If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, contemplating suicide or is in need of a professional, please contact the above resources for assistance or more information. Graphic by Amy Polovich

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 […]

“Everything Everywhere All at Once” is directed by Dan Kwan and Daniel Sheinert.

“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 […]

Dr. Tingey teaches classes on “Faust” and “Beowulf.” Courtesy utulsa.edu

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. […]

Chapman Hall is home to the Kendall College of Arts and Sciences. photo by Julianne Tran

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 […]

The language offices are currently housed in Oliphant Hall. photo by Justin Klopfer

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 […]