A closed-door meeting about gender-neutral housing with University of Oklahoma President David Boren went well, said Luxner, president of OU’s LGBT and Friends group. The March 26 discussion also included group leaders and OU’s Students for a Democratic Society, along with other university personnel. “[Boren] has indicated his willingness to continue to discuss the matter […]
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Ray’s Smokehouse BBQ
There are barbecue joints all over Oklahoma, and the same is true in Norman, but Ray’s Smokehouse BBQ brings a good ol’ home-cooking edge. Former University of Oklahoma football player Darrol Ray opened the restaurant a little more than three years ago, and it’s been cooking up quite a reputation since. “We’re pretty mom and […]
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Attitude adjustment
Illegally using prescription stimulants to study for exams and write papers is as much a college experience as living in the dorms or underage drinking. At least that’s what many metro college students will tell you about a brand-name drug prescribed to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Despite an ignorance of legal ramifications and potential dangers […]
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Bow-wow-wow, yippee-yo-yippe-yay
If you want to find out what your dog was like before he or she was a pushover who could be tamed with dinner scraps or a belly scratch, visit the “Wolf to Woof: The Story of Dogs” exhibit at the Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua in Norman. “Woof” is the largest […]
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Thick as a brick
MAPS 3 provided a spectacular new John Marshall High School building and an equally impressive new U.S. Grant High School building, but one school had news-making student discipline problems when it opened and the other school had teacher problems. Millions of MAPS money is being spent on the Classen School of Advanced Studies building, a […]
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Hey! Dodo this
When The Dodos’ Meric Long sings for “a means to conjure you up,” he isn’t referring to the San Francisco indie-rock act’s long-extinct namesake. It’s possible “Good,” off this year’s “No Color,” is an open letter to the elusive sound he and bandmate Logan Kroeber have been looking for since their 2005 inception. “The closest […]
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Three for all
It isn’t especially often that three of a city scene’s most exciting live bands wind up on a single bill. But that’s Friday’s free show on the University of Oklahoma campus, and the competition’s set for “fierce.” For the blown-fuse vintage punkers of Broncho (right) ,that means sweating, riffing and mid-song crowd-surfing like never before. […]
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A fan’s guide to Twitter
But players shouldn’t be the only ones held accountable for what they tweet. As high-profile Twitter transgressions continue to pop up in our collective timeline, an important question should resurface like a Charlie Sheen-inspired hashtag: What role do fans play in the space student-athletes occupy online? Conventional wisdom, Bob Stoops and a decent attorney might […]
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Death of a Sooner
Burleson said Box just smiled at the joke. “I am hurting,” Box told him. Burleson, a self-described “friend of the family,” relayed the anecdote at Box’s memorial service May 27 at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Enid, where he serves as senior pastor. “I know that some of you have heard or read about his prescription […]
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OU linebacker Austin Box dies
OU President David L. Boren released the following statement this afternoon about the former Enid High School star: “The university family is deeply saddened by the tragic death of student-athlete Austin Box. Our hearts go out to his family and friends.” Athletics Director Joe Castiglione released the following statement: “Austin Box will be greatly missed […]