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PRESIDENT’S DINNER
OU to host Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O’Connor to speak at the annual President’s Associates Dinner AMBER FRIEND Campus Reporter @amberthefriend
The first female U.S. Supreme Court justice, Sandra Day O’Connor, will be speaking at the OU College of Law followed by the annual President’s Associates Dinner. The dinner will be held in Oklahoma Memorial Union ‘s Molly Shi Boren Ballroom at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, according to a press release. The President’s Associates Dinners are held throughout the year so students, faculty and staff can hear national and international leaders speak, university press secretary Michael Nash said in an email. The program has been in
place since 1979. Before the dinner, O’Connor will be speaking to students from OU’s law college as part of The Henry Lecture Series, Nash said. Casey Delaney, assistant dean of external affairs for the College of Law, was unavailable for comment by press time Monday. O’Connor received her economics bachelor’s degree and law degree from Stanford University and served on the Stanford Law Review. Her law career after graduation included work in California, the Quartermaster’s Corps and SANDRA DAY Arizona. In Arizona, O’Connor served as state O’CONNOR Attorney General, according to a press release. After serving as a state senator and the first U.S. female majority leader, former U.S. President Ronald Reagan appointed her to the Supreme Court in 1981. Thus making her
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the first U.S. female justice, according to a press release. O’Connor served on the Supreme Court from 1981 to 2006. O’Connor recently served as chancellor for the College of William and Mary in Virginia and currently serves on the board of trustees of the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, according to a press release. The President’s Associates Dinner is open to all and those interested can make reservations by calling OU Public Affairs at (405)-325-3784 or emailing them at specialevents@ou.edu. Amber Friend, ambermfriend@ou.edu
PREPARATION
Sooners claim victory over Cowboys
Phrases clarified, procedures sharpened Emergency response team meets to discuss reaction to scare ALEX NIBLETT
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Top: Senior guard Cameron Clark maneuvers around Oklahoma State sophomore post Kamari Murphy on Monday night at Lloyd Noble Center. Above: Sophomore guard Buddy Hield throws up a layup against OSU. Left: Sophomore forward Ryan Spangler dunks the ball above OSU junior wing Le’Bryan Nash.
U president David Boren met with leaders of the emergency response team on campus Monday to review the effectiveness of the emergency alert system in the wake of the Jan. 22 shooting scare. Boren and the emergency response team discussed efforts to update students and faculty of future threats and incidents that may occur on campus and in the surrounding areas, according to an email sent to faculty and staff. Boren said he and the team will address technical issues with the alert system and ensure emergency text messages are sent and received in a timely manner. The team decided there will be more emergency law enforcement training, and responders will be given updated campus maps for future reference, Boren said. The email also clarified the meaning of “shelter in place,” which was used in the first emergency text message on Jan. 22. According to the email, shelter in place means: •Faculty and students are to lock and barricade the classroom or office doors •Cover windows from the hallway into the classroom or office if there are any •Turn off lights •Silence electronic devices •Remain quiet and vigilant in the event of an emergency situation Additionally, Boren said he will be scheduling more online training session on emergency preparedness for faculty and staff in the spring. The sessions are not yet available. Students, faculty and staff should update their emergency contact information so they can receive emergency alerts when necessary, university press secretary Michael Nash said in an email. More than 4,200 people have updated their emergency contact information with the university since Jan. 22, Boren said. Go to account.ou.edu to your update emergency contact information. Alex Niblett, alexandra.g.niblett@ou.edu
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