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Yea or neigh? HPER offers riding classBy Amber Smith

Whether you have an affinity for horses, need a new hobby, or are simply searching for a fun health and physi-cal education class next semester, the Equestrian and Fitness course may be right for you.

Located at 7600 S. Elwood, roughly a 30-minute drive thanks to construc-tion on the 71st and Riverside bridge, the Southern Hills Riding Academy is home to many horses.

The academy, owned by riding in-structor Kim Dyer, opened in 1994.

Dyer has been teaching for 35 years. Her childhood passion for horses turned into a career. All four of her children are also equestrians.

Because the Southern Hills Riding Academy is located off campus, you would need to have a car or a really great friend to drive you to and from the class.

Once enrolled in the course, you will begin an introduction to English horse-

back riding. Mainly for beginners, the class covers horse grooming, handling and riding.

The class costs $200, but work-study may be an option for students in exchange for lessons. Advanced horse riding classes cost more money and are available for the expert equestrian, who often participate in competitions.

Psychology junior Sami Prichard both works for and shows horses with the academy.

When asked about the exercise of riding, Prichard said it “requires a lot more of you physically.”

“By the end of my show jumping training I’m sweating in 40-degree weather,” Prichard said.

Prichard also talked about building an unlikely relationship with her horse.

“You learn how to communicate with a partner that doesn’t speak your language,” Prichard said. “The relation-ship you build with your horse is one of the most remarkable and significant

friendships one can have.”The riding academy is not dedi-

cated solely to ORU’s HPE class. There are many classes offered to teenagers and adults. The majority of the classes are geared toward children, especially during the summer months when they hold camps.

Dyer’s son and ORU freshman David Lopez said seeing the children’s faces when they first get to the barn is “priceless.”

“I think their favorite feeling is when we let them ride by themselves; because even though they are still small, they get to be in control of this massive beast,” Lopez said.

There are no specified hours for the riding academy due to all the activities offered. Boarders can ride any time, and riding lessons can be scheduled at any time during the day.

Depending on what you choose to put into the class, the experience could be rewarding.

Southern Hills Riding Academy student Rachel Sanders demonstrates Hunt-seat Equitation, the forward jumping seat style of English riding. ORU students may learn equitation-style riding which judges the ability of the rider. The equipment, clothing and fence styles resemble hunter classes.

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Religion News ServiceWill the conclave electing a new

pope next month have an “Obama moment” and pick someone from Africa or Latin America or Asia for the first time in modern history?

The public seems enamored of the idea of a non-European pope, and even many cardinals — whose votes are the only ones that count — are openly pushing the idea of a “pope of color” to follow Benedict XVI, a German theologian.

“I think in a way the church is always and has forever been ready for a non-European pope,” Cardinal Peter Turkson of Ghana told report-ers after Benedict announced his resignation at the end of February.

The appeal of a non-European pope is understandable as it seems to reflect the hope that the church at the top of the pyramid would finally reflect the demographic real-ity of the faith on the ground, since the growing majority of Catholics live in the Southern Hemisphere.

Picking a pope from the Global South would also show that the church can embrace change — not necessarily by altering a particular doctrine but by changing the way it expresses and embodies the faith.

In that sense, a pope from the developing world would be a sym-bol with real substance, much the way people saw Polish-born John Paul II in 1978, the first non-Italian pontiff in centuries and one who came from behind the Iron Curtain.

So why not “a black pope, or a yellow one, or a red one, or a Latin American?” asked Guatemala Arch-bishop Oscar Julio Vian Morales after Benedict’s announcement.

In reality there are several fac-tors working against such a change, the biggest one being a structural bias that is hard to overcome.

Is the world ready for a Pope of color?

LIFE


Finding hope amid homicide on 61st and Peoria

By Hannah Covington Monday, Jan. 7 marked the first day of classes for ORU’s spring semester. It also marked the last day of life for four women gunned down just three miles from campus. The quadruple homicide at Fairmont Terrace apartments claimed the lives of Rebeika Powell, 23; Kayetie Powell Melchor, 23; Misty Nunley, 33; and Julie Jackson, 55. Their deaths made national headlines and sent shock waves through the south Tulsa community. The tragedies also highlighted how the “everyman’s world” mission at ORU doesn’t extend only to the “uttermost parts of the earth.” Sometimes, it’s right around the corner. ORU staff, faculty and alumni have worked for years in the poverty-stricken, crime-infested area around 61st Street and Peoria Avenue, offering helping hands and a message of hope to a neighborhood that too often has been home to homicides. “Sometimes it’s OK [living here], but there’s a lot of times that I just want to say ‘to hell with it’ and pack everything up and just move,” said Steve Miller, a single father and resident of the Section 8, low-income apartment complex. Miller knows his living situation in the Fairmont Terrace apartment complex isn’t permanent. His precocious 16-month-old baby with the blue eyes and fists full of peanut butter crackers reminds him of that. “She’s doing everything so early,” he said. “I think she’s going to be an actress.” Miller is quick to tell acquaintances that his daughter’s name, “Nevaeh,” is “heaven” spelled backward.

He’s not sure when he will find work or a permanent baby sitter for Nevaeh. But this much he knows for certain: He’s getting out of Fairmont Terrace “as soon as possible” – for Nevaeh’s sake. “I’m not necessarily trying to raise her around everything that’s been going on around here,” he said. The catchall phrase “everything” could refer to the 88 firearm assaults reported in the area over the past two years. Or it could allude to the 17 homicides reported since January 2011. But instead, by “everything,” Miller means the Jan. 7 quadruple homicide. In early February, police arrested brothers James Poore, 32, and Cedric Poore, 39, in connection with the crime. Each has since been charged with four counts of first-degree murder. Miller lives one building behind the residence where the four women were shot. He knew the Powell sisters. He said this is the worst crime to happen since he moved to the complex a year ago. “It’s not the first shooting that’s happened since I’ve been here,” Miller said, “but of that magnitude, of that size, yes.”

“THE TRAGEDY” ON SOUTH PEORIA Since Jan. 7, few 61st and South Peoria area residents speak of the murder that sparked citywide discussions about crime and problems with low-income housing management and safety.

“Nobody is going to talk about it because they are all very scared,” said Kathy Ridgway, an ORU alumna and executive director of the South Tulsa Community House, which provides educational opportunities, food, transportation and counseling services to people in the area. “Nobody wants to be connected,” she said. Residents are wary of the news interviews. They are tired of talking about the murders that Ridgway only refers to as “the tragedy.” For Ridgway, also a resident of the area, the tragedy hits too close to home. One of the victims, Julie Jackson, frequented the community house to use the telephone, fax machine and computers to check Facebook. “It’s just so surprising when you wake up and find out that someone you see every week [is gone],” Ridgway said. Miller also comes to the community house to use the computers. Pushing a stroller around the tables in the computer room, he brings Nevaeh with

him. He’s not afraid to speak of the crime. “I straight up told the cops when it happened, ‘You all better hope to catch them before I do, because if you don’t,’ I said, ‘I’m going to kill them for you,’” Miller said. The men were unregistered guests of the apartment complex, staying on the property and escaping security’s notice. “It’s freaking ridiculous,” Miller said. Though he’s seen shootings before, these murders still came as a shock to Miller. He had just met Powell the week before her death. “If you stay to yourself, then usually, you don’t get messed with,” he said. “Unfortunately for the four females, I think it was more a matter of right place at the wrong time type of situation.”

A SENSE OF HOPE Gerald Isaacs, ORU director of public safety and security, used to supervise the Fairmont Terrace graveyard shift as a Tulsa Police officer.

Fairmont Terrace residents reflect on quadruple homicide, look to the future

Fairmont Terrace resident Steve Miller holds daughter Nevaeh inside the South Tulsa Community House on Feb. 11. After the homicides, Miller said he wants to leave the area but is struggling to find a job without a permanent sitter. “It’s hard being a single father,” he said.

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What about campus security?

STAYING SAFE: ADVICE FROM THE EXPERTS

Gerald Isaacs, director of public safety and security

• Travel in pairs• Check surroundings before getting out of your car• Look in the car before getting back in• Always know where you are in case you have to call for help• Carry car keys in between your fingers• Carry your phone in your hand and have 911 on speed dial• Sign up for ORU eAlerts

Officer Jillian Roberson, Tulsa Police Department

• Be focused when entering and exiting buildings• Don’t leave anything in your car that could make you a target• Remember that anything you arm yourself with can be taken away and used against you• Know how to use any self-defense tools (like pepper spray)• Remember that being distracted can make you an easier target

He sees the area’s history of crime as a perfect storm between poverty and the nature of the population living there. “These types of places bring together people often in desperate situations who have very little hope,” Isaacs said. “When you lose hope, you’re more likely to be reactionary than not,” he said. But even in light of the recent tragedy, Ridgway remains optimistic for the future of this area. Much of this optimism stems from the South Tulsa Community House, which is boasting its largest GED numbers in recent months. Dr. Lanny Endicott, director of the ORU social work program, founded the center. Endicott has lived 600 yards from Fairmont Terrace since the early 1970s. Endicott knows firsthand that Fairmont Terrace and the 61st and Peoria area hold a deep and abiding connection to ORU. Students collect cans for residents in an annual food drive. Social work majors regularly intern at the South Tulsa Community House. ORU also used to hold outreaches in the area numbering in the thousands. Despite the services and ORU outreaches offered through the South Tulsa Community House, questions about hope among area residents still make Ridgway pause.

“Is there hope?” she asked, taking a moment to think. “Probably what we’re trying to do is provide a sense of hope.” At this point, Ridgway turned to a man in a Dallas Cowboys baseball cap hidden behind a computer screen across the room. “Delmar?” she asks. Area resident Delmar Suttles looks up. “Do we, because I live in this area, too, think that people have a sense of hope?” “I have no future here,” he responds. “I plan on moving.” Ridgway said he is one of three people she know of who have said they are moving. Endicott described the face of poverty in this area as a single mother struggling to make a future for herself and family. “I’ve never talked to any single mother who doesn’t want life to be better, who wants to have a better life for her children,” Endicott said. The same rings true for single fathers like Miller. As Nevaeh wobbled her way through the community house, he talked about his plans for the future. They include starting a chain of lucrative restaurants and homeschooling his “baby girl.” “She is a very loved baby, though. Very loved,” he said.

By Hannah CovingtonIn light of recent crimes near campus

and the wave of school shootings nation-wide, many ORU students are wonder-ing about safety concerns on campus.

Gerald Isaacs, ORU director of pub-lic safety and security, said students have little cause for concern.

“Statistically, we have one of the lowest crime rates in the country,” Isaacs said, based on annual comparisons he makes with other universities.

Isaacs said ORU has more than 20 certified security personnel on staff, most with police experience. He said most crimes on ORU’s campus involve thefts in the dormitories.

Isaacs added that after the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, ORU’s faculty received training on lockdown proce-dures.

But with major crimes blighting areas mere miles from campus, Isaacs tempered this assurance with a word of warning.

“This is a big city with big city crime,” Isaacs said. “Don’t put yourself in a position to be a victim.”

He said avoiding dangerous situa-tions hinges on timing and location.

“So much of it depends on being at the right place at the right time,” he said.

Still fresh in the minds of the ORU community is the murder of freshman Carissa Horton, 18, and her boyfriend, Ethan Nichols, 21. The pair were shot execution style in Hicks Park near 34th and Mingo in September 2011.

“Carissa and her boyfriend, that’s the hardest thing I’ve ever had to deal with,” he said. “A wonderful Christian girl, a nice guy, and a really ugly, insane act…None of us can ever understand why that happened.”

Officer Jillian Roberson from the Tulsa Police Department said students should always keep safety in mind both on and off- campus.

“A good rule is just to be constantly aware of your surroundings,” Roberson said.

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FEATURES

By Madison McDaniel Vice President for Student Life Daniel Guajardo announced revisions to the student handbook, which took away certain restrictions in dress code and gave the student body more free-dom in their on-campus attire. The new dress code allows workout shorts in Saga, men to have long hair and facial piercings among both men and women. Hearing the revisions, students took advantage of the new dress code liber-ties almost immediately. “I got my nose pierced Friday night with some friends, right after the an-nouncement in chapel,” senior Amanda Bernard said. “I have always wanted to get my nose pierced, but I never did because of the dress code.” Students like Bernard said they were not expecting such drastic alterations to the dress code. “I had no idea it was going to hap-pen, “ Bernard said. “I thought maybe they would address like razor backs or something. So when they addressed facial piercings, I was really surprised...and happy about it,” Bernard said. “I think it’s long overdue.” While the student body was shocked by the news, the Student Association and General Assembly had been advo-cating the changes for a while. “One of the areas we focused on this year, more strongly than previous years, was the representation side,” Student Association Vice President Josh Wag-oner said. “So we were fighting really hard for students to ask them what are your concerns, how can we serve you in this aspect and how can we bring those concerns to administration?”

During the past three years, the General Assembly has worked on issues facing students. “One area we strongly focused on this year was shorts in Saga,” Wagoner said. “We put through an initiative and actually got the opportunity to present it to Vice President Guajardo himself, who was in favor.” Even though she will be finishing up her last semester as a senior, Bernard is happy for the stu-dents who will be able to enjoy the new liberties in on-cam-pus attire. “I’m excited for everyone else, and...I get a little bit of time with it,” Bernard said. “I’m just glad it didn’t happen right as I left, and then I didn’t get to experience it at all.” SA and GA are happy with progress this year. Student hand-book amendments like these are just the beginning of various ways Student As-sociations and the General Assembly plan to reach out to the student body. “Working with administration, you have to take into account where they’re coming from and that they’re here for the long term,” Wagoner said. “We have

to take into account that the changes made here on campus will be here and will outlive us.” Wagoner said the legacy of new deci becomes a key concern.

“When we appeal to [administration], we want to come with an ap-proach of humility,” he said. “We want to be respectful and grateful for what they give us.”

Students say ‘yes’ to recent dress code changesAthletic shorts, piercings and long hair are among popular handbook revisions

Clockwise from left: Galen Jernigan shows off her shorts in the Hammer Center. Bekah West-erfeld flaunts her eyebrow piercing, and Matt McAdow sports a long hairstyle. All represent dress code revisions announced in chapel on Feb. 8.

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Meet the Candidates

Year in school: SophomoreMajor/minor: CommunicationHometown: Cordell, Okla.Career goals: I want to work in live television broadcasting, starting out as a news anchor and eventually become a distinguished host for Good Morning America or the Today Show. Reason for running:I want to serve as a representative to bridge the communication from students to administration. I have worked in a capacity that enables me to interact with leadership that has developed progress here at ORU, and now I want to use those experiences to serve the student body and leave ORU better than I found it.

Year in school: JuniorMajor/minor: Pre-Medicine and Psychology majorHometown: Maiduguri, NigeriaCareer goals: Currently I’m applying to medical schools. My future goal is to become a surgeon and help solve the many health and social problems in our world today.Reason for running:We plan to attract more donations to expand students scholarships, increase student-student and student-adminis-tration relationships, create an atmo-sphere of transformation and healing within the student community.

Year in school: JuniorMajor/minor: FinanceHometown: Zurich, SwitzerlandCareer goals: CEO of a capital firm to invest, start and help businesses all over the world to give people a chance to live the life they were created for!Reason for running:To unleash the potential of students here on campus and inspire them to never give up and live a life to their fullest potential! To be a catalyst for their dreams!

Year in school: JuniorMajor/minor: English Bible/ TheatreHometown: DetroitCareer goals: I plan to pursue full-time ministry as a young adult pastor in the Detroit metro area. Reason for running:As vice president, I plan to be a bridge between the students and ad-ministration to create an uninhibited line of communication. I chose to run with Ooceeh because I see the vision that he has for a term as SA president and alongside of the new president, we can further the momentum that ORU is in now.

Year in school: JuniorMajor/minor: MarketingHometown: DetroitCareer goals: My goal is to work in ministry and open up my own business after graduating from ORU. I believe God has called me to do unconventional yet innovative work within business, media and minis-try. My heart is to awaken this genera-tion to truth and lead them to become possessors of the land and people that truly seek after God the Father.Reason for running:I am running because I believe God has equipped Braden and I with not only the tools necessary to effectively lead this campus, but also the heart, passion and charisma to do so.

Year in school: JuniorMajor/minor: MarketingHometown: Decatur, Ill.Career goals: My goal is lead in a business setting after graduation. I want to use my tal-ents to do work in the kingdom of God both physically and financially. One of my dreams is to be able to support ministries and nonprofits that I believe in as a philanthropist. Reason for running:I believe in ORU. I’ve had so many op-portunities through this school that I am incredibly grateful for. Caleb and I have unique qualities and relationships around campus that enable us to understand the student body. This, along with our experi-ence, allows us to be an accurate repre-sentation of the needs of the students as servant leaders.

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come hear the candidates’ visions for the university at the candidate forum march 6 at 7 p.m. in Zoppelt. students can text in questions for the candidates to answer. vote for your 2013-2014 student association president and vice president from midnight to 11:59 p.m. march 7. vote online at vision.oru.edu.

Photos by sami Prichard

Meet the Candidates

Year in school: SophomoreMajor/minor: CommunicationHometown: Cordell, Okla.Career goals: I want to work in live television broadcasting, starting out as a news anchor and eventually become a distinguished host for Good Morning America or the Today Show. Reason for running:I want to serve as a representative to bridge the communication from students to administration. I have worked in a capacity that enables me to interact with leadership that has developed progress here at ORU, and now I want to use those experiences to serve the student body and leave ORU better than I found it.

Year in school: JuniorMajor/minor: Pre-Medicine and Psychology majorHometown: Maiduguri, NigeriaCareer goals: Currently I’m applying to medical schools. My future goal is to become a surgeon and help solve the many health and social problems in our world today.Reason for running:We plan to attract more donations to expand students scholarships, increase student-student and student-adminis-tration relationships, create an atmo-sphere of transformation and healing within the student community.

Year in school: JuniorMajor/minor: FinanceHometown: Zurich, SwitzerlandCareer goals: CEO of a capital firm to invest, start and help businesses all over the world to give people a chance to live the life they were created for!Reason for running:To unleash the potential of students here on campus and inspire them to never give up and live a life to their fullest potential! To be a catalyst for their dreams!

Year in school: JuniorMajor/minor: English Bible/ TheatreHometown: DetroitCareer goals: I plan to pursue full-time ministry as a young adult pastor in the Detroit metro area. Reason for running:As vice president, I plan to be a bridge between the students and ad-ministration to create an uninhibited line of communication. I chose to run with Ooceeh because I see the vision that he has for a term as SA president and alongside of the new president, we can further the momentum that ORU is in now.

Year in school: JuniorMajor/minor: MarketingHometown: DetroitCareer goals: My goal is to work in ministry and open up my own business after graduating from ORU. I believe God has called me to do unconventional yet innovative work within business, media and minis-try. My heart is to awaken this genera-tion to truth and lead them to become possessors of the land and people that truly seek after God the Father.Reason for running:I am running because I believe God has equipped Braden and I with not only the tools necessary to effectively lead this campus, but also the heart, passion and charisma to do so.

Year in school: JuniorMajor/minor: MarketingHometown: Decatur, Ill.Career goals: My goal is lead in a business setting after graduation. I want to use my tal-ents to do work in the kingdom of God both physically and financially. One of my dreams is to be able to support ministries and nonprofits that I believe in as a philanthropist. Reason for running:I believe in ORU. I’ve had so many op-portunities through this school that I am incredibly grateful for. Caleb and I have unique qualities and relationships around campus that enable us to understand the student body. This, along with our experi-ence, allows us to be an accurate repre-sentation of the needs of the students as servant leaders.

Lacey Russ OOceeh afameDaviD haLDimann TyLeR GReen caLeb PeRkins bRaDen beck

P P PvP vP vP

come hear the candidates’ visions for the university at the candidate forum march 6 at 7 p.m. in Zoppelt. students can text in questions for the candidates to answer. vote for your 2013-2014 student association president and vice president from midnight to 11:59 p.m. march 7. vote online at vision.oru.edu.

Photos by sami Prichard


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ALL DAY MONDAY, MARCH 4!

By Kelsie WardellT.L. Osborn, international evange-

list, author, teacher and longtime friend of Oral Roberts, died Feb. 14.

Born on his family’s farm in Po-casset, Okla., Osborn met Roberts in Sand Springs in the 1930s. Osborn and Roberts did street ministry together at this time.

In a Tulsa World interview, Presi-dent Mark Rutland talked about Os-born’s friendship with ORU and the university’s founder.

“He brought the word of God to the nations and had a lasting affect on countless thousands of people through-out the world,” Rutland said.

Osborn and his wife, Daisy, estab-lished Osborn Ministries International in Tulsa in 1949. Their ministry reached more than 100 nations and had daily meetings with up to 300,000 attendees.

Osborn preferred face-to-face preaching over television, and some

believed he preached to more people that way than anyone else in his-tory.

In a statement on Osborn’s website, daugh-ter Bishop LaDonna Osborn said he was known as “the Father of the Gospel.” He was said to be the first missionary evangelist to hold public meetings in non-Chris-tian nations.

An accomplished au-thor, Osborn’s best-sell-ing book is “Healing the Sick: A Living Classic.”

More than 1 million copies of the book have been printed in English alone.

His books “The Message that Works,” “God’s Love Plan” and “The Good Life” are textbooks in Bible

schools around the world. Other programs launched through

Osborns’ ministry include the Osborn DocuMiracle films and videos and the Osborn National Missionary Assistance Program.

The Osborn DocuMiracle films and videos are offered in 70 languages in

Missionary, evangelist T. L. Osborn dies at 89

115 nations, and the Osborn National Missionary Assistance Program has helped establish more than 150,000 new churches.

Osborn died surrounded by family and friends in his home in south Tulsa. The last words he was remembered say-ing to Jesus were, “Take me home!”

Osborn’s memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. on March 6 in Christ’s Chapel.Courtesy of ORU Archives


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ORU WOMEN’S TENNIS

Marizanne Bouwer, sophomore psychology major from Bloemfontein, South Africa, lines up to return a short lob. Bouwer and her partner Rachel Scroggs won their Feb. 12 doubles match with versus Oklahoma Baptist.

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Though the basketball season is coming to a close, the Golden Eagles have played well. The efforts of #22 Steven Roundtree (far left), from Jacksonville, Fla., have assisted the team. Here, Roundtree scores against the Central Arkansas Bears.

On the right, #23 Korey Billbury, freshman sports medicine major from Tulsa, Okla., dunks against the Central Arkansas Bears in the Eagles 95-65 win.

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Track and field teams sprint to early successBy David Sauer

ORU’s track and field team is having a great run of success in the 2013 season.

For the men’s track team, senior Jeffery Gibson has had an outstand-ing start to the season. Gibson was named South-land Conference Track Athlete of the Week the three times he took first place. Gibson also won the Indoor SLC Championship in the 400 meter.

Gibson is cur-rently ranked 10th in the nation, and first in Oklahoma for the 400.

“I was blessed this season in run-ning faster earlier than I have in the previous years,” Gibson said. “I’m just thankful for being able to run that fast of a time indoor.”

Gibson said he’s able to run this fast due to being “on top of his game” in weight training and watching what he eats.

“I’m very happy to see the fruits of my labor,” Gibson said.

Another senior, pole vaulter Jack Whitt, has continued his success this season. Whitt currently holds the highest jump in NCAA competition this year, and is undefeated in NCAA competition so far.

On Feb. 22 Whitt made a jump of 5.61 meters. The jump broke the records for ORU, the Southland Indoor Champion-ships meet, the Mosier Indoor Track at Oklahoma facility record and set the highest mark in a 2013 NCAA competition.

The jump also gave Whitt the Indoor Southland Confer-ence Championship in pole

vaulting.Whitt was named South-

land Conference Field Athlete of the Week twice this season.

Being a senior has helped Whitt become even better at his sport.

“Every season [spent] training at ORU has led to me become stronger, faster and my technique has improved, which has enabled me to vault higher,” Whitt said. “Also, my overall mental and physical stamina has improved to carry me through the long indoor and outdoor track season.”

Whitt said that while physical attributes are impor-tant for pole vaulting, it is just as much a mind game.

Whitt believes that confi-dence plays a big part.

“Fear and doubt can be-come huge obstacles to over-come while attempting to fly in the air 10-19 feet,” Whitt said. “It takes an athlete that is

able to set fear aside, run fast and trust in themselves to become a successful pole vaulter.”

On the women’s side, freshman Madison Reynolds has shown that she can be an excellent member of ORU’s track team for the next four years.

Reynolds me-daled in every one of her events so far this year, and has taken first twice in the 400. Reynolds was named Southland Confer-ence Track Athlete of the Week after her two wins.

She took second place in the 400 at the Indoor South-land Conference Championships.

“I’ve been just listening to my coach [and] putting in hard work in prac-tice,” Reynolds said. “My team is always there supporting me.”

Reynolds, the top woman runner in Oklahoma, said experience is important to get-ting better.

“Especially with indoor track because it is more strate-gic,” Reynolds said. “You really have to pick and choose what’s a good place to merge in and when to make a move to pass somebody.”

ORU’s track and field team is coached by Joe Dial, who is entering his 17th season as head coach.

Gibson said that Dial “looks out for his athletes” whether in their schoolwork or their safety.

“He is the kind of guy that tries to have fun, so it makes the hard days a little easier,” Gibson said.

ORU’s move to the South-land Conference will make an

impact on the track and field team just like it did with the other sports.

The conference is expected to be more difficult, but Reyn-olds is confident the athletes can have success if they work hard.

“It’s not going to come easy to me and I know [the compe-tition] is not going to lie down and let anybody win.” Reynolds

said. Reynolds said that although

the team is young, they are strong.

“We definitely have a lot of people who are willing to put everything on the line for a win,” Reynolds said. “I have real confidence in our team that we will be able to do something seriously at conference.”

Top: Jeffery Gibson (right) has been named SLC Track Athlete of the Week three times this year. Bottom: Madison Reynolds (left) looks to take the lead at the at the indoor SLC championships.

Photos courtesy of Media Relations

Pole vaulter Jack Whitt made it to the 2012 Olympic trials, but did not progress to the London games.

Photo by Chandler Branzell

ORU WOMEN’S TENNIS


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Early spring concerts offer well-known performersBy Chelsey Butler With the middle of the winter season upon us, fun and entertainment may be limited to indoor activities. Luckily, there are several local con-certs and events offered well into the spring.

THE BOK CENTER The center will host Winter Jam on March 9. This annual Christian concert collaboration features several well-known artists: TobyMac, Red, Matthew West, Newsong and Sidewalk Prophets. Besides the large names scheduled to perform, the biggest selling point of this concert is the $10 at the door ticket price. Tickets won’t be sold in advance.Muse On tour for their 6th album, the English rock band, Muse, will perform

at the BOK Center March 11. Tickets start at $35. In an effort to allow more concert goers the opportu-nity to see this show, the BOK opened up more seats, but this is only for a limited time.

CAIN’S BALLROOM Cain’s is hosting several very famous musicians throughout the month of March and into April. Identical twin sisters Tegan and Sara will perform on March 11. Tickets start at $34. Though Cain’s is known for host-ing indie and rock bands, they made an exception for country music singer Easton Corbin, who is famous for his upbeat love song “Lovin’ you is fun.” Corbin will perform on March, 14. Tickets start at $27.

Internet PhotosAppearing in Tulsa, from top clockwise; Muse, Awolnation, Jim Gaffigan TobyMac, and Tegan and Sara.

Electronic rock band AWOLNA-TION will perform April 26. Accom-panying the headline performer will be a hip-hop band by the name of Air Dubai. Tickets start at $25.

BRADY THEATER Comedian Jim Gaffigan will perform

March 23 at the Brady Theater while on his Mr. Universe tour. Gaffigan is known for his funny impersonations as well as quirky, goof-ball humor. Tickets start at $37.25, so don’t forget a quarter.


MUSE

By Nathan Porter This week marks the one-year anniversary of the shooting of Trayvon Martin.

Although the 17-year-old’s murder cast a dark

shadow of controversy over the nation a year ago, it also shined a necessary light on the bad habit we have of merely glancing at the surface of individuals.

In this particular incident, Martin’s shooter merely glanced at his race.

While racially driven murders and overt discrimination are more seldom now than they were 40 years ago, today we still see the heart of those past ac-tions manifested in racial profiling.

As a young black male, I have expe-rienced racial profiling. Sadly, however, I have also racially profiled others.

Whether we admit it or not, we all suffer from and contribute to racism in America.

To combat this, many reformists hope that we can one day arrive at a post-racial society, where all of human-ity is racially colorblind.

I pray that day never comes.I refuse to believe that a person’s

skin color is some sort of cosmic mis-take that should be ignored instead of embraced.

If society reached a point where we no longer saw skin color, I’m convinced humans would still find a way to stereo-type based on gender, height, shoe size or one of the million other distinctive qualities that make people different.

In order to cure racism, we must first realize that race is not our en-emy—glancing is.

Humans are obsessed with merely glancing at others and then placing labels on them.

Our desire to label is understand-able, because labeling takes little effort.

As children, labeling is the lens through which we begin to see the world.

As adults, however, labeling be-comes the lens through which we begin to destroy it.

Instead of attempting to understand the complexity of each human being, we have become content with merely glancing and making generalizations.

We glance at a young man’s baggy jeans thoroughly below his waist and we label him a thug; and we glance at a wise man’s snugly wrapped turban and label him a radical.

But what’s the end result?A year ago, George Zimmerman

glanced at Trayvon Martin. The rest of the nation was forced to stare at the

murderous implications of his glance.

Although our label-ing will most likely

never lead to murder, it consis- tently threatens to kill our common ground, which may be just as tragic.

However the solution is not to look look away. We must stare.

The only hope for racial progress, or any progress for that matter, lies in us staring.

Whether it’s at the mulatto skin of an elderly woman from El Salvador, the dark brown eyes of a man from Nairobi or the gauged ears of the teen from Oklahoma— looking deeper will only benefit us.

Honestly, I can’t imagine what society would look like if this were to happen. Maybe this is because my proposed theory is too impractical and ideal.

But maybe it is because a society that stares at the distinctiveness of each person transcends every label I could ever try to place on it.

Subjectively Objective: Staring at Race

Whether we admit it or not, we all suffer

from and contribute to racism in America.

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