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June 4th, 2008

Boone throws academics a bone again

Boone Pickens made headlines nationwide with his most recent donation to OSU of $100 million. While we shouldn’t grovel at his feet, we can all be thankful for the opportunity to improve the university.


Pickens surprises, promises more

I don’t think T. Boone Pickens will ever run out of money. It seems every year T. Boone comes out and sets another record with some kind of massive donation to Oklahoma State. T. Boone’s most recent donation, a $100 million donation to academics, is the largest single gift to an Oklahoma university.


Democrats map road to achieve change

Democrats across the world holding their breath waiting to see who will be the nominee for president can finally take a breath. After six long months and many contests, Barack Obama has gained enough delegates to receive the nomination over Hillary Clinton.


Sexbots: future of fantasy or stuff of dreams?

If you haven’t pre-ordered your sexbot, you’d better get in line. David Levy, artificial intelligence expert, predicts that sex robots will be available by the year 2050 and will be in every home or apartment in the world.


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Obama and Clinton to unite

Before a crowd of cheering thousands, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois laid claim to the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, taking a historic step toward his once-improbable goal of becoming the nation’s first black president. Hillary Rodham Clinton maneuvered for the vice presidential spot on his fall ticket without conceding her own defeat.


Possible student information leak

On May 14, 2008, faculty, staff and students received an e-mail from OSU that informed them of a potentially dangerous hack on the information systems on campus and that their identity and information might have been compromised.


Pickens donates largest amount yet to OSU academics

Texas oil and gas executive T. Boone Pickens celebrated his birthday by presenting OSU with the largest academic gift ever made to an Oklahoma university or college.


Sex and the City dazzles audiences, series fans in opening weekend on the silver screen

This weekend, we four got “Carried” away with the highly anticipated “Sex and the City” movie, which opened May 30. Our favorite Manhattanites, Carrie, Charlotte, Miranda, Samantha and their men finally tied up some loose ends and unanswered questions since the show’s finale in 2004.


First wave of summer blockbusters falls short

The summer season for movies starts earlier each year. Reviews for Iron Man, Prince Caspian and Indiana Jones.


Summer TV shows not on vacation

With the Writer’s Guild of America strike halting episode production for countless shows, TV went through a 100-day dry patch. Although contracts were signed and deals were made, primetime shows are on a newer, longer and more traditional hiatus—summer.


Faculty reacts to donation

Faculty reaction to Boone Picken’s latest gift of $100 million to academics has been generally positive.


Firefighter dies at OSU training center

A Barnsdall firefighter died Saturday evening after fellow firefighters discovered him collapsed and unresponsive following a training exercise at Oklahoma State University’s Fire Service Training Center outside Stillwater.


What is an endowed chair?

An endowed chair isn’t a seating option with big breasts. Those two words have popped up a lot in relation to Boone Pickens’ most recent donation to OSU in the form of $100 million to be used for academics.


Cowboys lose in Stillwater Regional, still view season as success

The No. 5 Cowboys fell to No. 21 Wichita State 11-7 in 10 innings Sunday. The Cowboys took a 7-5 lead into the top of the ninth inning but could not hold on.


Cowboy golf team takes fourth place at NCAA Championships

Oklahoma State’s men’s golf team turned in a 305 on Saturday during the fourth round at the NCAA Championship at Birck Boilermaker Complex’s Kampen Course to finish in fourth place.


Mercer has big day at the plate for OSU, but pitching woes doom Cowboys

The Cowboys came into the Stillwater Regional with one of the best baseball teams in the nation and the confidence to advance to the next round of postseason play.