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Sunday, September 26, 2010
Sunday, September 19, 2010
This selection of pictures represents the controversy surrounding the National Anthem at the OU football game this weekend against Air Force. In the week leading up to the game, there was much discussion over whether the fans should say, "Home of the Brave" at the end or continue the tradition of saying, "Home of the Sooners"at the end of the song. Many say that it is disrespectful to the those that have fought for our freedom, while others are say that it is just a tradition that isn't disrespectful at all. At the game about half of the fans continued the tradition while others refrained because of the opponent. The pictures are of the war memorial outside the Gaylord Memorial Stadium. Many have used the war memorial as an example of OU's commitment to the troops.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Parking Headaches
View from the back of the Duck Pond parking lot. The walk to campus from here can be anywhere from 10-25 minutes.
Estevan Molinar leaves his apartment at Campus Lodge 30 minutes before his class starts in order to make it to class on time. It takes him five minutes to get to campus, and 25 minutes to park and walk to class.
Students at OU have been experiencing serious headaches when it comes to parking this semester. Work is being done on the lot on the corner of Lindsey and Jenkins, which severely limits the number of spots for commuter students.
There are approximately 100 spaces that are missing due to construction near the Huston Huffman Physical Fitness Center that should be regained once that construction is over, said Vicky Holland of the OU Parking Services. That lot should provide some relief until the Lindsey and Jenkins lot is finished.
Estimates for the Lindsey and Jenkins lot are that it will be finished in the Fall of 2010 according to Holland. Until then students will have to make use of the Duck Pond parking lot, which can leave them up to 25 minutes away from their destination on campus.
Students that want to get to class on time should be sure to get to the lots early, or invest in a bicycle.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
There are few things that inspire OU students to get up 5 hours earlier than their classes start and one of those things is tickets to the annual football game between OU and Texas.
Kenny Mossman, the Associate Director for Communications at the Athletic Department, said that tickets sold out around the same amount of time this year that they did last year, despite claims that ticket sales took over 8 hours longer this year.
There have also been many rumors about the way in which seats to the Texas game are assigned; some people claim that group tickets are assigned in the order that the groups are created, while others claim that the tickets are assigned to the bigger groups first.
Mossman said that the tickets are assigned completely randomly.
The Sooners will be looking to avenge last year's loss to Texas when they play them on October 2.
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