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VETERANS BASEBALL

Financial assistance program expanded

New bats hurting hitters’ stats

Program to offer aid to all quali� ed out-of-state student veterans at OU in upcoming fall semester after successful trial run

ALYSSA GRIMLEYThe Oklahoma Daily

OU is opening its Yellow Ribbon Program to any out-of-state vet-eran who is an OU student starting this fall.

The Yellow Ribbon Program, which offers financial aid to out-of-state veterans, was first imple-mented in fall 2010, said Jennifer T r i m m e r, Ve t e r a n s S t u d e n t Services coordinator, in an email.

During the program’s first se-mester at OU, the university only applied the program’s benefits to 10 students who met the criteria; however, the program will now open to any out-of-state veteran seeking financial aid, Trimmer said. Starting in the 2011-2012 school year, OU will no longer limit the number of eligible students awarded the Yellow Ribbon.

The total amount of funds a veteran can annually receive through the Yellow Ribbon Program is $10,000, according to OU’s enrollment website.

SEE RIBBON PAGE 2

Offensive production numbers down to lowest in 30 years

TOBI NEIDYThe Oklahoma Daily

The new bats the NCAA rolled out at the start of baseball season have not been a home run.

Though the tweaks were meant to improve player safety from line drives, the decreased power led to a drop in hitting numbers across the board in college baseball.

Compared to last season’s num-bers, most teams’ batting averag-es, runs per game, ERAs and num-ber of home runs all dropped.

The OU baseball team hit 105 home runs in 68 games last season for a 1.55 per-game average, but that number fell to 41 in 60 games this season (.690).

Big 12 Conference teams hit 619 home runs collectively in 2010. This year, the conference hit 300 fewer home runs.

The silence of the “ping” sub-stantially affected batting lineups in every conference, most nota-bly the renowned power-hitting Southeastern Conference.

Ev e n t h e t h re e S E C t e a m s that advanced to this weekend’s College World Series — Florida, South Carolina and Vanderbilt — had a dip in production.

T h e G a t o r s ’ h o m e - r u n

average dropped from 1.30 in 2010 to .93 this year, the Gamecocks dropped from 1.39 to .73 and the Commodores slipped from .95 to .70.

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HUNTER CLAUSEN/THE DAILYJunior third baseman Garrett Buechele prepares to hit during a game at the Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City.

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MEMORIAL

SUBMITTED BY DYLAN ERWIN, OU LAW STUDENTA Norman resident wades through flooding waters on his street Tuesday at 637 Jenkins Ave. after a severe thunderstorm. The storm produced an inch of rain in 20 minutes, and the entire storm lasted more than an hour.

Storm damage widespread OU cleanup effort effective, quick Homes, businesses hit by severe

thunderstorm, minor � ooding

ENJOLI DI PATRIThe Oklahoma Daily

Autumn McMahon was in her Norman home listening to a severe thunder-storm pelt her home with hail and wind Tuesday night when a large crash fol-lowed by rushing water startled her.

Those sounds led McMahon to her bathroom, where she was shocked to discover that a tree had fallen through her roof.

McMahon, director of development for the College of Education, tried to re-move the six inches of rainwater that had quickly accumulated in the bathroom and adjacent hallway. The same tree that crashed through her bathroom roof also caved in her bedroom ceiling.

McMahon was one of many victims of Tuesday’s severe thunderstorm that damaged homes and businesses, de-stroyed trees and roofs and caused

sweeping power outages for more than 33,000 OG&E customers across the city.

The storm also flooded streets and closed down Murray Case Sells Swim Complex and the Norman Public Library due to facility damage, according to press releases.

McMahon estimates the damage on her home will be $35,000. She said that while her home is in disarray, she will stay with family in Norman.

Businesses not sparedWalmart, located on Northeast 12th

Ave. in Norman, experienced roof dam-age from an air conditioning unit, torren-tial flooding and loss of power.

Walmart was closed last night due to the power outage, said Walmart spokes-woman Dianna Gee.

Crews worked through the night to clean up damage caused by the storm, and Walmart reopened at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, shortly after power was re-stored at 9 a.m.

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Campus suffers light damage with broken windows, uprooted trees and scattered power outages

CHASE COOKThe Oklahoma Daily

The cleanup of the Norman campus after a severe thun-derstorm, which caused light damage, is going well and should be completed by the end of the week, the Facilities Management director said.

The light damage included uprooted trees, broken windows in several buildings and multiple power out-ages across the north and south campus, said Brian Ellis, Facilities Management director. Cleanup crews began clearing roads and pathways after the storm Tuesday night, Ellis said. At 5 a.m., a larger crew assembled and started clearing the bigger damages such as knocked over trees.

Main portions of the cleanup should be completed by Friday or Saturday, and by next week, students won’t even notice a storm came through, Ellis said.

OU employees are cleaning up after a severe thunder-storm that slammed into Norman with wind speeds up

SEE CLEANUP PAGE 2

Civil rights activist passesOklahomans owe Luper a debt of gratitude, Boren says

ALYSSA GRIMLEYThe Oklahoma Daily

A memorial service to honor one of Oklahoma’s most influential civil rights activists will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.

Clara Luper passed away June 8 at the age of 88 after a long struggle with illness.

Sharri Coleman, A f r i c a n a n d African-American Studies adjunct instructor, said she attended the same church as Luper.

“She was very serious, very mo-tivated, very driven,” Coleman said. “Every moment with her was a teachable moment — she was al-ways teaching.”

Luper included teens and pre-teens in her nonviolent sit-ins at an Oklahoma City drugstore in 1958, Coleman said.

Luper helped spark civil rights movements on campuses across the country after her sit-ins and continued to fight for civil rights even after being arrested more than 20 times.

“She realized that no matter how old you are, you can participate in your own liberation,” Coleman said.

President David Boren said Luper’s accomplishments have touched many lives.

“All Oklahomans owe a debt of gratitude to Clara Luper,” Boren said. “She taught us that we are all members of the same human family, and that when we allow the rights of any person to be violated, we jeopardize the rights of all. She will be remembered and honored for her moral courage.”

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Cultural center should be savedOur View: The American Indian Cultural Center is a boon to Oklahoma heritage and should be funded.

If you have driven by I-40 recently, you may have noticed a grand structure rising near the intersec-tion with I-35. On the shores of the Oklahoma River, the American Indian Cultural Center has been planned for nearly two decades and under construction for more than six years.

If the Oklahoma Legislature has its way, the cultural center will stay frozen in per-petual construction for two decades if the Oklahoma Senate does not authorize the bond issue required to complete the project.

The total cost of the project is estimated to be $170 million. The state has already provided $58 million in bond issues. The remaining costs were supposed to be covered by charitable contributions and federal money, but when the economic crisis struck, donations dried up.

The project almost stalled last year, but former Gov. Brad Henry used $6 million in stimulus money to keep construction going, according to a report by The Oklahoman. The move attracted condemna-tion as fiscally irresponsible, and is unlikely to be repeated.

In tough economic times it is wise and necessary to make cuts, but such cuts should not come at the

expense of long term fiscal wisdom.The cost to taxpayers for putting the project on

hold for a year (money will run out in January) is estimated at about six million dollars. Another four million will be lost in potential revenue for each year the opening of the center is delayed.

Such shortsightedness, on the national and on the state level, is something we have come to expect from our elected officials. But however many times they do it, it is still appalling when short term political gains take precedence over a long view.

The senate’s actions are all the more wrong for neglecting Oklahoma’s Native American heritage. While several individ-ual tribes have their own cultural centers,

this project could be the capstone in our state’s ap-preciation of the past before the Sooners.

This will not be the first time this year that Oklahoma state government has neglected minor-ity initiatives. In the spring, Gov. Mary Fallin dis-solved three minority advisory committees, though she did support funding for the museum.

Stopping construction now will cost us money in the long run, and this cultural center will be a boon to Oklahoma’s heritage. We hope that the Oklahoma Senate will reconsider funding for this important project.

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NEWS

MARC BREIDY/THE DAILYLeft: A bridge at the Colonial Estates Park in Norman, taken in May 2011. The bridge normally links two sides of the park seperted by a ditch. Right: The same bridge after Tuesday’s storm.

BEFORE AFTER

DAMAGE: Some residents still without powerWhen winds picked up

the store went to code black, which activates emergen-cy procedures, Gee said. Employees were able to quickly lead customers to the store’s safe zone, which is lo-cated at the back of the store where there is a reinforced wall.

Gee estimated approxi-mately 200 people were in the 12th Avenue Walmart when the power went out.

“I applaud our quick-thinking associates who fol-lowed the emergency plan and led our customers to the safe zone without any inju-ries,” Gee said.

Power outages still lingerOG&E is continuing its

work to restore power to the more than 2,000 customers — including sections of OU — that remain without ser-vice, but those restorations could linger into Friday as the company reconstructed power lines and telephone poles, OG&E spokesman Brian Alford said.

Alford said that their pri-ority begins with restoring power to essential personnel such as hospitals and police stations and then moves for-ward with repairs where the greatest number of custom-ers are located.

The Norman campus expe-rienced multiple power out-ages on the research campus and the north campus after

CASEY WILLIAMS/THE DAILYA tree uprooted by Tuesday’s storm lies across a front yard off of Beaumont Street in Norman. The severe thunderstorm produced winds up to 82 mph.

the storm severed transmis-sion lines and knocked over power poles Tuesday night.

M e r r i c k C o m p u t i n g Center, located near OU’s Research Park, is still with-out power as of Wednesday afternoon, said Becky Grant, marketing manager for OU Information Technology.

A blown out circuit has prevented Merrick’s air con-ditioning unit from func-tioning, resulting in systems in the building going offline due to the high temperatures,

Grant said.“This has resulted in a

building temperature of 109,” Grant said.

The north campus — the area north of Robinson and Flood which houses the Max Westheimer Airport — is still without power and will prob-ably not have power restored for another 48 hours, Brian Ellis, Facilities Management director said.

OG&E has to fix two major transmission lines. The power outage won’t have a

severe negative impact on the north campus because generators are powering crit-ical areas, Ellis said.

The research campus and some of its laboratories lost power for several hours last night, Ellis said. However, like the north campus, criti-cal areas of the research campus were protected by generators.

OU Facilities Management worked throughout the day Wednesday to clear fallen trees across campus.

RIBBON: Program to benefit OU’s veterans

CLEANUP: Employees eager to help campus

The Yellow Ribbon Program supports an admirable cause, university spokesman Chris Shilling said.

“It’s a good way to recognize those who have served and are seeking an education,” Shilling said. “It’s something President (David) Boren feels strongly about.”

Austin Hopkins, an OU graduate and a veteran of the Navy, said in an email that while he was at OU, the people working for the Veterans Student Service program were helpful and sensitive to the needs of veterans.

“The staff of OU’s veteran’s aid program did a great job of maintaining the connection between myself as a student and the veteran’s aid administration,” Hopkins said. “The OU advisors helped me with the paperwork and the filing and allowed me to completely focus on my studies.”

The Yellow Ribbon Program is not only a means for pro-viding veterans with financial aid but also an incentive for out-of-state students to remain in Oklahoma, Shilling said.

“We want to keep good talent in Oklahoma,” Shilling said. “We want to encourage them to make Oklahoma their home.”

Hopkins said the new Yellow Ribbon Program will help individual veterans and, by extension, the entire veteran community.

“As brothers and sisters in arms, I feel that we recognize more than most how contributions to any one of our com-munity is a benefit to us all,” Hopkins said.

to 82 mph and golfball-sized hail, meteorologist Brian Holland said. The storm caused minor flooding, damage to homes and businesses and caused more than 33,000 OG&E customers to lose power.

The speed of the cleanup can be attributed to the posi-tive response by landscaping and Facilities Management employees, Ellis said. They could be seen across campus blowing leaves and branches off of pathways and hauling larger debris away.

Once the storm came through and damage was re-ported, employees started calling and asking, “how can I help?”

“When we have extraordinary events, they rise to the occasion,” Ellis said. “Our [employees] are eager to con-tribute and restore campus.”

I am frustrated by con-stant assertions from poli-ticians, journalists and the public that Barack Obama is a socialist.

Broadly, socialism is a system in which productive assets are owned by the people who use them. For instance, an isolated social-ized factory would be managed by the factory workers. Neither control nor profit would be ceded to a non-work-ing capitalist.

However, dictators like Hitler and Stalin have also self-described themselves as socialists in an attempt to bor-row the credibility of socialism. In reality, they were no more socialistic than the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is democratic.

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SPORTSPoll on OUDaily.com ››Do you think the NCAA’s new bats caused the drop in o� ensive numbers in college baseball?

The plunge of offense — due to the new bat’s small-er sweet spot and slower ball speeds after impact — forced most teams to re-think their strategies.

The lineups became de-pendent on all hitters pro-ducing, not just the three- and four-hole hitters.

The Sooners actually saw their overall team batting average improve from .307 last year to .313 this season, but the drastic drop in home runs may have contributed to OU’s collapse in the post-season, causing the team to miss out on a return trip to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

The nat ional ave rag e for Division-1 teams was a .281 batting percentage, .52 home runs per game and a 4.76 ERA through the regu-lar season.

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Sooner freshman quali� es with sectional score for July’s U.S. Women’s Open

RJ YOUNGThe Oklahoma Daily

Freshman golfer Emily Collins is only the second player in OU golf history to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open. Collins, 18, also is the youngest player in school history to do so.

Collins finished second in the Open’s sectional qualifier May 31 at the Prestonwood Country Club in Plano, Texas, after finishing at even-par for the tournament for a total score of 142.

More impressive than the freshman’s second-place finish was the 5-under-par second-round 66 she shot to qualify for the Open. The tournament was just 36 holes, but both rounds were played on the same day, which meant she had to mental-ly and physically regroup quickly to finish strong.

“In the second round, I was really consistent with my irons, and I made all my putts,” Collins said.

Collins completed her first season at OU in May, compet-ing in all 11 Sooner events. In her first 18 holes in crimson and cream, the Colleyville, Texas, native shot 71 (-1).

Collins ended the sea-son with two top-10 finishes and three top-20 finishes. During her senior year at Nolan Catholic (Texas) High School, Collins competed in the German Junior Masters, won the Kathy Whitworth Invitational and was named Golfweek’s Junior Golfer of

WOMEN’S GOLF VOLLEYBALL

Rookie bound for Open Oklahoma trio head overseas

BATS: Offense lowest since 1975

the Week.Still, Collins is looking to

push herself at the Open.“Making the cut is some-

thing that I want to do for sure, but I’m going to try not to get too excited and keep this all in perspective,” she said.

OU women’s golf coach Veronique Drouin said she was excited for Collins and the exposure Collins’ fin-ish at the Open qualifier has brought the program.

“I think it’s going to be awesome for [Collins] to

experience this,” Drouin said. “It will be great for her to see what she has to do to take her game to the next level.”

Drouin’s expectations for Collins aren’t to win the Open but to enjoy playing in the tournament and enjoy the experience of competing against the world’s best.

“I just wanted her to play well and have a good time,” she said. “It would be great if she could make the cut.”

Collins’ mother, Janet Collins, echoed Drouin’s sentiment.

“I am extremely proud of Emily, but we’re trying to keep it all in perspective for her,” she said. “She’s had her ups and downs this year, but she’s putting well, she’s hit-ting well, she’s confident, and she’s happy.”

The 2011 U.S. Women’s Open, with a field of 156 pro-fessionals and amateurs from around the world, is July 7-10 in Colorado Springs, Colo.

“It’s an honor I’m really ex-cited about it,” Collins said. “It’s kind of surreal; it hasn’t really hit me yet.”

PHOTO PROVIDED/OU ATHLETIC DEPARTMENTFreshman Emily Collins follows through after driving during competition last season. Collins qualified for the U.S. Women’s Open after shooting a 142 in a sectional tournament May 31.

OU players, coach participating in 10-day tour in China; hope international experience will help team

LUKE MCCONNELLThe Oklahoma Daily

— pass, set, kill.While the Chinese phrase may not be common for

most around these parts, it’s becoming a familiar saying for three Sooners.

Junior setter Brianne Barker, freshman middle blocker Sallie McLauren and head coach Santiago Restrepo are participating in a 10-day tour of China with collegiate volleyball players from around America as part of USA Volleyball’s partnership with Bring It Promotions.

USA Volleyball’s Tom Pingel emphasized this kind of experience cannot be gained strictly through domestic play, according to a statement on its website.

“This is the 12th year that USA Volleyball has recognized a trip of this nature organized and managed by Bring It Promotions (BIP),” Pingel wrote. “The USAV/BIP partner-ship has worked well in that USA recommends coaches and athletes for invitation, and Bring It provides post-trip reports on everyone on the trip.”

Two teams of 12 girls and three coaches each met in Anaheim, Calif., June 7 for two days of training before fly-ing to China, where they will be through June 20.

The teams are divided into red and blue teams. The Oklahoma trio is on the blue team.

Over the course of the tour, the teams will face lots of in-ternational competition from different cities and universi-ties in China. The teams will make two stops: Shouguang and Beijing.

The red team has lost both its matches thus far, and the blue team split its matches.

Restrepo said he hopes his players will benefit in the long run overseas.

“It will be nice to get some international experience under our belts,” Restrepo said. “Hopefully, it will add up to a better season this upcoming year.”

Restrepo, who is joined by Houston’s Molly Alvey and Purdue’s Kathy Jewell, said it was a great honor to be asked to coach one of the teams.

Restrepo also coached two similar tours to Argentina in 2005 and 2006.

“You can learn a lot on techniques and things like that,” Restrepo said. “You see what other people are doing. It’s important to go and do it and learn from other coaches because you can go and experience techniques and why they do this.”

Sooners finish fifth nationallyThe OU men’s cross-country and track and field

programs finished fifth in the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s John McDonnell Program of the Year race for 2010-11.

The award, in its third year, is presented to the institution with the best combined team finishes in NCAA cross-country and track and field events throughout the year.

Florida State finished atop the list this year.The OU men finished fifth at the NCAA Cross Country

Championships in November, 13th at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in March and 20th at last week’s NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

The Sooners led all Big 12 schools, beating next-best Texas at ninth among the 15 programs that recorded team finishes at each NCAA championship.

Teams had to qualify for each championship to be included in the race.

Oklahoma finished sixth last year.

— Daily staff reports

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numbers was more than 30 years ago in 1975, when it switched to the aluminum bats it used up until this year.

After that first big change, teams didn’t fully adjust and start producing record-high numbers in offensive categories until 1998 after a

long, gradual rise.P o w e r- h i t t i n g t e a m s

across the country, includ-ing Oklahoma, will have to put in extra time in the cages with hitting coaches to hash out the ins and outs of the new bats to eventu-ally restore power to their lineups.

Before and after the bat changeOKLAHOMA2010Batting avg: .307Home runs: 105Hits per game: 7.72

2011Batting avg: .313Home runs: 41Hits per game: 6.92

* Source: Big12Sports.com

NATIONALLY2010Batting avg: .305Runs per game: 6.98Homers per game: .94ERA: 5.95

2011 (regular season)Batting avg: .281Runs per game: 5.60Homers per game: .52ERA: 4.76

* Source: NCAA.com

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