15th Street News - October 2022

Legislative Fail Delays Nonprofit Funding

Politics? Let’s Talk

By Nathan Fox Sports Editor

Rose State College students are as diverse in their politics as they are in their degree programs. While the current political climate across America is extremely contentious, more young adults are registering to vote than ever before.

Many people are still exhausted from the aftereffects of COVID-19. Many are infuriated by the current state of inflation, and more still are enraged by recent judicial decisions, wars, climate change and the ever-present arguments about universal healthcare. The list goes on and on. Tackling these issues politically seems daunting and perhaps, to some, impossible.

Nevertheless, contentious as politics may be, political commentators make their opinions known on television and radio and have permeated into various social media, such as Instagram, Twitter and TikTok.

“I love watching John Oliver,” said Kinsley Madison, nursing major. “I just love how he intertwines the facts with comedy. I laugh a ton and learn a lot in the process. I can then share what I’ve learned with my friends, and we all become much more informed than we previously were.”

Through social media, these talking heads are able to reach far greater audiences. While some may exist to spew only

Boys & Girls Clubs of OK on hold for $30.1 million

By Katrina Crumbacher and Valerie Scott Editor-in-Chief and Assistant Editor

Any hopes of having mobile Boys & Girls Club experiences in rural Oklahoma by the end of the year were dashed as the legislature’s special session adjourned Friday, Oct. 14.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma was just one nonprofit of 10 that were set to receive American Rescue Plan Act funding in the latest round of pandemic relief appropriations.

However, funding allocations were delayed when state lawmakers failed to reach a consensus regarding YWCA’s funding proposal.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma’s proposal requested $30.1 million to build out mobile clubs and for capital needs at their 96 locations across the state. The proposed mobile clubs would have brought specialized programs to areas where The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma do not have a physical presence.

“There are some schools and a lot of rural towns in the state of Oklahoma that don’t, for various reasons, have access to a club experience,” said Teena Belcik, the president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County.

“[We] can come with a mobile club and bring all the academic support, mentoring, sports, arts and STEM opportunities. All of those would be beneficial in many of these areas that maybe don’t have or can’t support a full-time club, but when we’re on

wheels, we can go.”

Even when schools are closed, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma are open and ready to serve. However, the delay has stalled programs that were ready to hit the ground running.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County recently piloted a reading recovery program for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The program is designed to improve students’ reading level after the

We’re All Mad Here, Survey Says

By Alyx Sabina Senior Staff Writer

According to a Forbes Advisor survey, Oklahoma ranked fourth behind Utah, Missouri and Colorado for angriest drivers.

Nearly 70% of Oklahomans have reported being involved in a situation in which a driver has become extremely aggressive or exhibited road rage like behaviors, such as, tailgating, verbal threats and dangerous driving.

“A car was tailgating me for several miles,” said Ginger Howerton, chemistry major. “The car sped

around me and cut me off then brake checked me.

I was so angry that I proceeded to drive around them and cut them off. The other driver was not happy and was yelling profanities at me.”

The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reported that on average, at least 1,500 people are injured or killed each year in the United States as a result of “aggressive driving.” Many road rage associated incidents even end up involving gun violence.

Many students across Oklahoma attend Boys & Girls Clubs to participate in their numerous after-school programs. (Courtesy of The Boys & Girls Club of Oklahoma County)

Editorial: To Vote or Not to Vote

By Katrina Crumbacher Editor-in-Chief

Hot take: your vote matters.

More people believe their vote won’t make a difference than ever before, and it’s this pervading thought that keeps so many from voting. The thing is they’re right to a degree. One vote alone does jack squat. But put all those individual votes together, and suddenly, those votes are voices demanding change.

It is those who make their voices heard that bring about the greatest change. Whether you’re Republican, Democrat, Libertarian or Independent, it’s the voice of the voter that steers the future of Oklahoma.

Nearly 700,000 people didn’t vote in 2020’s presidential election in Oklahoma, and just over 516,000 votes separated Donald Trump and Joe

Biden. Essentially, those who didn’t vote, who didn’t make their voice heard, could have flipped the presidential race on its head if they wanted.

To quote the Emperor from Disney’s “Mulan,” “A single grain of rice can tip the scale. One man may be the difference between victory and defeat.” While he was referring to drafting Chinese soldiers to fight the invading Hun Army, the intention is clear.

If Republicans want to maintain their hold on Oklahoma’s political landscape, then Republican voters must go to the polls to make their wishes known. If Democrats want to turn Oklahoma blue, then Democrat voters must go to the polls and encourage their friends to do the same.

While there are many who assume Oklahoma will stay hardcore red, there are still many who

think the opposite, who think that Oklahoma is on the cusp of a blue wave.

Sudden flips of longtime Republican-held positions are not unheard of. In 2018, former U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn, a Democrat, was elected to represent Oklahoma’s 5th congressional district. She was only in office for a mere two years before she lost her reelection campaign in 2020.

Republicans outnumber Democrats almost 2-to-1 statewide, but Oklahoma County gets bluer every year. As of January 2022, the Republican advantage is slim in Oklahoma County. There are almost just as many Democrats as Republicans.

Even if every single Republican and Democrat turn out for the upcoming Nov. 8 election, it could be the 91,000 registered Libertarians and Independents who decide the outcome of Oklahoma

County. The same can be said of those choosing between incumbent Stephanie Bice, Joshua Harris-Till or David Frosch to represent Oklahoma’s 5th congressional district. It could go either way.

However, it is not enough that voters turn out en masse. The best voter is an informed one. Voting decisions based on superficialities, such as appearance or gender, may sway elec-

tions. The winning candidate may not necessarily end up being the best person for the job.

Therefore, choose wisely.

Rose State Professor Named Educator of the Year

By Katrina Crumbacher Editor-in-Chief

Darcy Delaney-Nelson, Rose State College mass communication program lead and student publications adviser, was awarded Educator of the Year by the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalists, Saturday, Oct. 15.

“When you talk about the impact she’s had on my life, it’s pretty immense,” said JaNae Williams, reporter for The Oklahoman and Rose State mass communication graduate. “I attribute a large part of why I am still doing journalism and loving every minute of it to who Darcy was for me as a teacher.”

A Rose State graduate, Delaney-Nelson has

taught mass communication and journalism to students for nearly 14 years. She has support-

ed and advised the 15th Street News since becoming the director of Rose State’s mass communica-

tion program in 2015.

“I had struggled to go back to school,” Williams said. “As far as Darcy is concerned, she is probably the reason that I stuck with journalism. If I hadn’t found someone who was as encouraging and as all-around supportive of her students and who believed in me the way that she did, I probably would not have ended up back in journalism.”

At the OKSPJ’s annual banquet and awards ceremony at Apache Hotel Casino in Lawton, Rose State College Adjunct Professors Bill Hickman and Scott Carter presented Delaney-Nelson with the Educator of the Year Award.

“In the summer when it came time to pick Educator of the Year, I think

Scott and I took a whole 10 seconds,” Hickman said. “It was an easy pick.”

In her acceptance speech, she thanked OKSPJ, her family, her students and colleagues at Rose State and Gaylord College, John Schmeltzer, Warren Vieth and everyone else who has challenged her and impacted her life.

Her first job in a newsroom was as news editor for The 15th Street News in 2003, and she worked her way up to editor-in-chief by 2004. In 2005, she graduated from Rose State College with an associate degree in journalism. By 2006, Delaney-Nelson was working as both a beat reporter for OU’s Oklahoma Daily and as a staff writer for The

Midwest City Sun.

“I owe so much of where I am to the late Julie Lesko-Bishop,” Delaney-Nelson said. “Had she not hired a lost kid back then, I don’t know what I would be doing. I walked into the newsroom and found a home, and that’s what I strive to provide for my students.”

She went on to attend the University of Oklahoma and graduated with a master’s degree in journalism and mass communication in 2010.

Before returning to Rose State, she served as communications lead for the University of Phoenix - Oklahoma campuses, teaching entry-level and advanced communications, media and composition courses.

Sample ballots are available online to help prepare for election day. (Photo by: Michael Palacios)

Professor Darcy Delaney-Nelson was awarded OKSPJ Educator of the Year at the annual awards banquet. (Courtesy of OKSPJ )

In 2020, a movie called “Unhinged” was released on Netflix. The movie involves a serious road rage incident resulting in a driver following a woman all day with the intent to murder her because of an incident during rushhour traffic.

“This film is making a direct comment on where we find ourselves in Western society right now,” said lead actor Russell Crowe in a National News interview. While this film isn’t directly based on a true story, similar incidents continue to occur.

“Road rage has made me excessively angry for long periods of time after the incident,” Howerton said. It has also caused her to drive dangerously and speed excessively to intentionally aggravate drivers that were being particularly inattentive or unsafe, she said.

More often than not, people who don’t consider themselves to be angry or aggressive people admit to having serious anger when they’re behind the wheel.

“I tend to raise my voice and make rude faces to other drivers on the road when I would never really do it to their faces,” said Sierra Posada, a born and raised Oklahoman.

In August 2022, 34-yearold Darius Roshone Clark was wanted in relation to a road rage shooting incident that ended in the

death of 19-year-old Aaliyah Quintero-Lopez.

The suspect allegedly opened fire at the vehicle after an aggressive driving incident. Two people were in the vehicle at the time and both were wounded, but Quintero-Lopez was pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the hos-

How to Avoid, Deal With and Handle Road Rage

From Allstate

Between other people not paying attention and heavy traffic, driving can be frustrating. But it’s important to stay in control of your emotions behind the wheel. Here are some tips to help you avoid succumbing to aggressive behaviors.

1. Give yourself time to get where you’re going Before you ever get behind the wheel, create realistic expectations about your travel. If you need to be somewhere at a specific time, make sure you factor in expected traffic or possible delays, advises DefensiveDriving.org. Planning and setting proper

expectations can reduce your future stress and frustration levels.

2. Don’t drive while experiencing intense emotion

If you had a frustrating day at work or got in a fight with a dear friend, you might not be in the best headspace to get behind the wheel, according to DefensiveDriving.org. If you’re already angry or upset, don’t drive.

Put off non-essential trips until you calm down. If you have something scheduled that you can’t miss, ask a friend or family member to drive, or consider calling a ride-hailing service or taking public transit.

3. Build positive driving habits

Don’t speed through traffic or weave between vehicles. Avoid cutting other drivers off and making rude gestures or remarks. The Federal Highway Administration says these behaviors are some of the most dangerous.

4. Only use your horn if necessary Car horns are just one small hand movement away, but they’re primarily designed for emergency use. Lay off the horn and show them a little grace.

5. Be understanding of other drivers

Before you allow your frustration to build,

pital. Clark was found in Missouri the following day and arrested for first-degree murder.

“I have family and friends that do have road rage and also do not. For the ones that do, I totally relate to them and it doesn’t bother me,” Posada said. “However, when someone who doesn’t

try putting yourself in the other driver’s seat. Chances are, you’ve accidentally sat at a green light for a few seconds or forgotten to signal ahead of a lane change. If you remind yourself that other drivers aren’t perfect or out to get you, it can help prevent you from responding aggressively, according to Aceable.

Tricks to Handling Road Rage from Other Drivers

You can only control your own behavior and driving decisions, but you can drive defensively and take specific actions to keep yourself safe from other angry drivers. Here are some best tips for when someone around you is acting recklessly.

have road rage, like my mom, is riding with me, she gets uncomfortable and hates that I have it.”

Road rage doesn’t just affect the people behind the wheel. When someone behind the wheel becomes exasperated, they are much more at risk of causing an accident and putting their passengers in danger.

A failure to plan is a plan to fail. AllState Insurance has compiled five ways to prevent road rage:

• Allow for extra time.

• Don’t drive emotionally impaired.

• Practice safe driving.

• Honk only when necessary.

• Be understanding.

Speeding is not only illegal, but it increases the risk of an accident and can prompt other drivers to fall into road rage.

Feeling distress or anger when behind the wheel is even more dangerous and can often cause rash decision-making.

It’s important to always be alert to ensure that safety is the No. 1 priority in a vehicle, and positive driving habits will better enforce that. Show other drivers leniency when behind the wheel.

In the event you find yourself in a road rage incident, remove yourself from the situation, ignore them if they’re being rude and call for help if necessary.

Remember, everyone has bad days sometimes.

1.

Remove yourself from the situation

The California DMV stresses it’s important to avoid drivers exhibiting dangerous behavior however you can. Dangerous behavior includes tailgating, aggressive braking or swerving. Create distance between yourself and the aggressive driver by getting over to let them pass or slowing down and watching them speed off into the distance.

2. Ignore them if they’re being rude

Ignore angry gestures, advises the Texas Department of Insurance. You don’t want to escalate the situation, and you never know what could set someone off and make them become violent.

3. Call for help if necessary

If you’re an angry driver’s target, call 911 immediately and drive to a public location or your nearest police station, says the Seattle Times. Even if an aggressive driver is only targeting one vehicle, they’re a threat to everyone on the road. Calling the police helps ensure everyone’s safety.

4.

Apologize after a mistake

No driver is perfect, so always apologize when you make a mistake. If you inadvertently proceed without the right of way, or get too close to the car in front of you, a friendly wave and smile can help keep everyone calm, said Andy Pilgrim (Traffic Safety Education Foundation) in a CNN interview.

A recent Forbes Advisor survey says “1 in 5 drivers have seen someone cause an accident due to road rage.” (Photo by: Alyx Sabina)

pandemic caused a widespread academic delay in learning.

“Everyone’s concerned about making sure all our kids succeed academically, but the pandemic didn’t do anybody any favors,” she said. “We were really excited to be able to implement that reading recovery program, but that’s part of the funding we were hoping to receive.”

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma and the other nine nonprofits will now have to wait until the legislature’s next session in February 2023 to receive the $95.2 million in ARPA funding left on the table:

• $25 million to the YMCA to expand the outside school hours childcare needs at facilities across the state

• $30 million to Oasis Fresh Market to help support strong healthy communities by increasing poverty wraparound services at locations to mitigate food deserts

• $2.8 million to the YWCA to build one and two bedroom apartments to

house youth aging out of foster care

• $700,000 to the Parent and Child Center of Tulsa for two intervention programs to prevent child abuse in high-risk communities and better integrate fathers who live separately from their children

• $1 million to The Spring for capital improvements to a facility that serves victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and sex trafficking

• $2 million to the Family Safety Center to go toward their total need of $27 million for a

new multipurpose community facility aimed at providing assistance to individuals impacted by domestic violence and sexual abuse

• $30.1 million to The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma to build mobile clubs that would have special-

ized programming for areas where The Boys & Girls Club does not have a physical presence and for capital needs at their 96 locations

• $3 million to Food on the Move to contribute toward their $11 million need for their first Food Hub, which will bring small/local farmers and independent sellers together to buy and sell products

• $342,360 to Oklahoma Court Appointed Special Advocates to pay for background checks for new advocates and other related expenditures

• $300,000 to the First Step Male Diversion program to fund a $1.1 million facility to house those currently going through the program

To ensure that ARPA funding is spent as proposed, the Legislature has arranged various levels of oversight. For the first time in the

state’s history, Oklahoma is outsourcing a portion of the oversight responsibilities to 929 Strategies, a comprehensive consulting service that specializes in public policy advice, government relations and regulatory affairs.

“The legislature employees are working directly with 929 Strategies to make sure money is spent correctly. This group is unique because it is the first time the House and Senate have hired a consulting group to make sure we are complying with the rules,” said Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah.

“The ARPA rules have changed several times, and Melissa Houston and her team at 929 Strategies will keep up with the changes.”

As mandated by the Legislature, the Office of Management and Enterprise Services will publish a weekly report of the status of all ARPA grant agreements to the Chairs of the Joint Committee on Pandemic

Elementary students singing during rally in the gymnasium at The Boys & Girls Club of Oklahoma County. (Courtesy of The Boys & Girls Club of Oklahoma County)

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma requested funding to build mobile clubs to reach areas where The Boys & Girls Clubs do not have a physical presence. (Courtesy of The Boys & Girls Club of Oklahoma County)

ARPA,

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Relief Funding and will make them available to the public. They will also publish a quarterly report of all expenditures of ARPA funds.

“Under the authority granted by the Legislature, OMES will primarily play the role of administrator in the distribution of ARPA funds,” said Caden Cleveland, the OMES director of legislative and public affairs in an emailed statement. “By this, I mean we will be working with

Political

By Zak Royka Staff Writer

each entity that the Legislature and the governor have decided shall receive ARPA dollars to ensure they have the correct budgetary and legal documentation in place before receiving the dollars. Once correct documentation is in place and ARPA dollars are distributed to these entities, we will continue working with them to make sure the expenditure of the funds are all meeting federal requirements for their use.”

According to Thompson, the previous mismanagement of pan-

demic relief funding, via the ClassWallet fiasco, has not been a contributing factor to the oversight of this round of pandemic relief money.

ClassWallet was hired by Oklahoma officials in August 2022 to distribute $17.3 million in emergency federal educational funds. The State of Oklahoma later filed a lawsuit against ClassWallet as it failed to ensure proper money management.

During the pandemic, ClassWallet distributed funding using the Stay

in School grant, which provided $6,500 in tuition assistance, and the Bridge the Gap Digital Wallet, which provided $1,500 in grants to low-income families to buy educational items.

The Frontier and Oklahoma Watch performed a combined investigation of ClassWallet in May 2022. Records show a heavy amount of funding was spent on non-educational items such as TVs, Christmas trees, barbecue grills, smartphones and video game consoles all through

the Bridge the Gap program.

Suggestions on how to spend Oklahoma’s ARPA funding were submitted through an online portal. The proposals came from a wide variety of industries, such as water management, workforce development, nonprofits and more.

On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act, a federal stimulus bill to help economic recovery and public health after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The act allocated $350 billion in emergency funding to state, local, territorial and tribal governments. State governments and the District of Columbia received $195.3 billion.

Funding was sent out in two separate installments, with the exception of territories which received $4.5 billion in a single installment. Recipients must appropriate the funds by Dec. 31, 2024, and have it spent by Dec. 31, 2026.

Commentary of a Bygone Age: ‘Gulliver’s Travels’

With the midterm elections looming over the college like heavy clouds, I recused myself to the escape of the 290-year-old fantasy novel, “Gulliver’s Travels,” a most relevant and biding political satire of the great lords and counts of Europe.

Written in Ireland in the aftermath of a particularly disastrous economic downturn, Jonathan Swift’s masterpiece “Gulliver’s Travels” was published to much fanfare. This book presents the fictional tale of Lemuel Gulliver, a well-todo ship surgeon, and his travels in far-off lands.

By presenting this book as children’s literature, Swift was much more direct in his ridicule of the powers that be. He constantly uses juvenile, but not quite vulgar, humor and takes full advantage of the freedoms afforded to him. By utilizing the context of a traveler far afield, he directly criticizes both the monarchy and the courts.

Throughout the book, the protagonist consistently recoils at the absurdity of the nations and lands he visits. These complaints all apply in one way or another to the United Kingdom and other principalities of Europe

revealing the strangeness left behind by more than a thousand years of political squabbling.

As any book this old would be, “Gulliver’s Travels” is full of hard-toparse parody. The people of Lilliput, the first land stumbled upon by our dauntless protagonist, seem to characterize the absurdity of tradition in politics. The primary conflict in their political discourse is the method used to crack open eggs,

with the factions divided by which side of the egg should be stricken to dismantle the shell.

The noble Sir Gulliver next visits Brobdingnag, a land of giants and little political strife. Upon an audience with the king of this land, Gulliver thoroughly describes the complex workings of the United Kingdom. The king is appalled by the corruption of it all and vexed by gunpowder. This section of the book

represents a pure form of politics based on merit rather than the squawking of so-called nobles. His third adventure was to the flying city of Laputa and a smattering of lands in the Far East. The Laputians are a people obsessed with the pure sciences, with a stark lack of appreciation for the natural world and the simple joys of life. Swift doles out a harsh critique of the scholars of the time, particularly

the recent development of Newtonian physics, poking fun at the geometry of buildings.

Upon this journey, the protagonist was fortunate enough to converse with long-dead generals and supposed “great men” of classical antiquity. He was impressed by their breadth and depth of character and knowledge. He also summoned more recent historical characters and was shaken by their

depravity and ineptitude leading him to conclude that human rulership has only declined throughout history.

The final and most surreal part of this tale involves two-legged horselike creatures known as the ever-unpronounceable “Houyhnhnms” and a race of unintelligible but nearly human creatures known as “Yahoos.”

These horse-like beings treat the Yahoos as livestock making this final leg of the journey particularly concerning for me. But Swift lands the delivery by showing how the Houyhnhnms are incorrect in their assumption that appearance determines intellect. He does this with great literary skill despite the protagonist’s delusions.

Ultimately, Gulliver returns to the U.K. physically unharmed, but he continually seeks a return to the companionship he found with the Houyhnhnms. By trying to converse with mere horses, he disregards human connection and recuses himself to a life of squalor.

Midterms can be stressful. Follow Swift’s advice, and start talking to horses.

Staff Writer Zak Royka tells us the modern day lessons from a old classic. (Photo by: Michael Palacios)

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controversial political sound bites, many are devoted to shaping the minds and opinions of the American people. With so many sources for political commentary, the idea of deciding who or what to support can be daunting and can, in many cases, result in complete apathy.

“I see myself as being apolitical,” said Nate Lowman, nursing major. “It’s frustrating to see the issues that need to be addressed being ignored. I just don’t see anything being done.”

A recent College Pulse survey found 55% of college students lean Dem-

ocrat, 21% lean Republican, 13% identify as Independent and the remaining 11% identify with another political party or are apolitical.

“I tend to side more with the Republicans,” said Daniel Robbins, philosophy major. “I don’t feel super strongly about it, but their morals and ideals match up with mine.”

It’s true that political opinions can be shifted and swayed by what people watch, and generally, certain media outlets only serve to reinforce established ideals. Outside of the media, parents also play a major role in determining the political leanings of their children.

“I would consider my-

self Democrat,” said Timothy Green, engineering major. “My parents are Democrats, and I think that really influenced my decision. But I really believe in the social responsibilities that Democrats stand for.”

However, an overwhelming sense of discomfort and uneasiness about politics has permeated across colleges and universities.

“The media has ruined everything,” said Tori Peters, social sciences major. “There are divisions across the aisles. No one can agree to disagree. Not to mention, there seems to be a new scandal every week distracting from the real things that need to be discussed.”

Whether Democrat, Republican, Libertarian or Independent, deci-

sions made at the polls affect everyone. Let unity replace divi-

sion. May peace supersede contention.

College Students and How They Lean Politically

A College Pulse survey finds most college students lean left politically.

Mainstream media can influence voters. However, there are numerous news outlets that try to avoid political slant. Ad Fontes is a media bias research company that analyzes news content. Pew AP and Reuters are shown to be the most reliable and least biased of the news outlets. (Graphic courtesy of: Ad Fontes Media)

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