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Girl Talk to perform free concert Saturday on campus

November 28, 2011 | 0 comments

Mash-up band Girl Talk is coming to OU for a free concert Saturday on campus at a venue that has not yet been announced. The show is part of the One Night Only concert series sponsored by AXE, the men’s hair product company, which announced the event via the company’s Facebook. READ MORE

New Music Tuesday: Reviews Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2

November 22, 2011 | 0 comments

Much like a brightly lit holiday display whose lights shine a little too brightly, “Glee” always has been a hit-or-miss with both its TV and music. And its latest release of shimmering, colorful covers, “The Christmas Album Volume 2,” doesn’t fail to follow the show’s formula of overproduced aural goodness. READ MORE

No OU students injured in Norman apartment complex fire

August 5, 2011 | 0 comments

No OU students have been injured in the damage from the fires that engulfed several buildings Friday at a student apartment complex, a Norman Regional Hospital spokeswoman said. The fire at the Commons on Oak Tree, 1111 Oak Tree Ave., began before 4 p.m., a police dispatcher said. READ MORE

Lockett defeats Holman in Norman's runoff election

May 11, 2011 | 0 comments

The Norman City Council elections finally have been completed after the Ward 7 runoff election was decided by 21 votes Tuesday. Linda Lockett received 127 votes, or 54.51 percent, in the runoff election for the ward seat, while opponent Stephen Tyler Holman received 106, according to the Cleveland County Election Board website’s unofficial results. READ MORE

Howdy Week Involvement Fair extends sign-up deadline

May 4, 2011 | 0 comments

The registration deadline for Howdy Week’s Involvement Fair has been extended until the end of the summer, and student organizations have responded by increasing their participation in the event. The deadline was extended indefinitely because the original Friday deadline coincided with student preparation for final exams, said Joe Sangirardi, fair coordinator and letters sophomore. READ MORE

OU gives SafeRide an extra $55,000

April 29, 2011 | 0 comments

OU’s weekend taxicab program received $55,000 of support funds from the university after the program’s yearly balance was in the red by the end of March. The SafeRide program’s expenses were $5,019.92 in the hole after officials paid $5,220 in monthly service fees to Airport Express on March 24, one of the program’s contracted services. READ MORE

Candidates race to collect votes

April 27, 2011 | 0 comments

With two weeks remaining until the May 10 Norman City Council Ward 7 runoff election, both candidates are campaigning to improve turnout after the end of the voter-registration period. A total of 44 Norman residents have registered to vote in Ward 7 since the initial March 1 election, according to the Cleveland County Election Board’s voter mailing list. READ MORE

Business booming for new O'Connell's, owner says

April 26, 2011 | 1 comment

For local restaurant O’Connell’s Irish Pub & Grille, the beer really may be greener on the other side of campus. Since the original Lindsey Street location’s demolition more than a month ago, the Campus Corner location known for its green beer is bringing in more business than ever, owner Jeff Stewart said. READ MORE

Green Week to build environmental awareness

April 20, 2011 | 0 comments

Six recyclable sculptures built by 17 art students and installed on the South Oval are intended to raise environmental awareness on campus in conjunction with Undergraduate Student Congress Green Week. READ MORE

More OU students registered to vote in Ward 7 runoff election

April 19, 2011 | 0 comments

55 Ward 7 residents, including at least 18 OU students, have registered to vote since March’s Norman City Council race, according to registration statistics from the Cleveland County Election Board. READ MORE

Renovated plaza dedicated to alum

April 19, 2011 | 0 comments

A plaza in Sarkeys Energy Center was dedicated to an alumnus from the OU College of Earth and Energy Monday morning for his longtime success in offshore drilling. Alumni and faculty, including President David Boren and college Dean Larry Grillot, gathered in the Gene Van Dyke Plaza to honor the oil-drilling entrepreneur, who attended the event with his wife and daughter. READ MORE

Auditions open for Sooner singing competition

April 13, 2011 | 0 comments

Students can audition for a singing competition that will crown the next “Sooner Idol” today in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. The Union Programming Board’s singing competition, “Sooner Idol,” is holding free auditions from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Union’s John Houchin Room. READ MORE

Annual Native American Festival held in Norman

April 11, 2011 | 0 comments

Norman residents learned to appreciate Oklahoma’s Native American culture at the 6th annual Native American Festival on Sunday afternoon in the Norman Public Library. READ MORE

Meteorology school acquires new Doppler radar

April 7, 2011 | 0 comments

The OU School of Meteorology is better equipped to deal with tornado season after the acquisition of a new radar system. The school recently received a mobile radar system that combines both rapid-scanning and 3-D radars. READ MORE

City Council candidates stress city, university cooperation

April 6, 2011 | 0 comments

Two Norman City Council candidates stressed more city and university cooperation at a forum meant to encourage OU students to vote in their runoff election Wednesday night in Couch Center. READ MORE

Tickets for Miranda Lambert concert still available

March 30, 2011 | 0 comments

Lloyd Noble Center has lowered its maximum capacity for country singer Miranda Lambert’s concert, but tickets for the event are still available for purchase. READ MORE

Linda Lockett vies for Ward 7 seat

March 30, 2011 | 0 comments

A self-proclaimed “Norman gal,” city council candidate Linda Lockett hopes to lead the city she has always lived in. The retired businesswoman and OU alumna has many ties to the city — from her father running its first hotel to her long-time work with the Norman Business Association. READ MORE

Professor preparing for service overseas

March 25, 2011 | 0 comments

While adapting to Afghanistan’s climate will certainly be an adjustment for OU professor Shad Sattherthwaite, he said the biggest change he would have to make when shipping out in the fall will be missing Sooner football games. READ MORE

Crews demolish original O'Connell's building

March 23, 2011 | 0 comments

Forty years of tradition were torn down in 30 minutes Tuesday at the corner of Lindsey Street and Jenkins Avenue. The original O’Connell’s Irish Pub & Grille was demolished by Midwest Wrecking Co. Tuesday afternoon, leaving only the foundation and restaurant’s back office standing and signaling the university’s plan to build new athletic residence halls by 2013. READ MORE

CAC plans full weekend for Mom's Day

March 23, 2011 | 0 comments

Students and their mothers will be able to spend time together during on-campus activities for OU’s Mom’s Day from Friday morning to Sunday afternoon. Sooner mothers and families visiting campus can attend events this weekend planned by the Campus Activities Council Mom’s Day executive committee. READ MORE

Former Sooner still in city election battle

March 21, 2011 | 0 comments

A slip of paper and a 50 percent chance is all it took to keep an OU student’s campaign to join Norman’s City Council alive. Stephen Tyler Holman, former OU student, was selected as the runoff-election candidate for Ward 7 after the original election produced no winner. READ MORE

Ward 7 runoff candidate to be selected out of a hat

March 11, 2011 | 0 comments

The opposing candidate in the Norman City Council’s runoff election will be decided by pulling a name out of a hat today. READ MORE

UOSA takes break with puppies

March 10, 2011 | 1 comment

A local animal shelter hoped to alleviate students’ midterm stress Wednesday afternoon on the South Oval. OU students were able to take a study break and walk, hold and play fetch with 11 dogs from the OK Save A Dog Society from noon to 4 p.m. READ MORE

City Council election will have run-off race in May

March 1, 2011 | 1 comment

A run-off election will occur May 10 after Ward 7 of the city council election resulted in no clear winner. READ MORE

Former student vies for Council position

February 25, 2011 | 0 comments

A former OU student in his mid-20s wearing dark-framed glasses sits at the checkered table in Hideaway Pizza on Buchanan Avenue in Norman, quietly scribbling on a legal notepad. A silver Macbook sits under his briefcase, which contains a stack of voter registration forms. READ MORE

Sooner delegates meet at capitol

February 23, 2011 | 0 comments

OU students met with more than 50 legislators Tuesday at the Capitol for a statewide event to promote higher education funding. Students and state officials worked together on Higher Education Day, an annual event in which Oklahoma universities send delegates to the Capitol to meet with representatives and show how their votes personally affect students and faculty at public institutions. READ MORE

Sooner delegates to address Legislature

February 21, 2011 | 1 comment

Nearly 50 OU students will make their way to the Oklahoma Capitol at 11 a.m. Tuesday to promote the importance of higher education as part of a combined effort between public universities and the state Legislature. READ MORE

CAC to screen indie comedy tonight in Union

February 15, 2011 | 0 comments

An indie-comedy filmed in the Tulsa area by almost entirely Oklahomans will be screened at 9 tonight in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Regents and Associates Rooms, sponsored by the University of Oklahoma Campus Activities Council Film Series. READ MORE

City council candidate draws on OU experiences

February 14, 2011 | 0 comments

If Norman City Council candidate Brande Kauffman is passionate about one thing other than law and local government, it’s watching her favorite TV shows on her DVR — which is going to need a bigger hard drive if she wins the Ward 7 seat in the March 1 election. READ MORE

UOSA to host meet-and-greet forum at 3 p.m. today

February 8, 2011 | 0 comments

Students wanting to address their concerns with OU student government can meet for free coffee with various UOSA representatives at 3 p.m. today in Cate Main Center. READ MORE

Norman City Council candidate preview

January 26, 2011 | 0 comments

Eight Norman residents will vie for the four seats on Norman’s City Council that are up for grabs in the March 1 municipal election. READ MORE

Architecture professor to coordinate study-abroad trip to China

January 24, 2011 | 0 comments

The reservation for students interested in studying abroad in China focusing on two China Trip opportunities is due Jan. 31 for the first trip. To reserve a spot in the class required for the trip, students must submit $300 and a copy of their passport or driver’s license. READ MORE

Summit offers lessons in leadership

January 24, 2011 | 0 comments

More than 250 students came together Saturday in the Oklahoma Memorial Union to improve their leadership skills at the Leader Summit. Students attended events at the summit designed to motivate and inform them about skills students can use before and after graduation. READ MORE

Best, worst Christmas albums to celebrate the season

December 3, 2010 | 1 comment

Unless you’re living under a piece of coal, your ears have already figured it out: Christmas music has paved its way down the candy cane road and into the radios and iPods of fans of the holiday season. Here are some notable and not-so-noteworthy Christmas musical releases from the last few decades. READ MORE

New Music Tuesday: Rihanna, Robyn

November 30, 2010 | 0 comments

The Daily reviews new and notable music releases from Rihanna and Robyn READ MORE

New Music Tuesday: Girl Talk, Keith Urban

November 23, 2010 | 0 comments

The Daily reviews new and notable music releases from Girl Talk and Keith Urban READ MORE

Shop sells Sooner gear — from wacky to wackier

November 11, 2010 | 0 comments

Any shopper who doesn’t take necessary precautions might find himself or herself blindsided at the Apothem, a forest of crimson and cream garb where everybody knows your name. That name, shared by millions of people all over the world, is “Sooner.” READ MORE

Redhawks management partner to be attorney general

November 3, 2010 | 0 comments

Scott Pruitt is the first Republican elected to the attorney general seat since 1971. After campaigning for constitutional liberty and limited federal government, he received 64.87 percent of the vote from 1,861 out of 2,229 precincts. READ MORE

New Music Tuesday: Matt & Kim, Taylor Swift, Skating Polly

November 2, 2010 | 1 comment

The Daily reviews new and notable music releases from Matt & Kim, Taylor Swift and Skating Polly. READ MORE

Glee clubs fill campus with music, songs

August 31, 2010 | 0 comments

Even though she has made a name for herself on campus as a Singing Sooner — both as the official OU chant singer and a member of several choral groups on campus — vocal music education senior Kayley McCoy says her Sooner pride makes her stand out back home in Stillwater. READ MORE

Out-of-the-ordinary major stirs fascination

August 23, 2010 | 0 comments

When sophomore Nolan Reilly tells people his major is organ performance, he usually gets funny looks. “It’s not a very well known instrument,” Reilly observed. “People don’t even realize [organ performance] is a major.” READ MORE

New Music Tuesday: The Cast of 'Glee'

April 27, 2010 | 1 comment

“Glee” and Madonna have a lot in common: They’re both bold, brassy, highly controversial and like taking long walks on the beach over a heavy dance beat. READ MORE

Father and son share musical passion

April 26, 2010 | 0 comments

Jamie Killion and his son Jordan share many things. READ MORE

Music, dance highlight President's Festival of the Arts

April 23, 2010 | 0 comments

The President’s Festival of the Arts held its second concert of dance and music performances Friday night in the Reynolds Performing Arts Center. READ MORE

An inside look at 'As It Is in Heaven'

April 23, 2010 | 0 comments

The Daily’s Alex Ewald sat down with two of the people behind the production of “As It Is in Heaven.” READ MORE

President Boren's arts festival to showcase every medium

April 22, 2010 | 0 comments

Being bad has never been so good as College of Fine Arts students and professors perform opera and drama pieces as “Saints and Sinners,” the first performance of the annual President’s Festival of the Arts, at 8 tonight in Reynolds Performing Arts Center. READ MORE

Musical hit returns to the small screen

April 13, 2010 | 0 comments

After four agonizing months, I can be “Glee”-ful once again. READ MORE

Screening, discussions address Middle Eastern issues

April 5, 2010 | 0 comments

A film and video work that addresses the issues of the Middle East will screen at 5 p.m. today in the Meacham Auditorium of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. READ MORE

Concert review: Taylor Swift

April 2, 2010 | 1 comment

Though T-Swift’s star seems to be fading from overexposure, she did nothing but shine Wednesday night in Oklahoma City as she told the crowd her stories about boys, break-ups, first dates and fairytales — the very songs that spiked “Swift Fever” so long ago. READ MORE

It's a live story

March 31, 2010 | 0 comments

Armed with curly blonde locks, honest lyrics and a silver guitar — and with no Kanye in sight — country-pop star Taylor Swift will take the stage for her Fearless Tour tonight at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City. READ MORE

Articles by Alex Ewald