McFarlin Library should remain open all day to give students a dependable place to study. The university library needs to be open 24/7. As a student who often needs an escape from his room/apartment to get motivated to do homework, find a book for a 20-page research paper due the next day or just find […]
Author: Andrew Noland
#5: Better grad school preparation
Counseling students through the application process is an essential service that the school does not currently provide. Before I even knew I planned on attending the University of Tulsa, I knew that I wanted to go to graduate school. Ask Dr. Hindman — I pestered him about it before I even finished my application. But […]
#9: Extend reading days to a week
Two days off before finals is not enough time to write papers and adequately prepare for exams. We are a major, nationally-ranked private university. TU has high quality professors and claims to be a liberal arts college, and the school therefore has a higher expectation concerning teaching. It adds up that we should be at […]
Across the Pond
A comprehensive timeline of Brexit; how it started and where it’s going The Brexit process came to a grinding halt last Friday with Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal failing for the third time to pass the House of Commons. With no backstop in place, there remains only a week and a half before Britain crashes […]
League of Legends voting system flawed
Esports expert Andrew Noland argues against the subjectivity of giving a Most Valuable Player award to an individual LoL player The regular season of the League Championship Series (LCS) Spring Split has drawn to a close, and awards season is in full swing. The Most Valuable Player, like in any sport, will be both the […]
UEFA to probe Man City for corruption
Soccer expert Andrew Noland details the Financial Fair Play investigation into Sheikh Mansour’s illegal methods in funding the Premier League champions. Last Thursday and Friday, the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and the Premier League opened up a new case into Manchester City’s finances and potential breaches of Financial Fair Play rules. The investigation […]
Bernie Sanders’ 2020 platform still blind to racial inequities
Sanders’ 2016 platform popularized progressive economic reform on the Democratic ticket but failed to address racial issues. Last Tuesday, Bernie Sanders threw his hat back into the ring for the presidency in 2020. Hoping to capitalize off his 2016 momentum and brush past recent allegations of sexual misconduct in the upper echelons of his campaign […]
New Chelsea beef could get Sarri fired
Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga shocked the world by defying manager Maurizio Sarri’s request for a substitution. The whole world, no matter whether they like soccer, has likely seen the video of Kepa Arrizabalaga, goalkeeper for Chelsea, rebuffing the substitution off the pitch during the 2019 Carabao Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester City. Maurizio Sarri, the […]
Trump declaring national emergency sets dangerous precedent
Trump has implemented the national emergency as a partisan tactic, abusing executive power. Congratulations to everyone reading this article! You managed to survive your first week since President Trump’s incoherent and meandering declaration of a national emergency, an event so harrowing that Trump needed to install a new state-of-the-art golf simulator. After all, I’m sure […]
Champions League finishes knockout stage
European soccer experts Andrew Noland and Chris Lierly analyze the results of the most competitive soccer league on the planet. Tue 2/12: A.S. Roma 2-1 FC Porto This game proved topsy-turvy in the Italian capital, with both managers electing to take the counter strategy. The soccer looked confused tactically, which allowed Roma, despite having considerably […]