University officials are conducting a campus assessment to determine if OCU is safe enough.
editorial: Student-police relationship requires cooperation, healthy communication
It’s crucial that the campus community be able to contact and seek assistance from campus police, but it’s proving to be more difficult than necessary at OCU.
Parking pass regulations confuse, frustrate students
A student was given a $100 ticket for displaying a parking permit backward.
Stray cats run loose in auditorium during opera
Audience members paid $20 for a front-row seat to this weekend’s opera, but some stray cats saw it for free.
Auto break-ins raise concern for campus security
Officials are encouraging students to be careful about what they leave in their vehicles after seven cars were broken into on Noble Drive.
University closes temporarily due to inclement weather
The university is closed due to icy weather conditions.
Religious solicitors confront, attempt to recruit students
Students reported that two females dressed in business attire, knocked on their doors, invited them to their Bible study, and asked for their phone numbers.
Students caught violating clothing, tobacco policies
Some students recently were seen violating health code regulations in the caf.
Opinion: Parking pass regulation system confusing, unfairly enforced
The student body was told in an email that police would start ticketing cars parked without a parking permit or parked in incorrect areas after the Labor Day holiday.
Editorial: Editors encourage students to stay safe, use resources
Campus safety is a concern for students who have found their home at OCU. Twenty-third Street has been renovated and rehabilitated in the past few years, but there are always reasons to take precautions when living in the center of a city.
Mass communications class writes, produces shooter simulation video
The video was shot in Walker Center and presented in three vignettes.
Police organize self-defense class for students
The class will be at 7 p.m. May 1 in Henry J. Freede Wellness and Activity Center and will be open to students only.
Three women chosen as university leaders
Trustee Martha Burger was chosen as university president March 25 and is the first female president in the university’s history. Alumna Jennifer Rodgers was appointed campus police chief Jan. 3. Jordan Tarter, English junior, was elected Student Government Association president March 27.
Editorial: Women in powerful roles possess ability to set a new standard
Women are earning leadership positions in increasing numbers at OCU and should continue to do so.
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.
UPDATED: Campus police respond to attempted abduction
A man tried to abduct a female student in Cokesbury Court Apartments.
Police investigate missing movie tickets
Campus police is investigating the disappearance of Free Movie Night tickets.
University closes due to inclement weather
Officials decided to close the university at 4 p.m. due to snow and ice on campus. Students have mixed reactions about the closure.
Methodist Hall elevator falls with student inside
A student was stuck in a falling elevator in Oklahoma United Methodist Hall this morning.
New campus police chief appointed
An alumna and former adjunct professor is the new campus police chief.
