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Mechanical engineering junior Meagan Johnson and chemical engineering junior Spencer Davis sit in silence Tuesday afternoon in Adams Hall. Students with the Unheard group worked on homework with tape over their mouths to let the campus community know their needs are not being heard.
Unheard uses silence to raise its voice at OU The group held a silent sit-in Tuesday to raise awareness ANDREW CLARK Staff Reporter @Clarky_Tweets
Members of student minority alliance Unheard gathered on the carpet of the Price College of Business dean’s office Tuesday afternoon to do a little homework. The premise may sound harmless, but the students conducted a silent sit-in to say they are still unheard at OU. The sit-in, a march to Evans Hall on Jan. 14 and other events the group has hosted are all to make heard
the grievances put out in a public letter on Jan. 13, said Chelsea Davis, Unheard executive. Dean’s office manager Mary Bowring said she had never experienced anything like what transpired in Adams Hall yesterday in her 11 years as an OU employee. “I just wasn’t sure what it was about, but we welcomed them in,” she said. The students wished to raise awareness of their cause, Davis said. “ ... there are other individual colleges at OU who have not reached out to us regarding our movement,” she said. Although group members think they are still unheard, the group’s audience and supporters are growing.
“The Sooner experience is supposed to be all about diversity and that fact is, it’s not completely there yet,” said Everett Brown, sophomore aviation management major. “However, I do think we are aiming to get there and we are working towards that. Brown and others who participated in the silent sit-in are not executive members of Unheard. One of the participants, Emily Bowersox, is not even a student at the university. She is a campus staff worker for the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship of OU. “I think their cause is important and I think people are starting to understand SEE UNHEARD PAGE 2
Sooners cruise over No. 15 W. Virginia Men’s basketball scores 20 of 71 points in fast breaks TRENT CRABTREE
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Oklahoma men’s basketball picked up a marquee conference win Tuesday, taking down West Virginia 71-52 in Norman.
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Why the Sooners won: Practice made perfect for No. 21 Oklahoma in its matchup against No. 15 West Virginia Tuesday night. After spending the week of practice implementing 6-on-5 full-court presses, the Sooners were able to attack the WVU pressure throughout the game. OU’s passing was crisp and its guards were strong with the ball from the opening tip,
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which meant quick buckets in transition and kick-outs for shooters. At the end of the night, OU had scored 20 of their 71 points in fast breaks. Key stat: West Virginia made its mark this season by getting after opponents with their 40-minute press, which has allowed them to lead the nation in steals (12 per game.) On this night though, the Sooners were
strong with the ball and WVU was only able to muster seven steals. Key Sooner: Junior guard Buddy Hield continues to make his presence felt in these big conference games at the Lloyd Noble Center. OU’s stud guard finished with 21 points and five rebounds on five-of-six shooting from deep. The versatile OU big men continue to SEE WVU PAGE 5
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here’s been a lot of talk about The Daily, especially concerning our release of Jack White’s contract highlighting his band’s requested guacamole and recipe. His contract wasn’t something we leaked. It is public information that any of you could request. Many newspapers show contracts of celebrities that come into town; this isn’t something The Daily did that’s out of the ordinary. It’s not a hidden document, and it’s not something we had to dig to get. It is available to the public. We requested his contract to find out how much OU paid him and to find out the other terms of the contract. From there, we posted some of the odd things we found, such as the guacamole recipe and banana ban. After that, we reported how much it cost to
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bring White to campus. It was $80,000, and that’s a fact. We wanted to fill the story with more information from Campus Activities Council about why they paid that much, why it was worth it to pay that much, how much profit OU would receive and where the money to fund White’s concert came from. However, CAC officials either declined to comment or wouldn’t respond to our multiple texts and emails. Tuesday, in the aftermath of the concert, we reached out again. No one answered our calls, or when we did call, the answerer refused SEE WHITE PAGE 2
Hair salon opens in Headington OU will be the first university to have a Sport Clips ANDIE BEENE Staff Reporter @andie_beene
A new Sport Clips salon — the first one a university campus — has opened in Headington Hall on the corner of Jenkins Avenue and Lindsey Street. OU proposed bringing the sports-themed salon to campus, said Jessie Gibens, operations manager. “We were super excited,” Gibens said. This is the first Sport Clips to be added to a university campus, she said. When the salon moved to the larger Headington Hall space, the salon had to change their typical layout to fit the new space, Gibens said. The shampooing area, labeled “Showers,” is similar to what one might see in a locker room, Gibens said. The area has tinted
windows along the walls, unlike typical Sport Clips that place their shampooing space in the darkened back of the store. “It kind of gives you a spa feeling,” Gibens said. While the salon changed some of it’s set up, it stuck with its sports theme. ESPN plays on several televisions throughout the salon, including the waiting area that also offers sports magazines. The salon’s services also have athletic-themed titles, such as the “MVP Experience,” the “Varsity Haircut,” the “Triple Play ” a n d t h e “A l l -St a r Treatment.” Sports Clips specializes in men’s and boy’s haircuts, but anyone can get their hair cut at the salon. However, the salon won’t have styling tools that can style women’s hair, Gibens said. Students who bring their student ID will receive a $2 discount on salon services, Gibens said. Andie Beenie Andrea.K.Beene-1@ou.edu
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