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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Ricky Maranon

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Ricky Maranon is a sophomore Journalism major and the assignment editor at The Daily. In Summer 2009, Ricky broke the news about Dan Arnett announcing that he will run for Congress against Rep. Dan Boren exclusively in The Daily. Ricky has been writing news since sophomore year of high school in which he was a freelance political reporter for the OCS Legacy Student Newspaper. In his free time, he likes to sleep, cook and cuddle up with a good book and a cup of soup. He hopes to one day achieve the rank of national nightly news anchor for a major news network or report for a major metropolitan newspaper. Ricky is also a President's Community Scholar and began working for The Daily Feb. 2009.

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  • John Mayer performs during his concert at the Ford Center on Friday evening. Ricky Maranon/The Daily

  • A student group protesting nationwide increases in tutition and state budget cuts toward higher education hang a sign from Gaylord Hall that states "Occupy Everything!!!" Ricky Maranon/The Daily

  • A group of students planned a small, non-violent occupation of the South Oval Thursday to show support for a national movement against tuition increases. Ricky Maranon/The Daily

  • Theta Dempsey (center) and OU President David Boren (left) enjoy a joke from OU Vice President of Student Affairs Clarke Stroud (right) during Demspey's retirement party Monday in the Baird Lounge of the Oklahoma Memorial Union. Dempsey served as director of OU parking and transit services for 26 years and will have campus transportation building dedicated to her in her honor. Ricky Maranon/The Daily

  • This week is Through With Chew Week. A national campaign established by the American Academy of Otolaryngology. MyLastDip.com is a free program focused at encouraging young smokeless tobacco users to quit. Ricky Maranon/The Daily

  • OU Head Football Coach Bob Stoops is teaming up with Gov. Brad Henry and State Superintendent Sandy Garrett to help Oklahoma families protect children in kindergarten through sixth grade. Stoops, Henry and Garrett announced at a press conference Thursday that the new federally funded safety program will begin this month. Ricky Maranon/The Daily

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  • Members of Oklahomans Against CAIR Hate protest outside the Oklahoma Memorial Union Saturday. The group claimed that the sponsors of a Muslim event inside the Union (the Oklahoma chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations) has ties to the Middle Eastern extremist group Hamas. Ricky Maranon/The Daily

  • OU women's basketball head coach Sherri Coale reads to children in the Norman Public Library Friday as a part of the Read to Win Campaign. Coale shared her three favorite books she has read to her own children. Ricky Maranon/The Daily

  • A spokesman for Crossroads Mall in Oklahoma City is dismissing rumors that it will close during the holiday season. The mall has lost all of its four large department stores and many sit empty. Ricky Maranon/The Daily

  • Former Alaska Governor and 2008 Vice-Presidential Candidate talks to citizens at a book signing which took place at Hastings on Thursday evening. Ricky Maranon/The Daily

  • Matt Bruenig, the petitioner for Oklahoma Students for a Democratic Society, makes the opening statement during a hearing Monday night at Bell Courtroom of the OU College of Law. Ricky Maranon/The Daily

  • Two cups of beer sit on the seats at the Oklahoma Memorial Stadium durng the U2 concert Sunday. OU spokesman Jay Doyle said "while alcohol is not permitted in any campus residence, alcohol is allowed at certain events and locations on campus if the proper procedures are followed. OU contracted with an outside licensed beverage vendor to sell beer at the U2 concert, and the OU Athletics Department is receiving a portion of the proceeds from those sales." Ricky Maranon/The Daily

  • Breast Cancer survivors were honored in a ceremony after the 2009 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure was finished. Cancer survivors were given a rose as they stood on the field of the SBC Bricktown Ballpark in front of a large audience Saturday. Ricky Maranon/The Daily

  • Four runners run toward the finish line hand in hand at the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Oklahoma City Saturday. Ricky Maranon/ The Daily

  • The floor of the basement of Walker Center is burned after a small fire Friday. The building was evacuated for about an hour. Students and employees said welders that were in the building accidentally set a pile of debris on fire while fixing a pipe. Ricky Maranon/The Daily

  • The OU parking office is asking 147 freshman to return the priority parking passes they were assigned in place of freshman passes by this Friday by 5 p.m., or face the possibility of a $125 parking ticket.

  • A car passes between two stopped trains on Constitution Street Tuesday. One train stopped because of equipment failure, but because the train was close to the street when it stopped, the crossing gate did not go up when it was clear to drive across the train tracks. Norman Police closed the street for an hour and fifteen minutes until both trains passed. Ricky Maranon/The Daily

  • The entire avenue and surrounding streets are currently under a one year administrative delay on all major construction projects. City council and developers hope this will help study the best way to revitalize the area. Ricky Maranon/The Daily

  • JourneyChurch.tv is moving its East campus into the old Norman AMF bowling Alley on Lindsey Street to improve the church's ability to minister to students at OU. Ricky Maranon / The Daily

  • Darrol Ray poses with a faithful customer inside of his restaurant, Ray's Smokehouse. The customer accidentally drove through the door Tuesday.

  • The Women's motorcycle club "Dykes on Bikes" rolls down the 39th Street strip as they lead the 22nd annual OKC Pride Parade Sunday afternoon. This year's Pride festival included a dunk tank, an obstacle course, along with the booths of many local artists and crafters. Ricky Maranon / The Daily

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