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grandfather shoots, kills OU student Community, family mourn loss of race-car driver in shooting sean laWson
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Incoming OU student Donald “Donnie Ray” Crawford III was killed at 9 a.m. Saturday in his parents’ home in Broken Arrow, just two days before starting his first semester at OU. Crawford was shot by his grandfather, 74-year-old Daniel Garcia,
said Gary Handley, spokesman for the Wagoner County Sher iff ’s Department. Crawford was set to start classes at OU today, accord- DONNie ing to a statement cRaWfORD from President David Boren. “Our sympathies are with the family of Donnie Crawford,” Boren said. Crawford’s parents, Donald
C raw f o rd a n d Jo d i e Ly n n Crawford, were present during the attack, Handley said. Both were injured by Garcia while attempting to protect their son. Garcia was killed in the altercation, but his cause of death has not been confirmed by the medical examiner, Handley said. Police are still investigating Garcia’s motive, Handley said. “It was totally out of the blue,” he said. Jodie Crawford was shot in the altercation with Garcia and taken
to a local hospital, where she appears to be in good condition, according to a story by The Tulsa World. Donald Crawford suffered injuries to his hand but refused treatment at the scene. Crawford was an avid racer who attended his first racing event when he was two days old, according to a biography on the Donnie Ray Crawford Racing website. Crawford won multiple races throughout his career and planned to attend the 26th Annual Chili Bowl Nationals before he
was shot and killed in his parents’ home as he was leaving for the race, according to a story published by the International Business Times. In recognition of Crawford, who drove the No. 55 car, officials extended the race’s length to 55 laps, according to the International Business Times. “The department would like to extend its deepest condolences to the family,” Handley said. “No family should have to go through this.”
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Ken Parker, upcoming TEDxOU speaker and CEO of Nextthought, displays a program on the iPad that allows students to read books but also look at comments and advice from other users. He will speak about using technology to make great education more accessible for people during his lecture.
Software CEO to introduce program Students to learn new technology skills set raCHael CervenKa Campus Reporter
Students can learn various ways technology can transform learning into a more social and community experience from the first speaker of the inaugural technology, entertainment and design (TEDxOU) event Jan. 27. Software developer Ken Parker is the
first of 10 speakers at TEDxOU, an independent event to encourage discussion and thought within the Norman community, according to the event website. At Parker’s TEDx talk he will focus mainly on community in education. Parker said that this aspect of education has the most transformative potential. “We want people to learn from one another and help one another develop,” he said.
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This event will be Parker’s first TEDx event although he has been an avid fan of the website and its ideas for years, he said. He is honored to have been asked to speak and excited to spread his innovative ideas. Parker is the CEO of NextThought, a relatively new software company with the aim of creating an integrated program for online education. The mantra of NextThought is: Change the world, see PARKER paGe 2
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Emma Stone poses for a picture as she arrives at the Golden Globes on Sunday in Los Angeles. The annual awards show wasn’t the most memorable, The Daily’s Mariah Webb writes. (Page 5)
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The university departments tasked with limiting weather-related campus closures are better prepared to keep students in class this winter after a series of new equipment purchases, administrators said. T h e O U Fa c i l i t i e s Management and Landscape and Grounds Departments sought the new equipment after a combination of sub-zero temperatures, ice accumulations and blizzard-like conditions resulted in six days of campus closures last spring semester. As a result, even during severe weather conditions both departments should be equipped to “tackle any chore within a day now,” Landscape and Grounds Director Allen King said. The OU Roads and Hauling department has tripled its capacity to clear ice and snow on campus roads and parking lots, Facilities Management Director Brian Ellis said. This increase is due to the purchase of additional heavy plows that will be attached to trucks already owned by the department and plans to equip all plowing vehicles with a sander, Ellis said. The additional sanders and plows will allow each vehicle to cover more territory in a shorter amount of time, Ellis said. The Landscape and Grounds Department has purchased five new pieces see SNOW paGe 2
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campaign donations made by the university and university foundations — This was requested to gather data on what types of candidates receive money from the university and its foundations.
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UOSa’s Student fee expenditures during fall 2010, spring 2011 and fall 2011 — This was requested to compare student fee expenditures by Undergraduate Student Congress and Graduate Student Senate.
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