Lauren Stalford

A team of four mechanical engineering students has created a device to help a local woman with cerebral palsy get from point A to point B. For their senior capstone project, the students have created a contraption that will carry Norman resident Linda Shannon from her shower to her toilet. READ MORE

Carl Mize might want to think about asking for hazard pay. The OU Physical Plant employee has been hospitalized three times for injuries sustained in the line of duty, twice when he was struck by lighting and then again April 8 when a utility truck collapsed on him while he was doing landscaping work at Boyd House. READ MORE

To raise awareness of sexual assault, the Women’s Outreach Center will turn the South Oval into a massive clothesline by displaying T-shirts decorated with students’ personal stories. READ MORE

Students might throw their empty Coke bottles into recycling bins across campus without a second thought, but OU’s recyclables actually goes through a long process in order to help the environment. READ MORE

The OU College of Dentistry is reaching out to the state’s rural communities to provide dental education and care to areas that have long needed dental professionals. READ MORE

The OU Board of Regents approved Wednesday the purchase of five new CART buses fueled by compressed natural gas and the appointment of Richard Taylor as Dean to the Weitzenhoffer Family College of Fine Art, said Catherine Bishop, vice president of public affairs.  READ MORE

An exclusive Jewish fraternity will join the ranks of 17 other fraternities when it becomes a member of the Interfraternity Council next month. READ MORE

Members of the Faculty Senate said they opposed Student Congress’ proposal to amend Dead Week regulations because proponents did not provide them with evidence of problems with the current policy. READ MORE

Popularity is rising for the virtual Sooner experience following OU’s launch of a social media site in October. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/universityofoklahoma">OU’s YouTube channel</a> gives students the chance to show OU through their eyes. READ MORE

Dozens of Jewish and Lebanese students came together Wednesday to overcome animosity between their peoples and aid war-torn Lebanon. READ MORE