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Todd Lamb elected first male Republican lieutenant governor

November 3, 2010 | 0 comments

State Sen. Todd Lamb, R-Edmond, is Oklahoma’s 16th elected lieutenant governor, winning by 62.64 percent of the vote from 1,861 of the 2,229 precincts. With hopes of making Oklahoma more competitive with Texas concerning economic development, Lamb said he looked at surrounding states’ per capita income to see how Oklahoma stacked up. READ MORE

State Question 751 may word all state 'official actions' in English

October 28, 2010 | 0 comments

Oklahoma will conduct all its business in English if voters vote yes for State Question 751 during the general election Nov. 2. Based on Rep. Randy Terrill’s House Joint Resolution 1042, which passed through the Legislature in spring 2009, SQ 751 will amend the Oklahoma Constitution to require all state “official actions” be conducted in English, unless federal law requires differently, if passed. READ MORE

Oklahoma elections: House District 46

October 23, 2010 | 0 comments

Voters of Oklahoma House District 46 have two candidates to choose from between incumbent Scott Martin, R-Norman, and independent Zachary Knight of Newcastle. READ MORE

Oklahoma elections: House District 53

October 23, 2010 | 0 comments

Residents of Oklahoma House District 53, which encompasses Moore and northwest Norman, will elect their representative between challenger Amy Corley, D- Newella, and incumbent Randy Terrill, R-Moore. READ MORE

OU, OSU ask campaign to pull ad

September 23, 2010 | 5 comments

OU and OSU presidents asked supporters of State Question 744 to take a commercial off the air. According to ballot language, State Question 744 would set the minimum average amount Oklahoma must annually spend on common schools to match the average spending of the surrounding states within three years. READ MORE

UOSA establishes department, passes OU-Texas holiday, reallocates funds

September 1, 2010 | 4 comments

UOSA President Franz Zenteno presented four congressional bills to the UOSA Undergraduate Student Congress Tuesday evening in the Oklahoma Memorial Union at UOSA Congress’ first general meeting of the fall semester. READ MORE

OU drops 9 spots in college rankings

August 24, 2010 | 0 comments

OU fell from a tie for the rank of 102 to 111, according to the 2011 U.S. News and World Report Best College rankings released Aug. 17. While OU has dropped in ranking, it is still in the tier one category. READ MORE

City of Norman to vote on water, trash fee increase today

August 24, 2010 | 0 comments

City of Norman voters will determine today whether to increase the city’s water and sanitation rates. If the water and sanitation propositions pass, a residential sanitation bill will increase from $14.50 a month to $15.50 in 2011, $16.50 in 2012 and $17.50 in 2013. READ MORE

Howdy Week held to ease students back, CAC says

August 23, 2010 | 0 comments

Whether one is new to college or close to graduating, there is one event a student can count on the first week of fall semester with free food, music and movies: the Campus Activities Council’s Howdy Week. READ MORE

President David Boren welcomes new Sooners at Convocation

August 20, 2010 | 1 comment

Providing a break from a long day of move-ins and orientations, OU officials welcomed the newest class to OU Thursday afternoon at the Lloyd Noble Center for New Sooner Convocation. President David Boren, addressed the class of 2014 about becoming a member of the “Sooner family.” READ MORE

Family, friends mourn loss of OU student

January 19, 2010 | 0 comments

As the new semester begins, students prepare to get back to a normal routine, but for friends of Julia Kathryn Gilbert, the normal routine will be harder to fall into. READ MORE

Norman PD urges bicycle safety

October 6, 2009 | 1 comment

With unpredictable gas prices, more are turning to alternate modes of transportation. READ MORE

OU offers HPV vaccine to female students

September 16, 2009 | 0 comments

The human papilloma virus vaccine Gardasil is now available through OU Health Services for students. READ MORE

Police crack down on drunken driving

September 3, 2009 | 0 comments

The OU and the Norman police departments will be out Labor Day weekend for the final days of their part of the national “Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest,” campaign. READ MORE

Specialty hospital to host open house Saturday

August 28, 2009 | 0 comments

Norman Regional’s new specialty hospital, the HealthPlex, will host an open house to the public from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at 3400 W. Tecumseh Road. READ MORE

Senator rallies against Washington health care bill

August 26, 2009 | 6 comments

Health care is a fractured system needing repair but not through the federal government, Sen. Tom Coburn [R- Okla.] said at his last town hall meeting in Oklahoma. READ MORE

Former student allegedly attacks instructor on campus

May 11, 2009 | 0 comments

On Feb. 13, a calm Friday afternoon, a man dressed in all black allegedly attacked a Japanese instructor in Kaufman Hall. Eyewitnesses said the man held Mano Yasuda at gunpoint and forced her toward an exit but fled when Yasuda began screaming. READ MORE

Young people make political mark

May 11, 2009 | 0 comments

In the days leading up to the 2008 presidential election, political commentators said the youth vote would play a vital role in the decision. READ MORE

State Regents accused of censorship

May 8, 2009 | 0 comments

A student-run advisory board has accused the staff of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education of attempting to censor their annual report and violating Oklahoma’s Open Meeting Act. READ MORE

Okla. joins 39 states with swine flu cases

May 6, 2009 | 0 comments

Oklahoma now is among the 39 states with confirmed cases of the swine flu. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Tuesday morning a case of H1N1 influenza in southeast Oklahoma and are waiting on the results of four probable cases, state health officials said. READ MORE

Professor speaks to Congress on research funding

May 5, 2009 | 0 comments

The importance and benefit of funding scientific research was the hot topic as one OU scientist participated in a recent panel discussion in Washington, D.C. READ MORE

Sophomore volunteer pays it forward

April 28, 2009 | 0 comments

Wanting to help a young boy have a positive male influence in his life, petroleum engineering sophomore Darryl Blackburn signed up for the Cleveland County Big Brothers, Big Sisters program, the same organization that once influenced his life. READ MORE

Criminology class video gives hope to children

April 23, 2009 | 0 comments

After winning a state-wide competition, OU students are using their prize money to form a program to impact the community. READ MORE

CART offers free bus rides to commemorate Earth Day

April 21, 2009 | 0 comments

All Cleveland Area Rapid Transit bus routes, including the Sooner Express to Oklahoma City, will be free to the public Wednesday in celebration of Earth Day. READ MORE

Students seek transparency in UOSA

April 15, 2009 | 0 comments

The UOSA records policy might become more relaxed to accommodate the student body at large. READ MORE

Journalist Zakaria claims America is losing its superpower status

April 14, 2009 | 5 comments

Americans are living in a different world today than they are used to. They are no longer the sole superpower in the world. READ MORE

CNN analyst Fareed Zakaria to visit OU Monday

April 10, 2009 | 0 comments

A New York Times best-selling author and international political analyst will be on campus Monday to give his perspective on America’s foreign policy. READ MORE

Sending mass e-mails now easier

April 10, 2009 | 1 comment

A new mass e-mail policy has been put in place for the rest of the semester to give student organizations and OU departments more flexibility in communicating to students. READ MORE

Congress aims to increase voter registration

April 8, 2009 | 0 comments

U.S. lawmakers soon hope to require all federally funded colleges and universities to provide students with the opportunity to register to vote as they enroll in classes. READ MORE

Renowned historian to address graduating class

March 31, 2009 | 0 comments

Historian and author David McCullough will deliver OU's 2009 commencement address on Friday, May 15. McCullough, who The Daily included on its list of best potential commencement speakers in a January editorial, has had a long and varied career. READ MORE

Famous pollster praises youthful zeal, uniqueness of college generation

March 30, 2009 | 0 comments

Today’s college generation is leading the nation into a world without borders. John Zogby, internationally noted pollster, told students they are the first of their kind in a speech Monday evening at Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art. READ MORE

Homeless children unseen victims of recession

March 26, 2009 | 1 comment

The nearly 6,000 homeless children in Oklahoma puts the state among the worst in the nation, according to a recent report. READ MORE

$5M in federal stimulus money coming to Norman

March 25, 2009 | 1 comment

The City of Norman and Cleveland Area Rapid Transit will receive millions of dollars of President Barack Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act’s first round of funding for transportation. READ MORE

Okla. lawmakers seek stem-cell research ban

March 24, 2009 | 9 comments

President Barack Obama recently reversed former President George W. Bush’s 2001 funding ban against human embryonic stem cell research, but some Oklahoma lawmakers are trying to ban research of the same type of cells. READ MORE

Overcrowded prison system could cause ‘major problems’

March 24, 2009 | 0 comments

About a third of American adults in the correctional system are incarcerated, while the rest are on probation or parole. In Oklahoma, that number balloons to more than half being incarcerated. READ MORE

Smart meters could help minimize energy consumption

March 10, 2009 | 1 comment

Officials are looking at Norman as a potential leader in Oklahoma’s effort to minimize energy dependence. READ MORE

Alumnus takes wild ride back to OU from Disney World

March 4, 2009 | 0 comments

After more than 25 years of working for the Walt Disney Company, an OU alumnus awaits the approval of the OU Board of Regents to officially be named the new dean of the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Arts. READ MORE

Norman Chamber of Commerce elects new members

March 3, 2009 | 0 comments

Two OU community members were among the 10 newly elected members of the Norman Chamber of Commerce board announced Monday. READ MORE

Revised I-35 expansion plans presented to pleased public

February 27, 2009 | 0 comments

The Oklahoma Department of Transportation presented revised plans for the second phase of the expansion of Interstate 35 to the Norman public Thursday night at Embassy Suites. READ MORE

Author explores relationship between America and Islam

February 26, 2009 | 0 comments

No one can win a cosmic war, New York Times best-selling author Reza Aslan told more than 200 members of the OU community Wednesday in the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History. 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

Professor finds relaxation through martial arts

February 19, 2009 | 0 comments

Sociology professor Tom Burns has studied more than 10 different forms of martial arts, earning two black belts and using lessons he learned through them to lead a balanced life. READ MORE

Senate bills seek to improve protection for rape, abuse victims

February 17, 2009 | 0 comments

Victims of sexual and domestic abuse could have more options for responding to attacks if the state Legislature passes two proposed Senate bills, but the bills have raised concern among local law enforcement officers. READ MORE

Legislators file bill to recognize English as official language

February 12, 2009 | 0 comments

State legislators are trying again to make English the official language of the Oklahoma government and its business dealings. READ MORE

City Council cracks down on trash

February 11, 2009 | 0 comments

Norman City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that will hold businesses and individuals accountable for trash that is not properly thrown away. READ MORE

Communication with Higher Education Day officials breaks down

February 10, 2009 | 0 comments

More than 50 OU students will attend the Oklahoma Capitol today for Higher Education Day, but some students fear their concerns won’t be heard. READ MORE

City to add Campus Corner extension to running trail

February 6, 2009 | 1 comment

A new bike and pedestrian trail is scheduled to be extended this summer along East Duffy Street near Campus Corner, connecting Campus Corner to north Norman. READ MORE

Henry seeks financing for research endowment

February 5, 2009 | 0 comments

The state research endowment fund, Economic Development Generating Excellence, needs permanent financial support to help reach its account goal and create more job opportunities, according to Gov. Brad Henry. READ MORE

Forum aims to make city more inclusive

February 4, 2009 | 0 comments

The Norman Human Rights Commission hosted its second Inclusive Community Forum at the Oklahoma Memorial Union Tuesday to discuss the city’s level of inclusiveness. READ MORE

Bad weather stirs miscommunication within city council

February 3, 2009 | 0 comments

The Norman City Council meeting held Jan. 27 was in violation of the intent of open meeting law, said city council member Tom Kovach. READ MORE

Articles by LeighAnne Manwarren