KATE BERGUMCampus Reporter@kateclaire_b

During the first semester of Janux, OU’s open interac-tive learning community, around 17,000 people enrolled in the courses to learn anything from the chemistry of beer to civil rights and civil liberties.

Janux allows students to take courses for class credit or just for the learning experience. This semester, the program of-fered 13 courses.

In addition to the thousands of people enrolled in the free, not-for-credit version of the courses, approximately 1,000 students are taking the Janux courses for OU class credit, said Erin Yarbrough, associate vice president for web commu-nications, marketing and new media.

Two popular Janux courses have been the Power and Elegance of Computational Thinking and Introduction

to Computer Programming. Yarbrough said that roughly 1,300 students are enrolled in the open version of Introduction to Computer Programming, and about 600 are enrolled in the open version of the computa-tional thinking course.

Amy McGovern, the profes-sor of Power and Elegance of Computational Thinking, said the computer science courses offered on Janux are so popular

because students know computer skills are marketable in the workforce.

Deborah Trytten, the professor of the introductory computer science course, said many students who enroll

JAYE PELLEYCampus Reporter

Although the Medieval Fair ended weeks ago, Norman citizens can still learn more

about the time period with two events this Friday.

The Medieval Fair Free Lecture Series offers free lectures for peo-ple interested in the Middle Ages. Friday OU history professor James Hart Jr. will give a lecture titled, “The

Extraordinary Journey of Finch and Baines.”

The lecture will focus on the lives of two men trying to build careers during the Middle Ages, said Joyce Coleman, co-organizer of the Medieval Fair Lecture Series.

Through their stories the audience can understand more about European society, diplomacy and intellectual exchange, according to a press release.

The lecture will take place from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Norman Public Library, 225 N. Webster, according to the press release.

The next medieval event will be a

screening of the film “And They Sang a New Song: Twenty-four Musical Elders at Santiago de Compstela.” The screening will take place at 7 p.m. at stART Norman, 227 W. Main Street, according to the press release.

The film is by OU’s Susan Caldwell and Eugene Enrico. A question and answer session will follow the screen-ing, according to the press release.

The film discusses the interaction of spirituality, music and sculpture in one of the great medieval cathedrals, Coleman said.

Jaye Pelley, ojayepelley@ou.edu

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Local stores out, chain stores inRising rent prices are driving away iconic Campus Corner businessesSARAH PITTSLife & Arts Reporter@s_spitts

Campus Corner is known for its unique boutiques, local restaurants and being easily accessible from campus. Such a great location in Norman is bound to have expensive rent, but the high cost is starting to turn away local businesses. Small shops, family-owned restaurants and college bars

make up the character of Campus Corner, but that may not be the case much longer.

BeLoved Bridal Boutique was asked to vacate Campus Corner to make room for a CVS, said owner Andrea Mantooth. The store moved to downtown Norman on Main Street.

“The rent over here is half the price that it was on Campus Corner,” Mantooth said. “We wish that the owners would keep campus a local hot spot with local businesses, but that doesn’t seem to be in their plan.”

Campus Corner was established in 1917 to provide local goods and services to OU students and staff who, at the time,

were not allowed to have a car on campus, according to the Campus Corner website.

The proximity to campus provides the shops and restau-rants with a large consumer base to support the smaller local businesses. Having this combination of local businesses and high consumption results in a better economy for Norman, according to Keep It Local co-founder Bryce Bandy.

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The King and Queen are escorted across the square by a set of guards and followed by an entourage of royalty. The pair stop by the costume contest and wait to congratulate the winner and address the crowd.

Medieval Fair still in session

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Lecture and film educate on Medieval times Friday

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Experts to tackle suicide issueSeminar addresses suicide prevention

EMMA SULLIVANCampus Reporter

OU Outreach will be host-ing a health seminar next week in partnership with the Norman Regional Health System to discuss suicide prevention in Oklahoma.

After doing research on suicide prevention around the world, Renelda Freeman, OU Outreach health semi-nar’s planner and coordina-tor, said she found serious gaps in U.S. prevention pro-grams, which prompted the seminar.

Oklahoma has the 13th h i g h e s t s u i c i d e rat e i n the nation and for 15 to

34-year-olds in Oklahoma, suicide is the second leading cause of death, according to a press release.

T h e s e m i n a r w i l l b e based on the Circle of Care Methodology theory, which holistically approaches the issues and care required to address suicidal “ideations, attempts, completions and the aftermath,” according to

the press release.“Our goal is that people

will walk away with a tool kit and hope and with the un-derstanding that the more knowledge they gain the more observant they will become,” Freeman said. “When we put all of this to-gether, lives will be saved.”

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Through the combined efforts of the on-campus organi-zation Crimson and Green and OU Facilities Management, internal energy conservation goals set years ago have been accomplished.

Since the project goals were announced in 2008, they have been completed or are ongoing to keep up with the continual renovations of buildings on campus, said Jason Hancock, past campus utility analyst who currently works between the university and Corix Institute to oversee OU’s utility projects.

These renovations include:• vending machine misers that power down machines

when no one is around• lighting replacements to decrease wattage output• air-conditioning unit upgrades• water-efficient toilet systems

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The renovations decrease energy usage and increase water conservation, Hancock said.

Corix is a multi-utility in-frastructure company that partnered with OU and its utility systems, focusing on water conservation.

“It’s our obligation to be good stewards of the envi-ronment that was entrusted to us, and OU takes this very seriously,” Hancock said.

As the sustainability and

“Go Green” movements spread across campus, these renovations have saved $12 million, according to a press release.

Hancock said the money saved has been used to help pay for the wind energy from OG&E.

“Wind energy isn’t cheap,” Hancock said. “But it is green.”

In 2008, OU signed an agreement to purchase all of its OG&E-supplied electric-ity from renewable energy sources by 2013.

Because of these efforts and ongoing sustainability projects, OU was named the second largest wind power university in the nation by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2013.

“We look at every opportu-nity we have to increase effi-ciencies and decrease waste-ful behaviors,” Hancock said.

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Students walk past a trashcan with a Crimson & Green sign on the South Oval Monday. OU has numerous environmental initiatives and an active volunteer base, but the university lacks an administration-spon-sored sustainability office or coordinator position common at other universities.

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The seminar is targeted toward educa-tors, mental health and substance abuse professionals, physicians, nurses, social workers, public health/school adminis-trators, employers, crisis center staff, first responders and those with an interest in suicide prevention, according to the press release.

Five Continuing Medical Education and Nursing Contact Hour credits are

available to attendees, according to the press release.

The seminar costs $45 per person and free parking will be available, according to the press release.

The seminar will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 24 at the Norman Regional Hospital Education Center, according to the press release.

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in her course are “testing the waters” of computer science.Some of the enrolled students are adults who are con-

sidering going back to school for computer programming. Others are still in high school and are trying to see if pur-suing a major in a computer-related field would be a good fit for them, Trytten said.

Even with such a high number of students, the course has been going smoothly. The students largely help each other online by answering each other’s questions, Trytten said. Students can also use three interactive tutors.

One advantage to the online courses offered through Janux, McGovern said, is that students can do the class-work on their own time.

“I get student emails at 2 a.m.,” McGovern said. “I’m not awake at 2 a.m., but students are, and they’re doing their course work.”

They can also start and stop the lectures as they wish, McGovern said, which would not be possible in a tradi-tional classroom setting.

The online format of the courses also gives professors more flexibility. Trytten said she will be teaching a Janux course this summer even though she won’t be in the state.

“If I had to be in a classroom in Norman, I wouldn’t be able to teach the class this summer,” Trytten said.

McGovern said she expects the number of Janux cours-es offered at OU to grow. She also expects education will move more toward a format like Janux’s — one that blends technology and traditional classroom elements.

Kate Bergum, kate.c.bergum-1@ou.edu

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Sophomore business entrepreneurship major Cooper Williams waits for his ride home on the north Oval thursday afternoon. the cooler tem-peratures and threat of rain kept most students inside thursday.

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Sooners watch for rain on cold Thursdayonline: Students able to help one another Continued from page 1

Sooners have chance to make school history this weekend at NCAA Championships

The Oklahoma women’s gymnastics team heads to the NCAA championships this weekend in a quest for the program’s first national title.

The second-ranked Sooners will kick things off in the semifinal round at 1 p.m. on Friday in Birmingham, Ala.

OU is slated to face stiff competition in the semifinals: No. 3 LSU, No. 6 Georgia, No. 7 Michigan, No. 10 Stanford and No. 11 Illinois. Oklahoma faced four of those teams in regu-lar season play going 4-1.

The second semifinal includes No. 1 Florida, No. 4 Alabama, No. 5 Utah, No. 8 UCLA, No. 9 Nebraska and No. 15 Penn State. OU defeated the Crimson Tide this season but lost to Florida.

The top three from each semifinal will continue on to the Super Six at 6 p.m. on Saturday. If the Sooners perform to potential, an Oklahoma versus Florida rematch might be looming.

The two teams are not strangers. Oklahoma was the

runner-up last year in the NCAA Championships to none other than the Gators. Senior Taylor Spears said a rematch would be full of emotion.

“It is really exciting to be able to face Florida again, espe-cially since we also faced them this season and lost. It would be really cool to win it,” Spears said.

In order for the Sooners to come out victorious over the Gators, they will need to keep their momentum from region-al championships rolling. Sophomore Maile’ana Kanewa had an outstanding night at regionals, and said the Sooners clicked in the competition.

“I think that everyone’s energy levels were high, and that helped as each person went to compete and allowed us to build on one another,” Kanewa said.

The Sooners will need to be on-point this weekend in order to come out on top against some heavy competition, which includes two teams that have been ranked No. 1 at some point this season.

Coach K.J. Kindler is confident in her team, and said something sets Oklahoma apart from the rest of the field.

“Our grace and beauty, the way we present ourselves with class and our sportsmanship, are impeccable,” the coach said. “Our team is gracious and humble, and those all are important, but I think our artistry really makes us stand out.”

Oklahoma is hungry to add a national championship to its trophy case. The Sooners do not have an easy path to the top of the podium, but they are more than capable of mak-ing it there.

The team is not focusing on last year’s second place finish to Florida, but the emotions that can fuel the Sooners to vic-tory this season.

“This is a new year and a different team,” Kindler said. “This is a stronger team, a healthy team and a smart team. To be quite honest, in all the years I have been here, this is the most prepared team to win a national championship,” Kindler said.

SPORTSJulia Nelson, sports editor

Joe Mussatto, assistant editordailysports@ou.edu • phone: 405-325-3666

oudaily.com/sports • Twitter: @OUDailySports

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EDITORIAL

Help light the way for intramural athletes

Our View: OU needs more lit fields to facilitate intramural sports and increase student involvement.

Anyone who has ever been to OU’s campus has seen Owen Field, its adjacent practice field and the in-door practice field in Everest Training Center. What they probably haven’t seen, how-ever, are intramural fields for non-student-athletes to play on. OU is severely lacking when it comes to lit fields for intramural sports, an activity that hundreds of students take part in. We be-lieve students should let uni-versity administration know that we want more playing

fields, especially lit fields so they can practice and play at night.

At a school that prides it-self so highly on its athletic prowess, it’s shocking that there are not adequate facil-ities for intramural sports. In fact, there are currently no lit fields at OU, unless you count the sand volley-ball and tennis courts. But OU’s most popular intramu-ral events aren’t volleyball and tennis, they’re sports that require grass, like flag foot-ball and soccer.

We understand that light-ing fields costs money, but how many nights have we seen the lights burning at Gaylord Family Oklahoma

Memorial Stadium for no discernible reason? Why not

light the foot-ball field when absolutely necessary and divert lighting funds to illu-minating in-tramural fields for students to

use? Between balancing jobs, extracurricular activities and classes, it’s unrealistic and unfair for students to be able to play only while the sun is up. Better lit intramural fields would likely increase student involvement, and offer more opportunities for students to interact, the Daily reported.

If OU wants to back up its

bragging rights about being one of the best schools in the Big 12, it should make its in-tramural playing facilities on par with other universities in our conference. For example, Oklahoma State University has 20 acres of lit fields, and the University of Texas boasts lit fields as well, the Daily re-ported. We certainly want to be better than OSU and UT in any way possible, so improv-ing our intramural playing fields is an obvious, bene-ficial way to enhance our standing.

Likely, all it would take to get university funding for lit fields is student backing. So if you enjoy playing intramural sports, whether to blow off

steam or meet new friends, let OU know you want lit fields. There is no reason for OU students to have to go to off-campus fields and pay the City of Norman for lighting, as many recreational soc-cer players currently do. Tell your Student Government Association representative OU should improve its intra-mural fields and let us know you agree as well by tweet-ing at @OUDaily. There is no limit to what students can achieve if we come together in support of a common goal.

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The Intramural fields at OU are located on Stinson Street. While many Intramural Fields at other universities have them, OU does not have lights to allow intramural athletes to practice after dark.

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Junior Dane Webb lunges to return the ball to Baylor during his set on April 11 at Oklahoma Headington Family Tennis Center. The Sooners beat the Bears 4-3.

Sooners have shot at top seedOklahoma will close out its regular season in StillwaterBRADY VARDEMANMen’s Tennis Beat Reporter

Nothing short of Bedlam is expected Friday, when the second-ranked Oklahoma men’s tennis team travels to Stillwater to take on the rival Cowboys to close out the regular season.

The stakes are higher than usual this time around. After Baylor downed Texas o n W e d n e s d a y n i g h t , Oklahoma (20-2, 3-1) has a chance to steal the No. 1 seed in the Big 12 tourna-ment with a victory.

Coach John Roddick said the team is playing its best tennis since mid-February.

After a sweep of Baylor and Texas Tech, the Sooners jumped two spots in the ITA rankings. Oklahoma only trails Ohio State, which the Sooners defeated in Norman earlier this season.

“They’re doing a great job being focused, especially

during matches,” Roddick said.

Despite its 20-5 mark this season, the best in school history, Oklahoma State is on a three-game losing skid with its most recent losses coming against a pair of the Sooners’ most recent wins: Baylor and Texas Tech.

H o w e v e r , R o d d i c k said his team knows the Cowboys will not give this match away easi ly. The Pokes are 11-3 at home

this season and will look to upset the Sooners to in-crease that mark.

“For a long time in this rivalry, they pretty much owned OU,” Roddick said.

OSU owns a 42-27 se-r i e s a d v a n t a g e a g a i n s t t h e S o o n e r s. Ho w e v e r, t h e C o w b o y s h a v e n o t w o n s i n c e 2 0 0 9 , g i v i ng Oklahoma a six-match win streak.

“We expect to win every match,” Roddick said.

Oklahoma goes into the weekend touting one of the best singles duos in the country. In the latest ITA rankings, Guillermo Alcorta and Axel Alvarez checked in at Nos. 4 and 6, respectively.

Doubles duo Dane Webb

This is a big rivalry for us. Beating

Oklahoma State brings a smile to a

lot of faces.”JOHN RODDICK HEAD COACH

‘‘(No. 34) and Andrew Harris (No. 42) are also ranked. The pair has been pivotal in grabbing the doubles point for OU all season and will need to do so in Stillwater.

“This is a big rivalry for us,” Roddick said. “Beating Oklahoma State brings a smile to a lot of faces.”

T h e S o o n e r s t a k e o n Oklahoma State at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater.

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to more than people. It also introduces harsh truths about yourself and about humanity.

When you join the 10 million users on Tinder, your profile is automatical-ly compiled of your profile pictures from Facebook. In the settings, you can choose your gender, adjust the search distance from zero to 100 miles around you, choose the age group you’re

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Tinder is a dating app in which you are matched with people who are interested in you. You let someone know you are interested by swiping them to the left (do not like) or right (like) based on their profile photos, interests and bio.

You know when you’re desperately searching for any

excuse to pause from what feels like a 500-page-long paper and your friends save the day by pulling you away from your work? Well, that happened the other day, except instead of saving the day, I ended up just wasting part of it.

I was writing a paper when a couple of friends suggested I get a Tinder account and check it out with them. Naturally, I did. Exploring a new app sounded so much more fun than banging my head on the desk from paper frustrations.

So, I downloaded the app, signed in with Facebook and began my Tinder expe-rience. For those of you who haven’t heard of it, Tinder is a popular dating app that launched in the U.S. last September.

There are hundreds of dating apps and dating websites, but this one has taken America by storm. I was intrigued to find out why my friends and so many others have begun using it.

Was it to make new friends or find a date for the

singles out there? Was it pri-marily for those looking to exclusively hook up?

Tinder claims it has made more than 1 billion match-es among its users since it launched, according to an NBC News article. That’s billion — with a b.

I assumed it was an app to create more love in the world by bringing peo-ple together, but I quickly learned it introduces you

interested in that ranges from 18 to 50+ and you can choose what gender profiles you’d like to see.

Once your settings are in order, your home screen will immediately prompt you with a picture of an-other Tinder user, and if you’re interested, you swipe right. Not interested? Swipe left, and their profile won’t come up again. If you and someone else both swipe

right, you’re “matched.” Boom, room for a relation-ship to grow is made, or at least, the opportunity to start a dialogue with him or her.

As my friends and I sat there going through peo-ple, I felt weird, and oddly enough, rude. I knew the guys I swiped left would never know, but I denied the chance for us to talk be-cause of what I was provid-ed with: photos. And that’s when I discovered one of human’s many innate flaws … no matter who we are, or how nonjudgmental we may think we are, that’s just one big lie. We all judge.

My short-lived roller-coaster experience with Tinder lasted just three-and-a-half days. By then, I was ready to get off that ride.

I realized how easy it is for people to objectify oth-ers without getting to know them. It scared me how easy it was for me to become crit-ical of someone based upon their looks or their pictures, and it showed me that my friends are capable of hav-ing that frame of mind too.

Here’s what I learned:

• We all have types. Even if you’ve always been the person in your friend group who says you don’t have a type, you do.

• If you are lonely and want to find a source of at-tention, and by attention I mean smilies and compli-ments on how beautiful you are, get a Tinder account.

There are plenty of fish in that sea who will be happy to start talking to you.

• One way to discover if the person is either cool or a creeper is by sporadically messaging him or her. If he or she replies immediately and continues to message you long after you’ve taken a break from the convo, consider moving on.

• Don’t swipe guys to the right or message them when you’re drunk. Remember these two things: They know how many miles away you are, and the messages you’ll wake up to — just, no.

• If you’re looking for a hookup, sign up. It’s like FedEx’s overnight ship-ping — quick delivery. But if you’re looking for a husband or wife, maybe try a coffee shop, or any-where with that thing called “human interaction.”

All jokes aside, you need to know your priorities be-fore you get Tinder. I origi-nally made my account for fun, just to see what all the hype was about, and, more importantly, to get a mental break from schoolwork.

But I realized it’s not for me. I’m happy for those who enjoy Tinder, but I’m not okay solely judg-ing people based on their looks. This app isn’t for the Tinder-hearted.

Alex Niblett is a journalism senior.

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better chance of drawing in cus-tomers and finding success in their community

“Up to three times more of the money stays there with the local, independent vendors, as opposed to a franchise,” Bandy said. Keep It Local works with 15 to 20 businesses in Norman, including Crimson and Whipped Cream, Antique Garden and Tulips on Campus Corner, Bandy said.

Like BeLoved, Studio Zen has also re-cently moved from Campus Corner to make room for the CVS.

“It was our hope to stay and we tried to negotiate a renewal. However, a re-newal was not offered to us,” said owner Melanie Luster. Studio Zen started on Campus Corner and experienced a tre-mendous amount of growth while they were there, Luster said. She and her business partners had always been pa-trons of Campus Corner, and she said they were excited to be a part of it when they had the opportunity. Luster said there are a million reasons to support local businesses, including the charac-ter and sense of community they bring to a city.

“Locally-owned business owners are often active and heavily invested in the interests of the community,” Luster said.

The Earth also announced the re-location of their cafe on March 25 on

Facebook.“Campus Corner is not economi-

cally viable for us to stay any longer,” the Facebook post said. The owner of The Earth could not be reached for comment.

Crimson and Whipped Cream owner Ashleigh Barnett said her business would have to reevaluate the cost of staying on Campus Corner when their lease is up.

“If the rates increase, we may not be able to stay on the Corner,” Barnett said. Crimson and Whipped Cream re-lies on local regulars to help carry their

business through the dry summer in a college town.

However, each year has been bet-ter than the last, Barnett said, and she thinks it’s great products and costum-er service that makes the difference. To Barnett, a university goes beyond education and has an atmosphere ex-tending into the community.

“If the surrounding area is all chain businesses without local personali-ty, what makes the university attrac-tive to prospective students?” Barnett said. “Local businesses are the flavor that makes each community unique.”

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Studio Zen has moved from Campus Corner after rent became to much for the space. CVS has been planned for the vacant space.

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