OUDaily.com | Jamie Birdwell

Darwin 2009 debates stir controversy on campus

May 11, 2009 | 4 comments

In 2009, OU hosted the world’s largest series of events celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his book, “On the Origin of Species.” READ MORE

Comparing contraception: What you need to know

May 6, 2009 | 3 comments

OU ranked 92nd out of 139 universities in the nation for sexual health resources available to students in the most recent Trojan condoms sexual health report card. READ MORE

Culturally conscious classes enrich education experience

May 4, 2009 | 0 comments

Although math, science and pre-civil war history may be important to a higher education, there are other classes being offered in the summer and fall that add a little more spice to the collegiate career. READ MORE

Professor documents ’70s feminist movement with new video project

April 30, 2009 | 1 comment

The women’s rights movement in Oklahoma of the ’70s and ’80s is relatively unknown, but the work women put in decades ago remains relevant in history and feminist movements today. Today, the work of these activists is being documented by researchers at OU. READ MORE

Students work with volunteers to aid starving children in Haiti

April 30, 2009 | 0 comments

Volunteer students, Girl Scouts and Norman residents packaged food to send to hungry children in Haiti Wednesday night. READ MORE

Trophy company booms with business

April 28, 2009 | 0 comments

Midwest Trophy Manufacturing is one of Oklahoma’s little-known treasures. The company’s biggest claim to fame lies in its client list, which includes some of the biggest names in sports like NASCAR, most college football bowl games and all NCAA awards — including the Heisman trophy. READ MORE

Student group to celebrate Israeli culture

April 27, 2009 | 6 comments

The Hillel Jewish Student Organization will host its first “Israel Week,” a series of events this week celebrating Israeli culture. READ MORE

Students run on fumes as semester runs down

April 24, 2009 | 0 comments

Most college students who are sleep deprived don’t know it, said Dr. Maroun Tawk, the medical director of the sleep program at the OU Health Sciences Center. READ MORE

Tips for both dressing professionally and saving money

April 21, 2009 | 0 comments

When a student needs to be dressed up, for times like an internship or job interview, clothes are a necessity and an expense. The Daily gives you tips on ways to save, and what things to splurge on to avoid the ritual morning phrase, “I don’t have anything to wear.” READ MORE

Debate heightens over marijuana regulation

April 20, 2009 | 4 comments

April 20, known as the “420” holiday in certain circles, is an infamous date dedicated to one illegal practice: marijuana use. READ MORE

A dip a dollar

April 17, 2009 | 0 comments

OU students were dunked for dollars on the South Oval Thursday for Tau Kappa Omega’s philanthropy week. READ MORE

Career Services hosts seminar to help students find jobs, internships

April 16, 2009 | 0 comments

Graduating seniors might think their options are bleak in this economy, but there are still jobs and internships for the taking. READ MORE

Goldwater Scholar aims high in research

April 15, 2009 | 0 comments

One OU student has taken tragedy in her own life and turned it into a passion and career, something that recently helped her gain national recognition. READ MORE

All referendums pass student vote

April 10, 2009 | 6 comments

Students voiced their opinions last week when they voted on three referendums in UOSA elections. Referendums do not have any force of law, but rather are used to express the student body’s will for Student Congress representatives and university officials to take into account when making policy decisions. READ MORE

Gender-wage gap: how to help Jill catch up to Jack

April 9, 2009 | 0 comments

The Women’s Outreach Center is set to host a three-hour workshop Friday to educate young women about the gender-wage gap and how to beat it. READ MORE

Kansas tornado allowed Greensburg to go green

April 8, 2009 | 1 comment

Greensburg, Kan., wants to be the real-world version of the Emerald City. On May 7, 2007, the 65-mile-wide city of Greensburg was destroyed by an F5 tornado, leaving only two buildings standing in the town, Mayor Bob Dixson told the OU community on his Tuesday visit as part of Green Week 2009. READ MORE

OU faculty gives back to university in online auction

April 7, 2009 | 0 comments

OU faculty and staff raised $16,481 for student scholarships in an online auction last week as part of a faculty and staff fundraiser. READ MORE

Crews put out fire at University Commons

April 6, 2009 | 0 comments

Students evacuated from building where fire erupted at 8:45 p.m. Sunday READ MORE

Regents push for mandatory freshmen financial literacy course

April 3, 2009 | 5 comments

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education discussed the possibility of adding financial literacy lessons for college freshmen Thursday during their meeting at the Noble Center in Ardmore. READ MORE

Nationally-ranked OU debaters live, argue together

April 2, 2009 | 0 comments

RJ Giglio and Nick Watts used a somewhat nontraditional process to select each other as roommates. Instead of looking for friends with similar schedules, Giglio and Watts looked for people who were good at arguing. READ MORE

Organization looks for new ‘sexperts’

March 27, 2009 | 0 comments

The Women’s Outreach Center is looking for new recruits interested in becoming the next generation of campus “sexperts” to teach students about safer sex practices and sexual assault. READ MORE

Fertility clinics see rise in egg donors as economy wanes

March 25, 2009 | 0 comments

Clinics report the number of young women interested in donating eggs has increased significantly due to the current economic crisis. READ MORE

OU author gives military couples advice to keep their love from going AWOL

March 12, 2009 | 0 comments

An OU Ph.D. student hopes to calm anxieties caused by military separation with his book, “Surviving Military Separation.” READ MORE

Fake honor societies scam students

March 11, 2009 | 0 comments

Students with good grades usually receive invitations to join prestigious honor societies, but some invites are nothing more than a ploy to get money from unsuspecting students. READ MORE

Helpful tips for off-campus housing

March 10, 2009 | 0 comments

Finding a new place to live can be time consuming, costly and confusing. New renters should set aside time to thoroughly understand the process of moving into a new home. READ MORE

OU blog stirs up interest

March 9, 2009 | 1 comment

Launched Feb. 13, OU’s new blog is helping students “unwind” through columns about fashion, culture and everything in between. READ MORE

Dawkins presents 'The Purpose of Purpose' to packed house

March 8, 2009 | 4 comments

Richard Dawkins was greeted with laughter, applause and one outburst that led to a security escort outside at his Friday night lecture at McCasland Field House. READ MORE

OU Foundation projects drop in scholarship funding

March 6, 2009 | 0 comments

OU scholarship funds, financed by the interest from OU’s $1 billion endowment, are projected to be down 10 percent next year, according to the OU Foundation’s investment director. READ MORE

Dawkins to define relationship between purpose and evolution

March 6, 2009 | 2 comments

Richard Dawkins, world renown evolutionary biologist and headliner of OU’s Darwin 2009 celebration, will speak at 7 tonight in the McCasland Field House. READ MORE

There’s no trick to tackling taxes

March 3, 2009 | 1 comment

Although many college students pass off their tax forms to their parents, students who do their own have options to make filing taxes simpler and more efficient. READ MORE

OU collaborates with institution to fund research

February 25, 2009 | 0 comments

Oklahoma has received $110 million in research funds since 1979 from The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. READ MORE

News Briefs: Construction delayed after waterline puncture

February 25, 2009 | 0 comments

Construction on Collings Hall caused a waterline to burst, flooding the walkway between it and Kaufman hall. Workers accidentally drilled into the waterline on the north side of Collings one of the workers, utility worker Chad Williams said. READ MORE

Recent Staph case in dorm no cause for alarm

February 24, 2009 | 0 comments

A recent occurrence of staph infection in Couch Tower should not cause students to panic, a health department scientist said. READ MORE

Eating Disorder Awareness Week reaches out to ‘silent sufferers’

February 23, 2009 | 1 comment

Being constantly confronted with the opportunities to eat fast food and gaze at photos of ultra-thin models isn’t just confusing, it’s dangerous, according to a former OU student. READ MORE

Accreditation renewal helps maintain high standards

February 18, 2009 | 0 comments

The Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communications is up for re-accreditation this week by the Accrediting Council for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. READ MORE

New art project provides thrifty entertainment

February 13, 2009 | 0 comments

Norman’s newest artistic experience, the Second Friday Circuit of Art, begins tonight at 6 in downtown Norman and will travel through Campus Corner. READ MORE

Week in the life: surviving on food stamps

February 12, 2009 | 2 comments

A week and a half ago, at the Daily’s news meeting, I received a story assignment to live off food stamps for a week. I called the Oklahoma Department of Health and was told that people who were single and in need of assistance were allotted $155 a month. READ MORE

Darwin: On the origin of debate

February 12, 2009 | 1 comment

Today marks the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin’s birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his magnum opus, ‘On the Origin of the Species.’ But the passing of years has done nothing to dull the debate that swirls around the father of evolutionary theory. READ MORE

I-35 expansion and bridge projects update

February 6, 2009 | 0 comments

Several construction projects will begin in Norman this spring. The first project begins Feb. 15 and will widen Interstate 35 to six lanes from Indian Hills Road to half-way between Main St. and Robinson St., said David Meuser, spokesman for the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. READ MORE

Identity theft becomes all too real for Oklahomans

February 5, 2009 | 2 comments

A new generation of criminals called identity thieves have caused some consumers to pay more attention to their bank accounts. READ MORE

Professors debate Israeli-Palestinian conflict

February 4, 2009 | 0 comments

A divided panel of Middle East experts on Tuesday discussed the future of the decades-old conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. READ MORE

'Sooner Ally' group offers support for LGBT students

February 3, 2009 | 8 comments

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students have a special support network at OU for academic, emotional and social issues. READ MORE

Dawkins lecture officially moved to McCasland Field House

January 30, 2009 | 3 comments

A lecture by prominent atheist and evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins has been moved to McCasland Field House to accommodate high demand for tickets. READ MORE

UOSA election lacking publicity

January 30, 2009 | 0 comments

Eighteen students voted in UOSA special elections Tuesday and Wednesday, which are in jeopardy of being nullified a second time. READ MORE

Students hold candlelight vigil for equality

January 30, 2009 | 0 comments

A group of students stood outside Cate Center and held a chilly candlelight vigil for equality Thursday night. READ MORE

OU developing all-in-one Web service for easier access

January 27, 2009 | 1 comment

Students will be able to access a single Web site that will give them one log-in access to all the areas they interact with on campus, beginning in September 2009, READ MORE

Separated Oklahoma twins to undergo reconstructive surgery

January 23, 2009 | 0 comments

Recently separated twins Kylee and Preston Wells remain in critical condition at the OU Medical Center’s Children’s Hospital, their mother and doctors said Thursday at a press conference. READ MORE

Students hope to witness history in person

January 20, 2009 | 0 comments

In Norman, OU students spent the winter break figuring out their class schedules, buying textbooks and enjoying the relative comfort of a month free from classes. In Washington D.C., OU students spent the last days of their winter breaks trying to score tickets to the hottest event in the country. READ MORE

Starbucks’ arrival stirs emotions

September 22, 2008 | 1 comment

The first on-campus Starbucks opens today in the Oklahoma Memorial Union, across from the post office. READ MORE

OU freshman ‘thunderstruck’

September 16, 2008 | 2 comments

University College freshman Ashley Liddell was just out to get some experience when she auditioned last week for the Oklahoma City Thunder Dance Team. The Norman native instead impressed the judges enough to earn a spot on the squad, although a goof initially left Liddell disappointed. READ MORE

Articles by Jamie Birdwell