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Crisis center accepts walk-ins OU’s Women’s Resource Center is expanding to provide more services DAISY CREAGER News Reporter

The Norman Women’s Resource Center is opening a second office on Oct. 13 to accommodate walk-ins, court advocacy services and counseling services.

The new office will be located at 222 East Eufaula St., suite 125. The new location will begin accepting phone calls on Oct. 13, and will host an open house on Oct. 21 to answer any questions from community members, said Kristy Stewart, executive director of the Women’s Resource Center.

The Women’s Resource Center is a non-profit organization that provides services to victims of domestic violence, sexual violence and stalking through their current location, hotlines and satellite offices, Stewart said.

The Women’s Resource Center’s current location is confidential to protect victims, said Courtney Foster, the coorMORE INFO dinator of sexual violence services at the Rape Crisis Center.

Important phone numbers “It has a rape crisis center and domestic violence shelter, and we do not want abusers to find their victims,” Foster Domestic violence crisis line: 405-701-5540 said.

Domestic violence shelter: 405-701-5497 By allowing walk-ins at their new location, the center’s Sexual violence crisis line: 405-701-5660 Rape crisis center: 405-701-5550 staff can give more immediate support to victims of violence Court advocacy: 405-364-9427 than they can at their current location, where an appointSupport groups: 405-364-9424 ment is needed, Stewart said.

Professional consultants: 405-364-9424 There is no charge for using Women’s Resource Center services, including the domestic violence shelter and the crisis phone lines, according to center’s website.

The center is currently accepting monetary donations as The new location will not accept donations for the Rape well as shelter items, such as milk, trash bags, composition Crisis Center or Domestic Violence Center. books and other items, according to their website. To donate money, visit the center’s website at wrcnorman.com.

For more information about the center or how to donate Daisy Creager physical items, call 405-364-9424.

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BUSINESS

Greek system supports local skating rink Sorority date parties provide revenue to keep Star Skate on Lindsey Street MEGHAN WHITING News Reporter @heyitsmeghanw

OU’s greek system helps keeps the wheels rolling at Norman’s Star Skate roller skating rink.

Located on Lindsey Street just a few blocks west of campus, Star Skate MORE INFO is ideally situated because Star Skate it is easily accessible to stuhours and costs dents, Star Skate manager Chris Hale said.

Open Skate: Management has considered moving Star Skate Friday somewhere along the Hours: 7 to 10:30 p.m. highway in the past, but Price: $8 they decided against it Saturday because of the amount Hours: 1 to 5 p.m. of business from OU stuPrice: $7 dents, especially members of the greek community, Hours: 7 to 10:30 p.m.

Hale said.

Price: $8 Sororities use the skating rink for date parties Sunday Hours: 2 to 4 p.m. and big/little reveals and Price: $7 beginning of the school year events, Hale said.

“We are always willing to work with [members of the greek system] and are glad to have them,” Hale said.

“Almost everyone puts on a pair of skates, and they all seem to have a good time.”

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Top: Chefs demonstrate the art of noodle making with volunteers at the Confucius Institute Day Festival on Tuesday. The noodles were stretched from approx one foot of dough to over 15 feet.

Right: Beijing student Liu Zichen practices an erhu before her performance. She played at the Confucius Institute Day Festival Tuesday on the South Oval.

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New app analyzes weather to warn truckers of danger Students are in the process of testing tracking program EMILY SHARP News Reporter @esharp13

A company started last fall by a group of OU students during an internship will hit the road with three Oklahoma-based trucking companies to test out the product over the next few weeks.

Students interning at the Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth last year created Siren, a weather-tracking program that

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predicts road conditions and alerts truck drivers when they may be at risk for an accident, according to the company’s website.

During the beta process, the company will look at how well the app works, how accurate the algorithm is, what they can do to make it better and how much companies would be willing to pay for this, said Andrew Tierney, chief communications officer and co-founder of Siren.

The idea for Siren came about last year when the CCEW interns had to create something meaningful using public data. Looking through the data, the interns

noticed information about weather-related vehicular accidents, said Robert Byrd, marketing leader and co-founder of Siren.

The group decided to focus on trucking accidents because the data they needed, such as location and speed, are measured on the dashboard of the truck and relayed to a dispatcher, said Byrd, zoology and finance senior.

T h e i n t e r n s s aw t h a t weather-related accidents cost trucking companies millions of dollars, and they wanted to keep truck drivers safe as they traveled long distances, Byrd said.

“Once we decided to focus

on weather, it became apparent that the trucking industry has a particularly severe problem,” Byrd said.

With the National Weather Center located on campus, a weather-prediction app seemed like a logical project for the group to work on, Byrd said.

Because of the high costs of accidents and lack of prevention materials, Siren seemed to be a product companies would be willing to pay for, Byrd said.

Using an algorithm and the data given to them, the interns created a program that would alert drivers

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BRIEFS Students roll pasta dough, learn about OU Arrezzo during Italy Week

Continued from page 1 Tying up a pair of skates and circling around the rink with friends makes for a fun night, said Tori Ross, sophomore member of Kappa Alpha Theta. “I grew up in my small town. So I think it is awesome I still get to go, even as a college student,� Ross said.

Chi Omega uses Star Skate almost every year for big/little reveal, and even used it twice last year, said Mandi Newton, junior member of Chi Omega. “It’s a really fun thing to do with all your sisters,� Newton said.

Some sororities also celebrate bid day at Star Skate.

This year on bid day, Delta Delta Delta members took their temporary littles to the rink, said Breanna Nicole Foster, sophomore member of Delta Delta Delta.

The photo opportunities at the rink are more fun than skating itself, Foster said.

For the events the women wear new T-shirts and tall socks and snap group photos. It’s one of the main reasons going to the rink is fun, Foster said.

Star Skate makes the process of renting out the rink very easy, requiring only a deposit and some paperwork, Hale said.

Despite the popularity of roller rinks dwindling at other establishments, Hale

Students at OU put on their aprons and began rolling out pasta dough Tuesday in celebration of Italy Week.

Italy Week, Sept. 23-26, is put on by OU in Arezzo, a program that enables students to study abroad on OU’s campus in Italy.

Those who attended the pasta making class learned the ins and outs of pasta making, from rolling their own dough to cutting various pasta shapes.

Events will continue throughout the week, with information sessions and Italian snacks in the union from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, according to OU in Arezzo’s website.

On Friday, there will be a “spirit day,� where those going on the OU in Arezzo program are encouraged to wear their t-shirts and be “Instagram ready� for candid campus photos, according to OU in Arezzo’s official website.

There will also be a place to register for Italy Week prizes at all events.

Those interested in going on the OU in Arezzo study abroad program this coming spring have until Sept. 28 to turn in their applications.

Meghan Whiting, News Reporter

OU Votes grants students additional opportunites for voter registration

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Top: A family skates in the dim lighting of Star Skate’s rink as a disco ball glistens above them.

Right: Rows of skates line the wall at Star Skate. Visitors like members of OU greek life groups can rent skates for a fee.

said members of OU’s greek system keeps the dust off their roller skates.

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WEATHER: App intended to assist truck drivers Continued from page 1 to potentially dangerous situations based on past accidents and the truck’s situation.

With the app, drivers won’t need to search weather conditions on their smart phones. The app will do it for them, according to the app’s website.

The program uses information trucks have built in to their dashboards. It reads the speed, weight and other information about the truck and compares it to data from past accidents to report potentially hazardous situations.

OU Votes will now have a table in Couch Restaurants from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday and Thursday.

OU Votes is a program to help make the process of registering to vote easier for students by providing easily accessible locations. “It is important for students to be involved in the political process by registering to vote,� said Alissa Rice, a representative of the SGA for OU Votes.

The OU Votes campaign is run in association with Campus Compact, an organization which runs a competition to see which Oklahoma universities can register the most students to vote. The competition includes Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City Community College and the University of Central Oklahoma.

OU Votes also has a table set up in the Oklahoma Memorial Union from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Monday and Tuesday, and students can register at the Student Government Association office every day.

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The company’s founders will determine how much to charge for their project depending on the success of the beta period, Tierney said.

If the testing phase is successful, the company will start selling its product to all types of trucking companies across the nation, Tierney said.

So far, the group is only planning to market Siren to trucking companies and perhaps driverless cars that would come out in 2017, Tierney said.

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Members of the Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth pose for a group photo. The group is designing a new product to help truck drivers in dangerous weather.

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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday: 1. OBAMA VOWS SUSTAINED CAMPAIGN VERSUS ISLAMIC MILITANTS The U.S. president and other leaders say that American and Arab airstrikes against Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq are the start to coordinated efforts to degrade and destroy the terror group.

2. WHY U.S. ALSO HIT ‘KHORASAN GROUP’ Along with Islamic State militants, U.S. missiles were launched against an al-Qaida cell in Syria believed to be in the final stages of plotting attacks against the U.S. and Europe.

3. WHO GLOSSES OVER SOME INCONVENIENT TRUTHS In his U.N. climate speech, President Obama calls on the world to follow the U.S. lead in cleaning up emissions, but he omits that America ships large amounts of air-polluting coal and oil overseas.

4. HOW MANY PEOPLE CDC SAYS EBOLA COULD INFECT U.S. health officials say that at worst, some 1.4 million people in West Africa could contract the deadly virus as it

peaks in several months, without more efforts to control it.

5. FIRE DESTROYS MICHAEL BROWN MEMORIAL The blaze in Ferguson, Missouri, stokes fresh resentment over the shooting of the unarmed, black 18-year-old.

6. POLICE FILE CHARGES IN MISSING UVA STUDENT CASE Officials believe Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr., who remains at large, was the last person seen with 18-year-old Hannah Graham before she disappeared in Charlottesville, Va. 7. WHAT LEADS DENVER — AREA STUDENTS TO WALK OUT OF CLASS They were protesting a conservative-led school board plan to focus history education on topics that promote citizenship, patriotism and respect for authority.

8. NORTH C ALIFORNIA WILDFIRE THRE ATENS THOUSANDS OF HOMES The King Fire east of Sacramento has scorched about 139 square miles, and more crews have been sent to try to contain it.

9. $8B PROJECT WOULD SEND WYO. WIND-GENERATED POWER TO LA If approved and financed, the sprawling venture would produce clean energy equivalent to the output of a large nuclear power plant.

10. WHEN JETER MIGHT GET VOTED INTO HALL “If there’s going to be a first-time unanimous choice for the Hall of Fame, it should be him,� Rays manager Joe Maddon says of the retiring Yankees’ captain.

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A space for creativity Student Art Gallery in union gives all students a place to exhibit artwork MICHELLE JOHNSTON • LIFE & ARTS REPORTER

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hough the Oklahoma Memorial Union is known for its wide variety of food and study nooks, there’s one shop and space dedicated to those hungry for creativity.

The Student Art Gallery, nestled right next to Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Starbucks, is run by students for students. Even after its creation in 1999 by the wishes of Molly Shi Boren, the shop still boasts student talent from those on OU’s campus. The gallery provides a space for students to display their creative works of talent involving paintings, crafts, beaded bracelets and cultural décor.

Katelynn Knick, the Student Art Gallery director, said the location and content of the gallery set it apart from others in Norman.

“What makes the Student Art Gallery different from other galleries in the area is that it is unique in its accessibility and openness of all students and their artwork,” she said. “By being created by students, the gallery is able to easily connect and relate with the student artists, making the gallery a friendly environment.”

Olivia Egan, a studio art senior and Student Art Gallery employee, said that today’s open shop allows for students to have easier access to an outlet for their work.

“When the Student Art Gallery first opened, it was much more administrative, and you had to apply for your work to be submitted,” Egan said.

But now, students can exhibit their artwork at the Student Art Gallery by simply bringing in what they have created. The gallery provides an outlet for them that they might not regularly

have, and still make a profit.

Knick said one common misconception about the gallery is that it is only for art majors to exhibit their work. However, it is open to students of any major.

“This is great because it allows everyone an opportunity to participate in the arts on campus,” Knick said.

Because the opportunities for display are endless, the gallery captures all styles of works from small jewelry, leatherwork, graphic design posters and handmade cards.

“We have a range of creativity from freshman students all the way through seniors,” Egan said.

Egan said most crafts cost anywhere from $10 to $20, with a wide array of culturally diverse pieces to look at.

Students are in control of the prices set for their art. If their artwork sells, Knick said the students receive a check in the mail from OU for 80 percent of the original price.

The other 20 p ercent is us e d to maintain the operation of the non-profit gallery.

Knick said the gallery is also a great way for international students to display their artwork and their personal culture with other students.

“We have artwork influenced by African, French, Iranian and Chinese cultures,” Knick said.

To keep up with new collections and gallery hours, follow the Student Art Gallery on Facebook.

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Studio art junior Olivia Egan arranges glass pieces in The Student Art Gallery art shop Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma Memorial Union.

INEQUALITIES

Cultural Misrepresentation Club sheds light on feminism Campus group brings awareness to the issue BAILEY CHAMBERS

forces have also instigated the growth of anti-feminist groups.

Closely related to the social implications After realizing that her male peers were not subjected to the same stresses that and tensions that arise when the “f” word women undoubtedly face, Kylie Gibbons, is present, Chelsea Greer, president of OU’s English literature senior, began to identify Cultural Misrepresentation Club, said the solutions to economic inequalities aren’t far with the feminist outlook.

“They didn’t understand or identify with from the social ones.

Part of the solution would be for compamy frustration with having to be constantly alert and feeling like I had to worry about nies to hire, promote and pay individuals based on their merit, not w hat I w a s w e a r i n g ,” their biology, Greer said.

Gibbons said.

According to the She noticed that hyAmerican Association per-sexuality and rape of University Women, culture were things that women who worked real women were facing full-time were only daily, which prompted her paid 78 percent of what to identify with feminism.

G i b b o n s , c o - p r e s - I had the uncomfortable men working the same amount w ere paid in i d e nt o f t h e Cu l t u ra l experience of waking 2013. Women of color, esMisrepresentation Club, has brought these things up all of a sudden and pecially Hispanics, who statistically make around to discussion through an organization of students realizing that I will never 54 percent of what a white working to understand feel truly relaxed when I man earns, see a bigger and challenge the dispar- step outside the safety pay gap.

Although increased ities between genders. of my home...” education allows women The Cultural to see a personal pay inMisrepresentation Club is KYLIE GIBBONS, CO-PRESIDENT OF working to bring students THE CULTURAL MISREPRESENTATION crease, men who obtain the same exact job are together to foster awareCLUB likely to make higher ness through the discussalaries. sion of cultural misrepreFeminism, by definition and by CMC’s sentation specific to questioning the roles women and men play in society, according standards, isn’t trying to change men speto their Facebook page. The group meets cifically. It’s trying to revamp all of socievery other Monday at 6:30 p.m. at various ety and the way it views women’s roles vs.

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Students meet for the Cultural Misrepresentation club. The group is dedicated to helping work through the same, or at least the same opportuni“I had the uncomfortable experience of ethical issues involving modern feminism, among other topics. waking up all of a sudden and realizing that I ties should be available to everyone of every will never feel truly relaxed when I step out- gender, and these ideals are the subject of side the safety of my home and enter the real discussion between CMC members.

“Feminism sort of gave voice to injustices world and that, to me, is what inspired me to MEET WITH THE CULTURAL MISREPRESENTATION CLUB that I had experienced before I was a fembe a feminist,” Gibbons said.

Gibbons said the group is rebuilding fem- inist,” said Danielle Harden, English literaThe Cultural Misrepresentation Club will meet next at inism — making it less taboo and encourag- ture and women and gender studies senior.

Harden, a new-found member of the ing students to discuss the issue.

6:30 p.m., Oct. 6. The group meets every other Mon“Today a lot of people, including women, CMC, said discussing these issues gives her a day. Contact club president Chelsea Greer or co-presthink it’s a dirty word,” Gibbons said. different way to view the world’s challenges.

“There’s definitely a lot of work to be “Feminism means to want equality. We ident Kylie Gibbons for upcoming meeting locations, or don’t hate men. The CMC talks about media done, but feminism is in the right place,” check their Facebook page, “The Cultural Misrepresenrepresenting men poorly in media as well.” Harden said.

Fo r m e e t i ng a n n ou n c e m e nt s a n d Gibbons said those who do not participate tation Club,” for upcoming events. in the activism often misinterpret feminists’ e v e n t d e t a i l s , f o l l o w t h e C u l t u r a l goals — including women. These opposing Misrepresentation Club on Facebook.

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A Nigerian health official wearing a protective suit waits to screen passengers Aug. 4 for the Ebola virus at the arrivals hall of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Nigeria. Six months into the largest Ebola outbreak ever, scientists say they’ve learned more about how the potentially lethal virus behaves and how future outbreaks might be stopped.

Health teams find 130 confirmed Ebola cases About 70 suspected cases are still being tested FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Health teams that went door-to-door in Sierra Leone found 130 confirmed cases of Ebola during a nationwide shutdown to slow the spread of the disease, an official said Tuesday, as authorities consider repeating the unprecedented exercise.

About 70 more suspected cases are still being tested, said Deputy Minister for Political and Public Affairs Karamoh Kabba. In addition, 92 bodies were found during the three-day campaign, during which teams handed out information about the disease to more than 1 million households.

It is not yet clear how many of those bodies were positive for Ebola.

The Ebola outbreak sweeping West Africa is believed to have sickened more than 5,800 people and killed more than 2,800, primarily in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The World Health Organization has warned that even those high tolls are likely underestimates. The unprecedented size and sweep of the outbreak has led to dramatic measures, like the cordoning off of entire communities in Liberia and the shutdown in Sierra Leone.

The outbreak has overwhelmed already weak health systems: A shortage of ambulances has stranded many of the sick at home, others have been turned away from teeming treatment centers and bodies have sometimes not been buried for days. Kabba said Tuesday that there are still delays in

collecting bodies in Sierra Leone.

In recent weeks, promises by Western countries to send in more health workers and build more treatment centers have been made and Sierra Leone said it prepared temporary treatment centers for whatever cases it found during the lockdown.

Though many experts initially raised doubts about the lockdown’s ability to slow the outbreak, saying iswould be hard to keep the country’s 6 million people at home, the government has hailed it as a success, and it now considering doing it again.

President Ernest Bai Koroma said on the radio Tuesday that he is “mainly satisfied with the whole process, as it has helped reaching more homes and bringing to the fore many sick people and corpses.�

The committee coordinating the Ebola response is still analyzing the results of the lockdown and Koroma said he will listen to the committee’s advice about whether or not to have another lockdown.

Dr. David Heymann, an Ebola expert, said reaching so many people with information about Ebola could be crucial to stopping the outbreak.

Six months into the world’s largest-ever Ebola outbreak, confusion, fear and misunderstanding about the disease is still hindering efforts to control it. “It’s important for African governments to innovate and find new ways of getting messages out to the people,� said Heymann, professor of infectious diseases at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. “(The lockdown) seemed to pass without

violence and it went against much of international advice. Maybe it’s the innovation that will make a difference.�

In a sign of how much mistrust and misunderstanding still reigns, teams that were going door-to-door in Sierra Leone reported hearing rumors that the soap they were handing out was poisonous. People sent to treat patients, disinfect homes or provide information about Ebola have come under attack in some communities because of fears they are spreading the disease. One such team was killed last week in Guinea by villagers.

If more isn’t done to control the outbreak, the case toll could hit 21,000 in the next six weeks, WHO predicted in a study published Tuesday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also released its own, more dire predictions Tuesday, based partly on the assumption that Ebola cases are being underreported. The report says there could be up to 21,000 reported and unreported cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone alone by the end of this month and that cases could balloon to as many as 1.4 million by mid-January.

Experts caution that predictions don’t take into account response efforts, which have ramped up in recent weeks.

Ebola, which is transmitted through bodily fluids, has no licensed treatment or vaccine. But some experimental drugs have been tried out in this outbreak. There are now plans for more organized trials in West Africa, possibly as soon as November.

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HERE’S THE THING By Denise J. Collins

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 •

SPORTS

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Joe Mussatto, sports editor Carson Williams, assistant editor dailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666 oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports

BASKETBALL

Meet ‘Buddy Love,’ scoring machine Nike invites Sooner to basketball camp

30 high school wing players for workouts as well as 5-on-5 games over a two-and-a-half day event.

Entering his junior seaTRENT CRABTREE Basketball Beat Reporter son at OU, the 6-foot-4, 209@TrentCrabtree pound shooting guard is one of the most polished players With his hips low to the in the country. Using his size ground and his incredible and athleticism, he overpow6-foot-8-inch wingspan on ers most players at his posifull display, Buddy Hield tion when driving to basket.

After averaging 16.5 points, crouched in a defensive stance, trying to show NBA 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists last season, the man known scouts his defensive skills. as “Buddy Love” For a man who for his vibrant grew up in the personality will Bahamas with be the guiding basketball in his force for a young blood, the positeam that is extion is natural. pected to make The gangly scora deep r un in ing machine that dribbled up the There’s always March.

It would seem court wasn’t so something hard for Hield natural. Before you need to to improve on Hield knew it, the last season, but opponent pulled work on — head men’s basup for a dagger you’re never ke tba l l c oa ch 3-point jumper.

“He splashed comfortable.” Lon Kruger said he’s noticed the me all-net — it BUDDY HIELD, advantages the didn’t touch anyOU BASKETBALL summer expething,” Hield said, SHOOTING GUARD rience had on referring to the Hield’s play.

3-point jumper “I think that having a Kevin Durant just sank.

Arguably the best basket- chance to participate against ball player in the world and other really good players at reigning Most Valuable Player those camps was motivation,” of the NBA, Durant was sim- Kruger said. “Buddy’s a hard ply showing Hield how things worker anyway, but he looks are done at his level. After more motivated coming out all, this is his classroom and of that.”

In April, coaches told Hield Hield is simply a student.

The Sooner guard was that he had received a packgiven the rare opportunity age. Inside was a flash drive in to showcase his talent at the the shape of a two-and-a-half Kevin Durant Skills Academy inch gold basketball shoe. in June. The camp, sponsored Of course, Hield noticed the

by Nike, gathered the top 15 familiar swoosh gracing the collegiate players and the top side of the trinket. He said

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Junior guard Buddy Hield takes a shot against Iowa State on Jan. 11 at Lloyd Noble Center.

he initially thought it was a keychain.

“I asked who the package was for because I didn’t remember ordering anything,” he said.

After plugging the drive into the nearest computer, Hield was shocked to see an electronic invitation to the

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Hayes making the most of second chance Senior safety Quentin Hayes is making an impact this season as a leader on defense. He recorded an interception and a sack in the Sooners big win over West Virginia on Saturday. Hayes has come a long way since being suspended for the 2012 season for violating team rules.

“That was just trying to get back right with the coaches, get back on the team and just get their trust back,” Hayes said about the lost season.

“You either go up or go down. I decided to be more mature about things I do off the field.”

Defensive coordinator Mike Stoops said he has been impressed by Hayes’ maturity on and off the field this season.

“I think he’s just coming into his own,” Stoops said. “He’s a little bit of a late bloomer, late getting it, but better late than never. I think he really enjoys playing now and enjoys the competition. He’s embraced it.”

Tapper overcomes health obstacle Junior defensive end Charles Tapper left the game against West Virginia early due to exhaustion caused by his sickle cell trait, coach Bob Stoops announced at his press conference on Monday.

Tapper, a key part of the Sooners’ stout defense, said the issue is one he has learned to deal with.

“It’s not really that big of a deal at all as long as I stay conditioned and stay smart,”

Tapper said. “It’s like a guy with asthma, he has to stay smart, keep taking his inhaler and stuff. So I just have to be smart with it and listen to the trainers and the coaches and just let them know how I’m feeling throughout the day.”

The trip to West Virginia took Tapper, a Baltimore, Maryland native, closer to home than the season usually does. That led to a sizeable fan section wearing No. 91 jerseys in support of the defensive end.

“It was a great feeling,” Tapper said. “It was great to see that many ‘91’ people in the stands. It was like I had my own little section up there … Just to know I had so much support back home, it’s great.”

Risk equals reward for Sooners The Sooners reached into their bag of tricks on Saturday to score their first touchdown against WVU. OU ran a reverse play that ended with sophomore quarterback Trevor Knight catching a touchdown pass from junior wide receiver Durron Neal.

The play made Neal the first OU wide receiver to throw a touchdown pass since junior Grant Bothun tossed one during a fake field goal against Oklahoma State in 2013.

The score was also Neal’s first touchdown of the 2014 season. Though he’s usually on the receiving end, Neal said he was confident about his first touchdown pass.

“I knew it was a touchdown as soon as it left my hand,” he said.

After dropping consecutive passes earlier in the game, Neal said he was glad Knight held on to the ball in the end zone.

“I would’ve been mad … I’m pretty sure he was mad when I dropped those two passes,” he said. “I’m happy he didn’t.”

prestigious camp. The letter was signed by Merl Code, the Elite Youth Director for Nike basketball.

“I talked to coach Kruger and I had to talk to compliance to see if this was a true story,” Hield said.

Hield feels like he is a more versatile player because of the

experience but he’s still not satisfied in his game.

Despite shooting 45 percent from the field and nearly 40 percent from beyond the arc last season, Hield thinks there is more to be learned.

“I’m working out every morning and every day with [assistant] coach [Steve]

Henson. I’m working on post moves and trying to mix my game up. There’s always something you need to work on — you’re never comfortable.”

For any basketball coach watching their star player attend camps, a distraction from team goals and the potential for injury is concerning. The players are offered a glimpse into the life of a highly publicized professional athlete, which could motivate them to only do what’s needed to pad their stats for the next draft.

But Kruger isn’t worried.

“Buddy’s really focused on doing as well as he can today,” the coach said. “We want everyone to have the chance to play at the level they want to and earn money. Hopefully Buddy will continue to make progress so he can do that,” Kruger said.

Seeing all the high school players at the camp was a humbling experience for Hield. He was once in their shoes — a raw talent testing the waters and finding a place in the game.

Hield will compete against some of those players next season, as many are committed to Big 12 schools. He had a few words of advice for the up-and-comers.

“I told them to watch out for these Sooner boys,” he said.

Hield and the Sooners begin their season at home Nov. 16.

Trent Crabtree trent.j.crabtree-1@ou.edu

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OPINION

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

OUR VIEW

Musty water is still potable Our View: Norman’s drinking water

tastes worse than usual for temporary, natural reasons, and we should be grateful to have safe water and show supports to efforts providing sustainable water solutions to impoverished parts of the world.

There are a lot of things about Norman, Oklahoma, that we love, but the water isn’t one of them. Don’t get us wrong, we’re thankful to have potable drinking water, but the unfiltered tap water in Norman doesn’t taste great. In fact, the distinct dirt flavor of the tap water is probably one of the first things visitors to Norman notice.

Unfortunately, the water’s taste has recently been much worse, and sometimes you can even notice a faint smell as water comes out of the faucet. We know the water is gross, but taste is not synonymous with quality. The worsened taste of the water is only temporary, and there is no reason to freak out or assume Norman’s water isn’t safe for consumption.

Water quality in Norman is a popular topic, with residents jumping to conclusions about the water’s safety based on its taste. Recently, Norman residents have noticed their drinking water tasting exceptionally musty, which has caused nervousness about the water’s safety. Fortunately, the downturn in taste is due to a simple seasonal fluctuation that causes Lake Thunderbird, one of Norman’s sources for drinking water, to “turn over.” That means the water in the lake basically reverses, with the deeper, cooler water that has accumulated decomposing matter all summer coming to the top of the lake, which partly accounts for the musty taste. The distinct flavor should fade within a few weeks and poses no health risk, The Daily reported.

This isn’t the first time Norman’s water has prompted concern among its residents. For example, a few years ago a poorly executed water study claimed Norman water had 200 times the level of chromium-6 — a likely carcinogen — permitted

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Despite its odd smell and taste, Norman water is safe to drink.

by California’s proposed chromium content standard. The 2010 study by the Environmental Working Group included only 35 U.S. cities and found that Norman drinking water had the highest chromium-6 content of the cities studied, at 12.9 parts per billion. However, that level is still well within the federal EPA’s standard that drinking water contain no more than 100 parts per billion of chromium.

Predictably, Norman Our View is residents completely the majority freaked, assuming that opinion of drinking Norman water The Daily’s meant risking cancer. nine-member editorial board Occasionally, the study resurfaces on social media and is a reminder that all Internet links to “shocking” research should be taken with a grain of salt.

Water in general is a hot topic in Norman, with OU’s WaTER Center hosting its public symposium on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon in Gaylord College. The

College of Engineering WaTER Center aims to promote peace by developing sustainable water solutions for impoverished regions, according to the center’s website.

The symposium will feature talks from water experts about world water issues, a question and answer session and the announcement of the OU International Water Prize Winner, who will deliver the plenary lecture at the 2015 International WaTER Conference. The event is free and open to the public, and attendees can register on the center’s website.

Rather than lament the temporary flavor of Norman’s water, we encourage students to celebrate the fact that we are fortunate enough to have safe drinking water. We also encourage efforts to bring sustainable water practices to developing regions, possibly by attending and participating in the WaTER Center’s symposium.

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Sooners: Let’s keep traditions in check In the Sept. 18 issue of The Daily, there is an article in the opinion section titled “Seal officially a new tradition.” I agree wholeheartedly with the idea that students should not walk on the seal in the South Oval. However, in the second paragraph, the writer identified “replacing the word ‘brave’ with the word ‘Sooners’ at the end of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’” as an OU tradition, and by this I am greatly disturbed.

The national anthem is the one moment of the fivehour football event that isn’t about the splendor of the University. It’s a moment to stop and reflect upon the millions of men and women who have died serving in our armed forces to protect your right to defile the national anthem and to remember the great history of our nation. There are two appropriate actions to take during the playing of the national anthem: to stand facing the flag with your right hand over your heart in silence or to politely sing along to the original text. As a vocalist, I have sung the national anthem at sporting events, and not only does it show disrespect to your country, it shows disrespect to the performers. Perhaps I’m just a freshman and don’t understand all the “traditions,” but a tradition of disrespect is one I will never be a part of.

Ben Huddleston is a music composition freshman.

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