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regents approve election term change Fall 2014 president, vice president will serve full calendar year term

referendum was voted on in SGA’s fall 2012 general elec“You really don’t have that much time to get things worktions and passed, said SGA President Joe Sangirardi. ing in April and May… Really you just have the fall, and then The amendment will take effect in you get a month or two in the spring,” fall 2014, and until then, the executive Sangirardi said. “With the term changin DeptH branch term will continue in its current es, now it’ll be a full calendar year, and format, according to the Regents meetthat will hopefully allow the president OU Board of regents ing agenda. and vice president to do a lot more with the ou Board of Regents will “The idea behind the term change more months of productivity.” meet again on may 9 and 10 in is that it allows the student body presSangirardi said he’s not yet sure norman. ident to do a lot more throughout the whether this is the best change, but it is entire year,” Sangirardi said. an opportunity to experiment.

With the current system, the SGA Over the last three years, two president and vice president are elected at the beginning of other schools in the Big 12 have switched their student April, Sangirardi said.

ARIANNA PICKARD campus editor

To give the Student Government Association president and vice president more time in office to get things done, the OU Board of Regents approved a referendum Wednesday changing the election cycle from an academic year to a full calendar year.

OU’s Undergraduate Student Congress and Graduate Student Senate passed legislation proposing the referendum to change the term in spring 2012, and then the

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SGA reallocates funding Association wants to reach out to more organizations, expand roles BENNETT HALL campus reporter

OU’s Student Government Association offset around $30,000 in the student activity fee budget this past academic year in order to reach out to more organizations and people across campus, SGA President Joe Sangirardi said.

The annual funds presented to SGA, which it then distributes to itself as well as the more than 300 campus clubs and organizations and the CAC, totaled $605,829 for the Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 semesters, according to requested records.

Essentially, through planning the budget efficiently and co-programming events with various campus organizations and departments, SGA has been able to put the student fee budget to optimal use by preserving and expanding the events and organization’s roles, Sangirardi said.

“This year, we went around and asked, ‘Who has a stake in this event or program,’ or ‘Who else would like to be involved in this who otherwise wouldn’t be,’” Sangirardi said.

It was especially important to be smart this year because there were several events, like OU Votes, that do not happen every year and therefore had to find their place in the overall budget, SGA Vice President Rainey Sewell said.

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Local grocery store holds grand opening Customers line up to take advantage of Sprouts Farmers’ Market’s giveaways CEDAR FLOYD

promise of prizes for customers who arrived early H o r d e s o f p e o p l e to participate in opening braved the chilly wind day festivities. The first 300 Wednesday morning for customers in line received the sake of groceries, as a free bag of groceries, and they waited outside for a random customers throughout the day renew store to let them in.

“We expect ceived a free coubook upon The new the Norman pon checkout.

Norman Giveaways b r a n c h o f store to be one celebrating the Sprouts of our best, grand opening Farmers’ honestly.” will continue into Market had the next several its grand SteVe Black, weeks, with the opening cHief information first 200 customWednesday, anD marketinG opening its officer for SproutS ers on Saturday receiving a coudoors for the first time at 7 a.m. to the pon for a free sandwich from 300 to 400 customers who the Sprouts deli, Black said.

“We expect the Norman had been gathering since 3 a.m., said Steve Black, store to be one of our best, chief information and h o n e s t l y ,” B l a c k s a i d .

“Oklahomans have really marketing officer.

Within the first two embraced the natural, orhours, about 600 people ganic, healthy lifestyle. They made their first purchases really love being able to shop somewhere they can afford in the store, he said.

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Grad aids in Hussein’s capture Events to remember

OU’s first president’s tree planting

Alumnus explains intel gathering EVAN BALDACCINI campus reporter

Sooners learned Wednesday about the incredible impact people can have after leaving OU from a graduate who went on to become the military interrogator responsible for orchestrating the capture of Saddam Hussein.

Eric Maddox explained the process of finding and capturing Saddam Hussein and detailed the dilemmas he faced to about 300 people in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. The audience ranged from students to faculty to Maddox’s own father.

One student was struck by the thought that someone who walked the same campus as she does went on to have such an impact on the world.

“Seeing someone who went to the same school, walked down the same halls and experienced the same things and then went on and

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Community members invited to picnic, jazz festival, tree planting HALEY DAVIS

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eric Maddox speaks to students and faculty March 27. Campus Activities Council hosted the public speech held in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Ballroom. Maddox interrogated and orchestrated the capture of Saddam Hussein.

did something great for your country — I think that’s really inspiring,” said Alexis Taitel, international studies junior and president of the Campus Activities Council Speakers’ Bureau, which organized the lecture.

The event included a presentation of colors by the ROTC, a recitation of the

Pledge of Allegiance and a question and answer session between Maddox and the audience.

After all he’s been through, Maddox wrapped up the event by saying how important it is that after you graduate you are still a Sooner, and that will stay with you for the rest of your life.

Community members can celebrate Arbor Day with a free picnic, tree planting and jazz music Thursday on campus.

The picnic will begin at 11:30 a.m. at David A. Burr Park, and the OU Jazz Combo will play prior to the program. A tree planting will follow near the Duck Pond, according to the press release dated March 25.

During the picnic, President David Boren will talk about the importance of Arbor Day and the tradition of tree planting at OU, according to the press release.

As part of the festivities, OU staff members will be recognized for their contributions, and campus organizations will be honored by First Lady Molly Shi Boren for maintenance of their “adopted” areas, according to the press release.

The first Arbor Day events were held on campus to honor OU’s first president, David Ross Boyd, university press secretary Michael Nash said.

“When he arrived on campus, he saw that there were no trees and began investing a lot of his own money in planting thousands of trees all over campus,” Nash said.

“Arbor Day is our way of celebrating that, and it has become an OU tradition.”

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The Mr. Black OU legacy to continue this weekend L&A: audience members can expect some surprises at this year’s show, which will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

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Today around campus President David Boren will speak for Arbor Day at 11 a.m. at Burr Park or, in the event of inclement weather, Couch Restaurants.

A men’s tennis game against San Diego will take place at 5:30 p.m. at Headington Family Tennis Center.

A baseball game against Kansas will take place at 6:30 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

Friday, March 29 A women’s tennis game against Oklahoma State will take place at 5 p.m. at Headington Family Tennis Center.

The Masquerade Ball presented by the Sooner Ballroom Dance Club will be held in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom. Free lessons begin at 6:30 p.m., with social dancing from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Free pizza, drinks and desserts will be provided. Admission is free for students with OU ID; $5 for non-students.

A baseball game against Kansas will take place at 6:30 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

Saturday, March 30 Habitat for Humanity is hosting their second annual Hustle for Habitat 5K at 9:15 a.m. in front of Dale Hall on the South Oval. Sign up at Signmeup.com (search Hustle for Habitat). All proceeds go to the Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity and building houses for those in need in the community.

A baseball game against Kansas will take place at 2 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

Pre-trip orientation for all OU undergraduate students registered for any College of Arts and Sciences International Programs summer study abroad programs will take place from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Location to be announced.

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Record requests The Oklahoma Daily regularly asks for access to public information from OU officials. Here is a list of the most-recent requests our reporters have submitted to the university.

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Parking tickets emailed to use electronically for UCO President Don Betz, Teddy Burch and Nick Bobeck and the parking tickets for Josh Hutton, Ben Luschen, Bryan Trude, Sarah Neese and Chris Branncik for the last two years — To see if these individuals have gotten any parking tickets and if there’s any favoritism when giving parking tickets

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The total cost for the last three years to run the Parking and Transportation department — To see how much money goes to the Parking and Transportation department

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Arecord of all records requested by The Daily since Jan. 1, 2012. — To see which records have been filled.

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Michael Nash’s emails since Monday, March 11, 2013. — To monitor what the president’s office is communicating about with the community.

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The store claims to be different from conventional corporate grocery stores, and they don’t carry any of the typically expected brands like Coke, Pepsi and Frito Lay, Black said.

Instead, the market carries healthy, organic and natural food options to help promote healthy lifestyles.

Also, the market promotes local fitness centers and trainers within their store to keep people healthy, Black said.

“My wife really looked forward to the grand opening more than I have, but I’m actually impressed with the produce. There’s a lot of variety,” said Adlai Groves, a second-year OU law student.

“The prices are good. I don’t know if they’re cheap because of the grand opening or if they’re always going to be this way, but, compared to Homeland, it’s much cheaper.”

A look at the price tags reveals that Sprouts claims of affordability seem to hold up. By the door, loaves of white and wheat bread are $1, and gallons of organic milk are on sale for $3.99 this week, the same price as a gallon of Hiland milk at Homeland.

The store also offers a lot of products customers would be hard pressed to find elsewhere in Norman, including rabbit meat, ground kangaroo meat, wild boar, bison, beef and calf liver, orange roughy and mahi-mahi.

P ro d u c e i s p l a c e d i n the center of the store to

emphasize its importance in like the prices.” the Sprouts healthy lifestyle Sprouts stores typicalvision, said Black ly employ around 80 to 100 In addition to the usual people, Black said, and it contenders like carrots and seemed as if every one of onions, the produce section them was in the store today, includes stacks of radicchio, contributing to the clogged ginger root, aisles but b a b y b o k “We like to think of s m i l i n g choy, anise, ourselves as healthy w i d e l y , fennel, rutagreeting cusliving for less.” baga, kohlratomers, ofbi, escarole f e r i ng f re e Steve Black, and endive. samples, Chief Information and Much of the helping peoMarketing Officer For Sprouts pro duce is ple choose organic. the right vi“I’ve been driving past the tamins and mineral supplestore for the past few weeks, ments for their dietary needs thinking, ‘I can’t wait to try and, of course, restocking as it,’” said Lauren Schrek, a products flew off the shelves. film and video productions “I was born and raised in student at OCCC. “I try to eat Oklahoma and the way we organic a lot, and there’s a lot grew up, with chicken fried more selection here. I really steak, mashed potatoes and

gravy, pie and hot rolls— that’s not really healthy,” Black said. “I think there’s been a huge educational process over the last ten years that really shows us that we need to eat better.”

Unfortunately, eating well isn’t always possible for low-income families, Black said.

“We like to think of ourselves as healthy living for less,” Black said. “That’s why we’ve selected this location.

We wanted to get as close to campus as we possibly could. I personally think it’s important for us to be connected with the students on campus.”

Sprouts is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily and is located on 559 West Main St.

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dedication of David A . Bu r r Pa rk , h o n o ring the late vice president for university affairs. Oklahoma celebrates Arbor Week this year from March 24 to 30, which is earlier than some communities nationwide because of different planting times.

This year, National Arbor Day is April 26, according to the press release.

voter registration campaign, and Coffee With SGA, SGA members worked with groups like the Political Science Club, the Housing Center Student Association and Union Programming Board to share the cost of supplies and event space and thus save money, Sewell said.

Also new this year, SGA made the switch from the Council of Student Organizations being a multi-day, on campus club and organization training event each semester to a

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Members of the Norman community stand in line at the new grocery store “Sprouts.” The grand opening occurred Wednesday.

government election cycles to be the same as OU’s current system — the one they’re moving away from — so with this change OU will be the only school in the Big 12 to have a different system, Sangirardi said.

“It’s almost like an experiment,” Sangirardi said. “You never know if something’s going to work until you try it - so why not?”

If this new system doesn’t work out, Sangirardi said he doesn’t see any harm in going back to the old system.

“But that’ll be for the next leaders to work out,” he said.

One potential problem with this new system is that the people who succeed the candidates elected next week will have to serve a

shorter term.

They will be president and vice president from April to November, Sangirardi said.

“That’s my only concern,” said SGA Vice President Rainey Sewell. “I just feel like it will be a weird period … It’s going to be like ‘I just had a campaign,’ and then it’s over.”

Sangirardi doesn’t think it will be a problem but instead a challenge to see how much students can get done in that short period of time, he said.

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Student Government Association campaign season is underway. The positions up for grabs are SGA president and vice president, Campus Activities Council chair, seats within the Undergraduate Student Congress, Housing Center Student Association president and Student Bar Association president. In Tuesday’s edition, we outlined the SGA president and vice president candidates, CAC chair candidates and the uncontested seats within the Undergraduate Student Congress.

Today we’re featuring the Student Bar Association presidential candidates and Housing Center Student Association presidential candidates. Students can vote in the elections on April 2 and 3 until 5 p.m.

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Housing Center Student Association election approaches Aaron Wegner Stephanie Terrazas Kelsey Knight Housing Center Student Association presidential Housing Center Student Association presidential Housing Center Student Association presidential candidate candidate candidate Coming to OU as a shy student his freshman year, Aaron Wegner is now a new, confident individual thanks to the Housing Center Student Association. Because of the effect it had on his life, he’s running to be the association’s new president. “[The association] made OU into a second home for me as I grew into the confident leader that I am today,” physics and math junior Wegner said.

If elected, Wegner hopes to improve the associations’s relationship with the adminisAArON tration, resident advisors, the six resident stuWeGNer dent associations and other organizations on campus, he said.

In building relationships with the different organizations, he hopes to be able to provide diverse programs and activities for the students living in the residence halls, Wegner said.

The word “home” is special to Stephanie Terrazas, and the word has a lot to do with why she’s running for Housing Center Student Association president and what she hopes to accomplish, if elected.

Terrazas, human relations sophomore, wants to help turn the residence halls into true homes for all the residents, she said.

“I have dealt with being homeless in the past,” she said. “Home means something truly special to me, and I understand the imporSTePHANIe tance of making our residence halls a second home.”

TerrAZAS Terrazas’ platform includes providing a foundation to reach out to the housing community through outreach. She also plans to enhance the “living and learning” environment for students in the residence halls, she said.

Another part of her platform deals with developing student leaders through leadership conferences, she said.

Kelsey Knight plans to bring quality programing to residents and will advocate for problems residents face if elected as the Housing Center Student Association’s president, she said.

Knight, sociology junior, would advocate for students to fix problems they face, from long lines in Couch Restaurants to regulating quiet hours during Dead Week, she said.

Her focus would be to serve as a liaison for the students to those within the Housing and Food administration and other organizations, KeLSey as well as providing high quality programKNIGHT ming, she said.

Knight decided to run for the association’s president after coming to OU as a transfer student and finding the association, which made her feel at home on campus, she said.

“I needed an organization that made me feel at home, so I joined [the Housing Center Student Association],” Knight said.

Student Bar Association presidental race underway Emily Semands Dylan Erwin Student Bar Association president Student Bar Association president candidate candidate Second year law student Emily Semands is running for Student Bar Association president because she wants to provide stu d e nt s w i t h a vo i c e i n every aspect of law school administration.

Her platform has three key elements: access, communication and accountability, she said.

As part of the platform, eMILy she plans to help students SeMANDS have better access to 24 hour printing within the law center, class scheduling that is better tailored to students’ needs, financial and academic advising specifically for law students and increased academic support services, she said.

She also hopes to make the SBA more accessible and open to students, she said.

“It is vital for student government to be transparent,” Semands said.

Dylan Erwin, Juris Doctor candidate within the College of Law, is hoping to continue a “tradition of excellence” within the college by running for the Student Bar Association president.

Erwin broke his platform down into three parts: national reputation, student experience and community prominence.

Erwin wants to help enDyLAN hance the value of a law degree at OU by helping raise the erWIN college’s national ranking and, although the rankings have been getting better, he thinks they can still improve, he said.

“I, however, refuse to allow us to rest on our laurels,” Erwin said. “We must be steadfast in our desire for excellence.”

To enhance student experience by catering to the needs of the “varied and unique” student body, he said.

Finally, he hopes to make the law college more active in the university community through involvement, he said.

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Student paper shutdown Minimum wage creates poverty violates freedom of press M Our view: Student newspapers should not

offensive and not appropriate for the educational mission of [the university].”

This statement directly conflicts with Winograd’s statement Wednesday.

If the papers were pulled because of information about a high school student, why didn’t adAdministrators at Central New Mexico ministrators say that on Tuesday? And why was Community College took copies of the school’s the paper called “offensive and not appropriate” newspaper off the stand and even ripped them if the reason for pulling the papers was related to out of the hands of students, according to reports the inclusion of information about a high school from student journalists at the school to a local student? news station.

Both statements issued by the school The school’s student run paper, the also talk about education and educational The Our View Chronicle, published an issue Tuesday mission, but sexual health education efis the majority focused on sex and sexuality issues. forts should be in line with any college’s opinion of Administrators reacted by taking the mission. The issue includes sections The Daily’s papers and initially threatening to shut about personal sexuality, proper use of nine-member down the student paper for the rest of the editorial board sex toys and safe and consensual BDSM, semester. or bondage, domination and sado-masIn a complete reversal of the decision, ochism, practices. Again, nearly every secthe school’s president, Katharine Winograd, istion of each article was educational in nature. sued a statement Wednesday morning reinstating Sure they had fun with the subject, but there the newspaper. Winograd also offered to return was nothing in the Chronicle not in college papers the confiscated papers to the Chronicle’s staff. across the country from time to time It is rare to see an incident of such overt censorWe applaud Winograd for reinstating the paship in student media. per’s staff and returning the copies of the newsWe read the entire issue, which is available onpaper. School administrators never should be in line, and while the content was a bit risqué, it was a position to shut down a paper or curtail sexual geared primarily toward sex education and aware- health efforts. ness, not shock value. Even if it were, it would be Earlier this year, Florida A&M’s student paper protected speech, if not the best editorial deciwas suspended over an issue occurring over a year sion. The school’s administrators clearly violated ago. the students’ freedom of speech and freedom of In March, newspapers at Long Island the press.

University-Brooklyn mysteriously disappeared In Winograd’s statement, she says, “The reaafter the paper published a scathing health report son that we pulled this issue from the news racks given to the campus’ main cafeteria. around campus was that a high school student These three incidents of censorship this year was included in this issue and we needed to check underscore the need for student press freedom. on the legal ramifications of information on a Whether publishing articles about serious topminor in a publication of the college.” ics like sexual health or lighter topics about stuIt is clear to us the excuses for the administradents’ favorite sexual positions, student newspation’s behavior are not valid or accurate. College pers exist to serve the university community as a papers publish articles including information whole, not administrators. about high school and elementary students often If student newspapers are subject to this kind of without repercussion. In her response, Winograd censorship, they cannot be sure they can publish does not even mention the content of the paper. any article criticizing the school’s administraWe suspect if the issue had been about football tion or report on other important school issues. and not sex, the administration would not have Even temporary censorship threatens the paper’s censored the paper. freedom.

In their original statement Tuesday, the school said, “[the university] felt the content was Comment on this story on OUDaily.com be subject to censorship by administrators. A newspaper about sex is not an excuse to remove the paper and threaten the staff with shutting down the paper.

inimum wage OPINION COLUMNIST is an issue affecting everyone around the country; it is time to raise it to meet the rising cost of living.

We are quick to jump the gun and think people want to increase miniJeffrey Black mum wage because they jeffreyblack@ou.edu want to be paid more to do less work. This line of thinking is incorrect. Individuals in states like California, New York and Massachusetts, working for minimum wage, would have to work more than 120 hours a week to afford a fair market price on a two-bedroom apartment, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. That means a person has to work 40 hours a week at three minimum wage jobs in order to house his or her family in an apartment.

The burden of living in Oklahoma and much of the Midwest is less severe than in more populous states.

In Oklahoma, you need only work 73 hours a week at minimum wage to afford a fair market price two-bedroom apartment, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition. In other words, a person would only have to work two minimum wage jobs at about 40 hours a week each to afford a common living space.

It’s not unreasonable to raise the minimum wage again.

Republicans shouldn’t forget in 2007 President Bush raised the minimum wage by 41 percent. During his State of the Union address, President Obama talked about increasing the minimum wage by just under 25 percent from $7.25 an hour to $9 an hour and then indexing minimum wage to match the rise of living costs. His proposal was met with dismissal from Republicans as a fantasy idea that would cause business owners to respond by hiring fewer workers and raising the prices of goods and services.

Raising minimum wage would be a good thing, and indexing it so it would climb every year to meet the rising cost of living, would greatly help out minorities and women. Last year, more than 64 percent of all workers earning minimum wage were women, according to the Center for American Progress. The center also shows that after increasing the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9 an hour, “roughly 8.9 million women who earn hourly wages would see their earnings directly increased ... and 4.2 million others would have their wages hiked because of the ‘spillover effect’ of such an increase.”

Over the past 30 years, “the purchasing power of the minimum wage has fallen by 13.5 percent,” according to the center. So, the money earned with a minimum wage job buys way less than it used to. In 1972, Congress decided it was time to stop playing God with the lives of senior citizens by adjusting Social Security payouts to match the cost of living. But such adjustments haven’t been instituted for minimum wage.

Minimum wage must increase, or we will see the gap between the rich and the poor widen to epic proportions, more people will struggle through absurdly tough work weeks just to afford a safe living space, and even more families will dip below the poverty line.

Jeff Black is a broadcasting junior.

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n 2011, the Korean supermarket Homeplus posted two-dimensional posters in subway stations that displayed groceries and products the locals would be interested in buying if they were in the actual grocery Alex Niblett store. alexandra.g.niblett@ou.edu A Quick Response Code, or QR code, was located next to each item, and all one had to do was pull out his or her smartphone and scan the code. After doing so, the items scanned were collected in the person’s online cart.

Finally, he or she would make the online purchase, and the items would be shipped to the user’s home.

Essentially, you’re using the convenience of smart phones to do some virtual grocery shopping.

Have you ever considered grocery shopping with your smartphone? If you are a car-less college student with a smartphone, shopping for groceries can be convenient without leaving campus.

Homeplus’s concept is simple and equally brilliant, and OU should consider collaborating with local grocery stores to offer this service to students.

There were 115.8 million smartphone users in the U.S. in 2012, and the projected forecast of smartphone users in 2016 is expected to reach 192.4 million, according to eMarketer.

The majority of college students have smartphones, so

the growing popularity of smartphones and other devices offers a promising future of the QR codes’ success in this project.

Think about how beneficial and convenient this could be. Not all OU students have cars, particularly the freshmen who live in the dorms.

If local grocery stores created displays like Homeplus did, we could place them somewhere on campus, such as in the basements below the towers. This would offer

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students an easier way to grocery shop without having to find a ride to the store.

Using QR codes in this manner can be a win-win situation for everyone. It could stimulate more business for local grocery stores, and students — even faculty — can enjoy the convenience of shopping here on campus with their smartphones.

The codes also could benefit disabled people who can’t always find reliable transportation to grocery stores and pharmacies.

Customers could pay fines to the grocery store if he or she is not available to receive the purchased items when delivered.

On the same note, the grocery store should be obligated to give the customer an advanced notice, providing a time frame of the anticipated arrival of the delivery.

It is a reasonable thought, and acknowledges those without many transportation options to get themselves to a store to buy necessities.

Yes, there is a bus on the South Oval that stops by WalMart, but if the bus schedule doesn’t match yours, this alternative way of purchasing your groceries may work better for you.

This is a modern approach to grocery shopping and a sensible proposal.

It offers students a convenient way to get items they need and has the potential of increasing business with local grocery stores.

Alex Niblett is a journalism junior.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 2013 The year ahead could have some wonderful, pleasant surprises in store. Your present routines could be substantially changed for the better, pleasantly affecting much in your life.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- It isn’t likely that you’ll be deprived of rightful rewards or acknowledgement. You probably won’t have to wait until the end of the day to receive them, either.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Simply by adding a new twist to an old routine, you can make things fresh.

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CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- As long as there is parity between you and the other party, a friendly agreement will have excellent chances for success. Fairness evokes fairness.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Being extremely inventive and resourceful, you could come up with a much better method for doing a repetitive task. Don’t hesitate to innovate.

be careful not to press your luck, or the link between you and Lady Luck could snap.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- An unusual day is in the making for you. It might involve something from the past reaching a successful conclusion at last.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- If a presentation is required in a group endeavor, you’re the person to do it. You’ll excel at making everyone’s case.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -Conditions in general are extremely encouraging where your material interests are concerned. Gains can be generated from several unexpected sources.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Advancement of your personal interests is a strong possibility. Even if your tactics mystify others, the results will be gratifying.

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PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- An interesting new acquaintance could enter your life. This new friend is likely to be introduced to you by an old pal.

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Protestors say closures affect minorities CHICAGO (AP) — Mayor Rahm Emanuel responded Saturday to widespread criticism of his plan to close 54 Chicago Public Schools, saying he wasn’t interested in doing what was politically easy and that the pain of the closings doesn’t compare to the anguish of “trapping” kids in failing schools.

“If we don’t make these changes, we haven’t lived up to our responsibility as adults to the children of the city of Chicago,” Emanuel said in his first public statements since Thursday’s announcement. “And I did not run for office to shirk my responsibility.”

Emanuel was out of town when his schools chief, Barbara Byrd-Bennett, announced the closings. It is the largest number of Chicago Public Schools to be shuttered in a single year, and officials say it will affect some 30,000 students in the nation’s third-largest school district.

The long-awaited announcement angered many parents, teachers, lawmakers and community members, who say it disproportionately affects minority neighborhoods. Opponents also argue the closings will endanger children who may have to cross gang boundaries to get to a new school, and will eliminate facilities that are considered anchors in some struggling communities.

Opponents protested outside of several schools on Friday, and the Chicago Teachers Union and other organizations are planning a march Wednesday in downtown Chicago.

Parent Yolanda Harris

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First female Secret Service director sworn into office

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Protesters march down LaSalle Street during a march and demonstration over a plan to close 54 Chicago Public Schools in Chicago’s downtown Wednesday. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett said the closings are necessary because too many CPS facilities are halfempty and academically failing. They say shuttering buildings will allow the district to move students to higher quality schools and help trim a $1 billion budget shortfall. Opponents say the plan disproportionately affects minority students and won’t save money.

called the plan “unfair” academically and in need and said she was starting of repair. They say the plan to second-guess her deci- will save the district $560 sion to vote for Emanuel for million over 10 years in capmayor. Her four children ital costs and an additional attend Dumas Technology $43 million per year in operAcademy, which is slated to ating costs. be closed.

Emanuel “ It ’s n o t t o “You do not get a said Saturday say (Emanuel) closings repeat on this.” the is a bad person, will allow the but I’m saying district to inRAHM EMANUEL, CHICAGO MAYOR I d o n ’ t a g re e vest money with a lot of the in improvdecisions he’s making,” said ing the remaining schools.

Harris, who protested out- And while he knows the side the South Side school closings will be difficult, he Friday with other parents. said every child deserves a “He’s making big mistakes.” high-quality education, reThe mayor and Byrd- gardless of where they live.

Bennett say the closings are “You do not get a repeat necessary to address a $1 on this,” he said. billion budget shortfall and The vast majority of the 54 because many CPS schools schools are in overwhelma re ha l f- e mp t y , f a i l i ng ingly black neighborhoods

that have lost residents to the suburbs and elsewhere in recent years. Chicago’s black population dropped 17 percent in the last census. The other few schools are majority Hispanic or mixed black and Hispanic.

Overall, 91 percent of students in the district’s 681 schools are minorities.

Emanuel also responded to criticism from the teachers union and others about being out of town on vacation when the announcement was made. He said he was in frequent contact with Byrd-Bennett throughout the day Thursday, and that he has been and will continue to be engaged in the process.

Veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson has been sworn in as the agency’s first female director.

During an Oval Office ceremony, President Barack Obama said Pierson is breaking the mold in the male-dominated agency. He also joked that she would have more control over his life and Vice President Joe Biden’s than anyone except their spouses.

The Secret Service is charged with protecting the president, vice president and their families, as well as investigating financial crimes.

Pierson’s appointment does not require Senate confirmation. She takes over an agency that has been marred by scandal, including a prostitution scandal last year in Colombia.

Biden administered the oath of office.

2. PHOENIX, ARIZ.

Arizona lawmakers consider softened transgender bill Faced with an outcry from advocacy groups, an Arizona lawmaker has changed his proposed legislation that would have made it a crime for a transgendered person to use a bathroom other than his or her birth sex.

The new bill by state Rep. John Kavanagh ditches that effort and instead seeks to shield businesses from civil or criminal liability if they ban people from restrooms that don’t match their birth sex. The House committee Kavanagh chairs began meeting at midafternoon on Wednesday, but the so-called “bathroom bill” wasn’t expected to be considered until Wednesday evening.

The Republican said he listened to the criticism of what one local television station dubbed the “Show Me Your Papers Before You Go Potty” bill.

Rep. Stefanie Mach, a Tucson Democrat on Kavanagh’s Appropriations Committee, called the proposal “an unnecessary response.”

“It’s just over the top,” she said.

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Gray set to continue dominant ways Oberste looks to break program’s hit-streak record JONO GRECO

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The Kansas Jayhawks picked a bad time to come to Norman.

Junior pitcher Jonathan Gray and junior first baseman/designated hitter Matt Oberste are on rolls, so the Jayhawks — who start a series with the No. 14 Sooners (23-4, 3-0 Big 12) at 6:30 tonight at L. Dale Mitchell Park — may have their hands full.

Gray has been impressive on the mound all year. In his six starts, he has a 4-1 record and 1.41 ERA while striking out a team-high 51 batters in 44 2/3 innings.

While he’s been solid all season, it has been his last three outings that have c a u s e d p e o p l e a ro u n d the nation to take notice.

In those games — against UCLA, Northwestern State and TCU — Gray has thrown 25 innings of 13-hit ball while giving up two runs, both of which came against TCU, with only one being earned.

“I’m on a pretty good roll right now,” said Gray, who has touched 100 mph on the radar gun multiple times this year. “I consider everything working pretty well, and it’s making everything go easy.”

The righty from Chandler, Okla., has thrown backto-back nine-inning, 12-strikeout outings, one of which earned him a complete-game shutout against Northwestern State. The other start resulted in a no decision because the game

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Junior designated hitter Matt Oberste rounds third on a double by freshman first baseman Kolbey Carpenter against Northwestern State on March 17 in Norman. Oberste went 4-for-4 in the win.

ended in 12 innings.

Following the start against Northwestern State, coach Sunny Golloway said he has seen Gray throw this well before, and it is Gray’s demand that has made him as effective as he has been the last month.

“Jon’s putting it where he wants,” Golloway said Wednesday. “He’s repeating it. If you want to pitch professionally, you’ve got to be able to repeat those kinds of performances day-in and day-out.”

And Gray’s dominance has not gone unnoticed.

Whenever he takes the mound, there usually is a sea of scouts and at least one MLB general manager sitting behind home plate wanting to get a view.

“I’ve heard from pretty reliable sources (Oberste is) going to be there in the onethrough-five (draft picks),” said Golloway, who last coached a first-round draft pick in 2009 when former OU pitcher Garrett Richards was taken 42nd overall by the Los

Angeles Angels.

But a dominant pitcher cannot survive without having solid hitting behind him, and that’s exactly what Oberste has provided this season.

Oberste has hit safely in 27 straight games, which is tied with former OU player Marty Neff ’s program record that was set in 1991. If Oberste records a hit Thursday, then he will have the record all to himself.

He thought he had the record last week, but a

computer error that was discovered showed his hit streak was not as long as it was believed to be.

But going through the record-breaking process once has prepared Oberste for potentially breaking the actual record.

“I’ve already been through it once, so I know how to deal with it,” said Oberste, whose .476 batting average is one of the best in the nation. “It’s unfortunate they took it back. Now that I’ve tied it, there’s less pressure on me now.”

Although there is some pressure still on the junior to break the record, he said he doesn’t feel any after last weekend.

“After I did it, the pressure just leaked out of me,” Oberste said. “I was just ready to get back in there and calm down, just try to stay level-headed. I’ve seen the ball really well after that, too.

The Jayhawks (14-8, 2-1 Big 12), who are hitting .303 as a team and have a 3.02 team ERA, may be able to get to Gray and end Oberste’s streak, but it is going to take a lot to get those two out of their groove.

The series is moved up a day from the usual weekend format because games are not played on Easter Sunday. Also, the current schedule may change because of potential rain that is supposed to hit Norman this weekend.

Sooners’ junior forward to forego senior season Oklahoma junior forward Amath M’Baye announced Wednesday in a news release he will not return to OU for his senior season and instead will declare for the NBA Draft.

“My time at OU has been great,” M’Baye said in the release.

“I’m 23 years old. My goal amath when I came to the United m’baye States was to take care of business in the classroom and by the time I was 23 to have a degree in my pocket.

Now that I’m graduating in May, it’s time for me to start taking care of my family the way they’ve taken care of me for so long.”

M’Baye — who was the Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year after transferring from Wyoming in 2011 and sitting out a year, per NCAA rules — was selected as a member of the Big 12 All-Rookie Team at season’s end.

In August, NBADraft.net projected M’Baye to be a second-round pick, but he has fallen from the list since then.

“Amath has been a terrific ambassador for the University of Oklahoma, both on the court and in the classroom,” coach Lon Kruger said in the release.

“We appreciate his many contributions and wish him nothing but great success in the future.”

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Cardinals quell Nationals, 101, behind dominant pitching Garcia allows one run in eight innings JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — With all those minor leaguers the Washington Nationals were putting on the field, St. Louis manager Mike Matheny needed to make a call.

To the Cardinals’ minor league camp.

Jaime Garcia pitched eight sharp innings against a young Nationals lineup, leading St. Louis to a 10-1 victory Wednesday.

Midway through the game nearly all the Cardinals’ regulars had three at-bats, prompting Matheny to request reinforcements.

“I just didn’t like the whole look of it all to be honest with you,” Matheny said. “Cold day. We’ve had plenty of things here in the last few days make us a little gun shy. Not knowing who they were firing out there at us. All of it led me in the direction of, let’s get (the regulars) a little bit of work and get them out.”

The health of Garcia’s arm was one of the Cardinal’s biggest concerns entering the spring training, but he hasn’t experienced any setbacks in Florida. He finished camp by allowing one run on six hits while striking out eight against a Washington team that did not contain a member of its 40-man roster.

“I’m right at the place that I need to be to start the season,” said Garcia, who said he didn’t know prior to the game he would be facing a bunch of youngsters. “I didn’t really care, I was focusing on going out there

Four international gymnasts to be honored by 17th Hall of Fame OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Four international gymnasts are scheduled to be honored by the International Gymnastics Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City.

The hall announced Wednesday that Albert Azaryan of Armenia; Lyubov Burda of Russia; Gina Gogean of Romania; and Yuri Korolev of Russia will be honored during the 17th annual International Gymnastics Hall of Fame ceremony May 18 in Oklahoma City.

Azaryan and Gogean will be new hall members while Burda and Korolev were inducted previously but had not been able to attend the ceremony.

The hall of fame was founded in 1987 in Oceanside, Calif., and was moved to Oklahoma City in 1996.

BASEBALL

Richards starts for Angels in victory

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St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Jaime Garcia throws during the first inning of an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on March 16 in Jupiter, Fla.

and making my pitches.”

The fact that Garcia stymied a Washington lineup that had combined for only 20 major league at-bats this spring entering Wednesday didn’t faze Matheny, either.

“I think it has been a very good spring for him right from the start,” Matheny said. “Once he got going right in his mind, his stuff just follows along.”

Garcia managed only 20 starts last year because arm trouble forced him to miss more than two months in the middle of the regular season and later shut him down early in the playoffs.

The lefty pitched two innings during last season’s playoff run in which the Cardinals came-up one game shy of a repeat trip to the World Series. Offseason

shoulder surgery was an option, but Garcia chose rehabilitation without undergoing the procedure.

Garcia made all six of his scheduled starts this spring, posting a 2.48 ERA over 29 innings.

“The biggest thing was being able to go out there every fifth day, being able to trust your stuff, and get yourself in a position where you are ready to go for the season,” Garcia said.

The Cardinals jumped on the Nationals for three runs in each of the first three innings on Wednesday.

In the fourth inning Tony Cruz slapped an RBI single through the right side of a a drawn-in Nationals infield, putting the Cardinals up 10-1 and giving all eight position players in the St.

Louis starting line-up at least one hit.

Shane Robinson, Daniel Descalso, Pete Kozma and Ryan Jackson all enjoyed mu l t i h i t ga m e s f o r t h e Cardinals. Batting leadoff, Robinson also scored twice and drove in two more.

After spending most of the spring pitching with Class-A Potomac, Taylor Jordan started for Washington and allowed nine runs — seven earned — on 10 hits in 2 1-3 innings.

“I didn’t think I would be nervous and then I got out there and it was like, eh — stuff starts flying by,” Jordan said. “Especially when I got up there to bunt and I hadn’t faced a pitcher since sophomore year in high school. I felt so awkward up there.”

OU Men’s Tennis vs. San Diego| 5:30 p.m. at Headington Family Tennis Center.

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OU Baseball vs. Kansas | 6:30 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Free flowers for first 250 daughters in attendance for Daddy/Daughter Date Night. 100 Free Daddy/Daughter Coupons for two free popcorns and drinks. $4 admission for all in attendance for Daddy/Daughter Date Night. FREE admission for OU students with a valid OU student I.D. For more information visit soonersports.com.

Adams Resident Student Association: Safe Patrick’s Day | 9-11 p.m. outside of the RSA office in Adams Tower. Come get free condoms and learn about safe

sex practices by playing games like spin the bottle.

Friday, Mar. 29 Walker Resident Student Association: Spring Egg Hunt | 4 p.m. at the Cate Rock Garden. Celebrate spring and hunt Easter eggs! If you want to help fill/ hide the eggs, come to the Rock Garden at 2 p.m.

OU Women’s Tennis vs. Oklahoma State| 5:00 p.m. at Headington Family Tennis Center. FREE admission for all fans. For more information visit soonersports.com.

Couch Resident Student Association: Movie Time | 5:30-8 p.m. in the Couch Lounge. Come watch the movie “In Time” starring Justin Timberlake and listen to a noted OU professor speak about the way different cultures view time, time as a commodity, etc.

Art After Hours: One-Third of a Nation: O. Louis Guglielmi | 6 p.m. at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Guglielmi’s painting Tenements references President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s second inaugural address of January 1937. The speech is called “One-Third of a Nation” because of the line, “I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished.” Admission is free to this informal talk is free and light refreshments will be provided.

OU Baseball vs. Kansas | 6:30 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. FREE face painting, balloon animals and pre-game activities for kids. Fireworks after the game. FREE admission for OU students with a valid OU student I.D. For more information visit soonersports.com.

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Mar. 29-31

Thursday, Mar. 28 Intramural Co-ed 8 vs. 8 Soccer Entries | 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the front desk, Huston Huffman Fitness Center. $30 per team, but free if participants of team live in OU Housing. Event dates are April 5-7. Single elimination tournament.

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Garrett Richards, who figures to open the season in the bullpen, started for the Los Angeles Angels and threw 2 1-3 scoreless innings Wednesday in a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers.

Richards made his fifth spring appearance and second start. He allowed three hits.

Jerome Williams followed Richards and struck out six in 3 2-3 innings. He gave two runs and six hits.

Lance Berkman hit an RBI double and Adrian Beltre singled home a run for Texas.

Rangers left-hander Brad Mills made his first appearance since being claimed on waivers from the Angels last weekend. He worked four innings and gave up four hits and one run in his second spring start.

Friday, Mar. 29 Continued Masquerade Ball | 6:30-11 p.m. in the Molly Shi Boren Ballroom, Oklahoma Memorial Union. Sooner Ballroom Dance Club is hosting the annual Masquerade Ball this Friday. There will be a free lesson at 6:30 p.m. and open dancing will be from 7:30 - 11 p.m. Absolutely no experience or partner is necessary! There will be free pizza, cookies, snacks, and drinks. It’s free for students with ID, and $5 for nonstudents.

Marilyn Horne Master Class | 7 p.m. in Pitman Recital Hall, Catlett Music Center. Open Master Classes with Mezzo-Soprano Marilyn Horne. Artist in Residence, Marilyn Horne, is a world-renowned MezzoSoprano with had performed in opera house both stateside and abroad.

She will be the clinician for two open Master Classes working with voice students from the School of Music Voice Area.

Saturday, Mar. 30 OU Baseball vs. Kansas | 2:00 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. Postgame autographs. FREE admission for OU students with a valid OU student I.D. For more information visit soonersports.com.

Traditions West Resident Student Association: Setting Up Spring | 2-4 p.m. at the Traditions West basketball and volleyball courts. Come celebrate spring by playing basketball and volleyball at Traditions West.

Sunday, Mar. 31 OU Men’s Tennis vs. Rice | 1:00 p.m. at Headington Family Tennis Center. FREE admission for all fans. For more information visit soonersports.com.

Traditions East Resident Student Association: Easter Egg Hunt | 2-4 p.m. at Traditions East. Come explore Traditions East while searching for eggs stuffed with candy.

Cate Resident Student Association: March Madness | 7 p.m. in the Cate Main Social Lounge. Come watch the Elite Eight play for the Final Four while having the chance to win prizes.

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Emma Hamblen, life & arts editor Megan Deaton, assistant editor dailyent@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/life&arts • Twitter: @OUDailyArts

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Festival to challenge actors Namron Players to perform 24-hour play Life & Arts Reporter

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Mr. Black OU to be crowned Friday Pageant to enter fourth year with theme ‘Disciples: Unveiling the Future’

Graham Dudley

Norman’s nickname is the “City of Festivals,” so when the theater company Namron Players — Norman spelled backward — was founded last year, it decided to get in on the action.

The second annual 24Hour Play Festival will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday at Stanley Community Complex, showcasing three short plays that are written, directed and rehearsed on that very day.

Nicholas Bartell, first-time festival actor and Namron Players’ vice chairman, said he looks forward to the challenge. Back when he was a drama major at OU, Bartell participated in a 24-hour play festival in Kansas, he said. Bartell said he was thrilled to have the opportunity to again participate in the unpredictable event.

“I love that about it,” he said, “It’s exciting, it’s different and it keeps us on our toes.”

Back when he was a drama major at OU, Bartell participated in a 24 Hour Play Festival in Kansas, he said.

The festival tradition started in New York in 1995 but since has become an international movement, held more than 300 times in theaters across America and Europe, according to The 24 Hour Plays website.

In addition to several OU drama majors, the festival also will feature OU alumni, local music teachers and law students, Bartell said. The nature of the festival lends itself to an eclectic group

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The Namron Players will perform a 24-hour play 7 p.m. Saturday at the Stanley Community complex.

GO AND DO 24 Hour Play Festival When: 7 p.m. Saturday Where: Stanley Community Complex 1560 24th Ave. SW Price: $5 at the door

because there’s no major time commitment involved, he said. The work is all done in just one intense day.

Sarah Fenner King, chairwoman of Namron Players, said at 8 p.m. July 6, 2012, writers, directors and actors gathered to be divided among the different shows.

Based on whom they had to work with, the writers started working on their shows while actors and directors went home for a much-needed

night’s rest.

The writers worked vigilantly all night to make a 10 to 20-page script. King also was a writer for last year’s festival, and she’ll be at it again this weekend.

“I must have started my script five or six times before I made it work,” she said.

She had until 6 a.m. to get it finished, and, to her surprise, she worked the whole time, King said. At 6, she handed it off to her director and got some hard-earned sleep. The director had an hour to himself before the cast showed up at 7 a.m.

From then on, it was all rehearsal all the time, King said.

This year’s festival will feature OU actors Kate Le, Brad Brockman, Morgan Vesper, Aly Lovelace and Lia Ross, as well as writer John Steele Jr. and director Stephen Miranda, according to the

Namron website.

One of Bartell’s biggest problems with theater today is it can be very exclusive, he said. At Namron, the company strives to reach out to community members who want more theatrical experience, no matter their history or time conflicts. Whether it’s ideas for shows to produce, student-written plays or ideas for workshops, the goal is to get people interested, excited and involved, Bartell said.

“We want to know what people want to see and what’s going to get people out to the theater,” Bartell said.

Graham Dudley graham.l.dudley-1@ou.edu

OU’s Black Student Association will host its annual Mr. Black OU Pageant on Friday.

This year marks the fourth year the pageant will be held, and the theme is “Disciples: Unveiling the Future.”

The pageant consists of seven contestants — or disciples — competing against one another to win the honor of the prestigious title and of representing not only themselves but also the African American community on campus as well, said Matthew Griffin, first Mr. Black OU. Griffin, advertising senior, serves as the program’s chairman and makes sure all the young men are prepared for the pageant and represent themselves well.

“We’ve been preparing for this since January — as soon as we returned from break. The process has been really long,” Griffin said. “The boys have been determined and working really hard. We’ve had about 40 practices.

It’s just crunch time now, as far as I’m concerned — it’s dedication.”

Griffin is no stranger to the hard work that goes into the pageant as the first student to win Mr. Black OU, back in 2010.

“I was the first Mr. Black OU,” Griffin said. “It really means something to me to see this legacy continue. I don’t think anything should end if it’s for the benefitting of others.”

Contestants in the pageant also feel it is a way to have a voice within the black community on campus. Contestant Patrick Graham, a marketing junior who transferred to OU this fall, takes pride in being part of the event.

“Being that OU is predominately white, it is important that African American students have a say here at OU,” Graham said. “Mr. Black OU represents the black community at its finest. He supports the issues in the black community. He helps address it. It’s important that African American men step up and be leaders ...”

Felton Knighton, a zoology junior, is the current Mr. Black OU and feels that it is an honor to be a part of the pageant.

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