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Muscle Memory: A Tribute to Moscelyne Larkin and the Legacy of the Ballet Russe

Rev. Amy Ziettlow | Posted 05.04.2012

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Rev. Amy Ziettlow

Moscelyne Larkin was my ballet teacher, and the studio, her home. Although she toured the world with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, her home was Oklahoma. As I read her obituary recalled the last time I spent with her several years ago.

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It's More Than a Housing Issue -- It's About Respect

The Oklahoma Daily | Posted 05.15.2012

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The Oklahoma Daily

Gender-neutral housing means the choice to live with someone who students know will be supportive of their sexuality or gender identity. It means freedom from discomfort, discrimination, harassment and fear.

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The Top 10 Slacker Colleges

Posted 02.13.2012

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Like tailgating and throwing a Frisbee more than studying and internships? Satire website College Humor have come up with the top 10 biggest slacker c...

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OU Professor Faces Child Sex Complaints

newsok.com | Posted 02.13.2012

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Governor's Husband Given Permission For Legal Work

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 11.19.2011

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Oklahoma ethics officials have granted permission for the husband of Gov. Mary Fallin (R) to do business with two parts of state government. Falli...

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Texas Tech Shocks No. 3 Oklahoma

AP | By JEFF LATZKE | Posted 12.23.2011

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NORMAN, Okla. -- Tommy Tuberville got his first landmark win with Texas Tech in a place where practically no one else could. Seth Doege threw for 441...

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Top-Ranked Oklahoma Has A Score To Settle With Missouri

Posted 11.23.2011

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By JEFF LATZKE, Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. -- The rush onto the field was a long hoped-for release for Missouri fans, a celebration of a monume...

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USO & Tostitos Offer Up a Fiesta of Good Will for Those Far From Home

Joe Favorito | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joe Favorito

A handful of brands seem to be coming up with a viable solution to use the college platform, the bowl platform, and the good will of the holiday season to create an effective win for all involved.

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Coach Wants Oklahoma Fans To Sing Anthem Correctly

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NORMAN, Okla. — Coach Bob Stoops is asking Oklahoma fans to break a new tradition and sing the proper words at the end of the national anthem wh...

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Ken Pryor Dead: Former Oklahoma Basketball Player Dies At 85

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NORMAN, Okla. — Former University of Oklahoma basketball player Ken Pryor, whose basket lifted the Sooners into the 1947 NCAA championship game,...

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Oklahoma Tornadoes: 20 Hospitalized After Twisters Hit Norman

OU Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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After tornadoes swept through central Oklahoma on Monday afternoon, approximately 20 people were being treated for injuries at Norman Regional Healthp...

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Timothy McVeigh Lawyer Randall Coyne Haunted By Case

oudaily.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Randall Coyne, professor at the College of Law, gave six months of his life in an ultimately vain attempt to prevent [Timothy] McVeigh's execution. ...

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State Expects Drug Deaths To Rise Significantly

Oklahoma Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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Drug-related deaths in the state of Oklahoma are predicted to hit a record high this year, according to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous...

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Is Freedom a Universal Value? -- Maybe Not

Tom Alderman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Tom Alderman

If you're J. Rufus Fears, you believe we've made major mistakes when we base our foreign policy on the belief that all people at all times want freedom and that freedom will grow naturally.

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UPDATED: Gender-Neutral Housing Takes Off On Campus

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mixed-gender living policies are cropping up on college campuses countrywide, though some schools are having an easier time establishing them than oth...

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'Sleep Out' Protest Changes Senator's Mind

Oklahoma Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Oklahoma, changed his status on a bill at 3 p.m. Tuesday after OU students engaged in an 11-night, 12-day demonstration showing the...

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CIA Director: Iraq Threat Level A 'Shadow Of Its Former Self'

Oklahoma Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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Considering the enormity of threats to American lives from around the world, the CIA must exist in a constant state of adaptation in order to effectiv...

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Woman Tasered In Front Of Oklahoma Library

The Oklahoma Daily | Ricky Maranon/the Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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A woman was shot by a Taser in front of the Bizzell Memorial Library after OU Police and the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department chased her down Thu...

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Oklahoma Student Creates Course

The Oklahoma Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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OU will offer a new course designed and proposed by an OU freshman in spring 2011. Antonin Fusco, University College freshman, brainstormed the ide...

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Oklahoma Slashes Higher Ed Budget By 3.5%

The Oklahoma Daily | Ricky Maranon/the Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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igher education will receive a 3.5 percent cut from state appropriations, a member of the Oklahoma House appropriations committee said Friday [Feb. 19...

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Professor Destroys Laptop To Make Statement

The Oklahoma Daily | Tachelle Jones/the Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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Some professors give warnings or grade deductions to students who fail to adhere to classroom policies. Others send them away with shattered laptops. ...

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OU Professor Studies Possible Weight-Loss Key

The Oklahoma Daily | Matthew Mozek/the Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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A new weight-loss supplement burns the same amount of calories as a 20-minute walk, according to a recent study done by OU. Joel Cramer, assistant pr...

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Joe Foote's Plan to Save Journalism

Al Eisele | Posted 05.25.2011

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Al Eisele

While we ink-stained wretches agonize over the uncertain future of journalism, Joe Foote and the University of Oklahoma are trying to make sure that it survives and thrives in the 21st century.

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