OUDaily.com | Kyle West

December 14, 2009 | 29 comments

About three months ago, I wrote a column for The Oklahoma Daily about Bobo’s Chicken, an Oklahoma City concession trailer. READ MORE

Mexican food favorite reopens its doors

September 9, 2009 | 1 comment

Pepe Delgado’s reopened last Friday after being forced to close by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. The restaurant was closed July 17 for failure to comply with Oklahoma tax laws. READ MORE

BOOK REVIEW: "Lonesome Dove"

August 31, 2009 | 0 comments

Step out of back-to-school miniseries and suck down this 800 plus page behemoth. READ MORE

Dustbowl comes to Campus Corner

August 28, 2009 | 0 comments

Over 60 artists will crowd Buchanan Avenue this Saturday morning, selling their work at the first Dustbowl Arts Market. READ MORE

Foreign journalists tune up skills at Gaylord

July 20, 2009 | 0 comments

Eleven female broadcast journalists from South Asia came to OU to take part in a 10-day visual storytelling workshop designed to improve their broadcasting skills. The “Visual Storytelling Workshop” is a program funded by the U.S. State Department and started by Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication Dean Joe Foote, and included women from the Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh. READ MORE

Future Sooners take over campus

July 15, 2009 | 0 comments

Hundreds of incoming freshman are coming to Norman this week for the first session of Camp Crimson, the three-day orientation program that introduces new students to OU. READ MORE

Chipotle coming to Campus Corner

July 14, 2009 | 2 comments

The historic Boomer Theater on Campus Corner will soon open its doors to Chipotle Mexican Grill, marking the first time the Norman landmark will be the home of a retail establishment. READ MORE

Campus Corner construction ahead of schedule

July 8, 2009 | 0 comments

The Campus Corner summer construction project is expected to be completed by Aug. 7, slightly ahead of schedule, City of Norman officials said. “We haven’t run into any difficulties,” projects engineer John Clink said. “It’s gone quite well. I’m quite happy with this project.” READ MORE

Some construction complete, others just begin

July 7, 2009 | 0 comments

Projects include finishing Gaylord and adding another wing to Collings Hall. READ MORE

Tornado prompts new safety placards

July 1, 2009 | 0 comments

Housing and Food has ordered new tornado safety placards to be placed in Couch Center because many of the 500 residents had little idea what to do during the June 12 tornado that hit Norman, said Jennifer Brewer, a camp counselor for the Oklahoma Institute for Diversity in Journalism and a recent OU public relations graduate. READ MORE

Conference promotes Oklahoma wind energy

June 24, 2009 | 0 comments

Wind Commerce 2009, a multi-national convention promoting wind power’s economic and environmental use throughout Oklahoma, took place Tuesday and Wednesday at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in north Norman. Over 430 people registered to attend the two-day event, said Kylah McNabb, wind development specialist for the Oklahoma Department of Commerce. READ MORE

Biochemistry professor on path to ‘atomic glory’

June 17, 2009 | 0 comments

Biochemistry professor Ann West’s love for science started in a small suburb of New York when her father gave her a chemistry set. She is now an accomplished molecular biologist. Shortly after OU hired her in 1996, she became the chemistry department’s first woman to receive a full professorship. READ MORE

Fulbright Scholar Givel heads for ‘adventure’ in Kingdom of Bhutan

June 15, 2009 | 0 comments

Associate professor of political science Michael Givel will be the first Fulbright Scholar to research and teach in the Kingdom of Bhutan. Bordered by India and China, the nation of fewer than 1 million people has been historically closed to outside influence, Givel said. READ MORE

Unusual intersession course gathers students from across the globe

June 3, 2009 | 0 comments

Microbiology professor Joseph Suflita isn’t teaching your typical intersession course. His class is composed of 24 students from around the world who came to Norman specifically to study how biotechnology can be used to clean the environment. Twelve students traveled from Europe for the course, and 12 are from the United States. READ MORE

OU professor discusses Sotomayor nomination

June 2, 2009 | 2 comments

U.S Circuit Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s nominee to replace U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, will meet with senators this week in Washington for the first part of her confirmation process. Justin Wert, constitutional law professor, said Obama put Republicans in the difficult position of painting a negative picture of Sotomayor, because of her race, gender and personal history. READ MORE

OU biologists find key to combating cancer

May 25, 2009 | 0 comments

Researchers at the OU Cancer Institute have discovered how a particular cancer stem cell protein causes tumors to grow. Cancer biologist Shrikant Anant and Dr. Courtney Houchin announced their discovery at a press conference Thursday in the Stanton L. Young Biomedical Research Center in Oklahoma City. READ MORE

Construction begins on Campus Corner

May 20, 2009 | 0 comments

Construction began Monday on Campus Corner to improve roadways, add new storm drains and sewer lines and replace old water lines. John Clink, City of Norman capital projects engineer, said it will most likely take until August for all the work to be completed. READ MORE

OU builds nest on Twitter to improve outreach

May 18, 2009 | 1 comment

The University of Oklahoma is “tweeting” to reach out to the current student population and potential students. There’s so much that happens on campus, and this gives us the perfect outlet to talk about it,” Erin Yarbrough, OU Web Communications spokeswoman, said. READ MORE

Sushi restaurant offers interactive experience

April 28, 2009 | 2 comments

Tuesday afternoon, I had the opportunity to check out the “in the raw” on Boyd Street and University Boulevard, Norman’s newest sushi joint. The experience was not one to disappoint. READ MORE

Local band Starlight Mints don’t disappoint fanbase

April 27, 2009 | 0 comments

The Starlight Mints contributed their pop-like and rather strange brand of indie rock to the Norman Music Festival Saturday night – and for me – were the highlight of the entire festival. READ MORE

Movie Review: ‘Haunting’ worth your money

March 30, 2009 | 0 comments

“The Haunting in Connecticut” is a horror film attempting to recreate and embellish the allegedly true story of a family’s stay in a haunted house in Southington, Connecticut. Understandably liberties were taken, however, these liberties make the film a spooky, psychological thrill ride almost from start to finish. READ MORE

T.E.A Café brings Asian cuisine to Campus Corner

March 23, 2009 | 1 comment

It’s Saturday evening at the new T.E.A. Café on Campus Corner and the aroma of rice, noodles and soy hangs in the air. The grill hisses behind the glass partition, the clatter of pots, pans and knives drown out the low drum of music. READ MORE

Snow versus Sand: Part One

March 12, 2009 | 2 comments

In honor of spring break, The Daily’s Kyle West and Colin Henson will debate which vacation location is better. Today, Kyle West will make the case for the mountains. Tomorrow, Colin Henson will argue for the beach. READ MORE

Redemption through art

February 26, 2009 | 0 comments

Rochelle Feinstein, American modernist painter and professor at Yale University, spoke to students Wednesday at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. Feinstein said her lifestyle is defined by her painting. READ MORE

A different kind of greek house

February 4, 2009 | 1 comment

It doesn’t have the fluted columns or balconies of most of the “Greek houses” in Norman, but the no-frills restaurant known as the Greek House has been keeping patrons happy for three decades. READ MORE

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