OKLAHOMA CITY (OP) – A bill that
would require university officials to notify legislators
of tuition increases was delayed last week
as Senate debate turned to the size of OU’s
endowment.
During a presentation by OU president
David Boren, the issue of endowment was
raised.
“Would you say that the university is ‘well endowed’?”
asked Sen. Owen Laughlin, R-Woodward.
“Certainly, there’s no question that OU’s endowment is huge, and growing at a rapid rate,”
Boren replied.
“Heh heh, he said ‘endowed’” noted Sen.
Sam Helton, D-Lawton.
For the next thirty minutes, Senators
argued as to whether OU was more well endowed
that OSU.
Sen. Angela Monson, D-Oklahoma City,
rolled her eyes through the debate, unsure as to
why her male counterparts were so amused by
OU’s sizable funding.
“I haven’t seen them giggle this much since we debated cockfighting,”
she said.
