Nichols outlines homelessness policy

In his press conference, he detailed his four points for ending homelessness by 2030. Mayor Monroe Nichols signed an executive order making homelessness a priority for the Tulsa government in March. To meet his goal of “functional zero” homelessness in Tulsa by 2030, Nichols outlined four plans: establishing an “Encampment Decommissioning Team” to “safely and […]

Trump administration leaks group chat

Text messages regarding the bombing of Yemen were shared with a non-cabinet member. Being part of the president’s Cabinet carries significant responsibilities and those generally mean the standard of accountability for Cabinet members is high. After all, it is not a good look if the leaders of the most powerful country on earth are corrupt, […]

SGA is a bureaucratic machine

Its limited budget could be reallocated to better serve the student body. The University of Tulsa has a special relationship with its student government. At most colleges, student councils are either niche organizations with marginal influence or veritable bureaucratic colossi. The Student Government Association here at TU is both of these and neither of them; […]

Oklahomans protest at the OK Capitol

They gathered in response to the actions of Trump and the Republican Party Hundreds of human-rights protesters gathered at the Oklahoma State Capitol on Saturday, Feb. 1, to send a message to their state legislature, which came into session the following Monday. While the mood at the event was jovial, with many demonstrators dancing, socializing […]

OK Senate introduces SB-484

If passed, the bill would allow for only two municipalities to operate homeless shelters. An Oklahoma Senate bill currently in committee would, if passed, ban homeless services in most of the state. The bill, known as SB-484, would prevent any city with a population less than 300,000 from providing “programs or services to homeless persons.” […]