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October 29th, 2008

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The award-winning Daily O’Collegian student newspaper from Oklahoma State University.

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Not ready to grow up

She said she can’t help but fear the senior scare. Katie McCafferty, a psychology senior, is one of many students facing graduation fears.


Higher standards

College football players often insist there is no such thing as a moral victory. If you remind them that they held the nation’s No. 1 team to 20 points fewer than its scoring average, they might reconsider.


CrackBerry

Not like the drug, like the phone. Some are finding themselves addicted to the super-phones while others haven’t taken a hit just yet.


In all its standstill glory

Jeff Campbell unveils the new Athletic Village.


Halloween offers break from reality

People watch TV and movies, read books, consume alcoholic beverages, and use substances the United States government thinks we shouldn’t be using in an attempt to escape reality. However, I believe there’s a better way to forget about life and the real world for a few hours, and it has become a socially acceptable and arguably fun holiday known as Halloween.


Racism in elections: the great debate

Three of four panelists told students Tuesday night that race and gender would not be the defining characteristics of the 2008 election. The fourth panelist heartily disagreed. Pi Sigma Alpha, a political science honor society, organized “Race and gender in the 2008 Elections” — a panel discussion among four OSU professors.


Renovation to force relocation of Parker residents

Parker Residence Hall and its residents will cater to the Student Union renovation — the building will be transformed into temporary offices and its residents will move to Wentz Hall beginning in the fall 2009 semester.


Theta freshmen to participate in Follies despite suspension

Freshman members of Kappa Alpha Theta will still participate in Freshman Follies despite the sorority’s interim suspension, said the OSU director of communications.


Cowboy Notebook for October 29, 2008

The NBA arrives in Oklahoma City in full force as the Thunder tips off its first season in the Ford Center today at 7 p.m. against the Milwaukee Bucks.


Artist shows ‘spirit’ at the Vault

Ben Brockman has the versatility that is a perfect fit for tonight’s “Spirits” art show. Brockman, a painting and printmaking senior, will have his art on display at 8 p.m. at Vault Video on the strip.


Jessica Simpson’s movie No. 1 in Russia, hasn’t release in U.S. yet

Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew have all been confirmed dead. The family was murdered in Chicago this past Friday, and her nephew’s body was found Monday. The leading suspect is ex-con William Balfour.


Lookin’ so Phine: Annual Phi Mu’s PHInest is here

It’s time once again to see the “Phinest” men on campus. Phi Mu sorority will raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network through its annual all-male beauty pageant tonight from 7 to 9 in the Student Union Little Theatre.


Degree program to blow students away

OSU will offer spring classes for a two-year degree in applied science in wind turbine technology at the Oklahoma City campus. Enrollment is under way. The program’s first students will earn their degrees in December 2010.


A chance to show environmentally friendly techniques can work in OK

An entrance on Highway 51 will be part of the initial phase of an environmental research and education site to be built at OSU’s Botanical Gardens over the next seven or eight months.


Gas dips below $2 per gallon in Mo.

From the window of her convenience store at a busy intersection in the southwest Missouri town of Carthage, Georgianna Diener watches the cars drive by, slow down and turn around.
The attraction? Gas selling for $1.94.9 per gallon.


Study shows Harvard U. researchers discover potential cure for diabetes

As a college student in Australia, Maria Koulmanda began researching type 1 diabetes as part of a summer job. Thirty years later, Koulmanda and her colleagues at Harvard Medical School now think that they may have found a cure.


Speakers to make us sit up, take notice

Sounds like OSU is ready to listen. In case you didn’t know, a guy named Ben Stein spoke to a fairly crowded Wes Watkins Center on Monday evening.


Letters to the editor

I first met Jim Halligan when I took a leadership course he was teaching at OSU. It’s easy to talk about leadership in a vacuum, but I was immediately impressed with the practical and “hands-on” nature of his class.


Free market practices hinder progress

A “once-in-a-century credit tsunami” is what Alan Greenspan has called the economic crisis that the world is now facing. Greenspan was chairman of the Federal Reserve, America’s central bank, from 1987 to 2006.