You get your fix, and I get mine. Mind your business. A heartwarming tradition of the University of Tulsa is the care given to the campus cats. Those little scamps can be found dashing from bush to bush, determined by hell or high water to avoid any of us unworthy peons. Still, cat lovers and […]
Month: February 2022
Oklahoma executes Donald Grant by lethal injection
Grant’s execution comes with controversy as he was denied the right to be a part of a lawsuit concerning Oklahoma’s lethal injection protocols. On Jan. 27, Oklahoma executed its third death row inmate, Donald Grant, since resuming capital punishment after the botched executions of Clayton Derrell Lockett and John Marion Grant. Grant was a 46-year-old […]
Italy’s Mount Etna erupts for the first time this year
Shooting volcanic ash 6 miles into the air, Mount Etna’s most recent eruption brought a volcanic storm with it. On Feb. 11, Europe’s largest and most active volcano, Mount Etna, experienced a major eruption for the fourth time in less than a year, sending a column of ash and smoke nearly six miles into the […]
Nursing homes suffer during COVID-19 surge
The Omicron variant is running rampant in long-term care facilities where inhabitants are extremely vulnerable. As of Feb. 18, the Oklahoma State Department of Health reported that there are currently 11,874 active cases of COVID-19 across Oklahoma, based on data from Feb. 6 to 12. This is a 45.6 percent decrease from the week before […]
Los Angeles Rams win Super Bowl on home field
Sports writer Zach Sabel discusses the last minute comeback win during the Super Bowl The 56th running of the NFL’s Super Bowl promised to give us a great game, and it did not disappoint. It was also a Super Bowl that would make history. For the first time since 1975, when seeding was introduced, we […]
NCAA changes rules to allow transgender athletes in championship
Sports writer Benjamin Bowdon discusses Lia Thomas’ journey through NCAA regulations. The Division 1 NCAA national championship for swimming is fast approaching. However, much more than simple swimming is on the minds of the competitors. A fierce debate is attracting more attention to this event than normal, thanks to the presence of Lia Thomas from […]
Kamila Valieva tests positive for a performance-enhancing drug.
Sports editor Callie Hummel discusses the Olympic figure skater who tested positive for trimetazidine. The eyes of the world were on Kamila Valieva this Winter Olympics, but not for her gracefulness on the ice, or for being the first woman to master a quadruple spin. Instead, her name is in headlines around the world because […]
Candida Manion misused funds meant for abuse victims
A recent audit revealed that money for victims was used for wining and dining instead The employees of the Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault work hard to provide victim services to those who need it. Except Candida Manion, who decided to go wine tasting instead of doing her actual job. Under Manion’s […]
Podcast corner
“First Draft with Sarah Enni” offers advice and inspiration for writers. This one is for my fellow writers. If you love writing, be it fiction or poetry, then this podcast is for you. “First Draft with Sarah Enni” is a podcast where Enni, a YA writer, has conversations with other authors about writing, publishing and […]
“The Woman In the House, etc” pokes fun at the “girl on the train” trope
Kristen Bell stars as an unreliable protagonist in “The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window.” Kristen Bell stars in this ridiculous dramedy that follows a widowed artist, Anna, who spends her days mixing pills and alcohol whilst spying on her neighbors. In similar fashion to “Girl on the […]