Posted on February 8 at 11:03 a.m.Suggest removal

This is a very well worded article, and is very diplomatic in regards to giving credit to both Greek Letter students and not Greek Letter students. The facts that Daniel gives are correct, about how Greek Letter students on average out perform other students. However, that is NOT to say that non-Greek Letter students are without worth.

To outright claim that Greek students are "BAD" with no sound basis other than the fact that they choose make friends with those who have similar interests is like calling every member of the National Panhellenic Association racist because they cater specifically African American students.

Lastly, to say that because any 21 year old should be looked down upon because they drink or partake in themed parties with their friends is frankly ridiculous.

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Posted on August 28 at 1:08 p.m.Suggest removal

I'm honestly very glad to see such a balanced view of Greek life coming from the Daily! Far too often does the Greek system receive poor publicity, but that only comes out of the fact that the Greek system here at OU is so large.

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Posted on January 29 at 2:12 p.m.Suggest removal

This is the dumbest thing I have heard in a while from someone with such power.
I mean really, does Boren think the student body consists of solely freshmen who blindly pay their annual (and unexplainable) fees? The business, journalism and arts and sciences colleges are the three highest enrolled colleges on campus as far as I'm concerned. Unless he releases a budget showing exactly why those three colleges should receive additional fees, then this would be exactly as if Obama were to say:

"We are going to tax all the Business people, Lawyers, Doctors and Media personnel in America, but we are not going to raise taxes."

I find something inherently wrong about that.

I understand that Boren wants OU to remain competitive with other schools in the Big XII, and with other schools across the nation for that matter, however this proposal fails to make any sense to me.

Show me a spreadsheet that clearly shows that Price, Gaylord and CoAS simply take more money to operate than the campus is able to support. Then I'll lay quiet. However, I was under the assumption that this university was more of an "all for one" type of corporation, if you will - in that, costs and funding were not segregated by college (or not solely claimed as individual assets). Although, admittedly I cannot claim to have much knowledge to these specific matters.

I do know, however, that as a student of one of those colleges I would much rather not pay these new "non-mandatory" fees. I am well aware that excellence is not free, however, I have no interest in paying a fee that will ultimately pay for someone else's excellence... at least not at this point in time.

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