Tuesday, April 22, 2014

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Sports: Despite changes in the Big 12, OU’s game day alcohol policy remains the same (Page 3)

Opinion: Merchants should maintain Campus Corner’s unique appeal (Page 4)

L&A: Norman Music Festival: OKC indie rockers Horse Thief arrive on the heels of a new album (Page 5)

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New data project to boost water research Information about Oklahoma water conditions compiled in web portal KATE BERGUM

Campus Reporter @kateclaire_b

The Oklahoma Water Survey is launching a Water Data Web Portal, which will pull together resources regarding Oklahoma’s water, to be showcased at 10 a.m. Friday at the Stephenson Research and Technology Center. Data is important for understanding water conditions in Oklahoma — especially because water supply can be very low in the western part of the state, said Desmond Yee Ming Ho, Information Technology specialist for the Oklahoma Water Survey. There are plenty of resources for people trying to research

water supply, Ho said. However, these resources come from a variety of organizations and can be tedious to find. Instead of making researchers weed through different organizations’ resources, the Water Data Web Portal will synthesize data from agencies, such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Geological Survey and various Oklahoma tribes and make them available on one website. This will make research simpler, Ho said. “That’s our goal — to make it as easy as possible,” Ho said. Portal users can access a Geographic Information System Map of Oklahoma and look at what data is available for a selected area, Ho said. Ho said the portal’s data is currently limited, but there are resources available for most of the state. The Oklahoma Water Survey has been working on the Water Data Web Portal for a year and a half, Ho said.

GO AND DO Water Data Web Portal showcase

When: 10 a.m. Friday Where: Stephenson Research and Technology Center’s Core classroom

The first version of the portal will be available toward the end of this month. The portal will be updated as time goes on and a second version will be released eventually, Ho said. Additionally, Ho said the survey will publish a user manual that will detail how to use the portal’s functions. The demonstration is open to anyone interested in the new resource but is geared primarily toward researchers, Ho said. Kate Bergum, kate.c.bergum-1@ou.edu

FIREARMS SGA

Measure passes, no guns

HAIL TO THE CHIEF Student government leaders take oath of office for next term

OU Faculty Senate bans guns on campus

AMBER FRIEND Campus Reporter @amberthefriend

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h e n e w e st Stu d e nt G ove r n m e nt Association leaders were officially sworn into their positions Monday in Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird Lounge. All SGA candidates ran unopposed for their respective positions during this semester’s general election. Superior Court justice David Postic swore in the new SGA president Matt Epting and vice president Sarah Campbell. Following this, Epting swore in Housing Center Student Association president Jeremiah Stinnett and Campus Activities Council chairman Layne Ferguson. The elected Student Bar Association president Elise Puma and Undergraduate Student Congress chairwoman Lauren Aragon weren’t present and will be sworn in by Epting later. After Clarke Stroud, vice president for Student Affairs and dean of students, welcomed the crowd, previous SGA president Madeline Grunewald introduced Epting and SEE SGA PAGE 2 JESSICA WOODS/THE DAILY

Political science and public relations junior Matt Epting, SGA’s newest president, looks on as his campaign partner, human relations junior Sarah Campbell, is sworn in as SGA’s vice president.

Faculty Senate approved a resolution this week that opposes firearms on campus. The resolution was passed unanimously as a response to bills introduced to the state legislature that would allow guns on public college and university campuses, according to a press release. The resolution states faculty members are sensitive to and aware of the physical, mental and emotional trauma of school violence and are concerned about the welfare of members and guests of the OU community, according to the press release. This resolution will aid law enforcement officials in differentiating criminals from innocent pedestrians because only law enforcement professional will have guns, according to the press release.

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FOOD

Iconic JJ’s Pizza a staple for Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity Owner Jim Brooks relies on fraternity for business TRACI KERN

For The Oklahoma Daily @TraciKern

If it weren’t for the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, OU football and a handful of loyal customers and alumni, one small Norman business might not stay afloat. Jim Brooks said when his family bought JJ’s Pizza Stop at Lindsey Street and College Avenue in 1991 there weren’t as many pizza places in Norman. With the influx of more businesses, Brooks relies on his regulars to turn a profit at the 23-year-old business. “All the alums come here. It’s probably 75 to 80 percent Lambda Chis, and then the rest is football fans that come in,” Brooks said. “It’s a lot of business; it’s what makes or breaks the year.” The restaurant is located next door to OU’s chapter of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house. Fraternity member Cole Wasemiller said he likes the restaurant’s overall feel. “Great atmosphere, cheap beer, great pizza, great environment,” Wasemiller said. “I’m always with my buddies here. It’s just a great time, especially on a game day.”

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Wasemiller said he’s come to know Brooks personally from the two years he’s been eating at JJ’s Pizza Stop, and he believes he’s a great owner. Other Lambda Chi Alpha members, like Matt Knies, also said they like going there to watch games and because they like the atmosphere. Knies said Brooks talks to the customers and asks how their day is going, which he really likes in a business owner. Despite it’s popularity among Lambda Chi Alpha members and its loyal customers, the restaurant is only open four days a week. Brooks said he couldn’t afford to stay open more days than that. At first, the restaurant was open seven days a week, but with increased competition, Brooks has slowly decreased the restaurant’s hours. Most recently, he cut Tuesdays. “It just got to the point where Tuesday was a losing day every day,” Brooks said. “And now, even just being open four days a week I’m still doing the same amount of business or more that I was doing before that with less labor, so it’s kind of working out.” Brooks and his father, Jerry Brooks, took over JJ’s Pizza Stop in 1991 when it was still called Crusty’s Pizza. The original location SEE FOOD PAGE 2

Boren celebrates 73rd

BENNETT HALL/THE DAILY

Evans Hall was adorned with celebratory decorations for OU President David Boren’s 73rd birthday yesterday.

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