OUDaily.com | Brooke Myers

February 28, 2011 | 0 comments

Two professors have accepted offers from the Honors College to begin teaching courses in African studies next fall. The Honors College search committee unanimously chose Andreanna Prichard and Daniel Mains out of 122 candidates to teach part of the new line that search chairman Richard Hamerla defined as the “politics of development.” READ MORE

Mentor programs created to aid, enhance college experience

February 23, 2011 | 0 comments

Applications for College of International Studies students hoping to participate in a sponsored mentor program are due today in Hester Hall. The College of International Studies has developed a number of new programs, including a dual mentor program between underclassmen and upperclassmen, as well as between upperclassmen and career mentors. READ MORE

Honors College to hire new faculty

February 16, 2011 | 0 comments

A new professor will likely be invited to join the faculty of the OU Honors College within the next week, the college’s associate dean said. The Honors College will hire one or more new faculty members to teach honors courses on non-Western subject matter, Honors College Dean David Ray said. READ MORE

Dancing competition raises money for Children’s Miracle Network

February 14, 2011 | 0 comments

Dancing never felt so good. At least that’s how Laura Bock felt when Dance Marathon raised almost $73,000 for the Children’s Miracle Network. READ MORE

Students team up to write zombie-apocalypse book

February 14, 2011 | 0 comments

What if zombies were coming for you? That’s what Kyle West, OU graduate, thought two years ago when he was a professional writing junior in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication. READ MORE

Sooners to dance, play games during charity night for children

February 11, 2011 | 0 comments

Students will dance the night away and participate in sports tournaments tonight at the Huston Huffman Center to help raise money for a children’s charity. READ MORE

OU welcomes 61 new exchange students this spring

January 26, 2011 | 0 comments

Sixty-one students from across the world recently arrived in Norman. The international students represent 17 nations and are studying at OU as semester-long reciprocal exchange students, yearlong students or as students in specialized short-term programs that last about four weeks. READ MORE

COLUMN: Embrace the Earth

May 3, 2010 | 5 comments

For the fourth time since its premiere, I sat down and watched “Avatar,” this time on my living room TV. READ MORE

COLUMN: Charity is never enough

April 23, 2010 | 7 comments

The word America brings forth lots of images: Fat people, Hollywood, business suits, churches, Lady Gaga, televisions, hamburgers, soccer moms, cell phones, fake boobs, Google, Hummers, Facebook, shiny buildings, YouTube, Coco Chanel, football, American Idol, Obama… READ MORE

COLUMN: Matriarchy could solve many of the world’s problems

April 14, 2010 | 15 comments

The answer to peace on Earth is being confined to remote places sparsely located across the globe. READ MORE

COLUMN: Cosmo is more about sex than freedom

March 31, 2010 | 4 comments

Cosmopolitan is the best-selling magazine of its kind. And for good reason. READ MORE

COLUMN: We’re more than pretty faces

February 24, 2010 | 8 comments

If we’re not pretty, we’re a problem. READ MORE

COLUMN: Fraternities, cleaning duties, rush and the quest for brotherhood

February 3, 2010 | 46 comments

There is no bond like the bond of brothers. It is a bond made infallible. The word “brothers” connotes the dripping, sweet glue that binds men, young and old, together for life. Together. For. Life. READ MORE

Point/Counterpoint: Challenge yourself

January 20, 2010 | 1 comment

That GPA is like a firstborn son to us students. We do everything in our power to make it the best, the greatest, the one with the most potential. READ MORE

COLUMN: The story of a sex trafficking victim

December 9, 2009 | 7 comments

I was 14 when it happened. Most girls that it happens to are 14. READ MORE

COLUMN: ‘What do you have to say?’

November 16, 2009 | 6 comments

George Orwell’s “1984” is a somewhat prophetic novel. If you haven’t read it, read it, and you’ll find yourself a more informed citizen. His book is just about dead on, save for one minor detail: We’re not controlled by the government so much as we are by the media. READ MORE

Articles by Brooke Myers