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Decking the halls is coming earlier
17 mins ago
Old Central vandals could face charges
82 mins ago
STILLWATER — Authorities are pursuing a vandalism case against a group of men who are accused of defacing an iconic building at Oklahoma State University.Police said three students and a nonstudent carved their initials into an exterior archway at Old Central on Oct.Read more on NewsOK.com
Gay teens’ responses to Tulsa survey reveal risk for suicide
84 mins ago
TULSA — Ben Crittenden was not shocked by a survey suggesting nearly 40 percent of gay, lesbian or bisexual young Tulsans have attempted suicide."It doesn’t really surprise me,” the Catoosa High School junior said."Coming from my own experience, before I came out I had thoughts of suicide because I wanted to be accepted in the world,” Crittenden said.Crittenden was one of about 150 young people who filled out an informal online survey sponsored by Tulsa Reaches Out, an organization that promotes the social service needs of the members of Tulsa’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning community.He said he realized he was gay at age 13 and came out at age 15.Read more on NewsOK.com
School bus assembly rolls in to Tulsa from Arkansas
1 hour 34 mins ago
TULSA — School bus maker IC Corp. is shuttering an Arkansas assembly plant and moving the work to Tulsa, but the closure won’t mean any new jobs here, at least for now.Management broke the news to workers in Conway, Ark., on Thursday.A company spokesman cited the economic downturn and tighter budgets at school districts across the nation."The market is very, very slow and school districts aren’t ordering many buses,” said Roy Wiley, a spokesman for IC Corp.’s parent company, Warrenville, Ill.-based Navistar Inc.The closure affects up to 477 employees in Conway, he said, and the plant could start layoffs as early as Jan.
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Exchange program brings Japanese teachers to Norman
8 hours 48 mins ago
NORMAN — Students welcomed visitors from Japan in their schools this week as part of an educational exchange program.The three teachers toured Norman schools Monday and Tuesday, visiting classrooms and talking to teachers to learn about how the public education system works here.The look of schools and how teachers approach lessons is different here than in Japan, said Katsumasa Watai, one of the exchange teachers.The classrooms and hallways in Norman schools are very colorful with lots of displays, he said.He also noticed teachers are integrating different subjects into one lesson.Read more on NewsOK.com