Pick up one of these novels to fill your need for romance this Valentine’s Day. Love is in the air! It’s February, which means candlelight dinners, love potion lattes at 918 Coffee and, of course, adding romance novels to your bookshelf. This is the perfect time to start a novel full of fluff, enemies-to-lovers, angst […]
Author: Myranda New
“Lore Olympus” spins modern retelling on mythical tale
Through stunning art and heartbreaking plots, Rachel Smythe has perfectly woven a Greek tale for the modern age. With it becoming increasingly difficult to sneak a few chapters of a book into my daily routine between assignments and meetings, I have discovered the joy of Webtoon, an app full of comics and graphic novels that […]
Banning books also bans acceptance and equality
Oklahoma regresses by proposing a new bill to ban books related to sexuality, race and gender. Across the nation, numerous states are banning large numbers of books that deal with sexuality, gender and race. Especially in Oklahoma, a number of books will be banned at the discretion of parents with children in school. Oklahoma State […]
Holiday gift guide to start making your list
Buying or asking for gifts can be stressful, but this guide can give good ideas for any need or person in your life. With the holiday season just around the corner, your mom may have started asking what’s on your Christmas list. Or maybe you’re trying to come up with gift ideas for the other […]
Booster shots authorized for three COVID-19 vaccines
Extra shots are now being administered for those who meet the CDC’s requirements. All three COVID-19 vaccines approved by the FDA have now been approved for booster shots. With the rise of the delta variant this summer, infections and hospitalizations increased, even in those who were already vaccinated, considered breakthrough cases. The vaccine companies were […]
Employees find new freedom through pandemic
As burnout combines with poor working conditions and irate customers, some employees have started saying no. Signs are posted on a number of businesses across the nation. “Due to an understaffed kitchen, wait times may be longer than normal, and we apologize.” It was around the start of the COVID-19 pandemic that these signs started […]
Bezos’ rocket a waste of resources
The world’s richest man keeps moving away from earth, but what does that mean for us groundlings? Last week, Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon, announced that he was headed to space by partnering with Blue Origin on the Orbital Reef, a low-orbit space station described as a “mixed-use business park.” You would […]
Ways to celebrate Halloween in Tulsa
From spooky to wholesome, here are different ways Tulsa rocks Halloweekend. Halloween was just around the corner, and as we sort our trick-or-treating spoils and put our costumes back in the closet, let’s reflect on some of the amazing events that were hosted around Tulsa this year. Living in a city as large as Tulsa, […]
“The Owl House” scores high with representation
In the animated kids show “The Owl House,” characters of all kinds adventure between the human and demon worlds. If you’re in need of a spooky television show to watch this season, I would love to wholeheartedly recommend “The Owl House” to you, which can be streamed on Disney+. Enemies-to-lovers gay witches, a loveable demon […]
TU’s marching band is worth sticking around for
Student writer Myranda New showcases the Sound of the Golden Hurricane. There are many exciting parts of a football game: when a player makes a 50 yard run down the field uninterrupted, when a referee finally makes a good call and when you can spend dining dollars on cheap hot dogs at the concession stands. […]