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Junior A.J. Jackson jumps and strikes a pose during her floor routine, Feb. 10. Jackson, along with her teamates, will be competing at the NCAA women’s gymnastics national championship this weekend.
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he kneels on the ground, head almost to her knee, fingers touching the floor. An instrumental version of “Purple Lamborghini” by Skrillex and Rick Ross starts, and junior A.J. Jackson’s body already knows what to do. Rise, turn, bend at the waist, look around, rise again, extend the leg, face the audience and blow. Chalk drifts into the air, and the crowd cheers. She turns around and goes full-force into an open-tuck, full-twisting, double-back somersault. Her routine continues. Jackson, a seasoned anchor in Oklahoma’s vault and floor lineups, will help lead the No. 1 Sooners into St. Louis this weekend for a shot at their second straight national title. When Jackson first joined the team, though, she wasn’t the confident powerhouse with a bunch of personality that Baker Mayfield mimicked in a 2016 video. “She actually came into OU doing a classical floor routine — I’m talking violin,” head coach K.J. Kindler said. “She truly did that routine that was elegant and pretty, but when you watch now she seems so rough, abrupt, very hiphop, very street dance.” She carried her lack-of confidence with her from her club days, according to her high school gymnastics club coach Kim Fuchs. “She was definitely shy. In gymnastics, she was more tentative on the events she wasn’t sure of,” Fuchs said. “It was hard to get A.J. to talk to (Kindler) on the phone cause she was just incredibly shy
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about everything. She didn’t know what she was going to talk about.” Despite Jackson’s bashful personality, Fuchs kept Kindler in the loop on the gymnast’s progress. “We were watching her as she grew up and got better at gymnastics — you could obviously see the talent was there already,” Kindler said. Jackson began gymnastics when she was about 6 years old after a soccer teammate taught her how to do a cartwheel on the sidelines of one of their games. “My mom said, ‘Oh, let’s try gymnastics.’ The next week I was in the gym, and (I’ve) been there ever since,” Jackson said. “I remember going to my first meet and I saw this girl doing a giant (rotation) on bars and I was like, ‘Wow, that is so cool. About two years later, I was able to do those skills. ... It’s so cool knowing that I’ve come from what I started at and being able to do what I thought was never possible.” From eighth grade, when Jackson went to gymnastics camp with the Sooners and met Kindler, to her senior year of high school, the gymnast grew in confidence and became a three-time Junior Olympic national champion on vault and swept the 2014 Missouri state championships. “I remember the last year she was with me, her senior year (of high school), and it was so fun to be at the meets because nobody was nervous about how she was going to do,” Fuchs said. “She was so incredibly sure of herself and so good at what she did that she was just such a joy to be around.” When Jackson got to OU, she
competed in her comfortable events, vault and floor, and tackled the uneven bars. She became a first-team All-American on vault and finished sixth in the NCAA event finals with a 9.875 as a freshman.
“They find her to be an inspiration. She sweats more than any person in there when we’re conditioning — she kills it and it’s noticed.” K.J. KINDER, GYMNASTICS HEAD COACH “She’s one step away (from being an all-arounder),” Kindler said. “A.J.’s been the alternate on either beam or bars or in the lineup on both events. ... She was a staple for us (on bars) last year, she just ran into a little glitch this year.” Last season Jackson competed as an all-arounder and helped the Sooners earn their second national title, finishing third on floor. She also scored her career high on vault with a 9.975 in a March match against Michigan. “She is not only powerful, but very quick — very quick twitch. She can explode off a piece of equipment quicker than somebody else,” Kindler said. “When she vaults, she has so much power ... she has to really jog slowly into that vault. ... If she overworks it,
she goes a little too high, a little too far and out of control.” Kindler said another big thing Jackson has had to work on this season is reigning in her power. The NCAA judges had a similar complaint, saying Jackson’s iconic chalk blow is an excessive use of chalk and could cost 0.2 in deductions off the score. “(The rules also say) in that deduction, you must first get a warning,” Kindler said. “When they first started saying things at the beginning of the season, they hadn’t given us a warning, so we kept doing it. Then they caught on to us and would give us a warning before the meet started, and obviously we’re not willing to take two-tenths off of A.J.’s score or the team’s score.” The officials might be able to reign in Jackson’s floor routine and her excessive use of chalk, but her real, explosive power shines through on vault — so much that every dismount this season ended with an extra step or hop. “I’m jealous, honestly. I think she has springs in her legs, I don’t know where they come from — who gets that high on tumbling?” senior Chayse Capps said. “There’s only a few people in NCAA who’ve ever had that height and that power, so just being able to be on a team with her is incredible.” With Capps and five other seniors leaving after graduation in May, Jackson will be able to step into the formal senior leadership role, but according to Kindler, that’s all it is — a formality. “She’s always earned the respect of her teammates, everyone looks
up to her,” Kindler said. “They find her to be an inspiration. She sweats more than any person in there when we’re conditioning — she kills it and it’s noticed.” Since the excessive chalk was banned, fans and teammates have picked up the slack. They were even joined by the crowd at the Big 12 Championships with baby powder. “I didn’t choreograph that, they did that all on their own,” Kindler said. “It’s like (Jackson) created this epic thing and people are so into it and invested in it and feel like they’re a part of what (Jackson is) doing.” This weekend, the Sooners will need Jackson’s flare as they compete for their third national championship in program history. And her teammates will be by her side in St. Louis, chalk in tow, cheering her on. “That’s why you do this, to get people involved and show your talents and show off what you’ve worked so hard for, all your years. For them to be that invested in what you’re doing, that’s really cool,” Kindler said. Siandhara Bonnet arahdnais@ou.edu
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New shelters near completion Tornado refuges finished, final details to be added
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Students living in the residence halls on OU’s campus are now able to take refuge in two new storm shelters during tornadic weather this spring. L o n g - t e r m c o n s t r u ction on the Couch Center and Walker Center storm shelters is now complete, minus several last-minute touches, said Lisa Teel, OU emergency preparedness manager. The new facilities — built to weather EF5 tornadoes and withstand up to 250 mph wind speeds — are equipped with emergency lighting, electrical outlets, heating and air
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The new storm shelters outside of Walker Center finished on Monday. The new Walker Center and Couch Center shelters opened to students for the first time on Monday for an optional tornado drill.
conditioning, fire extinguishers, first aid kits and an AED defibrillator, Teel said. Now students living on
floors two through four of Couch Center and Walker Center will go to their dorm’s basement during severe weather, while the
remaining students will be accommodated in the new shelters. Teel said students had the opportunity to enter
Squawk sounds deter birds New Bird-X Super BirdXPeller Pro installed in garage ANNA BAUMAN @annabauman2
Microbiology senior Brandon Franks was parking his car when he heard loud shrieking bird noises. “I thought I had run over a bird and I was like, ‘What the hell?’” Franks said. The racket was not coming from a live animal, but from a new bird deterrent system that closely mimics the sound of a squawking bird, which was installed March 1 in the Asp Avenue parking garage. O U Pa r k i n g S e r v i c e s placed four speakers throughout the garage in response to complaints about bird droppings on the floor of the parking garage, said Vicky Holland, manager of operations for OU Parking and Transportation Services. “We felt the bird deterrent was the most humane way to deal with it,” Holland said. Holland said the speakers have been effective so far in eliminating nearly all of the pigeon droppings by preventing birds from roosting in the garage. Since it is a new system, Holland said
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One of the speakers in the Asp Avenue parking garage on Wednesday. The system, officially named “Bird-X Super BirdXPeller Pro,” is used to deter birds from nesting in the garage.
Parking Services is still experimenting with different settings on the speakers, such as volume, frequency and location. The bird deterrent system, officially named the “Bird-X Super BirdXPeller Pro,” was purchased online at jet.com for around $500. Holland said parking services chose this system after it was successfully used to combat the same issue in a parking garage at the OU Health Sciences Center campus about four years ago. B r i a n Wi l b u r n , m a n ager of Parking and Transportation Services at O U H S C , s a i d h e ha s been pleased with the system so far. Wilburn said
when it was initially installed, someone cut the wires on the speaker out of annoyance. How e ver, he said the public has not complained since the settings were adjusted to lower the volume and only sound every fifteen minutes. “The first time they hear i t, p e o p l e u s u a l l y l o o k around and try to figure out what’s going on,” Wilburn s a i d . “ Mo s t e v e r y b o d y that works near it now are used to it. They know what it is and it’s not an issue anymore.” Ho l l a n d s a i d h e r d e p a r t m e n t h a s re c e i v e d three complaints about the bird call system, but the much higher number
of complaints about bird droppings she used to receive have stopped. After his first disorienting encounter with the noise, Franks said he has gotten used to hearing it but thinks the sound itself is alarming. “It is a little distressing because it is clearly birds dying or something,” Franks said. “It’s very distressing inside the parking lot. It just echoes so bad.” Shainil Shah, biology senior, said he first heard the noise from across the street and thought it was an animal in danger. “ I d i d n ’ t e v e n k n ow t h e re wa s a re c o rd i ng until I came in,” Shah said. “I was trying to find what was making the noise, like if it actually was something being hurt, and one of the parking attendants told me it was a recording.” Shah said he thinks the noise is justified by the purpose it accomplishes. “For me, if it’s doing what it’s supposed to be doing, then I’m OK with it because I tune it out at this point,” Shah said. “There’s still a part of me that hopes they’re going to be done with this soon.” Anna Bauman
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the storm shelters for the first time during the annual optional tornado drill on Monday. “We had really good participation, especially at the new shelters at Couch and Walker, mainly because a lot of students were just curious and wanting to see the new facilities,” Teel said. Teel said the facilities’ interiors are not yet complete and still lack some furniture, such as tables and television screens. As a result, the shelters will only be open as needed during severe weather situations for the remainder of the semester, Teel said. In the future, however, the facilities will serve as a lounge and study area available full-time to student residents of the towers. “Of course their primary use is for severe weather,
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Construction shuts down sections of Boyd, Main streets this week
Two major Norman roads will face closures and lane reductions this week due to construction. From April 11 to April 21, Boyd Street will be reduced to one lane between Chautauqua Avenue and Elm Avenue. A section of Main Street, between Santa Fe Avenue and James Garner Avenue, is also closed from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. and will be closed for the next three or four nights. The Boyd Street construction will address annual sewer maintenance and replacement, according to an email from the City of Norman. Southbound motorists will only be able to turn right onto Boyd Street from Elm Avenue. When this segment of Boyd Street is completed, the construction zone will move to the section of Boyd Street between Elm Avenue and University Boulevard, according to the email. The nightly Main Street closures will address the installation of fire lines across the street. It is open during daytime hours, according to the email. Staff Reports
Boren to be recognized as leader with national, international figures
OU President David Boren was elected to join the American Academy of Arts and Sciences alongside many other prominent national and international figures. The Academy, founded in 1780, aims to bring together leaders from the academic, business and government sectors to respond to the challenges facing the nation and the world, according to a press release from the Academy. Boren’s recognition by the Academy falls under the “Leaders in philanthropy, business, public affairs, public policy and journalism” section, according to the release. “The Academy’s work is advanced by its elected members, who are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business and public affairs from around the world,” according to the press release. Boren will be recognized with 227 other new fellows in the organization, including winners of the Pulitzer Prize and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The induction ceremony will be held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Oct. 7. Nick Hazelrigg, @nickhazelrigg
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but we also wanted the space to be something that they could use other times throughout the year,” Teel said. “You don’t want to build something and maybe not even ever use it (except for) one day out of the year, so probably more than anything they’ll be used for study areas.” Teel said she thinks the addition of these new storm shelters will improve student safety. “We want them to live on campus, but at the same time we need to make sure that we’re doing things to keep them safe. So it ought to give them that peace of mind to know that they’ve got somewhere right there that they can go and get shelter,” Teel said.
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Rooms aid active learning New layout offers individual screens, clustered seating ANNA BAUMAN @annabauman2
After three weeks of teaching in a classroom cramped with tightly packed rows of desks, anthropology professor Kimberly Marshall discovered the spacious and well-lit room sitting vacant just next door. She decided to switch into the new space, a move that she said benefited both her students and herself. “I can tell you the students were very, very excited just because it’s not fun to learn in the tiny classrooms,� Marshall said. “They cheered when they found out we were going to be in the classroom for the whole semester.� The new room, located in Dale Hall Tower, room 105, is one of seven active learning classrooms at OU designed to stimulate student-centered learning and active engagement with course material. Mark Morvant, director of OU’s Center for Teaching Excellence, said this type of classroom is based on active-learning pedagogy and research, which suggest a move away from traditional passive learning environments like large lecture halls. “The way people have always learned is not by consuming content, but by constructing that content and assimilating that content through active processes,� Morvant said. “It is not a flash drive that you plug in and you download everything and ... now you’ve learned it. Your brain has to build a network of synapses that then works around that information, and to do that, getting actively engaged in that content is important.� OU implemented its first active learning classroom in fall 2012 with the creation of The Core, an innovative, high-technology room at the Stephenson Research and
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The College of Arts and Sciences’ Active Learning Center in Dale Hall Tower, room 105, on Monday. This center is one of seven active learning classrooms.
Technology Center. Since then, others have popped up at various locations across campus, including rooms in Adams Hall, the Physical Sciences Center and Sarkey’s Energy Center, according to the Center for Teaching
“I think it facilitates a better group-learning experience rather than just sitting in a classroom alone looking at a slide.� TAYLOR EMERY, ANTHROPOLOGY SOPHOMORE
Excellence website. The rooms vary in size and structure but hold between 20 and 60 students and are configured to have smaller groups of students sitting at tables. The spaces are also equipped with a multitude of writing surfaces, as well as television screens above each desk that can be hooked up to individual laptops or synchronized with one central computer. Marshall, who teaches an anthropology class in the room, uses the room’s configuration to her advantage when implementing groupwork activities. She said her teaching style emphasizes discussion over lecture. “I always do a lot of pairing of the students into groups to discuss readings that we’ve done outside of class or to have debates or a lot of different activities,� Marshall said. “I don’t typically lecture
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“These students were always in this tiny space trying to rearrange the classroom 16 times,� Marshall said. “It just works better to have an active learning classroom where they’re already in those pods so they can just get up and move around to different groups.� Taylor Emery, anthropology sophomore and one of Marshall’s students, said he likes the classroom much better than the previous, traditional one. “It was a lot more engaging because we were at tables with a couple people, so if we were going to discuss with people it was a lot easier to do that,� Emery said. “It didn’t feel as cramped because the classroom that we were in next door was just rows of desks shoved together.� Emery said he and his classmates use the room’s technology when they plug laptops into the large screens above every table to view an article or watch a video Anna Bauman together. anna.m.bauman-1@ou.edu
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a lot, so it’s worked out really well to have that kind of class happen in an active learning classroom.� Marshall said the classroom she previously taught in was logistically difficult to manage for her teaching style.
“I think it facilitates a better group-learning experience rather than just sitting in a classroom alone looking at a slide,� Emery said. Madison Ong, accounting sophomore and student in Marshall’s class, said the room has the unexpected benefit of helping her get to know her classmates better because of more face-to-face interaction. “You share one table, so you kind of have to make eye contact because it’s awkward to not talk to them, as opposed to sitting in rows, (where) you could easily just not talk to anyone and just turn to your phone,� Ong said. “I’m more inclined to talk to people when I’m sitting in that kind of setting.� Morvant said that while active learning classrooms are ideal for group work, they would not work for the large lecture-style classes that are necessary for some disciplines, especially for lower division courses. In order to promote a variety of learning styles, including lecture and discussion, OU is working to create flexible spaces that include both active learning components and more traditional formats, Morvant said. For example, a lecture hall in the Physical Sciences Center was recently remodeled to help facilitate more active engagement by putting two rows on the same level and using seats that spin 360 degrees. “Teaching (a) large lecture in a purely active learning classroom design is difficult, but you can still have group work and things like that,� Morvant said. “Even when we don’t plan on making an active learning classroom, we use flexibility and diversity of instructional design as a premise.� Morvant said the active learning classrooms are near to reaching full capacity, which means OU will re-evaluate over the next several years to decide if more are needed. “Research is solidifying now that this is the way to go,� Morvant said.
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The Sooners’ offensive line practices in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Dec. 31, 2016. Bill Bedenbaugh has been the Sooners’ offensive line coach for four years.
Sooners show depth, talent early Players compete for offensive line starting positions GEORGE STOIA @GeorgeStoia
After an impressive spring game, the Oklahoma offensive line may be the most talented group the Sooners have. In his fourth year as the offensive line coach, Bill Bedenbaugh has put together one of the deepest offensive lines in the country. But with eight players who have started in some capacity for
OU, he has a tough decision to make when it comes to who’s going to start in the fall. “We really have no true starters,” Bedenbaugh said. “I know everybody thinks this guy, he’s played, he’s done this, but nobody right now has a starting position. If somebody gets beat out, they’ll be on the bench.” Since joining the Oklahoma staff in 2013, Bedenbaugh has had eight players selected to an AllBig 12 team, has had two win the Wuerffel Trophy and has had one win the Campbell Trophy. A name that could be Bedenbaugh’s next star
is freshman center Creed Humphrey. The Shawnee native has had a lot of hype surround-
where he is, being the age that he is, I hadn’t really seen anybody at that position do what he’s done.”
“I know everybody thinks this guy, he’s played, he’s done this, but nobody right now has a starting position. If somebody gets beat out, they’ll be on the bench.” BILL BEDENBAUGH, OFFENSIVE LINE COACH
ing his name this spring, but Bedenbaugh doesn’t want to throw too much at him this early in his career. “He should still be in high school right now,” Bedenbaugh said. “But for
Humphrey is currently battling with senior Jonathon Alvarez and redshirt senior Erick Wren for a position on the offensive line. Bedenbaugh’s line being
as talented as it is helps out an Oklahoma offense that lost two seasoned running backs in Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon from a season ago. Senior quarterback Baker Mayfield knows how helpful it will be having that much experience in the trenches, and he said opposing teams need to be on the lookout. “When you have that good of an offensive line (that) we had last year and you’ve got even more games coming back, and some depth and some young guys that are going to be able to play right away, it’s scary to think about,” Mayfield said. Redshirt senior defensive
lineman Matt Romar, who has to battle Bedenbaugh’s group each and every practice, praised the offensive line. “Those boys are doing a wonderful job,” Romar said. “That’s probably one of the best, complete O-lines I’ve seen since I’ve been here. Our O-line, I’d say, is the best in the country right now.” Bedenbaugh and his line still have a few more spring practices before summer workouts begin in May, but the results are already starting to show. George Stoia
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Fullback finds sideline role Flowers provides veteran experience during recovery ABBY BITTERMAN @abby_bitterman
Senior fullback Dimitri Flowers hasn’t practiced this spring as he recovers from surgery, so he’s taken on a new role. “(Dimitri) is like a coach out here right now,” running backs coach and special teams coordinator Jay Boulware said. Boulware and offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley have both spoken highly of Flowers as a coach. Riley said Flowers has been like another set of eyes for Boulware. “It ’s awesome having someone who can regurgitate everything back to me,” Boulware said. “He knows exactly how I say things, so it’s not like he’s adding something to it. He’s saying it exactly how I say it, and it makes a huge difference.” With three years already in Boulware’s system, Flowers knows what’s going on. He also said working with Boulware has helped him be able to take on his role. “He’s a smart guy and been a good resource, and he’s been a good teammate for those guys,” Riley said. Flowers started 10 games last season, caught four touchdowns and carried the ball 22 times for 115 yards. Flowers said that as a senior,
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Senior fullback Dimitri Flowers runs the ball during the Dec. 3, 2016, Bedlam game. Flowers is currently recovering from surgery that has kept him from spring practice.
he has a lot of experience to pass on to his younger teammates. “I’ve been playing since my freshman year, so I know a lot of what happens on game day,” Flowers said. “Just adjustments on the fly, so I’m just trying to pass along to them all that knowledge and get them ready to play.”
help. “Dimitri’s been great,” Adams said. “When we’re in the meeting room, he’s a vet. He’s been here four years so he knows, he pretty much knows every play.” Special attention has been paid to the new guys, the early enrollees. Flowers has helped freshman fullback Jeremiah Hall, who made one 9-yard rush in the game, and tried to get “I’m just trying to pass spring him comfortable with what along to them all that the Sooners like to do on knowledge and get offense. “With me being in the systhem ready to play.” tem for going on three years now, it just gives me that DIMITRI FLOWERS, opportunity to coach them FULLBACK out and try and get this ofSophomore running back fense better in the backfield,” Abdul Adams said Flowers Flowers said. has helped him personally, and he said Flowers is someAbby Bitterman one he can go to if he needs abbybitt@ou.edu
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Stay cool at work with simple outfits Robyn Craig
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When it comes to preparing an outfit for the workplace, many would turn straight to the traditional classic look that includes a blazer, trousers and a nice button-down. However, for commuters like myself who depend on walking in the summer heat to get to their job and do not want to risk having sweat marks by the time they arrive, it is important to find an outfit that is not only professional, but keeps them cool. This can be a challenge when the workplace has a lot of strict dress code rules. Your favorite pair of shorts might go against the office dress code, or your favorite tank top straps might be too thin and distracting for your other (male) coworkers, so you are not allowed to wear them. That being said, in this piece, I will be styling two looks that are all about something that follows most dress code guidelines and keeps you cool even on the hottest days of the year. For the first outfit, I decided to go for a look that is all about lightweight shirts and pants. The outfit is not only perfect for walking in the hot
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Moyin Yusuf, aviation sophomore, models a simple yet chic green dress from Forever 21. Robyn Craig poses in a cigarette style-pant and a white lacey top.
summer sun, but it also has slight cover on the legs, just in case the air conditioning in the office is really cold. I am wearing a complete lace floral shirt that I purchased years ago at H&M for about $7. Similar shirts are very easy to find at thrift stores. The holes in the lace flowers provide airflow to the body, while the bright white and small holes are not too revealing. However, to make sure everything is completely covered, I paired it with a black cropped cami, which can be purchased at Forever 21 for $3.90, underneath. For the pants, I am wearing a pair of very lightweight trousers that I bought from
H&M a few years ago, which can be purchased at H&M for $9.99. What I love most about these pants is the fact that they are extremely lightweight but give the same look of cigarette-style pants. The pants are also extremely versatile. For a day to night look, I could remove the floral shirt and just wear the same pants with a cropped cami and a cropped jean jacket. To complete the look, I am wearing a pair of patterned sandals to help the outfit stand out; however, wearing a pair of nude or black chunky heels, which can be purchased at Forever 21 for $32.90, could also add more maturity to the outfit.
For the second look, my model Moyin Yusuf, aviation sophomore, is keeping it simple yet chic with a green dress for $12.90 from Forever 21. The green in the outfit not only adds a pop of color as compared to a traditional black or navy, but it also provides the freedom to wear a variety of different shoes and accessories to continue to add spunk and creativity to the outfit without being too outrageous. Summertime is perfect for wearing brighter colors rather than the dark and neutral colors that are favored for wintertime outfits. The dress itself is short-sleeved and defines her frame without risking the possibly of being deemed as too revealing and distracting for others. Yusuf is wearing a pair of nude-colored casual shoes. For accessories, she paired a blingy watch, which can be purchased for $19.98, with a pair of pink reflector sunglasses, which can be purchased for $16. Both accessories are from Aldo and are perfect for when she wears her outfit outside. Next week’s look is all about fitness wear! I will style two activewear looks for the many people who have been frequenting the gyms lately. Robyn Craig
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Stop-motion art creates dialogue Artist’s workshop to focus on poems, reproductive health MOLLY KRUSE @mollykruse98
Mixed media artist Nicole Emmons-Willis will lead a workshop where participants can learn to create their own short stop-motion animation films and have a conversation surrounding reproductive health this weekend. Emmons-Willis’ work i s c u r re nt l y o n e x h i b i tion at Individual Artists of Oklahoma. Willis will teach participants in her upcoming workshop how to use paper cutout shapes to make shadow puppets, said Laurence Myers Reese, executive director of IAO. Participants can then use a free app on their smartphones to take pictures of their puppets and convert the pictures into stop motion, Reese said. Animators are encouraged to use pieces of poems that Emmons-Willis will provide for inspiration. The poems were written by visitors to her exhibition, “Lady Parts,” which includes sculptures and stop-motion animation centered around the theme of uteruses and female reproductive medicine, Reese said. This theme was inspired both by Emmons-Willis’ personal experiences and the current political discussion surrounding reproductive rights, Reese said. “(The uterus) is a very personal thing for her, but also she wanted to invite
participants to have a dialogue around reproductive health,” Reese said. Visitors to “Lady Parts” were encouraged to write poetry about their uteruses and put them on a wall in response to the artwork. Participants in the upcoming workshop can base their animations off the poems as literally or as loosely as they choose, Reese said. The workshop open to anyone who wants to learn stop-motion animation. “It’s really accessible. ... You don’t have to be a video artist to go to this workshop and learn something. So anyone can do it, and I think that’s what she wants to teach is that anyone can make an animated film,” Reese said.
“(The uterus) is a very personal thing for her, but also she wanted to invite participants to have a dialogue around reproductive health.” LAURENCE MYERS REESE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF IAO
The suggested minimum donation for the workshop is $10, and participants are encouraged to register online or at the door. The workshop will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the IAO gallery, located at 706 W. Sheridan Ave. in Oklahoma City. Interested participants can register at individualartists.org. Molly Kruse
molly.kruse@ou.edu
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