Organizers from the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts, Oklahoma Conference of Churches and the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma’s Whole Creation Community ministry have planned three prayer services to take place in the next few months. “We really need an opportunity to be alert to the fact that water conservation, stewardship of water resources, is absolutely […]
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‘Side’ effects
So renowned is the Broadway musical West Side Story that, unlike its leading man, there’s a good chance you haven’t just met a girl named Maria. You likely know her very well, thanks to the ever-popular movie adaptation. That film won 10 Academy Awards in 1961 and hasn’t left living rooms since. However, the national […]
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Going downtown
“For several years, the university and the law school have been looking for a location in the heart of downtown Oklahoma City,” said OCU Law Dean Valerie Couch. “Just being all under one roof is going to be wonderful for us.” In 2009, before Couch came aboard, law school officials considered a possible relocation to […]
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Going downtown
The OCU Board of Trustees today approved a proposal to move the law school to the former Central High School, near the Automobile Alley area. Earlier this year, OCU competed for the building with Oklahoma City Public Schools, which wanted to use the facility as a new administration building. OCU officials are planning renovations to […]
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Examining Islam
Can a case for democracy be made from a religious Muslim perspective? The question is particularly timely given the recent attacks on the Libyan embassy. Mustafa Akyol, a Turkish journalist and columnist, will address the question in a lecture Monday at Oklahoma City University. Akyol, the author of Islam Without Extremes: A Muslim Case for […]
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Degree of disappointment
Beth Adele credit: Jordan Ensminger Graduation evokes a mix of emotions for college students: elation because the battle is finally won, and nervousness for what lies ahead. Some graduates already have jobs lined up, while others are chewing their fingernails, wondering how they’ll ever get hired in this economy. Seniors like Annika Larson, a professional […]
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Owens’ field
Yet, in partnership with the Paseo Arts Association, the Skirvin announced last week that local artist Romy Owens is to be its first artist in residence. As such, she will work and exhibit at the downtown hotel for the next year. Her studio space is already created and accessible from within the Skirvin, open to […]
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Central suitor
OCU officials said moving the law school into the historic structure on the 800 block of N. Robinson Avenue will put students and faculty closer to the law firms and courthouses downtown. Constructed in 1910, the old Central High building operated as a high school until 1968, when it became a junior high. In 1981, […]
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Righting wrongs
Tiffany Murphy OCU LAW Since its inception in August 2011, the Oklahoma City University School of Law Oklahoma Innocence Project, or OIP, has been working to overturn wrongful convictions in Oklahoma. “There are people who are completely, absolutely innocent of their charges who have been convicted and sentenced to prison for, often, very long periods […]
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Travelin’ man
Don’t let Rick Steves fool you. The man whose name is nearly synonymous with travel might have an amiable demeanor familiar to anyone who knows his PBS series or many guidebooks, but beneath that slightly nerdy exterior beats the fiery heart of a provocateur traveler. And he has a message: Travel isn’t just about collecting […]