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  • Water Project
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  • 2 weeks ago

Drought conditions harm regional farming, inflate food prices

Restrictions on water usage and rising prices brought about from drought conditions are affecting regional farming communities - and may affect your s...

  • Water Project
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  • 2 weeks ago

Lake Thunderbird: All Dried Up

The community is worried about the fate of Norman’s water supply.

  • Year in Review
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  • 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Student Government Association: Past evaluated, future pending

Join The Daily as we give you a brief overview of the past SGA presidential successes and those still in planning.

  • Year In Review
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  • 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Raising Cane’s first full semester looks good enough to eat

With its partial first semester here on campus turning such high profits, Raising Cane’s first full semester has franchise owner looking to make...

  • year in review
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  • 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Five OU students receive national scholars awards

OU students bring accolades to the university by receiving competitive national scholarships this year.

  • year in review
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  • 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Long-time professors will re-enter retirement at semester’s end

Two of the religious studies program’s founding professors will be retiring. Barbara and Tom Boyd have been teaching at OU for many years.

  • year in review
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  • 2 weeks, 1 day ago

International students bring a slice of home to campus through multiple cultural events

A 7-percent growth in international student enrollment means more students from abroad are represented at OU. This year, multiple student cultural org...

  • Year In Review
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  • 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Students’ belongings remain locked in Students for a Democratic Society’s office after its closure

Students can contact Laura Tontz to retrieve their belongings that are still in the society’s office.

  • Water Project
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  • 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Legislatures dampens citizens’ voices in water strategy

Legislation that would have given citizens a role in forming water policy failed to pass committee.

  • Associated Press
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  • 2 weeks, 4 days ago

California residents evacuate as wildfire blazes through Ventura County

Residents have evacuated homes west of Los Angeles due to a wind-driven wildfire attempting to blaze through the community.

  • Associated Press
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  • 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Maryland becomes 18th state to abolish death penalty

Governor Martin O’Malley signed the measure on Thursday

  • Associated Press
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  • 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Shots fired inside of Houston airport, at least one critically injured

A call came into police at 1:35 p.m. reporting a “discharge of firearms”. One person has been hospitalized with life threatening injuries.

  • associated press
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  • 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Suicide rates among middle-aged Americans climb during recession

Health officials say suicides among middle-aged Americans climbed at a startling rate over the past decade, a period that included the recession. Over...

  • Associated Press
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  • 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Constructions workers cheer as crowning piece of World Trade Center ascends

The newest addition to the World Trade Center was hoisted to the top Thursday in the form of a silver spire embellished with the American flag.

  • Associated Press
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  • 2 weeks, 4 days ago

Rhode Island becomes tenth state to legalize gay marriage

Rhode Island Governor Chafee signed the bill into law Thursday evening. Weddings will take place beginning on August 1st.

  • Records
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  • 2 weeks, 4 days ago

OU officials continue refusal of distribution of employee records

University employees up for tenure or promotions are unable to view their own personal records because of confidentiality clauses.

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