Evensong will bring in guest speakers this semester to give a different voice to the community. The Rev. Rodney Newman, director of religious life, has scheduled three guest speakers to preach at Evensong this semester. The speakers are: Hannah Lampi, religion junior; Michael Horn, youth ministry junior, and Lori Walke, associate pastor at Mayflower United…
Proposed ‘language’ brings changes to SGA
By Emily Wiley, Editor-in-Chief Students might not be seeing candidates for Student Government Association at voting places anymore. The old language on the campaign rules for SGA allowed candidates and their staff to stand at the voting places with iPads and other devices asking passing students to vote. With the new language proposed, this would become illegal and…
Women’s soccer team raises money for new locker room
By Miguel Rios, Staff Writer The soccer team has raised enough money to get a new locker room after nearly five years of fundraising. “All four years that I’ve been here, we have shared a locker room with the guy’s team,” said Ashleigh Story, liberal arts senior. “It’s the tiniest little thing, and it smells…
New personnel planning graduation ceremony
By Kyle Wallace, Staff Writer Logistics of the commencement ceremonies have yet to be announced to students expecting to graduate because of a personnel change in academic affairs. “I see signs about graduation, but I’ve never had it explained to me exactly what I need to do,” said Brady Bieber, economics and finance senior. Academic…
Baseball improves in season
The men’s baseball team fell to Mount Mercy (Iowa) 3-1 and controlled MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 6-1 Feb. 20 at Jim Wade Stadium. The Stars, ranked 16th in the NAIA, improved to 7-3 in the season and created a combined 10 hits for- the day. Mount Mercy scored all of their runs in the third inning. OCU scored their loan…
Women’s basketball reaches season-highs
The women’s basketball team defeated St. Gregory’s 115-50 Feb. 19 at Abe Lemons Arena. The Stars set a season high in 3-pointers made with 14 in total, and tied a season high in with 27 assists, but committed a season low in turnovers with only nine. The Stars improved to 19-2, 14-1 in the Sooner Athletic Conference women’s basketball. The…
Cokesbury water shut off
Cokesbury Court Apartment’s water will be shut off 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Feb. 20. Residents were notified by an email from Jerry Jones, office manager for university apartments, at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 18 that the water would be shut off Feb. 19. Students were notified again around 3:15 p.m. that the date had been moved to Feb. 20. The reason for…
OCU student wins contest
Sunsinee Parker, mass communications senior was announced the winner in the college division of the End Litter video contest, hosted by Keep Oklahoma Beautiful. Parker won a $750 cash prize for her winning video. High school and college students were entered into the contest. To find out more about the contest, visit the KOB website….
University closes due to inclement weather
Officials announced the campus will be closed Feb. 16 due to inclement weather. Students, faculty and staff were alerted via Blue Alerts around 10:10 a.m. The original decision was that campus would open at 11 a.m., and the alert was sent out at 6:30 a.m. MediaOCU will have more updates as needed, stay safe.
Serving pancakes in tradition before Lent
Wednesday at the Wesley will host Flat Tuesday, a traditional pancake dinner marking the last day before the season of Lent. Flat Tuesday is a free event from 5-6:15 p.m. Feb. 17 in Watson Lounge in the lower of the Chapel. The season of Lent is the six weeks leading up to Easter, it is…
Softball team overview
The softball team looks to return to the NAIA Softball World Series in 2015 with a veteran squad of 11 returners. The Stars will begin their 2015 campaign as the NAIA’s fifth-ranked team and favorite to win the Sooner Athletic Conference. OCU opens the new season Feb. 13 in the Cowtown Classic in Fort Worth, Texas….
Women’s basketball on winning streak
The women’s basketball team beat Wayland Baptist (Texas) 80-78 Feb. 12 at the Hutcherson Center in a clash of top 25-ranked teams in NAIA Division I. The Stars kept Wayland Baptist without a point in the final 1:22. Second-ranked Oklahoma City kept its win streak alive in moving to 18-1, 13-1 in the Sooner Athletic Conference, while 25th-ranked Wayland…
Tour Germany
Submitted OCU professor and author is organizing a tour of Germany this summer that will explore some of the places she remembers from her childhood while growing up there during World War II. The tour, from June 22 to July 2, is open to the public and will be led by Christiane Faris, a German…
Men’s golf begins
Men’s golf opens their 2015 spring season as the fifth-ranked squad in NAIA. OCU won or finished second in all seven of their tournaments last season including second in the Sooner Athletic Conference Championships and the NAIA Championships. The Stars finished four strokes behind NAIA champion Coastal Georgia in the national tournament at LPGA International…
Baseball victory
The baseball team defeated Hastings (Neb.) 16-4 Feb. 8 at Jim Wade Stadium. Sophomore Jared Baker drove in four runs, while junior Reggie Wilson had four hits. The Stars, ranked 16th in NAIA baseball, improved to 3-2 on the season. Sophomore Ken Williams struck out Ty Neill on a called third strike with the bases loaded to…
Inglett SAC player of the week
Senior forward Gary Inglett reeled in Sooner Athletic Conference men’s basketball player of the week for the week of Feb. 2-8. Inglett posted 20.0 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists as the Stars knocked off league-leading Mid-America Christian, ranked 14th in the NAIA, 72-67 on Feb. 5 before dispatching Southwestern Christian 75-63 on Saturday. Inglett had 25…
Webster fighting for fourth-time champ
Senior wrestler Emily Webster will fight for her fourth national championship in the Women’s College Wrestling Association Championships. The championships are at 8 a.m. Feb. 13 and 8:30 a.m. Feb. 14 at Petty Sports and Recreational Complex. The tournament will be available to follow via live video and live results on Track Wrestling. Webster and…
Remembering victims of Chapel Hill
A candlelit prayer service is being hosted at OCU to remember those killed in the Chapel Hill shooting. The service is at 1:40 p.m. Feb. 12 in the Bishop W. Angie Smith Chapel, directing following a brief service during normal chapel time at 1 p.m. The interfaith service will be led by rabbi Abby Jackson from Emanuel Synagogue…
Mass comm students finalists in contest
Two Mass Communications students, Veronica Wisneiwski and Sunsinee Parker, are finalists in the Keep Oklahoma Beautiful-End Little Video contest. To find out more about the contest visit the Keep Oklahoma Beautiful website. Parker’s video ‘Do Your Part’ and Wisneiwski’s video ‘Babes Don’t Like Litter Bugs’ are two of only four finalists. Wisneiwski said she was…
Themed blood drive on campus
By Mackenzie Menter, copy editor OCU Athletics and The American Red Cross will host a Valentine’s Day-themed blood drive. The blood drive is from 1-7 p.m. Feb. 13 in the Great Hall in Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center. Event coordinators will be playing Valentine themed movies throughout the day for donors to watch while…
Lectures bring insight to Jewish religion, new speakers to campus
By Sage Tokach, staff writer Students will have the opportunity to learn about different cultures from guest lectures. Dr. Aaron Gale, professor of Religious Studies at the University of West Virginia, will speak on March 5 in the chapel, as part of the Neustadt lecture series. The lecture series involves scholastic presentations meant to enhance…
Campus police acquire new vehicles
By Kyle Wallace, staff writer The university police department upgraded its vehicle fleet to improve patrol efforts around campus. The upgrades include two new 2015 Chevrolet Tahoes and a refurbished utility task vehicle. New vehicles were purchased due to rising maintenance costs associated with the older cars and to increase the visibility of the police…
Liz Ramirez, mass communications/Spanish senior; Edith Bueno, business administration sophomores; and Karina Salazar, accounting and finance sophomore, slide together on an inflatable Jan. 27. The event was a “surprise” from university housing, where students enjoyed music, inflatables and socializing during the nice weather. Photo: Ali Wonderly
Men’s wrestling adds new members
Submitted by ocusports. The men’s wrestling team has added Nathan Daniels of Del City, Okla., Mitchell Landgrebe of Cedar Park, Texas and Dustin Mason of Tuttle, Okla., to the team for 2015-16. The Stars have gone 7-4 this season in duals and hold the 13th spot in the latest NAIA rankings. OCU faces Nebraska-Kearney, sixth-ranked in NCAA Division II,…
Oklahoma hoodie law changes
By the Editors In the campus, Feb. 4, we ran our editorial about our thoughts on the Oklahoma hoodie law and I guess someone was paying attention because the proposed amendment to the law no longer exists. Here’s our original opinion on the law, but to read more about why the proposal no longer exists…
Companies sign on for student, alumni career fair
By Miguel Rios, staff writer Career Services is hosting a career and internship fair for students and alumni. More than 24 companies and organizations, both local and national, will be present for students to interact with. Companies include Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores, Devon Energy, Farmer’s Insurance, Northwestern and Mutual. “I think it’s very…
