Sports editor Callie Hummel discusses the new football coach hire. The University of Tulsa introduced Kevin Wilson as the new football head coach at a press conference on Dec. 6. After graduating from and playing for University of North Carolina, Wilson has spent his entire career and graduate experience coaching football. He has spent three […]
Month: January 2023
The Cowboys struggled during the 2022 season
The Cowboys’ season was disappointing for Dallas fans, writes sports writer Daryl Turner. The Dallas Cowboys have been a complete disappointment for the last decade and it has begun to become sickening to be a fan. The team lost in the post season to a San Francisco 49ers team that has backup quarterback Brock Purdy […]
Food on the move with Starship Technologies
TU has implemented more robotic services: this time it is food delivery instead of grass removal Late last semester, small, white droid-like robots began to scurry about the University of Tulsa campus. Food delivery bots from Starship Technologies have become a common sight to any campus-goer, with their little orange flags and headlights. These funny […]
Ruth Nelson, leading Tulsa philanthropist, passes at 87
Ruth Nelson dedicated her life to helping those around her who were less fortunate. Ruth Kaiser Nelson passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 25, at the age of 87. Nelson was one of Tulsa’s leading philanthropists committing herself to helping those less fortunate than herself. Nelson and her family are Jewish and originally came to the […]
The ‘unstoppable’ gun violence in America
How many kids have to die before you care? This year has started like every other with gun deaths reaching peak levels only seen in the mid-1990s. Currently, the number of mass shootings in America outnumbers the days in the year. At the time of writing, there have been 39 mass shootings throughout the United […]
The National Archives loses government documents
McFarlin Library keeps better track of books than the federal government keeps track of classified documents. A surprising new trend among former and current public officials seems to be emerging: finding stashes of classified documents at homes and offices of executive officials. Both President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence have turned over […]
Death Cab for Cutie bring their highly anticipated tour to Cain’s Ballroom
The band is touring around the world in support of the release of their latest album “Asphalt Meadows.” Death Cab Cutie will bring their Asphalt Meadows tour to Cain’s Ballroom on Feb. 7, celebrating the release of their tenth studio album, which was released last year to rave reviews. The band Momma will support the […]
The aptly titled ‘Every Loser’
The latest Iggy Pop album features a slew of guests, but they fail to save the monstrosity Pop creates. Fame changes people. Too many artists find themselves unable to replicate the work that made them famous in the first place, and this holds true especially in music. Boston never came close to recovering the magic […]
Oral Roberts returns from the grave amidst plague of locusts
Behold! He is returned. The trumpets hath sounded! Tulsa, OK—We’ve experienced some hectic weather these past couple of weeks, from chilly 20s to comforting 60s, and although not quite the snow that many of us were hoping for, we have experienced a fun meteorological phenomenon instead: Oral Roberts, renowned televangelist and founder of Oral Roberts […]
Brad Carson breaks Guinness World Record for most stripes on suit
What world records will TU president Brad Carson seek next? What do students think? It is no secret that University of Tulsa president Brad Carson enjoys a good pinstripe suit. He also enjoys spending money on Guinness World Records. [Editor’s note: I personally would prefer buying a Guiness for charity, but that is just me] […]