The university released its tentative schedule for its freshman housing master plan, including the proposed dates for the design and construction documents for Adams Center, in an email this week
As OU prepares for a more normal fall semester, campus officials are assessing the potential impacts of legislation that would prohibit schools, including higher education facilities, from requiring COVID-19 vaccines
Editorâs note: This story contains mentions of sexual assault.Â
Despite facing a rape allegation that camp leaders were aware of, an OU student was hired to work at Camp Crimson â a situation one national expert said administrators had limited options in preventing due to privacy laws and Title IX regulations.Â
Courtney Foster, Norman Womenâs Resource Center assistant director, said a freshman orientation setting can be particularly vulnerable for students entering college for the first time, and involving someone even accused of rape can be dangerous due to the nature of the crime. Though the camp has recently been reformatted, she said the extended mentor-mentee relationships between staffers and campers it still boasts add increased risks.
After immigrating from China, OU graduate student Haifan Xiao expected the common challenges of living and studying in another country. She said she never imagined she would have to face a far greater obstacle â not feeling ânormalâ in the midst of a global pandemic.
Xiao and a friend left the airport in Ames, Iowa, after Xiaoâs flight from Beijing, China, which lasted over 24 hours. Xiaoâs arrival in Ames marked the first time sheâd traveled to the U.S. Hungry from the trip, Xiao and her friend decided to head to a local fast-food restaurant. When the pair sat down â the only Asians in the restaurant â and began speaking Chinese, Xiao said she felt as if every eye in the restaurant was trained on their table.