OUDaily.com | Meredith Simons

May 6, 2009 | 3 comments

For a variety of reasons, student athletes are concentrated within a few majors at greater numbers than the rest of the student body. The phenomenon, known as clustering, isn’t unique to OU. READ MORE

Oklahomans devastated by wildfire destruction

April 13, 2009 | 0 comments

Firefighters and families across Oklahoma were relieved to wake up to rain on Easter Sunday. The dreary weather marked the end of days of dry, windy weather that helped spread devastating wildfires across the state Thursday and Friday. READ MORE

Sorry, no prize: The Daily got punked

April 9, 2009 | 3 comments

On Tuesday, The Daily ran a post-April Fools Day guide to getting back at everyone who got you on April 1. It included a variety of suggestions, from fake craigslist ads to super-glued shoes. In return we got, well, exactly what we deserved. READ MORE

Governor Henry signs Sooner’s bill

April 7, 2009 | 0 comments

Gov. Brad Henry signed a bill into law Monday that will honor Oklahoma soldiers who die in Iraq and Afghanistan. READ MORE

Daily editor: A racist individual is not a news story

March 27, 2009 | 6 comments

The Daily explains its coverage — or lack thereof — of the racist fliers on campus. READ MORE

Review: Randy Travis will be pleasing crowds ‘forever and ever, amen’

March 9, 2009 | 1 comment

Randy Travis is a people pleaser. His desire to make people happy during his Friday night show at Riverwind Casino was palpable from the moment he took the stage. READ MORE

Q & A with best-selling author Reza Aslan

February 26, 2009 | 1 comment

The Daily sat down with Reza Aslan after his lecture at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History Thursday evening and asked the scholar about rhetoric and religion. READ MORE

Concealed carry debate intensifies

February 16, 2009 | 5 comments

Friday’s alleged attack on an OU Japanese professor in Kaufman Hall has reignited the debate about concealed carry legislation in Oklahoma. READ MORE

Lone Grove picks up the pieces

February 13, 2009 | 0 comments

Michael and Margaret Akersten have half of their trailer home left. The south side of their home has been sheared off to reveal half of a living room. Every surface is covered by broken glass or tree limbs. READ MORE

Sanchez attorney argues for new trial

February 10, 2009 | 0 comments

Attorneys for Anthony Castillo Sanchez appealed Tuesday for a new trial for the Norman man sentenced to death for raping and killing OU student Jewell “Juli” Busken in 1996. READ MORE

Convicted killer appeals today on campus

February 10, 2009 | 2 comments

The appeal of a Norman man sentenced to death for killing an OU student more than 12 years ago will be heard on campus today. READ MORE

Boren says OU hopes to have no tuition increase

January 28, 2009 | 4 comments

OU President David L. Boren said he expects the university to be able to keep its tuition and mandatory fees steady from this year to next at a meeting of the OU Board of Regents Wednesday. READ MORE

Regents approve addition of Middle Eastern studies major

January 28, 2009 | 0 comments

Middle Eastern studies will now have major status within School of International and Area Studies READ MORE

Boren wants to increase number of study abroad participants by half

January 28, 2009 | 0 comments

$100,000 in new scholarship money is now available for students who want to study abroad READ MORE

OU fraternity shut down by national office

January 12, 2009 | 1 comment

The national office of Kappa Sigma fraternity revoked the OU chapter's charter after unspecified rules violations READ MORE

OU vice president named president of Virginia college

January 9, 2009 | 0 comments

Chris Howard, vice president for leadership and strategic initiatives, will be leaving OU in June to become the 24th president of Hampden-Sydney College. READ MORE

Conservative investing helps OU endowments retain value in recession

December 4, 2008 | 0 comments

While the economic crisis rattles endowment managers at universities across the country, OU officials say a conservative investment policy has helped OU’s endowment outperform the markets, as well as endowments at other universities. READ MORE

OU donors coming through despite recession

December 3, 2008 | 0 comments

Defaults on previously pledged donations have forced some schools to stop construction or development, but OU administrators say the university’s fund-raising efforts are in better shape than most, even if some of OU’s most high-profile donors have experienced high-profile losses during the READ MORE

Health plan enrollment period extended

November 14, 2008 | 0 comments

President Boren announced Friday that employees will have until Wednesday to choose or change their preferred insurance plan READ MORE

College presidents request funds to avoid tuition hike

November 7, 2008 | 0 comments

OU President David L. Boren and eight other college presidents said Friday they will freeze tuition and fees for the next school year if the legislature appropriates $80.4 million in new funding for higher education. READ MORE

COLUMN: In awe of Americans' Election Day freedoms

November 5, 2008 | 0 comments

“Awed.” That was my response to a question on the New York Times’ Web site, which asked voters to describe their feelings Tuesday in a single word. READ MORE

Boren, Oklahoma leaders urge Congress to act to fix economy

October 2, 2008 | 0 comments

The leaders of 16 major Oklahoma employers, including OU President David L. Boren, are calling on Congress to immediately address the nation’s economic meltdown. READ MORE

The $700 billion question

October 2, 2008 | 1 comment

As confusion swirls around the economic bailout the Senate approved Wednesday and that the House of Representatives will vote on Friday, The Daily answers some common questions about the economic crisis. READ MORE

Boren, other OK leaders demand action on economic crisis

October 1, 2008 | 0 comments

The leaders of 16 Oklahoma universities and CEOS issue statement calling for leadership from Congress READ MORE

Nation’s youth rock the vote

September 22, 2008 | 0 comments

Analysts, academics and journalists told 107 college students assembled for a conference at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government that people between the ages of 18 and 29 have been voting in ever-higher numbers since the 2000 election, and they are expected to assert themselves in an even bigger way on Nov. 4. READ MORE

OU guard Willis released from hospital with cracked rib, punctured lung

September 3, 2008 | 0 comments

Freshman guard, stabbing victim expected to play this season, despite being stabbed in weekend fight. READ MORE

OU still shy of U.S. News’ top 100 universities

August 22, 2008 | 0 comments

OU is still just outside the top 100, sharing the 108th slot of U.S. News & World Report's rankings with four other schools. READ MORE

Eight units of apartment complex destroyed by fire

August 7, 2008 | 0 comments

Eight units in a Norman apartment complex were destroyed by a fire Wednesday night. No one was injured in the blaze at Riverbend Apartments, 1215 Lindsey Street. READ MORE

Articles by Meredith Simons