By Ally Hansen Today, OCU’s Center for Student Leadership will host Star Summit. Star Summit is a leadership conference held at the end of each year for student leaders to reflect on the past year and begin preliminary planning for the next year. “It’s always a good thing to get the campus leaders in a…
Phi Gamma Delta raises money for USO
By Mackenzie Menter Fiji is hosting its first ever USO Week this week to raise money for American troops stationed overseas. The United Service Organization is a nonprofit organization that organizes services and live entertainment for troops abroad. They are Fiji’s local philanthropy. “USO Week is Fiji’s first philanthropy week,” said Andy Underkoffler, Fiji’s recording…
Don’t lose hope in wake of terror
By Matthew Patrick, Columnist The Boston Marathon bombing re-opened some of the wounds that a lot of us have in relation to terror attacks. Immediately after the attack I saw a lot of things on social media about people who said they were “mad at humanity,” or were just “losing faith in humanity.” Despite the…
Columnist reflects on King’s ‘Letter’
By Emma Velez, Columnist April 16 marked the 50th anniversary of the day that Martin Luther King, Jr. began writing his acclaimed Letter from Birmingham Jail. I was among those members of the OCU community who participated in a worldwide coordinated reading of King’s letter to celebrate its historic impact and continued relevance in today’s…
Research competition scheduled for students
By Mackenzie Menter, Staff Writer Undergraduate Research Day, a competition where OCU students present research projects, is scheduled for April 26 in Walker Center for Arts and Sciences. Students can submit any work they have done in class or on their own for presentation. “We have the poster contest in the fall, and we have…
Performance scheduled in Norick Art Center
By Ally Hansen, Staff Writer OCU’s final Out of the Box show, Sight Unseen, is scheduled to run in the Norick Art Center at the end of this semester. Drew Feldman, acting senior, is directing the show. The show will be in the Norick Art Center because of the play’s unique relationship to art. The…
Dulaney-Browne Library celebrates National Library Week
By Brianna Bohland, Staff Writer The Dulaney-Browne Library is celebrating National Library Week with several different events for OCU students. National Library Week began Monday, and has been celebrated here since 2005. “It’s about celebrating reading and libraries, and we think both of those are important to students,” said Victoria Swinney, library director. During the…
Prospective sororities to present in coming weeks
Three sororities are scheduled to visit the university within the next few weeks to make presentations.
Outlet mall adds new retailers
Just in time for Christmas shopping, the Outlet Shoppes at Oklahoma City have added six new stores, including Coach Men’s Factory, Kenneth Cole, and Waterford Crystal. Some of the stores are offering opening weekend discounts.
Millions in the dark as Sandy batters East Coast
Large swaths of the East Coast are without electricity as Hurricane Sandy continues to make its way northeast. At least 26 deaths in seven states have been connected to the storm, which has wreaked havoc on airports, bridges, and subway tunnels in New York City and the surrounding areas. For more information, click here. Photo…
Warmer weather in store for OKC
The Oklahoma City area will be experiencing warm temperatures and sunny skies as Hurricane Sandy lashes the East Coast, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are predicted to steadily rise to 78 degrees by Friday after the cold of the last few days. For more information, including a day-by-day forecast, click here.
