With a perceived rise in sexual assaults on TU’s campus comes an increased effort to investigate past and prevent future sexual assault cases. University of Tulsa Dean of Students, Mike Mills, explained the basic logistics of what happens when a student makes a complaint to the university. As the former acting Title IX coordinator on […]
Month: November 2017
Get that job with help from TU’s Career Services
Whether TU students are out looking for jobs post-graduation or for summer internships, the process can be frustrating and expectations often seem unclear. For those of us trying to distinguish ourselves from the hordes of frazzled millennials trying to scavenge for a steady income, Art Tyndall at Career Services has provided a simple how-to guide […]
TU holds documentary screening about US rape kit backlog
TU partnered with the Joyful Heart Foundation to screen “I Am Evidence,” spotlighting the high number of untested rape kits in the US. The University of Tulsa partnered with the Joyful Heart Foundation on Saturday to host a private screening of “I Am Evidence,” an HBO documentary film that chronicles the disturbing number of untested […]
Students organize upcoming Special Collections exhibit
Students present, as part of the course, “Cultural Responses to War in the 20th Century” on WWI from a millennial point of view. Soon Special Collections at McFarlin will host a new exhibit, this one coordinated by students. For Professor Kirsten Old’s Cultural Responses to War in the 20th Century class, students organized an exhibit […]
Block courses disadvantage arts and sciences students
block one and two courses cause more frustration and few transferrable skills for majors who must schedule classes that do not directly benefit their futures. Students who major or double major in the college of arts and sciences face a dilemma every semester when choosing classes: they are required to take four block two classes, […]
TU’s colorful plans for celebrating pride month
SA transformed October into Pride Month at TU for the second year in a row, this time hoping to be both fun and educational. Although June has been designated as LGBT Pride Month, in honor of the Stonewall Riots, October is considered LGBT History Month. TU’s celebration of Pride spans October to November. This year […]
Students uncover cultural identity through masks
Student Association, the Association of International Students and the Multicultural Resource Center collaborated to show off students’ complex identities. If you happen to stop into the Multicultural Resource Center soon, you’ll see a scattering of masks lining the walls. These masks were produced for the Multicultural Identity Mask Project, in collaboration between SA, MRC and […]
Bleachers concert urges you to your feet
Bleachers, along with opener Bishop Briggs, gave an emotional rollercoaster of a concert. Watching Bishop Briggs literally run back and forth across the stage, as if she had just realized she needed to get ready for a marathon, gave me an energy at the start of the Bleachers concert I didn’t initially have. Bishop Briggs, […]
TU celebrates inaugural Native American Heritage Month
SA’s committee for diversity and multiculturalism will host several events in celebration of Native American culture, including a pow-wow. November is designated as National Native American Heritage Month, and for the first time, TU is taking part in this celebration. The celebration has been primarily organized by SA’s committee for diversity and multiculturalism, headed by […]
FSU student death reignites concerns of campus alcohol use
The death of a Florida State University student has made college administrators more wary than ever of alcohol-promoting parties. On November 7, State Rep. Todd Russ, R- Cordell, issued a call to all Oklahoma college presidents to stop alcohol- and drug-related parties on campuses immediately. Russ issued his statement following the alcohol-related death of a […]