OUDaily.com | Lauren Stalford

Seniors hope to increase independence for palsy patients

April 28, 2009 | 0 comments

A team of four mechanical engineering students has created a device to help a local woman with cerebral palsy get from point A to point B. For their senior capstone project, the students have created a contraption that will carry Norman resident Linda Shannon from her shower to her toilet. READ MORE

Lightning strikes OU employee not twice, but six times

April 20, 2009 | 0 comments

Carl Mize might want to think about asking for hazard pay. The OU Physical Plant employee has been hospitalized three times for injuries sustained in the line of duty, twice when he was struck by lighting and then again April 8 when a utility truck collapsed on him while he was doing landscaping work at Boyd House. READ MORE

T-Shirts give testimony on sexual assault

April 13, 2009 | 0 comments

To raise awareness of sexual assault, the Women’s Outreach Center will turn the South Oval into a massive clothesline by displaying T-shirts decorated with students’ personal stories. READ MORE

OU recycling: It’s not easy being green

April 7, 2009 | 3 comments

Students might throw their empty Coke bottles into recycling bins across campus without a second thought, but OU’s recyclables actually goes through a long process in order to help the environment. READ MORE

College of Dentistry reaches out to rural areas

March 31, 2009 | 0 comments

The OU College of Dentistry is reaching out to the state’s rural communities to provide dental education and care to areas that have long needed dental professionals. READ MORE

Regents approve CART funding

March 26, 2009 | 0 comments

The OU Board of Regents approved Wednesday the purchase of five new CART buses fueled by compressed natural gas and the appointment of Richard Taylor as Dean to the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Art, said Catherine Bishop, vice president of public affairs. READ MORE

Jewish fraternity to join Interfraternity Council

March 24, 2009 | 1 comment

An exclusive Jewish fraternity will join the ranks of 17 other fraternities when it becomes a member of the Interfraternity Council next month. READ MORE

Faculty: lack of evidence to blame for dead week reform failure

March 12, 2009 | 0 comments

Members of the Faculty Senate said they opposed Student Congress’ proposal to amend Dead Week regulations because proponents did not provide them with evidence of problems with the current policy. READ MORE

OU YouTube channel shows off Sooner view

March 9, 2009 | 0 comments

Popularity is rising for the virtual Sooner experience following OU’s launch of a social media site in October. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/universityofoklahoma">OU’s YouTube channel</a> gives students the chance to show OU through their eyes. READ MORE

Lebanese, Jewish students unite to defuse mines, tensions

March 5, 2009 | 0 comments

Dozens of Jewish and Lebanese students came together Wednesday to overcome animosity between their peoples and aid war-torn Lebanon. READ MORE

University of Colorado’s ‘Siesta Room’ aids sleep on campus

March 4, 2009 | 0 comments

Imagine a public room on campus filled with beanbags, sleeping mats and couches. Students are given eye masks to aid dozing, and university employees watch their belongings and serve as human alarm clocks to wake them from slumber. Such a room is no longer just a dream at the University of Colorado in Boulder. READ MORE

Two OU soloists compete on national stage

February 25, 2009 | 2 comments

Two OU music students will rosin up their bows as finalists next month to compete for the title of national string champion. READ MORE

Model UN challenges students with crisis simulation, teaches diplomacy

February 18, 2009 | 0 comments

OU will host more than 300 regional high school students today for the 50th Model United Nation’s Southwest Conference. READ MORE

Instructor attacked in Kaufman Hall

February 13, 2009 | 2 comments

Instructor attacked in Kaufman Hall READ MORE

Students sleep outside to raise awareness for local homeless

February 9, 2009 | 1 comment

Approximately 20 OU students gathered on the South Oval Friday evening to camp-out and raise awareness about the local homeless population. Phi Beta Sigma hosted its eighth annual “Sleep Out for the Homeless” from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. READ MORE

T.E.A. Café expands to Campus Corner

February 9, 2009 | 1 comment

T.E.A. Café, a local Asian restaurant, is giving its OU customers a reason to rejoice. T.E.A. Café will be opening a new location on Campus Corner sometime in March, but the exact date has not been released. READ MORE

RIAA cracks down on copyright infringement at OU

February 5, 2009 | 2 comments

While illegally downloading copyrighted material is free, it doesn’t come cheap to those who are caught. Complaints made to OU about illegally downloaded content rose 540 percent in 2008, and 13 members of the OU community who downloaded illegally on OU’s network are in the settlement process with the Recording Industry Association of America. READ MORE

Professor touts integrity

February 3, 2009 | 0 comments

Some professors might seem out of touch with students, but Alexander Holmes, OU economics professor, stands out by inspiring integrity in students. READ MORE

Norman High club’s documentary now a teaching tool

January 29, 2009 | 0 comments

As Native American languages increasingly face extinction, a group of Norman High School students decided to speak up. READ MORE

OU students gain international perspective with online discussion panel

January 21, 2009 | 0 comments

OU students went online Tuesday to exchange thoughts on Barack Obama’s inauguration live with students halfway across the globe. READ MORE

Articles by Lauren Stalford