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Boren inducted into Hall of Fame OU president honored for higher ed contributions BRYCE MCELHANEY News Reporter @bryce_mac

OU President David Boren and Molly Shi Boren were two of 12 inductees in the 22nd annual Oklahoma Higher Education Hall of Fame induction ceremony Monday night, hosted by the Oklahoma Higher Education Heritage Society.

Along with the Borens, other OU figures were also inducted into the hall of fame, including Belinda Biscoe, the associate vice president for university outreach, and Robert Dauffenbach, the senior associate dean for economic development and impact. Boren said his wife directed him to speak for both of them and to keep it short.

“We are very grateful for this honor tonight,” Boren said. “We’re all the more grateful to be inducted with such an outstanding group of educators. We accept this honor tonight on behalf of the entire OU family: our students, our faculty,

our staff and alumni. They are a remarkable family — the caring family dedicated to excellence, and they are the reasons why we’re here tonight. Thank you very, very much.”

Dauffenbach said that in the 26 years he has been at OU, Boren has been President for 21 of them, and complimented his leadership.

“I see what leadership means to a university and the importance organizations like this, promoting higher education in the state,” he said.

Dauffenbach said he was pleasantly surprised to receive the

honor.

“This recognition extends beyond the individual — it extends to all the staff, the faculty, the division directors, the associate deans, the deans … the vice presidents, the provosts and certainly President Boren,” he said.

“We live in times of increased assaults on institutions of higher education. Let’s be truthful about that. Doubts seem to be rising … and yet this weekend, we had the Sunday Oklahoman front page multiple section report on STEM deficiencies. Where do they think these STEM occupations are filled

from? They’re built from the ranks of college graduates.”

Dauffenbach said the highest expectation for Oklahoma students is vocational education.

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Celebration of Culture Peoples’ Day is now an official holiday at OU. IAtndigenous Day honoring 9 a.m. Monday morning, OU President David Boren and Student Government President Alex Byron signed a proposal to confirm the second Monday of Native American Association October as the official Indigenous Peoples’ Day on campus. marks a new beginning,” Boren said during a speech after the signing. culture officially “Today Boren said that Monday, the first official celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the honored the fact that Native American culture has “not only survived, but concomes to OU university tinues to flourish.”

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“We have so many things to thank Native peoples for,” Boren said.

The proposal signing took place outside at the Unity Garden on OU’s South Oval. Byron welcomed the crowd of observers and the local tribal members before continuing with the ceremony. Afterwards, Byron and Boren posed

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President David Boren and others listen to speakers in celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the South Oval on Monday. Indigenous Peoples’ Day is now recognized as a holiday on campus.

Native American activist Sarah Adams-Cornell speaks at the podium for Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the South Oval on Monday. Cornell is trying to pass Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Oklahoma City.

OU President David Boren (centered) takes a photo with local tribal dancers during the celebration of Indigenous Peoples’ Day on the South Oval on Monday. Celebrations for the holiday will continue throughout the day.

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The Norman Animal Welfare Center is having an adoption event Oct. 25 for 35 of the adult dogs seized in a recent animal cruelty case.

On Sept. 11, 65 dogs with various, severe health problems were seized from the residence of Roxanne Hines, who has since been charged with one count of animal cruelty, according to OSCN. After the seizure, the Norman Animal Welfare Center worked with area veterinarians to update the dogs’ shots, get their health conditions treated and have them spayed, neutered and groomed, said Sarah Jensen, Norman Police Department public safety information officer.

Anyone interested in adopting one of the dogs must complete a registration form and email it to Animal.Welfare@NormanOK. gov. At the event, Animal Welfare Center staff will assign each applicant an ID number and draw the numbers at random, allowing the person selected to choose which dog they want, according to a press release.

Households will be limited to one dog, and the $60 adoption fee will apply, according to the press release.

Jensen said this method of adoption was chosen due to the amount of interest shown in the dogs.

“The day of the initial press release, we had over 200 people call after the first two or three hours,” Jensen said. “Due to the sheer interest, we tried to find a way that was as fair as possible.”

Jensen said the rest of the dogs are being spayed and neutered and prepared for adoption. The dogs that were pregnant at the time of the seizure have safely given birth and are in foster care until they are ready for adoption.

When more of the dogs become ready for adoption, similar adoption events will be held, Jensen said.

Welfare Center Staff will announce the location and time of the event and post photos and information of the animals when it gets closer to the date.

For more information, call the Norman Animal Welfare Center at 405-292-9736 or visit their website.

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for photos with various Native American students and tribal leaders. “ We’ re re a l l y e xc i t e d about today,” Byron said.

“The turnout was great, and we’re really looking forward to the rest of the day’s events.”

“Everyone’s been super supportive and excited.

Even now you can see that people are fascinated by this,” Byron said, referencing all the frozen students staring at the dancing procession continuing down the South Oval.

Following the proposal passing, the procession

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made its way dow n the South Oval towards the Bizzell Library, where a podium awaited. Corey Still and Sara Cornell, two Native American activists, spoke, and then Boren made a speech to officially recognize the new holiday.

Boren acknowledged the effort of all the OU students who pushed for Indigenous Peoples’ Day, saying how proud he was that the holiday originated with the students. He then discussed further efforts that OU will be making to be more inclusive of Native American culture. The university will establish more cultural classes, a new center for tribal nations and has just named Mark Wilson as the new OU tribal liaison.

“It’s a historic event, the

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OU President David Boren signs the Indigenous Peoples’ Day resolution on the South Oval on Saturday. The resolution now recognizes Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a holiday on the second Monday of October every year.

fact that President Boren has decided to change the campus-wide title of this day from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day,” first-year law student Olivia

Glazner said. “It’s cool that all these people from almost every tribe in Oklahoma traveled here as well. Having them on the campus is huge.

It’s huge that they can be this

physical presence on cam- including art showcases, pus, especially since this a Native American history state that is made up of so seminars and dancing. much Native land.”

Celebrations proceedAnna Mayer anna.n.mayer@gmail.com ed throughout the day,

OU SATs come in fourth in Big 12 Texas sets pace for conference, while West Virginia trails JESSE POUND News Editor @jesserpound

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The University of Texas at Austin brings in students with the highest SAT scores in the Big 12 Conference, with an average score that is over 80 points higher than OU. The college scorecard data from the U.S. Department of Education includes the average SAT scores of students at all schools, and Texas leads the Big 12.

The scores shown are out of 1600. Texas leads the conference with an average score of 1262, while West Virginia brings up the rear with an average of 1062.

OU has an average score of 1176, good for fourth place in the conference.

The data for Kansas State was not available.

For all schools in the Big 12 for which data was available, incoming students performed better on the math portion of the SAT than on the critical reading portion.

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Dispatcher job stressful, rewarding for student

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Journalism junior Anna Reisman listens to a 911 caller and dispatches police to the situation Oct. 2, 2015. Reisman began as a dispatcher in 2011 when she moved from Texas.

Anna Reisman works unique job for OKCPD DAISY CREAGER News Editor @daisycreager

Journalism senior Anna Reisman was eating breakfast on May 20, 2013, when she heard the announcement that an EF5 tornado touched down in Moore.

As the news station advised viewers to seek shelter, Reisman got ready for work.

“As soon as I heard the announcement, I knew,” Reisman said. “Sure enough, I got a call midbite.”

Reisman started her job as a dispatcher for the Oklahoma City Police Department in 2011, when she moved from Texas. Her 10-hour shifts are split between taking 911 calls and dispatching Oklahoma City police officers.

After being hired, dispatchers spend four weeks in classroom training and another six to nine months being closely monitored and trained on calls, said David Shupe, 911 director for the City of Oklahoma City.

Reisman said natural disasters and officer-involved shootings are stressful for dispatchers because of the volume of calls that come in and the severity of the situations.

She said she did not trust many of the police officers in her hometown, but

dispatching has allowed her to develop a relationship with Oklahoma City police officers, even though she rarely meets them in person.

“You learn their personalities,” Reisman said. “It’s sad. I know their voices better than my own niece and nephew. You hear them in your ear, and you learn their voices better than anyone’s.”

Officer-involved shootings, like one that occured early in her time as a dispatcher, bring dispatchers together and test their training, she said. “ T h e r e ’s a s w i t c h i n your head that flips,” Anna Reisman said. “(The) dispatcher clammed up and said (in the radio) ‘Officer down.’ You can tell when something’s wrong. Their tone of voice changes. We all pulled up (computer) screens and started helping her. She didn’t even have to ask. We all come and work together. It’s cool to see.”

Because of the relationships dispatchers build with officers, they become invested in calls and officer safety, Reisman said.

“You may not know them, you may never meet them, but at the end of the day, you want them to go home. In that moment you really are helping out family,” Reisman said.

L ong hours of sitting down and handling stressful situations can take a toll on dispatchers, including weight gain, she said.

Due to the nature of working as a dispatcher and similar positions, the City of Oklahoma City offers an employee assistance program that includes counseling and other treatments for depression and stress, Shupe said.

Despite the high-stress environment that comes with it, Reisman said she enjoys her job. Some nights are slower than others, and she is often able to do homework between calls. She even met her husband, who worked as a dispatcher until he left earlier this year, there.

Tyler Reisman, a computer engineering senior, said he met Anna Reisman when he asked if she liked working a radio that he knew was not her favorite. He left the job when his classes became difficult to juggle with work.

“When I first started, it was a phenomenal job with school. I could get my work done and get my schoolwork done,” Tyler Reisman said. “Towards the end of my time there, not so much.

With the engineering degree, it got too hard to juggle both.”

Because they met at work, Anna Reisman said Tyler Reisman understands the environment and how hard it can be to juggle with school.

“I know her still being there causes a lot of stress on her, and it’s hard for me to see that,” Tyler Reisman said.

Anna Reisman said the job has helped with her major because it has taught her about the line between informing the public and protecting the privacy of victims. It has also helped her interview skills by teaching her to be simultaneously sympathetic and firm.

“When people call 911 they think it’s an emergency.

Whether you think it’s the silliest reason or not it’s an emergency to them” ANNA REISMAN, JOURNALISM JUNIOR

“When people call 911, they think it’s an emergency.

Whether you think it’s the silliest reason or not, it’s an emergency to them,” Anna Reisman said. “You have to

learn to control your voice and direct someone when they’re super emotional.”

Shupe said the tone dispatchers take with callers can escalate or deescalate the situation, affecting the level of danger the first responders to the scene face.

Because of this, dispatchers act as gatekeepers for all emergency services delivered in a particular geographic area, he said.

“We hear about first responders a lot, but the reality is that these dispatchers are the first first responders,” Shupe said. “The success of that call starts with how it’s handled by that dispatcher. It cannot be overemphasized how important a job it is.”

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Sophomore cornerback Jordan Thomas breaks up a pass in Saturday’s Red River Showdown against Texas in the Cotton Bowl. Defensive coordinator Mike Stoops is struggling to communicate with his defense from the press box.

Communication not at fault in defensive lapses Stoops adamant: snafus not caused by coach’s position BRADY VARDEMAN

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Late in the fourth quarter Saturday, Texas quarterback Tyrone Swoopes lined up behind center on third down and goal from the two-yard line. The play before, Oklahoma successfully stopped a Swoopes run from the same formation.

The next play, Swoopes faked the run, popped up and completed a touchdown pass to Caleb Bluiett.

After the game, OU defensive coordinator Mike Stoops said he saw the play-action pass coming. “They weren’t going to run it again,� Stoops said. “We had them outnumbered.

Just didn’t have our guys prepared, ready for the play. “I knew it, but our players didn’t know it. And that’s unfortunate. I talked about it before in pregame today.

When they got in that set, I knew it was coming,� he said.

During the offseason, the decision was made to move Stoops to the press box during games rather than continue him coaching from the sideline. However, because he was removed from the field Saturday, Stoops

was unable to communicate to his players what Texas was about to do.

His brother, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, disputes the claim that his position Saturday had anything to do with Texas scoring. “ M i k e c o u l d n ’ t h av e stopped it from the field, because Mike isn’t playing. And the guy’s 50 yards away, and there’s all kind of screaming going on,� Bob Stoops said. “For him to say ... he could have ... that’s fine.

I can’t say what Mike said, but bottom line is, Mike isn’t playing.�

On two separate occasions Saturday, Oklahoma was also forced to burn timeouts coming out of breaks in the action because of extra players on the field.

The second time, safety Hatari Byrd jogged onto the field with 11 other members of the defense, unaware he was supposed to stay on the sideline. “When (the opponent comes) off the sideline, you’re unsure what (formation) they’re coming out in,�

Bob Stoops said. “We prepared our guys for two different ones. One individual turns around and starts to get lined up to the formation, and it was the wrong one. “He was supposed to be off. That simple. Everyone else had it. He’s the only guy

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that didn’t have it,� he said.

A similar gaff occurred earlier in the game, only this time the Sooners had 13 men on the field.

Yet Bob Stoops remained adamant that communication amongst the defense hasn’t been affected by his brother coaching from the box. “ We d i d n ’ t h av e o n e missed call Saturday,� he said. “We have had hardly any all year. One individual, when we came out of a timeout, didn’t look back to see us, because they came off the timeout with a different

set of people than were out there first. And he turned and didn’t look at it. He needs to look at us longer.� “It’s the one issue we had the whole game. The rest of it, we didn’t have any issues.

To say we are, you’re wrong.

We’ve been better than we’ve ever been in 17 years,� he said.

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Musical theater major Ballet stages scene for pope juggles multiple talents John Tupy in elite company of musical theatre students CHLOE MOORES

Arts and Entertainment Reporter @chloemoores13

Nearly 1,400 students a u d i t i o n e d f o r O U ’s Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre program last year, and of that, only 14 were accepted.

Freshman musical theater major John Tupy represents the one percent.

Musical theater did not start out as a natural skill, he said.

“I wouldn’t say it turned into a passion for me until high school — four years ago. Before that it was just something I did that I didn’t suck at,” Tupy said.

Carol Tupy, John Tupy’s mother, said that he tried every sport out there, but he found his passion for musical theater after performing the lead role in the musical “Race to Win,” when he was in the fourth grade.

Tupy started getting involved with community theater in Tulsa and a performing arts academy, where he started taking eight to nine dance and acting classes in high school, Carol Tupy said.

“What makes me nervous about what John (is) doing is seeing John on stage. (It) is very intimating to me, so it makes me nervous. When he is on stage, he is home, and he does not get nervous, and that is wonderful to me,” she said. “ Theater was the one place I felt accepted and felt like I could be myself, and I didn’t have to worry about what others were thinking,” Tupy said.

During his senior year of high school, Tupy auditioned at the National Unified Auditions in Chicago, a mass college audition setting where various fine arts conservatories and programs across the country recruit prospective students.

“OU had always been one of top schools, and in the room they told me I had a callback — that was insane to me,” Tupy said.

Paul Christman, director of musical theater at OU, said that of the 1400 students who auditioned last year, approximately 10 percent are invited back for an on-campus audition.

The small number of students accepted into the program “allows us to dedicate a lot of attention to their growth and education,” Christman said.

“When I was driving home, I thought I couldn’t fall in love with this school, because the chances of me

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Osage Ballet performs the “Masters of the Battlefield” scene. The story of the Osage people was performed at the Festival of Families for Pope Francis during his visit to the U.S.

‘Wahzhazhe’ tells story of Osage people via dance JESSICA BARBER

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Musical theater freshman John Tupy laughs in the South Oval Monday. Tupy is one of 50 musical theatre students at OU.

getting in are so slim,” Tupy said. “I auditioned on a Friday and found out on a Monday that I got in. ” A musical theater major is similar to tackling three different majors — dance, acting and singing.

“It’s a lot of time management being able to space your time and focus on one aspect,” he said.

The coursework that Tupy is required to execute demands the range of skills a musical theater major is expected to perfect over time.

His current course work includes composition one, intro to acting, stagecraft, music theory and ballet.

Tupy also attends private voice lessons, a master class

“They want to make sure we are wellrounded people who know how to talk about what we are going through.”

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with the 49 other musical theater students and a cornerstone class for musical theater freshman.

“They want to make sure we are well-rounded people who know how to talk about what we are going through,” Tupy said.

Tupy was also cast as Eddie in one of the program’s main stage shows this fall, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” directed by guest director Richard J. Hinds, who has previously directed the national tour of Disney’s “Newsies.”

“It’s kind of intimidating but also really inspiring to be working with real world professionals here at OU and what they have to offer to Norman, Oklahoma,” Tupy said.

In total, Tupy dedicates approximately 50 hours to his craft between classes and rehearsal, he said.

“Not only the time that I’m in class — but every moment I’m not in class I’m thinking about something that’s my passion,” Tupy said. “I didn’t have that in high school; every waking moment is devoted to musical theater.”

“What I love about OU is that I have this community of 50 other people who are behind my back every time — there to catch me when I make a mistake, there to give me a hug when I need it.

They will go out of their way to make sure somebody else is doing okay,” Tupy said.

The ultimate dream f o r Tu py i s t o p e r f o r m as Melchior in “Spring’s Awakening,” he said.

“My number one goal out of college is to join a national tour. Something about doing a show eight times a week in different cities all over the world (and) being young and traveling with a group of people that you share this experience with is so cool to me,” Tupy said.

“He is obviously going to grow in his skill, that is a given, but I also hope he grows in his confidence. He can make it himself,” Carol Tupy said.

The story of the Osage people, told through ballet, was performed at the Festival of Families for Pope Francis during his visit to the U.S. The ballet, “Wahzhazhe,” featured dancers w ith strong ties to Oklahoma and Native American communities including Eric Glenn, a graduate of OU, and Roman Jasinski, whose mother was one of the five famed Native American ballerinas.

Randy Tinker Smith, Osage Ballet director, said she created and privately raised funds to produce the ballet in order to tell the

story of the Osage people through dance in order to continue the legacy of previous famed Native American dancers.

“I sought to continue the legacy of two Osage women: the late prima ballerina Maria Tallchief and her sister Marjorie Tallchief,” Smith said. “Following the path paved by them by telling the story of the Osage people through ballet seemed natural.”

Th i s c o nt i nu e d l e ga cy was especially felt by Osage Ballet Artistic Advisor Roman Jasinski.

Jasinski’s family founded Tulsa Ballet and has had an incredible influence on ballet in Oklahoma. Jasinski himself was the artistic director of Tulsa Ballet for many years. He retired from the stage many years ago but returned to the stage for this ballet.

“We are honored that Roman Jasinski, the son

of Moscelyne Larkin, an accomplished Native American ballerina of the Peoria and Shawnee tribes will be one of the dancers to perform,” Smith said.

The Osage Nation and its people have strong ties to the Catholic Church, giving them the opportunity to tell their story through dance for hundreds of thousands of people in Philadelphia.

The Osage Nation is headquartered in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, which features the only Catholic Church in the world to have stained glass windows depicting priests meeting with the Osage people and evangelizing and converting many to Catholicism, Smith said.

The Osage Ballet performed the opening prayer scene from “Wahzhazhe” at the festival.

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Distinguished Visiting Artist:

James Surls Works on display

Oct. 2, 2015 – Jan. 3, 2016 The Jerome M. Westheimer, Sr. and Wanda Otey Westheimer Distinguished Visiting Artist Chair

Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art The University of Oklahoma 555 Elm Ave. Norman, OK 73019–3003 fjjma.ou.edu

James Surls U.S. (b.1943) Walking Through the Thorn Vine [detail], 2014 Bronze and stainless steel 135 x 133 x 64 in.

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