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March 11, 2016

Issue 10

NEWS BRIEFS
Gov. Fallin Proposes Using Rainy Day
Fund to Support Schools,
Prison System
Gov. Mary Fallin introduced a proposal March 7, suggesting the Oklahoma
government access the states Rainy Day
Fund as a way to offset increased budget cuts to the states school and prison
systems. Fallin introduced the idea as
a way to prevent schools from being cut
back to four-day school weeks and to
decrease pressure on the states prison system, which is already looking at
releasing non-violent offenders as a way
to reduce costs. The governor suggested
using $51 million for public schools and
an additional $21 million to support the
Department of Corrections. Formally
known as the Constitutional Reserve
Fund, the fund was created in 1985 as
a way to gather funds when the economy is strong to support state operations
during drastic budget cuts such as the
current crisis. The fund has a current
balance of $385 million, of which $144.4
million is reserved for dealing with the
2016 budget crisis. The proposition now
moves on to Congress.

Photo by Kelsey Morgan

by Christian Tabak
Assistant Editor

Volunteers petition outside various popular recreational areas, requesting signatures from registered Oklahoma voters.

Efforts to raise teacher salaries begin

Petitioning starts across the state
by Kelsey Morgan
Editor-in-Chief
The bipartisan organization Oklahomas
Children: Our Future is collaborating with
University of Oklahoma President David
Boren to raise Oklahomas K-12 public school
teachers salaries.
The petition needs more than 124,000
signatures to be added to the voting ballot in
November.
The movement will add a one cent sales tax
to all state spending.
I dont think it necessarily should be tied
to teacher pay increases. I think it should be
going to supplemental education funding,
said Jason Blasingame, a psychology
teacher and football coach at Midwest City

2016 State Primary Tracker

Republican Race

Del City Man Found Dead in Car

Riddled with Bullets
A man was found shot to death in a car
full of bullet holes March 9 in Del City.
Gunshots was reported around midnight in the Oakridge Village Apartments
parking lot, but authorities found no
evidence of a shootout or any criminal
activity. The police have yet to release
information regarding the identity of the
victim and continue to investigate into
the matter. Anyone who has information
on the incident has been asked to call
the Del City Police at 677-2443.

High School.
Oklahoma K-12 teachers on average make
$31,000 annually, which is significantly lower
than surrounding states such as Kansas,
where teachers make on average $48,000
annually. Kansas cost of living averages
approximately 1.8 percent higher than Oklahomas.
Because of lower salaries, districts statewide are struggling to keep teaching staff full.
You almost feel stupid for not leaving,
Blasingame said.
The movement is projected to generate
$615 million a year to add a $5,000 bonus to
teachers salaries across the state.

Trump

Cruz

Rubio

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Clinton

See Page 8 for delegate count

See SALARIES, Page 2

Democratic Race

Sanders

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News

March 11, 2016

Upcoming Womens Leadership Conference

by Christian Tabak
Assistant Editor

American Tourist Killed and 10 Others

Injured in Israeli Tour Group
A former U.S. Army officer who was part
of a university tour group was stabbed
to death in an attack that left 10 others
wounded. A first-year student in the
graduate school of management at Vanderbilt University, Frances Taylor was
one of 29 other students who participated in a global entrepreneurship tour
in Israel. The attacker, an unidentified
Palestinian from Israel occupied West
Bank, stabbed Taylor at an oceanfront
boardwalk in Tel-Aviv and proceeded to
stab the 10 other tourists as he ran from
the scene. This incident is the latest
in a series of attacks by Palestinians
throughout Israel. The same day, another terrorist opened fire with an automatic weapon in Jerusalem and a woman
involved with another stabbing was shot
and killed in a separate Jerusalem incident.

Peyton Manning Announces

Retirement
After 18 years in the National Football
League and two Super Bowl wins, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning announced his retirement from the league
March 7. The five-time recognized Most
Valuable Player in the NFL is only one
of two quarterbacks to beat every team
in the NFL. He is also the only quarterback to win two Super Bowls on two
different teams, the Broncos and the
Colts. He continues to hold the record
for the most career touchdown passes (539), most passing yards (71, 940),
most touchdowns in a season (55) and
most wins (200), to only name a few. The
Broncos are expected to re-sign their
2012 quarterback, Brock Osweiler, as
Mannings successor.

Nancy Reagan Dies of Heart

Failure at 94
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan died of
congestive heart failure March 6 at her
Los Angeles residence. According to her
representative Joanne Drake, she will be
buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential
Library in Simi Valley, California, next to
her husband, Ronald Wilson Reagan, who
died in 2004.

SALARIES

she said.
The event is all-inclusive, with breakfast
and lunch provided for free. Specially designed T-shirts and a free conference book
will be given as gifts to attendees.
The conference will include introductions,
lectures, RSC President Jeanie Webb and Regent Betty Wright speaking as keynote speakers, lunchtime presentation, a discussion
panel and six informative breakout sessions.

Guests will pick up their T-shirts
when registering upon arrival. Breakfast will
be available from 8:30 until 9
a.m. and lunch will be served
at 12:30 p.m.
The Womens Leadership
Initiative Scholarship recipients of 2015, Verna Davis and
Tuesdae Pelt, will speak. This
years scholarship recipients
are set to be announced at the
conference.
The conference will be held
from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Professional
Training and Education Center. Participants
can come and go as they see fit. Lecture
schedules are organized to repeat in order
to ensure maximum coverage, with the first
breakout session at 10:30 a.m. and repeating
at 11:30 a.m.
Speakers volunteer for the event and come
from across the world. They range from immigrants, leaders, teachers or the first person
in their families to go to college, but they are
gathering as examples of success. To apply
for the scholarship, visit rose.edu and download the application. The dead is March 21.

continued from Page 1

More than 200 volunteers and paid staff

ition costs. Another $20 million would be sent
are standing on the sidewalks of busy streets
to Oklahoma CareerTech to support efforts for
and in recreational areas to get as many of the workforce readiness and industry certificapublics signatures as possible.
tions which will lead to more than 85,000 jobs
Theyve stripped away everything they can
immediately available to those who are qualifrom our classrooms to be
fied.
able to save money, BlasBecause of the education
emergency, many primary and
ingame said while looking
secondary teachers left their
around his classroom. The
positions, and even the state,
walls are covered with various student illustrations of
because of low salaries. Okladifferent areas of the brain,
homa is currently ranked 43rd
but the chipped paint and
in the U.S. for teachers average
scraped walls are still noticesalary.
able underneath. I guarantee
As for Blasingame, he does not
these are the same desks I sat
leave because he is deeply rootin when I was here 25 years
ed within the school from which
ago.
he graduated, and now teaches
Blasingame graduated from
and coaches at 25 years later.
MCHS in 1996. He has two
This is home, he said. These
sons, one freshman and one
kids are important, they are the
senior, who are following in
future.
his footsteps.
When asked how the raise
Oklahoma is No. 1 in budcould change his lifestyle, he
get cuts to education and No.
said it will not change much at
49 in individualized pupil
all.
investment.
I get more out of being here
Our children are worth evand interacting with the stuery penny, Boren said in an
dents. Im paid by things other
interview with NewsOK.
than money.
The campaign has 90 days to gather the signatures
needed
to
be
put
on
Novembers
ballot.
Upon getting the amount of
Campaigners have until May
signatures needed, if this movement is passed, 16 to collect the signatures needed to reach
K-12 public schools will not be the only benethe next step in the approval process.
Anyone interested in signing the petition reficiary.
Higher education would receive nearly $120
motely can find campaigners in general areas
million each year to help hinder the rise of tuof Rose States campus.
Photo by Kelsey Morgan

NEWS BRIEFS

by Sarah Hite
Staff Writer
The 10th annual Womens Leadership
Conference at Rose State College will be
held Friday, March 25. This years topic will
be Women and Education: Embracing Our
Future. The goal of the conference will be to
inspire and empower women to work together to become active leaders in their own lives
and their communities.
The special guest speakers were selected based on their aspirations, with lectures
demonstrating how to create a more positive
role for women in Oklahoma as students prepare to enter the workforce
or move onto universities.
By focusing on the history
and development of womens
roles in educational fields
and the workforce, young
women are encouraged to
collaborate and expand relationships to shape future
success. The conferences
underlying theme celebrates
first generation college students.
This is the first time in the 10 years that
the conference registration reached capacity
overnight, Michelle Brockmeier, professor
of history and director of womens studies at
RSC, said. Brockmeier is one of the Womens
Leadership Conference committee co-chairs,
along with Rose State professors Tara Hall
and Elizabeth Boger.
According to Brockmeier, the conference
was arranged to be more informal compared
to the average educational conference.
We want a positive and pragmatic environment ... so women can see the possibilities,

March 11, 2016

News

RSCs Dr. Hendrix wins NADE award for

supporting educational process
by Becca Stokes
Online Editor
Our faculty are doing as much and more
than faculties from any other institution I
have ever been to and Ive been to about 20
now. Ive gone to about one or two a year for
16 years. I always come home and have an
appreciation for our faculty because I think
they do a good job, Hendrix said.
The NADE has spent 40 years helping
learners realize their academic potential.
Hendrix will accept her award at the annual NADE conference March 18.

Dr. Frances Hendrix wins the Administrator/Public Servant for

Outstanding Support to Developmental Education award.

Photo by Becca Stokes

Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr.

Frances Hendrix was awarded the Administrator/Public Servant for Outstanding Support to Developmental Education award from
the National Association for Developmental
Education. This award recognizes those who
have strongly supported the success of educational development but are not developmental educational professionals.
Hendrix was nominated by the Rose State
faculty for her support of developmental
studies. She stated that despite the difficulties in a developmental class, the faculty
works hard to keep the students motivated
so they can focus on moving on to the next
class.
To be nominated by your faculty makes it
even more special, Hendrix said.
According to the Oklahoma State Regents
for Higher Education for the 2013-2014 academic year, 39 percent of college freshmen
are required to take one remedial class in
math, English, reading or science. Rose State
has been working to make it easier for students who have to take remedial classes.
The English department is currently creating co-requisites. This will allow students
to enroll in a developmental class and the
next level class at the same time.
For example, if they need a Comp. I class
- this allows students to get the extra help
they need while at the same time taking
Comp. I, which wont cost them a semester,
Hendrix said.
The math department is also adopting
several initiatives, including a STEM and
non-STEM track depending on a students
degree, an increased focus on high school
seniors and enhancements to the existing
developmental program.

Hashtag goes viral as Kesha fights for freedom

by Michelle Rojano
News Editor

The recent outburst of feminists, females

and fans on social media brought copious
amounts of support and attention to singer Kesha and her fight to free herself of a
contract binding her to her alleged abuser,
Lukasz Sebastian Dr. Luke Gottwald.
The issue began in an interview Kesha had
with the Rolling Stone Magazine in October
2013, where she stated she felt she had no
control over her music. The following year,
Kesha was admitted into a rehabilitation clinic due to the eating disorder bulimia nervosa.
Later in 2014 she made the decision to sue
Gottwald for assault and rape. The lawsuit is
looking for monetary reparations to be made
for the abuse and for the termination of the
contract between her and Sony Music Entertainment, which requires the production of
three more albums.
Gottwald claimed the allegations were false
and were part of a scheme for the singer to
get out of her contract without completing
her end of the agreement and responded with
a countersuit for defamation.
The reason the case has been trending
lately is because the judge denied the injunction made by Keshas lawyer that would allow
her to temporarily break her contract with

Sony and be able to record outside the label.

Keshas lawyer argued that not recording
for a long period of time could negatively
affect the pop star, but the judge did not
see it as necessary to go against a contract
that is heavily negotiated and typical for the
industry. The judge also took into account
that Sony had agreed to let her record with a
different producer.
This caused an immense outburst of rage
on social media and resulted in a large increase of supporters for Kesha. The #FreeKesha hashtag went viral on the Internet and
even reached celebrities like Lady Gaga and
Demi Lovato.
Singer and songwriter Taylor Swift not only
publicly voiced her support, but also donated $250,000 to help Kesha during this time.
A Twitter account was also created to support the pop star called the Kesha Recovery
Team, solely dedicated to supporting Kesha.
As for Gottwald, he is still facing hostility and attacks made by people who support
Keshas case.
While the injunction was an important
battle, the war is far from over and the case
could take anywhere from months to years
for it to reach a final decision.

NEWS BRIEFS
by Christian Tabak
Assistant Editor

North Korea Threatens Preemptive

Nuclear Attack
North Korea threatened to launch a preemptive nuclear strike in response to joint
U.S. and South Korean military exercises
that began March 7. While U.S. officials
said that belligerent warnings and threats
are typical at this time of year from the
countrys totalitarian regime, they encourage caution in consideration of increased
tension. The United Nations recently
imposed new sanctions on the isolated
nation after the North Korean government
launched a satellite into orbit in February.
While North Korea denied allegations that
the launch was connected with its military
program, the maneuver was ruled to be
in direct violation of U.N. resolutions that
ban the country from using ballistic missile technology. The military exercises will
involve about 17,000 U.S. troops and will
last until April 30.

Oklahoma Missionary Sentenced

after Abuse Claims
An Oklahoma missionary was sentenced
to 40 years imprisonment after a jury
found him guilty of sexually assaulting
three girls and a boy at a childrens center
in Kenya. Matthew Durham, 21, began
volunteering at the Upendo Childrens
Center in 2014 and continues to maintain
his innocence. The allegations shook up
the region of Kenya where the center is
located, spurring widespread speculation
on whether or not Durham was the only
volunteer engaging in such activity. The
American-funded organization recruits volunteers from the Oklahoma church community and provides food, housing and
clothing to neglected children. While the
organization continues its charitable operations, it does so under increased scrutiny
from the local authorities.

15th Street News and Mass

Communication Club to Host
Rummage Sale
The 15th Street News and Mass Communication Club will host a rummage
sale March 31 through April 1. The sale
will be from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will
take place in the Main Dining Room of
The Hub. Various items will be sold at
low prices, including clothing, decor,
holiday decorations and miscellaneous
others. Only cash will be accepted. Donations are being accepted and can be
dropped off at Fine Arts Room 110.

March 11, 2016

Raider Life/News

by Christian Tabak
Assistant Editor
and
Becca Stokes
Online Editor

Campus Chat

What movie are you most excited to see in 2016?

Casey Walker,
Academic Adviser

Bridget Cuadra,
History Major

Finding Dory. My
daughter really wants
to see it.

Theres one I cant

remember, but I also
want to see Captain
America: Civil War.

Chance Taylor,
Mass Communications
Major

Rebekah Phillips,
Neuropsychology Major

Eren Fleming,
English Major

WarCraft. I always
nerded out about
the cinematics and
cutscenes in the games
and Im really excited
to see it transfer to
film.

Batman vs. Superman or

Suicide Squad because
of all the publicity.

Captain America: Civil

War. Im super excited
about that.

Graduation Fair

The Lady Raiders defeat the Wichita Falls-based

college team.

The Lady Raiders current record is 10-2 for the spring

season.

Raider S ftball

The Lady Raiders win against Vernon College 5-2

and 11-3 Feb. 24.

CORRECTION: FEB. 26 ISSUE

On Page 4, the story headlined OKC Zoo elephants
necropsy results verify cause of death misattributed
a quote. The statement came from PETA Foundations
Rachel Mathews, not Jaimie Schwartz.

Photo by Becca Stokes

Order caps, gowns and announcements from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 22-23 and April
5-6 in the RSC Bookstore. For more information, call 733-7436.

The Oklahoma Small Business Development Center offers free training to promote smart business practices.

Pre-story tax workshop

by Becca Stokes
Online Editor
The Oklahoma Small Business Development Center offers free training
for small business owners and entrepreneurs. The Oklahoma Tax Commission New Business workshop and the Small Business Federal Tax workshop meet the first Monday of every month.
The Oklahoma Tax Commission workshop covers the basics of starting a
business, including business structures, sales taxes and vendor responsibilities. This workshop is held from 9 a.m. to noon.
The Small Business Federal workshop, conducted by a representative
of the Certified Public Accountants, covers the basics of IRS tax requirements, including bookkeeping, business income tax, business deductions
and federal tax forms. This workshop is hosted from 1-4 p.m.
For the startups, it gives people an idea of exactly how to start a business; what kind of business structure they should choose and whats best
for them. It shows them exactly how to charge tax and how to pay the taxes, said Sandra Stephens, coordinator of the OKSBDC program at RSC.
The next of the three-hour workshops will be hosted April 4 at the Professional Training Center and is open to the community. Online registration
is free and can be found at rose.edu under Small Business Development in
the Business and Community section.
Online workshops can also be found at oksbdc.org, as well as a complete
directory of where OKSBDC events and workshops are hosted.
For more information, contact Stephens at 733-7348 or
slstephens@rose.edu.

March 11, 2016

Politics

Oklahomans feel the Bern

Photo by Kelsey Morgan

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders campaign stopped in Oklahoma to rally

Feb. 28 at the Cox Convention Center downtown.
Thousands of people attended Sanders event, which provided a
rally full of creative signs, live performances and a paper mache Bernie Sanders mask.
Horse Thief, a band native to Oklahoma, performed and Flaming
Lips singer Wayne Coyne took the stage to support Sanders prior to
his speech.
Oklahoma has a long way to go when it comes to picking our
leaders, but I think Bernie will help us with that, Coyne said. Secretly, we are all here to change Oklahoma, too.
Talk of higher minimum wages, benefits for working families and
his plan to defeat Wall Streets advantage on Congress were part of
the rallies agenda that left many Oklahomans ready to take action
Super Tuesday.
I am really excited for the politics in America to change, attendee
Faye Miller said. I like the idea that it is the people that are voting
instead of the corporations.
Affordable education and healthcare are a few of the promises
Sanders made that have captured the attention of millennials across
the country. According to Sanders, public colleges and universities
should be tuition-free, making higher education more accessible to
those who cannot afford it.
Sanders also discussed veterans health care and minority rights.
If you put your life on the line for this country, you are going to
get the best health care, Sanders said.
Sanders stated that according to some recent polls, he is ahead of
Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton. Although Republican opponent
Donald Trump supporters said his campaign prides itself in being
blunt, Sanders thinks his one-up is integrity.
We are doing something very unusual, we are telling the truth,
Sanders said during the rally.
Bigotry is not telling it like it is, he said.
Will and April Burgess, and their two sons, were among those in
the crowd. When asked why they supported Sanders, they said they
are thinking about the future.
Affordable health care and affordable education for my kids when
theyre older, April Burgess said. Its not just about us right now.
Think about the future generations.
Taking another dig at Trumps campaign, Sanders targeted the Republican candidates belief that climate change is a hoax, promising
his supporters that as elected president he would work together with
other countries to make environmentally conscientious goals.
Sanders ended his rally by stating nothing would make him happier than to defeat Trump in the general election.
We will win because bringing people together trumps divisiveness, he concluded.
In the Democratic race Super Tuesday, Sanders won four of 11
states conducting their primaries, including Oklahoma. Four days
later, on Super Saturday, Sanders won two of the three states. At
the time of press, he trailed Clinton in the delegate count with 571
to her 1,121 delegates. There are 2,383 delegates needed to win the
Democratic nomination.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) trails Clinton in both primary states won and pledged delegates.

Photo by Jackson Parker

by Kelsey Morgan
Editor-in-Chief

Sen. Marco Rubio remains in third place in polls, with Minnesota being the only state the candidate has won in
the presidential primaries.

Rubio rallies for votes in OKC

by Rya Underwood
Staff Writer
Presidential candidate and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio rallied an energetic crowd of Oklahomans Feb 26.
The event began at 2 p.m. and was held at the Chevy Center in
Bricktown.
Prior to the event, a large line of supporters wrapped around the
building waiting to be let in. Once the doors opened, the venue was
packed from the front of the stage to the back wall.
Even with little room to move around, the crowd remained enthusiastic, listening carefully and cheering Rubio on at any given chance.
Marco Rubio is super motivating and hopeful, I would really like to
see him make it through the election and become our next president,
said Shiane Branson, a rally attendee.
Gov. Mary Fallin kicked off the event with a brief speech, but did
not give an official endorsement.
Before he announced Rubios introduction, Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said a prayer with the audience.
The well-known song Thunderstruck by AC/DC filled the ears of
attendees, while cheering and applauding echoed throughout the venue as Rubio entered the stage.
The Florida senator did not fail to take jabs at his opponents during
the gathering.
Rubio addressed the Democratic candidates. He discussed former
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Benghazi as well as Sen. Bernie
Sanders being a socialist. Although he attacked multiple candidates,
Rubio aimed the majority of his insults at Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Rubio read previous tweets from Trump bashing Rubio. In the
tweets, Trump incorrectly spelled several words, such as honor,
which he spelled, honer.
Some of these letters arent even next to each other on the keyboard, Rubio said.
Rubio expressed many of his concerns about Trump being
front-runner and possibly becoming president.
Its time to pull his mask off so that people can see what we
are dealing with here, Rubio said. What we are dealing with here
friends, is a con-artist.
He also expressed he will do whatever he can in his power to make
sure he does not see Trump become the next President of the United
States.
The entire speech lasted about 45 minutes. Though much of that
time he spent attacking his opponents, Rubio was still able to address
a variety of issues. Some of these topics are listed below:

Free enterprise

Immigration

Health care

Student loan debt

Religious freedoms

Bearing arms
Rubio said one of his main goals as president will be to protect the
constitutional rights of the American people.
He also stated that his first day in office he wants to eliminate any
unconstitutional laws Obama has in effect.
For more information on Rubios platforms, visit marcorubio.com.

Politics/Sports

Trump visits OKC days before

Super Tuesday

Photo by Kelsey Morgan

by Kelsey Morgan
Editor-in-Chief
Days before Super Tuesday, thousands showed up to support Presidential candidate Donald Trump at his campaign rally Feb. 26 at the
Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.
The event opened with campaign chairman Dan Keating stating
more than 50,000 Oklahomans supported Trump at various rallies
across the state.
Keating is the president of Summit Consolidated Group and announced he is co-chairing Trumps endeavors in Oklahoma.
Pastor Mark Burns led the rallys invocation.
How great is a leader that can turn an enemy into a friend, Burns
said.
Burns is the founder and senior pastor of the Harvest Praise and
Worship Center in Easley, South Carolina. He is an evangelist, which
happens to be a demographic from which Trump has struggled to
obtain support.
Christians will again have a friend in the White House, Burns
indicated.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced his support for Trumps
campaign the morning of the rally.
We come to Oklahoma full of optimism for the future, Christie
said.
Fellow Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio stopped in
Oklahoma City hours before Trumps campaign and days after a significant debate where Rubio questioned Trumps character.
Rubio, your campaign is almost over, buddy, Christie said.
During his speech, Trump discussed his intentions to build a
$10-12 billion wall separating Mexico from the U.S., which would be
funded by Mexico. He also spoke on creating more jobs and his goals
for smarter foreign trade.
Were not free traders; were stupid traders, Trump said.
Trumps promises to become better foreign traders include putting
tariffs on outgoing products. He targeted Carrier, an air conditioning
company moving its warehouses to Mexico, stating each air conditioning unit moved from Mexico to the U.S. through the secured
border will have a 35 percent tariff.
Other foreign policies that would be implemented if he is elected
president would be refusing to expand energy and power unless allies
strive to do the same as well, and refusing to defend countries such
as Saudi Arabia, Japan and South Korea without compensation.
We have 28,000 soldiers on the line, and we get practically nothing, he said. We cannot continue to be the policeman of the world
and not be reimbursed.
Trump also promised to keep and create American jobs. He stated
the employment rate is not truly 5 percent, but 25 percent. He explained that when Americans stop looking for jobs after a period of
time, they are put on a list that marks them employed.
Its a phony list and a phony number, Trump stated.
March 1 hundreds of thousands of people across 11 states voted in
their states primary. Trump swept Super Tuesday with seven states
under his belt. Despite Trumps efforts, however, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz
won Oklahoma. Cruz won three states and Rubio won one.
Four state primaries were held March 5, also known as Super Saturday. Trump won Kentucky and Louisiana and had 428 delegates
at press time. Republican candidates need 1,237 delegates to win the
GOP nomination. The second frontrunner in the Republican race is
Sen. Ted Cruz who, at the time of press, had 315 delegates.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of 7,000 at a campaign stop in OKC Feb. 26.

March 11, 2016

OU football picks favorable

players for upcoming season
by Austin Russell
Staff Writer

Oklahoma Sooners football team is looking to recruit the top athletes

across the nation to make its team the best it can be for next football
season. The highest recruiting class is currently the top 20 high school
athletes from across the country.
It is definitely a dream come true, and I am very excited to see how
far we can go next season and to give all I have for this team in order to
be successful, said Logan Roberson, a new recruit for OU.
He was recruited for his size and athleticism, as were most of the recruits. Roberson, from Harrah, Oklahoma, is 64 and 338 pounds, was
recruited as a multiple use offensive lineman. That is what the Sooners
are looking for in both the offensive and defensive line - to add more
versatility to its line up and address some of the blocking issues the
team faced last season.
It is always a tough workout and there [are] times where I think that
I am going to die, but I know in the long run that it will make me a better athlete and just keep driving to be successful, Roberson said.
OU is well known for having a large recruiting class, and they will not
stop until they have all the weapons they need in order to go far next
season in hopes of winning a National Championship.
It is going to be an exciting year, and I cannot wait until I walk out on
that field on game day and hear all the fans cheering for us to win and
have a good year this year, Roberson said.

Warriors make NBA history

by Garrett Hare
Staff Writer

The Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder competed

in the most compelling, nail-biting game of the season to date March
3. The Thunder, who often play down to their competition, always
bring their best against the history-chasing Warriors. The Warriors
came into the game carrying a record of 52-5, ahead of the pace of
the 95-96 Chicago Bulls, who hold the best regular-season record of
all-time, 72-10.
The firepower between the two clubs when they meet is remarkable,
with three of the top five players in the league facing off; it is mustwatch TV. The Thunder came out with their foot on the pedal taking
an early lead and sustaining it throughout the contest. With around
five minutes left in the game, the battle intensified. The Warriors rallied back from a deficit of more than 10 points to cut the Thunders
lead of 100-99 in the last 20 seconds of the game. Durant responded
with a three from the corner extending the lead to four, 103-99.
Klay Thompson, shooting guard for the Warriors, quickly responded with a layup cutting the lead to two, 103-101. The following possession for the Thunder is where the weirdness ensued. Durant was
double-teamed as soon as he received the inbound pass. The Thunder still had a timeout to burn, but Durant opted to heave the ball
down the floor, which resulted in a Warriors steal. Following the steal,
Warrior forward Andre Iguodala was fouled in the act of shooting by
Durant; consequently, tying the game, 103-103 at the end of regulation.
Durant fouled out less than a minute into overtime, leaving much
of the pressure on Russell Westbrooks shoulders. Despite, Durants
great performance of 37 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, his
crucial mistakes led to the loss. Durant was overshadowed by one
of point guard Stephen Currys signature performances. Curry took
over in the second half and overtime. With Durant absent from the
floor, it was the Warriors game to win. Both teams exchanged baskets
throughout overtime. Golden State received a rebound with about
seven seconds left, and then dished the ball off to Curry, who pulled
up from outlandish territory to bury the game-winning three. The
crowd was astonished and left the Chesapeake Energy Arena with
their heads hanging low. Curry finished with 46 points, six assists
and three rebounds. He made 12 3-pointers, tying the NBA single-game record and also broke his own record of most three-pointers
in a season, with 24 games left.
At the time of press, the Warriors won 45 consecutive home games,
earning the record for most home games won in a row.

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Netflix arrivals and departures for March

Added

Adult Beginners
Ahora o Nunca
Aldnoah.Zero (Season 2)
American Pie Presents: Beta House
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
Before We Go
Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland
El Desconocido
Fresh Meat (Series 2)
Frog Kingdom
Good Burger
Groundhog Day
Heaven Knows What
Hot Sugars Cold World
Midsomer Murders (Series 17)
Narcopolis
Road Trip: Beer Pong
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Scarface
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Young Kieslowski
For Grace
House of Cards (Season 4)
Lab Rats (Season 4)
Lego Friends: The Power of Friendship
Lego: Bionicle: The Journey to One (Season 1)
Louie (Season 5)
Cuckoo (Seasons 1-2)
Halo: The Fall of Reach
Sin Filtro
Digimon Fusion (Season 2)
The Returned (Season 1)
Comedy Bang! Bang! (Season 4, part 3)
Hateship Loveship
Dinotrux (Season 2)
Flaked (Season 1)
Netflix Presents: The Characters (Season 1)
Popples (Season 2)
Shelter
10,000 Saints
4GOT10
The Falling
Final Girl
Finders Keepers
Power Rangers Dino Charge (Season 1, part 2)
War Pigs
Are You Here
Charlie St. Cloud
Gridiron Gang
Happy Valley (Season 2)
Larry Crowne
Promised Land
He Never Died
Jimmy Carr: Funny Business
Marvels Daredevil (Season 2)
The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show (Season 2)
My Beautiful Broken Brain
Pee-wees Big Holiday
The Art of Organized Noize
The Ouija Experiment 2: Theatre of Death
The Forbidden Kingdom
A Promise
Trailer Park Boys (Season 10)
Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation
Fright Night 2
Murder Rap: Inside the Biggie and Tupac Murders
Sunshine Superman
Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (Seasons 1-2)

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Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman

American Pie
American Wedding
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
The Babysitters
The Chosen One
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Emily Brontes Wuthering Heights
Gone in 60 Seconds
Hackers
Hamlet
Hannie Caulder
Hardball
Harts War
Hitch
Indecent Proposal
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Masters of the Universe
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Not Another Teen Movie
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Getting Go: The Go Doc Project
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Holidaze
Arn: The Knight Templar
The Mistle-tones!
Geography Club
Best of TEDx (Season 1)
I Killed My Mother
Lola & Virginia (Season 1)
TEDTalks: Various episodes
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Cosmopolis
Music For Mandela
Out in the Dark
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Keep the Lights On
The Comedy
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Dr. Dolittle 3
Garfields Pet Force
The Sandlot 2
Twelve Mile Road
Women Who Kill
The Writers Room (Season 1)

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Local indoor skydiving arena opens its doors for adventurers in OKC
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structors, where theyre not able to maneuver as well, so its just for
the safety of customers, along with the safety of the instructors,
Bergeron said.
It is recommended that all customers wear tight-fitting clothes and
lace-up tennis shoes. The fly suit will be worn over regular clothes;
and jewelry and other accessories must be taken off before flying.
Safety goggles, helmets, jumpsuits, earplugs and a training class for
customers are all provided.
First time fliers are expected to arrive an hour before their flight so
they can be checked in and attend the training class.
Returning fliers should arrive a half hour early.
Each flight lasts 60 seconds and each package has at least two
flights. In order to fly to the top of the tunnel, an additional $10 is
charged to your package.
The high fly should be included in every package, not just an addon, said Sam Durham, an iFly customer.
For information about packages, pricing or other questions regarding iFly, visit www.iflyworld.com. The OKC site is located near Quail
Springs Mall at 13600 Pawnee Drive in the Chisholm Creek
Development.

ACROSS
1 See 44-Across
5 Bremen or Hamburg, locally
10 Fast-food order
14 Joie de vivre
15 Circus Maximus attire
16 Pizza chain started in Chicago, informally

31 Capt.s direction
32 Family member
33 __ Mir Bist Du Schoen: Andrews Sisters
hit
34 Come out
37 i follower
38 Vida and John in a ballpark?
40 i follower
41 Nicks on albums
43 1980s-90s gaming console
44 With 1-Across, woodcutter who stole
from thieves
45 River island
46 I gotta run!
48 Animal in the Chinese zodiac
49 Karen and Adam on a hill?
53 Eellike fish
54 Brand with classic beep beep commercials
58 Forte
59 Eddie and Arsenio in a concert venue?
63 Scams
64 __ firma
65 Exam type
66 Some honored Brits: Abbr.
67 Aerosol targets
68 Europes highest volcano
DOWN
1 Composer Bartk
2 Settled down
3 Cricket equipment
4 Starting stakes
5 Jeanne dArc, e.g.: Abbr.
6 Craggy crest
7 Earlier
8 Three-syllable foot
9 Expressed disdain for
10 Often photogenic event
11 A round of 73, usually
12 Use a divining rod
13 Fall flower
18 Acclaim
22 You __ Destiny

17 Rich and Chris in a capital?

19 Pond denizen
20 Stumped
21 Fragrant hybrid
23 Billy and Minnie on a road?
27 Pub order
30 Cause harm

Last Issues Answers

by Rya Underwood
Staff Writer
Oklahoma City introduced its first indoor skydiving location.
iFly OKC opened its doors Feb.12 and is located off Kilpatrick Turnpike near Memorial Road.
Indoor skydiving allows customers to experience a replica feeling of
skydiving without actually jumping out of a plane.
The skydiving simulation is produced by a vertically constructed
wind tunnel. The tunnel has fans at the top to draw air in and push to
the bottom.
The air is then pushed back to the top through an inlet contractor.
This process compresses and accelerates the air before reentering the
flight chamber. The entire process generates a steady flow of air.
All iFly instructors are properly trained and certified.
We are governed by the International Bodyflight Association, said
Shelly Bergeron, iFly attending manager. There is a progression chart
they have to go through to be able to fly certain individuals along with
certain flight suits.
In order to enhance safety measures, iFly has a weight limit for all
fliers.
If you weigh more than 250 pounds, we have to turn the air speed
on the fans up so high that it actually causes problems for our in-

24 To the manor born

25 Dijon deity
26 Property recipient, in law
27 Nile threats
28 Hot stuff?
29 Affection
34 Campus breeze
35 It might be a big benefit
36 Cut and paste, say
38 Muzzle wearer, probably
39 Derisive shout
42 One way to get backstage
46 Worked in a salon
47 Art majors subj.
49 Rattling sound
50 Golden calf maker, in Exodus
51 Peachy-keen!
52 Second-deepest U.S. lake
55 Trading center
56 Feud faction
57 Clay crock
60 Good bud
61 Guess wrong
62 Dorm deputies: Abbr.