The independent student newspaper of the University of Tulsa.
By Matthew Magerkurth
Staff Writer
Last week, the Canadian Football League (CFL) held division finals matches between the Toronto Argonauts and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the East Division, and the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Calgary Stampeders of the West Division. The eight-team league’s 18-game regular season came to a close Nov. 3 and playoffs began Nov. 10 with six teams fighting for the Grey Cup.
Read MoreBy Catherine Duininck
Staff Writer
Tulsa’s men’s basketball team looked promising in the preseason. The Golden Hurricane returns eight players, two of whom were 2013 C-USA All-Freshman selections guard James Woodward and forward D’Andre Wright. Head coach Danny Manning believes the team has begun to bond with each other, saying “this summer was very good because our returning players had a chance to bond with the newcomers and say, ‘this is what we do. This is how we do it. This is why we do it. This is how we work.’ They helped establish the culture with our newcomers at an earlier stage in their careers here at TU.” However, they have not started out as well as was hoped.
Read MoreBy Elliot Bauman
Staff Writer
Electronic Arts’ biggest franchise is back in full force with a new title this year. “Battlefield 4,” developed by Sweden-based DICE, was released for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on Oct. 29. At its core, “Battlefield 4” stands as a solid successor to 2011’s “Battlefield 3,” although the unusual amount of similarity between the two games may distress long-time fans of the series.
By Helen Patterson
Non-beer Drinker
Kimberly Poff
Stout Enthusiast
Leigh Taylor
Wannabe Sommelier
Three out of three people in our blind taste test preferred Samuel Smith’s Organic Chocolate Stout over the other commercially available dark chocolate beers. Our taste test was comprised of three TU students who identified themselves as: a non-beer-drinker, a wannabe sommelier and a stout enthusiast.
Read MoreBy Nikki Hager
Staff Writer
Andrew Wiggins, Julius Randle and Jabari Parker are the three top freshman entering NCAA Division I basketball this year. All three have expressed interest in playing for the NBA—however, because of the “one and done rule,” they are forced to spend a year playing for a college team.
The NBA enacted the rule in 2005 to increase “the chances that incoming players will have the requisite ability, experience, maturity and life skills,” required to play at the NBA level, according to NBA president Joel Litvin in a Congressional challenge to the rule in 2009.
Read MoreBy Anna Bennett
Staff Writer
Ah, the Holidays. Smells like familial guilt and superfluous greeting cards, doesn’t it? And with finals and deadlines approaching much faster than you could ever imagine, it is hard to feel very cheery or thankful. But no matter how bad things get, there’s always something to be thankful for.
1. Your financial aid. TU is expensive, but also generous. I know that I thank my lucky stars every day for my scholarships.
Read MoreESPN’s College GameDay will be broadcast from Stillwater, Okla. before the Oklahoma State Cowboys vs Baylor Bears game Nov. 23.
Saturday will mark the 45th anniversary of the 1968 Houston vs. Tulsa football game in which the Cougars beat the Golden Hurricane 100–6. It was the last game in which a college football team scored at least 100 points and included then-freshman Dr. Phil, who was on the Golden Hurricane football team for one season.
Read MoreBy Jesse Keip
Staff Writer
On Tuesday, Nov. 12, former heavey weight champion of the world, Mike Tyson released an autobiographical book, titled “Undisputed Truth,” which he co-authored (that term is being used very loosely) with Larry Sloman. Contrary to early reports and rumors, the book does not include a temporary Mike Tyson face tattoo.
Wednesday Nov. 20
M. Basketball
vs Wichita State
Reynolds Center
7 p.m.
Read MoreBy Morgan Krueger
Apprentice Editor
Iowa State University hosted the NCAA Division I Midwest Regional Cross Country Championship Race Friday in Ames, Iowa. Tulsa’s Men Cross Country team placed second, making this its first automatic qualification for the NCAA Cross Country Championship.
Read MoreBy Giselle Willis
Staff Writer
The Sound of the Golden Hurricane numbers nearly 100 students and dresses in red, blue and gold. This loud and proud marching band is present at all TU football home games, and attends a few games off-campus as well as basketball games in the Reynolds Center. Directing the band is Andrew Anderson, who majored in Music Education at OU, then got a Master’s in Music Performance and Pedagogy at OSU.
The Sound of the Golden Hurricane is a constant, braving the elements to bring spirit and joy to the crowd during every home football game.
Read MoreBy Tara Grigson
Staff Writer
According to Amnesty International, “Saudi Arabia is the only country in the world in which women are not allowed to drive.”
Al Jazeera reports that more than 15,000 people have shown support for a petition advocating for Saudi women’s right to drive. This was before the Oct. 26 campaign in which approximately 60 women protested the ban by filming themselves driving in Saudi Arabia.
Read MoreBy Kimberly Poff
Staff Writer
The Student Association has a budget of nearly $800,000. Last year, nearly $200,000 of this went unspent. Each semester, TU students pay a $120 student activity fee, which was first assessed in 1995 by a vote of the students. This fee contributes $175,000 a semester to the SA budget.
Read MoreBy Morgan Krueger
Apprentice Editor
On Nov. 12 residents of Tulsa voted to pass two propositions collectively titled “Improve Our Tulsa.” The package passed with over 70 percent of voters supporting it and will bring positive infrastructural improvements to Tulsa.
In the two propositions that make up Improve Our Tulsa, almost a billion dollars will be raised through the sales tax to fund infrastructure and public works projects. The graph above shows the money allotted to different parts of the budget by the measure.
Read MoreVarious Oklahoma environmental and law organizations will host an Oklahoma Environmental Agencies Roundtable on Friday, Dec. 6 from 10:30 a.m. until 1 p.m in John Rogers Hall in the Price & Turpen Courtroom on the University of Tulsa’s campus.
The roundtable’s primary subject matter is water quality regulation in Oklahoma.
“The agencies regulating water quality in Oklahoma made a number of significant changes in the past year or so,” said Assistant Dean Jason Aamodt. “Moreover, lots of folks are not aware that so many different agencies have a hand in water quality regulation.”
There will be eight speakers representing eight public organizations. The event will be moderated by Aamodt and Jeri Fleming, Environmental Programs Manager of the Oklahoma Conservation Commision.
The roundtable is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided. RSVP to barbette-veit@utulsa.edu.
