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Committee seeks tribal liaison New position serves to strengthen Native ties BRYCE MCELHANEY news reporter @bryce_mac

A selection committee is being created to search for the official tribal liaison for the spring semester, Vice President for the University Community Jabar Shumate said.

The tribal liaison has the responsibility of strengthening relationships between OU and Oklahoma Native Nations, Interim Tribal

Liaison Mark Wilson said.

“We want to show The selection committee will students in our Native be chaired by Native American American community Studies director Amanda CobbGreetham and accompanied by that we’re serious about Shumate and Wilson, Shumate creating a climate that said.

Shumate said he’s hoping for is welcoming, respectful the selection to be made in time and inviting.” for the grand opening of the Native Nations Center on campus, that JABAR SHUMATE, was announced in a press release VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY

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Wilson said he is filling the position temporarily until the selection “We don’t want to rush into it, is made and hopes to have a fulltime tribal liaison on campus by by any means. We want to make the right decision to hire the right the spring semester.

person,” Wilson said.

Shumate said there have been other universities in New Mexico and Arizona filling similar positions on their campuses.

“What we will do is kind of look at best practices of universities, who have hired this kind of position, and come up with a process to select someone and hopefully have someone in place by spring,” he said.

Wilson is experienced in recruitment, with more than 20 years of experience, Shumate said.

“He had also been working with Native American Tribal Government,” Shumate said.

Shumate said Wilson is a very

respected member of the Cherokee Nation and is well respected on campus.

“Quite naturally, I thought he would be very, very helpful,” Shumate said.

After Wilson wraps up his term as interim tribal liaison, he will continue working and representing the University Community office on the Tulsa campus, Shumate said.

“He was just in the right place at the right time, so to speak. He had the right credentials to help us get this process started,” he said.

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Senior receives new award Inaugural scholarship honors passed student MARY SMITH

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OU volleyball player Madison Ward performs Amy Grant’s “Baby, Baby” for a video on her YouTube channel. A video of Ward’s singing went viral earlier this summer.

I wasn’t recruiting her for singing, but I know she’s a very talented singer. She has a lot of talents.

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Junior Madison Ward receives a serve against Iowa State at McCasland Fieldhouse on Sept. 30. The Sooners lost to the Cyclones 3-1.

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OU’s African and AfricanAmerican studies program hosted a reception Wednesday for the giving of the first Ashlee T. Madison Freedom Scholarship.

The recipient of the scholarship is entrepreneurship senior Carey Flack, who started her own business, Roomswap, earlier this year.

Flack was selected for the scholarship because she is minoring in African and AfricanAmerican studies, has shown a great passion for the subject and has used her creativity in a positive and beneficial way, said Jeanette Davidson, the director of the African and AfricanAmerican studies program at OU. The scholarship itself is named after former OU student Ashlee Madison who passed away in 2010.

The reception began with the singing of the song “Lift Every Voice,” lead by two members of the OU Gospel Choir.

Madison’s passion for music was something she was known for during her time at OU, said D’Andre Fisher, the special assistant to Jabar Shumate, the OU vice president for the University Community. Music was common throughout the ceremony, and Melanie Bratcher, a SEE SCHOLARSHIP PAGE 2

Queersgiving promotes sense of community Meal ends Transgender Awareness Week events ANNA MAYER news reporter @AnnaMay136

OU will host a unique Thanksgiving event today.

The Women’s Outreach Center will host the university’s third annual “Queersgiving,” a public Thanksgiving dinner meant f o r m e m b e r s o f t h e L G BT Q

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community and anyone else who wants to join, tonight in the Henderson Tolson Cultural Center.

“Queersgiving is basically a time that we bring together the LGBTQ community on campus and allies as well,” Kasey Catlett, assistant director of LGBTQ and health programs at OU, said. “We go along with the idea that many times, college students who perhaps have come out to family members are no longer supported by family and might not have a

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Transgender Remembrance Day on Friday.

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The transgender flag, made up of small colored flags, is formed Wednesday in the South Oval in honor of Transgender Awareness Week.

According to the Women’s Outreach Center’s weekly update, the flag serves as a “visual reminder to honor those who have experienced violence because of their real or perceived identity as trans or gender-variant individuals.”

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A large transgender flag has been planted on the South Oval in celebration of Transgender Awareness Week, and Thursday, the

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Shumate said the tribal liaison will report to the Un i v e r s i t y C o m mu n i t y office and assist CobbGreetham, who will direct the new Native Nations Center.

Women’s Outreach Center will set up tables on the South Oval to inform students of transgender statistics and available resources, Catlett said.

“We just want people to know about the issues that (transgender) people face and things like problematic language,” Catlett said.

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Remembrance Day is aimed at remembering those who have been “lost due to the struggle and (transgender) negativity that’s plaguing society as well as honoring those who have done activist work,” Catlett said.

In addition to these events and the transgender flag planted on the South Oval, the center is

also giving out buttons that read “#I’llGoWithYou,” which signify their wearer’s willingness to accompany transgender or gender non-conforming people into gendered areas like many public bathrooms, according to a press release.

“The tribal liaison will help us in our efforts to expand on recruitment and retention in Native American students. We have some work to do, especially in recruiting,” Shumate said.

T h e g o a l i s t o c re a t e an environment Native Amer ican students can thrive in by focusing on recruitment and retention rates, he said.

“Undoubtedly, with the excitement in elevating the

Native American studies program to a department and establishing the Native Nations Center, we want to show students in our Native American community that we’re serious about creating a climate that is welcoming, respectful and inviting,” Shumate said.

“This will be very positive. We made a commitment that we were going to work … to improve the Native American retention

rates and recruit Native American students and create a better climate for Native American students,” he said.

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Continued from Page One professor in the African and African-American studies program at OU, gave an emotional rendition of “Orange Moon,” a song she said was one of Madison’s favorites.

The event closed with a song tribute from Jeff Mims, a friend of Madison’s.

Several people spoke of Madison’s free spirit and

vibrant personality, such as Davidson, Dean Kelly Damphousse of the College of Arts and Sciences, Fisher and Madison’s grandfather, Robert Madison.

Other family members of Madison came, including her 7-year-old son, to celebrate Madison’s life and to see her legacy live on through the scholarship.

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Jabar Shumate attends the blackout event in the Henderson Tolson Cultural Center on the evening of Nov. 12. Mark Wilson was appointed interim tribal liason.

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Ceremony to support inclusivity Annual tradition brings together people of all beliefs BRIANNA SIMS news reporter @briannana18

OU will host its annual holiday-lighting celebration this winter to ring in the holiday season with people of all beliefs and perspectives.

The holiday-lighting ceremony is a tradition President David Boren and Mo l l y Sh i B o re n b e ga n

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“I think it’s important in a multicultural country for everyone to come together and give everyone a chance to share their beliefs and their culture.”

MOHSAIN GILL MEMBER OF OU’S MUSLIM STUDENT ASSOCIATION

when they first came to campus. The holiday lighting celebration will be on Dec. 1 at David A. Burr Park, university press secretary Corbin Wallace said. The park is located on campus by the Huston Huffman Fitness Center, east of the student residence halls.

“Participants can join in the festive celebration of lighting the holiday tree and menorah, sing along to holiday music, see Santa Claus and his elves, and enjoy complimentary hot chocolate, hot apple cider and cookies,” according to a press release from OU

Public Affairs.

The Singing Sooners and the OU Wind Symphony Brass will perform holiday-themed music to set the tone of the event and will be accompanied by speeches about the holiday season from Boren, OU Student Government Association president Alex Byron and others.

“I think it’s important in a multicultural country for everyone to come together and give everyone a chance to share their beliefs and their cultures,” said Mohsain Gill, a member of OU’s Muslim Student

Association and a speaker at this year’s upcoming ceremony.

He will share how his culture specifically celebrates the holidays.

“We will be celebrating the the major Islamic holidays like Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Fitr is celebrated at the end of Ramadan where we fast,” Gill said. “We celebrate our thankfulness of God. Eid al-Adha is celebrated on the 10th day of Dhu al-Hijjah and lasts for four days.”

The celebration will begin at 5 p.m. and will relocate to Couch Restaurants in the case of inclement weather.

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OU President David Boren speaks at the Holiday Lighting Ceremony on Dec. 2, 2014. The lighting ceremony is an annual event hosted by the university.

Inhofe wants pilot rights Bill would double time between pilots’ medical check ups

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WASHINGTON — Sen. Jim Inhofe, an 81-year-old avid pilot who had quadruple heart bypass surgery two years ago, is trying to loosen medical exam requirements so that private pilots like him don’t have to make so many doctors’ visits to show they are fit to fly.

The bill by Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican, and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., also a pilot, would double the time allowed between exams for pilots over age 40 from two to four years, so long as they also hold a valid driver’s license. Instead of a government-certified medical examiner, pilots could see any doctor they like.

There would be no standards for what the medical exam would entail, and the doctor would no longer have to certify to the Federal Aviation Administration that the pilot was healthy enough to fly.

Under the bill, pilots would effectively certify themselves and make a notation of their last doctor visit on hand should an FAA inspector request the information.

The bill would narrow the number of medical conditions for which a doctor’s certification of fitness is required, and eliminate the normal waiting period after heart procedures like Inhofe’s bypass before a pilot can fly again.

The bill does introduce a requirement for pilots to take an online course to familiarize themselves with aeromedical information every two years.

Although there are about 6,000 FAA-certified medical examiners nationally, Manchin said he and other pilots often have a hard time finding one when it comes time to renew their medical certificates.

Ten years ago, the FAA eliminated the requirement for a medical certificate from a government-approved examiner for pilots who fly a special category of lightweight planes typically built from kits. Inhofe and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association say that since then there’s been no greater increase in health-related crashes and fatalities for those “sport plane” pilots than for other pilots.

“This is something we now have demonstrated clearly is not going to incur any safety hazards, and it is going to be a real godsend for pilots who don’t want to go through this bureaucracy every two years, or more frequently in some cases,” Inhofe said in a speech to

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In this Sept. 29, 2015, file photo, Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., questions a witness during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Inhofe, an 81-year-old avid pilot who had quadruple heart bypass surgery two years ago, is trying to loosen medical exam requirements so that private pilots like him don’t have to make so many doctors’ visits to show they are fit to fly.

“This is something we now have demonstrated clearly is not going to incur any safety hazards.”

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the Senate in September.

But the National Transportation Safety Board says crash investigations in which pilots were killed show pilots without medical certificates are more likely than pilots with a certificate to have used potentially impairing drugs, drugs that are used to treat dangerous medical conditions and controlled substances.

NTSB Chairman Chris Har t cited the death of a sport plane pilot near the central Texas town of Groesbeck in 2012. The pilot, Darrell G. Sorensen, 69, was attempting to land on a private landing strip when the plane suddenly took a hard left and crashed into woods. He had no medical certificate.

An investigation revealed that Sorenson was being treated for hypertension, high cholesterol, a bladder obstruction, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, panic disorder, ADHD, insomnia and restless leg syndrome.

Toxicology tests identified seven different medications in his bloodstream, including two considered to be sedating, one known to cause patients to fall asleep without warning and three controlled substances.

Investigators concluded that Sorenson’s physical and psychological problems contributed to his loss of control of the plane.

Had he discussed his health problems with an approved medical examiner, “there would have been an opportunity to address the safety issues that his conditions and medications presented, and the crash might have been avoided,” Hart said in a letter to lawmakers earlier this year.

The Inhofe-Manchin bill has 69 co-sponsors. A companion bill in the House by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., has 151 co-sponsors.

Donelle Harder, a spokeswoman for Inhofe, said the bill has widespread support among pilot organizations and is “in no way motivated for personal gain.”

The Senate Commerce Co m m i tte e ha d s ch e d uled a vote on the bill for Wednesday, but it was put off because there weren’t enough senators present for a vote under committee rules. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, the senior Democrat on the committee, urged senators to reject the bill, saying the measure would undermine safety.

Jonathan Kott, a spokesman for Manchin, said Manchin and Inhofe will try to add the pilots bill to a larger, surface transportation bill that has cleared both the House and Senate, but he called back later to say those plans had been dropped.

The transportation bill is expected to clear Congress and be sent to the White House by Dec. 4. Inhofe is the Senate’s top GOP negotiator on the transportation bill, while Graves is a House negotiator.

This is Inhofe’s second “pilots rights” bill. In 2011, the senator ran afoul of the FAA when he landed a plane on a closed runway at a rural South Texas airport even though there was

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Concert Hall, open to the public.

In case you find yourself wandering around campus this weekend, here are few activities to keep you entertained.

Saturday: — Watch your Sooners take on the TCU Horned Frogs at 7 p.m. in Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

Friday: — Listen to Adele’s new album on repeat all day.

— M r. O U Pa g e a n t : The Union Programming Board is putting on a free men’s pageant from 7-9 p.m. in the Meacham Auditorium in the Union.

— OU Civic Orchestra: Enjoy a free concert from 8-9 p.m. in Sharp Concert Hall.

— Young Men’s Vocal Workshop concert: The workshop is open to 6th-12th grade boys from across the state to better their choral singing. They are putting on a concert at 4 p.m. in Sharp

Sunday: — Having Fun with Greenscreen: This is a technology integration workshop from 3-4 p.m. in Collings Hall, Room 334.

— Student Theatre Initiative Talent Show: This talent show goes to benefit Broadway Cares Equity Fights AIDS. It i s b e i n g h e l d i n t h e Weitzenhoffer Theatre in the Fine Arts Center at 8 p.m.

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a giant yellow X and trucks on the runway. Workers on the ground scrambled to get out of the way. The FAA told him he had to take remedial piloting lessons before he could fly again. But Inhofe had the last word.

He persuaded Congress the following year to pass a bill giving pilots more rights when dealing with FAA disciplinary hearings.

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Ward striving for excellence on court and in songwriting

At the moment, her sport soul, much like that of her fais her priority, but she says vorite artist, Lauryn Hill. she has something in the What’s next for Ward? works for when she has a She still has a year of eligilittle more time during the bility left for the Sooners and off-season. plans on making the most of “For now, it’s just focusing it. But after that, she’d like to on volleyball and finishing start a career in music. school,â€? Ward said. “I think that’s kind of in Ward has notched 236 the works right now,â€? Ward kills on the season, leading said. “It’s just a matter of the Sooners in kills per set time and getting with the with 2.95. right people who have the In January, she’ll be sing- same mindset as I do as far ing the national anthem at as approaching that.â€? an Oklahoma City Thunder “And I guess doing it for basketball game. the right reasons. I’m not in “I don’t think I’d do that any rush to become famous with volleyball, but for or anything ‌ I’m not going other games, I have because to compromise anything “I’ve been singing (they’re) different sports. in my life right now,â€? Ward They’ve asked me to do that, said. “I’m going to play ansince before I and that’s fun for me. I love other year of volleyball and could speak, I doing that,â€? Ward said, not- whenever I can pursue that, guess, humming ing that singing before a vol- I know it’ll be the right time, match might be a dis- you know?â€? and being into leyball traction for her.

Not only does Ward sing, music.� but she also writes her own MADISON WARD, music.

Ann Marcelli OUTSIDE HITTER annmarcelli@gmail.com “I’ve actually been songwriting now for ‌ I guess three years,â€? she said.

She describes her sound Her latest video, a cover of Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No as a combination of R&B and Sunshine� posted in September of 2015, combines Ward’s voice with footage of Bray, Burns and herself in Oklahoma City at night.

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I was like, ‘Can we just take the camera and get some ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Life is THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2015 shots walking around downfull of surprises. You will be given town like we would normalThink outside the box. If you take some interesting opportunities that will enable you to choose a direcpride in being unique, you will ly go and hang out and just tion that could bring long-lasting come up with ideas and solutions have what we recorded bethat will be praised by your peers stability and financial improvehind it?’ And they were like, ments. and loved ones. ItĘźs your time to ‘Yeah that’s so much easier. expand your interests and to live Let’s do that,’â€? Ward said.

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and I would just kind (of ) pick up on her playing and sing songs, like old gospel hymns with her while she would play,� Ward said.

The entrepreneurship major began a YouTube channel where she began posting music videos in September of 2014, before her Twitter fame. Initially, the videos featured Ward with her guitar, but more recently she has appeared in a studio with two accompanists — her friends Crosby Bray and Aaron Burns, who play guitar and drums.

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When coach Santiago Restrepo recruited volleyball player Madison Ward, the game wasn’t the only thing they talked about. “When we were recruiting her here, her dad said ‘you know, she’s not just talented on the volleyball court — she’s actually a really talented singer.’ And her dad made her sing in front of us,� Restrepo said. “I wasn’t recruiting her for singing, but I know she’s a very talented singer. She has a lot of talents.�

Ward, an outside hitter from Lawton, Oklahoma, went viral on Twitter after a video of her singing was retweeted over 500 times and received more than 700 favorites during the summer.

Now, it’s something she’d like to pursue professionally.

Singing came before volleyball, which Ward said she got serious about during her sophomore year of high school. “I’ve been singing since before I could speak, I guess, humming and being into music,� she said.

Growing up, Ward never participated in choir or took voice lessons and only began formal training within the last year — something one would never guess after hearing her sing or play guitar, which she’s also taken up on her own. “That’s all just kind of been by ear ‌ just little things I can figure out. I’ve kind of rolled with it,â€? Ward said. “My mom has playe d piano, and as a little girl, I’d be around her whenever she’d be practicing piano,

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Wrestling welcomes new season

Sterling Shepard a semifinalist for nation’s top pass catching award Oklahoma senior Sterling Shepard is one of 10 finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, which is given to the nation’s best pass-catcher, the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation announced Tuesday.

Through 10 games, Shepard has accrued 1,003 yards on 61 receptions and nine touchdowns. He ranks No. 14 nationally in yards receiving this season and No. 11 in touchdowns.

Also named semifinalists were Corey Coleman (Baylor), Josh Doctson (TCU), William Fuller (Notre Dame), Roger Lewis (Bowling Green), Gabe Marks (Washington State), Tajae Sharpe (UMass), JuJu Smith-Schuster (USC), Taywan Taylor (Western Kentucky) and Laquon Treadwell (Ole Miss).

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Baker Mayfield lands on watch list for Walter Camp Player of the Year Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield was named one of 15 players to watch for the Walter Camp Player of the Year award, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced Wednesday.

The award is given annually to the outstanding player of the year who has exemplified the qualities of self-discipline, unselfish team play, desire to excel, mature judgement and respect for leadership, according to its website.

Mayfield has thrown for 3,082 yards and 31 touchdowns, completing 70.2 percent of his passes along the way in 10 games this season.

The junior transfer from Texas Tech accounted for 346 total yards and four scores against Baylor as the Sooners snapped the Bears’ 20-game home winning streak.

Mayfield was named the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week Monday as well as a semifinalist for the Burlsworth Trophy Tuesday, given to the nation’s most outstanding player who began as a walk-on.

A list of five finalists for the Walter Camp award will be announced Dec. 2, with the winner broadcast on ESPN SportsCenter Dec. 10.

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The No. 14 Oklahoma Sooners will take on the Northern Colorado Bears in its Big 12 and home opener Thursday.

This is the first year Northern Colorado is a Big 12 wrestling affiliate.

The Bears, along with five other teams, were added to the conference.

Previously, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Iowa State and West Virginia made up the Big 12.

Northern Colorado is 1-1 after losing to Arizona State 21-14 in its season opener. The Bears bounced back to beat Grand Canyon University 25-16 in their next match.

Oklahoma coach Mark Cody said he doesn’t know much about the Northern Colorado team yet, as the Sooners haven’t faced them before.

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The Bears have three individually ranked wrestlers. Junior Trey Andrews qualified for the NC AA Tournament last year and is No. 16 at 125 pounds.

Andrews is slated to face sophomore Ryan Millhof. At 184 pounds, freshman Dylan Gabel is No. 17. Gabel will face freshman Joel Dixon.

NCAA qualifier and senior Trent Noon is No. 20 at 197 pounds. He’s up against junior Brad Johnson.

The Sooners are currently unbeaten at 3-0. They’re coming off a dominant showing at the Northeast

Duals where they faced Nassau Community College, Rutgers and Army.

Oklahoma boasts five ranked wrestlers. National Champion and senior Cody Brewer is No. 1 at 133 pounds, freshman Davion Jeffries is No. 20 at 149 pounds, junior Clark Glass is No. 8 at 165 pounds, junior Matt Reed is No.14 at 174 and junior Ross Larson is No. 8 in the heavyweight division. Glass, Reed and Larson are all NCAA qualifiers.

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Actresses sought for annual play Women’s Outreach Center holding auditions Sunday JESSICA BARBER a&e editor @JessicaDylan16

Auditions for “The Vagina Monologues” will be hosted this Sunday by the Women’s Outreach Center in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. “ T h e V a g i n a Monologues” is a series of pieces performed by many different actresses about the struggles women face t h rou g h ou t t h e i r l i ve s, with issues like violence

against women, director of “The Vagina Monologues,” Adrian Palmer said.

“I think it’s just a great opportunity to showcase a voice for women about certain issues,” Palmer said.

“It’s also a great way for empowerment ... (addressing) body issues and violence against women. It’s fun, but it’s also a very moving performance.”

This year’s performance will feature a new set design and the piece “One Billion Rising Revolution,” Palmer said.

“We want it to be warm and welcoming so that everyone feels comfortable,” she said.

Anyone is welcome to audition for the show. No acting experience is necessary. They are also looking for volunteers to work backstage and with promoting the event, Palmer said.

Auditions for “The Vagina Monologues” are on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Sooner Room. “The Vagina Monologues” will be performed in February.

“THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES” OU Women’s Outreach Center will open auditions from 1-4 p.m. Sunday “The Vagina Monologues” will be performed February 2016 It was written and originally performed as an episodic play by Eve Ensler When the show is preformed as part of V-Day/One Billion Rising in February, the rights fees are waived

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OU students Jenny Pierce (left) and Sitta Tarawally rehearse for “The Vagina Monologues” Feb. 22. The Women’s Outreach Center will host auditions for “The Vagina Monologues” on Sunday.

Orchestra to perform Friday Norman musicians, students prepare together for concert SIANDHARA BONNET a&e reporter @SiandharaB

Friday is the day where all those weeks of rehearsals will finally show their worth.

The lights will warm as the conductor readies herself and the musicians ready their hands, lungs and bows.

Friday is the day the OU Civic Orchestra will perform its fall concert.

For the past 13 weeks, the orchestra has practiced for two and a half hours once a week to prepare for the concert.

According to Civic

Orchestra music director HyunKyung Jang, the music featured this semester includes Schubert’s “Rosamunde Overture,” Haydn’s “Symphony No. 99,” Prokofiev’s “Montagues and Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet suite No.2),” Ravel’s “Pavane for a Dead Princess” and Bizet’s “L’Arlesienne suite No.1.”

“Because it’s once a week, we have to practice a lot,” violinist Ian Jett said. “I think that the normal player ... they might get the notes outside of the rehearsal, they might get the technical dynamics and notes and everything. But inside the rehearsal is where the music happens, and that’s whenever each player sees how the music fits within their part,

within the whole piece.”

The music was selected in order to accommodate all members of the orchestra, who range from high schoolers to professionals.

The orchestra is open to students as well as community members.

“When I choose the piece for the concert, I also need to think about how I can satisfy both advanced players and a little less advanced players,” Jung said. “If I choose too easy music, they’re going to make the advanced players bored, but if I choose too hard music, the others will not be able to play at all.”

The biggest issue that the group has faced has been playing together tightly and well.

“We have community

members, and most of ... the others are non-music majors, so they don’t play their instruments that much,” Jang said. “Also, they came from a whole different experience and background.”

The concert is at 8 p.m.

Friday in Sharp Concert Hall and is free to the public.

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