The Student Newspaper of Oklahoma Baptist University T H E B I S O N PRESS RELEASE OBU Oklahoma Baptist University recently began work to prepare for the placement of an art proj- ect on the southwest corner of Kickapoo and MacArthur. The project will...
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The Student Newspaper of Oklahoma Baptist University T H E B I S O N PRESS RELEASE OBU Oklahoma Baptist University recently began work to prepare for the placement of an art proj- ect on the southwest corner of Kickapoo and MacArthur. The project will require the relocation of the “OBU” hedge and will include a new sign, identifying the campus and welcoming visitors to OBU, along with the much antici- pated installation of three life- sized Bison sculptures created by artist Bill Secunda. The idea for the art project came out of the planning stag- es of the Kickapoo Street ren- ovation project, including in- put from the city of Shawnee, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation and OBU. The street project reshaped the intersection of Kickapoo and MacArthur on the north- east corner of the OBU cam- pus, according to Randy Smith, OBU executive vice president for business and administrative services. The elimination of the curved turn onto southbound Kicka- poo from eastbound MacAr- thur
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