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COLUMN: Have an international adventure, even in Norman

May 4, 2009 | 2 comments

Quick, what three things does the human body absolutely need to survive? Food, water and air. The only thing that varies from country to country and region to region is food. The opportunity to taste new food, if available, is one that should be taken full advantage of. READ MORE

COLUMN: NATO has outlived its usefulness

April 17, 2009 | 0 comments

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was originally composed of the United States, Canada, and a handful of Western European nations. It was designed to counterbalance the Soviet Union and its allies in Eastern Europe. Now, NATO has outlived its usefulness. READ MORE

COLUMN: Research programs provide important opportunity for undergrads

April 6, 2009 | 0 comments

Every brilliant researcher started out as an inexperienced gatherer of facts or a first-time experimenter – and luckily for us undergraduates, OU has a great undergraduate research program. READ MORE

COLUMN: How the auto industry can return to excellence

March 13, 2009 | 2 comments

The U.S. auto industry is in dire straits. What happened? The truncated version is that American makers depended on trucks and SUVs to make up far too much of their profit, since until recently they held a monopoly in this market segment. READ MORE

COLUMN: Obama’s first TV interview a good move

February 2, 2009 | 0 comments

President Barack Obama’s first formal television interview came just days after his inauguration. The lucky network was Dubai-based Arabic news channel Al-Arabiya. This was a most unexpected move, and caught most everyone completely aback. READ MORE

COLUMN: Mumbai prominence presents both problems and benefits

December 1, 2008 | 0 comments

Mumbai, India was rocked by a series of coordinated terror attacks last week that left over 170 people dead and several hundred injured. READ MORE

COLUMN: Space exploration yields few results

November 18, 2008 | 4 comments

The so-called space race first started in the 1950s as a pitched competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. As in all things during the Cold War, each superpower tried to outdo the other. READ MORE

COLUMN: Education reform sorely needed

November 10, 2008 | 4 comments

Think back to high school. Graduation came after 12th grade, at age 17 or 18. After that began four or five years at a university. After graduating from college, you’ll most likely go off to graduate school or enter the workforce. READ MORE

COLUMN: Powell’s endorsement huge for Obama

October 21, 2008 | 0 comments

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell formally endorsed Sen. Barack Obama’s for president on NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday. READ MORE

COLUMN: Australian rampage proves parenting defining of child

October 13, 2008 | 2 comments

Last week, a 7-year-old boy in Australia broke into a reptile enclosure at a zoo and fed several reptiles to the zoo’s crocodile and bludgeoned several other animals to death, killing 13 animals overall. READ MORE

COLUMN: Santana for president

September 23, 2008 | 1 comment

Virtually every American presidential election in recent history has had third party candidates in the mix, and every time they’ve run, they have been pushed into oblivion because of a lack of name recognition. READ MORE

COLUMN: OU Cancer Institute much-needed facility

September 9, 2008 | 0 comments

The OU Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City has grown steadily into a healthcare facility that is state-of-the-art in many areas. READ MORE

COLUMN: Strife will always haunt Olympics

August 26, 2008 | 0 comments

Sunday’s extinguishing of the Olympic torch did little to extinguish the many controversies that surround the Games every time they come around. The sport most visibly racked with controversy is women’s gymnastics. READ MORE

Wal-Marts not so welcome

March 22, 2006 | 0 comments

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