Caroline Perryman

The race for the Democratic Party’s nomination to run for Oklahoma House of Representatives District 44 just got bigger. READ MORE

A listing of the most dangerous forms of radiation that cause skin cancer now includes a new item: tanning beds, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. READ MORE

OU will offer a new course designed and proposed by an OU freshman in spring 2011. READ MORE

A CIA director and two former U.S. national security advisers will speak at a foreign policy conference March 8 at OU. READ MORE

IHOP saw no shortage of OU students at its free pancake day Tuesday, but the purpose behind the special day was about more than just pancakes. The annual free pancake day is an effort to support the Children’s Miracle Network, and IHOP asked customers to consider donating to support local children’s hospitals through the Miracle Network or other local charities, according to IHOP’s Web site. READ MORE

OU Interfraternity Council is concerned with the new Student Conduct office, formally known as Judicial Affairs, and its policies enforcing OU’s Student Alcohol Policy, the IFC president said.  READ MORE

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History was filled with famous gymnasts Thursday night at an OU sponsored event for students to meet gymnasts competing this weekend at the Nadia Comaneci International Invitational. READ MORE

This week is Through With Chew Week and today is the Great American Spit Out, encouraging snuff and chewing tobacco users to quit for at least a day. READ MORE

Today, Ash Wednesday, marks the first day of Lent, and some OU students will spend the next 40 days trying to live without a specific food, vice or even daily convenience. “I haven’t decided yet what to give up this year,” said Lauren Forest, economics sophomore. READ MORE

Eight OU College of Law students participated in the first of the OU College of Law International Human Rights Clinic focusing on indigenous peoples in Guyana and Panama. READ MORE