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Neha Raghavan, women’s and gender studies freshman, opens the door to a family bathroom on the fourth floor of the Oklahoma Memorial Union Saturday. President Donald Trump’s administration has changed guidelines outlining bathroom access for transgender students in public schools.

After Trump rescinds bathroom directive, trans students at OU feel unprotected and frustrated

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ransgender students at OU said they are saddened and frustrated that President Donald Trump’s administration is rescinding guidelines outlining bathroom access for transgender students in public schools.

Traci Baker, political science junior and transgender woman, said she is disappointed but not surprised by the rescinding of the President Barack Obama-era directive from May 2016 that allowed transgender public school students to use the bathroom of the gender with which they identify.

“It’s already very difficult for me to use the bathroom, as sad as that is, in public areas,” Baker said. “As this is mostly about K-12 public schools, this isn’t going to have a very direct impact on my life, but it is going to have a direct impact on the lives of a lot of individuals who are going to be unsafe to use the bathroom at their own public schools, which is just very sad.”

For mer Attorne y G eneral Loretta Lynch said at the time the directive was issued, it helped to protect transgender students, according to an article by CNN. “ Th e re i s n o ro o m i n ou r schools for discrimination of any kind, including discrimination against transgender students on the basis of their sex,” Lynch said in the story. “This guidance gives administrators, teachers and parents the tools they need to protect transgender students from peer harassment and to identify and address unjust school policies.”

Neha Raghavan, women’s and gender studies pre-med

HANNAH PIKE • @H_PIKE_ f re s h m a n a n d t ra n s g e n d e r woman, said she feels the decision bullies an “already oppressed minority group.” She cited transgender suicide rates, which are nearly 10 times the overall U.S. suicide rate, according to the Washington Post.

“I feel like more than words, actions are what we need.

Support is what we need. Promises that you’ll protect us, and stand by us and listen to us (are) what we need.”

NEHA RAGHAVAN, WOMEN’S AND GENDER STUDIES AND PRE-MED FRESHMAN

“It’s really frustrating because it’s not even really about bathrooms or safety,” Raghavan said.

“I mean, it’s honestly just for political gain.”

In May 2016, Corbin Wallace, OU’s then-press secretary, released a statement outlining OU’s stance on the Obama-era directive.

“Many individuals benefit from the safety and convenience of accessible and single-occupant or family restrooms, including those with disabilities and companions of the opposite sex , families with small children, and individuals with other needs,” the statement said.

“Accordingly, the university supports the option of individuals to use the restroom that meets their

individual needs or in which they feel safest.”

Matt Epting, OU’s current press secretary, said in an email that the university maintains this position.

“Nothing changes here for our students,” said Kathy Fahl, director of the OU Gender + Equality Center. “We still advocate, support and serve our trans and gender-nonconforming students.

Our services remain the same.”

She said OU’s non-discrimination policy includes gender identity, and that will not change.

When asked about the administration’s plans concerning transgender bathrooms at a press briefing Feb. 22, White House press secretar y Sean Spicer said President Trump “is a firm believer in states’ rights and that certain issues like this are not best dealt with at the federal level.” President Trump bringing the issue down to a state level means states may still adopt President Obama’s directive if they wish, but they are not federally directed to.

Raghavan said there are “lots” of faculty at OU working to protect transgender students, but as a university, there has been “messiness” involving hormone replacement therapy, the lack of gender-neutral housing and using correct gender pronouns.

“I feel like more than words, actions are what we need.

Support is what we need.

Promises that you’ll protect us, and stand by us and listen to us (are) what we need,” Raghavan said.

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Mayfield arrested for intoxication INSIDE THIS ISSUE Sooners quarterback booked in Arkansas on four charges Saturday STAFF REPORTS

Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield was arrested in Fayetteville, Arkansas, over the weekend on four charges, including public intoxication and disorderly conduct, according to the Washington C o u n t y S h e r i f f ’s O f f i c e .

According to the Sheriff ’s Office website, Mayfield was booked at a little after 8 a.m.

Sat u rd ay m o r n i ng. He wa s

released from jail at 11:23 a.m.

Saturday morning after a $1,535 bond was posted.

According to a police report obtained by ESPN’s J a k e T r o t t e r, BAKER MAYFIELD Mayfield was arrested after sprinting away from an officer who was initially responding to a different altercation. The report says Mayfield was intoxicated, had trouble walking down stairs and had food on the front of his shirt.

Mayfield is also facing charges of fleeing and resisting arrest. He

has a scheduled court appearance at 8 a.m. Monday.

OU released the following statement Saturday morning: “We are aware of the matter and are learning the details. We don’t have any other information at this time.”

Mayfield, a senior from Austin, Texas, has started 26 games for the Sooners the past two seasons and thrown for 76 touchdowns. He was named a Heisman Trophy finalist last season as he led Oklahoma to its second consecutive Big 12 title.

Oklahoma’s spring practice is scheduled to begin March 21.

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Liaison program axed Student Congress scraps partnership with student groups

State funding for OU cut further by at least $600,000

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Student Government Association Congress members are no longer required to participate in the liaison program between congress and student organizations.

The program, which started in 2004 to encourage relationships between congress and student organizations by assigning members of Congress to attend the meetings of various student groups, became volunteer based in fall 2016, said Austin Reid, drama senior and vice chair of the Undergraduate Student Congress.

“One of the things I noticed last year was that the liaison program had kind of become to have this culture of being a chore,” Reid said.

“It was just another thing that congress members had to do.

And while we would all love to believe that everyone here is doing this for their civic duty, we are all students and we are all busy.”

Reid said the transition from being required to being volunteer based has led to the students in congress who participate in the program, about 40 percent of its members, becoming passionate about finding groups to liaison for.

“People that are now hearing about the liaison program are hearing, ‘Oh, that’s another thing I could do,’ not, ‘I have to do that,’” Reid said. “We have found that by not making it mandatory, it has become more based on passion and a want to do it and to be an active member.”

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Representatives raise their hands at the OU Undergraduate Student Congress meeting Nov. 1, 2016. As of the fall 2016 semester, SGA congress members are no longer required to participate in the liaison program between congress and student organizations.

Naomee Ryana, psychology sophomore and member of congress, said she still liaisons for student groups because it is an important part of making sure all students can have their voices heard.

“I do think, in my opinion, we should be required to liaison between student organizations and congress because our job as representatives is to represent the student body,” Ryana said. “So when we’re not required to be liaisons, we are not reaching every student organization or every student’s voice.”

Ryana said she understands the position against mandatory participation in the liaison program, but she has seen the program impact student organizations firsthand.

Ryana liaisons for ONE Emergency Medical Services — a student group striving to provide medical treatment on the OU Norman campus, she

said.

T h e g ro u p s t a r t e d i n January 2016 and has struggled with understanding the student organization funding process, but having a congress liaison has been extremely helpful, said Shaylin Daji, microbiology junior and president of ONE EMS. “The funding has been the biggest challenge, and whenever we did apply for SGA funding, to be honest, we weren’t extremely happy,” Daji said. “But Naomee has been really helping us to reach out to SGA and kind of be our voice. She has been able to give us insight into how the funding process works and also explain the importance of some of our budgeted items.”

Daji said the word “required” can put off students who are busy, but since Congress members are elected officials, they should be doing all they can to help the

student body.

“Just being a student, I always feel negative about the term ‘required,’ so if someone is not passionate about something or they are forced to do something, I don’t think they would be willing to make the biggest impact,” Daji said. “If (congress members) just have to liaison for one to two groups though, I think it should still be required because they are in that elected student position.”

Reid said there has not been much feedback from student organizations since the change, but any groups who are interested in having a congress liaison can reach out to congress, and they will act accordingly to provide the group with one.

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The university has received a more than $600,000 mid-year cut in state appropriations due to the state’s revenue failure announced Wednesday.

Budget cuts were made statewide in response to an $878 million shortfall in revenue that the state is currently facing, according to KFOR.com. OU received $195,951,079 in state appropriations for fiscal year 2017, constituting more than 20 percent of the university’s total operating budget for FY2017.

Nick Hathaway, OU vice president for administration and finance, said this situation has prompted the university to implement a special voluntary retirement incentive program, similar to the cost-saving strategy employed last year that offered a financial incentive for faculty and staff to retire.

“That’s one thing that was made clear, abundantly necessary, based on the fact that we seem to be in an environment where we’re going to continue to receive reductions in state support,” Hathaway said.

The program will be voted on at the Board of Regents’ meeting in March.

Hathaway said the program will be similar to that of last year, with the same incentives but with slightly lower

age requirements.

“We think the impact on the budget is going to be roughly the same, maybe a little bit less ... but it’s still important for the university budget in terms of cost savings,” Hathaway said.

In addition to this program, Hathaway said there are ongoing cost-saving strategies being used to cope with the reduction in funds. These include scrutinizing large purchases and travel costs and exploring the possibility of sharing services between university offices.

Hathaway said the university is doing everything it can to fiscally conserve, and that identifying opportunities for more savings without changing things OU would rather not change is getting difficult.

“We’re still determined to pursue and realize excellence,” Hathaway said. “And that gets harder and harder the less resources you have.”

Hathaway said this midyear cut will also impact planning for next year’s budget.

“We’ll have to deal with that as we build the (fiscal year 2018) annual budget because it’ll flow into that,” Hathaway said.

Last year, the university received a $13 million mid-year cut, which was more than 10 percent of its total budget.

Hathaway said he knew another mid-year cut was a possibility this year.

“We knew it was a possibility, of course, even though we were hoping it wouldn’t become a reality,” Hathaway said.

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Miracle child fights, dances Dance marathon inspires many to stay courageous SIERRA RAINS @sierrarains

Samantha Lancaster looks like a normal fifth grader.

However, behind her cheery disposition, 10-year-old Lancaster lives her day-today life prepared for the onset of severe pain that could happen at any moment and last for several minutes or hours.

Lancaster has been a Soonerthon miracle child for four years now. She was born with a rare combination of Chiari malformation and syringomyelia, a congenital defect in the back of the head where the brain and spinal cord connect and a cyst forms within the spinal cord, causing back pain, abdominal migraines and nausea.

Jordan Smicklas, CAC S ooner thon chair, said Soonerthon is a 12-hour dance marathon where participants raise money for the Oklahoma Children’s Hospital Foundation.

Those funds benefit children like Lancaster by bringing in local specialists for research and treatment.

Organizers of 2017’s 21st annual Soonerthon are aiming to raise $1 million for this cause.

Lancaster’s parents, Bill and Ida Lancaster, said the money raised from fundraising events like Soonerthon has benefited their family, because without it they would have to travel to New York in order to receive treatment for their daughter’s condition.

The Lancaster family received Samantha Lancaster’s diagnosis May 2013, when she

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Bill, Samantha and Ida Lancaster pose for a photo in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication Wednesday. Samantha is one of the miracle children for Soonerthon this year.

fell 12 feet from some equipment at recess and had to get an MRI. “When they had diagnosed it they told us they needed to do a brain surgery, or we could go home and think about it, but she would be paralyzed in six months,” Ida Lancaster said.

Samantha Lancaster recalled her mother crying a lot after receiving the diagnosis, and Bill Lancaster agreed that the family found it hard to deal with at first.

“We were kind of scared at first because we didn’t understand it — there wasn’t a lot of information. You go on the internet and that’s the worst thing to do because you see all this stuff and people kind of add to their stories and you don’t get a real picture of what it’s going to be like,” Bill Lancaster said.

The Lancaster family chose to go ahead with the operation, which successfully prevented Samantha Lancaster from becoming paralyzed, but it did not cure her condition.

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OU professor receives high praise for work in environmental rehabilitation

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A professor from the OU’s Gallogly College of Engineering was recently awarded the highest level of recognition in the field of mined land reclamation given by the American Society of Mining and Reclamation.

Robert Nairn was recognized with the William T. Plass Award for pioneering wetland technologies to rehabilitate contaminated water at the Tar Creek Superfund Site. Tar Creek is one of the Environmental Protection Agency’s hazardous abandoned waste sites and is located in Ottawa County, Oklahoma.

“I was introduced to the Tar Creek site by a colleague and learned what a tremendous ROBERT opportunity it presented for both environmental science, ecological engineering-type NAIRN research, as well as being a living laboratory for my students,” said Nairn, who, according to a press release, has been working to clean up the site since the late ‘90s.

Nairn and a team created a passive treatment system for a contaminated water discharging site near Commerce, Oklahoma, in 2008, according to the release. The system treats about 20 percent of mine drainage, making it safe for water to be discharged into streams.

Nairn said winning the award was “very humbling.”

“It is not about me, but I look at it as a reflection of all of the students that I have worked with, both graduate and undergraduate,” he said. “I really hope that they take some pride in this award as well.”

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SOONERTHON This will be the 21st annual dance marathon fundraiser held at OU. Register: soonerthon.ou.edu Time: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Date: March 4 Place: Sarkeys Fitness Center Source: Soonerthon Facebook page

As a result, Samantha Lancaster was quarantined to her house for two months with no outside contact.

Lancaster can no longer play the sports that she loved or attend public school.

However, this has not kept Samantha Lancaster from getting ahead in her education — she still takes classes with a teacher at home and said she has big dreams for her future.

“I want to be a neurosurgeon after seeing what my doctor does,” Samantha Lancaster said.

Ida Lancaster said Samantha Lancaster has fun and stays busy by participating in fundraising activities.

“She’s adapted very well.

So therefore, the things that she can’t do — what she does do to make up for that, she does a lot of fundraising for Children’s Hospital,” Ida Lancaster said.

Soonerthon is just one of those activities. Samantha Lancaster has traveled all around Oklahoma giving speeches she has written as the 2017 Oklahoma City Champion Child and Love’s National Miracle Child in 2016 and 2017.

“It’s fun. It’s a lot when you first start doing it, but then whenever you do it all the time, I feel good about it because I spread more awareness and then people want to do more about it whenever they know more,” Samantha Lancaster said.

The Lancaster family has also found a lifelong bond with their partner organization for Soonerthon, Chi Omega. Through this partnership, OU student organizations are able to form a personal connection with a specific family which they adopt and spend time getting to know, a connection that Smicklas said often goes beyond Soonerthon.

“We have people that really do just become part of our miracle kids families and they’ll go and celebrate birthdays and just celebrate all the little milestones as well as those big ones, no matter when it is — if it’s after Soonerthon, before Soonerthon, anything like that,” Smicklas said.

The Lancasters said Chi Omega members go to many of Samantha’s vocal performances and doctor appointments, and they make sure to keep in touch with the family.

Samantha said she plans on attending OU for college and becoming a Chi Omega herself in the future.

Ida Lancaster said she values the work Soonerthon does for her daughter and other kids with various conditions throughout Oklahoma, and she believes the students who participate in Soonerthon can make a huge impact.

“We just appreciate everything that Soonerthon does to help, of course, just not her but all of the kids in Oklahoma. It’s amazing what the kids go out and do and all the time they spend to raise the money that they raise, and they’re going to hit the million dollars, I know they are,” Ida Lancaster said.

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Rally in OKC to show support, unity for President Donald Trump

Supporters of President Donald Trump will gather in Oklahoma City in early March as part of a national rally taking place in more than 40 cities.

The OKC “March 4 Trump,” first reported by NewsOK, will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. March 4 at the Oklahoma State Capitol building, according to the rally’s Facebook page.

The rallies across the country are scheduled to last between one and four hours that day, said Tori Alby, the march’s national press agent. Rallies are now planned in about 30 states, according to the event’s website.

Alby said these rallies stemmed from the original rally in Washington D.C. planned by Air Force veteran Vincent Haney, who wanted to organize something peaceful and positive to show solidarity and community among supporters of Trump. “(Haney) had seen so much negativity and lies and improper information and inappropriateness at protests and rallies that he decided it was the time to do something different and show some unity and come out in support of the president and our country,” Alby said.

Alby said she was unsure how many are expected to attend the Oklahoma City event. She said several people associated with the planned rallies have received threats, and as a result are not openly advertising that they will participate. Because of these threats, organizers will not announce how many or who will speak at the rallies, Alby said.

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Women in STEM Demonizing trans kids will lead to lasting pain fields face sexism Emily Curtis

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It’s disheartening to be a woman in tech right now, when right wing news sources propose caps for women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programs, and intelligent, hard-working engineers like Susan Fowler experience systematic sexual assault and are forced to quit. As a woman, there are a lot of reasons not to pursue a career in a male-dominated field, yet there are still many of us that press on.

I received my Bachelor of Arts in mathematics and minor in computer science from OU in December 2016 and will start graduate school at the University of Washington next fall. My experience at OU was a mixed bag. Most of the time I endured a low level of inequality — a peer talking over me, a group member presenting my ideas as his own, or an automatic expectation that I do not understand the material. Fortunately, there are many people in STEM who are conscious of how their actions affect others. I’ve had overwhelmingly positive experiences with professors at OU. Many of them went out of their way to ensure women and people of color in their courses were getting the most out of it. I encountered some male students who quieted their own voices to create a welcoming space for others and who were always kind and respectful.

While I experienced some issues in high school — a student told me I only received a math award because the head of the committee liked me, not because I was good at math — for the most part, I was blissfully unaware of what was to come. An innate sense of confidence led me to believe that being good at math and not caring what anyone

else thought of me would be enough to combat the sexism that I knew existed.

My first semester at OU was a little bit of a wake-up call.

When I walked into my accelerated Calculus III lecture to find three other women in a room of 50, I felt scared, but I also felt a sense of pride that I was there. It was clear after a few conversations with others, mostly about our math experience in high school, that they expected me to be worse than them. After a few clever comments in class and some high quiz scores, I started to receive more attention from my classmates, but it wasn’t the kind of attention I expected. I expected to garner respect, but it was clear it wasn’t respect after a classmate followed me to my bicycle one day, and another peer I had just met invited me to his apartment to study.

These kinds of encounters occurred throughout my time at OU. In my last semester I was in a course with a guy who touched my shoulder and my knees every time he spoke to me. Two other students explained to me that women and people of color invented white supremacy and the patriarchy as an excuse to explain why white men were superior to them.

And when one classmate saw another represent my ideas as his own, he sneered, “Welcome to the patriarchy.�

Listing my experiences like this is pretty disheartening, but what’s worse is that aside from complaining to my mom, I never did anything about any of it. I constantly reassured myself that these things were normal and that enduring them was part of the battle of being a woman in STEM. I knew my mild discomfort was not enough to garner a response from anyone in a position of power. Everyone involved in the situation accepted this environment.

I consider myself strong and tough to have made it through these experiences, and to have persevered, as well. I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished. However, I don’t believe strength of mind and toughness should be

prerequisites for women and people of color to enter STEM. The only prerequisites should be a passion for their field and a decision to pursue it.

It’s easy to talk about what the environment should be like, but it is a lot harder to make it happen. My first response is always education.

Educating young students on the issues they may face as well as those they may contribute to can have a huge impact. We should have an open discussion about the experiences of disadvantaged groups, advocate for people of all genders, races and ethnicities, and elect political officers who will do the same.

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I’m proud of what I’ve accomplished.

However, I don’t believe strength of mind and toughness should be prerequisites for women and people of color to enter STEM. The only prerequisites should be a passion for their field and a decision to pursue it.

EMILY CURTIS, OU ALUMNA

Despite all of the reasons not to, I’m still working toward a career in tech. I’m sure this isn’t the end of uncomfortable experiences for me, but I know that I have the ability to contribute to this field. I hope those of us fighting for parity of representation and respect will win out, and I hope the next generation is welcomed into an encouraging and fair environment.

Emily Curtis is an OU alumna and guest columnist for The Daily.

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Earlier this week the Trump administration rescinded a “Dear Colleague� letter from the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice issued under President Obama that provided guidelines to schools, clarifying that transgender students are protected under Title IX and should be allowed to use restrooms that correspond to their gender identities. Though the guidelines have been removed, the law remains the same, and a clarification of that law will come in due course when the U.S. Supreme Court considers G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board next month.

In the meantime, transgender people are getting nervous. Though the guidelines did not carry the weight of law, they were a symbolic fortification for transgender people throughout the United States.

The “Dear Colleague� letter offered protection for transgender children, the most vulnerable among us, giving parents a tool to use against resistant teachers, administrators and school boards.

The retraction of those guidelines told me my future wasn’t as secure as it felt six months ago. It was a message that said, “You’re a target.�

And I know other trans people feel the same way. Honestly, it triggered memories of my tumultuous childhood as I thought about the children who will be directly affected by Trump’s decision. These children will be more afraid to go to school, especially in states like Oklahoma, that fought the guidelines, where teachers and administrators often participate in the bullying of trans children or, at least, do nothing to stop it.

Though I did not come out as transgender when I was a child, I remember feeling different, so different that I sought protection from my teachers only to find that

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they sometimes didn’t want to bother, subjecting me to hard-knock lessons on how to toughen up and act like a real boy. Though I did indeed learn and internalize those lessons, the trauma from those experiences endures to this day. I suffered relentless teasing, several beatings and a great deal of humiliation. To this day I am hyper-vigilant, an uneasy sleeper and emotionally vulnerable, often subjecting myself to severe self-criticism if I do not perform well on an assigned task or if I feel socially awkward, and all too often these issues trigger depression and anxiety.

Some may say these experiences were just part of growing up, but when I see other people who glide into social engagements with ease, people who have a sense of grounding and certainty, I envy them. They have had their challenges to be sure, but they seem to know they are valued and their actions have consequences.

Don’t we want that legacy for all our children?

Demonizing transgender children or completely ignoring their identities contributes to an alarming rate of suicidal tendencies. A 2015 survey conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality reports a staggering

40 percent of respondents — from a sample size of 27,715 — attempted suicide in their lifetimes compared to 4.6 percent of the overall U.S. population.

Affirmations build skills to help children navigate a lifetime of challenges.

Affirmations validate children and help them develop the resilience they need to be successful in life. We should not deny transgender children the affirmations they need to become well-adjusted adults who will contribute many positive things to our country.

The most important affirmations for transgender children are to acknowledge their personhood, to recognize their identities and to afford them the opportunity to be treated as equal among their peers as much as possible.

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OU graduate helps Hollywood Alumnus aids with math seen in film ‘Hidden Figures’ ARCHIEBALD BROWNE @archiebaldmoses

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Hidden Figures is about a team of African-American women mathematicians who played a vital role in the beginning of the U.S. space program. Rudy L. Horne an OU graduate and associate professor of mathematics at Morehouse College in Atlanta, was the movie’s math consultant.

Rudy L . Horne, OU graduate and associate professor of mathematics at Morehouse College in Atlanta, was called onto the set of the Oscarsnominated film “Hidden Figures” as the movie’s math consultant.

Horne was first contacted through the production designer, Wynn Thomas, while he and his team were scouting locations to film the movie. “(Thomas) contacted my chair of the math department, and my chair recommended me for the job,” Horne said.

Many scenes in the film were filmed at Morehouse College where Horne teaches, Horne said.

Horne was hired by 20th Century Fox in late Februar y 2016. Horne stayed on the set at Morehouse College while

a l s o t e a c h i ng u nt i l t h e crew finished filming in Atlanta in mid-May of that same year.

Horne was assigned the task of making sure the math equations the actresses were using were correct. “ I n c e r t a i n s c e n e s, I aided in what things they put on the blackboards or in the background,” Horne said.

At first, Horne turned down the offer because he thought he would be too busy in Morehouse’s spring 2016 semester teaching.

Soon Horne changed his mind.

“A c o l l e a g u e o f m i n e said, ‘You’d be silly not to do this,’” he said.

When Horne was asked to help with this movie, he was not aware of the story “Hidden Figures” tells.

“I knew the star, Taraji P. Henson, but I didn’t know anything about the women who were profiled in the movie,” Horne said. “After they described the story to me, I said, ‘Wow, that’s really interesting.’”

Students of Horne were pretty excited to find out

h e wa s c o nt r i bu t i ng t o able to contribute to the the making of “ Hidden making of this film.

“It’s part of American Figures.” history,” Horne said. “If it gets more people interest“I really tried to ed in STEM fields, and arts for that matter, then the keep it hidden. I movie has done its job. I didn’t talk about think it is inspiring a lot of it at first. But people.” when they started Horne will be giving a presentation at actually filming 6 : 3 0 p. m. Tu e s d ay i n on Morehouse’s Meacham Auditorium in campus, one of my the Oklahoma Memorial Union. The presentation is students saw me doing an interview, entitled “Hidden Figures: Bringing Math, Physics, and I was like, History and Race to ‘Alright, the gig is Hollywood” and will focus on his experience as the up.’” math consultant on this RUDY L. HORNE, film. The presentation is OU GRADUATE AND ASSOCIATE free and open to the public.

PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AT “Hidden Figures” has MOREHOUSE COLLEGE t h r e e A c a d e m y Aw a r d nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress “I really tried to keep it in a Supporting Role and hidden. I didn’t talk about B e s t W r i t i n g ( A d a p t e d it at first,” Horne said. “But Screenplay). when they started actually filming on Morehouse’s campus, one of my stuArchiebald Browne archiebald.browne@ dents saw me doing an ou.edu interview, and I was like, ‘Alright, the gig is up.’”

Horne is proud he was

New cafe brings local eats to public library Nutritious treats, sandwiches add to community space MADDIE ROPER @maddieroper4

Ranna Bigdely grew up visiting Borders bookstore on Norman Center Court. She has fond memories of flipping through books and sipping coffee from the Borders Cafe.

When Borders became a public library in 2013, Bigdely saw an opening for locally grown health food on the west side of Norman.

Bigdely and her husband, Alex Hall, opened Paisley Cafe in Norman Public Library West January 2017.

The shop’s name, Paisley Cafe, is homage to Bigdely’s Iranian heritage as paisley is a Persian design motif. As the daughter of Iranian immigrants, the name reminds her of comfort, she said.

“My parents came here and worked really hard to give me this opportunity,” Bigdely said.

“It’s a message of ‘this is where I came from and this is where I’m going.’”

The direction Bigdely hopes Paisley Cafe to be going toward is one of healthy food

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The Paisley Cafe opened in January 2017 with the goal of providing the Norman community with healthy food options while supporting fellow local businesses.

made with ingredients from local grocers and farms, she said.

“Keeping (local grocers) in business will keep us happier, will keep us healthier,” Bigdely said.

Hall and Bigdely have close relationships with local farmers. Bigdely hopes her business will keep the art of natural gardening methods alive, she said.

The shop uses all local vendors. Its bread comes from Waving Wheat Bakery in

Norman, its dairy products come from Braum’s Dairy Farm and its vegetables come from Norman’s Little River Farm. Bigdely likes that she can see where her food comes from, including meeting the chickens that lay the eggs she buys.

Bigdely believes loyalty to local vendors goes hand-inhand with providing healthy food for customers.

“There is less abuse and less waste when you have a closer connection to where your food

comes from,” Bigdely said.

From these local ingredients, Bigdely creates a variety of sandwiches and pastries.

One of their most popular items is baklava, Hall said.

Baklava is a Middle Eastern sweet treat that complements hot drinks. It consists of 20 sheets of phyllo dough layered with cultured butter and stuffed with walnuts and cinnamon. The pastry is finished off with a drizzle of simple sugar, Bigdely said.

“I’m really picky about all the ingredients and how they are assembled,” Bigdely said.

From Bigdely’s experience, good food sells itself.

Customers desire excellent product, and Bigdely would rather purchase high-quality organic ingredients from local farmers than spend less on ingredients from corporate grocers, she said.

This mantra is especially prevalent in Paisley Cafe’s choice of coffee beans. The shop brews beans from Leap Coffee Roasters in Oklahoma City. Bigdely appreciates the company’s attention to detail from insuring organic, fair trade beans to roasting at precise temperatures.

“I love that there is that much passion involved in one coffee bean,” Bigdely said.

Their passion for food carries over to the way the proprietors serve their customers.

Both Bigdely and Hall can be seen traveling from table to table, ensuring valued customer service.

“We’re more than a coffee shop,” Bigdely said of Paisley’s effort to contribute to the community. “We are definitely a face you can put to a product.”

After meeting the couple at a University of Oklahoma President’s Associates Dinner, professor Tim Mauldin, chair of the library board, found the cafe’s recipes and zeal for locally grown food inspiring. Mauldin asked Hall and Bigdely if they would be interested in a partnership with the Pioneer Library System.

“It’s turned out to be quite popular,” Mauldin said of Paisley Cafe.

Georjana Mauldin, OU alumna and member of Cleveland County Master Gardeners Association, appreciates the cafe’s focus on organic items as well as its 10 percent discount for OU students, she said.

Outside of using locally grown foods and vegetables, the cafe additionally contributes to Norman by catering music events, readings and tutoring sessions in conjunction

with the public library.

“The reason why it is important to support the library system is because the library system supports us as a community,” Bigdely said.

For Bigdely and Hall, a library is more than just a quiet place for books. She hopes she can continue her contribution to the library and community of Norman one coffee cup at a time, Bigdely said.

Maddie Roper

maddieroper4@ou.edu

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The Paisley Cafe Location: 300 Norman Center Ct. Hours: Sunday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Venue brings live music to Campus Corner Tucked away punk space offers free, cheap local shows CHANDLER KIDD @chanannkidd

Tucked away on Campus Corner is one of Norman’s best hidden treasures — The Deli.

This isn’t a place to get sandwiches; The Deli is a local music venue that has been hosting shows seven days a week since the ‘80s.

Students pass by this venue on nights out on Campus Corner while rushing to the next bar. They unknowingly miss enjoying the best local bands.

At The Deli many shows are free to those who are ages 21 and up. Individuals who wish to catch a free show should stop by from 7 p.m. to

9 p.m. because viewing later shows costs a minimum of $5.

Entering the bar is like stepping into CBGB again — a nostalgic experience for punks and rockers to adore.

Posters from local bands like The Royal Jelly adorn the walls, and in the bathroom stickers cover every inch of the walls and gleam in the dim light. The wall art looks like the Sex Pistols and the Ramones collaborated on a painting.

Red Solo cups are passed around and filled with $3.25 Budweiser or the local COOP Ale Works F5 IPA beer from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. every day. For OU students 21 and up, this is an affordable way to enjoy music and time with friends.

If you are looking for a quick pit stop with some cold ones, then The Deli could be a great place for you to enjoy.

The dive bar only has one

bad quality. If cigarette smoke bothers you, then The Deli is not for you. The bands can decide if they want smoking to be allowed or not, but the smell still lingers like fog machine smoke around the bar.

The Deli is located at 309 White St. The venue is open seven days a week from 4 p.m. to 1:55 a.m. For more information on “Norman’s Only 5 Star Dive! We do it live 365!” visit its website, thedeli.us, or its Facebook page.

Chandler Kidd

chandlerkidd@ou.edu

Chandler Kidd, one of The Daily’s arts & entertainment writers, will write a “best of Norman music venues” series once a week. The Deli is the first in her series.

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The Deli hosts live music seven days a week. The venue allows customers ages 21 and up.

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Lattin key in Kansas State win Junior forward’s aggressiveness fueled whole team

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Khadeem Lattin’s stats against Kansas State.

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In an 81-51 demolition of Kansas State Saturday evening, junior forward Khadeem Lattin had something new up his sleeve to help jump-start his game.

For the first time all season, the 6-foot-9-inch center from Houston pulled a shooting sleeve over his left arm and ran out onto the court, hungry to earn his head coach his 600th career victory.

Twenty-one seconds into the game, Lattin scored the first points of the evening on a jump shot.

A m i n u t e l a t e r, h e knocked down two free throws. Two minutes after that, he was hanging from the rim after slamming home a dunk. With just under 36 minutes left to play, Lattin had his highest point total since Feb. 11.

“He set a very good tone,” Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger said of Lattin’s start.

“He was very aggressive early, blocked some shots, knocked down a couple buckets and did things that we need him to do.”

When the buzzer sounded for halftime, Lattin was one rebound away from his first double-double since Nov. 13 of last year. He had also swatted away two Wildcat shots and altered several others by his sheer energy

Points: 17 Rebounds: 10 Blocks: 3 Free throws made: 7 Field goals: 5/8 Source: soonersports.com

Khadeem Lattin plays in the Dec. 7 game against ORU. The Sooners beat Kansas State 81-51.

and presence in the painted “He set a very good tone. He was very area. Was it his plan to open aggressive early, blocked some shots, the game so aggressive? knocked down a couple buckets and did “Nah,” he said. “It was just something I needed to do. things that we need to do.”

My team needed me to do it.”

LON KRUGER, BASKETBALL COACH Lattin added seven more points and a rebound in the second half to secure effort of the season. As the Rashard Odomes led the the double-double and his Sooners pulled away from way with a flurry of acrobatsecond-highest scoring the Wildcats, sophomore ic transition baskets, but it

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was the man in the middle that set the tone from the jump.

As the game moved along, Lattin began to command a double-team from the Wildcat defense, something that opened up the perimeter in ways that hasn’t been done all season. Guys like Odomes benefited from that. Rather than puffing out

his chest, Lattin credited his teammates.

“They found me in some really good spots,” he said.

“I was really just lucky my teammates found me when they did.

“This was definitely a good game. My teammates just fed off the energy and I just fed off of theirs.”

A f t e r t h e g a m e, w i t h Kruger’s milestone achieved and the team’s spirit riding high, Lattin acknowledged the padded sleeve and laughed with his teammates.

“We can say that,” he said with a grin after being asked about the wardrobe change’s impact.

With arguably his best performance in months, it might not be a bad idea for him to roll with it for the final two games of the Sooners’ season, and Lattin said he plans to do just that.

Derek Peterson

Dr.Petey15@gmail.com

Team celebrates Kruger’s 600th career win Sooners overcome rough season to defeat Kansas State

NEXT GAME Oklahoma men’s basketball’s next game is the last regular season road game.

ABBY BITTERMAN @abby_bitterman

The postgame press conference after the Sooners’ 81-51 win over Kansas State was different from most this season — it was lively.

Oklahoma (10-18, 4-11 in the Big 12) is usually in a somber mood after games this season, as the team has struggled to hang on to leads at the end of games.

After the Kansas State game, coach Lon Kruger and his players smiled and made jokes as they celebrated their victory and Kruger’s 600th win.

Kruger wouldn’t say much about his individual milestone, other than that he was happy for his team to get a win after the way the season has gone.

Junior forward Khadeem Lattin said he was happy to get such a huge win for Kruger.

“That’s a big milestone,” Lattin said.

Sophomore guard Rashard Odomes also said it was great to get Kruger his 600th win.

He said the team was having fun on the court.

Opponent: Kansas Channel: ESPN Time: 8 p.m.

Date: Monday Place: Lawrence, Kansas Source: soonersports.com

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Head men’s basketball coach Lon Kruger greets attendees at the Sooners Tip In Club dinner at the Lloyd Noble Center Aug. 26. The Kansas State game Saturday night marked Kruger’s 600th win.

When Odomes was asked “I’m going to the rim, and about the number of and- you can’t stop me,” Lattin said ones he’s gotten called this of Odomes’ mentality. season, Lattin jumped in to Kruger and his players answer the question. laughed, and Odomes said

Lattin had made the saying up for him. Odomes said when he goes to the rim, his mentality is not just to score, but also to look to kick the ball

out to his teammates. Lattin teased Odomes for being scared when he mentioned thinking about kicking the ball out when he drives.

With his players in good spirits, Kruger liked seeing them celebrate in the locker room after the game.

“It doesn’t happen often enough, so when it does happen it’s a pretty cool deal,” Kruger said. “Again it just reinforces the work they’re putting in and the progress they’re making.”

Oklahoma has lost 10 games by six points or less so far this season. This game against Kansas State didn’t

have as close of a finish and Odomes said the difference was learning from previous mistakes.

“We missed the win so many times, so we don’t want to let it happen again,” Odomes said. “So we just get down and stay solid and just kept grinding out.”

Lattin said he and his teammates are aiming to finish out the season strong, and they aren’t giving up on each other.

“Whenever we’re on the court we’re out there playing for our brother, whoever’s next to us in the same color jersey,” Lattin said.

When asked about the mental toughness of his young team, Kruger said it is a positive thing.

“They like playing,” Kruger said. “They continue to practice well. They’re going to keep getting better, so any time you can get some wins along the way that helps a great deal.”

Throughout all of their answers, Kruger and his players smiled and occasionally laughed. It was a different, but welcomed, change to the attitude of the postgame press conference.

Abby Bitterman abbybitt@ou.edu

Sooners defeat Horned Frogs after strong second half NEXT GAME Oklahoma women’s basketball’s next game is the last regular season game.

Opponent: Baylor Channel: FOX Sports 1 Time: 7 p.m.

Date: Monday Place: Norman Source: soonersports.com

Oklahoma to face Baylor in final game of regular season KELLI STACY @AstacyKelli

No. 16 Oklahoma defeated TCU 73-64 on Saturday night in Forth Worth, Texas.

The Sooners (22-7, 13-4 Big 12) and the Horned Frogs (12-16, 4-13 Big 12) stayed close throughout the beginning of the game, with OU leading 19-18 at the end of the first. The second quarter saw a scoring

drought of over six minutes for the Sooners though, which helped TCU go on a 14-5 run at the end of the half.

Oklahoma was able to come out of the first half up 32-31 after senior T’ona Edwards nailed a buzzer beater to put the Sooners up one.

TCU faced scoring trouble in the third quarter, going over three minutes without a field goal. This allowed Oklahoma to take a 10point lead into the fourth, up 56-46.

TCU continued to struggle to score in the fourth,

while Oklahoma junior Vionise Pierre-Louis went a six-point scoring streak to help push the Sooners to victory.

Pierre-Louis led the Sooners in scoring with 18 points, while redshirt senior Maddie Manning scored 15 points. Oklahoma shot 42 percent from the field.

The Sooners will face Baylor in their final game of the regular season on Monday at 7 p.m. CT in Norman.

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Senior guard T’ona Edwards looks down the court for an open teammate Jan. 14. The Sooners defeated TCU 73-64 Saturday night in Forth Worth, Texas.

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