The science behind “a case of the Mondays”
I’ll be one of the first to admit it: I’ve got a mean case of the Mondays. Monday is dreaded across the world as the start of a new week of hard work and more stress. The relaxation of the weekend...
View ArticleAdd some hours to your day: tips for hectic schedules
How many times have you caught yourself saying, “If only there were more hours in the day!” At OCU, this seems to be a particular problem: even with a to-do list and organization tactics, tasks can...
View ArticleWild at heart: animals on campuses
As OCU’s resident pair of geese have added two new members to the campus wildlife population, it’s compelling to wonder: what kind of animals are you likely to find on college campuses across the...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleFestival of the Arts brings the galleries to the street
The 2015 Festival of the Arts will run this weekend in the OKC Myriad Gardens. Since 1967, the Festival has been OKC’s invitation for the city to celebrate spring. The festival features work from over...
View ArticleThompson Crowned Miss OCU 2016
The 35th annual Miss OCU Pageant crowned Monica Thompson, vocal performance and music theater junior, as Miss OCU 2016. Including Thompson, eight girls competed for this year’s Miss OCU crown, earning...
View ArticleBasketball coach takes new job ‘day-by-day’
The new men’s basketball coach enjoys big-city living, trying new restaurants, going to concerts with his wife, and watching the Dallas Mavericks. Vinay Patel started at OCU on Oct. 15 by leading the...
View ArticleSGA approves resolution to address student concerns with food service
The Student Government Association’s Sodexo Resolution was passed by consent last week, which means that President Chance Johnson can move forward with efforts to make the requests a reality on campus....
View ArticleGroup forms to promote interfaith dialogue
A new student-led organization will support interfaith dialogue on campus. The group, Better Together, will provide opportunities for interfaith dialogues on campus and help support religious...
View ArticleRemembering Cody Shafer
Students traveled Feb. 15 to say goodbye to a fellow classmate and friend. Services for Cody Shafer, a cell and molecular biology sophomore and member of the men’s rowing team, were Feb. 15 at Floral...
View ArticleMiss Black OCU 2016 [Video]
The Miss Black Oklahoma City University 2016 crowning ceremony was last Saturday in the Burg Theater of the Kirkpatrick Fine Arts Center. The Black Student Association hosts the event. This year there...
View ArticleClara Luper, American Indian merged with OCULeads
Three scholarship programs coalesced to bring together student leaders from diverse backgrounds. Clara Luper, American Indian and OCULeads scholarship programs merged to form the President’s Leadership...
View ArticleStudents to donate unused meals to homeless
Students can donate unused meals to help those in need. David Hall, music education/sociology sophomore, organized a meal donation program called OCU Feeds. This is the second semester for the program....
View ArticleGreek organizations deal with stolen items
Many of the Greek organizations on campus are having issues with theft. Letters from multiple sororities, Phi Gamma Delta fraternity’s flag and Gamma Phi sorority’s trophy have been stolen in the past...
View ArticleSodexo focus group identifies food waste issue
Sodexo officials have noticed a problem with excess food being thrown out in the caf this semester. The focus group organized by Sodexo each semester identified food waste as an issue. The focus group...
View ArticleProfessors to retire, leave the university
At the end of this semester, some professors who have been teaching at OCU for decades will be heading into retirement, while others will leave to pursue new opportunities. One of these professors is...
View ArticleProfessor donates book funding to library
Dr. Larry Cobb, history professor, has been donating book funding to the Dulaney-Browne Library for 25 years and has now donated close to $25,000. Cobb began teaching at OCU in 1981 and noticed there...
View ArticleUnited Methodist Hall flooded, students forced to evacuate
Chandler Hardy, economics/mass communications junior, and Keziah Williamson, acting senior, were woken up at 6 a.m. Sept. 8 to the sound of maintenance crews banging on the door to their fourth floor...
View ArticleFraternity no longer under investigation
Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity was investigated for hazing after students saw members doing push-ups upon hearing a certain word. The fraternity is not currently on limited operations, Levi Harrel,...
View ArticleTrustee Ann Alspaugh dies at 81
Trustee Ann Simmons Alspaugh passed away in her home Sept. 20. Alspaugh was the mother of three, the grandmother of seven, an executive, a community leader, a patron of the arts, and a philanthropist....
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