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UP AND COMING Keep an eye out for the following stories on OUDaily.com Headington Hall — Get to know OU’s newest Faculty-in-Residence who are living in the $75 million residence hall, Headington Hall. The FIRS, Kelly and Beth Damphousse, hope to instill a sense of community in their residents through frequent programming and providing them amenities from home, like home-cooked meals and a dog to play with. (Wednesday) Books and coffee review — Read what our reviewer has to say about Old Town Books and Lounge, a new bookstore and coffee place on Gray St. with a homey feel. (Wednesday) Young offensive talent — The Sports desk takes a look at some of the top younger offensive players who will make an impact for the Oklahoma football team in 2013. (Wednesday) Core Classrooms — A look at the two new high-tech, Core classrooms OU will be getting this fall, both located in the Physical Science Center.

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Team creates exhibits, displays Manager designs exhibits for museum KELLY ROGERS

Assistant Campus/Life and Arts Editor

For the past eight years, Tom Luczycki has brought blue prints to life at the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, designing and fabricating unique exhibits to tell stories from the past.

Luczycki manages the four-part design team, which is composed of a cabinetmaker, a multimedia specialRYAN BOYCE/THE DAILY ist, a graphic designer and a Tom Luczycki, head of exhibits at the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, explains the process of general technician. designing and building an exhibition.

“I’m the guy that makes completing exhibits but tries things look pretty and makes display, Luczycki also plans said.

Sometimes gathering ar- to take the time to apprecisure they get into the gallery for the two changing exhibon time, on budget,” Luczycki its in the museum, filling the tifacts and building the cor- ate them since it is so easy to spaces with rental exhibits rect cases for display pieces keep on going once a project said.

Luczycki came to OU’s from other institutions, as can take anywhere from a is finished.

“You don’t get things done museum after working at well as original ones created few months to a few years, the Michigan Science Center by the in-house design team depending on the exhibit, to get things done. You get and collection Luczycki said. things done to do the next in Detroit. curators.

“We like to dream big but thing,” Luczycki said. “It’s Although the “I’m big into Making rent- also have to be footed in re- just a continual process.” leap from sciboomerangs al exhibits fit ality of what can happen in A lot of consideration goes e n c e t o natural history and things like in their space terms of time, scope and into the finished product of can be a bit of budget on these projects,” an exhibit, all the way down took some getto the humidity of the space ting used to, that, so I already a challenge at Luczycki said.

Luczycki said had an interest times, Luczycki And what exactly is it like and lighting, he said. because seeing your designs and One of the many tools that he’s enjoyed in many of the said, he has to merge blueprints come to life? has been helpful in exhibit the change. pre-agricultural floor plans and L u c z y c k i s a i d h e production is a 3D printer, “I’m big into b o o m e ra ng s skills on display measurements h a s m i x e d f e e l i n g s o n SEE MUSEUM PAGE 3 for exhibits that and things here like spear weren’t neceslike that, so I sarily made for already had throwing.” the space he an interest in TOM LUCZYCKI, can allot. many of the Because of pre-agricultur- HEAD OF EXHIBITS AT THE al skills on dis- SAM NOBLE MUSEUM OF t h a t , s o m e NATURAL HISTORY times exhibplay here like it ideas fall spear throwing,” Luczycki said. “And through, even with the hours who the hell doesn’t like and days spent planning and tinkering — but it’s just andinosaurs?”

In addition to being re- other part of the job, he said.

Composing floor plans sponsible for the care and maintenance of the per- may be time consuming, but manent exhibits that are on it doesn’t stop there, Luczycki

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MUSEUM: Exhibit construction aided by 3D printer, power tools Continued from page 1 that runs on plastic filaments to print objects and pieces the in-house design team may need for a project.

The 3D printer, a black half open box with a blue light in the center, could be mistaken for a normal printer — but instead of printing pictures of dinosaur bones, it prints tangible pieces with multiple dimensions.

“Imagine an Etch A Sketch, but now you’ve got a hot glue gun on it,” Luczycki said.

This machine has helped with the construction of exhibits, including the juvenile Apatosaurus model on display in the museum.

“We had about 15 percent of this creature and then we had to figure out the rest,” Luczycki said.

In a partnership with a former 3D printing company, SEAM, pictures of the dinosaur were scanned and printed, helping to complete the missing pieces of the puzzle.

Although technological advances like the 3D printer have helped exhibit design, it has not entirely replaced old methods of exhibit construction.

“Once the whole beast was printed, we went back to the traditional method of molding and casting of all those parts, because we weren’t sure of the longevity of the material,” Luczycki

said.

Power tools and machines slice through materials used for exhibits, but these displays still have to be shaped by human minds and hands.

“We have probably one of the best exhibit shops anywhere, I’d have to say.”

TOM LUCZYCKI, HEAD OF EXHIBITS AT THE SAM NOBLE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

But Luczycki can’t do it alone. His in-house design team helps with every step of the process, from cutting and sawing to recording and

taping.

Rick Whitehead, carpenter for the in-house design team, has been working with Sam Noble exhibits for 28 years. He is in charge of exhibit construction.

Whitehead said the workshop is his place to be creative.

“Tom does most of the design work on the projects, and then I get the drawings and material to turn a piece of paper into a tangible exhibit,” Whitehead said.

Just down the hall from the carpentry workshop, Michael McCarty, records voice overs for audio in exhibits, as well as keeping language recordings archived for educational and historical reference.

McCarty, the museum media specialist, works to preserve the languages of countless Indian tribes in Oklahoma, including people of the Creek tribe.

As a former musician, McCarty has had extensive experience with recording and working with audio pieces, which inspired him to do the same kinds of things in the museum, he said.

Luczycki and his team plan to continue designing and creating exhibits, with long hours of research and a passion for making history aesthetically pleasing.

“We have probably one of the best exhibit shops anywhere, I’d have to say,” Luczycki said.

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STUDENT-ATHLETE RESIDENTS Source: Press release

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he first batch of students to live in OU’s new residence hall moved their things into the almost $75 million building Sunday.

While the residents who moved in over the weekend were all athletes, Headington Hall is set to hold 380 students, and only 180, or 47 percent, of those will be student athletes.

The building was built with money from private donations from donors like former athletes Tim Headington, for whom the building is named, Adrian Peterson and Sam Bradford.

By intention, there will always be a majority of non-student athletes living in the new residence hall and there will be no efforts to segregate the two groups, said Kelly Damphousse, the hall’s Faculty-in-Residence.

“We’re trying to treat all of them as they are. They’re students at the University of Oklahoma living in Headington Hall,” he said.

The five-story building includes an entertainment room with a 90-inch television and rows of leather lounge chairs, a game room to be filled with pool tables and ping-pong tables, as well as high-tech video gaming stations. “[The entertainment room] is probably going to be the most popular room in the entire building,” said Bryan Hinnen, director of operations for Headington Hall.

The TV can be used to watch four different feeds at one time, Hinnen said.

“What that means is you can watch four games during March Madness, basically,” he said.

In addition to those amenities, the residence hall contains a 90-seat movie theatre, which officials for the Athletic Department hope can double as a classroom or meeting space, Hinnen said.

“This is fairly unique space for most residence halls. The majority that I’ve worked in…have [had] basements converted with old sofas that they found on Craigslist or something,” he said.

Headington Hall’s space doesn’t have old sofas, instead it’s equipped with stair-step seating and a screen that can receive a cable stream and also the stadium stream.

Hinnen hopes the space will be used to house watch parties during away games, or a place to hold team meetings.

As well, the chairs have desks attached, meaning the room could be used to hold seminar classes, he said.

Students in the hall will be staying in apartment-style units with a living space and a small kitchen. They have the option of staying in two or four bedroom suites.

Coming from his old room in the Bud Wilkinson House, Oklahoma football sophomore wide receiver Sterling Shepard said he was happy with his new room and the

prospect of having his own bathroom and bedroom.

“The bathroom is definitely the best thing. You get your own space. You don’t have to wait on one guy to take a shower,” he said.

The amenities in Headington Hall — including the apartment style units — are part of the reason Shepard thinks Headington Hall will be big determining factor for new recruits, he said. “[Headington Hall is] a real big boost. That’s what student athletes look for. They look for a good facility,” Shepard said.

“It doesn’t get much better than this.”

Per semester, the cost per room for a two bedroom, two bath unit housing four residents is $3,250. If you didn’t want to share a bedroom, but could share a bathroom, the cost of a four bedroom, bath unit meant for four [Headington Hall two people is $3,500, according is] a real big boost. to the SoonerSports website.

The most expensive floor That’s what student plan costs $5,000 a semester, athletes look for. and have two bedrooms and They look for a good two bathrooms. They house two people, according to the facility.” website.

As well, students in the STERLING SHEPARD, residence hall have to pay WIDE RECEIVER for a meal plan, which ranges from $1,880 for 12 meals a week in the Wagner Dining Hall, to $2,000 for 15 meals a week in the dining hall, according to the website.

Choosing the cheapest room and board options, a semester at Headington Hall will cost $5,130, 15 percent more than the cost of living in the suite-style units in Adams, Couch and Walker Centers.

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AT A GLANCE Headington Hall

• A Unit (two bedroom, two bath, two residents in single rooms): $5,000 • B Unit (four bedroom, two bath, four residents): $3,500 • C Unit (two bedroom, two bath, two residents per room): $3,250 Headington Hall — Board • 12 meals per week: $1,880 • 15 meals per week: $2,000 Adams, Couch and Walker Center — Housing and Board • Double: $4,359 • Single: $5,750 Cate Center and David L. Boren Hall — Housing and Board • Double: $3,961 • Single: $4,949 Source: Housing and Food, SoonerSports websites

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How does Headington measure up?

LIFE & ARTS EDITOR

Megan Deaton meggiejennie@ou.edu

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tudents and families with blue carts that barely fit through narrow doorways rolled past us with luggage in tow. As we waited for a tour in the grand foyer of Headington Hall, move in day was in full swing for some athletes who will now call Headington their home.

From the very beginning of our tour, it was apparent that Headington is far different from other residence halls. A majestic statue called “The Guardian” stands watch in the front entryway with a castle-sized metal chandelier hanging above. The foyer leads in the main hall, complete with plush leather couches and rich wood-paneled walls.

The interior of Headington looks more like a high-class custom home than a generic residence hall.

Perhaps this is because the creators of Headington were thinking anything but “generic” when they dreamed Headington into existence. As we moved throughout our tour, our guides consistently referred to Headington as a “game-changer.” It’s clear that the athletics department hopes Headington will draw athletes to OU. However, Headington

is not only for athletes.

Headington cannot be referred to as an “athletic” dorm, according to NCAA rules. In fact, the rules require that only 49 percent of residents can be student athletes while 51 percent must be general population students. For the incoming freshmen who happened to get picked to live in Headington, the odds were certainly in their favor.

The first floor of Headington is a student’s wonderland. A 90-inch TV occupies the Media Commons, which sits adjacent to a Gaming Room that will hold three custom pool tables, three ping pong tables and two gaming stations. Our tour guides claimed that the sound systems to go with the gaming stations are so advanced that only the person sitting in the station will be able to

or even suffer with community bathrooms. I can’t even fathom how nice it would have been not to have to wear shower shoes.

Another perk for Headington residents are the laundry rooms. I recall having to drag my laundry bag to a separate laundry building and spend hours waiting there for my clothes to be finished. Each floor of Headington has several laundry rooms.

In all honesty, the extravagance of Headington Hall is indescribable. My jaw kept dropping throughout the tour at the incredible BLAYKLEE BUCHANAN/THE DAILY luxury students will be livTop left: The Media Commons features a 90-inch television and comfy leather chairs. ing in. It’s more like a fancy Bottom left: The Wagner Dining Hall will offer healthy eating options for residents. Above: A hotel than a college resi70 seat Theatre, also equipped as a lecture hall, is one of Headington’s luxurious features. dence hall.

If you’re not living in hear the sound.

The first thing I noticed Headington, your best bet From the gaming room, when I walked in was the is to start making friends HEADINGTON we were led to the Theatre. mini kitchen to our left, with Headington residents HALL FEATURES Remember stuffing as many complete with microwave, as soon as possible. If you’ve people as possible onto sink, cabinets, and a fridge. been chosen to live there, Media Commons your bed in the dorms so Where was my kitchen congratulations — you’ll be you could all watch a movie when I lived in the dorms? I living better than the rest 70 seat Theatre together on your tiny TV? know that’s something that of us.

Headington residents will could have been incredibly Gaming Room be able to lounge in the 70 useful during my stay in the Dining Hall seat Theatre without having residence halls.

Megan Deaton is to worry about cramped The kitchen opened up a journalism and Academic Commons space. into a sizeable living room international area studies The designers of with tall windows providing senior.

Kitchens, private Headington also had aca gorgeous view of the bathrooms ademics in mind. The campus. The windows number Laundry rooms Academic Commons has were a nice change from ample study space includthe typical prison-like ing a reading room and deswindows that confined ignated study area. the dorm room I lived in complete with various bufcrisis The Dining Hall sits at my freshman year. fet stations like a salad bar, line the opposite end of the Sheppard’s unit is a two grill, and even a smoothie first floor from the enterbedroom, two bath space, making area. tainment centers. Unlike Upstairs, the living spaces which meant both he and [help is just a phone call away] most other dorm residents, outdo any dorm rooms I’ve his roommate get their 325-6963 (NYNE) Headington students will ever seen. OU football play- own room and bathroom.

OU Number Nyne Crisis Line simply have to take a quick er Sterling Shepard showed Most dorm residents 8 p.m.-4 a.m. every day elevator ride downstairs share a bathroom with at us around his room after except OU holidays and breaks to access a dining hall least three other people,

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Housing facility as secure as Fort Knox Headington Hall is safe and sound JONO GRECO Sports Editor

Oklahoma fans are, for the lack of a better word, passionate.

Whether that passion is healthy or not is irrelevant, Sooner Nation is crazy about its athletics.

That l e ve l o f pa ssi o n has no limits and it makes people do crazy things at times. Because of that plus basic privacy codes, OU Athletics has made sure the new Headington Hall, a $75 million housing facility that can house up to 49 percent athletes and is completeBLAYKLEE BUCHANAN/THE DAILY ly funded by the athletic Sophomore wide receiver Sterling Shepard talks about his new living arrangements on the third floor of Headington Hall on July 28. Last year, department, is safe for its Shepard and his roommate Durron Neal, a fellow sophomore wide receiver, both lived in Bud Wilkinson House and call the new dorm a drastic residents. improvement.

To keep Headington Hall Norman have shown inter- on complete lock down, residents safe, many safe- which students will have get in.” to swipe Also, students who don’t est in getting a view. While Hinnen said. guards have Headington Hall’s staff b e e n p u t “I very much so what a s w e l l a s live at Headington Hall people have not tried geth u n d r e d s won’t be able to just walk ting into the building — and security will not be into place throughout to know who all is in o f s e c u r i - in and visit their friends. partly because there is vis- going into the start of the ty cameras Those students will have to ible construction still going s e a s o n , w h i c h i s A u g . the dorm. my building.” t h r o u g h - wait in the foyer — by “The on — they may not be so 31, without having gone While every BRYAN HINNEN, o u t t h e Guardian” statue — and restrained once a few beers through a practice run on dorm on campus has DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS FOR b u i l d i n g , have their friend who lives are coursing through fans’ a real event. The staff pracHEADINGTON HALL said Bryan in Headington Hall come system during tailgates ticed with security during many of the H i n n e n , down and allow them ac- once football season starts. the Toby Keith relief consame preThe initial plan for secu- cert July 6 at Oklahoma cautions and locks through- director of operations for cess into the building.

The visitor will have to rity for game days will be to Memorial Stadium. out their halls, Headington Headington Hall.

But all of the swipe ac- check in at the front desk have the building almost “A lot of people were Hall seems to have a bit cess won’t be in effect 24 and leave identification — more security. “ ( S e c u r i t y ) i s o n e o f hours a day. Certain swipe an OU ID or driver’s license AT A GLANCE Headington Hall Accesses the great things that we accesses will be turned off — with the person at the had to have for this facil- a certain hours, but those desk.

Guest Access Residents Access “I ver y much so want ity,” Athletic Director Joe hours are turned on earlier Guests must have a Residents will not need in the day, Hinnen said. to know who all is in my Castiglione said. resident grant access in to swipe their cards from “Eight (a.m.) to 5 (p.m.), building,” Hinnen said.

Like the other dorms on lobby, then they will need 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to get Now that the majoricampus, Headington Hall’s you’ll be able to get into to check in and leave into public areas, but will residents will be using their the main public areas,” he ty of the construction is identification at the front need to do so to after OU ID as a swipe card to get said. “After 5 o’clock, that complete, OU athletes are desk.

5 p.m. and all day for into the building, but unlike front door into the formal moving into Headington specific areas such as the Source: Bryan Hinnen, Director of Operations other dorms, the new facil- living area will shut down Hall, and Sooner fans and elevators and living areas. for Headington Hall ity will have more places at and you’ll have to swipe to people walking around

walking by and kind of astonished by (Headington Hall), but it was kind of a good test run BRYAN more than anything on HINNEN how it’s going to operate,” Hinnen said.

On game days, though, the locking system may be stricter except for the VIPs and donors who are granted access to the building on those days, Hinnen said.

“I’ll probably lock the entire (building) down,” he said. “There may be some VIP tours — like alumni coming in — and we may have functions going on as well.”

Although the players who will be living there or have lived in athletic dorms before do not fear for the curious OU fan wanting to get a better look at his or her favorite athlete, they do appreciate how much the university has invested in keeping them safe, sophomore wide receiver Sterling Shepard said. “(The athletics department) always does a good job protecting us,” he said.

“This is just another example. I don’t think anyone can get through this building. It’d take a lot of effort to do that.”

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