OSU Signs Agreement to Bring Vietnamese Scholars to Campus

OSU and the Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) have signed an agreement to allow top scholars from Vietnam to enroll at OSU for graduate training in science and technology. The agreement will take effect immediately to accommodate VEF Fellows, beginning in fall, 2005. VEF Fellows will be jointly supported by VEF and OSU. VEF pays the students’ initial expenses and also awards the university a stipend per student for two years of study. Dr. Gordon Emslie, OSU’s associate vice president for research and dean of the OSU Graduate College, said VEF is a special initiative by the U.S. Congress to bring the United States and Vietnam closer through educational exchanges. You can read more at http://www2.okstate.edu/pio/gordon05_gonzales.html

Good Chemistry Continues at OSU – Department Chairman is Chemist of the Year

Dr. Neil Purdie, professor and chairman of the OSU Chemistry Department, has been honored by the Oklahoma Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS) with the 2005 Oklahoma Chemist Award.  ACS is the most prestigious chemistry organization in the nation. It honored Purdie for his long and distinguished career and also for his extensive body of research, which includes a project to solve one of the most important problems in medicine. Purdie is researching a reliable way to measure blood lipids (fats) in a single test. The fats most often implicated in heart disease, obesity, diabetes and hypertension are cholesterol and long-chain fatty acids. He says models based only on cholesterol numbers do not reliably predict one's chances of getting heart disease. Adding numbers for fatty acids, which are not measured in current tests, would help doctors detect warning signs much earlier and with more confidence.

OSU-OKC Class Invites Bombing Survivors to Speak

Students in OSU-Oklahoma City’s “Dealing with Terrorism” class will get a first-hand account about the damage and sorrow caused by terrorists. Survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing and family members are scheduled for a class session Thursday, April 14 at 5:30 p.m. Also scheduled is a member of the New York City Fire Department who responded to the 9/11 attack at the World Trade Center. Call Gayle Berry at (405) 945-3317 for more info.

State Revenues up for March

The Office of State Finance reports that state revenues continue to climb. Revenues for March totaled $353.8 million, about 6.7 percent above the prior year and 10.5 percent above the state’s official estimate. “Revenue collections remain strong,” said Scott Meacham, director of the Office of State Finance. “While March typically is one of our worst months for individual income tax collections because of the high level of refunds, receipts from that source were well above both the prior year and the estimate. The gross production tax on natural gas and sales tax also continues to out-perform both estimated and prior year collections.” You can read more about the report at http://www.osf.state.ok.us/

‘Race, Gender and All that Jazz’ set for Friends of the Forms on Thursday

OSU Friends of the Forms will present “Race, Gender and All that Jazz: Edith Wharton and the Harlem Renaissance” at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, April 14 in Case Study I of the OSU Student Union. Presenter is Dr. Jean Griffith, visiting assistant professor in English. More information is at http://philosophy.okstate.edu/friends_of_the_forms.htm or by calling The OSU Philosophy Department at 744-4635.

Taco Stand and Deliver! -- Sale Will Help Native American Students

The Native American Student Association (NASA) is sponsoring an Indian Taco Sale Thursday, April 14, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. near the Chi-O Clock. Cost is $5 per taco - but these are very big tacos, and it’s for a good cause. Proceeds go to the NASA Spring Powwow. Contact Belinda at 744-5481 no later than 10 a.m. on Thursday if you would like your taco(s) delivered. 

Rodeo Team Sets ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Fundraiser April 16

The national champion OSU Rodeo Team is having a benefit barrel race and bull riding contest Saturday, April 16.  The annual event named “Beauty and the Beast” event will be in the OSU Rodeo Arena at the corner of Lakeview and Western in Stillwater. Performances are scheduled at 1 p.m. and 8 p.m.  The event also will feature Oklahoma celebrity appearances by Miss Rodeo Oklahoma Queen, Miss Rodeo Oklahoma Princess, PBR legend Terry Don West and former Pistol Pete, Wendell Hicks.  All proceeds will help the team with facility, travel and competition expenses so that our OSU riders can compete at nationals in June. 

OSU SportLines

·        Women’s Tennis hosts Bedlam rival OU today in Stillwater.  The Cowgirls are 2-5 in conference play and hope to even the score in the Bedlam Cup Series with a win.

·        Men’s Tennis faces Tulsa tonight at 5:30 p.m. in Tulsa.  The game will be broadcast live on channel 29 in Stillwater and channel 3 in Tulsa. The Cowboys are ranked 14^th, nationally, and are 15-5 overall.

·        Softball travels to College Station today to take on Texas A&M in a doubleheader at 5 p.m. The Aggies are currently first in the Big XII, and the Cowgirls are 3-4 in conference play. You can listen to live broadcasts at http://www.okstate.com.

·        Baseball fell to long-time rival Wichita State last night, 2-1, in Stillwater. The Shockers scored the winning run on a wild pitch in the ninth inning. The Cowboys drop to 24-14 overall, facing Missouri, the top team in the Big XII, this weekend. 

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