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Ben Stein stood before a packed house at the Wes Watkins Center last night to tell those in attendance how to ruin their lives. Not whom to vote for in the upcoming election. Not how to weather the current economic storm. Instead, Stein spoke for more than an hour on a list of ways that listeners could ruin their lives.

Linebacker Orie Lemon hasn’t always been punishing offensive players. He came to the Cowboy football team as one of those offensive players he now tries to bring down; Lemon was a quarterback.

One beverage expert said Taddy Porter is “one of the world’s five best beers.” But for the lead guitarist of Stillwater’s own Taddy Porter, it represents a beer the band will probably never try.

On Saturday, the Cowboy football team held the University of Texas Longhorns to only a 4-point victory. While most papers will only show photos of what happened on the field that day, The Daily O’Collegian would like to present the other side of the game as well.

T. Boone Pickens made a $63 million gift to OSU on Monday for the completion of the football stadium and its west end zone.

Possible solutions for the staffing issue within the Fire Department will be investigated further before a decision is made on the issue, the City Council decided at its regular meeting Monday.

The OSU transportation services bought its first battery operated, four-passenger vehicle this month. Departments at OSU can use the electric vehicle for service and maintenance activities on campus.

When Brandon Pettigrew walked on the field in Austin on Saturday afternoon, OSU had one of its best playmakers back in the fold.

Oklahoma State junior quarterback Zac Robinson has been named one of 13 semifinalists for the 2008 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award.

There’s a serious issue to talk about concerning “Pushing Daisies.” Disturbing news on the Internet cites that this wonderful show’s days are numbered, and that unlucky number happens to be 13.

Storming into Oklahoma tonight, Michigan-native Chiodos will take the stage at Cain’s Ballroom in Tulsa. Currently touring with Silverstein, Chiodos hopes to find another exuberant crowd with which they can share the music that has come to define the sextet.

By slipping into a pair of TOMS shoes, a sense of fashion and giving are fulfilled. TOMS shoes are the “shoes for tomorrow.” A purchase of one pair of shoes automatically buys a pair for a disadvantaged child.

On Sunday night, the capacity crowd at the Kings Of Leon concert in Oklahoma City was far away from any church, but close to a religious experience.

It’s a way to raise money to help save children’s lives — just by giving 30 minutes of your time, the event’s executive director said.

A shooting that left two students dead at the University of Central Arkansas did not appear to be random, authorities said Monday as the school’s president announced the campus secure.