Sure thing--it's from one of Trinity's posts--
From the OU daily News
Professors remember Nick Berg
His OU instructors recall him as a unique and intelligent person.
Cole Bridges - Daily Staff Writer
May 19, 2004
Nick Berg, former Lloyd Noble Center employee and OU student during 1999-2000, has received intellectual praise from his former professors.
While at OU, Berg worked toward developing a "paper brick," said William McManus, associate professor of construction science. McManus said Berg had various interests and began developing the paper brick during undergraduate independent study.
The paper brick was compressed paper in the form of a brick and was intended for use as a building material, said Richard Ryan, associate professor of construction science. Berg took a survey class under Ryan, but Ryan said he knew little about Berg other than his classroom performance.
Ryan said Berg's desires to help others were likely what led to Berg's paper-brick project. "[Berg] was really interested in third-world countries and taking this kind of effort and trying to apply it in places where they didn't have building products," Ryan said. "I really think he did what he was doing with the brick because he had aspirations of helping people. He was a real nice fellow."
John Fagan, electrical and computer engineering professor, said Berg was an excellent man with a creative spirit and referred to Berg's murder as an "awful loss."
Berg was a tremendous human being with lots of promise, Fagan said.
Danny Akins, Berg's former co-worker at Lloyd Noble Center, said Berg was very intelligent. "He was brilliant," Akins said. "He was always coming up with stuff."
Akins said Berg mentioned going to Africa because he thought of an irrigation system that
would bring water long distances. Akins said he never saw any of Berg's inventions but said Berg would show his co-workers sketches of his innovations.
Akins said Berg constantly spoke about traveling the world and worked multiple jobs. "While riding his bike down the street, he would see somebody that needed some help and help them out.and [Berg worked] for a couple of temporary services," Akins said. "He's one of the nicest guys I've ever met."
Berg often lacked a home because of OU housing problems, Akins said.
Berg would sometimes sleep in Lloyd Noble Center, and he had been caught sleeping in Oklahoma Memorial Union by the OU Department of Public Safety, Akins said. Berg was listed for trespassing in the union on April 12, 2000, according to police reports in the April 13, 2000, edition of The Oklahoma Daily.
McManus said despite Berg's short stay at OU, he is remembered by his professors.
"We all remember him because he was a unique guy," he said.
For more information about Berg, visit www.oudaily.com
1,121 posted on 05/28/2004 10:29:43 PM CDT by Trinity_Tx
Nice find Miz! Do you remember the article that discussed how he was arrested 2+times for living in the campus center while he wasn't a student? His friend was quoted as there being housing problems on the campus. That quote has showed up in 2 articles now...and both were used in a different context.
Why do these professors all of a sudden remember Berg? And there was not a housing shortage in Norman at that time -- my son was at OU for 1999-2000 and we kept getting letters wanting him to move in the dorm.
This doesn't make sense!
These professors seem to have intimate knowledge of the guy now but they were all over the media never knowing and didn't recognize his picture? Only people that recognized him were the Lloyd Noble people.
I am going outside to work too after reading this -- total contradicts everything else that has been said by the profs -- why change now?