OSU
Encyclopedia
OSU can stand for:
  • Institutions of higher education:
    • Ohio State University
      Ohio State University
      The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...

    • Oregon State University
      Oregon State University
      Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are more than 200 academic degree programs offered through the...

    • Oklahoma State University
    • Oswego State University
      State University of New York at Oswego
      State University of New York at Oswego, also known as SUNY Oswego and Oswego State, is a public university in the City of Oswego and Town of Oswego, New York, on the shore of Lake Ontario...

       (formerly State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego)
  • The Order of St. Ursula
    Ursulines
    The Ursulines are a Roman Catholic religious order for women founded at Brescia, Italy, by Saint Angela de Merici in November 1535, primarily for the education of girls and the care of the sick and needy. Their patron saint is Saint Ursula.-History:St Angela de Merici spent 17 years leading a...

     or Ursulines (Roman Catholic Christian religious order)
  • Osu, Ghana
    Osu, Ghana
    Located about 3 km east of the CBD, Osu is a district in central Accra, Ghana, known for its busy commercial, restaurant and nightlife activity. It is locally known as the 'West End' of Accra. Bounded to the south by the Gulf of Guinea, Osu's western boundary is the Independence Avenue...

    , a district in Accra
  • Igbo culture:
    • Osu caste system, a caste system practiced by the Igbo people in West Africa
  • Operation Straight Up
    Operation Straight Up
    Operation Straight Up is an evangelical organization that provides faith-based Christian-themed entertainment to the United States military. OSU operates under the United States Department of Defense's "America Supports You" program...

    , an evangelical organization that provides faith-based entertainment to the United States military
  • Japanese culture:
    • Osu!! Karate Bu
      Osu!! Karate Bu
      is a manga series by Koji Takahashi. The long running manga was published in Weekly Young Jump from 1985–1996 and centers on the misadventures of the various thugs and delinquent students that make up Kangokou High School's infamous Karate Club.-Background:...

       (manga)
    • Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
      Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
      , sometimes referred to as simply Ouendan, is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console in 2005, for release only in Japan...

       (Nintendo rhythm game)
    • osu!
      Osu!
      osu! is a freeware rhythm video game for Microsoft Windows. It is written in C# implementing the .NET Framework. Its gameplay is based on commercial titles including Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, Elite Beat Agents and Taiko no Tatsujin.-Gameplay:...

       (a freeware clone of Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan)
    • Japanese
      Japanese language
      is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...

       for "Patience with myself and others" used in karate
      Karate
      is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...

      • Also used in JIKC, Kyokushin
        Kyokushin
        is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese karate master, who was born under the name Choi Young-Eui . Kyokushinkai is Japanese for "the society of the ultimate truth". Kyokushin is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline and hard training...

        , and Wado-ryu Karate.
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