Talk:Campus Corner

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Overview[edit]

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Campus Corner article.

80s History Problems[edit]

It's really great that someone tried to continue on with the article into the 80s and then the modern era. The problem is that it's not written like a wiki article. The text needs to cite references (from books, magazines, newspapers, etc.) or needs to be removed. In addition, much of the text isn't neutral and appears to be the writers point of view. These are against Wikipedia guidelines. Please consider rewriting or the section may have to be deleted. Okguy (talk) 06:17, 3 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure if it is of much assistance and I am not familiar with the construction of wiki pages, but I was able to pay my way through college working as clerk at the Sunshine Store from 1987 to 1992. I tell my students today working there was in many ways like the Kevin Smith's movie "Clerks." What was reported here, at least regarding the late 80s and early 90s was accurate from my experience. I can remember members of the Flaming Lips just hanging around the store playing pinball and I never thought anything would ever come of them. Wow was I wrong. Barry Switzer would drop by late at night for a pack of cigs every once in awhile after leaving Othello's, and the Strippers at Sugars would always come by at the end of their shifts to turn small bills into big bills. While the Sunshine Store was a convenience store it felt like so much more. It was like an open air bar on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights as the Greeks and Grunge crowd would buy their Milwaukee's Best, paper bag it and hang in the parking lot, while I would blast music ranging from Elvis Costello to Public Enemy on our CD system in the store, which we got from Joe's key shop across the street next to Toto's. I left in 92 for graduate school, a few months before that our owner Kenneth Meers was killed in a store robbery, not at the Sunshine Store but another store he owned in south OKC. I was working that night when security called me to find out about the alarm. I closed our place around 2am that night. I know little of what happened after that period to the store or the corner. But, during my 5 years it was a little oasis in Oklahoma. I am a sociologist today, because so many members of the Sociology department would go over to the Deli after classes for beer. When they were done many would stop by us to pick up cigs, beer, or even cat food. I got to know them very well, and started taking classes with them. Campus Corner was a RICH culture environment of all walks back then.

K. Bausman — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:3648:49F0:48B7:F1F8:D958:BA21 (talk) 06:31, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

History hard to come by[edit]

You know I am having a lot of trouble finding historical data on Campus Corner. I have looked through several reference books at the downtown library and other than old pictures am not turning up much. I guess my next step might be looking through some old Norman Transcripts. Anyone have any other suggestions? Okguy (talk) 21:59, 18 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This has been more difficult than I expected. I've been looking for months and I can find some generic information, such as that which is on the Campus Corner official website, but I am not finding much history. I've looked through many reference history books at the Norman library. I may try to go to Bizzell tomorrow or maybe the downtown OKC library and see if they have anything. I've searched the web pretty exhaustively and am not turning up much there either. Without good references I am not sure much can be done with this article. Okguy (talk) 04:39, 15 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Page redesign for 2012[edit]

I have started off the page redesign by adding a new Infobox and related information in it, moving the text that was previously on the page to the new History section and word-smithing it, adding to it, and adding references, and adding a new introduction. I have also added new photos and have more to add in the future. I've created a section called 'Campus Corner today' that I envision will give a description of what is going on there today and the types of businesses currently located there. I also think it might be nice to add a section for beloved businesses of the past that no longer are there, if it can be done in such a way that meets Wikipedia editing guidelines. I'll add more content as I have time. Okguy (talk) 22:05, 22 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]