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RICKY MARANONThe Oklahoma Daily

The storm clouds stayed away Friday evening as commencement began in the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.

The procession of graduates was led into the stadium by OU President David L. Boren and distinguished guests of honor, includ-ing commencement speaker and two-time Pulitzer Prize winning historian and author David McCullough.

With one last singing of the national an-them, ending one last time with the famous “Home of the Sooners”, the commencement was underway.

“We are living in difficult times,” Boren said in his opening remarks. “These students have a deep commitment to the values of this na-tion, and they are people we can believe in.”

The most notable speaker of the night, however, was McCullough.

“People ask me all the time if there is any-thing that gives me hope for the world,” he said. “I tell them yes, go to the University of Oklahoma and see for yourself.”

McCullough used the theme of education and influence throughout his speech.

“There is no such thing throughout history as a self-made man and a self-made woman,” he said. “We are all shaped by the influence of others.”

McCullough shared stories of the relation-ships between professors and historical fig-ures like Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, and closed his remarks by comparing the graduates to Jefferson and Adams, while tak-ing a stand on how compensation for educa-tors is meager.

“You can tell a lot about a society by the way it spends its money,” he said. “We must compensate our teachers for the part they play in our future. A nation that expects to be ignorant and free is a nation that will cease to exist.”

McCullough said students should thank their teachers before they leave, and should stay active in continuing to educate themselves by reading books and making

themselves useful without worrying about compensation.

Honorary degrees were awarded to Harold Hamm and Walter H. Helmerich III for their generosity to OU and the state of Oklahoma for the advancement of health care programs and access.

Ambassador Edward Joseph Perkins also received an honorary degree for his achieve-ments at the U.S. State Department and his service to OU as senior vice provost and exec-utive director of the International Programs Center.

Among the sea of graduates, one Oklahoma lawmaker also walked across the stage.

St a t e R e p re s e n t a t i v e Ke n Mi l l e r, R-Edmond, received his doctorate in economics.

“When he wasn’t at work, he spent many long nights working hard on his degree,” Rep. Miller’s legislative assistant Angie LaPlante, said.

LaPlante said Miller would be able to bet-ter serve his constituents and the state of Oklahoma with his degree.

The graduation ceremony ended with a fireworks display that lit up the sky over the west part of the stadium.

University has over 800 followersKYLE WESTThe Oklahoma Daily

The University of Oklahoma is “tweet-ing” to reach out to the current student population and potential students.

“There’s so much that happens on cam-pus, and this gives us the perfect outlet to talk about it,” Erin Yarbrough, OU Web Communications spokeswoman, said.

S h e s a i d t h e p u r p o s e b e h i n d OU’s Twitter is connecting with the community.

“We want to use Twitter as a conversa-tion between the university and our fol-lowers,” Yarbrough said.

She said OU’s Twitter aims to connect with anyone who is interested in the uni-versity such as current students, prospec-tive students, fans and alumni. She said it was a way for the university to personally connect with people in a casual way.

The university has five official “tweet-ers” in the OU Web Communications of-fice, one of which is Yarbrough.

Yarbrough said OU’s tweets include anything from things happening around campus to personally conversing with fol-lowers. The amount OU tweets varies, de-pending on how much is going on.

“We may go days without something to say, or when something big on campus is happening, like graduation, we may tweet a few times a day,” said Yarbrough.

OU’s profile name is UofOklahoma, and as of Monday morning, OU has over 800 followers.

“This is constantly growing,” Yarbrough said.

She said OU also tries to follow anyone who follows OU. The university is follow-ing over 1,600 users.

Yarbrough said OU hopes to use its Twitter to communicate with and interest potential students.

“With regards to potential students, we really just want to be here to answer any questions and join in the excitement of looking for a university,” Yarbrough said. “So, if we’ve motivated anyone to apply to OU because of our tweets, then that’s just gravy.”

OU is not involving students in the tweeting process at the moment, but Yarbrough said they are discussing ways to involve the student body.

Yarbrough said she envisions OU’s Twitter profile giving the university a face for people who may not be connected with it. She said OU’s twitter is helping create another community for its followers to reach out to the university.

OU began using Twitter on April 21.

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Graduates of the University of Oklahoma, along with their famielies, friends, and professors, stare up at the fireworks display after Commencement Friday night.

2,690 Bachelor’s degrees conferred

853 Master’s degrees conferred

97 Doctoral degrees conferred

568 Professional degrees conferred

4 Honorary degrees given

4,212 Degrees given by the university

Source: OU Public Affairs

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Class of 2009 celebrates graduation with a bang

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AGGRAVATED DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCEThomas Kyle Bivens, 22, 566 Sinclair Drive, Monday, also county warrantPhillip Dewayne McRae, 51, 12th Avenue NE, Tuesday

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INFLUENCEBrian C. Butler, 48, 4400 W Main St., Tuesday, also no valid driver’s license, assault and

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PUBLIC INTOXICATIONLisa Marie Ellis, 30, 406 Ramsey St., Tuesday

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DISTURBING THE PEACEArielle Ellis Poindexter, 18, 1100 Oak Tree Ave., Monday

DRIVING WHILE IMPAIREDJerry Gale Puckett, 61, 48th Avenue SE, Monday

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STATE HIGHER ED INSTITUTIONS LINKED TOGETHER BY NEW DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

Presidents from Oklahoma’s state colleges and universities accepted a technology donation that will allow them to hold their monthly conference over video systems rather than in-person.

The system will let the presidents conduct their meetings via real-time video, cutting costs on transportation and contributing to the overall reduction in Oklahoma’s environmental impact, according to a statement released by SKC.

Travel expenses are estimated to be $12,500 per month, according to the statement.

“Amid a time of economic instability and increased state-wide initiative to reduce Oklahoma’s carbon footprint, the donation was welcomed with a standing ovation and appre-ciative remarks,” said Greg Maniss, SKC account executive.

Maniss stressed that some of the presidents lose a whole day travelling to and from these meetings, and that time could be spent on cam-pus and in their offi ces.

SKC will reportedly bear the fi nancial burden of installing and servicing the video-conferencing equipment at each university, and there is no report on when the fi rst meeting will be held using the video-conferencing systems.

The May 6 donation of TANDBERG video-

conferencing systems from Kansas-based SKC Communication Products is valued at more than $269,000.Kody Shipley/The Daily

JURORS TESTIFY IN CASE OF SLAIN BALLERINA

Jurors who three years ago convicted a Norman man for the 1996 rape and murder of University of Oklahoma dance student testifi ed Monday that they never saw the man in shackles.

The 12 jurors and one alternate all testifi ed dur-ing an evidentiary hearing in the case of 30-year-old Anthony Castillo Sanchez, who was convicted in 2006 and sentenced to death for the rape and killing of 21-year-old Jewell “Juli” Busken.

Sanchez’s attorneys are seeking a new trial, alleging that jurors may have witnessed Sanchez in shackles, possibly affecting their verdict.

A deputy sheriff in charge of the courtroom security for the trial also testifi ed that deputies went to great lengths to ensure no juror saw Sanchez shackled.

Because of ongoing courthouse renovations in 2006 and concerns that Sanchez might try to escape, assistant district attorney David Brockman said Sanchez wore leg irons during the trial, but that a curtain was erected over the defense table so that jurors could not see the shackles.-AP

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Jacob Abello breezed through the Opolis Saturday night, sweeping the crowd into summer with bubbly pop tunes that warm the soul.

The show was originally meant to be a CD release party for his debut record, “Nothing But Gold,” but with the album just short of completion, the show turned into a celebration of another school year coming to a close and a musical career beginning to bloom.

The night was filled to the brim with optimism and hap-piness. People chatted the night away with conversations briefly breaking away for the music of the opening acts of the night: the Adventuretones, the Nghiems and Brian Webb. The Opolis felt truly alive, buzzing with energy while gor-geous melodies swept through the cat-plastered walls of the venue.

Anticipation came to a swell as the man of the hour saun-tered onto the stage wielding an acoustic guitar. Abello, sup-ported by a full band, dove into a set that swam between jaunty pop songs and unhurried, introspective ballads. With a shimmering gold curtain backdrop and working disco ball, the Opolis would briefly transform into Studio 54 with his dancier tunes before it would revert to a coffee house for his gorgeous, unassuming indie-pop. Abello’s flexibility and ef-fortlessness left the crowd in wonder, gazing attentively at the stage, unable to look away.

The new songs are well-crafted pop tunes with a straight-forward simplicity that is refreshing in an age of over-process-ing and production. Abello feels no need to hide behind pro-duction gimmicks and lets his heartfelt melodies speak for themselves. He confessed a love for cheesy pop music from the likes of Britney Spears, older influences like Fleetwood Mac and modern indie pop that he blends into a sound of his very own. He claimed that the more music you listen to, the more diverse influences and different ideas you get. You can’t argue his logic after listening to his immaculate pop tunes.

Talking to him briefly about the record, it is striking how simple the process was for him. Abello had been in love with music since birth, singing at family functions throughout his childhood. This passion gave way to him writing Christian music throughout his years at junior high and high school. However, after growing increasingly discontent with the state of the music industry, he quit writing music.

But he didn’t stay away for too long. He noted that “music was the only thing that I felt like I really loved doing. Going to concerts and such, it just felt like something that I really wanted to do.”

Yet Abello did not force the music out of him, he let it flow naturally. In fact, he did not even set out to write the new

record, stating that he “didn’t really write the record for any reason; the songs just kind of came out. I kind of wrote songs just to write them, and that is where the record came from.”

That effortless approach led to a sort of refreshing stripped-down beauty that is hard to come upon in music anymore. Abello claimed that as much as he would love for the album to be huge success, he would be perfectly happy just sticking around here playing shows as well. That is just

the sort of sentiment that makes you wish for his success even more, and if the awestruck crowd from Saturday night was any indication, he may very well be on his way.

Armed with a stunning voice, impeccable ear for melo-dies and effortless approach, Jacob Abello is poised for suc-cess. He just makes it all look so easy.

Joshua Boydston is a psychology sophomore.

Extremely weird album

art aside, Angie Stevens’ “ Q u e e n o f T h i s M e s s ” i s a creative alt-coun-try album that show-c a s e s S t e v e n s ’ p o w e r -ful coun-t r y v o i c e a n d h e r

songwriting ability. The heartfelt songs are beau-tifully sung, and the wide array of instruments, like upright bass, violin and

organ, give them diversity and richness.

F ro m t h e v e r y f i r s t song, the tender “Hold Me Close,” to the last, the p o i g na nt “Sh i p S o n g ” which features accordion, Angie Stevens consistently brings something new to

each without straying too much from her country roots. Some songs have more of an indie-rock in-fluence, while others are rootin’ tootin’ ditties that would sound great in a saloon or on a dusty front porch.

Stevens also doesn’t suffer in the area that some country music does – the lyrics. Her songs tell sto-ries, but not in an obvious or annoying way. The nar-ratives are subtle, mysteri-ous and appealing, with lines like “I don’t think I’ve ever loved anyone so hard / it dripped from my lips, it seeped from my scars” in the angry “Give it on Back.”

Overall, “Queen of this Mess” is a very interest-ing listen, full of country charm and quaintness but without being overbearing or falling victim to cliché.

Norman musician hails summer with pop tunes

MEGANMORGAN

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Dusty Somers, L&A editordailyent@ou.edu • phone: 325-5189 • fax: 325-6051

Jon Robert’s music has been featured on MTV shows like “The Hills” and “The Real World,” and this says a lot about his music. Namely, that it isn’t very good but that it has the potential to become popular.

This Boston-based musi-cian’s first full-length album, “Meant to Be,” somehow manages to be both catchy and boring. Robert’s acoustic pop-rock songs are nothing if not unimaginative, but after a few listens even the harshest critic will be singing along.

“Meant to Be” is well-pro-duced and consistent, but it lacks a certain pizzazz. The songs feel predictable, almost

like you can hear what’s com-ing before it arrives. But, to his credit, Jon Robert does have a good voice. It’s youth-ful and clear, and breathy in all the right places. Yet, there’s nothing about it that sets him apart.

“Serena” is one of the bet-ter songs on the album, prob-ably because the slightly fast-er pace makes the song stand out. The boy-is-nervous-to-meet-pretty-girl narrative has (of course) been done before, but the uptempo song is still fun.

The songs on this album would fit in easily on a top 40 radio station, and your Jonas Brothers-adoring little sister might really like Jon Robert.

Megan Morgan is a professional writing senior.

Angie Stevens“Queen of this Mess”Boss Koala RecordsRelease: Today

Jon Robert“Meant to Be”Red Cup MusicRelease: June 2

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Jacob Abello, right, plays to a packed house Saturday at the Opolis. Abello was one of four acts that night and headlined the show.

TuesdayNEWMUSIC » The Daily’s Megan Morgan takes a look at two new albums this week.

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« WANT MORE L&A?The Daily’s Megan Morgan read David McCullough’s book, “John Adams,” and lis-tened to his commencement speech Friday. Read her thoughts on both online.

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OUR VIEW

Tisdale’s legacy should inspire others

After a long str uggle w i t h b o n e c a n c e r, f o r-mer OU basketball player Wayman Tisdale passed away Friday.

And he will be missed.Tisdale, a member of the

Sooner basketball team from 1983 to 1985, was al-ways known for his charm-ing personality and posi-tive outlook on life.

In an era of disgraceful actions in sports, Tisdale was a bright spot for ath-l e t e s a n d a g r e a t r o l e model.

Even after being diag-nosed with a terminal ill-ness, Tisdale didn’t slow down.

He recorded eight al-bums and , in 2006, made his way to the No. 1 spot in the contemporary jazz charts.

Ou r s t ate l e g i s l at u re has passed a resolution commending Tisdale for his courage, appropriate for someone as kind as he was.

T i s d a l e w a s a l w a y s k n ow n f o r h i s ma s s i v e smiles that never seemed to disappear.

With the passing of a great Sooner, we should all remember his happiness and compassion for oth-ers, and strive to uphold a outlook like his.

I recently had the displeasure of watching Wanda Sykes give a speech at the White House Correspondents’ dinner in Washington, D.C.

I, of course, did not watch the entire address because I had better things to do, but I did happen to hear her bloviate about her hatred for Rush Limbaugh for a few minutes.

In case you haven't heard about this (hard to do considering the media's obsession with this story), Sykes is upset because Rush Limbaugh said during his radio show that he hoped Obama would fail in implementing the Democratic Party’s agenda.

Sykes's attacks on Limbaugh's patriotism were humorous not because she said anything funny (she didn't), but rather because of how hypocriti-cal her statements were. I'm not going to watch hundreds of old Wanda Sykes videos looking for the direct quote I need so I'll just go out on a limb on this one: I'm willing to wager that Ms. Sykes wanted President Bush to fail when he tried to partially privatize social security in 2005.

But disregard the blatant hypocrisy, that is not the issue.

What is important is that someone is being demonized for trying to stop the increase in size of the federal gov-ernment. The fact is that for its 230-year-long history, the federal government has displayed complete ineptitude in solving domestic policy issues. Interventionist domes-tic policy has shown itself to be an inefficient, wasteful

and contradictory failure. But don't take my word for it, the best way to analyze

the effectiveness of policy is to look at results. People's exhibit one: The "war on poverty." America has been fighting a "war on poverty" for a lit-

tle over 40 years now. Since that time, close to 10 trillion dollars has been spent trying to eradicate the problem in

this country. The results? Nonexistent. The poverty rate was 12.8 percent in 1968 and

12.5 percent in 2008. To further illustrate how wasteful the federal largess can be, take 2006 as a case study. In that year $477 billion was spent on a myriad of programs directed at reducing the number of people in poverty (who numbered 37 million). Some quick math reveals that in that year the feds spent $13,000 for every person below the poverty line. Now for the good part. In 2006, the definition of poverty as determine d by the U.S. Census Bureau was a yearly income of

less than $12,294 per individual. That's right.If the government simply took the $477 billion and di-

vided it among those living in poverty, there would be no more poverty. Breathtaking isn't it?

Somehow, Washington is able to spend an amount of money that is enough to eradicate a problem in such a fashion that it doesn't even come close to fulfilling its in-tended purpose.

Now that is what I call waste.

Other exhibits of federal incompetence are not hard to find.

Take the Washington D.C. school system, which si-multaneously has the third highest per pupil spending average and one of the lowest average test scores in the nation. Take the department of agriculture, which fun-nels farm subsidies to millionaires and employees one bureaucrat for every twenty-seven farmers. Or perhaps Amtrak, which receives billions of dollars in subsidies every year despite the promises of policy makers in 1971 that it would be self-sufficient.

The list could go on and on. So when Rush Limbaugh stands against spending

more money that we don’t have, he is not being unpa-triotic. Quite the opposite. He knows that President Obama's policies will do nothing more than steal from our grandchildren in the future to pay bureaucrats in the present.

Government is not the solution and it never has been. The solution lies in the creativity and hard work of the American people. Unfortunately, those abilities that built this country are being shackled by an over-taxing, over-regulating, and over-reaching federal government.

The great columnist George Will likes to say that the government ought to "deliver the mail, defend the shores, and get out of the way."

Sounds good to me.

Elijah Lavicky is a finance senior.

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President Barack Obama spoke during Norte Dame’s commencement on Sunday.

Like everything else involving our four-month-old leader, it was not with-out controversy.

A few dozen protestors were arrested over the weekend for “trespassing” and even more boycotted their own gradu-ation, arguing that President Obama’s pol icies, speci f ical ly on abor t ion, were against the university’s Catholic teachings.

Commencement is a time to cele-brate the graduate’s achievements, and

the speaker is not only suppose to offer his congratu-lations, but also words of motivation before getting thrown into the real world.

This year’s graduates in particular may need those

encouragements as they enter a job market that already has many wondering where they will find their next paycheck. Many of my friends who have graduated have told me about the worries they have now about their uncertain future. For the first time in many of their lives their next step is not enrolling in next semesters classes or finding a summer job.

I cannot think of any one better to inspire thousands about to embark on their career then our president. I do not need to go through Obama’s resume for all of us to know that his achievements are significant.

Many of us could go our whole lives without seeing a president in person. Regardless of whether they agree with his policies or not, Notre Dame should use this rare opportunity of being personally addressed by the presi-dent to listen to whatever words of advice he may offer.

Give the president credit, he could have easily cho-sen a small liberal arts college, where he would receive

nearly unanimous praise. Instead he went to a place where he had to know he would meet a fair deal of criti-cism. Obama himself asked for a “fair minded” abortion debate, and while that may not have been the best time to bring up the issue of abortion, at least he did not use the podium as a chance to state talking points defend-ing his position.

Universities are supposed to be a place to broaden your education and perspective.

I find it troubling that such a prestigious university such as Notre Dame would have problems being ad-dressed by someone of opposing view points. Sunday was not the time to have a debate about an already long and drawn out issue with seeming no end in sight.

Instead it should have been about congratulating the class of 2009.

Dara Mirzaie is an economics senior.

DARAMIRZAIE

Protests at Obama’s speech unwarranted

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Eli Wimmer, art history senior.

COMMENTS OF THE DAYIn response to the passing of former OU Basketball player Wayman Tisdale“Condolences to the Sooner Nation from a KU fan!

You would have to look very hard to find a Jayhawk fan that didn’t love and respect Wayman Tisdale!

We have all lost a great basketball player, but certainly a better person today.

I hope, and know, that OU will do something VERY special in his honor! RIP #23!”

- chalkrox

“Like thousands of others, this UNC Tar Heel is deeply sad-dened by the passing of the great Wayman Tisdale. My heart goes out to his family, which includes all of the Sooner family, and especially those closest to him.

He was a great player and a fine person. Played a mean left-handed bass, too. Which was a net contribution to joy in the land.”

- cthompson12

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portrayer Lugosi

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17 Auto import from Europe

18 Beholden one

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language 23 Feast with

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turn, slangily 26 “Inside Man”

director Spike

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29 Catwoman portrayer Eartha

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49 Yoko of music

50 Bard’s twilight

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immigrant to the U.S.

63 “… disap-peared off the ___ of the earth!”

64 Give up, as territory

65 “All done!” 66 Feb.’s four 67 “___ Tu”

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Wayman Tisdale goes up for a shot in this undated photo. Tisdale holds OU’s all-time records for points and rebounds. His jersey was retired, but the former Sooner allowed Blake Griffin to wear the number 23. In 2007, he was diagnosed with bone cancer and later lost his right leg. Tisdale passed away Friday and is survived by his wife and four children.

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“Wayman [Tisdale] loves this place. He loves the University of Oklahoma. He loves people. That’s what I would tell our guys. Just try to emulate the pride that he has for what you represent. Also, have a passion for life that Wayman had.”

OU men’s basketball head coach Jeff Capel spoke those words as he remembered Wayman Tisdale, the former OU basketball All-American who died Friday morning after battling cancer.

Tisdale was only 44.“Wayman, through this fight of his, was the most cou-

rageous person that I’ve ever seen,” Billy Tubbs, Tisdale’s former coach, said in a statement released by the OU athletic department. “He was so positive he almost made you feel he was okay when you knew he wasn’t.”

Tisdale dominated college basketball during his three-year run at OU, becoming the first player in NCAA his-tory to earn the Associated Press first-team All-American honors in his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons. He also won the Big Eight Player of the Year Award during each of his three seasons with OU.

He led the Sooners to appearances in three NCAA tour-naments including a run to the Elite Eight in 1985. OU’s trip to the tournament in 1983 during Tisdale’s freshman year was only the school’s second NCAA Tournament ap-pearance since 1947. OU also captured Big Eight regular-season championships in 1984 and 1985.

During his three seasons as a Sooner, Tisdale scored 2,661 points and pulled down 1,048 rebounds along with 1,077 field goals, 507 free throws and 767 free throw at-tempts, all of which are school records that still stand today. He also holds an OU record for points scored dur-ing a game against Texas San-Antonio during his sopho-more season where he scored 61 points.

Tisdale also played on the 1984 U.S. Olympic basket-ball team, winning a gold medal in Los Angeles.

“When you look at what he did,” Capel said, “Three years first-team All-American, what he did for this pro-gram, and what he did for Coach Tubbs. Look at the numbers he put up in three years. You look at the indi-vidual game numbers, the career numbers, everything. He’s one of the best college basketball players ever. One of the most dominant college basketball players ever, in my mind. “

Tisdale also overcame any notion that OU is a football

school, becoming the first athlete in Sooners’ history to have his jersey retired, regardless of sport.

“I’ll never forget Wayman’s response, when we called and told him that were going to retire his jersey,” former OU men’s basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson said. “In typical Wayman fashion, he said ‘Really, me?’ That’s just an example of his modesty.”

However, Tisdale allowed OU to figuratively bring his number down from the Lloyd Noble Center catwalks, so that recent Sooner forward Blake Griffin could wear it. Griffin asked Tisdale if he could wear the number during his time wit the team.

“This is obviously a sad day,” Griffin said in a statement released by the OU athletic department. “Not just for Sooner fans but for anybody who knows Wayman, and who knows the kind of person he is. The joy he brings into people’s lives and the example he is to everybody. “

The Indiana Pacers drafted Tisdale with the No. 2 over-all pick in the 1985 draft, after he bypassed his senior year of eligibility at Oklahoma. During his 12 years in the NBA, Tisdale played for Indiana, Phoenix and Sacramento where he averaged 15.3 points per game overall.

In 1995, Tisdale turned to a different career and re-corded “Power Forward,” a contemporary jazz album for the Motown subsidiary MoJazz. “Power Forward” hit No. 4 on Billboard Magazine’s Top Contemporary Jazz al-bums list. Eight of Tisdale’s releases would reach the top 10 on that chart and three, “Face to Face,” “Way Up!” and “Rebound” would reach No. 1 on that list. “Way Up!” and “Rebound” also charted on the Billboard 200.

“I loved his music,” Capel said. “Even before I got here, I loved it. I had his CDs. My dad’s a big jazz fan, so that got me into it a little bit. I loved it. I have an autographed Wayman Tisdale CD up in my office. It’s probably one of the two autographs in my life that I’ve ever gotten.”

Last August, Tisdale’s leg was amputated in an effort to fight his cancer. His diagnosis came in 2007 after a fall in his Los Angeles home.

“In his two-year battle with cancer, Wayman dem-onstrated courage, faith and true strength of character,” Gov. Brad Henry said. “Even in the most challenging of times, he had a smile for people, and he had the rare abil-ity to make everyone around him smile. He was one of the most inspirational people I have ever known.”

Tisdale is survived by his wife, Regina and four children.

A public memorial service is scheduled 11 a.m. Thursday at the BOK Center in Tulsa.

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