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Two student groups renew push for gender-neutral housing on campus SARAH MARTIN Campus Reporter

A renewed push for gender-neutral housing in university residences will be led this week by two OU student organizations.

Students for a Democratic Society, in conjunction with members of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Friends, have lobbied for the change for three years, but work has been done this semester to refine yet another proposal to university administrators, Students for a Democratic Society member Monique Rodriquez said.

Gender-neutral housing policies are currently in place at 54 universities around the U.S., but OU should adopt the policy regardless of what administrators at other universities decide, Rodriguez, University College freshman, said. see HOUSING paGe 2

Top: students perform steps for a choreographed dance learned during the 12 hour fundraiser for the oklahoma Children’s hospital Foundation on saturday. over 1,650 students were on their feet participating in the Dance Marathon activities, raising $105,000 for the kids.

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Right: a university College freshman (left) congratulates Cindy, one of the children participating in the children’s carnival, for a successful bean bag toss during the 12-hour fundraiser for the oklahoma Children’s hospital Foundation on saturday. all proceeds go to ou Children’s hospital in oklahoma City, which is run in conjunction with the Children’s Miracle network

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sophomore guard aaryn ellengerg scans the court for an open teammate during ou’s 83-77 loss to kansas on sunday at lloyd noble Center. ellenberg finished with 27 points.

Regular season ends on sour note for Sooners Oklahoma loses to Kansas, will face OSU-Mizzou winner in Big 12 tourney KEDRIC KITCHENS

assistant sports editor

The OU women’s basketball team didn’t overcome a lackluster first-half performance, falling to the Kansas Jayhawks, 83-77, Sunday at Lloyd Noble Center.

The Sooners stayed in the game — hitting shots and drawing enough fouls to send three Jayhawks to the bench for the night — but it was too little too late for coach Sherri Coale’s squad. Kansas hit its free throws down the stretch and put the Sooners away.

Coale seemed bewildered by her team’s play.

“I thought Kansas played incredibly inspired and we didn’t,” Coale said. “We were as flat as can be. We knew what was on the line, we knew what was at stake, and I can’t explain it. I wish I could.”

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Consulting group to hold open house JAKE MORGAN

Campus Reporter

A student-led consulting organization hopes to recruit new student participants for the fall semester by holding

Accreditation team seeks student input Students are invited to voice their thoughts about the university today to a commission that is evaluating the university.

This week, 12 Higher Learning Commission representatives are evaluating OU in five categories: mission and integrity; preparing for the future; student learning and effective teaching; acquisition, discovery and application of knowledge; and engagement and service.

Representatives will hold an open session with students 3 to 3:50 p.m. today in Meacham Auditorium.

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an open house Wednesday.

Now in its third semester of service, The Oklahoma Group provides pro-bono services in areas such as strategic planning, operations, and fundraising to non-profit organizations in central Oklahoma.

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OU prepping for new MCAT University adapting curriculum to help students be ready for exam’s changes BEN FRIEDLANDER Campus Reporter

OU is gearing up its students for coming changes to the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) that may affect current students.

The recently approved changes are scheduled to take effect in spring 2015, meaning current freshmen are on track to graduate in four years will be the last applicant pool to take the old test.

That hasn’t stopped the

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economics and international studies senior and organization president, said a similar student group at the University of California Berkeley called The Berkeley Group inspired the formation of OU’s organization.

university from adapting early.

OU already is adjusting its curriculum to prepare students for the changes, curriculum adviser Nancy Blass said.

The current test’s biological and physical sciences sections were revised with a greater focus on higher-level biological sciences, Kaplan test preparation director Jeff Koetje said.

The verbal reasoning section w ill emphasize

humanities and social sciences in a medical context, Koetje said.

The most dramatic change is a new section that will test concepts from psychology and sociology, Koetje said.

The core requirements of OU’s program haven’t changed, but students are being advised to take introductory courses in psychology and sociology, Blass said.

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Graduate students presented their research and art to their peers and a panel of judges Friday during Student Research and Performance Day.

Housing: 54 universities have similar policies Continued from page 1

Today around campus Graduation Gear-Up will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird Lounge. The event will allow graduating students to purchase caps and gowns, order graduation announcements and class rings and have their senior portraits taken for the Sooner yearbook.

A seminar called “Summer Opportunities: OU’s Summer Sessions,” part of the Student Success Series, will take place from 4 to 5 p.m. in Wagner Hall, Room 245. The seminar will give students information regarding opportunities at OU over the summer.

A concert featuring Eldon Matlick on the horn will take place from 8 to 10 p.m. in Catlett Music Center’s Pitman Recital Hall. Tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for students, OU faculty/staff and senior adults.

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“Peer pressure isn’t exactly the term that I would use,” Rodriguez said. “It’s important on its own, but the fact that other universities are adopting it should be a sign that this is something positive.”

Gender-neutral housing is a housing option, which would pair roommates without mandatory regard to gender or sex, according the student organizations’ upcoming proposal.

Currently, all students living in OU housing are paired with roommates of the same sex, OU Housing and Food Director Dave Annis said.

Students who experience issues with their roommate are dealt with on an individual basis, and in some

cases, are moved to individual rooms or to Traditions Square apartments, Annis said.

Different student groups have advocated for genderneutral housing at OU for at least four years, Annis said.

Housing and Food administrators have met with the groups to listen to their arguments, give them feedback and present an administration perspective on the proposed changes, but only the OU Board of Regents can decide to implement a new policy, Annis said.

There have not been any proposals made by the university to change the housing policy, university spokesman Michael Nash said in an email.

Currently, the majority of the 54 universities with gender-neutral housing policies

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in place offer it as an option for upperclassmen, according to a study by the National Student Gender Blind Campaign.

Several universities have adopted a form of the policy in which only specified wings, hallways, buildings or residential communities are designated as gender neutral while the rest of university housing remains gender separated.

Eight universities give all students their choice of roommate regardless of sex or gender in all residence halls, including Colorado College which implemented

the policy in 2004, according to the study.

The University of Tulsa currently has a combination of these to forms in place.

Residents living in university apartments can choose their roommates regardless of their sex or gender, but freshmen are not allowed to live in the apartments, said Laura Powders Thomas, Tulsa assistant director of housing.

Other forms of genderneutral housing policies allow mixed sex or gender rooms based by application, according to the study.

Harvard University only allows gender-neutral housing for transgender students, according to the study.

Rodriguez said she is hopeful that OU would adopt a gender-neutral policy.

“I have a lot of faith in the University,” Rodriguez said.

CONSULTING: Recruits to aid non-profit clients Continued from page 1 The student organization consists of a mixture of students from a variety of colleges, Mohammad-Zadeh said.

“We’re looking for this passion and genuine interest in community issues,” Mohammad-Zadeh said.

“It’s also the commitment, dedication and willingness to work hard. Everything everyone does is on a completely voluntary basis, so it requires students who can manage their time and devote their time to something like this.”

The chosen recruits will experience a two-day boot camp where a variety of industry experts delineate the basics of consulting and

“You’d be surprised by what students are willing and able to do if presented the opportunity to do so. I think that’s definitely something we kind of unlocked at by allowing students to exercise that sort of professionalism.”

Dana Mohammad-Zadeh, The Oklahoma Group President

non-profits, MohammedZadeh said. The consultants also will attend weekly or biweekly training sessions with the experts and have progress reviews throughout the semester.

“You’d be surprised by what students are willing and able to do if presented the opportunity to do so,” MohammadZadeh said. “I think that’s definitely something we kind

of unlocked at by allowing students to exercise that sort of professionalism.”

The consultants work in teams on projects for nonprofit clients, and the organization typically oversees three projects per semester.

This semester, however, the organization also is working on an alumni project.

The organization just completed its first follow-ups

with clients from the spring 2011 semester, and thus far feedback has been positive, Mohammad-Zadeh said. “[Our clients] have been able to implement the recommendations, and they have seen fruitful results,” Mohammad-Zadeh said.

The open house will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at 235 Lissa and Cy Wagner Hall. Food and refreshments will be available.

Students seeking to become consultants may download the application online from theoklahomagroup.org and submit it electronically to consultants.tog@gmail. com Applications are due at 5 p.m. April 13, and interviews will be held from April 19 to 21.

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OU students display diverse heritages Panam Cultural Night encourages festive atmosphere

Left: Brisa Ledezma performs a folkloric Latin American dance during Panam Night on Saturday. The evening included a short play about a housekeeper switching roles with her employers and dance numbers inspired by cultural dances around the world. Other dance demonstrations were salsa, Peruvian, folkloric South American and Saudi Arabian styles.

Coco Courtois Campus Reporter

A diverse dancing and festive atmosphere took center stage Saturday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium during Panam Cultural Night 2012.

The event was intended to showcase the cultural heritages of OU’s student community, and dancing demonstrations included salsa, Peruvian, folkloric South American and Saudi Arabian styles.

Around 50 people performed during the event, and rehearsals varied between one to two months depending on the performance, Panam Student Association alumnus adviser Fernando Sarmiento said.

The event’s organization fell to association treasurer Alejandro de la Peña, who said the event showcased the backgrounds of the group’s members.

“We’re very multicultural, but it’s true there’s a lot of us from South America,” de la Peña said.

By showcasing diverse cultures, Panam Cultural Night is intended to break stereotypes, association president Edwin Villarroel Jr. said.

“By shar ing different styles of dance, we can show the difference between the countries,” Villarroel said.

“This is a way to escape what they are used to see every single day, if they were to follow that little glimpse of curiosity, it would be the perfect way to learn about all our culture.”

In addition to the dancing, the event featured a

Bottom: Heather Arnett and dance team Chispa Salsera strikes her final pose as the opening dance number in “Who’s the Boss?” during Panam Night on Saturday in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Meacham Auditorium.

The evening included a short play about a housekeeper switching roles with her employers and dance numbers inspired by cultural dances around the world.

“By sharing different styles of dance, we can show the difference between the countries.

This is a way to escape what they are used to see every single day, if they were to follow that little glimpse of curiosity, it would be the perfect way to learn about all our culture.”

Edwin Villarroel, association president

performance of “Who’s the Boss?” which told the story of a maid whose employers lose their money and are forced to work for her.

Sarmiento produced the script and said he drew his inspiration from Peruvian television shows.

The fact the event demonstrated both dancing and acting simply demonstrates

the diversity of association members’ talents, he said. “ T h a t ’s w h a t m a k e s Panam night stand out the other cultural nights.”

Sarmiento said.

In addition to Panam Cultural Night, the Indian Student Association held India Night 2012 Sunday in Catlett Music Center.

“We want to show our

culture. It really is the main motive of the night,” Indian Student Association president Asish Madhavaram said.

The electrical and computer engineering masters student said the Indian population in OU is smaller than at other universities.

“There’s around 3,000 people, families and students,” Madhavaram said. “But we’re in contact with others Indian communities.”

The event featured Indian dances, music, singing performance, a fashion show and traditional Indian food.

L i k e Pa n a m Cu l t u r a l Night, India Night was intended to combat stereotypes about Indian lifestyles and culture, Madhavaram

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said.

“Many talk to me about Bollywood and that kind of things,” Madhavaram said. “It may not be our biggest cultural aspect, but I’m

happy because when you think about it, Bollywood is the second biggest cinema industry in the world, and it’s something we’re proud of.”

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OPINION EDITORIAL

How contraception really works Our View: How much do you know about birth control?

AT A GLANCE Definitions

When Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke spoke before the House about the importance of contraception, her remarks earned the attention of conservative radio personality Rush Limbaugh.

He went after her, calling her a “slut” and a “prostitute,” in addition to suggesting she make a sex tape and post it online. His reasoning was that she clearly must be “having so much sex she can’t afford it” and wants her insurance provider to pay her to have sex.

We are well aware Limbaugh made his name on over-the-top, hyperbolic, inappropriate attacks on his opponents. So we’re not surprised, and we’re not expecting you to be either. His attack was vile, hateful and absolutely unacceptable — and his apology was tepid at best — but we prefer to focus on another troubling aspect of this situation.

Clearly, Limbaugh hasn’t the The Our View faintest idea how birth control is the majority works. And judging by the shockingopinion of The Daily’s ly ignorant rhetoric being deployed nine-member in the recent contraception controeditorial board versy, he isn’t the only one.

So, let’s talk about what contraception is. Contraceptive services are methods of controlling the body’s natural processes that lead to pregnancy. Though some are used by men as well, the primary focus of contraception is allowing women to choose when they become pregnant.

Some are shots that must be given on a regular basis, some are rings that must be inserted each month, some are surgically implanted devices that last for years and others are hormonal pills taken once a day. What the vast majority of these methods have in common is women do not take them only when they plan to have sex.

Limbaugh’s comments seem to imply a woman having lots of sex would need more birth control than other women, increasing the cost — as if birth control worked like Viagra. That is complete nonsense. These methods are taken regularly, so a woman would use the same amount no matter how much she engages in sexual activity.

But even if we give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he knows anything about this birth control topic — an unusually charitable concession — his argument still is founded in ignorant, archaic and harmful assumptions.

• Ovarian cysts: A variety of disorders in which different kinds of cysts grow on the ovaries, which can cause pain, nausea, death of the ovaries, infertility, and death.

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• Endometriosis: Cells from the lining of the uterus grow in other places, which can cause pain, heavy bleeding and infertility.

Let us be clear: Taking birth control doesn’t make a woman a “slut.” It doesn’t signal, or even imply, she is having a lot of sex or living whatever loose lifestyle conservatives are so afraid of. Absolutely the only thing it implies is that she does not want to get pregnant at this time.

Sometimes that isn’t even the primary concern, and it certainly isn’t the only concern in most cases.

Contraceptive methods — particularly the pill — treat a variety of serious medical conditions, such as ovarian cysts and endometreosis, and are used to quell diverse symptoms, such as painful cramps, acne, heavy bleeding leading to anemia, depression and other often-debilitating menstrual symptoms.

Even simply controlling when a period will occur is an important motivation for some women using some contraception methods. This frees women to make decisions about their lives, make plans and enjoy their existence without being tied to an unpredictable and uncomfortable biological process.

Birth control use does not correspond to sexual activity. There’s no denying contraception is largely about controlling pregnancies, but there is no shame in that. If there is the smallest chance a woman will have sex in the future, the responsible choice is to use birth control. Once she decides to have sex, it’s too late to employ many of these methods.

And that’s what it ultimately comes down to: Women in this country have the right to choose to have sex, and they have the right to control whether they get pregnant from doing so. Even if it’s not the kind of lifestyle Limbaugh himself supports, Fluke has the right to have as much sex as she desires.

Her choice to engage in consensual sexual activity, if that is indeed her choice, does not give Limbaugh or anyone else the right to call her a slut. And it certainly doesn’t change the importance of contraception for the vast majority of women — single or pregnant, abstinent or otherwise.

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OPINION COLUMNIST he Associated Press to privacy but also the right to freedom of religion, as recently released guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States documents that Constitution, is simply unacceptable. prove that the New York What concerns me the most about this episode is not the Police Department has fact that the government blatantly contradicted one of our been monitoring Muslims most essential values, but rather the deafening silence of at 16 schools across the the American populace.

Northeast on a weekly basis.

From elementary school through college, we are forced This is just the tip of the to take boring American history courses. If you paid any Thomas Parker Simpkins iceberg. The Associated thomas.d.parker.simpkins-1@ou.edu attention in those classes, you would know such blatant Press has, over the past year, discrimination against one particular minority of the found numerous docuAmerican populace is in no way a new phenomenon. ments revealing the NYPD’s sprawling spying system deMuslims are just the latest entry into a long list that insigned to monitor Muslims. cludes Native Americans, African-Americans, Eastern What is most alarming about this entire fiasco is the fact Europeans, Japanese and many others. that there has been almost zero media coverage and little If one was to ask the average American citizen about the public outcry. sins of our forefathers with regards to The simple fact is if any other racial “If there was strong evidence the discriminatory practices against or religious group was subjected to those minorities, no doubt he or she that a particular American the same widespread spying and invawould express regret, perhaps even sion of privacy, the outcry would be Muslim was engaging in or anger. devastating.

Yet that same citizen would probably plotting to engage in terrorist However, these are Muslims and, hypocritically stand by while such disactivities, than by all means criminatory practices continue against because — as everyone knows — Muslims are prone to terrorism, such the police should vigorously the Muslim minority in this country. blatantly illegal activity is permitted.

I want to be very candid with you. pursue the matter. Such Interestingly, even though the NYPD I am an American Muslim, and I’m widespread abuses of not has been monitoring these Muslim damn proud to be one. students for years now, not a single inBut I didn’t write this article as an only the right to privacy but stance of wrongdoing, nonetheless terAmerican Muslim, outraged at disalso the right to freedom of criminatory practices against his rorism, was found. religion, as guaranteed by But let’s pretend the NYPD wasn’t brothers in religion. Rather, I wrote this just wasting taxpayer dollars and was the First Amendment of the article as an American outraged at the actually successful in finding a terrorblatant trampling of one of the fundaUnited States Constitution, mental pillars on which this country ist cell. Would the ends really justify the means? Are we so really so willing was built. is simply unacceptable.” to break our own values in the fight If you are serious about your rights, against terrorism? you need to stand up for them for all Americans, regardless If there was strong evidence that a particular American of religion or ethnicity.

Muslim was engaging in or plotting to engage in terrorist activities, than by all means the police should vigorously pursue the matter.

Thomas Simpkins is an Arabic and middle eastern studies junior.

However, such widespread abuses of not only the right

COLUMN

Political action committees must come to an end

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OPINION COLUMNIST tate Sen. Mike Morgan was accused earlier this month of taking bribes from local landfill companies in order to influence favorable legislation for landfills. The contributing companies made one Mark Brockway simple error in their tacmark.d.brockway@ou.edu tics: They wrote the check to the wrong person.

If the companies had written a $400,000 donation to the democratic party and hired a lobbyist to whisper in Morgan’s ear, any court would have called it “democracy.”

Buckley v. Valeo was the first modern Supreme Court decision to uphold limits on direct campaign spending.

Unfortunately, the decision also removed spending limits on campaign-related expenditures, opening a floodgate of monetary influence onto political campaigns.

I will not waste time speaking of bribery and political corruption, because these are essentially non-existent in modern American politics. These evil, corrosive threads have instead been legalized into the electoral system.

The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 established spending limits on soft money contributions to political parties, curtailing massive spending on both sides of the aisle. These limits were short lived.

Soon, organizations called political action committees, or PACs, were gained prominence on the political landscape. These entities can directly support a candidate as long as he or she does not endorse the PAC. PACs are not subject to limitations on contributions or expenditures but are connected to specific pools of donors. PACs were required to divulge information about those donors.

In 2010, the rules changed significantly. The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission reversed many clauses in the 2002 reform.

This decision protected all corporate campaign spending as free speech and thus removed limits on spending and accountability for newly formed “Super PACs.” Super PACs don’t disclose the source of their contributions. This led to a drastic increase in campaign spending.

Half a billion dollars was spent by outside groups in the last interim election cycle. How many candidates can be bought with that amount? All of them.

Major interests also donate money to both parties to ensure that their policy initiatives are either supported, or simply not brought to the table.

In 2010, the financial sector contributed over $300 million to congressional campaigns. These contributions were split evenly between democrats and republicans. Is it a mystery why both parties were eager to bail out large banks and institutions?

The benefit to those contributing is access. Lobbyists direct funds to candidates and parties that support the issues of their employers. In 2010, organizations spent a total of $3.5 billion on lobbying efforts. This money is an investment that is repaid in policy decisions.

Direct contributions, soft money and lobbying prevent the voter from influencing policy decisions. Candidates at the national level all accept large donations, so it is impossible to “vote out” candidates who accept contributions.

Any candidate who does not take large contributions has zero chance in a national election.

Voting rights are the cornerstone of our republic and are essential to the maintenance of individual liberties and governmental accountability.

In the United States, voting rights no longer exist.

Influence is gained through money and access to policy is only given to those supplying monetary donations.

Corporations, committees and organizations are not human beings and should not have rights that go beyond the liberties of an individual citizen.

The solution to this problem is simple and clear. End corporate personhood in campaign contributions and uphold the individual contributions already in place.

Each individual, and only the individual, would be allowed to contribute the federally mandated amount of $2,500 to a specific candidate.

No more soft money, no more PACs, no more lobbyists.

I desire to live in a country where the citizen’s voice is the loudest voice. The citizen’s vote the only vote. I want the U.S. to be that country.

As the citizens of this nation, responsibility falls on our shoulders to shape the world in which we will live and grow. The tacit, crippling consent of the status quo must be shed for fear that the wolves, ever closing in on our dwindling flame, will consume us as we cling to the last embers of our dignity.

Mark Brockway is a political science junior.

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The Oklahoma men’s tennis team bounced back Sunday from last week’s loss and improved to 4-1 at home by handing Arizona a 6-1 defeat.

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Sooners sweep weekend competition OU defeats LSU, Iowa once each in Norman, OKC

WEEKEND RESULTS vs. LSU, Iowa

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Game 2: Oklahoma 5, LSU 0 (Hall of Fame Stadium, OKC)

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The No. 8 OU softball team brought out the brooms to cap off a four-game weekend stand with a 4-2 win against Iowa on Sunday at Marita Hynes Field.

The Sooners bested all four opponents, improving the team’s overall record to 14-3.

Although the Sooners are on a five-game winning streak following Sunday’s success, coach Patty Gasso saw some things from her team she hopes to correct moving forward. “We had offense opportunities that we let go by, and we let [Iowa] off the hook today,� Gasso said. “We made strides offensively this weekend, but today’s game showed signs of a team that has had a long week. We just have to learn to compete no matter what condition we are in.�

But the Sooners didn’t let fatigue take away a victory from them.

Junior ace Keilani Ricketts completed her 10th doubledigit strikeout performance of the season with 11 strikeouts against the Hawkeyes.

Ricketts combined for 54 strikeouts this weekend and

HOOPS: Kansas’ 3-pointers doom OU Continued from page 1 straight foul-riddled game, finished the game as OU’s second-leading scorer with 17 points on 5-for-11 shooting. She said the lack of intensity was the of team’s choice. “It’s a choice that we have to make,� Hook said. “We came out and got down 10-3 in the first interval and never really, fully bounced back.�

Coale offered no excuses for the loss and took much of the blame upon herself. “Ultimately, when a team comes out and doesn’t play inspired, it’s on the head coach,� Coale said.

OU was led by sophomore guard Aaryn Ellenberg, who scored a game-high 27 points and pulled down five boards.

Kansas hit 8-of-18 3-point shots, exploiting OU’s loose perimeter defense based on the Jayhawks’ average of fewer than five 3s per game.

Going forward, the Sooners need to put the loss behind them before the Big 12 tournament, Coale said.

But she also said a loss to end the regular season is foreign territory for this squad.

After losing Sunday, OU is tied with Texas A&M for second in the conference, so the conference sent its tournament seeding to a draw, which the Sooners won.

Oklahoma has a firstround bye and will play the winner of Oklahoma StateMissouri at 5 p.m. Thursday in Kansas City, Mo.

Sophomore shortstop Javen Henson scoops up an infield grounder to record an out at first during the Sooners’ 7-0 win against OSU on Friday in Norman.

The team played its first home series of the season, hosting the Tigers and the Iowa Hawkeyes.

The Sooners played each team once in Norman and once at Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City. The Sooners’ defense was strong as the team only allowed five earned runs the entire weekend.

LSU was shut out in both contests, and Iowa was only able to score five runs.

Game 1: Oklahoma 7, LSU 0

Game 3: Oklahoma 6, Iowa 3 (Hall of Fame Stadium, OKC) Game 4: Oklahoma 4, Iowa 2

improved her overall record to 8-3 this year.

OU drew first blood o n o f f e n s e a f t e r f re s h man first baseman Lauren Chamberlain scored on a passed ball after tripling to lead off the second inning.

After an RBI single by Ricketts scored sophomore center fielder Destinee Martinez for the second run, freshman second baseman Georgia Casey blasted her first career home run over the left field fence for OU’s fourth and final run of the game.

Although Casey has been absent due to an ankle injury until her debut Sunday, the Australian newcomer said she wasn’t going to let her early hitting errors multiply in later at-bats. “I made an adjustment after my first at bat, when I got caught on a change-up for a strikeout, and I was mad about that,� Casey said about hitting her first home run.

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The Sooners held off a late Iowa surge that produced two runs on two hits in the fifth inning.

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Renovated church still cherished space Owner maintains Norman landmark as her home

Left: Mary Katherine Long relaxes with one of her dogs in the church-turned-house that she lives in. She and her husband Tom Lee bought the “Chouse” in 1998. Today, Long opens up her home to local artists and charitable organizations to host events. Long said she wants to support local groups all proceeds are kept by the groups.

Maya Sykes

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Near Campus Corner, on West Boyd Street, there is a treasure.

Many have driven by it and been fooled by its outer appearance. It has stunning stained glass windows and an architectural beauty that will make you look twice.

From the outside, the building looks like a church, but when you step inside, you soon will find this church is actually a house.

Built in 1926, the “Chouse,” as it’s come to be known, is a wonderful window to the past. The Chouse was designed by local architect Harold Gimeno, whose father was a professor at OU, owner Mary Katherine Long said.

Harold Gimeno also designed other buildings in the area, including the Sooner Theatre and the Beta Theta Pi Hous e, according to Oklahoma National Register Properties. The Chouse is Gimeno’s first church.

After completing it, he then built another similarly styled church in Chickasha, Oklahoma four years later, Long said.

Initially a Catholic student chapel associated with St. Thomas More, its cornerstone reads “MaterA d m i ra b i l i s,” m e a n i n g Mother Most Admirable— for the Chicago woman whose donation made the building possible, according to St. Thomas More’s website.

The original marble baptismal fountain still can be found in the house beside the front door. The church sold the chapel in 1978 and is owned by Long, which also is her home As I entered the Chouse through the tall wooden doors, I was greeted by two of Long’s energetic dogs — I soon found out she had more. I found myself in a

Below: The Chouse is located on West Boyd Street next to Newman Hall. Built in 1926, it was originally a chapel associated with the St. Thomas More parish. It was designed by local architect Harold Gimeno, according to Long. Gimeno was the son of an OU professor, and much of his work was influenced

by Spanish Renaissance and colonial revivalism architecture.

The church owned the chapel until 1978.

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AT A GLANCE Contact Info Anyone interested in hosting an event contact Mary Katherine Long at chousemusic@yahoo.com.

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foyer with benches that open up to a large living room.

That spacious living room area was originally where the pews of the church were arranged, Long said.

As she took me on a tour of her home, she pointed out the modifications that turned this church into a home. The bedroom on the second floor originally housed the organ played at mass, and the back of the church is now the master bedroom and a kitchen, Long said.

The stain glass windows make the colorful light dance throughout the home. Pictures along a wall illustrate the transformation

of the Chouse through the years. I sat at a wooden table next to Long in awe, soaking up the stories of the old architectural walls.

Long smiled as she described how she and her husband, Tom Lee, came to live in such a unique home. “ H e h e a rd t h a t L e o n Russell bought an old church in Tulsa and turned it into a recording studio,” she said.

“He became inspired to buy an old church of his own.”

So when the Chouse went up for sale in 1998, they could not wait to buy it and move in, she said. Long said she and her husband always have loved old buildings and appreciated the architectural design But this Chouse is not just a home. Long said she hosts fundraisers, concerts and events in her home to support local groups.

Fundraisers range from helping non-profit organizations, to local campaigns to musicians just getting their start. She hosts about five to six house concerts a year.

Since the house was originally a church, the acoustics make it a wonderful location for musicians.

“All proceeds go to the musicians”, Long said. “I just love music. So, I love to help the artists, by opening up my home for their concerts.”

Long said some upcoming concerts she is hosting are local guitarists Butch Morgan on May 5 and Bob Livingston on June 3. She welcomes local artists or groups to reach out to her if they are interested in using the Chouse for an event, she said.

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Man Cave not exciting New restaurant mimics Hooters atmosphere The man cave

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hat is a man cave? Well it’s not your boyfriend’s bachelor pad — it’s a new restaurant on Lindsey Street.

I didn’t know what to expect from a restaurant called The Man Cave. After a little bit of help from Google, I came to the conclusion that it was a Hooters knockoff.

That set an expectation of what The Man Cave was going to be: wings, beer and women that want tips. So I set off to review The Man Cave the way it should be: with a group of men.

The Man Cave looks decently normal; however, that normality stops when you notice the huge trampoline right by the front door.

I found out this is where the waitresses go and beckon people to come to The Man Cave, a spectacle I am unsure of how to feel.

The restaurant is dimly lit, with most of the light coming from the array of TVs that line the back and side walls, which were all tuned to the same channel. The wait staff was composed of women dressed in skimpy faux-referee jerseys and altered workout shorts.

We took a seat at one of the booths, and our waitress greeted us with our menus. The menu offers a nice mix of typical bar food: pizza, beer, sandwiches and appetizers.

Like any good Hooters copycat, The Man Cave makes it evident its wings are its stand out item. The menu lists 37 different flavors of wings, which includes normal flavors, such as spicy

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BBQ, but also offers some more abstractly titled flavors, such as “Thunder” and “Sooner.”

We ordered a couple of beers with chips and salsa for our appetizer, along with some wings for our main meal.

From there, a common theme began to present itself: The service was slow.

The wait staff didn’t seem terribly knowledgeable about the prices and was unable to answer simple questions. It took a while to get our drinks, which speaks for how understaffed the

establishment currently is.

There were only two waitresses and a bartender working the entire restaurant.

After a long wait, we got our chips and salsa, along with free queso. The queso and salsa were decent — nothing spectacular. They also gave us a corn and black bean salsa, which was actually one of my favorite dishes I had during my visit.

However, the appetizer was sparse in chips, and with the speed of service, we were left with a bunch of full salsa bowls.

The wings were delicious, although they come priced at about a dollar each. I picked curry, “Thunder” and “Sooner” for my flavors, none of which disappointed.

I expected the curry to be more of a sweet kind of Thai flavor, yet they went for more of an Indian flavor. The “Thunder” and “Sooner” both were pretty good. The “Thunder” flavor was a normal tangy wing sauce with

some jalapeno pieces on it, while “Sooner” was a spicy ranch mixture.

The food was pretty good in the wing department, but the beer selection wasn’t anything to write home about.

Overall, it has pretty high prices for somewhere to just hangout, which feels out of place for its target audience. It is hard to choose to eat there when Buffalo Wild Wings offers similar selections. If it could speed up its service, possibly rework its pricing and keep people in the seats, it will have the makings of a really good cave.

For now, though, it is resting in a mediocre-cave limbo.

Shawn Stafford is an international area studies junior.

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Campus pianists strike a sour note

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ne of the nice Life & Arts Columnist things about OU is that a piano resides in pretty much every big lounge on campus. One of the bad things about OU is that students frequently make use of said pianos.

Steven Zoeller While occasionally stevenv.zoeller@gmail.com it can be relaxing to lie down or casually study to the music of a talented player, the sad reality is a lot of the players are not particularly good.

You don’t need to be a piano expert to know this — you can tell simply by their limited repertoire of songs.

For the sake of students tired of hearing the same songs played ad infinitum, I’ve compiled a list of what I believe are the most overplayed piano songs.

I don’t mean to insult pianists or discourage them from playing altogether—my only hope is that they take note and pledge never again to play any of these songs in the Oklahoma Memorial Union or anywhere else on campus.

“Fur Elise” by Beethoven I’ve actually seen students get up and leave the lounge after hearing the opening notes of this song. I don’t blame them. It has made me dislike Beethoven as a person.

“Nocturne in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2” by Frédéric Chopin It’s understandable students would want to play tribute to Chopin, but maybe the best way to honor him is by not murdering his masterpiece. This is a beautiful piece of music. That only makes it all the more tragic that it’s been ruined by overplaying.

“Chopsticks” by Euphemia Allen It doesn’t surprise me the composer wrote this song under a pseudonym — perhaps she was aware this particular song was destined for infamy. While at first charming, this song quickly becomes irritating. I grit my teeth whenever I hear those cursed opening notes.

“Carol of the Bells” by Mykola Leontovych There’s a special place in hell for whomever plays this song. This piece has been so thoroughly exploited by students that I’m convinced the only way it can work is as part of a medley, or if it’s actually played on Christmas Eve. But just last week I heard someone playing it in the Union, so I guess that’s lost on some people.

“The Entertainer” by Scott Joplin Truthfully I haven’t heard this song played often at OU, and let’s keep it that way. This song might be the most overplayed on the piano next to Fur Elise. I beg the pianists on campus to resist temptation and keep this evil at bay.

Steven Zoeller is a journalism sophomore.

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