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The Sooner Housing Center is a student residential hall complex at the
University of Oklahoma. The Sooner Housing Center (SHC) consists of
three residence hall buildings and the Wagner Dining Hall.
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SHC is located on the corner of Lindsey Street and Jenkins Avenue,
across from Subway/O'Connell's and the football practice field/Switzer
Center.
The Sooner Housing Center has been traditionally
known as "Athletics Housing". However, that has been incorrect
terminology since 1996, when the OU Athletics Department decided to
change the housing from exclusively for athletes. The change was
originally mandated by NCAA rules, but the OU Athletics Department
decided to take a creative approach and provide quality housing for all
students.
Since the change in 1996, the SHC has continued to
flourish. Non-athletes currently comprise the majority of students
residing in the SHC. Approximately 49% of the population consists of
freshman student-athletes.
Today, it is hard to tell the difference between athlete and non-athletes -- except for an occasional offensive lineman or two!
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