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Students drop enthusiasm in study abroad programs 15 hr ago | Add a comment PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years after students’ interest in foreign study...

Atheist student meetings grow on college campuses 16 hr ago | Add a comment AMES, Iowa — The sign sits propped on a wooden chair, inviting all comers: "Ask an Atheist.” Whenever a student gets within a few feet, Anastasia Bodnar waves and smiles, trying to...

Connors, Northeastern announce partnership Yesterday | Add a comment MUSKOGEE — Connors State College and Northeastern State University will combine their operations at the NSU-Muskogee campus, officials announced. The two schools have agreed to share the NSU...

Jail price, vaccines, teeth make metro news Yesterday | Add a comment Here’s a recap of the week in metro news. • Crime. A man with big, fake front teeth robs a bank Monday in Warr Acres. He apparently doesn’t own a ski mask. • Sports. Doctors...

Cuts may impact Edmond teacher positions Yesterday | Add a comment EDMOND — If funding cuts get any steeper, the Edmond School District will have to let go of teachers next year, Edmond school officials said this week. Superintendent David Goin said the...

Moore Norman technology school seeks bids for renovation Yesterday | Add a comment With design plans nearing completion, Moore Norman Technology Center now will solicit bids for a $15 million building and renovation project at its Franklin Road Campus. Board members voted at...

Education chief touts Oklahoma system Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recognized the state of Oklahoma’s efforts to provide quality early childhood education during a speech to the National Association for the Education...

Norman North students take ride on ‘Carousel’ Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — Norman North High School students are taking audiences on a "Carousel” of emotions during their fall musical production. Preparing for the show has been an emotional...

OU students find places in the world Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — A new University of Oklahoma academic program this week turned geocache — finding geographic coordinates by using a Global Positioning System — into geocash. Freshman...

13 to vie for Miss Asian UCO Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment EDMOND — Thirteen contestants will compete for the title Miss Asian UCO 2010 at 7 p.m. today in UCO’s Constitution Hall in the Nigh University Center. "The Miss Asian UCO...

OCU receives $1M from late wife of local jeweler B.C. Clark Jr. Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City University says it will create an endowed chair that will be funded with a $1 million bequest from the late wife of a local jeweler. The bequest by...

OSU event illustrates smoking's deadly toll Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment STILLWATER — Sixteen mannequins dotted the lawn near Oklahoma State University’s student union, representing the number of people in the state who die each day from tobacco-related...

Two Oklahoma students named as State AP Scholars Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment Graduates of Edmond Memorial High School and Tulsa Booker T. Washington High School have earned 2009 State AP Scholar awards. Fareeha Safir, whose family is formerly of Edmond, is a student at the...

CareerTech to reduce its staff by about 30 Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment State Department of Career and Technology Education leaders estimate about 30 employees will need to take job buyouts to make up for expected budget shortfalls. The CareerTech board approved a...

University President David Boren praises women’s gifts to OU Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — Of the $1.6 billion in private donations made to the University of Oklahoma in the past 15 years, OU President David Boren said, "I can count with one hand the number of major...

Author and columnist scheduled to visit University of Oklahoma Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — Thomas L. Friedman, an author and New York Times foreign affairs columnist who has won three Pulitzer Prizes, is scheduled to visit the state Dec. 7 for two functions at the...

CareerTech to cut about 30 employees Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Add a comment State Department of Career and Technology Education leaders estimate about 30 employees will need to take job buyouts to make up for expected budget shortfalls. The CareerTech board approved a...

Oklahoma's career, technology educators face layoffs Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Add a comment Some state Department of Career and Technology Education workers will be asked to quit their jobs to make up for continued budget shortfalls. The state agency that oversees technology schools...

Miss UCO plans to devote reign to human rights Thu, Nov 19, 2009 | Add a comment EDMOND — Julie Christian, a junior political science major from Owasso, was crowned Miss University of Central Oklahoma 2010 at the university’s annual scholarship pageant. Christian...

Edmond Briefs Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Add a comment H1N1 vaccine available for all State health officials announced that all Oklahomans who want to reduce their risk of H1N1 infection are now eligible to receive H1N1 influenza vaccine. Vaccinations...