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Concert replaces Stompdown Organizational changes lead to low group registration ANDREW CLARK Staff Reporter @Clarky_Tweets

OU’s Black Student Association has canceled its Stompdown competition because only two step groups registered, and the group will replace the competition with a free concert.

The OU Black Student Association will bring Los Angeles

rapper Dom Kennedy for a free concert on April 18 instead of having its step competition.

In the past, Stompdown was a s t e p c o mp e t i DOM tion between black greek organizations KENNEDY at OU and other Big 12 schools, but this year the event will be different, said OU National Pan-Hellenic Council President Chris Flix. “[Stompdown organizers] in the past got used to doing things a

certain way,” Flix said. “When you bring in new people, change is going to happen. They didn’t like some of the changes that occurred.”

Flix said they had problems bringing step groups to perform at OU. According to a Stompdown press release, only two step groups had signed up to perform for the April 18 show. Other problems were communication, timing and cost for step groups to travel, Flix said.

Kennedy has released seven independent mixtapes and two studio albums, according to the release. His hit “My Type of Party” was ranked number 43 on Complex

Magazine’s Best 50 Songs of 2012 list.

Flix said Kennedy was one of many artists that Stompdown Showcase’s organizers reached out to and he was the one “most willing to work on our terms.” Flix said OU students deserve a concert from a diverse artist after dealing with the repercussions of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon incident.

“We felt we owed the people something with all the drama that’s happened and all the people who were invested in Stompdown,” Flix said. “So we wanted to go ahead and do this show.”

Flix said even though the program is different, people will still take this in stride and enjoy themselves.

“You can’t replace an event like Stompdown,” he said. “You can’t fully make amends [to those involved in Stompdown], but I do think it does help that we’re bringing this show to OU, and it shows the progress the university is making in its move towards becoming more diverse.”

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Shumate to focus on OU diversity Passions will guide VP of university community in office ANDREW CLARK Staff Reporter @Clarky_Tweets

Jabar Shumate plans to combine his political background and passion for OU to create a more diverse and inclusive university when he takes office as OU’s new vice president of the university community this June.

As an OU student studying public affairs from 1994 to 1998, Shumate, a Tulsa native, served as student body president, a resident adviser and a member of the fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi, he said.

Before being elected to the Oklahoma state Senate in 2012, Shu mat e a l s o s e r v e d a s O U President David Boren’s press secretary, he said.

The relationships Shumate made as a student and a press secretary with his peers have helped guide him to where he is today and will continue to guide him as soon as he takes office, he said.

“I would not have accomplished what I’ve accomplished today if it had not been for [the people]

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Senior Michael Squires gets a pat on the back by head coach Mark Williams during the National Championship Competition on Friday April 10 at Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners went on to become the 2015 National Champions for the first time since 2008.

Gymnast wins third title Squires lands third national championship

JOE BUETTNER SPORTS REPORTER @JOE_BUETTNER All Michael Squires ever wanted was to be a gymnast at the University of Oklahoma.

Since he was 10 years old, the senior from Edmond, Oklahoma, followed OU

and aspired to compete under the guidance of coach Mark Williams.

Squires’ path to Oklahoma wasn’t conventional, and when it started, he couldn’t have fathomed accomplishing what he’s done since arriving at his dream school.

However, four years after walking on to the program he adored as a kid, Squires SEE CHAMPION PAGE 4

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Big Event outshines April showers Campus organization Participants weather storm for volunteerism KATE BERGUM

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Despite Saturday’s rain, hundreds of students showed up to volunteer at over 150 job sites as part of OU’s 16th annual Big Event.

Students from a variety of campus organizations gathered at 8:30 a.m. to participate.

At the opening ceremony, participants heard from campus representatives Clarke Stroud, vice president of Student Affairs, and Sheyda Zakerion, chairperson of Big Event, before they departed to offer help to their nonprofit agencies in Norman and the Oklahoma City metro area.

Although the air was damp and

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the sky was cloudy, performances from the OU Pom Squad and loud blasts from the OU RUF/NEKS as well as blaring music sought to keep spirits high.

At the opening ceremony, Zakerion said the executive board would keep participants updated in case weather became severe.

Though OU President David Boren was not present at the ceremony as he has been for other years, Joseph Harroz Jr., dean of the OU Law College spoke on his behalf.

Boren is always proud of students during Big Event and believes that one of life’s biggest accomplishments is helping others, Harroz said.

Harroz also noted that OU’s Big Event is one of the largest of such events in the nation, he said.

At the opening ceremony, Cindy Fansler from Angel Cove

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Students helped at 155 different locations throughout the day, Zakerion said.

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volunteers for Oklahoma Members feel close to community, give back DAISY CREAGER Staff Reporter @daisycreager

International students are working to find a home in the U.S. and immerse themselves in American culture by helping others through a volunteer organization.

When Mahmood Bu Huliga, mechanical engineering junior and president of the Saudi Student Association, attended a conference in October for Saudi student leaders on college campuses, he knew that he was bringing back something important.

At the conference Bu Huliga learned about Us to US, an org a n i z a t i o n t h a t e n c o u ra g e s

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international college students to volunteer during their time away from home.

“Community service is good,” Bu Huliga said. “Being here is not just for studying. I feel like I belong to this community in Oklahoma. I want to do something for the community that I feel a part of.”

Once on campus, Bu Huliga started a branch of the organization, called Us to Oklahoma. The members volunteer together and utilize resources given to them by the parent organization, Bu Huliga said.

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SHUMATE: Background in diversity serves as basis for future objectives Continued from Page One that were here that took me under their wing like a son,” Shumate said. “It’s sort of like a homecoming.”

When Boren announced Shumate’s appointment at a press conference on March 31, he said his support for Shumate in his position is “vigorous.”

Shumate’s relationship with Boren began when he was Couch Center president, when he brought together a diverse community and went directly to Boren himself to persuade him to keep them all together, Shumate said.

“That launched my political career,” Shumate said.

“I went on to run for student body vice president ... and president, but it was those experiences ... that launched my [relationship with Boren].”

Shumate’s experience in building that diverse community will serve as the model for how he wants to create a sense of community throughout the whole university, he said.

Shumate said he experienced injustice firsthand when attending OU. Few other black students were involved in student government when Shumate ran for student body vice president, he said. During his campaign, a controversial poster was circulated across campus that depicted

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New VP of the University Community Jabar Shumate stands outside of Evans Hall Monday, April 6. As vice president, Shumate will work directly with President Boren and oversee all OU diversity programs.

Shumate and read, “Do you want somebody like this living in your greek house?”

“I strongly remember that,” Shumate said. “People were shocked that an African

American man was running with a [Delta Delta Delta member] from Duncan, Oklahoma.”

Fortunately, Shumate’s campaign won in spite of

the controversy. Shumate thought it was a testament of the student body and how most of the students at the university do want to do right, he said.

Shumate’s first order of business as vice president of university community will be to talk to college deans and students to figure out a plan of action. He said he will also work with black student alliance OU Unheard and use their grievances as a guide to figure out more problems.

“I look forward to building strong relationships with the members of Unheard,” Shumate said.

Shumate complimented the black student alliance’s thoughtfulness and drive,

saying they are an “impressive group of students.”

Shu mat e w a s t o l d by Boren to come back to the university to continue to implement diversity and inclusion as he did when he was a student, Shumate said.

Shumate is ready for the challenge, he said.

“When students [and faculty] come back ... I want to have something that they can look at and tear apart,” Shumate said. “I want to develop this office with buy­-in from our three constituencies: Our students ... our faculty and staff, and our alumni. And then from there we’ll move forward.”

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VOLUNTEER: Humanity bridges gaps in cultures Continued from Page One of the organization. “ That’s huge for me,” Fageehi said. “That’s amazing to see how the idea inspired almost the whole United States.”

Fageehi said that the organization targets international students to close the gap between cultures.

“If you didn’t understand people, by volunteering you understand them,” Fageehi said. “It fills the gap between cultures. We focus on international students who come from different backgrounds, religions and cultures, but when you volunteer, you show one thing — you show humanity.”

Us to US provides students with several resources to help

their community service, according to its website.

One such resource is Us Plus, a series of training and tools that teaches members to be better leaders and volunteers, according to the website.

The skills taught by training sessions provide students with valuable skills they can take into other areas, petroleum engineering senior Mohammad Aljubran said.

“It gives you more skills,” Aljubran said. “[Students] have the potential, [we] just need to guide that potential in [them].”

Us to US also hosts a national volunteering day, Us Day, and maintains a database called Us Now that helps students of different majors find volunteer opportunities well suited to them,

according to the website.

The organization also has a system to reward outstanding volunteers in the program, called the Us Award.

The organization provides v o l u n t e e r g ro u p s w i t h T-shirts for their events and certificates for volunteering and completing training sessions, Bu Huliga said.

Us to Oklahoma has held several volunteer events this year, including one at a food bank and one at a home in Moore that was effected by the 2013 tornado. It had a group of about 40 students participating in Big Event, Bu Huliga said.

Volunteering through Us to Oklahoma has been rewarding, Bu Huliga said.

“When you help people, you make other people happy,” Bu Huliga said. “It’s

a really good feeling when you help someone and you see their smile. You changed something in their life.”

Fageehi is inspired by the reach of the organization and the feeling he gets when he volunteers, he said.

One day when Fageehi and a group of young men volunteered through Us to US, an elderly woman thanked them for what they did. The experience was emotional, Fageehi said.

“I cried that day,” Fageehi said. “I cried because I see how we started something small and it grew. I feel amazing. It’s something I can’t explain.”

More information about Us to Oklahoma is available on the Saudi Student Association Facebook page.

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Garrett fits criteria for speaker into navigating life after college. Specifically, we Elizabeth Garrett will suggested OU bring in deliver the spring 2015 commencement address, entrepreneurs, scientists or writers to usher and she fits The Daily’s speaker criteria to a tee. the graduating class into life’s next chapter.

Garrett just so happens Earlier this semester we published an edito- to fit our criteria for a rial outlining the edito- dream commencement speaker. rial board’s suggested Garrett, an criteria for seOU alumna, has lecting a great Our View is written over 50 commencement the majority articles, chapspeaker. Last opinion of The Daily’s ters and essays week OU annine-member and is set to benounced alumeditorial board come Cornell na Elizabeth University’s Garrett will first woman president. deliver the spring 2015 We must tip our hats commencement address, so we’ve analyzed to OU administrators; whether you took our how Garrett stacks up to our commencement criteria into account or speaker criteria. Spoiler not, you’ve selected an alert, she’s nearly a per- outstanding Sooner to give graduating seniors fect match. their last address as OU The broad strokes of students. our commencement We applaud OU for speaker criteria called for a successful OU grad choosing a commencement speaker who has who is making a differbroken boundaries. ence in his or her field As the soon-to-be first and could give insight Our view: OU alumna

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wOU alumna Elizabeth Garrett has been announced as the speaker for OU’s Spring 2015 commencement. Students deserve to have a speaker that can give them valuable insight of life after college and Garrett’s successes after graduating OU lend her the credibility to do that.

female president of Cornell, it will be refreshing to hear from someone who has dealt with and overcome many of the diversity issues we have seen play out on campus and in the professional world.

We hope Garrett’s story will inspire many OU grads to break down glass ceilings and pursue their dreams after graduation.

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We have little doubt Garrett will offer graduating Sooners unique insights and valuable advice for how to succeed post-graduation. Garrett has clerked for Supreme Court justices, served as legislative director for OU President David Boren when he was an Oklahoma senator and was a member of a tax reform panel for former President George W. Bush.

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The members of the 2014-2015 men’s gymnastics team celebrate their win after the national championship competition on Friday April 10 at Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners became the 2015 national champions for the first time since 2008.

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finally got to celebrate a team national championship in the final weekend of his collegiate career.

“It’s the best feeling. I said it at the beginning of the year, this is the only thing that I haven’t accomplished here,” Squires said. “Now I got the last check mark on the sheet. There’s no way I could think this was going to happen my freshman year.

It’s absolutely unreal.”

Following a dominating performance in the preliminary rounds, Squires and Co. won the program’s ninth team national title despite falling behind in the first two rotations.

S q u i re s p o s t e d a c a reer-high 16.450 on the still rings Friday, which tied the NCAA record for the event and got Oklahoma back on track to finishing its perfect

season with a win.

The weekend, though, didn’t end Friday. The senior expanded his trophy case by winning his third consecutive individual national championship on the still rings Saturday night with a score of 16.400, becoming only the third gymnast to do so in NCAA history.

“Coming back and having to defend your title is the hardest thing,” Squires said. “When you are in the position where it is expected of you to win, you have that going through your head. I did have that going through my head, but now that it is over I am just amazed that I can be put in the realm with Jim Hartung and Paul O’Neill.”

It’s been a historic season, and it’s just the third time in program history an Oklahoma team has gone u n d e f eate d . A n d w h i l e Squires doesn’t see himself in the same light as the

“When you are in the position where it is expected of you to win, you have that going through your head.”

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legends he grew up watching, he’s accomplished exactly what his heroes did nine years ago.

“When I was thinking about this season, it made me think back to the 2006 season when the OU team went undefeated and won a national championship,” Squires said. “Those guys were invincible, and they were the greatest gymnasts in the entire world. To say that we achieved something they accomplished, that is the most amazing part.”

From walking on to becoming a national champion, Squires took the sport by storm. He was never the fivestar recruit with every school clamoring for his letter of

intent, but the 5-foot-2-inch Michael Squires became bigger than he could’ve imagined. He was a member of a 2015 squad that his coach says contends with his best teams.

“This is definitely up there with one of the best teams I’ve ever coached,” Williams said. “The difference too, I didn’t have one superstar like Jonathan Horton, Jake Dalton or Steven Legendre.

It was a committee that put it together, and the seniors led the charge in making the team better than they were last year.”

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SQUIRES’ WEEKEND SCORES Thursday — Preliminary Rounds 16.300 — Squires was the only gymnast above a 16.000 on any apparatus, and he helped OU to an overall score of 76.300 on the rings in a dominating Thursday night performance

Friday — Team Finals

Saturday — Individual Finals

16.450 — The Sooners fell behind in the first two rotations, but Squires’ 16.450 on the rings tied the NCAA record and helped Oklahoma make up ground.

16.400 — Squire’s 16.400 was enough to help him win his third consecutive still rings individual national title. Illinois’ C.J. Maestas came in at second with a score of 15.975.

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Senior Michael Squires holds himself in a handstand as part of his still ring routine during the national championship competition on Friday, April 10, at Lloyd Noble Center. The Sooners went on to become the 2015 national champions for the first time since 2008.

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Baseball grabs pair of wins Softball sweeps Longhorns Oklahoma leaves Austin with a pair of rivalry victories

Sooners pummel Texas in doubleheader match up

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Oklahoma (24-14, 8-4) took the series against its cross-state rival No. 25 Texas (19-17, 6-6) this weekend, snatching a pair of 3-2 victories in Austin.

Sophomore starting pitcher Jake Elliott loaded the bases to start the game one on Friday with a single and two hit batters. However, Elliott induced a 6-4-3 double play got a strike out to limit the damage to just one run.

The sophomore ultimately went seven innings and earned a no decision as OU won a 3-2 battle with junior left-handed pitcher Jacob Evans picking up the save.

Texas took game two on Saturday after getting to OU starter Alec Hansen in the sixth inning. The sophomore was en route to another quality start, but surrendered three sixth-frame runs (four overall) and walked five in 5.2 innings.

In game three, Oklahoma got all it needed with Taylor Alspaugh’s two-out RBI

Potential inclement weather forced Oklahoma and Texas softball to alter t h e i r w e e ke n d s e r i e s schedule, but OU came away with a sweep in Austin, Texas.

OU picked up three conference wins to improve to 36-5 this season and 9-0 in Big 12 play.

The fifth-ranked Sooners stomped the Longhorns, 8-0, in the first game of Friday night’s double-header.

Senior Shelby Pendley hit a two-run homer to left field in the first inning and Oklahoma never looked back.

Freshman pitcher Paige Parker struck out a total of 16 batters over the weekend and picked up two wins to improve to 18-3 on the season.

OU allowed just one run from Texas, which came from junior Lindsey Stephens in the second game of Friday night’s double-header.

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Senior infielder swings at a pitch during April 3 game against Kansas at L. Dale Mitchell Park. The Sooners defeated the Jayhawks 6-3.

single in the sixth inning. Dallas Baptist in a mid-week The hit gave the Sooners a matchup that begins at 6 3-1 lead and Texas would p.m. tack on just one more as Evans shut the door again with a nine-out save.

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Junior right-handed catcher Whitney Ellis prepares to hit the ball during the game against Iowa on March 16 at Marita Hines Field. The Sooners beat the Hawkeyes 9-0.

Stephens hit a solo down the right field line, but Oklahoma held strong to win 3-1 in the second game of the series.

The Sooners finished the sweep with a 4-0 win Saturday. Junior Kady Self hit two home runs in the contest and Pendley homered to right field to put

away the Longhorns in the seventh inning.

Oklahoma will pick up action Tuesday when they travel to North Texas for just one game in Denton, Texas. First pitch is set for 6 p.m.

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klahoma head coach Bob Stoops was careful to warn fans against putting too much stock in Saturday’s spring game. The coach, now beginning his 17th season with the Sooners, said his team ran a simplified version of Lincoln Riley’s new pass-heavy offense. Stoops refused to use the phrase “air-raid,” however.

Last season, the offense struggled under former offensive coordinator Josh Heupel. Quarterback play was spotty. Outside of Sterling Shepard, who was healthy for just six games, the receivers did not help the cause much either.

QUARTERBACKS:

B-

The defense — especially the secondary — had its fair share of missteps as well. Among the most notable, safety Julian Wilson and defensive coordinator Mike Stoops were spotted in a heated shouting match while Baylor picked apart Oklahoma defensive backs en route to a 48-14 victory in Norman.

Although the spring game did not offer definitive answers to all of Oklahoma’s questions heading into 2015, some trouble areas have made progress.

WIDE RECEIVERS:

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Oklahoma quarterbacks tossed four interceptions Saturday. Trevor Knight and Cody Thomas were responsible for one apiece while Baker Mayfield accounted for two.

With the Sooners running a vanilla version of the offense currently being installed in practice, it appeared each quarterback attempted to force throws to create big plays. Mayfield’s second pick came when Jordan Thomas stepped in front of a downfield pass.

“When you have one-on-one matchups, you have to take your chances,” Mayfield said.

However, redshirt freshman Justice Hansen emerged as a dark horse to take the starting job in the fall, finishing a perfect five-for-five for 70 yards.

Considering the Sooners are in the midst of installing a brand new offensive scheme, the quarterback play appeared more confident overall than most expected Saturday. Knight, whose dubious decisions at times last season sparked this spring’s quarterback derby, said he feels like he has improved since this time last year.

“I feel like I’ve gotten a lot better,” he said. “I feel I am playing more even-keel, relaxed, seeing it even better.”

Although a ‘B-’ grade might seem too generous, the quarterbacks worked with what they were given Saturday after just 12 practices with the new scheme.

The additions of Dede Westbrook and Mark Andrews proved beneficial to the Sooners in Saturday’s scrimmage.

Although Westbrook finished with just one reception, the junior college-transfer showed flashes of speed after the catch and on an end-around run that resulted in a gain of 22 yards.

Andrews, on the other hand, has received praise from players and coaches alike throughout spring practice. At 6 feet 6 inches, 240 pounds, Andrews pulled down a long pass from Hansen and proceeded to drag a defender 13 more yards.

The real star of the show, however, was Jeffery Mead, who managed to grab three receptions for a team-high 93 yards.

“I feel like I’m kind of in the same position as I was last year, looking for a spot,” Mead said. “We’ll see how it goes.”

Overall, the receivers made more than a few high profile plays Saturday without much help from Shepard, whom Stoops limited, earning the unit a ‘B+.’

Perhaps the most scrutinized position of 2014, Oklahoma’s secondary played well enough Saturday to shroud the quarterback competition on the other side of the ball.

Safeties Hatari Byrd and Ahmad Thomas both showed flashes of improvement, finishing with a pick apiece. Will Johnson and Jordan Evans accounted for two more interceptions, as well.

Defensive backs remained stuck to their receivers downfield, something rarely seen last season.

Most deep balls were thrown into double coverage.

Although the pass was not broken up, Mead was forced to make an acrobatic one-handed catch in the face of tight coverage.

“They have steadily gotten better,” Stoops said.

“Steven Parker has really been special all spring, and when we play him in that nickel spot … there’s a lot of opportunity to make plays.”

The secondary can thank the quarterbacks for four interceptions, but the unit played well even without errors on the other side of the ball, earning a solid ‘A’ grade for the first time in a while.

Top five takeaways from the spring game SPORTS REPORTER

Joe Buettner joebuet@ou.edu @Joe_Buettner

Roughly 42,000 spectators filed in to Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Saturday for OU’s spring intrasquad scrimmage.

The sun was out, the state outline of Oklahoma was painted at midfield and fans finally got a taste of what Bob Stoops’ squad has been working on since their embarrassing loss to Clemson in the Russell Athletic Bowl.

Oklahoma still has months to prepare for its 2015 season, but here are a few takeaways from Saturday’s Red-White game.

1. There is no front-runner at quarterback Possibly spring’s biggest storyline is Oklahoma’s vacant starting quarterback job. Saturday didn’t help answer that question one bit, but all four quarterbacks saw playing time with junior Baker Mayfield leading the way, completing 10 of 13 passing attempts, accumulating 176 passing yards and one pass for a touchdown.

The transfer from Texas Tech did throw two picks Saturday, but junior Trevor Knight and sophomore

Cody Thomas was intercepted, while freshman Justice Hansen completed all five of his passing attempts for 70 yards. Hansen said the quarterback battle has been very competitive, and it’s believable with no quarterback showing any separation from the rest of the group. Expect Stoops to wait it out until August to name a starter.

2. The secondary showed improvement A predominate goal for the secondary this offseason is improving its communication on the field.

Under the direction of new defensive backs coach Kerry Cooks, the secondary look like they could be a viable threat come fall.

The group picked off four passes as a whole after giving up a few long bombs early in the scrimmage.

2014 wasn’t kind to the Oklahoma defensive backs, but in this particular scrimmage, they looked ready to make the next step as a young group that struggled against a pass-happy Big 12 conference.

3. Dede Westbrook and Mark Andrews are game-changers One of Oklahoma’s biggest weaknesses last season was its depth at receiver. Those problems may be solved with junior college transfer Dede Westbrook and freshman Mark Andrews in the fold.

Westbrook provides an

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Sophomore wide receiver K.J. Young dodges tackles as he runs down the field during the Spring Game on Saturday, April 11 at Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium. The 2015-2016 season will open with a home game against Akron on Saturday Sept. 5 at home.

athletic and crafty receiver that could be similar to what Jalen Saunders was for Oklahoma. He’s got great speed, and he should be a headache to cover one-onone. Mark Andrews, on the other hand, is a big, physical tight end that can catch the ball and block as well.

OU has tried involving the tight end more lately, and Andrews looked as good as any receiver Saturday with two catches for 56 yards.

Also, look out for 6-foot6-inch sophomore Jeffrey Mead, who had a gamehigh 93 receiving yards on

four catches.

4. Nick Hodgson could be a viable starting kicker OU fans might be expecting incoming freshman Austin Seibert to immediately take over as the starting kicker come fall.

However, the top kicker recruit in the 2015 class might have some competition in senior Nick Hodgson. Stoops has raved about Hodgson’s accuracy throughout spring, and he nailed two field goals Saturday. Hodgson and Seibert could have a fun

battle for the starting kicker job.

5. Daniel Brooks might have a place in crowded backfield Junior Daniel Brooks said Lincoln Riley’s system suits him, and he didn’t seem to be lying Saturday. He ran for a game-high 154 yards on 21 carries, and his track speed is showing on the football field. Sophomore Samaje Perine was limited, and freshman Joe Mixon was not available. However, Brooks is very different from what Perine, Mixon and

junior Alex Ross provide.

At 5-8 , Brooks could burn a few teams with his speed, and that could help him to find a few reps. Keith Ford’s suspension and freshman Rodney Anderson’s injury has opened the door for Brooks to see more playing time. While it’s unlikely he contends for as many carries as Perine, Mixon and Ross, OU has not ever shied away from making the most of its running backs, and Daniel Brooks looks hungrier than ever.

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Ten of OU’s most talented vocalists will compete head-to-head in Meacham Au d i t o r i u m o n F r i d ay , April 24, when Union Programming Board will host the 12th annual Sooner Idol singing competition, where 10 performers will compete for both scholarship money and the title of Sooner Idol.

Alec Ar mer, business freshman and a member of the group planning Sooner Idol, said that the contestant crowned Sooner Idol would receive a scholarship for $750. Additionally, the runner-up wins a $350 scholarship, the audience favorite wins a $150 schola r s h i p a n d t h e c o nt e s tant who receives the most “likes� on their photo on the Sooner Idol Facebook page also wins a $150 scholarship. Auditions for the competition were April 1 and 2. Armer said each vocalist was given one to two minutes to sing a prepared song, either a cappella or acoustically, before answering a few questions. He said about 60 people auditioned, the most to ever try out for Sooner Idol. “There were some really, really talented people that couldn’t be in the show because of how many people turned up,� Armer said.

Armer said the group that planned Sooner Idol then reviewed audition tapes to narrow the number of contestants down to 10 for the

that couldn’t be in the show because of how many people turned up.�

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Alana Harris, mechanical engineering freshman who is also a member of the group planning the event, said the audience and three judges select the winners.

Harris said the group puts a lot of work into planning Sooner Idol, between working with contestants, promoting the event, running the stage, working with logistics and more.

Armer agreed and said that “there’s a lot of coordinating,� but that the group does a good job of handling the work load. “With the number of people we have working on it, the stress is greatly reduced and everybody has a very specific job that they can work on, and it helps speed up the process and makes it easier for everyone,� Armer said.

Armer said Sooner Idol is the longest standing event put on by UPB with it being in it’s 12th year. “It has a lot of tradition with it,� Armer said.

Harris said Sooner Idol is worthwhile for students to attend.

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“It’s a fun event, it’s free [and] you’re getting to see the talent your university has to offer,� Harris said. “It’s supporting your classmates and your peers and the arts.�

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will recieve a $750 scholarship, while the runner-up will receive $350. On the other hand, the audience favorite will receive another $150 scholarship.

In its 12th year, Sooner Idol is the longest-standing Union Programming Board event.

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Although the semester is winding down, there are plenty of things happening on campus this week before the semester concludes.

Monday, April 13: University Bookstore & Sooner Varsity Shop Clearance Event: Take an additional 30 percent off prices that have already been reduced. Sale available at the Headington Hall location and Oklahoma Memorial Stadium store. The sale is on selected styles and in store only.

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Wednesday, April 15: UPB: Mid Day Music featuring Joan from noon to 1 p.m. in the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

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“On the Edge of Memory: Uneasy Legacies of Dissent, Terror, and Violence in the American Landscape” Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Kenneth Foote Chair, Department of Geography University of Connecticut

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