Updated as of 2:05 pm, April 17th, 2019. Lightly edited for grammar, syntax and a redundancy. The faculty-led committee will cut 84 degree programs as part of an effort to prepare TU for changes in the academic landscape. Recent, drastic changes announced at the University of Tulsa have a significant portion of TU studentry and […]
Author: Ethan Veenker
Extracurriculars help to make for a complete education
Friends made outside of lecture halls are the ones we’ll value long after we’ve graduated. It is my personal belief that the average studentry-at-large ignores the benefits and possibilities offered through extracurricular activities. The Oxford English Dictionary defines “extracurricular” as “outside the normal curriculum,” and in a college context, these activities can span from the […]
Gillette interested in money, not social change
The company met with marketing teams before releasing the now infamous ad; there was no real risk in their change of branding. On Jan. 13, 2019, the shaving and razor company Gillette released an ad titled “We Believe: The Best Men Can Be | Gillette (Short Film)” on their YouTube channel and social media pages. […]
Animal Collective and the death of indie rock
The highly regarded “Merriweather Post Pavilion” came during a critical time for indie rock, and in some ways, heralded its death. It moves. Stare at the album art for Animal Collective’s “Merriweather Post Pavilion” long enough and the intricately-placed green ovals will start to oscillate in waves, giving the impression of a fluttering sheet, backdropped […]
Vinyl revolution a dishonest revival of the medium
Vinyl record sales are outnumbering digital downloads despite the record industry’s transition from analog to digital recording. I received my first vinyl record in 2014. Tame Impala’s “Innerspeaker,” a relatively overlooked debut in the Australian psych-rocker’s now-household catalog. A few days later, I spent $50 on a cheap, beginner Jensen turntable. The first record I […]
Brockhampton’s “iridescence” best listened to on shuffle
The beloved, self-proclaimed boyband returns with a new sound. The six-performing-member rap collective BROCKHAMPTON skyrocketed in popularity after last year’s “SATURATION Trilogy,” a collection of three albums titled “SATURATION,” “SATURATION II” and “SATURATION III” released over the course of 2017. This wasn’t the self-proclaimed boyband’s first venture into the music industry (that was 2015’s single […]
Animal Collective’s “Tangerine Reef” defies review
The critical response to “Tangerine Reef” elicits a greater discussion on music criticism as a whole. “Tangerine Reef,” Animal Collective’s 11th studio album, is unique in being the band’s first full-length release without the drumming and rhythmic sensibilities of founding member and mainstay Noah Lennox, aka Panda Bear. This is an important window into how […]
TU places highly on three college surveys
Forbes, The Princeton Review and Times Higher Education gave TU high marks in their annual surveys. The University of Tulsa received good publicity the last few weeks due to its high placement on college surveys from Forbes, The Princeton Review and Times Higher Education. Forbes commended TU as a top university for STEM and international […]
Improve TU #5: Cross-count courses for double majors
Double majors have enough difficulty meeting their graduation requirements without taking extra, arbitrary classes. A frustrating issue that needs to be addressed in our Improve TU section is being able to double up on credits, or more accurately not being able to. It’s been historically difficult for double majors to gather all their credits at […]
Improve TU #22: To clean up campus, get rid of old event posters
Too often, event posters are left up for far too long; a stamp system might lead to cleaner boards. A small, almost unnoticeable issue on TU’s campus is our handling of posters in the halls around campus. Full disclosure: I can’t really speak for Keplinger or Hardesty Hall in this article, as my travels usually […]