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Severe weather expected to hit this afternoonStudents should be familiar with refuge centers well before storms KELLY ROGERSCampus Reporter@KellyRogersOU
As storm systems develop, Oklahoma forecasters predict severe weather conditions across the state beginning this afternoon.
Although these conditions aren’t necessarily an indicator of a tornadic activity threat, Scott Curl, a National Weather Center Forecast meteorologist, said tornadoes cannot be completely ruled out.
“We’ll just have to watch as these storms develop and take on their own characteristics to know for sure,” Curl said.
The storms are expected to move toward the eastern part of the state into the evening, Curl said.
Large hail and potentially damaging winds are the prima-ry concerns for this storm system, Curl said.
Gary McManus, a state climatologist with the Oklahoma Climatological Survey, said today’s storm conditions are fairly normal for this time of year.
“The upcoming weather is just a natural spring time oc-currence for Oklahoma,” McManus said. “But each new tor-nado season can change at the drop of a hat.”
With Oklahoma’s current drought situation is looking similar a dry spell in 2011, McManus said weather pat-terns are important to consider when trying to predict the weather.
“Continuation of the current drought is expected, and could even worsen though we’re getting storms,” McManus said. The precipitation from isolated storms is not enough to rescue Oklahoma from drought.
Following the drought three years ago, Oklahoma saw 50 tornados just within the month of April, McManus said. That doesn’t mean Oklahoma’s drought is indicative of an active tornado season, but it’s still something to consider, McManus said.
“It’s important to expect the worse,” McManus said. “That way you will always be prepared.”
With the recent update to severe weather safe spots on OU’s campus, McManus said students should look at the maps now, not an hour before the storms hit Norman.
“Preparedness is key,” McManus said. “It could save your life.”
For more information about OU’s refuge areas, go to the emergency preparedness website.
Editor’s Note: Greg Jungman is Student Media Director Nick Jungman’s brother.
KELLY ROGERS, Campus Reporter
TAYLOR BOLTON, Visual Editor
Norman voters approved the propo-sition to renew the Public Safety Sales Tax, and also voted in Greg Jungman for Ward 4 councilman, representing OU’s city ward.
They also voted Jerry Lang for Ward 6 councilman. Unofficial results in-dicate Ward 2 may have a run-off election between Clint Williams and Aleisha Karajala on June 24 because neither received over 50 percent of the vote, but an official decision won’t be
made until Friday.After polls closed at 7 p.m., 7,458
people had voted in total for the prop-osition, with 50.9 percent in favor of the renewed half-percent public safe-ty tax, which was originally approved in 2008, according to a sample ballot.
Ward 4The incumbent, Jungman, received
832 votes, or 62.3 percent, beating William Hickman and Rhett Michael Jones for the position.
“We worked really hard. We thought we had the votes. We were pretty con-fident,” Jungman said at his watch party Tuesday night.
In office, Jungman plans to continue the city’s partnership with OU on pro-grams, such as the City Center Master Plan, where Norman and OU are splitting the bill to improve Campus Corner and downtown Main Street,
Jungman said.Ward 2 and 6Williams received 769 votes, or 49.6
percent, and Karajala received 433 votes, or 27.9 percent. Matthew Leal and Gary D. Caissie got a combined 349 votes, or 22.5 percent.
Williams ran on a platform to pro-tect Norman’s water supply and re-sources, such as Lake Thunderbird. Williams also wants to invest in re-sources for firefighters and policemen, according to his website.
Ward 2 was an open seat because Tom Kovach didn’t run for re-election.
Lang won Ward 6 with 566 votes, or 52.2 percent, beating out incumbent Jim Griffith.
Emergency responders aid a man who wrecked his motorcycle at the intersection of Lindsey Street and Asp Avenue around 7 p.m. Tuesday.
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Injury at Lindsey and Asp
OU students recognized for achievements SCHOLARS
Students receive recognition
Three OU students have been named 2014 Goldwater Scholars, bringing up the total number of Goldwater Scholars to 46.
Students Sydney Bader, Laura Figueroa and Yuan Rui were given the award for the intent to pursue careers in math, natural sciences or engineering, according to a press release.
The three were chosen out of the 1,166 college sopho-mores and juniors who ap-plied for the 283 scholarships, which will cover the cost of tuition, fees, books and room and board for one or two years, according to the press release.
Bader, biochemistry junior,
has a 4.0 GPA, and is work-ing with associate chemistry professor Susan Schroeder to investigate the structure and function of viral RNA, ac-cording to the press release.
Figueroa, biology junior from Colombia, has a 3.96 GPA and has done research with associate biology pro-fessor Elizabeth Bergey. Last year, Figueroa researched the state of Oklahoma bumble
bees for her honors the-sis, according to the press release.
Rue, chemical engineering junior, has a 4.0 GPA, and has been researching since her freshman year with chemical engineering professor Brian Grady to investigate the crys-tallization of kinetics of an ionized polymer, according to the press release.
Another student, Akash
Patel, was awarded the 2014 Carl Albert Award, w h i c h i s g i v e n t o a n outstanding senior in the College of Arts and Sciences, according to a press release.
Patel, political science senior, was presented the award at a ceremony Tuesday.
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Professor and scholar comes to explain the falsity of the religion/science dispute
ALEX NIBLETTAssistant Campus Editor@alex_niblett
A professor from the University of Delaware is visiting OU on Wednesday to tell Sooners there isn’t a contradiction be-tween science and religion.
The presentation, “Science and Religion: The Myth of Conflict,” is this year’s True Family Lecture, an annual event sponsored by the OU Catholic Student Association and St. Thomas More University Parish, according to a press release.
Stephen Barr, Catholic scholar and physics professor, will discuss how science and religion do not necessarily contra-dict one another.
OU professors Allen Hertzke and Charles Kenney chose Barr to be the event’s speaker because of his interpretation of religion and science.
“We thought this would be particularly appealing to the OU community because it crosses the fields of science and religion, and I know a lot of students wonder about wheth-er their religious faith is in conflict with the scientific world they live in or their courses on science,” Hertzke said.
The lecture is open to the public and will be held in OU’s Law College’s Dick Bell Court Room. The lecture starts at 7:30 p.m. and is expected to last about an hour, with a ques-tion and answer session after the lecture.
“I like to emphasize to students how the university is a wonderful place for an exchange of ideas, and I think at one level it’s an opportunity for students to not only learn but to continue that conversation afterwards,” Hertzke said.
none of the comfy couches and seating areas pres-ent in most of the nicer buildings on campus. We certainly wouldn’t mind a few overstuffed leather couches, such as in the lounges of Michael F. Price Hall.
After evaluating buildings that could be next in line for renovation after Kaufman and Gittinger, we decided why not Copeland Hall? Even simpler advancements, like new furniture, would be a wel-
come change for Copeland Hall. But we know Copeland Hall might not be the first building that comes to mind for every OU student. For example, non-journalism students probably have no reason to fret over the state of Copeland Hall. That’s why we want to know which
building you want to see renovated next at OU.Maybe you’re a science major and are sick of the
bare conditions of George Lynn Cross Hall or wish Burton Hall would receive an update. Or, as most OU students can relate to, maybe you wish the Physical Sciences Center wasn’t such a bizarre lab-yrinth of crisscrossing hallways and mismatched
decor.No matter your major or which buildings you
frequent on campus, we know there is somewhere you’d like to see an improvement. It doesn’t even have to be a lecture hall; maybe you’re sick of your office on the research campus or want an update to your sport’s facilities.
Whichever area you’re concerned with on cam-pus, we want to know about it. We understand our fellow students are engaged in a wide variety of ac-tivities on campus and have different desires than our own, and that’s great. We want any future uni-versity changes to account for the needs of as many students as possible, and the only way to make that happen is by opening a wide dialogue on the state of a range of campus buildings.
It doesn’t matter if the changes you wish to see are large or small, we want to hear your concerns. Let us know which OU buildings you’d like to see updated next on Twitter, Instagram, our Facebook page and the comments section of OUDaily.com.
Which building to renovate next? Our View: We are glad Kaufman and Gittinger halls will receive renovations, and we want to know which buildings you’d like to see updated next.
Which buildings do you like on OU’s campus? Are there any buildings you dread having class-es in? Fortunately, some of the university’s older buildings will be receiving a facelift after OU’s Board of Regents voted last week to approve $10 million in renovations to Kaufman and Gittinger halls. The impending renovations got us thinking about other buildings on campus in need of atten-tion, and Copeland Hall is at the top of our list.
The Daily’s newsroom is located in Copeland Hall, as well as several classes for Gaylord College students. Copeland is the old journalism building and still houses the offices of OU’s Student Media department. Compared to Gaylord Hall, Copeland is a joke. Journalism students go from the modern luxury of Gaylord Hall to the dim lighting, shab-by carpets and permanently dusty chalkboards of Copeland Hall. There is no wireless Internet in the Daily’s newsroom, and Copeland Hall, sadly, has
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While some buildings on campus are stuck in the past, Gaylord is fitted with a much more efficient and modern style both in its classrooms and lounge areas.
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There seems to be a disparity in the quality of buildings on Campus. Copeland Hall is home to shoddy fur-niture, outdated Internet services and dismal decor.
Paighten Harkins, campus editor Alex Niblett, assistant editor
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HOROSCOPE By Bernice Bede Osol
Copyright 2014, Newspaper Enterprise Assn.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014
It’s a good year to make life-altering changes. The ability to apply your skills with energy, drive and perseverance will not go unnoticed. Your eye for detail will put you ahead of the competition. Turn your vision into reality by attacking every situation with enthusiasm.
ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- Do your research before you make any personal changes. Don’t be disappointed if others don’t share your goals. You will fi nd new sources of income by exploring innovative ideas.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20) -- Some personal relationships are due for a change. If you are being pressured or feeling guilty, separate yourself from those who don’t have your best interests at heart.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- Follow your instincts when dealing with money. Luck and opportunity will enable you to make some lucrative changes. There is money to be made if you invest wisely.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Be fi rm in your beliefs. Those who care for you will be in your corner. Ignore anyone who tries to talk you out of something that you feel is necessary.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Keep your business dealings professional. Don’t risk your career by getting romantically involved with a co-worker. The resulting jealousy and resentment of your colleagues could ruin your name and your job prospects.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) -- It’s time to put your moneymaking ideas to good use. You can make
improvements to your fi nancial and business plans if you keep your emotions out of the equation.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) -- Seek advice from trusted friends before signing a contract or agreement. You could face dire consequences if you don’t have the correct information in advance.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) -- Well-meaning friends may try to lead you down a different path. Remember that you are responsible for your future. Trust in your ability, and make your own decisions.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) -- Someone will try to take credit for your ideas. Be careful to keep your plans a secret until you know who is on your side and who is not.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- A relationship with someone is likely to bewilder you. Take time to examine your feelings and to consider the motives involved before making any changes that might alter your future.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Fight depression and make positive improvements both at home and in your workspace in order to relieve stress. Realize that you cannot force others to see things your way, no matter how good your intentions are.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) -- Use your creative abilities to make your projects stand out. Let your personality shine, regardless of what you are working on, and you will reap sweet rewards.
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.
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Monday- Very EasyTuesday-EasyWednesday- EasyThursday- MediumFriday - Hard
ACROSS 1 Great Lakes
acronym 6 Enormous
mythical birds
10 Bend in a sink pipe
14 Join with others in a cause
15 White-hat wearer
16 Surrounding atmosphere
17 Gin-and-brandy cocktails
20 Grosse ___, Mich.
21 John who might be anybody
22 Escape clause
23 Multi-legged swimmers
26 Church residence
28 Enjoy a joke 31 Novel creator 33 TV show
interruptions 34 Horse’s
wild cousin 35 Big name in
flatware 39 Epic
achieve-ment?
43 Errors in printing
44 Golf average 45 Dancing
specialty 46 Narrow
waterway 48 Floats in
the harbor 50 Fast dance
with many sharp turns
53 Not observed
55 Hail, to Caesar
56 Existed 58 Squirm 62 Artist’s
device 66 “Fifteen
Miles on the ___ Canal”
67 Ukrainian capital
68 Perceives a sound
69 .00001 newton
70 You may film on them
71 Intensely interested
DOWN 1 Farm door
fastener 2 Musical
miscellany 3 “Bus” or
“sub” starter 4 Cold weather
drink 5 Kidnap,
slangily 6 Density
symbol, in mechanics
7 “Star- Spangled Banner” preposition
8 Charging need
9 Nothing special
10 “Chi” lead-in 11 Overly long,
as a sentence 12 100-eyed
giant 13 Kindergar-
teners do it 18 Hamster
or hound
19 Jalopies 24 Hops drier 25 Bulletin board
fastener 27 Rug buyer’s
concern 28 Football part 29 Month on
the Hebrew calendar
30 Cold War rival of the USA
32 Happy ending?
34 Safest place to love from?
36 Obsessed with
37 Time of reckoning
38 Cobras’ kin 40 Chore 41 Home of
the Senators 42 Some cereal
grains 47 “G’day!”
sayer 48 Big ___ (large
cannon)
49 Nobel- winning relief org. for kids
50 Walked nervously
51 Estrogen producer
52 First Soviet premier
54 Barnyard bleater
57 Offers a question
59 Bangkok citizen
60 Mister, in Mannheim
61 Scot’s language, say
63 Churchill signal
64 Holiday in Hanoi
65 They’re slow on mountain rds.
Universal CrosswordEdited by Timothy E. Parker April 2, 2014
Y’all, “How I Met Your Mother” is over, and I’m really upset about it.
I’ll be honest; I didn’t start watching the show until about three seasons ago. I caught up during the sum-mer during a huge Netflix binge. Nonetheless, I fell in love with Ted and the gang and bought into their story.
Maybe I get too emotion-ally attached to TV shows. Actually, I know I do. I cried when Rachel got off the plane on “Friends,” and I got a little more emotional than I’d like to admit during the series finale of “Gilmore Girls.”
Here’s where we’re heading into the spoil-ers. You’ve been warned.
I heard the theories that the mother (who we final-ly find out is named Tracy McConnell) ends up dying. I just wanted to believe it wasn’t true. After watching Ted search for nine seasons for his true love, I wanted him to have a happy ending.
But here’s my biggest problem with the show: They spent so much time making us accept and actually grow to love Barney and Robin’s relationship, only to break it up in a matter of 30 seconds. They completely wast-ed seasons eight and nine.
Despite the divorce and ending, I enjoyed the finale. I wish that would have been the premise of season nine, instead of haphaz-ardly throwing in flash backs and future scenes around the 54 hours before Barney
and Robin’s wedding.The most heart-wrench-
ing thing of all is this was planned from the very beginning. The writers may think that was best for Ted, but judging from the reactions on Twitter, many disagree.
Most fans were upset. They didn’t know how to take the news. I still can’t wrap my brain around it.
Others took it surpris-ingly well. They understood that Ted and Robin needed to be together and wel-comed the ending with open arms. I don’t think I’ll ever get to that place, but more power to them.
One thing everyone can agree on is the show lasted too long. Honestly, I would have been OK if “How I Met Your Mother” had ended after six seasons. That’s where the show went wrong. It’s where a lot of shows go wrong — think “Lost,” “The Office” and
“Heroes.”“How I Met Your Mother” had a good
run. It was a little played out in the last couple of seasons, but overall, it was a fun sitcom to get into.
I hope the finale won’t ruin the re-runs. It might just take a little time for the wounds to heal.
OUDaily.comCheck out the Storify and a photo gallery of other Sooners’ reactions to the “How I Met Your Mother” series � nale.
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Must be at least sixteen (16) years of age. Valid Oklahoma driver’s license and satisfactory motor vehicle record. Ability to perform general maintenance work including cleaning of buildings, mowing, weed eating and painting. Safely operate City equipment, and work outdoors in ex-treme heat. Selected applicant must pass background investigation, physical exam-ination, and drug screen. $7.25 per hour. Work Period: 7:00am to 4:00pm, Monday - Friday. Application deadline: Open Re-cruitment. A complete job announce-ment and application is available on our website at www.normanok.gov/hr/hr-job-postings or call (405) 366-5482, or visit us at 201-C West Gray, Human Resources Dept., City of Norman. EOE
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Fully private golf club restaurant seeking qualifi ed, experienced, line/ short order cooks. Applicants MUST have evening and weekend availability. Seeking full and part time applicants. Cleveland County food handler license required. Cooks need to be punctual, and eager to learn and excel in the industry. Pay is $8.00 - $12.00 determined by skill-set, and expe-rience. Useful skills include, but are not limited to the following; fl at top grill, char broiler, Sautee station, fry station, baking, vegetable prep, fruit prep, knife usage, portioning, cleaning, etc. Interested ap-plicants can apply by submitting a resume via reply to the online posting. Also, inter-ested applicants may apply in person at (Tuesday - Saturday 3pm - 5pm)
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BLOOD & THUNDERMUSING ON THE ART OF MEDICINE
All entries must be received byMay 31st,2014
The literary and artistic journal of theUniversity of Oklahoma College of
Medicine is currently seeking health-care related short stories, poems, and
artwork for publication it its 2014 edition.
For submission guidelines, please visitwww.ouhsc.edu/bloodandthunder
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SPORTSOUDaily.com ››Go online to see the rest of the feature on Haley Scaman’s remarkable season.
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Women’s gymnastics is a grueling sport, physically and mentally. It’s also a
sport that requires charisma and finesse. Some are talented beyond expectation and have the athletic prowess and character to succeed and carry them through. OU is lucky to have one of
those gymnasts. Her name is Haley Scaman.Scaman is a sophomore gymnast who has accom-
plished more in two years than most could ever hope in their collegiate career. She was late to join the gymnas-
tics world, starting her journey five years later than most.“Most people start when they are three. I started when I
was eight. It was a little harder for me to catch on when I was younger,” she said.
No one would ever know that she started late, especially as her gymnastics career continued. Scaman competed at a level 10 for four years and made nationals each of those years in her home state of Illinois. Scaman was sought after heavily for her college gymnastics career, but there was something about OU that made her want to be a Sooner.
“My freshman year was just about learning the ropes for me. College gymnastics is a lot different than club. It is more
demanding, and the coach-es expect more out of you. So that was a transition I had to make.”
As she entered her soph-o m o re y e a r a t O U, s h e thought there was no way for her to create Sooner history.
She said her mindset was to put up her best performance, not for herself, but for her team.
She held the anchor spot on floor exercise all year, as well as performing at anchor on vault for multiple meets. Scaman has also been a consistent scorer for the Sooners on bars.
In a meet on Feb. 9, Scaman went out to compete on floor. While it was excellent routine, it was not perfect. It scored her a 9.975. This score catapulted the sophomore to excellence. The following weekend in Fort Worth, at the Metroplex Challenge, she posted a perfect 10 on floor. This marked only the second 10 on floor in Oklahoma history and the first 10 on any event since 2010.
After that meet, coach K.J. Kindler made a bold predic-tion for Scaman’s future and talked about the character she possess to achieve that success. In true form, Kindler never stopped challenging her gymnasts and talked about what she wanted to see out of Scaman.
“Haley has a lot of charisma,” Kindler said. “She is pret-ty cool young lady. I would love for her to have a little bit more attitude, because she is such a humble young lady. I just know that one day she is going to come out roaring like a lion.”
And out like a lion, she came. On March 7 at Lloyd Noble Center, the last home meet of the year, Scaman posted another perfect 10 on floor, which marked the first time a Sooner had score multiple perfect 10s on floor in program history.
And Scaman was still not done roaring. At the team’s last regular season meet on March 14 in Arkansas, Scaman did the unthinkable: she posted another 10 — this time on vault.
Haley Scaman achieves feat no other Sooner gymnast has ever accomplished
JENNIFER RODGERS • GYMNASTICS BEAT REPORTER
sport that requires charisma and finesse. Some are talented beyond expectation and have the athletic prowess and character to succeed and carry them through. OU is lucky to have one of
those gymnasts. Her name is Haley Scaman.Scaman is a sophomore gymnast who has accom-
plished more in two years than most could ever hope in their collegiate career. She was late to join the gymnas-
tics world, starting her journey five years later than most.“Most people start when they are three. I started when I
was eight. It was a little harder for me to catch on when I was younger,” she said.