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Wrong place, wrong time?Running back Joe Mixon is under investigation for alleged attackJORDAN RIPPETOELife & Arts and Sports Editor
OU freshman running back Joe Mixon was involved in an altercation at Pickleman’s at around 2:30 a.m. on Friday, July 25.
Mixon is being investigated for allegedly hitting Amelia Rae Molitor, 20, causing multiple fractures in her face. No charges against Mixon have been filed yet.
Mixon said that it was self-defense, according to his law-yer Kevin J. Finlay.
“He was subjected to both verbal and physical attacks
from a very intoxicated and troubled young woman,” Finlay said. “As a result of these physical attacks, Joe instinctually defended himself against further harm.”
There is video evidence showing Mixon hitting the woman, but the full extent of the fight is what is being investigated.
“We are aware of this matter, and it is under review,” the OU Athletics spokesperson said. “We are taking these re-ports very seriously.”
Norman Police released the 911 call from the event Tuesday, where the caller states that Molitor was “reason-ably intoxicated” and “bleeding pretty bad from her mouth.”
Jordan Rippetoe, [email protected]
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Multi-car collision takes life of OU juniorTaylor Witcher was fatally injured in car accident in Tulsa over the weekend
AARON HOWELLAssistant News Editor
One OU student was f a t a l l y i n j u r e d i n a multi-vehicle colli-sion in Tulsa. The driver responsible for the collision is suspected to have been driving under t h e i n f l u e n c e o f alcohol.
Ta y l o r W i t c h e r was brought to an ICU at a Tulsa hospi-tal early Sunday morn-ing, where she was being treated for multiple fractures as well as a serious head trauma.
Wi t c h e r p a s s e d aw ay Monday, July 28.
Witcher was an OU ju-nior studying public rela-tions at the Gaylord col-l e g e o f Jo u r na l i s m a n d Mass Communication. She previously worked in OU Student Media and in the OU Athletic Department, and she was also an active member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
“She was a ray of sunshine and constant source of laughter for the women of our chapter. Words can’t describe how much she will be missed,” said Savannah Johnson, the executive officer for Kappa Alpha Theta’s OU chapter.
“Our house was devastated by the news. We have been overwhelmed with love and support but ask that the OU community will continue to pray for her family and our chapter as we deal with this heartbreaking loss,” Johnson said.
Johnson said there was a second Kappa Alpha Theta member in the car with Witcher. The second
student hospitalized is an OU sophomore and Witcher’s sorority sister. The sophomore suffered extreme injuries to both of her legs and remains in the ICU.
The tragedy occurred only weeks before the start of the fall semester and just as OU Panhellenic begins their work week in preparation for 2014 recruitment.
Reports say that the Tulsa Police are thoroughly investi-gating the condition of the driver responsible in order for a successful prosecution.
Aaron Howell, [email protected]
She was a ray of sunshine and constant source of laughter for the women of our chapter. Words can’t describe how much
she will be missed.”SAVANNAH JOHNSON,
KAPPA ALPHA THETA’S EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Pictured is the Kappa Alpha Theta house, located on 845 Chautauqua Ave. The Kappa Alpha Theta sisters mourned the lost of a sister on Monday night. Another sister of the sorority remains in the ICU.
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OU student Amanda Tomlinson, junior dou-ble major of chemical biosciences and Arabic, re-cently spoke in front of the General Assembly at the United Nations in New York City after being one of ten Arabic-speaking winners of the Many Languages, One World competition.
The competition required Tomlinson to write a 2,000-word essay in a language that was one of the six UN languages, not her mother tongue and not her primary medium of instruction. Her essay passed the first round and sent her to the second round of the competition, which required an interview.
After a successful interview, Tomlinson was picked and flown out to New York to speak at the UN. Her spectators included many UN diplomats and students for the five other UN languag-es of Russian, Chinese, French, English and Spanish. She was the only American in the Arabic group and was picked out of 4,000 applicants, ranging from freshmen to doctoral candidates. Students from 28 different countries took part.
“Speaking at the UN has always been something I’ve dreamed about. Since I was a little kid I’ve looked at the UN thinking maybe I’ll be there someday, and I couldn’t believe I was standing there speaking at the General Assembly,” Tomlinson said.
Tomlinson used her opportunity at the UN podium to speak about the importance of education in multilingual-ism in global citizenship.
“We have no chance to achieve global citizenship with-out learning languages,” Tomlinson said in her speech. “The only solution is to get language education in universities and the whole world.”
In addition to majoring in Arabic at OU, Tomlinson is a member of the Arabic flagship scholars program and credits the program as the major factor in her success.
I was able to advance a lot in my first two years at OU, which ultimately led up to being able to write
this essay and being able to go to the UN and speak there in
Arabic.”AmANdA TomliNsoN,
ChEmiCAl BiosCiENCEs ANd ArABiC JuNior
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“That’s what brought me to OU, the incredible
A r a b i c p r o g r a m a n d t h e f l a g -
ship program,” T o m l i n s o n
said. “I was ab l e t o a d -vance a lot in my first two years at OU, which ulti-
m a t e l y l e d up to being
able to write this essay and
being able to go to the UN and speak
there in Arabic.”After giving the speech
in Arabic, Tomlinson traveled around New York City with her fellow speakers for five days. The group traveled to the Empire State Building, Times Square and even attended a Broadway show.
Tomlinson has been a lifelong language learner and even took part in a model UN program in high school, which let her tour the facility before her recent trip. She plans on going to medical school after graduation and then on to work for an organization like the World Health Organization.
“I think it’s really important, regardless of what anybody studies, that you are a (polyglot),” stated Tomlinson.
Cody Phillips, [email protected]
OU junior spoke to the assembly in Arabic on global citizenship
multilingualism
Student gives speech at UNrEsAlE
OU Public Surplus Store opens warehouse doors to the community
Imagine a warehouse full of items ranging from lab equipment to vintage athletic clothes and almost every-thing in between. This is what the OU Surplus Public Store offers.
Typically reserved for university departments, the surplus store is a place where faculty and staff members can purchase items OU has replaced and no longer needs. However, periodically, the Surplus Public Store opens its doors to the general public.
During the Surplus Public Store’s public sale days, a large amount of the store’s inventory becomes avail-able for purchase. Available items range from chairs, desks and cabinets to lab equipment, tables and televisions.
Items are not limited to just office and classroom supplies. Shirts, video cameras, calculators, paintings and even old university vehicles are a few of the many miscellaneous, artifacts that can be found for pur-chase in OU’s surplus warehouse.
The inventory is ever-changing, and items are sold at a fast rate so purchases are sold on an as-is, where-is basis. Just like your grandmother’s garage sale, there are no warranties and no returns or refunds.
Located at the corner of Flood Avenue and W. Tecumseh Road, the surplus warehouse will be open to the public 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 30 and August 13. This is a great opportunity to find some old gems OU no longer has room for.
Cash is the preferred method of payment, but the Public Store will also accept checks.
Aaron Howell, Assistant News Editor
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In depth
Top grants OU has received within the past year
March 27, 2014 U.S. Department of Agriculture gave OU Health Sciences Center and the Oklahoma Healthy Aging Initiative a $500,000 grant. The grant made advanced health care available to the state’s senior population in rural areas of Oklahoma.
March 27, 2014 Sarkeys Foundation presented a $1 million grant to OU’s Peggy and Charles Stephenson Cancer Center to recruit established scientists and to create an endowment that will provide enduring resources for the Cancer Center’s Patient and Family Services Program.
April 11, 2014 Alfred P. Sloan Foundation gave the History of Science department a $350,000 grant for a project to build an innovative tool for collaborative research centered on the 100-year-old Isis Bibliography of the History of Science.
May 22, 2014 OU research team was awarded a five-year, $4.5 million grant from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency to address the growing problem of three specific antibiotic resistant pathogens causing devastating infections in hospitals and in persons with cystic fibrosis.
June 25, 2014 The Helmerich Foundation of Tulsa made a $500,000 gift in support of the renovation of a floor in the Neustadt Wing of Bizzell Memorial Library to create a modern collaborative learning center.
July 23, 2014* Andrew W. Mellon Foundation presented OU a $572,000 grant for the development of a digital library of Latin texts.
July 25, 2014* OU physicist Alberto Marino was awarded $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to help develop a quantum enhanced plasmonic sensor.
* Grants covered in this week’s paper as well as online.
For a complete listing of grants OU has received within the last year visit OU Public Affairs news archive.
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Grant funds Digital Latin LibraryOU receives a grant to finance development of Latin text archive
Stefanie tapkenews Reporter
OU has been awarded a $572,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the development of a digital library of Latin texts.
The Digital Latin Library, a linked open data resource, represents a large collab-orative effort to advance access to these texts. The Medieval Academy of America, the Society for Classical Studies and the Renaissance Society of America endorsed the library project.
“The project will complement and derive substantial benefit from other digital initia-tives, particularly with regard to Open Access Data, and greatly enhance the collaborative culture across the University and beyond with our external partners,” President David B oren said in a press release.
C o m p l e t i o n of the l ibrar y is projected to take three years, but the Mellon grant will fund the proj-ect’s first year. The first stage is set to end on July 31, 2015. Mellon grant funds will support salaries, computer equipment, grad-uate and under-graduate assistant st ipends, meet-ing expenses and travel expenses for scholars coming to Norman in sup-port of the proj-ect, Samuel J. Huskey, associate professor and chair for the Department of Classics and Letters, said.
The university’s plan is to apply for contin-ued funding through the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. However, other funding options will be explored after completion of the im-plementation stage, Huskey said.
The DLL’s catalog will be openly available, therefore, developers can
use its data in the development of new resources to expand our
understanding of Latin.”Samuel J. huSkey,
aSSocIate pRofeSSoR and chaIR foR the depaRtment of claSSIcS and letteRS
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aaron Howellassistant news editor
A physicist from OU has received a $1 mil-lion grant to develop a quantum enhanced p l a s m o n i c s e n s o r, w h i c h w i l l a i d r e -searchers in the fields of medicine, chemistry and atmospheric science.
The new field of phys-ics known as quantum plas-monics studies the quantum properties of light and the way it interacts with matter on an ex-tremely small scale. This field is de-veloping technology believed to help with earlier detection of diseases as well as de-tecting and giving advanced warning of dangerous pollutants and chemicals in the atmosphere.
Albert Marino, assistant professor in the Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, received the grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation and the OU College of Arts and Sciences. As the project’s princi-pal investigator, Marino will collaborate on the four-year project with Raphael Pooser of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee.
Together, Marino and Pooser’s research in this new field will result in an ultra-sen-sitive device used to improve the detection and identification of chemical, biomole-cules and changes in atmospheric pressure.
“We will go beyond the current state-of-the-art by combining quantum states of light with novel plasmonic sensors to ob-tain a sensitivity enhancement of sever-al orders of magnitude,” Marino said in a
Physicist granted $1 million to develop sensor
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Atmospheric science, medicine will benefit from ultra-sensitive sensor
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alberto marino, assistant professor in
the homer l. dodge department of physics and astronomy, received the grant from the W.m. keck foundation and the ou college of arts and Sciences.
press release.Marino said that traditional plasmonic
sensors are used to detect local changes in air pressure or traces of biomolecules and chemicals, but they are approaching their ultimate sensitivity.
“The proposed project merges different fields of research, making it unique and even more valuable, as its applicability goes beyond the field of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics,” OU President David L. Boren said in a press release.
“In addition, it opens the doors to collab-oration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which will greatly benefit both the Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and the University of Oklahoma,” Boren said.
aaron Howell, [email protected]
“The Library of Digital Latin Texts will provide a new environment for reading and an-a l y z i n g L a t i n texts,”Husky said. “Since the data for the critical appara-tus will be readable by both humans and machines, it will open up new possibilities for the study of the Latin language and Latin
literature.” The Digital Latin Library has two parts: the
Digital Latin Library and the Library of Digital Latin Texts. The Digital Latin Library will be a catalog resource for finding texts and other materials related to Latin literature wherever they might be on the internet. The texts in the Library of Digital Latin Texts will be included
in the DLL’s catalog, Huskey said.“The DLL’s catalog will be openly available,
therefore, developers can use its data in the development of new resources to expand our understanding of Latin,” Huskey said.
Some may use the Digital Latin Library’s space for private study or teaching. Others may use it to produce new critical editions and commentaries. Users will have the op-tion of submitting new critical editions and commentaries for publication in the Library of Digital Latin Texts, which will have three series: classical, medieval and neo-Latin texts, according to the press release. All pub-lications will be peer-reviewed and endorsed by one or more of the three learned societies affiliated with the library, according to the press release.
The project’s goal is to make the Library of Digital Latin Texts as comprehensive as pos-sible. However, it is unlikely that it will ever be complete since the amount of material re-lated to Latin literature increases everyday, Huskey said.
“The only texts the DLL will actually hold will be the editions and commentaries pub-lished by the learned societies affiliated with the project,” Huskey said. “The library’s com-pleteness is difficult to gauge, since we’re talking about potentially every text written in Latin over a period of nearly 2,500 years.”
Nearly all existing collections of Latin texts omit a critical apparatus. A critical appara-tus provides information on variant readings and other information vital to understanding the text, allowing easier expansion of under-standing of the Latin language.
The text produced for the DLL will be pub-lished by one of the societies affiliated with the project and openly available to anyone in-terested in using them. The library part of the project will catalog and link to texts elsewhere on the Internet. Access to those texts will de-pend on the terms of use of those particular sites, Huskey said.
Stefanie tapke, [email protected]
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the university of oklahoma has been awarded with a $572,000 grant from the andrew W. mellon foundation for the development of a digital library of latin texts.
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22 Pen necessity
23 Augury 27 Tuscany,
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53 Bookbinder’s fabric
56 Old-style second-person verb
58 “Anytown, ___”
59 Reason for a shot in the arm?
60 “___ it or lose it”
61 “Tsk!” 62 Vanished 68 Before, in
palindromes 69 Like a ram,
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70 One who walks down the aisle?
71 Harvest goddess
72 Large, colorful parrot
73 InsincereDOWN 1 Prickly seed
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legend Williams
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Infractions include failure to provide pain relief, proper sanitation to animals
Mark a. ruedyNews Reporter
The University of Oklahoma has been cited for federal vi-olations by the U.S. Department of Agriculture following an early inspection of one of the university’s Health Sciences Center laboratories. The university now faces fines pursued by an animal rights group.
The USDA conducted an inspection on June 3 of an OU laboratory and cited them for five violations of the Animal Welfare Act. Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! filed an official complaint with the USDA to deliver a federal fine.
In this inspection, the USDA cited OU for failure to provide pain relief to several animals while experimenting, failure to provide adequate veterinary care, improper sanitation and improper treat-ment of psychologically disturbed monkeys.
“We felt the inspections showed clear evidence of negli-gence,” said Michael Budkie, co-founder and executive di-rector of SAEN.
SAEN regularly monitors USDA inspections for signs of animal abuse and mistreatment to see that research labs and other installations are abiding by the Animal Welfare Act.
No sales tax on clothing means stores offer better prices to bring in shoppers
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OU is currently going under investigation for Five violations of the Animal Welfare Act. The animals photographed are not animals owned by OU.
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USDA cites OU lab for violations
Bryce PerryAssistant Sports and Life & Arts Editor
eMily aiken Online Managing Editor
Tax-free weekend is an excellent opportunity for students and their families to save money on back-to-school clothing and accessories. This weekend, in honor of Oklahoma’s tax-free holiday, stores throughout Norman will offer their regu-lar merchandise without taxing customers’ purchases.
Tax-free weekend begins Friday, August 1, and ends at mid-night on Sunday, August 3. At this time, items under $100 are not subject to the sales tax rate of the area, which is 8.25 per-cent in Norman and 8.375 percent in Oklahoma City.
Though it doesn’t seem like a deal worth getting out of your bed on a weekend for, the real value is in the sales shops offer on clothing, which are the only tax-free eligible items.
Local businesses on Campus Corner will offer plenty of clothing and accessories for back-to-school outfits, including OU-themed gear.
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The June inspection, coupled with an inspection made in August of 2013 of the same lab that also received three violations, prompted SAEN organization to file their complaint.
OU will not comment directly about the contents of the report conducted by the USDA but assures the public that university laboratories do their best to comply with federal regulations.
“ T h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Oklahoma takes serious-ly its obligation to comply with all federal and regu-latory standards related to animal welfare and sci-entific research,” OUHSC vice president for research James Tomasek said in a prepared statement. “The University of Oklahoma has responded to the USDA with regard to the items identified in the Inspection Report.”
Prior to the violations on the June 3 inspection, USDA reported in August
2013 that the lab used electrocution as a euthanization method for dogs in their labs.
SAEN’s request to the USDA to conduct another inves-tigation and serve OU with a federal fine could take up to another year to conduct. In the meantime, Budkie hopes SAEN’s decision educates the public about crimes against animals.
Mark a. ruedy, [email protected]
We felt the inspections showed clear evidence of negligence.”
MichAEL BUdkiE, cO-FOUNdER ANd ExEcUTivE
diREcTOR OF SAEN
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Apothem is a specifically OU themed store filled with gear for those looking for school spirit. cashier Sarah cramm explains the sales for the tax free weekend.
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John Fullbright in Concert, presented by TEEMCO8 p.m.Free admission. There will be food trucks and beer from
Coop Ale Works. The Ice House will be open and serving burgers, fries, beer and milkshakes.
Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W Reno Ave., Oklahoma City
Wild Ponies7:30 p.m. doors, 8 p.m.
showAdmission is $15B l u e D o o r, 2 8 0 5 N .
McKinley Ave., Oklahoma City
Gallery Talk12:30 p.m.The artist Elyse Bogart will
be giving a talk at the Nancy Johnston Records Gallery in the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 555 Elm Ave., Norman.
Nick Waterhouse, The Wurly Birds
8 p.m. doors, 10 p.m. showTickets $1521 and upT h e O p o l i s , 1 1 3 N .
Crawford Ave., Norman
Sonic Summer Movies: The Lego Movie9 p.m. - 10 p.m.Free admission. Bring lawn chairs and picnic blankets.All agesGreat Lawn at the Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W Reno
Ave., Oklahoma City
Shrek: The Musical7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.July 31 - Aug. 3Tickets are $10.The Sooner Theatre, 101
E. Main St., Norman
Cake Eaters Club8 p.m. - 10 p.m.Cake Eaters Club is held every Thursday at Cookies-
N-Cards. All are welcome to attend. Cake is $2, and cake topped with custard is $3.
Cookies-N-Cards, 115 12th Ave SE, Norman
Plain Speak album release show8 p.m. doors, 10 p.m. showPlain Speak will celebrate the release of their new album
“Foundations” at Opolis. Sarah Reid will open the show with her music. Admission is $5.
Opolis, 113 N. Crawford, Norman
Michael Buble concert8 p.m.Tickets range from $65-$120. Children over the age of two
require a ticket. Tickets are available for purchase online on the Chesapeake Energy Arena website.
Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 West Reno, Oklahoma City
Peanut Butter and Jelly Jam10 a.m. - 12 p.m.Norman residents and Food & Shelter for Friends collab-
orate to present family-friendly interaction with people who struggle with homelessness. Free sack lunches, live music, face painting and a shop with clothes and school supplies will be available. Volunteers and donations are needed.
Andrews Park, 201 W Daws St., Norman
Guardians of the Galaxy7 p.m.OU Summer Session is hosting another fantastic film
night. To buy tickets, like OU Summer Session on Twitter or Facebook! Tickets are $5 and must be purchased before the event at the Student Life offices in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, room 370. Tickets are limited.
Norman Lit Lovers Book Club
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.Norman Central Library,
300 Norman Center Court, Norman
Rooms A/B
Out of Bounds Comedy Night & Competition8:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.Othello’s in Norman will host a satellite version of the Out
of Bounds Comedy Festival in Austin. A representative of the festival will be attending the event to select a winner. Sign up opens at 8:45 p.m. Comedy starts at 10 p.m.
Free admission. Must be 21 or over.
Tax-free weekend starts
Friday Night Magic at Wizard’s Asylum Comics & Games
7 p.m.Magic the Gathering games are held at Wizard’s Asylum
every Friday. Entry is $5. Prizes are given to top finishers.Wizard’s Asylum Comics & Games, 749 Jenkins Ave.,
Norman
Free admission to Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History of-
fers free admission on the first Monday of every month.Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401
Chautauqua Ave., Norman
Red Hawks at home against the Colorado Springs Sky Socks
7:05 p.m.The Red Hawks are back in town and ready to play at the
Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, 2 S. Mickey Mantle Dr., OKC. Head in 30 minutes early to grab a pre-game player auto-graph, located at the first-base concourse.
Admission is $7 - $19