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OU plans crackdown on merchandise sales
Written by Dick Pryor Thursday, 08 October 2009 22:44
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) - University of Oklahoma officials and local law enforcement agencies plan to crack down on the sale of unlicensed merchandise with university logos. OU held a seminar Wednesday with officers from Norman and university police departments. OU athletic department director of licensing Renata Hays says upcoming sweeps will target stores and those who come to Norman on football game days to sell counterfeit products.
She says first-time violators would receive warnings, along with demands to remove the items in question. She says the university also will consider seizing items and pursuing civil and criminal actions against repeat offenders. According to the Collegiate Licensing Company, OU ranks 10th in the country among universities in licensing revenue.
Oklahoma City to serve as Olympic training site
Written by Dick Pryor Monday, 27 July 2009 21:15
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The U.S. Olympic Committee plans to name the Oklahoma River as a U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Site for future international rowing events. Three committee officials, including the acting chief executive officer and chief operating officer, will announce the designation on Tuesday.
The University of Central Oklahoma also is receiving a similar designation for the sites of its archery and volleyball programs,
now deemed official Olympic training grounds. Demonstrators will conduct trials Tuesday to showcase the Oklahoma River. Archery and volleyball demonstrations will take place, as well.
The Oklahoma City Boathouse Foundation plans to install permanent sports-venue lighting, more seating for a larger
grandstand, a new sound system, a scoreboard, a future whitewater rapids course and a floating stage in upcoming years.