The Tulsa Roots Music Bash is a complicated animal. It has the casual atmosphere of a fair. Spectators spread out picnic blankets and folding chairs. A constantly long line feeds attendees to Lucky’s on the Green, where they can grab a beer or two. Yet the Tulsa Roots Music Bash is also pretty different from […]
If by any chance you’ve heard a summary of “Spring,” you’re probably aware of some plot details that might, in some people’s minds, constitute twists. “Spring” begins with a rather effective gut punch in the form of the protagonist mother’s death, which triggers a downward spiral as Evan (Lou Pucci) gets involved in a bar […]
1. Tulsa’s fabulous Art Deco skyline. Whether the architectural wonder that is downtown Tulsa reminds you of the boom-and-bust oil days or something else entirely, it’s hard to sit on the McFarlin library steps and not fall in love with the view. 2. The cost of living. Compared to the east or west coasts, Oklahoma […]
A video of a police sting in Tulsa has gone viral. The video shows police chasing a man suspected of trying to illegally sell a gun. A reserve deputy tries to taser the suspect, but instead draws his handgun and fatally shoots the suspect, Eric Harris, who later died of his wounds at a hospital. […]
Democrats and Republicans are more polarized than ever, according to the Pew Research Center. The average partisan gap, or difference between the two parties, has doubled from 1987 to today. The Pew report contends that both parties are growing smaller and becoming more ideologically homogenous, with self-identified conservative Republicans outnumbering moderates 2 to 1, and […]
On Nov. 19, 2014, a scandal erupted when Rolling Stone published the article, “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA” written by Sabrina Erdely. The article addressed one particularly tragic rape case that allegedly took place at the University of Virginia. It was later discovered that the whole story […]
I think reporters are all secretly adrenaline junkies. There’s a sense among student and professional journalists alike that you haven’t really earned your spurs until you’ve dealt with someone who doesn’t like you, doesn’t like your publication and would be perfectly happy if all these uppity folks with questions and notepads would kindly congregate elsewhere. […]
Wow, it’s been a crazy four years for the Collegian. I remember when I was a freshman, and the senior editors got excited whenever the front page had something besides a football photo above the fold. Now we get excited when there isn’t anything on the cover at all. I guess that’s an improvement. But […]
When I began my time at TU, I would never have guessed I would end up as the News Editor of the school’s newspaper. In fact, I never would have guessed I would so much as write an article for the paper. What started out as one op-ed that got mistaken for a news article […]
er elsewhere, I came to TU looking for a home. I found that home at the Collegian. I have found many things to be grateful for during my time at the University of Tulsa, but the Collegian certainly stands above the rest. My first Collegian article was an opinion piece on allowing instant replay in […]