Black law students raise nearly $400 for Haiti relief

The Ada Lois Sipuel chapter of the Black Law Students Association raised almost $400 that will be donated towards the American Red Cross’ Haiti Relief Fund during its Haiti Relief Week Feb. 1 to 5.

“We want to express our thanks to everyone who helped make Haiti Relief Week a complete success,” said Christopher Staine, third-year law student and BLSA president. “If it wasn’t for the entire school participating we wouldn’t have raised any awareness or money.”

The BLSA held a bake sale Monday through Wednesday and asked the College of Law community to wear red to recognize earthquake victims in Haiti. The organization teamed up with BJ’s restaurant in Norman to donate 15 percent of all proceeds collected between 4 and 10 p.m. Thursday from customers with a BLSA flyer for Haiti Awareness Week.

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New facility to be dedicated

OU will dedicate its ExxonMobil Lawrence G. Rawl Engineering Practice Facility in a public ceremony at 2 p.m. Monday.

ExxonMobil gave $5 million toward building the facility for engineering students to gain work experience by applying what they learned in the classroom to challenges they may face in the future. The building also will host activities designed to expose grade-school students to engineering, math and science-related careers.

“We are grateful to ExxonMobil for making possible this new cutting-edge facility on campus, which will be a center for creativity and new technological innovations at the University of Oklahoma,” President David Boren said in a press release.

The building is named in memory of former ExxonMobil chairman and OU petroleum engineering graduate Lawrence G. Rawl. After serving a two-year tour of duty in the U.S. Marine Corps, Rawl began his studies at OU and earned his bachelor’s degree in 1952. Rawl received numerous awards for his scholarship in 1992 and 1993. He created the Lawrence G. Rawl Scholarship in 1995.

For more information about the ceremony or for accommodations on the basis of disability, contact the Special Events office at 405-325-3784.

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