Boyd Street Magazine: March 2016

Man
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People
St. Patricks Day
Celebrations
Sooner Basketball Coach Lon Kruger
Red Cross Month

Spring Break
Survival Guide
OU Baseball &
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Swope Scope
By: Lacey Swope
With the exception of the Black Friday ice storm and the day-after-Christmas winter storm, this
winter has been very quiet. It was like we jam-packed an entire seasons worth of weather into
those two events. January and February were both very mild. January was in the top fifteen
driest months on record, and February also ended on a dry note. As a result of the lack of
precipitation, wildfires have been a big problem. Unfortunately, several Oklahomans lost their
homes as wildfires raged through eastern Oklahoma. That threat will diminish some now that
one of our most diverse months has arrived.
March is the month of change! Look around and you can already see it. Dandelions, daffodils,
tulips and trees are all beginning to bloom. The vegetation turns a bit greener every day. This is
one of my favorite times of the year. Its like life is being breathed back into the state. As a lover
of the outdoors, this means boating, fishing, hiking and hunting seasons are just around the
corner. Of course, my true passion is our crazy Oklahoma weather. March can be a quiet month,
a snowy month, or like last year, a very stormy month. In 2015, March was the start of our
severe weather season. In the News9 weather department, we consider our most dangerous
time of the year to begin March 15 and continue until June 15. This is the time of year we stay
fully staffed, and stay close to the station. Of course, severe weather can and does happen all 12
months of the year, but these are the months when the necessary ingredients are most readily
available.
Last March 25 was a big severe weather day. Moore was hit with another tornado. Thankfully,
this tornado caused no deaths, but it did extensive damage to many homes and businesses. I tell
you this to remind you that as the outdoors change and become more beautiful, our weather
pattern is also changing. As it heats up, the moisture from the Gulf becomes more available, and
storm-tracks shift as the jet-stream lifts north. Soak in the beautiful scenery, but start thinking
about severe weather. Now is the time to get the shelters cleaned out and to practice severe weather safety with the
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ART DIRECTOR
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A New Chapter Begins for Sooner Softball
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Normanites in the Spotlight: Brad Little and

Trey Bates
by Josh Helmer
A new group so Sooners aim to replicate past

successes.
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by Jenna Smith
The entire month of March is dedicated to

the work of the Red Cross.
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
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Engineers v. Lawyers
More antics of one of the longest-running,

and most energetic, rivalries on campus.
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One College, Infinite Possibilities
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Alumni.
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Boost your Zen with some local meditation

groups.
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by Cheyenne Dickerson
Your guide to Normans green celebrations.
Carleigh Foutch
CONTENT CURATOR
Grant Schatzman | Meghan Whiting
by Lindsay Cuomo
Celebrate St. Patricks Day
Lindsay Cuomo
SENIOR EDITOR
Grant Schatzman
by Jeff Provine
Celebrate Red Cross Month
MANAGING EDITOR
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
by Meghan Whiting
The creation of HeyDay and the minds

behind it.
Josh Gateley
Eight women who changed OU

by Jeff Provine
A look back at influential legacies that have

shaped our university.
Jenna Smith
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Jenna Smith | Lacey Swope
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March Mindfulness: Meditation in the

Community
by Annie Dunham
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The Year of the Lob

by Cheyenne Dickerson
Normanites Spring Break Survival Guide

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Lon Kruger - A Man of the People

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Coach Kruger brings back the fans and OUs

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Sooner Baseball Looking for Redemption

by Tyler McComas
Sooner Baseball aims to return to Omaha.
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Family dining with an Italian flare.
Syrup: A Cuppa Quality

by Tegan Burkhard
Syrup serves up steaming cups of direct

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March 2016 Issue 3 Volume 15
Normanites in the Spotlight
Brad Little & Trey Bates

by: Meghan Whiting
Trey Bates and Brad Little in the two-story, state-of-the-art HeyDay bowling center.
The weekend is coming up, and youre

looking for a fun way to spend it. Lucky
for Normanites, theres no need to travel
far to find quality entertainment. Parents,
children and college students alike are
sure to find something they love at
HeyDay Entertainment, located at 3201
Market Place. In fact, thats exactly why
the establishment was created. There
arent many places that can cater to every
age range, but then again, there arent
many places like HeyDay.
So how did this recreation center end
up along I-35, the perfect distance for
Norman, Moore and OKC citizens alike?
Its all thanks to the perfect chance
encounter, facilitated by a mutual friend
of two OU alumni who are now the
owners and operators of HeyDay, Brad
Little and Trey Bates.
Bates, a Normanite born and raised,
moved to Texas for work after graduating
with a degree in accounting and finance
from OU. While he did spend fourteen
years in Dallas as CFO of a construction
company, he couldnt stay away from the
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Sooner State, or Norman, for long.

We sold the company, so I was trying to
figure out what to do for the rest of my
life, said Bates. My family was from here
and I had young children, so I thought this
would be a great place to come back and
raise a family.
When Bates moved back to Norman, he
became a real-estate developer. Little
did he know that at the same time he
was developing the land which HeyDay
now sits upon, a fellow OU graduate was
thinking up the business plan for the
entertainment center.
Im a recovering attorney, says Little,
who graduated from OU College of Law.
Prior to HeyDay, Little worked at a large
law firm in downtown OKC. Like Bates,
however, he wasnt sure that what he
was doing was how he wanted to spend
the rest of his life. I was working a lot
of hours, said Little, and I realized two
things: one, I wasnt enjoying it, and at the
time, my son did competitive soccer and
my daughter did competitive dance.
Traveling with his children to games and

competitions led to Little and his family
spending many weekends in different
cities in places like HeyDay. This is when
his idea for the business plan that would
become Heyday was born. It just dawned
on me after several thousand dollars
being spent in those places, that Norman
needed something like that, said Little.
So I took it upon myself to figure out
the industry and started doing a lot of
research.
Littles research included traveling to
places like Buffalo, New York and cities
in New Jersey to look for the perfect
vendors for entertainment activities such
as laser tag and mini-golf. Although he did
the research, Little is a business defense
attorney by trade, and wasnt completely
sure how to go about actually starting a
business of his own.
So, after putting together a business plan,
he contacted a friend to help him get
things off the ground. This is where
Continued on page 12
Photos by: Mark Doescher
facelifts. In 2014, a multimillion dollar

expansion enabled Bates and Little to
create a recreation center that more than
deserved to be recognized as the winner
of the 2015 North American Top Family
Entertainment Center of the World, North
America, Award.
While the two partners created the
business, they say they arent the only
ones to credit for HeyDay becoming
not only a reality, but an award-winning
recreation center. Were a good team,
said Bates, but were two middle-aged
guys, so our perspective is limited.
In order to make the center a place that
could truly cater to anyone of any age,
Bates and Little turned to their wives,
Tracy Bates and Keri Little, for help.
The way it looks, the way it appears, the
presentationthats definitely due to our
wives, said Little. Not only did Tracy and
Keri contribute to the design and finishing
touches of HeyDay, but they also played a
big hand in the renovation.
After the AMF Moore Lanes bowling
center announced they would not rebuild after the May 20, 2013 tornado,
Bates and Little were trying to decide
how many bowling lanes they could add
in to the renovation. They wanted to max
out the number of lanes that could be
supported, but they could only have 16
lanes downstairs if they didnt want to
destroy the mini-golf area.
We were at home one day, said Little,
and she (Keri) says why cant we do
bowling upstairs, too? I thought it would
never work, but a few days later, Trey
comes to me and says that hes thinking
about bowling upstairs.
things finally aligned for his business plan
to become a reality. My friend said that I
needed to meet this guy who was looking
to do something similar, said Little.
Thats when he introduces me to Trey,
and the rest is history.
Opposites attract is definitely the case for
the two business partners. But, while they
say their personalities are completely
different, their goal has always remained
the same: create a quality, family-oriented
business. The common theme that drew
Brad and me together is the quality of the
vendors, said Bates. I was looking for
someone that was going to be a quality

investmentnot something that was
going to boom and bust.
If youre not an experienced developer,
its hard to look at an empty lot of land
and imagine what it could turn into if the
right business was built on it. But if youve
ever been to Heyday, which first opened
in 2007, you couldnt imagine the piece of
land off I-35 without it.
During the eight-plus years since HeyDay
opened its front doors, the recreation
center has undergone some major
With great minds thinking alike, eight

lanes were added to the upstairs balcony,
giving HeyDay a total of 24 bowling lanes.
HeyDays expansion has not only allowed
the recreation center to meet the need
for bowling in the area, as well as provide
multi-level laser tag, an 18 hole mini-golf
course, ropes course and arcade games,
but it has also been able to satiate almost
any guests appetite. While still carrying
the entire menu of DoubleDaves Pizza,
the renovation enabled them to bring in
the locally-acclaimed Boomerang Grill.
We were on one of our road trips to Texas to tour other

facilities, said Bates, And Brad said, You know, what we
really need is a signature food, and I immediately thought
about Boomerang and the Theta Burger. As Bates and Little
began the process of trying to find out how they could get
a Boomerang Grill re-started, they discovered that there
was one original Boomerang still in business in South OKC.
I met with the owner, Mike Lawrence, and I showed him
our plan. Long story short, we got him to come work for us,
said Bates.
Having the Boomerang Grill was the last piece of the puzzle
that came together. We have a best-in-class restaurant, a
best-in-class facility said Little, and, certainly not least, the
best-in-class people. The best in class people are definitely
a big reason that Heyday has become as successful as it is
today.
Although their number of employees went from 45 to
125 after the renovation, Bates and Little have created an
environment which inspires a standard they call The Heyday
Way. My wife said that if you can end up having a student
telling an employer that theyve worked at HeyDay, and have
that mean something to the employer, then youve really
done something amazing, said Bates.
Tying in with the theme of creating a family-oriented
business, both partners have had their own kids work at
HeyDay. Six of our eight kids have worked here, said Little,
And three of Treys four kids have worked here. But, even
though theyre our kids, we have always made sure that they
understand they are just like any other employee, and that
theres a chain of command and certain expectations they
have to follow.
What started for unlikely reasons has led to Bates and Trey
creating a family business, one they hope doesnt stay
contained to the plot of land off I-35. We both want to
leave a legacy, and a legacy isnt just one HeyDay. Obviously,
we want to grow this, said Little. My phrase lately is
you dont want to be that one hit wonder. You want to
create something that you can take to another market and
replicate.
Their future plans are to expand the recreation center to
serve other communities, but that certainly doesnt mean
they arent dedicated to continuing the excellence at what
will hopefully one day be known as the original HeyDay.
One thing we are really good at is executing the now, said
Bates. We dont want to take our eye off the ball, and right
now, the ball is making this place fantastic for serving the
Moore, Norman and OKC area.
I can truly tell people that this was a dream come true,
said Little, whose days of business law are now in the past.
It started on a dining room table on scratch paper, and it
evolved into this. I wake up every day loving what I do. And
to achieve that in someones life is I think the real goal.
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Celebrate Red Cross Month

by: Jenna Smith
In February of this year, president Obama

officially proclaimed March as the month
to celebrate the everyday supporters and
volunteers of the Red Crosss initiatives.
During this month, the Red Cross continues
to build awareness
about training and
educational
events
regarding fires, natural
disasters and work with
military veterans.
Brigette Williams, the
regional director of
communications
for
the American Red Cross
serving Oklahoma and
Kansas, is very proud of
the organizations work
due to the incredible
volunteers who provide
support around the clock. With the
ongoing community involvement from
volunteers, she does not consider the
designation of March to be her favorite
month.
I wouldnt say Red Cross Month is my
favorite month because for me every
day is Red Cross Month. Everyday our
volunteers do amazing work, Williams
said. We have some volunteers who
treat their volunteering as a job.
There are many ways for members of the
Norman community at large to become
involved with the Red Cross. There are

opportunities for individuals to offer
their support across various areas from
administration to disaster relief initiatives.
However, for those who want to be on
Williams, who has dedicated 20 years

to the Red Cross and serves as a
spokesperson for the organization with
national and international media during
national disasters, recognizes that the
organization has a
meaning that resonates
with people universally.
The Red Cross is the

most recognized brand
next to Coca-Cola
worldwide. When I go
to other countries and
they see the logo, they
almost always have a
story, said Williams.
We take care of the
President Barack Obama
immediate need of
those impacted. Its
usually an unexpected
event that causes us to be in their lives.
the disaster side, they need to be trained
before the event happens.
Red Cross Month is a great way to get
involved with the Red Cross. There
Currently, one of the Red Crosss highest
are opportunities to either become
priorities is the Home Fire Campaign,
a volunteer, donate blood or even
providing hazardous fire education
provide a financial donation. For further
and training to individuals within their
information about the Red Cross and how
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fires by 2020. The organization is aiding to
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HOMEMADE LOLLIPOPS
PREP TIME: 0:15
INGREDIENTS:
2 cups granulated sugar
2/3 cup light corn syrup
3/4 cup water
LorAnn pink or red gel food coloring***
Heart lollipop molds***
Sucker bags & twist ties***
BAKE TIME: 0:28
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups flour***
1/4 teaspoon baking powder***
YIELDS: 11-12 SERVINGS

1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt***
1/3 cup orange juice
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon Nielsen Massey Mexican
Pure Vanilla Extract***
PREP & INSTRUCTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray or grease and flour bunny pan. Combine butter, sugar and
eggs. In separate bowl combine flour, powder, soda, and salt. Slowly add dry ingredients to butter,
sugar egg mixture. Pour in orange juice,
buttermilk and vanilla. Mix thoroughly.
Divide batter evenly in bunny pan wells.
Pound gently on counter top to remove air
bubbles. Bake for 22-28 minutes or until
toothpick inserted into center of cakes
comes out clean. Remove from oven and
cool for 5-10 minutes before turning
cakes out of pan.
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spoons and measuring utensils is recommended.
Lightly spray cavities of clean, dry candy molds with vegetable oil spray. Insert sucker sticks.
(You may also want to spray a piece of aluminum foil with cooking spray. If after pouring the
candy into the molds you have excess candy, you can pour it onto the foil).
1. In a 2-quart kettle or large saucepan, mix together sugar, corn syrup and water. Stir over
medium heat until sugar dissolves.
2. Insert candy thermometer*** if using, making certain it does
not touch the bottom of the pan. Bring mixture to a boil without
stirring.
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crystals that form on the sides of the pan with a wet pastry
brush. Continue to cook the syrup, without stirring, until the
temperature reaches 260 F; add drops of coloring until desired
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4. Remove from heat precisely at 300 F (temperature will
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After boiling action has ceased, add flavor and stir. USE CAUTION WHEN ADDING FLAVORING TO
AVOID RISING STEAM.
5. Carefully pour syrup into prepared molds. Cool completely. Remove lollipops from molds
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refrigerate.
Celebrate St. Patricks Day

by: Cheyenne Dickerson
Every year, on March 17, people of all

sorts go out and celebrate St. Patricks Day.
Traditionally, this holiday celebrates Saint
Patrick driving out the snakes and the
arrival of Catholicism in Ireland, but here
in the states, we like to see it as a day of
social gathering filled with drinks, friends
and fun. It also gives us a good reason to
dress up in the most lavish and outlandish
green outfits. In Norman, especially, there
are many places to celebrate the holiday.
Here are some of our favorite restaurants
and bars where you are certain to have a
fun and affordable time!
Louies, located at 301 W Boyd Street on

Campus Corner, is proud to be celebrating
this perennial holiday. Specials include:
Guiness Draft, Boulevard Irish Red Draft,
Guiness Blonde Draft and baby Guiness
shots. Guiness, an Irish dark brew, is the
front-runner for beer for St. Pattys Day
celebrations, as it comes from Dublin
itself with a stout taste and thick, creamy
texture.
Also on the menu are wonderful appetizers
ranging from chips and queso, spinach
and artichoke dip to chicken nachos. The
dinner entrees include: home-style pizza
of all meats and cheeses, chopped beef
sirloin and an Oklahoma favorite, chickenfried steak. The great thing about dining
and celebrating at Louies is the wonderful
bar area, which is equipped with highresolution TVs, oodles of liquor and a
terrific wait staff!
Another great stop on Campus Corner
is the highly celebrated OConnells
Irish Pub & Grille, located at 769 Asp
Avenue. As the name implies, this place
is perfect for celebrating St. Patricks Day,
with its Irish beer blends, karaoke and live
music. To add a touch of spice to their
celebration, OConnells sells green beer,
celebratory beer mugs and t-shirts.
In addition to the green beer, OConnells
also provides many drink specials. The
musical guest for this year is still a surprise
for bar-goers, but undoubtedly they will
be fantastic, as this rustic bar always
hosts something unique and fun. With the

massive crowd expected, you will need to
arrive early to find a seat!
A few streets over, on 102 W Main St, sits
another great location for St. Patricks
Day celebrations. In spirit of the holiday,
Brewhouse, open on St. Patricks Day
from 11 p.m. to 2 a.m., is offering $3 mint
chocolate chips stout car bombs, $4 thin
mint shots and their weekly special of free
pool for ladies.
As their website boasts, Brewhouse is
Oklahomas largest brewery at 30 barrels.
Thats 900 gallons at a time. During your
visit to Brewhouse, be sure to check
out the full-sized pool tables, brewery
tours and Mug Club memberships.
Monday through Friday, Brewhouse also
offers half-priced wings from 3-6 p.m. with the purchase of a

Brewhouse pint!
Also located on Main Street is the Irish-inspired pub known as
McNellies. This bar offers the feel of a Dublin pub, with unique
beers and liquors, while offering tasty and reasonably priced food
options. For their St. Patricks Day specials, they have discounted
Irish Car Bombs and their regular monthly special. They will also
have live music as they always do on Thursday nights.
With 200 beers and counting, McNellies provides brews with
varying taste and stoutness. They offer light and refreshing,
malty and toasty, aromatic and bitter, dark and roasted, fruity,
ciders and spiced herbal beers. With all those options, just about
everyone can find something to suit their taste.
Finally, there is one more popular bar ready to take on this

special time of the year. Service Station Bar & Grill, located
in Norman at 502 S. Webster Ave, has seen many holiday
celebrations, as it has been in business since 1978. In order
to fulfill your drinking and eating needs, Service Station offers
wonderful American food such as burgers, sandwiches, steaks
and salads paired with drinks from their fully stocked bar. With a
full food and drink menu offered online, its easy to decide what
to order prior to visitingperfect for those of you running on a
tight schedule!
Many of these hot spots are expecting large crowds, so you might
want to arrive early to ensure your seat for the fun. Oh, and dont
forget one of the most important things, you must wear green!
Have a fabulous, fun and loud time. Happy drinking, all, and be
safe this green holiday.
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We offer your brunch favorites on Saturday and
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March Mindfulness:
Meditation in the Community
by: Annie Dunham
Breathing is an automatic action. Air usually slips in and out of

the lungs without being noticed. But, when were sick, anxious,
or angry, breathing becomes more of a challenge. Its something
we often dont appreciate until its gone. Focusing on the breath
is a key part of many types of meditation. If youre focused on
breathing, its more difficult to think about that embarrassing
thing you did last week, or what youre going to eat for dinner
tonight. Meditation brings awareness to the present. With
enough practice, this begins happening in your daily life, too.
Ive been a meditator for about a year, so I recently decided to
visit a couple of the meditation groups in Norman. One was a
Zen Buddhist group at Ashtanga Yoga Studio. While there, I
met Cindy Cuccia, an accounting professor at OU. She has been
practicing meditation since 1997. For Cuccia, meditation offers a
sense of perspective and balance.
It is not that Zen practice makes me perfect in some way
that I am not without Zen practice, that I dont feel angry, sad,
resentful, greedy, afraid, et cetera, shared Cuccia. Zen practice
makes it easier to see that these states come and go, that who I
am is not limited or defined by these states and my responses to
life circumstances do not need to arise from these states.
I also visited a group at the Norman Central Public Library, which
is led by the Norman Meditation Group. There I spoke with Haven
Tobias, a meditator for 15 years. Her reasons for meditating are
similar to Cuccias; however, shes mostly interested in benefits
that are difficult to measure.
[Meditation] can lead to a heart that is less judgmental, more

compassionate and responsive rather than reactive, explained
Tobias.
There are also medically backed benefits of regular meditation.
For example, Dr. Dianne Chambers of Womens Healthcare of
Norman believes that meditation is one of the best ways to
naturally reduce stress. Less stress means less vulnerability to
physical illness, depression and anxiety, among other things.
In some cases, meditation can be as effective as medication in
managing these problems.
There are endless reasons to meditate and just as many ways.
One can meditate lying down, sitting in a chair or on the floor, or
even while folding laundry or walking the dog. You can focus on
your breathing, a mental image of a loved one or a single word.
You can meditate any way that works for you.
If youre new to meditating, or want to enrich your practice, visit
one of the groups mentioned. Ashtanga Yoga Studio is located
at 120 E Tonhawa St., YogaLife at 120 Thompson Dr. and the
Norman Public Library at 225 N Webster Ave.
The Year of the
Lob
by: Cheyenne Dickerson
Year after year, long, beachy hair has always been the go-to style.
However, the past year has shown that this may not be the case
much longer. Dignitary magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Marie
Clare and Harpers Bazaar have all reported a new, exotic and
fresh style. This new style, labeled the lob, or long bob, has taken
the nation by storm, causing many celebrities, it-girls and local
gals to chop their long locks for messy, textured, short hair.
The lob is an easy and disorderly yet sexy cut. This versatile style
is effortless, requiring no perfect hairline part, curl or volume.
Its as close as many of us can get to wash-and-wear hair. One of
the many reasons this style is so loved is because you can make
it your own during the styling process, and it draws attention
to flattering areas of your upper body such as the jaw line and
dcolletage.
As with all haircuts, there is no one specific way to achieve this
cut and style. Sources say it is best to consult with your stylist in
order to meet your specific hair needs. Whatever the method,
the cutting style will determine your final outcome. Countless
women are turning to textured bobs, while others opt for the
blunt style. A textured bob offers a bit of a softer approach.
Often with layers framing the face, this option is especially great
for thin hair as it can add thickness. The opposite approach, a
blunt bob, lacks frayed edges and is typically one length. The
blunt look is typically best on gals with thick locks. Whichever
you prefer, make sure it will flatter your features.
Lastly, in order to make this cut complete; you will need the
right styling products and tools. I encourage you to invest in a
good texturizing spray, volumizing boost and hairspray. MAC
makeup artist and our resident beauty expert, Alex Bare, who
coincidentally has a bob, has some tips for you.
No one likes a flat lob, so I use a dry volumizing gel on my roots
and blow dry my hair upside down, said Bare. Then, I flip it
over and blow out the look I want.
If you are ready to try out this new look, check out any of the
Norman Supercuts locations for great deals on all your hair
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Set to Celebrate 10 Years

by: Christian Potts
The PLS Big Read annually draws large crowds for events, like this presentation by author Michael Chabon during the 2015 edition at the University of Oklahoma.
The Pioneer Library System celebrates the 10th year of its

springtime celebration of reading, the PLS Big Read, in March
and April with a series of activities, discussions and events
surrounding the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
And the 1966 movie version of the novel will be presented at 2

p.m. Sunday, March 20, at the Evans Theatre Robinson Crossing
6 in Norman, as well as a showing in Shawnee at Cinema Center
8 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14.
The PLS Big Read will feature book discussions in each city, movie
showings in Norman and Shawnee, a community presentation
of the theatrical version of the novel in April and school and
public presentations in April from Sam Weller, the author of The
Bradbury Chronicles: The Life of Ray Bradbury.
The biggest point of the PLS Big Read is in the title, reading. And
there are many ways to get a hold of the novel and participate. In
addition to the books available for book discussion participants,
copies of the book also are available while supplies last at major
Big Read events, like the movies or the public presentations. And
extra copies in both traditional and digital formats have been
added to the library collection.
All of the PLS hometown libraries will take a deeper look inside
the novel in the presentation Science Fiction to Fact during
March.
Representatives from Science Museum Oklahoma will present
the program, giving a hands-on demonstration of some of the
science fiction elements from the novel and the factual basis
behind them. The presentation will be for all ages, and Normans
stops will be 2 p.m. Sunday, March 13 at Norman West library,
300 Norman Center Court, and 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 16 at
Norman Central library, 225 N. Webster Ave.
Local book discussions are planned throughout PLS communities,
and anyone who registers to attend and participate in one of
those discussions can pick up a complimentary copy of the book
at the library.
Discussion times and dates in Norman are 7 p.m. Monday, March
14 at Norman West and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 17 at Norman
Central.
Since its establishment by Congress in 1965, the National

Endowment for the Arts has nearly half a century of supporting
the arts through financial assistance of more than $4 billion
via partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders and
philanthropists throughout the United States.
In 2007, the NEA launched a specific push to revitalize the study
and celebration of literature with its campaign, The Big Read.
The campaign, managed by Arts Midwest, provides competitive
grants to support innovative reading programs in selected
communities. In each case, communities will select one book
as a central focus for programming, book discussions and other
activities.
While the format is similar to NEA-funded editions of The Big
Read, this years PLS Big Read marks the fifth of the 10 put on
by PLS to be funded entirely locally, hence the slight change in
event name.
Past editions of the event presented by the Pioneer Library

System have featured The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
(2007); Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya (2008); To Kill a
Mockingbird by Harper Lee (2009); The Maltese Falcon by
Dashiel Hammett (2010); The Things They Carried by Tim
OBrien (2011); The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan (2012); Old
School by Tobias Wolff (2013); True Grit by Charles Portis
(2014) and A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin (2015).
This years PLS Big Read is sponsored by the Norman Arts
Council, Anne and Henry Zarrow Foundation and the Pioneer
Library System Foundation.
Find out more by visiting any hometown library or going online
to www.pioneerlibrarysystem.org.
The Ray Bradbury classic Fahrenheit 451 is the featured novel in this years
PLS Big Read, with events scheduled throughout March and April in Norman and
throughout the Pioneer Library System.
Sam Weller, left, with Fahrenheit 451 author Ray Bradbury. Weller wrote the
biography of Bradbury, whose most well-known novel is the featured work in this
years PLS Big Read. Weller will be in Oklahoma in early April for presentations
to school students before a pair of free public events in Shawnee and Norman
on Friday, April 8.
How To Get Your Spring Break On

by: Shannon Hudzinski
President/CEO
OU Federal Credit Union
Spring break isnt just for party-hearty

college students anymore. These days,
families are also taking a break from
winter and jetting off to sun-drenched
climates to frolic on warm beaches.
Spring break for college students spans
the first few weeks of March, while
families are more inclined to take their
spring vacation to coincide with the long
Easter weekend, which runs from March
25-27 this year, or Passover, which is

April 22-30 this year. The fact that college
and public school holidays dont overlap
should ensure that PG-rated co-eds dont
intrude on a G-rated family vacation.
Although toasting springs arrival goes
back to Greek and Roman celebrations,
its modern incarnation is blamed on
a Colgate University swimming coach
bringing his team to Fort Lauderdale,
Florida for training back in 1934.
Sensing a marketing opportunity, Fort
Lauderdale organized an annual swim
meet, and the rest is history. Buoyed

by the 1961 movie Where the Boys
Are, starring George Hamilton; and the
1983 Spring Break with Tom Cruise
and Shelley Long, the annual ritual has
exploded. The 1986 arrival of the annual
MTV Spring Break hasnt hurt either.
South Florida is still the center of the
college spring break universe. So, if you
can find a cheap flight and some friends
to share in the cost of a hotel room, grab

your bathing suit and beach towel and
you are in. Beaches in Florida cities such
as Fort Lauderdale and Daytona Beach
quickly become oceans of tanned bodies
once spring break hits, with crowds as
large as 400,000 people.
Orlando, home of Disney World and
other resorts, is a surefire hit with both
kids and budget-conscious parents. But
spring break is also the second-busiest
time of year, behind Christmas and New
Years. Granted, you can survive long lines
by arriving early and packing your own
snacks. But if you go to Orlando for spring

break, be prepared for company.
One popular strategy for guaranteeing
family fun without blowing the budget
is vacationing in an all-inclusive resort.
Familyvacationcritic.com has a list of the
top 50 all-inclusive resorts for families
in the Dominican Republic, Mexico, the
Cayman Islands and other exotic Caribbean
locales. Rates during peak times start at
about $300 per person for a five-day stay.

Resorts typically feature pools, beaches,
fun-filled activities, and meals-all in a safe
family-friendly environment.
Cruises are another popular option,
offering activities and services for
the whole family, including movies,
swimming, waterslides, varied dining
options and more.
But spring break doesnt have to be all
about the beach, especially for families.
Visiting a budget-friendly city with
inexpensive airline flights can be both
entertaining and an educational option

for the entire family.
Los Angeles was the Fiscal Times top
family spring break destination due to
the number of attractions and places to
visit. In addition, airfare prices to the city
generally dont experience a spring break
surge due to the high volume of flights.
Five new hotels, a strong U.S. dollar and
a nearby adventure park helped make
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, the second most
popular spring break family destination.
Las Vegas, Quebec City, Phoenix and New
York are other great destination cities
for family vacations. Norway also landed
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carriers that has driven airfares below
$200, and Spain was suggested because
airfares to Barcelona are on par with
flights to South Florida this time of year.
For college students, eight of Kayaks top
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within the continental United States and
four of those are in Florida.
Home to the annual SXSW Festival, downhome rib joints, great Mexican food and
walkable avenues lined with jumping livemusic venues, Austin, Texas topped the
list. It was followed by Fort Lauderdale,
with its beaches, beachside bars, warm
weather and manatees.
Los Angeles was No. 3 on the list, with
median airfare at just $352 in late April.
Southern California is home to magnificent
beaches such as Malibu, Santa Monica and
Venice. In addition, plenty of culture can
be found in downtown Los Angeles. But
be advised that spring is the wet season,
and a powerful El Nino is in the forecast
this year, so your chances of rain falling on
your spring break parade are fairly high.
Miami, or SoBe for South Beach, has a lot
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Its chic Art Deco hotels, fun atmosphere,
packed beaches and club culture helped
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Try to avoid the Winter Music Conference,
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South Beach hotel rooms will fill up and
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Norman Regional announced that it has received 5 stars for the quality of several
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make informed decisions in order to find the right doctor, the right hospital, and
the right care. This achievement is part of new findings and data released today on
Healthgrades.com and in the Healthgrades 2016 Report to the Nation. Every year,
Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for
33 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions.
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Sooner Basketball Coach Lon Kruger
by: Tyler McComas
It was March of 2011, and the Oklahoma

basketball program found themselves at
one of the biggest crossroads theyve ever
faced. While Big 12 rivals Kansas, Kansas
State and Texas were enjoying success in
the NCAA Tournament, OU was searching
for their next head coach.
After reaching an Elite Eight in the 200809 season, the Sooners went just 27-36
in the next two seasons, with 13 of those
wins vacated due to NCAA sanctions.
Coming off back-to-back losing seasons,
the first since 1967, the program was in
as bad a shape as its ever been. Amidst
a depleted roster, plummeting attendance
and recent NCAA sanctions, OU athletic
director Joe Castiglione needed his next
hire to do more than just win games.
He needed someone who could be the
ultimate PR guy to draw back the fans
interest.
Lon Krugers name was thrown out as
a contender, but few fans knew of the
success that he had enjoyed at schools
like Kansas State, Florida, Illinois and
UNLV. Few knew he had taken all of
those schools to the NCAA Tournament,
including a Final Four appearance in 1994
during his stint at Florida. Instead, most
concerned themselves with flashier
hires such as Marquettes Buzz Williams,
Memphis Josh Pastner and Illinois Bruce
Weber.
instead, he remains humble and true to

his Midwestern roots.
However, perhaps the most special part
of Krugers turnaround is the fact that
theres never been a curtain around
the program. From year one, fans have
been encouraged to attend practice, no
matter the day. Where else can you find
a consistent NCAA Tournament team
that pulls back the curtains for anyone
and everyone to see on a daily basis? Its
unheard of, especially in todays world.
But to Krugers credit, he knows how to
relate to the fans.
But, none of those candidates had the

knack for rebuilding a program quite like
Kruger. At most of his collegiate stops,
thats exactly what he was hired to do. At
every stop, he succeeded. The story was
the same when Castiglione officially hired
Kruger to coach the Sooners, 18 days after
the search began.
Lon Kruger wins with class, and in the
coaching realm, I dont know if the praise
gets any higher, said Castiglione in a
statement on the day of the hire. His
background, ranging from regular trips
to the NCAA tournament to his time in
the NBA, is among the most unique and
complete in college basketball.
Krugers first year was a bit rocky, as
expected. A 15-16 season, including a
5-13 mark in Big 12 play, resulted in no
post-season tournament for the Sooners.
However, the foundation was just being
set. Just like with his previous teams,
Kruger didnt make OU fans wait very long
to reap the benefits of his hiring. In only
his second season, the Sooners made the
NCAA Tournament. Since then, Kruger
hasnt missed The Big Dance in his tenure
at OU. Last seasons Sweet 16 appearance
was the highlight of the Kruger era thus
far. And, this years team looks primed to
eclipse all his previous success at OU.
Thanks to a season where the Sooners
have been ranked No. 1 for multiple weeks,
the fan base has been re-energized, and
the excitement within the OU basketball
program is the highest its been in 15
years. Kruger is certainly to thank for
that, but if you mention it to him, hell
crack his infectious smile and immediately

give all the credit to his players, assistant
coaches, administration and, of course,
the fans. Thats just the kind of guy he is.
That would have been enough, right? In
the eyes of Sooner fans, just getting back
to competing at a national level would
have made Kruger a revered figure in
Norman. But winning on the court is
just where it begins for Kruger. This man
of the people has made his impact felt
in far more places than just the Lloyd
Noble Center. Whether its working with
various student organizations or being
involved in community projects, Kruger
has asserted himself as a role model for
many, as well as one of the most likeable
men in town. At every juncture, the story
has been the same.Not flashy or boastful;
Though the month of February dealt the

Sooners their biggest setbacks of the
year, they still remain in the mix for a
No.1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and
are considered a legitimate Final Four
contender. After everything hes done
for the OU program and throughout his
entire coaching career, there may not
be another coach in the country more
deserving of the privilege of cutting down
the nets in early April. Several coaches
would echo that same sentiment. Even
if that day comes, dont expect to see a
different side of Kruger. Success has never
wavered him, though hes enjoyed plenty
of it.
Was Kruger truly Castigliones first
choice? Who knows; maybe, maybe not.
Regardless, OU basketball is back where it
needs to be. And thankfully, it looks like
Kruger saved his best rebuild job for last.
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Sooner Baseball
Looking for Redemption

by: Tyler McComas
After missing the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons,

the Sooners have found themselves in unfamiliar territory. In his
third year at the helm, head coach Pete Hughes is well aware of
the importance of this season, not only for the program, but for
his own interest, as well.
Despite not reaching an NCAA Regional since 2013, the Sooners
were picked to finish fourth in the conference by Big 12 coaches,
behind TCU, Oklahoma State and Texas. The strength of the
Sooners looks to be the front end of their rotation. Jake Elliot and
Alec Hanson, who will be the Friday and Saturday starters, both
enter their junior seasons with several innings under their belts.
The strength of our team, if you have the top two guys back in
your rotation, it starts there, said Hughes.
While Elliot and Hanson are the proven commodities in the
rotation, finding their third starter is still a decision that has yet
to be made.
There are three or four guys fighting for that, said Hughes.
Austin Kerns, a left hander, is probably the front runner right
now. Jake Irvin, a freshman from Minnesota, and Kyle Tyler, a

local kid, has pitched very well for us. But, I think that Kerns will
be it because you have to have a nice left hander to offset the
two other right handers in our rotation.
Sheldon Neuse enters his junior season as the key offensive cog
in the lineup. Returning from a year where he hit .275, with 43
RBIs and six homeruns, hell once again be counted on to drive in
runs from the middle of the order. Neuses numbers were slightly
down last year from an explosive freshman season that earned
him Big 12 Freshman of the Year. His consistency will be a key
factor to OUs offensive success. But, aside from his offensive
performance, or even his defensive presence at shortstop, Neuse
will also be the closer for the Sooners. A role hes been in before,
Neuse will be the go-to-guy in late-inning pitching situations.
Senior outfielder Hunter Haley and senior infielder/outfielder
Alex Wise look to be the other two main contributors in the
lineup. After suffering injury-riddled seasons a year ago, both are
back and healthy.
If I look at our team offensively, I like the balance, said Hughes.

I love the fact that we will have high walks and low strikeouts,
but I worry about our power in more than a couple of spots in
our lineup. If you dont have power then you have to create
some offense and you do that with your legs. That is what Alex
(Wise) can do. He is a dynamic base runner. He is the guy that
can go first to third and steal bases. Hunter Haley will help that
dynamic, he was on basically one leg all of last season. Those
guys will help us create some offense when the home run threat
isnt there.
The biggest wild card for this team could be the emergence of
junior outfielder Cody Thomas. Perhaps the biggest news of
the offseason, Thomas left the football team to focus solely on
baseball. Though he took several months off from the game,
Thomas was so impressive in preseason scrimmages that he
earned a start in the season opener as the DH batting fifth in
the order.
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Those are two questions I get, on the new turf and Cody, said
Hughes. Even if Cody doesnt play an inning for us, our team is
better because of who he is and what he brings to our clubhouse
as far as toughness and leadership. His character will make us
better. He is a leader. He was in that position in football and he
is the same with us. I think that hes a really good player. It is
amazing how talented he is.
Newcomers, Jack Flansburg and Steele Walker, as well as
returnees, Austin OBrien, Kyle Mendenhall and Quin Walbergh,
also have the chance to be every day players.
Some of our young players are good players. You dont just luck
into playing at the University of Oklahoma, you have to be super
talented to play here, said Hughes.
A tough schedule awaits the Sooners, including, according to
Hughes, the most road games in program history. Hughes said
the move is about giving his team the best chance to return to
postseason play.
We have the most away games scheduled, maybe in the history
of our program at 29. That is all RPI driven. The system isnt going
to change so we have to adjust our schedule and thats what we
did, continued Hughes.
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for Sooner Softball
It should be another fun year for

Oklahoma softball.
Oklahomas rotation will be anchored
by sophomore standout Paige Parker.
In 2015, Parker was named the NFCA
Freshman of the Year, an NFCA Second
Team All-American and a first-team AllRegion honoree. The Independence,
Mo., native led the Big 12 in earned run
average (1.65), shutouts (9), wins (28)
and hits allowed per seven innings (4.16).
She also tossed four perfect games, was a
seven-time Big 12 Pitcher of the week and
became the fourth player in league history
to be named both the Big 12 Pitcher of
the Year and Big 12 freshman of the Year.
But, its not just Parker that excites Gasso.
She has a plethora of arms behind Parker
that the Sooners will rely upon.
Youre going to have one dominant one,
but I think the days of winning with just
one pitcher are pretty much over. Paige is
doing her thing. Kelsey Stevens has really

come forward. Shes had some really
good quality outings in our instra-squad
scrimmages, so Im really excited for
her, Gasso said. And then we have two
freshmen that are really stepping forward
and progressing very nicely, Jayden
Chestnut from Mustang high school and
Brittany Finney from Wichita.
Finney has been impressive enough that
Oklahoma is thinking about using her as
a closer.
She still is learning, but man, we have a
great vision for her in the future, Gasso
said. Shes just got to work to figure some
things out, but shes doing really well.
Gasso loves what she sees from Chestnut,
too.
Jayden Chestnut is throwing the ball
hard, has a good hard riseball and a good
changeup. Shes going to be very effective
for us as well, Gasso said.
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Paige Parker
OU is still tinkering with how it will look

defensively and on the lineup card.
Every face in the infield is completely
new to the position, which is a challenge
but also really exciting at the same time,
Gasso said. Weve got a freshman, Sydney
Romero, at third base. Ive moved Kelsey
Arnold over from third base to shortstop
and she is just phenomenal there.
Ive got a battle at second base right now between two

freshmen, Shay Knighten and Caleigh Clifton, Gasso continued.
And, then I have a battle at first base between Kady Self and
Paris Townsend. Whitney Montgomery is behind the plate and
Lea Wodach is her backup.
Similar to the infield, the outfield isnt set in stone quite yet
either.
Lea Wodach has been swinging really well, well enough that she
may be getting the start in left field. Nicole Pendley has pretty
much wrapped down center field and in right field right now a
freshman leads the way in Fale Aviu, Gasso said. But, theres
still some battles going on all over.
Theres a lot of talent and theres a lot of battling at positions,
which is exactly what you want to see, added Gasso. Its really
bringing out the best in those who want to compete.
Senior Erin Miller is also an option in the outfield, but for now,
shes serving as the Designated Player.
Ive been using Erin Miller in the outfield, but really putting a lot
of her emphasis offensively so shes getting a lot of extra swings,
Gasso said.
The biggest question mark for Oklahoma will be how they
replace the departed offense that Lauren Chamberlain and
Shelby Pendley provided. Even though it will be a different look
offensively, the Sooners like what they see.
We dont have the big Lauren Chamberlain on the team right
now and thats okay, said Gasso. We can win in a lot of ways.
This team has a lot of speed.
Gasso raved about freshman Fale Aviu. She described the San
Diego native as really good offensively. Aviu and Nicole Pendley
are fighting it out for the one and two slots in the batting order.
Both are pretty similar in their styles, in the way they swing
and what they can do. They can bunt and beat it out, they can
slap, but they have power as well. They both run well, so theyre
pretty equal right now, Gasso said.
After that Sydney Romero will likely bat third.
Shes got power. Not Chamberlain power yet, but eventually
could be there in her career. This kid can hit anything that you
throw up there and hit it hard, Gasso said.
In the four through six slots, it will be some sort of combination
of Erin Miller, Paige Parker, Kady Self and Lea Wodach. Then,
Kelsey Arnold, Caleigh Clifton, Whitney Montgomery, Shay
Knighten and Paris Townsend will have to be sorted out for the
bottom third of the order.
Im still trying to figure out where everyone is going to fit,
Gasso said. Paris Townsend is fighting to bring power into this
lineup as well. Were just working on consistency and seeing the
opportunities that these guys get in the next couple of weeks
and what they do with them.
It will be a fun bunch to watch grow throughout the season as
they look to add to the Sooners 11 Big 12 titles, nine WCWS
appearances and two national championships.
I think one thing we stand upon is the foundation weve built
this program on. Theres definitely a different look than weve
seen in a while, but a good, exciting look, Gasso said.
High School Sports

Spring Sports Previews
by: Josh Helmer
Baseball
Boys Soccer
Coming off an 18-16 season that ended

with back-to-back one-run losses in the
Regional tournament, Norman North is
excited for the season ahead.
We have probably the toughest start to

a season that weve ever had schedule
wise right off the bat, so weve got to be
prepared and ready to go, Aylor said.
However, they will be replacing a lot of

departed production from the pitching
position. Shelby Garza and Thomas
Hughes ate up a ton of innings a season
ago, so filling in the holes in the rotation is
priority number one for head coach Brian
Aylor. And, the competition for those
spots is wide open.
They open the season with a pair of

games against Edmond Memorial, travel
to Fort Worth for a tournament in Texas,
play a road game at Deer Creek and also
welcome Westmoore to the schedule.
We lost a ton of innings on the mound,

Aylor said. I think defensively well be
strong, and offensively well be better
than we were last year. The big key for us
is who is going to step up on that mound
and pitch. Those questions are still to be
answered at this point.
The Timberwolves are looking to rebound

after a disappointing 6-15 record during
the 2014-15 slowpitch campaign. Head
coach Beth Freihofer is optimistic about
the season ahead.
Two potential candidates are junior Tyler

Cullison and senior Maguire Perrett.
Cullison is a returning starter in the
outfield. Perrett is also an outfielder
with potential as a pitcher. Aylor believes
both have the chance to get some time
significant time on the mound.
Slowpitch
We had a lot of girls come out from fast

pitch, Freihofer said. Were looking
really strong for this year.
The amount of girls making the transition
from fast pitch to slow pitch for the season
bodes well for both sports.
Offensively, the Timberwolves expect to

have a strong lineup.
Its good for them because theyre

playing with their school and with their
teammates through another season,
Freihofer said.
Weve got a chance if we wanted to put

six left-handed bats in one lineup which
is a first for us, said Aylor. A big key for
our lineup will be getting back senior Leo
Gallegos.
Norman North will be depending on a

key group of juniors that includes Abby
Heefner at first base, Kenzie Jones at
shortstop, Maddie Morris at third base
and Lakayla Scott at second base.
Norman North will also feature seniors

Jordan Dean and Tristan Farrell, freshman
Dom Hughes, and juniors Hal Hughes and
Landen McClellan as pieces to the lineup.
Some of the notable games on the

Timberwolves schedule are the two dates
against Norman High, March 24 and April
12, and a late-season tussle at Moore on
April 22.
Aylor will be pressed to get his team ready

in time for their opening games.
The Norman North boys soccer team has

enjoyed a run of greatness over the past
six seasons. They have collected four state
championships and advanced to the state
semifinals in 2011 and finished runner-up in
2013. During that stretch, the Timberwolves
combined record is 93-10. Norman North
went 33-1 the past two seasons to capture
back-to-back state titles.
We obviously lost a lot from last year,
said head coach Geo Claros. One good
thing about being at Norman North is that
we always have talented players coming
in.
But, progress must be made.
One thing that weve preached early on
in this season is that we cant be the same
team that we are right now three months
from now, explained Claros. Theres a
lot of hunger amongst the boys. We have
to have our trademark motto of being the
hardest working team on the field each
time we step out.
Senior Jake Neighbors is one of the key
pieces to this years squad. While hes
typically played in the backfield, Claros
plans to move him up top to produce
more offensively.
He is a guy that has been a big part of our
team the last couple years, Carlos said of
Neighbors. Hes a tremendous athlete.
A pair of sophomores, Jacob Humphers
and Noah Liddell, are also likely to play big
roles for the Timberwolves.
Were definitely younger than we have
been, but we have some players that are
going to be strong players this year and in
our future, Claros said.
Girls Soccer
Similar to the boys, the Norman North girls soccer team has
enjoyed great success of late. The Timberwolves won the state
championship in 2014 and advanced to the state tournament
last season. In those two years, Norman North had a combined
record of 28-4.
As with the boys team, the girls are facing a lot of turnover.
Weve graduated ten players each of the last two years. A lot of
the faces that have been playing and starting a long time are now
gone, head coach Don Rother said.
We actually have twenty freshmen on our varsity and JV teams,
which is the largest freshmen class weve ever had.
Though the team is young, it is full of potential.
Most of our players are freshmen and sophomores, but theyre
top-level players, impact players, said Rother.
The Timberwolves do return Camille Greer, Yazmeen Ryan and
Alex Wynn.
Rother speaks highly of Ryan as he believes she is one of the
best players in the state.
Its fun having the same girls, but its fun starting back over,
too, Rother said. Theyre young and talented. Thats why I
think well be good.
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Norman North is looking to build off one of its best years in
program history.
Head coach Jeremy Walker is hoping they can pick up where they
left off last year.
We had a pretty successful season in the state, said Walker.
The boys finished fourth in the state and our girls finished in
the teens.
The Timberwolves graduated one of the best athletes in its
history in Ben Barrett. Barrett won the 2015 state championships
in the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter runs and is now beginning
his collegiate career at N.C. State.
That doesnt mean the cupboard is bare, though. Norman North
returns seniors Ean Beyer and Jude Richardson. Beyer finished
runner-up in the mile and two-mile runs, while Richardson was
the 2015 shot put state champion with 53 7 3/4. Plus, senior
Nathan Womack elected to come out to the team.
Right now, he might be a guy that we can possibly put in four
events, Walker said.
On the girls side, senior Daisha Reece and her younger sister
Chavon Reece will be standouts at the long jump and relays,
respectively.
Im hoping to surround Chavon with some other kids, some
young girls that can help her out in the relays, Walker said.
Were excited about it. Were excited to see where we are.
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Spring Sports Previews
by: Tyler McComas
Baseball
Earlier this season, head coach Brandon
Kitch loaded up his team and headed to
Enid for a preseason scrimmage. Driving
almost two hours for a tune up before the
season isnt exactly a normal occurrence
in high school baseball, but he planned
this trip for one specific purpose.
Enid is where the state tournament is,
said Kitch. I wanted our kids to get a feel
of where we want to be at the end of the
year.
That day, the Tigers handled both Enid
and Stillwater in a three-way scrimmage,
and showed theyre eager to erase the
memory of last years 11-26 season.
Since Ive been here, its the best weve
played, said Kitch. I told our kids after
that I truly believe we can be here for the
state tournament. I honestly believe that.
Bringing back the winning tradition to the
NHS baseball program has been Kitchs
biggest goal since the first day he took
over. Now, in his second year at the helm,
he feels theyve made strides to help
make this goal a reality.
I have a group of seniors that really want
to win. I also have a group of juniors that
really want to win, continued Kitch. We
have practices that require more attention
to detail, and theyve paid off.
On the mound, Norman High will have
an excellent one-two duo with Jacob
Northcutt and Kolin Marley. Both
Northcutt and Marley have thrown a lot
of innings for the Tigers, and are expected
to have stellar seasons once again.
The front side is going to be really good,
said Kitch. Kolin Marley has jumped up
his velocity and has come a long way.
Jacob Northcutt is just great at pounding
the strike zone. Hitters really have a tough
time squaring the ball up on him.
Defensively, the Tigers really struggled
last year. This offseason, Kitch made sure
that problem would be fixed.
We made changes on the defensive side,

and weve been much better. So far in the
scrimmages, our errors have really cut
down, continued Kitch.
Though things are certainly starting to
look up for the Tigers, they were dealt a
blow when center fielder Kaleb Nab tore
his ACL before the season. Done for the
year, Nabs absence leaves a hole in the
outfield, as well as in the middle of the
lineup. Justin Cooke, an OU commit, will
be counted on even more to help balance
out the offensive attack.
However, its been a while since theres
been this much optimism around the
Norman High baseball program. Major
renovations, such as a new scoreboard,
outfield wall and leveled playing surface
at Tiger Stadium, have only increased the
excitement. If this team has truly bought
into what Kitch is trying to sell, dont be
surprised if this team is knocking on the
door of a state tournament appearance.
Slowpitch
Much like most teams from across the
state, the Tigers wont have their full
lineup for the slow pitch season. This is a
regular occurrence across the 6A level, as
several girls that play fast pitch in the fall,
elect to play on the other various spring
sports, instead of playing in the slow pitch
season
Norman High will be just another one of
the teams that will have to adjust, as their
best hitter from the fast pitch season,
Marisa Fleck, will be on the track team
this spring.
But dont expect to hear head coach
Courtne St. Claire use that as an excuse.
Shes familiar with the landscape with
of high school softball, as she certainly
knows the talent her team possesses.
However, the other disadvantage for the
Tigers in the slow pitch season, is that it
eliminates their biggest strength, which
just so happens to be in the circle. Erin
McDonald, who has become one of the

best pitchers in the state of Oklahoma,
wont be able to carve up hitters with her
fastball and off speed pitches. Instead,
the slow pitch season will test how well
Norman High is defensively.
If theres a goal this season, it may be
just that for the Tigers. Make strides
defensively, and carry that into next years
slow pitch season. But dont sleep on
Norman High this season, not after what
they showed last fall. Even without Fleck,
NHS will still have plenty of firepower in
the offense. Being able to hit to all fields,
as well as being solid defensively, is the
name of the game in slow pitch softball.
If the Tigers can accomplish both of those,
look for them to make a run at the state
tournament.
Boys Soccer
Head coach Gordon Drummond admits
hes usually pretty optimistic before the
start of every season. And with all the
success hes enjoyed at Norman High,
he certainly has the right to be. But this
season, Drummond is especially excited
about the mix of talented juniors and
skilled seniors that look to be a dark
horse pick in 6A. Much to the pleasure of
Drummond, the Tigers will enter this year
with experienced players on both ends of
the field, as they try to bounce back from
a 7-7 season.
Last year, we played seven sophomores
and a freshman, said Drummond. We
played them regularly. Now, theyre a year
older and the assumption is that theyre a
year wiser. They are bigger, stronger and
more talented. My feeling at this point is
that theyve taken a big step forward. If
thats the case, then I think I have good
reason to be optimistic.
Dont expect Norman High to surrender
many goals this year. In fact, they may
have the best back end in all of 6A.
Josh Yarborough and Jack Waters, theyre both captains and

central defenders, said Drummond. They are experienced. In
goal, well have Cooper Clark. Cooper is so talented; I played
him in midfield last year. But, when our goal keeper got hurt,
I had to move Cooper back to goal keeper, which is his regular
position. Cooper is simply an outstanding goal keeper. He has
been invited by Region 3 of the USSF Soccer Federation to go to
a one week tournament in Argentina. Thats an indication of just
how talented this young man is.
Just like every other coach, Drummond still wants to find out how
much depth his team has. He knows what he has in his starters,
but quality depth in high school soccer is something that should
never be taken for granted.
I understand [Oklahoma basketball coach] Lon Krugers problem
with depth, said Drummond. Thats always one of the issues
you wonder about. You have a good feeling about your starters,
but then youre looking to see who else can help.
The competition in 6A soccer is arguably as high as its ever been.
The state of Oklahoma is littered with talent, especially on the
west side of the state. Though the Tigers will be much improved,
Drummond pointed out who he thinks will be the top contenders
for the state title.
There are three teams that I think are outstanding: Norman
North, of course, Edmond North and Edmond Santa Fe,
continued Drummond. High school soccer has changed so
much in the last decade, in that youre not going to find very
many weak teams. I think theres a lot more balance. Every night
you go out, you face a challenge.
If the Tigers can come along offensively, this team could be very
dangerous. Norman High will undoubtedly be in a lot of tight
matches, but how they finish in the late minutes will eventually
tell the story of the 2016 season.
Every year, Im optimistic, said Drummond. This is one of the
years where I have the right to be optimistic.
Girls Soccer
Theres a narrative that says the key ingredients to any
championship team, are veteran leadership and great team
chemistry. If that narrative is true, the Norman High girls soccer
team is certainly headed on the right path.
I think we have great senior leadership and a lot of team
chemistry, said head coach Tyler Hardage. All the girls really
enjoy being around each other, and they could probably hang
out with each other, all day every day and not get sick of each
other. Those two things in particular, are going to be things that
drive this team really far. I can talk strategy and tactics, but those
two things are my favorite parts about the team.
If senior leadership and team chemistry isnt enough to sell you
on this team, then their back line just might. With several starters
returning, it just might be the strength of this team.
I feel really confident about what we have, said Hardage. We have
three seniors and a junior all starting in the back. Lots of experience,
lots of athleticism, I feel really confident about the back line.
At goal keeper, the Tigers will boast one of the best in all of 6A,
as Brennan Hockett returns for her junior season.
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Brennan is an athlete, said Hardage. Shes been a varsity

basketball and soccer player since her freshman season. Her
hands are amazing, she makes some big time saves. Sometimes
you wouldnt expect a high school kid to do what she does.
Having her back there is such a safety net and a key for this team
In the middle of the field, senior Mady Bowman will be relied on
heavily. One of the lone returnees at her position, the Tigers will
flow through Bowman in the middle.
Shell be pretty crucial for us, said Hardage. Everywhere else,
well have younger players, but theyre very exciting players to
watch.
Seven starters return for NHS, but theyll need to find freshman
and sophomores who are ready to provide quality depth at the
varsity level. Hardage pointed at two players that could help fill
that void.
Sophomore Haley Houston is definitely one, continued
Hardage. Shes really started to click from last year to this year.
She started to come on at the end of last year, but since then to
know, shes really transformed into a quality soccer player. Emma
Rice is another one. She was quality, back to last year, but she
continues to get better and better every year.
Make no mistake about, Hardage fully expects this to be a special
year for his team. That expectation is very realistic for Norman
High. As always, competition in 6A will be extremely tough, but
this could very well be a banner year for the Tigers.
I would like to say that this year will be a big step for Norman
High girls soccer, said Hardage. We should be able to do some
things that we havent been able to do in the past couple of
years. We plan on making a splash and letting the other top
teams know that we can play, too.
Track
Track and field has become quite popular at Norman High. Since
Sonny Feexico became the head coach five years ago, hes never
seen a better turn out than he has this season. That gradual spike
of interest is a direct reflection of the success the Tigers have
enjoyed throughout his tenure.
We have over 120 kids out for track, said Feexico. Its the largest
group weve ever had. Weve almost doubled participation in the
past five years. Thats what weve always wanted, because its
like I always say, competition breeds success.
With several new faces on both track teams, Feexico will need
that competition to transfer inexperienced underclassmen into
runners that are ready to step up in big roles.
Our track team is fairly young, continued Feexico. Our biggest
classes are sophomore and freshman. The thing Im really
excited about is how much talent we have at that level to go
along with what we have coming back. A lot of those kids are
going to contribute this year. I wouldnt say its a learning curve,
but it kind of is with the speed and talent theyre going to run
against. Theyre going to get a taste of it this year, which I think
will just make them hungrier for years to come.
With only one returning senior, the boys track team may be the
youngest in all of 6A.
Kyle Baker in our lone senior, said Feexico. Hes going to be our
leader. Other than that, we really dont have a lot coming back.
It will be a similar situation on the girls sprint side, as they have

few returning upperclassmen. Feexico will look to lean on the
experienced members of the team while the younger talent
continues to develop.
Eryn Stafford, shes our senior leader for our sprint group, said
Feexico. Naomi Brantley, shes a sophomore that also competed
as a state qualifier last year in our sprint relays. We have some
other younger girls who have really made big strides and are
expected to contribute in a big way. Katie Merkle, who was a
state qualifier last year, will also be big for us.
Coming off a state-runner up finish in cross country, the Norman
High girls distance team is prepared for another championship.
Emmaline Kelly, Camille Henry, Grace Pantalone, Theresa Elmore
and Lily Anthony are all returning.
Its nice to have all of those girls returning, said Feexico.
Theyre a real talented group for us.
On the girls side, we have Marisa Fleck, whos a returning
state champion in the shot put, said Feexico. Shes also been a
state champion in the discus, her sophomore year. Last year was
disappointing on her part, because she wasnt able to defend her
title, but I know shes eager to get out there and get back at it.
On the boys side, Elijah Smith should perform well, continued
Feexico. Look for him to have a great year.
In the pole vault, the Tigers will also have a state qualifier
returning in Tate McDonald, who placed sixth last year as a
freshman.
Look for him to improve on that success, said Feexico. Hell be
another one of our kids that should have a great year.
Engineers v. Lawyers
by: Jeff Provine
The Sigma Tau pyramid adorns the entrance to Felgar Hall, Engineerings oldest building.
March brings St. Patricks Day, the

celebration of the patron saint of
engineering and, for the OU campus
like many others around the country,
the celebration of Engineers Week. The
College of Engineering was founded in
1909, the same year as OUs College of
Law. Just as siblings often do, the two
colleges have had a long history of goodnatured torment.
According to campus legend, the original
antics were centered on Old Trusty,
the mascot cannon long used by the
engineers to give booming celebrations.
The tradition began in 1915 at midnight
to herald the arrival of St. Patricks Day.
As the Sooner Magazine noted in 1949,
the early-day Engineers were wont to
fire in the direction of the Law Barn,
which, before the construction of the
Memorial Union, was a straight shot from
the entrance of what would come to be
known as Felgar Hall after the colleges
first dean. The cannon found plenty of

excuses to be fired, which sometimes
resulted in cracked or broken windows at
Monnet Hall.
The lawyers attempted to end the barrage
by kidnapping Old Trusty in 1916, but it
was President Stratton Brooks himself
who quieted the original cannon a few
years later. The story, told on the deathbed
of the facilities manager at the time, goes
that he and Brooks stole the cannon from
its hiding place under the electrical shop,
filled the barrel with concrete and buried
it in a watery grave. There are differences
of opinion on whether it was in the South
Canadian River or the creek that runs
under Southwest 24th Avenue, a few
blocks north of Brookss namesake street.
The rivalry between the two revved up
following World War I as student energy
on campus rose to match the general
wildness of the Roaring Twenties and
continued on as a distraction during the

Great Depression. On St. Patricks Day
in 1937, the engineers woke up to find
the beloved Sigma Tau Pyramid in front
of Felgar Hall doused in yellow paint.
The engineers took it as a clever return
on their own customary prank of green
paint on Monnets owls, even though the
cleanup wasnt nearly as difficult. The
prank, however, was only the beginning.
As the engineers annual parade rounded
the Oval past the Administration Building
and Carnegie Hall, it came to the front
of Monnet Hall. With a deafening roar,
six-foot flames topped by billowing black
smoke exploded in front of the marchers
and their horses. The lawyers had set
a line of fuel, stopping the parade just
below the windows that had suffered so
much damage from cannons over the
years. The stalled parade became a target
for a torrent of eggs and paper bags filled
with water.
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This prank, epic in the classical sense of

the word, proved to go a little too far.
Students were quoted in The Daily as
being thankful the horses they had used
for the parade were borrowed from the
ROTC and trained against explosions. If
they had bolted, people could have been
hurt more than a little egg in the eye.
With World War II and the G.I. Bill, antics
generally calmed down on campus. One
tradition, however, continued in the
annual contest by lawyers to kidnap the
coed who had been elected Queen of
Engineering before she could be crowned.
There had been varying degrees of
success over the years, such as in 1943
when the engineers lost every candidate
and, in retaliation, kidnapped, shaved
bald, and painted a shamrock on a law
victim. In 1947, the lawyers again took the
queen and returned her that evening with
an orchid in hand. The kidnapping in 1950
reached a peak when the soon-to-bequeen was seized by lawyers pretending
to be photographers for Life Magazine,
complete with phony business cards.
In 1952, the lawyers and the engineers
signed a formal peace pact to end the
tradition. A few engineers revolted, and
the legend goes that the Loyal Knights
of Old Trusty discovered their beloved
cannon hanged by the neck with a
suicide note. The maverick band of
engineers then kidnapped their own
queen in an effort to keep the tradition
alive, but it was over the next year despite
their struggle.
By 1954, a band of engineers hoped to
reignite the rivalry in a non-kidnapping
way by painting a huge shamrock on the
side of Monnet Hall. The lawyers sent out
a press release with a reply that they were
tired of it. Embarrassed, the engineers
presented written apologies and they
cleaned the shamrock off the building.
Yet in the 1960s, the rivalry came back
with passion. In 1965, two independent
groups of engineers stumbled upon each
other as one was painting the Laws honor
society Delta Theta Phi plaque while the
other was decorating Monnet Hall with
green ribbons and shamrocks. In 1966, the
lawyers struck back with the engineers
Irish motto on their huge banner edited to
read Erin Go Law. Other pranks proved
more long-term, such as the 1968 seeding
of grass with fertilizer so that, months later
as the other grass turned yellow, a big
green ENGR stood out on the Law lawn.
Even though he has long since left the university, Parrington still looks out over its halls through classic
university pictures.
The latest iteration of the Engineering cannon still stands guard in the quad.
The pranks continue to this day, perhaps

most famously with the green mice
released in the College of Laws new
building on Timberdell, where the school
moved in 1976. In 1984 and again in 1998,
mice and reportedly some rats who had
been painted green were placed in an
elevator. When someone pushed the
button, they scurried out into the building
for weeks to come.
The lawyers are not to be outdone.
Former professor George Tauxe recalled
the time that they spiked the punch at the
Engineers Banquet with laxatives and then
locked the doors to all of the restrooms in
the Memorial Union.
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One College, Infinite Possibilities

by: Lindsay Cuomo
Inset - Award winners from left to right (standing) - Stacy Dales, Robyn Biggs, Ioana Cionea, Cindy Gordon, Elizabeth Frame-Ellison, Kelly Damphousse
(sitting L to R) - Kevin Butterfield, Ben Clark, David Goodspeed, Bird Runningwater, David Wrobel
Celebrating 124 years, the College of Arts and Sciences, OUs

largest college, honored several distinguished alumni for their
professional accomplishments, as well as their work with the
college, at their annual Kaleidoscope Evening on Friday, Feb. 12.
The field of honorees was as diverse as the college itself. From a
scientist designing technology that has explored other worlds to
a female host on the NFL Network, the honorees represent the
broad range of departments and programs under the College of
Arts and Sciences. Our very own columnist, David Goodspeed
was honored as well.
Goodspeed, currently the assistant vice president of Digital
Innovation at OU, sat amongst a very illustrious group of alumni
that night.
It was very humbling for me, shared Goodspeed. I am never
one to be speechless but this honor left me speechless.
To be around those accomplished people with their amazing
stories and their passion for the university and the College of
Arts and Sciences, we had a connection, added Goodspeed.
Our differences didnt matter. The college is what connected
us.
While the evening highlighted former students, Goodspeed
couldnt help but wonder about the future and what the students
of today might accomplish tomorrow.
As I sat there among some pretty incredible people, my thoughts
were drawn to the future students and what they could become
thanks to the foundation laid by the ones that have gone before
them, said Goodspeed.
Benton C. Clark, an OU graduate and one of this years honorees,
went on to earn his doctorate in biophysics from Columbia
University and work with NASA to craft equipment that would
explore Mars aboard the Viking landers. His recent honor as
recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award joins the ranks of
his many other honors including his NASA Public Service Medal,
the Wright Brothers Award and the Air Force Service Medal.
Alongside Clark and Goodspeed is N. Bird Runningwater, OUs
first graduate of the Native American Studies program. He was
honored for his work with the Sundance Institutes Native Lab. Born
of the Cheyenne and Mescalero Apache peoples, Runningwater
has worked with projects such as Four Sheets to the Wind,
Sikumi, Miss Navajo, Shmsn and Drunktowns Finest.
Runningwater has also established filmmaker labs in New
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The Strength of Water (New Zealand), Samson and Delilah
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Stacey Dales broke records during her time as a Sooner. She was
the first player in the history of the program to record 1,700
points, 600 rebounds and 700 assists. Following her collegiate
career, she was the third overall pick in the 2002 WNBA draft and
played seven seasons in the league. Dales is also an Olympian.
She played on the Canadian team in the 2000 Olympics. You
can now watch Dales on the NFL Network as she reports on
programs including Around the League, NFL Total Access and
NFL GameDay Morning.
There were several other honorees at the annual Kaleidoscope
Evening, which acts as a night cap on an entire week of
celebrations for the college.
The Kaleidoscope Evening is the big bow on the package,
explained Goodspeed. We celebrate the great things going on
and our unique alumni.
The college helped me find myself all those years ago, and it all
came full circle at the banquet, said Goodspeed. It reenergized
me for the future, for my kids and all the kids who want to go to
OU. I will continue to work to make it better, just like people did
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Women Who Changed OU

by: Jeff Provine
Although now home of the Department of Communications, Burton Hall stands as a testament to Dr. Helen Burtons work.
March is Womens History Month, an

expansion of International Womens Day
on March 8. When we take even a moment
to look back through the years at all the
good done by women, one day was clearly
not enough to celebrate, and even with
a month we cannot begin to appreciate
everything. Here are eight women who
helped to make the university, and in
many ways our world, what it is today.
Professor Mildred Andrews

Boggess
One of the greatest musicians in
Oklahoma history played the organ,
an instrument known for its powerful,
haunting tones. Today the University of
Oklahomas School of Music holds the
American Organ Institute, which includes
a full pipe organ workshop listed among
the best on the continent, and all this
came about thanks to the dedication of
Mildred Andrews Boggess.
When she completed her bachelors
as part of OUs Class of 1937, Andrews
wanted to get her masters in the organ

in Norman as well. Unfortunately, OU
the school didnt offer that degree.
Although a small woman, one member
of the faculty described her as Andrews
a Type-A personality, and she aimed to
rectify what she felt was a disservice to
Oklahoma students. Earning her masters
from the University of Michigan and
doing graduate work at Union Theological
Seminary in New York City, she returned
to OU as a faculty member.
Over the next thirty-eight years, Andrews
grew the organ department into an
impressive body that has earned national
recognition. According to the American
Organ Institute, Miss Andrews produced
more Fulbright Scholars among organ
students, 15 in total, and national organ
competition winners, 20 in total, than
any other organ professor in American
history. In addition to her weekly
accompaniments at St. Johns Episcopal
Church, she played concerts on campus,
throughout the state and internationally,
including Westminster Abbey at the

choirmasters personal request. Even
after her retirement in 1978, she returned
to entertain and educate.
Andrews was inducted into the Oklahoma
Hall of Fame in 1971. The cathedral-style
organ in the lobby of the Catlett Music
Center stands named in her honor, funded
in large part by Andrewss own estate.
Carol Burr
Along with journalists like Roy Gittinger
and Fayette Copeland, Carol Burr put her
writing skills to work telling the story of
the University of Oklahoma as it unfolds.
Burr herself is an OU graduate, completing
the Professional Writing program in 1959
with special distinction as part of a slew
of honor societies including Phi Beta
Kappa, Theta Sigma Phi, Alpha Lambda
Delta,Mortar Board and Tassels.
Burrs major work has been the OU
Foundations Sooner Magazine, where
she began as a part-time assistant editor
before graduating and soon gained full

control as editor. Under her guidance,
Sooner Magazine became the official
magazine of the alumni association, a
lifeline of the copious energy on campus
to graduates suddenly in touch. With
a ready firsthand knowledge of the
previous quarter century, Burr served
to edit The Sooner Story: Ninety Years
at the University of Oklahoma 18901980 and later contributed to and edited
Centennial: Portrait of the University
of Oklahoma. She continued on in her
editorial position with Sooner Magazine
until 2015, retiring after 39 years spent
leading the journalistic institution in print
and paper and even into the digital age.
Dr. Helen Brown Burton

Burton Hall today hosts the Department
of Communication, but it was first the
home of the universitys School of Home
Economics. Before ubiquitous fast food
in a society where practically everything
is disposable, Home Economics was a
crucial part of managing ones finances
and health.
Dr. Helen Brown Burton served as the
director of the School of Home Economics
for twenty-three years after joining
OUs faculty in 1927. She already had
an impressive resume, including an A.B.
degree Cum Laude from Indiana University
in 1911, and would go on to complete
her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
Within a year of coming to OU, she was
a fellow in the Oklahoma Academy of
Science and the American Association for
the Advancement of Science.
Burton contributed greatly to our
modern understanding of nutrition. She
studied the requirements of calcium and
phosphorus for the human body and
designed methods for increasing calcium
intake through eggshells and dry skim
milk additives for skeletal health. Burton
also made a lifelong study of vitamins,
particularly foods containing ascorbic
acid and even did a biological assay of the
vitamin A in algae grown from sewage as
a potential food source.
Dr. Burton left much of her estate to the
school when she passed away in 1968,
which contributed to several grants for
ongoing research. In the late 1980s, the
School of Home Economics came to an
end as its fields moved to other schools.
Early childhood development shifted to
Education, interior design became part
of Architecture, and nutrition, in which
The magnificent cathedral-style organ in the entry of Catlett Hall is named in honor of Professor Mildred
Andrews Boggess.
Helen Brown Burton was a pioneer, lived

on in the College of Allied Health.
Dr. Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher

The famous fight to desegregate higher
education was settled in the courts of
Oklahoma, leading to the landmark
Supreme Court case McLaurin v. Oklahoma
State Regents that removed state racial
restrictions. Yet, it was Ada Lois Sipuel
Fisher who began the civil rights fight in
1946 to open equal education to people
of all races. State lawmakers attempted
to keep her in her place by founding a
separate but equal Langston University
School of Law, but Fisher kept fighting and
was the first African American to enroll
in the OU College of Law. Even though
her goal had been met and anyone could
enter graduate schools in Oklahoma,
Mrs. Fisher was hardly one to rest on her
laurels.
Following her successful completion of
law school in 1952, Mrs. Fisher practiced
law in Chickasha and taught as faculty at
Langston University, soon becoming chair

of the Department of Social Sciences. She
returned to the classroom as a student
in 1968, coming back to OU to earn her
masters degree in History. OU granted
her yet another degree, an honorary
doctorate of humane letters, in 1991. Her
work came full circle the next year when
Governor David Walters appointed Dr.
Fisher to the Board of Regents, where she
could act in governance to improve the
state of education for all.
Dr. Dora McFarland

Although her name might not be
immediately recognized, nearly everyone
who experienced American public
education will know the work of Dr.
Dora McFarland. McFarland, along with
Eunice Lewis, published Arithmetic for
Elementary Teachers: An Introductory
Course in 1963, the textbook that was
applied nearly universally and outlined
the methods to teach youngsters the third
of the Three Rs.
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McFarland came to the University of

Oklahoma as she finished her masters
degree in 1921. Outside her doctoral
work at the University of Chicago, she
completed her dissertation Division
Algebras defined by Non-Abelian Groups
and a tour of India and Southeast Asia
in 1959, McFarland taught a rigorous
schedule at OU until her retirement in
1965 at age seventy. With her firm grasp
on the principles of mathematics and her
dedicated approach in the classroom, she
was invited to contribute to the Tapes
for Teaching educational program, which
then led to her work with Lewis on the
textbook that would inspire a whole
generation of learners.
faithful and earnest worker in the Sabbath

school as superintendent and teacher, a
lofty position as she was only a teenager
at the time.
Dr. Nancy Mergler
The University of Oklahoma has had any

number of memorable professors, but
few stand out as readily in the minds of
elder alumni as English professor Jewel
Wurtzbaugh, who came to OU in 1926
after boldly writing President Bizzell to
suggest she should teach at the university.
Famous for her authority on the
sixteenth-century poet Edmund Spencer,
according to OU Historian David Levy as
well as her generally flustered nature and
her colloquial Texan expressions spoken
with an air of refinement, Wurtzbaugh
reportedly lived the dream of every
pedestrian on OUs bicycle-crowded
lanes. Shed stabbed her umbrella into
the spokes of wheels coming too close,
sending the negligent rider sprawling.
The glass ceiling has long been a

barrier stopping women from career
advancement, but its higher echelons
broke at the University of Oklahoma
when Dr. Nancy Mergler became senior
vice-president and provost. She joined
the faculty in 1979 in the Department of
Psychology and moved in 1987 to direct
the Honors Program. In 1995, freshly
appointed President Boren sought to
fill the job that in many ways keeps
education running and called her to his
office. Mergler said she was stunned
to hear that she had won the position
despite being something of a dark horse
candidate.
In an interview with KGOU, Mergler noted
that when she began her position, she was
the only woman in the Big 12 amongst
provosts. Today about half the provosts in
the Big 12 are women. After twenty years
in the position, Mergler stepped down to
serve as provost emeritus and return to
the Honors College.
May Overstreet
One bit of Sooner trivia is that the school
colors, crimson and cream, a particular
shade of corn, were selected in 1895 by
a committee chaired by May Overstreet,
the only woman among the universitys
first four faculty members.
A look through state archives of
newspapers shows May Overstreet to be
a true pioneer of education in the early
days of Oklahoma. Overstreet came to
Beaver City, No Mans Land, in 1887
and soon moved to the newly opened
Oklahoma Territory. As May Overstreet
left Beaver, the Christian Endeavor Society
posted a notice in the paper stating how
much they would miss such an efficient,
Upon her appointment, the Norman

Transcript
posted
a
front-page
congratulatory notice that Miss May
Overstreet, one of the teachers in the
public schools during the last school year,
was tendered a position in the University
of Oklahoma. Overstreet later went
on to teach orthography, reading, and
geography at the Caddo County Normal
Institute in Anadarko, teaching the next
generation of Oklahoma teachers.
Professor Jewel Wurtzbaugh
Normanite Dr. Doug Hoy recalled his

time delivering newspapers on his route,
specifically stopping at her house to
dismount his bicycle and hand-deliver
her paper. He noted with the awe of
childhood that Wurtzbaugh received
mail from all over the world and saved
foreign stamps for him. Her whimsy
made the world more interesting, such as
when she led the campaign that renamed
the street called Jenkins Rear to the
more delightful Faerie Queen Lane, now
part of the stadium parking lot.
In addition to her scholarly work,
Wurtzbaugh also campaigned for equal
pay between the sexes, noting that her
merits were more noteworthy than some
better-paid male colleagues. Even Dean
Meacham admitted that Wurtzbaugh
was mentioned as a great teacher more
times than any other faculty member.
Today her name is attached to the
memorial fund that grants a scholarship
to students exhibiting strong dedication
to the importance of womens studies.
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Five Spring Must-dos!
by: Stefanie Brickman
There are plenty of things to do in Norman in March and early April!

Make sure you make plans to take part in what Norman has to offer. Here are the musts:
1. 2nd Friday Norman Artwalk, March 11. Downtown Norman will be hopping with open art galleries, live music, dinner and
drink specials and more. Drop by VisitNorman, 309 E. Main St., to see a photography exhibit featuring the work of veterans
from the Norman Veterans Center in collaboration with the Firehouse Arts Center and Oklahoma Arts Council.
2. The Search for Life: Oceans Beyond Earth, March 22. The College of Atmospheric and Geographic Sciences and the National
Weather Center will be presenting a public forum discussing space exploration from Galileos perspective beginning at 7 p.m.
featuring Dr. Kevin Hand, deputy chief scientist of Solar System Exploration. The National Weather Center is located at 120
David L. Boren Blvd.
3. Galileo and Sports, through April 15. As part of the universitys year-long Galileos World celebration, the Galileo and Sports
display at Headington Hall, 100 E. Lindsey St., features three rare Galileo books purchased by the OU athletic department for
the OU Librarys Galileo collection. It is open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily until April 15.
4. Medieval Fair, April 1-3. The fair is the states largest weekend event, the third largest event in Oklahoma and was selected by
Events Media Network as one of the top 100 events in the nation. In addition to the period music, jousting, human chess and
more, attendees can browse through Reaves Park, which will be transformed into a medieval village lined with more than 200
arts and crafts booths offering unique and handcrafted wares. This is a cant-miss Norman event.
5. Norman Farm Market, starting April 2. Stroll through aisles of farmer-grown, homegrown and local items at the Cleveland
County Fairgrounds, 615 E. Robinson. The market will be open from 8 a.m. to noon every Saturday and from 4-7 p.m. every
Tuesday, April through October.
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3. Gifts: If youve managed to score yourself a weeks free stay on
your high school besties couch, be sure to thank them with a silly
set of socks or a fun, old-fashioned flask from Lohmanns Good
Things, 710 W. Main St. If youve booked a cheap stay through an
Airbnb host, select unique vintage pieces or Oklahoma-inspired
artwork from STASH, 412 E.. Main St., to leave behind as a token
of your gratitude for their limitless hospitality.
4. Spirits: For the 21 and over crowd, transport your favorite
Oklahoma brew to your Spring Break destination. Stop by
Corkscrew Wine & Spirits, 2319 W. Lindsey St., for a range of
Southern-brewed 6-packs. Or, head to Joes Wine & Spirits, 1330
Alameda St., for larger bottles of your favorite liquors to last the
full week of festivities.
5. Coffee: Fuel up with a quick cup of coffee from Cool Beans
Coffee, 1230 Alameda St., on your way out of Norman. Wake
up your taste buds with a Nutella latte or a peppermint mocha.
Caffeinate and cool down with an iced coffee to-go as you head
off on your weeklong Spring Break adventure.
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Normanites Spring Break
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When the kids call for a full week of activities to replace

their daily romp through the school playground, pull out this
staycation play book to appease their high demands with a well
thought out round of distractions provided by Norman and its
local businesses.
Staycation Saving Grace

1. The Norman Public Library Central, located at 225 N. Webster,
has three different series over the course of the week to keep
kids entertained and educated. The first is called ROBOTS,
where kids learn how to build robots using Processing language.
It lasts five days, and is especially good for kids who have always
been interested in robots. The second is called Tween/Teen
Web Design, which also lasts for five days, and is for teenagers
wanting to learn how to build a web page from scratch. The third
is Dance Party, and its exactly what it sounds like! A DJ will
get the party started at 2 p.m. on Monday. All three are great
options to get kids out of the house for a little bit of fun each day
of the break.
2. Sponsored by BancFirst, The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum
of Natural History, located at 2401 Chautauqua Ave., hosts their
annual Spring Break Escape with face painting, crafts, bird shows,
jaw-dropping science experiments and more. Standard admission
rates apply, $8 for adults and $5 for children. Affordable and
accessible, this activity will blow your kids minds!
3. Spend a day at HeyDay Entertainment, located at 3201 Market
Pl. They offer laser tag, bowling, mini golf, an arcade, a hangout
space, a ropes course and a laser maze. With passes at $34.99
per person, HeyDay offers fun for the whole family!
4. When bouts of boredom strike, drag the kids out of the house
for a generous trip to Kidoodles Toy Zone, 425 W. Main St.
Purchase a new doll, play set or accessories. Wake up the kids
dormant brain cells with challenging 3D puzzles, jigsaws and
brainteasers. Put their crafting skills to the test with a fun dream
catcher kit or tubs of modeling dough.
5. Break out of couch potato mode with a competitive round
of bowling at Sooner Bowling Center, 550 24th Ave. NW. The
kids can let loose and exhaust their endless supplies of energy
as they launch their bowling balls toward the awaiting pins. Load
the kids up with tater tots, burgers and hot dogs and skip heating
up the oven for an at-home meal.
Luigis Bistro
by: Lenae Clements
Luigis Bistro is an awarding winning,

locally owned and operated Italian
restaurant nestled off of I-35 just south
of 19th Street in Moore. While Luigis
has only been in Moore for a little over a
year, its Oklahoma roots were established
over 60 years ago. The owners father and
grandfather, Luigi Nicholas Scaffetta,
opened the first Luigis in Chickasha in
1951.
Based on our research, we think my
father opened the first Italian American
restaurant in the state of Oklahoma,
shared Sandy Scaffetta-Johnson, part
owner of the newest location in Moore.
Mr. Scaffettas legacy and love for Italian
food is evident as soon as you walk in the
front doors. The waiting area is welcoming
and filled with the rich family history that
is associated with this restaurant and its
owners. In fact, much of the staff is part
of the Scaffetta family including Luigis
own daughter, granddaughters and seven
great grandchildren. The menu is packed
with fresh, made from scratch family
recipes.
I spent a summer teaching my son-in-law,
Jorge, our familys recipes, said ScaffettaJohnson. Jorge has also created several
of his own recipes to add to our menu.
Jorge Chavira, the chef at Luigis, took
his research even further when he spent
time cooking at a pizzeria in Naples, Italy
to get a better feel for the flavors. He also
attended Carpigiani Gelato University in
order to perfect of one of

Luigis most popular dessert
options.
Luigis
is
extremely
family-friendly
and
can
accommodate anything from
a couples first date to an
extended familys weekly
dinner. I have eaten at Luigis
with both smaller and larger
parties, as well as with kids,
and in each case was well
accommodated.
The menu options are as
vast as the personalities in a
family. At Luigis, you will find
Italian favorites such as Italian
Wedding Soup, meatballs,
pasta, paninis and pizza. But,
you will also find hamburgers,
seafood and steak. If you are
gluten-conscious, there are
several gluten free items
on the menu as well. Luigis
also offers a new lunch menu
that starts at $6.95 and a
childrens menu that features
much-loved items like pasta
and meatballs and chicken
alfredo. For a list of weekly
specials, check out Luigis website at
www.luigisfamiglia.com.
The complementary bread sticks are pretty
tasty, and so are their starters. I have
tried several, including the bruschetta,
homemade meatballs and traditional
calamari. While they are all great choices,

my favorite is the bruschetta. My son
thought the meatballs were so good that
he asked to order another starter as his
meal, which was the perfect size for
someone his age.
Chef & General Manager Jorge and Luigi at the original location in Chickasha
My personal go-to dinner choice is the Luigis Panini, a fantastic

chicken sandwich with spring lettuce, tomatoes, avocados, basil
and provolone cheese. Others have raved about the steaks,
pizza and other pasta dishes. If you want to try something less
traditional, try a pizzadia. Resembling a quesadilla, each pizzadia
is made from scratch and stuffed with pizza toppings.
Luigis is one place you wont want to skip dessert. Their gelato is
fantastic! I have never been disappointed with any of the gelato
flavors that I have tried. If pastries are your preference, you can
choose from homemade cheesecake and almond, chocolate and
Italian cream cake, as well as tiramisu.
With its casual and family-friendly atmosphere, Luigis is an ideal
place for a great lunch or dinner. They are open Sunday through
Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on
Fridays and Saturdays.
Syrup: A Cuppa Quality

by: Tegan Burkhard
Round up your brunch buddies, head to

Main Street and step inside Syrup, located
at 123 E. Main St., to peruse their vast
selection of breakfast foods, ranging from
crunchy French toast and sweet cream
waffles to cinnamon roll pancakes and
breakfast sliders. While youre browsing
the menu, pay close attention to
Syrups coffee and tea options as
well.
youre going to be steeping in your cup of

tea if its not organic.
Stumptown Coffee Roasters in Portland
ships high quality roasted beans to Syrup
straight from small farms like Nano Challa
Cooperative in Ethiopia. As a direct trade
provider, Stumptown visits every one of
Wake up with an espresso

macchiato, latte, French press or a
cortado. Or, soothe your throat with
a pot of earl grey or chamomile tea.
With each sip, rest easy knowing
youre getting high quality goods
from the individual producers who
roasted the beans in your coffee
and picked the leaves for your tea.
At Syrup, all coffee beans and tea
leaves are direct trade, meaning
they have been curated from national
companies with small, global producers.
Hugo Tea Company in Kansas City culls
their organic premium teas, like the Berry
Rooibos, direct from original producers.
All of the producers Hugo Tea Company
use, like the South African farm that grows
the rooibos leaves, keep chemicals out of
their crops.
With tea, they pluck it, they dry it
and essentially it ends up in your cup,
says MaryBeth Omido, Syrups general
manager. So whatever chemicals theyre
spraying on it, thats pretty much what
their producers farms to ensure proper

labor conditions and best practices are
used. Direct trade also means buyers
increase their purchase price based on
improvements to the quality of the beans.
There are so many other hands that have
touched that coffee, and youre the one
that just gets to be the one that hands it
to the customer, Omido says. So in that
area, we want to represent the hard work
of so many people behind us.
Stumptown has developed a direct
relationship with all of its coffee bean
farms, offering suggestions for improving

crops and roasting coffee while learning
about each culture so they can deliver
the highest quality beans straight to their
consumers cups.
They have an investment in making sure
that theyre well taken care of, that their
farms are well taken care of, that
their people are well taken care of,
Omido says.
Stumptown Coffee Roasters knows
the exact process behind the
roasted beans served at Syrup,
since they spend time at Huye
Mountain in Rwanda with David
Rubanzangabo and Tim Schilling,
watching as the men fully wash
their coffee beans before putting
them in Stumptowns hands. The
Portland company makes trips
to La Prosperidad de Chirinos
Cooperative in Peru to observe its 630
members depulp their coffee into wood
or concrete tanks before starting the
fermentation and drying process.
As each individual producer updates
their production process, the quality of
the beans increases. In turn, Stumptown
Coffee Roasters pays the producer a
higher price before sending the beans on
to coffee shops like Syrup. So, next time
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