Photo A local artist doesn’t let Cowgirls beat Kansas lines define his work. See Sports 64-56 in Lawrence. photo spread inside. PAGE 3 PAGE 2 ThursdayWednesday JanuaryJanuary 23, 16, 2014 2013 www.ocolly.comwww.ocolly.com 2525 cents cents ocolly.com OSU reacts to false alarm at OU The University of Okla- according to the OU Gould Hall, where the sup- knows how stressful these Robinson said. homa experienced a false website. posed shots were heard. situations can be, and he is If a shooting did occur, alarm Wednesday when The news spread quickly At 2:13 p.m. the uni- empathetic to the people in he said the response time reports of a shooting spread to students, many who re- versity informed students Norman right now. would be within one or two WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2013 THE DAILY O’COLLEGIAN PAGE 3 quickly across the campus mained in their classrooms that Gould Hall had been The university police minutes. and state. until just after noon when cleared for occupancy and department has procedures Robinson said he was At 11:24 a.m. OU sent the campus sent another classes would resume as in place for dangerous relieved when he realized Caele Pemberton a text to students saying message saying there was normal. situations like the one there was not a shooting at @ocollycity “Shooting on campus. no evidence of a shooting Michael Robinson, in Norman. They don’t OU, but the scare gave the Avoid Gould Hall. Seek and campus operations chief public safety officer reveal specifics to the immediate shelter in place,” would resume except in with OSU police, said he public for obvious reasons, See ALARM Page 6 FINDING THE RIGHT WORDS TYLER DRABEK/O’COLLEGIAN Michael Volpicelli, an Oklahoma State University fine arts senior, works on a portrait in the living room of his apartment. way I got noticed was with commander’s coins, murals. again. What do I do? I begins with a person who Student-artist gains pictures. I think that gave My captains would have start doing art again.” inspires him. Each por- me more experience than me come in with all these He may have begun trait contains thousands of worldwide fame most people at drawing generals from time to time creating art as a way of words, and each word he because, you know, I had to and tell them, ‘This is our getting his voice heard, but uses describes the subject as a way of communicat- art guy.’” if you asked him about it he is drawing. — and within those words, ing with the people around While in the army, Mi- now, chances are he would His success happened, thousands of stories. me.” chael suffered a back injury tell you his art isn’t about almost literally, overnight Volpicelli, fine arts Volpicelli has incorpo- leading to an honorable him. Instead, he finds after he posted some of his senior, is as much of a sto- rated art into every aspect discharge and ultimately people who have a positive artwork on Facebook and ryteller as he is an artist. of his life. being immobilized for message, and he helps them tagged the subjects in them. He has used his art as a He said when he was in three months. spread it. “One night I just go to Kassie McClung method of communicating the army, his role wasn’t a He said not being able “Instead of saying ‘me, sleep after posting it up since he was a child. He combat medic— he was a to walk led him to a dark me, me’ I say ‘you, you, you’ on Facebook,” Volpicelli @ocollyfeatures even relied on it to commu- combat artist. place. with my art,” Volpicelli said. “The next day I have Michael Volpicelli is nicate with his family. “For all my drill ser- “When you get injured said. “What is your mes- like 50 notifications in redefining portraiture with “I came from a kinda geants, I was doing por- and you can’t walk you sage? Let me help you get the little box. I had 30 his one-of-a-kind portraits, crazy family where no one traits,” Volpicelli said. “They think, ‘Is this everything?’” it out.” friend requests, you know, which are formed by thou- really talked to each other would get me to design Volpicelli said. Each one of his portraits sands of handwritten words at all,” Volpicelli said. “The certificates of appreciation, “So I’m stuck at home takes hours to create. He See ART Page 6 SGA proposes petition William H. Murray was were asked to speak about the Oklahoma House of academic administrator at an Oklahoma governor their committee and when Representatives, to come OSU. This will be hosted during the 1930s. Mur- it will meet weekly. Senate speak at their meeting Feb. Monday from 2 p.m. to to change building name ray made racist statements Chairman Joe Worth listed 5. Williams will be answer- 3:30 p.m. in the Student about African Americans, some of the goals that ing questions, Worth said. Union Little Theater. Italians and Jews, and also SGA has for the upcoming Evan Taylor, an SGA SGA will be meeting the One Student Govern- made comments insulting semester. Helping with the senator, said that he was next three Tuesdays with ment Association senator the intelligence of women, universities retention rate, working to get Gov. Mary the candidates. is appalled by a man for Akande said. building strong relation- Fallin to come speak to the President Burns Hargis whom a campus building is He will start a petition ships with the students and SGA members. will host a reception for the named. to get the name of the administration and looking Jamie Tate, the SGA SGA members on Feb. 18 During Wednesday’s building changed, but the for ways to improve the president, said there will to get to know the students Kendra Nipper SGA meeting, Sen. Temi- change would be expensive. university were a few goals be a forum for students to who will be representing tope Akande alleged that He asked for help from his that were mentioned. question the candidates the student body. @ocollysga Murray Hall was named fellow SGA members. SGA expects Cory who wish to become the after a “sexist, racist pig.” The committee chairmen Williams, a democrat in new provost, a senior [email protected] Page 2 Thursday, January 23, 2014 The Daily O’Collegian Sports Bias leads OSU past Kansas OKLAHOMA STATE 64, KANSAS 56 minutes, when OSU broke Donohoe made a layup away to the biggest lead of within the first 30 seconds the night and finished off of Wednesday’s game. KU by holding the Jay- The defense held KU Elizabeth Bower hawks to one field goal in scoreless for more than two @elizabethbower_ the final 9:25. minutes. OSU also benefited Kansas freshman Dakota Senior Tiffany Bias not from a strong start. Gonzalez made a jumper at only led Oklahoma State It took the Cowgirls the halftime buzzer to send with 14 points against almost five minutes to the Jayhawks up 34-28, but Kansas, she also reached a score against Texas Tech KU couldn’t retain the lead. career milestone. on Saturday, but junior Liz Donohoe was the Bias got her 700th career second-highest scorer assist to move within five for the Cowgirls with 12 of Andrea Riley’s school Cowgirl Basketball points, led the team with record in OSU’s 64-56 10 rebounds and recorded win against the Jayhawks vs. three assists. on Wednesday in Allen OSU faces No. 12 Baylor Fieldhouse. on Sunday at 3 p.m. in Bias had five assists Against: Stillwater, where it will try Baylor against KU and sits first to defend first place in the ELIZABETH BOWER/O’COLLEGIAN in the Big 12 and tied for When: Big 12 and continue its Point guard Tiffany Bias got her 700th career assist in OSU’s 64-56 win against Kansas. eighth nationally in the Sunday at 3 p.m. best conference win streak category. 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