ESCAPE March 13, 2015

A HISTORIC WEEK

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MOVING FORWARD WHAT WE’VE LEARNED AND WHERE WE’RE GOING AFTER THIS WEEK

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eal S ooners today aren’t racists, but racism is a part of OU’s history.

This week’s events reminded us of that history, but they also showed us that our generation of Sooners has the power to bury that legacy once and for all.

That’s what we’re taking away from this week, which began when a group of Sigma Alpha Epsilon members appeared in videos chanting racial slurs. It ended with the entire university community coming together to embrace diversity and disavow hatred.

But the conversation started before this week. OU’s Unheard brought campus race issues to light beginning in January by organizing demonstrations to protest underrepresentation in campus life.

that racism was indeed alive on campus. It wasn’t just one group’s fight. It’s everyone’s.

The support started with a variety of student organizations on campus rushing together in unity to first pray and then protest. Athletes, multicultural groups and religious groups all came together in their own way, but the message was clear: OU was listening. OU wanted a change.

As OU made national news, alumni, parents, and people around the nation tuned in and came together to support students and the campus. The circle of support grew as more people heard and joined together to protest, pray, celebrate and listen.

It has undoubtedly been a rough week at OU. Don’t let the hurt that so many groups on campus have felt be for nothing. Instead, rememSo when the SAE video ber that the events that have leaked, the OU community unfolded since Sunday night was confronted with proof have left us with a strong

foundation upon which to create the sort of change that will go down in history.

There is work to do. So do it. Don’t let OU be remembered for the bad event; let OU be remembered by the change we started that swept the nation.

Cowardice only perpetuates racism and other forms of bigotry. We have to make an effort to understand each other. We have to stand up for injustice when we see it.

We have to make OU a more welcoming, inclusive space for everyone.

Listen. Speak up when you need to. Make the change.

That starts with you as an individual, then you as a leader in your group, then you as a Sooner, then you as part of the group of people unwilling to let this chance to make a change pass by.

To everyone involved in the conversation about race at OU: keep talking. This ESCAPE issue is for you.

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African and African American studies senior Rashid Campbell speaks to national media in the parking lot of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Tuesday, March 19, 2015. Campbell led the demonstration with speeches and introducing guest speakers.

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Students gather for a prayer vigil in response to an alleged racist fraternity video on the North Oval Sunday night, March 9, 2015. The video sparked a nation-wide social media reaction.

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NOT ON OUR CAMPUS Hundreds of students commemorate the closing of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at the University of Oklahoma on Tuesday, March 10, 2015. The National Pan-Hellenic Council led the demonstration. TYLER WOODWARD/THE DAILY

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3/8/2015 ANONYMOUS TIP SENT TO THE DAILY

4:38 p.m. | An anonymous tip was sent to The Oklahoma Daily’s email at 4:38 p.m., including a copy of the video of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity members chanting racist slurs.

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SAE BANNED FROM OU CAMPUS

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DEADLINE FOR SAE MEMBERS TO MOVE OUT

11:59 p.m. | Sigma Alpha Epsilon members had until midnight to remove all of their belongings from the fraternity house. Nearby dumpsters were full of furniture from the house.

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BOREN EXPELS TWO OU STUDENTS

7:41 p.m. | The National Pan-Hellenic Council led a group of students on a march to the SAE house. On their way, students chanted “not on our campus” and sang.

11:27 a.m. | In a statement released through his Twitter account, OU President David Boren announced that two students “identified as playing a leadership role” in Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s racist chant video have been expelled from the university.

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PRAYER VIGIL

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3/9/2015

SAE LETTERS REMOVED FROM HOUSE

2:55 p.m. | At about 2:30 p.m., Norman Police Department vehicles blocked a section of College Avenue to allow OU Facilities Management to remove Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s letters off their house.

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7:30 a.m. | Students gathered outside of Evans Hall on a misty morning to protest.

President Boren spoke out about the SAE members from the video, calling them disgraceful.

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3/9/2015

BOREN SHOWS NO MERCY

1:02 p.m. | OU President David Boren showed no mercy toward the members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon who were involved in singing a racist chant on a bus when he spoke at press conference at 11 a.m. Monday.

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2 a.m. | An anonymous group of students placed duct tape reading the word “unheard” over the mouths of statues around campus.

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3/9/2015

1:41 a.m. | Students and faculty gathered in the North Oval by the George Lynn Cross statue in response and watched a video of Sigma Alpha Epsilon members participating in a racist chant on a bus.

9:23 p.m. | OU’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has been placed on a cease and desist order, according to a tweet from Brad Cohen, the national president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

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PICK YOUR FAVS, SOONERS Nominate your favorites in food and drink, shopping, personal, campus, entertainment, and living for the 2015 Sooners’ Choice awards! Go to http://bit.ly/soonerschoice2015 to submit online or fill out this sheet and bring it to the Oklahoma Daily newsroom by Friday, March 13.

Voting will take place March 23-29.

FOOD & DRINK 1. Breakfast restaurant 2. On-campus restaurant 3. Late-night restaurant 4. Patio restaurant 5. Grocery store 6. Fast-food restaurant 7. Barbeque restaurant 8. Mexican restaurant 9. Italian restaurant 10. Asian restaurant 11. Indian restaurant 12. Burger restaurant 13. Pizza restaurant 14. Sandwich shop 15. Vegetarian restaurant 16. Dessert spot 17. Coffee bar 18. Bar 19. Liquor store SHOPPING 20. Men’s clothing and accessories 21. Women’s clothing and accessories 22. Greek branded clothing and accessories 23. Bargain clothing and accessories 24. Shopping: OU clothing, accessories and gear PERSONAL 25. Gym 26. Barbershop 27. Salon 28. Manicure/pedicure spot 29. Tanning spot 30. Jewelry store

ENTERTAINMENT 38. Live music venue 39. Dance club 40. Cheap date spot 41. Trivia night 42. Movie theater 43. Indoor activity venue 44. Church LIVING 45. Apartment complex 46. Apartment workout facility 47. Apartment pool 48. Sorority 49. Fraternity 50. Dorm

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