So many sights! So many sounds! So much to experience …except you are in college with a limited budget, and you have projects, homework and work to keep you away from exploring Tulsa. Maybe it’s time to stop and breathe in the fresh air! In order to progress, you’ve got to digress and take a […]
Month: October 2020
TU continues to mitigate COVID-19 cases
The University of Tulsa lists on their website that there are currently nine active cases of COVID-19, eight of which are students and one a staff member. There are 17 students in quarantine, which the university explains is enforced for students that have not tested positive and do not have symptoms, but have come in […]
Bolivians hope newly elected government can shed old corruption
The Bolivian election results are back, and Luis Arce Catacora, the leader of the socialist el MAS party, will be the president of Bolivia until 2025. Evo Morales, the past president, changed the constitution to allow the president to serve 5-year terms. Morales had already served the allotted two terms, and wanted to run again. […]
Tulsa Air and Space Museum hosts historic airplane
This past weekend, the city of Tulsa had a unique visitor. This visitor was not a person or a band, but a historic airplane. This airplane, a B-17 bomber, is currently on a tour — the World War II Salute to Victory Tour — across the southern part of the country and Tulsa chosen to […]
Joey Chestnut: A Hot Dog Eating Man of Endurance-He has dedicated his life to competitive eating
The hotdogs! The crowds! The anticipation of being in front of people on a hot summer day and competing for the title of the number one hot dog eater! Oh, the joys of pushing the envelope on cramming hot dogs. Though this may seem kind of funny, and some people might even scoff at the […]
Let’s get physical!
Let’s get physical! Though this year has kept us all inside, that doesn’t mean that we can’t be physically active and have fun doing it — instead of viewing it as a hassle, think of it as a challenge. Exercising during coronavirus is a lot simpler than you think. Easy, right? Not necessarily. If anything, […]
Can the NFL Play Through a Pandemic?
There has been much discussion as to how and when professional sports should come back due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NBA and NHL were amid a season when the shutdowns of mid-March began to close events. MLB was just about to begin Spring Training games when they put a pause on all activities. Both […]
The case for Fitzmagic
“The Amish Rifle,” “Fitzmagic,” “Fitzception’,’ Ryan Fitzpatrick is a man of many names, garnered over his fifteen year NFL career. Considered one of the smartest people to play the game, having graduated from Harvard, and scoring a 48/50 on the wonderlic test, which is a test used to measure cognitive ability and problem solving aptitude. […]
TU Wins Big in South Florida
Under the Friday night lights in South Florida last Friday night, the Tulsa Golden Hurricane showed up ready to play. Coming off a two-week break since last beating the number 11 ranked University of Central Florida on Oct. 10, the Golden Hurricane rolled into Tampa ready to play the University of South Florida Bulls. On […]
COVID-19’s rebound necessitates another lockdown
As the United States is nearing a third, and possibly the largest yet, wave of COVID-19, it seems as if people are as relaxed as ever. Cases are rising, and the number of people that are not socially distancing and without masks seems to be rising as well. There are 17 states that have reported […]