https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/issue/feed Sooner Magazine 2024-12-18T10:35:29-06:00 OU Foundation OULibDigitize@ou.edu Open Journal Systems <p>Sooner Magazine is a publication of the University of Oklahoma Foundation. Since its inception in 1928, Sooner Magazine has provided affiliates of the University of Oklahoma with a rich source for University history. In order to provide better access to this fabulous history, the entire run of the magazine from 1928 onward was digitized and made available online in this archive, and new issues are added after publication. In addition to the active archive here, current and recent issues are also available from an <a href="https://soonermag.oufoundation.org/archive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OU Foundation website</a>.</p> <p>For questions about Sooner Magazine, <a href="https://home.oufoundation.org/s/1720/21/page.aspx?sid=1720&amp;gid=2&amp;sitebuilder=1&amp;pgid=1895" target="_blank" rel="noopener">contact the OU Foundation</a>. To report technical issues with this archive, <a href="https://libraries.ou.edu/form/digital-collections-contact-form" target="_blank" rel="noopener">contact the University Libraries</a>.</p> <p>Bound copies of Sooner Magazine are available at the University Libraries at call number LH 1 .O6 S6 on the 3rd floor of Bizzell Memorial Library on OU’s Norman campus.</p> https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12920 Front Cover 2024-12-17T15:11:02-06:00 Shevaun Williams OULibDigitize@ou.edu <p>Front cover of the issue</p> 2024-10-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12921 Table of Contents 2024-12-17T15:20:48-06:00 Staff OULibDigitize@ou.edu Travis Caperton OULibDigitize@ou.edu <p>Table of contents of the issue</p> 2024-10-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12924 Sooner Shorts 2024-12-18T09:19:32-06:00 Staff OULibDigitize@ou.edu Shevaun Williams OULibDigitize@ou.edu Erikah Brown OULibDigitize@ou.edu <p>- My Mother's Dream</p> <p>-Farewell to a Humble Giant</p> <p>- Literary Leader</p> <p>- Honoring a Hero</p> <p>- A Display of Pride</p> <p>- Fossilized Answers to an Ancient Puzzle</p> 2024-10-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12925 Sooner Nation 2024-12-18T09:25:41-06:00 David Silverberg OULibDigitize@ou.edu <p>The Outsiders producer Laura Galt took an unlikely road to Broadway that included a communication sciences degree from OU.</p> 2024-10-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12926 The Big Idea 2024-12-18T09:29:48-06:00 Chip Minty OULibDigitize@ou.edu Andrew Craig OULibDigitize@ou.edu <p>OU researcher Lindsay Hayes is exploring links between childhood developmental disorders and prenatal inflammation.</p> 2024-10-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12927 OU's SEC Chapter Begins 2024-12-18T09:36:05-06:00 Jay C. Upchurch OULibDigitize@ou.edu Anne Barajas Harp OULibDigitize@ou.edu Erikah Brown OULibDigitize@ou.edu Travis Caperton OULibDigitize@ou.edu Reghan Kyle OULibDigitize@ou.edu Michael Meek OULibDigitize@ou.edu Sophia Armoudian OULibDigitize@ou.edu <p>OU formally joins the SEC, bringing more growth and excitement to athletics, academics and the Sooner fan experience.</p> 2024-10-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12929 Dispatches From the Edge of the Artificial Intelligence Frontier 2024-12-18T09:50:09-06:00 Sara Morrell Cowan OULibDigitize@ou.edu Shevaun Williams OULibDigitize@ou.edu Travis Caperton OULibDigitize@ou.edu Paige Owens OULibDigitize@ou.edu Sophia Armoudian OULibDigitize@ou.edu <p>OU explores the endless opportunities and ethical questions of AI through hundreds of research projects.</p> 2024-10-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12930 125 Years of Uniting the Sooner Nation 2024-12-18T10:11:33-06:00 Staff OULibDigitize@ou.edu <p>The OU Alumni Association celebrates a century and a quarter of bringing graduates and friends together across the nation and the world.</p> 2024-10-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12931 Crossing the Rural Divide 2024-12-18T10:16:22-06:00 April Wilkerson OULibDigitize@ou.edu Amanda Reimer OULibDigitize@ou.edu <p>OU is combatting health disparities by training practitioners within Oklahoma’s underserved communities.</p> 2024-10-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12932 A Testament to the Future 2024-12-18T10:21:10-06:00 Anne Barajas Harp OULibDigitize@ou.edu Travis Caperton OULibDigitize@ou.edu <p>At its midpoint and with more than $1 billion raised, “Lead On: The University of Oklahoma’s Campaign for the Future” celebrates incredible milestones and the transformation of lives.</p> 2024-10-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12933 Lest We Forget . . . 2024-12-18T10:26:13-06:00 David W. Levy OULibDigitize@ou.edu <p>“The Oklahoma Nightingale,” Grace King Maguire took the reins of OU’s Music Department in 1895 at age 18.</p> 2024-10-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 Sooner Magazine https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12934 Epilogue 2024-12-18T10:28:49-06:00 Staff OULibDigitize@ou.edu <p>This photo is a popular image of OU’s 1970s RUF/NEKs, but Western History Collections staff don’t know who was at the reins of the Sooner Schooner during the Sept. 17, 1977, game against the University of Utah. If you can solve the mystery, please e-mail soonermagazine@oufoundation.org.</p> 2024-10-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024 https://journals.shareok.org/soonermagazine/article/view/12935 Back Cover 2024-12-18T10:35:29-06:00 Travis Caperton OULibDigitize@ou.edu <p>Cell phones light Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium as Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth and OU Health cancer patient Ava Shorter lead a 4th-quarter tribute to the late Toby Keith at the OU vs. Tennessee game. The Toby Keith Foundation established the OK Kids Korral, a healing space for children and families fighting cancer.</p> 2024-10-01T00:00:00-05:00 Copyright (c) 2024