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Award-winning journalist comes to OU to receive prize Ceremony initially scheduled in Sept., Nov. 2013 SUPRIYA SRIDHAR Staff Writer

House Bill 1361, which passed through the Oklahoma House Public Safety Committee according to the House’s web site, would allow agencies to deny KATE BERGUM Assistant News Editor records requests in certain @kateclaire_b cases, according to the bill.

“Any request that would A bill that could reshape clearly cause excessive disopen records public informa- ruption of the essential function laws in Oklahoma has tion of the public body may passed through a House of SEE RECORDS PAGE 2 Representatives Committee.

Potential law threatens the Open Records Act

Tom Brokaw, an internationally-known journalist and NBC news correspondent will receive an award for excellence in his field presented

by OU’s college of mass communication.

Brokaw will receive the Gaylord Prize for Excellence in Journalism and Mass Communication at noon Thursday in the Molly Shi Ballroom. Following the ceremony and luncheon, he will hold a question

and answer open to students at 2:30 p.m., according to a press release from OU public affairs.

The prize seeks to reward nationally recognized journalism professionals, according to the college’s web page. Recipients must have a distinguished career in journalism or mass communication and hold high ethical standards for the next generation of journalists, according to the web page.

“It’s such a huge issue in journalism today, to be honest in the way that you portray the news,” said freshman broadcast journalism major Rebecca Walters.

Brokaw was originally set to receive The Gaylord Prize in September 2013, but he had to cancel the

TOM BROKAW ceremony due to health problems, said Joe Foote, dean of the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

“He felt really badly about that and wanted to put it back on his schedule,” Foote said.

Brokaw rescheduled

t o re c e i v e t h e p r i z e i n November but had to reschedule again due to a trip to the White House where he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Foote said.

“We’re grateful that things are back on track,” said Foote.

The Gaylord Prize was first awarded to Jim Lehrer of PBS’s “NewsHour” in 2008, and prizes have been awarded to Thomas Friedman, a New York Times columnist, Brian Lamb, then the CEO of C-SPAN, and Judy Woodruff, a NewsHour anchor, as well, according to the web page.

“We’ve been fortunate to have excellent recipients who are not only nationally SEE ETHICS PAGE 2

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Jack Fussell stands with his gear Wednesday on the South Oval. Fussell has been running across the country to support Alzheimer research. He plans to reach 12,000 miles while on OU’s campus.

Fussell fights for Alzheimer’s Man travels 2,594 mi. to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s disease ANDREW CLARK News Reporter @Clarky_Tweets

Jack Fussell has been running for Alzheimer’s awareness for four years, and said he will not quit until his heart stops beating.

In 2013, Fussell traveled 2,594

miles on foot across the United States to raise awareness for the disease. It was a goal he set after accomplishing five personal running goals previously. But at first, he said he did not know it would be for a cause.

“I finished [my other goals] and thought, ‘I need something to do,’” Fussell said. “I have to have another goal in front of me.”

Fussell said God told him to run for Alzheimer’s awareness.

“There was no thought whatsoever about that,” Fussell said. “It had to come from my dad dying from it, and that blew me away.”

F u s s e l l ’s f a t h e r d i e d o f Alzheimer’s disease in June of 2000. His motivation came from something bigger, though. He said that about nine months after his father’s passing, he developed a bleeding ulcer and weighed about 272 pounds. He said that when he was in the intensive care unit, the

doctors told him he had two hours to live.

“The ulcer [cut] through an artery, and I threw up about seven times in 45 minutes of just pure blood,” Fussell said. “So much blood.”

But then, Fuss ell had an epiphany.

“I laid there a minute and I said, ‘Lord, if you will save me, I SEE DISEASE PAGE 5

Students and faculty who have not yet registered for this year’s Big Event have until Friday to sign up for what might be the biggest Event yet.

Big Event, OU’s annual community service drive, attracts over 5,500 student and faculty volunteers to over 150 job sites across the region, said Big Event chair Sheyda Zakerion.

Volunteers to Big Event sign up to work at a specific site for a day of community service. Jobs range from helping rebuild a barn to renovating a retirement home, Zakerion said.

Eva n Ba l d a c c i n i , Bi g Event’s vice chair of public relations, said that one of Big Event’s regular jobsites is Angel Cove, a small retirement center south of Norman.

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A bill that could reshape open records public information laws in Oklahoma has passed through a House of Representatives Committee.

House Bill 1361, which passed through The Oklahoma House Public Safety Committee would allow agencies to deny records requests in certain cases, according to the bill.

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the Oklahoma Freedom of Information chairperson.

“It looked like this was an be denied,” according to the effort to really restrict access not just to media but to the bill.

The bill would also allow general public,” Cameron law enforcement to redact said. parts of recordings if they “They should try to displayed content such as nudity, deaths or bodies, mibe transparent as nors and certain medical inpossible, but this formation. Law enforcement could also obscure record- seemed like a direct ings depicting instances of effort to be opaque.” sexual details or abuse, gang ALEX CAMERON, involvement and informaOKLAHOMA FREEDOM OF tion that could interfere with INFORMATION CHAIRPERSON ongoing investigations.

Further, the bill could add Particularly concerna fee to redacting and preparing electronic records, ac- ing was the bill’s vague language, which made it seem as cording to the bill.

The bill and its passage though governmental agenthrough the committee has cies would be able to withcaused alarm among free- hold information that should dom of information advo- be available to the public by cates, said Alex Cameron, claiming that it interfered

with their body’s functioning, Cameron said.

Instead of trying to restrict the public’s access to records and documents, agencies should be strive to be open with the people they govern, Cameron said.

“They should try to be transparent as possible, but this seemed like a direct effort to be opaque,” Cameron said.

OU’s Open Records Office will comply with any state or federal regulations imposed, said Michael Purcell, OU’s Open Records officer.

During 2014, the office received 1,890 records requests, Purcell said in an email. As for this year, the office has received 298 requests to date, Purcell said.

So far, the Open Records Office has successfully collaborated with individuals

with especially large requests, Purcell said in an email. When the office receives a lengthy or cumbersome request, they work with the requester to narrow down their inquiry to find the records in a timely fashion, Purcell said.

“The Open Records Act exists for transparency and participation in government, principles which the University is committed to upholding through the operations of the Open Records Office,” Purcell said.

House Bill 1361 would need to go through a Senate committee before being brought to the House and then the Senate floor, according to the Oklahoma Legislature web site.

known but represent the high standards of the profession,” Foote said. “Tom Brokaw falls in line with that exactly.”

Brokaw has won various awards, including the Peabody and Emmys, according to the press release.

“He has proved to be one of those master story tellers, the kind of person who can breathe life into the human experience, make it real and make it poignant and significant

to a much broader audience,” said Foote.

In addition to chronicling topics such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, AIDS and global warming, Brokaw wrote “The Greatest Generation,” a book about World War II, in 1998, according to the press release.

“Just the quality that he’s been able to produce is, I think, why he’s here, he’s been such a top journalist,” said junior broadcasting journalism major Clarke Sachs.

Supriya Sridhar supriyasridhar@ou.edu

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Geology professor Tim Rowe to come to OU to discuss paleontology Paleontologist Tim Rowe will visit OU to discuss scientific forgeries throughout history on Tuesday, March 3.

Rowe, geology professor at the University of Texas, will discuss stories of fraud, smuggling and forgery behind some of history’s most famous paleontological hoaxes, including the Piltdown Man and the Chinese “feathered dinosaurs.”

Rowe said in a press release that forging fossils is a far different process than forging art.

“They are relics of the nature’s deep time with a unique signal on her future, and most nations on Earth have enacted legislation that consign their sovereign fossils to the realm of science and to the public trust,” Rowe said in the release.

Rowe is the director of the Vertebrate Paleontology Laboratory, one of the largest research collaborations of vertebrate fossils in America and largely works in the Mesozoic badlands of Texas and the American Southwest.

Rowe’s lecture will take place at 5 p.m. at the Sam Noble Museum.

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Sooners defeat Baylor, end 25-game win-streak Women’s basketball secures No. 2 seed in Big 12 Tournament BRADY VARDEMAN

Assistant Sports Editor @BradyVardeman

How the Sooners won: OU (18-9, 12-4 Big 12) got out to a quick start, utilizing an up-tempo attack and a couple of three-pointers to take an early 14-4 advantage.

However, the tempo slowed, and No. 3 Baylor (26-2, 15-1 Big 12) woke up inside the paint, out-rebounding the Sooners for most of the game.

Despite forward Kaylon Williams staying limited in foul trouble all night, OU did not surrender the lead until midway through the second half. With less than four minutes in the game, Baylor appeared to pull away with a six-point lead.

However, two quick buckets and a Peyton Little connection from behind the arc gave the Sooners the lead and sent the Lloyd Noble Center into a frenzy.

Baylor got the ball back with under 30 seconds in the game, but missed a fadeaway jumper and fouled on the rebound, allowing OU to go up three points. A second miss just seconds later gave the Sooners two more free throws and the victory, ending Baylor’s 25-game winning streak.

Key Sooner

Sharane Campbell-Olds Campbell put up 15 points and nine rebounds, keeping the Sooners in the game when it mattered. With less than a minute to go in a tied ball game, Campbell took a charge on the Baylor end of the floor, giving OU a chance to take the lead back. She finished five-of-nine from the field and two-of-three from beyond the arc.

Key stat

The Sooners were able to grab the victory, largely thanks to their performance from the free throw line. OU hit 18-of-24 shots from the charity stripe Wednesday to Baylor’s 10-of-11. The officials were not shy with the whistle in the game. The teams combined for 35 fouls, with 22 of them going to the Lady Bears. In the final minute of play, OU hit three out of four free throw attempts to secure the victory.

What’s next

Wi t h t h e v i c t o r y , t h e Sooners secure the No. 2 seed in the Big 12 Tournament, which begins March 6. Oklahoma is back in action Saturday at home against Kansas, however, and closes the regular season two days later at Oklahoma State.

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Junior forward Kaylon Williams attempts to make a layup during the game against Baylor on Feb. 25 at Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners beat the Bears 68-64.

Softball opener relocated Home opener moved to Houston due to winter weather HANK TOBOLKA Softball Reporter @hanklebreaker

The OU softball team was set to host its home opener this weekend before a forecast of cold and snowy weather caused the program to relocate the tournament.

“We were excited to open at home this weekend — [considering] being on the road the past three weeks — but with the inclement weather that’s coming, it was important for us to still get these games in,” assistant coach Melyssa Lombardi said.

The tournament has been moved to Houston, Texas, at

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the Scrap Yard. Coach Patty Gasso said she was adamant in finding another place to play for her team, believing they ought to play every game they can right now.

“We were proactive in finding another place to play because especially in this part of the season you don’t want to give up games or games that you feel you have a good chance to win,” said Gasso.

The Scrap Yard is a private sports facility near The Woodlands, Texas. Coach Gasso said she is optimistic about the location.

“Everything that I have heard is that it’s a phenomenal facility,” Gasso said.

She also said it will be the first time that the Sooners will have played on an allturf field.

OU will be hungry for wins

this weekend, coming off the two tough losses last weekend to No. 15 Arizona and No. 8 Georgia. But this team knows it’s a long season, and they need to continue to compete.

“Those experiences at the beginning, whether it’s winning a big game or losing a big game, [are] definitely going to prepare you for the end of the year,” Lombardi said when asked about how the team will handle losing to two teams ranked among the top 15.

The Sooners will play four games over the weekend, two on Saturday and two on Sunday. The team will open Saturday against Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne at 3:00 pm, before taking on North Texas at 5:15 pm. On Sunday, they will play IPFW

again at 10:00 am, followed

by North Texas at 12:15 pm.

IPFW is winless this season at 0-9, but the Sooners said they will not take them lightly.

“No matter what, you can’t take a game off against any team,” senior Jessica Vest said.

North Texas, 5-9 this season, was originally scheduled to play at Tulsa for the weekend, but once the Tulsa tournament was canceled due to weather, they were able to make arrangements to play this weekend in Houston.

With the schedule change, the Sooners’ home opener is now scheduled for the following weekend, on March 7.

Hank Tobolka htobolka@ou.edu

Sooners travel to Vegas after wins Baseball to take on Brigham Young University

Challenge, but he showed his value on opening weekend in Norman when he hit .381 with five RBI and a home run.

Fortunately for Oklahoma, SPENSER DAVIS Baseball Reporter head coach Pete Hughes has @Davis_Spenser a pair of very worthy replacements for Wise’s production OU will battle Brigham — juniors Kolbey Carpenter Yo u n g U n i v e r i t y a t and Hunter Haley.

Cashman Park in Las Vegas, Nevada this weekTRACK RECORDS end, after weather forecasts derailed plans to Carpenter have the series in Norman.

Year: 2015 The Sooners are comAB: 35 ing off a good showing Avg: .400 in Arizona last weekend, HR: 4 where they secured three R: 9 wins to finish a stretch RBI: 11 that included 10 games in the first 10 days. With wins Year: 2014 AB:100 in its last three games, OU Avg: .300 will head to Vegas with HR: 3 momentum.

R: 21 Meanwhile, the RBI: 13 Cougars, who have yet to play a home game, have Haley just one win on their early Year: 2014 season résumé — an 8-3 AB: 218 drubbing of Nebraska.

Avg: .294 HR: 6 That game stands as R: 43 the lone bright spot for RBI: 34 Brigham Young as well as the only time that its offense has been up to par — the Cougars have Utility man Kolbey scored a combined 11 Carpenter had one of the runs in its other six games. best weeks of his career in However, its not all Arizona, as he hit .471 with good news for Sooner fans three homer uns in five — Oklahoma announced games, earning both nationthat junior OF Alex Wise al and conference player of would miss the next six to the week honors. Carpenter eight weeks after break- did so while starting at three ing his left hand against different positions, includWashington last weekend. ing left field for the injured Wise’s average dropped Wise. to .267 after going hitless to begin the Big 12/Pac 12 SEE COUGARS PAGE 5

Gymnastics team to take on Illinois Team ranked No. 1 for eighth consecutive week HALEE POWERS

Women’s Gymnastics Reporter @haleestorm12

Now in its eighth week in a row at number one, OU women’s gymnastics is set to take on Illinois, which is ranked 16 in the country. “(It’s) a privilege to be in the number one spot and it makes us work harder every day,” sophomore Kara Lovan said.

The team is traveling to Illinois Friday.

Although the team had

a meet against Kentucky in Oklahoma City, they have not been able to compete with the home crowd they would have at the Lloyd Noble Center since January 23.

Senior Erica Brewer recognizes the difference of the crowds at away meets compared to meets in Norman.

“It’s different from being at home because the crowd there isn’t cheering for you, they’re cheering for the other team,” Brewer said.

Sophomore Charity Jones said that six weeks of away games has not had adverse effects.

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Sophomore catcher and infielder Whitney Ellis makes contact with the ball against Liberty University on March 7 at Marita Hynes Field. The Sooners beat the Eagles 18-3.

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GYM: Team shines in spite of multiple away meets COUGARS: Series play Continued from Page Four begins Thursday Continued from Page One

“The team is doing good and handling it really well,” Jones said. The squad has traveled through different time zones and weather that has delayed their timely return, but Head Coach K.J. Kindler is not worried about it.

“We do everything we can to alleviate that feeling and fatigue,” said Kindler.

Last week the team competed against Michigan.

With Illinois, Florida and Alabama left before postseason starts, Kindler said the tough competition will help the team in the long run. “[I love] the fact that they are kind of building up with this amazing competition in the last four weeks with all teams that were at nationals last year,” Kindler said.

Sophomore Kara Lovan said the team is focusing on the smaller aspects of competing now. “[We’re] really working on the details, getting all the routines together and fine-tuning everything,” Lovan said.

Next week the team will return to competition at the Lloyd Noble Center against co-national champion Florida.

The meet will also be senior night for the students E r i c a B re w e r, R e b e c c a Clark and Haley Sorensen.

After that meet the Sooners will head to Tuscaloosa, Alabama for their last meet of the regular season.

Halee Powers halee.s.powers-1@ou.edu

Haley is the incumbent, starting 55 games a year ago. But he was sidelined with a hamstring injury for the first week of the season and is 0-for-6 to begin 2015. However, his track record speaks for itself.

Barring any changes, Hughes and the Sooners should find some consistency in the rotation this weekend. Sophomores Jake Elliot and Alec Hansen and juniors Corey Copping and Adam Choplick are in line for starts this weekend against the Cougars after a successful showing in Arizona.

It was the sophomores who stood out in that group, however, as Elliot and Hansen both dominated their opponents, albeit in different ways.

Elliot did it with precision, striking out seven while allowing just three hits and one earned run.

OKLAHOMA VS BYU Game One: 3 p.m.

Thursday Game Two: 3 p.m.

Friday Game Three: 6:30 p.m. Friday Game Four: 1 p.m.

Saturday Hansen accomplished it with little regard for human life (read: velocity), striking out 12 of the 24 batters that he faced in five innings of work.

They’ll both look to continue those trends against BYU. The series will get underway at 3 p.m. on Thursday before continuing with a double header that also starts at 3 p.m. on Friday. Oklahoma and BYU will then wrap up the four-game set with a 1 p.m. showdown on Friday.

Spencer Davis davis.spenser@ou.edu

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Junior Haley Scaman performs her floor exercise during the January 9th match against Arkansas at the Lloyd Noble Center. The second ranked Sooners defeated the Razorbacks 197.625 - 194.900.

Senior pitcher Keaton Hernandez prepares to deliver a pitch in the Sooners game against Notre Dame on Feb. 15 at L. Dale MItchell Stadium. The Sooners lost to the Fighting Irish 1-5.

SERVICE: Staff sees Big Event improve DISEASE: Alzheimer’s runner will

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Continued from Page One said. “They had a great room that was really awful before … so we had some volunteers come in and paint it and make it a nice, cozy and welcoming space for these ladies.”

Big Event staff also volunteer at Angel Cove every month to help around the center, Baldaccini said.

Zakerion said that Big Event volunteers were able to do in four hours jobs that would have taken the managers of Angel Cove months to complete.

Zakerion said that although she does not know how many volunteers have signed up, Big Event staff has worked hard to make this year’s event one of the best ever. “ We’v e ra i s e d m o re [money] than ever before,” Zakerion said. “[We] worked hard and people have been really, really, really giving and gracious and supportive of Big Event.”

Zakerion, a social work and sociology senior, has worked for the Big Event since her freshman year. Each year since then, she has worked to make each Big Event better than the last.

“It’s not just about quantity,” Zakerion said. “We … strive to make sure the experience is really good for both the individual and the jobsite.

Continued from Page One

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Students gather on the South Oval and learn about Big Event.

Volunteer forms to participate in Big Event are due at 5 p.m. Friday.

We’ve done a lot to make sure that experience is positive.”

“Every year we want to improve Big Event,” said Evan Baldaccini. “We’re always continually working on process improvements, recruitment and trying to get new jobsites, more volunteers.”

Baldaccini, an entrepreneurship and supply chain management junior, said that Big Event has already noticeably improved since his freshman year. The checkin process, which originally took hours to finish, can now be completed in 15 minutes.

Zakerion said that OU Housing & Food will now provide coffee and food on the North Oval, and volunteers will earn a free voucher for chicken minis from the Chick-fil-A in the Union when they check in.

“We really want [the North Oval] to be a way to thank people for showing up,” Zakerion said.

Zakerion said that students who attend Big Event, even if they do so begrudgingly, leave feeling like they’ve done something worthwhile and fun.

“Who wouldn’t want to align themselves with a great cause?” Baldaccini said.

Volunteers can find registration forms for individuals and small groups of 20 or less here, and forms for large groups here.

Completed forms must be emailed to bigevent@ ou.edu by 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27.

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He is currently in Oklahoma City, and he will eventually run through Albuquerque, spend the rest of my life New Mexico and end in trying to help as many peo- Monterey, California. ple as I can,’” Fussell said. “I had no idea it would be about “At age three … My Alzheimer’s, but I prayed that father accidentally prayer.”

When he left, the hospital, ran me over. Doctors he said doctors told him he told me I would had just one year to live. But Fussell said he began a strict never walk again.” pyramid diet of eating 1,800 JACK FUSSELL, RUNNING TO calories per day and doing BENEFIT ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH light weights and aerobics.

He now weighs 165 pounds.

He will make appearances Once out of the hospital, at major Alzheimer’s offices he began and finished his across the country, such as five personal running goals the Alzheimer’s Association and decided to run across office in Oklahoma City. He America. He said he knew he visits Alzheimer’s patients wanted to help people, but and speaks publicly about did not know how. his story and Alzheimer’s in “I went to phone people, general. and the second person I “I don’t love the thought called said, ‘What charity are of [public speaking],” Fussell you doing it for?’ And with- said, “but when I get up there out even thinking I just said, I do it.”

‘Alzheimer’s,’” Fussell said.

Fussell said he is extremeHe said that is how he ly grateful for all of the love knew God told him to run for and support he has received the disease. on his journey. He said he “At age three … My father would not be where he is accidentally ran me over. today without the help of Doctors told me I would those around him. never walk again,” Fussell “People call the said. “And now here I am run- Alzheimer’s Association and ning for my dad.” say, ‘That man is coming Since embarking on his down this road. He can stay journey, Fussell has traveled in our motel for free,’” Fussell almost 12,000 miles. On his said. “I don’t know what I current journey, his path would do without the help I started in Savannah, Georgia. get.”

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“I saw a little girl (at St. Jude’s) and a man had his hand up behind her under a sheet, he was holding her up.

And she was trying to smile and they took a picture. And I said, ‘What are they doing in there? Why does he have his hand on her?’ and [the doctor] said she’s too weak, but she wanted to get a picture for her mom and dad for Christmas because they are pretty sure she won’t be here by then. She’ll be dead.

So when I get real tired, I’ll think of that little girl trying to sit up,” Fussell said. He said there are times he wants to just sit down and go bass fishing, but he keeps going because of the girl.

He said he will never stop.

“It has become my whole life,” Fussell said. “I’ll raise awareness for Alzheimer’s until I die. And I plan on walking or jogging or doing whatever I can do to help.”

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1598 seeks to protect conversion therapy, a discredited, harmful practice.

We told you in a previous editorial how we feel about Oklahoma state Rep. Sally Kernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s House Bill 1598 that aims to protect conversion therapy, an outdated practice of attempting to â&#x20AC;&#x153;convertâ&#x20AC;? gay people into straight people. In short, we believe conversion therapy is junk science and can have dangerous physical and mental impacts on those subjected to it. Sadly, several Oklahoma lawmakers seem to disagree.

An Oklahoma House committee approved the bill Tuesday, and it will be sent to the House floor for a full vote.

This bill is nothing short of a blatant attack on Oklahomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LGBTQ community and a misguided attempt to assuage close-minded prejudices toward gay people. But donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just take our word for it. Here are five experts who confirm that conversion therapy is an inappropriate practice that can have long-term damaging side effects, such as depression, drug abuse and even suicide: The American Psychiatric Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statement on â&#x20AC;&#x153;reparativeâ&#x20AC;? therapy from 2000: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The potential risks of reparative therapy are great, including depression, anxiety and self-destructive behavior, since therapist alignment

with societal prejudices against homosexuality may reinforce self-hatred already experienced by the patient. Many patients who have undergone reparative therapy relate that they were inaccurately told that homosexuals are lonely, unhappy Our View is individthe majority uals who opinion of never The Dailyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nine-member achieve editorial board acceptance or satisfaction. The possibility that the person might achieve happiness and satisfying interpersonal relationships as a gay man or lesbian is not presented, nor are alternative approaches to dealing with the effects of societal stigmatization discussed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Therefore, the American Psychiatric Association opposes any psychiatric treatment, such as reparative or conversion therapy, which is based upon the assumption that homosexuality per se is a mental disorder or based upon the a priori assumption that the patient should change his/ her sexual homosexual orientation.â&#x20AC;?

The American Counseling Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1998 resolution: The association stated it â&#x20AC;&#x153;opposes portrayals of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth and adults as mentally ill due to their sexual orientation; and supports the dissemination of accurate information about

sexual orientation, mental health, and appropriate interventions in order to counteract bias that is based on ignorance or unfounded beliefs about same-gender sexual orientation.

Further, in April 1999, the ACA Governing Council adopted a position opposing the promotion of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;reparative therapyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;cureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for individuals who are homosexual.â&#x20AC;?

A 2012 American Psychoanalytic Association study: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The American Psychoanalytic Association affirms the right of all people to their sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression without interference or coercive interventions attempting to change sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression â&#x20AC;Ś Psychoanalytic technique does not encompass purposeful attempts to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;convert,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;repair,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; change or shift an individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Such directed efforts are against fundamental principles of psychoanalytic treatment and often result in substantial psychological pain by reinforcing damaging internalized attitudes.â&#x20AC;?

The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statement: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy takes the position that same sex orientation is not a mental disorder.

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Therefore, we do not believe that sexual orientation in and of itself requires treatment or intervention.â&#x20AC;?

The American Academy of Pediatrics statement on homosexuality and adolescence: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Therapy directed specifically at changing sexual orientation is contraindicated, since it can provoke guilt and anxiety while having little or no potential for achieving changes in orientation.â&#x20AC;?

We arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kidding when we say conversion therapy is an outdated, harmful practice. Nearly every major medical association in America has discredited conversion therapy, yet some Oklahoma lawmakers think it is appropriate to consider legislation protecting this shameful practice. We believe Oklahoma is better than this, and we urge you to let Kern and your own representatives know we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to set the clock back on LGBTQ acceptance in this state.

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Conversion therapy bill allows legal child abuse This letter is a response to House Bill 1598 that is intended to protect conversion therapy and is addressed to the author’s state representative. It is a satirical take on House Bill 1598.

is the chair of the Children, Youth and Family Services Committee. This being said, it becomes clear that the bill is intended to protect the “parental right” of Oklahoma parents to physically, psychologically, and Dear Rep. Martin, sexually abuse their chilHello. I am a resident of dren if they think their child your district. I was recently is acting too gay. made aware of HB1598, auI know that many in this thored by Rep. Sally Kern. state, both citizens and poliI’m writing to give my opin- ticians, are fervent supportion as a citizen of this great ers of all forms of freedom state before it comes up on and opponents of all forms the floor for a vote. of government intervenThis bill would prevent tion. So I must ask: why the state from regulating stop there? Why should the so-called “conversion ther- government allow parents apy,” which is used when a to abuse their children only parent thinks their child is in specific circumstances? acting too gay. This is done, Now, I don’t have children according to Rep. Kern, to and have no desire to harm protect “parental rights.” children in any way, but I Now, it is well documentam a big fan of freedom. If ed that conversion therapy this bill is really to protect does not actually prevent “parental rights” then it homosexuality, but it does should include the followamount to physical, psycho- ing measures: logical, and sexual abuse of 1. The immediate elimchildren and leaves serious ination of the Oklahoma lasting damage to the child Department of Child who endures it. I can only Protective Services. assume that your colleague 2. Legalization of was aware of this, since she child abuse for ANY

reason, not just suspected homosexuality.

3. Preventing publically funded hospitals and schools from reporting suspected child abuse.

4. Legally barring law enforcement from intervening in child abuse cases.

5. Removing all parents from the Oklahoma State sex offender registry, but only if the person they abused was one of their children.

6. Require 911 operators to hang up when receiving any reports of child abuse.

Adding these items to HB1598 is the only way to protect “parental freedom,” and will show the country — no, the world — what Oklahoma stands for.

Please amend this legislation and keep the government out of the private lives of its citizens.

Sincerely, Ben Lehman Norman, OK Ben Lehman is an environmental sustainability senior.

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100 plays in a night? No problem Students will perform series of 30-second skits ASHLEY GEARY

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A student-led theater group on campus has 100 satirical comedic-heavy plays in the works. But these plays are substantially different from any other performance on campus — they’re 30 seconds.

Raechel Karas, Student Theatre Initiative president, said the 30 Second Plays will show at 11 p.m. March 10 and 11 in the Fine Arts Center, room 317.

The troupe consists of nine members all of whom contribute to the writing process, Karas said.

“The sketches range from political satire, university humor, department jokes and everything in between,” Karas said.

The group members include: Carter Hill, Weston Vrooman, Jon Clothier, Trae Havens, Olivia Abiassi, Meghan Flood, Anjum Hussain, Morgan Vesper and Suzy Weller.

Group member Morgan Vesper said 30 Second Plays is a sketch comedy show entirely written, organized, p e r f o r m e d a n d c a s t by students.

“A s a c t o r s , c r e a t o r s , jokesters and lovers of comedy, it’s such a fun way for all of us to channel our creative energy, learned skills and team work,” Vesper said.

Director Carter Hill said the group members get together five nights a week for five weeks and write in an

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improvised comedic style which encompasses all types of humor.

“We get together and write short 30-second to one minute sketches that cover the whole spectrum from satire to high comedy,” Hill said. “Because it is primarily put together by

students in the school of drama, a lot of it is self-reference, like comedy about the department of arts.”

The rehearsals begin with a warm-up, where group members split into groups of three and are given various props. These exercises are intended to help the group members determine character attributes, Hill said. Then they write three different sketches for about 25 minutes, and they all combine their sketches and perform them. “[Afterwards] we’ll talk about what we did or didn’t like,” Hill said.

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