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Season opener tickets available for pick-up online or in-person

August 30, 2010 | 0 comments

Students may pick up their purchased Sooner season opener football tickets against the Utah State Aggies this week in person or online. READ MORE

Cate trades Cinnabon for pasta

August 26, 2010 | 0 comments

Students are taking advantage of Cate ala Carte’s minor face lift that happened during the summer. OU Food Services Director Chuck Weaver said the changes were due to OU Food Management team’s decision to replace Cate’s Cinnabon with Cucina Italiana. Updates include removing the awning, painting O’Henry’s, expanding the interior seating areas and changing the exterior seating, as well as adding additional menus and signs, Weaver said. READ MORE

Students rally against bullies at Capitol

August 25, 2010 | 0 comments

OKLAHOMA CITY — OU students stood with an Oklahoma City student group at the Capitol to kick off a campaign against bullying. READ MORE

UOSA president plans new direction

August 23, 2010 | 5 comments

The University of Oklahoma Student Association president and vice president share a vision to create a positive relationship with OU students, and since their inauguration last spring, they’ve worked to reconnect with the students they represent. UOSA President Franz Zenteno said he spent the summer learning how the organization works. READ MORE

3,000 freshmen pack the dorms on Move-in Day

August 20, 2010 | 1 comment

Dorms were unaffected by a 35-minute power outage across campus on Freshmen Move-in Day, allowing more than 3,000 freshmen and their families to move into the dorms without a hitch and with a high turnout of student volunteers. READ MORE

CART to increase campus stops

August 19, 2010 | 0 comments

Cleveland Area Rapid Transit buses will increase its stops on the campus loop from every 30 minutes to every 20 minutes, despite budget cuts. READ MORE

Freshman move-in expected to delay CART routes

August 18, 2010 | 0 comments

Cleveland Area Rapid Transit is expecting bus route delays Thursday across Norman during OU’s freshman move-in day with nearly 2,000 students moving in, according to a CART press release. READ MORE

Boren: Reinforcement needed for University of Oklahoma alcohol policy

May 10, 2010 | 5 comments

This year, OU President David Boren reflected on the fourth year of OU’s alcohol policy. In 2005, President Boren proposed a new alcohol policy that would make OU a dry campus. READ MORE

Musical diversity brought to community

April 26, 2010 | 0 comments

The third-annual Norman Music Festival boomed Saturday and Sunday in downtown Norman, continuing with the growing tradition of presenting music of all kinds, from punk to salsa, on its 15 stages and venues. READ MORE

Drug policy forum opens

April 20, 2010 | 5 comments

Two student organizations will host a U.S. drug policy forum today in Dale Hall to discuss negative effects current drug laws have on society. Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Students for a Democratic Society have come together to organize “Teach-In: The Failure of U.S. Drug Policy.” READ MORE

Yearbook sex survey yields mixed responses

April 16, 2010 | 5 comments

Sooner Yearbook’s survey on sex received a growing response from students as soon as it was sent Thursday. READ MORE

Norman airport without power for an hour

April 13, 2010 | 1 comment

The Norman airport was without power for an hour Tuesday because of a one-car traffic accident on Flood Avenue. The Max Westheimer Airport and most of OU’s north campus lost power, said Matthew Jay, student dispatcher. READ MORE

Sooners lend a big hand

April 12, 2010 | 1 comment

A record number of students, faculty and staff volunteered Saturday at 160 job sites in the Norman-Oklahoma City area as part of The Big Event. READ MORE

Fraternity president chosen for Greece trip

April 8, 2010 | 5 comments

OU’s Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity president has become the first member of his chapter to win the opportunity to take a trip to Greece and learn what it means to be Greek. READ MORE

OU student wins second mayoral term

April 8, 2010 | 0 comments

The OU student who became mayor of Muskogee in 2008 won re-election Tuesday. READ MORE

Everybody gets caught, says ex con

April 7, 2010 | 2 comments

The man who inspired the Stephen Spielberg movie, “Catch Me if You Can,” told students about his infamous past as a con artist Tuesday night in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. READ MORE

Congressional candidate blasts Dan Boren

April 1, 2010 | 1 comment

A Republican candidate for Oklahoma’s 2nd Congressional District criticized Dan Boren, who currently serves as District 2 congressman, Wednesday evening in the Oklahoma Memorial Union. READ MORE

Medical professors stress ethics, emotional awareness

March 31, 2010 | 0 comments

Two OU medical professors addressed pre-medical students Tuesday evening on the importance of ethics and emotional awareness in the field. READ MORE

Boren awards groups, students with trophy

March 29, 2010 | 2 comments

OU President David Boren presented the 15th-annual President’s Trophy on Friday to first-place winners Delta Delta Delta sorority, Delta Upsilon fraternity, Cate Center and two commuter students. READ MORE

Seniors create campaign for local charity

March 22, 2010 | 0 comments

Five OU public relations seniors promote Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake 2010. READ MORE

Student group opens panel discussion

March 8, 2010 | 1 comment

A student group presented a panel and poetry reading Sunday evening in the Oklahoma Memorial Union’s Beaird Lounge to open discussion about black stereotypes and social conditions. READ MORE

Local spring break fun not out of reach

March 2, 2010 | 1 comment

Once the second week of March rolls around and midterms are over, many students will pack up their belongings and leave Norman for spring break. READ MORE

Colombian mayor urges students to reinvest in home country

March 1, 2010 | 0 comments

A Colombian mayor appealed to OU Colombian exchange students Friday, asking them return to their home country and build a stronger nation after completing their studies at OU. READ MORE

International humanitarian speaks about genocide in Burma

February 24, 2010 | 0 comments

Thomas Van Dyke, executive director of Heroes Serving Humanity, spoke to OU students Tuesday night about the human rights struggle in Burma. READ MORE

Colombian Night venue changed

February 22, 2010 | 1 comment

The Colombian Student Association is relocating its annual Colombian Night due to increase in attendance. READ MORE

Boren answers student questions

February 9, 2010 | 0 comments

President David Boren addressed student concerns in a question and answer session Monday evening in Cate Center. Students asked a variety of questions, ranging from topics about gender-blind housing to using Sooner meal points for laundry service. On gender-blind housing, Boren said it would be difficult to try to implement this style of student housing right now. READ MORE

‘Hearts for Haiti’ walk-a-thon raises funds for victims

February 8, 2010 | 0 comments

OKLAHOMA CITY — Nearly 100 people participated in the “Hearts for Haiti” walk-a-thon Saturday at Crossroads Mall in Oklahoma City. The walk-a-thon raised $840.24 for the Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund, which is helping the earthquake-ravaged nation. READ MORE

Student named Miss Kansas

January 20, 2010 | 1 comment

The shock industrial engineering junior Bethany Gerber has felt since winning Miss Kansas in 2009 still lingers in her voice. READ MORE

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