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Wing opens doors to attendees Admission to new exhibit was free over the weekend
Consisting of three stories, the Stuart Wing was a $13-million project that was expanded over a period of four years and added 18,000 BROOKE BUCKMASTER and square feet to the museum. JOEY ADAMS In c e l e b rat i o n o f t h e life & arts Reporters opening of the Stuart Wing, This weekend marked the the museum offered free opening of the new wing of admission both Saturday the Fred Jones Jr. Museum and Sunday. Film and media studies of Art.
junior Molly Youngblood said she had to see it after hearing so much information about the museum’s opening. “I had heard a lot of hype about [the new Stuart Wing], and so I was looking forward to seeing it,” Youngblood said. Students , Norman residents and visitors from out
of state flocked to see the new artwork. “It was kind of serendipitous that we came to see the game and then [the wing] opened,” Nancy Wilson, a visitor from Texas, said. One of 50 museum docents, Cheryl Bredeson said her job is to show visitors the new collections and answer questions. Bredeson said
the turn-out for the wing’s opening was surprising. “I was told today that we have had over 1,000 visitors this weekend,” Bredeson said. “That is quite a lot of support for this museum.” The Stuart Wing features the Eugene B. Adkins collection, one of the nation’s see STUART WING paGe 5
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Sign of illness found in lungs Lung function test for diabetes KATHLEEN EVANS
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As 8 p.m. bells filled the quiet autumn night, signaling the beginning of the tour, Provine’s interest in OU’s history became apparent. S t a n d i n g i n f ro n t o f Holmberg Hall, Provine explained how the ghost of organ professor Mildred Andrews Boggess became infuriated once the university’s organ was moved to Catlett Music Center. She
OU Health Sciences Center researchers found that reduced lung function might be a sign of diabetes in Native Americans, according to a new published paper. The study was conducted by the Center for American Indian Health Research at the OU College of Public Health. Researchers looked at Native American men and women with and without diabetes and measured lung functions. They found decreased lung function often preceded signs of diabetes, College of Public Health professor and researcher Fawn Yeh said. Lung function tests measure the strength of the lungs, air capacity , exhaling capacity and exhaling speed The lung function was a possible indictor of type 2 diabetes, which is characterized by an inability to eliminate sugars from the blood because of an insulin resistance, according to the American Diabetes Association. Doctors test blood glucose and sugar levels to determine whether a patient is diabetic, Yeh said, and lung impairment develops prior to this . The study is not definitive enough to say decreased lung function will be a sure predictor of diabetes, but it is a step in the right direction, Yeh said. Diabetes is often part of a larger problem called
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freshman Programs instructor Jeff Provine (above, in the dark coat) tells the story of the haunting of Cate Center during the oU ghost tour friday evening. according to the story Provine told a crowd of tour-goers, a boy died in the building’s dumbwaiter and now haunts the building.
Haunted tour uncovers spooky history of OU England hauntings inspire ghost tour JAKE MORGAN staff Reporter
With stories of an abusive secret society, the spirit of a roller-skating child and a jilted, organ-playing ghost, terrifying professors may be the least of students’ worries this fall. Jeff Provine, an OU instructor of freshman
programs, led students and alumni across campus this weekend and recounted the darker, spookier side of OU’s history. “They certainly don’t include this stuff in the regular tour,” Provine said as he guided the tour through the night. P rov i n e b ro u g ht t h e haunted tour, now in its third year, to OU after a trip to England. “In December of 2009, I
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was backpacking through Britain and ... was staying with friend,” Provine said. “We were taking a ghost tour through her hometown, so I told the only hometown ghost story I knew about Ellison Hall ... and she said, ‘Wow, that’s great! You should totally do a ghost tour in Oklahoma.’” Provine gathered the ethereal tales through a variety of means including personal interviews, a book by
former OU president George Lynn Cross and microfilm. Delving into historical research frightens current students enough as it is, but Provine weaves these yarns into his day-to-day life. “I write a blog, thisdayinalternatehistory.blogspot. com, which is all about finding the backgrounds of stories,” Provine said. “The History Channel does its ‘This Day In History,’ and I tweak it a little.”
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laura Bock crowned homecoming queen at game. (OUDaily.com)
homecoming game marks just the third home loss for stoops. (Page 7)
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Zombies, humans compete in charity 5k run for underprivileged students
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Junior catcher Jessica shults catches a ball during oU’s 13-1 win against newman University on friday in norman. shults and the sooners are undefeated so far in fall exhibition play. (Page 7)
Beware of zombies nipping at your heals. The Union Programming Board will host the Zombie 5k run, which will consist of both humans and zombies running, walking or stumbling to benefit the Bridges Organization of Norman, at 9 a.m. Saturday. Bridges assists high school students who live alone because of a family crisis, such as the death of a parent, parental incarceration or homelessness, according to its website. Registration costs $20 for the 5k. Runners can chose if they will be a zombie or a human during the race. Dressing up is not required but is encouraged. Administrator Ryan Smith said after the 5k, a fun run will take place in which those dressed as zombies can chase the humans. T-shirts will be provided for the first 250 registrants in the 5k. To register, visit ou.edu/upb. Blayklee Buchanan, Campus Reporter