OCU is due for some new copiers, and the campus technology department is working on that mission.
Opinion: An Interview with a Copier
Jessica Vanek interviews the veteran technology on our campus.
Librarian Victoria becomes an open book
Victoria Swinney, director of Dulaney-Browne Library, is a well-known icon on the OCU campus, but few students know much about her life outside of the library.
Anthony the Library Man Books Flights, Not Gigs
This week, I interviewed Anthony Edwards, who works at night at the Dulaney-Browne Library as a circulation technician. Anthony is a helpful and enthusiastic librarian that students adore, but his interests reach far beyond books. Outside of his job, Anthony especially enjoys hiking and playing his drums. Q: Hey, Anthony! Can I ask you some questions…
After-hours library assistants hired, trained for technical help
Students can rest easy knowing there is after hours help in the library for late night studying. These students will be trained to be more helpful with computer and network-related issues, especially after hours when the librarians go home. “Generally, we have librarians here until six or seven o’clock in the evening, but not after…
The best places to study in OKC
Finals season is upon us. Many students will lock themselves away in dorm rooms and library cubicles, on blankets on the quad or the back booths of Alvin’s. But sometimes, to really get the full benefit of studying, you need to leave the campus and find your own space. Here are some of the best spots to plug in, tune out, and settle down for a few hours of solid studying in Oklahoma City.
Holiday decorations spread cheer across campus
The OCU campus has turned festive with the advent of the holiday season. Buildings across campus have blossomed with holiday cheer. Take a virtual tour of the bedecked campus with Student Publications.
Powerful Prose series features book about Nazi suppression
The Powerful Prose book discussion series will continue with a presentation at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, at Full Circle Bookstore. The featured novel is titled “The Nicest Nazi: Childhood Memories of World War II,” by Oklahoma author Christiane Brant Faris. OCU President Robert Henry will lead the discussion along with Faris, who is a…
“Let’s Talk About It” book series focused on Oklahoma crime novels
The 2014 “Let’s Talk About It” book discussion series will feature novels of investigative crime taking place in Oklahoma. The first discussion will take place at 7 p.m. on Sept 9 in Walker Center room 151, and will feature the novel “The Old Buzzard Had It Coming,” by Donis Casey. At each session in the…
Senior dancers prepare for capstone performance
The Ann Lacy School of American Dance and Arts Management’s student-directed choreography show will open Oct. 11.
The show, which serves as a senior capstone project for dance performance majors, will feature original dances created by senior dance performance majors. All of the seniors prepare one number to be performed during the show.
Library renovation replaces study rooms, carpets
The fourth floor of the Dulaney-Browne Library is undergoing renovations.
The renovations include new ceiling tiles, walls, carpet, and heating and air conditioning vents and controls.
The study rooms also have been expanded.
“The fourth floor was re-carpeted in the 1980s,” said Victoria Swinney, director of the Dulaney-Browne Library. “That’s the only renovation work that’s been done on it since it was first occupied in the 1970s.”
While none of the chairs and couches on the fourth floor are being replaced, the ends of the shelves will be.
“We are replacing the walnut-look shelves with the oak shelves you see on the first, second and fifth floors,” Swinney said.
The first, second and fifth floors have already been renovated.
The current renovations will cost about $160,000, Swinney said.
The money for the renovations comes solely from donations, since there is no longer a library fee included in tuition.
The renovations are projected to be finished by the end of the semester, but books still have to be shelved, so it won’t be completely ready until the fall semester.
“The renovations are definitely a good thing,” said Amber Mattfield, music education/music junior. “They are really bringing it up to date, which will make it a more comfortable environment for students.”
The next areas of the library to be renovated include the third floor, bathrooms, stairwells, and the basement elevator lobby.
