The beginning dance class in a Norman Parks & Recreations center near Reaves Park is a lesson in life, community and culture. Pandora Tadefa-Everett was a volunteer teacher at the center when she spotted a trend. “There were children (who) wanted to come and learn, but their parents couldn’t afford it,” she said. […]
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Rugby one of the University of Oklahoma’s oldest sports for women
The University of Oklahoma’s women’s rugby team, the Oklahoma Roses, insists the full-contact sport is safe and simple. It’s also much like soccer, in that there are few breaks in the game and a lot of running. Like football, it’s all about getting the ball from one end of the field to the other. […]
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Norman documentary to chronicle state’s 100 years of history
A centennial documentary currently in preproduction in Norman will focus on the people ” rather than the places and events ” that make Oklahoma grand. When filmmaker Peter Zhmutski ” originally from Kazakhstan ” moved to Oklahoma in 2003, he said he was impressed by Oklahoma and its “friendly” citizens. “Sometimes it’s really hard for […]
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Oklahoma Speaker of the House pushes ethics bill
Amid alleged unethical conduct involving campaign fund-raising, Oklahoma Speaker of the House Lance Cargill is now pushing through an ethics reform bill, and all sides are taking a wait-and-see approach. “Obviously, this is an issue the speaker had to deal with,” said Rep. Richard Morrissette, D-Oklahoma City, an outspoken critic of Cargill. “I’ve been […]
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Baylor’s Mulkey sulky after Big 12 semifinal game against Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s tough-as-nails forward Leah Rush apparently is not a touchy, feely kind of girl. Just ask Baylor’s Jessica Morrow. Late in the Big 12 Conference tournament semifinal game with Oklahoma leading by nine, Rush and Morrow battled for a rebound and after Rush gained control of the ball, Morrow got handsy with Rush’s gets-checked-with-a-mammography part […]
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Silencing the minority
Will Ralph Nader run for president if the Democrats don’t nominate the right candidate? Will we, the people of Oklahoma, be allowed to vote for Nader or any other third-party candidate in the next presidential election? Probably not. We didn’t get to vote for any third-party candidates in 2004. No Nader for us. […]
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Male breast cancer changes life of University of Oklahoma professor
An estimated 1,690 American men were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. University of Oklahoma journalism professor Jack Willis was one of them. As faculty adviser for OU’s campus newspaper, Willis planned to work until he was 70. But cancer has a way of changing things. TERRIBLE TREATMENT “It’s one of those things […]
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University of Oklahoma geophysicist doesn’t share Gore’s global warming views
Former Vice President Al Gore was at the University of Oklahoma in March to discuss global warming. And so was one of his sharpest critics. OU geophysicist David Deming is known for his criticism of the media over global warming. MEDIA FRENZY In a statement in December before the U.S. Senate Committee […]
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Gore tells University of Oklahoma audience he is no longer in love with political process
Former Vice President Al Gore denied he’s running for president again, at a March appearance at the University of Oklahoma. Former Senate colleague David Boren, now OU president, said, “Well, I am going to get shot if I don’t ask this one question,” Boren said. “But “¦ do you think you might ever enter […]
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OKC diversity group offers business networking for gays, lesbians
In 2004, a small group of business owners formed the Diversity Business Association ” DBA Metro, for short ” to give that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender businesspeople in Oklahoma City an outlet for meeting and networking. “It was something that had been needed for a long time,” said Monty Milburn, marketing specialist with […]