Sports editor Callie Hummel talks to the new head basketball coach about his plans for the program’s future. When Coach Eric Konkol came back to the University of Tulsa after 21 years away, he noticed the growth of the school, the campus and the community. Now, he’s back to grow the basketball team in the […]
Month: April 2022
LeBron James out with injury for rest of season
Commentary editor Logan Guthrie discusses the ankle injury that will keep James out of his 19th season. On April 8, the Los Angeles Lakers sent out the following Tweet: “LeBron James’ left ankle was recently reevaluated by Lakers medical staff, and it was determined that due to the ankle sprain James suffered in a game […]
Scottie Scheffler wins his first Masters
Sports editor Callie Hummel discusses the major win at Augusta National from the young golfer. Crying the morning before the final round of a major tournament isn’t the type of behavior most #1 athletes on the leaderboard would partake in, but that’s exactly what Scottie Scheffler did the morning of the first day of the […]
COVID intensifies youth mental healthcare inequity
The COVID-19 pandemic has put more strain on an already fragile healthcare system. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, I have spiraled in various ways. Granted, I have faced some issues with my mental health before the pandemic, but the ones that happened after March 2020 seem especially vicious and debilitating. At the beginning of the […]
Podcast corner
Celebrate National Poetry Month and National Arab American Heritage Month by listening to “Seen Jeem.” T.S. Eliot may have said that April is the cruelest month, but that must have been before it became designated as National Poetry Month and National Arab American Heritage Month. Celebrate this month by listening to “Seen Jeem” — a […]
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” a must see
A24’s latest film takes viewers on a wild, shocking and riveting ride that defies genre convention. You’re at the IRS. You own a laundromat. Jamie Lee Curtis is the accountant doing your tax audit. Now you’re in a different universe. You’re being told you have to save the world. Your husband eats a tube of […]
See me after class
See Me After Class is a weekly column where a different professor reveals their variety favorites. Dr. David Tingey is an associate professor of German and comparative literature who received his Ph.D. at the University of Washington in St. Louis. Beyond being an erudite professor, Tingey is an incredibly interesting man, having lived in East […]
The administrative aspect of True Commitment
Dr. Gerard Clancy and Janet Levit were the foremost faces behind refashioning TU, but the story extends before and after April 11th. In 2017, the University of Tulsa selected Gerard Clancy as its next president. Clancy’s initial role in Tulsa was as the president of OU-Tulsa, working specifically with increasing the campus’s community engagement programs. […]
Humanities professors express despair, cautiously optimistic
Drs. Arnold, Hockett and Prudlo reflect on their experience with True Commitment and the aftermath that followed. April 11th was a fateful day for professors in the College of Arts and Sciences. The provost announced the restructuring plan to professors in a meeting where some left deeply distraught, others leaving in tears. On the second […]
Language programs during and after True Commitment
Several language majors and minors are no longer offered at TU, though hopes remain high for rebuilding. The original True Commitment plan eliminated about half of the language programs at TU. B.A.s for Chinese and Russian studies were to be cut, as well as minors in Russian, Latin, Ancient Greek and linguistics. Together, these cuts […]