the weathmester entails a scramble erproof phone booths on campus.” to find a friend who might So, in the early weeks of December, a small bookshelf need the same textbook, to was inserted into the red phone booth on Buchanan Andrew Sartain sell the current version of a Avenue, across from Hideaway Pizza with a couple of andrew.sartain@ou.edu book before an updated ediBorrow-a-Book signs. tion replaces it or stashing the out of dates out of sight.

It wasn’t long before the Buchanan Avenue phone booth The textbook industry is unique because consumers steadily began to build a collection of books, comics and do not choose the product. Hence, price is several used DVDs; and it also received attaken out of the purchasing decision and the tention from several community bloggers inIn depth publisher is given the opportunity to hold a cluding the popular People in the Trenches. disproportionate market influence, setting Thacker continued by saying, “People Earth Rebirth prices high. This is also fueled by the lack of seem to love the idea so far and we would Andrew Sartain is competition within the market, leaving delove to see it grow.” the founder of Earth termining the costs to a handful of publishers The premise is anyone can donate a book Rebirth, a campus who prevent others from entering the costly to the open phone booth and honorably bororganization that market. row another to be returned later. Hopefully, encourages efforts It may seem cliché to say small steps lead by filling the phone booth full of books, we for environmental to change, but change is constituted by effort. can inspire the interest of the campus to sustainability.

This is why I was excited toward the end of designate several red phone booths for this last semester when Cory Thacker, interdiscipurpose. plinary perspectives on the environment seThe World Literature Today Student nior, approached Earth Rebirth, an organizaAdvisory Board is a group open to all stution that promotes greener lifestyles, regarding a small idea dents and dedicated to providing feedback to the journal to transform one of the bright red phone booths on campus as well as assisting with events and on-campus visibility for the journal. This group has also been in the planning stages of pushing a micro-library concept in one of these phone booths on the North Oval.

Alyssa Boutelle of the board stated, “Three resources added up to my proposal for an OU micro library: empty phone booths, the abundance of books sent to the journal for review, and the students of [the journal’s] Student Advisory Board. I knew our students, as well as the staff of the journal, would be enthusiastic about bringing books to the students of OU in such a innovative way.”

These phone booths would be maintained by the community or student organizations, like Earth Rebirth and the journal’s Student Advisory Board, and any excess books could be donated to charity to be used for years to come.

This would allow students to utilize old and used books that may be out of date or unneeded by letting them be valued by the community.

Furthermore, the phone booth extensively demonstrates if you give the students a chance to participate in the process of change, change becomes inherent within our desire to act.

Small steps can incrementally add up to bring great benefit to a community.

It seems rational to do our best to utilize the books that are already in circulation in order to reduce the production demand of popular books. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure and no book should be trashed or shoved into the garage.

Let’s collectively work to revive the use of our old books as a community.

If you have any old books, stop by the phone booth on Buchanan Avenue and help demonstrate the plausibility and popularity behind this concept by filling up the very first Borrow-a-Book phone booth set up at the University of Oklahoma.

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hate to admit this, Opinion Columnist but several of my friends are “Sandy Hook truthers.” They believe the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was scripted, a hoax or a “false flag” attack designed to scare Scott Starr the public and make scott.e.starr-1@ou.edu it easier to pass more stringent gun control measures or to repeal the Second Amendment all together.

These ideas and conspiracy theories easily are dismissed and are patently ridiculous for the most part.

Worse still, the theories and the circus that goes with them are insults to the victims of the school shooting.

Yet, to my surprise, a number of otherwise intelligent and rational people have fallen for these sensational claims – hook, line and sinker.

With every new wrinkle or YouTube video claiming to reveal newly-discovered facts from the shooting, I get an email or Facebook message proclaiming there is “compelling new evidence” and “absolute proof” of a ploy or a cover-up entwined in the shooting.

Many people seem to have an innate need to project order from chaos, even if they have to turn on their “suspension of disbelief” mechanism to do so, like when they are watching a science fiction film.

Researchers say conspirators simply are looking for control. “It seems likely that conspiratorial beliefs serve a similar psychological function to superstitious, paranormal and, more controversially, religious beliefs, as they help some people to gain a sense of control over an unpredictable world,” according to Christopher French, a psychologist at Goldsmiths, University of London.

The Sandy Hook shooting is attractive to conspiracy theorists because, at present, the U.S. is not united.

The country is strongly divided along socio-political lines, and the atmosphere is charged with mistrust and disillusionment.

People are desperate to feel secure and autonomous again instead of buffered by fear and doubt.

The “Sandy Hook truther” population’s inconsistent skepticism is particularly puzzling.

They distrust the mainstream media and the academic or scientific complex, but fail to apply the same skepticism to the people making wild claims on YouTube or Facebook — who, after all, could be mistaken, delusional or simply lying to them just as easily as the “puppet masters” controlling the mainstream outlets of news and politics.

As a Cherokee and Native American studies major, you don’t have to convince me the U.S. federal government or any politician or journalism outlet is capable of dishonesty or a lack of critical analysis, but wild speculation and sensationalism never should replace reason and consistent skepticism.

Do us all a favor if you have friends, family members or acquaintances who promote or defend the “Sandy Hook truther” movement. Make sure they aren’t armed or dangerous. Laugh at them or try to talk some sense into them. They are indeed insulting the Sandy Hook victims as well as the American public’s intelligence.

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Annee Doyle, science education sophomore, looks for a book to Andrew Sartain is an interdisciplinary perspectives on the environment and nonprofit management senior. borrow at the Book Exchange on Campus Corner.

Scott Starr is a Native American studies senior.

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PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- It’s imperative that you keep quiet about what you’ve been told in strict confidence. If you promised that you wouldn’t breathe a word to anyone, don’t break your vow.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- The enthusiasm and optimism you show will have a contagious effect on your associates, which will help you in return. You need others’ feedback as much as they need your input.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) --One of the reasons you’re likely to do better than most of your peers is that you’ll be cognizant of the small but significant details that others totally ignore. Good for you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- What makes life more comfortable and enjoyable during this cycle is associating with people whose political and religious views parallel yours.

They’ll make you feel more at ease.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- With your natural ability to ferret out information that others are

reluctant to reveal, you’ll need to be especially mindful to keep things to yourself.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) --Because partnerships are favored, you could find yourself involved in several such arrangements for different purposes. Each one should work out fairly well.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Follow the sage advice: “A penny saved is a penny earned.� Cut corners wherever you can, because small amounts can add up to a hefty sum.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Little things could take on special significance, and your peers could be making big judgments about you based on small details. Fortunately, you’ll give a good account of yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Both your intuition and logic will be especially keen at this point. It’s a good thing, too, because each will be instrumental in helping you resolve critical issues.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- A line of communication could be opened to someone you’ve been anxious to contact, though it may not be an easy one. Be prepared to make a concerted effort.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Do not get discouraged if your achievements do not necessarily measure up to your expectations.

The important thing is that you’re moving forward, even if it’s only one step at a time.

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At a glance ‘Warm Bodies’

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n a sorry film era dominated by overly serious supernatural romance movies like “Twilight,” a comical, yet heartwarming, zombie movie like “Warm Bodies” is a welcome relief.

The film is set in a post-apocalyptic world where zombies have taken over, and humans are confined to walled settlements, where they fearfully await their demise or choose to fight back. The heroine, Julie (Teresa Palmer), decides to fight against the terrifying zombies and makes an unexpected friend in a zombie we only know as “R.” After I saw Nicholas Hoult from the infamous U.K. television show “Skins” would be playing the zombie hero “R,” I knew I had to see “Warm Bodies.”

However, if you need a little more convincing, let me give you a few reasons to see the film.

From the very beginning, “Warm Bodies” obviously doesn’t take itself too seriously. R’s beginning zombie-thoughts monologue had enough humor in it to get the entire theater laughing before we were even five minutes into the movie.

Starring: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, Dave Franco and John Malkovich Rated: PG-13 photo provided

Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer star in the new comedic, romantic horror movie “Warm Bodies,” in theaters Friday, Feb. 1.

“What am I doing with my life?” R wonders. “I just want to connect. Why can’t I connect with people? Oh right, it’s because I’m dead.”

R and his zombie best friend wander around mumbling unintelligible grumbles to each other, yet R feels there’s more to life — death? — than eating brains.

At times, “Warm Bodies” almost seems like an outright parody. Yet, truly touching moments lend a bit of romance to the film without becoming too sappy. Since R is a zombie, he never sleeps, so he spends the night staring at Julie, who wakes up to his pale, scarred face. His obsession with her is adorable and almost too sugary

sweet, but her stunned reaction to his creepiness adds just the right amount of straight humor to counteract the corny romance.

Granted, after the first 30 minutes, the plot is somewhat predictable. The drunken guy in the row behind me had no problem yelling out what would

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The No. 2 Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team will be putting its perfect record on the line tonight at 6 p.m. in Morgantown to open conference play.

In the Sooners’ (7-0) four meets, they are averaging 196.938 points per meet , with the lowest total being 196.45 coming in the season opener against No. 8 Georgia — which OU has beaten twice this season.

The top team in the nation, Florida, is averaging 197.025 points per meet , and only one top-10 team is not averaging at least 196 points per meet, so every thousandth of a point counts.

None of the squads OU will be facing tonight have put up numbers anywhere near that.

None of the S ooners’ opponents — neither West Virginia nor Western Michigan nor William and Mary — are ranked in the top 25, and none of the three have eclipsed the 196point mark this season. The Mountaineers have scored the best meet (195.15 points in a loss last Friday ) and Western Michigan is putting up the best average with 194.2 points per meet.

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underestimate anybody,” sophomore Lauren Alexander said. “We don’t know how prepared they are.

They could be way better than we could ever imagine.”

The Sooners are coming off back-to-back 197plus points performances — 197.325 points against Denver and 197.275 points to claim the title in the Metroplex Challenge — so they are coming into tonight’s meet on a hot streak.

In the Metroplex Challenge, OU edged out three current top-15 opponents — No. 6 LSU by .175 points, Georgia by .5 points and No. 14 Oregon State by .45 points — by winning one event, the beam event, outright and tying for first in the bars event.

“These teams are very good, and they’re going to come hard toward us just like we’re going to go our hardest toward them,” junior Taylor Spears said. “Improving every meet is definitely a good step.”

Because of the quality showing in Fort Worth on Saturday, the Big 12 awarded OU by naming Sooners to all three of its “of the week” honors, marking the third time this season that has happened.

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