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OU fills new DEP position Diversity program gains associate director , Trey Moore

press secretary Corbin Wallace said.

The position was created following OU President David Boren’s meetings with black student alliance OU Unheard, Wallace said.

“We created the position in the hopes that it would help to make the community a better place,” Wallace said.

Moore’s work will involve creating a more diverse student recruitment pool and helping to recruit students from underrepresented areas and backgrounds, Wallace said.

Moore has worked with Diversity Enrichment Programs at OU since he came to campus as an 18-yearold student in 1991, he said.

As a recipient of a scholarship from the program and a student employee for Diversity Enrichment

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OU announced Monday that it appointed someone to fill the new position of Associate Director for Diversity Enrichment Programs and Co ordinator of Student a n d A l u m n i E n ga g e m e nt i n Recruitment Services.

Clyde E. “Trey” Moore, who currently works for OU’s Prospective Student Services’ Northeastern Oklahoma department, will assume the role on May 1, university

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I was in their shoes maybe a decade ago” CLYDE E. “TREY” MOORE, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR DIVERSITY ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS

Programs, Moore wanted to be able to give back to the program, which prompted him to look into the director position, he said.

As the director, Moore will work to keep students involved in organizations such as the Black Student Association, Unheard, the Hispanic American Student Association and other groups. He will help increase awareness of how OU recruits a diverse student body, he said.

Moore will also seek input from

students in these groups and hopes to hear what a diverse, inclusive campus means to them, he said.

“I’m here for them,” Moore said. “I was in their shoes maybe a decade ago.”

Wallace said that Moore will work very closely with the recently appointed Vice President for the University Community, Jabar Shumate.

“I’m sure that any questions Trey has, he will share with Shumate and vice versa,” Wallace said.

In addition to working with Shumate and student groups, Moore will also reach out to the OU alumni to keep them involved with and aware of diversity on campus, he said.

Must Stay Weekend canceled for spring Future concert series to be in summer and fall AMBER FRIEND Staff Reporter

This year’s Must Stay event, which would have taken place this weekend, has been canceled due to scheduling conflicts.

Must Stay Weekend is an event sponsored by the Campus Activities Council, Union Programming Board and OU Summer Session each semester. Usually held the weekend of Big Event, the event brings in artists for concerts on campus.

Due to university schedules, including CAC and UPB event calendars, this year’s Must Stay was set for April 10-12, said Dalaney Flies, UPB concert series director.

However, despite the organizations working with 10 different possible artists, no group was available for the event, Flies said.

“It’s just kind of how things fell this year,” Flies said. “It’s not a problem we foresee happening again.

It’s unfortunate that we couldn’t do anything about the date.”

The cancelation was not a result of William Morris Endeavor Entertainment blacklisting OU after the coverage of the Jack White concert earlier this semester, Flies said.

While the weekend-long concert series will continue in future semesters, it will now only be held in the summer and fall, as to “make the fall concert even bigger,” Flies said.

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n wake of future construction of that the area of the lot that is fencedthe new residential colleges, those off was originally supposed to be largwho are parked in the fenced-off er but that the contractor of the projlot on the southeast corner of Lindsey ect agreed to reduce the size of the Street and Asp Ave. are subject to im- blueprint. mediate towing, said Nils Gransberg, “We actually reduced the amount construction administrator for the of lot that we wanted to close by project. about 50 percent for this first piece,” He said those parked in that lot on Gransberg said. “We did this to minFriday, April 3 received a call to move imize the impact on students, and their vehicles and that then we’re going to anyone who parks there hold off on the rest of in the future will possithe lot closures until “We did this to bly be towed. after graduation.”

“At their own peril, minimize the impact Construction is I would recommend on students, and then set to begin somethat they don’t park in this weekend or we’re going to hold time there,” Gransberg said. the following week, W h e n T h e D a i l y off on the rest of the Gransberg said, when obser ved the lot on lot closures until after OU Architecture and Monday, signs around Engineering will degraduation.” the fenced-off area read molish the concrete NILS GRANSBERG, “Lot Closing April 4th.” of the fenced-off parkGransberg said the clos- CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATOR ing lot. Gransberg FOR THE PROJECT ing date of the lot was expressed his excitepostponed to sometime ment over the project, this weekend or next calling it a “landmark week, but he could not confirm an project” with “presidential support.” exact date.

“This is going to be another beau“We had a renegotiation with the tiful example of modern Cherokee director of OU Parking Services, and architecture,” he said. “It’s going to he asked that we would shift that be a gorgeous addition to Lindsey date,” he said.

Street. This is going to be a pretty cool Furthermore, Gransberg confirmed project.”

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After a record turnout in this spring’s initial Campus Activities Council chair race, Chloe Tadlock and John Pham will compete in a runoff election from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

Learn more about each candidate’s platform before you vote at elections.ou.edu.

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Tadlock: The race for CAC Chair

Development:

• Plans to host Development Day to help students to join CAC committees and teach interview techniques, leadership training and the in’s and out’s of the CAC application • Make CAC Crew a volunteer group to Student Government Association. Crew would have open door policies for all event committee meetings

Accessibility:

• Create an common application for all CAC spring and fall events in order to increase application numbers and simplify the application process Fo r m o re i n f o r mat i o n o n Tadlock’s campaign visit her website at chloetadlock.com.

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CAC: Both candidates voice their platforms JOHN PHAM

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Include:

• Plans to collaborate with organizations outside CAC for more diverse and inclusive programing • Implement selection bias training to help diversify CAC committees

Vote for CAC chair candidates John Pham and Chloe Tadlock in tomorrow’s runoff election and participate in a survey about whether or not a chain should be around the seal on the South Oval.

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• Increase connectivity between different CAC committees by encouraging students to help out with other CAC events and increase connectivity between students outside CAC through programming JJ/THE DAILY

Diversity:

• Plans to co-program with multicultural organizations, colleges and other interest group to diversify CAC

Chloe Tadlock receives a phone call at Blackbird’s Wednesday night after the votes for CAC chair were tallied. Tadlock was notified that she had qualified for a runoff against John Pham.

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• I n ­- s t a t e o r g a n i z a tion-wide change, starting with using CAC Crew, to teach members more about CAC and give them

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leadership skills For more information on Pham’s campaign visit his website at jp4cac.wordpress.com.

Apartments donate to Relay for Life Complex to give ongoing donation to Relay for Life JON HOOVER Staff Reporter

OU will hold its Relay for Life event on April 24 and has already received a sizable donation from a s t i l l - i n - d e v e l o p m e nt Norman apartment complex — with a catch.

The Vue Apartments, an as-yet incomplete apartment complex at the intersection of Chautauqua Avenue and Imhoff Road, has vowed to donate $3,500 to Relay for Life on their mission to cure cancer and

,in addition, it will donate an additional $100 for every person who signs a lease at the complex before the event.

Relay for Life chair Zak Anderson said donations like this are fairly common when it comes to sponsors, but Vue Apartments’ donation is the biggest that Relay for Life has received in a while.

“OU has been ranked in the nation’s top campus events out of over 600 campuses and is looking to be in the top 10 this year,” Anderson said.

OU Relay for Life has already raised over $60,000 from less than 1,500 participants, but there is still a

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Students with Relay for Life receive a $3,500 check from the The Vue Apartments Monday evening in Zarrow Hall.

long way before it reaches forward to seeing everyits goal of $200,000, accord- body the night of April 24.” ing to the event’s website.

Anderson said.

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John Pham celebrates after receiving a call at Blu Wednesday night. Pham was notified that he had qualified for a run-off against Chloe Tadlock.

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STUDENT POLL

Seal chain poll to be added to CAC chair runoff election ballot Students will be polled Tuesday about whether or not they think there should be a chain around the seal on the South Oval. The survey was added onto the runoff election ballot between John Pham and Chloe Tadlock for CAC chair.

The survey was added last minute by the Undergraduate Student Congress, said Taylor Petersen, election board chairperson. Petersen said while normally he would ask congress to write legislation for the survey, this time he just added it to the ballot.

Congress passed a resolution requesting a chain around the seal in fall 2014, but it failed in the Graduate Student Senate.

Congress tried again in February with the “We’ll Buy It Ourselves Act of 2015,” which would use $1,712 of the Congressional Initiatives Fund to purchase the chain, but the act failed again in the Graduate Student Senate.

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Handful of holdout tribes dig in against gay marriage Partners fight for marriage equality within tribes ASSOCIATED PRESS

Even if a U.S. Supreme Court ruling this spring makes same-sex marriage the law, it would leave pockets of the country where it isn’t likely to be recognized any time soon: the reservations of a handful of sovereign Native American tribes, including the nation’s two largest.

Since 2011, as the number of states recognizing such unions spiked to 37, at least six smaller tribes have revisited and let stand laws that define marriage as being between a man and a woman, according to an Associated Press review of tribal records. In all, tribes with a total membership approaching 1 million won’t recognize marriages between two men or two women.

Several explicitly declare that same-sex marriages are prohibited. And some have even toughened their stance.

In December, just weeks after North Carolina began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, the state’s Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians updated its law to add language preventing gay couples from having marriage ceremonies performed on tribal land. The resolution changing the law, which passed 8-1, says court cases around the country prompted the tribe of about 13,000 enrolled members to review its own laws.

The Cherokee Nation in Oklahoma and the Navajo Nation, with about 300,000 members each, maintain decade-old laws that don’t recognize same-sex

marriage. Neither tribe has shown much sign of shifting.

Alray Nelson, a gay rights activist who lives with his partner Brennen Yonnie on the Navajo reservation, said the tribe’s law denies samesex couples the right to be included in decisions on a partner’s health care, or to share in a home site lease.

Getting a marriage license would only require a short drive to a courthouse off the reservation, but the couple — both enrolled Navajo members — would rather wait until it’s allowed on the reservation.

“We are both planning to build a life here, and we want to raise a family,” he said. “So it’s not an option for us to remove ourselves from our community.”

As with the states, opposition to gay marriage varies among tribes. At least 10 have recognized same-sex marriage, often well ahead of their surrounding states and without having judges force their hands. Many others are neutral.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments April 28 and could decide by June whether gay couples can marry in the remaining states and U.S. territories where it’s not allowed. But while 27 states that allow gay marriage got dragged over the threshold

“We are both planning to build a life here, and we want to raise a family. So it’s not an option for us to remove ourselves from our community.”

ALRAY NELSON, GAY RIGHTS ACTIVIST

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In this Jan. 25, 2014 photo provided by Jerry Archuleta, Alray Nelson, left, and Brennen Yonnie, right, pose for a photo at the flea market in Gallup, N.M. The couple has been advocating to have a Navajo Nation law that prohibits same-sex marriages repealed.

by judges, the sovereign status of federally recognized tribes means a Supreme Court ruling wouldn’t directly affect their laws.

C h e ro ke e o f f i c i a l s i n Oklahoma and North Carolina say nothing in their laws prevents members from getting marriage licenses in adjacent counties. The Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation, which has a separate government and laws from the Eastern Band, passed its marriage law in 2004.

The Navajo Nation Council voted in 2005 to ban same-sex marriages on the 27,000 square-mile reservation that extends into Arizona, New Mexico and

Utah — all states where such marriages are legal. ThenPresident Joe Shirley Jr. vetoed the measure, but lawmakers overturned it.

There’s been no push recently among tribal lawmakers to change that, said council spokesman Jared Touchin.

The Osage Nation, bordering Tulsa, Oklahoma, p a s s e d a w i d e - ra n g i n g marriage law in 2012 that doesn’t recognize same-sex unions.

John Hawk Co-Cke’ (coKAY), an enrolled member of the Osage Nation who’s gay, said that before reservations were created, many tribes had no problem with men who embraced their

feminine side and women who lean toward their masculine side, inspiring the term two-spirit people.

Two-spirit people were sometimes given special ceremonial roles because of their ability to go into both the masculine and feminine world, he said.

The spread of Christianity starting when tribes were moved onto reservations contributed to a change in attitude that’s reflected in laws that reserve marriage for heterosexual couples, Co-Cke’ said. The influence of Christianity remains strong in many tribes more than a century after an era of mass conversions on reservations.

“It saddens me, but I don’t blame them because they have been forced to give in,” said Co-Cke’, who was raised as a Methodist and has for many years led two-spirit retreats in Oklahoma.

Co-Cke’ said he respects the faith he was raised in, but learning about Native American traditions that date back further helped him become comfortable with being gay.

“I started feeling that emptiness. That’s when the old ones started calling me,” he said. “I had to get healthy.”

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OPINION

Kaitlyn Underwood, opinion editor dailyopinion@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/opinion • Twitter: @OUDailyOpinion

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This year’s CAC election voices heard by voting for is clearly a close race, which Campus Activity Council makes student-voter turnout chair in a runoff election today. more important than ever.

The margin of votes sepaWe urged students to vote rating Tadlock and Pham on in the CAC chair election April 1 was only 7 percent, on April 1, and nearly seven so a few more students maktimes more students voted ing the minimal effort to than in last year’s CAC chair vote online can change the election. results of today’s election However, neither Chloe to be more representative Tadlock nor John Pham of which candidate is most garnered a majority of the suitable for our campus. votes, prompting today’s First, we encourage all runoff CAC election. We Sooners to take a few moapplaud the 17.83 percent ments to research Chloe of students who made their Tadlock and John Pham’s voices heard, and we enplatforms at chloetadlock. courage them and students com and jp4cac.wordpress. who missed their chance last com, respectively, and week to vote in today’s runoff then vote for which student election. should serve as OU’s next Only 2.6 percent of OU CAC chair. students voted in last year’s We endorsed John Pham CAC chair election, so the for CAC chair last week, boost to nearly 18 percent and we continue to support is a welcome shift toward Pham in today’s runoff elecstudent involvement in tion. Whether you vote for on-campus elections. Even Tadlock or Pham, we urge better, students have a Sooners to vote again today unique opportunity to vote and raise the voter turnout for the candidate they prerate above the 17.83 percent fer for a second time during threshold and let their voices today’s runoff election and be heard. raise the turnout rate even more. Voting will last from Comment on this online at 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and students can cast their ballot OUDaily.com

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Chloe Tadlock awaits with close friends at Blackbird’s Wednesday night for the results of CAC chair’s election results. Tadlock was notified that she had qualified for a runoff againt John Pham.

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Dillon Hollingsworth, sports editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports

Sooners hoping for Bedlam win O’Brien brothers to face off at Bedlam game today SPENSER DAVIS Baseball Reporter @Davis_Spenser

Oklahoma baseball (22-12, 6-3) will travel to Stillwater to face off against in-state rival No. 14 Oklahoma State (22-9, 7-2) in a non-conference affair today.

Both the Sooners and the Cowboys are playing well, with each earning a sweep last weekend, over Kansas and No. 24 Texas, respectively.

This serves as OU’s first trip back to Stillwater since defeating the Cowboys 12-9 in an 18-inning marathon last season. While head coach Pete Hughes was happy to come out on top, he said he hopes this year’s game doesn’t take as long to decide.

“I just remember being hungry and tired,” Hughes said. “It was long enough where I felt like it affected us for the next couple days.”

Sophomore shortstop Sheldon Neuse, who reached base four times in 10 plate appearances in the game last season, said that he remembers it all too well.

“Both teams, we were just talking in the field like, ‘We just want someone to win and be done,’” Neuse said.

“It got to the 17th and 18th [innings] and we were like, ‘Alright we’re here, we’re going to play, let’s go win a ball game.’”

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Junior catcher Chris Shaw slides into third base during the April 3 game against Kansas at L. Dale Mitchell park. The Sooners defeated the Jayhawks 6-3.

“They don’t know yet what they’re going to do yet as far as one of them wearing orange and the other wearing crimson.

Maybe they’ll both wear some of both, they haven’t unveiled that yet.”

MASON O’BRIEN, OSU FRESHMAN

Carpenter drove in the eventual winning run in the top of the 18th inning, and Neuse retired OSU in the bottom half to win the game.

Despite the Sooners winning that game, recent Bedlam history has been dominated by Oklahoma State. The two programs

hooked up six more times in 2014, with OSU picking up the ‘W’ on five of those occasions. OU has won just five of its last 15 matchups with OSU, and the Sooners trail 139-135 in the all-time series.

Both teams returned a lot of talent from 2014, but one

thing will be noticeably different about this year’s edition of Bedlam — it will be brother against brother.

OU sophomore first baseman Austin O’Brien and OSU freshman Mason O’Brien are not strangers to sharing the same field, but this will be the first time they will do so from opposing dugouts.

“We were extremely close [in high school]. We always hit together, we were always on the field working out together, pushing each other and trying to make each other better. We have a great relationship and [today] will be a lot of fun,” Austin

O’Brien said.

With today’s matchup being non-conference, it’s unlikely that many questions will be answered regarding who gets to lay claim to the best team in the state — that issue will be decided much later in the season.

But it still serves as a perfect opportunity for some brotherly trash talk.

“I’ve been telling him, ‘You know whoever wins this game is going to be the favorite child for awhile,’” Mason said.

Both brothers will have an opportunity to impress their parents, Jon and Carmen O’Brien, who are expected

to be in attendance on today.

But they haven’t decided how they plan on splitting their allegiances. “ They don’t know yet what they’re going to do yet as far as one of them wearing orange and the other wearing crimson. Maybe they’ll both wear some of both, they haven’t unveiled that yet,” Mason said. “I guess we’ll find out on game day.”

First pitch will be at 6 p.m. today at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater.

Spenser Davis davis.spenser@ou.edu

Practice intensifies ahead of spring game Spring game gives Sooners a chance to show off squad BRADY VARDEMAN

Assistant Sports Editor @BradyVardeman

Ahead of Saturday’s spring game, several offensive players spoke about the current state of the team as practices begin to taper off.

Shepard, Perine will be limited in spring game Wide receiver Sterling Shepard and running back Samaje Perine will be limited in Saturday’s spring game, Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said Monday.

“I’ll be honest, I’m not real keen on seeing Samaje run it a whole bunch,” Stoops said.

“Same with Sterling. I don’t think he’s going to be out there much.”

Oklahoma will keep three more running backs out of the spring game as well. True freshman Rodney Anderson will sit with an MCL injury while Joe Mixon and Keith Ford are held out on suspension-related grounds.

The reduced depth leaves Alex Ross and Daniel Brooks to handle most of the carries Saturday. Brooks impressed in last year’s spring game, racking up 67 yards on eight attempts.

“If coach wants me to do

40 or 50 reps, I’m going to do that, but, of course, I’m going to be tired,” Brooks said.

The Sooners’ stable of r u n n i ng b a ck s ha s i m pressed during spring football, according to several players. Brooks said competing with high-caliber players in practice has driven him to get better.

“It’s not really about trying to impress other people,” Brooks said. “I have to impress myself first. I have to make sure that I’m doing well internally. Of course, I always want to impress other people — to show them I’m out here working hard, I’m making plays, I’m doing what I have to do.”

Quarterback battle intensifies A year ago, quarterback T re v o r K n i g h t e n t e re d spring camp as the clear favorite to win the starting job.

This season, however, is a much different story.

With Baker Mayfield, who sat out all of 2014 because of transfer rules, hot on Knight’s heels, it is anyone’s job at this point. However, Knight said his mentality has not changed from last season to now.

“You have to compete wherever you go,” Knight said. “To have to compete again, it’s not a knock.”

As offensive coordinator

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Members of the Oklahoma football team warm up before their first football practice after spring break on Monday March 23 at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

Mayfield said. “All four of the Dale Hall to Sarkeys Energy Westbrook said.

Center all semester without guys, we’d like to know.” much difficulty, however.

“That one’s not too bad Westbrook growing acBrady Vardeman brady.vardeman@gmail.com because I go right from customed to campus S e v e r a l p l a y e r s h av e Headington [Hall] to Dale,” raved about Blinn Collegetransfer Dede Westbrook throughout spring practice, praising his strong hands and speed.

MUSING ON THE ART OF MEDICINE Westbrook, like ever y other receiver on the Oklahoma sideline, has had to adjust to Riley’s up-tempo approach, although with more ease.

“It’s kind of difficult, but The literary and artistic journal not really,” Westbrook said. of the University of Oklahoma “We did the same thing Coll College of Medicine is currently at Blinn, the high-speed tempo.” seeking health-care When the junior transre related short stories, poems, ferred to Oklahoma over an artwork for publication it and winter break, he said he did its 2015 edition. not take into account the size of the campus.

“At junior college, evFor submission guidelines, please visit er ything is right there,” www.ouhsc.edu/bloodandthunder Westbrook said. “But here, you have a class way on the other side of campus, then you have your academic All entries must be received by mentor meeting way over May 31st,2015 here, and you have to be THANT AUNG/THE DAILY there within that 20 minute Sophomore running back Daniel Brooks, sophomore running back Samaje Perine, and junior running back time frame.”

Alex Ross along with the rest of the offensive line line up to run drills during the first spring practice on He said he has been makMonday, March 23, at Gaylord Family Memorial Stadium. ing the dreaded walk from Lincoln Riley installs his new “air-raid” system, Baker Mayfield could have an advantage after running the offense at Texas Tech, where he earned Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year in 2013.

“It’s pretty much the same thing,” Mayfield said.

With just a handful of practices left before the players hang up their pads for the summer, Mayfield said he would like for coaches to name a starter at quarterback before the end of spring practice.

“I think we all would,”

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Boston Red Sox outfielder Hanley Ramirez, center, celebrates his grand slam with Mike Napoli, center left, Mookie Betts, center right, and Allen Craig, right, as Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz, left, looks on from his knee during the ninth inning of an opening day baseball game, Monday, April 6, 2015, in Philadelphia. Red Sox won 8-0.

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Alex Rodriguez got cheered at Yankee Stadium, a rain delay got booed in Miami, and David Ortiz got a quick introduction to baseball’s new speed-up rules.

It was opening day all across the majors Monday, and pitchers were in command early.

New Washington ace Max Scherzer took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning before falling behind. Seattle star Felix Hernandez, Detroit lefty David Price and Boston righty Clay Buchholz dominated.

A day after the Cardinals blanked the Cubs at Wrigley Field in the big league opener, the other 28 teams were in action. To fans, players and everyone else at the ballpark and watching on TV, it was easy to be optimistic. “This day brings a lot of hope for a lot of different reasons for people,� New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi said before predecessor Joe Torre threw out the first ball in the Bronx. “The hope of, your team is going to be in the World Series at the end. If you live in the Northeast and the Midwest, the hope that we’re actually going to have warm days again and everything is going to be green,� he said.

After a wicked winter in many places, it was sunny at most ballparks.

An exception was Miami, where the game against Atlanta had a 16-minute rain delay. That was a first for 3-year-old Marlins Park, where there’s a retractable roof.

With no ain in the forecast, the top was open when showers came in the second inning. It takes about 15 minutes to close the roof, and the infield got soaked.

Some fans booed and the Marlins tweeted on their Marlins Park site: “Sorry for the delay, folks.�

In New York, where the Empire State Building was lit up in a rotating display of all 30 clubs’ colors, A-Rod returned.

With Derek Jeter retired, the crowd at Yankee Stadium saved its biggest cheers for Rodriguez. Back from a season-long drug suspension, the three-time AL MVP singled, walked and lined out in a 6-1 loss to Toronto. “I have to admit, it definitely felt good, that’s for sure,� Rodriguez said.

Boston won 8-0 at Philadelphia, though Ortiz didn’t do any damage in going 0 for 4 with three strikeouts.

At least Big Papi stayed in the batter’s box, part of Major League Baseball’s pace of play guidelines.

Ortiz sure sped up things in the first inning — he fanned on three pitches.

Plate umpire Gerry Davis said there were no rubs with the new rules.

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“ We d i d n ’ t h a v e a n y problems at all. The hitters were excellent. I didn’t notice anybody having any problems,� Davis said.

New clocks at every ballpark counted down the time between innings, trying to hurry along pitchers with their warmups.

Three times, Buchholz grounded out to end an inning. That meant he had to get back to the dugout on

the third base side, get his glove, head to the mound and loosen up.

Buchholz was a little long, but he tried. “It’s difficult to get out in that time. He worked hard at doing it. It’s the only thing we had the whole game,�

Davis said. “I actually noticed that he was hustling and thanked him for doing it.�

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RESULTS Toronto 6, N.Y. Yankees 1

Minnesota 0, Detroit 4

Boston 8, Philadelphia 0

Baltimore 6, Tampa Bay 2

N.Y. Mets 3, Wash. 1

L.A. Angels 1, Seattle 4

San Diego 3, L.A. Dodgers 6 Kan. City 10, White Sox 1

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Copyright 2015, Newspaper Enterprise Assn.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 2015

Believe in yourself, and don’t allow minor setbacks to unnerve you. You have the talent and strength of character to achieve whatever you put your mind to.

Indecision and anxiety will be your downfall. Be confident in your abilities. You have a lot to offer.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) -Overspending will cause problems with your budget and the people you live with. Think twice before you spend. You work too hard to fritter away your wages on unnecessary or frivolous items.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -Someone from your past is thinking about you. A new acquaintance will be attracted by your charisma, beliefs and potential. Don’t be surprised if someone makes you a lucrative offer.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -Your ability to multitask will be appreciated when you offer help to your peers. These same individuals will be in your corner when you require assistance or backup.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Love is on the rise. Strive to improve your self-confidence.

Attending a social event will lead to an unusual discussion that could change your future. Don’t be gullible.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- It’s important to do your share of household duties. Family members will criticize you if you do not live up to your end of a bargain.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Joining community activities is

a great way to make new friends.

Sign up for something that appeals to you. Participating in sporting, cultural or networking events will help you improve your position.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- You are overdue for a change. Home improvements will be rewarding.

You will gain satisfaction from doing the work yourself.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Widen your social circle. The more situations you experience, the more likely you are to meet people with similar ideas and interests. Love is in the air, and romance will improve your personal life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- You will have to be diligent if you want to find out what is going on behind the scenes. Don’t rely on secondhand information. Do the research yourself.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- A friend or relative will be looking for assistance, but don’t fall prey to a sob story. Unless you know the facts, you should not offer monetary support.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- If someone you depend on is unhappy, consider what you can do to help. Lending a hand or being empathetic will lead to a closer relationship and create a new ally.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Your daily routine will feel stale and boring. If your mind is craving some unusual stimuli, visit a museum or art gallery, or take a day trip to an unusual destination.

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36 Certain sorority member 38 Hilo feast 39 Court taboo 43 Look at flirtatiously 44 Glove material, sometimes 45 Young fox 46 Does a double take, perhaps 4/7

49 Some Olympians, nowadays 50 Sloppy digs 51 Tolkien creatures 53 Lanky cowpoke’s nickname 55 Native to Rio de Janeiro 58 Range, as of emotions 62 “Behave�

65 High-priced spread 66 “Come in!�

67 Astronaut’s insignia 68 Attendee 69 Angler’s net 70 Apple spray no more DOWN 1 Big party 2 Votin’ no on 3 More than ought 4 Himalayan creatures, supposedly 5 ___ Luis Obispo, Calif.

6 Display monitor on an ATM 7 Warden’s nightmare 8 Heretofore 9 City on the Illinois 10 Cut-rate event 11 Doctrines 12 Las Vegas opening 13 Haw’s partner

18 Brilliant performances 19 Brought into play 23 Middle Eastern muck-amuck (Var.) 24 Emulates a raptor 26 Can’t stand 27 Prolonged assault 28 Australian eucalyptus eater 30 Consumed greedily 32 Dirty Harry’s targets?

33 Implied 34 Full of beef fat 37 States for certain 40 Primitive wind instrument 41 Fan club honoree

42 Architect’s offering 47 Three blind mice, for one 48 Quick breads 52 Dramatic segment 54 Food from heaven 55 Overseas farewell 56 Poker chip-in 57 ___ Spumante 59 Sit-down event 60 Bear in two constellation names 61 Russian leader before 1917 62 Automobile sticker fig.

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Big Event benefits Angel Cove Volunteers help to improve Norman senior community

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ANDIE BEENE L&A Reporter @andie_beene

As visitors walk into Angel Cove Senior Care Community, Sarah Jackson, an elderly resident, is ready to embrace them with hugs.

Jackson is one of Angel Cove’s three current resi d e n t s . C i n d y Fa n s l e r, co-owner of Angel Cove, said this residential care facility strives to give more to its residents than a nursing home by being like a family, which is clear to everyone who is welcomed by Jackson’s warm greeting.

Angel Cove is also one of many job sites volunteers work at during OU’s annual Big Event. It will be the third year that the organization has been a site for the event.

It all started three years ago after owners Cindy and Mike Fansler took over the senior care community. Cindy Fansler said she had been reaching out to on-campus organizations in order to have more community involvement at Angel Cove when someone contacted her about Big Event, and she enthusiastically signed the organization up as a job site.

In the past two years, Big Event has helped renovate Angel Cove by removing floral wallpaper and repainting walls, replacing handrails along hallways, gardening and more.

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OU President David Boren and Boomer meet with students before Big Event 2014 kicks off. This year’s Big Event is on Saturday, April 11.

“ It ’s ju s t a n a maz i ng amount of work,” Cindy said of the improvements made on Angel Cove.

The Fanslers both said the students who volunteered with Big Event impressed them.

“Everybody’s so friendly and willing just to jump in and do anything we ask,” Mike said.

Cindy said that even more important than the work Big Event has done on the facility was the effect the community involvement has had on

“We want [residents] to be able to interact with the community and the community to interact with us.”

CINDY FANSLER, SENIOR CARE COMMUNITY LEADER

residents.

“The ladies […] they love us, they do, and we love them, but it’s so nice when you get new faces and new perspectives,” she said. “It means so much to them for someone to come in and even just sit down and talk

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“The young people who participate in it, they get a sense of community and volunteering, and they get to know how it feels to be a part of a bigger picture and to be giving of themselves freely,” Cindy said. “And the feeling that you get when you volunteer to help other people is just wonderful.”

Sheyda Zakerion, Big Event chair, said that the executive team for Big Event volunteers at Angel Cove

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“It’s a really special organization,” Zakerion said.

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Zakerion said that although Big Event is a oneday ser vice event, they hope to foster relationships between students and the community.

“We really, really want students to leave learning about a new organization or a new area of the community that they didn’t know about that they might be interested in volunteering [with] longterm,” Zakerion said.

Zakerion also strongly recommended that students who are interested in connecting with Angel Cove get in contact with the Fanslers, who said they are always welcoming of volunteers, and anyone who wishes to work with Angel Cove can call them at (405) 387-5057. They might just be welcomed with a hug from Sarah Jackson.

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Alternative dominates air waves this Tuesday GLORIA NOBLE L&A REPORTER This week, All Time Low grabs the spotlight on new album releases, in the midst of a little less than three dozen albums that will be released today.

All Time Low, according to their Facebook page, will release their sixth studio album this week and classify themselves as a punk-pop band from Maryland.

The band released a single

called “Tidal Waves” from their new album on March 27. It has been three years since their last release.

Matt & Kim’s new album will come out and is highly anticipated in the alternative community. Their popular single “Get It” has been out since January 13 and has played on radio stations such as Sirius XM’s Alt Nation, according to their weekly most-requested countdown.

It will be the duo’s fifth

album released over the past decade.

Priory, another up and coming alternative band, will release their second full length album. Their most popular song since their initial release has been “Weekend,” which has spent a few weeks on the weekend countdown on Sirius XM. All of these albums are available for pre-order on iTunes.

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