Miss OCU 2024, Oklahoma City University’s annual beauty pageant crowned a new winner last night in junior musical theatre major Anna Marie Wright. The competition featured 4 onstage sections as well as an interview prior. Competitors compete in an onstage question, health and fitness wear, talent, and an evening wear section. Nine women ranging from…
Students look back on COVID volunteer efforts, experiences
OCU students have been finding ways to give back to their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local Salon encourages students to donate bras
Students of OCU have a new charity opportunity.
Esports coach prepares for tournament, club growth
OCU Esports will be co-hosting 1UP Open, a public esports tournament on Feb. 29 at Cox Convention Center.
Miracle Marathon to host fundraising carnival
Miracle Marathon is hosting a “For the Kids” carnival.
Christian organization collects socks for Oklahoma City Homeless Alliance
Kappa Phi’s sock drive ran thoughout October.
OCU Law School to move downtown
The law school is on schedule to move to their downtown location, 800 N. Harvey, in December of 2014.The move was approved in October 2012, and the school is on schedule with their original plan of moving to their new location in 2014.
OCU honors inspiration behind Children’s Miracle Network fundraisers
OCU honored Angel Ashley, a former Miracle Network Hospitals Champion Child and inspiration behind Love’s Travel Stops and Country Stores fundraising efforts, with a reception.
No-Shave November: the method behind the manness
No-Shave November is a tradition in which men vow to go without shaving their beards for the month. The tradition is alive and well across the country, but many supporters do not know the history, or the charitable goals, behind this month-long celebration of beardness.
Volleyball team dedicates game to breast cancer awareness
The volleyball team will dedicate their pink-out game in support of breast cancer awareness to a player’s family member.The pink-out game is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30, and will be dedicated to senior Kelley Shiel’s grandmother, Sandra Allen, who died of breast cancer at age 71.
United Way campaigns for student involvement
The United Way, a national system of local charities, will conduct a campaign to promote student involvement this month on campus. The main event, a silent auction, will begin at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 30 in the Great Hall in Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center.
Faculty, staff, students support United Way
A committee of OCU faculty and staff members organized a number of fundraising efforts to benefit United Way of Central Oklahoma, all designed to get students involved.
The events will commence on Monday, October 21st, with bake sales outside of the cafeteria, and will continue throughout homecoming week.
Writer encourages giving back
By Mary Larsh, Columnist I love shopping. I admit to a giddy rush of pleasure when free Victoria’s Secret coupons show up in the mail. After four years at OCU, I have accumulated quite a pile of indispensible items. However, a problem arises when I pack up to return to Pennsylvania in May. I have…
