Griffin Sooners pummel Hurricane
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- Griffin Sooners pummel Hurricane
- Hurricane faithful start strong
- BCC performers bring light to problems of Hurricane Katrina
- Dune and dirty: Hurricane teaches lessons through ecosystem research
Griffin Sooners pummel Hurricane
Tulsa World OK
leadp { font-size:14px; color:#626466; }Blake Griffin was a basketball brute on Sunday afternoon. The sophomore superstar owned the opening minutes in the Sooners’ 69-44 victory over Tulsa delighting the OU fans sprinkled throughout the 12671 fans witnessing the first college basketball game at the BOK Center. The result? A 25-point loss that had TU coach Doug Wojcik apologizing to Golden Hurricane fans because his team didn’t compete. “We did not give them a game today” said Wojcik whose team gave up the first 13 points. “You can look at the stat sheet and see a lot of things. It just depends on where you want to point the finger. It would have to start with Griffin.
Hurricane faithful start strong
Tulsa World OK
kickoff the 25-year-old TU graduate could be found stirring scrambled eggs and preparing sausage. Tailgating fans were as likely to be enjoying Red Bulls and coffee as any stronger beverage as they filed into the stadium. The loss spoiled TU’s plan to return to the Liberty Bowl in Memphis where the Golden Hurricane defeated Fresno State in December 2005. Before the game Cynthia Hess of Tulsa had already mappedCM8ShowAd(“336×280″); her holiday vacation around an expected appearance by TU in the Jan. Hess had planned to supplement a trip to Nashville with her father with a stop in Memphis for the football game. Now those Memphis plans are all gone unless they want to stop by to check out Graceland and Beale Street.
BCC performers bring light to problems of Hurricane Katrina
The Exponent IN
A few poems talked about government and media negligence others mentioned the city's goal to maintain a football team as opposed to rebuilding a public library. Other monologues painted images of people dying under the wreckage the destruction of homes hunger children the elderly and death. Kowalczyk said it's important to recognize how the hurricane affected people so this event never happens again; people are unaware that individuals are still affected today after this hurricane. The show answered what the water couldn't wash away: The art and culture of New Orleans its inhabitants and the determination of individuals to preserve the spirit of the city post Hurricane Katrina. People nodded in affirmation after hearing the words of Tion Thomas of the Haraka Writers "I've seen unimaginable faith I've seen the spirit of New Orleans my God loves me!" After stories of tragedy the show closed with celebration as smiling survivors ran by the audience throwing beads and the band concluded the show with a song exemplifying the joyfulness of New Orleans.
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Dune and dirty: Hurricane teaches lessons through ecosystem research
AgNews TX
Rusty Feagin was managing several ecosystem research projects on Galveston Island when the 2008 hurricane season began. Then he got an unexpected visit from a research assistant named Ike. “Ike reconfirmed the basic idea I’ve had for several years” said Feagin ecosystem scientist with Texas AgriLife Research. “The plants on sand dunes and in marshes build an island’s elevation so we shouldn’t compromise that. ” Most of the dunes and marshes he and his graduate students had studied were destroyed or severely damaged by Hurricane Ike which struck Galveston Sept.