Students could win big for guessing OU games

By John Walker and Honey Caranzo

University of Oklahoma students will have a chance to win various prizes at the Oklahoma Memorial Union during its annual “Guess the Score” event on Friday.

The hour-long event starts every Friday at 11:30 a.m, free of charge. It is located on the first floor at the Union. This week, participants will be able to guess the score of the game versus the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs.

Each week, the winner receives a prize. The students that correctly guess the score during the Sooners home games will receive a Blu-Ray DVD player of your choice. Correct guesses of the road games will receive a prize package from the Union Programming Board.

Overall winners of the season may win a larger prize. Prizes in the past include a Kindle Fire or TV.

University starting off semester with a party

By Connor Galvin and Shane Byler
An Organization at the University of Oklahoma expects to host thousands of students for their annual Foam Party, Friday Night on the Union parking garage roof.

The Foam Party, beginning at 8:00p.m. on the roof of the Oklahoma Memorial Union Parking Garage, will help students to get involved with activities around the university.

Excitement for the party will begin Thursday, with a dunk tank on the South Oval from 10:30 until 2:00 and a tank top giveaway on the first floor in the Union. Sign up to win the tank top between 11:30 to 12:30.

The event is free for all OU students with a valid OU ID and plastic bags will be provided for students’ cell phones.The Union Programming Board will also give away tank tops to the first 100 students to arrive at the party.

Adrian Buendia, of Nexus Productions Inc., will supply music while tons of foam falls from overhead. Contact UPB at 405-325-2113 for more information.

Student Event Promises Fair Time

by Jennifer Phillips and Stephen Cabler
The University of Oklahoma brings its students the excitement of the state fair with free fried food and friendly faces.

The Union Programming Board’s annual Sooner Fried event will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on September 5 in the food court of the Oklahoma Memorial Union.

University students will be able to enjoy fried chicken, fried pickles, fried okra, fried cookie dough and fried pies. There will be games, prizes, and a raffle for tickets to the Oklahoma State Fair.

“All food and drinks are being provided through Union Catering,” said Union Programming Board Logistics Director Brooke Wade. Because of this, all students may attend the event for free with a valid student ID.

Talks on selfie at Norman museum

By Kate Bergum and Samantha Bechtold

An art museum in Norman will hold an interactive presentation discussing the “selfie” Thursday in a museum auditorium.

The presentation, at 5:30 p.m. in the Mary Eddy and Fred Jones Auditorium at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, will explore different perspectives regarding selfies and their meanings, according to the museum’s website.The event is free to the public, and refreshments will be provided.

The event will discuss what these photos really mean--whether they are a form of narcissism or self exploration.

Susan Baley, the museum’s director of education, said that three speakers will be presenting at the event: Krystle Brewer, who has worked in Oklahoma art galleries, Mary Kathryn Moeller, who teaches at Oklahoma State University and Delta Murphy, a recent OU design graduate who now lives and works in Los Angeles. Murphy will be speaking by video chat, Baley said.

Baley said all the speakers have worked on art projects or exhibits regarding selfies.  

Baley said that selfies seemed like a topic for an art museum to talk about that would interest students.

“We try to have broad topics about creativity for FREDTalks,” Baley said.

Baley said she also hopes that people who attend the events will take selfies in the museum and post them online. 

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Greetings! This is our great pleasure to welcome you to OU Fall News. In this online newspaper, you will find news stories about important events and issues at the University of Oklahoma during Fall 2014. We, 11 young journalists studying multimedia journalism at Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communication who have turned classroom into newsroom, produce these news stories in multiple forms.