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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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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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 […]
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Oklahoma athletic legend’s widow sold burial rights to Pennsylvania town
When Oklahoman and American Indian sports hero Jim Thorpe passed away in 1953, the governor of Oklahoma refused to build him a $25,000 memorial. His remains are now in a distant Pennsylvania town renamed Jim Thorpe, Penn. ” a place he had never visited. When Hollywood’s Thorpe biopic starring Burt Lancaster came out, Thorpe […]
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Oklahoma 24-Hour Video Race forces filmmaking on the fly
To make a five-minute film, 24 hours might sound like plenty of time. But anyone who’s attempted it knows it’s a challenge. The annual 24-Hour Video Race to do just that has served as a handy excuse for filmmakers to test their speed and dexterity, based upon a set theme. February’s Race sponsors were Individual Artists […]
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OKC restaurateurs find food, jazz make nice fit
Next to the cuisine, the life of the party when eating out could be the music, and Oklahoma ” with all of its unique talent ” doesn’t disappoint. “The music will vary, and we will be serving an appetizer menu and cocktails while the music plays,” said Ashlin Wilhelm, outlets manager for the Skirvin […]
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Belly dancing offers health benefits, makes OKC comeback
Though in her 60s, Soraya al Musri of Aalim Dance Academy Inc. in Oklahoma City hasn’t stopped belly dancing. “As long as a woman has got the dedication or desire to do this and put her heart and soul into it, she can be beautiful in her own way, because it comes from the […]
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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. […]