Walker Hall, the notorious, main first-year dorm, is renowned around campus as a sucky but necessary part of coming to OCU. Almost every first-year student lives in Walker and becomes acquainted with its quirks – including its sad excuse for a laundry room and often out of order elevators. Yet, I chose, as an upper-class…
Cokesbury apartments gets new gate system
Campus Technology Services is working on installing a new, automated gate system to the Cokesbury Court Apartments.
Housing plans upgrade for Cokesbury furniture
Cokesbury Court Apartments will receive new bedroom furniture over the summer.
Cokesbury apartments gets new gate system
Campus Technology Services is working on installing a new, automated gate system to the Cokesbury Court Apartments.
Campus tech upgrades Cokesbury network
Campus technology services are updating the wireless internet network in the Cokesbury Court Apartments.
Housing services move on-campus students to Cokesbury
Housing and Residence Life has been implementing safety precautions for students still on campus.
Student finds black particles in Cokesbury tap water
A student recently found black particles in her Cokesbury apartment’s tap water.
Student’s clothes stolen from Cokesbury laundry room
A student’s clothes were stolen from the Cokesbury Court Clubhouse when the security gates were open.
Broadcast: Printers added to Residence Hall lobbies
After a campus-wide update to the printer fleet, students now have access to printers in their own residence halls.
Housing office seeks solution to malfunctioning Cokesbury gates
The campus housing office is responding to student frustration with repeated malfunctions of the gates at Cokesbury Court Apartments.
Unknown man attempts to enter Cokesbury Court apartment
A student was recently harassed from outside of her apartment on campus. Anna Pylman, senior, said a man knocked on her door on Sept. 16 and attempted to enter her dorm in the Cokesbury Court Apartments. “Someone started knocking on my door, trying to open it pretty forcefully, so I walked over and I looked…
Cokesbury gates not locking, students concerned about safety
Students said the gates close before the locking timers reset, so the gates sometimes stay unlocked.
Cokesbury Court enhances security, students express support
Locks were installed over the summer on all four walk-in gates and require students to enter a code to open them.
Jordan Tarter elected as SGA President
Jordan Tarter, English junior, was elected Student Government Association president Tuesday. Tarter’s campaign platform included such topics as representation, student safety, environmental activism, and SGA transparency.
Campus Police increases security, encourages safety precautions
Police Chief Rodgers sent a campus-wide email March 19 to students regarding campus safety following the attempted abduction in Cokesbury Court Apartments on March 7. She advises students to use campus police escorts and avoid walking alone on campus.
Campus apartment roofs repaired from April storm
Cokesbury Court Apartment residents have new roofs after a week’s worth of construction.
Campus police to investigate stolen items, encourage students to lock doors
Campus police are investigating a report of stolen items from Cokesbury Court Apartments.
Three scholarships drop apartment coverage
Athletic, Clara Luper and American Indian scholars no longer will be able to apply their scholarships to Cokesbury Court Apartments.
Editor comments on Cokesbury security
A recent theft raises the festering concern of security in Cokesbury Court apartments. An editor provides his comments and advice on the matter.
Pedestrian gate welded shut to close west entrance
The broken pedestrian gate facing west in Cokesbury Court Apartments has been welded shut. The gate was an easy exit for Cokesbury residents trying to walk to nearby stores or to the Lambda Chi Alpha house. “It needed to be welded shut so it could be closed,” said Liz Harney, associate director of student housing…
Police ask students for help reporting suspicious people
Campus police are asking for students’ help. OCU Police encourage students to be wary and report any suspicious or unknown people seen on campus, Chief Bradd Brown said Monday. “It’s a small community and it is usually pretty easy to tell who doesn’t belong,” Brown said. “We rely on people’s eyes and ears to be…
New housing assignment system begins
By Mackenzie Menter, Copy Editor There will not be a housing draft this year. Walker Hall will be co-ed, but open to freshmen only. Draper Hall will only be open to sophomores and up. Banning Hall will remain open only to honors students. Smith Hall will remain closed for renovations. University Manor Apartment will be…
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…
Officials lock dorm doors on campus, encourage vigilance
Methodist Hall’s back doors have been locked for extra security on campus.The doors were locked and the handles removed due to security concerns with people going in through the back doors this summer, said Bradd Brown, chief of university police.
Student Life
Jacob Bogart, dance performance sophomore, and Dominic Rosas, acting freshman, find creative ways to defeat the freezing temperatures. The university closed at 4:00 pm Friday, November 22nd, due to the severe weather. Photo: Clinton Foster
Officials face difficulties strengthening Wi-Fi in apartments
By Susannah Waite, Staff Writer Old wiring and budget cuts are to blame for a lack of Wi-Fi connectivity in Cokesbury Court Apartments, officials said. Administrators are aware of the spotty Wi-Fi, said Gerry Hunt, the chief information officer of Campus Technology Services. With budget cuts over the past six consecutive years, money has been…
