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Tulsa reigns in homecoming game TU sports journalist Tristan Peterson covers the Golden Hurricane’s 49-19 win over UConn in their homecoming game on a rainy Saturday night. Despite a downpour, fans filed into the stands to watch the Homecoming matchup between the Golden Hurricane and the University of Connecticut Huskies. The Huskies were caught in the storm leading to a 49-19 Tulsa victory; it was the second game the Hurricane have won this season and the first in-conference. Shamari Brooks and Corey Taylor II had 100+ yards in the same game for the second time this season. Quarterback Seth Boomer finished with his first career multi-touchdown game, becoming the first freshman in Tulsa history to throw four touchdowns in a game. On the kickoff, UConn elected to receive. They were able to move the ball down the field, but the Hurricane stopped the offense short of field goal range. Tulsa couldn’t get anything going on their first possession, so on fourth down junior Thomas Bennett booted a 67-yard punt. As UConn set up for a rush, sophomore cornerback Allie Green IV was able to record his first career forced fumble. Safety McKinley Whitfield secured the ball for his second fumble recovery this season and the third of his career. Unfortunately, on Tulsa’s next drive, Seth Boomer fumbled the ball, which was recovered by UConn’s Tyler Coyle. UConn was then able to score on an 80-yard pass from David Pindell to Kyle Buss — the longest play Tulsa’s defense has given up this season. The second quarter is where Tulsa hit their stride. Boomer connected with sophomore receiver Keylon Stokes for a threeyard touchdown pass. Defensive tackle Jacob Pugh recorded his first career quarterback sack on the Huskies, which forced UConn to settle for a 50-yard field goal. The Golden Hurricane would not back down; Corey Taylor II gained 48 yards on a rush — Tulsa’s longest running play of the season. Boomer scored his first career rushing touchdown on a 1-yard score. Boomer connected with junior receiver Keenen Johnson for a 26-yard touchdown. Taylor scored the final touchdown of the half, despite UConn’s best efforts. When the half came to a close, TU had a commanding 2813 lead. Tulsa continued to roll down the field in the third. Boomer connected with senior tight end Cole Neph for a 38-yard touchdown early on. Senior cornerback Keanu Hill collected his second career interception
(both this season) during a Huskies drive. Boomer recorded his fourth touchdown pass of the game on an 18-yard toss to senior receiver Justin Hobbs. Hobbs finished with 45 yards and a touchdown on two receptions. He now has 2,404 career receiving yards and 164 career receptions, placing himself 11th on Tulsa’s all-time charts for both categories. After the kickoff, Whitfield was ejected for a targeting hit on UConn running back Kevin Mensah. Whitfield will not be allowed to play in the first half against Memphis next week. Junior defensive end Trevis Gipson recorded his second sack of the season for a 2-yard loss on third down freshman Reed Martin scored his first career touchdown on an 11- yard play. Beginning in the fourth quarter, true freshman TK Wilkerson ran for 79 yards on his first career carry. Wilkerson saw his first career action on special teams earlier in the game. During Connecticut’s drive, true freshman linebacker Grant Sawyer recorded his first career fumble recovery. UConn’s David Pindell completed a 3-yard pass to Tyler Davis for a touchdown. Coach Phillip Montgomery admits, “It’s been a frustrating year. I’ve been frustrated. Our team’s been frustrated but we’ve stayed diligent about what we do and how we do it.” He continued, “We’re going to enjoy this one for a little bit. It’s been a little while since we got to taste it. So I want our guys to taste it, feel good about it. Food will taste better and music will sound better, and you know, they need to feel some of that. And then we’ve got to get refocused about what we’ve got to do next week.” When asked about how much fun it was to get into a rhythm after the last few weeks of struggling, Taylor said, “It felt like home, just getting back to our identity and the team that we are. It felt really good.” Gipson said after the win, “We played good. We performed the best that we could, and going into next week we’ll try to do the same thing we did this week, to put points on the board and continue to prevent the other team from putting points on the board. That’s the game plan.” In the end, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane left the Huskies out to dry with a thirty point spread. Next Saturday, Nov. 10, the team will face the Memphis Tigers on their home turf. photos by Dalton Stewart
Sox win World Series Baseball expert and Editor-in-Chief Justin Guglielmetti reports on the 2018 World Series.
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Just 15 years ago, the Boston Red Sox labored under the reputation of being one of the most tortured franchises in all of sports. They wasted the careers of numerous alltime greats and suffered an 86-year World Series drought following their trade of Babe Ruth, the best player in baseball history. Now, with their victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers last Saturday, they have officially become the game’s most successful team of the 21st century. Staff ace Chris Sale took the mound in the bottom of the ninth with his team up 5-1 and struck out the first two batters he faced. When Manny Machado, the closest thing MLB currently has to a villain, took to the plate, the look he gave him was murderous. The odds were already stacked against LA coming back and forcing a Game 6, but seeing Sale’s face up close on the TV removed any doubt. With a devastating slider that started off near the middle of the plate and ended up around Machado’s shins, he struck out the side to give the Sox their fourth World Series ring since 2004, and ninth overall. Most pundits saw this as a battle between baseball’s best — Boston’s franchise-record 108-win team going up against a Dodgers club that captured its sixth straight NL West crown and second consecutive National League pennant (despite underachieving in the regular season). And though it wasn’t quite a legendary thriller up to the level of the last two World Series, there was still more than enough drama and excitement to be had. Despite taking the series in five games and outscoring their opponents 29-15, the Red Sox trailed at some point in every game save the deciding one. They hit well in situations with runners in scoring position and two outs as they had all season, and were consistently able to capitalize on shaky performances from the Dodgers’ pitching staff.
The highlight of the series was the epic Game Three, which, at 18 innings and more than 7 hours, was the longest contest in World Series history. Light-hitting center fielder Jackie Bradley, fresh off an MVP performance in the ALCS, tied the game in the eighth with a towering shot off Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen. The Sox then went up in the 13th, but failed to secure the win in the bottom of the frame when an Ian Kinsler throwing error from second base resulted in an unearned run. Max Muncy mercifully ended the night with a homer to left-center, spoiling an outstanding relief outing from Nathan Eovaldi. Steve Pearce, a midseason trade acquisition from the Toronto Blue Jays, was named MVP of the series after batting .333/.500/1.167 with three homers and eight RBIs. Pitching stars included Eovaldi and David Price, who shed his reputation as a postseason choker with a 1.98 ERA and .951 WHIP in 13.2 innings. For the Dodgers, 2011 World Series David Freese gave his best effort, hitting .417/.500/.833, but received little support from the rest of the lineup. Cody Bellinger, the NLCS MVP, was particularly disappointing, accumulating just one hit in 16 at-bats. Clayton Kershaw, still the greatest pitcher of the new millennium, continued his streak of playoff disappointments, racking up an ERA of 7.36 over his two starts and losing the deciding fifth game. Looking ahead to 2019 and beyond, both organizations face the prospect of losing key components of their pennant-winning teams. Machado and Eovaldi will enter free agency seeking big paydays, and AllStar Red Sox closer Craig Kimbrel has until Nov. 12 to accept or reject Boston’s qualifying offer. Kershaw has already signed a three-year $93 million contract extension with the Dodgers.
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Madrid in Real trouble Student writer Andrew Noland discusses the problems in the Real Madrid Football Club. What has happened to Real Madrid’s reign over the soccer world? Dropping games isn’t the issue: Real Madrid went on a long losing streak that nearly cost Zinedine Zidane his job last season, right before they won the Champions League for a third time in a row. Zidane leaving in June can’t be the source of the issue — he barely coached. Real Madrid has the talent to retain their hegemony, but the paradox remains. Since 2009, a superstar by the name of Cristiano Ronaldo, along with Lionel Messi, has played a seesaw game for the title of Greatest of All Time. Now, that anchor for Madrid has disappeared, reemerging in Turin to decline in Italy’s most dominant soccer organization. To Real President Florentino Perez, it looked like the offseason gamble was a vic-
do’s best highlights, and it appears he cannot overcome that role in a post-Cristiano Madrid. Real Madrid needs to put aside their dreams of a new stadium to invest the money into the next Galactico. Neymar appears to be their best shot, but he has significantly deteriorated in the shadow of the 2018 World Cup Best Young Player. Perez will need to pry Mbappe from Tuchel’s cold, dead hands. Eden Hazard has hinted at a move to the Spanish capital, but his play at Chelsea will likely lead to a lucrative contract extension. Harry Kane and Dele Alli have been hinted as a combo package to the Bernabeu, but the likelihood that Tottenham would let them both go without the transfer fees breaking over half-a-billion dollars is low.
“Harry Kane and Dele Alli have been hinted as a combo package to the Bernabeu...” tory. That was until he realized his team wasn’t winning. Real have settled into sixth place, lowly for their standards, and find themselves glaring enviously at their Catalonian rivals at the top of the table once again. It may seem ridiculous to say that Real Madrid lacks a definitive superstar with talents like Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, Thibaut Courtois, Marcelo and Gareth Bale in their lineup, but, when among the best teams in Europe, one must shine brighter. None have risen to the challenge. Lopetegui’s firing, while potentially a boon in the short run, lacks meaning when the heart of the issue remains the loss of Ronaldo. Vinicius Junior, the wunderkind sensation from Brazil, shows promise, but he’s no Mbappe. Gareth Bale is more often injured than not, and he cannot be relied on as a consistent star. Benzema served as nothing more than a facilitator for Ronal-
Mohamed Salah has dropped off Madrid’s radar during the Egyptian’s summer and fall slump, but his recent performances have started to remind us of his historic last season. The American prodigy currently stationed in Dortmund remains surrounded by rumors of a move to Real Madrid, but Pulisic is more likely to head to England or Bayern than Spain. Solari could bank Leroy Sane, but the German currently playing for Manchester City would need to ascend to a level unseen from him thus far. Real Madrid needs a lodestar to hinge their hopes upon, and they need to find him quick. It doesn’t appear they will find that superstar internally, and a new coach can go a long way to discerning that talent. Whether interim coach Solari has that required scouting and tactical mind remains to be seen. However, if they want to escape their current rut, they will need to go back to the drawing board and discover an identity.
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US women shine at gymnastics World Championships Gymnastics journalist Hannah Robbins discusses the continued U.S. dominance in women’s artistic gymnastics and the struggles of the U.S. men’s team at the World Championships.
This year’s Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Doha, Qatar, proved to be an interesting week of competition. From Simone Biles’s kidney stones less than 24 hours before qualification to the men’s final being decided by less than a 10th of a point, the competition provided excitement and drama on both the men’s and women’s sides. The format for the competition is similar to that of the Olympics. First, gymnasts compete in qualifying rounds. For countries competing in the team competition, four of the five gymnasts on the team compete on each apparatus. The top three scores count towards the team’s totals. If a country does not send a team, qualified gymnasts compete on their own in the events they choose. At the same time, the scores that count for the team competition also count toward the apparatus finals, as well as the all-around qualifier if gymnasts compete on all (four for the women or six for the men) events. The top 24 all-around gymnasts compete in the all-around finals, and the top eight gymnasts on each apparatus compete in the finals for that apparatus. The all-around and apparatus finals might not have the top eight on each apparatus or 24 all-around, however, since each country can only send two representatives to each finals. In the team finals, only three gymnasts per team compete on each event and all scores count. The highest total score after adding all the events together determines the winner. Any team that medals (first, second or third) in the team finals qualifies their country to compete in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. After qualifying in fourth for the team finals behind Russia, China and Japan, the U.S. men’s team placed fourth. Their efforts to improve from qualifying, ending a point higher, were not enough.
China had a strong performance on the parallel bars, scoring a full four points ahead of the next best parallel bars team, which helped lead them to first place. Russia finished only .049 points behind China, and without their .4 points in deductions on floor exercise, Russia would have won the men’s team final. Japan rounded out the top three with a solid performance. In the men’s all-around, the competition was tight until the very end, with interesting results: Russian Artur Dalaloyan and Chinese Ruoteng Xiao ended with the exact same score of 87.598 points. The tiebreaker, dropping the lowest score, left Dalaloyan on top and Xiao in second. Third place went to Nikita Nagornyy of Russia. Americans Samuel Mikulak and Yul Moldauer placed fifth and 12th, respectively, after struggles on the high bar for Mikulak and pommel horse for Moldauer. The last portion of the men’s competition was the event finals. The United States didn’t have a good showing on floor exercise; Moldauer ended in fourth place, .034 points out of third, while Mikulak ended seventh. Dalaloyan continued to dominate with another gold ahead of Kenzo Shirai of Japan and Carlos Edriel Yulo of the Philippines. On pommel horse, Mikulak ended in fourth, over half a point off bronze, behind Xiao, Max Whitlock from Great Britain and Chih Kai Lee from Chinese Taipei. Xiao and Whitlock tied, with the execution score giving Xiao the edge to end up with the gold. On rings, Greecian Eleftherios Petrounias bested Brazilian Arthur Zanetti to earn gold. Italian Marco Lodadio placed third. On vault, Se Gwang Ri from North Korea ended in first, followed by Dalaloyan at only .05 points behind. The medals were rounded out by Shirai of Japan. On parallel bars, American Mikulak was edged out of
bronze by Dalaloyan, with Jingyuan Zou of China claiming the gold and Ukrainian Oleg Verniaiev earning the silver medal. It took until the last event of the competition, but U.S. men’s gymnastics earned a medal. Mikulak ended the high bar competition with a bronze after executing his routine well. He ended behind Epke Zonderland of the Netherlands and Kohei Uchimura of Japan. It was the end of a tough meet for the U.S. men. After qualifying in first place for the team finals ahead of Russia and China by a record nine points, the U.S. women’s team placed first. Lead by Simone Biles, who qualified on all four apparatus finals and the allaround, the U.S. women’s team continued to dominate. The U.S. women’s team had the highest total score on every apparatus on their way to winning a fourth straight team finala similar margin to their qualification score. This amazing margin came even as Biles struggled on balance beam and both Biles and Morgan Hurd receiving deductions for their floor exercises. The race for second was significantly closer, with Russia beating China by only half a point even after .7 points in deductions. In the women’s all-around, Biles came out on top, to no one’s surprise. It’s a testament to how far ahead of the rest of the field she is that she won with the set of routines she performed. On vault, she landed almost on her butt, barely getting her feet on the ground first; on floor exercise, she almost stepped out of bounds; and on balance beam, she completely fell off the beam once and almost did so a second time. Fewer mistakes than this would have caused any other gymnast to be out of the running for a medal, but that’s how talented Biles is compared to the rest of the field. The scores for silver and bronze were much clos-
er, however, with American Morgan Hurd ending in third place by only .066 points behind Mai Murakami of Japan after Hurd also had a particularly poor beam routine. After those mistakes, Biles had the chance to perform as well as she did in qualifying in the event finals. She started strong with a solid performance on vault, winning a gold medal by an .8 point margin over Canadian Shallon Olsen and Mexican Alexa Moreno, whose fight for silver was decided by .008 points. On uneven bars, Biles finished with a silver, half a point behind gold medalist Nina Derwael from Belgium and one 10th ahead of German Elizabeth Seitz. This was not because of mistakes on Biles’s part but because of the huge difficulty that Derwael had. Derwael would have had to make mistakes for Biles to win. Biles continued to struggle on balance beam, almost falling off twice, with multiple balance checks (the gymnast waves their arms or visibly struggles to stay on the beam) but managed to snag a bronze medal. Her teammate Kara Eaker, however, struggled more, falling on her mount of the beam, leaving her in sixth place. Tingting Liu of China, who qualified in last place, earned the gold while Canadian Anne-Marie Padurariu earned the silver. On floor exercise, Biles showed why she earned the gold in Rio with a performance that was almost a point more difficult than anyone else in the field, earning a gold despite stepping out of bounds on a pass. Teammate Hurd also had a strong showing, earning a silver ahead of Murakami of Japan. This was the end of a strong showing for the U.S. ladies, who earned a total of four golds, two silvers and two bronze medals.
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Figure skating expert Hannah Robbins reports on the successes and wipeouts in the Grand Prix of Helsinki this weekend. This week’s Grand Prix competition, Grand Prix of Helsinki, is the first Grand Prix event hosted in Finland and is a change from the usual Cup of China. China declined to host any figure skating events this year, citing preparations for the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. The competition was an exciting one, with Olympic gold medalists Russian Alina Zagitova and Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan returning to the ice for the first time in a Grand Prix event this season. This season there seems to be a significant struggle with under-rotated jumps. An under-rotated jump is a jump where a skater rotates between one quarter and half of a rotation less than the number of rotations they attempted. Any more than half a rotation less ends with the jump being downgraded, or given the base value of the jump one rotation lower than attempted. When a skater under-rotates their jump, they receive 70 percent of the base value for
under-rotations in the free program, Hanyu finished in first place, winning by a margin of 39 points. Michal Brezina from Czechoslovakia finished his Grand Prix assignments with another solid performance in the short that earned him second place. Despite a fall in the free program, he earned another second place score, leaving him in second place overall. This season is where it all seems to have clicked for Brezina. He was sixteenth in the Olympics last year and hadn’t ended on a podium since the European Championships in 2013, but this season he’s finished in the top three for both his Grand Prix assignments. Boyang Jin from China ended in third following the short program after a fall on his combination jump. Jin finished just off the podium in the Pyeongchang Olympics, but has struggled since then. Jin ended in
by Zagitova, who rarely makes mistakes on her jumps. Zagitova rebounded in the free program, only struggling on one jump pass, and ended in first place overall by a margin of 17 points. The rest of the field had similar struggles, with almost every competitor falling once. First year senior Yuna Shiraiwa from Japan, who was in second place after the short program, ended in fourth after placing fifth in the free program due to under-rotated jumps. Belgian Loena Hendrickx ended the short program in third despite under-rotated jumps but finished in fifth in the free program after more under-rotations in the free program left her in fourth place overall. Kaori Sakamoto of Japan fell twice during her short program, ending in seventh place. Sakamoto rebounded in the free program, earning second place and third overall, a comeback reminiscent of Evgenia Medvedeva from Skate Canada. Fellow
Natalia Zabiiako/Alexander Enbert from Russia, who placed fourth at Worlds, ended in second place after the short program when Enbert fell on their side-by-side jump, but another fall in the free didn’t stop the pair from earning first place in the free program and overall. First-season seniors Daria Pavliuchenko/ Denis Khodykin of Russia ended in third in the short program, and a clean free program left them third overall. Americans Deanna Stellato-Dudek/Nathan Bartholomay ended in sixth after both struggled on their sideby-side jump. The Americans continued to struggle in the free program, finishing sixth overall after struggles throughout. In the ice dance competition, skaters who were in the middle of the pack last year had an opportunity to prove themselves. For Americans Lorraine McNamara/Quinn Carpenter and Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko, this was a chance to show
“In the men’s competition, Hanyu proved that he truly is one of the most artistic and consistent skaters competing today.” that jump. In addition, under-rotated jumps also lead to a lower grade of execution. As technology improves, the ability to catch these under-rotations increases. While a skater is competing, any jump that the technical panel of judges believes might be under-rotated is flagged for review. These jumps are replayed to determine if the rotation is considered complete. Certain skaters have a reputation for under-rotated jumps, so their jumps are flagged more often. One common way to notice under-rotations is by looking for a spray of ice at the end of the jump. If this happens, the skater finished the rotations of the jump on the ice as opposed to in the air. In the men’s competition, Hanyu proved that he is truly one of the most artistic and consistent skaters competing today. After a clean short program, he was in first by an impressive 13 point margin, ending with a program component score that was four points above his competitors. Despite
fifth after the free program and overall after a shaky free program where he fell three times, reminiscent of his falls at Worlds last year that left him in 19th place. In his final Grand Prix assignment of the season, Junhwan Cha repeated his third place result from Skate Canada. Cha struggled slightly in the short with under-rotated jumps, ending fourth before returning to third in the free program despite falls and under-rotations. American Alexei Krasnozhon ended in seventh after a decent performance overall, but his lack of difficulty and occasional issues with execution left him in eighth place in the short program and sixth in the free program. In the ladies competition, Zagitova proved why she won a gold at the Olympics. Despite popping and invalidating the second half of her combination jump in the short program, she ended in first by a five point margin. This was an uncharacteristic error
Russian Stanislava Konstantinova, whose fifth place finish in the short program after a fall seemed to dash her podium chances, ended in second place after a third place finish in the free program. American Angela Wang struggled. In the short program, she invalidated one of her jumps, ending in ninth place after the short program. In the free program, she ended in last place after an invalidated element, two falls, a downgraded jump and an under-rotated jump to end in last place in the competition. In the pairs competition, it was time to shine for skaters that placed just off the podium at Worlds last year or just moved up to senior competition. Nicole Della Monica/ Matteo Guarise from Italy, who placed fifth at Worlds, ended the short program in first place after a clean program. After a fall in the free program left them in third, they ended the competition in second.
they could fill the shoes of the Shibutanis and compete with Hubbell/Donahue to continue U.S. dominance. First year seniors Carreria/Ponomarenko struggled in the pattern sequences, finishing in fourth after the rhythm dance. A level two (the second-lowest level) step sequence and level one twizzles left them in fifth after the free dance, and they ended in fifth. McNamara/Carpenter ended in third after the rhythm dance with a solid performance, but fell to fourth after they performed level two step sequences in the free dance, finishing third. Alexandra Stepanova/Ivan Bukin of Russia had a solid performance in both events, ending in first overall by around four points. Charlene Guignard/Marco Fabbri seemed poised to end in first after ending the rhythm dance less than a point behind Stepanova/ Bukin, but a fall prevented that, leaving Guignard/Fabbri in second overall.
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Scooters roll into Tulsa and onto campus The electric scooters seen around campus are a first in Tulsa, but don’t come without their concerns. Lizzy Young Student Writer Tulsa is in the midst of embracing the motorized scooter trend that’s been sweeping the nation. During the early morning hours of Oct. 26, Lime, an electric scooter company, dropped off roughly 100 motorized scooters downtown on 11th Street near the University of Tulsa and on Riverside. Students have been taking notice over the past week as the scooters found their way onto campus. Lime is a company that provides motorized scooters and bikes in cities and on college campuses. The idea is for people to avoid using cars and instead take advantage of their ridesharing program. To rent a scooter, you must download the Lime app. The app shows you the location of nearby scooters. When you find one, you scan the QR code or enter the number to unlock it. Hop on, push off, and after the accelerating mechanism kicks in, you’re off and running. When you’re finished, you park and leave it for the next person to come along who wants to take it for a spin. The whole ride costs one dollar for the initial unlocking cost and an additional 50 cents for each mile. It’s a concept that is gaining traction. According to the Lime website, they are operating in more than 100 markets. When they enter a new location, they drop off groups of scooters throughout the area. The current crop of 100 scooters in Tulsa are just the beginning, with the Tulsa World
Groups of Lime scooters appeared suddenly on the south side of 11th Street on Oct. 26.
reporting that Lime has permits for 400 more. Although TU is not listed as one of Lime’s partner universities, students have been using the Tulsa scooters to get around on campus. TU is not the first campus in Oklahoma to feature Limes, as Oklahoma State University had them at their Stillwater campus. However, a Campus Alert went out to all students on Oct. 15 that recalled the scooters. The email read, “Due to safety concerns and permitting issues Oklahoma State University has notified scooter rental companies they must remove their vehicles from the OSU-Stillwater campus.” OSU’s safety concerns are well-founded, as Lime scooters do not come with helmets.
Lime’s website strongly recommends wearing a helmet, but most users opt not to simply because they don’t have one on hand. Riders can also be a hazard to pedestrians. The scooters are fast, and inexperienced riders may have a hard time maneuvering around pedestrians. These concerns are heightened when riders are on a crowded walkway. In addition, Lime has had to recall a large number of scooters after learning that the batteries could catch fire. The recalls happened in Los Angeles, San Diego and Lake Tahoe according to a CNN report. Several Tulsans have already reported injuries since the scooters’ arrival on Oct. 26. KTUL reported Hillcrest Medical Center ER physician Craig Kennedy as saying they
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had seen at least two patients with scooterrelated injuries. What does this mean for the future of scooters in Tulsa? The local government has tried to ensure the safety of the public while bringing this fun trend to the city. The Tulsa World reported that before issuing the permits to Lime, the city of Tulsa first required the company to perform a safety demonstration If people know the safety guides and follow them, injuries should be prevented. For TU students, the administration hasn’t said anything against the scooters, and students seem content using them around campus. Lime is not the only motorized scooter company on campus, as there has been an eyewitness report of Bird scooters appearing on 11th Street as well.
Know your candidates: Oklahoma midterm elections 2018 Use the following brief descriptions to inform your vote on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Hana Saad Student Writer Election day is almost here. Staring down at a ballot full of unfamiliar names is difficult. Take five minutes to read through this list for a run-down on this election’s candidates. Governor Drew Edmondson (D) – Edmondson served in the Navy and was Oklahoma’s Attorney General for 16 years. His three major concerns, as listed on his website, are fixing Oklahoma schools, repairing the government’s budget and “cutting special tax breaks for oil and gas corporations.”
Kevin Stitt (R) – Stitt started his own mortgage company and is now a successful businessman. According to his website, he upholds popular conservative values, including the right to bear arms. If elected, Stitt plans on reforming the government’s budget, changing the education system and promoting agriculture production. Chris Powell (L) – Chair of the Oklahoma Libertarian Party, Powell has served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Some of the issues he is concerned about include consolidating agencies to reduce government spending, defending the Second Amendment and decriminalizing cannabis. As stated on his website, he also plans on reducing the incarceration rate by only imprisoning people “who pose a genuine threat to the public.” U.S. House District 01 Tim Gilpin (D) – Gilpin is an attorney as well as a former member of the Oklahoma
State Board of Education. He has volunteered with several organizations in Tulsa. According to his website, Gilpin’s law practice “focuses on workers’ rights, fair employment, and consumer advocacy.” He opposes President Trump’s stance on immigration and wants to improve the Affordable Care Act. Kevin Hern (R) – Hern is a businessman with conservative values. He stated on his website that he will “lead the way in Washington on pro-life issues” and that marriage should only be “between one man and one woman.” He is in favor of stricter immigration laws and wants to develop a more secure border.
enforcement and reform the criminal justice system so it is more cost effective. He also wants to focus on the opioid epidemic by increasing rehabilitation programs. Mike Hunter (R) – Hunter used to be an energy and real estate lawyer for a private practice. His website states he “served six years as a Republican member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.” On Feb. 20, 2017, he was appointed as Oklahoma Attorney General. He is concerned with protecting Oklahoma consumers and children, as well as religious values. He also wants to “crack down on opioid abuse” by creating “stronger laws” and educating citizens on drug abuse and prevention.
Attorney General Mark Myles (D) – Myles is an independent practicing attorney in OKC. According to his website, his “number one priority [is to] keep Oklahomans and their families safe and secure.” He aims to work with local law
The information included for each candidate only covers some of the issues they care about and what they plan to do if elected. Taking a further look at their websites can help you determine who to vote for.
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Economists William D. Nordhaus and Paul Romer shared the Nobel Prize for their environmental and economic work. Emily Every Commentary Editor
Two American economists have been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. The $1 million prize was divided equally between William D. Nordhaus and Paul Romer for their separate work into environmental and economic sustainability. “This year’s Laureates have designed methods for addressing some of our time’s most basic and pressing questions about how we create long-term sustained and sustainable economic growth,” said the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in a press release.
implementing a carbon tax would impact the environment. Romer, a professor at the NYU Stern School of Business, received the other half of this year’s award “for integrating technological innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis,” as described by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Romer is best known for his research into how economic factors affect firms’ development of new technologies, which are often thought of as the driving force behind economic progress. Romer published his work dealing with drivers of technological progress in 1990. He laid out his seminal endogenous growth model, which takes advantage of the nonrivalrous aspect of new knowledge (the idea that firms which develop new concepts cannot be the only ones to capitalize on them). Romer’s work is particularly interested in how external factors, such as financial in-
“The $1 million prize was divided equally between [...] Nordhaus and [...] Romer...” Nordhaus, a professor of economics at Yale University, is most notable for his work in climate economics. His work in the field started in the 1970s, when climate scientists began to take increased notice of negative environmental effects resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels. In the 1990s, two decades into his research, Nordhaus developed the first integrated assessment model, which quantifies the relationship between the climate and the economy by combining theories and models from chemistry, economics and physics. Nordhaus’ integrated assessment model is now widely used by climate economists as a determinate as to whether climate policy intervention is necessary. One example of the model’s use in the field is gauging how
centives for new research and intellectual property protections, affect the speed at which new knowledge spreads across firms globally. Following the announcement of the prize winners, Romer commented, “Many people think that protecting the environment will be so costly and so hard that they just want to ignore the problem,” adding, “I hope the prize today could help everyone see that humans are capable of amazing accomplishments.” Although neither Romer or Nordhaus provided specific answers or conclusions in their respective research, they both enriched their field with important tools to continue the study of economic and environmental sustainability.
Spoon University seeks additional contributors and members. Heber Hurd Student Writer
Many new college students have never lived away from home and have no idea how to cook, let alone figure out what they are supposed to do with that bread and peanut butter in their cabinets. Additionally, when they move into student housing, they feel lost in the kitchen and resort to a fast food lifestyle. On the other hand, there are students who are not local to their colleges and may be unaware of where to shop for groceries or where nearby food and coffee hotspots are. Fortunately for those lost in the sauce, two college students developed an idea as an outlet for recipes and the local food scene in 2007, and Spoon University was born. Owned by Scripps Network (which also owns Food Network), it’s found worldwide today, bringing food hacks to a college campus near you. The University of Tulsa chapter of Spoon University is an online food blog designed for the purpose of bringing awareness about TU’s local food and wellness scene. Nutrition and exercise are each major pieces of the total wellness model for living a balanced and healthy lifestyle. Though it is more focused on the food aspect, Spoon University espouses itself as the perfect social media platform for sharing wellness ideas for both topics of nutrition and exercise. In addition to sharing information about the local food community, it is also a place
to share culturally diverse recipes and to provide education and awareness for international food scenes that would not normally be available anywhere else. The University of Tulsa’s chapter of Spoon University is headed by student Annie Martin, who has expressed interest in recruiting other students to the cause. Members are not required to have previous culinary experience; all you need is an interest in eating. TU’s chapter is looking for anyone who is interested in participating. Those with skills and an interest in marketing, photography, videography, writing, social media management and eating are encouraged to apply. Participating looks great on a resume and fills bellies. Hosting Spoon University events is also part of membership. Past events include a watch party at Fuel 66 with the TU Alumni Association, a free student yoga class and a culinary class provided for Street School, a school for children who are at high risk of not graduating due to various life circumstances. Upcoming events include a November food drive and faculty talks about food research next semester. Spoon University at TU holds weekly meetings in the Student Union every Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. Those who are interested in more information should attend a meeting or reach out to Annie at martinannie1996@gmail.com and may also look on www.spoonuniversity. com/utulsa, Instagram and Facebook. Anyone who is interested in joining Spoon University should visit www.spoonuniversity. com/apply to apply. There is a one-time $15 membership fee. The TU chapter will be notified of the application and will make the acceptance decision.
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Oct. 25 2:45 p.m. University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers were dispatched to Keplinger Hall to take a report of an injured student. A small dry erase board fell off the wall onto a student sitting at a desk in a graduate lab. The student refused medical care. Faculty members provided the student some ice for their head. There was no cut visible, but the student noted a small bump on their head. They did not report any dizziness or vision changes from the injury. Oct. 24 9:30 a.m. University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers were dispatched to investigate a report of a video showing TU affiliates possessing contraband in a Mayo Village apartment. Officers identified the TU affiliates in the video and searched apartments related to the affiliates for contraband. Officers impounded contraband items from the apartments. 9:31 a.m. While on routine patrol University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers came across a parking permit that had been reported missing to the Parking Office. Officers confiscated the invalid permit from a University of Tulsa student’s vehicle. 3:00 p.m. University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers were dispatched to take an informational report at McFarlin Library. The reporting party was informing officers of a possible road rage incident that began off campus at a University property but ended on the main campus. Officers looked for the vehicle in question but were unable to locate it. 4:30 p.m. University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers were dispatched an apartment for a report of an exterior door found open. The residents of the apartment reported nothing was taken. Upon investigation it was determined the most likely cause was the door did not shut properly. A work order was submitted to correct the problem.
Oct. 27 12:00 a.m. While on game day patrol University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers were approached by an event staff worker who reported that a guest had fallen. Officers spoke to the guest. The guest stated that they had a pre-existing back injury that has caused them to fall. The individual stated that they were not hurt by the fall and asked if they could leave. Officers took down their information before they left. 10:30 a.m. While on routine patrol University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers noticed an act of malicious mischief had occurred to approximately 20 vehicles in the in University Square Apartments West parking lot. Small piles of dirt/ sand were placed on top of vehicles parked along the east and northeast side of the complex. No damage was noted to any of the vehicles involved. Oct. 28 9:05 p.m. University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers were dispatched to the Communication Center in regards to suspicious activity. Upon arrival, officers spoke to the reporting party who stated that while walking past Phillips Hall, they overheard two unknown individuals talking contraband. Officers had the reporting party fill out a statement form and advised that a report would be filed. Oct. 29 3:30 p.m. University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers were dispatched to Razor Hall to investigate property damage.
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Icon of war-torn Yemen dies Amal Hussain, a seven-year-old girl whose portrait captured the public’s attention, died last week in a refugee camp four miles from a hospital. The New York Times portrait, which showed Amal horribly emaciated and lying silently in a hospital bed, cast a spotlight on the Saudi-led war in Yemen. “My heart is broken,” her mother, Mariam Ali, said in a phone interview. “Amal was always smiling,” she said, adding, “Now I’m worried for my other children.” The recent killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi has caused Western leaders to reexamine their support for Saudi Arabia in the devastating war in Yemen. United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stated a cease-fire in Yemen should be enacted within 30 days. “We have got to move toward a peace effort here, and we can’t say we are going to do it some time in the future,” Mattis said last Tuesday. Critics say Saudi-led economic warfare and airstrikes meant to weaken Houthi rebels in Northern Yemen have caused massive suffering and poverty for civilians like Amal’s family.
IS targets Christians in Egypt IS claimed responsibility for an attack last Friday that left at least seven dead and 16 wounded south of Cairo. The gunmen targeted two buses carrying Coptic Christians as they left the Monastery of Saint Samuel the Confessor. In a similar attack in the same area in May 2017, gunmen killed at least 28 people as buses traveled toward the Monastery of Saint Samuel. Trips to desert monasteries are a regular religious practice by Egyptian Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of the country’s population. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi vowed to find and prosecute the attackers. Analysts say IS is attempting to widen religious division in Egyptian society in a similar manner to its strategy in Iraq and Syria. In the last two years, Islamist attacks on Christians and Muslims alike have left hundreds dead in Egypt. Militants killed at least 311 people in November 2017 when they targeted a Sufi Islam mosque in Sinai.
Divers find main fuselage in Lion Air crash Indonesia’s Search and Rescue Agency said last Thursday that divers have found the main fuselage and can now hear signals from the missing black box of Indonesian Lion Air Flight 610. As divers find more material and records, investigators may be able to piece together what caused the brand-new Boeing 737 to crash and kill all 189 passengers onboard. Investigators say they have not been able to extract any information from the plane’s flight data recorder, which was found last Thursday. The muddy waters and rapid currents of the crash site in the Java Sea have hindered search efforts since the plane crashed on Monday. One diver, Syahrul Anto has died in the search. Anto went missing and was later found unconscious by his diving partner last Friday. Doctors onshore attended to him, but he passed away shortly after. Muhammad Syaugi, head of Indonesia’s Search and Rescue Agency, said Anto was a senior diver “who devoted his life for our country.”
Upon arrival, Officers made contact with a TU employee who came into their office and found a window broken. The Physical Plant was notified and the investigation is ongoing. 6:25 p.m. University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers were dispatched to a sorority house to investigate a possible injured student. Upon arrival, the injured student stated they jumped up on a stage at Dietler Commons, fell off, and rolled their ankle. Officers asked the student if they wanted EMSA and the student declined. Officers had the student fill out a statement form and advised that a report would be filed. Oct. 30 3:00 a.m. University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers were dispatched to investigate possible suspicious activity near Helmerich Hall. The reporting party informed officers they witnessed an unidentified individual acting suspiciously near a bicycle rack. Officers searched the area and could not locate the individual, but did located a spray painted University of Tulsa bicycle tire that appeared to have been removed and replaced. Officers impounded the found tire for safe keeping. 2:10 p.m. While on routine patrol University of Tulsa Campus Security Officers found graffiti on the southwest soccer practice field on a transformer. The graffiti was red in color and appeared at an unknown date and time. A work order has been submitted to remove the graffiti. Oct. 31 3:50 a.m. Emergency Medical Service Authorities contacted University of Tulsa Campus Security and stated a student had called 911 from the Lorton Village apartment complex complaining of a medical issue. Upon arrival Officers made contact with EMSA, who treated and released the student. Officers gave the student information for the Alexander Health Clinic. The Collegian does not produce or edit the Campus Crime Watch except for content and brevity.
Tuesday, November 6 at 2:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Chapman Hall, Outdoor Patio “Hear Our Vote” Election Day Rally and Luncheon Join the Women & Gender Studies Dept. for an outdoor luncheon and rally as we gear up to cast our feminist votes in the midterm elections. Wear purple to show your support for feminism and reproductive justice issues and to protest voter restriction measures that disproportionately disenfranchise marginalized communities. We will provide lunch, information on candidates and how to locate your polling place, etc.
Thursday, November 8 at 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. College of Law, Courtroom, Pit Federalist Society Masterpiece Cakeshop Debate Please join the TU Federalist Society for free BBQ and drinks (subject to change) as we host a debate between Jordan Lorence (of the Alliance Defending Freedom, a 501(c) (3) non-profit legal organization that “advocates for the right of people to freely live out their faith”) who represented Colorado baker Jack Phillips in his case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Lorence will be debating with TU Law Professor Tamara Piety on the merits of the Court’s decision in Masterpiece, as well as the likely future of the legal landscape when religious objection meets same-sex marriage and LGBT rights post-Obergefell. Free food from Trails End BBQ will be provided along with non-alcoholic beverages. The debate will be moderated by TU’s own Prof. Johnny Parker. The Federalist Society is a nonprofit, bipartisan organization committed to free and full debate of issues facing the legal community and does not sponsor or advocate any positions on any policy or legal issue. Food service will begin at 4:30 pm, in the Pit, with the debate commencing at 5:00 p.m. After making their speeches, each speaker will field questions submitted by the public in advance. To submit a question, please post it on the event’s Facebook page. (Search TU Federalist masterpiece). We are expecting a packed house. Come early to make sure you get a seat, and please RSVP on the Facebook event page as well to ensure we order enough food. Thursday, November 8 at 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Phillips Hall, Room 211 Artist Lecture: Antone Dolezal Antone Dolezal is an American photographer whose work has been exhibited widely and is held in notable public collections including the Museum of Modern Art Library (New York), Museum of Contemporary Photography (Chicago), New Mexico Museum of Art (Santa Fe), Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Kansas City), Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library (Washington, D.C.) and the Whitney Museum of American Art – Special Collections (New York). Recent major exhibitions have taken place at 555 Gallery (Boston), Art Space – Kansas City Art Institute (Kansas City), Candela Gallery (Richmond), Filter Space (Chicago), GuatePhoto International Photography Festival (Guatemala), photo-eye Books + Prints (Santa Fe), WorkSpace Gallery (Lincoln) and Webber Represents (London). Dolezal received a BFA degree from the College of Santa Fe in New Mexico and an MFA from Syracuse University in New York. Friday, November 9 at 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Allen Chapman Student Union, Great Hall International Bazaar: Neverland Mark your calendar for the annual AIS International Bazaar! Join us for an unexpected journey to a far away land where countries from all around the world come together to showcase their food, culture and so much more! The Collegian does not produce all event descriptions in the Community Calendar. Contact us at news@tucollegian.org with events.
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Positive tips to keep you calm in these trying times
It’s easy to be stressed right now about politics and college, so consider adding these activities to your regular self-care regimen. Kaitlyn Argo Student Writer We all know that life is a little rough for just about everyone right now. Midterms just finished, grades have been handed out and some of us have found we haven’t been doing as well as we hoped. Others are going through some seasonal depression, which is nothing to be ashamed of. Others still are stressing over the political environment that is currently brewing. And some are lamenting the fact that we don’t get a fall break and are counting down the days until Thanksgiving break. (As of the publication of this paper, we’ve got 12 days left!)
If any of the above apply to you, don’t worry your pretty li’l head, as I have a list of things that can help cheer you up: • Watch a movie Seems obvious, but sometimes you don’t even know how stressed you are until you sit back and stop focusing on stressors. • Exercise Now I know there are some that are saying, “What? I want to relax, not die.” And I agree. However, it has been proven that when you exercise, mood-improving endorphins are released. So go do some crunches. • Get a face mask Honestly, even if this isn’t something you’re normally into, it can be super fun. Walmart has a two for $5 deal, so next time you’re there and have $5 to spare, get some. • Literally take a nap. Half of my stress comes from the fact that I don’t get enough sleep, and I would bet the same is for you, so take a nap. • Clean your room I know half of this list seems like just household chores, but when my room is cluttered, it stresses me out, so see if a clean room helps. • Take a shower Self explanatory. Be clean. • Watch Bob Ross Happy little trees. All on Netflix.
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If Bob isn’t your thing, might I recommend Rick Steves He’s a PBS show host and pretty much travels around Europe and other places and teaches about them. Perfect for putting on in the background when you just want to lay on the floor. I recommend his Spain videos, but that’s just me. All his videos are on YouTube. • If you like animals more than cities, how about Coyote Peterson? Pretty much a modern day Steve Irwin. Under the name “Brave Wilderness” on YouTube, he teaches about various animals and how to treat for injuries. He has entered the Sting Zone with many an animal, including a bullet ant. • Read a book. I read when I get stressed if I have the time for it. • Possibly a children’s book? I actually have two kids’ books in my dorm — one for elementary kids, one for middle schoolers. When I need to feel productive, but literally cannot focus on anything, they are perfect to read because I feel accomplished for reading a book, but I don’t have to focus on them at all to do so. • Watch YouTube I already have some things on her from YouTube, but honestly, Buzzfeed Nifty videos are also nice to just put on in the background. (Be careful though — you
might waste like two hours watching this.) • If you would rather watch something funny There is a playlist on YouTube called “Instant Regret Playlist,” and it is pretty much a bunch of old memes and funny videos that are 30 seconds or less, and you can and will spend a good hour watching it. • If Netflix is more your speed There’s John Mulaney, “The Great British Baking Show,” various Marvel movies and many more to watch. • If you have Hulu “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” is a good show. That’s all I got because I don’t have Hulu. • Caneflix We all know it and love it — your Caneflix is always an option if you have a TV in your room. • Have a back-up hobby If you draw, draw a picture; if you write, write a paragraph of a fun story. I personally knit, so I try to knit a little bit more onto my current project. • Play Minecraft It’s very relaxing, honestly. That’s all I got, but hopefully it helped you! Never forget that you also have many resources all over campus to help you if you need serious help.
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Grab yourself some face masks, Minecraft and a good book if you’re trying to relax.
Anxiety over immigrant caravan result of partisan xenophobia
President Trump’s reaction to the 6,000 people heading to the U.S.Mexico border highlights the racial bias influencing his politics. Chris Lierly Student Writer The midterm elections are only a few days away, and people have wondered if an October surprise, a crazy political happening in the last few days of an election cycle, is even possible in 2018. Our new political reality normalizes things that would have been absurd only three years ago, but this week proved that the stakes can always be raised and that bad situations can always get worse. I am referring to the United States’ ever-changing border policy that comes amid the news that a migrant caravan from Central America is moving through Mexico with an intent to enter into the United States. There has been much speculation about the nature of the caravan from the political right. Vice President Mike Pence is confused as to how there are not any “Middle Easterners” in the caravan from Honduras, whereas Senator Ted Cruz has insinuated that his opponent, Beto O’Rourke, might be helping fund the caravan and many a Fox News analyst has claimed that the caravan is full of criminals. This small sample of conservative intellectualism sounds absurd, and that’s because it is; multiple news outlets have reported that the caravan is mostly comprised
of unarmed women and children who are seeking asylum. However, when the caravan gets here, it will pose a logistical problem. The reported 6,000 crossing the border at one time between the two larger caravans will slow down the crossing process. The problem is that President Trump’s reaction could push the United States into a catastrophe unseen in the modern era. The United States immigration system is flawed. That is a fact, and no one’s political opinions can change that. Illegal immigration keeps us from having a good record of who is in our country, and a slow naturalization process prevents many families in need from becoming American citizens in a timely manner. However, the Republican Party now losing its collective mind after they refused to compromise with President Obama on immigration reform is pathetic and disingenuous. Outside of taking steps to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy (DACA) and the creation of the Muslim ban, which now exists in a subdued form thanks to three federal court rulings, Trump’s immigration policies have not lived up to his campaign rhetoric. That looks like it is about to change. Due to the immigrant caravan making it onto “Fox and Friends” this week, our Commander and Chief ignited a political battle against all things constitutional, civil and moral. In the course of a week, Trump has announced that 5,200 troops were moving towards the border with Mexico, claimed that the 14th Amendment (the post-Civil War one giving formerly enslaved people citizenship) needs changing to make it harder for immigrants’ children to gain citizenship and by the end of the week claimed he would send 15,000 troops to the border. Those actions would push U.S.-Mexican relations to the brink, but what Trump suggested next would amount to crimes against humanity. On Thursday, Trump told troops at the border to “consider it a rifle” when people on the other side of the border throw rocks at them. He eventually walked back this call
Crossing the U.S.-Mexico border will prove difficult for the refugees.
for a massacre, but what he said next should put the world on alert. For years the United States has employed a system known as “catch and release,” which allowed those immigrants who posed little or no threat to be released into the community to await trial rather than be held in a detention facility. In a moment captured by many news agencies outside the White House, Trump called for an end to such policies. He claimed that the United States would, if necessary, make tent cities along the border. If this sounds familiar, then you’ve been paying attention. In the 1990s, Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona Joe Arpaio built what amounted to a concentration camp, which he called “Tent City,” on the Mexican border with Arizona. Yes, that is the same sheriff that Trump pardoned in 2017, and it looks like Trump is
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going to try and make Arpaio’s now condemned policy in Arizona the national one. At first it looked like the escalation of Trump’s immigration rhetoric in the last week was just a build-up for the midterms, and for him, it likely is. However, for those like White House Advisor Stephen Miller, former Chief Strategist Steve Bannon and the kinds of neo-nazi white nationalist garbage who praises them, this means much more than electoral victory. For them, this is a racial victory. To defend their ideal way of life, xenophobic Republicans might end up end pushing the president into committing atrocities. If so, it might be up to the international community to intervene in one of our situations, marking a watershed for the status of the United States as a world leader.
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State opioid law to create doctor-patient dialogue
The new state law will help educate both physicians and patients about the risks of opioid addiction. Nathan Hinkle Student Writer The use of opioids in Oklahoma is growing as more patients are prescribed painkillers in an attempt to treat chronic pain. This increase in prescriptions is dangerous, however, as more Oklahomans are becoming addicted to opioids and dying of overdoses. According to the Oklahoma Drug Threat Assessment by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, “Oklahoma continues to lead the nation in the abuse of prescription opioids. Over 4.1 million prescriptions were dispensed in Oklahoma in 2017, which equates to a prescription rate of 106.7 prescriptions per 100 people.” Oklahoma has to do something to face down this massive problem.
In an attempt to fix it, the Oklahoma State Legislature passed Senate Bill 1446, which went into effect on Nov. 1. The bill attempts to crack down on opioids through a series of measures ranging from prescription rates to doctor and patient education. For example, medical prescribers such as doctors or nurses will only be able to prescribe one week’s worth of medicine for a new patient, and the dosage must be the lowest amount possible. After this initial week, before any additional usage is al-
“... by educating doctors on the risk of opioids, their rate of over-prescribing can go down.” lowed, medical prescribers are required to have a formal consultation with their patients about the risks of opioid abuse and determine whether they should move forward with the prescription. On every subsequent renewal, a medical practitioner must make a check to see if they sense a risk for addiction. Finally, medical practitioners are required to have one hour of education about opioid abuse before they can renew their medical license every year. This policy is a good step in providing important safety protocols to hopefully ensure that doctors will not over-prescribe and that patients will not receive more than is necessary.
graphic by Conner Maggio Informing doctors on the death rate associated with opioid prescription may reduce subsequent overdoses in the state.
Uruguay transgender law represents power of protests
Uruguay’s new law protecting its transgender population is a result of decades of political protest. Emily Every Commentary Editor While the Trump administration is working to legally and medically deny the existence of transgender individuals, Uruguay stands out as beacon of progressive laws for the protection of LGBTQ communities. On Oct. 19, the Uruguayan Congress approved a law that guarantees one percent of government jobs over the next 15 years are reserved for transgender people. In addition to this provision of jobs and representation within the government, the Uruguayan state
The Uruguayan bill says, “This law seeks to ensure the rights of trans people of all ages, of all sexual orientations, socioeconomic conditions, territorial affiliation, national origin, beliefs, cultural and ethnicracial origin or disability to live a life that is free of discrimination and stigmatization.” It’s hard to read this fantastic extension of human liberty and dignity in Uruguay and other Latin American countries and not wish for the same sort of empathetic rhetoric to find root in the United States. This is especially true this month, following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed plans to backpedal on the already-too-small amount of progress made for trans rights over the last decade. However, we can’t fully acknowledge and appreciate the progression of transgender rights in Latin America without understanding the necessity of protest. These laws were not born solely out of a congressional desire to elevate the status of a vulnerable minority group. The Uruguayan bill exists because transgender activists raised their voices, and other Uruguayans responded to them. If we feel that the United States federal government is leaving transgender people in
“... our best course of action is to elevate [transgender] voices and work toward protective political action.” will now provide trans people sexual reassignment surgeries and hormone treatments for free. The law also creates a pension that aims to compensate transgender individuals who “were persecuted during Uruguay’s 1973–1985 military dictatorship,” according to the Associated Press. Uruguay follows the trend of Latin American countries leading the globe in progressive policies protecting transgender populations. In 2012, the Argentinian Congress ruled that transgender people can change their gender on government documents without having had prior sexual reassignment surgery. Argentina, alongside Uruguay, requires both private and public medical practices to provide free hormone treatments and transition surgeries. Similar laws have been in place in Malta since 2015 and in Mexico City since 2014.
This new legislation is a great start toward reducing the rate of opioid overdoses and over-prescriptions. It places a series of roadblocks that should catch the problem before it starts. The benefit of this bill is that it does not merely restrict the use and prescription of opioids, but rather helps create a conversation between doctor and patient. These requirements are important because they help inform the patient about the issues as well as working as a warning against addiction.
a dangerous position (which it is), our best course of action is to elevate their voices and work toward protective political action. It’s simpler said than done, but a certain amount of respect held for other people’s humanity demands political action. We, as residents of the United States, should congratulate the transgender people of Uruguay for having won their rights, but we must continue to work internally to protect the rights and identities of our transgender loved ones and neighbors. One of the easiest ways to help the millions of trans people living in the United States this election season is to go out and vote this Tuesday, Nov. 6, for politicians who prioritize minority rights.
In this process, the patient understands the risks at hand and can help make better decisions for themselves with the help of their doctor. The use of documented dialogues makes sure that patients have a grasp of the medications they are taking and won’t be caught in a cycle of addiction that many Oklahomans currently face. While patient education is important, it is even more essential that doctors and medical practitioners are knowledgeable about the risks of opioids and potential available alternatives. By creating a standard of regular education about the risks, doctors can be more prepared to help their patients. By telling
doctors about the risk to patients, they can hopefully halt the trend of addiction. In addition, educational standards help prevent doctors who are constantly over-prescribing opioids from causing problems for their patients. In a study done by the San Diego County medical examiner’s office, doctors were sent a letter informing them when a patient of theirs died from opioid abuse. Doctors who received such a letter were 7seven percent less likely to prescribe opioids to new patients and were also less likely to prescribe high-dosage medication. This study indicates that by educating doctors on the risk of opioids, their rate of over-prescribing can go down. Through an agreement between government officials and doctors, we can lower the risk of starting the dangerous spiral of opioid addiction. This legislation is a positive step in reducing the rates of opioid addiction and overdoses in Oklahoma. While this problem will not end easily, it is important to take measures to protect the lives of Oklahomans from opioid abuse. Education is extremely important as it empowers both the doctors and the patient to make the right decision for themselves. By enforcing such legislation, we create a system where fewer people will be addicted to opioids in years to come.
Bolsonaro a fascist threat to Brazilian democracy
Jair Bolsonaro’s election to the Brazilian presidency represents a four-decade political regression for the nation. Chris Lierly Student Writer Since the 2016 primaries, many Americans have criticized the toxic nature of contemporary American politics. This criticism usually focuses on President Trump, for obvious reasons. The man has gone beyond dog whistling to stoke his base and is now just peddling blatantly racist and anti-semitic conspiracy theories, specifically one alleging Democratic donor George Soros of connections to the migrant caravan in Mexico. If the violence of last week — the attempted bombings, racist hate crimes and synagogue shooting specifically — teach us anything, it’s that American politics is barreling down a path of violence and hate. However, compared to the last few months in Brazilian politics, ours does not begin to compare. On Sunday, Oct. 28, Jair Bolsonaro was elected President of Brazil, riding a wave of public disdain for the corruption and weakness of the country’s incumbent government. That context has given Bolsonaro cover for taking hardline stances that fly in the face of everything the post-war order has tried to build, such as democratic systems immune to radical insurgencies. For example, media outlets have labeled Bolsonaro a “populist” or even “outsider,” but those labels dance around the most accurate label for the former congressman: fascist. Bolsonaro has talked candidly about the need to fix Brazil’s crime problem, which became a crisis of catastrophic proportions in 2016. However, his plan to
fix the influx of criminality involves arming certain citizens and breaking down a system based on the rule of law. He has also vowed to label certain kinds of political dissent as criminal acts and has proposed giving police the authority to kill those suspected of being criminals. What the president-elect wants to do would amount to martial law, but all of these plans pale in comparison to the former army captain’s most controversial stance. Brazil is entering its third decade as a democracy after spending much of the 20th century under the kind of military rule that dominated post-colonial Latin America. Those times have long been seen as disgraceful in the history of a nation that has risen to become the fifth-largest country in the world by population and the economic powerhouse of Latin America. Bolsonaro represents a belief that the days of dictatorship were better, and that a return to that kind of anti-democratic regime is preferable to the violence of Brazil in 2018. However, Bolsonaro does not just want to take Brazil back to a time when the generals and commanders ruled supreme; he wants things to go even further. In an interview, he was quoted as saying, “Elections won’t change anything in this country. It will only change on the day that we break out in civil war here and do the job that the military regime didn’t do: killing 30,000. If some innocent people die, that’s fine. In every war, innocent people die.” This statement could have come from Germany, Italy or Japan in the 1930s, but some still refuse to call Bolsonaro out for what he is: a man hell-bent on asserting autocratic rule long thought impossible in a liberal democracy. Yet Bolsonaro has been keen on making Donald Trump approve of his campaign. Bolsonaro has emulated and praised the current president of the United States, and little else is required to stay in the good graces of a narcissist. Trump has been making enemies of what should be his closest allied leaders, Justin Trudeau and Enrique Nieto of Canada and Mexico, respectively. With the rise of someone who seems to admire his style, Trump will likely again disgrace the country by aligning us with what our friends in Europe will have no problem labeling a fascist.
“[Bolsonaro has] vowed to label certain kinds of political dissent as criminal acts.”
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“Bioshock” composer tells his story at TU
Having started in TV and film composing, Gary Schyman detailed his discovery of video game music. Piper Prolago Student Writer
Garry Schyman, a composer noted for his work on the “Bioshock” series, visited TU last week to speak about his experiences scoring video games in a lecture on Tuesday Oct. 30. He also worked with Josh Lowery, a cellist, to lead the the university orchestra in performing some of his compositions from the video game “Torn” at their Oct. 29 rehearsal. Schyman started his lecture with a brief backstory. He grew up in Los Angeles and started playing the piano at a young age after his mother bought one for his older brother. After realizing that his declared biology major was completely wrong for him, Schyman switched to a music composition major at the University of Southern California. The school is home to the Thornton School of Music, one of the best in the country. After graduating, Schyman found his way into the television scoring industry. One of his childhood friends was the son of Dennis Weaver, a famous actor, who was able to get Schyman into recording sessions for shows
tunities in aesthetics as well as audio. Rather than synthetic sounds that were characteristic of early games, new consoles could support the more orchestral and cinematic music that Schyman liked to write. It was by chance that he stumbled into this new and innovative field of video game composition. One of Schyman’s compositions was sitting on a fax machine at THQ, a video game company, when his college girlfriend’s roommate recognized his name and brought the score to an executive. The executive determined that some of his work fit with a new game called “Destroy All Humans.” A few months later, he was hired as a contracted composer. Schyman decided that he enjoyed working in the video game industry more than in film, even though he started working as a composer before the marked for video game scoring even existed. He told the audience of current students, “There are new technologies that are being created and you may find your passion in your 40s,” just like he stumbled into video games at age 49. Here, Schyman found he could reinvent himself and write more cutting-edge compositions. When one of the directors at THQ started working on the first “Bioshock” game, she asked Schyman to compose for it. She told him, “I want this score to sound like no
“Most of Schyman’s compositions are about
two minutes long and can be looped...”
like “Magnum P.I.” and “The A-Team.” Schyman started working for composers at these studios by transcribing music so it could be performed by the orchestra. At the time Schyman started working as a composer, television and film were his only options for work because video games were still in their primitive states. Around the late ‘90s and early 2000s, new consoles like PlayStation and Xbox presented oppor-
other film or game score that is out there,” offering him an opportunity to write experimental music. After working through several ideas, Schyman found a style that would become characteristic of the Bioshock series. Playing some of his favorite pieces from the scores, “Welcome to Rapture” and “Pairbond,” Schyman described his use of a strong soloistic violin over dark, ambi-
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ent background sounds. He discussed how much he enjoyed being able to write for an orchestra, what he called “real music,” as opposed to synthetic computer sounds. The recordings were performed by the concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra on a Stradivarius violin. Video games present interesting challenges for composers. Films, Schyman said, are frozen in time. The director and composer choose where the music comes in and fades out. Whenever anyone watches the movie or show, the music is always the same. In video games, though, the freedom of the player means that the same area might need 10 seconds or 10 minutes worth of music. Because of this, most of Schyman’s compositions are about two minutes long and can be looped depending on the amount of
time every individual chooses to stay in any given area. During the Q&A section of his lecture, Schyman said that he finds inspiration for his compositions in the game itself. Rather than searching for outside sources of influence, he focuses on what the game and its players need instead of what he personally prefers. Although Schyman admits he has just finished one project and been hired for another, he is blocked by a non-disclosure agreement to discuss his work for them. Listeners can find all of Schyman’s compositions on his website, garryschyman.com, under the “listen” tab. Some of his work, including the full “Dante’s Inferno” and “Torn” albums, are also available on Spotify.
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Schyman is best known for composing the music to the video game “Bioshock.”
“The Birthday Massacre” puts on exhilarating show The beloved band made its way to Cain’s this past week and attracted a diverse crowd. Heber Hurd Student Writer I had the pleasure of seeing one of my favorite bands in concert at Cain’s Ballroom in downtown Tulsa on Oct. 29. Based out of Toronto, The Birthday Massacre has been touring on the Jonathan Davis Black Labyrinth Tour. The six-member coven is known for playing music that is a combination of goth and metal, with electronic elements reminiscent of ‘80s artists like The Cure and Depeche Mode. Tied together by the ethereal voice of female vocalist Chibi, The Birthday Massacre killed the lights and put on an incredible show. The lineup for the evening featured the opener, Julien-K, followed by The Birthday Massacre and headlined by Jonathan Davis. The sun had not yet set on that near cloudless evening when I arrived at 6 p.m. To my benefit, I was an hour early since I had mistaken the opening time. As I spoke with some of the awaiting fans, I discerned there were two VIP groups: one for Jonathan Davis and one for The Birthday Massacre. Surrounded by goth fans and purple bunnies, there was a distinct separation between Jonathan Davis and The Birthday Massacre fans. he only thing that they agreed on was that no one had a clue who Julien-K was. After a brief time in line, a pierced and tattooed VIP fan asked if anyone was interested in a VIP ticket because his companion was not able to attend. Quickly observing
the blank stares of shock, I immediately raised my hand, but he selected someone else. Five minutes later, she returned to the line and he repeated his offer. Seizing my opportunity, he was gracious enough to offer his second VIP ticket to me. Elated to have the chance to see them in concert, I also met The Birthday Massacre for a photo op! My brother turned me on to them in 2007 following the release of their “Walking with Strangers” record. I was instantly hooked. Being a fan of goth, metal, industrial and ‘80s alternative genres, it was refreshing to hear the successful combination of all four. Around 6:30 p.m., the VIP fans were led inside and, one by one, were given the chance to receive an autographed lithograph, a quick chat with each band member and free hugs from Chibi. Hugs and handshakes abound, my heart raced as I basked in the cordial experience. Of the two fans ahead of me, one was a college student at his first concert, and he could barely hold back the tears. The other was the dude who offered me his second VIP ticket, and he had his calf tattoo of Chibi signed by her during his meet and greet. The show began soon after, and following the confusion of the fans during Julien-K’s set, The The Birthday Massacre appeared on stage. Smiling and having a great time they put on an enchanting show amid fog and purple lights and were interactive with the fans. I was placed under their spell, and the energy was palpable. To finalize the experience and make a few fans jealous, I flashed my photo pass, squeezed between the stage and the barrier, snapped a few pics and called it a night.
The lead singer of the band, Chibi, brought an enchanting energy to the performance.
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Ying Li’s “Elements” holds emotional weight Li’s discussion on how she came to her painting process added an entirely new dimension to the art. Piper Prolago Student Writer Ying Li delivered an inspiring artist lecture at Phillip’s Hall to kick off an exhibition of her paintings called “Elements.” This exhibition will be on display in the Alexandre Hogue Gallery until the end of the fall semester. Li worked with graduate students to install her works and visited studio art classes to speak to students about their work. Born in Beijing, China, during the leadership of Mao Zedong and the Communist Party, Li described only seeing monotonous tones wherever she went but always “yearning for color.” During the Cultural Revolution that started in 1966, her father, a professor of Russian literature, was accused of hindering the revolution and sent to a labor camp, where he stayed for 10 years. Since she had always loved to draw, when schools started reopening in the ‘70s, Li decided that she wanted to go to college and learn to be a painter. However, she discovered she wouldn’t even be allowed to apply because her father was considered an enemy of the state. In her frustration, Li found out where a school was giving art exams and decided to go anyways. She described angrily scrawling a drawing when a professor came and stood behind her. “I thought he was going to throw me out of the room, but he didn’t. Later, he fought for me to get into college,” she told the audience. After graduating with a degree in painting from the Anhui Teachers University, she was immediately hired to teach there. Six years later, she moved to the United States, where her husband lived and taught Chinese Studies at Rutgers University in New York; Li recalled him picking her up from the airport when she first landed. As
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works, she felt like she couldn’t see where she fit in but wanted to find a way to break apart from her past and embrace the new things she was finding. Even though she was still in the process of learning English, Li applied and was accepted to a graduate program at the Parson’s School of Design. During this time, she remembers painting more than she ever had before, claiming, “I didn’t need much language — something about the visual image can just connect.” She was able to continue to expand her horizons by visiting museums and seeing exhibitions that moved her art more into expressionism and abstraction. In 1997, Li began to teach at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. The beautiful campus inspired her to start working on
“When painting landscapes, Li has found that she is able to connect to her Chinese culture...” they drove, the sun was setting and Li could “see tremendous light from the city … I was mesmerized, I’d never seen that volume of light.” In her first week in New York, Li visited the Museum of Modern Art and saw paintings by famous artists like Cezanne, Matisse and Picasso for the first time. Even though she was amazed by the beauty of these new
more landscapes. She has traveled all over the world to teach in places like Italy, Switzerland and Spain. While visiting, she can take time to paint the unique landscapes. In her studio in Umbria, Italy, she describes feeling that “space just keeps going to infinity” and that “the sky is closer to you than the land.”
When painting landscapes, Li has found that she is able to connect to her Chinese culture even though she is still haunted by her experiences during the Cultural Revolution. She describes the idea that every individual is “part of an enormous energy and space and chaos and unknown” nature that is related to Chinese art and philosophy. Even though humans and nature are inherently connected, the individual is a very small part of an immense universe. This ideology is reflected in Chinese monumental landscape painting styles that depict people dwarfed by massive and beautiful natural imagery. Li also discussed her methods and how she finds inspiration in nature. Sometimes, a certain area or object would strike her, and she would spend a month revisiting the same scene, repainting it over and over. Rather than simply repainting something like a tree or a boat though, she described feeling like she was “painting something unpaintable: the atmosphere, the temperature, a breeze.” This intention led Li to paint more abstract scenes, depicting the feeling of something like a landscape rather than trying to paint reality. Although she primarily lives in New York City and Haverford, Pennsylvania, Li has taught, lectured and won awards all over the world. She has had exhibitions in the National Academy Museum in New York, the International School of Art in Umbria, Italy,
and the Museum of Rochefort-en-Terre in Brittany, France. She also won awards from Dartmouth College, Enterprise House Art Colony in Ireland, the Valparaiso Foundation in Spain and the University of Tulsa’s Artist-in-Residence awards. Li plans to continue to paint until she is no longer physically able to. She doesn’t know what direction she would like her art to move towards, but thinks this is what pushes her to continue to create. She identifies a “challenge to paint things differently, not like anyone else has done it” as a motivation. Not knowing what she will do next, she believes, creates a sense of mystery that can only be fulfilled if she keeps challenging herself to find new ways to paint what she sees and feels. The exhibition at the Hogue Gallery displays a combination of Li’s technical abilities and the innovation of her creative style. Her drawings are intense portraits that capture personality and emotion though a simple color palette. This is completely contrasted in her thickly-applied oil paint to create bright and vibrant images. Paintings like “Mystery City” and “Valley Onsernone” demonstrate Li’s unique methodology and use of color to abstractly express emotions and recall feelings. In each work, viewers are not simply transported to a different location but to a different atmosphere altogether.
First black writer for Marvel and DC comes to Tulsa
The writer for some of comics’ most beloved characters told his story of the journey it took to get there. Piper Prolago Student Writer
The Center for Poets and Writers at Oklahoma State University in Tulsa organized an interview with Christopher Priest, a comic book writer, at the McKeon Center for Creativity. The interview was recorded as part of “Words on Air,” a web series intended to bring discussions about literature and writing to Oklahoma. Christopher Priest is best known for his work on the “Black Panther” comics, but he has also written at DC and Marvel for series like “Spider-Man,” “Batman” and “Wonder Woman.” He has been writing comic books for almost 40 years and made history as the first black writer and editor at both DC and Marvel, the largest comic book companies in the world. Although his favorite subject in school was math, Priest wrote his first novel at 10 years old. He had begged his mother for a typewriter and annoyed her by constantly using it. He recalled getting in trouble for typing too much, to which he responded, “I’m not typing, I’m writing!” Even though he admits that his first novel, about Batman, was horrible, Priest has been writing every day since he got that typewriter all those years ago. Priest stumbled into the comic book world when he was looking for internships at law
to college, Priest was making $65,000 year and living in downtown Bronx at 18 years old. Later, Priest was promoted through the ranks at Marvel to become an editor and full-time writer. Before this, the comic book industry was almost exclusively run by and marketed to white people. When writing, Priest always tries to bring something new to characters that people already know so well. “I get tired of reading the same comic over and over again,” he complained. Instead, he challenges himself to come up with new and interesting ways to use characters to “say something a little bit different.” This is what motivated him to start exploring darker themes in the “Black Panther” comics that permeate the film as well. Ta-Nehisi Coates, the new writer for the comics, articulated this shift. Rather than writing Black Panther simply like another hero, Coates believes Priest “thought that Black Panther was a king.” Jack Kirby and Stan Lee created the Black Panther character in the ‘60s. One of the writers before Priest, Donald McGregor, created the the infrastructure of the tribal systems. Priest, however, created a character that was much more intense, serious and “cool” than audiences had seen before. Priest worked with the creative directors of the film to make decisions about costuming and aesthetics of Wakanda and its people. While in a meeting about the film, Priest expressed concern that it would not be popular because the characters were too polarizing for audiences. He remembers telling
“Priest has been writing every day since he got that typwriter all those years ago.” firms. He had interviews at five law firms and on a whim added one at Marvel comics. Although Priest wanted to be a lawyer, he skipped all of the interviews except the one at Marvel and was chosen as an intern there. After interning for a year, Marvel hired Priest as a freelance writer. Instead of going
them, “I’d really hate for this to be the first Marvel film that fails because it’s a black character.” The executives laughed and ensured him that the people would love it. They were right; “Black Panther” broke records when it hit box offices, making $631 million in
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domestic ticket sales. This was the highestgrossing and highest-budget film in history with a predominantly black cast. Priest praises the filmmakers for adapting his ideas in the comic to appeal to a massive audience. He believes that the film is about more than race; rather, it is the “‘Lion King’ of superhero movies” because it focuses on universal concepts like family values, respect and finding common ground that everyone can relate to. By doing this, the film was able to allow people to relate to and empathize with problems that are relevant and can be applied outside of the film itself. When Priest was writing “Black Panther,” the problem of relatability was something that he struggled with. He found that “a black character was a very hard sell and we had to overcome that.” This is why he chose to focus his writing on Everett K. Ross, played by Martin Freeman in the film, and his cultural awakening. By allowing the audience to relate to a white character and share his experiences, Priest could control their understanding of the Black Panther
and “explode myths about the black community” by doing so. In spite of finding massive success in comic writing, Priest took a break after feeling that he had fallen into a hole in the industry. He found that he was almost exclusively asked to write about characters of color and felt that he was no longer a universal writer, but rather “just a black writer” to the executives. This gave him the impression that he was not being taken seriously because he couldn’t work on the big name series like “Batman,” which has always been his favorite. However, Priest is currently working on new projects. After finishing some writing on “Spider-Man,” Priest started working on a newer character, Deathstroke, with DC. “Deathstroke” is being considered for a solo film in the future. He does hope to have the opportunity to return to some of his favorites. Looking to the camera, Priest laughed, saying, “If you’re listening, DC, I’m still available to write ‘Batman.’”
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Cain’s Ballroom hosted rockin’ Halloween show
Despite sound issues, the event soldiered on to celebrate the spookiest holiday.
Sara Serrano Social Media and Web Manager While Wednesdays aren’t incredibly conducive to late-night spooks and rocking out, that wasn’t going to stop me from hitting up 104.5 The Edge’s Halloween Haunt show at the Cain’s Ballroom. I never miss a chance to kill a few brain cells with some unnecessary headbanging. Even arriving only 10 minutes after the doors opened, the place was already swarming with monsters, zombies and pop- culture references. With a couple of smiles and wriggling maneuvers through the crowd, I somehow negotiated myself to the front and settled in against the barricade for the long wait until the first act. Next thing I knew, four badass, leatherclad, punk- rock ladies swaggered on the stage. This was Thunderpussy, and honestly, all I could think for a moment was “aesthetic.” Their hard, driving instrumentals mixed with sassy vocals made for an interesting sound, with some strange dance moves from the lead singer to match. Unfortunately, the audience didn’t get to hear much out of them. A few songs in, the guitarist started having issues with her audio and they had to stop their set entirely. Obviously annoyed but trying hard to keep things going, the rest of the band worked on fixing the issue while the drummer and bassist entertained the crowd with their functional instruments. They eventually had to cut their set short and only played one more song be-
fore finally after giving up. But I did enjoy the little bit that I heard! Second on stage was the Pope himself, ready to bless and baptize the pit in sweat. I’m only half kidding; the next act was Albert Hammond Jr., and his bassist and guitarist were dressed up as the Pope and a priest, respectively. They definitely got the memo that this was a Halloween show. The first couple of songs were rather funky, but they got much harder as the night progressed. Hammond, the mic-swinging lead singer, seemed like a cool dude who brought a lot of energy to the stage and off of it too, jumping into the crowd for an entire song. At one point, he came over to where I was standing and I bopped with him for until he popped back on stage. As soon as I saw the rustic rug they rolled out for Meg Myers, I knew the mood of the night was going to change. Her performance was one of captivating contrasts. Meg has a powerful voice that she lets loose to amazing effect in the choruses of her songs, but a lot of the time, she sings in a very breathy way. Even through that wispy sound, I could hear the emotion —, the anger in voice. I had heard two of her songs on the radio before the concert, and she sounded just as good live, if not better, with her emotions translating even better in person. Overall, it was an incredibly powerful performance and a nice change from the more upbeat songs of the previous acts. Okay, I’m going to keep it real. When The Struts started playing, I completely forgot that I was at a show with multiple acts. That show did not start until they arrived. The Struts brought an incredible amount of energy to the Cain’s stage and rocked the entire building. The lead singer was such a
“[T]hey invited an excited fan dressed as Freddy Mercury on stage to sing and dance with them.”
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joy to watch, belting out bops and grooving along to the beat, and the instrumentals were everything I want in a rock song: high energy riffs and explosive drops. After a couple of real crowd-pleasers, they invited an excited fan dressed as Freddie Mercury onstage to sing and dance with them. Lisa, the teen they brought up and nicknamed Miss Mercury, trembled as she told them that this
was her fifth time seeing them in concert. It was a very cute moment. Leaving with the bass of the last song still thudding in my chest and some definite hearing lossdamage, I can say that this was one of the best Halloweens I’ve had in a long time.
Mother Road Market a Tulsa-centric gem
Ingenuity takes the form of Mother Road Market. Conner Maggio Graphics Editor
A new development by the corner of Lewis and East 11th Street had its grand opening last weekend. Mother Road Market is what would happen if you mixed a mall food court with local entrepreneurs. It’s stuffed with local Oklahoma businesses in a big box space — a space they would have never been able to access previously. The market consists of 21 different merchants operating their own restaurants and small shops. This development was made by the Lobeck Taylor Family Foundation, which is dedicated to entrepreneurship and innovation in Tulsa.
Before even stepping into the market, you could tell that the place was filled with people. The corner of 11th and Lewis has never been more packed with cars. People were parking across the street to get into the market. There is always a huge gathering of people that will patron new spaces in Tulsa — the love of new, local cuisine gives a lot of business to new places to eat. It’s heartwarming and inspiring to see how much love locals give to new businesses. Many places offered things that you would not normally see in Oklahoma, like pastrami sandwiches, Chicago style hot dogs or shawarma. Many vegetarian and vegan options are also available such as salads and sandwiches. The only real complaint that I have is that some of these things are a little pricey, especially the local produce. But that premium
“This space is a love letter to what has made Tulsa hip in the past couple of years.” The energy exuded in the Mother Road Market is a mix of Tulsan pride and entrepreneurial excellence. This space is a love letter to what has made Tulsa hip in the past couple of years. Mother Road Market is the culmination of the culture from our farmers markets and hipster restaurants, and not in a metaphorical way. You will see a lot of crossover elements from some favorite farmers market venues. There are Tulsa favorites like Andolini’s and Oklahoma Joe’s, as well as some lesserknown places like Umami Fries and Radish. It is a space where food rules. Even Magic City Books is currently offering cookbooks at their new location in the market. The Nest is selling supplies and decorations for your kitchen.
is paying for the cost of local businesses, as opposed to outsourced foodstuff. You can still have a nice dinner for around 10 bucks, with plenty of options for dessert or drinks after as well. Ultimately, if you are invested in the Tulsa community and what keeps Tulsa weird and innovative, you need to check out Mother Road Market. If you actively participate in the various farmers markets, you will love this place. This is a concentration of Tulsa excellence. Mother Road Market is made by Tulsans, for Tulsans. In talking to some of the customers, many were very excited to have this huge space for the locals to sell to other locals. Everyone was proud of Tulsa for this new development and what it means for the future of local cuisine.
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Proposal: #DontKneedU A counter-protest has formed in response to football players kneeling during the national anthem. Jourdon White Refuses to Get on One Knee to Tie His Shoes In our current state of affairs, protests are a daily occurance. People, now more than ever, want to truly feel as though their voices are heard. With the introduction of social movements and protests, there always seems to be a countermovement or protest from the majority. The #MeToo movement had #NotAllMen and #MenToo. Black Lives Matter was countered with All Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter. With the latest round of protests and attention Colin Kaepernick has been getting, a new counterprotest has formed. The “I don’t kneed you” movement was started by ex-NFL watcher Neil Johnson, who was upset by the protests on TV and decided to make a movement in which he would stop kneeling in his daily life. The movement quickly gained traction in more conservative circles, with many following in Mr. Johnson’s footsteps. The most prominent showing is during marriage proposals. The hashtag #DontKneedU has been trending in more conservative circles with pictures of the grooms-to-be standing over their newly-engaged fiancees. Oftentimes, the men tend to be a bit shorter than their brides-to-be in heels. In extreme cases, though, they’ll up the ante by standing on soapboxes to look down on their brides. When talking to the many brides-to-be, they often said that they were happy with the movement but couldn’t understand why that specific name was chosen. As some women have critiqued on both sides, “It kind of implies that they never liked us in the first place.” One recently engaged woman, Natalie Stanton, said, “I understand where this movement is coming from. People should have more respect for the flag and what it represents.” When asked what she believed it represented, she responded, “You know, stuff like our veterans and the freedom they give us. Like the freedoms to not kneel for things that you disagree with.” We were about to ask for clarification but were promptly cut off by a siren blaring from far away. Men, women and children seemed to appear out of nowhere. The whole time that the national anthem blared in the distance, they stood at attention and placed their hands on their hearts. Along with marriage proposals, many conservatives have taken things to the extreme and refuse to kneel at all. This makes things very difficult whenever something gets dropped — especially their manhood. Still, we know that it’s important to find causes that you believe in. In this case, when your protest is against something as minor as a man kneeling during a song that most people sit for when at home, it was just what was needed to get people riled up — which is why our propagandists at The StateRun Media choose to back the #DontKneedU Movement. Not so much because of the support, but mostly in an interest to gain that sweet revenue from this outrage in an effort to help us keep the lights on. Make sure to get your “I don’t kneed you” memorabilia at your local bookstore or wherever counter protests are sold.
Benjamin Franklin, Elon Musk, Abraham Lincoln (Vampire Hunter) and President Trump on Mount Slowless. graphic by Conner Maggio
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Hand wavin’ heathen handcuffed Foreign trucker breaks longstanding Oklahoma tradition and awaits trial. Brennen Gray Prefers Doing the Head Nod Rudy “Chad” McRoadhog, a trucker from Ohio, passed through Oklahoma last weekend Oct. 3, 2018 and found himself in jail the next morning. McRoadhog neglected to make the mandatory hand-wave to a driver who let him into the right lane. The trucker reportedly wished to turn on to I-244 from Delaware Street in Tulsa. “I am so confused!” said McRoadhog. “I was haulin’ my semi and minding my own business. Some nice lady slowed down to let me in, and then I turned around and drove onto the highway. Next thing I know, some cops appear. I thought they couldn’t be for me since I did nothing wrong.” After the trucker merged into the highway, he made it around two miles before the police stopped him with a roadblock. McRoadhog came quietly, so the SWAT team never had to leave their armored car. A beat cop present at the arrest gave his account. “The suspect kept yelling about how he was innocent,” said the officer. “We told him to ‘tell it to the judge’ because that’s what they say in the movies, but he kept talking. We may be dealing with a full blown Code Blue 42: serial nonwaver. He could be a dangerous sociopath.” With the trial set for Nov. 22, there is plenty of time for the poli-
tics of the issue to stir in public opinion. “Can we charge a man for a law he was unaware of?” said Michael Manesia, McRoadhog’s lawyer. “He’s from Ohio, he couldn’t have known! I am not disputing that such an offense is grave and deserves the death penalty, nor am I saying that it is an okay thing to
son, and letting this man go will send almost 60 years of enforcing the rule go down the drain,” said State Prosecutor Conner David. Some say that perhaps the penalty for not waving should be reduced, but neglecting to wave should be kept illegal. Either way, the case will set a precedent for drivers visiting Oklahoma.
Many claim that relaxing the law will open the floodgates for other rules to be loosened, changing the Oklahoma way of life. Still, there are those, primarily the younger voters, that promote legalization entirely. “Like, why even worry man. Don’t punish a person for being themselves, man,” said local
Rudy McRoadhog behind bars for breaking the Golden Rule: drive as one would wish others to drive.
do. But I simply do not think he should be charged with a law of which he never knew.” But some see the issue differently. “The law is the law! We can’t have people not waving to each other during traffic. That law was passed on April 20, 1969 for a rea-
“Local folk like me don’t care where you’re from. You wouldn’t go to Canada and disrespect the queen would you? Well, don’t come to Oklahoma and break our laws,” said local small business owner Lisa Jolene Rocks. She, like many of the older residents, want to keep to the old ways.
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teenager Jimmy Smith. She had to leave the interview early to catch a sale on My Chemical Romance merch and chokers from Hot Topic. Whatever happens to McRoadhog, the future of traffic courtesy hangs in the balance as his trial approaches.
The definitive list of best United States presidents The hard truth about our country’s greatest historical figures. Courtney Spivey Ready to Rewrite History Books To spice things here in the dying industry of newspaper print, we have compiled a list of the top 10 presidents of the United States. Here is the rundown: First, some honorable mentions. We looked and looked through this list and after extensive combing, narrowed out many presidents worth mentioning. Here are three of our biggest decision breakers, and so comes the list: Scooby Dooby-Doo: Not only a role model for the kids, but also for our lives. Barack Obama: He was pretty okay. A great social media influencer in today’s age, this man was known for his mic drops and lit comebacks. A president to remember for sure. Jesus Christ: This man was literally the son of God so we had to put him in our list. Coming in number 10 with many honors and international awards is our homeboi, President Garfield. He was not only our fearless leader during the two massive world wars but was also a propo-
nent of amending animal equality in our nation’s law books. Unfortunately, this was added to the Constitution even before the 13th and 19th Amendments were ratified. At number nine, with no fewer awards than big diddle widdle middle of the fiddle Garfield, is our very own Benjamin Franklin. In addition to inventing lightning, this president also created the 100 dollar bill, which then created capitalism and completely annihilated communism.
liant acting skills to win the election in a landslide against his opponent: a Texas senator known as the Zodiac Killer. Number six is someone unexpected. There is nothing like an underdog tale, and this president’s election story was no exception. In June of 1666, a young farmer unexpectedly decided to run for America’s top job. What happened next changed history. Elon Musk (full name Elongated Muskrat) fought hard against his opponent, the popular-at-the-time rapper
Shakespeare to write his most famous play ever, “Hamilton,” needs no explanation. Number three on our list is Abe Lincoln (give it up for our fam). Not only did he finally give rights to Black Americans but he also popularized going to the theatre. There is a joke somewhere in there. In second place is most definitely our founding daddy, DJ Khaled. Not only did he create music (humans did not have the ability to hear before he created sound), but
“Abe Lincoln... Not only did he finally give rights to AfricanAmericans but he also popularized going to the theatre.” In eighth place, with two Nobel Prizes under his belt, is the creator of jet fuel AND steel beams: George W. Bush. This victorious man led our nation in a moment of crisis against the aliens that threatened to reveal the secrets of the Illuminati, as well as fully funding the research that made the National History Channel the perfect station that it is today. At seven is someone who fought against the system but ended up at the seat of ultimate power, Nicolas Cage. After stealing the Declaration of Independence he was able to understand the inner workings of the White House. He then used the knowledge alongside his bril-
Eminem, and managed to secure his seat at the throne of power for not one, not two, but seven whole terms. TU boasts of being one of the many universities from which the fifth president on our list hails. That’s right, it’s Tulsa’s very own alumnus Dr. Phil, the bringer of pain. Whether it’s in roasting a kid or beaming the shininess of his head to completely annihilate an argument, Dr. Phil is unstoppable. He single-handedly wrote the Paris Treaty and created NATO in the aftermath of the seventh world war. In fourth place is Alexander Hamilton. This man, who inspired
he was also pivotal in the discovery of electrons and spurred on the research of nanotechnology. He was also credited with discovering Planck’s constant before Planck and String Theory before strings were invented. Taking the top spot is of course, the man of the hour, our big papa Donald Trump. He has made our nation great again, and now, without the bounds of morality, he will be our elected leader for eternity. God Bless America and Good Night, New York.
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The State-Run Media
5 November 2018
State-Run media Waving goodbye to the midterms – and our rights.
propagandist My lovely future constituents, Last week, I needed to blow my nose, so I picked up my first newspaper in months. Before I did the deed, I opened the Tulsa World and, to my suprise, Kevin Stitt’s face was plastered on it and accompanied by the word “endorsement.” Who knew papers would blatantly try to sway public opinion? With this newfound power comes responsibility. I can’t mislead my readers. And so, my lovely audience, I am endorsing the only gubernatorial candidate that I think can do the job: me. So what if this is the day before the elections? There’s a
write-in slot for a reason, and that reason is me. Both candidates preach change. They argue that their form of change is the best course of action, whether it be for education reform or for a new perspective in the office. Every candidate always pushes for the same thing, saying they are some revolutionary for wanting change. You know what? Change is overrated; I think Oklahoma is perfect just how she is. I went through school here, and look where I am now, preparing to be the next governor of the Sooner State!
I don’t have a new perspective either; while all candidates push for change, have you seen a single good change made in the history of government over the last, say, 242 years? I think not. Edmondson is known for having plenty of insider knowledge, while Stitt is praised for being a newcomer. I am the best of both worlds. I am a newcomer into the political arena, and I have insider knowledge of how to lead from a youth retreat I attended in sixth grade. The media are now known for being the enemy of the people. Every week politicians attack the “fake news” media, pointing out examples on both sides of the aisle. And you know what? They are all right — currently. But how can the media spew lies about the administration if the administration is the one in charge of the media? Under my administration, the government and the news will be one. Another problem the other candidates have is that they listen to the people. There are two main problems with this. The first is that there is never a way to listen to every one of your potential constituents in your
short period of campaigning. The second, more significant problem is that people are idiots; they are just going to lead you astray. I solve this by listening to no one but myself: I know what’s best and that’s why I’m running. So here’s how I am qualified. One time, I got an A- on a paper about why we should take all the guns and give them to the government to protect everyone. Another fact is that I’m, like, a great speaker: I only say “like” an average of 17 times a speech. Also, most important, I am a gazillionaire. As history has shown, money automatically makes anyone qualified for any position, especially on a national scale. Money can solve any problem. Worst case scenario, I make it rain on any issue that arises. Homelessness? Check. Education? Check. Internalized systematic racism, sexism and homophobia? Check. Remember, go to the polls this Tuesday, Nov. 6, to vote for the best candidate for the job: me. Sincerely, Madison Connell Head Propagandist
Masterpiece or mockery?
ing and stick figures gets mistaken for a After three weeks of appreciation, the legitimacy of the prestigious new Kandinsky. When the staff at the Hogue Gallery TU exhibit comes into question. looked closer at the rest of the works on
Hannah Robbins Master Finger Painter
graphic by Conner Maggio TU’s MRS degree focuses on how to multitask as a young mother. One approach is growing more arms.
TU proposes MRS degree Exciting new opportunities arise for female TU students who are sick of their overly-academic studies. Sara Serrano Tired of Engineering Ladies! Have you had a tough semester? Did midterms really get to you? Is your STEM career path looking too difficult to carry on with? Congratulations! Your Christian prayers have been answered. Next semester, the University of Tulsa will offer a new degree program for a masters in reproductive science. Part of the psychology department and only accepting biological females, the program’s goals include teaching students their proper place in society as told by the Holy Bible and preparing them for heterosexual married life. Heading this innovative new program is the distinguished Dr. Debbie H. Jamison, coming to TU straight from earning her Ph.D. in theology from the University of Phoenix online. “In this new America, we’ve lost a lot of the values that once made the nation a great place to live in,” said Dr. Jamison. “I’m excited to teach this generation that
feminism isn’t the answer, as they’ve been brainwashed by the liberal media to think.” Some of the classes available for the major include Fertilization 101, The Art of Being Seen Not Heard and The Dangers of Vaccines. Various TU professors have expressed interest in developing more courses for the MRS degree, but a majority of the current professors for the program are new hires from ORU. “I get it. Things have to be equal nowadays, so we have to let girls go to college,” said Dr. Jamison. “And everyone knows that is too hard on their minds, but if they must come get a degree, why not offer them something that’s easy on them and actually useful for their lives?” The buzz around this news is almost audible. “I just came to college to mess around, ya know, just party and have some fun, but now I can study something that I’m actually passionate about!” said freshman Tiffany Lawson. “This has gotten me excited about learning again! I haven’t felt like this in a long time, honestly.” An MRS degree opens up tons of opportunities after you graduate — like marriage, motherhood and pleasing your husband in every sense of the word. So if you’re interested, make sure to speak with your advisor about switching to this exciting new major!
After the Alexander Hogue Gallery’s newest exhibit, titled “A Journey Through Time,” opened recently, the gallery staff noticed a mix-up. The exhibit was meant to be a survey of some of the hallmarks of art history, from the brushstrokes of Kandinsky to the paint splatter of Pollock. On loan from Crystal Bridges in Bentonville, Arkansas, this exhibit was a stroke of luck for the University of Tulsa to get their hands on. It’s a surprise the folks in Phillips Hall managed to grease the right palms for it to end up at the Hogue Gallery. It turns out, however, that the University of Tulsa did not actually recieve this exhibit. About three weeks after “A Journey Through Time” went on display, a professor walked by and noticed something was wrong. Upon a second glance at “Untitled, 1916,” the latest in a series of works by Wassily Kandinsky, the professor realized the work looked different. Instead of the fluid brushstrokes and crisp contrast Kandinsky is known for, a slightly more juvenile image could be seen. The professor eventually identified this as the work of a two-year-old. The State-Run Media staff reached out for comment from this child, who has since been identified as the child of an art professor, but they did not receive a response. This child should be very proud of themselves; it is not everyday that someone’s finger paint-
display, more inconsistencies began to jump out. It seemed that the entire exhibit had not been sent to them. All of the beautiful Rothkos and Pollocks that were supposed to be sent had been replaced with bizarre copies. The headliner of the exhibit, a series of Jackson Pollock’s famous paint splatter paintings, had been replaced by a handful of drop cloths taken from the ceramics studio in Phillips Hall. Ceramics professor Dr. Brooke Verde, upon recognizing the mistake, stated, “Ahh! I was wondering where those drop cloths had wandered off to. I would like those back as soon as possible!” Other swapped pieces included two color block paintings. Instead of receiving “White Painting [three panels]” by Robert Rauschenburg and “Yellow and Gold” by Mark Rothko, the Hogue received a completely blank canvas and a series of paint chips, respectively. When these works were taken down, Damian Renner, a management major on campus, was heard remarking, “I just felt so close to the color white when I was looking at ‘White Painting’ and now, I just don’t know what to do. I don’t think I can truly appreciate that color anymore. Will anything ever let me feel that way again?” The Hogue Gallery is still investigating where the missing paintings went, and Crystal Bridges is launching an inquiry into artwork assurance for the rest of their exhibits. The curators swear that they just put up the works that were shipped to them, but this might be the end of any relationship between Crystal Bridges and the Hogue Gallery.
graphic by Conner Maggio The mastermind behind some of the fan favorites of the Hogue’s new gallery.