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Crisis center accepts walk-insDAISY CREAGERNews Reporter
The Norman Women’s Resource Center is opening a sec-ond office on Oct. 13 to accommodate walk-ins, court advo-cacy services and counseling services.
The new office will be located at 222 East Eufaula St., suite 125. The new location will begin accepting phone calls on Oct. 13, and will host an open house on Oct. 21 to an-swer any questions from community members, said Kristy Stewart, executive director of the Women’s Resource Center.
The Women’s Resource Center is a non-profit organiza-tion that provides services to victims of domestic violence, sexual violence and stalking through their current location, hotlines and satellite offices, Stewart said.
The Women’s Resource Center’s current location is con-fidential to protect victims, said Courtney Foster, the coor-dinator of sexual violence services at the Rape Crisis Center.
“It has a rape crisis center and domestic violence shelter, and we do not want abusers to find their victims,” Foster said.
By allowing walk-ins at their new location, the center’s staff can give more immediate support to victims of violence than they can at their current location, where an appoint-ment is needed, Stewart said.
There is no charge for using Women’s Resource Center services, including the domestic violence shelter and the crisis phone lines, according to center’s website.
The center is currently accepting monetary donations as well as shelter items, such as milk, trash bags, composition books and other items, according to their website. To do-nate money, visit the center’s website at wrcnorman.com. For more information about the center or how to donate physical items, call 405-364-9424.
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Top: Chefs demonstrate the art of noodle making with volunteers at the Confucius Institute Day Festival on Tuesday. The noodles were stretched from approx one foot of dough to over 15 feet. Right: Beijing student Liu Zichen practices an erhu before her perfor-mance. She played at the Confucius Institute Day Festival Tuesday on the South Oval.
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OU’s greek system helps keeps the wheels rolling at Norman’s Star Skate roller skating rink.
Located on Lindsey Street just a few blocks west of campus, Star Skate is ideally situated because it is easily accessible to stu-dents, Star Skate manager Chris Hale said.
Management has con-sidered moving Star Skate somewhere along the highway in the past, but they decided against it because of the amount of business from OU stu-dents, especially members of the greek community, Hale said.
Sororities use the skat-ing rink for date parties and big/little reveals and beginning of the school year events, Hale said.
“We are always willing to work with [members of the greek system] and are glad to have them,” Hale said. “Almost everyone puts on a pair of skates, and they all seem to have a good time.”
MORE INFOStar Skate hours and costsOpen Skate:
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SaturdayHours: 1 to 5 p.m.Price: $7
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Greek system supports local skating rink
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A company started last fall by a group of OU stu-dents during an internship will hit the road with three Oklahoma-based trucking companies to test out the product over the next few weeks.
Students interning at the Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth last year created Siren, a weath-er-tracking program that
TECHNOLOGY
New app analyzes weather to warn truckers of dangerpredicts road conditions and alerts truck drivers when they may be at risk for an accident, according to the company’s website.
During the beta process, the company will look at how well the app works, how accurate the algorithm is, what they can do to make it better and how much com-panies would be willing to pay for this, said Andrew Tierney, chief communica-tions officer and co-founder of Siren.
The idea for Siren came about last year when the CCEW interns had to cre-ate something meaningful using public data. Looking through the data, the interns
noticed information about weather-related vehicu-lar accidents, said Robert Byrd, marketing leader and co-founder of Siren.
The group decided to focus on trucking accidents because the data they need-ed, such as location and speed, are measured on the dashboard of the truck and relayed to a dispatcher, said Byrd, zoology and finance senior.
T h e i n t e r n s s aw t h a t weather-related accidents cost trucking companies millions of dollars, and they wanted to keep truck driv-ers safe as they traveled long distances, Byrd said.
“Once we decided to focus
on weather, it became ap-parent that the trucking in-dustry has a particularly se-vere problem,” Byrd said.
With the National Weather Center located on campus, a weather-prediction app seemed like a logical proj-ect for the group to work on, Byrd said.
Because of the high costs of accidents and lack of prevention materials, Siren seemed to be a product companies would be willing to pay for, Byrd said.
Using an algorithm and the data given to them, the interns created a program that would alert drivers
Students are in the process of testing tracking program
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Sorority date parties provide revenue to keep Star Skate on Lindsey Street
Once we decided to focus on weather, it became apparent
that the trucking industry has a particularly severe problem.
ROBERT BYRD, MARKETING LEADER, CO-FOUNDER OF SIREN
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BRIEFSStudents roll pasta dough, learn about OU Arrezzo during Italy Week
Students at OU put on their aprons and began rolling out pasta dough Tuesday in celebration of Italy Week.
Italy Week, Sept. 23-26, is put on by OU in Arezzo, a program that enables students to study abroad on OU’s campus in Italy.
Those who attended the pasta making class learned the ins and outs of pasta making, from rolling their own dough to cutting various pasta shapes.
Events will continue throughout the week, with infor-mation sessions and Italian snacks in the union from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, according to OU in Arezzo’s website.
On Friday, there will be a “spirit day,” where those going on the OU in Arezzo program are encouraged to wear their t-shirts and be “Instagram ready” for candid campus photos, according to OU in Arezzo’s official website.
There will also be a place to register for Italy Week prizes at all events.
Those interested in going on the OU in Arezzo study abroad program this coming spring have until Sept. 28 to turn in their applications.
Meghan Whiting, News Reporter
Tying up a pair of skates and circling around the rink with friends makes for a fun night, said Tori Ross, soph-omore member of Kappa Alpha Theta.
“I grew up in my small town. So I think it is awe-some I still get to go, even as a college student,” Ross said.
Chi Omega uses Star Skate almost every year for big/lit-tle reveal, and even used it twice last year, said Mandi Newton, junior member of Chi Omega.
“It’s a really fun thing to do with all your sisters,” Newton said.
Some sororities also cel-ebrate bid day at Star Skate. This year on bid day, Delta Delta Delta members took their temporary littles to the rink, said Breanna Nicole Foster, sophomore member of Delta Delta Delta.
The photo opportunities at the rink are more fun than skating itself, Foster said. For the events the women wear new T-shirts and tall socks and snap group pho-tos. It’s one of the main rea-sons going to the rink is fun, Foster said.
Star Skate makes the pro-cess of renting out the rink very easy, requiring only a deposit and some paper-work, Hale said.
Despite the popularity of roller rinks dwindling at other establishments, Hale
SKATE: Sororities frequent Norman skating rinkContinued from page 1
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Top: A family skates in the dim lighting of Star Skate’s rink as a disco ball glistens above them.Right: Rows of skates line the wall at Star Skate. Visitors like members of OU greek life groups can rent skates for a fee.
OU Votes grants students additional opportunites for voter registration
OU Votes will now have a table in Couch Restaurants from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Wednesday and Thursday.
OU Votes is a program to help make the process of registering to vote easier for students by providing easily accessible locations.
“It is important for students to be involved in the political process by registering to vote,” said Alissa Rice, a representative of the SGA for OU Votes.
The OU Votes campaign is run in association with Campus Compact, an organization which runs a compe-tition to see which Oklahoma universities can register the most students to vote. The competition includes Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City Community College and the University of Central Oklahoma.
OU Votes also has a table set up in the Oklahoma Memorial Union from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Monday and Tuesday, and students can register at the Student Government Association office every day.
Page Jones, News Reporter
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Students walk into Couch Restaurants Tuesday evening. OU Votes will have a table in the building for voter registration Wednesday and Thursday.
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WEATHER: App intended to assist truck driversContinued from page 1
to potentially dangerous situations based on past accidents and the truck’s situation.
With the app, dr ivers won’t need to search weath-er conditions on their smart phones. The app will do it for them, according to the app’s website.
The program uses infor-mation trucks have built in to their dashboards. It reads the speed, weight and other information about the truck and compares it to data from past accidents to re-port potentially hazardous situations.
said members of OU’s greek system keeps the dust off their roller skates.
Members of the Center for the Creation of Economic Wealth pose for a group photo. The group is designing a new product to help truck drivers in dangerous weather.
The company’s founders will determine how much to charge for their project depending on the success of the beta period, Tierney said.
If the testing phase is suc-cessful, the company will start selling its product to all types of trucking companies across the nation, Tierney said.
So far, the group is only planning to market Siren to trucking companies and perhaps driverless cars that would come out in 2017, Tierney said.
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:
1. OBAMA VOWS SUSTAINED CAMPAIGN VERSUS ISLAMIC MILITANTS
The U.S. president and other leaders say that American and Arab airstrikes against Islamic State extremists in Syria and Iraq are the start to coordinated efforts to degrade and destroy the terror group.2. WHY U.S. ALSO HIT ‘KHORASAN GROUP’
Along with Islamic State militants, U.S. missiles were launched against an al-Qaida cell in Syria believed to be in the final stages of plotting attacks against the U.S. and Europe.3. WHO GLOSSES OVER SOME INCONVENIENT TRUTHS
In his U.N. climate speech, President Obama calls on the world to follow the U.S. lead in cleaning up emissions, but he omits that America ships large amounts of air-polluting coal and oil overseas.4. HOW MANY PEOPLE CDC SAYS EBOLA COULD INFECT
U.S. health officials say that at worst, some 1.4 million people in West Africa could contract the deadly virus as it
peaks in several months, without more efforts to control it.5. FIRE DESTROYS MICHAEL BROWN MEMORIAL
The blaze in Ferguson, Missouri, stokes fresh resentment over the shooting of the unarmed, black 18-year-old.6. POLICE FILE CHARGES IN MISSING UVA STUDENT CASE
Officials believe Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr., who remains at large, was the last person seen with 18-year-old Hannah Graham before she disappeared in Charlottesville, Va.7. WHAT LEADS DENVER — AREA STUDENTS TO WALK OUT OF CLASS
They were protesting a conservative-led school board plan to focus history education on topics that promote citi-zenship, patriotism and respect for authority.8. NORTH C ALIFORNIA WILDFIRE THRE ATENS THOUSANDS OF HOMES
The King Fire east of Sacramento has scorched about 139 square miles, and more crews have been sent to try to con-tain it.9. $8B PROJECT WOULD SEND WYO. WIND-GENERATED POWER TO LA
If approved and financed, the sprawling venture would produce clean energy equivalent to the output of a large nu-clear power plant.10. WHEN JETER MIGHT GET VOTED INTO HALL
“If there’s going to be a first-time unanimous choice for the Hall of Fame, it should be him,” Rays manager Joe Maddon says of the retiring Yankees’ captain.
Yankees, California wildfires and terror news are a few of today’s important stories
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The Student Art Gallery, nestled right next to Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Starbucks, is run by students for students. Even after its creation in 1999 by the wishes of Molly Shi Boren, the shop still boasts student talent from those on OU’s campus. The gal-lery provides a space for students to display their creative works of talent involving paintings, crafts, beaded bracelets and cultural décor.
Katelynn Knick, the Student Art Gallery director, said the location and content of the gallery set it apart from others in Norman.
“What makes the Student Ar t Gallery different from other galleries in the area is that it is unique in its ac-cessibility and openness of all students and their artwork,” she said. “By being created by students, the gallery is able to easily connect and relate with the student artists, making the gallery a friendly environment.”
Olivia Egan, a studio art senior and Student Art Gallery employee, said that today’s open shop allows for stu-dents to have easier access to an outlet for their work.
“When the Student Art Gallery first opened, it was much more adminis-trative, and you had to apply for your work to be submitted,” Egan said.
But now, students can exhibit their artwork at the Student Art Gallery by simply bringing in what they have cre-ated. The gallery provides an outlet for them that they might not regularly
have, and still make a profit.Knick said one common miscon-
ception about the gallery is that it is only for art majors to exhibit their work. However, it is open to students of any major.
“This is great because it allows ev-eryone an opportunity to participate in the arts on campus,” Knick said.
Because the opportunities for dis-play are endless, the gallery captures all styles of works from small jewelry, leatherwork, graphic design posters and handmade cards.
“We have a range of creativity from freshman students all the way through seniors,” Egan said.
Egan said most crafts cost anywhere from $10 to $20, with a wide array of culturally diverse pieces to look at.
Students are in control of the prices set for their art. If their artwork sells, Knick said the students receive a check in the mail from OU for 80 percent of the original price.
Th e o t h e r 2 0 p e rc e nt i s u s e d to maintain the operation of the non-profit gallery.
Knick said the gallery is also a great way for international students to dis-play their artwork and their personal culture with other students.
“We have artwork influenced by African, French, Iranian and Chinese cultures,” Knick said.
To keep up with new collections and gallery hours, follow the Student Art Gallery on Facebook.
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Studio art junior Olivia Egan arranges glass pieces in The Student Art Gallery art shop Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma Memorial Union.
A space for creativity
Though the Oklahoma Memorial Union is known for its wide variety of food and study nooks, there’s one shop and space dedicated
to those hungry for creativity.
Student Art Gallery in union gives all students a place to exhibit artwork
After realizing that her male peers were not subjected to the same stresses that women undoubtedly face, Kylie Gibbons, English literature senior, began to identify with the feminist outlook.
“They didn’t understand or identify with my frustration with having to be constantly alert and feeling like I had to worry about w h a t I w a s w e a r i n g ,” Gibbons said.
She noticed that hy-per-sexuality and rape culture were things that real women were facing daily, which prompted her to identify with feminism.
G i b b o n s , c o - p r e s -i d e n t o f t h e Cu l t u ra l Misrepresentation Club, has brought these things to discussion through an organization of students working to understand and challenge the dispar-ities between genders.
T h e C u l t u r a l Misrepresentation Club is working to bring students together to foster aware-ness through the discus-sion of cultural misrepre-sentation specific to questioning the roles women and men play in society, according to their Facebook page. The group meets every other Monday at 6:30 p.m. at various locations.
“I had the uncomfortable experience of waking up all of a sudden and realizing that I will never feel truly relaxed when I step out-side the safety of my home and enter the real world and that, to me, is what inspired me to be a feminist,” Gibbons said.
Gibbons said the group is rebuilding fem-inism — making it less taboo and encourag-ing students to discuss the issue.
“Today a lot of people, including women, think it’s a dirty word,” Gibbons said. “Feminism means to want equality. We don’t hate men. The CMC talks about media representing men poorly in media as well.”
Gibbons said those who do not participate in the activism often misinterpret feminists’ goals — including women. These opposing
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Students meet for the Cultural Misrepresentation club. The group is dedicated to helping work through ethical issues involving modern feminism, among other topics.
INEQUALITIES
Cultural Misrepresentation Club sheds light on feminism
The Cultural Misrepresentation Club will meet next at 6:30 p.m., Oct. 6. The group meets every other Mon-day. Contact club president Chelsea Greer or co-pres-ident Kylie Gibbons for upcoming meeting locations, or check their Facebook page, “The Cultural Misrepresen-tation Club,” for upcoming events.
MEET WITH THE CULTURAL MISREPRESENTATION CLUB
Campus group brings awareness to the issue
I had the uncomfortable experience of waking up all of a sudden and
realizing that I will never feel truly relaxed when I step outside the safety
of my home...”KYLIE GIBBONS, CO-PRESIDENT OF
THE CULTURAL MISREPRESENTATION CLUB
‘‘forces have also instigated the growth of an-ti-feminist groups.
Closely related to the social implications and tensions that arise when the “f” word is present, Chelsea Greer, president of OU’s Cultural Misrepresentation Club, said the solutions to economic inequalities aren’t far from the social ones.
Part of the solution would be for compa-nies to hire, promote and pay individuals
based on their merit, not their biology, Greer said.
A c c o r d i n g t o t h e American Association of University Women, w o m e n w h o w o r k e d f u l l - t i m e w e r e o n l y paid 78 percent of what men working the same amount w ere paid in 2013. Women of color, es-pecially Hispanics, who statistically make around 54 percent of what a white man earns, see a bigger pay gap.
Although increased education allows women to see a personal pay in-crease, men who obtain the same exact job are l ikely to make higher salaries.
Feminism, by definition and by CMC’s standards, isn’t trying to change men spe-cifically. It’s trying to revamp all of soci-ety and the way it views women’s roles vs. men’s roles. In all actuality, they should be the same, or at least the same opportuni-ties should be available to everyone of every gender, and these ideals are the subject of discussion between CMC members.
“Feminism sort of gave voice to injustices that I had experienced before I was a fem-inist,” said Danielle Harden, English litera-ture and women and gender studies senior.
Harden, a new-found member of the CMC, said discussing these issues gives her a different way to view the world’s challenges.
“There’s definitely a lot of work to be done, but feminism is in the right place,” Harden said.
Fo r m e e t i ng a n n ou n c e m e nt s a n d e v e n t d e t a i l s , f o l l o w t h e C u l t u r a l Misrepresentation Club on Facebook.
Instructions:Fill in the grid so that every row, every column and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9. That means that no number is repeated in any row, column or box.
Previous Solution
Monday- Very EasyTuesday-EasyWednesday- EasyThursday- MediumFriday - Hard
ACROSS 1 Splendid
displays 6 Side-by-side
figures? 11 Santa ___
(California wind)
14 “SUV” part 15 Wild dog
of Australia 16 Senior’s
junior 17 Apparently 19 Boy toy? 20 He ran
with Ford 21 Kind of acid
in proteins 23 Do over, as a
manuscript 27 Warsaw’s
whereabouts 29 Some daisies 30 Finding
abhorrent 31 ___ up
(accumu-lated)
32 Ill-fated liner SS Andrea
33 Dandily dressed dude
36 90-degree angles
37 Column style 38 Word with
“sapiens” or “erectus”
39 Tend to hems
40 Smoothing and trimming tools
41 Capacitance measure
42 Did what you were told
44 Like a stuntman’s deeds
45 Waters at the mouth?
46 Bit of haberdashery
47 Evil figure 48 Collapsible
shelter 49 Noncommit-
tal response 50 “I don’t get it” 57 Traditional
Japanese sash
58 One way to set a clock
59 Broadcast again
60 Winter clock setting in Vt.
61 Draws close to
62 Toys that go around the world
DOWN 1 Trident-
shaped letter
2 Take one’s pick
3 Cut the grass
4 Golf lesson provider
5 Hit the books
6 Mentally confused
7 Climb the corporate ladder
8 180 deg. from WSW
9 ___ of Reason
10 Horn of Africa country
11 Deserving punishment
12 Ceaselessly
13 ___ Domini18 A bundle 22 “That’s really
something!” 23 Ins and outs,
so to speak 24 Deposed
leader’s fate 25 Justifiable
and then some
26 Some loaves
27 Home to Notre Dame
28 Relating to the ear
30 Improved an edge
32 Lightly sleeps
34 Yemenite’s neighbor
35 “Hodge” follower
37 Short, peaceful poem (Var.)
38 “___! The Herald Angels Sing”
40 Continuing forever (Var.)
41 Manufactur-ing plant
43 Long, fluffy scarf
44 Refuse to believe
45 Paints amateurishly
46 More than desires
47 Pump or flat 48 Beam on
the slopes 51 It starts
many titles 52 “America the
Beautiful” ender
53 Prefix with “natal” or “classic”
54 Sere 55 Infamous
revolutionary 56 Anne’s
double?
Universal CrosswordEdited by Timothy E. Parker September 24, 2014
Donʼt take unnecessary risks. You will feel secure if you know that your health, fi nancial and legal matters are being dealt with competently and on a regular basis. The new opportu-nities that you encounter as the year progresses will call for decisive and positive action, so donʼt waffl e.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- Have faith in your abilities. Your intuition can be a powerful tool. Trust your instincts regarding professional strategies. Focus on forward motion, not rehashing the past.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Your schedule will be hectic and overfl ow-ing. Rely on trusted colleagues to help you manage your tasks. Your collaborative efforts will result in an unusual and creative concept. Focus on getting things done.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Make sure that you ask for any current deals to be put in writing. Donʼt be taken in by a swindler with unrealis-tic promises of quick money. Prudent, well-thought-out investments will pay off over time.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Your vision may be clouded regard-ing a heated encounter. Donʼt make a commitment or bold declaration until you have taken an honest look at extenuating circumstances. Haste makes waste.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- Your generosity and eagerness to help others will cause you to neglect your own duties. It will be diffi cult, but you will be relieved once you learn to say no.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Keep things moving smoothly and continue to stick to the schedule and routine that got you where you are. If you are too nonchalant, an opportunity may pass you by.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Changes to a current relationship will puzzle you. Tackle legal, fi nancial or health matters if you are involved in a joint venture. Falling behind with these important issues will turn out to be costly.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Do your best to get to know people who share your interests and values. A travel experience will provide the motivation and inspiration to initiate positive personal changes.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Main-taining a healthy lifestyle is crucial if you intend to pursue your personal and professional goals. Keep up to date with medical appointments, good nutrition and exercise.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Expect to face friction when working on a project with someone who thinks dif-ferently. Donʼt let anyone undermine you, but donʼt ignore quality advice or a good suggestion.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Itʼs time for some truthful introspection. Ask yourself if youʼve been fair to those around you, and, if not, admit your shortcomings and clear the air.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Remember to have fun. Itʼs possible to get so caught up in day-to-day drama that time fl ies by. Spend quality time with family and close friends whenever you can.
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FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Health teams that went door-to-door in Sierra Leone found 130 confirmed cases of Ebola during a nationwide shutdown to slow the spread of the disease, an official said Tuesday, as authorities consider repeating the un-precedented exercise.
About 70 more suspected cases are still being tested, said Deputy Minister for Poli t ical and Public Affairs Karamoh Kabba. In addition, 92 bod-ies were found during the three-day campaign, during which teams hand-ed out information about the disease to more than 1 million households. It is not yet clear how many of those bodies were positive for Ebola.
The Ebola outbreak sweeping West Africa is believed to have sickened more than 5,800 people and killed more than 2,800, primarily in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. The World Health Organization has warned that even those high tolls are likely under-estimates. The unprecedented size and sweep of the outbreak has led to dramatic measures, like the cordoning off of entire communities in Liberia and the shutdown in Sierra Leone.
The outbreak has overwhelmed al-ready weak health systems: A shortage of ambulances has stranded many of the sick at home, others have been turned away from teeming treatment centers and bodies have sometimes not been buried for days. Kabba said Tuesday that there are still delays in
collecting bodies in Sierra Leone.In recent weeks, promises by
Western countries to send in more health workers and build more treat-ment centers have been made and Sierra Leone said it prepared tempo-rary treatment centers for whatever cases it found during the lockdown.
Though many experts initially raised doubts about the lockdown’s ability to slow the outbreak, saying is-would be hard to keep the country’s 6 million people at home, the govern-ment has hailed it as a success, and it now considering doing it again.
President Ernest Bai Koroma said on the radio Tuesday that he is “main-ly satisfied with the whole process, as it has helped reaching more homes and bringing to the fore many sick people and corpses.”
The committee coordinating the Ebola response is still analyzing the results of the lockdown and Koroma said he will listen to the committee’s advice about whether or not to have another lockdown.
Dr. David Heymann, an Ebola ex-pert, said reaching so many people with information about Ebola could be crucial to stopping the outbreak. Six months into the world’s largest-ev-er Ebola outbreak, confusion, fear and misunderstanding about the disease is still hindering efforts to control it.
“It’s important for African govern-ments to innovate and find new ways of getting messages out to the peo-ple,” said Heymann, professor of in-fectious diseases at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. “(The lockdown) seemed to pass without
violence and it went against much of international advice. Maybe it’s the in-novation that will make a difference.”
In a sign of how much mistrust and misunderstanding still reigns, teams that were going door-to-door in Sierra Leone reported hearing rumors that the soap they were handing out was poisonous. People sent to treat pa-tients, disinfect homes or provide in-formation about Ebola have come under attack in some communities because of fears they are spreading the disease. One such team was killed last week in Guinea by villagers.
If more isn’t done to control the out-break, the case toll could hit 21,000 in the next six weeks, WHO predicted in a study published Tuesday. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also released its own, more dire predictions Tuesday, based partly on the assumption that Ebola cases are being underreported. The report says there could be up to 21,000 reported and unreported cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone alone by the end of this month and that cases could balloon to as many as 1.4 million by mid-January.
Experts caution that predictions don’t take into account response ef-forts, which have ramped up in recent weeks.
Ebola, which is transmitted through bodily fluids, has no licensed treat-ment or vaccine. But some experi-mental drugs have been tried out in this outbreak. There are now plans for more organized trials in West Africa, possibly as soon as November.
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With his hips low to the ground and his incredible 6-foot-8-inch wingspan on full display, Buddy Hield crouched in a defensive stance, trying to show NBA scouts his defensive skills.
For a man who grew up in the Bahamas with basketball in his blood, the posi-tion is natural. The gangly scor-ing machine that dribbled up the court wasn’t so natural. Before Hield knew it, the opponent pulled up for a dagger 3-point jumper.
“He splashed me all-net — it didn’t touch any-thing,” Hield said, referring to the 3-point jumper Kevin Durant just sank.
Arguably the best basket-ball player in the world and reigning Most Valuable Player of the NBA, Durant was sim-ply showing Hield how things are done at his level. After all, this is his classroom and Hield is simply a student.
The Sooner guard was given the rare opportunity to showcase his talent at the Kevin Durant Skills Academy in June. The camp, sponsored by Nike, gathered the top 15 collegiate players and the top
he initially thought it was a keychain.
“I asked who the package was for because I didn’t re-member ordering anything,” he said.
After plugging the drive into the nearest computer, Hield was shocked to see an electronic invitation to the
Henson. I’m working on post moves and trying to mix my game up. There’s al-ways something you need to work on — you’re never comfortable.”
For any basketball coach watching their star player attend camps, a distraction from team goals and the po-tential for injury is concern-ing. The players are offered a glimpse into the life of a highly publicized profession-al athlete, which could moti-vate them to only do what’s needed to pad their stats for the next draft.
But Kruger isn’t worried.“Buddy’s really focused on
doing as well as he can today,” the coach said. “We want ev-eryone to have the chance to play at the level they want to and earn money. Hopefully Buddy will continue to make progress so he can do that,” Kruger said.
Seeing all the high school players at the camp was a humbling experience for Hield. He was once in their shoes — a raw talent testing the waters and finding a place in the game.
Hield will compete against some of those players next season, as many are commit-ted to Big 12 schools. He had a few words of advice for the up-and-comers.
“I told them to watch out for these Sooner boys,” he said.
Hield and the Sooners begin their season at home Nov. 16.
Junior guard Buddy Hield takes a shot against Iowa State on Jan. 11 at Lloyd Noble Center.
There’s always something you need to work on — you’re never
comfortable.”BUDDY HIELD,
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30 high school wing players for workouts as well as 5-on-5 games over a two-and-a-half day event.
Entering his junior sea-son at OU, the 6-foot-4, 209-pound shooting guard is one of the most polished players in the country. Using his size and athleticism, he overpow-ers most players at his posi-tion when driving to basket.
After averaging 16.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists last season, the man known
as “Buddy Love” for his vibrant personality will be the guiding force for a young team that is ex-pected to make a deep r un in March.
It would seem hard for Hield to improve on last season, but head men’s bas-ke tb a l l c o a c h Lon Kruger said he’s noticed the advantages the summer expe-rience had on Hield’s play.
“I think that having a chance to participate against other really good players at those camps was motivation,” Kruger said. “Buddy’s a hard worker anyway, but he looks more motivated coming out of that.”
In April, coaches told Hield that he had received a pack-age. Inside was a flash drive in the shape of a two-and-a-half inch gold basketball shoe. Of course, Hield noticed the familiar swoosh gracing the side of the trinket. He said
prestigious camp. The letter was signed by Merl Code, the Elite Youth Director for Nike basketball.
“I talked to coach Kruger and I had to talk to compli-ance to see if this was a true story,” Hield said.
Hield feels like he is a more versatile player because of the
experience but he’s still not satisfied in his game.
Despite shooting 45 per-cent from the field and nearly 40 percent from beyond the arc last season, Hield thinks there is more to be learned.
“I’m working out every morning and every day with [assistant] coach [Steve]
Nike invites Sooner to basketball camp
BASKETBALL
Meet ‘Buddy Love,’ scoring machine
Joe Mussatto, sports editorCarson Williams, assistant editor
The Sooners reached into their bag of tricks on Saturday to score their first touch-down against WVU. OU ran a reverse play that ended with sophomore quarterback Trevor Knight catching a touchdown pass from junior wide receiver Durron Neal.
The play made Neal the first OU wide receiver to throw a touchdown pass since junior Grant Bothun tossed one during a fake field goal against Oklahoma State in 2013.
The score was also Neal’s first touch-down of the 2014 season. Though he’s usu-ally on the receiving end, Neal said he was confident about his first touchdown pass.
“I knew it was a touchdown as soon as it left my hand,” he said.
After dropping consecutive passes ear-lier in the game, Neal said he was glad Knight held on to the ball in the end zone.
“I would’ve been mad … I’m pretty sure he was mad when I dropped those two passes,” he said. “I’m happy he didn’t.”
Hayes making the most of second chance
Senior safety Quentin Hayes is making an impact this season as a leader on de-fense. He recorded an interception and a sack in the Sooners big win over West Virginia on Saturday. Hayes has come a long way since being suspended for the 2012 season for violating team rules.
“That was just trying to get back right with the coaches, get back on the team and just get their trust back,” Hayes said about the lost season.
“You either go up or go down. I decided to be more mature about things I do off the field.”
Defensive coordinator Mike Stoops said he has been impressed by Hayes’ maturity on and off the field this season.
“I think he’s just coming into his own,” Stoops said. “He’s a little bit of a late bloomer, late getting it, but better late than never. I think he really enjoys playing now and enjoys the competition. He’s em-braced it.”
Junior defensive end Charles Tapper left the game against West Virginia early due to exhaustion caused by his sickle cell trait, coach Bob Stoops announced at his press conference on Monday.
Tapper, a key part of the Sooners’ stout defense, said the issue is one he has learned to deal with.
“It’s not really that big of a deal at all as long as I stay conditioned and stay smart,”
Tapper overcomes health obstacle
Tapper said. “It’s like a guy with asthma, he has to stay smart, keep taking his inhal-er and stuff. So I just have to be smart with it and listen to the trainers and the coach-es and just let them know how I’m feeling throughout the day.”
The trip to West Virginia took Tapper, a Baltimore, Maryland native, closer to home than the season usually does. That led to a sizeable fan section wearing No. 91 jerseys in support of the defensive end.
“It was a great feeling,” Tapper said. “It was great to see that many ‘91’ people in the stands. It was like I had my own little section up there … Just to know I had so much support back home, it’s great.”
Risk equals reward for Sooners
Our View: Norman’s drinking water tastes worse than usual for temporary, natural reasons, and we should be grateful to have safe water and show supports to efforts providing sustainable water solutions to impoverished parts of the world.
There are a lot of things about Norman, Oklahoma, that we love, but the water isn’t one of them. Don’t get us wrong, we’re thankful to have potable drinking water, but the unfiltered tap water in Norman doesn’t taste great. In fact, the distinct dirt flavor of the tap water is probably one of the first things visitors to Norman notice. Unfortunately, the water’s taste has re-cently been much worse, and sometimes you can even notice a faint smell as water comes out of the faucet. We know the water is gross, but taste is not synonymous with quality. The worsened taste of the water is only temporary, and there is no reason to freak out or assume Norman’s water isn’t safe for consumption.
Water quality in Norman is a popular topic, with residents jumping to conclu-sions about the water’s safety based on its taste. Recently, Norman residents have noticed their drinking water tasting excep-tionally musty, which has caused nervous-ness about the water’s safety. Fortunately, the downturn in taste is due to a simple seasonal fluctuation that causes Lake Thunderbird, one of Norman’s sources for drinking water, to “turn over.” That means the water in the lake basically reverses, with the deeper, cooler water that has ac-cumulated decomposing matter all sum-mer coming to the top of the lake, which partly accounts for the musty taste. The distinct flavor should fade within a few weeks and poses no health risk, The Daily reported.
This isn’t the first time Norman’s water has prompted concern among its resi-dents. For example, a few years ago a poor-ly executed water study claimed Norman water had 200 times the level of chromi-um-6 — a likely carcinogen — permitted
by California’s proposed chromium content standard. The 2010 study by the Environmental Working Group included only 35 U.S. cities and found that Norman drinking water had the highest chromi-um-6 content of the cities studied, at 12.9 parts per billion. However, that level is still well within the federal EPA’s standard that drinking water contain no more than 100 parts per billion of chromium.
Predictably, Norman residents completely freaked, assuming that drinking Norman water meant risking cancer. Occasionally, the study resurfaces on social media and is a reminder
that all Internet links to “shocking” re-search should be taken with a grain of salt.
Water in general is a hot topic in Norman, with OU’s WaTER Center host-ing its public symposium on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon in Gaylord College. The
College of Engineering WaTER Center aims to promote peace by developing sus-tainable water solutions for impoverished regions, according to the center’s website. The symposium will feature talks from water experts about world water issues, a question and answer session and the announcement of the OU International Water Prize Winner, who will deliver the plenary lecture at the 2015 International WaTER Conference. The event is free and open to the public, and attendees can reg-ister on the center’s website.
Rather than lament the temporary flavor of Norman’s water, we encourage students to celebrate the fact that we are fortunate enough to have safe drinking water. We also encourage efforts to bring sustainable water practices to developing regions, possibly by attending and participating in the WaTER Center’s symposium.
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Our View is the majority opinion of The Daily’s nine-member editorial board
In the Sept. 18 issue of The Daily, there is an arti-cle in the opinion section titled “Seal officially a new tradition.” I agree whole-heartedly with the idea that students should not walk on the seal in the South Oval. However, in the sec-ond paragraph, the writer identified “replacing the word ‘brave’ with the word ‘Sooners’ at the end of the ‘Star-Spangled Banner’” as an OU tradition, and by this I am greatly disturbed. The national anthem is the one moment of the five-hour football event that isn’t about the splendor of the University. It’s a mo-ment to stop and reflect upon the millions of men and women who have died serving in our armed forc-es to protect your right to defile the national anthem and to remember the great history of our nation. There are two appropriate actions to take during the playing of the national anthem: to stand facing the flag with your right hand over your heart in silence or to politely sing along to the original text. As a vocalist, I have sung the national anthem at sporting events, and not only does it show disrespect to your country, it shows disrespect to the performers. Perhaps I’m just a freshman and don’t understand all the “tradi-tions,” but a tradition of dis-respect is one I will never be a part of.
Ben Huddleston is a music composition freshman.
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